How to update my rooted telus hero running 2.2 . I would like to try telus 2.1 update to see if it will be a little more stable.Do i have go back to 1.5 or 2.1.Thanks Brian
You would need to revert back to your original Nandroid back up of the Telus 1.5 ROM you had when you first rooted your phone. Then the update would be offered automatically from Telus.
I've been looking around the forums to find a copy of the Telus 1.5 ROM (Nandroid) so I too could try the 2.1 update from Telus! Haven't found one yet, unless you have yours???
Have you guys seen the RUU posted here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8853070&postcount=13 ?
Its a ROM from China...
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There are no Telus 1.5 NANDroid backups in existence, as we had to flash a non-Telus ROM in order to root our phones, and thus gain the ability to run NANDroid.
Kukussi said:
Its a ROM from China...
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This is the filename...
RUU_Hero_TELUS_WWE_3.36.661.1_R2_Radio_63.18.55.06S_6.35.17.03_release_signed.exe
I flashed it, it was a bit of a hassle but I am loving it. The hardest part was loading it over the custom recovery utility. The only con I have noticed in the 3+ days I've been using it are that the battery life isnt spectacular.
flindil said:
I flashed it, it was a bit of a hassle but I am loving it. The hardest part was loading it over the custom recovery utility. The only con I have noticed in the 3+ days I've been using it are that the battery life isnt spectacular.
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I hear you! The last couple of "newest" radios (including this one) seem to use more juice. However, signal strength is better in places where it sucked before.
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Hey guys, does anyone still have their first nandroid backup of their HTC hero Telus backup? (Cuz I lost mine...lol)
I'll like to have it back and play with it!
Kukussi said:
Hey guys, does anyone still have their first nandroid backup of their HTC hero Telus backup? (Cuz I lost mine...lol)
I'll like to have it back and play with it!
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I have mine. I'll PM you sometime tomorrow evening most likely. Pacific time.
Whoops. I thought I had it. I have backup of RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.5_WWE_release_signed_NoDriver which I used to root. Probably not much help then.
Thanks for looking bud... Anyone else?
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To the best of my knowledge, there can be no nandroid backup of the Telus 1.5 ROM, as we needed root to run nandroid, and we needed to flash a non-Telus ROM in order to get root.
craig0r said:
To the best of my knowledge, there can be no nandroid backup of the Telus 1.5 ROM, as we needed root to run nandroid, and we needed to flash a non-Telus ROM in order to get root.
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Thats true but last time I did restore to my first rooted ROM after rooting my Hero I received an update from Telus. I would love to have it back so my wife could use the 2.1 update that Telus provides.
Oh well. Thanks guys!
Kukussi said:
Thats true but last time I did restore to my first rooted ROM after rooting my Hero I received an update from Telus. I would love to have it back so my wife could use the 2.1 update that Telus provides.
Oh well. Thanks guys!
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2 weeks ago I rooted my buddy's Hero (OS 1.5) using Androot and I COULD have taken a nandroid backup but didn't... sorry! Had you made your request back then I'd hook you up right now.
Like I said in the PM, I'll try to get another 1.5 Hero from a work colleague who doesn't even use his Hero anymore.
There still is faint hope!
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To the best of my knowledge, there can be no nandroid backup of the Telus 1.5 ROM, as we needed root to run nandroid, and we needed to flash a non-Telus ROM in order to get root.
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Ah ha! I knew there was a reason why I didn't have a 1.5 backup... just couldn't quite remember why.
Thanks for jogging my shotty memory!
So just saw the post on the leak of the new mr2 software and radio. Has anyone had problems with it yet? I want to upgrade the radio and then go to an mr2 room ( i think thunderrom was the only one i could find that had ingegrated it) but i want to make sure it's all good to go first. Also would be nice if someone could post the radio link cuz I already lost it lol. Oh and would it be better to wait for gingerbread release since its supposed to be out by q2 and Im gonna do that anyway or should i do this since it's probably gonna be delayed?
Android Police MR2 leak
I've been running MR2 stock RUU since the leak and have had no issues.
The market app was an older version, but that was it really, no reboots yet!
Yea i flashed this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1115714 when it leaked and flashed almost every gingerbread/sense rom available without any problems so far
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Wait Im more confused now... I thought this was a radio that worked for froyo not gingerbread. Is this just a more improved version if the previous gingerbread radio leak?
