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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jmartino5920:
Wait??? From what I remember this is part of the process.

Sent from my Incredible Droid 2 (for now; SGNexosaurus is my next)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] aardvark502:
Will This wipe my data? Thanks and sorry for the noob question I have never rooted an htc device before.

EDIT: Disregard
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] andybones:
No worries man, we all had to learn once as well.

Some things I've learned throughout the years

1) Search before you post a new thread to a question, duplicate threads are no fun.

2) google is very hand, use it.

3) enjoy the forums, theirs many people here to help, there are others here to hate, just try not to take anything personally, it's hard for all of us including myself.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] outbackpaul:
Worked great after getting the USB port fixed. Thanks
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] pepuhz:
Yes bring on the newb attaks. I'm having a hard time getting past the first adb command. I just switched from the Galaxy s 4g to this phone ad I want to dig in. HELP PLEASE!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] tpbklake:
Ok have you enabled Android Debugging on the phone? What error message do you get when you type/run the first adb command?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] pepuhz:
Thanks for not killing me. I have USB Debuggin on and connected in charge mode. I do the command "adb shell rm -r /data/local/tmp/*" and get the error "rm failed for /data/local/temp/*, no such file or directory.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] dhemke17:
That just means that there isn't a folder under data/local named tmp. Therefore it is already removed. You should be able to move onto the next step just fine as it will create the folder /tmp once you enter the command.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] pepuhz:
Thanks. I figured out what I was doing wrong. I was being fast and didn't notice that I had to run the hack script BEFORE I did the commands. Thanks for your help. Question would this help me in my endless mission to use tmobile on this phone?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] cac2us:
Red DInc II

Does any one know what hboot the new Red DInc II will come with?

The rep on the phone said that it would have 4GB of on board memory.

I asked him to make sure that he was looking at the DInc II not the DInc I.

Not sure what to expect.

Tuesday I will find out.

I just hope that I can root it.

I will start it in "No Data" or airplane mode and try to root it.

I have been searching the net for the answer to the RAM question.

As soon as I find it I will update my post...:)

Edit:

Tech support confirmed that the Red DInc II comes with 4GB of internal memory (Too bad that can't be for RAM) and an 8GB SD Card.

They could not pin down the OS, but said it would most likely NOT be ICS.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] tmason68:
Thanks for this, worked like a charm.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] RLKirk:
looked through four pages sorry, but were do i extract the zip file in the op. i just dont want to mess up
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] werdna87:
you can extract it anywhere i assume, but i could be wrong.

Also does this wipe you phone yes or no?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] tpbklake:
Yes, when you install or flash a RUU file, it will fully wipe you device, apps and settings.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] disconnecktie:
Is this a temporary root method and if so what are the drawbacks of that?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] werdna87:
ok thanks i didnt relalize it was using the RUU to push the older H-Boot
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jmartino5920:
This is as temporary as you want it to be. You decide when and if you want to unroot. This is for those on 2.3.4 with hboot .98. It downgrades your phone to 2.3.3 with hboot .97, which zergrush can exploit for root access. Please reread the OP for all information.

Sent from my Incredible Droid 2
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] disconnecktie:
Thanks for the info. I asked because OP doesn't state whether it is temp or not. It only tells you that it downgrades h boot.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Steve One:
Thank you very much for the tool downgraded successfully without a hitch thanks again
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] josh00718:
Comes with 2.3.4 and .98
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] disconnecktie:
I'm not sure what has happened but I did everything and downgraded successfully, went to revolutionary website and ran their utility and I still don't have root. Anyone else ever have this happen?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] CondemnedSoul:
If you boot into hboot are you s-off with recovery installed? I had to flash SU files from here
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] disconnecktie:
The revolutionary tool finishes I hit y to install cwm it reboots into fastboot. Still no recovery
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] HypostaticOnion:
You can manually push SU to your phone, reboot download ROM manager and flash CWM from there. :)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] CondemnedSoul:
Try booting your phone... mine did the same thing. Once it boots turn it off then boot into hboot again... you should then see your option to enter recovery.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] attn1:
Revolutionary does not root. It provides s-off and optionally, CWM. From there, you can root, or install a rooted ROM.

