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Stuck with the India Airtel ROM

Hi All,
I am new to rooting / flashing ROMs.
I bought a HTC Hero from India. Following are the details of my firmware / software
Firmware Version: 1.5
Baseband: 63.18.55.06EU_6.35.06.18
Kernal: 2.6.27.8dd6deee
Build: 2.73.720.5
Software version: 1.0.0.A6288
I would like to try the Android 2.1 ROM on my HTC Hero.
I have been following a procedure which requires a RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.XXX.XX_WWE_release_signed_NoDriver ROM file which will downgrade the HTC Hero for flashing.
I have tried all possible RUU files and the procedure fails with a 131 error, Which probably means that I am using a wrong RUU file.
Can someone please help me locate the right RUU file for downgrading.
OR
Alternately suggest another procedure to flash the 2.1 ROM.
Thanks in advance.

Calling all Moderators / Super Users
If I cannot get a solution at XDA-Developers.....then I cannot get it anywhere
Please help !!!

Those threads have been stickied...
Use the Gold Card method and downgrade, then you can do whatever you want.

follow stickies mate, anything suggested here may be lesser to what has already been suggested. if you get to know something interesting over and above the stickies then let others know about that..cheers

2.73.710.61
Hey all,
I'm stuck on 2.73.710.61. I'm in Oz and have had plenty of experience with WINMOB and my G1. Orignally downgraded my G1 using the gold card method.
My gold card for Hero was created successfully and gets to bootloader than fails the downgrade.
I have not seen any mentions of the 2.73.710.61 firmware or the firmware stated by the original poster...
Are we missing anything or does the gold card have to be kingston??? From memory my G1 goldcard was a kingston...
Also the phone is not locked to any carrier, it is straight out of the box with the genuine HTC only firmware...
Please no flamming with use search idiot because there is no direct link or search for the firmware i am mentiong.
TIA
and
Respect...

I'm new to the modded android ROM scene, but do have a technical background and have had experience in modding PSPs.
I am having great difficulty downgrading my HTC Hero from 2.73.710.61
I am from OZ like the previous poster, have an unlocked genuine Hero bought from Harvey Norman.
I have tried many methods without luck, hitting the worst case scenario for each 'How To' guide, which in turn pointed me to the next guide. Which failed...
If anyone could please give me some help it would be greatly appreciated. My initial problem was that I could not find the 'RUU_Hero_HTC..' ROM to downgrade with, all versions i tried came up with the 'Wrong Client' error.
Thanks in advance!

.....so six hours later and I have made much progress.. HOORAY! I can confirm the Goldcard method DOES work for the HTC Hero 2.73.710.61 and I believe this is the ONLY method that will enable you to proceed with UN-ROOTING, ROOTING, DOWNGRADING etc...
Steps to create the Goldcard that didnt work, eventually ended up working, after much troubleshooting.. long story. Now im on my way to installing EzHero V5.0.1 custom ROM

for all those having problems with flashing,downgrading,gold card...etc...
please , there is Btdag's thread, read it and read again, follow every single step stated in the guide. if you get stuck, start all over again.
Btdag made it so detailed even you have never seen a computer before, i'm sure you can do it. goodluck.
link:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=645253

i didnt kno of hero coming with a contract with airtel. pls give details. do they give desire or legend too? mostly i dnt think ur phn is locked to airtel. check that. mine wasnt locked to any network. i followed the guide and easily installed the rom. but mine is a swiss hero.

chinkrod said:
Hi All,
I am new to rooting / flashing ROMs.
I bought a HTC Hero from India. Following are the details of my firmware / software
Firmware Version: 1.5
Baseband: 63.18.55.06EU_6.35.06.18
Kernal: 2.6.27.8dd6deee
Build: 2.73.720.5
Software version: 1.0.0.A6288
I would like to try the Android 2.1 ROM on my HTC Hero.
I have been following a procedure which requires a RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.XXX.XX_WWE_release_signed_NoDriver ROM file which will downgrade the HTC Hero for flashing.
I have tried all possible RUU files and the procedure fails with a 131 error, Which probably means that I am using a wrong RUU file.
Can someone please help me locate the right RUU file for downgrading.
OR
Alternately suggest another procedure to flash the 2.1 ROM.
Thanks in advance.
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Just use flashrec to save your recovery and then flash Amon-Ra recovery. I had the same phone and flashrec worked straight away.
I have also flashed the India OTA for 2.1 and got back a custom recovery through flashing the 2.73.420.5 ROM using a goldcard - just search and you'll find the threads.
Cheers

