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Hey everyone. I rooted my phone a while back (around June), but it got unrooted during the update in July and I haven't bothered rooting it again. But now, when I try to update to Gingerbread, I always get a message saying "Update failed or incomplete" after downloading and rebooting. I noticed I still have SuperUser installed, so I tried unrooting with SuperOneClick, but SuperOneClick is stuck on "Waiting for Device". I have also tried to reset to factory settings, with the same result. Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks.
rawrzar said:
Hey everyone. I rooted my phone a while back (around June), but it got unrooted during the update in July and I haven't bothered rooting it again. But now, when I try to update to Gingerbread, I always get a message saying "Update failed or incomplete" after downloading and rebooting. I noticed I still have SuperUser installed, so I tried unrooting with SuperOneClick, but SuperOneClick is stuck on "Waiting for Device". I have also tried to reset to factory settings, with the same result. Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks.
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You may not have updated like you thought. V6 should have gotten rid of root for you. I had to do a factory restore, wipe the data and image, all of it. When I went back to do all that stuff, I still had the Bionic splash screen, and it is because of that little change, that I was not able to update myself. You may have something similar going on with your phone, just in a different place. Anything beyond doing that, just ask, but it should take care of you. Make a backup first, just in case. You will have to set everything up again.
markapowell said:
You may not have updated like you thought. V6 should have gotten rid of root for you. I had to do a factory restore, wipe the data and image, all of it. When I went back to do all that stuff, I still had the Bionic splash screen, and it is because of that little change, that I was not able to update myself. You may have something similar going on with your phone, just in a different place. Anything beyond doing that, just ask, but it should take care of you. Make a backup first, just in case. You will have to set everything up again.
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Thanks for your reply. I have performed a factory reset, but the update still fails. I also notice that after the reset, SuperUser is still listed under my installed apps.
rawrzar said:
Thanks for your reply. I have performed a factory reset, but the update still fails. I also notice that after the reset, SuperUser is still listed under my installed apps.
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Does the update fail, or does it just say no update available?
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mtmichaelson said:
Does the update fail, or does it just say no update available?
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It fails. the update downloads, and reboots to install. But about half way through the installation, the phone reboots again. when the home screen comes up, a screen pops up saying "update failed or incomplete".
I had the same problem. Did you reinstall the stock recovery program? I also had the bionic boot image from revolt1.5, which was messing things up. Once I reverted back to the stock boot image, the update went through.
JohnnyAn said:
I had the same problem. Did you reinstall the stock recovery program? I also had the bionic boot image from revolt1.5, which was messing things up. Once I reverted back to the stock boot image, the update went through.
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How would I go about reverting back to stock image? sorry , I don't know much about this.
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How would I go about reverting back to stock image? sorry , I don't know much about this.
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The cubed had a stock revo file that he posted somewhere in the dev forum. Just flash that with CWM and you should be good to go.
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I am in a similar situation but when I try to update to gingerbread it says there is no update available. I too still have supreuser installed after reflashing from revolt 1.5 to thcubed zv4 rooted stock and then updating its to zv6. How can I get my phone to download zv7?
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jdleider said:
I am in a similar situation but when I try to update to gingerbread it says there is no update available. I too still have supreuser installed after reflashing from revolt 1.5 to thcubed zv4 rooted stock and then updating its to zv6. How can I get my phone to download zv7?
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Apparently the update hasn't been pushed to all phones yet...there's several of us on xda that still don't have it. Jackpot08 is working on a .tot but until then, we just have to wait.
Some people have called Verizon and they can't force the update to your phone, so don't bother with that.
JohnnyAn said:
The cubed had a stock revo file that he posted somewhere in the dev forum. Just flash that with CWM and you should be good to go.
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Thanks! Found it and got it working. Just waiting for the update now.
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Apparently the update hasn't been pushed to all phones yet...there's several of us on xda that still don't have it. Jackpot08 is working on a .tot but until then, we just have to wait.
Some people have called Verizon and they can't force the update to your phone, so don't bother with that.
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Thanks for the info, guess the update hasn't been pushed to my phone yet.
I have been on stock for a week now, and its been horrible. I forgot how slow this was before devs streamlined the system, and how many rooted apps/functions I used.
