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New T-Mobile Wing Update Is Officially Available.

T-Mobile has released the much anticipated update to the Wing. The update seems different from the one provided through HTC though so heres the link. http://www.t-mobile.com/wmupgrade/. happy updating!

Who is going to be the first to try it?
I'm using the radio from it.

is it WM6.1?

nope ...not 6.1 but with all the t mobile crap running you get 18m and if you turn voice command off 20m....looks like they fixed the memory leak to........ better but to late....
rom version:4.26.531.1wwe
rom date :04/22/08
radio :03.21.90

Wait, why exactly are you guys hesitant to download this? I'm assuming cause you're using your own roms, right? I still have the stock tmobile rom and everything, so i'm gonna download it.

the file
can someone post the file to download? internrt explorer monile wont let me get to it.

any 1 know if I use this update with my wing with the stock rom but with a 6mb pagepool will it damage my phone???will I lost all my data???like game or apps???

I downloaded it and had to backup all my ****, so yeah..

its a rom update people .... just like flashing a rom from here ... the rom works fine even has a newer radio than the ones here.... they did fix most of the issues us wing users had .......but like i said BETTER BUT TO TO LATE
P.S this rom is just like open touch 5.2 original but with a newer radio you can even change the page pool to 6 or 4 ... it comes set to 8

detroit_leon said:
can someone post the file to download? internrt explorer monile wont let me get to it.
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you need to go to the website enter youe IME to get it,,,,,, i used Internet Explorer worked fine

Ok Well My first impression on this is..its about time they have an official update. Ive been told this was going to be released months ago from t mobile themselves. but anyway it does solve most of the problems including the memory leak. the im application still wont close after u exit though but i really dont use it. but the rom itself is pretty good it would be alot better though it if was windows mobile 6.1 but i recently talked to a t mobile representative and they told me they should be getting the 6.1 version soon so keep your fingers crossed.

can you please put the radio here...........thanx

I believe the radio is already posted on another thread.
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Here it is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=393988&page=3
The only other change from the original stock seems to be the office mobile update.
So far the memory leak seems to be gone.
It is set for an 8M Page Pool. I changed mine back to 6, the offset is obviously different, so the current instructions at modaco need some tweaking.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=393988&page=3 heres the link to the radio!

I'm obviously a new Wing user, so explain the memory leak problem to me please?

For an updated ROM this isn't bad for anybody who uses the stock ROM, however for anyone who uses a custom ROM, this update isn't at all worth the download.
Like stated before, it's a little too late for update to be at all impressive.

How do you change the page pool?

the memory leak problem was caused by windows live through the phone and u would start with about 10 mb of ram then it will decrease overtime to maybe 4 and thats bad for the phone cause itll be very slow

It says my phone number is not a valid T-mobile phone number

kraftey said:
It says my phone number is not a valid T-mobile phone number
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Just keep refreshing or continuing. It said the same thing when I put my number in and I kept hitting enter until it let me through.

Official Update is on the Norway Support Page

I wonder when the rest will follow.

Version number is the same as the leaked one. The page doesn't accept the serial number I entered (perhaps because mine was a UK phone?). Can someone report whether there is any difference between this ROM and the leaked one?

Well I think this update is for Nordic only. It's at the danish site too

tsekh501 said:
Version number is the same as the leaked one. The page doesn't accept the serial number I entered (perhaps because mine was a UK phone?). Can someone report whether there is any difference between this ROM and the leaked one?
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yeah but it only shows the general build number. the are more detailed numbers when you actually check out the build on the hero.
so somebody has to update the official rom and post the detailed build infos here.

It seems impossible to download the new image using firefox on linux. Is HTC so bent on MS products that they won't support downloads with a non-MS browser, or is the support-page just broken?

U need Windows to do it

phel21 said:
It seems impossible to download the new image using firefox on linux. Is HTC so bent on MS products that they won't support downloads with a non-MS browser, or is the support-page just broken?
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There is something strange going on on HTC Support site. Pages are not showing download links. Will probably be fixed soon.

Sawkes said:
U need Windows to do it
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Hope not. I ditched windows 15 years ago and don't intend to install it anywhere just to be able to maintain a linux-device
Jokes aside, I believe it will be possible to extract an update.zip that can be installed the same way as MoDaCo's custom rom, although that method will remain unsupported by HTC.

will this update work with a non branded hero? being that the update is posted on the norway webpage

just installer the nordic, sweden update. awesome. Major difference in the entire feel of the OS.

Did it perform a system reset? Need to know whether I need to save my files or not.

yes it did, wiped everything on the phonememory. I used mybackup to back it all up.

What backup software did you use?

