How-To: Root your Droid - Page 4

**breakmyfootoff** · #31 (**permalink**) 12-27-2009, 01:17 PM

The rumor is that the update will be Android 2.1.0 and will arrive on Jan 22, but it's only a rumor right now with no solid evidence

**z0mbiexx** · #32 (**permalink**) 12-27-2009, 01:18 PM

aww damn... that'd be awesome... too bad i disabled OTA updates

**breakmyfootoff** · #33 (**permalink**) 12-27-2009, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by z0mbiexx

aww damn... that'd be awesome... too bad i disabled OTA updates

Ya, but you wont have any trouble updating manually either

, and most likely earlier as well lol. You could actually have 2.1 on yours today, but I dont think the version out for the droid right now is as complete as the official update will be.

**z0mbiexx** · #34 (**permalink**) 12-27-2009, 01:24 PM

yeah i'd perfer a fully working 2.1 and ill get it and learn to flash em when a working 2.1

JonV · #35 (**permalink**) 12-27-2009, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoss

That hits home, great catch.

Reading it came like 15 seconds after hanging up with a "friend" who invited me over for dinner tonight...as long as install a new DVD player in his PC. Great timing!

parkjam · #36 (**permalink**) 12-30-2009, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by banden

OK... this thread has gone way off topic... so I'd like to contribute to the new off topic discussion: I present to thee: Why It's Better to Pretend You Don't Know About Computers.

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/computers

Funniest thing I have read in weeks!

jrodizzkool01 · #37 (**permalink**) 01-02-2010, 10:52 PM

I'm debating whether or not to root my device and I have a couple questions. What can you do with root access (besides flash roms and remove stock problems) and could you explain what's important about doing a nandroid backup?

**z0mbiexx** · #38 (**permalink**) 01-02-2010, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jrodizzkool01

I'm debating whether or not to root my device and I have a couple questions. What can you do with root access (besides flash roms and remove stock problems) and could you explain what's important about doing a nandroid backup?

a nandroid backup is in case you use the terminal or adb shell and end up bricking your device you can go into the custom recovery image and restrore from the nandroid and your 100% back and running at the state you made that nandroid backup its saved me many times

also with root you can screenshot any screen almost, set CPU MHz but don't think works with droid. Also my favorite is AdFree and removing the ads within websites and programs.

im also debating just "rooting" my brothers droid incase he ever in the future wants to do a custom rom before another OTA update.

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man now i figured out why my android SDK wasn't letting me do anything in "ADB Shell" im never using the terminal on my phone again...

parkjam · #39 (**permalink**) 01-03-2010, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by z0mbiexx

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man now i figured out why my android SDK wasn't letting me do anything in "ADB Shell" im never using the terminal on my phone again...

I can't believe you were in the first place! That's hardcore as all hell, rooting, installing nandroid, and custom firmware right from the phone!

**z0mbiexx** · #40 (**permalink**) 01-03-2010, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by parkjam

I can't believe you were in the first place! That's hardcore as all hell, rooting, installing nandroid, and custom firmware right from the phone!

what can i say thats how i roll.

the problem was running SDK isn't possible from a networked map drive... i should of figured that out since the kitchens wouldn't run that way either