Root Problems trying to root

[neacy69]

Hi guys...

I am complete noob to rooting and flashing custom roms but ive decided to give it a go.

Problem is i've been following this guide

How To Root + Install Custom ROM + Backup + More

and i seem to have a problem with instantroot.apk:

Firstly the site seems to be down:
http://neilandtheresa.co.uk/Android/InstantRoot.apk returns
"Not Found"
I found the apk via a google search and by downloading from uploading.com. I put it on the root of the sd card, installed it using Astro and when I try to launch it says

"Activity not found - uk.co.neilandtherea.IntantRoot2"

Now titanium backup is giving errors leading me to believe that its not rooted properly
(Titanium bacckup says ...Whoami reports: "whoami:unkonwn id of 10114")

Any help?
Thanks all

 

[bluenova]

Hello there!

First off, do you really need to root your stock ROM? Custom ROM's come pre-rooted so you only need to do it if you want to use Titanium Backup before flashing your custom ROM.

If you do, try this one...
InstantRoot.apk

 

[neacy69]

Don't I need to have root access to install a custom rom?

BTW HTC Hero 1.5 (2.73.405.5

 

[bluenova]

Don't I need to have root access to install a custom rom?

BTW HTC Hero 1.5 (2.73.405.5

No, only to use an app that requires root access such as Titanium backup.
The ROM is installed through a custom recovery partition not through a root ROM. You'll most likely use Flashrec to install the custom recovery partition but Flashrec does not need root access to do it's job.