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(Q) Going from virtous inquisition to cm9

Hello everyone.
I would like some feedback from people like me that are running v.i. 4.0.3 that have flashed the new cm9 4.0.4
Do you find it as good as v.i. any major bugs or antthing else i should know before i flash.
Thank you!

I was using VI for while but now I am sold on CM9. VI is basically geared for the people who wanted AOSP ICS but weren't content to use a buggy build like Quattro or TripNDroid. Now that it is getting pretty damn stable and we have BT and 1080p, I don't really see any reason to remain on VI if you're an AOSP-type guy.
Besides, it has a lot of extra features VI doesn't have.

sergeybrin said:
I was using VI for while but now I am sold on CM9. VI is basically geared for the people who wanted AOSP ICS but weren't content to use a buggy build like Quattro or TripNDroid. Now that it is getting pretty damn stable and we have BT and 1080p, I don't really see any reason to remain on VI if you're an AOSP-type guy.
Besides, it has a lot of extra features VI doesn't have.
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I move back and forth because I need wifi tethering. My Internet provider has been flaky lately and I need to be online. If it weren't for that, I'd be on cm9 fully. It just like VI but snappier!
Matt

sergeybrin said:
I was using VI for while but now I am sold on CM9. VI is basically geared for the people who wanted AOSP ICS but weren't content to use a buggy build like Quattro or TripNDroid. Now that it is getting pretty damn stable and we have BT and 1080p, I don't really see any reason to remain on VI if you're an AOSP-type guy.
Besides, it has a lot of extra features VI doesn't have.
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Which ROM are you using? I'm on VI and would like to give CM9 a try. I've found 2 so far - "Sharpy STRPT" and "Opensensation"
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I too want to try cm9 out. Which one are you guys on?

I've mainly used opensensation, haven't tried Sharpy STRPT

Pixa241 said:
I too want to try cm9 out. Which one are you guys on?
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I just flashed OpenSensation. No problems yet. Its only been 5 mins however. Haven't tried STRPT yet. Gonna see how I feel after a week.
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i havent tried cm9 yet because you cant superwipe and that really makes me nervous. What exactly did u guys do before flashing?

I still use Senseless roms cause CM9 is only marginally faster and the AOSP camera is just terrible. You can't refocus video (yet?) while recording, so hopefully you're not recording any moving objects.

The cm9 it's much faster and more responsive I am using it now and love it I switch back and fourth from ordroid
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vseslija said:
i havent tried cm9 yet because you cant superwipe and that really makes me nervous. What exactly did u guys do before flashing?
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I installed thru 4EXT Recovery. Made sure I had the correct firmware, downloaded OpenSensation and the GAPPS (Google apps pack) placed both on my SD card. Backed up my current ROM. Wiped phone, data and dalvik cache. Flashed Opensensation, flashed GAPPS and rebooted phone. No problems so far. It is slightly more responsive and allows you to set your Ghz for speed or battery life. The AOSP camera does suck though...
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Little_Ducky said:
I installed thru 4EXT Recovery. Made sure I had the correct firmware, downloaded OpenSensation and the GAPPS (Google apps pack) placed both on my SD card. Backed up my current ROM. Wiped phone, data and dalvik cache. Flashed Opensensation, flashed GAPPS and rebooted phone. No problems so far. It is slightly more responsive and allows you to set your Ghz for speed or battery life. The AOSP camera does suck though...
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I'm on virtuous inquisition. I should have he right firmware already on right and i can just flash opensensation and gapps or do I need to reflash the same firmware again
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Pixa241 said:
I'm on virtuous inquisition. I should have he right firmware already on right and i can just flash opensensation and gapps or do I need to reflash the same firmware again
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Yeah, you should already have the correct firmware. Just remember to backup, and do a wipe. Then flash the ROM THEN the GAPPS. your should be golden.
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id use cm9 if i could keep htc camera and music player

