My Verizon Touch Pro comes on monday. First thing i'm doing is flashing it. I'd like to get some opinions on the best ROM's at the moment to start with.
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ssk
Hands down it's the best out there.... especially with the kitchen bc you can customize it to your liking instead of only having what someone else decided to cook up for you...
sounds good, now just so I don't get lost, I'm kinda new to this. What's the difference between a ROM that's been cooked and then one that has a kitchen. Is it the fact that the entire ROM is customizable?
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sounds good, now just so I don't get lost, I'm kinda new to this. What's the difference between a ROM that's been cooked and then one that has a kitchen. Is it the fact that the entire ROM is customizable?
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A cooked rom comes pre-built - you just flash and away you go
A Kitchen is a small program which lets you customize what you want, then create the ROM files automatically - then flash.
The Kitchen is more hands on.
I actually am using mighty rom 4.16 (Flashed a few others, but keeps going back to mighty mike).
SSK is good!
When my girlfriend got her Touch Pro the stock TELUS rom was horrible! Crummy performance, crashed often.. minor glitches.
I'm a fan of cooking a completely custom ROM but SSK really worked in a pinch. She's been using it two months steady with no complaints.
I tried JD's, Juicy, and mighty.......but im staying with the SSK rom now. Its perfect for me and my VZW. you will love it. Mighty was cool.....but i had to do all this customization to get it about how i wanted it, and then it was buggy. SSK was flash and go for me. I just added my own theme, apps, and did an active sync.
Just got my TP (VZW) on Friday. i loaded SKK It works seamlessly. SKK and POINTUI is the way to go
thanks guys, i really look forward to being an active member here
whysopro said:
thanks guys, i really look forward to being an active member here
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I've been flashing every build SSK puts out for the last couple months, and have enjoyed every one of them. When I was first learning how to use the kitchen, I wrote up extensive documentation on how to do it. My .doc file is a little to large to attach here, so let me know if you would like it via PM.
I for one, would love the document. If you get a chance, I would appreciate you sending it. Thanks.
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I've been flashing every build SSK puts out for the last couple months, and have enjoyed every one of them. When I was first learning how to use the kitchen, I wrote up extensive documentation on how to do it. My .doc file is a little to large to attach here, so let me know if you would like it via PM.
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IBTRules said:
Hands down it's the best out there.... especially with the kitchen bc you can customize it to your liking instead of only having what someone else decided to cook up for you...
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SSK is the way to go!
neophyte.vii said:
When my girlfriend got her Touch Pro the stock TELUS rom was horrible! Crummy performance, crashed often.. minor glitches.
I'm a fan of cooking a completely custom ROM but SSK really worked in a pinch. She's been using it two months steady with no complaints.
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Glad I made your G/F happy! WAIT THAT CAME OUT WRONG!!!! But you know what I am saying!
Thanks for the support!
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I tried JD's, Juicy, and mighty.......but im staying with the SSK rom now. Its perfect for me and my VZW. you will love it. Mighty was cool.....but i had to do all this customization to get it about how i wanted it, and then it was buggy. SSK was flash and go for me. I just added my own theme, apps, and did an active sync.
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Glad you liked it!
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Just got my TP (VZW) on Friday. i loaded SKK It works seamlessly. SKK and POINTUI is the way to go
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I agree, I may even do a Point UI ROM one day.... One day... Working on some new stuff as we speak.
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I've been flashing every build SSK puts out for the last couple months, and have enjoyed every one of them. When I was first learning how to use the kitchen, I wrote up extensive documentation on how to do it. My .doc file is a little to large to attach here, so let me know if you would like it via PM.
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impudent as the bomb! His docs are pretty damn good. I reviewed them myself and thought they were accurately accurate ;c)
Check out Scott's new website with forum for all of your SSK needs!!
http://www.sskusers.com/
For those who Don't know, Scrosler has released a ROM from his his newly formed kitchen SSK 2.0. After 4 days of being posted, no bug reports are coming in. The full Kitchen will be released very shortly. Check in on him at
http://www.sskusers.net
Scott is realeasing ROMS and Kitchens for the Sprint Diamond as well. Documentation can be found at that site.
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Just got my TP (VZW) on Friday. i loaded SKK It works seamlessly. SKK and POINTUI is the way to go
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I would definitely suggest using SPB Mobile Shell 3. I've never been a fan of SPB things, but MS3 has made terrific improvements to its Shell, and now I can't go back to anything else. Hands down the fastest and most convenient Shell out there.
