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Root [GUIDE] Howto Root LG Motion 4G

aaronmy said:
DO NOT USE ROM MANAGER OR ANY OTHER APPS TO FLASH ROMS OR RECOVERIES IT WILL HARD BRICK YOUR PHONE AND IT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE FIXED

Root

I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING YOU DO (bricks, bugs) TO YOUR PHONE IT IS CONFIRMED THIS METHOD WORKS AND MOST HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS OF COURSE FOR SOME THERE WERE BUGS (they were eventually fixed) BUT FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY AND IF THEY ARE HARD THERE'S THE LINK BELOW WHERE YOU CAN FOLLOW THEM EASILY THERE. THIS HAS BEEN TESTED AND IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE DO NOT BE INPOLITE PLEASE ;) IF YOU BRICK YOUR PHONE YOU CAN FIX IT THROUGH sammyz UNBRICK GUIDE AT THE BOTTUM

[GUIDE][ROOT] How to Root your LG Optimus 4X HD (O4X P880) - xda-developers


1. Install these drivers from here LGUnitedMobileDriver_S4981MAN37AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3.7.2.exe - 4shared.com - online file sharing and storage - download
2. Download the attached zip file called "o4xr" from here ([GUIDE][ROOT] How to Root your LG Optimus 4X HD (O4X P880) - xda-developers) once downloaded put the extracted files under C:\
3. Then download the app "IS11LG_SystemBackupTest.signed.apk" from that site/post as well and copy it to your phone to the root of your sd card
4. Now open Settings>scroll down to security and check unknown settings
5. Then go to developer options in settings and check usb debugging
6. Now on a file explorer on the root of your sd card install "IS11LG_SystemBackupTest.signed.apk"
7. Once the app is installed open it and then open the power options (hold the power button for 3 seconds) and click power off & restart
8. Once phone turns back on (should be running slow) connect your phone to your computer through USB (charging only).
9. Open the command prompt and enter the command "cd C:\o4xr" then typr "root" (or whatever is the root of your windows system) (no parentheses)
10. Next wait for the script to run and your phone will reboot when that happens uninstall SystemBackupTest DO NOT OPEN IT you will have to run the script again if you do

The script will say this which means your phone has been rooted it should take a few minutes thats it and it's done

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
1958 KB/s (2005736 bytes in 1.000s)
1916 KB/s (91980 bytes in 0.046s)
2148 KB/s (996704 bytes in 0.453s)
rm failed for /data/local.prop, No such file or directory

REBOOT
(KB/ bytes in xxxxs may vary)

11. You are done your phone has been successfully rooted

The files you can find here
[GUIDE][ROOT] How to Root your LG Optimus 4X HD (O4X P880) - xda-developers

Brick Your Phone? Thanks To Sammyz Theres An Unbrick Guide To Fix Your Mistake Below

http://androidforums.com/motion-4g-...nroot-getting-1-5ghz-kdz-wip.html#post4893875

SERIOUSLY
Thanks to: please thank qaz753 who posted the method for this here. (xda-developers - View Profile: qaz753)
atipon for reducing the reboots to 1 (xda-developers - View Profile: atipon)
and thanks to alexp999 for having that thread on the lg sub-forum (xda-developers - View Profile: alexp999)
also thanks to sammyz for the link to the drivers and the upload and the unbrick guide

Sources: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818502
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Please help I have followed all the instructions and i get this in cmd promt.
'root' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file. please help
 
myeyesropen115 said:
Please help I have followed all the instructions and i get this in cmd promt.
'root' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file. please help
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I rooted successfully, thank you!
But MYEYES, make sure the 04XR is extracted directly to your HD, which should be the C: drive. Then just run Command Prompt as Admin, put in the C:o4xr etc, hit enter, then type root, hit enter, and thats it!

Download Superuser and Titanium Backup and you can start deleting junk, be careful!
 
can I delete:

AAT4.0
Bubbles1.1.3
HomeV3.0.064
IntoNow1.4.2
Marionette1.2.2
MediaHome
MetroBlockIt
MetroEasyWifi
MetroHiddenMenu
MultiPhoto
SmartShare
Social+3.1
StreamingPlayer
Talk4.0
Tom'sDinner
TotalProtection
VerizonHiddenMenu..?
VideoPlayer
VideoWiz
WapService
WfdService
XtraDownload
 
jprice90 said:
can I delete:

AAT4.0
Bubbles1.1.3
HomeV3.0.064
IntoNow1.4.2
Marionette1.2.2
MediaHome
MetroBlockIt
MetroEasyWifi
MetroHiddenMenu
MultiPhoto
SmartShare
Social+3.1
StreamingPlayer
Talk4.0
Tom'sDinner
TotalProtection
VerizonHiddenMenu..?
VideoPlayer
VideoWiz
WapService
WfdService
XtraDownload
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Dont delete just freeze them but dont freeze VerizonHiddenMenu, StreamingPlayer, WapService, WfdService, XtraDownload, AAT4.0, MetroHiddenMenu, VideoPlayer
 
I dont know what happening but I followed this root method to the T, for my sons LG Motion. When I get to CMD and yes i have admin rights, after the cd C:\o4xr I get to the next line and type root, and I get ""root is not recognized as a internal or external, operable program or batch file"" What am I doing wrong! Thank u
 
