[NEWS] SPRINT HTC Hero Rooted READ MORE

Hey guys,

So after many days of testing a bunch of shit on my hero, and going back and forth with zinxs amazing programming knowledge in #android-root we were finally able to get the Sprint Hero rooted! woohoo! Visit zinx's site below to download the latest version of the rooting software, its so easy!

Code

http://zenthought.org/content/project/flashrec

DO NOT FLASH ANY GSM ROMS TO YOUR PHONE

BE PATIENT AND WAIT FOR NEW CDMA ROMS TO COME OUT!

NEW TUTORIAL BY chuckhriczko OVER AT XDA ON HOW TO GET PERMA ROOT :P
follow this one, its a little complicated but it gives you root access to do whatever you wish :D


Default How to root the CDMA Hero
Ok everyone. First off do not update your phone if Sprint offers an upate. I don't think they are going to but if they do anytime soon and you update this exploit could likely be fixed. When updates are released the devs will make updates that keep root so do not update!

That said, this is a very newbie guide. This is meant for Windows but I will post instructions for linux as well (Ubuntu). I just need to warn you that I can't adb into my phone from Ubuntu so I have to do it through Windows. Don't know why it doesnt work but it doesnt. Mac users you can always (assuming you can get it to work in Ubuntu) download a live cd and boot into Ubuntu to try this. I don't have a mac (nor do I want one) so I can't give instructions (though I assume they should be relatively the same).

Step 1:
First you need to download the Android SDK. It may soumd confusing but it's not. There are tools in here that we need. You can get it from

Code

http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

. This is a modular SDK and all the tools we need are in this download. Once downloaded you just need to extract it in a directory of choice.

The next thing we download is asroot2. This is a script that was developed that runs an exploit in Android's linux that allows us to run root. The link for that is here:

Code

http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...2&d=1257621154

. Unzip that file and place it in a directory of your choice. Also download

Code

http://www.androidspin.com/downloads...roc-v1.2.3.img

and place that into the same directory you extracted asroot2.

Step 2:
Connect the phone to the USB port.

Ubuntu is easy for this (again assuming it works for you). Simply open a terminal and cd into the directory that you extracted the sdk into. Then cd into the tools directory. Then run the following commands:
sudo ./adb push /directory_you_placed_asroot2/asroot2 /data/local/
sudo ./adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/asroot2
/data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/bin
cat sh > su
chmod 4755 su

If all goes well you should be presented with a new prompt. This is the linux terminal built into Android. This will allow us to execute all the commands we need to execute because the asroot2 script gave us root access.

In Windows it is a little more difficult. You have to first install the driver for the phone. When Windows asks you for the drivers direct Windows to the directory you extracted the SDK into. You should see a folder called usb_driver. If you are running the 32 bit version of Windows select the x86 folder. If you are using a 64 bit version then select the x64 folder. Then select the android_usb.inf file. This should install the drivers.

If running XP or lower you will need to go to the start menu and click run, then you enter cmd and press enter. If Vista or higher you will press the start button and type cmd and press enter. When you are at the command prompt you cd to the directory you extracted the sdk into. Then cd into the tools directory. Then execute the following commands:

adb push /directory_you_placed_asroot2/asroot2 /data/local/
adb shell
chmod 0755 /data/local/asroot2
/data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/bin
cat sh > su
chmod 4755 su

Now your phone is officially rooted! We arent done yet though. Now you need to flash the recovery image. If you are still in adb shell type in exit until you are out. You should be in the directory where you extracted the recovery image. If not go there. Type in the following:

adb push recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img /sdcard/

Once that is done, type in adb shell (or sudo ./adb shell in ubuntu). If your command prompt is a dollar sign then type in su and press enter. If it is a pound sign you are good. Then type in the following:

adb shell flash_image recovery recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img

Once that is finished you are done. To reboot into recovery type in adb shell reboot recovery. You should reboot into recovery mode. Right now there is not a lot you can do but once we have some devs who make some roms then we will be well on our way to an even more awesome phone. Any questions please ask away. Also, I am sorry if this tutorial is hard to understand or badly laid out. My daughter is crawling all over me so it's hard to type or think. Good luck all and thanks to everyone who rooted this phone and made the recovery and did such a great job!
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originally posted here:

Code

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581577

[wcked]

thanks buddy..now that 2.0 will be out soon to sprint...i take it that this method wont work....

