So my phone took a dump for unknown reasons, wouldnt turn on after it got super hot from getting hung up on wifi on you tube. Tried several Roms and ended up liking Elegancia GTX. Now that I got my replacement and I'm trying the stock ROM, which isn't that bad. I am debating flashing over to the Elegancia GTX?
What is the closest ROM that is stock but lets you configure the phone like Eleganica GTX? I would prefer to use the radio 2.10.50.26 as it seems to get the best signal, was using 2.12.50 which was decent but overall not as good as the stock radio. Looking for better battery life also.
The phone itself is not bad stock, but I dislike how T-mobile has put on items that I dont really use.
if you like the stock ROM, stay stock and just erase the extra crap you don't want using file explorer.
Recent trip showed the limits of the stock rom, battery drain sucks, freezing up and no hspa? So I am going to flash a rom on to the phone....
Energy has his version of stock called reference series.. it looks stock but its faster and hangs alot less.. check it out at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591784
I run his cookie 23xxx and it runs soo much smoother than stock imo
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Energy has his version of stock called reference series.. it looks stock but its faster and hangs alot less.. check it out at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591784
I run his cookie 23xxx and it runs soo much smoother than stock imo
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When I first bought my phone from somebody they had this ROM, at first it was ok, but as I used the phone more, the ROM did not work for me
I also tried the GTX theme which at first worked well, but after longer use didnt work at all.
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I originally posted this in ROM development then realized I have a CDMA version of the phone.
Like most I dont like the stock ROM. The only one I have tried so far is KK's Loaded 2.0. I like it a lot but it lacks in some areas. Mainly I like how in landscape it gives me the normal home screen. Where it lacks is that the battery life is horrible, I can barely go 12 hours on a full charge, and it is sluggish going from portrait to landscape.
The only real functions I use on the phone is text messaging, email through outlook, the Google Maps GPS and the internet to check facebook and google stuff. What im looking for is the ROM that will give me the best battery life and usability for the above functions. I would like to have the normal home screen in landscape and a faster response from portrait to landscape. I rarely use any of the microsoft office programs, I dont play any games on the phone, nothing along those lines, I literally just do the things mentioned above.
So for the people that have tried and tested the various ROMs, which one do you think is best for me? I appreciate any feedback. Thanks.
Ive just started flashing by phone and as a result, ive flashed many roms lately looking for the perfect one. Here are two of them that i feel are the best ive tried.
If you want a 6.1 rom with great battery life and alot of space for extra programs, try Mighty Rom 4.16. The great part about it is that the phone starts up quickly (almost as fast as a regular non-smartphone), the switch in screen orientation is nearly instant, and it doesn't have a bunch of extra programs on it that you may not use. The only little thing i didn't like was that it didn't include picture messaging and text messages were limited to only 120 words, rather than the 160 i was used to. Luckily, these problems were easily fixed by installing Arcsoft mms and an sms fix. Only reason i switched to a different one was because i wanted wm6.5.
If you want to take the jump to 6.5, i suggest that you check out StarROM 2.0. It's by far one of the quickest roms that i have ever used, it has great battery life (i dont need to charge my phone every single day now!), and already includes programs like Google Maps, Facebook, Opera Widgets, and the usual wm programs (outlook email, office etc.). Im currently using it on my touch pro right now and the only things that i didnt like were that i had to install the calculator, Opera, and Arcsoft MMS. I am currently using it right now and havent had any trouble ever since.
These are just roms that ive tried and liked but to find the one thats best for you, you should try some more until you find the one you're most comfortable with
Star 2.0 is what i would suggest atm.
Silence & SsS are also good roms.
Just switched to StarROM 2.0.... so far so good, will try it out for a while.... Should I change the radio on the phone? I have only had 1 other ROM besides the stock one so I am guessing that the radio on the phone is the stock one. Someone suggested that maybe my poor battery life could be a result of the wrong radio on the phone.
