So ive tried every which way , combo , sitting indian style , anything and everything , and i still cant root my incredible. im gonna sell it and move on, wait till the droid 2 comes out(ill have a dumb phone in the mean time ) . if anyone is interested in purchasing let me know. I also just got the extended battery for it so youll have to batteries and the black/red gradient case from verizon.
-
After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.
Root giving up , still cant root
- Thread starter daniel5on
- Start date
-
- Tags
- htc droid incredible
crimton
Android Expert
don't give up yet, just find someone who already has one thats rooted near you who can help you out. really your not even missing much yet.....
MaGaHi
Newbie
I assume u know the method by heart now. But try one last thing. BEFORE you choose RECOVERY try the SIMLOCK option it will initiate and say SD FAT32 init ok. Reboot!! As the phone reboots hold vol down and power go to recovery and see if this works. I failed every method but tried this and it worked.
MidnighToker
Lurker
Gave this one a shot and got farther...sort of. Now I get "Insufficent permissions for device"?????
ETA: NVM...can't replicate
silverxbv2
Well-Known Member
Why in the hell would you get rid of the phone if you can't root it? What if the root process on the Droid 2 is a PITA? Damn this phone, I'm selling to get a... I hear the Droid is easy to do.
PM me if you want some help. I tried a real hybrid method and got root TWICE.
PM me if you want some help. I tried a real hybrid method and got root TWICE.
iowabowtech
root@android:/ #
It's frustrating sometimes for sure. Stick with it though if you can. I know you said you tried everything so you may already know all of these but a few things that seemed to make the final difference for some people have been:
-Enter airplane mode beforehand
-Reformat sd card to FAT32 using computer, not phone
-Use and install (per included instructs) the driver that comes with the Clockwork Mod tool (aka Reflash/Recovery Tool)
-Wait for the Windows "device recognized" sound to push card back in if you're using that method to start with
-I got mine by having my card out and directly after hitting the power button, I disconnected my usb cable, plugged back in immediately and then pushed in the card all in about 2 seconds time. Nothing else worked for me but that got it.
It's definitely an experiment in patience.
Then i guess i wont root any phones , i was just being a sore loser okay ...
iowabowtech, ill give that list of things a try tonight. hopefully ill get it !
