benslgdroid
rockstar
Speed is great app space is very little less than that rom. Lots of other bonuses with backside
-
After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.
Root [How-To] Install a Custom Recovery, Install a Custom Kernel or ROM and change Boot Animation
- Thread starter yogi-4
- Start date
-
- Tags
- lg optimus v
Thanks.Many thanks to Yogi and instructions. I am a complete noob and was really paranoid about doing this, but I followed the instructions verbatim and it worked with no hiccups, apart from not being able to use Titanium in step 2 because it said the phone was not rooted, so I skipped this step.
I installed BobZhome's latest Gingerbread rom and was really impressed by the speed and interface, however....
.....I realized that my Google contacts were not being synced when I was running the phone as stock, so when I installed the Gingerbread ROM, I was missing a crap load of contacts!
So I have now restored the VM stock from the backup to fix the contacts. But my question is; my phone is not apparently not rooted now, so do I need re-root to reinstall the ROM again. And also when you root, is it just rooting temporarily?
Another question. Whilst I like the Gingerbread ROM, can anyone suggest a stable and fast Froyo ROM. I heard a lot about Bumblebee, but need advise.
Incidentally my stock Android version is 2.2.1
Thanks in advance.
Gaz
I installed BobZhome's latest Gingerbread rom and was really impressed by the speed and interface, however....
.....I realized that my Google contacts were not being synced when I was running the phone as stock, so when I installed the Gingerbread ROM, I was missing a crap load of contacts!
So I have now restored the VM stock from the backup to fix the contacts. But my question is; my phone is not apparently not rooted now, so do I need re-root to reinstall the ROM again. And also when you root, is it just rooting temporarily?
Another question. Whilst I like the Gingerbread ROM, can anyone suggest a stable and fast Froyo ROM. I heard a lot about Bumblebee, but need advise.
Incidentally my stock Android version is 2.2.1
Thanks in advance.
Gaz
AndyOpie150
<strong> <a href="http://androidforums.com/optimus
You don't need to be rooted to install a ROM. You need a custom recovery, which you installed while having a temporary root.
Bumblebee is seriously fast.
It's sweet spot is 787MHz-480MHz which is were it's set to run at. This will give you the best all-around performance and battery off charge times.
You can go higher with it. When the phone reboots you know your to high.
Bumblebee is seriously fast.
It's sweet spot is 787MHz-480MHz which is were it's set to run at. This will give you the best all-around performance and battery off charge times.
You can go higher with it. When the phone reboots you know your to high.
jblatzheim
Lurker
On step 10 of this root walkthrough the first of 3 drivers installed and then I got an error message during the 2nd driver install stating something like "setup has detected that version 3.06.000 is already installed... you need to uninstall later version before installing older one..." I hit "OK" and the 3rd driver began to launch. I haven't allowed the 3rd driver to begin installing yet. Do I need to do anything about the 2nd driver, or can I plow ahead with the third?
Thanks in advance. I'm the noobiest of noobs.
Thanks in advance. I'm the noobiest of noobs.
brotherswing
Android Expert
Don't worry, it's just telling you that you don't need to install that one because you already have it. Just keep going, you'll be fine.
jblatzheim
Lurker
Thanks, brotherswing.
This is what I've got after running SuperOne. Step 11 says to NOT exit SuperOne, but press "any key" in ROMTools to look for # or $. I hit "any key" and ROMTools does nothing. Should I exit SuperOne (like ROMTools is prompting me to do) and then hit "any key" in ROMTools?
Thanks again. I wasn't expecting such a speedy reply!
This is what I've got after running SuperOne. Step 11 says to NOT exit SuperOne, but press "any key" in ROMTools to look for # or $. I hit "any key" and ROMTools does nothing. Should I exit SuperOne (like ROMTools is prompting me to do) and then hit "any key" in ROMTools?
Thanks again. I wasn't expecting such a speedy reply!
brotherswing
Android Expert
Try it. Best case scenario is you move on to the next step. Worst case, try again.
AndyOpie150
<strong> <a href="http://androidforums.com/optimus
Hope you don't mind me jumping in and helping.
I have extensive knowledge of ROMTools and it's functionality. (Helped yogi4 with the tutorial instructions) .
If you used the shell root option( this is very important) ROMTools will only give you a temporary root that goes away at the next reboot. If you reboot before finishing a task, you need to run the shell root option again. Please do not use the Root option, it will eventually lead to you phone acting goofy and your apps force closing.
I have extensive knowledge of ROMTools and it's functionality. (Helped yogi4 with the tutorial instructions) .
If you used the shell root option( this is very important) ROMTools will only give you a temporary root that goes away at the next reboot. If you reboot before finishing a task, you need to run the shell root option again. Please do not use the Root option, it will eventually lead to you phone acting goofy and your apps force closing.
jblatzheim
Lurker
Thanks again, brotherswing. Looks like I'm rooted. Appreciate your quick help a few days before Christmas. God Bless!
brotherswing
Android Expert
No problem, I just hope everything works out okay. I don't really know ROM Tools at all, I was just trying to fill in until another member with greater familiarity (thanks, Andy) could get you sorted.
brotherswing
Android Expert
Any time! Additional help and perspectives are always welcome, as far as I'm concerned.