yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Hero, G2 Touch General] keyzjh:
After successfully making a goldcard, according to the guide, start from beginning again means installing the recovery image? And I assume by following the standard method after having a goldcard I have to skip the format SD card part?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] btdag:
Yes, start from the beginning.

Nope, don't skip any steps.

Once you have the Goldcard that has allowed you to downgrade to the older version of android which has the exploit which flashec needs to work, there is no need for the goldcard any more. :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] keyzjh:
Last question before everything is done, should I rename the ROM file to update.zip or leave it as it is?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ddotpatel:
Fine to leave it as it is.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] keyzjh:
The phone is flashing right now. I'm getting so nervous here :(
[Hero, G2 Touch General] alekp:
The guide is excellent

Thank you btdag for writing the guide. Me and my friend were able to Install the custom VillainROM 10.0 then update as the new releases were introduced. We used the gold card method and every thing was as you described in the guide. We have rooted and updated to cust rom two HTC Hero -> branded T-Mobile G2 Touch carrier T-Mobile-MK. Thanks again.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] niftyifty:
Great work man!

Great guide my man - Only discovered it yesterday for my 1.5 HTC Hero and had to use the Goldcard method for my 3UK handset. Worked first time as I followed your fantastic guide to the letter. Have now updated my radio as well. All the best and thanks for your great work :-)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Calico5:
Thanks for the Guide, its been great so far!

Ive managed to load the custom VillainROM in my Hero. But im not sure how to get my original settings/apps/text messages back

Do i do a nandroid restore? Before flashing the rom and wiping the SD card i backed everything up using the app MyBackup Pro. But now that is not in my app list... so i cant restore the back up =/

Any Help is appreciated

Thanks

Calico
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ddotpatel:
You just need to download it again.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ddotpatel:
Well as long as you keep the cid details you can always make a new gold card if needed.

Iv done mine and put a Modaco rom on it, it seems faster already, i hadn't even installed any apps on my stock rom. Screen is also more responsive to my light touch.

Do it!! And once its done, do a Nandroid backup so if anything goes wrong down the line you can put it back to its state with your custom rom fresh, after all the faffing and rooting.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] thedoccwc:
Yeah, fully intending to do a Nandroid backup...just waiting on a painfully slow original Hero RUU download.

I haven't even researched ROMs yet. I was on KingX's bandwagon with my G1 but I've no idea where the cool kids are hanging out with the Hero...I guess Modaco is a fairly safe bet for massive awesomeness.

EDIT: Well that was painless enough, currently doing the Nandroid backup. Next step will be picking a custom ROM I guess. Decisions, decisions.

Big thanks to btdag for collating the various info that was amassed in a number of posts. I think I'd read through all of them at various stages this evening, but having everything condensed into one space made me make the decision to go for it rather than bide my time/dither. Cheers, dude.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] trip hazard:
I rooted my Hero months ago and I think I did something like this but can't really remember.

But...are the gold card and downgrade stages necessary now? The one click root video on theunlockr.com (link below) suggests you only need to install flashrec, flash a custom recovery image, and you're good to go from there to flash custom ROMs. so...is it as easy nowadays as the video suggests or am I missing something?

video - hxxp://theunlockr.com/2009/08/27/how-to-root-your-htc-hero-in-one-click/
[Hero, G2 Touch General] btdag:
If only that actually worked, unfortunately on the latest Orange ROM (ROM Version:2.73.61.66 for Orange) and possibly the one before this doesn't work, flashrec doesn't work. Hence the downgrade process. That is what frustrated me so much about the unlockr guides, they assumed previous knowledge or that you were on a generic rom.

I have just checked the link and they have updated the process.

This was not filled in before. I shall update my guide to respect this new information. I would love to know which users continue to use the goldcard method and which users find the new info works. So please post back with your experiences.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] mobydeek:
hmm, the only thing i think i would like is the updated Dalvik VM ? (excluding all the new stuff from Sense UI 2.1, since it should be coming in 2 weeks, or 3 , or 4...)

Im not too bothered about apps2sd or tethering.

cant think of anythign else at the mo:confused:
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ddotpatel:
Yeah i thought the downgrade and goldcard was needed because the stock orange rom was a 'Perfect SPL' or something.

