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the N00b's virgin root/rom checklist

1. Backup device.... (how?)
2. follow unlockr.com instructions to root Hero:
"how-to-root-your-htc-hero-in-one-click"
3. download whichever rom you fancy from xda forum
4. follow unlockr.com instructions to flash new rom to Hero:
"how-to-load-a-custom-rom-on-your-htc-hero"
5. test and enjoy.
Did I miss anything? Other than what is the best way to backup my phone's stock, virgin state?
I'm just trying to avoid having to buy a new device outright from Sprint should I mess up and brick the device.
I read a bit about NanDroid but not sure if that is what I should do.
Any other things I should do? Consider? Etc?
My goal here is to run Android 2.1
I am so sick of slow, laggy 1.5
I do realize the update is soon to come, but I don't trust Sprint or HTC to release it in a timely manner, and even if they do, I'm not sure it would run as quickly as a custom rom could.
Thanks in advance. This forum is totally awesome and completely overwhelming.

UPDATE:
I rooted the phone using this guide:
[GUIDE] How To Root The Sprint CDMA Hero (Windows)
I had to then use cmd prompt and abd shell to boot into recovery mode, as i was getting the skateboard screen.
i wiped, then attempted to load the villian 3.3 rom
i got the failure at line 2 message (installation aborted)
i believe it's b/c i installed the OTA update when it came out, making my software version: 1.56.651.2
I have tried to downgrade this using the RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_1.29.651.1_signed_release
package but it won't recognize my phone. I'm on w7 64 bit.
I tried some tutorial about installing the vista usb drivers but it didn't work.
Also, just found out my SD card is formatted FAT32. Do I need to re-format to FAT?
If so, what files to I copy to the newly formatted SD card?
this is a crazy rabbit hole, but i did successfully root the phone b/c i have a nandroid backup and such.
what's next?
any help is greatly appreciated!

eloist said:
i wiped, then attempted to load the villian 3.3 rom
i got the failure at line 2 message (installation aborted)
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You should be very glad that it did! Villian ROMs are not for Sprint Heros, they are for GSM Heros!
If you want a ROM for a CDMA Hero, check out the CDMA subforum.
Regards,
Dave

D'oh!
haha.
Thanks buddy.

[Q] How to Restore factory for Aria?

I have looked for a weeks about how to root/update 2.2 rom for Aria here, that help a lot, thanks.
Now I got a question, and please correct me if I'm wrong. Once I "unrevoked", the boot part of the phone is already changed, so I cannot just flash back a original rom from recovery mode, is that right?
Second, I found that there is a Aria official rom for download, but my Aria is not AT&T one, so that one may not work for me - mine is an Asia version, no AT&T apps by default.
Any method that I can do something like "dd over usb" for backing up my Aria?

there is the old way of running clockwork without installing it. If you run a nandroid backup BEFORE you flash clockwork with reflash, then you will back up everything that is changed when you flash clockwork and root the original ROM, BEFORE any changes are made.
Once ONE person with this version ARIA does this and gets that nandroid backup to me (without the data image - I don't want that and you don't want me to have it) then I can work on a restore procedure for the Non-branded HTC Aria.
We are in the IRC channel in my signature line and have helped many people do this before unrevoked's reflash made it so much easier to root and flash custom recovery. I'd really like to do that once more so that we can put together a procedure to restore the Non-branded version.

Once ONE person with this version ARIA does this and gets that nandroid backup to me (without the data image - I don't want that and you don't want me to have it) then I can work on a restore procedure for the Non-branded HTC Aria.
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I'm not sure, but if I remember right, we talking some words, from this procedures in IRC channel. Till I can't connect the IRC channel (because corporate security ), but if you send a PM, we can talking from backup (I'm new in Android phones) and untouched asian ROM restore procedures...
I waiting your answer...
(sorry, english is not my native languages)

[Q] MT3G 1.2 Stuck @ Splash Screen

Hi all, thanks in advance for any help and my apologies if this exact problem has already been resolved. I searched through this forum and found issues *similar* to my problem but nothing exact enough for me to find a solution.
My experience with Android is limited but have quite a bit of terminal UNIX experience...so I'm not a total noob and I can follow directions pretty well.
I purchased a MT3G from someone and everything seemed to be in order when I checked it out (and the price was good, so I figured I didn't have much to lose). He was running Cyanogen Mod on there but of course I wanted to restore to factory settings and build it up from scratch on my own. Thinking that I knew what I was doing, I booted into Recovery (Home/End key simultaneously) with no issues and ran the factory reset utility, thinking that this would just drop the phone back to factory settings and I could re-root it from there. When I turn the phone back on, it just hangs at the "splash" screen and runs the animation over and over again.
I can still boot into Recovery and I can get into Fast Boot so I hope I am not bricked.
Here is the output I get from Fast Boot (attached file).
I tried to restore with a SAPPIMG.zip that I found but it said wrong device...
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!

http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/22/how-to-unroot-your-mytouch-3g/
If you get an error, you need to download an engineering spl, and then try. (Engineering 2010 SPL)
The link and instructions are around somewhere on XDA.

