Ok, Im ready to ROOT. How long is the process?

DonB · Mar 31, 2011

Enjoy and if you need anything else we are here to help

duska3419 said:
just wanted to say thanks for this thread - excellent walk-through, finally got me to root after months of putting it off cuz it seemed too intimidating.
Thanks to everyone for contributing!

lyndroid · Apr 11, 2011

I just wanted to thank all those who contributed to this thread. My Hero had me at wit's end and I was ready jump ship. I finally was brave enough to root my phone last week and I am so glad I did! For the first time ever, my phone is fully functional. I never knew the Hero had this much potential. THANKS SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU!!!

McJoshvitt · Apr 12, 2011

I would like to second that "Thank YOU". This thread has been a huge help. I used this thread to root and flash Froyo to my Hero a few weeks back and it's like a whole new phone for me. I had thought about rooting for a while but I just didn't have the time to go through and figure it all out. Thank you so much to DonB and LBPHeretic.

DonB · Apr 12, 2011

Feels like you have a new phone now with no cost, and you actually make a call without lag, nice uhh

McJoshvitt said:
I would like to second that "Thank YOU". This thread has been a huge help. I used this thread to root and flash Froyo to my Hero a few weeks back and it's like a whole new phone for me. I had thought about rooting for a while but I just didn't have the time to go through and figure it all out. Thank you so much to DonB and LBPHeretic.

egomaster · Apr 15, 2011

Root info was great. I flashed the froyo rom. Problem I have is there was no market app nor did the home button work. Any ideas.

rb312102 · Apr 15, 2011

Did you flash gapps.? http://androidforums.com/sprint-her...-aosp-2-3-3-cm7-gingerbread-03-26-2011-a.html
First post here. Download the gapps file and flash through recovery. Flash and u get market. Sorry so short im drunk.

egomaster · Apr 15, 2011

rb312102 said:
Did you flash gapps.? http://androidforums.com/sprint-her...-aosp-2-3-3-cm7-gingerbread-03-26-2011-a.html
First post here. Download the gapps file and flash through recovery. Flash and u get market. Sorry so short im drunk.

I did flash it but before the rom. Also what about the home button?

rb312102 · Apr 15, 2011

Flash after the rom Never heard the home button problem. But if you flash the rom then gapps it should work.

egomaster · Apr 15, 2011

rb312102 said:
Flash after the rom Never heard the home button problem. But if you flash the rom then gapps it should work.

I just reflashed. Waiting for the reboot to finish

egomaster · Apr 15, 2011

egomaster said:
I just reflashed. Waiting for the reboot to finish

That worked. Thank you.

egomaster · Apr 15, 2011

I dont get the email or text number notification for Launcher pro like I did before. I use to get the red circle with the number of unread messages.

Any Ideas?

rb312102 · Apr 15, 2011

egomaster said:
I dont get the email or text number notification for Launcher pro like I did before. I use to get the red circle with the number of unread messages.

Any Ideas?

On your home screen hit menu. Choose preferences. Choose dock settings. Then make sure sms and gmail count are checked.

egomaster · Apr 15, 2011

rb312102 said:
On your home screen hit menu. Choose preferences. Choose dock settings. Then make sure sms and gmail count are checked.

Yeah they are. I even unchecked them and rechecked them and restarted LP

rb312102 · Apr 15, 2011

Hard to say then. I didn't use them but turned them on to see and they popped right up for me. I'm also using the Asop gingerbread rom and not froyo. Maybe try uninstalling LP and reinstalling it. Other than that I don't know what to suggest.

egomaster · Apr 15, 2011

rb312102 said:
Hard to say then. I didn't use them but turned them on to see and they popped right up for me. I'm also using the Asop gingerbread rom and not froyo. Maybe try uninstalling LP and reinstalling it. Other than that I don't know what to suggest.

Thanks for your help. I will try reinstalling LP

DonB · Apr 15, 2011

If they still don't work, you will have to uninstall LP, and then re install it, the only way that worked for me a while back, but before you uninstall, make sure you have a another launcher as a backup or you won't be able to get to your screen properly

egomaster said:
Yeah they are. I even unchecked them and rechecked them and restarted LP

joeabra · Apr 16, 2011

LBPHeretic said:
To be honest, I would just use Z4Root. It is by far the easiest method to use, in my opinion.

Just download it here: 4shared.com - free file sharing and storage . Copy it to your microSD card from your computer. Download EStrongs File Explorer and install it from the Android Market and then use it to navigate to the Z4Root.apk file on your microSD card and install it. Then you just run Z4Root and choose permanent root. It may take a while to root and if it takes over fifteen minutes, just pull your battery, then reboot and try again.

Hey guys..I'm trying to root my wifes phone and I'm getting "There is a problem parsing the package" error..need help. This is my first time trying to root a phone. I followed the steps above and I opened the folder from es file manager. I have the debugging checked.

swelker101 · Jun 1, 2011

*Sorry* Forgot the first rule is to read carefully.

rb312102 · Jun 1, 2011

swelker101 said:
*Sorry* Forgot the first rule is to read carefully.

If you have any more questions or problems don't hesitate to ask.

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