Updated the links the the latest build: .7
What you will be doing:
1.Rooting with superuser
2.Flash a new Recovery
3.Backing up your phones ROM(Operating system and all settings)
4.Restoring a new ROM
5.Having a better Droid than everyone else’s
I am not responsible your doing this at your own risk.
All credit for the ROM goes to Pete at AllDroid
You will lose all data (posted a way without data loss at the bottom) using this method but its not that hard to redownload all of your apps, all your contacts are backed up to your gmail account so its not a big deal. Plus i thought it was nice to get a clean start with bugless beast.
Firstly you need root
1. Download update.zip file from HERE
2. Rename to “update.zip” to the file downloaded in step 1 and copy to the sdcard
3. Power off the DROID and power back on while holding the X key
4. When you see a “/!\” symbol, press both vol+ and camera
5. Now follow onscreen instructions to install update.zip
Once you have followed that step by step you will have root access and now would me a good time to backup your Droid setting just incase something goes wrong.
Im sure you have heard the term "Nandroid" somewhere on the forum and everyone say make a Nandroid backup.
Nandroid is sort of a built-in backup tool in the recovery of your phone (recovery is the screen that came up when you held "x" and the "volume up" and "camera" buttons when your rooted) however, the stock boot image that came on your droid does not contain Nandroid. To get it we will install a new boot image. The name of this recovery is called "99.2b recovery"
Here is how:
You need an app called "DroidRootPro" or “DroidRootHelper” the pro is paid with more features and I recommend it to support the Dev, but the free version will work fine.
You will also need a tools folder that the app can access on the root of your sd card. The app gives you a walkthrough how to get the tools folder if you hit the menu button and then click “Get the tools”.
OK, so now you should have DroidRootPro or DroidRootHelper installed with the tools folder downloaded and in the root of your sd card.
Open the app (it will ask for su(superuser) access the first time. Check always and the app will freeze and crash but will be fine from here on out)
Now click these buttons in this order:
1. "Mount mtdblock3 System read/write"
2. "Install an chmod busybox"
3. "Install and chmod flash_image"
4. scroll to bottom and hit " Flash 99.2b recovery"
5. "Unmount System mtdblock3"
6. "Sync"
7. "Reboot Recovery"
You should now see a new recovery called 99.2b without even hitting the volume up and camera buttons.
Now to make a Nandroid backup!
The recovery should have red text to tell you how to use the controls.
hit "backup/restore"
hit "simple nandroid backup"
now let it do its thing.
when it says (done) you can use the camera button to go back and hit "reboot system now"
when your Droid boots, plug it in to your computer and mount it.
Navigate to the root of your SD card and you should see a folder called "Nandroid"
Open it and copy the folder in it to your desktop.
It should read something like(not exactly) "BDS-20100127-0503"
once it is copied to your desktop, delete it from the nandroid folder.
now to download bugless beast
HERE is the download for a nandroid backup of Bugless Beast
That is the link to Petes (make of bugless beast) page
You will need to choose between his 2.1 or 2.0.1 rom, as of now i feel his 2.0.1 is most stable with all the features working properly, but its your choice.
when that downloads, extract the file and you should see a folder alot like the nandroid backup we made of your phone and copied to your destop. Drag the newly downloaded folder into the "Nandroid folder on the root of your SD card (the same location we deleted the old Nandroid backup from earlier).
Now that you have the new Bugless Beauty Nandroid backup on your SD card in the Nandroid folder you can go back into "DroidRootPro" and hit "Reboot Recovery once again.
When the phone reboots into recovery do the following:
1. wipe data/factory reset
2. wipe cache partition
3. hit backup/restore
4. click simple nandroid restore
Now let that do its thing again.
when it says done, hit reboot system now
You should now boot into Bugless Beast! overclocked and in all its glory.
to set your CPU speed use the setCPU app
if anything ever goes wrong remeber to just mount your sd card, put in your old nandroid backup that is on your desktop into the "Nandroid" folder by itself and go back into recover and restore it!
UPDATE : INSTALL WITH NO DATA LOSS
If you must do it without wiping the data there is a way.
1. All the steps up to downloading the nandroid backup of bugless beast are the same.
2. Instead of downloading the nandroid backup of Bugless Beast, download the update.zip file of it.
3. Install the update.zip file EXACTLY the same way you installed the update.zip file you used to root your droid but you dont need to wipe data/cache before you. With this method you will be updating your stock 2.0.1 rather than replacing it.
let me know if you have any questions
What you will be doing:
1.Rooting with superuser
2.Flash a new Recovery
3.Backing up your phones ROM(Operating system and all settings)
4.Restoring a new ROM
5.Having a better Droid than everyone else’s
I am not responsible your doing this at your own risk.
