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Root [VIDEO] 10min Root complete Guide

You'll most likely lose root if you install it. Just deny it, wait a few days and see if and update is released by any devs



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Worked perfectly on the first try. I've got an AData 16gb Class 6 SD card if it matters.

I have a question though. Is this like other root processes discovered earlier that go away on a reboot?
 
answerman said:
Rooted, after trying a different card (PNY 8GB from Wal-Mart) and doing the pop it in and out trick. Win7/64 as well. Posting this via AndroidTether *grin*

Diego, I assume you already answered this, but it's a persistent root, right?
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I feel bad because i can reproduce the adb recovery every time, not once does it fail when i did it correctly
 
Asterdroid said:
Worked perfectly on the first try. I've got an AData 16gb Class 6 SD card if it matters.

I have a question though. Is this like other root processes discovered earlier that go away on a reboot?
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no, this one is permanent, you can even do a clear storage and the root remains intact.

You need to RUU to get root out
 
Finally rooted my Incredible, after some 200+ tries using every method known to man. really. You name, I tried it.

Anyways,

This is what I've tried before but failed to root:

  • Installed HTC Sync
  • Downloaded "Simple HTC Droid Incredible Root" folder from this 10 min rooting video, extract it to drive C:\, and run "SDK Setup". (Basically the same instruction in the 10 min video)... so it'll look like C:\sdk\tools\
  • Modified the android_winusb.inf file to include Incredible drivers.
  • Installed the modified android_winusb.inf file (ADB composite option)
  • Use the free 2GB microSD Sandisk brand card that came with the Incredible phone.
  • Formatted my 2GB microSD Sandisk brand card as FAT32 select (FULL FORMAT and leaving other settings alone).

Format Screen


This is what I've tried now and it worked for me (Win 7 Pro 64-bit):

  • Went to Wal-mart, purchased the PNY 2GB microSD (it doesn't say whether it is class 2, 4, 6, or 8, so I assume it is class 2).
  • Insert the new PNY card into my Incredible (my phone was turned on when the card was inserted).
  • I DID NOT FORMAT THE NEW CARD.
  • I simply jump straight into the 10min video instruction and tried other methods BUT ALL FAILED, again.
  • I went to bed, giving up, feeling hopeless after an hour and half of attempting.
  • Woke up early morning, decided to FORMAT THE NEW PNY 2GB microSD card. So I did! (Turned on the phone, connect USB cable to my Incredible & PC, pull down the option to choose "Disk drive" instead of "Charge only" option. Now go and FULL format the PNY microSD card as FAT32, while leaving other options alone).
  • Once format is done, I go to the C:\sdk\ directory, mentioned earlier, and click on "SDK Setup", then choose to download the "USB driver package, revision 3", once it's done downloading, you should see a new folder called "usb_driver" in the "c:\sdk" directory.
    (If you cannot get a connection in the SDK Setup program, while in the SDK Setup program, goto Settings, put a check on "force https://...", goto available packages, put a check on "https://ds-ssl.google..." and you should now see "USB Driver package, revision 3".
  • Now , I simply pulled battery while the phone was on (waited about 2-3 minutes, and put the battery back in).
  • Remove the USB cable from my Incredible.
  • Followed the 10min video (the first portion of the video when holding down the trackball ball & power button)
  • Note: Keep your eyes on "Device Manager" on your PC. If you see a device driver called "ADB" that is not installed, fix it by install the driver downloaded from the "SDK setup" program, mentioned earlier. If you see "Android 1.0" missing driver DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
  • After following these steps, I hope you get root.

Image of PNY card 1.



Image of PNY card 2.




***UPDATE***
Somehow, I created some sort of unknown problem with my 2GB PNY card. I tried to re-root it several times but failed.

Then...

I realize it could be some issue with the partition table on the PNY microSD card. What I did to re-enable rooting ability on my PNY card was FULL format it from FAT32 to FAT several times, back and forth, I even mixed in some Quick formatting, too.

Now...

I can Root with either FAT partition or FAT32 partition on the PNY card.
 
fearofth3dark said:
This might be a dumb question but could the USB port matter? because I have a fairly old computer
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No, doesn't matter. Are you having trouble rooting?

