Hey Guys,
First off, I'd like to commend this forum. You guys have assisted me greatly with my Incredible and now my Thunderbolt. Awesome work.
I just rooted the other night and am currently running the upgrade rom. I'm interested in putting a new one on along with upgrading the radio. The 11.19 Evo radio worked great on the Incredible. I had perfect signal damn near every where I went.
I'm still brand new to the TB, and not too sure about the different roms/radios. For instance, I coulda swore when I rooted, the upgrade rom specified that it came with MR1 radio. However, when I check my baseband in says 1.16.00.0402w_1. If someone could offer an explanation on that I'd be appreciative.
My main question is, I'd like to have a good rom with Sense (2.X or 3.0) that's stable, has some cool goodies, and can use one of the best radios.
Sorry for all the crap, I just have a lot to learn about the TB.
Thanks
From that description you might want to load Das BAMF 3.0... 3.0 is for the Sense 3.0 version.... RC4 is the last version I've seen and used a few days ago... and IMHO MR2 worked very well for me with that ROM.
Personally I've been finding GingerTh3ory to be rock solid stable, and the support on the forum has been fantastic! Haven't had any crashes on the 4.5.1 and the MR2 radio. Just flashed tonight's radio leak though and will see what happens
As best I understand it from my time on the forums (and someone can correct me if i'm wrong) the MR terminology is just shorthand for the complete radio package so that everyone can say the "leaked MR2 radio" instead of 1.39.00.0508w / 0.01.69.0510w_3 (the corresponding CDMA/LTE baseband numbers). So you won't ever actually see "MR1" in your radio info. Also, I think MR either stands for Mecha Radio or Milestone Release.
I like bamf 3.0 rc4 with mr2.5, but it is all personal preference. Best advice is to try a few different ones and see what you like.
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The BAMF roms are the best in my opinion. Used all of the 3.0 versions. Nice eye candy for sure. Back on froyo with BAMF 1.8.6. Super solid Rom with great battery life. This supports the MR2.x radios. The sense squared theme on this works flawlessly and I think this is the most stable and best looking Rom/theme I've found. Very snappy. Better than gingerbread for a daily driver. Man this is pretty....
Synergy is the bomb. Very very fast
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+1 on Synergy. Blazing fast, redic battery life and overall buttery feel to the entire thing. Its like the dev just poured crisco into the rom.
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Hey guys, I had my last phone rooted (mt3g) but I couldnt stand the instability of CM so I decided to not root this one.....but now Im bored since Ive had it since release so Id like to at least flash a kernal so I can play with overclock. My question is can I root and continue to use the stock sense and flash a kernal for overclocking? If so what is the most stable and recommended kernal out? Thanks.
Use adrynalynes or imoseyons. Pretty easy to find the most popular. Look at the threads.
Rooting will wipe your phone anyway might as well flash a Rom, at least to get rid of bloat. All the froyo ones are very stable and have some nice tweaks. I like bamf best.
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headcheese said:
Use adrynalynes or imoseyons. Pretty easy to find the most popular. Look at the threads.
Rooting will wipe your phone anyway might as well flash a Rom, at least to get rid of bloat. All the froyo ones are very stable and have some nice tweaks. I like bamf best.
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This is good advice right here. The other piece of advice is that you should stick with a Froyo-based ROM/kernel/radio for now. Theory is that GB radio creates bricked phones (incredibly low percentage chance of it happening but why risk it if you're not a risky type?).
Das Bamf and Perfect Storm are the two I would recommend. I prefer Imoseyon's kernels but Adrynalyne's are great too. Drod's are also good but not as popular (he had some of the first ones out there, though, and used to be the best).
I thought the same thing when I picked up my phone...
Started lurking on here... And 6 hours into ownership I was rooted and running Das BAMF. I would root, and try out one of the froyo roms. My favorite so far is Das BAMF.
Just want to throw my 2 cents in and recommend the Liquid Thundersense ROM. I just flashed 1.5 today and am thoroughly impressed. (My goals were simply battery life improvement and debloat.)
I flashed Imo's sweet, tweakable kernel though, IIRC, the ROM may actually come with it. Either way, between the two the performance and battery life are already such an improvement over stock that I probably won't bother with other ROMs until a stable Gingerbread one is available — I was spoiled coming from a myTouch 4G running CM7.
That said, if Liquid Thundersense has a weak spot, it's the default theme. It's not bad but, like I said, CM7's slick GB+ADWlauncher UI spoiled me...
XDA Premium on Tbolt. That is all.
