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I rooted my sprint hero yesterday and flashed the fresh 2.0c...i liked it but it had some bugs so i wanted to go back to stock so i flashed the sprint ruu 1.56 and it goes to almost being done then says that it cant because the file is damaged...my phone when i power it on i just get a black screen, i cant put it in bootload, when i hook up to usb it goes to htc screen then it will go to a screen where it looks like i can type something it the box has ruu in it like i can finish typing something but my buttons dont work..did i brick my phone does anyone know.....god i feel like i did and if i did i am very screwed....

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My advice to you is re-download the RUU, and make sure you are using the NEW RUU tool. Did you flash the recovery image or make a nandroid backup? As a rule, to circumvent these incidences, only use the RUU from now on if it is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. Re-download it and let me know.

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flashing android seems to be able to brick your phone alot easier than winmo ever did. :disgust:

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You're doing it very wrong, then. if you have the RUU, the hero is as close to unbrickable as i've ever seen, and i've seen a lot.

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go to xda and tell the users there becuase they seem to be bricking their phones with the RUU very easy.

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Well its probably because i'm very careful not to ever need to use the RUU. The only thing it does that nandroid can't is unroot the device, which is unecessary because if you have a stock root nandroid image, it is indestinguishable.

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now am more scared about rooting my hero ..am a junkie at flashing my tps but really having second toughts about rooting and flashing,,,,
tlpalmer just wondering why didnt u like about fresh 2.0 that makes u want to go back to stock...??

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rooting is easy and won't hurt the phone. you need to root to use all apps and themes out there. it's the flashing the stock RUU that can cause issues. i also recommend you DO NOT flash a custom radio unless sprint releases it.

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well i just want to root and flash no radio...ii just enjoyed flashing when energy released a new rom for the tps ,,,cant wait to unleased the beast on the hero but will have to do it later after i gwt home from work ,,,but tanx for ur help guys ill be boarding the ship of rooting and flashing my hero this evening,,,,lol

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Ok, just to clarify, there is literally a 0% chance of you breaking your phone while rooting it, provided you are literate and don't make some shit up as you go. The danger we are discussing here is UNrooting your phone (which there are very few reasons to ever consider doing) with the RUU provided from sprint. Rooting and flashing the Hero are hard to mess up. The problem with unrooting lies withing the RUU itself. You're leaving a lot up to something you have no control over. Computer compatibility, usb connection, available power, driver installation, file corruption and some other issues are all factors in unrooting the phone.

When rooting, the issues are: Can you read? Can you type things you read?