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Title: long live the hero
Category: MACHINES
Date: 2011-07-04 14:29
Slug: long-live-the-hero
Tags: android, geeksauce, english
Thumb: /library/4823086947_e1bb39d526.jpg
in mid 2009 i bought a HTC Hero (GSM) smartfone and i was amazed by the
endless possibilites. but soon the first glitches happened, it crashed,
froze, wifi stopped working, i wasn't able to charge it anymore, and i
had it sent in for repair and maintenance twice.
i started to be annoyed by this fone i spent so much money on because it
seemed that most flaws it had resulted from operating system and
software bugs.<!-- PELICAN_END_SUMMARY -->
eventually i flashed a custom ROM on it
([VillainROM](http://www.villainrom.co.uk/vBwiki/index.php/Main_Page)
12.0.0) which took days of research, including having an unusable fone
for two days, but i managed to get it to work. it was definetly an
improvement. the interface was not as slow as before and everything
worked flawlessly. but over time i got more and more frustrated by the
lack of speed of my gadget. seeing other newer HTC smartfones and the
iPhone and how much snappier they ran i started considering to sell my
HTC Hero because i was tired of waiting for the user interface all the
time because it hung itself up.
<!--more-->
![](/library/hero-screenshot-start.png "hero-screenshot-start")
(Hero running Android 1.5)
recently i saw a [samsung galaxy
mini](http://www.samsung.de/de/Privatkunden/Mobil/Mobiltelefone/Style/samsunggalaxymini/GT-S5570EGADBT/detail.aspx)
in action and i was quite impressed about it's speed and snappiness
compared to my Hero that was supposed to have the same cpu power
(\~600Mhz ARM). the big difference between the two fones is the
operating system. while my Hero was stuck on Android 1.5 the galaxy mini
has Android 2.2 Froyo which runs incdredibly fast and has many new
features and much better usability details i was always missing on my
Hero.
doing some quick research i stumbled upon a newish release by my
favorite custom ROM geeks: [FroydVillain
1.7.3-R2](http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/4617-May-15th-FroydVillain-1.7.3-R2-Released)
- Android 2.2 for the HTC Hero! i gave it a shot and dug out my old
bookmarks of tutorials how to flash a custom ROM.
the first boot of my FroydVillain Hero took a long time, but when the
interface was up and after i played around with it for a while i was
stunned and happy that my old Hero has become considerably faster and
much easier to use with the \*much\* improved new operating system.
everything works like a charm, much more reliable than before, plus the
custom ROM is a rooted Android opening the doors to cpu overclocking and
network tethering!
finally my HTC Hero is what it was meant for - a snappy and usable mini
communication hub that's fun to use! so if you own a Hero and are
annoyed by it, try to flash it with Android 2.2+ before you ditch it.
It's definetly worth it!
Here's a quick guide on how to do it the fastest and easiest way - ON
YOUR OWN RISK!
​1. Backup your Data, Media and Applications with a backup app (MyBackup
e.g.)
2. Download and install a file manager from the market (Astro File
Manager or FS File Manager)
3. [Download Universal Androot](http://bit.ly/aa4jxJt) from here and
put the UniversalAndroot.apk on your SD card.
4. Make sure you have "unknown sources" ticked in the Android
application installation settings.
5. Open your installed file manager and browse to UniversalAndroot.apk
and install it.
6. Open the Universal Androot application and choose "Superuser for
Android 1.5\~1.6" then choose "Root"
7. Wait until it says "Woot ! Your device is rooted !" and exit the
program. (on my phone it was only "rooted" until i rebooted, after i
always had to apply the rooting which was only valid until the next
reboot)
8. Download and install ROM Manager by Clockwork from the market.
![](/library/ROM-Manger-screenshot.png "ROM-Manger-screenshot")
(ROM Manager)
​9. Open ROM Manager and grant superuser permissions when prompted.
10. In ROM Manager click "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" and wait until
it is finished flashing.
11. Run the "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" flasher \*again\* to make
sure it is really flashed!
12. [Download FroydVillain
1.7.3](ttp://www.villainrom.co.uk/releases/FroydVillain-1.7.3-R2/Froyd1.7.3-R2-signed.zip)
and save it on your SD card.
13. Backup the contents of your SD card to your computer!
14. Turn off your phone.
15. Turn it back on holding down HOME and POWER. (keep HOME held down
for 15sec)
![](/library/001.png "001")
(Clockwork Recovery)
​16. You should now boot into Clockwork Recovery (if you don't, repeat
steps 6 - 16)
17. Select Backup/Restore \> Nand backup \> confirm with Home \> Wait
until it's done.
18. select Wipe from the main menu, then select Wipe data/factory reset
and confirm.
19. select Wipe cache and confirm.
20. select Wipe Dalvik-cache and confirm
21. Go back to main menu (back button) and select "Flash Zip from SD
Card".
22. Browse to the Froyd1.7.3-R2-signed.zip file you downloaded onto
your SD card in step 12.
23. Select the file and confirm.
24. Wait until it's done, ignore the errors, and reboot.
25. Rebooting will take a bit longer than usual and you will be greeted
by the FroydVillain splash screen.
![](/library/4823086947_e1bb39d526.jpg "4823086947_e1bb39d526")
(Android 2.2 in action)
Congratulations, you now have a rooted Froyo based HTC Hero!
Enjoy!