Revert to original HTC Incredible? - Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

After many attempts at fixing the problems with my phone, I finally decided to give up and call Verizon. They are sending me a Dinc 2 as a replacement, and I will use this until I can afford a newer 4G phone. Question is, how do I get the phone back to stock, so that when they get this phone back to their processing center, they don't call me up and tell me that I have to pay for the phone, or otherwise?
Thanks for any help in advance!

First you need to go to the unrevoked website and download and flash the s-on patch thru clockwork recovery. Then download the PB31IMG.zip ruu from here (http://pvillecomp.com/?page_id=22) place it on your sdcard in no folders and then pull the battery. Replace the battery and hold the volume down button and power button untill a white screen appears. Wait a couple of seconds and it should find the PB31ING.zip and prompt you to press vol up to start the update. Do so and when its finished press vol up again and the phone will reboot. Then pull the battery again and replace it and hold vol down and power. Once the screen comes up it will find the file again but this time select no (vol down) and then select no again when prompted to reboot. Then use vol keys to select factory reset and the power button to select. Once thats done you are compleet stock again.

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[q] i think i bricked my droid incredible

So here's the deal. I tried to unroot my phone back to stock, following instructions from the youtube video
How to Un-Root the HTC Droid Incredible by droseum20
I managed to find the files elsewhere, since megaupload is down.
Went through the steps, and in the end, once i tried to turn my phone on, it vibrated once and stayed on the black screen.
I tried to turn the phone back on/go to hboot screen, with the power button + VOL Down button, but nothing. (still black screen)
So I would like to try this method, since the screen is black and I can't see anything:
Method 1:
Download: liveimage.htc.com/OTA_Bravo_F...crut4wrv30.zip and rename it to update.zip then follow instructions given by teppic74
Originally Posted by teppic74
(Remember to remove PB99IMG.zip from your GoldCard before copying update.zip)
1. Make sure the update.zip (NOT update.zip.zip!) file is on your goldcard and correctly named.
2. Take the battery out first to ensure the phone is powered off. Then hold vol down and press the power button, and hold vol down for about 5 seconds. That will get you into the bootloader even though you can't see it.
3. Press vol down once. This will select recovery.
4. Press the power button once. This will start the recovery. The phone will vibrate briefly.
5. Wait 20 seconds or so. Then press vol up and the power button and wait a few seconds. You'll now be in system recovery.
6. Press vol down once to select 'apply sdcard:update.zip'.
7. Press the power button once to start the recovery.
8. After a few seconds press the power button once again.
The link provided in this instructional is down and doesn't work.
There are current RUU here
pvillecomp.com
But what do I do with them?
How can I basically reboot my Droid Incredible blindly?
xanderhtc said:
So here's the deal. I tried to unroot my phone back to stock, following instructions from the youtube video
How to Un-Root the HTC Droid Incredible by droseum20
I managed to find the files elsewhere, since megaupload is down.
Went through the steps, and in the end, once i tried to turn my phone on, it vibrated once and stayed on the black screen.
I tried to turn the phone back on/go to hboot screen, with the power button + VOL Down button, but nothing. (still black screen)
So I would like to try this method, since the screen is black and I can't see anything:
Method 1:
Download: liveimage.htc.com/OTA_Bravo_F...crut4wrv30.zip and rename it to update.zip then follow instructions given by teppic74
Originally Posted by teppic74
(Remember to remove PB99IMG.zip from your GoldCard before copying update.zip)
1. Make sure the update.zip (NOT update.zip.zip!) file is on your goldcard and correctly named.
2. Take the battery out first to ensure the phone is powered off. Then hold vol down and press the power button, and hold vol down for about 5 seconds. That will get you into the bootloader even though you can't see it.
3. Press vol down once. This will select recovery.
4. Press the power button once. This will start the recovery. The phone will vibrate briefly.
5. Wait 20 seconds or so. Then press vol up and the power button and wait a few seconds. You'll now be in system recovery.
6. Press vol down once to select 'apply sdcard:update.zip'.
7. Press the power button once to start the recovery.
8. After a few seconds press the power button once again.
The link provided in this instructional is down and doesn't work.
There are current RUU here
pvillecomp.com
But what do I do with them?
How can I basically reboot my Droid Incredible blindly?
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Not sure where you got those instructions or files from, but there not for the incredible.
Heres what you do.
Download this file http://dinc.does-it.net/Stock_Images/4.06.605.3/PB31IMG.zip, and put it on the root of your sdcard in no folders.
Pull the battery, reinsert, and press vol down +power for 5 secs then wait for 5 mins not touching anything.
Press vol up and then wait for 20 minutes touching nothing. The phone will reboot once during the process, this is normal just let it be.
Press vol up, the phone should reboot and come up being able to see things and boot to the os normally.
I keep getting messages telling me that the original PB31IMG is an older version and I cannot get my phone to boot up. I get the white HTC splash screen and it shuts off and reboots again and again. I can get into HBOOT Menu, but cannot seem to install any ROMS.
I am clueless about all this stuff.
Any help?
leefromengland said:
I keep getting messages telling me that the original PB31IMG is an older version and I cannot get my phone to boot up. I get the white HTC splash screen and it shuts off and reboots again and again. I can get into HBOOT Menu, but cannot seem to install any ROMS.
I am clueless about all this stuff.
Any help?
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What hboot and android version are you currently on?

