HTC HERO - Idiots Guide to Installing new ROM

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Hi Guys,

I have an Unlocked T-Mobile G2 Touch - AKA - HERO !!!

I have installed new firmware / roms on Nokia phones numerous times but Android is new to me - however i wont go back to Nokia as the Hero is great...

CAN SOMEONE ON HERE POST AN IDIOTS GUIDE MAYBE WITH VIDEO ON HOW TO DEBRAND / INSTALL ORIGINAL HTC HERO ROM

I have tried and failed reading numerous posts and there are plenty of newcomers here that are after the same.....

Please, Please help us newbies to ANDROID out...

Thanks

Checkout this link:
http://android.modaco.com/content/ht...-via-nandroid/

Explain

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Originally Posted by packetlss

Checkout this link:
http://android.modaco.com/content/ht...-via-nandroid/

Hi - Thanks for that but i got lost on the keep original name etc..... - I think i must be an idiot !!! HELP - someone put a step by step guide up please...

I'd second this request.

Looking through posts on modaco and here it's not obvious what you have to do and why you are doing it.
What is nandroid and recovery image etc ?

cheers

And if it could be Mac and Windows information, not all of us are Windows based here

Originally Posted by joemax

And if it could be Mac and Windows information, not all of us are Windows based here

Exactly!!!

A lot of us are Linux users too!!!

No offense, but please get more into adb and all the tools needed for reflashing.

Making things idiot proof is useless in my opinion. If you have no idea how to use adb, why upgrade anyway? Chances are you won't understand most custom upgrades/tweaks anyway..

All releases by HTC will be idiot proof, no doubt about it, but installing a custom rom takes skill, knowledge and patience.
In general, an idiot posseses none of the above.

Second, there are no custom roms available for the Hero.

If you want to install custom roms in the future, take some time to understand things. Spoonfeeding this info won't learn you anything.

Originally Posted by Sykow

No offense, but please get more into adb and all the tools needed for reflashing.

Making things idiot proof is useless in my opinion. If you have no idea how to use adb, why upgrade anyway? Chances are you won't understand most custom upgrades/tweaks anyway..

All releases by HTC will be idiot proof, no doubt about it, but installing a custom rom takes skill, knowledge and patience.
In general, an idiot posseses none of the above.

Second, there are no custom roms available for the Hero.

If you want to install custom roms in the future, take some time to understand things. Spoonfeeding this info won't learn you anything.

Hey Sykow, I understand your point but it wasn't helpful. It's comments like these that can deter a newbie from asking questions. A person must ask questions to learn.

No doubt some of the skills needed to load custom firmware or even stock HTC firmware to de-brand your Hero are needed in order for many of us here to upgrade to the rumoured minor update and major update coming soon.

Having a handset from the telco on contract and then having to wait for weeks or even forever to get a bug fixed / performance enhanced firmware update from HTC is not something I want to have to suffer.

As soon as HTC release updated firmware, I will want to know how to load it via my Mac running OS X (preferred) or booted into my Windows partition (not preferred).

All without drama and with little risk of toasting my Hero.

Its not too much to ask surely

Originally Posted by joemax

No doubt some of the skills needed to load custom firmware or even stock HTC firmware to de-brand your Hero are needed in order for many of us here to upgrade to the rumoured minor update and major update coming soon.

Having a handset from the telco on contract and then having to wait for weeks or even forever to get a bug fixed / performance enhanced firmware update from HTC is not something I want to have to suffer.

As soon as HTC release updated firmware, I will want to know how to load it via my Mac running OS X (preferred) or booted into my Windows partition (not preferred).

All without drama and with little risk of toasting my Hero.

Its not too much to ask surely

From what I can tell, it is pretty straight forward, just like the first time you flash a phone, a bit never racking, and a bit foreign. A co-worker of mine has assured me it is as easy as a WinMo phone.