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[Q] ROMs after rooting

I am completely new to forums and even newer to rooting. I have the HTC Droid Incredible, and I am just in the thinking stages of rooting. One of probably my many questions is this. Once I root my phone, if i decide to, do I have to put a ROM on it to be able to do anything, or can I still basically use my phone like I have been but with more administrative permissions ?

Robode said:
or can I still basically use my phone like I have been but with more administrative permissions ?
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yes .

Thanks for clearing that up for me, I have spent half of my day trying to figure that out. The other half was spent and is still being spent on looking up things and trying to decide if I want to root or not.

Robode said:
Thanks for clearing that up for me, I have spent half of my day trying to figure that out. The other half was spent and is still being spent on looking up things and trying to decide if I want to root or not.
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I would say one half of users root their devices because they want to use apps that need root. For example Titanium Backup or my app.
The other half just likes to tweak and fiddle with their devices settings, delete certain pre installed system app or just like the feeling .

i would have to say i fall under both of those halves. Yes i really would like to just get rid of the apps I don't use. But I have also heard that the apps that you get to use by having a rooted phone are some of the most useful ones, lol.

Its true, there are some great root apps out there. Also just so you know, rooting isn't permanent, you can go back to how your phone is out of the box in the event you experience hardware failure or something like that where you have to take it to Verizon. Rooting the incredible is ridiculously easy, install unrevoked, install drivers (if on windows), plug your phone in to computer, run unrevoked, enjoy!
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Now see there is my next questions, if and when i decide, if it's soon, do i wanna use unrevoked 3, or unrevoked forever ?

Unrevoked3 does everything you need.
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Thanks for the help.

Sure, no problem. Let me know if you have any other questions or hit up the incredible forums, I'm over there a lot.
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(Question) To Root or not to root

I have had my droid for a week now and see alot of people talking about rooting the pjone. Now I just got rid of a HTC imagio so I am new to Droid. ANy info and the pros and cons would help Thanks

Pros- customs roms, custom themes, remove bloatware, make your phone your phone!
Cons- voided warranty, potential bricking (which can be fixed 99% of the time)
But Honestly if you are technologically inclined it is definitely worth it, you will never go stock again!

Three top reasons to root imo:
1) Change the file system to make the phone faster. No, really, a LOT faster.
2) remove the programs that you dont want/need to free up memory, again to make the phone faster.
3) Remove the unstoppable/LOUD/annoying 'DROOOOOIID" startup sound that cant be silenced and can ruin a meeting if your phone reboots somehow!
4) - in the future when tethering is no longer freely available, free tethering (its my bandwidth and ill use if i want to)

rooting is the best thing I ever did to my first android phone on the second day of having it, and every phone since. once you root, you will continually realize more and more things you can make your phone do.
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cmdrfrog said:
3) Remove the unstoppable/LOUD/annoying 'DROOOOOIID" startup sound that cant be silenced and can ruin a meeting if your phone reboots somehow!
4) - in the future when tethering is no longer freely available, free tethering (its my bandwidth and ill use if i want to)[]
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[QUOTE=>DARKMAN you really don't even need to be technologically inclined. This is a really easy device to root.
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Sorry for the above post, hit the wrong button on the phone.
I wanted to ask how to silence/change the bootup sound.
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So basically its like the Hard_SPL i did to my Imagio so I could run the Energy ROMS and whatnot
Then i guess my next question sis where do i find out how to do it and what would I need to do it.

Does anyone have linpack or quadrant scores for the rooted version with new file system and the normal version.
I heard changing the file system would make the phone faster, but i don't know how much.

[Q] First time G2X owner and Noob to forum

Hi guys, I just got my g2x last thursday and think its one of the best phones out there. Its on stock gingerbread and Im wondering what kind of tips I can get from yall as far as making the phone look good and what are some of the best apps to use.
I am a previous iphone owner and the iphone was so easy to jailbreak and mod to my liking but after days of reading I see that its not as easy on the g2x. Can it be jailbroke? My other questions is how in the world can i get rid of apps currently on my device, i uninstall them and they pop right back up.

In Android world its call rooting. So the first thing you can do is root your phone. Read around how to do that. Then you should be able to uninstall any unnecessary app you do not like. After that you can install a custom kernel. Play with the over clock and under voltage on it. Then you can install a different rom like Cm7 or Miui.
There are lots of thing you can do with android. Thats why you think its not easy as iphone where you have only one option, jailbreak. Read around and take you time to play with you phone. Its not difficult at all and its lot of fun.
And BTW: Welcome to XDA.

