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[Hero CDMA Android Development] BlaqkAudio:
Thanks for this. My university blocks 4shared (along with Megaupload and Rapidshare :rolleyes:). It's sometimes a pain to get the file I need. Thankfully I had s-off.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Porkrinds:
No problem. By the way, if you need a dropbox link you should just ask... plenty of people here use it, or so it seems.

I can mirror the other radio zip if you want it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
thanks for the heads up, flashed this earlier today and now I get much better reception, so far anyway :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] BlaqkAudio:
Oh, if it wasn't for this thread, I wouldn't have even known the radio was already extracted :D

I was going to wait for HTC to post the RUU on their website and extract it on my own. But thanks to you, I'm now up to date and getting slightly better reception.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Bierce22:
I'm downloading now and about to flash
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Bierce22:
Can I flash this through Rom manager and clockwork recovery
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
No... if you want to flash the radio, use this :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rulyskull:
I have recovery but I like to try new things and this worked and was very pretty flashing :) thank you for this
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Bierce22:
Yea I got it flashed no real noticeable improvements
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Yeah, some do some don't, I found signal to be better
[Hero CDMA Android Development] FdxRider:
I'll have to agree,getting 1 to 2 bars better reception.Now i'm wondering like the ride cross Pa. will next week,hope i get better reception but i'll settle for the same.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Yup, I went from 3-4 to 5 bars :) Sprint did one thing right :eek: :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] FdxRider:
Seems so.:)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Dread 7us:
This version can be flashed through recovery instead of hboot?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
That is correct :) Are you running firerat's?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Dread 7us:
No I am not.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] doeboy711:
I am...Is that a problem?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Then just flash my version from recovery :D

Not really... just don't use the version I posted, use the HBOOT version posted by the OP :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Dread 7us:
Will do, thanks :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Dread 7us:
Um I flashed it through recovery and now I get a picture of a box with an arrow to a phone. Then it shows the HTC splash screen then into recovery...

EDIT: Rebooted from recovery and so far I have just the HTC splash screen. Seems to be booting up now.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Yeah, and that's correct by the way :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Dread 7us:
Ok good. I was getting worried lol. Yeah its up and running now :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Cool, glad you got it working!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Dread 7us:
Thanks again! :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
No problem, happy to help out :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] otziftw:
is anyone have issues connecting with wifi? it picks up my network, tries to connect then disconnects, will cycle a couple times then just stays disconnected.

*edit* nevermind, the old radio img appears to have the same issue, I just loaded CM6 last night, coming from 2.1
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mesheeka:
I'm using clockwork recovery, s-on, cm6.1, and firerat mod. How can I get this radio to flash?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] CraigCraig:
Wow sounds deadly, S-ON and playing with Firerat's and flashing a Radio.

Anyone else recommend he tries to get S-OFF first just in case?

Actually with the method on this post you have to have S-OFF.

Use this one. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=853868
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
You could reflash your clockwork recovery from Rom Manager, reboot to recovery, update your radio, then redo your firerat from scratch (start like you never had firerats mod installed.)

At least this works in theory.

:-) As long as you don't try to boot your phone before re-doing firerat you should be good.

If I understand this right, firerats' first step modifies your recovery so reflashing your recovery should undo those changes and allow you to flash your radio.

You did nandroid right? :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Just flashed this thanks worked with no problems @ all once again thanks

Root-Hack-Mod-Always™
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pwachleman:
Thank you for this thread, very simple and painless and I now have the radio updated.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pwachleman:
I had the same setup you do essentially and all I did was flash the s-off zip that is mentioned at the bottom of the first post and then followed the steps in the first post and it worked like a charm...Im now on the .29 radio and working great!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] EmperorX:
I'm not having any luck. I have hboot set to s-off and whenever I boot into the bootloader it just flashes through the "No zip or wrong image" and nothing happens. I've tried this several times now.... Renaming the d/l to HERCIMG.zip can't be that difficult... I'm not sure what else is affecting this??
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
Any chance you don't have a Sprint branded phone? I only tested on a Sprint (my) phone.

Otherwise, it could be the Android-Info.txt in the zip. I grabbed it out of a HERCIMG.zip that flashes your entire phone back to stock "RUU FLASH".

Sorry that really isn't much help. :(
[Hero CDMA Android Development] EmperorX:
I most definitely have a Sprint branded phone. Any recommendations on an alternative Android-Info.txt? Thanks for the info and I apologize for my delayed response.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] morzinbo:
I am also unable to use this. I have a sprint branded phone with s-off, but no go.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Mich2Ga:
Appreciate this...:D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mercado79:
Anyone mind re-upping the Hboot flashable radio? The original dropbox link is dead.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
I think OP moved on, at least that is what I got from some of his posts.

