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Flashing a new radio after the 2.2 root method

I see a lot of rom threads that say you MUST update your radio to use the rom. Doing a search I also saw a lot of posts saying you can't flash radios if you used unrevoked to root your Evo. So what does this mean for those of us that used the 2.2 root guide which uses unrevoked? Do I really HAVE to update my radio to use these roms? Since I used the 2.2 guide would it be safe to unroot and then root with simple root so I can flash a new radio? Or should I just not worry about it and flash away?
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Wow nothing? I tried flashing the new radio and it doesn't work. Gets aborted by clockwork. Does anyone have an answer? I've searched here and ppcgeeks and found nothing.
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You can flash radios if you are s-off.
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i have rooted 3 different devices using the 2.2 method, and from what i can tell, you dont *need* to flash a radio. if you do part 2 of the method, it basically loads a 2.2 rom that has Super User enabled. Im no dev, but from what i can tell, flashing the radios have to be done in 2.2 because the way the 2.2 software communicates with the radios (cell and wimax) differently, so the radio has to be updated to handle this change. using part 2 puts your radio back to the 2.15.***whatever Official sprint radios.
flashing the radios are basically for anyone coming from a 2.1 rom who hasnt been updated already.
just idle speculation....can someone else confirm this for me?

SharkUW said:
You can flash radios if you are s-off.
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I thought using unrevoked forever put you at s-off. Do you know where I can check this? Didn't see it anywhere in clockwork recovery.
@newbie: I followed part 2 and still have 2. 05 radio. Think I should go back and flash a stock 2. 2 again to try and get the radio flashed?
Thanks for the help guys, far different from the winmo and webos hacking I'm used to.
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You can check A-off by turning your phone off... then hit and hold the volume down button and hit and hold the power button still holding the volume down button.. brings you to the recovery. On top shows s-off s-on.. unrevoked forever completesbthe full root and nand.
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I have notice coming doing the downgrade to 2.1 and putting any new Rom I have way better download and up speed.. I use to get max 40 kilobytes now same area I get 125.. where is usually get 125 I get double that and even hit 1.2 mbps. I'm happy and didn't do any radio updates like they said to do..
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Wow totally forgot about the hboot screen. Ok so I confirmed I am s-off. So why is it that clockwork won't flash a new radio or wimax?
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Any help with this? I can flash all the roms I want but I can't flash the updated radio or wimax. Can't find anything to help on here, ppcgeeks or android central. Can someone else who used the 2.2 root method and used unrevoked3 and unrevoked forever chip in on weather or not they can flash the radio?

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Any help with this? I can flash all the roms I want but I can't flash the updated radio or wimax. Can't find anything to help on here, ppcgeeks or android central. Can someone else who used the 2.2 root method and used unrevoked3 and unrevoked forever chip in on weather or not they can flash the radio?
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I read up above that you are using clockwork, right? You need to use amon-ra recovery I believe to flash the radios...have you tried amon ra?

i flashed both with clockwork, when i flashed a rom i did do both the radio and wimax, don't think i even bothered to check to see if i was already up to date, but did it anyways just to be safe, had no issue with clockwork.

churchwin88 said:
I read up above that you are using clockwork, right? You need to use amon-ra recovery I believe to flash the radios...have you tried amon ra?
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No I haven't tried amon-ra yet, I'm going to do that next. THANKS!
@Tohm, did you boot into recovery or use rom manager? I get the same result with both

churchwin88 said:
I read up above that you are using clockwork, right? You need to use amon-ra recovery I believe to flash the radios...have you tried amon ra?
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THANKS! Amon-ra recovery flashed the radio successfully

ajk511 said:
No I haven't tried amon-ra yet, I'm going to do that next. THANKS!
@Tohm, did you boot into recovery or use rom manager? I get the same result with both
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i normally just boot into recovery, i've only used rom manager once for flashing burnt droid rom, nothing else yet.

