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NOOB here please help

so some of these questions might be stupid ill admit it. how big of a chance is there that i brick my phone trying to root it. and if im planning to get a bigger sd card should i get it before i use my original sd card and root it. also if i ever need to how hard is it to put the phone back to sprints os. and anyone one with good advice im open ears guys.

General thread, just for future reference. As far as bricking your chances are pretty slim, just make sure not to flash a GSM radio.

TXDarkKnight said:
so some of these questions might be stupid ill admit it. how big of a chance is there that i brick my phone trying to root it. and if im planning to get a bigger sd card should i get it before i use my original sd card and root it. also if i ever need to how hard is it to put the phone back to sprints os. and anyone one with good advice im open ears guys.
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rooting your phone: pretty much no chance. don't hold me to this though, if you somehow manage to do it. even if you do screw it up, the RUU(the thing that puts you back to sprint's os) can easily be run from a computer and it'll pretty much fix your phone.
most important thing: NEVER flash a gsm radio. those things will really mess up your phone because it'll never turn on after you do that.
about the sdcard... it shouldn't really matter which one you use unless you're using apps2sd.

Hey thanks what about the micro sd card thing
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TXDarkKnight said:
Hey thanks what about the micro sd card thing
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The sd card thing doesnt matter. You can get a new one after you are rooted and running a custom rom

Thanks man what's gsm radio and what type of sd would you recommend for saving apps
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TXDarkKnight said:
Thanks man what's gsm radio and what type of sd would you recommend for saving apps
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With sd cards, there is a 'class' number. The higher number you have, the better it is. I'd go with class 6 or higher. And if you just stay in the CDMA forum, you shouldn't have any problems. Just don't flash any roms or radios that dont mention CDMA

Once again you rock bro thanks I was gonna use the steps that were posted under the rooting cdma hero for Windows does that one look like it would be good for someone like me to follow
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TXDarkKnight said:
Once again you rock bro thanks I was gonna use the steps that were posted under the rooting cdma hero for Windows does that one look like it would be good for someone like me to follow
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You could just Google "fresh pre kitchen" or just "fresh kitchen", those things will basically root your phone for you

Do you have a link for the best place to get fresh kitchen so many pop up when you Google it
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http://geekfor.me/kitchen/

kudos for u guys for helping him out, this is what the community is all about. Even though he didnt post in the right forum you guys just let him know where to go next and then helped him out. these little things can make the forums better and better
2 cents

so i downloaded kitchen is it as easy as just clicking the auto root button seems to easy

so i downloaded kitchen is it as easy as just clicking the auto root button seems to easy
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Nope, its that easy. There are a couple of steps but easy as it gets.
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ok im rooted go team venture now yet another question anyone have the best 2.1 rom or a good one thats pretty stable.

Fresh2.0http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=643034 or Damage Controlhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=656690
I prefer fresh rom

Basically it's just trial and error. It's pretty easy to flashthe ROM's so you can keep changing them until you find something you like..
When you flash any ROM you will usually need to wipe your phone and this will cause anything not backed up will be lost. i make sure I save all contacts as a google type. That way when you flash a new ROM and you sign into google again all your contacts will be restored. There are several apps in the market to back up apps you have downloaded.
But before you do that, boot into recovery...hold down home and power to turn on the phone and do a nandroid. Then mount your sdcard and save the files inside the nandroid folder on your sdcard to your computer. This should be your nandroid of the original 1.5 ROM.

on the roms when it says to save to root folder is that the same as the nandroid folder cause when i mount my sd there is no folder that labeled root

ha im retarted didnt read it good enough you answered that already. on my contacts list if the person has google next to there name does that mean is saved to google and where on google can i see them. i wasnt told or shown anything when i got this phone im sure this stuff is basic

heres a question: If I were to root and do a custom ROM, how assured am I that when sprint releases 2.1, I can do that upgrade?

I rooted my phone, then really messed it up, please help

My phone is an HTC Hero CDMA Sprint running the latest update. I was talked in to rooting my phone to delete un needed apps, so I agreed and let my friend do it. Everything went fine, no problems. But then I deleted what I thought were nonsense aps, but I think I deleted something wrong because now I can not download from the market, gmail errors out when it tries to sync etc etc. And my friend did not do a back up of my phone (doh slaps hand on head).
I just want to put the phone back like factory. Of course, factory reset didn't really work because the stuff I deleted did not come back...but I figured that would be the case. I just made it worse because now I don't have my file manager to access the SD card and I can't download one from the Market.
I know there has to be some way to download something with my pc to flash the phone back to original, but I can't find it I only seem to find "updates" and I am not sure those will really help.
Can someone please point me in the right direction so that I can get my phone working properly again? Thank you so much!!

Flash a sense rom...that should fix everything..

Search RUU under the hero development section or go to the htc site ( http://www.htc.com/us/support/hero-sprint/downloads/) and get the hero software from there. Running it from either of those will return you to stock.
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Just remember that running the RUU will also remove root from the phone...completely stock again...which is what it sounds like you want.
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can you do this from your phone only, i.e. BT transfer an RUU flash img and flash it all on the phone, or do you have to USB connect to RUU?

gboyle84 said:
can you do this from your phone only, i.e. BT transfer an RUU flash img and flash it all on the phone, or do you have to USB connect to RUU?
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ineresting.... I think you could, but ONLY if you were s-off. You could download the s-off only RUU, bt transfer it, and flash the HERCIMG.zip from hboot.

