How To: Load a Custom ROM on Your HTC Hero
Posted on: August 27, 2009
Posted in: Android How To's, Featured, HTC Hero/G2, How To's, Video
Finally a reason to root your HTC Hero if you haven’t already! And if you have then something to do with the new found root access. Load a ROM!
Before you begin make sure you have done our How To Root Your HTC Hero in One Click! procedure.
THIS NOW WORKS ON THE SPRINT HERO AS WELL!
After you have successfully done that, you can do this procedure.
1. Download a ROM from forum.XDA-Developer.com to your computer. Or check our Downloads section and click on Android then ROMs and use the search bar at the top and type in “Hero ROMs”. *IF YOU HAVE A SPRINT HERO MAKE SURE THE ROM YOU WANT IS COMPATIBLE FOR THE SPRINT HERO!
2. Plug in your phone and pull down the Notification bar when the SD notification pops up.
3. Click on the notification and select Mount.
4. Once the SD card is on your computer screen, copy the ROM from your computer to your SD card (make sure NOT to put it in any folders on the SD card, just on the SD card by itself).
5. Once it is done copying, rename it on your SD card to update (in windows it should just need to be renamed update and you should still see the Zip folder icon to the left of the file to indicate that it is still update.zip).
6. Unplug your phone and turn it off.
7. Turn the phone on by holding down Home and Power till you get to the custom recovery screen.
8. Select Wipe from the menu, then select Apply Update.zip
9. Once it is done, select Reboot and you are all set!
Reported Issue:
Issue: I can’t find Format Fat32+Ext2+LinuxSwap.
Solution: This means you are using Amon Ras latest recovery image, he has put this option under Partition > Partition SD > then it asks you what values you want for the different partitions. Here are the standard values, but feel free to change them according to what the ROM you wish to use recommends.
LinuxSwap – 32MBs
Ext2 – 512Mbs
Fat32 – Remainder
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August 28th, 2009 at 3:27 am
Hey, I tried installing this rom with the title “update.zip”, but I am having a problem. This is what I am getting: (in order)
Build: RAv1.2.16
This will ERASE your data!
Press the GREEN key to confirm,
any other key to abort..
Wiping data…
Formatting data…
[etc]
Installing new image!
Press the GREEN key to confirm, any other key to abort.
Install from sdcard…
finding update package…
Opening update package
Verifying update package
Installing update…
formatting SYSTEM…
Copying files…
E:Can’t chown/mod /system/xbin/busybox
(no such file or directore)
E:Failure at line 72:
set_perm 0 0 04755 SYSTEM:xbin/busybox
Installation aborted
Now I cannot boot. It just goes to the system recovery menu.
August 28th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Hello HouseonFire,
Not sure, that sounds like busybox is does not have permission to copy over…
I would just recommend taking out the memory card, putting it into your computer, formatting it. Then put the rom back on rename to update.zip, wipe and load again. See if you get the same error.
August 29th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Bro, thanks the video was amazingly helpful. One question though, in a week or so there apparently will be an update for the HTC Hero, to fix the lag and other bugs, if rooting and applying a custom rom on our phones, will their update work for us? what will happen?
Thanks in advance
August 29th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Well – Tried and failed I’m afraid. I did the how to root guide and that was fine.
I then did a Nandroid backup
I then did the How to Load a custon ROM. Now when I downloaded the ROM zip file, it did not appear as a zip file on my desktop but as a complete folder. I renamed this ‘update’ as instructed and then copied to sd card. Then restart the phone holding the 2 keys down, and so on. This failed.
It occured to me it was looking for a zip file, so I zipped the downloaded folder and tried again. It failed again, giving me the message.
Finding update package…
Opening update package…
Verifying update package…
E: No signature ( 1631 files )
E: Verification failed
Installation aborted
Any ideas? And thanks for the work!!
cheers
August 29th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
I have tryed both the mods, first worked fine, this one didn’t.
After doing the wipe and install and rebooting the Hero, waiting and going to menu and press the Superuser Permissions and then….i get a black screen with a tittlebar saying Superuser Permissions and no matter witch button i pres i don’t get any response at all, only the home button works and gets me home
What’s up? and i just being stupid or is something wrong?
super mod if i could get it to work
August 30th, 2009 at 2:06 am
Update –
Following advice on http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=508
website, I redownloaded the ROM to my mac, but this time so it did NOT unzip itself.
All worked now.:)
August 31st, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Hm…everything went well, both root and this ‘howto’, but now it keeps rebooting over and over again.
Any suggestion to what to do?
August 31st, 2009 at 4:47 pm
Hello,
Could anyone tell me if the rom is only in english or it has other languages? (I am interested in polish)
August 31st, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Hello Mikos,
Boot into recovery mode, wipe and reapply the update.zip
August 31st, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Hello Robert,
I believe it might only be English. You should probably wait for a Polish one on XDA-Developers.com if polish is important to you.
August 31st, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Thanks TheUnlockr
This is what i thought. I like whe the phone speaks in my language so I’ll wait for the polish version
August 31st, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Thanks TheUnlockr
I wiped it and installed the update.zip – Installation went well – but it is still looping the boot. The only way to stop is to remove the battery.
So…?
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Startup after applying the new ROM (I got MoDaCo’s latest, 1.5.1) was really slow, so just have patient with the first startup since it’s gonna be as slow as your first ever startup of the phone.
thanks once again TheUnlockr.
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Hello Kenshiin,
You are very welcome, glad it worked out for you! Enjoy!
Also check back within a week and we should have new ROMs up based on the new Hero Update.
September 3rd, 2009 at 4:34 pm
TheUnlockr
If I do this it will erase all my applications that I have installed. Is there any way of making a backup of them as the applications do not save to the SD Card as a default?
Cheers
BIG AD
September 3rd, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Hello Big Ad,
Unfortunately, no. But your google account backs them up in the My Downloads section of the market, you just have to redownload them (but if you paid for apps they will be in there and you do not have to repay).
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:11 pm
PLEASE HELP
My problem is that after the last step when adding the ROM, it tells you to install update.zip and after that simply select reboot. Well…..after selecting reboot it did just that…..rebooted me and brought me straight to a DEAD BLACK SCREEN. The screen wouldn’t allow me to exit out or shut down at all. Every time I turn the phone on it goes to this black screen.
The only thing I can do is ROOT it and get to the green screen.
Please help me, because now I have no cell phone to use.
Thanks
September 4th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
getting same thing as houseonfire,
Wiping data…
Formatting data…
[etc]
Installing new image!
Press the GREEN key to confirm, any other key to abort.
Install from sdcard…
finding update package…
Opening update package
Verifying update package
Installing update…
formatting SYSTEM…
Copying files…
E:Can’t chown/mod /system/xbin/busybox
(no such file or directore)
E:Failure at line 72:
set_perm 0 0 04755 SYSTEM:xbin/busybox
Installation aborted
September 4th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Does anyone know if I have to update the radio again? i’m running 2.22.19.26I on the G1 and trying to update to MoDaCo’s Updated Hero ROM.
September 5th, 2009 at 5:37 am
Just installed modaco 2.0, working greaat thanksss!
September 5th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Thank you so much – now at modaco 2.0 (installed over 1.5.1) with apps2sd using new 8Gb class 6 card – all running nice and smooth – I think I’m getting the hang of this now!
September 5th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Will this work without rooting the phone? I can’t get the Recovery Flasher to work. I only get a “Backup FAILED” message.
September 5th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Hello Chris,
No, you need root access to load a ROM.
September 5th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Hey THEUNLOCKR. Follwed the directions to the letter for my htc hero. Going finr until the last step- apply sdcard: update.zip, pressed home to confirm but it will not install. this is what it says at the bottom…
Formatting CACHE:…
Data wipe complete.
