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[Q] Interested in rooting and flashing a custom ROM for the LGOB. [Q]

Hello guys, as you can see I am new to the forum and new to android in general. [Used to be an iOS fanboy] I have recently acquired an LG Optimus Black but i'm unhappy with the stock ROM provided by LG.
I have a few questions:
1) What are my options for rooting the device?
2) Once rooted, what custom ROMs are currently available for the device?
3) If I flash a new ROM is it possible and what would I need to have/do to restore the device back to the stock ROM?
And lastly...
4) What is the chance of fully bricking the device and what are my options if the device gets bricked?
Thanks a lot, [Hope this was the right section and hasn't been asked before...]
TomByrne94

TomByrne94 said:
[Hope this was the right section and hasn't been asked before...]
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All was asked and ANSWERED before. Move your a** and search for it.

I have searched actually. The questions that have been answered aren't specific to my situation and I know that small details are very important when flashing phones. If you aren't answering the question I guess what you posted would be considered spam?

Guys,
Please refrain from bickering, two ways this can be easily resolved:
1. Use google search with the word xda in it to find your answer
2. Rather than posting move your a** and find it, if you know the link or answer, why not help a brother out?
I will say no more on the matter, its that simple.
THanks.

TomByrne94 said:
Hello guys, as you can see I am new to the forum and new to android in general. [Used to be an iOS fanboy] I have recently acquired an LG Optimus Black but i'm unhappy with the stock ROM provided by LG.
I have a few questions:
1) What are my options for rooting the device?
2) Once rooted, what custom ROMs are currently available for the device?
3) If I flash a new ROM is it possible and what would I need to have/do to restore the device back to the stock ROM?
And lastly...
4) What is the chance of fully bricking the device and what are my options if the device gets bricked?
Thanks a lot, [Hope this was the right section and hasn't been asked before...]
TomByrne94
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No point arguing..if you don't wanna help just ignore.
If you wanna reply, make sure it helps others.
1) What options? It's either you root or you don't. Either way, your phone works.
2) Currently there's only NOVA Rom by knzo.
3) Read this thread here.
4) Chances of bricking are slim if you read before attempting anything. If in any case your phone is bricked (boot loop), refer to the above.
Hope it helps.
Welcome to the Android community

Thank you very much for the very active response and information.... I am also studying these issues.

knoxious said:
No point arguing..if you don't wanna help just ignore.
If you wanna reply, make sure it helps others.
1) What options? It's either you root or you don't. Either way, your phone works.
2) Currently there's only NOVA Rom by knzo.
3) Read this thread here.
4) Chances of bricking are slim if you read before attempting anything. If in any case your phone is bricked (boot loop), refer to the above.
Hope it helps.
Welcome to the Android community
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Exactly what I needed, thanks a lot!

I've heard a lot of the current roots don't work for the OB?
And is NOVA the ONLY ROM at the moment, I thought I heard about another one?

Older firmwares, you can use Gingerbreak. If it doesn't work, then most probably you're on the newer firmwares. Then use SuperOneClick.
The other one is Pays ROM. It's been abandoned.
It needs v10b Firmware to run. If you're not familiar, stick to Nova ROM.
Cyanogenmod is in progress (i hope so)

knoxious said:
Older firmwares, you can use Gingerbreak. If it doesn't work, then most probably you're on the newer firmwares. Then use SuperOneClick.
The other one is Pays ROM. It's been abandoned.
It needs v10b Firmware to run. If you're not familiar, stick to Nova ROM.
Cyanogenmod is in progress (i hope so)
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Alright, thanks alot. I'm going to wait for cyanogen I think... [Lets hope they are progressing...]

[Q] Which ROM shouldI install (and why?)

One thing for sure: I want something stable (even more: rock solid) not the latest alpha/unstable/night build. Which one I should chose and why? I mean the list of choices here is overwhelming.

AW: [Q] Which ROM shouldI install (and why?)
I've got cm 7.2 stable and no problems. But i think u may not post questions like that? I dont know

if i were you, i would start by reading the forums rules...

yackovsky said:
if i were you, i would start by reading the forums rules...
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+1 This is a "best rom" thread and these threads are not allowed on XDA.

Yes, I read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?f=1312
And haven't found "best ROM" threads are not allowed. Anyways: https://www.google.com/search?q="best+rom"site:xda-developers.com
OK. I have this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2060605
but I can't find system encryption in it. I'm also unable to import contacts from a SIM card.
So which ROM is for me if I'd like to have these features as well?

magicphone said:
Yes, I read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?f=1312
And haven't found "best ROM" threads are not allowed. Anyways: https://www.google.com/search?q="best+rom"site:xda-developers.com
OK. I have this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2060605
but I can't find system encryption in it. I'm also unable to import contacts from a SIM card.
So which ROM is for me if I'd like to have these features as well?
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Dude we are not any servants for u, u shud have been more polite with your query... No offence.
any way if u dnt want alpha/beta/unstable build y u tryng builds like cm10.1, they are almost Stable and perfect(with some minor bugs) u can go for official Cm7, customize it with ne theme. :good:

User have their opinions on ROM. You're (magicphone) a human right ? Then you should have a decision for best ROM. Since you are a human.
Thread reported.

