hi guys i just got a new hero as old one died, i was going to downgrade it and install instant root the problem is every time i connect it to my pc it comes up as a HTC Dream..
anyway here is info you will need
im running windows 7 x64 ultimate
its a stock orange uk htc hero running the 2.73.61.66 ROM
so what i wanted to do was downgrade to version 2.73.61.5 and use instantroot.apk then install new recovery image and flash back to villainrom coz i forgot how bad 1.5 is
please help guys its doing my head in
skedone said:
hi guys i just got a new hero as old one died, i was going to downgrade it and install instant root the problem is every time i connect it to my pc it comes up as a HTC Dream..
anyway here is info you will need
im running windows 7 x64 ultimate
its a stock orange uk htc hero running the 2.73.61.66 ROM
so what i wanted to do was downgrade to version 2.73.61.5 and use instantroot.apk then install new recovery image and flash back to villainrom coz i forgot how bad 1.5 is
please help guys its doing my head in
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Install HTC Sync and the plug the phone in with USB debugging on. It should recognise it as My HTC and allow you to run the downgrade exe. Details are in my guide if you are unsure as a part of the "test downgrade procedure" - just do section i as you won't need a goldcard itself just the driver changes.
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Hi
I have rooted my 3UK HTC hero and running Hero21 community 1.7.
If the Hero gets an official upgrade to 2.1 then if I upgrade, 3UK will lock the Hero down.
I want the best of both worlds, I want to have the latest upgrade, but I don’t what the network provider
To lock it down.
Any help!
Hywel
What you mean exactly 3 will lock it down? I am also on 3 and are curious on what you mean.
official 3UK update
If you use the official 3UK update (on the HTC web site) you cannot root the phone with 3UK update 1.5
I can’t ... do you know different?
i think the official 2.1 will not allow the phone to be rooted anyway? So dont update if you want root until 2.1 is hacked
just dont update to the official 2.1 version....just wait for someone to come up with a custom 2.1 rom with htc hero driver and all....shouldnt take more than a day for dev to make one once the official version is released
nicknyhk said:
just dont update to the official 2.1 version....just wait for someone to come up with a custom 2.1 rom with htc hero driver and all....shouldnt take more than a day for dev to make one once the official version is released
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more like 10 mins or so...
more like 10 mins or so...
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yeah but only if htc can get 2.1 out the door
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How?
I have the latest 1.5 rom for 3UK on my Hero.
I've been reading that its difficult to root. Is there any special way to do this?
I hear the goldcard method is most successful, do I need to have an unlocked phone or can I just install a different rom?
If I goldcard the phone does that mean my current rom will be rooted or that I have to install a custom rom to allow root? Are there any rooted 3UK roms around?
raj2022 said:
I have the latest 1.5 rom for 3UK on my Hero.
I've been reading that its difficult to root. Is there any special way to do this?
I hear the goldcard method is most successful, do I need to have an unlocked phone or can I just install a different rom?
If I goldcard the phone does that mean my current rom will be rooted or that I have to install a custom rom to allow root? Are there any rooted 3UK roms around?
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Use BTDAG's guide linked in my signature. it gives all the information required to be able to flash custom ROMs with root access. You do not need a specific ROM for 3UK, just use any ROM you fancy, then re-install the 3UK stuff like MSN and SKYPE separately.
Hi guys, I'm new to this world, to custom ROM'S and such.
I have waited for the Official ROM from HTC, but I'm rly disappointing whit the Official ROM, but now I have seen some topic saying that after installing this one, it's impossible to downgrade it and put a custom ROM. But I have seen some replays around the forum saying that is possible.
Oki, saying this, I have been searching the forum since then, about a good tutorial for this, so i can put a custom ROM on the Hero, but I cant find any, so i, making this post so that the experts can help me out
P.S. I know about the warning's and such, but nothing is impossible, it just can take some time do to it.
Thanks for the help guys
As far as i know, official 2.1 = locked phone.
Might change sometime but not yet.
Rooted mine, far preferable
Try this, about the best one i found
androidforums.com/all-things-root-hero/54802-how-root-install-custom-rom-backup-more.html
Sorry, no linky, forum says i'm not old enough. Or was it too few posts
Wrong, you can downgrade it. Just run the RUU update file and it will downgrade (goldcard method).
