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idroid touch(bought old droid)

I just bought an old droid and am wanting to no if there is a ipod touch style of rom that doesnt have 3g or phone or messages, etc on it that would just have wifi like an ipod touch. I have a music playerpro already which i will be using. Also if there is not a rom like this what is the fastest/smoothest og droid rom. I used to use bugless beast back when i had my og droid is it still as good as it used to be or are other roms now better?

hmm, as far as I know there aren't any non-mobile roms for this phone, but there might be one rom that fits at least a bit to your wishes...
...try out MIUI, it's an iOS styled rom, you're able to disable everything 3g related, however, it's still providing you the basic phone things like calls, messages and so on...

thanks for the reply and i think i would rather have bugless beast or cm7/cm9 than miui it isnt always stable on my droid incredible(miui) and yeah there seems to be no roms without cell service which is what i was really hoping for.

On my milestone, MIUI is working without any issues
but bugless beast or the cyanogenmods are also fine custom roms, I love the way you can customize cm^^

You can always download any of these roms and put airplane mode on and then all you have is wifi

From what I hear Liquid is really stable and fast. And the post above me is a simple fix to make your droid into a Droidpod.

[Q] Recommeneded ROM for Stability

My wife has Motorola Milestone that of course is no longer updated so it is stuck on 2.1, and recently it has started acting slow and freezing frequently, as well as more and more of the apps that she wants require 2.2. So I am looking to root and update so she can have a fresh start (I am sure some of the freezing will be resolved by cleaning the slate), enjoy the features of a newer kernel, and be able to get the apps she wants. I do have experience with ROMs (flashed a lot of ROMs to my old HTC Touch Pro, and even made a couple myself), so I doubt I will have any issue there.
My question, as the title states, is which is the best ROM for her? She definitely likes having cutting edge technology, but needs it to be stable. Or rather, I do, since I will be the one that has to fix any problems I would prefer that I don't have to reboot or reflash it every other day. Once or twice a month for an update is fine, maybe once a week if the ROM is bleeding edge but stable. I have looked at the new Cyanogen Mod 9 with ICS, but not sure if that is stable enough, so any input on that is appreciated.
Things to keep in mind:
1. This phone is from a smaller carrier (Nex-tech wireless)
2. This phone IS NOT active, i.e. it doesn't connect to a mobile data connection or a cellular tower. It uses wi-fi and is basically a portable computer for her (switched to an old non-smart phone to cut costs while we save up to switch to a new carrier when our contract is up)
If there are any other things that might help in picking a good ROM for her let me know so I can tell you.
Thanks!

I would personally recommend MIUI, if only I'm not having trouble with it messing up my Recovery.
and idk what u mean by the Milestone is stuck on 2.1. It can be updated to 2.2 officially.
To me, the most stable rom I've ever used is CM7 version 7.1.3 by HOHO Tho there are newer version, but to me, the latest version has black screen issues.

Thanks for the reply. I am actually in the US, so apparently even though my carrier distubutes it as a Milestone, it runs as a Droid. I have a small regional carrier that uses custom software, and it stopped updating it at 2.1. I was able to get it rooted and ended up using Cyanogen 7, so my wife is happily testing out android 2.3.1

I've run at least 30 different roms on my droid over the last three years and I can tell you hands down that peter's bugless beast wins hands down.
http://www.peteralfonso.com/2011/10/download-bugless-beast-v-gpa19-android.html
Stripped down, no bloat ASOP looks like the real rom and is fast as hell. I was able to run at 1300mhz no other rom has allowed me to go past 1200mhz without reboots/slowdowns.
Pete is the king of the OG Droid.

I run Steel Droid 10
After bricking My Droid 3 I had to literally dust off and charge up my OG Droid that's been sitting for over a year, did a clean install and I am in love with it my OG droid like I was the day it came out

he has milestone, not droid.
HONO is the stablest I've ever tried..
but this phone has some real issues with his locked boot loader,
so he freezes ALLOT no matter what..