–Installing new image!
–Press home to confirm or any other key to abort..
–install from sdcard…
Finding update package…
opening update package
E:Can’t open /sdcard/update.zip
(No suck file or directory)
Installation aborted.
What do i do now, why did this happen!?
Cheers, I’m so close thought i had managed it, please help!
September 5th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Ok this will make you laugh, I’ve got it sorted now by the way. Tried it several times, but kept saying the error i mentioned above. Finally realised that the link above is a hyper link to the site to download the file, not the file itself… i had been right clicking and “saving link as”… so basically trying to use a firefox hyperlink as a ROM… oh dear. But seems to be working great now!! Wahoo!
September 5th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
help some
Installing new image!
Press the GREEN key to confirm, any other key to abort.
Install from sdcard…
finding update package…
Opening update package
Verifying update package
Installing update…
formatting SYSTEM…
Copying files…
E:Can’t chown/mod /system/xbin/busybox
(no such file or directore)
E:Failure at line 72:
set_perm 0 0 04755 SYSTEM:xbin/busybox
Installation aborted
September 5th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
help please i cann’t get mytouch phone to start again.. please refer to my first comment……. any suggestion
September 6th, 2009 at 10:53 am
how big is the radio that we should flash?
update-hero-generic-2.73.405.5-63.18.55.06EU_6.35.06.18-signed.zip 92.03mb
update-hero-radio-63.18.55.06EU_6.35.06.18-signed.zip 8.93mb
which 1 do i flash?
and is enhance version the best rom to flash?
September 6th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Hi When i wipe the data and load the rom wiil i loose all my phone contacts? thanks
September 6th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
t3monkey when i did it i did lose all the contacts stored on my phone (but not the sim. My advice is to make sure all of your contacts are saved as google contacts, as they are then always backed up online. Then, when you install the new rom and register your google account, the contacts appear on your phone perfectly
September 6th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
Just felt i should change my name… its amazing!!
September 7th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Hi i got my tmobile g2 touch on saturday and i rooted it using the 1 click technique but i can’t seem to partition my memory card. I donn’t get the option to do it in recovery mode. I’ve got the modaco 2.0 installed and i’ve reflashed lyk 10tyms but still don’t get the option to partition.
Ne1 help me out?
September 10th, 2009 at 9:21 am
hi, everything well and good. thank you. two questions. 1:-do i need to do anything to make it faster or is that already done (not sure if it’s just faster now cos of lack off apps)
question 2:- all my old apps are still on sd ram. what do i do to bring em back to life? or do i just delete them? which stuff should i leave on the sd card?
thanks in advance!!!! And thanks sooooo much for doing this for us!!!
September 10th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Hello Zameer,
No, it is faster I promise
Installing Apps wouldn’t slow it down, running them simultaneously will… but not much with the new update 
I would delete the apps and reinstall, shouldn’t take too long at all.
Your very welcome!
September 10th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
TheUnlockr
I have installed the latest ROM update and have not seen a great deal of difference. If anything the phone has a slightly more pronounced lag. I didn’t wipe data/factory reset because I didn’t want to lose contacts. Could this be the issue?
Cheers
BIG AD
September 11th, 2009 at 7:45 am
Hey Unlockr
Thanks for the excellent update with video.
I installed the custom ROM successfully, everything just works smoothly, the only problem i seem to be facing is that the notification lights on the top for missed calls or for the bluetooth dont seem to be working. Any idea on this? They dont work even after i restore the original ROM. Help Appreciated!!!
September 11th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Hello Big Ad,
A wipe is required for it to work properly (if you look at the Modaco page with the download link, he says you must wipe).
September 11th, 2009 at 11:02 am
Hello Sid,
My LEDs never worked (even when I just took it out of the box). Did yours work before?
September 11th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Unlockr,
Thanks for getting back, Yeah mine worked for sure. The right LED gave missed call notifications by blinking and the one on the left was for bluetooth and strange they dont work anymore. Well i can live with that, faster ROM certainly helps more but just found that small glitch there a little odd.
Checked on other forums, a lot of people had problems from the beginning but i guess i got a handset which wasnt faulty or something. Lets see if HTC can do something about it. Please let me know if you get to know something on it. I am on abcidy@gmail.com. Cheers!
September 11th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
hey again !!
Try this software called ‘Missed Reminder’ from Market., that makes it work for me. Might for you as well. Hope it works. Thanks!
September 12th, 2009 at 7:40 am
what about language? it will still be in your own language (Danish)
September 13th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Hey Unlockr!
Just wanted to thank you for all this work for Hero ROM. It is an entirely different phone AND it SOLVES THE ISSUES of the HEADSET NOT WORKING, LED and TRACKBALL LIGHT issue. Basically I went from being ready to trash the thing to loving it. For all the hesitant newbies, I have never, ever messed with something like this. Just watch the video, go slow and it all happens as seemlessly as the videos. Not one glitch or WTF moment. You guys have done a great job and I made my small donation as a way of saying THANKS. I hope some other happy downloaders will follow my lead.
Now that I am getting geekly, I do have one question on RADIO. I just updated using the 2.2 which I assume has no radio update. Do I really need to do this. I am afraid I have pushed my good luck so far so was wondering if it was critical and if there was a video for that? I am showing baseband 63.18.55.06U_6.35.04.25. The phone is seemingly perfect so not sure If i should press my luck and what the benefits are. Thanks again guys.
September 13th, 2009 at 11:30 am
As a side note, I seemed to lose the LED, HEADSET and trackball light right AFTER I downloaded and connected through HTC sync. I did not even sync anything. I was actaully going to wait for the official ROM update and you need HTC sync to do that. It was that move that broke the phone for me. Those events got me so pissed, I just rooted and updated ROM from here instead and could not be happier. Should have done it in the first place.
September 14th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
i followed the steps all worked fine except when i reboot stops on the first screen that says g2 tmobile any ideas please help
September 14th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Hello saeed,
Just repartition the card and wipe then reload the ROM.
September 14th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
yeah thanks it was my mistake i used the wrong rom thanks for all your help and quick response much appreciated
thanks once again
September 15th, 2009 at 4:18 am
Have factory reset the phone , put the update zip on the sd card but when i switch off then on with home i can only get to a screen with a triangle and phone icon. I have no options from there. Anyone know about that message ?
September 15th, 2009 at 9:57 am
Hello Gadgey,
You need to root the phone first. Please search our site for the How To Root the Hero procedure (should be a link at the top of this post). THEN come back and do this procedure.
September 15th, 2009 at 10:40 am
what about language? it will still be in your own language
September 15th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Hi there, I am looking at getting a class 6 SD card 8 or 16gb to replace the standard SD card, i have rooted my hero and running madaco’s latest rom. My question is what do i need to do when i change the SD card, do i need to copy anything over or anything else? would be good to know exactly what i need to do as im a real newbie to this. Thanks in advance
September 15th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Hello T3Monkeybow,
No need to do anything special. Just put the new card in, that’s that
September 16th, 2009 at 5:05 am
Thanks Unlockr thats the simple answer i was hoping for.
September 16th, 2009 at 8:08 am
hi unlockr,
really good guide, except, it hasnt worked for me. I rooted everything fine, and installed the rom fine etc, went through all the steps fine but now it just loops on the htc logo and the hero logo with the little android fella. thats all it does? have i bricked my phone?
September 16th, 2009 at 9:05 am
Hey Mate!
Bloody great work on putting this How To up, really appreciate it.
