Rooting HTC Hero

[shreesh 406]

I have rooted my Htc hero. So i would like to share with newbies like me!

HOW TO ROOT SPRINT'S 2.27.651.5 RELEASE FOR THE CDMA HERO (Stock Android 2.1) (you may also get this file from shipped roms)

Step 1: Download the Android SDK

http://www.4shared.c...06-windows.html

Step 2: Extract the Android SDK zip. Move the contents of the extracted zip to C:\

Your Android tools folder path should now be C:\android-sdk-windows\tools

Step 3: Download HTC Sync 2.0.33 (http://www.filecrop....ync-2.0.33.html)

Run the installer, and reboot your computer when it is finished.

Move on to step 4 once rebooted.

Step 4: Download the hero-root.zip

(http://www.4shared.c.../hero-root.html ).

This zip contains everything you need to root your Hero.

(md5: c6e5058ed14f71c68fb099e10be142fb)

Step 5: Extract the 3 files inside hero-root.zip to the C:\android-sdk-windows\tools folder on your computer.

Step 6: Make sure USB Debugging is ON (checked) on your Hero. Go to Settings > Applications > Development > and make sure it is checked.

Step 7: Plug your phone into the computer via USB, Make sure that the connection type in the Notification Pull-Down Bar is "Charge only", not "Disk Drive" or else this won't work.

If your computer asks you to restart after the new drivers were installed, do that now.

Step 8: Open a Command Prompt window by clicking the Start button and typing cmd into the search box and pressing enter.

(It is also found under Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt)

Step 9: You will now enter the commands that I have put in code boxes followed by pressing ENTER, one code at a time.

You may also copy/paste these commands in to the Command Prompt, pressing ENTER after each, one at a time.

codes-

1. cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools (You should now see C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>Now type)

2. adb devices

If you've been following this guide you will see your phone's serial number. If you get "device not found" error, you either need to make sure you the drivers were properly installed or make sure you enable USB debugging on your phone. Continue on once you get the proper phone serial output.

In order to push the files needed to gain root to your sdcard in your phone with these following commands:

3. adb push unrevoked /sdcard

4. adb push recovery.img /sdcard

5. adb push boot-patched.zip /sdcard (This may ake a few seconds)

6. adb shell (Now it will display as $)

7. sh /sdcard/unrevoked

After typing this you can see output as:-

$ sh /sdcard/unrevoked

sh /sdcard/unrevoked

Unpacking, please wait...

88 88 88b 88 88""Yb 888888 88 dP dP"Yb 88 dP 888888 8888b.

88 88 88Yb88 88__dP 88__ 88dP dP Yb 88odP 88__ 8I Yb

Y8 8P 88 Y88 88"Yb 88"" 8dP Yb dP 88"Yb 88"" 8I dY

`YbodP' 88 Y8 88 Yb 888888 YP YbodP 88 Yb 888888 8888Y

unrEVOked: root for HTC evo and hero (http://unrevoked.com)

#

Now, on your phone, go to your app tray, and you will see that the Superuser Permissions app is in it.

Open the Superuser Permissions app. You will see a blank screen.

In the Command Prompt on your computer, type:

8. su

A prompt will appear on your Hero asking you to give /system/bin/sh privileges. Click Allow.

Go back to your command prompt, and you should see

$ su

su

#

Now type:

9. flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img (This may take few seconds wait till # object appears)

You should now see

# flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img

flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img

#

This means it was a successful flash.

Now type

10. reboot recovery (The phone will reboot as this may take few seconds)

If you get any errors try another recovery image and put it on sd card and start from step 9

http://www.4shared.com/file/gnYG8CJk/recovery.html

In the Recovery Menu on your phone, choose the option:

Code-

11. Flash zip from sdcard

then select

12. boot-patched.zip

And press the Home button to apply.

Then take backup and it may take upto 4-5 minutes

So this way i rooted my htc hero.

And i think it may be helpful to newbies on rimweb

Helpful Sources-

1.Google

2. xda

3.Youtube

[aalok 442]

welcome to the forum shreesh..

thanks for the tutorial..

a detailed guide on HTC Hero is available on http://www.rimweb.in/forums/topic/22179-sprint-htc-hero-the-latest-android-kid-on-the-block/ by one of our forum guru Dhiraj ji..

enjoy..

Edited March 14, 2012 by aalok

[shreesh 406]

Thank u aalok

[shreesh 406]

RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_2.31.651.7_signed_release.exe for those that don't use Windows, or prefer to have their RUU in zip format.

This will flash your phone to 2.31.651.7 STOCK.

download

[shreesh 406]

some of the epst codes for htc hero:-

##8626997# ~ VOCODER ~ Vocoder Settings

##778# - EPST - Advanced Programming

##786# - EPST(RTN) - Reverse Logistic,Factory Reset

##4772579# - RESETs

##37872# - Full Speed USB Mode - Enable/Disable

##8626337# - EPST/Vocoder -

##2539# - EPST/A-Key - Authentication Key

##7738# - EPST/P_Rev - Protocol Revision

##3282# - EPST - Basic Programming

##775# - EPST/PRL - PRL Settings - Lets you load a .prl file from any path

##3386# - DDTM - Enable/Disable

##33284# - Debug

##3424# - DMR - PORT INFO