Rooting CDMA Hero - Hero CDMA Android Development

I have the CDMA version of the Hero (1.5) with a local US carrier. I would like to root the hero, but afraid it might brick it. Is rooting similar to hard resetting in that all the network settings are removed or does the process just unlock the phone? Could someone paste a link to the rooting instructions for this version of the Hero? There aren't any carrier specific apps on my Hero.

kenny.deford said:
I have the CDMA version of the Hero (1.5) with a local US carrier. I would like to root the hero, but afraid it might brick it. Is rooting similar to hard resetting in that all the network settings are removed or does the process just unlock the phone? Could someone paste a link to the rooting instructions for this version of the Hero? There aren't any carrier specific apps on my Hero.
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http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=CDMA%20Hero%20Guides
if you have windows, I would recommend the How to Root the Sprint CDMA Hero (Windows) by theresthatguy

i recommend the unlockrs flashrec method. root your phone, and flash a rom, without ever LEAVING your phone!

mountaindont said:
i recommend the unlockrs flashrec method. root your phone, and flash a rom, without ever LEAVING your phone!
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uh oh, adding confusion to the mix

regaw_leinad said:
uh oh, adding confusion to the mix
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i prefer the term "variety" or "regaws opinion doesnt matter, ignore everything he says, and only listen to mountaindont because he is god above all other" or "options"
whichever you prefer

mountaindont said:
i prefer the term "variety" or "regaws opinion doesnt matter, ignore everything he says, and only listen to mountaindont because he is god above all other" or "options"
whichever you prefer
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HAHAHA
good luck rooting

regaw_leinad said:
HAHAHA
good luck rooting
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If he isn't on Sprint, neither of those methods will work for him.
You will need to use the GoldCard method. HERE again, only if you are using a NON-Sprint branded Hero.
Sorry Regaw, qouted the wrong post.
EDIT:
And as far as ending up with a brick. I don't think anyone has ever bricked one DURRING the root process. Now after Root, yeah if you flash the wrong stuff you are ef'd

Kcarpenter said:
If he isn't on Sprint, neither of those methods will work for him.
You will need to use the GoldCard method. HERE again, only if you are using a NON-Sprint branded Hero.
Sorry Regaw, qouted the wrong post.
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oh damn, I figured he meant sprint. whoops. i think mountaindont was right.... don't listen to my post haha

Kcarpenter said:
If he isn't on Sprint, neither of those methods will work for him.
You will need to use the GoldCard method. HERE again, only if you are using a NON-Sprint branded Hero.
Sorry Regaw, qouted the wrong post.
EDIT:
And as far as ending up with a brick. I don't think anyone has ever bricked one DURRING the root process. Now after Root, yeah if you flash the wrong stuff you are ef'd
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yikes, thanks for the fix; i stopped reading after his worries about bricking. my bad reggy! thanks k!

ALLTHO!
i still stand by what i said.
mountaindont is god above all others mwhahaha

Mountaindont and Regaw MUST BOW TO ME!!!!! BUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
Bring me my virgins!

Kcarpenter said:
Mountaindont and Regaw MUST BOW TO ME!!!!! BUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
Bring me my virgins!
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LMAO
all i have is a goat...am i going to carpenter hell?!

mountaindont said:
LMAO
all i have is a goat...am i going to carpenter hell?!
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Ehhh A goat will work as long as I can find a cliff, you know what they say about doin em on the edge of a cliff.....

Kcarpenter said:
Ehhh A goat will work as long as I can find a cliff, you know what they say about doin em on the edge of a cliff.....
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mountain dew...all over...my keyboard....

I do appreciate all the feedback. Being with a small carrier isn't much fun when it comes to updates or troubleshooting...

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Eclair on Rogers. Possibility?

