yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] PharmCAT:
It says in the OP, that you have to set your phone to "Charge Only" but that only gives me the option to see some 5MB drive. Shouldn't I be using "Disk Drive" to get to the sd card?

This is about the "Step 5"

When I select "Charge Only" the computer can not see the sdcard inside the phone. When I select "Disk Drive" it can. So should I go to disk drive and then put the file and then go back to charge only?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] diesel43078:
What I did was put the phone into disk drive mode to copy the files, then put it back into charge only mode before continuing with the next step. Worked perfectly for me.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] PharmCAT:
Awesome. MIUI here I come!

Edit:

Holy ****, holy ****, holy ****!

OP I love you. None of the "I am assuming you know what you are doing" nonsense, just nice and simple and easy to follow directions and attached all the files.

Root success!!! :D
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] sacnotsack:
I keep getting invalid beta key. I have a checked countless times to make sure it's correct, and it is. Any idea

Sent from my DINC2 in Yuma, AZ
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] diesel43078:
Not sure what might be going on there. Double check to be sure the capitalization is correct. I noticed on mine that some letters were capitalized and some were lower case. It may be case sensitive.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] nazo0:
guys just two questions..

if i got the beta key off one pc and use it on another pc while doing the root process, will it make a difference?

also..i'm stuck @ step 5 -- im not able to access my sd card to to copy/paste the root zip file..i have debugging mode off and ready to go..
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] diesel43078:
Copying the key from one pc to another won't matter as long as the key is correct and case sensitivity is correct. As for the second question, try setting the phone to disk drive mode to copy the files then returning to charge only mode before proceding. That's what worked for me.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] nazo0:
I tired that but I want to make something sure, the "root zip file" is revolutionary-0.4pre4.zip, right? I'm just wonder cause if you're supposed to place that file onto your SDcard, how can you run the root zip file that's in step six?

Sorry for the dumbass questions lol...haven't rooted a phone in a while, don't want to mess **** up :cool:
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] udg21:
has anyone done this with mac yet? any instructions?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] rivera82falcon:
Steps 4 and 5 are fine. I'll clean it up more but you can copy and paste files by pulling down the notification bar and selecting the usb option to mount it. I will explain it better when I get to my desk.

:::EDIT:::

I stand corrected...you used to be able to do it but I guess you need to place it on disk drive mode now. Sorry about that everyone...will fix OP now.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] rivera82falcon:
The root zip file is the su one. The revolutionary one is the file that stays on your pc.

:::EDIT:::

Made changes in OP to reflect the difference in files.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] rivera82falcon:
It definitely is case sensitive. When you get the key, copy and paste it into a word file so you see the key font better. I had my key showing l's and I's looking the same.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] seejoshplay:
Quick question, before I root, I know that I want to back up all my non-cloud data (photos and music).

Without ti backup (no root now), should I do anything else besides copy that data. I.e. is there anything else that should be backed up before this process?

For clarification, I am not going to flash any Rom's just yet, presently I just want the superuser apps and especially to freeze bloat.

Thanks!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] rivera82falcon:
Just save it in a normal way. Not much else can be backed up at this time so save your personal data and root away. You won't lose anything following my guide. Once you obtain root, install titanium backup immediately (or do it first then root), and then back up everything.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] camaorguy1984:
Im getting an error when trying to extract files on a windows 7pc.... "The program cant start because AdbWinApi.dll is missing from your computer". Am i doing something wrong?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] rivera82falcon:
I just downloaded it now and verified that AdbWinApi.dll IS there. Redownload it again and run as administrator.

::EDIT:: I rooted using a Win7 x64 Professional Ed so you should have no trouble on yours.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] PharmCAT:
Btw, you can just copy and paste the beta key into the revolutionary window,

Copy the beta key, right click the title of the revolutionary window, go to Edit then Paste.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] rivera82falcon:
Very true if using the same machine to root, absolutely!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] PharmCAT:
It's a standard Command Prompt window, so I am assuming it should work for any version of Windows.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] infamousteeboy:
+1
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] rivera82falcon:
I meant you cannot do this if you are going to download the files from your work pc and then go home and root from your pc. Gotta save that key first.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] PharmCAT:
Oh, ok. :cool:
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] nazo0:
Thanks for making the corrections, made things easier.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] udg21:
can someone explain how to do this with linux
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] seejoshplay:
Great directions - everything worked fine, revolutionary flashed CWM recovery for me.

I had some trouble booting into Hboot, so I had to pull the battery, other than that, no problems.

phone is booting up now, can't wait to get my ti backup on and what not.

THANKS.

10E for revolutionary. don't forget to donate and thank a dev.

