![]() ![]() Click the … next to the filename box and browse to where you saved the SPRecover_ESE81.sbf file.ġ1. Your phone should then boot to a black screen which is your bootloader.ĩ. Slide open your keyboard, hold up on the d-pad, then the power button for 5 seconds and release. Connect your phone to a USB and your PC and turn it off.Ĩ. Once you’ve completed steps 1-4, you can follow the video instructions below or skip right to step 6 to complete the process…Ħ. ![]() ![]() To find out what your Windows OS is, go to Control Panel>System and it will tell you.Ĥ. ( 32-bit) ( 64-bit)ģ2-bit for a 32-bit Windows OS and 64-bit for a 64-bit Windows OS. ![]() Download the correct Motorola USB drivers and install to your PC. Place the file somewhere other than your desktop.ĭO NOT RENAME OR ATTEMPT TO UNZIP OR ANYTHING.ģ. Download the SPRecovery SBF file: SPRecovery_ESE81.sbfĢ. This step does not root your device, it simply allows us to install a ROM that has superuser/root access included. This recovery will replace the stock Android recovery image and allow you to install a 2.1 ROM with root access. STEP 1:įlashing SPRecovery onto your device: The first and most important step is to use a program called RSD Lite to flash/install the SPRecovery image onto your phone. *Note 3* – This will not work on the Motorola Milestone. Feel free to ask in the comments though as one of our readers may be able to help you. I’m sure it can be done on a Mac, but I have no way of taking you through that process. If you are running 2.0.1 or rooted 2.0.1, this process is not for you. *Note 1* – So we are clear, this is for Motorola Droid users running stock Android 2.1. Cheers!įull rooting instructions after the jump! If you do harm to your phone, please do not email us asking for help as you have already been warned and accept all risk involved. If you choose to do this, we are not liable should you brick your phone or cause any sort of permanent damage. *Warning* – The process we are about to layout is extremely risky. Now read the warning below and we’ll jump right into this… There is no way to simply take your current phone /2.1 OS and gain root access to it except through use of the Android SDK which is a different process for another day. If that doesn’t work for you, then do not proceed with these instructions. The process highlighted in this post is simply a way to get you from stock non-rooted 2.1 to a rooted 2.1 ROM. Let me repeat that: Android 2.1 has NOT been rooted. At this time, 2.1 has not actually been rooted. In fact, this post will act as the one-stop shop for gaining root access to 2.1 rather than the few posts we have separated throughout the site which are inter-linked and seem to be causing some confusion.įirst we need to continue to clarify the rooting process. It’s about time we revisit the whole “rooting Android 2.1” issue since I still seem to get daily questions on whether or not it can be done. ![]()
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