Thanks for the help!
Unfortunately I already tried that and it didn't work, so I guess I'll install the Engineering SPL when I get home.
Shouldn't I in theory just be able to flash another ROM over this one and have everything be back to normal?

Vontropnats said:
Thanks for the help!
Unfortunately I already tried that and it didn't work, so I guess I'll install the Engineering SPL when I get home.
Shouldn't I in theory just be able to flash another ROM over this one and have everything be back to normal?
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Yes sir, that is the easy way!
there are plenty of 1.6, and 2.2 roms out there.
Just download to sdcard, boot into recovery, wipe and flash

Don't flash any SPLs. Your fine as long as you've got a custom recovery. Just flash another ROM from there and make sure you wipe data, dalvik-cache, and cache before flashing. I've been running CyanogenMod 5.0.8 since the summer (CM6 ran like crap) and I've been happy with it so far.
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Thanks for the advice guys.
Unfortunately I already flashed a different SPL and then un-rooted my device!
It works great, but now in order to get 2.2, I have to root it again which is a royal pain because I don't have a microSD reader and based on my research, the only way to root it it to make a goldcard!
Doh well! Learn something new everyday!

Vontropnats said:
Thanks for the advice guys.
Unfortunately I already flashed a different SPL and then un-rooted my device!
It works great, but now in order to get 2.2, I have to root it again which is a royal pain because I don't have a microSD reader and based on my research, the only way to root it it to make a goldcard!
Doh well! Learn something new everyday!
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Not true you can root using the this app then use rom manager to install clockwork mod recovery. This is how I helped my friend root his device.
attached is the app

Backuping before changing system to 2.3.3

Hi there,
Im new with Wildfire, so I want to change my system to 2.3.3. But before that I would like to make a backup to not loose everything on my phone in the system 2.2.1. Can U please give me a link how can I do that?
Thx.

When your phone is rooted, install clockworkmod recovery. You can there make a nandroid backup of your current ROM (which you can later restore in case something goes wrong).
Apps can be backupped by a program called titanium backup, but again requires root (but works very well!)
Link for s-off and root in case you have not done this yet: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1145035

Thx for the link but as I see there All procedures were done under WINDOWS 7, 32-bit. And me I have win 7 64bit, should not be a problem?

No, the procedure remains the same.

I have indeed done everything on windows7 64bit and am succesfully running CM7

Is the wifi working on this 2.3.3?

you are probably talking about installing a custom ROM right? Then if wifi works depends on which custom ROM you are installing, and there is probably a thread about each custom rom in the dev section, so you can check there

Yes but Im a little bit confuse here. U gave me a link and there I read that CM7 is stable. But what should I do before install it?
I know that first I need to back up my phone and my old 2.2.1 android.
Please tell me what should I do first? step by step. I will apreciate so much. And in this CM7 is everything working fine? I mean wifi - blutooth etc?
Thx

The general steps:
S-off or root your phone (most easy is S-off with the alpharevx tool right now, root is easy then)
Flash clockworkmod recovery
Acess clockworkmod recovery by holding volume down when the phone is off and pressing the power button once
Make nandroid backup with clockworkmod recovery
Wipe cache, dalvik cache, reset to factory settings (in clockworkmod recovery)
Put the .zip file for the custom ROM on your sd card (root of the sd card)
Flash the ROM using clockworkmod recovery
Install google apps (market, youtube, ...) the same way you flashed your ROM. You can do this step afterwards though if you like
Reboot into your new ROM
The details should be in the thread I linked to. I did it myself using another thread (something called "after alpharevx...") but I have looked for it and I cannot find it back anymore sorry... But look at the one I linked to above, I'm sure it holds all the info needed
The first time took a few hours for me aswel and some reflashing because i got bootloops (no worries, you can fix that, the phone will not be bricked ! ), but afterwards it's all very easy
And I'm not sure if everything works perfect. There is a common problem with the GPS which can be solved by reflashing the radio. Wifi works, bluetooth I have no idea as I have never used it yet... I read there are problems but I don't know if there are problems in the current stable version... But trust me, the hours you put in it the first time, and the few flaws there still are are totally worth the result I cannot believe I have been on stock ROM more than a year before finally flashing custom ROMs...

