yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid Incredible Android Development] 318sugarhill:
Yes, if you used unrevoked you should be S-off.

To check, power down. Hold the volume down key while you press power. It will load up into hoot. on the top line it should say s-off.

to answer your question about 2.2 and needing the 4.06 first.......NO. If you are are rooted, you have CWR and can flash any roms. THIS is the update built into a flash able rom for you (thank Wildstang). Just follow the instructions on wiping and then installing in the original post. I gave a little more detailed for fresh noobs. This will give you what you want. The gingerbread update but still retaining root.

Just make sure you use titanium to back up any apps and things you want to restore to your phone after you apply the zip. When you load up for the first time, it will be like you just purchased a brand new phone, but with 2.3.4 instead of 2.2, and it will be rooted.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] RMinor205:
You're going to have to do a full wipe. Follow the instructions in the OP. Otherwise, you will have to stay with what you have.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] TheLeeDynasty:
Thanks, I didnt think about trying to clear the cache in the recovery menu.

I was having the problem of the update not acutally happening, once I did this, I changed the time to 12:25 am 16 NOV 2011 and the update re appeared, downloaded, updated and finished finally.

so if anyone else is having the problem of the update.zip not working or anything go into hboot (vol down + power) then select recovery. While in recovery press vol up + power to open up the recovery menu. From there select clear cache (or format cache?). Restart the update process (like I mentioned, change the time manual to 12:25 like I did, possibly using update.zip on sd card could work too)

JUST BE SURE TO NOT DO FACTORY RESET, JUST IN CASE YOU SHOULD BACK UP YOUR INFORMATION!!!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] pmacster:
I consider myself a Rom flashaholic, so I have done this awhile. With this Rom I get stuck on the HTC white screen on reboot. Am rooted, s -off, and using clockwork 5.0

Did all four wipes and rebooted after it says successful update.

Had to pull battery and do restore, any ideas?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] MACHEK:
Thats because if I was to do the OTA, I would loose root? And then I cant run Unrevoked correct?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] wildstang83:
Well there's more wipes than just four.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] pmacster:
Okay I did the format data, format cache, go to advanced and wipe dalvik, and wipe battery stat.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] RMinor205:
Yea, there is no root for Gingerbread. I rooted my phone so long ago, I've never had to worry about losing it because I flashed a custom recovery right away, that way I didn't get the updates.

So, if I were you, I'd download Rom Manager and flash their recovery, 5.0.2.0. - i think it is, then do a full wipe and flash this ROM, or any ROM, depending on what you want.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] 318sugarhill:
Worked fine for me. I suggest wiping again, and doing ALL the wipes suggested in the OP.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] pmacster:
Yes I will give it a try later,

Stang, thanks for your hard work, especially all the patience in tech support :)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] RMinor205:
If you do the "wipe data/factory reset", it will wipe /data /cache and /data/data. So there is no need to go back and "wipe cache", as it was already wiped, and the /Dalvik was already wiped because its in the /data partition. After that, go to the Mounts and storage menu, and wipe /boot and /system. That wipes EVERYTHING. I've done it that way for a long time, on this ROM, Stock+, etc. It has worked for me every single time. I have never had a boot loop issue, stuck at the white screen, or had to re-flash. Its quicker, and just as effective.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] wildstang83:
Actually, there is a difference between s-off and root. If you are s-off and you did the ota you would loose 'root'. But that's ok because your s-off. You can simply flash the needed recovery and then the root binaries afterwards. S-off is a hack to the lower level of the phones file system. One that no ota can get to. 'root' is a higher level hack which communicates with that low level hack that grants our root apps the privilege to run at higher permissions. Now, if you are s-on and then did the gb ota you would loose root and s-off forever. This is because the method used by unrevoked to apply that low level hack has been patched over in gb. And with no new method in sight. Seriously. Think about that for a second.

