A friend wants to root his Sprint Hero after seeing what I was able to do with my EVO. Is there a "one-click" method out there? All I see are methods where you have to actually type commands, etc..
Any help would be great. Thanks!
There are plenty. I use super one click personally, but you need android sdk installed. Not a bad thing seeing as how you'll eventually need adb for something.
use this for hero root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8358998&postcount=528
ngholson said:
use this for hero root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8358998&postcount=528
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Universal Androot did not work with Sprint's newest update for me. It does work with .6 or .7 update though.
aqualls said:
Universal Androot did not work with Sprint's newest update for me. It does work with .6 or .7 update though.
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Which update are you referring to? Not up to speed on the Hero.
Mindspin_311 said:
Which update are you referring to? Not up to speed on the Hero.
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Build number 2.32.651.2 is what I was referring to.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA Premium App
z4 root worked for the latest hero update for me
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Greetings. First off, respect to the devs, they do great work...
Secondly...my hero's pri is 170. The newer version is 220. Ive been going from stock to fresh 2.1.2, trying different radios and such.
I want to update the pri but cant seem to find a way to do it w/out losing root. I dont so much care about the root as i do not having the useless sprint apps on there. I was gonna install the .6 update then the older .5 version to see if the pri would stick-or even update.
Is there a way i can update the pri? Has the .6 version been rooted by the genius devs?
Id appreciate any positive feedback/advice/solutions. Thank you.
tailsthecat3 said:
Greetings. First off, respect to the devs, they do great work...
Secondly...my hero's pri is 170. The newer version is 220. Ive been going from stock to fresh 2.1.2, trying different radios and such.
I want to update the pri but cant seem to find a way to do it w/out losing root. I dont so much care about the root as i do not having the useless sprint apps on there. I was gonna install the .6 update then the older .5 version to see if the pri would stick-or even update.
Is there a way i can update the pri? Has the .6 version been rooted by the genius devs?
Id appreciate any positive feedback/advice/solutions. Thank you.
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There is a rooted .6 version already in this section. It has superuser, busybox, and a2sd already. Check it out
It seemed to me that i didnt meet requirements to run that specific rom. It also had some stuff i wasnt so interested in.
I hate to be this guy, but you should post this in the Q&A section....
PS, there is no such thing as "not meeting min. requirements" If you have a cdma hero, every rom in this section will work for you.
Also, if there is something in a rom you don't want, you can always remove it.
my 2 cents.
beyondinferno said:
I hate to be this guy, but you should post this in the Q&A section....
PS, there is no such thing as "not meeting min. requirements" If you have a cdma hero, every rom in this section will work for you.
Also, if there is something in a rom you don't want, you can always remove it.
my 2 cents.
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I second that... +1
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I installed that rom but it didnt update the pri version. Im still at 170.
tailsthecat3 said:
I installed that rom but it didnt update the pri version. Im still at 170.
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you should run the RUU in my rooting guide under the second post. It WILL clear your data, but your PRI should be updated, then use my guide to root, and install another custom ROM.
Im not clear what to download from your links in your sig. I dont see a ruu listed. Or the root instructions that i have to use after i run the ruu. Please elaborate. Thank you
tailsthecat3 said:
Im not clear what to download from your links in your sig. I dont see a ruu listed. Or the root instructions that i have to use after i run the ruu. Please elaborate. Thank you
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Sorry, I just updated my sig
regaw_leinad said:
Sorry, I just updated my sig
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i did it but my pri was not updated. i loaded the .6 ruu and updated my pri...
if i run the .5 ruu, will that revert back to a rootable ruu whilst preserving the 2.20pri??
thank you
tailsthecat3 said:
i did it but my pri was not updated. i loaded the .6 ruu and updated my pri...
if i run the .5 ruu, will that revert back to a rootable ruu whilst preserving the 2.20pri??
thank you
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yup 10chars
regaw_leinad said:
yup 10chars
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really??
well...i may have to try that. the 220pri helped my sig(reporting, anyway), so id like to keep it...
im gonna try this out. thanks.
anyone have anything else?
has it been done? because the Fresh Kitchen isnt recognizing it as an official sprint rom and is not rooting
I don't think so. There are sense roms built with it, though. You may need to kick back to .5 and root, then flash the .7 rom.
Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Froyo on Hero action here!
kenfly said:
has it been done? because the Fresh Kitchen isnt recognizing it as an official sprint rom and is not rooting
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Yes. I used, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804296
I even flashed with the latest 2.31.651.7 RUU found at, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804692, and then rooted.
DaWeav said:
Yes. I used, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804296
I even flashed with the latest 2.31.651.7 RUU found at, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804692, and then rooted.
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I stand corrected, sir. Thank you.
Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Froyo on Hero action here!
I need to know if I can root my phone. I have the HTC Hero with the 2.1 firmware update. My carrier is Alltel. Is there a good way to root my phone?
