Been running VillainROM 10.3.0 for a few weeks. It’s rock solid. No need for testing matrix, all features are stable and fast.
Now onto testing VillainROM 12.0.0.
Jul 02
Apr 29
(Update 2010-04-30 2.15pm CET)
A real good ROM. A few glitches below -but no show stoppers.
I Flashed:
- 1.0.1 ROM
- Hotfix #1, Hotfix #2, Hotfix #3, Hotfix #4, Hotfix #5
- The APN file has one problem for my carrier (Telia, Sweden), the MMS setting has port 9201 and it should be 8080 (even though official info is port 9201).
- When selecting locale Swedish there seems to be some problems, one is that searching for ’sushi’ in dial-up dialogue does not work (works fine with English locale set).
- The camera fails to start (resolved by re-start) has occurred once i 2 days.
Read about and download SlideVillain 1.0.1 Beta
I recommend the ROM 
Apr 26
A great update to HTC Hero Villain ROM!
First version of the Villain 5.4 ROM was a bit shaky to initial-boot, but worked after a 2nd try. The ROM is real solid. A few glitches, like Friend Stream, didn’t work at first -BUT were corrected through the new OTA update channel. The OTA updates, by the way, works real well!
OTA update = Over The Air update.. Meaning you get ROM updates and patches over your wireless connection. No PC required
Google Maps Navigation, which was a problem in 5.3 is fixed and is working. Apart from that feature-wise the ROM is equal to 5.3 in my test in previous post.
The only problem now is that popularity seems to hit the Villain site hard and it’s not coping with the traffic it seems. Bad uptime. However there are alternative sites like the XDA developers forum.
Once again, fantastic work by the community.
Apr 24
(Update 2010-04-26 23:10 CET)
Villain 5.3 functionality results so far. Google navigation was broken due to patch package for Live Wallpapers. After a re-flash NOT applying the Rosie patch Navigation works. The ROM is real fast and seems great so far!
I’m now staying on 5.3 on my phone and will test more.
Link to the Villain 5.2 description and download
Link to the Villain 5.3 description and download
Fantastic work by @nprussell and others in the community!
| FEATURE | Villain 5.2 | Villain 5.3 |
| Normal phone | ✓ | ✓ |
| Contacts & Facebook sync | ✓ | ✓ |
| Camera 5 mpix | ✓ | ✓ |
| MMS (Sweden, Telia) | ✓ (description in forum) | ✓ (MMSZap) |
| Exchange (mail, contacts, calendar) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gmail | ✓ | ✓ |
| Google maps + navigation view | ✓ | ✓ |
| Google Goggles | ✓ | |
| Layar | ||
| Wifi access point for 3G sharing | ✓ (requires install of aNetShare) | ✓ (requires install of aNetShare) |
| Locale (Swedish) | ✓ (keyboard ok after flash fix new flashable fix) | ✓ (UI in english) |
| Bluetooth handsfree voice calls | ✓ | ✓ |
| Battery lifetime (frequent usage) | 1.5 days | |
| UI speed | fast | real fast |
| BUGS / Problems | ||
| Show contact on incoming call | ✓ | ✓ |
| MMS settings |
✓ | ✓ |
| Locale (system+keyboard) |
locale not ok, keyboard ok after flash fix (new flashable fix) | UI english, keyboard local |
| Google Maps Navigation | ✓ | ✓ |
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