Anyone wanna help me root & rom? $10.00 Pay-Pal for an IM walkthrough

droid51378 · December 10th, 2009, 06:42 PM

I know this might sound lame to some of you folks, but I am too inexperienced to trust myself to do this alone and I have no real life friends who are into electronics. I have tried this on my Mac & my wife's PC using the walkthroughs with no success. I want to root my phone, remove a few preloaded apps and then install Fresh Rom. I would also like to know how to upgrade the rom for updates. I can Pay $10.00 for the lesson & walkthrough through Pay-Pal after the lesson.

Contact me if interested.

Thanks

JasonMudd · December 10th, 2009, 07:46 PM

Don't know if you've already seen this, but here is the easiest walk through i've ever seen. The Fresh 1.0 ROM is great as well.

Good luck! Its totally worth it!

droid51378 · December 10th, 2009, 08:08 PM

Where is the walkthrough?

JasonMudd · December 10th, 2009, 08:10 PM

Sorry, forgot to post the link. lol.

Geek For Me – Fresh ROM for Android CDMA Hero Blog Archive How to: Root the CDMA HTC Sprint Hero

droid51378 · December 10th, 2009, 08:14 PM

Thanks a lot, about to try it. I hope I do not mess up ...

Is the Fresh rom smooth? Quick?

JasonMudd · December 10th, 2009, 08:29 PM

Very smooth and quick. Like a totally different phone.

JasonMudd · December 10th, 2009, 08:38 PM

I just flashed back to the .7 with the patch and that seems the fastest. You lose the clear lock screen, but the speed is improved.

droid51378 · December 10th, 2009, 08:52 PM

I hit a snag. Running step 6, I run the sdk.exe and i get this message : Failed to fetch URL https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/repository.xml, reason: HTTPS SSL error. You might want to force download through HTTP in the settings.

This is keeping me from selecting 32/64 drivers.

Any suggestions?

JasonMudd · December 10th, 2009, 08:57 PM

What OS are you using? Win 7?

droid51378 · December 10th, 2009, 08:58 PM

Vista

JasonMudd · December 10th, 2009, 09:03 PM

HTC Hero Drivers download for Android - Softpedia

drivers for win vista 32 or 64. Do a google search for HTC Sync driver install if you need help installing the driver. i can't remember the site i used. hope this helps.

droid51378 · December 10th, 2009, 09:22 PM

ok, almost there. I got done rooting and now I hit a snag with the rom. Step 1 will not work. It says 'cannot stat 'adb push recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img: no such file or directory.

droid51378 · December 10th, 2009, 09:42 PM

Sorry, step 9 part 1 will not work and it gives me the above listed message.

Gottria · December 11th, 2009, 12:00 AM

Wow, didn't plan or rootin my Hero or installing Fresh Rom. Worked fine first time through. Using Windows 7 on a MAC through Parallels. Now what do I do with it?

nick325i · December 11th, 2009, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by droid51378

ok, almost there. I got done rooting and now I hit a snag with the rom. Step 1 will not work. It says 'cannot stat 'adb push recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img: no such file or directory.

Did you download the recovery image and put it into the SDK/Tools directory?

droid51378 · December 11th, 2009, 11:19 AM

Yes. I have double checked and I have even replaced it twice to make sure it was in there. Is there another recovery image to try and use? I was looking on theunlockr.com and they mentioned something about putting it on the sd card? Again, I am new to this. I feel like a smacktard not being able to do this with so many step by step instructions ...

Thanks

nick325i · December 11th, 2009, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by droid51378

Yes. I have double checked and I have even replaced it twice to make sure it was in there. Is there another recovery image to try and use? I was looking on theunlockr.com and they mentioned something about putting it on the sd card? Again, I am new to this. I feel like a smacktard not being able to do this with so many step by step instructions ...

Thanks

I would try that. Copy it to the SD card again then try the flashrec.

droid51378 · December 11th, 2009, 11:23 AM

I have not tried to copy it to the sd before, should I have? Have not tried flashrec either

nick325i · December 11th, 2009, 11:33 AM

You won't be able to flashrec unless you have it copied to your SDcard. That is where you are failing on step 9.

You use the cmd line to push the recovery image to the sdcard, then you flashrec the image so it becomes your "Recovery Image".

droid51378 · December 11th, 2009, 11:43 AM

So just mount the phone, drag the flashrec to the sd card and then start step 9 again?

nick325i · December 11th, 2009, 11:48 AM

Don't drag it, use the push cmd from the console to push it to the sd card pretty sure you'll need to do it that way as i've never heard of someone just draggin it.

droid51378 · December 11th, 2009, 11:50 AM

That is where my problem is right now. It is not allowing me to do so. Dumb question, on the first command, at the end, should it say sdcard or something different?

nick325i · December 11th, 2009, 11:54 AM

yes

droid51378 · December 11th, 2009, 12:09 PM

LOL, what should it say? Just sdcard, or the name of the card, like F: ? I am so lost...

nick325i · December 11th, 2009, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by droid51378

LOL, what should it say? Just sdcard, or the name of the card, like F: ? I am so lost...

1: “adb push recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img /sdcard”

I took that straight from the directions in step 9.

droid51378 · December 11th, 2009, 12:39 PM

So I found this:How To: Flash a New Recovery Image (If You Are Already Rooted) | The Unlockr

On this method, they drag it over, then use terminal to run the recovery. Is this right? Can I do this instead? I can not get step 9 to work. I know I am driving folks crazy with post, but I need some help.