Most people coming to this thread aren't understanding, you must be s-off with a custom recovery such as cwm 5.0.2.0 to flash this Rom. The Rom in the OP is not just a simple little update. You must do a FULL wipe of everything in cwm recovery. I recommend wiping twice. Some of you already know that linux/android is weird like that. Just because you wiped once does not mean it actually cleared everything. So on that note please insure that you are first verifying the md5 sum. Next follow the install instructions. for this next part just burn this into your brain... If after all that, it failed to boot or whatever, simply remain calm, go back to recovery, rewipe EVERYTHING and try again. You will get it. I promise. I flash roms from 5-10th times most days. I never have any issues.

Think about that stuff.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] wildstang83:
I'm getting tired of typing all this info for nothing.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] MicroMod777:
This worked flashing this:

6f37e6f6b9ab.OTA_Incredible_C_Gingerbread_S_VERIZON_WWE_4.06.605.3-3.26.605.1_release_210690.zip 89mb

Then upon restart I finally got the OTA update! Sweet! Thanks man.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] romsRfun:
I did a complete wipe too. Formatted everything. I installed the zip, took a deep breath and everything started working. This is a major update from the previous update.

It runs butter smooth.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] wildstang83:
What part fixed it? I bet the breathing deep:D
[Droid Incredible Android Development] pmacster:
Wifi issue

I got the rom to install, however i noticed my wi-fi keeps turning on and off and never allows me to connect, first time I have experienced this. Anyone else an issue.

Okay a restatr took care of that issue and i noticed the market was the older version, after restatr it too was the new version...doh restart before posting...its late :)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] redwolf1973:
HOORAY!

I was finally able to update the Incredible to 4.08.605.2!!!!! The way I was able to do it was to power off the phone, then boot to the bootloader screen by holding the down volume key and the power button. Once in that menu, I chose recovery. I then pressed the up volume and power button to get the recovery menu. In that menu, I cleared the phone's cache, then rebooted the phone. Once booted back up, I unchecked the option to automatically set the date and time. I then changed the time to 12:03 AM. I'm not sure if the 4.08.605.2 update started to download automatically, but when I went into the system update menu, the download was going already. After all of that, the update went without any hitches whatsoever!!!! Thanks Stang for your help in getting me updated! :)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] CondemnedSoul:
Your fingers numb and eyes bleeding yet bro? Probably look about like me with no hair by now too I'll bet :eek: :D lol
[Droid Incredible Android Development] evilstewie23:
Edit: nevermind I found the answer a few minutes ago
[Droid Incredible Android Development] dtraini7:
holy sh*t that worked!!!! haha :eek: :D
[Droid Incredible Android Development] The_other_ray:
Wow! I'm a total idiot. In the instructions, I completely didn't even notice the part about formatting the mounting and storage section.

After I did that, along with all the other wipes, it finally worked. I'm installing all my apps now. Can't wait to really take this ROM for a spin tomorrow after it's set up.

Thanks again everyone.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] clwtwld:
@wildstang83 and everyone with the HTC screen over and over again after attempting the ROM.

Let me first post the solution and then explain....

Solution = you did not follow the instructions concerning the FORMAT of the MOUNT AND STORAGE areas. So start over and follow every step that was so nicely and plainly listed from top to bottom, and whaddaya know, it works.

I am not a frequent here, but I have rooted my phone a long time back, and looked for this update information last night when the notification came up on my phone. I was one of the first to download the ROM provided by wildstang83 this morning, as soon as it was posted.

The phone currently had rooted gingerbread from a couple of months back. Specifically the INC_OTA_4.06.605.3_rooted_deodex

After doing what I was accustomed, which was factory reset, wipe cache and Dalvik, I thought that was "good enough" and loaded the zip from wild.

That led to the HTC screen and reboot back to Clockworkmod. So I reverted back to the 4.06.605.3, and attempted several more times, before realizing maybe I should go back and read.

So I apologize for not reading and following the directions you made so clear. I jumped ahead, as I am sure others are, and caused my own problems.

