yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Nikoli4:
OH MY GOD YOU ARE THE HERO...TO MY HERO!!! It worked perfectly! Finally after months of searching/trying every possible rooting method.... Thank you!

Nik
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jww187:
No 2.1 update from my carrier

I've spent a good amount of time on here researching and learning about rooting my phone.....great Forum!

My problem is that my Hero is through Carolina West who hasn't released a update for 2.1. And judging from the way the company operates, I'm guessing it will be some time, if ever, before they release one. They've only offered the phone since May I believe.

Anyway, Am I correct in assuming that the only option I have to achieve root now is using the goldcard method and upgrading to the Sprint 2.1 update? The guide I've found on here that looks to be what I need is:......can't post links yet, but it's titled "Rooting ALL Non-Sprint CDMA Heros Stuck On 1.5 From Sprint's 2.1 RUU" by navalynt.

The details of my phone are:

Firmware: 1.5

Baseband version: 1.04.04.10.09

Software version: 1.62.556.1

Hboot: 1.46.0000 (Hero20000)

Don't really care about not being able to go back to stock, but it's a little concerning that I might not be able to update to the stock Carolina West update, if it ever comes out, because of hboot issues. This would be to fix some issues with no voice mail notification....but then again, I can always run one of the many custom ROMs if I can actually get my phone to Root in the first place.

Some direction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Tracker1224:
Wow if only it was that easy to do this kind of thing to my iPhone I may have kept it...

Followed the directions and in 15min I had it rooted! (bluegrass cellular)

Thanks Guys! :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] stridle:
I am also with Credo Mobile and this worked amazingly! Is this root subject to any OTA software updates that could disable it??
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hero32:
hey does this work on cell south htc hero if so is there any way you could give me a walk thru thanks in advance
[Hero CDMA Android Development] woowoowooty:
Help, I am confused

I am totally new to phone rooting. I have already upgraded to the 2.1 through cellsouth and do NOT like it. My hero is having more problems then I did before and am considering rooting. What exactly will I be able to do and not do if I root? Is it really worth the trouble rooting? I have been told it is, but it seems VERY difficult. If anyone has any suggestions, I would really appreciate it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Flip260z:
Is this a Joke?

Read the first post and title of the thread for your answer.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ianatch:
I think I'm missing something...I keep seeing where everyone's talking about an updated/easier root, but cannot find it in the post.

I can try the original, but curious what page the update is posted.

Thanks!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Flip260z:
It is quite literally post #1 on this thread.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kenny.deford:
The only thing that rooting your phone will do is give you superuser permissions to modify pretty much anything on your phone. You will also be able to install apps that are labeled "root only". You will also be able to flash any rom you want, backup/restore anything you want, etc... I don't know what you don't like about 2.1, but it fixed all the problems in 1.5.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kenny.deford:
I think the problem that beginners are having trouble understanding is:

1. "4. Download the hack and extract it to your SDK tools directory." The cdma-hero-root.rar file is similar to a .zip file. The problem on Windows is the stock .zip extractor will not recognize .rar files. You have to download a separate .rar file extractor (I downloaded The Extractor), and then proceed to extract them to the android sdk\tools folder.

2. "7. Run the script" It is easiest to pull up your command prompt, and then navigate to your Android SDK\tools directory. For example, if your SDK is in C:\program files, then you would type this in your command prompt: cd c:\program files\android-sdk-windows\tools and press enter. (If your cursor drops down a line with no errors then you are in the right directory). With your Hero plugged in and USB Debugging enabled, type runindos.bat and press enter. this will boot your phone a couple times and end up in recovery. Then you can proceed to the next steps.

I hate to say that some people need their hand held through this, but some do.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Joelolly:
I get this errror when i try to run the script. is not recognized as an external or internal command, operable program, or batch file
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kenny.deford:
What OS are you using, and what are you typing in command prompt to get the error?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kenny.deford:
Does anyone know of any good ROMS that are generic in the fact that it will not change the carrier specific settings such as MMS, PRL, PRI, etc... The confusing part of choosing a ROM is most are cooked off the Sprint builds and work only on Sprint Heros. This thread is the only one I have found that is for ACG carriers, so I am assuming that any ROMS that work on a Bluegrass Hero will work on a Cellular South Hero, etc... I believe I am the only person through Panhandle Wireless that posts anything on XDA...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mojomojo_man:
Why not just root the phone and leave the ROM intact?

