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Root [ROM][WIP] BACKside ROM (CM7) + Green Machine Theme

The asopCWMod that's in the first post is the recommended recovery by the devs for the IHO-CM7 ROM's. Maybe that is why it works so well for me. Give it a try all that you could possibly lose is time spent.

JerryScript would not have put it in his first post unless that was the version we are supposed to use with this ROM.
 
AndyOpie150 said:
The asopCWMod that's in the first post is the recommended recovery by the devs for the IHO-CM7 ROM's. Maybe that is why it works so well for me. Give it a try all that you could possibly lose is time spent.

JerryScript would not have put it in his first post unless that was the version we are supposed to use with this ROM.
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hmm, I just tried downloading it but I was overwriting a file i downloaded on 6/30, so I believe I do have this same version. why does clockworkmod report version 3.2.0.0 then? you're right though, It can't hurt. I'll try flashing it and see if the version changes. thanks
 
Hi everyone. First time poster here...

I was able to root the phone, verified with root checker. I am trying to install the custom rom in the first post but get an error "E: signature verification failed. Installation aborted"

Any idea?
 
adam22 said:
Hi everyone. First time poster here...

I was able to root the phone, verified with root checker. I am trying to install the custom rom in the first post but get an error "E: signature verification failed. Installation aborted"

Any idea?
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Try turning off signature verification, it's right below choose zip from sdcard.
 
JerryScript said:
I grabbed that S Gingerbread, tossed it in my oven, tweaked it with some V sauce, and I have a semi-working port on my phone now, rooted and running smooth as butter. Everything is working except the phone itself and mobile data, due to the update having a new radio.img that I'm not willing to flash at this time. If you want a pure gingerbread Optimus tablet, it's a great port. If you want a fully functioning phone, it may take awhile. ;)
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Where would I find such a port?
 
BobZhome just posted one right above your post! ;)

I just got my build environment working again, been down since kernel.org was hacked. I kept thinking they would be back up soon, so why change all my configurations. But yesterday I got tired of waiting, and thanks to Sanghee Kim at Google Groups, I don't have to wait anylonger!
 
Hi folks,

First time poster and owner of a brand new Optimus V here. Not sure if this is the place to get help but I really want to install this rom on my phone so here goes:

This is my first Android device so I'm a little inexperienced with rooting, recovery, flashing, and the like. I love the stock V experience but I feel like I could get some improved performance and battery life, which is why I want to install this rom.

After much hassle, and failing with SuperOneClick multiple times, I finally got my phone rooted using gingerbreak 1.2.0 that I ran directly from the phone. I came across this thread and tried to follow the instructions in the OP but something went wrong. I understand that I should use CWM recovery to wipe the phone, but I didn't know what to do with the .img files that were linked to. So I installed ROM Manager and tried to flash CWM that way. When I did it, the phone went into a black screen, stayed there for like 5-10 minutes, and then rebooted itself. I then tried to boot into recovery, but it just went to a black screen again and this time just stayed there. I let it sit for about 30 minutes. Nothing changed so I decided to pull the battery out since the phone wasn't responding to anything else. I tried again a few more times after that and got the same result. Whether I reboot into recovery from ROM Manager or use the physical key combo, nothing works.

Where do I go from here? Should I try to reinstall the stock recovery, and if so, how do I do that? What am I supposed to do with those .img files? I have no clue how to open them other than burning to a disk. I'm running Windows 7.

I apologize for the super long post, so if you're reading this... thanks for helping a fellow OV user out!

One more thing, what's the average battery life you guys get with this rom? And is that with wifi/3g on or off? Thanks again!
 
If you used Gingerbreak, you may not have all the files need installed yet.

1) SuperUser by ChainsDD -- may as well be sure you have the latest version, download from the market
(if you have trouble updating it, look for Superuser Update Fixer by ChainsDD on the market)
2) BusyBox by Stericson -- download from the market, used for just about everything in the background
3) flash_image -- download and use a root file manager to place in /system/bin then long-press it and select either permissions or properties (depends on the file manager) and set the permissions as follows:
Owner = Read, Write, Execute
Group = Read, Execute
Others = Read, Execute
You now have the tools you need

Next, you need a custom recovery, they only take a minute to install, don't be nervous about anything here. The file is an img file, but not one like you burn to a DVD, if you got it in a zip file, unzip it, it should be .img
1) Download the recovery I link to from my first post in this thread aospCWMod, and put it on your sdcard (if you download via your phone, it's already there, probably in the download folder)
2) Open terminal emulator (download from the market if you haven't already), then type in
cd /sdcard
(if the recovery file is still in the download folder, type cd /sdcard/download)
3) Now type
Code: 
su
flash_image recovery NAME_OF_RECOVERY.img
reboot recovery
In a few seconds, you should be in recovery, from there, follow the steps in my OP to wipe, flash, and enjoy! ;)
 
JerryScript said:
BobZhome just posted one right above your post! ;)

I just got my build environment working again, been down since kernel.org was hacked. I kept thinking they would be back up soon, so why change all my configurations. But yesterday I got tired of waiting, and thanks to Sanghee Kim at Google Groups, I don't have to wait anylonger!
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I know and nothing against bob but all the roms have differences and I don't want to change roms when I'm use to this one. Thank you I'll be patient. Lol
 
JerryScript said:
If you used Gingerbreak, you may not have all the files need installed yet.

1) SuperUser by ChainsDD -- may as well be sure you have the latest version, download from the market
(if you have trouble updating it, look for Superuser Update Fixer by ChainsDD on the market)
2) BusyBox by Stericson -- download from the market, used for just about everything in the background
3) flash_image -- download and use a root file manager to place in /system/bin then long-press it and select either permissions or properties (depends on the file manager) and set the permissions as follows:
Owner = Read, Write, Execute
Group = Read, Execute
Others = Read, Execute
You now have the tools you need

Next, you need a custom recovery, they only take a minute to install, don't be nervous about anything here. The file is an img file, but not one like you burn to a DVD, if you got it in a zip file, unzip it, it should be .img
1) Download the recovery I link to from my first post in this thread aospCWMod, and put it on your sdcard (if you download via your phone, it's already there, probably in the download folder)
2) Open terminal emulator (download from the market if you haven't already), then type in
cd /sdcard
(if the recovery file is still in the download folder, type cd /sdcard/download)
3) Now type
Code: 
su
flash_image recovery NAME_OF_RECOVERY.img
reboot recovery
In a few seconds, you should be in recovery, from there, follow the steps in my OP to wipe, flash, and enjoy! ;)
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Ok so, I've got pretty much everything downloaded and installed. The only thing I'm having trouble with is BusyBox. I downloaded the installer from the market like you said, and I clicked install. It took me through a few dialogs and gave me the option to install to /system/xbin or /system/bin. I chose bin, then pressed ok. A dialog popped up saying "Please wait while we locate BusyBox and gather system data..." and it just sat there for quite a while, probably around 15 minutes. I exited the app and tried again, but this time it said that BusyBox was found in bin. I checked it out and saw a 600kb file with the only permissions set to execute by owner. Does this mean BusyBox was installed correctly?

One more thing, I didn't know where to download flash_image so I did a google search and came across this link:

Help please :)

I downloaded a zip file that had a few directories in it with some other files. Is the flash_image file supposed to be stand alone or do I need these other files?

Thanks for all your help.

UPDATE 2: Very strange! I thought the problem might be a bad download so I re-downloaded everything and tried to do the install from scratch. A post on here said that I also had to select Wipe data/factory reset in recovery so I added that as well. I re-flashed everything and rebooted. Same thing. I waited about 22 minutes without touching the phone to see if the screen would show up, but got nothing. I did notice one thing though, if I tap in the spot where the phone icon should be, I can tap around the screen and hear the dialing noises. Odd.

Anyway, this whole thing has me really peeved because I seem to hit a roadblock at every step in the process, starting back when I was attempting to root it initially. Gonna try to restore the old kernel and rom. I'm still open to suggestions.
UPDATE 1: From the things I read on other forums it seemed BusyBox was indeed installed so I went ahead with the rest of the installation. I followed all your instructions to the letter and now I'm not sure what's happening. After I flash the gapps, I select the Reboot phone option and the LG logo comes up. Then after a couple minutes I hear the boot sound (about the phone exploding) then nothing. The screen is lit but stays black. The screen and hardware keys stay lit for a bit then go off. If I hold down the power key I can feel the phone vibrate, and if I mess with the volume keys I can hear the sound indicator going up or down. Also, pressing the hardware keys lights everything up. It's almost like it's working but the screen just doesn't show anything or respond to any touches.

I didn't flash the Green Machine theme cuz I wasn't too crazy about it. Could that be the problem? What should I do from here? I'm going to try restoring the old rom so that least the phone works.
 
New build is up, removed bootloader from the reboot menu, switch to Blarf's v2 kernel to work with newer screens:
BACKside-IHO-VM670-09162011.zip
md5 checksum f9d4b272e93809da3fae17fe0f8d7322

If you use the GreenMachineTheme, be sure to use the newer version:
http://www.mediafire.com/?5wtc3l84h5tcnob

You will probably need to flash gapps, ymmv, only adds 1 1/2 minutes to the entire process. ;)

Coming soon, builds with newer proprietary blobs to test out, only or the adventurous!
 
No, it is primarily a fix for those with the newer screens. No need to flash if you have the old screen, and you don't have a problem with the bootloader option (if you don't know what I'm talking about, you don't have a problem with it ;) )
 
Insufficient space is due to the fact that although the apps have been moved to the sdcard, the app's data has not, and the calculations the market installer makes do not consider the app to be moved.

You can try link2sd or dark tremor's apps2sd, but both require a full re-install of all apps everytime you flash a new ROM. I prefer to use TitaniumBackup to manage my apps. If I don't use an app for more than a week, I back it up with TB and then uninstall it. When I need it, I restore it, only takes 30 seconds. By keeping my rarely used apps backed up but uninstalled, I have virtually unlimited app space! ;)
 
Prometheus_ said:
Well, I updated none the less, and did a very through clear of my data. Phone's working fine, everything's running fine. Just wondering though, if I used Titan Backup to move apps to my SD card, and then did a system reset, did it clear the app data on the sd card? And I don't know if you can help, but I figure posting it here won't hurt.
http://androidforums.com/lg-optimus-v/415184-enough-free-space-but-insufficient-space-message.html
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I've tried App2SD and it doesn't work as well as Link2SD. I highly recommend Link2SD! So far I've got about 90+ apps and rising! You have to create a second partition onto your SD card though. Make sure you backup all your files on the SD card before you create a second partition. I did that without backing up and lost ALL my previous data >_<.. Anyways, Link2SD FTWWWWW :D
 
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