Getting the necessary files

Pt. 2 of 11 | 1:53 |

How to root your Motorola Droid

Tuesday September 28, 2010

In order to

root your Motorola Droid

, you will need to download certain files first. These files range from

Droid device drivers

to a

Froyo 2.2 ROM

. We'll give you the download links for

rooting your Droid

and explain how each of these

files is necessary to root

your phone in this episode.

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Show Notes

ROM Onix Beta 20

RSD Lite 4.6

SPRecovery ESE81

Motorola Droid USB Device Drivers 32-bit 4.6.5

Motorola Droid USB Device Drivers 64-bit 4.6.5

Note: An improperly flashed ROM can often brick the device, rendering it unusable. Use at your own risk. Butterscotch.com takes no responsibility for any damage to your phone as a result of rooting.

- There are several files you'll need to download to complete the rooting process.

- Onix Beta 20 is the Android 2.2 Froyo rooted ROM that will eventually be on your phone.

- RSD Lite 4.6 is software for flashing.

- The SPRecovery .sbf file is the file that you will first flash to your device.

- There are also 32-bit drivers for 32-bit Windows or 64-bit drivers for 64-bit Windows. Download the appropriate one.

- Once you've got all these downloaded, you'll be ready to go on to the next step.

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