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Damn, I have read so many guides and ways to root my Android, but sincerely, they are so different I'm not trusting on any of it. Does anyone know how to correctly root the HTC Hero with Linux? Most of the guides are for Windows, and the one for Linux have some parts missing.
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Paladinlvl16 said:
Damn, I have read so many guides and ways to root my Android, but sincerely, they are so different I'm not trusting on any of it. Does anyone know how to correctly root the HTC Hero with Linux? Most of the guides are for Windows, and the one for Linux have some parts missing.
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Hi, there's several rooting methods available. They depend on your installed ROM, and which version it is. The three main are
- FlashRec (for 1.5 ROMs)
- Goldcard (for 1.5 ROMs and 2.1 OTA'd phones)
- New PossibleGSMRoot.zip method posted for 2.1 ROMs
The first and last should be possible on Linux, although I'm not familiar on Goldcard method in linux
download rom manager from the market, then scroll to the bottom and flash alternate recovery
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Hi, there's several rooting methods available. They depend on your installed ROM, and which version it is. The three main are
- FlashRec (for 1.5 ROMs)
- Goldcard (for 1.5 ROMs and 2.1 OTA'd phones)
- New PossibleGSMRoot.zip method posted for 2.1 ROMs
The first and last should be possible on Linux, although I'm not familiar on Goldcard method in linux
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Ok that sounds great, I have 2.1, but I don't know anything about my rom or if it's an OTA'd phone. Could you explain me, and show me a guide for both goldcard and GSMroot?
Thanks.
Paladinlvl16 said:
Ok that sounds great, I have 2.1, but I don't know anything about my rom or if it's an OTA'd phone. Could you explain me, and show me a guide for both goldcard and GSMroot?
Thanks.
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how did you get 2.1? did you download it from the web or did you get an over the air upgrade? or did the phone come with 2.1 pre-installed? if you got it through a over the air update your pretty much out of luck as the goldcard method only works on windows and the flashrec method only works on certain 1.5 phones, if you got it from an ruu from the web then you could try the GSMroot method, if your phone came pre-installed with 2.1 then Im not sure if the GSMroot method would work or not but it would probably be worth a shoot, the GSMroot method can be found here:http://www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=110&t=2096
oh and instructions for the goldcard method and the flashrec method can be found here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=645253&highlight=goldcard but as i said flashrec only works on certain 1.5 roms and goldcard only works on windows
I installed it as an official update from the phone. I know there's a method to downgrade, I can get a computer with Windows so I could try goldcard. Or could I try the GSMroot?
Paladinlvl16 said:
I installed it as an official update from the phone. I know there's a method to downgrade, I can get a computer with Windows so I could try goldcard. Or could I try the GSMroot?
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if you updated from the phone itself then your best bet would be the goldcard method, the GSMroot was designed for people who upgraded using an RUU file, It may still work though, but I haven't seen anyone confirm that.
mikael120 said:
if you updated from the phone itself then your best bet would be the goldcard method, the GSMroot was designed for people who upgraded using an RUU file, It may still work though, but I haven't seen anyone confirm that.
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So you're saying that I should get the computer with Windows and try goldcard, right?
Paladinlvl16 said:
So you're saying that I should get the computer with Windows and try goldcard, right?
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Yes, that is the method that is most likely to work correctly
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Yes, that is the method that is most likely to work correctly
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Ok, then I think I'll try that.
Thanks!
The ruu method works fine as well, even if you used ota.
Tested over at the VillainROM site btw.
Was just about to make a thread just like this. I'm from Finland and updated my Hero using OTA. After updating I've read so many articles about why I should root my Hero. So ever since I've been trying to google a comprehensive guide. But I always ended up in a dead end or a guide intended for CDMA Hero or something else.
Now I finally have rooted my Hero with PossibleGSMRoot.zip method
Thank you so much.
Hey All You Sprint HTC Hero Users Who Have Not Been Able To Root Your Hero With The Latest .7 Sprint Update, Go to App Brain And Down Load Z4 ROOT. I Have Been Looking For A Root That Works For 6 Months, I Rooted My Hero in 5 Minutes With Superuser Access, Then Downloaded Root Explorer (File Manager) And Finally Got Rid Of All Those Useless Factory Apps I Dont Need, Deleted Them All. HTC HERO USERS FINALLY A ROOT IS HERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Um, most of us have been rooted for a year or so...
