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[Hero CDMA Android Development] toastcfh:
This enables all the things any device developer would need to flash and test build and kernels. Fastboot is probably the most useful tool in a Eng spl. This is in fact root and as long as u have it on the device u have absolute control over it. As much control as a htc developer has. This is in fact from HTC so it is 100% safe to flash and use. That said dumb choices will get u dumb results. So don't flash this just because. Its for development purposes only. Its not going to make ur heroC faster or amazing. Its a utility for development and nothing more. I've had this for a while and chose not to release it to protect the source in which it came from. For those who work on kernels this is the ultimate utility. Enjoy guys ;)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mrinehart93:
Thanks Toast! You and Darch, as well as the rest of the devs, are awesome!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ipfreelytech:
See my attatched zip. It contains the untouched hboot 1.47

if you were intending to go back on the splash screen i can supply that too.

Drop this on your sdcard and go into hboot to flash (volume down while powering on)

I haven't tested this but I don't see why it wouldn't work since its the same method the ruu used to install it in the first place. the android-info.txt is from the ACG update so it may or may not work for sprint, since your running an s-off hboot i would think the cid wouldn't matter....
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mquinn24:
It works. Thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Big-O-Devil:
will try it out...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] thewarlocke:
Weird Reboot

I flashed this and every time my phone got to the vanilla lockscreen, it would reboot to splash after about 5 seconds (did this 4 times). I finally booted into fastboot and then after a reboot everything worked. Is there a reason it did this? Thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rulyskull:
all i have to say is thanks darch for all your hard work :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chromiumleaf:
Same thing for theming? Could you test out new apk's you've themed in fastboot without having to fully flash them in an update.zip into your ROM?

If so, how would I go about doing that? Would I put the modded apk's into a nandroided system.img file then just flash that back via fastboot? And this would just be a one-time temporary flash without actually doing it permanently on the phone? Or does it not work this way?

I'm not a big coder so I don't completely understand all the details of this yet (even after reading this whole thread and several other threads in other places). I have flashed custom splash images so I do know at least a little about this tool, but want to know more if it could be useful in theming. It would be nice to test out stuff I've modded without having to nandroid and fully flash it all the time, then nandroid back if it's not right, etc., etc.

Thanks for your replies and sorry if these are silly questions.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ipfreelytech:
From what I can tell about fastboot the only thing that's session based is the kernel and maybe boot image, everything else actually flashes into the partitions. If you type fastboot you can get a list of commands.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chromiumleaf:
So based on this, to go back to my question...

If I switched themed/modded apk's into my nandroided system.img file, then flash this new system.img file through fastboot, it will be a PERMANENT flash and not just a temporary, one-session flash of a system.img for testing? Am I understanding your response correctly?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ipfreelytech:
I have not tested this so please don't take my word as final, but I think that would be the case, the flashed bits have to go somewhere and seeing as how you are specifying a partition and flashing bits in it makes sense that's where they would be written to.

for the kernel/ramdisk that can be session based because as the name implies its a ramdisk...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chromiumleaf:
Thanks, makes sense, just wanted to get a better understanding of it before trying it out this way.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zachslavin:
I am on HBOOT 1.47 and had unrevoked flashed, but I couldn't get this eng spl to flash. It would say that it worked but my hboot would still show 1.47. So now I have turned S-ON and retried this eng spl but still no luck, it still says 1.47 & fastboot its not working. Any suggestions?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ipfreelytech:
what recovery are you using? maybe try re flashing your recovery? worked fine for me using amon_ra 1.7 and flashing after doing regaw's s-off.

http://darchroms.pocketdevelopers.com/recoveries/RA-Darchstar.img
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zachslavin:
I'm using Darch's Godspeed Recovery...which I believe is based off the 1.7. Correct me if I'm wrong.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
1.7 is newer than godspeed.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zachslavin:
I have nothing to lose. I'll give it a shot.

