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[Q] HTC Hero(Sprint)

Hi, my name is Mellow. Im new to this rom and rooting stuff... I want to modify my phone but i dont know how to, can someone help me out? Please and thank u!
p.s
Ive downloaded a few zip files but have no idea what to do with them..

Read the forum. All you need to get started is here.
Sent from my FroYoed Sprint Hero

Herfallenangel said:
Hi, my name is Mellow. Im new to this rom and rooting stuff... I want to modify my phone but i dont know how to, can someone help me out? Please and thank u!
p.s
Ive downloaded a few zip files but have no idea what to do with them..
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Hi and welcome to xda!
First thing's first: Are you rooted yet? You will be limited in what you can do until you root.
Here is a step by step guide to rooting 2.1.
Here is the board with all of the Hero ROM's.
It may appear daunting at first, but it's fairly straight-forward and easy to do. Just follow the directions exactly. Also, I believe there is a one-click root app around here somewhere called Androot, I believe, but I'm not sure how well it works, as I didn't use it to root. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

ranger61878 said:
Read the forum. All you need to get started is here.
Sent from my FroYoed Sprint Hero
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Agreed..are u really that lazy that u can't read?
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

user7618 Thank YOU very much for the information, I greatly appreciate the help!
t12icky0, No need to be rude, it was just a question.

[Q] Installing Sprint RUU on non-Sprint Hero

Here's the deal. I have a HTC Hero from NTelos which I got free from a friend. I am new to rooting/hacking phones so I need some help. I have been trying to crack into it through some of the posts read here to no avil. I don't know if I am downloading the wrong software for my computers OS (windows 7) or the wrong program for the phone but I would really like to to get this thing running on Sprint. Can anyone help me with this step by step with URLs for all the programs I need to download? I am not so much worried about messing up the phone since it was free.

And English please. lol Remember, I am new at this so talk to me like a dummy.

Post in the correct subforum please.
Q&A for questions

pulser_g2 said:
Post in the correct subforum please.
Q&A for questions
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That's what he wanted to hear hahaha.
Sent from my HERO200 using Tapatalk

Xda moved it for me. Does anyone know how this can be done?

[Q] Noob Help please..

Guys, I am planning to buy a Galaxy note. Are any threads around here that i should read and familiarize myself with before buying one? Am noticing about the "rooting" and "mods" threads are lots around here. Do i need to root for me to be able to install cracked apps? Thanks in advance! Would appreciate any help.

welcome...you just at the right place. take ur time to read all the posting bout note.
if you have any questions, just ask at the right place and almost of member here were very helpful.

gokenong said:
Guys, I am planning to buy a Galaxy note. Are any threads around here that i should read and familiarize myself with before buying one? Am noticing about the "rooting" and "mods" threads are lots around here. Do i need to root for me to be able to install cracked apps? Thanks in advance! Would appreciate any help.
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Get the phone and slowly you will get familiar to it.
I hope ur talking about the rooted apps here,that would be no problem once u get easy with the handset.
Piracy is not a good thing..developers put in a lot of time and effort in their work,respect it and pay for it.

Rooting n modding is not for Cr****. Rooting is to just get extra privilege on note, for making it more customise your device.
and note, such things(Cra**/Piracy) are banned over XDA

Ok, thanks guys.. thats what i mean, the rooted apps.. But do you guys suggest to me that I should have my phone rooted, once i got my phone? Or is it just ok to leave it as is? Thanks!

gokenong said:
Ok, thanks guys.. thats what i mean, the rooted apps.. But do you guys suggest to me that I should have my phone rooted, once i got my phone? Or is it just ok to leave it as is? Thanks!
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The phone's great as is. If you're a newb, like I was when I bought my Note (and probably still am), I'd recommend sticking with stock for a bit until you familiarize yourself with everything your phone can do.
I bought a Note when it released in the beginning of December and I still haven't rooted my phone. Although I'm a little conservative that way.
One thread you might really want to read is the Tips and Tricks thread.

Ok, thanks for the reply again! I guess I'll just have to get one first, explore it, read the forums. Then see what happens then. How about the ROMS?

gokenong said:
Ok, thanks for the reply again! I guess I'll just have to get one first, explore it, read the forums. Then see what happens then. How about the ROMS?
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There have many rom available for note. You have to read about each rom and flash it to feel the diffrent.
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Moved To Q&A​
This is a question, and as such belongs in the Q&A Section​

[Q] Am i posting it wrong?

Hi
I'm new to forums. But I like this one. People are discussing stuff instead of complaining about their devices. I'm learning a lot. But I still need an answer to my question. And I don't think it's very complex. So I thought maybe I'm posting it wrong. Is there anything else one should do to get there post replied to. Like tagging it in some way. It's not a complaint. I really wanna know to be able ro enjoy the forum fully.
Cheers

You don't need to do anything special. What is your question?

