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I have spent the past several weeks trying to root my G1 originally from Germany. My goal is to root and load a stock U.S. T-Mobile ROM onto the phone. Here is some info on the phone:
Model: T-Mobile G1
Firmware: 1.5
Baseband Version: 62.50S.20.17U_2.22.19.26I
Kernel Version: 2.6.27-00393-g6607056
Build Number: CRB43
Now, I've been through the forums and pretty much all of the tutorials. I've attempted the goldcard method using several different micro SD cards. I've been trying to load it with DREAIMG.NBH, (RC7) version. I've been using both dd commands in Ubuntu and also via PC using HXD. Where I run into a wall is the phone upon booting it up (Camera Button + Power Button) it says "No Image File".
Here's how I've been trying thus far. I've formatted the SD cards using Windows XP command (format F: /FS:FAT32 /A:4096). I've checked the CID from the SD cards using both the G1 via Terminal and also using a WMD (HTC Touch) in qmat and reversed in qmat crypto toolbox, replaced the first byte with "00", and generated a gold card via the online goldcard generator. I've tried writing the goldcard.img via HXD and via dd command, to see if either would work, and have written the DREAIMG.NBH to root as instructed. The results have always been the same, "No Image File" when I boot the phone.
If there is anyone that could help, I would greatly appreciate it as I am at a loss with what to do next.
Uhm.. CRB43 is the same build number than the Rogers Dream. Perhaps the Rogers rooting method works? That's all I can tell sorry
hellfenix said:
Uhm.. CRB43 is the same build number than the Rogers Dream. Perhaps the Rogers rooting method works? That's all I can tell sorry
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Just tried the Rogers method. Unfortunately, I get stuck at the first reboot point. After I've loaded the update.zip file and I reboot (Camera button + Power button), I get the "No image file" error.
Any other suggestions.
If the no image file is a green text going really fast then it is normal, you have to pres the Send key (talk key) from there to get to Fastboot mode.
hellfenix said:
If the no image file is a green text going really fast then it is normal, you have to pres the Send key (talk key) from there to get to Fastboot mode.
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I attempted it again, this time I pressed the send key and it does nothing. It goes back to the red, green, blue, and white screen.
To root a german G1 you will need to make a goldcard. I don't have an english link to a tutorial, so please google on it. Search for "Goldcard G1".
djvw said:
To root a german G1 you will need to make a goldcard. I don't have an english link to a tutorial, so please google on it. Search for "Goldcard G1".
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I appreciate the response, but if you look at my original post, I've been trying the Goldcard method but have had problems with "No image file" appearing.
i have been having the same problem with my official 1.5 (CRB43) USA while i was trying to root today :/
IIxShockwavexII said:
i have been having the same problem with my official 1.5 (CRB43) USA while i was trying to root today :/
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Hopefully someone has figured out a solution and will let us know.
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Hopefully someone has figured out a solution and will let us know.
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do you rooting your crb43 ? I have same problem on my g1
Hi guys. Did someone figure it out already? I have CRB43 and faced exactly the same issue. Any ideas?
ringieringie said:
Yo peoples,
after weeks of trying to downgrade my rc9 to rc7. i finally figured a way to easily write to the raw sectors in xp without using unmount, cygwin and things like that. use at own risk!!!!
- download terminal on your g1.
- type: cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid
- reverse in qmat
- change the first 2 numbers or letters to 00
- create goldcard from Viper BJK website (thanks man)
- format sd card to fat32
- download HxD Hex Editor and install
- open program and go to "extra" and then "open disk"
- choose physical disk and then the removable disk. that is the same as your memory card. I've you don`t know with one it is. just remove the card and restart the program and you will see witch one is disappeared.
- uncheck open as readonly !!!!!!!
- go to "extra" again and the open disk image.
- open the goldcard.img witch you have created from Viper BJK website.
- press ok (512 is fine) en then "select all" and "copy"
- go to the removable disk tab and select offset 00000000 till offset 00000170 go to "edit" and then past write.
- save it
- now copy dreaming.nbh to the root off your memorycard.
- turn of your phone and restart by holding the camera and the power button.
