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Hi Guys,
I have an Unlocked T-Mobile G2 Touch - AKA - HERO !!!
I have installed new firmware / roms on Nokia phones numerous times but Android is new to me - however i wont go back to Nokia as the Hero is great...
CAN SOMEONE ON HERE POST AN IDIOTS GUIDE MAYBE WITH VIDEO ON HOW TO DEBRAND / INSTALL ORIGINAL HTC HERO ROM
I have tried and failed reading numerous posts and there are plenty of newcomers here that are after the same.....
Please, Please help us newbies to ANDROID out...
Thanks
Checkout this link:
http://android.modaco.com/content/h...and-your-orange-t-mo-etc-device-via-nandroid/
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packetlss said:
Checkout this link:
http://android.modaco.com/content/h...and-your-orange-t-mo-etc-device-via-nandroid/
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Hi - Thanks for that but i got lost on the keep original name etc..... - I think i must be an idiot !!! HELP - someone put a step by step guide up please...
I'd second this request.
Looking through posts on modaco and here it's not obvious what you have to do and why you are doing it.
What is nandroid and recovery image etc ?
cheers
And if it could be Mac and Windows information, not all of us are Windows based here
joemax said:
And if it could be Mac and Windows information, not all of us are Windows based here
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Exactly!!!
A lot of us are Linux users too!!!
No offense, but please get more into adb and all the tools needed for reflashing.
Making things idiot proof is useless in my opinion. If you have no idea how to use adb, why upgrade anyway? Chances are you won't understand most custom upgrades/tweaks anyway..
All releases by HTC will be idiot proof, no doubt about it, but installing a custom rom takes skill, knowledge and patience.
In general, an idiot posseses none of the above.
Second, there are no custom roms available for the Hero.
If you want to install custom roms in the future, take some time to understand things. Spoonfeeding this info won't learn you anything.
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No offense, but please get more into adb and all the tools needed for reflashing.
Making things idiot proof is useless in my opinion. If you have no idea how to use adb, why upgrade anyway? Chances are you won't understand most custom upgrades/tweaks anyway..
All releases by HTC will be idiot proof, no doubt about it, but installing a custom rom takes skill, knowledge and patience.
In general, an idiot posseses none of the above.
Second, there are no custom roms available for the Hero.
If you want to install custom roms in the future, take some time to understand things. Spoonfeeding this info won't learn you anything.
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Hey Sykow, I understand your point but it wasn't helpful. It's comments like these that can deter a newbie from asking questions. A person must ask questions to learn.
No doubt some of the skills needed to load custom firmware or even stock HTC firmware to de-brand your Hero are needed in order for many of us here to upgrade to the rumoured minor update and major update coming soon.
Having a handset from the telco on contract and then having to wait for weeks or even forever to get a bug fixed / performance enhanced firmware update from HTC is not something I want to have to suffer.
As soon as HTC release updated firmware, I will want to know how to load it via my Mac running OS X (preferred) or booted into my Windows partition (not preferred).
All without drama and with little risk of toasting my Hero.
Its not too much to ask surely
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No doubt some of the skills needed to load custom firmware or even stock HTC firmware to de-brand your Hero are needed in order for many of us here to upgrade to the rumoured minor update and major update coming soon.
Having a handset from the telco on contract and then having to wait for weeks or even forever to get a bug fixed / performance enhanced firmware update from HTC is not something I want to have to suffer.
As soon as HTC release updated firmware, I will want to know how to load it via my Mac running OS X (preferred) or booted into my Windows partition (not preferred).
All without drama and with little risk of toasting my Hero.
Its not too much to ask surely
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From what I can tell, it is pretty straight forward, just like the first time you flash a phone, a bit never racking, and a bit foreign. A co-worker of mine has assured me it is as easy as a WinMo phone.
Nice to be easy as a WiMo phone... but I've had Nokia for years.
Easy to de-brand.
