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[Q] Wondering if anyone has Rooted Stock 2.2?

Hey I'm just wondering if anyone has successfully Rooted Stock 2.2 for the Incredible yet. From what I read, I think Unrevoked is currently working on a 1-Click Root method for the people that received their stock 2.2 update.
The only reason why I am asking is cause I've always wanted to install CyanogenMod's Rom on my phone, ever since I heard they were working on working all the bugs out and whatnot I've been wanting it on my phone.
From what I understand the latest build of Cyan includes 2.2 and is somewhat stable and only a few issues exist which are supposed to be easy fixes.
But in any case I guess my question points to two parties: Unrevoked and Cyanogen - I need one group to make a compatible Recovery and the other to make a compatible ROM and without the necessity to include the 2.2 update. For those of us that already have the official OTA.
I hope this isn't asking/expecting to much. Anyways if anyone has got any information on the progress of either project please let me know. Thank you!

Nismo6921 said:
Hey I'm just wondering if anyone has successfully Rooted Stock 2.2 for the Incredible yet. From what I read, I think Unrevoked is currently working on a 1-Click Root method for the people that received their stock 2.2 update.
The only reason why I am asking is cause I've always wanted to install CyanogenMod's Rom on my phone, ever since I heard they were working on working all the bugs out and whatnot I've been wanting it on my phone.
From what I understand the latest build of Cyan includes 2.2 and is somewhat stable and only a few issues exist which are supposed to be easy fixes.
But in any case I guess my question points to two parties: Unrevoked and Cyanogen - I need one group to make a compatible Recovery and the other to make a compatible ROM and without the necessity to include the 2.2 update. For those of us that already have the official OTA.
I hope this isn't asking/expecting to much. Anyways if anyone has got any information on the progress of either project please let me know. Thank you!
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Yes!!
did it the first day I got the 2.2 notice...here is a post...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771178
I am stock 2.2 rooted with unrevoked clockworkmod (manually) and S-OFF must be set....see link...

Oh...you can install a different room but get the device setup first but you will need S-OFF....very important...

Ya here's the problem with that method...I do not wish to downgrade. And I'm really against the whole wiping my phone idea cause even tho I know backup apps are available they never really restore the app fully and usually all the update links to the marketplace are cut. I'll just wait for the 1-Click method from unrevoked. Thanks for replying but you kinda missed my point. I wanted to ROOT and install the custom ROM with the stock OTA without having to downgrade cause I hated 2.1 with a passion.

Ya so I guess to simplify my question I'll just rephrase it:
Is it possible for me to use the CyanogenMod on my phone if I already have the stock 2.2 ota installed? And I think you just answered that question, because you said I would need to have the S-OFF first correct?

i'm rooted with 2.2 stock too!

Nismo6921 said:
Ya so I guess to simplify my question I'll just rephrase it:
Is it possible for me to use the CyanogenMod on my phone if I already have the stock 2.2 ota installed? And I think you just answered that question, because you said I would need to have the S-OFF first correct?
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Right now the only way to s-off is if you were rooted before 2.2. There is no root available for group yet. There is a guide to downgrade to 2.1 then root and s-off, but if you don't want to do that then you are stuck until they come out with a way to root 2.2.
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smwoodward said:
Right now the only way to s-off is if you were rooted before 2.2. There is no root available for group yet. There is a guide to downgrade to 2.1 then root and s-off, but if you don't want to do that then you are stuck until they come out with a way to root 2.2.
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Thank you for answering my question.
Even tho I never really cared about S-Off all I wanted was to install the Custom Rom.

unrevoked from Twitter:
Making good progress on v3.2 of unrEVOked right now. More devices, FroYo across the board, integrated optional S-OFF!
^^ just wait

shiodooru said:
unrevoked from Twitter:
Making good progress on v3.2 of unrEVOked right now. More devices, FroYo across the board, integrated optional S-OFF!
^^ just wait
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Now this is exactly what I wanted to hear thank you "Shiodooru".

