2.1 out of the box and root question

[Rynn01]

I got my eris 2 weeks ago so 2.1 was already on it. I know that there are many topics about rooting, but all I could find dealt w/ rooting up to 2.1. So I thought a new thread might be in order.

Can I have simple directions on how to root my eris? The only reason I want it done is so I can turn it into a hotspot for my itouch, so directions on that would be great too.

[davros]

I'd say first, reboot phone while holding end and volume down and see what version of hboot you have. If its 1.49 your screwed for rooting.

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[Rynn01]

what will rebooting do? Just turn it off and back on?

[davros]

Ya turn it off and when you turn it back on hold the end button and volume down button.

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[Rynn01]

its 1.49 so now what?

[davros]

Enjoy your phone. The hboot 1.49 eris has not been rooted yet. I sold mine to get a droid

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[Rynn01]

ok, now I have a screen that shows an Eris and a big red triangle w/ a ! on it. I can't get it to go away.

But it will probably be rooted soon right?

Thanks for helping!

[davros]

Did you reboot it ? pull the battery see if that works ...

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[Rynn01]

that did it.
do you agree that it will be rooted soon?

[mentaloaf]

So what if it is 2.1...I'm trying to root my wife 's phone (just kidding) How do I root an eris from 2.1? It is really hard to find information on it. Personally I have a rooted moto droid with bb 0.1 and nextheme with p3's lv 1.2 gHz kernel and I LOVE it!