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[PPING_CHN]

hi,paul

   great work!

   i am a chinese and i am using sprint CDMA hero200
   there are a problem bothering me very much
   when i send text messages in chinese letters ,the receiver would receive the wrong-code message that cannot be read.
   Would u be so kind to take some measures that making sprint hero support PDU(Protocol Data Unit) just like Dream\Magic\Hero in China.These GSM cell phones can Send/receive chinese SMS and they all run on android 1.5.
   Any chance to support chinese SMS in near future?
   thanks anyway

[ZiCoN]

I found this video on youtube from theunlockr on how to install the recovery on your phone with a terminal emulator...
I followed it and upgraded my hero with the new 1.5.2..  works like a charm



(if its not allowed to post links, I apologize)

[uk786]

ZiCoN, on Dec 13 2009, 21:27, said:

I found this video on youtube from theunlockr on how to install the recovery on your phone with a terminal emulator...
I followed it and upgraded my hero with the new 1.5.2..  works like a charm



(if its not allowed to post links, I apologize)

Shame that 'better terminal' costs.

[ZiCoN]

uk786, on Dec 18 2009, 00:08, said:

Shame that 'better terminal' costs.

Little bit, but I don't mind give a few $ for it     I think it's a fast easy way to do the update

[kiddx]

Newbie here on flashing...

Im running Win7 w/ HTC Sync, the adb lists devices fine and such and Im able to run commands. I tried running the windows shell and keep getting ./ invalid command, so I redid the commands to be line by line and that seems to go through ok, until I get to

SUCCESS: Enjoy the shell.
#

Nothing seems to happen after that and I cant type anything in. If I run the adb shell /dala/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh manually I get the same message and cant type anything in the #.

I figured this process would take about 1-2 mins but nothing has happened after several mintes, so Im not sure if Im missing something when I redid the .bat file or because its not all on one line?

I have an HTC HERO from SPRINT in the US.

Just an FYI: Im assuming I need to do this to 1. run the nandroid backup and 2. when I put the update.zip on and goto flash I keep getting these 'verification failed' messages. I tried the modaco rom and the 2.1 1.7 rom from htc-developers forum.

thanks in advance!

[kiddx]

j_l_, on Nov 11 2009, 01:31, said:

No luck here with scripts completing on Win7 or Mac 10.5 - stopped at "enjoy the shell" right after it SUs the adb shell. Executed the script by hand instead; <3 TextEdit on one side, Terminal on the other.

I was trying the same thing after going through this but I get stuck at the shell mount -o remount command. I get an error that adb is not found, because its executing from the # prompt. I try it w/o the adb shell by just typing mount -o remount ... and that gives an error too. Running the commands manually yields the ability to type up to the command that calls the /system/bin/sh where you just sit at a shell prompt.

[scar4ace]

hi guys

quick qst for GSM HTC Hero.....Basically I didnt use any coding or typing in dos commands...i used flashrec.apk file and then a cyanogen img to flash the patched recovery on my device....booted into recovery mode...and then made a nandroid backup of my phone (which was on the official unrooted 2.73.405.5 ROM).....

after doing nandroid backup, I proceeded to root/load modaco custom ROM 2.8.......then I decided to revert back to original HTC hero rom due to some problems (my SMS messages started coming to the phone late...upto 4-5 hours after the SMS were sent to my phone....this didnt happpen on official 2.73.405.5 ROM)...anyone have this problem? anyway...so basically I done nandroid restore.....but now i have the flashed patched recovery image (cyanogen) that I put on using flashrec.apk..........how do i return the original recovery console so that if the phone goes back to HTC for warranty they cant tell i been flashing images/roms to the phone.

Thanks all in advance!

[scuj1]

ZiCoN, on Dec 13 2009, 21:27, said:

I found this video on youtube from theunlockr on how to install the recovery on your phone with a terminal emulator...
I followed it and upgraded my hero with the new 1.5.2..  works like a charm



(if its not allowed to post links, I apologize)

Followed to a T and now I can't boot into recovery, thankfully the Hero boots normally. Would it be worthwhile finding an previous version of the recovery image and just flashing again?

EDIT: Ignore that. Obviously had a corrupted .img file

Edited by scuj1, 06 January 2010 - 12:25 AM.

[PaulOBrien]

Updated to 1.5.2 images.

P

[mustax]

The link it's down can you fix it?

[PaulOBrien]

Fixed!

P

[mustax]

Paul, on Jan 7 2010, 10:01, said:

Fixed!

P

Thks:)

[Bruno Braga]

Hi guys,

Is it true?

Quote

By flashing to the official 2.73 ROM, the Fastboot method no longer works. I used Flashrec to flash my recovery image.

http://androidforums...custom-rom.html

I have an official 2.73 ROM. I need to use flashrec instead of this fastboot?
This topic is outdated?

Thanks

[PaulOBrien]

Yeah, I need to update it. Use InstantRoot.apk or flashrec.

