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Originally Posted by xxmillertimexx
Now, before you jump the gun and yell at me for this thread, I KNOW there are thousands of posts on rooting, how-to root, and the benefits of rooting. I understand the basics, such as backing up and what not, considering I flashed rom's for TP. But, it is so different from flashing a rom that I don't grasp everything that it entails.
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actually if you follow the SBF method it is exactly like flashing a nbh for HTC, except its an SBF for motorola. You will need an app called RSD Lite, google for it.
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1. WHY ARE THESE THEMES SO CHEESY?! They look like a flippin' hot air balloon with all these children colors and cheesy graphics-this is the number one thing from keeping me from rooting my Droid.
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There are many more reasons to root than themes (overclocking, anybody? wireless tethering? CPU frequency scaling?), but check out darkedge, its awesome. Way more complex than a regular theme though, there is a full 10 page or so guide on how to install it. there is also an irc channel #darkedgedev on freenode that is helpful.
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2. I don't understand this Metamorph. I think this utility is supposed to allow me to create my own themes, correct? I'd rather just download (decent ones at least) and install them.
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Metamorph does not create themes. It simply edits existing applications on the device. You can create your themes relatively easily that can work with metamorph. The reason metamorph requires root is because it can only modify apks in the system partition. (will be fixed in future releases). s far as theming goes, all those apks are already in system (framework-res.apk among others)
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It's funny that there are so many threads explaining this and how we should all stop asking what rooting is, well let me say this-there is not one thread that explains how to use Metamorph, how to back up your Droid, how update OTA when your rooted. It takes so much time for one person to go to each and every thread and read pages and pages about one specific topic instead of reading one thread that explains it ALL. Everything you could know about Rooting, Themes, UnRooting, OTA updates, Back to stock, and installing Rom's. Now please, without hesitation and/or insults, gather up all your knowledge and let us know exactly what to do and what each step requires.
Once again, I am fully aware of the warranty that is voided by rooting, and I do not need any replies that will put this post to shame. I simply want the facts, and that's it.
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when you "root" your phone, all you are doing is inserting some binaries into the system that allow escalation to root. that is all. you can now perform tasks that require elevation, which are managed by the superuser apk (comes with the su binaries). After you attain root, you can overwrite the recovery binaries with modified ones which enable you to use nandroid to backup and restore. from here, the sky is the limit. ROMs come in many different forms, the most common being nandroid backups that you simply put on your sd card and install them through the modified recovery. Darkedge comes as a nandroid and a series of metamorph themes.
if you can get that down then you will have no problems
(The droid world is different than WM, WM really holds your hand and tells you how to DO everything to the letter, like following a recipe and then you don;t learn anything. Then you end up with idiots with bricked phones. If someone were to make a post that you are asking for, there would be many more idiots with broken phones. Once you have root, if you are messing around in the terminal and you type one wrong thing, it could all be over and all that can save you would be SBF. If you are not willing to research and learn how it all works then just don't. The cons will far outweigh the benefits if you do not understand why you are doing what you are doing.)