This may sound silly, but a poorly programmed camera app that I really love (Retro Camera) can't produce high res images on my rooted Hero (running basic 2.1 for Hero), as evidently the OS is using so much memory not enough is left for the app to render the photo twice (like I said, it's pretty godawful code on their part).
But, I like the images it produces enough that I'm considering rolling back to 1.5 to see if that works (pretty sure it used to do high res for me before I rooted and upgraded).
I was hoping for some recommendations of fast, stable, low-ish memory use 1.5 ROMs. Or is there a way for me to just roll back to standard 1.5 without overwriting the rooting in case I decide speed and features are indeed more important than pretty pictures?
Just flash the 1.5 rom image using your custom recovery. Use the standard wipe options.
MoDaCo had a pretty well respected 1.5 rom. Look for a final of that if I were you. The others had so many tweaks you had no idea what you were getting, very hit and miss.
Have you tried Vanilla 2.1 builds? I would recommend trying them first as 1.5 had worse memory management IIRC.
Thank you. I'll try a Vanilla 2.1 ROM first, that sounds like a better solution if it works.
You tried a Froyo build? They're vanilla, but I dunno how much RAM is needed, so can't comment...
Haven't tried a Froyo ROM yet, but no luck with VanillaEclair or the latest 2.1version of Cyanogen that I could find. I've found several Sprint Hero users with unroofed phones running 2.1 and getting high res to work. I suppose it could be the hardware, pretty frustrating.
Try Modaco 3.2 along with the lightspeed kernel from here somewhere. I think I kept that setup for 2 - 3 months without feeling the need to flash anything else,....
Sent from my HTC Hero using XDA App
Can't go wrong with Modaco 3.2.
Do you want Sense or Vanilla?
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Can't go wrong with Modaco 3.2.
Do you want Sense or Vanilla?
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Definitely Vanilla. I'm surprised how much I'm enjoying it over Sense.
Thanks so much to all of you for your help.
Kimera 1.6 i like v.much
EDiiT: Were there even any vanila 1.5 roms, you know what i want is a 1.6 rom just to be akward , were there even any 1.6 roms for hero ???
u could try my custom rom.. MrBang CR.. follow the link in my signature..
1.5 ROM: Kimera 1.8
2.1 ROM: I would recommend Cronos Droid 2.1.3 but I don't think I am allowed to post links let alone talk about Feeyo (its like he is Lord Voldemort) or Kimera 2.1
2.2 ROM: Cronos Froyo (once again Feeyo's ROM)
MacaronyMax said:
Kimera 1.6 i like v.much
EDiiT: Were there even any vanila 1.5 roms, you know what i want is a 1.6 rom just to be akward , were there even any 1.6 roms for hero ???
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AFAIK (I only got my Hero in May so that's when I came to XDA since it was my first smartphone) but no Donut ROM was ever completed (I could be wrong, I am not sure) but there is a partially completed one.
MentalDeath said:
1.5 ROM: Kimera 1.8
2.1 ROM: I would recommend Cronos Droid 2.1.3 but I don't think I am allowed to post links let alone talk about Feeyo (its like he is Lord Voldemort) or Kimera 2.1
2.2 ROM: Cronos Froyo (once again Feeyo's ROM)
AFAIK (I only got my Hero in May so that's when I came to XDA since it was my first smartphone) but no Donut ROM was ever completed (I could be wrong, I am not sure) but there is a partially completed one.
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Nice thanks always wondered where'd the 1.6 go same for 2.0 but dw you dont have to give me one of those to
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Hey there I'm new to android coming from iOS. Ive been trying new roms but they havent been working that smoothly for me. Wondering if theres a rom that is very close to official 2.1 but rooted
currently running froydvillain 1.5, overclocked to 652mhz (for some reason I remember my unrooted 1.5 my hero came with to be more stable)
BTW what is RUU is there a terms thread for nubs?
RUU is a Rom Update Utility. Its an executable made by HTC to flash new roms for people who don't have root/a recovery image.
As far as stock roms go, it depends which "stock" you want. Froyd is a vanilla 2.2 rom. 2.2 hasn't officially been released for our hero, so its a little bit buggy. Cudos to the developers though, I use froyd as an every day rom, doesn't give me any gip.
