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I'm in a bit of a panic and think I need help.
I bought the HTC Hero from Bestbuy roughly Nov. 2009. And like everyone else love it, but was frustrated with all the bugs and slowness, lag ext. Reading and waiting for 2.1, getting impatient weekly...blah blah blah....but horrified to try to root the phone, because im not the techiest guy in the world, so when I saw that there was a 2.1 leak that I could just click from my computer, I did it like an impatient child.
RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_2206511_signed_test.exe
and have had a major problem ever since. The phone will shut off if its not plugged in. I have to constantly turn it back on and wait for it to reboot.
So I followed "How-To repair your bootloader after using the 2.1 RUU" to the T! With no error messages and got it back to "stock" which still looked like 2.1 to me. I formated the SD card from the phone, did a full wipe in that black/green boot page and flashed Beezy's "option 4",
I believe I did a nanbackup right before the "option 4". But I don't think it matters, since the phone was shutting down before that anyway.
So that's where I am. If I'm messing around with the phone (on a call, web, playing with apps) it will stay on, but as soon as I set it down and the screen goes to sleep, thats it, when I pick it up and hit the menu or power button, it reboots (white screen, HTC logo). Am I F'ed? I do have insurance through sprint, but believe that is void now, since I stated messing around with it.
I swapped Batteries with my wife's phone and it still happend, so it's not a bad battery.
I'm sorry if I posted in the wrong forum. I did a search for "constant rebooting" and couldn't find anything similar to my problem.
Thanks in advance.
If all you see is the white htc screen you probably aren't actually rebooting just rosie is restarting. Probably because the ruu doesn't work too well on its own. I suggest you just take the plunge and root, wipe, and flash fresh 2.0d or damage 2.07.2 ( your choice really, both are excellent roms)
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Well, first off it doesn't sound like you are rebooting, it sounds like sense might just be restarting.
Also, don't panic. Whatever you have done is fixable
surely someone who is not posting from their phone will be along to help soon, if not I'll be back home and on my pc in a few hours
Just to confirm
Can you go into settings > about phone > software information (1.5 maybe slightly different I can't remember any more) and tell us what Firmware version says? this way we can make sure that you are running the appropriate version to RUU back to 1.5 and reroot.
I am not sure exactly what is still on your phone.
Also have you ever flashed a radio update from flipz?
I agree, that it isn't rebooting, but its the sense crashing and restarting. I would also agree, that your best option would be to root.
Honestly, the guides are laid out as plain as they could be. It isn't that difficult, you just have to check and re-check typed commands, if done manually.
I think you will be pleasantly surprised and find it simpler than you think.
However, ALWAYS make sure to do to the following:
1. nandroid before you do anything.
2. NEVER EVER NEVER EVER touch anything that doesn't say CDMA HERO. (gsm hero radio flashes can literally fry your nice phone into a nice paperweight)
3. Don't be afraid to ask questions here. I'm pretty new to this, but there are a lot of cool helpful people.
4. nandroid again. (copy nandroids to your PC/Mac and keep a whole library of them.) I even have some extra google space that I've been uploading them to incase I'm not at my computer and I need one...lol)
5. Don't get too sucked into it.
Thank you guys for responding, as I was worried I would get flamed for being an idiot for doing what I did.
"I suggest you just take the plunge and root, wipe, and flash fresh 2.0d or damage 2.07.2 ( your choice really, both are excellent roms) "
Isn't "How-To repair your bootloader after using the 2.1 RUU" basically rooting the phone? Because after I follow those instructions, I get the the recovery menu. I just haven't tried Damage roms yes.
Also, "Well, first off it doesn't sound like you are rebooting, it sounds like sense might just be restarting."
Looks like a full boot...