So let me show U what my phone shown when I reboot it by using the volume DOWN and the power:
BUZZ PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.01.0001
RADIO-3.35.20.10
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So do I need the Revolutionary to S-OFF it? because I dont need to downgrade my version anymore right?

Right. Go to AlphaRev.nl/x/
Download there the tool to making phone s-off and root it after that.
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I want also to know when do I need to format my SD Card to FAT32? I just read somewhere that I need to format it in order to make a nandroid or something like that??
And please tell me also what is the difference between sense ROM and CM7 ?? I want to be sure to do the right thing because I dont want to destroy my treasure xD.
So after S-Offing my phone I need to root it and then format my SD Card?? Please tell me the step I need to do.
Thx.

No one helps?

Just read the guide!! EVERYTHING is stated there. Your SDCard should be FAT32 already before you start it.
To get an idea of CM7, read a review somewhere of the Nexus S, and most importantly ,check the software review of it. That is, in a nutshell, what CM7 is. Also, the official site should tell you a bit about it:
http://www.cyanogenmod.com/
Sense ROM is what you see at the moment on your Wildfire. All apps, like the camera, dialer, contacts, messages etc. are different in AOSP ROMs like CM7 and Sense ROMs like the stock one.

Dude but I dont need a goldcard but S-OFFing my phone. I have the HBOOT 1.01.0001 already so as I read the goldcard is for the ones who want to downgrade their HBOOT.
So tell me how do I format my sdcard and make a partition for it? I need to format before S-OFFing? So where will be my backup (nandroid?) and where do I put my new and old ROM?
Its quite a little bit confuse for me so can U put me on the right path and help me?

Karthus said:
Dude but I dont need a goldcard but S-OFFing my phone. I have the HBOOT 1.01.0001 already so as I read the goldcard is for the ones who want to downgrade their HBOOT.
So tell me how do I format my sdcard and make a partition for it? I need to format before S-OFFing? So where will be my backup (nandroid?) and where do I put my new and old ROM?
Its quite a little bit confuse for me so can U put me on the right path and help me?
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Just go through this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1029318
No, you need not do anything with your SDcard, if getting S-OFF is all you need.
I'll post the outline for you:
- Download Revolutionary
- Run it, it will S-OFF your phone
- After S-OFF'ing it, it will ask you whether you want to install a Custom Recovery. Select YES.
- This will install Clockworkmod 4.0.1.4
That's it. Once Clockworkmod is installed, you can then take a nandroid backup and then flash custom ROMs. You can read this post for all details for taking Nandroid backups and flashing custom stuff:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8926457&postcount=4
Hope this clears up your doubts

Ok, but if I need to put my new ROM in order to have CM7 in my phone do I need to format my sdcard before do nandroid?
How about the partition of my sdcard? What can U suggest for me? Thx

No. Not necessary. Flashing a ROM is independent of the contents of the SDCard. You can take a Nandroid also without formatting or doing anything to your SDCard, as long as you have sufficient space. (1 Nandroid backup is ~300-350MB)
SDCard partitioning can be done after you S-OFF and root your phone. Then, install an app called ROM Manager, you will have an option within it to partition your SDCard. But, here, make sure you backup your SDCard before partitioning because partitioning will automatically format it.

Ok is ROM manager is an independent program? where can I get it? from android market? or I will get it automaticly after s-offing my device?

Karthus said:
Ok is ROM manager is an independent program? where can I get it? from android market? or I will get it automaticly after s-offing my device?
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- Yes, it is an independent program.
- No, you will not automatically get it after S-OFF
- Yes, it's available on the market (Both free and premium)
- If you decide to install CM7 ROM after S-OFF and installing a Custom recovery, it includes it by default.
Just to get one thing out of the way - We are referring to create an EXT partition on the SDCard after S-OFF'ing/rooting to enable Apps2SD. Not a FAT32 or any other partition.

updating A htc dream from 1.0 to 1.5-2.1. possible

hey xda community
i am trying to update my little cousin's android phone (i am pretty sure that it is a G1 Dream, though it does NOT have any htc tags on it..) am pretty sure that its 2-3 years old(as it is running Android Market beta...) and i wanted to do him a favor by updating it so that he can run "some of the apps on his mom's phone". Please lemme know what you guys think
swiftlycreepin.

Check out CyanogenMod. You'll want 6.0, maybe 6.1.
I personally run ezGingerbread, but Froyo should run better on this old thing.
Sent from my HTC Dream - old and still kicking!

