Hey everyone, I'm new to the xda scene, but I've been following most updates closely.
Until last month, I had a rooted version of v10a (using Gingerbreak), but then I upgraded to v10b without checking if it was rootable first. My bad.
Now I have an unrooted LG P970 with v10b, and my only other tool apart from the phone is my iMac...
How do I get from an unrooted v10b to a rooted v20n using only my SD card and an iMac? (I just realized that this might be a fun riddle for some of you)
ISSUES OF HAVING A MAC:
Can't use SuperOneClick or any other .exe, unless there's a Mac version.
I've been struggling with this in my head for a long time now, I hope that there's someone who can actually discover a way for me.
I don`t know any tool for mac but now REALLY is that hard to find a windows PC to make your job ? lets forget about MAC and Windows users conflicts.
Install windows, at least as a virtual pc and it all will work
Download Gingerbreak 1.20 on yout phone (google-it) and try root with it.
Worked for my V10B - Romanian version
Well, I tried various options and finally managed to win vs this evil cell phone!
The reason I can only use Mac is because there aren't any PC's in my company, we all use Mac.
1 - I installed VMware Fusion to boot Windows in a Virtual Machine on my iMac;
2 - Used KDZ Updater to revert my phone back to v10a;
3 - Booted Gingerbreak v1.2 to root it;
4 - Used CWM Recovery to upgrade to a rooted v20n version.
Et voilá! If I can help with any of these steps, just let me know and I'll go into details!
hello everyone i seem to be one of the few thrill owners that still isnt able to update to gingerbread 2.3.5 yet. i have tried many times using the official lg update tool but i had no luck there and then i tried using other methods such as the lg kdz flasher tool that many people have posted but i wasnt able to use that either. I am on a windows 7 pc and have want to upgrade my thrill to gb so that i can use some of the great roms like mokee. please help me solve this problem its very frustrating and i want gingerbread!
Try Changing the LG applications Compatibility Mode to Windows Vista.
Did you try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22417769
And if so did you follow it exactly as its stated cause if you didn't it won't work
Sent from my Inspire 4G running AOKP IceColdSandwich 7.4 /Stripper addition
Try this
I had the same problem until today, i couldn't do the update.
Today i unlocked the phone and i was able to update at the first try. Maybe its gonna work for you too. I got the unlock code from ebay for 99cent.
Not Solved
im sorry to say that none of the solutions have worked so far. I still have yet to try the unlocking method though so i will let you guys know if this works.
I have the same problem and now my phone really screw up. I got stuck after it downloaded 420MB files then when flashing keep getting disconnect phone, reconnect etc...
Hi,
I've search thru the forums and tried several things, but haven't found a solution.
My problem is that I no longer can make a USB-connection to my O2X.
The only thing that works in the micro-usb is charging. What I tried:
- Smartflash (power-up without battery while holding vol-)
- NVFlash (power-up without battery while holding both vol-buttons)
- Ordinary USB-connection (flash-drive)
- Cleaned it for dust
All of this was done on different windows machins (WinXP and Win7), all USB-ports and different USB-cables (inlcuding one that I know has worked before). Windows don't even show me the device.
The reason why I want to flash is that I think the current baseband (that I flashed) is not the best for my phone. So I want to try another baseband.
Do any of you have a suggestion on how to fix my phone or is the hardware toasted?
Best regards
Anders
Unable to install stock rom
DEAR MEMBERS
please help me i am running cm7.2 in my o2x and want to go back to stock rom.
i have downloaded smartflash tool and stock rom fls and bin files and done the entire procedure as mentioned in the guide
but when i press start button it asks to install odm which is not mentioned in the steps.
when i press yes nothing happens when i press no nothing happens.
please help me to get back to stock rom or else i may void my warranty.
once before i installed the stock rom by the procedure and was successful but this time i am unable
First uninstall lg software and lg usb drivers then first install LGUnitedMobileDriver_S498MA21_WHQL_ML_Ver_2.1.exe then run the SmartFlashTool_P990.exe then remove battery plug device in while holding volume down - and them try.
komunistvb said:
First uninstall lg software and lg usb drivers then first install LGUnitedMobileDriver_S498MA21_WHQL_ML_Ver_2.1.exe then run the SmartFlashTool_P990.exe then remove battery plug device in while holding volume down - and them try.
