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[Hero CDMA Android Development] iczerjones:
Did not seem to impact signal so far, though I've only tried laying here in bed. I'll report back after work Monday, as that is always the major radio killer spot for me.

Side note: could be a placebo, but data does ' seem' snappier. I'll report back Monday and hopefully have more answers.

At least as good, if not better so THANKS!!!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] SirRipo:
No noticeable difference as of yet, but we'll see once I get home how it fares.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pwachleman:
Since I use firerats and that method seems daunting, any potential issues with just staying with the old radio? I am due a new phone in Feb and just thinking it might be 'easier' to just stick with the old...also, does anyone know if the PRL is still 60671 or has that been updated also?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] DaWeav:
Will this work on various software build versions of the stock (rooted) Sprint Hero? Just asking because I didn't upgrade to the latest OTA so I'm still running 2.31.651.7.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] FdxRider:
Yes it will work.It won't change from custom rom to custom rom.Only if you flash a different radio or if your service provider changes it in a update.(Impaler or anybody if I'm wrong please feel free to correct me.):D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
No problem, it's nice to have both methods available :D

Sent from my hero running froyo... take that Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
No problem, let me know if you need anything!

Sent from my hero running froyo... take that Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
No problem, and please do report back :)

Sent from my hero running froyo... take that Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
You're 100% correct :D

Sent from my hero running froyo... take that Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Prl and really there's no need to upgrade if you don't want to... if signal is fine, don't sweat it ;)

Sent from my hero running froyo... take that Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Switched:
i have a slight problem. i am running AOSP .9.8 and i flashed this via recovery but now when i boot my phone it locks it up about 1min into running. any help?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
That's a rom issue, not a radio issue. I'd flash deca's 691 capped CFS kernel; that should fix it :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aosp:
if you ran my rom with no issues then you flashed this winzipped radio and have issues now that most likely is not a problem caused by the rom;)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Could be kernel speed, seeing as if the radio was messed up there'd be more serious issues ;)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Switched:
Didn't mean to start a fight here fellas. ;) but all I did was reflash my ROM and its working great. I get better signal in my house now. Thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
No problem :) Glad you got the rom up again and the signal is better for you :) Let me know if you ever need anything else!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
No problem guys, happy to help out :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Cool, let me know how it goes all around when you've messed with it some more :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] syntax72:
Ack, I might have spoken too soon. My data rate seems really slow. I'll test data transfer on 2.42.01.04.27 and again with the new one and let you know.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Ok, some are saying really slow, some fast, so let me know! :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jirafabo:
Sweet! Easy enough. This firerat stuff is pretty great.

Been on the Epic for a few months now and getting my old Hero supe'd up to let a friend use and I'm glad to see it's still a kick a$$ phone.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Cool, glad it worked out well, and I'm going to the Epic shortly myself :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] izanagi:
thumbs up

Ya, I seem to be getting better 3G utilization... I get pretty crap reception at work and so my phone would constantly bounce b/w 3G and 2G which negates any data transfer as it tries to constantly handshake between modes.

I'm also getting ~1-3db better numbers altogether. Woohoo!

(Lake Tahoe area)

Previously I had radio 2.42.01.04.27
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Cool, glad it's better for you now!!!! :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] GrandMstrBud:
My download speeds decreased a lot
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Then flash back to an older radio ;)

Sent from my hero running froyo... take that Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] conceptxero:
Thumbs up

Thanks for the updated radio. Got more bars at home and on the go! I live out in the sticks in TX (near Houston area) and always seemed to have 2 bars or less ... noticed good increase in Data and the like ...

*note* I freaked a bit when my Hero took a longer time to boot after the radio install on my Cyanogen (sp?) ROM ... but it just took its sweet time and is running great.

Thanks again!

*****My FroYo'd Hero IS my life line*****
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
No problem man, glad to help :) Let me know if you need anything else!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] CondemnedSoul:
Thanks for the radio man. I'm using it now on Verizon's Eris with no problems. Bluetooth is definitely faster for me, cell signal is better and data seems a little better as well. Gonna see how it goes for a week or so to get a better feel for how much change there is for me for sure though.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
No problem, glad to help :D If it continues to work well, feel free to post it on the Eris thread and link it here! :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] CondemnedSoul:
I was linked to here from the Eris forum through an older new radio thread where someone asked if it would work for us too. I decided to be the guinea pig lol. A few others there are trying it now as well, we'll see how it goes. One guy claimed it broke his 3gG/Internet connection and said there were a lot of people here saying the same thing with Verizon's phones. Maybe I'm an idiot but....... I don't see where they said that.... :rolleyes:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Lol, or maybe you're simply lucky :) Well, glad it's working for you anyhow
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Staxeon:
Updated to CM6.1.0 stable, then did this radio update. Nothing but good things!! Downloads are faster, I get more bars around my home neighborhood and work (Buffalo, NY), and even when it shows only 1 or no bars I still have good service.

