officer623
Well-Known Member
if i can get you the firmware from this phone can you extract what you need?
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Root is anyone trying a work around for the bootloader
- Thread starter nizlovelots
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sammyz
LG Whiz Kid
I have the firmware, but LG decided to make it in tot format instead of bin format....
they did the same with the lg connect maybe you can use the method they did with the connect.
sammyz
LG Whiz Kid
That leaves me with only one other idea.
I need a tester. I'll brb with instructions once I organize everything together.
officer623
Well-Known Member
post what you need me to do and i'll test
sammyz
LG Whiz Kid
Edit: you MUST have .Net framework 4 installed on your computer
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1512203
Follow the instructions from this thread above, BUT make sure you use the CWM image shabby made for THIS phone. Also, you do not need UDK nor the recovery from that phone.
Where it says this:
1. Run KDZ Updater from UPK with Windows Enabler on.
Select your KDZ file.
Just replace that with following my unbrick guide, but stop at step 14.
Then follow the directions from the xda thread.
In step 8 from the xda thread, make sure you copy the address correctly!!! If you don't then you WILL be hard bricked.
Because of the differences between the Optimus Black and the LG Motion, I really do think mrpnut should try this since he has an extra phone...
jpizle
Android Expert
Just read that thread. I'm with Ya I think someone with a test phone should try this first. It sure does look good on paper!
officer623
Well-Known Member
can a hard brick be fixed with the unbrick guide?
jpizle
Android Expert
officer623
Well-Known Member
then better get this right the forst time or its off to metro haha
cant the phone be emulated on a pc. so no one has to worry about a bricked phone.
sammyz
LG Whiz Kid
To emulate a ROM yes, to emulate the actual phone to go through this process, no.
what are the chances of this working do you think?
jpizle
Android Expert
60 40 in favor of it working
officer623
Well-Known Member
i have the replacement plan $10.70 for a refurb from metro if i tell them it jut happened haha
jpizle
Android Expert
Try it out let us know how it goes lol. There goes a brave soldier fighting the good fight hehe
sammyz
LG Whiz Kid
There are 5 things that could happen:
1) You do everything successfully and it boots correctly and CWM actually works (I feel like this would be a miracle...)
2) You don't copy and paste the number correctly causing a perma-brick (hard-brick)
3) You do everything correctly and it boots correctly, but trying to load recovery gets you fastboot (that wouldn't be bad at all)
4) You do everything correctly, bootloader finds the replaced recovery right away and gives you a soft-brick.
5) You do everything correctly and it perma-bricks. (I wouldn't know if this was a problem with Shabby's recovery or if it would always perma-brick.)
jpizle
Android Expert
sammyz
LG Whiz Kid
I did this process with the Optimus V, it gave me a fastboot. Then I tried again, screwed up some numbers and hard brick....
fingers crossed. 1 or 3 daddy needs a new cwm