Root What is the most stable ROM for the Thunderbolt?

[The Absolute]

Sorry if already posted!


I just upgraded to the Bolt on Thursday but having a OG Droid that was rooted forever I want the same from my Bolt. What ROM is the best to use in everyone's opinion? Should I wait to root for a better version? I'm ready but I want to make sure the ROMs good to go (bugless as they can be at this point)

 

[Hellershanks]

BAMF 1.3 has never crashed on me, and I have yet to find a bug.

 

[WormDoes]

They're all pretty stable to be honest. I'd just find a ROM you like, make a backup and give it a try. I've flashed The Perfect Storm, Virus and Das BAMF. I liked them all, was on Virus the longest, just tried BAMF this weekend and will be sticking with it for a while

 

[Two_cents]

at the moment they are all based off of the .9 leak so they are all basically the same... some just have more removed/added... nothing is broke in any of them... I personally prefer perfect storm by chingy cause I'm coming from incredibly reengineered ... once a stable AOSP kernel is made you will have CM7 and MIUI I'm sure... but we have the phone interface everyone wants .. sense 2.0

 

[tmushy]

im really a fan of das bamf
[ROM][4.2.2011] Das BAMF 1.3.2 - xda-developers

Works great !

 

[mrjinglesusa]

Another vote for Das BAMF. THe devs working on it are VERY responsive and fix any bugs found very quickly. Not had a single issue/problem with any Das BAMF ROM I've flashed. Get great battery life too (compared to stock).

Will be sticking to this until CM7 is up and running....

 

[The Absolute]

Thanks to all for the suggestions.

 

[Bearly]

I read that boLTEd is the most stable and fastest, but plenty of people are using Das BAMF. I think development for Das BAMF is swifter, too, so that's a plus.

 

[Ibrick]

I've been using BAMF since its first version and have been upgrading it as updates are made, which has been very quick by the way.

Right now I'm running 1.3.2 with the 1.2ghz smartass kernel. So far its been as stable as a rock, super quick, snappy and good battery life. Tried it with the 1.8ghz kernel which works great with it as well. 1.8 is overkill IMO, I ran it at 1.38 high, and as low as the min would let me go with 'on demand' governor mostly.

 

[Bearly]

I've been using BAMF since its first version and have been upgrading it as updates are made, which has been very quick by the way.

Right now I'm running 1.3.2 with the 1.2ghz smartass kernel. So far its been as stable as a rock, super quick, snappy and good battery life. Tried it with the 1.8ghz kernel which works great with it as well. 1.8 is overkill IMO, I ran it at 1.38 high, and as low as the min would let me go with 'on demand' governor mostly.

What's your battery life with the 1.2 and the 1.8 kernels? What's your usage like?

 

[Odinist]

BAMF is where it's at.

 

[rexdog1888]

we have the phone interface everyone wants .. sense 2.0

I came from the OG Droid and thought I would hate Sense but I have found it very useful. If I use CyanogenMod 7 for Thunderbolt when it comes out is there a way to install Sense with it?

 

[Papadroid]

I came from the OG Droid and thought I would hate Sense but I have found it very useful. If I use CyanogenMod 7 for Thunderbolt when it comes out is there a way to install Sense with it?

Unfortunately no. The framework is completely different. The more likely scenario will be seeing a few CM type features added to a Sense ROM. Sense is not just something that you can take and load on top of another ROM.

 

[scotty85]

someday... htc devices will get official 2.3 with sense(or maybe not with current rumors of ice cream ).

so if the TB isnt one of the first devices for a 2.3 upgrade,it will get ported to it by developers. you will have it one way or another. eventually.

 

[Ibrick]

What's your battery life with the 1.2 and the 1.8 kernels? What's your usage like?

With the 1.2 setting as pre-loaded, ill have about 70% battery left after almost 12hrs. That includes probably 10-15 texts, probably 30-45min of YouTube and/or angry birds, couple phone calls and another 30min forums, ESPN, news etc. Usually about 1/2% battery drop per hour on standby.

With the 1.8 set at 'on demand' running 1.38ghz and 230mhz I'd be at about 50% battery after the same usage. Most was due to roughly 2% battery drop per hour.

 

[ska.t73]

someday... htc devices will get official 2.3 with sense(or maybe not with current rumors of ice cream ).

so if the TB isnt one of the first devices for a 2.3 upgrade,it will get ported to it by developers. you will have it one way or another. eventually.

^^^This, the devs for these phones are awesome. They are always pushing themselves and the phones. Hell we had 2.3 on our OG Droids about 3 months before the TB launched, and the OG Droid will probably never see an official 2.3 release.

 

[Bearly]

With the 1.2 setting as pre-loaded, ill have about 70% battery left after almost 12hrs. That includes probably 10-15 texts, probably 30-45min of YouTube and/or angry birds, couple phone calls and another 30min forums, ESPN, news etc. Usually about 1/2% battery drop per hour on standby.

With the 1.8 set at 'on demand' running 1.38ghz and 230mhz I'd be at about 50% battery after the same usage. Most was due to roughly 2% battery drop per hour.

Wow. Might have to get a TB...

 

[ekyle]

someday... htc devices will get official 2.3 with sense(or maybe not with current rumors of ice cream ).

so if the TB isnt one of the first devices for a 2.3 upgrade,it will get ported to it by developers. you will have it one way or another. eventually.

How does one flash a kernel? Through recovery?

 

[scotty85]

How does one flash a kernel? Through recovery?

yes. http://androidforums.com/thunderbolt-all-things-root/353591-how-some-root-terminology.html

 

[ekyle]

yes. http://androidforums.com/thunderbolt-all-things-root/353591-how-some-root-terminology.html

I mentioned in another thread that Perfect Storm 1.5 is giving me very poor battery performance. Any recommendations of ROMs (froyo or GB) that are stable with good battery life? The camera is important to me too, I'd rather not have to overclock it to get good camera performance.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[scotty85]

of the stock based roms,i had the best battery on froyo tesla coil. bamf stripped wasnt so bad either. i have had the worse,and best battery life to date on cm7,as it progresses

 

[ekyle]

of the stock based roms,i had the best battery on froyo tesla coil. bamf stripped wasnt so bad either. i have had the worse,and best battery life to date on cm7,as it progresses

Edit: I can't decide. Tesla looks alright, I've been reading some very mixed reports about BAMF, and CM7 I've read has been giving people a whole lot of bootloops.

 

[ekyle]

Scotty: have you tried [TH3ORYROM] [GB] GINGERTH3ORY V4.5 MODDED Dream (GTS)Kernel [6/28/2011]? Looks promising.

 

[scotty85]

Scotty: have you tried [TH3ORYROM] [GB] GINGERTH3ORY V4.5 MODDED Dream (GTS)Kernel [6/28/2011]? Looks promising.

not yet. i ran the original th3oryOfGinger and liked it alot. ive heard good things about 4.5... give it a shot and let us know how you like it

 

[ekyle]

not yet. i ran the original th3oryOfGinger and liked it alot. ive heard good things about 4.5... give it a shot and let us know how you like it

So far so good really fast. Had a WiFi issue that resolved itself. Only time will tell with the battery.