I am going back to revolt today. I will see GB when the .TOT is available.
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Hey everyone. I rooted my phone a while back (around June), but it got unrooted during the update in July and I haven't bothered rooting it again. But now, when I try to update to Gingerbread, I always get a message saying "Update failed or incomplete" after downloading and rebooting. I noticed I still have SuperUser installed, so I tried unrooting with SuperOneClick, but SuperOneClick is stuck on "Waiting for Device". I have also tried to reset to factory settings, with the same result. Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks.
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Were you attempting to update to gingerbread by using the TOT? Or was there an update available though your service provider?
If you were getting a failure through the network, it's likely because you haven't gone back to stock recovery and still have ClockWorkMod Recovery installed. Use DevToolKit to fix this.
If you are using the TOT and getting a failure, do a checksum on the TOT file.
I've been working on this actively as I have a revolution. LG has informed me the update push completed on November 2. Nobody at VZW or LG can tell me why some Revolutions haven't gotten the push.
VZW Engineering has apparently been alerted, but LG has been unresponsive to me to-date.
I'm not waiting and putting together a one-package manual update kit, but I do want to give LG and VZW time to give me an update. Thing is, it's been over 72 hours now and there hasn't been one, so my patience is wearing thin.
It's disappointing that LG hasn't responded to any of my inquiries... I'm asking the right people behind the scenes.
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I've been working on this actively as I have a revolution. LG has informed me the update push completed on November 2. Nobody at VZW or LG can tell me why some Revolutions haven't gotten the push.
VZW Engineering has apparently been alerted, but LG has been unresponsive to me to-date.
I'm not waiting and putting together a one-package manual update kit, but I do want to give LG and VZW time to give me an update. Thing is, it's been over 72 hours now and there hasn't been one, so my patience is wearing thin.
It's disappointing that LG hasn't responded to any of my inquiries... I'm asking the right people behind the scenes.
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I'm in Rochester NY and never got one. I gave it til 2 days ago and threw on the TOT.
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I'm in Rochester NY and never got one. I gave it til 2 days ago and threw on the TOT.
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Yeah, I'm leaning towards drafting an idiot-proof TOT guide, it's just going to be really upsetting if I have to do that. If this was Apple, and not LG, we wouldn't even have this thread right now.
Option-click .ipk and done... not that Apple would even let ~1-5% of a device "miss" an update.
So, I've confirmed a few things with LG officially:
1) The ZV7 update has not been pulled.
2) LG was not aware of this issue until I reported it.
3) LG is just now starting the process of investigating.
I can't flash a TOT on mine right now, as LG may want to capture my unit for evaluation. I'll know more soon, hopefully by Monday.
Verizon was trying to push an update on me back on the 11th. It was the V6 update, as I was running V4. It failed, and I manually ran the tot through with LGNPST. Since thecubed had posted the V7 tot as well, I ran that through as well.
I probably did not need to go from V4 to V6 to get to V7, but I figured it wouldn't hurt.
But as I said, the only push I had received was on the 11th, well after the 2nd.
As a semi-newbie, it was easier to push the tot on than anything else.
LG Engineering is at least listening... they have agreed to capture my unit and send me a brand new Revolution simultaneously.
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Verizon was trying to push an update on me back on the 11th. It was the V6 update, as I was running V4. It failed, and I manually ran the tot through with LGNPST. Since thecubed had posted the V7 tot as well, I ran that through as well.
I probably did not need to go from V4 to V6 to get to V7, but I figured it wouldn't hurt.
But as I said, the only push I had received was on the 11th, well after the 2nd.
As a semi-newbie, it was easier to push the tot on than anything else.
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Did you have clockwork recovery installed when you tried to get Verizon s update
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Receiving my Bionic in a day or two.. Should I root the Bionic before I update or update then root? The reason I ask is many times the carriers patch the root methods that are used and after the update they no longer work.
I also noticed the bootloader is still locked down and is this going to be figured out?? Coming from all HTC devices I have noticed the Recovery that is used is a little different then on my Thunderbolt.
The Recovery that is used is in the Android Market and is called the Bionic Bootloader?
