Root Cant root, is it the latest ota software update?

Hitch_Itch · Nov 12, 2010

I have tried rooting my dinc for 8 hours now, no luck, I have tired everything everywhere, reflash shows, found dinc, waiting reboot, running pre root, waiting reboot, running root, then just sits there and show - waiting root. have let it run for over and hour a couple times, no go, reflash just sits there at that point.
I have done everything by the book, including re downloading unrevoked.

Anyone try to root after installing the latest ota software update?

maybe thats the problem and need to wait for unrevoked to update there program?

tx
Ken

shapsst · Nov 12, 2010

After receiving the OTA yesterday and finally getting fed up with the bullshit apps they force on there I spent most of the night trying to root. I ran into the same problem you did, stuck at "waiting for root..." and I tried every suggestion I could find. Looks to me like unrevoked needs to update their procedure.

Hitch_Itch · Nov 12, 2010

I wonder how long it will take unrevoked to update the reflash

doug piston · Nov 12, 2010

Might consider downgrading back to the original 2.2 and running root. There seems nothing in the update that is of value.

Hitch_Itch · Nov 12, 2010

If I wanted to revert back to original 2.2 how could I do that? I would think I would need to do a master reset which would kinda suk
Any other way to do it?

WormDoes · Nov 12, 2010

doug piston said:
Might consider downgrading back to the original 2.2 and running root. There seems nothing in the update that is of value.

Except for the charging issue being addressed. After the OTA the phone charges 3 times faster

Hitch_Itch · Nov 12, 2010

Sounds like my best bet is wait for unrevoked to put out an update to the 3.21 reflash
I wonder how long it will take them.
Would be nice if unrevoked website had more then just download, something like a status update area or report a problem section or something

doug piston · Nov 12, 2010

WormDoes said:
Except for the charging issue being addressed. After the OTA the phone charges 3 times faster

Phone charges while I sleep, am in no hurry.

DocTauri · Nov 13, 2010

Hitch_Itch said:
I wonder how long it will take unrevoked to update the reflash

Folks, it may not be that "unrevoked needs to put out an update", the more likely scenario is that the weakness they exploited to gain root has been closed by the OTA and we'll have to wait for a new weakness to be found...

Doc

pmas · Nov 13, 2010

Did you have s-off before the update? If so, you can download recovery and superuser from xda-developers and install them (instructions on the site as well as all over). That's what I did. It works perfectly.

Hitch_Itch · Nov 13, 2010

pmas said:
Did you have s-off before the update? If so, you can download recovery and superuser from xda-developers and install them (instructions on the site as well as all over). That's what I did. It works perfectly.

I wasnt rooted before the ota. I was on stock 2.2. I wanted to see what the update would do for the phone before I rooted, and now I have to wait for a fix from unrevoked.

On the upside, Im glad to see the OTA fixed the charging times

JasonMCG · Nov 13, 2010

I'm in the same boat; decided to root after the VCAST OTA, deciding against the bloatware. I tried for 4 hours on both a PC and Mac. No luck on either. Hopefully the unrevoked team gets a release out there pretty quick...

jakiemundell · Nov 16, 2010

Thank the lord that I found this thread! I have been trying to root for the last 15 hours or so and get stuck at the "waiting to root...(safe to bla bla bla)." I have been to every site, followed all directions and nothing.

So, it is fact that if you have the newest OTA update for Incredible, we need to wait for unrevoked 3 to update?

Hitch_Itch · Nov 16, 2010

jakiemundell said:
Thank the lord that I found this thread! I have been trying to root for the last 15 hours or so and get stuck at the "waiting to root...(safe to bla bla bla)." I have been to every site, followed all directions and nothing.

So, it is fact that if you have the newest OTA update for Incredible, we need to wait for unrevoked 3 to update?

from what I have read so far, Yes we have to wait for unrevoked to update the 3.21 reflash

bluemsw · Nov 16, 2010

I rooted before the update and now after the update hboot still shows s-off. Do I just need to get super user installed? If so how? The driver is correct on my computer only problem happens is when launching unrevoked flash it can't see that my phone is connected. Please help. Any advice is awesome.

jakiemundell · Nov 16, 2010

Hitch_Itch said:
from what I have read so far, Yes we have to wait for unrevoked to update the 3.21 reflash

Well, I guess we could downgrade to 2.1 - use unrevoked 3 to root - then manually install 2.2!

lafester · Nov 16, 2010

super user is in the market.
first thing you need to do is flash a custom recovery through hboot.

bluemsw · Nov 16, 2010

lafester said:
super user is in the market.
first thing you need to do is flash a custom recovery through hboot.

So even with the s-off. Still need to wait for unrevoked to update the flash? Or can I load a new recovery another way? What recovery do i need to use? Any how too's you can provide the link too? Thanks.

Hitch_Itch · Nov 16, 2010

jakiemundell said:
Well, I guess we could downgrade to 2.1 - use unrevoked 3 to root - then manually install 2.2!

You could do that, Im waiting for an update to unrevoked, I like the new ota update, the charge time is greatly improved, hate the bloatware tho, unrevoked will take care of that when they update the reflash

jakiemundell · Nov 16, 2010

Hitch_Itch said:
You could do that, Im waiting for an update to unrevoked, I like the new ota update, the charge time is greatly improved, hate the bloatware tho, unrevoked will take care of that when they update the reflash

I'm going to wait as well. I'm in no real hurry!

pdykstra · Nov 16, 2010

jakiemundell said:
Well, I guess we could downgrade to 2.1 - use unrevoked 3 to root - then manually install 2.2!

Unfortunately since the OTA update you can not "roll back" to 2.1 or the original 2.2. The stock recovery will no longer allow you flash the old versions onto your phone.

mihneagabriel · Nov 17, 2010

ok if you installed the OTA and have s-off go here: Installing OTA to Rooted Android

start from step 13, files at the top of the page, make sure your sd card is fat32 formatted.

apsawyer65 · Nov 17, 2010

Here is the confirmation of the patched exploit that now prevents rooting:

New DROID Incredible Update Patches unrevoked Rooting Method - Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog

wedgemoose · Nov 17, 2010

WormDoes said:
Except for the charging issue being addressed. After the OTA the phone charges 3 times faster

if all you want is the charging speed then it is in the new Kernal. I have had the 3 times faster speed the second i flashed it. I don't know where it is at the moment (can't search right now because I'm doing something) but it's kernal 2.6.32.17

download, flash and you will have the speed.

Deleted User · Nov 17, 2010

What sucks is that my phone is super laggy after trying to use the unrevoked and failing. It pisses me off how slow the phone is now.

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