Virtuous is great because it looks like aosp, but retains the owny camera.
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better to stay @VI
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namila007 said:
better to stay @VI
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Whilst I liked CM9 quite a lot, I agree with this statement.
I personally found CM9 smooth, but not quite as responsive as VI. And yes, the ICS camera app does not even get close to HQ camera in terms of quality.
VI is great at the moment, just wouldn't mind having the screen off animation added
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Sgt.Incontro said:
Whilst I liked CM9 quite a lot, I agree with this statement.
I personally found CM9 smooth, but not quite as responsive as VI. And yes, the ICS camera app does not even get close to HQ camera in terms of quality.
VI is great at the moment, just wouldn't mind having the screen off animation added
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I personally think CM9 is more responsive, no HTC bloatware added. The AOSP camera is slightly worse as it has the large grey margin on the side, but then again, I do like the Panorama function, the refocusing sound is also a lot better than the one on Sense

I must admit that I'm a bit disappointed after trying CM9. It is way slower than my Desire HD with CM7. CM7 is great, blazingly fast, and lets you put the launcher entirely in the RAM. There's close to zero possibilities yet, with CM9. Not many options for tweaking, etc.
The stability is horrible, too. I flashed it 30 minutes ago, and it has already crashed three times, even though I wiped everything before the flash.
Not quite fit for use, yet.

[Q]Difference between HyperNoSense and HyperSensation

As the title applies, I'm very interested in these minimalist roms however, for the life of me I can't tell the difference... They seems to be exact the same...
Currently using HyperNoSense 3.0, noticed bad performance on my wifi signal and data, another user also reports this, he switched to HyperSensation version and the problem is fixed.

HyperNonSense is base on sense framework but the dev wipe all the sense... HyperSensation is base on CM9 or AOKP
Both are stripped down roms aim for speed... Youll notice that the zip file is smaller in size...
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thanks for the reply, I'm a complete noob in this.
Is there any significant difference between the two (or the difference between Sense and CM09/AKOP)?

Thanks!!!
Tapatalkeando...

far_shooter said:
thanks for the reply, I'm a complete noob in this.
Is there any significant difference between the two (or the difference between Sense and CM09/AKOP)?
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Youre welcome to both
I have not use AOKP or CM9 yet so im not qualified to say much about it... I think its about the same... I think AOKP or CM9 is much of a bare android, no htc junks.. correct me if im wrong...
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I think a bit of Sense framework is still there just incase we don't run into the same problems as AOSP roms (audio routing, HD playback), just all sense related items wiped and replaced with AOSP items.

Both AOKP and CM9 have theme support, but AOKP has more tweaks. I personally prefer AOKP
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[Q] What is the best rom,kernel, or mod for excellent battery life?

I'm running EnergyROM right now, and honestly I'm not really impressed with the battery life. Looking for something that I can actually see improvement or better battery life.
Thanks :cyclops:

I really like the battery life on Cm9 and on trickdroid... give them a shot
I loved energy at first on my amaze 4g but he started tweaking it so the standby doesn't use hardly any battery... and ever since I wasn't a fan of his rom over on that phone... haven't tried it on the one s yet.. prolly won't
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glacierguy said:
I really like the battery life on Cm9 and on trickdroid... give them a shot
I loved energy at first on my amaze 4g but he started tweaking it so the standby doesn't use hardly any battery... and ever since I wasn't a fan of his rom over on that phone... haven't tried it on the one s yet.. prolly won't
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Thanks for the quick response. Will try it out and see whats up.

If you want customization than miui for you.
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x1tyme said:
If you want customization than miui for you.
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I'm using TrickDroid 6.1 with Virtuous Kernel. Been averaging 22-26 hours with simple usage.

I'm using trickdroid v5.1 (eu not t-mob) and it's performing good, if you like the stock sense look try it

CM9 and AOKP by far have had better battery life than any of the Sense roms.
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LikeaG2root said:
CM9 and AOKP by far have had better battery life than any of the Sense roms.
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Do not agree, AOSP ROMs are still full of bugs, so the devs could not concentrate on performance so much.
But if the bugs are solved I am sure sou can get a good battery life with them as well.
Without making my ROM good, trickdroid with virtuous kernel v06 is brilliant

I've used both AOSP and sense based roms (Trickdroid, Energy, etc.) and really haven't noticed too much of a difference in battery life using stock the kernel. AOSP roms are quicker than the Sense-based roms, however with Sense removed... it's just as quick.
If you throw a custom kernel on the sense-based roms, they easily win out. As Torxx said, AOSP roms are still in alpha and the devs are still working on getting a stable release. Once they get the bugs worked out... I'm sure the AOSP roms will again be just as good, if not better.

