[Q] Question about Rooting.... - Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I just got Cricket service (couldn't pass up unlimited everything for $55 a month), and I got a used phone which so happens to be the HTC Hero, its flashed from Sprint, I would like to root the phone to get rid of all the sprint BS that's on there. If I root the phone will it still work as it is now?

yeah it,ll still be a phone and text machine,,,just without al the sprint BS,,,check this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1140850&highlight=beginners+guide it,ll help ya do what ya need to do;-] later man

Thanks man! I appreciate your help.

ProjektStreet said:
I just got Cricket service (couldn't pass up unlimited everything for $55 a month), and I got a used phone which so happens to be the HTC Hero, its flashed from Sprint, I would like to root the phone to get rid of all the sprint BS that's on there. If I root the phone will it still work as it is now?
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Go to my List of Attachments, and you'll find a app called z4root. Use that to Root your phone!

hell yeah PM good call. forgot about that one....turned retarded for a minute lol...later bro.
PM's a good guy to have with ya man, if you ask him he Will answer, and if he cant (which is pretty rare) he,ll point you to someone that can. hes been around the heroc forum for a while....later man. good luck.

You know what a good rom would be that will work for Cricket?

ProjektStreet said:
You know what a good rom would be that will work for Cricket?
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I'm Honestly not to familiar with Cricket, But I'm pretty sure that Most of the Hero Roms will work! As long as its a Cdma Rom you should be Good...

PMGRANDS said:
Go to my List of Attachments, and you'll find a app called z4root. Use that to Root your phone!
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Where is your List of Attachments?

Robbie_G said:
Where is your List of Attachments?
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You have to go to Full Web View I believe in order to see them... Then go to Control Panel (CP) and look all the way to the Left!
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Nevermind man here you go...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/profile.php?do=editattachments&page=3
6th App Down...

attached z4root

I'd go with CM7 as a first rom. it works well, and is pretty fast.

ProjektStreet said:
You know what a good rom would be that will work for Cricket?
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have to agree with dragoon there, just starting out go with CM 7.0.3 or 7.1.0. easy to flash ,theme and tweek. good for a starter.

Well Ive had a rooted phone before. This is actually a down grade from what I had which was the MyTouch 4G. I used CM7 on that and loved it so I might have to give it a shot.

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This covers the HTC5800, yeah?

What can I do with this phone other then what it does out of the box?
Theres so little information and work I can find on it.
hey buddy,
there isnt alot of things that can be done with the phone right now.. which company do u have it from?
the first would be App Unlock your phone to be able to install applications .. jsut search on google "app unlock S620" and follow that procedure...
I have a wm6.0 running so i have a couple of skins and stuff installed... most of the stuff that can work on the Vox Forums can work on libra as well. besides the roms ofcourse.
if you got any other questions holla for sure... i know it was a pain for me to find any information on the phone!
Window Mobile 6.1 is out for this, at least for Verizon (SMT5800)
JoeQuality said:
Window Mobile 6.1 is out for this, at least for Verizon (SMT5800)
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Where did you get WM6.1 for VZW SMT5800 ?
MadHacker said:
Where did you get WM6.1 for VZW SMT5800 ?
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The download is located here...
http://www.pcdphones.com/phone_downloads.aspx?bid=81&cid=1&mid=292&carrier=Verizon Wireless
surprised me too! the poor phone still doesn't have enough ram and is missing wifi, otherwise it would be perfect.
I just picked up one of these phones yesterday and am still getting used to not having a touch screen. If I'm not mistaken this phone does have the GPS. What's the process for getting it to work with Google Maps, etc?
Thanks
no this phone doesnt have gps....
it has the processor which is needed to have gps... but apparently it doesnt work with any company...
iv looked around for a fix .. but no one has found out one...
and 5800 doesnt have wifi built in either
AGPS vs Libra/s720
Sorry to contradict you, but hie phone has AGPS and it does work (I have it working right now)
To be sure we are talking of the s720/LIBRA 100.
Refer to this post and you will get all you need.
Cheers!
drjp99 said:
Sorry to contradict you, but hie phone has AGPS and it does work (I have it working right now)
To be sure we are talking of the s720/LIBRA 100.
Refer to this post and you will get all you need.
Cheers!
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What post? I want aGPS on mine!
WTF
drjp99 said:
Sorry to contradict you, but hie phone has AGPS and it does work (I have it working right now)
To be sure we are talking of the s720/LIBRA 100.
Refer to this post and you will get all you need.
Cheers!
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WHat I have AGPS on mine but I can't get it to locate anywhere
I have HTC Phone.i want one things that can be done with the phone for changing its look.I think it can be done while changing its skin.I think for this htc hero skins are best one....
angelina22 said:
I have HTC Phone.i want one things that can be done with the phone for changing its look.I think it can be done while changing its skin.I think for this htc hero skins are best one....
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You can find here angelina22 ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=760055 just complete >>><<<

