I bought mine off ebay for the same price with free shipping...and I totally agree with you that this phone is 100% better than the Prevail .. it is night and day comparison.. !!
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I bought mine off ebay for the same price with free shipping...and I totally agree with you that this phone is 100% better than the Prevail .. it is night and day comparison.. !!
wireman802
Lurker
Can any one tell me how to root the LG venice. I tried the z4 root and root explorer and cant seem to get them to work. Any help would be appreciated
Hi Wireman and welcome to the forums 
You might want to check out this thread in the Root Guide:
http://androidforums.com/venice-all-things-root/643943-rooted-maybe.html
Hope this helps you in your rooting quest!
You might want to check out this thread in the Root Guide:
http://androidforums.com/venice-all-things-root/643943-rooted-maybe.html
Hope this helps you in your rooting quest!
ChickenMonkee
Well-Known Member
I don't know if anyone else has tried this but I wonder if anyone can shed some light on the subject. I generally only use Samsung phones, this LG thing is kinda new to me and I tried using apps2rom to add something into the rom and I get an error that it can't. I know with my HTC Evo 3D this is a problem due to s-off, however I don't believe LG uses the s-off for security. What could I do to get this to work? If anyone knows a way I would be grateful. Thanks in advance!!!
gimeneyendrick
Lurker
Does anyone know how to root the LG Venice from boost? Tried once and failed miserably, had problems with binary and busybox . Thank you,-Gimeney.
ChickenMonkee
Well-Known Member
My Venice is rooted, check the All things Root section for the Link to the Venice root guide.
ericgladman564
Lurker
Cases at Amazon.com
ChickenMonkee
Well-Known Member
I may be wrong but I do believe that is a conversation that is frowned upon heavily in these forums. Check XDA forums for info on that kind of stuff.
Edit: My bad, I misunderstood what was being said at the time, new baby and little sleep.
I thought it was a reference to Flashing Networks for some reason at the time. (unlock the lg venice from Boost mobile) As in to another Network. Get it? lolSorry i used the wrong term. Given that the lg venice is a cdma phone there is no need to "unlock" it because there's no sim lock. What I'm looking to get is the MSL code. Ive tried using CDMA workshop but I can't get the phone to show a com port. Tried restarting the phone but still no com port. Also tried connectbot and alogcat but they don't work with this phone. Could anyone shed some light on this. Please need help
Just to clarify AF's position, unlocking a locked bootloader or phone isn't frowned upon here. In fact, many of us encourage Android enthusiasts to push their devices (and their skills) as far as they are comfortable doing so. For example, I had to unlock my locked Nexus in order to root it and put a custom ROM on it.
What we DO frown on is spoofing a phone to look like something it's not.
However, it is my understanding that a Master Subsidy Lock (MSL) is often needed to manually activate a device after flashing a custom ROM. So unless we find out that there are nefarious motives behind it, searching for the MSL is a perfectly legit activity
Just to clarify AF's position, unlocking a locked bootloader or phone isn't frowned upon here. In fact, many of us encourage Android enthusiasts to push their devices (and their skills) as far as they are comfortable doing so. For example, I had to unlock my locked Nexus in order to root it and put a custom ROM on it.
What we DO frown on is spoofing a phone to look like something it's not.
However, it is my understanding that a Master Subsidy Lock (MSL) is often needed to manually activate a device after flashing a custom ROM. So unless we find out that there are nefarious motives behind it, searching for the MSL is a perfectly legit activity
Thanks The_Chief. Well i also have a zte warp from boost mobile and i was able to get the msl via CDMA workshop. I just got the lg venice and I'm trying to do the same but to no avail. Again, any help would be greatly appreciated. I also figured out the secret code to get into the secret menu for the lg venice. If anybody is interested I could post it.
thecodewarrior
Lurker
Thanks The_Chief. Well i also have a zte warp from boost mobile and i was able to get the msl via CDMA workshop. I just got the lg venice and I'm trying to do the same but to no avail. Again, any help would be greatly appreciated. I also figured out the secret code to get into the secret menu for the lg venice. If anybody is interested I could post it.
Where you able to find a calculater to get the msl?
I have the same problem. I also have cdma workshop and cant get it to work.
I am not on boost anymore, and when I called they said that it would need an active account. Although I know thats not true as long as you have the account the phone was tied to they can look it up.
jporterweb
Lurker
I have the phone, but I have a problem now. Voice Search started force closing, so I just figured I would remove it and replace it. So I did, then I realized my error. The voice search included, at least with the boost version of this phone, is different then the actual Google Voice Search app. It's better. So I did a hard reset and it's still not coming back. Anybody who can help me out with the APK would be awesome.
likecookies
Newbie
ChickenMonkee
Well-Known Member
You can't get the msl until someone gets the bootloader unlocked. LG and HTC locks their bootloaders which prevents users from doing things like that. Keep calling Boost until you get a rep that will give it to you. Tell them you are an app developer and you need it to develop apps for it. Maybe one of them will give it to you.
boricuakiller
Android Expert
worst phone ever owned
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Deleted User
Guest
getting the msl from boost is easy, just tell them you have no data since your last profile update, they will tell you to do this and that, keep saying it doesn't work, finally they will take you to the data entry dialer code, and tell you the msl, from there after their directions say its fixed, and poof! you have your msl
done it many times
or this
http://androidforums.com/boost-mobile/678392-tip-getting-msl-updating-handset.html
done it many times
or this
http://androidforums.com/boost-mobile/678392-tip-getting-msl-updating-handset.html
chevanlol360
Android Expert
So wait, you cant just get your msl via terminal emulator?
All you gotta do is
Su
getprop ril.MSL
and terminal emulator should spit it out to you. If your not rooted call boost ask them nicely they will actually give it to you, or make up some bullshit story about how your phone is messed up and you need to redo the reactivation process.
All you gotta do is
Su
getprop ril.MSL
and terminal emulator should spit it out to you. If your not rooted call boost ask them nicely they will actually give it to you, or make up some bullshit story about how your phone is messed up and you need to redo the reactivation process.
Darkangels6sic
Member
It's older cpu is a little slow with certain things, but it gets the job done. Best thing is it's battery life.
Just wish the bootloaders were unlocked!!
Just wish the bootloaders were unlocked!!
Darkangels6sic
Member
Just goes to the next line :\
Don't know about yours, but the battery life on my Venice isn't even a day on standby. Even with a cheap Chinese 2450mAh battery I can barely get a day of light-average use.
So far the phone is decent but am getting quite frustrated. The battery life is terrible. WiFi randomly turns on even with it set to 'Never' in the "Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep" advanced menu. Also the battery saver option doesn't automatically turn on when it reaches the preset battery level. I have to unlock my phone and hit 'Ok' before it actually turns on. Even if I have it set to always be on, each and every time I unlock it I have to hit the 'Ok' button to activate it.
This is my first Android phone and so far disappointed with the hype. If there is something I am missing or can do to remedy my issues please let me know. TYIA.
PS-Best case I've found is the "Aimo 3 IN 1 High Impact Combo Hard Soft Gel Case" on Amazon. Gives it nice heft, stays on the phone, and protects it nicely.
deansouth8
Newbie
Yeah.. That comment was posted in 2011. I was thinking about starting another thread on battery life if there isn't a good one already. I have been using GSAM Battery Monitor for a bit trying to determine the change. I guess it started since the last V8 Firmware update. So far this software has determined that the Phone Radio is the issue using 50%/ 20% Screen with the rest being some various random softwares. Yeah it's killing me with a night and day change. I just bought the 1900mAh aftermarket battery with high hopes. I'll post my results when it gets here.