Hello Guys! I just found out a new way to install CMW and then custom ROM for Lg optimus 2x. Though the files are not mine, but tried using these files for my 2x and believe me it works fine.
Disclaimer: I'm not responsible if you loose any data or brick your Phone! (anyways its unbrickable)
All we need are
1) .KDZ file for our 2x (Gingerbread, Froyo, ICS)
2) Flash tool for LG.
3) Latest LG drivers.
4) KDZ modifier.
5) Half an hour
NOTE: You'll loose all your data present on the phone. Not external SD. But still remove your external SD card before installation.
Procedure-
1) Download the required KDZ from any source.
2) Now install the Latest LG driver.
3) Now place the KDZ file in the P990 CWM folder.
4) Run the P990/970 ROM converter.
5) Follow the on screen instructions.
6) A folder will be created in P990 CWM folder itself.
7) Run the Smartflash tool. Select ROM Copy D/L tab.
8) Select the .bin file you've just extracted and .fls file.
9) Take out the battery of your phone. Press the volume down button and connect the USB.
10) S/w Update should appear, now start the Smartflash installation.
11) It should take around 3-5 minutes. Let everything complete. Pull out the USB cable and connect your battery.
12) Press the volume down button and the power button to enter CWM.
13) Install the required custom ROM (.zip) from your external sd.
Root permissions will be approved if you install a custom ROM.
Here are the Files to be downloaded-
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Will try it mate...
O2X with Magical ROM and supersonic kernels from my buddies
Thanks, but how to download from that page, only upload available, I pay for enough pages as for now he he....
....tell me, it seems like a normal smartflash, are the files pre modified?
SuperSkill said:
Thanks, but how to download from that page, only upload available, I pay for enough pages as for now he he....
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Just scroll down mate!
Jishnu Sur said:
Just scroll down mate!
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Can't find it either....can't find download....check from some other account
O2X with Magical ROM and supersonic kernels from my buddies
I don't know what's the problem everytime, everything i upload!!
BTW updated the link..please try!
Jishnu Sur said:
Just scroll down mate!
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After a few attempts I got the right location. Okay, I'll try this, but does the kdz bin converter include the Cwm? I guess I'll find out when testing. I like new ways of doing stuff, but let's not forget spyrosk all in one tool. Thanks again. If it works ill mirror it to one of mine if it's okay sur?
Edit: seems like a nodded smartflash?
Jishnu Sur said:
I don't know what's the problem everytime, everything i upload!!
BTW update the link..please try!
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Sorry buddy...need to try again
I suggest you try some other host
Edit: just 2kb...something is wrong
O2X with Magical ROM and supersonic kernels from my buddies
SREEPRAJAY said:
Sorry buddy...need to try again
I suggest you try some other host
Edit: just 2kb...something is wrong
O2X with Magical ROM and supersonic kernels from my buddies
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SuperSkill said:
After a few attempts I got the right location. Okay, I'll try this, but does the kdz bin converter include the Cwm? I guess I'll find out when testing. I like new ways of doing stuff, but let's not forget spyrosk all in one tool. Thanks again. If it works ill mirror it to one of mine if it's okay sur?
Edit: seems like a nodded smartflash?
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Sure please do create a proper mirror!
Yes its a modded smartflash...
SREEPRAJAY-
Sorry buddy...need to try again
I suggest you try some other host
Edit: just 2kb...something is wrong
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I know! Something is really wrong! I need uploading lessons! LOL!
Got it finally..
But I agree that you got to find some proper host to upload.....
O2X with Magical ROM and supersonic kernels from my buddies
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Got it finally..
But I agree that you got to find some proper host to upload.....
O2X with Magical ROM and supersonic kernels from my buddies
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I tried with mediafire but the files do not upload properly..Can you please suggest some good host?!
Jishnu Sur said:
I tried with mediafire but the files do not upload properly..Can you please suggest some good host?!
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Why don't you try Uploading or drop box?I used to use.you can also request Dev host server.....xda server...need to check...been sometime since I have used it
O2X with Magical ROM and supersonic kernels from my buddies
Nice.
But If I understand correctly, this ROM converter "pushes" a cwm recovery in bin file replacing the stock one, so it is smartflashed together with stock rom.
I see these versions of cwm in this package:
recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.6-p970.img
recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.1.3-p970.img
The modifier and the recovery names both say p970
and only asks to select touch or no touch version of cwm.
So how can this cwm work on both GB and ICS?
Till now all the cwm recoveries suitable for ICS are modified to support the new layout.
On which layout you were when you tried it?
Did you try it on both layouts, with a GB kdz and an ICS kdz file?
BTW: 3) APX drivers : APX drivers are known as the ones needed with NVFlash mode. Smartflash requires LG drivers.
spyrosk said:
Nice.
But If I understand correctly, this ROM converter "pushes" a cwm recovery in bin file replacing the stock one, so it is smartflashed together with stock rom.