I'm new to this whole .. rooting thing

Alright, so I just got a Rogers G1 and I would like to get THE smoothest, most fluid, feature-packed ROM. I have Android 1.5 right now. So.. where do I start? Thanks!
iMod_954 said:
Alright, so I just got a Rogers G1 and I would like to get THE smoothest, most fluid, feature-packed ROM. I have Android 1.5 right now. So.. where do I start? Thanks!
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Might wanna wait did you see this yet?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=616344
Magics will be given to dream owners.
You should have gotten the magic since it has more ram and will be supported longer with updates.
You can always use search button or even simple google search:
"Rogers Dream+Root" heres one
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Dream_Rooting
Ace42 said:
Might wanna wait did you see this yet?
Magics will be given to dream owners.
You should have gotten the magic since it has more ram and will be supported longer with updates.
You can always use search button or even simple google search:
"Rogers Dream+Root" heres one
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Well.. I use AT&T's 3G, as I live in the US. So, I had to "import" it from Canada. I already have a jailbroken iPhone 3G S. So, I really don't want another touch screen phone with the same form factor. The G1 has the physical keyboard and seems like it could make a pretty good back-up phone. Do you think it's pointless for me to keep this G1, even if I get the latest and smoothest ROM available???
iMod_954 said:
Well.. I use AT&T's 3G, as I live in the US. So, I had to "import" it from Canada. I already have a jailbroken iPhone 3G S. So, I really don't want another touch screen phone with the same form factor. The G1 has the physical keyboard and seems like it could make a pretty good back-up phone. Do you think it's pointless for me to keep this G1, even if I get the latest and smoothest ROM available???
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Seems like you got the phone just for the KB and not the OS. You just need to read carefully so you dont end up bricking your phone.
Ace42 said:
Seems like you got the phone just for the KB and not the OS. You just need to read carefully so you dont end up bricking your phone.
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The HTC Dream is the only phone with Android that I can think of that has support for AT&T's 3G network AND a physical keyboard. The BACKFLIP is coming out, but ... yeah, I'll pass on the whole MOTOBLUR OS. Also, what are my chances of bricking the phone? Seeing as I've never done this before and have no clue where to start.
iMod_954 said:
The HTC Dream is the only phone with Android that I can think of that has support for AT&T's 3G network AND a physical keyboard. The BACKFLIP is coming out, but ... yeah, I'll pass on the whole MOTOBLUR OS. Also, what are my chances of bricking the phone? Seeing as I've never done this before and have no clue where to start.
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If you read everything you should have no problems with rooting it.
Ace42 said:
If you read everything you should have no problems with rooting it.
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Alright, so what's the fastest, smoothest and most feature-packed ROM available?
iMod_954 said:
Alright, so what's the fastest, smoothest and most feature-packed ROM available?
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You can worry about that later your jumping the gun already and your phone is still stock.
First you need to root and if your successful then you can worry about using roms.
Ace42 said:
You can worry about that later your jumping the gun already and your phone is still stock.
First you need to root and if your successful then you can worry about using roms.
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Haha.. Alright, sounds good.
So.. How hard is rooting? Is there a tutorial somewhere?

CDMA Hero Donut Video Not Working HELP!!!