I will be doing lot's of reading but my main concern was the new update that has just been pushed out, should I download it before I root??
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Vinny
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I am also interested in this exact same question about what to do first. I just bought my wife a bionic and she came from a rooted Fascinate. She keeps asking me why she can't do certain things on her bionic and I have to keep telling her I'll fix it soon lol. Problem is I'm not sure if I should wait for the official update.
I'm definitely going to root because it will be her wifi at home while I'm at work.
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Our update process veers of the course of the official update path. We have a method of retaining root known as Forever Root by P3Droid (I believe?). In addition, our bootloader is still locked, but we are petitioning. Hoping for an Atrix type unlock. As for recovery, since we don't have unlocked bootloader, we can't write recovery. The one you see in the market is a paid donation. There is also a free one. This allows you to flash ROM's.
We also have Safestrap for CM7 and ICS, but they are still very early works.
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I see there is a new official update rolling out and my phone will be delivered tomorrow. Should I root it right away and then download the update through recovery? Coming from a long line of HTC devices I can say that Motorola is all new to me. If I accept the new update I may not be able to root it thru the current methods. Carriers are great at plugging holes. If anyone can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. Every article I read about the Droid Bionic there are so many different methods I am not familiar with.
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Vinny
I was going to buy the razr but I like the idea of a battery I can get at. Both phones have just about the same specs and accessories. The Locked down bootloader really sucks.
I've been researching this question all day at work, shhh lol, and I'm pretty confident I know what to do now.
Those of us who are not rooted and have not accepted the new update will need to root first using the forever root method developed by the droidtheory crew. Then after we are rooted we can update to the newest ota and still maintain root. We will also be able to flash whatever rom we would like.
This is what I am going to do to my wife's bionic so hopefully I don't screw up! Someone correct me if I am wrong.
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Well I got it rooted fine, but I can't get the update to show up. I've rebooted 3 times so far and nothing. I'm currently making a nandroid backup of the complete stock rom. I'm hoping the update just hasn't rolled out yet to the South Dakota area.
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I was finally able to get the update. I rebooted into cwm and cleared data/factory reset. Rebooted and the update showed up. The update went smoothly and I was able to keep root. Flashed droidtheory's kinectix rom and everything is perfect now.
Word of caution: Do not format system in cwm and then try to use the reboot recovery option. It will soft brick your phone! Luckily it was very easy to fix, but it still scared the bejesus outta me!
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I would follow the steps you stated. follow this link and it works just fine. Be completely stock and should have no issues. Make sure to download the Blur to your SD card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1327537
I'm baffled as to what I did wrong during the initial root of zv7 software. I can't unroot, can't recover, can't root to zv8 or upgrade. I'm using MT's AIO root app and just can't seem to understand. I guess there's a reason I'm a noob. this is what i get:
unable to open log device "/dev/log/main" no such file or directory
And then from there it won't add new root files, remove trash etc.
Revolution zv7 zv8 help please!
I would like to just have CWM and Root access on ZV8. On rooted gingervolted zv7. Please help! I will donate money if I have to! I understand a person's time is worth something!
n00bzilla said:
I would like to just have CWM and Root access on ZV8. On rooted gingervolted zv7. Please help! I will donate money if I have to! I understand a person's time is worth something!
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Root only... update... rootzv8
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You can't keep gingervolt as of right now, but I'm sure a vz8 gingervolt will be coming out. I would first make sure you take an image with cmw before you do anything with your phone.
I first rooted the the device like in the first thread about maintaining root from vz7 to vz8 thread. It worked after I got LGNPST working, but I still wanted CWM. When MT came out with the script, I gave that a try but had permission issues. If you have an image you can restore to pre gingervolt, I would try that, then use MT's tool to apply stock recovery. I had to run the tool twice before it would take and I didn't get anything puking at me and I got stock recovery. Make sure you still have root. I then prepare for update, update, then apply root and cmw.
If you don't have a pre gingervolt image, Follow the instructions to put the vz7 tot back on your phone found here. Then root only. After you have root, I would then prep for vz8, update, then root and install cmw.
If everything is successful, I would take a post install image with cmw.