There is a zip you can flash from recovery somewhere on this forum, try that if you haven't already.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mercado79:
Ok.. created a new one.

Basically, took the radio.img file from impaler's post. Grabbed the android-info.txt file from a HERCIMG.zip Nfinite had posted a while back. Zipped those two files in a file named HERCIMG.zip.

Flash via Hboot. It'll up your radio version to 2.42.02.10.29.

Disclaimer:

It worked for me (I'm s-off on a non-eng spl). If you brick your phone, which is totally possible when flashing a radio, not my fault!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mercado79:
I'd seen the version you could flash from recovery, but my understanding is that it doesn't work if you have s-off. I appreciate your response though!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] JTNiggle:
I can confirm that this worked perfectly for me as well. I'm s-off with 1.47 hboot.

Thanks much.

This Hero may be old... but AOSP makes it feel young again.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
I am s-off using regaws method (NOT eng-spl), and I flashed the 10.29 radio in recovery, worked fine, I've had the radio for a while now, no problems.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vayman:
I'm s-off using Darch's method (eng-spl) and was wondering if anyone has successfully updated to this baseband using the eng-spl?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mercado79:
i think this should work fine for you since, as far as i know, the main difference between the spl types is that eng-spl allows for additional fastboot commands. i can't say for sure though, of course.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vayman:
Thanks for the reply bro! I was kinda thinking the same thing as well and from what I've read it seems that you can only truly brick it by flashing a GSM or other non-Sprint CDMA HEROC radio. I just don't wanna f**k anything up!

Anyone else have any input?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vayman:
Ok, so I put it on the ROOT of my SD and went into hboot. It scanned and it said "no image or wrong image loading [HERCIMG.ZIP]. :confused: Any ideas?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mercado79:
I can't remember the exact messages I saw, but yes... there was something to that affect. Still, I was able to continue past that and flash the radio. Sorry, my memory's not the best. If you can continue and flash, do so.

Also, you're sure you're s-off, right? (it would say so once you're on the hboot screen)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vayman:
Yeah, I'm definitely s-off. I checked that after I flashed the eng-spl. It says in hboot "HERC XC ENG-SOFF HBOOT-1.46.2000." So I should be good to go. So would I then just flash the .zip in RA that I grabbed from your post or would I need to flash the radio .zip (non-hboot) in RA since I'm not flashing from hboot?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mercado79:
The zip I posted is meant to be flashed via hboot. It won't flash via recovery. There's a version out there that is meant to be flashed via recovery, but I don't think that's possible if you're s-off.

So, if this isn't working via hboot, I'm not sure what to tell you. Just to be clear, I did see some odd messages when flashing it via hboot, but I continued anyway and it worked.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vayman:
After going into hboot when you did yours and it scrolls/scans the phone did yours do anything after that? You said that you "just continued anyway" after seeing the "odd" messages. Did it say that it found HERCIMG.zip and then you continued w/ flashing it? From what's in the OP the system should find HERCIMG.zip and then ask you if you want to flash it, and mine just isn't doing this. It just scrolls/scans to the bottom and just stays on the same hboot screen and I don't get any options or it asking me to do anything. :confused:

Anyway, I have the non-hboot radio .zip and I'll try and flash it from recovery and see what happens.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hotaru:
it works fine with s-off. the issue is that flashing from recovery won't work (and will mess things up) if you're using firerat's custom mtd partitions. and flashing the radio from the bootloader is usually safer anyway. especially if you're using an new recovery that hasn't been fully tested yet.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mercado79:
good to know. thanks for the clarification!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vayman:
Thanks for the information fellas. Just flashed the radio from impaler's thread and it went fine. I'm updated to. 29 baseband now and seem to be getting better signal strength as well. :)

I still don't know why the s-off radio didn't flash in hboot though.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jneg123:
download link not working

I am trying to update my radio to .29 version via HBoot. The download link in the OP goes to a 404 error page. Anyone else have a link to this version?

I am running a Hero CDMA with the .27 radio version and S-Off. I tried the recovery version posted here, but it doesn't work for me.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=853868

Thanks,
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vayman:
You can try this one that Mercado posted. I tried it but it didn't work. YMMV

Impaler's flashed fine for me via recovery. :confused: Are you using firerat's mod? If you are you will need to remove it first to flash it via recovery. ;)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] andythegreenguy:
It did not work for me, either. I have S-OFF (atleast my HBoot screen reports that). I have CWM 3.0.0.5 and did not want to flash another recovery to flash a radio.

