[Droid Incredible Android Development] bp_ballistic:
Hmmm...I read all the instructions about how to load RC3. I read through ALL the posts of this thread (up until this one :)) and did some research on my own to figure out anything that wasn't clear, and what do you know, it works! ;-) I ran SkyRaider 2.5.2 for a little while until the official leak came out and I've been running that. But, now that RC3 is out I figured I'd give it a try since I like ihtfp69's ROMs.

I really like the 5 columns for the app drawer. I also think that having the middle button to launch the app drawer and then being able to change that stupid right button is awesome! Great work ihtfp69! This is a really slick ROM!

For any that are hesitant to take the plunge because of some of the issues reported on this thread, here's my experience with RC3:

Radio remained 2.15.00.7.28 (I updated it a long time ago).

Hardware search button works.

Never had a problem with my SD card (8GB Kingston).

Chrome to Phone works.

GPS works, even with "Standalone GPS Services" as the only option checked. I've got the newest version of the raido and I dialed *228 option 1 (waited for it to reboot) and then *228 option 2 (waited for reboot again). It can take a few minutes for it to find the signal though.

The Hulu app and Flash work.

Google Voice Note to Self works fine for me now. It would FC before and even didn't work correctly on the leaked OTA I was using prior to coming back to SkyRaider. The Gmail update appears to fix it.

LED notifications work for me.

m.youtube.com. Open up the browser and press "Menu > More > Settings" and then uncheck "Mobile view". Works for me, but it uses HTC's Flash Player and not the YouTube app. Looks like it's a common problem that can't be changed. You could install a different browser, like Dolphin, to get around this.

WiimoteController doesn't seem to work. :( When I try to Init and Connect the app says it can't find Bluetooth (even though I have it turned on). Not a deal breaker for me since I don't really use it but it would be nice and hopefully it gets resolved.

Weather update issues...I use WeatherBug since it's usually more accurate and I haven't had any problems. Oh, and I install it from the list of apps under the "Verizon" tab in the Market since I've had problems with it being restored and/or installing it from the normal Market (the weather images didn't show up on the widget). You could also use Beautiful Widgets for the weather too.

Button Mapping for MM (MetaMorph) Themes worked but I had to apply the theme twice and then reboot (to get back to Sense). Probably would have been easier to use Rom Manager to do it (I have S-OFF set).

Wireless Tether works great for me. I'm running 2.5.2-pre8 and you can get it from Google's Wireless Tether site here.

Battery issues…well, I can't really say much about this because I've been playing with so many different ROMs and kernels lately that I really haven't been able to baseline it on my phone. I'm running the new Kingklick BFS #2 Kernel with RC3 and it seems pretty stable. I'm also using SetCPU and that helps get more life out of my battery. It also helps to disable sync for any apps that you don't use (Settings > Accounts & sync).

Long story short, I really haven't run into any problems. As for the little hiccups that others have run into, ihtfp69 has quickly posted solutions for them and they have worked flawlessly for me. Thanks again ihtfp69!

For those that are new, I figured I'd share a little about what I did. One thing that I do, and not everyone will agree with me, is that I really only restore a couple apps from backups, apps that contain data that is stored locally that don't have options to save data online. Sure, there are settings for a bunch of apps that I have to setup, but honestly, after reading about all the problems people have I'd rather not take any chances. I just do fresh installs of everything (I value my sanity :)). Those of you that don't want to go through all the hassle, that's fine with me, this is just what I prefer and I've had a pretty good track record with it (oh, and I've loaded a number of ROMs so I know it can be a lot of work to restore everything!). Also, when I'm first testing a new ROM I only setup the basics and don't go all Rambo and install everything that I had originally. This allows me to make sure that things run correctly out of the box and that issues aren't necessarily related to some app that I install. One other thing, there's a wealth of info out there if you just take the time to search for it and read. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, you can't wait and you want to root and install SkyRaider right now! We'll, then you'll also probably piss a lot of people off and run into a lot of unnecessary problems. So, do your homework first, since it gives those that are creating these custom ROMs time to do what they love so that we can enjoy it sooner. ;-)

Yeah, that's a huge post, so I'll stop rambling now...but I figured it might help someone... :)

Keep up the great work ihtfp69, it is greatly appreciated!!!