HI!
I recently got an HTC Hero (Orange branded) which, to be honest, is more than a little frustrating after the joys of the Touch Diamond. Anyway, I rooted the phone when I got it (with instrustions and software from theunlockr.com) which improved things slightly.
Orange have finally released their official ROM update which I have installed with no problems (can be found at http://www.htc.com/uk/SupportViewNews.aspx?dl_id=675&news_id=261), and this has drastically improved the phone’s performance if anyone else was wondering.
My question is, will my phone still be rooted or will I need to do that again, and if so, do I do it in the same way as before? And will the ROM update still be inplace or will it have reverted to the factory default? Any help would be gratefully received. Am fairly ok at windows mobile modification, but when it comes to Android, I’m afraid I’m still quite in the dark!
Thanks very much!
Ben
If you installed a official update in RUU format from Orange then you'll be back to a standard, unrooted phone. What's worse you won't be able to use 'fastboot' to root the phone or reinstall the custom recovery image.
There is a solution though, see here: http://android.modaco.com/content/h...u-flashed-the-2-73-ruu-and-got-the-new-hboot/
Thanks for this Dr Hotdog. I will try this later!
i read somewhere that the new 1.6 sdk can actually fastboot the new hboot, i may be wrong though.
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Hi,
I've just bought an unlocked Orange-branded Hero which has 1.5 installed. I need VPN in order to access mail and calendar at work (which I did quite successfully with my Touch Pro 2) but I see that there is no native VPN option on the Hero menu. I understand that v1.6 software onwards has this option but as a complete novice to Android I'm not sure where to go from here.
As an aside, if I download the latest Orange software upgrade form the HTC site will the phone become locked again?
Apologies if I'm repeating previously answered questions but I can't find answers to these questions after an hour's searching.
Thanks for any help.
firstly the sim lock and the phones os are totally seperate so once unlocked you wont be able to relock without a HTC service centres touch.
VPN wise, the market has a few different option, you will need a rooted rom on most, have you thought about installing a rooted 1.5 rom, or if you can hold on the 2.1 offical rom will be out within the next month (if they dont put it back)
If you put the latest orange rom on it may hamper rooting, so you are best installing a customer recovery image that sits at the very beginning of your phones rom, this allows easy installing of new roms that are signed zip files.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for the reply, very useful.
I did try and install a 1.6 ROM last night after following the novice guide on one of the other forums, but I had to downgrade the existing ROM first. Unfortunately I got a 171 USB connection error (even though the sync works fine) with a bootloader timeout message.
Not sure where I go from here as I doubt whether I will be able to upload 2.1 when that is released without this problem being resolved.
Hi all
I have a G2 touch that was stock and got the OTA update to 2.1 (t-mobile). But i decided I wanted root, not for developing just to get rid of a few system apps like stock and peep.
so i followed a few guides read lots of things and ended up having the generic htc rom 1.5 and rooted after making a gold card and downgrading. The problem was the OTA upgrade to 2.1 wouldnt install. (no groans from those that know what they are on about i'm new to this and thought it would upgrade )
as i like 2.1 more i ended up reflashing the stock 1.5 htc rom without having root and the OTA upgrade worked fine.
Now ive played with the generic htc 2.1 i actually prefer the t-mobile rom as it seems to have more in it like g-sensor calibration etc.
ive read several pages on here and other forums and now im just confused as to how to get a rooted version of the t-mobile 2.1 rom.
is it even possible?
if not and i do the full gold card and downgrade procedure again Which ROM will give me rooted 2.1 that is the closest to the t-mobile stock so i can remove the stock apps i want rid of?
sorry if it seems like an obvious question but i really dont get all this kernel, radio flashing, kitchens and all of that stuff i just want a simple rom i can put in and everything works like normal except i have root
thanks for your help
stevegb666 said:
Hi all
I have a G2 touch that was stock and got the OTA update to 2.1 (t-mobile). But i decided I wanted root, not for developing just to get rid of a few system apps like stock and peep.
so i followed a few guides read lots of things and ended up having the generic htc rom 1.5 and rooted after making a gold card and downgrading. The problem was the OTA upgrade to 2.1 wouldnt install. (no groans from those that know what they are on about i'm new to this and thought it would upgrade )
as i like 2.1 more i ended up reflashing the stock 1.5 htc rom without having root and the OTA upgrade worked fine.
