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Updated Hero software (Software – 2.31.651.7) 9/22

Looks like they are releasing an update to our Hero's.....don't get to excited it just bug fixes but better than nothing.
Source Link:
http://support.sprint.com/support/article/Find_and_update_the_software_version_on_your_HTC_Hero/case-gb746811-20091009-155624?&INTNAV=SUP:HDIA

I wonder if there is much of a performance boost for those running stock derived 2.1 ROMs?

At least we know Sprint isn't ignoring us. It'll take a lot for me to go back to stock, though. Do we know if this will kill your root access like the last update did?

mtnchkn said:
I wonder if there is much of a performance boost for those running stock derived 2.1 ROMs?
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"Description of enhancements/fixes
-This update improves overall performance of the device."
Since that is the only enhancement/Fix listed I sure hope it would be a noticeable boost.

will this make us loose our roots or roms or anything? I am using NFX-Hero would like the update but don't want to mess up anything that i have done.

Awfully vague description they've provided about today's update. But, not surprising coming from Sprint...
Has HTC posted any elaborations on their website?

Neo31697 said:
will this make us loose our roots or roms or anything? I am using NFX-Hero would like the update but don't want to mess up anything that i have done.
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ummmm i would not be the first to try.....I will wait till the devs take a look at it.

teedo757 said:
"Description of enhancements/fixes
-This update improves overall performance of the device."
Since that is the only enhancement/Fix listed I sure hope it would be a noticeable boost.
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also...
should be fixing the gps reboot issues and sluggish dialer performance

anyone able to update yet?

The rom-makers will be able to integrate this into their roms, right? I'll just wait for the updated roms to come out.

When I click the link all it takes me to is the sprint information on the update... the link on the sprint page takes me to the 2.27.651.6 Ruu download... Sprint is so lame.... Why post an update if your website hasn't made it available??

Neo31697 said:
will this make us loose our roots or roms or anything? I am using NFX-Hero would like the update but don't want to mess up anything that i have done.
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If you update you will lose it all. The update (in your case) should come from infiniteFX, especially since he was one of the earlier proponents of building off of the .6 versus .5 build.

mtnchkn said:
If you update you will lose it all. The update (in your case) should come from infiniteFX, especially since he was one of the earlier proponents of building off of the .6 versus .5 build.
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yeah i would never update to an MR from Sprint until a dev has taken it apart and ensured root access.

Visionikz03 said:
yeah i would never update to an MR from Sprint until a dev has taken it apart and ensured root access.
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You have one of the coolest signatures i have seen. +1 for you lol

anyone get prompted for the update yet? i keep probing but comes up nothing...

If I could get a hold of this I would gladly try it, i can't get it over the air or online. I've installed darchstar's S-OFF hboot and it persisted through 2 runs of the 2.27.651.6 RUU, so not having root wouldn't worry me.

to hell with sprint, im pissed about this update. we didn't need it, what we needed was a sense froyo. what a waste of a good opportunity.

I find it interesting that they give different reasons for the update for each different phone. I ruued back to stock .5 kernel and did the .6 update and will adb pull the update off my hero if I get it. In case anyone gets it the update is stored in /cache. You'll probably already know this but you can download it and not apply it.

Anyone know if there is a new radio in this update?
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

still can't fetch this update... anyone else?

*OFFICIAL* RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_2.31.651.7_signed_release.exe

This is the latest official update for the HTC Hero. Used for restoring to stock "Over the Wire."
2.31.651.7 Update
http://www.multiupload.com/XPO8XEK48K
The software upgrade posted below provides several key enhancements for your HTC Hero:
Upgraded OS to Android 2.1 Éclair
Includes enhancements to Sense UI
Includes enhanced corporate email support
Includes a variety of minor bug fixes
Source: http://www.htc.com/us/support/hero-sprint/downloads/

Don't run this unless you are wanting to return your phone to stock!

Nanan00 said:
Don't run this unless you are wanting to return your phone to stock!
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That is implied by my first line in my OP...however that is what an RUU is, haha
It's used to fix your phone or return it to stock to restore to factory defaults.

It looks like both the HTC and the Sprint support download sites do not have this posted since both support sites are still showing MR 2.27.651.6 and not this 2.31.651.7 file. Strange.
So, is your 2.31.651.7 Update file rooted???

No this is the official ruu...
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

Hasn't this been posted long ago ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790889

PTown599 said:
Hasn't this been posted long ago ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790889
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No, they're two very different things, and it's critical that readers be aware of exactly what those two things are.
The OP posted a link to Sprint's executable RUU that takes your phone to the latest factory release, and breaks root if you're rooted.
The link you posted is to a zip file containing a rooted rom released by nfinitefx45 based on the latest Sprint update, along with a custom OC'd kernel he released specifically for that rom.

