Stock Incredible to 2.2 RUU, Now want to Root - Droid Incredible General

I had a stock Incredible. I got anxious and decided to do the RUU instead of waiting on the OTA. Now I want to root. Can I do this now or do I have to wait until somebody figures how to root 2.2?

BigTankofATL said:
I had a stock Incredible. I got anxious and decided to do the RUU instead of waiting on the OTA. Now I want to root. Can I do this now or do I have to wait until somebody figures how to root 2.2?
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fairly certain you have to wait until someone roots 2.2.
Best way would've been to root, forever, then update and reinstall CWM Recovery

on previous thread.
There is another thread on the forums for just this. You will have to roll back with a hack. New user does not allow me to post the link but the thread id is 768295
here is the title to the thread. [GUIDE] How to downgrade from OTA RUU 2.2 to 2.1
/showthread.php?t=768295

Should have unrevoked forever.
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[ROM] 1.5 Downgrade With Root

Re-Cooked Jcase's dowgrade patch
Added Root w/ superuser
Zipaligned to speed up Ram
Cooked with dsixda's Kitchen....
works awsome...
this will downgrade your radio as well to the Shipped eris Radio
so if you want a Stock phone with root keeping ota certs so u can get the
2.1update when its pushed, all you need to do is flash the bootloader and
recovery from jcase's downgrade package.
Happy flashing.
http://www.4shared.com/file/rmRTErXt/eris15rooted.html
Hahahah side by side development. Awesome. I just uploaded my latest 1.5 root right before seeing your post.
Hit me up on IRC, I am trying to add overclock support to our 1.5 kernel.
alright will do in afew working on this other port atm about to post and ill hop on
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1.5 Downgrade to Cupcake
Will this 1.5 Cupcake downgrade work on an Eris that has had the 2.1 Leak Installed?
Sorry
Ok so further reading leads me to believe this is NOT for LEAK. Sorry for the Question. Just following links looking for some CURE for the 2.1 LEAK I landed here. In the QUest for searching endlessly for a cure, I got my hopes up. Keep up the Great Work. I will wait patiently, hoping someone will find a way to fix for use that Jumped on the LEAK too soon.
To date there is no root nor downgreade for those on the leak. We are working on it.
Besides the root and such, this will run as if i just bought the phone?
worked great!
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Question, i seem to have lost the home weather under the time, anyway to get it back?
Link is broken... I need 1.5 to fix my MEID!
tuningnoob said:
Link is broken... I need 1.5 to fix my MEID!
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You could try FlashBack15 at the very bottom of the first post. This will unroot your phone. Then you could hope for the OTA upgrade and re-root (or is it just as easy to root from 1.5?).
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
You could try FlashBack15 at the very bottom of the first post. This will unroot your phone. Then you could hope for the OTA upgrade and re-root (or is it just as easy to root from 1.5?).
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The Eris Cupcake releases (1.5: 1.16.605.1 & 1.17.605.1) are susceptible to the "wag3slav3" symlink rooting exploit, so they can be rooted, for instance with the (Android Forums) "dummies" method. Jcase's "one click" rooting app for the Eris was built with Android 2.1 dependencies, so even though the rooting method works with 1.5, the rooting app does not).
I'm not sure why an MEID would ever needs to be "fixed", however. Smells kinda fishy to me.
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Can I root/overclock and NOT install a custom ROM?