EDIT: IT WORKED!!!! Thanks everyone.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Is there any way to get this working using darchstar oc recovery

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Wanted to know if I flash a different recovery /RA/ and use this can I then flash back my old recover Darchstar oc recovery with out having any major conflicts thanks help would b appreciated

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
The Darchstar Amon 1.7 RA works fine with this.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
I'm using darchstar oc recovery I love the speed of it that's y I'm asking can I just flash RA rec then flash this then reflash the oc rec

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Darchstar 1.7 amon ra is overclocked and is newer than Godspeed. Find it on the first page of the darchdroid forum

Sent from my HTC Hero running froyo: take that, Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Huh well I didn't know that thanks going to get it asap appreciate the response

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
No problem :D let me know how it goes, and if it doesn't work we'll go from there, but it should work, it has for me and many others

Sent from my HTC Hero running froyo: take that, Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Would u care to link me can't seem to find it oh and I'm not by my computer so I have flashed a recovery threw termanal before but with cm6 nightly is it recommended or should I just wait till I get home and adb also i dont quie remember but do i have to backup repartion and nandroid back wen I flash a new recovery and thanks for the responses and the help is greatly appreciated

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Here's the link: http://ip208-100-42-21.static.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=703133

I flashed it on cm6 terminal so you should be fine :) let me know if you need anything else.

Sent from my HTC Hero running froyo: take that, Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
My bad lol I just read ur response again and I took note u said the first page of the darchdroid forum lol found it yup read to fast thanks for the link also about to flash both of them ill b sure to post the end results thanks again

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Cool cool, let me know how it goes.

Sent from my HTC Hero running froyo: take that, Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Wondering

Does the ra 1.7 recovery img look like the oc darchstar recovery img cause i flashed the img i downloaded said it took but i think i still have my same darchstar oc recovery img on and i even did it twice am i missing something and i tried to flash the eng/spl and said it took said formatting cache i let it run for like 10 min just kept formatting cache so i rebooted and no go still 1.4 for h boot also is there a way to tell what version recovery i have thanks help would b appreacited
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
It looks similar, except everything is blue and at the bottom is says Amon RA 1.7 Darchdroid.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
huh

well the one i down loaded from the link u sent and the one i went to both i flashed and said it took but its not blue looks the same

is there a seprate download link cause i ran adb shell

flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-Darchstar.img

is this not correct ?? help would b appreciated
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Make sure that recovery-RA-Darchstar.img is actually the name of the new recovery, and that it's not actually your old recovery image.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
running smooth

finally got it flashed right and your right it's blue nice and crispy lol and i flashed the eng/spl and it took right away now i can get rid of that dam htc screen i hate that dam screen lol but thanks for all the help and thanks Darch and Toast for an awsome rom and a awsome mod and thanks to all the dev @ xdx without you guys this would not b possible thanks for all the hard work and thanks to all the members of xda who gave me responses when i needed help i hope all of you will enjoy ur hero as much as i have and will contiue to do

Thanks Laie1472

Sprint HTC Hero

eng/spl s-off

RA-Darchstar rec 1.7 ( love the blue )

Firerats recovery mod

CM6 8/22/ build

Dead3nce oc kernel #11

60670 PRL

242.yada yada yada radio
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Great, glad it worked for you eventually :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Lol a I'm still a noob but give me a while

Thanks man

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
No problem, we are all noobs once :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Can anyone point in the right direction on how to apply this is every day use my understanding is limited with this searched the threads could not find detailed info on this help would b appreciated thanks

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
This is used more for developers and such, but can be used to change the splash screen or test something without having to nandroid.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chromiumleaf:
Just to clarify: My understanding is that you can only test kernels and boot images without having to nandroid. This doesn't allow you to test themes, frameworks, modded apks, etc without actually permanently pushing them or flashing them to the system.img part of the phone.

The main reason I'm posting to clarify is because I myself was one of the confused ones earlier, so hopefully this bit of info can help others still curious.