I have been rooted almost a year and haven't really been keeping up with rooting new RUU's. Is this newest one rootable by the FreshKitchen? I remember reading how Sprint removes root methods with updates.
I need to take mine in for warranty and want to make sure I can get CM back.

I am currently running CM6 Extremely Blue but was wondering if .7 is rootable via the one-click apk or other method just in case I ever run this on my phone for some weird reason.

Thanks. Was looking for this. I have to return my hero to sprint due to dust under the screen issues. Just hope they don't send me a refurbished more crappy than the one I have.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

RichAggie said:
I have been rooted almost a year and haven't really been keeping up with rooting new RUU's. Is this newest one rootable by the FreshKitchen? I remember reading how Sprint removes root methods with updates.
I need to take mine in for warranty and want to make sure I can get CM back.
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If worse comes to worst you can flash back to the previous RUU and re-root from there.

The new rooting method works with the update I believe.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

I could not get the universal androot to work on this.

pc9840 said:
I could not get the universal androot to work on this.
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I never trust the oneclick root, but if it is not working then contact the developers and see if they can fix it. Try the long method

RichAggie said:
I have been rooted almost a year and haven't really been keeping up with rooting new RUU's. Is this newest one rootable by the FreshKitchen? I remember reading how Sprint removes root methods with updates.
I need to take mine in for warranty and want to make sure I can get CM back.
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I would just find the previous RUU files posted around here, run one of them and root from there. And you can always downgrade the RUU when you get your new one from Sprint.
Hero con froyo

Whosdaman said:
I never trust the oneclick root, but if it is not working then contact the developers and see if they can fix it. Try the long method
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You can not roll back to the previous version ruu after installing this. So after installing this I believe there is not way to root the phone until a "root" is released for this version.

@whosdaman have you rooted this RUU?

theresthatguy said:
@whosdaman have you rooted this RUU?
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No, I was told this was rootable, however it appears not to be. I guess the One-click people need to fix their product lol

oldjackbob said:
No, they're two very different things, and it's critical that readers be aware of exactly what those two things are.
The OP posted a link to Sprint's executable RUU that takes your phone to the latest factory release, and breaks root if you're rooted.
The link you posted is to a zip file containing a rooted rom released by nfinitefx45 based on the latest Sprint update, along with a custom OC'd kernel he released specifically for that rom.
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Well mine is not rooted either mine was made specificaly for the one that have an S-OFF hboot, it will restore just like the ruu, just you can do it all from within your phone by flashing it from hboot. This is much easier for the S-OFF group of people out there that may been to take there phone in for service.
Hope that is clear to everyone

nfinitefx45 said:
Well mine is not rooted either mine was made specificaly for the one that have an S-OFF hboot, it will restore just like the ruu, just you can do it all from within your phone by flashing it from hboot. This is much easier for the S-OFF group of people out there that may been to take there phone in for service.
Hope that is clear to everyone
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PTown599 said:
Hasn't this been posted long ago ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790889
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Nfinite, I think you're a little confused here. Please click on PTown's link. It takes you to the first listing in your sigline, which is your rooted version of Sprint's latest release, wherein you posted:
NFX Sprint 2.31.651.7 STOCK Deoxed/Odex
This is the New Update from Sprint this is a completely stock rom with everything from the factory included.
Included Extras:
Rooted
Busybox
SU
wireless tether
I believe you're thinking that PTown's link takes you to your RUU release, which is the second listing in your sigline.

[Q] Anything we need to do before the update rolls out?

My phone's currently rooted (running CM7 if that matters). Since the OTA update for Sprint is supposed to start rolling out this Monday, is there anything I need to do in order to receive the update?
Will I need to unroot?
Is there some manual way of checking for the update on custom ROMs?

infernosoft said:
My phone's currently rooted (running CM7 if that matters). Since the OTA update for Sprint is supposed to start rolling out this Monday, is there anything I need to do in order to receive the update?
Will I need to unroot?
Is there some manual way of checking for the update on custom ROMs?
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I have raised this question on two threads. I used Mikeyinid's rom for awhile and now have Oxygen rom and I have asked in both threads what would be done. People have told me that an update.zip would be released or the rom itself would be upgraded. Just keep your eye on your respective rom's thread and the developer should get everyone taken care of. As soon as the first member of this site gets the OTA, you know it will be posted and then applied to all the roms/kernels lol. We wont have to do anything but reboot to recovery and flash knowing these guys. I give it a few hours after it starts rolling out before they have it locked in lol
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That actually makes a lot of sense! Thanks for the answer!

