Need a fast, reliable and not necessarily fancy ROM
 

Hello,

I am a user of Sprint Touch Pro. Now I am using MightyMike ROM 5. It works nicely.

From this forum, I see there are several alternative ROMS, and also lots of discussions about which is the 'best'. It is no surprise that people concluded that 'there is no best'.

So, here I will not ask for which is the best (I also don't believe there is such one.). I just need to find a 'nice' one for my own purpose. Since I don't have time to try all of those available ROMS, I hope get some suggestions from you guys.

There is a nice post which compares these ROMs, but not much information helpful.

I just need a simple, fast, and reliable ROM, and my requirements are:
(1) Touch operation shall be very smooth, no lag
(2) I don't use too much multimedia functions, just occasinally use youtube
(3) I use internet browser a lot, browsing some website such as Bloomberg and Wallstreet journal.
(4) I install both Garmin and Tomtom GPS on my phone.

So, according my requirements, can you tell me any suggestion which ROM 'may' be most suitable? Thanks a lot.

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i would say


SEARCH THE FREAKING ROM TOPICS

sorry not meaning to be rude but these type post pop up just about daily

test drive a few roms see what YOU like best


Ps this should be here

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=63

Re: Need a fast, reliable and not necessarily fancy ROM
 

search JD or DCD between one of us you may find what you are wanting

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are you looking for a 6.1 or 6.5 rom? i have had great success with my 6.1 builds until i stopped releasing them...i am currently working on a new 6.5 project that will rival my 6.1 releases.

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Ok, I plan to test some ROMs now. However, I can not see a systemmatic list of ROMs in this forum. There are lots of posts about ROM releases, how can I know whether it is 'widely used/recognized' ROM or not? (I just want to test widely tested ROMs) Why there is no a sticky post to list all popular ROMS which shall be very convenient for newcomers.

Here is a list of ROMs:
http://sites.google.com/site/ppcgeek...om-information
Are those listed ROMs widely used?

Or, any one can recommend a list 'brand names' of reputed ROMs for my test?

Thanks a lot.

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allow me to modify my list with a little detail after reading your last post, these are roms i would recommend

juicy 8, wm6.5 very up to date and clean professional looking rom, not much multimedia built in but im sure youtube and opera are built in a quick

psyki 3, wm6.1 very smooth eye candy filled rom (my personal favorite), very stable, odd but great memory management, good battery life

energy rom, wm6.5 very eye candy filled, smooth customized rom, a couple versions to choose from depending what home shell u prefer and which dialer u want

dcd rom, wm6.5 very clean basic rom, has no shell installed so you'll have to install one or use titanium (i cant recall if its included), very fast but again very basic

those are my top 4, try them out, id like to hear which you like the best, #2 and #3 are loaded with stuff, #3 more so but im sticking with psyki rom cuz its been real stable the past 2 months

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T0mmyr, thank you soooooo....much, this is what I need.

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so you want some to flash and test them for you too :P

since they did the work listing them

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I think lots of people here already tested some, and the information of their own top choices are very helpful for others.

I don't want to test every released ROM, just want to select from ROMs with relative 'good reputation'.

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I often see people ask what is best ROM, and they always got 'routine' answer: 'no best, try yourself.'

Yes, definitely we need to test by ourselves, but other's input may save us time, avoiding waste of time.

For example, if you arrive at a new city, and you may ask your friend there which resterant is the best. Everyone know food preference is different for different people, but you still ask your friend, why? You want to make use of other's experience, then make your own decision.

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If you want fast, stable, and no nonsense go with JD's suggestion...his or DCD's...install just the things you want and you won't have anything to worry about...

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I would like to try the WM 6.5 rom by dcd but I can't seem to find it. Can you point me in the right direction?

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+1 for DCD. fast and stable i'm running 1.08 now (couldn't get vlingo to work with 1.09) and love it. warning though, it's stripped, you have to install what you want. the good thing is that DCD has made .cab for all the most popular and needed things and hosts them on his site. click my sig.

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Thank you very very much. You signature picture is really very helpful.

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http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=69754

make sure to read the first post because ur internet wont work until u install a carrier cab after flashing

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Hi T0mmyr,

I installed DCD ROM, looks very nice. I also installed the cabs provided by the dcd download folder.