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Thanks for your suggestion, already tried this. The problem is that Windows don't even pickup on my O2X when plugged in. No new devices in the Device Manager shows up.
aziz.chamadia said:
DEAR MEMBERS
please help me i am running cm7.2 in my o2x and want to go back to stock rom.
i have downloaded smartflash tool and stock rom fls and bin files and done the entire procedure as mentioned in the guide
but when i press start button it asks to install odm which is not mentioned in the steps.
when i press yes nothing happens when i press no nothing happens.
please help me to get back to stock rom or else i may void my warranty.
once before i installed the stock rom by the procedure and was successful but this time i am unable
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Please don't hijack my thread!
Aduck79 said:
Thanks for your suggestion, already tried this. The problem is that Windows don't even pickup on my O2X when plugged in. No new devices in the Device Manager shows up.
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Try going to Hardware and Sound and then Devices and Printers in the Control Panel. Maybe it'll show there.
Aduck79
You may try in a virgin PC where no USB drivers have been installed. Best would be format PC reinstalll WIN OS and try NVFLASH or SMARTFLASH after installing LG USB drivers. I have also faced similar problems and solved them in different PCs either friends or office. I somehow feel LGs drivers are badly written and not very smooth functioning. In fact I (and many others) have bricked O2X trying to upgrade to official GB updates by using LG PC suite and drivers.
This is only my suggestion. I did not had to format my PC any point of time. Don't curse me if this fails. This is only one of the trials and errors.
Maybe I should try from a Linux live-cd to check if it's windows or the phone who's acting strangely.
Sent from my LG Optimus 2X
I got the exact same problem and after searching the net there are a lot of people having the same issue too.
Don't want to sound negative but the majority never got it to run again. For some it automagically started working again.
I got it to run only on Stock Froyo, no stock GB and no ICS with all the ICS Kernels available.
The thing which helped me on Froyo was: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28985033&postcount=5
Unfortunately CM9 has no secret menu.
I once had it recognized with Jarvis Kernel on Paranoidandroid for a second and had a hotreboot. Then never again.
I'm pretty sure the PC and the LG Drivers make no difference in this case, as I got 5 different PCs running different OS for testing and they never made a difference.
Aduck79 said:
Hi,
I've search thru the forums and tried several things, but haven't found a solution.
My problem is that I no longer can make a USB-connection to my O2X.
The only thing that works in the micro-usb is charging. What I tried:
- Smartflash (power-up without battery while holding vol-)
- NVFlash (power-up without battery while holding both vol-buttons)
- Ordinary USB-connection (flash-drive)
- Cleaned it for dust
All of this was done on different windows machins (WinXP and Win7), all USB-ports and different USB-cables (inlcuding one that I know has worked before). Windows don't even show me the device.
The reason why I want to flash is that I think the current baseband (that I flashed) is not the best for my phone. So I want to try another baseband.
Do any of you have a suggestion on how to fix my phone or is the hardware toasted?
Best regards
Anders
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I'm afraid without any USB connection at all you are pretty much out of luck I'd say
kohos said:
I got the exact same problem and after searching the net there are a lot of people having the same issue too.
Don't want to sound negative but the majority never got it to run again. For some it automagically started working again.
I got it to run only on Stock Froyo, no stock GB and no ICS with all the ICS Kernels available.
The thing which helped me on Froyo was: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28985033&postcount=5
Unfortunately CM9 has no secret menu.
I once had it recognized with Jarvis Kernel on Paranoidandroid for a second and had a hotreboot. Then never again.
I'm pretty sure the PC and the LG Drivers make no difference in this case, as I got 5 different PCs running different OS for testing and they never made a difference.
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Does the ROM has anything to do with Smartflash- and NVflash-modes? My guess is that they have nothing to do with each other. So my problem should persist even though I try different ROMs. Correct me if I'm wrong.
I'll look into the Froyo-topic you linked to.
Strange. Now it suddenly works again. I didn't do anything from the last time. That's odd.
I don't think that the ROM specifically has to do with the problem.
Stock Froyo just happened to be the only ROM where switching USB connection modes made the device seen in device manager on Windows. (Although it required manual .inf driver clickery.)
I'm sure missing USB connectivity affects people in NVFlash as well.
In my case I can't do **** ranging from USB mass storage when booted up, ADB or NVFlash when booting.
However restoring to the Froyo nandroid makes everything working for me again.
oh oh, it looks like the same issue that i had... No PC-connection (Win/Linux) recognized the mobile via USB. No Chance to get it back to work.
I flashed back to stock (very difficult without NVFlash...) and then send it back LG Service for repearing. After three weeks i got it back. They changed the hole mainboard so i got a new IMEI but USB works now again.
zeonit said:
oh oh, it looks like the same issue that i had... No PC-connection (Win/Linux) recognized the mobile via USB. No Chance to get it back to work.
