yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Play General] Roshi69:
this happens to me alot but with the "Search" button and only seems to be when im in recovery. soooo annoying. you go to restore a backup and it clicks twice and goes straight to making a new backup. grrrrr lol
[HTC Desire S] asn39:
which is best custom rom for HTC D s ??

Stable for daily use

Good battery life

fast performance

No bugs
[HTC Desire S] sammyke007:
Best... hmmm, that's quiet personal.

I tried LBC Saga 0.5.3 which worked very good, but because off some minor issues (probably my own faults) I changed to Virtuous Unity 1.27...

So if you ask me --> beautiful sense 3.0, no lag/very smooth, better batterylife than stock, ... = Virtuous Unity 1.29!

However, like I mentioned, LBC Saga Mod is also a very good ROM...

Try them both out for a few days and see for yourself!
[HTC Desire S] superzilence:
It's personal indeed but I think the Virtuous Unity ROM is the most stable version.
[HTC Desire S] Adidas108:
try miui ;)
[HTC Desire S] tigris666:
I really like Cyanogen on my old bravo desire. There is an unofficial port for the new saga desire, but I read it has GPS issues. I use my GPS daily so like the OP, I am wondering the best custom rom that has NO BUGS.

Going to try this virtuous one everyone is raving about.
[HTC Desire S] ghuk:
Virtuous 1.29 and MIUI!

I've tried all the ROMS for Desire S and for me Virtuous 1.29 is the perfect ROM for our desire S! I love the full sense 3.0 experience!

MUIU rom is also great but it's not yet stable.
[HTC Desire S] tigris666:
Ok, i tried virtuous 1.29 based on recommendations in this thread and others. I really like the look and feel. Could easily get used to it.

Some major issues restoring my backups though. A lot of the apps just won't work once restored, just get a force close button. Perhaps cos I am restoring from Cyanogen which I think was A2SD+ enabled? Would that cause issues?
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
OK, FIRST,Since you say NO BUGS, Don't try MIUI or CM7

For your first ROM, I'd recommend LBC Mod, the Dev provides a lot of support, it's close to stock and has all the best parts of Sense 3.

After that,Try Virtuous Unity.
[HTC Desire S] gr8guzzler:
Virtuous Unity ROM. Only bug I have faced is voice search does not work. Apart from that, it's perfect.
[HTC Desire S] stonedandhappy:
I've played about with LBC, Cordroid but have settled on Virtuous Unity.

To me it's just more stable but that's just my personal opinion.
[HTC Desire S] ken.ke.no1:
The solution to voice search problem for Virtuous Unity v1.31.0 ROM

If your voice search does not work on Desire S for VU v1.31.0 ROM,

you may try the following steps.

1. extra the following three files from "/system/lib" in saga_lbc_mod_v0.5.3-full ROM:

libaudio.so

libhtc_acoustic.so

libvoicesearch.so

2. use the three files to replace your files in /system/lib/ on your Desire S.

3. reboot

it work for me.

good lucky!!
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
I use LBC and am aware of no bugs within it (that don't occur across all ROMs).

I've tried the other ROMs but always end up coming back to LBC.

IMO it's perfect, has Sense, is fast, decent battery life, it's close to stock and has good user and developer support and regular upgrades...
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
http://bit.ly/pIrb7t

Check This Out
[HTC Desire S] amonrei:
I tried Virtuous as my first custom ROM but didn't like the 3D homescreen. Also it feels laggy and some things look weird from the 16:9 to 15:9 resizing. Maybe it's fixed in the newer versions i don't know.

So i tried LBC since it's still using the 2.1 launcher. Had a couple of stability issues but it's fixed by using stock kernel. Now it's rock solid. :)
[HTC Desire S] Steinhund:
I didn't like the 3D Homescreen, too. Right now I'm back on rooted Stock ROM. For me the most useful ROM was LBC with update 0.54. Will try this again with stock kernel an new radio.

