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I have been searching all week and can find no info on anyone having successfully rooted the Sprint (CDMA) Hero.
I'm sorry to post here but it seems to be the most active android modder board, has any Dev managed to acquire a CDMA hero and is any Dev attempting to root it?
Is this just wishful thinking on my part? I sincerely hope not!
After a week playing with I can say it blows the G1 away! Battery life, speaker quality, form factor, etc, far and away a better more reliable device.
A word of caution to anyone going from the TMobile G1 to the Sprint Hero... DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BACK UP YOUR APPS OR DATA ON THE G1 & THEN RESTORE THEM ON YOUR HERO! YOU WILL LOOSE NETWORK CONNECTION TO SPRINT! I suspect that apps & data downloaded & used thru the TMobile network on your G1 are unable to use a CDMA connection and attempt to modify your system to access the TMobile network. This breaks connectivity and only a wipe has fixed it (hard wipe using the ##786# menu + your individual reset code from Sprint). Your best hope is to re-download your apps. The good news is your download history should show most of your apps and allow you to download them from your CDMA Hero.
Moderators, my sincere apologies if you feel I posted in the wrong forum. I felt it best to reach the active modders I am aware of and offer some transfer advice for those making the switch.
Thanks all,
-Salamandar
salamandar said:
I have been searching all week and can find no info on anyone having successfully rooted the Sprint (CDMA) Hero.
I'm sorry to post here but it seems to be the most active android modder board, has any Dev managed to acquire a CDMA hero and is any Dev attempting to root it?
Is this just wishful thinking on my part? I sincerely hope not!
After a week playing with I can say it blows the G1 away! Battery life, speaker quality, form factor, etc, far and away a better more reliable device.
A word of caution to anyone going from the TMobile G1 to the Sprint Hero... DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BACK UP YOUR APPS OR DATA ON THE G1 & THEN RESTORE THEM ON YOUR HERO! YOU WILL LOOSE NETWORK CONNECTION TO SPRINT! I suspect that apps & data downloaded & used thru the TMobile network on your G1 are unable to use a CDMA connection and attempt to modify your system to access the TMobile network. This breaks connectivity and only a wipe has fixed it (hard wipe using the ##786# menu + your individual reset code from Sprint). Your best hope is to re-download your apps. The good news is your download history should show most of your apps and allow you to download them from your CDMA Hero.
Moderators, my sincere apologies if you feel I posted in the wrong forum. I felt it best to reach the active modders I am aware of and offer some transfer advice for those making the switch.
Thanks all,
-Salamandar
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you're probably in the right forum, since rooting is development. but i do think you should check out the hero forum just in case there's stuff about the Sprint Hero
I dont know much about it but maybe someone can clarify things...now i know cdma is what sprint, verizon, metro, cricket, etc use. Is cdma a hardware type thing or is it a network type thing? And can the sprint hero img be ported and modified to the g1 and somehow allowing it to be flashed to a metro/cricket type service?? Just questions im curious about...
thanks for the response, I agree and posted a different post related only to the Sprint Hero on that forum (hopefully i did not abuse the forum rules, if I did, I understand if a Dev locks or deletes one).
jj972 said:
I dont know much about it but maybe someone can clarify things...now i know cdma is what sprint, verizon, metro, cricket, etc use. Is cdma a hardware type thing or is it a network type thing? And can the sprint hero img be ported and modified to the g1 and somehow allowing it to be flashed to a metro/cricket type service?? Just questions im curious about...
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I may be wrong about this but to my knowledge, CDMA is a Network as well as Hardware and software type of thing. When Android was developed it was not capable of running on a CDMA network, one of many things added when Cupcake (firmware 1.5) was relased. CDMA is a network type so GSM only devices will not work on it and as far as I can tell devices built for CDMA are built specifically for that. There is some sort of hardware in there that allows the device to connect to the CDMA network that GSM only devices dont have. (I may be wrong about this though, I also believe it has to do with the radio).