Thanks guys for your suggestions.
I'm looking more for Roms with nearly everything working so, aosp and cm are a no go for me right now.
I suppose I'll give the trickdroid with the virtuous kernel a shot.
As for miui, I will also but I'm not a BIG fan of miui.
The sense stock sense is working for me though.
I just don't like the "no exteneded power button menu" on trickdroid like EnergyROM has. I like to take screenshots just by holding the power button and pressing it.
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If you flash TrickDroid, everything will be like in the stock rom, you can choose in the tweak package which mods you want to use
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torxx said:
If you flash TrickDroid, everything will be like in the stock rom, you can choose in the tweak package which mods you want to use
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Ahh ! I see now, thanks for the tip. Will try that out.
Sent from HTC One S , man.

torxx said:
Do not agree, AOSP ROMs are still full of bugs, so the devs could not concentrate on performance so much.
But if the bugs are solved I am sure sou can get a good battery life with them as well.
Without making my ROM good, trickdroid with virtuous kernel v06 is brilliant
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Was going to say the same. the latest CM9 build i tried was actually quite good.. but the camera and all the little bugs (nothing too major, just annoyances really) are what drive me back to a sense base.... The camera on any AOSP based rom is DISMAL compared to what we get with sense. Even the picture quality is not the same. I honestly couldn't BELIEVE how much a difference the software made!!
I have tried all the Sense roms and every update that comes out, well... cause i have a problem, BUT i can say, that at least for me (in the US on Tmobile) the TrickDroid rom is hands down the best IMO. I can actually clock my cpu DOWN and it still flies, i get RIDICULOUS battery life (day and a half with moderate use).
I would say give that a shot OP but DEFINITELY flash the tweaks package!!! Pretty awesome options in there!!

frettfreak said:
Was going to say the same. the latest CM9 build i tried was actually quite good.. but the camera and all the little bugs (nothing too major, just annoyances really) are what drive me back to a sense base.... The camera on any AOSP based rom is DISMAL compared to what we get with sense. Even the picture quality is not the same. I honestly couldn't BELIEVE how much a difference the software made!!
I have tried all the Sense roms and every update that comes out, well... cause i have a problem, BUT i can say, that at least for me (in the US on Tmobile) the TrickDroid rom is hands down the best IMO. I can actually clock my cpu DOWN and it still flies, i get RIDICULOUS battery life (day and a half with moderate use).
I would say give that a shot OP but DEFINITELY flash the tweaks package!!! Pretty awesome options in there!!
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Heh, thanks man. I'm going to do that now since I came back from work. I'm also in The US with tmo. So trickdroid us base is what im looking for correct ? Lol Thanks again.
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GunToYoMouth123 said:
Heh, thanks man. I'm going to do that now since I came back from work. I'm also in The US with tmo. So trickdroid us base is what im looking for correct ? Lol Thanks again.
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Yup in the DEV section there's a thread for trickdroid T-Mobile
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First I was on trickdroid and yes I had a better battery life than stock! But I like to test roms so now I'm on Paranoid Android based on CM9 and the battery life is good to me (2 days with a "normal use" but that means nothing) and the tablet mode is amazing!

What are the best kernels ?
Sent from HTC One S , man.

torxx said:
Do not agree, AOSP ROMs are still full of bugs, so the devs could not concentrate on performance so much.
But if the bugs are solved I am sure sou can get a good battery life with them as well.
Without making my ROM good, trickdroid with virtuous kernel v06 is brilliant
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Lol one bug with cm9 and that is sometimes video playback is scrambled. Maybe u should try it before discouraging others from using it
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Axiom S 1.5 is pretty awesome especially if you like using phone to listen to music. Volume is LOUD and sound is clear with audio tweak options. Battery life excellent plus you get an ICS color theme.
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[POLL] Which ROM are you using?