There all good! just try them and see what fits you best
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There all good! just try them and see what fits you best
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agree with this completely. besides it fun trying new stuff
If you want WM 6.5 with Rhodium Manila and some added Topaz goodies, I've tried most of the WM 6.5 + Rhodium Manila ROMs and personally find Energy ROM 3.0 to be the best.
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Just switched to StarROM 2.0.... so far so good, will try it out for a while.... Should I change the radio on the phone? I have only had 1 other ROM besides the stock one so I am guessing that the radio on the phone is the stock one. Someone suggested that maybe my poor battery life could be a result of the wrong radio on the phone.
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so what is your input? did you find it more battery saving or not? let us know.
I'm new to flashing and really want to flash to 6.5. I saw the review on PocketNow and wanted it right away.
However, I'm having trouble deciding what ROM to get. The hardest part is figuring out which WM 6.5 build is the latest. The numbers don't seem to go in order.
Has anyone the Sprint Optimized ROM in this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=509544
I'm looking for a Sprint optimized as my priority because I worry I won't be able to find cabs for the apps that came with the phone.
Darnell_Chat_TN said:
If you want WM 6.5 with Rhodium Manila and some added Topaz goodies, I've tried most of the WM 6.5 + Rhodium Manila ROMs and personally find Energy ROM 3.0 to be the best.
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I've gone through the majority of the 6.5 roms and HANDS DOWN...Energy ROM 3.0 is the best.
I got rid of my wife's Herman, but Fallen 2.1 was pretty good, light, fast, and relatively good with battery. Other good ones are Mighty's roms, and I recently found out that NRGZ has developed a few roms for the Herman as well.
Like a few people said earlier in the thread, it is fun to try different roms to see which one fits you best. Try them for a while and then switch to the next until you feel comfy enough to stop flashing your device (or until you brick it )
Hope this helps.
I'm in the same boat as the OP and currently looking for the best ROM for my Touch Pro.
My phone came preflashed with Juicy 7 when I purchased it and found it uncomfortably slow - not to mention that it has crashed several times on me and then on reboot - proceeded to reset the device and wipe out everything.
I'd like hear, aside from what's the best, why each ROM is the best. I'm looking for a fast ROM that has good battery life (and stable).
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I'm in the same boat as the OP and currently looking for the best ROM for my Touch Pro.
My phone came preflashed with Juicy 7 when I purchased it and found it uncomfortably slow - not to mention that it has crashed several times on me and then on reboot - proceeded to reset the device and wipe out everything.
I'd like hear, aside from what's the best, why each ROM is the best. I'm looking for a fast ROM that has good battery life (and stable).
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Read my post above yours...
Personal experience...
Right now I'm running the stock Sprint ROM. All I really want to change (man I'm getting boring in my old age!) is the TouchFlo version. I reallllly want the calendar tab on the main screen.
Do I have to flash my entire ROM to get that or can you just upgrade/install over the old TouchFlo? I search the forums here with a variety of key words but everything I found pointed back to ROMs of some sort.
Thanks for the help guys!
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Right now I'm running the stock Sprint ROM. All I really want to change (man I'm getting boring in my old age!) is the TouchFlo version. I reallllly want the calendar tab on the main screen.
Do I have to flash my entire ROM to get that or can you just upgrade/install over the old TouchFlo? I search the forums here with a variety of key words but everything I found pointed back to ROMs of some sort.
Thanks for the help guys!
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You can probably upgrade to a later version of TF3D, but truth be told... it would me much simpler to flash since there is a slew of things that need to be done to get the extra tabs and such. Besides, flashing to something like the NRG roms will boost your TP's performance... a lot!
Do you have any suggestions?
I actually just gave my Touch Pro to my wife... so while *I* have a huge tolerance after years and years of flashing ROMs and tweaking phones for the hiccups that come with such matters, I don't want to put her in a position of having to trouble shoot her phone without me or it crashing on her.
She's all about juicing up her phone with a new ROM but I don't want it to be horrible experience for her.
I was looking, earlier today, at NFSFAN's rom. It seems to be very well received although it looked like people were having trouble with the push-based syncing (which would be a deal breaker since her phone syncs to Google)
jfitzpatrick said:
Do you have any suggestions?
