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[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fezzik77:
Hey I am obviously a newbie here. I have been using Linux for years so I am at least superficially familiar with some of the concepts. I am only starting to learn really simple programming so me developing anything is a little bit of a joke. I do hope to learn a lot here. I am a little concerned with the ease at which UnrEVOked has made rooting the incredible. It is incredibly easy to do and keep the phone working but can also open the door to ruin it if you don't know what you are doing.

I have ADHD and am nerdy on the tech side so this place kind of grabs my attention but reading all the instructions is a big deal. I almost skipped installing the radio completely because well I forgot and didn't read about once you had unrooted you go back to stock and have to get to recovery differently. Yeah I felt stupid because I had just done it like 2 months ago when the e-mail patch went out.

I was glad to read your post and it is important. I kind of jumped into rooting after the Library of congress ruled that there were no legal reprocussions from doing it. I realize it still voids warranty which is why I am a little aggravated about the Hboot changing making it tougher to go back to stock in a pinch and wish I had known. However, I am not unhappy with my setup now. It was frustrating to me to have a phone based in Linux but that didn't have Linux type functionality. I get that this is far more simple of a set up than a full PC Linux would be but it is a nice addition.

I have questions I don't really know where to ask. So I must do some more exploring but I appreciate what some of you guys are doing and I hope to eventually join in some of your ranks eventually. I imagine that after I take classes in C and C++ and get some more knowlege in system level programming I will have a better understanding of what some things do, also Unix/Linux will help me as well, probably the other networking classes won't hurt.

Mobile platforms interest me a lot so I hope to be here learning for a while.

Thanks for this post and some basic guidelines and things to think about. I am newbie, I am nerdy, and I probably will be slightly annoying in some places stating opinions as facts and asking questions on topics above my head trying to wrap my head around what is going on that may seem like any idiot would know it wouldn't work but I am just working through the logic. I learn better being wrong than I do being right so I beg you bear with me please. I will try not to be as annoying as I am right now and I will attempt to follow the search first rules.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k.electron:
can one of the experts on the subject also make a "how to restore a phone with custom rom and radio to stock rom and radio" with the necessary RUU files and whatever else that is needed.

Thanks.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vbhines:
It's already out there - that's one of the themes of this thread - search! It's not possible to post all sub-steps for every possible procedure in one place. Just search, read, learn and plan your actions. You'll be fine.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnoyeb:
So lets see... with all the new developments today... I started to think about finally upgrading some co-workers' phones... Since they're all from scratch (some not rooted, couple rooted but still on eclair (2.1)) vs mine that's been rooted since day one, i'm guessing this is how i'm going to go about it....

1. Root / Unlock with Unrevoked's tool

2. install clockwork's rom manager via market and install the clockwork recovery

3. install unrevoked's s-off

4. install skyraider (or other rom of choice) via rom manager etc.

5. install 2.15 radio

optional

6. install hydra kernels...

Looks like with the s-off now, this will be a great deal easier coming from a scratch rooted phone...

This the method others are using? I've got a couple guys that have phones that have rooted 2.1 installs running so i'd rather not go through the whole downgrade process that I had to on mine back when 2.2 leaked and the new 2.x baseband hit a few weeks back.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jesssiii:
Thank you so much!!!

I learned to mod my desktop through trial & much error. I'm not looking for pirated stuff, just more control over my device. I'm not a geek, unfortunately, so I make alot of mistakes. Which worries me when it comes to my phone. May wait till I have upgrade available. In the meantime I managed to clear all the data and cashes on the apps I hate (city id, facebook, etc) and not happy with Sence UI, I found Pro Launch (think what it's called) which gives me close to what I had on droid, but better & also allows me to hide those apps I hate. I was so frustrated whenever the phone said "delete unsuccessful", or just seeing those icons. Now most times I can ignore the fact the company won't let me choose what's on MY OWN VERY EXPENSIVE PHONE! Now see, I'm getting upset again. The point is to say thanks for this post. I seldom see so much helpful info I can understand as a beginner, and here in one place. Thanks!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vbhines:
Thanks for your comments - happy modding!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onicrux:
Sorry to flood this thread with more n00bs incoming but I just really need to ask this before i go ahead and root via Unrevoked. DInc here and planning to just root and leave it at the basics, no ROM's yet.

