yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid Incredible General] orphicone:
To all the people trying condition 5 and getting "Main version is older!" here is how i got past it

My PB31IMG.zip was 143,014kb as reported by win7 (md5 = d6838e0faff16a45897df44cfb503233)

Right after running flash_image and right BEFORE running "Reboot bootloader" i powered off my phone. I then held optical trackpad + power until HBOOT started. When HBOOT started it detected PB31IMG.zip like any other time, except this time it ran the update.

After that I was stuck in an HBOOT loop, i had to run the PB31IMG.zip a second time. Then i was on stock 2.1.
[Droid Incredible General] orphicone:
Either the file is named incorrectly or your SDcard is formatted FAT and not FAT32
[Droid Incredible General] Ed Zachary:
Just to be absolutely certain, if I follow the instructions for Condition 1, 2, or 3, the phone gets wiped. Data, apps, and contacts are gone.

I will need to back up everything, including contacts, move the backup to my PC, then after I finish the steps for Condition 1, 2, or 3, re-install whatever I used to make the backup and restore the data and contacts.

Correct?

(Just wanted to be sure that, if I am in Condition 2 or 3, the phone still gets wiped as in Condition 1).

Thanks again, Paul!
[Droid Incredible General] quake3god2004:
Still having problems with Condition #5...

I'm still having issues with #5.

I installed HTC Sync and that allowed me to run the RUU...exe files, but that brought me to the next roadblock...

I tried running the following file:

RUU_IncredibleC_Verizon_WWE_1.22.605.2_Radio_1.00.03.04.06_hboot_0.79_release_161494_NoDriver_0514

But it gave me the following error: ERROR[140]: BOOTLOADER VERSION ERROR Before receiving the error it said I was going...

From:

Image version:

3.21.605.1

To:

Image version:

1.22.605.2

And I'm still getting the main version is older error when I try updating manually via HBOOT. I tried copying the rom.zip from the %temp% drive (after launching the RUU..1.22.605.2..etc...exe) to the SD card as PB31IMG.zip. When it tries to load it gives me the main version is older error.

The one thing that I can do successfully is run the following:

RUU_Incredible_C_Froyo_VERIZON_WWE_3.21.605.1_Radio_2.15.00.07.28_2k4k_NV_1.50_PRL58006_release_143351_signed

But that doesn't help me because I'm already at that level. I was also table to apply the rom.zip (renamed to PB31IMG.zip) from the RUU...3.21...etc....exe but that's basically the same as running the .exe by itself. And that doesn't help me. :(

Any thoughts?
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
The icon means a different version. Mine is the little ninja. Did you load the one from my zip file?
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
This issue with not being able to downgrade seems to be an issue with the version of HBOOT all of you have loaded. What version is currently on your phone?
[Droid Incredible General] billyburly:
Where did you get your copy of PB31IMG.zip. i extracted mine from the RUU and it was 146,289kb
[Droid Incredible General] orphicone:
I THINK it was this one (i went through so many...)

http://rapidshare.com/files/416144005/HTC_Droid_Incredible_Downgrade.zip
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
OK guys. For all of you that are having issues downgrading because HBOOT says the version is older, I may have the answer. I need to have someone give this a try so I can verify it. Attached you will find a file named downgrade.zip. Download this file and use the files in it rather then the ones on my first post. If this works, I will update the first post with this one. Whe you do the downgrade, be sure you are using the 2.1 RUU I have linked on my first post. The version number will be 1.22.605.2 in the RUU name. Thanks.
[Droid Incredible General] imasterxx:
Condition #5 Update - it's working now...

Yep, that did it dalepl! The new files in the downgrade folder you just posted allowed me to get root access at the adb shell. I had 2.2 OTA and basically just followed your original steps in Condition #5 from 9 to 25 and I was back on 2.1. Thanks for putting the update out there. I was driving myself crazy for a while trying virtually every possible option. thx again
[Droid Incredible General] JASWAG:
Attachment zip file Link is Broken

I am trying to start condition 5, and the attachment; "downgrade.zip" link is not pulling up a download link. It takes me to a page at xda-devs that says the link is not valid. Anyone run into this same problem, or is it just me? If so, is there an alternative download source for the .zip file. Thanks Guys

****Sorry I Answered my own question..... I hadn't Registered yet thanks anyways****
[Droid Incredible General] imasterxx:
Condition #5...