I tried Virtuous yesterday but for me is has now good battery life (though there are other oppinions) and, but I'm not shure, the camera app isn't working well indoors. Made some pictures and I think the stock app works better.
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
+1

used lbc mod and virtous today. going back to stock.

Great ROM,

Dont really like the customizations on lbc.

virtous. again great ROM, but personally dont like the way sense 3.0 uses upp sooo much RAM.

tested them each for 10 minutes. going back stock rooted rom. anyone suggest any customizations for a rooted stock ROM?
[HTC Desire S] kartikk:
most of the customization on LBC rom can be removed easily

& custom ROMs take more RAM to make the device faster

after flashing a ROM you need to give it some time to see it at its full speed as it take time for the rom to setup things,give it a day or so

if you want animations you can try spare parts+ & anim mod(paid,you can also get this effect from uot kitchen)
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Thanks kartkk :)

I just tried leedroid ROM, really impressed with it! You should try it out! I removed most miss from it too, so pretty much stock now.

BTW, do you know how to change the HTC keyboard with arrows back to the old HTC keyboard without arrows?
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
i got bored and decided to try out all the roms and the only one i could see myself using was cyanogenmod. I think most the roms are stable so it's just about personal preference.
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
You'll find that keyboard somewhere on the lbc site on the add on section, see lbc rom thread for the down load link

On mobile......

Swyped from HTC Desire S using XDA Premium
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Thanks! I found it out before anyway , but thanks!

Also was looking in your other threads, th wanted HTC trace.., I got it working on my ds. I cam share a dl if you want :)
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
really, trace working, what's it like?

Does it compare to swype?

Would certainly like to have a go

Swyped from HTC Desire S using XDA Premium
[HTC Desire S] anying14:
i am using miui 1.8.12,though it has some bugs,but i like it
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Ben,

I found htc trace here

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1062962

There is a link for the zip on the page. Download it amd flash via CWM.

Then it would replace your current htc keyboard.

Ti enable trace settings, do on keyboard settings, and select option to switch trace on.

Imo, i still dont find it as responsive/easy to use as swype on my s2 or tab...

But it could be due to the larger screen os more comfortable to swype :D
[HTC Desire S] amonrei:
De-Sense it? :D
[HTC Desire S] DesisreS:
I've tried Virtuous Unity, LBC, FlyerSense and I prefer Virtuous Unity ;)

P.S. Flyer sense sucks on the desire s :P

If you are charging your phone you can't unlock your phone, because you don't see the ring
[HTC Desire S] kazen44:
MIUI ported by superkid is the best ROM imo.

Fast. Stable and has amazj
[HTC Desire S] radarist:
yep, my vote goes to miui as well. Superb looking interface. Has some minor bugs, but nothing too serious to worry about.
[HTC Desire S] Capt.Insano:
I've gotta agree with the 2 above, MIUI is a great rom.

Fast and Smooth as hell

Still a (very) few bugs though, but they are being sorted out fairly rapidly!

Anyway, just my €0.02!
[HTC Desire S] shinoli:
Hi,

Being a total noob in rom installing and stuff I was wondering if anyone had a tutorial on how to install the Virtuous Unity Rom on my Desire S. And by tutorial I mean step by step.
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Follow the sticky guides. Fairly noob-friendly to get you running any custom ROM on your phone
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
LeeDroid for me. Stable, fast, bug-free. What more could i want? :)

Probably just the new updates for leedroid
[HTC Desire S] kartikk:
+1

i tried leedroid too ,& i really like it

it would be nice if there is a android revolution hd port many dhd users say its also great :)
[HTC Desire S] laielephant:
how about CM7....

now in my desire s ,I use CM7......not so bad!:D
[HTC Desire S] vishalduggal:
I like Virtuous Unity. It is getting better and more better by each release:D
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Yeah, I hear android revolution HD us awesome! :)
[HTC Desire S] amonrei:
With proxuser porting lots of popular ROM, it's getting even more confusing which to choose. :D
[HTC Desire S] Jan_Joris:
There is a perfectly made guide right here

- Unlock (easy)

- Root

- Flash Clockworkmod recovery

- Install ROM via SD-card

That is the easiest way to do it without messing around in recovery, i advice to change to 4EXTRecovery afterwards. And the stock keyboard needs to be flashed though recovery, it is a lot better imo.

