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[TUTORIAL] Rooting ALL Non-Sprint CDMA Heros Stuck On 1.5 From Sprint's 2.1 RUU

Before I even begin the tutorial I need to point out something:
THIS WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY AND YOU MAY LOSE SUPPORT FROM YOUR CARRIER. THIS ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BREAK YOUR ABILITY TO UPGRADE TO YOUR CARRIERS OFFICIAL 2.1 UPDATE WHEN RELEASED
What is an RUU?
RUU (or radio unit update) is a factory restore update which will wipe your handset and re-program it. Sometimes this is done as a troubleshooting step to fix a corrupt operating system, sometimes it is done as a clean update.
How can a Sprint RUU break your ability to update to 2.1 from your carrier?
Most RUU updates include updates for the bootloader (HBOOT). HBOOT does NOT take kindly to being downgraded. If you run an RUU from Sprint then find out that the RUU from your carrier for 2.1 has an older version of HBOOT then your official RUU will fail with an error of "Main version is older!"
Why does using a Sprint RUU void my warranty or remove my carrier support?
You are removing the software which was tailored specifically for your carrier. This can have undesirable results and potentially break things. You can't expect your carrier's technical support to help you with Sprint software or with bugs because of a custom ROM from the XDA community.
Anytime you mess with your phones operating system and firmware you also have the potential to cause serious problems. DO NOT attempt this process unless you are certain you know what you are doing!
THIS SHOULD WORK ON ALL HTC HERO PHONES CURRENTLY RUNNING OS 1.5 (CUPCAKE)​
LINK IS FINALLY UP! CLICK HERE FOR THE ZIP FILE
Documents in the linked ZIP file (in the order you should use them)
Android - Setting Up ADB Access
HTC Hero - Installing Sync and Drivers
Android - Creating a GoldCard
HTC Hero - Flashing RUU from microSDHC
Android - Flashing Custom Recovery Image
HTC Hero - Flashing 2.1 ROM
Files in the linked ZIP file
HERCIMG.zip (RUU rom.zip from Sprint's latest 2.1 test build)
flash_image
recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2.img
READ ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU GET STARTED!​
DO YOU REALLY WANT A $500 PAPERWEIGHT BECAUSE YOU WERE TOO IMPATIENT TO SPEND 10 MINUTES READING?​
GETTING STARTED
There are THREE things you must have to proceed:
A CDMA HTC Hero (not a GSM version)
The ZIP file linked to above
Your MSL code*
*The MSL code is a six digit code used to access your phones programming. Some carriers use a generic 000000 or one code for all of their devices. Other carriers have an MSL which is device specific. I am NOT going to help you find your MSL code! If you don't know it, contact your carrier and ask for it or search the forum for other means of obtaining it.
Basic Setup
Complete the steps in the following guides (which are in attached zip)
Android - Setting Up ADB Access.docx
HTC Hero - Installing Sync and Drivers.docx
Before you begin following the rest of the guides in the attached ZIP file you will need to backup your PRL. PRL is the preferred roaming list and tells your phone which carriers/towers it can use. If this file is incorrect you could end up with poor service or potentially roaming charges.
WHEN YOU USE A SPRINT RUU YOU WILL END UP WITH A SPRINT PRL! YOU MUST BACKUP YOUR PRL BEFORE GETTING STARTED SO YOU CAN RESTORE IT AFTER THE RUU.
PRL Backup
(the following instructions are adapted from THIS link)
1. Download and install the latest version of QPST from HERE
2. Dial ##3424# on your Hero to put it into diagnosic mode and connect to your computer via USB
3. Open QPST Configuration and go to the PORTS tab
4. Click on "Add New Port".
5. Select the port listed as USB/QC Diagnostics (may vary, just don't use the data modem one)
6. Go to Start Clients Dropdown and select Service Programming
7. From Service Programming your phone should be selected - Click OK
8. Click "Read from Phone" and Enter MSL. Various fields should populate, don't worry about what tab you are one
9. Click "Save to File" and save to wherever you want (just remember where)
The prl will be located in the directory you saved the file in and labeled as <yourphoneesn>_sp.rl0
Advanced Tasks
Complete the steps in the following guides (which are in attached zip)
Android - Creating a GoldCard.docx
HTC Hero - Flashing RUU from microSDHC.docx
Android - Flashing Custom Recovery Image.docx
HTC Hero - Flashing 2.1 ROM.docx
EDIT:
Because the RUU file updates HBOOT before it goes on to update the system it's possible that this will invalidate your current goldcard. DON'T FREAK OUT IF THE RUU FAILS AFTER THE FIRST TWO STEPS! Just pull the battery to reboot and redo the goldcard from scratch again. You should find that this time the RUU will complete.
PRL Restore
Copy the PRL file to the root of your microSD card
Dial ##775# on the handset and enter the MSL code when prompted for password
Tap on Update PRL
If it read your microSD card correctly your PRL file should be listed in the bottom half of the screen to select
Select your PRL and click OK
Press the MENU button and tap on Commit Modifications (which will reboot the phone)

