yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
You cold try manually copying the flash_image file to /data set owner and group to root and permissions to (rwxrwxrwx). You could also copy the mtd0.img file to data and set its owner and permissions the same. Then use a terminal emulator type

su (to get the # prompt then type)

/data/flash_image misc /data/mtd0.img

If it works without error, then boot into hboot with the PB31IMG.zip ruu file on your sdcard and see if it will flash it sucessfully.
[Droid Incredible General] CaffeineHead:
I got it to work, but only after I flashed CM7. I think ICS has some changed frameworks that made the flash not possible.
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
Glad to hear it. Yeah i havent really messed with ics, im not sure what all has changed. Good to know though.
[Droid Incredible General] CaffeineHead:
I now have another problem that I think is related to this. I cant flash kernels. With all my other phones I flashed kernels just like everything else. Now if I flash a kernel all I get is a black screen instead of the boot animation.

Im on ICS and using the latest incredikernel. Is there something different that I have to do with the latest hboot? Should I just flash through fastboot?
[Droid Incredible General] garfchong:
my phone is incredible s, is the recovery.img file mention here suitable for my phone? tq
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
No it is not, recoveries are specific to phone type. But you can get one for the s here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=14693680.
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
Should just flash thru recovery like normal. Flashing thtu hboot will not work. Mabey a bad download of the kernel file, or mabey it has something to do with ics, im not sure. If you can flash roms and mods n stuff fine you should be able to flash a kernel too.
[Droid Incredible General] garfchong:
what about the file used in step 29 and step 33? are the file applicable to incredible s? or i need to download different file for these two step? if so where can i find the file? thanks very much....
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
No they would be different too. The flash_image file should work, but not the mtd0.img, or the PB31IMG.zip.
[Droid Incredible General] warpurlgis:
Try the Incredible S forum
[Droid Incredible General] bhatt86:
Ok so I figured out that I am completely dyslexic thats got to be the only explanation I am not on HBOOT 1.02.0000 I am on 0.92.0000 so obviously the RUU from Htcdev.com isn't going to work. x( So I guess the next question is how do I go about changing this I am rooted with S-On and cwm recovery has been flashed and my current recovery is 5.0.2.0.
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
Do steps 28 thru 43 skipping 41 and 42. that should flash the misc partition allowing you to downgrade to 2.2 froyo, and then used unrevoked to get s-off.
[Droid Incredible General] bhatt86:
Ok so everything went smooth until step 37 after the reboot the phone was in the bootloader menu with the PB31IMG on the root of the SD card I select bootloader and it begins to load flashes on the screen Checking PB31IMG.zip then it goes back to HBOOT menu. Not sure if something didn't load properly or what. Now the phone is stuck in a bootloop so I am going to restore the phone to stock with cwm recovery and start again in the morning.
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
Try backing up your sdcard to your pc and then formating it fat32 with windows. Then download a fresh copy of the PB31IMG.zip. Only two reasons a PB31IMG.ZIP wont load, either a problem with the sdcard or a bad download.
[Droid Incredible General] ndnballa93:
thanks for the guide
[Droid Incredible General] bhatt86:
Just an update I've "successfully" flashed the correct image for 2.2 Froyo the phone has been sitting here for the past 45 minutes continually rebooting I suppose it is writing the dalvik?
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
It shouldnt take that long to boot, or bootloop. Try doing a factory reset from hboot now that your on froyo, hopefully that will help.
[Droid Incredible General] bhatt86:
Yeah thats what I was thinking that it was a bit odd so I went ahead and did the factory reset and that worked perfect running Froyo with root and s-on now about to add unrEVOked forever and then flash skyraider 4.2 after I'm finished backing up stock ROM. Thanks again for all your help you have been great! :D Luckily I'm starting to get the hang of this. Cheers bro!
[Droid Incredible General] Carsten4207:
I'm trying to do step 37:

"37. When your bootloader is done loading press volume up to flash the PB31IMG.zip"

I did copy the zip file "PB31IMG.zip" but it wont recognize it. I did all the steps leading up to this one which worked fine. I tried to redownload the zip file but no success.

