Please share what a rooted phone can do as compared to a non-rooted phone and what a rooted Eris looks like. Screen shots and stories are welcome. Thanks in advance!
Please share what a rooted phone can do as compared to a non-rooted phone and what a rooted Eris looks like. Screen shots and stories are welcome. Thanks in advance!
I was on the leakv3 since the day it came out and I was regretting EVERY day that I leaked instead of rooting. I was becoming extremely bored of my laggy plain phone, but then about a week ago something magical happened. A leak root was found. Since then I have been rooted and loving every minute of my lag free phone, complete with 2.2 froyo. Overclocking definately increased the speed of my phone by ALOT. I see ZERO lag and GRRRRRREAT battery life (example: I had my phone unplugged for 17 hours yesterday and when I plugged it into the charger it was at 71%!!) Well ultimately the decision is up to you, but I recommend with all my heart that you root.
I was on the leakv3 since the day it came out and I was regretting EVERY day that I leaked instead of rooting. I was becoming extremely bored of my laggy plain phone, but then about a week ago something magical happened. A leak root was found. Since then I have been rooted and loving every minute of my lag free phone, complete with 2.2 froyo. Overclocking definately increased the speed of my phone by ALOT. I see ZERO lag and GRRRRRREAT battery life (example: I had my phone unplugged for 17 hours yesterday and when I plugged it into the charger it was at 71%!!) Well ultimately the decision is up to you, but I recommend with all my heart that you root.
How much tech knowledge must I possess to figure out things like overclocking once on root?
flashed a rom which added -
a2sd apps on sd card
wireless tether
got rid of all the stock apps that I didnt want like
amazonmp3,footprints,peep,stocks,etc
flashed a theme which customized the notification bar and icons
flashed a transparent lockscreen and customized it to suit my tastes
hmmm Im sure Ive done other things just cant think of them all now...... but ya theres plenty of good reason to root..... and I currently cant think of any reason not to
Shaggylouie (anther of some pretty great user names around here ), from my perspective, having one of the "golden" Erises with no bugs, issues or complaints at all at 1.5 or the 2.1 OTA, I spent a few weeks after the exploit was announced contemplating rooting.
Why would a person with a perfectly good device want to get into that device and have more configuration choices, even more optimization and performance choices?
I have a mac, so I used the mac portion of the instructions. Believe me, the process of rooting is easier when done, than it looks like written out in steps.
flashed a rom which added -
a2sd apps on sd card
wireless tether
got rid of all the stock apps that I didnt want like
amazonmp3,footprints,peep,stocks,etc
flashed a theme which customized the notification bar and icons
flashed a transparent lockscreen and customized it to suit my tastes
hmmm Im sure Ive done other things just cant think of them all now...... but ya theres plenty of good reason to root..... and I currently cant think of any reason not to
Very cool... This may sound stupid, but can you do all of those things on one ROM or do you constantly have to reflash your phone. I guess I need to actually hold a phone and see it work in front of me. Thanks for your input!
Shaggylouie (anther of some pretty great user names around here ), from my perspective, having one of the "golden" Erises with no bugs, issues or complaints at all at 1.5 or the 2.1 OTA, I spent a few weeks after the exploit was announced contemplating rooting.
Why would a person with a perfectly good device want to get into that device and have more configuration choices, even more optimization and performance choices?
^^^^^^ Self-answering question.
Frisco, I knew you'd say that eventually . I do have a good running phone, but I think I have an addiction to my phone. I think a lot (most) of us have an addiction to our phones. I guess I just can't stop. You are very wise.
I was nervous about rooting for a while myself, even after V3 Was rootable.
I finally bit the bullet and glad I did.
I was at my wits end with a Laggy Phone, missing calls, and just a sh*tty experience overall.
After ROOT, it's a NEW PHONE.
I can live with this phone for another year if I had to. Just as fast and snappy as my buddy's incredible. It's that LAG FREE.
No More missed calls or frustrations dialing one number, hanging up, and then dialing another right after. No More needing to wait 20 seconds between phone calls. I can launch APPS fast now, scroll fast, switch screens fast. No Hiccups.
Like I said, Its a New Phone.
Go for it and dont look back. I can stress this enough.
ROOT, then install Evil Eris 3.0 like I did. I looks stock (Sense etc..) but so much faster.
1. ROOT
2. Install Evil Eris 3
3. Install setCPU and overclock your Processor.
I was nervous about rooting for a while myself, even after V3 Was rootable.
I finally bit the bullet and glad I did.
I was at my wits end with a Laggy Phone, missing calls, and just a sh*tty experience overall.
After ROOT, it's a NEW PHONE.
