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[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] nbmkumar@gmail.com:
Rooted my Airtel HTC HERO succ. :)

Hi,

I have succ. rooted my HTC Hero mobile with the help of this thread.

Actually i get stuck in some places.

1. I Recovery-RA-HERO-v1.5.2 doesnt work for me[startup screen freeze in recovery mode :(].

so i used Recovery-RA-HERO-v1.2.2.img.

2. When i tried to reboot the mobile in recovery mode, it said "downloading 'boot.img'... FAILED (remote: not allow)"

So i installed flashrec-20090815.apk and created a recovery image in the sdcard and then rebooted in recovery mode by holding home+power button.

everything else was smooth and easier.

Thanks for all your posts.

Muthu
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] theshakyone:
Would just like to say as per the above post, this was a problem for me using a T Mobile contract G2 Touch. The goldcard process while really easy to follow although as discussed doesn't work on all SD cards, in fact after trying 3 i found that only the stock shipped 2GB card worked. I then came across the (remote: not allow) issue, but as Muthu posted, the steps he took also worked for me. Cheers
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Iack:
Hi Everyone,

Im quite new to this part of using my HTC Hero, but i wanna give it a go. I read through much of this post etc etc but im stuck at the following part

I noticed something is changed in the SDK, the usb drivers aren't automaticly downloaded. So im guessing they changed something with the drivers, which could be the reason for me not seeing any devices plugged in cmd.

I tried different USB ports, reinstalling the driver, google for other drivers, but no succes.

Im running windows xp, nothing fancy. Anyone got any clues?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Iack:
I couldn't let it rest so i tried on my laptop and it's working now! Don't know why, but who cares ;-)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] md_raees:
i am able to successfully flash recovery image with Recovery-RA-HERO-v1.2.2.img and i rebooted the phone but it is still booting from 30 min or so. on my screen there is htc hero animation running. how much time it will take or something went wrong. i have saved recovery image with flash recovery on sd card. how i can i boot my phone normally. i used sd card method to root and used modaco custom rom 2.9-update-hero-modacocustomrom-core-signed. Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] achak:
sorry but the link to "cm-hero-recovery.img.zip"

seems dead !!!

any other link for dowloading
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] achak:
Congratulations for this great tutorial. Thank you very much

I'am a newby and I have a HTC Hero unbranded with an original ROM from HTC numbered 2.73.405.5

That said, I will love you enlighten me on these points:

1 - Can i root my phone without alternative ROM?

2 - I see that when using Flashrec it installs automatically another rom (RA-Hero. ..) and I want to keep it official. Is it possible to keep the original one without installing anything else?

3 - If i root the phone following thes steps. Will I lose the ability to update the new official 2.1 ROM that will coming soon (expected around mid February).

4 - If I decide to wait for the new official rom 2.1, will it be difficult or impossible to root it afterwards?

Thank you in advance
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] white_boi:
need help

i have done everything i can to root my sprint htc hero..i used autorooter,but nothing happened when it said it was complete..i used the unlockr.com method and that did work either..can anyone one me!!maybe you flips..haha i really want to root my hero..i have read everything there is to read..and still cant do it!!

please help!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] funtastic:
This sight is absolutely stupendous!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] fredphoesh:
Hi,

Nope, it did not, I have already used HTC Sync, so when I plug in my phone, it is recognised just fine, so do I still have to uninstall the usb device drivers and replace them with this one?

The other thing is I had tried to flash my phone using the TheUnlocker's one click method, and all seemed fine but when the phone rebooted it was still Rom v1.5... should have been 2.1! And my home page layout was as it was, so it seems nothing was flashed.

I can boot to the console by pressing Home-Power, and at the bottom it says RA-hero-v1.5.2.img.

Im not sure what to do now really.

Tx

Mark
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Taijitu:
Success!

Thank you so much for this guide! I've been looking for a way to do this for a week now, rather convinced that it couldn't be that I was the only one :P.

Thank you, thank you, thank you :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Freaky Fries:
Going to try this when I get home.. thanks!

