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please help! struck at Update.zip

hey friends,
i followed two links to root & install cusotm roms. Both in vain. I bought my milestone in India(Asia).
Links i followed are
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848951&highlight=nandroid
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-root-motorola-milestone/comment-page-1/#comment-38384
error pictures are below... Both the links got struck at this place.
http://cid-8399281430e1b99d.office.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/270220111080.jpg
http://cid-8399281430e1b99d.office.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/270220111079.jpg
please help me out.
-Prabhu.

Please let me know, if there is any other place to chat milestone root errors etc.
-Prabhu

tried thrice, thinking i didnt reflash correctly
tried thrice, thinking i didnt reflash correctly. All the three times i got passed message. But still wont install the update.zip.
-Prabhu

SBF file
please recommend the right SBF file for me too.
URL>>and-developers.com/sbf:milestone

phone works normal, as far as i checked
phone works normal, as far as i checked.
it booted back into the eclair. everything was in place.

recommend a root, custom rom guide for newbie
please recommend a root, custom rom guide for newbie.
hope that will help me get froyo on my MSTN. really tired of waiting for a official update. Everytime its a pain, even to check e-mails... always no space...
-Prabhu

kmpksprabhu said:
please recommend a root, custom rom guide for newbie.
hope that will help me get froyo on my MSTN. really tired of waiting for a official update. Everytime its a pain, even to check e-mails... always no space...
-Prabhu
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Use the following thread and ask specific questions about which step doesnt work for you...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=932196
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kmpksprabhu said:
hey friends,
i followed two links to root & install cusotm roms. Both in vain. I bought my milestone in India(Asia).
Links i followed are
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848951&highlight=nandroid
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-root-motorola-milestone/comment-page-1/#comment-38384
error pictures are below... Both the links got struck at this place.
http://cid-8399281430e1b99d.office.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/270220111080.jpg
http://cid-8399281430e1b99d.office.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/270220111079.jpg
please help me out.
-Prabhu.
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hey, thanks for the reply.
the above links shows the error msgs.
i got struck when i selected the "apply update:update.zip"
it gives me the above posted error msgs. i have given those links
-Prabhu

kmpksprabhu said:
hey, thanks for the reply.
the above links shows the error msgs.
i got struck when i selected the "apply update:update.zip"
it gives me the above posted error msgs. i have given those links
-Prabhu
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Looks like you made a mistake in 1 of 2 places
1) Using RSD lite for installing vulnerable recovery (did it flash ok?)
2) Or you did not install OpenRecovery correctly.
#1 requires you to restart with RSD
#2 requires checking that you did the Following:
OpenRecovery zip file contains 2 things : an update.zip and an OpenRecovery folder. You need to extract (copy) these 2 elements to the root of you SD card.
So in your SDCard you should have an update.zip FILE and an OpenRecovery FOLDER.
Then, from the standard recovery menu, you choose apply update.zip. This will start the OTHER recovery you wish to use (to install ROM). The ROM zip files belong (unextracted) in the OpenRecovery/updates subfolder.
Does this make sense?

yes RSD showed me PASS then only i closed it. After which i switched off the phone and then went to the "apply update..." menu.
i also do had update.zip, openrecovery and openrecovery-cfg all three folders.
so do you think is there any other place to go wrong?
moreover the universal androot's APK doesnt look like an setup file in milestone, any idea about it ?
now, let me try the link you gave me.
-Prabhu

kmpksprabhu said:
yes RSD showed me PASS then only i closed it. After which i switched off the phone and then went to the "apply update..." menu.
i also do had update.zip, openrecovery and openrecovery-cfg all three folders.
so do you think is there any other place to go wrong?
moreover the universal androot's APK doesnt look like an setup file in milestone, any idea about it ?
now, let me try the link you gave me.
-Prabhu
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Try the link, follow the guide and ask again.
Honestly, you don't really need to root using those methods.
The vulnerable recovery + OR is all you need. Most the ROMs you will install have root built-in.
I would make sure I download ANDROIDIANI recovery (it is generally considered the best for Milestone.

Thanks Caz666, the link you gave me worked like a magic. Now i am done with root and cyanogenmod 6.1.2.