Cookie time for me.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Whoareyou:
[YOUTUBE] http://www.youtube.com/v/NuUQp8nvxUU?[/YOUTUBE]
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] woodmaster:
@udg21 + 1 cannot get this to work from linux. Ubuntu 10.04. I have added the udev rules, phone is on usb debugging, plugged in and just charging, non market software sources enabled...revolutionary for linux just does nothing when I launch it. Makes no difference if I'm su or not.

SENT FROM MY DINC2
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] wakeboard143:
Worked perfectly. Many thanks OP.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] rivera82falcon:
Can a mod sticky this topic please?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] :
This tutorial worked great for me. I was rooted within 20 min. Thanks rivera82falcon!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] vudumedic:
So to sound completely stupid. There is no solution for returning to s-on stock at this time?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] tungpt154:
I have a problem with step 9. FAIL when writing 'recovery'. Please see the picture :(
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] rivera82falcon:
Just to confirm, are you still in HBoot and in the Fastboot USB mode?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] woodmaster:
the revolutionary script in Linux needs to be run from terminal with root permissions by typing the following command in the directory you extracted the script to: <code>./revolutionary</code> that is all. Again you need to be su so depending on setup, you may need to type sudo and your password... Successfully s-off and rooted, CWM istalled(YAY!)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Mr.Obvious:
FAIL on pre3, and pre4 nothing works, even tried to install it manually and that fails...

just sits and hangs on FASTBOOT USB, doesnt go any further then that, I reboot the phone AND run rev again, and fails at the same part...

EDIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok figured out a way around all that, once it hanged I figured I would just do the fastboot, then go into recovery that way (with S-off). So I did that, checked the SD card image, went into rev recovery BLUE AND BLACK. Then went and installed the .zip SU apk from the root of the SD card, reboot the phone, and checked all my apps with SU and all are good. Just a quickie for those who are having any issues. Also the the OP thanks.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] nav525:
OK so I'm feeling stupid right now because I can't get past the step of downloading the htc drivers lol. The install wizard comes up and it starts working, but then after about 30 seconds the wizard just disappears and nothing seems to have been downloaded. Am I missing something? Any help would be appreciated.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] nav525:
Nvm guys..figured out. Officially rooted!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] infamousteeboy:
+1

Spectacles, Testicles, Wallet & Watch, evO²·³·³
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] DaGiff7:
Stepped through this walk-through and now am running CM7! Being new to Android and this being my first root, this guide was essential.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] prenedo:
Is this true? I was gonna ask the same thing...

Also, I know this is probably the wrong place to ask this, but I don't think I need to start a whole new thread for it... Can I restore my most recent TiBu from my Samsung Fascinate (apps w/ data, specifically angry birds ;) )
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] illcat2000:
Worked like a charm for me. No prior htc modding experience at all. I've had my dinc2 for 2 days now. Running virtuous unity as of today. Just follow the. Directions people.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] klabit87:
Jcase over at Rootzwiki has a guide to achieve S-On for people that used the alpharevx method for Froyo. I haven't been able to receive any confirmation as to whether the same S-On method will work the same for those of us with the Revolutionary exploit on Gingerbread.

I would post the link but I can't as of right now. :(

PM me if anybody would like to post it for me or would like to have a look at the post.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] twothtek:
Done and Done

First, thank you for your time helping us all.....there's a new su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed...See attachment.

And what will happen with the next update to Gingerbread?

AND what file can be removed that we used to get S-off and root?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] PharmCAT:
Nothing. You just install new version of roms instead. For example, most of the big name roms like MIUI and CM are on gingerbread 2.3.5 now.

If you want to stick around with the default sense then you probably will need to update by downloading new versions of roms as they are posted here. Because I think rooting breaks the OTA of the original sense rom that comes with the Inc2(could be wrong).

Basically, as long as from now on you stick with custom roms, you don't have to worry about GB updates. The rom developers will update them as they go.

Are you talking about the stuff you placed on your sd card? After I made a backup of my sense rom (before I started putting custom roms on it) and placed it on my computer, I just formatted the sd card. All the important s-off/root stuff is on the phone's memory/recovery.

...Hopefully that made sense and I wasn't wrong somewhere.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] tabaxi:
Absolutely brilliant!!

Followed directions exactly and everything worked perfectly. Thank you!!:D
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kendall316:
hey guys. im sitting here trying to get root. I have took all the steps and when im running revolutionary, it goes through and reboots the phone and says the thing about lemons and lemonade. then gets stuck on "waiting for fastboot" it just sits there. I tried it a second time and same thing. Then ive tried using step 9a and it says sending recovery failed-unknown error. anyone help?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kendall316:
Anyone? Im so excited that we have root now, coming from a rooted fascinate, that was the only downfall to me of getting this phone at the time. now we have it and i cant figure it out lol. Ive done all the steps and tried everything i can think of.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Phthalo:
I could have sworn I saw a I question about doing this on a Mac the other day and I was going to answer that... here is my experience anyway:

I tried to do this from a Windows VM using VMWare Fusion. I made sure the device was set to connect to the VM automatically. The phone will reconnect to the computer several times, and it seems that this will eventually screw things up going through a VM. Revolutionary could read the device until the first time it reached the bootloader screen. It couldn't restart the phone after that to achieve S-Off.