I have an Eris running 2.1 OTA. I want to be able to overclock it, which obviously requires root, but I do not want to install a custom ROM. I want to continue running 2.1 OTA. Is this possible?
Based on what I've read, I figured it might be.
1) I thought I could follow the instructions in "I. Gaining root" at the Walkthrough thread on this site to root the phone. Simply rooting does not modify or wipe the 2.1 OTA ROM, correct? So I could be root but still running 2.1 OTA.
2) Flash the kernel-overclock-update-v3.zip found in the "Overclocking Patch and update.zip" thread on this site, which would modify the kernel so I can O/C.
3) Install and use setCPU.
Any reason this would not work or would be a bad idea? I'm generally computer savvy but have not rooted a phone before.
As mentioned above, I want to be running stock 2.1 OTA (or as close to it as possible, because I want the stability) simply with the ability to overclock.
Thanks!
Now someone here correct me if I'm wrong, but this is the way I understand the rooting process...
When you obtain root, you flash over your 2.1 OTA, and don't have that anymore. What you're flashing is a pre-rooted ROM with an old 2.1. You absolutely want to flash something else once you install the recovery image. If you want a ROM that's as close to stock OTA as possilble while still being able to overclock, I recommend this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=652044 (or, actually, this one is closer to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=685581)
Also, ensure that you can root in the first place... check your HBOOT version.
If you were to only root, you'd no longer be running OTA, since the root is itself a leak.
jcase's Plain Jane is based on the OTA and is probably what you're looking for.
No, you cannot do that. Rooting isn't simply turning on a switch, it's replacing the entire ROM.
chrikenn said:
I have an Eris running 2.1 OTA. I want to be able to overclock it, which obviously requires root, but I do not want to install a custom ROM. I want to continue running 2.1 OTA. Is this possible?
Based on what I've read, I figured it might be.
1) I thought I could follow the instructions in "I. Gaining root" at the Walkthrough thread on this site to root the phone. Simply rooting does not modify or wipe the 2.1 OTA ROM, correct? So I could be root but still running 2.1 OTA.
2) Flash the kernel-overclock-update-v3.zip found in the "Overclocking Patch and update.zip" thread on this site, which would modify the kernel so I can O/C.
3) Install and use setCPU.
Any reason this would not work or would be a bad idea? I'm generally computer savvy but have not rooted a phone before.
As mentioned above, I want to be running stock 2.1 OTA (or as close to it as possible, because I want the stability) simply with the ability to overclock.
Thanks!
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Plain Jane ROM posted on this Forum would be ideal then I think
Ok, thanks for the information. I didn't realize that rooting itself replaced the stock ROM.
If you gave me your phone, I could root it and hand it back to you and with the "right" ROM, you'd be none the wiser.
Why are you afraid to use a custom ROM ? Ivan's, for example, is essentially a tweaked version of HTC/VZW's current Eris ROM.
I'm afraid to use a custom ROM because my instinct is that a custom ROM would be less stable than the default 2.1 OTA. This is my wife's phone, so stability is key.
But the ROMs that are essentially the same as the 2.1 OTA would presumably be essentially just as stable as the 2.1 OTA, so maybe I will give it a whirl.
so i just got a replcemnt htc eris and it came w/the 2.1 already on it...so is there a way for me to get a custom rom on it????and if so what do i have to do
drayon07 said:
so i just got a replcemnt htc eris and it came w/the 2.1 already on it...so is there a way for me to get a custom rom on it????and if so what do i have to do
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=684049
Can't install custom kernal without root and can't root without stock 1.5. No root for ota yet
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thanks but which one do i select because i already have the 2.1 on my phone and the link was mainly talking about putting it on there if you didnt have it
thanks but which one do i select because i already have the 2.1 on my phone and the link was mainly talking about putting it on there if you didnt have it
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You can't root because your phone has 2.1. Therefore you cannot use custom Rom or kernel. Sorry
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denonlake said:
You can't root because your phone has 2.1. Therefore you cannot use custom Rom or kernel. Sorry
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Where have you been???? You can root 2.1 OTA, just not any of the leaks. The instructions are the same for 2.1 as for 1.5. Again, you can root 2.1 OTA just not the leaks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=681648
and that is just one of many threads talking about rooting the OTA
abn75 said:
Where have you been???? You can root 2.1 OTA, just not any of the leaks. The instructions are the same for 2.1 as for 1.5. Again, you can root 2.1 OTA just not the leaks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=681648
and that is just one of many threads talking about rooting the OTA
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Yes, the 2.1 OTA update is rootable. The 2.1 OTA update does not change the bootloader which allows for rooting.
However, those that got a refurbished device from Verizon with 2.1 may or may not be able to root. It has been said that some of the refurbished units have come back with the newer non-rootable bootloader.
There is an entire thread about this at the following link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=688898

2.2 update from rooted 2.1?