Alright after reading up some more it appears that this is the latest radio that will work for either gingerbread or froyo is that correct? Because the perfect storm and gingerbamf both use the mr2 radio but there on two different software versions. and unless Im wrong the perfect storm is still froyo
it will work on all gingerbread based roms, but only SOME froyo. I think PlainJane works (double check just in case). I just jumped straight to GB to get this radio
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Wait Im more confused now... I thought this was a radio that worked for froyo not gingerbread. Is this just a more improved version if the previous gingerbread radio leak?
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It works on both but only on newer froyo releases released in the past few days or so. There is a thread on the full ruu that explains this. Sorry I'm not at a computer or I'd post a link. I think it was posted by chingy or jcase...
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dak_181 said:
Wait Im more confused now... I thought this was a radio that worked for froyo not gingerbread. Is this just a more improved version if the previous gingerbread radio leak?
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easy answer this radio works with both. however it will not work with the froyo our phones came with or with the recent fail OTA update. It works with the newly leaked OTA update (MR2) which is still froyo but with an updated base. It also works with ALL the Gingerbread ROM's based off the gingerleak.
I've been running since perfect storm 1.5 was released and it runs flawless. for fun i have flashed some of the gingerbread rom's and it works fine except for the usual gingerbread bugs that are still being worked on.
hope this helps
Thanks for the fast replies everyone that helped a ton! One last question should I update my radio or install the new Rom first? I've seen it both ways and also with a flash, battery pull, and then straight to hboot but which is best?
dak_181 said:
Thanks for the fast replies everyone that helped a ton! One last question should I update my radio or install the new Rom first? I've seen it both ways and also with a flash, battery pull, and then straight to hboot but which is best?
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doesn't matter...i find it easier to boot into recovery and flash rom...pull battery and boot in bootloader to flash radio and good to go...
it's just easier that way cuz if you flash radio first you gotta delete PG05IMG to get into recovery (which means pulling sd card and putting into adapter for computer)...or you have to fully boot into your old rom which will no longer work and then boot into recovery from there.
good luck
How can I tell if I successfully installed the new MR2 ruu.
My TB is rooted
Here's what I did: I restored my Stock Rom. I replaced the other(MR1) file with the one that I downloaded from the leak post. I turned off the phone. Held vol - and power. That got me to HBoot, then it asked if I wanted to update. Clicked yes and it did it's thing. Rebooted, wiped data, cache, dalvik. Installed The perfect Storm v1.5. It didn't brick so I think it didn't take.
How can I tell if the phone is running the new radio?
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How can I tell if I successfully installed the new MR2 ruu.
My TB is rooted
Here's what I did: I restored my Stock Rom. I replaced the other(MR1) file with the one that I downloaded from the leak post. I turned off the phone. Held vol - and power. That got me to HBoot, then it asked if I wanted to update. Clicked yes and it did it's thing. Rebooted, wiped data, cache, dalvik. Installed The perfect Storm v1.5. It didn't brick so I think it didn't take.
How can I tell if the phone is running the new radio?
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Baseband will be 1.39blahblah
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This is what my Software says, look about right?
newest radio, newest froyo software. your good to go
Sweet. Do you think I should be worried about random brick?
only a problem with a pre release radio for gingerbread roms. dont fool around with anything you dont know about and youll be fine. i would recommend doing a clockwork backup though
Been running it since it leaked, no issues on two different GB ROMs.
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Sweet. Do you think I should be worried about random brick?
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The devs think the bricking issue is related to Hardware, not the software or radios. Read up on it. There are some things you can do to mitigate the risk, but the possibility is still there. You are running Froyo I think (PS 1.5?). MR2 will run that til you are ready to move to GB.
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been running it since it came out no issues the best leak yet
After rooting my Thunderbolt I'm having the random reboot issue. I've read several threads using google, but none really specify a fix. I haven't done anything to the phone since rooting it, so my radio/rom are still the same. Phone rebooted three times yesterday during casual usage.
Any ideas?
Menu, setting, about phone, baseband version. What's it say on there under baseband version?
Do you know how to use ADB?
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1.16.00.0402w_1
Yes. Well, however much one gets familiarized by rooting.
Seems like we found the problem to your reboots. Flash the newest radio.
http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php?1240-RADIO-LEAK-New-MR2-Release-Radio-1.39.00.0627r
Be sure your rom supports the radio most new gb bamf and CM7 mr2 version support the radio. Flash rom in recovery then radio. The radio can not be flashed in recovery. Using adb type in adb reboot bootloader and go into fastboot and install it.
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Seems like we found the problem to your reboots. Flash the newest radio.
http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php?1240-RADIO-LEAK-New-MR2-Release-Radio-1.39.00.0627r
Be sure your rom supports the radio most new gb bamf and CM7 mr2 version support the radio. Flash rom in recovery then radio. The radio can not be flashed in recovery. Using adb type in adb reboot bootloader and go into fastboot and install it.
