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Okay, I've done my fair share of searching numerous forums. So, please don't flame for some noobish questions.
I owned a G1 before and had no problem re-flashing a new rom image every other day. Maybe it's the price tag on my N1 that has had me hesitating with rooting it.
Ok, here is my 'problem' I just got the new OTA update FRG83. I would like to know exactly how I would go about rooting and installing a new ROM on my N1.
Also, what ROM is the best out there for the N1, I used cyanogen on my G1 forever so I really trust his ROMS.
Basically I'm just really afraid of messing my phone up, although I'm sure it's just as easy as it was on my G1.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Right... I've read that.
Just making sure I'm following the correct steps.
First: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=792016
Second: Does bootloader have to be unlocked?
Third: Recovery Image
Fourth: Wipe/flash new rom
Anything I'm missing?
No need to unlock - the whole point is rooting w/o unlocking.
Flash the recovery using flash_image method.
Nothing else missing.
okay...
F:\ADB>adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage
I get an error
There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into the drive
\DevicHarddisk1\DR8
Anyone? I would realllllly like to root my device?
This thread seems to help with the rooting process. I am already rooted, so I cannot test it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=792016
As for a ROM to use, I use Enomther's official Nexus. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=614427 I have tried several different ROM's and this one is hands down the best. I have not used CM6 since RC1, so I cannot speak for how that is now. But Enomther's was way better than CM6 RC1 IMO.
I'm with stickerbob with being rooted and loved enomther's. Now I've moved to MIUI, and I don't believe I'll be looking back anytime soon. Love MIUI, once I flashed the English translation pack 3 that is =D it rocks IMO. If you wanna look into it after root...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=789566
N1 running psfreedom recovery and MIUI! sent via XDA app =D
I currently have the original droid and attempted to root it using super one click and it would lock up or stop running at the prompt: get mount path...... any ideas I currently am running version 2.2
You can't use super one click on the over the air build. I would suggest using zRoot, you can get it right off the market. I had the same problem.
Original Moto Droid
I recently got a replacement phone via my insurance... however this one does not have the froyo update. I would like to root my phone... so that I can use the wifi tether... and it seems there are quite a few other things you can do to improve the performance of the phone. I am unexperienced and would like a step-by-step. Oh yeah... to make matters just a little more difficult... (sorry) I do not have usb cable. Is it possible to do these things without that?
Please help!
Do you want Froyo 2.2? Thats an easy over the air update. Cause then you can get Adobe flash and all of that. If not Im sorry I can't help. But if you want 2.2 then you can get Zroot from the android market. It's an easy one click root. After that get rom manager and make a nadroid recovery backup and flash a clockwork. If you need more help with either of them I can find you a link in this forum I bet.
Hi! Myself is located in Norway. I bought this device from the USA, and it goes under the name of lg thrill.. (lg p925, optimus 3d). This phone is released by at&t, and heavy at&t bloated. I have read about lots of others sucessfully installing various roms on this device (though their device is called lg p920). I have sucessfully rooted this phone. Moving on trying to install another rom, Rom manager does not recognice my device, and only shows me Optimus V as an option to flash clockwork recoverymod. So now im at clockworkmod 3.2.0.1, and flashing new/other roms does not work. And in recovery mode, no option to flash is there; install rom from sdcard..ect,,, is missing. I guess this is cause the software(clockworkmod) does not recognice, and therefore does not support my device? I would love to hear some opinions on this! I will gladly provide any info about my lg optimus thrill(aka 3D, p925) Thanks alot for any answer!
Best Regards, Robert.
I don't think that there is any mod or rom for the 925 just us yet. I would advice to wait a little bit.
Lg thrill has different radio hardware from optimus 3d so doubt that o3d roms or recoveries will work with it completely correctly.
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weird i opened my o3d p920 and in the pcb mainboard theres a p925 xxx writen on it.
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Hi! Myself is located in Norway. I bought this device from the USA, and it goes under the name of lg thrill.. (lg p925, optimus 3d). This phone is released by at&t, and heavy at&t bloated. I have read about lots of others sucessfully installing various roms on this device (though their device is called lg p920). I have sucessfully rooted this phone. Moving on trying to install another rom, Rom manager does not recognice my device, and only shows me Optimus V as an option to flash clockwork recoverymod. So now im at clockworkmod 3.2.0.1, and flashing new/other roms does not work. And in recovery mode, no option to flash is there; install rom from sdcard..ect,,, is missing. I guess this is cause the software(clockworkmod) does not recognice, and therefore does not support my device? I would love to hear some opinions on this! I will gladly provide any info about my lg optimus thrill(aka 3D, p925) Thanks alot for any answer!
