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Root what else can i do to my Rooted X??

Hello there,

i have decided to start my own thread because i have been looking through all these other ones and my head is spinning haha..

okay so i have rooted my phone about a week ago, and love it!! but also feel like i haven't found much different in the rooting then without rooted.. i mean some small things that i mean i like and think are really cool but it hasn't blown my mind yet :) but my hopes are high and i know that you all on here will be extremely helpful with what i should do :)

okay things i have done to my rooted droid x, starting from day one :)

downloaded

Z4root (free)
Droid X bootstrap (free)
Rom Manager (free)
Titanium Backup (paid)

after doing a backup i did some roms and then i downloaded Fabolous apex 1.4.1

more downloads Honeycomb_bee Logo (to replace the M logo when starting up)
Bumblebee boot animation (to replace droid eye boot animation)
and lastlee the apex 1.4.1 honeybread theme

thats about it. i feel like there should be more that i can do with my phone that i have just not done yet.. i know that apex uses ADW Launcher and stuff but that i can use with out my phone rooted..

i have rooted my iPod (i dislike apple, so don't think i am about to say how good they are) and i can make the icons slide up and down or sided to side at the same time, i also can download all apps for free on it. and i haven't see that on the X yet.. and on the iPod i was able to have a drop down on the top of the screen were i could tap it and get into all my apps controls.. just wondering if there have been anything that i am missing here on that stuff where i have more control over my phone and what it can and can't do :)

you guys are always so helpful, so thank you a head of time for your assistance
 
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i'd say download quickclock or droid x overclock and start playing with the clock settings. be careful here though, b/c things can get very unstable very fast and you could fry your processor if you get too hot. Also, DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT set your clock and volt settings to apply on boot UNTIL YOU ARE SURE IT IS STABLE. I can't stress this enough. You could permanently brick your phone if this goes wrong. That being said, have fun and keep asking good questions.
 
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i'd say download quickclock or droid x overclock and start playing with the clock settings. be careful here though, b/c things can get very unstable very fast and you could fry your processor if you get too hot. Also, DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT set your clock and volt settings to apply on boot UNTIL YOU ARE SURE IT IS STABLE. I can't stress this enough. You could permanently brick your phone if this goes wrong. That being said, have fun and keep asking good questions.


that is the one thing i am sorta worried about haha, i almost bricked my phone when i first rooted it.. but i was like, NO i will not let this happen to me.. and i owned my X haha it has been perfect since.. sorry side tracked there, but over clocking has been something i want to do.. but there doesn't seem to be any free versions of it huh?? (i sound so cheap) i just don't want to buy something then my phone brick and me be out $2 haha.. i need that for gas in my jeep!
 
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well hmm that is a good question, haha oddly enough i think it would be cool to make my X look like the Fascinate the slide down dock have app icons in it. also have the ability to hide icons maybe.. also when looking at all my apps i could set it up to move sideways/up and down without changing a setting? maybe i just am new to droid rooting and used to ipod rooting. i just don't know how to do some of those things on the phone.. i know i can plug my phone into my comp and mess with codes and alter them but that's where i get into what files can be changed and not. it sorta gets over my head haha

so yeah those are a few.. and i know i have had people tell me they can download apps for free and never pay for them like on the ipod.. that's something i haven't found anywhere, so not sure how they do that haha i mean i have youtube it im not lazy haha just wondering if people on here have done it and know if its good or bad haha i guess i'm looking for the 101 + 1 of rooting droids and how to do the best roms and what to watch out for.. maybe settings that people have changed that makes it smoother overclocking settings and how the best way to keep it on top running performance while saving battery life :) sorry this is making me sound dumb and like a total noob i know i just like picking the brains of smarter people to make me wiser in my ways ;)
 
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