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[HELP]to load custom rom into htc hero(asia version)

hi all,
I'm from singapore and recently have bought a htc hero. I wanted to load modaco's rom but failed. this is what i have experienced.i tried the guide on adb commands but it gave me the error "remote: failed". subsequently i try the flashrec guide but the flashrec gave me invalid error.
Can someone help?
There are my phone details:
Firmware:1.5
build number: 2.73.707.9.146733 CL#62020 release-keys
software version: 1.0.0.A6288

tianci86 said:
hi all,
I'm from singapore and recently have bought a htc hero. I wanted to load modaco's rom but failed. this is what i have experienced.i tried the guide on adb commands but it gave me the error "remote: failed". subsequently i try the flashrec guide but the flashrec gave me invalid error.
Can someone help?
There are my phone details:
Firmware:1.5
build number: 2.73.707.9.146733 CL#62020 release-keys
software version: 1.0.0.A6288
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one assumes that you have already rooted your HTC Hero ?
If not then follow this
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/27/how-to-root-your-htc-hero-in-one-click/
once that is done then follow this
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/27/how-to-load-a-custom-rom-on-your-htc-hero/
This worked like a charm for me so I assume that it should work for you as well
Hope this helps
Devchef1

Devchef1 said:
one assumes that you have already rooted your HTC Hero ?
If not then follow this
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/27/how-to-root-your-htc-hero-in-one-click/
once that is done then follow this
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/27/how-to-load-a-custom-rom-on-your-htc-hero/
This worked like a charm for me so I assume that it should work for you as well
Hope this helps
Devchef1
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hi, i havent root my hero. i followed the guide and could not load Amon Ra’s Hero Recovery Image into my phone. there's error

Since you are in Asia you likely have the 2.73.707.9 ROM you can check this under Settings/About Phone. Please see this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=563256
there is no way to gain root and flash ROMs onto this release at this time

duplicate post

Whats a G3?

here everyone calls the Hero the G3

csasek said:
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u also stuck with this version too?

csasek said:
here everyone calls the Hero the G3
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Where, China? I've heard it called the G2 by virtue of T-Mobile branding it the G2 Touch, but never the G3!
Regards,
Dave

I have this model also, just wondering when we are able to root the hero and install different roms will it enable different android market? I'm in the US and am lacking apps that should be present e.g Pandora, ebuddy etc.

I was wondering if this way of force updating would work?
download the official rom version 1.76.405.x firmware (not rooted),
boot up the unit using home+power (to boot into recovery);
extract the official rom's rom.zip and rename into update.zip
put that update.zip into sdcard's root
on the device, apply the update in the recovery.
?

kazuni said:
I was wondering if this way of force updating would work?
download the official rom version 1.76.405.x firmware (not rooted),
boot up the unit using home+power (to boot into recovery);
extract the official rom's rom.zip and rename into update.zip
put that update.zip into sdcard's root
on the device, apply the update in the recovery.
?
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try it, but i doubt it will work because it will check the CID in the rom.zip(or renamed to update.zip) file and that ROM does not contain CID's needed for most phones.
see here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=569730

Log:
Code:
-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted.
I guess that's their meaning of non-CID'd rom reply?

kazuni said:
Log:
Code:
-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted.
I guess that's their meaning of non-CID'd rom reply?
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uhm, could be, or it doesn't like the rom.zip (altough renamed to update.zip) zip file, which makes sence as we can create update.zip files and sign them ourselfs (stuff that for example paul (modaco) does) i need more playing time myself, but you can try and creating a new zip with the contents of the rom.zip and sign it, then look if that works....but i'm doubtful

funny thing is, i've downloaded the signed rom from modaco, (they are signed, as far as i can be told by the file name), and tried to flash it again using the same method:
log:
Code:
-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Veryfiying update package...
E:No signature (740 files)
E:Verification failed
Installation aborted.
still no go.
does renaming a file affect the signature?