I would recommend Cyanogenmod 7.1. That's android 2.3.7. Very stable. Working great on my Original Droid. I don't think the Milestone or the Droid have the hardware to run ICS.
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There is CM9 for the Milestone by kabaldan on here and there is UltimateICS I have CM9 installed and it runs ok the only problem I personally have is the limited space means I can't install the apps I had installed when I was using CM7.2.
Also UltimateICS was fast but it didn't work on my Milestone as I couldn't receive calls.

oshosh said:
he has milestone, not droid.
HONO is the stablest I've ever tried..
but this phone has some real issues with his locked boot loader,
so he freezes ALLOT no matter what..
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He has a CDMA version of the droid. They are called milestones by most of the carriers. It's the A855 I believe.
Anyways. Bugless beast is good if you want a ROM as close to stock as possible. Chevyno1' Simply Stunning 5.6 is a good Gingerbread rom and Chevy's Steel Droid is another really good gingerbread ROM. Chevy is also one of the few still developing for the original droid.
Peter Alfonso has probably some of the best kernels on his site for the droid. Very stable and lightweight. You may have to try a few of them until you find the right one for the phone. Each of these phones is different when it comes to the kernel. My phone I can't clock over 1000 or starts to boot loop. My wifes phone I can crank up to 1200 without an issue and it runs cooler then mine at 1000. Go figure.
I would also look up raidzero's rz recovery for the droid. It makes installing roms a snap.
Here is the thread I refered to when I rooted my phone. Download superuser before you start the root process. makes it easier.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764470&highlight=z4root
Also a quick item. To get into recovery after you root turn the phone off. Hold down the x key as you are turning it on. release the x key when the M logo appears. this is helpful if you wind up in a boot loop.

Cm9 worked really good but if your wife isn't techy and wants a fast rom and good battery I would say cm6
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Almost stable roms?

I'm wondering If there are some roms that are fully functional. But it wouldn't bother me if the camera or goods doesn't work. And please give me links to the threads.thank you
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I've been running Droid Th3ory's Axiom AOKP Rom for a while now and it's solid. Same stuff doesn't work, like full camera functions and hw acceleration but besides that I've had no issues. Here's the link: http://www.droidhive.com/forums/index.php?/topic/357-romaokp-m4-axi0m-kang-bionic/

Eclipse. I'm sure it will be easier for you to type bionic eclipse into Google to find the link than it will be for me to copy and paste it from my phone.
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Gummy ICS 1.0, everything works except for camcorder and HDMI as far as I can tell. HW acceleration works, data works, 3D games exceptionally well...faster than my Xoom OC'ed to 1.6Ghz running stock speeds on the Bionic.

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Gummy ICS 1.0, everything works except for camcorder and HDMI as far as I can tell. HW acceleration works, data works, 3D games exceptionally well...faster than my Xoom OC'ed to 1.6Ghz running stock speeds on the Bionic.
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HW acceleration works on Gummy now? Last I heard it did not. So does that mean Chrome Browser works now?

Bionic Eclipse is where the good life is at. The 2.2 version based on system .902 is absolutely incredible. Eclipse has been my daily for over 6 months now.
Also, it's bad form to bust into a forum and command people to pass you links. You're already on the internet. This forum has search boxes. You know how to get to google.com. You can do things on your own.

I will say that Eclipse 2.2 is stable to use full time.

I stand corrected, no HW acceleration (feels like it, it's pretty snappy) on Gummy yet. Chrome opens and you can type URLs...but nothing is displayed.

+1 on Eclipse 2.2.
I have not yet tried any of the ICS roms, which, while they have some limitations on camera functions I never use or HDMI, which I never use or will use, are reported to be stable. Droid Hive has those.
As Eclipse is very fast, very stable and has excellent battery life, I see no reason to switch. However, I would love to see a post where someone explains how much improvement I'd see over Eclipse by switching to AOKP, Gummy, etc. I realize that Eclipse is static and that further development is DOA. It is what it is, whereas some incredibly talented developers are tweaking the ICS roms on a daily basis.

eclipse is the best custom room I have ever used. I love it. Every thing works great
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eclipse 2.2
Eclipse 2.2 is also my "daily driver" and it is very stable, one of the most stable "custom" roms I have used on ANY android phone.........but your mileage may vary.

and i like kinetx .902 compatible the best. had my bionic for about 2 months and i always go back to kinetx. the only catch is the dev doesnt work on it anymore. passed it on to someone else. good data/battery life/speed in general. i did come from a droid inc that had hardware issues, though, so maybe its not as great as i think. most of the ics roms (havent flashed one since the end of march) felt buggy and crappy. plus i hate cyan/turquoise. but heres some link love: droid hive http://rombot.droidhive.com/ROMs/targa/
the other 3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455888
in the second link, it tells you about safestrap which avoids bootstrap, but takes away rom manager functionality for flashing roms but gives you a good chance of never fully bricking. it makes a copy of your stock rom and partitions it away, then gives you a partition to play with. read all directions carefully. if ya have bootstrap,uninstall it before you safestrap. have fun.

