If you already rooted your hero - Page 2

nelson8403 · #11 (**permalink**) 11-08-2009, 09:50 PM

Yeah I agree, I removed about 15 files from the /system/app and the phone runs soo much better (or at least seems to)

I removed the HtcTwitter + Widget (Peep) I use I Tweet
I removed the Stocks, Footprints, and their widgets
Sprint_TV+Widget, Sprint_Navigation, Sprint_Nscar (not sure why its spelt like that)
IM + Widget, Voice Recorder, Voice Search, Amazon mp3, HTC Mail (Doesn't affect my Gmail at all)

Phone still operates fine, I still get Tweets, SMS, MMS, Data Calls, and I have 126 MB left on my phone and its running amazingly

oh and if you put the modaco rom on apps2sd works flawlessly, this is the phone i bought! haha

quiqnezz · #12 (**permalink**) 11-08-2009, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by princem131

Ok I THINK I have successfully rooted my phone but I'm not sure. I want to try to remove some of the Sprint bloatware but cant get figure out how to back up my current stuff first. I'm trying to use nandroid but cant quite figure it out. I followed the directions on XDA and am stuck at the step where the screen is supposed to turn green and give the option to use nandroid. Idk what I'm doing wrong. I noticed that the directions mention "engineering/dev spl bootloader [1] (or has a dev phone) + a recovery image with busybox and adbd running as root [2] to make full system backups. " on your device but it specifies for teh G1. So I guess I'm not sure if I need that stuff or not.

Anyone able to follow my rant and help I'd really appreciate it!

btw: Here is the xda thread i referenced: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=459830

Ok, I think you're having the same problem I was having as I didn't really know what the "recovery" image was. Turns out this is like the bootloader that is needed to do the backups/flashes/restores to the phone. Assuming you already rooted the phone you need the following..

Download http://www.androidspin.com/downloads...roc-v1.2.3.img and place that into the same directory you extracted asroot2.

Open up a command prompt and you should be in the directory where you extracted the recovery image. For example C:\android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1\tools, If not go there. Then type in the following:

adb push recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img /sdcard/

Once that is done, type:
adb shell (or sudo ./adb shell in ubuntu). If your command prompt is a dollar sign then type in su and press enter. If it is a pound sign you are good. Then type in the following:

adb shell flash_image recovery recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img

Once that is finished you are done. To reboot into recovery type in adb shell reboot recovery. You should reboot into recovery mode. Or just turn off phone and power up while pressing home.

I had an issue copy the image to the SD card then running it. I think on page 3 in this thread is where people started having the same issue and trouble shot till it was resolved. So if you have the same issues read through the thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...=581577&page=3

**thacounty** · #13 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 02:36 AM

EDIT: NM I finally got it haha.

STILLSPRINTIN · #14 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by thacounty

EDIT: NM I finally got it haha.

Question, I'm confused....when you went to d/l the sdk, did you click on the blue windows "android-sdk_r3-windows.zip" hyperlink, or do I have to d/l 2.0 or something?

**thacounty** · #15 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by STILLSPRINTIN

Question, I'm confused....when you went to d/l the sdk, did you click on the blue windows "android-sdk_r3-windows.zip" hyperlink, or do I have to d/l 2.0 or something?

Check my tips thread I found a better way to do that. I couldn't find the usb_drivers in the other thing. There are 2 links follow the first one til it ends then follow the second one afterwards. That's how I got it rooted.

**tokuzumi** · #16 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 11:24 AM

This is good news!!! I think I will wait a bit, and root my phone after the 2.0 upgrade. I know that may be a few months away, but I'd rather do this once, and be done!

jonnythan · #17 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 11:31 AM

Eh, removing those apps only frees up a couple of MB. It's not that big a deal.

**thacounty** · #18 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by tokuzumi

This is good news!!! I think I will wait a bit, and root my phone after the 2.0 upgrade. I know that may be a few months away, but I'd rather do this once, and be done!

Devs will make a 2.0 upgrade so you don't have to find a new exploit. Do it now and use their updates because its likely they won't work on a new exploit.

princem131 · #19 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 01:56 PM

Ok I have established that mine is rooted and the directions and help you all have provided has been excellent. I thanked you, but thanks again! One small obstacle in the way of me and success, I cant figure out what I'm doing wrong. My computer just wont accept the adb prompt. It keeps saying " 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." I am in the android sdk/ tools directory and i tried the suggestions on xda with the "$" prompts but i get the same error. I know I'm missing something simple here or is it really this challenging?

quiqnezz · #20 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by princem131

Ok I have established that mine is rooted and the directions and help you all have provided has been excellent. I thanked you, but thanks again! One small obstacle in the way of me and success, I cant figure out what I'm doing wrong. My computer just wont accept the adb prompt. It keeps saying " 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." I am in the android sdk/ tools directory and i tried the suggestions on xda with the "$" prompts but i get the same error. I know I'm missing something simple here or is it really this challenging?

try adb devices

This will usually "turn it on" for me.