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Feedback Needed From The Thunderbolt Community

If you recently purchased a Thunderbolt ....
You may be in the same boat as me, looking at rooting. Everyone is talking about gingerbread coming to our phones. I haven't seen an OTA as of yet, but it has leaked. located here->
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1225752
Now,
I know that you can root very easy here->
http://revolutionary.io/
and I would play close attention to this video as it provides detailed instructions ->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UK_CiB2SYk
**WAIT**
Before you dive in, here comes my question.
If you have done your research, there are alot and I mean ALOT of roms to flash for the thunderbolt.
I would like some feedback as to what rom you have flashed.
This will help anyone new to the thunderbolt party as well as myself.
I have yet to make a decision on rooting or waiting.
Your feedback below please.
Thank you all in advance
And as ALWAYS,
Thank you to all the developers who are working there butts off !

I tried out team bamf first, but then they jumped ship to their own forum. So then droidtheory started releasing roms and jumped to him and haven't looked back.
He has a sense and aosp (cm7) version and also dhacker and xpack have released their own versions based off of droidtheory's work.
xpack's senseless rom is very nice. Has the sense base so gps and nfl network work right out of the gate, but no sense (adw launcher instead) so its fast and smooth.

nrfitchett4 said:
I tried out team bamf first, but then they jumped ship to their own forum. So then droidtheory started releasing roms and jumped to him and haven't looked back.
He has a sense and aosp (cm7) version and also dhacker and xpack have released their own versions based off of droidtheory's work.
xpack's senseless rom is very nice. Has the sense base so gps and nfl network work right out of the gate, but no sense (adw launcher instead) so its fast and smooth.
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You can't go wrong with DroidTh3orys ROMS.

Root. Now. That way you can make your choice when/if GB actually comes. You can always go back to stock unrooted. You may not be able to root with the new OTA.
Roms? Like many things they are a personal choice that no one can make for you. Having flashed them all, I can tell you they have improved dramatically since I got my bolt in May. If you choose to root, do yourself a favor and try several. You will find the Rom that suits your taste and needs.
courtesy of my bolt and tapatalk

I have flashed every possible ROM on my tobolt.
Sense Based: Gingeritis or Cl3anTh3ory
AOSP Based: ShiftAO5P
ofc imo

thisismalhotra said:
I have flashed every possible ROM on my tobolt.
Sense Based: Gingeritis or Cl3anTh3ory
AOSP Based: ShiftAO5P
ofc imo
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100% agree with this guy.

Us leaving XDA doesn't change anything about the quality of our roms. Fact is, many of our innovations end up in other roms anyway (ask ihtfp69 and erishasnobattery).
You can find us at teambamf.net, or rootzwiki.com.
There are many roms to choose from out there. Try them all, then decide.

Thank you all for your feedback. I made sure to click the Thank You buttons on all of your comments.
Once again thanks for the quick response. will be flashing later on today.
Im hoping this post may help some new Thunderbolt owners.

For sense based I like synergy but shift aosp is dope
Sent from my tbolt running ShiftAOSP

thisismalhotra said:
I have flashed every possible ROM on my tobolt.
Sense Based: Gingeritis or Cl3anTh3ory
AOSP Based: ShiftAO5P
ofc imo
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On what basis do you feel that ShiftAO5P is the best? I am not throwing stones and am just curious what makes this Rom stand out for you? Thanks!

I am using Luquid Gingersense v1.6 and I really like the sense 3.0 and Gingerbread look.

Lyondellic said:
On what basis do you feel that ShiftAO5P is the best? I am not throwing stones and am just curious what makes this Rom stand out for you? Thanks!
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**Every phone behaves differently just want to add this before anything.
Multiple reasons, first and foremost my phone behaved the best with ShiftAO5P. I had a very smooth running phone and an amazing battery life with all the bells and whistles turned on. I went from 4 am in the morning to almost 6 in the evening without a charge. I am a moderate to heavy user, my battery does not last that long EVER.
2nd, choices with the rom was amazing multiple governers, mulitple kernels you can try them all till you find the best combo.
3rd, support DT is very active on the forum so answers and issues are resolved very fast.