Finally, I dont know what metro or cricket is and I also didn't know that the G1 was on those networks but if it is, I would assume that if those are CDMA networks its not the same G1 that was released on TMO and differers internally in that it can function on a CDMA network. If that is the case then its probably possible. If not then no.
Dont quote me on any of this. I'm not saying this from an experts point of view just from what I have concluded based on what I know about network types, devices and Android.
jj972 said:
I dont know much about it but maybe someone can clarify things...now i know cdma is what sprint, verizon, metro, cricket, etc use. Is cdma a hardware type thing or is it a network type thing? And can the sprint hero img be ported and modified to the g1 and somehow allowing it to be flashed to a metro/cricket type service?? Just questions im curious about...
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CDMA is hardware AND network... not software.
salamandar said:
I have been searching all week and can find no info on anyone having successfully rooted the Sprint (CDMA) Hero.
I'm sorry to post here but it seems to be the most active android modder board, has any Dev managed to acquire a CDMA hero and is any Dev attempting to root it?
Is this just wishful thinking on my part? I sincerely hope not!
After a week playing with I can say it blows the G1 away! Battery life, speaker quality, form factor, etc, far and away a better more reliable device.
A word of caution to anyone going from the TMobile G1 to the Sprint Hero... DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BACK UP YOUR APPS OR DATA ON THE G1 & THEN RESTORE THEM ON YOUR HERO! YOU WILL LOOSE NETWORK CONNECTION TO SPRINT! I suspect that apps & data downloaded & used thru the TMobile network on your G1 are unable to use a CDMA connection and attempt to modify your system to access the TMobile network. This breaks connectivity and only a wipe has fixed it (hard wipe using the ##786# menu + your individual reset code from Sprint). Your best hope is to re-download your apps. The good news is your download history should show most of your apps and allow you to download them from your CDMA Hero.
Moderators, my sincere apologies if you feel I posted in the wrong forum. I felt it best to reach the active modders I am aware of and offer some transfer advice for those making the switch.
Thanks all,
-Salamandar
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if u had used astro to back up your apps and install them one bye one u would not have had a problem
Thank you superg05 that's a good idea.
Android is capable of supporting both CDMA and GSM.
harpreet1988 said:
Android is capable of supporting both CDMA and GSM.
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it is now. but originally it was only built for GSM... only T-Mobile's GSM most likely lol
this is really dumb but has some tried one click root yet? or will that mess up the recovery image leading to a possible brick. becase its running 1.5 not 1.6 right?
I one click rooted my friends g1 the other day and it works fairly well. Don't think you can use the gsm hero root method to root a cdma hero.
Just fyi attempted to root the Sprint Hero using the one click method, but was unsucessful. I couldn't seem to back up the stock image. Any advice?
brianhaden said:
Just fyi attempted to root the Sprint Hero using the one click method, but was unsucessful. I couldn't seem to back up the stock image. Any advice?
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it would probably be best to wait till more people get their hands on the sprint hero. the more people that get their hands on it, the faster way a rooting method that works will be found
So i have been searching all up and down this forums and still can't decide.
I wanted something like: DamageControl v2.09.01 But the download link is not working, ANYONE CAN HELP?
Also i wanted something that can still do a ota update with being rooted.
Something also that has the default sprint voice mail app.
what i'm looking for:
1. Stability
2. Speed and overclock
3. sprint app's and sprint original look, possibly the new slide lock thing i have seen on other roms
not much to ask, but could some people suggest stuff.
thanks.
Search is your best friend... and the Hero CDMA wiki page... do some digging.
Umm... pretty sure if you accept OTA updates from Sprint it will lose root.
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My Fiancée has a Sprint HTC Hero. I have spent some time going through ROM's available for her phone but haven't been able to find something I like. So I thought I'd post before I run out to do some errands and see what suggestions can be made for me. My situation is I am looking for the most stable ROM for her as I wont always be around when something happens. If that ROM could be sense based that would be best, if not, its not a huge deal. I also need blue tooth to work flawlessly so that she can sync it with her car. Battery life would be the next bonus, after that just a nice stable ROM that wont reboot while shes on the phone or crash whatever launcher its running. I'm not concerned about CPU scores or over clocking as anything with be faster than her stock phone. If if you have any questions for me, feel free to ask, otherwise I appreciate your responses.
sense based, stable....