Could it be related to the type of SD card?

Thanks for the great guide btw!
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
Not the type, but it may have errors on it. Format it fat32 with a pc and try again. Or try downloading from a different source. http://pvillecomp.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/Images/Froyo-Stock-recvery_PB31IMG.zip.
[Droid Incredible General] Jihoonie:
Thank you!

Thank you! Worked perfectly! I took over my wife's old DInc and turned S-ON and unrooted to sell the phone. However, I decided to use it for a while as I got bored with my Droid X. I unlocked the bootloader with HTC's tool, and thought I was stuck with S-ON on the new HBOOT. Not anymore!
[Droid Incredible General] demo27vol1:
What Hboot do you need to skip the HTC method and just go ahead with Unrevoked.? I'm planning on buying my friends incredible for $10 later this week but I'm not sure what Hboot it has. I'll check when I get it but it would be nice if I could skip all that if i had the older Hboot you know.
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
With hboot 0.92 you can skip the htc unlock, flash the misc img, and then downgrade to 2.2 and use unrevoked. If its on froyo 2.2 already all you have to do is use unrevoked. Has the phone ever been rooted?
[Droid Incredible General] demo27vol1:
No it hasn't been rooted and I think its running 2.3 so it may be on the newer Hboot. Oh well doesn't hurt doing all those steps then hah. I'm just planning on using it as a mp3 but I feel like rooting it to give it a lil juice and maybe try out a couple ROMs when I'm bored. Thanks BTW.
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
Well if it is on 2.3.4 you will have to use this guide if your on hboot 1.02, or this guide here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1306400 if your on 0.92 or older.
[Droid Incredible General] luland:
[/COLOR]i was able to get 2.2 successfully installed

now when running unrevoked 3.22 it reboots my home the phone screen says hboot usb plug connected

but the unrevoked box is stuck at Waiting for bootloader. Make sure Driver is up to date.
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
So it worked in the begining for getting root and downgrading, but now it wont while trying to get s-off?

If thats the case im not sure. Did you enable usb debuging again since downgrading to 2.2? Try downloading the newest unrevoked from their site and see if that will work. 3.22 is only required for the downgrade part im pretty sure. You could try to when it gets stuck to disconnect the phone from the pc and then reconnect it.
[Droid Incredible General] ned4spd8874:
I have the same problem. I did a factory reset and it looked like it was going to be stable, but then I started to actually use the phone and it is still doing the reboot thing.

I've also just noticed that although hboot is unlocked, I still have s-on. I ran through all the instructions step by step and everything completed successfully though.

I don't know what to do at this point. This phone has been a major pita to do this to! I've been trying to get it rooted since yesterday and I'm afraid of what to do next. I really have no idea where to go from here.

I should have just let the damn thing be. I'm going out of town tomorrow morning and it sure would be nice if I had a working phone with me.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Edit 1: Tried clearing cache & davlik, continues to reboot. Tried fixing permissions in recovery, still rebooting. Seems that If I do a factory reset, it's stable. Until I actually use the phone. As soon as I go through the initial prompts, it reboots. Sometimes in the middle of going through the prompts, sometimes afterwards.

Edit 2: Loaded the PB31IMG.zip file onto the SD card, loaded hboot, it saw it and had the blue bar along the side. Then it flashed something like "no image, wrong image" and then went back to the hboot screen. Loaded another PB31IMG.zip file that I had (Froyo-Stock-recvery_PB31IMG) on the SD card and had the same thing happen. Now when I load hboot and select the factory reset option, it loads the clockwordmod recovery 5.0.2.0 screen and sits there.

Edit 3: Tried going into safe mode to see what would happen. Got the initial setup screens. Pressed next, next, next, etc. then it rebooted. It stayed at unlock screen for a minute and then rebooted again. Then had the htc incredible white screen go into a reboot loop a couple times. Then it looked like it was going to boot fine, but it didn't. Out of ideas at the moment.

