Hey guys. been following xda since HTC eris. i moved a little to quickly this time and now im stuck...
i will start from the beginning.
I purchased my phone not too long ago (last week) and immediately looked up the gingerbreak. went through the motions and seemed to acquire root (superuser.apk). i then tried using titanium backup. "no root privileges). not thinking, i received a ota notification. i then did it.
in result, i lost root (if i even had it), I've tried slow88lx from rootzwiki rooting program for 2.3.3, and RSD gives me a failure result "failed flashing process. failed flashing process. Unable to retrieve initialization values from INI file. (0x7029); phone connected" so i could sbf back to 2.2.2.
tried threads:[Q] Rooting Question, [Q] Dx2 Cant Root <similar problem, [SBF] Gingerbread SBF for MB870 Verizon Droid X2 [SBF], SBF TUTORIAL (Collection of instructions from various threads), Droid X2 OTA Gingerbread Root Guide <both one click and adb, UPDATED - [HOW-TO] SBF back to stock Froyo, Update to P3Droids Pre-Rooted GB Update, etc....
I am lost in limbo. phone works with all of its stock flaws. plz help.
Try redownloading all the files needed here again. Install and reboot both the phone and ur pc. If on Vista or Win7 right click RSD Lite and select "run as administrator" from the properties menu. If that still doesnt work report back with ur results please.
make sure you are using rsd 5.3. after you reinstall everything on your comp, connect the phone to a different usb port (sometimes that helps). make sure you put the phone in rsd mode. i would use the gingerbread sbf and the new one click root as well if i were you. and make sure you do a factory reset after you sbf.
Thx guys. RSD 5+ did the trick. Flashed to 2.3.3 and ota rooted.
Really appreciate the suggestions.
Sent from rooted X2 ^_^
Thanks for letting us know you got it working!
The one click that droid-life posted for motorola devices worked without a hitch. I tried gingerbreak and had no luck either.
x2 was running stock 2.3, now running eclipse. liking it.
Looking for some help everyone.
Since I got the phone here in the UK, I have rooted it with the Bionic Bootstapper method, then the Razr Bootstrapper method and even though I thought I used Voodoo Rootkeeper, when I did my update to 2.3.6 via RSD I have since lost root again.
Now I believe I can root again with Motofail, but I cant find the app for this. I have looked in the Dev section and see a utility tool for GSM & CDMA but only the CDMA one appears to say root 2.3.6 motofail, the GSM one doesnt.
1. Can anyone help me with the right location of Motofail that will work for my phone ? 651.167.19.XT910.Retail.en.EU
2. Will I then be able to reapply the boot into CWM direct from start-up again ?
3. How do I get rid of the Bionic & Razr bootstrapper apps/utilities whatever they are if they they are no longer required.
Thanks in advance for your help
Can you not just uninstall the bootsrap apps? I can on my RAZR. Either by long press on their icon and then 'uninstall' our through the manage apps menu.
What fast boot files did you use to get to 2.3.6 on UK
I can't post links as this is my second post but googling root Droid razr 2.3.6 comes up with what you need.
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bootstrap and safestrap
I recently rooted my razr; for the most part to use Setcpu for better battery life. My question is: which is better to use, bootstrap or safestrap when it comes down to flashing a rom? I have seen that safestrap is preferred b/c you can boot into safe mode so if there's an issue with the rom you can revert back.
any help would be appreciated.
geemacd said:
Looking for some help everyone.
Since I got the phone here in the UK, I have rooted it with the Bionic Bootstapper method, then the Razr Bootstrapper method and even though I thought I used Voodoo Rootkeeper, when I did my update to 2.3.6 via RSD I have since lost root again.
Now I believe I can root again with Motofail, but I cant find the app for this. I have looked in the Dev section and see a utility tool for GSM & CDMA but only the CDMA one appears to say root 2.3.6 motofail, the GSM one doesnt.
1. Can anyone help me with the right location of Motofail that will work for my phone ? 651.167.19.XT910.Retail.en.EU
2. Will I then be able to reapply the boot into CWM direct from start-up again ?
3. How do I get rid of the Bionic & Razr bootstrapper apps/utilities whatever they are if they they are no longer required.