Thanks a bunch. I will get to this tonight and let you know the results. I have confidence it will work. Since I'm a noob, it won't let me post an image, but I'll upload it to photobucket and hyperlink. Thanks again! PM me your paypal and I will throw some scratch your way.
I'm new to this also so it is some trial and error. Just keep working at it. No need to send me any money. If you want to make a donation, send it to MT, Spc.Hicks or one of the other developers who keep this phone going.
Here's where I'm at with the process.
Still rooted on zv7. Tried to do stock recovery (unroot with zv7 stock rom) but wouldn't recognize my battery or sim card. I am only able to run rooted zv7 with GV 2.0 in order to use all functions of phone. Unable to update OTA to zv8. The stock zv7 will not work, therefore had to flash GV2.0 with root. The problems I had before was sound not working, music player plays, but no sound, and when the phone was on and the screen would turn off automatically, it wouldn't turn back on. The buttons along the bottom would light up, but no screen. It was at this point that I had to return to rooted zv7 with GV2.0.
The Update Process
Hey I had a lot of trouble coming from MT's 2.0 V7 to V8 Root with Revovery. Let me see if I can help. This method worked for me. Follow it if you like.
1. First start from scratch using LGPST and V7 .TOT. Just follow the instuctions from the [FIX] Updated by accident? thread by hilong08.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1211295
I did have trouble installing the .dll. Just run the CMD as an administrator to install it without errors.
2. Run the old All in one from MT to root your phone only.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1348557
3. Once its rooted download terminal emulator from the market and do this
Type su and then enter you should see a "#". Next type echo 'ro.kernel.qemu=1' > /data/local.prop. It should create a file called local.prop in your /data directory.
you could manually do it with root explorer too.
4. Now wait for the Verizon OTA (over the air) update or manually search.
5. Now you should be on V8.
6. Run the AIO bat by MT to root and install CWM , option 2. I believe we manually did option 1 so theres no need to do it once on V8.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1566729
7. You should be root with CWM. I thought I didnt install this right the first time after about 3 fresh installs over a period of 2 days. CWM is installed man, even if you dont see it, i had to use quick boot from the market to boot into revovery.
Another thing if your phone loses sound check your /data/local.prop and change it to local.prop.bak and reboot. I also had a problem and it was freaking me out.
good luck
Stop V8 notifications
If you want to keep your phone from trying to update while in V7, use root explorer to rename /system/lib/ libdme_main.so to libdme_main.bak; I renamed three days ago with no update notifications to date. http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1236896.html
I'm still not getting anywhere. I'm back to root with gv2.0 with no sound. I'm just afraid to do anything else. Can someone call me or do a remote session? I'm ****ing retarded.
No no no. Go to development section and flash the v8 tot. Easiest way to get to v8
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pdriscoll2 said:
If you want to keep your phone from trying to update while in V7, use root explorer to rename /system/lib/ libdme_main.so to libdme_main.bak; I renamed three days ago with no update notifications to date. http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1236896.html
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I'm actually considering going back to ginger volt 2.0. I really don't notice any differences on v8 except that I have a bunch of bloatware. I lost all the things I loved about my phone, like the number percentage on the battery status. now I have a huge E911 cross hair icon I can't seem to get rid of.
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I'm actually considering going back to ginger volt 2.0. I really don't notice any differences on v8 except that I have a bunch of bloatware. I lost all the things I loved about my phone, like the number percentage on the battery status. now I have a huge E911 cross hair icon I can't seem to get rid of.
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I hear you. I'm holding off until MT gets a new and stable Gingervolt released for it. My phone works just fine on V7 w/GV2.0. Why fix something that isn't broken?
Ok I finally got my phone back to stable working condition with gingervolt and root on zv7. Can someone tell me step-by-step how to stop the zv8 update? Were going to have to dig deep on this one. I'm shallow on my terminology, and have no clue if I even have root explorer, or how to use it. I really wish there were college classes on how to understand this stuff. I know it's linux based, but you really have to be passionate about this stuff to understand. If you guys wanted to know about bikes, I could tell you how to build one from scratch! To each their own i suppose. Thanks in advance for everyone's help getting me this far. I really do appreciate all your hard work.
