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Bit of a wide open question maybe? But I'm sick of waiting for HTC to release the 2.1 update and want to move to a 2.1 ROM on my unbranded UK Hero.
I'm not bothered whether it's got sense or not I just want a fully working fast ROM.
What do people recommend.
Thanks
Sense - VillainRom 5.2 (5.3 should be out tomorrow)
Non Sense - ( I don't really use them so not sure)
Sense - VillainRom 5.2 (honestly ... In my personal opinion, there is a lack of competition)
non Sense - I've tried a bunch, but I just can't get into using a crippled phone.
I've been using Sense Hero 2.1 by Stickman
The font that is used in the pictures on Htcdevscene.info has reverted back to the normal font as people were'nt Happy !!!!
Everthing is working fine at the moment and another update is due out to fix some issues.
Can anyone compare this to the Villian ROM as I havn't tried that one.
Thanks
I tried almost all 2.1 roms on XDA, and even if developers made an awesome work on it, 2.1 is not worth it yet on Hero.
Roms are pretty stable, but not 100%, it's really slow compared to 1.5, and the battery drain remain huge.
Last thing, if you use Spotify, I think you can forget about 2.1 roms for now.....
MCR 3.2 is still the best
Well you say that but VillainRom 5.2 certainly is not slower than 1.5 roms
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Well you say that but VillainRom 5.2 certainly is not slower than 1.5 roms
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Do you guys feel that when using 2.1 roms, the phone starts out so fast and stable when you just flashed them then a couple of nights later, its so laggy and some things start to make problems like making phone calls or wifi stops working or acouple or the lag becomes more and more
my favorite 2.1? aHero 0.8: clean, stable and I don't have to complain about "issues"
Vanillain 2.0 JIT - AOSP maybe is better, I have to test it (Vanillain 1 was awsome)
One advantage about Vanilla ROMs: you can, if you want, use JIT
carbonyle said:
my favorite 2.1? aHero 0.8: clean, stable and I don't have to complain about "issues"
Vanillain 2.0 JIT - AOSP maybe is better, I have to test it (Vanillain 1 was awsome)
One advantage about Vanilla ROMs: you can, if you want, use JIT
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This may change soon
Lennyuk said:
Well you say that but VillainRom 5.2 certainly is not slower than 1.5 roms
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Definitely not :/
awsy44 said:
Do you guys feel that when using 2.1 roms, the phone starts out so fast and stable when you just flashed them then a couple of nights later, its so laggy and some things start to make problems like making phone calls or wifi stops working or acouple or the lag becomes more and more
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Yep same for me
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Yep same for me
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I have noticed that running the free app "autokiller" (which just tweaks androids internal settings) keeps it speedy at all times.
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I have noticed that running the free app "autokiller" (which just tweaks androids internal settings) keeps it speedy at all times.
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I also tried that, even with 2 or 3 applications running the phone remain laggy. Back to MCR after 1 month and a half on 2.1 (VillainRom and aHero), my hero is smooth again and I can use Spotify without having to kill all processes before.
And that doesn't prevent anyway from the battery drain
Was using Legend port but as was going for Holiday, downgraded to 1.5 for GPS. Now I'm itching to try but ROM development seems to be in explosion . Gone few threads for almost a week now and still cannot find any definitive answers:
a) Which build has the stable GPS without that on/reboot-off/reboot bug?
b) without sleep bug?
c) Bluetooth audio call working without any problem?
d) Without Camera green-blue tint
e) 95% stable? well close to 100% will be bonus
f) Can hold charge for at least of 7-10 hrs.
Thanks.
I'm using Legendary v1.3.5 right now and it looks good. Waiting for VillainRom 5.3 tho.. ;-)
kouray said:
I tried almost all 2.1 roms on XDA, and even if developers made an awesome work on it, 2.1 is not worth it yet on Hero.
Roms are pretty stable, but not 100%, it's really slow compared to 1.5, and the battery drain remain huge.
Last thing, if you use Spotify, I think you can forget about 2.1 roms for now.....
MCR 3.2 is still the best
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Wh0t?! I'm on 2.1 and I'm using Spotify everyday - works well.. Both on Legendary v1.3.5 and aHero..
Thomas.A said:
I'm using Legendary v1.3.5 right now and it looks good. Waiting for VillainRom 5.3 tho.. ;-)
Wh0t?! I'm on 2.1 and I'm using Spotify everyday - works well.. Both on Legendary v1.3.5 and aHero..
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1.3.5 or 1.3.2? (I can't find Legendary 1.3.5)
Thomas.A said:
I'm using Legendary v1.3.5 right now and it looks good. Waiting for VillainRom 5.3 tho.. ;-)
Wh0t?! I'm on 2.1 and I'm using Spotify everyday - works well.. Both on Legendary v1.3.5 and aHero..