the downgrade.zip works for me. its the one he posted on page 8. but i think he'll be moving it to the first page now that i've confirmed it works.

and after you get back to 2.1, its easier to just run the unrevoked 3 reflash.exe to bring you to the Clockworkmod recovery mode. Before when I tried to run unrevoked 3 (on 2.2) it always failed. but on 2.1 its working.
[Droid Incredible General] JASWAG:
Thank You

Yah , the link works now that I registered.. Thank You for Your Quick Reply>>
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
Thanks for the response that the new file fixed the issue trying to downgrade to 2.1. I have updated the link on the first post. What I found out is that it changes the reported HBOOT version number. The original one I supplied was for an EVO ROM. I found how to change this and now it matches the 2.1 ROM I have linked on the first post.

As is, you must use the 2.1 version I have or this may not work. Enjoy.

Sent from my HTC Incredible.
[Droid Incredible General] bignuttz:
That got it. Thanks man I was racking my brain.
[Droid Incredible General] imasterxx:
Condition #5 followup and finish...

The RUU didn't work for me for 2.2 but that's because I didn't want to re-install HTC Sync again (the issue was with the drivers on my PC). So I just opened the .exe and copied the rom.zip from the %temp% folder to the sdcard (I also had to rename it to PB31IMG.zip). It got a little strange when I tried to apply the OTA 2.2 RUU (step 5 from Condition 1). I think this is because of Clockworkmod. The first time I tried to apply the PB31IMG.zip in HBOOT I figured it would take a while, so I stepped away for a second. Not 2 mins goes by and I'm at the Clockworkmod screen. I rebooted again into HBOOT and tried to apply it a second time and that time it worked. Before I applied it the second time I still saw S-OFF at the top. After I applied PB31IMG.zip it was at 2.2 with S-OFF. That's why I'm able to apply the clockworkmod again (while in 2.2). And after you apply Clockworkmod in 2.2 then when you choose 'recovery' it will load Clockworkmod (instead of the HBOOT recovery program). And the Clockworkmod recovery tool will allow you to apply the payload and super user updates.

I ran the test of downloading the wireless tether and titanium backup apps and they worked...

EXCELLENT!!! :) :) :)

Thanks to all!
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
Thank all of you for trying all this out. :) It looks like all the options now work first time everytime. :D Since the last update, I have added some additional information. I have added steps to get free WiFi tethering with 3G Mobile Hotspot and information on ways to remove the preloaded apps you do not want (like Skype, FaceBook, Tweet, etc). Anyway, I hope all of you enjoy this. I will update as I learn more.
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
Check out my first post again. I add steps to get 3G Mobile Hotspot use for free.
[Droid Incredible General] JMooney5115:
I've got an easy question. How do I run the RUU? Do I use the HTC Android Phone ROM Update Utility?

I am condition 2 and stuck on step 7.
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
That is what the RUU is. Connect your phone to your computer. Set the phone to Charge Only and set USB to DEBUG. Launch the RUU and let it update your phone. If the RUU does not detect your phone, continue with the steps to extract the ROM from the RUU and install it via HBOOT.
[Droid Incredible General] JMooney5115:
Thanks. I feel like a dummy for not looking at the file extension lol; I assumed it was an .zip.
[Droid Incredible General] quake3god2004:
if you're getting a USB error when you run the RUU executable, you can either do what dalepl said by extracting the file and updating it manually, or you can re-install htc sync, but who wants to do that :)

random update: last week when i was running 2.1 (rooted), i ran linpack and it benchmarked my incredible at ~6.5 mflops. after upgrading (manually) to OTA 2.2 (no root) i got ~21 mflops. now that i'm rooted on 2.2 i'm consistently getting 31-33 mflops. don't know why its faster, but hey i'll take it!