Thanks in advance for your help
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In reverse order:
3. You need to be root to remove old boot managers. (use a root file manager to get ride of old apps when rooted - zedomax "Max Lee" in youtube have a nice how-to manually remove those old apps)
2. After re-rooting you'll be able to reinstall CWM, safestrap 2.0, if you wish.
1. Try installing cdma root method, it's the same apps that will be installed anyway, seems to be just a wrong device identification done by the utility you're using.
Thanks
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I finally managed to find the right fastboot file (I think) to get me back to stock on my Verizon RAZR Maxx. The RAZR utility wouldn't work, but RSD lite did...sort of. At the end of the program while the phone was rebooting it got hung in the boot loop. I returned to the menu using pwr/vol+- and selected normal boot, and I got through the boot screen. RSD was hung up so I just closed it. Now I'm trying to get root back using the RAZR utility and the ICS installer, and it keeps saying that the system can't find the file specified. I haven't read where anyone else has had this problem...am I missing something?
I read that you have to manually push files using terminal window.
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/1598-how-to-guide-restore-root-after-installing-ics-leak/
Never mind dont think this explains your problem.
I had a similar problem. I got into a boot loop but was able to at least restart.
I installed voodoo and I think what I did is didnt install new super user and go from there. So I couldnt use the terminal commands. Not gonna start over at the moment.
Okay...just for giggles I used rsd lite to restore back to .748 2.3.5 instead of .173 2.3.6. Everything went very smooth, and I was able to use the phones update setting to update the firmware to .173 2.3.6 without a hitch. But still every time I try to use the razr utility to root it still says system cannot find path specified over n over again. I even downloaded root checker to make sure there were no remnants of root before reverting and all was good. I'm totally lost...please help.
have you tried using the "motofail" to root your 2.3.6?
Update your driver. Even if it is current still do it. That fixed my problem with using the utility.
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flashman2002 said:
Update your driver. Even if it is current still do it. That fixed my problem with using the utility.
Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2
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Yup, that's more than likely the problem. I was having trouble at first and after installing the updated drivers (think the link is in the same post) everything worked perfectly.
\\Carved into this thread by my ICS RAZR//
http://android-gz.com
I would like to thank everyone for their input and suggestions. I am finally running ICS on my RAZR Maxx!!! I went back and deleted the .rar files, re-extracted them using a different zip program, and the rest is history. I thought I would post my solution just in case it helps someone else down the road.
HEAD TO DROID X2 GENERAL TO MY THREAD THERE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE INFO ALL ON THIS!!!!![/B]Droid X2 owners i have figured out how to root the new 2.3.5/1.3.418 update. I spent a couple hours trying to get this figured out. Its simple and very easy to do well may not be for some but here you go just follow these simple steps and all that trouble that everybody is having.... here is the solution! First off do a hard reset from phones setting under privacy make sure to copy and paste pictures, music etc. to your computer cause you will have to check internal storage to be deleted for this to work ..after the reset u are going to sbf back to original 2.3.4 with (RSD Lite) Remember it has to be done in this order just take my word for it ...when finished.. phone will reboot let all factory apps download and install including gmail,
vz navigator, google books etc. You will not have to keep these apps you just have to let them install for this update after you sbf 2.3.4 and back to original. When your done with sbf file... Get (Petes Motorola RootTools_v1.07.zip) no other rooting methods worked ive tryed it.. type that into google search it should find his site.. and make sure to download (Windows Universal drivers) for computer depending on what you have 32 bit operating system or 64 bit.. both of these files can be found on petes site. After downloading drivers and zip file..... unzip petes zip and click on (petes motorola root tools). I had one issue with this when trying to root device i had to put phone into pc mode for some reason. And if still having issues try running the adb temp rooting procedure this seems to work everytime. Run rooting method till done then u should be rooted after this is done dont mess with SU leave it as is for now.... Now you are going to want to head to the the google market on your phone and type (ota rootkeeper) and download that app. After this is done you can go to that app and and press protect root it should say something like su safe or something like that at the bottom. Now when u are sure u have all these done correctly go to your phone settings and go to about phone and press on system update and download and install update to your phone. It will reboot and and install update after this is done let phone load back up and do what it needs to do. Now go back to google market and install ota rootkeeper again and you should get only one option and that is to restore root.. press that and there you have it. Now you can update SU and remove unwanted apps. Do whatever you please. This update has caused so many droid x2 owners to get very ticked off but luckily i found the solution to all the problems. If anybody is having any issues trying to get this done leave posts and messages i will help you out as much as i can. This process went really smooth you should have no issues at all. And if ur wondering about 2.3.5 it is deff. snappier with and even more snappier with bloatware apps removed. Install the droid X2 bootstrap manager just like u always would. HAVE FUN ROOTING>
The above instructions worked for me BUT I did it without factory resetting my phone and without wiping any of my data my phone is now rerooted with the OTA Update 1.3.418.
