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Root [rom] stock virgin

asadullah

asadullah

Android Enthusiast
This is a slightly modified stock rom. I've added the flash_image and su binaries as well as a modified boot image that turns r.o secure off *

How to use this:
1) Root your phone using super one click found here
2) Put the rom found here on your sdcard
3) Install recovery found in next post
4) Reboot into recovery# wipe everything that you want@
5) Choose option Flash zip from sdcard
6) Select the zip file press the home key twice let it do it's thing
7)reboot phone

----Additional Notes--------

It's best to have adb in your system path follow this simple tutorial here

* r.o secure prevents you from adb remount when turned off you can type adb remount from terminal or command prompt then adb push items to anywhere on your phone. Very handy

# you can reboot into recovery several ways but my two favorites are:
1) turn phone completely off once off hold down the home and volume down key and then press the power key. Hold all three for a second and then release and it will take you to recovery.
2) Type
Code: 
adb reboot recovery
in command prompt or terminal shell

@ Anytime you flash a rom the minimum that you must wipe is data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache



MANY THANKS ACROSS ALOT OF DIFFERENT FORUMS
 
***HOW TO GET RECOVERY IMAGE ON PHONE***
First grab this zip here
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
 
Well hopefully this sunday I got another rom coming out not stock. it really depends how work and school go
 
I have rooted and flashed a custom recovery on my V, but my girlfriend just got one today (unrooted, completely stock). I noticed that there was not a legitimate (Just In Case) Unroot method for the V yet, simply because we didnt have the stock recovery image (because we all already flashed the custom recovery). I can run the shell root using OneClickRoot on her phone and run an adb pull command to pull the recovery_image (if it is possible) so we can all have a fail safe way to send our phones back if need be. Does anyone know if i can adb pull the stock recovery_image?
 
Read your post above.

Would love clarification as to the two questions below:
1. Is your recovery image a STOCK image?
2. Is your ROM (other than as to the referenced "ro unlocked" and su/flash_image binaries) also a STOCK image?

Thanks for letting us know.
 
dinlaca said:
Read your post above.

Would love clarification as to the two questions below:
1. Is your recovery image a STOCK image?
2. Is your ROM (other than as to the referenced "ro unlocked" and su/flash_image binaries) also a STOCK image?

Thanks for letting us know.
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Recovery Image = Amon Ra (non-stock)
Rom Image = Stock image with root (havent found anything worth flashing yet)
Thanks!
 
gfurr24 said:
Recovery Image = Amon Ra (non-stock)
Rom Image = Stock image with root (havent found anything worth flashing yet)
Thanks!
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Has the Recovery Image (Amon Ra) had its buttons fixed? Or, is it the Recovery Image from the Optimus S (which has switched Home and Menu buttons)?

Thanks in advance.
 
dinlaca said:
Has the Recovery Image (Amon Ra) had its buttons fixed? Or, is it the Recovery Image from the Optimus S (which has switched Home and Menu buttons)?

Thanks in advance.
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Its the one from the Optimus S. The Home and Menu buttons are switched.
 
Will this work on the newer Phones with the S screen?

[edit] Nope, wont work, you get a black screen but can still hear the phone boot up.

[edit] Can we get a version of this that will work with the S screen version of the Op V?
 
bigsupersquid said:
Here is a patched version of asadullah's zip, with the March 2011 kernel extracted from a newer boot.img.
try it and let me know if it works for you. If it does, I'll post it on the other forums too, and add a stock recovery with the newer kernel as well.
stockopv_newscreen-signed.zip - 4shared.com - online file sharing and storage - download
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Thanks, got it installed. Seems to be working fine so far. Now I got to decide to stay with this or go back to CM7.


[edit] Checked in Running Services before installing any apps and was wondering what the numbers at the bottom mean. it says:
"Other: 45MB in 5 Avail:262MB+78 in 21"

[edit] Anyone having screen rotation issues with this Rom. I am and haven't had any issues with other Roms.
 
Is there a stock rom with the original Virgin Mobile boot screen??

asadullah said:
This is a slightly modified stock rom. I've added the flash_image and su binaries as well as a modified boot image that turns r.o secure off *

How to use this:
1) Root your phone using super one click found here
2) Put the rom found here on your sdcard
3) Install recovery found in next post
4) Reboot into recovery# wipe everything that you want@
5) Choose option Flash zip from sdcard
6) Select the zip file press the home key twice let it do it's thing
7)reboot phone

----Additional Notes--------

It's best to have adb in your system path follow this simple tutorial here

* r.o secure prevents you from adb remount when turned off you can type adb remount from terminal or command prompt then adb push items to anywhere on your phone. Very handy

# you can reboot into recovery several ways but my two favorites are:
1) turn phone completely off once off hold down the home and volume down key and then press the power key. Hold all three for a second and then release and it will take you to recovery.
2) Type
Code: 
adb reboot recovery
in command prompt or terminal shell

@ Anytime you flash a rom the minimum that you must wipe is data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache



MANY THANKS ACROSS ALOT OF DIFFERENT FORUMS
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HAT1985 said:
Is there a stock rom with the original Virgin Mobile boot screen??
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the one in the OP (old screen type) or in post #11 (new screen type) should have it. I'm not aware that it was removed from the ramdisk... if I'm wrong, by all means let me know.
 
asadullah said:
***HOW TO GET RECOVERY IMAGE ON PHONE***
First grab this zip here
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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Will this work on OpVs with the new screen?
 
the command line process will work, yes.
the recovery and boot.img from the old post, no.
you'll need an updated recovery which handles the newer sprint screens, and the boot.img has the old kernel config which will give you a blank display on the new ov. I put some compatible recoveries in the blackscreen sticky on android central->optimus v rooting,roms,and hacks forum. if you want a specific recovery which is already compatible with the older OV's, that isn't there in the sticky, patched for the newer screens, pm me (I don't read here too often) and I'll fix it up and post it.
 
Would it be possible to get a True Stock Virgin Rom. I got a newer phone and installed this Rom in order to call Customer Service for a problem I had and then noticed I had version 2.2.1 and not 2.2.2 like I should have. Plus this version is prerooted.
Also I would like to be able to go back to the Stock Recovery.

On my old Huawei Ascend they had a simple upgrade file that took the Rom and recovery back to out of the box stock. Put the file on your SD and click on Upgrade software and after a reboot you were back to stock and could return the phone if needed.
http://androidforums.com/ascend-all-things-root/282038-how-flash-huawei-ascend-stock.html

I have no idea what it would take to get this done but it would be very useful and I for one would be very thankful.
 
AndyOpie150 said:
Go here [How-to] Return your phone to stock(mostly)! - Android Forums
It's toward the bottom of the OP's post.
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um, sorry to contradict...
I looked at the post and it was last edited in March, so it's most likely a 2.2.1 image like the other stock images around.
I'm sure someone uploaded a 2.2.2 somewhere for the devs to pick apart, but I'd be surprised if it was not rooted.
You really want a stock, unrooted rom?
I can unroot the nandroid I made from the new 2.2.2 I had to get to replace the better, older OV I borked up, and upload it for you when I get time. I can include the stock recovery as well. You should then be able to restore it, reboot, and have a completely stock, lame ( <=- personal opinion) system for whatever reason you want it.
I should have time by the weekend (the woman says I need to make some money, so my time is limited while I conjure that money up out of ebay or odd jobs or whatever.)
 
bigsupersquid said:
um, sorry to contradict...
I looked at the post and it was last edited in March, so it's most likely a 2.2.1 image like the other stock images around.
I'm sure someone uploaded a 2.2.2 somewhere for the devs to pick apart, but I'd be surprised if it was not rooted.
You really want a stock, unrooted rom?
I can unroot the nandroid I made from the new 2.2.2 I had to get to replace the better, older OV I borked up, and upload it for you when I get time. I can include the stock recovery as well. You should then be able to restore it, reboot, and have a completely stock, lame ( <=- personal opinion) system for whatever reason you want it.
I should have time by the weekend (the woman says I need to make some money, so my time is limited while I conjure that money up out of ebay or odd jobs or whatever.)
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I don't currently need it as my problem was solved. The 2.2.1 mostly stock rom got me by this time. Was only asking because if I do ever need to go back to pure stock it would be nice to have it, and I am sure that others out there could use it as well. But I got to agree, stock is kinda lame, and not much fun either.
 
ballsass said:
Actually, I do. I would like a signed 2.2.1 firmware since I cannot root 2.2.2 (tried SuperOneClick, Z4, Sons of Korhal, Gingerbreak, Gingersnap and doing stuff directly in adb).

When I do it in adb, I get a mmap() error.

So, I'd love to be able to go to 2.2.1 and get root.
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The old rooting methods have been patched in the source. Now you have to resort to trickery, ie let a symlink and the init process do the magick for you. Try Gordita Root. ;)
 
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