Vodafone 2.2 update advice

Hi all
I have rooted my phone to put a custom rom on using the 1 click method.
I have just put the stock vodafone 1.19 rom back in in prep for hopefully getting the 2.2 update. However i am thinking vodafone will take there usual slow assed time in getting it to us so i would want to put the WWE version on my unbranded Vodafone handset.
Now what i am wondering is how can i install a WWE version when the last time i tried i got a "this is not the correct update for your phone" or similar msg in the install.
is it something to do with this goldcard thing i have seen about here?
thanks all

Also tryed your method and got the same error. Can't seem to find anything on it so for the moment ill stick to 2.1 then update when a modded rom comes out.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

Your phone could need unlocking. However first try a goldcard to flash from vodaphone Rom to stock.
Bring on 2.2
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

lennshow66 is right, You need a "gold card" to flash a stock rom, Rooted or not!
Edit: Good guide HERE if you don't know how!

this is interesting...

rob81h said:
lennshow66 is right, You need a "gold card" to flash a stock rom, Rooted or not!
Edit: Good guide HERE if you don't know how!
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actually unrevoked method roots without the need of a goldcard.

Yes but to flash a HTC RUU rom you need a goldcard in your phone because the ruu rom uses it's own bootloader/recovery, If you don't have a goldcard in your phone an official rom will always throw up a ID Error!
Edit: On branded phones!

thanks all thats exactly what i needed to know

Thanks all guys its worked well, goldcard created via the excellent guide and then i installed the stock WWE install. so hopefully as my phone is a vodafone that was auto unlocked and now i have a goldcard i might get the update this weekend

[Q] Help / Advice needed PLEASE..

Hi, I am new to the andriod platform an i have just got a HTC Desire with Virgin Mobile, PLEASE BE GENTLE.....
It does not seem to be sim locked as i have tried an Orange sim in the phone and it works.
I have seen a Desire with Froyo on it and want to upgrade my phone.
After trying all the guides on various forums i still cannot upgrade and VM is not offering the update OTA.
when trying the Goldcard method I get error wrong bootloader, when trying with the OTA named update.zip using recovery it also throws up an error and exits.
What i have done now is rooted the phone using unrevoked3 method which has worked.
i want to have a stock 2.2 phone, not bothered about keeping the root, if i put the OTA update.zip on the sd card (or goldcard as i have created one) and flash using the clockworkmod recovery which is now on my phone will this work or should i update the radio first and will i be able to get OTA updates in future ???
my desire is:
Firmware 2.1-update1
Baseband version 32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2
Software number 1.23.351.1
Bootloader 0.80.0000
when it boots it has the VM logo but apart from that there is no other branding on the phone.
Obviously i dont want to brick the phone, i have done lots of reading and i am still unsure of how i can get my phone updated.
Thanks in advance to anyone willing to help....

Your phone is rooted?
Simply download: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741775
Which is a rooted but everything else is the same as stock 2.2. That way you'll have the option to use custom roms etc.
If you need step by step instructions to flashing as the guide on that page isn't so detailed let me know.

SavageCore said:
Your phone is rooted?
Simply download: h**p://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741775
Which is a rooted but everything else is the same as stock 2.2. That way you'll have the option to use custom roms etc.
If you need step by step instructions to flashing as the guide on that page isn't so detailed let me know.
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Thanks for the reply , if i keep root i was thinking of trying this rom
h**p://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=726300
i take it since my desire is rooted and i am on boot 0.80.000 i will just need to flash radio first , then flash the rom??
will it matter that my desire is possibly classed as branded and has the operators custom firmware on looking at the software number???
do i just rename the radio to update.zip and put on sd card and flash with clockworkmod , then do the same with the rom ???
should i use the goldcard when doing the above or will any sd card be ok??
thanks again for the advice....

Update....
Took the plunge and installed radio 32.43.00.32U_5.09.00.20 and then the Rooted Official HTC Android 2.2 (FroYo) ROM [Market issue fixed].
All went well but the phone was running slow.
Did a factory reset and wipe in clockworkmod and reinstalled the rom.
restored my apps using mybackup , got contacts back off google account and all is good now.

