yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] apychan:
i want hong kong version

how to get the image link:confused:
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] one_tjc:
I'm curious to find out if the radio fixes the issues orange uk users were having with locked sim cards, can anyone confirm this?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] pulser_g2:
TeamVillain are currently making a zip of the radio image for testing :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Geochelone:
So I made myself the radio update, 63.18.55.06PU_6.35.15.14.

Download (2 mirrors)

1. http://www.mediafire.com/?mzwjao0ltlt

2. https://www.dropbox.com/s/jai3d8ayv7srd44/63.18.55.06PU_6.35.15.14.zip

YMMV. Enjoy.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Eddie1506:
Anyone has RUU link for this update?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Zane Lee:
@zbaracki: Yes and no. English (Thailand) can be selected as a locale, but there isn't any native Thai in there, although there's a CN Thai Keyboard included in this firmware.

@mgillespie: Apparently there's no FriendStream.

@apychan: Too bad, I'm not in the Hong Kong region, so I can only get the Singapore OTA update.

@Geochelone: Thank you, I'll be able to post a nandroid backup of build 3.34.707.1 later then and non-Singapore users can easily grab and flash the radio together followed by restoring the nandroid backup.

@Eddie1506: Sorry, this update is OTA only and there isn't any RUU. Also, this build number is exclusive to Singapore HTC Hero models only too.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Eddie1506:
There should be pretty soon. TW release was also OTA and HTC released RUU shortly after.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] feroz2u:
you are genius --great job thanks a lote.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] tcyeric:
don't know if this is the right place to bring this up, but then again this is 1 of the 2 threads relating to the Hero 2.1 OTA for Singapore.

I updated my phone through the official OTA

don't know if its a bug or just some weird setting that i've not seen but while surfing google's site (think its the mobile site), upon doing a search, when i want to press on the search bar to do another search, the phone would automatically zoom in. then i would have to scroll down to the bottom (or top) of the page to press on the scroll bar and carry on with my next search.

anyone able to test this out and verify this? if its a bug, would it be on google or HTC's side that would be 'at fault' on this?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Andrew Lim:
Hi, this happens to me too. I'm using MoDaCo's rooted ChungWa 2.1 ROM. Not sure if it's a bug or annoying feature.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] joannerve:
I´m new on Android. I have from a week ago an all new and unlocked HTC HERO. So, what steps should I do exactly to upgrade to 2.1 with this OTA Singapur?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] joannerve:
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I´m new on Android. I have from a week ago an all new and unlocked HTC HERO. So, what steps should I do exactly to upgrade to 2.1 with this OTA Singapur?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] godovic:
Can anyone confirm that nandroid backup is working with all hardware - software etc etc? tnx
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Kayshart:
Hi, can anyone tell me how to force the OTA update?

I've searched and done the following:

1) Set date forward by one year.

2) Restart phone.

3) Connected to HTC Sync

But still no prompt.

I bought the phone from Singtel if that helps.

Help please.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] tcyeric:
well setting your year forward should do the trick, just gotta be patient i think.

question is whether you have flashed your phone etc?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Kayshart:
Nope. I have not rooted/flashed my phone at all. Unless SingTel done something with it b4 handing it to me..

After posting that I decided to try changing the date of my phone from 1st all the way to 31st July 2011 one by one, waiting 30s between each change. No prompt..

From what I read the prompt should come within 5s?

I guess I shall try leaving my phone at yr 2011 for a whole day.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] skylite:
Hi all,

I am currently on 2.73.405.5 RUU. My hero was originally 2.73.707.9.

I wish to restore to stock firmware 2.1, stock recovery, w/o any custom bootloader etc. Are these steps correct?

1) Install Amon Ra's Custom Recovery Image.

2) Restore to 1.5 using the nandroid link provided by Zane.

3) Flash to ota1 update to avoid the verification failure.

4) Accept ota2 when the prompt comes up.

I am pretty new to this so I appreciate some help.

