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[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] harsha_aithal:
Dude can u be more clear..? Even I m using a debranded orange Hero which is running Villian ROM 10.3.2 now. Am I supposed to get the update. or Do I need to be in stock ROM..?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] azi43far:
Second Part of the update is release in Europe now, i got the message last night and updated to 2.1 now.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ticho:
Since yesterday: http://www.multiupload.com/S6N192WYF6
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] jell:
thanx ticho!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] elmoono:
Hi, my unbranded was running official generic HTC rom - hence i got the udates, your running a custom rom, i dont know if it will udpate or not, best ask villian rom users or developers that - if it did update you would become 'stock' rom. I suspect it wont update -
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Betty_Swallocks:
I'm the same.

It's my guess that the update has to be pushed out by the service provider i.e. 3UK and they generally release a modified version so we're not likely to get the update until they've got that ready.

Oh well, I've waited this long. I guess another few weeks won't hurt me.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Brakelseboer:
Here in Holland the updates arrived too.

I used SenseHero B4 but want to flash the original ROM of HTC.

I used Nandroid restore to restore to my Android 1.5 wich worked pretty well.

I received the OTA update directly after turning on the Hero (first preporation update).

Downloading goes well but when my phones reboots I've getting an error: Verification error.

Installation aborted.

Is this because of my custom boot rom? Can I go back to all the original ROM's (even bootloader) so I can install the updates for Android 2.1 for my Hero?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] mljjlm:
It's because of the custom-recovery-image.. you will have to restore the original recovery, or install the original 1.5-RUU from HTC
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] stefpaul:
Got my update in romania too. Took aproximatively 15 minute to install on the phone. And the programs that i had installed were still on the phone. After the install the phone works good, a speed increase and new functions.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Eddie1506:
Anybody has problems accessing protected apps on the market after updating to this WWE?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] willumpie82:
I did the hero of my girlfriend, works verywell.

HTC (android) does a good job when it comes to installing updates, fully automated, no computer needed, even an complete n00b would be able to update his phone

about timing; ofcource we 'tweakers' can't wait when we are teased with an update on its way.

(recently I restored the original rom (1.5) so it was able to receive the update)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Immortal_Baron:
still thinking wether to upgrade or not... currently running RaduG's sense 2.1
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] idroid84:
nandroid backup give it ago and if you don't like it go back to backup.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ltraddical:
For the people who don't want to risk losing root, but still want to run the official 2.1 update.

I've stripped down the official WWE update.zip by removing the recovery.img.

Rooted the rom and uploaded it. :)

So it's as clean as possible. (Minimum changes, only the one's mentioned above.)

The only thing you need is the stock 1.5 rom(Clean, from RUU) and a custom recovery image.

This is just my way to contribute to XDA. When not appreciated, let me know and i'll remove it. But i thought, this works for me; so why not share it?

To be able to use this update.zip, preform the following actions

(This tut will restore to Stock 1.5, add recovery image, update to pre-update and update to full 2.1)

>>(when allready running stock non-modded version of WWE 1.5, skip step 1)<<

1. Download the RUU from the HTC website( or here), and run it. Backup your files and restore your phone back to stock.

>>(If you allready have a custom recovery, skip 2-5)

2. Install flashrec from the market(?) or download from here.

3. Download amon-ra's recovery image from here.

4. Run flashrec, make a backup of the current recovery(to be sure) and enter this in the inputfield: "/sdcard/<fullnameofthe.img>".(Where <fullnameofthe.img> is the full name of the recovery's .img and without quotes!)

5. Click on flash recovery.

>>(If your stock rom allready has the 2.1 pre-update, skip step 6-12)

6. Download the file: Hero 2.1 pre-update

7. Put it in the root of your micro-sd card.

8. Boot your Hero in recovery mode by shutting down the phone, followed by holding Home(untill it's in recovery mode) and pressing power once.

