For those of you not patient enough to wait for Verizon to roll out the 2.0.1 update, today is your lucky day. Not only can the Motorola Droid finally be rooted, the incremental update to the Android OS can be applied manually, and it’s as easy as 1-2-3. Of course there is a disclaimer that we take no responsibility if something happens to go awry.

First let’s talk about the update, which comes to us from AllDroid. Download the zip file from the forum post, rename it to update.zip, and place it on your microSD card. Power your droid off, and turn it back on while holding the “X” button. After the “/!\” symbol appears, press the volume up and camera button, then follow the onscreen instructions. Here is what you get in the 2.0.1 update.

Next up is is the rooting of the Droid, which again comes from AllDroid in the form of another zip file and is applied in the same manner. Note that this is for adb access and you can’t yet run apps from the Android Market that require root.

Have fun fellow Droiders!

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