Hi guys, i knw im probably the worse person with upgrade, downgrade or anything to do with phones, but i really wanna root my htc hero, however i do not knw hw, ive seen a few videos so i do hv a slight clue as to how its done but in order to be able to do so i need to downgrade first, how do you do that??? ive even downloaded the ROM from some website bt duno hw to install it on the phone for a downgrade, not to mention tht the phone has nt been rooted if that has anything to do with it, fanks in advance
Well do you have a Gsm Hero or CDMA Hero, it would help knowing that
Sorry should have mentioned that, its a GSM, also to mention that its on t-mobile (t-mobile g2) and its on android 2.1.
elyraj said:
Sorry should have mentioned that, its a GSM, also to mention that its on t-mobile (t-mobile g2) and its on android 2.1.
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Try the HEro GSM forum, very helpfull
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yesterday i bought a HTC RHO400
i would like to know if is possible change the ROM of this handle since the ROM it has at the first screen something like "test only not for sale"
i think this is a problem to my coustomer
please help me to modify that
thanks in advanced
orobas said:
yesterday i bought a HTC RHO400
i would like to know if is possible change the ROM of this handle since the ROM it has at the first screen something like "test only not for sale"
i think this is a problem to my coustomer
please help me to modify that
thanks in advanced
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That "Test only, not for sale" advertise is because the customer is using the Beta HTC 6.5 Rom in is Rhodium. You can change the rom using the GoldCard method or the HardSPL one. Just search the current forum to know how to do it.
orobas said:
yesterday i bought a HTC RHO400
i would like to know if is possible change the ROM of this handle since the ROM it has at the first screen something like "test only not for sale"
i think this is a problem to my coustomer
please help me to modify that
thanks in advanced
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So you got a brand new phone, and it had that splash screen in it?
HTC RHOD400 is CDMA/GSM Hybrid HTC Touch Pro2
I can do it without problems
orobas said:
HTC RHOD400 is CDMA/GSM Hybrid HTC Touch Pro2
I can do it without problems
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I think rhod400 is CDMA, dont flash GSM ROM.
ai6908 said:
I think rhod400 is CDMA, dont flash GSM ROM.
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CDMA-GSM -> RHOD400, RHOD500.
Only way is using Goldcard for signed roms or wait until HardSPL cames to the CDMA Phones...
Moving to CDMA forum.
I am also closing this thread down since the original question has been answered. Until HardSPL for CDMA is released, we are tethered to official ROMs.
my tp2 is from t mobile and ive been tryin to run the custom ruu for it which is the newest rom from wm power user i downloaded the gsm version for it.....
when i tried to install it the phone came up as cdma technologies??? i thought the cdma phones were the ones with out sim card??? can anybody help??? im confused...
o and also when i do try to install it, it says connection error ill post an image of how it looks thanks in advance for anybody that can help
shisney said:
my tp2 is from t mobile and ive been tryin to run the custom ruu for it which is the newest rom from wm power user i downloaded the gsm version for it.....
when i tried to install it the phone came up as cdma technologies??? i thought the cdma phones were the ones with out sim card??? can anybody help??? im confused...
o and also when i do try to install it, it says connection error ill post an image of how it looks thanks in advance for anybody that can help
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Doesnt matter for customruu...GSM ones work in CDMA.
Have u hard-spl your TP2? Hard-spl is a MUST if u wanna flash custom ROM. If I'm not wrong, T-mobile is GSM version. I use TP2 Sprint which is CDMA/GSM. I use GSM mainly in Indonesia.
shisney said:
my tp2 is from t mobile and ive been tryin to run the custom ruu for it which is the newest rom from wm power user i downloaded the gsm version for it.....
when i tried to install it the phone came up as cdma technologies??? i thought the cdma phones were the ones with out sim card??? can anybody help??? im confused...
o and also when i do try to install it, it says connection error ill post an image of how it looks thanks in advance for anybody that can help
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If you bought a T-Mobile branded phone it is referred to as a "GSM" version.
You can tell which version you have either by the carrier branding, the model number or a conbination of both.
EVERY SINGLE TOUCH PRO 2 HAS A SIM CARD.
and EVERY SINGLE TOUCH PRO 2 HAS A QUALCOMM CMDA MSM CHIP.
Why? Because "3G" GSM isn't really "GSM." It's WCDMA (otherwise known as UMTS or a HSPA variant). And Qualcomm makes the CPU chip which drives the system.
So what you're seeing is 100% normal. Both the "GSM" and "CDMA" TP2s have Qualcomm CDMA CPUs inside.
thanx
gamescan said:
If you bought a T-Mobile branded phone it is referred to as a "GSM" version.
You can tell which version you have either by the carrier branding, the model number or a conbination of both.
EVERY SINGLE TOUCH PRO 2 HAS A SIM CARD.
and EVERY SINGLE TOUCH PRO 2 HAS A QUALCOMM CMDA MSM CHIP.
Why? Because "3G" GSM isn't really "GSM." It's WCDMA (otherwise known as UMTS or a HSPA variant). And Qualcomm makes the CPU chip which drives the system.
So what you're seeing is 100% normal. Both the "GSM" and "CDMA" TP2s have Qualcomm CDMA CPUs inside.
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o ok thanx
can u help with the hard spl???
do u know why that image comes out???
shisney said:
o ok thanx
can u help with the hard spl???
do u know why that image comes out???