Edit 4: Just going through some saved postings and thought I'd try to manually push the recovery.img from unRevoked using the command "fastboot boot recovery.img". Nothing changed.

Edit 5: Followed the guide by scotty85 at http://androidforums.com/incredible...ow-unlock-downgrade-achieve-s-off-htcdev.html and found step I was missing. I now have hboot unlocked and s-off! However, I'm still on the newer hboot version (1.02.0000); should I try and downgrade that? Can I? And if so, how?

Edit 6: Since hboot is now unlocked and I have s-off, I decided to restore an image I made the other day with my old device that got replaced by this one. And of course, that was rebooting as well. So I loaded up a plain, fresh rom and that one is also rebooting.

I'm now convinced that I have bad hardware. I'm trying to un-root it and am not having much luck. I've gotten s-on now again and installed the default recovery. But I can't seem to get GB installed on it no matter what I try. I've tried the SD card way and the RUU, nothing is working.

Heck, right now my phone is stuck at the first htc incredible white screen. Not looking good.
[Droid Incredible General] EAP:
Thank You cmlusco

Worked great on my Dinc,

just had to follow all the steps,

thanks again.

I now have root and S-off
[Droid Incredible General] lay1994:
i cant access the recovery .When i select the recovery option than a white screen appears withe the htc logo and it remains that for hours..............i have already rooted the bootloader ....i have htc wildfire with hboot 1.02.0000
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
This is the htc incredible thread. This may work on your phone, but you would need to find and substute the correct files.
[Droid Incredible General] bhatt86:
So I went and got another Dinc and followed the steps all over again and for some reason everything says it worked but I'm sitting here looking at Unlocked with S-ON w/ hboot-1.02. I'm thinking it may have been an error with unrEVOked so will try it again and see what happens.

Edit: So unrEVOked left me an error after it booted to recovery I got a few errors.

Verifying SD card marker...

SD card marker not found...

Checking internal SD crd marker...

Error verifying extendedcommand.

Error processing ROM Manager script. Please verify you have ROM manager v4.4.0.0 or higher.

/tmp/recovery.log was copied to /sdcard/clockworkmod/recovery.log

So does this mean I may need to create a partition on my SD card? From what I remember I didn't have that issue when I rooted my other Dinc so I figured I would throw this out there.
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
I would reformat the sdcard, no need for any partitions. Did unrevoked give you root? Also make sure your using unrevoked 3.22 not the latest one.
[Droid Incredible General] bhatt86:
I did not achieve root with the UnrEVOked 3.22.
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
Did it error or go thru ok but not give you root?
[Droid Incredible General] bhatt86:
It did error which said that the radio version was not supported so I tried redownloading the PB31IMG.zip and went into bootloader and it says loading [PB31IMG.zip] then after the progress bar finishes it goes back to HBOOT without asking me to install. I assume this means the radio version isn't compatible with the ROM I am using but I cant seem to find a stock froyo rom that will flash properly and the RUU keeps telling me the battery is under 30% even though the phone has a full charge.
[Droid Incredible General] iam_hason:
Stuck on unlocking bootloader

I am having a problem unlocking the bootloader. I followed all the necessary steps in the HTC Dev site and at the very end, it does not ask me to accept the permission to unlock. any idea? :confused:
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
Not sure, never had any issues unlocking. So you got the code from the phone using hboot, then pasted that to the htcdev site, they sent you a file unlock_token.bin, and you used fastboot to apply it? Which part are you stuck at?
[Droid Incredible General] iam_hason:
I tried to unlock the hboot again and it successfully worked. Now that I have finished unlocking the boot loader and flashed CWM recovery image, I move on to going into recovery. Once I hit recovery, it just sits at the HTC logo....any ideas to fix this? :rolleyes:
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
Hmm try erasing recovery first " fastboot erase recovery " and then flash the cwm img "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img ".
[Droid Incredible General] iam_hason:
hmm...it doesnt seem to work for me. I keep getting failed message when I enter erase recover under cmd.

