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[Hero, G2 Touch General] kriEv:
i had the exact same problem but in the end everything loaded, my only problem is my SMS doesnt work, cant send or receive

I forgot to backup my APN settings but i reloaded them with the info provided in the other post, still nothing.. everything else works, browsing, emails but not sms :(
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ogg1e:
so I started looking into doing this and so far I've just done the SD card and APN settings.

I decided to verify that the APN backup was good and opened up the xml file it generates.

Funny thing is that the telus one is there, even though we can't access it on the phone. So I got to thinking, I wonder what would happen if we replaced the telus on with the bell one?

<apns>
<apn name="TELUS SP" numeric="302220" mcc="302" mnc="220" apn="sp.telus.com" user="" server="" password="" proxy="74.49.0.18" port="80" mmsproxy="74.49.0.18" mmsport="80" mmsprotocol="null" mmsc="http://aliasredirect.net/proxy/mmsc" type="default,mms"/>
<apn name="TELUS SP" numeric="21407" mcc="214" mnc="07" apn="sp.telus.com" user="" server="" password="" proxy="74.49.0.18" port="80" mmsproxy="74.49.0.18" mmsport="80" mmsprotocol="null" mmsc="http://aliasredirect.net/proxy/mmsc" type="default,mms"/>
<apn name="Android" numeric="310995" mcc="310" mnc="995" apn="internet" user="*" server="*" password="*" proxy="null" port="null" mmsproxy="null" mmsport="null" mmsprotocol="null" mmsc="null" type="null"/>
<apn name="TelKila" numeric="310260" mcc="310" mnc="260" apn="internet" user="*" server="*" password="*" proxy="null" port="null" mmsproxy="null" mmsport="null" mmsprotocol="null" mmsc="null" type="null"/>
<apn name="" numeric="null" mcc="null" mnc="null" apn="" user="" server="" password="" proxy="" port="" mmsproxy="" mmsport="" mmsprotocol="" mmsc="null" type="null"/>
<apn name="pda2" numeric="302610" mcc="302" mnc="610" apn="pda2.bell.ca" user="" server="" password="" proxy="web.wireless.bell.ca" port="80" mmsproxy="web.wireless.bell.ca" mmsport="80" mmsprotocol="2.0" mmsc="http://mms.bell.ca/mms/wapenc" type="null"/>
<apn name="pda" numeric="302610" mcc="302" mnc="610" apn="pda.bell.ca" user="" server="" password="" proxy="web.wireless.bell.ca" port="80" mmsproxy="web.wireless.bell.ca" mmsport="80" mmsprotocol="2.0" mmsc="http://mms.bell.ca/mms/wapenc" type="null"/>
<apn name="lnet tethering" numeric="302610" mcc="302" mnc="610" apn="inet.bell.ca" user="" server="" password="" proxy="" port="" mmsproxy="" mmsport="" mmsprotocol="2.0" mmsc="" type="null"/>
</apns>

I didn't enter in the telus, android, TelKila, or the empty one. Basically the first 5 I didn't enter and are hidden on the phone.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ogg1e:
in your last step, where you have:

Now, select Apply adcard:choose zip.

You might want to put before it - select 'Flash update image' since you need to select that before you can see the 'Apply sdcard:choose zip'
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ogg1e:
This same thing happened to me because I didn't do a wipe before installing the custom rom.

So I did a wipe, installed the custom rom, and then did an SD card partition. The sd card partition allows you to create an extra partition on the SD card so that you can have your apps installed on the card instead of the phone. That way you don't max out the memory in the phone.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ogg1e:
looks like there's a new radio:

http://content.modaco.net/hero/update-hero-radio-63.18.55.06JU_6.35.08.29-signed.zip

I updated to it and it seems to work fine for me.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] d5grvty:
Do you have any problems with sms? Did you before the radio update? If the new radio fixes the sms problems I will root and install 2.9 in a heartbeat :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Soaa-:
I never had any SMS problems with the IU radio. Not having any issues with the JU radio either.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] d5grvty:
I wonder why some people where having problems, and others weren't?

Was there anyone who was having problems with SMS, that was fixed with the new radio?

