[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] oxlong27:
Well everyone the dinc2 community has treated me well but I have moved on to the htc rezound please do not hesitate to still pm questions though I'm hoping I can find a volunteer to take over this thread. I'll miss you guys cuz for the most part it was a very mature forum and ill pop in once in awhile to say hello. Good luck if anyone would like to give back to this community and take over this thread pm and ill pm a mod. god bless

I thought it maybe fun to have a light and humorous side to this also so everyone keep your eyes out for funny posts that can make our quote of the day:

if you guys see any posts that make you chuckle pm me and I will put it here and credit you for finding it

Anyone looking to root your incredible2 that is on 2.3.4 with the.98 hboot please see here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1298990 then after your hboot is downgraded follow the instructions on rivera82falcons thread,linked below

hey guys I'm attempting to get a thread started to get all the basic info out to the newcomers that they will need to start there modding a flashing journey. I'm also hoping this will help cut down on the repetitive questions and useless posts mucking up our forums. This is and always will be a work in progress, so this is just a start there will be much more info added as time goes on.

First thing if your not rooted yet everything you need to know is in this thread by rivera82falcon http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1219246

Next up is how to flash a custom rom: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1263756 by AgalychnisCallidryas

Another thing is the gingerbread ruu. If your phone comes with froyo I would reccommend following the directions on this page before trying to root because unrevoked is becoming increasingly harder to find. Also this can get you out of some pretty sticky situations if you mess up badly enough: http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...8-605-4-same-as-the-official-gingerbread-ota/

wanna try a different radio? Head over to gu1dry's thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1134451

Its my opinion that every flasher should have adb setup on their computer, it will bail you out of a bootloop, tell you why its happening and do all kinds of other awesome stuff. here is an excellent thread from nephron to get you on your way, its from another phones forums but everything except the drivers apply to us, obviously install the correct drivers for your phone: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=532719

for those of you who use aosp roms, just about everyone prefers the miui camera over the aosp stock one and here it is with instructions. Thanks pacerguydon: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17691395&postcount=11

if your market is missing apps, check this out: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1275574 thanks knipp

those of you who want to learn java and general scripting here is a few good tutorials that artvandelay440 dug up:http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17691710&postcount=13

for the up and coming themers here is where to get brut.alls apktool:http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/ if anyone can find me a good noob friendly tutorial for apktool let me know and I'll post it.

tommytomato created a fantastic super tool called android utility, you can decompile apks sign them and do all kinds of good stuff. Really the ultimate themeing tool: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1167623 if your thinking of doing mods and themes of your own you should check this out, tommy is a modding master and extremely helpful to new themers

wanna changer your splash screen or boot animation? Have a look at 06stangs thread here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1161543

if your running an aosp rom you can change the carrier label here's how: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1221882 thanks to artvandelay440

running a sense rom? Go here for a new lockring: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1260128 thanks to jwhetstone02

our friend knipp21 has started modding miui lockscreens check it out: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1288566

before getting my incredible2 I had an inspire, the one thing I missed about the inspire was 4ext recovery,well now we have it. Big thanks to madmaxx80 for the awesome recovery: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1267540

here is a great tool for undervolting, it provides an easy to use gui, please read up on the pros and cons of undervolting before attempting and remember you must have a kernel that supports undervolting to use this. It will not work on the stock kernel. Thanks to chad0989 for this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1190004

here is setcpu a tool for overclocking, your kernel must support overclocking and this should not be used in conjunction with any other overclocking apps. Thanks to coolbho3000 for this, and please guys consider purchasing the donate version of this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=505419

here is a very educational thread similar to this one, its from the thunderbolt forums but most of the info applies to us as well. Its a very well put together thread and super informative. I reccommend you guys check it out because its a good read. Big thanks to loonatik78 for putting it together: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=16695064#post16695064

another thing I would like to stress to the new people, xda has a thanks button, and now you can even use it right from the xda app, don't be greedy with it guys if someone helps you click thanks.

I would like this thread to become a community effort, if there is anything you guys feel should be here dont hesitate to let me know. This is my small effort to give back to a community that gave me so much so I will gladly try to answer any and all questions in an effort to keep our forums clean. No matter how stupid you think the question may be pm me and I'll try to help. I may not always have your answer but will most likely be able to point you in the right direction. see post three for frequently asked questions