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Need help choosing ROM

Hi guys, I was looking for a bit of help.
I've had this phone for 1 year and 2 months now and I'm sick of the slow and laggy experience.
I've heard about lag fixes, kernels, roms etc. but didn't see the value in risking bricking my phone, there are so many little things people say such as make sure you have this or that kernel before flashing etc.
Now I'm annoyed enough to change, I just updated to Gingerbread since I heard the GB bootloaders were better to flash roms with and I'm wondeirng what kernel/ROM combo would satisfy my need for better battery life and speed.
I'm looking for a ROM that is fast and has good battery life. I don't wat to use ICS because I like having plenty of free RAM since I often browse with 1-8 tabs open.
I don't really care a ton about custom UI enhancements, I use launcher pro for speed and I don't see myself ditching it.

For me, the best pickup in speed/stability has been from simply replacing the kernel for KK4-based ROMs with the Corn kernel. You can do this with the "stock" Gingerbread release (build I897UCKK4) from AT&T.
If flash this kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1294477
via Odin, you can then root your stock ROM easily, install something like Titanium Backup from the market, and then "freeze" the junk apps/services that contribute to slowing down your ROM.

to add to ^^...after flashing corn kernel...you can flash any custom GB rom...as Corn kernel has custom Recovery....
All custom roms are faster and have more feature then stock rom...
Also its very easy to flash ICS roms once you are on GB bootloader with custom kernel...

Thanks for the input guys.
So I can just flash this kernel with my stock ROM, and not lose anything, right?
I also know that the early lagfixes used to create new partitions and use a different filesystem to speed up the phone.
Do the kernels include a lagfix? Or is that only included in the ROM? And does the kernel do anything like messing with partitions or filesystems? That was one of the reasons I didn't bother lagfixing my phone.
The details on the kernel pages are non-existant so I'm hoping you guys can fill me in.
I would appreciate a lagfix so it doesn't take 10-15 seconds to create a bookmark.

Try ICS! You won't be dissapointed.

Flash any desired rom for YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE
i flash at least 3 roms weekly
switching between diffent ones...
YOU have to try them out everyone has different likes and dislikes
there is no ONE rom thats the best
just become a flashaholic and live the life man!!!

Try simplystock kk4 v1.0
It is stable and fast and easy to flash. That was first ever custom rom i used and pure pleasure it was
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You could try Nostalgia 2.1 It's the kernel it comes with already has all the lagfix tweaks done. It might be a good place for you to start.

ICS
Definitely at this point you should be flashing ICS Roms. They are much snappier than GB roms and at this point they are very stable.
My current ROM and recommendation is V3.1 of Doc Master's ICS:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1462035
When I look for a ROM I usually look for stability and good battery life and customizations. I don't overclock or anything. I mainly want a cool, sleek, functional ROM. Just my preference.

2 Cappy's in family. Son's running Serendipity VII right as flashed. He does Facebook and all the other teenager stuff with it. Super stable and proven.
http://serendipity7.weebly.com/
My cappy is running Apex 12.4 with the Semaphore kernel. GB 2.3.6. packaged support for several kernels including corn 1.05 which supports the Audience chip in the Cappy. Actively developed and evolving.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1355826
http://apex.merseine.us/

Serendipity VII is a beast

ajizle123 said:
Definitely at this point you should be flashing ICS Roms. They are much snappier than GB roms and at this point they are very stable.
My current ROM and recommendation is V3.1 of Doc Master's ICS:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1462035
When I look for a ROM I usually look for stability and good battery life and customizations. I don't overclock or anything. I mainly want a cool, sleek, functional ROM. Just my preference.
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I agree here! once you try ICS you will never go back to GB, its so much better, and as mentioned, Doc's V3.1 is one of the best so far indeed

Thread closed.
Best ROMs are subjective, best to test and see what works well for you.

[q] why is everyone excited about ota ics

Seems like everyone was complaining, saying the OTA was never coming and now that it is here they are complaining again. Why would you want to go back to stock, just so you can get the official release when it is for sure filled with a bunch of things you don't want or need (apps bloatware) then you are going to root it and go flash a custom ROM anyways. I am on Energy GB ROM and I am really hesitant to flash to ICS because this ROM works so well. When I was stock I would get restarts, Sense would constantly reload and a bunch of other things. I don't want to have to flash a ROM then flash a bunch of fixes after just to make it stable just to have ICS on my device. Sorry just wanted to make a few points. If anyone could post some key features of the Official OTA ICS Update and why it would be better than a custom ROM I would appreciate it.
Final question. How many of you reverted back to stock just get the OTA and what is so cool about it?