Please read the Revolutionary doc page - this is addressed.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Letitride:
+1 on the steps, it worked easily on the black DI2 with unlocked HBOOT. For the red DI2 received yesterday with HB.98/locked HBOOT, it looked like it finished and was successful, no error message - but, still no Recovery menu on mine after rebooting. I then ran adb command from the command prompt, here's what my screen looked like. Reboot phone again and this time, the Recovery Menu is shown - then, it's simple to select the SU zip file already copied to the mSD card & flash it. Going to load a custom, debloated ROM today and freeze unwanted APPS, and, then do the phone activation & transfer the line/number over for DW. WiFi is good so at this point, easy from here ....

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

D:\HTC INC2 Apps.Utils>adb reboot bootloader

D:\HTC INC2 Apps.Utils>fastboot flash recovery cwm-4.0.1.4-vivow.img

sending 'recovery' (3696 KB)... OKAY [ 1.141s]

writing 'recovery'... OKAY [ 1.063s]

finished. total time: 2.203s

CS, I see that you are likely going to condemn the DI2 soon ... :D ;)

Yes, the new RED DI2 that's now available comes locked, HBOOT.98 with 2.3.4 and preloaded with a VZW Sim Card, and 8GB mSD card (instead of 16GB for the original/black DI2), Software Ver 1.09.01.0722, 4.08.605.3 and PRL 58008
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] disconnecktie:
I know it doesn't provide root. The problem I had wad it wouldn't flash CWM. I manually flashed it and rooted. I'm new to using those methods for rooting but I learned a lot and figured out what to do. Thanks for the downgrade utility.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Shubham:
This did not work for me :(

Perhaps I'm misinterpreting something?

I installed the HTC drivers.

I downloaded the zip with everything in it and ran the .bat file with the phone connected properly.

Stuff happened to the phone but the HBOOT version remained 0.98...

Does the step "get abd and fastboot working" require you to do something? I thought that was only if you are not using the all in one zip and doing it step by step?...

please help :)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] cac2us:
Heres what I did.

I downloaded the zip file, created a folder in C:\vwhk-12102011-c, Then I unzipped the file to that folder.

Here is where it gets a little fuzzy for me.

I went to vwhk-12102011-c\tools\win (I am using WinXP Pro SP3),

I double clicked on every .exe in there.

A couple of command windows opened briefly then went away.

Went to Start\Run and typed in the window "CMD" without quotes, hit ENTER.

When the command window opened I did the drag and drop of the hack-vivow.cmd and away it went.

It rebooted a few times (I think), and when it was all over, BINGO hboot 97.

This is the second DInc II that I now own (RED).

The first one I got lucky with, the Friday before the dreaded rootlocker was forcefed to the masses.

I thank attn1 for his dedication to this cause..:D

Also there is a utube vid out there but I didn't think to bookmark it since I CAN navigate the web and do know how to do a GOOGLE or two....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?src_vi...annotation_id=annotation_395071&v=CgIYFGcVimU

Remember to click on the "Show more" and read "With both eyes". Not like I did, with crazy smoke getting in that darn glass eye. LOL

Good luck and welcome to the scene...
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] disconnecktie:
Cac2us and shubham. You have to get and and fastboot setup. If you don't you can't do the downgrade because you have to use and to put your phone in fastboot to do this. Plus you may have to manually go into fastboot afterwards so that you can flash a recovery.(i had to but you may not its a bug or something when the revolutionary tool is running)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Letitride:
(A few words & to cheer all - frustrated, don't give up - I did it) As far as I can tell - comparing the black and red DI2, the newest firmware/software aren't different, the trickiest part is to downgrade the HBoot first, then push/install/flash CWM Recovery, reboot again and then run the SU file on the mSD card to obtain root. The stock ROM will continue to function with all the bloatware if you do nothing else, but you can install Root Explorer/Astro or ES File Manager and Titanium Backup to manage bloatware pre-installed by VZW (and freeze them selectively, i.e. Backup Assistant & Peep, etc.)