Instead I booted from an Ubuntu CD (if you are running a newer Mac you might have trouble with this part too--let me know) and everything worked fine.

Thanks for all the hard work on this!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kendall316:
im doing this on my pc windows vista. how can i get it to reboot when it gets to the first hboot?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] mad96:
I've got s-off but cwm won't install, its in the adb folder per instructions but no go. I tried Rom manager flag but no su. Any ideas I'm prob missing something simple

BOLTED DOWN....
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] MedleHed:
BOOM!

I was a little sad when I upgraded from my rooted Incredible to the Incredible 2 with Gingerbread just to find out there wasn't a root method yet. I knew it wouldn't take long. Thanks for the instructions. It worked like a charm and was way easier than I expected.

I'm guessing the people experiencing problems either don't have fast boot disabled or don't have usb debugging on. Just my 2 cents.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kendall316:
i have it turned off, and debugging on. it just hangs there when it gets to the hboot screen and says waiting for fastboot on the comp
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] MedleHed:
Did you extract the files from the revolutionary-0.4pre4.zip file before running the executeable? I did even though the instructions don't really say to do so.

And you switched back to charge only after putting the super user zip file on your SD card?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] herkyMD:
Just rooted for the first time on my first android. I thought I was going to have a heart attack while I was waiting for revolutionary to run. (i'm still a little jumpy) THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT WALKTHROUGH! only took 10 mins!! Creating a nandroid backup as we speak so I can play. Thanks again!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kendall316:
yes and yes. i had to extract the files cause it wouldnt let me run it without doing so. and it is in charge only. There was a post on the bottom of page 12 where it seems like someone else had the same problem and said he got it fixed but i dont really understand what he did to do it. The post was from Mr. Obvious
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] herkyMD:
I do have a quick question. I installed CWM from revolutionary like it says to do in the walk-through. I also downloaded ROM manager to my phone because I've been told it's the rooted users best friend and I can see why. I tried to backup from there but it said I needed to have CWM installed so I have two questions

1) Does rom manager use it's own CWM that is different from the revolutionary version?

2) Can I flash CWM from rom manager to overwrite the revolutionary CWM so I can do backups without having to boot into CWM every time?

Thanks!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] MedleHed:
Yes, you can install the latest official CWM recovery from within RM. First open RM then touch menu and settings. Check the box to Erase Recovery (this will erase the revolutionary CWM recovery before flashing the RM CWM recovery). Then hit the back arrow and select the option to flash the CWM recovery in RM. This will ask you to confirm your phone model then install CWM 4.0.0.8
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] MedleHed:
The way I read what Mr. Obvious posted on page 12 he just manually booted into recovery when the revolutionary process hung up. It is a little confusing though.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kendall316:
exactly. how do i manually boot it into recovery when its hung up. i have to unplug it in order to arrow down. and i tried unplugging and choosing hboot, then recovery. and it started doing a verizon OTA the 3 times i tried for all of 3 seconds, then i get the triangle and ! in it and i have to reboot
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kendall316:
seriously been trying over and over all day long. can anyone help?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] klabit87:
I had to manually install cwm using this guide here. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1122694
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Rossco_Pee:
Is anyone else having trouble with the revolutionary link from the OP?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] klabit87:
All links in the OP are working properly. I just checked them all
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] lonati:
Can anybody point me to older version of revolutionary?

My Incredible is still on 2.2.1 . I'm not on Verizon, so no Gingerbread OTA for me.

The current version of Revolutionary doesn't support Inc 2 on 2.2.1.

So can anybody tell me where I can get the older version which supports 2.2.1 ?

TIA.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] MedleHed:
Did you let it finish the OTA? Is your phone already Gingerbread? Either way it sounds like you have an update file on your SD card that is killing the process maybe.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] scuba76:
Thanks for the great write-up, rooted 2 inc2's over the weekend took about 20 minutes total!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Studio30:
Hello ! Just joined this forum hoping to be able to get root access to my DINC2. I've downloaded the files and have prepped the phone. Using Linux Ubuntu 10.10, BTW. Now, I'm at step 6 and have come to a problem. I've extracted the Revolutionary file from the tar.gz. Now what ? How am I to run the file ? Double-clicking does nothing.

Thanks !

RDL
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] klabit87:
I still have the first Revolutionary exploit that supports Froyo S-Off and root.

here it is:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OVF7AUG5
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] lonati:
Well, this is terrific.