I see these versions of cwm in this package:
recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.6-p970.img
recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.1.3-p970.img
The modifier and the recovery names both say p970
and only asks to select touch or no touch version of cwm.
So how can this cwm work on both GB and ICS?
Till now all the cwm recoveries suitable for ICS are modified to support the new layout.
On which layout you were when you tried it?
Did you try it on both layouts, with a GB kdz and an ICS kdz file?
BTW: 3) APX drivers : APX drivers are known as the ones needed with NVFlash mode. Smartflash requires LG drivers.
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Yes it was made for the p970 itself..I have mentioned it in the OP itself..
Yes i've tried on both layouts...works flawlessly..
OH I'm so very sorry for that..YES THOSE ARE LG DRIVERS..
Jishnu Sur said:
Yes it was made for the p970 itself..I have mentioned it in the OP itself..
Yes i've tried on both layouts...works flawlessly..
OH I'm so very sorry for that..YES THOSE ARE LG DRIVERS..
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Thanks,
I will flash the already patched V30A bin, not now (New years eve here) but soon.
I am curious about this cwm version.
Happy New Year
spyrosk said:
Nice.
But If I understand correctly, this ROM converter "pushes" a cwm recovery in bin file replacing the stock one, so it is smartflashed together with stock rom.
I see these versions of cwm in this package:
recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.6-p970.img
recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.1.3-p970.img
The modifier and the recovery names both say p970
and only asks to select touch or no touch version of cwm.
So how can this cwm work on both GB and ICS?
Till now all the cwm recoveries suitable for ICS are modified to support the new layout.
On which layout you were when you tried it?
Did you try it on both layouts, with a GB kdz and an ICS kdz file?
BTW: 3) APX drivers : APX drivers are known as the ones needed with NVFlash mode. Smartflash requires LG drivers.
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spyrosk said:
Thanks,
I will flash the already patched V30A bin, not now (New years eve here) but soon.
I am curious about this cwm version.
Happy New Year
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Happy New Year!!
Hope we get to see many more things for our 2x this year!
I'm exited about those Cwm versions too, didn't get to flash yesterday as my alcohol consumption was more important the converter was made for 970, but worked for extracting only for p990. I'll do the flash, curious
Sent from then win...."ME"
Jishnu Sur said:
Hello Guys! I just found out a new way to install CMW and then custom ROM for Lg optimus 2x. Though the files are not mine, but tried using these files for my 2x and believe me it works fine.
Disclaimer: I'm not responsible if you loose any data or brick your Phone! (anyways its unbrickable)
All we need are
1) .KDZ file for our 2x (Gingerbread, Froyo, ICS)
2) Flash tool for LG.
3) Latest LG drivers.
4) KDZ modifier.
5) Half an hour
NOTE: You'll loose all your data present on the phone. Not external SD. But still remove your external SD card before installation.
Procedure-
1) Download the required KDZ from any source.
2) Now install the Latest LG driver.
3) Now place the KDZ file in the P990 CWM folder.
4) Run the P990/970 ROM converter.
5) Follow the on screen instructions.
6) A folder will be created in P990 CWM folder itself.
7) Run the Smartflash tool. Select ROM Copy D/L tab.
8) Select the .bin file you've just extracted and .fls file.
9) Take out the battery of your phone. Press the volume down button and connect the USB.
10) S/w Update should appear, now start the Smartflash installation.
11) It should take around 3-5 minutes. Let everything complete. Pull out the USB cable and connect your battery.
12) Press the volume down button and the power button to enter CWM.
13) Install the required custom ROM (.zip) from your external sd.
Root permissions will be approved if you install a custom ROM.
Here are the Files to be downloaded-
http://www.filefactory.com/file/2if4my5jm6xl/n/P990_CWM.rar
http://www.megafileupload.com/en/file/382033/P990-CWM-rar.html
(Sorry this one is little cheap website, please avoid the pop ups)
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This method does not work. Such valuable a page, you do not lying.
Thread closed and links removed at OP's request as apparently not working.
Thanks
AvRS
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Hey guys, I've been reading around but prefer to ask directly in case there's something I'm missing.
What I did was:
* Root with SuperOneClick
* Installed Rom Manager
* From Rom manager installed CWM
* From Rom manager selected Boot to recovery
=> stuck at LG logo
Is there any other option besides flashing a stock rom with SmartFlash? Also does it really matters which version I flash (I had stock froyo, can I flash stock GB?).
Thanks in advance, I'm about to freak out
_EDIT_
This post worked for me a big thanks to all who came in here to help.
Try to reboot in recovery by press power button+volume down.
Cice96 said:
Try to reboot in recovery by press power button+volume down.
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Thanks but nothing happens, also tried removing the battery and doing it again but no luck
I think the only solution possible is to restore the original lg rom.
