Rooting OG Droid

[jason638]

Was wondering if I could root my Droid without cell service. I want to eventually root my Razr, but I'd love to have a practice run, but obviously the Droid is not on my contract anymore. Thanks in advance

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[cobravnm13]

Yes, you most certainly can root your OG Droid without it having service. But you'll need and SD Card, access to internet, and hopefully you have a WiFi router and have your Droid connected to it. All you need to do is flash a recovery on your Droid, I recommend RZRecovery, download a ROM of your choice, I recommend one of Peter Alfonso's GPA builds to start off with but I like CM7 better, and there are plenty of How-To's on this site to get you started. If you need anything else don't be afraid to ask. Happy flashing!

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[jason638]

Can you point me to a step by step. Long time Droid user first time rooter, and I don't want to screw it up

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[CJM]

cobravnm13 is right. My old OG is rooted without any cell service. I even went as far as making another google account so my kids can download games from the market. The recovery & rom cobravnm13 listed are good choices too. There's even a ICS rom for the OG that works pretty good. Let us know if you need any help.

[CJM]

This is the process I used: Root Droid 1 - regardless of OS version Those phones are practically unbrickable. But if you need more help, just ask.

[jason638]

Like I said anything that's a step by step would be great, thanks for the help already

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[CJM]

On 2nd thought, I might be able to give you an easier way. Follow that guide to get RSD Lite set up & I'll type you up something.

[CJM]

Once you have RSD Lite setup, use the SBF under the screen shots at the bottom of this post to flash Raidzero's recovery: [Recovery] RZR SPR-based *update.zips-battery charging-more*

Then find a rom: Custom Roms
There should be instructions for those roms in the 1st post of the thread. Just make sure you do a full wipe before you flash any rom.

If you want to give that ICS rom a shot, its here: [Rom] Pre-pre alpha ice cream sandwich 4.0.3 for Droid 1

If you run into any problems, let us know.

[cobravnm13]

Yeah, CJM is a far more experienced user than I am and he would be able to help you more than I can. As far as a step-by-step, besides what CJM has typed up, if you go to the Droid section of the forums, I believe there is a stickied thread that is a guide on how to root. I don't know who tped it up. When I first started rooting back in the OGD days, I read a little here and there and just dove in. Had a few heart attacks doing it, but I soon got the hang of it. Even though I got used to the OGD and the D2, rooting a different phone is a different experience, especially when they are new. So even if you get used to flashing on the Droid, flashing on the RAZR would be a different experience and you might have a few light strokes while doing it. Either way, good luck to you and happy flashing!

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[jason638]

Hey, me again...i tried downloading RSD Lite 4.6 from the link, but the site was blocked by my anti virus, just wondering if anyone else had this problem or my security is just set too high, also how do i know if i need the 32 or the 64 bit motorola drivers. thanks