[HOW tO] unlock,downgrade,and achieve s-off with htcDev

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ckshowtime

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Jan 14, 2014 at 12:00 AM
ckshowtime said:
I went back through and made it through the unlock / root. However, the md5sums PB31IMG.zip returns a string of numbers and letters OTHER than what is required. I am re-downloading the PB31IMG.zip file.
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Yet another update...downloaded the PB31IMG.zip again and that worked.

Now I am stuck at:

c:\miniadb_inc>adb push flash_image /data/local/
failed to copy 'flash_image' to '/data/local/': Is a directory
 
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Jan 14, 2014 at 12:26 AM
ckshowtime said:
Yet another update...downloaded the PB31IMG.zip again and that worked.

Now I am stuck at:

c:\miniadb_inc>adb push flash_image /data/local/
failed to copy 'flash_image' to '/data/local/': Is a directory
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Try:

Code: 
adb push flash_image /data/local/flash_image
And when you ran yours, you're sure you had the very last character as a forward slash? I've seen that error pop up when you leave out the forward slash at the end, because it thinks you're trying to push to the file to /data and name it local (which you can't because local is a directory).
 
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PonsAsinorem said:
Try:

Code: 
adb push flash_image /data/local/flash_image
And when you ran yours, you're sure you had the very last character as a forward slash? I've seen that error pop up when you leave out the forward slash at the end, because it thinks you're trying to push to the file to /data and name it local (which you can't because local is a directory).
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OK everything I saw didn't have the 'flash_image' at the end there. That worked. I am further along now. Thanks again guys.
 
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koolkidkorey

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Jun 12, 2014 at 6:40 AM
boot loop

so i know this thread is a few years old, but i recently acquired a droid incredible and am having some fun with it. I tried to follow this guide, but after flashing the froyo image and fastboot rebooting, i am stuck in a boot loop. i get the htc splash, the droid eye, and then it restarts. any suggestions for a fix?

edit: nevermind, i got it
 
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Question, my dinc hasn't been rooted, unlocked or rolled back, it still has s-on would it be possible to roll back to froyo, root and try to update to 2.3.4 gingerbread while using ota root keeper to keep my root since all I want is a rooted phone at the mpment. I'm not sure about flashing custom ROMs since I've never flashed one on this phone, so I'm unfamiliar with it. At some point I want to try carbon Rom but unsure about the kernel and flashing procedure. Thank you for the guidance and I'm hoping to get the hang of using the phone and bringing you guys some ports since I've been porting for the Xperia play cdma version from Verizon so I'm very familiar with what needs to be done for cdma to work on some ports

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Jul 1, 2014 at 12:14 AM
darkharbinger81 said:
Question, my dinc hasn't been rooted, unlocked or rolled back, it still has s-on would it be possible to roll back to froyo, root and try to update to 2.3.4 gingerbread while using ota root keeper to keep my root since all I want is a rooted phone at the mpment. I'm not sure about flashing custom ROMs since I've never flashed one on this phone, so I'm unfamiliar with it. At some point I want to try carbon Rom but unsure about the kernel and flashing procedure. Thank you for the guidance and I'm hoping to get the hang of using the phone and bringing you guys some ports since I've been porting for the Xperia play cdma version from Verizon so I'm very familiar with what needs to be done for cdma to work on some ports

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Sure. it's possible (not sure about rootkeeper), just follow the guide, then flash a rooted stock ROM. cmlusco's is good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141642

Or, if you'd rather flash a truly stock gingerbread ROM and install Superuser from recovery, you can do that too. Once your bootloader is unlocked, rooting is no big deal. It is also not strictly necessary to downgrade and get s-off, you can get root and flash custom ROMs with just unlocking the bootloader. But s-off does add more options.
 
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Aug 28, 2014 at 2:16 PM
Anyone know where unrevoked-forever.zip can be downloaded (original link is no longer working)? Trying to root and get S-off on an HTC incredible, followed instructions up until here but the unrevoked-forever.zip file I have isn't working. Or is there another way to get s-off?
 
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Aug 29, 2014 at 10:55 AM
equinecpa said:
Anyone know where unrevoked-forever.zip can be downloaded (original link is no longer working)? Trying to root and get S-off on an HTC incredible, followed instructions up until here but the unrevoked-forever.zip file I have isn't working. Or is there another way to get s-off?
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Looks like cmlusco still has a copy on his site:
http://dinc.does-it.net/Guide_Root_New_Hboot/unrevoked-forever.zip
If you are still having trouble, cmlusco's guide is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506258
Scotty's guide is correct, but sometimes it helps to read a different one.
 
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HELP!

can somebody please tell me the exact commands to type in while using "adb shell".
I just don't get the whole shell command :confused:
 
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