updated hero question

[hannahmanaman]

Hey everyone i need a little help.
I updated the hero the other day with sprints MR and tried to root using the unlockr method. however i cant get it to work. is anyone else having this problem or am i just not doing it right? also is that the easiest method or is there another one?

thanks in advance guys

[lilbitz_1018]

not sure which method any of them are but i'll still try to be of some help. I used the method using the cmd prompt and copy and paste lines. evidently there's a much easier way and there's a video available on youtube. ill do a quick search and post as edit.


EDIT**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdmkTFAG3PM

[Konfuzion]

The method posted above is the easiest. However check out this thread in the sticky section... It even says easiest method to get root.

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=90380

[hannahmanaman]

I have tried the method in the sticky but it gives me an error when i push the back up button first.

[athlet1c]

First things first, you are going to need to download these files.

flashrec -- http://zenthought.org/system/files/a...20091107-2.apk

Amon RA Recover Image 1.2.3 -- http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/...roc-v1.2.3.img

Fresh .05 Rom http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=96913

Do not extract the Rom zip file, it needs to stay in the zip.

Ok, lets do this in steps, should make it easier:

Step 1: Mount the sd card and place all the files downloaded onto the root of the sdcard.

Step 2: Download some sort of file manager, ex Estrongs File Manager, and run/open the flashrec apk.

Step 3: Once it's finished installing, unplug the usb cable, run the app, and hit the button, "backup recovery image". If you get an error, try rebooting your phone, make sure the usb cable is unplugged.

Step 4: Exit app, and mount the sd card again, and move recovery-backup.img to your desktop, then rename recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img to recovery-backup.img

Step 5: Unmount sdcard, unplug usb cable, and go back into the flashrec app(should be named recovery flasher in all programs list)

Step 6: hit restore backup image. Once finished flashing, power down phone.

Step 7: After you power down your phone, hold the Vol Down button, then hold down the power button. Phone should boot into hboot. Press home for recovery.

Step 8: To ensure you have a backup of your phone before we continue, do a nandroid v2.2 backup.

Step 9: After the nandroid backup is complete, you can now choose apply "sd card update choose", and choose the Fresh rom

Step 10: Reboot your phone and you should be all set.


If it fails Start over by first rebooting then starting over

[hannahmanaman]

yes ive been using that method.. however when i get to step 6 and push backup image it says "Backup FAILED: image is invalid"