With the downgrade tool, I unpack it to a new sub-folder, and make sure that other supplemental files or zips, etc. are in there, and confirmed that adb & fastboot are installed & working, and that all unnecessary phone/modem & misc. drivers are uninstalled or frozen, except for the HTC drivers, and reboot with antivirus & firewall temporary disabled. Also, check the md5 sum for corrupt downloads ....

The first time the DI2 is connected via the factory micro-usb cable to the PC, it is recognized and drivers are installed while in Charge Mode. Below is the log that I kept from the command processor while issuing adb command manually, as I mentioned in the other post.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1369172 - see post #4's attached text file

It's best not to rush, do it carefully one step at a time, plan for at least an hour from start to finish - and beware of VZW VCast Manager, if you see a prompt to install/run, disabled or NO & exit to continue. Once loaded, this VCast apps will run & it's hidden from the Uninstall Apps list within Windows' Control Panel. It will be necessary to reboot both the device and the computer a good # of times along the way, and have patience, lots of it - and, a nice warm cup of one's favorite tea or coffee to sip (kept at a safe distance to not spill it all over ....)

When it's all done & nicely updated, just make sure to disable/block or refuse any OTA update - last thing you wanted is for it to be relocked to HB.98 again, unless you wanted to repeat or need to return the device for warranty issues, etc.

If none of it worked or one's still getting struck, forget about that PC - it's not the device by itself, go find/borrow/use another PC (maybe a different OS too) and start from the beginning - I did that to my Red DI2 after lots of "minutes" trying to do this "simple" thing. In the end, I prevailed and it was running RMK's ROM (without SU installed) and moved on to SR's Zeus R1.3 Sense rom now.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] CondemnedSoul:
Yes sir... I'll be back to working on some things very soon ;)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Shubham:
I have a red Dinc2 (I just got brand new yesterday) and it has the root locker on it perhaps?

I ran this tool the first time and the phone restarted a couple of times and stuff happened but when I restarted it into the special boot mode by pressing the down button, it said

***LOCKED***

at the top

and also said hboot .... 0.98 below it

I tried to run the downgrade tool again and this time it tries to send the 149 zerglings in and does "trying a new patch" several times, then sends 24 more lings in, and then "rush did it, GG".

Then I get this:

C:\vwhk-12102011-c>echo Sleeping 10 secs while adb restarts on the device....
Sleeping 10 secs while adb restarts on the device....

C:\vwhk-12102011-c>sleep 10

C:\vwhk-12102011-c>adb shell /data/local/tmp/sh -c '/data/local/tmp/misc_version
-s 2.18.605.3'
error: device not found

C:\vwhk-12102011-c>adb reboot bootloader
error: device not found

C:\vwhk-12102011-c>fastboot oem rebootRUU
< waiting for device >

The phone sort of freezes at this part and restarts after like 5 minutes with no changes...

so does this mean I cannot root my phone?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] disconnecktie:
Try putting the phone in fastboot first by using adb reboot fastboot command then run the hack-vivow.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Shubham:
I tried that by going to command prompt and typing in:

abd reboot fastboot

The phone just simply rebooted in no special way, then I ran the hack vivow which did the same as before...no success :(
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] disconnecktie:
Adb reboot bootloader is the command. Sorry bout that . I had to do the hack while I was in the bootloader for it to work
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] tpbklake:
With the phone booted normally, you need to go into Settings and turn FASTBOOT off. That would prevent the adb reboot fastboot from working correctly.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Letitride:
Running XP-SP3/Vista/Windows 7 as administrator, anti-virus & firewall OFF, and,

fastboot is OFF, USB debug on and USB set to "charge" only ..... looked like it is not finding/seeing your Android device.

