Root Pre-Rooted GB OUT!

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Pre Rooted 2.3 is here - xda-developers

Pre-Rooted GB, required you to SBF back to stock, and follow instructions.. Looks very easy! I am going to do it this afternoon

 

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192795

This is the thread that has links and instructions at the end.. P3 should have the files posted today.

 

[Stick1300]

So, if I'm still running FroYo, can I just unfreeze my bloat and go from there? I wish someone would type up a step by step for newbies like me.

 

[CPR]

Same here. I have stock (un-rooted) Froyo. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[redwingfaninnc]

This may help you guys, if you haven't figured it out by now. I'll be trying this tomorrow.

[HOW-TO] SBF back to stock Froyo, Update to P3Droids Pre-Rooted GB Update - xda-developers

Given that I've not done most of these things before, I cannot recommend not following all the instructions, including the sbf, regardless of whether or not you had root prior to this.

 

[CPR]

I'm doing it now. Will let you know if I have a $500 boat anchor shortly.

 

[i_am_booked]

im installing right now as well. hope this works.

edit: crossing fingers, knocking on wood. it booting right now.

 

[CPR]

Installing update.zip file now, patching files. Looks promising. EDIT - SUCCESS! I can't explain it, but the screen looks better. It does transition between home screens MUCH smoother than Froyo. Time to play.

After restarting, I'm showing 145MB free.

I have a question about the TBH GB release and (especially) the bootstrap file from China we have to use. Is there a possibility either of these files have spyware, malware, etc.? I'm going to be leery of putting sensitive data on the phone now.

 

[i_am_booked]

worked for me on the first try. GB is so much snappier than froyo ever could be.

 

[redwingfaninnc]

Installing update.zip file now, patching files. Looks promising. EDIT - SUCCESS! I can't explain it, but the screen looks better. It does transition between home screens MUCH smoother than Froyo. Time to play.

After restarting, I'm showing 145MB free.

I have a question about the TBH GB release and (especially) the bootstrap file from China we have to use. Is there a possibility either of these files have spyware, malware, etc.? I'm going to be leery of putting sensitive data on the phone now.

I've wondered that before too, but I'm pretty sure that at this point someone else would have uncovered this.

 

[trophynuts]

hey guys i hope you enjoy rooted GB.

in the future though when you create threads of this nature put them in the All Things Root section. Thanks.

 

[CPR]

Crap, I didn't create a Nandroid back-up before installing the rooted P3Droid GB. Am I screwed now if I want to restore the phone back to its original state?

 

[Stick1300]

Grrrrrr. Since updating, every time I have to restart my phone (or unhook it from my laptop) it takes FOREVER (I'm talking 15min or more, easily) to mount the sd card. I just get a "Preparing SD Card, checking for errors" notification the whole time and it eventually goes away and things seem peachy. It wasn't doing this before. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[dmodert66]

Grrrrrr. Since updating, every time I have to restart my phone (or unhook it from my laptop) it takes FOREVER (I'm talking 15min or more, easily) to mount the sd card. I just get a "Preparing SD Card, checking for errors" notification the whole time and it eventually goes away and things seem peachy. It wasn't doing this before. Anyone have any ideas?

I think something may have gone wrong with your update then. I am seeing none of this. I rooted my stock phone, installed bootstrap and installed the rom. I did NOT clear data or cash (though I kind of wanted to. But I figured I try this first). Feels much more responsive and am having no trouble thus far.

 

[dmodert66]

Crap, I didn't create a Nandroid back-up before installing the rooted P3Droid GB. Am I screwed now if I want to restore the phone back to its original state?

You should be able to use SBF to go back to original no?

 

[afx38]

A big thank you to all involved in this process. I read all the posts here and elsewhere. Afterwards I determined that since I didn't freeze any bloat I'd be fine skipping the SBF, and I was. Followed P3droids steps, minimal as they were and it worked. No errors, no bootloop. Anyway can't say thanks enough.

 

[esmith818]

So once we have pre-rooted GB installed, can we just re-freeze the bloat and re-add any tweaks we made to previously rooted Froyo?

 

[esmith818]

After 12 hours, I have only two negative observations:
1) Battery life appears worse than Froyo
2) I'm not getting LED notifications for new email, etc.

Anyone else with similar issues, or have suggestions for what to do to "fix" these issues?

 

[kramerica]

So once we have pre-rooted GB installed, can we just re-freeze the bloat and re-add any tweaks we made to previously rooted Froyo?

It's what I have done and I have been on this since it came out. I have also themed the framework and a couple apps and have been running good ever since (except when I themed LPP and accidentally froze "home" which sent me to a never ending boot up - not boot loop - and had to SBF and luckily just restore the GB and nandroid backup).

 

[kramerica]

After 12 hours, I have only two negative observations:
1) Battery life appears worse than Froyo
2) I'm not getting LED notifications for new email, etc.

Anyone else with similar issues, or have suggestions for what to do to "fix" these issues?

1. I haven't noticed a big change in the battery life myself, but I have been screwing around with it so much, I chalked it up to the theming and gaming and display. I just wiped the battery stats this morning and will try to remember to update.
2. I'm getting the LED notifications, but am not getting the sound notifications I set in the new gmail version.

FWIW, I actually think I miss the Minimal X ROM even though it is surrounded in the mass quantity of controversy. My reception is still horrible and am hoping that this phone will get some BuglessPete going as he had some radio's that worked very well with my original X.

 

[esmith818]

I just wiped the battery stats this morning

Can you explain how to do this? On the D1, it was done within CWR. On the X2 is it done in the recovery software or by booting with volume down pressed, or something even easier?

 

[kramerica]

Can you explain how to do this?

You can do it one of two ways.

1. Go in to clockwork recovery (when your phone has been charged to 100%), arrow down to 'advanced', arrow down to 'wipe battery stats'. (edit - sorry missed the part where you said you had done it with the OG and it's done the same way).
2. Go to the market and download "Battery Calibration". It does the same thing, but you won't have to go to in to recovery to do this.

It essentially "deletes" the file that stores your battery usage and then creates a new one. You should do this any time you flash a new ROM.

 

[roy5000x2]

Anyone have issues with apps force closing? I'm 99% sure I know what I did wrong (which is why I'm redoing the pre-root update), but I just wanted to see if anyone else was having it happen.