MoDaCo Custom Hero ROM for the CDMA Hero - Page 4

JirafaBo · #31 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 06:17 PM

I guess I'm going to try my first root ever on my Hero. always wanted to root on WM but never had the guts to do it. And that phone REALLY needed it. Basically, I'd like app2sd and it to run a little faster. I'm sure I'll have some questions soon...

Question 1: I'm confused with Nandroid backup. Do I root first, then run Nandroid? So rooting just opens up my phone basically, doesn't actually change anything except the "ability to change" I feel like I want to backup BEFORE I start messing with things....

siptang1227 · #32 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 07:13 PM

I thought that he left it out of his core rom and that it's optional to install it as a cab of sort...

**thacounty** · #33 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JirafaBo

I guess I'm going to try my first root ever on my Hero. always wanted to root on WM but never had the guts to do it. And that phone REALLY needed it. Basically, I'd like app2sd and it to run a little faster. I'm sure I'll have some questions soon...

Question 1: I'm confused with Nandroid backup. Do I root first, then run Nandroid? So rooting just opens up my phone basically, doesn't actually change anything except the "ability to change" I feel like I want to backup BEFORE I start messing with things....

You will need to root, flash recovery, then nandroid backup is an option from there. And definitely do the backup!! Haha.

THunDA · #34 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 08:37 PM

This is the correct way to flash the recovery..

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...2&postcount=18

Most instructions I found were missing the part in red.. which really had me stumped on why it wasnt working.. especially a noob like me with android, but im starting to understand better now.

$ adb shell
$ cd /sdcard/
$ su
# flash_image recovery recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img

zefie · #35 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 09:06 PM

Just to let people know, I've tried flashing twice, once with the extras, once without. MoDaCo's ROM complete breaks HTC's Social Networking apps, and they deleted Peep for some reason. So no more Twitter (at least not HTC integrated)

quiqnezz · #36 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by zefie

Just to let people know, I've tried flashing twice, once with the extras, once without. MoDaCo's ROM complete breaks HTC's Social Networking apps, and they deleted Peep for some reason. So no more Twitter (at least not HTC integrated)

I'm in the process of finishing up my second FULLY clean wipe install of his ROM. I don't use the twitter stuff but I DO use Facebook and when I had the core 1.1 installed it seemed to work fine although I didn't fully test it. Right now i'm putting my settings and stuff back from mybackup app. Once that is done I'll test it out some more.

zefie · #37 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by zefie

Just to let people know, I've tried flashing twice, once with the extras, once without. MoDaCo's ROM complete breaks HTC's Social Networking apps, and they deleted Peep for some reason. So no more Twitter (at least not HTC integrated)

Well I did a nandroid restore to stock, then back to modaco without any extras (3rd flash) and I'm not getting force quit all over the place (I also wiped DATA/CACHE after flashing update.zip)

And it looks like Peep is installed.

JirafaBo · #38 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by THunDA

This is the correct way to flash the recovery..

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...2&postcount=18

Most instructions I found were missing the part in red.. which really had me stumped on why it wasnt working.. especially a noob like me with android, but im starting to understand better now.

$ adb shell
$ cd /sdcard/
$ su
# flash_image recovery recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img

SO RIGHT. Had to look through 14 pages after the initial directions to find that out. Was scared I busted my phone. Not sure why he never fixed that in the first post.

I'm rooted, recovered, nandroided... now to try modaco's rom.

QUESTION 1 about ROM. on the addon packs that he has listed, do you just add those onto the core? just run that as a backup restore as well? (after you restored the core obviously?)

QUESTION 2 once I flash a ROM, I will have to reinstall all apps and settings right? is there a way to keep them both?

quiqnezz · #39 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JirafaBo

SO RIGHT. Had to look through 14 pages after the initial directions to find that out. Was scared I busted my phone. Not sure why he never fixed that in the first post.

I'm rooted, recovered, nandroided... now to try modaco's rom.

QUESTION about ROM. on the addon packs that he has listed, how do you just add those onto the core? just run that as a backup restore as well? (after you restored the core obviously?)

Think you mean as an "update". Just add the zip's to your SD card and run recovery mode, select sdcard: choose zip and you'll see the zip file there to run it.

mercado79 · #40 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JirafaBo

QUESTION 2 once I flash a ROM, I will have to reinstall all apps and settings right? is there a way to keep them both?

Nope...the ROM MoDaCo posted doesn't wipe your phone. It seems to install right over it. All your settings will remain. In fact, you might even think that it didn't work until you start poking around. I'm very happy with it so far.