yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Hero, G2 Touch General] drspikes:
I formatted the SD card ie non-gold card version and repeated the RUU and got the same message so I'm assuming the goldcard didn't work. Sigh... not to back up my 16Gb card...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Detol Loki:
So i got a SD card another member recommended as working as a gold card = no go.

This is getting beyond a joke now. Nobody has information on what the actual

credentials are for a card to be use able? I've spent too much money on this crap

I think I'll just sell this ****.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] drspikes:
So I tried my 16Gb card but that didn't work either.

I don't think I'm that unlucky to get two cards which won't work as Goldcards and am very confident I have followed the instructions correctly.

The only thing I can think of is that as my phone was returned from being fixed only two weeks ago, they may have patched the kernal so even Goldcard will not work. Sigh, I might just have to wait for T-mo to pull their finger out with the 2.1 upgrade.

For what it's worth, Kernel version:

2.6.27-0078c992

Build : 2.73.110.26

Software version: 1.0.0.A6288
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Detol Loki:
Kernel Version:

2.6.27-0078c992

htc-kernel@and18-2 #821

Build Number:

2.73.110.26 cl#69351

Software Version

1.0.0.A6288

Bought and last updated in December 2009

Anyone with the same build etc that was able to gold card?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] drspikes:
Thanks for this info.

Looks like it's the same. No-one with a goldcard in south london wants a little visit from me and my Hero ?!? :-)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] akuma24:
Chaps, I tried 3 times and on my fourth attempt I was successful, I used a 8GB Scandisk Card which worked. I gave up twice but eventually got lucky and it worked so I understand your frustration

It maybe worth uninstalling and re-installing your drivers, or you can try this:

USBDeview >> http://download.cnet.com/USBDeview/3000-2094_4-10614190.html, download and install

Whilst the phone is plugged in, open USB Deview, find all the htc drivers and delete them, after deleting them, disconnect your phone and plug it back in, drivers should re-install,

Try again with a different USB port on your machine, let me know how you get on
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ddotpatel:
For the guys having problems with goldcards,....

Once you have made the changes to the SD, saved and closed the HEX editor,... re-open it again to make sure the changes have actually saved.

...... Alternatively,... Check to see if there are any differences in the tutorial from this thread, compared to the one here ---> [Guide] Newbie Guide to Install a Custom Rom [Updated 14/04]

Hope something there helps.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ddotpatel:
Maybe OS may be an issue,... Mine failed on Win7 64bit but worked 1st time with an XP machine.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] drspikes:
Complete success!

Seems it was a problem with Win 7 (32-bit).

Worked first time in Vista with the stock 2gb card already created using Win 7 earlier.

Happily now enjoying a custom 2.1 Rom!

Angry yet again with M$.

So pleased I've moved to Ubuntu as my main OS.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] TheReverend210:
I managed to get my goldcard work first time round, fortunately. I used a SanDisk 2Gb card, but curiously, I realised afterwards I forgot to format it, I still had all the hidden linux files (starting with a .) on it

I think all T-mobile branded hero's use the same firmware initially.

Also, I couldn't get the USB to work on Win7, had to go onto XP.

Finally, a guy at my work had the same problem, not being able to goldcard his Hero, I suggested to him, when he goes into the hex editor, include all off the offsets, like when you get down to 170, highlight all the way down to the right of that line.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ddotpatel:
Wahey!! Glad your sorted now.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] j_simon208:
I wasnt able to use either of my Win7 (32 or 64) to do this, but behold my daughters Netbook with XP was the winner!!! worked perfect..now...whats the best rom currently?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ddotpatel:
I highly recomend MCR3.2 (MoDaCo Custom ROM for GSM Hero) ,... Fast, stable,.... No complaints at all. I flashed this on the 1st day i got my HERO,... Now waiting for a stable Android 2.1 release,... Probably MCR4.0.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] akuma24:
I have to agree, modaco 3.2 is fantastic, even when memory is running low its still quick, Paul has done an excellent job, flashed the hero with modaco 3.2 as soon as it was rooted, havent tried anything else yet
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ddotpatel:
Definately,.... Has been just over 6 week with my Hero now and haven't felt the need to even try another ROM.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] maladaptiveone:
Thank You So much !

