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Hey y'all, I'm originally a forum poster on [H]ard Forums and I just got the new HTC Inspire. I've been hearing all about rooting and roming phones and I'm thinking about doing it. Problem is, I don't know much about it. I was thinking about doing it not only for the free apps but so I could completely customize my UI. If y'all could give me the pros and cons and possibly directing me to what I need or should do to root my phone I would like to know. This is my first Smart phone so I'm very interested in this process.

Xenomaniac said:
Hey y'all, I'm originally a forum poster on [H]ard Forums and I just got the new HTC Inspire. I've been hearing all about rooting and roming phones and I'm thinking about doing it. Problem is, I don't know much about it. I was thinking about doing it not only for the free apps but so I could completely customize my UI. If y'all could give me the pros and cons and possibly directing me to what I need or should do to root my phone I would like to know. This is my first Smart phone so I'm very interested in this process.
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Probably the best way to root your phone is the inspire hack kit. Its easy to follow and there is a ton of support for it.
The main pros are free wifi tether, side loading enabled, hsupa enabled, and tons of mods.
The cons would be if you have to take it back to att you will have to go through an unrooted process. Its not to hard but still a hassle. I can honestly stay rooted is the best way to really enjoy your phone.
Stock look
ClearD rom. Ive tried it and I haven't had any problems with it.
TPC Rom. Its stock with an over clocked kernel
DHD Rom
Android Revolution is fast and stable stock look
RCMix HD fast and stable and made with transparency.
These are the ones Ive used and they all work.
Have fun with your phone.

klquicksall said:
Probably the best way to root your phone is the inspire hack kit. Its easy to follow and there is a ton of support for it.
The main pros are free wifi tether, side loading enabled, hsupa enabled, and tons of mods.
The cons would be if you have to take it back to att you will have to go through an unrooted process. Its not to hard but still a hassle. I can honestly stay rooted is the best way to really enjoy your phone.
Stock look
ClearD rom. Ive tried it and I haven't had any problems with it.
TPC Rom. Its stock with an over clocked kernel
DHD Rom
Android Revolution is fast and stable stock look
RCMix HD fast and stable and made with transparency.
These are the ones Ive used and they all work.
Have fun with your phone.
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Did you reflash the radio on any of these Roms? I am rooted and about to try some Roms but don't really want to deal with flashing radios.

bmolloy said:
Did you reflash the radio on any of these Roms? I am rooted and about to try some Roms but don't really want to deal with flashing radios.
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Why not? Its really easy. Check the development threads. No need for eng s-off.
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bmolloy said:
Did you reflash the radio on any of these Roms? I am rooted and about to try some Roms but don't really want to deal with flashing radios.
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I have used both the recommend radio for the roms and the att raido. They all work fine.

I'm thinking about making my own UI interface using photoshop and creating a launch as well. Is it something that is really easy to do? I'm a big Aliens fan (H.R. Giger, not that ****ty AvP movie bull****) and would love to make a custom UI or at least make sounds for when I press a button (thinking about when I shut down hearing Hudson saying "that's it man, game over man game over!")
I'm probably getting way ahead of myself seeing that I'm still new to all of this.

Which is the best rom or are they all essentially the same?

Best ROM, Radio, etc

Hello everyone!
I am from the Xperia X10 forum and I decided that I wanted to get the HTC Inspire and I love it!
I used the ace hack kit to root and s off and all that good stuff and I flashed to the latest AT&T Radio that was released last month as I am on the AT&T network.
My question is if this hasn't been answered a million times already:
What is the best ROM for battery life? I see that there are a lot of HTC Sense ROMS that are overclocked, I do not want mine overclocked, just all that bloatware crap AT&T put on the phone. I would prefer a nice sense rom that has amazing battery life and performance without the overclock.
What is the best custom Radio I should try out? I saw it varies from where you live but is the AT&T stock radio okay or crap? ( I am also concerned how difficult it is as I flashed the latest AT&T radio without using ENG S-OFF method with great success).
Just trying to make the transition from the Xperia to this phone is a little confusing and learning all this new material is a little tricky as the Inspire has been around for a few months now.
Thanks for your input!