But good call if its not, will save others some time. This tut gets better and better.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ddotpatel:
Yeah, me either, I was too lazy to try a selection of ROMs so thought i'd just try a safe bet for stability... And all is good, no complaints what so ever, zero lag. Now im waiting for a stable 2.1 release, maybe the official one?... But the tweaks on this Modaco ROM are good. Got my fingers crossed for a MCR based on 2.1.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] thedoccwc:
I might give the Modaco a try then given that, at the minute, the only thing I've really done is add a recovery image. At least with the G1 it could be rooted without needing any change of ROM, just for a bit of exploring.

Hopefully somebody will unleash an all-singing, all-dancing, no FCing 2.1 ROM soon...from the brief bit of research I've done so far it sounds like all of the 2.1s out there at the moment have assorted drawbacks.

I might give the official 2.1 a try when it comes out...waiting for T-Mobile to send their version out would have me losing the will to live.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] edismx:
G2 Touch T-Mobile

You are a HERO of my "HERO"!

Followed the guide from A to Z and everything was smooth and nice!

My Mobile Phone: G2 Touch T-Mobile UK.

Had to use a goldcard method and with it everything was just fine!

I am absolutely grateful for your guide! other ones I have found was driving me crazy.. they ware not complete and messy.

This is 100% guide.

Cheers man!

Good Work!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] btdag:
@edismx - Thanks for the feedback :).

In terms of best custom ROM IMHO I found that MCR wasn't worth the effort. I didn't really notice any difference from the stock rom. However, I've found VillainROM to be a stunning ROM so far, not 100% stable but probably the closest and it has a dedicated developer (and followers who are quick with fixes), which helps. That would be my recommended. BeHero was good at v 1.2.6 but since changing to the Legendary edition all i've read is problems. Though the dev is doing well to squash any bugs quickly and i'm sure it will be stable soon.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ddotpatel:
Mine seemed faster after updating to MCR 3.2. Maybe its all in my head. Did you update the radio?... Mine is currently 63.18.55.06EU_6.35.06.18, should i update?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] btdag:
I found the latest Orange rom was about as fast as MCR, but the original Orange ROM was shockingly slow. So speed wasn't an issue in my case. I would definitely recommend the Radio update, it increased my signal quite significantly. I guess that is another thing I could add to my guide, do you think a radio update guide is necessary or is it self explanatory?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ddotpatel:
I reckon add it in,... Im still not too sure about it.

Is this right,... Iv not long posted it up as a question in the 'General' section for HTC Heros, still waiting on an answer.

Am i correct?...

Can you shed any light on if i will be able to roll back or not?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Wiley87:
Thanks for this tutorial, I followed it step by step with no problems at all.

Being a complete n00b to rooting, this was a very impressive tutorial, so thankyou for the effort you put in to make it.

Quick question, if I want to change roms, do I have to start from installing a recovery image or do I just start from loading the custom rom?

On a side note, could you direct me on how to go about using Apps2SD. Do I format before or after installing a ROM, where do I get it from etc.

Thanks for all your time and effort, it is greatly appreciated.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ddotpatel:
So you have already installed the Amon RA recovery right?...

Now if you want to change ROM again you just put the new ROM onto your SD, turn your phone off. Then go into the recovery again and select flash from zip again.

Apps2SD?... Good question. I know some custom ROMS have it enabled, but im unsure if you can manually install to a rooted stock rom?... Can anyone advise please?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Wiley87:
I followed on the steps in the guide, so I'm pretty sure that I do have the recovery on my phone. I am computer savvy, but I still am baffled as to what I'm doing, so sorry for the n00bishness.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] btdag:
Yes that is the correct procedure, just rename the radio file update.zip and install it without a wipe! It can take a few minutes but do NOT remove the battery or turn off the phone in any way whilst it is doing this, apparently it can ruin your phone.

You can roll back to any radio at any time, as far as i'm aware.

@Wiley87 - glad I could help. ddotpatel is correct about the new rom, just flash the new rom (renamed update.zip) through the amon ra recovery screen (home + power) but don't forget to wipe when going to another rom! This is very important, though less so when updating roms. Once you have a recovery image installed it will stay there until you go back to an official HTC release.