Use Nemesis.
Change Product Code to one like a generic EU code.
Go back to Nokia Software Update.
Download new manufacturer direct firmware... Orange as far as I know, never approved new firmware while I used an N95, N82, N85.
Android de-branding seems to involve a complex trip to a command line editor, a download of firmware that you don't really know where it came from and a large dose of prayer and crossed fingers and toes...
I guess I will wait until someone posts how to load the upcoming updated firmware from HTC so I will end up with a more reliable, stable and faster performing handset... like the one I thought I'd signed up for.
joemax said:
Nice to be easy as a WiMo phone... but I've had Nokia for years.
Easy to de-brand.
Use Nemesis.
Change Product Code to one like a generic EU code.
Go back to Nokia Software Update.
Download new manufacturer direct firmware... Orange as far as I know, never approved new firmware while I used an N95, N82, N85.
Android de-branding seems to involve a complex trip to a command line editor, a download of firmware that you don't really know where it came from and a large dose of prayer and crossed fingers and toes...
I guess I will wait until someone posts how to load the upcoming updated firmware from HTC so I will end up with a more reliable, stable and faster performing handset... like the one I thought I'd signed up for.
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I am getting my Hero sometime mid-september... I will post up a walk through when I get some personal experience.
Sweet
That sounds like a plan...
Sykow said:
No offense, but please get more into adb and all the tools needed for reflashing.
Making things idiot proof is useless in my opinion. If you have no idea how to use adb, why upgrade anyway? Chances are you won't understand most custom upgrades/tweaks anyway..
All releases by HTC will be idiot proof, no doubt about it, but installing a custom rom takes skill, knowledge and patience.
In general, an idiot posseses none of the above.
Second, there are no custom roms available for the Hero.
If you want to install custom roms in the future, take some time to understand things. Spoonfeeding this info won't learn you anything.
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A touch patronising.
I Flash Roms all the time on my Blackstone, and manage to use the custom upgrades/tweeks....
Android is a new OS, and has a new set of terms and abreviations etc, As the OP says, there seems to be little out there to explain things
When there are pages and pages of wikis for the Hero/Android then yes, I can understand being frustrated about noobie questions, but until there IS threads/stickies/Wikis out there then I'm afraid there will be questions put forward like this.
Correct. But those things need time. How long has the Hero been out now? Couple of weeks? C'mon..
And a person doesn't learn by asking questions. At least, not here. There are TONS of threads around. All the things you need are in there. It's just a matter of looking, taking the time to actually learn and read. If you still don't get it after the proper research, ask questions. Give the exact problem so we can tailor the reponse to it.
I flashed my old Wizard so many times.. Then I got on to the iPhone 2G, making it work in The Netherlands. I took the time to read all the reports, stickies and the necessary info to make it work. With some motivation and some common sense every person can do this.
I'm completely new to Android and I managed to root, update and tweak my Hero within 1 hour.
I just have a problem with these guys coming here, "demanding" a guide for idiots, making no effort at all to understand the complexity of it all.
This device hasn't even been out for a month! Chill out! When the stuff is ready, it will come.
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Correct. But those things need time. How long has the Hero been out now? Couple of weeks? C'mon..
And a person doesn't learn by asking questions. At least, not here. There are TONS of threads around. All the things you need are in there. It's just a matter of looking, taking the time to actually learn and read. If you still don't get it after the proper research, ask questions. Give the exact problem so we can tailor the reponse to it.
I flashed my old Wizard so many times.. Then I got on to the iPhone 2G, making it work in The Netherlands. I took the time to read all the reports, stickies and the necessary info to make it work. With some motivation and some common sense every person can do this.
I'm completely new to Android and I managed to root, update and tweak my Hero within 1 hour.
I just have a problem with these guys coming here, "demanding" a guide for idiots, making no effort at all to understand the complexity of it all.
This device hasn't even been out for a month! Chill out! When the stuff is ready, it will come.