Suggestion - uninstall all HTC & other phone drivers, MP3's etc. as specified in the downgrade guide, go thru your Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs and look for anything that might be causing usb driver problems (you can reinstall them once the DI2 is rooted). Reboot the PC & turn off the phone/pull the battery for 15 secs. - reinstall & reboot, turn off Mobile Network & 3G data completely (or put it into Airplane mode - don't need the device to be doing anything silently in the background)

Install the HTC usb drivers, when it's done - reconnect the phone via the OEM cable - pc should beep/blink & recognize device/drive/phone, etc. and install .... wait till it is ready. Watch for VZW's Vcast/Media Manager requesting to install or if already loaded, begin to run - if so, shut if down/close it/kill it - whatever as I'm sure this is conflicting with the downgrade processes. (Or, use a different PC that's clear & clean of the above)

Go to your SDK folder with adb & fastboot and run the commands one line at a time - but it must find & see the device first. It should look something like mine as taken from my saved log while running the tool - and, I had problems with zergRush with "device not found" - tried again if it failed, use another usb port & cable, reboot both pc & phone and try again, etc.

D:\HB.98>adb shell /data/local/tmp/zergRush

[**] Zerg rush - Android 2.2/2.3 local root

[**] (C) 2011 Revolutionary. All rights reserved.

[**] Parts of code from Gingerbreak, (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew.

[+] Found a GingerBread ! 0x00016118

[*] Scooting ...

[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...

[+] Zerglings found a way to enter ! 0x10

[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...

[*] Trying a new path ...

[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...

[*] Trying a new path ...

[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...

[*] Trying a new path ...

[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...

[+] Zerglings caused crash (good news): 0x401219c4 0x0054

[*] Researching Metabolic Boost ...

[+] Speedlings on the go ! 0xafd25bb9 0xafd39a87

[*] Poping 24 more zerglings

[*] Sending 173 zerglings ...

[+] Rush did it ! It's a GG, man !

[+] Killing ADB and restarting as root... enjoy!

D:\HB.98>adb shell /data/local/tmp/sh -c '/data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 2.18.6

05.3'

--set_version set. VERSION will be changed to: 2.18.605.3

Patching and backing up partition 17...

D:\HB.98>adb reboot bootloader

D:\HB.98>fastboot oem rebootRUU

... OKAY [ 0.234s]

finished. total time: 0.234s

D:\HB.98>fastboot erase cache

erasing 'cache'... OKAY [ 0.891s]

finished. total time: 0.891s

D:\HB.98>fastboot flash zip RUU_Vivo_W_Gingerbread_S_VERIZON_WWE_2.18.605.3_Radi

o_1.09.01.0622_NV_VZW1.92_release_199487_signed.zip

sending 'zip' (292817 KB)... OKAY [ 48.938s]

writing 'zip'... INFOadopting the signature contained in this i

mage...

Good luck ! Have faith, it CAN be done :)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] josh00718:
Got my Red Dinc2 Monday, followed the instructions to the letter in the first post Tuesday and it worked perfectly. I am using Vista 64 the phone came with gingerbread 2.3.4 and hboot .98.

I came from a Touch Pro2 so after familiarizing myself with lingo (hboot = bootloader, etc) the process was easy to understand and easily done. Following the instructions exactly is the key, and works even with the new Dinc2. 1.21gb onboard memory by the way not 4gb.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] androidsupra:
it took a couple runs for for the downgrade to go thru properly on the wife's red inc2, once it did revolutionary went as smooth as it has the other phones I've s-off'd with it. thanks for the write up
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jhight:
Well that was easy. First try on my red Dinc2. Thanks a lot
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Droid0351:
Just wondering if this could tool can return phone back to stock with S-on and with the stock recovery. Just incase I have to return it.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] attn1:
No, it doesn't.

If you root your phone, you always take your chances, because something could always go wrong to prevent you from returning to stock anyway. Then you are left up to the discretion of the manufacturer to decide if the issue is your fault or not.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] andybones:
+1

I used the XTC clip perma root, most people will never need a replacement, HTC phones are pretty great 9/10 you shouldn't even need a replacement.. but then again you have those that once you get into the replacement funk it's never ending, I've had good and bad luck with them. I've sent them back S-OFF with custom splash screen multiple times and have gotten lucky not to get charged. TO DO AT YOUR OWN RISK!