Here's a simple clean-up script attached to remove what I consider to be useless applications. I've copied the script into this thread so you can see what it will remove before you run it. If there's anything you want to keep just right click the batch file, select EDIT, then remove the line deleting the program you want to keep.
adb remount
adb shell rm /system/app/LiveWallpapers.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/Sprint_Core.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/Sprint_TVWidget.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/Sprint_TV.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/Sprint_Nscar.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/Sprint_Navigation.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/Sprint_NFL.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/SDSA.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/sfl-prod-release.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/Flickr.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/com.htc.MusicWidget.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/HtcTwitter.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/IM.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/OMADM.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/Facebook.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/HtcFacebook.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/IQRD.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/Launcher2.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/com.htc.StockWidget.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/Stock.apk

I just threw this together this morning so it might have some errors. If you find anything that needs to be corrected please post here or PM me and I'll get to it as soon as I can.

is there a way around the htc sync / sdk conflict?

cyanfrost said:
is there a way around the htc sync / sdk conflict?
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I've never been able to get them to play nice on the same PC. If you're planning on sticking with Android phones for a while keep the SDK on your PC and instead of using the HTC Sync application use Missing Sync.

Nevermind, I figured out the answers to my questions on my own.

Thanks for the guide. This worked perfectly. ACS wireless here. Use the attatched PRL and you can skip the qpst backup step. This should in theory work for converting a gci hero to acs, but i have not tested that.
UPDATED: Now attached is the official radio update from the ACS RUU that dropped today. Version is 2.42.01.04.23

Got it to work on my hero on GCI/AK Digitel.
I ran into a couple of problems but I was able to get around it.
The first problem I ran into was hercimg.zip wouldn't install. It installed initially and updated my hboot and radio but it would just go back to the hboot menu every time it would extract and check. I finally got it to install after removing my battery during the green htc logo then going into hboot. I tried re-creating the gold card and formatting my sdcard but I couldn't get it to work until the battery got pulled on the htc logo which I did on accident.
The second problem I had was when I was installing the custom recovery image. I tried both methods in the tutorial but it wouldn't work in the end I had to follow the How-To repair your bootloader after using the 2.1 RUU tutorial at androidcentral and it work out great
But now I am rooted and running fresh 2.1.1 so everything is great!!!
Thanks for the tutorial!!!

Thanks
Thanks for all the hard work on this, but it would be nice if you posted document files that do not require office 2007 or better as I do not have it or want it. Plain old text works great and is quite cross platform and document viewer compatible.

Damn! Wish this was here before I rooted a month ago! lol.

Thank you very much for the work you put into this awesome post!!! After reading it over and over I am ROOT!!!!! I really want to thank YOU, ipfreelytech, and d-shade for the help you guys gave me. Now I'm off to flash!
Thanks guys!!!!!!

was looking for this tutorial, thanks!

