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Going Back to Tmobile Rom?

I am wanting to try a few things on my G1 before I get the mytouch 3g in a couple of days, but I have a friend that wants to buy it from me, but he isnt that tech savvy so I was going to put it back to the normal Tmobile rom, but I want to know if that is at all possible, since it is already rooted or is it once rooted always rooted? I try to stick to lurking but this is just something I am worried about because when I got my G1 it was already rooted so I know nothing about whats what on it, I knew everything about all the other phones that I had because I had done all the modifying myself. I am just cautious thats all. Thanks this is an excellent forum.

repeat after me: "Search is my friend".

go back to RC29 then wait to see if it updates

muzicman0 said:
repeat after me: "Search is my friend".
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Like I said I searched for everything I could think of and didnt find any information about going back to the original rom, about unrooting yes but not about the original rom.

ImTheOne said:
Like I said I searched for everything I could think of and didnt find any information about going back to the original rom, about unrooting yes but not about the original rom.
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No big deal...but I don't see anything in the OP about searching...but the short answer is yes, you can...just (as the above post states) reapply the RC29 image. I just did this on my wifes G1 to send it back as a warranty exchange.
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Look at the stickied post with the label "***Informative Threads***" There is a link in there called "UNROOT, get phone to STOCK firmware"

After you follow the directions in the UNROOT thread and reload the original bootloader and RC29, flash to Cupcake. It will pick up the CRC1 update much faster that way, IIRC. I've uploaded Cupcake to my mediafire account.
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=8d05282eb68bc06484e7dd3ec6e24165f54d6a80f0f2e9dbce018c8114394287

Sprint Hero rooted, now what?

Sorry if there is a list or thread about this already. I am pretty new to the Android OS and I'm wondering what's the next thing to try with this phone.. I have rooted the phone (tested with screen print utility), now I'm just wondering what else I can do with this rooted beast.

jtadeo said:
Sorry if there is a list or thread about this already. I am pretty new to the Android OS and I'm wondering what's the next thing to try with this phone.. I have rooted the phone (tested with screen print utility), now I'm just wondering what else I can do with this rooted beast.
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Well, did you flash a recovery image?

I am going to bit the bait...First of all I know nothing about android, what a recovery image is or for, or such.
Anyways, I followed directions, and believe I have flashed a recovery...how can I tell? this is what I followed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4899722&postcount=17

Wasney said:
I am going to bit the bait...First of all I know nothing about android, what a recovery image is or for, or such.
Anyways, I followed directions, and believe I have flashed a recovery...how can I tell? this is what I followed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4899722&postcount=17
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Well, if you didnt receive any errors then just type in reboot recovery in adb shell or shut the phone off and then hold in the home button and the power button. The phone should reboot with the htc logo and then it will load recovery. Once in recovery you can do a nandroid backup which will create a complete image of the phone. This is good in case anything goes wrong with any future changes. You can also partition the sd card to prepare it for apps2sd. And finally when roms are created you can flash the new roms with the recovery image.

how did you guys root it?

thorracing1 said:
how did you guys root it?
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By READING

thorracing1 said:
how did you guys root it?
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Thor, there's a number of threads that talk about rooting now.
There's a step by step guide in this forum, and in the android development section of the hero area on the forums there's another that talks about the "one click" method that's been setup for us (flashrec). If you go to theunlockr.com ( http://theunlockr.com/2009/11/07/how-to-root-your-cdma-htc-hero-sprint-verizon/ ) and follow instructions there, it will also walk you through it.
It can take a moment but taking the time to do a bunch of research and looking around at both the past GSM hero rooting as well as the new CDMA rooting will ultimately answer a lot of questions that might otherwise come up.

I'm assuming wifi tethering does not yet work on the rooted CDMA Hero.

themyst said:
I'm assuming wifi tethering does not yet work on the rooted CDMA Hero.
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I'm not sure why it wouldn't...?
EDIT: I just got around to the rest of my tabs and see that most aren't able to make it work. Like root, it's only a matter of time now though.

i think i rooted lol even tho i dont c anything different :S

is there any new roms or anything else out for this phone what about led colors can they change colors yet?

thorracing1 said:
is there any new roms or anything else out for this phone what about led colors can they change colors yet?
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I think there is an app for changing led colors. As for new roms, I am working on one. I am brand new to rom development so I may be quitting that side of things soon but we will have to see. I am basically just trying to merge the CDMA parts of our hero with Modaco's GSM hero rom. If I can do that then maybe I can port other things. Like I said, we'll see.

