Ok, I just got my FROYO 2.2 update yesterday and now I can't
1. pull up my phone's dialer
2. pull up my contacts
3. youtube widget broke
4. a few misc apps won't work
5. pull up my market
....without my phone force closing.
worked fine before the update. However, despite the huge problem that causes me, my internet still works.... I have found ways I can text and make phone calls, but without contacts, it makes it tougher.
so, if this makes sense, my phone is about 90% bricked....
Took it to VZW and they got a warranty phone coming to me next week. They did a hard reboot so I lost all my apps. Wouldn't be an issue if I could get my market, but I can't. So now, I have lost my tether app (that's my home inet through easytether pro)
I'm currently unrooted.
So now, I got nothing to lose. I want to experiment and root. I need a step by step, understanding that I have read up on it some but despite people saying "oh it's simple" I can not figure it out.
What do I need?
Home computer?
inet on that computer?
do I need the market for anything?
Do I need to usb-link my phone to computer?
someone who's willing to sorta walk me through this, I'm sure I can do it, just need to see it done 1 time is all and I don't know anyone locally that has done this.
I have this phone for 1 more week before I have to send it back after the new one arrives. if I screw it up, no harm no foul
Thanks
JJ
So here is my plan.... I want to root my phone now
1. pull up my phone's dialer
2. pull up my contacts
3. youtube widget broke
4. a few misc apps won't work
5. pull up my market
....without my phone force closing.
worked fine before the update. However, despite the huge problem that causes me, my internet still works.... I have found ways I can text and make phone calls, but without contacts, it makes it tougher.
so, if this makes sense, my phone is about 90% bricked....
Took it to VZW and they got a warranty phone coming to me next week. They did a hard reboot so I lost all my apps. Wouldn't be an issue if I could get my market, but I can't. So now, I have lost my tether app (that's my home inet through easytether pro)
I'm currently unrooted.
So now, I got nothing to lose. I want to experiment and root. I need a step by step, understanding that I have read up on it some but despite people saying "oh it's simple" I can not figure it out.
What do I need?
Home computer?
inet on that computer?
do I need the market for anything?
Do I need to usb-link my phone to computer?
someone who's willing to sorta walk me through this, I'm sure I can do it, just need to see it done 1 time is all and I don't know anyone locally that has done this.
I have this phone for 1 more week before I have to send it back after the new one arrives. if I screw it up, no harm no foul
Thanks
JJ
So here is my plan.... I want to root my phone now