Geek For Me is proud to release:

Android 2.1 – v1.8-7 (beta) for your CDMA HTC Hero!

another new years release :)

Major thanks to toastcfh, madcoder (aka maejrep), and quietcblongs. Without those guys, this rom wouldn’t exist at all!!

The current build is based on Lox and Behnaam’s GSM 2.1 v1.8.

Works / updates:

  • Accelerometer (new to this release)
  • Compass (new to this release)
  • 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
  • Multi-touch
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/dev217
 MIRROR HERE: http://link.geekfor.me/dev217mirror