Thanks =)

Edit: I have having problem with ota1 update as well even through the zip format. Anyone have the 2.73.707.9 recovery-backup.img? I accidently deleted mine when I rooted sometime ago by formatting my SD card =(
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] azkaban3000:
Downgraded to SEA ROM, have been waiting for 1 hour but nothing happen :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Zane Lee:
Download the official, unedited OTA files from the first post. The ones from HTC, rename to update.zip, put in sdcard root, turn off phone, boot into recovery by pressing home and power button at the same time. From there, flash zip.

You should do it for OTA1 first, followed by OTA2. I'm not sure why your OTA won't work, probably you didn't set up a Google Account? This is the manual update method. You have the stock recovery, it should work and get you to 2.1.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Zane Lee:
Well, I don't understand why you would want to restore to stock recovery. You can still get Singapore 2.1 without restoring. You can use my nandroid backup together with the new radio, or if you want to flash OTAs...

Step 1 and 2 are correct, but Step 3 and 4 change to:

3) Flash modified/recovery.img removed OTA1.

4) Flash modified/recovery.img removed OTA2.

Do note that you can also flash the OTA2 official if you want to, but you'll lose the recovery. The reason why you can't flash official OTA1 is because you're on custom recovery. There's no need to lose your custom recovery at all to get to the official 2.1 update. Keep your custom recovery, so at least you have other alternatives in future like installing custom rom if you ever find that being stuck with the official one without root sucks.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] blue_algae:
a little off topic, it seems that after upgrading to 2.1, I can no longer calibrate my keyboard. the option is no longer in its usual menu. :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] skylite:
Hi Zane, thanks for the reply. The reason why I wanted to flash back to stock recovery as well is because my phone is still relatively new. Will having a custom recovery affect my warranty?

Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] walkinhotdog:
Hey, I need help getting my singapore hero to 2.1 My firmware is 2.73.707.9

For all you rooted ppl did you have to use the goldcard method?

What steps do i follow if i want to flash to the official 2.1? I also want to update my radio, is that possible without root? And will flashing to the official 2.1 make me unable to root later on?

Thanks in advance
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Kayshart:
Thank you!

I do have a google account though.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Zane Lee:
Hardware issues: No.

Software issues: Yes.

My suggestion is that when you need to send for repair, PM me or post in this thread and I'll help you get back to stock recovery. But you'll hardly ever need to send in the phone for repair, I've been having it since last September and dropped the phone numerous time but it's still perfectly fine except the cosmetic side.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Zane Lee:
Are you rooted? Do you have custom recovery?

And no, I was on 2.73.707.9 when I installed my custom recovery. I didn't have to use the goldcard method, only FlashRec.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Zane Lee:
Then perhaps you're not on build 2.73.707.9? This is the stock Singapore 1.5. Your handset could be an imported set, hence unable to receive the Singapore OTA.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] skylite:
All right thanks, I will try flashing the ota w/o recovery.img later
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Kayshart:
Yes I am.

Under build number mine says: 2.73.707.9 146733 CL#62020 release-keys

And I got my phone from Singtel. Shouldn't be an imported set.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Zane Lee:
Hmm, then I have no idea why you didn't get the OTA notification, but follow my manual update steps, it should be fine. But if you want root, better don't do it.

Use FlashRec to flash Amon_RA's recovery first, then use the modified OTAs with removed recovery.img to flash in recovery mode. It will get you to official 2.1 as well.

By the way guys, I'm going to be updating the OTA2 link with root permissions soon. I need to do some testing first. It will be a clean build, but requires you to go from OTA1 (recovery.img removed) to OTA2 (rooted and recovery.img removed) from the stock 1.5 nandroid backup.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] walkinhotdog:
Hey Zane, thanks for the reply, and no im not rooted yet.

Can you help me thru the root process?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=645253&highlight=flashrec

do i just follow the first 3 steps for my hero?

http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/27/how-to-root-your-htc-hero-in-one-click/

or this one?

I just want to get the official 2.1 rom for now. Not too sure which links to use from your first post. Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Zane Lee:
Follow the above instructions to get custom recovery installed, then follow the Quick Guide in my first post. (:
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] punjabvk:
Hi i'm a totally newbie to most of this stuff, so please forgive me.