These can be opened in pages on a mac, or in openoffice on linux or windows. you could also download a viewer. Seems like a really stupid complaint as he put A LOT of effort into this and you can't download a viewer?
webfeind said:
Thanks for all the hard work on this, but it would be nice if you posted document files that do not require office 2007 or better as I do not have it or want it. Plain old text works great and is quite cross platform and document viewer compatible.
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I wish I found this before giving up a week ago!

sorry for being a noob but if i rooted a long time ago using a sprint ruu (i think it was like 1.5 something) (also im on cellular south) and have successfully been rooted for awhile can i update to 2.1 by following this guide?

if you already have root, just flash a 2.1 rom from your recovery console. I'd reccommend flashing a newer recovery image if you haven't done so. but there is no reason to go through all this BS if you have root. to get updated baseband you can flash my radio update i pulled from the ACG RUU or you can flash the signed sprint radio update thats floating around here.

A very important step is missing here....Backup before installing the new ROM (as the phones comes from your company)... specially since this post is targeted to Non-Sprint CDMA and there is no way to RUU back to Non-Sprint; no RUU available, right?

I don't understand what your saying here. you CANNOT backup the stock 1.5 rom, there is simply no way. you can use mybackup to backup system settings and apps on a non rooted phone.
Now that there are 2.1 ruu for non sprint carriers; if for some reason you wanted to take it back to stock and screw yourself out of root for as long as you have the phone you can just flash the RUU from your carrier. The ACG ruu is many versions newer than the sprint ruu so overwrite is not a problem. once again i don't know why anyone would do this.
bicione said:
A very important step is missing here....Backup before installing the new ROM (as the phones comes from your company)... specially since this post is targeted to Non-Sprint CDMA and there is no way to RUU back to Non-Sprint; no RUU available, right?
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ipfreelytech said:
I don't understand what your saying here. you CANNOT backup the stock 1.5 rom, there is simply no way. you can use mybackup to backup system settings and apps on a non rooted phone.
Now that there are 2.1 ruu for non sprint carriers; if for some reason you wanted to take it back to stock and screw yourself out of root for as long as you have the phone you can just flash the RUU from your carrier. The ACG ruu is many versions newer than the sprint ruu so overwrite is not a problem. once again i don't know why anyone would do this.
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Thanks for pointing out that in no way you can return back. Non-Sprint Heros users using those ROMs that are all over here, suffer from lack of voicemail notifications.
If your Non-Sprint company has no RUU, THEN DO NOT ROOT your phone if you want to keep voicemail notifications. No backup possible, point of no return! Good advice? ...or Non-Sprint Heros can get voicemail notifications in particular ROM? ...or using an app?
Answering your question about why would you want to go back... To get back your voicemail notifications... or otherwise, keep calling your voicemail, lest say, every 30 minutes.. just to know if you have voicemail.

voice-mail notification is only broken on roms that are based of the sprint RUU. the zen (tmobile mytouch 3gslide port) has working voice mail notification. as do the AOSP based roms such as buufed.
you cannot get a voicemail without a missed call unless your phone is off. so you only would need to check after a missed call.
at one point i was trying to make a rom from the 2.1 update that was used by a bunch of carriers including mine, nothing special just add superuser, but it didn't go well and haven't figured out what went wrong, and lost interest because I started using buufed. The rom booted but didn't have a proper version in the about software. also the mobile radio didn't work nor did wifi.
bicione said:
Thanks for pointing out that in no way you can return back. Non-Sprint Heros users using those ROMs that are all over here, suffer from lack of voicemail notifications.
If your Non-Sprint company has no RUU, THEN DO NOT ROOT your phone if you want to keep voicemail notifications. No backup possible, point of no return! Good advice? ...or Non-Sprint Heros can get voicemail notifications in particular ROM? ...or using an app?
Answering your question about why would you want to go back... To get back your voicemail notifications... or otherwise, keep calling your voicemail, lest say, every 30 minutes.. just to know if you have voicemail.
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screen stuck at activating phone

Hi
I tried to flash my phone to GENERIC x10a R2 firmware using PC companion today and after everything is finished I tried to turn my phone on with SIM card inserted but the damn phone is stuck a activating phone screen! but when i use the phone without a the SIM card it works phone and desktop is displayed
I tried to flash the phone again with different rogers firmware and same issue happnes
Did I brick my phone?!?