PwnHero said:
I need to know if I can root my phone. I have the HTC Hero with the 2.1 firmware update. My carrier is Alltel. Is there a good way to root my phone?
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google....
il Duce said:
google....
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Don't even need that. Pretty sure there is a non sprint root thread on the dev or apps board.
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Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Froyo-on-Hero action here!
I have updated to the latest version that HTC/Sprint provided for the Hero in terms of software which is radio version 2.42.01.04.27 and firmware 2.1-update1. I'm having a really hard time rooting as I have tried unrevoked but no matter what i did it would not show hboot usb on the bootloader screen, I tried Super One click and it wouldnt mount and that wouldn't work.
Can anyone point me to anything else i can try or use so that I can please root my phone and install my rom of choosing?
Thanks
This worked just fine for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804296
aiwetir said:
This worked just fine for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804296
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Where do you download the android sdk? Does it have to be any specific version? And one last question, does it work on 2.42.01.04.27?
momeo said:
Where do you download the android sdk? Does it have to be any specific version? And one last question, does it work on 2.42.01.04.27?
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http://www.google.com/search?q=android+sdk&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8
That's a radio version if I'm not mistaken, but if you read the thread, you will see it works with up to the newest version.
just z4root it works everytime.
1. Dont listen to him z4root doesnt always work, didnt work on Samsung Vibrant
2. Depends on phone model, i had to use SuperOneClick root, and on my Motorola Cliq XT i had to use the "rageagainstthecage" method and one my Huawei Ideos U8150 i used z4root, again just depends on phone model
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Im not that experienced and wasnt able to follow the first root method suggested with the SDK and all of that. I tried superoneclick but it always gets stuck when mounting. Where can i find z4root?
momeo said:
Im not that experienced and wasnt able to follow the first root method suggested with the SDK and all of that. I tried superoneclick but it always gets stuck when mounting. Where can i find z4root?
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Right here [APP] z4root - xda-developers
Bierce22 said:
just z4root it works everytime.
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+1
z4root works everytime for the cdma hero
xXcybersniperXx said:
1. Dont listen to him z4root doesnt always work, didnt work on Samsung Vibrant
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but for the question at hand, when trying to root a cdma hero it "always" works
hence why the question was asked here and not in Android General forum
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So i got a replacement phone yesterday and it came with 2.3.4 on it. I tried to use unrevoked but it said failed cuz my firmware is to new. How do i root this? do i need to downgrade to 2.2? if so can someone tell me how. is it just a simple ruu flash?
Wrong section.
If you're S-ON then you're screwed, if you're S-OFF then you can root.
Edit: Searching yields results lol... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1269550
Sent from my Droid Incredible running some random CM7 nightly.
SteveG12543 said:
Wrong section.
If you're S-ON then you're screwed, if you're S-OFF then you can root.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running some random CM7 nightly.
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so i can never root??? they sent it to me like this
sruel3216 said:
so i can never root??? they sent it to me like this
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Not until someone finds out a root exploit. Until then, you can't root.
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SteveG12543 said:
Not until someone finds out a root exploit. Until then, you can't root.
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what the ****! this is my second replacement in 2 days. the first one was 2.2 this one is 2.3.4..........
Sorry man but I'm sure the unrevoked team will get it eventually.
CM7 nightly
masully1984 said:
Sorry man but I'm sure the unrevoked team will get it eventually.
CM7 nightly
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now im stuck with sense haha. so i cant ruu 2.2 through hboot?
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so i can never root??? they sent it to me like this
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Yeah, and they can do that. The DInc wasn't released as a rooted phone, that's where the likes of Unrevoked/AlphaRev come in. They'll have to update their methods for the DInc, and I'm guessing that'll be with their tool named Revolutionary.
You may not be able to use the 2.2 RUU to get back to 2.2 stock. You can try it, but that may screw up your replacement too...? Unrevoked/AlphaRev have been working on the newer phones that've been released lately, so the time table for anything from them is unknown, if they even update to root the DInc 2.3 at all.
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Yeah, and they can do that. The DInc wasn't released as a rooted phone, that's where the likes of Unrevoked/AlphaRev come in. They'll have to update their methods for the DInc, and I'm guessing that'll be with their tool named Revolutionary.
You may not be able to use the 2.2 RUU to get back to 2.2 stock. You can try it, but that may screw up your replacement too...? Unrevoked/AlphaRev have been working on the newer phones that've been released lately, so the time table for anything from them is unknown, if they even update to root the DInc 2.3 at all.
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man this really sucks....i feel like i have the droid x again, but worse....
Sorry bout that mang,Its starting to sound like I got my replacement right on time before they started putting em out with GB
pastalero said:
Sorry bout that mang,Its starting to sound like I got my replacement right on time before they started putting em out with GB
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same here
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