9. Make a nandroid backup(!!)

11. Select 'Flash zip from sdcard'

12. Select the pre-2.1 update.zip downloaded at step 6 and press Home to confirm.

--

13. Download the file: Hero 2.1 full update + root, -recovery

14. Put it in the root of your micro-sd card.(Enable usb-ms,reboot phone or put it in your card-reader)

15. When not in recovery, boot into it according to step 8.

16. Make a nandroid backup(!!)

17. Wipe DATA + Dalvik(!!)

18. Select 'Flash zip from sdcard'

19. Select the new update.zip downloaded at step 13 and press Home to confirm.

20. Wait(a seriously long time!)

21. When indicating the Radio image is flashed, select 'reboot system now'.

The system will reboot and the Radio image will be flashed. Do NOT power off your phone! When finished, the system will boot in recovery mode.

22. When the system did not boot in recovery mode, repeat step 8.

23. Wipe DATA + Dalvik(!!)(The system previously failed to do so, so it's still filled with TEMP data, i guess)

24. Reboot phone

25. Enjoy rooted official 2.1 + root and amon ra's :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] bourch:
Can't access multiupload.com. Can you mirror them? I've already downloaded pre-update but still haven't got the rooted full update.

Thanks

Edit: A couple of minuts later, multiupload works again. Downloading...
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ltraddical:
Could you let me know how it turned out? :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] darkpedro43:
Please,

Can someone upload "tools" directory of Android 2.1 SDK directory?

Would be great to test root. Thank you!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ticho:
Can't you just get it from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html ? The tools/ dir makes up 99% of the zip size anyway.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] darkpedro43:
Yesss thanks!

But one year ago, when I got my hero, I downloaded the 1.5 SDK, and it sizes 441 Mio... :/

And I'm runnin 128K internet connexion:P
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ticho:
Since then, they stripped it down, so you need to download additional platform-specific stuff before you can start actually developing. But tools are still there. :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] bunt83:
Hi Guys,

My friends hero is stock 1.5 unrooted, and I'm trying to force the OTA.

Any advice?

I've read through the thread and changing the date doesn't seem to work (it keeps defaulting back to today's date, even though I've unchecked the 'use automatic' setting)

It's a UK unbranded Hero.

Thanks,
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] idroid84:
Date does work if it's an unbranded phone. Put it two months forward. If that doesn't work flash with;

RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.5_WWE_release_signed_NoD river.exe

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=559622
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] aleks07:
2.1 in Canada

Hi,

Did anyone hear when an official update will come to Telus Heros in Canada? I have a custom ROM, so it's unlikely that I'll get a notification, but I'd love to get the latest radio specific to Canada.

Also, if anyone tried European ROM's radio in Canada, please leave feedback (battery life, signal, 3G).

Thanks!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] bunt83:
Cheers Andrew,

I'll give that a go and see what happens...
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] bunt83:
That did the trick!

Cheers mate. :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] khizar79:
The date trick works or changing the Rom ?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] :
t-mobile mid-july

support_t-mobile_co_uk/discussions/index?page=forums&topic=8010382aef5d7601298628adf0007d82

"Once you’ve updated your phone with the maintenance update, you’ll be ready to get the 2nd update. We expect this to rollout in mid-July and this will update your phone to Android 2.1 - Éclair. Again, before you install this update you should make sure you have all your personal data backed up."
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] blurio:
How can i do this? For some reason i am not able to install the RUUs, i tried like 3 different. Generic and branded ones. Always Error 170 USB not found.

I had the stock ROM, Version 1.76 or something. Now i downloaded an update.zip for version 2.7 something from Paul's site. Now i get the pop-up, download update, i click ok, phone reboots, aborted from RA Recovery.