I am wondering the same thing.. what does stock OTA ICS have over custom roms?
The only two things I can think of is (1) keeping warranty, and (2) more stability since it's an official update

A lot of times the custom roms are more stable. The GB rom I am running is a lot smoother and more stable than when I got my sensation out of the box.

I agree, on stock I would be having the device reboot all the time! Drove me Crazy!
On my custom Rom, it has NEVER done that! So I say pass on the update also! I'm running Android 4.0.3 now with custom rom, why ruin a good thing i say!
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Here's one reason: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26117743
It's not always that people are looking to apply the stock rom, but sometimes what pieces they can get from it.

LOL, good point but besides working wifi calling.

my Wi-Fi calling is working on my custom Rom, as is camera, hotspot, tethering ect. I've checked them all. I'm greatful all working! These developers are Genius! I am soo thankful for them!
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realsis said:
my Wi-Fi calling is working on my custom Rom, as is camera, hotspot, tethering ect. I've checked them all. I'm greatful all working! These developers are Genius! I am soo thankful for them!
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How do you compare the camera on the stock GB compared to the camera on your ROM now.I love the amaze camera mod on this NRG ROM.

I myself had actually considered reverting back to stock from sensation 4g running virtuous 4.02 ics, but that was only so I could get my WiFi calling back, and to see if it was any more stable..... But then I realized that since I flashed Virtuous Inquisition, I haven't had ANY problems at all, and now there's a fix for WiFi calling, so I can't imagine why I would go back to stock. Phew, I'm glad I came to my SENSEs before doing something I probably would ended up regretting, and then spending time to have to revert and re-root.

Custom roms ain't all they're cracked up to be. Too many issues. I'm on stock and rooted and it works just fine. I don't see what's so great about custom roms. Eye candy? Custom boot animations? I would rather have stability and reliability.

Kevc44485 said:
Custom roms ain't all they're cracked up to be. Too many issues. I'm on stock and rooted and it works just fine. I don't see what's so great about custom roms. Eye candy? Custom boot animations? I would rather have stability and reliability.
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I think that it's not as much about the eyecandy, so to speak, but more to do with the fine tuning and tweaks available in the custom roms that you just can't get with stock. There's nothing wrong with anyone leaning one way or the other, just a matter of preference and of what you use the phone for.

[Q] Complete noob question about flashing custom from stock ics

Hey all,
I'm complete noob about flashing. When I had GB - that was quite simple, but now I'm on last official ICS stock from HTC, and I'm totally angry for this. This rom it's just crap. I want to flash to a custom rom, and I don't know how on ICS, there is any solution? Noob proof? I want to change to some stable, smooth, and maybe non-sense rom? Can some1 help me? Will be very nice, if this rom will have wifi/bt switches in quick settings, and auto sys-updates (ota)

hexen88 said:
Hey all,
I'm complete noob about flashing. When I had GB - that was quite simple, but now I'm on last official ICS stock from HTC, and I'm totally angry for this. This rom it's just crap. I want to flash to a custom rom, and I don't know how on ICS, there is any solution? Noob proof? I want to change to some stable, smooth, and maybe non-sense rom? Can some1 help me? Will be very nice, if this rom will have wifi/bt switches in quick settings, and auto sys-updates (ota)
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Hi,
Are you still s-off?
If so,then backup your stuff,superwipe,and install a ROM from HERE
Read the [OP] to see what the ROM is all about.

I never been s-off ;(

hexen88 said:
I never been s-off ;(
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Hi,
In which case,head for THIS THREAD

There is only this method? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1614617
J....skdjhf?

hexen88 said:
There is only this method? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1614617
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yes, only this method for now.
read it carefully

I'll be able to back to stock if needed? (To send it to service for ex.). It's really needed to change cid? IS there any custom rom with OTA?

Yes you need to change cid, yes you can change back if needed. Try out a few roms, see what you like they all are really great. It's just a matter of personal preference. I'm not understanding what you mean by Rom with ota. Over the air Rom? Or do you
Mean a Rom like the ota update? If so, yes there is. Hope this helps
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

Rom that have system updates over the air, and notifications about update like stock rom, u know, i'm entering preferences > about > check updates.
I can't try few roms... This is my only one phone at now, and I really need it to work, that's why I want to change to some better rom than stock, and that's why I can't try few of them. You know - I don't have time to beeing angry to my current ROM, and also no time to try few of them

No with roms you won't get the ota updates , sorry
There are a lot of good stable roms, what exactly are you looking for?
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

