***************************************************************** Rooting HTC Hero (GSM) [South African] Firstly get the Androik SDK installed - follow the excellent guide by Google. You must first create the following udev rules to enable ADB connection over USB. Open a root Terminal and type this: emacs /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules Edit the file to contain the following lines: [code] # Rules for Android cellphones - HTC Hero # Adapted by 2011/07/24 # Original source: http://www.idroidproject.org/wiki/ADB SUBSYSTEM=="usb" ID_VENDOR_ID=="0bb4", MODE="0666" SUBSYSTEM=="usb" ID_VENDOR_ID=="18d1", MODE="0666" SUBSYSTEM=="usb" ID_VENDOR_ID=="05ac", MODE="0666" [code] Save the file and exit emacs. In root Terminal, enter the following. chown root.root /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules Then restart udev using this command: /etc/init.d/udev-post reload Now enable debug on phone (check Settings > Applications > Development on cellphone) Connect phone via USB --- check connection with "adb devices" etc. : [@localhost ~]$ adb get-serialno HT98ZL123456 [@localhost ~]$ adb -s HT98ZL123456 get-state device --- Then follow Cyanogen mod howto: adb push recovery.img /data/local/ # Used the AmonRa recover image, recovery-RA-hero-v1.7.0.1.img, renamed to recovery.img adb push flash_image /data/local/ # Used the flash image from Cyanogen website. For the original posting from author (Amon_RA) see: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4549551&postcount=1 adb shell $ chmod 777 /data/local/recovery-RA-hero-v1.7.0.1.img $ chmod 777 /data/local/flash_image $ rm /data/local/rights/mid.txt $ ln -s /dev/mtd/mtd1 /data/local/rights/mid.txt $ exit adb reboot --- Phone successfully reboots (yay!) --- Now need to get root access: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=244212&d=1257621154 Download the asroot2 exploit file: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=244212&d=1257621154 adb push asroot2 /data/local/ adb shell $ chmod 0755 /data/local/asroot2 $ cd /data/local/ $ ./asroot2 /system/bin/sh You should see an output that says: $ ./asroot2 /system/bin/sh [+] Using newer pipe_inode_info layout Opening: /proc/757/fd/3 SUCCESS: Enjoy the shell. $ mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system # remount /system rw $ cd /system/bin $ cat sh > su # Copy the shell to new file, and then given normal shell user permission to run that new file! $ chmod 4755 su # and now you can run a root shell in normal mode, by running "su" first. $ exit adb reboot You are now officially rooted. A few more steps and you will have flashed the recovery image. adb shell $ su $ cd /data/local/ $ flash_image recovery /data/local/recovery.img Note: There is no "./" in front of the "flash_image" command. Note: This part of the guide can be repeated with as many different rom’s as you like. You do not have to repeat the previous section once you have a recovery image installed. Make sure your phone is in recovery mode (Home + Power) --- Amon_RA Recovery Mode: Important notes Make sure your battery is at least 30% before using nandroid!! Always check recovery.log before posting your issues! You can do this by doing : "cat /tmp/recovery.log" OR "cat /cache/recovery/log" right after you had the issue. Use the "move log to sd" option in the "others" menu right after you had the issue. This will move the log to /sdcard/recovery.log so you can easily open it with a text editor. How-to Navigate Use the trackball (up+down) to navigate through the menu, press the trackball to select items. You can also use the volume keys (vol-up + vol-down) to navigate, and the CALL-ANSWER key to select items (in case your trackball is broken). --- Select Backup/Restore > Nand backup > confirm with Home > Wait (or Nand + Ext if you have A2SD setup) Press back then select Wipe from the main menu, then select: Wipe data/factory reset > Home Wipe cache > Home Wipe Dalvik-cache > Home Wipe SD:ext partition > Home # if you do not have an /ext partition on your SD card this action will just give an error. ignore it. Press back button Select Flash Zip from SD Card Select the file Press Home to confirm Note: Ignore any “errors”, they are normal and usually mean you’re not using that feature. Once it is done, select Reboot and you will boot into the new Custom ROM. --- NB!!! Step 8: This is the last command; you may now close the cmd prompt. This will cause your phone to boot into recovery mode; it should take no longer than 30 secs. The third option on the list is "- Backup/Restore"; select it. Now, select the first option "- Nand backup". The phone will prompt you to press