[Q] hey guys i need a little help

i can't load the amon_ra recovery, doesn't actually work when i do it through rom manager, and i used unrevoked to root. just got my evo back from a 3 month long period of not having it (it broke and i was to lazy to take it in) i had RA before and was running cynogen 6, just rooted last night, and looked in the thread for RA Recovery and none of it is working.
all the directions didn't work for me, or i forgot how to adb and therefore can't do that. i tried terminal on the phone and everything, i really don't want to flash a rom until i do a nandroid with ra.
anyone care to help.

thorpe24 said:
i can't load the amon_ra recovery, doesn't actually work when i do it through rom manager, and i used unrevoked to root. just got my evo back from a 3 month long period of not having it (it broke and i was to lazy to take it in) i had RA before and was running cynogen 6, just rooted last night, and looked in the thread for RA Recovery and none of it is working.
all the directions didn't work for me, or i forgot how to adb and therefore can't do that. i tried terminal on the phone and everything, i really don't want to flash a rom until i do a nandroid with ra.
anyone care to help.
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If you rooted your phone you should have a custom recovery,which do you have ?
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clockwork, and as i have 4g now i wanna make sure i don't screw it up.
edit: hold up i may have just done it by doing an pc36img_recovery flash from a how to root, this file was provided to flash amon_ra, just don't know which version......

thorpe24 said:
clockwork, and as i have 4g now i wanna make sure i don't screw it up.
edit: hold up i may have just done it by doing an pc36img_recovery flash from a how to root, this file was provided to flash amon_ra, just don't know which version......
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It's gonna be 1.7 just update it via Rom manager. It's possible you were not fully rooted yet.. does it say s-off?
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sweet it's amon ra 1.8, awesome. thanks for the offer to help. any suggestions on rom and what not. i used to run CM6 with the kernel to get rid of 30fps cap. though that kernel for the (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=876590) awesome battery life in this thread, does that also get rid of the cap? any help or suggestions would be welcome, i've been out of the scene for a while.

yes, i ran unrevoked forever so it says s-off. btw whats the best gingerbread rom out there? sorry for all the noob questions btw.

thorpe24 said:
yes, i ran unrevoked forever so it says s-off. btw whats the best gingerbread rom out there? sorry for all the noob questions btw.
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None are complete all still in beta mode (imo) would be best to just get a good aosp Rom and add theme gingerbread. Also cm6.1.1 is the best I have used but that's all opinion. Heard cm7 will be gingerbread and should be out soon!
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thorpe24 said:
sweet it's amon ra 1.8, awesome. thanks for the offer to help. any suggestions on rom and what not. i used to run CM6 with the kernel to get rid of 30fps cap. though that kernel for the (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=876590) awesome battery life in this thread, does that also get rid of the cap? any help or suggestions would be welcome, i've been out of the scene for a while.
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All kernels have the mod to get rid of the cap since HTC released the source for it...
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ah i see, well maybe you can still help me. i got an error doing a nandroid through ra, it says error : run 'nandroid-mobile.sh' via adb!
btw it's been along time since i did adb.......so lost. lol

thorpe24 said:
ah i see, well maybe you can still help me. i got an error doing a nandroid through ra, it says error : run 'nandroid-mobile.sh' via adb!
btw it's been along time since i did adb.......so lost. lol
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Is it plugged in to the computer at the moment? It sounds like you are not fully mounted to your SD card
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it is let me unplug and try that

that worked thanks again man.

thorpe24 said:
that worked thanks again man.
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No problem... if you need anything else just let me know...

I'm new to the Evo. (Q) about rooting and recovery.

Im not new to XDA tho, I've been on the Epic forums for a few years. But I couldn't take the lack of support the Epic has. So i just traded in my Epic today and I was wondering what the best, most stable way to root, and install a custom recovery on my Evo. Also, I'm not new to flashing, or adb shell. I know there's a few different ways to root, and install a custom recovery, so I'd be very grateful for someone to point me in the right direction. I heard that the Evo forums are the best at XDA. Thanks so much for your help.
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We haz some good people here.
Easiest method is to use unrevoked; download the hboot drivers, install then uninstall htc sync, enable usb debugging on phone, then run the program.
For recovery, it'll come with clockwork [unrevoked flashes it], you can then switch to amon_ra if you wish via PC36IMG file; both can be found in the development section.
And welcome, be wary of the trolls, don't feed them.

If ur phone has the newest software (2.3) on it then u r SOL. If ur are still on stock 2.2 then just run unrevoked or look for the auto-root thread and follow that.