[VenumX]

“ Originally Posted by wcked ”

thanks buddy..now that 2.0 will be out soon to sprint...i take it that this method wont work....

i would not update to 2.0 if i was you...its built on a newer linux kernel which does not have the pipe.c exploit that he used to do this...what will happen is people will start making roms for the phone and someone will make a 2.0 rom that has root access built into the kernel so that you can just flash 2.0 with root access that way you dont have to worry about not being able to get access to the SU

[wcked]

hey ven..I'm kinda having a noob moment..There's no detail instructions how how to do it.Ok i know how to install it.But is there anything else i need to know? or can you prepare a detail instruction here...

thanks

[D/\SH]

congrats to the hero users! that actually came pretty quick overall considering it being tied down to a cdma carrier. but anyways cant see what this will bring to the hero and the battery drain issue.

[VenumX]

“ Originally Posted by wcked ”

hey ven..I'm kinda having a noob moment..There's no detail instructions how how to do it.Ok i know how to install it.But is there anything else i need to know? or can you prepare a detail instruction here...

thanks

well right now its kinda useless, until we actually have a CDMA-based rom for the hero... but its cool for devs like me to have root access to the filesystem :) if you really wanna gain access to your root in terminal you will need to download the adb for android which is included in the SDK download...then you can download the following file:

Code

http://zenthought.org/tmp/asroot2

then in command prompt type:

adb push asroot2 /data/local/
then
adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/asroot2
then
adb shell
then
/data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh -

and you will see a # which is your root terminal and you can go crazy with that if you want :P

[VenumX]

and new tutorial by chuck over at xda ... see first post, it enables SU in terminal and you have root access for running apps

[wcked]

“ Originally Posted by VenumX ”

well right now its kinda useless, until we actually have a CDMA-based rom for the hero... but its cool for devs like me to have root access to the filesystem :) if you really wanna gain access to your root in terminal you will need to download the adb for android which is included in the SDK download...then you can download the following file:

Code

http://zenthought.org/tmp/asroot2

then in command prompt type:

adb push asroot2 /data/local/
then
adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/asroot2
then
adb shell
then
/data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh -

and you will see a # which is your root terminal and you can go crazy with that if you want :P

“ Originally Posted by VenumX ”

and new tutorial by chuck over at xda ... see first post, it enables SU in terminal and you have root access for running apps

thanks ven, yea i was searching around for a cdma rom but i didn't find any but gsm over at cyanogen site.. i wonder if it possible to extract the apps from sprint because i have the sprint hero rom...and no justice...

[VenumX]

“ Originally Posted by wcked ”

thanks ven, yea i was searching around for a cdma rom but i didn't find any but gsm over at cyanogen site.. i wonder if it possible to extract the apps from sprint because i have the sprint hero rom...and no justice...

ive already extracted the majority of the apps from sprint, everything that was built into the sprint rom can be located in /system/app

[wcked]

“ Originally Posted by VenumX ”

ive already extracted the majority of the apps from sprint, everything that was built into the sprint rom can be located in /system/app

ok cool i see it now thanks

[forty01]

This is fantastic info. I rooted mine last night and after getting every possible issue or situation... I am now a master, lol , j/k, but I can assist if anyone is running into possible issues. Venum is going to be the master (programming, hacking, etc) in this situation, but I can handle my own as to getting around ;) Still learning though... On a day to day basis. :D

[chauleyb]

is n e one goin to post a dummy video cuz i feel like one right bout now been tryna root all morning im not sure what im doin wrong i get up right to this part..........adb push asroot2 /data/local/
then
adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/asroot2
then
adb shell
then
/data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh -

and its sayin chmod cant b found

[forty01]

“ Originally Posted by chauleyb ”

is n e one goin to post a dummy video cuz i feel like one right bout now been tryna root all morning im not sure what im doin wrong i get up right to this part..........adb push asroot2 /data/local/
then
adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/asroot2
then
adb shell
then
/data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh -

and its sayin chmod cant b found

adb push /directory_you_placed_asroot2/asroot2 /data/local/

directory_you_placed_asroot2 (from above) = make sure you enter the directory you placed the asroot2 into

for example: I had c:\AR where I DL'd mine 2

So it should look like this:
adb push c:\AR/asroot2 /data/local/

...then continue with the commands as it's showing you above.
Good Luck

[iTouch24]

