in the process of rooting.... need help

[roland365]

[GUIDE] How To Root The Sprint CDMA Hero (Windows) - xda-developers

stopped on 15. phone rebooted now those next prompts wont work...it says error device not found.
what do i do

 

[Heaterz16]

[GUIDE] How To Root The Sprint CDMA Hero (Windows) - xda-developers

stopped on 15. phone rebooted now those next prompts wont work...it says error device not found.
what do i do

Are you in the right folder on the computer? c:\android-sdk-windows\tools>
Also, was the phone fully booted before you ran the command, including all sense widgets and everything?

 

[mysticmead]

unplug USB...replug USB..make sure USB Debugging is still enabled.. if all else fails get Fresh Kitchen from Geek For Me – Android CDMA Sprint Hero

 

[roland365]

Are you in the right folder on the computer? c:\android-sdk-windows\tools>
Also, was the phone fully booted before you ran the command, including all sense widgets and everything?

widgets are still not fully downloaded

 

[Heaterz16]

widgets are still not fully downloaded

So, after everything is all loaded did you try again yet?

 

[roland365]

still not working ...device not found...

can i get out of the prompt now? will it harm the pc or phone?

 

[Heaterz16]

still not working ...device not found...

can i get out of the prompt now? will it harm the pc or phone?

It won't hurt anything to get out of the prompt, but you don't have a recovery on your phone yet. try
adb remount
then try
adb shell

Also, double check usb debugging is on like mysticmead suggested.

 

[roland365]

debugging off

 

[roland365]

It won't hurt anything to get out of the prompt, but you don't have a recovery on your phone yet. try
adb remount
then try
adb shell

Also, double check usb debugging is on like mysticmead suggested.

what do u mean i dont have a recovery? so will it mess up the phone if i unplug and try something else

 

[Heaterz16]

what do u mean i dont have a recovery? so will it mess up the phone if i unplug and try something else

no, it won't mess anything up, but you can't boot into a recovery and flash anything. You said debugging is off, turn it on, then try it again, that should be your problem.

 

[mysticmead]

debugging off

Ummm... try turning the USB Debugging ON... it HAS to be ON in order for it to connect to adb

 

[roland365]

it worked !!! thx but now the green text it doesnt say nandroid backup...what do i press

 

[roland365]

its says
nand backup
nand + ext backup
nand restore
bart backup
bart restore

 

[roland365]

its backing up now

 

[Heaterz16]

it worked !!! thx but now the green text it doesnt say nandroid backup...what do i press

Click Backup/Restore
then select Nand backup
then press the home button to start the backup
After it is done, use the back arrow to get to main recovery menu and you can select USB-MS toggle (assuming phone is still connected to computer)
you can then copy the nandroid backup folder to your computer so you have it just in case something happens to your sd card, after you are done, select the appropriate button on phone to disable USB_MS toggle, then reboot phone.

Then...find a rom you want to flash, copy to root of your sd card, reboot to recovery (power off phone; hold home button(don't let off) power phone on(let off power on button while still holding home) continue holding home button while it boots until you get to recovery screen(green text)
If you select a 2.1 rom, you MUST wipe data factory reset, then go back and flash the zip you downloaded for the rom you want to run; after it is done, reboot (be patient - usually takes 5-10 mins).

Good luck - hope that wasn't too much info

 

[roland365]

its complete now what do i do

 

[Heaterz16]

its complete now what do i do

read my post above

 

[roland365]

ok i copied nandroind folder to the desktop.....now what do u suggest i flash??

 

[Heaterz16]

ok i copied nandroind folder to the desktop.....now what do u suggest i flash??

There are so many to choose from: Probably Fresh 2.1.2 is a good one to start out with: Download: Fresh Rom 2.1.2 Geek For Me – Android CDMA Sprint Hero

I wouldn't update your radio just yet, just start with the roms at first. He has pretty clear instructions on how to flash it and what is included and removed. You can also try any of the roms here: Hero CDMA Android Development - xda-developers

Normally, you will need to wipe before flashing a rom from another dev or if going from a 1.5 to 2.1 or back.