Root [VIDEO] HowTo UnRoot Incredible by downgrading

[DiegoMejia]

Sounds good. I'll be waiting!

video uploaded, best of luck

 

[windycity]

Can you get into recovery? (Turn off phone [remove battery if no other way] then down vol + power key) If you can and you have the file on your SD card as instructed, it should take over from there without your intervention. No?

 

[DiegoMejia]

Can you get into recovery? (Turn off phone [remove battery if no other way] then down vol + power key) If you can and you have the file on your SD card as instructed, it should take over from there without your intervention. No?

this is true

 

[ssandler]

OK. I am interested in this OTAU. I have rooted my phone. If I were to unroot, apply the OTAU, will I be able to run the unrevoked method? Does the update mess with the root process? Will I be able to restore my nand backup once the OTAU is applied and I have root access again?

 

[afturburn]

DiegoMejia, You Rock. Thank you for this post. This completely un-crapped my incredible.

 

[Styx22]

Does anyone know how I could apply the downgrade instructions on a Mac? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

 

[muhcells]

YouTube - HTC Droid Incredible Downgrade

This will remove Root and Custom Recovery (Clockwork) from your handset.


files:
MyHost Direct Download
Mirror #1
Mirror #2

Instructions:
1. Place PB31IMG.zip on root of SD Card
2. Reboot
3. Hold Down Vol Down into HBoot
4. It will ask if you want to update
5. Select Up to accept
6. Wait..........
7. it'll finish updating and ask to reboot
8. select vol + to choose yes
9. Done

probably a stupid question, but do all three links above host the same file? i just need it from one of the sources listed...right? thx.

 

[DiegoMejia]

probably a stupid question, but do all three links above host the same file? i just need it from one of the sources listed...right? thx.

yes same file

 

[muhcells]

yes same file

got it...worked perfect. thx!

 

[dxtania]

could someone please help me?
i rooted my incredible using unrevoked and it worked, from there i used rom manager and installed the froyo cyamogen mod and my market app was missing....in a panic a re-used unrevoked, didn't help.
so i searched how to unroot.
i followed these instrauctions but after doing the vol down to get to that screen it finds the file but then it doesn't tell me how to update i'm so confused and i can't get marketplace back to download anything!! please help me just unroot my incredible i'm desperate right now!!

 

[mickym5]

I am rooted with the hydra undervolt kernel. Just to be clear, is the first video still how i want to downgrade to stock or is there somethin else I need to do?

 

[DiegoMejia]

could someone please help me?
i rooted my incredible using unrevoked and it worked, from there i used rom manager and installed the froyo cyamogen mod and my market app was missing....in a panic a re-used unrevoked, didn't help.
so i searched how to unroot.
i followed these instrauctions but after doing the vol down to get to that screen it finds the file but then it doesn't tell me how to update i'm so confused and i can't get marketplace back to download anything!! please help me just unroot my incredible i'm desperate right now!!

follow the first video on the first post of this thread

 

[DiegoMejia]

I am rooted with the hydra undervolt kernel. Just to be clear, is the first video still how i want to downgrade to stock or is there somethin else I need to do?

yes

 

[mickym5]

This just seems way to easy!

 

[mickym5]

works perfectly thanks so much!

 

[dxtania]

follow the first video on the first post of this thread

i did. i'm not thaat dumb. i followed everything perfectly, but it just doesn't go through with it at a certain point.

edit:
it says after trying to load it "no image or wrong image"
and doesn't do anything the video says it's supposed to do

edit again:
found the solution, just had to reformat my sd card.
probably would be useful to include in the first post for newbs like me

 

[schmiffly]

I followed the video and it worked exactly until the point where it asked for do you want to update.. Never gave me that option... Just Fastboot, Recovery, Clear Storage, and SIMLOCK..

I did the Clear Storage and it did its thing and brought me back to clean slate and asked me to re register - not a problem...

But want to get rid of the Superuser remnants...

I tried to do it again and it never gives me the question to update?

Any thoughts?

 

[DiegoMejia]

I followed the video and it worked exactly until the point where it asked for do you want to update.. Never gave me that option... Just Fastboot, Recovery, Clear Storage, and SIMLOCK..

I did the Clear Storage and it did its thing and brought me back to clean slate and asked me to re register - not a problem...

But want to get rid of the Superuser remnants...

I tried to do it again and it never gives me the question to update?

Any thoughts?

Make sure your sd card is formatted in fat32, make sure PB31IMG.zip file is on root of the card

 

[INCREDIBLE-HULK]

Makr sure your sd card is formatted in fat32, make sire pb file is on root of the card[/

 

[nuckchorris]

when i reformat sd then mount and then connect it to my computer and look at the properties of the sd it still says FAT not FAT32 and it still wont find the file in HBOOT? current software is 1.22.605.2 not OTA...wtf?

i also need to return the phone in 10 days because i received a new one through insurance, and i cant UNROOT. does anyone think they check for root? my screen was cracked thats why i got a new one.

 

[iowabowtech]

when i reformat sd then mount and then connect it to my computer and look at the properties of the sd it still says FAT not FAT32 and it still wont find the file in HBOOT? current software is 1.22.605.2 not OTA...wtf?

How are you reformatting? Use a card reader or laptop with an SD slot if you can. Do a full reformat to FAT32 and that should work. I think the 1.22.605.2 is fine, ota's are reflected in the firmware version instead. Mine says 2.1-update1 which is 2.1 with the original OTA from week 2(ish) after the phone was released.

 

[JordanHumes]

can you please send me the file so i can down grade im having a hard time finding it??

 

[iowabowtech]

can you please send me the file so i can down grade im having a hard time finding it??

Check the first post in this thread. There's 3 download options for redundancy and a how-to video.

 

[JordanHumes]

yeah i saw those but im still having a hard time down loading the file

 

[slumpey]

After I go back to being unrooted, can I use the "factory restore" under the "Privacy" section of Settings for future restores?