Any ideas?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Convert my radio zip to edify script and flash ;)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] andythegreenguy:
Dude - easier said than done... ;-).

Any pointers on how I would go about doing it? I have not done any android "Development" and don't want to mess up. I would like to try, though.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
I believe there's a guide in the android development section..... I think...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] andythegreenguy:
I think you are referring to this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=936175. Let me take a look and I'll PM you, if I have questions. Hope that's ok.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] andythegreenguy:
HERCIMG.zip (Radio) - S-OFF method only

So, the HERCIMG.zip mercado79 had posted, did not work on my phone. So, I created another, using:

1. radio.zip from Nfinitefx45's post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9375821&postcount=2

2. android-info from a HERCIMG.zip I used to flash a splash image

I have used it on my phone and it works. I have the new radio now.

Thanks all for the help and for making the files available.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Macanage:
Andythegreenguy,

Thanks for posting this. I thought I was loosing my mind. I could not get the other files to be recognized by hboot. This worked great for me.

Thanks

Mac
[Hero CDMA Android Development] andythegreenguy:
I was having the same issue... and ended up creating my own.

Glad, it worked for you.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] abadasstanker69:
The link for the HERCIMG.zip is down :/ anyone have a link that works?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Which zip are you on the hunt for may I ask???

Yea it's Me Again With The

Modified Hero
[Hero CDMA Android Development] GPhoenix:
The one above posted by Andy The Green works but you will most likely need to unlock the bootloader (e.g. S-OFF) which can be done if you follow this thread to unlock it first:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=759955
[Windows Phone 7 General] yly3:
This thread should not be about how WP7 should catch up with the competition but how WP7 should be ITSELF and raise the bar/level on its own.

I looked on the various ideas from developers (i.e. the lockscreen being filled with some Android-ish widgets or infos) and I basically don't personally like the idea or where this seems to be going.

I LOVE WP7 , I love it for finally having something fresh and fast after years and years of icons-mania, custom ROMs,PC-tweakage-and-problems-ported-to-phones similarities. I love it so much that I personally do not give a damn about missing some features right now which are to be implemented soon enough. (although I RESPECT other's opinion)

The thing is that right now there is no such thing as WP7 in terms of UI on the market, NOTHING! And this is the OS' biggest strentgh right now. The reason I bought this phone (HD7) is for finally getting rid off all those geeky stuff. I love how I can see a clean wallpaper with a minimalistic basic notification below and a huge date. It's just what you need , it's clean , it's modern, it's how an OS in (almost) 2011 should be. But I am not talking here only about esthetics or eye-candy, I am talking about how well information is being provided to the user, how professional is done rather than some active wallpaper which basically has no purpose rather than a silly childish brag and a battery drainer.

I want WP7 to stay that way, I don't want to become an Android wannabe.

IMO I find Android a rather weak UI. I mean we are almost hitting 2.3 but has there been any serious major update? Nada.

So, the point of this topic would be about developers being able to help raise this new standard.It's about perception, it's basically about the purpose of the phone. Phones should help people comunicate. I keep seeing news in this current Smartphone world about hardware upgrades and basically nothing else. Originality has been in the last years left behind.

This is where I think Microsoft simply nailed it.The OS is not perfect, it's not perfect because it doesn't satisfy some needs, but people should think of what they really need NOT what they saw at other OS device and want this or that back.I can see why Steve Ballmer said WP7 will be one of MS' biggest succeses and I can see why an OS like this is not yet polished and I can see that it needed a little bit more time to develop properly but obviously they simply couldn't afford another delay. It's just something new !

I hope mods don't close this thread because as I initially stated this is not about what WP7 does or does not, it's about what WP7 is and can be or what it can change.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
I agree. I'm not missing all the icons all over the home page, having to retheme them everytime I flashed a ROM. At the time I liked doing it, but now I'm just enjoying using the phone.

I think there are a couple of things microsoft needs to add, like outlook support and vpn so business users can jump on board. I think we will see pretty frequent updates in the beginning and I'm excited by where wp7 is going.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nicksti:
I share your love for the Metro UI; I look the whole minimal look. But I hope you can appreciate this look is not for everyone. So the UI being the greatest selling point for you may be the greatest downfall for someone else.