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n00bzilla said:
Ok I finally got my phone back to stable working condition with gingervolt and root on zv7. Can someone tell me step-by-step how to stop the zv8 update? Were going to have to dig deep on this one. I'm shallow on my terminology, and have no clue if I even have root explorer, or how to use it. I really wish there were college classes on how to understand this stuff. I know it's linux based, but you really have to be passionate about this stuff to understand. If you guys wanted to know about bikes, I could tell you how to build one from scratch! To each their own i suppose. Thanks in advance for everyone's help getting me this far. I really do appreciate all your hard work.
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Noobzilla,
Here is how another user took care of the update. Take some time and look through the development section here as well. I know there are some ways to move to the update and maintain the root as well.
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MT doesn't have GV working on V8 yet, but he's working on it. I used Titanium Backup to freeze my 'software update 1.0' app. There are other ways around it though that other people have posted.
Noobzilla
Lot of us are waiting for MT to release GV 2.1 with V8 update. I was in your boat and planning to go back to stock just to see how V8 updates looks like. After reading the forms a lot of us decide to wait for new release. I would honestly suggest to wait for few weeks, stock V8 has so much bloat that you may not like it. I would suggest to donate to MT and other developers because they really rock. Just my 2 cents.
Darn i didn't know about ur service sold my Yamaha R1
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Noob you need to get back all the way stock on zv7 so either use the zv7.tot file or flash the zv7 backup my has posted in the development section after you have flashed the zv7 backup your going to run the zv7 all in one and select unroot this will unroot and put stock recovery on your phone after you have stock recovery and no root your going to run Mrs new all in one to get you where you need to be I haven't done this yet so you may have to run the other all in one selecting the option root only then run the new all in one easiest way for help is getting on the irc channel you might have to wait a little bit for help but someone will show up. Also give thanks to mt for creating this all in one for you guys eliminating the need for you guys having to learn how to use adb but I encourage everyone to get the sdk and learn how to use adb as your next phone may not have options such as a all in one check out this thread in the thunderbolt forum on how to root unlock and install cwm recovery on it. It will really make you appreciate all the work my has put into making these all in ones the script doesn't know what to do until my has typed all this stuff already.
Here is the thunderbolt method. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12159325 that's not exactly what's being done on the revolution but still a good read but imagine having to do all that to get root on your phone I encourage reading it as it will help you understand what's going on in a script that particular method was published by jcase who is an awesome exploit finder and this method includes getting temp root in order to flash an older hboot version allowing you to downgrade to a version that had already been unlocked and getting root there enabling you to get perma root and a unlocked bootloader and involves using a terminal and adb and will really get you comfortable with adb and appreciate all the keystrokes mt has saved you. *Also do not try that thunderbolt method on your revolution* I'm not positive what will happen but I am confident it will not be good.
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Sounds like everyone is waiting for MT to push a new version of GV. I have decided to do the same. I used Root Explorer to change the file extension of the update file. I did this about a day after my last post on this thread and had no problems. Running GV and flashing Fusion as we speak on ZV7. Phone works great. Thanks for everyone's help!
First off, here is what I was following: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583023
I have followed instructions and am stuck on step 4: Update to zv8. I cannot get the OTA update to initiate. I have waited 48 hours for it to automatically push and have tried to manually get it by initiating Check New under About Phone. It states that I do not have an update.
Before MT's instructions, I was on GV2.0 with Blitzkreig on zv7. Flashing his zip file was smooth. Just not getting the zv8 OTA.
Here is my phone's current state:
SW Version: VS910ZV7
Build #: GRJ22
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-perf [email protected] #1
Android Version: 2.3.4
With Root Checker Pro, it states that I have root. I have Superuser installed. I checked in Titanium Pro to make sure I don't have Software Update 1.0 frozen, and I do not. In Rom Manager, I tried flashing CWM and did not have issues. When trying to boot into recovery via Rom Manager, it just sticks on a blank black screen after the LG splash screen. When booting after a poweroff using Power+Vol Down, I get a prompt asking whether or nt I want to do a factory reset. I can accept or cancel. I do not get to the CWM recovery menu.
Not really sure what I need to do. The phone is functional, just hate LG's UI.
