ok i have a lgms769 from metropcs i flashed the t-mobile 20vf kdz( the lg p769) i have root but cant unlock bootloader or install recovery but i have root, i had it unlocked til i flashed a wrong rom and had bricked it.
someone please help
+1 this.I'm not gonna even bother flashing a TMO ROM. Too much headache.
I'm also frustrated that there are no kdz files or ROMs specifically for the L9 MetroPCS version.
Lgms769 is exactly like P769. Another thing (to OP) you would know if you unlocked the bootloader. Unlocking bootloader requires flashing euro kdz 20b, and you will mess your phone up if you don't do some reading.
CM 10.1 P769
kuma82 said:
Lgms769 is exactly like P769. Another thing (to OP) you would know if you unlocked the bootloader. Unlocking bootloader requires flashing euro kdz 20b, and you will mess your phone up if you don't do some reading.
CM 10.1 P769
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but with the P769 firmware, does the phone still function properly on MetroPCS's 4G ??? And is there no simple way to unlock it? Seems to be way too complicated.
Check phandroid there is a cyanogen mod by bobzhome and I believe they are near perfect (both versions).
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Justinchi said:
but with the P769 firmware, does the phone still function properly on MetroPCS's 4G ??? And is there no simple way to unlock it? Seems to be way too complicated.
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There is no simple way to unlock.
Second question
Yes it operates fine on the T-Mobile ROM. MetroPCS and T-Mobile have merged together.
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I downloaded rom toolbox and ran the cpu info script and the lgms769 has a lg p769 board in it, i have root and recovery on lgms769 v10b so its ok i guess im woeking on a custom rom.
And for update binary ro.product.device is u2.
thasilenthacker said:
I downloaded rom toolbox and ran the cpu info script and the lgms769 has a lg p769 board in it, i have root and recovery on lgms769 v10b so its ok i guess im woeking on a custom rom.
And for update binary ro.product.device is u2.
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This might make you feel a little better
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42316784
On OP is a tweak to add move 2 sd, and a swap script that will allow you to install large games. Since you have rom toolbox just use it to change the build.prop and add the swap script (set at boot)
CM 10.1 P769
Metro already allows moving to SD card. That's where the script idea came from I believe
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omgbossis21 said:
Metro already allows moving to SD card. That's where the script idea came from I believe
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correct when i got my lgms769 the option was available but i dont use it
omgbossis21 said:
Metro already allows moving to SD card. That's where the script idea came from I believe
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I added it to the build.prop, not unless they changed something when it finally came out. That option was not present in the build.prop of the kdz I got from lg. I found this out by comparing the build.prop of wind and T-Mobile.
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thasilenthacker said:
correct when i got my lgms769 the option was available but i dont use it
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Are you sure you aren't talking about using my cwm backup? I added it to the build.prop before I uploaded it.
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Please help.
I am a newbee to embedded devices, can someone help me or let me know what I can do with this mobile (LGM769 MetroPCS)?
Can the bootloader be unlocked and can I run custom ROMs on it? I read a lot of posts which just confused me (Maybe it's my Multiple Sclerosis) maybe I am just thick either way some help would be much appreciated. I know this mobile is getting old but it's the only thing I have.
Thanks,
-BaCs
BaCs74 said:
I am a newbee to embedded devices, can someone help me or let me know what I can do with this mobile (LGM769 MetroPCS)?
Can the bootloader be unlocked and can I run custom ROMs on it? I read a lot of posts which just confused me (Maybe it's my Multiple Sclerosis) maybe I am just thick either way some help would be much appreciated. I know this mobile is getting old but it's the only thing I have.
Thanks,
-BaCs
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No brother, this phone is definitely a nightmare. Unlocking the bootloader is the tricky part. I haven't tried myself, can't afford for my phone to be down while attempting to unlock the bootloader. There are those who have succeeded on the first try and there are those who have tried many times and failed.
If you have plenty of free time on your hands, then I'd give it a shot. But, before you do, make sure you have LGs drivers installed on your PC as well as the OMAP4 fastboot drivers. Because of the OMAP4 fastboot drivers, this phone is practically unbrickable. Just search the threads in the L9 forums for 'fastboot'.
As for your device getting old, I still have a Optimus One variant, P509, that's still running today. And there's a KitKat ROM for it too. I really wish the L9 was as easy to manage as my Optimus T is.
Best of luck
Thank you for the reply I'll check it out because this is my only mobile right now. Might have to rethink it. I read the whole thread and noticed that this so-called "devil phone" is not worth the effort. Next time I will just purchase a mobile that has been boot-loader unlocked and root potential and be done with it..lol
Cheers!
shinobisoft said:
No brother, this phone is definitely a nightmare. Unlocking the bootloader is the tricky part. I haven't tried myself, can't afford for my phone to be down while attempting to unlock the bootloader. There are those who have succeeded on the first try and there are those who have tried many times and failed.