I have a SIM unlocked HTC Hero and i'm in the UK. Should I wait for the official UK ROM or just install the nordic one? Has anyone got any experience in installing the Nordic ROM to a non-nordic hero?

axe look the topic above you
Mybackup is great to back up everything (except scenes).

Can I install Android 2.1 on this phone ..

Can I safely and manually install the latest Motorola Android 2.1 onto my T-mobile My Touch 2 3G (same as a Sapphire) ? If so what do I need to do at power-up to start the update.zip file ?
Thanks for the help !!
John
PS. This is the update I am talking about:
Starting 03/30/2010, Verizon Wireless is pleased to announce a new software update for the DROID by Motorola. Users will be able to upgrade their software to version AP: ESE81/BP: C_01.3E.03P to receive new improvements and enhancements.
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No. You can't. What in the world made you think you could?

Taknarosh said:
No. You can't. What in the world made you think you could?
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Well I thought it was a Droid update and my phone runs Android. I wasn't to sure tho about the carrier part being different. So what am I looking for ... T-Mobile to release a 2.1 update then ???
Thanks again

Thibor69 said:
Well I thought it was a Droid update and my phone runs Android. I wasn't to sure tho about the carrier part being different. So what am I looking for ... T-Mobile to release a 2.1 update then ???
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Droid is a model of phone (yeah stupid name but whatever) that has completely different hardware to your MyTouch. Bigger screen, faster processor, hardware keyboard etc

ROOTING! Whats the worst that can happen?

I know absolutely nothing about rooting, radio's and flashing ROM's... But I feel compelled to root my phone an run a custom ROM. I'm a bit (a lot) afraid to screw up my phone like I've read a few places that people didn't have signal cuz of the radio they installed!
I know that there's no Telus official ROM and whatever RUU is, available so what can I do to unroot and go back to what I use now as rom and everything else???
Anyways, what's the worst that can happen once rooted???
HTC HERO
Firmware 1.5
baseband version 63.18.55.06
Kernel 2.6.27
builld # 2.73.661.46

Ok I downgrade my phone, now on RUU 2.73.405.5 but I can't connect to the internet using my network??? what do to?

The worst that can happen is that you get a very expensive brick...

Kukussi said:
Ok I downgrade my phone, now on RUU 2.73.405.5 but I can't connect to the internet using my network??? what do to?
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You've probably lost your APN settings. Two things you can do here.
1) Search for the APN settings for your carrier, or post your carrier in the forums and someone will post them for you. (Although, I'm assuming you're on Telus... give me a few minutes and I'll find a thread with the Telus APN settings.)
or 2) Now, install a custom Recovery Image (Amon's Recovery 1.6.2 can be found in the Hero Android Development forum), then flash a custom ROM which includes a large APN list. Although, AFAIK, Telus isn't included in any of the custom ROMs... so you're back at step 1.
EDIT: Here are the Telus APN settings: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4897152&postcount=14
You can edit them from Home -> Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> Mobile Networks -> Access Point Names
(At least that's how you do it in an Eclair ROM... I forget the exact menu items for a Cupcake ROM.)

craig0r said:
You've probably lost your APN settings. Two things you can do here.
1) Search for the APN settings for your carrier, or post your carrier in the forums and someone will post them for you. (Although, I'm assuming you're on Telus... give me a few minutes and I'll find a thread with the Telus APN settings.)
or 2) Now, install a custom Recovery Image (Amon's Recovery 1.6.2 can be found in the Hero Android Development forum), then flash a custom ROM which includes a large APN list. Although, AFAIK, Telus isn't included in any of the custom ROMs... so you're back at step 1.
EDIT: Here are the Telus APN settings: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4897152&postcount=14
You can edit them from Home -> Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> Mobile Networks -> Access Point Names
(At least that's how you do it in an Eclair ROM... I forget the exact menu items for a Cupcake ROM.)
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You know what, after all the custom ROMs i installed, i never had the APN re-configured, however, with the last 2 i installed (BeHero and Villain5.2) after the initial setup, i power cycled the phone (pulled out battery for 2mins) and the APN got pushed back to the phone.
Anyways, its always handy to have that APN written down but im starting to think after the phone gets registered, upon a reboot it gets pushed to the phone!