Then I download Opera mobile 9.7 (and a touchscreen-based plugin) from its official site, installed them. When I start Opera, it got very les responsive. Also, the zoom in/out does not work. I search the DCD-ROM post, finding that some other guys also had similar problem, but looks like no solution. Do you have Opera problem?

Also, you mentioned that voice command does not work for v1.09, so I also installed V1.08. A stupid question, where to find the voice command function? Previously when I use my Mogul, voice command works well. Now I switch to TP, can not find this function......

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there is a cab for the voice command somewhere on the forums, as far as the opera i dont know, im running psyki rom and it already includes a really really fast opera. i'd recommend posting your questions in the dcd thread as other users may have more experience and u may get an answer from dcd himself, i just started that thread to make people aware dcd was back, i'm no way the creator, all credit goes to dcd

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ok, I recommend DemolitionRom and MightyRoms for this i downloaded DiamondTweek on my phone and use it everytime I flash a new rom. Mostly because no matter how fast the rom is, its not fast enough for me (i like a rom that will freaking know what button im going to push before I even push it). With that said, i have noticed that no matter what rom I install, once I activate DiamondTweek and change my settings then that rom is good for me.

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just curious what settings u have to change and to what to see the speed of your performance go up, i would like to try out your settings and see if i notice any difference :)

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i take it your talking to him? :/

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no u, about diamondtweak

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my favorites are Silence 9 , Demolition, but for the last week or 2 I've been running Groove rom..I used his kitchen and made the rom to my preference and its been running superb for a week or 2 so far...but as you have read... roms are all trial and error as i havent tried them all..so many to try.. nor can you.. but your best bet is using some ones rom and kitchen so you can add/remove what ever you like and make it perfect for you.
As a side note grooves kitchen is the first time I ever used a kitchen and its so simple to add/remove what you want that I just don't see my self ever not using a kitchen again..and think all ppl should include such a simple kitchen with there rom.

Re: Need a fast, reliable and not necessarily fancy ROM
 

touch flo 3d - very high
finger pressure - very high

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this helps me too! ..

although ive been trying roms its very dificult to follow what is going on at times. I suck at identifying which build is which and what does it do when it comes to Windows Mobile. I have tried Silence, mighty, juggs and havent really found that i do enjoy the most. Id say silence was my favorite up until now.

I too am looking for a rom that is VERY stable that has minimal lag. I dont need to run TouchFlow3D, nor windows 6.5(6.1 is good for me) i just need to access text messages and make calls when i need to. I hate having to have a phone who's hardware capability is not enough for the software its running. Why run TouchFlow3D when you get lag at times when selecting stuff and it makes it all slow.. why sacrafice stability/smoothness to see something "fancy"? Yes, i want to run program such as internet explorer, google maps or microsoft live messenger but that shouldnt be a problem as they will run when i need them to.

Featips is just asking a question. I understand that people will be "do a search!" but when someone replies with .. do a search for "DCD" well new people wouldnt know to even search for DCD or even know what that means. You gotta keep in mind that although you want to keep the forum clean at times forum regulars get too comfortable speaking and using their own lingo and forget that new members dont know what they are talking about. Yes we should eventually learn what certain terms mean but we have to filter and try to figure out as we go.

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In last 24 hours, I already learned a lots of 'jargon' in this forum, such as DCD (the fisrt time I saw DCD is someone asked me to search this, but I don't know what it is.......hehe)

As a newcomer, I have another question about 'jargon'. I often see people mention 'kitchen'. What's the relation of kitchen to ROM? Is it a collection of plugins/mods for a ROM?

For example, when I download Juicy 8 ROM, there is also a 'Juicy 7 Kitchen' link together. I am confused, are they separate (v8 and v7), or V7 kitchen can be used as a supplement to V8 ROM?

Sorry for this kind of newbie's question.

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Kitchen - You make your own PERSONALIZED ROM, choose your own settings/programs

ROM - Whoever the "chef" is chooses what you install on your phone, whatever programs/settings they enter from their kitchen, you install on your phone

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So, for kitchen, we have to search internet to find some program cabs to install? Or, the kitchen version provide a compact clean ROM, shipped with some non-installed program cabs?

Still take that Juicy ROM v8 and Juicy Kitchen v7. I shall download both and use the latter to make modifications?