I'm using beats by grogg Rom, I like it a lot, WiFi hotspot are working great. What is it you don't like about your current Rom and maybe we can recommend one you will like I'm sure there's a Rom here you will be happy with!
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

Hm, I don't really know... I like Sense, but maybe clear ICS have better features? If yes - I don't want Sense. I really liked quick settings when on GB rom, now I don't have wifi/bt switches, but I want to. I don't know what's more... I've never had any senseless ROM. But most important - I want ALL functions to be working. Sense 4... ahm, I fall in love with Sense 4
Help me to choose, pls. Battery is important too, and smooth. But I think smooth is very good on most future ROMS

Any1?

hexen88 said:
Any1?
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You can get s-off with the juopunutbear method. Which now does not need the htc dev-off, so htc does not know you are tinkering with your phone.
Returning your phone completely to stock can be done, but from what i've read it can be tricky as you must become S-ON again. (however, there is a unbrickable team here).
There is a way to flash with S-ON but it requires HTC DEV unlock, and for you to manually flash the boot.img, and keep the stock kernel. A noob myself i went for the whole S-OFF, lets bring it on experience.
From what I read on a local forum in my country, Ordroid gives you the sense 4 experience. And the developer regularly updates his / her rom.
Then again there is sense 4 from Baadnewz (insertcoin) and many more. A popular sense 3.6 rom is ARHD.
You can flash different kernels to increase your battery life.
As for the vanilla ICS, you can either go for CM9 (respect to Vorbeth) or the AOKP. The latter is based on the cm9 nightlies (i believe). I run such a rom. I love the vanilla looks and the added tweaks.
However, I believe recent nighlies have worse battery life. And there is an audio routing issue. For full reliability you might consisder those sense.

what's vanilla and aokp?

Please help?

[Q] Is there any 100% stable Rom available for Desire S?

Is there any 100% stable rom available for Desire S? Ive been searching for it and found so many out there but everyone is complaining about every rom out there, complaining about wifi or camera or restarting issues are these roms meant to be unstable or they are supposed to be like stock one? can anyone please tell or guide regarding ICS or Jelly Bean rom i can get without getting in trouble as ive never ported my phone before, thanks!

There is nothing in the whole wide world nobody is complaining about.
To topic: there are roms that are way better than stock. Most people having issues don't know what they are doing.

I've used most roms and most stable 3 are cm7 ,virtuous unity and fallout
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium

Fully stable ROMs that I've used and liked are:
Gingerbread (Android 2.3):
Endymion
Reaper
Cyanogenmod 7
Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0)
ICE_DS 4.3 (fully working!)
Fallout (not 100%, missing wifi tethering, but every single other thing works).
Hope this helps!

you mentioned ICE_DS 4.3 (fully working!) can you send me the link from where i can get the guide and download it? I've stock 2.3.5 on my Desire S with Sense 3.0, thanks!

i found this is this right:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1567715

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the following stable ROMs?:
Cyanogenmod 7
Endymion
Fallout
Reaper
Virtuous Unity
Alternatively, where can I find a straight forward comparison of them?

zurpher said:
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the following stable ROMs?:
Cyanogenmod 7
Endymion
Fallout
Reaper
Virtuous Unity
Alternatively, where can I find a straight forward comparison of them?
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try it yourself.
Don't let other ppl's preference determine what suites you, if I ever did that then i would be stucked at rom A, and i wouldnt even bother to try rom B.
Even though i read that there were many issue with rom C i still tried it out, and the issues they mention didn't appear in my phone. So my current rom is now rom D.
So then rom B had an update, so i back-up my current rom then restore rom B then updated it. I didnt like it so i went on to try rom E which was one of the lattest developement.
Take ur time to try it all, because once u tried everything u will get bored as i am now and just waiting for the lastest update to come.

rain987 said:
try it yourself.
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I'm pretty conservative when it comes to changing ROMs.
I know that CyanogenMod 7 comes with integrated OpenVPN and WiFi tethering if I recall correctly. I consider these two features as quite desirable. I assume that Endymion and Reaper have that too as they are based on CM7, right? Apparently, Reaper is not based on the stable CM 7.2 release but then, on the other hand, it has been advocated as very stable. So, why has the developer then promised a final release?
I'm scared of losing my apps and data when changing ROMs. What ways do you guys use to ensure that your can restore everything to working order after you've flashed your new ROM?

