[mercado79]

I think I figured this out. Ringtones were not showing up for me, even if I created that structure on the SD card. So, I'd started using the RingExtended app.

Then while troubleshooting some other issue, I reformatted my card and when I copied all my files back over, lo and behold, the ringtones did show up as an option to choose in the stock sounds/notifications settings.

Anyway, now after doing some additional reading over on Sprint Users, it looks like it doesn't have anything to do with formatting the card. The issue is that if you create the folders on the card directly, it doesn't get picked up by Android OS (or at least by the Hero). However, if you set up the structure on your PC and then copy it over to the card... voila, the phone sees it correctly. Strange, right?

Damn... I sure can be wordy sometimes! LOL! Hope this helps someone, cause it was driving me crazy!