I actually just gave my Touch Pro to my wife... so while *I* have a huge tolerance after years and years of flashing ROMs and tweaking phones for the hiccups that come with such matters, I don't want to put her in a position of having to trouble shoot her phone without me or it crashing on her.
She's all about juicing up her phone with a new ROM but I don't want it to be horrible experience for her.
I was looking, earlier today, at NFSFAN's rom. It seems to be very well received although it looked like people were having trouble with the push-based syncing (which would be a deal breaker since her phone syncs to Google)
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NFS is usually good... I would try that as well as NRG, Mighty, Vevitto, and probably Juicy. Hope that helps...
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You can probably upgrade to a later version of TF3D, but truth be told... it would me much simpler to flash since there is a slew of things that need to be done to get the extra tabs and such. Besides, flashing to something like the NRG roms will boost your TP's performance... a lot!
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How to upgrade it? ive installed the Stock ROM on my TP(GSM) from site sunnysoft.com/htc/ and its kinda flawless and very very fast. I dont wanna change the ROM but i could use the calendar tab from sense 2.1 cos i find it very handy.. is there a way to add it to my tf3d ?
I tried to install sense 2.1 from cabs on this ROM but had the problem updating weather so i dropped it, besides that the ROM wasnt working so smoothly anymore.
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How to upgrade it? ive installed the Stock ROM on my TP(GSM) from site sunnysoft.com/htc/ and its kinda flawless and very very fast. I dont wanna change the ROM but i could use the calendar tab from sense 2.1 cos i find it very handy.. is there a way to add it to my tf3d ?
I tried to install sense 2.1 from cabs on this ROM but had the problem updating weather so i dropped it, besides that the ROM wasnt working so smoothly anymore.
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Stuff for Sense/TF3D tend to write and drop a bunch of files under the Windows directory, which (under most cases) will slow down your device. So, getting it pre-cooked is always better as it is cleaner than the installation.
Hello all,
I just got the TB about 2 days ago. Its stock. Im not really impressed with it at all. I hate the HTC Sense crap. I have 12 days left if I want to return it and switch. If im going to keep it, I reallly just need to test it out the way I would really use it.
I want to root it and install a custom rom. I've been reading for 2 days and am comfortable rooting it, flashing the rom, radio, and kernel. I just cant use it with this sense crap on it and the battery life sux bad.
If I do root it, and flash the rom, radio, and kernel. How hard is it to go back to 100% undetectable stock (if I return it) I know how to unroot it just by tossing a stock image back on. But what about CWM? I root it with, flash CWM install a rom then do radio and kernal.
To undo it all do I just toss back a stock image? or do i need to find a copy of the stock radio and kernal? are they just in the stock image?
Do you guys think the hardware is better in the ThunderBolt vs the X2? I know the TB has wayyyyy better dev so far.... the X2 is dual core ... but only has 512mb ram.... I only get a stock quadrant of like 1500.... i watch vids on the X2 stock quad scores of like 2500+ and almsot dbl the FPS....
Any info would be awesome....thanks guys!
Full RUU's contain the radio and kernel.
bobhilton6969 said:
Hello all,
I just got the TB about 2 days ago. Its stock. Im not really impressed with it at all. I hate the HTC Sense crap. I have 12 days left if I want to return it and switch. If im going to keep it, I reallly just need to test it out the way I would really use it.
I want to root it and install a custom rom. I've been reading for 2 days and am comfortable rooting it, flashing the rom, radio, and kernel. I just cant use it with this sense crap on it and the battery life sux bad.
If I do root it, and flash the rom, radio, and kernel. How hard is it to go back to 100% undetectable stock (if I return it) I know how to unroot it just by tossing a stock image back on. But what about CWM? I root it with, flash CWM install a rom then do radio and kernal.
To undo it all do I just toss back a stock image? or do i need to find a copy of the stock radio and kernal? are they just in the stock image?
