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I've been running xtrSENSE 4.1 for a few months. My wifes Eris is still stock. Thinking about moving to xtrSENSE 4.6.5.
Is there anything better?
Is there a post that compares the ROM's?
I see xtrTenzoRCMix2.1 claims no 50% without signal bug.
DaveDragon said:
I've been running xtrSENSE 4.1 for a few months. My wifes Eris is still stock. Thinking about moving to xtrSENSE 4.6.5.
Is there anything better?
Is there a post that compares the ROM's?
I see xtrTenzoRCMix2.1 claims no 50% without signal bug.
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IMHO, xtrSENSE is the stuff! I ran it and xtrROM for the longest times on my Eris. I would make the move to 4.6.5. He has a beta of xtrROM v5.0 out now, so maybe there'll be an xtrSENSE v5.0 soon, too.
I'm using Froyo ROMs now, FYI, although sometimes it's tempting to go back to xtr.
I might consider a Froyo based ROM but I'd like to keep my wife close to stock, only better and faster. When I first loaded xtrSENSE on mine I had her compare the 2 phones, the xtr phone was definitely faster and smoother. We're not eligible for an upgrade until December, the Eris's will have to do for another 10 months.
I've been running xtrSENSE 4.6.5 and don't know why you wouldn't upgrade. No signif issues (you can check the appropriate thread to see if there's anything that might bother you). 4.6.5 feels very stable and quicker than my previous OTA 2.1.
I also flashed CELBFroyo 4.1 for a bit but didn't like the non-SENSE UI. To be fair, I didn't give myself much time to get used to it, but it didn't seem appreciably faster and so I didn't see the point in giving up the SENSE bits that I like. The only thing that I preferred is that Froyo allows the newer gmail app (wife has a HTC Inc, so I've seen and used it up close). But until they develop a Froyo, sense-UI ROM that runs smoothly and stably on my little Eris, I'll probly stay with xtrSENSE.
And FWIW, I don't think there's a 5.0 version coming anytime soon--that is currently xtrROM specific.
Good luck,
xtrSENSE is going to probably be your best bet for a very good and stable STOCK sense rom. i read Tenzo's sense rom is very good also but i dont know if it is a stock sense rom, i have not tried it and it kind of looks like it has alot of custom tweaks and and interface changes
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I have flashed them all . The Very best rom out of all those here is xtrsence5.0.1. it has everything a stock 2.1 eris has plus all the other goodies . loaded 100 app in memory and not a bit of lag . has wifi hotspot camera and video wired tethering apps2sd cache2cache Overclock or not and well its fast and no Fc'ed apps . Very Nice Thanks ZACK !! currently have 481 apps installed on it and sd card . no lag and plenty of rom memory left
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First of please.... don't yell at me for not reading the 381 pages of the different forum threads to find out which is the most stable.
Her phone has always been plauged with being horribly slow. Alot of apps don't work on her phone and when they do, there so slow its usually unusable. Currently she is running kaosfroyo37. What do you guys recommend for a good stable from to put her on? Also, what do you guys do to speed up your eris's? Over clock CPU? Or what? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm not to use to this phone. Always been a moto droid/droid 2 now xoom guy myself..
ml3000 said:
First of please.... don't yell at me for not reading the 381 pages of the different forum threads to find out which is the most stable.
Her phone has always been plauged with being horribly slow. Alot of apps don't work on her phone and when they do, there so slow its usually unusable. Currently she is running kaosfroyo37. What do you guys recommend for a good stable from to put her on? Also, what do you guys do to speed up your eris's? Over clock CPU? Or what? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm not to use to this phone. Always been a moto droid/droid 2 now xoom guy myself..
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Really every ROM is stable at this point. You just have to decide between Eclair, Froyo or Gingerbread.
This should be in the Q&A section btw.
eclair-xtrsense
froyo- froshedyo or THErom if you don't need gps
gingerbread- gingertazz
out of them i think the fastest and most stable is xtrsense 5.0.1
My votes:
Eclair - xtrSENSE
Froyo - FroShedYo
Gingerbread - GSB (GingerShedBread)
She will probably experience the fewest problems with xtrSENSE 5.0.1. This ROM is smooth!
