[HTC Wildfire S] thehacka1:
Hi guys [MENTION=5149565]xda.uncle[/MENTION] suggested I make a guide of what to flash for newbies. Here it is!

So you want to learn about roms? Well this guide will demonstrate which rom is suitable for you. Lets begin.

A first note is if you are marvel or marvelc. A marvel(GSM) device has a removable sim. A marvelc(CDMA) device does not. If you go into "About Phone" in Settings you can find out whether you are marvel or marvelc.

Sense 2.1​

Info:

These roms are based on stock and are definitely recommended for beginners. There are many mods and kernels for this type of rom. Themes have been created by [MENTION=2756582]Mazer.one[/MENTION], [MENTION=4534286]steelmaggot[/MENTION] and yours truly! This type of rom is very customizable.

Advantages:

The most stable - no performance issues

The best battery - around 5-6days

Based on stock - no bugs

Disadvantages:

None

Kernel for performance: Dustv9.0

Kernel for battery: Cakev1.4

Kernel for balance: SenseFirev2

Sense 3.5​

Info:

This rom was first ported by [MENTION=1576926]idogx[/MENTION] to our device. This rom is actually fairly fast and has quite an amazing UI. Thanks to [MENTION=4532713]einstein.frat[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4610276]finance.resat[/MENTION] the rom is pretty much stable.

Advantages:

Smooth and fast - performace is tip-top

Great UI - slightly better than Sense 2.1

Also cusomizable - in Themes and Apps section

Disadvantages:

A few bugs - accelerometer and weather

Kernel for performance: mindhaxor overloackable

Kernel for battery: EQKDP kernel

Kernel for balance: kernel by baluu

CyanogenMod 7​

Info:

There are only a few bugs and this rom has a reasonable battery and reasonable speed. This was first ported succesfully by [MENTION=3000787]alquez[/MENTION]. By reasonable I mean it isn't the best but it is good. The best gingerbread rom is either CM7 or my Semi-AOSP rom which is slightly more stable. Unfortunately CM7 is not available for marvelc but [MENTION=4511965]crossfire77[/MENTION] is looking into that.

Advantages:

Recently has become stable

Many CM7 themes

New kernel thanks to [MENTION=3520901]eoghan2t7[/MENTION]

Disadvantages:

Still has bugs - tethering

Slower than sense

Kernel for battery: Stock CM7 with governor as smartassv2 and max 600 and min 122

Kernel for performance: Stock CM7 with governor as performance and max 864 and min 122 - slight chance of reboots

Kernel for balance: eoghan2t7 CM7 kernel

CyanogenMod 9​

Info:

Another awesome android version with a few bugs. This is slightly worse than CM7 but better than CM10. This was first ported by [MENTION=4297219]modpunk[/MENTION] who is also known as Cryptomilk and asn. There are many speedy roms for this but not bugfree.

Advantages:

Hardware accelertion enabled - better graphics

Many awesome CM9 themes

Disadvantages:

Quite buggy - video playback

Tethering doesn't work

Kernel for battery: Stock CM9

Kernel for performance: Stock CM9 with governor as performance

Kernel for balance: eoghan2t7 CM9 kernel

CyanogenMod 10​

Info:

Also ported by [MENTION=4297219]modpunk[/MENTION] this rom is the most admired by people. This due to the number of tweaked out and themed roms people have created.

Advantages:

A large variation to choose from

Awesome themes again

Many different mods

Disadvantages:

Tethering bug

Not very good battery

Kernel for performance: Optima kernel by Jdroid (Jdevs) on 4pda.RU

Kernel for battery: Stock CM10

Kernel for balance: eoghan2t7 CM10 kernel

CyanogenMod 10.1​

Info:

Succesfully started by [MENTION=409587]rapala[/MENTION]g and made more stable by [MENTION=5262848]JDevs[/MENTION]. This rom is still slowly developing but alright for daily use.

Advantages:

Being developed by experienced people

Slowly becoming stable

Disadvantages:

Still not stable

Not suitable for beginners

See here

MIUI​

Info:

The most beautiful rom ever! [MENTION=4425351]Henry_01[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4181708]ak0r[/MENTION] are the main men here. A great rom but speed isn't the top priority.

Advantages:

Looks beautiful

Great graphics

Disadvantages:

Not so well on speed

Kernel for battery: Stock with OC disabled

Kernel for performance: Stock with performance as governor

Kernel for balance: Stock

Extra Tips​

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