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[Jorsher]

Currently running standard froyo. Now I wanna root. What's the best way a d what's a good ron to use? Its a moto Droid.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764470

[michigan_soler]

Thanks jorsher. What rom do you guys recommend?

Jorsher, where in al are you? Next time I pass through ill have to stop by.

[Jorsher]

Thanks jorsher. What rom do you guys recommend?

Jorsher, where in al are you? Next time I pass through ill have to stop by.

Dunno about roms for it.  Just look around xda-devs, read through which bugs are reported for each one, which is updated the most frequently, which thread has the most posts, etc, and make a choice.  Once you have a recovery rom installed it only takes a minute to install a different rom so you're free to try them out.

North of Huntsville.

[michigan_soler]

Sweet. Thanks for all the info.

[Hotrodlincoln]

Just got a moto droid2, so far its pretty sweet. Somone needs to start a beachhouse like we have for the blackberry.

[glustic]

Just got a moto droid2, so far its pretty sweet. Somone needs to start a beachhouse like we have for the blackberry.

Word, could be called droidhouse lol

[Jorsher]

http://www.viddler.com/explore/engadget/videos/1830/

 

The boot time is fucking nuts.

That's for the European's "G2" with HTC's Sense skin.  America's G2 will be bare-bones Android, so should be even faster.  With a custom Gingerbread rom and clocked to 1ghz...

And people bitched that it was "only" 800mhz, failing to realize that it's also the newer generation, faster, more efficient Snapdragon...

[michigan_soler]

that thing is sick as fuck!

[turbohf]

cant view  onmy phone.... hate this thing...

anyone wannarun threw this route/update shit with me  on my G1 LOL...

[klyph]

cant view  onmy phone.... hate this thing...

anyone wannarun threw this route/update shit with me  on my G1 LOL...

Sure, I'm rocking a rooted G1 on Cyanogen 6.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=553416

Read up and ask away.

[Jorsher]

This is one of the best guides:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Dream:Rooting

You may want to check on XDA devs if there's a newer version of the amon ra recovery image.

[JohnHandcock]

Im new to the droid stuff but got my evo 4g rooted...now my battery life last much longer 
Whats advantage to rooting?

[Jorsher]

Im new to the droid stuff but got my evo 4g rooted...now my battery life last much longer 
Whats advantage to rooting?

Similar to a jailbreak, I guess.  Of course with Android you can install any Android application you want, even from outside the market, but it still does give unlimited freedom.  Let's you flash new roms, add bits and pieces from other builds (different widgets, virtual keyboards, etc), can do easy tethering, anything.

[turbohf]

i wanna use it to tether this pos to my laptop.   neighbors internet connection sucks lol

[klyph]

i wanna use it to tether this pos to my laptop.   neighbors internet connection sucks lol

Use the guide Jorsher posted, that's the one I used. I was looking for it, but couldn't find it.

[MAJORAHOLE]

pdanet in marketplace, you dont need root. or if rooted wifi-tether in market. easy as pie

[Jorsher]

pdanet in marketplace, you dont need root. or if rooted wifi-tether in market. easy as pie

Downsides
- It's trial
- You have to install an app on the PC
- Last time I used it it would randomly drop connection
- Requires an installation

[turbohf]

pdanet in marketplace, you dont need root. or if rooted wifi-tether in market. easy as pie

Downsides
- It's trial
- You have to install an app on the PC
- Last time I used it it would randomly drop connection
- Requires an installation

sounds weak.

[Jorsher]

I used it and it does the job.  It's handy if you're in a bind and definitely a lot less trouble than rooting...but overall the "built-in" feature of a rooted/custom rom phone is a helluva lot easier to use.  If you aren't going to use it often or don't feel comfortable rooting/flashing, then it's just what you need.

Is it really in the marketplace?  Last time I used it, it wasn't, and I had to download from PDANet's site, copy to the phone through USB, then install...  Marketplaces are different for each carrier, so maybe some don't have it removed.

[MAJORAHOLE]

I i have verizon, but my marketplace isnt the verizon specific, (not sure what it is really) but i know i got it from there.
it was a long time ago tho, just after 2.1 was coming out in leaked roms for everything except for the eris, which at that time still didn't have root.
i only had to install a driver(i think) and i thought after the trail you just cant use secured websites(banks and shit), maybe not. i didnt use it alot. i use my wi-fi tether now alot, and its waaay nicer for sure

[glustic]

Wifi teather works fine, but not for long periods of time for me for some reason. It drops the connection and I have to restart the app and connection for it to work

[SloS13]

I use Wifi Tether all the time.  Classroom walls are thick concrete.

[turbohf]

using the pdanet tether now... seems to work great. better than my available random connections.

this shit wont reflect on my bill or anything right? Tmobile unlimited internet/text. should be legit?

[Jorsher]

using the pdanet tether now... seems to work great. better than my available random connections.

this shit wont reflect on my bill or anything right? Tmobile unlimited internet/text. should be legit?

They only see that you're using data, and even if they could see more they won't bother you...  It's fine.

[shadow]

for the people with a droid using the stock msg app. does your droid delete all your texts randomly? shit happened again today, kinda fucking annoying.

[Hotrodlincoln]

Mines glitchy,freezes and restarts randomly. Other then that, no problems I like it

[shadow]

yep, mine is that way too, except for the restarts,i think thats happened once or twice. the text thing pisses me off. maybe its bc i dont delete old texts and let them accumulate. tho i have it set NOT to delete them

[Jorsher]

Received my T-Mobile G2 today.

Shit is pimp, yo

[BoostedSchemes]

I use a program called wireless tether with 0 issues. For g2 roms I reccomend simply stunning, bugless beast, cyanogen mod in that order. All running the chevyno1 ulv 1.2ghz kernel and controlled via setcpu.

[Jorsher]

I use a program called wireless tether with 0 issues. For g2 roms I reccomend simply stunning, bugless beast, cyanogen mod in that order. All running the chevyno1 ulv 1.2ghz kernel and controlled via setcpu.

I has this:



http://www.htc.com/us/products/t-mobile-g2#tech-specs

Not this:



Newest gen Snapdragon.  Only clocked at 800mhz, yet still outperforms the older 1ghz Snapdragons.

No custom roms or root yet, but I expect one within the next week.  Isn't officially for sale until October 6, I just happened to get mine really early since it was shipped from Kentucky.

Coming from a G1, it's amazing.  CM6 helped speed the G1 up a bit, but this thing never lags and everything is smooth.

Wireless Tether is awesome and easy to use.  Only downfall is you need root.

Yes.