kazuni said:
funny thing is, i've downloaded the signed rom from modaco, (they are signed, as far as i can be told by the file name), and tried to flash it again using the same method:
log:
Code:
-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Veryfiying update package...
E:No signature (740 files)
E:Verification failed
Installation aborted.
still no go.
does renaming a file affect the signature?
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no, but the type of signing is the problem, the update.zip (with cert/sign files inside the zip) is a different kind then doing an edit on the physical zip file and changing (signing) and thats whats being checked and we currently can't duplicate (or re-sign a changed rom.zip)

I found a solution after being told it was not possible.
The Brown Hero I purchased was also an Asian version and had no Market.
I was so scared and frustrated at first because everyone said there was no solution.
But I found one!
*1. Download Linda file manager from here and install since you don't have the market! (I had a copy already on my sdcard) goto Settings, Applications, and make sure Unknown source is checked ON.
*2. On your phone, goto Settings, SD card and phone storage, and click Unmount SD card.
*3. Then click Format SD card (it should automatically remount after this)
*4. Plug the phone into the compuer via USB, then pull down the notification bar and click on the SD card notification. Then click mount.
*5 Download the Flashrec apk from this link: http://zenthought.org/system/files/asset/2/flashrec-1.1.2-20090909.apk and install using Linda File manager.
*6. Download Amon_RA_Herov1.2.2 Recovery image and place on root of sdcard
*7. Open the FlashRec program and click on Backup Recovery Image and wait for it to finish.
*8. Once done, click on the empty text box in the FlashRec program and type
/sdcard/Recovery-RA-HERO-v1.2.2.img
Then click on the Flash Custom RecoveryImage button and wait for it to finish.
*9. Turn off the phone and turn it on into Recovery mode by holding down Home and Power to turn it on (keep holding until the recovery screen comes up has a bunch of text on a black background). So long as that screen comes up, you have done it correctly and now you can load this rom which is HTC Generic 2.73.405.5
It's also referred to as Modaco version 2.2, it's what I'm currently using.
*10. Place that rom on the root of you're sdcard and use option Apply sdcard: choose zip option and flash! Once done reboot and you're all set and will have The Android Market and all the goodness that rooting provides!
Hope this helps!

You had the same ROM version as mentioned in the original post? ^^

plbe said:
You had the same ROM version as mentioned in the original post? ^^
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My version was a little different but it was an Asian version and did not come with the Android Market installed and had SlideMe market instead.
Here is a screen shot:

i have tried the method u suggested but to no avail. ya, your version of hero is slightly different from mine.

error when manually update to 4.04

i am following the directions from:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ailable-for-download-heres-how-to-install-it/
I get error:
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Installing update...
Verifying current systems...
assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/fonts/Roboto-regular.ttf", "........... ", "...............")
E:Error in /sdCard/7f97dbc1947.signed.-yakju-IMM76D-FromICL53F.7979fbc1.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted
how to solve this problem?

The error tells you what file failed the MD5 check.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

what does that mean? how to solve the problem?

First thing would be to download the zip again and try once more
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

You are not stock. You changed a font or something.
If you are not completely bone stock, NOTHING customized, not build.prop, not font, nothing, the update will go through.

yes I changed the font. I do not remember the default font and I can't change it back to default. what should I do?
I think Roboto is default for ICS 4.0. if not, can anybody tell me the name for default font for this phone.

Yes it is roboto. I'm not sure if you can just apply the font or not. I remember adryalyne posting somewhere that the md5 is changed permanently and even if you put the stock fonts back it still won't work. Correct me if I'm wrong.
My advice is to flash the stock 4.0.4 image in fastboot. There are here: http://code.google.com/android/nexus/images.html

You need to adb delete and then adb push the correct unmodified versions of any files listed from stock 4.0.2 to your phone, the update will then work as normal. They just failed the checksum.
I had the same problem with my modified launcher2.
Sent from Mobile..

is there a way to back up all installed app then put them all back without reinstall? also I have lot of text.
that is why I want to update but not wipe all.

