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Root [GUIDE] Unbrick OR Unroot LG Motion 4G [KDZ]

Ok I figured it out, my battery was to low from all the attempts and right at the end it would die and kill the download/emergency screen. Fresh charge and it worked like a champ. Another confirmed. :) thanks!

:eek: you're LUCKY it went down that way! If it would have died during the installation, you could have had a nice pretty paperweight...
 
:eek: you're LUCKY it went down that way! If it would have died during the installation, you could have had a nice pretty paperweight...

yup....and if the battery had died, he would have been screwed...especially if he got stuck in e-mode with a dead battery..(battery usually won't charge while phone is in emergency mode.

Hey Lord,
you gonna get this phone or what???
 
yup....and if the battery had died, he would have been screwed...especially if he got stuck in e-mode with a dead battery..(battery usually won't charge while phone is in emergency mode.

Hey Lord,
you gonna get this phone or what???

I'm definitely looking into it... (And can't beat the price) I like the specs, but most likely not until the recovery issue is sorted out... my prevail is still prevailing atm, but its slow and stuck on GB. I need something new... I'm the type that buys a phone with a Dev community behind it.

But if that was a dig about posting in a forum pertaining to a device i don't currently own, i get the hint...
*gracefully bows out*
 
I'm definitely looking into it... (And can't beat the price) I like the specs, but most likely not until the recovery issue is sorted out... my prevail is still prevailing atm, but its slow and stuck on GB. I need something new... I'm the type that buys a phone with a Dev community behind it.

But if that was a dig about posting in a forum pertaining to a device i don't currently own, i get the hint...
*gracefully bows out*

I'm subscribed to this forum...I know just as much about the phone as if I owned it myself.... :p

Same thing happened with the Optimus V...learned about the phone before owning it, helped people out who did own it, finally got an OV and rebuilt the firmware to make a KDZ that did work to unbrick (because stock firmware was screwed up).
 
This thread made me curious, so I just checked my default max with SetCPU.

1,514 MHz

How many shipped at 1.2 versus 1.5? Anyone know?
 
Am I Doing something wrong here? i got this
[R&D Test Tools Log File]

03:34:25 : Launching SW update
03:34:25 : Unpacking KDZ
03:35:40 : KDZ file extraced
03:35:49 : Files were extracted.
03:35:49 : LGMobileDL Load.
03:35:49 : Port = -1
03:35:49 : Connecting to phone
03:36:04 : Check Phone mode = 2
03:36:04 : Phone type check.......
03:36:04 : LGMobileDL.DLL Loading....
03:36:05 : _SetAuthMark Fail
03:36:05 : _SetAuthMark Ok : wAuthMark(65535)
03:36:05 : _DetachDLL Call
03:36:05 : _DetachDLL Call End
03:36:05 : Param : Path = C:\ProgramData\LGMOBILEAX\Phone\MS77010c_03.S10c_03.P3029.wdb
03:36:05 : Param : moduleDir =
03:36:05 : Param : waitTime = 33000
03:36:05 : Param : UsbHighSpeed = 0
03:36:05 : Param : PhoneMode = 2
03:36:05 : Param : BinVersion = MS77010c_03.S10c_03.P3029
03:36:05 : Param : AuthMark = 65535
03:36:05 : Call fn_StartUpgrade
 
Am I Doing something wrong here? i got this
[R&D Test Tools Log File]

03:34:25 : Launching SW update
03:34:25 : Unpacking KDZ
03:35:40 : KDZ file extraced
03:35:49 : Files were extracted.
03:35:49 : LGMobileDL Load.
03:35:49 : Port = -1
03:35:49 : Connecting to phone
03:36:04 : Check Phone mode = 2
03:36:04 : Phone type check.......
03:36:04 : LGMobileDL.DLL Loading....
03:36:05 : _SetAuthMark Fail
03:36:05 : _SetAuthMark Ok : wAuthMark(65535)
03:36:05 : _DetachDLL Call
03:36:05 : _DetachDLL Call End
03:36:05 : Param : Path = C:\ProgramData\LGMOBILEAX\Phone\MS77010c_03.S10c_03.P3029.wdb
03:36:05 : Param : moduleDir =
03:36:05 : Param : waitTime = 33000
03:36:05 : Param : UsbHighSpeed = 0
03:36:05 : Param : PhoneMode = 2
03:36:05 : Param : BinVersion = MS77010c_03.S10c_03.P3029
03:36:05 : Param : AuthMark = 65535
03:36:05 : Call fn_StartUpgrade

Did you start from emergency mode? Is the phone charged up?
 
I have had my Motion for like 2 weeks now, but it is already running at 1.5ghz. And it is rooted. So maybe some peoples Motion is already running 1.5ghz.
 
Am I Doing something wrong here? i got this
[R&D Test Tools Log File]

03:34:25 : Launching SW update
03:34:25 : Unpacking KDZ
03:35:40 : KDZ file extraced
03:35:49 : Files were extracted.
03:35:49 : LGMobileDL Load.
03:35:49 : Port = -1
03:35:49 : Connecting to phone
03:36:04 : Check Phone mode = 2
03:36:04 : Phone type check.......
03:36:04 : LGMobileDL.DLL Loading....
03:36:05 : _SetAuthMark Fail
03:36:05 : _SetAuthMark Ok : wAuthMark(65535)
03:36:05 : _DetachDLL Call
03:36:05 : _DetachDLL Call End
03:36:05 : Param : Path = C:\ProgramData\LGMOBILEAX\Phone\MS77010c_03.S10c_03.P3029.wdb
03:36:05 : Param : moduleDir =
03:36:05 : Param : waitTime = 33000
03:36:05 : Param : UsbHighSpeed = 0
03:36:05 : Param : PhoneMode = 2
03:36:05 : Param : BinVersion = MS77010c_03.S10c_03.P3029
03:36:05 : Param : AuthMark = 65535
03:36:05 : Call fn_StartUpgrade

just wait...wait until the phone restarts
 
My opinion on the 1.2/1.5 Ghz processors. Skip quote if you don't want to read it. Sorry, I'm in a talkative mood tonight.

