HOW-TO root your Sprint Hero (condensed and easy to read version)

[angel805]

root hero

the step two and three links are not valid. can i get new ones please? thx

 

[srkmagnus]

what version is your Hero? This thread is for 1.5 and is outdated. Check your os version by going to menu-settings -about phone -software.

If you are not 2.1, then search for the other root thread by Beezy. It has a program to uprade the os to 2.1 and root with an app.

 

[srkmagnus]

Here is the other thread: forum.androidcentral.com/htc-hero-rooting-roms-hacks/56118-how-root-your-sprint-hero-one-click.html

 

[burtonzx6]

Lost

I'm a newbie...yes. I've read through almost all of the posts and can't figure out where I'm going wrong. HTC is running so I can see my device when I do db devices. .

I've tried adb push from both platform-tools and just tools (copied all files from platform-tools into tools). When I run the sequence

adb push asroot2 /data/local/

adb shell

chmod 0755 /data/local/asroot2

/data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh

I I don't get "Success! "Enjoy your Shell" or whatever ever its supposed to say, but I get

[1] Killed /data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh

Please help....

 

[srkmagnus]

See the thread referenced in my post above. Are you on 1.5 or 2.1? Check by going to menu > settings > about phone and see what software version you are on. If on 1.5, then see the second post of the thread I posted. If on 2.1, follow the first post in the thread I posted.

These instructions are outdated and there is an easier way to gain root access without having to deal with all the adb commands.

 

[cedtrek]

root file

the root exploit zip file is no longer a valid file on 4share.com. Where else can i get this file?

 

[bigblank]

the root exploit zip file is no longer a valid file on 4share.com. Where else can i get this file?

You can get it directly from XDA Dev http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=244212&d=1257621154