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Who has rooted/will be rooting their Desire?

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  • 29-04-2010 8:40pm
    #1
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm gonna root mine tommorrow as i'm getting sick of not having enough space to install apps. That and I want proper access to the market and i've always wanted to see how Debian Linux runs on Android!

    Will you? 12 votes

    Yes
    0% 0 votes
    No
    50% 6 votes
    Don't have Desire
    50% 6 votes


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    #2
    Abelloid
    Registered Users Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Abelloid


    Not sure... will I lose the Sense UI?

    I would like market access but that's about it...


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    #3
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    JustinOval wrote: »
    Not sure... will I lose the Sense UI?

    I would like market access but that's about it...
    Nope


    You get the exact same rom as you get on a stock HTC Desire except with superuser permissions allowed.


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    #4
    dragona
    Registered Users Posts: 1,644 ✭✭✭dragona


    Scared to......:eek:


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    #5
    Abelloid
    Registered Users Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Abelloid


    Well that will be a 'yes' then. :D


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    #6
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    It'll be one of the 1st things I do :)


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    #7
    Inquitus
    Registered Users Posts: 13,730 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    Might root when 2.2 comes out, or if someone releases a less messy root, not sure its worth it atm, gonna get a UK sim for paid apps for now.


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    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    Inquitus wrote: »
    Might root when 2.2 comes out, or if someone releases a less messy root, not sure its worth it atm, gonna get a UK sim for paid apps for now.
    Paul (The guy who developed the root) has made it very easy to do now. He's compiled a single image that you just boot up, open a shell and execute a script called step1 then a script called step2 to make it completely painless and easy to do. Much neater than the method he had up yesterday.


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    #9
    squire23
    Registered Users Posts: 257 ✭✭squire23


    Definitely rooting my Legend the minute it hits. Can't wait to get customizing this baby


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    #10
    Inquitus
    Registered Users Posts: 13,730 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    Paul (The guy who developed the root) has made it very easy to do now. He's compiled a single image that you just boot up, open a shell and execute a script called step1 then a script called step2 to make it completely painless and easy to do. Much neater than the method he had up yesterday.

    Cool, I was working off yesterdays news, will have a gander. As I see it market enabler is about the only major use for rooting right this minute.


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    #11
    Royale with Cheese
    Registered Users Posts: 8,983 ✭✭✭Royale with Cheese


    Don't have one yet, but will probably be rooting it (once I'm fairly sure it's not gonna brick the phone) when I get one. Lack of paid apps and having to store them on an internal memory of about 500mb is stupid.


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    generalmiaow
    Registered Users Posts: 865 ✭✭✭generalmiaow


    I might wait until they get write access to the system partition. On the other other hand, good reasons to root:

    MarketEnabler for us paddies
    WifiTether (not sure if this is available for the desire, nexus one build probably OK, too lazy to google)
    Overunderclocking
    Take screenshots

    need +w on /system for these:
    Removing a bunch of stupid builtin icons like quickoffice
    Apps2sd
    Installing Debian     and other geeky pursuits
    NANDROID     and other backup solutions
    Remote Wipe
    Take pictures without camera sound     you pervs


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    CiaranC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,300 ✭✭✭CiaranC


    Im confused. Isnt android an open platform? Why to you need to "root" the device? You dont have root on it by default?


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    #14
    youcancallmeal
    Registered Users Posts: 7,985 ✭✭✭youcancallmeal


    Wheres the not sure option? I'm going to wait and see. I'm happy enough for the moment but if there was some massive benefit of rooting I would consider it


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    artielange
    Closed Accounts Posts: 307 ✭✭artielange


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    Paul (The guy who developed the root) has made it very easy to do now. He's compiled a single image that you just boot up, open a shell and execute a script called step1 then a script called step2 to make it completely painless and easy to do. Much neater than the method he had up yesterday.



    Link please. Thanks


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    #16
    generalmiaow
    Registered Users Posts: 865 ✭✭✭generalmiaow


    CiaranC wrote: »
    Im confused. Isnt android an open platform? Why to you need to "root" the device? You dont have root on it by default?

    The platform is not any vendor's implementation of it (eg HTC's). Sometimes they have some way of making this inaccessible for security, to stop rogue apps from deleting your phone and so on, but it always fails. The N1 was much easier to root. I don't think any manufacturer has ever actively tried to stop people (except the G1 where the root exploit was the infamous "phone executes everything you type in any application as root" bug)


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    #17
    squire23
    Registered Users Posts: 257 ✭✭squire23


    Legend Rooted!!!

    "As promised... Rooting goes LEGENDary! Enjoy! :-) http://bit.ly/bQfvm6"
    http://twitter.com/PaulOBrien/status/13085504489


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