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[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcusva79:
well i partitioned it but not putting any ext.'s to it. that cool/
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcusva79:
impaler i appreciate everything your are trying to do for me dude. i just dont understand why it is doing this now. do you think its my apps maybe beau widgets or something?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andygu3:
thanks for all you do impaler!!

Need an opinion from you.

Running CM6 on both my phone and my wifes. They both are running awesome. Since I'm flashing nightlies and different kernels, I try to find the best setup and then put it on my wifes phone. (I'm having too much fun flashing the nightlies so I continue) Damn 916, where are you?

My wifes phone is running great so I have not done anything to it. She's got the 828 with #11 kernel. Her email (Pop 3) and facebook have about 22mb data. My question to you is, would it be ok to delete that 22mb or should I do a full wipe and reflash. Her phone is running great but I get that Delete message of all data...... will be deleted permanently
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theblindazn2316:
i'm very new to this. is it possible to dumb down the instructions to install or flash cm6 rc2 onto my hero. i already rooted it with the universal 1-click root. but after that everything is like klingon to me. i was reading the thread by darchstar on how to get cyanogen.

like, how do i do the nandroid backup? also i was watching videos on youtube and there's this app called rom manager, would that be the easiest way to flash this to CM6 RC2?

thanks in advance :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
It could be, although it doesn't affect me... do you use Facebook frequently?

Sent from my HTC Hero running froyo: take that, Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
For a beginner, I would use Rom manager. Once you open it, hit install clockworkmod recovery. Then, select flash a Rom. Select the unzipped cm6 file, and when you click it a check box should come up. Hit make backup, and it will Nandroid before it flashes cm6. A lso,if you are coming from a rom other than cm6, make sure you do a full factory reset. Hope this helps let me know if you have any more questions :)

Sent from my HTC Hero running froyo: take that, Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Yeah, I can help there :) So what's happening with adb?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brenstar:
Well I've had it working in the past, haven't used it in a while, but I tried to push some files today and all I got from it was "error: device not found"

Went through these forums, the others forums, pretty much anywhere google had to offer on the subject and tried every fix I came across with no luck.

I tried installing htc sync

I tried the easy tether method

came across this site:

http://android.modaco.com/content-page/299174/no-adb-no-sd/page/80/

but kind of unfamiliar in what that person was doing, I've never worked in fastboot before so I got kind of lost.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Ok, you sound like you know what you're doing, so device was in debugging and all that?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brenstar:
Sure was, even double checked it just to be sure I wasn't crazy.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Ok, keep the phone plugged in, reboot the computer, and then try. I was getting device not recognized on my W7 computer and that actually fixed it, so you never know :p :)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brenstar:
It worked!:eek:

looks like the drivers weren't finished installing.

Thanks for your help; I was seriously ready to put my computer through the wall.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
No problem :D Sometimes it's those little simple oddities with computers that actually make them work :)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brenstar:
Definitely much appreciated, didn't realize how much easier it is to just ask, I see myself posting on forums more in the future.:)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ULoveAriana:
Imp or anyone, would you happen to know the name of the XML you have to edit to change the color of the clock & texts in the status bar & drop down status bar in the aosp version of themes since it's not like cm where you can change them in settings anyway
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Not an XML, it's in services.jar ;)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ULoveAriana:
Ohhhhh thanks :)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Just wanted to point this out to the hero community:

Not only has this thread gotten over 100,000 views and almost 4,000 responses and a 5 star rating, but we've now helped 100 people as judging by the poll at the top of the page! This is a large achievement, and I think it ought to be a note of how well we help our fellow Hero CDMA users and how much this forum contributes to making any phone great :)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paczek:
Don't forget part, if not most of the credit goes to you impaler.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Thanks man :) I just think it's a really nice step to see so many people being helped and benefiting from the communities knowledge :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wild1z:
Your a good kid Paler. ;) Thanks for all your answers and help.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Thanks man :) I'm just happy to help out around here as much as I can
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eldenmisty:
i have the hero rooter installed and my phone is rooted but busy box was not installed right how is this? i am a newbie at all of this i still have 2.1 installed and mostly use the wireless tether app. i want to know more and do more any help with this?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Download titanium backup, hit menu, install busybox
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eldenmisty:
what will that do? it seems like everything works fine
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
It will install busybox ;)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eldenmisty:
titanium pro or titanium root?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Either version will do it
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eldenmisty:
do you have any advice on other stuff to do with rooted hero?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Depends on what you want to do with it ;)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eldenmisty:
it failed saying it didnt have root access but i allowed it
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Possibly because you're on a stock rom is my guess.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eldenmisty:
other than the wireless tether is there any thing else that is really amusing
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Faster roms like CM are always nice :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eldenmisty:
ok that is something i am curious about but honestly i don't know how to download them or anything i have root access so what would be my next step?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
You'd need to make a backup, download the rom and place it on your sd card, and then flash them from recovery
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eldenmisty:
btw i downloaded a busybox from market and it installed correctly
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Good good, glad you got that :)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eldenmisty:
is there a rom that you would suggest and what would i be able to do with it?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Either CM6.2 or CM7
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eldenmisty:
i have advanced task mgr downloaded and it has a backup on it what all do i need to back up? it gives me a list and tells me to check the apps that i want to back up i really appreciate all your help with this i really do
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
No problem man :) I'd use Titanium backup to backup your apps, and then do a nandroid from recovery to back everything up :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eldenmisty:
if i said the nandroid thing cofused me would u be mad?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Lol no :) Just boot into recovery and perform a backup :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eldenmisty:
ok i have titanium what all do i need to backup? i know my contacts, but what about my rooter? will i still be able to get my stuff back from the market like wireless tether an other stuff i downloaded?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Yes you will, and you also need to back up your phone through recovery
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eldenmisty:
ok i think i got erything backed up through titanium do i need to download rom before i back up through rceovery? i asking because i am on internet through phone and once i shut my phone down i off internet once that i do get it downloaded and saved and i open it through recovery does all the stuff i backed up come straight back on or is ther something that i have to do?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Yeah you will have to download before booting in recovery
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djdrasha:
I have a question I haven't been able to find an answer for here. I have have a hero that's deactivated from my sprint account (it's rooted, running CM6). I am giving it to my brother-in-law. Will I need to unroot and flash ruu to avoid issues when he puts it on his account, (wondering if esn will cause and issue) or will it be fine the way it is. Also, if I don't need to unroot, can I format the sd card and then copy the recovery image and rom back over the the newly formated sd to flash cm6 (thus giving him a nice clean slate to start with) ?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
You will be fine rooted, so long as you flash a sprint based sense rom to do the transfer over to him. You can stay rooted, and even nandroid CM6 for him to go to after the initial transfer, but you will need to be on sense to get to that point :)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SweepinJR:
Okay I've got one.

In just the last few days, my battery life has suddenly just gone completely to crap.

I'm running aosp 2.2.1, firerat's mtd with 394 internal storage, set cpu with screen off set to like 352mhz powersave, screen brightness pretty low, basically no widgets.

My battery life has always been decent, but since Sunday or Monday its draining fast. Normally during a normal workday I'd still have 60-70% life by the time I got home. Every day this week its been in the red asking to be charged by 2pm. Not sure what's going on.

To re-iterate, I've changed absolutely nothing recently.

Do you think maybe the battery took a dump? It's about a year old.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Possibly. Try calibrating it I'd say
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SweepinJR:
Am I gonna be a complete idiot if I ask how to calibrate it? The only thing I know how to do is wipe the stats in recovery
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
See my thread here for that :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SweepinJR:
Got it, I'll give it a shot. If it still messes up I've been considering an EVO anyways.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Lol, cool cool, let me know
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PMGRANDS:
Hey Impaler, Hopefully you've been having a Better Start to the New Year than me man, Lol...

But anyways I was Wondering if you could maybe Help Me setup my Damn ADB Driver??

I've read/tried Numerous methods from various threads but Still No Luck!! For some reason my computer just Can't Find the Driver?

It Keeps Saying Insert CD, which I Don't Have and I'm pretty Sure Shouldn't Need? I Also tried the Unrevoked Method, which I used to Root my Girlfriends HTC Incredible, But It just Doesn't wanna Work!

Any Advice? I'd Appreciate It Man!

Thanx!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Adb driver? Cd? :confused: you have the android sdk downloaded and extracted yes?