Rohit02 said:
Dude we are not any servants for u, u shud have been more polite with your query... No offence.
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I ma only factual. Never impolite. Yeah, I read there are many cultures on this board and the same words may mean different things for different folks.
Rohit02 said:
any way if u dnt want alpha/beta/unstable build y u tryng builds like cm10.1, they are almost Stable and perfect(with some minor bugs)
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A link to your recommendation? As there are more CM 10.1 builds around.

F4uzan said:
User have their opinions on ROM. You're (magicphone) a human right ? Then you should have a decision for best ROM. Since you are a human.
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Sure. I'm asking for your opinions.
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Thank you.

Best ROM threads always turn into Pissing Matches and result in flaming (that is why they are frowned upon). Best thing you can do is go to Dev section and read a few OPs. Pick a few that you like and read the last 10 pages or so for bugs. Narrow it down to one you want and start reading.
Oh and make a Nandroid before flashing or your next thread will be "Help!!! My phone won't boot".
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How To Install CyanogenMod guide

Hi guys,
I recently bought this phone, the LG optimus 4x hd. Like appears on the title I would like to install the cyanogenmod, specifically the version 4.1.2 which is the last version of most stable, according to wiki.cyanogenmod. So the problem is that in this page wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_p880 , which I think should be the right place in which see how to install the cyanogenmod, there are some part missing. Installing CyanogenMod from recovery ok, there is the guide, but there is nothing about the recovery process and I don't know if any other steps are required for the installation. The phone has got the stock rom, I have not touched anything. So I would need the guide to install the cyanogenmod in the phone with stock rom. I apologize if , like I think, this is the 20 billion time when someone asks that kind of things but I haven't find what I need. Thank you and sorry for my not best english

Read the Google+ post in that is linked in the Important Notes section.

Adam77Root said:
Read the Google+ post in that is linked in the Important Notes section.
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It's the only one guide, or there are any others?

Aei10 said:
It's the only one guide, or there are any others?
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There are plenty of guides on here for gaining root, unlocking your bootloader, flashing recovery etc. CWM doesn't cover that stuff because they expect you to know how to do it, or be intelligent enough to search and find out.

how do i use this?

hi everyone, i am new here, i signed up to ask about this thread i saw: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2717774
so i downloaded the files, but i have no idea how to use them, i am just looking for someone to give me a simple tutorial
thanks for reading

umm
anyone?

Installing a ROM
imran_99 said:
anyone?
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I don't know this ROM, but the way of installation is for all CustomRoms the same.
Look in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2400123
The same principle is valid for your ROM.
Works also if you are using TWRP instead of CWM.
If it is the first time that you try to install a custom Rom, you should be carefull, read the whole thread to learn about the procedure!
Iwogu

hello everyone, noob here, and have a noob question about android...

Hello everyone, i'm noob in xda-developers and custom android roms in general. i've read some thread in here about making your own custom rom etc... So.. years ago i bought my first android phone, it was a local brand using msm8610 chipset. Now i already have newer phone, and my first phone is now obsolete. Now that i have a phone that i can play with, i want to understand more about making your own rom. while there's so much that i dont understand, here's what i think i know. To create a custom rom for your device, you at least have to compile your own kernel and make boot.img, and then combine those with some custom rom that you can find on the web.
Now what i want to know as a noob is this... Can we just extract the kernel from my phone's boot.img, then extract the device tree from that kernel, then find a phone with the same chipset(which in my case is msm8610), extract the kernel of that device and then replace the DTB with my device? can it? if it can, how do i put the dtb back to the other device's kernel? and if it can't, why can't it be done this way? i'm asking this questions because i find it hard to find the source kernel for my device since it's a local brand... i hope that masters in this forum can explain it to me in layman's term.... thank's in advance...

hello again... btw did you know the answer to my question about putting back DTB to the kernel.... i want to ask in Q&A section, but, since i'm a noob, i'm afraid that it will get me banned if i posted there...

prz111 said:
hello again... btw did you know the answer to my question about putting back DTB to the kernel.... i want to ask in Q&A section, but, since i'm a noob, i'm afraid that it will get me banned if i posted there...
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Don't be afraid, go for it.
If you don't violate the rules you won't get banned.
Just make sure to post it into the relevant thread.

User699 said:
Don't be afraid, go for it.
If you don't violate the rules you won't get banned.
Just make sure to post it into the relevant thread.
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thanks... i'll ask in the Q&A section about it...