If you have plenty of free time on your hands, then I'd give it a shot. But, before you do, make sure you have LGs drivers installed on your PC as well as the OMAP4 fastboot drivers. Because of the OMAP4 fastboot drivers, this phone is practically unbrickable. Just search the threads in the L9 forums for 'fastboot'.
As for your device getting old, I still have a Optimus One variant, P509, that's still running today. And there's a KitKat ROM for it too. I really wish the L9 was as easy to manage as my Optimus T is.
Best of luck
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Related
NEWSFLASH: Rooting V10G P769 is possible now... visit this page
***All following information was true upto 2-March-2013 only before new Root Method arrived. lolz
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Lolz.:laugh: Title says it all. I am just curious to know how many of you are stuck on Unrooted P769V10G?
Facts+Observations (till post update date)
P769 V10E is ROOTABLE
P769 V10G is NOT ROOTABLE
P769 V11A Wind Mobile is also NOT ROOTABLE
Some were on Rooted P769 V10E and accidentally or unknowingly they updated (in sleep) to V10G and lost Root and now stuck on it.
Once on UNROOTED V10G, you CANNOT REVERT BACK to V10E or previous roms (if any). Some people tried but they got some weird results.
Once on V10G you can flash "V11A Wind Mobile" kdz but that also CANNOT BE ROOTED.
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WARNING: DO NOT FLASH OTHER KDZ FROM P768/P765/P760 ON P769 AS THE HARDWARE IS NOT FULLY COMPATIBLE AND YOU MAY PARTIALLY OR PERMANENTLY BRICK THE PHONE.
Club of people who are stuck on P769-V10G.
1) JAWheat411
2) cookiephone
3) rbraswell8
4) KieKAzami
5) fastwanabe
6) mderuelle
7) dcs101
8) alienngp
9) guest_2011
10) aequitas3
11) lay-z beatz
12) JustinRawr < v10g preloaded
13) [email protected]
14) dismantlehands
15) FusiveR
16) mike6696
17) han-shinbi
18) mrmathematica < v10g preloaded
19) AwesomeTurtle < v10g preloaded
21) Tablechair < v10g preloaded
Members who ROOTED with new ROOT method and left CLUB.
1) bandagraph < v10g preloaded
Appeal to all Club-members
Please tell us what exactly happened when you try to flash old versions V10E or V10A? Where does it stop? Any details? If you share your experiences, someone may find some solution from here or from elsewhere. Asking all pals to add your names and share your ideas and workarounds.
Maybe something good comes out of discussion and sharing of information.
Not kidding...
I read somewhere on L9 threads that once upgrading to 10g or 10h, you can't go back to 10a, is this problem only on P769? because it's possible to downgrade down to 10a from 10h on P760. but... with some little troubles
you see after downgrading to 10a i coudn't even type my simcard pincode, because the phone was horribly slow!
i had to soft reset (power button + home key + volume up) after resetting it was allright but a new problem here after resetting.... i lost everything, LUCKILY i setup LG's backup tool to backup everything twice a week, so restoring with this app is a life savior i tell you, it even restore settings, downloaded apps, homescreen settings and widgets, everything!
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Not sure but I heard you could KDZ back to older version. So not sure what happened.
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hamdimo said:
I read somewhere on L9 threads that once upgrading to 10g or 10h, you can't go back to 10a, is this problem only on P769? because it's possible to downgrade down to 10a from 10h on P760. but... with some little troubles
you see after downgrading to 10a i coudn't even type my simcard pincode, because the phone was horribly slow!
i had to soft reset (power button + home key + volume up) after resetting it was allright but a new problem here after resetting.... i lost everything, LUCKILY i setup LG's backup tool to backup everything twice a week, so restoring with this app is a life savior i tell you, it even restore settings, downloaded apps, homescreen settings and widgets, everything!
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Good information and great suggestion. Thanks a lot. But there is no problem for P760/P765/P768 at all. Pals are flashing any roms anytime.
The problem listed and to discussed here is about P769, the variant which is intentionally made rigid by US Carriers. More information will be appreciated. Anyone?
IS there anyone who tried flashing P760V10A rom on P769? Just for time being, then it can be rooted and then CWM backup of P769 can be flashed. Well I am not sure this will work, and not asking anyone to do it.
Just asking if anyone tried this way before or not?
Flashed the full 10g kdz, so there was no way possible for me to keep root. And yes, I'm fully aware that I'm an idiot.
Looks like cgigate tried flashing with bad results
Don't want to mess with it to much now, going on vacation this week and don't have a backup 4G phone.