1. DO NOT factory reset your phone or wipe your data.
2. Re-flash your DroidX2 with RSDlite using the original sbf file.
RSDlite:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=784077&d=1321414457
My original flash file here:
http://www.general-files.com/downlo...Z_MB870_4.5.1A-DTN-150-30_1FF_01.sbf.zip.html
3. Re-activate your phone with *228.
4. Using Pete’s Motorola RootTools_v1.07.zip run Pete's Motorola Root Tools.exe.
Wait for Pete’s root tool to finish.
5. Now that you are rooted again, run ota rootkeeper, press protect root.
6. Go to your phone settings, About Phone and click on system update and
download and install the OTA update 1.3.418 to your phone.
7. After the phone reboots, run the ota rootkeeper and restore root.
jt
Droid X2 owners i have figured out how to root the new 2.3.5/1.3.418 update. I spent a couple hours trying to get this figured out. Its simple and very easy to do well may not be for some but here you go just follow these simple steps and all that trouble that everybody is having.... here is the solution! First off do a hard reset from phones setting under privacy make sure to copy and paste pictures, music etc. to your computer cause you will have to check internal storage to be deleted for this to work ..after the reset u are going to sbf back to original 2.3.4 with (RSD Lite) Remember it has to be done in this order just take my word for it ...when finished.. phone will reboot let all factory apps download and install including gmail,
vz navigator, google books etc. You will not have to keep these apps you just have to let them install for this update after you sbf 2.3.4 and back to original. When your done with sbf file and have re-activated phone added google account etc... Get (Petes Motorola RootTools_v1.07.zip) no other rooting methods worked ive tryed it.. type that into google search it should find his site.. and make sure to download (Windows Universal drivers) for computer depending on what you have 32 bit operating system or 64 bit.. both of these files can be found on petes site. After downloading drivers and zip file..... unzip petes zip and click on (petes motorola root tools). I had one issue with this when trying to root device i had to put phone into pc mode for some reason. And if still having issues try running the adb temp rooting procedure this seems to work everytime. Run rooting method till done then u should be rooted after this is done dont mess with SU leave it as is for now.... Now you are going to want to head to the the google market on your phone and type (ota rootkeeper) and download that app. After this is done you can go to that app and and press protect root it should say something like su safe or something like that at the bottom after u have pressed it. Now when u are sure u have all these done correctly go to your phone settings and go to about phone and press on system update and download and install the OTA update 1.3.418 to your phone. It will reboot and and install update after this is done let phone load back up and do what it needs to do. Now go back to google market and install (ota rootkeeper) again and you should get only one option and that is to restore root.. press that and there you have it. Now you can update SU, remove unwanted apps, etc.. Do whatever you please. This update has caused so many droid x2 owners to get very ticked off but luckily i found the solution to all the problems. If anybody is having any issues trying to get this done leave posts and messages i will help you out as much as i can. This process went really smooth you should have no issues at all. And if ur wondering about 2.3.5/1.3.418 update it is definitely snappier with and even more snappier with bloatware apps removed. Install the droid X2 bootstrap manager just like u always would. Dont hesitate to leave questions i will try to get back to them as soon as i can. HAVE FUN ROOTING> 2.3.5 And by the way for the people wondering I run this all on stock rom I dont use eclipse, affinity , etc or any other custom rom this is all straight stock rom
ZergRush also works for 2.3.4
RacerXFD said:
ZergRush also works for 2.3.4
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Heard zergrush changes something and won't let update work or something have to use Petes
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2.3.5 ruined my root droid x2
Got my phone unrooted from this update. I SBFd it back to 2.3.4 in a similar manner using moonshadows post on how to do that. (Took forever) than I rerooted with Petes 1 click roo also downloaded voodoos rootkeeper. Moved it to SD card with TB backup Saved my root. Backed up all my stuff (including rootkeeper) with paid titanium backup app...booted phone on fast boot. Wiped files. Booted back up. Did all the updates than loaded rootkeeper(which was on my SD ccard. Restored root with no problems ran TB backup installed update to 2.3.5 angreat. everything is running great. Running stock ROM. Don't know much but can try to help. Not** I couldn't load my nandroid back up using Tom manager system recovery after update
Thanks for the help.