No, you didn't brick it. Brick is when the phone doesn't boot correctly if at all. How exactly does it freeze? Does the OS still work while it fails to connect to the network? Or does the phone become unresponsive completely?
I would try testing a different phone with your SIM, and a different SIM onto your phone.

Just curious, did you root your phone prior to flashing??

Here is what happened exactly
I had Rogers firmware R2A020 and I found a Gerneric X10a R2A020 so I decided to flash it. I didnt try to root or anything just used simple PC companion method.
Flashing went successful, when I booted up my phone it took me to the initial setup screen and the phone fucntioned normally that is of course without using a SIM card!
I turned off the phone and inserted the SIM card booted it up I was welcomed by the infamous lock screen it said at the top "no SIM card is inserted" I swapped my finder to unlock the screen and a black screen came up with a message that says "Activating phone" with a circular logo that spins next to it.
The message was setting there for almost 20 min I cant go past through that screen. I tired using my brother's SIM card but it still doing the same thing.
The phone works without SIM card but when I put any SIM in it same problem happens!!
I tried to repair and even flashed back to Rogers firmware but same issue.
I read that two people had the same problem on other forums, one possible cause is could my IMEI been blocked by AT&T?
Thanks Guys

It is not a problem with your Provider. I had the same problem as you 2 days ago.
Unfortunately I could not find an easy fix for it.
I tried to do the flash the same as you did and came across that error, but I had already rooted my phone.
I have a friend who works for SE, who I took the phone to. Even he had problems updating the phone. In the end he had to connect it to EMMA and do a "Phone Activation", this was the only way he could reflash the phone. After that, it worked ok.
I can only suggest you take it a service centre and ask them to reflash it. Sorry that I dont have a solution for you.

you could try unsetting DEVICE_PROVISIONED in build.prop

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you could try unsetting DEVICE_PROVISIONED in build.prop
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how can I access that?

I had the same issue. I rooted an Xperia X10i, everything worked fine. I then tried the MarketEnabler application on it and at reboot I got that "Activating Phone" message and it hangs there.
First, if you go to flight mode, that unblocks the phone. Going back to normal mode works but not the SIM card.
Then I changed DEVICE_PROVISIONED to 0 in build.prop and everything works fine now. Thanks to zephyrix for your help.
I'm new to Android so I don't know if this is the proper way of changing this but here's what I did:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system
adb pull /sdcard/build.prop
Then edit build.prop in a text editor to set DEVICE_PROVISIONED to 0
adb push build.prop /sdcard/build.prop
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/build.prop of=/system/build.prop
adb shell rm /sdcard/build.prop
adb shell reboot
That should do it.

jaguarondi said:
I had the same issue. I rooted an Xperia X10i, everything worked fine. I then tried the MarketEnabler application on it and at reboot I got that "Activating Phone" message and it hangs there.
First, if you go to flight mode, that unblocks the phone. Going back to normal mode works but not the SIM card.
Then I changed DEVICE_PROVISIONED to 0 in build.prop and everything works fine now. Thanks to zephyrix for your help.
I'm new to Android so I don't know if this is the proper way of changing this but here's what I did:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system
adb pull /sdcard/build.prop
Then edit build.prop in a text editor to set DEVICE_PROVISIONED to 0
adb push build.prop /sdcard/build.prop
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/build.prop of=/system/build.prop
adb shell rm /sdcard/build.prop
adb shell reboot
That should do it.
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I'm going to root my phone tonight, thanks for the tip I hope it works

