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tatonka_Hero
Android Expert
don't you just put it on your SD card and flash from zip?
You might have to do a factory reset first, I honestly can't remember. There should be instructions on XDA, or similar forums.
You might have to do a factory reset first, I honestly can't remember. There should be instructions on XDA, or similar forums.
tatonka_Hero
Android Expert
Haha, I understand completely.
Try this link: [GUIDE] How To Root The Sprint CDMA Hero (Windows) - xda-developers
or this one: !Hero Tips/Tricks/Fixes! Check here for answers!! Updated 12/6/09 - PPCGeeks
Those should help you with rooting.
Flashing the 1.5.2 image is part of rooting, at least in the XDA link.
EDIT: The minute you get it rooted, make sure to do a nandroid backup from the recovery console (black screen, green writing). I believe it's part of the XDA guide, step 8. Remember how to do this, as any time you do a ROM change, I suggest doing a backup. To get to this screen any other time, you can just turn the phone off, power it back on while holding the Home and Volume Down keys, then enter recovery (by pressing Home again I believe), and go to Nand Backup.
That just sounds like a lot of trouble brewing with future posts of "My phone wont boot what do I do"
If you don't know exactly what you are doing, read more, a lot more. All the information is there, you just have to find it.
I researched for a good 3 weeks before rooting. I wanted to understand what each image does to the phone and what I was changing.
Been rooted since the last Fresh Rom (1.0) came out. I updated that to 1.1 on Tuesday I think. I did the research, for at least two weeks prior to the initial rooting/ROMing. I know what I did was right, it obviously was... Everything has been good. I just wanted to update to the new RA, and can't figure out how... I'm ******ed like that. I can learn something one day, and completely forget it the next. It comes with the, never stop moving, working 65hrs, and still finding time to play, and be with my wife, lifestyle... right? I know i'm not the only one around here that does that... 
702DROID
Android Enthusiast
1. Find the recovery image you want and MAKE SURE IT IS FOR YOUR PHONE (should say in where you download it what phone it is for).
2. Write down the filename of the recovery image EXACTLY as it is written (i.e. RA-Hero-Recovery-v1.2.2.img).
3. Put the recovery image file on the SD card
(not in any folders).
4. Download Terminal from the Market if you don’t already have it and install it (there are a few different terminals in the Market ,
5. Open the Terminal program and type the following (with hitting enter at the end of each line):
2. Write down the filename of the recovery image EXACTLY as it is written (i.e. RA-Hero-Recovery-v1.2.2.img).
3. Put the recovery image file on the SD card
(not in any folders).4. Download Terminal from the Market if you don’t already have it and install it (there are a few different terminals in the Market ,
5. Open the Terminal program and type the following (with hitting enter at the end of each line):
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/name-of-recovery.img
flash_image recovery /sdcard/name-of-recovery.img
6. In the above text, replace name-of-recovery.img with the name of your recovery image (make sure the .img is on the end).
7. Phone should pause for a second and then show you a new blank line. Turn it off and back on by holding down Home and Power to ensure it flashed correctly. Done.
7. Phone should pause for a second and then show you a new blank line. Turn it off and back on by holding down Home and Power to ensure it flashed correctly. Done.
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