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please help total thicko

please help im wishing to upgrade my offical rom from 1.43 to 1.48 but says my phone is not suitable??????im totally thick coming from nokia to windows,i did use search but was unable to find the answer.
thanks phil

Hello and welcome on board,
Can you post up the exact error message you are getting please?
Also read this thread...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=609477 which you will fond useful and come back with any questions.
Incidentally you are not a fool for asking as long as you have searched first.
WB

hi mate thanks for the reply,when i go to the htc offical rom download,i'm asked to enter my serial number,which i do but says my device is not suitable and won't let me proceed any further??
cheers phil

got a major problem now ive tried to update to 1.48 but it crashed now i get a warning traingle on start up,and can go into bootloader screen and it says upgrade rom code error please try again???someone please help.i hope i havent bricked my phone

Is your HD2 branded? (bought it in combination with a contract?)

hi mate its on vodafone contract buts its not branded.

Hi again,
Have you tried to hard reset your phone to see if the old rom boots up again?
If it does not then you might want to reflash your existing rom onto your phone using the SD card method (look at the threads at the top of the Rom Development page to find what you are looking for).
If it works and you are still keen to upgrade the rom you need to read the threads on using either the Goldcard or HardSPL methods to upgrade.
Come back and let us know how you got on.
WB

hi mate i was having the exact same probs as the chap in the hd2 bricked thread,same messages etc and stopping at 9% i took there advice and reflashed the hpsl again which has worked a treat,i'm now a little dubious bout trying to upgrade as i don't fancy bricking it.
ive emailed htc to see why i cant upgrade from 1.43 to 1.48 seems odd it says my phone isnt suitable.
p.s thanks for the help mate much appreciated

OK, wait until you hear back from them. However if you are now up and running and have installed HardSPL, I think you will find that flashing a new radio on its own might help solve your problems.
I think if you look at the thread you were referring to (this one...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=618084), IIRC, MysticGenius runs through a procedure for doing this that helped him sort out a similar problem.
Good luck with it.
WB
PS: Lesson learned here though is to read exhaustively on the topics on here BEFORE jumping in as fixing problems later can be both time consuming, if you are lucky, and a pain in the rear. As for that horrible sick feeling you get when you think you have bricked £500 worth of phone....wouldn't recommend it to my worst enemy!
WB

New Guy

Hi have been searching and searching but info is hard to come by and is out of date everywhere so thought i would ask here......I just got the htc hero gsm and new guy i am it asked me to update so did not here is the info i have......
firmware 2.1-updated1
baseband version 63.18.55.06OU_6.35.15.01
kernel version 2.6.29-5f74b252
build # 3.31.751.1 cl183682
software # 3.31.751.1
webkit 3.1
My question now?? will there be a way for me to root(hack) the phone so i can put custom software and all the other goodies i see around the site....

Apparently it is possible. Try using BTDAG's guide linked on my signature to install flashrec. If it throws up an error 1st time, try an older version of flashrec,.. if it fails again, use the goldcard method.
Report back with how u get on.
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Not sure that guide will work for me. It says that that with 2.1 i am f**ked. Well if anything does come out at least i am on the best site for info. Thanks

I read a few days ago that the new 2.1 for the Spint Hero has been achieved by using the same/similar method to that on the EVO. I'm not clued up on the whole rooting thing enough yet, but hopefully this means it will be possible on the official 2.1 update.
(at the same time, I thought someone had rooted the 2.1 update from Taiwan, but I don't know if I magic'd this up in my sleep, in which case.... thats pretty sad....)
Stu

I hope there is somthing to root this 2.1 or somthing to downgrade. Time will tell.

I will the guide a go later today and will post if anything.......

hello, any success on this?
I'm trying to help a friend in the same situation...googled it for days now, without success.
tks

Need help rooting HTC Legend with s/w version 1.32.xxx.x

Hi,
I am from India and bought an HTC Legend with HBoot version 0.43.xxxx. I want to root my device. I have checked all the methods and everywhere, it says that I need a s/w version 1.31.xxx.x.
However, my s/w version is 1.32.720.3 after applying an update from HTC. Even before the update, it was in the range of 1.32.xxx.x. Does that mean I can never root?
Some users in another thread have suggested that those with this problem should get a WWE ROM from somewhere and flash with it to get s/w version 1.31.xxx.x. How to downgrade to a lower s/w version? I could not find any reference on that!
Please help. Can one of you come up with a tutorial for flashing HTC Legend with s/w version 1.32.xxx.x. This has become a much needed tutorial. There are so many people looking for it and it can be found nowhere! Please please help!

As far as I know you need to have root to install an older rom, which defeats the purpose.
Users with software version 2.03 are in the same boat. We just have to wait it out until someone can do it.