First android phone here like you besides backflip which it was a temporary phone. It should be easy, it looked really complicated to me at first but I had a friend who walked me through everything. If u have any questions pm me or post in the thread. People here are glad to help. Welcome to XDA
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The g2x is surprisingly easy to hack. Especially on Linux. it's all simply laid out in the stickies. I'd suggest installing a rom ( operating system) before the kernel. I think it'll wipe the kernel when a roms installed.
Warning, everything I tell you will void warrenty.
Root. Gains access to entire device.
Install Clockworkmod recovery. This allows you to install zip files, along with SD card partitions, etc.
Install custom rom. As an iPhone user I think you should check out MIUI.
install kernel. Not sure if there's other kernels for MIUI roms.
Kernels are dependent on the rom. You want to be sure the rom you have is supported by the kernel you're installing before hand.
Uh... oh.
ROM MANAGER , after you root, could be found on the market. You can install Clockwork recovery from there (it does it for you) as well as roms.
Makes it a breeze. Doubt it's easier on the iPhone.
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pbcal said:
In Android world its call rooting. So the first thing you can do is root your phone. Read around how to do that. Then you should be able to uninstall any unnecessary app you do not like.
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I'm rooted and I still can't uninstall T-Mobile bloatware..

aceofserenity said:
I'm rooted and I still can't uninstall T-Mobile bloatware..
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You never want to uninstall the bloatware on a stock ROM as this will block any future OTA releases. The OTA and LG Updater checks your ROM and if it is not stock as it was delivered to you updates will fail the verification check. You want to buy an app from the Android Market called "Bloat Freezer." It only costs 99 cents and it freezes the apps - they don't run and are not shown in the menu; but since they are still in the ROM, just inactive, you can still get OTA updates. If you need to you can unfreeze the app at any time also. Much better way to go then deleting them.

I'm using AntTek app manager (free) to freeze my unwanted bloatware apps.

You're definitely guna love Android once you get the hang of flashing new ROMs and such.
Like you, i'm pretty new to this device also. So whenever if i feel the urge of doing something to my G2x, i always refer to this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049154
Good luck with your new G2x.

All true except this void warranty crap. If you pit everything back to stock before taking it T-Mobile there is Bo way whatsoever they know you changed anything. So don't listen to that part.
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All true except this void warranty crap. If you pit everything back to stock before taking it T-Mobile there is Bo way whatsoever they know you changed anything. So don't listen to that part.
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Actually the hardware keeps count of how many times the NAND has been flashed; but they never seem to look at that when you send it for warranty repair or replacement.

Wow thanks to everyone that has replied!! Coming from iphone forums you guys are awsome, everyone replied nice stuff and I didnt get beat up like noobs do on the iphone forums. I will read into rooting my phone, I love hacking phones and I think Android is the way to go.

[Q] Can someone explain what is gained by rooting your G2X?

I have done custom ROMS on my old HTC TP2 so I kind of get it, but what do you gain by rooting your G2X? Right now I have a stock G2X thar is unlocked. I'm sure you can install new ROMS after being rooted, but does the good outweigh the bad. What I am trying to say is yes I agree that a stock phone has some bugs, but overall it works and does what it is supposed to. But rooting? I see post after post on this forum of bugs after bugs and questions after questions about something not working after rooting. So far it seems like a hassle and a whole world of endless misery. I gotta say that I am impressed how you create new roms to work on our phone, but how about a 1 button fix that does everything from rooting to installing a new ROM without the bugs so us newbs don't have to ask a million questions and download endless Apps to make it work correctly. Another words I'm not sold on the idea unless I'm missing something. On my HTC TP2 I had no choice but to enter into the realm of no return because the phone was a snail POS to begin with. So now I ask, what can I expect, I mean the phone stock is pretty good?

I guess if you're not willing to learn some stuff and get your hands dirty, then maybe rooting this phone isn't for you. There's no "one-click-and-done" for this device.
It has staggering potential if you are willing to learn rooting & modding. There are some really great roms available that make this phone more functional, fun, and pretty.
I got some experience rooting when a friend of mine asked if I could turn his nook color into an Android tablet. I learned more doing that than I did in 4 years of high school.
Rooting & modding isn't for everybody. If you think your G2x is fine the way it is, then leave it alone.

