Thinking of rooting my hero tonight but Ive seen a couple of different threads where it says you lose camera and or sense ui. Can some one confirm this or tell me the deal? also which would be the best rom to use?
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no, only if you use certain ROM's You'll be fine with standard ROM's like the sprint leak or something like DamageControl. I have sense and camera and 2.1
Oh and last question, someone told me android market wont work, is this true? Sorry for all the noob questions.... I was pretty much a blackberry expert and decided to switch
nah, it works better as there are more apps available in 2.1 when you install a 2.1 ROM. The issue has been resolved and is built into damage control. I would download that one first, see how you like it and decide from there if you want to try something else.
Its very quick if you are prepared. The longest part is waiting for the Java developer kit to install (make sure you get the 32-bit no matter what platform you have). Sun Microsystem's servers suck. Theres no reason why a file of that size should take that long to download.
The other tricky part is the drivers. Please let me know if you want me to help you tonight, I should be free. AIM pharmerandy2010
Now that LogMeIn is in the market, i can even do it for you from my phone
Its very quick if you are prepared. The longest part is waiting for the Java developer kit to install (make sure you get the 32-bit no matter what platform you have). Sun Microsystem's servers suck. Theres no reason why a file of that size should take that long to download.
The other tricky part is the drivers. Please let me know if you want me to help you tonight, I should be free. AIM pharmerandy2010
Now that LogMeIn is in the market, i can even do it for you from my phone
lol, I can access computers from my phone with the logmein client installed under my account. I set one up specifically for rooting. Don't worry, its just my geekyness. I've been using it to do tech support for my parents while I was away for college. shoot me a private message or AIM message when you are ready, im actually working with my dad's blackberry right now.
I rooted my phone yesterday and it is well worth it! The phone is sooo much faster and everything works just fun for me. I used the beezy420 2.1 option 4 ROM. No market problems, no camera problems either... The only thing is facebook struggled to sync but there is a tedious way of getting it to work 
I want to do this. But what are the steps to get 2.1 on my phone? Do I need to root it and then install the 2.1 rom? Or do I simply install the 2.1 rom?
You can run the stock 2.1 ruu,but make sure you understand the cautions!!!!
I wouldn't ruu.I would go the route of rooting and flashing.
If your not sure about rooting,read threw the guide and ask questions if you need help,someone well gladly help.
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc...ro-condensed-easy-read-version.html#post48832
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc...ro-condensed-easy-read-version.html#post48832
root first : http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc...-sprint-hero-condensed-easy-read-version.html
Then get 2.1, there is a guide somewhere on the forums also that i used yesterday. Just search around on the forums and you will find infinite amount information about how to put 2.1 on your phone and other additions
edit: beezy420 just beat with the link
edit2: here is the guide to how i went to 2.1. http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-hero-roms-hacks/9578-how-go-stock-custom-2-1-a.html
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I did it and the phone runs a lot smoother. But I am having some problems. The battery dies really fast and the phone reboots itself sometimes.
next time the phone is fully charged, power off and go into recovery. Go to the wipe and wipe the battery stats. Let me know if this works. In the meantime you can see whats draining your battery in settings-->About Phone-->Battery (your awake and uptime should be pretty far apart)-->Battery Use
Thats a problem... By chance, do you have a task killer? Which ROM are you using?
Have you tried using anyother roms to see if they work better for you?
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-hero-roms-hacks/12200-2-1-made-community.html
I just wiped the battery stats, but the awake time and uptime are still the same. I havent tried any other roms. You think I should try another rom?
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