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Root Optimus V Rooting,Roms,Tutorials thread

I have possibly a really dumb question. I have rooted my phone and have installed several ROM's successfully. What I need to know is the difference between the ROM's that are ZIP files and IMG files? How do you restore an IMG file. I have ROM Manager Pro and it will allow me to restore from the SDDisk a zip Rom but doesn't even show the IMG's.
 
Can someone point me to the most proper/successful was to root the V? I've searched all over and see it can be done 4 or 5 different ways but can't seem to find a definitive one. Any help pis greatly appreciated!

Thanks
 
Go here. If you have Android 2.2.2, you might have to use gingerbreak 3,4 maybe 5 times for it to work. Or if you have Android 2.2.1 and need a more step by step process, you can check out my tutorial here.
 
yogi-4 said:
Go here. If you have Android 2.2.2, you might have to use gingerbreak 3,4 maybe 5 times for it to work. Or if you have Android 2.2.1 and need a more step by step process, you can check out my tutorial here.
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Yogi, the phone is running 2.2.1 I just finished custom roming my triumph, but the Optimus procedure is different. As long as the link you provided is the latest and greatest, thanks.

Do I need to use ROMtools? Or can I just root, put Xionia on, and upgrade from a zip? As this is my wifes phone, I don't want to brick it ;-)

Thanks Again.
 
You just said the process you need to do lol. How you root is the question. With 2.2.1, you can use either gingerbreak or Rom Tools. Your choice. To me, Rom Tools is just easier.
 
yogi-4 said:
You just said the process you need to do lol. How you root is the question. With 2.2.1, you can use either gingerbreak or Rom Tools. Your choice. To me, Rom Tools is just easier.
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Yogi, I just rooted last night and the instructions were written perfectly. The V is screaming now compared to stock. Thanks for all the help!!

Cheers
 
asadullah said:
Reserved so I can fill it out in a second

Okay so there's actually two ways to root the optimus v. For both ways you have to install the android sdk so lets get started on that first.

First go here and download the lg drivers then plug in your phone and turn usb debugging on I made a video on this awhile back here on how to install the gingerbread sdk. This will still work. While you watch the video you will have to replace the htc drivers with the lg drivers. There will be a remake on this just for lg so there is no confusion.

Root method One:
I like this method cuz it's pretty simple and I'm the first to post it :D. Plug your phone into your computer and make sure usb debugging is turned on. Download this zip file unzip it and place the .img files in your adb tools folder. Open up a command prompt and type
Code: 
cd/
cd androidsdk/tools
adb reboot bootloader
Your phone will boot into a blue screen which is bootloader but will not be recognized. Install the fastboot drivers in windows by going to start/devices and printers/android device I clicked it and chose hardware/properties/change settings/driver/update driver/
It gives you two options automatically search and manual search. Choose
automatically search. It will install the fastboot drivers. Then in command prompt type this
Code: 
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot reboot
You can actually just copy paste this into command prompt

Here is the zip with the images and batch you'll need here

all done with method one.

Method two:
Go here and get superoneclick then grab this zip here. Then run super oneclick
I do this while super one click is still on but to each his own
unzip the file you downloaded and push shift and right click your mouse on the file
select "Open command window here"
copy and paste this into the command window
Code: 
adb push tools/recovery.img /sdcard/
adb push tools/flash_image /sdcard/
adb push tools/boot.img /sdcard/
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
reboot recovery
done
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Asadullah..... In your post you say...
Your phone will boot into a blue screen which is bootloader but will not be recognized. Install the fastboot drivers in windows by going to start/devices and printers/android device I clicked it and chose hardware/properties/change settings/driver/update driver/
It gives you two options automatically search and manual search. Choose
automatically search. It will install the fastboot drivers.

What can be done if you can't turn on your debugging. And when my computer does the auto search for the Android driver it doesn't find it and I have all the drivers installed and the SDK and JDK programs plus the newest LG USB drivers and the LG new tool that updates the stock 2.2.1 OS the current ends with V4 the new ends with V9.
Do you know the name of the file that the computer searches for the Android device.
 
I'm sorry but asadullah is no longer supporting this thread. Sometimes you have to uninstall all your drivers and install a fresh set of drivers, to get the Fastboot drivers to install. I did it a long time ago and can't remember exactly how I did it but I'm almost sure that was how I did it.
 
AndyOpie150 said:
I'm sorry but asadullah is no longer supporting this thread. Sometimes you have to uninstall all your drivers and install a fresh set of drivers, to get the Fastboot drivers to install. I did it a long time ago and can't remember exactly how I did it but I'm almost sure that was how I did it.
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I have done that 2 or 3 times plus uninstalled the Android SDK and the Java JDK and reinstalled but nothing changes. as soon as I enter the adb reboot bootloader and I am diconnected from my phone the found device pops up asking for the Android driver
 
Well, I'll try to help by keeping an eye out for any solutions. When I have time I'll try to do some searching as well.
 
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