rooting help

[Scott B]

I restarted after 9 min and did perm root...... not sure if it worked yet but it restarted

 

[1KDS]

you should have su when it boots

 

[Scott B]

how do i check to see if i do?

 

[WilfulHippo]

[How to] Use Z4Root to root your Motorola Droid X
I used this it works fine

 

[1KDS]

you should see the app superuser in your app drawer, to check for root you can get root check, free from the market, or if you have terminal emulator I'll tell you what to type

 

[Scott B]

ok i have the app....do i have to click on it in order to delete preloaded stuff off my phone?

 

[1KDS]

no, all the app does is control what apps you give su access to, check this out
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-x-hacks/62427-how-remove-bloatware.html

 

[Scott B]

so what can I do now that i couldnt before

 

[1KDS]

everything, delete bloatware, tether, ROMs, themes, overclock, etc etc

 

[Scott B]

Thank you for all the help!!!!

I will prob have more questions lol, i am trying to learn everything i can so im not such a noob.

will z4 work for the epic? and if so do I do it the same way?

 

[1KDS]

No problem, I'm glad to help, here's a list from the dev of z4, no mention of the epic

Compatible with [SIZE=+2]PERMANENT[/SIZE] root option

Samsung Galaxy S (All variants)
Backflip
Sony X10
Xperia Mini
Droid 2
Galaxy Tab
Galaxy I5700
Galaxy 3 I5800
Droid X
Samsung Acclaim
Cricket Huawei Ascend
Motorola Cliq
Huawei 8120
Hero
G1
Optimus T
Droid 1
Garmin Asus A50
Motorola Defy
LG Ally
Motorola Flipside
Motorola Milestone 2
Dell streak
X10 Mini Pro
Smartq v7 android 2.1

Incompatible with [SIZE=+2]PERMANENT[/SIZE] root option

Desire (requires nand unlock)
Desire HD (requires nand unlock)
Magic (unknown)
Evo (requires nand unlock)
G2 (requires nand unlock)
Archos 70 (unknown)
myTouch 3G (unknown)
Wildfire
Droid Incredible

 

[Scott B]

I ran the bootstrap and the phone rebooted but didnt take me to any other menu. it oaded normally and now i cant find the bootstrap anymore.....did I do something wrong?

 

[Scott B]

where does bootstrap save the backup?

 

[1KDS]

The backup goes in /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup
When you use the app, hit bootstrap recovery first, it should say success, then hit reboot recovery. It may prompt you to give superuser permission when you open the app, do so and hit remember

 

[Scott B]

Got it! thank you. Now you mentioned before about roms and themes and overclock? is there any way you can give me a little detail on those?