I'd hate to lose my capability for SMS, it's a large part of what I use the phone for....

Thanks

D5
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Soaa-:
Issues could arise from a failed radio update and from not wiping the device. Make sure the radio is properly upgraded and all partitions (except SD) are wiped before flashing to MCR.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] tomho529:
Followed the instructions, you might want to include this URL

http://revskills.de/pages/goldcard.html

for gold key generation,

it took me more than 5 mins to find this lol.

Everything went smoothly. Now i am installing the modaco 2.9 rom.

Thanks everyone!

I can't wait to do wireless tethering!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Soaa-:
The link is actually given after you go through my lame hex reverse, so I figured I wouldn't need it in the tutorial.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] tomho529:
I might be blind and missed the link,

Thanks for the great guide, i have a non stop rebooting hero sequences the first time i installed modaco 2.9, but i think i missed wiping the previous OS,

I followed your steps and it worked first try

awesome stuff,

I'm loving the wireless tethering
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Dster:
android noob

Hi folks,

I'm a bit of an android noob -- forgive me -- but I want to root my Telus Hero to solve some annoyances.

i) It is my understanding that, at present, rooting and reflashing a Telus Hero will prevent me from reverting it back if I want to change my mind, right?

ii) Do any of the popular ROMs like MCR have roughly the same look and feel of the Telus Hero, as in 7 homescreens, availability of HTC widgets, etc?

big thanks!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ogg1e:
1 - I'm pretty sure you can unroot your phone.

2 - the MCR has all the same ui as the original one.

And it appears that there's a new release of MCR
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Bastiat:
Hi there all!

Thanks a lot for sharing all this. I followed all steps carefully and successfully rooted my Telus HTC Hero. Updated radios to 63.18.55.06IU_6.35.08.22 installed Modaco ROM. Everything worked fine but lately I've noticed the GPS seems to have a hard time getting my current location properly. Would updating radios to 63.18.55.06JU_6.35.08.29 help this problem?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Dster:
Thanks for the prompt response.

It's my understanding that unrooting the phone is different from restoring the original Telus ROM -- is that right? If so, is there a method available for restoring the original ROM if I change my mind?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] sjeffrey:
You are correct. Unrooting is not the same as going back to factory rom.

Until Telus releases an updated rom, there will be no going back. I decided to wait it out until this happens, just in case...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] rafynet:
GREAT GUIDE.

THANK YOU

my telus hero is now rooted and i'm just about to put android 2.1 on it.

I'd like to contribute with one comment:

I fallowed this guide without using an external microSD card reader. I just used the phone itself in USB Mount mode.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] flynhy:
Hi guys, i have a problem with the flashrec. When i download it i can`t find a the file that i have to put on the memory card and install after that. Can somebody help me?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Stojko:
Is there an alternate way to do this without a wi-fi connection? Can I download the files on the computer somehow that are required?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] cursordroid:
The files can all be downloaded to your PC.

When it comes to the point where you need to install Flashrec, you can type in at a command prompt:

adb install flashrec-1.1.3-20091107-2.apk

I think you have to rename the flashrec file from .zip to .apk

If so, then before you run the command above, type this in:

rename flashrec-1.1.3-20091107-2.zip flashrec-1.1.3-20091107-2.apk
[Hero, G2 Touch General] farsider:
New to this. I want to root the telus hero to get at some data in the data folder. I assume there's no other method but I'm a little confused on the steps.

The heading says "no need for QMAT" and in the text it says that QMAT is Goldcard. Does that mean I don't need to create a Goldcard and use a reader that I don't have?

It seems that other methods don't even mention this step (for other Hero providers).

Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Stojko:
I'm in the process of doing it right now and I just used USB Mass Storage on my phone for the reader parts... put the MicroSD in the phone and succesfully made the goldcard/downgraded with that.

I'm at the step where you install Linda File Manager now. Hopefully this goes well.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] iamerwin:
im stuck on step 4 lol, please help. im a complete newbie :cool:

How do i access the adb using the cmd? im very lost please help :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] farsider:
Up and running for 3 days now - Telus rooted running on Modaco custom rom 3.

