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[FIX] Enable download mode by force adb push update.zip without permission

MY Phone Condition:
My phone was previously install with voodoo rom and use clockwork recovery to restore to my stock rom that i backup and it crash half way.
My phone was hardware lock this mean no matter how i press the volume and power button , i will never get into download mode. non of the method posted work !
My phone cannot use "adb reboot download" because there is no OS and it was stuck in the recovery loop.
It does not have clockwork recovery because i formatted my internal sdcard
If i do have clockwork recovery and i use restore image or install new from zip , i still stuck in the recovery mode after reboot several times.
My phone does not mount to internal sdcard because i don't even know what i did on this part.
I believe i screw up my partition of the phone.
DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.
You need the Samsung USB driver and you can get it from Here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
First Part
1. Download update.zip from the link below. This was post by another member.
The post is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804305
2. Place the update.zip in tools folder so you can push it into your phone by using adb command
3. Plug usb into the phone and your phone should be on the Android system recovery <2e>
4. Use your volume button to select reinstall package, don't press power button yet.
5. constant "adb push update.zip /sdcard" from computer , you will get permission denied.
6. While you are constantly pushing the adb command from computer. press the power button on the phone so it install update.zip from sdcard.
7. This is the part where it force adb push into sdcard without permission
8. once the update.zip install completed. unplug the usb cable from the phone and take the battery out.
9. put the battery back to the phone then press on both volume button.
10. While holding both volume button , plug in your usb cable and it will boot to download screen.
If you need use Odin to flash your phone to original stock rom. Go to the Second Part

Second Part:
If you get black screen with only 4 light on the bottom after flashing from Odin.
Follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728698
There should be T959-PDA.tar,T959-CSC.tar and T959-Phone.tar within the package.
Check "Re-Partition" , "Auto Reboot" and "F.Reset Time" check box. Use the PIT 0512 version. Use "PDA", "PHONE" and "CSC" from the link above.
After flashing with Odin, you will loose the download mode. repeat the first part and you are good to go.
Here is the link on rooting the phone
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Full_Update_Guide_-_Samsung_Galaxy_S_(Vibrant)

If your phone is hardware locked, how are you able to get into recovery? Hardware locked phone means no recovery and download mode.
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mr2t32 said:
If your phone is hardware locked, how are you able to get into recovery? Hardware locked phone means no recovery and download mode.
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my hardware lock mean cannot use the button method to get into download mode and using adb reboot download does not help too.

Im pretty sure hardware lock does not mean no recovery. Just no button download mode
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you saved my life man. thank you so much. this was the only thing that worked, after days of frustration

No, it means both.
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muncknr said:
you saved my life man. thank you so much. this was the only thing that worked, after days of frustration
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i was about to give up. i was trying to push update.zip and do adb reboot download left and right and no luck untill i found this method. It took me a week to figure it out

wildklymr said:
No, it means both.
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my recovery was working because i was stuck in the a loop. ya , this update.zip pretty much do both download mode and recovery mode.

What the point of this? Does the other thread not cover this??

Master™ said:
What the point of this? Does the other thread not cover this??
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Are you asking or you are insulting ?

jaex said:
Are you asking or you are insulting ?
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probably asking. Considering there is another thread on the same topic that has been on the front page for over a week now, with several pages of replies.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804305
EDIT: So you were bricked and hardware locked and got yourself out of it? If thats the case then yets its different than that thread and why didn't you just come out and say it?

nermie said:
probably asking. Considering there is another thread on the same topic that has been on the front page for over a week now, with several pages of replies.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804305
EDIT: So you were bricked and hardware locked and got yourself out of it? If thats the case then yets its different than that thread and why didn't you just come out and say it?
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You figure it out after all. I already stated the condition of my phone ! My phone was pretty bricked at that point. There is way for me to push any files into the phone because i don't have permission and my phone will not go to download mode by using the volume button. It just stuck at recovery mode.
There are guide out there teach you to use "adb push download". This method only work if you are in your phone and you turn on debug mode. My phone crash at the clockwork recovery bootloader. Then i formated my internal sdcard that hold the clockwork. next i push a stock update.zip that does not have su and busybox so i lost the capability to push anything into the phone.
no download mode , no permission, no sdcard --> You tell me how can i use the method that post few week ago ?

muncknr said:
you saved my life man. thank you so much. this was the only thing that worked, after days of frustration
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Thank You

Thank ! You save my phone !

