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Root [Virgin Mobile/Sprint] [RECOVERY][CWMR][DEV] Clockworkmod Recovery for the LG Optimus F3 LS720/fx3s

PlayfulGod

PlayfulGod

Extreme Android User
I have a img ready to test for this device. And as always, I am not responsible for what you do to your device. Use at your own RISK!!!

You will need to be rooted to do this!

This might wipe data when booting to recovery, so have a backup and be prepared. ;)

Flash with 2nd-init if available:
fx3s-cwm.zip

Flash with adb
fx3s-cwm.lok

Code: 
adb push fx3s-cwm.lok /data/local/tmp/fx3s-cwm.lok

Code: 
adb shell su -c dd if=/data/local/tmp/fx3s-cwm.lok of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery

Code: 
adb reboot recovery
 
Random fact of the day, tapping the home button multiple times when i started the phone, at the lg logo, caused me to go into the recovery without a factory reset (using 2nd-init, not sure if it's supposed to do that actually) could be helpful?

Edit Didn't work for this, couldn't even figure out how to boot to recovery
 
It seems that if you go into recovery using

adb reboot recovery
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then it will wipe data (it actually locks the data partition from being mounted in recovery), but if you enter recovery using the
power and volume down
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, then data will not be locked or wiped.

I have been able to perform a backup and restore using the CWM recovery in the OP.
 
Ok so update: I installed the mod and it bricked my phone. I have unbricked the little beast and re rooted it via motochopper. The new lg os is not VM. Same as on this phone. Going to test on that.
 
Flashed it though 2nd-init, and tried booting to recovery using the hardware key combo, and it booted to stock recovery... Am I missing something?
 
Edit. Open the .zip file and change the fx3s.cwm. lok file to fx3s-cwm.lok : The file is improperly named in the .zip file and when you try to flash it from 2nd init the flash calls for the fx3s-cwm.lok file and not the fx3s.cwm. Change the file name and your good to go.
 
j475328 said:
Edit. Open the .zip file and change the fx3s.cwm. lok file to fx3s-cwm.lok : The file is improperly named in the .zip file and when you try to flash it from 2nd init the flash calls for the fx3s-cwm.lok file and not the fx3s.cwm. Change the file name and your good to go.
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Do you mean change the fx3s.wm.lok file to fx3s-wm.lok? Because that's the only file I see and its name is very similar to yours. I want to be sure because I don't want to risk bricking my phone. And you might mean changing it from fx3s.wm.lok to fx3s-cwm.lok, so I'm not sure what to do.
 
Permodius said:
Do you mean change the fx3s.wm.lok file to fx3s-wm.lok? Because that's the only file I see and its name is very similar to yours. I want to be sure because I don't want to risk bricking my phone. And you might mean changing it from fx3s.wm.lok to fx3s-cwm.lok, so I'm not sure what to do.
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fx3s-cwm.lok that is correct.
 
haha. Ok, so, Stock recovery will wipe you every time (either via adb reboot or via power+vol down.)

Just tinkering :) Gonna give this a go now.
 
Installed 2nd-init, granted SU, tapped reboot recovery and just get a straight reboot back to phone UI. Any ideas what the deal is? And the ADB link is broken.
 
Download and install
LTE2 Recovery App

People may have missed the post somewhere in this thread. The fx3s-cwm.zip is not named correctly inside the zip. Therefore will not install. It looks like it does, but doesn't. Trust me I know.

Here is a corrected one that can be flashed through the LTE2 Recovery.
fx3s-cwm.zip
 
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