I just have one questions RE: APPS2SD. The MoDaCo ROM lists: “A2SD included (fully automatic – thanks cyanogen!) – create a EXT3 partition as your second partition to use. dalvik-cache remains on device. EXT4 is NOT supported.”
What I want to know is, how do I make use of APPS2SD. I’ve looked on my SD card and there doesn’t seem to be any apps stored there. I’m not sure what EXT3 partition is.
Secondly, how do I update the radio?
3). Do I need to keep all those files used in the flashing, rooting, custom ROM loading process on the SD card?
4). Can I install the generic unrooted rom over the one I have to go back to the stock ROM?
Cheers + keep up the good work!
September 16th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Hi unlockr,
thought i had bricked my phone, but i have it working now. Except, i couldnt get it working with the modaco rom?? It just looped as i said on startup, however, on xda deveopers not sure if this link will work http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-hero-hero-modaco-com/291942/03-09-hero-roms-radios-in-update-zip-format/ they have posted the official generic roms there, and that worked. Any ideas, i would quite like the modaco rom, it has a few good features by the sounds of it.
September 16th, 2009 at 11:12 am
Hey TheUnlockr!
I rooted my HTC Hero and loaded MoDaCo’s rom on my phone. Since then, the phone does not recognise when a heaset has been inserted into the jack. Is this a common problem and do you know how I can resolve it?
Thanks!
Jake
September 16th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
just found out that the problem was my 16gb sd card. it seems to hang when i use that, but its fine when i use the factory 2gb sd card, i know ive read somewhere about different classes, not sure why it wont accept the 16gb, works fine if you boot up without any, and then put it in.
September 16th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Jake. I’ve seen this problem talked about on the android forum and it seems quite widespread and not just on rooted phones. Other problems are led not working and Button backlights not working. Take a look http://www.androidforums.com
September 16th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Hi Unlockr, firstly thanks for all of the help and advice for flashing a new rom. Could you please share your knowledge on EXT3 file systems like what is needed for the AP2SD programme which is included in MoDaCo’s latest rom?
Thanks again
Your patience and info are greatly received!
September 16th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Hello Chill,
No you haven’t this is a common thing actually. You need to repartition the card, then re apply the ROM. Just keep doing that until it works.
Should be in the reported issues…
September 16th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Hello Repunzle,
Thanks alot man!
1. You need to partition the memory card and then re apply the ROM and it will work from then on. You can use a program like Partition Manager or Apps2SD in our downloads section to do this. There is an easier way but it doesn’t work on the Hero yet, soon as it does I will add it to this procedure.
Also your computer or phone will not see the ext3 partition. Its a type of partition that we trick the phone into thinking isnt actually a memory card but part of the internal storage (that’s why we can put apps on it and why it isnt recognized when looking at your memory card. You will notice that your memory card has less storage once you put a ext3 partition on there though.
2. You can update the radio same way as updating a ROM, you just put the Radio .zip file on the sd card, rename to update.zip and then apply it in the recovery mode.
3. No you do not need to keep all those files at all, although if you use the SD card for apps you will not be able to take it out while the phone is on or the phone will freak out lol
4. There is no need to install a generic unrooted ROM. Just install the Modaco rooted ROM it is the newest update from HTC with root access and some other goodies.
Good lucK!
September 16th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Hello Chill,
Thanks for linking the official ROM. Just load the Modaco ROM and make sure you do a wipe from the recovery image BEFORE you load the ROM, otherwise it will hang like that.
September 16th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Hello Jake,
I’d try just wiping in recovery and reloading the ROM, I have it on my Hero and was listening to music on the plane a few hours ago.
September 16th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Hello Ash,
Thanks! Glad to help!
Basically you need to partition your SD card with an ext2 or ext3 partition and then load the ROM and it will automatically have all apps from then on be on the SD card. You can use the Apps2SD app in our downloads section to partition your memory card.
September 17th, 2009 at 3:30 am
Hi!
Firstly thanks for all your hard work on these tutorials. Much appreciated.
I have rooted my hero and installed latest modaco rom, everything has been great. However i noticed some problems since and wondered if this is a common issue or if anyone knows how to fix it.
Since updating, the phone has had some issues with wireless networks. When i brought it into work, it connects to the access point as normal like always, but none of the data services work, they all say network error etc. Market, browser and anything else that requires data connection do not work. I brought the phone home to try it there, i had the same problem but i restarted my phone and then it worked fine, brought it back into work the following day, same problem, restarts don’t resolve the issue. It worked fine at work before the update.
Does anyone have any ideas??? Any advanced settings i can change??? I really don’t want to have to wipe again it takes ages to get the phone how i like it
Thanks for everything!!!
September 17th, 2009 at 8:53 am
In case anyone was having difficulty creating an ext3 partition with a mac, after much web trawling, I found gparted. It is loaded onto a mac via a Live CD.
For those of you who need it, just google gparted for the goods. It is essentially the same thing as found in Ubuntu, but a standalone app.
To the great Unlockr: Cheers! I’m rooted, booted and toot-tootin now! *I think* apps are off to the SD card, but not sure how I can tell, without pulling the SD card, which I don’t really want to do.
Also, before creating the partition, I pulled the SD card and my apps vanished!
I guess the MoDaCo ROM configures apps2sd automatically prior to a partition?
Anyways, Cheers again, mate, you’ve been a fucking great help and you deserve a pony for your efforts. No, seriously, a pony, you’ve always wanted one, and I’ll be damned if you don’t get one!
Cheers!
September 17th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Me again!
Tried my Hero on another wireless network, this time an open one, same problem. It connects with no problem at all but no data services work!
Took it back home to my network and it connects and works fine!
Unlockr, any ideas??
Has anyone else had this problem, with or withought the rooted modaco rom??
September 17th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Why wipe the phone? I just did a nandroid back up for just in case but then hit update.zip without wiping, all worked fine.
September 17th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Hello T’
We tell you to wipe because it doesn’t always work and a wipe is a good way to make sure that it does. If it worked without then great! Glad you got it working.
September 18th, 2009 at 7:20 am
Hi
The phone has been great since loading the Madaco Rom, but i have just noticed the phone has started scrolling right on its own. i noticed this before loading the rom, but thought it had stopped since, anyone have the same problems and is there anything that i can do? would loading the new official rom make it any better then the madaco rom? Thanks
September 18th, 2009 at 8:37 am
Hi Mate
Just wondering if there is a way to unroot and go back to the stock ROM?
Cheers
September 18th, 2009 at 9:56 am
Hello Repunzle,
I think I answered this in a comment already, but just download the Hero update from HTC’s site and it will undo everything youve done.
September 18th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Hello again, i have formatted my sd card to ext3 and that part is about 900mb. My apps2sd still isn’t working though
. After i sorted the partioning i inserted the memory card and re installed the modaco 2.2 rom, but didn’t do a wipe don’t know if this would be my problem? What am i doing wrong?
Thank you in advance for any help and thank you for being patient!
September 19th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Hello Ash,
It is important to wipe when using the Modaco ROMs (he says so on the download site). So try that and see if that helps.
Wipe then reload the ROM with apply update.zip
September 20th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Sorry I missed it, thanks for your quick replies!
September 21st, 2009 at 7:12 am
Hi .. I have my Hero which I bought already comes with the Modaco Customs Rom.. however due to the app crash and I have to hard reset my phone… However, after reset and rebbot, the phone now I could choose lang as English but does not show the onscreen keyboard. I cannot type anything! What should I do? I cannot now try to root the phone and install custom rom again. Anyone can help ? Many Thanks !
September 27th, 2009 at 12:09 am
okay if i install.if want to go back to to the regular google can i????
September 27th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Hello Rogreen86,
Yes by loading the HTC update you would undo what you did here.