Hope this will help you.....
grtz C.C.
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This worked for me on my German G1 T-Mobile crb43.
rgs.
tsk
johnnysacco said:
...and reversed in qmat crypto toolbox, replaced the first byte with "00", and generated a gold card via the online goldcard generator. I've tried writing the goldcard.img via HXD and via dd command
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Hi m8, I had exactly the same problems as you, but this finaly worked for me and now I got root
If you get the cid via adb you don't need to reverse (When you use Linux you use the reverse function) only replace the first bytes and generate the goldcard and write the img with HxD.
/tsk
Mine Updated Today
I just got a repaired phone yesterday here in the US and the shop had put in a new German mainboard which had CRB43 build on it. This morning my phone received a network update and changed my build to CRC1. Now I can downgrade the phone and try running the normal rooting procedures found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533731.
Yay, I've finally found a reliable way to do this. After completing these steps, you'll be able to install any GSM Hero ROM. Still, neither I, nor anyone else, can be blamed if something goes wrong and you end up with a shiny paperweight.
-2. Changelog
16/11/09
Updated to Amon_RA's latest recovery image
15/11/09
First release of the guide!
-1. Thanks!
This guide would not have been possible without:
TheUnlockr (great guides)
Amon_RA (recovery image)
xda-developers (need I say more?)
MoDaCo (Excellent ROM)
QMAT (GoldCard)
craig0r (first to root the Telus Hero)
pi3ch (copy from cmd)
And everyone involved in rooting the Dream, the Sapphire, the Hero, and Android in general. Many thanks to everyone involved!
0. Before we start!
If you haven't installed all the drivers for your phone already, follow the instructions on this page to do so. It also shows you the basics of ADB.
Also, a forewarning: there are reports that not all microSD cards work. If yours doesn't work, try another one. Hopefully you'll still have some dough in your wallet by the time you find one that works. Just kidding.
Also, not all microSD readers work either. I have one that just refused to write the GoldCard image to the card, but thankfully, my laptop's SD slot worked.
And, these steps have only been tested on Windows XP 32bit. If you use anything newer, it may or may not work, but most importantly, if you want any chance of it working, you'll want to run most of these apps and commands in Administrator mode.
Finally, make sure you have a Wi-Fi connection, as your data connection will be lost at some point while you need to download something from the Market.
1. Downloads!
You'll want to get all your downloads before starting this.
HxD
RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.5_WWE_release_signed_NoDriver.exe
flashrec
Amon_RA's recovery image
Updated radio
2. Prepare your phone!
On your phone, go to:
Settings > Applications > Development
There, check USB debugging.
3. Backup your APN settings!
Go to the Market and install APN Backup and Restore. Run it, and backup your APN settings with it. This is necessary to restore data access after rooting.
4. Get your GoldCard image!
The GoldCard bypasses some weird check on the phone and allows you to flash ROMs that are otherwise rejected, due to them being older versions, or some other reason that HTC decided it'd be so.
With the USB cable plugged in, open the notifications shade and tap HTC Sync. It doesn't matter if it can't sync, but what matters is you can enter the adb shell. If you don't know how, you haven't done step 0.
Now, go in adb shell and run this command:
Code:
cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid
The output is your microSD card's serial number. Right click anywhere in the command prompt, and click on Mark. Then, select the serial number, and right click. The serial is now copied into the clipboard, so open up Notepad and paste it there.
Now, with that serial number written down, paste it into my lame GoldCard hex reverse. Please credit me if you use that page in your guide!
Next, do as my page says, grab the reversed serial number and get your GoldCard image with it.
5. Create your GoldCard!
So now you have your GoldCard image. Remember, this GoldCard image is valid only for the card from which you got the serial number. If you use another card, get another image.
Turn off your phone, take the microSD out and plug it into the your preferred reader. Again, not all readers work. Not all microSDs work.
Now, unplug from your computer any removable storage except for the microSD. This is to avoid confusion in the next step.
Before making the GoldCard, backup anything you need from the microSD, as it may get erased in the process. Most importantly, backup the APN settings that we got earlier, from APN Backup and Restore.
