[Droid Incredible Android Development] KidJoe:
This thread is getting muddied up while we wait for an updated Unrevoked3 rooting app that works on the Nov '10 OTA update that Verizon pushed..

I'm recapping my understanding of the situation so far... Please feel free to correct anything I have wrong here...

The following holds true for Incredibles which are AMOLED. My two are a AMOLED screen, so while I know there is a compatibility issue with certain versions of the ClockworkMod recover and SLCD Incredibles, I don't know all the details around it. I also do not know know if the instructions linked below use the SLCD compatible ClockworkMod or not!! so if you have an SLCD screen, please make sure you have the right CWM Recovery that is compatible with SLCD units!! Amon-Ra recovery can also be used as it is compatible with SLCD Incredibles

1. Currently, the Unrevoked3 tool (aka reflash_package.exe) which has been at version 3.21 from -> http://unrevoked.com/recovery/ works with all stock HTC Incredible firmwares that Verizon has pushed PRIOR to the Nov '10 update.

2. The Unrevoked3 tool (aka reflash_package.exe) which has been at version 3.21 from -> http://unrevoked.com/recovery/ does NOT work with the Nov '10 OTA update that Verizon pushed. If you try to run it against a phone with the NOV '10 update on it... it will kind of hang and not do anything, the Unrevoked3 tool will not ROOT your phone, nor will it be able to install the custom recovery.

In other words, if you want to use Unrevoked3 tool to root and install a custom recovery on a phone that has already received the new Nov '10 Incredible OTA upgrade VZW pushed, you must wait for Unrevoked team to update their app to work with it. Based on their tweets, that should be any day now?

While waiting on the Unrevoked3 update you can consider the following...

3. If you are running a STOCK HTC Incredible Rom from Verizon, are already S-OFF but have not yet accepted/installed the VZW pushed OTA update for your Incredible, you can update to the Nov update by following -> http://solo.dc3.com/dinc/ and you will be rooted, have a custom recovery on there, and be ready to go.

4. If you were already S-OFF, have accepted the NOV '10 Incredible OTA Update VZW pushed, then, you can follow steps 12-21 from -> http://solo.dc3.com/dinc/ Those steps will simply re-install ClockworkMod recovery and push/install SU app which will give you root and custom recovery back.

5. If you are S-ON and have received/installed the NOV '10 Incredible OTA Update VZW pushed, there is another procedure... See -> Post #199 of this thread (SLCD users also see posts 205 & 206) Once that is complete, your phone will be PRE-NOV '10 update. Your phone will probably prompt you about the update, PLEASE DO NOT INSTALL IT YET!! You can then use Unrevoked3 to root/install custom recovery followed by doing the UnrevokedForever to go S-OFF, after which you can follow -> http://solo.dc3.com/dinc/

FAQ's...

What is S-ON or S-OFF?

S-ON is how your phone ships. To understand S-OFF, please see -> http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever ... If you never followed the instructions and use the UnrevokedForever tool/zip, then your phone is still S-ON. The only way to get S-OFF is the UnrevokedForever tool/instructions.

How do I know if I'm S-ON or S-OFF?

Power off your phone. While continuing to holding VOL- power up your phone. You should get to a white screen that will tell you S-ON or S-OFF at the top.

How do I know if my Incredible uses AMOLED or SLCD screen?

The first batches produced were AMOLED. They are Hardware Version 002 (under settings -> About Phone -> hardware information). SLCD are Hardware Version 003. Additionally you can look at your box. If the model number ends with w2 then it amoled, if it ends with w3 is slcd.