I luv it when break throughs happen like this,,,
OK, so I was having a problem and couldnt figure out why? Well, I use Winzip, and when I right click and click unzip to the same file, it unzips and makes a cloned file of the O4XR file, And when I pasted it to C: it would recognize the o4xr, but wouldnt execute the root, bc the o4xr was like this o4xr/o4xr/"root filles" After I removed the first o4xr file that cloned the original, the root execution worked like a charm.
 
ciabatoni said:
I luv it when break throughs happen like this,,,
OK, so I was having a problem and couldnt figure out why? Well, I use Winzip, and when I right click and click unzip to the same file, it unzips and makes a cloned file of the O4XR file, And when I pasted it to C: it would recognize the o4xr, but wouldnt execute the root, bc the o4xr was like this o4xr/o4xr/"root filles" After I removed the first o4xr file that cloned the original, the root execution worked like a charm.
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Do you have the Optimus Regard? Because I see all your other phones are cricket
 
Jeez christ guys, the links in the beginning of the forum are wrong!!!
They point to the wrong root kit---onxr instead of o4xr. After downloading and running onxr, all of my web browsers stopped working! And superuser was not installed even though the script finished sucessfully.

SystemBackupTest now fails with error message "Unfortunately, SystemBackupTest has stopped" so I'm unable to root correctly.

Any ideas besides running the unbrick process?
 
ikaruga said:
Jeez christ guys, the links in the beginning of the forum are wrong!!!
They point to the wrong root kit---onxr instead of o4xr. After downloading and running onxr, all of my web browsers stopped working! And superuser was not installed even though the script finished sucessfully.
SystemBackupTest now fails with error message "Unfortunately, SystemBackupTest has stopped" so I'm unable to root correctly.
Any ideas besides running the unbrick process?
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All the links in OP are correct probably the only way you can fix is unbrick method
 
@Gman9831 - i see what's going on. The attached files in the post are correct (point to o4xr) but the link inside the steps in the post point to the wrong file (onxr).

Someone, please clarify the steps in the post intro so that other people don't make the same mistake I did. Thanks!

To clarify, this is the post in question: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818502

Attached files are good. Links in original post are not.
 
Yesterday i downloaded all necessary files to root, installed PC drivers, installed system backup test from root of SD card but never attempted to root i just wanted to have all my ducks in a row for when i was ready to root. Then today i had my 4G hotspot turned on and using my other device, when suddenly device losses hotspot connection on my LG i hit the red hotspot button and i get a error saying Unfortunately Settings Has Stopped. Now i am unable to use or open hotspot i can't use screen shoot it says because storage is already in use, i can't update my phone through update screen it says phone is not registered. I called metro they did a system reboot from there end somehow still didn't work. Does anyone know if this had anything to do with me starting the root process? Maybe that test program i installed? Any ideas?
 
Psych0Smil3s said:
Yesterday i downloaded all necessary files to root, installed PC drivers, installed system backup test from root of SD card but never attempted to root i just wanted to have all my ducks in a row for when i was ready to root. Then today i had my 4G hotspot turned on and using my other device, when suddenly device losses hotspot connection on my LG i hit the red hotspot button and i get a error saying Unfortunately Settings Has Stopped. Now i am unable to use or open hotspot i can't use screen shoot it says because storage is already in use, i can't update my phone through update screen it says phone is not registered. I called metro they did a system reboot from there end somehow still didn't work. Does anyone know if this had anything to do with me starting the root process? Maybe that test program i installed? Any ideas?
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Maybe installing the test program did it, try uninstalling the test program and reboot. If that doesn't work, you may need to unbrick to fix the settings.
 
sammyz said:
Maybe installing the test program did it, try uninstalling the test program and reboot. If that doesn't work, you may need to unbrick to fix the settings.
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Ok tried that still no luck i just found out i can't open pic gallery either...i downloaded recovery image from trick thread but now can't Getty the tiny 11 mb converter because it refuses to download lol so close yet so far...posted that on that thread to btw.
 
Psych0Smil3s said:
Ok tried that still no luck i just found out i can't open pic gallery either...i downloaded recovery image from trick thread but now can't Getty the tiny 11 mb converter because it refuses to download lol so close yet so far...posted that on that thread to btw.
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What do you mean by recovery image???
 
Thanks for the great write-up and contributions from all.

I'm new to using the Android O/S as I was an iPhone user for the past few years and JB'd my iPhones, and I would like to Root my LG Motion although I find some of the terminology a bit confusing.

The instructions seem somewhat straight forward, but is there an installer app I need to "Install the drivers" for example?

I'm a bit confused on some of the actions on installing/updating files and drivers as I'm a complete newbie when it comes to the ICS O/S and Rooting.

I'm not asking to be spoon-fed or hand-held, but was wondering if there is a guide to the basics so I don't brick my phone?

In other words, imagine someone with zero knowledge of how to root an Android device reading the instructions and reading "install the drivers" - IDK the process of installing the drivers, so I'm lost on the first step.

I'm assuming I would connect the LG Motion to my PC via USB with USB Debugging turned "OFF" and run the executable driver file v.3.7.2?

Thanks.
 
Hello,

I am having a problem with the last step using ox4r. When ox4r is running it doesn't get past the "daemon started successfully" prompt. The drivers are updated and the phone was put in charge only mode with usb debugging enabled.

Any help is appreciated thank you!
 
chaichai said:
Hello,

I am having a problem with the last step using ox4r. When ox4r is running it doesn't get past the "daemon started successfully" prompt. The drivers are updated and the phone was put in charge only mode with usb debugging enabled.

Any help is appreciated thank you!
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Did you reboot PC after installing drivers? Try that :)
 
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