Anyway, 2.1 was officially released for us by HTC, and I would heartily recommend vanillaeclair 4 for your vanilla 2.1 needs.
Sense is the HTC GUI for the hero and us "stock" as far as the hero is concerned. Chocolateeclair is made by the same Guy as vanillaeclair, but I dislike sense, so I can't really recommend any good sense roms.
Sent from my HTC Hero using Tapatalk
Villain rom 12 if you want a no frills 100% 2.1 rom everything works.
If you want to use 2.2 i am using froydvillain 1.5 all working well but a bit heavy on the battery apart from that working lovely here.
use rcmix, it's the best 2.1 rom imo.
surronix said:
...Wondering if theres a rom that is very close to official 2.1 but rooted
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Search the forum...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=713493
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714075
Both are very very close to stock ROM and rooted.
Regards,
scholbert
Modaco roms are generaly very stock , stable and speedy
chrisjaggeruk said:
Villain rom 12 if you want a no frills 100% 2.1 rom everything works
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Agreed,.... VILLAIN12 for stability all the way!!!!!
you can run the official rom and root it with androot..? but it's kind of laggy.. I use fusion!rom with sense skin
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Agreed,.... VILLAIN12 for stability all the way!!!!!
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another +1 for VillainROM !
Hello folks,
I am some what new to the Android OS, I have a vibrant that has been updated with mini kies to the JI6 2.1 ECLAIR. I am anxious to try out Froyo. I thought I would wait awhile until the Devs could work out some bugs. I think that has happened by now. So I have three questions.
1. what is the most stable custom Froyo based ROM I can flash on my vibrant?
2. Is there a Froyo based ROM that already has mobile AP enabled for the vibrant?
3. Where (if possible) can I download a stock ROM of the vibrant? (Before you tell me to make one, know that mine is not stock, I have installed OCLF, and the JI6 update)
thanks for any help that can be given,
RAMROD
lovemysgs said:
Hello folks,
I am some what new to the Android OS, I have a vibrant that has been updated with mini kies to the JI6 2.1 ECLAIR. I am anxious to try out Froyo. I thought I would wait awhile until the Devs could work out some bugs. I think that has happened by now. So I have three questions.
1. what is the most stable custom Froyo based ROM I can flash on my vibrant?
2. Is there a Froyo based ROM that already has mobile AP enabled for the vibrant?
3. Where (if possible) can I download a stock ROM of the vibrant? (Before you tell me to make one, know that mine is not stock, I have installed OCLF, and the JI6 update)
thanks for any help that can be given,
RAMROD
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1. [ROM] Obsidian V2 - JK2 Official Froyo Based 2.2 - Team Whiskey - *11/08/10* Very stable for me
2. Yes [ROM] Obsidian V2 - JK2 Official Froyo Based 2.2 - Team Whiskey - *11/08/10* I think most of the Froyo releases have it now.
3. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739091
This is my preference, seems very stable and can be a daily driver. I imagine its going to have an update soon, we'll see. I don't like TW, if you do, perhaps try another version (eugenes or TWs Obsidian).
http://board.teamwhiskey.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=181
Mobile AP should be in there, Im charging so I can't check.
s15274n said:
This is my preference, seems very stable and can be a daily driver. I imagine its going to have an update soon, we'll see. I don't like TW, if you do, perhaps try another version (eugenes or TWs Obsidian).
http://board.teamwhiskey.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=181
Mobile AP should be in there, Im charging so I can't check.
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-- Wait the link was to a "True Stock" 2.1 rom, are you saying that is your current preference over Froyo?
-- Your aversions to TW... is that you don;t like them personally, or you do not like their roms?
^ HAHAA, Sorry, let me clarify:
I LOVE Team Whiskey. I HATE TouchWiz (TW).
The link is to Onyx. It is 2.2 without TW (TouchWiz). It flies on my Vibrant... no FCs, very stable. I imagine they are going to have an update soon but the good news is they are not wiping data now so you can flash R21, then R22 and not lose anything. If/when they release R23 I imagine that too will not wipe data so you can just flash right on top and not lose anything.
