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[ROM] 11/23/09-0.6 | fresh rom | All known issues resolved
flipz(mode) and freshlyill are proud to release: Fresh Rom for CDMA HTC Hero (Sprint) 0.6!
I am testing out using my blog as a place to announce my releases. Its quite a bit more organized than the message boards and allows me to quickly update information. I plan to have more information here than the message boards themselves so that every time I update I dont have to make changes across multiple sites.
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Special thanks to all the beta testers. From xda: diesel556, dom2114, watzone69, dagnasty, n0j, mirrorsecond, jaybob413, evening newbs (still waiting on your slow internet lol). And from ppcgeeks: thacounty, athlet1c, ruskiyab, shongboy.
Base: Hero_C_Sprint_1.56.651.1_signed_release (Sprint MR Update)
Tested with: recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3
Code
In this release (0.6) 11/23/09:
Added: Wifi-tether (again)
Added: Spare parts (also, again)
Fixed: Stereo bluetooth! (known issue)
Fixed: adb remount (for real this time)
Fixed: Super user not prompting
Fixed: Apps not showing in market (known issue)
Coming soon: The screen animations that everyone is so fond of :)
Coming soon: Optimized apk's
Link: http://geekfor.me/2009/11/23/download-fresh-rom-0-6-released
Changes / notes / observations about Sprint update:
- Stock messaging app works. No wake lock on outbound text. But it seems so plain now. Haha.
- HTC's weather seems to be working a lot better. Updates more often.
- Some people complained that apps they could get from the market place before could no longer be seen. I haven't experienced this issue but it's likely caused by the market place not recognizing the new fingerprint. I imagine the problem will be resolved for everyone.
- All stock .apk and .odex files had some type of modification or check digit added to them during the update. I tried putting the old ones back on just to test and was getting force closes. So beware of putting any modified stock apk's back on (like Rosie) until they get re-done.
Flashing this rom should keep all of your personal settings and should not wipe anything but you are doing it at your own risk. I make no promises on what may happen to your device and your data. This also means that unlike winmo, it's not going to look different after you flash. It will look just as it was before hand.
Requirements:
A rooted CDMA HTC Hero by Sprint. RA's recovery loaded on. If you have any questions on that then please visit one of the other various threads on here about how to root your phone.
How to use it:
0. Create a nandroid backup!
1. Copy this rom (do not unzip) to the root of your sdcard using one of the various methods.
2. Go to the recovery program by either typing "reboot recovery" from an adb shell or by powering off the phone and holding Home while you power it on.
3. Scroll down to "Apply sdcard: choose zip" and select the zipped rom. Press the home button to confirm you want to write it.
4. After it finishes (takes several minutes) click "Reboot system now".
Background:
We are both new to Android development having recently switched from Windows Mobile phones. This is our first release. The current goal is to make a rom (from a clean image of stock RUU) that is optimized and stripped of unneeded items. In this case that is mostly going to consists of the Sprint applications that take up space and the HTC apps that like to constantly launch themselves in the background. If we took out anything that you like then they can be added back in manually. We'll provide more instructions and possibly some app packs later to help you with that. I personally would have stripped Rosie (senseui) but freshlyill likes it too much. :-p . I will likely release an ultra-light version that removes it.
What this rom isn't:
This was my blurb talking about how this rom doesn't fix HTC's issues (like the sms/battery issue) but those should be resolved now with the new base.
Bugs? Questions? Comments? Ideas? Please post here. Special thanks to MoDaCo for putting the first CDMA rom out there.
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This one installed perfectly w/o any issues. 0.4 was fine except you had to come from stock ROM or you would have issues. 0.6 gives you the ability to keep all your settings and not have to do a complete wipe to make it work w/o issues of Force Closing and so forth. 0.6 has been a nice update and again flipzmode has been all over this with constant updates and great communication. Good Luck.