Have been lurking the forums for a while and have been considering rooting for some time.

Followed your guide and the process worked first time.

Used the Micro SD card that came with the phone and a lappy running XP and the process was without issue.

Since the Upgrade the phone has been transformed ! It is much smoother, it seems to hang on to a signal better including a 3G connection.

The phone no longer seems to have regular pauses in particular when texting

Again Thank you for your guide

Si
[Hero, G2 Touch General] akuma24:
Happy to help, glad it worked for you :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] butterdori:
So is windows 7 the problem then?

I'm also Win 7 32 bit, and I'm keep getting the USB 170 error.....

Hmm..I don't have an XP machine..I'll just have to use VMWare..

I'll let you know how it goes
[Hero, G2 Touch General] akuma24:
Hi, the following may help you if you dont have XP, seems the issue is driver related:

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1039
[Hero, G2 Touch General] butterdori:
Well, the drivers seems to be working fine as the HTC Sync recognises the phone every time

Also, the RUU for my 3 branded hero works with no usb 170 errors

It's just when I'm trying to install the generic RUU with the gold card..
[Hero, G2 Touch General] butterdori:
Indeed it was Windows 7..

How stupid was that?

I wonder what exactly the problem was..

I managed to downgrade to 2.73.405.5 from the 3UK firmware using VMPlayer and an installation of Windows XP SP3
[Hero, G2 Touch General] akuma24:
Glad it worked for you mate
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Rubble_2000:
Thanks man, worked like a dream
[Hero, G2 Touch General] fallendevil:
Rom Update

Thanks for the TUT - worked a treat once i got on XP - forget windows 7 32 or 64 bit i tried em both and had nothing past the scateboarders.

Thanks for an excellent walk through

Is this the latest update for the hero? is firmware v2 or + available to install?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] akuma24:
Friend, I recommend you try Cronos by Feeyo,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=684654
[Hero, G2 Touch General] realist77:
Many thanks for that guide mate it was excellent and very easily written and very detailed. I will refer this link if I see anyone else with the same issue.

However, I have just flashed the cronos 1.5 image and am running it now but could not partition the sd card as was suggested to do before flashing. I tried to use the guide suggested in your post and managed to make the first partition ext2 with 1024 MB and the 2nd partition fat32 for the rest of the card. But then when I put the ROM image on the card and rebooted into recovery mode in order to flash the cronos ROM, the recovery mode could not find the ZIP file on the card so I had to format the card and remove all partitions and them I put the cronos ROM file on the empty card and rebootted into recovery and flashed the cronos ROM successfully.

But for some reason it does not automatically update my time and date any more even though I have set it up to update automatically and does not find my current location any more?

What benefits do I get by partitioning the card and how do I do this? Also the phone

Also, I just formatted the sd card but when I boot up using the home and power buttons it still boots up into the RA 1.5.2 recovery image so this means the phone is still rooted right, but how does it do this when there is nothing on the sd card or phone? Even if I take out the card can I still get root access by going into recovery mode?

Also is the 1.5.2 recovery the best one or is there a better one out there? If so how do I upgrade the root recovery image?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] akuma24:
Hi Mate, glad you have root access, ok apps2d is a bit of a pain in the ass to get setup. I was using Cronos 1.4.1 and apps2sd worked perfect, upgraded to 1.5 and I dont think its working as it should (looking in to that at the moment)

Anyway, my current partition is (8GB sd card)

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags

1 32.3kB 7658MB 7658MB primary fat32 lba

2 7658MB 8169MB 511MB primary ext2

Recovery 1.5.2 I found worked for me, there is a new version for GSM users only:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=561124

The auto update date\time, I have the same issue but it doesnt really bother me seeing as the hours only change twice a year (in England anyway).

When you copy the ROM on to the sd card, make sure it is name Update.zip

Let me know how you get on :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] hatim:
I too was having the Error 170 and 171. The solution is very simple. While your hero is plugged in, go to the device manager. On android devices click ADB/My hero. Go to install new driver. Go to select from list. There will be two options, click HTC Hero. Now you will not get the 170 error.