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Im not new to XDA tho, I've been on the Epic forums for a few years. But I couldn't take the lack of support the Epic has. So i just traded in my Epic today and I was wondering what the best, most stable way to root, and install a custom recovery on my Evo. Also, I'm not new to flashing, or adb shell. I know there's a few different ways to root, and install a custom recovery, so I'd be very grateful for someone to point me in the right direction. I heard that the Evo forums are the best at XDA. Thanks so much for your help.
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if you are using Gingerbread (software 4.22.651.2 or the new OTA: 4.24.651.1), there is no method of root just yet.
but if you are running FroYo (3.70.651.1) you are in luck
the method i used was this: [ROOT][GUIDE] HBoot 2.02/2.10 SOFF - Goodbye Stranger - Upd. 02.25.11 - xda-developers
but you can use any of the ones that are in the stickies in the Development section
after you are rooted, I highly recommend using Amon_RA recovery (and so do most on xda lol) follow the instructions in this thread: [Recovery] [09-Feb-2011] RA-supersonic-v2.3 - xda-developers
hope this helps you out. and welcome to the rEVOlution!!

I got 2.2 on my phone. Thanks very much for the help guys/girls. So what would happen if I had 2.3, instead of 2.2?
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You would have a locked bootloader that couldn't be rooted since there is no root method yet glad you still have 2.2
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first off welcome to EVO
sniperkill said:
Im not new to XDA tho, I've been on the Epic forums for a few years. But I couldn't take the lack of support the Epic has. So i just traded in my Epic today and I was wondering what the best, most stable way to root, and install a custom recovery on my Evo. Also, I'm not new to flashing, or adb shell. I know there's a few different ways to root, and install a custom recovery, so I'd be very grateful for someone to point me in the right direction. I heard that the Evo forums are the best at XDA. Thanks so much for your help.
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I came from your exact situation and I can tell you this THIS PHONE IS WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more supported and FIXES are HERE! and not in the works =P like the (EPIC)
I'll answer your questions with what I did and also point out that the method I have used for root isn't the most recommended way.
Unrevoked is what used to root do it at your own risk people say, my response(It works for me) ALSO YOU CAN'T ROOT IF YOUR ALREADY on Gingerbread =/ so if you are you gotta wait till they figure out how to root it.
Also I came from an epic i KIND OF FELL in love with Miui rom on the EPIC EVEN WITH ITS bugs, battery on Miui is amazing I also love having just 1 homescreen with 3 folders of apps(tools,Misc/Games/Navigation) BW clock so easy to find what I need and the app management and ect is so fluid even settings menu and all menus for that matter ARE FAST and the built in explorer app is fantastic... try miui for evo u wont regret it my man!
flash amon ra recovery! dont use clockwork its buggy sometimes
if you need detailed instructions i dont have them in front of me and im not a big fan of XDA's search it kind of sucks NO OFFENSE but the filtering process needs work it should be like the forum.mobilisim.org BY FAR THE BEST SEARCH PROCESS! always gets me what I want in 1 search

Definitely try MIUI rom its the best its very sexy
I actually had like six girls tell me my phone was sexy
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sharkboy0901 said:
Definitely try MIUI rom its the best its very sexy
I actually had like six girls tell me my phone was sexy
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Lol. What about CyanogenMod? Also, would I find a guide on the amon-ra or whatever its called. The recovery?
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just check this out and read through it. VERY helpful
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865204

Cyangenmod is also very good that rom is my second favorite
Here is recovery guide use rom manager but make sure you flash am ra recovery not clockworkmod becuase its not as good
http://androidadvices.com/how-to-install-a-custom-recovery-to-an-android-phone-device/
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Start w CM7..then go from there. To me, the key r kernels.
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[Q] I'm confused, please help....

