Received my brand new Droid Incredible 2 today from Asurion. And as you might have guessed, 2.3.3 is present
I know that currently, the only way to root(s-off) is with the xtc clip. Has anyone heard about any progress on rooting these yet without the clip? Where the heck do you even get these clips? There's a ton on Ebay, but all seem different. If someone could link me to one, just so I know, I would appreciate it
Other than this, the phone seems pretty legit. Sure, it's not as "pretty" as the Inc 1 but hell, It runs very smoothly. I can't imagine what a custom rom will do to it. After becoming a flashhead(lol) with the OG Inc, I am ready to dig in to this one!
mine comes sometimes this week... im in the same boat as you.
i have no problem buying a cheap single use xtc clip off ebay.. but i dont like the idea of perm s off...
Yeah that sucks. I didn't like the idea of permanent root either. My HTC phones are prone to messing up and needing a replacement. I don't want 2.3.3 though even if i do get one. Honestly I would expect someone to try. Sooner or later people will only have GB on the inc2
Give it some time and GB will be rooted.
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youshould be able to s-off using alpharevx my moms dinc2 has 2.3.3 and the bootloader is the same so you should be able to use that method
Sic123 said:
youshould be able to s-off using alpharevx my moms dinc2 has 2.3.3 and the bootloader is the same so you should be able to use that method
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Is this legit? I thought if it came preloaded with 2.3.3, you couldn't use AlphaRevx
The Black Droid said:
Is this legit? I thought if it came preloaded with 2.3.3, you couldn't use AlphaRevx
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What version is your hboot? Far as I've heard it won't work on 2.3.3... Wonder if anyone has tried it? Sure am glad mine had 2.2
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Gingerbread has to be rooted first. the bootloader has not changed, so it does not need a new exploit. Once 2.3 is rooted, the alpharevx can then incorporate that method for s-off. Please correct me if I am wrong
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Is there any way I can restore my apps that I backed up with Titanium, without having root access? If not, what should I do?
to answer your XTC clip question, you should be fine with the cheaper red PAYG clip. It's the same exact thing as the more expensive one, except its based on a credit system. you need to buy a credit for every phone you unlock, but it comes with one preloaded credit and if you're only unlocking one phone, then its not worth it to get the unlimited. I got mine from FoneFunShop, and it delivered in about a solid week
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to answer your XTC clip question, you should be fine with the cheaper red PAYG clip. It's the same exact thing as the more expensive one, except its based on a credit system. you need to buy a credit for every phone you unlock, but it comes with one preloaded credit and if you're only unlocking one phone, then its not worth it to get the unlimited. I got mine from FoneFunShop, and it delivered in about a solid week
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Link to cheapest one, please
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Let's root it!!
Yes please!
Any devs working on this phone?
Seems the whole dev comm is on the TB
Looks like the Inc2 won't be as robust as the original, tis a shame
davey11 said:
Any devs working on this phone?
Seems the whole dev comm is on the TB
Looks like the Inc2 won't be as robust as the original, tis a shame
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Worried about that myself, but I love the phone. I don't particularly need the 4G because I'm pretty much always on WIFI and the T-Bolt, Charge, etc are just to large for my daily usage. The Inc 2 is a great little phone with a good battery. Lets just hope the dev scene picks up.
Yea, Let's hope get some good devs on this.. that they didn't all hop to the thunderbolt... :/
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You guys are in the same boat the thunderbolt, desire S and incredible s are in (Except the thunderbolt has an older vulnerable radio).
If you can locate a RUU with a radio from ~ jan 7th or earlier, odds are in your favor.
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You guys are in the same boat the thunderbolt, desire S and incredible s are in (Except the thunderbolt has an older vulnerable radio).
If you can locate a RUU with a radio from ~ jan 7th or earlier, odds are in your favor.
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Is this what you mean?
Yeah, totally new and trying to figure things out haha
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1064366
thawkth said:
Is this what you mean?
Yeah, totally new and trying to figure things out haha
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1064366
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Htc devices use nand/emmc write protection, preventing write access to much of the phone's internal memboery
On top of that the latest HTC phones (thunderbolt, inc2, inc3, desire s) released check for a signature on the recovery and kernel images, and throw the device into a "security warning" mode if the signatures are wrong or absent. If it is the recovery that is missing the signature, the phone will still boot but deny access to recovery. If it is the kernel, then the device won't boot.
Older HTC radios had a vulnerability that is exploitable (via scotty2's wpthis), to remove the write protection. Seems to be radios dating before January ~7th.