Everything depends on many factors, every phone is different, every radio works better for certain areas, etc. You just have to try them and find out what works for you
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I would recommend TB's Fusion ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1099202 It's Android 2.3.3 with Sense 2.1 and some features ported from Sense 3.0. Battery life has been great for me so far and never had any troubles with it. Fast and stable. What else do you need?

I've been running inspired ace 1.0.1 for quite awhile now. The dev moved to the infuse, so it's not longer supported, but it's such a solid ROM, it really doesn't need much supporting.
A lot of people moved over to seo's ROM, mentioned above, as it's quite similar.
I'm not sure I understand your concern about the radio thing, it seems you have already had success in flashing one via the best and safest method....the non eng s-Off method. Any of the radios listed in the inspire radio thread, in the dev section, are just as easy and safe, so take your pick and try them out. Just be diligent in checking your MD5's.
The OTA radio is solid and many people have had success on a variety of roms using it.
Personally, I've had better luck with the 04.11_M2 radio for the gingerbread ROM I'm running.
Ymmv.

Scott_S said:
I've been running inspired ace 1.0.1 for quite awhile now. The dev moved to the infuse, so it's not longer supported, but it's such a solid ROM, it really doesn't need much supporting.
A lot of people moved over to seo's ROM, mentioned above, as it's quite similar.
I'm not sure I understand your concern about the radio thing, it seems you have already had success in flashing one via the best and safest method....the non eng s-Off method. Any of the radios listed in the inspire radio thread, in the dev section, are just as easy and safe, so take your pick and try them out. Just be diligent in checking your MD5's.
The OTA radio is solid and many people have had success on a variety of roms using it.
Personally, I've had better luck with the 04.11_M2 radio for the gingerbread ROM I'm running.
Ymmv.
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Yeah, Inspired Ace is great.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using Tapatalk

Wow quick response! Thanks guys!
I only show a little concern in terms of the radio flashing because I have been looking at different roms so far and they say you need to use the eng S-OFF method to flash a radio, which I don't feel comfortable doing, the safe method always implies when I root, etc, as the Xperia was unbrickable basically because of its locked bootloader.
and scott, for the radio you are using, are you in the united states?
another thing, is the ace 1.0.1 rom htc sense?

meddle70 said:
Wow quick response! Thanks guys!
I only show a little concern in terms of the radio flashing because I have been looking at different roms so far and they say you need to use the eng S-OFF method to flash a radio, which I don't feel comfortable doing, the safe method always implies when I root, etc, as the Xperia was unbrickable basically because of its locked bootloader.
and scott, for the radio you are using, are you in the united states?
another thing, is the ace 1.0.1 rom htc sense?
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I'm running the factory OTA radio in the States and I've personal found it to be the best, in my opinion.
Also, yes, Inspired Ace is running Sense 2.1 - Click here for Inspired Ace
I personally don't like Sense so I stick with MIUI. The battery life has been fantastic on MIUI - even OC'd to 1.5ghz.

