A few noob sbf questions

[fizzoyster]

Hi my droid x is extremely cluttered and I would like to flash the rooted gingerbread. First, however I think sbfing would be a good idea. I have found an sbfing guide that will let me boot linux on my mac from a usb drive. My questions are:
Do I need to have all bloatware installed prior to sbfing?
I had at some point flashed tranquility and then took it off my phone but I still get the liberty logo on startup. Will this effect sbfing? And lastly does anyone know how to boot from usb on a mac?
Thanks to anyone who can provide answers!

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[wseyller]

Doesn't matter what is currently installed on it.

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[fizzoyster]

But I have to be on stock froyo before sbfing right?

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[FernBch]

To answer your questions:

No, you don't need the bloat to sbf. What is om your phone when you do this is meaningless. When you sbf the phone is booted into "bootloader", not the OS.

You don't have to be on Froyo. SBF will return your phone to Froyo in stock, out of the box condition (as far as software goes).

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[FernBch]

Oh, and for booting from a mac, you can always create the cd using 1KDS's instructions. That way you boot and sbf from the cd and install nothing on your pc.

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[fizzoyster]

Im using his guide. I have no blanks. he states that it can be done from usb, but only gives directions for cd booting. I think ill just wait till I find a blank. Thanks guys

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[FernBch]

I thought there was a link in the post with instructions for a flash drive?

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[1KDS]

The flash drive instructions are for windows, for a mac I would go the live CD route.

[fizzoyster]

i got my hands on a blank, burned the iso and i am currently waiting for my droid x to charge completly. 1kds, on the 2nd screenshot of the script, it says that i must reinstall, and remove the battery. When should i remove the battery? and what does it mean by reinstall? sorry if these questions seem simple. Im just trying to make sure i have the directions to the point, as i would hate to brick my phone.

[fizzoyster]

Ok. So when I booted using the cd, I pressed enter at the boot baby boot screen, then after around two minutes of dots, my mac shut off or something. It has done it twice now

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