I show how to solve this in this thread.
I had the same problem.

awesome

donbowman said:
I show how to solve this in this thread.
I had the same problem.
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ok. when I get to:
~ # adb push 7f97fbc19417.signed-yakju-IMM76D-from-ICL53F.7f97fbc1.zip /sdcard/u
pdate.zip
adb push 7f97fbc19417.signed-yakju-IMM76D-from-ICL53F.7f97fbc1.zip /sdcard/
update.zip
/sbin/sh: adb: not found
what should I do? I am running adb from sdk/platform. should I put the files in that folder or on phone ?

[Q] my made custom rom wont install

HI
Sorry if i am in the wrong section to post. If I am, please move to a more convenient group.
I made a custom Rom in the android kitchen. Everything went through well, no problems at all. then when I try to install to my phone, it wont install and I get these errors:
One error I got while installing was: Installation Abored: Status 6.
Now I get this error white installing: E:Cant open /sdcard/primou_signed_031613_094637.zip (bad) Installation aborted.
Whats going on because I havent changed/converted any update scripts just added an apk then zip aligned it. The original roms install ok, but my own dont install when everything is set the same.
please help me. THANKS
I can upload my two custom roms for you to have a look to see if you can make sense of it. it is for HTC ONE V gsm.

Just try to unzip it and zip it again using WinRAR or 7Zip

howto setup Desire USB Host Mode

Hey guys,
I am trying to get USB Host Mode working on a "HTC Desire A8183" (Telstra branded from Australia). This will be used as a mobile data logger connected to an Arduino. This works out of the box on Galaxy S3 (without powered usb hub too!) but I think it requires an older patched kernel on the HTC Desire.
Spent a few hours on this yesterday, couldn't get it working while trying to compile my own kernel. Got it working using a precompiled kernel from Tim (See below)
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Update:
(new user, cant post links sorry, copy & paste )
Follow the "Gaining S-OFF" instructions from here: wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_bravo
Download the Cyanogenmod ZIP file: get.cm/get/jenkins/3075/cm-7.2.0.1-bravo.zip (or another version from get.cm/?device=bravo
Download the USB Host Mode enabled kernel from here: tim.mactory.com/HTC_Desire/2.6.37_host_mod.zip ( more details about kernel here: tim.mactory.com/htc-desire/
Download Google Apps ZIP file from here: goo.im/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip ( or another version from goo.im/gapps
Format the SD card (fat32) from your Desire (mine was a 2GB one) and copy the 3 zip files to the SD card.
(full instructions here wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_bravo
Hold volume down + power, select recovery, wait a few moments, run both "wipe" options
then choose the "install zip" option and "select zip" option and install all 3 zip files: *cm-7.2.0.1-bravo.zip *then *2.6.37_host_mod.zip then *gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
press back and choose the restart option
the phone will now boot into the new "cyanogenmod" with usb host mode support
Follow the instructions from here: tim.mactory.com/htc-desire/</a>
Connect the USB device, then over a shell/terminal enter these commands:
insmod /system/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/usb/core/usbcore.ko
insmod /system/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.ko
Install one of these apps through Google Play store to check any problems and see if it's working: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.usbhostdiagnostics&hl=en

Can not get it to update kernel
I have the latest nightly Cyanogenmod 7. My kernel now: [email protected] #1 (cm-7-20130301-NIGHTLY-bravo.zip)
Downloaded from mactory site the 2.6.37_host_mod.zip. When I try to flash it, I get error:
Install: 2.6.37_host_mod.zip
Verifying update package...
E:Missing file:
system/xbin/12ping
E:Verification failed
Installation aborted.

uldics said:
I have the latest nightly Cyanogenmod 7. My kernel now: [email protected] #1 (cm-7-20130301-NIGHTLY-bravo.zip)
Downloaded from mactory site the 2.6.37_host_mod.zip. When I try to flash it, I get error:
Install: 2.6.37_host_mod.zip
Verifying update package...
E:Missing file:
system/xbin/12ping
E:Verification failed
Installation aborted.
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try disabling signature verification in your recovery