mnkurk1989 said:
Droid X2 owners i have figured out how to root the new 2.3.5/1.3.418 update. I spent a couple hours trying to get this figured out. Its simple and very easy to do well may not be for some but here you go just follow these simple steps and all that trouble that everybody is having.... here is the solution! First off do a hard reset from phones setting under privacy make sure to copy and paste pictures, music etc. to your computer cause you will have to check internal storage to be deleted for this to work ..after the reset u are going to sbf back to original 2.3.4 with (RSD Lite) Remember it has to be done in this order just take my word for it ...when finished.. phone will reboot let all factory apps download and install including gmail,
vz navigator, google books etc. You will not have to keep these apps you just have to let them install for this update after you sbf 2.3.4 and back to original. When your done with sbf file and have re-activated phone added google account etc... Get (Petes Motorola RootTools_v1.07.zip) no other rooting methods worked ive tryed it.. type that into google search it should find his site.. and make sure to download (Windows Universal drivers) for computer depending on what you have 32 bit operating system or 64 bit.. both of these files can be found on petes site. After downloading drivers and zip file..... unzip petes zip and click on (petes motorola root tools). I had one issue with this when trying to root device i had to put phone into pc mode for some reason. And if still having issues try running the adb temp rooting procedure this seems to work everytime. Run rooting method till done then u should be rooted after this is done dont mess with SU leave it as is for now.... Now you are going to want to head to the the google market on your phone and type (ota rootkeeper) and download that app. After this is done you can go to that app and and press protect root it should say something like su safe or something like that at the bottom after u have pressed it. Now when u are sure u have all these done correctly go to your phone settings and go to about phone and press on system update and download and install the OTA update 1.3.418 to your phone. It will reboot and and install update after this is done let phone load back up and do what it needs to do. Now go back to google market and install (ota rootkeeper) again and you should get only one option and that is to restore root.. press that and there you have it. Now you can update SU, remove unwanted apps, etc.. Do whatever you please. This update has caused so many droid x2 owners to get very ticked off but luckily i found the solution to all the problems. If anybody is having any issues trying to get this done leave posts and messages i will help you out as much as i can. This process went really smooth you should have no issues at all. And if ur wondering about 2.3.5/1.3.418 update it is definitely snappier with and even more snappier with bloatware apps removed. Install the droid X2 bootstrap manager just like u always would. Dont hesitate to leave questions i will try to get back to them as soon as i can. HAVE FUN ROOTING> 2.3.5 And by the way for the people wondering I run this all on stock rom I dont use eclipse, affinity , etc or any other custom rom this is all straight stock rom
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The above instructions worked for me without factory resetting my phone and without wiping any of my data and thanks to those instructions, my phone is now rerooted with the OTA Update 1.3.418. I thank you for sharing with all of us.
1. DO NOT factory reset your phone or wipe your data.
2. Re-flash your DroidX2 with the sbf file and re-activate your phone.
3. Get Pete’s Motorola RootTools_v1.07.zip. To find it, search google to find his site. Make sure to download (Windows Universal drivers) for computer depending on what you have 32 bit operating system or 64 bit. Both of these files can be found on Pete’s site.