I almost had a heart attack when my phone was upgrading. How fortunate I was to have installed Voodoo Root Keeper as instructed in the rooting thread.
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rbraswell8 said:
Flashed the full 10g kdz, so there was no way possible for me to keep root. And yes, I'm fully aware that I'm an idiot.
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welcome to club.
cookiephone said:
Looks like cgigate tried flashing with bad results
Don't want to mess with it to much now, going on vacation this week and don't have a backup 4G phone.
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Thanks for this info. I was wondering what was issue.
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I almost had a heart attack when my phone was upgrading. How fortunate I was to have installed Voodoo Root Keeper as instructed in the rooting thread.
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Too lucky.
On my P765 OTArootkeeper does not work on any P765 Roms.
Sent from p765.
Another poor soul here, bought mine at WalMart two days ago and stupid me updated before even leaving the store. Discovered that I'm an idiot after searching for rooting info on this phone. So yeah...... I'm stuck too. Can't even exchange it since I threw the box away and everything.
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fastwanabe said:
Another poor soul here, bought mine at WalMart two days ago and stupid me updated before even leaving the store. Discovered that I'm an idiot after searching for rooting info on this phone. So yeah...... I'm stuck too. Can't even exchange it since I threw the box away and everything.
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Oh poor you. That's too sad. Should have at least browsed xda once before update. And throwing box after purchase within a day is really insane. Nobody does that.
Sent from p765.
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Yea im stuck on 10g and i bought my phone frome tmobile with 10g gay
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Im kind of a noob but i think the guy at tje tmobile store might of updated my phone before he gave it to me if i did a factory reset would i get the earlier version before the sys update
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I was on 10G but I used KDZ offline to install the Canadian 11A. Still not able to root but less bloatware and everything seems to work better.
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mderuelle said:
Yea im stuck on 10g and i bought my phone frome tmobile with 10g gay
Im kind of a noob but i think the guy at tje tmobile store might of updated my phone before he gave it to me if i did a factory reset would i get the earlier version before the sys updat
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No!!! factory reset will only remove apps and data entirely from phone memory and internal memory.
dcs101 said:
I was on 10G but I used KDZ offline to install the Canadian 11A. Still not able to root but less bloatware and everything seems to work better.
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You can switch between V10G and V11A but can't root both. And no switch back to V10E. Say thanks to your US providers. Not to blame LG. They don't restrict this anywhere else in the world for P760/P765/P768.
Sent from p765.
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Add me to this list stupid tmobile needs to give us unlocked bootloader and root
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alienngp said:
Add me to this list stupid tmobile needs to give us unlocked bootloader and root
Sent from my LG-P769 using Tapatalk 2
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You too? Its so Sad!!!
The fact is this is not just a FUN POST! I dont have P769 but I wanted all pals who are stuck to experiment and share ideas to come out of this situation. Even I get some hint from anywhere, will share it for you.
Everyone please dont just stay there. TALK TALK TALK. Good Luck.
alienngp said:
Add me to this list stupid tmobile needs to give us unlocked bootloader and root
Sent from my LG-P769 using Tapatalk 2
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Say it ain't so!!!
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Yeah it is my friends working on some coding but so far the other LG I have that is on the same firmware gets the wicked bootloop of system error so its been a ruddy pain but I'm still trying
Sent from my LG-P769 using Tapatalk 2
Anything and everything you can do is a step in the right direction. I think we will find a solution very soon. I can feel it lol. :good:
alienngp said:
Yeah it is my friends working on some coding but so far the other LG I have that is on the same firmware gets the wicked bootloop of system error so its been a ruddy pain but I'm still trying
Sent from my LG-P769 using Tapatalk 2
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check this out and you may not feel so bad..
xda-developers > LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769 > Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769 General
read ENTIRELY and you WILL see YOURE NOT alone...
avenge001 said:
xda-developers > LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769 > Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769 General
read ENTIRELY and you WILL see YOURE NOT alone...
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lolz:laugh:
My dad has a T-Mobile LG Optimus L9 769 and I'm planning on rooting it and putting a custom ROM on it. I see that the device has different versions and the ROMs for the LG phone are labeled according to their versions. Getting to my question, is it possible to put a P760 ROM on a P769 phone? I've tried my best to look through the Q&A's and the General forum for this information but I did not find it. Thanks in advance.
XAlexander_AlexanderX said:
My dad has a T-Mobile LG Optimus L9 769 and I'm planning on rooting it and putting a custom ROM on it. I see that the device has different versions and the ROMs for the LG phone are labeled according to their versions. Getting to my question, is it possible to put a P760 ROM on a P769 phone? I've tried my best to look through the Q&A's and the General forum for this information but I did not find it. Thanks in advance.
