Newbie Nexus S

[keegyy]

Hey all,

There is so many threads about rooting and newbie questions but I cant seem to find the answer Im lookin for. What is ROOT and what does it do? I have a stock Nexus S 2.3.4V and I want to know what the different between hacking an android phone and iphone jailbreak. I hope someone can help me with these answers Im looking for!

Thanks,
Keegy

 

[anon(226518)]

Here's a great resource. Lots of guides on rooting and the custom ROMs you can flash.
[REF] Complete List of Roms | Kernels | Rooting/Other Guides for Nexus S (GSM) - xda-developers

 

[ragnarokx]

Hey all,

There is so many threads about rooting and newbie questions but I cant seem to find the answer Im lookin for. What is ROOT and what does it do? I have a stock Nexus S 2.3.4V and I want to know what the different between hacking an android phone and iphone jailbreak. I hope someone can help me with these answers Im looking for!

Thanks,
Keegy

Read this for an explanation on rooting. Have fun

 

[anon(382630)]

ok, i'll hijack this thread, not to open a new one....my questions are:

can i and how can i return to stock kernel if Netarchy or others prove to be battery draining and less usable? i want BLN but not if it kills the battery life :/

also, is root + rom manager + CWM recovery + copy kernel zip to memory, reboot to recovery, flash from zip file (with cache/dalvik wipe) all i need to do, right?

any info is appreciated