[Q] Best Rom? - Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

which is the fasts and smoothes Rom that runs on GB 2.3 and sense 3.0?
if been away from the forum for a while and nice to be back and to see sense 3 on the WONDERFUL HTC DESIRE
all thanks to the Devs for their hard time and effort
thanks for help guys?

http://youtu.be/JmvCpR45LKA
Jeez, seriously?

Meaple said:
http://youtu.be/JmvCpR45LKA
Jeez, seriously?
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Could not agree more.

Bahahaha I have never seen that video before.
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qasi said:
which is the fasts and smoothes Rom that runs on GB 2.3 and sense 3.0?
if been away from the forum for a while and nice to be back and to see sense 3 on the WONDERFUL HTC DESIRE
all thanks to the Devs for their hard time and effort
thanks for help guys?
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I use RCMixSCM7/A2SD v2 ROM's by Robocik (the CM7 test3 version is sense 3.0)
or you can try InsertCoin CM7/A2SD v47 by baadnewz

I heard that this one is also pretty fast. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113070
You can try the roms by yourself and then decide which one is the best . Everyone is different and therefore has everyone a different taste .

I'm using InsertCoin cm7 1.08 on my HTC Desire and it works great. Gingerbread plus Sense 3.0 widgets etc
Only flashed my Desire once, but I would imagine once you've done it you can play around with it and flashing it with a diff ROM should be easier/less hoops to jump through.

I'm still using froyo, with gb, I always not enuf space for apps

qasi said:
which is the fasts and smoothes Rom that runs on GB 2.3 and sense 3.0?
if been away from the forum for a while and nice to be back and to see sense 3 on the WONDERFUL HTC DESIRE
all thanks to the Devs for their hard time and effort
thanks for help guys?
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Currently trying out this AceSMod007
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113070
Its a sense 2.1 & 3.0 hybrid and seems good so far. The reason I went for this over the other choices is that it only requires a 512mb ext3 partition where as the others require a 1gb ext3. If you used ROM manager to partition your sd card you'll probably have a 512mb partition

i dont like the sense roms much, but i fin redux to be a great rom!
it's fast, clean and simple!

I'm currently using the "Sense2.1+3.0 GB InsertCoin CM7 HBOOT/STOCK 1.0.8" (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016940), and loving it. It's nice and fast and really smooth.
There's one version for the CM7 HBOOT and one for the stock hboot, so you can choose the one suitable to your setup.
I'd definitely recommend it but like Balu said, everyone's got different taste.
Here's a video of one of the earlier versions of the InsertCoin ROM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i8XrQt5T38

charmsdark said:
I'm currently using the "Sense2.1+3.0 GB InsertCoin CM7 HBOOT/STOCK 1.0.8" (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016940), and loving it. It's nice and fast and really smooth.
There's one version for the CM7 HBOOT and one for the stock hboot, so you can choose the one suitable to your setup.
I'd definitely recommend it but like Balu said, everyone's got different taste.
Here's a video of one of the earlier versions of the InsertCoin ROM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i8XrQt5T38
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What's the difference between CM7 & A2SD version of insertcoint? Does this takes a lot of space like leedroid GB version?

See sig.
Used to have InsertCoin but I feel this one is just that little bit smoother. Bugger all separating the two, though.

That video is funny has hell but umm the best rom its just sooo many out there and they all have there downsides

iTzAlienX said:
That video is funny has hell but umm the best rom its just sooo many out there and they all have there downsides
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The reason you are mocked is that you asked the equivalent of the question "What is the best car ?". It depends a lot on your own preference and what are you looking for. I see that you are from the States. Do you have a CDMA Desire ?