Try it out, and temporarily disable POINTUI Home first beforehand. You will love it!
This ROM, any from the SSK line up, will sadly leave you wanting for more...
More ROMS! Because they are the best with the fewest problems. It will make a huge difference to your phone. You will sit up at night, staring at your computer hoping Scott will put a new one up without warning. Then you will stay up all night downloading and flashing. It will affect your marriage and your job. But you won't care beacuse now your phone will amaze you.
Do it. Do it now. Do not wait. Flash a ROM or build one in a kitchen, you will never regret it.
I wanted to just flash something fast and bug free and be done with flashing (after 6+ months of constant flashing). Happy to say that SSK HD 6.1 did the trick. Great battery life comparted to other HD 6.1's I had tried as well.
SSK Rules
The newest SSK ROM out is awesome. For those of you that don't know whick one, it is SSK 2.1.1. He has WM6.1 and WM6.5 both available with a premade ROM or a kitchen.
IDK if its a problem in the build or just with manala but the weather tab has some issues. when i try to add my town, i go to the state, then try to scroll to the town and all it shows is the first few cities of the a's and when you try to scrool it goes strait to the end of the z's. so it might be better to install just a rom without manila and load that on your own.
So... maybe its just been a long day but does anyone know if sskusers.net not work anymore? It keeps taking me to godaddy. wtf? And I cant seem to find any links that will take me to download the 6.5 Roms... Can anyone point me in the right direction?
thanks.
I saw some posts on ppcgeeks that mentioned that Scott was taking the site offline and would not be doing further development work on his ROMs. I'm on his Touch Pro 6.5, it really works well and I'll stay with this one until I buy a Windows Phone 7 (as long as it has GPS and can run a few select apps I'm using now) at the end of the year.
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ROM's bult using no2chems work.
BEWARE YOU MUST WRITE DOWN YOUR SETTINGS OR YOU WILL BE ON THE PHONE WITH YOUR CARRIER.
VZW USERS THIS FLASH WILL CAUSE YOUR PHONE TO BECOME UNVALIDATED.
You must have the latest radio installed and your device must be unlocked. Radio and Unlocker can be found here. http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=209996&postcount=2
If you are not a sprint customer do not allow the above flash to boot when u hit the calibration screen u must put your device into bootloader mode and flash your rom of choice.
If you are a Verizon customer doing this will require u to call Verizon and get a new akey this is easily obtained.
Updated 3-23-08 4:32pm
Remember USE AT YOUR OWN RISK...
Verizon / Sprint / Alltel / Telus / USCellular / Qwest / BellMobility.
All ROM's can be found here http://nex.ppckitchen.org/ROM in there respective folders.
All apps fully up to date to the best of my knowledge if not please post current and I will update in next release.
When it asks about customizations only install adhoc.cab unless u see a program u need.
Assuming this is for verizon. Phone is unlocked with Olipro 2.40, but have been waiting to figure out whether those with problems just aren't flashing right, or whether there are real problems with 3.16. List looks good and I'd be willing to try it- any chance of adding vzw wireless sync?
Im down to build it in if possible just need the .cab I am a exchange user so I never even thought of it I may actually have the .cab
EDIT: Got wsync grabbed from ext rom building it now then I will test it if nothing else I can make it install on a post.
I can get it to you if you need it, but not until tomorrow. In the meantime, the website is http://ota.wsync.com, which has download links to wsync for the different vzw phones.
as stated in other post...i wouldn't mind grabbing that kitchen you've adapted (i have sprint...i've constantly tried o piece together a working kitchen..but i keep getting some damn errors)...looks like a fire ass rom though..good stuff
cheeb said:
as stated in other post...i wouldn't mind grabbing that kitchen you've adapted (i have sprint...i've constantly tried o piece together a working kitchen..but i keep getting some damn errors)...looks like a fire ass rom though..good stuff
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So u want the kitchen minus the OEM's keep in mind this is for Verizon I can make u for sprint if u want?
absolutely dude....i have oems i can use.....i would definitely appreciate that dude
cheeb said:
absolutely dude....i have oems i can use.....i would definitely appreciate that dude
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Hey -- once you get this bad boy going with your kitchen. I would love to get my hands on it too. I am Sprint here as well.
Are you on the new version currently? Are you having any data load (EVDO) issues? Mine were so bad I finally downgraded.
But now I feel lonely and want to join the party again if I can get the data to work correctly.
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Hey -- once you get this bad boy going with your kitchen. I would love to get my hands on it too. I am Sprint here as well.