GSB is extremely stable. I know it's just CM7 RC1 (or is it RC2), but I've not had one problem with it. My wife has it too on her Eris.
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GSB is extremely stable. I know it's just CM7 RC1 (or is it RC2), but I've not had one problem with it. My wife has it too on her Eris.
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Yea its rc2 now.
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As always, +1 xtrSENSE.
I vote CELB froyo. Used it for months and never had any issues with it, solid as a rock.
I've been using GSB for a while now, but I still feel like CELB is a little more stable (probably because it's not synced from nightly CM sources).
I like GSB. XTRsense was cool, but I had major video playback issues so I couldn't deal with it anymore.
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Tazz gingerbread
I will give a shoutout for Tazz's Gingerbread. everything works great he is on version 16 and it is smooth and fast.
JMHO.
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wwonka69
Go Redsox
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Really every ROM is stable at this point. You just have to decide between Eclair, Froyo or Gingerbread.
This should be in the Q&A section btw.
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this is the Q&A section bud haha. and i rock ginger tazz i personally get the best batterylife compared to gsb. but both are great
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eclair-xtrsense
froyo- froshedyo or THErom if you don't need gps
gingerbread- gingertazz
out of them i think the fastest and most stable is xtrsense 5.0.1
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Yay I got a vote! I've found the fix for GPS but that broke Wifi so... once I get it all sorted out there will be a no-wipe update from V0.13. Ivan's Eris Official V1.0 is really good if you want a stock nice stable rom. No fluff there, and you will have to manually apply patches like overclock if you want them. Not too shabby overall.
I love GSB but for a simple easy to use & stable ROM I'd go with xtrSense. HTC sense is beautiful imo, and if I remember correctly, xtrSense is built in overclocked to 710.
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I've been using VanillaTazz for 2.2 and haven't had any problems at all with it.
I pretty much have the same question. Recently I've made my first foray into Android with a NOOKcolor on which I've installed CM7 with an OCed kernel, etc., all running from SD card so that I don't touch the stock ROM on eMMC. I have a good friend with a Droid Eris who is VERY frustrated with its stability and speed, so I thought I'd see what options were available for it.
I can work with her on the differences between Eclair, Froyo, and Gingerbread to decide on a version of the OS to install, but I wanted to know if any of these distributions can be run strictly off of SD card so that the phone's internal state isn't affected while we do some "test drives". I have a feeling she won't want to do this if there's a reasonable chance it could screw up her phone, and the easiest way to reassure her of that is to show her that when the SD card isn't inserted, it's still her original phone.
Thanks much!
I would recommend workshed's GSB ROM:
[ROM][3/28/2011] GSB v2.4 | GingerBread 2.3.3 [CM7.0.0 RC3 NIGHTLY]
I have been using it for a few days now and it is smooth and brought new life to my little Eris
Fairly new to rooting, but been lurking here and playing with the thought for a long time, so finally decided to do it.
Was super easy and now I am asking myself why I didn't do a year ago!
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I pretty much have the same question. Recently I've made my first foray into Android with a NOOKcolor on which I've installed CM7 with an OCed kernel, etc., all running from SD card so that I don't touch the stock ROM on eMMC. I have a good friend with a Droid Eris who is VERY frustrated with its stability and speed, so I thought I'd see what options were available for it.
I can work with her on the differences between Eclair, Froyo, and Gingerbread to decide on a version of the OS to install, but I wanted to know if any of these distributions can be run strictly off of SD card so that the phone's internal state isn't affected while we do some "test drives". I have a feeling she won't want to do this if there's a reasonable chance it could screw up her phone, and the easiest way to reassure her of that is to show her that when the SD card isn't inserted, it's still her original phone.
Thanks much!
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You still had to root the Nook, though, didn't you, before you could run a ROM from the SD card? The simple answer is that yes, there is some way to run ROMs from the Eris' SD card, but as far as I know, you have to root the Eris to do this first. If you're going to go to that length, from there it's easier to just go ahead and flash a real ROM instead of opting to boot one from the SD card. Less steps.
xtrSENSE is based on the Eris stock ROM, but is overclocked for performance, underclocked to save battery, and has some other tweaks to make it faster than the stock ROM.
