Database Users

just got my htc hero

what should i do first anyone wanna help me here??? what are good apps, or roms to try and stuff. new to android just looking for some help.
my idiot friends did it i signed in on his comp

start by looking in the guide wiki page read everything you cn in there so that you completely understand what you are doing. then the first thing to do is root.

use the pre-kitchen. it's the easiest way to get root on your phone.
find it in the ROMS sticky wiki.
ROMs are also in the sticky wiki. i'd say go with fresh 1.1 or gumbo 1.5c for now, and when you get a better knowledge of what's going on then maybe test on like 2.1 and stuff.

thorpe24 said:
what should i do first anyone wanna help me here??? what are good apps, or roms to try and stuff. new to android just looking for some help.
Also I'm a ******
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did anyone else realize he just called himself a ******?

jaehyun01 said:
Did anyone else realize he just called himself a ******?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
did he just edit that in? that wasn't there before lol

jaehyun01 said:
Did anyone else realize he just called himself a ******?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ok that was added after I posted not sure what thats all about.

roms??

i just put a rom onto my phone and everything got deleted. Is there anyway i can get those back and still have the rom??

All my contacts and all my apps got deleted. Is there anyway i can get those back??

xxxk15 said:
i just put a rom onto my phone and everything got deleted. Is there anyway i can get those back and still have the rom??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not unless you did a nand backup.

yeah just boot to recovery and do a Nandroid restore of the back up you made. Assuming you did this like every ROM thread warns you to.

yes i did the nandroid backup but if i restore the backup will i still have to rom??

You can start by reading the forums and learn what you're doing before you do it.
Example
WRONG
Hey I saw this thing that told me how to delete System32, and I did it, how do I make my computer turn on!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
RIGHT
Hey I saw this thing that told me how to delete System32, but I read about what System32 was and decided not to.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, you will not still have the ROM if you restore

and also does the rom DamageControl v2.07.2 make my phone run faster and smoother?? because i cant really tell thats its running faster

abcdfv said:
You can start by reading the forums and learn what you're doing before you do it.
Example
WRONG
RIGHT
No, you will not still have the ROM if you restore
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
LOL yeah what he said.

what is the point to put on a rom then if you lose all your contacts and apps??

xxxk15 said:
and also does the rom DamageControl v2.07.2 make my phone run faster and smoother?? because i cant really tell thats its running faster
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
really man you should read up on this stuff, go to the DamageControl thread and read about it. do a search and see what other people have said about it. 99% of the roms YOU are going to be dealing with are the same exact thing with minor preference variations.

yeah but how am i suppose to learn about it when i dont know what "dealing with are the same exact thing with minor preference variations" even means. How does that help me??

xxxk15 said:
what is the point to put on a rom then if you lose all your contacts and apps??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Because you have your Contacts set as Google and not phone, and you back up your apps with Titanium Backup.
Before you ask how to do either of those things, read the little book that came with your phone. It will tell you how to backup your contacts to Google.
Search the Hero forums for what Titanium backup is, and how to use it.

ok thanks!!

xxxk15 said:
yeah but how am i suppose to learn about it when i dont know what "dealing with are the same exact thing with minor preference variations" even means. How does that help me??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
there are very few people who will hold your hand and walk you through these very easy to follow steps. READING about what is included in a rom, which i will tell you is ALWAYS on the first page of said rom's thread will tell you everything about that rom that you need or want to know. There are places to look up all the answers to your questions. here is a good place to start...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=618874
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=618867
Read them.

i looked in the manual and i coulldnt find it ??

xxxk15 said:
i looked in the manual and i coulldnt find it ??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
anyone else feel like the mods are testing us...somehow? these are classically n00b questions, but almost too much so...

mountaindont said:
anyone else feel like the mods are testing us...somehow? these are classically n00b, but almost too much so...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i was thinking to myslef "self, I wish I was a mod right now..." Oh the things that would change lol.

DanWalker said:
i was thinking to myslef "self, I wish I was a mod right now..." Oh the things that would change lol.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1
[email protected] sig
aaand...im out. before the tridant falls on my head, again.

Ok I'm a noob Hero owner so I'll attempt an answer.
When you turned on your phone for the very first time, after you got over the shock of how cool and awesome it was, I assume you either signed in with or created a google account.
Now after you flash a new ROM especially one that requires a factory wipe of all data, you will have to do that again. Your contacts and email and calendar will all resync to your phone courtesy of the fine folks at google.
As for the apps. Titanium backup seems to be the way to go no muss no fuss.

Holy crap. I've been on these forums for quite a while. I've had three different phones that I've used these exact forums as a resource for modding, rooting, or what have you with all three of them. I've never needed to post a single thing. I will use this opportunity to make my first post, and say:
lol

Gave up waiting and installed Cyanogen

Well guys I gave up waiting for Froyo from HTC and have spent the morning doing the rather tricky task of rooting my Legend and installing Cyanogen.. it was a bit of a nightmare and I wouldn't recommend beginners try it but its installed now and I like it a lot.. and hey its froyo... no more running out of space!