This will erase all your internal sd card data and all the app.
1) download the rom you want to restore from here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035041
2)Download smartflash program and drivers from here:
-http://loadbalancing.modaco.com/download.php?url=mf/?ebwer79kx5abx61
-http://loadbalancing.modaco.com/download.php?url=mf/?ebwer79kx5abx61
3)Run smartflsh proram
4) Pull the phone's battery off and connect it with the usb to the computer then press volume down, install the drivers if necessary
5)In smartflsh select the rom copy D/L tab and be sure that normsl mode is selected and erase cal is NOT selected.Select in cp bin the rom .fls file and in ap bin the .bin file then click start.
Cice96 said:
I think the only solution possible is to restore the original lg rom.
This will erase all your internal sd card data and all the app.
1) download the rom you want to restore from here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035041
2)Download smartflash program and drivers from here:
-http://loadbalancing.modaco.com/download.php?url=mf/?ebwer79kx5abx61
-http://loadbalancing.modaco.com/download.php?url=mf/?ebwer79kx5abx61
3)Run smartflsh proram
4) Pull the phone's battery off and connect it with the usb to the computer then press volume down, install the drivers if necessary
5)In smartflsh select the rom copy D/L tab and be sure that normsl mode is selected and erase cal is NOT selected.Select in cp bin the rom .fls file and in ap bin the .bin file then click start.
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Thanks, yeah I think that's the only solution, in fact I've been downloading a stock rom for a while now. Just don't know if that's the one for me, I'm downloading this one:
EURO OPEN
BIN_LGP990AT-00-V20q-EUR-XX-JAN-24-2012-0
and I had froyo v10a would that do it?
These roms are all gingerbread stock roms.
Cice96 said:
These roms are all gingerbread stock roms.
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Okay, that's good. I'll try the one I'm downloading, if i get no service or something I'll fix that then, all I care about now is get it booting
Thanks.
japmsn said:
Okay, that's good. I'll try the one I'm downloading, if i get no service or something I'll fix that then, all I care about now is get it booting
Thanks.
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is your device still rooted...can you get access to the CWM with power button+volume down button...then u can flash a rebuild of V20q by Flix...or you can try other stock ROMs like Django Manouche 1.2 ROMs.or the one which is just released by Civato...these stock ROMs have all the things and look like Stock but with more performance related tweaks.
SREEPRAJAY said:
is your device still rooted...can you get access to the CWM with power button+volume down button...then u can flash a rebuild of V20q by Flix...or you can try other stock ROMs like Django Manouche 1.2 ROMs.or the one which is just released by Civato...these stock ROMs have all the things and look like Stock but with more performance related tweaks.
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As stated on third comment after Cice96's suggestion, I'm unable to boot into recovery. If you mean after I flash with SmartFlash I'll try but doubt I'll still have CWM.
Tried nvflash cwm? Search for the thread by Rusty! In dev section.
japmsn said:
As stated on third comment after Cice96's suggestion, I'm unable to boot into recovery. If you mean after I flash with SmartFlash I'll try but doubt I'll still have CWM.
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friend,
are u able to enter the recovery mode or not...I see the post 3 and i think u have no access to CWM or recovery...is that right?
temasek said:
Tried nvflash cwm? Search for the thread by Rusty! In dev section.
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I'm looking here, is that what you mean? Can I flash that with nvflash even with my phone in this state? That would be awesome as the rom I was downloading was corrupted (dam freakshare) so gonna have to try again.
SREEPRAJAY said:
friend,
are u able to enter the recovery mode or not...I see the post 3 and i think u have no access to CWM or recovery...is that right?
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I'm not able to enter recovery/CWM mode. Even if I press the combination of keys the phone won't move from the LG logo.
What kind of O2X do you have?
If it's SU660, try doing home-vol down-power to get into recovery.
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also, you need to keep holding down the buttons until you get to the second LG logo
aragorn7 said:
What kind of O2X do you have?
If it's SU660, try doing home-vol down-power to get into recovery.
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also, you need to keep holding down the buttons until you get to the second LG logo
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Thanks for answering aragorn7, I already fixed it with this post.
Gonna edit the first post
Hello every one.
i want to flash p990 stock GB on my Korean SU660 due to korean apps and 80 character sms limit in su660 stock GB ROM..
is it possible.. if yes then tell method...
thanks
No one know bout this???
Sent from my Optimus 2X using xda app-developers app
Diffrent hardware and key mappings... yes you can by starndard method and then you will have not properly working device.
But we can use p990 custom rom on it... why not stock???
Sent from my Optimus 2X using xda app-developers app
here is link for install p990 custom rom on su660. (Credit : @aragorn7)
but i want to install Stock p990 rom on SU660... can any one help?
jalal.mustafa said:
But we can use p990 custom rom on it... why not stock???