[Q] How to get out of stock Android system recovery (power button won't select)

Okay here's the run down. I'm on JB and rooted, and was about to apply the new FreeGee bootloader unlock, when I wanted, out of sheer curiosity, to check to see if I could get into the stock recovery by holding powering off and then holding Vol Down + Power. Ever since I rooted it didn't seem to work anymore, but I didn't have a need to boot into since manually applying the JB update.
Anyway, neither Vol Down+Power of Vol Up+Power worked, the phone just booted normally. So, I decided to use ADB to boot into recovery using "adb reboot recovery". It worked, and the stock recovery loaded up. I can scroll up and down using the volume keys, but for some reason cannot select any option by pressing the power button. If I hold the power button down, the phone will appear to restart, but it boots right back into the stock Android system recovery, where again, I cannot simply select any choice with the power button. ADB doesn't list the device since I'm in recovery, and I only have fastboot installed on my lapton running XP which isn't available at the moment (I'm on OSX 10.6).
I'm thinking pulling the battery may work, but I don't have my torx screw driver handy. Anyone have any ideas? Perhaps where to get fastboot for OSX (it appears to still be missing from Android SDK). Thanks.
EDIT: SOLVED - Turns out in stock recovery, the soft menu button (the one on the bottom right) is used to make the selection, not the power button like in the custom recoveries. Still not sure why the Power+Vol. Down doesn't work to boot into the stock system recovery.
Use the menu button to select now.
what dm said. they wont be lit up but they still work
Yeah, I figured that out almost immediately after posting this (feel dumb now). Thanks though.
Any idea why the key combo Vol. Down + Power no longer works to boot into stock recovery? Seems odd that it worked before when manually updating to JB.
Hello. Can you tell me another solution. I have similar problem. Stuck in recovery mode with faulty power button, and can't get out of there. It's not working with menu button. Is there a way to do it with SD memory card? Thanks.