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Sykow - thanks for your comments, please dont call us "demanding idiots !" Like you I and many others are new to Android and yes its a huge learning curve, I have rooted my HERO and Tweaked it but merely wanted advice on some of the explanation given as i did not think it was that clear !!!
I have programmed, tweaked and installed numerous roms on blackberry and nokia previously and wanted advice on Android - you were not born with the knowledge you had to learn it....
Anyway after a polite request at least someone was polite enough to assist and it is sorted - bring on the cooked roms.
I have to agree with Sykow here to a degree. Rooting, flashing and backing up isn't for the weak of heart, and one wrong move could mean that the same newbie comes back to this forum crying about a bricked phone and bad instructions, and that would just distract people from the real point of this sub-forum, i.e. actual ROM hacking, stuff like what Haykuro is doing in the background.
Here's a starting point that worked for me:
Rooting the Hero: http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/08/how-to-gain-root-access-on-your-htc-hero/
After that, if you're looking at replacing built-in apps and cooking your own ROMs, you're better off looking in the Dream Android Development sub-forum where it all started. If you're having problems looking for technical pointers in those sub-forums and instead finding that most questions are about how-do-i root/flash/etc, you'll start to understand where Sykow is coming from
Me, I don't think you're an idiot. I just think it'd help to spend your time with the Android SDK as well as searching the other Android Dev sub-forums in XDA for what you're looking for. If you're confident enough after that to come up with a How-To of your own for the benefit of newbies, feel free to go ahead, but from what I have seen from time to time, it can be a thankless job when newbies fail to follow the instructions to a T, brick their devices then come back crying or *****ing, and expect someone to fix it for them.
I found the HTC Dream wiki section on rooting/hacking etc quite informative:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Dream_overview_and_useful_information
I managed to work out how to make a backup last night, using files from Paulatmodoco's rooting guide:
http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-hero-hero-modaco-com/291397/12-08-1-4-modaco-hero-patch-a2sd-root-busybox-much-more/
Simply follow his instructions up to stage 5. Then you will be in the recovery image menu and you can select to make a nandroid backup.
If I have some time later, I'll write up a dummys guide to making a nandroid backup, which is one of the most important steps I reckon And rooting using paul's system is then very, very easy. as is flashing a new ROM.
I must also agree with Sykow. I only recently got my Hero and had no knowledge of rooting. I'm sure a step by step guide would be lovely but actually it is possible and it pays to read up about it yourself.
I knew the Android SDK was needed, so I downloaded and installed that as per Android website, read about what adb and fastboot did. The files and commands were easy to source from here. About and hours reading and a complete Android noob was rooted and away. I do feel that some folk maybe can't be bothered with the reading part, but think - if something goes wrong in the process, you aren't going to know why or how to fix it.
My sentiments exactly.
Hi, thanks for taking a look!
First of, this is not the first time I'm getting in touch with rooting, but am a bit confused since I only usd purely 'international' devices until now. I have researched the forums and found the existing threads, but they didn't seem to answer my questions.
I recently bought a m8w (m8 for China Unicom, I'll be living in China for the life of this phone, so it kind of makes sense...) and have a few questions about this:
The differences I can see until now are the following:
CPU @ 2.5 GHz, Differences in radio frequencies
Rooting:
Does the difference in radios and cpu affect the way I would have to root? I'm assuming that the common how-tos for rooting should still work, since there doesn't seem to be any changes in terms of hardware? Am I correct in that assumption?
[*]gApps:
First thing after rooting would be the installation of gApps and XPOSED. Anything specific in this regard I should keep an I on (again, considering the slightly different HW).
[*]Custom ROMs:
I've been dabling with different ROMs on my last phone. How would I go about ensuring the compatibility? Is it possible to extract the radio files of my current firmware and e.g. use mobileOdin to flash this together with a custom ROM? Or any other way of 'making sure' a ROM is flashable?