Don't get me wrong, I run the GSB ROM noted in the post before mine, but it would be far less culture shock and might be all she needs to keep her happy to run xtrSENSE since it is just like a hopped up version of the original ROM.
If she likes that for a while, and she feels experimental, then I would suggest GSB at a later date.
There are many simple ways to root the Eris, I believe there may be even an app on the market to do so. I don't know the details of how to run an Eris ROM from the SD card, for that you'll have to look in the Eris development section.
Probably the easiest way to root the Eris is by using the Universal 1 Click Eris Root App Apk - No PCs, No Scripts Needed, EASY. You can download it from the Android Market. It's under the name "HTC Eris 1 Click Root App". Read the instructions at the link I gave you.
[ROM][GPL][3/15/2011] xtrSENSE5.0.1 [cache2cache,apps2sd,oc,jit]-HTC Sense is the link to the one I recommend. IMHO it's best for beginners because it is so close to the original ROM, yet so much faster.
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You still had to root the Nook, though, didn't you, before you could run a ROM from the SD card?
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Actually, you don't have to root the NOOKcolor to use other ROMs. The NC gives boot priority to the SD card slot, so if there's a bootable OS on the card then it's used instead of the internal storage. Right now I have fully stock NOOKcolor 1.1 (which is based on Eclair) and CM7 on SD card.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Probably the easiest way to root the Eris is by using the Universal 1 Click Eris Root App Apk - No PCs, No Scripts Needed, EASY. You can download it from the Android Market. It's under the name "HTC Eris 1 Click Root App". Read the instructions at the link I gave you.
[ROM][GPL][3/15/2011] xtrSENSE5.0.1 [cache2cache,apps2sd,oc,jit]-HTC Sense is the link to the one I recommend. IMHO it's best for beginners because it is so close to the original ROM, yet so much faster.
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Yeah, I just discussed this type of staged approach with my friend as well, so that's what I'm going to do. Thanks for the "Rooting Eris for Dummies" links! Those will be very helpful.
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Actually, you don't have to root the NOOKcolor to use other ROMs. The NC gives boot priority to the SD card slot, so if there's a bootable OS on the card then it's used instead of the internal storage. Right now I have fully stock NOOKcolor 1.1 (which is based on Eclair) and CM7 on SD card.
Yeah, I just discussed this type of staged approach with my friend as well, so that's what I'm going to do. Thanks for the "Rooting Eris for Dummies" links! Those will be very helpful.
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You're welcome. Oh, that's neat about the Nook. Unfortunately you can't do that with the Eris.
I am new to this site, but hope to root and flash both my Inc. and wife's Eris. So the wife has an Eris and it is starting to screw up. When we got the phones I told her it would never be a Ferrari. Two days ago all the icons disappeared and the phone is so slow. She has threatened me with going out and getting an Iphone. My you know what puckered at the mention of that. This brings me to my question. I would like suggestions on a Rom that has sense and is reasonably peppy. Because this is the wife's phone I do not have the luxury of doing trial and error with different Roms. I am just looking for something that is similar to stock but actually works. I take it that I can find all of the instructions for rooting and flashing in the general section. Your feedback is greatly appreciated, my wallet thanks you too!
tech4petro said:
I am new to this site, but hope to root and flash both my Inc. and wife's Eris. So the wife has an Eris and it is starting to screw up. When we got the phones I told it would never be a Ferrari. Two days ago all the icons disappeared and the phone is so slow. She has threatened me with going out and getting an Iphone. My you know what puckered at the mention of that. This brings me to my question. I would like suggestions on a Rom that has sense and is reasonably peppy. Because this is the wife's phone I do not have the luxury of doing trial and error with different Roms. I am just looking for something that is similar to stock but actually works. I take it that I can find all of the instructions for rooting and flashing in the general section. Your feedback is greatly appreciated, my wallet thanks you too!
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xtrSENSE 5.0.1 - there is no comparison! This is by far the best 2.1 ROM out there.
Is there any sense in putting a Froyo Rom on her phone?
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Is there any sense in putting a Froyo Rom on her phone?