Next, while the bootloader has been loaded on the hero, and you get error 171, Repeat the steps above and select HTC Hero. Run the RUU again and it should work.

The problem is that there are 2 versions of drivers for the Hero, one being from Android and the other from HTC. You need to make sure you have the HTC version installed in both instances; while the phone is running, and while the bootloader has been loaded.

Sorry if the guide is not 100% exact. I don't have a Win7 PC at my disposal currently.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] realist77:
But what benefits do I get from partitioning the card?????

At the moment my card is not partitioned but has a lot of different folders in it which have been automatically created?????

Also I have just upgraded to the new official 2.1. firmware and it seems like the best one so ill leave that on. I'm just wondering if its worth me partitioning the drive and if so how I can put on Apps2SD on this version.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] akuma24:
im not sure if you can root the phone now that you have the official 2.1 version, partioning the sd card lets you move the apps of the phone memory and on to your sd card freeing up internal memory, at the moment I have 156MB free internal memory using apps2sd....

from experience I find if it dips below 70mb internal memory free the phone lags, thats just my experience though !
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Ampicillin:
However i Can't understand this part :-

I can open site but what to fill there ? and where to fill on that site ? :confused:

What if i skip Goldcard Method & go stright the Downgrade to an older ROM ? Because My

i cant use Flashrc to flash Amon_RA Recovery

But i have root successfully. i can install Titanium Back up or other root Apps ..

Also what if i installed RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.5_WWE_..exe without doing Goldcard ... i can install Flashrc & can flash Amon_RA Or not ?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Ampicillin:
Also bro there is new

should i download this one ? instead of old one

On this forum have Official HTC Hero RUU ROM + Radio Links SEA (South east Asia ) - RUU_Hero_HTC_Asia_SEA_WWE_2.73.728.5_release_signe d_NoDriver.exe

I am from South east Asia but i dont want to use this one .. i want to have WWE Can i install

WWE - RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.66_WWE_test_signed_NoDri ver.exe
[Hero, G2 Touch General] akuma24:
if you already have root access on your phone, just do a nandroid backup andflash any ROM you like, if you switch of your phone, once shutdown press the HOME + POWER button what happens?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Ampicillin:
How can i have recovery option without flashing Amon_RA Recovery ...:confused: :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Ampicillin:
i tried :-) and it says Android system recovery utility

use trackball to highlight:

click to select.

reboot system now

apply sdcard:update.zip

wipe data/factory reset

wipe cache partition

back up ROM to SD Card

restore ROM from SD Card

But i don't get any name under the screen like RA-hero-v1.6.2 recovery .. because i didn't flash it .. So, what should i do ?

Also no nandroid back up or nothing ..!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Ampicillin:
@ Brother akuma24 -

what if i want to update Build number :- because i am having the old one .. can i run RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.66_WWE_test_signed_NoDri ver.exe Now ?

i have installed Htc Sync..
[Hero, G2 Touch General] akuma24:
follow this guide

http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/27/how-to-root-your-htc-hero-in-one-click/
[Hero, G2 Touch General] k28:
does anyone have a backup of the recovery image (i.e. the file you backed up using flashrec)?

I've lost mine, and I need to downgrade...so if you're about to root, I'd really appreciate if you could make a backup and post it here!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Ampicillin:
woah you made my day bro :D

its works i flashed recovery-RA-hero-v1.6.2-blue.img

& can get Amon_RA Recovery :)

i was trying to flash it with flashrec-1.1.3.apk but that didn't work So, like unlocker said i installed flashrec-1.1.2.apk & guess what it worked :D

Now i don't have to upgrade my Build number or no Goldcard. :)

Thanks A Lot ... Thanks Thanks Soooooo Muchhhhh
[Hero, G2 Touch General] akuma24:
Glad it worked for ya :D
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domenukk:
The title says it all... I need to change that boot.rc script... and maybe replace the kernel.

Do I need windows for that?

somebody said something about cygwin... or anything...

Will that do the trick? and how?

Or can I use the shell on my phone for unpacking and creating boot.img files? (via adb for example)

Thanks in advance :)
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] looktall:
check out the link in my sig.

it's a kitchen that can be run in windows under cygwin.

it allows you to extract the kernel from your rom and repack it, among other things.

not sure if that's quite what you need, but it might be worth looking at.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nick325i:
I got a Wii the other day and was playing around trying to get the Wifi tether from my hero to hookup.

