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[Hero CDMA Android Development] decepticon:
The updated root worked fine for me today. I have a Mac so I just opened the bat file in text editor and copied/pasted the commands in a terminal shell.

Thanks!

It's not in the instructions but are you flashing the su.zip file after rebooting into the recovery? If not that's your problem.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Hey just wanted to tell everyone thank you for trying my rom, and I am working hard (whenever I can get to it) to fix a few things on it, but it's still going to take some time.

The only real issue it has right now are : sluggishness (due to it being bone stock for the most part) and you cannot update google maps. To get the maps to update, you must adb into the phone, remove google maps, and then reinstall from the market. This will just be removed when I post the updated rom so you don't have to do these things.

I cannot believe how fast btw this ruu was rooted from the phone. I would like to personally thank all the devs and hackers out there that made this possible. I am not a rom cooker, just a kitchen user (search for android kitchen in these forums and you'll come across it. It's in the chef section).

P3AC3
[Hero CDMA Android Development] awhero09:
I wouldnt care to give it a try i have been trying to root my phone for a little while know and cant figure out a thing
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kenny.deford:
Ok, so I can confirm that this root method does work for the Panhandle Wireless 2.1 version as well. (high five) Panhandle is a small carrier through ACG and PCD.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Flip260z:
So whats the deal with the update google maps thing? I cooked this rom straight out of the extracted ruu with the kitchen, first ever attempt brand new vm and everything, and mine updated fine just fine.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Flip260z:
The new maps installed fine. the only issue for me was that the old one still resided in system/app. Which happens to all default included apps but it is not being used so I deleted it with root explorer.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PMDColeslaw:
Just a few questions...

1) Will just rooting wipe out all my apps and settings like the 2.1 update did? I figure flashing a custom ROM will but not sure about rooting.

2) After step 2 everything is jibberish to me :confused: Is there a dumbed down tutorial for someone who may not know what adb's and sdk's are that goes a little deeper into those steps? Sorry I just don't know much about android yet.

3) Will theHTC Sync that I used to run the 2.1 update (Cell South) work for this as is?

4) where can I find Nandroid?

Sorry for all the lame questions. I'm new to android but trying to catch up :o
[Hero CDMA Android Development] GeekMouse:
If you are already on 2.1, then no, it will not wipe anything out. In fact, you can skip step 1 since you have already done it.

In step 2, there is a link to the Android SDK. Just download the file for your OS (I assume windows?) and extract the zip file where you feel like. Make note of its location so you can find it for step 4.

You should not have to do step 3, since it appears you are already on 2.1 from CS

Once you have the SDK extracted, there is going to be a subfolder called tools. Extract the cdma-hero-root.rar from the first post into this directory, making sure that all of the files that are extracted are in the same directory as adb.exe.

Steps 5 through 7 are straighforward. When you perform step 7, your phone will reboot twice, after which you should be in Recovery mode.

From recovery, you can flash another rom, or as mentioned in the first post, you can flash the su.zip which should be located in your tools directory. To add files to your sd card in recovery, select "USB-MS toggle" and copy them over. After that you can run "Flash zip from sdcard" to flash them to your phone.

Yes, but you don't need it anymore, since it was for the RUU update, which it appears you have already done.

Nandroid is part of the recovery image. Once you have the recovery, there will be an option called "Backup/Restore". That is nandroid.

We are all learning. Some are just farther ahead than others. :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PMDColeslaw:
AWESOME!!! Thanks for the extra help. That's exactly what I needed!

Are there files I need to put on my Sd card at this point or is it just an optional thing? If it is optional is there a reason to put stuff on there then as opposed to later via usb?

Also just so I can understand a little better, is the SDK basically a kitchen for Android? Thats what it sounds like but you never know. I'm at work till 2 so I can't look for myself till I get home.

Thanks again, great help!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] GeekMouse:
If you want root on the stock CS image, you will either need to flash su.zip or download and flash the CS rom that hexskrew made. However, you don't actually need to do anything if you don't want to. Think of recovery as phone root, and anything else as rom root. If you want to use custom roms, you need phone root, and if you want apps that require root you need rom root. Hopefully that made sense.

