Finally Rooted...What was I waiting for?!

[k-wayne]

Just wanted to thank gbhil and rufflez in specific-just by reading your guides and posts in different threads I was able to successfully root my phone and flash a 2.1 ROM! Thanks guys and keep up the good work, I love the community here at AC everyone is so helpful. Cheers!

 

[swebb]

+1 on the above. I can't believe I waited so long. I could care less about the official 2.1 release now.

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

I thought I waited long when I rooted early March, but it was good cause I waited until there were 2.1 ROM's with things working, even though I kept going back to 1.5 from the Eris based leaks.

 

[wkj]

Ditto on the above posts! I'd buy you a drink if I knew where in FL you were......LOL

wkj

 

[danidiva]

...who is in fl??

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

I'm everywhere in Fl,
Was in Gainesville a few days ago
In Merritt Island normally
Currently in South Florida

 

[vbsoulpole]

I have a fairly noobish question that I probably should have asked before I even rooted but just got too excited. Since I'll be switching to the Evo on launch day, my wife is licking her chops to get my Hero and sell her Moment (she really wants the wifi tether for work). Does rooting your phone present any complications when deactivating/reactivating the phone? Or can she switch to the Hero painlessly?

 

[Jerry Hildenbrand]

I have a fairly noobish question that I probably should have asked before I even rooted but just got too excited. Since I'll be switching to the Evo on launch day, my wife is licking her chops to get my Hero and sell her Moment (she really wants the wifi tether for work). Does rooting your phone present any complications when deactivating/reactivating the phone? Or can she switch to the Hero painlessly?

Just did this a week or so ago. The rep i talked to over the phone had already been trained on 2.1 and knew the new layout of the settings screens. She also thought it was hilarious that I didn't try to pretend i wasn't rooted and running a 2.1 ROM. She said most people lie about that part Just be sure the ROM you're using when you try has all the Sprint apps, as you may need to edit the phones programming.

 

[flipfone]

I thought I waited long when I rooted early March, but it was good cause I waited until there were 2.1 ROM's with things working, even though I kept going back to 1.5 from the Eris based leaks.

i bought mine the 1st week of february played with it and couldnt hold off any longer. the 2nd week of february i rooted and went with a fresh rom. after a few weeks i hosed the phone up. i went back to stock. that lasted a few days and i rooted again. now im running different ROMS every week. i never did this much when i was running a WinMo phone. droid is so much more fun!

 

[rolln217]

do u have to have the 16G class 6 sd card to root and flash?

 

[flipfone]

not at all. i have an 8gb class2. as long as you have room to put the ROM you can root and flash. and actually you dont even need an SD card you can do it from your PC (Windoze, MAC or Linux) as well.

 

[dos_attack]

I rooted 2 days after getting my Hero. then the next day i tried a 2.1 rom. Man what a difference! But i had to go back to 1.5 (performed a backup) because I use the WI-FI tethering for my iPad.
Is there a version of WI-FI tethering that works in 2.1?

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

yeah, 1.6 works great, have tethered with ipod touch/macbook

 

[flipfone]

I rooted 2 days after getting my Hero. then the next day i tried a 2.1 rom. Man what a difference! But i had to go back to 1.5 (performed a backup) because I use the WI-FI tethering for my iPad.
Is there a version of WI-FI tethering that works in 2.1?

Yes it in this thread ==>> http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc...ons-fixes-sprint-2-1-hero-leak.html#post71085

1st post i use it to tether my netbook in work all the time.

 

[jcorcione]

I rooted too and went to the 2.1 Rom with the sprint apps. I am not sure if it is running any faster or more efficient than the 1.5.X... Also I was wanting to know what What the advantages to a rooted Hero are and How easy it will be to go back to the 1.5.x image... When Sprint FINALLY releases there 2.1 upgrade do I have to take the release??

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

Advantage of being rooted:

Try whatever ROMs you want
Run root only apps: Cachemate, wifi tether, shootme, adfree
Don't have to take the upgrade as your phone won't notify you (plus, you're going to have to take it in-store)

You can reverse it to unrooted status, but if anything, I would just go back to a 1.5 ROM and stay rooted.

 

[jcorcione]

Advantage of being rooted:

Try whatever ROMs you want
Run root only apps: Cachemate, wifi tether, shootme, adfree
Don't have to take the upgrade as your phone won't notify you (plus, you're going to have to take it in-store)

You can reverse it to unrooted status, but if anything, I would just go back to a 1.5 ROM and stay rooted.

Thanks Rufflez I appreciate your response!! What are your thoughts on the DC 2.08 ROM i was thinking of trying that out as well.

 

[rolln217]

not at all. i have an 8gb class2. as long as you have room to put the ROM you can root and flash. and actually you dont even need an SD card you can do it from your PC (Windoze, MAC or Linux) as well.

thanks flipfone

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

Thanks Rufflez I appreciate your response!! What are your thoughts on the DC 2.08 ROM i was thinking of trying that out as well.

Thats what I'm currently running.

 

[jcorcione]

Thats what I'm currently running.

Does the camera work with that ROM?? and any preferences to between 2.08 vs. "2.1" (CL157175)??