Post root and MOD-cyanogen6.1.2
hey Caz666, thanks again. i did the root and then used the update.zip>>cyanogenmod6.1.2.
but now what should i do to get the market ? email ? and other stuffs in place.
my questions is>>> whats next now that i have installed 6.1.2.... i am seeing something like android applications ? (<< is there a guide on this)
-Prabhu

kmpksprabhu said:
hey Caz666, thanks again. i did the root and then used the update.zip>>cyanogenmod6.1.2.
but now what should i do to get the market ? email ? and other stuffs in place.
my questions is>>> whats next now that i have installed 6.1.2.... i am seeing something like android applications ? (<< is there a guide on this)
-Prabhu
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also please tell me what is this "remember to wipe messgae all about" please explain, that too. and what exactly i should wipe ?
Please take your time to reply... i am struck at work too... so have to do the work or flash reflash only after i am back at home in another 4-5 hrs . Thanks again for the help.
-Prabhu

kmpksprabhu said:
also please tell me what is this "remember to wipe messgae all about" please explain, that too. and what exactly i should wipe ?
Please take your time to reply... i am struck at work too... so have to do the work or flash reflash only after i am back at home in another 4-5 hrs . Thanks again for the help.
-Prabhu
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I am not certain i understand your questions
1. Wiping : you need to wipe all data (factory reset) if you switch to a different ROM. You only need to wipe dalvik cache and /cache if you upgrade to a newer CM6.
2. ?
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First of all thanks for all the help.got everything installed. My mile is working awesome.
When should I do wipe factory reset?
Next how can I get black colored status bar.top one.
Lastly if I have to install a new Tom should I
1. Redo sbf?flash ie firmware flash right?
2. Redo a open recovery. Is there a alternate to this?
3. Guess I can follow the rest of the instructions specific to that rom.
Sent from my Milestone using XDA App

Thanks all. Successfully installed cm6.1.2.
Sent from my Milestone using XDA App

kmpksprabhu said:
First of all thanks for all the help.got everything installed. My mile is working awesome.
When should I do wipe factory reset?
Next how can I get black colored status bar.top one.
Lastly if I have to install a new Tom should I
1. Redo sbf?flash ie firmware flash right?
2. Redo a open recovery. Is there a alternate to this?
3. Guess I can follow the rest of the instructions specific to that rom.
Sent from my Milestone using XDA App
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1)
You should do a full wipe only when switching to a REALLY different ROM. Upgrades and version updates do not require this. Also, if you are trying out another CM6 based ROM, you *may* be able to avoid this.
If you are not sure, you should wipe. With options like apps2ext or Titanium backup, wiping is not such a big deal.
2) You do not need to do #1 or #2 for a new ROM. Only flash SBFs if you want to try a stock ROM (like when Motorola releases Froyo) or you have serious issues with the phone. OpenRecovery only needs to be reinstalled when there is a new version
3) To install a new ROM, wipe from inside OR. The 3 options are there. Always wipe Dalkvik Cache and /cache partition when applying themes or updating ROMs. Wipe data for NEW Roms

Help - problem entering in recovery

Hi,
I am running FroyoMod, and i installed ROM manager. Through there i clicked 'flash ClockworkMod Recovery' and now i cannot enter into recovery at all.... the worst thing is that my phone cannot connect to wifi connection and i cannot go into recovery to clean Dalvik cache in order to test it if this sloves my problem.
Any suggestions?
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Fekish said:
Hi,
I am running FroyoMod, and i installed ROM manager. Through there i clicked 'flash ClockworkMod Recovery' and now i cannot enter into recovery at all.... the worst thing is that my phone cannot connect to wifi connection and i cannot go into recovery to clean Dalvik cache in order to test it if this sloves my problem.
Any suggestions?
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ROM Manager and CWM do NOT work on Milestone.. Even though it does say it works, it doesn't. OpenRecovery and any mod of it is the only thing that works.
Right now, you have a semi-brick. You need to reflash a stock SBF for your country (to get 3G/data) and then restart the rooting process with the VR, installing OR, etc.
http://and-developers.com/sbf:milestone221
There should really be a sticky for this. It wouldn't be too hard, and should be read by all before they flash a new ROM or ask this question

