The Android devices we own come with many files that can’t be redistributed legally, and as you all probably know, I can no longer include these with my ROMs. So, in order to get up and running, you’ll need a compatible device with a compatible ROM. Please visit the appropriate site below, read and agree to the license agreement, and download the “1.6 Recovery Image” for your device. You’ll need to flash this before installing my ROM. Note this is NOT the same as what we all think of as a “recovery image”, it’s just what HTC calls the version you can flash as an update.zip from recovery mode. Optionally, you can download the fastboot version and just fastboot flash the system.img first. You only need to do this the first time, upgrades shouldn’t require reflashing. You don’t even need to boot it, just flash it, then flash my ROM. After that you can just use CM Updater. The install process backs up your proprietary files and applications and restores them afterwards.

HTC Dream/ADP1/G1: http://developer.htc.com/adp.html
HTC Magic/ION/MT3G: http://developer.htc.com/google-io-device.html

DISCLAIMER
While this build is heavily optimized, it is also capable of pushing your G1 much harder. I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, thermonuclear war, or the current economic crisis. Please do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modificiations, and if you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.

And now the good stuff:

* UNIVERSAL! Runs on both Dream and Magic 32B
* Based on Android 1.6, many bugfixes and enhancements from AOSP, XDA, and me
* Highly optimized kernel with many extra modules and BFS
* Enhanced ramdisk which uses optimal mount options and smart startup
* Includes E2FSProgs for checking and converting Ext filesystems
* Apps2SD is automatic! All you need is a second partition (ext).
* Launcher with 5 screens and auto-orientation and compact drawer layout
* Clean filesystem shutdown at poweroff/reboot, and fsck at boot (no FS corruption!)
* Includes T-Mobile IM application, Amazon MP3 store, and Work Email (MS Exchange support)
* Does not require “DangerSPL”
* Includes a massive APN list
* Maximum CPU scaling frequency set to 528MHz with latency tweaks
* Various enhancements to the Settings app including extra partition space
* Compcache 0.6 enabled by default (if no userinit is present)
* Phone app enhancements by cytown
* Loccy’s “BetterBrowser”
* MMS enhancements from rgv151
* FLAC audio support thanks to kroot
* Commandline extras: powertop, htop, nano, busybox, openvpn, openobex tools

MILESTONES
1st Android Rom Developer with a Blog that features Downloads, Screenshots and Wiki.
1st Android Rom Developer with a Facebook Page.
1st Android Rom Developer with a fan base of over 30,000.*
1st Android Rom Developer with a Rom Updater compiled together with a Theme Updater.
1st Android Rom Developer with a an IRC Channel.
1st Android Rom Developer with a dedicated YouTube Page for Tutorials.
1st Android Rom Developer with BFS included in the ROM.

*Based on CM-Updater statistics.