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I can help but there is a risk you might brick your phone but if you know how to recover from a bricked optimus 2x then youll be fine.
what you have to do first is download a p990 nvflash rom to wipe and repartition your phone into P990 configuration.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1715272
after installing the NVFlash rom, install a P990 CWM recovery; make sure its 5.0.2.8 for P990. Find it in the forums.
then place this zip file on your phone via CWM then install it via CWM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27912487&postcount=31
after that, open /system/build.prop using a nice file manager like Astro file manager or Root explorer and edit
Code:
user.feature.lgdrm=true
into
Code:
user.feature.lgdrm=false
to enable media and stuff.
NOTE: There may be some times that your phone will suddenly black out, not work, or stuff. all you have to do is remove battery -> boot into CWM -> advanced -> reboot recovery and it will reboot normally.
So far, everything works with this method including STK (Sim tool Kit) BUT FM WILL NOT WORK because the SU660 does not have analog FM hardware.
ALSO: accelerometer seems glitched or inverted in some games. quite annoying. very hard to find a fix so if you can find a fix then maybe you can post here and help the SU660 community.
ongkal said:
I can help but there is a risk you might brick your phone but if you know how to recover from a bricked optimus 2x then youll be fine.
what you have to do first is download a p990 nvflash rom to wipe and repartition your phone into P990 configuration.
after installing the NVFlash rom, install a P990 CWM recovery; make sure its 5.0.2.8 for P990. Find it in the forums.
then place this zip file on your phone via CWM then install it via CWM.
after that, open /system/build.prop using a nice file manager like Astro file manager or Root explorer and edit
Code:
user.feature.lgdrm=true
into
Code:
user.feature.lgdrm=false
to enable media and stuff.
NOTE: There may be some times that your phone will suddenly black out, not work, or stuff. all you have to do is remove battery -> boot into CWM -> advanced -> reboot recovery and it will reboot normally.
So far, everything works with this method including STK (Sim tool Kit) BUT FM WILL NOT WORK because the SU660 does not have analog FM hardware.
ALSO: accelerometer seems glitched or inverted in some games. quite annoying. very hard to find a fix so if you can find a fix then maybe you can post here and help the SU660 community.
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Is this working and bugfree?
love to try it
it can brick your phone! the p990's patrition table is different from su660's!
4ever1lov3 said:
it can brick your phone! the p990's patrition table is different from su660's!
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Install many custom roms with this method.. no partition eror till..:
jalal.mustafa said:
Install many custom roms with this method.. no partition eror till..:
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because the custom rom only replaces the system folder. the CWM recovery automatically checks all the patitrions to find out where to put the rom. that's why we need unique recovery for every kind of phone!
Hey,
I am trying to fix a friends optimus black. He has CWM recovery installed but when I flash ROMs then reboot system, it just boots straight back to the recovery. Is there anything I am doing wrong? I have tried 3 different ROMs from the dev section, ICS, GB and JB. I make sure to do a full wipe between flashing.
Many thanks, as I don't have much experience with this phone. (Although I have many years experience with flashing android roms)
RolloJarvis said:
Hey,
I am trying to fix a friends optimus black. He has CWM recovery installed but when I flash ROMs then reboot system, it just boots straight back to the recovery. Is there anything I am doing wrong? I have tried 3 different ROMs from the dev section, ICS, GB and JB. I make sure to do a full wipe between flashing.
Many thanks, as I don't have much experience with this phone. (Although I have many years experience with flashing android roms)
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Reflash with Smart Flash Tool. A few kernels automatically go to recovery if they fail to load. I can't think of anything else.
Try changing your CWM Recovery by flashing another version. Use my CWM Recovery flasher (in my signature).
thanks, i tried changing CWM using your flasher, but it still didnt work.
I cant use the smartflasher as all the links are broken...
RolloJarvis said:
thanks, i tried changing CWM using your flasher, but it still didnt work.
I cant use the smartflasher as all the links are broken...
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Did you go in to s/w upgrade mode?and did you use the links in n00by's how-to guide?
Sent from my LG-P970 using xda app-developers app
UniversalSS said:
Did you go in to s/w upgrade mode?and did you use the links in n00by's how-to guide?
Sent from my LG-P970 using xda app-developers app
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Yes but the links in the guide link to the smart flasher thread where the links are broken... So I can't use the tool. Any ideas?
RolloJarvis said:
Yes but the links in the guide link to the smart flasher thread where the links are broken... So I can't use the tool. Any ideas?
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What do you need? Some ROMs to flash? Find links to kdz files in post 3. Extract and root it yourself (also see post 3 on my how to).
might be redundant saying this but in cwm itself have you flashed the 6.0.1.4 update within itself ald?
N00BY0815 said:
What do you need? Some ROMs to flash? Find links to kdz files in post 3. Extract and root it yourself (also see post 3 on my how to).
