Just installed my first custom ROM: Meanbean

[cohoman]

I've been running the Stock ICS and Jellybean on my HTC EVO LTE every since I got it about a year ago, mainly because it has been running fine with no issues. Battery life was good, operation was snappy, no real problems. The only annoyance I had was the "Optimize Battery" item (or whatever it was called) in the pulldown notification shade. And also the "Beats Audio" icon that showed up in the notification area when I was listening to any audio. However, I decided today to bite the bullet and install the Meanbean custom ROM. This ROM is basically the same stock Jellybean OS that I'm running now, but it has been tweaked with several different improvements for increased speed and battery life.

I had to jump through the hoops to unlock my HTC device, then root it. I also spend a few hours installing the Meanbean ROM, reloading my apps, adjusted my settings, etc. So, hopefully I'll find it was worth it and I don't have any new issues. So far, so good. I really like all the small updates (e.g., better battery indicator in status bar, toggle switches in pulldown notification shade, removal of the optimize battery and beats audio annoyances that I mentioned earlier, free WiFi Tethering, various speed improvements).

 

[mstrblueskys]

Welcome! I'm glad you like it.

 

[choclab1]

Ive been really interested in rooting and unlock bootloader lately too.
Just wondering what way you unlocked and rooted with?

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[benny3]

Im rockin a port from the new HTC One and sense 5 is Awesome !

 

[cohoman]

Ive been really interested in rooting and unlock bootloader lately too.
Just wondering what way you unlocked and rooted with?

You have to first unlock the bootloader. To do that, I went to HTCdev - Unlock Bootloader and signed up for an account (free), and then followed the instructions on their web site. It's a little involved, and you also need to install the Android SDK on your PC or Mac to do this (which I already had installed, since I'm an Android app developer).

Next, I rooted my EVO LTE by following the instructions on this web site:

HTC Evo 4G LTE Root | HTC Evo 4G Hacks!

I have a Mac, so I used those instructions.

Good luck!

 

[benny3]

Download THIS if you dont want to install SDK. Just extract it to your desktop would be fine

 

[Csan508]

You should look into operating jellybean it's a good one i like it over meanbean

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[cohoman]

Im rockin a port from the new HTC One and sense 5 is Awesome !

So you have a port of the HTC One ROM for your HTC EVO LTE? Do you mind saying from what web site?

Thanks.

 

[benny3]

So you have a port of the HTC One ROM for your HTC EVO LTE? Do you mind saying from what web site

Thanks.

Sorry i can't, at this time,Its a WIP and it isnt posted. As soon as its available i will post it

 

[Csan508]

Isn't there one on xda?

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[mstrblueskys]

Isn't there one on xda?

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There was - but they took it down. I'm using it as my daily right now and it is awesome! I can't wait to get the One.

 

[benny3]

I can say its just about 100% and should be public soon

 

[cohoman]

I can say its just about 100% and should be public soon

Great! Thanks for the info. Can hardly wait!

 

[cohoman]

I'm glad to report that after a week of using the Meanbean ROM, it still working great! Very smooth, and battery life is amazing. I've had no issues. I can definitely recommend others use this ROM if they want to venture into the world of custom ROMs!

 

[Csan508]

Yeah meanbean is a good one but you should try operation bean

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[Kwdan]

I have used the sense 5 port. It's an excellent rom. It is very close to finished, but they are having trouble getting blue tooth to work(that's why I had to switch back to Decks CM10.1). They will tell you how to build the rom and have a program that will build it for you. It's not hard and plenty of people are willing to help you out. I love it, but I need blue tooth for work (music). Sense 5 port discussion thread - xda-developers. Is the link.

 

[HyeVon]

I also installed the Meanbean ROM on my HTC Evo 4G LTE. Let me say I'm a novice to rooting, and it took me about 3 hours to do it. But after a month, I'm happy with the wifi tether, battery life, and the overall experience with the phone. My only question at this point how to get USB tethering to work? I see the option in settings/mobile network sharing, but when I activate USB tethering and plug the phone to my Windows 7 laptop, nothing happens.