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Root about to root

thehulk20

thehulk20

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i am about to take it to the next step and root my droid x. i am nervous, but im sure i'll get over it.

i am aware that with rooting that you will be able to get rid of the "bloat ware" in the X. is there a list of these bloat ware items so that i know exactly what i am dealing with? right off the bat i know that i have no need for swype and im tired of it running no matter how many times i close it.

also, can anyone provide a "basic" level root list? what i mean is that i see so many rom's listed, however, i have no idea what to do or which one to set up. i just want a fairly easy and basic root to start with along with settings that have been positive for those that have used them. from there, i hope to get the hang of things and be more involved.

thanks.
 
Hulk, bloatware is any app that Verizon/Motorola has shipped with your phone that you cannot remove without root. That said bloatware is any app you don't want or need. For me it was all the social networking, CityID, Blockbuster and some more.
Since you are going to root you really need Titanium Backup. If you get the paid version it will allow you to freeze these apps which is the same as removing as it pertains to battery life. Then you can unfreeze when you need to revert back to stock for updates.
 
Make sure you install recovery and create a backup with it before you remove anything. You'll want that backup for the next OTA.

If you feel the need to remove bloat, why not just install a rom, which has it removed and is optimized. Apex is a good first rom.
 
thanks for the help guys.
i have looked on youtube for further help and ran across the Z4 with 2.2 video. it seems pretty straight forward and direct. of course, thanks to ya''ll, i realize the need for backups and such.
if it is not too much to ask, can anyone who has rooted with Z4 provide me with a list of settings that has worked very well for you? looking for, obviously, better battery life and the ability to tether.
now, if Z4 is not the route to go, please let me know. i am still reading up on roms and such.
 
• Download Z4ROOT from a thread on here
• Plug phone into computer
• Place on root of SD card
• Use an Explorer app to go to your SD card and Install Z4's .apk file
• Open Z4ROOT and click which ever one you want(mine too quite awhile, but its rooted!)

If you want to upgrade your System to run the latest ROM's though, you will really want to do all of that BEFORE rooting.
 
HalfFrozen said:
If you want to upgrade your System to run the latest ROM's though, you will really want to do all of that BEFORE rooting.
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Install all of it before backing it up would be a good idea (so you have it if you need to restore), but unless I'm missing something here, the order shouldn't make any difference.
 
Root lets you install apps that can alter system files. This means you can install recovery and backup/restore system apps (aka "bloat").

Don't down-play recovery. If you make a backup with recovery, it's a complete backup of your phone as of today. If you start removing apps (or other dangerous behavior that keep you from obtaining the next OTA), you can reload it and still have a working phone.

If you think you need to remove bloat, then you need a recovery backup. FWIW, a blurry rom is just a tweaked, de-bloated version of what you're already running. It's an easy way of ridding the bloat and speeding up your phone. It also is ready to add themes, which change the appearance of your phone.

Debloating a phone can result in a phone that won't bootup or has excessive battery use or other issues. Why go to all the work when someone has already created an easy to install version?

I rooted to be able to install a couple root-only apps, then decided to deodex so I could install a theme, then decided to try a couple roms. If I hadn't made a recovery backup (aka nandroid), I wouldn't have been able to get the last OTA update.

If I were you, I'd

  • root
  • install recovery, tap the top button. It should say, "success", meaning it's ready.
  • install Rom Manager. It's great for creating/renaming/deleting/managing your backups. (Recovery defaults to a backup with the date/time as a name, meaningless 2 months from now.)
  • Install Titanium to backup the apps on your phone. (this is a file backup, where recovery is your entire phone, not the same thing)
  • Open RM, and backup your phone.
  • Only have I have two backups would I considering doing something risky to what you're running (like removing bloat)
  • FWIW, Titanium Backup and "freeze" bloat, along with backing it up with the associated data.
This is what my backups look like in RM. Just make sure you don't use spaces in the backup names:

apex_rom_manager.jpg

 
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