I followed the guide except for step 5 (Create Your Goldcard!). Instead I stayed "USB Connected" and on the PC ran HxD and opened (Extras > Open Disks) the physical disk - removed the tick "open as readonly" and then selected "removable disk [the Hero]". Then opened the Goldcard image "goldcard.img" (received via email from the earlier step) on the PC. Made the changes per the guide, crossed my fingers and saved.

I guess there's some risk to going this way but I don't have a reader. The rest of the installation went according to the guide.

I would recommend before doing all this to backup your apps and make some notes about your layout. I backed up the apps with Astro. After rooting, grab Titanium Backup and backup all your data. Also make sure your contacts and bookmarks are all backed up. Even with these backed up I didn't find it that easy to restore after the ROM update.

I'm still learning and I hope this helps. If an expert spots anything that doesn't look right with the above - please comment.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] kriEv:
i rooted my first Telus device but had an SMS issue, i freaked out and used my dead/stuck pixels in the screen to be able to return the phone.. turns out the sms issue was with my sim card :(

Anyways im going to wait for 2.1 before rooting this one.. i want an official telus backup in case something happens
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Wedgelol:
Hi guys

I've had my Telus Hero for about a week now and I'm really enjoying using it. However I can't access any paid apps (they are blocked by my carrier) so I really want to root my phone. How much risk is there involved is doing this? Should I wait until there is an official update so I’ll have something to go back to?

Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch General] kkiran:
I have no idea what but I cannot install the recovery image :( I managed to downgrade to 2.405....

When I try installing recovery using /sdcard/recovery.img The flash recovery image button is kinda active while the backup recovery image is green when highlighted. When I click the flahs recovery image button, it stays grey, I see no notification if the recovery image is installed or not.

When I reboot by holding home and power, I see Android recovery with cache error, cannot flash update.zip or anything else.

Please help anyone.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Blue1k:
Ok I followed this tutorial STEP by STEP and everything worked fine.

However when I go back into ADB SHELL it shows $ meaning NO ROOT!!

What the heck?? I even tried to install market enabler but it wouldn't change my location?

What could be the reason for this. Anyone have any suggestions. I wasted so much time trying to get this to work :(

Thanks!!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Blue1k:
**I figured it out. You never mentioned that I had to install a custom ROM to gain access. All is good now. MDC 3 is great.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] phlash73:
Hero locking up in rec mode

First off, i wanna say thanks for the great guide. it's layed out nicely and easy to follow.

Now then, i was following the guide and successfully d/g my rom to 2.73.405.5, but im having a problem flashing the recovery rom. It seems to flash fine(Tells me it's successful) but the unit locks up when i try to get into recovery mode (holding home down at boot time) I've held that key down for 3-4 minutes and it stays on the initial HERO splash screen.

I used the flashrec method to flash the files, then I tried to flash the using fastboot, but i get an error there as well, permission denied i believe it was. i've seen newwer versions of the recovery out, and ones just for sprint. would these be a better option to try to flash? will it harm/brick my phone if i used the wrong one (gsm/cdma)?

thanks

*update* guess 3rd time is the charm. on my 3rd sd card, the recovery flashworked with the new 152 version
[Hero, G2 Touch General] eliteone:
hey guys, i seem to have lost my apn backup....... any idea how to recover them?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] hyp3rs4nd:
Thanks

After a lot of research, I have rooted my Hero and loaded a custom ROM.

This thread was the most help, though others did help to explain some of the whys of the methods here.

My TELUS Hero originally came with:

Baseband Version (radio)

63.18.55.06DAU_6.35.08.20

Kernel Version

2.6.27-0078c992 htc-kernel@and18-2 #851

Build Number

2.73.661.46CL#74632 release-keys

Software Version

1.0.0.A6288

HBOOT-1.76.0007

Following this guide I downgraded all the software (SPLASH1, SYSTEM, USERDATA, BOOT, BOOTLOADER, RADIO_V2, RECOVERY as reported by the RUU of 1.76.405.1_R3), and then flashed the custom recovery.