4. Install the Windows Universal Drivers, unzip Pete’s zip file and run Pete's Motorola Root Tools.exe. Wait for Pete’s root tool to finish.
5. Now that you are rooted again, go to the google market on your phone and search for ota rootkeeper. Download the app, run it, and press protect root.
6. Go to your phone settings and go to about phone and press on system update and download and install the OTA update 1.3.418 to your phone.
7. After the phone reboots, run the ota rootkeeper and restore root.
zergrush does not work on 2.3.5
tshelby73 said:
Heard zergrush changes something and won't let update work or something have to use Petes
Sent from my DROID X2 using XDA
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zergrush does not work!! To all that that wondering why it dosent work it changes something in the build prop or local prop not sure but it does not work for rooting 2.3.5. And also.. For some people they may not have to do a internal factory reset, in my case i did for what reason.. i dont know. Every time i tryed installing OTA update it failed. For the people getting this error you will most likely have to reset your device and follow my instructions. PLEASE READ MY INSTRUCTIONS first before making any changes if u dont want to lose root lose saved music , apps etc.... Remember internal factory reset erases everything in internal memory. Move your things you want to save to ur sdcard
Thanks mnkurk! Saved me a lot of time - work right the first time and allowed me to fully restore my setup from titanium (with backup folder on the sd card).
Using voodoo root keeper to root 2.3.5 update has been known since the update came out.
zerg rush cant be used for a number of reasons,.some people might be able to get away with it, but a lot of times it will cause the 2.3.5 update tofail the signature check , it removes/changed files on system besides just su, to make room for root.
jagsil said:
The above instructions worked for me without factory resetting my phone and without wiping any of my data and thanks to those instructions, my phone is now rerooted with the OTA Update 1.3.418. I thank you for sharing with all of us.
1. DO NOT factory reset your phone or wipe your data.
2. Re-flash your DroidX2 with the sbf file and re-activate your phone.
3. Get Pete’s Motorola RootTools_v1.07.zip. To find it, search google to find his site. Make sure to download (Windows Universal drivers) for computer depending on what you have 32 bit operating system or 64 bit. Both of these files can be found on Pete’s site.
4. Install the Windows Universal Drivers, unzip Pete’s zip file and run Pete's Motorola Root Tools.exe. Wait for Pete’s root tool to finish.
5. Now that you are rooted again, go to the google market on your phone and search for ota rootkeeper. Download the app, run it, and press protect root.
6. Go to your phone settings and go to about phone and press on system update and download and install the OTA update 1.3.418 to your phone.
7. After the phone reboots, run the ota rootkeeper and restore root.
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Some questions please...
After all these steps are done,
1. Will my sd card still have it's contents in memory?
2. Will all my programs will still be there?
3. I'm not sure how rooting and unrooting will affect already installed programs. Can you please expain.
Thanks for your help!
joliett said:
Some questions please...
After all these steps are done,
1. Will my sd card still have it's contents in memory?
2. Will all my programs will still be there?
3. I'm not sure how rooting and unrooting will affect already installed programs. Can you please expain.
Thanks for your help!
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1 yes, does nothing to sd card, even if you wipe data in recovery
2 yes, if you don't bootloop and have to wipe data
3 no effect, once root is restored
The link to Droid X2 2.3.4 sbf is down
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1201534
Considering I have to flash my ROM i'd prefer a reliable source to get the file.
Edit:
Perhaps a little more browsing was in order, here a few sbf files from MoonShadow's X2 rooting thread
Moon Shadow - NM said:
a. Froyo 2.2.2 SBF File (you may have to right click and select "Save Link As")
b. Gingerbread 2.3.3 SBF File (you may have to right click and select "Save Link As")
c. Gingerbread 2.3.4 SBF File (you may have to right click and select "Save Link As")
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Daerogami said:
The link to Droid X2 2.3.4 sbf is down
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1201534
Considering I have to flash my ROM i'd prefer a reliable source to get the file.
