I know this is probably a newb question and since the method isn't posted here it's probably a no answer, but google only turned up vague references, no clear yes or no answers.
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isn't any one click way right now for the droid 2 as far as i know.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782556
going to have a to go a little longer route, not too bad though. Back when i first rooted my droid incredible i had, it took me over 3 hours of restarting the phone and pulling the sd card hoping i would get lucky with the luck root method you had to use lol.
I don't mind doing it the long way just don't have internet at home right now outside of using easy tether on ubuntu. Going to take it to my friends house tomorrow and do all the work there.
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I don't mind doing it the long way just don't have internet at home right now outside of using easy tether on ubuntu. Going to take it to my friends house tomorrow and do all the work there.
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Perfect! Go get the linux one-step. The zip is 1.1 mb. Android-sdk is 20mb. Update for the 2.2 platform is maybe a handful. And you are ready to go!
I am not exactly an expert on this but from all the Android phones I have had and rooted, the HTC and Motorola phones are completely different in terms of kernels and implementation. Most of these universal root applications are made for HTC based phones. Make sure your Droid 2 is one of the supported phones. Just my $.02.
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Thanks for making your first post in a thread thats over 3 months old
And there is a one step root method for the Droid2 now its call Z4root
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My buddy that I've know for years is with Verizon and is due for an upgrade. This guy is a computer nut that loves to hack, tweak, customize etc. My nephew has a DX an absolutely loves it. My friend has never had an android phone and asked me to point him in the right direction.... I told him to get the DX. I'm going to help him root it and flash roms..... I have an evo and know it inside out and have flashed everything under the sun. When he does get it what custom rom do you suggest that has plenty of themes and bells and whistles? My nephew suggested Rubix and I'm not familiar with ANY of the DX roms. I want to start my friend on the right foot with android and have a few roms ready to flash for him so he loves the android community as much as I do. So if anyone could let me know what the top 5 roms to flash that would be awesome. Thanks in advance and bababooey to you all
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My buddy that I've know for years is with Verizon and is due for an upgrade. This guy is a computer nut that loves to hack, tweak, customize etc. My nephew has a DX an absolutely loves it. My friend has never had an android phone and asked me to point him in the right direction.... I told him to get the DX. I'm going to help him root it and flash roms..... I have an evo and know it inside out and have flashed everything under the sun. When he does get it what custom rom do you suggest that has plenty of themes and bells and whistles? My nephew suggested Rubix and I'm not familiar with ANY of the DX roms. I want to start my friend on the right foot with android and have a few roms ready to flash for him so he loves the android community as much as I do. So if anyone could let me know what the top 5 roms to flash that would be awesome. Thanks in advance and bababooey to you all
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Apex 1.4.1
Gummyjar 2.5
Rubix 1.9.7
Fission
Liberty 1.5
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As far as themes.. the two that I mainly use are ...
NexTheme and UD (Ultimate Droid)
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Apex1.4.1 and liberty are tops
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Rubix Focused 1.9.7 is truly the fastest rom in terms of performance. Also the battery life is bar none. I use an extended battery and with normal use (not in my hand every minute) I have no problem getting two days on a charge. If you want a few extra features in an easy to use toolbox app than Liberty 1.5 is a great rom as well. I switch between the two whenever I'm bored and want a change. These are the only two roms worth a mention in my opinion if removing the blur and bloat is your intent.
This all depends on what you what you are looking for. I would suggest that you spend some time reading over the threads in Forum Droid X Android Development:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=691
I have only used two ROMs but did a lot of research on the most popular.
I am currently using Liberty 1.5 and I am loving it. It's Liberty ToolBox allows some heavy, yet easy, customization.
Yeah he's the kind of Guy that will be a flashaholic. I know I'm flashing new roms a few times a week on my Evo and I'm sure he'll be the same. Just wondering if the dx will keep him flashing.
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I've been researching before I flash a room. I'm rooted and ready, but I read on people feed back. so far i'm leaning towards apex. but I JUST found Liberty 5. so i'm still debating.
Don't get an x wait for thunderbolt
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papi92 said:
Don't get an x wait for thunderbolt
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Yeah, wait for dual core android phone.
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Yeah, wait for dual core android phone.
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Yeah i would wait for a dual core phone as well. Another theme that i like is BWC (Black white chrome)
Hi guys, just got me a Droid X today, this is my first Android device, I previously had a Windows Mobile smartphone.
Glad to have you here. If you plan on going on to forums there are a few apps you should get. Try droid forum app and droid x forum app. Those will keep you in to loop on everything. So are you on gingerbread yet ? Do you plan on rooting?.
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Thank you, i've looked in the Droid X forums before, I don't exactly remember if I went to the Droid forum before though. I'll get them. I'll eventually root but I have to learn how to. My old Dash 3g had a custom rom on it, and I flashed a custom rom on my fathers Dash, it's a better phone with it. I'm still on 2.2.