I recently aquired the Vibrant and all I have to say is OMG this is a fnatastic phone. it blows my cliq, cliq xt, and g1 out of the water.
Anywho, the one question I have now that my phone is rooted and has the clockworkmod recovery is when the 2.2 update releases around september-ish, will this effect the phone being able to update like it did for the cliq, or will i be able to flash 2.2 from root and just lose root. i would be ok with it at that point because 2.2 takes care of all the issues that i have with 2.1 update1. the only reason i know this is because i have 2.2 on the g1 and its amazing. any thlughts on the matter?
once rooted on this phone, you have to wait for one of the devs to dump a 2.2 flashable rom to get the update. This is why I am gladly waiting to get the ota before considering rooting. I love the phone as it is.
chucky80 said:
once rooted on this phone, you have to wait for one of the devs to dump a 2.2 flashable rom to get the update. This is why I am gladly waiting to get the ota before considering rooting. I love the phone as it is.
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yeah but I heard that if you just root only, you will be able to get the OTA update as you are still using the stock ROM. But if you are using a modified dev ROM, then yeah it will not auto update.
Can anyone confirm this?
boodies said:
yeah but I heard that if you just root only, you will be able to get the OTA update as you are still using the stock ROM. But if you are using a modified dev ROM, then yeah it will not auto update.
Can anyone confirm this?
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Yes this is the case, if all you do is root the phone, you will still get Tmobile updates. You might lose root, but as was pointed out in a similar thread, Samsung doesn't seem to care about locking things up, so you should be able to root again easily.
ok so its more in line with what the g1 used to do if you didnt go onto a modified rom. with the cliq, even if you root and are on the stock rom, you still cant load the ota update because it fails when you try to load it once downloaded. i dont mind losing root once 2.2 comes out, i just want to make sure i can get it. i was thinking of going back to stock without root, but i'm having some trouble getting the phone in download mode
danpaganelli said:
Yes this is the case, if all you do is root the phone, you will still get Tmobile updates. You might lose root, but as was pointed out in a similar thread, Samsung doesn't seem to care about locking things up, so you should be able to root again easily.
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Thanks for the input. Has this been the case for any other phone? Where rooting only will still get you OTA updates, or is this a theory?
Thanks~

Post OTA root...

Alright chaps, I would appreciate your posting to this thread as soon as you hear about rooting after the update on the 27th.
I am stock all the way and wished I had rooted prior to update. Lesson learned.
I just want root on new stock update. Hopefully I'll have root soon.
Thanks.
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Read my post on how to downgrade back to 2.1 then you can s-off and root from there.
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vzwsupport says 2 weeks to a month to finish updates.
After the updates roll out, if I flashed an image of the full stock 2.1 would I still beable to download the update?
Or is there any hopes of somebody making a full image of the 2.2 stock?
I received my update Saturday morning at around 8:30 a. m.
I have never rooted, so the steps provided will work nonetheless. I can go back to 2.1 and then root to 2.2 rom. Is this correct, I am told on other forums this will not work.
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rooting with 2.3 gb