I have a rather non-mainstream carrier too and that's what I did.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kenny.deford:
I see your point, but half the reason for rooting is to be able to flash different ROMS. I have only flashed one ROM based off cell south, and the only bug was it changed MMS settings from my carrier to cell south. I am not sure how to manually edit MMS server settings, so I restored back.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] codejunkie78:
you could cook a custom rom based off your carriers ruu by following this guide http://theunlockr.com/2010/03/26/ho...om-for-android-part-1-setting-up-the-kitchen/

it's fairly easy, just follow the steps read the instructions well, and if you have any questions just ask most people here are happy to help you out.

if you don't feel comfortable trying this right now, pm me a link to your carriers 2.1 update file and I'll cook up a rooted rom with some extra features to help get you started.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] sportsinger75:
Cellcom and root

Hey guys, my name's Nick and I'm a newbie to this thread, so go easy on me...lol. I have a Hero through Cellcom (a Wisconsin provider), and I'm almost positive it's the same Hero that Cellular South has. I've rooted several other phones from other carriers before, but I really want to root this one specifically because I want to overclock it. I was looking through the thread and saw a few things about loading Sprint's RUU on it, but I'm not gonna lie, I got a bit confused. Can someone give me a link for some clean and detailed instructions? Thanks so much for the help!

-Nick
[Hero CDMA Android Development] codejunkie78:
re-read the very first post in this thread, it has been updated to a much cleaner root method, if your hero is running the 2.1 update you shouldn't need to run the sprint RUU.

edit: if your hero is still stuck on 1.5, i would wait until they released the official 2.1 RUU for your carrier if you use the sprint RUU's on your phone, it could keep you from using your carriers official update and could overwrite carrier specific settings.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] OBSt4l0n:
open dialer and enter ##3282# wait and then hit edit. it will ask for a password. enter 000000 and hit ok. goto advanced and scroll down till u see mms server url. tap it and it will allow u to enter ur carriers server info. not sure how u can get that information, u might try google or u might even be able to contact ur carrier and find out. Either way good luck.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] sportsinger75:
Cellcom and root

Cellcom has updated to 2.1 and it is installed on my phone. I put the "Root" folder in the "Tools" folder of the SDK, put my phone on USB Debugging, and double clicked on the runindos.bat file and nothing happened... Any thoughts?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] codejunkie78:
try this don't put the whole folder in the tools dir,

extract the files of the cdma-hero-root.rar to a folder, then open up that folder select all the files inside the folder & copy and paste them all into c:\android-sdk-windows\tools just the files not the whole folder.

enable usb debugging on your phone and connect it to the computer,

now open a cmd prompt and enter.

cd \

and press enter.

now enter

cd \android-sdk-windows\tools

and press enter.

now type

adb devices

you should see something like

c:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
HTXXXXXXX device

if you see the HTXXXXXXX device Note HTXXXXXXX will be replaced by your device id.

type

runindos.bat

and press enter this will start the rooting process.

you were almost there, but id say where you placed the whole folder instead of just the files in the tools dir the runindos.bat file couldn't access a program it needed to run.

once you get it rooted and reach the recovery console make sure you go back to the first post and follow the instructions on making a backup and installing the superuser app before you install any roms.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] sportsinger75:
Ahh, thank you! This worked perfectly! Now to load some custom roms! I mainly wanted to do this to overclock my Hero.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Just wanted to say that is a very stand up guide you have here. It's crazy to think of the hurdles we had to jump through just to get root on 1.5, and here we are with 2.1 and it's as easy as pie!

Also, wanted to do a shameless plug *at least I am honest* in telling you about the update to my rom.:p

It's called SouthPaw!V1-Beta, and is pretty feature rich in what most people want.

Link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=7277536#post7277536

Features!:

Modified from the Cellular South 2.1RUU - Crafted FOR Cellular South users

Darchstar's vUV2 Overclocked to 720mhz/undervolted OTB!

