Is it possible to flash a GSM rom to our cdma Hero?
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I don't know if you can,but you ciuld try one of Zenulator's roms they are ports of gsm roms .Hope this helps
ubnub82 said:
Is it possible to flash a GSM rom to our cdma Hero?
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Just don't flash a GSM radio cause you wont be flashing anything after that.
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ubnub82 said:
Is it possible to flash a GSM rom to our cdma Hero?
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Yes, there are several GSM rom ports in the DEV section. Just DON"T flash a radio for a GSM rom or it will brock your phone. Also, GSM roms will not allow you to update your PRL etc because they are not made with the same code as the CDMA roms. Look for roms by Zenulator.
So can I flash a GSM rom and use a cdma kernel and they should b fine
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ubnub82 said:
So can I flash a GSM rom and use a cdma kernel and they should b fine
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Yes and no. You need to read the OP for each rom to see if there are kernel compatability errors. Some rom's can only run specific kernels or you end up with errors. If you post on the thread for that rom if your not sure if a kernel will work, most likely someone will answer. Just make sure that you search the thread first as your question may have already been answered
EDIT: Also, if you can't find an answer if a kernel will work, then flash the rom with it's stock kernel, make a nandroid backup and try flashing the kernel you want to use. As long as you have a nandroid, if it doesnt work you can reboot into recovery and restore the rom with the stock kernel.
Don't waste ur time you have a cdma phone. Why bother. And zen roms are ports of gsm roms not just the gsm roms. I think you'll have many of problems trying to flash a straight gsm rom on a cdma phone. The radio being one of them. You can't flash a gsm radio. You need the radio to function in order to have data and text working. In short don't bother IMO.
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laie1472 said:
Don't waste ur time you have a cdma phone. Why bother. And zen roms are ports of gsm roms not just the gsm roms. I think you'll have many of problems trying to flash a straight gsm rom on a cdma phone. The radio being one of them. You can't flash a gsm radio. You need the radio to function in order to have data and text working. In short don't bother IMO.
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Zenulator said once for ppl waiting on aospgb to just flash the GSM rom of cm7 and to just flash a kernel. Not a port or anything just cm7 for GSM Hero
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ubnub82 said:
Zenulator said once for ppl waiting on aospgb to just flash the GSM rom of cm7 and to just flash a kernel. Not a port or anything just cm7 for GSM Hero
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A knock your self out man. It just seemes like a lot of trouble IMO. If you want the rom y just try to port it???? . I mean it your choice but good luck.
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ubnub82 said:
Zenulator said once for ppl waiting on aospgb to just flash the GSM rom of cm7 and to just flash a kernel. Not a port or anything just cm7 for GSM Hero
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ASOP gb is mostly stable now, just flash that or the pure google one that was released in the Dev forum this morning. You are much less likely to have issues doing that.
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ok hey guys i was wondering, Once you root your phone and install a custom rom is there any way to go all the way back to the original rom and unroot? i also wanted to know how do we know if we need to update the radio? or does that only apply to gsm phones?
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ok hey guys i was wondering, Once you root your phone and install a custom rom is there any way to go all the way back to the original rom and unroot? i also wanted to know how do we know if we need to update the radio? or does that only apply to gsm phones?
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The search button is there, so I would use it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=654119
Thats not ONLY for unrooting, but it has the steps there to get back to 100% stock and unroot.
As far as I know, there isn't really a way of knowing if you NEED to flash an updated radio, but there's no harm in trying the ones available, and seeing if you notice any difference in them.
thanks. and yea your right i blanked out about the search bar. lol ok but about the radio, i can update it and everything will be fine?
Before updating your radio make sure it's for CDMA and not GSM. Before I knew what I was doing with my phone I applied a GSM radio update and bricked my phone.
If you are running a 1.5 based ROM there really isn't a need to update the radio.
does that also count if im going to install the pancake 2.1 rom?
pankcake 2.1 is a 2.1 ROM. Check the Baseband version under Setting->About Phone->Software Information to see what version you are running after you flash pancake 2.1. If you would like to upgrade check out "Radios" section on the CDMA Hero ROMs at
wiki . xda-developers . com / index . php ? pagename = CDMA %20 Hero %20 ROMs
(Had to split up URL since I'm a noob user on the forum.)
geekfor . me also has a nice radio section.
And as flipz states
Different radios work differently depending on where you are in the country. You may actually get better performance out of another radio. Test them out.
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oh wow. different radios =better signal! how cool! i am really worried about bricking my phone. I need my phone and i really want to but im scared. im trying to learn all i can befor i do it. can you un brick?
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You can't unbrick all you can do is replace. I was able to get a replacement phone when I bricked my phone by applying a GSM radio update by mistake.
If you apply a CDMA radio update from the Radios section on the CDMA Hero ROMs wiki page then you should be good. Follow the instructions on the Geek For Me FAQ. Flipz knows his stuff.
As with any update I recommend doing a nandroid backup before you apply it just in case the update has undesired affects.
I'm currently running 2.42.00.03.10 on Fresh 2.0d with no issue.
Good luck!
I have the HTC Hero from Alltel.
I've just managed to root it and have installed things like setcpu, wifi tether, etc.
Now I'm wondering about roms. Are there any roms that work with the alltel hero? Where can I find more information about this? I'm a newb to android atm...
Try here XDA Hero Wiki
ASimmons said:
Try here XDA Hero Wiki
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So say I want to try the cyanogen rom
will this work with the "alltel" cdma hero?
Hackmodford said:
So say I want to try the cyanogen rom
will this work with the "alltel" cdma hero?
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I don't think so I think I pretty sure it is sprint specific. Try asking this guy This guys knows his CM6 ****..
