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[Q] Sorry, but i need help!! :(

Ok, i was looking for flashing a kernel on an Lg Optimus black (i do not own the device), but i really can't fins anything... Can someone be gentle with me and explain how to plug the device in fastboot mode and flash the kernel.... I work with the Xperia devices and there the life is easier xD. So the questions are:
1)Where can i find the drivers USB?
2)How to plug the device in fastboot mode??
3)How to unlock bootloader
and i think that when i achived those passages i know how to go on... maybe like this:
1- Enter in the folder with fastboot's files inside
2- press shift + right-click and then select open command prompt here
3- Type: fastboot flash boot boot.img
am i wrong?? Please tell all the things that can be helpfull, but only for me, maybe for others noobs like me that dosen't know anything about this device this post i think the can be very helpfull for lots of people. :laugh:
Thank you guys and for your time
p.s.: Sorry, for bad english

Enri1196 said:
Ok, i was looking for flashing a kernel on an Lg Optimus black (i do not own the device), but i really can't fins anything... Can someone be gentle with me and explain how to plug the device in fastboot mode and flash the kernel.... I work with the Xperia devices and there the life is easier xD. So the questions are:
1)Where can i find the drivers USB?
2)How to plug the device in fastboot mode??
3)How to unlock bootloader
and i think that when i achived those passages i know how to go on... maybe like this:
1- Enter in the folder with fastboot's files inside
2- press shift + right-click and then select open command prompt here
3- Type: fastboot flash boot boot.img
am i wrong?? Please tell all the things that can be helpfull, but only for me, maybe for others noobs like me that dosen't know anything about this device this post i think the can be very helpfull for lots of people. :laugh:
Thank you guys and for your time
p.s.: Sorry, for bad english
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You can google these questions too..
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NC4777 said:
You can google these questions too..
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but i can't find it out!!! plz if someone else have to answer like this plz stay away... Man please if it was a joke this wasn't funny i really don't know how to flash a new f*****g kernel, to flash cm10.1 nightly

The Optimus Black doesn't use fastboot. Everything is done through recovery.
Download Clockwork Mod from the Play store, use that app to flash a custom recovery.
Enter recovery by repeatedly pressing volume down at power up or use a reboot to recovery app.
To flash roms/kernels, copy to your sd card, boot into recovery, select install zip.
The bootloader is not locked, unless you have flashed the offical LG ICS rom with the smartflash tool. If you have and want to unlock it, just flash any froyo/gingerbread offical LG rom with smartflash, that will unlock.

1. Make sure you are rooted, if not, read Nooby's how-to on how to do it. It's a sticky in LGP970 section on xda.
2. Once rooted, you can install ROM Manager and flash cwm/twrp recovery from there. Give it root permissions when asked for.
3. Boot into recovery using ROM Manager or any other third-party app. Flash the .zip for the kernel you want. Make sure it is compatible with the ROM you are using.
4. Once kernel flashed, boot into the system.
Bootloader is generally unlocked unless you are running official ICS on your OB. If that is the case, don't do any of the above mentioned steps as you will end in a boot loop.
If on official ICS, use Smart Flash Tool to flash unlocked bootloader. You can follow instructions here on jockjoint's thread
Once bootloader is unlocked and you have flashed su.zip as per instructions in the previouslsy mentioned thread, boot into recovery (it's already there in the unlocked bootloader flash).
Once in there, flash a compatible kernel and ROM as per your needs/liking.

[Q] Updating to Newer Version of Cwm on Tmobile T879

Hi Guys,
I have a Samsung Note for Tmobile, the t879 model. I had it rooted and the person installed cwm version 5.5.0.4. I would like to update it to the latest version for my device which seems to be 6.0.4.3 (according to cwm website).
The reason i want to update is because I want to, at some point, install custom jelly bean/kitkat/other rom. I've had some issues attempting to install custom jelly bean rom already.
I tried Rom Manager and my device is not supported, plus i've read several threads that suggest not using rom manager anyway.
I think from what I think i've gathered so far, i have to flash a custom cwm kernel?
Is that correct?
Is there a tutorial somewhere that caters to my device.
Where might I find this kernel, if that's what i need to do.
Can my existing cwm install newer cwm (doubt it but it's worth a shot asking)
Any advice, comments, or general counsel you can offer is appreciated, i'm going on 3 days of searching
You guys are great, I've enjoyed reading your threads and look forward to any help you can offer.

