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Root Flash Image GUI problem +activation

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airforce1s

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I'm following directions step by step to Root, Recover and put a custom Rom on my Optimus V and got up to installing the custom recovery image but when i open flashimage GUI and select "recovery image" and browse I get a black screen. It just says "current dir;sdcard" with no option to locate my image. I can easily get out of this by pressing back.

I've read about the black screen problem also, but everything i've read indicates people were having their screen go black after recovering and not before. anything else I can try?

also, since my phone is a froyo and i plan on loading a gingerbread rom, how do i make sure my phone is activated before adding rom(because virgin can't activate optimus v on gingerbread?)

thanks
 
sounds like you need to set the correct permissions for the recovery. Also I would recommend you use the Xionia recovery for the v. I have it on mine, and I've had no problems out of it. Here are the directions for putting the recovery on the ov

To manually flash your shiny new custom recovery, put the recovery.img, flash_image, the Xionia AnyKernel zip, the keyswap zip, and your chosen ROM all on the root (base directory) of your SD card. Open Terminal Emulator on the phone itself, if your rom is still working, and type the following code (if you're using adb, you can drop the first two lines and replace with "adb remount" (no quotes when you type it)):

su mount -o remount,rw /system /system
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
mount -o remount,ro /system /system
flash_image recovery /sdcard/NAME-OF-RECOVERY.img
Click to expand...

then when you get done with everything, and there is no errors after each line you type, then type

reboot recovery
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here is the link for the recovery. I can't attach it to this post, so just download it from mediafire

Xionia_CWMA_12518.6_VM_Recovery-signed.zip
 
I would re-download the recovery image....use a file explorer and move it to the root of your sd card....it will automatically be in your downloads folder. Once you have a newly downloaded recovery....try again.
You won't need to re-activate your phone. As long as it is active when you flash, it will remain active.
 
The Xionia any kernel zip is not needed for any IHO ROM's or ICS ROM's and will hurt performance. You will not get the black screen in the recovery with the Xionia v1.2518.6 or the BobZohme recovery, as well as the touch screen recovery.
With the Xionia you will eventually start to experience small system glitches on the Gingerbread and ICS. ROM's caused by the residual data it left behind. This is why we use either one of the two ClockworkMod modified recoverys I have mentioned, they will perform a more thorough wipe of all data which the IHO Gingerbread ROM's require for a cleaner install.
For a more complete understanding read my post here: http://androidforums.com/optimus-v-...ry-reset-your-rooted-phone-3.html#post3263770
Don't let the thread title fool you. This is just where my post ended up. I have continued to keep it up to date as the V changed.
 
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