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Possible but not recommended. And that's a stock rom, not a custom one. Also unlocking bootloader isn't for newbies so i wouldn't flash a custom rom until you know more about stuff. So your dad wouldn't beat the crap outta you.
Sent from my LG-P769 using Tapatalk 4
From what I've read you will get an inverted screen if you flash a P760 rom on P769 because of the screen size difference.
geeshiet said:
Possible but not recommended. And that's a stock rom, not a custom one. Also unlocking bootloader isn't for newbies so i wouldn't flash a custom rom until you know more about stuff. So your dad wouldn't beat the crap outta you.
Sent from my LG-P769 using Tapatalk 4
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Don't let looks deceive you LOL . I've looked at the steps and its kind of similar to the G2X bootloader unlock and custom recovery. I looked at the thread to unlock the bootloader and I see that there is no known way to re-lock it so I might not even s-off the phone for warranty purposes.
albwh said:
From what I've read you will get an inverted screen if you flash a P760 rom on P769 because of the screen size difference.
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it is one of the hardest phone to unlock the bootloader and install custom roms? How many users have really installed custom roms on their L9s? At least the p769?
HD2FORNICK said:
it is one of the hardest phone to unlock the bootloader and install custom roms? How many users have really installed custom roms on their L9s? At least the p769?
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You can make a poll I guess?
For me, I cannot justify the benefit of custom rom + 720p video vs. a fully-working excellent-battery-life modified stock with 1080p video capture
Moto Defy has even more roms and a locked bootloader imposible to unlock. I have a p768 and im really enjoying cm10.1.3. Its a lot better than stock in many ways.
mato_d007 said:
Moto Defy has even more roms and a locked bootloader imposible to unlock. I have a p768 and im really enjoying cm10.1.3. Its a lot better than stock in many ways.
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me too. CM is a beautiful and stable rom. I hope in future someone will fix 1080p recording...
I am not debating the value of stock vs. custom roms guys. I have a rooted G1 and an HD2 and about 4 more rooted devices so I know the value of rooting. I was only wondering about custom roms for the L9 since all I read is issue after issue with rooting and devs leaving this phone for a different one.
I'm one of the lucky few.
Sent from my LG Optimus L9 running PenberRom5 using Tapatalk 2
leolawliet said:
I'm one of the lucky few.
Sent from my LG Optimus L9 running PenberRom5 using Tapatalk 2
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Fantastic. Could you please make an instructional video or something similar with all the files you used in one place so the rest of us lesser people can have enjoyment at your level?
There's at least one reason I can easily pick a custom ROM over stock: no emulated storage with apps to sd . well I guess that's two reqsons. Please, the CM 10.1 ROM for P769 is daily driver material.. I would say stock is less functional..
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There's at least one reason I can easily pick a custom ROM over stock: no emulated storage with apps to sd. Well I guess that's two reasons. Please, the CM 10.1 ROM for P769 is daily driver material.. I would say stock is less functional..
Sent from my LG-P769 using Tapatalk
Juanito216 said:
There's at least one reason I can easily pick a custom ROM over stock: no emulated storage with apps to sd . well I guess that's two reqsons. Please, the CM 10.1 ROM for P769 is daily driver material.. I would say stock is less functional..
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There's at least one reason I can easily pick a custom ROM over stock: no emulated storage with apps to sd. Well I guess that's two reasons. Please, the CM 10.1 ROM for P769 is daily driver material.. I would say stock is less functional..
Sent from my LG-P769 using Tapatalk
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Agree with everything this guy sais
Sent from my unlocked LG Optimus L9 running CM 10.1
I use this daily no issues at all
Sent from my unlocked LG Optimus L9 running CM 10.1
HD2FORNICK said:
Fantastic. Could you please make an instructional video or something similar with all the files you used in one place so the rest of us lesser people can have enjoyment at your level?
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I would consider it if I had the time, unfortunately I'm much too busy to do this :/
leolawliet said:
I would consider it if I had the time, unfortunately I'm much too busy to do this :/
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Fact remains it already exists that's how we did it
Sent from my unlocked LG Optimus L9 running CM 10.1
ok
well you can get everything from modded stock roms to cynogenmod with a unlocked phone. the phone being so locked down it probably the main reason you don't see much being done with it.
luther349 said:
well you can get everything from modded stock roms to cynogenmod with a unlocked phone. the phone being so locked down it probably the main reason you don't see much being done with it.
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The phone is great, but LG locking up the bootloader killed it for everyone. Tho I was lucky enough to have an unlockable one I still may just consider switching to another device. The trouble with the bootloader is enough to slow down progress and that alone is a good enough reason to convince me to find something better. I'm not considering LG unless my next option is the G2 or N5. I'd even be content with an N4.