Zero ICS ROMs for the bionic are fully functional. Eclipse and a few other GB ROMS are the only fully functional ROMS available.
Sent from my AKOP ICS Bionic

Pros and Cons of each ROM?

After being on these forums for a while, I've come to know the 5 main ROMS for the D4.
AOKP
The Arctic
SELFKANG/CM9
Gummy
Eclipse
I think that there should be a thread that compares each ROM, and that helps people, myself included, choose from these wonderful pieces of software that would best be suited for their likings.

If I may, I came from CM7, and I miss it dearly. I also enjoyed MIUI, but always came back to CM7.
I am excited about CM9, but more than ICS, I want some tweakability and theming again. I would love to see CM7 themes.
However, my biggest actual need, is lapdock support. Whatever custom rom supports it will be my first choice.
I just wish I could code to help. Alas, I am not a coder.
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I was more referring to features of the listed rooms in my first post. But theming and such are good things to discuss too

Is it still true that none of the ICS ROMs have a working video camera yet due to driver issues?
I'm still on stock, but recent issues with Bluetooth AVRCP being completely broken in both versions of the stock ROM have me interested in taking the plunge.

It's true. For video to work I guess we'll have to wait for an ICS release from Motorola. Doubt any dev will work on it knowing Motorola will release it.
I for one am a happy AOKP user. Not sure if you would be. Some have reported audio issues with ICS/AOKP/AOSP. At the moment I have no need for Bluetooth audio. Except maybe my carkit.

I'm perfectly happy sticking on eclipse 1.3.6 right now its really fast, and no issues as of yet

Looking for a nice ROM with stable data connection, absolutely love ICS but sketchy data is putting it on hold for now. Gonna try eclipse...
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Eclipse is absolutely amazing, haven't run in to any problems at all

Will Kitkat be OG Droid-friendly?

So the system requirements for Kitkat have been reduced. considering how JB runs somewhat okay-ish on the OG Droid, I'm optimistic it will run even better.
I'm running Gingerbread right now because of how awesomely stable it is, but I'm thinking that Kitkat could be a legit upgrade for my Droid. Are you looking forward to kitkat?
This can also be bumped when a build is released, to discuss general performance.

SacTappingUni said:
So the system requirements for Kitkat have been reduced. considering how JB runs somewhat okay-ish on the OG Droid, I'm optimistic it will run even better.
I'm running Gingerbread right now because of how awesomely stable it is, but I'm thinking that Kitkat could be a legit upgrade for my Droid. Are you looking forward to kitkat?
This can also be bumped when a build is released, to discuss general performance.
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A major hurdle for the Droid for running KitKat stably is the same problem that plagues ICS for the Droid is that Ti stopped properly OMAP3430 so the drivers to make things run properly don't really exist. Drivers are the main reason KitKat for the Droid besides condescending the file system to fit on it's ROM memory will be difficult to become stable. This being said it's definitely going to be a fun project to try.

This would be interesting to see. Neat to see some activity here for the og. I keep one around for wifi and recording tunein

I'm hoping somebody gives it a try. I keep my DROID around for a wifi media device and as a MyTracks recorder on my motorcycle rides.

Now that my Gnex has a suitably stable and bug free Kitkat Rom (thanks to Cyanogenmod 11 and Shiny Roms) is anyone working on KitKat for Sholes? Pretty please! Honestly I was never satisfied with Jellybean Sholes and went back to ICS. But KitKat would be a blast, if just for the bragging rights.

neilrl79 said:
I'm hoping somebody gives it a try. I keep my DROID around for a wifi media device and as a MyTracks recorder on my motorcycle rides.
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me too