question: is there a difference in speed between the wireless wifi tether app (with the green broadcast signal) and the stock 3G mobile hotspot app? i got both working but i dont know if one is better or faster than the other. just curious.
[Droid Incredible General] parcou:
Completed all the steps successfully but have no camera function...anyone else?
[Droid Incredible General] donnyp1:
you are a genius, all I wanted was to get back to stock, and it worked! tytytytytytyty
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
No, there is no difference in speed. They are both using the same interfaces.
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
No, I am not the genius. All I did was do all the footwork and brought together all the hard work others on this board had done. I was tired of searching and was hoping to give everyone one place to go.
[Droid Incredible General] smwoodward:
check your radio version and make sure that it is a the latest version. i know that the camera is tied to the radio firmware and if that doesn't get updated to 2.xxx the camera won't work
[Droid Incredible General] the337:
hey. i'm condition 3 and i get the error when trying to run the RUU and i can't find the rom.zip file in my temp folder to rename it to update it manually. could someone help me out?
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
To find rom.zip, you have to have the RUU open. When it closes, it deletes all the files. So, launch the RUU, do nothing else. Once it is on the screen, go to your temp folder and find the folder with the rom.zip file. Copy it to another folder so it will not get deleted when you close the RUU app. Once you get it copied, you can close the RUU and then go back to the file, rename it and press on.
[Droid Incredible General] the337:
i must be retarded or something because i launch the RUU then go to %temp% and look in every folder and I can't find one with a file labeled rom.zip :confused:
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
What version of Windows are you on?
[Droid Incredible General] the337:
Windows 7 64-bit.

Sent from my Incredible.
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
OK, this is what you need to do. If you have not changed the location of your temp directory, then do the following:

1. Be sure you have SHOW HIDDEN FILES, SYSTEM, AND DRIVES selected in folder options.

2. Open Explorer.

3. Open the folder with your Windows user name (where your desktop, documents, etc folders are located).

4. Open the APPDATA folder.

5. Open the LOCAL folder.

6. Open the TEMP folder.

This is your temp folder that Windows uses.

7. Select all the files in the folder and hit DELETE. When the system tells you it cannot delete a file, select do this for all files and select SKIP.

Now your temp folder should be empty except for a few items.

8. Run the 2.2 RUU.

9. Go back to the temp folder. A couple of new forlders with strange names will be created. One of them contains the rom.zip file. I think it is in a Disk1 folder inside one of the new folders.

10. Copy rom.zip to your desktop.

11. Close RUU.

12. Rename the rom.zip to PB31IMG.zip.

13. Copy this to the root of your phones sdcard.

14. Reboot the phone into HBOOT.

Now you should be following the instructions from HBOOT. Once the ROM has loaded, the phone will reboot and you should have the new ROM loaded.
[Droid Incredible General] the337:
got it. thanks for your help!
[Droid Incredible General] Nitrogenus:
I am confirming that the updated condition 5 WORKS!

I was stock with OTA 2.2 and S-ON. I am now rooted with RUU 2.2 and S-Off.

THANKS to everyone and his hard work. Thanks OP for this compilation and its revisions.
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
Glad to help.
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
Your welcome. Glad all this I did has been of some help to all of you.
[Droid Incredible General] blackprophet:
Also confirming that method 5 works.

Now the question I have is how in the hell do I get rid of things like amazon and verizon navigator?
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
Get Titanium Backup.
[Droid Incredible General] sliderocket22:
Being someone who is new to Android development I must say you made this guide very easy to understand, and while condition 5 was longer than the others, I had no problems at all following. Thank you for the help it's greatly appreciated!
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
Glad you found it helpful. My whole reason for creating this topic was to try and consolidate some of the great info that is on this site. I was going all over the place to get the answers about rooting and thought it would be nice to be able to get it in one place. Enjoy.
[Droid Incredible General] makos101:
which one do i choose?

Im currently running sky raider 3.0 im rooted and I have s-off and the 2.15 radio. Which steps do i choose to update to the official verizon OTA?
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
Do steps for condition 3.
[Droid Incredible General] makos101:
I'm confused is the 2.2 RUU. This this the official update? I thought since Im using skyraider I have to down grade then upgrade to the official verizon update?
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
It is the official update. Since your phone is already root and S-OFF, any of the ROMs should load, hence I am telling you to go through the steps to just load the OTA 2.2 ROM and then reapply root.
[Droid Incredible General] makos101:
trouble with condition 3

I dont understand I have no rom.zip file on my computer.