Dude i'd probably say stay stock, In all seriousness. Most roms with sense have kind of stopped in terms of work done on them. the last rom i remember with sense was infinites 2.2 but that stopped for some reason and its not very stable [my own experience].
Just leave the phone as it is. If scores and stuff aren't important. I don't know if the last sprint update helped "a lot" with the dialer lag, but i'm just going off memory here.
So maybe I should post the goal, as stock is meh right now and I wish she would have got an Evo. However, when she got her phone the guy at Sprint mislead her some and pushed the Evo and 4G to hard and so she backed off and went with the Hero. (I was on a plane at the time) So now we want to get to Froyo so she can have more than 10ish MB of free space and isntall apps to the SDcard. Also increase her battery life as she is always sub 15% by the time she gets home from work. Plus just the general speed increase from Foryo and custom roms. So Id like to try something, I was just hoping people could say, yes xxxx's rom is pretty stable, bluetooth works and so on...
Ill prolly start with a Froyo Cyanogenmod and see if she can get by on a asop rom, and go from there.
Personally the stock sense was pita with dialer lag and other shannagins.
I would go with cm6 as for me has been very stable and easier to navigate than sense.
fresh roms were always stable for me. I tried liquid senses for a day and it seemed stable to me though some people say its sluggish
Zen my touch slide is a nice sense based rom, I've had my dads hero on it since he got it with no problems and that's saying something.
Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA using XDA App
I would go with the gingerbread release. The finally got gps working!!!
oohaylima said:
I would go with the gingerbread release. The finally got gps working!!!
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Ginger bread way to buggy for what hes looking for imho.
I have tried almost every rom available for the hero over the last 6 months and two of the most stable roms i have used thus far are Liguid sense odex, and aospmod 0.9.9.2. to me they have seemed to be the least buggy. Its all reference i guess, if you like sense go with Liquid's it is fast and gives you plenty of extra space for apps, and if you like froyo aospmod 0.9.9.2 is great.
xjayman said:
Ginger bread way to buggy for what hes looking for imho.
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Ah. Good point. I just noticed that my vid camera has got issues. Go for Dec31 froyo, or odex.
I'd use aosp gingerbread
I recently switched from cm6 to liquidsense. For someone who isn't a into technology, cm is just going to be overwhelming and cause.problems. liquid sense is very stable, fast, and lightweight. The only thing is its 2.1 based, so I dont know if that's a deal breaker for you.
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I have a simple question - my daughter has Hero, very sluggish, so I am rooting to put SetCPU on it.
I am very familiar with roots and roms, running Epic, but have not kept up on Hero since kids are on stock.
Once I root, am looking at roms, how do I put rom on?
I'm looking at CW and that is too much for her. Stable Froyo is all she needs.
The threads are either old, or way too techy for what I need. I want to upload and give to her, not maintain nor get calls, have problems.
And leaving stock not a problem, I will add Wifi Tether, but want to be sure the battery holds up, most important need, on this.
Thanks
nmoreman said:
I have a simple question - my daughter has Hero, very sluggish, so I am rooting to put SetCPU on it.
I am very familiar with roots and roms, running Epic, but have not kept up on Hero since kids are on stock.
Once I root, am looking at roms, how do I put rom on?
I'm looking at CW and that is too much for her. Stable Froyo is all she needs.
The threads are either old, or way too techy for what I need. I want to upload and give to her, not maintain nor get calls, have problems.
And leaving stock not a problem, I will add Wifi Tether, but want to be sure the battery holds up, most important need, on this.
Thanks
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I am running CyanogenMod 6.2 the Dec31 Black version and have had no problems with it. This is a froyo rom. I will say that that wireless tether will eat up battery pretty quickly so i usually plug it in when I use the tether. At the beginning of each rom, there are usually instructions on what steps you should take to install.
