The .6 build? I'm a little confused over the different methods i've seen on here... someone point me in the right direction i'll buy you a cookie
im kinda if your shoes too buddy. well the first thing you do is you have to downgrade to .5 version cause the .6 cant be rooted so you need the ruu to downgrade
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=661057
so just run that and yes make sure you back up your phone.
then you have follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=694572
i tried to do this guide and i got to the point where im in the recovery and i flash the zip and then reboot and just get stuck on the htc boot screen so after that i dont know what to do.
so i just stuck with the special permissions and the unevoked apk. and it is still root but i cant get roms which sucks cause i want live wallpapers.
cbwhat said:
im kinda if your shoes too buddy. well the first thing you do is you have to downgrade to .5 version cause the .6 cant be rooted so you need the ruu to downgrade
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=661057
so just run that and yes make sure you back up your phone.
then you have follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=694572
i tried to do this guide and i got to the point where im in the recovery and i flash the zip and then reboot and just get stuck on the htc boot screen so after that i dont know what to do.
so i just stuck with the special permissions and the unevoked apk. and it is still root but i cant get roms which sucks cause i want live wallpapers.
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gotcha... yeah i rooted my phone back on 1.5 but im doing my fathers again he's up to .6
DirtyShroomz said:
gotcha... yeah i rooted my phone back on 1.5 but im doing my fathers again he's up to .6
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same here it was easy on 1.5 i just use flashrec
Have u guys tried universal androot?
Sent from my fresh hero.
see my post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7701291&postcount=36
includes a qr code to download the universal androot app. couldn't be easier. just install the app and click root. then load a recovery by either using rom manager or open a terminal and do the usual flash_image recovery method.
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Okay i've trying to root my phone for the lazy week but no success. I got my hero about a month ago, and new 2.1 update had just came out so i updated it to 2.1 eclair, but after i realized i could root my phone and have more access to things on the phone than just the 2.1 i wanted to root it. i've looked all over the internet trying to do so, and i finally got here to xda developers and i fouldn a walkthrough to do so but when i get to the part where it says "unrevoked" in the commant prompt, i get suck! i try to type in "su" and it says "permission denied" i would really like to get some help! please!
If you ran the most recent RUU from the sprint site, it is already patched against root. You have to run the older version.
Go to: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=694572
Scroll down to Regaw's second post and click on the link that says, "My Personal One I used for testing"
Run THAT Ruu.......THEN proceed to root via his instructions at the beginning of the post.
Good Luck.
P.S. Your software number must be 2.27.651.5
If it has a .6 at the end, you can't root
the software number does end in .6, can i still download that RUU and downgrade? is that what u mean?
jallen3188 said:
the software number does end in .6, can i still download that RUU and downgrade? is that what u mean?
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Yes. The version in the second post on that link is what you have to install before you can root. Your version is .6 (currently unrootable) and the version on that second post is .5. What it will do is reinstall your stock sprint ROM to version .5 and then you can root the phone.
I have a hero and that's exactly what I did to get mine to work.
As far as I know, if you download the RUU supplied by Regaw and run it, you will have software ending in .5 and able to root.
Personally, I have not tried it, but he has...and so have others.
So give it a shot.....can't hurt =)
Chaid said:
As far as I know, if you download the RUU supplied by Regaw and run it, you will have software ending in .5 and able to root.
Personally, I have not tried it, but he has...and so have others.
So give it a shot.....can't hurt =)
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awesome, thanks
sucess!! i got it to work!
Good job, brother!
I can't downgrade to 2.27.651.5... I have 2.27.651.7 now, and I downloaded the .5 RUU but I get error codes 170, and 171. I tried going into fastboot mode, and just on the homescreen. HELP! PLEASE!
Run the ruu again while its still stuck at the bootloader screen.
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Run the ruu again while its still stuck at the bootloader screen.
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That didn't work either. :/
maybe the ruu file is corrupted? try redownloading it again and running it
You'll probably just have to wait until that update is rooted.
If you want a copy of the. 5 ruu that definitely works let me know and I will post it for you....well, it definitely works if you have .6. .....
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App
If all of the above suggestions don't work, try this. First try to root the ROM you have using UniversalAndroot. Then install a custom recovery and a custom ROM such as CM6. If you can get that far and you still find you want to downgrade to .5 then the RUU should work great for ya. Good luck amigo.