Sent from a truly Epic phone and a transparent XDA app ;)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djdrasha:
Appreciate the heads up on flashing a sense based rom for the transfer to a different account. I'll likely go with NFX until the trans complete then put cm6 back on for him. As to the other part of the question with sd card, can I use recovery to format the card, then toggle usb to mount the card (from recovery) to copy the recovery image and roms back to the sd card? Or would it create an issue formatting the sdcard containing the recovery image, while in the recovery boot? I want to give him a clean slate to start off with.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
No problem, and you can do that just fine :) It should work quite well starting off 100% fresh like that
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwahomba:
s-off and fastboot

Impaler-

I managed to root my Hero (thank goodness) and followed some threads about getting s-off and fastboot enabled. I've spent some time reading about what they do, but I am a little unsure about the mechanics. For example, can I use the hercimg.zip and Hboot to flash a circle battery mod? Can I use either to flash a new rom, like aosp's GB rom? If so, what are the mechanical steps to do so? If there is a thread or two that already discuss the details, pls just point me in the right direction, and I'll do some more reading. ty
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Just rooting will allow you to do those things ;) No need to go s-off if you want to do those :)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwahomba:
That's what I understand, but a few others have said flashing is easier and less prone to problems if using hboot or fastboot. I'd like to flash a circle battery mod with hboot to see if it will work, but I am a little concerned I'll end up with a brick. Do i just zip up the mod .zip with the .txt file into HERCIMG.zip and flash it with hboot?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
I wouldn't flash it with hboot, I'd just flash it from recovery; it won't brick your phone, the only thing that can really permanently brick your phone is flashing an incorrect radio :D Just nandroid first ;)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djprotege:
Hey guys could use your help...

I loaded the Blackmod dec31 then the google apps and the NOV kernal. When i first load the rom, Gapps, or the kernal, the phone boots up fine, but if I reboot the phone it sits at the HTC screen...any suggestions?

Thanks
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwahomba:
Thx. If I understand, with s-off, even if I flash the wrong radio, I can still push a recovery image to allow me to flash a correct radio . . . but, I'm not going to test this out. Just looking for a simple way to flash a new rom without going into recovery first. Thx for your help.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Make sure you're flashing a 691 capped kernel
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
No problem, and even s-off if you flash the wrong radio and try to boot up, it'll fry your hardware. No coming back from that.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djprotege:
Ok found it giving it a try now
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Cool cool, it should work, let me know :) And PS, thanks for searching and finding it, too few do :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djprotege:
Looks like that was it! Thanks for the help!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djprotege:
HAHA no problem, i usually know what I am doing but I always search for stuff anyway
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
And I, plus many other XDA users, thank you for that :)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neotoky:
Hey impaler, me again :). I tried the led notification from cmparts and all the led lights work except for missed calls. Also I installed the sprint vvm and used redlist to block the 9016 but i get the voicemail pending notication where I have to call the number to listen to the voicemail while i also get the vvm notifications. The voicemail still acts wonky. I guess those are the trade offs for having a good rom. Oh well, she's gonna have to live with those issues.

I actually have a couple of more questions. What are s-off and s-on? Is it necessary even already having root?

Also when to go to recovery by holding down the home and power button together when the phone is off, it doesn't go to clockwork recovery. I just realized this and I am concerned if the phone ever messes up I won't be able to do anything. What did I do wrong? Thanks.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
S-off mens you have an unlocked h-boot, which is not vital to the average rooted user :) And you can usually boot into recovery as a second option with volume down power, and then hit the button it tells you (volume down again I think) for recovery :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neotoky:
Actually I don't have any other options except clearstorage.

The screen that pops up shows the phone information and on the bottom it says:

CLEARSTORAGE

Delete all user data?

