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Root? Why not?

For what reason would I not root my phone, besides the possibility of owning an expensive paper weight...
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bertscookie said:
For what reason would I not root my phone, besides the possibility of owning an expensive paper weight...
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Voiding your warranty.
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Sorry noderat I got excited with my new xda app we could just delete this thread
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bertscookie said:
For what reason would I not root my phone, besides the possibility of owning an expensive paper weight...
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Biggest problem is you could brick your device. The other is yes technically it does void your warranty but I have never heard of anyone being denied warranty exchanges on a root device.

It's always been my experience that bricks aren't likely. I've flashed quite a few things. Is it any more likely in this case?
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If you can read then you won't have problem rooting. Everything is writing in steps. Unless you are a retard then don't try .

Hahaha I think I'll be alright. Other than almost dd'ing a hard drive the wrong way once I'm pretty astute. I'll probably root next week.
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Anyone have favorites on roms, while we're at it.
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Hey mate, if I can root anyone can, if u need help pm me. As roms go, u can't really go wrong. Iced and the DHD (desire hd) roms are much like what your running stock just with slightly improved graphics and other customizations. Miui is from another planet where android and ios had a baby, slick smooth and very dif from any other rom ive ever tried. I like it but its kinda like a plymouth prowler, kinda cool lookin but just not quick enough. Cm-6 is prolly the best and def the cleanest android experience. Ive had a couple issues with it but its still what im running.

Awesome reply srivers33 good info. I was leaning towards iced (seems pretty popular) I am looking for something more vanilla but def not a requirement. I might just flash a few and try them each for a little.
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Backups
Always make sure u do a true perm root and use rom manager and its clockwork mod recovery to back up the stock. That way if stock 2.3 releases before a good 2.3 rom releases you can just flash and update to 2.3!!!

Thanks dont think I read that in any posts, its a good idea. Definitely sounds easier to go back

Today I get HTC Desire HD

Hi,
Today I get HTC Desire HD ,Which tool can do ROOT and recovery the most simple way and where I find it?

Search in Android development thread. Most builds have the Guide on their first posts, or even better search in the same thread. U can find it easily. No need of some one's help.
My Desire HD is 2 days old one, I did the same and now I am on Android Revolution4.0, try that which was so good.
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Welcome
Great phone, got the same with AR3.0.

I am still not able to make my mind to root or not to root. I can't understand what big difference will I get if my root my device
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i got the same phone about a week and a half ago
i followed this.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855403
all went well so now its running...
rooted with eng s off (from link above)
arhd 3.0 (from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=840040)
Radio_12.28g.60.140f_26.05.05.27_M3 (orange uk from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877295)
Buzz SENSE 1.3.6 OC+ (max out @ 1.61ghz from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9140476)
custom splash
custom boot/down animations
IceMatrix Desire HD Icon set with PowerNotification (from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=983796)
could not ask for it to be any better to be fair i love the phone and i love what can can be done with it
hope this helps
paul
niks_5in said:
I am still not able to make my mind to root or not to root. I can't understand what big difference will I get if my root my device
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go and read the features included in the arhd 3.0 rom this will tell you all you need to make your mind up well it did for me any way

Thanks men

[Q] To root or not to root

I'm not new to rooting, but since I'm on my 3rd mt4g in under a month (first one had a broken power button, second had dust under the screen, third one good soo far) I have been wondering weither I should root and flash a new rom or not, or just leave it stock if I have to warranty it again. And yes I know I can return to stock, it just seems like a hassle to keep doing it at the rate I have been going through bad ones. Thoughts?
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Well I'd root and just keep pd15img.zip handy just in case you had to
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Nicgraner said:
Well I'd root and just keep pd15img.zip handy just in case you had to
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any roms you suggest? i need wifi to work, maybe wifi calling too.

paczek said:
any roms you suggest? i need wifi to work, maybe wifi calling too.
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I'm using royalginger 1.4.1 and it is great. Smooth and great battery life plus wifi calling works. Atleast I'm pretty sure it does lol. But if your someone who wants a larger group of themes and help I may go with cm7 both are gingerbread just cm7 is older and more broadly tested and themed. It all depends on what you want, gingerbread or sense. Also we (teamroyal) have a honeycomb Rom but its a pre alpha, no phone app and pretty sluggish but its great if you want to just play around for awhile.
Hope that helps
Nic
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Tochwiz 4.0 Port ?

Will there be any chance to port touchwiz 4.0 to any desire hd Rom ? I like the new touchwiz very much and hope that it'll work
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Dude,please tell me you are joking...

wiiplayer94 said:
Will there be any chance to port touchwiz 4.0 to any desire hd Rom ? I like the new touchwiz very much and hope that it'll work
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Try MIUI, Its the closest you'll get.

No reason to be so mean...some people like different things. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean everyone else has to comply with your interests...
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ThEiiNoCeNT said:
No reason to be so mean...some people like different things. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean everyone else has to comply with your interests...
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You are right,I apologize.It's just that I think Sense is superior to TouchWiz and I was a little angry at the moment.
Sorry!
Well,it should be possible but don't hope for it too much.Not many devs want to put much time in it.
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At least you owned up to your mistake, unlike many other people...and you could always try influencing a dev to build one! Although I am also not a fan of touchwiz it would be pretty cool to show off.
tolis626 said:
You are right,I apologize.It's just that I think Sense is superior to TouchWiz and I was a little angry at the moment.
Sorry!
Well,it should be possible but don't hope for it too much.Not many devs want to put much time in it.
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Quick question..

My buddy wants me to root his Droid 2 and flash a custom ROM for him. I do not own this phone so I do not know how to do this on his phone.
Best place to find tutorials for root and clockwork? All the stickies seem to be outdated.
Thanks in advance.
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This is how to root it. http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/0...roidx2-droidx-and-droid3-running-gingerbread/

Albinoman said:
This is how to root it. http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/0...roidx2-droidx-and-droid3-running-gingerbread/
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What about clockwork?
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you have to use an app called droid 2 bootstrap

Albinoman said:
you have to use an app called droid 2 bootstrap
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Is that the only way to get recovery? That app cost $2.99.
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If you're on stock gingerbread I think so.
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Albinoman said:
If you're on stock gingerbread I think so.
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well that seems pretty stupid. haha, but ok.

Ya but its worth it
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eyeisdasteve said:
My buddy wants me to root his Droid 2 and flash a custom ROM for him. I do not own this phone so I do not know how to do this on his phone.
Best place to find tutorials for root and clockwork? All the stickies seem to be outdated.
Thanks in advance.
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make sure you install the motorolla drivers, then enable usb debugging and put on charge only mode, use motorolla one click root and it should auto root for you and restart 3 times, then download droid 2 bootstrap best bet is to pay for it but i think its on koush's site for free, then install any rom you want i suggest my miui defx for d2 or a cm7 rom hope that helps

Or you could flash my new AOKP build 28.
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Albinoman said:
Or you could flash my new AOKP build 28.
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is it stable? for a daily driver as thats not his phone so hes gonna want to put something stable on

beanstown106 said:
is it stable? for a daily driver as thats not his phone so hes gonna want to put something stable on
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Yea I definitely want something completely stable. Everything to work and maybe a custom kernel so i can change it to fit his needs. He said his battery sucks. So maybe undervolt..? He doesn't play games heavily or anything like that so that would be a good option.
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eyeisdasteve said:
Yea I definitely want something completely stable. Everything to work and maybe a custom kernel so i can change it to fit his needs. He said his battery sucks. So maybe undervolt..? He doesn't play games heavily or anything like that so that would be a good option.
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Oh then defiantly go with MIUI or cm7. My builds orientation doesn't work yet. Sadly it isn't possible to install custom kernals.

Honestly, Galnet MIUI 2.2.10 has absolutely the best battery life I've seen for the D2. I've heard that one other--the name of which escapes me at the moment--is comparable on that, but Galnet and other versions of MIUI that I've used beat out CM7 on the battery front. I usually have about 60-70% charge left at the end of every day.
As far as everything else, CM7 and MIUI are both great, very customizable, and none of the crap bloatware from VZ.

Albinoman said:
Oh then defiantly go with MIUI or cm7. My builds orientation doesn't work yet. Sadly it isn't possible to install custom kernals.
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No one can install custom kernels?
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no, locked bootloader
and why bootstrap is needed for cwm