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I was trying to follow the unbricking guide in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1448803
but the links for the following are broken:
stock ROM V10A EEU XXX with .bin & .fls. [CRC MD5: d880b8834400575b5827bafbf29a745e] - DepositFiles, FileServe, WUpload.
Other bin/fls ROMs are HERE. (All these links are working again!)
You need to install LG Mobile drivers. They are located HERE. [CRC MD5: e4614071e72c0292d3a8238908b5c7ba]
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Also, I am on CWM 6.0.1.4 but now I get an error when I try to choose a zip from the SD card "E: Can't mount /sdcard"
Cheers for the help.
EDIT: managed to find the files... will update soon.
EDIT 2: Flashed the official firmware with smart flasher, now im in a bootloop with the "firmware update" screen, first I had a BSOD.
Im about to flash the V20a files using smart flasher. fingers crossed.
EDIT 3: Flashing worked via smart flashing tool... BUT I'M STILL STUCK IN CWM RECOVERY!
any ideas?
Thanks
RolloJarvis said:
I was trying to follow the unbricking guide in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1448803
but the links for the following are broken:
Also, I am on CWM 6.0.1.4 but now I get an error when I try to choose a zip from the SD card "E: Can't mount /sdcard"
Cheers for the help.
EDIT: managed to find the files... will update soon.
EDIT 2: Flashed the official firmware with smart flasher, now im in a bootloop with the "firmware update" screen, first I had a BSOD.
Im about to flash the V20a files using smart flasher. fingers crossed.
EDIT 3: Flashing worked via smart flashing tool... BUT I'M STILL STUCK IN CWM RECOVERY!
any ideas?
Thanks
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Wipe data, cache, then go to advanced, wipe dalwik, go back, go to mounts&Storage, mount as mass storage device, put any ROM you want on your sd card, go back, install zip from sd card, choose zip and install the ROM you downloaded
N00BY0815 said:
Wipe data, cache, then go to advanced, wipe dalwik, go back, go to mounts&Storage, mount as mass storage device, put any ROM you want on your sd card, go back, install zip from sd card, choose zip and install the ROM you downloaded
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I have just done exactly these steps. I have tried flashing both the zeus rom and AOKP jelly bean build 4. Each time the ROM flashes successfully, however when I select "reboot system now," it just boots straight back to recovery again...
The only thing I could think of trying would be to restore a nandroid with cwm. I dont have one though, can anyone link me to a working nandroid, or upload one?
thanks
A crazy idea......
Stuck G key?
Sent from my LG-P970 using xda premium
could be... I havent got the phone at the moment but ill check next week. Not sure how i'd fix it though
got the phone back again... when i go into CWM "Key Test" option, it implies "button 0" is being pressed repetitively. Anyone know which button this is?
Since some people asked me, I'm providing rooted system.img to be flashed by nvflash, an easy way to get v28g installed from kdz or smartflash rooted, for those who prefer to keep it as stockish as possible. The only mods I did from stock kdz backed up from my phone was to push su and superuser.apk.
This procedure did not wipe anything, so as a rule you shouldn't worry about backups, but I recommend you to use nvflash tool to make backups of all your partitions before trying this. Search here on dev's section to "nvflash toolkit", an excellent work from rmein, and use it to make backups.
Put the .img extracted from downloaded 7zip file on any functional nvflash folder, connect your phone in apx mode (without battery, BOTH vol up and down and plug it to usb), go to your nvflash folder and execute the following in cmd prompt.
nvflash.exe --bl fastboot.bin --download 23 rooted_system_v28g.img
Actually, I don't know if this command works on windows. Since I'm linux user (I'm sure that command syntax is useless to penguin's users), I didn't test this on win. So, if you used nvflash before on your win box and the previous didn't work, please let me know.
Download: http://db.tt/Qe6iLjpl
It's my personal dropbox folder. Please, feel free to mirror it and I'll update this OP, since I use my dropbox space to work.
Edit: leclanpim made an easy way to flash this system.img, putting a .bat file with nvflash.exe and the system itself in one zipped file, sharing it at https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bw9sO0__Wuu-THkzcHpaeERmMHM
Thanks to him.
The easiest way to get root, imho, is to flash bootloader, cwm, and then root zip from cwm. All files are small and no data loose at all.
Sent from my LG-P990 using xda app-developers app
wfd said:
The easiest way to get root, imho, is to flash bootloader, cwm, and then root zip from cwm. All files are small and no data loose at all.
Sent from my LG-P990 using xda app-developers app
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You're right, but as I said, there's people like me that don't want touching bootloader and/or recovery.
Sent from my LG-P990 using xda app-developers app
Thank you louis, that's what I was looking for last weeks, then I found Homero's rooted 28G with some adds/mods. Now I'm downloading your system.img which is pure leaked 28G with the root as the only mod.
I'll tell you more.
