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DarchDroid and PRL

How can I get in to change the PRL on DarchDroid 2.6.5?

"network" its in the market.

thedudejdog said:
"network" its in the market.
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opps, meant to be ##755#

eh i just restore back to my fresh 1.1 backup to do that.

As has been said, nandroid back the another ROM and update, then come back. I just barely got around to getting PRL 60665 by going back to FreshToast v2b2. Darchdroid is an AOSP ROM and is not carrier specific, so it doesn't support PRL updating. Darch could add this, I think, but I don't really think it's worth his time. I imagine it would take a lot of work.

DevinXtreme said:
As has been said, nandroid back the another ROM and update, then come back. I just barely got around to getting PRL 60665 by going back to FreshToast v2b2. Darchdroid is an AOSP ROM and is not carrier specific, so it doesn't support PRL updating. Darch could add this, I think, but I don't really think it's worth his time. I imagine it would take a lot of work.
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I'm trying to get into the service menu, not just a PRL update.

Alright, on DC 2.08.1 and it doesn't seem to be working either. Neither ##755# or ##768# will get me into any menus.

Try ##DATA#. Just a wild guess.

HeroMeng said:
Try ##DATA#. Just a wild guess.
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Nothing. Time to get Logcat going I guess.

Logcat for anyone interested. DC doesn't work, and neither does Fresh 2.0c.
Alright, got it to work on Aloysius 1.0. ##DATA# anyway, still can't get in to change my PRL.

WTF is going on with Sprint Visual Voicemail

Voicemail not working after flashing to new ROM, tried 3 roms none of them r giving me voicemail. LIQUIDSENSE 2.1, ALOYSIOUS 2.1, NFX hero 2.2, whats the problem. I get a message in tool bar that cant be cleared "A mandatory update is available", but when i try to upgrade i get "General failure. Please try again at a later time"
What to do any suggestions. Ive been hearing bout using google voice, but im kinda lost on that.
PLZ SOMEBODY HELP

cperkins0 said:
Voicemail not working after flashing to new ROM, tried 3 roms none of them r giving me voicemail. LIQUIDSENSE 2.1, ALOYSIOUS 2.1, NFX hero 2.2, whats the problem. I get a message in tool bar that cant be cleared "A mandatory update is available", but when i try to upgrade i get "General failure. Please try again at a later time"
What to do any suggestions. Ive been hearing bout using google voice, but im kinda lost on that.
PLZ SOMEBODY HELP
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go back to stock 2.1 update the app from there, then backup the .apk (astro file explorer has a tool that allows you to do this) then install it in the other builds

which file is it in? I can't find it

its called com.core.apk or something like that im not sure where it hangs out

cmyasika1 said:
which file is it in? I can't find it
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thoughtlesskyle said:
its called com.core.apk or something like that im not sure where it hangs out
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Yeah, it's something like that in system/app

sprint_core.apk in /system/app there may be an odex. i always rm NameOfApp.*
if you delete the apk it may cause problems(maybe. didnt for me but has for others). you also wont be notified of vm's. youll have to call to check. on a 2.1 rom, that is. thats how it worked for me anyway.
personally, my vm isnt working on my new device. like it never set itself up correctly. if anyone should happen to have a link to some instructions to set this up, that would be fantastic. I hate calling the silly people at sprint. thank you

bump this. need help.

vrundmc said:
bump this. need help.
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Did you try flashing the version in my sig?

theimpaler747 said:
Did you try flashing the version in my sig?
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i havent tried that as im having annoying problems with my vvm on my device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855545
guess ill try to use this one here.

tailsthecat3 said:
i havent tried that as im having annoying problems with my vvm on my device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855545
guess ill try to use this one here.
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Try flashing my version, let me know how it goes!

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Did you try flashing the version in my sig?
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Flashed your file...same issue...delay in setting up voicemail... Flashed and restarted. Even tried rebooting. No go. My activation message is stuck in the undelivered box.

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Try flashing my version, let me know how it goes!
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it didnt work. i removed the original, flashed yours. still have the undelivered message, the activation message. nothing is working, i cant figure it out. and when i called sprint, they reset my vm, so i lost messages and had to set up everything again...

