[GINGERBREAD] Android 2.3 port from SDK for hero.

tenfar · Dec 7, 2010

HI all,

just do a quick port.you can run android 2.3 GINGERBREAD on your Hero now.
but with many many not working hardware.

you can use this as a demo to exprence the UI improvement on android 2.3

the screenshot is in Chinese but the ROM is full language.

not working:
wifi
data/radio
almost all...what a pitty...
but i will do my best to make it work.

hope your guys like it.

Originally Posted by shaverdoff
some people of friendly site 4pda.ru try to flash this rom and have error.. question to author of topic - how you flash it on you device? via m-recovery 162?
I am too lazy to sign the zip file. please sign it before you flash it.in other way you can use ClockWorkMod recovery to flash this pacakge .ClockworkMod Recovery will not verify the signature.

http://bbs.goapk.com/thread-41684-1-1.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/435455200/update_signed.zip

robtue · Dec 7, 2010

Thanks Tenfar but my Chinese isn't good enough to sign up and it seems a bit too much effort to learn for a incomplete taster. Looks interesting though.

brat.haneq · Dec 7, 2010

hi there!
Gingerbread with flykernel

epic!
I recon that if vanila roms had all hardware operational, perhaps with gingerbread it will be the same.
With regards
brat.haneq

Keefo · Dec 7, 2010

flash or not to flash... that is the question! haha

Slugbug · Dec 7, 2010

Awesome! Too bad it's in chinese. But I'll consider flashing it to have a look.

MiniDolan · Dec 7, 2010

Ill definitely flash

just not now. At college with 10% battery left

why do all the good things happen when I'm stuck here

Sent from my HTC Hero using XDA App

pulser_g2 · Dec 7, 2010

I can try and get the English one posted up, but it's not gonna be supported or likely ever updated. More something to look at, gaze at, and uninstall

shaverdoff · Dec 7, 2010

google translate will help

vido.ardes · Dec 7, 2010

To be honest, as nice as it is to see gingerbread running as a proof of concept, I am not sure anyone will bother completing the port.

Don't take this as an attack on the devs, who have done a miraculous job of keeping the Hero relevant in a world of 3.7"+ screens and 1GHz processors. The Hero is just getting too long in the tooth now, and the hardware was very quickly outdated. Most of the people who bought one when it came out will be nearing the end of their contracts (mine is up next March) and I can't see it surviving as long as the G1 did simply because the hardware didn't rely on locked down proprietary drivers like the Hero does.

It was quickly ignored by HTC and superseded by devices of the Nexus spec, and I can't see it being able to cope much longer. It would be a really nice swan song for it to get 2.3 though, nice way to draw a line under it development. I hope someone proves me wrong and there are still talented devs with Hero's as daily devices, but as far as I can tell most of them (if not all) have moved on to bigger and better devices, and who can blame them?

EDIT: I will look at using the framework-res to create a theme for our hero's so we can at least pretend we have Gingerbread

Keefo · Dec 7, 2010

im pretty damn positive someone WILL make a decent port of Gingerbread.

Only a mater of time... lol

shaverdoff · Dec 7, 2010

some people of friendly site 4pda.ru try to flash this rom and have error.. question to author of topic - how you flash it on you device? via m-recovery 162?

have a bug then try to flash

E:Wrong digest: META-INF/com/google/android/update-script
E:Verification Failed

tenfar · Dec 7, 2010

shaverdoff said:
some people of friendly site 4pda.ru try to flash this rom and have error.. question to author of topic - how you flash it on you device? via m-recovery 162?

I am too lazy to sign the zip file. please sign it before you flash it.in other way you can use ClockWorkMod recovery to flash this pacakge .ClockworkMod Recovery will not verify the signature.

vido.ardes · Dec 7, 2010

If someone upload the file, I will sign it. I can't seem to sign up to the forum so I can't download it.

EDIT: OK so I got signed up, where is the download link?

EDIT2: Found it! Gimme 15 min to download and I will upload a signed version

shaverdoff · Dec 7, 2010

tenfar said:
I am too lazy to sign the zip file. please sign it before you flash it.in other way you can use ClockWorkMod recovery to flash this pacakge .ClockworkMod Recovery will not verify the signature.

thanks for rapidly answer but for me is not good idea to flash another recovery.... fix my opinion if i'am wrong

shaverdoff · Dec 7, 2010

can't wait uploading^))

vido.ardes · Dec 7, 2010

I've downloaded it, signed it and flashed it and it works, I am uploading to rapidshare now

EDIT: I wouldn't get too excited about it, not only does nothing work (not even USB so I can't sideload anything), but it is laggy as hell. I will try and rip the resources from it though

EDIT2: Here is the signed version http://rapidshare.com/files/435455200/update_signed.zip

Keefo · Dec 7, 2010

with your permition i can upload to my server too, no waiting, and nice and fast.

Unlimited bandwidth to burn! haha

Grindboy · Dec 7, 2010

Blimey! Nice to see that it even runs! (I'm guessing its 3.0 not 2.3 which is going to have super stringent hardware requirements)

I do agree with l0st.prophet though. I bought my Hero sim free and I've made a deal with myself and my bank account that I won't upgrade until it's totally obselete. With 2.2 and Google decentralising updates to the OS the Hero should last a bit longer (Hopefully long enough for me to finish my degree and get a job!)

I would love a 2.3 theme though as the look and feel of the new OS is just more pleasent.

I7V · Dec 7, 2010

can u please upload it on an other server rather than rapidshare

mello0110 · Dec 7, 2010

I just broke my Desire, so i have to wait for my insurance company to send me a new one so i can start testing early alpha/beta ROMs on my old Hero

Will test this one for sure when i have it. probably within the next two weeks.

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