P

[R0K2puZ]

I have a GSM Hero on Windows, and I am on the final step, and it is just sitting there. How long is it meant to take?

[trunker]

Paul, on Jan 8 2010, 10:47, said:

Yeah, I need to update it. Use InstantRoot.apk or flashrec.

P

HTC hero 3GUK build 2.73.771.73

InstantRoot.apk pops up the notificatioin "Instant Root Failed - Root access was not acquired"
Flashrec fails as well
the command prompt for windows on page 1 fails fastboot with the error 'boot.img'... FAILED (remote: not allow)

any workaround, thanks and appreciated anyone.

[heero884]

kiddx, on Dec 19 2009, 16:09, said:

Newbie here on flashing...

Im running Win7 w/ HTC Sync, the adb lists devices fine and such and Im able to run commands. I tried running the windows shell and keep getting ./ invalid command, so I redid the commands to be line by line and that seems to go through ok, until I get to

SUCCESS: Enjoy the shell.
#

Nothing seems to happen after that and I cant type anything in. If I run the adb shell /dala/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh manually I get the same message and cant type anything in the #.

I figured this process would take about 1-2 mins but nothing has happened after several mintes, so Im not sure if Im missing something when I redid the .bat file or because its not all on one line?

I have an HTC HERO from SPRINT in the US.

Just an FYI: Im assuming I need to do this to 1. run the nandroid backup and 2. when I put the update.zip on and goto flash I keep getting these 'verification failed' messages. I tried the modaco rom and the 2.1 1.7 rom from htc-developers forum.

thanks in advance!

I had the same issue myself. I tried both the Windows and OSX scripts with no luck. After a bit of investigating I was able to root my Sprint Hero after modifying the Windows batch file. I have attached my version of the batch file. I had to archive it as I'm not allowed to upload .bat files. Simply replace the .bat file from inside this archive with the one Paul included.

Attached Files

•  install_recovery_cdma_windows.zip   373bytes   23 downloads

[NargalaX]

snip

Edited by NargalaX, 31 October 2012 - 06:32 AM.

[kookix]

I think the link is down.

[Karaviro]

HowTo install from a generic Rom with superuser permission (Works for Mac and Windows)

I upgraded my Hero with ROM-Version 1.7X.XXX.X over htc.com to ROM-Version:2.73.405.5
Then the way over „fastboot“ described on the top of this thread, doesn’t work anymore.


Go instead this way:

Thanks to „quantumrand“ from AndroidForums.com; and Bruno Braga for the hint in Post 73
other HowTos xda-developers; theunlockr - root in one click/




Here we go:

- Download the needed Tool „Recovery Flasher“ flashrec-1.1.2-20090909.apk >>>here<<<

- Download the the Fastbootzip on the top of this thread >>>here<<<

- Unpack the zip file

- Put flashrec-1.1.2-20090909.apk file from the first download
        and the recovery-RA-hero-v1.5.2.img file, (which you will find in the downloaded Zip-file)
        on your sdcard of your hero



Two "Option/Ways" to "flash/install" your Recovery Image:
- On your phone, go to Settings > Applications > check Unknown sources


Option 1:

- Now you need a File Manager on your hero, download for example ASTRO File Manager in the market and install it

-       Open ASTRO
- Click on flashrec-1.1.2-20090909.apk
- Choose „Open App Manager“
- Click „Install“

- Now go to your Progams and open the installed „Recovery Flasher“
- Type into the textbox "/sdcard/recovery-RA-hero-v1.5.2.img"
- Press „Flash it“

        =>   If you get message "Flash FAILED: Could not run command" try this:


Option 2:

- Download from market "Better Terminal Emulator" and install it
- Start the app "Better Terminal ..."
- Touch the screen, keyboard should pop up, write

su

- press enter
- wait, a message could appear, if so, hit "allow allways"
- write

flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-hero-v1.5.2.img

- press enter
- if a new # appears on a new line, it succeeded





- After this succeeds, turn off your Phone
- Turn on your Phone and press right away the „Home“ button and hold it, till you are in the „Andorid system recovery“ Mode.

- There, you press USB-MS toggle
        Now your sdcard is connectet to your Mac.

- Download the Custom Rom of your choice, MoDaCo is brilliant, download it >>>here<<<

- Download the newest Radio >>>here<<<
- Don’t unpack these zip files, put them as they are on your connected sdcard
- Unable USB-MS by pressing „Home“ button
- Choose „Flash zip from sdcard“ on your Phone in recovery mode
- Choose the downloaded Custom Rom for example „3.1-update-hero-modacocustomrom-core-signed.zip“
- Wait till the Rom is installed

- Choose Wipe
- Choose Wipe data/factory reset

- Reboot and enjoy your MoDaCo Rom

- For Radio update, repeat „Flash zip from sdcard“ and choose the Radio-Zip instead of the Rom-Zip.

Big Thank You to you Guys from MoDaCo, brilliant work!

Edited by Paul, 07 June 2011 - 12:36 PM.