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So, Now that you're rooted.....??

What do you guys do first with this bad boy now????
I am looking for some ideas from you guys on what you guys do after rooting.
I know I want to remove the bloat, but I am not sure how without paying for root explorer....
Anyways, feel free to leave words of wisdom about your rooting adventure!!!

I removed the preinstalled apps and installed Wireless Tethering.

HostileJava said:
I removed the preinstalled apps and installed Wireless Tethering.
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What did you use to remove them?? or which files? -Thanks

remove bloat via adb
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jdkoreclipse said:
remove bloat via adb
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I have adb only half working unfortunatly... I rooted without it using this: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-x-hacks/62450-how-root-without-using-adb.html
Anyone know of a free alternative to root explorer??? I suppose I could take the time to rm -r all through the terminal emulator... but that would take quite a while....

i have an incredible, and adb was the only way to root until a week ago. i have to say, i like adb better than the new easy root methods.
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jdkoreclipse said:
i have an incredible, and adb was the only way to root until a week ago. i have to say, i like adb better than the new easy root methods.
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Uh.. ok? Care to specify why or maybe even address my question regarding root explorer??

cbaty08 said:
Uh.. ok? Care to specify why or maybe even address my question regarding root explorer??
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if you want a file manager astro is good. if you want the frills of root explorer, then get it. i prefer just using astro for file manager, and adb for everything else, but x users cant have custom recovery, and most x usere so not have adb set up.
and easy root methods are good for people who are not good with adb, but since android IS linix, you and the shell will cross paths evwntually.
ps. sorry if i came off strongly amd made lots of typos.
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jdkoreclipse said:
if you want a file manager astro is good. if you want the frills of root explorer, then get it. i prefer just using astro for file manager, and adb for everything else, but x users cant have custom recovery, and most x usere so not have adb set up.
and easy root methods are good for people who are not good with adb, but since android IS linix, you and the shell will cross paths evwntually.
ps. sorry if i came off strongly amd made lots of typos.
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I've got ASTRO, but it doesn't have root permissions.... like I cannot rename root files with it....

cbaty08 said:
I've got ASTRO, but it doesn't have root permissions.... like I cannot rename root files with it....
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i just looked in the market really quickly and found an app called android mate (free) i havent tested it yet.
edit: it replaces homescreen, so get an app called home switcher and it will launch your homes.
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jdkoreclipse said:
i just looked in the market really quickly and found an app called android mate (free) i havent tested it yet.
edit: it replaces homescreen, so get an app called home switcher and it will launch your homes.
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I don't want a diff. home.. I use LauncherPro for that anyways....
I need a file explorer with SuperUser abilities......
UPDATE: get root explorer here: http://www.4shared.com/get/DHtj78rk...sionid=EAB7E9B01C8F962A064F3ED794D6D883.dc209

if you want to remove the bloat just use titanium backup. just back up the files and then uninstall them. a lot simpler than using adb.

I can't get wireless tether to work.
Anyone have any luck?
Bluetooth tether worked before rooting.

generic.imitation said:
if you want to remove the bloat just use titanium backup. just back up the files and then uninstall them. a lot simpler than using adb.
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So i used a method i read elsewhere and just renamed the apk to bak so the system doesn't read the file and no longer runs it. Easy as pie with root explorer : )
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Izord said:
I can't get wireless tether to work.
Anyone have any luck?
Bluetooth tether worked before rooting.
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Try out barnacle from the market. Free and easy.
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Download filesusing stock browser

Hi to everyone, I would like to know if there is a way to download file from internet ( mediafire, etc) using the stock froyo browser.. it keeps. Saying me that the content cannot be managed by the browser. If I use dolphin hd everything works fine. But I want to use the default browser, so there is a solution? thanks in advance
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Just download bytetornado in the market. Allows u to download any file extension using the stock browser, im using that..

Download astro file browser. It integrates into the stock browser giving you the ability to download anything.

Yeah i use Astro too. I can now download from rapidshare/megaupload .etc... and then use Astro to open them up. Good combo

Thanks to everyone... do you think that in 3.0 Rom will be implemented in stock browser the possibilities to download every kind of files?
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Well, if you have a rooted N1, the stock browser in CM6 allows you to download any file type. I think Enom 2.11.x also does the same...

