[ROOT] Easy Root, works with any Stock ROM (Including 2.31.651.7!)

tehdarkknight · 01:08 AM

[ROOT] Easy Root, works with any Stock ROM (Including 2.31.651.7!)

Disclaimer: This is not one-click. However, it IS relatively short and straightforward, and does not require you to downgrade.
Credits: The 743C exploit, and ChainsDD for Superuser.

You need:

Android SDK installed and working.
The zip attached to this post.
If you're still on Cupcake (Android 1.5) you'll need su and Superuser from http://bit.ly/su2361cd

So, let's get down to business.

Unzip the attached file into your /android-sdk/tools/ directory, it'll make your life (and ours) easier.

Open up your command line, change to the SDK tools directory, and enter these commands:

Code:

adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin

Now execute the exploit:

Code:

adb shell
/data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin

Wait for the exploit to finish.
Code:
```
exit
```
If it doesn't exit cleanly, chances are it worked, just close your terminal or command prompt and open a new one.

Test that it worked:

Code:

adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb shell

If you see a $, it DID NOT work, execute the exploit again. (Step 3)

If you see a #, it WORKED, continue:

Code:

mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
exit
adb push su /system/xbin
adb shell chmod 4755 /system/xbin/su
adb install Superuser.apk

You may need to ctrl-c once it says Success!
Next time you 'su' in adb shell, make sure to click Allow in Superuser!
You may instead install Superuser from the Market if you wish.

Clean up the exploit:

Code:

adb shell rm /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin

If you ever do a "Factory Reset", Superuser will go away, but you DO NOT lose root. Just reinstall Superuser.

What next? The choice is yours! Remove stock apps, get some good 'ol WiFi tethering, or flash something different!

*NOTE*
The above steps DO NOT put a recovery on your phone, though it is VERY EASY.
Once you're rooted, install ROM Manager by Koushik Dutta from the Market. Open it up, click "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery".
Select your model (Hero CDMA), and hit Allow when the Superuser Prompt shows up.

*NOTE*
The above steps DO NOT install Busybox on your phone.
Simply install Busybox from Stephen (Stericson), available on the market.
Start the app and click Allow when prompted by Superuser.

How To Uninstall

Code:

adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
rm /system/xbin/su
rm /etc/passwd
rm /etc/group

Uninstall Superuser.apk then reboot, and you're set!

ahager88 · 10th October 2010, 04:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tehdarkknight

Disclaimer: This is not one-click. However, it IS relatively short and straightforward.
Credits: The 743C exploit, and ChainsDD for Superuser.

You need:

Android SDK installed and working.
The zip attached to this post.

So, let's get down to business.

Unzip the attached file into your /android-sdk/tools/ directory, it'll make your life (and ours) easier.

Open up your command line, change to the SDK tools directory, and enter these commands:

Code:

adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin

Now execute the exploit:

Code:

adb shell
/data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin

Wait for the exploit to finish.
Code:
```
exit
```
If it doesn't exit cleanly, chances are it worked, just close your terminal or command prompt and open a new one.

Test that it worked:

Code:

adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb shell

If you see a $, it DID NOT work, execute the exploit again. (Step 3)

If you see a #, it WORKED, continue:

Code:

mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
exit
adb push su /system/xbin
adb shell chmod 4755 /system/xbin/su
adb install Superuser.apk

You may need to ctrl-c once it says Success!
Next time you 'su' in adb shell, make sure to click Allow in Superuser!

That's it!
I won't give directions on installing a recovery or flashing another rom, there are plenty of threads detailing how to do so.

Pretty straightforward. This will probably help a lot of newer hero owners, because amazingly, people are still buying them every day!

If I get a chance to test it out, I will.

Decad3nce · 10th October 2010, 04:13 AM

Nice job. Should be stickied so people don't run around searching through all the old rooting threads which aren't as compatible with the newer RUU versions.

lownoma925 · 10th October 2010, 06:12 AM

Worked nicely on a refurb Hero that Sprint sent due to the dust problem.

Thanks!

KernelModule · 10th October 2010, 07:32 AM

Works great for me

WhereTheLightIs · 10th October 2010, 08:43 AM

Why am I having trouble doing this? I was able to do it on one Hero though not after many retries, but not on another.

DaWeav · 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tehdarkknight

Disclaimer: This is not one-click. However, it IS relatively short and straightforward, and does not require you to downgrade.
Credits: The 743C exploit, and ChainsDD for Superuser.

Great! I can't live without WiFi tethering my iPad which is why I haven't done the 2.31.651.7 HTC OTA update at all.

So, I take it that this exploit will root the Official RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_2.31.651.7_signed_release.exe file then too? I ask because I really don't like to do 'update patches'. I prefer to flash and start fresh so I'm planning on flashing the RUU and then doing this root exploit. Yes, No???

tehdarkknight · 10th October 2010, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaWeav

Great! I can't live without WiFi tethering my iPad which is why I haven't done the 2.31.651.7 HTC OTA update at all.

So, I take it that this exploit will root the Official RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_2.31.651.7_signed_release.exe file then too? I ask because I really don't like to do 'update patches'. I prefer to flash and start fresh so I'm planning on flashing the RUU and then doing this root exploit. Yes, No???

I tested it with the very same RUU, it works.

DaWeav · 10th October 2010, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tehdarkknight

I tested it with the very same RUU, it works.

SUPER!

Because when I saw this post, I tried to download the latest OTA patch, but my phone just responds 'Your phone is up to date. There are no updates available for your phone'. Strange, because I'm on 2.27.651.6 and the OTAcerts.ZIP is in tact.

Oh well, FEAR NOT, because after I get back from the store this morning, then get the TV tuned to the split screen with football on one and the baseball playoffs on the other, and get Leo Laporte's TechGuy radio show screaming...it'll be the perfect time to flash my phone to factory fresh.