Are you on the new version currently? Are you having any data load (EVDO) issues? Mine were so bad I finally downgraded.
But now I feel lonely and want to join the party again if I can get the data to work correctly.
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Ok I tried to build in the Wireless sync and I got it in but I am getting connection issues the wsync cab seems very entailed I am thinking a post installer would be best for use with that particualr program.
Will make it with a post and upload shortly.
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Hey -- once you get this bad boy going with your kitchen. I would love to get my hands on it too. I am Sprint here as well.
Are you on the new version currently? Are you having any data load (EVDO) issues? Mine were so bad I finally downgraded.
But now I feel lonely and want to join the party again if I can get the data to work correctly.
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lol...thankfully i haven't had the same issues with evdo...however...i did do an ota after i loaded up the new rom....start...setting...phone...menu....option....setting...internet....get settings...run iota....that usually reprovisions the internet to get working
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Hey -- once you get this bad boy going with your kitchen. I would love to get my hands on it too. I am Sprint here as well.
Are you on the new version currently? Are you having any data load (EVDO) issues? Mine were so bad I finally downgraded.
But now I feel lonely and want to join the party again if I can get the data to work correctly.
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Not having any data issues as of yet about to make the sprint version for u guys.
Yes this is the latest version with GPS working I have verified it in TomTom iGuidance and google maps.
Ok I got W.Sync working via post install without a problem will post link in first thread shortly.
Also uploading Sprint Kitchen as we speak for those who asked. - No OEM's
Could you package up your kitchen?
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Ok I tried to build in the Wireless sync and I got it in but I am getting connection issues the wsync cab seems very entailed I am thinking a post installer would be best for use with that particualr program.
Will make it with a post and upload shortly.
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sweet........
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Could you package up your kitchen?
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this just coming from myself, im not sure how Nexvision feels, but at this point there isnt a kitchen stable enough to release publiclly. my kitchen that ive been using is basically hacked together, i have a lot of extra steps right now to get it to build my custom roms that ive been releasing, and im not sure how clean nexvision's kitchen is, especially if it is built off my rom as soon as a good kitchen gets put together, im sure someone will release it
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lol...thankfully i haven't had the same issues with evdo...however...i did do an ota after i loaded up the new rom....start...setting...phone...menu....option....setting...internet....get settings...run iota....that usually reprovisions the internet to get working
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Yeah -- trust me -- I did the same thing.
Over the course of the last 3 or 4 days, I have probably loaded and reloaded my phone no less than 6-8 times. Playing around and doing test. That is why I knew (maybe ignorance really would have been more bliss) that the data throughput with 3.16 was was worse (at least for me) then with 2.17.
But -- ohhh how I really liked 3.16. Seemed much more stable. And DCD's build (although did have some bugs) was really nice too.
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this just coming from myself, im not sure how Nexvision feels, but at this point there isnt a kitchen stable enough to release publiclly. my kitchen that ive been using is basically hacked together, i have a lot of extra steps right now to get it to build my custom roms that ive been releasing, and im not sure how clean nexvision's kitchen is, especially if it is built off my rom as soon as a good kitchen gets put together, im sure someone will release it
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true...well...theres clearly something 'stable' enough that a couple of people have pieced together a rom (like you have apparently)...others (such as myself) would like to build something to their own liking (similar to what you've probably done and nex...and a host of others) but are not as 'sophisticated' to piece all the parts accurately (i've tried...but i just can't quite get it)....now i'm sure you may feel a little uneasy ("...especially if it is built off my rom....")...but do allow others to possibly benefit from dudes like yourself and nex and a host of others...as you have probably benefited from others whom you put your kitchen together by......i absolutely can't wait for a stable rom kitchen (which we'll all be using soon i'm sure)....till then...lets all eat
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true...well...theres clearly something 'stable' enough that a couple of people have pieced together a rom (like you have apparently)...others (such as myself) would like to build something to their own liking (similar to what you've probably done and nex...and a host of others) but are not as 'sophisticated' to piece all the parts accurately (i've tried...but i just can't quite get it)....now i'm sure you may feel a little uneasy ("...especially if it is built off my rom....")...but do allow others to possibly benefit from dudes like yourself and nex and a host of others...as you have probably benefited from others whom you put your kitchen together by......i absolutely can't wait for a stable rom kitchen (which we'll all be using soon i'm sure)....till then...lets all eat
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well, like i said, i have to change something different each time, and try flashing a lot of times to get a stable rom. my rom may only be on r3, but i have made at least 25 roms, 22 of which didnt work in some way or another. Just give it a couple of days, or maybe nex's kitchen is clean enough to release. im not super experienced, just enough of a hacker to piece a kitchen together and get a rom put together. i am working on making it carrier independant right now, and that is the last major step for me to release mine.