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App
fishvenom said:
]...I Have Been Looking For A Root That Works For 6 Months, I Rooted My Hero in 5 Minutes With Superuser Access, Then Downloaded Root Explorer (File Manager) And Finally Got Rid Of All Those Useless Factory Apps I Dont Need, Deleted Them All. HTC HERO USERS FINALLY A ROOT IS HERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You were not looking in the right spot if you have been looking for 6 months...root for the Hero has been around for quite awhile.
I always pay more attention to a post when every word begins with a capital letter...
For the 3 previous post responses
Whats it like to know it ALL, the posts are here to help anyone having trouble with their mobile device. I have encounterd 100s of hero users who have not been able to root since the firmware .7 update, sorry if you three are above reading comments meant to help those of us who are having problems with Rooting.
P.S. you might want to check out app brain and see how many users have downloaded this app today alone, before you pass judgement on any one. AND READ ALL THE COMMENTS.
Ignorance is bliss !!!
fishvenom said:
Whats it like to know it ALL, the posts are here to help anyone having trouble with their mobile device. I have encounterd 100s of hero users who have not been able to root since the firmware .7 update, sorry if you three are above reading comments meant to help those of us who are having problems with Rooting.
P.S. you might want to check out app brain and see how many users have downloaded this app today alone, before you pass judgement on any one. AND READ ALL THE COMMENTS.
Ignorance is bliss !!!
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Its the fact that the OP said "HTC root is finally here." Its not finally here, its been here for a long time.
No one is passing judgement, we are just saying root is not new...even for .7. That app might be new, but root is not.
P.S. if those 100's of Hero users running .7 had read XDA, or done a simple Google search, they would have known you can root. .7 hasn't been out for 6 months, so you could have used Androot.
At any rate, enjoy your rooted phone.
Sent from the XDA App on my FroYoed Sprint Hero...so forgive possible typos
ranger61878 said:
Its the fact that the OP said "HTC root is finally here." Its not finally here, its been here for a long time.
No one is passing judgement, we are just saying root is not new...even for .7. That app might be new, but root is not.
P.S. if those 100's of Hero users running .7 had read XDA, or done a simple Google search, they would have known you can root. .7 hasn't been out for 6 months, so you could have used Androot.
At any rate, enjoy your rooted phone.
Sent from the XDA App on my FroYoed Sprint Hero...so forgive possible typos
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Agreed
//this is iphone?/
Nice try, dosent work never did
Androot doesnt work for sprint htc hero with .7 firmware update, nor does SuperOneClick.
Thats why we dont use one click methods
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Exactly. I've been playing with rooting devices since I had a HTC Mogul running WinMob.
These one-click solutions are nice and all but are usually the polish to an otherwise multi-step solution that has been around for quite a while.
But it worked with the ROM you would have had 6 months ago when you said you started searching.
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Sent from the XDA App on my FroYoed Sprint Hero...so forgive my inevitable typos
My guess is this guy is the dev because he has an almost exactly the same thread over on Android Central.
Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Froyo-on-Hero action here!
fishvenom said:
Androot doesnt work for sprint htc hero with .7 firmware update, nor does SuperOneClick.
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I just got my Hero replaced through Sprint and it came with .7...I can tell you that SuperOneClick worked just fine.
Still can not root my phone Help please
guys can someone help me I got to step 9 # 3 and when I put in adb push unrevoked\sdcard I get fail to copy 'unrevoked' to sdcard \ unrevoked ermission denied? today I went to unlockr and did there on push root and when I got to Rom Manger it froze up so I put the old software back on the phone and tried to root the phone the right way and now I dont know what I can do. Can someone please help me get this phone rooted the right way?
edivens said:
guys can someone help me I got to step 9 # 3 and when I put in adb push unrevoked\sdcard I get fail to copy 'unrevoked' to sdcard \ unrevoked ermission denied? today I went to unlockr and did there on push root and when I got to Rom Manger it froze up so I put the old software back on the phone and tried to root the phone the right way and now I dont know what I can do. Can someone please help me get this phone rooted the right way?
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are you using regaw's root for .7 method???
if so i would say go to theimpaler747 thread for cyanogenmod Q&A, the OP is VERY helpful. I used regaw's root and my freind as well, worked fine for our heros, reread the steps just to make sure you didn't miss anything.
I tried all these one click solutions on mine with the .7 upadate and they didn't work. I looked around for hours like most noobs do before they post... and the only thing that worked for me was to run the RUU to get it back to basics.
So my little first contribution/suggestion, if it's worthy, would be to note in this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=694572) where it says .6 underlined, to read .6 and above .7.8.9..ect.
Good luck to the OP.
wild1z said:
I tried all these one click solutions on mine with the .7 upadate and they didn't work. I looked around for hours like most noobs do before they post... and the only thing that worked for me was to run the RUU to get it back to basics.