Thanks, I will look for a link to read and/or download.
nmoreman said:
Thanks, I will look for a link to read and/or download.
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Generally, it's just download attached zip file, move said file to the sd card root, reboot to recovery, wipe data and dalvik, flash zip and reboot. With any aosp rom, cyanogen or aospMod, you will need to download and flash the gapps in the same manner as, and after, the rom. Any of the froyo roms are good, though I would stay away from gingerbread roms for now, as the bugs are still being worked out.
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Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Gingerbread-on-Hero action here!
user7618 said:
Generally, it's just download attached zip file, move said file to the sd card root, reboot to recovery, wipe data and dalvik, flash zip and reboot. With any aosp rom, cyanogen or aospMod, you will need to download and flash the gapps in the same manner as, and after, the rom. Any of the froyo roms are good, though I would stay away from gingerbread roms for now, as the bugs are still being worked out.
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Gingerbread really isn't buggy. I haven't flashed the new cm tho but use aospcmod as my daily
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paczek said:
Gingerbread really isn't buggy. I haven't flashed the new cm tho but use aospcmod as my daily
Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA using XDA App
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Not really, I agree, but compared to the froyo roms they need work.
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user7618 said:
Not really, I agree, but compared to the froyo roms they need work.
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Too true. Nothing has compaired to the speed of aosp 0.9.9.2. I always keep a backup of that. I do like cm 6.1 but it isn't as fast but more customized
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xFoCaLx said:
My Fiancée has a Sprint HTC Hero. I have spent some time going through ROM's available for her phone but haven't been able to find something I like. So I thought I'd post before I run out to do some errands and see what suggestions can be made for me. My situation is I am looking for the most stable ROM for her as I wont always be around when something happens. If that ROM could be sense based that would be best, if not, its not a huge deal. I also need blue tooth to work flawlessly so that she can sync it with her car. Battery life would be the next bonus, after that just a nice stable ROM that wont reboot while shes on the phone or crash whatever launcher its running. I'm not concerned about CPU scores or over clocking as anything with be faster than her stock phone. If if you have any questions for me, feel free to ask, otherwise I appreciate your responses.
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Although its Not Completely Stable, Checkout the ExpressoEnergyHeroc 2.2 Rom!! I've been Running it as my Everyday Rom for a few weeks now! And though it Does have some Minor Issues with it, None of them have been Substantial Enough for Me or the Others I've been Helping out with the Rom to Basically get Fed up and Switch to Something else! Oh and it is Sense Based with Froyo!!!
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My search-fu seems to be failing me. Could I trouble anyone to find me a working Erris ROM/Radio that will play nicely with my Hero?
That will be lovely and I shall be forever in your debt
Many Thanks
--Neobear
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Just wanted to clarify, I have already rooted my Hero, and it is a Sprint Branded CDMA Hero
Thanks Again!
neobear said:
My search-fu seems to be failing me. Could I trouble anyone to find me a working Erris ROM/Radio that will play nicely with my Hero?
That will be lovely and I shall be forever in your debt
Many Thanks
--Neobear
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Just wanted to clarify, I have already rooted my Hero, and it is a Sprint Branded CDMA Hero
Thanks Again!
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The radio will likely not do much good. Some here have done that to no avail. As for a ROM, you would have to port whatever ROM you like over there. AFAIK there haven't been any Eris ports done? Others may chime in on that.
il Duce said:
The radio will likely not do much good. Some here have done that to no avail. As for a ROM, you would have to port whatever ROM you like over there. AFAIK there haven't been any Eris ports done? Others may chime in on that.
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Ah, I see, I see...
Referencing:
Code:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714251
and
www.droidforums.net/forum/rescue-squad-guides/40348-howto-flash-droid-any-network-prl.html
perhaps just flashing a PRL will do the trick? Though from what I've read flashing the radio could perhaps be good too? (as what i've read indicated that Sprint and Verizon uses two different parts of the same spectra?)
Slightly confused, would like more input.
Thanks!
Here is a Verizon radio that worked on my Hero. I believe it is from the Eris.