Unfortunately I haven't delved into the world of Apps2SD yet. So I cannot help you in that respect.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] nortynort:
hi there, was wondering if you could help me.

I'm up to the bit where I need to downgrade my tmobile to 1.76 and bumping into all sorts of errors and a search for solutions have my head spinning.

Followed your link to modaco and got update-hero-t-mobile-1.76.110.6-signed.zip. I dunno what to do with this.

Then on that thread followed a link to hxxp://android.modaco.com/content/htc-hero-hero-modaco-com/291486/06-jan-installing-the-patched-recovery-image-on-your-device/

it details how to flash a patched recovery image but when I get to the fastboot-windows boot recovery-RA-hero-v1.5.2.img stage, it says Not allowed

tried copying recovery-RA-hero-v1.5.2.img directly to sd and using flashrec backup and another error

Could someone help me please, i just dont know what i'm supposed to be doing anymore lol
[Hero, G2 Touch General] arshad14:
I really need help with this. I have already unlocked my Hero and my friend's but then there's this other Hero I'm having an impossible time to downgrade.

It's also an HTC130 which has the following:

Baseband: 63.18.55.06DAU_6.35.08.20

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

Build Number: 2.73.661.46 CL#74632 release-keys

Software: 1.0.0.A6288

This phone is SIM Unlocked. It's currently running the stock 1.5. Would someone please help.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ddotpatel:
Are you using the *Original "GoldCard" procedure* from the first post?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] zulu1:
hey guys got a question I am a bit confused

I have got a hero with android 1.5 but I installed the "first part" of the official 2.1 update so do I have to wait or can I use this guide?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ddotpatel:
Unfortunately this guide won't work for you,... You could however try this,...

[HOWTO] Root HTC Official 2.1! (Untested)

... Give it a bash and report back!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] zulu1:
damn i knew updating won't be good but unfortunately I forgot about it and allowed the device to update :(

I still haven't got 2.1 :mad:

i'll have a try even though it seems not to work

that truely sounds encouraging
[Hero, G2 Touch General] 42turkeys:
If you flashed the first part of the 2.1 update you should still be able to downgrade with an ruu or one of my OpenRUUs for MAC & Linux users.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] zulu1:
Ok now thats sounds really nice.

But before I do anything I want to post what my phone is telling me:

Firmware version: 1.5

Baseband version: 63.18.55.06EU_6.35.06.18

Kernel version: 2.6.27-8dd6deee htc-kernel@and18-2

Build number: 2.73.405.93 CL#154788 release-keys

Software version: 1.0.0.A6288
[Hero, G2 Touch General] mrtom_ng:
Hi,

I'm having a problem running flashrec on my Orange phone. My build number is...

2.73.61.5 146733 cl#61267 release-keys

The guide suggest this version should be ok but during backup in flashrec I get..

"Backup FAILED: Could not run command"

Has anyone recently done this on an Orange phone? Do I still need to downgrade or could something else be the problem? It's a bit difficult for me to go through the downgrade as I don't have a windows install.

Any help appreciated.

Tom
[Hero, G2 Touch General] 42turkeys:
Yeah, just go ahead and downgrade. The update is still 2.73.xxx, so you should be able to downgrade.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] 42turkeys:
Strange. You could try goldcarding and then using the generic rom to see if that makes any difference. To goldcard you will need to borrow someones windows pc and run goldcard tool (google it) Then to downgrade on linux or mac use one of my OpenRUUs (I think they're on the second page now) to downgrade.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] btdag:
Downgrade in a virtualbox. I hope you're not using mac osx :)

Personally my initial though is you typed the command wrong into flashrec. Try that again as it will save you a lot of time :) and I did it from the same firmware you're running so it definitely works.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] keyzjh:
If I need to reset the phone(to remove certain data), should I do it via factory reset in the phone or reflash the custom rom? Did it via factory reset and lost a few google apps and phone seems sluggish.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] btdag:
I'm not quite sure what you mean by "reset the phone".

If the factory reset has made the phone sluggish just reflash the Custom ROM and start again.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] keyzjh:
Thanks for the prompt reply. Reflashed the phone. But during the wipe, the wipe sd ext partition came out with an error. Though I proceeded with other wipes and flashed it. Shouldnt present any problem should it?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] mrtom_ng:
Thanks. I'm a bit more awake this morning...