I have flashed almost every Rom for the TB.
My recs are
Sense: DroidTh3orys Sense Rome
AOSP: CM7 or Omfgb for those who like tweaks. TheRom for those who want a vanilla experience.
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I'm currently running synergy and i really like it. It works flawlessly on my phone now. I'm considering switching to shift though just to get flash happy
Sent using my thumbs on my SwiftKey X neon keyboard, synergy ran TB.

thisismalhotra said:
**Every phone behaves differently just want to add this before anything.
Multiple reasons, first and foremost my phone behaved the best with ShiftAO5P. I had a very smooth running phone and an amazing battery life with all the bells and whistles turned on. I went from 4 am in the morning to almost 6 in the evening without a charge. I am a moderate to heavy user, my battery does not last that long EVER.
2nd, choices with the rom was amazing multiple governers, mulitple kernels you can try them all till you find the best combo.
3rd, support DT is very active on the forum so answers and issues are resolved very fast.
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Thanks for getting back to me on this. I will have to give ShiftAO5P a try.

I've been running dasBamf Roms for a month now and love them. I am currently on UberBamf PR3. every Tbolt is different, so experiment and see what works best for YOU. After you install each ROM, make a back up of it. That way, if you install one, that you don't like, you can revert.

I like a fast, customizable ROM without all the Sense bloat so I use Liquid Thundersense. I've only had this phone for 5 days so I really have no other Thunderbolt ROM to compare it to (I ran Gingeritis for a couple hours and the stock ROM only long enough to download Gingeritis to the device; I just hate Sense lol). As far as it goes though I've owned five Android devices total and have rooted and ran custom ROMs on all of them. Only way to go IMHO.
Sent from my Liquid Thunderbread HTC Thunderbolt

Dumb question, do you keep the camera effects with different roms. I really like the focal effect. Lol
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I can't say for sure, but I just checked mine, and it had all the camera effects in it.
Sent from my ADR6400L using XDA App

They all offer something different. I have tried almost all. It's hit and miss. What works for me might not work for you. Keep flashing you will find your liking.
Sent from my phone.

[Q] The best ROM ?

Hi guys. I want to know which is the best ROM for daily use ? My gf has a Desire S and the light sensor doesn't work properly during a call so it's very easy to accidentally touch the 'mute' button (or any button).
Anyway, as I am not a Desire S owner I don't really know which ROM is the most stable and battery friendly.
Thanks.
LE: Sorry for the wrong section, I didn't see the 'Q and A' section on the main page so I thought it doesn't exist at all

Hi mate,
Obviously it's a bit subjective, but I really don't think you can beat lowveld's Endymion 3.3 ROM. It's still htc sense so your girlfriend won't have to get used to a new UI, only a more updated one! I've tried everything else and I'm always back to it!
It's very stable, I've never once had any problems. Battery life is the best of any ROMs I've tried too, I get nearly 2 days of moderate/heavy usage.

But the ROM requires any partition layout (on my Desire I have 1GB ext4 on my SD card for apps) ?

I think the best ROM for Saga is Endymion.
It is very stable and best thing is that the support thread is amazing.
Not jus the developer, but also the users are so knowledgeable and helpful. It's almost like a professional support center team!!

I like Endymion too...
But i also like CM7, becuause it is much faster!

Take oxygen Rom rock solid

Best Sense-Roms (for me): Endymion and Coredroid
My choice atm Reaper 1.2 (CM7.2 based) with an older version of zeam-launcher (for scrollable widgets). Fastest/Smoothest Rom i every used, no problems noticed and the battery last longer than on other Roms.

Depends on what your gf wants. If she just wants a rom with everything straight out of the box, it's better to pick a Sense-based rom. If she likes customizing, pick CM. And if she want an iOS feel for her Desire S, pick Miui.
The problem with the light sensor doesn't sound good. You should download an app to check the values of the light sensor. You might need to send the Desire S for repair. Better wait with flashing a new rom.

For me best room is ICS.

