On 2011-07-25, at 12:41 AM, Brett Delmage <Brett [ dot ] Delmage [ at ] twobikes [ dot ] ottawa [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca> wrote: > Having recently acquired a Nexus S phone I'd like to root it so I can > install OpenVPN among other things. I'm running the latest version of > gingerbread, 3.4.3 > > I'd like to run an OpenVPN client for which I'll install a server for, on > my linux server. > > I expect someone on the list has already rooted their phone...? I'd > welcome any pointers to trustworthy and proven sites, instructions and > downloads for this task. I'm not too worried about bricking the phone. Brett, If it's an Android phone, my understanding is the best you can do is cyanogen mod. The missus has an Android phone, and I _want_ to install the mod, but she won't let me neAr the thing. OpenVPN ( or an android catered mod) is a standard package. Instructions should be easy to come by.