How-To: Root your Droid

[z0mbiexx]

you can use droid root helper to install the busybox and flash_image command and then either can flash recovery images from there or adb shell

[quadjacks]

Originally Posted by z0mbiexx

you can use droid root helper to install the busybox and flash_image command and then either can flash recovery images from there or adb shell

z0mbiexx, Thanks.... i tried to get those files but the link is broken on the web page that was linked to the Post #2. Where else can i find this?

Edit: found it on the Market!! I feel like i did when i first got my Touch Pro, like a big phat noob, thanks dude!

[z0mbiexx]

Heres Droid Root Helper v7

copy the "tools" folder to the root of your sd card
use Astro to install the APK
itll ask for root access and may crash once you accept
once you open it just install in the order after mounting mtdblock4
you can either use .15 recovery this comes with.. or rename .99.2b to the same name as .15 and it'll install .99.2b instead

Download Link

[quadjacks]

Originally Posted by z0mbiexx

Heres Droid Root Helper v7

copy the "tools" folder to the root of your sd card
use Astro to install the APK
itll ask for root access and may crash once you accept
once you open it just install in the order after mounting mtdblock4
you can either use .15 recovery this comes with.. or rename .99.2b to the same name as .15 and it'll install .99.2b instead

Download Link

Thanks, but the Droid helper is doing that now!

[quadjacks]

I am totally confused at this point. I have read OP and Post #2 several times and still am unsure of anything. So this is what i have done. I have installed the Droid Boot Helper, Tools folder to sdcard and all other required. I then began the steps according to the app. My problem is i have installed the Skull theme and was successful in getting the default theme back, however the freaking Skull animated boot screen is still there.

Also am i suppose to do a back up of my system before i start everything else so i have a good copy of the stock system, so if i need to go back to factory i can. I am very confused. Pleas help!

[z0mbiexx]

Wirelessly posted (Droid: Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.1; en-us; Droid Build/ERD79) AppleWebKit/530.17 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/530.17)

I never installed the bootscreen or the skull theme but if you go to droudboots.com they have others you can replace and reinstall including the original or new one should be in /data/local

[quadjacks]

Originally Posted by z0mbiexx

Wirelessly posted (Droid: Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.1; en-us; Droid Build/ERD79) AppleWebKit/530.17 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/530.17)

I never installed the bootscreen or the skull theme but if you go to droudboots.com they have others you can replace and reinstall including the original or new one should be in /data/local

So where do i put the file? Do i use Droid Helper to install the old one?

[z0mbiexx]

Tools/bootanimation/ has the skull bootanimation.zip simply download the one you want name it bootanimation.zip and replace the skull one within that folder and hit instal boot animation in droid root helper and reboot

[quadjacks]

Originally Posted by z0mbiexx

Tools/bootanimation/ has the skull bootanimation.zip simply download the one you want name it bootanimation.zip and replace the skull one within that folder and hit instal boot animation in droid root helper and reboot

That worked thanks. now that my machine is back to were it was, i wanna backit up but i see all the rename this file and rename that file, but i dont find step by step procedures. Is there a tutorial for that? Or can you explain a little better than Post #2 as it's not correct i dont think or i did something wrong!

[quadjacks]

I have 4 .img files in the Tools folder, recovery .15, .99.0b, .99.1b, .99.2b.... What are these about?

And in the Droid Helper (DH), i only see a link at the bottom button for .99.1b.... how do i access the .99.2b???