All instructions and links are for year 2009 and 2010. Thus with the new SDK and new version of HTC Hero, You cant use the adb methods.
There is no clear instructions.
I was able to root Evo using unrevoked this week with no issues... but Hero seems to be a nightmare..
I contanstly get 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command for all adb commands..
can someone explain how to root a Hero in Year 2011.
Go grab the universal androot apk from WWW.theunlockr.com and install it run it then download busy box from market and download rom manager use rom manager to flash your recovery then flash anything you want
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It has nothing to do the year... what's your software version on the phone? Search the forums for the software version of your phone and I am sure, you will find a method to root it. Try the wiki, as well: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:Hero_CDMA.png.
The recent release of android sdk, adb was moved to AndroidSDK's "platform-tools" folder.
I think the Hero is the simplest to root.
THanks
Thanks... I used z4root to root and then rom manager to install the CayanogenMod6
I cannot even get ROM Manager from the Android Market to show up. I get the license to show in the search, when I search the other apps from Clockwork Mod, from within the license, everything but ROM Manager shows up.
I even tried emailing the apk from another phone to my Hero & it says Cannot be installed on this phone.
What gives? I need to install Recovery.
I installed Recovery Flasher app, tried 3 different recoveries, and none of them worked, it goes to the triangle screen instead of recovery, having to battery pull.
When I tried updating the Firmware downloaded from HTCs website, it always came back as Error, pls make sure your cable is connected.
There has to be someway to obtain a Recovery on my Sprint Hero.
I used z4root also, when I tried downloading this & using this apk, said Cannot be installed on this phone.
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UPDATE:
I just rebooted my laptop & rechecked my USB cable on both ends, reran the HTC Firmware updater tool & it actually worked. Now on 2.1, I was able to run that One Click Rooting app, and finally got the latest ROM Manager to install, and it said it flashed CWM Recovery.
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//EDIT: Please delete this thread. Titanium Backup installed BusyBox for me after I clicked the "Problem?" button. Sorry!
**Skip to the other asterisked line to skip the long story**
Last night I decided "(vulgarity here) AT&T!" and decided to load FroYo myself.
After reading for hours (on top of reading I've been doing for a few weeks) it seemed it was easier to root on 2.1, then update to 2.2.
I rooted, then installed 2.2 only to find out I was no longer rooted when I tried restoring my apps with MyBackup Pro. After tons of searching and trying 3 "one click" style rooting programs, many times over, the SuperOneClick method worked, only after I did the shell root, and then root button.
Awesome! I had a rooted 2.2 captivate! Restoring my apps with MyBackup Pro let me knew it worked, and then I was also able to install a non-market foreign language pack for the AnySoftKeyboard app. I also installed the MarketAccess app and I'm running the T-Mobile US code, so I'm pretty sure I've got root.
Tonight I wanted to get rid of all the AT&T garbage still on the phone, and a guide I found told me that Titanium Backup would allow me to do so (still not sure if it can all be done from the phone though). I downloaded and installed Titanium Backup, opened it up, clicked the button to allow SuperUser, but I get an error message:
Sorry, I could not acquire root privileges. This application will *not* work ! Please verify that your ROM is rooted and includes BusyBox, and try again.
Pretty sure I'm rooted, I am assuming I only require BusyBox be on the phone?
**I was under the impression that rooting and BusyBox was the same thing, or went hand-in-hand, one needing the other.
After now 4 more hours of searching, I can't seem to find a guide that only installs BusyBox, and I'm hesitant to try any of the Root and BusyBox in one methods for fear of the root not working and potentially messing something up.
I found one posting that requires a bunch of commands, but I have no idea where to do them from/in or what to do with the phone.
If anybody could link me to or tell me how to install BusyBox that would be awesome! I am rooted on FroYo. I have the drivers installed. I have DroidExplorer installed. Not sure of anything else that may have come in the .zip files I downloaded that might be installed, so assume only the drivers and DroidExplorer and installed.
Thanks in advanced!!