Thanks for the files! And to all those still rebooting, follow the instructions. Do not think that should be good enough and make your own set of steps.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] keyslapper:
I hear ya man. I can't even remember how many questions I saw you answering two and three times, knowing full well a simple search in the forum - or worse, just checking the OP would have answered.

Reason I went back all the way through this thread twice (and searched half a dozen times) was to find why my wife's unrooted Incredible running the first 2.3.4 OTA wouldn't install the update - either the OTA or the update.zip.

When I went into the stock recovery, it would give me that green circular "installing" symbol for a sec, then switch to the red warning without telling me why. Install not happening. My guess was it was the space issue some folks were having.

Finally, I cleared phone storage from HBoot (my wife's gonna have a conniption) and it looked like it installed fine.

But it didn't. While I was setting it back up, I get the OTA notice. Green circular installing logo, so maybe it's working this time?

Second time up with that green circle.

Third time ...

If this doesn't work, I'm gonna be in some deep freakin' sneakers ...

Success.

Now to try to get it set back up the way she had it before she finds out I've been mucking with her phone ...
[Droid Incredible Android Development] 318sugarhill:
Dude,

I'm trying to be nice here. I've been treated like jerk in forums before when I hadn't done enough research, and I'm gonna try my best to be nice.

ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME!!!!!!!

Did you just jump to the end of the thread without reading anything in the middle?

If you are not sure what you are doing, we can't come through the computer and do it for you. You REALLY need to understand a little more.

This is not a PB31IMG.zip. This is a ROM zip, to be FLASHED through recovery. Procedures are posted in the OP (original post, as in the FIRST post on the thread).

I feel your pain stang. I'm trying to explain as you are. I appreciate what you do for the rest of us.

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HA HA. My wife has a D2. As much as I'm tempted to play with it, I'm not going to risk that! The other day the damn thing up and died. It has some boot loader error. My first thought was, "Glad I didn't F*@k with it". Took it in, and they said the bootloader was fried, and shipped out a new phone. She was pretty pissed she had to set the whole thing up from scratch. Good luck to you bro. Hope you don't get caught :D
[Droid Incredible Android Development] RMinor205:
Sometimes you have to beat this information in to people. It's really not all that complicated. Especially when you READ.

Thanks again for this ROM and the Kernel.

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This isn't an update. WIPE YOUR PHONE THEN FLASH IT THROUGH CWR.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] masully1984:
Running great! Thanks Wildstang!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] cmlusco:
+1 everything is running great. I got all my mods and apps reinstalled and setup. Now all i need is the power mod and i'll be set. Thanks for the flashable Stang. :)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] witkowskipe:
FIXED it...this is not my fix but I was able to update to the 8.6MB OTA update successfully using this.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-droid-incredible/134246-second-gb-update-patch-wont-reboot-issue-solved.html#post1410334

The only things that I would add are the following, on the step where the triangle and exclamation point, I was pushing power and volume up instantaneously and it was doing nothing, I finally figured out to hold the up volume first then hit power then a new menu came up as described. Lastly, after it was all done, I change the date on my phone to something like 12/16/2011 and restarted. After that, going into about phone and system updates I saw the update downloading again. It finished and restarted fine when I told it to. Be patient and after a few reboots it was done.

Note: I did not go back and read older posts in this thread to see if someone else already posted it, so no flames about a repost, I am just sharing a solution that worked for me after trying all day with no success and an update.zip file.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] wildstang83:
Added a new mod to the OP.

zoomyMod by zoomy942

Go check it out if you hate bright lights from your screen.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] UgXvibe:
Believe me, its not for nothing.. I have read every page of this thread and will, one day, figure out what the hell everyone is talking about. I knew I should have pursued Linux in school...