[Q] waiting for root

hello all: im as newbie as it gets with this rooting,but very good at following instructions and very computer savy.I have a droid incredible with software 2.2,which Im trying to root.using unrevoked 3.21 I have followed all instructions to the tee,all goes well till the end,it says waiting for root,and stays that way for as long as you leave it. Ive tried 4 different computers all running win 7,one 64 bit,the other 3 are 32 bit,all with same result,(waiting for root) I first loaded the modified usb driver from unrevoked, it shows android bootloader interface good to go under android phone in device manager.I start the reflash program, made sure usb debugging was on made sure phone was connecting in charge mode,made sure unknown sources could be installed. I even tried installing htc sync,then uninstalling,because another site said drivers from htc sync were needed. nothing has got me by waiting for root. I have seen this same problem over and over on many different sites,but as of yet to see one fix, the procedure for unrevoked 3.21 seems very simple and straight forward, but every answer Ive seen to this problem,points back to original instructions,which Ive done over and over. any new ideas would be greatly appreciated. thanx in advance.

There are several threads here already discussing how the Nov 15th?? OTA firmware update that VZW pushed to the incredible can not be rooted in the same way as past versions.
And therefore the 3.21 version of the Unrevoked tool (reflash_package.exe) does NOT WORK, and we need to wait for them to update it.
Those who had the older firmware, rooted it, and used Unrevoked Forever to gain S-OFF (not the same as the "reflash-package.exe" rooting tool) do have options.
BUT Any one who has received in INC with this recent OTA firmware update but didn't have "S-OFF" (like due to a recent purchase, warranty replacement phone, being prompted about the upgrade and saying "yes" to accept it being installed), will have to wait.
Tips...
what is s-off? see -> http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
What is the "reflash_pacakge.exe" rooting tool? (aka Unrevoked3)? see -> http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/unrevoked3

Thanks Kid, I appreciate it, sorry for it being a stupid question,but I guess everybody has to start somewhere! reminds me when satellite tv cards were being programmed,you could ask almost any question,and many people would always reply,read ,read and read some more.I spent 2 days reading and trying to root my phone,simply because I should be able to delete any software on it I choose to.I've never bought any computer I couldnt delete software I dont use or like. After 2 days I thought maybe I was out of luck until new software,but wasnt going to give up until I was sure,thanx for being the ONE person to fill me in!!

AHHH, I was wondering what all this waiting for root threads were about. Guess since I'm s-off and running SR I was out of the loop. I think I'd be totally freaked by now if I lost root on my phone. LOL!
KidJoe said:
There are several threads here already discussing how the Nov 15th?? OTA firmware update that VZW pushed to the incredible can not be rooted in the same way as past versions.
And therefore the 3.21 version of the Unrevoked tool (reflash_package.exe) does NOT WORK, and we need to wait for them to update it.
Those who had the older firmware, rooted it, and used Unrevoked Forever to gain S-OFF (not the same as the "reflash-package.exe" rooting tool) do have options.
BUT Any one who has received in INC with this recent OTA firmware update but didn't have "S-OFF" (like due to a recent purchase, warranty replacement phone, being prompted about the upgrade and saying "yes" to accept it being installed), will have to wait.
Tips...
what is s-off? see -> http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
What is the "reflash_pacakge.exe" rooting tool? (aka Unrevoked3)? see -> http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/unrevoked3
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KidJoe
I am not sure if UnRevoked has changed anything, but believe I was able to root today using the UnRevoked tool after taking the new OTA update. See the thread below and let me know what you think.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9392730#post9392730

SortaSmart said:
KidJoe
I am not sure if UnRevoked has changed anything, but believe I was able to root today using the UnRevoked tool after taking the new OTA update. See the thread below and let me know what you think.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9392730#post9392730
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Not sure. Were you S-OFF before you tried that? If so that could be why it worked.
For those that are still S-ON, this set of instructions could work -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9384491&postcount=199 It did for me on my GF's AMOLED Inc that was S-On and received the latest OTA update. Now she's S-Off and Rooted with the Nov 15th update. If you have SLCD, then read some of the posts after that one before trying, (like Post #205 & 206)

KidJoe said:
Not sure. Were you S-OFF before you tried that? If so that could be why it worked.
For those that are still S-ON, this set of instructions could work -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9384491&postcount=199 It did for me on my GF's AMOLED Inc that was S-On and received the latest OTA update. Now she's S-Off and Rooted with the Nov 15th update. If you have SLCD, then read some of the posts after that one before trying, (like Post #205 & 206)
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I have had S-Off but when I returned to the stock 2.2 it also turned S-On. I followed these instructions to return to stock with S-Off. Probably for AMOLED only.
http://androidforums.com/incredible-all-things-root/181255-how-downgrade-official-2-2-a.html
I took the OTA then I used the reflash tool as described in my other post.
Sounds like you did something similar.

unrevoked dev team
@unrevoked unrevoked dev team
Inc folks -- we're really sorry for the delay. We have a fix, left to do is testing it and packing it up to ship. Final exams eat time...
this is the newest update

hoag50 said:
unrevoked dev team
@unrevoked unrevoked dev team
inc folks -- we're really sorry for the delay. We have a fix, left to do is testing it and packing it up to ship. Final exams eat time...
This is the newest update
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well this is good news!!