HD2FORNICK said:
it is one of the hardest phone to unlock the bootloader and install custom roms? How many users have really installed custom roms on their L9s? At least the p769?
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I must have been lucky. I downloaded lgpwn.apk and ran that on the phone and whala in like 2 minutes my phone was rooted. Then i installed supersu and busybox. I havent installed a custom rom yet because i am happy with the stock rom but i wanted to get rid of some of the bloatware and i am happy to have link2sd working so i can offload some apps to the sd card.
If requested i can supply the file i used but i imagine its not hard to find.
TdiGuy said:
I must have been lucky. I downloaded lgpwn.apk and ran that on the phone and whala in like 2 minutes my phone was rooted. Then i installed supersu and busybox. I havent installed a custom rom yet because i am happy with the stock rom but i wanted to get rid of some of the bloatware and i am happy to have link2sd working so i can offload some apps to the sd card.
If requested i can supply the file i used but i imagine its not hard to find.
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Could you please help me out. Does the lgpwn.apk root it and unlock the bootloader? Could you please supply the file? Thanks.
lol
i think your confusion root with unlocked. we can mod the stock rom and we so. but its all done by hand by you not simply flashing a new one and no updates will work you will need to reflash stock non rooted using the tools hear. you will be stuck with the rom you have when they quit updating the device. i agree don't think i will be buying another lg phone but a nexus 5 because nexus products are easily unlocked etc by one simple adb command.
I have a question. @Lelus, @leolawliet, @kuma82, is there any way to package a ROM as a KDZ and flash using the offline flash method? Or is that a ridiculous thought?
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HD2FORNICK said:
Could you please help me out. Does the lgpwn.apk root it and unlock the bootloader? Could you please supply the file? Thanks.
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The file i uses is here: https://www.copy.com/s/EsKcx0XpuRIq/LGPwn.apk
I think it simply roots the phone. To install another rom i used rom manager from the play store and installed clockwork mod.
Ilxaot said:
I have a question. @Lelus, @leolawliet, @kuma82, is there any way to package a ROM as a KDZ and flash using the offline flash method? Or is that a ridiculous thought?
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I know someone who managed to make cwm flashable ROMs out of .kdz firmwares, but not of someone who managed to repackage the .kdz.
Here you go guys I figured there to much clutter on the other thread so maybe this will help us root THIS phone and not have other phone's in there. So please don't post comments or questions about any phone other then the USA MetroPCS LG L70.
LG L70 still NOT rooted
MK902 ROOTED with 4.4 custom rom
SAMMYZ is the person that posted this else where I posted it here to help us root THIS b*t*h!
Alright let the MS323/D415 development begin.
1) There are new drivers here (v3.11) uninstall old drivers:
http://tool.xcdn.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=UW00120120425
2)MS323 (Metro L70) firmware here:
http://oudhitsquad.com/android/?dir=LGE/Firmware/MS323
3)D415 (T-Mobile L90) firmware here:
http://oudhitsquad.com/android/?dir=LGE/Firmware/D415
4)D320 (International L70) firmware here:
http://oudhitsquad.com/android/?dir=LGE/Firmware/D320n
I will be adding more D320 firmwares as I find more, beware weird looking file names as those would be incomplete files that are still uploading.
Just to let yall know that I just copied this from the other forum and it's not my work.
LG L70 still NOT rooted
MK902 ROOTED with 4.4 custom rom
I guess I can help populate your thread Right now we are getting everything setup so we can test what we think might be able to root the MS323. I hope we can get this phone rooted, it is a nice phone for $50
Jfredbaby said:
Alright let the MS323/D415 development begin.
1) There are new drivers here (v3.11) uninstall old drivers:
http://tool.xcdn.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=UW00120120425
2)MS323 (Metro L70) firmware here:
http://oudhitsquad.com/android/?dir=LGE/Firmware/MS323
Just to let yall know that I just copied this from the other forum and it's not my work.
LG L70 still NOT rooted
MK902 ROOTED with 4.4 custom rom
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If you're going to copy my stuff, quote or link the entire post please.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53159301&postcount=327
I have more goodies to upload and share.
Sent from my LGMS769 using Tapatalk
hey sammyz what is this?
LGMS323_20140328_LGFLASHv160.dll
DarthMorlock said:
hey sammyz what is this?
LGMS323_20140328_LGFLASHv160.dll
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Use with LG FlashTool.
http://oudhitsquad.com/android/LGE/Firmware/Tools/Setup_LGFlashTool_1.8.1.1023.zip
For devs/ppl who know how to use, noobs stay away please. Don't say I didn't warn you.
sammyz said:
If you're going to copy my stuff, quote or link the entire post please.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53159301&postcount=327
I have more goodies to upload and share.