8/10 times you will be good, IMO.

usually they check for numbers and things like bad damage and then pass it on to the 200 point testing or whatever process they claim to be, even though I got 4 replacement DINC1 phones and the second I turned it on there was a problem, and sent it back for another, and that one had something else wrong with it, it was never ending, with the DINC2 I've had good luck though as the replacement is so mint that I personally think that someone got the phone returned it within the new ridiculousness 15 day grace period. and I got lucky enough to end up with it.

So really it's just the luck of the draw, if you didn't use the XTC clip you should be able to un-root your phone, hit any RUU for this phone and ship er back, then you are safe.

A WARNING - when calling for a replacement, and you tell them that you did a factory reset, make sure you ACTUALLY did one when you said you did, OR just dial *228 option #2 and update PRL, which they can only see that you dialer *228 (which would be required after a stock phone does a factory reset) I learned the hard way lol.

I've had many phones, including moto 1, 2, Samsung fasciante, HTC droid eris, HTC inc1, HTC inc2.

HTC is where I feel at home,

HTC Sense is the best UI over AOSP Android IMO.

and am very excited to see what they offer with ICS Android 4.0

.. man I rememeber Sense 1.5 with the Eris and when we jumped all the way to sense 2.1 it was crazy awesome.

which bring me back to root and being careful,

with the Eris, many people jumped on "leaks" and once ROOT FINALLY did come, those who couldn't wait were stuck on the crappy leaked android 2.1 with bugs and NO WAY to root or downgrade or even get up to date to the OTA that came out.

so please be careful, and remember, sometimes it's best to just wait it out that extra day to be sure. Let the ones who just can't wait and don't care to do the grunt work. Trust me, they will :)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] cdpriest:
EDIT: WOW, NVM I figured out what I was doing wrong. I feel like a complete dumbass... I'm rooted now. :D

Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong??? This is the error I get when I'm typing in the code manually in the cmd.

C:\Windows\system32>cd /android

C:\Android>adb shell rm -r /data/local/tmp/*

C:\Android>adb push zergRush /data/local/tmp/zergRush
1328 KB/s (21215 bytes in 0.015s)

C:\Android>adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp/misc_version
991 KB/s (15837 bytes in 0.015s)

C:\Android>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/zergRush

C:\Android>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version

C:\Android>adb shell /data/local/tmp/zergRush

[**] Zerg rush - Android 2.2/2.3 local root
[**] (C) 2011 Revolutionary. All rights reserved.

[**] Parts of code from Gingerbreak, (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew.

[+] Found a GingerBread ! 0x00016118
[*] Scooting ...
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[+] Zerglings found a way to enter ! 0x10
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[*] Trying a new path ...
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[*] Trying a new path ...
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[*] Trying a new path ...
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[+] Zerglings caused crash (good news): 0x401219c4 0x0054
[*] Researching Metabolic Boost ...
[+] Speedlings on the go ! 0xafd25bb9 0xafd39a87
[*] Poping 24 more zerglings
[*] Sending 173 zerglings ...

[+] Rush did it ! It's a GG, man !
[+] Killing ADB and restarting as root... enjoy!

C:\Android>adb shell /data/local/tmp/sh -c '/data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 2.18
.605.3'
error: device not found

C:\Android>adb reboot bootloader
error: device not found

C:\Android>fastboot oem rebootRUU
< waiting for device >

:confused:
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] dmunseyautotech:
for those who try to do this manually in the line before the last when flashing rom it will not go thru. I found a space in radio---ra dio and in zip---signed. zip. These to spaces have to be removed or it will say errror.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] WhistlingDog:
Ran this procedure this morning to downgrade and then root my 3-week old Dinc2. Ran smoothly, and Revolutionary's procedure did too. During the Revolutionary part of the process it helped to read their FAQ, and previous experience rooting my Eris came in handy, but all-in-all, a very smooth process.

Thanx, attn1!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] RichAP:
Worked great for me even through VMWare Fusion with WinXP.

I wasn't so lucky with Revolution s-off though...could not get that to work on either mac I have through Fusion(after wasting a few hrs I did get it to work on a Dell Dimension running Win7)

Thanks!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] bracketslash:
Worked for me.