Now ive played with the generic htc 2.1 i actually prefer the t-mobile rom as it seems to have more in it like g-sensor calibration etc.
ive read several pages on here and other forums and now im just confused as to how to get a rooted version of the t-mobile 2.1 rom.
is it even possible?
if not and i do the full gold card and downgrade procedure again Which ROM will give me rooted 2.1 that is the closest to the t-mobile stock so i can remove the stock apps i want rid of?
sorry if it seems like an obvious question but i really dont get all this kernel, radio flashing, kitchens and all of that stuff i just want a simple rom i can put in and everything works like normal except i have root
thanks for your help
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I'm not aware of any T-Mobile 2.1 ROMs, as everyone wants to rid their phone of branding normally.
But... here's the best method for you. Install your old official 1.5 ROM, and then do the OTA update to 2.1. Make sure you install your T-Mobile 1.5 to do this.
Then, go to http://www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=110&t=2096 and follow that guide to get a custom recovery image onto your phone. From there, you can use adb to access your handset as root, and add and remove stuff as you please. ADB info is in that guide, and a guide to removing apps is at http://www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=862
HTH
PS. This won't give you everyday root, for things like root apps, since your ROM won't itself be rooted. But if you look up "Superuser.apk" and push that to /system/app (you'll learn about pushing etc with adb or googling 'adb push'), along with the su binary, you can give yourself basic root, though it won't be perfect.
If anyone else wants to help out, what you'll need is the 2 superuser files i mentioned, and a modified boot image that has the changed hero.prop (i think it's called that), with ro.secure set to 0 in the ramdisk.
But don't worry about this later stuff unless you need to.
Hi thanks very much for the help
i get the idea right up until the basic root bit, so think i will get that far .....after that you lost me
will i be able to use apps for rooted devices if i just get the basic root working?
stevegb666 said:
Hi thanks very much for the help
i get the idea right up until the basic root bit, so think i will get that far .....after that you lost me
will i be able to use apps for rooted devices if i just get the basic root working?
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Should be able to. Give it a go That last bit wasn't intended for you, more for anyone who tries this in future and wants adb root access.
i've managed to hit another problem....
i'm trying to install the adb drivers and having trouble. i have the normal usb drivers installed and have downloaded the drivers from villanrom (it wont let me post the link sorry)
but when i tell it to install them i get a window pop up saying the driver contains no information for my device.
ive uninstalled the my htc drivers and tried again but i never get an adb device appear.
am i missing something obvious?
im using windows xp and have the hero set to pc sync when connected.
thanks
stevegb666 said:
i've managed to hit another problem....
i'm trying to install the adb drivers and having trouble. i have the normal usb drivers installed and have downloaded the drivers from villanrom (it wont let me post the link sorry)
but when i tell it to install them i get a window pop up saying the driver contains no information for my device.
ive uninstalled the my htc drivers and tried again but i never get an adb device appear.
am i missing something obvious?
im using windows xp and have the hero set to pc sync when connected.
thanks
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Hmm OK. I know the issue. Find the driver folder, and use this file as the ini file
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7618177/android_winusb.inf
I had to hack the file to make it recognise the hero
I have a firmware question that I can't seem to find the answer to by searching. I ask running arhd 11 on an att HTC one. Should I upgrade the firmware on my phone? Will there be any benefits to this since I am on att and not international? Also how do I go about updating the firmware and does it wipe the device? Longtime Samsung user so please excuse the noobness.
I would hold off with updating firmware as there are issues with some ROM's and recoveries and the touchpad drivers in the latest firmware. A firmware install doesn't wipe the device.
I just updated mine to 2.24 last night. A few issues at first (mainly with TWRP and recoveries after flashing), but found a great guide that made it all easy.
I don't know if I'd do it again. Now that I'm finished, I don't have any issues at all but I suppose if its not broke don't fix it. I worried I bricked my phone last night when I did something wrong, but ultimately I figured it out with lots and lots of reading. I don't really notice anything different, but, if you're like me and have to have the latest and greatest, it can be a hard itch to scratch. You'd also want to upgrade to ARHD 12, since it would match the firmware version you're going to be upgrading to. IIRC 11 isn't based on the 2.24 fw.