If such firmware exists and can be found, you guys can go the same route we did with the Thunderbolt, and replace the hboot with an ENG hboot, bypassing the signature checks.
if we can find it..and get a root ( i pray to the root GODs everynight for it )
ill pull out my dev jacket and get back into the mix for sure.
this device has to be my all time fave device..and ive been using HTC devices since way back in the AT&T HTC Tilt Days (2008 for those who are wondering )
I reciveded my xtc clip today. It should work for S-OFF..
ACD168 said:
I reciveded my xtc clip today. It should work for S-OFF..
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Let me know how it goes.
ACD168 said:
I reciveded my xtc clip today. It should work for S-OFF..
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Does the xtc have the diagnostic image for the INC2? If so, please shoot me a copy.
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Does the xtc have the diagnostic image for the INC2? If so, please shoot me a copy.
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i wish i knew what this means, i got it for free on a beta tester on xda from a guy in china.. i get 5 more clips so if anyone wants to step up let me know maybe we can work something out. Im in NY
here is the site I got it from..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13534203#post13534203
ACD168 said:
i wish i knew what this means, i got it for free on a beta tester on xda from a guy in china.. i get 5 more clips so if anyone wants to step up let me know maybe we can work something out. Im in NY
here is the site I got it from..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13534203#post13534203
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I sent you a pm
ACD168 said:
i wish i knew what this means, i got it for free on a beta tester on xda from a guy in china.. i get 5 more clips so if anyone wants to step up let me know maybe we can work something out. Im in NY
here is the site I got it from..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13534203#post13534203
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Shoot I would love to test s-off would be great let us know how it goes
SoCalSpecialist said:
if we can find it..and get a root ( i pray to the root GODs everynight for it )
ill pull out my dev jacket and get back into the mix for sure.
this device has to be my all time fave device..and ive been using HTC devices since way back in the AT&T HTC Tilt Days (2008 for those who are wondering )
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I have to agree. Its killing my tbolt battery wise. And spec for spec its one of the better devices out. Just gotta hope a software ninja drops something for us.
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I love this phone and am interested in testing as well.
Truly want a truly open and free option as that will truly open the device for all
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EDIT got what i needed thank you
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EDIT got what i needed thank you
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little **** like this makes me smile..
it just means dude is up to something fantastical!
Not really, it failed but might of led to something else interesting.
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Hi there guys.
I was wondering if anyone had any guides for rooting and overclocking the Wildfire S (Running 2.3 (Gingerbread)), and also if anyone knew any clock speeds that should get me a nifty enough speed boost while keeping battery life relatively decent.
Thanks in advance.
The Wildfire S can be rooted with the use of GingerBreak. However before you can use that tool, you have to unlock the bootloader with an XTC Clip.
The default clockspeed of the phone is fast enough :-S
Ah. That could be a problem... I don't have the money for an XTC Clip.
The XTC PayG clips are reasonably priced.
Still don't have the money. I'm using it up on the phone...
EDIT: Modestly priced my ass! That's around £50 less than the damn phone itself!
AlpharevX team are testing a new version which works for the Wildfire S. Some hopefully some time soon you will be able to unlock it
maybe no one is working on wildfire S make some mods and root, same in symbian modding it's stagnant where did the modders go. I'm new to android forums nothing
I can see here to play with my phone, it's just on the table all the time unlike when I have the X6 keeps me busy flashing hundred times and cooking every night just need JAF and some tools to cook a CFW. no hardware needed.
There is work going on. It's just difficult because of the bootloader encryption but the Alpharev team have sorted that. I expect a few weeks before the unlock for the Wildfire S is public then there will be a lot more modding and ROM cooking happening.
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There is work going on. It's just difficult because of the bootloader encryption but the Alpharev team have sorted that. I expect a few weeks before the unlock for the Wildfire S is public then there will be a lot more modding and ROM cooking happening.
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Ah, that's good to hear. Stuff like the XTC Clip is way too expensive for me... Wish HTC would just unlock the bootloader. Save a lot of work...
I was lucky enough to get one free, HTC should be unlocking them soon hopefully.
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I was lucky enough to get one free, HTC should be unlocking them soon hopefully.
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I've asked them what's the story with bootloaders via Facebook. No response since that time. I think they just did it for marketing purposes, and now they will fool us for couple of months
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I've asked them what's the story with bootloaders via Facebook. No response since that time. I think they just did it for marketing purposes, and now they will fool us for couple of months
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I might as well ask them too. I mean, I'll be looking to root it only when the warranty is completed anyway, so I have a year...
