Root The PRS Complete Rooting Guide

[RootDaDuck]

then dont do it? point is you can use apps that you need su - like drocap etc

Was not planning on it. Waiting for a custom rom or some nice easy instructions first. If you brick it...its going to be a long time before you get a new device...

 

[jasonw]

Thanks for the info. Worked like a champ. I did have some issues at first though. Tried 2 different SD cards and nothing. Rebooted about 20 times. Not sure if it helped the root or not but as soon as I unplugged from the USB port on the front of my PC and plugged into one on the back coming off the actual motherboard, it kicked in the first try. No more CityID!!

Windows 7 64bit
2GB Kingston Card (No clue what class)

 

[zebdor]

Great job devs! Thanks so much and thanks for the guide!

I'm having issues though installling the superuser.apk. I can't install directly from phone and when I adb install, it says 'Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_UPDATE_INCOMPATIBLE]'

Any ideas as to why this is happening?

 

[prerunnerseth]

Great job devs! Thanks so much and thanks for the guide!

I'm having issues though installling the superuser.apk. I can't install directly from phone and when I adb install, it says 'Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_UPDATE_INCOMPATIBLE]'

Any ideas as to why this is happening?

We have root access... doesnt mean that all things root will work. some stuff is confirmed, some stuff will still have to be figured out. The su.apk is one of them that is not working yet. There are a lot more permissions and such that all have to be sorted before everything will work.

 

[Lars]

What root apps work?

 

[prerunnerseth]

What root apps work?

I have tested Drocap2 and Root Explorer as working

Barnacle, and su.apk are not working.

 

[kyle1745]

30+ times no luck.... anyway to test the SDK to the phone to make sure that is working? or adb?

 

[prerunnerseth]

30+ times no luck.... anyway to test the SDK to the phone to make sure that is working? or adb?

yes... boot your phone normally ... make sure debug is turned on.. and then do adb shell... you should get the prompt.. you just wont be able to do anything

maybe having debug enabled is the key?

you did install HTC sync to get the driver installed correct?

 

[melophat]

i found that running loop in 5 or 6 different command windows made it so i only had to do it 3 or 4 reboots... now, i can't seem to get the timing right for the push update.zip part

 

[prerunnerseth]

i found that running loop in 5 or 6 different command windows made it so i only had to do it 3 or 4 reboots... now, i can't seem to get the timing right for the push update.zip part

that was the easiest for me.. i did it almost immediately.

 

[kyle1745]

Ok with debugging on I can get to a prompt with the phone booted, but so far no luck in recovery mode.

 

[mik0r]

Still not having any success here, adb sees the device once its booted, but not from recovery mode. Verizon is already shipping me a new Incredible on the 11th, so bricking my phone is not a problem,

I've been trying the adb devices trick to see if it sees it, then during reboot I use adb reboot recovery and it will automatically reboot it back to the recovery screen, better than pulling battery IMHO

 

[prerunnerseth]

Ok this method seems to be working... please if you have had no success try this and get back to me... this is just for the boot up part

- Turn off phone
- Unplug USB cable
- Hold Optical track/Button, Press Power
- When in menu, hit Power (to boot FASTBOOT)
- Wait 20 seconds (until it tries to load everything it needs)
- Plug USB cable in, wait another 10 seconds for OS to catch up and detect
- Press Volume DOWN, once
- Start your 'adb shell' loop (via batch file posted in the thread)
- Press Power

I have tested this 3 times in a row and it seems to work perfectly.

 

[kyle1745]

No luck, and the only thing i am noticing based on these instructions which I did not notice before is a strange USB connect sound with this - "- Plug USB cable in, wait another 10 seconds for OS to catch up and detect"

But after that I get a normal disconnect and reconnect while it is on the "!" screen.

So far I have tried 4 times with the same results.

 

[SirensOfTitan]

Ok this method seems to be working... please if you have had no success try this and get back to me... this is just for the boot up part

- Turn off phone
- Unplug USB cable
- Hold Optical track/Button, Press Power
- When in menu, hit Power (to boot FASTBOOT)
- Wait 20 seconds (until it tries to load everything it needs)
- Plug USB cable in, wait another 10 seconds for OS to catch up and detect
- Press Volume DOWN, once
- Start your 'adb shell' loop (via batch file posted in the thread)
- Press Power

I have tested this 3 times in a row and it seems to work perfectly.

Does not work for me.

 

[prerunnerseth]

No luck, and the only thing i am noticing based on these instructions which I did not notice before is a strange USB connect sound with this - "- Plug USB cable in, wait another 10 seconds for OS to catch up and detect"

But after that I get a normal disconnect and reconnect while it is on the "!" screen.

So far I have tried 4 times with the same results.

There must be some other issue then... i have replicated the results on my phone several times with the new method and it works every time no reboots.

 

[kyle1745]

Any thoughts as to what? adb connects instantly when the phone is fully booted and I can even reboot to recovery with adb.

 

[mik0r]

for those of us who cant get it to work, is everyone using the free 2GB SD card that came with the phone? And for those who are getting it to work, are you using a different SD Card?

 

[prerunnerseth]

I'm using the 16gb card that came from my old moto droid

 

[kyle1745]

I am using a 8gb SD from a old Storm and it does not work. I may have a 1gb some where I can use.

 

[prerunnerseth]

I am using a 8gb SD from a old Storm and it does not work. I may have a 1gb some where I can use.

do you have usb debugging turned on?

Not sure it matters.. grasping at straws.. there has to be something common amongst those of us who can do it.

 

[kyle1745]

I have made it past that section with a 1gb card, but now stuck on the

Now press the power button on Apply: update.zip within 1/2 second press enter on the command window to execute the above command.

 

[yourfriendwayned]

do you have usb debugging turned on?

Not sure it matters.. grasping at straws.. there has to be something common amongst those of us who can do it.

my buddy and I who have been trying all night both use debugging mode on

 

[acipollo]

I have made it past that section with a 1gb card, but now stuck on the

Me too. That's where I fail.. I must have done it 20 times.

 

[billster2006]

wait so do you have to put the sdk folder on the phone and if so should we use sync or just mount the phone and then put the folder where?