Flash to Metro PCS instructions

I haven't seen a post or tutorial about this yet so I figured I'd post one for those who might be interested.....BTW,
I AM NOT A PROGRAMMER AND I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR ANY OF THE INFO IN THIS POST, NOR WILL I POST ANY CREDIT.....I pieced so much of it together from so many different posts, that I just don't even remember the OP's. Sorry I'm no genius, just a jackass who stands on the backs of geniuses.
Disclaimer: This is just how I got everything to work on Metro PCS, it may or may not work in the same way for you. I don't warrant or claim that anything discussed here will not brick your phone, bankrupt your business, or impregnate your cat.
Things you will need:
1. Samsung Fascinate (Already Rooted)- Please don't ask; as there are so many already posted and accepted rooting methods for this phone. Seek and Ye shall find my son
2. QPST 2.7 (I used Build 355)- Again, please don't ask as this is considered warez and a taboo discussion on most forums.
3. CDMA Workshop (I used 2.7)- Uh....Ditto my previous remark...DON'T ASK!
4. Metro PCS Files and Support .apk's
a. u2nl
b. autostart.sh
c. autostart.apk
d. anycut.apk - I can't post these files or links to them, but I would appreciate anyone who would like to post or host them for me...just PM and I'll send you the zip if you need it.
5. Android SDK (I will assume that you have this if you have rooted your device) -Please no lectures about assumptions.
6. Samsung Drivers - I can assume you have this as well if you rooted your device. Again, anyone care to post or host...just PM me.
The Task at Hand:
1. Insert and Permission Files:- Let the fun begin
a. Copy all the Metro PCS and Support files listed above to your Android SDK tools folder...in my case this was c:\android\tools
b. Connect your phone with USB debugging turned on (Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging)
c. Now open a Command Prompt and change to your Android SDK tools folder.
d. From the c:\android\tools> prompt run the following commands:
adb remount
adb push u2nl /system/bin/u2nl
adb push autostart.sh /data/opt/autostart.sh
adb shell
chmod 755 /system/bin/u2nl
chmod 755 /data/opt/autostart.sh
exit
adb install autostart.apk
adb install anycut.apk
adb reboot
This will work if you have system-wide root....if you receive a "permission denied" error after the first command you have local root and will need to run the following comands:
THIS IS ONLY IF THE LAST SET OF COMMANDS DID NOT WORK....from the command prompt c:\android\tools>
adb push u2nl /sdcard/u2nl
adb push autostart.sh /sdcard/autostart.sh
adb shell
su (prepare to allow the permissions on your phone at this time....LOOK AT YOUR PHONE NOW!!!)
mount -t rfs -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
mkdir /data/opt
busybox cp /sdcard/u2nl /system/bin/u2nl
busybox cp /sdcard/autostart.sh /data/opt/autostart.sh
chmod 755 /system/bin/u2nl
chmod 755 /data/opt/autostart.sh
mount -t rfs -o remount,ro /dev/block/stl9 /system
exit
exit
(back at the command prompt)
adb install autostart.apk
adb install anycut.apk
adb reboot
2. Provisioning Your Phone:
a. Connect your phone and put it in "diagnostic mode" (Settings > Wireless & networks > Dial up networking)
b. This should present you with a new port in QPST....take note of the port.
c. Now go to whiterabbit's site and enter your login string, then click on generate. (remember to generate the file appropriate for your version of CDMA Workshop) -P.S while you're there at whiterabbit- type your ESN into the lower box and generate your Metro PCS MSL...you will need it later.
d. Now open CDMA Workshop and choose the port you took note of earlier...click connect. Open the security tab and enter the SPC in the box (000000 <SPC) and click SPC then send....then in the bottom left corner click on the custom password box and replace "FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF" with "2010031619780721" and send....now click on the memory tab and then click on the "write" button under NV items...navigate to where you saved the file you generated at whiterabbit's website and write...now exit CDMAW and click yes at the exit message....your phone will reset.
e. Unplug your phone and plug it back in when it has finished rebooting...it will still be in diagnostic mode...so go ahead and open QPST Configuration...click on start clients and service programming...this brings up a new window...click ok...then click on "read from Phone" in the next new window...enter your MDN and MIN under the CDMA tab them go to the M.I.P. tab....make sure to change from MOB only to MOB w/Simple back....then delete all entries in the top window except the first one...then highlight and edit that entry...make sure the top 2 entries under the new window are correct...then change all the IP's to 0.0.0.0...click OK and now go to the PPPConfig tab click on UM and enter your MSL from whiterabbit's site...do the same to AN....thats it click write to phone and let the phone reboot.
3. Now the Easy Part:
a. Once the phone reboots..you have to turn off "dial up networking" to get your 1x and arrows.....now you have full data
b. Now MMS.....open anycut on the phone...tap the new shortcut button....choose new activity then scroll down to MMS Provisioning and tap it. Your new short cut will be on your home screen...tap it and enter the MMS server for metropcs... exit and your done.
It is 3:04 am and that's as good as it gets for me..I wrote this from memory and I am sure it's not the best tutorial or the most svelt, and I may have left some things out or maybe I was a little vague....do not berate, just feel free to rewrite, edit, append, addendum, or be as helpful as you can in your replies. Leave your egos at the door and treat this like you would a wiki. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Any constructive criticism is welcomed. Have fun.