I think that it was supposed to be 1.2 (for the price/etc.) They accidentally put 1.5 in, then shipped them out. After they realized the mistake I think they may have started putting legit 1.2 in some of the phones, and using a different firmware in the other phones to try to minimize the damage (make it look like 1.2, but it's 1.5 and that's easily worked around). If you got one of the originally shipped phones, or the ones where they just pretended 1.5 was 1.2 then you have 1.5 running from the start, or you have 1.5 clocked out at 1.2, but just root it with correct firmware, and it will be 1.5 normal. Then you can overclock it past 1.5.

If you got one after they started putting 1.2's in, you will have to overclock it to get to a higher speed, because unlike other people you literallly have a 1.2, other people have a 1.5 stock, or a 1.5 that they made act (max out) at 1.2.

Just my theory until someone proves there are 2 different processors in 2 different phones.

I have not used this method, but I will tell my problem/story for others.

I had my phone working fine, rooted, and I guess I deleted either google books, or movies, or whichever one "soft bricks" your phone. Basically I had the error where my camera was all black, at least that was the main one I notice/remember.

I was in the process of doing this, but after reading some of the posts I thought why not just have google back it up.

Have google back up your apps, do a factory reset (easy to do), and you'll end up with the phone working fine. Don't have to do anything else. Just reset it.

Of course you lose your apps/data, but this phone has an external SD slot. Just backup whatever you need to, or move it to a computer. Also if you are in this situation you're already rooted, so you can always back up anything in the root directory if you want.

Then just re-install all the apps you want. You can also set it to not remove apps from Google play when uninstalled, for extra protection. Then go into google play, and you can have all the apps put back on your phone.

For me it was worth it. Extra work, yes, but less frustrating that this process, at least compared to the posts, and I've been using my phone since with no problems.

Also, if you are unsure about a program just freeze it.

I'm currently using Link2SD to freeze my programs. I've got super manager, and Titanium Backup, but they don't let me freeze without pro. Going to have to download ROM Toolbox. It's hard to find a good app for this.

I also need to find a good app for killing programs. So far I'm using the task manager from super manager, which does list everything running, but then it only brings me to that apps page, and I have to manually click force close. Is there an app that will automatically do that for me? I've tried super task killer, or whatever it's called (Icon a littlel Android dude), and it's nice to have checkboxes, select all, and it doesn't show processes so it can be quick, but after I kill stuff they just respawn, I feel like it just restarts the program to use less mem, not kill it.
 
@Xieon
About your quote/opinion on processors...they are the same processor on ALL Motions.

If the Max speed you see is 1.2GHz, THAT IS the max it will go. Its not acting, it's listening to stock kernel instructions.
If you see your max speed is 1.5GHz, IT IS running at 1.5GHz. It's not acting like it is, it actually is.
The different firmwares have different stock kernels. You can change a kernel to clock higher or lower....or we can't (yet) but LG definitely can.

Hope you get what I'm saying.
 
Means you didn't convert correctly or was a corrupt download, note that you cannot open the cab with winrar at all even if the download isn't corrupt....use filzip to open it to make sure it opens without problems. Don't extract anything.
 
Where do i instal msxml.msi at? do i open KDZ_FW_UPD then open msxml.msi and install it?
also it says im miss LGmobileDL.DLL where can i find a download for that? and on step 8 what am I looking for, the MS770 file? im hella frustrated cause i bricked my motion. I didnt know changing the VM heapsize would bootloop me. F%^&! and i cant even figure out how to get this guide down.
 
Where do i instal msxml.msi at? do i open KDZ_FW_UPD then open msxml.msi and install it?
also it says im miss LGmobileDL.DLL where can i find a download for that? and on step 8 what am I looking for, the MS770 file? im hella frustrated cause i bricked my motion. I didnt know changing the VM heapsize would bootloop me. F%^&! and i cant even figure out how to get this guide down.

you have a hard time following instructions don't you?...

do step 1, then step 2...and keep going until you're done with the list...


  1. Install phone drivers (LGUnitedMobileDriver_S4981MAN37AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3 .7.2.exe)
  2. Install msxml.msi
  3. Disable antivirus software
  4. Open UpTestEX_mod2_marwin.exe
  5. Wait for the program to open
  6. Look for "Encrypt cab file to kdz file"
  7. Click the folder icon
  8. Choose the location of the cab you downloaded for MS770 firmware
  9. Encrypt cab -> kdz
  10. Close program
  11. Open KDZ_FW_UPD.exe
  12. "Type" choose CDMA
  13. Choose in "Phonemode": Emergency
  14. Click the folder icon and choose the kdz file that UpTestEX_mod2_marwin.exe just made.
  15. Click Launch software update and enjoy!

if you're missing a dll it's because you moved it from the install folder or that you didn't install the drivers first...
 
How do I know what I am clocked at? just picked up the motion today. I definitely want to have the 1.5. Do I need an app? I cant find it anywhere in the menus.
Thanks in advance
I'm a noober

if u bench mark it with antutu it tells you what your cpu is running at and if you check cpu usage it will tell you what its at as long as you run something heavy
 
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