1. Starting slow but was wondering if rooting wipes the phone and if OTA updates still go through.

2. And if rooted and 2.2 comes along do I need to factory wipe, OTA update and re-root again, or does 2.2 just unroot your phone.

3. How would I go about unrooting my phone, would the process be 'recovery'? And last one! :x

4. Rooting voids warranty right?

Sorry if this was posted somewhere already but all I could find was higher end modding. Thanks in advance for any help possible.

My post is in a pretty crappy format, lol.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vbhines:
All good questions...also, all questions that can be answered via Google or searching xda. I'd kind of be hijacking my own thread if I spoonfed the answers. I'll search myself later and post what terms I used.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k.electron:
if any expert has the time, please add to the guide here the restoring to stock rom and radio section.

please.

thanks.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wethead4:
Thanks for the guide,i haver a question, I've search for the answer, but failed to find what I'm asking. I ve read about nandroid backup, but what I was wondering, after u flash a rom, is there an easy way to recover ur original settings, such as shortcuts, webpage shortcuts, contact pictures and links etc. I used to flash my windows mobile phone all the time, but hated setting everything again all the time.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vbhines:
You should check out Titanium Backup in the market - that may suit your needs.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluetooth_decay:
It did not wipe my phone when I did it using a manual "find-the-race-condition-in-adb" method. It shouldn't if you use Unrevoked's tool to do it (which I highly recommend, as that is the easiest method). It may prevent OTA updates, at least from what I've read. However there are guides and links to unroot and flash back to stock if need be.

If your phone takes the 2.2 OTA, you will probably lose root, unless you use the Unrevoked "forever" tool to toggle the hardware security flag to "security off" (a.k.a S-OFF) to give yourself permanent root ability (hence the "forever" moniker). There is no way ATM to turn that flag back on, however, and it can be detected visually by someone with knowledge when the phone is booted into the bootloader, so it could affect warranty claims.

I doubt the OTA will wipe your phone. If in doubt, when you do root, flash a custom recovery that includes the nandroid backup tool (Unrevoked does this) and make a backup prior to accepting the OTA; you can then re-root and restore to the prior state. Also back up your contacts, etc. to Verizon backup assistant or your Gmail account.

You'll have to Google for that, but it's out there. Never had to do it myself.

You betcha. I bought my phone outright, though, so after my 30 days or whatever I wasn't taking my phone back to Verizon anyway.

I replied because I'm waiting on something unrelated, and because I was lambasted in another thread for asking a question by a couple of people with more "Internet courage" than manners, and didn't particularly care for it. But advice to do a lot of searching and reading is sound. It will take some time, to be sure, but you will learn a lot.

I'd also say don't bother rooting unless you really have a need, or have a passion for experimenting with your phone (others may disagree :)). There are various risks associated with doing it, and the time it takes to educate yourself is substantial (or at least I see it that way; no different than when I had WinMo). I don't want to scare you, and it really is not a precarious process, but warranty issues etc. may outweigh any benefit if it is just something that sounds cool but doesn't provide any real benefit to you.