Post 1 w.sync is up.
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Post 1 w.sync is up.
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More info please:
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More info please:
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Same rom just has wireless sync post installer for those who want it.
I've got TMI (too much information) on these pages. I love updating my phone but now I can't figure out what my next option or options are. I have the Sprint Mogul with Mobile 6 professional (CE OS 5.2.1622) and I installed the new ROM - 3.16.651.0 with radio 3.27.00.
I'm interested in going to the next level but what is that? Also, I want only stuff that is pretty stable - does not have to be perfect but I don't want to loose main functionality.
Thanks in advance,
tsp
Check out DCD 2.2.xx ROMS in this forum, I use and love them. I have been using ROMs from here for a long time, on my Axim and Elf, now on my Titan. Got to love the build quality and additional options they give you.
I recommend a DCD ROM as well. Wait for his next release (next after 2.2.3) as there is a bug that should be fixed very soon. You won't be dissapointed.
depends on what you want....
you want basic....stable....not many progs....go with dcd
you want basic....stable....some decent progs...go with nexvision
you want a little more advanced....alot of progs....go with colonel custom rom from ppcgeeks.com
all are good...i use colonels currently...after a little modifying and setting up on your behalf it will probably be the best rom to use until we get a kitchen and create our own personal roms...
the other two are cool...but they have the same low memory as a phone with many programs....and some core things that I like were taken out that jus made the phone...well....boring....
so its up to you...and what YOU like.
..been doing this for a while
I like DCD's rom... been using 2.2.0 and it is great... I'll wait abit to move up a notch....
Can't go wrong with DCD's roms...
HTC Home
Hey Splitter,
I am really new to making alot of upgrades and understanding some of the language. Can I get my Mogul to look like the screen in you profile pic, or possibly to get the HTC Home application so that i can get the Touch options such as weather, time, etc.
Only1
yes all you have to do is get the homeplug cab that was taken from the touch. i also would recommend the htc touch dialer so you keypad is easier to do. Just search for them. they should be on this site
Hey Mike18 thanks however i can't find it and i am a little or should i say a lot iliterate. Can you please direct.
here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=344533
helps if i add the link the first time i post
Thanks coffey_joshua. This has been a great help, however i didn't see the weather screen or the Touch screen and skins.
once you get the htc home to your main screen you should be able to just click on the sun icon and have an option to update your city
this is sooo cool. Do you think i am going to be constantly updating my phone now, it seems to be addictive.
yeah maybe you didn't read the disclaimer about upgrading your phone.....
it clearly states your wife/ girlfriend will become upset with you because of the amount of time you will put into your phone
dcd and No2Chem
I have used both dcd's and No2Chem's most recent roms and found them both to be great. Those guys are amazing!
Currently I have NexVision's Hybrid on my mogul...based on a dcd2.x.x rom (think it's 2.2.6 but not sure) and loaded with other useful apps, it's one of the better "dressed up" rom's I have found in my short time.
Big Ups to all those guys for sharing and helping the rest of us to learn!!
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depends on what you want....
you want basic....stable....not many progs....go with dcd
you want basic....stable....some decent progs...go with nexvision
you want a little more advanced....alot of progs....go with colonel custom rom from ppcgeeks.com.
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Where did u find colonel rom? I searched ppcgeeks couldn't find it. is it base on 3.16 rom with gps enabled?
Splitter said:
I like DCD's rom... been using 2.2.0 and it is great... I'll wait abit to move up a notch....
Can't go wrong with DCD's roms...
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Ditto here.. Altho some of the others sound interesting.. The biggest problem with upgrading the ROM is you have to reload all the programs you want right? or hopefully I am wrong...
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Ditto here.. Altho some of the others sound interesting.. The biggest problem with upgrading the ROM is you have to reload all the programs you want right? or hopefully I am wrong...
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I recently upgraded from DCD 2.2.1 to no2chems' 2.0 (basically for the extended ROM access). What a great ROM, I highly recommend it.
Being able to access and use the 9MB+ of the Ext ROM is a huge plus. There is also a thread at PPCGEEKS (when their web site works) that explains how to automate the loading of your favorite programs from EXT ROM when you flash your phone.
Freaking awesome.