unfortunately, i was one of those careless people to brick my phone via Voodoo.
Firstly, i tried to "FLASH" the disable_voodoo zip file via Clockwork, i put it in root, and never created any folders. i knew i had to disable voodoo before flashing but my steps were wrong.
sadly enough, my phone was also HW locked, so i got it exchanged. now im not using voodoo YET and i my new vibrant can handle OC and has the recovery/download mode via buttons.

atlaswingpasaway said:
unfortunately, i was one of those careless people to brick my phone via Voodoo.
Firstly, i tried to "FLASH" the disable_voodoo zip file via Clockwork, i put it in root, and never created any folders. i knew i had to disable voodoo before flashing but my steps were wrong.
sadly enough, my phone was also HW locked, so i got it exchanged. now im not using voodoo YET and i my new vibrant can handle OC and has the recovery/download mode via buttons.
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i use shell to create the file that disable voodoo. after disable voodoo , i was able to do restore and install new rom unfortunately after restore or install new rom , it still reboot into recovery.

I also forgot to disable voodoo, and this was before there were fix instructions posted. So i basically effed up my phone to the point of being stuck in the samsung recovery loop, no hardware download mode, no clockwork recovery, no update.zp, no adb download.
I really thought I had completely bricked my phone, I tried this just out of desperation and what do you know, push update.zip over and over and click and it goes through, which allowed me to get into download mode.

muncknr said:
I also forgot to disable voodoo, and this was before there were fix instructions posted. So i basically effed up my phone to the point of being stuck in the samsung recovery loop, no hardware download mode, no clockwork recovery, no update.zp, no adb download.
I really thought I had completely bricked my phone, I tried this just out of desperation and what do you know, push update.zip over and over and click and it goes through, which allowed me to get into download mode.
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nice , you just have to re-root and install the new rom again , if it brick again , just use this method and you are good again.many of us forgot to disable the voodoo before we restore or install new rom and this crashes the phone.

Need some help really bad
Ok so I have a similar situation as you did (OP), only mine is a bit worse... In my irrational "in the moment" fear of the situation, I used adb reboot recovery to get into recovery mode (HW locked phone) and I did the option that deletes all the **** on the phone and restores the phone to its original format (I think it reinstalled the OS or something, because it looks brand new). So now, whenever I boot up, it does the annoying black screen with the 4 glowing buttons thing for a while, and then eventually the OS actually shows up on the screen. Then it does "scanning media" thing over and over again, but thats not the main problem. I figured, hey this isnt so bad atleast I found your thread and would be able to use your method to help restore my phone... the problem is that somehow my "settings" button is totally gone from the app menu, and I cant get it into debug mode, so I cant use either adb or your method or ANYTHING!! My phone is practically bricked as I cant do anything because its constantly laggy and turns back to the black screen thing, and then when it is showing the homescreen I cant do **** because even swiping to another screen takes like 5 minutes to do cause its so laggy. So basically I ****ed up, and I really need some help.. Im kinda a noob at this whole thing and im really outa options as far as I can tell.. does anyone know what I can do to repair my phone? Thanks!

[Q] No Downloading mode

Hi
I bought my unlocked samsung captivate recently and it had pre installed continuum rom on it. I tried to install CM7 on it, but things went downhill pretty fast after that.
This is what I did:
- Read the thread "read before flashing" got the cm7 mod and got the phone into downloading mode using the volume buttons and usb
- Then I read that I can use ROM Manager and used that to first backup and then selected the cm7 package in the install rom (I checked all 3 boxes to wipe data, both caches)
- After it rebooted it showed the Cyanogen screen but after that it kept going in loops - restarting and installing (for 3 seconds hardly)
- I put the phone again in the download mode (it went to the mode fine)
- After that, when I removed the USB cable or the battery I forgot which one : it booted back with random dots on black screen
Here is what I have tried:
- The 3 button combos and everything else just shows a blank white screen or a black screen with random dots
- I have installed the heimdall suite and installed the drivers using that
- my phone is recognized as "USB mass storage device" but nothing else works
- I have also tried the Odin method to detect the phone but it doesnt get detected
- I know about the USB jig but it will take 3-4 days before I can procure the mini usb jig
Please let me know what else I can try to get to download mode (I sincerely hope there is still a method left). As you all can see this is my first post here, so please let me know what other details I can provide.

The white screen or black screen can be download mode. The image might have gotten corrupted. I recommend reflashing to stock an reinstalling either heimdall or regular samsung drivers. You can't have both since one mess the other one up.

Check my sig. Link to a thread on how to get download mode.

