Noob

[Kendroid24]

What roms and themes would you say are "best" or would just suggest?Is there a place I can look at pictures of what they will look like?

[Abe21599]

i dont have a ROM on mine (i have the DX) but i do have 928's theme - hes an active member here too so theres always dev support

but id check out here
Droid 2 Roms - Droid Forum - Verizon Droid & the Motorola Droid Forum

[Kendroid24]

You really are the best!

[Kendroid24]

Can I use themes without rooting?

[Abe21599]

nope. tehy need to be applied in custom recovery and you cant get that without rooting. the free version of Rom Manager will flash a recovery image for you after you root

[Kendroid24]

Oh.Is using rom manager better/safer than manually installing roms?When flashing new roms should I revert back to stock first if using a custom rom?

[Abe21599]

in my experience (and reading others on here) rom manager seems to cause some problems. i always just download the files off of these forums. but then again many use Rom Manager so its up to you what u want. I still have the app and use Clockwork Recovery (custom recovery made by the same guy)

switching usually just requires wiping data/cache in recovery then installing new one.

[Kendroid24]

Alright,this is all starting to make sense to me.I think I will give it a week(if I can wait that long) and take a shot at rooting my droid.

[Abe21599]

haha if you stay on the forums u wont be able to wait that long

[Kendroid24]

I keep seeing more and more things making me want to do it tonight!I know I should wait though until I can truly understand all of this.