Hello everyone, I obviously have a n00b question. I've searched around but can't quite find anything specific enough.
OK, so I bought my Sprint EVO 4G a few months ago used, and only a few days ago realized that it was rooted (I'm a dummy . I do believe I have full root access judging from info on the restore menu. I don't know if I have a stock ROM or if it was flashed. I don't see anything obvious, but then again this is the only EVO I've messed with.
Here's my phone info: Android version: 2.2 / Baseband: 2.15.00.11.19 / Kernel: 2.6.32.17gee557fd HTC-kernel"at symbol"and18-2#15 / Build Number OMJ's 4.5 / Software Number: 3.70.651.1
Jeesh, a lot of info, I know, sorry. Anyway, what would I need to do to get the latest software (or ROM - gingerbread?) and keep full functionality such as wifi, 3g, 4g, tethering (i have wifi tether) etc? I'm not even sure what I could be missing now, I haven't had a chance to try 4g.
I would like to stay rooted and be able to tweak. I don't know if the phone has ever had an actual sprint update or not. I don't know what root technique was used or anything. I'm lost.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Keep up the good work.
Dan.

Do this: Battery pull then hold your volume down button and power button until a white screen comes up then tell me what it says there.

Looks like you're running OMJ's rom. Google "Evo OMJ Rom" and you'll see what i mean.

Yeah omj is a rooted ROM so your on a costume ROM ,to check if you have full root (s-off) go to your bootloader by either hold down power and when the menu pops up you might have the option to reboot to bootloader or download an app you can use quick boot or turn the phone off and turn it back on by holding volume down and power then look at the top and see if it says s-on or s-off . If your s-off you have full root .
Then just read up on flashing ROMs and mods check out the developer section for ROMs
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Ok, I checked and it says s-off. That's cool. Do I need to do anything special since I have 2.2 or can I flash right to a gingerbread Rom? I've read conflicting stories. Thanks everyone.
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danno700 said:
Ok, I checked and it says s-off. That's cool. Do I need to do anything special since I have 2.2 or can I flash right to a gingerbread Rom? I've read conflicting stories. Thanks everyone.
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It all depends on the ROM and there are steps you need to take before flashing anything like making a nandroid backup and proper wiping so make sure to read as much as you can if you need help with anything you can PM me.
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Sorry another question. How do I "thank" from the xda app?
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danno700 said:
Sorry another question. How do I "thank" from the xda app?
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You can't unless you have the paid version I know they should put it on here I always have to go to the browser to thank people .
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Cool, thanks everyone. I will be sure to give "thanks" also.
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New to incredible

Hey all.
I'm coming from the fascinate as I accidentally dropped it in water. Just picked up an Incredible and am wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of how to flash custom roms on this guy OR if someone can just verify that pretty much the same process is applicable to the Incredible vs. Fascinate.
I look forward to some new awesomeness from all you guys on my first HTC phone! Thanks in advance!
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Is it already rooted? What is it on froyo or gibgerbread?

This thing is out of box stock. I'm extremely familiar with modding and romming on the fascinate but I suspect there are some different processes for HTC phones. Currently on stock froyo and seems there is no update for gb.
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MR H3LLMAN said:
This thing is out of box stock. I'm extremely familiar with modding and romming on the fascinate but I suspect there are some different processes for HTC phones. Currently on stock froyo and seems there is no update for gb.
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Great then all you need to do is run the latest unrevoked from here http://unrevoked.com/#inc. It will get you root, a custom recovery, and s-off. Then your set just download a rom and flash it thru your new clockwork mod recovery. You can get more info by clicking the forever link on the above site.

cmlusco said:
Great then all you need to do is run the latest unrevoked from here http://unrevoked.com/#inc. It will get you root, a custom recovery, and s-off. Then your set just download a rom and flash it thru your new clockwork mod recovery.
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Thank you kindly sir.
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Should I do unrevoked 3 or forever?
Edit: nevermind I figured it out Haha
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Welcome to the Inc! I have absolutely ZERO experience flashing roms with any smartphone except the Inc so I can't attest to how exact or different the methods are. All credit goes to the developers of the rom, I did not make these directions. Here is a quick, albeit outdated, guide on some root info if you are new to rooting. Here are two, of likely many, variations of flashing roms for the incredible.
Taken from Nils Business Gingersense 3.5
Download the current version of this ROM from above
Check MD5
Put it on your SD Card
Reboot into recovery
Factory reset on main menu
Format System on mount menu
Flash the current version of this ROM
Boot ROM
Skip everything in settings
Do a *228 option 2 in the dialer
Log into the market - Make sure you skip/uncheck the restore option
Set up but do not restore anything
Install your apps manually from either the market or your SD Card
Let me know how it is running
Taken from Wildstang's Hybrid Speed rom
Installation Instructions
NOTE: I use CWMR 5X. Some wipe options below are not included in earlier recovery versions. Still wipe what is available the best you can.
1. Put Rom on the root of your SD Card
2. Compare MD5 Sum
NOTE: To verify MD5 you could use the program for Windows that I use here: MD5 Calculator
3. Reboot to Recovery
4. Wipe these:
Main Screen:
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
Advanced:
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Wipe Battery Stats
Mounts and Storage:
Format-
/boot
/system
/datadata
/data
/cache
5. Install Rom from SD Card
6. Reboot and enjoy!
Note: First boot is really long!
How's this help out?
Edit: Really both Unrevoked 3 and Unrevoked forever are the same. Initially Unrevoked 3 did not previde s-off I believe but this is no longer the case. Unrevoked 3 will do you just fine.