HOME to confirm which is want you want to do. The backup will begin. You will see the screen say, "Performing backup : .........." When done, the bottom of the screen will say "Backup complete!" and you will be given the menu options again. Go back to the main menu and select reboot system. Rebooting your phone after installing the new recovery image may take several minutes. Step 9: Once your phone is fully booted, mount the sdcard (USB_MS option from Amon_RA recovery). You will see a folder called "nandroid"; I highly recommend you copy this to your pc in case you lose your sdcard data or reformat it. Your phone is rooted, 100% backed up, and ready to install a custom rom if you wish! --- Updating your Radio Note: The radio deals with your signal levels and connectivity. Download the latest radio from the following page N.B. Radio’s are not region specific! Just get the latest Mount your SD Card so your computer can read it and place the downloaded file in the main directory Turn off your phone and boot into the recovery screen (holding Home + Power) Choose: Flash Zip from SD Card Pick the radio.zip file and press Home to confirm Wait Your phone will reboot a couple of times but when you’re back on the Recovery Screen just press reboot system now and it will complete the install and put you back into your custom rom. DO NOT PULL THE BATTERY OUT, THIS WILL BRICK YOUR HANDSET. When this process has completed reboot the phone and you should have the new radio. This can be checked in Settings > About Phone This guide has been unceremoniously copied, and was originally written by BtDaG. Thanks BtDaG =] ***************************************************************** HTC Hero key shortcuts for boot menu, fast boot and recovery: Fastboot (the white screen with three androids at the bottom): Press and hold the Back Key (aka Return Key) and Power on the phone. Recovery: Press and hold Home and Power to turn it back on. ***************************************************************** Dmesg output after plugging in HTC hero cellphone usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=0bb4, idProduct=0c01 usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1 usb 1-3: Product: Android Phone usb 1-3: Manufacturer: HTC usb 1-3: SerialNumber: HT98ZL123456 scsi8 : usb-storage 1-3:1.0 scsi 8:0:0:0: Direct-Access HTC Android Phone 0100 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 sd 8:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0 sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk ***************************************************************** DB or Android Debug Bridge is the main way to communicate and change files on the android system. ADB allows you to send and receive files based on the commands sent. ADB is found in the Android SDK. Some of the guides in the iDroidWiki use ADB commands, so please know what and how to use ADB for maximum success with the other guides. Contents [hide] Disclaimer To quote someone, if you do not know why sudo rm -rf / is a bad idea, read everything first until you understand. Then once you understand, proceed to doing what you want to do with ADB. General Instructions iDroid versions starting with MoJo 1.0.4.1 use USB connection for ADB. Please have your iPhone/iPod USB cable ready. Make sure that USB Debugging mode is enabled/ticked in iDroid under Settings > Applications > Development Instructions for Linux Creating the udev Rules You must first create the following udev rules to enable ADB connection over USB. Open a Terminal and type this: sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules Enter your password and add this to the file: SUBSYSTEM=="usb" ID_VENDOR_ID=="0bb4", MODE="0666" SUBSYSTEM=="usb" ID_VENDOR_ID=="18d1", MODE="0666" SUBSYSTEM=="usb" ID_VENDOR_ID=="05ac", MODE="0666" Save the file and exit nano. In Terminal, enter the following. You may have to enter your password if needed. sudo chown root:root /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules Then reboot Linux or restart udev using this command: sudo restart udev Getting the ADB File Download the zipped ADB file created when iDroid is compiled. Extract the archive. You should get a file named adb. Open a Terminal and navigate (cd) to the directory where the extracted adb file is located. Copy the adb file into /usr/local/bin. This is to make sure ADB can be called without having to state the full path. You will need root privileges on Linux to copy to this directory: sudo cp adb /usr/local/bin/adb Enter your password if prompted. Connect your iDroid and USB cable through a powered USB hub. *****************************************************************