Hi
Thanks a lot for the prompt response. Something weirder than the last 5 hours happened:
- I connected the phone to the comp and launched kies just to try. It didnt do anything but it was recognizing the device
- I tried for it to connect left it for 10 minutes. Disconnected the phone since nothing was happening
- Then I disconnected again and powered off/battery out. Then connected usb then connected to comp and let go of the volume buttons (which I was holding before connecting to the USB)
- Win7 installed some driver and then somehow....somehow....it was detected in the "Odin3 One-Click Downloader and Drivers CAPTIVATE ONLY" - it showed added
- After this I just clicked on it and all went smoothly from there on
- Now I am on the At&t stock firmware
Can anybody explain/think why this worked? Was it just a miracle ?
Also, any suggestions as to :
- what I did wrong the first time round which I can avoid this time when I install the mod.
- why was the cyanogen mod installation stuck in the reboot/install loop?
- Once I am in the download mode what is the safest mode to exit it? Battery out? USB out?
- Should I use ROM Manager or is it not a good software?

Sometimes you just get lucky. Most likely kies repaired the drivers, restarting phone got the ball rolling. I guess. Just be happy it worked.

I can't speak as what exactly went wrong, and I haven't used CM7 in a long while BUT Rom Manager is trash for our Galaxy S phones. =( sad truth but don't waste your time with it.

Thanks, yeah I am definitely happy that it worked but now I want to try and understand the things I did wrong so that I can do it correctly this time.

Don't use Rom manager next time. Do it from CWM (update.zip) or a kernel that has it baked. Do it manually is the best advice I can give you.

could you guide me to where i can read what a cwm is?

CWM= Clockwork recovery mod. What version of android are you running?

prbassplayer said:
Don't use Rom manager next time. Do it from CWM (update.zip) or a kernel that has it baked. Do it manually is the best advice I can give you.
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This. Rom manager sucks. I would use odin to flash one of the leaked gingerbread builds, and then flash a custom kernel, also with odin (boogs kernel comes to mind), which has clockworkmod built in. Place the cyanogenmod install file, along with google apps, on the internal sd card. Then it's just a matter of holding power and both volume buttons until the phone reboots, when you see the white at&t screen release the power button but keep holding the volume buttons. You should eventually come to a black screen with green writing if memory serves me correctly, this is clockwork mod. I actually don't remember what color the writing is, but it should say CWM recovery at the top. choose the options to wipe data/factory reset (navigate with volume keys, select with power key), wipe cache, then go into advanced, and wipe the dalvik cache. once this is complete, go back to the main cwm menu, and select "install from sd card", then just find the cyanogenmod zip, select it, and let it go. it will reboot once to repartition to the mtd file format, and then it will automatically continue the install. Welcome to CyanogenMod. Use the same method to flash the google apps package. It sounds more complicated than it actually is.

[Q] Is my phone bricked?

Hey, so I was trying to put a recovery.img on my phone using the terminal imulater and it didnt work, so i just cut my phone off and went about my business. When I tried to power it back on it did nothing. Even when I plug into charger it does not charge. I am rooted. I havent messed with any files in the phone or deleted anything. So im not sure why this would happen. Can someone please help me.

did you pull out the battery and put it again?

daryll02 said:
did you pull out the battery and put it again?
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Yea, I tried pulling the battery out, different button combos and nothing. It wont respond to anything. Being plugged into the computer car wall just doesnt respond.

I Think it may be bricked...

Try flashing one of the o3d kdz files then root and put recovery on then try flashing thrill bb and rom
LG Thrill 4G on O3D GB

Can u boot into recovory?
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helppp
so im having the same issue as well it will not boot past the lg screen. I installed sdk tools abd commands but the main issue is the computer is not reading the device so i cant push the files to the mobile phone. when I boot it into recovery it says e:cant mount cache:recovery/command, e:cant mount cache recovery/log e:cant open recovery/log. ive tried EVERYTHING been at it for hours helpppppp

cidvicious929 said:
so im having the same issue as well it will not boot past the lg screen. I installed sdk tools abd commands but the main issue is the computer is not reading the device so i cant push the files to the mobile phone. when I boot it into recovery it says e:cant mount cache:recovery/command, e:cant mount cache recovery/log e:cant open recovery/log. ive tried EVERYTHING been at it for hours helpppppp
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Was your phone previously rooted and did you have USB debugging mode on?
Sent from my LG Thrill 4G

If you can't get it working, and are still under warranty, they seem to be much more relaxed about rooting etc.... I did a similar thing, and called in. They replaced it no problem.

