Recent content by Alvin

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    [ROM] NFX-Sprint.STOCK.2.32.651.2.ODEX.A2SD Updated:11/23/2010

    Problem with wifi when I install bootimg691 kernel I'm having the same problem! It says unable to load wifi ,,,, its fine when I revert to the pre kernel installation (thank you nandroid)
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    [ROM] NFX-Sprint.STOCK.2.32.651.2.ODEX.A2SD Updated:11/23/2010

    Installed the new 2.32.651.2 but do I revert to a custom ROM? Hi Nother noob query: have a rooted hero and has been running Beezy's honey-bun rom. After getting the mandatory messages on my phone and reading this thread, I installed nfinite's NFX-Sprint.STOCK.2.32.651.2.ODEX.A2SD. But...
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    Pondering Change

    Olympus vs EVO? I'm still with the Hero for another month (upgrade time 1/1/11) and was struck by the fact that Beezy chose an Optimus (A phone I haven't yet looked at, but will) Question: why the Optimus not the EVO? EVO has bigger screen and will do 4G (I'm in NYC) I'm grateful for the...
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    should I upgrade to EVO from Hero? Any reason not to?

    Dear all, I have a sprint HTC Hero that I successfully rooted, and installed Beezy's Iced Beta custom rom. It works great .. thanks so much to Beezy for his help and general encouragement. I am eligible for a Sprint upgrade in about six weeks. Kinda funny that if I sell the Hero on ebay I...
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    HoneyBun-v1- based off official ruu

    New post, question about installing new BEEZY ROM, from a newbie who knows just barely enough to be dangerous: So here's what I've done, with many thanks to all, especially Beezy who is marvelously generous and patient: I have a sprint hero which I manged to root successfully; I have...
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    Maps/Battery bug with 2.1?

    This maps battery drain thing is weird. Maps doesn't appear to be running with the advanced task killer. How do I exit maps and be sure it's not running in background (what I do now is look at battery usage in the settings to see if maps is there ... but I use maps A LOT and that seems really...
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    Has anyone used Seidio Innocell 1750mAh Extended Battery for Sprint Hero

    what about the cheap batteries from Hong Kong, available on ebay (as little as $5 including shipping). Any experiences? Should they be avoided?
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    wifi tether

    wifitether turning mobile network off and then on changes nothing. I dont know why it didn't wotk, but it didnt. I'm going to try the stock rom modified slightly that beezy sent ... hope it doesnt toast my phone (and yes I do know enough to make a nandroid backup) Thanks to all ... I'll let...
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    wifi tether

    Re: wifi tether on rooted updated Sprint hero Beezy420 says ...."If you only have root,its not going to work you need to be able to give wireless tether su permissions,also you need to have busybox installed if i remember right.Have you thought about flashing just a stock rom with wireless...
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    wifi tether

    Re: wifi tether on rooted updated Sprint hero ok, the same thing seems to happen with both versions of the app I now have 2,01 installed (the black backgtound). When I "Press to srat tethering" on the wifi app, after a few seconds of "please wait while starting" i get the message ""unable to...
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    wifi tether

    Re: wifi tether on rooted updated Sprint hero I tried that, with both versions (1.60 and 2.01). Neither worked
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    wifi tether

    Hi. I am new to these forum pages. I have updated to the HTC Hero (2.27.651.5) and was able to root the device. I cannot use Root Explorer, but more impartantly I cannot get wifi tether working. I tried downloading wireless_tether_1_60_htc.apk from Rufflez but it does not work. I have...