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Root [Release] Android 2.2 Froyo for the Droid X

Fabolous said:
Here's how I got it working with root in 2.2

1. Flash the .SBF to make /system stock
2. use universalandroot found here:

http://androidforums.com/all-things-root-droid-x/151214-app-universalandroot-1-click-root.html

3. moved /system/bin/su to /system/xbin/su
4. reboot into stock recovery
5. apply the update.zip

6. Froyo w/ root :D
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Okay, I am about to try this following the steps above, but I want to make sure of a few things before I start. I only want to do this if I can also be rooted afterwards, otherwise I might as well just wait for the official OTA update. Anyway, here are my questions:

1) I am not currently rooted, so I should not have to do Step 1, right?

2) Rooting seems pretty straight forward. I will make sure not to change anything after rooting.

3) This is the part I am unsure of. Do I have to plug my phone into a PC to do this? I have Astro installed right now, but I am not seeing a "su" folder or file when exploring the /system/bin or /system/xbin folders. I'd prefer to do the move right from the phone because I'm using a Mac.

4) After moving the su to xbin, do I need to do a normal reboot first, or should I just reboot into recovery right away?

5) Is it okay to install Titanium Backup after rooting to do a backup (in case I have to sbf and go back) before installing Froyo? Or will that cause problems when updating?

Thanks for any help!
 
Travisimo said:
Okay, I am about to try this following the steps above, but I want to make sure of a few things before I start. I only want to do this if I can also be rooted afterwards, otherwise I might as well just wait for the official OTA update. Anyway, here are my questions:

1) I am not currently rooted, so I should not have to do Step 1, right?

2) Rooting seems pretty straight forward. I will make sure not to change anything after rooting.

3) This is the part I am unsure of. Do I have to plug my phone into a PC to do this? I have Astro installed right now, but I am not seeing a "su" folder or file when exploring the /system/bin or /system/xbin folders. I'd prefer to do the move right from the phone because I'm using a Mac.

4) After moving the su to xbin, do I need to do a normal reboot first, or should I just reboot into recovery right away?

Thanks for any help!
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Just move from the phone. You'll need to set your system to r/w

it's something along the lines of

su
mount -o rw,remount blah blah blah
mv /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
reboot recovery


obviously you need to replace 'blah blah' with the correct commands, I just don't know them off the top of my head.
 
Travisimo said:
Okay, I am about to try this following the steps above, but I want to make sure of a few things before I start. I only want to do this if I can also be rooted afterwards, otherwise I might as well just wait for the official OTA update. Anyway, here are my questions:

1) I am not currently rooted, so I should not have to do Step 1, right?

2) Rooting seems pretty straight forward. I will make sure not to change anything after rooting.

3) This is the part I am unsure of. Do I have to plug my phone into a PC to do this? I have Astro installed right now, but I am not seeing a "su" folder or file when exploring the /system/bin or /system/xbin folders. I'd prefer to do the move right from the phone because I'm using a Mac.

4) After moving the su to xbin, do I need to do a normal reboot first, or should I just reboot into recovery right away?

Thanks for any help!
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-you need to root, just use the androot
-you don't have to make any changes
- thats because you haven't rooted yet
-no just boot into recovery
 
For my 2000th post I just wanna say I love you guys!!! and I love FROYO!!!

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For everyone who is successfully running 2.2 - is this vanilla Froyo or does it come with MotoBlur and all the other bloatware?
 
jreed2560 said:
I just moved it from bin to xbin using root explorer, I don't think you want to just copy it and leave it hanging around.
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yeah you are write cuz I don't have root.
Okay who truly has root
Yes the superuser.apk is installed and when I open it up all the permissions are there
But when I open up any root app it says that no root detected
 
Travisimo said:
Does anyone know if they fixed the streaming audio problem in Froyo with this build? Specifically, aps like Mog and Pandora supposedly sound like crap with Froyo because of a change Google made to the media framework. Google has already fixed it, but the fix has to be pushed out and I was wondering if this build has the fix in it?

Here's a link describing the problem:

Android 2.2′s Audio Streaming Sounds Terrible, But A Fix Is Coming)
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yes they did patch it
 
Travisimo said:
Does anyone know if they fixed the streaming audio problem in Froyo with this build? Specifically, aps like Mog and Pandora supposedly sound like crap with Froyo because of a change Google made to the media framework. Google has already fixed it, but the fix has to be pushed out and I was wondering if this build has the fix in it?

Here's a link describing the problem:

Android 2.2′s Audio Streaming Sounds Terrible, But A Fix Is Coming)
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Using Last.FM it sounds just like on 2.1, however it lags/has audio skips when scrolling around screens unlike 2.1. Gonna unload a few widgets and reboot.
 
droider13 said:
yeah you are write cuz I don't have root.
Okay who truly has root
Yes the superuser.apk is installed and when I open it up all the permissions are there
But when I open up any root app it says that no root detected
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THIS.

I am exactly the same way. I followed the alldroid guide too....not real excited about losing root. That and my quadrant scores are basically the same as with 2.1 (1350's)....
 
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