Alright, so when I first heard that rumored July 13th day for the 2.2 update, I considered it hogwash, but at the same time thought that July was reasonable, since it'd be before the Droid X gets 2.2. So I said to myself, "Self, if 2.2 doesn't come out for any OG Droids before the end of the month, you should take the dive and root your phone. Cautious nature, be damned!" Well, word is saying August now, and August isn't July, so while I could do that song and dance again next month, I'm considering just going for it. But before I follow this tutorial and do the deed, I need to know some things first.
..So, yeah, I'm pretty nervous about this. In fact, typing that out is giving me second thoughts, mostly in relation to how my Droid seems fine as it is. So now I guess I can add one more question to that list: Is rooting right for someone as overly cautious as me? I'm aware of it's benefits, but also worried about what else might happen...
- Let's start with the general question first: what should I prepare for? The tutorial makes it seems easy enough, but I'm still feeling a bit leery about what might happen.
- Obvious precautionary question: does that tutorial I linked to seem about right?
- I hear alot of talk about wiping your phone before flashing a new ROM. Obviously, I take it that means everything is gone. Everything. So, obviously, I should backup what I can (settings for LauncherPro, for instance). What about, say, my save file for Replica Island? That game does not give you an option to backup your save files.
- I'm likely to be getting my Droid running on CyanogenMod, since his team seems to have been around the block, so to speak, when it comes to this kind of thing. (Still hard to believe it's only been a year or 2 since the G1 hit.) Is this a good starting point for a newbie to the whole ROM scene?
- What apps should I be looking for to really take advantage of being rooted? I have a list of stuff I've picked out with a simple search of "root" on AppBrain, and this seems to be everything I could ask for, but am I missing anything? (Keep the mentioned ROMs in mind... I don't know if CyanogenMod comes with a way to overclock built-in or not, but I assume it does.
- In case I do have to do a full wipe and have to reinstall all my apps, I do have AppBrain in the wings. But I understand I'll have to download the dedicated Google apps myself. Is that right? Or is that something ROM Manager (something that sounds like a Root user really needs) handles for me?
..So, yeah, I'm pretty nervous about this. In fact, typing that out is giving me second thoughts, mostly in relation to how my Droid seems fine as it is. So now I guess I can add one more question to that list: Is rooting right for someone as overly cautious as me? I'm aware of it's benefits, but also worried about what else might happen...