Hey XDA, relative noob here.
Currently running Liberty 1.5. With the donate Liberty toolbox can I go straight to the liberty gingerbread update? Or do I have to go through Liberty 2.0 then 2.0.1? Also, does the gingerbread liberty update include D2 bootstrap or do I need to get that now?
Thanks in advance.
Short answer....yes. There are basically 2 files located in their "Nightlies" ROM list. The first, "Full Install", is for users on Froyo (I'm sure that includes users that are running ROMs other than Liberty on Froyo). This .zip file will not only get you Liberty Gingerbread, but also get you updated to 2.3.3 (Gingerbread). The second is for users on the leaked Gingerbread. Hope this answers your question.
By the way, DX Bootstrap will work on Gingerbread. You should have to go to Settings/Applications/Development and uncheck "USB debugging".
So it won't matter what version of Froyo liberty I have? I can just flash straight to GB?
That is correct. First file, "Full Install", will get you both Gingerbread AND Liberty. Second file will get you Liberty for users already on leaked Gingerbread.
You are a saint my good man.
One last question, does the toolbox automate the process after the zip file is downloaded or will I have to go through clockwork manually and wipe data/cache and install zip?
I think it does take you through the process. However, I would install it manually, going through ClockworkMod Recovery (Bootstrap). Also, "wipe data/factory reset" 5 times then install from SD Card. It's always a good idea to do this to clean the heck out of the phone. Especially since you're upgrading to Gingerbread via a .zip file. Just talking from experience. Hope everything goes well.
By the way, it might take a while for the phone to boot, so make sure your phone is fully charged and give it like 10 minutes after it goes into the boot animation. Hope this helps.
If I already have rooted GB and I want to install Liberty, I will still be rooted after I install liberty correct?
Yes. In fact, that's how I installed it to try out the ROM. I was on the pre-released gingerbread, rooted, without any ROM. Then installed the 2nd file located in their 'nightlies'. It's ok, but I like Broodcomb 2.0. I'm sure once Liberty is fully up and running in Gingerbread, I'll switch over.
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Make sure u are prepared to sbf...liberty gb soft bricked an attempted update from liberty 2.1 the first time around.
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By the way, DX Bootstrap will work on Gingerbread. You should have to go to Settings/Applications/Development and uncheck "USB debugging".[/QUOTE]
I was wondering why I could not do a back-up. Every time I tried to get to recovery I would have to pull or even once sbf. Thanks amzing how much info if you dig.
Hmm, not sure. I've been on Gingerbread now for a couple days without any issues backing up my data. Sorry to hear you're having issues. If anyone out there is having issues running Droid X Bootstrap on leaked Gingerbread, please respond.
I've gone from Liberty 1, Liberty 1.5, to 2.0, and now, Liberty GBv0.1
Absolutly STUNNING rom. It's continued to be the best ROM I've come across. Each update that comes brings with it a smoother experience. I love my Droid X like I love getting a new phone each time.
Amazing work by the Liberty team!
The only issue I had with DX Bootstrap was during the actual installation of Gingerbread. It bricked my phone both times I used DX Bootstrap, but when I used D2 Bootstrap it worked perfectly.
Ok. I am a huge liberty fan but I went to the GB leak as soon as it was rooted. I would really like to go ahead and get back to Liberty GB but I have a question. I have never updated to the. 588 build. I am still running the. 573 build. Is the new Liberty GB compatible with that version?
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Good question. The Liberty ROM Manager doesn't state specifically which version of Gingerbread you need to be on. So, with that said, I can't imagine that it would matter between .573 and .588. I'm sure what's important is that you're on Android 2.3.3. Any reason as to why you wouldn't want to jump on the latest build? I'm sure there were some fixes addressed on .588.
Just never took the time to SBF back to Froyo...... This build has been very good to me.
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Just never took the time to SBF back to Froyo...... This build has been very good to me.
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Similar here...I installed the Original Rooted and Deoxed Gingerbread....Used it for a couple of weeks while trying to decide if I wanted to update to the "Official Version"...Then the Liberty Rom came out.....installed it over the Gingerbread version I had....and all was well.....I can't say enough good things about the battery life on Gingerbread....it is double what I was getting before (Liberty 1.5)...
Also fwiw...I was not able to get the Liberty Automatic install to work..I had to Manually boot up the D2 bootstrapper and do the usual process from there.
Well, to follow up on my post, I took the plunge. Its only been a few hours but everything seems to be working very well. Decided this morning to just dive in and see what happens....... And, just in case someone has the same question I did, I installed directly over .573 rooted, non-deodexed, and experienced ZERO issues with installation. Latest nightly also installed with zero issues....
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Glad to hear everything went well. Sometimes you gotta do, what you gotta do, and play guinea pig.
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Hey,
I'm coming from a rooted Thunderbolt and I understand a bit about flashing different roms, but this seems different.
