Root Incredible 2: All Things Root Guide

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Incredible 2: All Things Root Guide

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Quick note / disclaimer: as always, you are ultimately responsible for any root-related activities on your phone.

You should understand not only the benefits of rooting, but also any possible consequences (voided warranty, boot-loops, bricking, etc.) that might occur as a result of your root-related actions.

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Reading, researching, understanding, and carefully following the published steps and instructions can go a long way towards helping to make your rooting efforts a successful one.

General Information

• Root Terminology
• http://androidforums.com/faqs/443432-what-root-being-rooted-mean.html
• You've went and rooted the phone. Now What???

Guides

Check your software number in Settings> About > Software information > Software number. If it's 6.01.605.05 710RD use:

• http://androidforums.com/incredible...y-downgrade-firmware-build-6-01-605-05-a.html
• Comprehensive S-Off/Root Methods for all firmware versions (no bootloops on 6.01.605.05 firmware!)
• http://androidforums.com/incredible-2-all-things-root/617779-guide-unlock-htcdev.html#post4958403

If it's 5.10.605.9 you can start here:

• Downgrade Gingerbread 2.3.4 to rootable version 2.3.3

Either path leads to:

• rooting guide for Gingerbread 2.3.3

• http://androidforums.com/incredible-2-all-things-root/445810-root-guide-1001-a.html
• Droid Incredible 2 GSM ROMs, Patches & Unlocking help
• un-rooting guide
• removing apps guide / safe apps to remove

ROM's

Jelly Bean:

• (CM10) Global
• PARANOIDANDROID (JB/CM10 Hybrid)
• Unofficial CM10 (aeroevan)
• CM10 for the VivoW V0.2 (Team N7 - kevdliu)

Ice Cream Sandwich:

• Unofficial Multilang MIUI4 - v 2.9.21 (miuiandroid) - GSM Only
• ROM Leak 7.01.605.01 Verizon Vivow ICS Sense 3.6
• AOSP 4.0.3 Codename Android 1.6.0 Droid Incredible 2 (Fully Open Source)
• MIUI.US Release 1 (4.0.3 ICS)
• MIUI.US 2.4.20 Release 1 (4.0.4 ICS)
• Team Venom Presents ViperINC Sense 4.x
• Unofficial CM9 for the Inc2 - aeroevan
• AOKP - VIVOW Milestone 4
• PrimoHawkSense
• Virtuous Primadonna v1.21.0 Alpha 3 (4.0.3. / Sense 4A)
• EclipticSense (full Sense 4.0 from One S)
• ArticICSed Sense 3.6 AV 4.0.4
• IC Tazz Sense 3.6 ICS
• Kangdemnation V0.2.1 (Unofficial AOKP)
• Andromadus Mimicry 1.5 (CM9.1 Stable)
• CM9.1 Stable - UNOFFICIAL (GSM)

Gingerbread:
AOSP:

• CM 7.2 (2.3.7) V1.4
• TSM Vanilla 5.0 (de-Sensed 2.3.4)
• Pure Gingerbread - OMBG 1.2.3 (2.3.7)
• MIUI (Pure English)

Sense-based:

• Incredible 2 HD RLS 1.1 (Sense 3.5 / GB 2.3.5)
• MikRunny v1.01 (Sense 3.5 / GB 2.3.5)
• Mikrunny World Test1 (Vivo W)
• andyBONESTOCK 5.10.605.9
• GingerBangSense (modified and Stock 2.1/3.0)
• Virtuous Affinity 2.05.0 (Sense 3.5)

Useful thread with explanation of how to flash ROM's (many thanks to McLovlein13)

Recoveries

• ClockWorkMod Recovery
• 4EXT Recovery Touch v1.0.0.4 RC 1

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

Kernels

• Kernel for Sense 2.3.X ROM's
• Kernel for Stock Rooted Froyo only
• Kernel for AOSP ROM's (i.e. CyanogenMod/MIUI/etc.)
• Kernel for CyanogenMod only

Radios / Basebands

• None as of yet

Tools & Utilities

• ADB (Android Debug Bridge)
• MD5 checksum verification
• Titantium Backup / Titanium Backup Tutorial
• Root Explorer
• Incredible 2 RUU's

Downloads

• Google Apps Package
• Android SDK

 

[D-U-R-X]

added EclipticSense (thanks bberryhill0)

Added ArticICSed link - (thanks bberryhill0 )

Added link for new S-Off/Root guide (thanks bberryhill0 )

added IC Tazz and Kangdemnation links (thanks bberryhill0 )

Removed ROM's with no traffic in last 3 months from ROM list and added GSM info to guides section (thanks bberryhill0 )

added Jelly Bean link - thanks bberryhill0

Second Jelly Bean ROM added (thanks bberryhill0)

Added ROM Leak ICS link - thanks bberryhill0

added rooted, now what link

Added Unofficial Multilang MIUI4 - v 2.9.21 (miuiandroid) link - thanks bberryhill0

Added Titanium Backup Tutorial Link

Added INC 2 HD link (thanks bberryhill0 )

Added Andromadus Mimicry 1.5 link - thanks bberryhill0

Added CM9.1 (GSM) link - thanks bberryhill0

Added PARANOIDANDROID link - thanks bberryhill0

Added (CM10) Global link - thanks bberryhill0

added easy theming link

Added ViperINC link - thanks bberryhill0

 

[kratos]

Removed UKB as it is no longer supported or compliant with Virtuous m10 no-use requests.

Updated ViperINC to link correctly.