yea i just rooted my hero im still trying to get app2sd to work do you happen to know what app it is?

can someone see if the setcpu or overclock widget works?

yea they work as far as i know i downloaded them and it all works so yea

Shall I do a CDMA MoDaCo Custom ROM?
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modaco said:
Shall I do a CDMA MoDaCo Custom ROM?
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That would be awesome! I think you shall!

modaco said:
Shall I do a CDMA MoDaCo Custom ROM?
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That would be awesome. I was trying to port your rom over but I am new to this. I would love to learn from your rom.

yea you should make a rom please

modaco said:
Shall I do a CDMA MoDaCo Custom ROM?
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Yes please! I have read that your ROMs are the $hiznit.

Firmware upgrade for T-Mobile Hero

Hi
I just got unlocked HTC Hero. I'm unable to download firmware upgrade from HTC because (as far as I understand) the phone is T-Mobile branded.
Will I be able to upgrade after I root it?
Can I use firmware posted at this link?
Thanks.

I also want to know this...
But I believe (don't take it for granted) that you can simply use one of the original RUU files on that link and update your Hero with them. No need to root it or anything... This is what I think, I'm not sure about it.

Well, since there are other people interested to know I will answer my own question.
I just successfully rooted and upgraded my T-Mobile Hero to Modaco custom ROM providing a great improvement to UI speed (and many other things I'm not yet aware). I used the following guides from The Unlockr.com for rooting and upgrading:
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/27/how-to-root-your-htc-hero-in-one-click/
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/27/how-to-load-a-custom-rom-on-your-htc-hero/

I appreciate it, thanks

Hey Jackhab,
Appreciate the postback with the solution to your own problem but was wondering how old your Hero was? I've just ordered one from Tmob which I expect to arrive tomorrow and am wondering if the steps will be as simple for me.
Not sure where you live but I'm in the UK so just hoping they don't come already updated.

Why not go to the t-mobile forum and all your answers including links to correct firmwares are there!
T.mobile.co.u.k - we are all on there!

Killian12321 said:
Hey Jackhab,
Appreciate the postback with the solution to your own problem but was wondering how old your Hero was? I've just ordered one from Tmob which I expect to arrive tomorrow and am wondering if the steps will be as simple for me.
Not sure where you live but I'm in the UK so just hoping they don't come already updated.
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I bought mine a couple of weeks ago on eBay from some guy in California, the device is from Germany and I live in Israel (quite a trip this poor cell phone made ). I don't think you'll have any troubles with yours as long as you follow the *written* instruction (the videos are good to get the idea in general).
I also noticed this Unlockr guy(s) is a very nice person and answers to every single comment people post (see comments below the videos) so even if you do have a problem he/she will be ready to help.
Just two things to note.
First, the upgrade erases *all* your settings so don't spend days customizing it's GUI (it's so easy with Hero) just to find you need to do all over again. Upgrade as soon as you can. It will also give you better UI experience.
Second, I tried to be smart and backed up the system settings with MyBackup application. After I restored them the phone went into an endless boot and I had to go through upgrade again. If you need only backup non-system settings, bookmarks and such.

@jackhab
T Mobile ROM as in the sticky thread should be fine but if you are after rooting your device than it is poinless as you may be flashing your choice of rom......most probably MCR....

Lord Lucan said:
@jackhab
T Mobile ROM as in the sticky thread should be fine but if you are after rooting your device than it is poinless as you may be flashing your choice of rom......most probably MCR....
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Thanks, I used MoDaCo but since I have a choice now what would you recommend? Is there such thing as "the best ROM for HTC Hero"?

choccy31 said:
Why not go to the t-mobile forum and all your answers including links to correct firmwares are there!
T.mobile.co.u.k - we are all on there!
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Do you mean the forum at http://support.t-mobile.co.uk/?
Can you show me the links?

jackhab said:
Do you mean the forum at http://support.t-mobile.co.uk/?
Can you show me the links?
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Click here
Download here

jackhab said:
Thanks, I used MoDaCo but since I have a choice now what would you recommend? Is there such thing as "the best ROM for HTC Hero"?
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Once recovery flashed ,you can happily flash 2.8, which is excellent.
And after that dont forget to update radio with latest for excellent results.