To add to my last statement, I even told them that I rooted the phone and was putting CWM on it.

mine bricked too
i bricked my thrill also and need help please it is rooted with stock rom cause i never could get the flash tool to work or adb commands so i left it stock but i need to fix it if possible i googled and googled but everything i tried just doesnt seem to work i may not be following directions well can anyone help it would be greatly appreciated since lg cant help

Did you try pressing the key combo for Recovery Mode for minimum a minute?
I don't know, Google will tell you. Maybe [Home + Power + Volume Up]..

Recovery mode.
[VOL DOWN + 3D] + POWER
Sent from my LG Thrill 4G

yes it is 3d volume down and power i did and the stock recovery comes up and it says cannot mount CACHE:recovery/command
cant mount CACHE :recovery/log
cant open CACHE :recovery/log
but i still went through all the options several times

Everyone can PM me. It would be easier for me to solve individual situations.
Sent from my LG Thrill 4G

[Q] Help. Thrill wont boot (at&t logo), messed up pretty good

1. Rooted
2. Don't think I had USB Debugging on prior to this situation
3. Didn't flash a rom (dont even know how)
4. don't have clockworkmod
I installed the root required app LCD density changer by beansoft... tried permanently changing my lcd density (resolution) to 200, looked back at phone several minutes later and it was stuck on the at&t logo. I didn't do a backup like they said, in case anything goes wrong (didn't expect anything to go wrong.........). Now, everytime I try to boot my phone, i get stuck at the At&t logo screen (NOT infinite loop... just frozen logo). I have tried factory reset multiple times... but ofcourse that didn't work because that doesn't affect system preferences ( like the density/resolution).
Beansoft suggests this to fix the issue... but i can't get it to work
densitychanger.blogspot.(com) (towards the bottom, where the highlighted green text is)...
How can i get that file onto my phone's memory? My phone wont even turn on. I tried putting it on the microsd card, but the file doesnt show up in recovery.
Someone please help me... I just want my phone working again... By whatever means... Flashing a new rom, the update.zip method by beansoft... idk ... just want it working...
HELP :'(
P.S. I dunno how to work adb... every time i try and use it, i get the "device not found" thing... ( i have the drivers installed)... So if that's how I have to fix my phone... PLEASE be very descriptive in instructions....

faresr said:
1. Rooted
2. Don't think I had USB Debugging on prior to this situation
3. Didn't flash a rom (dont even know how)
4. don't have clockworkmod
I installed the root required app LCD density changer by beansoft... tried permanently changing my lcd density (resolution) to 200, looked back at phone several minutes later and it was stuck on the at&t logo. I didn't do a backup like they said, in case anything goes wrong (didn't expect anything to go wrong.........). Now, everytime I try to boot my phone, i get stuck at the At&t logo screen (NOT infinite loop... just frozen logo). I have tried factory reset multiple times... but ofcourse that didn't work because that doesn't affect system preferences ( like the density/resolution).
Beansoft suggests this to fix the issue... but i can't get it to work
densitychanger.blogspot.(com) (towards the bottom, where the highlighted green text is)...
How can i get that file onto my phone's memory? My phone wont even turn on. I tried putting it on the microsd card, but the file doesnt show up in recovery.
Someone please help me... I just want my phone working again... By whatever means... Flashing a new rom, the update.zip method by beansoft... idk ... just want it working...
HELP :'(
P.S. I dunno how to work adb... every time i try and use it, i get the "device not found" thing... ( i have the drivers installed)... So if that's how I have to fix my phone... PLEASE be very descriptive in instructions....
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the 200 dpi setting does not work on the Thrill, which is why you are stuck in "bootloop"

faresr said:
1. Rooted
2. Don't think I had USB Debugging on prior to this situation
3. Didn't flash a rom (dont even know how)
4. don't have clockworkmod
I installed the root required app LCD density changer by beansoft... tried permanently changing my lcd density (resolution) to 200, looked back at phone several minutes later and it was stuck on the at&t logo. I didn't do a backup like they said, in case anything goes wrong (didn't expect anything to go wrong.........). Now, everytime I try to boot my phone, i get stuck at the At&t logo screen (NOT infinite loop... just frozen logo). I have tried factory reset multiple times... but ofcourse that didn't work because that doesn't affect system preferences ( like the density/resolution).
Beansoft suggests this to fix the issue... but i can't get it to work
densitychanger.blogspot.(com) (towards the bottom, where the highlighted green text is)...
How can i get that file onto my phone's memory? My phone wont even turn on. I tried putting it on the microsd card, but the file doesnt show up in recovery.
Someone please help me... I just want my phone working again... By whatever means... Flashing a new rom, the update.zip method by beansoft... idk ... just want it working...
HELP :'(
P.S. I dunno how to work adb... every time i try and use it, i get the "device not found" thing... ( i have the drivers installed)... So if that's how I have to fix my phone... PLEASE be very descriptive in instructions....
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Well looks like you're kinda screwed since you don't have clockwork installed, I'm not sure if you can install a new ROM... but have you tried EVERYTHING in android recovery?
If you don't know how to get to recovery... it's Hold down volume key + 3d + power, until it vibrates then use arrow keys to move around and 3d to select if you dont have clockwork...

