New to Android, Droid X owner from Houston!

[billymayshere]

Hello everyone!

I am a former BlackBerry owner. I am moving from a Blackberry Tour to a Droid X.

I am trying to wrap my head around the whole android OS. I am very used to being able to shove everything when pressing the home key equivalent into organized folders to my liking etc. But I am getting used to it!

I am also wanting to get into rooting it. I want to be able to customize my Droid X much like how I would get themes etc for my Blackberry. Also be able to pick and choose what I want on the OS instead of the whole bloated thing with stuff I know I will never use wasting space. Especially Carrier Bloatware

I like the looks of the ROM GummyJAR. It sounds lean and mean and can do everything I would need it to.

So I need to get it rooted, and afterwards put the ROM on there, but what do I need to back everything up? Last thing I need to do is brick my device :-(

Please help a newbie out. This Android thing is a braaave new world for former Crackberry guy.

Thanks in advance

 

[mwhartman]

Welcome! There are quite a lot of former BB users here so you are in good company.

Here are a few links that may help:
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/re...-dummies-guide-android-terminoligy-lingo.html

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-hacks/632-what-root-means-stop-asking.html

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/rescue-squad-guides/70875-what-you-need-know-about-rooting.html

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/re...08-multiple-phones-root-them-unroot-them.html

Hope this is helpful.

Mike