Darktremor Apps2SD 2.7.5 RC1

Up to 149mb space on phone! *with a2sd dalvik and swap to sd card enabled. Disabled by default*

JIT compiler (included but not activated by default)

O.G. Hero 1.5 Bootscreen!

Google's Spare Parts!

Collin_ph Battery Tweak!

Android Terminal

JsChiSurf's Black HTC dialer without haptic feedback (With fixed #2 speed dial!)

Updated GoogleMaps

Live Wallpapers

Helix Launcher

Home Switcher

Tweaked stock android task killer

Nano & bash!

Busybox

Wireless tethering

Fully deodex'd

WORKING VOICEMAIL NOTIFICATIONS FOR CS USERS!!!

Also I have a TON of how-to's for newbies to rooting on my 2nd post for pretty much anything that someone would want to do besides rooting, which I linked to this thread so that people don't have to bounce everywhere to find info for what they need (as we had to do previously).
[Hero CDMA Android Development] JR2_Alaska:
If anyone from Alaska is reading this, I just used this method to root my ACS Hero with the 2.1 udate and had absolutly no issues at all. Now all I have to do is figure out a custom ROM to run without screwing everything up.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Mangani001:
stuck on htc screen

After i execute "runindos" my phone reboots the first time and instead of rebooting into recovery menu it comes back up as the "htc" screen....

anybody else? I have spent a couple of hours searching high and low and the best answer i can find is "run it again" .... lol. The phone seems to be defaulting to the stock recovery image.

phone info:

firmware: 2.1 update1

baseband version: 2.42.01.04.23

build #: 2.44.557.1 cl205921

PRI : 2.51_013

PRL : 10004
[Hero CDMA Android Development] taqulic:
I've loaded the Fresh Hero 2.3.3 Rom on my Copper Valley Wireless hero, with no problems so far. I used titanium back-up to save all my apps and settings. and am quite pleased with the results..
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hero32:
are you in ms and want to root my phone i will pay you if you would do it or walk me thru it im stuck thanks in advance
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kenny.deford:
If you are still in your command prompt type this command and it should reboot into recovery:

adb reboot recovery

If it does not, that means the recovery.img is not flashed on your Hero. Post an update if the above command doesn't work.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 1morePsswd:
CREDO tethering?

Hi all,

I recently got a HTC Hero from CREDO and was disappointed to see that tethering was not supported. I get "Error Code 67" when I attempt to try it.

Question: does "rooting" get around this issue? Or is the problem between CREDO and Sprint and nothing I do to the phone will allow tethering.

Tethering is the ultimate goal for me.

Thanks in advance for any help or info.

1morePsswd
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bbrosen:
I know, last night i was thinking about how easy it is now, we had to do it the hard way, harder than most, it took me several days to get it right, just getting a working gold card was a chore...but I am glad i did it the way i did, I learned more about the process my phone and about rooting in general...xda is the place for android....I have not had problem 1 with southpaw...great work hex..thanks again...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Mangani001:
You're right..... no recovery image... being loaded..When I open the sdcard I see a file for a recovery image but the phone seems to ignoring it and reverting to the " htc" screen..so close,but so far away.....
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kenny.deford:
Ok, here are all the commands in the runindos.bat:

@echo off
adb push recovery.img /data/local/
adb push flash_image /data/local/
adb push su.zip /sdcard/
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/recovery.img
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/flash_image
adb shell rm /data/local/rights/mid.txt
adb shell ln -s /dev/mtd/mtd1 /data/local/rights/mid.txt
echo "Files copied and permissions set, rebooting HTC Andriod 2.1"
echo "Your phone will now reboot into normal mode, then reboot into recovery mode. If it does not reboot the second time, wait 10 minutes and manually reboot and begin again."
adb reboot
adb wait-for-device
echo "Your phone is now rebooting in Rooted Recovery mode, do a backup and load your ROMs"
adb shell /data/local/flash_image recovery /data/local/recovery.img
adb reboot recovery

It looks like the batch command isn't flashing the recovery.img. Since the recovery.img is located on the sd card, I would manually flash the recovery.img by typing the command:

adb shell /data/local/flash_image recovery /data/local/recovery.img
adb reboot recovery