This is the step im stuck on. The RUU failed on my phone but now i cant find rom.zip

9. Go to your computers temp directory and locate the folder that contains the file rom.zip.

10. Once you locate this file, copy it to any folder (or your desktop).

Thanks for the help i appreciate it
[Droid Incredible General] jerry0:
This worked for me! Thanks so much!
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
Once you close the RUU, it deletes the files. Load the RUU, but do not go on to the next screen. After the RUU is loaded, then go to your temp directory and find the rom.zip file. If you are on Windows Vista/7, your temp folder will be under C:\YOUR LOGIN\APPDATA\LOCAL\TEMP. If you can not see the APPDATA folder, go to folder options and set options to show hidden folders. Let me know if you need any additional help.
[Droid Incredible General] walkermc20:
Thanks so much for getting everything put together in a single place for us all!
[Droid Incredible General] justinsung:
condition 2

need help im stuck at 19. in the instruction it said to load pb31img.zip but when i do it say "no image or wrong image"

what do i do

also can i root the phone with unrevoked3 instead of following 15-21?
[Droid Incredible General] makos101:
still having trouble with rom.zip

Ok i loaded it up and then searched my whole computer i found a rom.zip it is 169mb, does that sound about right? I moved it to my desktop. Located in the rom.zip there are different images of hboot and radio. is this the right rom.zip?

Thanks
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
First of all, what is the current state of your phone? Do you have 2.2 now loaded? Is the phone S-OFF?

Secondly, No, if your phone is updated to 2.2, unrEVOked3 will not work with 2.2. You have to follow the steps to get 2.2 rerooted.
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
It should be the right one. What HBOOT is inside of the rom.zip. It should be 0.92.0000.
[Droid Incredible General] Aaron Rodgers Beard:
Hello, so I am on 2.2 (i used the ruu to update some time ago) non rooted with unrevoked forever. So I downloaded all the necessary files, and put them on my sd card. when I went into hboot it wasnt downloading the PB31IMG.zip file, so i went into my sdcard and removed the .zip (on windows 7) and when I went back to hboot, it asks if

I want to run parsing...(sd zip)

(1)recovery

is this thePB31IMG file I want to run?
[Droid Incredible General] Aaron Rodgers Beard:
Yep, thanks a ton dudes, It all worked! now Im just waiting for titanium backup to send me my key......
[Droid Incredible General] makos101:
!!!

Thanks so much bro. It works perfectly. Keep up the good work!
[Droid Incredible General] justinsung:
yes i have 2.2 loaded and in hboot it says s-off
[Droid Incredible General] Mherna02:
Hello,

I fall under condition 4

I can not get phone to run PB31IMG.zip I have tried several times. It tells me wrong Image or something like that. SD card is formatted fat32. please help!
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
What version of 2.2 ans HBOOT do you have loaded?
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
Did you follow the steps to get rerooted?
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
What version of 2.2 and HBOOT are you running? If you have 2.2 and S-OFF, you should load the PB31IMG.zip from step 15.
[Droid Incredible General] Mherna02:
I have 2.2 build 3.21.601.1

HBOOT .92

with s-off
[Droid Incredible General] Mherna02:
I have 2.2 build 3.21.601.1

HBOOT .92

with s-off

Originally Posted by Mherna02

Hello,

I fall under condition 4

I can not get phone to run PB31IMG.zip I have tried several times. It tells me wrong Image or something like that. SD card is formatted fat32. please help!

What version of 2.2 ans HBOOT do you have loaded?

__________________

Paul

***************************************

Verizon Wireless

HTC Droid Incredible

ROM Droid 2.2 Build 3.21.605.1

Radio 2.15.00.07.28

****************************************

unrEVOked and unrEVOked Forever

Titanium Backup

****************************************

6800 -> Touch Pro -> Incredable
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
All that looks good. Be sure to download the files I have on my post. Follow the instructions and you should get rerooted.
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
Looks like to unrEVOked folks are about ready to release a new version of unrEVOked that will be able to root 2.2. Once this is released, I will update the steps to use this. Thanks to all of you that used my instruction. Happy Droiding. :p
[Droid Incredible General] Z3dd1cus:
Condition 5 steps worked perfectly for me this morning! Thanks for all your hard work!
[Droid Incredible General] Danariel:
I've been unable to get method 4 to work.

Hboot .92

Android Version 2.2

Baseband Version 2.15.00.07.28

Build number 3.21.605.1 CL231334release-keys

Software number 3.21.605.1

After I run the PB31IMG.zip and try to boot into recovery, it gets hung at the htc Incredible screen, and the battery starts to get warm. I've left it there for 10 minutes, but it got warm enough I did a battery pull. I've tried downloading the file in your original post twice, installing it 3 times (and once over top of itself.)

Luckily I have another PB31IMG file with the original recovery, so I'm back to stock for now. I guess I'll wait for unrEVOked 3.2.