Oh god! Thanks...
So after 1,5 years i would have to start from scratch! :-(
At least i am not using 3g and at least i can use it as a phone...
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Regardless, any custom ROM is better than stock 2.2.1, so I would say it's worth the effort to re-root and flash another custom ROM.

skadude66 said:
Regardless, any custom ROM is better than stock 2.2.1, so I would say it's worth the effort to re-root and flash another custom ROM.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1237473

Can someone help me?
i run my country's SBF through RSD, but i am stuck on the "android" logo at the start of the phone.
Anyway i can go past this?
The phone might be 100% bricked now?

OK Solved - had to find a non service SBF....
By the way almost all the links for the sbf's are not valid anymore! It would be a nightmare for someone trying to find old SBF's now...

Fekish said:
OK Solved - had to find a non service SBF....
By the way almost all the links for the sbf's are not valid anymore! It would be a nightmare for someone trying to find old SBF's now...
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Gotta make sure you download them now I guess Thanks for reminding me, I might do that now

Root My Vivid

Hello. I am new to this forum. I did do searching before I came here. I am sort of a noob so sorry for dumb questions. I wanted an MIUI theme on my phone. I tried MiHome but it doesn't change the UI so I want to get the MIUI ROM on my phone but I wasn't sure how. I know you have to root your phone first, but I read somewhere that MIUI isn't compatible with different rooting procedures like CyanogenMod. If thats true, which one is it compatible with? Is it possible for me to get MIUI on my phone? I have an HTC Vivid (of course) with Android ICS 4.0.3. Can anyone provide me with a guide on how to do get MIUI on my phone, preferably a video with a step-by-step description (yes, thats how noobish I am). Also, what are the odds of me rooting my phone if I follow the steps exactly as told? Sorry for a ton of questions. To sum things up, I would like to get MIUI ROM on my phone but have no idea how. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

menachemt said:
Hello. I am new to this forum. I did do searching before I came here. I am sort of a noob so sorry for dumb questions. I wanted an MIUI theme on my phone. I tried MiHome but it doesn't change the UI so I want to get the MIUI ROM on my phone but I wasn't sure how. I know you have to root your phone first, but I read somewhere that MIUI isn't compatible with different rooting procedures like CyanogenMod. If thats true, which one is it compatible with? Is it possible for me to get MIUI on my phone? I have an HTC Vivid (of course) with Android ICS 4.0.3. Can anyone provide me with a guide on how to do get MIUI on my phone, preferably a video with a step-by-step description (yes, thats how noobish I am). Also, what are the odds of me rooting my phone if I follow the steps exactly as told? Sorry for a ton of questions. To sum things up, I would like to get MIUI ROM on my phone but have no idea how. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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Alright....you need to do ALOT of reading...I only say that so you don't brick your phone...but here's some info as well as how to get miui
It doesn't matter how you root your phone, you can still flash any Rom...you don't even need to be rooted to flash roms
Cyanogenmod is not a rooting method, it is an aosp rom...you cam flash from cyanogen but our device doeant even have a cyanogenmod Rom (well there is one but it was discontinued...for now)
In order to get miui you will need to do the following:
1) unlock bootloader
2) get recovery
3) download miui onto your phone (can't be any miui...has to be one made for our phone...you can find it on rootzwiki.com)
4) flash miui
More detail:
In order to unlock bootloader and get a recovery I suggest using Hansen vivid toolkit that is stickier in the dev section...its the easiest most newb friendly way to unlock bootloader and get a recovery...for the most part all you do is plug in your phone and click a few buttons...here's the toolkit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1498003
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

