Hi,
I will get my Optmius G Pro tomorrow. I want to ask a few questions.
1. Is there any way to hard brick the phone when I only want to root and install custom recovery so I will be able to uninstall unnecessary apps and make a full backup? I will use the methods - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360369 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362657&postcount=1 ? Alwo which recovery is working best CWM or TWRP ?
2. If my phone is hard bricked is it repairable I mean is it possible to be repaired in service even without warranty?
3. I will update my phone to latest Android before rooting and and flashing recovery, but if in a future there is a Kit Kat update will I be able to update it ?
I will not flash custom roms and kernels because I like LG UI for now.
Thank you in advance.
iiigeorgievi said:
Hi,
I will get my Optmius G Pro tomorrow. I want to ask a few questions.
1. Is there any way to hard brick the phone when I only want to root and install custom recovery so I will be able to uninstall unnecessary apps and make a full backup? I will use the methods - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360369 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362657&postcount=1 ? Alwo which recovery is working best CWM or TWRP ?
2. If my phone is hard bricked is it repairable I mean is it possible to be repaired in service even without warranty?
3. I will update my phone to latest Android before rooting and and flashing recovery, but if in a future there is a Kit Kat update will I be able to update it ?
I will not flash custom roms and kernels because I like LG UI for now.
Thank you in advance.
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Depending on which Variant you get there are some slight to moderate diffs on how you go about rooting and installing a custom recovery and FreeGee. I can't stress enough to research the forum before you attempt to modify your device.
Try these links instead. You need to root the device first. Depending on which software version you have there are several methods in the General section. Please browse there. Ver 10p is rootable. Unrooting and restoring back to stock is not very difficult (well depending on which variant and which method you use.) There are two in the forums and one seems to cause more people problems than the other.)
FreeGee will allow you to flash Philz recovery (second link). Since the bootloader is still locked on our device you have to have a LOKIfied version of a recovery. I'm not certain the link you quoted has LOKI applied. If you follow the steps and research if you have questions you shouldn't brick your device. Since you are pretty new to this forum, PLEASE do some research. Some of the information in the forum is dated.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2371927 - This is for FreeGee
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552611 - This is to install the latest Recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2420219 - Return to stock method 1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302660 - Return to stock method 2
Good luck
Thanks, friend, I am not new to this forum i rooted, installed custom roms and recovery's on my Xperia Miro and HTC ONE S, but with this LG everything is different.
I found that its possible to make full backup here - http://www.addictivetips.com/android/make-nandroid-backups-on-android-without-booting-into-recovery/
I dont know if this working but if working I will only root my phone which I think will be very safe.
When the device is here I will post its specifications but I am sure it will be E988
EDIT: Maybe i just will do this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362657&postcount=1 for rooting
and this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.shell.freegee_free&hl=en for intalling custom recovery. I hope this will be enough and no problems will occur.
Is there a option to lokify during installation of the custom recovery in freegee and should I use it ?
edit2: Does FreeGee has LOKIfied recovery? Thanks.
iiigeorgievi said:
Thanks, friend, I am not new to this forum i rooted, installed custom roms and recovery's on my Xperia Miro and HTC ONE S, but with this LG everything is different.
I found that its possible to make full backup here - http://www.addictivetips.com/android/make-nandroid-backups-on-android-without-booting-into-recovery/
I dont know if this working but if working I will only root my phone which I think will be very safe.
When the device is here I will post its specifications but I am sure it will be E988
EDIT: Maybe i just will do this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362657&postcount=1 for rooting
and this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.shell.freegee_free&hl=en for intalling custom recovery. I hope this will be enough and no problems will occur.
Is there a option to lokify during installation of the custom recovery in freegee and should I use it ?
edit2: Does FreeGee has LOKIfied recovery? Thanks.
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Yes FreeGee does have LOKIfied recovery and as long as the 988 is on the whitelist you should be ok. I used that (i have 980) to get custom recovery then flashed PHILZ version. I like it better. ALso I wasn't assuming you were new to XDA just new to dealing with the OGP. I have no knowledge of creating backup outside of a custom recovery. Again, good luck.
jimi_pooh said:
Yes FreeGee does have LOKIfied recovery and as long as the 988 is on the whitelist you should be ok. I used that (i have 980) to get custom recovery then flashed PHILZ version. I like it better. ALso I wasn't assuming you were new to XDA just new to dealing with the OGP. I have no knowledge of creating backup outside of a custom recovery. Again, good luck.
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Thanks friend. I will root it whit http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362657&postcount=1 method 11 steps and then I will install recovery with FreeGee, I hope everything to be fine. Thanks again, I will report tomorrow morning when I do the procedures.
well u can root without problems. but be careful with freegee. there still are complaints about recovery bootloop after installing recovery with freegee.
I had the problems too and was faced with the low battery issue, when trying going back to original stock.
i dont dare freegee at the moment and wont use it anymore till its 100 % fixed.
lg-user45 said:
well u can root without problems. but be careful with freegee. there still are complaints about recovery bootloop after installing recovery with freegee.