Why wouldn't you advice beginners to try it?
It wasn't that hard for me and I'm really glad I did it.
Didn't had any experience with the adb but I liked it a lot it wasn't super easy but I was glad I pulled it off.

JonasDroid said:
Why wouldn't you advice beginners to try it?
It wasn't that hard for me and I'm really glad I did it.
Didn't had any experience with the adb but I liked it a lot it wasn't super easy but I was glad I pulled it off.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What I meant was if you don't even know how to unzip stuff for example or you don't know what a command prompt is... I wouldn't bother trying to do it!

It was a pain in the behind for me during the first attempts as i needed to use the hack to be able to downgrade wich took me quite some time lookin into , once done that the only thing that actualy got in my way was the port remaining open , had no idea why it couldnt connect my device , but if you copy any error from just about anything into google , most likely within 30mins of that your problems are solved.
Either way it isnt really that hard just need some common sence and patience, read things completely and dont rush tru it and yer done in a jiffy.
Have fun for those trying

Also, the learning curve is invaluable. My first experience on these forums was downgrading and rooting. I'm no expert, but I know a lot more than I did in 3(ish) short months.

I think the main thing is follow the how-to's STEP by STEP and you and your phone will just be fine.
And reading posts from the beginning to the end helps 2
over and out !

Step by Step instructions for noobs?
Can someone then point me to step by step instructions from a vanilla 2.1 vodafone legend to use the azure mod?
The only reason why I ask is Ive read a bunch of postings and gotten totally confused.. I know I need to create a gold SD card, boot, patch then downgrade to 1.3 and then Im kinda stuck..
Oh for the record I am technical (java programmer now architect) but its a case of cant see the trees caus. of the forest!!!
thanks all
Angelo
ps if we could make this a sticky that would be fab

Did you read the sticky in the developers thread? It trells you exactly how to do it.
Sent from my Legend using XDA App

I did the same... It took me some time to get through everything (mostly due to my Internet connection here in Afghanistan), but I got it done, and I'm so glad I did. I wasn't unhappy with RUU 2.03, but I really needed to have PIN security instead of the silly pattern thing. I will definitely go back to RUU once it's available.

liltbrockie said:
What I meant was if you don't even know how to unzip stuff for example or you don't know what a command prompt is... I wouldn't bother trying to do it!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i consider myself as a begginer,and i understand what u meant...i also just rooted my legend but now im still figuring out what is the best ROM for legend for users that want the best performance for their legend..any suggestion??and,can i use other phone ROM for my legend?? THANX

xfidox said:
i consider myself as a begginer,and i understand what u meant...i also just rooted my legend but now im still figuring out what is the best ROM for legend for users that want the best performance for their legend..any suggestion??and,can i use other phone ROM for my legend?? THANX
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Look around and you will find. No you cannot.

rajasyaitan said:
Look around and you will find. No you cannot.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
okay..other than xda, where can i find ROM for my legend ah??trima kasih rajasyaitan!!

How do I get Froyo?

I feel kind of odd for asking this, but see, I am going on a long roadtrip Monday and the Boinix v 1.3 rom i was using the battery kept going dead so fast no matter how much i re-flashed it. So, I decided to use odin to get back to stalk and wiped all user data and cache and now I am stuck at stock 2.1 update 1.

How did you get Bionix on your phone in the first place?
Just look thru the stickies. It contains all the info you are looking for.
Sent from my nuclear powered submarine!!

Wrong section you might get better answers if you ask in the right portion of this forum

Shortbus-Driver said:
Wrong section you might get better answers if you ask in the right portion of this forum
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am 70% sure this is the right section seeing how it is stock android related.

Here you go
Here is a goot step by step walkthrough on how to do it the official way. Vibrant froyo walkthrough. Hope this help u out. I tried it out for the wify, but never saw success. good luck

vamp6x6x6x said:
I am 70% sure this is the right section seeing how it is stock android related.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hmm my bad i thought this was the general section not the question section oh wait i was right
Permit riders: abu-7abash,carlcj5

Shortbus-Driver said:
Hmm my bad i thought this was the general section not the question section oh wait i was right
Permit riders: abu-7abash,carlcj5
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
another mod wanta be facepalm.............................................
There is a lot of useful info that can be found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
You might want to try the toolbox.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509

ty ledbetter.james and nomadrider123 for your help

Shortbus-Driver said:
Hmm my bad i thought this was the general section not the question section oh wait i was right
Permit riders: abu-7abash,carlcj5
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wait, what? How the hell did I permit anything or ever exchange words with you EVER?

All of this talking, and not many answers.
Mini kies is what you used to get stock froyo, officially.
since you have root, I would backup, wipe, flash a new rom (trigger), and recalibrate your battery. All of which is in my signature.

s15274n said:
All of this talking, and not many answers.
Mini kies is what you used to get stock froyo, officially.
since you have root, I would backup, wipe, flash a new rom (trigger), and recalibrate your battery. All of which is in my signature.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ty, I think I will do that because Trigger seems to be one of the best out there as of now.

