I have not have much good experience with GB in the past on different phones... so i am wondering if i can use the donate version to put the Liberty 2.2 ROM on my Droid X, until I am comfortable with GB enough to go for the latest version. I have a stock 2.2 rooted and have seen and heard all the good that comes out of liberty.... i am just wondering if (given that i will do a Titanium Backup) if i can just use the donate version to install the ROM with out having to go to through a computer....
I do know that if i ever need to go back to stock i will have to SBF back but i just hear some many good things about how easy this app is to do the ROM, but i see no mention of anyone starting from stock.
Any answers that y'all would have would be much appreciated
Thanks for everything
-Allmaechtig
You don't need to buy the donate version to get froyo liberty. It is in the free version and you can find the download on several sites
If you only want Froyo, then just the free version will do. (just wipe data/cache and back up first when asked)
If you want GB, donate is best since New updates come once in a while. But a mayor update was getting faster 3g access when upgrading to GB
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I have a new Sprint HTC Hero and was wondering what I would benefit from rooting my new phone.
everything
pretty much anything you would like.
one of my favorite functions is WIFI tether for my laptop and iTouch.
another cool feature is the latest "Fresh" rom. which is currently 1.1
its much faster than the stock sprint rom. plus its pretty!
P.S. and if you ever want to go back to stock you can do that as well!
if nothing else
I rooted my phone for this one reason. I wanted to be able to do back ups of my entire system that way if anything happened, then I didnt have to spend hours redoing everything. eventually though I have become a flash addict. I run fresh 1.1 for my daily rom and I play with AOSP 1.6 and flipzmod and companys 2.1 beta at night. all 3 are great but fresh 1.1 is the most stable
wtphoto said:
I rooted my phone for this one reason. I wanted to be able to do back ups of my entire system that way if anything happened, then I didnt have to spend hours redoing everything. eventually though I have become a flash addict. I run fresh 1.1 for my daily rom and I play with AOSP 1.6 and flipzmod and companys 2.1 beta at night. all 3 are great but fresh 1.1 is the most stable
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very well put, i forgot about mr nandroid!
Thanks for the info. I have just one more question. If I root my phone can I just update it to software version 2.1 when Sprint releases it in the very near future, or will I need to wait for some kind of release from this site?
Thanks.
you'll most likely need to update using a rom from this site. The good thing is, that there will be a release here of it within 24-48 hours.
obelisk79 said:
you'll most likely need to update using a rom from this site. The good thing is, that there will be a release here of it within 24-48 hours.
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Why is that? Why can't he flash to an official rom then update?
Well actually you can go ahead and get the 2.1 update from sprint when it's released, that will undo root though, and since no one has seen it re-obtaining root would take a while for someone to figure out again. That and the 2.1 will probably be available here in leaked form before sprint releases it anyway at least all my windows mobile phones saw leaks on XDA before the carrier. Root is good and should be worth it if you are the kind of guy that likes playing with their tech instead of just using it, otherwise you may be getting yourself into more than you're willing to put up with longterm.
If he flashes the official 2.1 rom when it is released, it is very likely that will invalidate current methods to root the cdma hero. Then you'll have to wait for a new root method to be found. It is also very possible/likely that upgrading to 2.1 via the official RUU once released will make it impossible to flash the 1.5 based RUU's to regain root.
So effectively he could update but would lose the capability to root the device and all of the resulting benefits it offers until a new root method is discovered.
Edit: thezero4 beat me to it, and is also very correct.
my bad wrong thread
Thanks for all of your input and information. It was very helpful and my phone is now rooted and running the fresh rom. Awesome.
I'm still new to this.
How do you backup your phone.
How would you put everything back to stock if needed.
Thanks so much for any help.
schultzy001 said:
Thanks for all of your input and information. It was very helpful and my phone is now rooted and running the fresh rom. Awesome.
I'm still new to this.
How do you backup your phone.
How would you put everything back to stock if needed.
Thanks so much for any help.
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to perform a nandroid backup there are 2 options. you can either use the fresh pre-kitchen and perform your backups and restores from you comp or you can boot into recovery and go to backup/restore and then go to nandroid backup (this is also how you would restore any of your back ups).
as far as returning to stock. If you didn't make a backup before you flashed fresh then you need to download the stock RUU file here.
BTW help support flipz and what he does for us, visit his site and click on the adds.
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
Its the phone that I gave to my wife and its starting to do the random reboots often. I think I wanna go ahead and upgrade to 2.3."?" but I wanna make sure I could root it. Is the GPS is working on those. GB ROMs or should I just flash a custom 2.2.1? My wife won't know the difference but I still would like to put a ROM with the least bugs possible (Froyo or GB) that has the best battery life and GPS possible. Which is it? Sorry I would like to do my homework and read,read,read but she needs a functional phone now so forgive me if I sound like I'm just lazy and I want the ROM handed to me. Thx for your support people.
