Root Simple unrEVOked 3 rooting for stock Incredible or Evo on 2.2

Hitch_Itch · Nov 11, 2010

trying the root,
I cant figure out how to check my sd card all the instructions say is:

Verify that you have an SD Card installed with at least 2Gb free space. If the SD is smaller than 4Gb, make sure it is FAT32 formatted. Look at it on your PC or Mac to be sure.

So how do I do this, I click on computer and there is f-g-h drives that are my dinc which drive is the SD and all say file type unknown, Its the stock 2 gig sd card

Also f drive has a auto run pop up that says Verizon mobile? no mention this will happen

PLEASE HELP

Musky · Nov 11, 2010

Hitch_Itch said:
trying the root,
I cant figure out how to check my sd card all the instructions say is:

Verify that you have an SD Card installed with at least 2Gb free space. If the SD is smaller than 4Gb, make sure it is FAT32 formatted. Look at it on your PC or Mac to be sure.

So how do I do this, I click on computer and there is f-g-h drives that are my dinc which drive is the SD and all say file type unknown, Its the stock 2 gig sd card

Also f drive has a auto run pop up that says Verizon mobile? no mention this will happen

PLEASE HELP

Right-click on one of the drives and choose "Properties" and check the total capacity. The one closest to 2 GB (1.94) will be the SD card. The other ones will be the phone storage (6 GB) and a virtual CD drive that Verizon setup installs.

I did mine with the stock 2GB SD card and it wasn't empty when I did it and it worked fine. I think they want to make sure you have room for the backup, which you will.

Hitch_Itch · Nov 11, 2010

Well I had to mount as disk drive to see my sd card, when I did I found the one that showed 1.86 gig, and I know that is my sd card so I formatted in fat 32, ran unrevoked again and it seems like nothing is happening, unrevoked says waiting for root, here is a screen shot, click link
Now what?

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Musky · Nov 11, 2010

Hitch_Itch said:
Well I had to mount as disk drive to see my sd card, when I did I found the one that showed 1.86 gig, and I know that is my sd card so I formatted in fat 32, ran unrevoked again and it seems like nothing is happening, unrevoked says waiting for root, here is a screen shot, click link
Now what?

All sizes | dinc | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Mine did that the first time also, so I un-installed all the drivers and re-downloeded the SDK drivers from the link provided in this post. The second time I did that it worked flawlessly. So I got a bad download the first time.

Other then that, someone with more rooting experience then I have will have to help you.

Hitch_Itch · Nov 11, 2010

Musky said:
Mine did that the first time also, so I un-installed all the drivers and re-downloeded the SDK drivers from the link provided in this post. The second time I did that it worked flawlessly. So I got a bad download the first time.

Other then that, someone with more rooting experience then I have will have to help you.

when you say the sdk drivers you mean the android usb drivers?

I downloaded them and installed them from the link in this post marked, Preparation - Windows:

You must install the HBOOT-Capable Universal Drivers.

TelloMan · Nov 11, 2010

Hitch_Itch said:
when you say the sdk drivers you mean the android usb drivers?

I downloaded them and installed them from the link in this post marked, Preparation - Windows:

You must install the HBOOT-Capable Universal Drivers.

I'm new to all of this, so I actually got stuck and this didn't work at first. I just got the new phone today (Incredible). My problem was this, after messing around for 45 min, you need to install the HTC Synch first...then uninstall it, then follow the instructions on the HBOOT drivers. Thats what did it for me....HTC Synch must put something on your PC that this needs in order to run. Anyone stuck, try this first. Heres a link to HTC Synch.

HTC Mobile Phone Support - DROID INCREDIBLE by HTC (Verizon) - Downloads

Good luck and THANKS for an Super Awesome root process!

Peter

Hitch_Itch · Nov 11, 2010

I just tried what you said, still no difference, unrevoked just says "waiting for root"

WTF 5 hours so far and nothing

Anyone?

booyah · Nov 11, 2010

Bob Denny said:
How to know it worked:
Once the Reflash process completes (5 or so minutes), unplug USB and reboot the phone. It will look normal. Open the App tray and look for the Superuser app. If you open Superuser it will be blank, that's normal. For final confirmation, reboot the phone into HBOOT and see if it says S-OFF at the top. If so, you're rooted!

Backing up the phone:

Now that you're rooted and in HBOOT, it's time to do a complete backup of the phone (a.k.a. Nandroid backup). DO THIS NOW!

In HBOOT, using the volume buttons move to RECOVERY and press the Power button. The phone will appear to reboot but it will end up in the ClockWorkMod recovery screen.

Sorry for the late noob questions but I've rooted and confirmed it by finding the Superuser Permissions app tray (though it's not blank because I tried using the Titanium Backup app to no avail because it says I don't have root permission, but I digress) and finding S-OFF at the top of my HBOOT screen.

the only problem is that I have NEVER seen the clockWorkMod recovery screen after selecting "Recovery" in HBOOT. When I select "Recovery", I get stuck with an all-black screen with thin white margins along the left and right sides. I thought the fix to this was going through the DougPiston PB31IMG.zip route but that fails too because HBOOT doesn't automatically ask to update "recovery".

