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[Hero CDMA General] fred43:
Hi All,

I just bought a new Hero two days ago. Since then I performed the following steps:

1.) downloaded the kernel source from HTC

2.) Compiled a kernel.

3.) As root:

a.) adb push newBoot.img /sdcard

b.) # cat /dev/zero > /dev/mtd/mtd2

c.) #flash_image boot /sdcard/newBoot.img

I did not install a recovery image unfortunately.

So.. after doing those steps the phone reboots, and displays

"HTC". It doesn't progress past there.

things i've tried.

1.) Installed a known .img that works. Renamed Recovery-RA-1.5.2.img to /sdcard/newBoot.img

2.) Copied other images that might work to /sdcard/newBoot.img

3.) renamed an image to HERC[DIAG|IMG].zip

Any other ideas I can try? I can boot to fastboot screen. Just not sure what else to do before I scrap it.

Any suggestions welcome.
[Hero CDMA General] boredmug:
how long did you wait at the HTC screen? it can take up to 10 minutes after the first boot.
[Hero CDMA General] fred43:
hmm.. I didn't wait more than 5 minutes... I'll give that a try and see what happens. Hopefully that's all there is to it....
[Hero CDMA General] boredmug:
or you can just download a stock RUU and flash that.. Will atleast get you back to stock.
[Hero CDMA General] fred43:
OK I tried that.. but since I can't boot into linux, I cannot get any adb commands to respond.

Between the "htc" screen that goes nowhere and the

the fastboot screen, I'm not sure how to install it.

I keep getting a USB 170 error.

still waiting at the HTC screen.
[Hero CDMA General] fred43:
Sitting at the "HTC" screen for over 20 minutes now.. So I'm assuming that it's not going to boot. I'll let it go for a few more minutes.

Is there a way to install the RUU image from the fastboot screen?
[Hero CDMA General] theresthatguy:
The phone just needs to be on and connected to the pc when you run the RUU.
[Hero CDMA General] fred43:
I'm assuming by "on and connected" that adb commands need to work?

Unfortunately my phone has 2 states. fastboot, and "HTC" screen that I mentioned above. I am unable to run any adb commands in HTC screen mode ( NO USB device is detected.)

The only way I can detect a USB device is when the phone is in fastboot mode.
[Hero CDMA General] flipzmode:
If you can get in to fastboot then you should be able to run RUU while booted up in to fastboot. If not then you should be able to flash either a boot.img or RA's recovery img while in fast boot. At that point you should be able to boot the phone or boot in to a recovery image and flash a rom.

Option 1) Copy Recovery-RA-1.5.2.img to your sdcard and do: fastboot boot /sdcard/Recovery-RA-1.5.2.img

Option 2) Download fresh rom (or any rom) and then extract the boot.img from the zip and copy it to your sdcard. And then fastboot boot /sdcard/boot.img

Option 3) You can TRY actually flashing an img through fastboot but I'm pretty sure it's disabled on our phones. fastboot flash recovery /sdcard/Recovery-RA-1.5.2.img

FYI - The kernel source available from HTC is for the GSM Hero, not CDMA. That's why you are having problems.

You can PM me if you have questions.
[Hero CDMA General] fred43:
Ok this option looks promising. The problem I have is :

"cannot load '/sdcard/boot.img'"

running the command:

"fastboot boot /sdcard/boot.img" ( AS root on my linux machine )

Note: I can see the usb device with fastboot devices

I think this error is happening from the linux machine. I tried this command as a non-root user and got the same response.

Ah.. That is why. My original goal was to create a kernel module for the phone... looks like this could be challenging without the correct sources.
[Hero CDMA General] flipzmode:
Ok try running it off of your computer then. fastboot boot /home/user/boot.img (wherever you actually have it)

Yup. That's our exact problem and why we are somewhat limited on what we can do for modifying stuff.
[Hero CDMA General] fred43:
With HBOOT-1.41.0000, the boot option is disabled apparently...

sudo ~/android/android-sdk-linux_86/tools/fastboot boot ./boot.img

downloading 'boot.img'... FAILED (remote: not allow)
[Hero CDMA General] flipzmode:
Yea I knew that with our hboot the option to flash via fastboot was disabled, but I have been able to successfully boot through it. That's how I test my boot imgs. Other than trying the RUU while you are in fastboot it seems like it's pretty dead.

What happens if you boot in to the recovery partition? The stock one. Does adb see the phone then?
[Hero CDMA General] fred43:
Well I just tested the RUU, 1.29 version. I got this error:

ERROR[140]: BOOTLOADER VERSION ERROR

The recovery partition ( default one) apparently doesn't exist just shows an

X or something with a phone. ( The default image ?)