ok so ive always liked donut... i have a rooted sprint hero (with google on the back) and i flashed this rom:
forum.androidcentral.com/35717-post119.html
did all the steps... now whenever i wanna play a video on my phone i can hear the audio but the video is EXTREMELY choppy and distorted... if any video even comes up at all... what do i have to do to fix this?
crimsonxhound said:
ok so ive always liked donut... i have a rooted sprint hero (with google on the back) and i flashed this rom:
forum.androidcentral.com/35717-post119.html
did all the steps... now whenever i wanna play a video on my phone i can hear the audio but the video is EXTREMELY choppy and distorted... if any video even comes up at all... what do i have to do to fix this?
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buy an evo?
fixxxer2008 said:
buy an evo?
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lmao i would... but i just opened the account with sprint like a month ago... and i really dont want to buy it full retail... because that would just... well... suck...
i searched google for about 2 hours last night trying to find a fix... but i dont really know what im looking for...
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lmao i would... but i just opened the account with sprint like a month ago... and i really dont want to buy it full retail... because that would just... well... suck...
i searched google for about 2 hours last night trying to find a fix... but i dont really know what im looking for...
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im not sure about video on the hero, sorry.
You got a hero a month ago? Did you know the Evo was coming soon?
david279 said:
You got a hero a month ago? Did you know the Evo was coming soon?
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not until like 3 days later... and i dont really care for sense too much either... thats 1 of the reasons i went with this rom
Lmao I like how my question turned into an evo discussion...
No one has any possible fixes?
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Which file container & codec is the video?
I'm not a pro, but have you tried to flash another rom? I can't use 2.1 ROMs on my phone so I use Gumbo 1.5c and its fast as hell. Do a Nand backup and flash different roms till you find one you like. Restoring is so easy you really dont have much to worry about.
ROMs List:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=CDMA Hero ROMs
Good luck, friend.
david279 said:
You got a hero a month ago? Did you know the Evo was coming soon?
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david... whats wrong with a hero all of the sudden? the evo is not for everyone.
crimsonxhound said:
not until like 3 days later... and i dont really care for sense too much either... thats 1 of the reasons i went with this rom
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try one of my fixxxedroms if you don't like sense.

Is it possible to root a Sprint Hero with official 2.1 firmware?

When I look online, I only see guides for Hero's with earlier firmwares.
Nope... the official "ruu" changed it to where root wont work. There are a few people pretty perturbed by this on the forums.
reedsw said:
Nope... the official "ruu" changed it to where root wont work. There are a few people pretty perturbed by this on the forums.
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[JOKE]perturbed is a pretty big word what does it mean[/JOKE]
yeah if you got a phone with the 1.5 don;t use the ruu update or your screwed. If you got a phone with the 2.1 update your screwed till someone figures it out. I wish the three guys that rooted the evo had sprint heroes (not to be confused with the tv show)
thatguythatdid said:
[JOKE]perturbed is a pretty big word what does it mean[/JOKE]
yeah if you got a phone with the 1.5 don;t use the ruu update or your screwed. If you got a phone with the 2.1 update your screwed till someone figures it out. I wish the three guys that rooted the evo had sprint heroes (not to be confused with the tv show)
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PTFO........

			
				
centran said:
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It gets better every time
four in a row

[Q] Hero on the Cellular South Network

I know there isn't an outstanding support for the Cellular South Hero, but I'm having trouble finding ROMs, themes, and such for my phone. Maybe its because I'm new to rooting, so often times I don't know what I'm looking at and I'm scared to try anything without seeing smething like This works with Cellular South Heros, I can't find a lot for my phone. So I was wondering: is there any way we could get a subtopic in this forum for Cellular South users?
On another note, what roms and themes DO work with my Hero? Currently I'm using Danger 2.1.
Almost all of them. You might get somw sprint logos but it still works on cellsouth. Southpaw is also made for cs
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BlackLabel2021 said:
I know there isn't an outstanding support for the Cellular South Hero, but I'm having trouble finding ROMs, themes, and such for my phone. Maybe its because I'm new to rooting, so often times I don't know what I'm looking at and I'm scared to try anything without seeing smething like This works with Cellular South Heros, I can't find a lot for my phone. So I was wondering: is there any way we could get a subtopic in this forum for Cellular South users?
On another note, what roms and themes DO work with my Hero? Currently I'm using Danger 2.1.
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I havent run across a rom that wouldnt work on Cell South so far. I'm running AOSP mod atm and I had CM6 before that, and Fresh before that.
Yea i've pretty much run every one thrown out there since like april and haven seen a bill increase or any flaws based off me being with Csouth so i'd give it a go if i were you lol Cuz with the stuff these amazing devs and themers are pushing out, you'd be missing out if you chose not to bro
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I havent run across a rom that wouldnt work on Cell South so far. I'm running AOSP mod atm and I had CM6 before that, and Fresh before that.
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are you serious?? i have run almost all of them and they all worked fine for me.
Zen rom would be my choice if you like 2.1.
How would I root my hero also from cellular south?
ngholson said:
are you serious?? i have run almost all of them and they all worked fine for me.
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Yeah thats what I was saying
spudj321 said:
How would I root my hero also from cellular south?
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see my signature.
PMDColeslaw said:
Yeah thats what I was saying
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LOL my bad, i misread your post.
spudj321 have you found the way to root your phone

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