Any updates regarding a new version of Unrevoked?

Title pretty much says it...was wondering if there are any updates as to when those of us with new(er) Evos can expect the new version of Unrevoked that will work on our phones
Thanks in advance

PCap79 said:
Title pretty much says it...was wondering if there are any updates as to when those of us with new(er) Evos can expect the new version of Unrevoked that will work on our phones
Thanks in advance
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I saw a thread from joshua at unrevoked. They updated the unrevokedforever.zip file to include the newest radio version and said they are actively working on getting a new version of unrevoked in place that will work with the newest phones. I imagine it will take a little while as the newer phones have different data partitions than the older ones so they need to figure out some very complex methods to create a one click root this time.
If you feel the need to root now there is a thread with instructions on how to do it manually in this forum.

leenypost said:
I saw a thread from joshua at unrevoked. They updated the unrevokedforever.zip file to include the newest radio version and said they are actively working on getting a new version of unrevoked in place that will work with the newest phones. I imagine it will take a little while as the newer phones have different data partitions than the older ones so they need to figure out some very complex methods to create a one click root this time.
If you feel the need to root now there is a thread with instructions on how to do it manually in this forum.
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Thanks for the info. Dumb question...but...what's the difference between unrevoked forever and unrevoked?

PCap79 said:
Thanks for the info. Dumb question...but...what's the difference between unrevoked forever and unrevoked?
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unrevoked forever is just a zip file you flash with a custom recovery installed that sets your phone to s-off....
unrevoked is a one step process that you use as an executable file that flashes the zip as well as giving you a custom recovery and adds superuser to your phone achieving full root.

well according to their twitter, it seems they are done with the evo 3.70 ota support, but their release may be delayed because of weather.
twitter.com/unrevoked

leenypost said:
unrevoked forever is just a zip file you flash with a custom recovery installed that sets your phone to s-off....
unrevoked is a one step process that you use as an executable file that flashes the zip as well as giving you a custom recovery and adds superuser to your phone achieving full root.
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Ahhhh ok....thanks for clearing that up. So Unrevoked Forever is only good on a phone thats already rooted...so I'd need to root my phone with unrevoked first(whenever the new version is out) and then run unrevoked forever to keep any new OTAs from unrooting my phone.
I'm a LONG time blackberry user so all this is new to me...that's why I'm patiently waiting for the new unrevoked rather than going through the multi-step process

evoftw said:
well according to their twitter, it seems they are done with the evo 3.70 ota support, but their release may be delayed because of weather.
twitter.com/unrevoked
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That's awesome news! I've been holding off on updating from to 3.7 OTA because there wasn't even a version of Unrevoked that works on my current 3.3 software. I didn't want to have to wait even longer for Unrevoked 3.7...But it looks like they killed 2 birds w/ 1 stone

The one click unrevoked method will automatically run and install unrevoked forever. But there are times when people have noticed it fails to install successfully but are still rooted. So at that point, you can just download and flash unrevoked forever yourself to get S-OFF.

ICEReaction said:
The one click unrevoked method will automatically run and install unrevoked forever. But there are times when people have noticed it fails to install successfully but are still rooted. So at that point, you can just download and flash unrevoked forever yourself to get S-OFF.
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Ohhh ok...thank you for clearing that up

evoftw said:
well according to their twitter, it seems they are done with the evo 3.70 ota support, but their release may be delayed because of weather.
twitter.com/unrevoked
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that "weather" looks like skiing weather....
and who could turn down some fresh powder when it is staring you in the face ?