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So the problem might be a2sd + 2.1
villainrom 5.22 for me! i keep jumping roms but if im actually using the phone and not playing about im always using villainrom. vanillain is alrite if you dont want htc sense, i found that vanillain 2.0 was slower than 1.1 IMHO!
dan
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1.3.5 or 1.3.2? (I can't find Legendary 1.3.5)
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It's on htcpedia.com
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So the problem might be a2sd + 2.1
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Might be, I'm not using apps2sd..
I'm using villian 5.2 and the gps is very stable and accurate drove to college with it on
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I was wondering, is there any good 2.3.3 ROM out there?
I have now the Elelinux 7 RC0 2.3.2,
and I have reboot problem(the device reboots once in a while-2 times a day.)
Thank You,
Daniel.
Why not go pure CM7 , never rebooted on me for good 2 weeks. Well I dont use it as much though (firm phone)
http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=hero
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Why not go pure CM7 , never rebooted on me for good 2 weeks. Well I dont use it as much though (firm phone)
http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=hero
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does it have any bugs?
its just the nightly so I am afraid.
I am hopefully selling the device next week and the costumer asked for a good 2.3.3 ROM(I am getting my self a Atrix in august!unless something better will be available of course.)
Hmm, well, there is no real "good" alternative yet. But why wants the customer gingerbread, I get this will be his first phone? Why not try VR13? 2.1 though only but fast.
Or you could wait maybe something else will pop up
Well I think 2.1 is to slow,
and he prefers 2.3.
maybe there is a good 2.2 alternative?
Just try the VR13 and write me how slow it is...
The same team has also a good 2.2 I think 1.7.x
Oh and how can someone prefer gingerbread on a phone that has not even 2.2 official. Also there is one phone out with 2.3 and thats the Nexus S, why would the guy buy a Hero if he already prefers 2.3... where did he try the 2.3 or why he wants the 2.3 ?
Dont sell him the hero, be responsible, those guys which go for numbers wont be satisfied . Sell it to someone who appreciates what the phone can offer.
Oh and yes the CM7 has bugs, to answer your previous questions its a nightly
If you want to sell him, then sell him the stock Hero.
He should try Roms by himself.
Cronos cronosproject.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=865
Stable, but non-OSS. Best of ROM
Second Cronos . Been running all the Gingerbred and am currently running 1.9.0 and it is very stable.
Best 2.3.3 rom to my knowledge
I flash my hero with Elelinux 7.0.0 rc2 1.4 and Its the best for me, it has a normal dpi not the moded one in tastyginger which i love. its also pretty snappy and light since its not a sense rom and it also based on cm7 nighly but it rlly stable i installed all my apps and then fixed permissions through rom manager then booted on ra recovery and fixed mismatched apks and it runs as smoothly as ever never force closes.
any question on it just ask hopes the best for ur hero
I have a 2.3 rom for g3 test only. From HTC.
If you want try. You can ...
I don't know how to install it.
Blog: 911sniper.blog.163.com/blog/static/142900881201121112323751/
rom: u.115.com/file/t344e34382
Good luck!
Hey,
sorry for the question, many people may hate me now, but reading about roms confuses me much more than it clears up my problems.
I'm using my Hero with Stock 2.1. Now I want to Upgrade to 2.2 or 2.3. Can you please recommend me a ROM which is stable like my stock 2.1 and has FULL functionallity (with Market, Cam and GPS) and Sense.
PS: Should I use 2.2 instead of 2.3, because it's more settled?
Thanks a lot!
There is no rom with 2.2 or 2.3 that has the things you want.
What is the problem stability or functionality?
2 years ago I tried Windows Mobile 6.5 custom and Android 1.5 on my HTC Tytn II - both are stupid. Android was slow as hell and Win Mobile 6.5 crashed once a day. I don't want that back!
Both. No 2.2 or 2.3 Rom with Sense is stable (or at least what I would call stable), and the Camera never works.
My experience is that only Roms based on actual stock HTC Hero Roms are stable, and that will never come for 2.2 or 2.3. They are based on Rom's for similar phones, and they always have something that is unstable or quirky.
I may be surprised, VillainRom is working on something. But I doubt it will be of the same quality as VR12 or VR13.
Pulser is working on a revamp of FroydVillain, with some new features not seen in froyo yet, although it will be a few weeks before it is released as he is busy with exams.
Sent from my HTC Hero using XDA App
You can try 2.2 without sense. This roms are working very well and everything is working.
Why are 2.2 non-'Sense' Roms more stable and have full functionallity?
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Why are 2.2 non-'Sense' Roms more stable and have full functionallity?