Edit: Got 1 question already: If I do the new official HTC Update via RUU, does this also restore the default recovery image?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] wensterretje:
??????????

[QUOTE = Dayzee; 4257045] Rechts - een mooie duidelijke NOOB gids - neem ik geen eerdere ervaring SDK:) en XP loop, de dingen die je nodig hebt om type in de cmd zal in quotes "maar je NIET HET TYPE QUOTES !:) UPDATE UIT ERVARING!

1 OM de SDK en installeren [/ B]

Ten eerste moet je downloaden van de Android SDK (Software Developers Kit als je af) van http://developer.android.com/index...g?? please please help me, I always get that:
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] wensterretje:
[QUOTE = wensterretje; 5605575] [quote = Dayzee; 4257045] Rechts - een mooie Duidelijke NOOB gids - neem ik geen Eerdere ervaring SDK:) en XP lus, de dingen die je nodig hebt om het type in de cmd zal tussen aanhalingstekens "maar je NIET HET TYPE aanhalingstekens!:) UPDATE UIT ervaring!

1 Om de SDK en installeren [/ B]

Ten eerste moet je downloaden van de Android SDK (Software Developers Kit als je af) van http://developer.android.com/index...I do??

:confused::confused::mad::o:o:o:o:o:o
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] skbhatti:
Hi all ,

I cant flash recovery .img on to my htc hero T-mobile UK, using any method said above.

that includes flashrec

gold card

flash from command prompt ADB shell

fastboot

it just says acces denied or waiting for device and dowloading img.

please help

thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] justus_burger:
Sup guys...

Ok im new to the hole rooting android thing aswell. But i have spent some time on reading forms on how to do this. I have a HTC Hero...

So i got the SDK, downloaded the superuser.zip, downloaded the recory img and did everything exactly as instructed above...

My problems comes in at the "fastboot boot ...." command part. I recieve a nice reply stating:

downloading 'boot.img' . . . FAILED (remote: not allow)

Kinda irretating. I read on some blog that we are able to root a Hero because of some vulnerability that is yet to be patched. Not sure if its true. But might it be that my phone came out patched allready? If so, why the whole open source and development idea if you can put it on your fone.

Any ideas would be graetly apresiated.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] piotrreq:
I had the same problem. You need to install flashrec and use it to flash new recovery. This is quite simple, if You will have any problems search this forum. There was a guide with flashrec
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] justus_burger:
Ya i cant find that. Any help please...How to flashrec?:confused:
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Eddie1506:
Thank you for your guide!

Do I have to root the phone if I want to install a custom ROM right after flashing custom recovery?

I want to install Modaco which comes prerooted, can it be installed from custom recovery right after flashing it?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] yipyipyipidy:
Got the same problem...I use flash rec. But do I use the same .img file as I used in the /tools file or do I need a seperate one? Cause when I moved the same file onto the phone to use flashrec I still get the same "remote not allow" problem :S.

Just for the heck of clarity this is what I've done:

1.tick developer app box

2. unmount and format sdcard

3. got flashrec and installed it using lindafilemanager

4. got "cm-hero.recovery.img" and put it on my phone. Used flashrec to restore backup image and then flashed the "/sdcard/cm-hero.recovery.img" file.

5. put "cm-hero.recovery.img" and "superuser.apk" +SU file in apk/tools.

6. On the cmd.exe thing I typed the "fastboot boot cm-hero.recovery.img" and got denied.

~The end~

Hoping someone could help :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] gurry:
gt a problem - Ive downloaded the flash recovery apk and installed - when I go to backup I get access denied command failed. I looked on Modaco and they recommend downgrading to an earlier rom but when I try this the downgrade fails.

Anyone any idea how to successfully downgrade?

Cheers

gurry
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] idroid84:
All you guys having issues with remote not allowed you need to use the goldcard method. You can use the stock miniSD card that comes with the Hero to unlock the system.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] a4tech:
Same problem here....

New ERA G2 ( Poland HTC HERO )

"Phone type is EBI1/32A"

and all time

Could not run command.

any idea?

