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Root Root has landed

skinney said:
I did root and there is a clockwork recovery available. Check out XDA for further instructions.. Pretty Simple. I'm actually running a ROM suggested to me from another dev. that is bloat freeeee :)
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Which D2 ROM? Epic 1.1 posted here, or ? Links, please....
 
Epic is the only one out, I believe. It's not like what you typically think a rom would be. I guess rom implies a custom kernel or something, which is still not possible on the Droid 2.
 
ROM does not imply custom kernel...the CyanogenMod Droid 1 ROM ships w/a stock kernel...it can be overclocked to 600 <edit - oops, I mean 800> since the bootloader on the D1 is unlocked, however.

A ROM implies a custom/customized version of the Android OS, either built from ASOP (Android source code published by Google as a part of the open source development agreement - CyanogenMod ROMs are an example of this) or "hacked" from an official released Android build (e.g., FRF91 or FRG01B were Android builds released for the Droid). Peter Alfonso's D1 ROMs based on various D1 official releases are an example of this type of ROM.

The current ROMs that I'm aware of for the D2 are:

- Epic
- Tranquility

Both have threads here already...and both are the "hacked" ROM variety, taking the current D2 Android release and modifying it. Not using "hacked" in a negative sense, BTW.

Slayher (another D2 dev) is working on building a D2 ROM from source based on the CM (cyanogenmod) source.

Since the D2 bootloader is still locked, D2 ROMs will not (for now) include a kernel, so while we can underclock the D2 CPU once rooted to save power, we can not yet overclock it.
 
Redflea said:
The current ROMs that I'm aware of for the D2 are:

- Epic
- Tranquility
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Very helpful... thank you. I know this is an impossible question to answer with a one word response, but between the two ROMs which would be considered more stable and powerful regarding user rights and control over the phone and function?
 
I am using the epic 1.1 rom now with no issues, came home today (off charger at 645 am) and currently (932p) at 70% with screen on auto dark, yahoo on all day, and a handfull of txt messages and calls. Nothing real heavy, surfed facebook/ny times on lunch for 20 minutes or so.

I can not complain about battery life at all, either on stock or epic.

The bloat being gone is great :)

After rooting i did rename a bunch of APK's for some of the blur related stuff and saw similar results with battery life being excellent relative to use.

I've copy/pasted the process for doing that below if your interested.

IIRC these are copied from XDA, possibly here, I apologize for not properly crediting this.


Commands:

adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
cd /system/app
mv CityID.apk CityID.bak
mv Skype_mobile.live.apk Skype_mobile.live.bak
(same syntax for each apk you want to rename - CASE SENSITIVE!!)
mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
exit
exit


List of files ok to rename (case sensitive):

CityID.apk
Skype_mobile.live.apk
MyVerizon.apk
Skype_mobile.live.apk
Vvm.apk
WorkContacts.apk
amazonmp3_1.7.22_signed_zipaligned.apk
Blockbuster.apk (may need to uninstall updates first)
Mynet.apk (3G Mobile Hotspot)
redding-7648-signed-zipped.apk (Kindle - may need to uninstall updates first)
 
DROIDing said:
Very helpful... thank you. I know this is an impossible question to answer with a one word response, but between the two ROMs which would be considered more stable and powerful regarding user rights and control over the phone and function?
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I haven't used either enough to judge one vs. the other, so I can't make any call between the two.

ROMs aren't "powerful" in terms of user rights/control...Root gives you that, once you have it you can change pretty much anything on the phone (to your benefit if you're careful/know what you're doing, or to your dismay, if your not careful/don't know what you're doing).

Some ROMs come w/scripts that allow further customization after the ROM is installed, to block ads, remove certain removable programs, etc., but I don't believe either of these two ROMs come w/a lot of scripts.

If you're going to try a ROM, I would start w/Matt's ROM for now (Epic), as Tranquility changes more things and has a known issue w/Calendar sync that isn't clearly fixed or not yet.
 
So what else can we not do without a kernal? I don't really care about overclocking. Is anything else locked? I think I have a good grasp of the difference between rooting and having a custom rom but not between having a custom rom and having a custom rom with a custom kernal.
 
Overclocking is the primary option we won't have on the D2 until/unless the bootloader encryption is broken.

It should not have a significant affect on what we can do, other than that.
 
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