In my opinion, you should have at least some knowledge of what you are actually doing when you root. It's bad enough that rooting is pretty easy on the Droid and there are endless threads about "I followed such and such walk through and my Droid is bricked!" but if people need literally zero knowledge to root then it's only going to get worse.
There really isn't enough emphasis on learning how to use recovery software properly or even basic knowledge of what unlocking root access actually is. I think the one-button root application is really going to cause a lot of problems when people start screwing around flashing things when they don't know what they are doing.
rooting is great, but you should have a working knowledge so you can get out of anything you may get into.....
for some of the "haters".. not sure why there is such an allegiance to doing it the "original" way. heck, even the original way has tools that make rooting possible.. software someone made to make it easier, directions to follow, so following your logic we should all have to go back to the stone age? Better not use your calculator, do it the long hand way huh? I want to root, does not mean I have to know all the ins and outs. Sure, it helps things jibe, but Easy Root is a tool just like the one we all love.. the Droid. Itself it is nothing but a tool that makes your life easier...
Easy Root is a great concept & it will go this way as the "real" way is cryptic, tedious, timely, and frankly... a hassle. Why would you not want to make it easy to root? Does it prove something if you did it the "real" way? I am busy, things I want to do, if I can root in 5 minutes or 55, what would you choose? For me, easy choice and it is not cutting corners, it is just using a better method to get to the end.
Think about the fact that you root and then YOU relay on a guy like Pete or Chevy to put a trick ROM together for you so you can even make rooting desirable. Why don't YOu do learn to compile a ROM? Get it? Why should you even have to. You shouldn't.. so anyone hating on the app or the concept needs to slow their roll and think about how much they use these tools, but for some reason, 'this' tool is not cool to use? I hope they dial this app in and get it 100%. it will be awesome!
ok guys.....I'm new to droid....just got my cappy on 7/18/10....I see all this stuff about rooting the phone.......using easyroot. What is the best way to root my captivate....easiest if possible if you don't know crap and don't want a brick. Thanks in advance
for some of the "haters".. not sure why there is such an allegiance to doing it the "original" way. heck, even the original way has tools that make rooting possible.. software someone made to make it easier, directions to follow, so following your logic we should all have to go back to the stone age? Better not use your calculator, do it the long hand way huh? I want to root, does not mean I have to know all the ins and outs. Sure, it helps things jibe, but Easy Root is a tool just like the one we all love.. the Droid. Itself it is nothing but a tool that makes your life easier...
Easy Root is a great concept & it will go this way as the "real" way is cryptic, tedious, timely, and frankly... a hassle. Why would you not want to make it easy to root? Does it prove something if you did it the "real" way? I am busy, things I want to do, if I can root in 5 minutes or 55, what would you choose? For me, easy choice and it is not cutting corners, it is just using a better method to get to the end.
Think about the fact that you root and then YOU relay on a guy like Pete or Chevy to put a trick ROM together for you so you can even make rooting desirable. Why don't YOu do learn to compile a ROM? Get it? Why should you even have to. You shouldn't.. so anyone hating on the app or the concept needs to slow their roll and think about how much they use these tools, but for some reason, 'this' tool is not cool to use? I hope they dial this app in and get it 100%. it will be awesome!
forced the update to 2.2 first then took a risk with easy root and it worked like a charm. I am running stock 2.2 and rooted!
How did you force the update to 2.2? FRG01b or FRG22?
I think Easy root..if it ever comes back should only be used to use root access apps..I mean you probaby can use roms fine. But I don't think rom loading or asset overwrites are for the 'average' user. On droid life a guy fubar'd his phone after trying to load a rom after easy root, best to know how to create a recoverable backup of your phone in the first place.
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