2.1 is also now rooted with the same method for root as 1.5/1.6/2.0.
andrewb84uk said:
Wrong, you can downgrade it. Just run the RUU update file and it will downgrade (goldcard method).
2.1 is also now rooted with the same method for root as 1.5/1.6/2.0.
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???????????
where did you see this info? have you done it yourself?
I've tried to do it, with goldcard method and it didn't work.
Reply to confirm what you have stated please.
tks
I don't know or ever used the goldcard method but I can assure I did update my Hero via OTA (both of the updates) and I was able to go back to a different ROM. Simply use Amon-RA's recovery image and you can flash anything you want.
You must know something though, my Hero came with version 1.76 (back in the day) and I never installed an official update through RUU's (thus blocking the phone by installing newer SPLs). And I'm also using the unlocked SPL for the Hero posted by Paul @ MoDaCo.
The RUUs normally install a new SPL (locked probably) but as you are all aware, the 2.1 update is only available via OTA (for now at least) and doesn't install a new SPL, so there's no problem there, assuming you are using an unlocked SPL or an older one. If a new RUU is made available for 2.1, it will probably com with a new SPL, or not, who knows...
Nazgulled said:
I don't know or ever used the goldcard method but I can assure I did update my Hero via OTA (both of the updates) and I was able to go back to a different ROM. Simply use Amon-RA's recovery image and you can flash anything you want.
You must know something though, my Hero came with version 1.76 (back in the day) and I never installed an official update through RUU's (thus blocking the phone by installing newer SPLs). And I'm also using the unlocked SPL for the Hero posted by Paul @ MoDaCo.
The RUUs normally install a new SPL (locked probably) but as you are all aware, the 2.1 update is only available via OTA (for now at least) and doesn't install a new SPL, so there's no problem there, assuming you are using an unlocked SPL or an older one. If a new RUU is made available for 2.1, it will probably com with a new SPL, or not, who knows...
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So my newly bought HTC Hero is stuck as 2.1 as of now? (Kernal 2.6.29)
Nazgulled said:
The RUUs normally install a new SPL (locked probably) but as you are all aware, the 2.1 update is only available via OTA (for now at least) and doesn't install a new SPL, so there's no problem there, assuming you are using an unlocked SPL or an older one. If a new RUU is made available for 2.1, it will probably com with a new SPL, or not, who knows...
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That is incorrect, I did my update through an RUU (Chungwa) and therefore I'm stuck with it.
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So my newly bought HTC Hero is stuck as 2.1 as of now? (Kernal 2.6.29)
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It depends...according to Nazgulled, if you did a FOTA upgrade you should be able to downgrade. If like me, you did it through RUU...you're screwed for now...
I'm assuming i'm not going to be able to since my phone came stock with 2.1 lol, oh well. Hadn't planned on rooting right away anyway. Not actually too sure what rooting would do for me...
Hi there,
I currently have my phone rooted and running Clockwork mod. It is S-on as I rooted this mid-late last year.
I want to install CM7 (stable) and so I'm thinking maybe I should start fresh, get S-off and then install CM7.
How do I do this? Do I have to un-root and install a stock rom, and then root with Revolutionary?
EDIT: I have an old version of H-Boot too so I need to update that
Thanks
arnienz said:
Hi there,
I currently have my phone rooted and running Clockwork mod. It is S-on as I rooted this mid-late last year.
I want to install CM7 (stable) and so I'm thinking maybe I should start fresh, get S-off and then install CM7.
How do I do this? Do I have to un-root and install a stock rom, and then root with Revolutionary?
EDIT: I have an old version of H-Boot too so I need to update that
Thanks
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Yes before you can run Revolutionary you need to install the AT&T official 2.2.2 update to update the HBOOT if you have an AT&T branded Aria. If you have an unbranded Gratia, then there is a thread that documents how to upgrade the HBOOT so that you can then you can run Revolutionary.