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Ah, I see. Is this the "MR2" radio? And, is it only the new OTA update that will brick your phone if you flash it over a rooted phone?
I've been looking through roms trying to find the closest thing to what I have now. When I make up my mind I'll flash a new rom and then upgrade the radio.
I'll post my results.
Thank you for your help.
Do you want to froyo (android 2.2) or gingerbread (2.3)? The new radio i linked doesn't brick phones. Its an official radio not a leaked radio which caused the bricks a while back.
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I've had trouble deciding. Part of me wants to stick to Froyo because I'm not sure what Gingerbread really does. Are there any glaring differences that make it worth upgrading to GB?
GB offers more eye candy and bragging rights to say you're rocking the latest android OS. Otherwise, no real benefits over froyo. Some ppl say froyo roms have slightly better battery life, but that is debatable.
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Bricks are result of user error or hardware. Period. You will not brick from flashing a radio unless you screw it up.
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ILMF said:
Bricks are result of user error or hardware. Period. You will not brick from flashing a radio unless you screw it up.
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I read somewhere that if you flash the leaked OTA update over a rooted TB it would brick it. Not sure if the page was reliable or if things have changed since then.
Dont flash the whole ota update. Most developers will include the update into there custom rom minus the radio. The latest ota mainly addressed the reboot issue and horrible battery life.
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Dont flash the whole ota update. Most developers will include the update into there custom rom minus the radio. The latest ota mainly addressed the reboot issue and horrible battery life.
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Will do.
I appreciate everyone's input. I will probably flash in the next day or so.
I'll follow up with how things turn out.
Flashed the new BAMF Sense 3.0 RC4.9 last night along with the new radio that was recommended. So far so good. No random reboots although I haven't been in a spot in town where the radio alternates between 3G/4G yet like before. I'll be able to fully test at that point.
Sweet ROM so far!
Thanks to all for the valuable info.
Ok so i have been out of the ROM loop for a bit, so i figured i would ask questions before trying to do so. I am wanting to run the newest ROMs running the leaked ICS VM base, but everywhere i see, it says to upgrade your firmware? I've looked all over the place and have yet to see the upgradeable firmware i need to do so! Can anyone please clarify this for me or at least point me in the right direction.
You don't need to upgrade anything. I'm on the original firmware and the only thing that was working,but has since stopped was the camera. I also haven't updated the rom since it was released, so that could be the problem. I did run into a problem when I first installed it. Using rm -rf instead of formatting the partitions did not work. It kept boot looping, but changing it back to format worked.
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well see my issue now is that i flashed it just fine like i would any other ROM (no FW upgrade) but it sits on the splash screen. this now happens with ALL ICS ROMs. at first they randomly rebooted but now the only ones that work on it are older ROMS (GB, FROYO) but ICS will not boot. i guess i might have to wait until the offical release hits for us
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well see my issue now is that i flashed it just fine like i would any other ROM (no FW upgrade) but it sits on the splash screen. this now happens with ALL ICS ROMs. at first they randomly rebooted but now the only ones that work on it are older ROMS (GB, FROYO) but ICS will not boot. i guess i might have to wait until the offical release hits for us
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DO NOT FLASH THE VIRGIN MOBILE FIRMWARE / VIRUS!!!!!!!!
As for the bootlooping, if you are hboot 1.5 s-on, then ICS does that unless you use Chad's kernel (which breaks USB and 3d camera). I recommend you get s-off by downgrading to hboot 1.4 or use the wire trick. See my signature or the stickes in the cdma development forum (assuming you are CDMA) for more information.
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Calm down bud. There is no virus but he is correct. Do not update if you have hboot 1.5 if you are s off then fire ahead using the update package from freeza. Then use the mod to convert it to sprint. After that go be flash happy.
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I'm not the one who called it a virus - many of the devs who worked tirelessly trying to rid our phones of that firmware coined that one. From what I've read throughout the forums, I would highly recommend against flashing that, even using the mod to convert it to Sprint. Every ICS ROM I have tried (CDMA) has ran fine using Freeza's all in one version 2.17.
deadlocked007 said:
Well if he gets s offed then he can choose himself haha. I prefer to use the vm firmware. Seems perfect for me. But yet again I've been here from the beginning. Got s off the first day revolutionary was released to public and all that.
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Could be only s-on people had issues removing it, but I personally would not risk it. The ics roms all work fine without it if you are s-off. Deadlocked I am genuinely asking (seriously not trying to be argumentative): what benefit you see from using it since afaik, there is none.
