[Q] Rock solid ROM required to enable sale. Any suggestions

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After trying several different ROMs (mainly Sense 1.9 up to 3.5) and 3 different memory cards I am still having reliability problems with my Desire. The main problem is now and again I press the wake button and nothing. The power button doesnt even work I have to take the battery out and reset.

I also get a fair bit of lag, especially with incoming calls, even after having a play with Daemon Controller settings.

I can just about live with it but as I am likely to want to sell the phone soon i was wondering if anyone could recommend the most solid ROM. Preferably one that doesn't use an EXT3/4 partition as it could possibly be running apps from this that's causing the problem. I'm not bothered about Sense either.

I am currently running AceSMod007 v42, Recovery 4EXT v2.2.7 RC6, Stock HBoot.

The easier it is to install the better and even if its vanilla android I'm not bothered. I just don't want any comebacks when I sell it as the phone has caused me enough headaches.

ps Is a new battery likely to help or is that clutching at straws?

Put it back to stock like it used to be. That will eliminate or at least lessen the possibility of buyer comebacks caused by buggy custom roms. If the buyer wants it rooted, he/she should do it themselves.

How do you do that exactly?

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Reflash the Froyo RUU which you can pick up at www.shippedroms.com, or the Gingerbread RUU which you can find at www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads.

Good luck!

Originally Posted by plinders

Reflash the Froyo RUU which you can pick up at www.shippedroms.com, or the Gingerbread RUU which you can find at www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads.

Good luck!

Thanks! Can I flash that straight over any ROM? and does that mean it won't be rooted anymore either?

Originally Posted by Steveh8204

Thanks! Can I flash that straight over any ROM? and does that mean it won't be rooted anymore either?

I haven't done it personally but I believe you can flash it over as long as the phone is on stock hboot which I think it is. If you are s-off, you may need to flash a downgrader from alpharev. (Can anyone confirm this is required for stock hboot? I had the impression it's only for cm7r2 and oxygen hboots.)

You'll lose root and s-off (if you s-offed your device before). Make sure you chose the right RUU for your phone.

Originally Posted by stankyou

Can anyone confirm this is required for stock hboot? I had the impression it's only for cm7r2 and oxygen hboots.

Only r2 hboots.

I think I might have to give it a try as my phone is very unreliable now as it keeps just switching off and won't reset unless I pull the battery. Happens about once a day.

Do I flash it through recovery as usual?

Also, if you want a solid rom, you can't get much more solid than Cyanogenmod. It's actually more stable than the stock rom for my part. Another option is MIUI, but the iPhone-like interface might be a bother.

Thanks, do you mean CyanogenMod-7 for Desire GSM V7.0.3 rom as the download link was broken when I checked?