Code

http://theunlockr.com/2009/11/07/how-to-root-your-cdma-htc-hero-sprint-verizon/

How To: Root Your CDMA HTC Hero (Sprint/Verizon)

Posted on: November 7, 2009

Posted in: Android How To's, Featured, HTC Hero/G2, How To's, Video


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How To: Root Your CDMA HTC Hero (Sprint/Verizon)

^Video Coming Soon^

Finally there is root access for the Sprint Hero! Here is a quick How To for everyone.

Thanks Geoff!
Thanks XDA-Developers (as always!)!
Thanks JManley69 for brining the procedure from Sprint Community!
Thanks Sprint Community!
I. Before You Begin

You need to be able to access the phone via ADB.

Follow this procedure to get ADB setup on your Hero.
How To Setup ADB/Install USB Drivers
II. Root the CDMA Hero

1. Download the following file and then unzip it.

AsRoot2

2. Take the unzipped file and save it into the Tools folder of your AndroidSDK.

3. Plug your phone in via USB and do NOT mount the SD card.

4. Open the Command Prompt and type the following (hitting enter at the end of every line):

cd\
cd AndroidSDK\Tools\
adb devices

And make sure your phones’s serial number pops up (if not redo section I).

5. Then type:

adb push asroot2 /data/local/
adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/asroot2
adb shell
/data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh

6. Then type:

mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/bin
cat sh > su
chmod 4775 su

All Done! You now have root access! Try to download a root program from the Market and see if it works :)

ANYONE WANT TO TEST THIS METHOD ON THE DROID ERIS AND THE CLIQ? Dont see why it wouldnt work identically :)

Post if it works! Thanks!

Reported Issues:

Issue: I get a read only error…

Solution: Try using the Android SDK 1.5 instead of the 1.6 SDK (suggested by Joe)

--------- New Post Merged on 9/11/2009 at 10:35:33 --------

Code

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581846

here is the first CDMA ROM i found !

[D/\SH]

“ Originally Posted by iTouch24 ”

Code

http://theunlockr.com/2009/11/07/how-to-root-your-cdma-htc-hero-sprint-verizon/

How To: Root Your CDMA HTC Hero (Sprint/Verizon)

Posted on: November 7, 2009

Posted in: Android How To's, Featured, HTC Hero/G2, How To's, Video


Embed This Video
How To: Root Your CDMA HTC Hero (Sprint/Verizon)

^Video Coming Soon^

Finally there is root access for the Sprint Hero! Here is a quick How To for everyone.

Thanks Geoff!
Thanks XDA-Developers (as always!)!
Thanks JManley69 for brining the procedure from Sprint Community!
Thanks Sprint Community!
I. Before You Begin

You need to be able to access the phone via ADB.

Follow this procedure to get ADB setup on your Hero.
How To Setup ADB/Install USB Drivers
II. Root the CDMA Hero

1. Download the following file and then unzip it.

AsRoot2

2. Take the unzipped file and save it into the Tools folder of your AndroidSDK.

3. Plug your phone in via USB and do NOT mount the SD card.

4. Open the Command Prompt and type the following (hitting enter at the end of every line):

cd\
cd AndroidSDK\Tools\
adb devices

And make sure your phoness serial number pops up (if not redo section I).

5. Then type:

adb push asroot2 /data/local/
adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/asroot2
adb shell
/data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh

6. Then type:

mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/bin
cat sh > su
chmod 4775 su

All Done! You now have root access! Try to download a root program from the Market and see if it works :)

ANYONE WANT TO TEST THIS METHOD ON THE DROID ERIS AND THE CLIQ? Dont see why it wouldnt work identically :)

Post if it works! Thanks!

Reported Issues:

Issue: I get a read only error…

Solution: Try using the Android SDK 1.5 instead of the 1.6 SDK (suggested by Joe)

--------- New Post Merged on 9/11/2009 at 10:35:33 --------

Code

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581846

here is the first CDMA ROM i found !

sweet i wil lfor sure try on my droid when cnet gets it my way!! woot woot if you here about tis working on the droid or not please comment in this thread.