mg2195 said:
Alright....you need to do ALOT of reading...I only say that so you don't brick your phone...but here's some info as well as how to get miui
It doesn't matter how you root your phone, you can still flash any Rom...you don't even need to be rooted to flash roms
Cyanogenmod is not a rooting method, it is an aosp rom...you cam flash from cyanogen but our device doeant even have a cyanogenmod Rom (well there is one but it was discontinued...for now)
In order to get miui you will need to do the following:
1) unlock bootloader
2) get recovery
3) download miui onto your phone (can't be any miui...has to be one made for our phone...you can find it on rootzwiki.com)
4) flash miui
More detail:
In order to unlock bootloader and get a recovery I suggest using Hansen vivid toolkit that is stickier in the dev section...its the easiest most newb friendly way to unlock bootloader and get a recovery...for the most part all you do is plug in your phone and click a few buttons...here's the toolkit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1498003
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Well, thank you for replying! I was gonna mention I am using a mac and the file is a rar, then exe files. Is it ok if I use a program to run it in an app file or does this have to be done on windows? Thanks!

menachemt said:
Well, thank you for replying! I was gonna mention I am using a mac and the file is a rar, then exe files. Is it ok if I use a program to run it in an app file or does this have to be done on windows? Thanks!
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Shoot...idk how to do it on a Mac sorry :/
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mg2195 said:
Shoot...idk how to do it on a Mac sorry :/
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I guess I'm forced to use my slow PC. Hopefully it won't shut down in the process or else I'll be screwed. :/ Thanks again! I'll let you know if it works out if you want.

Just some ideas , if your pc is slow you can download and of the files you need on your phone then transfer them over to the pc , also if you download the tool kit you shouldn't need anything else but the Rom , if you get s off you will need to do a couple of things , but as mg said do some reading on this subject to kinda get an idea as to what your working with , make sure you kinda understand it so you don't brick your ph. Better safe than sorry .
Good luck and if you have questions there is a lot of good people here and would be glad to help.

menachemt said:
Hello. I am new to this forum. I did do searching before I came here. I am sort of a noob so sorry for dumb questions. I wanted an MIUI theme on my phone. I tried MiHome but it doesn't change the UI so I want to get the MIUI ROM on my phone but I wasn't sure how. I know you have to root your phone first, but I read somewhere that MIUI isn't compatible with different rooting procedures like CyanogenMod. If thats true, which one is it compatible with? Is it possible for me to get MIUI on my phone? I have an HTC Vivid (of course) with Android ICS 4.0.3. Can anyone provide me with a guide on how to do get MIUI on my phone, preferably a video with a step-by-step description (yes, thats how noobish I am). Also, what are the odds of me rooting my phone if I follow the steps exactly as told? Sorry for a ton of questions. To sum things up, I would like to get MIUI ROM on my phone but have no idea how. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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There are several good guides on here to help you root here is one of them:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416836

ronnie498 said:
There are several good guides on here to help you root here is one of them:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416836
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Help! I managed to root my phone, which is good. I am currently using WCX. I am not sure how to flash the rom. I tried going to my internal sd card and installing the miui zip file from there. After it reboots my phone, an htc logo loads, then it takes me to some chinese. It has like big chinese words on top in red, then in the middle it has white words, and in between the white words, it loads from 0 to 100 but I have no idea what to do now. It just leaves me stuck on this page! Can anyone help me? Do I need to uninstall the rom then follow a correct process of installation or can I just do the correct process? Also, please don't redirect me to some page, because I did a lot of googling and I found one which would help me, but the site is down. I am sure it isn't a long process. This is what I did:
1. Manually put the zip file into my internal sd card.
2. Rebooted my phone to recovery.
3. Installed the zip file, which flashed the rom.
Is that correct? Can someone please help me! Thanks!

menachemt said:
Help! I managed to root my phone, which is good. I am currently using WCX. I am not sure how to flash the rom. I tried going to my internal sd card and installing the miui zip file from there. After it reboots my phone, an htc logo loads, then it takes me to some chinese. It has like big chinese words on top in red, then in the middle it has white words, and in between the white words, it loads from 0 to 100 but I have no idea what to do now. It just leaves me stuck on this page! Can anyone help me? Do I need to uninstall the rom then follow a correct process of installation or can I just do the correct process? Also, please don't redirect me to some page, because I did a lot of googling and I found one which would help me, but the site is down. I am sure it isn't a long process. This is what I did:
1. Manually put the zip file into my internal sd card.
2. Rebooted my phone to recovery.
3. Installed the zip file, which flashed the rom.
Is that correct? Can someone please help me! Thanks!
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1. Manually put the zip file into my internal sd card.
2. flash boot.img via fastboot (The boot.img should be in the zip of the rom You have to flash the boot.img - aka the kernel)
3. Rebooted my phone to recovery. Wipe data, cache, dalvik cache, factory reset
4. Installed the zip file, which flashed the rom.