Big thumbs up.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hakujin:
how's battery life with this one? I've been running 2.32.40.11.09 (verizon) for quite some time because the other ROMs I have tried, like 2.42.01.04.27, were always jump tower happy and thus detrimental to battery life, which doesn't work well when you don't get the best lower signal.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] cooolone2:
Loaded this radio and really haven't noticed a HUGE difference. It's better d/l speed, but only slightly better, WiFi, Bluetooth work well as before. The one thing I DID notice different was the GPS seemed to get signal and lock location much, much, quicker.

I'll keep it for now, lol, after all, I upgraded from the original 1.04 radio... hahaha!

Well, it wasn't really broke, so I had no need to fix it, but figured what the hell, right!?

Thanks as always for the efforts - kudo's to all the Dev's here keeping the Hero New!

Regards,

:)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Better for me :D

Sent from my hero running froyo... take that Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
No problem, glad its a little bit better :)

Sent from my hero running froyo... take that Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] shad0wfire:
i did steps 1-6 and it worked but then it rebooted to a progress bar for a second and then booted normally, my baseband now says 24202 instead of 01 so it updated but will not doing 7 and 8 screw me?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
What's the full baseband?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] shad0wfire:
2.24.02.10.29 from 2.24.01.04.something
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Then you updated it fine ;) :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] shad0wfire:
Cool, this post will be changed after Monday's campus speed tests

edit: speeds are slower :(
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
No problem, let me know how it goes! :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hakujin:
haven't checked decibels but according to signal bar, it seems to have improved. let's hope the battery life stay the same or better than the verizon radio!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Glad it's working well for you! :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Staxeon:
Ran into an issue. Realized I lost my 1X/3G icon in the taskbar (next to the signal bars) after this radio update. Web, email, and other data was still working though.

It was a small pain but I got it back. Had to nandroid backup, wipe, flash Fresh 2.4, update Profile (did PRL too while I was in there), wipe, tried nandroid restore that didn't work, flash CM6.1.0 again, then nandroid restored.

Dunno if it was worth the trouble but I got my icon back, I suspect eventually I would've had issues with data so kinda glad I did it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Well, so long as it's good now! :D

Sent from a truly Epic phone!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] workshed:
lol :D 10 char
[Hero CDMA Android Development] massia:
seems good i just need to try at home couse there were i need the signal lol

wish you luck guys ...

i think if you have problems after the update you need to flash the rom again hope everyone a good luck ..

and thanx for the radio and keep up the good job :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
No problem, glad you like it :D

Sent from a truly Epic phone!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bravo1565:
I flash the radio but when I reboot it right before it flashes it shows error and didn't update radio
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
What rom are you running? Are you using firerats?

Sent from a truly Epic phone!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bravo1565:
Aosp. 9.9.2
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Are you also running firerats?

Sent from a truly Epic phone!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bravo1565:
No
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
It works then... what was the error?

Sent from a truly Epic phone!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bravo1565:
Right after I download it I go to recovery and reboot but right when it flashes I see an error right before it flashes to the htc screen
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
But what was the actual error?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
Try downloading it again.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bravo1565:
Don't know actually error happends to fast try downloading it again
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Ok, let me know how it goes

Sent from a truly Epic phone!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] TeCKNeiC:
The error I bet that user is getting is something like "E:\no space left on android" with a bunch of other lines I couldn't catch. I used to have Firerats but I kept getting this error right after before I rebooted the same as the user before me. I have nandroided back to a sense rom way before I used Firerats and I am still getting the error. I have checked the system space through the menu and I have 149 MB availiable. Also wiped data & cache before flashing. I am out of ideas because I have followed all the directions for installing with firerats. Then I tried installing through HBOOT, nothing happens after the HERCIMG file is scanned and looks like it is loading. Any other ideas or something I am missing?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
What went wrong in hboot? It should work

Sent from a truly Epic phone!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] TeCKNeiC:
I did some other stuff to my phone now I cant even get into recovery. My birthday is in a day and I just found out I am getting the EVO lol. I don't want to leave my old HERO all used and abused but I might just put it on the backburner while I root my new EVO babay!!!!!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Lol, nice :D Why can't you boot into recovery?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] wireless.praying.mantis:
Have you tried the pop the battery out while the HTC Hero is still powered up, holding the down volume key and power key simultaneously while placing the battery back inside the device?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Stonent:
Hmm. I flashed this on my Eris and the radio didn't change. Still showing 2.42.01.04.27
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Not sure if you even should be flashing this on an eris, but do you use firerats?