P.S. this link might be helpful (right here in this forum :))

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=760651
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hth715:
Thanks to the OP, I rooted and flashed skyraider without any problems and I was posting scores around 1235 on quadrant. It's pretty nasty.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yatman60:
Unrevoked now works with OTA 2.2 update

Looks like the gang at the unrevoked project have fixed the bugs and it appears to now work on those Incredibles that received the OTA 2.2 update.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VolcanicSkunk:
This is such excellent advice it should be stickied in every forum for Android phones! Thanks so much for putting it together! I just stumbled here after a friend picked up an Incredible. But I'm glad I did. :) I'm not a noob, but this advice is always something to keep in mind.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] intaminfan08:
Just bumped up from my eris to incredible..bought it used with no current sd card. Can I still install the 2.2 update manually with no sd I believe the phone was rooted and downgraded to stock 2.1 and set back to default sorry for the noob question.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vigordesign:
Thanks so much for this thread! I've been thinking about rooting and installing a custom ROM to get a new interface. I'm getting bored of the stock htc sense ui. Thank you!!!! :)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris7os:
Thank you for posting such a helpful thread. I've been lurking on these forums for a while now, and this thread still proves to be useful. It should be a requirement to read this thread before becoming a member...
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dimebagdan65:
New Comprehensive Rooting Guide!

Thought I'd share this here, I just got done writing up a step by step, completely comprehensive rooting guide for the Droid Incredible. I'd love to hear the community's thoughts/feedback!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anothamexican:
I rooted my old Dinc using your method with out a problem. I had to replace it with another because my camera broke so the new one has the slcd. Can I still use the same drivers I installed to root my old phone that didnt have the slcd for this new one on my windows computer?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dimebagdan65:
Shouldn't be a problem, the main difference between the AMOLED and SLCD versions is the touchscreen drivers that the phone itself uses so you should be fine :-)

Twitter @dimebagdan81

Droid Incredible

HBOOT .92, unrEVOked Forever S-off, 2.15.00.07.28, HeyItsLou's #6 Kernel, PRL 65144

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[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surferdad:
I can not get root.... I run unrevoked and at the end it says

Error: could not get root. Is your firmware to new?

Any ideas? thanks,

Surferdad
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mercys Fallen:
AS an Eris user..our forum doesn't have an article quite like this..Mainly because we don't ( in the dev section) have...well... a choice. I think this need to be in every dev forum, exchanging a word and root tool or two..

( Looking at dinc forum as roomi just bought one and somehow has froze the sucker twice stock... was thinking of intervening to help.)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbrazell:
i have used unrevoked to root my friends incredible , im not a noob at this ive been doing this since the evo came out, but after rooting his phone when i try to flash into recovery i get a black screen with white lines on each side any idea what to do?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wethead4:
Just rooted and s off my buddies phone. Do I have to flash a radio prior to flashing the Athena rom or is it already packaged in?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 92slammer:
i get the same thing
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GrahamHill:
If unrevoked3 says... "Waiting for device" forever.. what driver would you reccomend?

I got Hboot... and installed it with the phone in the boot screen.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fl00rMatt:
Trying to get current....

Would love to have put this in its own thread, but haven't posted enough. :(

I've read most of the stickies regarding the root process, but some of the documentation looks outdated and I'm confused on where to pick up. I rooted my Inc a while ago with Unrevoked2.x and just reran Unrevoked3 for updated ClockworkMod.

I want to load some of the latest Roms(looking at Warm Z), but I don't think I'm current enough on some of the other parts (radio, kernel, hboot) of the phone. Below is my current output on my phone. I'm pulling a 549 on Quadrant so I know there is something I can improve. Where should I start and thanks in advance?

Incrediblec XC Ship S-OFF

HBOOT - 0.77.0000

MICROP - 0417

Recovery - 2.5.1.2

Firmware - 2.1-update1

Baseband - 2.05.00.06.11

Kernel - 2.6.29-2211329c	htc-kernal@and18-2 #1

Build - 1.36.605.0 cl203589 release-keys

Software - 1.36.605.0

Don't think the below matters but it's there anyways.

Browser - webkit 3.1

PRI - 1.28_002

PRL - 51866

ERI - 5
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k_nivesout:
You'll probably want to update to the .92 HBOOT and at least the 7.28 radio. Your recovery version is fine.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] renzo.olivares:
well you should update your hboot to 0.92 and your firmware to 2.2.1 November OTA. other than that i'd say your good to flash the new roms.

