Geek For Me is proud to release:

Android 2.0.1 – v1.9.3 (beta) for your CDMA HTC Hero!

Why 2.0.1 when it used to be called 2.1? When this build started it was based off of a leaked rom that was thought to be 2.1… before flan/nexus one were official. Now that it’s real and newer roms have come out we know that it is 2.0.1, not 2.1. So it’s the same build that you guys have had from us, just with the proper name now.

Keep in mind that this is still a beta/development rom. It is not meant as a daily rom and does have bugs.

Major thanks to toastcfh (donate to him) because without him this rom wouldn’t be where it is.
Honorable mention to: madcoder (aka maejrep), and quietcblongs for their continued help

This rom is based on Lox and Behnaam’s GSM 2.0.1.

Updates:

  • Multitouch (toast)
  • Multihome (because toast got multitouch working)
  • GPS.conf (thanks to theoottesen)
  • OpenGL ES Lite driver (thanks to phhusson and MrPippy for the patches they made for winmo devices — yes, winmo!)
  • Memory adjustments to reduce lag (flipz — thanks to gbhil for his settings)
  • 2.1 Gallery3d (toast)
  • 2.1 HTC Music from flan (toast)
  • 2.1 YouTube App and Widget (toast)
  • PNG optimized all stock apps (flipz)
  • Zipaligned (flipz)
  • New 2.1 taskbar ported over. Report any issues you find. (flipz)
  • Fixed a number of FC’ing apps (flipz)
  • Removed maps — get it from the market
  • Removed plurk
  • Removed jbed
  • Removed chinese keyboard
  • Updated wifi tether to 1.70pre2
  • Moved QO from /data/ to /system/
  • Removed proximity app
  • Removed IM

Previous Updates:

  • Accelerometer
  • Compass
  • Espresso-inspired Rosie has been brought in to this rom but turned green from blue because toast hates blue. :-P
  • Bluetooth
  • Make and receive phone calls
  • Texts
  • Data (thanks quietcblongs)
  • Market (protected apps not showing)
  • Identifies properly as Sprint network
  • Signal meter
  • GPS

Works in test builds (meaning it won’t work from the download publicly available here) :

  • Nothing

Doesn’t work :

  • Camera
  • Visual voicemail
  • MMS
  • Protected apps in market
How to flash it:

  1. Boot in to recovery and create a nandroid backup
  2. Use the menu item “Wipe data/factory reset” (yes, a restore is required)
  3. Apply it like a normal update.zip — be patient. The first boot will take a while.
  4. After it finishes booting for the first time, restart it at least once!

All general warnings apply when flashing this rom, just like any other.

DOWNLOAD HERE: http://link.geekfor.me/201v193

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