LG Aristo 2: Change Model Name - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi - so I am only posting as a last result and 4 days of stumbling around rooting, ROMs, and different devices I've finally reached a wall.
I have several LG Aristo 2's that I use on an ESX server for various development machines. They work terrific for what I have them for but the problem is I have particular phones for particular servers and I cannot pick one out of 8 devices because they are all named the same. For the past year or so I have kind of limped but now my environments are a bit more fluid and I need to be able to pick an offending perp out of the line up.
So I have been hacking around on a test phone for the past few days and have driven myself crazy trying to get the model number to change. I have tried several different ROMs, assuming this might be a problem but I just can't seem to change the model name that the devices connects over USB with.
I have updated the build.prop and changed model name, device name, and even added ro.mtp.label and ro.ptp.label.
About to give up thinking this is impossible I had a spare Blu Vivo sitting around and I went through the same process and have been successful in renaming the device doing the things in the line above.
Is this just not possible on the LG Aristo 2?
Android Version: 8.1.0
Model Number: LM-X210MA
Here is a section of my build.prop
Can anyone point me in the right direction? Beer money will be sent!
Code:
# begin build properties
# autogenerated by buildinfo.sh
ro.build.id=OPM1.171019.026
ro.build.display.id=OPM1.171019.026
ro.build.version.incremental=1832618554af2
ro.build.version.sdk=27
ro.build.version.preview_sdk=0
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.all_codenames=REL
ro.build.version.release=8.1.0
ro.build.version.security_patch=2018-11-01
ro.build.version.base_os=
ro.build.date=Thu Nov 22 18:55:26 KST 2018
ro.build.date.utc=1542880526
ro.build.type=user
ro.build.user=jenkins
ro.build.host=LGEACI6R1
ro.build.tags=release-keys
ro.build.flavor=cv1_lao_com-user
ro.build.ab_update=false
ro.product.model=HulkHappy
ro.product.brand=lge
ro.product.name=HulkHappy
ro.product.device=cv1
# ro.product.cpu.abi and ro.product.cpu.abi2 are obsolete,
# use ro.product.cpu.abilist instead.
ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a
ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi
ro.product.cpu.abilist=armeabi-v7a,armeabi
ro.product.cpu.abilist32=armeabi-v7a,armeabi
ro.product.cpu.abilist64=
ro.product.manufacturer=LGE
ro.product.locale=en-US
ro.wifi.channels=
# ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device
ro.build.product=cv1
# Do not try to parse description, fingerprint, or thumbprint
ro.build.description=cv1_lao_com-user 8.1.0 OPM1.171019.026 1832618554af2 release-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=lge/cv1_lao_com/cv1:8.1.0/OPM1.171019.026/1832618554af2:user/release-keys
ro.build.characteristics=default
# end build properties
# begin build properties
# autogenerated by vendor_buildinfo.sh
ro.product.board=QC_Reference_Phone
ro.board.platform=msm8937
ro.vendor.product.manufacturer=LGE
ro.vendor.product.model=LM-X210
ro.vendor.product.brand=lge
ro.vendor.product.name=cv1_lao_com
ro.vendor.product.device=cv1
ro.ptp.label=HulkHappy
ro.mtp.label=HulkHappy

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@WelpImStuck
Not sure it will solve your problem: you can programmatically change an Android device's name and its ID by means of ADB:
If OS is Android 7.1 and higher to change device's name
Code:
adb devices
adb shell settings put global <DEVICE_NAME>
If OS is Android 8 and higher to change device's ID
Code:
adb devices
adb shell settings put secure <ANDROID_ID>

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@jwoegerbauer
Awesome, thank you for the information. I had been using a version of the first one and it did not get me as far along as what you just shared. So using
Code:
adb shell settings put secure global device_name "device name"
I have now at least been able to differentiate on the direct server what device is connected. In my ESX host it still shows the Model LG LM-X210G. I'd share some images but I guess my n00b status, rightly so, won't allow that.
But using my eyes:
ESX shows the USB device as: LG LM-X210G
Easy Tether shows the devices as: LMX210G1db3... (stripping the rest, but guessing its part of the serial)
Windows shows the device as: HulkHappy
... since HulkSmash destroyed the first phone I was trying this on.
Is there any where else I can look? My biggest desire is to get my ESX host in line.
jwoegerbauer said:
@WelpImStuck
Not sure it will solve your problem: you can programmatically change an Android device's name and its ID by means of ADB:
If OS is Android 7.1 and higher to change device's name
Code:
adb devices
adb shell settings put global <DEVICE_NAME>
If OS is Android 8 and higher to change device's ID
Code:
adb devices
adb shell settings put secure <ANDROID_ID>
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