Seeing that there are many options to choose from, I guess than a poll may help us decide. Which ROM are you using now. Are you happy with it and would you suggest it to others?

i'm using the stock one as it shows in my signature.i'm very happy with it
there is no need to suggest it to every one else because everybody has seen it:silly:

rzr86 said:
i'm using the stock one as it shows in my signature.i'm very happy with it
there is no need to suggest it to every one else because everybody has seen it:silly:
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I guess I needed to include stock ROM too.

elvisypi said:
I guess I needed to include stock ROM too.
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it's ok man.don't worry

I am using bruces CM10 ROM. Working great!

I'm on DragunKorr's Paranoid Android 2.11.
Buttery as hell and i love the hybrid modes. It's not 100% working yet, but the missing elements are so minor that they don't affect me for how I use my phone.
If I weren't using this, I'd be on Bruce's CM10. He really set the standard there with that one and it's only cos I love the hybrid modes that I'm not using it.
Both ROMs have breathed new life into my phone - finally, the full power of the sensation has been realised!!!

pyromod CM9 here, pretty stable and fast. Good battery life too. I would definitely suggest it.

On Bruce's cmx and enjoying it very much very pleased that the CRT animations are fully functioning and the stock SMS app had pop ups now like hand cent does ^^ once they manage to get the front facing camera functioning I will never leave it I have also used berserk mode on by memnoc which I thought was very nice but the fact that I couldn't use wii remotes through Bluetooth on my emulators pushed me to full aosp not too sure where I am going with this aside from Bruce's cmX is highly recommended by me :thumbup: front facing camera and usbotg is all we need now
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What about battery life, how is it?

I've tried several different roms. Virtuous Inquisition is good but it was giving me wrong battery reading, kept jumping up and down and I couldn't tell how much battery I had. CM9 is nice but the front facing camera doesn't work (at least on the versions I've tried). CM10 Jelly Bean by Bruce is great but it's unfinished, a couple of things are not working (front facing camera for 1).
I'm on ViperS 1.2.1 right now and I LOVE it. The rom is pretty fast and stable. I enjoy the tweaks the devs have put on it a lot. Battery life is pretty decent. I got around 18 hours on average use.
I think if you want speed and smoothness, go for the CM or AOSP builds, they beat all other in that department. I personally enjoy Sense 4 so I go with Viper S.

I used HyperNonSense for 5 months and just flashed Android Revolution HD an hour ago, no reason other than trying new rom

you have not forgotten anything? smartdroid daemon sense 4? I do not see

Used OpenSensation for some time and was very satisfied except that many icons and fonts are just too small for me. Switched to Anroid Revolution HD 6.7.2 and I love it.
Battery life is just average I think. Since I disabled Wifi, I can live with it.
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Hi there, I'm using Viper Rom. I am happy with it! The update had made it much better I do have some weird issues sometimes like Bluetooth turning on by itself but for me that's about the only negative issue I'm experiencing. I do like the customization and really like sense 4.1. I would like to see better battery life from the Rom.but I'm now using sebastian kernel with mod and a slight under volt plus a new mugen battery and I've actually managed to stay on 100% for three hours! Thank God! So hopefully the battery issue is solved. But all in all for the people who like sense roms, yes I would recommend viper. Hope this information helps some how and I wish you the best!
sent from HTC sensation, soff, 3.33 firmware, viper Rom, sense 4.1, mugen battery. please press thanks if I helped in anyway.

I've been between hypernonsense and miui...love the jellybean roms but it hard for me to get over no flashplayer support
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I use Viper 1.3.0
Major categories of custom ROM according to me are -
Sense based - sense 4.0 based or
Sense 3.6 based
sense 4 based
Eg viper, insertcoin, ordroid etc
Sense 3.6 based -
Eg arhd, elegancia, etc
IPhone look - MIUI
Samsung look - cyanogen mod
Plain android - AOKP/AOSP Based
I have very less experience on these. I prefer sense based.
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Yo_2T said:
I've tried several different roms. Virtuous Inquisition is good but it was giving me wrong battery reading, kept jumping up and down and I couldn't tell how much battery I had. CM9 is nice but the front facing camera doesn't work (at least on the versions I've tried). CM10 Jelly Bean by Bruce is great but it's unfinished, a couple of things are not working (front facing camera for 1).
I'm on ViperS 1.2.1 right now and I LOVE it. The rom is pretty fast and stable. I enjoy the tweaks the devs have put on it a lot. Battery life is pretty decent. I got around 18 hours on average use.
I think if you want speed and smoothness, go for the CM or AOSP builds, they beat all other in that department. I personally enjoy Sense 4 so I go with Viper S.
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The best Rom!
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jaysun3000 said:
I've been between hypernonsense and miui...love the jellybean roms but it hard for me to get over no flashplayer support
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hello, flash player, go here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1774336
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doublem75 said:
The best Rom!
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from what we read in the thread, has quite a lot of problems the Rom.