The SDK is the software development kit for Android directly from Google. You can use it to write applications for Android, in addition to giving you access to your phone via adb. Any android kitchen is built around adb, because it is the only way to access all of the files available on your phone.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PMDColeslaw:
So I've rooted, and performed the backup... Now do I run su.zip from the pc or do I have to move it to the SDcard and run it from there? Also once flashed to su.zip do I need to restore from nandroid or is that just in case there's an error.

thanks! Makes perfect sense now
[Hero CDMA Android Development] GeekMouse:
You flash su.zip from recovery. And nandroid is just in case something breaks.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PMDColeslaw:
Awesome! Done and Done! Just one more question. Will flashing a custom rom erase my apps and settings? Is there a way around that?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] GeekMouse:
Generally, it would only erase your settings and apps if you perform a full wipe before flashing. However, some custom roms expect you to do so, otherwise you may end up having weird errors. A solution that a lot of people use is some kind of backup app, like Titanium or the app that CS recommended for the 2.1 upgrade.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PMDColeslaw:
Ok well I may have done something wrong. When I tried to run titanium the SU app popped up asking me to allow it SU privileges which I did. then the titanium app threw an error saying it "could not aquire root priviledges. Please verify your ROM is rooted and includes busybox"

Does that mean anything to you? lol
[Hero CDMA Android Development] GeekMouse:
Ah. Apparently Titanium needs busybox to work, and that wasn't included in the su.zip. The easy solution would be to download and flash either the Dirteh_South or DangerRom, which will have busybox installed already. You shouldn't need to wipe anything, except perhaps Dalvik cache, with either of them. If you do it that way, the first boot will probably take a bit.

The hard way is probably beyond my abilities to explain.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PMDColeslaw:
Ha! I heard that! Easy way is fine by me. Thanks again for all the help!:D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bkseals2009:
I have a problem. Please help me. When I do step 7, and run the script... my phone does not reboot? Can you please tell me what I may be doing wrong?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] GeekMouse:
Are you receiving any errors?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bkseals2009:
No none at all.. Its not doing anything on my phone.. All my phone says is charge only and usb debugging connected
[Hero CDMA Android Development] GeekMouse:
And you have adb installed? Open a cmd window and go the tools directory where you installed the SDK. What happens when you type "adb devices"?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bkseals2009:
I'm not sure I follow. I'm sorry I'm kind of new to all of this and I am trying to figure it all out.. but I thought I did everything right so far
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PMDColeslaw:
Once I have flashed a rom from the SD card can I then delete the .zip folder from the card?

BTW, I flashed to Dangerom and it did delete all my apps and settings
[Hero CDMA Android Development] GeekMouse:
I am trying to verify that you have the SDK from step 2 installed. If you do, you should be able to open a command prompt and navigate to the tools folder where you installed the SDK and run "adb devices".

When you double click on the runindos.bat, do you get anything at all output to the screen?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] GeekMouse:
You can delete it if you want to save space.

That is my bad on the deletion. I have been running the Froyo rom, and it backs up and restores everything for you when you flash.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bkseals2009:
It does nothing to my phone but it quickly runs through the script and goes away in a command window.. but now my phone is unplugged and it keeps rebooting, it doesn't show any additional screens it just keeps booting and rebooting.. please tell me i didnt mess my phone up :(
[Hero CDMA Android Development] GeekMouse:
Hm, interesting. You are not entirely messed up since it boots, but I am not sure why it is continuously rebooting. DId you try plugging it back in? That script shouldn't run all the way through and finish if it is working correctly. You should see some text about copied files and something telling you that it is going to reboot two times. Then your phone will reboot and you will see some more text that says it is rebooting into recovery.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hero32:
hello

well i created a gold card everything is fine now what do i do from here do i down load a rom and flash if so what rom do i down load im totally stuck here thanks for any help
[Hero CDMA Android Development] markachee:
A gold card is no longer required as long as you have 2.1.

But if you successfully followed the current set of steps in the first post, you'll want to learn about Recovery. (I'll put this on the first post also.)

To enter Recovery mode on your phone, power the phone off. Then hold home and press the power button. Keep holding home until you get the recovery screen.

You'll see several options, but the first thing you'll want to use is Backup.I've always used the nandroid option, not sure of the differences between it and bart. Backing up does exactly what you'd expect: copies your current ROM to your sd card. It doesn't change anything on the phone. It does take a few minutes so be patient.

Most roms will suggest you wipe first, and there is a menu option for that in recovery also. Just choose wipe, then factory reset. This does nothing to your sd card and only wipes application data (app installed from the market, settings for any app, etc).

After you've backed up, Recovery is also where you flash new ROMs or additions to your current ROM. It's easiest to pick a rom you want on your pc, and transfer it to your phone over usb. you can either do this the normal way, or if you're already in recovery, there is a USB-MS option you can use. Some Recoveries require flashable zips to be in the root of your sd card (not in any directory). After the ZIP is on your sd card, choose "install zip from sdcard" and pick the zip of the ROM you want. That's it. After it's done flashing, reboot your phone. If you wiped and flashed a full ROM, the first will take several minutes.

If you flash a ROM and either get stuck in a boot loop or just don't like it, go back into recovery under the Backup option and choose nandroid restore. Pick the option you get (it's a directory named with your phone's serial number) and you'll see a list of backups named with the date/time they were created. Choose which one you want to restore, wait a few minutes, then reboot and you'll be back to exactly where you were.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Jeepman007:
Could someone point me in the direction of the original sprint 1.5 RUU that was used in the original root procedure? It has come to my attention that to update my PRI I have to downgrade back to it to get it corrected with the current 2.1 CS release. Seems to be the only way to get data roaming working again.

