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Motorola Droid X2: All Things Root Guide
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General Information
Guides
Rooting Tools
Gingerbread 2.3.3
Gingerbread 2.3.4
Gingerbread 2.3.5
SBFs
This information has been moved to the link referenced under the Custom ROMs section below.
OTA Updates
This information has been moved to the link referenced under the Custom ROMs section below.
Custom ROMs
Themes
Tools & Utilities
Scripts & Mods
Tips
Cheers!
Since this is a new root guide for your all-things-root sub-forum, we need your help to populate it and keep it organized with the best and most relevant information. Please contact (by PM) your favorite Guide, or drop us a note in the private chat section if you have any good information to contribute, update, or correct in the root guide. Alternatively, hit the !Report button and ask a Mod to bring it to our attention.
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Motorola Droid X2: All Things Root Guide
Click the "Show" button below for a root warning / disclaimer:
Quick note / disclaimer: as always, you are ultimately responsible for any root-related activities on your phone.
You should understand not only the benefits of rooting, but also any possible consequences (voided warranty, boot-loops, bricking, etc.) that might occur as a result of your root-related actions.
AndroidForums.com / Phandroid.com, its owner, and staff are not liable for any root actions you might undertake as a result of information used from this site.
Reading, researching, understanding, and carefully following the published steps and instructions can go a long way towards helping to make your rooting efforts a successful one.
You should understand not only the benefits of rooting, but also any possible consequences (voided warranty, boot-loops, bricking, etc.) that might occur as a result of your root-related actions.
AndroidForums.com / Phandroid.com, its owner, and staff are not liable for any root actions you might undertake as a result of information used from this site.
Reading, researching, understanding, and carefully following the published steps and instructions can go a long way towards helping to make your rooting efforts a successful one.
- Root Terminology
- http://androidforums.com/faqs/443432-what-root-being-rooted-mean.html
- You've went and rooted the phone. Now What???
Guides
- http://androidforums.com/droid-x2-all-things-root/407972-newbie-start-point.html
- http://androidforums.com/droid-x2-all-things-root/404806-rooting-ota-2-3-3-dummies.html
- http://androidforums.com/droid-x2-all-things-root/429289-custom-droid-x2-roms.html
- Themes for Custom ROMs
- Theming tutorial
- Ultimate Online Theming Kitchen
- Motorola Droid X2 Support Page
Rooting Tools
Gingerbread 2.3.3
Gingerbread 2.3.4
- Pete's Motorola Root Tools by psouza4 (Root & Unroot)
- Motorola Gingerbread 2.3.4 One-Click Root by psouza4
Gingerbread 2.3.5
SBFs
This information has been moved to the link referenced under the Custom ROMs section below.
OTA Updates
This information has been moved to the link referenced under the Custom ROMs section below.
Custom ROMs
Themes
Tools & Utilities
- RSD Lite v5.3.1 Multi-Flash/Multi-Flex Tool
- Droid X2 Bootstrap Recovery
- OTA RootKeeper
- Framework Flasher
- ezSBF DX2 (SBF 2.3.4, root, recovery)
- AntTek App Manager (free to manage and freeze apps)
- Titantium Backup (free to manage apps, paid to freeze apps) / Titanium Backup Tutorial
- Root Explorer (paid app)
- ADB (Android Debug Bridge)
- MD5 checksum verification
Scripts & Mods
- Droid X2 SD Storage flip-flop - SD 2 Internal/Internal 2 SD - xda-developers
- Speedy v7 - xda-developers
- Powerboost v2.0 - RootzWiki
- GingerBread Battery Fix v0.8 - xda-developers
- Pulldown toggles for 2.3.4 Droid X2 - xda-developers
- Pulldown toggles for 2.3.5 Droid X2 - xda-developers
- Getting Started with the X2 - Easy Root and Bloat Clean up - xda-developers
- Droid X2 build.prop Mash-up - xda-developers
- Eclipse 2.0.2 Centered StatusBar Clock - xda-developers
- 8 Touchpoints for CM7 on DX2
Tips
- #1 tip you will always hear: backup contacts, backup apps, backup nandroid.
- Turn the Search Button into a Camera Button.
- How to Root, Freeze System apps, then Unroot (stock 2.3.4 only)
- Keyboard lag/disappearing fix
Cheers!