Now open up HxD. From here, you'll open two things. Your microSD in the raw, and the GoldCard image in the raw.
To open your microSD go to:
Extras > Open disk
In the pop up, under Physical disks, select the (supposedly only) Removable Storage. If there are two, I don't know which one is the right one, so unplug more stuff from your computer.
Before you click OK, be sure to uncheck Open as Readonly. We can't make a GoldCard if we can't write on it, right?
To open your GoldCard image, go to:
Extras > Open disk image
There, select your downloaded goldcard.img file, and click Open, and then OK.
Now you should have two tabs open in HxD, one being the microSD, and the other, active one being the GoldCard image.
Press Ctrl+A on your keyboard to select all, then Ctrl+C on your keyboard to copy. Switch to the microSD's tab, make sure the cursor is at the complete top-left corner, and then press Ctrl+B to paste, and then Ctrl+S to save. Accept the risk and your GoldCard should be made.
To verify, close the microSD's tab, eject it, unplug and replug it, and reopen it in HxD like we did earlier. It should still have the GoldCard image written at the beginning of it. If not, either the microSD or the reader or both don't like making GoldCards, so you'll want to try a different combination of card and reader.
6. Downgrade!
Let's flash the downgraded ROM now. Plug your microSD, now a GoldCard, into the phone and turn it on. After it finishes booting, turn on HTC Sync. Again, it doesn't need to actually synchronize.
Now, run the RUU you downloaded earlier and follow the steps. If the GoldCard works, it should flash and you'll end up with a downgraded phone. If not, then you either didn't write down the microSD's serial number correctly, or the microSD doesn't like to do its job.
Set up the downgraded phone with the default settings, and turn on Wi-Fi. Get on your Wi-Fi network and install Linda File Manager.
Now, on the phone, check:
Settings > Applications > Unknown sources
Now turn on USB Storage, and copy flashrec and Amon_RA's recovery image to the microSD. Rename the recovery image to recovery.img to save a headache later. You may as well put the backed up APN files back on the microSD too, if they got erased.
Disconnect USB storage, load up Linda, go in the SD card, and install flashrec using Package Installer. Now, load up Recovery Flasher, press on backup, then type in:
Code:
/sdcard/recovery.img
Now press Flash recovery.
7. Update the radio
The radio that came with the downgrade is quirky in North American networks. We'll update to the latest IU radio, which works with our networks here.
First, reboot into the new patched recovery. Turn off the phone, and then turn it back on while holding the Home button. Keep holding it until you see the recovery menu.
Once you're there, scroll down using the trackball to turn on USB Mass storage. Plug the phone in the computer if it wasn't plugged already. The microSD will show up on the computer. Copy the updated radio zip to the root of the microSD wait a few seconds, then turn off USB Mass storage on the phone.
Now, select Flash update image, and then Apply sdcard:choose zip. There, the radio zip should show up. Select it and flash it.
8. You're pretty much done at this point.
Follow any guide to install a Hero ROM, to partition your microSD, etc. After you install a custom ROM, be sure to reinstall APN Backup and Restore from the market, and restore your APN settings. This will restore data.
well the "asroot" method of rooting from the guide in the CDMA forum may be worth trying...perhaps they haven't fixed the vulenrability?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581577 (all the way up to before the recovery image)
Ya tried that method don't work
yeah I would love to root this thing.
To be honest this is my first smartphone and I'm new at this rooting thing. I did manage to throw on a hack for my ipod nano (colored version)
I'm loving this phone so far - got it first day they announced their new network. I'm so impressed
Did either of you buy another SD card? Where did you grab yours if you did?
My Telus Hero has been rooted since Friday.
Check it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4909063&postcount=16
Yeah I just saw. I'll get familiar with the process then update the first post.
Thanks a bunch!
I posted in the other thread (so... sorry for the double post), but I think that this thread is more relevant to the question/issue of rooting.
Could someone who still has the stock Telus ROM post the Baseband version? (Home -> Settings -> About phone -> Baseband version)
I'm just curious as to whether we Telus users should upgrade or downgrade the radio version after rooting the phone, as I seem to be having dialing issues (long distance numbers require a "+" in front of the "1" or it won't connect.)