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You have to Hard SPL before you can use a custom ROM.
ai6908 said:
Doesnt matter for customruu...GSM ones work in CDMA.
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Why does it say everywhere else not to flash a GSM rom on your CDMA device? If both were the same phone, then wouldn't the custom ROMS be shared together and not segregated into a Custom CDMA ROM forum? I know that I can hold a GSM (Tmobile) and a WCDMA (Sprint) Touch Pro 2 side by side, and they are not identical, though they could have the same chipset.
I would double check that information about running custom roms for GSM on CDMA...Every post I see about it, is from people who did it, then think their phone is bricked until they flash a CDMA rom onto it.
anthonyandrews said:
Why does it say everywhere else not to flash a GSM rom on your CDMA device? If both were the same phone, then wouldn't the custom ROMS be shared together and not segregated into a Custom CDMA ROM forum? I know that I can hold a GSM (Tmobile) and a WCDMA (Sprint) Touch Pro 2 side by side, and they are not identical, though they could have the same chipset.
I would double check that information about running custom roms for GSM on CDMA...Every post I see about it, is from people who did it, then think their phone is bricked until they flash a CDMA rom onto it.
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ROM for GSM only & CDMA/GSM is different! Including the splash screen is different too. U can't interchange them, could brick ur device. Several people have bricked their TP2 cos wrong ROM. If u wanna plenty of CDMA/GSM custom ROM, just visit www.ppcgeeks.com. This xda-developers mainly on GSM only ROM.
shisney said:
my tp2 is from t mobile and ive been tryin to run the custom ruu for it which is the newest rom from wm power user i downloaded the gsm version for it.....
when i tried to install it the phone came up as cdma technologies??? i thought the cdma phones were the ones with out sim card??? can anybody help??? im confused...
o and also when i do try to install it, it says connection error ill post an image of how it looks thanks in advance for anybody that can help
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did you find a Hard SPL for your Tmobile phone?
and yes tmobile is GSM, yu can look at the back of the phone, take off the battery and yu will see a model number R210 which means its GSM
Sorry for super newbie question: I just want to update an HTC Magic SAPP100 to a new version of Android (2.x), and all I find when I google is people asking how to do unlock it (I don´t want to unlock it, it is already unlocked, I guess what I want is to root it), or people that have bricked their phone, or guides for Sapphire models that seem not to be the same as mine (32A and 32B are always mentioned, but mine in SAPP100).
Any ideas to enlighten me? Thanks very much.
PS: Can I use this guide? forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f606/htc-magic-stuck-voda-screen-1205134/#post_message_6944450
does anyone Know where I can get a Rom for the HTC Shadow II (converse)
The phone is from T-mobile, but its got a lot of tmobile stuff on the phone that I dont need, and i want especially a cooked rom.
The tmobile rom wont allow some apps to connect to the internet, while others can.
Pls help
Regards
kachman said:
does anyone Know where I can get a Rom for the HTC Shadow II (converse)
The phone is from T-mobile, but its got a lot of tmobile stuff on the phone that I dont need, and i want especially a cooked rom.
The tmobile rom wont allow some apps to connect to the internet, while others can.
Pls help
Regards
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try it you're looking for at http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=426
hey im new to this forum...im a RAZR MAXX owner ....but i recently was given a t-mobile mytouch 4g, dont know if this is the correct forum but if someone can help...please do....anyways i am trying to unlock the phone so my wife can use her metro account on it and also root it so i can start playing with it for her lol...so anyone that can help me here, it would be greatly appreciated....and again, im not sure if this is the correct forum, i know its a t-mobile HTC mytouch 4G....but i dont see any GLACIER written on it anywhere....but still help me if you can, thanks so much!
blueizee said:
hey im new to this forum...im a RAZR MAXX owner ....but i recently was given a t-mobile mytouch 4g, dont know if this is the correct forum but if someone can help...please do....anyways i am trying to unlock the phone so my wife can use her metro account on it and also root it so i can start playing with it for her lol...so anyone that can help me here, it would be greatly appreciated....and again, im not sure if this is the correct forum, i know its a t-mobile HTC mytouch 4G....but i dont see any GLACIER written on it anywhere....but still help me if you can, thanks so much!
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Metro as in MetroPCS? If so, MetroPCS only works with CDMA phones. The Glacier/MyTouch 4G is a GSM phone.
so basically there is nothing to be done lol....well anyways, i have the MAXX for VZW and originally it was CDMA but as of last month the ICS ota came through and now its GSM capable...so can i swap my sim to the mytouch just for ****s....if so, how do i unlock it and root ?
blueizee said:
so basically there is nothing to be done lol....well anyways, i have the MAXX for VZW and originally it was CDMA but as of last month the ICS ota came through and now its GSM capable...so can i swap my sim to the mytouch just for ****s....if so, how do i unlock it and root ?
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Mod Edit: Do not flame..
If you are on Gingerbread, you'll need to downgrade to FroYo to root. Go here.
Once on Froyo, use this to attain S-Off.
Then flash a custom recovery like Clockworkmod or 4EXT (my favorite) and flash away.
If you ask what the best ROM is I'll find you and stab you to death It will be out of kindness, I assure you.
The above statement is probably against the rules and may get me an infraction. :fingers-crossed:
Cheers!
Thread Closed.. Please search and post questions in the Q&A section... Not the general section.
Also guys you know the rules do not be rude to new members... You know the rules. Last warning..