See pages 5 and 6 of this thread for some of our earlier discussion about that:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=765237&page=6
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Hmm, I was under the impression that everything lasted only for a session due to this post from Darch.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chromiumleaf:
Yeah that was my first impression too, but in page 6 specifically, I asked about this to test out themes and modded apks in this way....a one-session trial run to see if it would work without permanently flashing/pushing it....and my question was answered that fastboot doesn't work that way when it comes to anything on the system.img partition (the part that contains the ROM). And that answer was never corrected or updated by anyone else so I assumed it was accurate :confused:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Well there might only be one way to find out... let's just try it and post our results so everyone can know!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pitmanr2003:
how can you tell it worked? I am running darchstar 1.7 and when i goto bootloader it shows fastboot. when I plug in usb it says fastboot usb and when i push action button it goes to black screen and then just goes right back to bootloader.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] feefeeboomboom:
Got it done. Its so nice to have MY splash img. Ty darch & toast.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pitmanr2003:
Still can't get mine to work. It says s- off but when I have it in fastboot and sselect fasboot it goes to black screen and then right back to boot loader
[Hero CDMA Android Development] unCoRrUpTeD:
I don't know why some people are scared of this. If I am correct there are several phones that use all of the .img files, either created through a nandroid after its on the phone or built from scratch, to flash a rom through fastboot.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pitmanr2003:
No one can help me
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kwheel596:
if it says s-off it worked...what happens if you boot normally by just pressing the power button, will the operating system actually load up?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pitmanr2003:
Yes or I can switch to hboot and go to recover. I don't see how I can do anything from fastboot.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] feefeeboomboom:
When in fast boot, You use cmd term on the computer to issue fastboot commands. Check out the xda wiki for a full rundown of what it is and how to use it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Luckydog666:
Thanks for that piece of info, very helpful. Wiki-ing as we speak.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] startreker:
I'm trying to apply this file to my Sprint HTC Hero running 2.1 update 1. Should this be working with that version or does the update 1 mean that it still won't work. When I try to run sdcard:update.zip it shots back an error message stating E:signature verification failed. Installation Aborted. Any additional information would be appreciated.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Use clockwork recovery to get past a signature issue. Although you shouldn't have to be using that to flash this... what recovery are you running now?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] startreker:
I was trying to follow the direction to install this. I'm wanting to start using fastboot so that I can load an alternative image for just one boot. I'm fairly new to this whole thing. When I attempt to do a fastboot it says not allow as the error message and aborts. From what I was reading I have to install this extra code to be able to get the proper permissions on the phone to do the fastboot.

From what I have read this is an update file that I should to fix that. If you could provide me with some more detail that would help me with understanding how to properly install this that would be appreciated.

Thanks.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Download the attached file to the base of your SD card (make sure you extract it). Then, open up terminal emulator (if you don't have it download it from the market for free) and type in these commands:

su

flash_image recovery /sdcard/RA-Darchstar.img

Let me know if there's any problems or if you need anything else :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] startreker:
I'm fairly certain this is going to sound stupid, especially with you being a senior member and all but I have spent a lot of time trying to find a solution. I haven't found a single guide that has been able to get me root access yet so when I try to run su it says permission denied. Do you know of one that will work for 2.1 update 1 on the sprint htc hero. All of the guides I have found are for 2.1 and while trying them I found they still work.

Thanks again for your help, you have been quick to respond and informative.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
I would try Flipz Fresh Kitchen auto rooter found here auto rooters are the quickest, give it a spin and let me know how it goes, and if it doesn't work I have a few trick up my sleeve :D Just curious can you boot into recovery or are you not rooted at all?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Mac11700:
Are you wanting to root your phone to flash different roms and themes ?

Mac
[Hero CDMA Android Development] startreker:
I really appreciate your help. Those two items finally did the ticket. Once the unit was rooted I was able to get that other program installed and now fastboot is working perfectly! Thanks again.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
No problem glad I could help, let me know if you ever need anything else :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] katz88:
help

sorry if its dumb but how do i and what do i do with the file i downloaded on page 1

thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Flash it from recovery like any Rom :)

Sent from my HTC Hero running froyo: take that, Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] feefeeboomboom:
I wish I got this kind of help when I started here. Lol
[Hero CDMA Android Development] elariviere12:
so i falshed [SPL] ENG-SPL like a normal rom from the boot menu or whatever. i download a terminal editor from the market place and i am trying to load this ps3 groove hack to my phone but when i try to run it through the terminal editor with fast boot it says permission denied. did i miss something or do i need to re root my phone. i dont ger this at all
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Power off your phone, hold volume up and end call, and then do the fasboot commands from adb shell.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] katz88:
does anyone have a step by step or a video something that shows how to flash the ENG-SPL to the hero
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Just flash it from recovery like a rom :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] katz88:
idk how to do that can you give me a link or something showing how

thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Are you rooted? If so, then power your phone off, hold in the end call and home buttons, and you will boot into recovery. From there, make sure that the ENG-SPL file is on the base of your sd card. In recovery, hit apply from zip, and choose the ENG-SPL file.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] katz88:
ok when i boot into recovery it shows a phone with a red triangle with a ! in the middle
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
OK so you're not properly rooted. Do you want to root manually of automatically? Let me know and I'll get you appropriate links/info.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] katz88:
which ever is easier
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
OK here you go. Download the kitchen from the top of the page, and then use it to root your hero automatically. Let me know how it goes or if there are any issues.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] katz88:
ok i installed it

i got 2.1 is that ok?