I would like to get to Breaked Out on zv8 if possible. I would probably even be fine with GV2 on zv7, but I cannot get to CWM to flash GV2. I still have that zip on my external SD.
I did some searching and did not find answers on similar issues like mine. If I missed it, my apologies. Please direct me to the thread I missed if I have done so.
Thank you!
The first time you boot into revovery you go through the "delete everything" screen. I freaked my first time and prayed I didn't lose everything.
Edit: Be 100% positive you are rooted and have CWM installed before though. Don't blame me if it all goes to hell..
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There is a method now for rooting zv8 without the need to downgrade. So I would suggest grabbing the zv8 tot file and using lgnpst to flash to the most current software, then use the root method found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1621625
[root] root for vs910zv8 without downgrade
Then you should be able to push cwm using mts aio package and flash broken out, plus the fantastic oc kernel
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keynith said:
The first time you boot into revovery you go through the "delete everything" screen. I freaked my first time and prayed I didn't lose everything.
Edit: Be 100% positive you are rooted and have CWM installed before though. Don't blame me if it all goes to hell..
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I did that actually. The phone just rebooted. Right now, I don't care about losing apps. All my personal images and what not are on my External SD, so not worried about losing that info either.
elreydotcom said:
There is a method now for rooting zv8 without the need to downgrade. So I would suggest grabbing the zv8 tot file and using lgnpst to flash to the most current software, then use the root method found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1621625
[root] root for vs910zv8 without downgrade
Then you should be able to push cwm using mts aio package and flash broken out, plus the fantastic oc kernel
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OK... so this sounds promising, but if you don't mind asking a couple of my questions before I go down this road.
I looked at your link and didn't find an answer to the following questions:
1. Are there any pre-requisites to following your linked method? (Like do I need to be on a particular Kernel, SW or ROM for that method to work?)
2. The final result will be rooted stock zv8, correct?
My current state is zv7. My main concern is that you need to be on zv8 already in order to run through the method you Linked.
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My current state is zv7. My main concern is that you need to be on zv8 already in order to run through the method you Linked.
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That's right - you can use LGNPST to get to ZV8, then use that Root Method. I had the same trouble as you did with getting the OTA - I kept getting errors and could not get the update, even though a month ago it worked fine with mt's zv7 to zv8 root zip (I actually was the first person to test that method). I finally gave up and figured out how to do it using the new root method and one of mt's other tools and I am back on BO 1.1 now. I detailed how I did it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25483585&postcount=15
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I did that actually. The phone just rebooted. Right now, I don't care about losing apps. All my personal images and what not are on my External SD, so not worried about losing that info either.
OK... so this sounds promising, but if you don't mind asking a couple of my questions before I go down this road.
I looked at your link and didn't find an answer to the following questions:
1. Are there any pre-requisites to following your linked method? (Like do I need to be on a particular Kernel, SW or ROM for that method to work?)
2. The final result will be rooted stock zv8, correct?
My current state is zv7. My main concern is that you need to be on zv8 already in order to run through the method you Linked.
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Nothing particular that you need to be on as far as ROM is concerned. I can't find the thread right now but in the development section there is a list of the stock software versions, the most current being zv8. Essentially all you will need to do is download that and use lgnpst to load it on your phone. it's basically forcing the latest update to your phone instead of waiting for the ota to happen. After that, follow the link in my previous post to download the root script and run that. The end result is stock rooted zv8.
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I rooted it with the new method for zv8, and MTs CWM package didnt work...
follow the directions in the first post on this thread to get cwm...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594885
OK... so it looks like I'm going to attempt:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1621625
I'll let you know the results once I have something to report back. Thanks for the assistance so far. I really appreciate you guys taking the time to respond.
OK... so I misread some things.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1621625
is for those already on ZV8. So I am still on ZV7.
I will attempt http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1211295 with dl'ing PS910ZV8 and using LGNPST to install it even though i'm currently ZV7.
Then, I'll use the Esteem Root method to gain root and MT's AIO for CWM.
Is that good?
that should be the ticket.. Good luck!