Do you guys think the hardware is better in the ThunderBolt vs the X2? I know the TB has wayyyyy better dev so far.... the X2 is dual core ... but only has 512mb ram.... I only get a stock quadrant of like 1500.... i watch vids on the X2 stock quad scores of like 2500+ and almsot dbl the FPS....
Any info would be awesome....thanks guys!
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Just toss a stock image, yes.
Quadrants don't mean anything.
The x2 has a locked bootloader.
I've seen it lag switching homescreens.
Android Police gave the x2 quite a hammering
Thanks guys.... Maybe I will keep it.... depends how it runs after some work...
I came from the org D1 w/ cm7. A very clean AOSP like feel... I've looked at some ROMS and see that they have CM7 but says its like pre alpha? I also see alot of people using that DAS BAMF one... I looked at pics of that one and wasnt sure on it.
Is there any ROMs that are fairly stable that are just like plain ole android, no sense crap just clean where i can customize it like i did on CM7? Anyone know a good combo with ROM/Radio/Kernel maybe even overclocked a tad.... that works pretty nice on the TB that I could try tonight?
sorry if this is the wrong section for this..... and thx agian for the help
Unfortunately the only AOSP builds we have is the pre-alpha CM7. You can use the BAMF Roms and then flash the de-sense option to it as well to get it close to an AOSP rom but thats about it. I hear people say that CM7 is fairly stable for them tho so maybe its an option for you.
It's a good thing you hate sense because the best Rom I have found (both performance and battery life) is bamf stripped v1.1. It's not an asop Rom but it has most of the sense stripped out with a very light UI, I installed launcher pro and its very fast and smooth
Kinda dont understand why one would buy an htc device knowing it has sense built into the framework only to complain about the sense?
sent from my bamfed out bolt
satseaker said:
Kinda dont understand why one would buy an htc device knowing it has sense built into the framework only to complain about the sense?
sent from my bamfed out bolt
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He may have learned that he hates sense after he got it. I learned that I hate motoblur after I got my Droid X and I now know that I hate sense (after I got the thunderbolt) lucky for us there are plenty of other launchers to install to get the features and performance we want
satseaker said:
Kinda dont understand why one would buy an htc device knowing it has sense built into the framework only to complain about the sense?
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Well.... I (like most others...i would think) choose a phone based on hardware and performance ..... not software. Not really saying the sense is bad.... just saying its not my style.... just seems to iPhone-ish.... ya dig?
Thanks for the help..... im going in...!
satseaker said:
Kinda dont understand why one would buy an htc device knowing it has sense built into the framework only to complain about the sense?
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Because with the help of communities like XDA we can make mod our phones into the experience that we want I have only owned HTC android phones and I also find sense to be annoying lol.
If you're going to flash a froyo custom rom, I would stick with the stock radio.
[email protected]@ge said:
If you're going to flash a froyo custom rom, I would stick with the stock radio.
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I recommend the one with 1.13.605.7 CDMA AND 1.12.605.6 LTE. That one has much faster 3g than stock. The one with updated 1.13.605.7 CDMA/LTE caused reboots for me
In your experience what is the best rom to date?
Speed, battery life, data connection etc
i need a speedy rom with decent battery life and a good data connection for push notification and sync etc
Currently on Floyo 1.3.0
I have tried loads over the last few months and as an all round, fast, stable and fully operational rom I stuck with Bharat Goku's "DecKed up for life".
I keep reverting back to it and it has never let me down.
Its light to use, super fast and I've never yet had a Force Close for any reason.
Battery life is great.... easy 24 hours and nearly 48hrs if useage is moderate.
Thats running it overclocked as per my signature below.
It sync's no problem with my Win7 laptop and Wifi, Bluetooth and data are all fully functioning.
It is a Non Sense rom so if its Sense you want.... this is no good for you. If it must be Sense, try Rose V3.6 which I found to be the most stable and quick, even compared to the more recent v4 and v4.5.
All my opinion and no doubt others will swear that Floyo or Cronos Ginger or whatever is quicker...... but for me.... I want to run an up to date version at its best...... and Decked is the one for me.