Stock CM6 recent nightly here, downloading files without any market file explorers.
Plus it's awesome. Serious.

My Custom ROM downloads any file as well. More info can be found here

Easy root access for (nand) HD builds

Here's a very easy way to gain root access to your Nand HD builds.Some have mentioned something called z4root from the market but every time i put that in search it couldn't find it. What i DID find was an app called Super Manager that works like a charm and has many functions such as task manager,apk manager, file explorer, and app back up. What you want to do first is go to settings(where you can access just about anything..shake capture,full screen mode,font size..etc.)then go to 'enable root function'. After that,you'll be able to go into root explorer..and enjoy.

If you can't find them on the market, you can always find them HERE

hey thanks lude. that page must have eluded me cause i had no idea it existed..probably because i never really checked the android only pages. i usually hovered around the hd2 android pages.anyways,thanks.i have one question for you..i hear allot about busybox but i'm not exactly sure what it is..or the magic behind it. could you explain?

fusion06 said:
Here's a very easy way to gain root access to your Nand HD builds.Some have mentioned something called z4root from the market but every time i put that in search it couldn't find it. What i DID find was an app called Super Manager that works like a charm and has many functions such as task manager,apk manager, file explorer, and app back up. What you want to do first is go to settings(where you can access just about anything..shake capture,full screen mode,font size..etc.)then go to 'enable root function'. After that,you'll be able to go into root explorer..and enjoy.
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just search z4root on google and the first thing is the link from here
Google is Your Friend

People have said that z4root does not work on desire hd builds. Can anyone confirm?
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Dung8604..iv'e heard the same thing...Another reason i went ahead and used Super Manager. Well that and the fact that it has so many options.

fusion06 said:
hey thanks lude. that page must have eluded me cause i had no idea it existed..probably because i never really checked the android only pages. i usually hovered around the hd2 android pages.anyways,thanks.i have one question for you..i hear allot about busybox but i'm not exactly sure what it is..or the magic behind it. could you explain?
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Basically it gives you additional unix/linux commands so you can deploy different tasks at the root level. Similarly, it's like having a registry editor in windows for you to slice and dice around.

i cant remove apps from system
but titanium backup have root right
is this will help ?

fusion06 said:
Dung8604..iv'e heard the same thing...Another reason i went ahead and used Super Manager. Well that and the fact that it has so many options.
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I'm gonna give it a shot and report my findings then. Thanks.
Edit: I've gotta say this is definitely worth a go. Don't know if everything works as described, (such as app backup) but I'm definitely looking at my system files. I tried copying the miui music app into /system/app directory but it said not enough free space. Strange, but I will play with it some more tomorrow. Thanks for the find!
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dung8604 said:
People have said that z4root does not work on desire hd builds. Can anyone confirm?
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Didn't work for me on one of the hd builds.
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Hi man !
Can you root with this build: [Dec 31][NAND][TMOUS]CMYLXGO's Desire HD - NAND Edition[KERNEL: gauner1986]
And some Squash build ?

I don't see why not. it should work with any build.

Dosent work
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Does not work on cmylxgo version, its only beta 1 maybe next version..
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With Superuser (V9.99 ) his own, can't reply any other Superuser ! So can't root
Change Log...
v1.1
- Added News reader widget
- Added HTC Location widget
- Root should be fixed
- Minor tweak to system files and settings
- Squashed system files
- Some other fixes I can't remember
v0.1:
Initial Release

Thanks for sharing this easy root access for NAND builds

I still cant delete apps on my Desire HD build

white-energy said:
I still cant delete apps on my Desire HD build
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May be it has Squashed system files? Than its readonly.

white-energy said:
I still cant delete apps on my Desire HD build
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SYS App Unistaller will take care of the System Apps you want gone.??
EDIT::: Anything in Squash may have a issue. Not running a "Squashed" ROM so I can't test.
Doesn't hurt to try...
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Not working