I used your method to get from Froyo to 4.06.605.3. I am once again at a crossroad because once again I have my phone set up exactly how I want it and now I have to start all over again.. lol

I wish I could just wake up with the knowledge that you guys have about Android.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] witkowskipe:
You have helped all of us today, if nothing else you taught people things about their phone/Android that they previously did not know. It made us all think deeper into solving the problems we had, we tried things, we learned. It was not for nothing.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] 318sugarhill:
Yeah, setting it up can be annoying, but when you've flashed 99,000 Roms, you get the hang of resetting the phone quickly. Titanium backup is my friend. Every fresh wipe, the first thing I restore from titanium is my wifi access points. Then I set it to batch restore missing apps. From there, I restore Data an app at a time. Things like Facebook are easy enough to just log back in, but games and such where your progress is saved, that you need to restore data.

I wish I had more knowledge to in order to be a developer. Mostly everything I can do, is just following directions I've read over the last year and a half......something that seems to have eluded some people on this thread over the last 24 hours :confused:
[Droid Incredible Android Development] wildstang83:
This is funny because I just went through this with my wifes D2G. 5 days rooted and she still doesn't even know she's rooted, lol
[Droid Incredible Android Development] wildstang83:
Oh yea man, my wife gets PISSED, like yelling at me pissed if i even touch her D2G. It and its stupid pink case, lol
[Droid Incredible Android Development] renzo.olivares:
im telling on you stang!!! lol
[Droid Incredible Android Development] dtraini7:
Side topic.... It still says sprint in the market on mine lol. It is the OTA version.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] wildstang83:
Yea I know bud. But look at it this way: You might as well go ahead and make the jump since this is likely the last official ota from Verizon for the Incredible.

Just incase yall didnt notice by looking at the 'whats changed' list, they pulled out a bunch of the debugging stuff which is a good sign that there done updating us.

Its basically all up to us until we decide to move on to new phones.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] UgXvibe:
I will take the plunge. One quick question.. what was the problem with the previous build.prop? Of course this is coming from a noob and I didn't see this question asked anywhere..

Also, I saw the list of files that were changed in your link but is there anything that I would particularly notice in this update? Like, did they extend the size of /data so we dont get the dreaded Low Space message? Cause I find myself having to clear data from apps weekly now to get that message out of sight!

My wife will be upgrading to my DInc when I get the Rezound in January (my next upgrade)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] wildstang83:
Lol

I think you got a retarded market. mine says verizon, lol
[Droid Incredible Android Development] wildstang83:
Nothing really major that would have effected anything.

Basically there was some lines that said sprint where it should have said verizon. and also they had the screen size set as 4.7" and the prop said we had a front facing camera.

But it was fixed in this new ota so no biggy.

As far as what was changed, most if not all the bugs that we reported for the last ota have been fixed. gps nag on boot, low space warning and a few others.

Honestly, I haven't spotted anything wrong and I'm real picky about my roms.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] dtraini7:
No more retarded market over here lol wiped cache and were all good! Haha
[Droid Incredible Android Development] keyslapper:
Oh, that's awesome! Wish I'd done that when she was still on Froyo.

Of course, I also wish I'd waited to wipe her phone a little longer until witkowskipe posted the solution that would have preserved all that data anyway :mad:

Cheers man. Thanks for the ROM. I'm gonna start fiddling with using it as the base for my first go at customizing ...
[Droid Incredible Android Development] wildstang83:
Actually, I think you may live near a Sprint tower. Your piggy backing.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] wildstang83:
Sweetness. Hope to see something cool.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] keyslapper:
Thanks man, but don't hold yer breath :) Got a full time, 2 kids with activities, a wife trying to go back to school, and I'm trying to save a few bucks for a little sailboat for this Spring.