Oh cool
Hi
Thank you very much indeed for replying. I was just wondering if it was safe to update a rooted galaxy 8.9. I got the update message in my settings so it's a proper factory official update but I've never done it before so I was a bit worried after having read about some bricked phones and (don't even know what bricked means but sounds scary).
And if you could answer another question as well please that would be really nice.
Recently my tablet crashed in a weird way so I had to reinstall every single application on my tablet. After the crash every single app was force closing and it asked me for the date and the region. Since then it crashes not very often but regularly. So I thought maybe I need to do a hard reset or even reflash the rom. But now, as far as understand, updating my firmware should sort it out for me. Am I right in thinking so?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I have not heard of anyone who has bricked their gt8.9 updating a rooted device. You possible loose root when you update, but you can just flash the root.zip again. In worst case you end up with a soft brick, this can be fixed with flashing stock firmware with Odin.
If you are having random crashes, i would start with factory reset. Please dont forget to backup before, because factory reset will delete everything on your tablet.
Update to latest version. Latest versions are a lot better then early builds.
Hope this helps.

Thank you very much indeed.
Will I be alright following the instructions in this forum's guide on how to use the ODIN?

d.lavaman said:
Thank you very much indeed.
Will I be alright following the instructions in this forum's guide on how to use the ODIN?
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Yes, but i don't think you are going to need Odin. Just click update. If you get any problems, then let us know and I'm sure that there is someone here who will help you restore stock firmware if needed.

This thread has nothing to do with me and I have nothing to contribute other than to say that you're a class act, poisike. Too many people on XDA think it's OK to be rude to newcomers and that obnoxious comments about using search add value to the board. +6 internets to you.

poisike said:
Yes, but i don't think you are going to need Odin. Just click update. If you get any problems, then let us know and I'm sure that there is someone here who will help you restore stock firmware if needed.
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+1 to this. Havent needed Odin yet..thank god..also thanks to you for setting me up!
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[Q] do you think it's possible to flash...

I know this is not the Q&A thread. Don't shoot me. But i figured this was a dev question. Does anybody think or have tried flashing the stock droid ultra ROM to the moto x since they are VERY SIMILAR phones? Is it possible? Can it be done? Has anybody tried? If not and I was to try it do you think I can flash stock moto x IMG files back to normal? Or will i fubar my bootloader. Running Moto x Dev edit Verizon. These are questions that have been running through my head. Just thought I might ask. And is anybody willing to help me look into it? Thank you for taking the time to read and reply.

ryanzurlo88 said:
I know this is not the Q&A thread. Don't shoot me. But i figured this was a dev question. Does anybody think or have tried flashing the stock droid ultra ROM to the moto x since they are VERY SIMILAR phones? Is it possible? Can it be done? Has anybody tried? If not and I was to try it do you think I can flash stock moto x IMG files back to normal? Or will i fubar my bootloader. Running Moto x Dev edit Verizon. These are questions that have been running through my head. Just thought I might ask. And is anybody willing to help me look into it? Thank you for taking the time to read and reply.
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Very similar is never close enough. Any ROM for a different phone will not work for a different device. Some exploit methods work on multiple devices but never Roms and kernals.

Imacellist said:
Very similar is never close enough. Any ROM for a different phone will not work for a different device. Some exploit methods work on multiple devices but never Roms and kernals.
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I only asked cause if cm11 pac-rom etc could do it maybe we could. Thanks for answering though. It was worth a shot. I just miss my droid ultra?

They are the same phone in almost every way and yes the builds are compatible, or at least the 4.2.2 and 4.4 builds were last year. When the leaked T-Mobile 4.4 build came out, I was running it perfect on my vzw moto x DE and at least one other person was running it on their droid ultra/maxx with no issues.

So your question for the devs was just answered by non devs. If you KNEW you were posting in the wrong thread, but wanted to make sure you got noticed please follow the rules next time. It's not like you didn't know this does not belong here.

Only try this if you have an unlocked boot loader. If you are locked then you are out of luck. Still recommend finding a build for your phone.
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Travisdroidx2 said:
So your question for the devs was just answered by non devs. If you KNEW you were posting in the wrong thread, but wanted to make sure you got noticed please follow the rules next time. It's not like you didn't know this does not belong here.
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i posted here thinking maybe devs have already tried it and/or have a workaround for it. i'm not going to start a fight with you over the internet cause thats just petty.

Moved here as this does not belong in the Development Section, OP please read the Forum Rules on posting.