Rooting a Verizon Droid

[NetNathan]

I want to run Titanium backup....and maybe some other OS versions.
If I root my Verizon Droid, will it affect my Verizon "agreement" and will Verizon know?
Will Verizon frown on me having another OS?
When I get any updates from Verizon or Droid will I have to root again?

 

[pc747]

I want to run Titanium backup....and maybe some other OS versions.
If I root my Verizon Droid, will it affect my Verizon "agreement" and will Verizon know? Rooting technically voids your warranty which is why you need to unroot before returning it to vzw for any repairs.
Will Verizon frown on me having another OS? Yes, which is why they removed root access from the 2.1
When I get any updates from Verizon or Droid will I have to root again? Some one will normally come up with a way to root or allow a rooted version of the update on your device.

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[NetNathan]

I want to run Titanium backup....and maybe some other OS versions.
If I root my Verizon Droid, will it affect my Verizon "agreement" and will Verizon know? Rooting technically voids your warranty which is why you need to unroot before returning it to vzw for any repairs.
Will Verizon frown on me having another OS? Yes, which is why they removed root access from the 2.1
When I get any updates from Verizon or Droid will I have to root again? Some one will normally come up with a way to root or allow a rooted version of the update on your device.

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Just about what I expected..
I have 2.0 now. Do they automattically me push 2.1 to my Droid or do I have to get....errr avoid.... the upgrade online.

Uh....how do you "un-root".

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[jstafford1]

I want to run Titanium backup....and maybe some other OS versions.
If I root my Verizon Droid, will it affect my Verizon "agreement" and will Verizon know? Rooting technically voids your warranty which is why you need to unroot before returning it to vzw for any repairs.
Will Verizon frown on me having another OS? Yes, which is why they removed root access from the 2.1
When I get any updates from Verizon or Droid will I have to root again? Some one will normally come up with a way to root or allow a rooted version of the update on your device.

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Just about what I expected..
I have 2.0 now. Do they automattically me push 2.1 to my Droid or do I have to get....errr avoid.... the upgrade online.

Uh....how do you "un-root".

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2.0?? why on earth did you not take the 2 updates that have come out? Both updates improved the phone a good deal.

You should have recieved a notice saying there is an update available for 2.0.1 and 2.1. It should keep bugging you about it.

Unrooting is a pretty simple process. There are guides out there and #1 in my sig includes how to unroot as well.

 

[NetNathan]

Questions answered in quote

Just about what I expected..
I have 2.0 now. Do they automattically me push 2.1 to my Droid or do I have to get....errr avoid.... the upgrade online.

Uh....how do you "un-root".

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2.0?? why on earth did you not take the 2 updates that have come out? Both updates improved the phone a good deal.

You should have recieved a notice saying there is an update available for 2.0.1 and 2.1. It should keep bugging you about it.

Unrooting is a pretty simple process. There are guides out there and #1 in my sig includes how to unroot as well.

Ooops....I did get the updates.
I am at "Firmware version 2.1-update 1". Does this mean I cannot root my phone anyway?

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[D2redneck]

what exactly does this rooting do with your phone anyway?

 

[pc747]

Rooting allows you to install custom roms, overclock your processor, chnage themes, use titanium backup to back up apps, use barnacle for wifi tethering.
Rooting gives you super user control to change things on your phone that normal users can not change.

 

[pc747]

You can install a rooted 2.1 ota where you phone runs like stock but have the ability to run overclock kernels and other apps. My phone is rooted and overclock but I am running the stock just like you are. Overclocking allows my phone to run faster overcoming the lag.

 

[NetNathan]

You can install a rooted 2.1 ota where you phone runs like stock but have the ability to run overclock kernels and other apps. My phone is rooted and overclock but I am running the stock just like you are. Overclocking allows my phone to run faster overcoming the lag.

Fully understanding overclocking.

I used to build gamng computers.

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[NetNathan]

Will Verizon frown on me having another OS? Yes, which is why they removed root access from the 2.1
Questions answered in quote

You can install a rooted 2.1 ota where you phone runs like stock but have the ability to run overclock kernels and other apps. My phone is rooted and overclock but I am running the stock just like you are. Overclocking allows my phone to run faster overcoming the lag.

Uh...
Am I missing something here??
Verizon removed root access from 2.1 .....but I can root my 2.1-update1?

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[cupfulloflol]

*Edit* Verizon/motorola never specifically gave us root access. Exploits were found to obtain it. Those exploits have been patched up in the 2.1 update, which is why it is the way it is now.

Yep, you have to flash an sbf to do so though. http://www.droidforums.net/forum/hacking-faqs/39254-sbf-root-unroot.html The SPRecovery.sbf will just flash a custom recovery on there, so you can install ROMs and/or root the phone. The older way was to flash back to 2.01, where the phone still has the exploits, and root the phone. SPRecovery way is quicker though.

You probably will want to read around though before jumping into rooting your phone if you do indeed want to proceed with it. There are a lot of decent threads in these forums that go over various details. The more you know prior to going into it the better off you will be in the long run.

 

[pc747]

There are two ways to install rooted 2.1.
Method one is to use sbf and flash 2.01 and then install the 2.1 with root update.zip

or use sbf th flash 2.1 with sprecovery.

Both methods achieve the same goal the method of choice is up to you.

here is a link of the first method (http://www.droidforums.net/forum/hacking-solutions/35617-rooted-2-1-ota.html)

 

[pc747]

I will post a link to the second one in a minute

 

[pc747]

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/hacking-faqs/39254-sbf-root-unroot.html


this is the second method.

 

[NetNathan]

There are two ways to install rooted 2.1.
Method one is to use sbf and flash 2.01 and then install the 2.1 with root update.zip

or use sbf th flash 2.1 with sprecovery.

Both methods achieve the same goal the method of choice is up to you.

here is a link of the first method (http://www.droidforums.net/forum/hacking-solutions/35617-rooted-2-1-ota.html)

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/hacking-faqs/39254-sbf-root-unroot.html

this is the second method.

Thanks for the info and links...
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