With sense 3.5 and android 2.3.5 (ics Virtuous Quattro RC1 is almost but not enough ready for me), i prefer RunnyDrOiD By PVTEAM

Thanks guys. My gf is not a ROM freak so she doesn't want to flash new updates for her ROM every day... so I'll stick to Sense 3.5. ATM I'm downloading Endymion V3.3 ROM and hopefully it'll work like a charm . I'll post here after I flash it...

CM 7 Room
I wanna try the CM 7 Room.. wich is the best? with no bugs or problems

Check out lowveld's "Reaper" ROM, it's based on CyanogenMod but with a number of tweaks.
I switched to it yesterday out of boredom, and I'm amazed by it, it's superfast, I've had zero FC's, and best of all it has lowveld's seal of quality so you know the support is top notch!
Check it out in the development thread.

Cm7 is super fast and has a great battery life but u won't have all the sense features, so It's up to u. I'm running on endymion 3.3 and i like it very much. Think I'm gonna wait for a stable ics Rom before shifting.
Cheers
Sent from my HTC Desire S using Tapatalk

I use CM7 because it fast and clean, I don't like HTC sense at all. And with ICS roms getting more stable I will probably switch to one of those soon.

I think CyanogenMod is the best for performance )
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App

mah1950 said:
I like Endymion too...
But i also like CM7, becuause it is much faster!
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I like Endymion because of HTC Sense and its functionality.
But I love CM7 due to its legendary performance.
Its up to your GF. But you should note, the smaller font size on Endymion does take quite a while to get used to!
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Sent from my HTC Desire S

I think lowveld is right. Many sense features are quite useless. I'm running on Endymion just because I couldn't sync my calendar and my fb contacts...
Sent from my HTC Desire S using Tapatalk

outsidetown said:
Check out lowveld's "Reaper" ROM, it's based on CyanogenMod but with a number of tweaks.
I switched to it yesterday out of boredom, and I'm amazed by it, it's superfast, I've had zero FC's, and best of all it has lowveld's seal of quality so you know the support is top notch!
Check it out in the development thread.
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I also vote for reaper, damn fast, stable, even more features than cyanogen and made by one of the best and kindest developers we got here.
Swifted from my Desire S far away from my PC

Reaper best at the moment
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best thunderbolt rom?

hey all. Im a long time HTC EVO 4g rooted user (since it came out years ago)
my cousin just got a HTC thunderbolt and im looking for a good stable rom for him to try out. what are some of the best stable roms?

Warrior 3000 said:
hey all. Im a long time HTC EVO 4g rooted user (since it came out years ago)
my cousin just got a HTC thunderbolt and im looking for a good stable rom for him to try out. what are some of the best stable roms?
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Keep in mind, the *best* ROM varies from person to person.
That being said, Check this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=943
For AOSP Roms, I personally like Liquid Smooth. Fast, stable ROM
and its been themed/skinned to look a great deal like Ice Cream Sandwich.
CyanogenMod 7 is another popular ROM for T-Bolt. Even tho it's not "officially"
supported, it appears to work just fine.
(Liquid Smooth is the ROM I'm currently running).
If you like SENSE Roms, the BAMF series seems to be quite popular and
the IKream series also looks great.
I personally suggest that you hack the phone with Revolutionary, then
do a full backup with ClockWorkMod. After that, you can flash all the ROMs
you want with a simple restore to put you back to stock.
Since you're experimenting with ROMs, I suggest you stick with ROMs that
do not require a new Radio. Radio's can brick your phone and there are plenty
of ROMs out that work with the Stock Radio.
Good Luck!

I really like Liquid Smooth 3.2. Its super fast and looks amazing. It's much like CM7 but I like it better. I rarely have force closes or any bugs at all.

Liquid 3.2 for AOSP with IMO's latest kernel. Don't forget to run speedtweak.sh after installing kernel.
Infected eternity Sense 3.5 with 3d custom Rosie and CPU running at 1.5.
If you like sense 2.1, well than you have no taste lol.

i have liquid smooth 3.2 installed and it run very nicely... i was wondering if anyone knows where to find some nice themes for this rom? i did a search but i cant seem to find any themes for this rom, is there a ICS theme available?