I am most stable with bamf 1.6.2, tried to upgrade to 1.7 but when doing a restore with titanium, things seem to go a bit awkward. When I get a chance I'll probably do a clean install of bamf 1.7 remix or stripped with apps/data without the system apps. I've been running without 4g for best battery life. LTE seems to bring my battery life to its knees (<8 hours with decent usage).
I am finally looking at flashing away from stock..anyone care to tell me whats your favorite custom roms and benefits of each or why you like them?
bamf 2.0-5 with the mr2 radio has been the most stable rom for me.. and i love the sense 3.0 lockscreen!
i was reading that...Im not really sure i wanna flash the radios that people are bricking their phones with....plus, i use my camera. ALOT. so if that don't work, thats a major deal breaker.
Superthrust said:
i was reading that...Im not really sure i wanna flash the radios that people are bricking their phones with....plus, i use my camera. ALOT. so if that don't work, thats a major deal breaker.
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From what I read here it's not the radio. I just flashed MR2 and Gingeritis IX. So far everything is running smooth.
Gingeritis IX
wait...so its not the radio thats bricking? now i really dunno if wanna use it.
but still. the camera....
The 3.0 camera doesn't work, but team BAMF provides a flashable 2.1 camera app that does.
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Camera works fine in Gingeritis
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I'm loving Th3oryofGinger/Candy. Great battery life, GPS, Wifi, camera all work. MR2 radio, but it was confirmed last night that the radio isn't what's causing bricks.
You will get a different opinion from each person. Every rom has its quirks. Read the rom OP and decide which features & theme work best for you.
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I'm loving Th3oryofGinger/Candy. Great battery life, GPS, Wifi, camera all work. MR2 radio, but it was confirmed last night that the radio isn't what's causing bricks.
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used liquid thundersense for the longest time, then recently made the switch to GB. now i'm running candy with imo's kernel, and love it.
the gps on candy has been absolutely flawless, finds my location almost instantly even indoors, whereas, on liquid i had some issues with it not finding me, even outdoors.
i think thundersense had the edge with slightly bettery battery life (used imo's froyo kernel for liquid as well), but candy still easily makes through my whole day with moderate use without needing a recharge.
so far, candy looks to be an incredible daily driver for me, everything just runs great, no issues that i've found yet.
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You will get a different opinion from each person. Every rom has its quirks. Read the rom OP and decide which features & theme work best for you.
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thats what im going for. Everyone's opinion is what im looking for.
i have been using candy v3.5..its gingerbread sense with a few tweaks..but smooth fast and no reboots for days..best rom out at the moment..i really liked gingervitis till chingy seemed to give up on ginger for awhile...hopefully i will see him return...
I'm running a de-Sensed version of Th3ory's ROM with the MR2 radio and dreamkernel and I haven't had any issues whatsoever. YMMV. Find what works for you!
i am running Tesla Coil 1.7.1. I love it because it looks like stock gingerbread.
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The 3.0 camera doesn't work, but team BAMF provides a flashable 2.1 camera app that does.
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My camera works fine...
My favorite is CM7 RC0.4 ASOP and they are much improved than RC0.3. I am looking forward nightly update CM7
Ok, here is the deal.
Currently in limbo between carriers and phones....
In the past week, I have used/own a TMobile HTC Glacier (myTouch 4G), an HTC Shooter (EvO 3D), and now a Thunderbolt (wtf is the real name of this?).
On my Glacier, I used evil D's Desire HD port (0.33). Was pure Sense (1.84 I think) and I loved it. No real bloat, no real customizations that wasn't done by me, nothing to irk me. Worked well and didn't break anything.
On my EvO (OG) I used a stock rooted ROM. Once again, worked well and I just uninstalled bloat I didn't want.
On my Shooter I used stock... (cries)
Anyways, I am looking for a pure sense (i liked 1.84 - I dislike 3.0) ROM that has everything working for my nice shiny Thunderbolt. I did read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081930 and I still don't know which one to go with... I also do not want to flash ROMs left right and center.
P.S. - I don't mind Froyo or GB... but I do want working netflix and skype.
So, does anyone have any ideas for me?
I would try one of the Bamf 2.1 ROMs, there are three different kinds. There's a customizeable one (remix I believe), a non-themed sense one (NTE), and a stripped one which is senseless. The Bamf 2.1 ROMS run on sense 2.1, although a Sense 3.0 ROM is available. They are gingerbread, which is the only way to get netflix working on Thunderbolt, you'd have to flash one of the GB Radios if you wanted service though.