Flashrec, GoldCard all stuff tried nothink :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] a4tech:
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dsteam:/home/ds/android-sdk-linux_86/tools# ./adb shell
$ mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mount: Operation not permitted
$

dsteam:/home/ds/android-sdk-linux_86/tools# ./fastboot boot recovery-RA-hero-v1.6.2.img
downloading 'boot.img'... FAILED (remote: not allow)
dsteam:/home/ds/android-sdk-linux_86/tools#

Hmmm no idea what to do with this HTC grrrrrrrr
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] frederikk:
I was stuck at same point few minutes ago..

I tried without the remount option and it worked.

I put the "su" file in system, but don't put the superuser.apk file.. what is this file for ??

They didn't talk about this file here :

http://wiki.smartphonefrance.info/Default.aspx?Page=root-htchero&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

Ciao

Fred
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] feenty:
Hi all!

I have some simple question, because i want to understan everything before i start to root my phone. So here theye are:

1.: Making a NANDROID: The backuo will contain the radio too?

2.: fastboot boot cm-hero-recovery.img <--- On entering this command, is it flashing the img to my phone?

3.: If i want to go back to stok: Is it enough to perform a NANDROID restore?

4.: After done with rooting, do i need something else to flash custom roms? (On another thread i saw some other confusing methods (goldcard...).

Sorry for these stupid questions but i had a Dream before the Hero, and few of the steps seems to be the same, but some of them is new for me.

Thanks for everybody...

PS.: Sorry for my english.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] btdag:
3. If you want to go back to stock just run a normal HTC exe as if you were updating
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] BryceWaldherr:
i cannot enter recovery console cmd saying boot img failed remote:not allowed...HELP!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] 2ma:
edit: sorry,just found the answear to my question!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] xKaito:
Hi,

If I type in cmd fastboot boot cm-hero-recovery.img I get an error:

Downloading boot.img..... FAILED (remote: not allow)

Help please!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] btdag:
try my guide instead?!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ascottuk:
hi there, does anyone have the files needed to root a g2 tmobile hero? the links on this thread are now dead (i have the sdk pack)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] mreinha:
I'm having a major problem with the Superuser. It always hang up when trying to use it.

Iæm trying to use the market enabler and changed my provider with it, that went okay for the SU. When trying to change it back the SU hangs, it dosen't reply at all. The same goes for the Root booter.

I was only able to open SU once,...:s What to do with this?

Edit: It works once everytime I reboot..
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] prodigysimu:
I have a HTC Hero device and i format my sd card and now i don't have acces to root (when i try to start my phone pressing home button appear an warning sign and nothing happens). I want to update my software from 1.5 to 2.1. Can anyone help me with this issue with a step by step replay? thx in advance
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] gonella:
:(:( bad

it seems the same error for me.

If I type in cmd fastboot boot cm-hero-recovery.img I get an error:

Downloading boot.img..... FAILED (remote: not allow)

What I tried so far:

1. Using the flashrec 1.1.3 (says its not possible to execute the cmd)

2. Replace the su command, i dont have permission to do that(during the mount process and push to replace the file i get fail).

3. fastboot to apply the boot(says that is not possible to push remotely)

4. flash_image in the adb shell, dont have permission.

5. Android Commander(there is the option to flash boot ou recovery, it doest work for me)

My Hero: ANDROID 2.1 - RUU_Hero_Chunghwa_3.31.751.1_R_Radio_63.18.55.06O_6.35.15.01_release_signed.exe(THE LAST OFFICIAL)

My Windows: Windows 7 - 64bits

Any ideia?? I really confused to get the root.

Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] 42turkeys:
Sorry but you were warned...

HTC have updated hboot on the update, so you can't root yet. (and may not be able to ever)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] AndroHero:
Thats not root ur on about thats recovery. Follow btdags guide, its easy to flash a new recovery image
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] AndroHero:
Try downgrading to a older 1.5 rom n starting again
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] gonella:
I tried to downgrade.. to 1.5.. no chance.

i got the error message 140 - WRONG BOOTLOADER VERSION

is it possible to downgrade even in this condition?

any idea?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] gonella:
no downgrade

One more update:

The roms that I tried:

RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_1.76.405.1_R3_WWE_release_signed_NoDriver.exe

RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.5_WWE_release_signed_NoDriver.exe

RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.66_WWE_test_signed_NoDriver.exe

Again.. i cant do the downgrade or get the root.