The updated cwm is on the cwm web site, but it is in img format, which means you have to use adb on the command line to overwite your current recovery with the new one.
I took a flashable zip from another phone and replaced the img file inside with the tmobile one and that is what I use. Here it is if you want to use it: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx_IbXnhPXBJRlFxR0VlSXVhRTQ/edit?usp=sharing
Make sure you know and pay attention to what you are doing, screwing up the recovery will be a bad day.
Jellybean roms use TWRP recovery. http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/113
Some have had better luck with 2.5.0.0, but the latest version should work also.
You need to have a copy of twrp and a copy of cwm on your sdcard so that you can go back and forth between jellybean and kitkat, if that is what you want.
Do your system wipe/factory reset in the recovery that you will use to flash. So going to Kitkat, first reboot into recovery, do a full backup of everything, then flash the cwm zip, then reboot into cwm recovery, then do factory reset, then flash your rom zip, then flash THE CORRECT GAPPS, then you can reboot.
Going back, same thing. Recovery, backup, flash twrp, reboot, recover your backup.
Gapps are important, there are 2 different jellybean gapps one for 4.3 and one for 4.4 Kitkat, be sure you flash the right ones or, you will just get an error, or you will get errors when starting up, either way it won't work. http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/Google_Apps
This thread is where you get the 4.4 Kitkat gapps, full package is fine, just be sure it is the 4.4 one. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397942
Read the ATT forum also as the device is the same, but don't flash ATT roms unless you are using the patch. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2573315
Lot to read and understand and lots of files to get on your sdcard before you proceed. Good luck.

I can tell your post will be a super helpful resource, thank you for that.
I took a flashable zip from another phone and replaced the img file inside with the tmobile one and that is what I use. Here it is if you want to use it
are these my options, basically I can either override cwm with an adb command or flash the rom you shared above? I'm just a little unclear on that?
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dje0624 said:
I can tell your post will be a super helpful resource, thank you for that.
I took a flashable zip from another phone and replaced the img file inside with the tmobile one and that is what I use. Here it is if you want to use it
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are these my options, basically I can either override cwm with an adb command or flash the rom you shared above? I'm just a little unclear on that?
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Yes. Here is the clockworkmod download page. Scroll down for the tmobile note: http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
Look in the "recovery" column, click on the one for tmobile and you get a recovery.img file.
To get the adb instructions to install it, you have to go to the TWRP page for this device: http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/113
"You can use adb or terminal emulator to install the following image:
adb push openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.1-sgh-879.img /sdcard
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/openrecovery-twrp-2.5.x.x of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22"​
So you can do the same thing with the recovery.img from the clockworkmod page.
Now download the zip I gave you, verify that the recovery.img inside is the same as the one on the clockworkmod page. Do an md5 on it to check, pretty sure its the same version. Check the updater script, it is the same command as above. Also, I believe the original post in the "patch" thread that I linked you to has a flashable zip file for clockworkmod as well.
Either of the zips you just flash in your current recovery. Much easier and less room for making a really unfortunate mistake.

srpanadero said:
"You can use adb or terminal emulator to install the following image:
adb push openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.1-sgh-879.img /sdcard
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/openrecovery-twrp-2.5.x.x of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22"​
So you can do the same thing with the recovery.img from the clockworkmod page.
Now download the zip I gave you, verify that the recovery.img inside is the same as the one on the clockworkmod page. Do an md5 on it to check, pretty sure its the same version. Check the updater script, it is the same command as above. Also, I believe the original post in the "patch" thread that I linked you to has a flashable zip file for clockworkmod as well.
Either of the zips you just flash in your current recovery. Much easier and less room for making a really unfortunate mistake.
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I think the adb method is a bit to advanced for me at the moment. I'd be happy if I could just get Jelly Bean going, I'm on ics at the moment.
I will put updating cwm on hold for now. Can you install twrp with odin or goomanager when cwm is installed? Are there any special considerations?
Thanks man

