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Rooting Newly Upgraded 2.1

Ok so I got my hero about a month ago and upgraded to 2.1 last week. Terrible decision...wish I could take it back...but I hear that if you root your phone and use a custom ROM you can actually have a pretty decent experience with your phone using 2.1 I can't even list how many problems and how slow 2.1 is.
I do not know a lot at all about rooting a phone, I never have before, and the tutorials on unlocker seem to be out-dated with the 1.5 software so nothing is working for me. I have the ADP setup on my computer, I'm just wondering what's the easiest and most up to date way to root my Sprint HTC Hero so I can use a custom ROM. Any help is appreciated, thank you.

**If your software/build number (2.27.651.X) ends in 6, you must download and run this RUU first to be able to use the root exploit on your phone. If it ends in .5, skip this and click the link in the next sentence.**
Try this and if you follow it correctly, you'll be able to root your phone and be able to nandroid, and flash custom roms and what not.
Final note, all of the user data/settings on your phone will be reset, so it will be like having a brand new phone out of the box. Just an FYI.

Thank you I have successfully rooted my phone...but I'm having trouble connecting to the internet now. I cannot receive any weather data and have no internet connection at all.

I"m having the same problem, even after I set back to factory default. Not sure what I did wrong.

Gnfghtr said:
I"m having the same problem, even after I set back to factory default. Not sure what I did wrong.
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What problem(s) are you having in particular? Not being able to root?

Question about which 2.2 rom

Ok I have read basically all of the 'bible'.
My rogers captivate should be here tommorow i plan to root and flash it asap. Which 2.2 roms have HUSPA enabled; only deo? Or does cog?
Do I need to do anything to my rogers phone different then an ATT phone before flashing since it is named 96 not 97?
Thank you and sorry if this has been answered... I did read for about 2 hours before posting.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=749548
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821323
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=808286
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803569
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=816271

None of those are explaining to me this script to change 96 to 97?

nope, i just linked to the ones i actually knew the answer too.

But any custom rom I install will have all the ATT bloatware on it?

In theory you will already have been rooted meaning you can always remove any items you consider to be bloatware.

ralexand said:
In theory you will already have been rooted meaning you can always remove any items you consider to be bloatware.
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Yes, i guess this is true..
Sorry I was stuck with an x10 until i lost it this weekend... I am not used to freedom... Sony can suck donkey nuts, I will never buy another product from that evil company.

slayp00n said:
Yes, i guess this is true..
Sorry I was stuck with an x10 until i lost it this weekend... I am not used to freedom... Sony can suck donkey nuts, I will never buy another product from that evil company.
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*e-high-fives*

insaneturbo13 said:
*e-high-fives*
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Thanks, ill report back.
My new laptop is coming tommorow so I don't know if i will have time to take care of both.

Bear in mind, at this time there is no way to go back to the original Rogers firmware if you are unhappy with whatever AT&T firmware you flash. And you may as well use either the Device ID or Android ID app to get your device ID before you flash.
There is now a way to get back to stock Rogers firmware.

opcow said:
Bear in mind, at this time there is no way to go back to the original Rogers firmware if you are unhappy with whatever AT&T firmware you flash. And you may as well use either the Device ID or Android ID app to get your device ID before you flash.
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No way to go back? I thought after beta 6 of cognition you could flash back?
So even if i do a backup before flashing I cannot go back?

That's correct. ROM installations are not installed or backed up with backup software. There needs to be a ROM available of your shipped base ROM.
Here's an analogy based on a PC: You can backup XP; Then install Windows 7; But you cannot go back to XP from a backup of XP.
If I"m not mistaken, the closest you could come is to root your phone, install ClockworkMod Recovery, and make a Recovery Backup with that. (The PC analogy of this is 'making an image').
You could then restore that, but you would hvae a modified ROM. YOu can unroot that, and that would be the closest you would be to being back to stock.
One thing you want to be sure you do: after creating the backup, you want to copy that to your PC to be sure you don't lose it during any of your other activities.
One caveat: I'm not sure if the CWM supports your phone with your ROM, or if rooting is out for it, etc. You'll have to do a bit of due diligence before going down this path.

slayp00n said:
No way to go back? I thought after beta 6 of cognition you could flash back?
So even if i do a backup before flashing I cannot go back?
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The only stock Rogers firmware available at the time I wrote that was a nandroid backup and no one had success using it unless they still had Rogers firmware on their phone. There is now an Odin flashable version linked in this post. People report that they still see an AT&T logo when they boot even after using this to go back to Rogers firmware (I do too on my AT&T phone flashed with it). I don't know if there may be other issues.

yeah all that stuff is ready, and i planned to do cwm, im fine if that will restore to a rogers FW...

then maybe ill stay on the Rogers fw untill either a completely debranded CM6.1 comes, or they build a COG off rogers... Apparently from my due diligence, the rogers fw has much better gps.