Another option would be to try the .6 RUU (which is root-able) instead of the .5 one. Just go to Support on the Sprint website and you'll find the download for it there.
thank you everyone, these are all great suggestions... ill give them a try today after school.
My wifes hero was on .7 and I went back to .6 with the RUU and rooted. It took a while to run the RUU.
I can't imagine any good reason to bother with .7 till its easily rooted.... I rooted .5 and see no reason to ruu to .6 and re-root either though....unless there is a big 'doh!' That I am missing...
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nothing has worked. :/ no ruu will work... so i guess im going to have to wait until someone figures out how to root .7 :/
thanks to everyone who attempted to help.
Same here Im stuck on .7 and tried to get back to .5 and .6 with no luck. I guess I should never do another update until it can be rooted.
There's a new thread in development about rooting .7 now.
Links to Sprint Stock ROMS .7 & .6
Guys go to Android development search nfinitefx45 .7 stock Rom its rooted already with WiFi tether. He has 2 one iS deodexed for custom themes. Good luck!
Here is a link for .7 below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790889
Here is a link to .6 Below: (for those that dont want to update to .7)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6825435&postcount=1
Thanks Go to nfinitefx45 for these not me. Im just posting links
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None of that helps them seeing as how they aren't rooted...
yeah everytime I run the ruu it i get to the unrevoked and it says wait 30 seconds i do but when i try to downgrade to .5 it says permissions denied in cmd prmpt
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Run the ruu again while its still stuck at the bootloader screen.
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that worked for me! thanks!
im having a heck of a time getting my phone rooted again. i was running CM6.1 when i wanted to apply the repartition mods. well, i did something wrong a few times, and it broke. i have no clue what has happened, but i need help. yesterday, i was able to root and install CM6.1, but it has RA recovery, which i dont like, and no data connection without wifi. today, i ran the .7 ruu, followed the easy root method, but it seems that root manager isnt able to install clockwork recovery properly! i can get su with QtADB, so i know its there, but it simply isnt working. any suggestions or questions that i havent clarified, please ask, becuase im kinda desperate.
I went through some of these problems some time back.
I would recommend you to run .5 RUU, root using regaw's method, install ROM manager to get recovery and go from there.
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I went through some of these problems some time back.
I would recommend you to run .5 RUU, root using regaw's method, install ROM manager to get recovery and go from there.
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is it possible to drop back down to .5 from .7? becuase the tool just hangs on "sending..." and it hasnt worked for me. otherwise, i would have run unrevoked a long time ago.
Just run the .5 RUU from your computer, it should do it... worked for me.
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Just run the .5 RUU from your computer, it should do it... worked for me.
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but it isnt working! its stuck on the "sending......" piece. see, heres how i do it. i run the .5 ruu. it sends the phone to bootloader, i get error 171, i rerun the ruu while the phone is still on bootlader. last time i did that, it worked just fine. now, it gets stuck at "sending........" and i have to stop the whole thing and do a battery pull. im really lost here, i really need to get this working too.
EDIT: i downloaded the .6 ruu and tried that out, and this time, i let it run. i didnt stop it. i got error 150, wrong bootloader version. how can i fix that?
I am sorry man... . I am not sure how to resolve that. Maybe someone around can...
BTW, were you able to run any other RUU?
andythegreenguy said:
I am sorry man... . I am not sure how to resolve that. Maybe someone around can...
BTW, were you able to run any other RUU?
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i think im able to run .7 all the time, but the .7 root method doesnt seem to be complete or im doing something wrong. i just want to get back to .5, thats where i know how to do things.
EDIT: i did some more reading, and i found on android central that you cant use an ruu to flash a phone with a higher hboot than what the ruu updates to. so since .7 seems to use a different hboot then all the rest, i have to keep resetting to .7 until i can get the root to finally work for sure. there seems to be a little trial and error involved with the easy root method.
EDIT2: I FIXED IT! WOOT! i have absolutely no clue what happened there. im so paranoid now that ill probably do nandroid backups daily lol ...whew, that was tough...
steve19137 said:
EDIT2: I FIXED IT! WOOT! i have absolutely no clue what happened there. im so paranoid now that ill probably do nandroid backups daily lol ...whew, that was tough...
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Glad that it worked out.
However, about your comment of going back from .7 to .5, not sure how the hboot thing works, but I have downgraded from .7 to .5. I was having trouble with my .7 rooting and then had to RUU .5, root, recover and go that way...