I dunno if this issue would be related to the radio, or to the fact that there are no North American locales selectable within the custom ROM.
Stock Baseband
63.18.55.06DAU_6.35.08.20
Still wating to see how others are successful with rooting their Telus Hero.
sjeffrey said:
63.18.55.06DAU_6.35.08.20
Still wating to see how others are successful with rooting their Telus Hero.
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Same here. My stock Telus Hero reports the same version as above (just to add to the data pool). I'll be watching this thread for more details on rooting.
I rooted using the goldcard>2.73.405>recovery>modaco2.9>IU baseband and it works no problem. I can dial 611, long distance numbers dont need a + or a 1 for that matter, and market enabler lets me buy paid apps. Device seems quicker. I had to try 3 different sd cards though. I know I was doing the first one wrong, but one of them definately did not work.
I mentioned in the other Telus Hero thread that I updated my radio to the IU version, and my dialing issues have gone away. Thought I should mention it here as well.
I'm still waiting for a method that doesn't require calling Telus to fix settings though.
Say, is your Hero the black or white one? And, is it a HERO130 or a HERO100?
I keep getting an invalid model ID error when I try flashing the downgrade. Is that what you had the times it didn't work for you?
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I'm still waiting for a method that doesn't require calling Telus to fix settings though.
Say, is your Hero the black or white one? And, is it a HERO130 or a HERO100?
I keep getting an invalid model ID error when I try flashing the downgrade. Is that what you had the times it didn't work for you?
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's the error I got when I didn't have a proper Gold Card. If you've tried the same SD card a number of times and it's still not working, maybe grab a cheap Sandisk 1GB card. That's what I used.
And you shouldn't have to call Telus, because I've already gone through the pain of figuring all this stuff out. Just make sure you grab the APN settings from the other thread, and update to the latest radio (IU) and you're good. A call to Telus was required because I couldn't receive MMS messages, but that had nothing to do with rooting the phone, I would've had to call them anyway.
When I look up "Model Number" in my phone's settings, it just says HTC Hero. So I dunno. The custom ROM probably did that. I guess.
the model name might be written in the battery compartment area. i know on my htc tytn the name is there as "HERM200"
pretty sure it was mentioned that the telus hero is HERO130
As profets said, the model ID is under the battery. Mine says HERO130, and in bootloader mode, it says HERO13000. Since the downgrade ROM is for HERO10000, it threw an invalid model ID error.
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As profets said, the model ID is under the battery. Mine says HERO130, and in bootloader mode, it says HERO13000. Since the downgrade ROM is for HERO10000, it threw an invalid model ID error.
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Ah cool. I just checked under the battery, it's a 130. So you should still be able to downgrade.
Really strange. I tried a Kingston 2GB like they said on the guide and verified that the GoldCard image was well written on the card. Yet it still throws error 130.
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Really strange. I tried a Kingston 2GB like they said on the guide and verified that the GoldCard image was well written on the card. Yet it still throws error 130.
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I used the 2GB sd card comes with the phone to create goldcard. Rooted.
No problem at all, I don't know why you guys wanna use other SD cards.
I'm pretty sure I've tried all my cards... I'll try again tonight.
Hah! Got it to work. Guide is done.
I also quickly put together a webpage to reverse the CID of the microSD. That way, people won't need to download QMAT anymore. The page can be found here: http://hexrev.soaa.me
Enjoy!
i reset my g1, factory reset.
i don't have a data plan, so now when i turn it on. it bring me to a tutorial, i skip that put in my gmail info and it says various things about not having a data connection and contacting customer care. i was on the phone with CC for 30 min and all they said was to get a data plan, which i can't get until next month. how can i get into my phone?!
If you got friend w/ data ask to hold that card.
OR search goog for activate G1 without data plan...
Find a free wifi hotspot and connect to it when you try to login next time.
psychoace said:
Find a free wifi hotspot and connect to it when you try to login next time.
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You can't get to the wireless setting to turn on wifi from the activation. He needs to read up how to adb it I believe.
phuKKah said:
You can't get to the wireless setting to turn on wifi from the activation. He needs to read up how to adb it I believe.