[Help] My phone is hard brick

so reason, i'm delete file build.prop. my phone is hard brick. i press power + volume up it turn on logo htc and off. i press power + volume down. nothing happen and when i charge baterry. no charge. help me
Kent21 said:
so reason, i'm delete file build.prop. my phone is hard brick. i press power + volume up it turn on logo htc and off. i press power + volume down. nothing happen and when i charge baterry. no charge. help me
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1. Unplug phone - VERY important
2. power on phone, doesn't matter if it is boot looping or whatever
3. hold vol up and power EXACTLY 10 seconds
4. let go of both
5. hold vol down and power till boot loader comes up.
You have no charge because you are running an old ver of twrp, get 2.7.1.0
an0ther said:
1. Unplug phone - VERY important
2. power on phone, doesn't matter if it is boot looping or whatever
3. hold vol up and power EXACTLY 10 seconds
4. let go of both
5. hold vol down and power till boot loader comes up.
You have no charge because you are running an old ver of twrp, get 2.7.1.0
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hold vol up and power EXACTLY 10 seconds
tks for your help. i'm press 30s. my phone is rescure
Share how I fixed my HTC M8 with the same problem.
Hi,
I just want to share how I fixed my HTC M8 with the same issue. The method is the same but a bit different. I found the solution from googling the below link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc...ter-download-mode-t2853100/page2#post62490577
The essential method is to keep holding down the power button and don't let it go while pressing on the volume up button to reset. At the very moment before the phone resets and shows the HTC logo white screen, switch from pressing the volume up button to the volume down button while holding down the power button. Or you can count 10 seconds and switch before the screen resets.
I hope this helps other people with the same issue.
an0ther said:
1. Unplug phone - VERY important
2. power on phone, doesn't matter if it is boot looping or whatever
3. hold vol up and power EXACTLY 10 seconds
4. let go of both
5. hold vol down and power till boot loader comes up.
You have no charge because you are running an old ver of twrp, get 2.7.1.0
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Thanks, the pwr + vol-up 10 seconds before the phone hard resets, them pwr + vol-down got me back into hboot and recovery and then out of a build.prop issue.
I have no idea why this is a thing: Getting into the boot loader is usually easy. I can't imagine why when the system doesn't boot normally that the standard procedure to enter hboot changes.
regardless of retarded engineering on qualcom or htc's part, thank you an0ther.

HTC Desire 820n one sim restarts continuously - stuck in boot logo, loop, help me plz

I have been using my HTC Desire 820 for the past 2 years. It was updated to Marshmallow two months back.
All of a sudden my phone had a restart. Ever since, it turns on - gets stuck in the logo - restarts. This has been happening in a loop.
Totally stuck with the problem.
Thanks
I'm no expert but...
Have you tried plugging in the charger? Forcefully turning off the device (long press the power button until screen is totally off)?
Do you imply that the software is official (updated over OTA from the settings), or did you mess with the device? (install custom ROM/recovery etc.)
After turning it off, maybe try to turn it on by pressing both the power button and volume down, until it goes into HBOOT menu (example image https: //forums .androidcentral.com/attachments/htc-one-m8/144676d1414689464t-htc-one-tampered-locked-security-warning-imag2693.jpg - delete the spaces). From here, you may try to access the recovery (navigate with volume buttons), and after entering recovery hold down power and volume down buttons for about 5-10 seconds, release, and you should see a menu. You may try to clear the cache.
Alternatively, if you are willing to lose the data on your phone, you can do a factory reset from hboot.
Hope this helps.
maestrulwro said:
I'm no expert but...
Have you tried plugging in the charger? Forcefully turning off the device (long press the power button until screen is totally off)?
Do you imply that the software is official (updated over OTA from the settings), or did you mess with the device? (install custom ROM/recovery etc.)
After turning it off, maybe try to turn it on by pressing both the power button and volume down, until it goes into HBOOT menu (example image https: //forums .androidcentral.com/attachments/htc-one-m8/144676d1414689464t-htc-one-tampered-locked-security-warning-imag2693.jpg - delete the spaces). From here, you may try to access the recovery (navigate with volume buttons), and after entering recovery hold down power and volume down buttons for about 5-10 seconds, release, and you should see a menu. You may try to clear the cache.
Alternatively, if you are willing to lose the data on your phone, you can do a factory reset from hboot.
Hope this helps.
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Thank you but it hasn't helped

