WOuld anyone put together a real beginner step by step on becoming root. I took th evmplayer approach, followed the procedure, but when entered

sudo root ./flasher --enable-rd-mode --reboot

it asks for password, so i left it blank, but them I needed to install xterm, so I picked osso-xterm_0.11_arm.deb. I couldnt figure out how to do that. I need ssh and to be able to back up the database from dejapim. I am in need of a quicken alternative that if I had to load the database from my 770 to the pc it would open, a good pda software product like the palm software (simply the best) and I would be a happy camper! CAN ANYONE HELP or someone make a simple .rpg install file I can place on th emmc storage card and use installer to access it and install! THANKS.