it looks like the same problem as this....http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1628585&page=5

seems to me there might be no solution to this... :rolleyes:

I greatly appreciate your help though!
[Droid Incredible General] bhatt86:
So I got another DInc and I've had an issue with getting my data to work. I am flashed to Cricket service and currently running Hanger84's ROM but I looked into my hboot and it says *Unlocked* S-ON I have gone thru all the proper steps and when I got to step 45 it comes back saying the radio version is unsupported E:error in /sdcard/unrevoked-forever.zip (status 42). I did verify my radio version is 2.15.10.07.07 and not running 2.2 froyo for some reason after it successfully flashed. I'm not sure whats going on I am just trying to revert to froyo so I can reflash my phone over to the service and get my data back.
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
So it did let you flash froyo without error, but your still on the gb radio? Try again starting from step 28.
[Droid Incredible General] bhatt86:
The problem is flashing Froyo I think. I tried running RUU and it keeps telling me that it cannot find my phone (all drivers are installed properly) same thing with HTC Sync so I am updating Sync now see if that helps I agree on starting over but I'm stuck because I can't successfully flash Froyo with the RUU. It will load the PB31IMG.zip then it says parsing then goes back to hboot menu.
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
Mabey a bad download or you may need to backup and reformat the sdcard fat32, and try again.
[Droid Incredible General] SFxBA:
Any benefit to going past 0.92 if I have S-Off, didn't know if this was asked already?
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
Only advantage would be being able to use extended fastboot commands, such as flashing remote img's. It also can be unlocked to get root, but if your already s-off you can flash anything you want already.
[Droid Incredible General] Kunisaurus:
Hello! I'm new to this whole droid rooting thing and it seems very confusing... I have about a 1 year old Droid Incredible with 2.3.4 and I would like to root it with s-off and be able to download and install apps on it. Will this tutorial on page 1 work for me? Anything I should know/do before I try? It's risky messing with your phone, something you use all the time. Thanksssss!!!
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
Yes this will work for anyone. Nothing really important to know, just follow the steps making sure you get no error messages along the way. This is not to risky, the first half of the instructions (rooting) is actually supported by htc. The s-off steps are a little more dangerous but still not to risky.
[Droid Incredible General] bhatt86:
I took your advice and reformatted the SD card then started the process over at step 27.

Got another strange error when I nav to adb on command prompt when I typed "adb shell" instead of going to the $ it skipped ahead to the # sign. I'm going to just paste the result.

c:\adb>adb shell

# cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image

cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image

/sdcard/flash_image: No such file or directory

#

The first thing I thought was I put the flash and MTD img on the wrong SD card but they are correctly on the root of the SD unzipped I can't figure out why the phone wont recognize them I redownloaded the files multiple times formatted the SD card. I've done everything I can think of short of unrooting and starting the whole process over. I also tried running the unrevoked forever.zip but I this error this is copied from the soff.log

unrEVOked forever S-OFF patch v1.3

Verifying system type...

.

.

Got device:

@PID: 69,"INCREDIBLE_C"

Got radio version:

2.15.10.07.07

E:unsupported radio version

E:Update failed. Check /sdcard/soff.log.

Again I formatted and I am back on 2.3.4. I just wish to get back to stock 2.2 but I can't find a good dl link anywhere to a stock ROM. Also I tried running the RUU and I get an error there as well. Will post a screenshot of that.
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
If it goes straight to the # sign that is ok, your just getting root permission right off the bat.

You cant flash the 2.2 ruu untill you get the flash_image to work. The flash image flashes a froyo misc partition that makes the ruu think it is not "downgrading" and so lets you downgrade to 2.2

You cant flash the s-off patch untill you downgrade to the froyo radio via the 2.2 ruu.
[Droid Incredible General] Kunisaurus:
Thanks!!