While researching I stumbled over the claim that all Versions are the same, except for Verizon and Sprint. I honestly can't find that thread anymore - but is there a way to check on this directly on the device? Or is it possible, that this claim was based on the assumption that the phone used is for the North American markets?
Thanks again for viewing. I appreciate you taking your time to read through all this!
Hi,
for a couple of weeks now I am regularly visiting this forum in order to see what's going on around the LG v30. What I found hard in the beginning was to understand which information e.g. in the WTF thread really applies to my device, because oftentimes postings need to differentiate between instructions for H930, H932, H998 etc. And I also have often seen people installing a ROM meant for only one or a few of the v30 version on another v30 variant, e.g. ROMs for only H930 getting installed on H932 or so, where it is not working. And even more often I have seen the question which v30 variant people are using when someone else is posting questions about problems on his/her device here. Therefore I wonder whether it might make sense to include separate boards for variants of the v30, like it was done for e.g. the LG G6 here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g6. In that forum the vast majority of the threads are about the main variant (H870 for the G6) while sub-forums exist for the T-Mobile, the Verizon and other variants of the LG G6. While I was active in that board I have much less seen confusion about instructions for one G6 variant getting applied on another variant (which of course may also be for different reasons than the board structure). So it perhaps could also be helpful for the v30 forum.
Is that a good idea?
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Hi,
for a couple of weeks now I am regularly visiting this forum in order to see what's going on around the LG v30. What I found hard in the beginning was to understand which information e.g. in the sticky thread really applies to my device, because oftentimes postings need to differentiate between instructions for H930, H932, H998 etc. And I also have often seen people installing a ROM meant for only one or a few of the v30 version on another v30 variant, e.g. ROMs for only H930 getting installed on H932 or so, where it is not working. And even more often I have seen the question which v30 variant people are using when someone else is posting questions about problems on his/her device here. Therefore I wonder whether it might make sense to include separate boards for variants of the v30, like it was done for e.g. the LG G6 here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g6. In that forum the vast majority of the threads are about the main variant (H870 for the G6) while sub-forums exist for the T-Mobile, the Verizon and other variants of the LG G6. While I was active in that board I have much less seen confusion about instructions for one G6 variant getting applied on another variant (which of course may also be for different reasons than the board structure). So it perhaps could also be helpful for the v30 forum.
Is that a good idea?
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Uhmm... have you read the Root Sticky Guide? It pretty much explains everything but people don't read it.
We don't need subforums for different variants, as there's not that much difference.
For the most part all ROMs are compatible with all variants. All "H930" ROMS are just "V30" ROMs.
The only exception is the new Android 10 ROMs, which are not compatible H932 yet.
Again the Root Sticky explains the differences.
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Uhmm... have you read the Root Sticky Guide? It pretty much explains everything but people don't read it.
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Yes, I have read it, I even mentioned it above (called it sticky "thread", sorry).
We don't need subforums for different variants, as there's not that much difference.
For the most part all ROMs are compatible with all variants. All "H930" ROMS are just "V30" ROMs.
The only exception is the new Android 10 ROMs, which are not compatible H932 yet.
Again the Root Sticky explains the differences.
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Just fine. From my observations I thought it might be a good idea. If I'm the only then it probably is not .
Ecthelion3 said:
Yes, I have read it, I even mentioned it above (called it sticky "thread", sorry).
Just fine. From my observations I thought it might be a good idea. If I'm the only then it probably is not .
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The G6 is different. LG messed up with that phone, for instance having regionalized specs (some have quad DAC, some have Qi wireless charging, some have none of those). The V30 is what the G6 should have been.
Some people have asked for dedicated threads to root their specific variant, instead of the WTF thread -- because they don't want to go through the "decision tree" structure (if you A, do B, if you have X, go to Y) -- but I'm not creating 20 different threads when the procedure is basically the same for all!