faresr said:
1. Rooted
2. Don't think I had USB Debugging on prior to this situation
3. Didn't flash a rom (dont even know how)
4. don't have clockworkmod
I installed the root required app LCD density changer by beansoft... tried permanently changing my lcd density (resolution) to 200, looked back at phone several minutes later and it was stuck on the at&t logo. I didn't do a backup like they said, in case anything goes wrong (didn't expect anything to go wrong.........). Now, everytime I try to boot my phone, i get stuck at the At&t logo screen (NOT infinite loop... just frozen logo). I have tried factory reset multiple times... but ofcourse that didn't work because that doesn't affect system preferences ( like the density/resolution).
Beansoft suggests this to fix the issue... but i can't get it to work
densitychanger.blogspot.(com) (towards the bottom, where the highlighted green text is)...
How can i get that file onto my phone's memory? My phone wont even turn on. I tried putting it on the microsd card, but the file doesnt show up in recovery.
Someone please help me... I just want my phone working again... By whatever means... Flashing a new rom, the update.zip method by beansoft... idk ... just want it working...
HELP :'(
P.S. I dunno how to work adb... every time i try and use it, i get the "device not found" thing... ( i have the drivers installed)... So if that's how I have to fix my phone... PLEASE be very descriptive in instructions....
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Do you havet the emergency mode like most LG smartphones?Here is how you check pull out the battery and the plug it in(so your phone turns off) and then hold down the volume up +voulume down and power button if it worked you should see a yellow screen and a "Emergency mode!!" title.Then google for a kdz update tool and a kdz firmware for YOUR phone.You will also need the LG mobile united drivers.If you are on windows go to control panel and disable the lg modem.Then connect your phone(in emergency mode) to the computer open the update tool then click on select KDZ and navigate to your KDZ then in phone mode select emergency_something iys the only one.Than click flash KDZ and after about 5min your phone should reboot and it wilk work.Its importiant to note that you will lose everything on your phones memory its like you flash a rom you start out fresh you also loose root.Good luck!
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faresr said:
P.S. I dunno how to work adb... every time i try and use it, i get the "device not found" thing... ( i have the drivers installed)... So if that's how I have to fix my phone... PLEASE be very descriptive in instructions....
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About the ADB it shows "device not found" because you didn't enable usb debugging.
Sent from my LG-P350 using XDA premium

Your gonna need to flash the .bin file for the thill
Thrill 4g on O3D

https://rapidshare.com/#!download|2...391931|R~E48599C3AAD1D44505C904C6E6A52A13|0|0
Thrill 4g on O3D

Download the above file then go to o3d forum general section sticky about how to flash .bin we dont have a .kdz for this phone so you gotta do it with the .bin
Thrill 4g on O3D

hoskopico said:
Download the above file then go to o3d forum general section sticky about how to flash .bin we dont have a .kdz for this phone so you gotta do it with the .bin
Thrill 4g on O3D
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Ok thx I didn't know that it was different sorry if i made any confusion
Sent from my LG-P350 using XDA premium

Dont be sorry im just trying to help ya out our device has zero support from LG. When you select the files to flash use both the .bin and fls to flash you gotta find the P925.dll i think its in the dev forum here i dont remember which post though
Thrill 4g on O3D

Try the installing gingerbread and back to stock thread i think its in the mediafire download on there
Thrill 4g on O3D

I don't think i have the emergency download mode... I tried the button combination but it didn't work... so I still can't get my computer to recognize my phone to do anything...

