I'm thrilled to see this come across, I've been climbing the walls stuck with an unrooted phone. I ordered my Milestone the day of the announcement that the Droid had been rooted (blithely thinking that if the Droid was rooted the Milestone would work the same). I didn't realize we wouldn't get an update for so long. I'm thrilled to be free of Motorola from this point on.
Now that I've applied the root update, how soon before there a recovery image for European Milestones? I know getting root on the phone is pretty safe, but, I know that before I play with it too much, I want a fall-back.
Gwen
PS - I found the original directions a little confusing. In particular, I thought the directions wanted me to react to the "M" on the screen rather than waiting for the triangle and exclamation point. Also, I found hitting the 'camera' button at the same time as the 'volume up' didn't work. What did work for me was hitting 'volume up' FIRST and then the camera button.
I used these directions:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/yzu7fup
Step 1: Download one of this file and save it on the desktop (File One (milestone_root.zip) / File Two (milestone_root.zip)) - Both file are same. but hosted in different place.
Step 2: Rename the downloaded file to Update.zip
Step 3: Copy the Update.zip to your SD Card (On your Milestone)
Step 4: Power off your phone
Step 5: Now, while holding the camera power button on the phone - Once you get a Triangle + Exclamation point you are in
Step 6: Apply the update by pressing Volume Up + Camera
That's it .. Now, you have full access to your Motorola Milestone. Please feel free to ask me questions if you face any challenges.