1) you get onto early Oreo firmware ware with fastboot flash commands
2) you unlock your bootloader
The only real outlier among the V30 is the T-mobile H932. It has a different method of root due to totally different RSA encryption and they don't have fastboot flash commands. But of all the North American variants (except for T-mobile H932) you can cross flash firmware willy nilly and convert one to another: US998, LS998, H933, H931, VS995, AS998, and even H932PR (Puerto Rico).
For the H930 variants, same thing: H930, H930D, H930DS, H930G. The only difference is the modems on those do not change, unlike the North American variants. You can't add/remove LTE bands on the H930 variants.
But all the LOS-16 ROMS are compatible with ALL the variants, so having sub-forums would make people think they need one particular variant to run an "H930" when they don't. They sometimes think that even now because they do NOT read. They will say, "Where's the US998 ROMs?" They are all "US998" ROMs!
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Ecthelion3 said:
Hi,
for a couple of weeks now I am regularly visiting this forum in order to see what's going on around the LG v30. What I found hard in the beginning was to understand which information e.g. in the sticky thread really applies to my device, because oftentimes postings need to differentiate between instructions for H930, H932, H998 etc.
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What variant do you have? Have you unlocked bootloader yet and rooted?
ChazzMatt said:
What variant do you have? Have you unlocked bootloader yet and rooted?
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I am having the H930 with unlocked bootloader but not rooted. I found that the sticky thread on rooting, https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/unlocking-rooting-twrp-magisk-step-step-t3745006, indeed gives a good rundown on how to unlock (and root). What first confused me was the WTF thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76584629&postcount=193, which I stumbled across first and which IIRC I read at least twice until I realized that for my H930 there must be a much simpler way, such as for the LG G6. And such a way is described in the sticky thread. So I should correct my initial posting here, because it was not the sticky thread on rooting but the WTF that made be confused. But anyway, the idea of adding sub forums doesn't seem to be as good as I thought.
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I am having the H930 with unlocked bootloader but not rooted. I found that the sticky thread on rooting, https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/unlocking-rooting-twrp-magisk-step-step-t3745006, indeed gives a good rundown on how to unlock (and root). What first confused me was the WTF thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76584629&postcount=193, which I stumbled across first and which IIRC I read at least twice until I realized that for my H930 there must be a much simpler way, such as for the LG G6. And such a way is described in the sticky thread. So I should correct my initial posting here, because it was not the sticky thread on rooting but the WTF that made be confused. But anyway, the idea of adding sub forums doesn't seem to be as good as I thought.
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ROOT YOUR V30!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/root-v30-t3927154
This is the root sticky thread I was talking about. Start with Post #1. That's the thread everyone should read. It explains about unlocking bootloader, rooting, and custom roms for ALL variants.
The thread that you mention is outdated. It has old TWRP, and root check/encryption disabler files. I do not suggest using that for actual rooting. The WTF thread is current.
In fact if you look at the final few posts of the thread you mention it says several times to go use the WTF thread and not that one.
The thread you mention is really only for bootloader unlock for those variants which can receive official bootloader unlock. Which are 2.25: EU H930, H93OG and only one minor flavor US998. Whereas WTF covers every variant in the world (except for T-Mobile H932) -- for bootloader unlock, TWRP Installation, root.
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ROOT YOUR V30!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/root-v30-t3927154
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IMHO rooting should be done with a specific need, e.g. wanting to use Magisk or so. At the moment I have no such need. That's why I - for the moment - only did the step of unlocking my V30.
This is the root sticky thread I was talking about. Start with Post #1. That's the thread everyone should read. It explains about unlocking bootloader, rooting, and custom roms for ALL variants.
The thread that you mention is outdated.