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[Q] Looking for a new Rom

Ok well I have been using Chingy's Incredibly Re-engineered rom since I rooted my phone. But, seeing as how it's looking dead for the moment and I have not been on here stalking roms in a long time. Anyone got any advice on some roms that are similar that might be worth checking out?
New to roots optomized hybrid 2.1. (Think thats what its called) stlynergy rom nightlies are also stable. Im back and forth between them and OMFGB nightlies
Where's ma rosie at?
newtoroot's Optimized Shift is awesome. Perfect for daily use.
Aaawww ive got to upgrade to the new sense ><
newtoroot just put out hybrid 1.8. My new favorite. Slicker than Optimized Shift (hopefully as stable... time will tell).
Thats actually what I am using right now. It's overwhelming me haha. Any mods for it yet?
JoelZ has an incredibly (get it) stable Sense 3.0 ROM.
I use ADW instead of the stock Sense launcher, and with that and Fancy Widgets running I still have more than enough memory free.
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JoelZ has an incredibly (get it) stable Sense 3.0 ROM.
I use ADW instead of the stock Sense launcher, and with that and Fancy Widgets running I still have more than enough memory free.
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+1 on Joel's ROM, its by far the best ROM I've put on the dinc. I've tried quite a few and this is the one that has found a home
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slapmeaty said:
newtoroot's Optimized Shift is awesome. Perfect for daily use.
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I Agree, newtoroot's Optimized Shift Is amazingly fast and stable, and has just enough of the newer sense features buit in to make it worth it. the only problem ive had is wifi ocasionally drops and the EMMC doesnt mount in the stock music player(but you can easily get around that with mixzing or PowerAMP till thats fixed)
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+1 on Joel's ROM, its by far the best ROM I've put on the dinc. I've tried quite a few and this is the one that has found a home
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why thank you
The latest kingdom rewind 3d rom is the fastest and cleanest I've used so far
yep im back to being a flash addict. I've flashed almost every rom on the first page ><
so far Hybrid (minus the sense reset) and Skyraider are the ones that have stuck out sense I gotta have sense haha.
DincWeeman said:
yep im back to being a flash addict. I've flashed almost every rom on the first page ><
so far Hybrid (minus the sense reset) and Skyraider are the ones that have stuck out sense I gotta have sense haha.
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Can't believe it took this long to mention SkyRaider. SR4.2 is the balls.
DincWeeman said:
Ok well I have been using Chingy's Incredibly Re-engineered rom since I rooted my phone. But, seeing as how it's looking dead for the moment and I have not been on here stalking roms in a long time. Anyone got any advice on some roms that are similar that might be worth checking out?
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I've used almost all of them out there, including all the new GingerSense ones. Nils seems to do best with that gig (IMHO), but the one I like the most right now is MIUI. Fast, clean, and more customizeable than anything I've seen in awhile.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117981
...my $.02. Good Luck and Happy Flashing!
rfarrah said:
I've used almost all of them out there, including all the new GingerSense ones. Nils seems to do best with that gig (IMHO), but the one I like the most right now is MIUI. Fast, clean, and more customizeable than anything I've seen in awhile.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117981
...my $.02. Good Luck and Happy Flashing!
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Speaking of MIUI and Sense discussion.....
The pictures here are not Sense. They're MIUI with HELauncher and the (fully functional) Sense 3.0 custom lockscreen for MIUI.
PGleo86 said:
Speaking of MIUI and Sense discussion.....
The pictures here are not Sense. They're MIUI with HELauncher and the (fully functional) Sense 3.0 custom lockscreen for MIUI.
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This makes me want to try out miui again
JoelZ9614 said:
This makes me want to try out miui again
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Funny, it makes me want to try out Sense 3.0... know anyone who makes good Sense 3.0 ROMs?
PGleo86 said:
Funny, it makes me want to try out Sense 3.0... know anyone who makes good Sense 3.0 ROMs?
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<-----------------------He does
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10 char
Thanks for the roms to try out haha. I'm a little said that skyraider wont get update for the inc anymore at least from how I understand it. Now to try out Miui and synergy while im down at the beach for a week.

Just bought a Desire.

Well, I've just bought a Desire and I don't know where to start with Roms!
First I've been meaning to try out MIUI for agesss! But its never been ported to a device I've had. (Arc + SGS 1).
What are some good roms to try?
Note: I don't like Sense.
Thanks, Ben.
Well there is pretty much only one miui, so try that if you want to.(they are nice but too iphone'ish for me )
Also as you don't want sense, there is the classic(cyanogenmod with plenty of mods) and then we have a more lightweight aosp rom called oxygen, which i prefer myself. Good luck.
I like my eye candy! I'm not a lightweight person! Cyanogen mod might be an option though... I guess the best way is to flash and find out!
I havent been flashing roms for too long myself but ive been through a fair share. Oxygen has defently treated me well. Fast, stable and leaves plenty of room for apps while still looking good. Its the one I kept going back to until I found sense 3 but i know its not for everyone
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I like my eye candy! I'm not a lightweight person! Cyanogen mod might be an option though... I guess the best way is to flash and find out!
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If that's the case, maybe go with another Sense ROM?
I've been using InsertCoin rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016940
That gives you Gingerbread and various Sense 3.0 goodies
There are also other Sense roms out there... I know of LeeDrOiD, but never used it myself.
Once you're rooted, it's easy to try roms out - flashed cyanogenmod over the weekend, got annoyed at a few things so reverted back to insertCoin