Busybox is an app on the market, download, open app, install, profit
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My buddy updated his phone to froyo thru kies can it still be rooted using update.zip file or does that only work if phone has 2.1. Also back before I flashed roms I used firefox sqlite to change settings file to allow non market apps and swapped it out using root explorer, can I do this on his phone the same way even though he updated it and does it have to be rooted to do this I don't remember its been so long, basically he wants to be able to side load apps without using side load wonder machine , last thing is there a free app similar to root explorer. Thanks
SUPERONECLICK
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
for a free root file manager, have a look at super manager
So the update.zip file I have on my phone won't work with 2.2 I'm assuming, I wanted to do it for him here at work without a pc, I did it that way for another friend but he had a 2.1 captivate, thanks
Hi there,
A week ago I handed over my Nexus One to a relative so he could install gingerbread for me. He couldn't install it, and now I have an unlocked, semi-working phone (yeah, I'm not happy). I'll list the details below and hopefully someone can point me in the right direction of how to fix things myself.
- Recovery mode won't boot. The screen freezes on the multi-coloured cross.
- Wifi won't work. I get 'Error' everytime I try and activate it.
The build number is FRG83D, android v 2.2.1
Theres an applicaiton installed called 'superuser' with a pirate android icon
I've wiped everything several times, still doesn't work, and the superuser app is still there.
and PS, I'm using a mac.
I'm told theres some problem with the permissions and updates can't be installed. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Even just a hard reset to reinstall the base operating system would be great. Just want a working phone again! cheers
Do you have root access (open a terminal emulator app and type "su". If the $ prompt changes to #, then you have root access)?
What recovery do you use? AmonRa or Clockwork?
Your best option (if you can get into the bootloader), would be to follow the unroot/restore guide in the wiki.
If you have root access, you could install ROM Manager, flash a recovery, and then use that to do whatever (probably install a fresh ROM).
Before I get into it, I'm not sure if this is the best section for this. I posted here because it's a Samsung Captivate I am using and this is a question.
Anyway, I used a video to root my Captivate. I downloaded SuperOneClick, the USB Drivers for Captivate and .NET Framework. Everything went well and it said my phone was rooted successfully. Well, I used Root Check and Term Emulator and both said my phone was, infact, not rooted.
I also have the SuperUser app on my phone. I then proceeded to try again, where I got the error that my Captivate was already rooted. I used psneuter exploit to root. Now, I'm attempted to unroot my phone, where SuperOneClick seems to be frozen at "Waiting for device.."
After I unroot, what should I change or try?
Did you enable USB debugging from your phone? Give me more details on your rom and other stuff.
Also if your on gingerbread the one click root doesn't work on some gingy builds
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Download any app from the market that requires root. Try to use it. If it works, your rooted, if not something is wrong.
Hello, I have a dragon touch X10 from tablet express running 5.1.1 . This morning i used the windows version of KingoRoot to root my device and all went fine it is now rooted. I had already purchased Super-Sume Pro so I just went back and re-installed it and it worked fine until it finished doing its job and said i needed to reboot and did i want to wait or reboot now. I chose reboot now and when my device powered back up my Super-Sume Pro app now says i didnt root with kingroot/kingoot and to root my device using one of the two. I have tried it twice now with the same results each time(once via APK and once via .exe). I also am starting with all this after doing a factory wipe so it is a clean slate. All i did was turn on the device go thru the initial start up and download the APK via the factory browser. Any help would be appreciated and i believe i included all info needed, if not just say the word and i will add the info. Thank you. Also the Super-Sume version is 9.8.3
Have you tried just downloading SuperSU, granting it root permission with kingroot, then having it update the binary?
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Yes i tried SuperSu first and it told me to get Super-Sume as one of the methods of updating the binary. I believe i have found the answer on the app developers web site. I am about to read it and find out for sure.
Nice app but after rebooting KingRoot comes back
I'll have to find it, but there is also a script you can run in terminal to do the same thing. I have a hydro icon, the app wouldn't work, but the script did. You need to update to the newest version of kingroot, then unroot and reroot. (You have to have the newer su binary for it to work.) As soon as I find it I'll post a link.
Found it. http://www.w0lfdroid.com/2015/05/How-to-Remove-Replace-KingUser-KingRoot-with-SuperSU.html?m=1