thanks for the guide! just a quick addition. I think you need to press ##8778# to get into the diag menu so that qpst 2.7 recognizes your phone on your port.
update: got the messaging to work and the data arrows. but the internet just won't push through. also, when I opened Any Cut and went to new activity, "MMS Provisioning" wasn't a option. Is there a specific version i should be looking for ?

Where do I get the metro pcs files? I've looked high and low for them but can't seem to find them.

you can get the u2nl and autostart.sh from white rabbit's website where it saids "precompiled arm binary"
the other two you can just turn wifi on and dl it from the market. hope that helps! if not, just PM me and i'll send em to you.

I've got step 1 completed but I'm having trouble with step 2...
Phone doesn't show up in QPST.
When it says to go to whiterabbit and enter the login string, I'm not sure what to enter. I don't have a MPCS phone number yet if that's what it's looking for...

did you dial ##8778# to get get into the diag menu and set them both to modem? that and putting the phone in dial up networking mode should get qpst to recognize your phone.
for whiterabbit, you need to enter your MPCS [email protected], so i suppose you do need one lol

breakinyoankelz said:
did you dial ##8778# to get get into the diag menu and set them both to modem? that and putting the phone in dial up networking mode should get qpst to recognize your phone.
for whiterabbit, you need to enter your MPCS [email protected], so i suppose you do need one lol
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##8778# doesn't work for me, it just doesn't do anything. I've tried a bunch of other codes but just not working to get into that diag mode.
Ok, the problem was that I had to go to my device manager and tell it to make the phone a different COM port - 3. Then restart QPST and tell it to monitor port 3. That works...

Stumped again...
Ok, we only got this phone to test out the metro pcs service. So we don't have a metropcs account as yet.
When we called the local store, they said they wouldn't add the ESN for us for ANY smartphone.
How did you guys do it? Buy a regular phone first and get it activated, then flash the Fascinate and somehow add the ESN to their database?

Very Nice Guide.
can you please PM me (Metro PCS Files and Support .apk's)

pkley said:
Stumped again...
Ok, we only got this phone to test out the metro pcs service. So we don't have a metropcs account as yet.
When we called the local store, they said they wouldn't add the ESN for us for ANY smartphone.
How did you guys do it? Buy a regular phone first and get it activated, then flash the Fascinate and somehow add the ESN to their database?
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I used on of these sponsored independent agents on howardforums to add your ESN to the database. I would link you to it right now, but I'm not able to as a new member of this forum. Just search "ESN added to metroPCS" on howardforums or PM me

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Very Nice Guide.
can you please PM me (Metro PCS Files and Support .apk's)
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Just PM'd you the u2nl and autostart.sh files. btw, are you the same arvinghost as from howardforums? Did you ever get data to push through because I'm stuck as the 1x arrows showing, but no data too

flash to metro pcs
Damn man I guess nobody check their messages anymore, but anys ways I got everthing done still no internet, so whats the deal
WHO BESIDES THE OP HAS ACTUALLY HAD ANY SUCCESS?

yeah i am also trying to flash a cdma hero and i dont know how to use sdk, not too familiar, but im up for it. any video tutorials any1? this sucks dude, i really wanna learn how to do this i have a phone and i cant even use it.

Did you use a custom ROM or just the standard ROM?

I've tried a few different variations of this method and it doesn't work. At least not with the standard ROM. Also the PPP username and password kept resetting itself back to verizon after reboot so I'm guessing we're gonna need a modified NV-Items file to fix that; the one from whiterabbit doesn't work on this phone.