LauncherPro is more appealing to me, more customizable and it's faster. There is nothing I like about TW better than LP. I also hate scrolling left to right (I know there is an alt way, but LP is better for me). Look at the downloads/comments for Onyx (no TW) vs. Obsidian (the 2.2 version with touchwiz) and you will see an overwhelming majority prefer no TW.
s15274n said:
^ HAHAA, Sorry, let me clarify:
I LOVE Team Whiskey. I HATE TouchWiz (TW).
The link is to Onyx. It is 2.2 without TW (TouchWiz). It flies on my Vibrant... no FCs, very stable. I imagine they are going to have an update soon but the good news is they are not wiping data now so you can flash R21, then R22 and not lose anything. If/when they release R23 I imagine that too will not wipe data so you can just flash right on top and not lose anything.
LauncherPro is more appealing to me, more customizable and it's faster. There is nothing I like about TW better than LP. I also hate scrolling left to right (I know there is an alt way, but LP is better for me). Look at the downloads/comments for Onyx (no TW) vs. Obsidian (the 2.2 version with touchwiz) and you will see an overwhelming majority prefer no TW.
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So I installed bionics Obsidian 2.2 on my vibrant using Clockwork rom manager. Everything went smooth. It installed and booted just great, I really liked what I saw. Only problem I ran into was I had purchased a app before I flashed rom. After flash, it was gone.. not just off the phone but not in the market either. No big deal normally I would just go into market and click Downloads and there it would be. Not this time, cant even find it doing a search. I paid like $14 usd for it so I would like it. But its completely gone. Maybe it wont show it to me because of the new firmware?
Now, it is not there and my first instinct told me to re-flash... So I open clockwork and try and re-install. I locate file on SD.. But, instead of rebooting into clockwork, it reboots like its going to and reboots again but into standard recovery OS mode.
What would be the easiest way for me to re-flash this using a macbook?
Remember reading somewhere that the market installed was the european version so some paid apps would appear. However i can't seem to find the post that originally mentioned this issue. Anyone else remember if obsidian was using the european version of the market?
C to the L-O-T-O-R-I-O, U-S, you just, lay down slow.
If you have clockwork still installed (the answer is yes if you have a team whiskey rom loaded), if you get to the standard pre-loader, recovery mode, just select "reinstall packages..." That should get you into CwR
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
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^ HAHAA, Sorry, let me clarify:
I LOVE Team Whiskey. I HATE...
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Just got onyx up on my phone, and damn.... You were 11O% correct about launcher pro.. Did you buy the full version?
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
Regarding apps... don't forget to get Titanium Backup and backup not only all your apps but also their data. I recommend the donated pro version for $5.99 which makes the backup/restore process completely painless and automatic. So after you flash a new rom if something like you describe happens you can just recover your app from your backup.
What are latest good rom for Hero? There are so many around so i dont know what to choose.
This?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715728
That depends.. Are you after a SENSE 2.1 ROM? or a Froyo 2.2 ROM?
I'm currently running the Froyo FroydVillain 1.72 ROM, My favourite so far
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=864755
Its worth looking at Floyo also!
Calico5 said:
That depends.. Are you after a SENSE 2.1 ROM? or a Froyo 2.2 ROM?
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I just need best rom what are fast and stable. Sense UI isnt important. Where can i get Froyo 2.2?
You can either use the rom in the link i posted previously.. although it is a bit unstable sometimes. or you can flash this one here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=784689
Fast and stable just dont OC it too much
Owdy said:
What are latest good rom for Hero? There are so many around so i dont know what to choose.