I got it to find the network but when it went to test connection it never actually connected to my phone. I have all the security settings off on my hero wireless network so its %100 open.

Can anyone confirm this doesn't work or help me get this operational ?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kcarpenter:
I can confirm this doesn't work.

Wii software will only connect to an Infrastructure network, no Ad-Hocs...which is wii-tarded.:mad:
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jakejm79:
You could try connecting you computer to wifi tether and then sharing the internet connection with the Wii, you would probably need to share the connection to a router and then have the Wii connect to a router.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kcarpenter:
This is possible, but I can say I have never got it to work.

The other theory is that if you have a Tomato router (you probably don't) you might be able to repeat the signal through it as a standard network. Someone on XDA tried this for me and couldn't get it to work. I have a router I could load the firmware on, just don't have the time to play with it. I took the post for what is was worth and haven't had my Wii online in about 4 months
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illogic6:
I lol'd.

ten chars
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kcarpenter:
I couldn't help my self :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nick325i:
That sucks...
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jakejm79:
Maybe later tonight I will give a go at getting my DD-WRT flashed Linksys to connect to the phone and then broadcast an infrastructure signal to the Wii, I believe it should be possible.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingakuma:
you will have to usb tether your phone to your pc and use internet sharing on and connect to your router for it to work properly...

Honestly the speeds are mediocre at best
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcnice20:
dude i just got a cheap linksys router like the 30 buck one and didnt set it up or anything i just immidieatly plugged it up put the ethernet cable in the modem slot and other end into computer and it connected to my psp and my wii just fine
[Hero CDMA General] jumaaneface:
i was flashing a rom waay to late last night and i fell asleep while my fone was still in recovery and it died by the time i woke up. now it wont turn on. wat can i do? is it bricked?:confused:
[Hero CDMA General] Kcarpenter:
When you plug it in for a few minutes and try to boot does it do anything?

Have you tried holding Home and Back while powering on? This will get you into a screen to clear data which helps some people if there stuff won't boot.
[Hero CDMA General] jumaaneface:
yeah it wont boot at all. and the charging light wont come on. ive seen mentioning of it in the moto droid forums where it takes forever to finally charge or corrupting file systems etc....this is not good. flashing roms while sleep is badddd
[Hero CDMA General] Kcarpenter:
I've seen a few people on here mention that it can take a long time to get enough power back to boot, I have seen it take as much as 10 minutes on mine.

I would plug it in and walk away for a good half hour. Then try again. if that doesn't work I would want to see about switching batteries with someone to see if theirs has enough power to boot you up.

Do you have TEP? Maybe a little too late if you don't LOL
[Hero CDMA General] CarbonKang:
Yeah trade batterys with a friend... Heros seem to mess up when it dies in recovery. Your not bricked, you just need to get the phone to boot up.. Do the waiting charge thing as stated if that doesnt work, try another cord, if that doesnt work, try another battery... The last one is sure to work. - Devin
[Hero CDMA General] jumaaneface:
thank u all. swapped batteries and it booted up fine. i was worried there for a while ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] SomeYoungGuy:
hi, i switched over from a Blue Angel then to an Opal (which broke c/o a big bamboo spear) to an MDA.

which ROM here uses a virtual phonepad like the HTC Touch series use?

i searched for some here, but they all have this bar on top that forms words (kinda like a T9 that can't be removed, even though its off) whenever you tap a key, not like the regular one (i remember on my Opal) where you tap a key and it inputs it (something like a Nokia's keypad scheme or other brand's candy bar phone keypad scheme)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] + Que PPC:
mmm there are many virtual keyboards like Swype... or EZinput... or resco or... try to search and tell us wich one was that ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] SomeYoungGuy:
i found what i was looking for :D

the opal phonepad one
[Touch 3G General] modchip:
Anyone have an idea why my touch 3G disconects wireless lan when I block him? I use portsip app to receive and make professional calls at job, but when I block the phone wireless lan disconects and my extensions go to offline status.

