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[Q] Custom ROM's on 2.2 OTA

I'm dying to get FlyX or Tranquility on by DX. But since I just barely got my phone, I already have the 2.2 OTA. Does anyone know if the FlyX or Tranquiliy will work on the 2.2 OTA? I have the 2.2 system sbf that p3droid put out, so I should be able to flash back to 2.2 OTA, right?
I would like some confirmation that I won't totally brick my phone if I give it a try. This being my first android phone and all, I would hate to brick it days after I got it.

Short answer, yes. See this post for longer answer, then follow the wiki for each step.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8337703&postcount=99

Thanks. I'm already rooted, have Koush's bootstrap. I was just a bit nervous making the big jump. I'll reply back here to let everyone know how it went.

Yes please do, I'm in the same situation as you.
I just installed Droid X Bootstrapper and made a back up, I'm planning on deodexing it tomorrow and possibly install one of those roms.
Let me know how it goes for you!

I have fly x on top of official 2.2 928droids deodexerrr was a big help. No issues here. Good luck
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FlyX over OTA 2.2 worked just fine. Unfortunately it's not much different than what I had before (bloatware removed). Hopefully birdman has an ace up his sleeve and we'll get true custom ROMs.
I doubt it though. (sad face)
PS I hate emoticons.

[Q] Rooting R2D2

Sorry to post this question, I searched but did not find a definitive answer (at least in my searches).
Is the R2D2 rooted thru the same process as the standard D2? And, will the same ROM's work on this newly rooted R2D2?
Thanks. I will be getting the wife said R2D2 shortly and wanted to be sure of the process prior to her screaming at me for bricking her new phone.
I have rooted an Eris, Inc, Evo and D2 in the past so I am prepared for all the goodness to come.
Thank you.

You can root it via z4root, ive done it on 2 of em without problem.
All you will have to do it reboot the phone after installing z4root or else the app will hang when trying to root it. after a reboot the app works flawlessly.

Awesome, thanks. Good piece of info to know. Thanks

Gingerbread leak now rooted released hours ago

No one has posted it yet so here it is released by p3droid on teamblackhat http://bit.ly/4588r
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It's been posted many times....just hasn't been put in a new thread

Why everyone is going bananas over this is beyond me. It's virtually identical to the leak of a couple weeks ago. Still has bugs.

Anyone having problems with titanium backup? Its not working for me
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rocko73 said:
Why everyone is going bananas over this is beyond me. It's virtually identical to the leak of a couple weeks ago. Still has bugs.
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I agree, so far the original rooted GB leak is working great for me. I see no reason to update at all. Looking at the thread over at mydroidworld it sounds like lots of people are having problems and going back to Froyo or the original GB leak. In fact it sounds like there's more issues with .588 than there are wtih .573.

how do i get the droid 2 bootstrap on the droid x?

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how do i get the droid 2 bootstrap on the droid x?
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Exactly the same as you got the Droid x bootstrap. Download it and install.
For those asking why everyone is switching and why you should switch, all the devs are making roms for the new one and not the old one. So unless you're happy with stock and blur, you may want to switch

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For those asking why everyone is switching and why you should switch, all the devs are making roms for the new one and not the old one. So unless you're happy with stock and blur, you may want to switch
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Ahh yes, very good point. For now though I'm satisfied with stock & blur. Just happy to have everything working and plan on leaving it alone for a bit.

I have some questions and comments on the rooted 2.3.3
First off, I'm still new both to android and the droid x, the community has been amazing at help and knowledge.
I was able to update to the new 2.3.3 rooted version after a bit of trial and error with sbf, droid 2 bootstrap and droid x bootstrap, and everything else too. The only thing I did right the first time was download the needed files.
I bootlooped many times.
I finally got it right by taking my current setup (2.2.1 rooted, running apex 1.4.1), sbf' ing to stock, rooting and replacing my droid x bootstrap backup, installing droid 2 bootstrap and making another backup, deleting and un installing droid x backup, making a titanium back up, then wiping data cache, flashing all 3 zips from tbh then restoring data and apps.
I think.
I think that's the right way, took me many tries to get it right. Like I said I'm new.
I do know older roms wouldn't work, like my apex 1.4.1 - it just put me in a boot loop. So did trying to restore a droid x bootstrap backup using droid 2 bootstrap. No good. Think phone hung up on extract in cwm recovery that time. It was a mess trying to get it right.
I learned a bit though.
What I'm wondering now is how long before a blur rom with no bloat but blur media functionality?
And why drop box and root explorer keep force closing, hell adw launcher has force closed too.
Any ideas or suggestions are welcome, I could do without any judgments or criticisms though. Heh.
thank you droid x community
Droid X

the only issueci had going from. 588 to. 588rooted was during the sbf. I had to run it 3 times after failures, was worried do the new bootloader. but the,3rd time was the charm. been running great.

eadams1975 said:
the only issueci had going from. 588 to. 588rooted was during the sbf. I had to run it 3 times after failures, was worried do the new bootloader. but the,3rd time was the charm. been running great.
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That's one of the few problems I didn't have. I had put the new 2.3.3 on then the next day had to start over for the rooted one.
Droid X

Anyone manual root .596 yet?

I would like to use this post to document any way to manual root .596 gingerbread. I know p3droid is doing awesome work building prerooted updates but having a manual route is always nice.
Thank you everyone.
Edit...mistyped version number.
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Its .596 ................

I did. Since I was on the .595 and I had the older radio, I had to SBF back to 2.3.340 first and because of that I had to lose my recent data (last froyo nandroid was two months ago). Anyways it seems to be nearly identical to the .595 once it is up and running. My two cents

I have an X that's running stock Gingerbread, and I'd like to root it. So a manual root method that doesn't require SBFing back to Froyo would be very welcome...

Why does everyone act like SBF'ing is so hard? It takes ten to fifteen minutes and has the same amount if not less risk than flashing a rom

It's not that it is hard, but at least I would hate to loose all my data & time spent setting up the phone.
But if this is the only method of getting root I will be sbf'ing soon. But I wonder what this means for the Droid X2 which I assume is already on GB 596 out of the box. So can the X2 not ever be rooted since there is no 340 to go back too???

I am also curious about manual rooting. I don't have a problem SBF'ing and have done it many times. I would like to learn more about Android and its internals.
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cspell said:
It's not that it is hard, but at least I would hate to loose all my data & time spent setting up the phone.
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I used Titanium Backup to backup all apps and user data, then restore after the upgrade to GB. Don't have to spend a ton of time setting up the phone.

It's the configuring the phone, not the SBF that's the issue
I concur -- SBF is simply, straight forward and quick. The problem is the amount of time it takes to get the phone set up again, especially moving from one flavor of Android to another. I've got 15 minutes to SBF. I don't have the hour or two to fiddle with the apps, configurations, etc.
So I second the call for a method to root stock Gingerbread. I miss my ad blocker...

I have read that gingerbreak works intermittently on some but not all .596 droid x's.
Current method to root works fine thanks to P3droid method 2. If you already have a prerooted 2.2 running the latest OTA you just need two files to install and you will have a .596 rooted droid x. If you jumped the gun and installed the OTA... then yes you need to find a way to root your .596...
Setting up SBF for the first time is not difficult just a little scary. Luckily there are alot of guides out there to help and the bootloader didn't change. Good luck!

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But if this is the only method of getting root I will be sbf'ing soon. But I wonder what this means for the Droid X2 which I assume is already on GB 596 out of the box. So can the X2 not ever be rooted since there is no 340 to go back too???
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its kinda weird but the droid x2 shipps with 2.2.2, just the newer form of blur like the gingerbread droid x has. Also, it has been able to be rooted by gingerbreak so i guess there's some hope.

[Q] Droid X root help please

So for the last few days I have decided to root my phone but it is so confusing for me.
Droid x specs: 2.3 gingerbread... 596
baseband ends in 12p
my friend told me to use clockwork reset or reformat... something like that and then use clock work root.
ive been googling and using this website forever and i need help.
I would appreciate it if somebody could walk me through this. Thank you

Download Droid x bootstrapper or Droid 2 bootstrapper,,and u can root with z4 root or gingerbreak,,make a backup download a rom,download and install busybox and tittanium back up make a back up of all your apps and data with tittanium,,but also make a back up of your original rom,,,to get started rite now go to the android market and download (root and me Free) it will explain alot and help u out a bunch down load it now root and me free
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thx bro do i get boot strapper from online? and for titaniium back up and stuff how do i do the rom back ups sorry for being stupid im just new to this
Thanks
Also, on the app store bootstrap says " YOU MUST BE ROOTED TO USE THIS APPLICATION. FOR DROID X ONLY."
and u said use this then root... im confused.

If you dive into this before your really ready, it's likely that you'll end up with a brick and not know how to back out. The only solution is to search and read until you are comfortable with the entire process. Google tutorials on how to root gingerbread stock. It involves SBFing back to froyo, rooting with z4root, installing bootstrap, and flashing, but that is only the broadest of summaries. You really should understand the whole process BEFORE jumping in. That said, it's not really all that hard with a little research. Good luck!

i got my dx about a week ago. i am rooted running cm7 nightlies now. i came from the inc and ran new roms every week on that and kernels and new recoveries all the time. it took a day or so to understand how the dx works...
this is what i found
my dx came with 2.3 on it. i tried z4root and gingerbreak and neither worked. after reading alot i found sbf looked like the best route. I sbf'd back to 2.2 (Froyo) I then ran z4root and bang I had root. rebooted and i used dxgbrooted stock image. i downloaded both dx bootstrapper and d2 bootstrapper. d2 is for gb based roms, dx is for 2.2 based. i had a bunch of trouble with the bootstrappers and it was annoying. i continued to run the dxgbrooted rom and i hated it, it so freaking slow and crappy. i then flashed a nightly of cm7 and i bootlooped, so i had to sbf and root the thing again and reinstall cm7 nightly, i havent been happier since. these stock based roms and cool UI features motoblur and sense, they suck IMO and i like vanilla or cm7.