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[Q] ROm suggestions and download locatoins

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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[Q] Vibrant User: Need some advice

Hello everyone.
I had a quick question i was hoping for some feedback on. My girlfriend is using a HTC hero CDMA as her cell phone. It is currently running 1.5 and it is abysmally slow and unwieldy. I told her I would try to get her fixed up with a nice custom ROM. I am familiar with the entire rooting/flashing/recovery process so I don't need any help there. All I need to know is, what do you consider to be the best daily driver 2.2 ROM there is right now. I won't be fidgeting and flashing ROMs on her phone every 4 days like I do with my phone. I would just like to find a functional 2.2 and load that up for her and call it a day. Opinions are immensely appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Wuggs said:
Hello everyone.
I had a quick question i was hoping for some feedback on. My girlfriend is using a HTC hero CDMA as her cell phone. It is currently running 1.5 and it is abysmally slow and unwieldy. I told her I would try to get her fixed up with a nice custom ROM. I am familiar with the entire rooting/flashing/recovery process so I don't need any help there. All I need to know is, what do you consider to be the best daily driver 2.2 ROM there is right now. I won't be fidgeting and flashing ROMs on her phone every 4 days like I do with my phone. I would just like to find a functional 2.2 and load that up for her and call it a day. Opinions are immensely appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Either CM or AOSP.
Those are the only fully functioning 2.2 ROMs currently.
My current setup is:
CM-Nightly-166 ( http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=heroc )
GAPPS ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=880787 )
Use BatteryTweak from Deca's thread or SetCPU to overclock CPU. May have to experiment with speeds that your phone can handle.
Deca's Kernal ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=756774 )

AOSP. Plain and simple. It'll run fast. Won't need any tweaking. She won't be able to mess anything up.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

I would have to say cm. Aosp just lacks functionality and customization that someone who doesn't really care for linpack scores would find quite useful. Aosp is stripped down to the bare bones of android to squeeze every drop of speed. I think your lady would appreciate cyanogen more than she would aosp.
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It comes down to features vs. speed, really.
-If she likes to sit and mess with features and customization all day, then CM6 is the way to go.
-If she just wants something that works and is fast, aospMod is the way to go.
Personally, I liked the features of CM6, but after using both I went with aospMod: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782320

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for level-headed informative answers. I'm used to rampant flaming on just about every question. Thanks again.

Wuggs said:
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for level-headed informative answers. I'm used to rampant flaming on just about every question. Thanks again.
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FLAMED. no just messing with you. If you think she would like a themed STABLE 2.2, chack out the "mau5" rom by decad3nce and the themed roms (there's 4 of them) by jaybob413. They are a little more upstream than CM6.1 stable and have some nice tweaks built in

I would recomend aosp 0.9.8 .............works great for me..........very fast

Vibrant user here. My girlfriend has a hero as well.. I managed to get super user permissions.. But every time i try to flash a rom.. it gives me an error..
I an unable to flash anything through recovery.
She is on 2.1 stock now. Any suggestions?

RoZm X said:
Vibrant user here. My girlfriend has a hero as well.. I managed to get super user permissions.. But every time i try to flash a rom.. it gives me an error..
I an unable to flash anything through recovery.
She is on 2.1 stock now. Any suggestions?
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What error? What recovery are you using? What roms did you try?
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I've tried aosp and cm6.1.. Using clockwork.. The error says installation aborted every time..

user7618 said:
I would have to say cm. Aosp just lacks functionality and customization that someone who doesn't really care for linpack scores would find quite useful. Aosp is stripped down to the bare bones of android to squeeze every drop of speed. I think your lady would appreciate cyanogen more than she would aosp.
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There are quite a few themes for aosp now and it is way customizable if you put launcher pro on her phone. I never liked the stock launcher.

skndeep102 said:
There are quite a few themes for aosp now and it is way customizable if you put launcher pro on her phone. I never liked the stock launcher.
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Agreed. But we are not talking themes, we're just talking stock versions. Stock cm is far more customizable than aosp is. Also, cm has just as many, if not more, themes available for it. As an aside, cm doesn't use the stock launcher either. It uses ADW.
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RoZm X said:
I've tried aosp and cm6.1.. Using clockwork.. The error says installation aborted every time..
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There us a hero cdma and a hero gsm. Make sure which one you are using. This is the cdma version forum here. Ultimately, if you have su, then I suggest just using rom manager to choose, download, and install. Helps to ensure no mistakes
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

Flash aosp on her phone, and if she likes it, keep it. If not, flash CM6.+, If she doesn't like either, find a different one. I hear fresh is fun..

[Q] Rom Suggestions Sprint Hero

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.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

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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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
Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA using XDA App

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
Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA using XDA App

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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[Q] Working Eris rom on Hero

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
Edit:
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

New to Android looking for some answers

Hi.
I was a WM phone user was flashing ROM's over there for a couple of years. Changed to Iphone because WM doesn't have Apps. Then I didn't like being chained down to 1 phone and miss my HTC Phones so I switched to Android So now I'm back in school learning! But it seems to be harder here with Android people aren't very easy about giving up "How" to stuff for MetroPCS for some reason?
Ok. Here are some questions I have. First I will tell you the phone is rooted and I'm on MetroPCS.
From what I've learned my MetroPCS information must be stored in the root because I just flashed aospCMod | AOSP 2.3.3 / CM7 (Gingerbread) to my phone and everything works MMS, Data. So is the information stored in Root?
I use to update Radio's all the time with WM. Do I need to update the Radio? Being on Metro PCS not sure if I have limits on what I can do or not.
Pretty much I figured out once the phone is rooted you can pretty much do anything you want I guess it's like Hard SPL for WM.
Anyone that has any tips or information towards MetroPCS would be great Not sure what all I can do.
Thanks,
Rick

I think the main reason that the how to stuff is difficult for you to find is because the vast majority of CDMA Hero users are on Sprint.
As far as radios are concerned, I've had my Hero since last April and have updated my radio once. I would assume that the Sprint radios would work for you, although I will not guarantee it. Flash them at your own peril.
Don't forget to keep a Sense nand handy on your sd card so that you can flash back and update your prl. An updated prl will solve a lot of text and data issues.
All of this should be taken with a grain of salt, as I'm not familiar with MetroPCS.
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user7618 said:
I think the main reason that the how to stuff is difficult for you to find is because the vast majority of CDMA Hero users are on Sprint.
As far as radios are concerned, I've had my Hero since last April and have updated my radio once. I would assume that the Sprint radios would work for you, although I will not guarantee it. Flash them at your own peril.
Don't forget to keep a Sense nand handy on your sd card so that you can flash back and update your prl. An updated prl will solve a lot of text and data issues.
All of this should be taken with a grain of salt, as I'm not familiar with MetroPCS.
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Thanks I just updated me PRL using this ROM without any problems. Latest one for Metro is 2004. Where can I find a Stock Sense nand?

Rickinfl said:
Thanks I just updated me PRL using this ROM without any problems. Latest one for Metro is 2004. Where can I find a Stock Sense nand?
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You should have made one when you rooted. Otherwise, any Sense rom will allow you to update it.
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