How to reliably start TWRP

I have TWRP installed, and have managed to run it a few times. Now I cannot start TWRP at all.
From off, if I switch on, the following happens:
1) Screen with Samsung Galaxy A70 - Secured by Knox
2) 0.5 seconds later another screen, "this phone's bootloader is unlocked and it software integrity. .." and "press power key to continue..."
3) 5 seconds later, same screen as (1)
4) 3 seconds later, red letters "this phone is not running Samsung's official software"
5) 3 seconds later blank screen with "samsung" and then booting to android.
In my experience I have to flash twrp every time I want to use it( I don't know the reason but I couldn't fix it ) , for booting twrp on the other hand I turn off the phone first, then I press power button+volume down until the "this phones bootloader..." screen appears, here is the tricky part, you have to quickly let go of these two buttons, press power button, let go of the power button (after the warning disappeared) and then press volume down button (and hold it) until twrp logo appears, this happens really fast so you may need to do it a few times to get used to it.
mobin22 said:
In my experience I have to flash twrp every time I want to use it( I don't know the reason but I couldn't fix it )
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Yes, same here, the only time I have managed to run TWRP on this phone, is right after a flash.
mobin22 said:
and then press power down button
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Do you mean volume down?
Zilliman said:
Yes, same here, the only time I have managed to run TWRP on this phone, is right after a flash.
Do you mean volume down?
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Power off the device, plug into a pc, wait for it to start charge, hold vol up and power till it turns on. Wala boots to twrp. If you have magisk installed,you can use the reboot option within magisk.
mobin22 said:
In my experience I have to flash twrp every time I want to use it( I don't know the reason but I couldn't fix it ) , for booting twrp on the other hand I turn off the phone first, then I press power button+volume down until the "this phones bootloader..." screen appears, here is the tricky part, you have to quickly let go of these two buttons, press power button, let go of the power button (after the warning disappeared) and then press volume down button (and hold it) until twrp logo appears, this happens really fast so you may need to do it a few times to get used to it.
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Samsung changed how to enter recovery on Android 11. Power off device, plug into pc, wait for it to charge, then hold vol up and power till it turns on. Alternatively, if you have magisk installed, use the reboot options within magisk.
I did that. Thanks!
But it has gone to:
Android Recovery
Samsung /a70qxx/a70q
11/RP1A.200720.012./A705FNXXUB5DVB3
user/release-keys
Use volume up/down and power.
Reboot system now
Reboot to bootloader
Apply update from ADB
Apply update from SD card
Wipe date/factory reset
...
...
...
Where is TWRP? It seems it's gone.
Zilliman said:
I did that. Thanks!
But it has gone to:
Android Recovery
Samsung /a70qxx/a70q
11/RP1A.200720.012./A705FNXXUB5DVB3
user/release-keys
Use volume up/down and power.
Reboot system now
Reboot to bootloader
Apply update from ADB
Apply update from SD card
Wipe date/factory reset
...
...
...
Where is TWRP? It seems it's gone.
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That's because you're not installing it properly go back to my guide and follow it exactly and stop listening to these other people. I've been modding this device since it first came out with Android 9, I know every inch of this device. You're getting confused by what other people are telling you
MarvinMod said:
5- Press and hold vol down and power till the screen turns blank then immediately press and hold vol up. The device will reboot then land you in the twrp splash screen
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It fails here, on this step. After successful flash of recovery.tar, power + vol down to reboot, cable still connected, nothing you can do now can bring TWRP up. The phone boots into Android.
EDIT: I think I have now got it. I will update in a few mins.
Zilliman said:
It fails here, on this step. After successful flash of recovery.tar, power + vol down to reboot, cable still connected, nothing you can do now can bring TWRP up. The phone boots into Android.
EDIT: I think I have now got it. I will update in a few mins.
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After successful flash of recovery.tar, power and vol down to reboot, as soon as the phone screen goes blank, immediately release all keys and press and hold vol up. Must be as soon as screen goes blank. The device will then reboot twice and land you in twrp splash screen. You must hit vol down and power after successful flash then when screen blanks, vol up. If you miss this step, twrp will not hold and revert back to stock recovery.
Here is the notes I made today:
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INSTALL + START TWRP
phone is off
press up + dn
insert cable
go into download (press up)
ODIN 3.14 + AP:tar(vbmeta.img+twrp.img), auto reboot off, press upload
when it succeeds, press dn + pwr until it reboots
then quickly up + pwr until it starts (no need to hold down)
this starts in TWRP
from powered off
press pwr button
goes into twrp or android(system) -- depending on what was used last time
if we used reboot->system last time it will now **Always** go into system!
to go back into twrp:
switch off
power cable until charge
pwr + up until it starts
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The above means that you CANNOT go back to TWRP unless you have a cable and a PC near by.

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