Welcome. And do not take the ota to gingerbread, install a pre-rooted version your self. That is the only way to maintain root access on GB...
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Yeah, if you want Gingerbread and Root then follow the instructions on the thread below. It's easy and it works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1139865
I rooted my phone today, and right now i'm running Cyanogen 7(pre-release candidate?). I might see about getting this rooted Gingerbread.
when i got my dx a week or so ago i thought ill try this stock gb.... oh what a waste of time. cm nightlies are the best out there now
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Is it me or does my touchscreen seem like it's not as responsive as it should be in the app menu?(i'm on Cyanogen 7 Nightly 23 if i'm not mistaken) I'm back on Cyanogen but i'm going to go back to the rooted GB and see if it acts different. I don't know if it's something I should do, but in the app menu on my sisters EVO seems smoother and acts more responsive, and its harder to make a mistake opening an app.
i believe the last nightly should resolve this
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i use to have a epic back in may but switched to verizon and was rocking a sony xperia play..... worse android phone i have ever owned my motorola backflip was better then it.
well anyone im getting the stratosphere tomorrow and well are these the forums that people are using for it as i dont see there own thing for it....
i see there is root and that is about it, no custom roms yet?is this phone brick safe like the epic was where i can allways odin back to stock
Also wondering if Wifi tether is working for this phone as well? im sure pda net is working for it but Wifi tether is what im looking for so ican hook it up to my xbox
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i use to have a epic back in may but switched to verizon and was rocking a sony xperia play..... worse android phone i have ever owned my motorola backflip was better then it.
well anyone im getting the stratosphere tomorrow and well are these the forums that people are using for it as i dont see there own thing for it....
i see there is root and that is about it, no custom roms yet?is this phone brick safe like the epic was where i can allways odin back to stock
Also wondering if Wifi tether is working for this phone as well? im sure pda net is working for it but Wifi tether is what im looking for so ican hook it up to my xbox
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Drockstar is working on a clockwork mod recovery for them. Until then, custom roms will be impossible
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Petition the Mods for your own forum. The 2 devices are different so nothing here will work. Here is a jump start on rooting it for you:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/7840-kernel-guide-root-your-stratosphere/
And here is a forum for you in the meantime:
http://androidforums.com/stratosphere-all-things-root/
Why not wait for Nexus Prime to drop on VZW?
Also you will only be able to Odin back to stock if there is a released tar file for it. Odin works with it. You need all the files. Check in the forums I linked you too if those files are available or not.
And I loved my epic it was the best phone I ever had, when.I had.midnight rom.on it, it was so fast there's no point for a duel core phone once your rooted and.get all the bloat off
The.thing I wish they had on the strat is a led notfication light
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And I loved my epic it was the best phone I ever had, when.I had.midnight rom.on it, it was so fast there's no point for a duel core phone once your rooted and.get all the bloat off
The.thing I wish they had on the strat is a led notfication light
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A person who went from Epic to Stratosphere? I hope you can run some Speedtests and post some screenies and for the heck of it some Quadrant and Smartbench info or pics. I am curious about how they compare
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And I loved my epic it was the best phone I ever had, when.I had.midnight rom.on it, it was so fast there's no point for a duel core phone once your rooted and.get all the bloat off
The.thing I wish they had on the strat is a led notfication light
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Oh God midnight rom <3
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I will post it when I wake up I still need to root my phone and I'm having a bad time right now with it but so far if I'm downtown in des moines ia I was getting 25meg down and 5.6meg up and at home on the southside i. Am getting 12-18 meg download
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Is it me or does it seem we are SOL on getting rooted since the update?? This really sucks because I really like my droid 2 but may buy a new phone if I am stuck with stock...
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I agree and it leaves alternate carriers in excessable is well So for us poor folks it will use verizons red hands around their necks Avonex of the droid 2
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I cant live without rooted smartphone
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I had a perfect Droid 2 on CM7 until my girlfriend stepped on it and I had to send in for a factory refurb
Now I am stuck with this .621 BS only to learn that development has more or less subsided.
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Is it me or does it seem we are SOL on getting rooted since the update?? This really sucks because I really like my droid 2 but may buy a new phone if I am stuck with stock...
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jojogangsta said:
I cant live without rooted smartphone
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Nothing else left to say.
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Nothing else left to say.
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Guys there are people working on a root method.
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Guys there are people working on a root method.
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Do you know who the people are? Is there somewhere we can go to check on how they are doing? Surely our heroes are discussing their progress somewhere.
I (along with others, I'm sure) would like to be kept in the loop--that's all.
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Do you know who the people are? Is there somewhere we can go to check on how they are doing? Surely our heroes are discussing their progress somewhere.
