I was recently talking with a fellow xda friend about expanding my developmental work to more/different devices and it was recently suggested that the LG Optimus G would be a good place to start. So, what im asking for is either a lg optimus g phone that someone is willing to donate or an optimus g that someone would like to let me borrow for a bit. I do not believe in 'blind porting' or putting out work for devices that i can not personally test myself to ensure that they are up to par before release. I have been developing for about a year now and have contributed to the Samsung Infuse4g forums during that time. You can check out my work from the links in the signature or by visiting the samsung infuse4g threads. You can also take a look at my source files at http://www.github.com/scotthartbti. Please rest assured that if a phone is donated, I will put in work so that the optimus G community benefits. Please PM me with any questions or concerns you may have.
The problem is, there's quite a few Optimus G out there, so which one do you want? Location is an issue too.
You can get a Optimus G for $300 of Kijiji.
geokilla said:
The problem is, there's quite a few Optimus G out there, so which one do you want? Location is an issue too.
You can get a Optimus G for $300 of Kijiji.
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Since im asking for developmental purposes, im not going to be picky... Doesnt really matter... the point of asking for a developmental phone for donation is so that i can develop for the Optimus G and not take a hit in the wallet doing so... Im located in the USA.
Since im asking for developmental purposes, im not going to be picky..
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I believe he means there a god only knows how many versions of the handset, and they are not completely compatible.
So if you buy an E973 for example, rest 80% Optimus G users will be out.
The best choice, would be the E975 EU model. Im sure, it supports more languages ( i guess ). Its pretty new in EU.
We really need a CM dev or aokp/aosp dev here.
I know LG is knowen for slow updates to their phones. But with some gr8 devs, thats not a problem
Im getting this phone tomorrow and im a bit scared of the lack of devs here. I really hope, there will be some more activity in the devs section soon. Or els im sure im going back to HTC again. This is lg's last chance with me
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Lg optimus G e975 10a,good!!
H3IN3K3N;392715The best choice said:
Thanks for the info. Thats why I started this thread asking for a donator optimus. I have gotten the infuse to the cm10 stage unofficially and have been maintaining it since day one. You guys need developers, find me a phone. That way the community will have more variety and I'll be able to develop on a different device. Check out the infuse forums and you will see that I'm definitely capable.
Hopefully that doesn't come off sounding to cocky.
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I'd rather see some LG based ROMs... Stock ROMs are nice and all, but the LG has done a very good job with their software.
Hi Guys!
I am getting a good deal on used e980. Just needed to ask if I should buy it. Price of F240 variants is a little more. Please tell me if I should go for E980 or F240.
I have tried to look in forums but cant find exactly maybe i haven't searched in detail. Please also tell if E980/E985/F240 Roms are interchangeable?
I will be really grateful
Regards
The E98X models have a broader development community on XDA while there are Chinese sites and Vietnamese sites that also support it. For F240, there is very little here on XDA so you'd have to rely on the Chinese and Vietnamese sites for your flashing needs.
If you live in the states, go for the E980 as I don't think the F240 would get GSM LTE, here.
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I noticed that LG has the following kernel source sitting out on the web:
http://goo.gl/KHNwYf
It's listed as the LG-D850, which I imagine is very close or the same as the 851. I own the T-Mobile variant, as most of us here do; does anyone know if the other variants run the same kernel?
prata said:
I noticed that LG has the following kernel source sitting out on the web:
http://goo.gl/KHNwYf
It's listed as the LG-D850, which I imagine is very close or the same as the 851. I own the T-Mobile variant, as most of us here do; does anyone know if the other variants run the same kernel?
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It's because you searched for the wrong thing. It'd be better to search for "D85", keeping in mind that the T-Mobile variant is the D851.
https://www.lg.com/global/support/opensource/opensourceList?types=ALL&search=D85
As you can see, all variants that I'm aware of are listed.
Now, my findings have been that the D851 kernel source has had all of its comments stripped, making it a pain to merge stuff in to. The D850 has the comments in, as does the D855 source. So, I don't know what's up with that. I do know however that between the kernels, LG removed support for a panel or two between the D850, 851, and 855. Couldn't even get the damn thing (any kernel source) to compile until I did this:
https://github.com/ConnorBaker/lge_kernel_d851/commit/121e0c10062184bc21dd8b772ea057a200b94cd2
I'd use the D850 source as base for the T-Mobile variant, since the T-Mobile variant (via my research on the webz) tends to be the closest to the international version. Also, keep in mind that the defconfigs, although they share the same names through the different kernel sources, are different: i.e., the D850 T-Mobile defconfig won't match up with the D851 or D855 one's. Furthermore, there are defconfigs for Broadcom compatibility, which leads me to believe that LG is using both Qualcomm and Broadcom chips for Wi-Fi.
To my knowledge, no one has tried to build and boot the D850 kernel on the D851. So, only time will tell if the kernel sources, are in fact, interchangeable.
Warm regards,
Connor Baker
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It's because you searched for the wrong thing. It'd be better to search for "D85", keeping in mind that the T-Mobile variant is the D851.
https://www.lg.com/global/support/opensource/opensourceList?types=ALL&search=D85
As you can see, all variants that I'm aware of are listed.
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Derp....foolish of me. Thanks for clarifying.
Connor Baker said:
Now, my findings have been that the D851 kernel source has had all of its comments stripped, making it a pain to merge stuff in to. The D850 has the comments in, as does the D855 source. So, I don't know what's up with that. I do know however that between the kernels, LG removed support for a panel or two between the D850, 851, and 855. Couldn't even get the damn thing (any kernel source) to compile until I did this:
https://github.com/ConnorBaker/lge_kernel_d851/commit/121e0c10062184bc21dd8b772ea057a200b94cd2
I'd use the D850 source as base for the T-Mobile variant, since the T-Mobile variant (via my research on the webz) tends to be the closest to the international version. Also, keep in mind that the defconfigs, although they share the same names through the different kernel sources, are different: i.e., the D850 T-Mobile defconfig won't match up with the D851 or D855 one's. Furthermore, there are defconfigs for Broadcom compatibility, which leads me to believe that LG is using both Qualcomm and Broadcom chips for Wi-Fi.
To my knowledge, no one has tried to build and boot the D850 kernel on the D851. So, only time will tell if the kernel sources, are in fact, interchangeable.
Warm regards,
Connor Baker
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Now that I'm at a desktop. Thanks so much for all this information. I really appreciate it. I'm poking around at the source,because I'm a glutton for punishment apparently. You've really provided me with some great feedback, and again I'm highly appreciative.
I realize this thread isn't new, but has anyone figured out if you could put the T-Mobile kernal on an AT&T device?
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I realize this thread isn't new, but has anyone figured out if you could put the T-Mobile kernal on an AT&T device?
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Why would you want to?
I have searched and scoured various threads on here to find a variety of answers. Quite frankly, I'm surprised this isn't on the FAQ thread.
I just want a clear answer as to whether or not Canadian users (e973) can install e975 ROMs. If there's compatibility issues, what are they?
It just seems like a shame that the e973 area seems fairly dead, while development on e975 ROMs still appears to be alive and well.
I would like to look into custom roms for the LG G8s ThinkQ, but the device isn't listed as such in the LG Devices here on xda. I was wondering if the G8"x" subforum was a suitable match or not.
I would appreciate some clarity