[Droid X General] Jubakuba:
Woah there buddy.

I'm going to clarify this process a bit for you before you mess something up, if you don't mind.

Root your phone.

The simplest method is to search for Z4Root here in the forums...it's a .apk that roots your phone for you.

Now...

I assume you want a sweeeeeeeet rom, ya?

We can do that...

MY personal recommendation would be this...

Make sure you have at least 2-3 gigs free on your SD...it won't need to STAY that way...but during this process, it will.

Open your contacts.

Click the options button.

Backup your contacts to your SD card.

Now download Titanium from the market...

The free version works fine for 99% of what you need.

The only problem is (as mentioned) you have to manually click the "install" button for all 500098098098 of your apps when you restore...as opposed to just one button and letting it work for a few minutes.

Open Titanium and backup all of your apps+data.

Do you want Liberty 2.0? I personally use it and LOOOOOOVE it...but you currently have to pay $5.99 for it...a free version should be released soon.

If you do...just download liberty toolbox donate from the market.

It will install the rom for you! The option is under the "Rom Manager" part...

Make sure you select both options when installing....The "Backup" and "clear data" ones.

If you don't want liberty...read below...if you've chosen to pay the $5.99...skip down to the ****** below.

Download either DX bootstrap or Rom Manager.

Rom manager actually installs Clockwork...where bootstrap is simply a method of booting into clockwork via an application.

Either work fine.

Find the ROM you'd like to install and download the .zip

Put the zip on the root of your SD card.

Boot into clockwork.

(With DX bootstrap you click "bootstrap" and when it finishes click "reboot recovery")

Backup. (Camera button selects options, volume moves up and down, and power moves back a page)

Now Wipe Data/Factory Reset

Now...Wipe Data/Factory Reset

And again.

And again.

I usually do that 3-4 times just for extra security.

Now install zip from SD card.

Pick the "Choose Zip from SD card" option.

Find your rom's .zip

Click Reboot.

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CONGRATULATIONS!

You're running a custom ROM!

Now...if you're contacts don't automatically start restoring...

You can choose the backup that you made from the options menu in your contacts.

Now...restore all apps+data with Titanium.

And you're back to where you were before the rom.

All your contacts...all your apps...

You may need to go back into your settings menu and change those back to your exact specifications.

Now...

If you don't like your rom...

You can boot into recovery again...

And restore to where you were previously with one click.

At this point after deciding I like the rom (I don't keep much free space on my SD)

I usually move my nandroid backup from before the rom to my computer...and delete it from my SD card...and then do another backup of my current (rom'd) setup.

I keep a copy of the titanium backup on my PC as well...and delete it from my SD card...there is no reason to waste a gig of space that can easily be transferred back when needed.

My recommendation is to always have you're most recent nandroid backup on your SD card and a copy of your last few on your computer.

You can rename the backup folders for organization...but don't use any spaces or special characters.

If you're REALLY hurting for space...

You can delete the nandroid backup safely if you have a microSD reader on your computer...in the case that your phone doesn't work and need to transfer the backup back onto your SD card.

Happy modding!