[Hero CDMA General] wrx4memp:
Ok will try to get this a clear and as noob ready as possible...

DISCLAIMER: if you screw the pooch its your own problem, dont see how you could run into problems but im sure someone will find a way... !

Step 1 -> make sure you have usb debug checked

- press [menu] -> Settings ->Applications ->Development ->USB Debugging

Step 2 -> make sure you have android sdk downloaded and installed

- if you have it carry on to next step if not go here -> http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html and download it do yourself a favor and make it easy to find

windows install it to c:/android/ then restart your computer

mac unpack it to ~applications/android/ or ~user/android/ and leave that folder open

Step 3 -> make sure phone is connected to computer via USB cable

- look at it... i guess?

below are the steps for WINDOWS / MAC / LINUX obviously only use the directions for your machine!

Step 4 WINDOWS -> open DOS command line (damn it making me boot up my windows laptop to see where some of these features are)

-> bottom left corner has

windows xp [windows logo start]

windows 7 [windows logo]

-> click windows start

-> there will be something titled [run] -> click it

-> type cd C:\(your android folder)\tools

-> should look like

cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools [enter]

or

cd C:\android\tools [enter]

in either case should have made a note of it when you installed it!

-> type adb devices

-> should see serial number of your phone if you get "device not found" you dont have the drivers for the HTC hero installed on your computer go back to Step 1 and redo everything

-> type adb shell [enter]

-> type su [enter]

-> type mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system [enter]

-> type rm system/app/HtcLockScreen.apk [enter] <- case sensitive

-> phone will show a force close, ignore it

-> type reboot [enter]

-> after reboot enjoy a clear 2.1 homescreen, now to go myspace/facebook/twitter and tell your friends how you are a mad haxor for being able to pull this off

Step 4 MAC -> open terminal

-> top right corner has a magnifying glass -> click it

-> search box will come up, type terminal

-> search results are shown below

-> Top Hit and/or Applications will show a black box image and Terminal title

-> click on it

->white box will open that is what you call terminal window where you will be going adb commands from

-> now type only what i type in red : cd[space]

-> now drag tools folder into the terminal window and press [enter]

-> your command should look something like

cd /Users/BigMAC/android/tools

or

cd /Applications/android/tools

(BigMAC is my user name yours will vary)

-> now type ./adb shell [enter]

-> you should see a # on left side now if not restart from Step 1

-> type su [enter]

-> type mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system [enter]

-> type rm system/app/HtcLockScreen.apk [enter] <- case sensitive

-> phone will show a force close, ignore it

-> type reboot [enter]

-> after reboot enjoy a clear 2.1 homescreen with a beer/coffee/tea/hot chocolate <- whatever your age group

Step 4 LINUX -> go f-yourself if you are using linux you know damn well what you are doing! why are you reading this

if you see something wrong let me know so i can further noob proof this