HTC Logo white screen, green text
HTC Quietly Brilliant
Sparkly Sprint thing
HTC Quietly Brilliant
Lock Screen
Loading apps
I should mention that I have been testing things like, Turning off "Screen Timeout" completely, 10 mins, 1 min, 30 seconds...ext. And it still shuts down after a few minutes when the screen is off......HOWEVER, it is random as far as how long it has been sitting.....Sometimes the screen will be black for a minute and when I hit the menu or power it will reboot....sometimes it will sit for 10 mins and will turn on.....very random, but it WILL reboot eventually.
Thanks again, guys
Chaid said:
Looks like a full boot...
HTC Logo white screen, green text
HTC Quietly Brilliant
Sparkly Sprint thing
HTC Quietly Brilliant
Lock Screen
Loading apps
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Do you see the first black HTC screen? I know I've done the HTC quietly brilliant screen, but then it goes right to lock screen and loading apps.
I still don't think it is a full reboot, but I'm not THAT up to speed with most of this stuff.
Also, RUU'ing back to stock, then rooting and installing a 2.1 rom by Damagless or Flips should be your best bet.
RUUing back to stock has some problems in and of itself, but it should go ok.
Chaid said:
Looks like a full boot...
HTC Logo white screen, green text
HTC Quietly Brilliant
Sparkly Sprint thing
HTC Quietly Brilliant
Lock Screen
Loading apps
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Weird...
Regardless, this is fixable.
As Kcarpenter asked, post your system info if you can get to it.
What is your:
Firmware
Baseband
Kernel
Build
Software Number
PRI
PRL
Firmware: 2.1 -update1
Baseband: 2.42.00.03.10
Kernel: 2.6.29-d30020a8
[email protected] #1
Build: 2.20.651.1 CL157175 test-keys
Software Number: 2.20.651.1
PRI: 2.10_003
PRL: 60664
Chaid said:
Looks like a full boot...
HTC Logo white screen, green text
HTC Quietly Brilliant
Sparkly Sprint thing
HTC Quietly Brilliant
Lock Screen
Loading apps
Thanks again, guys
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Sounds like you are using a 2.1 rom not the stock 1.5
I would try using this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=608434 to correct your issues it will take you back to stock 1.56.651.2 that come with the phone
Oh and if you get any errors this will help too http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=654119
Guys, since he used the 2.1 RUU, isn't he only able to use the 2.1 RUU now? Not the 1.5?
I too am experiencing this.
Factory reset my phone and then flashed from 1.6 to 2.1. I have tried two different 2.1 roms (the sprint leak one and Freshrom) and both of them are causing spontaneous reboots of my phone. I never experienced reboots when on 1.6.
Software information:
2.1 fresh
baseband 1.04.01.09.21
Kernel is 2.6.29-d30020a8
build is fresh rom 2.0d
Software number is 2.20.651.1
PRI is flipz_01
PRL is 60660
any suggestions from anyone?
mrinehart93 said:
Guys, since he used the 2.1 RUU, isn't he only able to use the 2.1 RUU now? Not the 1.5?
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I believe you are correct, although I have yet to use any RUU
OP, you really should just root the thing flash a rom and succumb to the new obsession you don't even know you have yet
Personally, I'm a fan of RegawMODv2.1, it's lean and stable.
I think that even though you have run 2.1 RUU we can take you back to a bone stock 2.1
When I get home tonight I will try to link to all of the appropriate guides to get you there.
Once we have you back at a stock 1.5 I think we can all say "ROOT IT!" but I would feel more comfortable knowing that you came from the begining in the right order of things.
And get you on a solid stable Rom. I have recently started having issues with my damage rom and all of the aps2sd stuff that has been going on. Not sure what I am going to move to next. But that's besides the point, and none of it is Damageless's fault.
Ok, Kcarpenter, I'll be waiting LOL. I have been f'ing with this thing for a few days now, reading different forums and searching and searching. I finally broke down and posted here, because I'm at a loss. So I REALLY appreciate you guys taking the time to help me. Plugging the phone into my work truck laptop and running to the house to plug it in is wearing me down...
You just need to get over the fear of f*ing up your phone and root it. I'm not sure where the treads are on everything you need, but it's pretty straight forward.