My little brother decided that he wanted to update his Froyo X to the leaked gingerbread before it was rooted. Well, he did. But now he's getting random reboots and wants to either move back to Froyo or just move to something stable. What exactly needs to be done to do this?
Like I said, I have a rooted thunderbolt so I was exposed to using adb to get root. Would the process be similar in this case? Also, is there a way to flash back to Froyo without doing a full data wipe? He said he didn't do a wipe when he installed gingerbread.
Do a search on how to SBF for the Droid X. You can "sbf" back to stock froyo and reroot with z4root app. From there, he can upgrade to stable rooted GB or stay at froyo. If you'd like to know how to upgrade to a rooted version of GB, visit mydroidworld.com and there's lots of info there on how to do so and all the files you need.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0jrXqqiepI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Good sbf video tutorial
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Morning all,
Is anyone running the Gbread 595 leak yet? I am thinking about trying it out this morning, as everything I read indicates it will be the launching point for what could be the official 596 release on the 13th.
Let me know if you have any observations on this.
Thanks,
Steve
I downloaded it yesterday, and am running liberty v.5 on top of it and I love it. It is really fast, and other than a few bugs with my contacts syncing up with facebook, I am having no problems.
Im gonna wait it out, till we get the official release... Apex2.0.0 is pretty sweet for now
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Im gonna wait it out, till we get the official release... Apex2.0.0 is pretty sweet for now
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I agree. Apex is amazing. I will wait for it to update
Weird issue I am running into....
I upgraded to 588 with no problems from 340 Froyo. I used DroidX recovery to accomplish this. When I rebooted 588 I tried to go to 595. I tried using DroidX recovery but this did not allow me to boot into recovery...it only gave me a blank screen. When I got back to 588 I uninstalled DroidX recovery and then installed Droid2 recovery. I was then able to reboot into recovery and try to install 595. The install aborted saying it was looking for 3 arguments and got 4.
Any ideas? Which recovery should I be using thoughtout this?
Thanks,
Steve
Both recoveries (AFAIK) are the same clockwork recovery, it's just a different method of "bootstrapping" so that you can get into the recovery. Droid2 bootstrap works on gbread unless USB debugging is disabled, then droidx bootstrap works.
Sounds like you got a bad file.
Just redownload the file and it should work
Yes the one I downloaded yesterday was bad, and a new one was uploaded. I just downloaded the new one and am going to try again to move back up to 595. Once that happens I am hanging on til the 13th.
I would assume once this official update comes out then VZW will no longer support the DX with official updates. We really need to get Moto to unlock the bootloader for us, so we can continue to develop for the DX.
Steve
I have made it successfully to 595. I am having a problem with Gingerbreak 1.2, so I am betting there is something in 595 that doesnt allow it to root.
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I have made it successfully to 595. I am having a problem with Gingerbreak 1.2, so I am betting there is something in 595 that doesnt allow it to root.
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P3Droid released three different versions of .595: full stock, rooted and odexed, and rooted and deodexed.
You can try flashing one of the rooted .595 releases.
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Yes it looks like the rooted ones will accept Gingerbreak. I may go back to .591 and hold there until the official OTA version comes out.
You shouldn't need Gingerbreak on the rooted ones, as they are already rooted.
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Yes it looks like the rooted ones will accept Gingerbreak. I may go back to .591 and hold there until the official OTA version comes out.
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If you are going to flash a rooted version what do you need gingerbreak for?
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I downloaded it yesterday, and am running liberty v.5 on top of it and I love it. It is really fast, and other than a few bugs with my contacts syncing up with facebook, I am having no problems.
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So you're not running it at all then... lol. You downgraded it back to .591 when you installed Liberty.
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Curious, I'm running .573 now, if I flashed the latest rooted & deoxed, do I really have to sbf back to Froyo before hand like I've read in other places? OR can I just flash over it and roll on?
You only need to flash back if you don't have root, I believe.
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Not having luck.
I tried to install, initially from my rooted deoxed stock .340 to rooted deoxed .595, first got a corrupted file report....would not upgrade.
Next got boot loop (repeating M), so SBF back to stock 340...Rooted and tried again with the same file and got a very unstable phone, reboots etc.
The only thing I can think of is that the phone was stock rooted but not deoxed, so when I tried loading the deoxed version it didn't like it? no idea.
I did a wipe before each load but can't seem to get it to work on my phone. My phone is very new.
SBF'd back to stock unrooted and I'll leave it like that to see if I can get the update from VZW.
I believe you have to start at .588 (or .573) then flash .591 over it, then flash .595 over it.
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I'm on 2.2 and waiting. Just not convinced about 595 and getting the update. How do we know its going to be 596.
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I believe you have to start at .588 (or .573) then flash .591 over it, then flash .595 over it.