My Hero is not rooted, at least not to my knowledge.

I was trying to update my hero which has a 2.73.707.91 rom. I bought the phone online and live in the US so I don't think i'm going to get the OTA update.

I followed the instructions (many times over) however when i choose the option of flashing sdcard/update.zip it fails and tells me that "Finding update package. Opening update package. Can't open sdcard/update.zip. No such file or directory."

I've been dying for this update, someone please help!

EDIT:

Ok, so apparently instead of renaming the Zip file "update.zip" just rename "update" and it resolves the issue. In case anyone else had a similar issue.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] nsit.anurag:
Thanks in Advance

First of all thanks to all of you for keeping htc hero rocking.

My query is that I am not able to receive any OTA notification from HTC.

tried future date method also.

I am currently back in India, purchased HTC Hero from a dealer in Yishun, Singapore last year (without contract).

Build Number is 2.73.707.9 146733 CL#62020 release-keys

Kernel Version is 2.6.27-44690c1a

SDoftware Version is 1.0.0.A6288

Baseband Version os 63.18.55.06EU_6.35.06.18

Firmware Version is 1.5

I installed an App "ROM Manager" from market.

Under that one option was there that "Check for ROM updates"

It was displaying that "Your ROM is not set up to receive OTA Updates. Please contact the ROM developer."

Please tell what is the issue with my phone that it is not able to get OTA updates.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] walkinhotdog:
Hey Zane, I got my custom recovery installed with no problems. Thanks. Now im going to follow your quick guide. When you say "2. Put the zip file in root of sdcard without unzipping" what do you mean by root. Do i create a folder named root and put that zip file in there?

And at what point will i be rooted?

Does the eclair nandroid allow the phone to be rooted later on, since its the official update? (dont know if the devs got rid of that thing that prevents root)

And lastly, if anything goes wrong, what do i do? lol.

Thanks so much for helping me
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Andrew Lim:
@walkinhotdog: The root directory is the top directory of the sdcard. You don't need to create a directory named 'root'.

And no, you will not get a rooted ROM just by copying this file. The ROM needs to be a rooted version and it has to be flashed using your custom recovery.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] walkinhotdog:
Yea i know its not a rooted ROM, just wondering if the phone will be rooted or not, and whether itll be possible to get root after i follow all those steps.

By the way is the radio compatible for me since im in the USA, i read that their not region specific but jus to make sure. Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Andrew Lim:
@walkinhotdog: If the ROM is not rooted, you won't get root. From what I see in the first post made Zane Lee, he has not uploaded any rooted ROMs.

But as long as you have the custom recovery image installed, you can flash a rooted ROM later.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] walkinhotdog:
Oh ok. Thanks for the clarification Andrew
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ckoan:
After OTA part 2

Hi Guys!

I am really stuck here with the official 2.1 rom, cant root cant bootloader (home+Power)!!

Currently me firware version is 2.1-update1

Baseband version

63.18.55.06PU_6.35.15.14

Kernel version

2.6.29-36d5cb8d

htc-kernel@and18-2 #1

Build number

3.34.717.1 CL 194466 release-keys

Software number

3.34.707.1

I tried creating Goldcard to downgrade the version Failed!

I tried using the recovery flasher and failed as well!!

Help! Is this rom "root"able at this moment!:(:(

ThankS
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] nsit.anurag:
Any suggestions pls...
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] kelvineng2468z:
I download the Official OTA and got the error during update ..

E:No signature (219 files)

E:Verification failed

Any reason why?

If i use the Safe to Flash using Custom Recovery, would i loss anything?

No custom recovery after update? What is the difference with Official OTA?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Zane Lee:
If you upgraded to official 2.1 with the official recovery and everything else, too bad for you. There's currently no way to get root from this version. You may want to post a new thread regarding this.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Zane Lee:
Please follow this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7013875&postcount=205
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Zane Lee:
If you had read previous posts, you would realise that this has been asked over and over again. It's because official OTA packages won't work with custom recovery. I'm 100% sure you have a custom recovery installed.