If so, do this:

Format your microSD card to FAT (Full format), then format it to FAT32 (full format).

Then, Read my post above.
 
I tried every root method over and over for the past few days and nothing worked. I just downloaded "Simple HTC Droid Incredible Root" and followed the steps in the 10 min root video, and it worked on the first try! Something in that file set had to have been what gave me success. I did not change the drivers or anything. I am running windows 7 64 bit and used a Sandisk 2gb card. Flawless. Thanks so much to whoever supplied that file pack
 
xstahsie said:
No, doesn't matter. Are you having trouble rooting?

If so, do this:

Format your microSD card to FAT (Full format), then format it to FAT32 (full format).

Then, Read my post above.
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I tried that minus buying a new card but it didn't work. So I guess if they don't come out with a new way soon I have to try buying a different one.
 
In another forum sombody said that using
adb shell
su
/system/bin/cat /system/bin/sh > /system/bin/su
/system/bin/chmod 4777 /system/bin/su would make root stick. What would cause me to lose root if I didn't do this after rooting? Also, how would I know if I did lose root?
 
lgldrgdlr said:
yeah, if you go through the vid, he does a decent job (although pretty fast) at explaining everything. if you already have the sdk, skip the beginning where he is installing everything. don't worry about htc sync either, i don't have it installed.

what he does have in his sdk file though are all of the other files you'll need already in the tools folder, superuser.apk, busybox, etc. as well as a text file with all the cmd prompts to just copy and paste. very user friendly

I deleted my sdk, used his and only installed the packages relating to 2.1 and the usb drivers.
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so if we need the drivers, which is why i am assuming mine isn't working, how do we download them. how do you download a package? when installing the sdk i get the error like in the vid, where do i go from there?
 
lets pretend I finally got into the shell and performed all the steps, but rebooted before I removed/renamed the apps I wanted to get rid of... So I understand I have to get back into shell while in recovery mode - but do I have to repeat all the steps from square one?

Also, did the OP's zip file contain the current "payload-update.zip" from public:adb_in_recovery [RootWiki] ??
 
So I rooted Sunday. Unrooted today just to get some apps back that I deleted. Now when I try to run "1.bat" I get permission denied! Any clue why???
 
blw1230 said:
when I type "adb shell" I don't get anything about the server being out of date or daemon starting successfully, I just get "error: device not found".
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Same thing for me. Is it Ok to move on? Do I have to see something about the daemon? All I get is "error: device not found".
 
blw1230 said:
So I rooted Sunday. Unrooted today just to get some apps back that I deleted. Now when I try to run "1.bat" I get permission denied! Any clue why???
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I still don't understand why I'm get "Failure to copy XXX to sd card: permission denied" when I try to run "1.bat". I'm in recovery in adb shell, but "Failure to copy XXX to sd card: permission denied". wtf
 
This may be a silly question, but do you have to keep the SD card that you use for rooting in the phone or can I use my old one? Used that 2GB from Wal-Mart, but I have my regular 8GB that want to keep.
 
Used the method in the video on the first page. Worked first time, first try with the first method, no problems. Used a Sandisk 8gb card and running Win7 x64 OS. Thanks for the video, couldn't have been simpler. :)
 
i tried many many many times, I can never get adb to find my phone, I tried every single possible way, I tried on windows xp, windows vista 64bits and windows 7 64bits and no go :-(
 
Well I finally have success I thought I tried everything then I saw two things I haven't tried.

1. Hold the Volume - and Power On to get to the white screen. Then go and Update the Drivers by pointing to the Modified Driver .inf. I have Windows 7 32 Bit. This will load ADB Bootloader under Android Phone.

2. I used the 2GB PNY card formatted FAT32 (I formatted this in windows not on the phone). Make sure the card is in the slot but not ejected

3. Start loop.bat. Select Recovery then power button when you hear the FIRST USB Disconnect tones Click in SD Card. I was in on the first try and I've got in 4 out of 5 times.

4. Continue on with the rest of this video.

I tried everything prior to this even the click in click out several times and nothing. I have a feeling it was the updating of the drivers on the White screen but maybe not. Just wanted to share my success story.
 
Congrats. This seems to be the method works for a lot of people. By far, the easiest to repeat



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