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Hy everybody. I just bought a Htc Hero and I`m wondering wich is the best rom to put on it? thanks
It depends what you're looking for really.
VillainROM 13 is like stock, has HTC Sense, but quick, like very quick!
My personal favourite is RCMix 2.2. It is a Sense ROM but has a few nice visual tweaks.
And there's Cyanogen. They've recently dropped support for the Hero, but the nightly releases aren't too bad.
Basically just try as many as possible and see how you get on with them.
I would like to know which one is the most stable, without any bugs, fastest etc.
I have installed Villainrom v13. It's really fast, but I think there is a bug, because my battery drains empty in 6-12 hours, when on my original ROM it held for 24-30 hours.
Hi
Hello I am wondering the same thing. I have installed a 2.3 version and I am not that happy although some things are better everytime I go to the home screen it has to load which never happened with my stock 2.1 Orange rom.
Anyone can recommend a ver stable and fast rom would be much appreciated?
snailydale said:
It depends what you're looking for really.
VillainROM 13 is like stock, has HTC Sense, but quick, like very quick!
My personal favourite is RCMix 2.2. It is a Sense ROM but has a few nice visual tweaks.
And there's Cyanogen. They've recently dropped support for the Hero, but the nightly releases aren't too bad.
Basically just try as many as possible and see how you get on with them.
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Hi! I looked into the VillainROM 13 but its only Android 2.1 I really need 2.2 for app2sd and also sharepoint. Do you have a link to the other roms you recommended? And are they easy to install with rom manager and the recovery software that comeswith that?
Thanks mate
Yes, we are newbees on Android and we need your opinions.I have now on my phone Android version 2.3.2, tasty version gingerbread 2.0, kernel version 2.6.29.6-RaKern-200 [email protected] #14, Baseband version 63.18.55.06pu_6.35.15.11. IS THIS A GOOD ROM? What are his advantages and disadvantages? Thanks everybody in advance & sorry for my bad english
I've tried a few ROM's. I've got backups of Villain13, Elelinux 7, and Floyo.
At the moment, for daily use I'm on Floyo 1.2. I have been using Elelinux, and in general it's a nice ROM but the black screen bug that you have probably heard about is rather annoying. Hopefully with the discussions between Erasmux and Elelinux they will come up with an idea to get Cyanogen Hero dev back under-way.
But for day-to-day use I'd go Floyo 1.2. You can flash a gingerbread theme if you really have to. I find its rock solid and the kernel can be overclocked via flashing.
Also, Apps2SD is supported (old fashioned style). If you have a fast SD card, why bother with the Google version?
Good luck, and if there is any help I can offer....
Tbh if you want a fast stable driver, that you'll use daily then i'd use VR13. Froyo and Gingerbread have never been officially released for Hero so using Rom's based on these android versions means you will encounter a few bugs and some lag. If you really need App2SD then you could use dark tremor's script which will install it for you. I'm gonna post up my own 2.1 rom which will have App2SD enabled if you wanna try it. But from experience of nearly every hero rom available on xda, VR13 is the best.
Thanks JieHD, could you plese tell me were I can foun this rom, and a quick guide to intall it om my Hero? Thanks in advance
TBH i've never had lag on Floyo, or any other problem for that matter. The only thing is you don't get the HTC add-ons.
VR13 is good, but I do miss Friendstream. Been using the one out of Launcher Pro.... Each to their own.....
My advice, flash one, try it for a while. Do a full backup in Rom Manager. Then flash another.... But beware, you will become addicted to flashing (ROM's that is).
As I said earlier, I keep a few on my SD card. So easy to restore in Rom Manager...
Anybody could tell me how to install a new rom on my Hero and how to get rid of the old one?
tibbyke said:
Thanks JieHD, could you plese tell me were I can foun this rom, and a quick guide to intall it om my Hero? Thanks in advance
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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23463603/JieeHD's_Hero_Litev1.zip
should be up soon, to install:
1. Boot into rcovery
2. wipe data
3. wipe cache ( if you use it )
4. wipe dalvik-cache ( this is in advanced options if you use cwm )
5. install rom from sd card
6. reboot, should take about minutes
As a side note, just for a nicer user experience -- download spare parts+ frm market and set windows animation to fast and transition animations to fast. and tick fancy input animations
I will lose my apps and data on my phone? How can I backup them?
use titanium backup from the market
If you tried out my rom, tell me what you think
Sent from my HTC Hero using XDA App
Alucardas said:
I would like to know which one is the most stable, without any bugs, fastest etc.