FYI to Impaler, your VVM version in your sig works for those in areas where an official update has not rolled through yet.
Don't know if you are aware, but Sprint recently updated the VVM software to version T.5.1.0.48 (here in TX it was updated the last week of October). Note that Sprint CSR will not be able to help you reset it unless you are on a Sense ROM. Period.
Two options to fix on your non-Sense ROM... there is an updated .apk floating around on these boards (might need to PM someone for it). Get it and install via your file manager.
Or...
Other way is to nandroid your current ROM, then flash a Sense ROM like Fresh's most current. Then, update your PRL and Profile, then go into the VVM and press Menu and update Sprint VVM.
Then, either try to nandroid back to your original ROM and check to see if that does it (haven't tried that, but it might work)... or else... yes, you will need to pull the updated com.coremobility.app.vnotes from the Sense ROM and install the pulled .apk into your new ROM.
Hope this helps.

mr. implaler, I have used yours for the last weeks successfully, so thank you. I just ran into the same problem with the mandatory upgrade, and it is an update i did before I rooted my phone. the VM did work this morning on MUIU but i loaded MYN and that is when my issue started.
Hope someone can firgure it out
thanks again implaler

mine just actually updated and works and phone didn't unroot

vrundmc said:
Flashed your file...same issue...delay in setting up voicemail... Flashed and restarted. Even tried rebooting. No go. My activation message is stuck in the undelivered box.
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Here is my solution.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855545
I had 9016 in the blocked texts list. Hope this helps you.

Excellent...let me add to this...
I suppose using variations of ROMS that don't include VVM and block 9016 caused this issue.
You can unblock 9016 by going to your account online, under "My Devices," then "My Preferences." Scroll down to the "Limits and permissions" section. You will see the "Block Texts" link there.

vrundmc said:
Flashed your file...same issue...delay in setting up voicemail... Flashed and restarted. Even tried rebooting. No go. My activation message is stuck in the undelivered box.
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tailsthecat3 said:
it didnt work. i removed the original, flashed yours. still have the undelivered message, the activation message. nothing is working, i cant figure it out. and when i called sprint, they reset my vm, so i lost messages and had to set up everything again...
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Hmm... I still can't tell if this is a Sprint or a root issue....

alaman68 said:
mr. implaler, I have used yours for the last weeks successfully, so thank you. I just ran into the same problem with the mandatory upgrade, and it is an update i did before I rooted my phone. the VM did work this morning on MUIU but i loaded MYN and that is when my issue started.
Hope someone can firgure it out
thanks again implaler
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No problem, glad it worked well for you

jedijackie said:
FYI to Impaler, your VVM version in your sig works for those in areas where an official update has not rolled through yet.
Don't know if you are aware, but Sprint recently updated the VVM software to version T.5.1.0.48 (here in TX it was updated the last week of October). Note that Sprint CSR will not be able to help you reset it unless you are on a Sense ROM. Period.
Two options to fix on your non-Sense ROM... there is an updated .apk floating around on these boards (might need to PM someone for it). Get it and install via your file manager.
Or...
Other way is to nandroid your current ROM, then flash a Sense ROM like Fresh's most current. Then, update your PRL and Profile, then go into the VVM and press Menu and update Sprint VVM.
Then, either try to nandroid back to your original ROM and check to see if that does it (haven't tried that, but it might work)... or else... yes, you will need to pull the updated com.coremobility.app.vnotes from the Sense ROM and install the pulled .apk into your new ROM.
Hope this helps.
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Ok cool, well glad it worked for a few people

Need help getting stock rom back

I have my phone rooted and long story short wiped my backup from the sd card of my stock rom.
I have been looking unsucessfully for a stock rom for my carrier online and have yet to find one.
I am on the MTS Allstream network in manitoba canada.
wwwDOTmtsDOTca if you want to see the carrier (sorry not allowed to post links cause I am a net poster)
if anybody could help would be greatly appreciated.
Am a bit of a noob to this but could this be a simple fix as in somebody just copying their existing backup from their phone and emailing me a copy so I could put it on my sd card and boot from that.
Thanks for the help everyone.

