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[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salamandar:
I have been searching all week and can find no info on anyone having successfully rooted the Sprint (CDMA) Hero.

I'm sorry to post here but it seems to be the most active android modder board, has any Dev managed to acquire a CDMA hero and is any Dev attempting to root it?

Is this just wishful thinking on my part? I sincerely hope not!

After a week playing with I can say it blows the G1 away! Battery life, speaker quality, form factor, etc, far and away a better more reliable device.

A word of caution to anyone going from the TMobile G1 to the Sprint Hero... DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BACK UP YOUR APPS OR DATA ON THE G1 & THEN RESTORE THEM ON YOUR HERO! YOU WILL LOOSE NETWORK CONNECTION TO SPRINT! I suspect that apps & data downloaded & used thru the TMobile network on your G1 are unable to use a CDMA connection and attempt to modify your system to access the TMobile network. This breaks connectivity and only a wipe has fixed it (hard wipe using the ##786# menu + your individual reset code from Sprint). Your best hope is to re-download your apps. The good news is your download history should show most of your apps and allow you to download them from your CDMA Hero.

Moderators, my sincere apologies if you feel I posted in the wrong forum. I felt it best to reach the active modders I am aware of and offer some transfer advice for those making the switch.

Thanks all,

-Salamandar
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prince.siraj:
you're probably in the right forum, since rooting is development. but i do think you should check out the hero forum just in case there's stuff about the Sprint Hero
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jj972:
I dont know much about it but maybe someone can clarify things...now i know cdma is what sprint, verizon, metro, cricket, etc use. Is cdma a hardware type thing or is it a network type thing? And can the sprint hero img be ported and modified to the g1 and somehow allowing it to be flashed to a metro/cricket type service?? Just questions im curious about...
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salamandar:
thanks for the response, I agree and posted a different post related only to the Sprint Hero on that forum (hopefully i did not abuse the forum rules, if I did, I understand if a Dev locks or deletes one).
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AGx-07_162:
I may be wrong about this but to my knowledge, CDMA is a Network as well as Hardware and software type of thing. When Android was developed it was not capable of running on a CDMA network, one of many things added when Cupcake (firmware 1.5) was relased. CDMA is a network type so GSM only devices will not work on it and as far as I can tell devices built for CDMA are built specifically for that. There is some sort of hardware in there that allows the device to connect to the CDMA network that GSM only devices dont have. (I may be wrong about this though, I also believe it has to do with the radio).

Finally, I dont know what metro or cricket is and I also didn't know that the G1 was on those networks but if it is, I would assume that if those are CDMA networks its not the same G1 that was released on TMO and differers internally in that it can function on a CDMA network. If that is the case then its probably possible. If not then no.

Dont quote me on any of this. I'm not saying this from an experts point of view just from what I have concluded based on what I know about network types, devices and Android.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prince.siraj:
CDMA is hardware AND network... not software.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superg05:
if u had used astro to back up your apps and install them one bye one u would not have had a problem
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salamandar:
Thank you superg05 that's a good idea.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harpreet1988:
Android is capable of supporting both CDMA and GSM.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prince.siraj:
it is now. but originally it was only built for GSM... only T-Mobile's GSM most likely lol
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmon777:
this is really dumb but has some tried one click root yet? or will that mess up the recovery image leading to a possible brick. becase its running 1.5 not 1.6 right?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zellbz:
I one click rooted my friends g1 the other day and it works fairly well. Don't think you can use the gsm hero root method to root a cdma hero.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brianhaden:
Just fyi attempted to root the Sprint Hero using the one click method, but was unsucessful. I couldn't seem to back up the stock image. Any advice?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B-man007:
it would probably be best to wait till more people get their hands on the sprint hero. the more people that get their hands on it, the faster way a rooting method that works will be found
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Centutz:
I want to upgrade to wm6 but something went wrong and when i open the phone remains blocked to

ipl 2.25.000.1

spl 2.25.000.1

gsm etc

Racing the bar

what I can do please help me
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] player911:
Hey great minds of XDA. I have a project I'm working on and it might be an easy one. The goal is to have a fully functional EzInput that works on the later WM6.5.x builds (23034+)

The good news is that I'm almost there. I've been gathering various EzInput builds from around the forum and finally got a package that has a working SIP menu and a working Compact style keyboard (along with the regular QWERTY keyboard).

