Root T-Mobile MyTouch Q: All Things Root Guide (updated 12/23/2011)

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T-Mobile MyTouch Q: All Things Root Guide

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Reading, researching, understanding, and carefully following the published steps and instructions can go a long way towards helping to make your rooting efforts a successful one.

General Information

• Root Terminology
• http://androidforums.com/faqs/443432-what-root-being-rooted-mean.html
• You've went and rooted the phone. Now What???

• member misterfamilyguy suggests that for root, adb should be set up first, then in terminal run
  
  adb shell
  $ echo 1 > /data/local/lge_adb.conf
  $ exit
  
  then run current version of super one-click , which is at 2.3.3

Guides

• member mindstate reports that this phone can be rooted via superoneclick 2.2 and zergrush exploit (thanks!)
• un-rooting guide
• removing apps guide / safe apps to remove
  
  Spoiler

  member misterfamilyguy indicates that as far as apps to remove, his experience, NONE. It is more safe at this point to FREEZE apps only, AT LEAST don't delete the T-Mobile Home app.
  
  Another note, to wipe: Power off, Power on holding F+A+VOL DOWN+ power button, let go power with first LG logo, phone will boot the stock 3e recovery and wipe /data /cache. Can push softkey HOME I think it is and it loads the user selectable options in the 3e recovery.
  
  If booting with MENU+VOL DOWN you get 'SAFE MODE', can recover from safe mode booting while holding down ALL FOUR softkey buttons.
  
  Main things: Install titanium, install different home, freeze apps.
  The following I have found are safe to freeze:
  
  411 & more 1.2.1.5
  (t-mobiles) Backup 3.3.02
  Bejeweled 2.0.1.9
  Bonus Apps 1.2.1.74931.5
  CMAS 0.99
  Dragon Dictation 1.2.09
  Genius Button 7.224.01
  Highlight 2.0.73556.9
  Home 2.3.4
  Lookout 7.5-62BEC3C
  MobileLife Family Organizer 2.6.1
  More for Me 3.0.15
  News 1.0
  News & Weather 1.3.04
  Photo frame widget 1.0
  Polaris Office 3.0.3123.0
  Setup 2.3.4
  Slacker 3.0.522
  SmartShare 1.3
  Social+ 3.0.10
  Sticky note 1.0
  T-Mobile Mall 1.05.35
  T-Mobile Name ID 1.0.10
  T-Mobile TV 4.5.0.30-153309
  Telenav GPS Navigator 6.2.62011
  Tetris 1.0.36
  Tips 1.0
  Tutorial & FAQs 1.0
  Weather Weather.25.03.2011
  Wi-Fi Cast 1.1.7
  Yelp 2.7.4
  Zinio Reader 1.01.3420
• various how-to guides, etc.

ROMs

• None as of yet
• N/A
• N/A

Themes

• None as of yet
• N/A
• N/A
• [GUIDE][HOW TO] Easy Theming
• Theming tutorial
• Ultimate Online Theming Kitchen

Overclocking / Underclocking / Undervolting

• overclocking / underclocking
• undervolting
• related apps

Kernels

• None as of yet

Radios / Basebands

• None as of yet

Tools & Utilities

• ADB (Android Debug Bridge)
• MD5 checksum verification
• Titantium Backup / Titanium Backup Tutorial
• Root Explorer
• Odin / RUU / RSD Lite / etc.

Downloads

• Google Apps Package
• Android SDK