Well I've just been wondering... why do other phones (usually GSM) need specific radios flashed to them in order for some ROMs to work? What's so special about our phone where we can flash any radio, and any ROM will work with it? I'm just curious about this
I have always wondered this as well *scratches head* I was helping a friend root a tmo g2 and certain roms could only be on certain radios as you said and when I had a tmo tp2 it was the same way. Its only with GSM so I'm glad to have cdma network cause that's too much radio flashing for me.
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Yeah I helped a friend root and install CM6 on his T-Mobile MyTouch... it was so much more complicated than the Hero.
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Yeah I helped a friend root and install CM6 on his T-Mobile MyTouch... it was so much more complicated than the Hero.
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i'm trying to root a mytouch 3g 1.2 (the one with the headphone jack) and been having a difficult time. Gold card creating, downgrading to 1.5 from 1.6, radios, sappimg blah blah blah... its got me at a standstill.
if by chance, do you have a good tutorial link or something to that effect as to how do i root this darn phone?
thanks in advanced
he just wants cm on it and we're still stuck on 1.6
i cant get passed making a goldcard..
cuezaireekaa said:
i'm trying to root a mytouch 3g 1.2 (the one with the headphone jack) and been having a difficult time. Gold card creating, downgrading to 1.5 from 1.6, radios, sappimg blah blah blah... its got me at a standstill.
if by chance, do you have a good tutorial link or something to that effect as to how do i root this darn phone?
thanks in advanced
he just wants cm on it and we're still stuck on 1.6
i cant get passed making a goldcard..
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You should try the mytouch 3g forum man you would get a way faster response and the help u need this thread is in the htc hero cdma section buddy
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To start off, I'm not new to android just not that knowledgeable in the hero arena.
That being said, I know someone with a rooted sprint hero that hasn't been updated in quite some time as far as prl/radio/spl.
I was wondering if anyone could inform me of a good radio/spl combo. I have read a lot but don't know what is compatible with what here. I understand to flash to a sense rom and check for updates for the prl. I assume u do that first then flash to a rom of your choice, if u chose to, then flash the radio before the spl. Or is there a way to unroot to stock 2.1 to get new spl/radio/prl, then re root and just find a rom? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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johnson8cyl said:
To start off, I'm not new to android just not that knowledgeable in the hero arena.
That being said, I know someone with a rooted sprint hero that hasn't been updated in quite some time as far as prl/radio/spl.
I was wondering if anyone could inform me of a good radio/spl combo. I have read a lot but don't know what is compatible with what here. I understand to flash to a sense rom and check for updates for the prl. I assume u do that first then flash to a rom of your choice, if u chose to, then flash the radio before the spl. Or is there a way to unroot to stock 2.1 to get new spl/radio/prl, then re root and just find a rom? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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no need to unroot, I would find the flashable sprint radio ends in 10.29 (search), then flash any sprint or sense rom (search) and update profile/prl, then find the eng-spl that darchstar put up and install it - if that's what you meant by spl. Good luck
il Duce said:
no need to unroot, I would find the flashable sprint radio ends in 10.29 (search), then flash any sprint or sense rom (search) and update profile/prl, then find the eng-spl that darchstar put up and install it - if that's what you meant by spl. Good luck
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Thanks for the fast reply bro. The eng spl was the only one I saw but was unsure if it was compatible with any radio as it doesn't work that way in the g1 my touch world. If they aren't compatible u end up with a shiny paperweight.
I can find those with no prob and am aware of what roms are out there and what I think I might try. I guess I'll get to work on it.
I assume I should do the updates in that order? Appreciate your feedback.
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Please Help
Since the HTC Hero was introduced to Sprint first it usually is based on Sprint.
But can someone please help. I'm trying to find a Sense Rom for the Hero with Alltel service so please help cuz my GF is gettin on my nerves saying that partial root made her phone run sluggish and ide like to overclock it so she'll be quiet. So if you posted a link that would be grand
many thanks
it shouldnt matter the rom should work on any carrier as long as it was for the hero.
Bierce22 said:
it shouldnt matter the rom should work on any carrier as long as it was for the hero.
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So I can flash any rom for the hero? Just want to make sure cuz i dont want to mess up anything(even though I can nandroid backup or something)
yes as long as the rom was made for the cdma hero your fine.
Bierce22 said:
yes as long as the rom was made for the cdma hero your fine.
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Aight thanks, any roms that u would recommend?
emaninthenation said:
Aight thanks, any roms that u would recommend?
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Everyone's phones run differently on different roms, but try out a couple of the recent Gingerbread roms if you can do without "sense", you'll gain a lot of functionality from the phone. Deck's rom, CM7, & Jaybob's have always run good for me on the Hero and there's a couple of others (Evervolv & OMFGB) that I never had a chance to try before I gave the Hero to my son.
***EDIT*** If sense is that important to you, Liquid Sense & NFX seem to be the most popular.
Just like Bierce22 said... you should be able to Flash Any CDMA Rom for the Hero!
If only there was a Ginger-Sense Rom like they have in the Eris forums :/
emaninthenation said:
If only there was a Ginger-Sense Rom like they have in the Eris forums :/
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Have you looked in the hero development threads??
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for hero cdma try this one,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103649
sensible salsa.
more stable is few post ahead from flashinglights. bt doesnt work, rest all thing is fine.
There are some more in few post ahead by kyle check it out.
btw, In mine case I am using verizon eris, But i am not in US. lol its working perfect.
laie1472 said:
Have you looked in the hero development threads??
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yeah but I think I saw one but it had wayyy tooo many bugs
stevestone said:
for hero cdma try this one,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103649
sensible salsa.
more stable is few post ahead from flashinglights. bt doesnt work, rest all thing is fine.
There are some more in few post ahead by kyle check it out.
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thanks man, I saw it b4 but I didnt bother to read the thread