NiveusLuna said:
Check out CyanogenMod. You'll want 6.0, maybe 6.1.
I personally run ezGingerbread, but Froyo should run better on this old thing.
Sent from my HTC Dream - old and still kicking!
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can you send me a tutorial. I am new to rooting and updating android. im familiar with android itself because i use ubuntu as a main os, not so much the modding side of it.
swiftlycreepin

I'm surprised that it hasn't gotten an OTA update to 2.2.1.
Flashing someone else's phone is always a risky proposition and can brick the phone.
Seriously, you should just do a power&camera (or power&back) into boot-loader and post everything that screen says.
However, if you are determined to do it anyway, for something that is pretty quick and reliable, using Froyo by Laszlo is pretty nice, or ADS_Magpie (note, the need for a custom MTD).
First things first, you will need to follow the directions in the SPL/Radio thread to get you onto Amon_Ra and the right SPL/Radio combination.
SPL/Radio: 1.33.0013d/2.22.28.25,
And a custom recovery: Amon_Ra-v1.7.0.
The custom Rom: FroyobyLaszlo.
Latest Kernel: ezTerry kernel for Froyo.
Once these are saved, you will need to also grab Oshaka's SuperWipev2.
Seriously, you sure you want to do this? Flashing a custom radio/spl can brick the phone if not done correctly or the correct versions aren't used.
Here are the steps:
1) Follow the instructions in the SPL/Radio post to get you onto Ra and the right Radio/SPL for your phone.
2) Boot into recovery (Amon_Ra) and format your SDCard (Then upgrade the ext partition to ext3 or ext4 - I use ext4)
3) Copy Ohshaka's SuperWipe, Froyo, and Ezterry's kernel to your sdcard using USB-MS or adb
4) Make a Nandroid backup
5) Flash Ohshaka's Superwipe
6) Flash Froyo
7) Fash Ezterry's Kernel
8) Reboot into your new Rom install

bresiyel said:
I'm surprised that it hasn't gotten an OTA update to 2.2.1.
Flashing someone else's phone is always a risky proposition and can brick the phone.
Seriously, you should just do a power&camera (or power&back) into boot-loader and post everything that screen says.
However, if you are determined to do it anyway, for something that is pretty quick and reliable, using Froyo by Laszlo is pretty nice, or ADS_Magpie (note, the need for a custom MTD).
First things first, you will need to follow the directions in the SPL/Radio thread to get you onto Amon_Ra and the right SPL/Radio combination.
SPL/Radio: 1.33.0013d/2.22.28.25,
And a custom recovery: Amon_Ra-v1.7.0.
The custom Rom: FroyobyLaszlo.
Latest Kernel: ezTerry kernel for Froyo.
Once these are saved, you will need to also grab Oshaka's SuperWipev2.
Seriously, you sure you want to do this? Flashing a custom radio/spl can brick the phone if not done correctly or the correct versions aren't used.
Here are the steps:
1) Follow the instructions in the SPL/Radio post to get you onto Ra and the right Radio/SPL for your phone.
2) Boot into recovery (Amon_Ra) and format your SDCard (Then upgrade the ext partition to ext3 or ext4 - I use ext4)
3) Copy Ohshaka's SuperWipe, Froyo, and Ezterry's kernel to your sdcard using USB-MS or adb
4) Make a Nandroid backup
5) Flash Ohshaka's Superwipe
6) Flash Froyo
7) Fash Ezterry's Kernel
8) Reboot into your new Rom install
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i know that it is risky as usual, but he does not have service (as it is a phone from england...) and he just uses it sometimes..
SC

swiftlycreepin said:
i know that it is risky as usual, but he does not have service (as it is a phone from england...) and he just uses it sometimes..
SC
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file:///C:/Users/sadiemax/Desktop/android/cyanogen/HTC_Dream%20_Rooting.htm
start with this tutorial it is quite helpful
when you have gone through all this and want to try some other roms than update to the latest radio/spl -- the 2708
if you have problems using sdk and or fastboot there are great tutorials on that, just search the xda forum and you will find plenty.
check out the rom bible (a bit outdated) has many roms to choose from and helpful tips.
also easyfastboot and droid explorer are a must have once you get that far
also try super d for your first rom! you will love it!
any other questions search forum and if you still need help post

demkantor said:
file:///C:/Users/sadiemax/Desktop/android/cyanogen/HTC_Dream%20_Rooting.htm
start with this tutorial it is quite helpful
when you have gone through all this and want to try some other roms than update to the latest radio/spl -- the 2708
if you have problems using sdk and or fastboot there are great tutorials on that, just search the xda forum and you will find plenty.
check out the rom bible (a bit outdated) has many roms to choose from and helpful tips.
also easyfastboot and droid explorer are a must have once you get that far
also try super d for your first rom! you will love it!
any other questions search forum and if you still need help post
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pls pm meh the tut, cannot download, as it would point to a place on your pc, not mine..

Can mods close this thread please?
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