If you want to do it, use vomer's guide here. Follow it to a T, including the TWRP download. You HAVE To download the TWRP from his link. The one from the official page loses touch with the new firmware (one of the issues that took me an hour to figure out). You'll also have to be S-Off, which is going to open a whole new can of potential issues, so be aware what that means and what you have to be careful of.
I did the same as @Eradik using the same methods. Like he said, follow them exactly (not hard to do) and use vomers twrp recovery (as the touch drivers are fixed in it).
The main difference I noticed was much better capacitive button response and when coupled with arhd 12 a very response experience. Other than that I'm not sure if there really are any noticsble benefits but it really isn't difficult to do at all and you don't lose anything with vomers method.
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I've been struggling with flashing Cyanogenmod on this device, but finally accomplished it with many hours of trial and error. I'm not a developer and with the limited support this early in the process, it's just harder than most Samsung devices, etc I have flashed. With all of this said, can anyone tell me what is the easiest way to revert back to the original "latest" Sony firmware for the 16gb US version of the Wi-Fi model? I get confused with the custom CWM Recovery I had to push to the device and I don't want to flash something and brick the device. I just want to be very clear so I don't make a mistake. Also, I did try the FLASH TOOL, EMMA, and my device just doesn't show up after following the directions verbatim. My device is unlocked and running the latest CM10 (4.2) and it just has some issues I am not pleased with...Seems a bit laggy in simple games, screen mirroring doesn't work, and the zoom issue in Chrome and other areas is a bit bothersome. Not complaining about the great work the developers have done, just thinking for what I do it may be best to revert back for now. It's just too early I suppose. Thanks in advance.
Hello everyone,
Here is my story and the reason I am posting looking for someone with enough patience to help me.
I live in the UK and last week I purchased an HTC ONE XL on Ebay, I didn't realize that the phone was being shipped from Hong Kong.. When the phone arrived It had installed Android Ice Cream Sandwich, so far so good....
The first thing I did when I received the phone was to try and update the Android software through Software update.. and here is when my problems started.. It turned out that the recovery software of the phone had been replaced with CWM and hence I am unable to actually update the firmware as every time I do so the system boots into recovery mode and it doesn't allow me to run the ZIP file.
Doing a bit more research I found out that in theory using the correct RUU I should be able to stock/unroot my phone and then be able to install the original software again and be able to update my phone.. Unfortunately the CID of my phone has been changed to CID:11111111 and so far I have not been able to find the correct RUU for it.
After a few days of research I learned how to install custom ROMs and I am running now CyanogenMod 10.0 Stable release with gapps installed as well.
Now here comes the question and hopefully someone with more experience in the Android field might be able to help me out.. Is there any chance of finding out the correct model of hardware so that I can then find the correct RUU for my phone? When I tried to update my phone using OTA the phone got this OTA package downloaded: OTA_EVITA_UL_JB_45_S_hTC_Asia_WWE_3.17.707.1_0.23a.32.09.29_10.128.32.34a_release_299070u0mcx8aiaku8jgn4, would this be of any help in order to identify the correct RUU for my phone?
I have been searching around the internet since I got the phone and doing loads of research but unfortunately despite the fact that I learned how to use Fastboot to flash the ROM, recovery image etc.. I have not been able to find this piece of information which should allow me to restore my phone back to default...
Some of you might be wondering why would I want to restore my phone back to the factory settings since CyanogenMod is really cool and boot much faster... yes you are right, I love CyanogenMod but I am having a bit of an issue with the text and icons in my Android device.. basically the text looks a bit strange and some letters do not seem to display correctly as they have funny shapes.. also the buttons appear with lines on them... so this made me think that the wrong firmware might have been installed and that due to this my phone could having issues with the display... not sure if that might be the cause...
If you guys could maybe provide some help with this or maybe point me to a threat that would help me find out how to identify my RUU that would be fantastic... I have been looking into XDA forums for a few days and although I found lots of very useful info I haven't been able to figure out how to match/find the correct RUU for my device since my CID has been changed as I already mentioned...
Thanks in advance
Wrong forum, this is the HTC One forum not the One x
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1538
i think this is the forum you need