Thanks!!! It worked! I thought that setting could only help with signature related problems, but apparently it just skips any checking at all. Now Im off to a few reboots and repairing my installations with Link2sd, have to keep my Desire alive some more months

The method needs to be better documented or something ...
Stuck on next problem:
When I navigate to the module folder (the uname -r gives longer result than actual foldernames) and as root issue command: insmod usbcore.ko
the result is: insmod: init_module 'usbcore.ko' failed (Exec format error)

[Q] Lost access to internal storage

Hello,
In the process of rooting and trying to install CWM Recovery in preparation to flash Cyanogenmod, I seem to have denied myself access to the phone's internal storage. In the "File Manager" app, I get the following screen:
Local: /storage
No files
No search results
In addition, any app that requires access to internal memory will not work, instead showing messages such as "Try again after scanning media files" or "Not enough storage". If I plug in the USB cable and set it to "Media sync (MTP)" mode, Windows Explorer will show the device but list the internal storage as having "0 bytes" and no files.
I already tried the following:
- Factory reset
- Flashing the official ROM through the Windows Enabler / UpTestEX tools
In both tries the phone was "reset", as in it returned to the initial Android welcome screen where you set up your Google account, but in each case I still didn't have access to internal storage.
This is what I have in the "About phone -> Software information" option:
Android version: 4.1.2
Baseband version: APQ8064T/MDM9x15M
Kernel version: 3.4.0
Build number: JZO54K
Software version: E98810b
The phone does not have Wi-Fi access either, which is why I was tinkering around with custom ROMs in the first place, so I won't be able to download anything to it as part of the solution.
Is there anything else I can try?

I'm guessing you used FreeGee to install CWM? Perhaps try restoring?
If that didn't work... Id move the EFS backups to my computer. I'd make a NAND backup in CWM. Then I'd get CM and gapps on a micro SD. I'd do a format of system, data, and cache. Then I'd install CM and gapps. Then I'd cross my fingers.
Sent from my LG-E980 using Tapatalk

ackliph,
Since I didn't have Wi-Fi access on the phone, and at the time I didn't know how to reverse tether it to the computer, I was looking for a procedure to install CWM Recovery that didn't involve downloading files directly within the phone (only transfering via USB). Right now I can't find the exact instructions I used, but it was similar to what is described by hkfriends in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2361941, the only difference being that the image I downloaded was not that one.
I rooted the phone with Universal Root, then followed those instructions to install CWM Recovery. It seemed to have worked, but when I rebooted... nothing happened! The phone booted normally, and if I tried entering recovery mode all I got was the stock LG recovery.
I continued looking for another way to install a custom recovery, but instead came upon instructions to flash KDZ files with UpTestEx. Since the immediate problem I was trying to solve was the lack of Wi-Fi access (and not really the custom ROM), I thought it couldn't hurt to try updating the stock ROM. The procedure did update my ROM, but I ended up in my current predicament: no access to internal storage, and still no Wi-Fi access! It even managed to unroot the phone.
So your suggestion would be to try installing CM via a microSD card. OK, I can get a microSD and try that. However, I do believe I will need root access to do anything of the sort. I tried Universal Root again, and got the following messages:
Beginning Root Process
/system/bin/sh: can't create /sdcard/G_security: Permission denied
Now change from Charge Only to MTP
No need to disconnect USB
Press Enter after making the change.
adbd cannot run as root in production builds
error: device not found
If uid=0(root), gid=0(root) is displayed
Press Enter to Continue
1955 KB/s (1085140 bytes in 0.542s)
mount: permission denied (are you root?)
cp: can't create '/system/xbin/busybox': Read-only file system
failed to copy 'su' to '/system/xbin/su': Read-only file system
failed to copy 'Superuser.apk' to '/system/app/Superuser.apk': Read-only file system
Unable to chown /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory
You are now properly Rooted.
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Evidently, that didn't work.
I guess I will need some other method of rooting it.