Help with New Rom

[acuramn]

have a rooted htc hero firmware 2.1 update 1.Have fresh rom 2.4.0 by flipz dont think its being updated anymore see if someone can show link or tell me how to remove fresh and install anouther one?

thanks Acuramn

 

[Slug]

Download the ROM of your choice, copy it to the root (top-level folder) of your memory card, boot into recovery with HOME + POWER, select the "install ZIP from sdcard" option, select the downloaded file and wait for the ROM to install. Reboot normally and voila!

One thing bothers me, though. You say your Hero is at 2.1update-1 yet mention FreshROM which iirc is for the CDMA Hero. Is your handset GSM or CDMA (Sprint etc)?

 

[acuramn]

its a sprint phone,thxs for replying.

Acuramn

 

[Slug]

its a sprint phone

In that case you'll want to post in the HTC Hero (Sprint) section, as any advice received here is likely to be specific to the GSM handset and could brick your device. I've moved the topic to the appropriate sub-forum over there.

 

[Granite1]

You should read and decide which rom you would like to try, then d/l it to the root of your sd card.
1. Turn off your phone
2. Hold down the volume down button, while pressing the power button, hold both down until you enter Hboot
3. Press the home button for recovery
4. Make a nandroid backup
5. Choose install zip from sd and click on the file you want to flash
6. Reboot
7. Enjoy!
Any questions just post, someone will always help!

 

[LBPHeretic]

You should read and decide which rom you would like to try, then d/l it to the root of your sd card.
1. Turn off your phone
2. Hold down the volume down button, while pressing the power button, hold both down until you enter Hboot
3. Press the home button for recovery
4. Make a nandroid backup
5. Choose install zip from sd and click on the file you want to flash
6. Reboot
7. Enjoy!
Any questions just post, someone will always help!

After you do a Nandroid backup, do not forget to wipe data and cache. Then go into Advanced and wipe Dalvik cache as well.

Finally, go into Mounts and Storage and format boot, cache, data, and system. After you have accomplished all of that, then you can flash the new ROM and then the GApps.

 

[Granite1]

After you do a Nandroid backup, do not forget to wipe data and cache. Then go into Advanced and wipe Dalvik cache as well.

Finally, go into Mounts and Storage and format boot, cache, data, and system. After you have accomplished all of that, then you can flash the new ROM and then the GApps.

Most absolutely, good catch.
I use a format all flashable zip for the evo now, so I forget to tell folks to wipe stuff.

 

[LBPHeretic]

Most absolutely, good catch.
I use a format all flashable zip for the evo now, so I forget to tell folks to wipe stuff.

Those format all .zip files are useful on the Sprint HTC Hero too. You can use them with Amon RA Recovery because it lacks some of the options that ClockworkMod Recovery has for wiping and formatting.

I have just gotten so accustomed to the wiping and fomatting routine that I get it done really fast. One just has to be careful not to format their microSD card too.

 

[acuramn]

hi downloaded rom but doesnt show when i try to choose zip its blank

 

[rb312102]

hi downloaded rom but doesnt show when i try to choose zip its blank

Make sure it is on the root of your sd card (not in any folders) and then it should show up.

Its probably in your downloads folder. Use a file explorer and simply move it to the root of the sd card.

 

[MahaloCat]

If he's using CM he can just go to the folder there.
Only has to be on the root using Amon

 

[rb312102]

Agreed mahalo and using the download folder on clockwork is my preferred method. But he makes no mention of clockwork so i thought I would try seeing if moving it helped him find it easier and in case he is on Amon.

 

[acuramn]

thanks everyone for the help changed roms works great,

 

[acuramn]

wanting to update radio baseband see alot when i google anyone have link to right one?

thanks

 

[acuramn]

did radio update from this page

HTC Hero (CDMA): Full Update Guide - CyanogenMod Wiki

where it says
Second Method (manual method)

1. Download the latest version of the radio (2.42.02.10.29). linked where it says radio an downloaded now wont turn on or take a charge any ideas? wrong one?

thanks update; downloaded gsm by accident i screw up bad?

 

[rb312102]

did radio update from this page

HTC Hero (CDMA): Full Update Guide - CyanogenMod Wiki

where it says
Second Method (manual method)

1. Download the latest version of the radio (2.42.02.10.29). linked where it says radio an downloaded now wont turn on or take a charge any ideas? wrong one?

thanks update; downloaded gsm by accident i screw up bad?

I'm pretty sure you screwed up real bad. I remember being told there is only two ways to brick a phone and a gsm radio is one of them. I really have no clue what to even suggest trying. I'm real sorry I know this has to be very frustrating. Maybe someone will have something but I wouldn't get my hopes up.

 

[MahaloCat]

no - not if he got it from the wiki -
No GSM radios are on that page....

 

[acuramn]

sorry wrong link heres one i downloaded from

HTC Hero (GSM): Full Update Guide - CyanogenMod Wiki was GSM i have a CDMA phone i messed up

 

[LBPHeretic]

sorry wrong link heres one i downloaded from

HTC Hero (GSM): Full Update Guide - CyanogenMod Wiki was GSM i have a CDMA phone i messed up

I really hope you are just kidding and did not flash that radio baseband. Flashing a GSM radio baseband to a CDMA phone or vice versa is one of the few ways to ruin your handset.

Wow. Yeah, your handset is basically useless now if you did flash the above.

 

[acuramn]

No was at work wasnt paying attention,ya thinkin its a nice paper weight now

 

[acuramn]

hi again ok new hero try to go to recovery to root get a screen with a picture of phone with a red triangle with a exclamation point in it google cant seem to find what that means.

any thoughts?

thanks

 

[DonB]

Means you need to flash a recovery image

hi again ok new hero try to go to recovery to root get a screen with a picture of phone with a red triangle with a exclamation point in it google cant seem to find what that means.

any thoughts?

thanks