The reason why you should be flashing the files under "Safe to Flash Using Custom Recovery" is because of two reasons:

1. The official recovery.img by HTC has been removed. You will be able to keep your custom recovery.

2. They have been resigned to work with custom recovery.

I'm starting to feel thirsty here, anyone want to buy me a beer?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Kayshart:
Thanks and sorry for the trouble. Haha.

Yeah I followed your manual steps and installed the official OTA. I'm not planning on rooting anytime soon.

Thanks again!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Zane Lee:
No problem, enjoy! You've also closed all possibility of rooting your phone now because FlashRec won't work on 2.1. Only goldcard methods I supposed will work, so rooting in future will be a lot of hassle, but well, since you don't mind, then it's all good. ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] walkinhotdog:
hey Zane, so after installing the recovery image, can i actually use any custom rom available? Or am i only limited to following your quick guide on the first post?

Am i alrdy rooted after installing the custom recovery image?

Will that radio on the first post be compatible for me, since im in the USA?

Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Zane Lee:
Well, as reported by other users in the first few pages, the radio works fine and is compatible for users in the USA as well. As for installing custom rom, yes, with the custom recovery, you can go on to install MoDaCo's rom or any other roms available in update.zip format.

Well, technically you're not rooted unless you have SuperUser access in your ROM, but with the custom recovery, you can easily switch between roms by flashing update.zips. And the nandroid backup function is neat because you can backup your existing ROM together with data/settings and restore them if you're unhappy with new roms. Infact, you should do a nandroid backup right now of your existing rom and if anything goes wrong with flashing of new roms, you can revert back. (:
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] MbmC:
Not sure why, but this ROM was extremely laggy and bad for the battery...

Gonna stick with a modified ROM...
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] drdksh@yahoo.com:
hero update

I have downloaded the update on my pc but I dont now how to install on hero, pleasehelp, i have followed the steps you have written but not successful

Quick Guide (for users with custom recovery):[/b]

1. Download radio 63.18.55.06PU_6.35.15.14

2. Put the zip file in root of sdcard without unzipping

3. Reboot hero into recovery (turn off, press and hold home+power)

4. Flash zip from sdcard (you should only see one zip file, flash that)

5. Download 3.34.707.1 Éclair nandroid.

6. Unzip to root of sdcard.

7. Rename /nandroid/HT99EL900273 to your phone's S/N

(you can find your phone's S/N by removing your battery)

8. Go to recovery > Backup/Restore > Nand restore

9. You're on your own! (:

Enjoy![/QUOTE]
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] walkinhotdog:
Thanks Zane, i followed your steps and im on 2.1 now. Works fine. Some cool new features. you said that i can flash any update.zip custom roms now, but what i just did was a restore by nandroid right? Was i supposed to do a wipe, cuz i didnt lol?

@MbmC it works just as well as my stock 1.5, not sure why thats happening to you

@drdksh@yahoo.com follow the steps a page or two back from here that Zane gave me, worked like a charm. Even i was able to do it xD

Oh yea, since i installed the official update from your first post, i dont have root right now, but if i flashed a custom rom later on then i will?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Zane Lee:
Don't worry about that, you don't have to wipe when restoring nandroid backup. Cause it will completely erase your current nand and flash it with the backup.

And yup, if you flash a custom rom such as MoDaCo in future, you'll have root access, allowing you to use apps like Titanium Backup etc..
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ePh432:
Here's the "Quick Rooter update" that I created and have been using it for since the release of the official HTC Hero 2.1 OTA...

These are the stuffs I included in the Update package :

- su and Superuser.apk (based on ChainDD 2.1)

- busybox 1.15.2 (extracted from Darktremor's Apps2SD package)

Within boot.img

- modified init.rc

* corrected minor error in HTC released init.rc!!! (Can U believe it? There's a typo in HTC released init.rc script!!)