Any help? Pretty please? :thinking:

Musky · Nov 11, 2010

For Hitch_Itch:

I would re-download the unrevoked app and anything else that you downloaded as per the instructions, I really think you got a corrupt file.

Here is the link to unrevoked again:

Unrevoked

booyah · Nov 11, 2010

FYI: I have a new Incredible I received a few days ago, am on Windows XP.

Hitch_Itch · Nov 11, 2010

I just watched this video on how to root your dinc with unrevoked, There are different steps in the video that are not in this forum, one being to pull your battery, Im going to try it the way the video show
here is the video
How To: Root the HTC Incredible (Unrevoked Method) Updated 09.20.10! | TheUnlockr

paulrein · Nov 14, 2010

I've followed these instructions along with the instructions on "Universal Windows USB Drivers (ADB, BootLoader, Disk Drive, HTC Sync)" to a T and am still having problems. My phone does show "Android Bootloader Interface" in device manager both when HBOOT is running and when running normally. I've deleted and re-downloaded the 2 files to make sure I had valid downloads. I've tried this on my Windows 7 laptop and XP desktop. I've tried without HTC sync installed. Then I installed and uninstalled it and tried again. I have an 8gb card installed with over 6gb free. Unrevoked never gets passed "Waiting for root". I've noticed that once it gets to that step Android no longer shows up in the Device Manager. I've waited 45 mins for a change and nothing, ever. I am running FroYo and 2 days ago I did have a VZW OTA update pushed to my phone.

Any insight?

pdykstra · Nov 14, 2010

paulrein said:
I've followed these instructions along with the instructions on "Universal Windows USB Drivers (ADB, BootLoader, Disk Drive, HTC Sync)" to a T and am still having problems. My phone does show "Android Bootloader Interface" in device manager both when HBOOT is running and when running normally. I've deleted and re-downloaded the 2 files to make sure I had valid downloads. I've tried this on my Windows 7 laptop and XP desktop. I've tried without HTC sync installed. Then I installed and uninstalled it and tried again. I have an 8gb card installed with over 6gb free. Unrevoked never gets passed "Waiting for root". I've noticed that once it gets to that step Android no longer shows up in the Device Manager. I've waited 45 mins for a change and nothing, ever. I am running FroYo and 2 days ago I did have a VZW OTA update pushed to my phone.

Any insight?

The unrevoked method has been broken since the November OTA update.

paulrein · Nov 14, 2010

AGH!!! Thanks for the info, I was about to rage this piece of shit at the wall.

paulrein · Nov 14, 2010

So is there a working method to Root a stock FroYo install with the Nov update?

x85446 · Nov 14, 2010

Ugh, Same thing for me. I have been waiting for someone to confirm that they broke unrevoked 3.21. Being a newbie, is there a way to "roll back" the OTA so 3.21 would work? Is the unrevoked guys looking into this?

Thanks

mcscissorhands · Nov 15, 2010

pdykstra said:
The unrevoked method has been broken since the November OTA update.

Dang, My fault for waiting 'till after the OTA to try to root.. I get the same message "waiting for root..(safe to restart if this doesn't root)"

keilwerthshadow · Nov 16, 2010

I've followed all the directions to the T but unrevoked hangs on the step that says waiting for root,
I am running windows 7
please advise

Hitch_Itch · Nov 16, 2010

keilwerthshadow said:
I've followed all the directions to the T but unrevoked hangs on the step that says waiting for root,
I am running windows 7
please advise

We all need to wait for unrevoked to update the reflash, the OTA broke the relash.
So now we wait

andyrubin · Nov 20, 2010

paulrein said:
If I do this will I lose what's currently on my phone? ie installed apps

I have the same question. Will I have to reinstall all of my apps? Thanks.

mountolympus · Nov 20, 2010

Thanks..

Man what happen if my incredible is flashed to metropcs ???

eddieb1983 · Nov 24, 2010

I wonder if using hboot to flash the pb31img.zip file then using unrevoked 3.21 would work? I'm sure I would lose all my info doing it that way, but I was going to wipe and flash a different rom anyway.

Any thoughts?

Also, how do you tell which screen you have? I got a replacement dinc for my eris from verizon so I don't have an original box to check.

coloradoskier · Nov 24, 2010

Hitch_Itch said:
We all need to wait for unrevoked to update the reflash, the OTA broke the relash.
So now we wait

The latest:

Inc folks -- we're really sorry for the delay. We have a fix, left to do is testing it and packing it up to ship. Final exams eat time...

Hitch_Itch · Nov 24, 2010

coloradoskier said:
The latest:

Nice,
Thanks for the Update!

Bob Denny · Nov 25, 2010

Sorry,
Wrong Driver set....!!!!
Rooted Now....
Be sure you have the Hboot driver set.... and...
"When all else Fails, Read the Instructions"

Yes, this is what has tripped up so many people. The old wives' tales are rampant all over the place. The driver issue was the "stimulus" that caused me to write that driver article I did a while back.

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