Problems Rooting
 

I am having so many problems rooting this phone...I was able to learn winmo crap a lot easier....

Here is the problem I tried doing the root by flashrec and i would never be able to do a recovery image and when the phone reset I would see a warning sign and a dead phone...

Now I'm trying to do it through SDK and command prompts...when I type cd AndroidSDK\Tools\
..it says system cannot find the path specified

any help

Re: Problems Rooting
 

did you download the androidsdk program?

Re: Problems Rooting
 

If you unzipped the sdk to the root of your hard drive, open cmd.
Type this exactly:
cd\
cd /(whatever you named your sdk folder)/tools
adb devices



if it worked, you'll see your phones id number pop up.

Re: Problems Rooting
 

yes I got it....thanks for the quick replies...mods you can delete post

Re: Problems Rooting
 

don't delete quite yet. when i plug in my hero, my computer won't install ADB. i have moved the asroot2 file into the tools folder. downloaded the sdk. my computer asks me to install but it won't file the drivers.

Re: Problems Rooting
 

What operating system are you using?

Re: Problems Rooting
 

running xp... uninstalled the drivers using usbdeview.. plugged back in.. computer goes straight to Found New Hardware Wizard.

Re: Problems Rooting
 

It doesnt install the drivers automatically....I know You can find them online not sure where...google it

Re: Problems Rooting
 

I am a totall retard at this and I was able to do it...I used this method because my phone wouldnt do the flash rec way...so try this way....just follow the instructions they are simple and when you type the commands or copy paste hit enter after each one...http://geekfor.me/faq/how-to-root-th...c-sprint-hero/
oh and use this download for the fresh rom the one they give didnt work on my phone....you will love it my phone does not lag anymore and is fast.....I LOVE it.....http://bit.ly/fresh-1

Re: Problems Rooting
 

Stick with it. I couldn't do it the flash rec way, and it took me hours of trying a myriad of approaches with adb, but I got it (ppcgeeks, xda, android forums and google). Everytime I got frustrated, I thought about how many other peopled posted about their frustrations and got it figured out. Of course I was bound and determined to get it rooted the first day i got it. lol.

Good luck!