Best Regards, Robert.
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I have the same problems like you. So how to fix it?
Hi,After successfully rooting the my LG-P925 device with SuperClickOne application i tried to load a charDriver module,but when i did it using insmod the mobile is getting restarted.As posted in one of the android forums i just copied the module to /system/lib/modules directory and restarted it.Thats it! my mobile never came up again,it is continuously rebooting itself.Even after factory setting also it didn't came up.As posted in forums to boot from sdcard,but it doesn't have any flash from sdcard option...Please help me out.
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The phone seems to automatically load all .ko's in /system/lib/modules, though I haven't found the script that does so. Surprising that a factory reset doesn't help. Sorry I'm no help on the bootloop, but if you manage to fix it, do move your .ko to some other directory.
For starters I have not tried using Thrill Seeker 3.0/3.1 or v21e. I also have not tried CM7, Nightlies, or anything since my transition from Froyo to Gingerbread.
Right now my gripes with Gingerbread are ghost calls and the phone running rather slow at times. However, I do enjoy that I am still able to use the 3D gimmick. As far as the HDMI goes... I've never used it. If I get noticeably better performance by using a Nightly build I could certainly do without the 3D.
Should I switch my software version for my LGP925 from V20p to V21e or something else? Also I just noticed that my Build number is Thrill Seeker 2.0. I see that my Android version is 2.3.5, and my Kernel version is 2.6.35.7+ if that helps any.
I know how to make backups and have done so already. That's also very important to me. I want to make sure that whichever software I use still allows me to root my phone and use software like Root Explorer, Titanium Backup, Superuser, etc.
I appreciate any help!
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For starters I have not tried using Thrill Seeker 3.0/3.1 or v21e. I also have not tried CM7, Nightlies, or anything since my transition from Froyo to Gingerbread.
Right now my gripes with Gingerbread are ghost calls and the phone running rather slow at times. However, I do enjoy that I am still able to use the 3D gimmick. As far as the HDMI goes... I've never used it. If I get noticeably better performance by using a Nightly build I could certainly do without the 3D.
Should I switch my software version for my LGP925 from V20p to V21e or something else? Also I just noticed that my Build number is Thrill Seeker 2.0. I see that my Android version is 2.3.5, and my Kernel version is 2.6.35.7+ if that helps any.
I know how to make backups and have done so already. That's also very important to me. I want to make sure that whichever software I use still allows me to root my phone and use software like Root Explorer, Titanium Backup, Superuser, etc.
I appreciate any help!
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Update to v21e. That will solve ghost calls. My experiences with CM7 and roms based off it it is that I've had some wifi connectivity problems but a reboot will fix it and every once in awhile the camera has problems. I really like the speed of CM7. It's a lot faster than stock and battery is about the same for me.
Over in the Optimus 3D section, you'll find a lot of great stuff. Thiaiz 2.8 and the promethius project are my favorites. Acuras roms are great for long battery life. If you want to stay on v20p, thrill seeker 3.0/3.1 is pretty great. There's also a non v20p version of you'd also like to switch to v21e.
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Thanks for the response. I remember I had difficulty to updating the baseband to v20p, but after some research I got it working. Is there a good place to download v21e from along with a good set of instructions on how to install it? I forget if I can do it straight through the phone's recovery mode or if I have to do something different.
Also I was under the impression that only a Froyo baseband would work with CM7. Is this correct?
The instructions for the Optimus 3D seem fairly straightforward, and I figure that the v21e baseband for that phone is also compatible for the Thrill 4G. I guess once I have it on my SD card I just need to do a md5 checksum to ensure that I do not brick my phone.
Thanks for the response. I remember I had difficulty to updating the baseband to v20p, but after some research I got it working. Is there a good place to download v21e from along with a good set of instructions on how to install it? I forget if I can do it straight through the phone's recovery mode or if I have to do something different.
Also I was under the impression that only a Froyo baseband would work with CM7. Is this correct?
The instructions for the Optimus 3D seem fairly straightforward, and I figure that the v21e baseband for that phone is also compatible for the Thrill 4G. I guess once I have it on my SD card I just need to do a md5 checksum to ensure that I do not brick my phone.