Honestly most of the fixes are gonna be in the radio. Personally I don't even care about the 2.3.5 stuff or whatever else is included. I just want to flash the new radio the second its available and I will happily wait for ROMs to the be updated from that point on

yea, all i care about is the radio too....GB reminds me if vista, everytime they fix a problem, it changes...2.3 2.3.2 2.3.3 2.3.4 ..... 2.3.5? just fix my radio and send me 4.0 !
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using XDA App

[Q] Plain G2x AOSP rom?????

Hi, I am getting my G2x next Friday and of coarse, gonna be rooting it as soon as I have it. But I want a plain 2.3.3 OTA rooted rom. No fancy names, EagleBlood, WeaponX and so on.. where or which one can I get? That has everything stock so I can remove and play with. Thank you.

Try the xboarder pretty much stock and debloated
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rvdangel630 said:
Try the xboarder pretty much stock and debloated
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA Premium App
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also, forgot to mention no mixure of cm7 and aosp.. just plain, you know? as i dont like cm, its always buggy..
Sent from my T-Mobile G2

Use this. It's the best stock ROM we have. Super quick, super awesome. Debloated and tweaked for performance.

is this the official ota, or just a leak before ota happend? latest but rooted? just want to get my answers before my phone gets here and because i dont like all that much tweaking of a rom or adding stuff to it just like i noticed with the xboarder link he added that host file adblock, can that just be uninstalled and be back to normal?
Sent from my T-Mobile G2

or you can try faux's rom and kernel it works well.

noodles2224 said:
is this the official ota, or just a leak before ota happend? latest but rooted? just want to get my answers before my phone gets here and because i dont like all that much tweaking of a rom or adding stuff to it just like i noticed with the xboarder link he added that host file adblock, can that just be uninstalled and be back to normal?
Sent from my T-Mobile G2
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There is no adblock. It's an optional add on. It is the official OTA. He just slimmed it down and made it faster. No UI tweaks, or graphical tweaks of any kind

Yeah I was using xboarders tweeked version and it was great Super stable and great battery life no real issues. The completly stock one is good to but the tweek is better. It was my favorite till I installed eaglesblood 1.0.8 that is the best ROM ever made great everything it has a few issues but they are not specific to that ROM no one has figured out A2DP yet to my knowledge. I'm sure they will soon though. I think everyone should use eaglesblood.

Here. This is the OTA 2.3.3 update. It is rooted but that's pretty much it. Still has all the T-Mobile blaotware, etc. Flash it via clockworkmod recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179748

phburks said:
Here. This is the OTA 2.3.3 update. It is rooted but that's pretty much it. Still has all the T-Mobile blaotware, etc. Flash it via clockworkmod recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179748
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ok, perfect. thank you. just one thing, its the latest of any release for this phone right? because the G2 had 2 leaked version then i think an official
Sent from my T-Mobile G2

noodles2224 said:
ok, perfect. thank you. just one thing, its the latest of any release for this phone right? because the G2 had 2 leaked version then i think an official
Sent from my T-Mobile G2
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Yea this is the same as the OTA from July/August, its just already rooted. Its not the leaked version from back in April or May or whenever that was. Right now this is the easiest (maybe the only?) way to have rooted 2.3.3 stock rom. You have to use nvflash (check development section for easy-to-use nvflash tool) to flash clockworkmod recovery and then you can boot into recovery and flash this zip.

And note that this zip will not touch your baseband.

Here's a link to the nvflash recovery flasher
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847

perfect, everything i am gonna need.. thank you again
Sent from my T-Mobile G2

Check about phone in the settings when you get it, if your baseband is the march one then you need to run the lg update tool to get the new one.
No other way to get it, and it's a huge improvement.
Sent from my Nexus Prime using XDA Ultimate App

LordButtersI said:
Check about phone in the settings when you get it, if your baseband is the march one then you need to run the lg update tool to get the new one.
No other way to get it, and it's a huge improvement.
Sent from my Nexus Prime using XDA Ultimate App
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well yeah but if i do that itll be an update without root right?? because the 2.3.3 cant be rooted right?
Sent from my T-Mobile G2

noodles2224 said:
well yeah but if i do that itll be an update without root right?? because the 2.3.3 cant be rooted right?
Sent from my T-Mobile G2
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If you flash a rooted room via clockwork it'll be fine. The official update can't be rooted but nothing can stop you from installing a completely new, rooted rom.
Sent from my Nexus Prime using XDA Ultimate App

If he's getting it new Friday won't it already have the latest baseband anyway?