Since some days I decided that from now on I'll test only custom 28G roms distributed in nvflash format: I nvflash the custom system.img, don't wipe my data, don't change bootloader, get rid of cwm and rom manager. It looks like the cwm round but I think it's faster and cleaner (maybe less risks of brick?), in addition, since I was used to copy my cwm backups on PC, using nvflash backup I have the full image of my rom straight on PC and I don't fill my external SD with neverending backups. Of course, using nvflash backups you cannot open and look inside like it is with cwm backups, but maybe some dev will find the way to do it.
I understand that SuperSkill, too, thought the same solution.
EDIT: just flashed from win7 and all is working.
Thanks, Man!...:good:
louiscypherbr said:
I'm providing rooted system.img to be flashed by nvflash, an easy way to get v28g installed from kdz or smartflash rooted, for those who prefer to keep it as stockish as possible. The only mods I did from stock kdz backed up from my phone was to push su and superuser.apk.
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After trying V28E and G (Stefan's release with wkpark's unlocked bootloader and custom CWM) with different babsebands, I also decided to flash a "clean" stock V28G with the original bootloader, just to see if it resolves an in-call audio bug for me. So, this image came in handy, thank you! I backed up and restored my data partition using the nvflash toolkit. No problems with flashing, everything came up fine, with all my data intact. Hopefully, this setup will work with no audio issues until the ICS release (or a new leak... )
Thanks for this, now what's left are flashing it yes Walsh, I think this is a great way of supplying "roms". This method let's you keep locked bootloader and you can increase system partition, then flash only system.img with nvflash, correct? I'm just about to get Ubuntu into my desktop to extract the img and modify it as I like it......but what you guys have done lately are very respectful
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Hi,
I am on CM10 latest directly from GB official, i want to try your rom and downloaded the second file on your first post, but i cannot install it! when i click on flash.bat it does something and then says " coise" is not recognized as an internal or external command etc....
Pleae help me, do i need to do anything before hand?
kamiar said:
Hi,
I am on CM10 latest directly from GB official, i want to try your rom and downloaded the second file on your first post, but i cannot install it! when i click on flash.bat it does something and then says " coise" is not recognized as an internal or external command etc....
Pleae help me, do i need to do anything before hand?
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Do not flash this over cm10!
It's not a Rom, it's a mod, as stated on topic. It should be used only on already flashed stock ICS.
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louiscypherbr said:
Do not flash this over cm10!
It's not a Rom, it's a mod, as stated on topic. It should be used only on already flashed stock ICS.
Sent from my LG-P990 using xda app-developers app
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Oh thanks for quick reply, can you guide me to a stock rom that has no or less audio bug please? and a little help to how flash it if it need any changed to partition etc...
kamiar said:
Hi,
I am on CM10 latest directly from GB official, i want to try your rom and downloaded the second file on your first post, but i cannot install it! when i click on flash.bat it does something and then says " coise" is not recognized as an internal or external command etc....
Pleae help me, do i need to do anything before hand?
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First of all, this is NOT a ROM! This is the rooted system partition image for the clean leaked ICS Stock, which has a different partition layout from CM10. So, unless you already installed a stock V28E or V28G ROM and repartitioned your phone, it will not work for you.
Second, I would recommend always launching batch files from a command window instead of double-clicking them -- this way, you can always see all messages...
Oops... Didn't notice the previous reply, sorry!
wals46 said:
Of course, using nvflash backups you cannot open and look inside like it is with cwm backups, but maybe some dev will find the way to do it.
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Actually, you can! I have no idea how to do this on win box, but on linux it's very simple (that's how I pushed root on this img).
All you have to do is mounting it with loop in an empty folder, than you can not only look into the system dir but also modify it, and when you unmount it, your img will be updated (maybe even before, don't know).
Supposing you have the system.img in the folder were you're, just run as root:
mkdir modsystem
mount -o loop system.img ./modsystem
Than you can go into modsystem with any file manager, and you'll see that this folder is the system folder. There you can modify what you would to, and after that (be careful with permissions, they will be there after flashing), just run:
umount modsystem
Than you can flash it by nvflash and see the magic happening! And welcome to the free penguin world.
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kamiar said:
Oh thanks for quick reply, can you guide me to a stock rom that has no or less audio bug please? and a little help to how flash it if it need any changed to partition etc...
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I'll tell the way I prefer, because in this way you flash Rom and baseband art the same time without losing any data.
-Download the v28g kdz image here. MD5SUM: a7d0e9763e4029484358f46936fe0099
-After downloading the kdz, flash it using instructions found here AND here. Note that on the instruction to edit the "C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\host", its actually "hosts", with an S at the end. Also use the www,zip attached for the instructions on the post (not the shttp3.zip).
-following these instructions, you should be able to flash the kdz without losing any data, even with the baseband flashed.
-after that, start your phone as usual, then follow the instruction on the first post to get your newly stock v28g rooted.