I have installed Villainrom v13. It's really fast, but I think there is a bug, because my battery drains empty in 6-12 hours, when on my original ROM it held for 24-30 hours.
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i was tested a lot of roms and finally my favourite rom is VILLAINROM V.13 because is soo STABLE (IMPORTANT),works fast...,and the most important for me: has sense widgets for drain battery i´m ussing flykernel 12a with O/C, SETCPU at 514 mhz conservative.(battery drains empty in 24 hours more or less)...
if there was some froyo rom with sense and working camera It would be brilliant because chocolate froyo for example works well
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If you tried out my rom, tell me what you think
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Tried it this morning, was nice a smooth, just the icons were not to my taste, if I get some spare time over the weekend I'll knock up an alternative framework, being elderly I find the circle battery meters hard to read when they have numbers in the middle, or that could just be this mornings hangover
Do all Custom ROMS for all the positive features they may bring always result in less stabililty than a Stock ROM?
I imagine CM7 to be the best....seeing as he works for Samsung also. I certainly found it the best when I had the I9000/Galaxy. However looking at the CyanogenMod forum there are plenty of people raising issues with the builds (including 'stable' builds).
I really enjoy trying different ROMS usually but I am deliberately sticking with a rooted stock at the moment - and it has never froze, crashed or rebooted itself yet! I do miss fiddling with my phone though!
Thoughts/opinions appreciated.
Thanks
criskelo 31 + latest siayh - no problemo )))
Yes.
(10 char)
If you want a stable rom, then use the one in my sig. Oxygen is amongst the most stable roms that are out here. It's almost bugfree, because the creater of the rom, Adam G is a perfectionist.
You have no touchwhizz, just stock android that works. If you are looking for a shiny rom, then this one is not for you. If you want a stable rom and an almost bug free rom, then this one is for you.
ps you won't find this rom on xda, because he does not want that anymore.
Samsung Galaxy SII
try this combination...
*CheckROM Revolution HD v3.1.1 (fast and lite)
*Speedmod-kernel-s2-k2-18-test8-CWM.zip (best battery life)
Phil_UK said:
Do all Custom ROMS for all the positive features they may bring always result in less stabililty than a Stock ROM?
I imagine CM7 to be the best....seeing as he works for Samsung also. I certainly found it the best when I had the I9000/Galaxy. However looking at the CyanogenMod forum there are plenty of people raising issues with the builds (including 'stable' builds).
I really enjoy trying different ROMS usually but I am deliberately sticking with a rooted stock at the moment - and it has never froze, crashed or rebooted itself yet! I do miss fiddling with my phone though!
Thoughts/opinions appreciated.
Thanks
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CM7 works fine for me..The nightlies are more stable and bug free than the stable version(RC1).
Thanks guys. Will no doubt start flashing soon, but have downloaded current Stock so I can switch backwhen i want also
lorkanoel said:
Samsung Galaxy SII
try this combination...
*CheckROM Revolution HD v3.1.1 (fast and lite)
*Speedmod-kernel-s2-k2-18-test8-CWM.zip (best battery life)
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will this Kernel work fine with CM7??? I mean will the battery life still be the best or at least better?
b2rdetor said:
criskelo 31 + latest siayh - no problemo )))
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I agree
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Lennyz1988 said:
If you want a stable rom, then use the one in my sig. Oxygen is amongst the most stable roms that are out here. It's almost bugfree, because the creater of the rom, Adam G is a perfectionist.
You have no touchwhizz, just stock android that works. If you are looking for a shiny rom, then this one is not for you. If you want a stable rom and an almost bug free rom, then this one is for you.
ps you won't find this rom on xda, because he does not want that anymore.
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Is that rom based on CM?
FirstNoobToBrickHisPhone said:
Is that rom based on CM?
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I don't know if you can say that. It has some coding from CM, drivers etc. But it is supposed to be a stock android rom, the way google intended it, with (almost) no CM stuff.