Of course the adb stuff is not the best way to go about it. Just use the flashable zip. Or install goo manager and allow it to install it. Check the twrp link that I gave to you. Instructions are there. I can upload a twrp zip a little later.
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srpanadero said:
Of course the adb stuff is not the best way to go about it. Just use the flashable zip. Or install goo manager and allow it to install it. Check the twrp link that I gave to you. Instructions are there. I can upload a twrp zip a little later.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using Tapatalk
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I ended up just flashing twrp with cwm and it worked it flawlessly. Now I just have to find my perfect rom
Thanks again for your help

Problem installing Clockworkmod

hi guys! I'm new at this forum, so if i'm doing something wrong about rules and regulation, even if i've read them, correct me please! However, i just bough an At&T Atrix HD with stock 4.1.1 and i wanted to install a CM11; i obtained root privileges and unlocked the bootloader, and when i try to flash the clockwork recovery, apparently everything goes fine in fact i get no errors, but when i turn off the device and try to reboot in recovery it displays the "dead" droid with a red explanation mark. I've read in the cyanogen wiki that some firmwares during the reboot overwrite the custom recovery, is this the case? Which is the command or the procedure to reboot the cell in recovery then?
PS: I flash it through the command line by the PC, i got OSx and i tried with the clockwork posted in cyanogen wiki and the one posted here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2421418

Hi, first of all, did you installed the recovery with: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img right??
If you did so, you just need to turn off your phone, hold volume up button and power button and wait until it enters to recovery mode. From there you can flash a new ROM if you have it on your SD card or internal storage.

sliker90 said:
hi guys! I'm new at this forum, so if i'm doing something wrong about rules and regulation, even if i've read them, correct me please! However, i just bough an At&T Atrix HD with stock 4.1.1 and i wanted to install a CM11; i obtained root privileges and unlocked the bootloader, and when i try to flash the clockwork recovery, apparently everything goes fine in fact i get no errors, but when i turn off the device and try to reboot in recovery it displays the "dead" droid with a red explanation mark. I've read in the cyanogen wiki that some firmwares during the reboot overwrite the custom recovery, is this the case? Which is the command or the procedure to reboot the cell in recovery then?
PS: I flash it through the command line by the PC, i got OSx and i tried with the clockwork posted in cyanogen wiki and the one posted here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2421418
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1. You're rooted so go to /system/etc and rename "install-recovery.sh" to "install-recovery.sh.bak"
2. Use Myth Tools to flash recovery (CWM or PhizTouch is included in the tool)
3. Check and Test

thanks to both of you guys!! i've solved with the solution in the second post, just deleting the "install-recovery.sh" script, i was going crazy!! i hope this post will help someone else!
PS: i don't understand why they do not put these solutions in the first posts in important threads like that one i've linked....

devilsking said:
1. You're rooted so go to /system/etc and rename "install-recovery.sh" to "install-recovery.sh.bak"
2. Use Myth Tools to flash recovery (CWM or PhizTouch is included in the tool)
3. Check and Test
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I thought mythtools removed the .sh file by itself?

jaweinre said:
I thought mythtools removed the .sh file by itself?
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Nope. You need to do it manually.
I tried to put that function into Myth Tools but it's impossible to do it via adb commands if the kernel is not enabled "insecure".
That's why I put a guide line in Myth Tools to remind user rename that file manually before flashing recovery.

devilsking said:
Nope. You need to do it manually.
I tried to put that function into Myth Tools but it's impossible to do it via adb commands if the kernel is not enabled "insecure".
That's why I put a guide line in Myth Tools to remind user rename that file manually before flashing recovery.
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Not necessarily. You don't HAVE to rename that file before flashing. The newer CWM's detect that file and will fix it for you. All you gotta do is enter recovery and exit it through the menu, it'll prompt about the file, and say yes to it. Problem solved. It's what I do along with flashing a root zip with every stock flash I do; haven't had a problem yet.
"Enter and exit CWM" is a lot easier to describe than renaming or deleting a file on the /system partition...less error prone too.

skeevydude said:
Not necessarily. You don't HAVE to rename that file before flashing. The newer CWM's detect that file and will fix it for you. All you gotta do is enter recovery and exit it through the menu, it'll prompt about the file, and say yes to it. Problem solved. It's what I do along with flashing a root zip with every stock flash I do; haven't had a problem yet.
"Enter and exit CWM" is a lot easier to describe than renaming or deleting a file on the /system partition...less error prone too.
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We are 2, never had problems

[Recovery] TWRP LG H872 (Unofficial)

Download
v3.2.1-0
Sauce: Github
Fixed /system mounting issues
let me know if you have any issues and I will do what I can to fix them.
Credit: @Josh1x for having the h870 device tree put together for me to clone and update. I will fix the original author on my master branch as soon as I get some time

Thank you!