Well I read an article on Phandroid a few weeks ago and HTC said that they are creating a new upodate which will unlock the Sensation. No word on any other phone.
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Still don't have the money. I'm using it up on the phone...
EDIT: Modestly priced my ass! That's around £50 less than the damn phone itself!
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The XTC PayG clip is 32 pound; so you're saying you bought the phone for 80 pound?! I find that hard to believe; the phone is still 259 euro in the NL.
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The XTC PayG clip is 32 pound; so you're saying you bought the phone for 80 pound?! I find that hard to believe; the phone is still 259 euro in the NL.
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+230 euro in IE
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imlgl said:
Well I read an article on Phandroid a few weeks ago and HTC said that they are creating a new upodate which will unlock the Sensation. No word on any other phone.
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Darn it.
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The XTC PayG clip is 32 pound; so you're saying you bought the phone for 80 pound?! I find that hard to believe; the phone is still 259 euro in the NL.
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The place I saw it on my Googling was over $200, which comes down to around £120-130.
That is for the full clip which is basically the commercial version.
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Darn it.
The place I saw it on my Googling was over $200, which comes down to around £120-130.
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Try http://xtc.hk/
They ship within 2 days with FedEx High Priority.
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Try http://xtc.hk/
They ship within 2 days with FedEx High Priority.
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£50-60 is still really expensive though. I'm not really prepared to pay that much just to root something. Seems like a waste.
Could see if any local phone shops have the xtc clip. They would charge about £10
I figure since it is a DEVELOPER center for HTC phones, it deserves to be in the Dev section! Anyway, OpenSense SDK, Kernel Source code, and unlock bootloaders soon to come!(hopefully for Inc2 as well...) Who is excited??
http://htcdev.com/
(EDIT) Please go to http://htcdev.com/contact and tell them to unlock all of the inc 2s that were "graced" with gingerbread...
Yay
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..but we already have unlocked bootloaders for htc inc2
andybones said:
..but we already have unlocked bootloaders for htc inc2
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But this is OFFICIAL...
andybones said:
..but we already have unlocked bootloaders for htc inc2
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Technically, yes. If you have an XTC clip or a Froyo phone (which are harder to get as every day goes by). So, in response to your statement I'd have to say yes, but not really.
From the way they've been explaining things it's going to be device specific, and our device hasn't been mentioned. It would be nice if all HTC devices were able to just be unlocked.
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Technically, yes. If you have an XTC clip or a Froyo phone (which are harder to get as every day goes by). So, in response to your statement I'd have to say yes, but not really.
From the way they've been explaining things it's going to be device specific, and our device hasn't been mentioned. It would be nice if all HTC devices were able to just be unlocked.
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It would be extremely nice of HTC to do this for those that were not so quick to pick one of these amazing devices up as fast as some of us
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yea but you have to submit all this information. I'd get an XTC clip. all of them are unlimted now. and I'm sure raskal is going to continue to do his thing, I'd rather pay for a device that can s-off a numerous number of phones for a one time price. I'd rather not root than give my information and have them monitor to see if I am tethering and what not.
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yea but you have to submit all this information. I'd get an XTC clip. all of them are unlimted now. and I'm sure raskal is going to continue to do his thing, I'd rather pay for a device that can s-off a numerous number of phones for a one time price. I'd rather not root than give my information and have them monitor to see if I am tethering and what not.
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Its would be a hard decision to choose free vs. private/unlimited (assuming that HTC releases it for Inc2...)
Just because you unlock your bootloader doesn't mean they are gonna be out there to see if you tether.
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Just because you unlock your bootloader doesn't mean they are gonna be out there to see if you tether.
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As long as Verizon doesn't extend their hand into this it may very well be a great thing.
Damn, I hope HTC will release the unlocked bootloader for Inc2, will save me $15! I'm wishing I didn't return my S-OFF'd Inc2 for a brand new Inc2 (other one was banged up badly). Anyone in LA/San Bernadino County want to meet up so I can S-OFF my phone? I'd be extremely great full, PM me if you're in either county!
HTC is asking us what we want from this site...
I would include the link, but cannot post a link yet... but goto htcdev.com/contact
... you think we can make our presence known and that we want our Inc2 unlocked!
Well they said the Evo3d and the Sensation, but I see a picture of the desire s, hopefully this will be for all HTC devices.
bevelmatt said:
HTC is asking us what we want from this site...