Any word?????
Has anybody seen or downloaded unrevoked 3.7 yet??? I deperately need it. Thanks

PCap79 said:
That's awesome news! I've been holding off on updating from to 3.7 OTA because there wasn't even a version of Unrevoked that works on my current 3.3 software. I didn't want to have to wait even longer for Unrevoked 3.7...But it looks like they killed 2 birds w/ 1 stone
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You shouldn't update ever. You're basically unrooting yourself then rooting again. It might be easier to just flash the new things that come with 3.7/whatever new OTA comes out in the future

Need unrevoked bacd stock phone sucks!!!
has anyone heard anything about the new unrevoked i have had my evo rooted for 6 monthes and i droped and broke it. got a new one and it can with 3.70 on it im not real sure about manually doing it. any news or help would be great thanks

Need unrevoked patch stock phone sucks!!!!
i have had a rooted evo for 6 monthes and broke it had to get a new one and it came with 3.70 update on it. im not real sure about manual root so any news or help would be great thanks

is manual easy to do i have read about it and it sounds complicated

I have done the manual version 5 times on friends phones and such. No issues at all...just make sure you read everything and you will be fine
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

Ok, here my Issue i have a EVO that never connected on the 4G network, the Tech said if the phone is rooted that caused to not connect 4G, so I finally took it to the store and got a new one last night does anyone knows which process to follow that wont jack my RSA or MAC Address on my EVO? or can I just use unrevoked to root my phone?

If you just got a new one you probably have hboot 2.02 or 2.10.
I have 2.10 so I used this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
I was worry about doing it @ first but if you follow the very detailed instructions you should be fine. Plus my 4g is not broke. Read everything first, even the detailed FAQ the OP included. I just couldn't wait for new unrevoked myself

According to the their Twitter account, a beta version of the new unrevoked is expected "tomorrow-ish." Since it looks like the new Unevoked will be available in the near future I'm just going to keep waiting for it rather than messing with the manual version.
www.twitter.com/unrevoked
(you don't need a twitter account to check their status updates)

sknnypete said:
Ok, here my Issue i have a EVO that never connected on the 4G network, the Tech said if the phone is rooted that caused to not connect 4G, so I finally took it to the store and got a new one last night does anyone knows which process to follow that wont jack my RSA or MAC Address on my EVO? or can I just use unrevoked to root my phone?
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That sprint rep has no clue what he is talking about. I rooted,still have 4g
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[Q] Help, please. Need to Root 2.3.4 DINC

Ok, a few users here have offered advice/assistance, but I fear this problem has been forgotten.
I am stuck with an S-ON, 2.3.4 Droid Incredible, and am looking for a way to acquire root again.
This happened a few weeks ago, with the leak of the 2.3.4 OTA. Flashed S-ON via CWM (not aware I would permanently lose Root), then flashed the OTA as PB31IMG.zip in HBOOT.
Now, Unrevoked no longer roots the device. HBOOT will not allow downgrading to a 2.2 IMG, nor will it flash any downgraded Radio/HBOOT versions. I've tried them all from Dougpiston.com, even the signed ones.
I've attempted to contact the folks at Unrevoked about this issue on IRC, but I can't ever get a reliable dialogue going with anyone, and I believe they are busy working on Revolution, for Incredible 2/S & Newer devices.
Throwing my hands up, I even called Verizon, gave them an excuse to send me a replacement, just so I could start fresh with a 2.2 phone, but I am out of warranty.
I really want to enjoy Sense 3.0/MIUI, even Cyanogenmod, but the outlook is not so good.
Is there any solution I haven't tried yet? Please help.

Unless Unrevoked or someone else finds a new root method you're pretty much out of luck.
Sent from my Droid Incredible 3D using XDA App

Yep, same situation here, nothing will re-root if you did the GB OTA with S-ON bootloader. just have to wait and see if somebody comes up with something new or Unrevoked comes up with a new method.
EDIT: and I'm willing to bet if you get one from Verizon it might already be 2.3.4

resyek83 said:
Yep, same situation here, nothing will re-root if you did the GB OTA with S-ON bootloader. just have to wait and see if somebody comes up with something new or Unrevoked comes up with a new method.
EDIT: and I'm willing to bet if you get one from Verizon it might already be 2.3.4
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That's most likely true. 2.3.4 is being pushed out to the Incredible now, so they would probably run the newest RUU on their Incredible devices.