Works like a charm. No issues here, thanks bro.
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Also this recovery also fixes the error messages apon flashing mods and what not

How can we apply it if no fastboot commands work

Trippyy Doee said:
How can we apply it if no fastboot commands work
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Follow the steps exactly in this guide https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-g6/how-to/root-h872-to-including-11g-t3775518 afterwards flash the image provided here in recovery

MudaTrucka said:
Follow the steps exactly in this guide https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-g6/how-to/root-h872-to-including-11g-t3775518 afterwards flash the image provided here in recovery
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So this is all we've been waiting for ?! Finally can haz root ? ?

MudaTrucka said:
Follow the steps exactly in this guide https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-g6/how-to/root-h872-to-including-11g-t3775518 afterwards flash the image provided here in recovery
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when i go into recovery mode all i get is no command. what should i do?

purplekushDGK said:
when i go into recovery mode all i get is no command. what should i do?
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I think you might have to reflash recovery but idk I'm not the best with this

MudaTrucka said:
I think you might have to reflash recovery but idk I'm not the best with this
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Opemilekan's method actually worked, had to flash supersu then used flashify to flash h872 twrp. thanks for the response man

purplekushDGK said:
Opemilekan's method actually worked, had to flash supersu then used flashify to flash h872 twrp. thanks for the response man
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No problem, I thought I'd at least try to help

@KAsp3rd W00T -- glad to see that you built this.
The new version of the lafsploit will be out later today, and with it you can use any recovery your want. It handles all the hash verifications internally. It is about as automated as I can make it.
It will be:
./flash-h918-laf.py # Flashes the h918 laf without the need of LG UP, so no brick risks if people aren't paying attention
./root-h872.sh <recovery.img> # If specified, it will use the recovery.img passed, if not, then it will use this version which will be included in the repo
./post-root.sh # This takes care of all the final steps.
So three commands, and that is it. If I could force a reboot back into download mode, it would be one command, but a reboot into download mode is required between each command..
-- Brian

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Can you tell me this method? I cannot get this image to stick, it always reverts back to H870, meaning I cannot flash anything custom (guess I could run Remix H870-would that work?)

agmyers76259 said:
Can you tell me this method? I cannot get this image to stick, it always reverts back to H870, meaning I cannot flash anything custom (guess I could run Remix H870-would that work?)
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Flash the image to recovery, use the steps in the root thread to get it to stick and make sure you're actually booting into recovery and not laf

runningnak3d said:
@KAsp3rd W00T -- glad to see that you built this.
The new version of the lafsploit will be out later today, and with it you can use any recovery your want. It handles all the hash verifications internally. It is about as automated as I can make it.
It will be:
./flash-h918-laf.py # Flashes the h918 laf without the need of LG UP, so no brick risks if people aren't paying attention
./root-h872.sh <recovery.img> # If specified, it will use the recovery.img passed, if not, then it will use this version which will be included in the repo
./post-root.sh # This takes care of all the final steps.
So three commands, and that is it. If I could force a reboot back into download mode, it would be one command, but a reboot into download mode is required between each command..
-- Brian
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Any idea when this might be ready good sir? I am not in a good place right now with my G6, could really use these commands---stuck in TWRP and can boot a rom, but somehow didnt follow your Step 3 in the Root guide, and my misc.img didnt get moved over, thus I have a rom that cannot connect to Wifi due to lack of MAC--this update would be huge, as I would go back to stock and restart this mess.
TIA

That won't help you now. Hopefully you still have the backup of your misc partition that was made in step 2. If so, boot to TWRP, and run:
adb push misc.img /sdcard/
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/misc.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/misc
-- Brian

how do you flash the update
how do you flash the update? its not a option in the system app

purplekushDGK said:
Opemilekan's method actually worked, had to flash supersu then used flashify to flash h872 twrp. thanks for the response man
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I used flashify and was promted for a decryption password upon booting recovery. Am I doing something wrong?
(Note that I can still access storage on the original download mode twrp, but not on this one)

Like everyone else I'm also confused as to how I can get the h872 recovery to work without breaking anything since I have the h870 recovery on laf

Stupid question I think, but I get a "Traceback (most recent call last):" after entering ./partitions.py --restoremisc twrp-3.2.1-0-h870.img .
Is there a specific place to put the TWRP ing file ? I think when I run the command its not finding the img.

