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[Hero CDMA Android Development] scubale:
Data Roaming

I rooted my hero (Cellular South) several weeks ago, and haven't had any problems other than voice mail notifications (easily fixed with Google Voice). But today I had a doctor's appointment in Hammond, LA, and as soon as I left the Cell South area I lost all data service. I checked the data roaming settings, and everything looked fine, but I didn't receive data until I got back into their normal coverage area. Has anyone else noticed a problem with this on their rooted phones?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ibegary:
Don't have a problem Here. Data roaming works fine
[Hero CDMA Android Development] sadalius:
No data roaming probs here either.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] navalynt:
CDMA HTC Hero on Alaska DigiTel CDMA Network in Alaska

Firmware version: 1.5

Baseband version: 1.04.04.10.09

Kernel Version: 2.6.27-6bc66721 htc-kernel@and18-2 #958

Build Number: 1.62.556.1 CL112492 release-keys

Software Version: 1.62.556.1

I followed all of the instructions on the first page of this post, including creating and testing the goldcard. Unfortunately I'm still getting an error from the RUU updater as follows: Error[140]:BOOTLOADER VERSION ERROR

When I unplug the USB the phone goes to the screen showing the RUU mode and says: Main version is older! Update fail!

It sounds to me like because my software version is newer than the RUU update it will not allow me to downgrade. I also tried the asroot2 method to root just for kicks but that didn't work.

Is there anyway to force the RUU update or another method I could try?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dphase:
I also had this issue this past weekend while in New Orleans.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] markachee:
I don't know of any way to override the boot loader version check.

When we finally got to someone trying to flash the Sprint RUU, at first we only had 1.29 and it failed the boot loader version check. Luckily, someone came up with the 1.56 RUU pretty quickly and it passed the boot loader check.

I hate to say it, but I think you'll have to either wait for another Sprint update, and then wait for its RUU to surface, or jump in with the Droid Eris guys looking for a real exploit to use.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] markachee:
I don't know that I've been roaming with mine yet (Cellular South). I'll note it as an issue in the first post.

I'm not even sure where to start to try to fix it. Really wish the 2.1 update would come soon so at least we can get back to our correct radio images (not to mention 2.1 in general, ha).
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vdespres:
oops. Seems I missed reading several messages. please disregard. :o
[Hero CDMA Android Development] markachee:
Hehe particularly the very first :)

I ran 2.something for a bit and it seemed to work pretty well. No camera. With the kernel source released I imagine that before long we'll have a fully working 2.1, possibly before Sprint or Cellular South get their updates out.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kmhamel:
error on testing goldcard

I made a goldcard (twice) and followed the instructions but I keep getting an error during the goldcard test "simlock":

SD fat32 init OK

255: Not key-card !!!

does this mean that the SD card i am using will not work and I have to find another brand or is there something else wrong?

ACS (Alaska Communications System) htc Hero

Firmware version: 1.5

Baseband version: 1.04.04.10.09

Kernel Version: 2.6.27-6bc66721 htc-kernel@and18-2 #958

Build Number: 1.62.556.1 CL112492 release-keys

Software Version: 1.62.556.1
[Hero CDMA Android Development] navalynt:
I used the stock 2GB MicroSDHC that came with the phone at it worked fine to create a goldcard. At this point, however, it's not even worth it for you to proceed. Your ACS HTC Hero and my Alaska Digitel HTC Hero have the exact same software and bootloader for which all of the known exploits have already been patched.

We both need to wait until either Sprint releases their 2.1 RUU and hope this leads to an unlock solution for us or wait for the 2.1 update from our carriers which should be sometime around the end of March.

