htcherolover

Hey guys, so I flashed my phone and installed the Modaco Custom Rom 3.2. But when I go to the about phone, it still says that it is firmware version 1.5. Is this normal?

wuthton

Modaco is built on 1.5.

If you want to try a 2.1 Rom there are several listed here:

Hero, G2 Touch Android Development - xda-developers

Villain 3.4 (not 4.0) is generally regarded as one of the best. But be warned the battery consumption on all the 2.1 roms is awful.

Last edited by wuthton; March 20th, 2010 at 03:23 AM.

htcherolover

Oh, so what exactly is the point in going to the Modaco's ROM? Everybody seems to be doing it. If Hero is already 1.5, what's the point of it?

jimeller

actually, the battery consumption has been greatly improved and is on par with modaco ROM. I'm currently running villain 3.4 and it runs brilliantly. gonna install 4.0 after nprussel has done the speed fix..

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wuthton

Primarily to reduce lag.

bluenova

To reduce lag and to gain root access.

daveybaby

Faster than stock ROM.
Stable.
Well supported.
Its a known quantity, lots of people use it, so hopefully no nasty surprises.
Has a bunch of the best root specific apps already built in (e.g. apps2sd, titanium backup, wireless tethering)
Can add optional stuff, e.g. wavesecure, extra languages.
Includes updated HTC widgets.

The various 2.1 roms out there are more experimental, can be less stable, some features may not work 100%, possibly worse battery life etc. Personally i'm gonna wait for a modaco 2.1 build based on the official 2.1 ROM. Horses for courses innit.

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Last edited by daveybaby; March 20th, 2010 at 11:31 AM.

htcherolover

Oh thanks guys! So I have the modaco 3.2 rom installed but I dont have app2date fo rsome reason =/ I have tethering and titanium backup. Is that normal? Also what dos titanium backup do?

wuthton

You need to partition your SD card to use apps2sd.

There is a clue in the name for Titanium backup.

htcherolover

Any tutorials on how to partition for app2sd?

wuthton

Just use Amon Ra's recovery image. If you don't have Amon Ra then use the search function on here, Modaco and XDA.

jUsT2eXy

How to partition is explained in my guide. You can find this at the top of the page. Or click here

Just scroll down to the bottom to STEP 9

daveybaby

I followed the info in this post. Worked fine for me.