rooting hero and loading roms

morganlowe · #1 (**permalink**) 02-10-2010, 02:37 PM

OK, so how about flashing the Fresh ROM? Do I have to use the kitchen thing? I can read all day long but if its something that obvious I am missing tell me.

**KBZL** · #2 (**permalink**) 02-10-2010, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by morganlowe

OK, so how about flashing the Fresh ROM? Do I have to use the kitchen thing? I can read all day long but if its something that obvious I am missing tell me.

To flash a rom, you need the recovery image flashed to your phone. The recovery image gives you the option to back up your current phone state as well as flash .zip updates, ie... Roms, Themes, Kernels.. Without it, you cant do anything but remove the current sprint apps from your phone via the kitchen.

morganlowe · #3 (**permalink**) 02-10-2010, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by kbussen

To flash a rom, you need the recovery image flashed to your phone. The recovery image gives you the option to back up your current phone state as well as flash .zip updates, ie... Roms, Themes, Kernels.. Without it, you cant do anything but remove the current sprint apps from your phone via the kitchen.

Thats what I am up too then, trying to flash the recovery image. This phone has the latest from sprint on it and I found a lot more over at XDA about it. using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583291
to try to get the recovery image flashed.

It worked flawlessly!

**KBZL** · #4 (**permalink**) 02-10-2010, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by morganlowe

Thats what I am up too then, trying to flash the recovery image. This phone has the latest from sprint on it and I found a lot more over at XDA about it. using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583291
to try to get the recovery image flashed.

Yep. That guide is what I always point folks to for rooting and flashing recovery. Honestly, if you are somewhat computer literate, you can actually root and flash recovery using that manual guide in 10 min. Problem is that most folks struggle with understanding it a bit. If you need help, Pm me.

morganlowe · #5 (**permalink**) 02-10-2010, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kbussen

Yep. That guide is what I always point folks to for rooting and flashing recovery. Honestly, if you are somewhat computer literate, you can actually root and flash recovery using that manual guide in 10 min. Problem is that most folks struggle with understanding it a bit. If you need help, Pm me.

What gets me is no stickies about it here... over in Winmo we got guides everywhere...