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This is one of the symptoms that let me get to the conclusion that some more structure would be helpful. That thread you mentioned above links to two other threads, one for the T-Mobile variant, one for all other variants. The latter one again has instructions for many V30 device types. IMHO multiple sticky threads with partially outdated or perhaps even contradictory content are not really helpful. And IMHO very long thread postings that want to combine a couple of V30 variants with all of their special needs may be hard to understand and may lead to problems when people don't understand them correctly and then apply instructions that are not correct for their device. Don't get me wrong: I'm glad the WTF thread exists, I just found it hard to digest.
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IMHO rooting should be done with a specific need, e.g. wanting to use Magisk or so. At the moment I have no such need. That's why I - for the moment - only did the step of unlocking my V30.
This is one of the symptoms that let me get to the conclusion that some more structure would be helpful. That thread you mentioned above links to two other threads, one for the T-Mobile variant, one for all other variants. The latter one again has instructions for many V30 device types. IMHO multiple sticky threads with partially outdated or perhaps even contradictory content are not really helpful. And IMHO very long thread postings that want to combine a couple of V30 variants with all of their special needs may be hard to understand and may lead to problems when people don't understand them correctly and then apply instructions that are not correct for their device. Don't get me wrong: I'm glad the WTF thread exists, I just found it hard to digest.
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The two sticky threads I wrote are current. The thread you reference was before WTF was discovered and ONLY apply to a couple variants who are eligible for "official" LG bootloader unlock only. Don't try to root with that, especially on Pie. It's outdated, incomplete with the files you need to flash.
By using official LG code you also waived your warranty.
(I did that with one of my phones, the 64GB Open Market US998 -- only US998 variant eligible. The Open Market US998 V30+ and V30S not eligible, nor the U.S. Cellular V30 and V30+. Of the FIVE US998 variants, only ONE is eligible and it has the smallest internal memory.)
WTF is the preferred method and everyone (except T-Mobile H932) has used it for the past 1.5 years.
There's like 20 different V30/V30+/V30S) variants and except for T-Mobile H932, they can ALL use the WTF exploit -- where you don't need LG permission to own your phone. The T-Mobile H932 root thread (@runningnsk3d) is also current.
I'll always be rooted if I can. I want to "own" my phone, not the OEM/carrier.
By unlocking your bootloader and NOT rooting yet (so you can hide bootloader unlock status in Magisk Hide), your phone will fail Safety Net check. That may not be important to you, but depends on the banking or gaming apps you use...
Now that your phone is bootloader unlocked, you can go to the WTF instructions and skip down to the TWRP Installation and Root section to start from there.
Good to know, thanks
I knew about the banking side effects of rooting (not being able to use Google pay and such) I hadn't thought about the effect on games
As someone new to the forum I get what Eschelion is saying, there is outdated and contradictory information, the WTF thread alone has over 3,500 posts and links or stickies to other threads it's a lot to try and keep straight
Not saying someone needs to fix it or do anything about, someone already spent the time and energy figuring all this out and sharing the information
(I'm thankful for that and those that choose to help the people with questions) it would be nice if finding the information (that each person in particular) was looking for was simpler, that would be great but with the variety of hardware and software and how quickly information becomes outdated or incorrect it's unrealistic to ask for more
Look at the sheer number of threads on this forum already, it's mind boggling to think of the amount of hours that have been put in.
If another thread was created to walk you through from start to finish for the V30 (excluding the 1-off T-Mobile) that would be great (really it would I'm one of the people they would greatly benefit from that [emoji28]) Chazzz seems to be the in house specialist on the LGV30 (only one who's responded to V30 questions at least) maybe Eschelion or myself can create and help maintain such a thread after we learn what we're doing, with the admins permission sense that seems close if not directly redundant thread (depending on your point of view)
I'd be happy to help with such a thread once I know what I'm doing of course lol
rippin209 said:
I knew about the banking side effects of rooting (not being able to use Google pay and such) I hadn't thought about the effect on games
As someone new to the forum I get what Eschelion is saying, there is outdated and contradictory information, the WTF thread alone has over 3,500 posts and links or stickies to other threads it's a lot to try and keep straight
Not saying someone needs to fix it or do anything about, someone already spent the time and energy figuring all this out and sharing the information
(I'm thankful for that and those that choose to help the people with questions) it would be nice if finding the information (that each person in particular) was looking for was simpler, that would be great but with the variety of hardware and software and how quickly information becomes outdated or incorrect it's unrealistic to ask for more
Look at the sheer number of threads on this forum already, it's mind boggling to think of the amount of hours that have been put in.