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I am Using HTC EVO 4G LTE in india under reliance india network.
I am using it for almost 2 months without any issues,
Last week i installed the Jelly bean OTA, from them onwards the device keeps on restarting every 5 min.
Its boots perfectly works stably for 5 min and then it re-starts.
I dont know what to do? .. Will downgrading to ICS will fix this problem.?
If so whats the best method to downgrade .. I am noob when it comes to this device. Please guide me.
I checked the forum but its with too many posts and got confused on it.
Honestly the first thing I would retry is a factory reset(if your not already s off) just make sure to backup any data you want saved onto your pc first. Perhaps even a phone call to your carrier as well that way they can document the issue so if you need a replacement later the paper trail will help.
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knightwolf123 said:
Honestly the first thing I would retry is a factory reset(if your not already s off) just make sure to backup any data you want saved onto your pc first. Perhaps even a phone call to your carrier as well that way they can document the issue so if you need a replacement later the paper trail will help.
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Cant get a replacement as i am in india right now, this is a sprint phone, i programmed it for indian carrier and using it.
I tried the factory reset already but it didnt help at all.
Can you tell me as how to downgrade to ICS 4.0.4 version, that was very stable in my mobile.
Can you guide me to a proper post that will help me do it.?
yakaaithiri said:
Cant get a replacement as i am in india right now, this is a sprint phone, i programmed it for indian carrier and using it.
I tried the factory reset already but it didnt help at all.
Can you tell me as how to downgrade to ICS 4.0.4 version, that was very stable in my mobile.
Can you guide me to a proper post that will help me do it.?
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There is probably ten thousand more people on here that can give you a more qualified answer than what I'm about to but I can tell you right now your gonna have to do the leg work and work your search bars...But I have recently been dealing with downgrading these EvoLTE's lately so I can at least help you narrow it down(a little).
Since you upgraded to JellyBean, I think the most important thing you will need to know is whether it updated you from the 2.13 firmware to the 3.16 firmware and whether your touch panel img was updated or not. If you were updated to 3.16 with the new touch panel, your basically going to have a heck of a hard time trying to downgrade to ICS...You'll have to get s-off and use a linux/ubunta live cd to downgrade it back to 2.13 so that you can then load a ICS rom. (BTW, if your in this boat, good luck because until they come up with a easier way to downgrade(if they ever do) it seems to be no joke, I wouldn't even attempt it, but I'm pretty much a noob to this stuff)
If your still, hopefully, on 2.13 , then all you should have to do is unlock your bootloader, and add the ICS rom to your sd card and flash a TWRP custom recovery then flash/install the rom through the bootloaders recovery(TWRP recovery). I would recommend the MeanRom ICS rom, it's easy to find and a great ICS rom that is basically stock. That or hunt down a stock 4.0.4 rom. Good luck.
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If your still, hopefully, on 2.13 , then all you should have to do is unlock your bootloader, and add the ICS rom to your sd card and flash a TWRP custom recovery then flash/install the rom through the bootloaders recovery(TWRP recovery). I would recommend the MeanRom ICS rom, it's easy to find and a great ICS rom that is basically stock. That or hunt down a stock 4.0.4 rom. Good luck.
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Thanks for the reply, i am still in HBOOT 2.09 . S ON
Radio version 1.12.11.1210.
Now i am good to downgrade to ICS ? ...
yakaaithiri said:
Thanks for the reply, i am still in HBOOT 2.09 . S ON
Radio version 1.12.11.1210.
Now i am good to downgrade to ICS ? ...
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Most likely not. When the EVO got the official update to software version 3.16, the firmware that came with that update included an update to the touch panel. If you have the updated touch panel you can only use ROM's that are software version 3.16. Using anything else will render the touch panel inoperable. Your best bet, as stated above, is to get S-off. Once you do this you can install the previous touch panel driver and flash an ICS ROM. You can leave everything else as-is. There is no need to downgrade your firmware.
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Most likely not. When the EVO got the official update to software version 3.16, the firmware that came with that update included an update to the touch panel. If you have the updated touch panel you can only use ROM's that are software version 3.16. Using anything else will render the touch panel inoperable. Your best bet, as stated above, is to get S-off. Once you do this you can install the previous touch panel driver and flash an ICS ROM. You can leave everything else as-is. There is no need to downgrade your firmware.
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Thanks for the thoughts. I understand now that i am in the latest firmware now. So whats the best method to get S-OFF. ? ..
Once S-offed how to install the touch drivers and a ICS rom, if you can guide me to a procedure or some installation link it will be very helpful.
You need dirty racoon
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1964309
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