If you had rooted while still running 1.5 you probably would not be in this mess. And Flipz has Fresh Kitchen which makes it even easier to Root and put a recovery console on.
"If you had rooted while still running 1.5 you probably would not be in this mess." You are absolutely correct, &RoidRage. I got excited when I saw the word "Official" 2.1, and jumped the gun.
Chaid said:
"If you had rooted while still running 1.5 you probably would not be in this mess." You are absolutely correct, &RoidRage. I got excited when I saw the word "Official" 2.1, and jumped the gun.
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That probably created lots of people to get excited.. Anyway, here is what I got
Okay first I looked here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=661057&page=6
Which directed me to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6013606#post6013606<--------This is the one you really want.
If you get it to work then you can flash a custom rom. But make sure you download it and put it on the sdcard before doing anything else.
I know it says it is for the 110 error, but people have used it to get back to 1.5 from 2.1
Thanks, man. I'll give it a shot......I have nothing to loose at this point, so I'm over my fear of F'ing up the phone.
I would read everything first, I didn't have the time look it all over.
Editamn predictive text said wetting instead of everything.
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I didn't see a thread for this yet. I'm trying to sell my Hero. How should I go about wiping it? I've done a factory reset but I'm a little concerned. Under "Phone identity", it still lists my phone number and current username ([email protected]) in the phone. How can I get rid of this information as well?
sidepart said:
I didn't see a thread for this yet. I'm trying to sell my Hero. How should I go about wiping it? I've done a factory reset but I'm a little concerned. Under "Phone identity", it still lists my phone number and current username ([email protected]) in the phone. How can I get rid of this information as well?
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i would run the RUU, and do a hard reset after that if that doesnt get rid of any remain info nothing will
I bought my 2nd Hero used the other day & had to use the MSL wipe to get his @sprintpcs.com username cleared so my data would work.
Maybe there's more options if it's rooted, I sold my rooted Evo after I went into recovery & wiped from that..that person had no data problems.
I installed the latest RUU to unroot it. I think I might just bring it in to the store and have them to an RTN (just learned that yesterday). I could do this myself, but I'd have to re-root the phone to grab my MSL and ... what a huge hassle.
Yup, that'll do it.
What's the best root method right now? I'm running all of the latest updates & Unrevoked isn't working LOL. Had to switch over to Win 7, think I'm going to try the "One Click." I rooted my G1 years ago, didn't root my Vibrant or Epic, rooted the Evo.. now back to my 2nd Hero, never rooted the first one since I didn't need to tether.
Thanks to a special power, I was able to downgrade to the .7 build. I'm pretty sure it's the "Voicemail - A mandatory update is now available" that brings it to the .2 maintenance release.
Edit - NVM it's a separate update that gets pushed through. I only saw it once so I didn't remember LOL, just now saw it the second time.
Why did u sell your evo?
electronicopolis said:
I bought my 2nd Hero used the other day & had to use the MSL wipe to get his @sprintpcs.com username cleared so my data would work.
Maybe there's more options if it's rooted, I sold my rooted Evo after I went into recovery & wiped from that..that person had no data problems.
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Needed the money & am waiting for WP7. Just got the root to go through on the Hero, now I'm going to flash and OC =D
Window 7 sucks i so the ui it still buggie and it has strip feature that window mobile 6.5 had and window decide to take off. Like copy and paste for web browsing and usb tethering, doesnt work if you not rooted.
electronicopolis said:
Needed the money & am waiting for WP7. Just got the root to go through on the Hero, now I'm going to flash and OC =D
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Copy/paste is coming by the end of the year or early 2011, & a form tethering is currently possible with either the Samsung or LG.
But, I'm waiting for the Sprint version. The Hero may hold me over until the 2nd gen. of WP7 though.
I've had this horrible Echo ever since I rooted my phone (4 months or so). I don't hear it but people on the other end hear themselves. I've searched and the only thing I've seen suggested is turning the in-call volume down and that doesn't help either. I've tried several different roms and nothing.