So is the tutorial on page 1 up to date or is there another one on another page or thread I should follow?
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
It is up to date. There is also one by scotty called something like htcdev unlock and root.
[Droid Incredible General] Kunisaurus:
I'm getting this right off the bat... I've done all the previous steps. I'm doing everything very carefully.

ERROR [170]: USB CONNECTION ERROR

cant post pictures yet..

But my USB connection is fine. I can charge and use it as a harddrive accessing the files..

I tried running RUU while my phone was in charge only, htc sync, and mount drive and none worked. And i am in USB debugging.
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
What step are you stuck at? Did you go to device manager on your pc and install the adb drivers? Just because it charges and you can access the disks, does not mean that the adb drivers are installed correctly.
[Droid Incredible General] Kunisaurus:
I guess it would be around step 5? Yeah i did the USB thing and installed the adb drivers. In device manager the yellow "!" went away and looks like a good driver.

Android USB Devices

-My HTC
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
So there is an "Android Phone" category in device manager with a "composite ADB interface" sub category?
[Droid Incredible General] Kunisaurus:
Theres a category that says "Android USB Devices" and in that, a subcategory: "My HTC"
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
Ok those are the htc sync drivers. First uninstall htc sync from the pc, then you should see an unknown device in device manager. Right click on it and select update driver, manually select the folder with the drivers in it and hit ok. It wil find the adb driver and install it. You should then have the android phone and composite adb interface categories. From there you should be good to go.
[Droid Incredible General] Kunisaurus:
Ok so i think my adb drivers we're setup bad before but i re-did them and uninstalled My HTC and it looks like it should work but I still get [Error 170] USB Connection Error.

Which mode should my phone be in?

Charge Only

HTC Sync

Disk Drive

PS. i have the Droid Incredible 1
[Droid Incredible General] rz4224:
unable to flash stock froyo

*** I've found the fix, see bottom*** Beginning at step 36 i am having a problem. When i try to use the command prompt to reboot into bootloader, it is telling me permission denied. So i used the other method of pulling the battery and booting in that way. However once i get into the bootloader it quickly shows this and disappears and just sits there. View attachment 1243407

I have followed every step of this guide so far with no problem. I have downloaded the PB31IMG.zip twice now to make sure it was a good file. And i also have gone back to step 28 and started over. But to no avail. I still have the problem. :( So how do i get this file to successfully flash? Thanks for any help!

Turns out my card was not FAT32 it was FAT. I over looked that. By reformatting, it allowed it to be flashed on. But thank you to anyone who would have helped me!!!
[Droid Incredible General] imtoomuch:
I'm having the exact same issue that you are. I've installed, removed, and uninstalled the drivers multiple times and I always get this error!

I rooted my Kindle Fire and I had to reinstall the drivers once to get it to work. I absolutely can't figure out what I'm doing wrong!
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
There are complete instructions in the download link for the drivers, in the op. If you followed them and everything looks the same as in the instructions, then im not sure what the issue is. Mabey its the usb cable, or the usb port on the pc.
[Droid Incredible General] imtoomuch:
I did follow the directions and I'm using the USB cable from the stock charger.

I have no idea what's wrong either.

The phone should be connected as a disk, correct? Or doesn't it matter?
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
Should be in charge only mode, and have usb debugging turned on.
[Droid Incredible General] imtoomuch:
Is there a way to completely uninstall the drivers for the phone so that I can start over from scratch? I did a Google search and wasn't successful in finding the answer.

When I try "adb devices" the result is:

List of devices attached

HT07GHJ00104

I'm baffled.
[Droid Incredible General] cmlusco:
That means the drivers are installed correctly. What part are you getting stuck on?
[Droid Incredible General] imtoomuch:
I thought that meant the drivers were installed correctly, but I still get Error 170: USB Connection Error.

What's weird is that USB Composite Device and USB Mass Storage Device appear under Universal Serial Bus controllers and I don't remember that happening before, but I could be wrong.

Any more ideas?