Be advised, if you flash this radio, I accept no responsibility for anything that may happen. It did work for me, but that is no guarantee that it will work for you.
http://db.tt/YOMgV9k
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user7618 said:
Here is a Verizon radio that worked on my Hero. I believe it is from the Eris.
Be advised, if you flash this radio, I accept no responsibility for anything that may happen. It did work for me, but that is no guarantee that it will work for you.
Code:
db.tt/YOMgV9k
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Aha! Now we're getting somewhere!
Any compatibility issues with this radio rom I should know about? Or hows about this, what droid ROM are you running on your Hero?
Scratch that, I went ahead and flashed the radio, so far so good. I think my next step is to flash a PRL on there and do something else that can not be mentioned on this forum
None the less, I think i've gotten at least one step closer..
Still open to more input!
Thanks
neobear said:
Aha! Now we're getting somewhere!
Any compatibility issues with this radio rom I should know about? Or hows about this, what droid ROM are you running on your Hero?
Scratch that, I went ahead and flashed the radio, so far so good. I think my next step is to flash a PRL on there and do something else that can not be mentioned on this forum
None the less, I think i've gotten at least one step closer..
Still open to more input!
Thanks
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Try the Link in my Signature,
The (EEH) ROM, its Originally Ported from the "Verizon Eris" If you wanna Try it out???
*Sent on My*
Fast as its Ever Been....
"Sprint" Hero.... Running My, *ExpressoEnergyHero* ROM, KIFNO's Build.Prop.Tweek, & The XDA BLUE.apk!! "Page 10" of My Thread!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957867
I got a Hero and I'm changing the service provider from Sprint to Metro PCS, and I was wondering if I was going to still be able to upgrade my phone from Eclair to 2.2 or 2.3 because to be honest it is a bit slow and the battery does drain a bit fast. Should I have upgraded the phone's version before I got it switched over? Will it cause any problems if I try to upgrade the android version after I get it's service switched?
Just a few questions, thanks in advance for any answers you guys give me.
the carrier has nothing to do with rom speeds and how do u think cm7 is slow..
If you are talking about an official update from the carrier, then no. Sprint never issued a froyo update for the hero, let alone a gingerbread one. I doubt Metro did either. Now, if you're talking rooted and flashing an update, then yes, you can.
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Bierce22 said:
the carrier has nothing to do with rom speeds and how do u think cm7 is slow..
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He never said anything about cm7. I think he means OTA updates from the carriers.
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I'm getting it switched over to metro and it will work with everything, the internet, market, picture messaging, ect. If I were to switch roms will my settings for metro pcs be deleted or changed? If so, please let me know.
What is the best rom to put on my Hero for performance and battery?
If I were to switch a rom would I still have picture messaging?
Thanks for your time, serious answers only.
ToothGrinder said:
I'm getting it switched over to metro and it will work with everything, the internet, market, picture messaging, ect. If I were to switch roms will my settings for metro pcs be deleted or changed? If so, please let me know.
What is the best rom to put on my Hero for performance and battery?
If I were to switch a rom would I still have picture messaging?
Thanks for your time, serious answers only.
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Serious answers only? You're in the wrong place for that, and I've found that people go out of the way just to mess with people when they start that stuff.
As far as performance and battery, you'll need to try out different roms until you find one that works well with your device.
Roms don't change anything to do with carriers. So your metro settings should be fine.
Picture messages generally work on most of the roms. You'll need to read the op to find out, usually.
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Thanks for the help.
When I get my phone back later tonight I'll be upgrading it to Gingerbread most likely.
Any roms you suggest since you are using Gingerbread on an HTC Hero as well?
cm7. I love it. AospMod is ok, too, but I've had better results with cm.
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user7618 said:
cm7. I love it. AospMod is ok, too, but I've had better results with cm.
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Sweet! I'll be looking into it when I get my phone in about an hour or so.
Thanks for the tips and help. Really appreciated.
ToothGrinder said:
Sweet! I'll be looking into it when I get my phone in about an hour or so.
Thanks for the tips and help. Really appreciated.
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No problem. Any more questions just holla!
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