When running the RUU you do need to be connected to a PC. However, there is an HERCIMG zip RUU that you can run if you are s-off in the dev section and there is also a method posted to unroot without RUU from the sd card in the development section. Search rt100's posts for the second method and it should come up and I'll see if I can find the zip.
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Easiest way is htc sync and RUU on pc unfortunately.
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I tried both methods and the first failed due to hboot update and the second where you use the zip kept snagging at the file moving to /root saying write protected of read only. I tried this mount -o method but couldn't get root to be chmod only like /sys. Even with SU priv in the terminal emulator no dice. And when I called for upgrade sounded like they want the phone is why I'm little worried, maybe few seconds in the microwave or get it degaussed lol

Incredible S Root?

I spent literally 7 hours trying to root my phone. I tried Alpha revX, the new superoneclick and this other method. I cant seem to get it. Maybe because I am just really tired but this is getting really frustrating. I managed to get my phone to S-OFF with Alpha rev but nothing else. Anyone have any successful attemps .. please tell me I am dying over here
Thanks!!

IncredibleSlover said:
I spent literally 7 hours trying to root my phone. I tried Alpha revX, the new superoneclick and this other method. I cant seem to get it. Maybe because I am just really tired but this is getting really frustrating. I managed to get my phone to S-OFF with Alpha rev but nothing else. Anyone have any successful attemps .. please tell me I am dying over here
Thanks!!
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AlphaRevX only gives you S-OFF and I believe can now install ClockworkMod. To actually root your existing ROM, use need to flash rmk-superuser-v1.0.0.zip using ClockworkMod.

Ok so not to sound stupid but what do they mean by flash it to your phnne?
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IncredibleSlover said:
Ok so not to sound stupid but what do they mean by flash it to your phnne?
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In this particular case, Flash = Use ClockworkMod to install a zip file that you have copied to your SD card.

So the order here is install clockwork mode first in order to root.my phone ?
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IncredibleSlover said:
So the order here is install clockwork mode first in order to root.my phone ?
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Sorry, I thought the current version of the AlphaRevX software allowed you to install ClockworkMod, too. If you didn't install ClockworkMod during the AlphaRevX S-OFF process, then yes you need to install ClockworkMod Recovery in order to install the rmk-superuser zip file.

Yeah I can't believe I pressed.no when it asked me to download it. Would have saved me a lot of trouble .. now i am downloading the Android ask and avd manager to door my phone.
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Would it be possible to go through the s off procedure again so that i can press yes this time .. or is that not recommended
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IncredibleSlover said:
Would it be possible to go through the s off procedure again so that i can press yes this time .. or is that not recommended
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I'm not sure it will let you get that far. AlphaRevX will detect that you are already S-OFF and exit the program from what I understand.

Why on earth is it so difficult to download recovery and root the phone. Ive been at this for another 3 hours and got nowhere. I am not a total noob but I am following Alphas instructions and it is saying that my recovery image isnt there when I boot in fastboot mode. Arrrghhhh!
Any other suggestions?

IncredibleSlover said:
Why on earth is it so difficult to download recovery and root the phone. Ive been at this for another 3 hours and got nowhere. I am not a total noob but I am following Alphas instructions and it is saying that my recovery image isnt there when I boot in fastboot mode. Arrrghhhh!
Any other suggestions?
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OK, here is a thread that should be able to help you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122694
If you notice, the OP of this thread attn1 has an IRC chat room where you can get help and assistance. It is definitely quicker than posting in the forum.

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[Q] Create Stock OEM ROM

How do I create a stock / OEM ROM so I can have it to go back to if needed?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1615447
That's a tutorial on how to turn a ruu (stock OEM) into a ROM
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Thanks, but would this work if I ever wanted to go back to stock?
HTC Vivid™ for AT&T ROM Update | 03.22.2012
I mean that would get rid of of absolutely everything third-party making the Vivid just like it was when it was first turned on?
Sorry for the noob questions, but I am a noob at this.

BTJustice said:
Thanks, but would this work if I ever wanted to go back to stock?
HTC Vivid™ for AT&T ROM Update | 03.22.2012
I mean that would get rid of of absolutely everything third-party making the Vivid just like it was when it was first turned on?
Sorry for the noob questions, but I am a noob at this.
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Yes, just follow that tut...should work for all ruus...don't worry, I'm a noob too when it comes to HTC...this is my first HTC and I'm still trying to figure all this stuff out...just make sure you delete any apps before from system/app before you flash that you don't want
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Doesn't the .exe file erase and re-partition everything? I am not using a SD card currently.

BTJustice said:
Doesn't the .exe file erase and re-partition everything?
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Follow the guide...you don't actually flash through the .exe file, you run the program and when you get to the first screen with choices click start/search>type in "%temp%" but with no quotes, search Rom.zip and take that out to you desktop...you will need linux (ubuntu) to continue from there...
If you flash from the .exe it will have tons of bloat and yes it will wipe everything
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Titanium back up is your friend...download free version from play store and back up apps, put a copy of the back up on your pc in case you ever delete it on accident...
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ONE Click Root?

I want to root my HTC one M7 but my computer broke this weekend. I was wondering if there was a one click method to use. Im android 5.0.2 Thank you on Advance
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dhonan13 said:
I want to root my HTC one M7 but my computer broke this weekend. I was wondering if there was a one click method to use. Im android 5.0.2 Thank you on Advance
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I don't think so. Actual 'rooting' takes place within a rooted ROM, but you have to unlock your bootloader first, and even that is not a one-click process. MAYBE if you get the HTC dev unlock code file via email, and place it in a certain folder on your PC, there may be a script out there that could do the rest, but that of course requires a PC with proper ADB and HTC driver setup. Bottom line is I don't think it can be done without a PC.