Using CM10 Nightlies by bruce2728.
Rom is pretty good. There's not front facing camera, but that's about the only bad point I've found really.

hi guys...
Thanks for this poll...and result...i am trying to flash custom ROM to my sensation 4g...it is very informative to select the right one...once again thanks....

(Q) What would it take for slimics

I was on the galaxy s2/3 forums and I found alot of slim and basic roms, aka slimics and slimbean. I'm very interested in getting a Rom that could potentially be 60mb, or maybe 70mb due to our qHd display. What would it take to begin porting or building one from source?
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sy224048 said:
I was on the galaxy s2/3 forums and I found alot of slim and basic roms, aka slimics and slimbean. I'm very interested in getting a Rom that could potentially be 60mb, or maybe 70mb due to our qHd display. What would it take to begin porting or building one from source?
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i made 1 that was 320mb,i could have made it 150mb less,but that would have been pointless,there is only so little u should remove from a rom unfortunately
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Ty5982 said:
i made 1 that was 320mb,i could have made it 150mb less,but that would have been pointless,there is only so little u should remove from a rom unfortunately
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But it's amazing how these guys on the galaxy series and even the hox have managed to get roms so small.
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sy224048 said:
But it's amazing how these guys on the galaxy series and even the hox have managed to get roms so small.
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depends on sense 3.6 or 4,sense 4 are usually alot bigger,mine is a sense 4 rom,well shrunk it,but if u make it too small your gonna have endless probs & fc's
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Ty5982 said:
depends on sense 3.6 or 4,sense 4 are usually alot bigger,mine is a sense 4 rom,well shrunk it,but if u make it too small your gonna have endless probs & fc's
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I understand how bloated sense is, and every single rom I'm talking about is aosp based.

Nothing? Nobody has any experience with this stuff?
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Take a look at the hypernonsense threads. They are pretty small. That was 1 of the main goals of the original dev to get those Rom fingerprints as small ad possible.
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Bruce's cmx is only like 140 mb or so
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gustav30 said:
Take a look at the hypernonsense threads. They are pretty small. That was 1 of the main goals of the original dev to get those Rom fingerprints as small ad possible.
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And most of that size reduction is just stripping out apps so the user can add only what he or she wants to to.
Hyper NonSense also stripped out Rosie and all most Sense UI framework, essentially leaving it as a defacto AOSP rom (even though it was still Sense at it's core) That removed a good amount of size, but the bulk of the small size was that it came with just the bare essentialls for it to boot. If you wanted SMS, you had to add the SMS app you wanted. Etc etc etc
That said, it worked great. I loved that ROM for several months.

Check codename Lungo. I have not tried it but probably is what you are looking for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1930403.

codename Lungo does look pretty good. ill have to try it.
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Hi,
I use Codename Lungo since very recently. I like it so far. I enjoy the fact that you can chose your own apps via packages.
Any other light ROMS? I'm mainly looking for battery life and not too much gimmik.

Best ROM
The best and lightest rom I ever used and belive me i tried them all it's hypernonsense.It keeps the good sense camera , it's light, I ususaly have 300 MB RAM free, the battery life it's the best.I usualy get 2 days with 3,6-4 hrs of sceen time.
My settings are :2G only , minimum brightness , data disabled, wifi off when phone is sleeping , autosync every 30 min.
I liked albino's and bruce ROM too but there are still bug's , and MHL isn't working.
Worst ROM's for performance and battery were Sense 4.x ROM's but i liked the interface and customizations.
Sense 3.6 are a little lighter but still eat the battery and slow the phone.
Hypernonsense just flyes and has all the features.