The main reason I want to re-root on 2.2 is for the Battery Life Fix on Android Central (http: //forum.androidcentral.com/droid-incredible/32513-battery-life-fixed-try-these-steps. html, remove spaces). It looks like this will enable us to get the full potential from our batteries without bump-charging.
[Droid Incredible General] bnsf:
Permission denied

Condition 5

Step 20.

getting the error "Permission Denied"'

Just purchased an Incredible, came with 2.2.

using stock SD card
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
That means the image file did not load. Restart at step 14. Did you get ADB to install OK?
[Droid Incredible General] bnsf:
Ok I think I found out what the problem was. I ran through the sequence of copying and moving files a couple of times because I did not realize that a space was required before and after "777".

I reformatted the SD card and typed it in correctly, went through this time.
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
Good to hear. I have not had too many people have issues with the steps. I tried to make the whole procedure as easy as I could. I know there are people with different levels of knowledge and I wanted to try and cover all of them. Enjoy your freed up phone.
[Droid Incredible General] bnsf:
Things to add

If following condition 5 make sure to format the SD card in FAT32. By default if it is 2gigabytes or under it will be formatted with FAT.

Hboot unpacks zip file, then starts installing. Reboots then unpacks again and finishes install.

after restarting, phone boots up and restarts twice, don't panic

Just a rough draft of things that weren't mentioned and freaked me out.
[Droid Incredible General] justinsung:
yup. i had it rooted with unrevoked3 before so i followed condition 2 step by step and i got stuck at step 19.

hope this help figure out whats wrong with my phone.

when in hboot is says:

sd checking...

loading pb31diag.zip

no image!

loading pb31dia.nbh

no image or wrong image

loading pb31img.zip

no image

loading pb31img.nbh

no image or wrong image
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
OK, so you downloaded unrEVOked Forever and loaded it prior to installing 2.2. If this is the case, reboot into HBOOT and verify that S-OFF is set. If it says S-ON, then you did not get unrEVOked Forever loaded onto the phone and the steps you are trying to do will fail. In this case, you will have to start the condition 5 steps to revert your phone back to 2.1, load unrEVOked3 and unrEVOked Forever. Then you will be able to reload 2.2 and reroot it.
[Droid Incredible General] scarter11:
I had this same problem, and figured out that my sdcard was formatted with fat and not fat32. When I reformatted it as fat32, hboot was then able to recognize pb31img.zip
[Droid Incredible General] jaredkent:
I'm stuck as well, got as far as loading PB31IMG.zip onto my sdcard and booting into HBOOT, then my phone wont auto install it. I had this same problem when I was trying to install the skyraider rom and needed to update my radio. My SDcard is formatted as FAT32 as well, so thats not the problem. S-OFF is set as well, everything should be working fine, but doesn't.
[Droid Incredible General] bnsf:
Does HBOOT even say anything about finding PB31IMG.zip?

What condition are you using? Like what method are you using?
[Droid Incredible General] jaredkent:
Condition 3, hboot says the same thing Justin posted a few posts before me.
[Droid Incredible General] kpa2727:
The new files worked great thank you so much !
[Droid Incredible General] bnsf:
Man, umm I would try reformatting in FAT32. I used windows and DID NOT use the quick option to format my SDcard. Did you alter the file in anyway? like rename it or anything?

I just today followed the condition 5 instructions to gain root. took me about six hours of sitting on the couch to succesfully complete all the steps.

What OS are you using to transfer the files onto the SDcard?
[Droid Incredible General] jaredkent:
I'm using a windows 7 computer since its easier to follow the windows based instructions, as opposed to figuring it out on my mac. I tried formatting without the "quick format" option and it still didn't work.
[Droid Incredible General] Ed Zachary:
I realize this is pretty basic, but its the basic things that usually snag us.

Make sure you have Windows Explorer set to display all file extensions. If this is not set, you will think you are naming the file PB31IMG.zip when you are in fact naming it PB31IMG.zip.zip.
[Droid Incredible General] jaredkent:
You my friend are a genius. I hope people tell you that often.
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
Kpa I am so glad to hear this. You were the first to have issues and I thought you would never get your phone updated.
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
Good point. I didn't think of that.
[Droid Incredible General] justinsung:
awesome finally got it to update.

i changed the sd card to FAT 32 and did file extenison.

thanks for all the help everyone!!!