thevisitor83
Well-Known Member
We are rooted lets talk about this now.
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Root Recovery and ROMs
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kevinrubio
Android Expert
JWhipple
Android Enthusiast
I've read that the LG Revolution recovery is being ported.
I'm VERY curious to see how compatible these two phones are - once we have recovery I'd like to tinker trying a revolution ROM to to see how much it would take to get one to work.
Funny thing is that even LG left a Verizon shutdown audio file (presumably from the Revolution) on the Esteem.
thevisitor83
Well-Known Member
I changed my power on sound yesterday,and i saw that in their.lol
God i hope thats good news on recovery,im working with playfulgod to see if he can port recovery for the esteem,but we've hit a wall we cant get the
cat /proc/mtd. no mtd we dont know the boot size,recovery,ect.
WOULD LOVE HELP ON THE ABOVE PROBLEM.
God i hope thats good news on recovery,im working with playfulgod to see if he can port recovery for the esteem,but we've hit a wall we cant get the
cat /proc/mtd. no mtd we dont know the boot size,recovery,ect.
WOULD LOVE HELP ON THE ABOVE PROBLEM.
mtmichaelson
Android Enthusiast
Hey, I have got most all of the mount points and they are all the same as the Revo. Hit me up on pm at xda and we can chat.
ChazzMatt
Android Enthusiast
Yeah, our phone is better than stock Revolution at this point because we have 2.3 and they don't yet.
When they get 2.3 (thanks to our phone files being uploaded), then we can all share in ROM goodies.
Yeah, our phone is better than stock Revolution at this point because we have 2.3 and they don't yet.
When they get 2.3 (thanks to our phone files being uploaded), then we can all share in ROM goodies.
sorry to burst your bubble, but the Revolution already has 2.3... And i'm pretty sure its an official release too.
JWhipple
Android Enthusiast
Definitely NOT an official release.... LG REVOLUTION Android 2.3 Gingerbread update? - Verizon Wireless Community
ChazzMatt
Android Enthusiast
Sorry to burst your bubble, you have no clue.
Research before you post, please. Saves you embarrassment. That's why all the LG Rev guys wanted our files, to MAKE a 2.3 ROM for their phones. Our LG Esteem is a refresh of the LG Revolution and it has 2.3 out of the gate. LG never released 2.3 for the Revolution.
JWhipple
Android Enthusiast
This is going to come across as me being an arsehole - that's not my intention, but still it probably will seem that way.
If you're needing directions on how to do it, you're probably not the best candidate for testing. Lots of things can go wrong and the lack of experience may send you climbing the walls in a panic mode if something goes wrong!
geetarstar
Member
Too true. As much as I want to contribute to testing and being a guinea pig, I really rather not run the risk of bricking my phone. Which the warranty probably won't cover and may have to claim it as "lost" and pay a deductible($100+) for a new one.
I'd wait for a stable recovery.
mtmichaelson
Android Enthusiast
As of right now I know of 3 people willing to do the work for getting a proper working recovery. The only problem is none have an esteem, so there will need to be testers. Can bad things happen, yes, but 99 times out of 100 it can be saved. So volunteers would be awesome! Just let me know! Thanks!
geetarstar
Member
99/100 is believable having similar experiences with my Moto Droid. Hell, I'll take the risks if it helps get us a working recovery.
I'm in. pm me or whatever.
thevisitor83
Well-Known Member
i got a bricked esteem.so if theirs a one click ill use it.
mtmichaelson
Android Enthusiast
How are you bricked? Into fastboot? Can you boot into the recovery?
mtmichaelson
Android Enthusiast
Ya, if we push a bad recovery it will brick into fastboot. We should be able to fastboot push the stock recovery to get it to work again. Also, one of our Revo guys is trying to get the full system file that can recover 99% of bricks.
thevisitor83
Well-Known Member
I can do a factory reset but i cant get past boot loader.
thevisitor83
Well-Known Member
I want in on that program that will unbrick ur phone.
mtmichaelson
Android Enthusiast
Since you can access recovery, then it sounds like it has messed up the boot.img. You will have to find the proper fastboot drivers and push the stock boot.img. I've got a copy of the stock boot.img if you need it.
PlayfulGod
Extreme Android User
recovery has nadda to do with the OS version
I have a CWM built, but, I'm not sure on the partition sizes like thevistor said. I think I got em right, but not confident in em like I am with mtd.
I also have the esteem src code and working on a custom kernel for it.
Question, has anyone tried overclocking the stock kernel with any oc apps?
from what I can tell from the src it should be able to oc to 1.4 w/o modding. Thus far all I've done is added the needed lines so the cpufreqs broadcast so CM can see em.
I also plan to dig thru the android src and see if may give away any needed info. Mostly looks like patches for vanilla android src.
I have the esteem and also stuck in Boot Loop, I was able to hold the vol buttons down and get to the factory reset and thats it... reset and boot loop... how can I push the OTB Rom ( which I dont have ) on it when i cant get it to stay on long enough to connect to my computer? I need help becuz was just gonna turn it in for a new one at metro becuz its still within the 30 day warrenty!