So I have ICS installed (released a couple days ago) but the bloatware and touchwiz make it hard to use without frustrations. I've been using checkrom before this. Is there or will there be a clean ICS release soon? How long does it take for pro devs to build one? Thanks
nadmail said:
So I have ICS installed (released a couple days ago) but the bloatware and touchwiz make it hard to use without frustrations. I've been using checkrom before this. Is there or will there be a clean ICS release soon? How long does it take for pro devs to build one? Thanks
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There's quite a few if u look in the android dev section.
Just look at cm9, aokp, slimics, and other aosp roms...
adamski123 said:
There's quite a few if u look in the android dev section.
Just look at cm9, aokp, slimics, and other aosp roms...
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I can't seem to find anything based on the latest official rom released on March the 13th... Aren't the others based on unstable/beta ICS roms?
Might take a bit longer than three whole days for Devs to build a rom might even wait for a better release .
jje
nadmail said:
I can't seem to find anything based on the latest official rom released on March the 13th... Aren't the others based on unstable/beta ICS roms?
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The roms are prefectly stable only the video camera and usb transfer does not work. Flash one and see. I wuld recommend hydrogenics.
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Try resurrection remix v9.6
Very stable
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Best thing I did was to just Root from Stock ICS ver.LPQ, remove bloatware with Titanium and then installed Apex Launcher form the Android Market....er I mean Google Play Shop.
Looks good enough to me.
Hello,
sorry if this was asked before, i couldn't find a clear answer after searching. the closest I got was:
CM7 stands for CyanogenMod v7. It's a very popular ROM, b/c of its built-in options, great enchantments and total removal of manufacture software; i.e. all that MotoBlur stuff on your device is gone.
I don't really mind all the built-in apps and etc. what i can't stand is every time I remove/change my sim card it asked me to sign in to my motoblur account; so my question is, after rooting/installing a custom rom, will it still require me to sign in?
and if so, is just rooting enough? or will need a custom rom to avoid this login?
thanks in advance.
yes it will have gapps so the sign in to motoblur will not appy..
alfajeff said:
yes it will have gapps so the sign in to motoblur will not appy..
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so any custom rom will remove the motoblur login? sorry wasn't too clear about which rom, i probably won't do the cm7 that's why I asked.
yup cm7 will do..stable also.
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yup cm7 will do..stable also.
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other custom roms too? i'm more interested in a non cm7 rom. thanks!
Well you have a choice now between :
- ICS/CM9 ROMs (Not really stable but fancy and other cool stuffs)
- CM7 ROMs (Stable, really stable and fast)
- Blur/GB ROMs (Stable, the best is NottachTrix which has Webtop included)
- MIUI ROMs (Fancy as hell, but I've never tried one...)
- AOSP based ROMs (Android Open-Source Project ROMs are ROMs made from scratch, they can be stable as they can be a disaster)
And if you install a Blur ROM, you will have to log in with your Blur account but you can still try a Deblur script (Search engine is your friend, don't forget it).
Here's a list of ROMs with comments, pro and con's.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArmGeaOoabq_dG9TQ2lwbjFsTVo2ZUt6NGI2cU9QQlE#gid=4
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other custom roms too? i'm more interested in a non cm7 rom. thanks!
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There are 2 types of roms. Blur and nonblur. Roms based on stock usually have blur. Some don't. Roms based on cm7 don't have blur. So its just a personal preference if you want to stay as close to stock or not. Search around in development section to see if you can find a rom to suit your needs.
This is a port of AOKP.
/// I'm having a few issues with building from source, and wont put too much time into it until the 3.0 kernel has progressed a bit more. It's making it a little harder to test on the 8GB also. That's not to say that the devs aren't doing a great job because they are. I will try to get some more ports up when I get the time.
Be aware that any and all issues that are present in AOKP and in the current CM9 for the Nook will be here and then some.
CM9 Thread : Currently using Alpha 0.03
The AOKP Port used the build for the Kindle Fire ("Otter")
Remember that this was just for fun and not to expect any major fixes from me, also that this is less functional than any current CM9 build.
If anyone wants to help out feel free. And if any one finds any other issues post and I'll update the Op
The instructions will be the same as CM9.