Just got a real nice condition sprint hero in 1.5 (cupcake I think?)
I want to upgrade it to 2.1
Then I will root it, hopefully, using a one click method..
Can someone help me with the upgrade?
Thanks,
Stocky
root it as it sits and flash the 2.1 rom of your choice.
Sent from my HERO200 using Tapatalk
Not sure on something///
I've been led to believe I can't root with 1.5...
using one of the 1 click methods that is.
Unless you've got some help on that which I'd truly appreciate?
Thnx
Stockymann said:
I've been led to believe I can't root with 1.5...
using one of the 1 click methods that is.
Unless you've got some help on that which I'd truly appreciate?
Thnx
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I've always done root by command line and I got a 1.6 phone.
Just download the latest RUU from the HTC website and flash it up to a 2.1 phone.
http://www.htc.com/us/support/hero-sprint/downloads/
thnx 4 that
Thnks for the link to 2.1
Bummer I can't download it directly into the hero...
i got no usb hookup cable with it.
That page has a sinc download as well...
shouldn't i just ignore that??? I'm just gonna root... right?
The sync software has the drivers you will need.
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Easiest way to do it all is going to be to do the official RUU from HTC, but not the one mentioned above because you wont be able to use unrevoked one click root. Follow this guide shown here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=694572 There is a link to the RUU you will need. Its the easiest method to get this done, make sure after you gain root access you download ROMmanager from the market and flash clockworkmod recovery to be able to start flashing custom roms. Hope this helps!
If you need a cable I can send you one. They are not expensive and readily available from the truck stop, corner store, wal mart, best buy..... Let me know though, if you need one.
When I first rooted 1.5 I used a app called "flash rec" its a old way of flashing a recovery. It might work for you. If you want a copy just pm me with your email and I'll send you a copy. You'll have to google how to use it correctly though. Its been a while since I rooted. Not a 100% sure it will work for you but I think it should since your running 1.5
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2.3
i just got gingerbread on mine its awesome fast and faster with setcpu.
I just clicked on the link on the HTC web site. (don't use the http version) and it did the rest. Then rooted my phone using the super one click root that is in this forum. worked for me. I also like the ClockworkMod, you can only get 2.5 free from the market, but can get 3.0 from their website. Alway remember before you root, or flash you phone to back it up. You will thank me for that advice later. You can use ClockworkMod to back up.
Hero os upgrade
Is there a way to upgrade 1.5 to 2.1 without erasing eveything?
Sorry for the noob question but i searched and couldnt find a way to root that isnt months old, just want to make sure i do this right, im barrowing a hero since my nexus broke, and i wanted to root it and make it 2.3.3 is there a simple way to root and install a custom recovery to make this happen
All root will be months old because this is an older device. z4root is the way to go. I'll give you a download link. The only 2.3.3 ROM is flashinglight's Sense 2.3.3 ROM. Once you use z4root and it says rebooting, you need to manually reboot it. Once rebooted download ROM Manager and select the flash recovery option.
Edit: Here is the link' http://db.tt/bYAIoaL
Sent from my HTC Hero making C.R.E.A.M.
dastin1015 said:
All root will be months old because this is an older device. z4root is the way to go. I'll give you a download link. The only 2.3.3 ROM is flashinglight's Sense 2.3.3 ROM. Once you use z4root and it says rebooting, you need to manually reboot it. Once rebooted download ROM Manager and select the flash recovery option.
Edit: Here is the link' http://db.tt/bYAIoaL
Sent from my HTC Hero making C.R.E.A.M.
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isnt that only temp root? will i be able to install a recovery with rom manager ? and i wanted to put wildheroc 2.1 on it... isnt that 2.3.3?
ok well i pressed perm root and its been on "rebooting..." for about 2 minutes now... is that normal? how long should this take
Did you really search? If you did, I am sure you would have found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Hero_CDMA. And, if you found this... I am sure, it will answer all your questions.
steviee7 said:
ok well i pressed perm root and its been on "rebooting..." for about 2 minutes now... is that normal? how long should this take
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You didn't read my full instructions. I said you need to manually reboot it.
steviee7 said:
ok well i pressed perm root and its been on "rebooting..." for about 2 minutes now... is that normal? how long should this take
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If it gets Stuck, Pull the battery out then Try Again... It could take a Few tries sometimes!