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Just to give my view on the topic.

I have been using Copper for quite some time on my Touch Pro with almost 0 issues. I did miss some of the stock HTC apps (like the dialer) and I wanted to try out TouchFlo3D2 so this is why I was looking for another Rom.

I installed DCD's rom and it wasn't bad... but he only had included a cab for TouchFlo3D.

I then proceeded to Download Juicy's Standard rom and so far I am very impressed. I like the style and the preloaded features. Speed is great even with TouchFlo3D2 enabled.

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a kitchen usually include the base rom of that chefs plus a few ingredients (applications), u pick and choose what u want before making the rom, so for example if open a kitchen (on ur pc) u may have the option of cooking in opera 9.5 or opera 9.7, u can pick maybe mobile shell 3 or rhodium or titanium, u can choose a certain theme, choose not to cook in office mobile, add solitaire but not teeter and so on, and as u progress with understanding kitchen u can add your own oems (applications that didnt come with the kitchen but u would like to cook in so u dont have to reinstall them everytime u re-flash)

if u look in the juicy thread he dates his releases in the filename, juicy 8 is gonna have the latest stuff to use, but the drawback of that is some of the stuff is so new it may have bugs that we have yet to find, and the kitchen is a good place to start to understand what its all about, try both if u want, or for now just let the cooks do all the work and only install the roms, then u can install ur own cabs afterwards if theres something missing

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if you want to have a go at a fast stable 6.1 here is my latest build that i have been using for a while now...http://www.lilrico.com/Y4J/Y4J10.rar i still havent perfected my 6.5 rom yet so 6.1 is very suited.

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Thanks a lot.

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how old is that? i haven't seen u post any information on it unless its a really old thread which i dont think u would link to right now, can u clue me in to whats included? i want to try it out when i get back home from work to now, off to work now...:)thanks y4j

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In last 24 hours, I tested almost all 'sticky' ROMs in this forum, all have some sort of issues or problems except MightROM6. Previously I used MithyROM 5 for 2 months, no problem. The only problem of MightyROM is some OEM applications are not installed.

So, I am curious why you guys seldom mention MightyROM? Any 'serious' issues with it? Or, just: why you do not like it? I almost never had issue with MightyROM, but maybe I missed something? Thanks for your input about your experience with MightyROM.

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the rom is not that old...its a previously unreleased version of the y4j rom...i last left the building community with 8.0...this is version 10...much more stable...better battery life and no bloat what so ever. I build roms for everyday use and leave out the gimmicks and filler for the celebs.

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I can attest that if you want a great 6.1 Rom, yay 4 juggs is the way to go. .08 is great, I keep going back to it.

DCDs might be the fastest rom I've ever used. I'll check out that yay4juggs 10.

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try mighty/silence, this is fast and stable truly amazing feet. Mightyrom6 is also stable but I think 6.1 is the way to go at this point, altough 6.5 is usuable, just not as fast as 6.1.

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After trying a lot on 6.5, I plan to stick with 6.1 for a while. WIll try silence/Mighty. Thanks.

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I agree with Sporkman, just do your own research and determine what you think or deem best for your situation. I too used to use MightROM, then I tried SSS and now I'm on Energy... All of the ROMS have their huge advantages over OEM ROM and they also have vast differences between the each of them... again, all the ROMS I have tried I have enjoyed because I took the time to read the threads and researched... then installed on my device..

What I've used
MightROM (Both Versions he has for Touch Pro)
JuicyROM
SsSROM
EnergyROM (Currently Utilizing)

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i'll echo the love for speed with DCD's roms; not a big fan of WM6.5, WM6.1 suites my needs just fine & speed with DCD is incredible... i push my device rather hard & i've only had DCD lock up once which i'm rather sure was my fault. i easily move about 4Gb+ worth of e-mail each year, and that's not considering i use my PPC as a GPS device, txting (about 200 per month), daily websearches, IM, & occasional camera use. no music and very little BT use (maybe twice a month in the car). wifi is also barely used, mostly as a 2nd opinion if i can't connect w/ my laptop.

Re: Need a fast, reliable and not necessarily fancy ROM
 

so featips,
you started this thread, what ROM did you finally decide to settle on?

Curious as do your choice!