I've also been watching the Eris forum on this site hoping that an unlock solution for the Droid Eris will help. Thus far they don't have solution for that handset either.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kmhamel:
Thanks

Thanks for the info, I'll do the usual Alaskan thing......sit back and wait. We wait for everything.:D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] KyleIsTheBeast:
:O

ATTENTION: THIS IS IMPORTANT! If you install the 2.1 Rom, Voicemail notifications WORK!!!!!!!!!! I rooted my Cellular South Hero using this method and just installed the 2.1 Rom, and Voicemail Notifications WORK!!!! Just wanting to let everyone know!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ibegary:
Very nice, whats the only thing that doesn't work on 2.1? Is it still the camera?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] KyleIsTheBeast:
Sadly, the Camera, Multi-touch, light sensor, and visual voicemail. Visual voicemail doesn't even work for us LOL. I never used the light sensor feature (I keep my phone on 100% brightness because I like it that way.) As for the camera and multi-touch, they will be greatly missed (moment of silence ... ok done) LOL I can live without the camera of course, but browsing webpages are a bit harder without multi-touch to zoom in and out. You can still just tap the screen and it will auto zoom, and then tap again and it will zoom back out.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ibegary:
I quickly upgraded while at work but noticed that my SMS were dated for 1969 for some reason, didn't have time to research so I rolled back.

But yes sir, I did have the voicemail notifier.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jbreakfield:
Has everyone with Cellular South with rooted Hero experienced the loss of data connection while roaming? That will be a big issue for me, so I probably won't root for now...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dphase:
I had this issue when in New Orleans a few weeks ago. I was there again this past weekend, it happened again. I went to mobile network settings, forced 1x-only connection and the problem was solved.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kickash89:
1.62.556.1 ruu

Anyone know when and if 1.62.556.1 RUU will be released. Us alaskans need to be able to root too!! I want VPN!! lol
[Hero CDMA Android Development] markachee:
I wish I understood better exactly how these surface. Some people say contact the carrier (in this case Sprint), some say contact the manufacturer. I think it just involves waiting around for someone crafty enough to con some support rep that doesn't know better into handing it over.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] markachee:
Added a note about voicemail working in 2.1. (woo 100 posts)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] j_preu:
My phone is through a different carrier (cellcom). Is there any way to get back to stock doing this?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ibegary:
If you have the software version as posted in post #1 you should be able to. HTC has released a newer firmware version that keeps newer hero's from being flashed back to the older version of Sprint software.

Only way to know is to give it a try.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] markachee:
I assume you're asking about going back to your stock Cellcom software after flashing the Sprint RUU to root. Unless you get an RUU from Cellcom that is specific to Cellcom, then you definitely can NOT go back to stock. However, even if you do get the Cellcom RUU, flashing the Sprint RUU to root could change the "bootloader version" and that may prevent the Cellcom RUU from working. Would just depend on the versions.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] tkq23111:
htc hero root

iam getting error #131 when running ruu.can anyone help point me in the right direction.ty
[Hero CDMA Android Development] tkq23111:
htc hero

i have downgraded.yesssssssssss finally.going to finish off tomorrow night rooting the phone .i appreciate all the help.markachee thank you.i think my problum was that sync wasnt running when i started the ruu.from my experiance make shure sync is running when you start the ruu exe file.again ty all.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] uraganone:
Well guys i dont know but CS says that they will have an update

Some of the guys over at CS told me that an update will be available pretty soon (like in a week or so). I still dont think they will have the root in mind. They told me that they just going to skip 1.6 and go straight to 2.01. I am a little skeptic but i sure will keep my fingers xxrosed.

I want to root my phone so bad and i am willing to pay someone to do that.

I am a linux fan and i know the power of it and since Android is a Mini linux i would like to FEEL THE POWER :) of android.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] markachee:
Yes, Cellular South announced around Christmas that they would be updating the Hero to 2.1, but I think we've got a little more time than a week left. The original time frame was "first half of 2010", so sometime between January and June, ha. I'd guess it will be after Sprint rolls out their update, but hopefully not too long after. Sprint was saying end of March but they backtracked and said April.

And to no one in particular....

If you are on the fence about "rooting" your phone, be sure you have decided BEFORE you update to 2.1. The update may not have any way of "rooting" the phone and you would be stuck with it. Check back here once the update is out and I'll explain how to go about keeping a recovery image and flashing the update. (assuming I don't have any issues figuring it out :D )
[Hero CDMA Android Development] MrDanger:
EVDO on Rooted Hero

Just FYI, when I rooted my Hero a while back... My EVDO and everything was working just fine.... until I tried to download apps from market.

