How to install RSD Lite 4.6

Pt. 4 of 11 | 1:36 |

How to root your Motorola Droid

Thursday September 30, 2010

The next step in

rooting your Motorola Droid

is to

install RSD Lite

4.6. This is the software that we will use to

flash the Droid

. This part is tricky as an improperly flashed ROM can potentially brick the device, but if you've been following along and follow this guide step by step, there should be no problems.

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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.

- Once again, you must have an American Motorola Droid running firmware 2.1 that isn't rooted.

- Double-click on the RSD Lite 4.6 file and begin the installation.

- Follow the prompts, agree to the license and click Next.

- When it completes, click Close.

- Now, connect your Motorola Droid 2.1 to your PC via USB cable and power down your phone.

- To do this, hold down the power button until a dialog comes up. Select Power off.

- Another dialog will come up reminding you that this will turn off your phone. Tap OK.

- Let your phone finish shutting down.

- Leave it connected to your PC!!!

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