The 8GB uses a different recovery and instructions can be found Here
Change log
AOKP
5/16/12
B36
5/10/12----
B35 Added
5/8/12------
Screen rotation fixed in build.prop, thanks Modded Darts
Original Release-------
The nook displays the screen as if it's orientation is 90 degrees off to one side, yet the touch points on the screen will correspond to the way that it should be. You'll see what I mean if you try it
Thanks to everyone involved with with development on the Nook without you I wouldn't have a CWM to flash with or a CM9 to port from (especially getting it working on the 8GB too).
Also thanks to the AOKP team.
Thanks
link
B36
AOKP B35 5/10/12
AOKP M5 Port
AOKP M5 5/8/2012
Gapps
If we can figure out the screen thing ill try it! Thanks for your work!
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Can you give us more details about the port, like from where you ported it or you compiled it from source etc?
Any other details that might be necessary for anyone else wanting to take up this project or wanting to help you?
I did a port(no source build), and used aokp for the Kindle fire ("otter"), as it was the closest device I could see.
Sent from my Nook Tablet using XDA
Is this running Kernel 3.0 or 2.6?
Could we have a link to the original rom thread? Is this it?
Screenshots?
Specific rom install instructions, if any.
I found this collection of themes and mods, maybe some will work.
Flashing
Flash it like you would Cm9 if you have a gingerbread based rom. If you have Cm9 simply flash over it.
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Is this running Kernel 3.0 or 2.6?
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Its based on the current CM9, so likely the 2.6 Kernel.
lost101 said:
Could we have a link to the original rom thread? Is this it?
Screenshots?
Specific rom install instructions, if any.
I found this collection of themes and mods, maybe some will work.
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I guess that was the thread for it although I didn't go there I just downloaded from the aokp server. Alot of mods may somewhat work, but remember that they are usually device specific so more issues may arise if you flash them.
And yes it should be what ever kernel and hardware files that cm9 is using as that is where they were all pulled from.
Rotation
I haven't tested it but about half down on the build.prop it says ro.sf.hwrotation=270 when it should say 360 instead of 270.
Edit:It works fixes the touches and rotation.
If Keith puts that fix in the .zip I'll try it. I'm exited for a new ROM to flash!
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
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Its based on the current CM9, so likely the 2.6 Kernel.
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Lol but CM9 has the leaked Skyrocket kernel...
Sent from a better galaxy
Modded Darts said:
I haven't tested it but about half down on the build.prop it says ro.sf.hwrotation=270 when it should say 360 instead of 270.
Edit:It works fixes the touches and rotation.
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Oh didn't realize that's all it was, good find . Since it was just a build prop edit I'll change it and post one up.
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Made a quick build.prop change and updated the OP
Ok, downloading right now. Do I have to find the right gapps? Will the current cm9 ones work? Can you link me to the gapps? Or are they built into it?
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Well I went ahead and flashed it. Found out I need some kind of gapps, I'll just wait until you link them. Overall the ROM is very...... alpha. Pretty much everything is laggy and when I tried to change the processor speed and governor under rom control it crashed settings. I did try changing some of the options under rom control and it worked great. Not a daily driver yet, but I think it has potential. Keep up the good work. I look forward to when I can use this full time
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AOKP uses the same gapps as cm9, so just flash that.
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geeeee http://goo.im/gapps/ - pick from gapps-ICS-2012....
Just gave it a shot. Not a daily driver. Great work though!
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Well I went ahead and flashed it. Found out I need some kind of gapps, I'll just wait until you link them. Overall the ROM is very...... alpha. Pretty much everything is laggy and when I tried to change the processor speed and governor under rom control it crashed settings. I did try changing some of the options under rom control and it worked great. Not a daily driver yet, but I think it has potential. Keep up the good work. I look forward to when I can use this full time
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
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Yeah no daily driver here either, running CM7 until I can run video and probably until the kernel gets farther along.
I assuming that governors and different cpu states (at least ocing), aren't supported in the kernel.
I'll link gapps when I get to my pc its the same as cm9/ics.
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Not talking about oc'ing , I was talking about just making it always run at 1ghz. I'm doing that on Cm9 and it seems to help with a few of the bugs.
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