ronnie498 said:
1. Manually put the zip file into my internal sd card.
2. flash boot.img via fastboot (The boot.img should be in the zip of the rom You have to flash the boot.img - aka the kernel)
3. Rebooted my phone to recovery.
4. Installed the zip file, which flashed the rom.
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I tried what you said. I am using the All In One tool kit that someone told me to use so I flashed the kernel (boot.img) through that, assuming it is fastboot. I then rebooted my phone to recovery and selected the zip file, it flashed it. I rebooted my phone and it still takes me to that chinese screen. Is there a different MIUI ROM zip file download? I used this one: androidfilehost.com/main/HTC_Holiday_Developers/rafyvitto/MIUI_ICS_V4/
Maybe a different file would work? Thanks in advance!

menachemt said:
I tried what you said. I am using the All In One tool kit that someone told me to use so I flashed the kernel (boot.img) through that, assuming it is fastboot. I then rebooted my phone to recovery and selected the zip file, it flashed it. I rebooted my phone and it still takes me to that chinese screen. Is there a different MIUI ROM zip file download? I used this one: androidfilehost.com/main/HTC_Holiday_Developers/rafyvitto/MIUI_ICS_V4/
Maybe a different file would work? Thanks in advance!
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Let me do some checking will let you know shortly

ronnie498 said:
Let me do some checking will let you know shortly
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I have no clue what I did. I just rebooted and some other stuff but now it works. I think it was the wipe that I did. Thanks for your help!
EDIT: I tried applying the Ultimate Iphone Theme v7.0 but it doesnt work. I go to themes and select it but it doesn't apply. I tried rebooting but it still doesnt work. I have the MIUI ROM on my phone. Why doesn't the Ultimate Iphone Theme apply? I really like it. Can anyone give me a step-by-step on how to install it because there are no good tutorials online. Thanks!

menachemt said:
I have no clue what I did. I just rebooted and some other stuff but now it works. I think it was the wipe that I did. Thanks for your help!
EDIT: I tried applying the Ultimate Iphone Theme v7.0 but it doesnt work. I go to themes and select it but it doesn't apply. I tried rebooting but it still doesnt work. I have the MIUI ROM on my phone. Why doesn't the Ultimate Iphone Theme apply? I really like it. Can anyone give me a step-by-step on how to install it because there are no good tutorials online. Thanks!
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It's been a while since I used miui, but last I heard the themes in the miui theme chooser/downloader wernt compatible with miui...at least the majority wernt there was still quite a few that worked/partially worked
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With the ROM I used, since I am S-On (which I assume you are too since you did not do the wire jump thing from what I read) after you initially flash the boot.img file using fastboot, you need to flash the rom, which you said you did. Then go back in and reboot to bootloader, and flash the boot.img again. It may have been just specific to the Rom I used, but that is the instructions I followed for mine. I hope you made a nandroid before you flashed Miui in case you ran into these troubles....

[Q] Doubts in option 3 (root a ROM) using the LG-P990 All-In-One Toolkit 5.0

I'm just a new member (it's my first post in fact). I would like to ask a question directly to spyrosk (development-related thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2020737) about the Toolkit developed by him, but as being a new member I'm not permitted to do so. Besides, I'm just an user, I'm not a developer at all, so my question below can seem stupid...
I used his toolkit installing the official ROM ICS 4.0.4 on my LG (using option 6 of the Toolkit). I want to root my phone but I have some doubts when launching its option 3, that are:
1) It says to choose one of the zip files from SU folder. There are three zip files in there. Assuming that my phone is already running ICS 4.0.4, I think that I can choose the SU313-BIN311_4ICS.zip, is that correct?
2) The procedure to put the phone on NVFlash says to press and hold both Vol- and Vol+ while plugging the micro-uSB into the phone. But until when? I mean, is it required to keep pressing both buttons during the hole process? The instructions is not very clear at this point...
3) It also says that the procedure will detect the current partition layout and ask you to choose a compatible recovery image. I don't have any idea what's talking about... What should be my choice?
In time: I used the V30A_00.kdz, obtained from the http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=3 site. The firmware is IMM76L.LG-P990-P99030a.1211302332.
Can anyone help me with these questions?