**87284 on Verizon Galaxy S
##8778# on Sprint Galaxy S (Epic)

I had success flashing to metro with everything working. for the ppp settings to stick make sure you use qspt 2.7 build 215 and the m.ip settings with build 355.

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I had success flashing to metro with everything working. for the ppp settings to stick make sure you use qspt 2.7 build 215 and the m.ip settings with build 355.
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how did u get mms on it?? because i cant get it on my fascinate everything works except mms

I uploaded apn file for metropcs with apn restore app.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk

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I uploaded apn file for metropcs with apn restore app.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk
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You have that xml file? Or a link to it? I'd like to try with new ports, I didn't even have to install AUTOSTART for web to work...wonder if mms works with just the apn.xml....

CM6.1 wifi problem

I know this question is answered somewhere I just can't find it. I watched the you tube video on how to fix the wifi problem in the cm6.1 build but when I put the info into terminal emulator and reboot, it's not fixed. I enter the info just as it is in the info with the video, anyone else having problems?
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

I also had the same issue but I found the reason why. I actually used slightly modified versions of the commands via adb. The youtube video I referenced was:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvS4EvS0PAw
The commands I run were:
Code:
# rm -f /system/lib/modules/*
# cp -f /sdcard/hotfix/* /system/lib/modules
# chmod 755 /system/lib/modules/
I noticed that in order for this to work I had to do two things:
1.Make sure the Wifi is turned off before you run the commands.
2. Delete/Forget the Wifi Network that you attempted to connect to. Trying to reconnect with the same remembered network did not work. You have to delete it again.
Hope this helps.

slimatic said:
I also had the same issue but I found the reason why. I actually used slightly modified versions of the commands via adb. The youtube video I referenced was:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvS4EvS0PAw
The commands I run were:
# rm -f /system/lib/modules/*
# cp -f /sdcard/hotfix/* /system/lib/modules
# chmod 755 /system/lib/modules/
I noticed that in order for this to work I had to do two things:
1.Make sure the Wifi is turned off before you run the commands.
2. Delete/Forget the Wifi Network that you attempted to connect to. Trying to reconnect with the same remembered network did not work. You have to delete it again.
Hope this helps.
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ive also done this and it took several attempts and several reboots. Was ready to throw my HD2 at my pc monitor in a huff.
Ricey

ricey1986 said:
ive also done this and it took several attempts and several reboots. Was ready to throw my HD2 at my pc monitor in a huff.
Ricey
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you mean it worked this time around right?

Are you guys talking about your wifi timing out? Or just not being recognized at all?

slimatic said:
you mean it worked this time around right?
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Yeah it worked
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Tried the one on youtube no joy
Tried the and it worked first time
# rm%-f%/system/lib/modules/*
# cp%-f%/sdcard/hotfix/*%/system/lib/modules
# chmod%755%/system/lib/modules/
the % symbol represents spaces
hope this helps

I will try it with the percent symbols to see if it works for me.
Not talking about wifi timing out, phone says error when you try to connect to wifi. Will not connect at all.
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I did a hard reset a few days ago and those files disappeared from system/lib. Now I can't get the files to copy from sd card to root. Any way to fix that?
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Galaxy 7.7 does not see any sim card

Hello everybody! please help me wtih next situation. I've bought Galaxy tab 7.7 in Tailand about a week ago. It is working fine, but one thing im worrying about - it is the impossibility to make my device wroking on local sim cards ( I live in Russia -operatos are Megafon and Beeline). I tried to switch my ROM to a stock Russian with changing region, and i tried to unlock my device by editing nv_data.bin but i did not succeed - i could not find 0x181469 and 0x18150e bytes in order to edit nv_data.bin manually via HexEditor. So i tried script method and i ran this in adb shell, having my device in debug mode ofc:
su
cd /sdcard
echo "this takes about 45 seconds"
if [ ! -f /sdcard/nv_data.bin.orig ]; then
echo "copying file to /sdcard"
cp /efs/nv_data.bin /sdcard/nv_data.bin.orig
fi
echo -en \\x00 > out0
dd if=nv_data.bin.orig of=out1 bs=1 count=1578089
dd if=nv_data.bin.orig of=out2 bs=1 skip=1578090 count=163
dd if=nv_data.bin.orig of=out3 bs=1 skip=1578254
cat out1 out0 out2 out0 out3 > nv_data.bin.unlocked
rm out0 out1 out2 out3
rm /efs/nv_data.bin
cp nv_data.bin.unlocked /efs/nv_data.bin
rm /efs/nv_data.bin.md5
reboot
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my device rebooted normally - i found new nv_data.bin.UNLOCKED file on sd-card. I replaced old nv_data with a new one (ofc i removed UNLOCKED tag) and rebooted. After both reboots (reboot via adb shell and manual reboot) - still no effect - it keeps telling me that i need to put my sim into a tab.
I am really desperate solving this problem - i cant find solution though i tried surfing internet more carefully. Please help!