Orange locked hero _ trying to update to 2.1 - Is it bricked? Help Desperately needed

Hi, appolgies for being completly stupid, If someone can help me i will be very grateful!
I have an orange network locked hero. After getting tired of waiting I attempted to debrand by installing the generic HTC rom ...
RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.5_WWE_release_signed_NoDriver
With the idea of installing and letting the OTA update occur...
So i installed goldcard tool created and image. and then installed the htc image.
2.1 is now installed but have the network locked message.
I considered trying to unlock via one of the vendors on ebay, but decided it probably wouldnt work so decided to roll back to the orange rom.
By mistake I ran this update which i believe is the HTC 2.1 update
RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_3.32.405.1_R_Radio_63.18.55.06P_6.35.15.11_release_signed
Now when i try an run the orange uk 2.73.61.66 release I am getting an error message 140 bootloader version error.
The phone isnt rooted, is there any way I can roll back or unlock 2.1. Am i going to have to call orange an confess?
Please help!!!!
Leigh

There is a STICKY at the top of the G2 Hero Development section called Villain Roots 2.1 RUU,.. tried that?
Sent from my HTC Hero using XDA App

By doing this would it allow me to reflash the original orange image?
Sorry for being dim, finding all this a bit confusing!

root it via that guide, put in a radio that works with orange sim cards, and you should be good to go

Use this guide: http://www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=110&t=2096
Once done you can reflash the original official orange release.

Apologies for being thick...
So I have gsm root running, phone in recovery. What do i do next?
Do i have to flash the rom on using nandroid - never used this before.

try this method - its easier
tinyurl DOT com/3242ljv
you'l need to remake the link as newbies cant post links

Tried the simplified version.
When I try and run the zip file it says it cannot open the file and says it is bad.
Tried a couple of times and with both orange updates..
Arghhh!

Try using a different SD card - hboot couldn't find HEROIMG.zip on one card, tried another and hey presto!

Well in the process of trying to get the orange 1.5 build back on i have got 2.1 working!
Tried flashing an older radio on there and gues what it works. I've now got the standard htc 2.1 build on an orange uk contract, network locked handset.
Quite pleased with myself!

goochio said:
Well in the process of trying to get the orange 1.5 build back on i have got 2.1 working!
Tried flashing an older radio on there and gues what it works. I've now got the standard htc 2.1 build on an orange uk contract, network locked handset.
Quite pleased with myself!
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Hi,
Please could you give us the radio version you installed, and how you did it. You'll find the version under Settings > About Phone > Software information > Baseband version.
Many thanks,

The radio version i'm using is
update-hero-radio-63.18.55.06_6.35.05.15-signed
I tried the one before that also which worked.(Basically I started from the oldest one and worked my way up)
I tried the two most recent ones first and these didn't work (Network Locked)
Hope that helps
I've noticed Orange have started rolling out the preupdate, think i might as well stick with the htc build.
Cheers

Orange Hero Help!!!

Hi, I'm going out of my mind trying to get to 2.1 but I need to update to the .66 from February.
I'm using Windows 7 32bit and once or twice I have managed to get the phone to start to update but it comes back with error 170. I've tried everything I can think of. Downloaded the drivers and updated but in Device Manager I have either 'HTC Dream ADB Composite Interface' or in disk drives 'HTC Android Phone USB'.
Is there any way I can boot the update from my SD card?
Any help will be fantastic.

I'm having this exact same problem, tried updating the drivers but to no avail. Any help would be appreciated.

Greetings folks,
Try the following :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7404108&postcount=94
Make sure you have the right settings under " USB debugging "
Settings - Applications - Development
Or why not root and use another rom like SenseHero B5.1
This is the one i like the most by far,
Means you have to downgrade your ROM version to 2.73.61.5Â
More information :
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/27/how-to-root-your-htc-hero-in-one-click/
Nice and easy to follow and ever time i go back to a RRU file from orange only ever lasts about 2 days at the most,
http://www.htcdevscene.co.uk/
Regards
Steven

Thanks for the reply Steven.
Can I just clarify that if I follow the www.theunlockr.com method by rooting the phone I can then load the official .66 firmware? If this is the way to do it, where can I get that firmware from?
To be honest, I'm not wanting to put on any other custom firmwares and I want to update to the HTC official 2.1 firmware only.
Thanks again for any help.

blackg1000 said:
Thanks for the reply Steven.
Can I just clarify that if I follow the www.theunlockr.com method by rooting the phone I can then load the official .66 firmware? If this is the way to do it, where can I get that firmware from?
To be honest, I'm not wanting to put on any other custom firmwares and I want to update to the HTC official 2.1 firmware only.
Thanks again for any help.
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No no rooting was only to use custom roms,
How ever if it comes to it flash to another rom and then back to .66
First you need to get orange RRU ROM version 2.73.61.5 from
http://www.htc.com/uk/SupportDownload.aspx?p_id=283&cat=2&dl_id=675
Flash this and on first boot you should get a message to advise of a update,
No need to finish setting the phone up but go a head with the download,
Once downloaded it will flash a new radio and reboot,
Then you should have .66
I was still trying to get 2.1 from orange last night,
Ever time i asked it to check for updates it said it was up to date all ready yet still on 15
Back to using a custom rom again today,
Hope your able to get sorted soon folks.

Sorted. Updated it with my mates laptop running Vista. Updating to 2.1 now. THANK GOD!!!

blackg1000 said:
Sorted. Updated it with my mates laptop running Vista. Updating to 2.1 now. THANK GOD!!!
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Glad your all up and running man,
Can you inform us on how you did it for the information of others !
Any chance of screenies of 2.1 orange rom ?
And is it that much better ?
Regards
Steven