How can i install the stock recovery?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] joannerve:
Wow, after upgrading the web browser contains Flash Player 10. I can see flash videos
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] idroid84:
Your welcome.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] jkmoogle:
Well I can't say the upgrade was hassle free. More niggles than problems though, mostly the fact that for some reason, my facebook contacts wouldn't re-sync to my phone after the upgrade, leaving a rather blank contacts list and a lot of missing contact details. Somehow, after giving up and contemplating a wipe and install, i gave it one last try and it just magically worked. Other than that, the update went well, and finally, last.fm has stopped crashing if skipping more than one song at once. Not sure why this upgrade fixed it, but it did, which is lovely! Also seems a lot smoother at most things, browser is faster, boot time is much faster, most apps run smoother. They took their time to roll this out, but at least it isn't plagued with problems!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] tigger80:
T-mobile UK users, i got the update 1 today after changeing the date 1 month forward.

No news on update 2 yet... so get the first update and wait for the 2nd one, hopefully out in a few days time
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] zekharyahu:
If someone could answer to this, it would help me alot too :) I have the same problem..
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] blurio:
i finally got the RUU working. replace the adb drivers that say something about htc dream with ones from the internet. then put your hero in fastboot. replace the fastboot drivers too. make sure it says myhtc instead of htc dream something. after doing that it worked perfectly.

i did it with the driver from the asylum. try googling htc hero adb driver.

now if only t-mobile germany would get to releasing the update already.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] kovla:
Still am not getting the second FOTA here in Belgium. Got the stock unlocked Hero with the first FOTA. Anyone else with the same experience?

P.S. Hope this is not offtopic.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] harsha_aithal:
Yes, Now its official

Now its official. Thanks for the update

And it looks like, its only for Taiwan as of now
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] xTuX:
I dont see aything even inn /tw/

but anyway.. I think it's more important when they will update this: http://developer.htc.com/

also, I don't think that they will release a 2.2 update soon - I don't even think they will do that at all

HTC, thank you very much for 2.1 (which I can't see on the support page o.O) but you're too late. the 2.1 ROMs around here are stable enough anyway
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] dangerousp:
it's on the news website.. perhaps in Taiwan it's not 4 june yet :)

Another thing:

Dutch question from AndroidHome to Mark Moons:

@markmoons Hero update zou eind vlg wk verschijnen ... is dat aannemelijk?

@markmoons Hero update should be available next week ... is that plausible?

Answer:

@AndroidHome Ja, dat is aannemelijk

@AndroidHome Yes, that's plausible
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] RushaPoiL:
Re: No Official HTC GSM Hero 2.1 Update YET (Sprint/Droid/Samsung have 2.1)

is it a full update?

There was supposed to be 2.

First for preparing to the full one supposed to be released couple of week after.

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Sent via the XDA Tapatalk App
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] bunt83:
Looking at the screenshots of the update, this is only part 1:

http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-hero-hero-modaco-com/310340/offical-2-1-ota-is-out/
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] daronk:
HTC announces Android 2.1 rollout for GSM Hero on June 4th
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] j0bro:
Bump!

The thread title needs an update as of today ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] mardurhack:
Oh my gooodd!! Xd i don't believe it!!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] klinux:
Hi guys,

It seems htc finaly decided to release 2.1 for our beloved hero

Check this for info http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] liljom:
@Jesterz

I can imagine, everybody will get the 2.1 update, and the name of the thread will change to, Still no Official 2.1 in Ethiopia :D

Why don't you remove this thread? Or just remove the stickness :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] :
is the taiwan update, like basically the exact same as what we will get? just that its not official over here yet? i.e. proper kernel and all the stuff people have been complaining about?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Jesterz:
I will remove it once the WWE release is available

WWE= World Wide English, which I take as official release, It's nice that taiwan has it, but i'm want my WWE release

and I keep the stickyness so I can delete the 20 million threads on a Development section that say the official 2.1 is out....
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Oum:
Does WWE includes all europeans languages ?... sorry for the noob question... but I am actually noob at this ^^
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] lakikaki:
Yes, it does. If you want the official ROM with more other languages than English and Chinese, you’ll have to wait. Otherwise download the recommended repack from MoDaCo http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=694786, it contains more languages (probably all of them)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] liljom:
ok, I'm just kidding (:

I love this forum, and respect to all the admins and moderators, and devs!!!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Oum:
Thanks, I was thinking about waiting for the MoDaCo's WWE repack, but maybe I'll give a try to this this one before ^^
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] 2shellbonus:
Just a heads up: russian HTC twitter account said this about a question about the HTC Hero GSM version:

текущая - Android 1.5 и планируется 2.2

translation: current - android 1.5 and 2.2 is planned.