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If you flash the v21e baseband with the kdz method (check the Optimus 3D dev section, there's at least 2 good guides) its almost impossible to brick your phone. The O3D CM7 nightlies are gingerbread compatible. If I remember right, the Dark Lestat has a link for the kdz and a very great guide with it. Just don't try to flash the kdz through cwm, it won't work since it doesn't flash basebands. Just do some poking around the other dev section and you'll be set. V21e still has great connectivity with att, just set up the right apn and you're good to go.
I'd give you links but I'm on my phone :/
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KDZ Files Available
Just click on the tab for it and it's the last one.
Cm7 8-26 nightly
I have been using the CM7 8-26-2012 Nightly build and it has been running great. I've used almost every ROM available for this phone and CM7 (When everything got sorted out) has been the most reliable and has incredible performance. The RAM management keeps my phone from getting bogged down and it seems to be the most lightweight. It's lacking 3D and HDMI output as of now, but if you aren't using them it's a great choice.
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Just click on the tab for it and it's the last one.
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Thank you. I had a huge headache last night and couldn't go on any longer. I appreciate you posting this. I followed similar sets of instructions, but they did not work. I hope this does the trick. Anyway, once I reach step 4 and attempt to install BC2AppSetup.exe I receive the following error:
The only way I could manage to get the BC2AppSetup.exe to install from the Software folder was by editing the host file and adding a pound symbol "#" in front of the line reading "127.0.0.1 csmg.lgmobile.com". I did the same last night. Once I reach step 7 and run UpTestEX_mod2_marwin I follow the steps until I hit Upgrade Start. Then I have the following window pop up and it freezes at this point:
On my system I had Avast installed, but it was disabled. I thought it could be the culprit so I uninstalled it. That made no difference. My system is running Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1. I also have two laptops. One runs Windows XP Home Edition x86 SP3 and the other Windows 7 Home Premium x64. At this point should I just give one of those a try?
I am leaving for work right now. I just tried it on my Windows 7 laptop and had the same problem at step 4.
After I made it home I attempted to give it another go. The steps did not work on either of my Windows 7 systems, but they did work on my laptop running Windows XP aside from a minor change in the steps. Step 3 says to change the hosts file already. This created a problem for me when installing B2CAppSetup.exe. Not until after I performed that step did I change the hosts file.
Now I am trying to figure out how to root the phone again after all of these changes. I did a reset on the phone so I lost my root. At least I am guessing that's what caused it. What steps should I follow to root it?
I think I found the trick. Everything seems good so far. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22417769&postcount=1
I have an AT&T (US) phone - rooted, with CM7 for LG Optimus 3D (P920 instead of P925) running on it - apparently the LG Thrill CM7 ROM doesn't work if you'd previously upgraded to AT&T's official Gingerbread ROM.
Now, the CM7 ROM for P920 has a major echo issue - I cannot talk on conference calls at all without an echo. Also, mute doesn't seem to work.
I'd like to go to a better ROM, or even to stock - but I didn't make a backup (yes, really really stupid of me). I've tried the stock Gingerbread ROM on AcidHazard's site (provided to go back to stock) - that seems to work, but most text is missing - font problem maybe, but I don't know how to fix it.
I've tried the Biohazard ROM itself, and it never booted.
Apparently CM10 milestone/nightly for the Optimus should work on my LG Thrill, but before I do so - has anyone tried this? With what results? Alternately, any other ROM I can try?
I've not been able to upgrade to ICS using the LG support tool - hangs at 4% and all workarounds listed on the internet don't work for me. I do have the official kdz file - backed it up when the LG tool downloaded it - but the LG flash tool isn't able to detect my phone.
I know - this question is asked lots, and I feel stupid asking it - but I've tried most everything that google search threw up, without success. I still have clockworkmod recovery installed, so I can copy ROMs to my sdcard and flash them. Suggestions, please?!
For v28B ICS with root and custom recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39269819
Just don't install the custom ROM and you will have v28B.
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For v28B ICS with root and custom recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39269819
Just don't install the custom ROM and you will have v28B.
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The first line in that guide says I need to be on ICS already - I am on gingerbread (or am I misunderstanding something?).
That line is there so people don't skip from GB to installing the custom ROM in recovery (that would give you a brick). The guide tells how update to ICS first.
I'll try out those steps, though the virus check disabling sets off too many alarm bells.
Before I do that really long procedure though, any other ROMs that people have good experience with?
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I mainly put that because Defender was deleting the driver file without my knowledge and it was corrupting LG Flash Tool for some people.
Question: the kdz tool says phone not found. Is that the same issue the webserver and 127.0.0.1 address, or am I looking at some other issue before the HTTP issue?
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