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#1
i need help with - kernel power -
i installed it by mistake and i dont understand anything about it
what is it doing exactly to my device?
i know it will increase the processor speed and other stuff but i really dont want that as i read before that doing so might fry my N900
and i cant have that as it took me ages to be able to buy one
i tried using that uninstall code and it asked me if im root
what is root?
 
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*facepalm*
 
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#3
If you haven't reflashed your kernel then it won't do anything major, don't worry.

It can't overclock your phone on its own.

root is admin in windows, ie the user thats allowed to install software and do a lot of other things.

You'll need to install rootsh if you want to get to root.

you don't have a problem, trust me. Plus if you ever do fancy overclocking 800 mhz creates only a few degrees more heat than stock speed, which is harmless as long as you don't run something that creates 100% cpu use continuousely.
 

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#4
if you've installed rootsh by now, in an xterm window type:

sudo gainroot

then you are logged in as root.... be careful, now you can break things
 

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#5
zarf thanks for your help
what exactly do u mean by break things?
all i need is to uninstall it
how can i unroot myself after that? if it is possible...
 
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#6
I mean you'll have access to delete things that could stop the phone working until you performed a usb reflash of the device.

you're perfectly safe doing the uninstall.

once you close the xterm window you don't go back to being root until you type sudo gainroot again.

sudo gainroot = log me in as root
 

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#7
until you become root, you could wildly delete almost any fiile you liked and the phone would still work, but root has permission to change essential parts of linux
 

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#8
dude i need to learn those stuff... =p

you have been really helpful...i dont know how to thank you
i was really worried
 
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#9
making sense?
 
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#10
always welcome, its friendly round here if you're learning
 

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