I don't believe I had this problem until I rooted. If the only way to fix the echo is to un-root I'll just get a different phone. It's too boring without root.
Thanks for the help,
did you try *228?
Rooftop-Special said:
I've had this horrible Echo ever since I rooted my phone (4 months or so). I don't hear it but people on the other end hear themselves. I've searched and the only thing I've seen suggested is turning the in-call volume down and that doesn't help either. I've tried several different roms and nothing.
I don't believe I had this problem until I rooted. If the only way to fix the echo is to un-root I'll just get a different phone. It's too boring without root.
Thanks for the help,
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Can you let us know what ROM/version your running? I know that this problem was much more pervasive across the 2.1 ROM's that folks first rooted too. After going to the 2.2 roms..myself and my family have had no real issues with it. I will say that if you go into an area with 1x coverage vs 3G, I have seen it pop back up but I chalk that up to a coverage issue.
Right now im running Vanilla Tazz 26 but this has been going on with multiple roms, including kaosfroyo V39.
I haven't been able to perform *228 since I've rooted. It never gives me a dial pad when I dial *228. I've always chocked this up to being rooted. Should I be able to perform *228 as I did without root?
I know these are nOOb questions, I really appreciate the help.
Rooftop-Special said:
I haven't been able to perform *228 since I've rooted. It never gives me a dial pad when I dial *228. I've always chocked this up to being rooted. Should I be able to perform *228 as I did without root?
I know these are nOOb questions, I really appreciate the help.
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Yeah you can still *228. The dialpad is an option when you push menu inside of a call.
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playpolo4life said:
Yeah you can still *228. The dialpad is an option when you push menu inside of a call.
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I've always tried pressing menu when I've dialed *228 in the past and nothing. This time I held menu and up comes the keyboard. I was able to update my roaming. I'll see if that fixed the problem. I'm keeping my figures crossed.
Thanks again, I really appreciate it!
Still have the echo. Any other ideas?
Thanks,
i have had to flash a different radio in the past to get rid of an echo. i was running the july radio and had to get the older hero radio posted in the "all radio" thread. be careful when flashing radios, charge fully, etc. also, please post in q&a section next time since your post is not about developing. thanks! hope this helps.
I have used plently of mytouch 4g, and have rooted many, but last one I had, it was stock, I rooted via sh root.sh with visionary, put the panache 1.3 rom from team royal, then I upgraded the radio to latest ginberbread, and problem started, when i dial the number, the ring is super fast, not like normal, and voice gets cuts off, and hardly i ca understand other party, and than after 30 seconds of battle, phone gets dc/ or i have to dc because i cant continue the conversion. than I change the all the 4 radios avaliable, changed the roms....
but same problem
I though when I bought this phone from cl, someone gave me the bad phone at first, so i sold it.
bought a different one from cl, and did the same thing. again the same problem happens, so I dont know how to fix that,
i need some input,
now I know it is not the phone, but something else is wrong.
and If I need to go stock 100% with radion and everything, please kindly point me to right thread to restore back to its factory settings.
Thanks
Hi,
Have an Incredible. Rooted with s-of and MIUI 2.97 and Android 2.3.2. I am trying to manual program it to get in and change MDN/MIN numbers. I have tried ##778 and ##778#, but all that happens when I do this is I get the Verizon recorded message that they can't complete my call. No programing menu, etc.
Any suggestions?
BM
bartman99 said:
Hi,
Have an Incredible. Rooted with s-of and MIUI 2.97 and Android 2.3.2. I am trying to manual program it to get in and change MDN/MIN numbers. I have tried ##778 and ##778#, but all that happens when I do this is I get the Verizon recorded message that they can't complete my call. No programing menu, etc.
Any suggestions?