<ACTION> Yes

<SEND> No

What the hell is the action button anyway? lol

EDIT: Nevermind, I got what you said now. Yea the volume down power works. Thanks.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwahomba:
Trackball 10 chars
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
That shouldn't happen, that's because you're actually hitting home, back, and end call. Be sure to only hit home and end call. And action is Edit: apparently trackball, haven't had a hero for a while :o ;)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neotoky:
Yea, I misread what you wrote. The volume down power works perfect. Thanks.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PMGRANDS:
Idk? When I plug in my phone it keeps saying installing drivers, but it says it can't find the ADB driver! But yes I do have sdk installed, but not sure if its right?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Ok, well what happens when you try to issue an adb command?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Anyone get the web market working recently? I know a couple did earlier, but I am having the same issue as most other Android users from what I read on Google's worthless help forum..."There are no android phones associated with this account. Please sign in with a different account." Hmmm...it's my only Google Account ;) Wonder if it's a newness glitch?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Probably, they're having some market issues anyway ;)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nilxchaos:
Anybody else getting constant force closes on the xda app when hitting back after a page doesn't load?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Yup, app problem, I think my transparent XDA app fixes that though :)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nilxchaos:
Where can I get it? You're a bit spread across the forum.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nilxchaos:
Can't, on phone.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Well then try clicking this ;) :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwillifo:
Quadrant Scores on AOSP Gingerbread Rom

I was getting a Quadrant score of 314 on this ROM with JIT and surface dithering turned on. My score actually dropped a couple of points after installing data2ext. I went thru the procedure described in the wiki with no problem and I thought I bought a fast SD card... Any ideas on anything else I can try?

Also, for those having trouble even running Quadrant, I've found that it needs to be reinstalled every time I change my JIT or surface dithering setting.

This is a great ROM, BTW
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
I wouldn't even worry about quadrant scores. Just do what makes the phone feel the best for you ;)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwillifo:
Good point. I'm kinda sorry I discovered the tool. I was happy until I saw how my phone scored vs. others. :)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Yeah, it's not really that great a tool to be honest :) So long as the phone is good, so be it :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PMGRANDS:
It's saying it can't be found!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
ADB debugging on? Leave it on and the phone plugged in, and reboot the computer.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paczek:
This isn't a question, but I love the transparent xda app you and pendo developed impaler. It's even faster than the stock app it seems like.

Sent from my Ginger-Hero CDMA using the transparent XDA app
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Yes it is :) Thanks man, I appreciate that :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MoMatt:
"New" Hero

Excellent thread! Impaler, I've used your thorough advice many times over, thanks!

My "old" rooted, Froyo-enabled Hero went sledding last night in the snow and the radio and WiFi won't work now. So I bought a used Hero off CraigsList and am trying to root it.

This new Hero has 1.5 (1.56.651.2) and says no firmware updates are available. Following DarkKnight's easy root thread here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=804296

In step 8, I am unable to "adb shell chmod 4755 /system/xbin/su" as "xbin" is a file and not a directory on this phone. I tried renaming xbin and creating an xbin directory (blissful ignorance I suppose) but couldn't complete the root.

I then found theresthatguy's thread on how to root 1.5 here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=583291

but it seems old and seems to use a recovery other than ClockworkMod.

Is there a way to get a phone running 1.5 rooted using DarkKnight's method?

He mentions in the beginning "If you're still on Cupcake (Android 1.5) you'll need su and Superuser from [here]" which I got, but don't know how to utilize these.

Should I just follow theresthatguy's method and go without ClockworkMod?

Thanks for any help. Can't wait to get 2.2 running again on my new Hero.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
I'd use an auto-rooter like regnaw's here :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MoMatt:
Haha wow. :cool:

I've been poring through the forum for two hours, I swear...

Thanks!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
No problem! Let me know how it goes :)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noskoviak:
I just use universal androot and rom manager.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noskoviak:
Can I bum a link to the transparent xda app?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] user7618:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=927728

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Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Froyo-on-Hero action here!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
Absolutely! Here you go :)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lrturell:
Hi, im running cm 6.1 over android 2.2.1 and I'm only available to send text no more than 10 or 15 words, otherwise send me an error message. Any ideas,

Thanks in advance.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
What service do you have? Sprint? If so, nandroid, flash back to a sense rom, update PRL and profile, send texts to ensure it works, and nandroid back to CM ;) :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lrturell:
I will, thanks
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
No problem, let me know if it works for you (and it should)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drunkpilot:
Rom flashing

I have flashed a few different Roms (C6 and NFX for updates) and I have never reformatted my boot when doing any of the wipes (system, data, cache). Is this something that I should do when flashing a Rom or nandroid?

It's funny, I have gone to the NFX deodexed (newest-.2) and both times my PRL updated (60674, 60675) all within a week or 2. Was your 10.29 radio part of this 2.32.blah, blah, blah.2 update? Just wondering. I have been really happy with it. I was having a lot of drops with the previous and was missing Verizon (but not the price).

Thanks a lot,

DP