Do i check any of these flash RA 1.2.3 , flash RA only , use cmd instead of powershell?

thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
2.1 is what you should have. Don't check any of them unless there's a problem with the process.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] katz88:
it just keeps failing can u let me know the other way thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Ok if it's failing check the box that says flash with RA 1.3.2. Try that, and if that doesn't work you're going to have to do it manually, see here for how.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] regaw_leinad:
Same here..
[Hero CDMA Android Development] xdc:
Hi, all

I try to flash like any rom but my phone don't boot anymore.

No access to recovery or fastboot, any sign of life.

I try to remove battery, but nothing more.

Windows detect my phone as "android 1.0" but y can't access qith adb.

What can y do ?

I'm afraid my phone is dead!

PS : Sorry for my poor english !
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
What phone do you have? If you flashed this and you have the wrong phone, you might be bricked.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] feefeeboomboom:
ok so after much to my dissmay... i finaly got my phone unrooted after this...

i had to go back to 1.5 lol..

but why was the RUU failing?

and if anyone needs help or the files to unroot after this. PM me.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ahager88:
Yowza! Glad it worked.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] its.hells:
Im using the HTC Hero on 2.1 and this seems to of bricked my phone, any idea on what i can do now?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
When you plug in the phone, does the led light come on?

Sent from my HTC Hero running froyo: take that, Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] its.hells:
Yea mate it does but when i hit the power button the light goes off
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Well good news! You're not bricked, we can fix it... run the ruu and you should be fine :)

Sent from my HTC Hero running froyo: take that, Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] its.hells:
ruu? lol total noob here dude, I only got the phone 2 days ago I come over to android from iphone lol any chance of a tut please
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Take a look here... This should help, but still feel free to clarify anything with me or ask me anything :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] tennockey:
I am rooted with the androot app but not near my computer. Any way to flash a boot img without my computer?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] its.hells:
thanks for that link but it doesn't help me I'm afraid, HTC sync wont recognise my device, windows only calls it "My HTC" .

My phone has a black screen, it shows the red charging light when i connect it to usb or to the wall charger, as soon as i hit the power button it then goes off and i have to take the battery out and pop it back in to get the red light to show up again
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Wait, windows recognizes it but not HTC sync? :confused:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] its.hells:
yep :( (message too short)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] MRagu:
by any chance r u running windows 7? If the CP is seeing it as My HTC and Sync wont see it, then Im going to shot towards needing to setup ur drivers manually. Dont ask me how, it was along time ago lol, and it was a big pain in the @$$. Ur gonna have to prob. use good ol Google.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] its.hells:
Thanks dude, I'm using windows vista but I will try and set up the drivers manually
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Let us know how it goes.

Sent from my HTC Hero running froyo: take that, Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] billodell:
thanks darchstar! worked great, was able to change my splash screen.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Vrekk:
Sorry for bringing back an old thread, but right now no matter what I do in fastboot, i can't get it to load a kernel because I get an error saying this:

Gentoo bin # ./fastboot boot zImage
creating boot image...
creating boot image - 2398208 bytes
downloading 'boot.img'... FAILED (remote: not allow)

Any ideas?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
You've flashed this I'm assuming?

Sent from my hero running froyo... take that Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Vrekk:
Of course 10char
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
What rom are you running when flashing the kernel in fastboot? What kernel is it?

Sent from my hero running froyo... take that Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Vrekk:
Every Rom, every kernel

EDIT: But right now cm6 and kernel #20
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Can you flash the kernel from recovery? Or do you need it in fastboot to test?

Sent from my hero running froyo... take that Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Vrekk:
Fastboot, I am also trying to use 'fastboot -c' to send stuff to the kernel as well, but I can't get it working. All my work so far comes to a stand still without this :(
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
I can't really test anything right now, my best advice is to make sure its all typed in correctly

Sent from my hero running froyo... take that Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Vrekk:
Just going to add in that I tried it on a windows 7 computer with the same results, and that when I try "fastboot reboot" it doesn't work, but it shows up when I run fastboot devices

Sorry if I seem picky about this, I think I am on the verge of something but I need fastboot to test it!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Your fine :) I'm not a fastboot expert and I'm not at my computer to mess around, so I really don't know :(

Sent from my hero running froyo... take that Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Vrekk:
Bump?