There are two approaches companies can take in the mobile OS war:

1. Highly customizable OS that can look and behave however you want it.

2. Highly restrictive OS that will look and behave how they expect it to.

The pros with the first is that kind of OS will be able to appeal to the masses. The cons are that it is a more complicated OS that may have stability and support issues.

The second is usually the exact opposite.

We will see but I suspect the Metro UI will not have mass appeal. The hubs and XB Live can be a difference maker though.
[Windows Phone 7 General] roycio:
I completely agree.

After couple years of tweaking my PPC 6700, TP, TPII and HD2, changing ROMs every week, using Sashimi to restore my settings, and lately trying almost every Android build available on my HD2, I have to say that the first days with my HD7 were boring. No many post in XDA, most of them complains about the missing features, but nothing really exiting. Now, I do miss some features but my experience with this phone is great. Everything works, and does it really fast. I had to restart the phone only once in more than 2 weeks and it was just because I had visual voice mail in the HD2 and Tmobile had to change my setting in their end and they recommended that I restarted the phone.

Everything is smooth, everything work , I spend more time in the market now and less in XDA, I even get better battery live because I’m not using the phone that much trying to see what else I can tweak, I can’t check current widget every once in a while to see how my battery is doing and I can’t or I don’t have to do a lot of thing to improve my experience with the phone because it is out of the box by far better than any other phone I ever owned.

:p
[Windows Phone 7 General] blahism:
Metro UI will definitely be a seller as developers perfect their implementation and understanding of how to work in it for optimal user experience.

Developers should spend 1-2 hours flipping around in zune to see how they can create a nice app that doesn't look like someone copy and pasted the demo code ;)
[Windows Phone 7 General] AceofSpades25:
To be honest...

The looks and the flashy animations matter very little to me.

I just want a smartphone that can do the basic things that a smartphone is meant to be able to do:

- Allow me to consume all of my media with it (without awkward work arounds)

(Including Comics/Books/PDF's/Videos of all formats)

- Allow the phone to be browsed and copied to/from from any device on my home network (Kill Zune) - including my devices like my internet enabled hifi, my media streaming station connected to my tv, all computers and laptops etc.

- Allow me to stream music to my car via bluetooth

- Allow me to print to my wifi enabled network printer

- Allow me to sideload files into applications (Important!)

- Run apps in the background (GPS trackers/pedometers etc.)

- Allow me to structure my own file system

- Allow me to heavily customize it

I'm not asking for a lot really :D

I mean honestly... PDA's have been around for at least 10 years already... I feel like MS have just pushed their platform back to the dark ages.

I want to see interconnectivity and flexibility! :cool:
[Windows Phone 7 General] yly3:
I agree with everyone above :) I'd also like to see multitask and everything else people want BUT I want to have it in the WP7 way , not how we've seen it so far.

Microsoft needs to find a balance between having a "locked down OS" and a highly-customizable one. If a dump OS means a higher quality control and a brilliantly fast UI then I personally take it, that doesn't mean everyone likes it.

Apple really did manage to make a milestone in mobile phones with the iPhone but they somehow stopped (maybe due to succes) and now we have as I said an icon-mania based OS or an app-centric one. I think Apple could have done a lot more (at least after 3GS) and deliver a twist once more.

On the other hand, Microsoft learned (not copied) the Apple recipe and understood that less is more and simple things are more likely to atract customers although this doesn't mean it will also satisfy the more advanced users yet they can still do it ! If they can make it spot on with the first update things can only improve to an already refreshing and solid OS.
[Windows Phone 7 General] AceofSpades25:
What's so wrong about being app centric anyway? I like the fact that my phone is the most versatile multi-tool I own. A device that can achieve a near infinite number of tasks that fits neatly in my pocket. To me, apps are the real draw for having a smartphone.
[Windows Phone 7 General] kennyken747:
The number of apps is rising heavily, games ehh games take a little longer to develop. This is because Silverlight and XNA and Visual Studio in general is such a pleasure to use. When devs do something for the platform, 99% will definitely stay because they wouldn't want to go back to horrible Objective-C. So we're going to start seeing the games market sway to WP7.

The future of apps and games in the WP7 Marketplace is going to be crazy
[Windows Phone 7 General] doministry:
I will just say something obvious,

but in a broader image MS will have a great great advantage

retaining it's great UI and whole concept/paradigm turned to "average" customer

but adding missing power features underneath.

That is also what makes Windows7 so great for instance.

And users will be more conscious no doubt.