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acuramn

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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
 
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)?
 
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! :)
 
Granite1 said:
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! :)
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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.
 
LBPHeretic said:
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.
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Most absolutely, good catch.
I use a format all flashable zip for the evo now, so I forget to tell folks to wipe stuff. :o
 
Granite1 said:
Most absolutely, good catch.
I use a format all flashable zip for the evo now, so I forget to tell folks to wipe stuff. :o
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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 said:
hi downloaded rom but doesnt show when i try to choose zip its blank
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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.
 
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 said:
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?
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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.
 
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
 
Means you need to flash a recovery image


acuramn said:
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
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