Need help with ROOT

IIIsolitaireIII · January 11th, 2011, 11:12 AM

Hi guys,

I need some help ROOTing my Hero. I have followed this:

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How to install custom firmware on a phone running the official 2.1 firmware.

Note: This guide is not applicable to phones running 1.5, which are harder to root. Download the 2.1 Over-The-Air update first and save yourself a headache

- Root the phone using one of the one click root apps listed above. (I would go for Universal Androot if it was me).

Preparation:
- Put the latest Amon Ra on the root of your sdcard (i.e. not in a folder).
- Download your firmware of choice in .zip form and put it on the root of your .sdcard.
Note: Don't try to extract any .zip files during this process.
- Your ROM may come with other .zip files, such as themes, kernels and so on. These should go on the root of your sdcard too.
- Make sure you have anything you need backed up. Everything on the phone's internal memory is going to be wiped completely. (The sdcard, SIM card and anything backed up to google are safe). So contacts (if they aren't google/sim contacts), apps and sms messages need to be backed up, for example. Titanium Backup and SMS Backup & Restore are useful apps in this situation.
- Make sure your battery is fully charged!

Installing a recovery image:
- Install 'ROM Manager' from the market (the free version is fine).
- Launch RM and pick the first option to flash clockwork. The superuser permissions app should pop up and you should click allow. Let it finish and reboot.
Note: If the SU permissions app doesn't pop up, make sure you have 'USB Debugging' enabled in your phone's settings.
- Launch RM again and pick the bottom option, to flash amon ra.
- The phone will reboot when done, at which point you need to turn it off again.
- Boot by holding Home + Power, at which point amon ra should appear.

Flashing the new ROM:
- Under the backup menu, do a 'nand backup'. This backs up your current firmware, so you should be doing a nand backup before you flash anything in the future.
- Under the wipe menu, do a factory reset, a cache wipe and a dalvik cache wipe.
- Then pick the option to flash a .zip from the sdcard and point it at your ROM.zip of choice.
- Any extra .zips you need should be flashed the same way after this. (e.g. themes, kernels).
Note: When flashing radio.zip files it is absolutely vital you do not lose power or pull the battery whilst flashing. This is almost guaranteed to permanently brick your phone! Radio flashes do not act like any other flashes, but no matter what you see, do not pull the battery out.
- Reboot
- Install TB and any other backup apps used from the market, restore, and have fun

I have getting upto here:

Launch RM again and pick the bottom option, to flash amon ra.

but not sure which option to select!!! There's install ROM from SD Card, Download ROAM, Check for ROM Updates, Install from QR Code, Manage and REstore Backups, Backup Current ROM, Fix Permissions, Partition SD Card, Flash Alternate REcovery, All ClockworkMod Recoveries

Could someone point me in the right direction please?

adz63 · January 11th, 2011, 12:38 PM

ok in ROM manager at the top it say recovery then flash clockwork mod recovery .. tap it and it will say something like gsm hero , tap that too and wait bout 10 -20 secs and it will say flashed recovery

so it should now say

recovery
flashclockworkmod recovery
current recovery clockwork mod 2.5.0.1(depending on latest update )
latest recovery clockwork mod 2.5.0.1

then you have flashed the recovery and it all worked

if you want to install the ra recovery scroll down page and it will say flash alternative recovery (this is optional and no need really to have ra if you have clockwork already flashed

IIIsolitaireIII · January 11th, 2011, 12:45 PM

thanks for the help :-D

adz63 · January 11th, 2011, 12:49 PM

no probs as long as you have clockworkd recovery you can basically skip the ra recovery bit as you stated

Xyro · January 11th, 2011, 05:09 PM

Flash alternate recovery is the right option

Perhaps I should rephrase my guide. I wrote that bit from memory since I didn't have Rom Manager installed.

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