Non -productive...
Why is the insulting and no-productive comment tolerated here. Te users should not make the decision of if the is the right place for a Question, but rather help and move along. There is a reason that there are forum moderators. I just wish that people knew their place, rather than try to be the forum police.
Glad the answer help, and I hope you have fun on your trip.

ICS 4 on Desire HD

Hello Everyone,
I am very new to this forum. Having HTC Desire HD. Already rooted. Now looking for to update ICS 4. Please can you help me how to do this step by step. I would be grateful.
Thank you so much in advance.
Savi

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30519393
Sent from a dream.

savi25 said:
Hello Everyone,
I am very new to this forum. Having HTC Desire HD. Already rooted. Now looking for to update ICS 4. Please can you help me how to do this step by step. I would be grateful.
Thank you so much in advance.
Savi
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wathc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeXaDOT3u6g

Always try searching the forum before asking a question. You will be surprised how many people ask the same questions.
For the time being, look in the Android Development forum, there are ICS custom ROMs for you to try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=765

Hi All,
Thanks for the links. I tried something...not sure what..now not able to move from the white screen. I can go to ACE HACK KIT menu but not able to see my main window. Scared already due to my silly work...phone gone? Can anyone advice? Thank you so much.
Savi

Already rooted? Go to the link I posted, post#7. Try and boot into recovery.
Give more details next time. Knowing what you did helps fixing your issue.
Sent from a dream.

Many thanks for you help.
I can used the adb command prompt. I feel same thing like me this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1658765
Not sure how move forward from here. If you able to get from this, please advice.
Thanks.

Hi everyone,
I'm having DHD with Android 2.3.5 and Sense 3.0, i've bought it a year and a half ago, and I never touched it, so it is unrooted and has it's original (stock) room.
Now I'd like to flash a custom rom to it, I've done a lot of research and found out I need to downgrade my device to be able to root it. Now, I've spent hours looking for a proper guide of how to downgrade the device and root it, but found nothing really.
Can you help me? I've almost given it up :S
Thank you very much in advance whoever helps me!

savi25 said:
Many thanks for you help.
I can used the adb command prompt. I feel same thing like me this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1658765
Not sure how move forward from here. If you able to get from this, please advice.
Thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not sure where you are right now, what you have done nor whats going on.
wex288 said:
Hi everyone,
I'm having DHD with Android 2.3.5 and Sense 3.0, i've bought it a year and a half ago, and I never touched it, so it is unrooted and has it's original (stock) room.
Now I'd like to flash a custom rom to it, I've done a lot of research and found out I need to downgrade my device to be able to root it. Now, I've spent hours looking for a proper guide of how to downgrade the device and root it, but found nothing really.
Can you help me? I've almost given it up :S
Thank you very much in advance whoever helps me!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Go to the link in the second post. You'll find most of everything there to get started.
Sent from a dream.

Many thanks again for your support.
I am not sure how bootloaded would be..? I tried to re-root again I am getting this error. Could you able to find my mistake from here?
************* PROBLEM PROBLEM PROBLEM ************
** SD card is either damaged or not mounted.
** Are you sure Charge Only mode is DEFAULT
** and not just switched on? READ THE EFFEN MANUAL
************* PROBLEM PROBLEM PROBLEM ************
ECHO is off.
ECHO is off.
Press any key to continue . . .

I kept getting that on my first ever root attempt. Turns out it was my lead. Make sure it's the original lead. (mine was actually the original but it was faulty, did charge still though) hope this helps.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using xda app-developers app

wex288 said:
Hi everyone,
I'm having DHD with Android 2.3.5 and Sense 3.0, i've bought it a year and a half ago, and I never touched it, so it is unrooted and has it's original (stock) room.
Now I'd like to flash a custom rom to it, I've done a lot of research and found out I need to downgrade my device to be able to root it. Now, I've spent hours looking for a proper guide of how to downgrade the device and root it, but found nothing really.
Can you help me? I've almost given it up :S
Thank you very much in advance whoever helps me!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You need to use AAHK (Advanced Ace Hack Kit). You can no longer find it on XDA.
But if you search google for AAHK you will find their support page, and you can download it from there.
Also mae ksure to read the manual (called the effin' manual). Don't skip a word!!
Also, since you are on 2.3.5 you need to downgrade. Instructions are on the effin manual.

Teichopsia, I can't thank you enough man!! You helped me A LOT with that link
I've done this for the first time ever, and all went the way it should! Running ICS wooooo!
THANKS A MILLION TIMES!

wex288 said:
Teichopsia, I can't thank you enough man!! You helped me A LOT with that link
I've done this for the first time ever, and all went the way it should! Running ICS wooooo!
THANKS A MILLION TIMES!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The guide was written by glevitan, thus, he deserves the thanks. All I did was point you in the right direction (and proof-reading that guide about 5 times before it was uploaded ).
From that same link check out post #179, currently it should be the last page.
I'm glad it's all sorted out. Happy flashing.
Sent from a dream.

Well, anyway, thanks to both of you then
I'm very happy