Thank you.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bkseals2009:
@Geekmouse

Are you getting my private messages? For some reason it is saying that I haven't sent any when I have. :/
[Hero CDMA Android Development] walxjr:
Im at step 7 and lost. What do i double click or where do I run and script. I tried running it in cmd but get runindos.bat is not recognized as an internal or external command. I know im just thinking about this too hard or something. Thanks for any help.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] GeekMouse:
If you run it in cmd, you have to be in the directory that runindos.bat is located. If you followed all the steps correctly, it should be located in the tools subdirectory where you installed the SDK.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] markachee:
Have you tried resetting your PRI? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=653735 (You only want to do this if you have a Cellular South or Sprint phone.)

The guide says to use Fresh 1.1, but I would think that if you're on an official build, it would be ok to use CS 2.1. But if you go through the steps and some menu option is missing or something, just temporarily flash Fresh 1.1 and go through it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] lilthicmma:
Recovery mode

I can't get into recovery mode on my phone it just shows the phone on the screen with a triangle with a line through it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Jeepman007:
I tried Fresh Kitchen but my HBoot was newer and it failed. I ended up finding that I had my nandroid from when I first installed the Sprint 1.5. I had to use it to downgrade. Then upgraded using the CS 2.1 update which removed root, and followed the new MUCH easier rooting method. My MDIS changed, but I just edited it and all seems good.

I ended up with the Phone/triangle on my phone after I updated to the Official CS 2.1 since root was removed from HBoot. Just reroot.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] lilthicmma:
But how to do dat if i cant get into recovery
[Hero CDMA Android Development] lilthicmma:
Help anyone?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] GeekMouse:
If you get the red triangle, it means that you don't have the custom recovery. You need to redo step 7.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] lilthicmma:
Ok quick question I had rooted my other phone but right after I did dat it got smashed so I have to send it back in. Now I got this new phone and I upgraded to 2.1 and trying to do this and that's where the triangle screen is showing on the new phone. So is that the problem.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] GeekMouse:
So what you are saying is, when you run runindos.bat, it reboots into recovery and you get that red triangle? Do you get any messages when you run it?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] markachee:
If you are getting the red triangle when holding home and turning on the phone, the script didn't successfully flash the custom recovery. maybe I should add a press any key to continue prompt at the end of the script so anyone not running it from the command line can copy paste if they have trouble.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] walxjr:
I have followed everything in the 1st post and I cant find the runindos.bat in any of the folders. The attached hack that I have dowloaded was already unzipped. Is that what is wrong? The hack is a RAR file.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] baddmann:
Ok...

I started from scratch today learning about ROOT, RUU, Dalvik Cache, etc...

After 5 hours of trial and error, I have DangerROM 2.1 (thanks mrdanger!)

To help explain some of the directions, let me clarify for newbies like me:

This next step is where I had problems: When you download the hack and extract it to the tools directory, Bitzipper was creating a new folder. This didn't work. I finally realized that I had to copy the files from the new folder and put them directly in the "tools" folder.

If you put the files in the proper place, when you do the next step a command prompt will launch and let you know that something is happening. Also it will tell you that it will reboot the phone twice. The phone will reboot to the proper screen.

After running the script and your phone reboots, it will allow you to do the rest.

Select Nand on the phone to back it up.

Select Wipe to clear Dalvik Cache

Select USBtoMS to copy Whatever ROM you want to phone

Select flashzip and select the ROM to flash

Hope this helps the newbies.

Thanks to all for the help on this and other forums...

EDIT: Had to remove links since this was my first post. Please refer to original post for links...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] lilthicmma:
After I run the script my phone do not do anything.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] baddmann:
Read my post carefully. If you follow the instructions it will work.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] lilthicmma:
I did the script to the tee i extracted it to the tools folder.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Oulixes:
Which ROM to use?

I know a few here are on Appalachian Wireless, I followed the new abridged process to root 2.1 (working great, much appreciated)

Which ROM can I flash that will keep all functionality of the phone with AW services (ie data, PRL updates) ?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] lilthicmma:
Now wen I did it it booted to the recovery screen with the red triangle
[Hero CDMA Android Development] lilthicmma:
Got it working after a zillion tries thanks.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] awhero09:
once i run the runindos.bat my phone freezes on the HTC screen??? please help someone
[Hero CDMA Android Development] awhero09:
My phone is just freezing at the Green and White HTC screen. It resets twice and works through the runindos.bat but dosnt do anything after second reset
[Hero CDMA Android Development] markachee:
Thanks for this. Will update the first post with all this in mind.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] markachee:
.rar is like a .zip but you'll need something like 7 zip to extract it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] markachee:
Just running the script shouldn't do anything to keep your phone from booting. You never made it into recovery to flash anything?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] awhero09:
No as far as i got was the running the script. After that it wouldn't load anything
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rxdpunk:
Ntelos HTC Hero root help

