[Q] Current root method? - Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE

Hello,
I have spent the majority of my day at class researching information, but between obsolete information and broken English in some posts, it's hard to tell what currently works and what doesn't. Unfortunately using the search is difficult because most threads with old information will have the exact same keywords and as diligent as I try to be, reading hundreds of pages of various threads is a bit daunting. Add in "important" information in oversized red text that is no longer applicable and broken links... I would just like information from people who have more experience with this specific phone and have been around recently to know current developments.
Tomorrow FedEx will be delivering a shiny new Incredible 4G LTE (Verizon). My intentions with the phone are
1) A recovery capable of doing backup/restores, be it TWRP or Clockworkmod or similar, I'm not picky.
2) The ability to install Cyanogenmod 10.1
3) The ability to run root apps (which obviously is possible if 2 is possible, just stating to be clear)
I have previously successfully rooted my Incredible 1 and 2, as well as a Samsung Mesmerize and Stratosphere. In my research on the 4G, I have seen many bits of information and methods, but also some stuff that is new to me such as HTCDev and that S-Off isn't as important as it used to be. I've been on my Incredible 2 running Cyanogenmod 7.2 and Tiamat 1.1.5 kernel for months now, but it's no longer charging my battery and it's time to upgrade.
As of 4/16, is it possible to get my phone to do what I requested above, and what methods are required?
I have researched HTCDev, Dirty Racun, Fireballas' work, the All-in-One unlocker, SuperCID'ing... I would just like somebody to take this nasty bag of snakes and lay it out straight for me -- which method currently (April 2013) is capable of getting my phone unlocked to the point that I can install Cyanogenmod?
My computer is running Windows 7 x64, but I can install any other operating system necessary (Preferably Windows-based) to get this done. I do not have any USB 3.0 ports, which I heard cause issues.
Thank you to anybody who actually read my wall of text

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ahanix1989 said:
Hello,
I have spent the majority of my day at class researching information, but between obsolete information and broken English in some posts, it's hard to tell what currently works and what doesn't. Unfortunately using the search is difficult because most threads with old information will have the exact same keywords and as diligent as I try to be, reading hundreds of pages of various threads is a bit daunting. Add in "important" information in oversized red text that is no longer applicable and broken links... I would just like information from people who have more experience with this specific phone and have been around recently to know current developments.
Tomorrow FedEx will be delivering a shiny new Incredible 4G LTE (Verizon). My intentions with the phone are
1) A recovery capable of doing backup/restores, be it TWRP or Clockworkmod or similar, I'm not picky.
2) The ability to install Cyanogenmod 10.1
3) The ability to run root apps (which obviously is possible if 2 is possible, just stating to be clear)
I have previously successfully rooted my Incredible 1 and 2, as well as a Samsung Mesmerize and Stratosphere. In my research on the 4G, I have seen many bits of information and methods, but also some stuff that is new to me such as HTCDev and that S-Off isn't as important as it used to be. I've been on my Incredible 2 running Cyanogenmod 7.2 and Tiamat 1.1.5 kernel for months now, but it's no longer charging my battery and it's time to upgrade.
As of 4/16, is it possible to get my phone to do what I requested above, and what methods are required?
I have researched HTCDev, Dirty Racun, Fireballas' work, the All-in-One unlocker, SuperCID'ing... I would just like somebody to take this nasty bag of snakes and lay it out straight for me -- which method currently (April 2013) is capable of getting my phone unlocked to the point that I can install Cyanogenmod?
My computer is running Windows 7 x64, but I can install any other operating system necessary (Preferably Windows-based) to get this done. I do not have any USB 3.0 ports, which I heard cause issues.
Thank you to anybody who actually read my wall of text
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In order
1. Recovery: Yes, CWM and TWRP though you will need S-off or Unlock Bootloader first, of course. Follow the supercid thread to unlock bootloader here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1986346
My personal choice, as you avoid having to go through HTCdev, is S-Off. Then just flash recovery of your choice,
DirtyRacoon here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2029544
or
Facepalm here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2215750.
I used DirtyRacoon myself, came out 1st and is probably most used, (I am assuming), though there isn't much support for it through this forum. I don't know much about the Facepalm method. Read up......
Recovery
CWM here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2077608
TWRP here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2081547
2. CM 10.1: Yes.....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2121331 It is pretty stable too.
3. Run Root apps.... Well yes, since 1 and 2 are in play, this goes without saying.
Hope this helps

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Awesome, thank you much. I will report back tomorrow how it goes.

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This needs to be utilized more often:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141322

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Take a look at the "Usage - typical procedures" section of this post.

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somerandomname1 said:
This needs to be utilized more often:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141322
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Wow, how did I completely miss that? Somehow I associated 'resource index' with themeing,
mdmower said:
Take a look at the "Usage - typical procedures" section of this post.
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Interesting. How did I not see these threads at school?

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ahanix1989 said:
Wow, how did I completely miss that? Somehow I associated 'resource index' with themeing,
Interesting. How did I not see these threads at school?
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WELL, Welcome to the community. Have fun.

