OK Ok...

[SmokinHawtVegasChic]

I'm an ID10T...I had a Droid1....it was rooted...I gave it to my daughter...unrooted...I now have the DX1...well, I've had it for a while...didn't think I wanted to root it...as I've heard it could be...anyway, when I had my D1 I was able to use it tethered as a modem free on when connected to my laptop. Now that I have the DX1 I want to know if I can do the same thing with it. Can I? Can I root my phone? If so, can I use it as a modem to get internet free as I did with my rooted D1? Sheesh, I hate feeling like a noob.

[JSM9872]

What OS are you running on the DX? Either way it will be rootable it just depends on what it is running to determine how to root it.

[SmokinHawtVegasChic]

Okay....remind me where I find that out, please.

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[JSM9872]

If you look in Settings > About phone > then in there read your Android version.

[SmokinHawtVegasChic]

Android Version: 2.3.3
Build: 4.5.1_57_DX5-35

Hope that helps.

[JSM9872]

Ok well I am going to assume that you are running system version .602 or .605 based on your other info. If that is the case then you will need to use the Droid 3 One-Click method. It works on all Moto devices running gingerbread. It is real easy to do but you do need a computer.

[SmokinHawtVegasChic]

Okay, awesome. Is it in the forums here? And I have several computers.

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[JSM9872]

Yes it is.

Here is a discussion thread that is on DF: [How To:] Root Your Droid 3

And here is the actual tool I, along with many others, have used: Pete's Motorola Root Tool

[SmokinHawtVegasChic]

Ok, another dumb question lol...is the DX a Droid 3? Will this particular root work for my phone?

[jstafford1]

Ok, another dumb question lol...is the DX a Droid 3? Will this particular root work for my phone?

No the DX is not a Droid 3, but the root method was proven to work on all Motorola phone running Android 2.3(gingerbread) so it will work just fine on the DX.

LLR0717