I use infected eternity 3.5 and love it. Good fast Rom with plenty of support.
Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk

champaned_out said:
i have liquid smooth 3.2 installed and it run very nicely... i was wondering if anyone knows where to find some nice themes for this rom? i did a search but i cant seem to find any themes for this rom, is there a ICS theme available?
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Download Theme Chooser Themes from market.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=14009668
hundreds of answers to what the "best" rom is already out there.

Warrior 3000 said:
my cousin just got a HTC thunderbolt and im looking for a good stable rom for him to try out. what are some of the best stable roms?
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The absolute BEST ROM (for me!) is the one I run. The BEST ROM for your cousin will be the one he likes.
I run Eternity, I also like Liquid Smooth and (oddly enough) I also like the stock ROM but rooted and de-crapified.

i personally like DV's miui but its not the stablest yet.

The shed
sent from my bolt

I quit running aosp roms when i realized all the crap i had to install to make it look like sense. ETERNITY ALL THE WAY!
Sent from my ADR6400L using XDA App

U guys got me to switch over to eternity and I love it!
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I had liquid smooth for a couple days, then flashed infected eternity 3.5 and have been in love with ịt

I am about to flash Eternity because of all the awesome things I have heard about it! I had Gingeritis 3D, but it's just too slow for for me after being on it for 2 months.

I can very highly recommend ThunderStick Full Blown if you want a Sense 3.0 ROM.
Using IMO's new 6.1 leanKernal, the MR4 radio... this thing is amazing.
So smooth, no lag whatsoever, and amazing battery life. I believe its the best Sense 3.0 ROM I've tried yet.

rajuabju said:
I can very highly recommend ThunderStick Full Blown if you want a Sense 3.0 ROM.
Using IMO's new 6.1 leanKernal, the MR4 radio... this thing is amazing.
So smooth, no lag whatsoever, and amazing battery life. I believe its the best Sense 3.0 ROM I've tried yet.
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Very true on 3.0
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yareally said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=14009668
hundreds of answers to what the "best" rom is already out there.
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There always has to be one of these guys ^, the self appointed search police (btw, your link pops up "no matches" for me).
Some guys read every post ever posted, and complain about all of the ones not interesting enough for them. Rom's change on a daily basis, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with this thread. Even though I have had my TB since it was released, and have followed this forum ever since, I am still interested to see others opinions on CURRENT ROM's. That is why I opened this thread, why did you?
To the OP, I dual boot Gingeritis 1.2 (mainly because it came with the miui bar, even though pvy's app can be had separately in the market now) and CM7 (need it for work).

IMHO The best most stable is Eternity. It also has the best support

The best is the one that gives you the features you need. Everyone has different needs and taste
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What is your favorite ROM?

I just want to ask you all a questions for the HTC Inspire 4G users.
What is your favorite ROM?
Why is it your favorite ROM?
http://forums.androidcentral.com/editpost.php?do=editpost&p=1712593
So far I have tried the follow roms
Stock ROM – Battery Life is really bad. Stock email for IMAP on multi email accounts issues duplicate emails and email sync is bad.
CyanogenMod Version 7.1 – Awesome ROM lots of features stable and good battery life. No issues with email. Fast reboots.
Android Revolution HD 4G Version 6.3.2 – Great ROM but I see no difference in the battery drain from the use of HTC Sense. Email for IMAP on multi email accounts issues duplicate emails and email sync is bad.
RCMix3D Version 4.0 – Good ROM lots of features but takes too long to load with ROM developers screens. Battery life seems better than Stock ROM. Email for IMAP on multi email accounts issues duplicate emails and email sync is bad.
So far I will stick with CyanogenMod for the stability so far I have seen.
Plus I have order a new extended battery to help with battery life.

My experience is limited to stock and LeeDroid v5.1.1, I'm pretty happy with it. I've not encountered any bugs and get about twice the battery use out of it depending on how much I use it. I do plan to try some others when I get tired of this one.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using Tapatalk 2

My favorite rom by far is Absolution 3.7. Best battery life, speed, no issues at all. I try out different sense roms all the time, like CoreDroid, but always come back to Absolution in the end.
People may ask why I have an HTC phone but don't use sense...it was my first Android and didn't know any difference. As soon as I rooted I tried out CM7 and Gingerbeast and fell in love with the AOSP roms.