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yeah maybe you didn't read the disclaimer about upgrading your phone.....
it clearly states your wife/ girlfriend will become upset with you because of the amount of time you will put into your phone
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haha u dunno how true this is...my girl is layin in bed now kinda upset w/ me...funny that i ran across this post at this time
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haha u dunno how true this is...my girl is layin in bed now kinda upset w/ me...funny that i ran across this post at this time
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Interesting how generations are different, I'm presuming you are much younger than I am (45).
If my "girl" was laying in bed while I was geeking on my phone... I can assure you, I"d drop the gadget and take care of my "girl".......
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Interesting how generations are different, I'm presuming you are much younger than I am (45).
If my "girl" was laying in bed while I was geeking on my phone... I can assure you, I"d drop the gadget and take care of my "girl".......
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i don't think it's age. i think it's after that first year of marriage.
I know, I know....
but i am not a flash junkie and don't want my first experience with the TP to be flashing 10 roms. I'm just looking to get a decent one (preferably not a black theme ) and run with it to get to know touchflo and the device. Thanks!
There's a good Wiki associated with this device. Get to know the chefs then start reading their threads. Took me about an evening to find what I was looking for.
Just my opinion but, NATF's all the way! And the FuzeBerry of course....
Hi there
Ive coome over from the hermes camp too (although its still running)
i would personally reccomend the lantis os roms but again, and you'll see this all over xda, you will only find the best rom for you after flashing a few
and theres only really a handful to try!
good luck and make sure you've hardspl'd and have your stock rom and radio versions written down or backed up just in case you have to do a warranty return! saves u the hassle of trying to hunt it down in the panic!
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Hi there
Ive coome over from the hermes camp too (although its still running)
i would personally reccomend the lantis os roms but again, and you'll see this all over xda, you will only find the best rom for you after flashing a few
and theres only really a handful to try!
good luck and make sure you've hardspl'd and have your stock rom and radio versions written down or backed up just in case you have to do a warranty return! saves u the hassle of trying to hunt it down in the panic!
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You should try them all, so you can see what the difference between a good and bad rom is. Each rom is built different for different so not all roms may suit your needs..... but i agree on Lantis OS being my favorite right now.
I personally tried Romeo, NATF and Proven and decided to stick with Proven.
I had problems with the screen shutting off during calls with Romeo.
I experienced TF3D lag with NATF.
Proven has been rock solid and I like the Diamond tweaks he's incorporated.
if you don't like TF3D go with Da_G.. I'm actually running a VGA version of HTC Home on mine.. love the speed.
Thread like these usually get closed pretty fast, I'm suprised that yours last a day
It's really all depend on what you like, they are all great. For the past few days, I've tried many of them. And to be honest, there is no BEST one. It's really depend on what you need and what you like.
Da_G is has the cleanest ROM NaTF's
Elite RC2 Is fully loaded with a new feeling
NATF Is stable, and GPS lock is pretty quick (update very often)
Proven, it's like Elite with less Applications and function (cleaner)
Romeo is very stable
.... Those are what i've tried
Check the Wikki in sticky post.
I think it is a good question that should come up from time to time.. sure everyone has their personal preferences but for a new person wanting a quick rundown on the most current ROMS to date.. just saving the guy some time downloading and flashing all those different ROMS. anyone here flashed all released ROMS to date?
I also went from the Hermes (8525) about a week and a half ago. Fuze was my christmas present .
I tried NATF's ROM for about a week and had many problems, which i seemed to ignore because of all its good feedback. I then tried Lantis OS and had no problems at all, I am still currently using it. No errors and speedy fast.
My suggestion is Lantis OS for the moment, but NATF is suppose to be releasing his v4.0 ROM sometime today or tomorrow so you should look out for that as well.
Good luck with your fuze and your flashing, and enjoy that beautiful VGA screen that i loved when i got it compared to the Hermes
I don't think that XDA-developers ever had any problems with folks discussing ROMs and their xp with the various flavors in a rational manner. We usually end up shutting down threads because the first reply is "Use search you id10t!" followed by general thread degeneration.
Anyhoo.. normally I'm one of the chefs, but with this device I've found that Da_G's direction mirrors the way I'd be going anyway. He's more interested in technical improvements to the GDI, GPS etc than in all the additional apps. I'm pretty confident that he's well on his way to creating a solid base ROM that's free for anyone to work from. Exactly what I would have done. Why re-invent the wheel?
This is what these kinds of threads are supposed to be like! As stated by a couple people previously, normally these get dismissed and/or flamed. When people ask these types of questions, usually they are not asking (at least the smart ones aren't) which ROM the SHOULD flash, but rather what is your experiances with the ones you have used.