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It worked for me and all I had in there was the sim card that comes included with the box. Keep hitting next and it will eventually ask you to connect to a wifi connection since it wont find a cell data connection.
thanks, but mine doesn't ask to connect to wifi. what firmware did you have? and i think i'll just google it.
lxbinghamxl said:
thanks, but mine doesn't ask to connect to wifi. what firmware did you have? and i think i'll just google it.
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hmmm i used a 2.1 rom maybe that's why.
please make sure you have rc29 or lower by typer (enter)reboot(enter)
if the phone reboots then you have rc 29 or lower.
if not, follow this guide to downgrade to rc29
2. Mount your SD card in Windows and reformat it as FAT32. The HTC
bootloader won't be able to see the RC29 (or RC7) image otherwise. Make
sure you back up all your files first!
3. Download the appropriate image (RC29 for USA or RC7 for UK) from
http://koushikdutta.blurryfox.com/G1/DREAIMG-RC29.zip or
http://koushikdutta.blurryfox.com/G1/DREAIMG-RC7.zip . This is a DOWNGRADE
to the Android version that contains a root shell bug (this exploit just
seems too easy). I got these files from the forum thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480 .
4. Extract the DREAIMG.nbh file from the downloaded zip archive and copy it
to your SD card (again, for me, this had to be formatted as FAT32, not just
regular FAT which is the default). Don't put it in a folder, just stick it
directly on there.
5. Disconnect the SD card the right way (eject, unmount, or otherwise tell
your OS you are unplugging it) to make sure the data gets written. If you
used an SD card reader, put the SD card back in your phone.
6. Make sure your phone has a full battery, then turn it off. Turn it back
on by holding down the CAMERA and POWER buttons. This should get you into
the HTC bootloader (the funky red, green, and blue screen).
7. If everything was done correctly, the bootloader will detect the image.
You'll be taken to a different screen that asks you to press the POWER
button to install the image. Do this, but beware, you will lose all your
saved data on your phone (with the exception of things that are synced with
Google's servers, like contacts, calendar, Gmail, etc.).
8. Wait for the update to complete. The progress bar will fill up, then
all the steps will say OK beside them, and finally, it will ask you to press
the "action key" (I think this means click the trackball). DO NOT do
anything until you see this message. The progress bar needs to DISAPPEAR,
not just fill up.
9. You now have the stock RC29 installed. Take out the battery, put it
back in, and turn on your phone. It should ask you to activate your Google
account again -
once you have this done type on the phone again (enter)setprop persist.service.adb.enable 1(enter)
your pc should now pick this up as an android adb device
point it to the correct drivers found in the file called androidusbwindows
once that installs, extract the adb file anywhere on your pc. (best place is root directory)
open up a dos command prompt and type (cd ..<enter>)
then type (cd ..<enter>)
then type adbshell
should look like this thereafter
$
referring to the dollar sign
then copy the following line into your dos command prompt and press enter
(am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.Settings)
please make sure that you copy the contents of adbwin.zip in your ROOT FOLDER or else you will be going through hell
voila you should be able to access wifi
I currently have a Hero on stock Orange UK rom.
is it possible/worth it to flash it over to the HTC stock so that i get the over the air update when it is out?
Gamma Ray said:
I currently have a Hero on stock Orange UK rom.
is it possible/worth it to flash it over to the HTC stock so that i get the over the air update when it is out?
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I dont think this is possible or will damage your phone if you try.. the only way to get 2.1 on your orange phone early is to get root access and flash a custom rom..
Dont quote me on that.. but it could be a very bad idea to try it.
Cheers, but can anyone shed a little more light?
I flashed my Hero with the stock Orange ROM over to the 2.73.405.5 WWE release without issue using a Gold Card, as soon as I installed it I had the notification for Part 1 of the 2.1 update and that installed without issue.
I'm actually having significant signal improvements since I changed over to the ROM.
alexmunroe said:
I flashed my Hero with the stock Orange ROM over to the 2.73.405.5 WWE release without issue using a Gold Card, as soon as I installed it I had the notification for Part 1 of the 2.1 update and that installed without issue.
