Root A Little Help Could be Massive Help Please

[fumancu]

hi i have a samsung galaxy s i have read page after pade about rooting but none of my questions seem to be answered (maybe im looking in the wrong place)i had a iphone before and have been hacking them for a good while but android is different. so here are my questions

1.does my phone need to be networked unlocked to root?
2.is rooting safe and can it be undone if wanted?
3.will it affect kies if there is anymore updates to come out?
4.if a update comes out do you have to unroot before updating?
5.can i back up my phone to restore to if something goes wrong BEFORE ROOTING?
6.what are the benfits of rooted device?
7. what are the cons of rooting?

i'll it at that for the moment i thank you in advance for and info giving to be my phone details are below


Samsung Galaxy S (I9000)
2.2 FW
XXJPP Baseband
FROYO.XWJPA Build
Locked to vodafone ireland till next month then i can get my unlock

Thanks Again

 

[snapper.fishes]

1.does my phone need to be networked unlocked to root?
2.is rooting safe and can it be undone if wanted?
3.will it affect kies if there is anymore updates to come out?
4.if a update comes out do you have to unroot before updating?
5.can i back up my phone to restore to if something goes wrong BEFORE ROOTING?
6.what are the benfits of rooted device?
7. what are the cons of rooting?

1) Nope. The two of them are independent.
2) Yes to both. I have yet to see a true case where someone messed up their phone just by rooting. Rooting just gives you superuser permission, a bit like admin mode on Windows. The main danger is what you do after you root your phone. For unrooting instructions, check the stick guide thread.
3) Nope.
4) No. But updating will unroot your phone in most cases. So you will have to root it again.
5) Not really. You need to install CWM in order to do a nandroid backup, and that means flashing a custom recovery on your phone, which invalidates your warranty anyway. Also, in most cases if something goes wrong, you are better off flashing the stock rom again using Odin.
6) Titanium backup is one of the most common reason to root. With it you can backup all of your apps (e.g. game saves, memos, sms messages, etc.) Other reasons to root include access to previously restricted folders, such as the /data and /system partition. That allows you to delete unwanted system apps, change boot/shut down animation, make backups of system apk files, etc.
7) Mainly voiding your warranty, but you can always unroot it. A reflash via Odin will also completely wipe all traces of root. The hidden danger however, is what you do with your phone afterwards. With great power comes great responsibility.

 

[fumancu]

Thanks for all you wrote one other question when you say stock fw do you mean the orginal fw where would you find it

 

[snapper.fishes]

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