Kukussi said:
I know absolutely nothing about rooting, radio's and flashing ROM's... But I feel compelled to root my phone an run a custom ROM. I'm a bit (a lot) afraid to screw up my phone like I've read a few places that people didn't have signal cuz of the radio they installed!
I know that there's no Telus official ROM and whatever RUU is, available so what can I do to unroot and go back to what I use now as rom and everything else???
Anyways, what's the worst that can happen once rooted???
HTC HERO
Firmware 1.5
baseband version 63.18.55.06
Kernel 2.6.27
builld # 2.73.661.46
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And about if you ever want to unroot, just install an official RUU. Telus will release an official one when they release 2.1
I wouldnt do it, because we don't know how hard/complicated its going to be to root a device using 2.1 yet. Once the official rom is released, its gonna be a question of hours before a Dev will release a new build with the ''official'' base software to make it a fully functioning rom

Thanks for all the help guys, I really appreciated... It's all done now, I rooted my hero without any problem. I've also completed a Nan Droid backup and saved it to my computer cuz I know I'll screw something up soon! LOL Now I'm just all confused cuz I'm a retard when it comes to flashing custom ROM's ( meaning I have no clue which one to flash) any advices?
It just need to be stable, better then Telus 1.5 and not to complicated.
Cheers
kukussi

Get VillainRom 5.2. It's running 2.1 with Sense. So far it's the best 2.1 rom out there. It will get laggy at some times, bear with it, they all do. Because the current 2.1 rom don't have the correct kernel and that will come with the official release.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=654030
And once the official release is out, wait a few hours for them to release a better version

I've PM you there KriEv. just need a few pointers again... lol

SD Card
Hey guys one more question. I"ve loaded Vilain ROM 5.2 and I love it.. My question is can I put another SD card in my phone or I have to keep the one I created a gold card with? Or can I create another GoldCard and put that one in, I used the 2gb one that Telus gave me with the phone but I want to use a 8gb...

Kukussi said:
Hey guys one more question. I"ve loaded Vilain ROM 5.2 and I love it.. My question is can I put another SD card in my phone or I have to keep the one I created a gold card with?
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You can exchange it

What's the worst that can happen?
Well a couple of days ago this guy in Iceland was trying to root his Hero when it started smoking. Now there's an enormous cloud over much of Europe which is stopping 1000's of flights. Be very careful.

hmmmmmm bricks

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I exchanged my card but had trouble mounting it on my computer, it appears to work for now! Since I'm new to this any files I should keep on my SD card in case something wrong happens? I've kept my NanDroid backup but nothing else.
What would be the steps to take if I wanted to go back to the ROM I had before loading VillainROM 5.2

Kukussi said:
I exchanged my card but had trouble mounting it on my computer, it appears to work for now! Since I'm new to this any files I should keep on my SD card in case something wrong happens? I've kept my NanDroid backup but nothing else.
What would be the steps to take if I wanted to go back to the ROM I had before loading VillainROM 5.2
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just run the nandroid back up...it will put whichever rom u backed up....

thx
thx guys, any other suggestion for a 2.0 or 2.1 ROM that doesn't have Sense that wouldn't drain my battery in half a day? lol
cheers
HTC Hero, running VillainROM 5.2

I'd suggest giving this one a go, was good to me but I missed the SenseUI too much lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=662476

Help with Hero Rom Please

Hi,
My brother has a Hero which doesnt work very well, we had been trying to update to the latest firmware but were unable to do so, after we did a factory reset we realised that there was already a custom ROM on there, (the phone was purchased from ebay) below are the details :
Firmware Version: 1.5
Baseband Version: 63.18.55.06EU_6.35.06.18
Kernel Version: 2.6.27-mck-1.2
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Build Number:
Modaco Custom Rom 2.8 core, ssh
Password: 9mzxij
The phone works terribly and is almost unusable due to the ROM version i believe.
Ive never rooted or put a custom ROM on an Android phone before. I dont know if it would be easier to Unroot the phone and put the standard ROM on there so I can update it to 2.1, or put on another custom ROM.
Your help and guidance is greatly appreciated.
thanks in advance.
supa

First question is, what network are you on? Do you want to keep the phone software debranded (HTC Firmware) or Customised from the Providor, For Example Orange, T-Mobile, 3(Three) e.t.c ?

oops, thats a good point, the phone is on orange, and to be honest i think id prefer it unbranded.

supasye said:
oops, thats a good point, the phone is on orange, and to be honest i think id prefer it unbranded.
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OK, what you need to do is create a goldcard, install the unbranded WWE ROM and you will be presented with an update which you will need to get to push it up to the 2.1 ROM.

idroid84 said:
OK, what you need to do is create a goldcard, install the unbranded WWE ROM and you will be presented with an update which you will need to get to push it up to the 2.1 ROM.
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fwarrr i wish it was as easy as windows lol... i'll try it tmrw if i have time and i'll let you know how i get on.
thanks.

supasye said:
fwarrr i wish it was as easy as windows lol... i'll try it tmrw if i have time and i'll let you know how i get on.
thanks.
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If your new to it all it's not that easy depends how fast you can learn. I will try get you some links....
Please make sure all your data is backed up, phone numbers / memory card et al.
01. Goldcard Method
02. Flash Stock 2.73 ROM
You should get a notification on the phone when you boot it up telling you there is an update... get it for the 2.1 rom. Should do the trick.