I haven't really seen much success with this. Is is possible?
ddd67 said:
I haven't really seen much success with this. Is is possible?
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Oh boy, since when has eclair been a phone?
Maybe ive been out of the loop or something, can you give me the sitrap?
A rooted G1 can use 2.0 roms...
Ace42 said:
Oh boy, since when has eclair been a phone?
Maybe ive been out of the loop or something, can you give me the sitrap?
A rooted G1 can use 2.0 roms...
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You're the last person who should be poking fun at people.
Carloswithac said:
You're the last person who should be poking fun at people.
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Picking on kids i see?
Ace42 said:
Picking on kids i see?
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No, just pointing and laughing at the shortbus.
Ace42 said:
Oh boy, since when has eclair been a phone?
Maybe ive been out of the loop or something, can you give me the sitrap?
A rooted G1 can use 2.0 roms...
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yeah ill flash the regular 2.0
and screw the phone because the rom didnt match my ROGERS SPECIFIC kernel.
ddd67 said:
yeah ill flash the regular 2.0
and screw the phone because the rom didnt match my ROGERS SPECIFIC kernel.
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Cam doesnt work so be prepared...
You must have a swap partition for 2.0 roms.
You might also want to consider a rom from wesengarner or bonesy.

[Radio] Radio Image update 2.22.23.02

If anyone has a dump of the G1 update that has been rolling out so I can create the radio update from that, PM me please.
Hi all,
Haven't seen anyone post an update.zip for this yet, but this is the radio img that comes with DMD64. I've used it on both 32B and G1 running latest Cyanogen.
This has been pulled from the official update DMD64 from Lucid REMs site. All I have done is pull the radio image from that.
Hope this helps.
This has been shown to work on several different versions of Dream/Magic 32B. However, please make sure you have an upgradeable radio version. ie. 2.22.19.26I
There have also been instances where the Market App will not connect data-wise. brentlacydotcom found the solution (completely I hope). Those with WebGuard might have to have it removed because it does not play nicely with the new radio. Go here for info about Webguard.
Okay - Updated to have two different files
This one is for G1 users:
http://www.mediafire.com/?zgnzmex2mrj
or
http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B5aFb1YS4m6FNGVhZTdlZDgtZGQ4Zi00OGRlLWFhYzktMzliZWZjMjI2MjNm&hl=en
MD5 Sum: faf0db41d28daf1cefefc7be0fceb55c
And this one should work for myTouch 1.0 users:
http://www.mediafire.com/?qwmzgko2gg2
or
http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B5aFb1YS4m6FZTQxMzY2NTMtNDJhYS00NjE4LWJlNjYtZmFmNjkzNmI1Mjk1&hl=en
MD5 Sum: 9c022efeef83df4c6b5c03a7c5812d03
Instructions:
1. Put either file onto the root directory of your sdcard. [/sdcard]
2. Boot your phone into recovery mode. [Either Cyanogen or Ra's recovery works]
3. Apply "any .zip" update and point it to the file.
4. When prompted, reboot your phone.
5. Patiently wait (the flea circus will do their job within your phone)
6. It should put you back into recovery, from there, reboot and you should be good.
Christopher Chavez over at Android and Me posted a great YouTube instructional video for all. Check it out here.
Just to clear things up. I don't advertise that this radio update will change your life, get you laid, or help you win the lottery. I have only posted this update because it is a new version of the radio. That's it. It came from a need (my wife was complaining of call quality issues) and I wanted to share it with the community. I would love to say this radio update will change your life...really I do. But to be honest, it is just a step up from the 26I firmware. I'm not even advertising that it's an improvement. I have seen results on mine and my wife's phones but that's it. Your experience can and will be different than mine. That is just the way hardware works. At the end of it all, if you are getting positive results from the update - awesome. If not - well, my apologies and hopefully when T-mo rolls out the actual official update, it might come with something different.
For those of you that want to go back, here is the direct link to the 26I version.
phreke
I
Am
Scared
kingklick said:
I
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Scared
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who is gonna be first to flash? lol
I think I'm gonna Flash. PRAY FOR ME, I'M GOIN IN!
I'm quite happy with the 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it' sentiment right now
I nominate King!
Sure as hell ain't gonna be me!
good luck comrade...
SO....
G1BRICKED said:
I think I'm gonna Flash. PRAY FOR ME, I'M GOIN IN!
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Whats the news did you make it back or are you gone forever?? I'll need some conviencing to flash this!
G1BRICKED said:
I think I'm gonna Flash. PRAY FOR ME, I'M GOIN IN!
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I'll start looking on ebay for a cheap replacement for you
Yeah me too my g1 is stuck at edge speed with superdnewest.
F*ck man. I don't have the balls to do it. I use my phone as a Tether and my parents would kill me! I say shadowch31 tries it because he's mean to me!
how about i try it since i have 2 G1s anyway?
G1BRICKED said:
F*ck man. I don't have the balls to do it. I use my phone as a Tether and my parents would kill me! I say shadowch31 tries it because he's mean to me!
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you already commited to it you need to do it for the community LMAO lol
garok89 said:
how about i try it since i have 2 G1s anyway?
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sweet let us know!!!!
garok89 said:
how about i try it since i have 2 G1s anyway?
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go for it! if i had two, i'd be willing to try anything.
here goes....totally ****ting myself....lol
G1BRICKED said:
F*ck man. I don't have the balls to do it. I use my phone as a Tether and my parents would kill me! I say shadowch31 tries it because he's mean to me!
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I would but my budgie just died after I flashed a carebear! Poor bugger couldn't take the shock so sworn off flashing anything for now out of respect to his memory! *Coughs*
Sorry for being mean, I'm just evil
Never trust a fart nor a new radio post from someone with 19 posts and seems to just be sitting there waiting for someone to **** their **** up. Good luck though
garok89 said:
here goes....totally ****ting myself....lol
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fingers crossed! i'm praying for you, man

RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_2.27.651.6_signed_release.exe

Here is a new Sprint Hero 2.1 RUU (NOT ROM).
Enjoy.
per request- This will remove ROOT if you already have it.
RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_2.27.651.6_signed_release.exe
RUU, not rom, Please warn people that this will remove the root exploit if they run it as well.
Only reason we can possibly think of for posting this AND not expalining the results of running it, is YOU may wish to sit back and LOL at those who run this and can't get ROOT again?
And IF you have been reading the forums here, there are threads about this already posted and being discussed at length.
I call bs/troll.
i do not have a device to run it, so i have no idea, what the results would or wouldn't be.
so that is why. but who knows.
You guys are right, you are the ones that are using the device and everything else.
So where can I find 2.27.651.5.exe? so I can restore one and Root it? since
the one above, 2.27.651.6, cant b rooted again
alexrz619 said:
So where can I find 2.27.651.5.exe? so I can restore one and Root it? since
the one above, 2.27.651.6, cant b rooted again
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6686401&postcount=2
.5 version and it can be flashed over .6 to regain root
animal7296 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6686401&postcount=2
.5 version and it can be flashed over .6 to regain root
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Thnx bro, I messed with the NV items and need to restore to default..
IM putting it on the cricket network..
bubbacs1 said:
Only reason we can possibly think of for posting this AND not expalining the results of running it, is YOU may wish to sit back and LOL
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Although you have to admit thats kind of funny and makes me chuckle a bit.
alexrz619 said:
Thnx bro, I messed with the NV items and need to restore to default..
IM putting it on the cricket network..
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no problem
Anyone has the stock 2.27.651.6 or 2.27.651.5 ROM, not de RUU??/
rockypr said:
Anyone has the stock 2.27.651.6 or 2.27.651.5 ROM, not de RUU??/
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Why would you want that?