I already answered this on Andriod Central, but it's Android Revolution HD.

Android Revolution HD FTW!!!!!!!!!

I use a mod of rcmix that's called RunnyMede Xtreme ROM, it has better battery life and more stability than rcmix3d.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA

I am using MIUI the freshly squeezed release. It is simple, super fast, and extremely stable.
I am also a big fan of CM7
Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G using xda premium

I've only used Cyanogenmod 7 and asopX.
And so far I'm loving asopX. It's like a totally different phone. And ICS is just awesome. It's still in alpha but more than capable of being a daily driver for me.
Sent from my GT-P7510 using XDA

After all my tests on many ROM's I have decided to go with the CyanogenMod 7.1 due to stability and good battery life.
My second choice ROM is Android Revolution HD 4G Version 6.3.2 which I can see an improvement slightly on the stock email and battery drain.

I've used a couple from The Collective. They offer Absolution, Redemption, and Melchizedek. I've only used the last 2. They are ICS and get better as they get updated with newer versions.
I don't have any experience using ROMs before using these 2, so I'm a little gun shy to try anything not knowing how stable it is.
Up above, someone posted on using Sense for an HTC phone. With ICS, there is not a need for Sense, as it will probably take away from the appearance of basic ICS. This is something I see HTC eventually dropping in the future.

t4duzan said:
This is something I see HTC eventually dropping in the future.
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The only thing I see wrong with Sense from all the testing I did is Sense drains the battery faster even when the wifi, gps and bluetooth is disabled.

Sense?
For best performance/smoothness: WCX Illuminati Series
For tweaks with good performance/smoothness: RCMix3D 4.0
Other?
LexBoost, its the smoothest non-Sense rom i've used and its CM7 so its already customizable. Close 2nd would be BlackICE

In before the close!
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Threads like these only lead to flame wars are not not done on XDA. Fav rom threads have no development basis and are better off saved for user based sites instead of Development based sites like this one.
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Fastest, most stable, best battery ROM?

Heu everyone im just wondering which rom is the most stable with Good battery life and really fast? Currently im on ELEGANCIA rom with a top performance mod and i think its working quite good but maybe i can get it even more faster?
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Hi there. The thing is this question is very subjective because we all have different favorite roms. I personally love jelly bean by Dragun Korr. It's fast and smooth like butter and I've gotten excellent battery life out of it. It has tons of customization ability! However someone else might disagree and recommend there favorite rom. We have so many really great developers out there it's really best you try out several different roms for yourself and do some experimenting and draw your own conclusion. Your really missing out if you simply take someone's word and not experiment for yourself! Each rom has different attributes to it and only you know what meets your own personal needs. This is the fun part, trying new things. I'm sure after you try several different roms out you will soon find YOUR favorite. And that's what matters. You will likely get a lot of different answers on this post but your really selling yourself short if you don't try several out for yourself! See what gives you the fastest and best battery life. This is really the best way. I hope this post is helpful to you.. remember have fun, experiment, try many roms out and soon you will have the best rom choice for you. Something that will meet your needs. It's not dependant on what others say, it's what suites YOU best. Remember to do your nandroid backup when you flash so you can easily restore your previous rom if you get in a pinch. Hope this post was helpful to you and I wish you the best. happy flashing!
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You never get exact answer of this question
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I agree but i have tested many Roms, actually i have elegancia sense 4.1 but for better battery i think 3.1 is best than 3.6, 4.0 and 4.1. I use 4.1 because it is pretty and supports usb host mode.
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For best battery you cant beat the AOPK ROM (which lacks Sense).
It is crazily smooth, battery life is insane and it can be mod'd to high heaven.
Before that I used to use DarkForest ROM which I liked but battery life on it was no where near what I now get.
Lack of Sense seems to make the whole phone run significantly smoother and to not be munching resources/data/GPS etc in the background ever unless I ask it to.