Sent from my LGMS769 using Tapatalk
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Well the reason I took half the post is because this is for the USA MetroPCS LG L70 not the other stuff in his post! Understand?
LG L70 still NOT rooted
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Jfredbaby said:
Well the reason I took half the post is because this is for the USA MetroPCS LG L70 not the other stuff in his post! Understand? I mean no disrespect. And I appreciate all the work everyone is putting into trying to root this phone!
LG L70 still NOT rooted
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LG L70 still NOT rooted
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good that we have a separate thread for MS323
thanks OP
sammyz said:
Alright let the MS323/D415 development begin.
2)MS323 (Metro L70) firmware here:
http://oudhitsquad.com/android/?dir=LGE/Firmware/MS323
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MS323 TOT uploaded click link above.
It's just not looking to good for the memory on this phone. Once we get it rooted we can do the kitkat sd card fix and be able to download big games and all the apps we want! I can't wait the phones pretty snappy! I run next Launcher and boy is it clean on here. But root root root! Please Droid king show us your ways ooh mighty one!
LG L70 still NOT rooted
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Thnx op for separating the L70 from last topic i was starting to get confused. but yeah hope we find a way to get this rooted soon.
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Jfredbaby said:
It's just not looking to good for the memory on this phone. Once we get it rooted we can do the kitkat sd card fix and be able to download big games and all the apps we want! I can't wait the phones pretty snappy! I run next Launcher and boy is it clean on here. But root root root! Please Droid king show us your ways ooh mighty one!
Lol..Yes the memory on this phone is very irritating. I have a useless 32Gb in the L70 ugghhh...
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In this post I have shared my findings about the L70. I have found out how to get into the Download Mode and other things.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52662666&postcount=159
meanhacker said:
In this post I have shared my findings about the L70. I have found out how to get into the Download Mode and other things.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52662666&postcount=159
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To get in download mode you actually press volume up while powered off and plugged in to laptop via USB
AndroidAddict||AA said:
To get in download mode you actually press volume up while powered off and plugged in to laptop via USB
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thanks! :good: this kind of information should be all compiled in the OP
meanhacker said:
thanks! :good: this kind of information should be all compiled in the OP
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I agree. It would also be useful to put the failed root methods in the OP so people know what doesn't work
Failed:
motochopper
saferoot
cydiaimpactor
framaroot
kingo
LG Spirit root method
IOroot
and manually pushing the root files via ADB
Yesterday i was chatting to a guy on oneclick.com or something like that.he wanted $30 for the root.so there is a way for sure.
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yogeshsr said:
Yesterday i was chatting to a guy on oneclick.com or something like that.he wanted $30 for the root.so there is a way for sure.
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I honestly wouldn't trust it. If it's this difficult to get a proper root, even on xda, then he might just be a scammer.
Shadow386 said:
I honestly wouldn't trust it. If it's this difficult to get a proper root, even on xda, then he might just be a scammer.
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I agree
Root
I'm glad we separated from the other thread to focus on the MS323 I hope we can get it rooted as it has some nice value for a $50 phone. I you guys don't mind is there a phone that has not be able to be rooted?
Its time for an upgrade and I am eyeing the G3. Its currently $.99 on upgrade, and the price is playing a big part in my decision as money is tight right now and my older S3 is falling apart.
The thing that draws me to this phone is its unlocked bootloader. I have tried to research on my own, and what I have found is that you can get a custom recovery and ROM on a G3 from most stock OOB configs.
However, I cant find any super recent talk of it. That doesnt mean there isnt, it just means I havent found it on this forum or elsewhere and my Search-Fu is probably weak.. I believe I read that the G3 was recently updated OTA to lolipop, and my question is does the CURRENT, brand new G3 from verizon still have the capability to install custom roms? I am no smartphone expert, ive rooted and custom rom'd an old tablet and I am confident in my technical skills, and I just want to make sure that the phone (which i probably will go pick up from the VZW store tomorrow) is still viable because if its not, ill probably get a different phone. I will go deeper into research mode once I know for sure, I am worried though that the bootloader has been locked as this happened to the S3 later in its life after the Kitkat upgrade.
TLDR is a new G3 from verizon still ROM'able and such?
Thank you for your help, this is a pretty awesome site/forum and I hate to bother you all with noobish questions!
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Its time for an upgrade and I am eyeing the G3. Its currently $.99 on upgrade, and the price is playing a big part in my decision as money is tight right now and my older S3 is falling apart.
The thing that draws me to this phone is its unlocked bootloader. I have tried to research on my own, and what I have found is that you can get a custom recovery and ROM on a G3 from most stock OOB configs.