That should flash recovery and then reboot into recovery. If that doesn't help, I would copy and paste the entire contents of the runindos.bat from above and paste into your prompt and press enter. It will go through each command and error out whichever command it doesn't like. Then you will know your problem.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Mangani001:
wow......Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]

Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Family>cd \android-sdk-windows\tools

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>@echo off

adb push recovery.img /data/local/

1364 KB/s (3356672 bytes in 2.402s)

adb push flash_image /data/local/

cannot stat 'flash_image': No such file or directory

adb push su.zip /sdcard/

cannot stat 'su.zip': No such file or directory

adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/recovery.img

adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/flash_image

adb shell rm /data/local/rights/mid.txt

adb shell ln -s /dev/mtd/mtd1 /data/local/rights/mid.txt

echo "Files copied and permissions set, rebooting HTC Andriod 2.1"

"Files copied and permissions set, rebooting HTC Andriod 2.1"

echo "Your phone will now reboot into normal mode, then reboot into recovery mod

e. If it does not reboot the second time, wait 10 minutes and manually reboot a

nd begin again."

"Your phone will now reboot into normal mode, then reboot into recovery mode. I

f it does not reboot the second time, wait 10 minutes and manually reboot and be

gin again."

adb reboot

adb wait-for-device

echo "Your phone is now rebooting in Rooted Recovery mode, do a backup and load

your ROMs"

"Your phone is now rebooting in Rooted Recovery mode, do a backup and load your

ROMs"

adb shell /data/local/flash_image recovery /data/local/recovery.img

adb reboot recovery

@echo off

adb push recovery.img /data/local/

failed to copy 'recovery.img' to '/data/local/': Is a directory

adb push flash_image /data/local/

cannot stat 'flash_image': No such file or directory

adb push su.zip /sdcard/

cannot stat 'su.zip': No such file or directory

adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/recovery.img

chmod: /data/local/recovery.img: No such file or directory

adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/flash_image

chmod: /data/local/flash_image: No such file or directory

adb shell rm /data/local/rights/mid.txt

rm: cannot remove '/data/local/rights/mid.txt': No such file or directory

adb shell ln -s /dev/mtd/mtd1 /data/local/rights/mid.txt

ln: /data/local/rights/mid.txt: No such file or directory

echo "Files copied and permissions set, rebooting HTC Andriod 2.1"

"Files copied and permissions set, rebooting HTC Andriod 2.1"

echo "Your phone will now reboot into normal mode, then reboot into recovery mod

e. If it does not reboot the second time, wait 10 minutes and manually reboot a

nd begin again."

.......

Thats what i came up with when i pasted all the commands ....

IT Worked...... thanks man.....just did a nandroid back up and getting ready to load a custom ROM or two... I owe u...

Can you analyze those errors for me thanks, just trying to learn..
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kenny.deford:
I got these errors before trying to root another Hero. It came down to me having to format the SD card as it was corrupted for some unknown reason. Good to hear you got it going. I just flashed Krome V1.1 this morning and it is working great.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] studdyhalllooser:
quick question...can i change the names of my folders under nandroid? i have 3 backups and i would like to name them with the rom used for that backup, can i do this or will it mess up the restore process?

thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] syncpulse:
nTelos Hero root

Hero v2.1 rooted in under 5-minutes without issues.

Thanks!

Now attempting to "pull" RUU safety prior to ROM swap.:)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Akkeresu:
Success!

Just rooted my HTC Hero, pretty slick process. Just gonna find a good ROM and give it a shot!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] MrDanger:
You can do this. With one exception...

DO NOT NAME IT TO ANYTHING THAT CONTAINS SPACES.

Sent from my HTC Droid Incredible!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] StuckinMemphis:
Radio issues with Cyanogenmod ROM

Has anyone else had issues with connection issues after flashing the Cyanogenmod 6 RC for CDMA HTC Hero? I flashed the update-cm-6.0.0-Heroc-RC1-signed.zip and all went well. It's just that my network connection rarely worked. Anyone know how to fix this issue? I'm on the Cellular South Network.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Grateful_Aaron:
Ok, I have some questions. I am a super noob and I hope you guys don't mind helping me out. Wwhat does "flash" mean. I hear it referenced here constantly.

