I'm ready to upgrade my ROM: Where are they?

[stupid111]

So, I'm ready to upgrade my rom, but where are they? I'm just having a really hard time finding any central list of reputable/stable ROMs...

One of my main motivations for even upgrading is the much-rumored camera enhancement... Anyway, I'd appreciate some info/links to some good ROMs

thanks

[kevino]

I guess you haven't read the wiki

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Wizard

[shogunmark]

RTFW

also there are several threads and stickys on rom here.... read read read

[newbie2]

RTFW

also there are several threads and stickys on rom here.... read read read

. . . and, once you've read everything you need to know about upgrading/changing your ROM from the Wiki, you can find all the available Wizard ROMS on the ftp site.

But, DON'T FLASH UNTIL YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING!! That means READ, READ, READ . . . AND READ SOME MORE!!

ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Wizard/Roms/

[DaRKoNe]

And don't bungee-jump your Wizard off your desk (causing the USB cable to unplug) during an upgrade! :D

..Just my two cents..

[markgamber]

And don't bungee-jump your Wizard off your desk (causing the USB cable to unplug) during an upgrade! :D

..Just my two cents..

Bah! Builds character! Live a little!! :)

[stupid111]

To be honest, I've read through almost all of the Wiki, and it's worthless. The links go to empty pages that need updating or have placeholder text. :o

Also, the FTP site works about 1/3 of the time :(

I've RTFM, but I need to know which ROM offers what benefit, etc. Also, I've read through the forum, but I've also noticed that 20 pages into a thread people start bitching about the ROM either bricking their phone or screwing up major features (e.g. the latest Molski ROM mysteriously turning off the cell radio so you miss calls)

So, having said all of that, I'd really appreciate some information on stable ROMs which offer upgrades that I'm looking for (improved speed and improved camera quality).

Thanks

[shogunmark]

To be honest, I've read through almost all of the Wiki, and it's worthless. The links go to empty pages that need updating or have placeholder text. :o

Also, the FTP site works about 1/3 of the time :(

I've RTFM, but I need to know which ROM offers what benefit, etc. Also, I've read through the forum, but I've also noticed that 20 pages into a thread people start bitching about the ROM either bricking their phone or screwing up major features (e.g. the latest Molski ROM mysteriously turning off the cell radio so you miss calls)

So, having said all of that, I'd really appreciate some information on stable ROMs which offer upgrades that I'm looking for (improved speed and improved camera quality).

Thanks

How can you say the FTP site works 1/3 of the time, you have been here less than a month? This FTP is one of the most stable ones i have seen, i have yet to have an issue connecting to it.. anyway...

The people bitching about bricked phones are usually the uninformed users who just jump in without reading anything, in MOST cases they have G4 and try to use a G3 rom, or they havent cid unlocked their phone, etc.. or they dont read the entire thread to see the bugs in the rom, etc..

The wikki is being worked on, some of its crap, but there is still alot of useful info on there.

And its hard to state which rom is better than the other, most of the chefs have tailored them for different needs, MOST of them already include much needed tweaks like the camera tweak and many others.

You may not even need to change roms.. some of the stuff you can do on your current OEM rom to speed it up... Get an OMAP overclocker, such as battery status or OMAP scaler, etc.. free up as much space on the device by installing programs to the memory card, and install any today plugin's to the device( i mention this so there isnt a delay of the phone having to read the card for the today plugin when you pull the device out of sleep). Try some of the tweaks listed in the WM5 wikki http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=WM5_Tweaks_Performance

You dont necessarily have to flash a different rom to be happy with the device, and in most cases there really isnt a reason to flash to a different rom. its important to adhere to this simple phrase "If its not broke then dont fix it"

Most importantly, make sure you fully understand what you are doing before you do it.

[newbie2]

OK. To get better camera quality, see THIS thread -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=245651&highlight=Camera+Tweaks

There are cab files to improve the camera quality in that thread WITHOUT flashing a new ROM.

For Increased speed, you could download the Omap Overclocking cab from THIS thread -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=271012&highlight=Omap+Overclocking

-- OR, to apply other tweaks, try the Registry Wizard from THIS thread -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=255225&highlight=Registry+Wizard

What the OP wants can be done WITHOUT flashing to a new ROM. So, no more posts from someone who "bricked" their phone without READING first. And, it's absolutely AMAZING what turns up when using the Search Engine.

I'll be the first to admit that there's still a LOT I don't know -- but I DO know how to read and search for the answers. ;)

[stupid111]

Those were very helpful replies, newbie. Thanks! :bowdown:

[stupid111]

OK. To get better camera quality, see THIS thread -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=245651&highlight=Camera+TweaksLooks like I'm running a newer version than what's in that thread...

I've got 3.0 build 23027 ... is there some benefit to rolling back

[paypalbid]

WTF all those tweaks are so old and the post are from 2005. the stock camera version on the 2.26 Rom is newer than whatever is on that link

OK. To get better camera quality, see THIS thread -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=245651&highlight=Camera+Tweaks

There are cab files to improve the camera quality in that thread WITHOUT flashing a new ROM.

For Increased speed, you could download the Omap Overclocking cab from THIS thread -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=271012&highlight=Omap+Overclocking

-- OR, to apply other tweaks, try the Registry Wizard from THIS thread -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=255225&highlight=Registry+Wizard

What the OP wants can be done WITHOUT flashing to a new ROM. So, no more posts from someone who "bricked" their phone without READING first. And, it's absolutely AMAZING what turns up when using the Search Engine.

I'll be the first to admit that there's still a LOT I don't know -- but I DO know how to read and search for the answers. ;)

[shogunmark]

WTF all those tweaks are so old and the post are from 2005. the stock camera version on the 2.26 Rom is newer than whatever is on that link

Old or not they still do the job, and most of those apps are continuely updated. So do some more reading before making a post like that. If you arent going to appreciate our help then there are other boards out there.

[newbie2]

Old or not they still do the job, and most of those apps are continuely updated. So do some more reading before making a post like that. If you arent going to appreciate our help then there are other boards out there.

Thank You!!

I applied that camera tweak cab to my 8125 back in June or July after reading that thread and it worked like a charm on the Cingular/HTC updated 2.25 ROM. And -- as Shogunmark indicated -- tweaks, hacks and apps ARE continuously updated. Here's a link to some (I'm assuming) updated camera tweak cabs, beginning on page 2 of the thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=260479&page=2

As for the others, I've also used them individually until some of the modified ROMs included them -- so then, I didn't have to manually add them any more.

I just wonder why -- if they're so old -- the ROM cookers are incorporating some of the tweaks into their ROMs. Of course, "paypalbid" would have seen that had he/she taken the time to read all the threads on available modified ROMs to see what's in some of them.

Hmmm. . . . .