[Q] Please recommend a good Sense ROM

Hi guys!
Can you please recommend a good Sense ROM for HTC Desire? I tried a couple of Sense 3.5 ROMs, they seemed kinda incomplete, slow unstable. Tried a couple of Sense 3.0 ROMs, those were better but had different bugs. Tried a couple Sense 2.1+3.0 hybrid ROMs, same story. It also seems that some devs don't bother updating their XDA threads and the ROMs listed here are not up to date.
I would appreciate if you could suggest a stable Sense 3.0+ ROM that is actively maintained, updated, etc. I hope there is one
Thanks in advance!
I`m using InsertCoin Sense 2.1 A2SD+ 1.1.4 without any lags, bugs and other problems...
Even better you can try InsertCoin 2.3 Stock with gingerbread.
I've been using it from the beginning and it's ok. No bugs until now.
I had used InstertCoin before I switched to Cool3D AceS v3. Now I'm still at Cool3D rom. With the Rosie Smoothness mod it has no bugs and runs as fast as stock rom.
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I had used InstertCoin before I switched to Cool3D AceS v3. Now I'm still at Cool3D rom. With the Rosie Smoothness mod it has no bugs and runs as fast as stock rom.
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I tried v4: it was extremely slow, had problems with superuser and random FCs. This probably had something to do with not working A2SD, but I decided not to continue with that ROM and thus didn't even try to fix it. Btw, it's made by one of those devs who don't even bother updating their own threads with at least the ROM version number...
Seriously, another one? Come on guys....
erklat said:
Seriously, another one? Come on guys....
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Seriously. May be you have a lot of free time to read all those endless threads and try all those incomplete and unstable ROMs, but I don't. I'd rather ask for an advice
kzakhar said:
Seriously. May be you have a lot of free time to read all those endless threads and try all those incomplete and unstable ROMs, but I don't. I'd rather ask for an advice
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I had as much free time as needed to find three threads identical to yours in 30 seconds. I understand you're more busy than me and I have time to read endless threads which you don't and so on, but some things done over and over again go beyond the realms of laziness and stupidity.
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erklat said:
but some things done over and over again go beyond the realms of laziness and stupidity.
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Yes, like jumping into someone's thread with your undoubtedly valuable input. Thanks anyway!
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I had as much free time as needed to find three threads identical to yours in 30 seconds. I understand you're more busy than me and I have time to read endless threads which you don't and so on, but some things done over and over again go beyond the realms of laziness and stupidity.
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"Search" takes about two seconds.
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
I've had pretty much the same experiences as you with sense 3.5/3.0/2.1+3.0 hybrid ROMs and as much as that is what I want to be using, there's just always something about every ROM that stops me from keeping it on my phone.
Even though it's an older version of sense, I keep finding myself going back to Tabasco's Silky ROM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1210178) for sheer stability, functionality and speed. It also still looks pretty damn nice!
I'd definitely recommend you try it until newer sense ROMs are improved
Regards
wildcardspv
Have been using rcmix 2.1 since June n its flawless...just because there are no updates for rcmix Rom,I'm looking elsewhere too ...just to know what's new n if I'm missing something
I'm currently using IC 1.1.4 with 110926 snq- kernel. Fast, stable and battery life is good. But i think i'll try RevolutioN 1.7 soon.

[Q] HTC Desire - Girlfriend ROM and apps?