I (along with others, I'm sure) would like to be kept in the loop--that's all.
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Well I'm working on it and a few of my friends. Once we make some progress we will make a thread.
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Albinoman said:
Well I'm working on it and a few of my friends. Once we make some progress we will make a thread.
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I'm new to Android development, but I'm a software engineer with Linux experience and lots of spare time for the next few weeks. If you and your friends would like my help, I'd be happy to assist. All I would need is a point in the right direction for something to investigate.
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I'm new to Android development, but I'm a software engineer with Linux experience and lots of spare time for the next few weeks. If you and your friends would like my help, I'd be happy to assist. All I would need is a point in the right direction for something to investigate.
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Thanks I'll let you know.
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i am is too working on root for droid 2, I believe I'm on track,already possess the files to root, all I need now is to get permission to put in the internal memory
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i am is too working on root for droid 2, I believe I'm on track,already possess the files to root, all I need now is to get permission to put in the internal memory
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Trust me its not that easy.
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You ain't kidding. I can't get permissions for anything although I am somewhat new to this game. If anyone has an idea they need someone to try I am willing to do so as well as anything to get root back.
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well it's good to know that development is happening at the least.
thanks guys, i'll be 'rooting' for you.
Is the reason we can't sbf back to an earlier version because of a locked bootloader? If so is there a way to repack the older sbf with the new signatures? Enabling us to go to a rootable version.
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Is the reason we can't sbf back to an earlier version because of a locked bootloader? If so is there a way to repack the older sbf with the new signatures? Enabling us to go to a rootable version.
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Nope they changed the bootloader codes entirely.
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That sucks man
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Is there a way that we can change the bootloader codes and redo the new sbf?
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Is there a way that we can change the bootloader codes and redo the new sbf?
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Nope. Lock bootloader
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Guys im sure as hell no newbie to rooting my own personal phones , but tomorrow my sister is visiting me from Florida with her new Evo on a fresh sprint 2 year contact (yeah dont ask) but anyways she wants to root her phone to tether on WiMAX. Could you guys guide me to the right links on rooting her phone and tell me which rom will be a kick ass rom for her. Most likely that will be the ROM she'll stay with for the rest of her contract.
Searching old thread isn't my thing. I rather suscribe to my own thread.
Also is the rooting process hard? My EVO 3d was a pain in the ass.
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Guys im sure as hell no newbie to rooting my own personal phones , but tomorrow my sister is visiting me from Florida with her new Evo on a fresh sprint 2 year contact (yeah dont ask) but anyways she wants to root her phone to tether on WiMAX. Could you guys guide me to the right links on rooting her phone and tell me which rom will be a kick ass rom for her. Most likely that will be the ROM she'll stay with for the rest of her contract.
Searching old thread isn't my thing. I rather suscribe to my own thread.
Also is the rooting process hard? My EVO 3d was a pain in the ass.
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It all depends on the software. If its on 2.2 froyo you would use unrevoked. If its on GB 2.3.3 you would use revolutionary.io and if its GB 2.3.5 you have to use HTC dev unlock. I recommend that you put tommytomatoes classic rom on her phone. Its 100% stable and fully working and has great community support
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shook187 said:
Guys im sure as hell no newbie to rooting my own personal phones , but tomorrow my sister is visiting me from Florida with her new Evo on a fresh sprint 2 year contact (yeah dont ask) but anyways she wants to root her phone to tether on WiMAX. Could you guys guide me to the right links on rooting her phone and tell me which rom will be a kick ass rom for her. Most likely that will be the ROM she'll stay with for the rest of her contract.
Searching old thread isn't my thing. I rather suscribe to my own thread.
Also is the rooting process hard? My EVO 3d was a pain in the ass.
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Here is a great guide that I use/d
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It all depends on the software. If its on 2.2 froyo you would use unrevoked. If its on GB 2.3.3 you would use revolutionary.io and if its GB 2.3.5 you have to use HTC dev unlock. I recommend that you put tommytomatoes classic rom on her phone. Its 100% stable and fully working and has great community support
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+2 on tommy's rom. Is under the new evo 4g original development section. As far as rooting go is pretty straight forward, just find out which android version she is running ( which might be 2.3.5 ), and go from there.
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Depends on preference, Tommy's rom's great. but have some variants for her. also may just show her some rom's she'll most likely want gb for stability and best performance. also HTC Sense rom's lagg a bit in my opinion AOSP seems to lag less for me and run more in a operational fashion.
edit install rom manager on her device and keep her stock rooted tell her she can change the software via that app. screen shot's info and downloads all in one nice little user friendly app.
Thanks for the great info guys. I'll be working on her phone tonight.
Just to make sure, with these roms, she still be able to use the HDMI out on the phone?
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HipKat said:
Once you get rooted, read my guide in my signature. It'll tell you everything you need to know about what to do next
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