I'm actually having significant signal improvements since I changed over to the ROM.
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Would you mind to post here how you did it...
I'm having to post this as a quote since I can't post outside links yet.
Make sure you have an SD Adapter to put your MicroSD in so you can plug it into a computer and access it.
I. Download and Install the Android SDK and USB drivers (If you already have this done, skip this section).
1. Follow our video procedure on HOW TO SETUP ADB/USB DRIVERS.
II. Create a “GoldCard” from a MicroSD Card
1. Put the memory card you want to use for the GoldCard into your phone.
2. With the memory card in your phone, click on Settings, SD and Phone storage, then click Unmount SD card. Once it unmounts, click Format SD card. (Please keep in mind that some memory cards don’t work, and this will erase all data on your SD Card so back all the data up first to your computer)
3. On the Phone, goto Settings, Applications, Development and then make sure USB Debugging is checked.
4. *Make sure you have installed the SDK and Fastboot correctly from Section I!!!
Plug the phone into the computer and then open the Command Prompt (goto the start menu and type in cmd in the search box). Then type the following with hitting enter at the end of each line.
cd\
cd\AndroidSDK\tools\
adb devices
(wait for the it to show a serial number underneath, if it doesn’t then reinstall the drivers from section I). Then type:
adb shell
cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid
5. A code will display, write the code down (MAKE SURE TO WRITE IT DOWN EXACTLY!)
6. Goto this site, hexrev.soaa.me/, then put in your code you just wrote down into the text box and click submit. It will generate the code reversed and replace the first two digits with zeros automatically. Write that down and continue to step 9.
7. Now, on your computer, goto revskills.de/pages/goldcard.html and enter your email in the appropriate field and for CID enter the reversed CID you just got from hexrev.soaa.me/
8. Click continue and then you will receive your goldcard.img via email. Once it arrives save it to your computer.
9. Now, goto download.cnet.com/HxD-Hex-Editor/3000-2352-10891068.html?part=dl-HxDHexEdi&subj=uo&tag=button to download the HxD Hex Editor. Save it and install it to your computer.
10. Take your SD card out of your phone and put it into the SD adapter it came with. Then put that into your computer so it shows up on your computer as Removable Disk.
11. Open the Hex Editor (Run as Administrator if one Vista or Windows 7) and click on the Extra tab, then click on Open Disk. Under Physical Disk select Removable Disk (your SD card you just put into the computer). Make sure to UNcheck “Open as ReadOnly”. Click OK.
12. Goto the Extra tab again and click Open Disk Image. Open up the goldcard.img that you saved from your email. You should now have two tabs, one is the SD card (Removable Disk) and the other is the goldcard.img
Press OK when prompted for Sector Size 512 (Hard Disks/Floppy Disks).
13. Click on the Goldcard.img tab and click on the Edit tab and click Select All. Then click on the Edit tab again and click Copy.
14. Click on the Removable Disk tab (Your SD Card) and select offset 00000000 to 00000170 then click on the Edit tab and click Paste Write.
15. Click on File then click Save.
16. Close the Hex Editor.
17. Test what we’ve done:
Take out the memory card from the computer, then put it back in.
Try to open the memory card on the computer (Removable Disk), if it lets you, you are all set. If it asks/tells you to reformat the card, then try steps 13 – 19 again. If it gives you the same error again, then try a different memory card (Erlern said it didn’t work for him until he finally went and bought a Kingston 2GB card, then it worked on that card only).
18. Put the GoldCard into your phone and reboot the phone with the GoldCard inside.
This was taken directly from theunlockr.com/2009/10/18/how-to-downgrade-your-htc-hero-so-it-can-be-rooted/ and as such I take no responsibility for any issues that arise as a result of using it.
I then flashed the official HTC WWE 2.73.405.5 release from here forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=559622 . It took me a few goes to get it to initialise but once that was done I had the unbranded release ready for upgrading.
Once that was installed I set-up the phone again, set the date forward by a year and was then prompted to install the 1st part of the update.
i dont want to move to the orange rom, i want to move to the stock HTC hero rom.