You could also just unlock it and flash the ROM via recovery, but as i said, as a noob it might prove a bit difficult for the first time.
[HTC Desire S] kartikk:
+1

& all of the ported roms hardly have any bugs ,we have so much choice now :)

I'm changing roms daily in hopes settle on any one ,but they are all great :)
[HTC Desire S] Codeplayer:
I tried the LBC and Virtuous. Both are great, LBC looks very great, Virtuous is very fast, overclocked when used and underclocked, while not, to save half of the battery life. The not so good thing about the LBC is, that you can't make a HD (720p) video. The video lags every 15 seconds or so. In Virtuous, the video records nice and smooth with 14Mbps quality. Also, the automatic overclocking in Virtuous is so fast, that there is no lag.

Sent using XDA app from my Saga with Virtuous Unity
[HTC Desire S] Archyy:
best rom is

RCMix 3D

bu it need some work other than that its sense 3.0 and works very fast :)
[HTC Desire S] amonrei:
I'm so tempted to try non-Sense ROMs. No idea whether to go pure AOSP, Cyanogen or MIUI. :D
[HTC Desire S] zozzi1977:
kérdés

Szeretném a segítségeteket kérni hogyan tudok felrakni új roomot a telefonomra??

Szeretnék ajánlatokat kapni melyik a legjobb és leírni amolyan szájba rágósan hogyan kell csinálni köszönöm előre is...
[HTC Desire S] zozzi1977:
help

I would like to ask your help how I can to put up new roomot my telephone??

I would like to receive offers which one the best one and how I shall do it
[HTC Desire S] Starfine:
MIUI

Well, I think MIUI Rom is pretty good. Though there's no official version on Desire S, we can use the version created by superkid. Almost no bug and very excellent.
[HTC Desire S] XuserJM:
Must say that the new virtuous ROM 2.33.0 is very promissing... And it is still just a beta :)
[HTC Desire S] crescal:
yes, very smooth and stable.
[HTC Desire S] Niko0olas:
btw guys does Virtuous Unity have Sense 3.0 USB Connection Manager and Task Manager.?
[HTC Desire S] amonrei:
Finally trying out Zulugen and i'm liking it so far. Totally overwhelmed by CM settings. :eek:
[HTC Desire S] chivas112:
I am using virtous unity for about 2 week now and i like it. Battery life is great as well as the whole performance of the rom. I also did not notice any bug so far.

I can recommend this rom to everyone ;) it is really nice
[HTC Desire S] Niko0olas:
does it have Sense 3.0 USB Connection Manager and Task Manager?
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Yes , as it is a full sense 3.0 ROM
[HTC Desire S] bail.de:
downloaded and installed my first custom rom 2 days ago (MIUI 1.8.19)

i really enjoy it, i like the look and feel, but battery seems to be a little low... i basically did nothing with my phone today (7 hours) and it's at 50%... just did 3 short calls, that's it..
[HTC EVO 3D] myersn024:
Title says it all. I had been checking revolutionary.io all day and I'm fairly certain that I was s-off'ed within ten or fifteen minutes of it being released. My 3VO made it through handsfree activation without issue and I haven't had any troubles at all. However, after reading here about all the trouble that others had, I was just wondering how many people didn't have to call Sprint to get their phone working again.