Lord Lucan said:
Once recovery flashed ,you can happily flash 2.8, which is excellent.
And after that dont forget to update radio with latest for excellent results.
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Now I have 2.9. Are you saying 2.8 is better? And, by the way, what are the things radio updates improve? Is it something noticeable at all?

justbabu said:
Click here
Download here
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I've just looked at this....
What is included in the latest download from T-M?

Amdathlonuk said:
I've just looked at this....
What is included in the latest download from T-M?
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Nothing new, I was just giving the links to jackhab.

Lord Lucan said:
Once recovery flashed ,you can happily flash 2.8, which is excellent.
And after that dont forget to update radio with latest for excellent results.
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Stick to it! All MCR are super.
Upgraded radio will be better than last one for signal strength etc.

jackhab said:
Well, since there are other people interested to know I will answer my own question.
I just successfully rooted and upgraded my T-Mobile Hero to Modaco custom ROM providing a great improvement to UI speed (and many other things I'm not yet aware). I used the following guides from The Unlockr.com for rooting and upgrading:
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/27/how-to-root-your-htc-hero-in-one-click/
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/27/how-to-load-a-custom-rom-on-your-htc-hero/
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Good info here.

???

soooo i was unrooted 1.5 stock hero rom, then the official leak came out so i upgraded to that, is there anyway i can root now?

The RUU police didn't get here in time for this one...
You'll have to wait for a 2.1 exploit to be discovered.

tstack77 said:
The RUU police didn't get here in time for this one...
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I think we should just post this in these topics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE#t=0m49s

thanks, it's alright though, 2.1 is great. The only things i wish it had were lwp and friendstream, but i can cope. I guess i'll just wait.

So you have 2.1 RUU ? Then you cannot root.

haha yeah i bit the dust,
i don't think i'm missing out on that much seeing as i tried rooting before and it never worked

eagles16 said:
haha yeah i bit the dust,
i don't think i'm missing out on that much seeing as i tried rooting before and it never worked
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You could have just downloaded fresh kitchen and rooted that way... but you're ****ed for now. Sorry dude.

READTHEFUCKINGRULES said:
3. Post only using a clear subject and message.
You're most likely to receive a helpful answer to your question if you use a short subject title that describes your problem and a message that explains in detail what your problem is and what you've tried to solve it.
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hrm a new user must have posted and then deleted.

i did try to use the kitchen, it would get up to the point where it would go into recovery mode then just stay stuck at the HTC logo recovery screen, also when i was doing it it says pre-kitchen has identified that you are not running a stock sprint rom, even though i was completely stock 1.5.

Un-Root my Hero

I need to take my Hero back to factory specs because I'm taking it into a sprint store tomorrow. What all do I need to do... should I just flash my original rom back on there or can I download a rom from htc and it will clear everything? I understand I need to flash a new recovery image too.
Thanks
oh also, I'm running FreshRom.

nautical34 said:
I need to take my Hero back to factory specs because I'm taking it into a sprint store tomorrow. What all do I need to do... should I just flash my original rom back on there or can I download a rom from htc and it will clear everything? I understand I need to flash a new recovery image too.
Thanks
oh also, I'm running FreshRom.
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You can flash the original rom back on there and be fine. They wont EVER press Home+power and boot into recovery.
If you really want to go back to default.. Run this RUU
http://outboundlink.us/anxo/dr_ta_1.../2uQunBaV/RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_2276515_R_si.html

Running the sprint 2.1 update will un-root your phone.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

neuro_genesis said:
Running the sprint 2.1 update will un-root your phone.
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Its not the sprint update.. thats the .5 ruu

Thanks for the link, that worked out great!

Jus10o said:
Its not the sprint update.. thats the .5 ruu
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Actually newest ruu is .6 I think

after you run this can you re-root?. im new to android and i want to be able to restore to factory settings whenever after root just so i can re-root and practice it, as well as know how to fix it if i do something stupid or just brick the darn thing.
like i said im new and not good with forums where can i get a copy of the original rom? i would like to have that before i attempt to root.
also kinda off topic but do i have to be rooted to make nanoid backup. i would also like to have that before i root.