I am not Spyrosk but i have used this amazing tool...
For the option 3, simple way is to hold the buttons until the computer or your laptop recognizes your mobile.after that you can release it...it is the same for any of the procedures mentioned.
For the partition sizes i think it is in the thread and you can search. ICS requires higher partition.....but I'd you are in the ics by smart flashing or by kdz method, you are in the new boot loader and i don't think you need to change the sizes....but I'd you want the old boot loader....then you need to have the bigger partitions....but search inn the thread
Hope this helps you to start
Sent from my LG-P990 using xda premium

SREEPRAJAY said:
I am not Spyrosk but i have used this amazing tool...
For the option 3, simple way is to hold the buttons until the computer or your laptop recognizes your mobile.after that you can release it...it is the same for any of the procedures mentioned.
For the partition sizes i think it is in the thread and you can search. ICS requires higher partition.....but I'd you are in the ics by smart flashing or by kdz method, you are in the new boot loader and i don't think you need to change the sizes....but I'd you want the old boot loader....then you need to have the bigger partitions....but search inn the thread
Hope this helps you to start
Sent from my LG-P990 using xda premium
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Hi SREEPRAJAY,
Thanks for your reply. In fact you clarified just one of my three questions above. I´ve read the hole thread but didn´t find the answer for my remaining questions... Could someone else help me with this? I don´t want to try procedures on my phone that I´m not confident to do.
Regards,

for the first question...just flash it.as you have flashed the kdz before and on 4.0.4, you have to just flash it.nothing more is required.
and if you are on 4.0.4, then you dont need to re-create the partitions.if flashed with the kdz method, then you are on the new boot loader. to check that...once you flash the SU file in the AIOT.....just enter the recovery by power+volume down key simultaneously...if you see the pink LG logo, then you are on the new one....if on the white LG logo, then you are on the old boot loader.
let me know if there is anything more

SREEPRAJAY said:
for the first question...just flash it.as you have flashed the kdz before and on 4.0.4, you have to just flash it.nothing more is required.
and if you are on 4.0.4, then you dont need to re-create the partitions.if flashed with the kdz method, then you are on the new boot loader. to check that...once you flash the SU file in the AIOT.....just enter the recovery by power+volume down key simultaneously...if you see the pink LG logo, then you are on the new one....if on the white LG logo, then you are on the old boot loader.
let me know if there is anything more
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Hi SREEPRAJAY,
Sorry, but the more you try to help and explain to me, the more confused I got. I still have doubts. Sorry for that. Let's try again:
1) It says to choose one of the zip files from SU folder. There are three zip files in there. Assuming that my phone is already running ICS 4.0.4, which file must I choose? Can I choose any one? What's the difference between them?
2) Answered OK. Thanks for that.
3) It also says that the procedure will detect the current partition layout and ask you to choose a compatible recovery image. What will I be supposed to choose? What recovery image is the toolkit referring to?
Sorry again, but, as stated on my first post, I'm just an user (not developer) trying to get full control of my phone, and trying to learn more about all those things...
Tks,