I can live with this phone for another year if I had to. Just as fast and snappy as my buddy's incredible. It's that LAG FREE.
No More missed calls or frustrations dialing one number, hanging up, and then dialing another right after. No More needing to wait 20 seconds between phone calls. I can launch APPS fast now, scroll fast, switch screens fast. No Hiccups.
Like I said, Its a New Phone.
Go for it and dont look back. I can stress this enough.
ROOT, then install Evil Eris 3.0 like I did. I looks stock (Sense etc..) but so much faster.
1. ROOT
2. Install Evil Eris 3
3. Install setCPU and overclock your Processor.
You will be as happy as a pig in S*it.
How much time do you figure a person like me, who's somewhat savvy with computers in general but not a phone freak, would take to do this? An evening?
How much time do you figure a person like me, who's somewhat savvy with computers in general but not a phone freak, would take to do this? An evening?
I would imagine the process would take you less than 1 hour, which includes downloads, etc. Then there's the playing with the ROMs part which could last forever.
I can't get over how easy eu1 makes it look. Between eu1's post and Frisco's poll, there are going to be a lot of interested people out there (myself included).
I can't get over how easy eu1 makes it look. Between eu1's post and Frisco's poll, there are going to be a lot of interested people out there (myself included).
Believe it or not... it's actually easier than it looks
I did mine before all of these "easy" methods came out... I just used the Stock 1.5 -> Rooted 2.1 tutorial (worked even with 2.1 OTA). It looked overwhelming, until I actually sat down, read through it a few times, then did it myself... I was like, "huh... that's it?? wtf was I waiting for??"
I would imagine the process would take you less than 1 hour, which includes downloads, etc. Then there's the playing with the ROMs part which could last forever.
Thanks. I'm not looking for a new hobby; I just want a little more speed (when I say "speed", I mean smoother running), and to get rid of the phone lag. I like the Eris, but it doesnt seem as polished or as responsive as I've seen people's iphones are (not to get in a debate about iphones; I'm not an Apple hater, and I wouldn't go AT&T anyway).
I was on the leakv3 since the day it came out and I was regretting EVERY day that I leaked instead of rooting. I was becoming extremely bored of my laggy plain phone, but then about a week ago something magical happened. A leak root was found. Since then I have been rooted and loving every minute of my lag free phone, complete with 2.2 froyo. Overclocking definately increased the speed of my phone by ALOT. I see ZERO lag and GRRRRRREAT battery life (example: I had my phone unplugged for 17 hours yesterday and when I plugged it into the charger it was at 71%!!) Well ultimately the decision is up to you, but I recommend with all my heart that you root.
I'm also on the fence of rooting my phone. Everything sounds great about rooting, but I was thinking overclocking and other root like apps would drain the battery faster. One would think if you made your processor do more work, then said processor would need more power! How does rooting make the battery last longer? That's the only thing holding me back right now!
I'm also on the fence of rooting my phone. Everything sounds great about rooting, but I was thinking overclocking and other root like apps would drain the battery faster. One would think if you made your processor do more work, then said processor would need more power! How does rooting make the battery last longer? That's the only thing holding me back right now!
You can under-clock your processor when your screen is off saving TONS of battery, for example I have mine set at 480/122 for screen off and 787/480 default (when screen is on)
You can under-clock your processor when your screen is off saving TONS of battery, for example I have mine set at 480/122 for screen off and 787/480 default (when screen is on)
+1
That was an important discovery, for me.
I was noticing battery drainage about twice as fast as prior to overclocking before creating a screen off/sleep profile and putting 245/245 in there. Quite a difference.
Something funny today, I accidentally set my clock setting when the screen was on to 122 Mhz. Let's just say, that people complaining the Eris is slow have NOTHING on this. It was so slow, that when you turned the screen off, the touch buttons stayed lit for about 20 seconds.
You can under-clock your processor when your screen is off saving TONS of battery, for example I have mine set at 480/122 for screen off and 787/480 default (when screen is on)
I'm new to root so pardon my asking this as I'm sure it's been asked hundreds of times, but what all would I need to overclock my phone and be able to set it like that?
I'm new to root so pardon my asking this as I'm sure it's been asked hundreds of times, but what all would I need to overclock my phone and be able to set it like that?
Finally took the plunge and rooted after reading this thread and seeing those two great tutorials. I used the "DETAILED leak root" guide without a hitch and flashed evil eris 3. Currently setting the phone up and can't wait to get overclocking going!
I was also on the fence about rooting, Didnt think i needed it. One day i got bored decided to root my phone and now i ****ing love it. Its way more customizable, and faster. Once you root you will never want to "unroot".