I took a detour here in order to also downgrade my hboot/spl to one that allows booting non-HTC-signed images with adb, by grabbing the radio mentioned in this thread along with HBOOT 0.7.0004 and flashing the radio first, rebooting, and then flashing the spl. No problems were encountered.:p

From here I flashed MoDaCo 3.0, updated my radio to JU and partitioned my sdcard.

This thread is the best for TELUS Hero's and maybe any newer Hero's that are running software that does not have the security hole or are running HBOOT 0.76.0007 which blocks custom images which is a main step in older rooting guides.

Thank you very much for the thorough guide.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ruthless1337:
I'm about to go through this guide to root my Telus Hero. I have a quick question if for some reason in the future I want to revert to the stock rom and undo the changes this guide makes is that possible to do? Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch General] princedwi:
I know that a nandroid backup will allow you to revert to the prior state before you do the flash, and that's something to do in the recovery image. If anyone could further elaborate, that'd be best. Sorry to be vague, but I believe that's the way to do that in case things go awry, but as far as actually unrooting, not sure about that.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] gadgeter_1977:
Guys, I'm stuck on the running the HTC Hero RUU. I have the goldcard, following all the steps, but when RUU starts to run, it can't load bootloader, it waits forever, then I get a message that connection lost and I have to reboot my phone.

HELP!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] bjg222:
As far as I know, that's not possible. Since the stock firmware is not directly rootable (hence the whole downgrade process), and there's no official download from HTC, then there's no way to get a copy of it on the computer. So once you downgrade from the stock ROM, that's it, it's gone. Until HTC releases an RUU for the Telus Hero, that is.

Please, somebody feel free to correct me if I understand this wrong, as this is probably the biggest reason why I haven't gone through the whole process. (Though I'm considering it, as my phone has gotten really laggy lately!)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] bladehelix:
I'm having the same problem here, using windows 7 since htc sync isn't working in my XP machine. It reboots my device during the RUU installation but then looses connection to it..don't know what to do..

Edit: Just did it on my bros vista machine, worked fantastic, thanks for the noob friendly guide
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Teddy2k:
I seem to be stuck at the stage where you verify that the GoldCard has been successfully written to the SD card.

After following the steps to write the GoldCard image to the SD card in HxD, I remove the card and then re-plug it, however 4 different card readers won't read the card and hence, I can't re-open it in HxD to verify. That's including using the Hero itself in mass storage mode. Once I plug the card in, Windows says that it wants to format the card. When I plug it back into the Hero, it says "The SD card is blank or using an unsupported format".

This is all using the 2GB SanDisk card that came with the phone, which seems to have worked for other people. The card readers include the built-in one in my desktop, the built-in one in my laptop, a USB card reader and the Hero itself.

Thoughts?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] jchiang:
Does anyone know if downgrading and installing a custom ROM will affect whether we can upgrade to the official HTC 2.1 update (if it ever comes out)?

My thinking is, when the official update comes out, I can just flash one of the old generic HTC roms and upgrade from there?

I'm holding off on downgrading right now so any insight would be appreciated.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ogg1e:
it won't matter if you put on a custom rom now and upgrade to 2.1 official later.

However, your phone will no longer be rooted if you install the official firmware.

I would suggest installing a custom rom now, and then when 2.1 comes out and someone creates a custom rom (modaco) of the official 2.1, install that.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ggrammer:
For all you folks who are running windows 7 and getting stuck waiting for bootloader and then RUU fails I have found a fix. I don't have the site handy right now but I was having troubles syncing my hero with htc sync in windows 7 until I found a howto on changing the drivers to the vista whql drivers. this worked for sync, I then decided to root my gsm hero (telus) I made the goldcard and followed all the directions to a T but kept getting the error [171] and my phone would be stuck at the bootloader and RUU couldn't find it. I beat my brains for hours and realized what had happened...while my hero was stuck on the bootloader screen (white screen with skateboarding droids) I closed RUU update and left the hero plugged in, I went into start > Devices & Printers and there was a device listed as android 1.0, I assumed this was the bootloader and the driver was not working so I went into the properties of the android 1.0 and updated the drivers using the driver pack from the vista driver fix and it changed to my htc. I pulled the battery and rebooted the pc and started the RUU update process again and bada bing bada boom it finally worked. hopefully this works for the rest of you.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] instigator008:
Thanks for the guide. Worked flawlessly for me first try with a 2 GB SanDisk.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] JRated:
this may be a stupid question but i'm more used to winmo roms so please pardon my noob status when it comes to android roms. i just got a telus hero and wanted to replace the telus rom with the EU rom essentially making it a stock EU hero. would i be able to accomplish that by rooting or am i completely off?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] htc fan89:
solved error
[Hero, G2 Touch General] terwax:
I am going through same. I tested a generic 2gb card and kingston 8gb sdhc along with 2 separate readers but no luck!