Noob to android

i got a rooted desire on 2.10 firmware but want to update to 2.29 can anyone tell me how? i try run the ruu and get a.... ERROR[131]: customer id error
can anyone help

ok so got the 2.29 update on there BUT when i try to connect to HTC Sync the phone reboots! also reboots when i try to install any apps!
Please help

If your rooted you need to find a 2.29 rom in the development section and flash it via recovery.
But why would you root if you have absolutely no idea what you are doing? Do some searching about what root allows you to do and how you can flash a rom.

brought this one rooted

I still suggest you do some searching on how to flash a rom, it's not hard (both the flashing and the searching). One you think you know enough you can flash this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833310 for the most basic one or you look trough this thread and fine one yourself. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=809328

[Q] help flashing a stock rom desire hd !!

please i need some help with flashing a stock rom on htc desire hd .
my problem is that i deleted stock apps on the desire hd so now i cant get any update. i have rooted my desire with visonary.
i was looking all over for a solution to flash a stock rom but i never got any help
i tried to get the update but its not working when its starts i got stuck with the red triangle ... i tried to updated threw the sd card and rename it to zip something but i didnt work either
i never flashed an android phone before, i just want the problem to be solved if any of you guys can help me with that and explain to me the steps and guide me. my desire hd is unlocked i live in sweden. i want to get my phone back to stock with all the apps i dont care about the root thing or any of this please help and i appreciate it so much .
best regards
firas el haddad

You not looked very hard mate answer is here
jkoljo said:
How to downgrade to 1.32
HTC - Quietly S-OFF. Again.​
About:
The problems started when HTC released their 1.72.405.3 OTA update. That update could not be rooted, and many people got stuck in stock roms. Now a downgrade method has arrived! After this process, you can use any root (+ S-OFF) method you want. Basically your device will be just like any other Desire HD with older build version.
System requirements:
HTC Sync (or ADB drivers)
Desire HD with build number 1.72 or higher
How to downgrade:
IF you have a branded device, you have to make a Goldcard. Use "mmc2" instead of "mmc1"!!
Download the attached file and extract it
Get stock 1.32 PD98IMG.zip ROM
Connect Desire HD to a computer. Charge only, USB Debugging enabled!
Open up a cmd and go to Downgrade folder, execute:
If you got "#" in the result, you have temproot! Proceed:
Put PD98IMG.zip to your SD card. You can close the cmd and set connection to disk drive.
Reboot while holding volume down, it will go to the bootloader
Follow the instructions
Done. You can now proceed with old S-OFF methods, and remove the PD98IMG.zip from your SD. I recommend Radio S-OFF for new users.
Credits: Scotty2, rhcp and Guhl
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Works the same way to just put stock Rom on and failing that just run the 1.32.405.6 ruu on your pc it should do it for you as the I did it when I started from scratch
E=Mc2

firaselhaddad said:
please i need some help with flashing a stock rom on htc desire hd .
my problem is that i deleted stock apps on the desire hd so now i cant get any update. i have rooted my desire with visonary.
i was looking all over for a solution to flash a stock rom but i never got any help
i tried to get the update but its not working when its starts i got stuck with the red triangle ... i tried to updated threw the sd card and rename it to zip something but i didnt work either
i never flashed an android phone before, i just want the problem to be solved if any of you guys can help me with that and explain to me the steps and guide me. my desire hd is unlocked i live in sweden. i want to get my phone back to stock with all the apps i dont care about the root thing or any of this please help and i appreciate it so much .
best regards
firas el haddad
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I have a very good suggestion for you...Flash ARHD 2.0.9 (or any other custom roms you like)...forget HTCs ROM. You will love your DHD in that way...and your phone will be more happy and more yours!!!

thank you bro for your reply i am already runing 1.32 rom on my DHD !! so can still go with the method you send me still? thank you so much bro

thank you man for the suggestion you gave me ... but i really want first to get the stock rom or even learn how to flash with my dhd . best regards and god bless

hello again i just wanted to say that today i tried to turn the fastboot and i downloaded an stock rom : 1.32 then put it on the sd card and enter the bootloader then update ... it worked great and everything went back to normal exept that i dont have the amazonmp3 app ???? i dunno why ? and i went into setting and tried to get the software update while searching it poped up with : your phone is up to date , there are no updates availablee for your phone ..... please anyone could explain to me why=?