I understand how confusing it may be trying to decide which one to use - they all look the same as far as applications that are cooked in. Only difference aesthetically are the different themes and that alone is not a deciding factor for me.
Just as everyone has stated - just try some out and see how they feel to you. ie button mapping, folder layout, apps installed, speed, etc. I personally like Aruppenthal's RRE ROM but that's just my 2 cents.
FYI: From what I've seen, EVERY ROM has its own bugs/quirks that may or may not annoy you.
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if you don't like TF3D go with Da_G.. I'm actually running a VGA version of HTC Home on mine.. love the speed.
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Any chance you could post the version your using? I can't seem to find a VGA version and I am getting ready to get rid of TouchFlo 3D. Or post the thread you got it from.
Never Mind....I found it in the Diamond Forum...
I second the Lantis OS. I am using it as well. It is very fast and stable. I had problems with NATF's as well. But I will try NATF's v4.0 when it is released.
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Any chance you could post the version your using? I can't seem to find a VGA version and I am getting ready to get rid of TouchFlo 3D. Or post the thread you got it from.
Never Mind....I found it in the Diamond Forum...
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Not to get off the subject of this thread but which HTC Home VGA are you using? I am using one called PJ HTC Home VGA which is pretty good but wanted to try something different if it is better...
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Not to get off the subject of this thread but which HTC Home VGA are you using? I am using one called PJ HTC Home VGA which is pretty good but wanted to try something different if it is better...
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The one I'm using is a cab called htchome2.cab that I found in the diamond forum...works fine but the media player tab does not work.
And I have been using either Lantis or DaG Rom's....I use Blackberry Connect which adds lag to the fuze anyway but it seems to affect these Roms the least. I would be interested in hearing what Rom's Blackberry Connect users are fond of as it seems to make a big difference.
i too just got my Fuze from Kaiser. right now im using RomEOS and really like it. i might try the Da_G because i really dont care about TF3D.
I know these things were better on my Wing and on my Mogul, but I can't imagine things getting any better on the Touch Pro. I mean it seems really hard to top...
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I know these things were better on my Wing and on my Mogul, but I can't imagine things getting any better on the Touch Pro. I mean it seems really hard to top...
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You are in for a big surprise....
Amen to that.. .LOL
I have tried (almost) all of the cooked ROM's in this Rapahel forum. Some put more emphasis on being faster and lighter than the stock and others just a better all-around package, enhancements and fixes. Each one and his own tastes with what they are looking for. There are also those who are just fine with the stock.
Trying out new ROM's is a trial and error experience and it takes time until you hit the one you like, but it is also fun and addictive... , I'm totally an addict.
If you are not quite pleased with performance or something about your phone and tweaks are not something that can fix it- you have come to the right place.
why do i feel like this thread is beating a dead horse?
hidavi said:
Any of these cooked ROMs really any better than the stock one?
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No of course not, this is a forum filled with HTC Stock ROM fanatics...
To be honest I always wondered, what makes them so special.
I mean what (except additional programs or OS build updates) they do "better" that I cannot do by just registry tweaking etc.
It would be VERY helpful if there was a list with comparing bias, extras etc.
rzanology said:
why do i feel like this thread is beating a dead horse?
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I'm feeling the same way. Surprised the thread has not been locked already.
Well if you guys say so...
My Wing desperately needed cooked ROMs cuz the stock one was so slow. Same with my Mogul, except that with that phone the cooked ones were faster but less stable.
I dunno if I want to try this on my new Touch Pro just yet. I need more of a detailed testimonial I guess before I decide to operate on my baby...
hidavi said:
Well if you guys say so...
My Wing desperately needed cooked ROMs cuz the stock one was so slow. Same with my Mogul, except that with that phone the cooked ones were faster but less stable.
I dunno if I want to try this on my new Touch Pro just yet. I need more of a detailed testimonial I guess before I decide to operate on my baby...
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perhaps its early and i am still sleepy. but it seems to me, you've just answered your own question. maybe i'm wrong.
but i will allow this thread to live...maybe someone will post a link to some wild benchmark screen shot or something.
I will have to say yes, the cooked roms are better than the stock one.
Mine is majorly faster than it was out of the box, the GPS works better, and programs are using less memory. Most things you might be able to achieve on your own, however most include updates to the drivers for the wireless, video card, os, etc that you would not be able to do yourself (or at least not easily)
Any of these cooked ROMs really any better than the stock one?
