Rooting a HTC hero without a down key...

[Guest Cheerio]

Hi all,

I was thinking about rooting my htc hero, using the instructions here.

However as part of the process I have to

1. Then get into recovery mode (by turning on holding home)
2. Using the trackball, select 'backup' then 'NANDROID Backup' (If you need to restore it then NANDROID restore)

However my trackpad is slightly broken - the down doesn't work!

I haven't started the process yet, will there be a way of getting past this step, or are they any alternate rooting routes I could take?

Cheers Thanks!