Is there a thread that covers this? I have searched but am unable to find one.
wyzird,
This app does an in-place root of your phone. I.e., if you follow all of the steps, it will install Amon_RA's custom recovery and then allow and instruct you to flash the rootme.zip file via the custom recovery. Voila', you are now rooted.
Rooting using this method allows you to keep all of your settings, apps, etc, but give you root capabilities (i.e., options):
- you could download and install wi-fi tethering
- you could overclock your phone (a little more involved); i.e., make it faster
- you could download and install root-only apps like drocap2, Root Explorer, etc.
The world is your oyster (I wish I could have rooted this way).
You can, at your discretion and separate from this app, select/download a custom rooted ROM and flash it via custom recovery (although you don't have to and many folks would find this rooting method very inviting since they don't have to lose any of their current setups).
You should be aware that there are other things you need to know and do while / when rooted the most important being taking a Nandroid backup (done via custom recovery)
before making any major / scary changes to your phone.
Read around the threads, especially the stickied ones at the top of the all-things-root-eris forum to get a better feel for some of these topics.
Hope this helps.