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If you update to 2.3.4, you will lose root and 2.3.4 can't be rooted at this time, people with 2.3.4 have to downgrade back to 2.2, if you want 2.3.4 on it, I would give Virtuous Unity a try
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Its the phone that I gave to my wife and its starting to do the random reboots often. I think I wanna go ahead and upgrade to 2.3."?" but I wanna make sure I could root it. Is the GPS is working on those. GB ROMs or should I just flash a custom 2.2.1? My wife won't know the difference but I still would like to put a ROM with the least bugs possible (Froyo or GB) that has the best battery life and GPS possible. Which is it? Sorry I would like to do my homework and read,read,read but she needs a functional phone now so forgive me if I sound like I'm just lazy and I want the ROM handed to me. Thx for your support people.
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just reflash the rom youre running now or flash a newer rom. VU is very stable or sense 3.5 roms like runnymede and bliss are the new hype.
For about a month now I've been very interested in rooting my R2D2 Droid 2. I think I know how I'm going to do it, by using this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764950 however, I am unsure if it would work considering that I'm using Gingerbread 2.3.3. Another question I have is when I flash a custom ROM to my phone, will it replace the R2D2 animation on the startup of the phone that I've come to know, love, and hate? Also, any advice as to I should add to my phone after rooting would also be greatly appreciated, especially apps, Custom ROMS, and anything you guys can think of.
Thank you so much!
Rooting is pretty simple. If you are on the OTA GB update then you will want to use the Droid 3 One Click root. The instructions I used are here:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/3216-roo...-click-added-for-windows-linux-osx/#post75934
As for ROMs I would definitely try a few out. I am currently running Rev's CM7 build. I uses the GB kernel unlike the official CM7 nighties. Once you are rooted download ROM Toolbox and you will find it in there. I would also highly recommend Boot Manager. This app lets you install different ROMs to your SD card. Great for trying out new ROMs without messing up your current installation. I am running CM7 on my phone with Apex and MIUI ICS in two slots on Boot Manager.
Just be careful, there are some ROMS that run on the Froyo kernel and others that run on the GB kernel. If you flash the wrong one you may end of having to SBF back to stock, reroot, etc. Not hard but it is a pain.
Good luck!
Hey thanks! I really appreciate your reply. I'll be sure to try all of this stuff later tonight. I'll just post here if I have any problems. (hopefully not)
Hello Gurus,
I have been reading up on performing ROM upgrades for the Droid2, and am almost ready to pull the trigger on CM7 for my Droid 2...
A few questions first....
I never accepted verizons upgrade from FROYO to GB, and disabled the automatic updates using Titanium Backup. My phone says "System Version is Version.2.3.20.a955.verizon.en.us" and it says "Android version is 2.2" The phone is rooted. I have installed Droid 2 bootstrap recovery and ROM manager. I have made a backup of my existing ROM. I have backed up all apps and data with Titanium.
1) Can I use the ROM Manager app to seamlessly install the CM7.2 stable release on this existing FROYO phone? I have read in a few places that you can only do so if you are already running GB, which I am not.
2) Is my current FIRMWARE version 2.3.20 (system verzion) or is it 2.2 (android version)? I am confused about the distinction.
3) Does the camera Work on CM7.2 stable with the droid 2?
4) Does Wifi tether work on CM7.2 stable with the droid 2?
Do you all think there are noticeable performance improvements, or should I be happy with my rooted froyo with everything working as is? I most highly value the wifi tether and dont want to lose camera.
Thanks for your time.
Utahrd
Hi there!
I don't know about #1, but as for the rest:
ad 2. Your current build is listed in the settings/about phone, under "Android version". Froyo is 2.2.x, GB is 2.3.x. System version should not concern you
ad 3. I belive problems happened on some occasions only on phones running nightly, but don't take my word for it and check it on cyanogen forums.
ad 4. There is no tethering in 7.2
I hope that helped.
lol... perdon, but I wanna post something here because I'm a NOOOOB (Here but I come from argentinian forums).
But something called my attention:
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I don't know if it's ok to make a new thread asking something because there's to much people but only a few who care and reply any answer...
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lol... perdon, but I wanna post something here because I'm a NOOOOB (Here but I come from argentinian forums).
But something called my attention:
Replies: 1
Views: 231???
I don't know if it's ok to make a new thread asking something because there's to much people but only a few who care and reply any answer...
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Not too many people here anymore people are moving on to other phones. I need to get a new phone cause the lack of root on the droid 2
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