Thanks

droid51378 · December 11th, 2009, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by nick325i

1: “adb push recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img /sdcard”

I took that straight from the directions in step 9.

ok, when i enter that command, this is what i get: cannot stat 'adb push recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img: no such file or directory.

I have checked a million times. The recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img is in the tools folder under sdk. I have downloaded it and replaced it at least 10 times.

nick325i · December 11th, 2009, 12:49 PM

Give me a moment let me see if I can replicate your problem.

nick325i · December 11th, 2009, 12:55 PM

THe error message you get only happens if the file does not exist or you typed the name of it wrong.

I just confirmed this by trying it again on my phone and I typed in the wrong filename and I got the same error message as you.

droid51378 · December 11th, 2009, 12:58 PM

The file I downloaded was not a .zip, it is an .img. I clicked on the link and saved it directly into the tools folder. Is that wrong or right?

nick325i · December 11th, 2009, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by droid51378

The file I downloaded was not a .zip, it is an .img. I clicked on the link and saved it directly into the tools folder. Is that wrong or right?

Sorry i thought it was a zip and realized my error and edited it.

NCKK · December 11th, 2009, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonMudd

HTC Hero Drivers download for Android - Softpedia

drivers for win vista 32 or 64. Do a google search for HTC Sync driver install if you need help installing the driver. i can't remember the site i used. hope this helps.

Couldn't find one for XP. Do they exist?
Been searching since lunch!!!

mysticmead · December 11th, 2009, 02:38 PM

can you verify that you are in fact at a normal command prompt like

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools and NOT at a shell commad prompt like # or $ when you type in the following adb push recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img /sdcard

mysticmead · December 11th, 2009, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by NCKK

Couldn't find one for XP. Do they exist?
Been searching since lunch!!!

the windows XP USB drivers should be included in the SDK or click this link
http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html

NCKK · December 11th, 2009, 02:47 PM

No. I get the same message that he did. Up there...

Failed to fetch URL https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/repository.xml, reason: HTTPS SSL error. You might want to force download through HTTP in the settings.

NCKK · December 11th, 2009, 02:49 PM

Edit. I got something now.
I did check the box for force in the settings. THen the one below it for "always ask"
Now it seems to be downloading something.
How do I get the platforms on there? is it difficult?

...yeah, nm that.

It is downloading the platforms now...slowly though.

NCKK · December 11th, 2009, 02:57 PM

Downloading SDK Platform Android 2.0.1, API 6, revision 1
Installing SDK Platform Android 2.0.1, API 6, revision 1
Installed SDK Platform Android 2.0.1, API 6, revision 1
Downloading SDK Platform Android 2.0, API 5, revision 1
Installing SDK Platform Android 2.0, API 5, revision 1
Installed SDK Platform Android 2.0, API 5, revision 1
Downloading SDK Platform Android 1.6, API 4, revision 2

Should it still be going?!?!! how many times is it going to do this ???

NCKK · December 11th, 2009, 04:00 PM

Disregard... Currently on final step of Fresh ROM install. Thanks!
Hope this works. Rebooting now...

Critical5 · December 11th, 2009, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonMudd

I just flashed back to the .7 with the patch and that seems the fastest. You lose the clear lock screen, but the speed is improved.

How did you install the update? I can't seem to figure that part out!!!

nick325i · December 11th, 2009, 07:12 PM

Fresh 1.0 is out.

It fixes the keyboard force close and all the .7 bugs.

Download the Fresh 1.0 and copy to SD.
Boot into recovery and apply sdcard: choose zip
Pick the fresh 1.0

Reboot
done.

Critical5 · December 11th, 2009, 07:31 PM

But how do you put on the update to get rid of the clear lock screen? I downloaded it to my computer, put it on the SD card, now what?

nick325i · December 12th, 2009, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Critical5

But how do you put on the update to get rid of the clear lock screen? I downloaded it to my computer, put it on the SD card, now what?

Boot into recovery and apply sdcard: choose zip
Pick the clear lock screen removal zip

Reboot
done.

VinceO · December 12th, 2009, 01:41 AM

I wanna try this, but have no clue where to start.

kennyidaho · December 12th, 2009, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by VinceO

I wanna try this, but have no clue where to start.

Then you shouldn't do it yet, no offence. If you can't use the Google and/or read then rooting is not for you. Look around and read up on it then you will know where to start

doeboy · December 12th, 2009, 07:32 AM

What happens if I don't like being rooted? Is there a way to go back?

mysticmead · December 12th, 2009, 08:48 AM

yes... just apply the sprint RUU and it' back to like new

doeboy · December 12th, 2009, 08:54 AM

ok another thing, I am on my work laptop and it won't load this website Android SDK | Android Developers

so I can't even get past step 1. I have all the others downloaded. Steps 2-4. Is it a small enough file that someone could email it to me or is there another site I can download it from that might actually work?

mysticmead · December 12th, 2009, 09:41 AM

as far as I know... no, and that's only because it downloads as it installs.

doeboy · December 12th, 2009, 09:59 AM

SOB, I guess I have to wait till I get back in the states to do this install. I am currently in Japan and only have my work laptop and internet which doesn't let me visit many sites and also I can't plug any usb drives into it. I have to burn everything to a disc and transfer it to my personal one.

VinceO · December 12th, 2009, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyidaho

Then you shouldn't do it yet, no offence. If you can't use the Google and/or read then rooting is not for you. Look around and read up on it then you will know where to start

LOL So basically what you're saying is im not allowed to ask for help? Haha Ok dude.