September 28th, 2009 at 1:51 am
I have rooted my HTC and placed the rom, but I lost google maps… how can i get it back again, i can’t seem to find it in the market!!!
September 28th, 2009 at 2:33 am
Hello Dani,
Google Maps is in the market.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:25 am
Hi Unlockr,
I searched again and again, all possible strings. I insist its no in the market. Any idea how and where to get it from.
Thanks
September 28th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Stuck on “G1″ Screen can i get some help?!?!?!?
September 28th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Hello MrJ1s78,
You should not be on a G1 screen if you are doing this procedure… it is for the real Hero phone not the G1.
September 29th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
this is for a very old comment and anyone who’s unaware that applications can be backed up using ASTRO file manager. Go into ASTRO and press menu>tools>application manager/backup then tick which app you want to back up.
September 30th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
I have rooted my HTC and placed the rom, but I lost google maps… how can i get it back again, i can’t seem to find it in the market!!!
I have same problem like Dani,can you help us?thanks in advance
October 5th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
I have rooted my HTC following the instructions but couldn’t connect to the Internet via mobile network afterwards (O2 Slovakia). Had to unroot and it works again!
October 5th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Hello Soulfly,
You can connect after rooting, you need to put in the APN settings to access the internet. Go ahead and root and put the custom ROM back on, then find your APN settings (goto Settings >Wireless Controls >Mobile Network Settings >Access Point Names and click on the one that is working and write all that info down) then when you load the new ROM go back into those settings and click Menu > Add APN and put the old settings back in and your fine.
October 6th, 2009 at 2:58 am
Thanks for a quick reply, I might give it another go .. do you have any suggestions about the google maps problem? I couldn’t find it in the market either!
October 6th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Hello Soulfly,
I just looked in the Market and found it by typing in “Google Maps” in the search. Downloaded and installed no problem.
October 7th, 2009 at 3:14 am
Hello,
I follow the root by one click
and trying to instal the rom
but when I do the wipe data,
it said wipe aborted
and when I click the sdcard: update.zip
it said aborted too
can you help me that?
October 7th, 2009 at 3:48 am
btw,
the version I have is
kernel version 2.6.27-8dd6deee htc-kernel@and18-2
Build number
2.73.728.5.146733
October 7th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Hello Miranda,
Try formatting the SD card and trying again.
October 7th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
hello, do I need to redo the root thing again?
or just formatting the sdcard?
October 7th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Hello Miranda,
Just boot into recovery mode and if you still have the custom RA recovery then format the card as Fat32+Ext2+Swap and then put the ROM back on and click Wipe Data and then Apply Update.
October 11th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Will this unlock method work on the Sprint Hero?
October 11th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Hello Ghecko,
NO. There is no rooting method for the Sprint Hero yet.
If someone wants to let me borrow one we could work on it…
October 13th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Thank,,,,
I had an error while doing the Modaco v2.5.1,
1)updated radio to the latest 63.18.55.06FU_6.35.07.08
2)through recovery screen applied update as above
3)got an error
Can’t open /sdcard/update.zip(bad)
Where did i go wrong?
*my original build was 2.73.728.5.146733
Update to modaco 2.2, Is doing well.
But the 2.5.1 is not.
October 15th, 2009 at 4:34 am
Hi Unlockr,
I followed your instructions on how to root the phone, then how to install the custom ROM with version 2 of modaco’s and it worked fine.
I now want to update to the latest 2.6. I keep reading about “the new radio” but dont understand what this is. Do i need to update the radio? And how?
To update the rom do i just follow the Rom steps in the tutorial above again? Also is the latest on any faster??
Cheers, Dave
October 15th, 2009 at 5:03 am
Hello.
I have been thinking about trying this method when I root my phone and load this custom room but I have some questions before I do.
1. Isn’t there anyway that I can backup my apps and settings and what not?
2. I guess this is only in english? Im from sweden so.
It’s just to wait until there is a custom rom in Swedish?
Thanks for this website, truly great guides. //Gustaf
October 15th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Hello Dave,
You load the Radio same as any ROM. Rename to update.zip then put on SD and Apply Update in recovery mode. Then do the same to load the new ROM. Haven’t used it yet so not sure if it’s faster but I would assume it would be, let us know will ya?
October 15th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Hello Gustaf,
1. Yes, once you do the How To Root in One Click method you’ll have a custom Recovery image. One of the options there is to do a Nandroid backup. This saves everything to your sd card (just make sure you copy it to your computer so you don’t lose it when partitioning the memory card). Then you can boot into recovery and click Restore backup to get back.
2. Most of the ROMs have English as default but upon setup will ask what language you want (most have Swedish). So try them out until you get one with Swedish.
Good luck!
October 17th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Hi. Have installed the new radio from modacos site, and have to say my signal does seem improved. Just installed the latest ROM, so will let you know how it is.
Dave
October 17th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Guys, i highly recomend the new modaco rom version 2.6. comes with wavesecure built in. Basically lets you wipe your phone of all its data, and lock the phone,from a website,making it useuless to thieves if they nick it. It also gives you the number of the new sim if anybody steals it, as well as the location of the device. Another cool thing, if you lose the phone or somebody nicks it, you can lock the phone and make it scream from the website, so if you hear the noise, you can go get your phone! The ROm does seem really slick as well, a bit faster than before.
enjoy,
Dave
October 18th, 2009 at 6:23 am
Hello Unlockr
I have just received a new G2 (aka Hero) on T-mobile UK.I am planning on doing this, please can you tell me if this would work:
1.Installing a recovery image
2.Booting into recovery and making a Nandroid backup
3.Installing a generic HTC Rom which has been packed into update.zip NB.Rom is a stock rom and therefore not rooted
As I understand after flashing I would lose rooting and would need to root again if I need to. However, I don’t need to so am not too bothered.
I am hoping that this would remove T-Mobile branding, but mainly make the phone quicker as it is running the latest ROM. Would this technique work?
I would also like to know wether my sim-lock status would be affected?
Also if Donut/Android 1.6 is released OTA by HTC would my phone update OTA?
Finally, does that mean once I have flashed it, I will not be able to access the recovery partition thing which includes Nandroid etc.?
Please answer my questions and comment if you have any reservations/concerns about this. All comments are much appreciated.
October 18th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
Hello Dave,
Thanks for the recommendation! Post it in the Forums when you can so more people will see it (instead of it getting lost here in the comments).
October 18th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Hello Baggy1111,
First off, you need to do the How to Root the Hero in One Click procedure. That will load a custom Recovery and allow you to load a custom ROM. Then do this procedure and you will be able to load the Modaco 2.6 ROM which will be faster than what you have, no Tmo branding, and root access for things like Wifi Tethering.
You can use the recovery image to backup or restore a nandroid backup, yes.
You would not use nandroid to load a ROM, not would you put an official HTC ROM and load it on your phone, you are better off Rooting and loading Modaco and you’ll get all the benefits and none of the detriments of an official ROM.
When 1.6 comes out it will be in a new Modaco ROM well before Tmo decides to send it to your phone, so you would just load the newer Modaco ROM and be all set. You will not want to use the OTA update or you’ll be back at where you started.
Good luck!
October 19th, 2009 at 3:19 am
I have to thank you TheUnlockr for opening up the doors of Android Market for my Hero and showing the true capability of the Android phone.
The Hero I bought is the SE version and doesn’t come with the Android Market, and it is a HUGE frustration.
I have completed the Unroot procedure, then Rooted it and then load the Modaco Custom ROM and it was easy. (I needed to manually set APN to enable data connection)
The performance is much quicker than the original ROM. I shall try it with the Chinese update soon.
Thanks again!
October 19th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Hi again.