meddle70 said:
Wow quick response! Thanks guys!
I only show a little concern in terms of the radio flashing because I have been looking at different roms so far and they say you need to use the eng S-OFF method to flash a radio, which I don't feel comfortable doing, the safe method always implies when I root, etc, as the Xperia was unbrickable basically because of its locked bootloader.
and scott, for the radio you are using, are you in the united states?
another thing, is the ace 1.0.1 rom htc sense?
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Are you looking at roms in the inspire dev section or the desire hd section? I ask because none of the inspire based roms that I've looked at endorse radio flashing by way of eng s-Off, as the non-eng s-off method is safer. Roms that originate from the actual desire hd section, may very well say that you need eng s-Off.
Keep in mind, some of the roms you see in the inspire thread are by developers who originate from the desire hd, I believe. They offer their ROM in our section because they work on our phones as well.
The desire hd radio thread, at least last I checked, definitely seems to indicate the need for eng s-Off.... All of the instructions in the op of that thread are eng s-Off based. The 'quickflash packages' in that thread I believe also specify the need for eng s-Off to use them. So it wouldn't surprise me if some desire hd-originated roms might say something about needing to have eng s-off.
(It seemed rather odd to me, that they still promote doing it this way even in light of the fact that you don't need eng s-Off to flash radios, but I may be missing something, I don't visit there very often.)
In any case, if you stick to the inspire only radio thread in our dev section, using the radio downloads available in that thread, you don't need to have eng s-Off to flash and test out those different radios. All known-working, and ready to flash without eng s-Off.
I don't have eng s-Off, and I've flashed 2 different radios, with no problems.
And yes, I'm in the US, Washington State, in fact.
All of the above observations about the desire hd stuff...are just that... Cursory observations... I may be off-the-mark a little, but just keep in mind there is info that's been intermingled between these two *almost* identical phones.

Really? Another "whats the best" thread???

Well...they say opinions are like ).(
I've tried almost every Rom/radio/kernel combination out there. And I have to say that CM7 nightlies is the best looking. The themes for them are sick....in a good way. But...I've had nothing but GPS problems with that ROM. If they ever get THAT fixed...and a few other bugs...I'll definitely be going back! Right now I'm on CoreDroid...which is based on sense 3.0. It's the second best I've tried thus far. I like the sense 3.0 live weather wallpapers...and CoreDroid is the only rom that seems to have a stable version of that.
So my vote is for CoreDroid until CM7 gets all of the GPS bugs worked out.

How does CoreDroid compare to LeeDroid? I read through all 82 pages of the LeeDroid thread and except for a few issues it seemed really good.

Is any Rom compatible with the ATT stock radio
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kevindiehl said:
How does CoreDroid compare to LeeDroid? I read through all 82 pages of the LeeDroid thread and except for a few issues it seemed really good.
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They are both good ROMs, give them both a try for a few days each.

meddle70 said:
Is any Rom compatible with the ATT stock radio
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Yes, any Inspire / DHD ROM will work with the stock radio.

kevindiehl said:
How does CoreDroid compare to LeeDroid? I read through all 82 pages of the LeeDroid thread and except for a few issues it seemed really good.
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I used to use leedroid 3.0.3 I loved it great battery life just all around good but when I started updating to the new versions it got slow and sluggish so I tried coredroid 6.8 I have to say I like it better. It has more customization that leedroid does. It is very snappy. Also has great battery life. Your best bet is to try them both. They both have great devs if there's a problem they will address it. Best of luck!
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Are both of those based off 2.3? With sense 3.0?
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Yes but on leedroid sense 3.0 is an add on. Coredroid is built into the Rom.
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Hey I'm from the x10 too! I upgraded like 2weeks aago and I never look back! I'm currently using the gingerbeast rom with the ota att radio. Battery life isn't bad though not the best.
Also rooting the inspire is a bit more pain than the x10 huh? At least the bootloader is unlocked rather than a load of test kernals like in the case of the x10.

Hey Mister J I remember seeing you around back on the X10 forums haha! I feel you man I'm loving all the crazy options we have on here.
J, what rom are you using? I'm considering using the LeeDroid as I am not a big fan of the 3.0 Sense for some reason.
Battery life is a big deal along with full sense 2.1 like at&t rom had.

I'm turning into a ROM whore.
I'd like to say that some of the radio.img and RIL's have really made a difference but I've not been impressed with the radio updates. I'm in Phoenix and I can't say I've been surprised with the updates. The ROM's yeah I've liked some of them and others I've hated.
Learning about the different radio firmware and RIL has really helped me understand how everything was designed and what the different levels mean.
For me its battery and GPS. GPS fix north America really made the phone worth having.
So yeah, I wish I could decide to stick with one ROM. I'm just a rom whore.