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Lol, yes. Its like a whole new phone. ATT stock ROM was so laggy I almost wanted to return the whole thing. That's just my anecdotal experience, next time I flash the stock ROM I'll bench it if you want.
CFC compressed TF3D and such, plenty of cooked-in optimizations contributed from all over the community that the stock ROM has no idea about, you can't replicate a good chef's ROM with reghacks alone.
hidavi said:
Well if you guys say so...
My Wing desperately needed cooked ROMs cuz the stock one was so slow. Same with my Mogul, except that with that phone the cooked ones were faster but less stable.
I dunno if I want to try this on my new Touch Pro just yet. I need more of a detailed testimonial I guess before I decide to operate on my baby...
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I also have a wing and a touch pro. I found the AT&T stock rom to be ok vs my wing custom rom. I then loaded a lot of the roms on the forum and seen how much better it could be. No overloaded os, way more memory, more gps tools, unlocked HSDPA/HSUPA, super fast speeds vs stock rom, working 3d drivers (on some but not all custom roms) and alot more changes. Try out RRE rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=467592. Its the best rom I have every used on any wm device.
Well if you guys say so I'll go ahead and do it. I can't believe it gets better than this!
rcll said:
Lol, yes. Its like a whole new phone. ATT stock ROM was so laggy I almost wanted to return the whole thing. That's just my anecdotal experience, next time I flash the stock ROM I'll bench it if you want.
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Oddly enough, I ran the stock Fuze ROM for a while, and I'd agree completely that out of the box it is slllloooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. I flashed a few ROM's ,eventually settled on RRE until the later versions started exhibiting serious battery drain issues. I flashed back to stock to wait for a fix for that and right now the STOCK AT&T FUZE ROM is as fast and stable as RRE, with all the great battery of the original.
rcll said:
Lol, yes. Its like a whole new phone. ATT stock ROM was so laggy I almost wanted to return the whole thing. That's just my anecdotal experience, next time I flash the stock ROM I'll bench it if you want.
CFC compressed TF3D and such, plenty of cooked-in optimizations contributed from all over the community that the stock ROM has no idea about, you can't replicate a good chef's ROM with reghacks alone.
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funny you should say that, but a co-worker of mine did do that, he returned it shortly after getting it. I was able to convince him to get it again, and allow me to "re-flash" (that was after he played with mine and was impressed)
So how do I go about flashing a CDMA Touch Pro? I hear that the HardSPL program out there doesn't work with CDMA phones.
rzanology said:
perhaps its early and i am still sleepy. but it seems to me, you've just answered your own question. maybe i'm wrong.
but i will allow this thread to live...maybe someone will post a link to some wild benchmark screen shot or something.
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ROTFLMYAO, It is hard to get up in BK especially in E-NY. After looking at this thread, I think I am going back to sleep What time is it again? May be when I get up, this thread will be closed.
East New YOrk here too mang
ANyway, I figured out how to flash CMDA phones over at PPCGeeks. I will report back for possible ownage.
bad grammar, stupid question. Of course they are better, they have different drivers, newer applications, and have stuff added that can only be cooked in. Some of the stuff you can add through cabs and by messing with the registry but everything is faster cooked in
What do you guys think is the best ROM for using the touch pro as it is intended to be first and foremost: a phone.
I'm looking for a rom with no hangups when you want to make a phone call, check a text message or send an email. I find that sometimes my phone hangs (quite badly actually) when I try to use the actual phone bit of my fuze. (IE: Tonight I got pulled over for having an unregistered tag, left the reg at home, tried to call my aunt to bring it to me to avoid having my car impounded and low and behold my phone call screen decides to hang for a good 2 minutes... Lucky the cop felt bad for my seemingly ****ty device and I got off with a warning... :\ )
Also, I find it a pain in the arse sometimes to check, reply to my texts on the go. More often than not the screen hangs for a few seconds between the different screens. I find this so much of an annoyance that I've almost stopped texting all together.
I'm using the RRE 6.5 rom at the moment but this is literally draining the life out of me. any suggestions?
Sounds like you treat your phone as I do ... mission critical device.
RRE's series ROM are great ROMs; a lot of attention goes into ensuring they run as hassle free as possible. That said, Windows Mobile 6.5 is still relatively new and there are some kinks that still need to be worked out.
You may want to look at using a feature lite Mobile 6.1 ROM for the time being. A good indicator of stability is when you see the frequency of kitchen/ROM releases slow down.
