yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] david279:
Maybe a quick peek at a build.prop file from a stock hero may provide some insight.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dailypush:
still regression testing??... (looking for the link to download)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
Testing completed, out shopping with my wife right now.

I was also trying to find a work around for the market problems everyone has been having since the market update. No luck on that front yet, bit I still have an idea or two. I'll post the 1.2b Rom that shows the correct software version when I get home.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] crake001:
Good to hear, looking forward to try it out.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] watzone69:
I'm looking forward to it as well!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
ok, looks like I'm on to something, I have the update patched and am able to access the missing market apps.

I have to do some extensive testing on this before I make another release. But in the mean time I just posted the link to the 1.2b in my original post.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] watzone69:
Downloading now. You just made my day!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Merkolas:
Just updated over stock rom without a wipe and it worked perfectly. Thank you.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
I'm thinking about optimizing some of the core applications similar to what was done with the gutted rom but without removing all the stuff that they did. Would anyone be interested in that? I would end up renaming it into a rom of my own.

Feedback appreciated.

Edit: doing hopefully my last test in attempt to work around the issue of people not seeing protected apps in the Android market. Initial testing has been very encouraging.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] crake001:
Always interested in optimization, out of curiosity what differences would there be other than what can be applied with the gutted Rom extras? Downloading 1.2b now btw.

edit: downloading 1.2c now lol.....
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
Most likely nothing to start, I'm interested in improving the phone's performance right now. ROM building is a bit of a new thing for me so I'd probably find myself following in someone elses footsteps until I get more familiar with the process and innards.

I'd like to eventually incorporate a complete reskin of Sense as an option among other things. But basics first for me.

I've nailed down the market protected apps issue it seems so I'm uploading 1.2c of my patched modaco rom now.

1.2c available now
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 5tr4t4:
Sure, it would be great to compile all of the best work in one place.

First, the Gutted ROM is very fast, an immediately noticeable difference from the stock or untainted MoDaCo ROMs. Kill Rosie/Sense too and you have a blazing fast phone.

The Gutted ROM philosophy, as I understood it, was to gut the core to its bare essentials and then make the rest of the apps available as bundles/overlays (stock apps, sprint apps, HTC apps, etc). This means everything should already be available with optimizations (there may be some apps/widgets that could use further tweaking). In theory you would just need to bundle it all together, replacing the MoDaCo core stuff with the Gutted stuff, sign everything and you're done.

While you are at it, I wonder if there are other tweaks around xda...or any kernel hackers willing to build a faster core from source.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nelson8403:
I updated from MoDaCo 1.1 and I keep getting force close on gapps, I had about 10 force closes as soon as I ran the update, do I need to wipe before this is applied over 1.1?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] posguy99:
What do the instructions in the first post say? You know, the one where the link you used to download the ROM is?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] posguy99:
You took out the display of the dropbear ssh password. How can I ssh into the phone now?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
I'll have to look into that. I just started a 24 hour shift at work today so might not be able to do anything until tomorrow
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Genjinaro:
Just wanted to say thanks Obelisk79, you are indeed the cure to my impatience. :p This ROM is that much more awesome. :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Dochoppy:
For those getting a lot of force closing.

Make sure you have fewer than 70 apps on your phone. This is a known issue with HTC sprint Hero and I believe Eris, more than 70 apps causes a lot of force closings. I had the same issue. Was able to fix the force closing after I realized the Number of Apps I had on my phone. (doh!).

Was hoping the update fixed that issue.... :P Oh well. Great job on the rom.

Camera is definately much snappier. Now just have to get back to how I had the phone customized again.

Need to learn to cook my own Rom. Any pointers in right direction?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nelson8403:
Yes, I read what it said, followed what it said and it boot loops
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
Best advice I can give you is, don't be afraid to mess around, open up the zip and start tinkering and remember that google is your friend. It's the best advice I have, I'm still new to all of this too.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
Did you do a clean wipe from the recovery console BEFORE you flashed the rom?

If you did and still have problems then you should try and revert to a fully stock original rom on your phone. Re-root it then flash the rom over stock.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nelson8403:
Yeah I did a clean wipe from the recovery console before hand, I restored from a nandroid backup and removed some programs (i was under 70, but I cleaned it up) and then I re-did it and it worked fine. not sure what stopped it though
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jjjjayd13:
What is Status?

What is your status right now? Is it working?:confused:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] crake001:
Just FYI I'm not sure it is a 70 app limit that causes force closes in boot, though that is what I initially thought as well .....

sprint.r.delivery.net/r/c/r?2.1.GT.2Z2.1g3MWb.CanLmg..N.L7jg.33e%5f.bW89MQ%5f%5fCaNSFPC0
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
In relation to the update, the force closes happen for two possible reasons that I've seen.