I'll post some pictures of my progress and all of my EzInput packages I've used to get this far but the SIP Menu displays "Keyboard", "Full QWERTY", "Compact Keyboard", and "Phone Keypad". Selecting all but the Full QWERTY puts up the stock WM keyboard.

I've yet to find a fully functional Phone Keypad style from any package that works with WM6.5.1. The most I've gotten a Phone Keypad is one that just produces the SHIFT characters (@, ., ', !, etc)

I'm really close and with help of the community we can get it working. Once we get a fully working product we can start to build on it and upgrade it as needed.

Here is the packages I'm working on. There are 3 packages and I will explain the Pros/Cons of each one.

DOWNLOAD HERE

EzInput 1.5 (from a Fuze ROM)

This package has a working SIP menu. Unfortunately the alternative keyboard layouts appear to be "stuck" in a shift mode. PhonePad and Compact both only insert characters and numbers (the alternative character for each button). Only the Full QWERTY keyboard works when selected from the SIP.

EzInput 2.0 (found by jsm0372)

This package has the newer GUI look. In this package the QWERTY and the Compact keyboard layout works great, but there is not a SIP menu to select them. The only way to alternate between the two styles is by using one of the SIP changer apps floating around here.

EzInputTEST (a mix of both, depicted above)

QWERTY works great, as always. Compact QWERTY works great. SIP Menu shows each of the keyboards but actually activate EXCEPT the FULL Keyboard. The others simply change to the stock WM keyboard.

Observations:

It appears that in the 1.5 package, it uses the old method for inserting keyboard selections in the SIP menu via the registry. In 2.0 it appears that it relies on an EXE file to swap between the styles. I'm almost there. I just need to connect the links in the SIP menu to the actual keyboard style. I am at a loss. This is where I need some community lovin.

Lets get this ball rollin'

Here it is again:

DOWNLOAD HERE
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] chriscsh:
that great!;)

QVGA or VGA?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] player911:
Well my packages are VGA. I guess thats important.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] S.V.I:
change the font for the keyboard to Tahoma and you will get all characters showing up. I also have an idea how to get the keyboard options to show up :) tell you soon
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] smokeydonuts:
When you say that the compact qwerty from EzInput 2.0 (found by jsm0372) is working is that on a Fuze or touch pro? I only ask because so far every EzInput 2.0/2.1 build I have tried only the full keyboards work. When I try to use the compact or phone pad they seem to be stuck in shift mode like you said was the problem with EzInput 1.5 (from a Fuze ROM)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] fards:
I wonder if this is resolution specific?

I'm on blackstone with my own latest Leo rom, with latest leo ezsip and 23071

Everything works exactly as it should do.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] player911:
I'm using a FUZE. In that EzInput 2.0 package I posted above, the Compact Keyboard works. It is the only version I've tested that it works on. Right now the only way to use the keyboard is to use a SIP changer app.

@fards

Yea it works because you are using biotouch for the new menu style. Are you using that menu style across your rom or just for the SIP menu?

I've played with the patched biotouch.dll but when using, the SIP menu works... but you lose finger scrolling in Messaging, Contacts, etc. So it is not a good fix. The goal is to get the standard WM SIP menu to change keyboards.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] benko286:
I have same problem with my rom..23060..anyway looking for a solution but layout of keyboard must be new(from diamond2) will try those test files :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] S.V.I:
any chance you can dump the full registry and your packages?

has anyone tried to fix the control panel for the input settings? in 6.5 we have to delete the "redirect" entry. maybe we just need to point it to the right dll? I have a feeling that the dll name is SIPutil.dll without it the workaround using mort runner does not work.