I asked before if i can save all my settings, apps and what not. What I meant was if I can save everything and then use it on a custom rom so I dosn’t need to fix all the settings and download all the apps after i have changed rom. Is that possible?
With Android backup I can only backup the orginal rom and all the setting with that, right? So when I flash the backup I get the old rom back.
Great site /Gustaf
October 19th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Hello Gustaf,
No unfortunately, you can’t back it up like that. You would have to change the settings and redownload the apps unfortunately.
Thanks!
October 19th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
hi
im using modaco 2.6 now, when the phone boots up, there’s no sound in the splash screen, the little green android waving no sound & htc wording no sound as well, is it normal? or is the problem due to the recovery image? phone is not in vib/silent mode when reboot
had posted on couple of forums but no reply on this
October 19th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Hello Taz,
It is normal they took out the sound because they found it annoying…
October 19th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
thx, was worried that something might have gone wrong
October 21st, 2009 at 5:23 am
Hello Unlockr,
I’m using modaco 2.6 now, if I switch to 2.8 as I do?
October 21st, 2009 at 10:26 am
Hello Driver2000,
What is the question? Can you switch to 2.8?
October 21st, 2009 at 5:04 pm
I want upgrade to modaco 2.8, but i want lose my data. Is it possible?
October 21st, 2009 at 5:06 pm
ops… I don’t want lose my data!
October 21st, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Hello Driver2000,
Just don’t wipe when doing the update (so long as you already have a Modaco 2.1 or above ROM).
October 27th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Hi,
First a thanks to everyone who’s worked on these custom roms and guides.
I managed to root my hero using the “one click” method even after doing the official 2.73 WWE update (am now using Modaco’s custom rom).
Everything seems to work pretty good, except when I go into the address book (people) and use the “Find Home” or “Find Work” feature (to plot an address on maps) I get an error:
“The application Google Maps (process com.google.android.apps.maps) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.”
Using Google maps normally works fine.
Has anyone else had this problem, or can they confirm that this feature works for them?
Thanks
October 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Dizero,
Please post this in the technical support forums of the site so we can help without clogging up the comments. Thanks for understanding.
November 8th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Hi,
i just wanted to thank you guys for the great work done. For a newbie like me it took me a day and a half to understand and solve all the problems but Downgrade,Flash new recovery image, Switch to different microSD, and load a custom ROM finaly worked !!!
Thanks so much
If you come to paris – I’ll offert you a drink !!!
November 19th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Does the Motoblur rom work for the Hero? or will it ever?
November 19th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
ThiS,
Most likely no since most people prefer the Sense UI to MotoBlur, but you never know.
In the meantime if you have Modaco 2.9 ROM on your Hero you can use the MotoBlur Theme in our Downloads section to at least look like MotoBlur
November 20th, 2009 at 2:38 am
I’m new to the android scene, came from winmo and pwnt that. but this is soooo alien to me. i rooted the device correctly (thanks!) but now when i want to load a custom rom and hole the home button and power button it stays on the htc screen forever. any hints?
November 20th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
thiS,
Welcome to Android/Linux
If that happens, generally you need to reformat the SD, Wipe Data, and load a new ROM in recovery image. Generally that fixes all issues for future reference
November 22nd, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Well, i tried that and to no success
when you say “load new ROM in recovery image” what does that mean specifically?
sorry for th dumb questions
November 22nd, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Great! I just upgraded my T-Mobile Hero (which cannot be upgraded with HTC firmware because it’s *T-Mobile* Hero) and enjoy much faster and smoother interface.
One note. I thought I can backup system settings using MyBackup application and restore them later after firmware upgrade. Don’t do it! It caused endless reboot cycle. I had to go boot restoration image and wipe the settings again.
Thanks a lot, TheUnlockr!
November 22nd, 2009 at 11:40 pm
This,
No problem. Basically Im referring to this whole procedure, format the SD card from recovery mode then put a different ROM on the SD card and then flash it from recovery image.
November 22nd, 2009 at 11:40 pm
if this guy can do it what am i doing wrong!!! i repeated all my steps!
November 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 pm
i cant get into recovery mode, thats the main problem.
i restarted all the steps by doing the “root” steps first.
then followed the steps listed here, but cannot get the to recovery screen, i have only seen it once (which was the first time i rooted it)
November 23rd, 2009 at 1:58 am
This,
Can we continue this in the Technical Support forums. Someone will be happy to assist there. What screen do you get to when you hold down home and power (what does to say exactly)?
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:03 am
let me sign up and ill answer that question!
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Hi everyone!
Does anyone know if I could root my HTC Hero with this “how to”?
My sw version is:
Kernel Version: 2.6.27-8dd6deee htc-kernel@and18-2 )
Build number: 2.73.728.5 146733
Thanks a lot!
November 29th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Help. I’ve got all the way to the end and i’m stuck. Finished installing the modaco rom and everything seems successful. Then on the reboot, i know it suppose to take long but it hasnt come up yet. Just hangs on the htc screen. Anyone help?
November 29th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Lost,
Just repeat the procedure and reflash the ROM.
December 1st, 2009 at 9:23 pm
repeating problem!!!!!
HTC hero logo goes and comes repeatedly and your solution for partitioning the sd card doesn’t answer for me!!!!!!
i want to install the modaco!!!
exactly tell me what to do!!
tanq for dedicating your time!
December 9th, 2009 at 7:38 am
i flash the modaco’s latest rom but i just got the boot screen on and on.. do i need to format my sd card and just put the update file there and do i need to flash the radio b4 flashing the rom? thanks in advance.
December 9th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Shidi,
You should format the SD first and then do a wipe from recovery and then flash the ROM and that usually fixes the issue.
December 11th, 2009 at 4:26 am
Hey TheUnlockr,
did as per ur advice.. i got it working.. =) thanks for the great help.. but i got my apn messed up.. lolz. nvm bout that. the mms never worked anyway .. appreciated it very much…
December 16th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
How long time (approximately) will it take at the first startup when doing this?
December 21st, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Re: Lost on Nov. 29, I’m having the same problem. The HTC screen hangs on reboot – but I can’t figure out how to get out of it to repeat the procedure. Nothing works. Do I need to remove the battery?
December 21st, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Hello!
When im trying to load the ROM after theblack screen with green text comes up I just get the message:
Can’t open /sdcard/update.zip
(bad)
Anyone got any solution to this? Would very much appreciate some help =)
December 21st, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Hi again!
I really am a beginner when it comes to these stuff.
I get the message I posted above all the time when I try to apply the update.zip.
When I look at the info about the phone in settings it says I have firmware 1.5. That means that I have a new ROM to install, right?
Since I bought it in Thailand but using it in Sweden, is there any way I can get a swedish keyboard and the latest ROM which is supposed to be a bit faster?
Thanks for all the help this far and sorry for being really noobish.
December 21st, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Villhelm,
Redownload the update.zip and start over. Seemse the update.zip is corrupted.
Any other issues, please post in the technical support forums, thanks!
December 22nd, 2009 at 6:47 am
Ok, I loaded the wrong rom (apparently not compatible with the sprint hero) and when I rebooted my phone hangs on the htc screen. I can’t turn it off, I can’t access recovery mode, I can’t do anything but let the battery run down. When the battery runs down, it turns itself off and I can turn it on in recovery mode (I’m guessing I could get the same thing by removing the battery?) Anyway, I did that, did a wipe data/factory reset, then rebooted. Now it’s stuck on the same htc screen again. Can somebody please help me get back to where I can flash a new rom, or start the root procedure over?
Please help, because I obviously don’t know what I’m doing. Many thanks in advance.
