D3 rooted?!

[spacecasespiff]

If you are wanting something "easier" then what has already been provided, maybe you need to ask yourself if you should really be rooting at all :-/

It is already extremely simple, and the one-click windows application likely makes it even MORE simple. If you are waiting for something basically idiot proof, and that is what you are describing, you'll have to wait a bit longer.

I've rooted my dx so I know what im doing its that I don't uderstand the shell stuff. I paid full price for this phones so I can afford to mess it up. There a lot of people that want to root and want an esier way of doing it and the one click is it. I can do that with my eyes closed. I don't like when people tell me that I shouldn't do something because I want an easier way. Im not a crazy waiting for root like some people are. I like my phone wether its rooted or not.

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[Fr33dom]

I've rooted my dx so I know what im doing its that I don't uderstand the shell stuff. I paid full price for this phones so I can afford to mess it up. There a lot of people that want to root and want an esier way of doing it and the one click is it. I can do that with my eyes closed. I don't like when people tell me that I shouldn't do something because I want an easier way. Im not a crazy waiting for root like some people are. I like my phone wether its rooted or not.

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I think you two are speaking past each other some. I think Mav is referring to the one-click at [ROOT] Droid 3 root instructions (One Click added for Windows/ Linux/ OSX) being as easy as it gets. No ADB skilz necessary.

Edit: just make sure you read through the comments at that link.

 

[lextune]

IMHO its best to wait until there is a proven way to unbrick the phone. There are plenty of brave souls putting their phone at risk and I plan to learn from their mistakes and wait until the first update comes out for this phone before I think about this root.

Thats just my approach--and so my advice. I cannot afford the risk.

I'll take it....

This is my first Android device, and I am definitely not a computer expert. I'd love to get rid of the bloat, but not at the risk of losing my crucial, and very expensive, phone.

 

[militant]

What are you guys doing to backup your stock rom?

 

[spacecasespiff]

I used the one click root and im now rooted. I used titanium backup and froze some bloatware.

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[spacecasespiff]

One question. To unroot after the one click root do I just factory reset or is there a different way just in case. Im sure we might need to if an update comes out.

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[guidot]

What are you guys doing to backup your stock rom?

There is no method of backup at this time.

 

[tcrews]

One question. To unroot after the one click root do I just factory reset or is there a different way just in case. Im sure we might need to if an update comes out.

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Root doesn't prevent OTA updates.....so you'll still get updates.

You'll lose root with an OTA update though.

If you want to remove root, delete /system/xbin/su and reboot your phone.

 

[Ragnell]

So what CAN I do with root at access at this point? Can I remove any bloatware and such yet?

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[militant]

So what CAN I do with root at access at this point? Can I remove any bloatware and such yet?

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Yes, but don't remove it. Freeze it via TitaniumBackup. You can freeze the bloat obviously, you can now take screenshot's to share, make back ups, to name a few.

 

[guidot]

Please guys/gals I see the word "backups" being used.

That is a titanium backup of apps and settings not a backup of your ROM. There is no recovery available as of yet.

Just a friendly reminder that if you do something horrible, your "backup" will do nothing, because its not a nandroid.

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[REMilk]

So what CAN I do with root at access at this point? Can I remove any bloatware and such yet?

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Freeze the bloatware! Do Not remove bloatware!

If you remove the Bloatware, you may not be able to update to the next version of the O/S. I made the mistake of removing bloatware from my OG Droid and I had to 'rebuild' using .sbf, the reroot and finally add all my apps back.

 

[darkmatter]

Figures root comes on my first day of vacation...

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[DroidXDoes4G]

Haha^

Does anyone know if this 1 click D3 method works on a Android 2.3.3 Droid X2?
My friend updated his when he got it, and since the X2 is usually on 2.2.2, I read GingerBreak doesn't work anymore.

 

[guidot]

If you check the X2 section someone has already done it and working supposedly.

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