I flashed back to stock (very difficult without NVFlash...) and then send it back LG Service for repearing. After three weeks i got it back. They changed the hole mainboard so i got a new IMEI but USB works now again.
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Yeah. It stopped working after I booted a couple of times
And it was only semi working, it didn't want to go into Smartflash-mode, only NVFlash and Flash-drive.
@aduck79,
Did you already try tonyp's modded adb drivers?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752074
aragorn7 said:
@aduck79,
Did you already try tonyp's modded adb drivers?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752074
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Nope, as I'm quite sure that it's not a matter of drivers.
Windows don't even detect the phone. So I think that the phone doesn't present itself.
Sent from my LG Optimus 2X
Since you already tried changing cables, computers, and even windows & Linux, and since it works on and off, You're right - it isn't the rom nor the drivers. it does sound like the hardware is messed up where the cable connects.
Any chance you can get it serviced? Hope your warranty covers it.
Sent from my LG-SU660 using xda premium
Same problem, no solution
Hi,
I seem to have the same sort of problem with my phone.
I used to be able to connect my phone to my computer just fine until I upgraded it to Gingerbread. Or that is at least the last time the USB connection seemed to work.
I have looked all over the internet now to find a solution to the problem but can't find one. Hope you guys could help me on this.
My phone is an LG optimus 2x P990 with a stock ROM gingerbread 2.3.4
LGE Version LGP990-V20r
Kernel version 2.6.32.9
I've tried so far:
- rebooting phone and pc
- factory reset phone
- Use other pc's => didn't work
- Connect a samsung phone to my pc with my LG cable => did work
- uninstall and reinstall all the necessary drivers
- mass storage mode on and off
- Installed android SDK and looked for adb devices, none shown
- phone doesn't show in the computers device manager either
Although when I do connect the phone it starts charging and if I go to the tethering settings it does recognize the fact that it is connected through USB.
So why can't I get my PC to recognize the phone.
I really need it cause I would like to root my phone to install a custom ROM.
I have tried rooting it with Gingerbreak as well, but that doens't seem to work either.
Thanks for the help
I just made a recovery.log in CWM:
http://pastebin.com/yJw6LEmf
It mentions something about USB in the bottom. Maybe it's a software issue after all?
Sent from my LG Optimus 2X
I have been trying to root my LG Optimus 2x for maybe 10 hours now. Nothing works.
I bought it already used, with stock rom Froyo 2.2.2
I am running winxp sp3 and ofcorse i have already installed LG drivers and have "debug usb mode" (adb) checked.
List of thinks i have tried without success:
SuperOneClick - No ADB connection
NVFLASH - no connection
Smartflash - no connection
ADB over wifi - apparently i need root for this, so no success
^After theese tries, i came to the conclusion that my usb connection is not working for some reason (i cant even get mass storage working, well, never buying used phones again)
z4Root - App freezes and can not be started again without reboot.
Root via Terminal Emulator (Rage against the cage) - I cant seem to run/copy this .bin anywhere, "Operation not permitted"
I even tried gingerbreak.
I am not a linux noob, nor an Android noob. I have successfully rooted multiple devices, Desire (pvt-4 alpharev s-off) and some tier 1 android phones.
Anyone have any clue what is going on here?
U can try Unlock Root. It worked perfectly on my o2x!
Very easy to root, basicly with one click, very fast.
LINK: http://www.unlockroot.com/download.html
DualCoreEST said:
U can try Unlock Root. It worked perfectly on my o2x!
Very easy to root, basicly with one click, very fast.
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Already tried that, too But as my ADB debug bridge is not working properly this will not work
Hello,
probably this question was asked a lot but I can't find anything that can help me.
I've latest ICS software on my LG Optimus 2X (4.0.4) and I would like to root my phone. I've checked USB debugging mod and unknown sources, tried every method I've found and still can't root my phone. Also I've installed drivers for my phone and tried on other pc, same think. I've tried method without PC, Z4root. It starts to root and in one moment app crashes and I must restart my phone to open it again. Super one click stuck on step 5 or 7. I read threads about that problem and I couldn't find any usefull. Please help. What's wrong? I really need to root my phone because it starts to be slow and I'm already sick of running background apps.
Thank you for help
I've finally made it. I've download all in one tool kit and in main windows pressed ''I'' button and installed NVFlash and it worked finally