Root confused on rooting

[4wheelingaaron]

So I rooted with doomlord one click..but what now, it does not have cyngomod on it!?
I came from am iPhone that I jailbroke, but now just confused.there's so many different methods to root.did I use the wrong method?

 

[Mr. Ed]

So I rooted with doomlord one click..but what now, it does not have cyngomod on it!?
I came from am iPhone that I jailbroke, but now just confused.there's so many different methods to root.did I use the wrong method?

I moved this to the root forum for ya.

Rooting is a method of unlocking the phone

Flashing a custom recovery menu allows a customized menu to flash from

Once the phone has been rooted one can flash custom software to the phone. (Like Cyanogenmod)

A detailed overview of all of this is long overdue so I will grab the guide template and put something together.

Essentially you have completed the first of many steps required to get cm7 on our device. You must know, CM7 has not been released for our device quite yet. There is a T-Mobile version. It works somewhat bit it may not be the nest choice for a daily driver.

 

[4wheelingaaron]

thanks, realized it was wrong place after i posted

Ohh, mk..This cleared it all up for me, had hints thats what is was all about but there is SO much information and how to about rooting its ridiculous! I don't know which ones are right or wrong?!

So without flashing a custom software on the phone, what is the point of rooting then?
And what do you recommend me flashing onto the phone?

 

[BlackZenith]

I had an iPhone 3GS that I eventually jailbroke for useability sake, then for customization... When I finally jumped ship to the Skyrocket I rooted almost immediatley, then kinda regretted it (just b/c of the warranty being voided). Droid does alot without the need to root. But I have stayed rooted for the added security and functionality via ROMs.

I've been playing with a handful of ROMs in light of the CIQ issue. TPC v3 has my vote since it is pretty much the Stock ROM minus bloatware and CIQ. It works well with the stock kernel too.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357506

 

[jeffpzy]

I had an iPhone 3GS that I eventually jailbroke for useability sake, then for customization... When I finally jumped ship to the Skyrocket I rooted almost immediatley, then kinda regretted it (just b/c of the warranty being voided). Droid does alot without the need to root. But I have stayed rooted for the added security and functionality via ROMs.

I've been playing with a handful of ROMs in light of the CIQ issue. TPC v3 has my vote since it is pretty much the Stock ROM minus bloatware and CIQ. It works well with the stock kernel too.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357506

How is TPC v3 for primary phone daily use? Does everything work in it? Does it keep visual voicemail?

 

[BlackZenith]

How is TPC v3 for primary phone daily use? Does everything work in it? Does it keep visual voicemail?

TPC is good for daily use. I use it 24/7

You can restore visual voicemail... Just back it up from the original ROM because I don't think it is in the Marketplace. TPC does (and most custom ROMs) remove alot of "bloatware", even some apps I don't consider bloatware (i.e. memo, Swype, Visual Voicemail, Google street view, etc) but for the the most part you can reinstall them. I recommend backing up all of your apps so that you can restore them once/if the custom ROM removes them.

The things I noticed that didn't work even after restoring were Swype and Google Street view. To get Swype to work I had to install Swype Beta. And Google Street view required Da G's kernel (.3). There are more system apps (bloatware) that cannot be restored properly, but it's up to you if want them or not. Titanium Backup is a great app that lets your restore apps and view which apps have been uninstalled by the custom ROM.