Root n00b questions on flashing / root / ruu / img

[bnycastro]

Hi just got my 1st android device (HTC Hero) I got it in Taiwan so it has EN & CN. I tried installing compact QWERTY the install went well but I still cannot use compact QWERTY so I wanted to flash with a WWE ROM

I have rooted the device, did a backup, and can enter recovery mode.
I have also done MoDaCo unlocked SPL here
I also downloaded some untouched ROMs here but when I run the EXE I get a USB connection error.

Is my device now hard SPL (ala in WM where I can flash any ROM)? What step am I missing?

Thanks for any help and guidance. Happy new year! and...

DROID!

 

[Slug]

I have rooted the device, did a backup, and can enter recovery mode.

You have flashed a custom recovery image to the handset, yes?

I also downloaded some untouched ROMs here but when I run the EXE I get a USB connection error.

Just as well... you don't want those. Instead d/l the HTC Generic 2.73.405.38 ROM that Paul @MoDaCo repackaged as an update.zip. Copy it to your SD card, reboot into the recovery image, and select the relevant menu item to apply the update.

 

[bnycastro]

Yes I was able to flash custom recovery it shows cyanogen on the bottom. I wanted to be able to flash to a shipped ROM just in case before trying cooked ones

 

[Slug]

The problem with using an RUU update is that it will unroot your handset and, in the case of the latest updates, make re-rooting much more difficult. That's why I advised using the repackaged 2.73.405.38 - it is identical to the stock ROM except that it doesn't use the RUU method so you won't lose root or your custom recovery image

 

[bnycastro]

The problem with using an RUU update is that it will unroot your handset and, in the case of the latest updates, make re-rooting much more difficult. That's why I advised using the repackaged 2.73.405.38 - it is identical to the stock ROM except that it doesn't use the RUU method so you won't lose root or your custom recovery image

understood. if I want to flash radio it can also be done via cyanogen flash recovery? it should be run zip from sdcard as well right?

 

[Slug]

if I want to flash radio it can also be done via cyanogen flash recovery? it should be run zip from sdcard as well right?

Yup, you're correct.

 

[bnycastro]

Thanks! I have finished flashing to WWE generic leaked ROM