I think I might hop over the fence to the world of root (via Root for Dummies - thanks eu1)! Now I am searching for a friendly ROM. Could someone please recommend a friendly beginner ROM that has been proven to be stable allowing full access to LauncherPro, Handcent and SetCPU?
It sounds like PlainJane 2.0 and Tainted Vanilla 1.4 are very similar to stock 2.1. I don't necessarily need to have Sense again, but I don't want anything so fancy that I find some bugs.
Device(s): Incredible 2, stock 2.3.4
Eris, rooted, with XtrSense
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Originally Posted by copestag
lets see what have I done since I rooted:
overclocked to 806
flashed a rom which added -
a2sd apps on sd card
wireless tether
got rid of all the stock apps that I didnt want like
amazonmp3,footprints,peep,stocks,etc
flashed a theme which customized the notification bar and icons
flashed a transparent lockscreen and customized it to suit my tastes
hmmm Im sure Ive done other things just cant think of them all now...... but ya theres plenty of good reason to root..... and I currently ca
nt think of any reason not to
I am still puzzled by the usefulness of wireless tether: almost
all computers in use today have wireless connectivity (at least the portable ones) unless you have a really old one.
Tethering via 3G is a different story: you could get to the Internet with it where you have 3G but no WIFI.
Peter
I am still puzzled by the usefulness of wireless tether: almost
all computers in use today have wireless connectivity (at least the portable ones) unless you have a really old one.
Tethering via 3G is a different story: you could get to the Internet with it where you have 3G but no WIFI.
Peter
You may be misunderstanding what wireless tether is/does.
It basically turns you phone into a mobile hotspot. You can connect a laptop, another phone, gaming device, ext. to your phone and connect to the net without wires. It is really cool and VERY useful.
Seems to be Froyo (2.2) ROMs having the camera issue... No camera issues with my current ROM (White Widow).
I can tell you first hand, Kaosfroyo absolutely destroys WW. The theme is the same and it is smoking fast!!. Just D/L camera magic and you have a camera again. Flash it you wont regret it 2.2 ROMS are way faster then the best 2.1
Device(s): Incredible 2, stock 2.3.4
Eris, rooted, with XtrSense
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Originally Posted by OfTheDamned
You may be misunderstanding what wireless tether is/does.
It basically turns you phone into a mobile hotspot. You can connect a laptop, another phone, gaming device, ext. to your phone and connect to the net without wires. It is really cool and VERY useful.
Thanks OTD for the explanation.
Let me understand this correctly: when you make your phone to do wireless tether it acts as a wireless router to serve WIFI devices around to access the Internet? In this case the data trafic from the laptop or other device is via WIFI to the tethering phone and the phone is 3G or WIFI to the Internet?
Let me understand this correctly: when you make your phone to do wireless tether it acts as a wireless router to serve WIFI devices around to access the Internet? In this case the data trafic from the laptop or other device is via WIFI to the tethering phone and the phone is 3G or WIFI to the Internet?
Device(s): Incredible 2, stock 2.3.4
Eris, rooted, with XtrSense
Thanks: 59
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Originally Posted by rev440x
Exactly
Thanks.
So when I travel somewhere with no WIFI available I can use my laptop to access the Internet...
How about Verizon? Will they know the difference if I am tethering or just using the phone's browser? Either way the data traffic is 3G.
So why is illegal (is it illegal?)
Peter
Device(s): Incredible 2, stock 2.3.4
Eris, rooted, with XtrSense
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Originally Posted by rev440x
I can tell you first hand, Kaosfroyo absolutely destroys WW. The theme is the same and it is smoking fast!!. Just D/L camera magic and you have a camera again. Flash it you wont regret it 2.2 ROMS are way faster then the best 2.1
So when I travel somewhere with no WIFI available I can use my laptop to access the Internet...
How about Verizon? Will they know the difference if I am tethering or just using the phone's browser? Either way the data traffic is 3G.
So why is illegal (is it illegal?)
Peter
I dont think they can tell the difference. Data transfer is data transfer, but someone else may know better then me.
I had to install SetCPU as well to OC. When I first loaded, it was set for 528/245 or something like that.
I read somewhere that uninstalling and reinstalling SetCPU will get it to show above 528. Now, I'm not sure if it's just that SetCPU doesn't recognize it at first or you have to run it that one time to get the full overclock effect to open up.
I did it! My phone now has root! Thank you everyone for your help. I am now running xtrROM 3.03 and my phone moves like lightning. I'm looking forward to trying out some different ROMs...
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On the Fence: Why Root My Eris?
), from my perspective, having one of the "golden" Erises with no bugs, issues or complaints at all at 1.5 or the 2.1 OTA, I spent a few weeks after the exploit was announced contemplating rooting.
instead of a retort.