Sent from a truly Epic phone!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] scataldo721:
does this mean if i flash it i loose my apps nd accounts nd stuff like that?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Nope! This won't wipe anything :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] scataldo721:
thank you gona flash it now!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] TeCKNeiC:
I eventually fixed it. I had to run the RUU and bring it completely back to stock. Then I had to re-root. Use ROM manager for the recovery image then install the radio. Nandroid restore. Then redo the firerats and collins. Sucks because I wont even be using it anymore but I didn't want to leave the Hero jacked up or not figure out how to solve that issue. I think my understanding with some of the Firerats installation was the problem.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Yup, Firerat's was the issue, this radio has to be flashed using hboot if you have firerats...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] labnjab:
Okay I have a question. I am now on baseband 2.42.01.04.27 I have verizon and use a droid eris. I was wondering if flashing to this radio would show any improvemets or cause problems due to it being a different carrier. I have never flashed a radio before and just wanted to know if it was worth doing before I attempting it. Thank you for any help and sorry for the questions. Still learning.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
I have no idea if this will work on an Eris to be honest. Best case scenario, it works and improves signal. Worst case, it bricks your phone..... I wouldn't try this on a different phone/carrier, it may have very adverse affects.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] labnjab:
Thank you. I wont try it because I really dont want to brick my phone. Figured it wouldnt work but thought I would check since someone over on the eris forum said they upgraded to this one.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Hmm.... yeah, I can't guarantee it :) If it worked for them, it will most likely work, but it's up to you if you want to try it ;)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] caliboy99:
seem that after flashing this radio i am spending alot more time on 1x and really not diggin it... anyway to flash old radio back??
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Yes. Flash it back ;)

Sent from a truly Epic phone!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] CrashV2010:
Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
No problem ;) glad to see people still upgrading to this

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
Here's the previous radio before you flashed the .29 radio if that is what you needed:eek:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] CrashV2010:
I've had on since you broke it out lol!!!!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Yeah, I was on my phone and couldn't post it :) Thanks for covering for me ;)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] caliboy99:
thanks guys
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
No problem, hope it helps!

Sent from a truly Epic phone!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
No prob brother! welcome:cool:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
You bet that what we are all about! Helpin out when we can:D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kkeller87:
I tried this last night on my CM6.1 hero and it bricked it. Wouldnt charge or anything. Sprint gave me a new one today.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Instructions were not folowed then, since this obviously works. I'd recommend not messing with your phone unless you're sure you know what changes you're making.

Sent from a truly Epic phone!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Yes it is! True XDA spirit :)

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] kkeller87:
I followed them up to rebooting from recovery. Never got a chance. I remembering it saying that, then before i could do anything it freaked out on me and went blank.

Not trying to say its a bad radio or anything, just thought Id post my results.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Yeah, I jumped the gun on you a bit, sorry for that :o I was just frustrated at something else, and yeah, this shouldn't have bricked your phone, it may have been a bad download
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kkeller87:
No worries. could have been a bad dl. i didnt check the md5, as i do not know how.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
You could use an md5 checker, let me see, I think a good one is called md5 sums, can be found here :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] s2vash:
Before this radio my signal was constantly jumping between roam and sprint, which drained my battery in under 20 hours

With this radio, I have a drastically improved signal and never roam. In addition to this, Im now getting between 24-72 hours of use depending on usage.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Awesome! Glad to see that this helped you out :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] fathom614:
Things seem to be working out well here too.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Awesome, glad it's working well for you :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] wad06:
Not getting anything after reboot

I'm on aospMod-0.9.9.2.

I've tried the upgrade, per the instructions multiple times. The flash seems to work (don't see any errors, but it happens very fast). The screen I then get is the recovery menu that allows me to reboot. I reboot, and I don't see the square, formatting message, etc. I just get a regular startup into the phone.