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Froyo ROMs are easily customizable, and there are several options for that in the Themes and Apps forum. Froyo has other improvements - for some, however, the seamless integration of Sense features keeps them with 2.1 instead of upgrading to 2.2 or 2.3. You may want to ask her what she looks for in a phone, and use this priority list to determine which ROM to load (e.g. battery life, speed, looks and customization, stability, etc.)
There are several great Froyo options - I'd recommend FroShedYo. And for Gingerbread, I'd recommend GSB (GingerShedBread).
She texts and does e-mail. What she wants most is speed and battery life. Do any of the roms have problems running regular apps (angry birds, weatherbug,yahoo mail) etc.?
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She texts and does e-mail. What she wants most is speed and battery life. Do any of the roms have problems running regular apps (angry birds, weatherbug,yahoo mail) etc.?
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ROM problems with running regular apps seems to be user-specific and not general to a ROM or group of ROMs (i.e. Eclair, Froyo, GB).
For speed and battery life I'd choose either GSB or xtrSENSE. That's just my two cents! You can see from browsing the threads that everyone has their favorites. I've been pleased with the support from the developers of both GSB and xtrSENSE. As I've played with ROMs on my phone I've pulled my wife along (sometimes unwillingly). She's staying with GSB and I'm staying with xtrSENSE.
Happy hunting!
What are the differences between the two?
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chlila said:
ROM problems with running regular apps seems to be user-specific and not general to a ROM or group of ROMs (i.e. Eclair, Froyo, GB).
For speed and battery life I'd choose either GSB or xtrSENSE. That's just my two cents! You can see from browsing the threads that everyone has their favorites. I've been pleased with the support from the developers of both GSB and xtrSENSE. As I've played with ROMs on my phone I've pulled my wife along (sometimes unwillingly). She's staying with GSB and I'm staying with xtrSENSE.
Happy hunting!
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What are the differences between the two?
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First, I +1 xtrSENSE. It just works, and works extremely well.
Second, the difference is that xtrSENSE is very much based on the most recent March OTA official release, which is based on Android 2.1 (Eclair). zach.xtr has customized it so that it overclocks, underclocks, has more internal memory for apps, and more.
All those features are available to Froyo (2.2) and Gingerbread (2.3) ROMs except that they are usually based on CyanogenMod, either v6 which is Froyo-based or v7 which is Gingerbread-based. While CyanogenMod is great, and includes all sorts of bells and whistles beyond even the improvements of Froyo and Gingerbread alone, there is no Sense UI like on the stock-based ROMs like xtrSENSE.
Sense has some features not available to other ROMs for the Eris. Like Flash Lite, which doesn't matter to me, but it does to some. You might get an idea if you read the top of the first post of the xtrSENSE ROM thread of what else is special about Sense.
CM7 (CyanogenMod v7) isn't final yet, so it's still a work in progress and has bugs or "quirks" plus features being added and de-bugged and changed. I don't mind, and a lot of people don't, because I/we (if I may speak for some others) flash every new update; usually at least one per week if not more often.
That said, CM7 has developed very fast, much faster than it seemed like CM6 did. I assume because they were able to take a lot of what they learned from CM6 and apply it to CM7. I suspect that Gingerbread was less of a drastic change from Froyo than Froyo was from Eclair.
But for flashing someone else's phone who's going to have to rely on it day by day, I'd recommend xtrSENSE.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
First, I +1 xtrSENSE. It just works, and works extremely well.
Second, the difference is that xtrSENSE is very much based on the most recent March OTA official release, which is based on Android 2.1 (Eclair). zach.xtr has customized it so that it overclocks, underclocks, has more internal memory for apps, and more.
All those features are available to Froyo (2.2) and Gingerbread (2.3) ROMs except that they are usually based on CyanogenMod, either v6 which is Froyo-based or v7 which is Gingerbread-based. While CyanogenMod is great, and includes all sorts of bells and whistles beyond even the improvements of Froyo and Gingerbread alone, there is no Sense UI like on the stock-based ROMs like xtrSENSE.
Sense has some features not available to other ROMs for the Eris. Like Flash Lite, which doesn't matter to me, but it does to some. You might get an idea if you read the top of the first post of the xtrSENSE ROM thread of what else is special about Sense.
