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Help droid 2 root????
- Thread starter ljbaumer
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jradicle11
That Guy
The Droid X got rooted within a week of release. I can't imagine it would take that much longer for the Droid 2 to be rooted. Granted, it's not as popular, but I just got back from Verizon and they said the Droid 2 is selling quite well.
ruthlessbeatle
Lurker
I really hope it happens soon i miss my wifi teather
JohnnyBlace
Member
how about custom ROMs? Are those still nowhere to be seen because of the locked bootloader?
jradicle11
That Guy
Less than a week of android experience and already wanting root. We are a bad influence on you.
HAAA HAAAAAA! More.... MORE... MOREEEE!!!!
I believe HTC Sense was the skin I used on my Touch Pro 2 for the past year... I LOVED it unlike anything else!! If this can be put onto the Droid 2 I would be in heaven. I was using the most recent Mighty Rom from PPC Geeks for a very long time until I switched to the Droid 2 last week. Now I can't wirelessly tether anymore
ljbaumer
Well-Known Member
do you guys know about any people who are devs who are working on rooting the droid 2?
Droid X and Droid 2 likely impossible to root
is this true?
i know you guys are going to say NO because the droid x was already rooted but does this mean that we won't be able to get custom roms on the droid 2 or droid x?
Droid X and Droid 2 likely impossible to root
is this true?
i know you guys are going to say NO because the droid x was already rooted but does this mean that we won't be able to get custom roms on the droid 2 or droid x?
I know money was trying to be raised to buy a phone for birdman who rooted the X. I have no idea if they got it or not. But I also understand that the exploit was fixed in froyo that was used to root the X.
As to custom roms only time will tell but so far things seem to be moving right along on the X but at a slow pace.
As to custom roms only time will tell but so far things seem to be moving right along on the X but at a slow pace.
PhilosoRaptor
Android Enthusiast
I'm not getting a Droid 2 until it's rooted. I refuse to lose functionality (and most of my paid apps that require root) coming from my Droid.
swagner53
Android Enthusiast
The Droid X is already rooted. However the bootloader is still locked so custom ROMS cannot be installed. Apps that require root (e.g. WiFi Tether) work very well. I don't think you will have to wait too long for that on the 2. Watch xda-developers site to keep up to date.
I'm brand new to the droid, switching from Blackberry, and I just got the Droid 2. Can someone please briefly explain the benefits of rooting the phone and what it lets you do? I know there's something about wifi tethering, but what else does it do? Sorry for the dumbness, just getting used to the terminology.
jradicle11
That Guy
Rooting is what will allow the removal of bloatware.
7snr9
Newbie
Birdman's exploid was working for the Droid2 running Froyo until Moto released their next pre-production software upgrade (Release 2.2.19). So it wasn't necessarily a Froyo thing. The root method didn't work exactly as it did for the X but the exploid software worked once you got it on the phone and ran it.
Whether or not someone just happened to send the update that fixed the exploit to Birdman I won't comment on.....
7snr9
Newbie
I believe they're just simplified versions of Birdman's exploit. I've only known of his method so they'll probably not work.
lclemens@gmail.com
Newbie
I'm am SOOOO pissed! I just got a droid 2 and it is LOADED with bloatware! tons of worthless SH*T! Blockbuster, amazon, etc. I don't want to have to scroll and search through three damn pages of crap just to use one of the few apps that I need. Without root i can't remove the bloatware!! i'm giving it a week to see if someone finds a way to root it, but if not PEACE OUT DROID - i'm returning this POS and buying something not hosed by motorola and verizon. hell, i'd even take steve job's nazi apple iphone over this crap - at least it'll let me uninstall trial version apps on MY OWN PHONE!!!
LavenderPekoe
Newbie
Get LauncherPro, it's free, hide the apps you don't want to see.
jradicle11
That Guy
Because of 4 bloatware apps? Slow down there, sailor.
@lclemens: patience man, once its rooted, we'll be able to take all that junk out.
I got my D2 the day it came out knowing full well the advantages of rooting from friends who have the original Droid. I'm surely anxiously awaiting the root since the first thing I'm doing is uninstalling the bloatware. Plus I'm hoping we'll get better power management.
I got my D2 the day it came out knowing full well the advantages of rooting from friends who have the original Droid. I'm surely anxiously awaiting the root since the first thing I'm doing is uninstalling the bloatware. Plus I'm hoping we'll get better power management.