If you can't find the related topics, just be patient and I'll update here with the links after I get time on my pc.
edit: links added
louiscypherbr said:
I'll tell the way I prefer, because in this way you flash Rom and baseband art the same time without losing any data.
-Search here in dev's for the Stephan's p990 leaker
-There, search for the v28g kdz image. I didn't test it, but I'd read that the link from lg is not working, so search for a mirror
-after downloading the kdz, flash it using instructions found on general section. It's not to much easy, but you can do it, just be patient.
-after that, start your phone as usual, then follow the instruction on the first post to get your newly stock v28g rooted.
If you can't find the related topics, just be patient and I'll update here with the links after I get time on my pc.
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Thanks, i will wait for you to post the links, i never flashed kdz and need to learn! is it possible to go back to cm10 later on if i want to?
louiscypherbr said:
-after downloading the kdz, flash it using instructions found on general section. It's not to much easy, but you can do it, just be patient.
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As a possible alternative to the described method, I can suggest using a KDZ Converter for P970. It will extract two files from a KDZ (the ROM itself and the baseband), which you can then flash with SmartFlash. Contrary to what you may read, this tool DOES work for P990, as long as you don't select patching option for CWM (just answer "n"). This process is easier than flashing a KDZ, but some people prefer direct KDZ flashing (I am not aware of any differences in the end result, so, being lazy, I just do it the easier way ).
Decided to go this way as well to see if it prevents the loss of sound in calls. The cmd command did however not work for me, got stuck on 'nvflash started'. Very strange, first time I encountered something like that.
Anyway, thanks to leclanpim for the repack! And thank u for providing the image :thumbup:
Will now restore my Titanium backups and get back to business.
louiscypherbr said:
Since some people asked me, I'm providing rooted system.img to be flashed by nvflash, an easy way to get v28g installed from kdz or smartflash rooted, for those who prefer to keep it as stockish as possible. The only mods I did from stock kdz backed up from my phone was to push su and superuser.apk.
This procedure did not wipe anything, so as a rule you shouldn't worry about backups, but I recommend you to use nvflash tool to make backups of all your partitions before trying this. Search here on dev's section to "nvflash toolkit", an excellent work from rmein, and use it to make backups.
Put the .img extracted from downloaded 7zip file on any functional nvflash folder, connect your phone in apx mode (without battery, BOTH vol up and down and plug it to usb), go to your nvflash folder and execute the following in cmd prompt.
nvflash.exe --bl fastboot.bin --download 23 rooted_system_v28g.img
Actually, I don't know if this command works on windows. Since I'm linux user (I'm sure that command syntax is useless to penguin's users), I didn't test this on win. So, if you used nvflash before on your win box and the previous didn't work, please let me know.
Download: http://db.tt/Qe6iLjpl
It's my personal dropbox folder. Please, feel free to mirror it and I'll update this OP, since I use my dropbox space to work.
Edit: leclanpim made an easy way to flash this system.img, putting a .bat file with nvflash.exe and the system itself in one zipped file, sharing it at https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bw9sO0__Wuu-THkzcHpaeERmMHM
Thanks to him.
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Dude, thanks a lot for your help. The trick for nvflashing the whole SystemImage work flawless under Windows7 X64 with the same set of commands as you write. Again, thanks.:good:
Louis, many thanks for your explainations.
If you can open system.img under linux and modify files as you already did rooting original 28G maybe, if you want to, you could do something more dangerous. Here it is.
download the latest CM10 nightly + JB Gapps,
merge gapps \system in CM10 \system,
replace the 28G system folder of your system.img with the created CM10+gapps \system folder and save a new CM10 system.img,
nvflash CM10 system.img
load battery and at last
with vol- and power you can do a hw factory reset and (maybe) you could boot new CM10 with locked bootloader, new partitions and without cwm recovery.
Do you think it could work?
LG Bugs?
Hi all,
I am currently on Stefan's deodexed V28g (with V28g BB & new unlocked bootloader)
I am having the following two little bugs (which I also had when I was on V28E odexed too)
1) Additional keyboard languages don't stay permanent. After reboot only english is checked.
2) Under Advanced Wifi settings"Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep" options: Whichever of these two options I select ("Only when plugged in" or "Never (increases data usage)") the wifi disconnects OK when it should, but after device stays locked for a long time,
it never reconnects (as it did in GB). It is showed on but disconnected. You have to switch it off & then back on.
Probably they are LG's bugs but I would appreciate if someone being on this one (stock-stock ICS), could confirm.
Thank you
spyrosk said:
Hi all,
I am currently on Stefan's deodexed V28g (with V28g BB & new unlocked bootloader)
I am having the following two little bugs (which I also had when I was on V28E odexed too)
1) Additional keyboard languages don't stay permanent. After reboot only english is checked.
