Hero worth tweaking?>>

[hooover]

not to dis on htc but if you wanted a hard keyboard you could have got the Samsung Moment.....

[Biggjimmy7]

Originally Posted by WAH

any kind souls mind walking me thru this on a one on one situation via aim or facebook?

Just use this step-by-step on how to root your Hero, I used it and it couldn't have been easier. Just read the WHOLE POST of all the requirements and then go step-by-step.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583291

[masterninja]

DO IT! DO IT, NOW! Seriously, I waited and waited, too because I was nervous. I, also, came from WM (TP). But really, don't let your apprehension keep you from opening up the HERO's potential. I did the AUTOROOT method and just redid it so that I am now running RA1.6.2 and it is SOOOOOO easy! And what was a good phone is now a D*** Good phone!

[jocampo86]

Ok where do i get the updated 1.62 recovery img I see the 1.52 in the guide..

[nighteyes]

Here is a great how to walkthrough from gbhil of androidcentral, the mind behind the gumbo rom. This is what I used for my rooting experience and is quite intuitive to follow. The only stumbling block you may run into is getting the htc drivers installed properly on your machine, specially 64bit windows. But that should be covered as well from another link on this page for the sdk software.

Like others have said, in the end it is much easier to flash custom roms and the ability to snapshot what you currently have in the case of the infamous "oh sh*t" moment we all encounter when experimenting with what works and what doesn't.

http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-...d-version.html

EDIT: this is pretty similar to the process detailed in the xda post, but between the two you should have no problems and at the end of the day you'll become an insta pro filled with confidence and what not.....kinda like those Enzyte commercials :P

[Carla]

I used this method to gain Root, etc..

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=584029

[masterninja]

Originally Posted by jocampo86

Ok where do i get the updated 1.62 recovery img I see the 1.52 in the guide..

Here ya go...

http://rs313.rapidshare.com/files/36...roc-v1.6.2.img

[iviyth0s]

Originally Posted by hooover

not to dis on htc but if you wanted a hard keyboard you could have got the Samsung Moment.....

Yeah but the Moment's keyboard is hideous, if I were to get rid of the Hero for a physical keyboard right now I'd go back to my TP. (since I got a taste of the wonderous fruit that is Android but have no problem with WinMo either)

Don't get me wrong, I REALLY like this phone and the virtual keyboard isn't bad....but it's still a virtual keyboard.
I'm about to root it so maybe that'll shut my trap.

[bradart]

Originally Posted by iviyth0s

Yeah but the Moment's keyboard is hideous, if I were to get rid of the Hero for a physical keyboard right now I'd go back to my TP. (since I got a taste of the wonderous fruit that is Android but have no problem with WinMo either)

Don't get me wrong, I REALLY like this phone and the virtual keyboard isn't bad....but it's still a virtual keyboard.
I'm about to root it so maybe that'll shut my trap.

get swype. Tis the shit.

[nighteyes]

Originally Posted by iviyth0s

Yeah but the Moment's keyboard is hideous, if I were to get rid of the Hero for a physical keyboard right now I'd go back to my TP. (since I got a taste of the wonderous fruit that is Android but have no problem with WinMo either)

Don't get me wrong, I REALLY like this phone and the virtual keyboard isn't bad....but it's still a virtual keyboard.
I'm about to root it so maybe that'll shut my trap.

Wondrous fruit? What is android some sort of exotic delicacy that you can only get by traveling deep into the heart of the Congo, fight nasty apes, and have sign language sex with Amy the gorilla???