BTW updating your Firmware to 2.2.1 november ota isn't required just something extra if you want but updating hboot to 0.92 is required.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fl00rMatt:
I've tried to update HBOOT but it never prompts me when I have the updated PM31IMG file on the SD card. I'm seeing it have an error trying to find something, but it flashes away so fast that I cant ever read it. I'll keep rebooting it and see if I can see it.

Used digital camera to get a shot of it.

SD Checking...

Loading... PB31DIAG.zip

No image

Loading... PB31DIAG.nbh

No image or wrong image

Loading... PB31IMG.zip

No image

Loading... PB31IMG.nbh

No image or wrong image
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k_nivesout:
Make sure it's named PB31IMG.zip and your SD is formatted FAT32.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fl00rMatt:
OK so I formatted the SD to FAT32 and then loaded the .zip and ran the update. Now i'm in a bootloop. It asks to update the HBOOT every time it reloads. If I then try to boot into recovery, it loads and I can do functions like clear cache and restore images, but it reboots right back to HBOOT after that. I've tried powering it off and pulling the SD card but it still loops. any suggestions?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmeadows013:
Try re updating and then restarting the phone from hboot
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoeyBones1:
Please help

I dropped my phone, and will be getting a new one. I had root and everything on my old phone, but if this ships with the new Gingerbread ROM, can i still use unrevoked to gain root/s-off? I want to be as seamless of a transfer as possible. I have titanium backup, etc... what is the recommendation?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quantumrabbit:
If it comes with Gingerbread... you're screwed. You cannot root that, yet. Potentially, maybe never.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoeyBones1:
ok, no gingerbread, but i do get an error saying "Failed to root: Is your firmware too new?"

---------- Post added at 04:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:08 PM ----------

good news...it was because i had clockworkmod folders on my SD card already!.... removed those (copied to computer) and re-did everything and i'm golden
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mangler1055:
are we still screwed if we got a new phone and it has gingerbread?

last posts here were from sept.

i got my wife an inc on ebay, didnt even realize gb was a problem until now. dang.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheManCalledX:
It's not a problem. There's a workaround using an older version of unrevoked, not sure if there's a thread here on xda, but you can search for it pretty easily on google.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mangler1055:
awesome.. you made my day :)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mangler1055:
Here's the thread:

http://androidforums.com/incredible-all-things-root/427344-2-3-4-root-downgrade-s-off.html
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yopete525:
How about rooting the newest OTA if you have a mac?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimSnoopOS:
Presently, the only exploit is the above post. It is also found here as well:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1306400

I do not believe there is an official way (Mac supported and otherwise) to root GB besides this method. Unrevoked only roots the Incredible on froyo and I am not aware if they have intentions on updating that tool. I don't mean to rain on your parade but this might be your only option.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yopete525:
Well, at least it's an option. I can find someone with a Windows computer on campus.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CodeMyster003:
Nice thread :) the Incredible was my first Android Device also, I read through these forums a couple of weeks before I got it. I finally received it a couple of days before the Synergy [RLS1] ROM came out, that was my very first rom i loaded on my device luckly their thread and others were very helpful and i had no problems. Ive enjoyed Synergy very much and now that there are ICS roms coming out im very excited for those.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tysonr78:
:)

Hey guys I'm super new. I'll say I was an iPhone guy till the battery blew up an my aunt had an incredible packed away. Well I had read and watched all kinda stuff on this phone till I felt I would give it a try. I unlocked boot loader installed clockwork think it was 5.02.01 maybe. If not right I'm close lol I know different ones for different phones. So I've used the newest carbon rom and I am now running pacman 21.0.1 I like everything but in both the camera works but display is jacked up and video I'll not go there. Can someone point me to a rom that they work like they should with what I'm getting with this pacman rom cause I do love it. And second can someone point me to some reading on changing icons or where or how thank you
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Megazell:
Total noob to Smart Phones as a whole.

