[Droid Incredible Android Development] hfam:
OTA 2.2 applied, re-rooted, S-OFF PWNZ!!!

Hey all,

Wanted to weigh in and let you all know that I was entirely successful in accepting the OTA 2.2 for my DInc.

As suspected, even though it left "superuser permissions" in the apps, root was removed.

tchebb delivered the goods in his VERY helpful post here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7660617&postcount=5

If you apply S-OFF, then follow the instructions provided in the link above, you will be successful.

- I began awaiting the OTA with a rooted DInc. I used unrEVOked to get root, which applied clockworkmod and su.

- I did NOT apply any ROMs or update the radio, just had some root-required programs installed and working fine (titanium backup, incredilight, a few others).

- I installed S-OFF when it was released, and confirmed it was installed in the HBOOT menu.

- Once we knew OTA was going be pushed shortly, I replaced the clockworkmod partition with the stock recovery partition (provided in the link above, thanks tchebb!!!!). I did this by copying it to the root, rebooting into HBOOT, and allowing it to do the update automatically (choosing yes, and yes).

- I now had a DInc with stock recovery, but still retained root, and was awaiting the OTA push.

- Got the OTA push this morning. agreed to it, and let it do it's thing. It all appeared to go well.

- When finished, I checked for root and indeed root was gone, even though the SU app was still in the apps. I checked by firing up Titanium Backup, and it complained that it could not get root.

- I then went ahead and copied the clockworkmod install and busybox to the root of the SD card (again, supplied by tchebb in the post), and rebooted into HBOOT. I allowed it to install (choosing yes, and yes).

- Rebooted, and let it go into the OS. All is still well, but still no root (of course).

- I then copied the "payload-update.zip" file (containing the su, again, tchebb is the man!) to the root of the SD card, and rebooted into HBOOT. I then went into the recovery and, using clockworkmod, choose to install a selected zip file (payload-update.zip).

- It was successful, and I rebooted into the OS, letting the phone come up as I normally would.

- I then fired up Titanium, and voila! I have root!

- All my programs appear to work, all my settings are intact, and at this point I have no issues whatsoever.

I made this process a little easier by thinking ahead prior to the update and creating a directory called "Mine" on my SD. I then created subdirectories (clockwork, stock recovery, su, etc) and put the appropriate zip files in their respective directories.

Then, when it was time to go back to stock recovery, and all the other processes I listed above, it was simply a matter of COPYING the appropriate zip file from the subdirectory into the root of the SD, rebooting into HBOOT, and allowing it to do it's thing.

***IMPORTANT*** Once you've copied one of those files into the root of the SD (clockwork, stock recovery, etc), and allowed it to do it's thing, upon reboot I always go back in and delete that zip file from the root!!!

I hope this helps someone out there.

Eternal thanks to the unrEVOked team for their outstanding work and utilities, special thanks to tchebb for his awesome post containing the stock recovery image, clockwork, busybox, and su all in one convenient place, and to all the folks here who contribute and make this awesomeness possible.

I'll be sure to check back if I find any issues, but so far, it's all working as it should be!!