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Root or not
- Thread starter PARick
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Well it's not. The wifi hotspot feature that's native in Android 2.2 require hardware that supports the ability to become a true wifi hotspot hotspot. The 'wifi tether' apps out there use adhoc networking, which is a different ballgame. Verizon in no way removed the functionality from 2.2, it simply wasn't supported.
I'm not going to go into the fine details of how they differ, Google does a fairly good job in itself.
publicanimal
Android Enthusiast
I catch your drift. I caught it in the first place, and I don't doubt that you are correct. However, you knew full well that he meant wi-fi tether and if someone only needs to connect one device to the Droid's 3G connection, adhoc wi-fi tether and a "true" wi-fi hotspot offer the exact same functionality. So as far as I'm concerned for 99% of instances for which you would want to connect a PC or laptop to 3G, it's six of one, half a dozen of the other.
Your point is well made however, and you can pat yourself on the back for successfully being a smart-ass.
Yeah, they offer pretty much the same functionality, I agree. And while he may have meant wifi tether in his post, he goes on to imply Verizon is lying about their official statement regarding the Droid's ability to support Android 2.2 native Wifi Hotspot which of course isn't true, and that's what my post was directed at.
Not meaning to sound like a smart ass, my apologies about that. I can see how my post comes across as such.
publicanimal
Android Enthusiast
Eh, I think I was just being a little touchy. I'm actually glad to have to info you provided even though I don't even have a laptop though so I don't need wi-fi tether / hotspot.
Also I wouldn't be surprised if Verizon would claim that Droid isn't capable of doing wi-fi tethering either...
publicanimal
Android Enthusiast
It is probably true, but true or not the consensus seems to be that
a) Most VZW employees don't care
and
b) It's SUPER easy to revert your phone back to unrooted, stock condition. So they would never have to know that your rooted.
welp, looks like I will be rooting as well haha.
Several of the old hands on here suggested that your really should be intimidated before you root.
Of course what they meant was that if you are a little scared you will A. actually read all the instructions and posts B. Actually backup intelligently and make a nandroid backup and C. Not make a forum post all in caps claiming that you have bricked your phone trying to root. (99/100 of those posts the person in question only THINKS they bricked their phone).
I was pretty intimidated, read everything, used the easy method and have been running rooted for 3 weeks now I think.
I see no downside to rooting thus far and many benefits.
Cheers
Of course what they meant was that if you are a little scared you will A. actually read all the instructions and posts B. Actually backup intelligently and make a nandroid backup and C. Not make a forum post all in caps claiming that you have bricked your phone trying to root. (99/100 of those posts the person in question only THINKS they bricked their phone).
I was pretty intimidated, read everything, used the easy method and have been running rooted for 3 weeks now I think.
I see no downside to rooting thus far and many benefits.
Cheers
All you did was root, right? You didn't try to install a custom ROM or anything? What exactly did you do? Let's walk through this...
And when you put your known good battery back in it won't even power up?
Do you have the superuser ninja icon in the app drawer? That'll tell you if you're rooted or not. If so, then we need to figure out this power thing.
You're right, you're right... I was stuck on the old icon 
You pulled the battery, reinstalled it and it won't stay powered up for more than a minute or so.
The superuser icon should be pretty much empty. When you press it, is there anything in there?
You pulled the battery, reinstalled it and it won't stay powered up for more than a minute or so.
The superuser icon should be pretty much empty. When you press it, is there anything in there?
Do you have access to another battery? Do you have a spare?
And go back through the rooting steps, letter by letter, and make sure you did everything right and didn't write anything in there by mistake.
I can't imagine a rooting process messing up primary power, unless your battery took a nosedive at the exact same time. Figure those odds.
OMJ, if you're in here, feel free to chime in... you've seen it all
BTW PARick, what rooting method did you use?
And go back through the rooting steps, letter by letter, and make sure you did everything right and didn't write anything in there by mistake.
I can't imagine a rooting process messing up primary power, unless your battery took a nosedive at the exact same time. Figure those odds.
OMJ, if you're in here, feel free to chime in... you've seen it all
BTW PARick, what rooting method did you use?
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This one. The computer now does not recognize my phone a a storage device. UGH!
This one. The computer now does not recognize my phone a a storage device. UGH!
But you didn't install a custom recovery, did you? Or install a ROM? This is the basic OS we're talking about, right?
EDIT: If you DID install SPRecovery, go to it using x+power and see if the power stays on. That'll help narrow it down.
EDIT: If you DID install SPRecovery, go to it using x+power and see if the power stays on. That'll help narrow it down.