new captivate owner

I got the captivate yesterday and I HAVE read quite a few threads in devolopment section, I do have android sdk, one click rootand a rom, think. Im torn between rooting and keeeping warenty, would like to run froyo and be able to flash back to att stock phone quick if needed for tech suport.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
This flashes you back to stock
at&t.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

clark222 said:
I got the captivate yesterday and I HAVE read quite a few threads in devolopment section, I do have android sdk, one click rootand a rom, think. Im torn between rooting and keeeping warenty, would like to run froyo and be able to flash back to att stock phone quick if needed for tech suport.
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Like mcord said above, u could do all u want, and then set it back to stock in case u run into any issue. Just be careful not to brick ur phone, and cross check if u can get into the download and recovery modes, in case ur phone gets stuck at any place.

i DID root due to one click root program, phone is fully operational got rom manager installed and oclf installed, tried titianium back up paid, didnt install, uninstalled it looking for an easy 2.2 rom to flash. but did android explorer backup.

clark222 said:
i DID root due to one click root program, phone is fully operational got rom manager installed and oclf installed, tried titianium back up paid, didnt install, uninstalled it looking for an easy 2.2 rom to flash. but did android explorer backup.
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You have to install the free version of titanium then the paid. The paid just unlocks features on the free version. It is not actually a standalone app
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

oK will do, what will happen after att 2.2 update, will I still be in root?? If im still in root after update will I be able to use mobile hot spot feature?

You will need to re-root your phone IF and WHEN (if ever) AT&T releases the OTA 2.2.1 Froyo update.
After you start rooting and flashing - you'll never use AT&T's update as it is.. you'll just wait for the Odin or *.zip and do it that way.

I had to return the captivate, didnt work well as a phone. I did unroot it and master reset on it so its stock.. got an aria instead, works good as phone.

clark222 said:
I had to return the captivate, didnt work well as a phone. I did unroot it and master reset on it so its stock.. got an aria instead, works good as phone.
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Oh man... should have checked here first. Some people trade their captivates in a couple times before getting one that is "perfect". I've never seen a model that can be so different phone to phone.
Also, I hated the captivate on the stock rom and was having some huge buyers remorse. I thought I made a huge mistake not getting an iphone 4. It wasn't until I flashed a custom rom that I started to love this phone. I had the same feeling that you did, that it was a neat toy but not a good phone.

2.2

Hi is there a 2.2 rom for the incredible s that is close to stock that i can flash in clockwork recovery?..thanks

fridaycider said:
Hi is there a 2.2 rom for the incredible s that is close to stock that i can flash in clockwork recovery?..thanks
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I should think the very early versions of some ROMs might be 2.2... Possibly ARHD? Worth asking the devs directly, or looking at old versions of the ROMs in the development forum.
All that said, why do you even want a 2.2 ROM?

Thanks for the reply. i have had a look but couldnt see any..
The reason i want to downgrade is because of the delayed text messages and poor network reception which i didn't have a problem on 2.2..

fridaycider said:
Thanks for the reply. i have had a look but couldnt see any..
The reason i want to downgrade is because of the delayed text messages and poor network reception which i didn't have a problem on 2.2..
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If you have upgraded to a GB Rom and radio combination, you may have a problem trying to go back to a Froyo Rom and radio. Although the Rom can be downgraded, you probably will have an issue trying to downgrade the radio and a GB radio with a Froyo Rom will not work. You won't be able to make or hear calls.

fridaycider said:
Thanks for the reply. i have had a look but couldnt see any..
The reason i want to downgrade is because of the delayed text messages and poor network reception which i didn't have a problem on 2.2..
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Which ROMs have you tried so far?

right i decided to try and go back to 2.2 and couldn't downgrade the radio to a 2.2 one, but really stupidly ran a ruu and lost root access but still had revolutionary.
tried to re-run revolutionary without success so was stuck with 2.3 without root so could not install recovery or anything and no permissions.
eventually got root access back by running superoneclick 2.2.1 now everything is back to normal..
not going to mess anymore as i have messed it up once,next time it'll probably get bricked. i'll just wait for a fix...

Why don't you just try a different gb radio.

Captivate No WIFI

i just updated my at&t Samsung SGH-I897 captivate to firmware version to 2.3.5. which unrooted my phone, so i re rooted it and now i got everything working, But when I go into wifi i can enable it and then it says that it's searching for wifi connections and then shuts off. can anyone give me any ideas on whats wrong? thanks!

Stock rom??
what did you flash to root it??
a little more details would be helpful

your device access point names may need tweakin...I had the same problem on my cappy...ur in prime position to flash cyanogen...guarantee that will fix the problem whatever it is.

My phone got messed up! it just keeps restarting and showing the at&t then reboots. it will not do a recovery either. So I got a new one today and it has 2.2 firmware. can someon post me the stuff to re root it to be sure i done mess this one up? thanks

mikeyw8187 said:
My phone got messed up! it just keeps restarting and showing the at&t then reboots. it will not do a recovery either. So I got a new one today and it has 2.2 firmware. can someon post me the stuff to re root it to be sure i done mess this one up? thanks
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SuperOneClick by CLShortfuse. I've always been partial to v1.9 or lower for 2.2 ROMS.

thanks alot! i re rooted my phone using super1click. Just wanted to make sure it was still safe to use.