Prof Peach said:
I have tried loads over the last few months and as an all round, fast, stable and fully operational rom I stuck with Bharat Goku's "DecKed up for life".
I keep reverting back to it and it has never let me down.
Its light to use, super fast and I've never yet had a Force Close for any reason.
Battery life is great.... easy 24 hours and nearly 48hrs if useage is moderate.
Thats running it overclocked as per my signature below.
It sync's no problem with my Win7 laptop and Wifi, Bluetooth and data are all fully functioning.
It is a Non Sense rom so if its Sense you want.... this is no good for you. If it must be Sense, try Rose V3.6 which I found to be the most stable and quick, even compared to the more recent v4 and v4.5.
All my opinion and no doubt others will swear that Floyo or Cronos Ginger or whatever is quicker...... but for me.... I want to run an up to date version at its best...... and Decked is the one for me.
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Can i also ask what radio version you are using ?
Hi!. If you like Sense - I used the Rcmix 2.2b for over a year without a single reinstall. Now I've changed it for a newer version which is Aeonflux and I am more than happy with it. If you don't need Android higher than 2.1 and you are looking for something for everyday use this is the rom for you.
About radios.
Used both newest ones: radio-63.18.55.06PU_6.35.15.14 and radio-63.18.55.06SU_6.35.17.03. Didn't notice any difference.
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Hi!. If you like Sense - I used the Rcmix 2.2b for over a year without a single reinstall. Now I've changed it for a newer version which is Aeonflux and I am more than happy with it. If you don't need Android higher than 2.1 and you are looking for something for everyday use this is the rom for you.
About radios.
Used both newest ones: radio-63.18.55.06PU_6.35.15.14 and radio-63.18.55.06SU_6.35.17.03. Didn't notice any difference.
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Thanks but i need 2.2 and up since the applications i use on a daily basis wont work on 2.1 or lower such as facebook messenger and friend caster pro whoch dont seem to work on hardly any 2.2 roms because they always reopen and have to load all messages sometime so still looking for a stable rom atm.
the best rom I've ever used is undoubtedly the Floy VLC 1.3.0, it is fast and never crashes.
Version 2.3.6 of the market is very fluid, unlike many other rom! I am very happy!
First, let me say I love this forum. Second, this is my first smart phone, let alone an android OS phone. I have never rooted a phone, let alone installed a custom ROM. I do have linux experience but more as a hobby, not a power user. I like to keep a linux machine around for fun. The idea of never using windows again at home is one I hope to go full bore on someday but I refuse to go MAC.
Having said that, I really like the stock setup from a usability standpoint. My only complaints are the bloatware that I cannot remove and that even when I have power saving turned on, the battery seems to go too fast. I'm trying to accomplish the following:
1) Improve battery life
2) Free up storage space
3) eliminate bloatware
4) Maintain simple interface (I don't want to be inundated with options and choices)
I use my phone to watch MKV movies a lot. I also prefer the stock browser. I watch a lot of flash videos/streams online. I like to be able to use DLNA to share MKV to other devices on the network. I'm not a gamer anymore.
Would anyone be able to help me decide how to accomplish this? Would a custom ROM be a good solution for me? If so, which ROM? Would I be better off just rooting the phone and uninstalling items?
Thanks for any answers and advice you nice folks can give me.
Rooting phone is a good idea. That way you have full control over your rom. Remember to do a backup of your rom before you start making changes, then if you get in to difficulties you can revert back to the original with out any worries.
Android Revolution is a good "Sense cleaner" with some non-intrusive enhancements.
Venom (my current ROM) takes it to the next level and has a friendlier UI for removing Sense bloat. Venom has more configuration options than you can imagine - but you can just ignore them if you like things the way they are.
The best perceived battery life I've had so far on my HOX+ is CyanogenMod though. It's a totally separate build, and based straight on original Android source, not HTC's. You'll lose the sweet HTC camera chip functions with this option (if it's really that sweet is a matter for debate though).
I can only agree with the previous speaker.