I was able to use the flashrec backup without problems after a fresh reboot of the phone. Might be worth adding to the guide if it's not already.

Anyway, thanks for the guide and help! Just booted in to villainrom :-)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] btdag:
That is normal. "wipe sd ext" wipes the Apps2SD partition if you have one created. It is always worth doing this regardless of whether you have A2SD or not. The error in your case is normal :)

Glad it helps. I'll bear it in mind if others have the same issue :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] keyzjh:
Thank you for all your help in getting my hero rooted and running a custom ROM, btdag :D

Kudos to you!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Calico5:
Hi, First of all Great guide :D However im having trouble getting Apps2SD working.

I've got villainROM working, i partitioned my SD card as instructed and im running RA-hero-v1.5.2. But when i install a new app it still decreses my internal phone memory! :(

I ran the check script provided and it says:

""APPS2SD is working without dalvik-cache!"

is this what it should say?

Any help is appreciated

Thanks

Calico
[Hero, G2 Touch General] btdag:
You've answered you're own question. "APPS2SD is working without dalvik-cache!" - have a guess at where the dalvik cache is stored....
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Calico5:
umm... on the SD card? :confused:

If apps2SD card is working, why does my phone memory decrease when i install new apps? i can only fit like 10 apps/games before i get the "phone memory is low" warning...

Your Help/advice is appreciated!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] btdag:
O sorry, i though it was obvious. Basically Apps & Dalvik are stored on your phone memory by standard. Apps2SD by default moves the apps to you SD but leaves the dalvik. This is why your phone is still getting low on memory. I've added some more info into the FaQ about it. There is a way to move the dalvik too but i haven't got a solid process down yet so until then its for villainrom donators only I believe.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] dakota17:
Thanks for the great information.

Trying to downgrade using the Gold Card method, I am having a problem with RUU.

I get error 130 every time (wrong model id). I've tried 3 different SDs (Kingston, Sandisk, duracell)and get the same error.

I have Tried:

RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_1.76.405.1_R3_WWE_release_signed_NoDriver.exe

RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.5_WWE_release_signed_NoDriver.exe

RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.66_WWE_test_signed_NoDriver.exe

Phone info..

Telus Hero, unlocked for rogers

FW 1.5

Build 2.73.661.46

Any help in this matter would be outstanding.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] btdag:
I would love to help, but unfortunately i've already done the work and you have failed to read it so I think you are probably helpless at the moment... (read the friggin FaQ - its why its there)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Beppemi:
I have your same problem!!!

Now i read that only villainrom donators can do this operation.

But where i can become a donator of villain team?? I need soo much this feauture because my internal memory inst enought and it finish soon.:(
[Hero, G2 Touch General] btdag:
VillainROM.co.uk but there are other ways, you just need to work out how.

I have no idea how you all manage to use up your entire internal memory with a cache, you realize that at least some of the data is deleted every time you restart your phone. Using more than 100MB in cache is high.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] cruzler:
Hi, guys..

I'am a new one with android. i buy my HTC, but i don't know what brand is it.. :(

i bought it from singapore.. It doesn't show anybrand in it case, only HTC brand.. so i don't know what method i should do to rooted this device. Is anyone can help me? What method i should take, to root my device?

And what is the different between :

-Generic Hero Users - Please downgrade to 2.73.405.5, or follow the goldcard method if this doesn't work

and

-All Other Users - Please follow the "Goldcard" method below

is my device including as "generic" or "all"??

Thanks..
[Hero, G2 Touch General] keridel:
First thing to do.is go press menu/settings/about phone/identity.

This will tell you your model

sent via smoke signals.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] cruzler:
Thx for reply, i already check it.

But there is no choice named: identity. in settings, it just show : status,legal info,system tutorial,model number(htc hero),firmware version(1.5),baseband version,kernel version,build number(2.73.707.9 - release key), and software version(1.0.0). Hmm..

What should i do? :(
[Hero, G2 Touch General] btdag:
You fall under generic and others, so if I were you i'd try downgrading to 2.73.405.5 without a goldcard and if that doesn't work follow the goldcard procedure which will allow you to downgrade to 2.73.405.5 and just keep following the instructions.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] casca:
whatever you do DO NOT

UPGRADE

with any official RUU file!