Titanium backup...
sent from the thing I stab with my finger when I get two minutes

Does the free version of TB suffice?
Any recommendable TB beginners guides out there?

yes, perfectly good enough. You just won't have the batch function. But it's easy to use and has a simple ui. I will say this though, if your going to be flashing roms regularly then it is more than worth paying for the full app, I paid for tb and Rom manager on the day I unlocked my bootloader, and haven't once thought that maybe I shouldn't have
sent from the thing I stab with my finger when I get two minutes

Virtuous Infinity
Virtuous Infinity v1.33.0 Alpha3 looks good with very few bugs and it offers full Sense 4.0 support I will try this tomorrow lets see how it goes, I hope it will turn out good!!

sMhsn said:
Is there any 100% stable rom available for Desire S?
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Use HTC stock ROM
Sent from my Desire S

Well, in that case, stock Rom suits best for u. IMHO, the loveliest part of Rom developing is that someone found issues and someone trying to fix it. That's what Android Dev really is. And I enjoy using all kinds of Roms developed by those awesome HTC Saga developers. Every Rom has some bugs, and it doesn't matter if they don't affect your daily use. Enjoy them I'm currently using CM10 by nexx. Rant too much...:banghead:
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda app-developers app

Another Vote for Ice DS
Version 4.4 + the new tweaked kernel = a big improvement over 4.3.
As a based-on-stock rom I think it' the choice for you.

maxlieb said:
Another Vote for Ice DS
Version 4.4 + the new tweaked kernel = a big improvement over 4.3.
As a based-on-stock rom I think it' the choice for you.
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thanks man, downloading right now...I've been searching for two weeks I guess, but now I have decided finally I have to take a chance

BillGoss said:
Use HTC stock ROM
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I don't agree with that.
I had to disable the SIM-code, because every couple of days, my HTC crashed and Restarted.
(if you don't know that, you don't get call's because of the simcard-code).
That was the reason I bought a new smartphone (xperia U).
Since the HTC was in my desk-drawer, I began to experiment with rooting/changing ROM
Now I have fall-out for 2 weeks now, and my phone hasn't crashed 1 time.
So for me, custom ROMS are more stable than the stock one. (and faster, smoother, ...)
It just feels like a whole new phone.

Anybody knows witch ROM is the best for Battery Life ?
It should be ICS and Sense 4.0 ... At the Moment i have the "Project X" installed

Try ice ds...I am getting on an average close to four hours of screen time on a full charge...that's the max I have ever gotten on any Rom ics or gb...
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What ROM do you recommend me to use? STOCK, CM7, CM9, CM10...

Hello.
I'm flashing my wife's ChaCha with different ROMs and I was wondering if there is something better than Stock based ROMs.
I value most battery life, second memory space (have the SD card partitioned and using Link2SD right now). Don't need HTC Sense or any other bloatware.
I just need the camera to take pictures, so I can sacrifice the front camera too...
So, what ROM do you guys recommend me to try to have the BEST battery life?
- Stock based (like Hegoxen
- CM7
- SuperOSR 2.5
- CM9
- CM10

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ptolomeo said:
Hello.
I'm flashing my wife's ChaCha with different ROMs ...
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The Stock based ROMs is the best... don't change it if you love your ChaCha...

mortal19xx said:
The Stock based ROMs is the best... don't change it if you love your ChaCha...
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I was having problems with the DIALER draining the battery, so yesterday I flashed SuperOSR (CM7.2 based) and so far drainage issues seem to have stoped.
Will post again in a couple of days with the results.

go for ajeevlal port mate, you will never regret it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2365533 Release 3 is the one you must install

ptolomeo said:
Hello.
I'm flashing my wife's ChaCha with different ROMs and I was wondering if there is something better than Stock based ROMs.
I value most battery life, second memory space (have the SD card partitioned and using Link2SD right now). Don't need HTC Sense or any other bloatware.
I just need the camera to take pictures, so I can sacrifice the front camera too...
So, what ROM do you guys recommend me to try to have the BEST battery life?
- Stock based (like Hegoxen
- CM7
- SuperOSR 2.5
- CM9
- CM10
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I'm using Hexgore's rom, based on stock rom and i'ts the best for daily use, i recommend it for you ...

i think best is stock rom, one programmer can do with theme & new statusbar stock rom its perfect happened

ajeevlal's CM10 is actually great! and it's getting even better!
if ur wife is a Stick-to-Stock person noo never change it u'll never find a better rom
if u want speed, extra storage with INT2EXT+ just DO it and change to CM10 ajeevlal's is a great ROM! and i'm personaly working with him to make it even better
as you know, no front camera, sometimes bluetooth issues, other than that, u've got a wonderful CM10!

Forget
Forget all what you heared and try ajeevel CM10.1 Rom it has everything you can imagine