Or try flashing a kdz for p920 then do the bin flash to get it back to stock froyo cuz you have to install the driver with phone pluged in and recognized
Thrill 4g on O3D

hoskopico said:
Dont be sorry im just trying to help ya out our device has zero support from LG. When you select the files to flash use both the .bin and fls to flash you gotta find the P925.dll i think its in the dev forum here i dont remember which post though
Thrill 4g on O3D
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I know what you mean LG doesn't really care about mine device too.It's like they are nice untill you buy their phone.After that they don't care.
Sent from my LG-P350 using XDA premium
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faresr said:
1. Rooted
2. Don't think I had USB Debugging on prior to this situation
3. Didn't flash a rom (dont even know how)
4. don't have clockworkmod
I installed the root required app LCD density changer by beansoft... tried permanently changing my lcd density (resolution) to 200, looked back at phone several minutes later and it was stuck on the at&t logo. I didn't do a backup like they said, in case anything goes wrong (didn't expect anything to go wrong.........). Now, everytime I try to boot my phone, i get stuck at the At&t logo screen (NOT infinite loop... just frozen logo). I have tried factory reset multiple times... but ofcourse that didn't work because that doesn't affect system preferences ( like the density/resolution).
Beansoft suggests this to fix the issue... but i can't get it to work
densitychanger.blogspot.(com) (towards the bottom, where the highlighted green text is)...
How can i get that file onto my phone's memory? My phone wont even turn on. I tried putting it on the microsd card, but the file doesnt show up in recovery.
Someone please help me... I just want my phone working again... By whatever means... Flashing a new rom, the update.zip method by beansoft... idk ... just want it working...
HELP :'(
P.S. I dunno how to work adb... every time i try and use it, i get the "device not found" thing... ( i have the drivers installed)... So if that's how I have to fix my phone... PLEASE be very descriptive in instructions....
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Im having the same problem as the person before me, but my phone is stuck on the lg logo screen. My phone is rooted and I do believe I have installed clockworkmod when root manager asked me to. My phone froze on me while going through the root manager app, when I tried formatting it through the reboot screen I ended up with E: can't mount CACHE:recovery/ command, E: can't mount CACHE:recovery/log, and E: can't open CACHE:recovery/log.
I've tried following instuctions from this site: http://www.lg-phones.org/how-to-flash-lg-thrill-4g-to-android-2-3-gingerbread.html
Until the last one cause i don't have an option to instal stuff from my sd card
I've also tried this one: http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1270832
but again I have no option of the sd card or running abd commands
only options i have are:
reboot system now
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
wipe cache partition and package recovery
wipe nv dynamic partition

tbcxfallen said:
Im having the same problem as the person before me, but my phone is stuck on the lg logo screen. My phone is rooted and I do believe I have installed clockworkmod when root manager asked me to. My phone froze on me while going through the root manager app, when I tried formatting it through the reboot screen I ended up with E: can't mount CACHE:recovery/ command, E: can't mount CACHE:recovery/log, and E: can't open CACHE:recovery/log.
I've tried following instuctions from this site: http://www.lg-phones.org/how-to-flash-lg-thrill-4g-to-android-2-3-gingerbread.html
Until the last one cause i don't have an option to instal stuff from my sd card
I've also tried this one: http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1270832
but again I have no option of the sd card or running abd commands
only options i have are:
reboot system now
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
wipe cache partition and package recovery
wipe nv dynamic partition
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You don't have clockwork then.That is your stock recovery.I had this problem too.I flashed the wrong recovery and i got stuck on the LG logo.I fixed it using fastboot flasher idk is it the same combination but on my phone it is volume up+call+power button.Uf it is correct you should see a sign saying fastboot mode udc_start or something like that then use the fastboot flasher to flash a recovery image for your phone.After the flash is complete reboot your phone but first do a NORMAL boot so you can see if the problem is solved.If it worked then you can safely boot into recovery.
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Thank you for your support guys, but as it was to difficult, I just got a new one from at&t

I am in similar situation but I am rooted AND I have CWM on my phone. I can boot into recovery just fine and install from sd card and all that jazz but when I try to boot normally I don't get past the LG logo. It just hangs there forever. Do I just have to get a flashable ROM onto the SD card and boot into recovery and flash??
I have already tried wiping data, cache and dalvik to no avail.
Any suggestions??

cwburns32 said:
I am in similar situation but I am rooted AND I have CWM on my phone. I can boot into recovery just fine and install from sd card and all that jazz but when I try to boot normally I don't get past the LG logo. It just hangs there forever. Do I just have to get a flashable ROM onto the SD card and boot into recovery and flash??
I have already tried wiping data, cache and dalvik to no avail.
Any suggestions??
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What did you do?When did the problem start(I mean after doing this or that)
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nerot said:
What did you do?When did the problem start(I mean after doing this or that)
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I rooted phone, everything fine. I flashed CWM, everything fine. When I rebooted system from CWM then phone booted but hung at the LG logo. Now only thing I can do is boot into recovery or boot to the LG logo for hours... Don't even know how this could have happened as I haven't flashed anything, just root and CWM...