I have a strong IT background but outside of helping ppl get Wifi working on their devices I never touched cell phones or tablets til recently.

I got a bunch of phones as gifts from co-workers and others that really want me to join them in the 'modern' age. ;)

The problem is from what I've been learning the closed nature of these devices limits me on what I can and can not do.

This is what I have and I want to do:

I have an 4 Verizon HTC Incredible 2 - No Carriers at this time.

All I want to do is use it for Wifi - lite browsing, twitter, texting via Google Voice and lite book reading (mostly setup manuals and robotic guides I already have in PDF)

I want total control over the device. I would like for the software that I do use to be freeware and/or open source.

Is this possible? If so - What's my first move? If not - I will donate these device to an org that can give them to those in need - And keep trucking with my modified Netbook running Lubuntu.

Any guidance would be great.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] musical_chairs:
First would be to head on over to the Incredible 2 forums, this section is for the OG Droid Incredible so we won't be all that much help to you:

http://xdaforums.com/droid-incredible-2

It looks like the Incredible 2 can be pretty much unlocked the whole way - rooted and s-off (turning off the secure boot flag) - so you should be able to do whatever you want with it / them. Not sure about texting via Google Voice using open source software though. Web browsing and ebook / pdf reading can certainly be done with nothing but open source software, no need for Google at all if you choose to go that route.
[Desire General] soyuutaku:
Does anyone in Hong Kong can get the 2.2 OTA update?
[Desire General] BlackWhiteOne:
not yet.
[Android Themes] freddyemmer:
Hi Xda-people,

After succes building a rom for the vodafone 845 I now want to deodex the rom. I have already tried the THEME-PRO v2.9 (no error on deodexing) after flashing only getting a bootloop. I olso tried another deodexing kitchen but that got stuck on bleutooth.odex and another couple apk's and odex files.

Could someone please help me out here?

Thanx in advance
[Android Themes] Daneshm90:
So its a stock android rom ? Try the deodex script link in my signature.

Also for bluetooth u need to add javax.obex.jar to ur classpath.
[Android Themes] freddyemmer:
i have tried your script and got stuck on a couple of apk's + odex files that could'nt be deodexed.. could you also explain what you mean with add javax-obex.jar to ur classpath? I'm complete new to the rombuild scene..

it's based on a stock rom, i have added some features and delete some standaard apps..
[Android Themes] Daneshm90:
Ok once its done deodexing, u'll have a couple of apks left that couldn't be deodexed. If its bluetooth.apk, select option 2 (custom classpath) and type javax.obex.jar

Most of the time the error u get when deodexing should tell u wht apk it needs in its classpath.
[Android Themes] freddyemmer:
But when i use your script i don't see the errors because it's continue's to the next apk.. or framework. this rom also has 2 framework apks does that matter?
[Android Themes] Daneshm90:
Can u upload the rom, ill deodex n upload it back. ill let u know what i did.
[Android Themes] freddyemmer:
http://www.mediafire.com/?d754c9ljn48c368

that's my rom.. Thanx in advance...
[Android Themes] Daneshm90:
Ok cool so got the whole rom deodexed.

For bluetooth u needed javax.obex.jar and for the rest u needed com.google.android.gtalkservice.jar in ur classpath.

Uploading shortly...
[Android Themes] freddyemmer:
so if i got it right you choose option 2 and typte

javax.obex.jar:com.google.android.gtalkservice.jar
[Android Themes] Daneshm90:
Yup. I did em individually but doesn't matter that way should work as well.
[Android Themes] freddyemmer:
help again adding the new apk and framework files i get a fc on com.android.phone.. please help..
[Android Themes] Daneshm90:
Are u wiping and flashing ?