I have spent time and research looking into building and porting android roms and until just recently it was something I couldn’t do. I am happy to announce that late lastnight I was able build a stable port the Android 2.0.1 Rom to the Sprint HTC Hero.

This rom is stable but there are still some hardware issues that need to be worked out. To be able to rectify that we are patiently still waiting for a official kernel source from HTC for this hardware and version of android.

Until this is released the bright people over at XDA have hacked most of the hardware to work. All gratz should go to them for a job well done.

I have taken what they had and applied it to the Android 2.0.1 rom. For even more fun I have even put in the Nexus One boot animation.

Update: Replaced AOSP with Android since what I ported from wasn’t AOSP like I originally thought.

Here are the things that still do not work:

  • Wifi (Almost have a fix ready)
  • Camera
  • Gallery some times FC’s
  • If you have any thoughts, or questions feel free to email me here

    System Boot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRTh-rXKe-E

    Update: XDA posting and download found here.

    Boot Animation
    HomescreenLockscreenMarket

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    4 Responses to “Android 2.0.1 Port to Sprint HTC Hero (CDMA)”

    1. Mobiele Telefoons » Woot! #AOSP 2.0.1 for @Sprint @HTC #Hero http://www.saffirecorp.com/?p=65 on December 17th, 2009 at 1:26 pm

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    2. Planet Android » Blog Archive » Android 2.0.1 already ported to Sprint Hero on December 18th, 2009 at 3:07 pm

      [...] for another 3-4 months for the official Android 2.1 update (While, Sprint skipped 2.0), devs like Dusty Chadwick have already ported 2.01 on Sprint’s Hero version for the time-being. The interesting fact [...]

    3. Patrick McGrath on December 20th, 2009 at 12:16 am

      Hey, I found you over on XDA. I’d ike to try your ROM, but it’s been pulled. Can you link it somwhere?

      Thanks,

      Patrick

    4. Sprint Hero gets Android 2.0.1 hacked onto it | AlienBabelTech on December 20th, 2009 at 3:04 pm

      [...] you are one such user and cannot wait for HTC to release something new, you can thank Dusty Chadwick for porting Android 2.0.1 to Sprint’s Hero version for the time-being. He also added the new [...]