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stoney73
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I would stick to the rom you have for now, And if you do want to update to the official rom....just wait for the repack that will probably be available a few hours afterwards.
At least that way, you won't lose root?
also remember, the custom roms have a few extra features than the official roms seem to. so well worth waiting.the official 2.1 won't have live wallpapers,and a cpl of other features. As htc reckon that our beloved hero doesnt have the power to run them. How wrong they are.
At least that way, you won't lose root?
also remember, the custom roms have a few extra features than the official roms seem to. so well worth waiting.the official 2.1 won't have live wallpapers,and a cpl of other features. As htc reckon that our beloved hero doesnt have the power to run them. How wrong they are.
mgillespie
Well-Known Member
Why not Official AND Custom ROM?
You won't have to wait very long for a repack of the standard ROM, that does not mess with things, but allows you to keep root and recovery image, and thus also keeping your options open for the future.
As I understand it, 2.1 offical is unrootable currently, so if you load stock, you can never move to anything else again.
You won't have to wait very long for a repack of the standard ROM, that does not mess with things, but allows you to keep root and recovery image, and thus also keeping your options open for the future.
As I understand it, 2.1 offical is unrootable currently, so if you load stock, you can never move to anything else again.
Repack = ROM dismantled, rooted then reassembled in an update.zip format.
Kitchen = web page where users can "cook" their own customized ROM by including/excluding various apps, features etc.
Not if you want to be sure of retaining root and the ability to flash alternative ROMs, no.
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This thread looks promising: [ROOTED ROM] Official HTC OTA WWE 2.1 Update! - xda-developers
The download link is offline at the moment, but it seems to be a rooted version of the generic, stock 2.1 release.
Flashing that via the recovery menu would give you a stock ROM, but allow you to keep root access and your recovery menu.
The download link is offline at the moment, but it seems to be a rooted version of the generic, stock 2.1 release.
Flashing that via the recovery menu would give you a stock ROM, but allow you to keep root access and your recovery menu.
No, the official 2.1 has been rooted now. Have a look at this:
VillainROM Roots 2.1 RUU for GSM Hero (Confirmed) - xda-developers
And of course it's possible to switch from official 2.1 to a rooted custom 2.1 firmware too.
VillainROM Roots 2.1 RUU for GSM Hero (Confirmed) - xda-developers
And of course it's possible to switch from official 2.1 to a rooted custom 2.1 firmware too.
Hang on, I just had a proper read through the post I linked to, and it seems that you can't yet get root access on official 2.1 firmware.
The guide tells you how to switch to rooted custom firmware, but not how to root the official firmware. (Although honestly, if you're going to root your phone, I don't seem why you wouldn't switch to the better custom firmware anyway).
The guide tells you how to switch to rooted custom firmware, but not how to root the official firmware. (Although honestly, if you're going to root your phone, I don't seem why you wouldn't switch to the better custom firmware anyway).
Hahaha... I haven't rooted my 1.5 as I was under warranty but now as my warranty almost up (left with 1 or 2 month), so why not root it anyway 
I'll read through the posting to confirm whether it's okay or not.
Update:
I think the main purpose on the tutorial is to get you to the be able to load custom rom and not in the official rom but have root access... Hmmmm.. Interesting.. Then I should just root my 1.5 and load cROM
I'll read through the posting to confirm whether it's okay or not.
Update:
I think the main purpose on the tutorial is to get you to the be able to load custom rom and not in the official rom but have root access... Hmmmm.. Interesting.. Then I should just root my 1.5 and load cROM
Hahaha... I haven't rooted my 1.5 as I was under warranty but now as my warranty almost up (left with 1 or 2 month), so why not root it anyway
I'll read through the posting to confirm whether it's okay or not.
Update:
I think the main purpose on the tutorial is to get you to the be able to load custom rom and not in the official rom but have root access... Hmmmm.. Interesting.. Then I should just root my 1.5 and load cROM
Yeah, I noticed as well like 10 minutes before you
Sorry about that, I should've read what I was linking to first.Like I said, if you're rooting you may as well install a custom rom. It's much better