I also made a cab for those files as well as hwrproxy which helps to deal with the touch screen a little better.

in any case, I have gotten some of the parts of the mega packages working seamlessly with the opal keyboard 1.5

so I think that there has to be some of a hooking mechanism to get it to work right. maybe I will try to read the files with a hex editor but I would have a better idea if I had a full reg from a device that this works on.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] God_Lx:
I'm guessing that's Ezinput 2.0 W/VGA versions issue... I'm using EzInput 1.5 on a QVGA device from build 210501 up to the current 23064 i'm using and never had issues with Keypad/20Keys thingie or even full Qwerty using the regular QVGA package... That's with the Input Menu working too...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] fards:
I'm just using bog standard biotouch.dll from Blackstone..

I need that one to get the bottom 4 buttons working.

yes I use the Htc menu across the rom.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] S.V.I:
maybe it has something to do with the HTC Utilities dll?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] serfer222:
Hey!

Here is fully working Russian EzInput 2.1 QVGA.

Tested on WM6.1 21055
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] serfer222:
After several days new EzInput 2.1 issue is found:

All custom words in XT9 My Words List disappear after Soft Reset.

Description: EzInput 2.1 adds my new words to My Words list and suggests them while I'm typing. I can use "XT9 My Words" program to edit this list.

But if I reset my device this list is empty again.

Who knows how to fix it?

Does anybody have this bug?

I'm using

WM6.1 build 21055

IME_Engine_Western_2_1_19191429_00

IME_EzInput_Western_2_1_19183030_00
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] longice:
What languages and devices are supported on this keyboard?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] longice:
The Nikoan89 ezInput 2.1 v2.2 is not displaying correctly on my Diamond WM 6.5.1 build 23088.5.3.00 (ROM: BSB 6.5.1F). The pressures are registered and text is coming, but there's something seriously wrong with the graphics:

If you could post a cab for the ezInputTEST, I can try that one as well.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] player911:
Each one of those packages were imperfect. The keyboards have issues with WM6.5.1 (23016+). The goal of this thread was to find a solution. I simply posted my work because I reached a point where I could not go any further.

The only working solution I've found is to use a biotouch.dll method. The SIP menu will be an HTC version but it at least works.

I eventually gave up for lack of interest and because I got a Topaz Pure Diamond 2. It's keyboard packages work very well (WVGA) even without the HTC Menu enhancements throughout the rom. Right now I am using the stock WM menus but the SIP menu is still HTC.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] longice:
I got the compact qwerty of the Nikoan89 ezinput 2.1 to work on the Bsb ROM, actually..! Direct link here.
[Touch Diamond CDMA] foo392:
Im really begging to get pissed off with all of this crap not working i have a CDMA HTC touch diamond from cellular south.I CANNOT FLASH ANYTHING, no hard spl, no custom roms, no stock roms NOTHING!!and there is no help to be found and dont give me the "use the search feature crap".it all stops at 0 percent.
[Touch Diamond CDMA] harlot011104:
Dude chill out...

I'm in the same boat as you, to my knowledge the cellsouth diamond is a DIAM400 model # which is the same as the VZW model # & currently there is no hardspl that works on our diamonds, but there is one in the works if you search hard enough you would see that. Carpet flaming isn't going to convince anyone to go out of their way to lend you a hand. I am being patient in the knowledge that someone has the talent to do this and I dont have the time to develop that talent so I am going to show those people respect and follow the rules of this board, which is the best resource you will ever find on HTC Dev. So chill man and if you want something done quicker donate some moolah or learn how to program for yourself and everyone else.
[Touch Diamond CDMA] foo392:
well....

It just really get on my nerves when i sit there looking for a answer and everyone is....blah i cant even say it im not trying to be mean just trying to give em a little nudge:D if you know what i mean....well at least i found somone who understands my situation.and thx for the info u provided....makes me feel better:o BTW what are u using...rom,phone, carrier, ect
[Touch Diamond CDMA] nhoksber:
I am in the exactsame boat the only thing is mine is a telus touch diamond :(
[Touch Diamond CDMA] fr3sh_t0_d3f:
You all are probably trying to flash everything that has to do with GSM diamonds. head over to ppcgeeks.com. there you will find everything you need for your CDMA diamonds
[Touch Diamond CDMA] seaweedopm:
Mad

I dunno, I think you have a reason to be mad. Take the guy above, Fresh. He just strolls in here and runs his mouth about ppc geeks having something. Off he'll go never to be seen again leaving every DIAM400 owner excited and confused. After we waste a day, maybe a week looking we finally realize that the person didn't even read the main post.
[Touch Diamond CDMA] jaellis:
PPCGeeks has nothing, I am tired of people heading everyone on wild goose chases. There is a gross misunderstanding and assumption that this phone is just a CDMA Diamond, it is not, it is a DIAM400, yes it is a diamond that runs on CDMA networks, but when most people refer to a CDMA Diamond they are actually refering to the DIAM500(Sprint/Alltel Diamond), which is actually a totally different phone.