T-Mobile G2x Gingerbread OTA Update Resumes

After a not-so-smooth attempt at rolling out Android 2.3 Gingerbread for T-Mobile G2X users, experience-breaking bugs ran rampant throughout users’ phones prompting T-Mobile and LG to suspend updates. It took quite a while for them to get things ironed out, actually, as I almost forgot that the T-Mobile G2x even exists. In any case, the Gingerbread rollout is back on for those who are sick of frozen treats. Alongside Gingerbread, you’re also apparently getting improved battery life for your troubles. Yay! Get to the link ahead for the full instructions from LG. [LG via Droid Dog]
As of December 5, T-Mobile will restart the rollout of the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Over-The-Air (OTA) update!
If you would like to update your software before receiving the OTA, please visit the LG website (link to: http://wwwstg.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/G2X-Driver/index.jsp) to update your device today.
The G2x Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) update includes the following benefits:
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
Improved battery life
Improved front-facing camera operation when using Qik record and share
Improved disabling of Car Home
Helps address unexpected reboots
source http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-2362
http://phandroid.com/2011/12/06/t-mobile-g2x-gingerbread-update-ota-resumes/

Sigh. Poor horse :[
Just to recap. It is same update as before.

besthijacker said:
Sigh. Poor horse :[
Just to recap. It is same update as before.
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Lol, it's going to get even more beaten
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA App

Can someone make a rooted flashable zip of the update?

steveb2005 said:
Can someone make a rooted flashable zip of the update?
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Sent from my Tsugi G2x using XDA Premium

So what if I was on GB, I flashed back to froyo, then I tried to flash back to GB but I got "installation aborted" when I tried, then I saw this and I unrooted and flashed stock recovery and I go to update via LG update tool and its telling me Im already on v21e when im 100% positive Im not? What do I do now?

Hey my sis has the G2x and she had a lot of problems with it so she installed GB on it a few months ago but it still froze alot. I dunno if it was official or not. Is this new update the same update?

yes, it is the same update

So i received this OTA update but when i click on the notification to try to update it it takes me to the clockwork mod recovery screen idk if this is supposed to happen. i never received the update, until now, so i rooted it but i kept the stock rom 2.2 i was just wondering if i would be able to update my device with it being rooted or if it being rooted is a problem.? idk if this happened to anyone else but input and help would be greatly appreciated.

ayoangel said:
So i received this OTA update but when i click on the notification to try to update it it takes me to the clockwork mod recovery screen idk if this is supposed to happen. i never received the update, until now, so i rooted it but i kept the stock rom 2.2 i was just wondering if i would be able to update my device with it being rooted or if it being rooted is a problem.? idk if this happened to anyone else but input and help would be greatly appreciated.
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You'll probably have to revert to stock recovery. TGA_Gunman's application in the development section let's you do it with one click.

C0dy said:
You'll probably have to revert to stock recovery. TGA_Gunman's application in the development section let's you do it with one click.
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+1 - OTA updates require stock recovery to be installed.

For those that are saying, "It's the same update".. how do you know there hasn't been any changes during a 5mo delay? I'm not saying it isn't the same update, but people just typing it on a computer screen doesn't make it true.

schmit said:
For those that are saying, "It's the same update".. how do you know there hasn't been any changes during a 5mo delay? I'm not saying it isn't the same update, but people just typing it on a computer screen doesn't make it true.
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It doesnt make sence why would they just stop only to start the same garbage update again? They have to have fixed it some. Maybe it is still 2.3.3 but its gotta be different. I would have hoped that they would roll out the 2.3.4 that they used in italy for the o2x. At the very least they should have fixed the stupid camera. I could be wrong but it just doesnt make any sence to me

I just did an md5 on both my old ota zip and the new one, EXACTLY THE SAME

Klathmon said:
I just did an md5 on both my old ota zip and the new one, EXACTLY THE SAME
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if there was a bug fix...u wont be able to tell by looking at md5....or someone correct me if im wrong.

dapoharoun said:
if there was a bug fix...u wont be able to tell by looking at md5....or someone correct me if im wrong.
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If the MD5s match up, it's the exact same file.
Sent from my Tsugi G2x using XDA Premium

It is the same 2.3.3 w/ july baseband. Don't understand why would they put the same crap.
G2x Weapon 3.0 R1

garrychau said:
It is the same 2.3.3 w/ july baseband. Don't understand why would they put the same crap.
G2x Weapon 3.0 R1
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There were so many that did not get the update is why they are rolling it out again.

Yes, but with the same crap . Gotta love custom rom.
G2x Weapon 3.0 R1

After all these months I expected a new update........