CM7 (CyanogenMod v7) isn't final yet, so it's still a work in progress and has bugs or "quirks" plus features being added and de-bugged and changed. I don't mind, and a lot of people don't, because I/we (if I may speak for some others) flash every new update; usually at least one per week if not more often.
That said, CM7 has developed very fast, much faster than it seemed like CM6 did. I assume because they were able to take a lot of what they learned from CM6 and apply it to CM7. I suspect that Gingerbread was less of a drastic change from Froyo than Froyo was from Eclair.
But for flashing someone else's phone who's going to have to rely on it day by day, I'd recommend xtrSENSE.
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I pretty much agree although I haven't tried xtrSENCE.
I will say this though, and it will be my signature,
(as soon as I figure out how to get it there)
"gsb bringing new meaning to EOL> Extraordinary Operational Longevity"
JRngln said:
I pretty much agree although I haven't tried xtrSENCE.
I will say this though, and it will be my signature,
(as soon as I figure out how to get it there)
"gsb bringing new meaning to EOL> Extraordinary Operational Longevity"
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^ hehehehe...nice!
I used XTRSENSE for a little bit but it wasn't exactly what I was looking for in a rom. That being said, it is extremely reliable and familiar to those who are used to sense. Just be sure to download the Eris Market Fix apk. from the market after flashing the rom, or your wife may have problems with YouTube etc...
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I used XTRSENSE for a little bit but it wasn't exactly what I was looking for in a rom. That being said, it is extremely reliable and familiar to those who are used to sense. Just be sure to download the Eris Market Fix apk. from the market after flashing the rom, or your wife may have problems with YouTube etc...
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I have never had to do that with xtrSENSE or xtrROM.
Wow
Thanks for the great info. I think I will try xtrsense. Hopefully I won't brick her phone.
Tim
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tech4petro said:
Wow
Thanks for the great info. I think I will try xtrsense. Hopefully I won't brick her phone.
Tim
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Good luck!
currently on workshed --> gingerbread 2.9
wondering if going to ....
workshed --> froyoshed
tazzpatriot --> gingertaz
zach.xtr --> xtrom
zach.xtr --> xtrsense
Conap --> celeb
is 2.1 based roms or 2.2 or 2.3 the best? that would be the most reliable and fastest rom out there? about to flash root and flash a rom on a friends eris. i just got a droid 2 global from my buddy so i've been playing around with that and the eris on the side and trying to figure out what's best for my friend that would be fast and reliable. help please!
the xtr roms are very fast and very reliable
you could install a few roms and do backsup of them and show your friend how
to restore backs ups or show how to flash roms
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the xtr roms are very fast and very reliable
you could install a few roms and do backsup of them and show your friend how
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the person is someone i work with and she is a girl. i'm looking to just flash it and forget about it honestly. she has like 10mb or less right now and isn't rooted and hates the phone cause it's slow. i know rooting the eris makes it like 5-10x faster since i played with my eris for months upon months but just trying to figure out what everyone else thinks is the fastest. at the end of the day if you move onto another phone that's the biggest fix but for now i'll just root her phone and hopefully she will be more satisfied.
yea id say one of the xtr roms would be good choice to flash and forget imo
I have xtrSENSE flashed on my girlfriend's Eris; she has seen every possible ROM on my Eris and still prefers the "simplicity and the Sense UI" of her ROM; as she calls it.
xtrSENSE is a stable, fast and reliable ROM; kind of like STOCK but with all the goodies... if you know what I mean.
I like to stick with any stock 2.2 ROM (iConap's CELB 4.4)
It has been stable for a long time and I get about a day and a half worth of battery (with 3G/GPS/Sync all on with moderate texting/few calls)
2.2 Froyo is better than 2.1 Eclair because..
-speed and performance optimizations
-USB thether and Wi-fi hotspot
Check the link for more info
http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.2-highlights.html
Don't get me wrong, I see a lot of love from xTrSense ROM and it is a fast/stable ROM all around
P.S.
