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To root or not to root...

So I'm conflicted right now...I've been reading up on a bunch of posts about rooting, A lot of people are very glad they rooted their phones, While a few others really don't see the point in doing it...I for one am a bit hesitant in rooting my phone, for one, I have absolutely NO idea what I'm doing..I'm sure I wouldn't have a problem actually rooting the phone since there's so many instructions on how to do it..But what do I do with it once I've done it?..I've read a few things about "bugless beast" which I assume is a rom you can apply after you root? But I don't understand how to apply the rom or where to get it..Another thing is how or when do I apply the "backup" or "restore" files..Do I back it up before or after I root? And if need be, How do I revert back to the stock android system if I need to have my phone serviced?..In the end, I'm just not sure if the risk and reward is worth it..If I understood things a bit more it might help give me the confidence to go ahead and root my phone.....And yes, I've read other posts about rooting, But a lot of the lingo used I don't understand!... So yea, Thanks guys

Droid noob,
 
just a heads up, prepare for flaming :)

well i got no experience in it at all and I did it fine without bricking my phone. It's actually easy if u find the right instruction to follow. After rooting you can load roms that the dev made, currently i used Bugless Beast, it's working great for me so far. It just basically a tweaked android version.
 
Yea, I'm sure I'll get flamed, But I don't care..I just wanna be as educated as possible before altering any part of my phone!..Last thing I need is a 400 dollar paper weight!
 
^_^

to root your phone: simplest way, the way i used, is on Obtaining Root | Root Your Droid

next you need SPRecovery: once again simplest way is download from the market DroidRootHelper (free) or DroidRootPro (pay) i suggest the pay one cause it come with the latest version of SPRecovery.
Follow the instructions from the app! i think to summarize it after getting the Tools folder;

-Mount System read/write (grant permission. If it FC's, reopen and mount again)
-Install BusyBox
-Install Flash_Image
-Rename Recovery-from-Boot.P
-Flash 99.2b Recovery
-Reboot Recovery

You pretty much done after getting SPRecovery. Now you can loads roms and apps. Before you flash any ROMS, do a nandroid backup that come with the sprecovery in case the ROMS manage to brick your phone. I'm using Bugless Beast on http://alldroid.org/viewtopic.php?f=309&t=1553.
 
dude root it and get the milestone browser. not for the multitouch, for the smoothness that we had before the 2.0.1 update. that alone was worth it for me.
 
Just read through the guides on rootyourdroid.info (linked above as "Obtaining Root | Root Your Droid"), and you'll have no problem. As long as you take precautionary steps to backup your Droid, you should never be able to mess things up beyond repair.
 
Slacker20 said:
Just read through the guides on rootyourdroid.info (linked above as "Obtaining Root | Root Your Droid"), and you'll have no problem. As long as you take precautionary steps to backup your Droid, you should never be able to mess things up beyond repair.
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That is my main concern, Is do I apply the backup lessons before or after I root the phone!?... And also, is this the link for the "bugless beast" rom?
Index of /pete
And if so, How do I apply it/use it!?
 
you can't back anything up without SPRecovery. Once you have it, do a Nandroid backup before flashing a ROM. As in installing the Bugless Beast, his instructions is in the first post on the link i posted ^
 
It's like deja vu all over again.


If you are that conflicted and hesitant, there is nothing that says you have to root it. Your phone will work just fine and there is plenty of stuff you can do and customize without rooting it.
 
I believe
vanteal is asking if you can install sprecovery before or after following the instructions on the root guide listed above , and which rom will be installed using that guide. I am curios as well
 
jdldf said:
I believe
vanteal is asking if you can install sprecovery before or after following the instructions on the root guide listed above , and which rom will be installed using that guide. I am curios as well
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root your phone first then install SPRecovery (ROMS are not included) then you can flash any ROMS you want after you have SPRecovery (recommend to do a Nandroid backup BEFORE flashing any ROMS)
 
I kept recivieng the signature error. It seems there were some other folks having the same issue. Does anyone else have any other options?

My goal obviously is too have root access then I am looking to flash the Bugless Beauty or beast rom. Any help appreciated. Thank You
 
jdldf said:
I kept recivieng the signature error. It seems there were some other folks having the same issue. Does anyone else have any other options?

My goal obviously is too have root access then I am looking to flash the Bugless Beauty or beast rom. Any help appreciated. Thank You
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what were you trying to do and which step are you on
 
OK, my last question, is will I lose any of my information if I root my phone? Will I lose any of my contacts, saved text messages, music/albums or any already installed app's? or will everything still be there after I root my phone?
 
I followed the Guide listed on the above link. I went through all the steps unmounted my device. Reached the exclamation mark. Held down the up volume key and camera key. When I toggle down to the apply sdcard updatezip I get a prompt in yellow stating" E:cant open/cache/recovery/command". After I press the directional pad to appy the update I recieve a signature error.I do not want to keep going through the steps but will if you need more info.
 
jdldf said:
I kept recivieng the signature error. It seems there were some other folks having the same issue. Does anyone else have any other options?

My goal obviously is too have root access then I am looking to flash the Bugless Beauty or beast rom. Any help appreciated. Thank You
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You can't use custom update.zips without SPRecovery installed. They're not signed.

So first, you must root. Then install SPRecovery to allow unsigned update.zips.

Then you can flash BB.

Getting rooted is simple. After that, this is a great guide to getting SPRecovery installed:

Installation | Sholes
 
So, I've decided not to root my droid...Like I said in my previous post's I just don't know if it's worth the risk, And just too risky for someone such as myself who doesn't know what they are really doing.. Regardless of how "easy" it may be to do..And after seeing some videos on what the 2.1 update will bring I think I'm just gonna wait for that to come out..Whenever that will be!? ::shrugs::...I thank those who posted reply's on this subject, And thanks for not flaming me!..This board and droid forum community in general is very friendly..More so then other forums!
 
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