BM
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You must be on a sense rom to use ##778# (epst). You will need to do a backup, flash a sense rom, change the settings, and then restore back to MIUI. As long as you dont do a factory reset in between, the settings will stick and you wont have to reactivate. What are you trying to do?
bartman99 said:
Hi,
Have an Incredible. Rooted with s-of and MIUI 2.97 and Android 2.3.2. I am trying to manual program it to get in and change MDN/MIN numbers. I have tried ##778 and ##778#, but all that happens when I do this is I get the Verizon recorded message that they can't complete my call. No programing menu, etc.
Any suggestions?
BM
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Try *228 from miui
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cmlusco said:
You must be on a sense rom to use ##778# (epst). You will need to do a backup, flash a sense rom, change the settings, and then restore back to MIUI. As long as you dont do a factory reset in between, the settings will stick and you wont have to reactivate. What are you trying to do?
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Bummer. I was hoping that wouldn't be the case.
I bought a used Incredible, modified it to use MIUI just the way I wanted and then activated it on PagePlus (and activated it using *22890, *228, *22899). The ESN is good and it activated fine. Only thing is, the phone still "thought" its phone number was the old one, not mine. I could call out fine, but incoming calls to my number didn't come though (I never tired to call the old number from the previous owner). I contacted Pageplus again and they everything is fine on their end and I would have to manually program it. Well since the Incredible is not supported by P+ (and certainly one that is rooted with a custom ROM), I figured I'd do it myself. I need to get into the manual programming menu to change the MDS and MIN (and whatever else has the old phone number and change it to my number).
I hope this was clear.
Thanks in advance... BM
You may be able to use a pc program called qpst to change the settings. Im not sure if qpst is reliant on epst being on the phone or not.
bartman99 said:
Bummer. I was hoping that wouldn't be the case.
I bought a used Incredible, modified it to use MIUI just the way I wanted and then activated it on PagePlus (and activated it using *22890, *228, *22899). The ESN is good and it activated fine. Only thing is, the phone still "thought" its phone number was the old one, not mine. I could call out fine, but incoming calls to my number didn't come though (I never tired to call the old number from the previous owner). I contacted Pageplus again and they everything is fine on their end and I would have to manually program it. Well since the Incredible is not supported by P+ (and certainly one that is rooted with a custom ROM), I figured I'd do it myself. I need to get into the manual programming menu to change the MDS and MIN (and whatever else has the old phone number and change it to my number).
I hope this was clear.
Thanks in advance... BM
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Is this a phone number you've had for a while, or a new one? If it's a new number, make sure you're calling the MDN (aka My Phone Number) and not the MIN (Mobile Identification Number). Page Plus phones will have two different numbers here, it's easy to get confused and call the MIN instead of the MDN.
musical_chairs said:
Is this a phone number you've had for a while, or a new one? If it's a new number, make sure you're calling the MDN (aka My Phone Number) and not the MIN (Mobile Identification Number). Page Plus phones will have two different numbers here, it's easy to get confused and call the MIN instead of the MDN.
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No, my phone number is an old one that I have used for many years with P+. The one on the phone (MDN) was never mine, was likely from the previous owner and was never on the P+ list.
Anyway, I tried flashing a couple of mostly stock Sense ROMs with no luck (Stock +, Touch of Blue). I can get into the PRL editing mode (##775, I think), but ##778 does nothing. I have yet to try to return it to unrooted stock with s-on, but that is my next step:crying:
BM
bartman99 said:
No, my phone number is an old one that I have used for many years with P+. The one on the phone (MDN) was never mine, was likely from the previous owner and was never on the P+ list.
Anyway, I tried flashing a couple of mostly stock Sense ROMs with no luck (Stock +, Touch of Blue). I can get into the PRL editing mode (##775, I think), but ##778 does nothing. I have yet to try to return it to unrooted stock with s-on, but that is my next step:crying:
BM
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I always find it strange that some people have issues accessing epst. I have tried many stock based roms including stock+ and TOB, and have always been able to access the menu.
I would not go s-on for any reason. It makes it way harder to reroot, and i doubt it would make a bit of difference with your issue.
I would just stay s-off and do the latest ruu. Or as i sugested earlier check out qpst.