However, I cant find any super recent talk of it. That doesnt mean there isnt, it just means I havent found it on this forum or elsewhere and my Search-Fu is probably weak.. I believe I read that the G3 was recently updated OTA to lolipop, and my question is does the CURRENT, brand new G3 from verizon still have the capability to install custom roms? I am no smartphone expert, ive rooted and custom rom'd an old tablet and I am confident in my technical skills, and I just want to make sure that the phone (which i probably will go pick up from the VZW store tomorrow) is still viable because if its not, ill probably get a different phone. I will go deeper into research mode once I know for sure, I am worried though that the bootloader has been locked as this happened to the S3 later in its life after the Kitkat upgrade.
TLDR is a new G3 from verizon still ROM'able and such?
Thank you for your help, this is a pretty awesome site/forum and I hate to bother you all with noobish questions!
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I have a Verizon g3 but mine didn't come with the boot loader unlocked! And also it's a great phone, the only downside is the battery life with the new lollipop update but if you root it, you can fix that problem
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salvabigboy said:
I have a Verizon g3 but mine didn't come with the boot loader unlocked! And also it's a great phone, the only downside is the battery life with the new lollipop update but if you root it, you can fix that problem
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O really? So you are unable to install a recovery and ROMS?
Forgive my ignorance, I might be misusing the terminology.
Carmelized_FUNTIME said:
O really? So you are unable to install a recovery and ROMS?
Forgive my ignorance, I might be misusing the terminology.
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That's correct. I rooted my phone but I was unsuccesful on unlocking the boot loader and now I updated my phone so I lost root. Although I heard about an app called autorec in the play store that will install the custom recovery for you. There is a Verizon g3 variant too
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Carmelized_FUNTIME said:
O really? So you are unable to install a recovery and ROMS?
Forgive my ignorance, I might be misusing the terminology.
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Plan on kdz'ing or tot'ing back to the stock firmware (10B), and then root, unlock, and install TWRP (custom recovery), and you'll be good to go to install custom roms! All OOB firmwares from Verizon can be kdz'ed or tot'ed back to the stock firmware, so yes that's a HUGE plus.
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Plan on kdz'ing or tot'ing back to the stock firmware (10B), and then root, unlock, and install TWRP (custom recovery), and you'll be good to go to install custom roms! All OOB firmwares from Verizon can be kdz'ed or tot'ed back to the stock firmware, so yes that's a HUGE plus.
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So just to clarify you are saying is that all G3's regardless of stock firmware, even the latest VZW version G3, can be rooted, unlocked and custom rom installed, it just make take a little extra work on some of them?
Carmelized_FUNTIME said:
Its time for an upgrade and I am eyeing the G3. Its currently $.99 on upgrade, and the price is playing a big part in my decision as money is tight right now and my older S3 is falling apart.
The thing that draws me to this phone is its unlocked bootloader. I have tried to research on my own, and what I have found is that you can get a custom recovery and ROM on a G3 from most stock OOB configs.
However, I cant find any super recent talk of it. That doesnt mean there isnt, it just means I havent found it on this forum or elsewhere and my Search-Fu is probably weak.. I believe I read that the G3 was recently updated OTA to lolipop, and my question is does the CURRENT, brand new G3 from verizon still have the capability to install custom roms? I am no smartphone expert, ive rooted and custom rom'd an old tablet and I am confident in my technical skills, and I just want to make sure that the phone (which i probably will go pick up from the VZW store tomorrow) is still viable because if its not, ill probably get a different phone. I will go deeper into research mode once I know for sure, I am worried though that the bootloader has been locked as this happened to the S3 later in its life after the Kitkat upgrade.
TLDR is a new G3 from verizon still ROM'able and such?
Thank you for your help, this is a pretty awesome site/forum and I hate to bother you all with noobish questions!
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If the phone ships with the latest 24B update you can root with my script but TWRP will not work yet.
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NBreunig3 said:
If the phone ships with the latest 24B update you can root with my script but TWRP will not work yet.
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Whats your root script? And have you tried autorec for recovery?
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salvabigboy said:
Whats your root script? And have you tried autorec for recovery?
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My root script will root 24B. Autorec works with 23C and only 23C. So 24B = Root only but 23C = Root + TWRP. Check out my toolkit which will do all of this for you. bit.ly/VZWG3Toolkit
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NBreunig3 said:
My root script will root 24B. Autorec works with 23C and only 23C. So 24B = Root only but 23C = Root + TWRP. Check out my toolkit which will do all of this for you. bit.ly/VZWG3Toolkit
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Thanks! I'll check it out. I really don't want a new Rom anyway. Just interested in the battery saving apps
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Carmelized_FUNTIME said:
So just to clarify you are saying is that all G3's regardless of stock firmware, even the latest VZW version G3, can be rooted, unlocked and custom rom installed, it just make take a little extra work on some of them?