I would suggest one of the theory roms. He offers a suger free version which has much of the sense elements removed. If that's not to your liking there is always cm 7.
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I would try one of the Bamf 2.1 ROMs, there are three different kinds. There's a customizeable one (remix I believe), a non-themed sense one (NTE), and a stripped one which is senseless. The Bamf 2.1 ROMS run on sense 2.1, although a Sense 3.0 ROM is available. They are gingerbread, which is the only way to get netflix working on Thunderbolt, you'd have to flash one of the GB Radios if you wanted service though.
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So I guess GB is it then, since that is needed for netflix to work. Oh well... Weird it worked on the OG EvO with Froyo...
On to check out the Bamf series...
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I would suggest one of the theory roms. He offers a suger free version which has much of the sense elements removed. If that's not to your liking there is always cm 7.
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No, I want to keep sense.. (i am one of those weird ones that likes it...)
i like using the BAMF sense 3.0 roms
its currently on rc4
i get about 10-12 hrs of battery life on this rom with imo's leankernel on extreme
and screen state settings on setcpu
The thunderbolt is the Htc mecha, and I suggest cm7 with the mr2 radios if you have reboots on mr1. Great battery life, buttery smooth, and the next release should come with 4g without toggling.
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i really like the SYNERGY rom 3.0. it's senseless but you can add the sense with a simple file flash. it has a really nice black/blue theme. really stable for a nightly.
download website
http://infectedrom.com/showthread.php/393-★-☆-★-ROM-JUN-25-SynergyROM-NIGHTLYS-2.3.4-SENSE-3.0-★-☆-★
and the xda forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1003891
just go to last page and not download the virusrom airborne, you want the synergy 3.0 and the 3d effects.
Bamf 1.8.6 froyo is great http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1150064,
as well as gb bamf 2.1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131735
for sense 3 I've found chingy's build best on themikmik.com gingeritis 3d beta build
Welcome to the Tbolt. I don't think you can really go wrong with any of the BAMF 2.1 ROMS. They are all stable, smooth and fairly bug free.
All of the devs around here are damn talented though. So you might find yourself flashing more than you thought you would just to get a taste of what they are all doing.
Hello all,
I was just wondering what your impressions were re, the most stable ROM out now, the one with the least issues. Is there one that seems to be most hassle-free? I'm not nessasarily looking for a lot of bells and whistles...
Thanks!
Used to enjoy Theory's ROMs but felt that every few weeks he'd discontinue a ROM and release a new one. If you want a sense ROM that has a good following, I'm gonna be taking a look at SynergyROM, or if you want a non-sense ROM (AKA AOSP) I'd go CM7 (CynergyMod 7).
I'm aosp fan personally. I've used Cyanogenmod extensively, as well as Omgb. I'm currently running TheROM V4 and it is rock solid stable and very responsive. Not many bells and whistles. Just vanilla gingerbread.
It depends on what you want aosp or sense
For me I'm an aosp girl I'm running cyanogenmod 7 v1.7 loving it and. Ill give the kernel I'm using for battery life
If I don't want aosp anymore I always go to. http://teambamf.net/
I love das bamf! or if not go to http://themikmik.com/forumdisplay.php?1004-HTC-Thunderbolt-Developer-Forum I personal really like chingy's roms
I don't like Droid theory just saying
If you like sense, I really like Chingy's Gingeritis 3D.
Second vote for Gingeritis 3D. Stable and great battery life if you just use better governors.
Definitely the wrong forum, bro.
been rocking cleantheory to shiftsense for the past two weeks. both have been rock solid. DT is stopping development though, so take it for whatever that means. i think at some point all ROMS eventually lose development. hopefully whatever you choose is good enough for your daily driver if you dont like flashing over and over.
ShiftS3ns3 by DroidTho3ry rocks - give it a shot.
I think I'm going to give Gingeritis 3D a try. I'm not a pro at flashing new ROMs... i've only done it once (running BAMF 1.3 now). Is there anything special I should do? Is it just like flashing the BAMF ROM? (can I do it from ROM Manager?)
Thanks!
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been rocking cleantheory to shiftsense for the past two weeks. both have been rock solid. DT is stopping development though, so take it for whatever that means. i think at some point all ROMS eventually lose development. hopefully whatever you choose is good enough for your daily driver if you dont like flashing over and over.
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DT mentioned that he's taking a break, so hopefully he won't be gone too long. His work is better than stock.. HTC ought to hire him and get out of his way.
If you want Sense ROM, can't go wrong with SkyRaider Preview 2 or ShiftS3NS3.
