[HACKS] Root Droid 1 - regardless of OS version

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You're SOL with tethering the iPod Touchedyouwhere? This method MIGHT work (though I do NOT recommend Barnacle to anyone as I've never had a good experience with it). How to: WiFi Tether a Motorola Droid to an iPad - Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog

But I don't know if you can do the same thing on the iPod Touchedmeinappropriately. :) The laptop PROBABLY won't be a problem. However, for the most part I'd USB tether a laptop for security reasons.
 

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Help!!

This didn't work the first time so I was trying it again. I clicked start in RSD lite and right away it said error. Now when I turn my phone on, the bootloader comes up and says code corrupt. HELP!! Phone will not work.
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Thanks. :)

Alright, when you say it didn't work, what do you mean? You failed to get root or what?

While you're answering that it's time to proceed. With a "code corrupt" bootloader you need to flash a full SBF to get the phone running again. Some people have had a little luck with a recovery-only SBF, but they are in the minority. Unfortunately you've lost all data not on the SD card. I hope you had your contacts and data backed up with Google. :)

Before I drop a link on you, though, you need to have RSD Lite 4.6 or 4.8 or 4.9 (4.7 had problems) installed on your PC.
 

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I tryed to root my droid as in in the first post. When running rsd lite 4.6, I missed the boot and now my phone has a exclamation point on it. The post says to start over if this happens but if I close rsd lite it says it may damage my phone. Can I close it? I need to to restart the process.
 

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I cannot get this to work. Instructions in 1st post. When I hit start in rsd lite, how soon do I press the up button?
 

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Well, when you do try again, please try to give more details. What furman and the others were alluding to is in the last line of my sig.

good luck
 

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Wanted to stop by and say great post! I wasn't able to root my Droid1 with z4root and found your post here. The instructions were clear, precise, and easy to follow.

I did make the mistake of making a folder (to be organized) on my SDCard that held the update.rar. I found out only near the end of the instructions that it needs to be precisely in the main SDCard folder.

For a first time root I was pleasantly surprised and satisfied with this!
 
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