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Not completely accurate.. I went from .588, to .595 without any adverse effects. Phone is a bit snappier than before too, app drawer scrolls more fluidly, etc.
Looking to just one click and install a stable rom(cm7?) on my buddies droid x.. any of u guys know of a one click for droid x and the best available rom for droid x.. I'm not looking for fanboy roms here just want the best all around average user experience.
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Looking to just one click and install a stable rom(cm7?) on my buddies droid x.. any of u guys know of a one click for droid x and the best available rom for droid x.. I'm not looking for fanboy roms here just want the best all around average user experience.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:Motorola_Droid_X.png
Check out that sticky. Has all the information you need. Hard to give an opinion without being a fanboy, so just read on up and decide for yourself. BTW, cm7 is not very stable for the droid x, so you might want to look at alternatives.
Z4root in the link. I don't think you can install cm7 on the DX due to the locked bootloader.
http://www.DroidXForums.com/forum/droid-x-hacks/13259-z4root-download-links-get-your-root-here.html
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I would recommend liberty or apex rom, had them both before and really liked them. Currently running the team black hat .595 rooted and deodexed. I froze all the bloat, changed the boot logo and animation too. Probably just depends on what level of customization you are happy with.
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CM7 isn't available on the DX so you're SOL on that one.
The easiest way to root is (as previously mentioned) z4root which is all done on t he phone itself, you just need to grab the .apk from the XDA forums here.
Personally I would recommend Fission over Liberty but that is only because my DX doesn't seem to always play nice with some of the Liberty tweaks. Fission 2.6.1 (Froyo 2.2.1) hasn't been updated in a while but it is very solid, very fast & has excellent battery life (when paired with SetCPU.)
If you want to go the *leaked* (meaning it isn't done yet) Gingerbread route, there is the TBH (TeamBlackHat) stock releases or you can also check out Liberty Gingerbread (which I've been running for the past couple of days). So far so good with Liberty GB but battery wise I think its better on something like Fission.
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I would recommend liberty or apex rom, had them both before and really liked them. Currently running the team black hat .595 rooted and deodexed. I froze all the bloat, changed the boot logo and animation too. Probably just depends on what level of customization you are happy with.
DX 2.3.3
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Did u ever get root permisions to work on titanium backup and how?... Root is workin for things like root explorer addfree amd bootstrap but I cant get root permisions on titaniumbackup?
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Did u ever get root permisions to work on titanium backup and how?... Root is workin for things like root explorer addfree amd bootstrap but I cant get root permisions on titaniumbackup?
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Nevermind I figured it out apparently .595 is missing busybox... Just had to dl it from market
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Gingerbreak 1.20 also roots unroots which is what I thought was needed for the .595?
Nope the deodexed .595 was rooted but was missing busybox
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I've taken a quick dip into GummyJar...
Apex...
And have stuck with Liberty ever since switching to it.
Currently running liberty gingerbread 0.5 actually...and even as a beta it seems to be running flawlessly.
2.01 is on froyo, and is a stable version if you'd prefer that.
LB 2.0.1
Liberty 2.0.1 is the best user experience. Plus they have a supported and free toolbox. Z4 root works.
Ok, so I have a question for u guys if u don’t mind. My buddy has a droid x that he is wanting to flash custom roms on. I have a htc evo and I have quite a bit of experience when it comes to that phone but im completely clue less when it comes to the droid x. He has ran z 4 root and is fully rooted and has a custom recovery but he was saying something about he needed to deodex the files on his phone before he can flash a custom rom which sounds weird to me. If any one could help me help him I and he would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
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Ok, so I have a question for u guys if u don’t mind. My buddy has a droid x that he is wanting to flash custom roms on. I have a htc evo and I have quite a bit of experience when it comes to that phone but im completely clue less when it comes to the droid x. He has ran z 4 root and is fully rooted and has a custom recovery but he was saying something about he needed to deodex the files on his phone before he can flash a custom rom which sounds weird to me. If any one could help me help him I and he would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
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That is wrong actually...you'd only need to do that if he wanted to keep the stock ROM & just theme it. If he wants to flash a different ROM then all you'd have to do is drop the ZIP file onto the root location of the SD card & wipe cache, wipe data, wipe Dalvik and then install the ROM (like you would on any other ROM via CWM.)
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That is wrong actually...you'd only need to do that if he wanted to keep the stock ROM & just theme it. If he wants to flash a different ROM then all you'd have to do is drop the ZIP file onto the root location of the SD card & wipe cache, wipe data, wipe Dalvik and then install the ROM (like you would on any other ROM via CWM.)
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Exactly. That's what I was thinking. I tried telling him that the stock rom would have to be deodexed in order to flash a theme but since he was fully rooted and he had a custom recovery he should be able to flash a rom but he wasn't listening. So thank u so much for responding. I really appreciate it. I guess since im a chick he thinks I don't know what im talking about. Thanks again.