[Q] New to Inspire 4G from Aria

Just got my new Inspire 4G (at&t). I'm going to root (obviously the stock is unusable) but I am very confused. I'm going to use Ace Hack kit to Root, etc. I keep seeing posts about flashing the Radio as well. Do I need to? I'm in Manhattan with decent reception.
IS there a Dalingrin kernel that works on Inspire? If not, what OC kernel is best?
Also, I'm thinking of using CM7 or LeeDroid. Any pros or cons for either? Must I change the radio with either?
Thanks lads, cheers m8s!

You may need to change your radio if you don't have the 06.06.30 radio and LeeDroid is my favorite sense ROM if I ever go back to sense and cm7 is excellent smooth as butter but I like MIUI better. If you have a chance try it out you won't regret it. And Leedroid sense kernel is the best for sense my opinion and Lord kernel for AOSP is AMAZING
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wpnyc2009 said:
Just got my new Inspire 4G (at&t). I'm going to root (obviously the stock is unusable) but I am very confused. I'm going to use Ace Hack kit to Root, etc. I keep seeing posts about flashing the Radio as well. Do I need to? I'm in Manhattan with decent reception.
IS there a Dalingrin kernel that works on Inspire? If not, what OC kernel is best?
Also, I'm thinking of using CM7 or LeeDroid. Any pros or cons for either? Must I change the radio with either?
Thanks lads, cheers m8s!
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i also came from aria.. i never changed no radio, kept using the same radio that hack kit installs it was running fine but i just recently changed it to new att radio just for the sake of it....not that i needed it...

More often then not you wont need to flash a radio even if the rom says recommended. It's just just that recommended. Stay with the stock radio and see how it preforms.

Welcome.
I came from the Aria too and I think you'll love the Inspire. Since you're coming from Aria then I'm sure you're familiar with ATTN1 and his IRC channel; you won't find a better bunch to help you. Read up on the rooting process. It is more complicated than the Aria, but the payoff is greater in that you get true S-OFF and a wide open platform to experiment on once you're done.
I rooted my first Inspire manually using the cyanogen wiki guide:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=AT&T_Inspire_4G:_Rooting
The hack kit essentially automates this for you, but it doesn't hurt to read over the above guide to get an idea what's going on. Read and re-read the effen manual in the hack kit too. In a nutshell, HTC locked it down pretty good, but the chink in their armor was that it is essentially the same as a DesireHD and with a little trickery, you can get the Inspire to "downgrade" itself to an older DHD ROM that was the basis for all the rooting work done on the DHD way back when. Once "downgraded" the gfree utility frees it up (and really frees it up opening the carrier lock and SIM lock and giving you true S-OFF capability). From there, you can install any of the many ROMs available for this beast and have a ton of fun.

Is the inspire the official aria upgrade phone? Seems like more and more people myself included have come over from that phone. as people have said though the radio thing is up for debate I've switched to the newer at&t one and haven't had any issues but have heard people take both sides on the matter. I have to say for starters such with the one you start with it's always possible to change it latter.
Sent through the power of Cthulhu!

Rooted last night!!!!
Used the Ace Hack kit. Done and rooted in a few minutes. Awesome work lads! Love 'really' owning my phones.
As for the Aria-to-Inspire upgrades people are doing lots of, my change was necessitated by a facedown drop that smashed my screen into a gajillion pieces.
Cheers m8s!

hungmung said:
Is the inspire the official aria upgrade phone? Seems like more and more people myself included have come over from that phone. as people have said though the radio thing is up for debate I've switched to the newer at&t one and haven't had any issues but have heard people take both sides on the matter. I have to say for starters such with the one you start with it's always possible to change it latter.
Sent through the power of Cthulhu!
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Well, as far as ATT is concerned, its a superior HTC phone. So if your an HTC fan, it would be the natural choice.
Or if you're a disgruntled ex-captivate owner, like me.