Hey guys I've rooted a few phones for my friends since I rooted mines but that's when we were all running 2.2 froyo now I have a friend who wants me to root his phone too but he had the update 2.3 gb so can I still use unrevoked, the same method as froyo or do I have to wait for a different method for gb
Flip35 said:
Hey guys I've rooted a few phones for my friends since I rooted mines but that's when we were all running 2.2 froyo now I have a friend who wants me to root his phone too but he had the update 2.3 gb so can I still use unrevoked, the same method as froyo or do I have to wait for a different method for gb
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As far as I know, there is no method available for rooting stock 2.3.
Got to wait. It will come.
Daaam, ok thanx I guess my buddy has to wait then, I told him to do it a few weeks back n he didn't want me to do it so now he'll have to wait...he should of done it when he had the chance
i thought i read a thread on here recently that said you could root by downgrading and then doing it. look around a lil n u will prob find it if u wanna try it out
{ParanoiA} said:
i thought i read a thread on here recently that said you could root by downgrading and then doing it. look around a lil n u will prob find it if u wanna try it out
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You can only downgrade to 2.2 if you have s-off. The new 2.16 bootloader will not accept any known RUU, downgrade, or any other root method currently. I even tried to do the "old" GoldCard method, and of course, that didn't work either.
Here is the write up if interested on how to downgrade with s-off.........
http://htcevohacks.com/htc-evo-hacks/how-to-root-htc-evo-4g-gingerbread-2-3/
Check out the 4th comment, by Julian. Pretty much sums it up.........
"This procedure WILL NOT work if you have unrooted your Evo and updated via OTA from sprint!! New bootloader interface is included with the new RUU (2.3.3) which prevents recovery mode launch, reverting back to a prior ROM, or rooting"
you can root it if your bootloader says s-off, just flash recovery in a pc36img file and flash superuser for 2.3
skyline247 said:
You can only downgrade to 2.2 if you have s-off. The new 2.16 bootloader will not accept any known RUU, downgrade, or any other root method currently. I even tried to do the "old" GoldCard method, and of course, that didn't work either.
Here is the write up if interested on how to downgrade with s-off.........
http://htcevohacks.com/htc-evo-hacks/how-to-root-htc-evo-4g-gingerbread-2-3/
Check out the 4th comment, by Julian. Pretty much sums it up.........
"This procedure WILL NOT work if you have unrooted your Evo and updated via OTA from sprint!! New bootloader interface is included with the new RUU (2.3.3) which prevents recovery mode launch, reverting back to a prior ROM, or rooting"
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thanks for this!
Well my friends phone has never been rooted so he wants to rooted so can I still go back to 2.2 using the methods y'all posted here
The new bootloader does not prevent recovery from launching. You can either turn off fastboot on settings-applications or instead of power off, choose reboot and start holding down vol-down when the screen goes black
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vandon1 said:
The new bootloader does not prevent recovery from launching. You can either turn off fastboot on settings-applications or instead of power off, choose reboot and start holding down vol-down when the screen goes black
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So ur saying I NEED TO GET TO BOOTLOADER to b able to do it right???
Flip35 said:
So ur saying I NEED TO GET TO BOOTLOADER to b able to do it right???
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If the phone has never been rooted before, then you are going to be S-on. Since you have the new bootloader, AND you have S-on, there is nothing you can do to root the phone at this time. You cannot downgrade to 2.2, you cannot downgrade the bootloader. The only thing you'll be able to do is wait until someone figures out how to get S off on the new bootloader, or if someone figures out a way to downgrade the bootloader. The only way you can downgrade back to 2.2, is if the bootloader is S off. Also, if the bootloader was S off, downgrading to froyo to 'reroot' is a complete waste of time. All you need to do is flash a PC36IMG of a recovery image, and then use that recovery to flash a new rom. That's it. Anything more than that is a total waste of time, and a bunch of steps that don't need to be taken.
So, unfortunately, all you can do is wait until someone figures out a way around the new bootloader.
bootloader!!
kingdazy said:
As far as I know, there is no method available for rooting stock 2.3.
Got to wait. It will come.
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Only option that I have found is to take it back to 2.2 and flash gingerbread rom, I personally only use z4root so ill have to wait
Desdoulas said:
Only option that I have found is to take it back to 2.2 and flash gingerbread rom, I personally only use z4root so ill have to wait
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AGAIN......for those who just don't get it......
"This procedure WILL NOT work if you have unrooted your Evo and updated via OTA from sprint!! New bootloader interface is included with the new RUU (2.3.3) which prevents recovery mode launch, reverting back to a prior ROM, or rooting"
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Wow, don't you just hate repeating yourself?
HipKat said:
Wow, don't you just hate repeating yourself?
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I think it might sink in eventually. Probably the day after a root method is found for Gingerbread.
k2buckley said:
If the phone has never been rooted before, then you are going to be S-on. Since you have the new bootloader, AND you have S-on, there is nothing you can do to root the phone at this time. You cannot downgrade to 2.2, you cannot downgrade the bootloader. The only thing you'll be able to do is wait until someone figures out how to get S off on the new bootloader, or if someone figures out a way to downgrade the bootloader. The only way you can downgrade back to 2.2, is if the bootloader is S off. Also, if the bootloader was S off, downgrading to froyo to 'reroot' is a complete waste of time. All you need to do is flash a PC36IMG of a recovery image, and then use that recovery to flash a new rom. That's it. Anything more than that is a total waste of time, and a bunch of steps that don't need to be taken.
So, unfortunately, all you can do is wait until someone figures out a way around the new bootloader.
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Yea man the phone has never been rooted, is for my buddy n I told him to come to my house to get it rooted before the update he was procrastinating n now he's stuck but thanx a lot for the info everybody
skyline247 said:
AGAIN......for those who just don't get it......
"This procedure WILL NOT work if you have unrooted your Evo and updated via OTA from sprint!! New bootloader interface is included with the new RUU (2.3.3) which prevents recovery mode launch, reverting back to a prior ROM, or rooting"
No need to be rude kid, I watched a buddy install a ruu that worked perfectly, took about 20 min he was back to 2.2, there is a few youtube vids on it, I didn't do the code for it but I did watch it work to my disbelief, I said the same thing you did that there was no way
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Then link us to this magical youtube video.
Kid? I'm 41 years old. I wasn't being rude. The same question was asked several times, so I was just restating the obvious. My goal on here is not to be rude, unlike many others, but to actually help. And I am sorry if you perceived as such.
Also, sorry to burst your bubble, but there is NO way to root if you have 2.3 AND the new 2.16 bootloader. Either you have S=off and run an RUU to get back to Froyo, or you do not have the new 2.16 bootloader.
That is all.

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