* added scripting step to invoke scripts in /system/etc/init.d folder. (In preparation for Apps2SD activation)

- modified default.prop

* ro.secure=0

I didn't include Darktremor's Apps2SD yet because it went into boot-loop.. found a few things I didn't like in the scripts after quick glance through but still need some time to analyse what went wrong.

Also, the symbolic link to busybox services are also not created. Those are really easy to add once the device are rooted.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION

0) Apply HTC Hero 2.1 OTA update procedure based on Zane's instruction if you hasn't done so..

1) push HeroSG_2_1_QuickRoot-signed.zip into device's /sdcard

2) reboot into custom recovery

3) perform nandroid backup (just in case)

4) Flash zip from sdcard --> select HeroSG_2_1_QuickRoot-signed.zip

5) Reboot device and pray... (sounds scary eh?)

Also to note, I didn't use Zane's nandroid backup method. I modified HTC Official OTA files myself to exclude HTC Footprint application and widgets and some other unwanted graphics file in /system/customize/resource to make space for /system mount point.

I saw from other Custom ROM based on HTC Official 2.1 OTA update complaining Quick Rooter method fails due to insufficient space in /system mount hence the same may happen when you apply this Update zip.

Theoretically if the update fails midway, it won't cause any harm.. but of course I will never guarantee that. So, apply at your own risk.

Let me know if this works, if not, I will share my version of modified OTA that will raise the chance of this Quick Rooter update to work!

Cheers!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Zane Lee:
Hey ePh432, great work. Yes, I have attempted to root the existing OTA2 with the simple kitchen, but when I tried installing apps later on, there was a insufficient space error. Then I got too busy with school to play with it.

Thanks for the work, will try it out later today after I get home from school. I believe it's likely to give the insufficient space error. Will update you if it doesn't work so you can post the modified OTA.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ArchaosAngel:
hey zane, need help here. do you know where can i get the htc hero back cover? my dog actually chew it. so its gone. help me out mate. thanks.

p.s the cover i am talking abt is the housing cover.(back)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] eden86:
Hi Zane,

I recently rooted my Motorola dext (singapore).. And I forgot to backup the system first... So now I was trying to get back to my original firmware...

Please help me..
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] kryptonova:
I'm from Singapore. I have updated my HTC Hero in last June-July. I don't know when it got updated. Below are numbers I found under Software Information:

Firmware version: 2.1-update1

Baseband version: 63.18.55.06PU_6.35.15.14

Kernel version: 2.6.29-36d5cb8d htc-kernel@and18-2 #1

Build number: 3.34.707.1 CL194466 release-keys

Software number: 3.34.707.1

Browser version: Webkit 3.1

Is it Singapore build? I want original Singapore stock rom. (I don't mind fresh install of 2.1.)

What should I do? Shed some light, please. I'm totally lost with recovery image, radio, signing etc..

Cheers

KZ
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Manngo:
I'm just not able to upgarde

Hi Guys,

Can you please help me with the upgrade?

I'm completely stuck and run out of ideas.

This what happened:

I got an automatic notification to download and upgrade phone software.

I downloaded the upgrade than choose to install that the phone offered.

The system response:

Install from sdcard...

Finding update package...

Openng update package...

Verifying update package...

E:No signature (219 files)

E:Verification failed

Installation aborted.

I did a "Wipe data/factory reset" than tried again, with exact same result.

I reseted again than manually downloaded both pachages from this thread using the HTC link and copied to the SDcard. I tried to manually upgrade by selecting "Apply sdcard:choose.zip". I choosed file "OTA_Hero_HTC_Asia_WWE_2.73.707.91-2.73.707.9_releasemcc35cq1y8e8dg14.zip". Exact file size: 4.658.816 bytes. Same results.

This is the current status of the phone:

Model number:

HTC Hero

Firmware version:

1.5

Baseband version:

63.18.55.06EU_6.35.06.18

Kernel version:

2.6.27-44690c1a

Build number:

2.73.707.9 146733 CL#62020 release-keys

Software version:

1.0.0.A6288

I never installed any custom backup tools, never rooted and never touched anything in the system of my phone.

Please help me what do I do wrong? What do I need to do to upgrade?