I have been trying to root my Ntelos Hero. I know it can be done as I've seen posts around in different forums where people claim to have done it. I have been referred to this guide. However I am not able to get very far. I have followed the steps as listed. Am I on the right track ? Anyone with an Ntelos hero could you point me to the guide that you used and if there was any specific changes ? Do I need to goldcard ? Any help would be appreciated.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] iamafireman:
I am about ready to root my cellular south hero. I have 2 questions, when you connect the phone to usb, which option do you select? Charge only, HTC sync, disk drive? Also what does it mean to clear Dalvik Cache?

Thanks.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] sadalius:
I would choose charge only, that way the sd card will be able to be mounted by adb. Once you have a recovery image installed and get to the recovery screen, you'll have a wipe menu option. When you go into there, you'll have a few options. One of which is the dalvik cache. You can also wipe the data from the phone as well. Before flashing a custom rom I would wipe both of these. The other options can be left alone.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] codejunkie78:
could anyone tell me what version of darch's recovery is used for this?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] JollyRogersOne:
Now that Cellular South's Android 2.1 is out, is this to ACTUALLY root the phone and is it safe?

Like will this actually root my HTC Hero, Android 2.1 and all and not mess it up?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bkseals2009:
Yes!!! Finally!

:D:p Everyone!! I am so pleased to announce that I now have my HTC Cellular South hero ROOTED!!! After a couple of trials and errors and help from all of you, I have safely backed up my original 2.1 ROM and have the file on my computer as well. I am now running the beautiful ALOYSIUS 2.1.2 ROM!! I am so happy.. Thanks to EVERYONE who has helped me!

Cheers & good luck to everyone,

-Brittney
[Hero CDMA Android Development] GeekMouse:
Not really sure what you mean by actually. The old method ACTUALLY rooted your phone. The new way is just a lot simpler.

As for being safe and not messing up your phone, I can say that it is no LESS safe than running the official RUU from CS. The bonus is that we have the official RUU from CS, so if anything does get messed up, we can still flash back to stock.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] JollyRogersOne:
Sorry for not being very clear lol,

I'm new to rooting.

What I meant was, is this the method to root cellular south's hero with the android 2.1 ROM and will be a clean slate; no HTC sense, no pre-installed apps that can't normally be removed, and able to be used to its full potential without CS's restrictions?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] iamafireman:
How do you tell if you are rooted. I kept getting the red triangle. I download the SDK, Then I copied runindos,recovery.img, and flash_image to the tools folder. What am I suppose to do with the su folder and zip file?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] GeekMouse:
If you follow this guide you will have a custom recovery, which will give you the ability to flash any rom that your heart desires. However, following this guide will not do anything to your existing rom, unless you flash the su.zip, which will give you superuser rights on the rom.

If you want a rom that does not have HTC sense, then you need to look at AOSP roms, like DarchDroid.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pound24:
been rooted for some time now i upgraded to the official cs 2.1 then rooted again using the new method. and my problem is when i leave ms i do not have data i have to manually switch to 1x in area were there is ev normally. does anyone have a fix? i have had this problem since root in the beginning
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kenny.deford:
You can tell you are rooted if your phone boots into black recovery screen with options to backup/restore, flash, etc...

You need to push the su.zip file to your sd card so it can be flashed. The runindos.bat command should do this for you. I got an error when I executed runidos.bat saying "error copying su.zip to /sd card." I then manually pushed the zip by typing "adb push su.zip /sdcard/".
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kenny.deford:
Here is a screenshot of recovery your Hero should boot into if runindos.bat is executed correctly. From here, you need to backup, then flash the su.zip. After that is done, you will know you are rooted if you download Rom Manager from the market and it doesn't give you an error saying you don't have superuser permissions.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] iamafireman:
Thanks finally got it rooted. It was the SU file that I didnt have right.

Also I read alot about typing ""adb thencommand" How exactly do you use this command. I use windows and open a command prompt but nothing ever happens.

Thanks for all the help.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] sadalius:
Once you get to the command prompr, change directories to where you have the android sdk installed, make sure you have your phone connected and type in adb and your command. Like adb reboot will reboot your phone. Google adb and youll find all kinds of commands to use.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] darthrsg:
SO I just did this method and it worked flawlessly, I am now rooted on my CS Hero. However I get force close on live wallpapers. Any ideas?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] darthrsg:
So installing from the recovery side did the trick.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] sadalius:
You have to understand that live wall papers weren't meant to run on the hero because of the slower cpu compared to the nexus one. Most will work, but there are some that just don't.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] darthrsg:
Yeah, I get that.