December 23rd, 2009 at 2:55 am
Me again. Got it working by flashing a new rom. I thought I was hosed because v1.1 wouldn’t install, but v1.3a did.
December 24th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
My sprint hero got stuck on the HTC screen after I booted it after all of these steps. How do I fix?
December 25th, 2009 at 1:32 am
i have the sprint Hero and i have been stuck on the “HTC” screen for over an hour…i followed the directions exactly and have been getting the same thing over and over again…anyone got any ideas as to what it could be?
December 25th, 2009 at 2:29 am
I figured out my problem. I was using the wrong ROM. I used the Generic one from modaco and it wouldn’t work for me. I found one that was mdca for sprint and it worked fine. It was a 1.1 mdca rom so I feel like I didn’t achieve my goal of getting the faster os on my hero.
Can someone link me to the rom for spint hero that is like the android 2 OS? (fast I mean)
December 25th, 2009 at 8:12 am
mate…i want to ask if any custom roms will work in HTC HERO METEOR IRELAND? i tried a lot of custom roms but no success….thanks…
December 25th, 2009 at 8:24 am
mate got error…can’t open /sdcard/update.zip (bad) installation aborted….will you help me please….my phone htc hero meteor ireland….
December 25th, 2009 at 10:50 am
rooted and loaded rom thanks so much
althoguh it took it some time to reboot and i was starting to get worried but now everything is ok!!
December 25th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Berny,
Glad it worked!
December 29th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Wiping the card and installing the update went perfect. When i reboot my phone it just hangs on the HTC start up screen. Ive tried wiping and updating about 3 times now, keeps doing the same thing.
December 29th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
Sanc7ified,
Reformat the SD, then Wipe, then reload the ROM. Usually fixes 99% of issues. If not then do that again but load a different ROM.
January 5th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Followed this guide… But my hero is stuck on the “HERO” boot-up screen… I’ve left it for over an hour but no life…. Should I take out the battery or will that just brick it?
January 5th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
Gary,
Just reformat the memory card, wipe data in recovery screen, and reload the ROM.
January 7th, 2010 at 11:36 am
Hey,i’ve done all the procedures and i was good until after i rebooted my phone,when my phone was rebooting it stopped until the battery died and now my computer wont work,what do i do next?Thanks
January 7th, 2010 at 11:39 am
i’ve actually read some of the comments above,by reformatting it do you mean i have to delete everything?then that means ill have to do over all the procedures again?thanks
January 7th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
John,
No, reformatting just wipes the SD card. Here do this…
This solves 99% of issues:
1. Reformat the SD card (repartition it using the recovery screen, called part sd fat32 +ext2 +swap).
2. Then Wipe Data in recovery screen
3. Then click mount USB on from the recovery screen, put the ROM you want on the SD card (also make sure the ROM is for the G1, with a name like Sapphire Sense it sounds like it is for the Sapphire not the G1, but check).
4. Turn off mount USB in recovery
5. Goto Apply update: choose zip
6.Select the ROM and hit the Home button to confirm.
If it still doesn’t work, then repeat these steps again and load a different ROM.
January 7th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Hi,
I can’t even go to recovery screen right now.What do i do?
January 7th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
but my phone is an unlocked HTC HERO not G1
January 7th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
Hi The Unlockr,
I have the same case with the dude above,but my problem is now i cannot even get an access to the Recovery screen,what do i do now?please i really need to get my phone working by tomorrow or else ill be screwed
January 7th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
Hey,it’s weird alot of people are getting the same problem,i have the same problem right now.It’s always stuck on the “HERO” screen whenever i try to start my device,so i figured i’d do hard reset,but when i press the button it won’t reset,so any ideas please?thanks
January 8th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
took me a while, but managed fine at the end…
keep up the good work, thanks
January 8th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
EVERYONE STUCK ON THE HERO SCREEN,
Boot into recovery, reformat the SD card, wipe data, and then load the custom ROM again. If it gets stuck again, repeat this but load a DIFFERENT ROM. Good luck!
January 9th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
what is this seriously?you didn’t remind us how fucked up it could get,and now that my phone is fucked up you are just staying quite.Also in the previous comment,you said that we had to reformat the SDcard,wipe the sdCard,and reload the ROM.You didnt say that we reformat the SDCART By WIPING THEM
January 9th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Kelly,
First off, I don’t get paid here. I simply put things up to try to help people. I honestly have a full time job other than this site and don’t have time to answer everyone’s questions and sit here and troubleshoot for hours with each individual. It also clearly states under EVERY procedure to use the Technical Support forums to try to get help from your fellow rooters. Also it states to use our custom search to try to find help as well. 100,000’s of people use these procedures everyday and most without any issue, so if someone else came into the same issue they most likely posted a solution.
You also must understand how it is almost impossible for me to troubleshoot your situation without physically being there when you ran into your issue or being there to help solve it. There are just too many variables that you could have done wrong (or that could be going wrong within your phone).
So first off, calm down, noone here HAS to help you and getting upset at US is not the way to get help. Ok?
Now, as for the issue you are having (and whoever else is having the issue, even though they are all apparently using the same computer to access this site according to your IP address).
Answer me this and I’ll try to help:
1. Are you using a Sprint Hero or a GSM Hero?
2. What ROM did you try to load? Was it for a Sprint Hero or a GSM Hero?
3. Have you tried the ROM in our Downloads section (the one for your phone, not the Sprint on the GSM Hero or the GSM one on the Sprint Hero)?
4. If you take out the battery and put it back in, then hold down Home and Power can you get to a recovery screen?
January 10th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
The Unlockr,
I’m really sorry i guess i was too emotional last time,and i just realized that it was not your job and you are being nice.So i terribly sorry about what i did. Now i’m gonna answer your questions.
1.I’m using a GSM Hero
2.I think i tried the Clear30 and it was for GSM Hero
3.I downloaded that ROM from your website
4.No i can’t it gets stuck in the Hero page.
Thank you and sorry about what i’ve complained. I’m really really sorry and looking forward to your reply.Thanks
January 11th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Kelly,
No problem
Ok so try this procedure and see if that helps (if you have an unbranded gsm hero then use the first ruu in the procedure).
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/03/how-to-unroot-the-htc-hero/
Let me know if you can run the RUU on your computer and it can see the device.
PS There is no clear30 ROM for Hero in our Downloads section. The only ROM for the actual Hero phone is the Modaco ROM on our site… Did you maybe try to load a ROM not for Hero (some say Hero ROMs but they are for getting the Hero UI on the MyTouch or G1). The only ROM you should have loaded was the Modaco ROM (its under the Hero ROMs section, http://theunlockr.com/downloads/android-downloads/android-roms/).
January 11th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
Hey thanks for the reply,i cannot even connect to the computer. =(
It says Connection Error when i run the RUU.thanks
January 11th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
It’s actually updating but there is a problem
“The Rom update Utility cannot open the requested files or the files are damaged. The RUU Cannot continue with the update.Please get a complete RUU package and try again”
in the Updating screen
The boot,Bootloade REcovery splasg1 iserdata were ok, but the Radio_v2 and Sustem Failed
Thanks
January 11th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Thanks alot the unlkock!i’ve finally solved my problem i used the other RUU,the later version. THANKS So much and IM sorry for being rude before.THanks you God bless you
January 11th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Hi
I have a slight problem. I did everything as was said in the video and text and rooted my Hero correctly. I then did the wipe and loaded the rom but when I reboot, it has Hero on the screen, then you see the little anroid dude do his thing and then it just gets stuck at the next screen which says HTC and has a shimmer that keeps going across it.
I have tried different roms and they all do the same thing
Can anyone please help me sort this problem out. I would highly appreciate it and you would be saving my life!