So it may be another stupid mistake by them like with HD2 or Windows Phone 7, or it may actually mean hero will get 2.2

source: twitter com/HTC_Ru
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] RD1945:
The Hero will never be updated to 2.2

SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Hero
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] harsha_aithal:
Thats really interesting mate...
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] cauli:
We've seen semi official announcements about past updates from HTC minions, where the poorly informed employee made reference to incorrect versions, such as instructions to update to the latest 1.6 release when of course no such existed. This could be a similar instance, but at least it doesn't add weight to the no upgrade case.

Personally I reckon the decision won't have been made yet, or at least that it hadn't been when the last official statement was given, around May 20th'ish. It might just depend on how much extra work is needed, which will only be clear after they have the experience of solving this problem for their latest handsets. All meaningless speculation obviously. This assumes they'd be happy to release a 2.2 version without the hyped flash integration. I doubt we'd get flash, if only as performance would be poor, & give a bad impression of Android on HTC devices to the great unwashed. Here's hoping we get something, including a kernel, JIT & a compatible Sense at least. Hero deserves JIT.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] 2shellbonus:
Unfortunately now they confirmed - it was a mistake on their part. So no 2.2 :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] RD1945:
If there is one thing I learned it's to never trust any article about Android updates for HTC.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] etherspin:
in the current climate (million new android phones a minute) I think it would benefit HTC to have a reputation of backward compatibility and long support, it would set them apart from the pack , sense UI has ability to do this but its pretty much negated by the large delay on update to more current OS version.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] daronk:
any news about the official update?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] fallos:
i think/hope it will be on friday. Rom updates allways on friday =)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] schmiddi998:
Yeah, but next friday (18.06.)...at least for germany. But i think it's a europe version, right ?

I can't post links, but just type "htc hero" in google news and search.

Found it on www dot chip dot de

/news/HTC-Hero-Update-auf-Android-2.1-ist-da_43215030.html
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] tornado75:
today is friday... but not yet official update 2.1 :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] daronk:
probably next week :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] lilleverden:
usj... im not gonna wait anymore

well i think im just gonna buy a new phone...not HTC this time, terrible support, broken promises... anything to recommend?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] fallos:
Olny HTC! =)

or Iphone 4G =)

:eek:
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] foxm:
word! it's such a shame, i asked htc europe and htc usa on twitter for more information... no answer at all!

i would give motorola mobilephones a try, my favs at the moment!

bye
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] seshmaru:
Nexus one is the only guarantee for quick updates, also it has HTC build quality.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] lilleverden:
nexus

Yes, i might go for the next "google" delivers, ok sense looks good, but i have no need for it, and it takes looooooong before update come to the sense phones... to bad its only samsung that have the super amoled screen at the moment, they are vibrant. the thing i liked about the hero, is the size.

Well ill se how much i can get for the Hero, i have the dock as well to this one, the new phones have the micro usb.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Mag5gam:
Hello guys,

Some news from Holland!

It seems HTC tried to send an OTA update to dutch Hero owners Friday, to prepare the device for the update to 2.1. Unfortunately it didn't succeed (info from Twitter account of a HTC Regional Director Mark Moons)

They are going to try it monday and tuesday again.

The date of the update to 2.1 is not postponed by this.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ltraddical:
NEWS:

T-mobile G2(Branded version of the G2 Touch) members claimed to have an update message of the new update.

Aparently they're updating the branded version's first?

Dutch source: http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/list_message/34184036#34184036
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] lilleverden:
aaahhh

Well, these tidbits of information is so frustrating. the update is so close but feel so so far away. Ill sell my phone if nothing happens within end of friday
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] gtsek:
Greek is finally out

Hi guys, it seems that Greek OTA is finally out!!!