I just bought the SGS2, and my girlfriend is getting my old HTC Desire.
She tried it for a week, with Oxygen ROM and while generally happy with it, she was underwhelmed and annoyed with a few of the more obvious warts of stock android 2.3. The crappy dialer and the crappy keyboard, to name a few.
I then installed a lot of GO apps on it, GO Launcher EX, GO Dialer, GO Widget etc.
While these are in some respects better, they have other issues.
I am now considering if a ROM with Sense would be a good compromise for her. I will not give her the latest stock 2.2 ROM from HTC, I want her to have 2.3. So it would have to be a 2.3 ROM with Sense on it. And I don't even know which version of Sense. I have only really worked with the one in the stock 2.2 ROM from HTC. I think it is Sense 1.9?
So, can you guys recommend a 2.3 ROM with Sense or a 2.3 ROM and some good core apps (dialer, keyboard, sms/texting etc.) that is girlfriend-friendly?
Thanks in advance
I'd recommend one with the Sense 3.0.
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to get a Bliss modification of sebastian runnymede AIO rom, that was designed for girls , see HTC RHYME
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So, can you guys recommend a 2.3 ROM with Sense or a 2.3 ROM and some good core apps (dialer, keyboard, sms/texting etc.) that is girlfriend-friendly?
Thanks in advance
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Did you try leedroid's Rom?
Also here is a list of some cool HTC desire Roms With and w/o sense.
hxxp://alchemistar.blogspot.com/2010/10/htc-desire-custom-roms-list-100910.html
(change hxxp to http in the above link)
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kkoolpatz said:
Did you try leedroid's Rom?
Also here is a list of some cool HTC desire Roms With and w/o sense.
hxxp://alchemistar.blogspot.com/2010/10/htc-desire-custom-roms-list-100910.html
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why you pointing to external link when we have a development section full of nice a great ROMs?
I would recommend a ROM with Sense 2.1/3.0 (Hybrid) because the Sense 3.5/3.0 ROMs are a bit too much sometimes for the Desire as I read and heard (in case of lags and so).
But Runnymede is recommended very often.
So I would go with Revolution or InsertCoin which I self am using since a few months and i'm quite happy with it.
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I would recommend a ROM with Sense 2.1/3.0 (Hybrid) because the Sense 3.5 ROMs are a bit too much sometimes for the Desire as I read and heard (in case of lags and so).
But Runnymede is recommended very often.
So I would go with Revolution or InsertCoin which I self am using since a few months and i'm quite happy with it.
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+1 for revolution. It's the most stable and lag free sense rom I have ever used. I also think a sense rom is more useful for your gf than a stock Android one. You should definitely let her try revolution
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EvertorN said:
+1 for revolution. It's the most stable and lag free sense rom I have ever used. I also think a sense rom is more useful for your gf than a stock Android one. You should definitely let her try revolution
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this is also my opinion. my girlfrind is verry happy with the sense gui and InsertCoin rom...
Ok, so Revolution or InsertCoin?
pinkfloydhomer said:
Ok, so Revolution or InsertCoin?
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Definitely revolution.
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I would say try both
Why do all threads where people ask recommendations for third party turn out Sense 3.5 and hybrid abomination commercials?
Run either a ruu or flash her a rooted stock rom unless you have an ambition in becoming a mobile phone user support for ungrateful girlfriends.
Or simply buy her an iphone as I did for mine.
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Or simply buy her an iphone as I did for mine.
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You'll probably get laid more often as an added bonus because of it.
@erklat
And I really dont get the point why you always have to bash the other Roms except Supernova's. Supernovas Rom sure is great but there also other good ROMs (even with Sense 3.0/3.5). They are maybe that not stable and so on but the Users also have different preferences. For some eye-candy is the most important feature, for other it is stability and speed.
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@erklat
And I really dont get the point why you always have to bash the other Roms except Supernova's. Supernovas Rom sure is great but there also other good ROMs (even with Sense 3.0/3.5). They are maybe that not stable and so on but the Users also have different preferences. For some eye-candy is the most important feature, for other it is stability and speed.