Quick question to foo392 does your diamond have a Micro SD Card slot or 4Gb of internal storage? Take out the battery and there is also the model number.

If you have an SD Card slot you have the DIAM400 and Cmonex is working hard on a hardSPL for it so that we can flash custom roms. With out that you cannot flash custom roms.

If you search look for Diamond 400 or DIAM400 or Verizon Diamond. These are your best bet to find anything remotely useful.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=554638

Hope this helps
[Touch Diamond CDMA] Sic123:
make sure that you have .net framework 3.5 installed on your computer if you dont your install wont go past 0%
[Touch Diamond CDMA] bharris25:
I'm jealous...

I'm kinda jealous you guys have an sd slot on your phones... As I'm running my energy 6.5 rom and have been playing with the cdma android build for my diam500 which is really coming along these days... You'll get your hard spl and then be flashing away soon enough. But seriously, I want expandable memory...:D
[Touch Diamond CDMA] edwardabrego74:
Hi you need to unlock it
[Touch Diamond CDMA] Lawler:
Yea man, I bricked my diamond (500) the first time I tried flashing it. And I couldn't flash anything onto it at all. A few months later I tried flashing it again and it randomly worked, then I broke it :(

Anywho I just a new one from the insurance folks and I am having the same problem as you. It's unlocked and everything.

Go into the tri-color screen (Vol Down + Power +Reset) and make sure it says "security unlocked" on the top of the screen. If not you have to download the Diamond Unlocker which I have. But it follows the same flashing process so if that still doesn't do anything it has to be a connection issue. I can't flash crap right now and I'm anooooooyed as all hell!

LMK how it's going and I'll try my best to help you.
[Touch Diamond CDMA] Lawler:
I totally forgot. when i seen cmonex that just hit me that u need to upgrade your spl. google search SPL .57 CMONEX and it should be in ppcgeeks forums. run that and then ur set. make sure you also have the framework. I used vista with the mobile device center also. Make sure it is unlocked too.
[Hero CDMA General] salamandar:
This post is intended to be a gathering point for root progress (or lack thereof heh) on the Sprint CDMA Hero.

Reply away! 8P
[Hero CDMA General] Jrbourque:
Whats your spl info and all of that good stuff when you go to fastboot mode?
[Hero CDMA General] chavo2005:
This is what i got when booting into Fastboot:

HERC XC

HBOOT-1.41.0000 (HERO2000)

MICROP-0110

TOUCH PANEL-SYN0104

RADIO-1.04.01.09.21

Sep 1 2009, 19:18:45
[Hero CDMA General] Jrbourque:
Have you guys checked if you have fastboot commands at all?
[Hero CDMA General] kylez64:
tried getting access to fastboot and couldn't

maybe I did something wrong

I really hope I dont brick my new Hero lol
[Hero CDMA General] kylez64:
I checked That unlockr site and it said there method did not work for CDMA Hero so im guessing the exploit was fixed in this software.

So we must now find a new exploit to get su?
[Hero CDMA General] Fidelio_o:
I am also, patiently waiting. Hoping to have some of the big guys already working on this for us.
[Hero CDMA General] salamandar:
HERO XC

HBOOT-1.41.0000 (HERO20000)

MICROP-0110

TOUCH PANEL-SYN0104

RADIO-1.04.01.09.21

Sep 1 2009,19:18:45
[Hero CDMA General] Bloodbeard:
I'm also eagerly awaiting info on this. I know it's only been out for a few days, but two of my friends bought them and are anxious to gain root access. Mostly for tethering purposes.
[Hero CDMA General] the_miker:
Hmm, same here. I feel kinda stupid, haha. I've tried holding home+end and then back+end and neither work. Holding home+back+end actually does boot into fastboot but it immediately asks if I want to delete all my personal data, which scared the hell out of me so I just removed the battery for a sec then rebooted normally. When the screen is up though, it does show the exact same info that salamandar posted:

HERO XC

HBOOT-1.41.0000 (HERO20000)

MICROP-0110

TOUCH PANEL-SYN0104

RADIO-1.04.01.09.21

Sep 1 2009,19:18:45

I wouldn't mind using my phone as a guinea pig if anyone has any theories or needs something tested. I just wish someone could get nandroid working on this beast. Using one of the backup apps in the Market will work for now though, just in case.
[Hero CDMA General] kazuni:
tried vol down + power?
[Hero CDMA General] kylez64:
I did that and got into fastboot

I just dont know any commands
[Hero CDMA General] slackwaresupport:
mine is the same

HERO XC

HBOOT-1.41.0000 (HERO20000)

MICROP-0110

TOUCH PANEL-SYN0104

RADIO-1.04.01.09.21

Sep 1 2009,19:18:45
[Hero CDMA General] the_miker:
Has anyone tried this method? I don't think my SD cards are supported. Can someone with another brand give it a try? I read somewhere that people have had success using Kingston cards.
[Hero CDMA General] foxmeister:
Downgrading to an EU Hero ROM is probably one of the quickest ways to brick your shiny new toy! ;)

Regards,

Dave
[Hero CDMA General] the_miker:
That's why we have this to fall back on. ;)
[Hero CDMA General] Rootwind:
I'm not sure about Android phones, but didn't you brick your phone (permanently) if you flashed a WinMo CDMA phone with a GSM rom?
[Hero CDMA General] foxmeister:
By all means give it a try then, but I certainly wouldn't want to the the first!!! ;)

Regards,

Dave
[Hero CDMA General] Jesterz:
I would SERIOUSLY think about this before you try, if this works (goldcard etc.) you will be flashing THE WRONG SPL to your phone and you will probably brick it....

If you want to try, be my guest, but i'd wait for other meaning of rooting (several people are looking at this currently....)
[Hero CDMA General] Deleted member 884763:
You're a confident one.

Go right ahead I'm sure it will work and you won't brick your phone. Just imagine how good it will feel, you being the first to root a CDMA Hero.

/sarcasm
[Hero, G2 Touch General] nickclauz:
i have sync with google and got my contacts but the problem is the groups that i have create is lesser than my google account.

I need help to flush and re sync to see if it work

P.S i have tried sync umpteen times does'nt dl all the group
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] schizophrenia:
Hey guys, what are some of the best Android phone security apps so far? I mean the physical security of the phone such as locating the phone, waking up and sound alarm even if it is off/sleeping, etc. Not virus.

Please let me know and why are they good?
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] schizophrenia:
anyone can give me a hand?
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] ratcom:
try this https://www.wavesecure.com/
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] schizophrenia:
thanks.

actually i have this installed already currently

just wondering if there is any better one.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Themes and Apps] anosis:
Hello all,

I have been frantically looking for some free app that shows actual traffic reports with incident description like Yahoo!Go 2 & 3 do it.

Installing Yahoo!Go 3 worked but the grafics are all messed up and only a screen touch will redraw the content. I know this has been an issue ever since the new HTC T-series came out. My old Kaiser worked fine.

Here my questions...

1) Can Yahoo!Go 3 be fixed or some sort of additional driver installed so that the app renders the map and content correctly?

2) If that is not possible is there any other software out there that takes advantage of the Yahoo Traffic feed API (http://developer.yahoo.com/traffic/rss/V1/index.html) or software that does the same thing?

The reason I like the actual report is because it gives me a better idea how severe the traffic really is. The Yahoo report shows the time of incident, severity an ETA on when the incident will be cleared and other useful info. The Google Map's color segments are nice, but being able to make an educated decision on what route to take based on actual incidents works better for me.

BTW, I life in the bay area.

PS: There is a new community based WM app out that tracks other usesrs speed and lets them update the traffic status in real time. The software is still a little buggy but this could be something really cool.

Here the link : www.waze.com

Thanks everyone for your input.