What version of fastboot are you using? That seems to be my only hope at this point.
[Hero CDMA General] flipzmode:
Is this a "with google" branded phone?

The fastboot I have is the one that came with the sdk for windows. It doesn't provide me with any type of version number.
[Hero CDMA General] fred43:
Ok, I got it to boot off of one of the later fresh.zip's boot.img.

The default version of hboot has most options of fastboot disabled.

However, there is a way of getting around it.

1.) boot into fastboot mode

2.) fastboot -s $DEVICEID oem rebootRUU

3.) fastboot whatever, upgrade, boot etc all seem to work.

Still waiting on the boot... still stuck at the "HTC" screen. hopefully it will boot up eventually.
[Hero CDMA General] flipzmode:
I knew that command worked with adb (that's how you do a manual RUU) but I didn't think it worked in fastboot. Good to know. :)

See if you can adb now that it's running off a proper boot.img.
[Hero CDMA General] fred43:
Well looks like I spoke to soon. The boot option apparently ignores the file argument while in oem mode.
[Hero CDMA General] fred43:
OK. so I'm back at square one. IN RUU mode, is there anything I can do?

Can I get a stock image later than 1.29 somewhere? Something that will

pass the security check of the installer.
[Hero CDMA General] flipzmode:
Not that has been made available, no. You didn't answer me earlier. Is your phone stamped "with google" on the back cover?
[Hero CDMA General] fred43:
Oh.. yes it says "with GOOGLE" on the back.
[Hero CDMA General] flipzmode:
So that's 4 people that I have directely spoken to who were getting error 140 with the RUU, and all 4 were "with google" branded phones. That has to be the problem. Now the question is can I figure out a way to get around that. Anyone care to send me their "with google" phone. :D

I'm not sure who the RUU is supposed to be available to, but I imagine we can't just call Sprint and ask them to fix it. Haha.

To anyone visiting this thread with this issue, please vote here: http://geekfor.me/news/sprint-ruu-fails/

EDIT: I really think this is unrelated but I never thought about the fact that it's a total coincidence on the "with google" phones and maybe some people really are using the wrong RUU? Possibly using the GSM one instead of CDMA. When you run the utility you should see a picture of the CDMA Hero. And it should say version 0.9.7.520 at the top. Is anyone seeing anything different?

EDIT 2: Also please let me know what me know the following info off the boot menu. Power the phone off. Hold the volume down button while powering it on:

HBOOT:

MICROP:

RADIO:
[Hero CDMA General] fred43:
Ok here is my information:

HB00T-1.41.0000 (HERO20000)

MICROP-0110

TOUCH PANEL-SYN0104

RADIO-1.04.01.09.21

Here is some additional information. When running the RUU exe, it runs a number

of fastboot commands stored in c:\RUU_logs.

....

</DEBUG></T225049>

<T225050><DEBUG><CMD>fastboot -s HT9BLHF03086 getvar battery-status</CMD>

<OUT>battery-status: good</OUT>

</DEBUG></T225050>

<T225051><DEBUG><CMD>adb -s HT9BLHF03086 push DMData00.DAT /data/data/dmdata/DMData00.DAT</CMD>

<OUT>error: device not found</OUT>

</DEBUG></T225051>

<T225052><DEBUG><CMD>adb -s HT9BLHF03086 push DMData01.DAT /data/data/dmdata/DMData01.DAT</CMD>