Wow thank you sir! Very, very much appreciated.
Do you follow that basic process for MIUI as well?
Oh and do I need to use an official HTC Ian cable or can I use the one from my fascinate?
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Wow thank you sir! Very, very much appreciated.
Do you follow that basic process for MIUI as well?
Oh and do I need to use an official HTC Ian cable or can I use the one from my fascinate?
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I don't want to tell you the wrong information as I've never flashed MIUI but I (with my prior experience of flashing roms) would go about it the same way. If I ran into troubles then I would decide how to proceed. For all the AOSP, Sense 1, Sense 2.0, Sense 3.0, Sense 3.5 roms I have flashed; I would install doing the same way. As for using a cable, you mean for transferring the rom from your pc to phone? I use the same one that came with my phone, but if your Samsung cable fits then by all means try it.

I dont think the samsung plug is the same as htc. To use unrevoked you would need the correct cable.

Alright cool beans. Do you guys use odin to get back to stock or what?
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Alright cool beans. Do you guys use odin to get back to stock or what?
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No we use an ruu. It is either a PB31IMG.zip flashable thru hboot or an exe program run from a pc.

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I dont think the samsung plug is the same as htc. To use unrevoked you would need the correct cable.
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The plug is the same. Or at least it fits the car charger I have and works. Im more concerned with it when using unrevoked or flashing anything via usb.
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Nah, I believe Odin is Samsung specific. We use RUU's, again I'm not sure of what "Odin" is. If you want to go back to stock, we use RUU froyo found at this resourceful site. You will find radios, RUU's, and recovery files conveniently accessible and in one spot.

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The plug is the same. Or at least it fits the car charger I have and works. Im more concerned with it when using unrevoked or flashing anything via usb.
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If it fits it should work fine. Test it by selecting disk drive on your phone when it pops up after plugging in the cable, and see if windows can access it. If it can it will do just fine with unrevoked.

No we don't need odin to go back to stock.
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Thanks to everyone for the quick responses! Incredible community seems far better than the Fascinate community haha. Ill do some more lurking but if you guys have any random bits of knowledge you wish you had at the beginning feel free to post it.
Also, is there an official release for 2.3 or is it still only froyo? Because I find no updates for ota...
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There are offical gb ruu's and ota's that were pushed to some but then pulled by verizon due to some small issues. However there are custom roms built from it that have been fixed such as jermaines stock+ rom you can find in the dev section. Note if you use a gb ruu make sure you root and get s-off first as it is much hardet to root if your s-on on gb. It actually requires downgrading back to froyo.

MR H3LLMAN said:
Thanks to everyone for the quick responses! Incredible community seems far better than the Fascinate community haha. Ill do some more lurking but if you guys have any random bits of knowledge you wish you had at the beginning feel free to post it.
Also, is there an official release for 2.3 or is it still only froyo? Because I find no updates for ota...
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(Emphasis by me) The Inc community is definitely a good mix of helpful folks and I've only been here since January.

Quick question after reading far too much.
Have rooted, cooked ROMs for HC 3.0, 3.1, 3.2 on my Iconia Tab, so while I'm not a n00b to droid, I am to Droid phones.
Just picked up a Dinc, and it already has 2.3.4 on it. After reading quite a few threads and pages, I'm assuming at this time I'm SOL for gaining root? Is that a correct assumption?
tia
PS: Holding power and vol - does nothing (phone just sits there until I release the power button)