Any idea?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Arkymedes:
Yes, That's exactly what I told him in a PM and what I was suspecting. He was too hasted in flashing this ROM without giving time for devs to take it apart and rooted before.

Now just patience until they figure it out. :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] vdawger:
Thanks

Amazing, thank you!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] casca:
i was also in a freakin hurry of doing this, but i was worst...i've read it...i knew i couldn't downgrade after. but still and that's the stupid part of it, i totally forgot what i read, and now i'm stuck just like you. we'll have to wait that someone breaches the spl... it's the price to pay :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] idroid84:
I am trying to root RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.5_WWE_release_signed_NoDriver.

It is installed, followed instructions exactly but don't get root. Is there issues with this ROM/ROOT?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] samaraki:
With Fastboot mode on phone, it says: downloading 'boot.img'... FAILED

With HBOOT mode on phone, it says: downloading 'boot.img'... (And then it just stays at for last half hour...)

What to do?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] pulser_g2:
Don't use the fastboot method. It doesn't work on 99% of phones now. If on 1.5, use goldcard method. If on 2.1, use the new method in the sticky in the dev forum (this one)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Jai83:
the recovery image on rapidshare is down, can you re-up?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] joni870303:
hero root without pc

Hey!

I need help. I have htc hero, but my pc does not recognize as a tool.

Solved the Root Without PC? Because, i would like to new rom flashing...

Thanks in advance:)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] usernome:
Where is the link to the goldcard method ?

Thanks !
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] vijaysapkota:
better visit www.theunlockr.com
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] MrHorus:
Really? I'd never have guessed... :D

I was kinda hoping someone might suggest such a program, as like I say I am new to Android and not sure what programs on the build require root.

I've not had a poke around on the device yet, but I am very familiar with Linux and should there be an sbin/ folder with all the privileged binaries?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] MrHorus:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Hero

http://www.htc.com/www/product/hero/overview.html

I got whatever T-Mobile UK are calling a "G2" and it looks identical to that.

I had a look at the Magic on Wikipedia and the HTC website and the layout of the buttons if different to the phone I have here.

Pretty sure it's a Hero, plus the product manual refers to it as a Hero in the RF emissions statement.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] busterz:
Hmm, Im having a little trouble.

From my C drive, I should have a folder called 'android' right?

Inside, there should be three files: 'fastboot', 'adb' and the hero boot img.

OR

Should they all be inside the 'tools' folder that is added in the C:android folder?

Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] nox0405:
i have type in thecommand but my hero didnt reboot at all, or I have to reboot by myself
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] nox0405:
I have follow the instruction and type in all the command, when I get toIn CMD type "adb shell" actally adb shell or "adb shell", I have try both and other thing whe I typein mount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

cat /system/bin/sh > /system/bin/su

chmod 4755 /system/bin/su

/system/bin/reboot

Will my hero reboot automatic or I have do by myself, after i type those command, in cmd is came up some kind of dir thing which asking me to mount some file and my HTC hero didnt reboot at all and still in recovery mode.

It is so complicated, maybe i am not that celever lo. Can someone give more clear instruction or re-type those command more clearly, mount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

cat /system/bin/sh > /system/bin/su

chmod 4755 /system/bin/su

/system/bin/reboot
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] x9f:
thank you! your a genius :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] elcom:
works like a charm!

people having problems with the driver should use the driver from the latest SDK.

I had the same problem, and it was solved after using the latest driver.

It might be obvious, but do not mount the phone when connecting it to the computer. If you mount you wont be able to ADB shell it.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] MrHorus:
Yes, it should reboot.

The command "/system/bin/reboot" will call the reboot command on the device, and it should then reboot itself without you havingt to do anything.

I'm not sure what came up on your screen as I used a Mac, not a Windows box.