This?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715728
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Willain 12Rom is also good, i use a long time, but yet the Tegro 2.4.1 is my favorite rom...
ok so i've went through the threads here and pretty much got a handle on what's what but some are little outdated. though since i'm new, i've already applied the ED01 froyo OTA update from stock as soon as i opened it up and a lot of the stuff here are applied to older firmwares. so first things first, i tried to root using this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790004 using the fascinateRootv02 but no go. i hear you can use superoneclick but looking at the superonelick thread, samsung fascinate is not supported? so if someone can point me to the right direction, i would appreciate it.
so with that said, i know there are a lot of roms available. i want to just stick to one that works well and avoid much as possible in keep changing roms. so what is the most popular roms out of the bunch?
thanks!
droidfoshizzle said:
ok so i've went through the threads here and pretty much got a handle on what's what but some are little outdated. though since i'm new, i've already applied the ED01 froyo OTA update from stock as soon as i opened it up and a lot of the stuff here are applied to older firmwares. so first things first, i tried to root using this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790004 using the fascinateRootv02 but no go. i hear you can use superoneclick but looking at the superonelick thread, samsung fascinate is not supported? so if someone can point me to the right direction, i would appreciate it.
so with that said, i know there are a lot of roms available. i want to just stick to one that works well and avoid much as possible in keep changing roms. so what is the most popular roms out of the bunch?
thanks!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045048&page=2
I havent rooted an official 2.2 update.. but this should work.. welcome!!!
EDIT.. I BELIEVE YOU COULD INSTALL odin, and just flash a freshly rooted official ED01.. but ide wait for somemore answers b4 trying anything.. ppl usually get at u pretty quick
ace5198 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045048&page=2
I havent rooted an official 2.2 update.. but this should work.. welcome!!!
EDIT.. I BELIEVE YOU COULD INSTALL odin, and just flash a freshly rooted official ED01.. but ide wait for somemore answers b4 trying anything.. ppl usually get at u pretty quick
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You are correct. You can just odin a CWR of your choice and then flash a ROM with the Super User package already in place and kaboom rooted
Superonelick (version...let me look here.....ugh... version 1.8) is fascinate compatible and I myself have used it before.
cheers.
** Edit **
To answer you question OP, the most popular ROM is Ultimatekangbang (Community ROM v1.x), Evil Fascination, and CyanogenMod 7 (Koas or CM7 by JT **Gingerbread**)
Quick break down
Kangbang (Comm)
-Community developed and updated frequently
-Most popular
-Comes with an overclockable/undervoltable kernel (up to 1.6ghz)
Evil Fascination
-2nd only to Kangbang
-Great ROM very clean
-No kernel (since I last checked could be wrong)
- Just use one of the PBJ kernels that are under volted for better battery life
-beta testing the LG android launcher
CM7
-Gingerbread (2.3)
-Camera, MMS, and BT do not function until a 2.3 official leak is obtained
-Smooth and completely open source
-heavily customizable
I use Kangbang 1.3 with the 100uv PBJ kernel and I see no crashes or force closing issues alongside 25 to 30 hours of battery life under normal use.
gkirby11 said:
You are correct. You can just odin a CWR of your choice and then flash a ROM with the Super User package already in place and kaboom rooted
Superonelick (version...let me look here.....ugh... version 1.8) is fascinate compatible and I myself have used it before.
cheers.
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To answer you question OP, the most popular ROM is Ultimatekangbang (Community ROM v1.x), Evil Fascination, and CyanogenMod 7 (Koas or CM7 by JT **Gingerbread**)
Quick break down
Kangbang (Comm)
-Community developed and updated frequently
-Most popular
-Comes with an overclockable/undervoltable kernel (up to 1.6ghz)
Evil Fascination
-2nd only to Kangbang
-Great ROM very clean
-No kernel (since I last checked could be wrong)
- Just use one of the PBJ kernels that are under volted for better battery life
-beta testing the LG android launcher
CM7
-Gingerbread (2.3)
-Camera, MMS, and BT do not function until a 2.3 official leak is obtained
-Smooth and completely open source
-heavily customizable
I use Kangbang 1.3 with the 100uv PBJ kernel and I see no crashes or force closing issues alongside 25 to 30 hours of battery life under normal use.
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thanks for the info! hmm so you don't have to root to use odin? cool, i'll try this.
would voodoo work with kangbang? just saying because it seems like voodoo is the most popular kernel here. how different is 100uv PBJ then with voodoo? is there a there a one stop shop thread on info of which kernel does what?
droidfoshizzle said:
thanks for the info! hmm so you don't have to root to use odin? cool, i'll try this.
would voodoo work with kangbang? just saying because it seems like voodoo is the most popular kernel here. how different is 100uv PBJ then with voodoo? is there a there a one stop shop thread on info of which kernel does what?
