On 04/05/2014 10:27 PM, Danny D. wrote:
On Sat, 05 Apr 2014 15:08:04 -0700, nobody wrote:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2439667

The same site has a forum for the L9. People there can tell you
whatever you want to know.

Thanks for that suggestion.

I've registered an account, and am voraciously reading up on how
to root this thing without bricking it.

I also see that cyanogenmod might give me a smaller Android
footprint, so, my overall goal might be three steps.

1. Root the phone
2. Replace the OS with a small cyanogenmod footprint
3. Add only the apps that I need or want

This might make the 600MB into a usable 2GB or so, if I'm
lucky ...

Strong suggestion: Learn from your experience. Your basic problem came
from making assumptions without acquiring sufficient knowledge. In
short, you didn't do your homework before you acted.

That practice can be fatal to your phone if you act as root. I'm not
trying to scare you away from rooting your phone and doing what you
propose, as I know enough to know that I don't know enough to pass
judgment on your proposal. I'm only saying that you should be extremely
cautious. Find out the pitfalls (there are ALWAYS pitfalls) of what you
want to do, especially if you make a mistake.

I've been a Linux user for 12 years, and have acted as root on my own
systems many times. I don't fear it, but I have a healthy respect for
the power. I have messed things up royally, but not before I had a
recovery plan in place. Be aware that even with that experience, or
maybe because of it, I wouldn't attempt what you are proposing to do
unless it was either that or the recyclers for the phone, and even then
wouldn't attempt it after only a few minutes of online reading.

Also, make sure the online information you are reading is current -
information from as little as a year ago might now be outdated. Things
are developing that fast. Faster.

Good luck.

TJ