<OUT>error: device not found</OUT>

</DEBUG></T225052>

<T225053><DEBUG><CMD>adb -s HT9BLHF03086 shell PPST</CMD>

<OUT>error: device not found</OUT>

~~~

As you can see here, it attempts to push these DAT files to the system.

However, since ADB commands do not work, this is failing.

I wonder if for the people that this DOES work. If these ADB commands are succeeding?

I think a more interesting test is to ask those that the RUU is succeeding is to attempt flash the RUU only in fastboot mode.

The actual error is found later:

....

</DEBUG></T225609>

<T225623><DEBUG><CMD>fastboot -s HT9BLHF03086 flash zip "%Temp%\{C61662E9-A2F5-42D3-859B-4334CEDE7D66}\{50F2F878-636A-496F-A7CB-544C067E0C4B}\rom.zip"</CMD>

</DEBUG></T225623>

<T225641><DEBUG><OUT>sending 'zip' (104671 KB)...</OUT>

</DEBUG></T225641>

<T225701><DEBUG><OUT>OKAY</OUT>

</DEBUG></T225701>

<T225701><DEBUG><OUT>INFOadopting the signature contained in this image...</OUT>

</DEBUG></T225701>

<T225701><DEBUG><OUT>INFOsignature checking...</OUT>

</DEBUG></T225701>

<T225726><DEBUG><OUT>INFOzip header checking...</OUT>

</DEBUG></T225726>

<T225726><DEBUG><OUT>INFOzip info parsing...</OUT>

</DEBUG></T225726>

<T225727><DEBUG><OUT>INFOchecking model ID...</OUT>

</DEBUG></T225727>

<T225727><DEBUG><OUT>INFOchecking custom ID...</OUT>

</DEBUG></T225727>

<T225727><DEBUG><OUT>INFOchecking main version...</OUT>

</DEBUG></T225727>

<T225727><DEBUG><OUT>FAILED (remote: 43 main version check fail)</OUT>

</DEBUG></T225727>

~~~~~~

md5sum rom.zip:

31562003e20e05adadc61ed66d783300 rom.zip
[Hero CDMA General] abcdfv:
The guide that I wrote has a section specifically for that problem. Sprint/HTC threw out a patch to stop people from downgrading there phone. Here is the guide.
[Hero CDMA General] fred43:
Looks very good. I read that last night actually.

Any Idea how I can get this information:

"cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid"

with out adb access?
[Hero CDMA General] abcdfv:
To my knowledge, no. I'm 99% certain it's the serial number for your SDcard, so maybe if you put it in a card reader and checked it's properties?

I could be wrong though.

EDIT: hhmm, even if you did get it to work you'd still need to get adb access to push the image, or a full boot to access FlashRec.
[Hero CDMA General] fred43:
Well according to your instructions you do a flash from adb. Would this also work from fastboot? i.e.

fastboot flash zip file_on_pc.zip

At this point, I'd be willing to try it.

Can someone confirm that :

cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid

is the SAME as :

{ reboot into fast boot \

power + down volume

and then from your pc:

}

fastboot getvar cid

(or)

fastboot getvar serialno
[Hero CDMA General] abcdfv:
I haven't tried using fastboot, so I can't answer that. Worth a shot though.
[Hero CDMA General] flipzmode:
Excellent. I hadn't seen this. Thanks for the info. I had a long discussion with obannvi in my comments section on http://geekfor.me/news/sprint-ruu-fails/ last night. I was also looking through the ruu_log and found that my "fastboot getvar version-main" responds with "1.29" (which is exactly what the RUU is looking for) where as his responds with "1.56". Despite the fact that I am running 1.56. I had him flash back to a 1.29 rom and his STILL responded with 1.56. I am going to read through your instructions and check it out. Although I don't even have this problem so I can't test it yet. ;) I'm still waiting for someone that actually has the issue to allow me to connect to their comp.

So far my poll shows 10 to 1 that this is only affecting "with google" phones.
[Hero CDMA General] abcdfv:
I had the issues, and using the GoldCard, sucessfully downgraded and rooted my phone.
[Hero CDMA General] flipzmode:
So despite my RUU working fine I've been testing out the goldcard method on my own sdcard just to test it out.

Following your instructions exactly I:

-Retrieved the CID via

-Reversed it

-Changed first 2 digitals to 00

-Used the goldcard generator

-Hex edited card and reinserted

Whether I insert the card back in to my comp or in to my phone it tells me it needs to be formatted. I googled for other instructions and yours were identical to others, except that you say to literally reverse the CID (12 34 to 43 21) whereas other instructions say to bytecode reverse it (12 34 to 21 43 -- a very different thing).

I have since tried:

-Bytecode reverse using the CID I got from adb

-Used QMAT and inserted the sdcard in to a winmo device and used it to pull the CID. This method pulled an entirely different CID. So I thought I was on to something. However reversing and bytecode reversing that still ends the same way... the card says it's not formatted.

So either this doesn't work at all for non "with google" phones, or I'm doing something wrong. :cool:
[Hero CDMA General] abcdfv:
It doesn't work with some SDcards. There was a guy having trouble with the SDcard that came with his Hero, and he got a Kingston that worked fine. It's just hit and miss. I literrally reversed it when I did it.
[Hero CDMA General] flipzmode:
Yea. In doing some more reading I've found out that some cards will generate a random CID that changes, or possibly I am even getting a CID from the card reader in the phone or the usb hub. The only other microsd I have laying around is too small for fat32. I'll find another card and check it out.
[HD2 General] Bib_x:
Hi,

i´m looking for a landscape Fullscreen-Keyboard.