Also, I followed also points to "7. Run the script

For Windows this is runindos.bat. You should be able to just double click it.

That's it. This will flash the Darch version of AmonRA's recovery."

How do I do that? How do I run the script? what and where is runindos.bat?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] woowoowooty:
Yep, some of us need to have our hand held through this. Not everyone is a computer whiz. Just saying.....:confused:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] BooRadley:
I run the script and it reboots but when rebooting into recovery it just gets stuck on the black screen that says HERO. I've tried it several times but it doesn't work.

also when it's stuck on the black screen that says HERO, it isn't attached to the computer so i can't run any commands.

Has anyone had this problem and solved it?

I read about some people who had it earlier in the thread but they didn't post how they fixed it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dam8020006:
Just wondering

Has anyone had any luck with the root listed above for the cell south hero? Is there a easrier root avalible?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dam8020006:
still wondering

I need someone to walk me through this thing.I have jail broke iphones before but for some reason I amdhaving problems with the root on my cell south hero.

Im no computer wiz either so any help please.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Mangani001:
Copy and paste this into your command prompt.....

@echo off

adb push recovery.img /data/local/

adb push flash_image /data/local/

adb push su.zip /sdcard/

adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/recovery.img

adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/flash_image

adb shell rm /data/local/rights/mid.txt

adb shell ln -s /dev/mtd/mtd1 /data/local/rights/mid.txt

echo "Files copied and permissions set, rebooting HTC Andriod 2.1"

echo "Your phone will now reboot into normal mode, then reboot into recovery mode. If it does not reboot the second time, wait 10 minutes and manually reboot and begin again."

adb reboot

adb wait-for-device

echo "Your phone is now rebooting in Rooted Recovery mode, do a backup and load your ROMs"

adb shell /data/local/flash_image recovery /data/local/recovery.img

adb reboot recovery......

This is what worked for me... let me know how it goes..
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Mangani001:
what have you done so far? I'm kind of new to this but i will try to point you in the right direction..
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dorkboy69:
One click root

do a search for 1-click root. I have a non sprint cdma Hero and it worked for me.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] robertlc:
I want to root my Cellular South Hero, but with 50+ pages of instructions and corrections, I'm confused about what to actually do.

I don't want to anything fancy with the phone, I just want to be able to make it a wifi hotspot for my iPad.

Thanks,

Bob
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kc135rjoe:
could not find the runindos.bat file.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jaxlevi:
Cellcom Hero

I just recently purchased a Hero through our local provider Cellcom. I am looking to root this phone but am unsure which instructions to use seeing as there are many posts and some go back to 2009. Is there anyone who can point me in the right direction for getting this done? Here is the info on my phone.

This is the "boot" screen:

Herc XC SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-1.47.0000 (HERO20000)

MICROP-0110

Touch Panel-SYB0104

RADIO-2.42.01.04.23

Software Information:

Firmware version - 2.1-update 1

Baseband version - 2.42.01.04.23

Kernal version - 2.6.29-bc0d2cff

htc-kernal@and18-2 #1

Build Number - 2.37.568.1 CL193761 release-keys

Software Number - 2.37.568.1

PRI version - 2.04_102

PRL version - 60010

Thank-you in advance for taking the time to read this and for any help
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dam8020006:
Ive got it rooted now but have u had any trouble with the super user app
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Mangani001:
dont think it really does anything......

Go to the market and download the "ROM" manager "free version". Install it.... when asked if you want to allow superuser permission.... chose "allow"...once you have the ROM manager installed.....open up the superuser app.... you should see "ROM Manager" with a green light beside it.... This indicates that the app...rom manager has superuser access...any app that gets super user acces will show up on this screen...... hope this helps..

let me know if you want some help flashing new roms using rom manager....

********** DISCLAIMER********* I Really don't know what the hell I'm Talking about....... It's trial and Error for me..... anything i post is a SUGGESTION........

DO a NANDROID BACK UP......AGAIN......AGAIN......and AGAIN.....