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Root Trouble Rooting - "firmware too new?"

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zoidberg28

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Hi there,

I'm helping a friend root her incredible. I did mine back before the 2.2 OTA, and it seems things have changed a little.

I have a mac - downloaded unrevoked3 and ran it - and I keep getting a message at the end "failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?"

any idea what might be up?

the phone reboots once, i see H-boot, then it boots up normally. It never gets into recovery mode.

Yes, USB debugging is on.

Thanks!
 
Huh... I waited a while, read some stuff, double checked I'd changed all the things I was supposed to then tried again. Now apparently it works.

I guess it just didn't like the wallpaper I had. It changed it during the first attempt.
 
soulcurrent said:
Huh... I waited a while, read some stuff, double checked I'd changed all the things I was supposed to then tried again. Now apparently it works.

I guess it just didn't like the wallpaper I had. It changed it during the first attempt.
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what did you change? i followed all the directions from Updated: Root the HTC Droid Incredible - Technology - Jonamerica.com

... pretty much boot it up, plug it in, usb debugging on, click "go" on the unrevoked tool.

what's this about a wallpaper you had to change?

and it's the most current version of unrevoked i'm using.
 
I had the same problem today, just made sure everything was perfect. Tried it again and worked no problem. Also make sure the usb drivers are installed. the one problem i was having was getting into abd if u dl the new r08 sdk you have to use <SDK> \platform-tool\ not <SDK>\tools hope it works out
 
Has anyone gotten this working with 2.3.4, baseband 2.15.10.07.07, build number 4.06.605.3 with S-On? I have uninstalled just about every app on the phone and still keep getting this error.
 
hugoqzd123 said:
Has anyone gotten this working with 2.3.4, baseband 2.15.10.07.07, build number 4.06.605.3 with S-On? I have uninstalled just about every app on the phone and still keep getting this error.
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The instructions for rooting 2.3.4 are stickied at the top of the forum, completely different process.

edit: i see you already posted there, I'd recommend trying the version of unrevoked that is linked in the thread rather than dealing with zergRush.
 
I posted this in the other forum too:
The problem was fixed after I ran the latest RUU for the incredible(RUU_Incredible_C_Gingerbread_S_VERIZON_WWE_4.08.605.2_Radio_2.15.10.07.07_NV_1.70_release_222194_signed.exe). This upgraded my phone to the latest verizon build. Then follow the instructions from this thread again and every step worked successfully.

I was previously not able to do a factory reset with 4.06.605.3, I would select factory reset and the phone would reboot but it didn't actually reset anything. I believe 4.06.605.3 is a buggy release from HTC/Verizon, but I could never get the update and install properly. It would download but not install.

Anyway, I running Cyanogen 7.1. Thanks for this great guide. You guys are awesome.
 
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