*edit*

For those that have flashed a rom, did you have to go through hands free again or have error 16 after doing that?
[HTC EVO 3D] pstevep:
same here.. had s-off with minutes of them posting it.. never had to call sprint, worked like a charm.. a little too easy if you ask me..
[HTC EVO 3D] myersn024:
I did have to do a full factory reset this morning, though. Phone wasn't sleeping, but everything's fine on that front now, too.
[HTC EVO 3D] wrapkgb:
S-OFF worked without a hitch, hands free did its thing but it wouldnt make a phone call. I got transferred to sprint and they fixed it in less than 5 mins immediately after obtaining root. I think the whole process start to finish took 15-20 mins. Not to bad!
[HTC EVO 3D] kaos420:
did it first 5 minutes it was up. not a issue. hands free worked fine. i then did a profile update as well as prl as i always have in past. not a single issue.
[HTC EVO 3D] buck1623:
I had wondered if this would happen with every ROM change....
[HTC EVO 3D] myersn024:
i don't think so.... or at least I hope it doesn't. My guess is that it has to do with how revolutionary cracked HBOOT.
[HTC EVO 3D] photon01:
Everything seemed to be fine, but error 16 switch 691 will not go away. i talked to 2 reps and they couldn't help me. now i got to figure out how to get S-ON back so i can get it replaced.
[HTC EVO 3D] bwcorvus:
I did not get error 16

Sent from my PG86100
[HTC EVO 3D] gtkansan:
S off worked great for me. Then had errors with calls and sms. I use the Google voice integration and had issues once before. Went to gv page, unlinked my phone. Relinked it. All good.
[HTC EVO 3D] Konfuzion:
For me s-off, root and recovery with no issues on both phones however I did have to call sprint for both and I did the hands free activation on both. Just my luck too I got the same rep both times he laughed at me and was like ummmm two phones with error 16?

I also flashed a rom no hands free activation.
[HTC EVO 3D] nabbed:
no error

no error
[HTC EVO 3D] 00_MACKIE_00:
no error here
[HTC EVO 3D] Maddball:
Got the error 16. Talked to a Sprint rep and was fixed in 2 mins.
[HTC EVO 3D] derschlub:
I heard someone say a rep had told them that Error 16 had something to do with new Sprint security measures..

Also, with that in mind it could definitely be a regional or account thing. I had the issue twice 3 days before on my girlfriend's EVO Shift on CM7 (same Sprint acct).. they fixed it no problem but I was worried it was related to her outdated radios and PRL so I flashed a sense ROM and updated those and the problem came back.. so I'm thinking any change to some signature either having to do with your radios or what have you is what causes the problem.

During the week, an Error 16 msg should auto-roll to a CS rep who can help you, on the weekend you'll have to call or chat. I had them fix it via chat for my 3D this morning. Never had a problem with them fixing it.. hope this helps someone.
[HTC EVO 3D] firmbiz94:
Honestly..I've returned a few phones and they never checked for root or anything else for that matter..actually i traded in my 4G with s off..I.just flashed back the stock ROM..u should be fine to return it .
[HTC EVO 3D] CheesyNutz:
no error 16 here
[HTC EVO 3D] MikeC84:
I didn't get any error and didn't need to call sprint. Phone / text work as they did otb.
[HTC EVO 3D] tomh1979:
Thankfully i didn't get it, everything went perfectly.
[HTC EVO 3D] 2k4mach:
no error 16 here, was s-off within minutes of the site being up. phone went through hands free activation with no issues and havent had any problems since.
[HTC EVO 3D] #Winning#:
Like stated a few posts ago, this has to do with a security measure that Sprint has implemented. It doesn't happen to every phone by the sounds of it sort of a random thing, but it also could be related to where you live. They implemented this security fairly recently and by the looks of it haven't used it network wide yet.

It really isn't a big deal, all it does is keeps you from entering the network until they refresh your phone and verify there is nothing fishy.
[HTC EVO 3D] J.eremy:
Had error 16 also but data worked fine, but just no calls or sms and it wasn't forwarding to a rep so I called the 800 number from a different phone. She had me pull the battery, and she sent a refresh and told me to boot the phone. It went through the re provision steps again and worked instantly.

But I did have some stuff changed with qpst and after the activation I noticed that instead of my name the banner said Sprint again so that might have something to do with it.

