downgrade HTC Hero ROM using GoldCard method
This guide will show you how to downgrade HTC Hero ROM using "GoldCard" method.
1. Set Up ADB and USB Drivers
Follow this tutorial to set up ADB/USB Drivers.
If you already have this done, skip this step.
2. Create "GoldCard" from MicroSD Card(You can Also can make this In HXC Dongle)
Put the SD you want to use for the GoldCard into your phone.
On your phone, goto Settings->SD->Phone storage, then click Unmount SD card. Once it unmounts, click Format SD card. (Please keep in mind that this will erase all data on your SD Card)
On the Phone, goto Settings->Applications->Development and then make sure USB Debugging is checked (it should be already checked).
Plug the phone into the computer and open the Command Prompt. Then type the following with hitting enter at the end of each line.
cd\
cd\AndroidSDK\tools\
adb devices
adb shell
cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid
A code will display, write the code down.
Goto Soaa.me - (write down, copy, paste, and then) One-click hex reverse for GoldCard creation, then put in your code you just wrote down into the text box and click submit. It will generate the code reversed (it will replace the first two digits with zeros automatically). Write that down and continue.
Goto Free HTC goldcard generator | RevSkills and enter your email in the appropriate field and for CID enter the reversed CID you just copied down.
Click continue and then you will receive your goldcard.img via email. Once it arrives save it to your computer.
Download the HxD Hex Editor from here and install it to your computer.
Take your SD card out of your phone and put it into the SD adapter. Then put that into your computer so it shows up on your computer as Removable Disk.
Open HxD Hex Editor (Run as Administrator if you are running Windows Vista or Windows 7) and click on the Extra tab, then click on Open Disk. Under Physical Disk select Removable Disk (your SD card you just put into the computer). Make sure to uncheck "Open as ReadOnly" and click OK.
Goto the Extra tab again and click Open Disk Image. Open up the goldcard.img that you saved from your email. You should now have two tabs, one is the SD card (Removable Disk) and the other is the goldcard.img
Press OK when prompted for Sector Size 512 (Hard Disks/Floppy Disks).
Click on the Goldcard.img tab and click on the Edit tab and click Select All. Then click on the Edit tab again and click Copy.
Click on the Removable Disk tab (Your SD Card) and select offset 00000000 to 00000170 then click on the Edit tab and click Paste Write.
Click on File->Save, then close the hex editor.
Take out the SD card from the computer, then put it back in.
Try to open the SD on the computer, if it lets you, you are all set. If it asks you to reformat the SD card, then open HxD Hex Editor and repeat the procedure again. If it gives you the same error again, then try a different SD card.
Put the GoldCard into your phone and reboot the phone with the GoldCard inside.
3. Downgrade the Hero using the Goldcard
Download and install HTC Sync from HTC if is not installed on your computer. If you are using HTC Hero and Microsoft Windows 7 you have to follow this procedure to install HTC Sync.
Plug in your phone via USB cable to your computer (make sure the GoldCard is in the phone).
Once HTC Sync is installed and your phone is plugged in, pull down the notification bar on the phone and select HTC Sync. Make sure it connects to HTC Sync on the computer.
Download the Original HTC Hero RUU and run it while the phone is plugged in with the GoldCard in it and follow the on screen instructions.
Link For Official Roms: Shipped ROMs
Link For Custom Roms: HTC Hero - XDA-Developers
This guide will show you how to downgrade HTC Hero ROM using "GoldCard" method.
1. Set Up ADB and USB Drivers
Follow this tutorial to set up ADB/USB Drivers.
If you already have this done, skip this step.
2. Create "GoldCard" from MicroSD Card(You can Also can make this In HXC Dongle)
Put the SD you want to use for the GoldCard into your phone.
On your phone, goto Settings->SD->Phone storage, then click Unmount SD card. Once it unmounts, click Format SD card. (Please keep in mind that this will erase all data on your SD Card)
On the Phone, goto Settings->Applications->Development and then make sure USB Debugging is checked (it should be already checked).
Plug the phone into the computer and open the Command Prompt. Then type the following with hitting enter at the end of each line.
cd\
cd\AndroidSDK\tools\
adb devices
adb shell
cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid
A code will display, write the code down.
Goto Soaa.me - (write down, copy, paste, and then) One-click hex reverse for GoldCard creation, then put in your code you just wrote down into the text box and click submit. It will generate the code reversed (it will replace the first two digits with zeros automatically). Write that down and continue.
Goto Free HTC goldcard generator | RevSkills and enter your email in the appropriate field and for CID enter the reversed CID you just copied down.
Click continue and then you will receive your goldcard.img via email. Once it arrives save it to your computer.
Download the HxD Hex Editor from here and install it to your computer.
Take your SD card out of your phone and put it into the SD adapter. Then put that into your computer so it shows up on your computer as Removable Disk.
Open HxD Hex Editor (Run as Administrator if you are running Windows Vista or Windows 7) and click on the Extra tab, then click on Open Disk. Under Physical Disk select Removable Disk (your SD card you just put into the computer). Make sure to uncheck "Open as ReadOnly" and click OK.
Goto the Extra tab again and click Open Disk Image. Open up the goldcard.img that you saved from your email. You should now have two tabs, one is the SD card (Removable Disk) and the other is the goldcard.img
Press OK when prompted for Sector Size 512 (Hard Disks/Floppy Disks).
Click on the Goldcard.img tab and click on the Edit tab and click Select All. Then click on the Edit tab again and click Copy.
Click on the Removable Disk tab (Your SD Card) and select offset 00000000 to 00000170 then click on the Edit tab and click Paste Write.
Click on File->Save, then close the hex editor.
Take out the SD card from the computer, then put it back in.
Try to open the SD on the computer, if it lets you, you are all set. If it asks you to reformat the SD card, then open HxD Hex Editor and repeat the procedure again. If it gives you the same error again, then try a different SD card.
Put the GoldCard into your phone and reboot the phone with the GoldCard inside.
3. Downgrade the Hero using the Goldcard
Download and install HTC Sync from HTC if is not installed on your computer. If you are using HTC Hero and Microsoft Windows 7 you have to follow this procedure to install HTC Sync.
Plug in your phone via USB cable to your computer (make sure the GoldCard is in the phone).
Once HTC Sync is installed and your phone is plugged in, pull down the notification bar on the phone and select HTC Sync. Make sure it connects to HTC Sync on the computer.
Download the Original HTC Hero RUU and run it while the phone is plugged in with the GoldCard in it and follow the on screen instructions.
Link For Official Roms: Shipped ROMs
Link For Custom Roms: HTC Hero - XDA-Developers