Which program do you use?
[HD2 General] mobile88:
Highly recommend Spb Keyboard - it offer full screen and not so sensitive as the inbuilt Touch Input
[HD2 General] h2036:
Try spb keyboard. I love this keyboard

it make real fully keyboard
[HD2 General] Pharmako:
Keyboard launch on Startup

Hi, I installed Spb keyboard and I'm quite happy with it, however I have a little issue: everytime I Soft Reset my phone the keyboard launches on startup regardless whether I set Spb keyboard as system default or the built in. Any ideas how to correct this?

I'm using ROM 1.48.479.1 and have installed Touch-X taskbar and sdkcert.cab
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HamToast:
im new to the rooting G1 thing, i have mno volume control while in calls and its REALLY annoying and also quite loud. im running cyanogenmod 4.2.9.1 and hadnt noticed this problem until today.

please, if anyone can help id REALLY appreciate it

EDIT: it seems like the volume goes from loud (when turned all the way "down") to louder (all the way "up") and theres a nearly unnoticeable difference in volume
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirectMatrix:
I have experienced the same problem on the same ROM but never thought it was that big of an issue to start my own thread. But since you started on, I guess I will jump on the bandwagon. Sometimes the volume control problem is sporadic and it will work, but I havent really noticed when the times are that the volume works (like after a reboot). I'll try to take notice, also, I'm not sure a logcat would help otherwise I would provide it on the CM thread. Anybody want to weigh in on this and see if its worth raising the issue on the CM thread? If I can't produce a logcat then I doubt Cyanogen will be able to reproduce the problem and therefore will not be able to address the situation.

BTW, I also have Meltus's latest AudioHack. I figured I'd mention it since it has to do with the volume.

Hamtoast, do you have the AudioHack?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HamToast:
i dont have the audiohack, though i thought about getting it after i noticed this problem. i wasnt sure if itd help though and didnt want to shell out the $2 or however much it costs. my volume is otherwise fine and i have no other issues with it (like being too quiet, which is why most people get the audiohack to my understanding).

this issue we are experiencing is of course not of major importance and doesnt interfere with use, but personally i adjust volume regularly while on the phone, depending on my location and who im talking to. its rather inconvenient not being able to do it.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HamToast:
Okay, so the whole slight volume change was false, there is absolutely zero difference in volume during calls. I read somewhere that it could be an issue with the radio. i was planning on getting the newest radio and danger spl soon so as soon as i get a new sd card ill be testing that to see if the radio is the issue. i will also be trying a hero rom so if CM is the problem i will find that out.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asb123:
I have a similar problem where my phone is one step from maximum volume (in call) it will not go up to max unless I press volume down them go up. I do not have the audio hack fyi. I guess it may be worth bringing up for cyano to prehaps work on because we r all running his rom with and without audio hack and having problems with volume. I am sure that others are havimg similar problems aswell.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtejedor:
I have the exact same problem. I am going to have to go to a different ROM because of this my phone is new and talking to most people is ear splitting.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HamToast:
i guess ill bring it up in a cyano forum or send a message or something. it certainly is annoying, and it does seem to be related to the ROM.

i dunno if you all are having this issue or if youve noticed or not but it could be related... anyway, if im using headphones and get a text or email or phonecall (anything requiring some sort of notification) i lose all sound to my phone until i reboot it. i checked the builds and it said he addressed some headset issue in 4.2.9.1 but it seems to be there still. just wonderin if anyone noticed that.

ill be looking into cyano forums and trying to find a fix.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirectMatrix:
@HamToast,

I have mostly noticed just general sound loss. Not anything really related to the headset. Notifications will drop out, phone won't ring sometimes, volume control problems etc. For example, right now, no matter how much I adjust the volume, the sound coming from the screen clicks are always the same volume.

Also, I have the latest radio and the Danger SPL so I'm not sure if that has any bearing on the sound issue. My signature is up to date with the exception of running both the latest CM build as well as the latest Amon_RA recovery image.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HamToast:
aw you have the latest radio and danger spl? im running older radio/spl and was hoping an upgrade would help :(

i wonder what the issue is with this sound buginess... i went to the newest CM 4.2.10.1 and it was so slow with a considerable amount of hangtime in certain apps, so i went back to 4.2.9.1. the sound issues werent fixed in x.10 or x.10.1
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] defenestratorNZ:
Background:

on my Hermes the was a hidden section of the ROM space that held setting and software provided by its supplier

Question:

