[Hero CDMA General] theresthatguy:
I present to you a FAQ for newcomers or the generally uninformed to find quick answers.

General

Q: What is a ROM?

A: A ROM is a complete system image of the Android operating system. For much more detailed info, read here.

Q: How do I install a ROM?

A: ROMs can be flashed once you have rooted your phone and flashed a custom recovery image. After that, you can apply a rom zip via the recovery menu. Detailed info here.

Q: Where can I find more info about ROMs?

A: In the two links above.

Q: What is Apps2SD and how do I use it?

A:Apps2SD is a script that will do exactly as it implies so you are no longer limited to your phone's internal storage. First you must be running a custom ROM that supports it and secondly you need to format your SD card as FAT+ext2. Once that requirement is met, the rest will be automatic. Alternative you could install a2sd on stock rom manually if you wanted to for whatever reason. Warning: Formatting your SD card will erase ALL of the data on it. If you want to keep it, make a backup.

Q: All the Market downloads are stalling. How can I fix this?

A: Sign into Gtalk. The two are closely related even though you'd never guess. For an in-depth discussion head over to this thread.

Q: How do I sign my zip or apk?

A: First you must have java installed on whatever OS you're running. Windows users download the Win-sign.zip attachment. Linux users download Linux-sign.zip attachment.
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HTC Hero Specific

Q: How do I root my Sprint CDMA Hero?

A: You've got a few options concerning this. There's the auto-root, flashrec method, and asroot2 method.

Q: How can I remove pre-installed apps?

A: Head on over to How remove apps thread for detailed instructions.

Q: How can I get rid of ringtones and notifications I've downloading from showing up in the Music app and use them without downloading a Market app?

A: Create a folder in the root of your SD card called "media" and a folder called "audio" inside that one. Inside the "audio" folder, create a "notifications", "ringtones", or "alarms" depending on your needs and place the files in the desired folder. Example: media>audio>ringtones>custom-ringtone.mp3

Q: How can I tether my Hero to my PC?

A: You've got several options here. There's Wifi Tether, EasyTether, PDAnet, or without any app! You can read up respectively on each of the apps listed about to learn more about which might be best for you. Now, here's how you can tether without any of that stuff.

Step 1: Connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable and make sure all other forms of internet are disconnected.

Step 2: Install HTC Sync.

Step 3: On your phone go to Settings>Wireless controls and enable Mobile networking sharing. Your PC will try to recognize your phone and install proper drivers and will probably fail. So do it manually using the drivers from HTC Sync located in the directory you installed it. PC should be recognizing your phone now if done properly.

Step 3: Within the Wireless controls menu go into Mobile network settings and change Mode of operation to 1x only.

Step 4: Go back one menu to the Wireless controls and turn off the Mobile network. Now, turn Mobile network back on and enable Mobile network sharing as quickly as possible.This may take a couple of tries. If you did this fast enough you'll get a message saying HTC sync is disable but you won't get Error 67.

Step 5: Change your Mode of Operation back to Hybrid and enjoy.
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