I want to join in on Rooting my phone

Okay, so after looking at some stuff, I've decided I want to Root my phone. The problem is I am VERY new at this stuff, and sadly I haven't found a tutorial that is for idiots like me haha. I think CM6 looks really cool and I want to start REALLY learning how to take advantage of my phone. Please realize I am VERY clueless, so if someone has an idiots guide on how to get CM6 installed, that would be awesome (like...i don't know what flashing is...which sounds important...).
Also:
-I'm scared ****less of something going wrong and my phone bricking. How likely is this?
-can I unroot in case I chicken out?
-Advice for rooted phones? (i know not to get ota updates, but that's about it)
I've found xda to be the must helpful/friendly forum/community out there...you guys are the only people I trust with this >.< haha
Sent from mah Evo
Greenfieldan said:
Okay, so after looking at some stuff, I've decided I want to Root my phone. The problem is I am VERY new at this stuff, and sadly I haven't found a tutorial that is for idiots like me haha. I think CM6 looks really cool and I want to start REALLY learning how to take advantage of my phone. Please realize I am VERY clueless, so if someone has an idiots guide on how to get CM6 installed, that would be awesome (like...i don't know what flashing is...which sounds important...).
Also:
-I'm scared ****less of something going wrong and my phone bricking. How likely is this?
-can I unroot in case I chicken out?
-Advice for rooted phones? (i know not to get ota updates, but that's about it)
I've found xda to be the must helpful/friendly forum/community out there...you guys are the only people I trust with this >.< haha
Sent from mah Evo
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Try this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701004
Greenfieldan said:
Okay, so after looking at some stuff, I've decided I want to Root my phone. The problem is I am VERY new at this stuff, and sadly I haven't found a tutorial that is for idiots like me haha. I think CM6 looks really cool and I want to start REALLY learning how to take advantage of my phone. Please realize I am VERY clueless, so if someone has an idiots guide on how to get CM6 installed, that would be awesome (like...i don't know what flashing is...which sounds important...).
Also:
-I'm scared ****less of something going wrong and my phone bricking. How likely is this?
-can I unroot in case I chicken out?
-Advice for rooted phones? (i know not to get ota updates, but that's about it)
I've found xda to be the must helpful/friendly forum/community out there...you guys are the only people I trust with this >.< haha
Sent from mah Evo
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I was in the same boat as you... had NEVER done this stuff before, and, I ended up trying like 3 different methods, and after 2 days of them just bombing, I found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=721055
Took about 20 minutes following it step by step, and came out fully rooted after the first time through. I highly recommend it.
networx2002 said:
Try this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701004
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Thank you I had looked through that one, but it uses unrevoked, which I heard doesn't work with CM6?
So I got some time to look through some other posts and I apparently can't get CM6 using that guide because it uses unrevoked...However, SimpleRoot looks ridiculously easy to do and apparently works...If it's not too much work, could someone walk me through how to do root my phone using simpleroot and then installing cm6? It would be GREATLY appreciated.
Greenfieldan said:
So I got some time to look through some other posts and I apparently can't get CM6 using that guide because it uses unrevoked...However, SimpleRoot looks ridiculously easy to do and apparently .....
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As long as adb is working simple root does everything for you
chandlerw88 said:
As long as adb is working simple root does everything for you
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So I connect my phone...press the thee buttons...then how do I get cm6 to run on it? (sorry I know so little....)
Greenfieldan said:
So I connect my phone...press the thee buttons...then how do I get cm6 to run on it? (sorry I know so little....)
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Then you place the downloaded file on the root of your sd card, reboot into recovery, I suggest wiping data and dalvik cache, then flash from zip. Also you might want to make a nandroid backup before you flash the rom

Updated 4.0.4 Root?

Is there a root yet for it? I am going from a HTC Inspire 4G and i have all my stuff backed up and i would love for this to work.
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i laughed.
yes i am willing to pay money to the person that can get me out of this 4.0.4 unrootable situation i am in. in the process of the one click i updated and am now stuck.
and being as this is the only snapdragon ONE X, most of the big names are working on the tegra phone. i wish i had the intelligence to figure out what was necessary to root this thing myself
wdkingery said:
i laughed.
yes i am willing to pay money to the person that can get me out of this 4.0.4 unrootable situation i am in. in the process of the one click i updated and am now stuck.
and being as this is the only snapdragon ONE X, most of the big names are working on the tegra phone. i wish i had the intelligence to figure out what was necessary to root this thing myself
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I'm right there with you on that, maybe there is a way to downgrade to 1.85 and then re-root from there or something? I was planning on unlocking the bootloader this week until I screwed up and downloaded the OTA without thinking.
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can we just start reposting the intro video that everyone should have watched at some point and (apparently) revert too more often than not? it's one thing to miss info available in a general google search, it's another to just come here and clearly not look for the answer you're requesting.
damn, i'm feisty today.
fitchpuckman said:
can we just start reposting the intro video that everyone should have watched at some point and (apparently) revert too more often than not? it's one thing to miss info available in a general google search, it's another to just come here and clearly not look for the answer you're requesting.
damn, i'm feisty today.
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Plus the only time you would be stuck ia if you had not rooted before the OTA. Otherwise you have a SuperCID and it is my understanding that you can still root
Is there a way to go back to 1.85?
Sent from my un-rooted One X
Jt_The_Monk said:
Is there a way to go back to 1.85?
Sent from my un-rooted One X
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Nope. The Hboot is different. You're stuck, unless you had an unlocked bootloader. If you just had root, or bought the device with 2.2 installed, you're SOL until a new root method is found.
XNine said:
Nope. The Hboot is different. You're stuck, unless you had an unlocked bootloader. If you just had root, or bought the device with 2.2 installed, you're SOL until a new root method is found.
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Thanks man oh well.

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