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Not that I don't bash just supernova, I don't bash either of the Sense 1.9 roms, aosp roms, or even roms which are broken and are advertised as such.
And I have no beef with roms or their developers, but with idiots that turn every rom recommendation thread into this. OK, you're free to do whatever you want, but you can't come and write "Sense 3.5/ICS :drool:, this, this, this and this doesn't work, but it's perfect".
As far as I'm concerned, the scale goes like this: unusable - bad - average - good - perfect. I hope meaning of perfect is self explanatory?
If the op states that he is giving away his phone, Sense 3.5 roms don't have nothing to look for here. Giving away phone with some of it's features severely limited is insanity.
It is you Sense 3.5 users who mixed up priorities here, not I. If the thread was titled "most eyecandy" rom I'd be silent.
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You'll probably get laid more often as an added bonus because of it.
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I devised a few fail safe mechanisms to secure myself from that event. Namely, getting dead drunk on her birthday after work works best
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erklat said:
Or simply buy her an iphone as I did for mine.
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I did the same and she is so happy... IPhone is the best smartphone for girls. That's for sure.
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I did the same and she is so happy... IPhone is the best smartphone for girls. That's for sure.
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This, they don't know what Android or Desire is, and ultimately they don't care. But they will never make a mistake recognizing an iPhone and a BMW keys.
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@erklat
And I have no beef with roms or their developers, but with idiots that turn every rom recommendation thread into this. OK, you're free to do whatever you want, but you can't come and write "Sense 3.5/ICS :drool:, this, this, this and this doesn't work, but it's perfect".
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I wasn't giving the OP a recommendation for a Sense 3.0/3.5-ROM, I was recommending him a Hybrid (2.1/3.0). And this I can do with pure conscience because the ROM I'm using right now (InsertCoin) is way faster than the Stock-ROM that was originally on the Desire and i havent experienced anything thats not working yet (no reboots, no failures, ... everything is working fine).
Yeah, maybe the Sense-ROMs you are not bashing are a bit faster than the ISC and Revolution Hybrids but there you have an uglier ui, so you have to balance.
Maybe you should testing a Hybrid for yourself because now you are just assuming things.
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Why do all threads where people ask recommendations for third party turn out Sense 3.5 and hybrid abomination commercials?
Run either a ruu or flash her a rooted stock rom unless you have an ambition in becoming a mobile phone user support for ungrateful girlfriends.
Or simply buy her an iphone as I did for mine.
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I want her to have 2.3, and there is no good official 2.3 ROM from HTC. So I guess I might as well try a girlfriend-friendly 2.3 ROM, preferably one that "just works" and that I don't have to help her with a million times. If you can recommend such a ROM, it would be great.
I agree with you that eye candy is not the most important thing here. Usability and stability is. Unfortunately, stock android have usability issues with simple things such as the dialer and the keyboard. And Android 2.3 is a must.
I will never buy her an iPhone, so that's not an option.
What do you recommend?
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Maybe you should testing a Hybrid for yourself because now you are just assuming things.
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That is a very bold statement to make when talking with someone with 217,71 times your post count here
I did that, when they were popular, IC was on my phone for a whole 15 minutes before restoring nandroid backup of my AuraXTremeGinger I used at that time. You can feel when it was placed in past. To be honest, I didn't get to the post where you recommended anything. It was enough for one which spends as much time as me reading these threads to read a couple of the first ones and catch the drift of where is it going. After that I just scroll real fast through the thread. No Stock rom recommendations? Check. Commence bashing.
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I want her to have 2.3, and there is no good official 2.3 ROM from HTC.
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Who told you that? You have the one in my sig, baadnwz made his rooted stock GB rom and teppic74 has his.