Agreed it would be an upgrade from the aria. And from the captivated to in IMHO

It's an upgrade from the LG EXPO as well.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using the power of the dark side.

I must agree it was certainly an upgrade especially since the aria has only just gotten a means to get s-off. Its awesome to have this much control over the phone.
Sent through the power of Cthulhu!

[Q] Is there a debranded north america rom

hi I have looked around the site for an answer but I am not good at finding it. I did look in the rom section but they were all either branded or were european. I have tmobile 4g sensation which I just got today and was hoping to get all the tmobile stuff out since im using mobilicty in canada.
Thanks

I suggest using the CM7 alpha unless you prefer sense.
As for sense roms i recommend insertcoin or revolution hd, both very smooth with good dev support.
Also, if there are just specific things you want to remove you can do so with root and using titanium backup.
But I will say.. you should really be on WIND.

Hi thanks for the response as for sense I have been using the phone just under a day and I seem to like the htc sense so I would go with something that has this feature. Also for insertcoin and revolution hd are they the roms which ten to overclock the phone? Mind I am searching for info about them right after this post, but was just curious.
thanks

As the phone isn't available away from a network in the US there is no unbranded RUU. You'd need to flash the EU one or go custom

man there are so many custom ones its hard to choose. I mean I narrowed my choice down to the ones with sense, but still they all look great. How can one choose?

Read the threads and see which has the features you want. Personally, I'd look at Android Revolution HD, LeeDroid or InsertCoin if you want full on custom

I am curious is to this whole radio file updates. What do they exactly is it like better reception or call quality?

Yes, and better WiFi, 3G, etc. The problem here is I don't know if the radio from the leaked XE RUU works properly in the US so you'd have to see what other users say. Otherwise the radio from the 1.45 RUU should be fine
It's just a case of reading up really!

excellent thanks I am just too curious to read but I am catching up pretty quick to it all.

Reading is the most important thing - you need to know what you're doing as it can easily go wrong and brick your phone

Thanks yah thats true. I just finished up with my phone and it now has evolution HD with latest radio. This is a great site and thanks for the recommendations.

[Q] Looking 4 a ROM. Any suggestions?

I've recently told AT&T to FO. I went & bought a Straight Talk SIM, changed the necessary settings & all is working great. But now with AT&T's chains of servitude cut asunder I am looking for a bit of fun. Fun in the form of a new ROM for my Inspire. So, can anyone suggest a good ROM?
What I'm looking for in a ROM:
#1 Everything works!
Other than that I don't care if it's not the latest version of whatever or if it has or doesn't have some new function or what-have-you. I just want everything to work (I.E. camera, sound, etc..). Well, that & I want control of what apps are installed. Having dozens of useless bloatware apps makes me feel dirty inside. I mean really, a Blockbuster app... AYFKM?
It currently has 2.3.5 w/Sense 3.0 Software # 3.20.502.52 710RD (AT&T rolled out this version a few months ago.)
All suggestions are welcome.

If your rooted IceCold Sandwich 8.8 over at the DesireHD forum. ICS solid.
sent from an Ice Cold Inspire

Kipper667 said:
I've recently told AT&T to FO. I went & bought a Straight Talk SIM, changed the necessary settings & all is working great. But now with AT&T's chains of servitude cut asunder I am looking for a bit of fun. Fun in the form of a new ROM for my Inspire. So, can anyone suggest a good ROM?
What I'm looking for in a ROM:
#1 Everything works!
Other than that I don't care if it's not the latest version of whatever or if it has or doesn't have some new function or what-have-you. I just want everything to work (I.E. camera, sound, etc..). Well, that & I want control of what apps are installed. Having dozens of useless bloatware apps makes me feel dirty inside. I mean really, a Blockbuster app... AYFKM?
It currently has 2.3.5 w/Sense 3.0 Software # 3.20.502.52 710RD (AT&T rolled out this version a few months ago.)
All suggestions are welcome.
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Android Revolution HD 6.3.3 is a solid rom with the same base you have now, just speed improvements and bloatware removed.