How do I root manually?

Hello everyone!
I'm a new member from today but I have read (and read and read...) the threads here and on every forum I could find, in desperate search for an answer to my questions, but so far I have found none.
Don't shop my head of now but could someone please be so kind and help me root my LG Optimus 2x by giving me a step-by-step info AND include the correct files AND then tell me what to do to have them installed?
There seem to be all too many different alternatives and I am really confused!
Here's what I've done so far -
I had Gingerbread installed and got the phone rooted with SuperOnecClick.
Upgraded then the phone to Ice Cream Sandwish 4.0.4 with LG Support Tool and lost root.
Tried to root with SuperOneClick again but constantly got stuck at # 5 or # 7 (waiting for device).​
So, how do I root and where do I find the correct firmware for this?
Android
4.0.4
Bandwithversion
1035.21_20121130
Kernel-version
2.6.39.4
Version
IMM76L.LG-P990-P99030a.1211302332
Software
P99030a
Android SDK
Superuser (not rooted)
SuperOneClick

Hi there,
Since you upgraded to official ICS, you can't use SuperOneClick to get root access again, but fear not as there are alternatives. Here you will find three different methods to root your device. In your case, I believe you need to use either the second or third option listed there.
Be aware that the third option will wipe your device, including your internal SD card, so it'd be a good idea to backup first, just in case. All three methods are harmless, but you never know.

Thank you for your reply! Now I'm on and a step closer in fixing this.
So, my phone cannot be rooted because of Official ICS?! Oh!
- that was new news to me and it could have saved me countless of hours if I had found that information out sooner. A pity I did not write here weeks ago!
I have some more questions though and I think I'm going for the 2nd option in the link you gave me.
"Put your phone into nvflash mode". Do I need a tool for that? (Here I was linking to a nvflash-setup, but as I am a new memeber I am not allowed to post outside links yet). Or do I just hold down volyme + power in order to get into that nvflash mode?
By "unzipping attached archive" I assume it means zipping it on the PC and not on the SD card?
When doing this procedure, do I have the phone in Charging or Mass storage mode?
Just a few questions I hope you (someone) have to time to give me an answer to - Thank you!

MissLight said:
So, my phone cannot be rooted because of Official ICS?! Oh!
- that was new news to me and it could have saved me countless of hours if I had found that information out sooner. A pity I did not write here weeks ago!
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You can get it rooted, only not with SuperOneClick ^^
MissLight said:
"Put your phone into nvflash mode". Do I need a tool for that? (Here I was linking to a nvflash-setup, but as I am a new memeber I am not allowed to post outside links yet). Or do I just hold down volyme + power in order to get into that nvflash mode?
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To enter nvflash mode turn off your device, remove the battery, then press and hold Vol- and Power at the same time and plug your phone to your PC via USB. Then follow the rest of the instructions.
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By "unzipping attached archive" I assume it means zipping it on the PC and not on the SD card?
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Yep ^^ you need to extract the files from the zip to your PC.

Ok, next question :
"boot into cwm and flash SuperSU Root.zip"
How am I suppose to flash anything when the telephone is black and I'm not into it and only work from the computer?
How do I do that?
I'm stuck with a black screen only on the phone.
I heared nothing or saw nothing that sais (sound) that the phone is connected through the USB, but I have followed each step and are now stuck at above question.
Greatful for more help!

MissLight said:
Hm. I have now read more closely on the linked site. Why am I to download ICS again, I already have the same ROM?
Or do you mean I have to change the official ROM to this one in order to root properly?
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No, there's no need to reflash ICS. The second method listed there just flashes the unlocked bootloader + root + custom CWM, and it won't touch your data & settings.
MissLight said:
I tried Volume down + Power without battery. Nothing happened, the phone was stonedead even when plugged in with USB.
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That's OK. When in nvflash mode, you won't see anything on screen. All you'll get is the sound it makes when connected to USB.
Don't worry, you're nearly there! Keep going!
Edit: just realized I made one small mistake. To enter nvflash mode, you need to press and hold both Vol+ & Vol- at the same time (this also requires removing the battery first). Sorry about that!

Edit: just realized I made one small mistake. To enter nvflash mode, you need to press and hold both Vol+ & Vol- at the same time (this also requires removing the battery first). Sorry about that!
Oh! That explains why. My next question was published above your question and still remains.
How do I "boot into cwm and flash SuperSU Root.zip"?
Edit : This procedure does somehow not work on XP so I changed to Windows7 and have now come a bit further. The only thing remaining now is that the computer sais that it cannot find the USB device.
I have downloaded the LG modem and USB firmware but maybe I need something else? Does the firmware in a folder on C: just as NvFlash and SU-folder.

