Root Nub questions about rooting...

[MadlibTheBadKid]

So I was thinking about rooting with the droid 2 method.

After that I'm unclear what is the safest method.

Do I...

1. Run Titanium backup
2. Koush's bootstrap recovery
3. install rom manager
4. flash a theme (which is the main reason i want root)
?

Is that my safest, most recoverable (is that a word) method? Or what should i do after root to be the most safe from bricking my phone?

 

[Steven58]

As I understand it, you need to be rooted before you can do anything. Titanium is for root users.

Do you need root instructions?

 

[BuTbKa]

First you root, then:
1. Run Titanium backup
2. install Koush's bootstrap recovery
3. install rom manager
4. create nandroid back up
5. deodex your rom
6. create another nandrod back up
7.flash a theme (which is the main reason you want root)

Make sure you have well charged battery before you started

 

[MadlibTheBadKid]

As I understand it, you need to be rooted before you can do anything. Titanium is for root users.

Do you need root instructions?

I'm more confused on the parts after root.

 

[MadlibTheBadKid]

First you root, then:
1. Run Titanium backup
2. install Koush's bootstrap recovery
3. install rom manager
4. create nandroid back up
5. deodex your rom
6. create another nandrod back up
7.flash a theme (which is the main reason you want root)

Make sure you have well charged battery before you started

thanks

 

[Brian_83]

Those extra things are only really required if you want to do themes or roms, right? What if I just want to root and change the .apk files of some of the apps to .bak so they don't run. Do I really need to do all those other things?

 

[BuTbKa]

You don't need deodex you ROM if you don't want to install themes, but as far as back up....better be safe than sorry

 

[tcallahan]

how do you do create a nandroid backup?????

im learning all this root stuff good. got my phone all sexy. this term is still throwing me off..

 

[jreed2560]

You create backups by either booting into recovery and scrolling to the backup /restore option or you can use rom manager(by the same guy who released the bootstrapper recovery kuosh) if your going on an app removal quest, I would highly recomend backing up often.