Do you need the actual stock ruu that came on your phone, or are you just wanting sense to be able to update prl and profile? If it's just to update, any sense rom can do that for you.
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I am unsure what you mean by RUU. I guess i just need the sense interface. That is the one I have lost.

http://www.htc.com/us/support/hero-sprint/downloads/
here you go. u can download the update there. i believe u need HTC sync for it to work, i dont remember. but its all there for you. but this is for sprint. idk but if its the same htc hero then it should work. unless ur not on the HTC CDMA hero

sparky204 said:
I am unsure what you mean by RUU. I guess i just need the sense interface. That is the one I have lost.
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RUU=ROM Upgrade Utility Basically Referring to the "Stock Rom/Upgrade Rom"!
Also may I ask exactly what you mean by Simple Fix? Is your phone currently Functional? Or are you just looking to Replace what you Erased for Piece of Mind? Let me know... I'll try my Best to Help!
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Yes I am very happy with Cyanogenmod. It is amazing and has made my phone run great. The stock rom it was running kept getting lots of lag and hanging if that makes sense. (pun intended)
Anyways I just want to get the original back because if I want to change phones or switch I dont know if my carrier will help me with the current mod on it.
Thanks for the help guys

help with programming (OTA new phone)

i just bought this rooted hero from a guy and i went to put it on my account, but i cant get the OTA or manual programing to work. hot can i get this to program on my account?????

dpickl01 said:
i just bought this rooted hero from a guy and i went to put it on my account, but i cant get the OTA or manual programing to work. hot can i get this to program on my account?????
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flash a sense rom or run the RUU

il Duce said:
flash a sense rom or run the RUU
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Yep, flash a sense rom and call sprint.
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[Q] Flashing Roms

Ok i'm new to this so i will not hesitate to ask for help.
I have a Sprint Hero, and i have Rooted it, using Regaw's Guide. That part was simple. I have also found the Wiki related to the hero on this site my problem is this. I'm new to this i don't want to brick a perfectly good phone and i understand what is being said in the wiki about flashing but i just want to like double check before i try anything.
So is there like a step by step walk through somewhere i'm missing? Like "Flashing Roms for Dummies".
The first step on the flashing guide wiki says to make sure you have a custom recovery installed. Would this be the nandroid backup made when rooting the phone or something else completely?
Also what are the best Roms for the hero?
I Apologize if this has been asked and answered.
Thanks for any and all help in Advance.
Great bunch of helpful people on this forum.

Looks like regaw's installs Amon_RA as part of the process of rooting. Try this:
1. Power off your phone.
2. Hold down the home key and press the red power button.
3. Hold the power until the htc screen pops up and release it. Keep the home button pressed until something besides the htc screen shows.
4. If done correctly, you will either get a screen with a triangle and exclamation point, or a menu with various options. menu is good, means you have a recovery installed.
5. If you get the triangle, you do not have a recovery installed. Go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581521
Follow the directions in the first post.
Check that and we can go from there.
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You can also check out the README on the OP from aosp's gingerbread thread. Lots of good information on flashing from original ROM, other ROMs, recoveries, workarounds, etc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=864403

user7618 said:
Looks like regaw's installs Amon_RA as part of the process of rooting. Try this:
1. Power off your phone.
2. Hold down the home key and press the red power button.
3. Hold the power until the htc screen pops up and release it. Keep the home button pressed until something besides the htc screen shows.
4. If done correctly, you will either get a screen with a triangle and exclamation point, or a menu with various options. menu is good, means you have a recovery installed.
5. If you get the triangle, you do not have a recovery installed. Go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581521
Follow the directions in the first post.
Check that and we can go from there.
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ok it comes up with android system recovery with a menu and at the bottom it says "Build: RA-heroc-v1.5.2"