Downgrade like btdag told you to, ROOT YOUR PHONE, and install a rooted rom (either an official htc

BUT A ROOTED VERSION

, or a custom rom at your choice)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] cruzler:
Thanks, sir

Do u have any tutor about how to downgrade my htc hero? cause i didn't find it in the first page..

roger that, sir.. right now i will try to downgrade my htc hero, do u have any clue about how to do this??

Thanks for all :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] casca:
i know it's here somewhere...all of the sudden...i remember this site...

http://www.roothtchero.co.uk/

you can do it there...but here at xda you have to search cause i don't quite recall where, but there are several topics/ways to do it
[Hero, G2 Touch General] btdag:
Just run the .exe and follow the instructions. Couldn't be simpler.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] lokofan:
Hello to all!

I am sorry if my question was already mentioned but:

I've got a virgin T-mobile device and I am going to root it and load custom ROM.

Question: what kind of backup I need to perform before all the operations described here to save the memory of the keyboard? I mean I have already made the keyboard learnt a lot of words I very often use so now it's easy to write sms. And I do not want to teach the keyboard again after rooting and changing ROM...

Thanks in advance
[Hero, G2 Touch General] btdag:
Ask in QaA section. I personally haven't done any backup's without root access so i've no idea what is possible.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] cruzler:
I have seen that site, is that mean i should chose : "Unbranded Users - Use (RUU​_Hero​_HTC​_WWE​_2.73​.405​.5_WWE​_release​_signed​_NoDriver​.exe) this HTC Program to downgrade to 2.73.405.5", and continue to step 2? is that right, sir?

Do you mean, "RUU​_Hero​_HTC​_WWE​_2.73​.405​.5_WWE​_release​_signed​_NoDriver​.exe", sir? So i just should run it with my HTC connected and wait, until it downgrade my HTC?

Thanks for all..
[Hero, G2 Touch General] cnewsgrp:
I just purchased Telus branded HTC Hero (android v1.5) from ebay. I want to use it in USA with AT&T network. I would really appreciate answers to following questions

1) Can I use one of the custom ROMS and follow procedure listed on first message in this thread to use with AT&T?

2) Should I unlock my phone before or after I install custom rom?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] btdag:
Yes, the one that is linked in the guide. Please just follow it, you're asking things which are already in there.

1. Yes, network should make little difference to the procedure, any difference is mentioned throughout.

2. You don't need to unlock the phone unless you wish to use a sim card from another network.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] cnewsgrp:
Thanks for your reply. I apologize if I was asking questions that were already answered. I am indeed looking forward to applying custom ROM to my first Android phone.

I need to unlock the phone because it is locked to Telus and I have AT&T as provider. Should I do it before or after I apply custom ROM?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] rophaq:
you can do it before or after, it doesn't matter, otherwise Btdag will state it in his guide. your phone is locked to a different network !! , get it unlocked and root it so you can it with your network otherwise it's pointless having a phone that can't use. don't worry nothing is going to happend. just follow the guide step by step, you'll be ok , phones don't bite
[Hero, G2 Touch General] cruzler:
Yes, ok, i will try.. thanks sir..
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ramanan86:
this was by far the best guide ever....thank yo sooo much for all your hard work and sharing this with the public...MUCHHH appreicated!!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] dvfk:
goldcard needs HTC sync

One missing part of the Create gold card procedure is that it isn't enough to install the android SDK's USB drivers.

You need to have HTC syn installed too.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] cristigrigoriu:
Hello!

This is cristian,from roumania.i have a problem with my htc hero:i was playng on the phone,then he ask me now the screen code.so i thinh i have activated the lock screen code,but i don't remember the correct combination.can You help me please with this problem?what can i do now to unlock the screen?

thank You in advance for your reply!

kind regards,

cristian.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ddotpatel:
Im NOT 100% sure about this but I think you can either try to factory reset.

Or if you put the wrong pattern in 5 times it will ask you to put in your google login details to unlock. But you need to have wifi access to do this i think.

NOT SURE SO PLEASE DONT BLAME ME IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG