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Hi I just got a new Droid 2 want to root it. How do I do it. Cause on my Eris the root app was in the market. Can some one please help.
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sparkyman216 said:
Hi I just got a new Droid 2 want to root it. How do I do it? Can some one please help?
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You could've at least tried to search first.
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easy root downloaded
Ok so I downloaded easy root had it on my original droid downloaded off unstable app I have key from old droid can I use it on droid 2 wit easy root off that site or is there a separate download for droid 2 my key is in email rite now still
crashwolf said:
Can I use it on droid 2 wit easy root off that site or is there a separate download for droid 2?
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No you have to use one of the methods in the link on the second post. The D1 way won't work for the D2 Moto changed stuff so rooting is harder.
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Ok kool I just wanted to make sure before I go n start rooting it thank u
crashwolf said:
Ok kool I just wanted to make sure before I go n start rooting it thank u
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Is this resolved? Can I close it?
newk8600 said:
You could've at least tried to search first
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How do you build a update file? I have themes I've made and just wanna flash a few things, not the whole rom.
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How do you build a update file? I have themes I've made and just wanna flash a few things, not the whole rom.
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You can find a theme that has the same folders as yours and use there update script. That's what I do
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Might even consider using MetaMorph if its just a theme, he has a tutorial and template laying around the intertubez somewherez.
mysteryemotionz said:
You can find a theme that has the same folders as yours and use there update script. That's what I do
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I like your take on simple! lol
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I'm staying away from metamorph right now, If I do it the harder way... I'll learn more.
That said I still gotta get this zip thing going.
Thanks for the help guys! : )
Feel free to use my update script. It was originally diner by raiderep and I made a couple changes to work with my theme
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I Have A Bunch Of System Files, From Many Different Roms I've Tried, My Question Is: Is There A Way To Create A Flashable Rom Minus Certain Apps, Or Other Bloat
That I Just Don't Want **DIRECTLY FROM MY PHONE??**
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Not that I know of.
PMGRANDS said:
I Have A Bunch Of System Files, From Many Different Roms I've Tried, My Question Is: Is There A Way To Create A Flashable Rom Minus Certain Apps, Or Other Bloat
That I Just Don't Want **DIRECTLY FROM MY PHONE??**
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Go to geekfor.me and use flipz Rom cooking kitchen you can make your Rom minus all the bloatware. Not from your phone though but the Rom kitchen is super easy to use.
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Not on the phone only, no
Thanx Goes Out To, TheImpaler747, User7618, & DirkyD3rk For The Info!!
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Ok I've managed to get my device rooted and overclocked, I have Bootstrapper and Clockwork Mod. My question is am I deodexed and am I ready for themes now
No, you have three options:
1) Manually deodex your phone
2) Install a Rom that's already been deodexed
3) Download and flash your stock files for deodexed ones
Ok how do I know which themes have been deodexed already and how do I know what apex I have
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Ok how do I know which themes have been deodexed already and how do I know what apex I have
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If you browse the droid x themes and apps section of xda, the theme creator will tell you what has been deodexed or not. I know the 928 blackglass theme is deodexed already but I do not know of many themes that come deodexed. Of you wish to deodex your phone, search google for "xUltimate 2.2 Manually deodex your phone".
As for apex...this is a custom ROM, so this will not be running on yout phone yet, you would have to install it of this is the ROM you wish to run.
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I have a feeling that after I deodex I'm still not done ...lol I actually tried loading the DXred theme the other day and it worked ..then I noticed that the dialer button didn't work then it killed my service ...ya think that happened because I was not properly deodexed?
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I have a feeling that after I deodex I'm still not done ...lol I actually tried loading the DXred theme the other day and it worked ..then I noticed that the dialer button didn't work then it killed my service ...ya think that happened because I was not properly deodexed?
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Probably. After you deodex you should be ready for loading up a custom theme. Be sure to read any instructions specific to the theme you apply.
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Ok I've downloaded the xUltimate 2.2 and it gets to the"installing"part and freezes there. HELPPPPP
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TripleNP said:
Ok I've downloaded the xUltimate 2.2 and it gets to the"installing"part and freezes there. HELPPPPP
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Did u follow a guide as well, or just use the main menu?
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This is becoming too much like work lol....ok I figured out why it wasn't downloading...I was trying to dl an update duhh. Now that i've found the right file I can't get it to dl to the phone keeps stopping
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This is becoming too much like work lol....ok I figured out why it wasn't downloading...I was trying to dl an update duhh. Now that i've found the right file I can't get it to dl to the phone keeps stopping
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I'm confused on your last post. What do you mean... what are you downloading?
I'm thinking that i'm supposed to download it on my laptop then place the file onto the sd card cause it won't dl to my phone
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I'm thinking that i'm supposed to download it on my laptop then place the file onto the sd card cause it won't dl to my phone
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What file are you talking about?
The xultimate file
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The xultimate file
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Ah, ok. Xultimate is an application that runs on your computer, not your phone.
If you have your phone rooted, and know how to use the Droid X bootstrap to install .zip files, then download this file:
http://www.mediafire.com/?gvvgnum0uma2huk
Run this with Droid X bootstrap and you will be deodexed, and not need xultimate.
Ok after a lot of research I finally understand the whole thing.....most if the themes I see on line you need a custom ROM to run them which of course I'm running stock therefore I have to choose from the stock ones which is cool. I found a pretty cool one called Executive Red and it's working perfect. Thank you very much for all of your help
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Ok after a lot of research I finally understand the whole thing.....most if the themes I see on line you need a custom ROM to run them which of course I'm running stock therefore I have to choose from the stock ones which is cool. I found a pretty cool one called Executive Red and it's working perfect. Thank you very much for all of your help
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No problem. Glad to hear you got where you want to be. I would recommend just doing some research, and when you feel like you're comfortable, try out one of the custom ROMs. I regret not jumping into one a little sooner. They really have a great advantage many times.
Look into themes from Bignadad. He does themes for liberty, rubix, and did one for the original 2.3.15 OTA. Check him out on twitter as well, and you can keep up on what he is working on. I would recommend Bignadad by far, he is in my opinion the most thorough with his themes, and they always look amazing.
I know you didn't think I was finished ....lol ok here we go...since i've rooted seems that I have access to the 3G hot spot I tried connecting to my lap top it appeared to connect but did not work ....any idea?
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TripleNP said:
I know you didn't think I was finished ....lol ok here we go...since i've rooted seems that I have access to the 3G hot spot I tried connecting to my lap top it appeared to connect but did not work ....any idea?
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You have to pay for the hotspot app to work unless you perform another modification such as the one that team black hat released to use it for free.
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Ok so even though my lap top sees it and says it's connected they (Verizon )can still block you? And how do I get this mod from team black hat
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TripleNP said:
Ok so even though my lap top sees it and says it's connected they (Verizon )can still block you? And how do I get this mod from team black hat
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Yes, it will say its there, but you cannot use it without paying (kinda). There is another mod, where you start the program, then put the plane in airplane mode, then disable airplane mode and it works as if you had subscribed to the service...
or there is the tbh hack.. which they say is unethical, and they don't condone, so please read the whole page before using this... just a disclaimer.
http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/android-hacks/5156-tbh-droid-3g-hotspot-nvram-hack.html
You basically download a .zip and flash it in clockworkmod recovery.
Hey,
So I just rooted my DX. I have milestone overclocker and titanium backup as well as ROM manager and wireless tether.Now what do I do ? I'm sorry for being a complete noob but I'm eager to learn. I have heard a little about flashing custom ROMs and was just wondering if there was one that is like Gingerbread (2.3) out for the DX. I just got this phone a month ago and I ready to jump on the Rooting Wagon
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onveiledwings said:
Hey,
So I just rooted my DX. I have milestone overclocker and titanium backup as well as ROM manager and wireless tether.Now what do I do ? I'm sorry for being a complete noob but I'm eager to learn. I have heard a little about flashing custom ROMs and was just wondering if there was one that is like Gingerbread (2.3) out for the DX. I just got this phone a month ago and I ready to jump on the Rooting Wagon
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I would recommend looking around the Droid X android development forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=691
Here is where you will find a lot of the discussion and posts from Developers about their ROM's. I think Fission (latest is 2.5.7) has a gingerbread theme set up. I believe there are others as well.
When it comes to ROM's its really a personal decision. In my opinion, all the bigs ones (Rubix, Fission, Liberty, Cobalt, GummyJar, Tranquility, Apex) are all AMAZING roms. It's really just what you like the feel of... I personally use Liberty 1.0 right now. Its a combination of Kejar31 and Jrummy's work. There is a "new" dev team, phoenixdevs, that will be picking up the GEM series that cvpcs (one of the most amazing android developers ever) had been doing.
To start, just make sure you have a nandroid backup from Koush's recovery, and then try out the different ROM's you are interested in and see what you like best.
If I can make a recommendation about themes...check out Bignadad's themes... He does work for Rubix, Liberty, and GummyJar. Here is his latest work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=896403
If you have more questions, feel free to ask!
Thank you so much. You are such a big help. I have rom manager and did a backup but I was wondering how do I get nandroid?
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onveiledwings said:
Thank you so much. You are such a big help. I have rom manager and did a backup but I was wondering how do I get nandroid?
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No problem. You can grab it from the attachment below =)
then just move it to your phones sdcard. Use a file manager like Astro File Manager (free on the market) to browse on your sdcard. Press on the .apk file and then press the install option.
Then in your application menu, find the app, then click the first option (this hijacks the boot process the same way that ROM manager does). ROM manager has a built in version of this app and does the same thing. I just prefer to do it through Koush's app personally.
After you click the top button a pop up should come up with the word success (press this). Then click reboot recovery. From there, use the volume up/down buttons to move the green cursor that highlights the options, and use the camera button to select. Go down to Backup and Restore (press camera button to select), then press camera button when Backup is highlighted. (I am merely suggesting how I do it, as I don't rely on ROM manager for much personally. that and I dont remember how ROM manager manages backups... LoL).
It will do its thing, then bring you back to the main menu when it is finished. Click the camera button on "reboot system now" and you now have a working backup. They are stored on your sdcard in the following hierarchy: /sdcard/clockworkmod/backups
Then you just use that same menu if you ever want to restore using the restore option instead of backup =D
I also use Koush's app to install my custom ROM"s and themes as well. You just go down to the option that is something like "install .zip from sdcard" and then you can browse your sdcard for any ROM/theme/mod you have downloaded and saved there...
Hope this helps! Ask if you have more questions, I'm glad to help =)
Wow you made this sound so simple that I just did a nandroid backup on my phone for the first time! I have had my X now for about 4 months its been rooted since day one but I've never had the courage to go forward with roms. So is it really that simple , just dl the rom and flash it with Koushs bootstrap? If I flash a rom but want to update via ota to gingerbread I would just flash my nandroid using the flash rom from. Zip option? Im excited to start with roms I never ralized it was this easy to get back to stock!
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Also do you have to use titanium backup to backup apps to use in new rom, or can you use what is in the nandroid to reinstall apps on rom?
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Thanks in advance
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Wow you made this sound so simple that I just did a nandroid backup on my phone for the first time! I have had my X now for about 4 months its been rooted since day one but I've never had the courage to go forward with roms. So is it really that simple , just dl the rom and flash it with Koushs bootstrap? If I flash a rom but want to update via ota to gingerbread I would just flash my nandroid using the flash rom from. Zip option? Im excited to start with roms I never ralized it was this easy to get back to stock!
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Yes it really can be that simple. just keep track of any backups you make, and always restore back to a clean nanroid for when OTA's come out, and you should be good. Just make sure if an OTA comes out and the bootloader version gets updated, don't go back to a nandroid with a different bootloader...you will brick your phone.
Example: on old ota (2.3.15) and update to 2.3.34. Then try to go back to 2.3.15=brick =(
Thanks this is great and so helpful
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Thankyou!!
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Do you have to zip the nandroid for the file to work to restore the phone? Im sport that im such a newb
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owenbeals said:
Do you have to zip the nandroid for the file to work to restore the phone? Im sport that im such a newb
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Nope, the recovery from koush saves it in a recognizable format for you. Just leave it as is =)
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Thanks again! Liberty will be flashed to my phone this evening!
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owenbeals said:
Thanks again! Liberty will be flashed to my phone this evening!
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No problem, glad to help
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I flashed liberty and I'm lovin it! I can't figure out how to get Google nav back?
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owenbeals said:
I flashed liberty and I'm lovin it! I can't figure out how to get Google nav back?
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Go to Android Market, and download Google Maps
Sweeeet! One more thing would make this perfect. Can I get the 3g hotspots app anywhere? I can't seem to get my ps3 concted via wifi tether.
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owenbeals said:
Sweeeet! One more thing would make this perfect. Can I get the 3g hotspots app anywhere? I can't seem to get my ps3 concted via wifi tether.
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Depends on what you mean by 3g hotspot. There is "wireless tether for root" in the market for free. This allows you to tether using your 3g signal. The default Verizon app (don't think it is in Liberty...) requires a paid service... People have found hacks to get by this, but I don't recommend it, since it is cheating the service provider (Verizon) out of money if you hack their app.
I see no problem with wireless tether for root tho! Totally a dev's own work to get free tethering.
Thanks
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I have been unable to root my DX, can you tell me where you got your information on rooting?