Hi everyone. Thanks for the support. Please note that I'm NOT trying to start an unrevoked debate! After doing quite a bit of reading about rooting, what it entails, and what to expect afterwards, I rooted my Evo with unrevoked. I've had no problems, have been able to create backups, flash, etc. However, after reading about rooting the right way, I thought I'd unroot and re-root with the methods in the stickies here.
I have a few questions before I get started though. First, I don't completely understand why unrevoked is viewed as too easy (i.e. not able to learn anything by doing it) but simple root (which is now one click) is not. Unrevoked is criticized because the user doesn't get to understand what is going on, but doesn't simple root hide just as much of the rooting process by only being 1 click? Don't get me wrong, I would definitely get valuable experience reverting from 2.2 to 2.1 with the android SDK, adb shell etc, but it seems to me that the actual rooting is just as mysterious with simple root as with unrevoked. Am I missing something? There aren't any simple root instructions in the sticky and the website doesn't say a whole lot other than "one click!" so maybe I'm missing something. Which brings me to my next question. If simple root hides a lot of the process, is the real benefit of rooting the "right way" that it's easier to troubleshoot? If I really want to root the "right way" is simple root TOO simple for me?
Again, I don't want to start an argument. I just want to learn about rooting, want to do it the right way, but I want to understand a little more before I jump into it.
Thanks again!
I have a few questions before I get started though. First, I don't completely understand why unrevoked is viewed as too easy (i.e. not able to learn anything by doing it) but simple root (which is now one click) is not. Unrevoked is criticized because the user doesn't get to understand what is going on, but doesn't simple root hide just as much of the rooting process by only being 1 click? Don't get me wrong, I would definitely get valuable experience reverting from 2.2 to 2.1 with the android SDK, adb shell etc, but it seems to me that the actual rooting is just as mysterious with simple root as with unrevoked. Am I missing something? There aren't any simple root instructions in the sticky and the website doesn't say a whole lot other than "one click!" so maybe I'm missing something. Which brings me to my next question. If simple root hides a lot of the process, is the real benefit of rooting the "right way" that it's easier to troubleshoot? If I really want to root the "right way" is simple root TOO simple for me?
Again, I don't want to start an argument. I just want to learn about rooting, want to do it the right way, but I want to understand a little more before I jump into it.
Thanks again!