Ok first thing I would recommend is to open up your settings, select 'about phone' and find the update prl and profile options. Then download the app Rom Manager from the market, open it up, and at the very top select 'flash clockwork mod recovery'. Then select backup current rom. This way you have a reliable nandroid of your stock rom to fall back on if you ever need to. Next thing is to start reading through the various threads on XDA about the different rom's and stuff to get more of an idea of what your looking for in a rom.
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trip187 said:
Ok first thing I would recommend is to open up your settings, select 'about phone' and find the update prl and profile options. Then download the app Rom Manager from the market, open it up, and at the very top select 'flash clockwork mod recovery'. Then select backup current rom. This way you have a reliable nandroid of your stock rom to fall back on if you ever need to. Next thing is to start reading through the various threads on XDA about the different rom's and stuff to get more of an idea of what your looking for in a rom.
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+1 on updating prl and profile. As for rom manager, you don't need it, you already have a recovery installed.
Find you a rom you want to try out, I suggest cyanogenmod 7, but I run it, so i might be biased.
Get a file manager from the market, I use root explorer, it's a paid app, but worth it, and titanium backup.
Once you pick out a rom, holla back and we will get it flashed.
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user7618 said:
+1 on updating prl and profile. As for rom manager, you don't need it, you already have a recovery installed.
Find you a rom you want to try out, I suggest cyanogenmod 7, but I run it, so i might be biased.
Get a file manager from the market, I use root explorer, it's a paid app, but worth it, and titanium backup.
Once you pick out a rom, holla back and we will get it flashed.
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Sure CM7 seems like a good a rom as any, its 2.3 on the hero, can't get much cooler than that. Does it allow installing/moving apps to the SD card? Also i'm assuming changing roms changes which programs are on the phone by default so which ones are included in this or stripped away if any?
I use astro file manager, downloaded the Titanium backup. I am unable to update the prl/profile atm cause the phone isn't active just learning the rooting/romming thing on it.
When i Rooted it i had to downgrade from 2.31.651.7 to 2.31.651.5 to do it, should i go through update to .7 and re root then proceed with romming?
also more newbness i've seen in some posts this mention of s-off, what does that refer to? Is s-off required to change the image and the animation that shows when it boots?
Thanks for the step by step so far user7618

I only suggested rom manager because if your recovery glitches you can easily use it to flash another recovery
Lots of people downgraded to root. No need to update and re-root.
Yes cm7 has moving apps to SD. And you can use Astro or Titanium to back up your apps and restore them to a different rom
S-off means even if your phone wont boot up and you can't get to your recovery then you will still be able to flash something (ex. A new recovery image or a RUU) Also can flash splash screens and boot animations with it
Did I miss anything?
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Tuvan03 said:
Sure CM7 seems like a good a rom as any, its 2.3 on the hero, can't get much cooler than that. Does it allow installing/moving apps to the SD card? Also i'm assuming changing roms changes which programs are on the phone by default so which ones are included in this or stripped away if any?
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Yes, any 2.2+ ROM can natively install and move apps to the SD card. Also, yes changing ROMs will change which programs are on the phone by default. This will be most noticeable when changing from a Sense ROM to an AOSP ROM like CM7. AOSP ROMs come with vanilla android apps--that means no Sprint Apps and all that.
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When i Rooted it i had to downgrade from 2.31.651.7 to 2.31.651.5 to do it, should i go through update to .7 and re root then proceed with romming?
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Nope, no point in doing that. The main objective in rooting is to gain control over your device. With that control, usually the next objective is to install a custom recovery. And with that custom recovery you are free to install any ROM you want.
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also more newbness i've seen in some posts this mention of s-off, what does that refer to? Is s-off required to change the image and the animation that shows when it boots?
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You're still new to modding, I wouldn't worry about it. But to answer your question it allows you to flash any recovery, system, radio, etc image to your phone from hboot, and can be used as an emergency rescue tool in case you ever screw up your recovery or anything else.
Also just as an FYI, there are only 2 ways that I know of to brick your phone: 1) flash wrong radio or bad radio or flash radio incorrectly, and 2) flash wrong SPL or bad SPL or flash SPL incorrectly. ROMs do not ever change either of these. Remember, as long as you can turn on your phone and boot to recovery (home+power), you are more than safe!!

Theres nothing for me to say. You guys covered it.
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Theres nothing for me to say. You guys covered it.
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thanks for all the replies and help. i can locate the cm7 mod in the development forum?
I was asking about the apps because i want the phone to resemble a stock phone as closely as possible for the moment just one running 2.3.
so other than the sprint apps what else will be missing?

The Sense UI as a whole will be missing. CM7 is not a Sense-based ROM and you will never be able to make it be like stock, not even a little without some heavy theme-ing. If you want to stay "stock-like" your only fully developed ROMs are those based on 2.1. nfinitefx45 and others have worked hard on getting a 2.2 Sense ROM but that ended a long time ago and I'm not sure what the ending status of it was.

Ok CM7 installed succesfully with Google Apps. This is way too cool. Gingerbread on a phone that wasn't supposed to have above Eclair. TAKE THAT SPRINT!
Thanks for all the Help guys this is alot of fun, hope to learn more and be able to do alot more.
Edit: haptic feedback working now.