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Lots to choose from. Personally, I went with DirtyRacun so I didn't need to go through HTCDev at all. There should be live IRC support for DirtyRacun available on the unlimited site, but be warned - follow their directions exactly or they may not help.
I believe facepalm requires HTCDev. Like DavDoc said, read up.
The non s-off method is probably the safest, but you will need to do extra steps when flashing ROMs.
If you are coming from an OG Dinc, you are probably used to CWM (my preference), but give both TWRP and CWM try to see which you like best. mdmower did an amazing job with both of these recoveries for the Dinc4g.
If you get stuck anywhere, the community here is great (as you've seen above).
Welcome to the community, and good luck with whichever you choose.
Sent from my Fireball using Xparent Blue Tapatalk2

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Currently having issues... didn't know DirtyRacun is now Linux-only...
Attempting Facepalm but it's weird because it's initial message is "You must be rooted/SuperCID'd."... while running SuperCID has the batch fault out at UNLOCKS2 (Bad CHOICE command)
SuperCID seems to loop and now my phone is stuck in the "status bar only" setting... gonna do the RUU flash again. Glad I have a MicroSD-to-USB adapter
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This time I used the 'manual steps' in the SuperCID thread, I've got it Unlocked but S-On, with Clockworkmod installed successfully, Superuser also installed. Used Facepalm to S-Off.
Phone is now successfully S-Off, Unlocked, with CWM.
Now the only question -- why does Cyanogenmod's site no longer show any stable builds of CM10.1 for Fireball?!

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ahanix1989 said:
Currently having issues... didn't know DirtyRacun is now Linux-only...
Attempting Facepalm but it's weird because it's initial message is "You must be rooted/SuperCID'd."... while running SuperCID has the batch fault out at UNLOCKS2 (Bad CHOICE command)
SuperCID seems to loop and now my phone is stuck in the "status bar only" setting... gonna do the RUU flash again. Glad I have a MicroSD-to-USB adapter
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You need to provide more information. On which OS did the script fail? Which script are you using? What task(s) of the script did you try to run?

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mdmower said:
You need to provide more information. On which OS did the script fail? Which script are you using? What task(s) of the script did you try to run?
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I was running the SuperCID's "RunMe" script under Windows 7 x64.
This specific portion of the script faulted:
Code:
:UNLOCKS2
fastboot oem readcid
echo.
echo Just above, you should see (bootloader) cid: 11111111
echo.
echo 1) Yes, my cid is 11111111. Keep going.
echo 2) No, my cid is VZW__001. Factory reset and try again.
echo 3) No, my cid is VZW__001. Exit the script.
echo.
set /p opt=Select an option:
if %opt% == 1 goto UNLOCKS3
if %opt% == 2 goto FACRESET
if %opt% == 3 goto GIVEUP
echo.
echo Please enter a valid number (1-3)
echo.
goto UNLOCKS2
As soon as it attempted to display this, it faulted out and dropped me to the command prompt.
I was able to just use the manual commands to get everything working. Now I just need a good download of CM10.1 to install. All that's on their site at the moment is nightly and snapshot.

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ahanix1989 said:
Currently having issues... didn't know DirtyRacun is now Linux-only...
Attempting Facepalm but it's weird because it's initial message is "You must be rooted/SuperCID'd."... while running SuperCID has the batch fault out at UNLOCKS2 (Bad CHOICE command)
SuperCID seems to loop and now my phone is stuck in the "status bar only" setting... gonna do the RUU flash again. Glad I have a MicroSD-to-USB adapter
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This time I used the 'manual steps' in the SuperCID thread, I've got it Unlocked but S-On, with Clockworkmod installed successfully, Superuser also installed. Used Facepalm to S-Off.
Phone is now successfully S-Off, Unlocked, with CWM.
Now the only question -- why does Cyanogenmod's site no longer show any stable builds of CM10.1 for Fireball?!
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there are no so called stable build yet, but the nightlies are all pretty stable with a bug here and there, try it you'll like it, my daily driver since day one.

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Aldo101t said:
there are no so called stable build yet, but the nightlies are all pretty stable with a bug here and there, try it you'll like it, my daily driver since day one.
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Honestly, so far not liking CM10.1. Just off the top of my head...
1) I don't appear to have the 'live weather' lockscreen like Sense has
2) Disregard #2, found "Show overflow" for missing menu keys
3) Hit Google Voice, now my keyboard doesn't work, even after rebooting. I may have neglected to reinstall GApps after the "snapshot" build didn't work properly (Wouldn't enable Bluetooth at all)
Which nightly are you using?

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ahanix1989 said:
Honestly, so far not liking CM10.1. Just off the top of my head...
1) I don't appear to have the 'live weather' lockscreen like Sense has
2) Disregard #2, found "Show overflow" for missing menu keys
3) Hit Google Voice, now my keyboard doesn't work, even after rebooting. I may have neglected to reinstall GApps after the "snapshot" build didn't work properly (Wouldn't enable Bluetooth at all)
Which nightly are you using?
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md's unofficial M3 from 04/16/2013
read the OP by mdmower in development. will answer your questions, it's under cyanogenmod official builds, read all the posts there by md.