MudaTrucka said:
Follow the steps exactly in this guide https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-g6/how-to/root-h872-to-including-11g-t3775518 afterwards flash the image provided here in recovery
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Hey so I already followed this tut last week and have been on root but having issues that this recovery fixes, how can I flash to this TWRP?

Is SRK Tool still good to use to root p9 today?

Topic.

blitzball said:
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For rooting with SuperSU there is a good active topic with instructions
https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/...mui-5-t3612258
For rooting with Magisk, similarly search for the existing topic

zgfg said:
For rooting with SuperSU there is a good active topic with instructions
https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/...mui-5-t3612258
For rooting with Magisk, similarly search for the existing topic
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I'm sorry but i'm kinda a noob at this rooting stuff but how do I actually flash twrp on my p9? I followed a guide within that thread you linked me to, and the instructions are as follows:
1. Enter fastboot mode on unlocked device
2. Flash recovery using the following command: fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.1.1-1-eva.img
3. reboot to recovery!
I'm not quite sure how to do step #2. It says to flash the .img file using the following command. Question is, what program do I use to flash the file? The thread doesn't have any links to a program that can flash the image file. It only has the img file itself.

blitzball said:
I'm sorry but i'm kinda a noob at this rooting stuff but how do I actually flash twrp on my p9? I followed a guide within that thread you linked me to, and the instructions are as follows:
1. Enter fastboot mode on unlocked device
2. Flash recovery using the following command: fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.1.1-1-eva.img
3. reboot to recovery!
I'm not quite sure how to do step #2. It says to flash the .img file using the following command. Question is, what program do I use to flash the file? The thread doesn't have any links to a program that can flash the image file. It only has the img file itself.
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Search is your friend, you need to install ADB and drivers, you will need to enable ADB on the phone, but furst of all you will need to unlock Bootloader.
For ADB the easiest (smallest package and fastest to install on the PC): Minimal ADB and Fastboot.
Invest a day or two or more (depending on your knowledge and experience with hacking of other Android phones)) by searching and reading topics and ask further questions (in the corresponding topics) once you have an overview of the proess and when you start on and have practical questions

zgfg said:
Search is your friend, you need to install ADB and drivers, you will need to enable ADB on the phone, but furst of all you will need to unlock Bootloader.
For ADB the easiest (smallest package and fastest to install on the PC): Minimal ADB and Fastboot.
Incesr a day or two on searching and reading ans ask further questions (in the corresponding topics) once you have an overview of the proess and when you start on and hace practical questions
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I already have the bootloader unlocked. Where can I get the ADB and Fastboot programs?

blitzball said:
I already have the bootloader unlocked. Where can I get the ADB and Fastboot programs?
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Did you attempt to search yourself for eg Minimal ADB or you expect that all the time others will search for you?

zgfg said:
Did you attempt to search yourself for eg Minimal ADB or you expect that all the time others will search for you?
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Sorry man I'm a noob. Don't know what version to search for.

blitzball said:
Sorry man I'm a noob. Don't know what version to search for.
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Is it so hard to enter "Minimal ADB" to Google and it immediately gives you a link to XDA with installation and instructions for PC - it takes a second or two?!?
Or you really expect that others will search for every for every small detail to copy you links and instructions - if searching and concentrating to read is to hard than better give up and use stock, un-rooted phone, but also not a bricked phone

zgfg said:
Is it so hard to enter "Minimal ADB" to Google and it immediately gives you a link to XDA with installation and instructions for PC - it takes a second or two?!?
Or you really expect that others will search for every for every small detail to copy you links and instructions - if searching and concentrating to read is to hard than better give up and use stock, un-rooted phone, but also not a bricked phone
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Come on bro if it only takes two seconds then why didn't you just give me a link instead of posting all that long stuff? Thanks anyways.