I feel your pain deadsoulboy, and I've seen your posts lamenting your situation on other threads. Only solace I can offer you is that generally the source code and RUU are made available within 30 days of the OTA, at which point the developers are completely free to tear into them with reckless abandon and hopefully the folks at unrevoked figure things out.
It's also distinctly possible that HTC will unlock the bootloader the way it has with others of its handsets, in which case you'll be back in business.
Until then, my friend, I believe you are rootless.

i have the same problem. its been a couple months.... am i still hosed?

Have you tried this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1306400

I used Scotty1223's instructions a few weeks ago and it worked like a charm.

So I burnt out my Cpu on my original rooted Dinc and got a replacement however after playing around on my replacement Dinc verizon pushed the update to 2.3.4 onto my phone. I would've stopped it but I figured I would just downgrade and root again however the new HBOOT 92 didn't let me downgrade i tried the unrevoked method anyway and i got a custom recovery so i restored MIUI on my current Dinc however i seem to still be unrooted? for example Titanium Backup can't delete system apps. i still have S-on and the new HBOOT 92 however i also have a mac so i am a little stuck and confused on how to regain full root access with s-off again any hep would be greatly appreciated.

alexyaz said:
So I burnt out my Cpu on my original rooted Dinc and got a replacement however after playing around on my replacement Dinc verizon pushed the update to 2.3.4 onto my phone. I would've stopped it but I figured I would just downgrade and root again however the new HBOOT 92 didn't let me downgrade i tried the unrevoked method anyway and i got a custom recovery so i restored MIUI on my current Dinc however i seem to still be unrooted? for example Titanium Backup can't delete system apps. i still have S-on and the new HBOOT 92 however i also have a mac so i am a little stuck and confused on how to regain full root access with s-off again any hep would be greatly appreciated.
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Check this out. http://androidforums.com/incredible-all-things-root/427344-2-3-4-root-downgrade-s-off.html

[Q] Just Got DINC2. Need a little advice.

Just got a DINC2 replacement after 2 years with original dinc. My hope was to root and S-off ASAP. After a little searching I am not sure how to proceed. I have 0.98 bootloader with Android 2.3.4 and 5.10.605.9 software version.
I see that revolutionary does not have option for my bootloader. I also see a thread with a downgrade tool. I also saw a sticky saying not to download the bootloader.
Where do I go now with this?
Thanks.

If you have a way to get a xtc clip to get s off you will be ok. There are people that have been able to get s off with your software version but then have bootloop issues with sense roms. For some reason aosp roms are ok. There are many threads on this make sure you read up before deciding what to do. But I did read with the clip to get s off no issues with sense roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695414
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1659256

Thanks for the reply! This is very disappointing. I really do not want to shell out $50 on a clip. It seems all I can do otherwise is wait for an OTA or a fix.

If he's on the 5.x version he can downgrade, and then use revolutionary.
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marcmarshall said:
Just got a DINC2 replacement after 2 years with original dinc. My hope was to root and S-off ASAP. After a little searching I am not sure how to proceed. I have 0.98 bootloader with Android 2.3.4 and 5.10.605.9 software version.
I see that revolutionary does not have option for my bootloader. I also see a thread with a downgrade tool. I also saw a sticky saying not to download the bootloader.
Where do I go now with this?
Thanks.
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With the 5.x software, use the downgrade tool in development, and s-off with revolutionary.
Edit: sorry, just noticed tyler's post says almost exactly the same thing.
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Sorry looks like yours is not the newer software so you should be able to downgrade with revolutionary. Sorry if I miss guided you. There is a lot of people with the newer version having problems.

ok so what ive read here is if the phone is
SOFTWARE version 5.10.605.9
then downgrade + revolutionary. Hboot is .98, for what it's worth.
Also, another question, if the phone is past the 1 year warrenty, is it worth while to just use the HTCDev unlocking, or does this not 'fully' unlock the device to community needs?

gi812 said:
ok so what ive read here is if the phone is
SOFTWARE version 5.10.605.9
then downgrade + revolutionary. Hboot is .98, for what it's worth.
Also, another question, if the phone is past the 1 year warrenty, is it worth while to just use the HTCDev unlocking, or does this not 'fully' unlock the device to community needs?
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Software version 5.x you should downgrade. It'll give you a lot more freedom.
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Sorry for miss leading you at first. I downgraded with revolutionary and everything went great. There are some helpful videos on you tube on the downgrade process if you get stuck.