I don't know if it was just me, but I went ahead and did *228 and it worked flawlessly since.... I did not lose any data connections. The only thing I gained was my apps back lol.

Don't really know why though.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jfoster38122:
I am still unable to get root on my CS Hero

Is everyone rooted now cept me LOL?

Jerry
[Hero CDMA Android Development] markachee:
You're not the only one. I finally convinced one of my friends to take the plunge, but the rest of them won't budge even though DamageControl 2.1 is fully functional now and lightning fast.

Any particular part you're having trouble with?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pound24:
will pay to root

hey is there anyone who lives in the brookhaven, mccomb, are even natchez area on here that know how to root? i am willing to pay for it, i just dont have the patients to do all this stuff.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jfoster38122:
Well I tried doing the auto rooter and no go

I haven't read up on the gold card in a while now, I just got frustrated and took a break on it. Does anyone live in Memphis that would be willing to help me?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] slayer214:
Finally!

I finally was able to root my cellular south hero. Thanks for all your hard work markachee and anyone else that helped out with that guide. I was able to use that guide, along with some of the guides on the unlocker to root. Now, on to my 2.1 goodness.:D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ibegary:
Yeah the 2.1 Damageless ROM is sweet on these devices. You still have to apply the MMS fix that I posted somewhere in this epic thread. Otherwise you get the full feeling, including voicemail indicator.

As far as CS & other regional carriers, they are testing the 2.1 load but from what i'm hearing there are still a few number of bugs.

Basically HTC has to modify the sprint load and remove everything that says "Sprint" on it and then give it to Cellular South. Then they take that load and remove all the words "cellular south" and put the carriers information that its destined for. Sounds tedious.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jbreakfield:
Data Roaming Cellular South

Does anyone with a rooted Cellular South Hero do much roaming travel outside the Cell South area, like say to California or up the East Coast? If so, I would like to know what sort of data connection you are getting in these areas.

Thanks! :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] sadalius:
I tried to do the MMS fix on this, but when I get to the part where you put in

update carriers set mmsc="YOURSERVERHERE" where name="Production";

with my correct server address, I get an error that says:

SQL Error: Not an Error

Anyone have any insight into this? Thanks

I figured it out. I still don't know what I was doing wrong. Must have been typing it wrong or something. Got it after about the 4rth try, lol.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Rabiteking:
I'm REAL new to this. Assuming I follow the directions on the first post, are my chances good that I'll be able to easily root my Appalachian Wireless Hero without too much trouble?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] toastcfh:
sure man u can do it. its not rocket science. its pretty straieght forward. just stick to the guide and ull be root before u know it. btw welcome to the forum.

my name is toastcfh and im a devaholic :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] sadalius:
Yeah, if you follow the guide, you shouldn't have any probs. If you do, shoot me a pm or something and I'll help you what I can, I'm an app wireless user too.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] uraganone:
Guys try DarchLegend

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=645491[/url])

Here is the link

Works everything hardware & software but when roaming loses internet ( i am working on it) besides that everything works i mean i have tested it on my phone and i dont care if CS comes out with their rotten UPDATE that is taking forever. With this ROM you can even update your OS as normal as it should be.

Any questions Just shoot me a PM and i will see what i can do
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pound24:
will pay to root a cs hero

is there anyone that will be willing to root my hero for me? i will pay
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Redneck101:
will app wireless give me any **** over rooting my phone if i take it in to get a data plan added to it because i only have texting right now.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mrcharlesiv:
Haha! I can relate.. Maybe not to deving. But yeah. :cool:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dphase:
Where are you located?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ibegary:
They shouldn't care but don't expect them to troubleshoot it or exchange it.
[HD2 General] rebecker:
Has anyone installed PocketInformant 9.01 on to their HD2? If so, any issues? Can you make PI the default Calendar for the Home Screen?