Edit: Just noticed that you are in Austrailia. I don't know if the Gratia upgrade instructions will work or not.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133446
You can try it or the next suggestion would be to visit the LiberatedAria IRC (link is at the bottom of attn1's signature in the Gratia upgrade post) and maybe they can assist you:
Do NOT run the Gratia tool on the phone. Since you don't have a Sense 2.2 boot partition, it will soft brick the device if you use it.
Instead I'd suggest using the AT&T RUU on your phone. However you can't just run the RUU application like you can with an American Aria. Follow the directions in this post instead: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14953134&postcount=28. There was another user (the person who I was responding to in that thead) who was able to use this method successfully with his Australian Aria (although it was on another carrier I believe).
Thanks guys, I'm in New Zealand not Australia btw.
I used the AT&T ROM and did all the steps and am now running a nand unlocked CM7 phone
This should help, I followed it and successfully rooted my phone & installed CM7 http:// wiki. cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Aria:_Full_Update_Guide
Hi all,
When I debrand a HTC Mozart (in my case a TMO-DE), can I use Zune to update all parts of the device (os+firmware+radio+bootloader/spl) ?
After my (extensive) research here in the forum i understand, that:
Only the os will be updated by zune on a debranded mozart. the radio and the bootloader will not be changed and stay at the version of the htc rom from debrand process.
Also this can lead to problems with the camera and color banding.
The only way to update the radio and bootloader of a debranded mozart is via RUU.
To completely debrand a phone, so u can use zune to update everything, you have to use goldcard.
Ansar gave some advise how to update the radio and bootloader of a debranded phone with RUU here and here. But unfortunately I didn't really get what he meant. Could some please explain this to me in a little more detail?
Please correct me if anything I wrote is wrong or incomplete !!
Thanks to all !
jones
PS: I ask this because I want tethering on my TMO-DE Mozart and Deutsche Telekom is not going to release a tethering update, but on the other hand I don't want to start flashing (custom)ROMS. I really got used to the comfort of updating with zune and don't want to always flash new rom via RUU when microsoft releases an update.
Hi All,
I have a chinese t328w. Can I update the phone using an RUU from a different region?
If so where can get an up to date RUU from?
When using the RUU do I need to unlock the phone?
If I use the european RUU will the phone OTA update? (live in UK)
If I use the latest RUU does it stop me installing custom roms?
Thanks in advance
info
I've been looking around and found this site
http://filesdownload.net/showthread.php?63-HTC-One-V-(RUU_PRIMOU)
that has various RUU's for the phone, could I use the
RUU_PRIMO_U_ICS_40A_H3G_UK_2.09.771.1_Radio_20.72. 30.0833U_3831.17.00.18_M_release_262651_signed.exe
on my phone? or would I end up bricking it or not work?
Or would I be best to use
RUU_PRIMO_DS_ICS_40A_HTCCN_CHS_CU_1.35.1402.1_Radi o_1.04.34D.11_20.11.30.11U_release_256137_signed.e xe
which I hope would then let me OTA to the latest version and then could I install a custom Rom to get back goggle etc stuff?
AW: Chinese t328w RUU update
ATTENTION.
Only PRIMO DS is for our Phone the other file begins with PRIMO U which is for the e HTC ONE V
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Hello , is there anyone to support me on my mobile, i havr no google playstore and i can't install it..
cyclemaster73 said:
Hello , is there anyone to support me on my mobile, i havr no google playstore and i can't install it..
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746561
Locked the bootloader and ran
RUU_PRIMO_DS_ICS_40A_HTCCN_CHS_CU_1.35.1402.1_Radi o_1.04.34D.11_20.11.30.11U_release_256137_signed.e xe
keep getting signature error 132?????????????
Need RUU for 1.74.1402.3 chinese version
I need a RUU for this version of stock rom with radio 1.10, because I've update my phone via OTA, and that changed my radio and hboot. Now my old RUU for 1.71.1402.4 and radio 1.08 is useless for returning to stock. Also I wasn't carefull and I deleted wrongly my nandroid backup
So, if someone have or find a RUU for last chinese update please tell me where I can get it.
Or if someone have a CWM backup with this stock version I'll take that too.
download GAPPs.
please google it to get one for your device.
i am using the same device and honestly can't upload such file now.
good luck!