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If you can get/have the 2.3.3 file, just flash that...then take the ota once and you will be on 2.3.4
should I root 2.3.3-> ota 2.3.4-> ota 2.3.5
or Flash 2.3.3-> ota 2.3.4 then Root-> ota 2.3.5
What is the benefit of going as far back as 2.3.3?
Daerogami said:
should I root 2.3.3-> ota 2.3.4-> ota 2.3.5
or Flash 2.3.3-> ota 2.3.4 then Root-> ota 2.3.5
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Wait till 2.3.4 to root
No reason to root 233 it will just lose root when you ota any ways
Root .4
Then root keeper app
Then ota .5 and restore root with root keeper app
If going to flash a ROM after that, after you restore root, delete the su backup using the root keeper app before you flash the ROM or the rom flash will fail on ya
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Daerogami said:
should I root 2.3.3-> ota 2.3.4-> ota 2.3.5
or Flash 2.3.3-> ota 2.3.4 then Root-> ota 2.3.5
What is the benefit of going as far back as 2.3.3?
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I don't know of there is any KNOWN benefit
But i know that before when i had a bunch of battery issues and other things acting weird, i went ALL THE WAY to froyo, then rode all the ota's back to 2.3.4 and things seemed better for me.
Take with a grain of salt tho, i never did any "official" testing on it., just know it fixed weird issues i had with device not sleeping properly.
i was just suggesting it cause it it's easier than having to find and then wait for 2.3.4 sbf file to download If you already had the 2.3.3 file
So, now there is a gray triangle in the top right (which apparently stands for roaming) I checked my phone status and it reads
Network: Unknown
My Phone Number: 000-000-7729
I went against your advice because I already had 2.3.4, but that shouldn't have caused this, right?
few options
reboot
wipe data or just cache in android recovery
dial *228
turn on airplane mode or turn on wifi then turn off, reboot
all SBF or here ezSBF/ RSD lite/ SBF/ drivers by 1KDS or here
Droid SBF files http://sbf.droid-developers.org/
edit: some people with issues, have reported had to wipe data before and after, and even flashing SBF twice, before getting it fixed
but the options I listed first usually fix network connection errors
not listed in any order, just as they popped in my head
As stated above
Just dial *228
Should fix that
it gives you two options i believe.
Do both if first doesn't fix it
Thanks so much! If i could thank you more than once I would!
I had to leave for work and I was so bummed out my phone wasn't getting service.
All I had to do was activate it
2.3.5 (Still wish it was ICS) and rooted!
Thanks again!
The above instructions worked for me without factory resetting my phone and
without wiping any of my data my phone is now rerooted with the OTA Update 1.3.418.
1. DO NOT factory reset your phone or wipe your data.
2. Re-flash your DroidX2 with RSDlite using the original sbf file.
RSDlite:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=784077&d=1321414457
My original flash file here:
http://www.general-files.com/downlo...Z_MB870_4.5.1A-DTN-150-30_1FF_01.sbf.zip.html
3. Re-activate your phone with *228.
4. Using Pete’s Motorola RootTools_v1.07.zip run Pete's Motorola Root Tools.exe.
Wait for Pete’s root tool to finish.
5. Now that you are rooted again, run ota rootkeeper, press protect root.
6. Go to your phone settings, About Phone and click on system update and
download and install the OTA update 1.3.418 to your phone.
7. After the phone reboots, run the ota rootkeeper and restore root.
jt
Rooted 2.3.4 to rooted 2.3.5
I'm on 2.3.4, rooted. I have downloaded but not installed 2.3.5. I previously froze, but didn't delete bloatware using Titanium.
Do you think I can just install rootkeeper, defrost bloatware, then install 2.3.5 & keep root?
I'm kind of an idiot trying to keep it simple.
Thanks in advance,
George
Success!!! This worked nicely. It just took a long time to defrost the bloatware, then freeze even more bloat when it was re-rooted as there was so much on there.
OTA Rootkeeper is a thing of beauty, it's fast & noob-proof. Thanks for that!