Most of anything I come up with will probably be done in the wee hours of the weekends. Maybe I'll call it the Insomnia ROM ...
[Droid Incredible Android Development] wildstang83:
Yall don't forget to reach over there and tap zoomy942's Thanks button for the sweet zoomyMod:)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] masully1984:
Anyway to get the trackball to wake the phone?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] wildstang83:
Oh I'm pretty sure somebody will whip one up a mod here shortly:)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] masully1984:
Cool man!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] zoomy942:
Holy crap I'm famous!!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] wildstang83:
Hehe, over night celebrity.:cool:
[Droid Incredible Android Development] jimn:
Nice job on this Wildstang. I followed your steps and it worked perfect the first time. I'm not new to flashing phones but new to Android. I rooted it just to get in and delete some apps that were nagging but I like the stock rom so this was great for me. Thanks again.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] DeeBG:
Hey stang, I just installed the update (I was using your previous Gingerbread release before hand). Now it keeps rebooting over and over, any idea on how to fix this without a complete wipe?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] romsRfun:
The breathing part made me feel like I was in a lamaze class.

And for god sakes, for all the noobies asking questions. The steps for loading this update is a few pages back.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] cmlusco:
Sounds like the PEBKAC bug. :)

Done any good reading latley?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] DeeBG:
I don't know if that was aimed at me or someone else, but there weren't exact directions on how to install the update, just how to do a clean install (which I might end up having to do anyway). I will look back in the thread though to see if I missed something. I know other people have goofed up and have received a constantly rebooted phone, but the ONE time I don't make a nandroid backup it happens to me x.x.

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heh point taken, I will read this entire thread and will be grateful if there is a fix somewhere among the posts.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] cmlusco:
Ok im feeling bad now for messin with ya. When you say update are you talking about this rom the one in the op, or the actual ota file renamed update.zip?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] wildstang83:
It's ok bud. The thing is, you must do that full wipe process before you flash this Rom. There was a ton of files updated since the last ota came out. And a simple dalvik and cache wipe is not possible this time.

Unfortunatly I see you said your currently looping. The only way out is to do the full wipe. I wish you had backed up your apps first and I'm sorry you lost them.

I don't know specificly what you mean about the installation instructions? Everyone that has followed the steps in the OP has successfuly flashed and moved on.

I'm getting to bed right now, but I'll be around tomorrow if you still need help.

Nothing wrong with helping those that need it.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] DeeBG:
Thanks guys, it's actually my fault, I thought DTR was like the light version of the upgrade. I tried to look up what DTR meant, but for some reason an "ah screw it" attitude took over. There might be some way to reverse what's going on, but now that I know even to upgrade you need to do a full wipe I will go ahead and do that. While I don't have a nandroid backup I think my "Titanium Backup Pro" update is only a day or two old, and it looks like I would have ended up having to use that anyway.

Note to self - don't just try stuff without knowing what it really does. I have an unlimited plan but have never gone over maybe 1.5GB of downloading a month. I don't know if any unofficial tethering app/method goes undetected by Verizon (the only way I could hit 5GB or above would be through tethering) but thanks again guys. Get some damn sleep guys, esp. stang, lol. I get paid Friday so expect a big donation no later than Sunday... buy all the Starbucks you can drink (well, maybe more like a week or two's supply).
[Droid Incredible Android Development] wildstang83:
Wait so, you flashed the dtr thinking it was the Rom? If so, we can fix that. Just open up the Rom zip of the Rom you were using before. Navigate the folders to system/framework. Inside framework, scroll down and grab that services.jar file. Now open that dtr zip you tried to flash earlier by right clicking and selecting open archive navigate again to system/framework. Drag the services.jar you just extracted right into that folder. It will overwrite the one that's in there. Close that archive. Put it on your SD card and flash it in cwm recover. This should reverse your bootloop situation. If it did then good. Make your back ups and THEN do a full wipe and install of the new Rom in the op. When your done flashing the Rom you can just restore your apps and be good to go.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] xwera43:
Thanks. I wasn't sure if it still applied, appreciate it (although now moot for now lol).

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In your steps. To check md5 on Mac OS X it similar to Linux but the command is md5 not md5sum. Thought you might want to add that.

Thanks for the work!

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