Root Custom recovery on x!!!!!!!

[dB Zac]

What about vanilla 2.2?

 

[OMJ]

Maybe I'll try it, but I've never used RSDLite before....

meh RSD Lite is not scary at all. I used it on my Droid like 50 times. Although no point in Froyo until someone makes it work with a 2.1 kernel like you said

 

[Breukdance]

For some reason when I hit reboot recovery my phone won't reboot...any suggestions?

 

[Piiman]

the only thing I am worried about is if there are different formats to the updates then the devs will either have to make both versions or eventually phase one out

May the best one win!

 

[Piiman]

And now I just restored my backup just for fun

How fun was it? talk about nerdy
I did also.
and for extra kicks I pulled the battery to see if it would boot to recovery also.

 

[Piiman]

http://koush.tandtgaming.com//motorola/droidx/DroidXBootstrap.apk

You can also get it on the Market for $2.00 and support the developer.
I think its Droid X recovery if not that's close enough to find it.

 

[Airmaxx23]

Any brave REVOlution users can try the custom font

Obviously, it works. I was brave enough to try , heh.

Evolution_Font.zip

Put it on the root of your sdcard, select install .zip from sd card, choose the file, and go

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, Once it's on my sdcard, using ASTRO I have no option to install it.

 

[Piiman]

So if i do the reboot recovery, is there certain options I should choose over others? Can I easily get back into normal phone mode by just turning it off and on again?

Also, the whole battery pull method--what if I take my battery out to do something to my sd card, if it boots into recovery mode, is it easy to rectify and just reboot into "normal mode".

Sorry for the, maybe pointless, questions, I just want to get some things clarified before I start doing this. First smartphone and never realized all this stuff was possible.

1. yes just reboot
2. Yes once in recovery select reboot device and your good.

 

[OMJ]

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, Once it's on my sdcard, using ASTRO I have no option to install it.

you have to install it through recovery not through astro

 

[Piiman]

It says something about the logwrapper, logwrapper.bin and another file must be there or we are screwed.

What could I have done to remove those files? Is it safe to assume that they are still there and I did nothing to them---but then again, I really don't know. Basically, would I have to know exactly what I am doing to have somehow removed those files?

Really, thanks so much for the help to everyone.

Those files are part of the app and I believe the only way you'd lose them is if you did something like delete /system or where ever it is stored. If this happens you're not that screwed you just need the sbf file that's floating around.

On a side note:
Can someone tell me how does multi quote work?

 

[jreed2560]

i wanna do all that crazy stuff like deoDEX, use app inventor, cook roms and stuff
i have no fear when it comes to technology
i also wanna be a cool Phone Guide and be all green

I know I wanna be green too!

 

[Piiman]

I have the entire system from the dev phone...but I'm too afraid to try to flash it, lol.

Grow some balls, go for it

 

[Piiman]

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, Once it's on my sdcard, using ASTRO I have no option to install it.

you do it from recovery update.zip option, don't you?

 

[D13]

I know I wanna be green too!

Who doesn't

Those files are part of the app and I believe the only way you'd lose them is if you did something like delete /system or where ever it is stored. If this happens you're not that screwed you just need the sbf file that's floating around.

On a side note:
Can someone tell me how does multi quote work?

You do

Grow some balls, go for it

it like

you do it from recovery update.zip option, don't you?

this

 

[Airmaxx23]

you have to install it through recovery not through astro

I'm learning as I go. How, exactly do I go get into recovery and do this?

 

[D13]

I'm learning as I go. How, exactly do I go about doing this through recovery?

Press reboot recovery in the bootstrap app
in recovery go to install zip from sdcard
press choose zip from sdcard
find it
click on it and install it
then reboot

use the volume up+down to scroll
camera to select
power to go back

 

[Piiman]

Who doesn't



You do



it like


this

Smart a$$ I'll get you for that

 

[Piiman]

I'm learning as I go. How, exactly do I go get into recovery and do this?

You downloaded the app last night didn't you? Its what this thread is all about. Droid x bootstrap.

 

[D13]

Smart a$$ I'll get you for that

On a side note

rainabba

Everyone should tell Koush how awesome his recovery is. Especially the busybox he included. It's PACKED and very useful.
19 minutes ago via web

 

[Airmaxx23]

Press reboot recovery in the bootstrap app
in recovery go to install zip from sdcard
press choose zip from sdcard
find it
click on it and install it
then reboot

use the volume up+down to scroll
camera to select
power to go back

Thanks, is there more than 1 font type included it the zip?

 

[Airmaxx23]

You downloaded the app last night didn't you? Its what this thread is all about. Droid x bootstrap.

Yes I downloaded and installed it but it's all new to me so I wasn't sure how to use it other than to back up the system.

 

[D13]

Thanks, is there more than 1 font type included it the zip?

no... its supposed to be a but that doesn't mean there is other zips in it unless the maker specifies you need to unzip it

 

[VIO]

OK so now Anything that that works on the Stock kernel can be flashed?

How deep of a change to a ROM does that allow, anyone know? What I mean is how much of the AOSP source (tangent: is pre 2.2 source even available anymore?) can be altered and still require only a stock kernel, clearly froyo changes enough to need an altered kernel, but how about things like lockscreen enhancements, color alterations, etc?

I would imagine that kernel related stuff is mostly performance based tweaks, but it would also include added hardware functionality (ie anything the hardware could do, but the software isn't asking for) as well no?

 

[D13]

OK so now Anything that that works on the Stock kernel can be flashed?

How deep of a change to a ROM does that allow, anyone know? What I mean is how much of the AOSP source (tangent: is pre 2.2 source even available anymore?) can be altered and still require only a stock kernel, clearly froyo changes enough to need an altered kernel, but how about things like lockscreen enhancements, color alterations, etc?

I would imagine that kernel related stuff is mostly performance based tweaks, but it would also include added hardware functionality (ie anything the hardware could do, but the software isn't asking for) as well no?

I think we can have anything that isn't froyo

 

[Airmaxx23]

no... its supposed to be a but that doesn't mean there is other zips in it unless the maker specifies you need to unzip it

Thanks again, sorry for all of the questions, I'm learning as I go. One more for now, how do I go back to the stock font? I'm finding the font a little too "thin" for smaller text.