So my little first contribution/suggestion, if it's worthy, would be to note in this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=694572) where it says .6 underlined, to read .6 and above .7.8.9..ect.
Good luck to the OP.
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There is the Easy Root thread, works with .7 and takes 5 minutes.
I ruu'ed back to 2.1 and then accepted all the updates and used superoneclick it worked.
None of the one click stuff worked for me. Trying to get http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=694572 to take and everything worked accept the "Superuser Permission". I'll try from scratch in the morning. Point is, for me, the one click stuff didn't seem to work. At least the manual way is a step in the right direction. Remember to load the older 2.1 in the second thread.
Good option though FISHVENOM
bluntlunchbox said:
None of the one click stuff worked for me. Trying to get http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=694572 to take and everything worked accept the "Superuser Permission". I'll try from scratch in the morning. Point is, for me, the one click stuff didn't seem to work. At least the manual way is a step in the right direction. Remember to load the older 2.1 in the second thread.
Good option though FISHVENOM
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No need to downgrade if you read my post.
I just exchanged a defective captivate for the ariaand looking at some of the threads confused. Do I root now or wait for froyo??? when I have froyo will rooting give me acces to the portable wifi hot spot feature???
If you're planning on rooting at some point, then you might as well get on with it. You can have Froyo now with either CyanogenMod 6.1 or Liberated FR008. Both have the wireless hotspot feature included.
If you wait for the AT&T Froyo update, you will probably be waiting awhile, and at least for now, you are not able to gain root once you've applied the official update.
clark222 said:
I just exchanged a defective captivate for the ariaand looking at some of the threads confused. Do I root now or wait for froyo??? when I have froyo will rooting give me acces to the portable wifi hot spot feature???
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If and when HTC/AT&T release Froyo for the Aria, chances are the wifi hot spot will be disabled.
My advice would be to root now and then install either CyanogenMod 6.1 with is AOSP Froyo 2.2 or Libertated FR008 ROM (HTC Sense w/ Froyo 2.2) from the European Gratia. Both of these custom ROM have the Froyo Wifi hot spot enabled and working.
Ihave a few questions...how do i find htc sync and install it?? after getting modified froyo on does that stop att upgrade? and all modified upgrades roms manual intal?
clark222 said:
Ihave a few questions...how do i find htc sync and install it?? after getting modified froyo on does that stop att upgrade? and all modified upgrades roms manual intal?
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You can download HTC Sync from here:
http://www.htc.com/us/support/aria-att/downloads/
Nobody really knows if the Liberated ROM will get a notification about the AT&T upgrade because it has not happened yet.
Yes all of the custom ROMS are manual install.
keep in mind that when ATT releases the FroYo update it will probably be unable to ROOT at first. they love to add new securities to make life interesting for us hackers
if you do get an Aria check out my Aria Superthread Guide for info about how to mod your new phone
I do own an aria
thanks for the files!! doing root now
how do i know unrevoked is working or not?
clark222 said:
how do i know unrevoked is working or not?
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It should tell you when it is finished.
One word of advice, unrevoked didn't work for me under windows. I think the Ubuntu LiveCD method is pretty trustworthy though.
I've used UnrEVOked to root 3 different Arias with no problems... so if you don't want to go with the Ubuntu method, go ahead and try Unrevoked.
if unrevoked were working, would I see a series of messages?? I just started it , should the mesage pushing recovery stay on for sometime? how long should it take? Im running win 7 pro 64 bit
It took me about five minutes using the ubuntu method. If it pauses at waiting to reboot, it's safe to take it out, and start it over again I believe.
clark222 said:
if unrevoked were working, would I see a series of messages?? I just started it , should the mesage pushing recovery stay on for sometime? how long should it take? Im running win 7 pro 64 bit
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I got 0ne reboot should I try again? or go to recovery mnu and select recover?
I just got an Evo 4G yesterday, the last time I rooted an evo I had was a few months after release. But I left sprint for another carrier for almost a year, it was a 002 verison. Any how this evo has the Following
2.10 Hboot
004 revison
Baseline 2.15.00.11.19
Build 3.70.651.1
Software 3.70.651.1
PRI 1.90_003
PRL 60676
I have no idea which root method to use i've searched and seen so many but not sure which one to use, last time I was using unrevoked, cant remember if I had to use shell commands like it was during the first rooting process of the Evo. It seems that it has got a little more confusing. Can anyone give me a LINK with a method that would work with my EVO. Thanks in advance.
Unrevoked.
http://htcevorooting.x10.mx/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_root_your_current_EVO_4G_with_Unrevoked3
Thanks for the speedy reply, giving it a go right now.