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That's correct. And whether or not you want a custom ROM, I would still root AND unlock, that way you can install TWRP, take nandroid backups, etc. and thereby make it easier on yourself if you ever jacked up the phone doing something with root. I figure if you're gonna go to the trouble of rooting, might as well unlock too. Just my 2 cents
hello, I tried using your method but it tells me " cannot stat "busyboy" no such file or directory" and I tried using the other method you said to use incase that happened and I tried both the root.bat and send command option but still no success! please tell me what to do! I'm on 5.0.1 24B
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NBreunig3 said:
My root script will root 24B. Autorec works with 23C and only 23C. So 24B = Root only but 23C = Root + TWRP. Check out my toolkit which will do all of this for you. bit.ly/VZWG3Toolkit
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hi, I tried your method but it did not work and I got the message "cannot stat "busybox" no file or directory" and then I looked at the forum andsed the other method it said to use incase that happened and used both the root.bat and send command option but it still didn't work! I really need help!! I'm on 5.0.1 24b
Carmelized_FUNTIME said:
So just to clarify you are saying is that all G3's regardless of stock firmware, even the latest VZW version G3, can be rooted, unlocked and custom rom installed, it just make take a little extra work on some of them?
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Technically, it's not unlocked. There is an exploit that allows you to flash custom ROMs and kernels as if the bootloader was unlocked. On the surface, yes. You could say it's unlocked, but it it were truly unlocked, you could flash TWRP without having to be rooted. But you can't replace the recovery correctly without being rooted first. Hence, it's an exploit that skirts around the locked bootloader. It's still locked, but an exploit allows you to flash TWRP after you are rooted.
Here's what I know:
The first thing you must do is root the phone. You can root 24B as stated earlier by an earlier post.
Once rooted, you can flash TWRP but only if you are not on 24B. If you are on the latest OTA (24b), you can still flash TWRP, but it requires some extra steps. However, there is an app for this that you can install and run and it will prep your phone for TWRP and then install TWRP. It's basically a one-click TWRP install. You can get it in the Google Play store at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=b007.autorecvs985. Saves a lot of headaches.
So, I can one-click root my phone. Then install the LG G3 AutoRec-LP app to flash TWRP for me and I'm done!
You're bootloader is not unlocked, but TWRP is a "bumped" version. Bumping is the term they use for taking advantage of the exploit. But, you can't just flash any ROM out there for the G3. ROMs are specific to the model of the phone you have. For instance, you cannot take a D855 version (UK version of G3 I believe) of a ROM and flash it on your VS985 version. You'll brick it. ROMs have to also be "bumped" in order to work and be flashed, hence that is why the ROMs are specific to each model of the G3.
So if the AT&T version of the g3 has a ROM but the Verizon doesn't have that particular ROM, it's because the dev hasn't bumped their ROM for VS985. So, you can only flash those ROMs that are bumped for VS985.
But, the bumped version of TWRP and the ROMs act the same as if you had an unlocked bootloader, but it's an exploit that could be patched in the future. For whatever reason, LG and Verzion have not done that. Not sure why. But, caution on blindly taking any future OTAs. I would wait until you hear whether you can either revert back to a previous version to exploit and still root and bump on that previous version or not. Otherwise, you will be SOL.
As for unlocking the bootloader, that has only been allowed for overseas variants of the G3, but there is one issue that many might now like. When you truly unlock the bootloader with LG's unlocking tool, DRM is removed (which many would love), but then that means, some movie streaming services you use might not work any more because of the DRM removal. So, my feeling right now is, bumping is the best way to go.
Here's LG's description of what happens when you unlock it officially using their tool (mind you, as I stated, this is only for overseas variants of the G3):
http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev?categoryTypeCode=ANRS
salvabigboy said:
hello, I tried using your method but it tells me " cannot stat "busyboy" no such file or directory" and I tried using the other method you said to use incase that happened and I tried both the root.bat and send command option but still no success! please tell me what to do! I'm on 5.0.1 24B
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hi, I tried your method but it did not work and I got the message "cannot stat "busybox" no file or directory" and then I looked at the forum andsed the other method it said to use incase that happened and used both the root.bat and send command option but it still didn't work! I really need help!! I'm on 5.0.1 24b
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Download the root separately
NBreunig3 said:
Download the root separately
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How do I do that!? Sorry but it's like my second time ever rooting
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salvabigboy said:
How do I do that!? Sorry but it's like my second time ever rooting
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-method-lg-devices-t3129197