I would include the link, but cannot post a link yet... but goto htcdev.com/contact
... you think we can make our presence known and that we want our Inc2 unlocked!
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sadly just had a email from htc today sayin this
"I can confirm that this update will not allow you to unlock the bootloader of this device with the Bootloader unlock software . Chances are this will not happen, we only plan to allow bootloader unlocking with new and upcoming devices."
so looks like we either have to xtc clip this phone or for someone with more brains then htc to come along and solve this
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so looks like we either have to xtc clip this phone or for someone with more brains then htc to come along and solve this
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We have one more solution. We can sell this Wildfire S(sh*t) and buy some other phone.
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no one will buy it. with new Nokia phones with so much storage and have 1ghz. plus so many prefer an iPhone look ace.
lol i was thinking the same thing
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so looks like we ... have to xtc clip this phone
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I'm going to Thailand for vacation next week. I'm hoping to find a phone shop that has one. Tired of waiting.
there is a shop down the road from me that does it so if your in north london enfield you would be laughing.
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We have one more solution. We can sell this Wildfire S(sh*t) and buy some other phone.
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sold my wildfire s few days ago..
im moving to Galaxy tab 7.0 Plus.. getting my unit this saturday..
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We have one more solution. We can sell this Wildfire S(sh*t) and buy some other phone.
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I already told myself, that I won't buy another HTC phone... that was like 3 phones ago.
If you want to do it do it right.
Who wants just an unlocked bootloader anyways?
S-OFF/Super CID/Unlocked SIM. XTC clip delivers and the price has dropped considerably. I got mine for $55.00 US and did 3 phones so far with it.
One thing I've learned from this forum and from years of working with computers and electronics is most of the time the stock solution...sucks.
CM7.2, custom parititions, link2sd. All have made this a great little phone. All because of clipping it.
Got a Galaxy s II now but can't use it till its my birthday which is just over a week away :'(
I ditched this sack of crap phone and got another HD2 and flashed NAND Android.
The HD2's ported android roms have far more functionality than the WFS (a dedicated Android device) thanks to years of effort from XDA devs also none of that S-on & off crap.
I have an incredible 2 that first had CM7 and now one of the unofficial CM9 installs on it. I am about to sell it and was wondering what the preferred state when selling? It was rooted and had CM7 on it when I bought it, and I was fine with that so it was okay, but I didn't know if that weeds out some potential buyers.
In addition, I was wondering if anyone knew if I could downgrade easily back to CM7. CM9 has been okay, but has a couple of small quirks that I'd rather not pass along.
No one with any suggestions?
Tbh I have no clue, but when I bought mine it was not rooted and S-on. I liked than because then I had to learn how to root and unlock it. It is my first Android phone so I appreciated the learning experience.
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Tbh I have no clue, but when I bought mine it was not rooted and S-on. I liked than because then I had to learn how to root and unlock it. It is my first Android phone so I appreciated the learning experience.
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I actually own two - I had one for me and my wife. I think one was rooted and one wasn't. Basically I'd like to do whatever is best as far as selling it at this point.
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I have an incredible 2 that first had CM7 and now one of the unofficial CM9 installs on it. I am about to sell it and was wondering what the preferred state when selling? It was rooted and had CM7 on it when I bought it, and I was fine with that so it was okay, but I didn't know if that weeds out some potential buyers.
In addition, I was wondering if anyone knew if I could downgrade easily back to CM7. CM9 has been okay, but has a couple of small quirks that I'd rather not pass along.
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Yes you can downgrade easily. Just flash cm7. You can probably get by either way. Some people are scared of rooted phones. Others are not. Much like a car with performance mods. It could mean its been abused. If someone prefers stock like, I suggest skyraider zues if you can find it. Post it on some forums and you will probably find someone interested.
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NeverSeparate said:
Yes you can downgrade easily. Just flash cm7. You can probably get by either way. Some people are scared of rooted phones. Others are not. Much like a car with performance mods. It could mean its been abused. If someone prefers stock like, I suggest skyraider zues if you can find it. Post it on some forums and you will probably find someone interested.
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Thanks for the input - My first thought is just to put cm7 back on it and try craigslist then go for selling online if that doesn't end up working out. One of mine i bought online, the other i got on ebay.
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One of mine i bought online, the other i got on ebay.
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So you got both online?
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So you got both online?
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Lol - yes - I meant 1 from craigslist (locally) and one online.