Thanks.

-Bob-
[HD2 General] ljansens:
Hi,

I use PI 9 on my HD2. No issues so far. I have put the PI icon in a tab on the homescreen and unchecked the box for the normal calender-tab.
[HD2 General] rebecker:
Just to make sure I understand you...You were able to turn off the default Calendar on the bottom tabs and add the PI link instead? I didn't realize that you could ADD links to the bottom tabs; I thought you could only remove them. Can you send a screen shot?

Thanks.

-Bob-
[HD2 General] ljansens:
Hi there,

No, I didn't explain it good.

The tabs with Contacts, SMS, Mail, Internet etc you can't change. I just unchecked the Calender tab for those tabs so you won't see it. When you leave it in the tabs, it's just the normal Windows calender whats in it, even when you make PI your default calender.

So as I said, I 'disabled' the normal calender tab, and I put a shortcut to PI on the frontpage under the clock.

Hope this explains it for you.

Cheers.
[HD2 General] rebecker:
Ahhh, that's what I thought. Thanks.
[HD2 General] Douwe Bekius:
softkey

Or the PI link under the left soft key (normally "telephone") so you have an extra tab/button/shortcut. The telephone can already be activated by the left hard key (or via contact). In PI I use the calender, as the task is quite hard to ues with the Leo. It;s virtually impossible to key in a date in a new task. And contacts is less good than all the new fuctionalities is Sense. But the calendar is worth it,now you can go up/down/left and right. Amazing.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] imb951:
This needs its own thread.

So far, I've found the location of the boot screens and sprint animation. I shelled into /system/media/bootscreen

In there I found:

boot.gif

boot2.gif

boot_animation.xml

boot.mp3

boot_bg.gif

sprint.gif

Removing all of these files still takes just as long to boot, and all the screens go blank. Recovered, and still waiting on another solution. Anyone know if there is more to this?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Negrito:
Have you tried editing the xml? Also, did the sounds still play?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] imb951:
shameless bump
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] jonnythan:
Why would the animations make booting slower?

The phone has a lot of stuff to do. The animations don't add to the boot time, they're just something to have on the screen instead of a bunch of linux system messages and commands.

I did remove the MP3 because it was annoying :)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] chuckhriczko:
Did you guys figure it out? I made a custom rom by taking MoDaCo's removing anything I didnt want and then editing the build.prop file. At the end of that file if you add these two lines:

ro.kernel.android.bootanim=0
debug.sf.nobootanimation=1

It will skip the boot anim. It will just show the HTC logo and boot A LOT faster.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] mercado79:
is there any way to do this without rolling our own ROM / build.prop file?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] thecodemonk:
It actually boots faster? Could you post some stopwatch times or something for it and perhaps we can get that optimization included in a kernel release!
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] nelson8403:
It doesn't actually boost faster.. I took out every single gif out of the XML file, and it took a minute 8 to boot.. I put them all back in and it took a minute 3 to boot (5 seconds is nothing) so it makes absolutely no difference
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] chuckhriczko:
That's because it is still trying to do the boot sequence even if the files are removed. You have to modify the build.prop file to actually have the system skip the boot animation sequence altogether. I am at work right now but hopefully on my lunch break I can flash MoDaCo's rom and then my rom and I will post boot times.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] nelson8403:
Edit : I did a bad copy back.. I added those 2 lines and it took 50 seconds instead of a minute 3, not a huge difference, but not bad
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] thecodemonk:
Sweet! That's exciting news! Can't wait to see the results. :D
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] chuckhriczko:
Okay. Just flashed MoDaCo with the boot images and anims still on. Then I flashed my rom which is MoDaCo but has a bunch of apps removed AND boot animations off in the build.prop file. The results are below:

Boot anims on: 102 seconds
Boot anims off: 72 seconds

30 seconds isnt too shabby if you ask me
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] thecodemonk:
Sweet, I just echo'd the commands in and I get: (Time until lock screen)

Boot Animations off: 63 seconds (HTC Logo, then "No service for a few seconds, then lockscreen)

Boot Animations on: 68 seconds

----------------------------------

(Feel free to confirm my math, I wrote down the start/stop times)

No Anims

start: 9:30:10

end: 9:31:13

Anims

start: 9:32:47

end: 9:33:55

----------------------------------

The commands I issued were: (after remounting the filesystem read/write)

cp /system/build.props /system/build.props.old
echo "ro.kernel.android.bootanim=0" >> build.prop
echo "debug.sf.nobootanimation=1" >> build.prop

Then to test animations back on, I just copied the .old file back into it's place.