Wow, where are the people saying "Unrevoked sucks! You're lazy if you use it and if you do, you deserve to get herpes!" that usually come out for questions like this?
I second unrevoked. I know what I'm doing, but unrevoked worked fine for me. Why do extra work if it's not needed?
3rd vote for Unrevoked.
4th unrevoked for noobs there's no better way and its quick
sent from my HTC evolution running a freshly baked gingerbread with the 4gs in it
I am in the Exact predicament, just got a new Evo today. My old rooted/nand unlocked one broke and my best-buy warranty got me a brand new out in box, 100% free. Now im looking to re-root it. Last time i rooted i used toasty's method(think that was his name) and it took a while with some adb terminals. Does unrevoked root and unlock nand? I just want to be able to run Cyanogen Mod and tether wifi.
Thanks guys.
I just tried Unrevoked 3. I have the correct Evo drivers installed via HTC Sync, i had uninstalled HTC Sync, and i had successfully installed the Hboot drivers. I then ran unrevoked and it found my Evo but after a few minutes of the program working, i got this error.
http://www.imagebam.com/image/ed5368123295155
Anyone know of a way to root/nand unlock brand new Evo's? mine came with 2.2
Just ran it as Admin and all is well. My stupid fault, and wow was that allot easier then the like 80 step guide i fallowed for my first evo.
Daugusta12 said:
I just tried Unrevoked 3. I have the correct Evo drivers installed via HTC Sync, i had uninstalled HTC Sync, and i had successfully installed the Hboot drivers. I then ran unrevoked and it found my Evo but after a few minutes of the program working, i got this error.
http://www.imagebam.com/image/ed5368123295155
Anyone know of a way to root/nand unlock brand new Evo's? mine came with 2.2
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Go ahead and give it another try and run as admin. Make sure you have HTC sync uninstalled and have the Android USB Driver installed. And also make sure your downloading the latest version of Unrevoked.
EDIT: I just noticed your last post... Oh well.. Glad you got it rooted.
+1 sometimes with the newer hardware you have to try it a few times before it'll work.
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I was in the same boat in February. Spent two weeks reading through every thread on here trying to decide - especially since mine is a company phone and I didn't want to brick it that quick.
I ended up doing the Auto Root. I watched the youtube for the 25 minutes, then ran it on mine while the video ran again. Worked in perfect time with the youtube video and have not had a problem with it at all.
Auto Root thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448
Unrevoked.
Unrevoked.
hah i am usually one of those people saying unrevoked will give you herpes, but it has gotten better over the past few months, and now works perfectly fine.
if you want to take the hard/fun way, use the link in my sig. it is the manual way to do it that teaches you how to use basic adb and flashing and stuff. very helpful if you want to learn fast.
again, my unrevoked hating days are over, but i still reccomend this method.
I have rooted several methods. Manually and with unrevoked. Unrevoked works fantastically and I have never had a problem. Noob or just lazy like me, its perfectly fine
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same here unrevoked 3.32 worked flawlessly for me i was very curious about rooting and if hadn't been for unrevoked i probably would have never done it i saw a video on youtube and looked so simple, it was like for clicks it worked for me in two i was so surprised i didnt belive i was rooted and checked and rechecked and i was fully rooted
unrevoked here as well. I originally rooted using Toast's method back at launch, but my new phone came a few days ago and I had the same debate. Unrevoked just plain works fast, and it has a tiny download.
I got bored today alongside programming and playing some pool. a friend of mine wanted their Droid 2 rooted and I took the task.
With a shot in the dark I downloaded the driver's and made sure USB debugging was there when plugged into my laptop.
I'm not too familiar with the Droid 2 as I develop on the captivate, the different methods of rooting; device specification.
I used SuperOneClick and had no problems at all, might not be the right place but hey I try my best to inform.
link here to SuperOneClick: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Big thanks to CLShortFuse for all the work.
Thanks again for helping out and, "shooting a hole through the wall," instead of the quick root.
does this work for version 2.3.3
jxb25 said:
does this work for version 2.3.3
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I'm not 100% sure if the Droid 2 has gotten the Gingerbread update officially, if your on a custom rom don't think you need this, if it's definitely a Droid 2 it should work completely fine.
We have got the GB official update and this won't work. There is currently only one way to root GB.
JDunc said:
We have got the GB official update and this won't work. There is currently only one way to root GB.
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Ah, well I'd have to use one of my friends Droid 2 to fully test, either way one could always use this to root when flashing back to stock if needed be, thanks again for all the input
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