1. Settings carried over from the old version of the app may not be completely compatible.

2. You successfully managed to somehow do a partial patch of the MR.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nelson8403:
Yes everything is working now, thanks!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zikronix:
i tried to upgrade from stock modocco 1.1...didnt work had to hard reset...then it worked fine.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Lappie2010:
Works great for me.

Did a RUU.

Rooted.

Downloaded all my "missing" paid apps.

Update Sprint ROM.

Nandroid Backup.

Updated Voicemail (See Note Below)

Formatted SD Card

Installed Your ROM.

Just FYI, I didnt update the VoiceMail from RUU before I updated to your

ROM and my Voicemail app had a triangle icon and didnt work. Fortunately I had a Nandroid and reverted to it, updated Voicemail and then applied your ROM and everything seems great.

Thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] QuiQNeZZ:
Just installed over Unofficial Modaco 1.2 and so far so good. Had an issue with a couple widgets like Handcent and Batterylife messing up when switching scenes for the first time but seems like it fixed itself. However handcent and G-alarm both have the messed up name and Icon. Don't know if this has anything to do with your add on or Modaco. But they still work.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theraginasian:
I just wanted to let you guys know, I installed 1.2c right over my 1.1 load. No missing functionality at all! Everything is working great and my data remains in place. No force closes, nothing. I have Nandroid backups that I have verified to work just in case anything goes awry, but to be honest everything is great, the updates are much needed and welcomed! Thank you so much for this!

So, just to be clear, I had a MoDaCo 1.1 load with a bunch of Apps from Market and Data, and have updated to this 1.2c without issue. Thanks!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
Great job! I noticed that with MoDaCo's rom it had a SSH password, and you replaced it with your name. Is this password something we might need one day?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
Thats only if you intend on using the telnet interface to access your phone.

Regardless, I do intend on re-enabling this function soon. I'm researching how to set that up.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] junior5487:
Update to 1.2c it is still showing the old software but i believe the update is on there..is it just not updating the text on the status but the update is actually on there
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
The 1.26.651.1 version is still displayed on purpose. If I update it to 1.59.651.2 then protected apps from the Android Market will no longer show up. Once the DRM is updated to fix this issue I'll update the software version.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] thezero4:
I installed 1.2C and it's working great I cleared everything then installed cause I wanted a fresher feeling after installing. After that I tried setting everything back up and it all went fine except setting Facebook up in the social networking section. I can't seem to log in with the Facebook 1.1 app either is it down for mobile or something? Anyone else experiencing this?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] junior5487:
Alright cool thanks...was just making sure it was actually updated and i didnt do something wrong
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Thomas1218:
My visual voicemail app is showing an exclamation mark for the icon and no name and my peep app has no icon but it does have its name. How can I fix this?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] auto_exec:
Would you care to share what exactly you needed to modify to fool the market into thinking the phone was pre-MR? Searching around, it appears to be related to the device fingerprint (and the build.prop file and/or getprop/setprop).... however, having played with my own prop file and even having tried pushing yours over (I tried adb pushing your build.prop file over, clearing out the market cache, and rebooting), still no luck for me.

Care to give some basic instructions for someone who wants a market fix, but isn't necessarily interested in using a custom ROM yet? I'm sure I'm probably just missing something basic that I'm not aware of yet...

Thanks in advance!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
First off, I hope you did as recommended and made a nandroid backup prior to flashing my rom as it is necessary in order to fix this and preserve your settings.

1. Boot into recovery mode

2. Wipe your phone

3. Restore your nandroid backup

4. Reflash my rom.

**note** Do NOT reboot your phone until you have completed steps 1-4

5. Reboot and enjoy!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] auto_exec:
Thanks, but my goal was to NOT flash a custom ROM. I wanted to change as little as was necessary to make the market apps re-appear... i.e. fix my fingerprint, etc.

What exactly needs to be done (at minimum) to make the protected apps accessible on the marketplace? In other words, what did you have to do for the fix you added to 1.2c ("fixed issue with protected apps not showing up in market")?

EDIT: Sorry, I'd thought your last post was in reference to my post asking for fix details... it's getting late.. leaving this up anyways.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
I took the old build.prop and changed the modaco rom info to display my custom line, don't touch the fingerprint or version lines. both the fingerprint and one of the version lines broke the protected apps in the market.

I do not know if changing your build.prop on the phone like you are trying will work, but it's worth a shot.