2) Under Advanced Wifi settings"Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep" options: Whichever of these two options I select ("Only when plugged in" or "Never (increases data usage)") the wifi disconnects OK when it should, but after device stays locked for a long time,
it never reconnects (as it did in GB). It is showed on but disconnected. You have to switch it off & then back on.
Probably they are LG's bugs but I would appreciate if someone being on this one (stock-stock ICS), could confirm.
Thank you
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I am on Stefan's 28g odexed and I can confirm both bugs.
Enviado desde mi LG-P990 usando Tapatalk 2
I rooted, then unlocked the phone, then went installing the CWM contained in the "all in one tool" thing in the development forum for our device. Sadly, I cant seem to install any ROM, I always initially get some sort of getprop error? Any ideas?
voon said:
I rooted, then unlocked the phone, then went installing the CWM contained in the "all in one tool" thing in the development forum for our device. Sadly, I cant seem to install any ROM, I always initially get some sort of getprop error? Any ideas?
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What version of CWM is installed ?
You need 6.0.3.1 to install custom roms.
Cuniek said:
What version of CWM is installed ?
You need 6.0.3.1 to install custom roms.
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6.0.2.8 .... I before tried the thing from the CWM thread, with this warning of not working on V20 beta something, installed by an apk? That one was not bootable before and sort of rendered my phone dead, as it woul dnot boot into the installed LG ROM as well after I tried the install. I had to do an emergency reinstall of LGs own ROM with the LG Support Tool ... so I don't trust that CWM there ..... I'm not sure, which ones will work on my Euro P880.
voon said:
6.0.2.8 .... I before tried the thing from the CWM thread, with this warning of not working on V20 beta something, installed by an apk? That one was not bootable before and sort of rendered my phone dead, as it woul dnot boot into the installed LG ROM as well after I tried the install. I had to do an emergency reinstall of LGs own ROM with the LG Support Tool ... so I don't trust that CWM there ..... I'm not sure, which ones will work on my Euro P880.
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Use this:
http://db.tt/nNduvjs2
Cuniek said:
Use this:
http://db.tt/nNduvjs2
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Ok ... how? I'm only used to CWM installers, that do this scripted ... I'm not sure what to do with the image?
voon said:
Ok ... how? I'm only used to CWM installers, that do this scripted ... I'm not sure what to do with the image?
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Do u have any workable rom installed ?
You can download Rom Manager from play store and then download and install cwm 6.0.3.1. from rom manager
Nope ... ROM is broken. I can't even put the original LG ROM on it ... the LG USB drivers seem not compatible with W8.
voon said:
Nope ... ROM is broken. I can't even put the original LG ROM on it ... the LG USB drivers seem not compatible with W8.
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Have you tried to run LG Support Tool as Administrator - it helped me to install original LG ROM
Ok, managed to do it somehow ... it's installing by means of emergency install ... I hope it runs through
voon said:
Nope ... ROM is broken. I can't even put the original LG ROM on it ... the LG USB drivers seem not compatible with W8.
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they're compatible, but it's a hassle to make them work. you gotta reinstall your drivers every time you need to use S/W mode, and after you install, check device manager, some components are installed as unrecognized, you gotta update driver -> automatic search.
After you unlock your bootloader how to install CWM 6.0.3.1
Download the tool ,,
http://d-h.st/HFR
extract the folder
open the folder
find file with name: O4X_CWM.img
rename it to something else e.g. O4X_CWM_old.img
Download new cwm (i gave you link before, but here is another
http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.3.1-p880.img
put recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.3.1-p880.img file in the same folder as your renamed file (O4X_CWM_old.img)
rename recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.3.1-p880.img to O4X_CWM.img
Right click on "[All-In-One][P880].bat" choose run as administrator
The tool will ask you if you have the drivers ,, install them if you don't have .
The tool will show you 8 options .
In your phone go to Settings/Developer Options/Check "USB Debugging" ,,
then connect phone .
choose CWM Recovery option.
wait for complete
disconnect phone
Turn off phone
Turn on phone with vol down pressed.
It should load cwm 6.0.3.1
It worked on my phone, good luck
Whopeee ... operation successful! I can finally install the rom The touch feature of that CWM is reall yfantastic .. no more crazy volume button rocking. Thanks much!
To sum up what I did in short:
- Started with Euro 4.1.2 LG original ROM.
- Press Power/Vol Down to get into the tiny original blue Menu
- Chose install by ADB
- used the root package for 4.1.2 (small thing linked in here), just ran root.bat in a administrator cmd shell on windows --> rooted phone
- Unlocked phone using the cat & echo of the file named in here --> unlocked
- Used the all in one tool with the new CWM file to install the CWM
Now to check out those roms.... I hope one of them is sophisticated enough not to be a crazy battery eater and heat producer...
(man, these guessing games on which info on here is accurate every few months drives me completely crazy..... but in the end it's great)