All credit for the ROM goes to Pete at AllDroid
You will lose all data (posted a way without data loss at the bottom) using this method but its not that hard to redownload all of your apps, all your contacts are backed up to your gmail account so its not a big deal. Plus i thought it was nice to get a clean start with bugless beast.
Firstly you need root
1. Download update.zip file from HERE
2. Rename to “update.zip” to the file downloaded in step 1 and copy to the sdcard
3. Power off the DROID and power back on while holding the X key
4. When you see a “/!\” symbol, press both vol+ and camera
5. Now follow onscreen instructions to install update.zip
Once you have followed that step by step you will have root access and now would me a good time to backup your Droid setting just incase something goes wrong.
Im sure you have heard the term "Nandroid" somewhere on the forum and everyone say make a Nandroid backup.
Nandroid is sort of a built-in backup tool in the recovery of your phone (recovery is the screen that came up when you held "x" and the "volume up" and "camera" buttons when your rooted) however, the stock boot image that came on your droid does not contain Nandroid. To get it we will install a new boot image. The name of this recovery is called "99.2b recovery"
Here is how:
You need an app called "DroidRootPro" or “DroidRootHelper” the pro is paid with more features and I recommend it to support the Dev, but the free version will work fine.
You will also need a tools folder that the app can access on the root of your sd card. The app gives you a walkthrough how to get the tools folder if you hit the menu button and then click “Get the tools”.
OK, so now you should have DroidRootPro or DroidRootHelper installed with the tools folder downloaded and in the root of your sd card.
Open the app (it will ask for su(superuser) access the first time. Check always and the app will freeze and crash but will be fine from here on out)
Now click these buttons in this order:
1. "Mount mtdblock3 System read/write"
2. "Install an chmod busybox"
3. "Install and chmod flash_image"
4. scroll to bottom and hit " Flash 99.2b recovery"
5. "Unmount System mtdblock3"
6. "Sync"
7. "Reboot Recovery"
You should now see a new recovery called 99.2b without even hitting the volume up and camera buttons.
Now to make a Nandroid backup!
The recovery should have red text to tell you how to use the controls.
hit "backup/restore"
hit "simple nandroid backup"
now let it do its thing.
when it says (done) you can use the camera button to go back and hit "reboot system now"
when your Droid boots, plug it in to your computer and mount it.
Navigate to the root of your SD card and you should see a folder called "Nandroid"
Open it and copy the folder in it to your desktop.
It should read something like(not exactly) "BDS-20100127-0503"
once it is copied to your desktop, delete it from the nandroid folder.
now to download bugless beast
HERE is the download for a nandroid backup of Bugless Beast
That is the link to Petes (make of bugless beast) page
You will need to choose between his 2.1 or 2.0.1 rom, as of now i feel his 2.0.1 is most stable with all the features working properly, but its your choice.
when that downloads, extract the file and you should see a folder alot like the nandroid backup we made of your phone and copied to your destop. Drag the newly downloaded folder into the "Nandroid folder on the root of your SD card (the same location we deleted the old Nandroid backup from earlier).
Now that you have the new Bugless Beauty Nandroid backup on your SD card in the Nandroid folder you can go back into "DroidRootPro" and hit "Reboot Recovery once again.
When the phone reboots into recovery do the following:
1. wipe data/factory reset
2. wipe cache partition
3. hit backup/restore
4. click simple nandroid restore
Now let that do its thing again.
when it says done, hit reboot system now
You should now boot into Bugless Beast! overclocked and in all its glory.
to set your CPU speed use the setCPU app
if anything ever goes wrong remeber to just mount your sd card, put in your old nandroid backup that is on your desktop into the "Nandroid" folder by itself and go back into recover and restore it!
UPDATE : INSTALL WITH NO DATA LOSS
If you must do it without wiping the data there is a way.
1. All the steps up to downloading the nandroid backup of bugless beast are the same.
2. Instead of downloading the nandroid backup of Bugless Beast, download the update.zip file of it.
3. Install the update.zip file EXACTLY the same way you installed the update.zip file you used to root your droid but you dont need to wipe data/cache before you. With this method you will be updating your stock 2.0.1 rather than replacing it.
let me know if you have any questions