Thanks for sharing. :)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Guitarboy2129:
it has been stuck at 'zerging root' for like 20 minutes now.. can anyone help?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Fusion.Coil:
Well after a bit of swearing and a tiny bit of loathing, I got it all up and working. While pacing through the perfect instructions, I could not for the life of my phone get the RECOVERY selection to pop up in the HBOOT. I reran revol's exe file and got to the HBOOT menu but still no recovery.

After unplugging the phone and loading up the HBOOT after powering down, it was miraculously there and a few short menu selections, installed the zip file from the SDcard and rebooted.

Many thanks to everyone who got this up and running and to rivera for some spot on directions, even though I had to monkey around with the HBOOT thing.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Studio30:
A couple problems with some small detail, but over all, a nice guide. Thanks !

In item 6: Run the Revolutionary file now that everything is set to go. Well, the file for Linux didn't work for me at all. So, I got everything for Windows (I have Windows Vista) and tried it again. After maybe 5 attempts where I got "Failed to root" or "communications with device interrupted", it finally worked. After a couple of failures most folks including me would feel it wasn't going to work. For some reason I tried it again and had "Success" !!

In item 10: On your phone, backtrack to main menu of Hboot (actually, select menu item 2, reboot, using volume buttons and then power button), then at the main menu, select recovery using volume buttons, and then hit the power button.

CWM installed just fine automatically. No need for me to do it manually. I made sure the phone had a good Wi-Fi connection b4 I started. Thanks again to rivera82falcon for posting this guide.

RDL
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kendall316:
I GOT IT!!!!! must have been something with my computer. used a friends computer and it went through and did everything in less then 10 minutes. If anyone else is having troubles, try using another computer
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] MedleHed:
Good to hear you got it! And that is good info. I wouldn't have thought to use another computer.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kendall316:
Thank you. Yeah i just figured i tried for a day and half everything i could think of on mine, which is running vista. did everything exactly the same way but on my friends running windows 7 and it worked completely perfectly. so hopefully if anyone else is having problems, they have at least 1 friend :) if not, try meeting some on craigslist lol
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] luciddreaming:
update file

its says I dont have an update.zip file..help
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] luciddreaming:
renaming the file to update.zip did it for me

I renamed the su file to update.zip and it worked...Thanks guys
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] woodmaster:
The linux file you extracted was a script, not an executable program. To execute the revolutionary script in Linux, navigate to the directory it's on via terminal and (with su permissions) type ./revolutionary

SENT FROM MY DINC2
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] luciddreaming:
after rooting

Hi all after Rooting, I have no access to the sd card..hmmmm just did a restore and will leave it alone until a update or something

HTC Droid inc 2
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Rossco_Pee:
Stuck at "waiting for fastboot". Any ideas? Drivers installed and debugging enabled, unknown sources enabled and fastboot disabled.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Rossco_Pee:
Any ideas?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kendall316:
read my post on page 16. had the same problem. tried everything the same way on a different computer and it worked in 2 seconds. try using a diff comp. i was using vista. idk if it was that or if it was just my comp but i used my friends that had W7 and i was rooted immediatly
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] edoubledizzle:
i have had my Dinc2 for 1 day. coming from Dinc. man i love this phone. it really is light years ahead of og. had to root to get my small fixes. followed instructions, worked beautifully!!!!!! took longer to read and prepare than to do. Revolutionary FTW!!!!!!!!!

PS win/vista
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] sixteen2nd:
Has anyone tried the Linux version on Mac OS X using Fink?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] dfoote626:
Thanks for instructions...worked perfectly..
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] PharmCAT:
Not a solution really but for those on mac and Linux, would't it just be easier to use Wine or Bootcamp to do the root. It is a one time thing, and then you can back to your regular OS.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] rivera82falcon:
Just got home from vacation and getting ready to deal with the hurricane. Once things clear I'll be able to assist with questions.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Phthalo:
The tool works fine on Linux. I'm not sure how well Wine would work for Macs, but it was no problem at all to use a Linux boot CD. No need to go through the trouble of making a Bootcamp partition.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Falcon140:
I just read through this whole thread hoping someone had my issue. Guess not. Pre4 has been stuck on "Zerging Root" for quite some time. Nothing appears to be happening. I've tried rebooting the phone, running Revolutionary as administrator, etc. Is there something I'm doing wrong?

Thanks

EDIT: Well it figures it would work right after I asked for help. Nevermind guys, and thanks for the great guide.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] defacedlawngnome:
excellent tutorial! worked flawlessly :D
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] luciddreaming:
Yeap, after I rooted it once, I figured out I did not Dismount the SD card...ops.. and did everything (after a factory reset) per 1st post.WORKED!!!!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] sixteen2nd:
S-OFF and Rooted in under 10 minutes! Thanks!

My Revolutionary did crash like in step 9a, do we know why that happens?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] MedleHed:
It happens if your phone can't download the recovery image for some reason.