Ok, I tried rooting my droid for the first time last night, and I really hope I didn't brick it. Here's what happned:
- I had 2.1 update 1
- I used the guide to rooting 2.1 here: Guide to Rooting Android 2.1 on a Motorola Droid - Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog
- it seemed like it actually worked. I flashed their recovery image, and the phone DID NOT reboot, but RSD Lite said it was done, so I disconnected the USB and rebooted it into the recovery mgr.
- I installed their update.zip, and that seemed like it worked too. I rebooted into 2.1 with root permissions. I tested this with the emulator, and I was able to use ROM Manager
- then i tried using a bugless beast 0.4 rom, and the phone wouldn't boot up after that
If I try to turn it on, I get the motorola M symbol, which then goes away, and comes back, flashing over and over.
If I try to plug it into the USB and restore the stock recovery image, it says 'Battery Low Cannot Program'. I plugged it into the wall charger for a while, but it always says the battery is low when I switch back to USB and try the boot loader.
It WILL boot into the Clockwork Recover Mod menu if I reboot while holding X, but I have no idea what to do with that menu.
Is my phone bricked for good? Is it just the battery?
Any help would be awesome, thanks
- I had 2.1 update 1
- I used the guide to rooting 2.1 here: Guide to Rooting Android 2.1 on a Motorola Droid - Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog
- it seemed like it actually worked. I flashed their recovery image, and the phone DID NOT reboot, but RSD Lite said it was done, so I disconnected the USB and rebooted it into the recovery mgr.
- I installed their update.zip, and that seemed like it worked too. I rebooted into 2.1 with root permissions. I tested this with the emulator, and I was able to use ROM Manager
- then i tried using a bugless beast 0.4 rom, and the phone wouldn't boot up after that
If I try to turn it on, I get the motorola M symbol, which then goes away, and comes back, flashing over and over.
If I try to plug it into the USB and restore the stock recovery image, it says 'Battery Low Cannot Program'. I plugged it into the wall charger for a while, but it always says the battery is low when I switch back to USB and try the boot loader.
It WILL boot into the Clockwork Recover Mod menu if I reboot while holding X, but I have no idea what to do with that menu.
Is my phone bricked for good? Is it just the battery?
Any help would be awesome, thanks