ecarli said:
Hi SREEPRAJAY,
Sorry, but the more you try to help and explain to me, the more confused I got. I still have doubts. Sorry for that. Let's try again:
1) It says to choose one of the zip files from SU folder. There are three zip files in there. Assuming that my phone is already running ICS 4.0.4, which file must I choose? Can I choose any one? What's the difference between them?
2) Answered OK. Thanks for that.
3) It also says that the procedure will detect the current partition layout and ask you to choose a compatible recovery image. What will I be supposed to choose? What recovery image is the toolkit referring to?
Sorry again, but, as stated on my first post, I'm just an user (not developer) trying to get full control of my phone, and trying to learn more about all those things...
Tks,
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Choose anyone for the first question.you have already mentioned the file name in your first post i think
For the third, i am using the twrp 2.5 which is the most convenient.cwm is used with volume button keys, but twrp is more convenient with touch interface and also customizable with themes.
I am on my mobile and i am unable to look into more details.sorry for that
I hope you can proceed with this.
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SREEPRAJAY said:
Choose anyone for the first question.you have already mentioned the file name in your first post i think
For the third, i am using the twrp 2.5 which is the most convenient.cwm is used with volume button keys, but twrp is more convenient with touch interface and also customizable with themes.
I am on my mobile and i am unable to look into more details.sorry for that
I hope you can proceed with this.
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Hi SREEPRAJAY,
I have good news! I've just done the procedure to root my LG using the option 3's toolkit, and it ran fantastic! :good: But, I have some suggestions to Spyrosk. The toolkit gives you the choice to select one of the three compatible recovery:
1 - ICS-cwm-5.0.2.8e.img
2 - ICS-cwm-6.0.2.5.img
3 - ICS-twrp-2.4.1.0.img
I chose option 1, at random... I mean, I didn't have any idea at all what were the differences between those three options. Wouldn't be nice if Spyrosk give a little bit explanation about what the toolkit is asking us, I mean, giving a minimal explanation about what are cwm and twrp, and its purposes?
By the way, where I can find and learn more the basics of all this stuff, including cwm and twrp? I mean, I installed this with cross fingers and closed eyes, because I dont have any idea of what I had to choose. That's why I chose at random, option 1. Was it a good choice? I mean, what's the difference between cwm 5.0.2.8e and 6.0.2.5?
In time: now I have my phone running ICS 4.0.4 and ROOTED. I verified using the TitaniumBackup that asked for root access, I gave it, and it ran ok. Now I intend to restore some applications that were previously backup. You don't even need to install SuperOneClick or UnlockRoot to do it. This toolkit is really awesome!
Yessss!
Thanks

For the guide, you need to check and search .....if you don't want, check my signature(the big one)....have the links there
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What ROM should I choose?

Hello gents and ladies
I have been using the LQB version of the Serbian official Jellybean update since it went out on Sammobile. Though I am experiencing some unpleasant things which I wish to get rid of.
I use this phone for basic things such as listening to music, browsing, texting and calling but I was negatively surprised that this firmware has lots of issues. At first I had problems sending and receiving messages, then the phone started acting weird when I tried to multitask (switching from the music list to the message box) then problems with the camera that has big issues with video recording and also video playback (video playback is a general issue, not a camera specific one). I have also had problems that lead the phone acting however he liked and freezing for long periods of time.
I just wanted to ask: is there anyone here that has the time and kindness to point me a ROM that is ready for daily use and to hand me a completely noobish tutorial on how to install the ROM?
I would also like to specify that I have installed the LQB firmware accordingly - reseted the phone, restored to factory settings and setting the render 2d thing from the developer options.
Thank you very much and I would really appreciate the effort of an useful reply.
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Just take look in the Development Section, there's now a lot of ROMs to choose from... You can try Pure Vanilla, JellyMod, HarshJelly or LightJB... they are all good :good:
Or wait for about a week and give my ROM a try

And as for any ROM, the installation is quite simple.
First things first: root your phone.
You can root it by flashing the zip file Shaaan provided in the Original Development forum. Flash it through temporary CWM ( also by Shaaan in that section )
We're getting fired up now.
You're now rooted.
Flash the ROM:
1. Put in sd card
2. Boot into recovery ( vol up + home + power )
3. Select: apply update from external sd
4. Flash temporary CWM
5. Select again: apply update from external sd
6. Search for your file
7. Flash it
To enhamce your performance flash a kernel.
I'd suggest Pure Vanilla with CoCoreE 7.0!
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Sami Kabir said:
Just take look in the Development Section, there's now a lot of ROMs to choose from... You can try Pure Vanilla, JellyMod, HarshJelly or LightJB... they are all good :good:
Or wait for about a week and give my ROM a try
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Cant wait for Sami OS Android and desktop!!!
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Hey guys, thanks a million for your replies!
I do also have another question: I've lost my SD Card (phone was starting doing crazy stuff so I removed the SD Card and put it in my wallet but I can't seem to find it anymore now). Is there anyway I can root without the SD Card (Odin maybe) ?
Thank you,
Adrian