I had the problems too and was faced with the low battery issue, when trying going back to original stock.
i dont dare freegee at the moment and wont use it anymore till its 100 % fixed.
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How do you fix this bootloop? And which version is your G Pro ?
Thanks
Everything went great. No problems with FreeGee or the rooting process.
I just wanna ask is there a way with stock ROM to display new messages and mails on the lock screen? Thanks.
iiigeorgievi said:
Everything went great. No problems with FreeGee or the rooting process.
I just wanna ask is there a way with stock ROM to display new messages and mails on the lock screen? Thanks.
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Maybe try another launcher. Stock will not do it. Glad everything went well
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Hi guys,
I have a problem here.
I've tried a few new ROMs and I've decided to stay with my stock.
But when I recovered my stock rock in CWM saw that I still have emulated partitions.
For example my internal storage is seen in mnt/sdcard
I've bought a new MicroSD Card Class10 and install in on my phone but unfortunatelly I am unable to move my apps into the new external card.
There is no option in Apps Info to Move.
Also I've tried some applications to do that but still with no luck.
How to fix this? Why my nandroid backup didnt restore my data partitions?
Also, can I brik my device if I go to mounts and storate into CWM and format everything one by one ( system, data, sd card etc )
Then mount my SD card copy my backup from the PC and restore it? Will this fix my problem with the external card?
Thanks
Does rooted phones need to be unrooted before flashing any stock roms???
Hello everyone
I got a Lg Optimus G Pro E988. I rooted my phone 4 months ago and now i need to Flash a stock rom due to some bugs i have like turning on wifi or losing signal now and then and some others..
I tries Lg flash tool Method step by step but no result!!!! everytime i try , I`ll face this error:
20:13:25 : [C:\ProgramData\LGMOBILEAX\Phone] Try to delete folder
20:13:25 : RemoveDirectory1 Error(2):C:\ProgramData\LGMOBILEAX\Phone
20:13:25 : !pUpgrade->StartProcessing ... PostMsg STEP_TYPE_ENV_ERROR
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20:13:25 : CLGMobileHttp Class ¼ز¸ê...
20:13:25 : Page_Error ؛خ؛ذہش´د´ظ
20:13:25 : OnStepMsg STEP_TYPE_ENV_ERROR delete m_pLGCyonUpdate
I flashed my phone 3 months ago easily but my phone was stuck in Lg logo ...
how can i fix this??
i dont know what to do...
should i unroot my phone to restore or flash back any stock roms???
I need help.
I've made very stupid thing, recovered my stocked ROM ( rooted and with CWRM recovery ) and updated to the latest version... obviously that didnt worked and now no matter I do my phone always is loading to the recovery. I've installed [e980][CWM Advanced Edition] PhilZ Touch recovery but still I cannot get passed the recovery. I've tried restoring my old nandroid backups also I've tried installing new roms but with no luck
Help guys, I am stuck here...
hi guyz can anyone help me to install cwm on my f240s? Im afraid using freegee again because it brick my phone 3x and I dont want to install that freegee thing again thanks for those who will help
Guys I rooted my xperia m dual using towel rooter so I didn't change my recovery mode so please help to install cmw recovery and tell me that towel rooter gives temporary root or permanent root pls help me. Thanks in advance
Well first things first, you have to unlock your bootloader. You can do so by going here.
Instead of installing CWM, I will show you how to install PhilZ Touch (It's much recommended and up-to-date (kind of).)
Go here and download the file. Power off your phone and go to Flashtool. Then click the lightning button, choose Fastboot mode, and navigate to the downloaded file.
But if you really want to use CWM, just go here. Same steps. I want to remind you that it's a bit outdated.
Links:
Flashtool
Keep in mind mate
iron man 2 said:
Guys I rooted my xperia m dual using towel rooter so I didn't change my recovery mode so please help to install cmw recovery and tell me that towel rooter gives temporary root or permanent root pls help me. Thanks in advance
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Hey, just so that you know don't forget to backup your TA Partition before unlocking bootloader . There are many tools easily availabe for that because unlocking wipes the TA Partition and you cannot lock again, or retrieve DRM Keys without backup.
Also take backups before unlocking bootloader, sometimes the process can result in bootloop (mine did) . All the best
Hit Thanx, if I could help
Unlock bootloader > download CWM and flash it via flashtool
just flash the boot.img from the cm11 zip using flashtool and you will have the cwm recovery in ur phone.
im sorry if this has been asked before.....
i took the dive and updated to 5.0.1 but lost root, can someone please tell me how to get root back??
thanks in advance
Mpenfold1987 said:
im sorry if this has been asked before.....
i took the dive and updated to 5.0.1 but lost root, can someone please tell me how to get root back??
thanks in advance
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Download and flash supersu from here
Remember, you need to have a custom recovery like CWM or TWRP to be able to flash this
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab3 (7") SM-T210 .
I would like to install a custom ROM on it but need help
What do I need to do before I do that? Do I need to root my tablet? Or just go on a website and install the custom rom?
I dont really need to 'backup' anything as I just have apps, which I dont mind reinstalling
Please help and give me advice, as I might have to just purchase a tablet
Need help about the whole process and what to do!
Thank You