Regards
Jason
January 11th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Kelly,
No problem! Glad to see it worked!
This time when you load the ROM, load the Modaco custom ROM for the HTC Hero and you should be fine. I think you might have loaded the wrong ROM on accident.
January 11th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Jason,
To fix those type of issues, just reformat the card, wipe data in recovery, and flash the ROM again. (Make sure you format the card swap, ext2, fat32. Then Wipe Data, Then load the ROM with Apply Update)
January 11th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Yea one more question,it might be out of topic,but i have a problem with my phone,the time of received messages are kinda messed up and also the message order is messed up too,do any of you encounter the same problem?thanks
January 11th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Kelly,
All Heros have this issue for some reason. HTC said they will fix it “eventually” lol
January 11th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
works perfectly
January 13th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
lol i think its just htc cause i had the same issue with my tytn2 htc
January 15th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
hey… when i click update.zip all of the right things come up but after it says : copying files… its says delete files delete files and then continues to say installation complete from sd card… I reboot and then the phone just stays on the htc screen forever. I think i may have deleted the OS.
Please help…
Dillon
January 16th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Worked Perfectly… THanks soo much for this tutorial!
January 16th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
Did anyone have any luck in rooting the H3G version? (2.73.771.62)
I’m pulling my hair out!
Cheers
January 17th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Hey Unlockr,
I used this procedure and recieved the “successful” message. However, my phone(sprint hero) never made it past the htc screen. I realize it may take a while for the first boot but 1 hour? No harm done by the way. Restore backup and back at square 1. Any ideas?
Thanks
January 17th, 2010 at 9:28 pm
Dillon,
Did you do a Nandroid Backup? If not you will need to wait for Unlocker to help you. If you did, here’s what I did. Pulled the battery, powered up holding “home” button and did a restore. All is good again. Hopefully you did back your phone up before your venture and this works for you.
January 18th, 2010 at 12:06 am
So I udated the radio with one from MoDaCo. Now my phone does nothing. It won’t power up, doesn’t even get a light when charging Any ideas? I guess I can use a Claim on my protection plan but I’d rather not. Please Let me know if you can help.
January 21st, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Quick question for u guys after rooting and loading a custom Rom do I need to redo the steps again to load a diffremt one or can I just wipe and flash
Ty for Ur help
January 21st, 2010 at 5:40 pm
James,
Just do the load a custom ROM procedure again (reformat/partition the memory card, wipe, apply update).
January 24th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
When downloading the APPS2SD, can I do it this way??? Download it to my computer. Transfer it to the SD card via card reader in the USB slot. Then mount the SD card to the phone. Then what do I do? Do I restart the phone holding down the HOME + PHONE ON keys? Could you please list the steps for a non-techie person please?
Thanks!!!
January 24th, 2010 at 9:39 pm
Bluelineman,
They are listed, you just need to partition the memory card, then flash a ROM with Apps2SD built in and it will automatically do the rest.
January 26th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
Ok i’m a little confused, I did everything right and everything works fine so far i’m just curious. What do I do to go back to my original setting that came with my phone? I have the HTC Hero for Sprints CDMA
January 28th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
I have a Sprint HTC Hero.
I followed the steps on this site to root my hero and that went fine.
Then I tried to install a custom ROM. I downloaded MoDaCo v1.3 and followed the instructions here. I am able to get the zip on the SDCard and rename it, but when I shut the phone down and reboot by holding home and power, i get a white screen asking me if I want to clear user data instead of the recovery screen. Ideas?
January 29th, 2010 at 11:42 pm
For starters, thanks for all your help, Unlockr, with all these guides and the replies in the forum. I’ve read the whole thing (parts of it comical) and checked the tech forum (which is pretty shy on info) to find the answer to my question. I got a partial answer, but not a full, so I’m asking…
To catch you up with where I am, I have a Sprint Hero that I want to root but do NOT want to install a ROM if it is not necessary. I basically just want to nuke the preinstalled apps and move apps and cache to the SD card (for speed sake) and wifi tether. I started out trying the one-click method but a) was turned off by this Amon-Ra thing (which I think by now I’ve learned is NOT a ROM), and b) Flashrec doesn’t seem to work (1.1.3 will not install and 1.1.2 will not do a backup, which also scares me, not to mention it says no Sprint Hero Support on the website for 1.1.2)
It says at the bottom of the 1-click method to try the old method if it doesn’t work, which involves installing the SDK and using command lines to get root. I got to the part where it says to try to download a Root App and see if it works. I got the Linda File Manager and it appears it is so. I guess I got happy and skipped the last step about flashing a recovery image (or I was still wary of the recovery image being a ROM at the time, and since I had root access, I didn’t need it).
I then went on to try to figure out how to do what I wanted to do without using a ROM. I’m old enough to know how to use DOS and command line, so when I found a Wireless Tethering App that didn’t require a ROM, I just downloaded it and installed it with adb. Since everything I’ve read says you must have Root access to tether, and the tethering works, I must have root. Fine. On to manipulating apps.
Everything I read seemed to say I need to partition my new 8gb Class 6 SDHC card, but I need to use a ROM to do so. Boo. So I found Apps2SD on your site, so I downloaded it and installed it to the Hero. Upon running it, it says that your SD card is not partitioned properly and we can take care of that. Yay! Select my size, hit apply, and it responds with “Done, Reboot”. Yet upon reboot there is still only one “drive” reported by both Linda and my PC, and the size is exactly the same.
Also, and oddity, at several points I have tried doing a Home+Power recovery reboot. The FIRST time I gained root, I saw the screen with the little green androids. Every time after that, I get the triangle/phone screen. For a time, I was just taking out the battery and allowing it to boot back to normal, but tonight I realized that if I press the buttons again, I get to a black screen with blue writing instead (quick addendum, I JUST tried it again, and I got the skateboarding Androids and the CLEARSTORAGE option, which I am afraid to push yes on… again… Does this mean the SD card or the main memory of which I do not have a backup of??). You told someone in a previous post that if you get the triangle/phone screen you DON’T have Root access, but previous things I have been doing say I do… do I or don’t I?
ALSO, in one of your most recent post (and this kinda the do-or-die sum up for me) you told Bluelineman that to do what he was doing, you MUST have a ROM which has Apps2SD built in… please say it ain’t so, George!
I know that was a lot… so to sum it up…
1) Do I or don’t I have Root access?
2) MUST I have a ROM to maipulate Apps and the SD card?
3) How do I backup if neither version of Flashrec will work? Or what am I doing wrong that keeps making it botch up? (“Download to PC. Copy to the SD card’s root directory. Install from Linda. Click Backup Recovery… FAIL.” is my process with 1.1.2)
4) What is Amon-ra exactly?
Thanks in advance for any help from Unlockr or anyone else who is still reading this forum!!
–TazD
January 29th, 2010 at 11:44 pm
and, oh…
5) what is a Radio, and do I need a new one?? the skateboarding Android screen says I have 1.04.01.09.21. The device settings say I have Firmware v1.5, which I’ve been assuming is Cupcake??
January 30th, 2010 at 11:40 pm
I broke down and used Amon-ra. Saw that it has a “move apps to SD” option and tried it, and upon reboot found that half of the apps didn’t work anymore (like Sense, or Browser or Linda…). Thank goodness I made a Nandroid back-up and saved it to my PC AND know how to push files using ADB! Broke down and got MoDaCo, and following your instructions, installed it seamlessly. However you do need to update a little: there are several options after Wipe now; data/factory update is what is needed next. “apply update”, people need to select Flash zip from sdcard, then select SDCARD:update.zip. I’ve been moving apps to SD (without Apps2SD, btw) and removing useless apps like a fiend now!