[Q] Fast and Stable ROM/Kernel

Hey guys, I'm gonna root my dads phone and probably install a custom ROM on it since he complains about some stuff on his phone that I'm sure will be fixed.
Now this ROM must be stable and have some nice additional features and be fast.
First thing that comes to mind is CM7. Since this is what the core of my ROM i use on the nexus S.
But I dunno if there are better over here. Any other suggestions?
Also whats the most stable kernel here?

did a quick look. How's Royal Sense?? THat ROM looks nice.

tankmaster90 said:
did a quick look. How's Royal Sense?? THat ROM looks nice.
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You mean senseless or panache? Because any royal rom will most likely have everything working
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RoyalGinger comes to mind if you want fast. It's what I'm using. You could also try Virtuous Unity which is a 3.0 ROM.
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would a 3.0 ROM be stable though??
ALso what about MIUI, my dads coming from an iphone and I think he might like the styling.

Its great and got a lot of cool features over the other roms and the battery life is the best of any rom for any phone I have ever seen
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i dont really feel like making a new thread, but i've tried rooting this phone like a billion different times but i get stuck on the same step in each and every different method.
When i get to terminal emulator and i type in cd/sdcard/(whatever the root files are in)
it always says"not found"
i cant evenn get to regular folders on the phone!! Its pissing me off because i need terminal emulator.
I guess I should get root explorer to try it, ES file explorer doesnt work I dunno why.

tankmaster90 said:
i dont really feel like making a new thread, but i've tried rooting this phone like a billion different times but i get stuck on the same step in each and every different method.
When i get to terminal emulator and i type in cd/sdcard/(whatever the root files are in)
it always says"not found"
i cant evenn get to regular folders on the phone!! Its pissing me off because i need terminal emulator.
I guess I should get root explorer to try it, ES file explorer doesnt work I dunno why.
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Maybe it is your SD card bad? Is it correctly mounted?
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Type correctly, and include spaces that you're missing.
"cd /sdcard/"

Jack_R1 said:
Type correctly, and include spaces that you're missing.
"cd /sdcard/"
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He said that even file explorer does not see the files and folders on SD card. I think it just not mounted properly
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AntonJart said:
He said that even file explorer does not see the files and folders on SD card. I think it just not mounted properly
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no i see the files, but when i click on it with es file explorer something comes up and asks would i like to open it as text image video, which shouldnt happen.

Jack_R1 said:
Type correctly, and include spaces that you're missing.
"cd /sdcard/"
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yes someone else pointed this out to me.
I didnt know that there was a space between cd" "/
thats the only space right?
Thanks a lot dude!

Uninstall Swype?

I'm on DJ Steve's steak droid v1.9 and it came with Swype. Now I want to upgrade Swype, but to do so I need to first uninstall the existing one. I've tried uninstalling from the Apps list like any other program, but this one does not have that option. So, there must be a way to manually uninstall it from Root Explorer.
How?
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There are 18 other threads that show up if you use the SEARCH THIS FORUM button from this page and type in "uninstall swype", maybe there is an answer there?

Sorry, but I HAD searched. From the XDA app on my phone. The search results were/are vastly different, and don't provide a solution. I had assumed one search function was as good as the other.
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Just use a root level file explorer and use the software's built-in search to find and manually delete all the Swype files you find.
As I recall, there are about 5-7 files (library files, etc.) you need to remove.
Done.

Manual removal and installation 4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=150358&st=1180#entry5715103

mellojoe said:
Sorry, but I HAD searched. From the XDA app on my phone. The search results were/are vastly different, and don't provide a solution. I had assumed one search function was as good as the other.
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When I browse XDA from my phone I use the stock browser so I never encountered that problem.

mellojoe said:
I'm on DJ Steve's steak droid v1.9 and it came with Swype. Now I want to upgrade Swype, but to do so I need to first uninstall the existing one. I've tried uninstalling from the Apps list like any other program, but this one does not have that option. So, there must be a way to manually uninstall it from Root Explorer.
How?
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This probably works... Use Titanium Backup to delete unwanted 'system' apps. If you backup the old version of Swype before deleting, you can restore it if you don't like the beta.

Installing Swype beta - xda wiki