Probably I must have to configure wireless interface card to never disconect but ive already search on menus and i didn't found any option...:(

If anyone know how to solve this problem, please help me because this is the only way to call me at job, tanks.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Hobby-Student:
Hey guys,

I was searching hours and had no luck. I've found many tools in the WinMobile section, but none of them works with the android .nbh.

This is the original ROM provided by HTC: RUU_Sapphire_Vodafone_GER_1.91.162.1_DRC92_signed_NoDriver.exe

I extracted this .exe and now have the inside "rom.nbh" and some other files. The rom.nbh is about 100MB. Now I can't get it to extract. Using "NBInfo.exe" tells me, that there is no valid bootsector. Every other program crashes while trying to extract...

Can someone please tell me, how to get this thing extracted? (I know, that exactly this rom is already rooted and outside, but only in english; and no, I don't want to flash the .exe, because of the "perfect SPL" it brings)

kind regards

Chris
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] 5[Strogino]:
Hmmm... You have searched hours and had no luck.

But solution was near)))

Unpacking nbh image: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=640046
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Hobby-Student:
Thanks for your reply... Unfortunately... doesn't work...

I tried nearly every tool, downloaded the RUU twice, googled around... But nothing. Perhaps the structure of the nbh has changed?!

As I said, the NBInfo.exe throws "no valid boot sector", rommaster.exe tells me that endaddress is scmaller than startaddress...

this is really crazy :(

Hope someone can help a bit
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] thunder80:
Ho rotto il mio diamond, mi è cascato per le scale.... lo schermo non si è fatto niente, ma non si accende... aperto ho trovato che si era staccato un cavetto inerno, il coassiale che collega il GPS e nello sfilarlo mi si è rotto !!!!! Sapete dove posso trovarne un altro? E' un cavetto della MURATA.....

I broke my diamond, I fell down the stairs .... the screen has not done anything, but will not turn ... open I found that a cable had become detached indoor placid, the coax connecting the GPS and remove it in me broke !!!!! You know where I can find another one? IS a MURATA CAble...

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
[Nexus One General] tonnic:
is it normal that my touchscreen goes nuts sometimes? I find that sometimes (usually at night or first thing in the morning) my touchscreen on my n1 is inaccurate. I'll touch in the middle of the screen and it will click on something on the bottom of the screen. if I reboot my phone, the phone works great again.
[Nexus One General] h2opoloplyr_11:
yes its normal, its been posted here that even stock rom will get that problem now and then. Although mine has been random, not at a certain time.

Google is working on a software fix for it, and cyanogen 5053 (for my experience) has cut that problem to a minimum. I think ive experienced that problem 2 times since flashing. So a span of 3 weeks it happend twice. So i say its been pretty good.

And you dont need to reboot, just turn off the screen and turn it back on. Last i had a problem, i did that and it worked.

So as soon google fixes it im sure this board will be flooded with threads about it. And the devs are fast enough to implement it to their ROMS! :)
[Nexus One General] Clarkster:
Are you holding it differently at those times? You mentioned at night or in the morning. Are you still in bed? I find I sometimes grip the phone is a way that my hand touches the edges of the screen. That throws off the touches and I've noticed it jumping down to a different icon at times. Just make sure your hand doesn't wrap around to the front of the screen.
[Nexus One General] dalingrin:
My nexus one touchscreen will go nuts at times too. Locking the phone and unlocking does fix it though. I'm also 100% positive it has nothing to do with erroneous input from the way I'm holding it.
[Nexus One General] tonnic:
ya I was making sure that I wasn't holding it weird. hopefully Google makes a fix : )
[Nexus One General] tonnic:
p.s. thanks for the tip on turning off the screen rather than rebooting the device.
[Nexus One General] modidlee:
mine does this too but it seems that if I just put it to sleep and wipe it off it's back to normal

Sent from my HTC Dream G1 using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Nexus One General] corneliusm:
Mine too does this w/ cyanogen 5053. sometimes it's so bad that i cannot even unlock the phone. I never noticed it this bad before on stock... but then again i only used stock for about two weeks before i rooted it.

Sent from my Nexus One using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Nexus One General] onroids:
I'm on a non modded phone and I get it every once in a while. Hit the power button and all is well.