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HTC does not release any further updates for the Hero or any device with similar hardware (last one officially supported is 2.1). Therefore, its quite tough, possibly impossible, to get all the hardware working when porting from devices with newer hardware.
CM-based ROMs (non-sense) are fully open source, so it is possible to get them fully functional even though HTC does not support the hero any more. Note, that I am not sure if the GB CM7 has reached 100% stability yet for the hero. I know that elelinux has done tremendous work in this area and I am sure that we are pretty close now.
I am sure that you'll succeed where all others have failed, and am eagerly waiting to try your Sense 2.2+ ROM with all the hardware working.
Until then, please post under Q&A or under the thread relevant for the ROM you are using/interested in....
Mods, please move this to Q&A.
Okay, thank you for your Info. So other way around. Which is the best, most stable full working non-'Sense' Rom for my Hero?
Should I concentrate my searching on 2.2, or are 2.3 Roms settled enough?
If you really want everything working and you don't want to flash a new rom every few days you should try some 2.2 roms. You'll find all roms on my homepage. Read through the description and decide what is the best for you
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Okay, thank you for your Info. So other way around. Which is the best, most stable full working non-'Sense' Rom for my Hero?
Should I concentrate my searching on 2.2, or are 2.3 Roms settled enough?
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I've been very happy with Froyd 1.7.2, until I switched back to Sense again. Very fast, very stable.
As far as I know the 2.3 Roms still need some work.
Looks like that last update of [ROM]Elelinux-7.1.0-Hero-v2.3 Android 2.3.4 (2011-05-11) is now offering full (non-sense) functionality, speed and stability.
Hi all I had a question,.. what all are the latest and greatest gingerbread ROMs out right now and which one is the most stable and runs the best? and I know this is a nub question,. .but I've never flashed new ROMs to my phones before.. I've rooted them but not flashed ROMs.. so if anyone can help with the best Gingerbread ROM to use righ tnow and best way to flash it to my Thunderbolt, I'd really apprecaite it,.. thanks! oh also, does Netflix app work on the latest Gingerbread? I head it's only workin on CM7 rom right now,..
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Hi all I had a question,.. what all are the latest and greatest gingerbread ROMs out right now and which one is the most stable and runs the best? and I know this is a nub question,. .but I've never flashed new ROMs to my phones before.. I've rooted them but not flashed ROMs.. so if anyone can help with the best Gingerbread ROM to use righ tnow and best way to flash it to my Thunderbolt, I'd really apprecaite it,.. thanks! oh also, does Netflix app work on the latest Gingerbread? I head it's only workin on CM7 rom right now,..
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Before you get flamed for posting in the dev forum, I will try to answer your Q...
Right now each of the GB roms are going to have their flaws and bugs. Not because of the devs creating them, but because more than likely this isn't the final GB release that we are going to see. What I would recommend is make a nandroid backup of your current setup through CWR and flash a couple different ones and see which works for you. I personally am waiting for the BAMF rom to drop as they seem to always put out really great roms. Not that the others are bad, I am just sticking to what I know and like.
As for Netflix, I have heard it only works on CM7 right now as well. I am sure it will be tweaked at a later date though. Right now the priorities are set on getting a stable rom out first with the basics running.
Hope this helps.
Not to be rude but all your questions Would be easily answered by doing very little research.
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thank you Inz, I appreciated that. Xgo,.. ever heard the saying if ya don't got anything good to say don't say anything at all? hmmm thanks anyway though
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thank you Inz, I appreciated that. Xgo,.. ever heard the saying if ya don't got anything good to say don't say anything at all? hmmm thanks anyway though
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Xgo was right. You could have easily asked this in their threads as well.
BAMF + Gingerbread = #winnering, even in early alpha/beta stages. Thats what I use, FWIW.
Forgive the man for asking for actual users opinions... Hes a terrible person for doing so and should be shunned............... ok now that thats over with. I would say the BEST one is probably the actual gingerbread leak with the camera fix is probably the most stable at the moment. Since the software just came out the other day none of the ROMs are gonna really be any good. Netflix doesn't work on any of the Thunderbolt ROMs it only works on CM7 because its not based off of Thunderbolt code.
check out the GB roms listed on the official rom + kernel thread in the dev section. different roms for different preferences.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081930
there you go.
Is anyone else having problems not getting 3g with the new radio with gingerbread rom? if so what can i do to fix this?
BAMF 2.0 is the best for me. YMMV.
I've been having success with gingeritis lately. I'm really loving the 3g Lte handoffs with the GB radio too.
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Is anyone else having problems not getting 3g with the new radio with gingerbread rom? if so what can i do to fix this?
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Mine works with Gingeritis. I flashed the rom 2x before booting and wiped probably 3 imes not including the auto wipes built into Chingy's install. My transition from LTE (orlando) to 3G (the beach) was smooth and problem free. I havent had a single reboot...
Its pretty awesome for initially being alpha.
if i installed cm6.1 or cm7.1 with the same flykernel, would anyone have an opinion as to which phone would be generally more solid/speedy?
i feel a bit frustrated by my experience with cm7.1 and all the ginger based roms, but it seems that many are wowed by the performance.
just looking for some opinons. thanks
i find myself in a similar situation, and am currently on the Heroine++ rom for the sake of speed, but it is quite outdated, and i've been wanting a good 2.2 rom.
anyway, from my expericen, everybody is wowed by 7.1.0 only because of how slow it used to be, it really has come a long way since GB for hit our heros, but it is still a tiny bit too slow and laggy for my liking, and i had some issues with the in call UI not responding fast enough, so i couldn't always answer phone calls or the phone would still vibrate/ring after i'd answered it.
as far as kernel goes, older roms such as 2.1 are better on the older kernel, and newer roms such as GB will probaby be expecting a newer kernel, and therefore run better with it. but i'm not sure how stable the lastest venturas/venturax is compare to flykernel.
anyway, I am rambling.
in short, i think the older roms 2.1/2.2 are the only solid and speedy roms we have, GB is still a bit too slow.
(shame that the least developed roms currently are the 2.2, espcailly the 2.2 sense roms)
Flykernel and cm6.2 cm6.1 ftw, seriously.
I've been alternating between floyo and froydvillain for a while. Froyd is slightly more smoother imo.
And then I put bharat's FroYo port on. It has been VERY good so far. There is even a great ICS theme for it by habarug. Check it out with flykernel.
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thanks for the tip, that is exactly what i've been doing tonight =D still getting it all set up though
notea said:
thanks for the tip, that is exactly what i've been doing tonight =D still getting it all set up though
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How's it working for you?
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it's working alright, i do occationally get a force close though.
i'm not sure how the other froyo roms are set up, but this one comes with dithering off, which could explain why it feels snappier (slows down a bit if i turn on the dithering)
finding several apps to do the job of sense is pretty hard though =/ fast dialers on the hero are few and far between.
doubt i'll change it any time soon, unless i break something or chocolatefroyo gets it's carmera fixed.
good rom, not sure how different the froyo roms are though (i have no idea what happpened between cm 6.1.3 and 6.2.0)
anyway this is a little off topic now.
I recommend touchpal dialer
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saj222 said:
Flykernel and cm6.2 ftw, seriously.
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it was my understanding that there was only cm6.1 and cm7.1?
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Latest_Version#HTC_Hero_.28GSM.29
for the record my current situation is running cm6.1 with flykernel 13, and using setcpu to overclock. i would say it it like a racecar compared to my experiences on 7.1
still open to thoughts if anyone wants to continue discussing this. ultimately i just want a rock solid phone that is as snappy as possible, and i get frustrated when trying out roms that have various features that work poorly. as a result i have mostly stuck to CM stable releases.
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it was my understanding that there was only cm6.1 and cm7.1?
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Latest_Version#HTC_Hero_.28GSM.29
for the record my current situation is running cm6.1 with flykernel 13, and using setcpu to overclock. i would say it it like a racecar compared to my experiences on 7.1
still open to thoughts if anyone wants to continue discussing this. ultimately i just want a rock solid phone that is as snappy as possible, and i get frustrated when trying out roms that have various features that work poorly. as a result i have mostly stuck to CM stable releases.
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Hmmm, I see your link says otherwise. When I made that statement I was just reading the CM version from the ROM I currently was running. FroydVillain I think. I just re-checked the build.prop and think I got the CM version and the Android OS version mixed together. Whoops.
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Hmmm, I see your link says otherwise. When I made that statement I was just reading the CM version from the ROM I currently was running. FroydVillain I think. I just re-checked the build.prop and think I got the CM version and the Android OS version mixed together. Whoops.
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There happens to be some froyo roms which are based on 7.2, i think FroYo is and Speedmachine. Floyo 1.2 is 7.1 and 1.4 is 7.2
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... froyo roms which are based on 7.2 ... Floyo 1.2 is 7.1 and 1.4 is 7.2
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i think you mean...
"... froyo roms which are based on 6.2 ... Floyo 1.2 is 6.1 and 1.4 is 6.2"
is that correct?
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i think you mean...
"... froyo roms which are based on 6.2 ... Floyo 1.2 is 6.1 and 1.4 is 6.2"
is that correct?
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Aah, yeah, of course thanks for correcting it
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Till two days ago I was also using 6.2.0 speedmachine (after testing lot of GB ROMs), and then I installed 2.3.7 LiGux:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1435655,
it is using LV kernel, and I must say that it is fast and look very nice (thanks to Lirasina ICM theming).