Maybe messing with those settings in qpst fubared something for all of us.... Easy fix none the less but just annoying.

Pew Pew
[HTC EVO 3D] newvet:
No error 16. Everything went unusually smooth for me
[HTC EVO 3D] photon01:
so after talking to the 5th tech, they finally did the ota update thing while the phone is off. now i am good to go!:)
[HTC EVO 3D] J.eremy:
very nice! Sometimes i think that the reps they hire aren't capable of getting the memo...
[HTC EVO 3D] cruise350:
No error 16, but did have to run hands free activation before using the phone.
[HTC EVO 3D] Vandelay007:
I called and got the hrl refresh and it worked no problem...then I flashed a ROM, still no issues....im willing to bet its a one time thing....

Sent from my 3VO
[HTC EVO 3D] loonytunes:
No issues at all here.. Amazing work..
[HTC EVO 3D] fuzion22:
Had issue with Error 16 this morning, used *2 to call cs and the rep didn't know what to do, they recommended i go to a Sprint repair store to get it fixed. Beware some of the CS don't know what they are talking about.

2nd attempt, I just made a phone call and after the error message, i was redirected to the correct CSR (don't hang up during the error message) for the issue and was fixed in 2 minutes after account verification.

Maybe this is only happening in the West Coast??
[HTC EVO 3D] Maddball:
Happen to me as well and im on the West coast.
[HTC EVO 3D] EniGmA1987:
I did get the error 16, switch 693. But a sprint rep had it fixed within 5 minutes
[HTC EVO 3D] 00_MACKIE_00:
same with me, I had it and got it fixed within 5 minutes, no big deal.

I will say it started for me after I flashed the eng hboot.
[HTC EVO 3D] bubbate:
same here, no help, the rep told me a tower went down and allot of ppl cant make calls or get text mgs
[HTC EVO 3D] 00_MACKIE_00:
if you let the call go to sprint from your phone, they will take care of you...and know how to fix it right away! They will even know why you are calling...verify some account information and a reboot and your good to go.
[HTC EVO 3D] CrippleB:
I was s-off as well within about 15 min of release and I did not get error. After restart I got hands free activation and everything smooth since then.
[HTC EVO 3D] fawkes21:
No problems here. . .all went well. only thing was I had to delete done files out of the data/local to get TV to work
[HTC EVO 3D] SpyFi:
No problems at all i used linux and was easy as pie

Sent from a blazing fast 1.8 GHZ Evo 3D.
[HTC EVO 3D] Knight2011:
No problems here. I did two Evo 3d's
[HTC EVO 3D] blkout01:
I got the error, called Sprint to get the refresh and was good.

Sent from a whole new dimension...
[HTC EVO 3D] mswlogo:
I'm on the Northeast and had Error 16. Just let the call reroute to a person that immediately knows how to fix it.
[HTC EVO 3D] rhonal89:
I didn't get error 16 but I could not make any call and txt. Fixed it by calling sprint.

