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ROM related question another newbie question

Hi,
Thank you guys (and girls of course) for pushing the android experience more than just-another-smart-phone for the curious users.
I have searched a lot by moving around in this forum for last couple of days, looking for a cool ROM for my first ever (but not last, only the beginning) ROM upgrade.
I have read the wiki and have explored all the given links. But I couldn't find few simple answers. Please help me by answering my following questions-
1. Is there any list of currently available ROMs with pros and cons of each ROM? Is there any benchmark for stability, performance,supported features for all the available ROMs ?
2. What's there any matured stable 2.x.x ROM for HTC magic 32A which is not-slow and does well what it is supposed to do?
3. What's the pros and cons for older versions and newer versions? In another way of asking- why you developers still working on the 1.5 and 1.6 ROMs? Why not 2.x.x for HTC magic?
4. (lame question) Which of the ROM versions does have flash 10 (so that flash videos or files will work on webpages)?
Please ignore my lack of knowledge and enlighten me and other newbies as well.
Thank you very much once again

1. No but you may have a look at this.
2. Manup456's Eclair is what I'd go for. It isn't slow nor buggy but keep in mind that there are things that still don't work properly and probably won't until HTC or some operator releases an official 2.1 update for the Magic. You'll also need a port to install it on a 32A.
3. 1.5 and 1.6 have been officially released for the Magic while 2.xx hasn't yet. That means everything works as it should on 1.5 and 1.6. On 2.1 you get the new Android features but you lose some functionalities as well so it all depends of what you need and don't need (if you can live without camera recording and hardware acceleration you'll be fine). People also stick to some 1.5 ROMs because of SenseUI (there are a few 2.xx ROMs with SenseUI but none of them is really ready for prime time).
4. Flash 10 isn't available to us yet. There is a version of Flash Player included in the HTC Browser (meaning you need a ROM which includes the HTC framework) but it's not that great as it doesn't support the newer Actionscript 3/FP 10 Flash files. It can play Youtube videos though.
My personal advice would be to avoid 2.xx ROMs for the moment and to try a good stable 1.5 SenseUI ROM like Cursorsense or GyD... and if you then feel that 1.5 is too old you can try Amon RA's Donut or Ahmgsk's.
Hope this helps... you could have posted this in the general forum though

(have you tested this?) old radio 32a eclair nexus boot w/motoapps

i got this rom from http://planetmax.co.in/index.php and it is by ahmgsk. he names it "Eclair [Android 2.1] MODDED BY ME (eugenes & manup wrk)". big thanks ahmgsk!
maybe if this 2.1 rom w/exchange got some more followers here, some great chef can at least take bug reports and mature the rom since i think it is a solid base.
consider trying it out and buy eugene/manup/ahmgsk some beers
...oh, sorry for the slow file host...

[Q] milestones roms

Ok since I am new to this forum it would not let me post where I wanted to so here goes. I have a Motorola milestone think that model number is a 853 not sure. Anyway it looks just like Droid 1. This is the USA model with GSM. Looking for rom updates running 2.1 right now. I have rooted with z4root,have milestone overclocker, superuser, rom manager, not sure what all else. If anyone can help I would be greatfull. All that I can find is for non USA milestones. Thank you

CM9 for the Milestone
android.doshaska.net/cm7
CM9 for the Milestone as well, awesome stuffs.
PS: 7.1 is stable, and can be installed from standard 2.1/2.

I just passed my Milestone running CM7.2 RC1 to my girlfriend. It runs great.
Usually when you got a new Android-powered device, things to look are rooting it, flashing cooked ROMs, switching to a new launcher, installing relevant apps to your needs from Google Play and finally, customising the system appearance by adding widgets and applying custom icon packs.
Have fun!

Which Eclair ROM for Huawei U8100

I along with many others have been having issues with the FZF rom and many of those issues are still not fixed.
I was wondering if anyone can recommend another 2.1 ROM compatible with the Huawei U8100 that is stable and has most if not all of the same features of FZF.
I have searched and found the following:
1) The Celestial Teapot
2) ProCelestial
I understand that TCT is no longer being updated, but is it better than FZF?
I would prefer the 2.1 ROM instead of 2.2 since 2.2 roms are still buggy.

Pro celestial 2...works better than fzf

Thanks, but in what aspects is it work better?

Best Rom for Lg Optimus V

As of today; what is the best Rom (smooth and functionable) for the Lg Optimus V. Ive looked around and found quattrimus ICS but it is still in beta. Im looking for a rom that uses the newest android version whilst not being in a beta stage. Can anyone help?

You find it out yourself. Best ROM threads, a no go on xda!
LOCK INCOMING!

There is no such thing as a best rom. Download the different roms and decide which is best for you and your needs
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