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Exactly. That's what I was thinking. I tried telling him that the stock rom would have to be deodexed in order to flash a theme but since he was fully rooted and he had a custom recovery he should be able to flash a rom but he wasn't listening. So thank u so much for responding. I really appreciate it. I guess since im a chick he thinks I don't know what im talking about. Thanks again.
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Maybe you should keep him at stock and unrooted for punishment lol
Ditto.
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Thanks for all the responses guys and girl... very impressed with the support....so
cm7/miui is a no = bummer....
Fission = most stable (its at 2.2 still right?)
Liberty = most promising GB rom?
Does CWM work for the DX my buddy kept telling me he read somewhere it doesn't. Also does that fission rom flash its own recovery?
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noskoviak said:
Thanks for all the responses guys and girl... very impressed with the support....so
cm7/miui is a no = bummer....
Fission = most stable (its at 2.2 still right?)
Liberty = most promising GB rom?
Does CWM work for the DX my buddy kept telling me he read somewhere it doesn't. Also does that fission rom flash its own recovery?
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Fission is indeed 2.2 (2.2.1 to be exact) and (on my phone) it works fantastic...Liberty and a few others aren't as friendly some apparent reason.
Liberty is the most active I would say but b/c they do a lot of tweaks, some phones (like mine) are finicky with those tweaks. Their Froyo release (2.0.1) is solid & their (leaked) GB mod isn't half bad either.
CWM does work, you just have to apply the Droid X Bootstrap Recovery installed & run the bootstrap in the app then reboot in order to get to the CWM interface.
So that cwm business sounds annoying do I have to do that everytime? Is there a working recovery for this phone such as amon ra? As I mentioned before fission includes one correct? Can the fission recovery be used to flash other roms? Also is there a 2.3 update coming for fission?
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So that cwm business sounds annoying do I have to do that everytime? Is there a working recovery for this phone such as amon ra? As I mentioned before fission includes one correct? Can the fission recovery be used to flash other roms? Also is there a 2.3 update coming for fission?
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It's not as bad as it sounds to honest, it takes just as long on my wife's Dinc (running CM7.0.3) to hold down power, choose reboot then choose recovery to get into CWM. The bootstrap app is free (just gotta search online) or you can support Koush (the dev) by buying it in the Android Market ($2.00).
That's the best the Droid X can do to get into CWM b/c of Motorola locking down the bootloader. The only ROM I know of that lets you boot into recovery is Liberty *BUT* it honestly is faster using the dedicated bootstrap app.
Not sure about Fission going to 2.3 however not much has been updated on Fission since 2.6.1 (based on 2.2.1) was released but my guess is that it would however get updated to Gingerbread. GB on the DX is not *officially* out yet so all the leaks at this point are still just leaks...and all the GB-based ROMs are based on potentially unfinished leaks. It does run (really) well but it still is running a handful of Motorola services (even Liberty GB is) and I prefer as close to AOSP as possible...which is why I always go back to Fission 2.6.1.
Seeing 60-75MB of memory used (instead of 100+MB) in "running services" with (near) AOSP ROMs makes my inner OCD geek happy
Ok, I know I have been really slacking with updating my phone. I'm still running the first rooted version that came out after the phone was released. I'm just getting back into tinkering with my phone and want to check out gingerbread 595.
With that said, I'm looking to find out if I need to sbf or flash (I can do either, I'm competent in both) any versions previous to 2.3.320 before I flash to 2.3.340 and then 595? I've been scouring all of the Android forums for the past week and I can't find out if I can flash directly to .320 from .9... can anyone help me out?
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a google search away from your answer
hxxp://androidforums.com/droid-x-all-things-root/289640-getting-rid-2-3-9-leak.html
I'll feed you baby bird...
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Oh.. yeah I went with the leak and ended up having to sbf back to previous stock at the time. Then went and OTA'ed... from there you can start over and look into the GB. Although a word of caution, from what I read, going to GB now you might regret. Seems like you try GB and then end up wanting to go back to froyo and have all sorts of issues. You will be in the same position... I will wait... pretty satisfied with my Liberty 2.0.1!
Look for maderstock.340 update.zip
That will get you into froyo.340
Find and flash gingerbread.588
Then your good to go straight to .595
The only issue with GB is the free tethering is for the moment, dead.
Stock GB is as fast or faster than any custom froyo I have ever flashed. And I actually prefer the new blur to AOSP.
Go with gb, you wont be disappointed.
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My question is why wouldn't you just install a ROM like Liberty and let them get you the most recent Android version?
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My question is why wouldn't you just install a ROM like Liberty and let them get you the most recent Android version?
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Because as they said they are on an older version and haven't been keeping it up to date. They may have just been satisfied with how things were on their system version
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.