The one that works best once you try them out.
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Kool, thanks guys for the suggestions. I'll probably try the base one first then the IceCold second. One question about rooting. My phone isn't unlocked. I got the code but when I installed the new SIM I wasn't prompted to unlock. Since the new SIM is AT&T compatible it just accepted the SIM. Am I going to need to unlock before I root? It's going to be a PITA for me to find someone with a non AT&T or ST SIM unless someone knows another way to get to the SIM Unlock screen prompt besides inserting an unaccepted SIM.

You mean your not rooted. When you use Ace Hack Kit to root your phone it should unlock it as well. But you don't need to be unlocked to run custom roms. You do need to be rooted for custom roms. And for gods sake read and read and really read the effen manual before you attempt anything and get yourself familiar with the steps involved. Good luck and enjoy the learning.
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Reinaldo33897 said:
You mean your not rooted. When you use Ace Hack Kit to root your phone it should unlock it as well. But you don't need to be unlocked to run custom roms. You do need to be rooted for custom roms. And for gods sake read and read and really read the effen manual before you attempt anything and get yourself familiar with the steps involved. Good luck and enjoy the learning.
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Thanks for the info. I've rooted & installed ROMs before on a few old T-Mobile G1 phones about 2 years ago. I got roughly a dozen of broken ones that I disassembled & repaired then played around a bit with different ROMs. But while I've done it before I just wasn't sure about the unlocking bit. I am curious though, does the "rooting = unlocked" apply to all Androids ? And you're definitely correct about the RTFM, there's no way I could have done it before without doing so. But the process for the Inspire, from what I've been reading, seems about half as difficult to do as what I went through before. Thanks again & I'll let you all know how it goes.

Not to sure if rooting/unlocking applies to all androids. I have rooted my inspire and my wife's infuse and its so weird that for my inspire its a little difficult to root but so easy to change the rom. But the Samsung are totally the opposite, so easy to root but pain in the rear to change roms. Still trying to get the ics on hers but end up in bootloops LOL.
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Kipper667 said:
I've recently told AT&T to FO. I went & bought a Straight Talk SIM, changed the necessary settings & all is working great. But now with AT&T's chains of servitude cut asunder I am looking for a bit of fun. Fun in the form of a new ROM for my Inspire. So, can anyone suggest a good ROM?
What I'm looking for in a ROM:
#1 Everything works!
Other than that I don't care if it's not the latest version of whatever or if it has or doesn't have some new function or what-have-you. I just want everything to work (I.E. camera, sound, etc..). Well, that & I want control of what apps are installed. Having dozens of useless bloatware apps makes me feel dirty inside. I mean really, a Blockbuster app... AYFKM?
It currently has 2.3.5 w/Sense 3.0 Software # 3.20.502.52 710RD (AT&T rolled out this version a few months ago.)
All suggestions are welcome.
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Try AOSPX its awesome, and super stable...this is assuming your willing to go for a pure Android experience.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using xda app-developers app

Reinaldo33897 said:
Not to sure if rooting/unlocking applies to all androids. I have rooted my inspire and my wife's infuse and its so weird that for my inspire its a little difficult to root but so easy to change the rom. But the Samsung are totally the opposite, so easy to root but pain in the rear to change roms. Still trying to get the ics on hers but end up in bootloops LOL.
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Wrong i flash a rom on my S2 the same way I flashed roms on my Inspire.
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I was using ARHD 7.0.3, great ROM. I just flashed Jelly time R22, it seems real stable enough for a daily driver. The final decision needs to come from you and what ROM you like.
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I am currently using Sabsa Prime 8.5. I love it. I have not found any major bugs. The only thing I found not working was panorama and burst mode on the camera. You will find the most current thread in the Desire HD section since they are relatively the same phone. It is ICS 4.0.4 with Sense 4.1. It is fast and smooth. It is my daily driver.
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