Sense 3.5 ROMs - Why so laggy?

Hey there,
I was wondering if anyone could shed some light as to why Sense 3.5 ROMs tend to lag so much? I've tried practically every one from Virtuous Affinity, to RCMix 3D to RunnyMead. By far, I got the smoothest experience from the latter. I tried everything to try to improve performance from removing unnecessary system apps like HTC Watch, to using Supercharger script, to a sd-ext on my SD card. Yet I can never seem to escape lag! Now I'm using a Sense 3.0 rom, that is, Virtuous Unity and it's so much faster and smoother despite its using up a similar amount of space. I really like the 3.5 ROMs but I just can't use them because they're too slow and laggy despite my best efforts to speed them up...
I could be wrong but the sense 3.5 is a port from another phone that may be why. To be honest I dislike sense with a passion. I'm an AOSP type of guy. I'm pretty sure that the developers working on that rom will make it faster. Btw you mentioned your using sdext which one are you using?
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blahbl4hblah said:
I could be wrong but the sense 3.5 is a port from another phone that may be why. To be honest I dislike sense with a passion. I'm an AOSP type of guy. I'm pretty sure that the developers working on that rom will make it faster. Btw you mentioned your using sdext which one are you using?
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Yeah I tried AOSP but I only like Ice Cream Sandwich, which still isn't working fully at the moment. I'm using a 128mb sd ext4 with a 256 swap partition.
You call Virtuous Unity fast? I used it for 2 months and easily can say that it is the laggiest thing I have ever seen, but these kind of things are relative... Have you tried MikRunny or BeatMod BlissSense Hybird? I am using BlissSense now and so happy with it, even without swap or supercharger, it doesn't lag, and also Bliss rosie looks really classy
TRFFTR said:
You call Virtuous Unity fast? I used it for 2 months and easily can say that it is the laggiest thing I have ever seen, but these kind of things are relative... Have you tried MikRunny or BeatMod BlissSense Hybird? I am using BlissSense now and so happy with it, even without swap or supercharger, it doesn't lag, and also Bliss rosie looks really classy
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Yeah I take my statement regarding unity back cos after one day of use, it just kept getting slower and slower... yeah I'm using BlissDroid now, the new one by alirez_sos! So fast, stable and smooth!
Ungrateful
lunoma said:
Hey there,
I was wondering if anyone could shed some light as to why Sense 3.5 ROMs tend to lag so much? I've tried practically every one from Virtuous Affinity, to RCMix 3D to RunnyMead. By far, I got the smoothest experience from the latter. I tried everything to try to improve performance from removing unnecessary system apps like HTC Watch, to using Supercharger script, to a sd-ext on my SD card. Yet I can never seem to escape lag! Now I'm using a Sense 3.0 rom, that is, Virtuous Unity and it's so much faster and smoother despite its using up a similar amount of space. I really like the 3.5 ROMs but I just can't use them because they're too slow and laggy despite my best efforts to speed them up...
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Be Happy We Have Devs Putting their time and effort into porting and making ROMs for us to Flash
Hit that Sexy Thanks button'
Debel said:
Be Happy We Have Devs Putting their time and effort into porting and making ROMs for us to Flash
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OP hasn't criticized the Devs, just asking the technical or specific reason that Sense 3.X ROMs lag in comparison to older versions of Sense.
To some extent, I'm wondering the same thing. Its always said that Sense 3.X takes up more memory than the G2/DZ has to offer. But what exactly is taking up all the memory? For instance, on NRG's RCMix Energized Blue version, he has made for a smooth rosie experience, yet the phone often lags for several seconds when starting apps or going into Settings. Rosie is not the issue alone, since I use ADW as my launcher, and yet the Sense 3.X ROMs still lag.
Hybrid ROMs like Synergy and InsertCoin bring many of the Sense 3.X apps to Sense 2.x (lockscreen, camera, weather and more), and yet those ROMs are much more responsive than Sense 3.x ROMs. So it doesn't seem to be the apps themselves.
If its some component of the Sense framework sucking up memory, has anybody identified what and why, or if it can be removed or modded?
lunoma said:
Yeah I tried AOSP but I only like Ice Cream Sandwich, which still isn't working fully at the moment. I'm using a 128mb sd ext4 with a 256 swap partition.
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I hope you do realize that size of sdext is a reason why your phone is running so slow
Debel said:
Be Happy We Have Devs Putting their time and effort into porting and making ROMs for us to Flash
Hit that Sexy Thanks button'
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Excuse me, I'm far from ungrateful! I've tried various different ROMs and have offered my feedback on them to the developers so they'll have an idea on which areas to improve. I think the work that has been done has been fantastic such as the recent addition of Ice Cream Sandwich, which will I believe be glitch free. I was merely asking why some Sense 3.0 ROMs tend to be laggy and what have other people's experiences been of them.
blahbl4hblah said:
I hope you do realize that size of sdext is a reason why your phone is running so slow
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Oh that was the size that was recommended on the Virtuous Affinity thread... what size would you yourself recommend in that case? Thanks!
lunoma said:
Oh that was the size that was recommended on the Virtuous Affinity thread... what size would you yourself recommend in that case? Thanks!
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1gb, I don't know why they recommended the smallest possible size which causes your phone to run so slow. All of my roms use sdext and I always recommend at least 1gb
blahbl4hblah said:
1gb, I don't know why they recommended the smallest possible size which causes your phone to run so slow. All of my roms use sdext and I always recommend at least 1gb
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Intresting.. I'll try it on hmm.. on what? Which rom you recomended to daily use? Sense 3.0 and 3.5 of course, doesn't matter which.
Youleck said:
Intresting.. I'll try it on hmm.. on what? Which rom you recomended to daily use? Sense 3.0 and 3.5 of course, doesn't matter which.
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I say go aosp its faster then both and you'll have a smoother experience. I'm an aosp guy not sense but stability wise go 3.0
Sense roms take time to break in, especially on the G2.
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blahbl4hblah said:
1gb, I don't know why they recommended the smallest possible size which causes your phone to run so slow. All of my roms use sdext and I always recommend at least 1gb
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I use 512mb. Works for me on sense roms. I gave up 3.0 sense cause of the lag. I guess because of the amount of resources it drains there's a performance hit. It became to much of a hassle. My opinion. Still sexy ass rom lol
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