Let me know if you have any luck!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] auto_exec:
Hmm... I guess something else must be involved.. anyone have any ideas? Here's what I tried:

extracted the build.prop from your update.zip file

adb shell

su

mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

exit

exit

adb push build.prop /system/build.prop

adb shell

su

rm -R /data/data/com.android.vending/cache/*

reboot

After the phone came back up, I still couldn't search up protected apps in the market.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
after you have done that what does the 'getprop' command respond with?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Thomas1218:
Obelisk I did exactly what you said to the letter and my voicemail got fixed but peep still has no icon:confused:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ABNinja:
im getting 107 when trying to run the ruu. it says it cant connect to my phone. its an usb error
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
Are you running Windows 7?

Is HTC Sync installed?

If running win7 did you manually add the drivers into the right place?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] redram38:
When you say wipe the phone do yo mean just reset to factory, or putting the RUU back on, re-rooting and then make a backup then flash rom.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
use the Wipe Data/Factory Reset function from recovery mode.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] lpeezy99:
Sorry if this was already answered but I'm getting to this late. Is this a no wipe ROM like Modoco 1.1 i.e. everything remains the same and it just works over what you already have?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] red250:
Figured i'd post this here as well, in case the other post isn't read.

Nothing works in root after installing 1.2c. If I goto superuser, it's just a black screen, if I try to run drocap2 it asks for permission then after giving it permission, it says failed to initialize or something. Just in case, I ruu'd back and started over.

Everything works fine up to installing the rom.

Debugging is on.

Tried wiping the ext partion from flash screen, says "error" run wipe_ext via consle"

I tried installing the superuser whitelist app from market, and it won't install, says "incompatible update".

Tried pushing the superuser.apk, it says "failed to copy, read only file system.

Any ideas, i'm lost. I can run my nandroid back to before I installed the 1.2c modaco and it works fine, as soon as I install the rom nothing works in root.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Lappie2010:
I had the exact same issue. Turns out, I didnt do the Voicemail update before installing the ROM. I restored a backup, did the Voicemail update and then installed the ROM. That problem was resolved.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Lappie2010:
Yeah, My Peep also has no icon, or actually its a black box. Who cares.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] StephenMilone:
i tried going from modaco 1.1 to this and everything force closes on boot..i use apps2sd (ext3), any thoughts?

also i think it may be more with my phone then this rom? as the same happened when trying to goto gutted rom 1.5...thanks in advance for any help.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Thomas1218:
Yeah Lappie...Its not a dealbreaker by any means but it is still a little annoying when scrolling through your apps list and just seeing a black box lol
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
Well as far as the peep icon is concerned, I have not personally had any issues. I will look into a fix for you guys. I can't make any promises. Have you guys tried installing over a clean rooted stock Rom? I'd do that and see if you still have the same problem. Make sure you do a backup before trying that though so you can go back.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Thomas1218:
Yeah both times I did it from a rooted stock rom. First time I rebooted after the wipe which was when both icons were messed up then I didnt reboot at all during the whole process and voicemail fixed itself but peep didnt
[Hero CDMA Android Development] posguy99:
I forgot to do this myself, but my VM is working. I installed mine over MoDaCo 1.1, so it should already be updated.

What's the version number of the current VM application?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] MotherMayI:
hey i just had a quick suggestion, maybe you can implement. i think it would be awesome to get the transitions from android 2.0 and put them in hero, thats like all it need and itd be uber sexy :D

Thanks!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] thorracing1:
when i try to put a new contact in my phone it goes to a black screen and saiys force close core somthing what should i do?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] redram38:
I have a question. When I used the original 1.1 MoDaCo Rom I had to also download and run about three add ons to get all the features. Is this already incorporated here, and is Apps2SD included in this Rom
[Hero CDMA Android Development] MotherMayI:
i did what was done here with the exception of #3 and my rom runs perfectly with SU and voicemail icons on and working and everything with this ROM. given that you have to re-do settings and i tried re-installing apps with the backup app and it gave a bunch of FC's. i went back and re-did everything and installed the apps manually but from the same folder it was saved to and everything works fine. hope this helps.

edit: i also run a2sd with ext3 too and it all works :) thanks Obe! you do awesomely, and Modaco!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] redram38:
Will you be doing another update since the Market is now fixed showing the correct SW version? I installed this tonight over the stock ROM and so far it is working very good, Thanks for doing what you do.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
I will do one this weekend. I have to clean up all my thanksgiving mess and break out christmas decorations and set up the tree tomorrow. Heh, my first year with a fake tree.... real ones are expensive in Hawaii

I'm actually starting work on a completely new rom so that is getting a majority of my attention right now.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Lappie2010:
Yeah, I did an RUU and root, nandroid and ROM upgrade.

