HTC Incredible 4.08 update stuck in "Rebooting now..."

[gollum]

I received the 4.08 OTA update today morning. On the first try I ended up with the "Not enough space to install update" message.

I then freed up space (deleted SMS messages, data from apps etc) and set the date to Dec 16th, 2010. This caused the update to be redownloaded. However when I hit the "Reboot and install" button, I saw the 10 - 0 sec countdown but the phone did not reboot. It just stayed at "Rebooting now...".

Doing a manual reboot did not cause the OTA update to be installed. Subsequently I wasable to get the phone to redownload the update but it never reboots the phone to kick off the update process.

Is there a fix for this other than factory reset?

[wookieman]

I have the exact same problem.  On the Rebooting Now screen, I notice I get a different screen if I tilt the phone landscape and then portrait again. I get a screen with Ok and Cancel but it won't do anything.  If you back out and come back in it tells you your phone is up to date.  Piece of junk.  

[jblasbalg · Accepted solution]

this seems to be working for some people...i'm trying it now...fingers crossed!

http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-droid-incredible/134246-second-gb-update-patch-wont-reboot-...

[gollum]

That did the trick for me. It was a seamless upgrade, no loss of apps or functionality so far.

[DBWhits]

After much searching I found the solution that worked for me.

I also encountered memory issues when trying to get the update to work but after I got the PHONE Memory "Available Space" to 625MB (or so) everything worked.

Here is what I did:

First

Move as much data and as many of the apps that you can to your SD card and then delete others to get to 625+ free space in PHONE Memory.

Second

Follow this link:

http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-droid-incredible/134246-second-gb-update-patch-wont-reboot-...

Third

Follow this link and use the 3rd option to force the phone to check for the update:

http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-droid-incredible/134054-those-who-want-second-gb-update-pat...

[sojorrn]

Thanks for the input I had to reset factory settings to get back on line but your instructions got me there