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OK... so the upgrade to ZV8 was so smooth. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction! The only snag is that when registering the .dll, I had to do it through cmd as an administrator since I'm on W7 64bit. No worries though.
Now I have run into a snag where MT's CWM Recovery for ZV8 is failing. Please see the attached screenshot of the failures.
With Root Checker Pro, it says that i have successfully rooted my phone and BusyBox is successful too.
When I try to reboot into CWM from MT's CWM Recovery for ZV8, it sticks on a blank screen after the LG logo splash screen. The same thing happens when rebooting into Recovery from Rom Manager.
Am I missing something?
RESOLVED!
OK... so I did some searching and found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594885&page=2
On page 2 about halfway down, I find a post by Slimzim of a discussion with MT:
slimzim said:
I finally got this to work much more easily thanks to a quick talk with mtmichaelson. Here's the method:
1) Get to ZV8 (I got there via LGNPST)
2) Root using the tool found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1621625
3) Open a Terminal Emulator
4) Type: su
5) Hit enter
6) Type: echo 'ro.kernel.qemu=1' > /data/local.prop
7) Press enter
8) Reboot
9) Use the ZV8CWMRecovery.bat found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583023
Good luck!
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I dl'ed a terminel emulator and followed the instructions. I now have CWM!!!!!
Now... time to get broken out!
Thanks to everyone's help! I seriously appreciate it.
winabi said:
When I try to reboot into CWM from MT's CWM Recovery for ZV8, it sticks on a blank screen after the LG logo splash screen. The same thing happens when rebooting into Recovery from Rom Manager.
Am I missing something?
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Yes - same thing happened to me when I followed your steps. Follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25483585&postcount=15
Steps 3 through 8 are what you haven't done yet. Try them and see if it works. If it doesn't work try using LGNPST to go back to unrooted zv8 and try again (not sure if that'll be necessary).
Just curious if any one else is having this issue. While testing zvb rom, cwm corrupted my system folder and cwm would not format/mount it. System would not boot. Could not flash anything that wrote to the system folder. Would not boot so I couldn't flash a tot, normally. Had to flash in emergency download mode. Now everything is fine except that I can't get any ota's. it keeps saying that there is no ota available, that my system is up to date.
Just wondering if anyone that has used emergency download mode then tried to ota, is having this issue.
Not me. That's helpful, right?
I un-rooted and un-CWMed (by resetting the executable bit on install-recovery.sh), so I was, theoretically, stock zv9. I could download the OTA (for the, like, millionth time), but it wouldn't install. Finally I dusted off Windows and did the normal TOT, and then was able to OTA to zvb.
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Not me. That's helpful, right?
I un-rooted and un-CWMed (by resetting the executable bit on install-recovery.sh), so I was, theoretically, stock zv9. I could download the OTA (for the, like, millionth time), but it wouldn't install. Finally I dusted off Windows and did the normal TOT, and then was able to OTA to zvb.
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I'm just curious if anyone else is having or had (previous revo owners) this issue. Nothing more. I couldn't get my phone to boot, therefore, I couldn't flash the v8 tot normally. I had no choice but to use 'emergency download mode'. Doing so, put me in 'test mode'. Once getting out of test mode, I get the "No software update available".
No biggie. OG ZVB runs absolutely flawless on v8. But if there is a way to get back to zvb, then I'm game. I would like to run OG ZVB on zvb Only seems appropriate
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No biggie. OG ZVB runs absolutely flawless on v8. But if there is a way to get back to zvb, then I'm game. I would like to run OG ZVB on zvb Only seems appropriate
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Just curious: how much zv8 is left behind when you flash OG ZVB?
I pm'd you yesterday or the day before about maybe getting zvb back, in case you didn't see it.
OG ZVB is just the software part of ZVB. I'm trying to figure out how to rip the firmware. One of the esteem guys is working on that and we will see where it goes.
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If you previously ran ZVB then installed OG, you have the zvb firmware, correct?
If so, so far it is running great.
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If you previously ran ZVB then installed OG, you have the zvb firmware, correct?
If so, so far it is running great.
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Yes sir you are correct.
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i am having this same issue i just bricked my phone and flashed zv9 in emergency mode and now i cant get any ota updates have we figured this out yet please say that we have