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odin a pre rooted rom... found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048380
again i say welcome and enjoy ur amazing new phone.. i prefeer community rom
Ok I just rooted my HTC Legend and I'm looking for a good ROM to use. I want a fast one that I can install apps to the SD card with if I want to. I also want to be able to install any app I want that requires root privs like Shark for root. What one do you use?
Any suggestions are much appreciated thanks!
With Sense I recommend BlaYo B 0.8.4
Without Sense I recommend CyanogenMod, with DarkTremor (For true A2SD).
But that's just me, there are many roms out there that might suit you better. It's just a choice of personal preference really.
If u want a smooth and stable ROM with sense, use blay0's .. If u want a gingerbread rom, use ogo2's rc1 .. If u dont like sense cyanogenmod7
Sent from my HTC Legend using XDA App
If. You're up to wireless tether. Than ogos rom is not for you.
I suggest you with blay0s b.08 rom. For starters... you do pay htc with sense features. Unless you dont want it. Cm7.
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psyionx said:
I suggest you with blay0s b.08 rom. For starters... you do pay htc with sense features. Unless you dont want it. Cm7.
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What? You don't pay them anything in Froyo!
2.3.3 with sense 2.1
Asovse1 said:
What? You don't pay them anything in Froyo!
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I mean the sense framework. I've flash rom many times already. And I really find sense people (contacts) is a very good contact manager. It does merging your contact by making links at the note part of the contact and does not
Delete contacts to merge. There are some other contact manager in the market. But this is still better in many ways.
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Hi. I`m kind of new here.
I want to ask you to recommend me some roms that are based on Android 2.3 which will work on legend flawlessly or, if not possible, something else to replace my boring vodafone branded 2.2.
From what I`ve read on other threads, there are problems with radio/wifi/gps in some of them and i don`t know what to choose, because i want it to be 100% useable and a plus from my current rom in all areas.
If you could help, please do !
legance84 said:
Hi. I`m kind of new here.
I want to ask you to recommend me some roms that are based on Android 2.3 which will work on legend flawlessly or, if not possible, something else to replace my boring vodafone branded 2.2.
From what I`ve read on other threads, there are problems with radio/wifi/gps in some of them and i don`t know what to choose, because i want it to be 100% useable and a plus from my current rom in all areas.
If you could help, please do !
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it you want to try something new, i would say use cyanogenmod 7.0.3. That is a stable version and everything works
If you want some extra looks then standard cm 7.0.3 you can use this version i cooked (witch support transparent statusbar)
I use blay0s b.08 rom because it's nice and stable but i sometimes switch to cyanogenmod 7.0.3 or nightly's
i find the radio or whatever controls the reception and connectivity of the phone with cyanogenmod is pretty bad with my phone. takes ages to connect to 3g, wifi reception is poor and a lot of the time people cant even call me lol. blay0s rom is perfect except wifi doesnt work at all, and the newsense rom is even more perfect and i just love it in every way, except the wifi doesnt work with 802.1x enterprise which is what my uni network uses so its kinda annoying. but i still use it, gingerbread with sense is so damn good omg <3
Thanks for your answer. I installed both cm7.0.3 an blayo 0.8.4, but i will stick with the last one. It`s kind of amusing, after flashing cm7.0.3 i have ~168 MB internal storage left, and with blayo i have 110 MB. (no sd partitioning, i try to keep it as simple as i can).
So, i used titanium backup to force remove some system apps i don`t need in blayo, then through clockwork recovery i wiped data/cache/dalvik and rebooted, so now i have 131 mb left on blayo.
1. Is this the right way to do it or i colud somehow gain more internal storage space?
2. Is moving apps2sd with titanium backup efficient, or shoud i use something else?
How is ogo2 2.3.3 + sense 2.1 ROM?
Sorry for silly question but I am new to this forum and am going to root my Legend now. I just read about this rom (2.3.3 + sense 2.1) RC3, but there are few things mentioned that are not working like wifi and fm.
Is RC3 the latest build?
I want to install a ROM that is faster and less buggy.
Do you suggest ogo2's ROM or CM7?