it asks you to format it

also, i dont see anything under physical but i see the sd card under logical. I've been selecting the card under logical, am i doing it right?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] terwax:
How do i install flashrec? do i put in zip or extract and then put in>???
[Hero, G2 Touch General] natt108:
same here with me... i tried it with 10 different cards :(

please help!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] terwax:
OMG LET ME HELP YOU ALL WITH THAT PROBLEM

YAY I FOUND A SOLUTION

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGEOSJTSEOITJSEIOTJSETIOJ

Honestly, i don't think its about the sd card or reader. I used the same SD card and reader used with the windows 7 64 bit but when i used XP, it worked like a charm.

I spent 3 hours changing the cards and reader with windos 7. I guess, people that get their sd card working with 7 are lucky.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] djoanes:
Awesome, thanks for the guide, I will try it tonight. The only thing I'm worried about is if my 8 GB sd card doesn't work... What state will my phone be left in?

Thanks,

djoanes
[Hero, G2 Touch General] sjeffrey:
Until you get a working gold card you won't be committing to anything.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] PatcheZ:
thanks for the guide!

rooted hero last week with gold card on a class4 patriot 8gb mSD
[Hero, G2 Touch General] tierra:
I have followed this guide from A-Z but my phone has not become rooted.

Is this guide no longer up-to-date?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] eatmydave:
GoldCard problems

I had some issues at first, but it worked for me with the Sandisk card that came with the hero. I had to try a few different card readers though.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] eatmydave:
It is up to date. Worked fine for me last week with a brand new hero. Where are you having a problem? There is an alternate downgrade ruu if the one in this tutorial doesn't work for you.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Soaa-:
My guide won't root the phone. It will install a custom recovery image which allows you to flash a rooted ROM.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] sparkyuiop:
You are a total star my friend. I have been trying to get my HTC Hero with the latest (nasty) 3UK rom installed rooted for hours apon hours of following guides on various sites and nothing worked untill I found your post. I tried that gold card method 6 times and six different ways with 5 SD cards and they all failed. Yours worked the first time!

If your ever in Dorset, I owe you a couple of beers!

Just one point if anyone else is following this (and its the only one worth following)

After rebooting phone with gold card I could not get the RUU to connect to the USB. I had to re-run the HTC Sync installer and use the repair option to get it to re-connect. I also had to turn off the USB debugging but then it installed sweet. I was just waiting for the CID error but it never happened!

Many thanks again....Now off to get a decent rom...Yipee!!!!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] tierra:
Ohhhhhhhhh! Took me a while but I found out I did it right the first time around!

I've got modaco 3.2 now. yippeee!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] profets:
Goldcard Help

I've tried 4 times so far to create the goldcard. It seems like an easy process. But after saving it in HxD and trying to read the SD card again it shows corrupt and needs to be formatted. I've tried on a windows 7 and windows xp computer several times.

I'm wondering, could I be doing something totally wrong? Or is this the kind of issue people run into when it takes several attempts to create a goldcard?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] sparkyuiop:
I had the same issue with Win 7. I used XP Professional instead and it worked like a charm. There are plenty of cases of it working with 7, HTC Sync and the SDK drivers though as I'm sure your aware. I completed the process several times but it just didn't work for me.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] profets:
The thing throwing me off is I get the same problem on an XP machine.

Actually, the method of obtaining the serial # for the sdcard shouldnt matter if its on a win7 or XP computer?