Sent from my PG86100 using www.psvitahacks.co app
[HTC EVO 3D] Norwester:
No probs here.
[HTC EVO 3D] kittykat858:
i s-offed last night, all was good, no error 16 - s-offed on my friends phone, he got the error 16, but the phone rep fixed it within 90 seconds.
[HTC EVO 3D] EniGmA1987:
Guess what? That is called error 16 :p
[HTC EVO 3D] mttneedham:
s-offed yesterday no issues until today. got error 16 and just let it automatically connect me to customer service fixed in under 5 mins.:D
[HTC EVO 3D] MFD00M:
got s-off today then immediately flashed synergy nightly and got an error 16. i was routed to cust svc and they had me reboot my phone twice and make a call for 30 seconds. works fine now
[HTC EVO 3D] sugarman19:
I live in Florida and received error 16
[HTC EVO 3D] nanobutter:
No errors here and was able to make calls!
[HTC EVO 3D] tx_dbs_tx:
I had no issues on my EVO 3D. Hands-free activation did its thing and I have had zero issues with calls and texts. Very pleased with the root teams work.
[HTC EVO 3D] JAWSxs:
Also received the error. I tried to send text and got an sms error. Then, I tried to make a phone call and error 16. Sprint rep called me back on another line and fixed within 1 min. Root went perfect and was reading this thread about Error 16, so I check my phone. In Florida (if that matters)
[HTC EVO 3D] ScottyBeGood:
Having an error 16 is so minimal considering that we got s-off and Sprint fixed it in seconds.
[HTC EVO 3D] hydrogenman:
I had no issues with error 16
[HTC EVO 3D] iliapiano:
No error 16, i did hear of people not able to solve it though.
[HTC EVO 3D] juggalosupastar:
zero errors here txt and calls worked fine
[HTC EVO 3D] boglwe:
not rooted yet, but will in a few days. Just a side note on returning rooted phones to sprint... My rep told me they dont really care and as long as they can go into recovery then they are fine. THAT WAS MY REP, I am sure if you get some cocky new kid or lay person it might be different.
[HTC EVO 3D] tomp517:
I did the root and everything is working and I Didn't have to factory reset anything. It didn't have the error 16 either.
[HTC EVO 3D] k2buckley:
no issues here. everything went smoothly.
[HTC EVO 3D] kkwus74:
No problems here too
[HTC EVO 3D] mikeyxda:
Neighbor and I both got error 16. After call, fixed in 5 min.

Mike
[HTC EVO 3D] mhoepfin:
If you get the error 16 and don't want to call sprint, if you have another phone around you can use the sprint website to swap to that phone and then swap back to the evo.

This is what I did and it cleared up the error 16.

I will do anything to avoid talking to a rep or having them to anything to my account :)
[HTC EVO 3D] fanaticny:
I can't make calls, already called sprint, they tried to reset my connection but didn't help. I can receive calls, use data but just can't make calls. Im going to call sprint again and see if resetting the network again does the trick.
[HTC EVO 3D] janitorjohnson:
I never had error 16. Got a call practically seconds after reboot with s-off and recovery. Worked fine
[HTC EVO 3D] danweb66:
worked perfect no errors at all:D
[HTC EVO 3D] biohazerd87:
I was getting text and call errors after using Revolutionary but when I made my first phone call it connected me directly to Sprint and the guy I talked to had it fixed in under 30 seconds. All is good now!
[HTC EVO 3D] diestarbucks:
I rooted Sunday and placed a call shortly after and got the error 16. I let it ring through and the rep picked up and asked me a couple of security questions and then said "Let me Guess, you have an Evo 3D?" I told her I did and she said "Every call I've had today for this problem has been with that phone, I wonder what is going on?" Then it was fixed. 5 minutes tops.
[HTC EVO 3D] Mikee4fun:
Everything worked just fine for me, no issues at all.
[HTC EVO 3D] biohazerd87:
That's awesome... If they only knew lol.
[HTC EVO 3D] etienne97:
i got an error 16 after root and the guy just told me to take off the battery for 10 sec and put it back in. everything woprked fine after that
[HTC EVO 3D] kcb2627:
Worked fine here.clean and painless!wouldn't work on my net book running win xp,but flawless on my laptop with win 7.not sure if that means anything or not.
[HTC EVO 3D] goldy253:
I had no problems. As soon as I flashed was able to make calls.
[HTC EVO 3D] Helton566:
I also got error 16 after root and a Rep picked up and said they added some new security feature and my account was triggered and I needed to answer some questions about my account to confirm I was the owner and they lifted the lock on my account. Can someone confirm what a error 16 really is and what it does?
[HTC EVO 3D] Helton566:
Answered my question ;

it usually happens when you do a ##RTN# on the phone, sprint is basically upgrading their network security so it does not recognize your phone after the hard reset, easy way to fix it is to call CS from another phone and tell them you need a network refresh or walk in to a store. The reps have a special number for this issue.