The process should be the same though.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] apd:
The G2 is the Hero.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] LeeDroid:
Hi all!

Sorry, anint had chance to reply to angyone so here we go.

The G2 is the HTC Hero on T-Mobile.

The SDK includes all the drivers needed.

once you have booted the img via fastboot you should enter a recovery console, at this point you need to follow the instructions exactly as typed for adb,

I am running windows 7 Ultimate, should be the same for all windows platforms,

Cheers :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] veejayjameson:
if it all goes wrong - for whatever reason, someone said wifi stopped working..

how can you revert back to the original unrooted hero??

Do you lose all data when rooting?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] LeeDroid:
There is no real reson you should loose any functionality, but if you do experience issues you can flash back to a stock rom.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] veejayjameson:
Cool, thanks.

Will let you know how it goes!

What interesting stuff you got now you've rooted?

Wifi tether is my main desire :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] robw1978:
Is this proper root?

I have been through this with mine and all the operations worked perfectly.

Is this proper root access? Seems to me like it just turns off the warnings about needing root access.

Several of the apps I have tried now no longer complain about access rights, but still don't perform the task that root was needed for. This includes Bluex server, BluTether and swapper.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] nox0405:
finally work and reboot but how o I know my hero is root?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] LeeDroid:
thether capabilites, the ability to backup everything including apps, the abitility to soft reset!, full controll over the OS....

Life without walls (no reference to windows intended)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] veejayjameson:
It worked! Thank you very much.

I was new to the android OS, so to all the noobs, don't worry its easy :)

For some reason I had to do adb shell several times, before found the device. Windows Vista came up with some random error but just clicked continue.

O, also, mine was a T-Mobile G2, not on orange.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] LeeDroid:
Nice work Dayzee, didnt have time to go into such depth! I will link in firstpost.

and yes guys its full root access not just deactivated warnings, all apps are workin perfectly for me!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] veejayjameson:
Dayzee, with Root Explorer where can you access that you couldn't before?

Not really sure if am actually rooted... wifitether runs fine but actually loading up webpages on my laptop doesnt load. everything says its connected though.

Is this likely to be more a laptop (probs software) issue than not being root?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] matthewellis77:
Changing my SD Card after rooting

I used the posted guide to root my hero a few months ago and it works great! Thank you. However, my little 2GB SD card is half-filled by nandroid. I'd like to upgrade the card to an 8 or 16 GB card, but since I'm a noob, I just want to make sure I switch it properly. Is there anything I should know? Can I just copy the contents of the SD Card to my computer and copy it to the new card (I could do that with my old phone)? Will that work? Is it necessary? Or could I just remove the old card, put in the new one and re-install nandroid?

If there is a specific process, could you walk me through it step by step?

Thanks!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] vijaysapkota:
rooting is never hard as you guys think..
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] LeeDroid:
...Memories.... :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] seshmaru:
I still thank you, being that I still use my HTC hero :p even though it has fallen into neglect now that I have the transformer.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] LeeDroid:
My user tag was Jackdaniels_Lee back then lol

Transformer is without a doubt my next device! when I have enough saved that is :o
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] novakry:
I've tried every possible rooting method, the goldcard method which at that point was last resort. Also did not work. I've concluded that memory card just won't work as a gold card. Please can I get a recommendation on memory card type/size that works best as a gold card.

Thanks,

-N
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] enlightener:
@Dayzee

I think is better(in this way there are less comands and Superuser.apk) to replace step 6 of http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=4257045&postcount=38 with:

- download superuser.zip and extract the contents into <somewhere... > (superuser.zip containts Superuser.apk and the su binary )

adb shell mount /system
adb push su /system/bin/
adb shell chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
adb push Superuser.apk /system/app/
adb shell reboot

(there's no need to specify mount options because the mount point is defined in /etc/fstab ;-) )

@jackdaniels_lee maybe it's better to replace the steps 5-6 on the first page too :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] theroman:
Works great!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] j2kquest:
Do you have the Hero on T-mobile

i have the G2 touch and want to try this method...........can anyone confirm this is working on t-mobiles hero