Currently i am on UK Orange build: 2.73.61.5 146733 CL#61267 release-keys
ive seen the root in one click thing, could i do that and install the stock?
can someone provide a lamens terms guide and a link to the stock htc rom for the UK? i would be really grateful!
OK.
Just follow the goldcard guide at http://www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=375#p4956
When you reach the step "2. Loading the Custom ROM", then you don't need to continue. That will have you on a stock HTC ROM.
As for what you do after that, it's up to you. You can take updates using your goldcard if it's an RUU, or take OTAs.
Personally, I would root and go the custom ROM route, but if it isn't for you, then that's how to do it ^^^^^
Gamma Ray said:
i dont want to move to the orange rom, i want to move to the stock HTC hero rom.
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To what end? You won't get much benefit from having a stock ROM over the Orange one tbh, aside from being able to remove those pesky Orange bookmarks and boot screen.
If you want a 1.5 ROM, I'd highly recommend Kimera 1.8. It's bloody fast. Look for the newbie guide to rooting your phone, it's in the dev section, as well as Kimera.
TBH though, if I were rooting from Orange stock ROM, I'd probably go with a 2.1 ROM such as Cronos Droid or VillainROM. They work fine, are fast and have all the goodies from 2.1 and a few from 2.2.
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OK.
Just follow the goldcard guide at (REMOVED LINK SO I COULD POST)
When you reach the step "2. Loading the Custom ROM", then you don't need to continue. That will have you on a stock HTC ROM.
As for what you do after that, it's up to you. You can take updates using your goldcard if it's an RUU, or take OTAs.
Personally, I would root and go the custom ROM route, but if it isn't for you, then that's how to do it ^^^^^
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What does RUU mean? Im looking to move off the Orange ROM to the stock HTC rom so i can receive OTA updates. will doing what you say and following that guide up to step 2 will it leave me with the latest version of the stock ROM an able to do this?
Do i also need to use the goldcard? i had a quick look at that site and i have the version of the ORANGE UK ROM (2.73.61.5) that i could do the recovery image section with?
mikeyd85 said:
To what end? You won't get much benefit from having a stock ROM over the Orange one tbh, aside from being able to remove those pesky Orange bookmarks and boot screen.
If you want a 1.5 ROM, I'd highly recommend Kimera 1.8. It's bloody fast. Look for the newbie guide to rooting your phone, it's in the dev section, as well as Kimera.
TBH though, if I were rooting from Orange stock ROM, I'd probably go with a 2.1 ROM such as Cronos Droid or VillainROM. They work fine, are fast and have all the goodies from 2.1 and a few from 2.2.
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I want to receive OTA updates and ive heard reports of better signal (i live in a very poor signal area), ive also heard the orange update wont be coming or wont be coming for a while.
Im not really wanting to go down the custom ROM route for stability purposes, I had cyanogen on my G1 and it was less stable than stock and had so much clutter i didn't want.
RUU is official update file HTC give you on their site.
Fair enough if you go down stock route, but custom ROMs have come a long way since then. You could always try something like villainrom and see how it goes, as it is based on the gsm update for 2.1
If you install the htc 2.1, then you will be stuck on it forever, as it wont be rootable.
hi i have just installed the ROM manager software from the market and after deleting this my hero flashing option screen not coming its shows like that i have attached the pictures please help me i have hard reset the phone its start working but the flashing options still gone & i m unable to install any other ROM ,suggestions from the Experts are needed thanks
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hi i have just installed the ROM manager software from the market and after deleting this my hero flashing option screen not coming its shows like that i have attached the pictures please help me i have hard reset the phone its start working but the flashing options still gone & i m unable to install any other ROM ,suggestions from the Experts are needed thanks
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Just try pushing recovery via adb .. if you know how to use it
Do you mean fastboot isnt working? (3 skating andoids) it wont boot? or recovery doesnt work?
in the clockwork rom manager it has an option for broken recovery...
other than that put the recovery.img on the sdcard (the root of it) then connect the phone and type adb shell flash_image /sdcard/recovery.img
i have tried it with ADB its gives message
usage : Flash_image partition file.img
but it doesn't boot in recovery mod what to do now ?
sunshine4u said:
i have tried it with ADB its gives message
usage : Flash_image partition file.img
but it doesn't boot in recovery mod what to do now ?