proman95 said:
after you run this can you re-root?. im new to android and i want to be able to restore to factory settings whenever after root just so i can re-root and practice it, as well as know how to fix it if i do something stupid or just brick the darn thing.
like i said im new and not good with forums where can i get a copy of the original rom? i would like to have that before i attempt to root.
also kinda off topic but do i have to be rooted to make nanoid backup. i would also like to have that before i root.
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Yes you can re-root after running the .5 RUU
the original rom is contained in the RUU program linked above
You don't have to be rooted to make a nandroid backup, though you do need to flash a custom recovery image. Being rooted means that you basically have administrator access on your phone, can run things like wifi tether and can overwrite the /system/ folder. A recovery image is a little different than that...

ok thanks, i know root is just admin, but a lot of root guides have you flash a recovery image, by doing that you replace the original recovery image? the one that takes you back to factory reset? thats what im not sure about and im really nervous about changing that and messing it up and bricking my device, thought one forum said its almost imposable to brick.
ok so i have that RUU and another one i download. do i just run it or do i need to have a specific program on my pc?
i know i need to Google it and just search the forums but i don't have a lot of time on my hands right now.

If you're planning on going back to root, don't run the .6 RUU. I don't think it's rootable. At least that was the case when it came out. .5 IS rootable.

vidsid said:
If you're planning on going back to root, don't run the .6 RUU. I don't think it's rootable. At least that was the case when it came out. .5 IS rootable.
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how do you determine what version the RUU is?

proman95 said:
i know i need to Google it and just search the forums but i don't have a lot of time on my hands right now.
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I am seriously sure it wouldn't hurt to type a couple words into a search query, right? At least people helped you out though. Good luck!
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

proman95 said:
how do you determine what version the RUU is?
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Menu - settings - about phone - software information - software number.
If it is .6, who cares. You can get root by going to the development section and finding the root guide written by regaw_leinad, and the solution for software number .6 is in there, too. Dunno why people make it out to be such a bad thing to have .6... seriously.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

jerry43812 said:
Menu - settings - about phone - software information - software number.
If it is .6, who cares. You can get root by going to the development section and finding the root guide written by regaw_leinad, and the solution for software number .6 is in there, too. Dunno why people make it out to be such a bad thing to have .6... seriously.
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Well you still can't root .6 but all you need to do is flash .5. So yeah I don't know why people are making a big deal either
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

Exactly. .6 isn't rootable yet but you are losing nothing by flashing back to .5 except for the patch they released to fix root exploit. What a waste of time for them.
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Well you still can't root .6 but all you need to do is flash .5. So yeah I don't know why people are making a big deal either
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jerry43812 said:
I am seriously sure it wouldn't hurt to type a couple words into a search query, right? At least people helped you out though. Good luck!
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thats the thing though most of my search's come up with nothing or so much stuff that its all over the place and dose not help at all, believe me I am trying. I am vary interested in learning as much as i can so when I have to to root/ or flash i can do it easily.
(thats why I don't post that much, I am trying not to sounds like an idiot, thought i probably already have)
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Menu - settings - about phone - software information - software number.
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But thats after you run the RUU.exe I meant how do you know what version of the RUU.exe coincides with what version of the software with out installing or running it. I am still a little confused on what I need to do with the RUU.exe and or what it dose. I have been searching the forums but there is not a Good sticky or wiki about it, its only the definition. I am assuming it re-installs a fresh copy of whatever that version of the OS is, but i don't know for sure.
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If it is .6, who cares. You can get root by going to the development section and finding the root guide written by regaw_leinad, and the solution for software number .6 is in there, too. Dunno why people make it out to be such a bad thing to have .6... seriously.
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sorry I am such a noob and thanks for the help but i just want to clarify that .6 stands for 1.6 or donut?
-Thanks for helping the noob!!!

2.27.651.5 is the original Hero update.
2.27.651.6 is the update that was released solely to disable the ability to root.
The RUU for each was released by Sprint/HTC and flashed your phone from 1.5 to 2.whatever.
If you root, then you can run any of these to revert back to the stock Sprint image. If you chose to go to 2.27.651.6 then the only way to re-root would be to flash back to 2.27.651.5 which would only be a pain in the bum.
Since 2.27.651.6 gives you nothing but the inability to root then it only makes sense to revert to .5.
If this makes no sense to you...feel free to give up on rooting altogether. If it does then good luck.
BTW I only figured out how to root on Monday so these forums are most excellent..if you take the time to search through them.

Thanks its starting to make sense, right now I'm software 2.1 update 1 or 2.6 so i just have to go back to 2.5 . once i have more time i will thanks for the explanation! yes this site is the best and yes i need to search more.