[chauleyb]

“ Originally Posted by forty01 ”

adb push /directory_you_placed_asroot2/asroot2 /data/local/

directory_you_placed_asroot2 (from above) = make sure you enter the directory you placed the asroot2 into

for example: I had c:\AR where I DL'd mine 2

So it should look like this:
adb push c:\AR/asroot2 /data/local/

...then continue with the commands as it's showing you above.
Good Luck

koo thanx bro but i got that far now im on the last command (flash recovery ect ect....) its sayin error tryin to open recovery-RA-ect ect..... any suggestions n e one

[forty01]

“ Originally Posted by chauleyb ”

koo thanx bro but i got that far now im on the last command (flash recovery ect ect....) its sayin error tryin to open recovery-RA-ect ect..... any suggestions n e one

If you are in SU mode, meaning you see the #, then:
flash_image recovery recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img

do not add the adb shell, just:
flash_image recovery recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img

That should get you past that part.
Good Luck and let us know.

[chauleyb]

“ Originally Posted by forty01 ”

If you are in SU mode, meaning you see the #, then:
flash_image recovery recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img

do not add the adb shell, just:
flash_image recovery recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img

That should get you past that part.
Good Luck and let us know.

yup did that countless times bro still sayin error trying to open....ect......no such file or directory found .........man this sucks......lol

[VenumX]

“ Originally Posted by chauleyb ”

yup did that countless times bro still sayin error trying to open....ect......no such file or directory found .........man this sucks......lol

well if you pushed the img to your sd card then it wouldnt be

Code

 flash_image recovery recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img

unles you are in the sdcard directory...so try this instead...

Code

flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img

[chauleyb]

“ Originally Posted by VenumX ”

well if you pushed the img to your sd card then it wouldnt be

Code

 flash_image recovery recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img

unles you are in the sdcard directory...so try this instead...

Code

flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img

ok i wanna thank forty01 and venum for there help and input.....after messin around with cmd and searching threads non-stop i finally have my hero rooted fully after i pushed the recovery to the sdcard i had enter the following

$ adb shell
$ cd /sdcard/
$ su

then i entered the command venum gave..flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img.....thanx alot guys now to partitioning my sd card to put apps on it.....hope its easier than rooting lol

[forty01]

“ Originally Posted by chauleyb ”

ok i wanna thank forty01 and venum for there help and input.....after messin around with cmd and searching threads non-stop i finally have my hero rooted fully after i pushed the recovery to the sdcard i had enter the following

$ adb shell
$ cd /sdcard/
$ su

then i entered the command venum gave..flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img.....thanx alot guys now to partitioning my sd card to put apps on it.....hope its easier than rooting lol

It's not, lol
I've been seeing a lot of issues with App2SD and the WiFi Tether has been an issue using the Stock ROM.
Actually, If you flash Modaco's Sprint Hero Rom, then it probably won't be an issue, but I have seen been reading about a lot or Mem Cards getting the axe. I haven't played with that in a day or two, but Venum might be able to elaborate on what the situation is or if he's already accomplished it w/o probs.
Good Luck.

[chauleyb]

“ Originally Posted by forty01 ”

It's not, lol
I've been seeing a lot of issues with App2SD and the WiFi Tether has been an issue using the Stock ROM.
Actually, If you flash Modaco's Sprint Hero Rom, then it probably won't be an issue, but I have seen been reading about a lot or Mem Cards getting the axe. I haven't played with that in a day or two, but Venum might be able to elaborate on what the situation is or if he's already accomplished it w/o probs.
Good Luck.

dang will i ever be able to see the light dang lol well good lookin bro i guess i wait in venum unless partitioning the sdcard is the same for every phone lol man i see ill be doing more research dang

[chauleyb]

ok fam i found a couple of threads showing how to partition an sdcard to get apps to sd but they r using da uk heroes does and know if its the same for usa heroes like does one method fit all??? thanks in advanced

[iTouch24]

i will be honest .. i didn tread all the threads out there on the rooting experience... but i heave read that it makes the overall speed of the device quicker .. so i might have to jump into this ... but i installed the firmware update from sprint that was recently released ... are the steps above still valid if u updated your firmware with sprint?

I have read ya .. but u cant always believe what u read ... haha

and i am not sure if the instructions change