Root Droid Incredible 4G: All Things Root Guide

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Droid Incredible 4G: All Things Root Guide

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General Information

• Root Terminology
• What is rooting/does being rooted mean
• You've went and rooted the phone. Now What???

Guides

• rooting guide
• RegawMOD Bootloader Customizer
• FakeCid AUTOMATIC bootloader unlock
• DirtyRacun S-Off (HBOOT 1.15 ONLY)
• Back to stock (S-On) after DirtyRacun's S-Off
• http://androidforums.com/incredible-4g-all-things-root/662645-info-faq-root-s-off-incredible-4g.html
• http://androidforums.com/incredible-4g-all-things-root/662652-how-reset-your-lock-status-flag.html (change relocked back to locked on hboot screen)
• un-rooting guide
• removing apps guide / safe apps to remove
• various how-to guides, etc.

ROMs



Stock

• Droid Incredible 4G LTE Stock ROM's
• 2.17.605.2 Verizon Globacl Sense4.1 Android 4.0.4
• Stock RUU files
• Newest OTA update RUU

Custom

• Team Venom - ViperLTE 1.0.0 Sense4

Themes

• None as of yet
• N/A
• [HOW TO] Easy Theming
• Theming tutorial
• Ultimate Online Theming Kitchen

Overclocking / Underclocking / Undervolting

• overclocking / underclocking
• undervolting
• related apps

Scripts

• Bloatware/Boot Animation and Sound Removal Script

Kernels

• None as of yet

Recoveries

• CWM Recovery
• CWM 6.0.2.7 with Gestures - Unofficial beta 1.2
• TWRP Touchscreen Recovery
• TWRP 2.3.3.0 - Unofficial Beta 1.1

Radios / Basebands

• None as of yet

Tools & Utilities

• ADB (Android Debug Bridge)
• MD5 checksum verification
• Titantium Backup / Titanium Backup Tutorial
• Root Explorer

Downloads

• Google Apps Package
• Android SDK

 

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11/12/12 - Added stock RUU files and Team Venom link - thanks bberryhill0

11/13/12 - Added newest OTA update RUU - thanks bberryhill0

11/14/12 - Added 2 recoveries, stock ROM and Verizon links - thanks bberryhill0

11/15/12 - Added "Scripts" heading & Bloatware and FakeCid links - thanks bberryhill0

12/07/12 - AddedDirtRacun's S-Off link - thanks bberryhill0

12/10/12 - Added back to S-On after DirtyRacun's S-Off - thanks bberryhill0

12/14/12 - added links to s off info/FAQ and reset lock status flag

12/25/12 - added RegawMOD Bootloader Customizer link - thanks bberryhill0

 

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01/07/13 - Added 2 x unofficial beta recoveries links - thanks prairiedogn