If you want AOSP based ROM, SHIFTAO5P hasn't given me any problems whatsoever.
If you can live without the 3d, skyraider preview 2 is rock solid.
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FWIW, I have been pretty pleased with the Synergy ROMs and I'd be running one now but...... I was one who fell victim to either the ROM Manager update or the CWM update and now cannot restore any of my backups. I tried various earlier CWMs w/o success and finally un-rooted, installed stock, did the OTA update and I'm back 100% stock.
I mention this because it's relevent to the question..... Battery life is good, the stability is excellent and, once customized to my liking, I really can't see much difference other than the "billions and billions" of crap apps VZW and HTC have added to the phone. If I could get rid of them I'd be just fine with the stock ROM believe it or not!
I'll probably re-root at some point and it's VERY likely I'll go back to the Synergy ROM because it works. I've had rebooting problems with other ROMs I've tried and I'm no longer in a mood to experiment, maybe later?
OK, it's later. I rooted, using Revolutionary, used Titanium backup to remove VZWs crapware and then figured why not? and installed the latest Synergy ROM.
I guess I just can't live with a non-rooted phone for 24 hours..... <sigh>
i keep trying out different roms all the time(sense & aosp based) and find that i'll keep going back to Synergy. it seems the most stable just i having issues with settling with just one rom.
Everyone has a different opinion on what stable is. I think CM7 is plenty stable, but there are those that disagree for whatever logical/illogical reason. Mainly, if you aren't prepared to encounter issues either brought up by your own experimenting or those of the ROM developer, I would stay with what the phone came with and be happy you have a phone that (sort of) works
If you are more brave, then read on.
If you read the comments about most ROMs, there is no such thing as a 100% infallible, will never ever let you down, stable ROM. ROMs are generally bleeding edge and users accept the fact they may have bugs in exchange for the phone doing more than what HTC and verizon allowed them to do. However, ignore most comments, because those are generally just people that screwed something up either knowingly or unknowingly. Like people that go the the hospital (for those that have family members that work at one), not everyone is ready to admit they did something stupid and have it on public display
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If you read the comments about most ROMs, there is no such thing as a 100% infallible, will never ever let you down, stable ROM.
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Skyraider with Ziggy's kernel is EXACTLY this. It has average to good battery life though. Everything works, including it being compatible with call recording and incredicontrol (voltage control app). It also has the notification tweaks that no one has quite duplicated and I have grown to love.
I find Synergy to be an excellent rom as well, but the themes available do not suit me at all. It does support everything with good battery life and also adds HTC Hub which is awesome. It also has DConfig, which I just have not gotten a great benefit from but I guess some might.
The theory sense rom was smooth as silk, and seemed to be a happy medium between the first two I posted.
Chingy's rom is VERY slick, but very vanilla. The fact that it is Odexed makes theming harder I think, but for me that means I cannot replace the HTC browser with the AOSP one, and I HATE THE SENSE BROWSER lol.
ALL AOSP roms seem to have squashed most of the crappy battery issues and get great battery life now. This added to a FAR FAR FAR better bluetooth stack for better use with wireless devices like Jawbone, AND compatability with PS3 hardware make them an awesome choice. The ONLY problem is the lack of reliable network location. This means google maps works perfect, but your web browser can and will put you across the world sometimes, as well as weather apps etc. This rules it out for me for now.
Hope that helps
Shifts3ns3 has been the best for me, while I liked synergy, it had more bugs and seemed much slower to me, shift has the useful 3.0 features without the slowdown of a full sense 3.0 rom
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Hi, just wondering from a dev's perspective what the most stable and functional sense ROM is for the thunderbolt.
Different phones will run roms different. I would suggest BAMF forever with imo test kernel 3.8
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I really like BAMF Forever. Running Forever 1.0.7
BAMF Forever Cubed
I am enjoying BAMF SoaB v0.1.1
A great Sense 3.5 rom.
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synergy nightlies are amazing!
It depends on what you want, do you want sense 2, 3 or 3.5
I am loving BAMF SOAB. For me - the best Sense rom I ever ran. But that's just for me.
I also loved the look and many things about the Synergy rom - but for whatever reason it ran like a dog on my phone. Lots of people have great luck with it - but it really bogged down my phone. I think the last version I tried was like 255 though and they've released a few new ones since then
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synergy nightlies are amazing!
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+1
Loving Synergy..
Thanks for all the feedback guys, I decided to go with synergy. Better watch out using the b word in this forum, its like a head shop in here lol