atomik1337 said:
Hey guys, thanks a million for your replies!
I do also have another question: I've lost my SD Card (phone was starting doing crazy stuff so I removed the SD Card and put it in my wallet but I can't seem to find it anymore now). Is there anyway I can root without the SD Card (Odin maybe) ?
Thank you,
Adrian
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As far as I know, I don't think you can do it without a sdcard... I have heard of Mobile Odin - but I don't think its compatible with SGSA....

back up all your data like contacts etc..
and wipe cache/data (factory reset)..

jaycm1130 said:
back up all your data like contacts etc..
and wipe cache/data (factory reset)..
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Hello Jaycm1130!
Can you please expand the information written in your reply please?
Thank you and also, thank you Sami for the fast reply. I will probably wait til my salary kicks in to buy myself a new SD Card!

atomik1337 said:
Hello Jaycm1130!
Can you please expand the information written in your reply please?
Thank you and also, thank you Sami for the fast reply. I will probably wait til my salary kicks in to buy myself a new SD Card!
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SD cards are not that expensive.
But in CWM you can flash from internal storage too! So try that.
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Jeroenvk94 said:
SD cards are not that expensive.
But in CWM you can flash from internal storage too! So try that.
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Thanks for the advice, but:
1. What exactly is the definition of CWM? I have seen it around here but I couldn't figure out what it is.
2. I would like to avoid doing experimental things since it's my only phone and I don't wanna brick it or do permanent damage to it.
Thank you!

atomik1337 said:
Thanks for the advice, but:
1. What exactly is the definition of CWM? I have seen it around here but I couldn't figure out what it is.
2. I would like to avoid doing experimental things since it's my only phone and I don't wanna brick it or do permanent damage to it.
Thank you!
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CWM aka Clockworkmod Recovery. It's a custom recovery used to take nandroid backup, flashing roms, etc. Search for a thread in general section for more (it pinned up there so it's easy to find). There's another recovery which serves the same purpose as CWM which is TWRP (team win recovery project). You can use either one of those and the only difference, twrp is touch screen while cwm uses the keys on the your device to navigate. However, there's now a cwm touch which basically cwm but you can navigate by touch.
As long as you follow the steps correctly and take necessary precaution, you have lower chance to brick your device.
Hope this helps.

arffrhn said:
CWM aka Clockworkmod Recovery. It's a custom recovery used to take nandroid backup, flashing roms, etc. Search for a thread in general section for more (it pinned up there so it's easy to find). There's another recovery which serves the same purpose as CWM which is TWRP (team win recovery project). You can use either one of those and the only difference, twrp is touch screen while cwm uses the keys on the your device to navigate. However, there's now a cwm touch which basically cwm but you can navigate by touch.
As long as you follow the steps correctly and take necessary precaution, you have lower chance to brick your device.
Hope this helps.
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Thank you for your reply, it really helped. So the CWM is the recovery mode? (The one that is similar to the download mode?)
I'll probably give it a shot, but I'll have to read the tutorial carefully.
Thanks again!

atomik1337 said:
Thank you for your reply, it really helped. So the CWM is the recovery mode? (The one that is similar to the download mode?)
I'll probably give it a shot, but I'll have to read the tutorial carefully.
Thanks again!
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Yeah, you can access it by using the three buttons pressed. Here would be a good place to start reading.

atomik1337 said:
Thanks for the advice, but:
1. What exactly is the definition of CWM? I have seen it around here but I couldn't figure out what it is.
2. I would like to avoid doing experimental things since it's my only phone and I don't wanna brick it or do permanent damage to it.
Thank you!
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CWM is a custom recovery image.
It allows you to flash .zip files which are not signed ( which is impossible in stock recovery ).
There is a tutorial somewhere in the Q&A or General section of the forum you should take a look
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