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Is it possible to install 'standard' Android on the Hero?

This may be a silly question, but if I were willing to forgo the benefits of the Sense UI, would it be possible to root my HTC Hero and install the stock Android operating system?
I would imagine that would enable me to upgrade the phone to the latest version of the OS without having to wait for HTC to update the Sense version?

there is (at least one!) a thread in the devs section about this.

Possibly not so. If you do succeed in having a virgin Android os on the hero, updates are posted over the air and your provider will not post to yours as you have a hero. I would also think that the flat file update would have to be modified as well.

myTouch 3G

Was wondering if 2.2 was out yet and if it was possible to root it. Just got my first Android device and was wondering what roms and stuff were.

Yes, the source was released over a weeks ago, the devs are working on it atm, there's no 100% working builds yet though. Cyanogen Mod 6 should be out very soon, which is what I'm waiting on. If you really can't wait you can find perbuilt version of Cyan's source from hus git repo, though as I said it's not 100%. If you're MyTouch is a 1.2 (has a 3.5mm headphone jack) you'll need to flash a 32A kernel after you flash that build, the package can be found in the CM5 page in Dream Android Development.

Well Normally i Would tell you to read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=538979
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but somehow the link for the WIKI is down. Anyways you have to find out what version of the magic you have (32A or 32b) there are a lot of other factors to find out if you can root your new phone (such as a SPL, you cant root perfected ones, but dont worry you can change your SPL) And yes there is a build of 2.2 android out on the magic but its not very suitiable for daily use. Although 2.1 is more than amazing on this phone and there are many stable versions.

Categories for Android Roms

Hey guys,
there has been a lot of roms based on both froyo and gingerbread. Now that Honeycomb is on the way there will be even more coming...
Shouldn't we try to categorize them in to some categories according to the version of the operating system? I mean I can't seem to find what I want since the names of the builds don't show the operating system

most of them do say, or if you know about Android it's very easy to tell.
CM6.x = Froyo
CM7.x = Gingerbread
Sense (all versions) = Froyo except one build in NAND forum which says GB on it
MIUI = froyo (no gb version yet)
AOSP = froyo (I have not seen a stock aosp gb ROM, but if there was one I can almost guarantee the OP would state it)
keep in mind that most threads do have some version number like 2.3.2, 2.2.1 and even just clicking on the ROM will show it.
it will be a while before you have an actual daily HC build, and the OP will put HC in the thread title (just like the one in NAND does). These guys are pretty good about thread names, I don't think we need to get too pedantic with it.

orangekid said:
most of them do say, or if you know about Android it's very easy to tell.
CM6.x = Froyo
CM7.x = Gingerbread
Sense (all versions) = Froyo except one build in NAND forum which says GB on it
MIUI = froyo (no gb version yet)
AOSP = froyo (I have not seen a stock aosp gb ROM, but if there was one I can almost guarantee the OP would state it)
keep in mind that most threads do have some version number like 2.3.2, 2.2.1 and even just clicking on the ROM will show it.
it will be a while before you have an actual daily HC build, and the OP will put HC in the thread title (just like the one in NAND does). These guys are pretty good about thread names, I don't think we need to get too pedantic with it.
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+1, nice and easy. people need start to read

[q] update milesone 2.2.1 to gingerbread/honeycomb

I have got an official update of 2.2.1 in my Milestone 2.1(Italian Version) recently.I understand that no further official update will be coming from Motorola.But I want update my phone to Gingerbread or, if possible, to Honeycomb.I am not that much technical expert to carry out the cumbersome procedures of rooting ,flashing etc.So is there a simple way to achieve my goal/Can anybody suggest and help me?Further,what is 2.4.24 update?Is it superior to Gingerbread?How can I get it?Please advise.
Thanking you,
pnsdhrn

pnsdhrn said:
So is there a simple way to achieve my goal/Can anybody suggest and help me?Further,what is 2.4.24 update?Is it superior to Gingerbread?How can I get it?Please advise.
Thanking you,
pnsdhrn
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2.4.24 is motorola build for Android 2.2.2 you can download it on motorola update or here --> http://and-developers.com/sbf:milestone2 but you should look for a tutorial here in the forum.
No Gingerbread update for M2 available now, some chinese guy said it will update in Q3 2011... Honeycomb is for tablets.=P
Argen2Stone is our only ROM.
Just browse a little bit through the forum to get root and stuff.
Edit: Is your phone Milestone 2 or 1??? You said Milestone 2.1, M2 comes with froyo (2.2) not eclair (2.1)
Sent from my Milestone 2

are you using Milestone 1 or Milestone 2?
the 2.2.2 update is for Milestone 2 which is not compatible with Milestone 1

Bring my Droid X Up To Date?

So, I've got a Droid X I am planning on giving over to a friend of mine. Its too old and I'm too busy to bother much with selling it, plus he's a good guy and his current phone is like the saddest thing ever (a half broken ZTE piece of garbage held together with tape and running like Android 1.6). I haven't messed with the Droid X in over a year, and because of its locked bootloader, I know its somewhat complicated, with "2nd init" ROMs and the like.
At this point I'm not too sure what I'm looking at with it. I goofed around last night and got it somewhat up to date, with an AOKP-ICS ROM on it. It was already rooted and I have CWM on it as well, so its not a bad starting point.
The phone doesn't have any data / phone plan attached to it at all, which is usually OK in the short term since I can get it on WiFi, but now the WiFi just isn't working. I can SCAN for WiFi networks, but when attempting to join any, the phone immediately gets kicked back off the network.
Tested it on like 3 different networks. What's weird is it was working fine last night.
I'm showing a Baseband Version of BP_C_01.09.13P and a Kernel Version of 2.6.32.9 built on August 20th, 2011.
Build version says IMM761.
Mod Version says aokp_shadow_build-39,
The CWM I have installed on the phone is only 2.5.0.8! That seems really old, but again I don't wanna update it if it'll break things
I would like to update it as much as I can but I know I need to be careful so as to avoid breaking things.
Any advice is appreciated. I planned on putting the most functional / stable ICS ROM I could find onto it, which I would imagine is a matter of some debate. Is there some really good ROM I should look at, like a "final" build of CM9 or AOKP for this phone?

I would start off by SBFing back to .602, just to get a clean start and root.
Check that everything is working then flash Recovery Using Droid 2 Bootstrapper.
I don't believe there are many Ice Cream Sandwich ROMs that are fully working.
I highly recommend Vortex Reloaded (VXR), though. It is a fully working Gingerbread ROM with excellent battery life.
From there, you can update ClockworkMod Recovery to the latest version using ROM manager.
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