HTH,
Thanks for the reply, I'm beginning to think that its a 6.5 issue, but even more so a windows mobile issue... Which is a shame because i've always been a fan of the pc-on-the-go experience of wm as opposed to some proprietary OS by some nameless company for a very specific phone that supports nothing.
Maybe i'm just ranting
It depends on what you want in your ROM.
RRE v3 WM6.5 has been running great for me. There's been a v4 and v5, but I'm sticking with v3 for now since it has run great for me.
WM6.5 isn't for everyone though.
If you don't need TF3D (or don't mind installing it via cab), then look in the March 1st Leaked ATT ROM thread and look for the Da_G stripped version. This is plain WM6.1 with NO HTC stuff. Its as bare as you can get, but fast as hell and very stable. You can find cabs for the HTC stuff if you decide to use it.
+ 1 for NRG minus manila. once you take the manila out, the battery life is excellent....granted, i'm on 2.0 now but was pretty good when i ran 3 as well (switched back for 6.1)....
it's now 5 PM and been off charger since 7:30 AM and with a few phone calls and email twice/multiple texts, i've still got 75% left!!
agree with other member, if you want reliable rom, stick with 6.1. 6.5 has a lot of hiccups. But to each its own. My phone has failed me when I need the most but hey how many times does that happen.
install the new touch pro 6.1 official rom 5.11.xx.xx.xx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
i made my rom with just that in mind, making the touch pro a good phone first, and a good ppc second. it runs on 6.1 so no hiccups and i tested it extensively.
arrupenthal makes some good stable roms too :}
Why are we having this discussion AGAIN?! Oh yeah, because someone with only 4 posts doesn't want to spend an hour reading but wants to get quick answers to questions that have no easy quick answers.
gmgonzal said:
Why are we having this discussion AGAIN?! Oh yeah, because someone with only 4 posts doesn't want to spend an hour reading but wants to get quick answers to questions that have no easy quick answers.
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He did the right thing. He started a new thread instead of clogging other threads with these questions. No one has to enter this. I've been monitoring this because I'm curious to see what people plug here. It's hard to find practical roms unless you read all 150 pages in each good rom's thread because everyone claims: "fast", "great", "best", "stable"... when they really aren't there yet. It's just that some roms aren't fully troubleshot yet. Some people here want to get their money's worth out of a phone they paid a lot of money for and don't want to devote the better part of a day (at the very least) to find something they'll only find a deal killing bug one month later after spending hours putting programs back on their phone after flashing (even after UC).
Sorry for opinion almost unrelated, but I don't post without some kind of contribution of my own:
I currently have been running RRE v3 and its a great rom, but it has some camera bugs with the auto rotate and wm6.5 has messaging uglies. It is by far my favorite performing rom, but the camera bugs. My phone, to me, has to be a phone, gps, camera and music player. I plan to go back to RRE the latest with the 6.1 rom no manila and put on chome. I'll let you know how it works out.
I hope this thread can be a place in which people can come to take a look at great performing roms and dl packages of optimizing software with little time spent reading through bugs and potential bug fixes. This in mind, I'll be on again tonight after hopefully fully testing what I hope to be my rom for about 6 months only reporting great or bad or good (with Quick fixes only).
Thanks to all the chefs for their time.
rhoff412 said:
He did the right thing. He started a new thread instead of clogging other threads with these questions.
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I disagree, all the information he wanted was easily accessible. There's no excuse for not taking some initiative instead of opening up yet another "Hey guyz! What's the best ROM out there for my <insert device name here>" thread.
<rant mode=off> ;-)
I agree…asking a question that is answered 100+ times already is not what this site is about. This site is about the developers and people like my self who are members because we like what he developers do should read more and post less.
Remember this:
I this site becomes about he non-developers it will be ruined!
rhoff412 said:
I plan to go back to RRE the latest with the 6.1 rom no manila and put on chome. I'll let you know how it works out.
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With a win 6.1 and no manila, how looks your today screen? Do you have some kind of screenshot to show?
Thanks
(I'm using an energy 3 rom with win 6.5, and I like the titanium interface, I wonder what I'll use if I go back to 6.1)
I could say that I'm closing this thread out of spite (nobody plugs my ROM? )... but it's not the case. This type of thread is not permitted according to the rules of XDA-Developers.
Although it can seem like a daunting task, the best thing for the OP to do is read through a few ROM threads, the first few posts should suffice, for a list of features and a changelog. [Shameless Plug]. Lastly, check the date of the most recent release, and then jump to the posts from that date, going forward.