Venom is probably the future.
You have so many settings that you will not find elsewhere.
Stable, fast, smooth, and a great support.
Hats off to the developers
If only they'd get rid of the viper icons
Haha. It'll look more professional....just saying.
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gamepr said:
If only they'd get rid of the viper icons
Haha. It'll look more professional....just saying.
Sent from my HTC One X+ using xda premium
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That's right. I hope it looks better from now.
Well I do not know if you are an international or U.S. user. I can only speak for U.S. and my experience has been Elegancia. The rom is fast stable and offers the simplistic support of what you enjoy. Personal preference directs me away from Viper rom. I have found it buggy, slow and overall hinders daily use. If you are international I would definitely go with Cyanogen Mod, and would still transition to cyanogen once it is released for the U.S. variant.
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Well I do not know if you are an international or U.S. user. I can only speak for U.S. and my experience has been Elegancia. The rom is fast stable and offers the simplistic support of what you enjoy. Personal preference directs me away from Viper rom. I have found it buggy, slow and overall hinders daily use. If you are international I would definitely go with Cyanogen Mod, and would still transition to cyanogen once it is released for the U.S. variant.
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I use the International Device. For me, the Viper Rom works fine on my Hox +.:good:
Kraizk said:
Well I do not know if you are an international or U.S. user. I can only speak for U.S. and my experience has been Elegancia. The rom is fast stable and offers the simplistic support of what you enjoy. Personal preference directs me away from Viper rom. I have found it buggy, slow and overall hinders daily use. If you are international I would definitely go with Cyanogen Mod, and would still transition to cyanogen once it is released for the U.S. variant.
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I second this. Elegancia is great. It gives me great battery life, better than the others Imo. But YMMV.
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I was just the same as you but my advice would be simply to install android revolution HD, it looks identical to the default HTC sense so its really easy to use obviously. It improves battery life really well from my experience, I can easily go a couple days without recharging if I need to, or more if I don't use it much. The ROM also has great performance and it makes everything noticeably faster and more fluid, it also uninstalls all the rubbish that's on there when you get it like amazon MP3 and all that stuff. As for installing it just use Hasoon2000's toolkit which I'm sure you've seen by now to root and install the ROM.
Android Revolution HD: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1987885
Hasoon 2000's Toolkit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994961
I'll give you my experience, since I'm in a similar boat. After 3 years away from Android (had the first Motorola Droid but wasn't into rooting), I switched from my iPhone 4 to the HOX+ on AT&T so I could give Android another shot. I quickly learned that HTC and AT&T put a LOT of crap on their phones I didn't need, and wanted to slim it down, get better battery life, speed things up, etc.
So for my first rooting/ROM experience, I used Hasoon's tool to root, then went about picking a ROM. I ended up with Elegancia, but really I'd go with either that or Viper just based on the amount of activity on their threads. Elegancia has been excellent, and if you're essentially looking for stock experience with better battery life, just make sure you DON'T choose "De-sense" in the options, and just leave all the HTC apps on during installation.
I actually de-sensed and went with Nova Launcher, but I can tell you that the ROM runs MUCH smoother and faster than stock, and I haven't regretted it. I haven't tried Viper yet. Depending on how long Llior takes on his CM 10 for the AT&T, I may try Viper in a week or two to see how it goes, but honestly, can't go wrong with Elegancia.
Hope this helps. As a similar noob in the rooting/flashing scene here, if you have more questions let me know.
Thanks for all the replies.
I have used the toolkit and rooted the phone today. Everything says to backup before installing a ROM. I thought I made a backup during the rooting process. I only really want a backup of my stock phone in case I have to go back later.
How do I know if I have a full backup that I can use later?
What exactly is the process for creating a backup and where is it saved? Can I save a backup on my PC instead of the phone?
I don't want 2 or 3 complete backups on my phone hogging up space.
OK. I think I got Elegancia installed but I never did install the new boot.img.
Does the elegancia ROM install/update this automatically? I have booted into the new Elegancia ROM and it appears to be running fine.