Yes 2.3 Gingerbread is even better than 2.2 like better app and battery management & theme chooser BUT once CM7 Final is out and all ironed up I'll be moving onto that
Conap's CELB Froyo is amazingly stable and zippy as heck..
I have that running on my buddy's phone as well as my wife's.. absolutely a "flash and forget" ROM.
-Xith
FroShedYo's Final is my preferred daily rom, up-to-date, run as is with options for further customization/OC tuning, etc. and very good on battery. Nonsensikal's ROM coming in 2nd. on 2.2 OS for me - keep a Nand backup on the SD card while running FSY's ROM so it's a fairly bullet-proof setup - not the fastest, slickest or necessary best on battery run, but very close in all categories.
+1 as others said about various GB 2.3 ROMs floating here on XDA, several are close to perfection with more fine tuning & minor bugs resolved, would be great - none of them, I feel, are the "flash & forget, leave it" status yet for the non-geek users. The ASOP, plain/almost Vanila type GB ones like OMGB and Condemned V5 CM7 running fairly smooth overall. In general, 2.3 OS loaded on the Eris sometimes has issues with GPS, camera & MMS, etc. - known "bugs" noted by some users and being worked on & some felt it's hardware-built specific .... even for the Kaos/Tazz/Workshed ROMs.
Aside from rooting the phone, which I assumed most of us on here took as a given, is to flash the C2C as it will free up extra memory/storage space by moving it to the SD card - so proper preparation pre-flash (format/wipe, etc.) I use 3 different SD (16, 8 & a 4 GB) cards so that I can play with several ROMs while keeping my "working" primary ROM on the master and easily switch back & restore .... Running widgets & other settings also affect how smoothly a ROM run, as is battery calibration & conditioning, as I'm sure you know.
The Eris Froyo ROMs, as far as I know, all have issues with long-term GPS use, like navigation, where the GPS radio goes screwy after about 20 minutes or so. This was fixed in all of the GB ROMs, as far as I can tell (I have used Runkeeper to log a 3 hour run with GSB and it was perfect.)
That said, if you want fast, set and forget, no bugs, no "weirdness" (i.e., long-press menu to get the keyboard in order to press 1 or 2 when you dial *228 in the Froyo and GB ROMs; hold VolUp while you press Send to wake the screen when you are in a speakerphone or BT call and the display times out in the Froyo and GB ROMs) - IMHO you want xtrSENSE. I think that the GB and Froyo ROMs are worth a try, but I would also install, set up and Nandroid backup an xtrSENSE build just in case. The only thing that xtrSENSE is missing is the cool Google Voice Actions that comes with the Froyo and above Google search app.
I have never used xtrsense or rom, I did use kaos froyo and loved it. I am now on gingertazz and dont plan on changing to anything else. Its fast, stable, and has awesome battery life. Right now I am at 100% after 4 hrs granted I havent used it much but I am impressed. I say just keep trying different ones you will find the one that fits your phone best.
I've been using TaintedTenzo2.1 for a few weeks and I really like it. Its very stable, and fast I haven't had any issues with it. I've tried Gingerbread roms and they were great but just not for me.
xtr roms
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Conap's CELB Froyo
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flashed conap's it's quick but idk maybe i'm too used to my droid2 global. any other ideas for roms that are faster or smoother on the eris or will the eris always have lag since it's not a very powerful phone?
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flashed conap's it's quick but idk maybe i'm too used to my droid2 global. any other ideas for roms that are faster or smoother on the eris or will the eris always have lag since it's not a very powerful phone?
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If you are comparing to a D2, yes, it will always have lag. Try some other ROMs if you wish, but, in the end, you are running a phone with hardware that first came out two years ago - April 2009 for the Magic; June 2009 for the Hero. The only difference was Sense and more megapixels on the camera when the Hero was released; the Eris added the proximity sensor. Otherwise, it's the same phone.
i'm a big fan of xtr.sense myself, i love the sense ui and otherwise zippy overall. i've tried alot of roms and for a flash and forget i would highly recommend it
I agree... Flash and forget... xtrSense
Zachs work is stellar and super stable.