Is there such a thing for the Rhodium and if so how do i get to it?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] DaveTheTytnIIGuy:
You're thinking of Extended ROM. However ExtROM is no longer used in HTC devices, or any for that matter, and AFAIK hasn't been used since the Hermes (it wasn't in the Kaiser). I also don't think there's any way to add that to the device.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] defenestratorNZ:
drat!

what im after is a way of having software and settings, pushmail for one, auto reinstall after a hard reset, i should prefer not having to use something like sashimi as there may not be a sd card in the phone
[Android Software Development] xmoneyx8xcashx:
welll im new here and im at noob at this soo i was trying to scan the barcodes for cm updater themes and when i downloaded the barcode scanner and installed it as soon as i open it i get a FC so i tried to install another barcode program and that one was the same. i would really appreciate if you guys can help me.

i have CM 4.2.9.1 with the blue eclair theme and the 10 mb hack.

thanks
[HD2 General] limkim:
Anyone know how to remove this weather application.

or infact customise my home screen?

I used a HTC HERO before and notice it has more homescreen total 7 comparing to HD2 1.

And the homescreen can be customise easily.
[HD2 General] Shawn_230:
Obviously, one is Android and the other is Windows Mobile - if you wanted the exact same functionality as the Hero you should have bought a Hero or at least another Android device from HTC.

You can't really remove the weather but you can disable it. Remove the weather tab, tell it to not download your weather data automatically and that should do the trick. You can also just turn off the animated weather wallpaper by going into the menu (menu in the bottom right corner).
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atolar:
Is there any application/hack that will turn on the GPS of the phone when a certain keyword in an SMS message is received? I normally have my GPS off for battery's sake but when using a program like "Where's My Droid" I would like the GPS on.

Thanks for any help you can give!
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theartar:
GPS doesn't run (and thus doesn't affect your battery) unless an app you're using is using it. I leave mine on all the time.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tazz9690:
it used to do it pre cupcake, but not anymore
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kernelzilla:
The app you're looking for is "Where's My Droid", available via the market.
[Android Themes] ccriffman:
This is my first theme as an actual update. It is for CM 4.2.9.1, I want to thank Wes Gardner, DJJesterPezz, and Stericson for always helping me and his LockScreen , and of course Cyanogen for the: great rom-The boot image is courtesy of zayG1-thanks much!......Chris:D

A request was made for a Stericson Lock Screen, So I have posted the "Stand Alone" Lockscreen, Flash after you flash the theme. Apply the MetaMorph as usual if you are adding it via MetaMorph- Chris

File at Dropio

Link to MetaMorph at dropio

Boot Image

Pic of Shadow Boot Image
[Android Themes] kunng:
so do i.:eek:
[Android Themes] djdarkknight96:
Can you post some screens of lockscreen, Music widget, and Power widget please?

Good job from what I can see so far!
[Android Themes] ccriffman:
screens, etc.

Sure, but nothing special. I didn't mod the lock screen, But I could go ahead and add stericson's lock screen and re-post. I didn't mod the the power widget, again, I could, But wanted to go ahead and post. Let me post up some more screens for ya and check into adding Stericson's lock screen to it- Chris
[Android Themes] Stericson:
Good job man, as always :)
[General Questions and Answers] yes_senpai:
Would it be possible to start a thread for the Samsung Moment? I am about to get one, and would love to start hacking and developing the device with Hero and what not. As far as I know(or seen), there arn't any samsung phones on XDA...or are there?
[General Questions and Answers] galaxys:
That is correct no Samsung etc., since this is a HTC forum only. You will have to find the Samsung forums...
[General Questions and Answers] yes_senpai:
Thank you...I had the feeling. I myself prefer HTC over Samsung, I just need a phone with a better processor for now.
[Touch2 General] av1406:
Hi All,

on the HTC-Website stands :

"Currently the MicroSD card supports 2.0 SDHC compatibility. These cards support up to 32gb storage."

http://www.htc.com/europe/faqs.aspx?p_id=291&cat=0&id=111012&f=t

But its not workin for me.

i have already installed all sdhc drivers from this and other websites. none of them worked for me.

so, does anyone have any successfull experience with 8GB+ SDHC cards with touch2?
[Touch2 General] wojtekml:
My touch 2 is working fine with 8GB SDHC card.

I have not installed any drivers, I just put the card to phone and it works very well.
[Touch2 General] andras_m:
My Touch2 also had no problem with the 8G SDHC. No drivers needed. Only pluged the card in
[Touch2 General] av1406:
Problem Solved!

the problem was the format type. i had formatted the card with NTFS. Then I tried exFat, it didnt work too, but FAT32 (Standard) solved the problem...