Dont waste time on this issue. Its trivial.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rokair:
If you want the install to be clean and actually want to take advantage of the Wipe in step 2 you should reverse steps 2 and 3. The restore actually over writes the fact that you did a wipe.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
i realize that, but doing it in that order seemed to fix issues for people without having to actually to set their phones back up. Even fixed some force close issues for me.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] fallinlove:
Great work!

i came from China

when i was using CDMA HERO 200,the text messages that i sended are wrong code.

maybe SMS function should be changed to PDU(Protocol Data Unit) instead of TEXT.

would u pls fix the problem?

thx a lot
[Hero CDMA Android Development] posguy99:
Updated ROM?

Are we going to see a new one with the update versions corrected, now that the weekend is over?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Kcarpenter:
Wow, I even read the instructions (Nothing short of a miracle for me)

But, I am sad to report that I get constant force close issues....:(

Rolling back, I'll shoot for a 1.2d when you post one.

BTW - This thing took like 45 minutes to download! Server was only giving me 55k.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jtmercutio:
this rom was cool for about an hour. Now, if I dont reboot my phone every 2 hours or so, my phone will tell me it cant access the mobile network or wifi (i have in my house) It also doesnt sync up my exchange mail (even though I have my exchange mail set to update as emails arrive).

rolling back to stock "unrooted" rom
[Hero CDMA Android Development] diesel joe:
Rom?

Hi there. I can't get 1.2c to work for me either. I was wondering how your own rom was going? Can't wait! I will be happy to test for you. Keep up all your hard work. THANKS
[Hero CDMA Android Development] diesel joe:
Update success

Ok I downloaded back up for root users old. Backed up everything with root back up. Booted into recovery, wiped data, installed 1.2c zip, rebooted, and then restored all my settings and contacts with root back up. Not everything showed up until I rebooted again. Now everything is there with the sprint update. It works fine with no force close issues. Great Work! It does seem to lag more than modaco 1.1, but I am going to reboot and see what happens. THANKS AGAIN.:p
[Hero CDMA Android Development] redram38:
The only time I had this issue, it was being caused by the app killer I had installed. I had it set to kill running apps every hour and when I did this I could not get mobile network to connect. I uninstalled this app and since then I have had zero issues with mobile network, nor have I seen a decrease in battery power. IMO Task Killers are not a good idea on this phone. It seems to manage them pretty well on it's own
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mroneeyedboh:
So what's the consensus on this rom? Go wth Modaco's 1.1 or this version?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] posguy99:
MoDaCo 1.1 doesn't have the Sprint MR in it. This does. make your own choices.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mroneeyedboh:
Sorry ima noob. What's the Sprint mr? Is It worth yt?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
the sprint MR or "maintenance release" fixes several problems with the original software for the Hero.

You 'should' be able to install this directly over your stock (rooted) rom or regular modaco 1.1 rom without any problems. If you do experience issues, try any of the following tips shared in this thread.

Also, it is very worth it in my opinion!

For everyone hoping to see an updated release of this rom with the updated version info, i apologize, I do not really see a need to update this again just to show the correct version in your about page, there is absolutely NO difference in how the rom or market performs with this minor change, I'm working on my own rom from scratch now, NOT a MoDaCo based rom. However I am using the MoDaCo rom as inspiration so there should be similar functionalities. With 2.0/2.1 looming on the Horizon my 1.5 based rom may serve more as a learning experience for myself as I delve ever deeper into the inner workings of linux and Android itself. I do apologize if you feel cheated in some way, but logically there is no real need for me to update this right now. Thank you for the support and encouraging words!

Edit: I will continue to support via new releases if any actual bugs are found and corrected.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mroneeyedboh:
Thanks Obelisk. Seems that it may be worth waiting until someting 2.1 comes out, ya now?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] posguy99:
Except there is. You can't use the ssh daemon that's running unless you have some other way to determine what the password is. Being able to ssh into the phone is a lot easier than having to use a cable and a copy of adb.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mroneeyedboh:
/\ What does that mean PosGuy?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
Ok, you got me on that one, I'll fix that and post an update sometime Saturday. I'm active duty military and won't be able to work on a fix till then due to work obligations..
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obededom:
obelisk79, thanks for all the hard work, I'm running it now (minus rosie) with the optimized apk's and it's fast to say the least.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] obelisk79:
I'm glad the Rom is working well for you. I'm looking into ways to improve performance without removing rosie. I kind of like the interface so removing it isn't really an option I'm considering right now for me.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] OrionSX:
Hey, I'm having some market issues. Seems like no matter what I do now, my Market is borked... Everything else on the phone works, except the Market. I can't install anything; I can search, view details, and remove things, but if I try and install, it just sits there and says, "Starting Download." I've tried via the Mobile Network, via Wi-Fi, and I've tried resetting. Originally encountered this problem running Fresh Rom 0.6, then switched to this 1.2c Unofficial build of MoDaCo, encountered the same problem, then I flashed back to my Nandroid backup and have the same problem. I really don't won't to have to wipe everything and start over... anyone else having this problem?