Fuda163 said:
Hello everybody! please help me wtih next situation. I've bought Galaxy tab 7.7 in Tailand about a week ago. It is working fine, but one thing im worrying about - it is the impossibility to make my device wroking on local sim cards ( I live in Russia -operatos are Megafon and Beeline). I tried to switch my ROM to a stock Russian with changing region, and i tried to unlock my device by editing nv_data.bin but i did not succeed - i could not find 0x181469 and 0x18150e bytes in order to edit nv_data.bin manually via HexEditor. So i tried script method and i ran this in adb shell, having my device in debug mode ofc:
my device rebooted normally - i found new nv_data.bin.UNLOCKED file on sd-card. I replaced old nv_data with a new one (ofc i removed UNLOCKED tag) and rebooted. After both reboots (reboot via adb shell and manual reboot) - still no effect - it keeps telling me that i need to put my sim into a tab.
I am really desperate solving this problem - i cant find solution though i tried surfing internet more carefully. Please help!
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Refer back to your operator & change your sim card with a new one, had the same issue with my Vodafone sim card & a replacement with a new one solved this issue.

lsherif said:
Refer back to your operator & change your sim card with a new one, had the same issue with my Vodafone sim card & a replacement with a new one solved this issue.
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I already did! I tried with 4 different sim cards from 3 operators and i bought a new sim card just for an experiment like 2 days ago - still no result. Maybe i should try mini sim wtih adapter... but what confuses me most is absence of above mentioned bytes in my nv_data.bin...how can i check whether my device unlocked or not?

Maybe you have a broken Sim slot. Check the. Forums and you'll find lots of ppl with broken sim slots
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regius said:
Maybe you have a broken Sim slot. Check the. Forums and you'll find lots of ppl with broken sim slots
Sent from my HTC Vision using Tapatalk 2
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Turned out my sim slot was rly broken.
But guys from tech support with replacing my slot also chagned IMEI number. They said imei should be chagned in order to use your device in your country... now its functioning normally.

Anyone know where to get a replacement sim slot? Mine is broken and no-one locally in Sydney can source it from anywhere.

the SIM Slot seriously has issues!
the last few days, my 3g connection keeps dropping randomly and the device alerts "please enter sim card". I've only used a solid old style sim card, nothing else

i had the same problem "No Sim", and i just flashed PIT file from here and it worked perfectly
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1749854&page=6
Yeah!

dotvoid said:
the SIM Slot seriously has issues!
the last few days, my 3g connection keeps dropping randomly and the device alerts "please enter sim card". I've only used a solid old style sim card, nothing else
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glad to see i was not the only one with this problem :laugh:
After a month of purchasing my 7.7 tab i experienced this on HC but after a few weeks of just letting it happen, because i was thinking i have a defective sim card, the problem just went away and never occured again. But here comes ICS first 3 days are problem free but after that the sim card problem again is now reoccurring :crying:

mcbooth said:
Anyone know where to get a replacement sim slot? Mine is broken and no-one locally in Sydney can source it from anywhere.
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+1
I would also like to know this. Thanks

JoJo2211 said:
+1
I would also like to know this. Thanks
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sorry guys but i ve a question ...is it obligatory when i replace mine sim card slot as it brroken ..change my IMEI no. or it is optional...thank u in advance