Update – HTC Hero Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) update

In our commitment to providing you with the best user experience, we are pushing out a new firmware update to your HTC Hero. Your phone will receive a notification of this update when it is made available. Simply press OK to accept the update via a data connection such as Wi-Fi or GPRS/3G. After installing the update, you can confirm a successful update by confirming the Software Number (From the Home Screen go to MENU> Settings> About Phone> Build number). The new Build number after the update will be 2.73.405.93; 2.73.405.94 (Nordic) & 2.73.405.95 (Greece/ Ireland). Update Information: Firmware over-the-air (FOTA) client update & YouTube player Update
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ilredelniente:
yes it's out, also in the italian and european htc support web site.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ltraddical:
Translation:

I have an unbranded Hero (won via HTC in july 2009).

I changed the date a month in advance which triggered the update imediately!

Good luck guys!

Source: http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/list_messages/1408302/last

EDIT: Now official @ Dutch HTC support!

Source: http://www.htc.com/nl/support.aspx

It is reported as the preperation update towards 2.1.

The FOTA client-update and Youtube player is updated.

Adb logcat:

D/ConfirmActivity( 473): Prepare PendingIntent(android.server.checkin.FOTA_UPDATE) : URI=http://liveimage.htc.com/OTA_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.93-2.73.405.5_release7sd65upagwzkrpms.zip : Extras=Bundle[{name=android.server.HTCcheckin.CHECKIN, timeoutSeconds=120, backup_uri_string=http://liveimage.htc.com/OTA_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.93-2.73.405.5_release7sd65upagwzkrpms.zip, promptSize=4.35 MB, promptVersion=Systeem update beschikbaar (Grootte: 4.37 MB). Vanwege de grootte van deze update, raden wij het gebruik van gratis Wi-Fi of een onbeperkt data bundel voor deze update aan. Zo niet, kunnen er extra kosten door uw provider van toepassing zijn. Voor vragen kunt u gaan naar http://www.htc.com/www/CA_Hotline.aspx.,
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] daronk:
someone has already received the notification?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] morrlock:
yes, I have! Changed the date (year to 2011) and got the notification imediately.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] morrlock:
But this isn't 2.1...

Firmware version 1.5

Baseband 63.18.55.06EU_6.35.06.18
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Jesterz:
can somebody do a logcat on the update so we can grab the URL for the update ?

thx
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ltraddical:
Read my post, :)

edit to quote myself:
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Jesterz:
thanks, just got the update myself

http://liveimage.htc.com/OTA_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.93-2.73.405.5_release7sd65upagwzkrpms.zip
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] liljom:
hmmm... I can not be part of this wonder (OTA) as I'm using the thai 2.1 already.

Let me ask, should people update to the official 2.1, or is it better to wait a rooted one?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] cthulhu501:
it's better to wait...^^
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] rogershroed1991:
So this isn't a 2.1 rom and it's exactly the same as the 1.5 that the phone already has?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] lilleverden:
nordic

Its on the nordic support site (fota info) but have not gptten any notification, the link is to the ......93, do any se the .....94...zip file?, howto install it?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Walto:
so if there are comming 3-4 releases from HTC (regional) i hope devs root them all.. i'd like to have fully finnish translated 2.1 hero finally.. kinda jelous to my co-worker who has htc desire

E: And hopefully we get full market too. Here in Finland we almost have to use pirated versions of softwares cos it's easier to use dedicated forums etc to get navigation softwares and others. Only free apps on market.. :/
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] makerber:
It is 1.5 with some minor changes, the "most" visible one is the change in the settings dialog (update is no longer under "Security" rather than "About Phone"). Nothing to be exited about, unless you are a Youtube heavy user. :-)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] mljjlm:
Well.. still able to root after installing 1. update... - but my recovery turned back to standard (after a standard reboot, the recovery was installed after the update? :S)