Root Finally got root (adb in recovery)... my method

[theotherrogue]

I know there are a lot of methods, tips, tricks out there, but after spending multiple nights trying to get root to work, I got it. I thought it would do some good to share my info.

I'm using an ADATA SD card (4GB class 6). Many people have reported varied success with this card.

I was able to get this method working twice successfully by following these steps exactly. No other steps I've tried have worked:

• Download the files linked to here with mejdam's 10 minute video. Files: http://goo.gl/mfhc
  Extract to sdk folder as he instructs:
  YouTube - Droid Incredible Root in 10mins
  (follow his directions on all other steps not indicated here)

• Boot your phone normally (HTC Sense).
• Plug in USB.
• Change to "Charge-only" mode for the usb connection.
• Enable USB debugging.
• Power off normally (don't pull battery).
• Disconnect USB.
• Hold VOLUME DOWN + POWER.
• Wait for update messages to pop up and disappear.
• Press VOL DOWN to highlight "Recovery" (don't select it yet)
• Remove and reinsert SD Card.
• Connect USB.
• Start loop.bat in command prompt.
• Now, press POWER to select recovery.
• Rapidly remove and reinsert SD Card until the very moment the /!\ icon comes on screen. (You should do the last SD card re-insert immediately after the /!\ icon appears).
• This is when I FINALLY got the "exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2) -" to appear.
• Now, you can follow all additional steps in the video for superuser permissions, enable tethering, then use UnrEVOked tools, etc...
  
  

Hopefully it works for someone else. If not, I guess it's just my particular phone/SD Card combo.

 

[tudmf]

Congrats!!

 

[yojoe600]

glad u got it... took me 3 days

 

[FrozenIpaq]

I got it as well using a similar method. Rather than rapidly inserting the card and taking it out, I just inserted it in after about 5 seconds. I inserted it right as the phone was switching from the white HTC Incredible screen to the black recovery screen and that seemed to do the trick. I failed two times previously that day by either doing it too early or too late.

I really think it has something to do with the SD card and it being read as I was trying to root my phone for hours on end for two days with no luck. I even tried the rapid SD card method suggested here but that wasn't working.

Try waiting 5 seconds after the white screen, that did the trick for me

 

[jwm2]

The timing for your pc setup is right after the /!\ shows, try it again but just insert it once the same moment you'd have done it using your method. I've had it work a couple times for me doing it that way as well. But it only actually needs to be inserted once vs many times.