I tried GSB 2.8 on my wife's Eris but after adding Launcher Pro Plus so I could get the calendar widget and beautiful widgets to get the weather/clock back, it seemed quite a bit more sluggish than Zach's xtrSENSE 5.01. I'd like to see GSB as fast or faster, but it wasn't the case for me...
I also had some bugs in GSB but I'm sure there are fewer now. I'm going to try again after it moves to RLS2 and see...
Anyone experience different results in terms of performance?
Im running a 2.3 rom called GingerBreadShed 2.3.4 (CyanogenMod 7 Nightly) and love it so far, the customization is amazing. Theres so many options, i flashed it a couple hours ago and haven't even gotten my apps back yet because I'm so caught up in the features... but of course, i have a problem i should let you know of... Im trying to find a solution and if anyone knows let me know. I cannot use any widgets i download, only launcher pro widgets and a few default widgets. A lot of HTC widgets are even absent. I'm trying my best to figure out a way to use them and ill let you know it i do.
AdamFerg said:
A lot of HTC widgets are even absent. I'm trying my best to figure out a way to use them and ill let you know it i do.
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HTC widgets will only work with a ROM running the Sense launcher.
Agreed either zach's xtrSENSE5.0.1 or xtrROM5.0.1
Both excellent, fast, stable, and solid.
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I really just want to use my phone as a WIFI device and have it as fast as I can. Seems like most roms I load still make it quite slow.
Also one where the camera works without bugs would be nice.
Anyways, I think there is a script that lets you disable the radio and mobile, but what ROM would be best if I just want something clean, stable, and quick. nothing fancy.
Vanilla I've heard about, but not sure of the correct one to go with.
Thanks
bryank29 said:
I really just want to use my phone as a WIFI device and have it as fast as I can. Seems like most roms I load still make it quite slow.
Also one where the camera works without bugs would be nice.
Anyways, I think there is a script that lets you disable the radio and mobile, but what ROM would be best if I just want something clean, stable, and quick. nothing fancy.
Vanilla I've heard about, but not sure of the correct one to go with.
Thanks
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As fast as it can run, with a stable camera? Honestly, I think that you are best off with one of the xtr close-to-stock ROMs (xtrSENSE, xtrROM if you don't want the Sense launcher.) I'm not sure if the WiFi only script works on these - I've never tried them - so you'll have to try yourself.
(One of the best parts about being rooted is that it's easy to try things out and then just Nandroid restore back to something that worked if you try something that messes up.)
I use GSB and really wouldn't consider any other ROM on the Eris as an option. GSB is definitely the best out there, and with the "Wifi only" script the battery life is pretty amazing too.
Currently using GSB v4.4, running efficiently. So it may be an option to choose, however, there are other rom's that run great too. For example, Gin-Tazz-aosp; I found to run great, another one to consider. Subsequently, just try rom's that lurk and see which one runs remuneratively(in your perspective)
I have just rooted my Eris, and I'm debating which way to go regarding a new ROM. I want to keep all of the major device functions, and I'm really just wanting to speed up the operation of the phone. Adding some visual excitement wouldn't be bad either. Does GSB 4.4 provide this?
BTW, the phone is currently running 2.1 OTA.
Thanks!
Designman said:
I have just rooted my Eris, and I'm debating which way to go regarding a new ROM. I want to keep all of the major device functions, and I'm really just wanting to speed up the operation of the phone. Adding some visual excitement wouldn't be bad either. Does GSB 4.4 provide this?
BTW, the phone is currently running 2.1 OTA.
Thanks!
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Well, you can consider xtrSense; since it derives from most of all the Sense. Also, GSB is a CM7 nightly and is particularly focused on CM7 only. Furthermore, it does not contain any Sense functions. Now don't get me wrong GSB Is phenomenal. Though, if your considering something mostly with Sense, xtrSense is advised; also it being overclocked, Collin_Ph script(saves battery), etcetera. Hope this helped
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Designman,
Definitely go with GSB 4.4. I've used this series of Roms since oct '10 and it's been great. I just upgraded to the Razr but I still use my Eris to play around on. I actually just flashed 4.4 from 4.3. the other night and it's really good. You'll like it and obviously it's got full functionality, the only major bug that I know might still exist is with Maps 5.5. or later isn't compatible. But there's an easy fix for that.