Still wish I didn’t HAVE to use a ROM to do so…
January 30th, 2010 at 11:51 pm
@Mike: MoDaCo is on v2.2 for the Sprint (CDMA) Hero and v3.1 for the GSM Hero. I’m hoping that when you typed v1.3 that was a typo for 3.1, but even if it wasn’t, if you have the Sprint Hero you got the wrong ROM. You can find it here: http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-hero-hero-modaco-com/295568/26-jan-2-2-modaco-custom-rom-for-sprint-cdma-hero/ . Download and rename update.zip, and refer to my previous post if need be.
I personally wish people would stop referring to the devices as the “HTC Hero” considering HTC made two versions of the same phone. Causes considerable confusions considering since some forums and post date back to the GSM Hero release, and things that work on the GSM don’t necessarily apply to the CDMA Hero.
January 31st, 2010 at 2:33 pm
What is the chances of bricking the phone when rooting?
January 31st, 2010 at 5:59 pm
TazD579,
We have a procedure for the Sprint (CDMA) Hero separately. Search the site.
February 3rd, 2010 at 5:58 pm
I followed the guide EXACTLY, but when i rebooted it comes up with HERO but goes no further – should i be worried or is their an easy solution.. cheers.
February 4th, 2010 at 1:10 am
Carlo,
Read the reported issues. Reformat, wipe, reapply the update. Its normal.
February 4th, 2010 at 6:46 am
I wish i could and i have read the issues. Its just i cant even get to any screen, just hero (whether I turn it on, power+home, power+voldown)
So i cant reformat it :/
February 4th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Carlo,
Take out the battery, put it back in, and try to hold power and home again.
February 5th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
I just tried all of this on my sprint phone and I got to the rom instal and i got what a couple other people got which was that it was aborted and now i’m stuck without any of my contacts anymore or information. How do i get it back!!???
February 6th, 2010 at 11:30 am
I’ve been running MoDaCo’s custom cupcake (3.1 build) ROM **thanks to the Unlockr** and would like to try an upgrade to a 2.1 rom. Any advice on a stable eclair rom for my unlocked hero?
Does modaco have a 2.1 rom?
February 9th, 2010 at 2:58 am
Changes I found:
1) Not power + home (Gave Clear data Screen)
volume down + power
then home (Recovery) when the skateboarding androids come up
2) Not wipe (No option to flash)
Flash from SDCARD
February 9th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Great video man, but can you tell me what theme do you use or what clock widget did you download ?
February 9th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
thank you friend! you are a king!
February 10th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Wilco,
Sorry was a while ago, don’t remember to be honest which theme it was…. Check our Android Downloads section and see if any match.
February 14th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
Hi just rooted the hero and tryin to load modaco_1.3. I get to the recovery screen try to install update.zip but aborts and says cannot open bad. any thought? thanks
February 17th, 2010 at 11:09 am
There are some files for download: Core, Enhance, Wavesecure and etc. Which package I have to install? if I install Core package, after that how can I install Enhance and etc packages to add that to core?
February 17th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Farhadix,
Read what each is and decide which one you prefer. Core is the basic ROM, Enhanced will have added things, and WaveSecure would include the WaveSecure program (a program to erase your phone if it is stolen I believe).
February 18th, 2010 at 12:49 am
hi just loaded custom Rom and wondering about apps 2sd card? Any one have any info about this? Thanks
February 23rd, 2010 at 10:52 pm
REPOST:
I’ve been running MoDaCo’s custom cupcake (3.1 build) ROM **thanks to the Unlockr** and would like to try an upgrade to a 2.1 rom. Any advice on a stable eclair rom for my unlocked hero?
Does modaco have a 2.1 rom?
February 24th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Hi Unlockr,
First up, my props to you for your amazing work. I’m reading everything i can here twice so i make sure i do this correctly. However, I have a Sprint HTC Hero and when i enter recovery mode [home + pwr button] I do NOT see the screen with the various options as shown in the video. It is a screen with a white background, little green android guys across the bottom and a couple of options, one of which is something to the effect of erase user data. That spooked me a tad so i tried to turn it off and the power button would not allow it to do so. I ended up having to pull the battery. When i put it back in, it seem dead “dead”, no lights, nada. I pulled the battery and waited longer, stuck it back in and luckily it powered back up.
Per your Oct 11, ‘09 post:
“TheUnlockr Says: October 11th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Hello Ghecko,
NO. There is no rooting method for the Sprint Hero yet.
If someone wants to let me borrow one we could work on it…”
By that post, I understand there is no root access for the Sprint Hero yet and that explains why Titanium backup is giving me the message it is. [Although that confuses me being as there is a link: "How To: Root Your Sprint Hero in One Click! | The Unlockr". Maybe that URL is from a later date and there is now rooting for Sprint HTC Hero?
That being said, and being a premium Modaco member, i don't think i can load a modaco ROM [custom or otherwise] UNLESS i can have those options from recovery mode to apply update.zip, no? Sorry for being so verbose, but I guess my real question is why my recovery mode screen is not what I see in the video i.e. with the options in green text?
Many thanks,
Derek
February 27th, 2010 at 1:08 am
I have finally successfully rooted and loaded a custom ROM. After only 2 phones( i screwed up the first one) and months of research, you have helped me with the process. Thank you. I loaded the fresh 1.1 and it is like a new phone. Now my wife wants hers done! Thank you!
February 27th, 2010 at 1:12 am
By the way, I have a Sprint Hero that now has fresh 1.1. I will probably be tryig other Roms now that I know what to do. Suggestions are welcome!
February 27th, 2010 at 9:10 pm
Hi TheUnlockr!
I know that lots of the guys asked about the Google Maps not being available in the Android Market, but it seem to me that I’ve hit the same wall. I’m using Modaco 3.1 Core downloaded from here http://www.romraid.com/paul/hero/3.1-update-hero-modacocustomrom-core-signed.zip. As you can see here http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-hero-hero-modaco-com/292018/11-jan-3-1-modaco-custom-rom-for-gsm-hero-now-with-online-kitchen/ the core doesn’t contain the Google Maps application. I would need to download it from the Market. When I enter “Google Maps” in the searchbox I get the following screen: http://www.flickr.com/photos/abalint21/4392957119/
As you can see google maps doesn’t even appear in the market. I’ve browsed trough all the 253 apps which the search have given me but still nothing. I’m not sure how can I get this app. I would really appreciate it if somehow you could help me get it on the phone.
Thanks and regards,
Attila
March 1st, 2010 at 4:46 am
I really need some help!
i wipe out the cache and now my phone went back to NOTHING its like when you barely buy it I have nothing.
Anybody can help me at least getting my contacts back?
I am erally a newbie so if you can please explain yourself.
thanks
im desperate
March 1st, 2010 at 2:01 pm
Careo,
Just go through the set up process. Google automatically backs up your contacts, so when you log in with your Google account they will all come back.
March 1st, 2010 at 11:49 pm
Unlockr,
thanks… for the help.
Anyways I want to try to root my phone one more time. There is a part that I don’ get. When I download modaco 1.3 it says -no longer requires wipe to install/upgrade.
After I put the file named update in my card and I restart my phone what should I do next? how do i install it? and how do i know if i rooted my phone?
thanks
March 4th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
hi, many many thanks for your advice and guidance. it took many hours to downgrade and then root. couldn’t have done it without your help!. now on the latest behero 2.1 rom
March 5th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
Hi unlockr,
I was just wondering how do I load a new Rom if I already have a custom Rom on my phone. Do I just put it in SD and go on to the green screen and press wipe then load the new rom or do i have to load a stock Rom first then go thru Ur video?
Thanks
March 12th, 2010 at 12:17 am