wireless tethering

You don't need root to install custom roms. Just install nvflash.
rooting allows the use of some good custom apps. Titanium backup for example. Paid version allows one click to restore all apps.
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Beekersguy said:
I guess if you're not willing to learn some stuff and get your hands dirty, then maybe rooting this phone isn't for you. There's no "one-click-and-done" for this device.
It has staggering potential if you are willing to learn rooting & modding. There are some really great roms available that make this phone more functional, fun, and pretty.
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What do you mean more "functional"?
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wireless tethering
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If what you mean by "wireless tethering", you mean using your phone as a wireless router, than I don't understand because I can do that now without being rooted. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
shovelhead83 said:
You don't need root to install custom roms. Just install nvflash.
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I am really interested in hearing more about this. Where can I get nvflash? Is this something that will screw up my phone if I don't do it right? So after installing nvflash, I can just flash any ROM, just like that?

Plain and simple. If you want to be able to control every aspect of your phone: root. If your happy the way things are. Keep things the way they are.

AdFree. That is all the reason you need. And before I get flamed, I buy paid versions of apps I use, but on the ones paid isn't available, I block the ads. Can't stand them.

jsapp said:
AdFree. That is all the reason you need. And before I get flamed, I buy paid versions of apps I use, but on the ones paid isn't available, I block the ads. Can't stand them.
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True, number one reason to root. I decided to root because of that lol.
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Look at it this way.
With root, you are the phone's God.
Without root, you are the phone's *****.
Plain and simple.

Winning!
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Hacked....my phones are all rooted & busybox...

I'm in desperate need of help and this forum was recommended. Im a nurse, not a techie so bare with me. Going on almost 1 yr of every device, every acct...my whole life hacked. Its a very long story but somehow all my devices end up rooted with Busy Box installed. I never even knew what either meant. So, the 1st time Verizon thought i did it by mistake. 6 phones later...Im a genius, a special kind of stupid...or someone clearly hates me and is determined to make me lose my mind. HELP!!!!
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hackedchick said:
I'm in desperate need of help and this forum was recommended. Im a nurse, not a techie so bare with me. Going on almost 1 yr of every device, every acct...my whole life hacked. Its a very long story but somehow all my devices end up rooted with Busy Box installed. I never even knew what either meant. So, the 1st time Verizon thought i did it by mistake. 6 phones later...Im a genius, a special kind of stupid...or someone clearly hates me and is determined to make me lose my mind. HELP!!!!
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And what's the question?

The question is, how is someone doing this to my phones. I have seen plenty of posts where people are inquring how to root and install busybox. So the likelyhood of someone like me "accidentally" doing this to one phone is pretty much impossible. But 6??? I downloaded the busybox installer. Chose the option to remove it from my system. Factory reset. Downloaded the app again. It still says im rooted and still have busybox installed. I changed phones, carriers, phone numbers. Nothing works.
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There is just 2 possible solutions:
1) Someone has physical access to your phones and like to play with them
2) You're buying already rooted phones

hackedchick said:
--snip-a-bit-- Going on almost 1 yr of every device, every acct...my whole life hacked. Its a very long story but somehow all my devices end up rooted with Busy Box installed. --snip--
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Thats tech-support here - PI next door.

You may be installing software that can root the phone without you knowing, or maybe buying rooted phones. Leave the BusyBox Installer uninstalled. It may somehow be rooting you. Install security software on your phone and it will usually tell you about root. And when getting a new phone, only download apps from the Google Play Store, and nowhere else. Any shady apps should be avoided on the Play Store.
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somebody has access to it
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hackedchick said:
The question is, how is someone doing this to my phones. I have seen plenty of posts where people are inquring how to root and install busybox. So the likelyhood of someone like me "accidentally" doing this to one phone is pretty much impossible. But 6??? I downloaded the busybox installer. Chose the option to remove it from my system. Factory reset. Downloaded the app again. It still says im rooted and still have busybox installed. I changed phones, carriers, phone numbers. Nothing works.
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There are a couple of other options you need to look into. Once someone have compromised your gmail (or any other email) accounts you're using with your phone, there is really no telling what they can install remotely. However, the few most important aspects are:
Don't ever buy a used or opened-box phone from some "friendly guy who has one too many".
Don't ever let your phone out of sight, where you cannot be sure nobody can touch it.
Don't ever let some un-professional service center handle your phone, especially after you've already been there.
Also, it is clear from your picture that you seem to be a rather attractive woman. This is also a disadvantage, since unfortunately there are a lot of creepy guys out there, with nothing better to do that to try to get some sneak shots and personal info from tech-innocent nurses. I advice you to find a hacker girlfriend to help you find out who's spying on you.
Good luck!