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I know this mite seem a dumb question but you are holding " home " & " Power " right ?
Have to tested using flashrac and amon ra ?
Steven_belfast said:
I know this mite seem a dumb question but you are holding " home " & " Power " right ?
Have to tested using flashrac and amon ra ?
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whats these thing i dnt knw about them please provide the link for that
Greetings sunshine4u,
There use to be a how to on the unlockr but its no longer there,
How ever here you go man,
Flashrac
http://zenthought.org/content/project/flashrec
Amon_ra
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=561124
Code:
1. On your phone, goto Settings, Applications, and make sure Unknown source is checked ON.
2. On your phone, goto Settings, SD card and phone storage, and click Unmount SD card.
3. Then click Format SD card (it should automatically remount after this).
4. Plug the phone into the compuer via USB, then pull down the notification bar and click on the SD card notification. Then click mount.
5. Download this APK and recovery image and save it to your computer:
6. Save both the recovery-RA-heroc-v1.5.2 and the FlashRec.apk to your computer, then copy them both to your SD card (do NOT put them inside any folders on the SD card, just put them on the SD card itself).
7. Unplug the phone from the computer once they are downloaded to the SD card.
8. Goto the Market and download Linda File Manager or any file manager program if you do not already have one.
9. Open the file manager and goto SDCard and then find the FlashRec apk file and click it. If asked tell it to use Package Installer to open it. It should automatically install the apk.
10. Open the FlashRec program and click on Backup Recovery Image and wait for it to finish.
11. Once done, click on the empty text box in the FlashRec program and type (again remember we have replaced the recovery image from the one in the video so type what is written here, NOT what is written in the video!):
/sdcard/recovery-RA-hero-v1.7.0.1.img
Then click on the Flash Custom Recovery Image button (this button might say something else in different versions of Flashrec, but similar to this) and wait for it to finish.
12. Turn off the phone and turn it on into Recovery mode by holding down Home and Power to turn it on (keep holding until the recovery screen comes up has a bunch of text on a black background). So long as that screen comes up, you have done it correctly
Now this mite not work with your rom but it will not damage it in any way,
If point 10 fails then you will not be able to do it this way.
I know my self i had to downgrade my orange rom before doing it,
But before that point 10 just kept saying failed,
Downgrade and it worked a treat.
Hope that helps.
how to downgrade ???
Greetings,
I guess it did not work then,
As for the downgrade this depends on your provider,
I was able to get the orange rru thats a .exe and just run this,
But if you give have a look on the internet for your provider i am sure you will be able to find some thing,
If not get back to me with the name of your provider and the software you are on at this point and i will have a look for you.
my hero has no logo on it and its unlocked to all networks and i m using it in pakistan i m using warid as service provider and they dnt know anything about this issuee
i have Flashed the RA-hero-v1.7.01. now can any body tell me which backup is required to take nand or nand+ext what both of these doo and which 1 i should take before changing roms??
sunshine4u said:
i have Flashed the RA-hero-v1.7.01. now can any body tell me which backup is required to take nand or nand+ext what both of these doo and which 1 i should take before changing roms??
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Just nand,
Any time i do a nand+ext it all ways fails when i restore.
Hey as least you are getting there now.
Steven_belfast said:
Just nand,
Any time i do a nand+ext it all ways fails when i restore.
Hey as least you are getting there now.
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i never had problems while doing Nandroid + Ext Back up/restore ..
i have taken it with +EXT after partiton the SD card no error will come on Nandroid + Ext Back up
Steven_belfast said:
Greetings,
I guess it did not work then,
As for the downgrade this depends on your provider,
I was able to get the orange rru thats a .exe and just run this,
But if you give have a look on the internet for your provider i am sure you will be able to find some thing,
If not get back to me with the name of your provider and the software you are on at this point and i will have a look for you.
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Hi i have the same problem as threadstarter. It did not work for me. May i know how do i downgrade my version?