When I check baseband, the number I see is 1.04.01.09.21.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Will
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Do you run firerat's?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] holic87:
The same thing happens to me with the latest CM nightly, though I'm not running firerat's mod.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Hmm, that's odd. I'd say download a new version and try again, and if that doesn't work, use the alternate method I posted the link to, assuming you're s-off of course ;) :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] wad06:
I am not using Firerat's.

I will also try the alternate method.

Thanks,

Wad
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
No problem, let me know how it goes or if you need anything else
[Hero CDMA Android Development] consumed:
hey guys, I just flashed this radio yesterday and i noticed that im not receiving text messages...I first tried it with the latest CyanogenMod-6.1 V6.1.0 and nothing so i nandroided back and still no texts. I just flashed the latest aospMod v0.9.9.2 | AOSP 2.2.1 and im still not getting texts. Any ideas?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Nandroid, and flash a sense rom. Then, when you boot up, update PRL and profile, and send a text to make sure you can. Then, simply restore your nandroid of whatever rom you're on now :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] wad06:
theimpaler747,

When you say alternate method, does that mean the firerat method?

Thanks,

Wad
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Correct, but one second before you do that; what recovery are you running?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] DominoDoug:
I just attempted to flash this radio with CWM Recovery 3.0.0.5 without success. Just a report.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Yeah, it's CWM
[Hero CDMA Android Development] holic87:
Maybe I'm missing something but I can't seem to find the link to the alternate method you speak of...care to post again?

Thanks!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mahalocat:
Me too? Any suggestions
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Shelnutt2:
This is working great here. It seems I don't get better signal were I get weak signal, but in the places, like my home where I got mediocre signal now I get 3-4 bars!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] wad06:
CWM 3.0.0.5.

Am I to assume that it won't work with that? Should I switch to RA (I think that is the name)?

Wad

EDIT:

OK, so I went back to RA, and the flash worked fine. Apparently CWM was the hold-up.

Thanks,

Will
[Hero CDMA Android Development] joe91584:
Thanks for the radio Flash my Eris and love it.

I am running aosGingerbread V8 rom also it is over clocked to 768mhz. I yet to have any issues with this new radio 2.42.2.10.29 baseband version. It's hard for me to tell if data speeds changed because I did not have a good base line to compare it to however, tonight I will compare it to a stock eris.

But in Moorestown NJ (zip code 08057) I have to say less dropped calls. When at work our building it is like a dead zone, where today I had much better luck with making calls and keeping them. I will need more testing to insure it was not a fluke however after using it for a full day and a half I am very happy with it. Maybe I am wrong but I think the phone is more stable with this radio too.

Hope to see more updates it really helped my Eris, Verizon dropped the ball for us.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] trickshot1126:
Ok so I'm reading through these forums trying to do anything to make my hero a little easier to handle. I'm making good progress so far. I'm currently running asop GB ROM w/ open gl 1.1, uncapped kernel and a battery tweak. It is running 100x's better than ever! So THANK YOU to all the developers still working for this all but obsolete outdated phone!

I want to update the radio which is easy but I also want to upgrade my PRL. That's where my question comes in...

What's the easiest way to do this? Nand and flash any sense ROM. Or does it need to be the latest stock rom? Also, do I need to contact my carrier (Sprint) to do this? Thanks for the help!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Its not compatible with CWM 3 so someone will have to fix that ;)

Sent from a truly Epic phone!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Yeah, glad you got it :)

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Cool cool, glad you like it! :D

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Awesome! Glad it's working well for you :)

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Nand and any sprint based sense rom :)

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] trickshot1126:
Would NFX-sprint.stock ROM work? It's obviously sprint based but is it also sense?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
Yes it is a sense rom
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Heaterz16:
How do we get new Radio's if Sprint doesn't release them? I know from 1.5 to 2.1 they included in the RUU, but I don't remember ever seeing Sprint actually push a new radio to current customers.

Probably a dumb question, just curious.

Thanks

Edit -- Nevermind, guessing this was pulled out of one of the new RUU's, right?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
You sir are correct.

Sent From My Pedal-to-Metal Hero
[Hero CDMA Android Development] trickshot1126:
Just an update here... I updated the radio, profile and PRL. The latest prl update is 60674 for anyone needing to know. All is well but man I didn't actually realize there were some things I missed from sense! Any chance of putting sense w/ a GB ROM?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Yet it would work well :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Exactly right :D

Umm...... what? :confused: