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Root [WIP][DEV] Custom Recovery/Bootloader unlocking Work In Progress Thread
- Thread starter plasticarmyman
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- lg motion 4g
Nope
It didn't work though, blank screen, absolutely nothing happens, can still get into emergency and flash firmware though. If someone can get me details on what was done/source from freegee, I could try looking through it and CWM, try to mix them together and get it to work.
Shabbypenguin
Extreme Android User
Nope
it flashes the nexus 4 bootloader to the optimus g. there is nothing to mix together or any source. it was purely a lucky bet that the nexus 4 is so very similar
not sure if this is already known
[14:59] <zeest> ya, it checks for the signed rom, and you have to be careful even what apks you remove, if something is something, the bootloader will brick itself
[14:59] <zeest> something is missing*
[15:00] <IOMonster_work> the bootloader doesn't actually do that
[15:00] <IOMonster_work> it's part of the boot.img
[15:00] <IOMonster_work> it's an app called "wallpaper"
[15:00] <zeest> oh, i read that it did, more people giving out misinformation
[15:00] <IOMonster_work> nope, it's an app in /system/bin/
[15:00] <zeest> ah
[15:00] <IOMonster_work> replace it with a script that says "exit 0" and it'll remove that check
[15:00] <IOMonster_work> since you can't touch boot.img
[15:00] <IOMonster_work> which launches it
[15:01] <zeest> and then would we be in? is it really that easy?
[15:01] <IOMonster_work> sort of
[15:01] <IOMonster_work> that'd let you screw around with the ROM
[15:01] <IOMonster_work> but you wouldn't be able to flash recovery
[15:01] <IOMonster_work> or any custom roms that require a new kernel
[15:01] <IOMonster_work> or ramdisk
EDIT: If someone can get me an lg optimus regard aboot file, it will help a ton, at least help us make progress.
[14:59] <zeest> ya, it checks for the signed rom, and you have to be careful even what apks you remove, if something is something, the bootloader will brick itself
[14:59] <zeest> something is missing*
[15:00] <IOMonster_work> the bootloader doesn't actually do that
[15:00] <IOMonster_work> it's part of the boot.img
[15:00] <IOMonster_work> it's an app called "wallpaper"
[15:00] <zeest> oh, i read that it did, more people giving out misinformation
[15:00] <IOMonster_work> nope, it's an app in /system/bin/
[15:00] <zeest> ah
[15:00] <IOMonster_work> replace it with a script that says "exit 0" and it'll remove that check
[15:00] <IOMonster_work> since you can't touch boot.img
[15:00] <IOMonster_work> which launches it
[15:01] <zeest> and then would we be in? is it really that easy?
[15:01] <IOMonster_work> sort of
[15:01] <IOMonster_work> that'd let you screw around with the ROM
[15:01] <IOMonster_work> but you wouldn't be able to flash recovery
[15:01] <IOMonster_work> or any custom roms that require a new kernel
[15:01] <IOMonster_work> or ramdisk
EDIT: If someone can get me an lg optimus regard aboot file, it will help a ton, at least help us make progress.
omgbossis21
Android Enthusiast
Goin to have to look into that..
Must have a different name...
Must have a different name...
What must have a different name? The phone is the LG Optimus Regard, the file should be aboot and should be in the folder /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name
You should be able to just do adb shell (i think the phone has to have busybox) then su, then dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot of=/sdcard/aboot.img
Just send me that aboot.img, and hopefully we will be that much closer to unlocking the bootloader.
omgbossis21
Android Enthusiast
Posted aboot in the other thread for you. I meant i have nothing by the name of wallpaper.
omgbossis21
Android Enthusiast
Hey i replaced the link w the actual image file first one was a goof.
omgbossis21
Android Enthusiast
Browsing the aboot it mentions entering fastboot, qfprom fuse, and all of the factory reset...
omgbossis21
Android Enthusiast
Yes that has been said but nobody brave enough to try it yet lol
Well, I can verify that it works and is completely safe, 3 times in a row. I have done things that should have perma-bricked my phone already, I'm not worried about it. I tried the Optimus G unlocker already, and though I had messed up then. My phone wouldn't light up or respond to anything in any way. I still had E-mode though. I am beginning to think that E-mode is programmed directly into the hardware, kind of like how BIOS is programmed into the motherboard of a computer.
omgbossis21
Android Enthusiast
Cool i hAvent been able to test my phone that way since its my business phone lol
When your in fast boot try the fastboot oem unlock command just for kicks....
When your in fast boot try the fastboot oem unlock command just for kicks....
twogbsd
Android Expert
zimlokks
Android Expert
xD lolz we'll find out as soon as we get into dumb fastboot
Oem unlock didn't return any errors, can someone give me a link to CWM? I'm having the worst of luck finding one that isn't "device specific".
EDIT:
This does seem to do a factory reset, however it does it in "total time: 0.005s" So my question is, why does the actual factory reset take so long?
EDIT:
This does seem to do a factory reset, however it does it in "total time: 0.005s" So my question is, why does the actual factory reset take so long?
benalmighty
Android Enthusiast
there was quite a bit of talk about cwm on the earlier posts on this thread. Maybe like page 2 or 3. Not too sure about one that isn't device specific though.
benalmighty
Android Enthusiast
Haha. sorry, I wasn't much of a help.
You seem like you know what you're doing.
Good luck.
You seem like you know what you're doing.
Good luck.
Shabbypenguin
Extreme Android User
>.> im not seeing the "progress"? if anyone flashes CWM thats the same error they will get
Oh, didn't know that, I thought we were just getting an error before we are even able to flash it.