NTSense theme will give you an approximation of Sense on cm7, just no htc widgets.
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Tuvan03 said:
thanks for all the replies and help. i can locate the cm7 mod in the development forum?
I was asking about the apps because i want the phone to resemble a stock phone as closely as possible for the moment just one running 2.3.
so other than the sprint apps what else will be missing?
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first off, the crappy HTC Sense UI that slows the Hero to a crawl will be history. That alone will make it feel like you just got a new phone. But for things you actually want to have... Most noticeable for me was the disappearance of Visual Voicemail - I will get to that in a second. Google apps will have to be installed via a separate zip but you just install it right after the custom ROM (before rebooting). Facebook phonebook widget is no longer available (facebook's fault).
About voicemail - I originally didn't want to use Google Voice, so when I ran CM6.1, I found a link to install Sprint VVM app but you also have to install an SMS redlisting app to handle the text notifications that program gets as the hacked app doesn't work 100% like the stock rom. That had problems from time to time and my CM6.1 install never worked quite right, and I blame the Sprint VVM. I recommend using Google Voice - my only complaint is you have to press Menu-More-Delete, instead of just having a Delete button. Other than that it has way more cool potential - you won't get notifications or voicemails unless the phone has data service.
I use ROM manager because of it's easy backup management and the rebooting menu. Also, if your recovery (clockworkmod by default) gets messed up, you can flash RA over it, get your phone working, and then flash back to clockworkmod. That only happened to me once, but the flashing saved me. Also, it had some other features that came in very handy and I recommend using. Here's what I would recommend:
1) after getting ROM mgr installed, backup your stock ROM and then do the "Fix Permissions". I had some strange things happen on my first mod and this cleared them up.
2) use CM7.0.2 - it works without lag, has more features than 6.1, and my battery seems to last longer.
3) before you flash the ROM + gapps, write down whatever apps you want to reinstall, and uninstall all applications and updates. (unless you have so many it's a real pain, or you need your app data to come through)
4) reboot to recovery and wipe EVERYTHING but the SD card (wipe data/factory reset + wipe cache + wipe dalvik cache + wipe battery data)
5) now install the CM rom followed by gapps, then reboot
6) gapps runs a special one-time installer on the first boot - best idea is to install everything, then you can go uninstall what you don't want or use later. I had a couple of the individual apps fail to install during this process (maps/nav) and after everything had loaded, went to the market and got google maps the old fashioned way.
** the first gapps individual app installer stuck on the loading screen, so I hit the back button and the rest worked fine.
7) USB tethering will now work (not sure if wifi will without paid app). I downloaded "Tethering Widget" from the Market and it gives you a simple USB icon to toggle the tethering mode. I tested with my Win7 laptop and works great (you need HTC sync software installed for the driver to load)

Tuvan03 said:
Ok CM7 installed succesfully with Google Apps. This is way too cool. Gingerbread on a phone that wasn't supposed to have above Eclair. TAKE THAT SPRINT!
Thanks for all the Help guys this is alot of fun, hope to learn more and be able to do alot more.
Edit: haptic feedback working now.
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Excellent! If you have anymore questions don't hesitate to ask. One suggestion, if you decide to stay with Amon-RA for your recovery, update it to the most current, 1.6, I believe it is. You can get it from the link I posted earlier.
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user7618 said:
Excellent! If you have anymore questions don't hesitate to ask. One suggestion, if you decide to stay with Amon-RA for your recovery, update it to the most current, 1.6, I believe it is. You can get it from the link I posted earlier.
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well in your opinion which recovery mod is better? amon ra or Clockworkmod?

user7618 said:
Excellent! If you have anymore questions don't hesitate to ask. One suggestion, if you decide to stay with Amon-RA for your recovery, update it to the most current, 1.6, I believe it is. You can get it from the link I posted earlier.
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Dont mean to cut in but 1.7 is the latest "unofficial" Ra. But ra nonetheless.
#Root/Hack-Mod_Always*

Tuvan03 said:
well in your opinion which recovery mod is better? amon ra or Clockworkmod?
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Neither. He already had RA installed, so why waste time installing something he didn't need? Now, if he had one click root, rom manager is easier, but he didn't, so there is no point.
@laie
Yep, you're right. I'm on 1.7, I just couldn't find the link for it.
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