Hmm...a very small difference in my testing. Was there anything else you did? (Be aware, the first boot of MoDaCo takes significantly longer than subsequent boots as it's setting a bunch of things up.

That appended the commands to the end of build.props
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] nelson8403:
Mine was only about 10 seconds the first boot difference, and 5 seconds the second time, so this isn't a huge boot difference, but I don't exactly miss the sprint.gif
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] nelson8403:
why is your phone taking so long to boot? mine's never taken better part of 2 minutes
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] jonnythan:
102 seconds is 1 minute, 42 seconds.

72 seconds is 1 minute, 12 seconds.

2 minutes is 120 seconds.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] chuckhriczko:
Mine are actually part of the rom on install but thats houldnt make any difference. I will see what other testing I can get done to help with this.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] mercado79:
Thanks codemonk.

Just thought I'd mention that your commands are a little off. It's build.prop not props... I got some error messages until I saw it.

cp /system/build.prop /system/build.prop.old
echo "ro.kernel.android.bootanim=0" >> build.prop
echo "debug.sf.nobootanimation=1" >> build.prop
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] thecodemonk:
DOH! Thanks for the fix...I was typing it while watching the reboot. I'll uhm...edit the post so people don't get confused. :)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] imb951:
The cp command will not work for me! I'm on a bloatware free rooted stock rom...
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] posguy99:
Because there's no cp command in a stock ROM. One of the reasons MoDaCo installs a copy of busybox is to get a much more complete toolchain.

You can mostly fake it with cat. *Mostly*.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] posguy99:
Am I the only person who doesn't reboot his phone over and over or something? What's 10 seconds (or even 30) out of your day?

Optimizing the ROM, I can see. But saving 30 sec when you maybe reboot the phone every couple of weeks...
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] thecodemonk:
You're not alone...but at least during this early time of heavy development and testing, reboots end up happening a lot. :P (Also, sometimes changing a setting when experimenting won't show the change until reboot)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] nelson8403:
Sorry I guess I worded that wrong, I meant it as close to 2 minutes, I understand what 102 seconds is :)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] atkailash:
What about just editing them to customize them? I can't seem to overwrite the files/add my own :(
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] mrinehart93:
Well, it doesn't take that long to do the modification, and if it can be done, why not? It has the potential to boot faster, so you might as well take advantage of that.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] DiNoise:
I tried to replace sprint.gif (cuz i hate it and im ok with HTC .gif's) with my own sprint.gif (other animated same resolution .gif file renamed to sprint.gif), and it worked, but my new image wasnt "moving" for some reason and when HTC logo with droid came up it had different colored messed up background.

I wonder if its just my specific file that caused it or something else.

Im gonna try another .gif file to see a difference.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] QuiQNeZZ:
Still new to all the commands, so can you guys please give us full instructions on how to "edit" the builld.prop file to make this work? Like from start to finish please.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] DiNoise:
ok, so i tried different .gif file

(http://images.precentral.net/sites/precentral.net/files/webos-themes/16357/ss-bootlogo_4.gif), now it was actually moving, even tho "moving" colors were simple (8bit or whatever), but this .gif image stayed as a still background when HTC logo came up, so it still looked cool, BETTER than that ugly sprint animation.

So all i did was I went into /system/media/bootscreen/ directory and removed sprint.gif, then got out of the shell and uploaded (adb push) my new renamed sprint.gif file to the same directory (/system/media/bootscreen/)