Got OK with USB firmware and all set to go now.
But, in NVFlash Recovery it sais :
Please pick bootloader, or exit (1,X)? (I pressed 1)
Attempting to flash bootloader...
Nvflash started
USB device not found
Program will now exit​
So, I'm stuck.
The phone can be found both in Mass Storage mode and I got a OK that the drivers are installed.

MissLight said:
Got OK with USB firmware and all set to go now.
But, in NVFlash Recovery it sais :
Please pick bootloader, or exit (1,X)? (I pressed 1)
Attempting to flash bootloader...
Nvflash started
USB device not found
Program will now exit​
So, I'm stuck.
The phone can be found both in Mass Storage mode and I got a OK that the drivers are installed.
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Alright, it sounds like you still need the APX drivers. I believe you can find it somewhere on the Development forum (find tonyp's threads, I'm sure he has posted it there). If you already did this, then remember to hold and press both Vol buttons when selecting option 1 so Nvflash can connect to your device and do all the magic.
Don't give up yet, you're a few seconds away from rooting your device (and learning stuff at the same time ^^).

Tried exactly as you said but still no luck. But I'm not giving up!
I found a APX driver. Installed and unziped in the same file as NvFlash. Rebooted PC and tried again.
Still no luck - "USB device not found".
What am I doing wrong?
BEFORE removing the battery from mobile, shall I have Mass Storage or Charging marked?
Do I need to have USB Debugging marked or not?

Latest Update :
I managed to install Nvidia usb boot recovery in the device manager and it's OK.
The device is now found and I got the phone into S/W Upgrade please wait while upgrading-mode.
And there I am - stuck. Nothing more happens. It has freeze.
What do I do next?
A question : How do I "boot into cwm and flash SuperSU Root.zip" - how do I do that?

Nice! Has nvflash finished flashing? If so, it should be safe to unplug the device now.
Put the battery back on, press and hold both Power and Vol- at the same time until the second LG logo appears to enter CWM. From there, select "Install zip from SD card" (or something similar) and select the SU zip file you previously stored onto your sdcard. CWM will then flash the necessary files to root your device! Once done, reboot and enjoy!

Hi again! It's not going as well unfortunately. Very mysterious. *laugh*
"until the second LG logo appears to enter CWM. From there, select "Install zip from SD card"
When pressing Volyme - + Volyme up + Power I get a black screen. Nothing more happens.
And after flashing the flash-boot in NvFlash the phone goes into s/w upgrade please wait while upgrading-mode.
And there it is. Stuck. Nothing more happens. I repeted the procedure for 5 times. I only get to the s/w-mode.
After 3 hours I unplugged it and will restart my search today for what's blocking it to continue.
Hm? Hmmmm....? Any suggestions in what might be wrong?

You have to push and hold only Vol- and Power this time ^^ That will get you into CWM if the flash-boot.bat went right.

Great, I'm in!
But I managed to place the SU zip on wrong device (internal, not external).
How do I get out from cwm-mode, there's no "exit" options?

There should be a Reboot option, use it and your phone will boot as usual. When you're done moving the SU zip file to the external SD card, power off your 2X and do as instructed above to enter CWM again ^^

Thank you for replying so quickly!!!!!
There is a reboot option BUT I unfortunately pressed adb sideload (hoping to install the SU.zip that way, but the device is not to be found on the PC at all in that mode so I can't reach it through cmd either!).
So, I'm completely STUCK at adb sideolad-mode.... (sorry). I'm starting to get grey hair.

Hahahah XD don't worry, just remove the battery and put it back again ^^

*BIG SMILE* Guess what? I have root access! *jumping up and down of joy*
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU so very much for your guidance!
I believe in passing knowledge forward and I will do my best to help others noobs with what you just learned me!​
For a stubborn noob like me I was not reflecting over some obvious things though. As that the SU.zip had to be placed on SD-card (and not being unzipped in C: )
And that I had to get the Nvidia APX in order to make NvFlash to work properly (and search through Google to find it and how to make it work).
And that when I'm stuck in CWM I can always remove the battery.
Once again. I'm very glad and THANK you and all credit to You!

You know, I decided to help you because of your will to learn and do stuff by yourself. Many come here and ask for help without trying anything by themselves first, so I actually enjoyed watching you learn ^^
See? It wasn't that hard. All it takes is a lot of reading and patience.
Good job, and welcome to XDA!