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[ROM] Pre-ALPHA Pre-release of CyanogenMod 7 for Thunderbolt - xda-developers
[ROM] Pre-ALPHA Pre-release of CyanogenMod 7 for Thunderbolt - xda-developers
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I have it all d/l but sitting on irc now watching what's going on. LTE is screwed it seems, but not sure. I'll try to keep this post updated a bit on issues.yay!
downloading now,ill play with it when i get home from work.

GOOD BYE SENSE!!!! running gingerbread as of 6 am this morning!!
YESSIR!! its CM7 2.3.3 gb tastes great less filling!Are you talking straight vanilla Gbread? Which Rom is that?
I have seen this rom talked about alot in different post with different phones. What is so great about this one over other ones?Available now. Read, read, read. Backup.
[ROM] Pre-ALPHA Pre-release of CyanogenMod 7 for Thunderbolt - xda-developers
I have seen this rom talked about alot in different post with different phones. What is so great about this one over other ones?
Yeah... pre-alpha means let me know how its works for you...
Hopefully BD doesn't jump in the pool... lol. All hell will break loose.

Great thank you for the explanation of thatCyanogen is the godfather of all other ROMs... It is AOSP (Android Open Source Project), so it is based off of the pure Android source code. No overlays that are added by the manufactors (like Blur, or Sense). It has a lot of features that most other ROMs do not have.
Some of the features have made there way into other ROMs (the biggest one off the top of my head would be the Power Control Widgets in the pull down bar). CM is simply a great made from source ROM and gives most others a run for it's money.
I used it almost exclusively on my OG Droid, as I could never find a ROM that had the features I loved from CM. With that said I'm actually liking Sense right now (and loving Das BAMF) so I'm going to probably wait a while to flash CM 7 on my Bolt.
Right now the build is extreamly Alpha, it will work but you might have some issues. If you haven't ever used CM I would wait until it is in a stable release, judging a ROM based on an early alpha isn't fair.
Edit: Also note that this will remove every single bit of Sense from your phone, you will not be able to use any of the HTC widgets or skins. This ROM is pure vannilia Android, as Google intended it (with lots of cool features and fixes).

Yeah this is good to get your feet wet and get a taste, but not for daily use. 4g is spotty at best, GPS is a no go for all, random poor voice quality. The underlying ROM though is definitely running smooth as hell. Phone boots so fast. I can't wait for some of these bugs to get fixed now.
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I have seen this rom talked about alot in different post with different phones. What is so great about this one over other ones?
I wanna try but I will hold off until the the next build is released