If another thread was created to walk you through from start to finish for the V30 (excluding the 1-off T-Mobile) that would be great (really it would I'm one of the people they would greatly benefit from that [emoji28]) Chazzz seems to be the in house specialist on the LGV30 (only one who's responded to V30 questions at least) maybe Eschelion or myself can create and help maintain such a thread after we learn what we're doing, with the admins permission sense that seems close if not directly redundant thread (depending on your point of view)
I'd be happy to help with such a thread once I know what I'm doing of course lol
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Just to clarify, there is NO contradictory nor outdated information in the WTF INSTRUCTIONS. It's been updated frequently. I had to rewrite a whole section to make it also work for Pie, besides adding Pie compatible files you need to flash.
And the WTF Instructions are really all you need. (Except for T-Mobile H932). Yeah, we have no control over other posts from a year ago, etc. But especially more recent ones can be good information resource -- even if just to convince people they don't need to ask the same questions again and again.
If you READ the WTF instructions you will successfully unlock bootloader and root your phone. This includes the dozen Troubleshooting Tips everyone likes to ignore.
If I ever started a new WTF instructions thread, I would copy and paste exactly what I have now as post #1. or at least post #2... And move the intro part to be post #1.
ChazzMatt said:
Just to clarify, there is NO contradictory nor outdated information in the WTF INSTRUCTIONS. It's been updated frequently. I had to rewrite a whole section to make it also work for Pie, besides adding Pie compatible files you need to flash.
And the WTF Instructions are really all you need. (Except for T-Mobile H932). But ee have no control over other posts a year ago, etc. But especially more recent ones can be good information resource -- even if just to convince people they don't need to ask the same questions again and again.
But if you READ the WTF instructions you will successfully unlock bootloader and root your phone. This includes the dozen Troubleshooting Tips everyone likes to ignore.
If I ever started a new WTF instructions thread, I would copy and paste exactly what I have now as post #1. or at least post #2... And move the intro part to be post #1.
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Just goes to show how little I know
I must game gotten my threads mixed up because I thought the need to get an LG account was still written in one of the original posts (to get your phones .bin number) but I've read in more recent posts that's no longer necessary, I was also under the impression that pie want working, at least not well on the V30 yet, waiting on possible DNZ files or something.
I meant no disrespect to the work you've done and didn't mean to write or spread misinformation.
I'm definitely going to read more and stick to asking questions for now
rippin209 said:
Just goes to show how little I know
I must game gotten my threads mixed up because I thought the need to get an LG account was still written in one of the original posts (to get your phones .bin number) but I've read in more recent posts that's no longer necessary, I was also under the impression that pie want working, at least not well on the V30 yet, waiting on possible DNZ files or something.
I meant no disrespect to the work you've done and didn't mean to write or spread misinformation.
I'm definitely going to read more and stick to asking questions for now
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You are probably thinking of the outdated "Wotta" Instructions I told this thread creator not to use, which was ever ONLY for those very few variants that are eligible for LG bootloader unlock code.
I have no control over that thread. Once WTF was discovered (May 2018) it superseded those instructions. They were for specific purpose (official bootloader unlock only). In my WTF instructions, I do say to go thank Wotta because I give him credit for screenshots I used and his Instructions were well written for the intended purpose.
But those Wotta instructions are ONLY for bootloader unlocking with official LG code, and even then not for current rooting/TWRP installation.
The Root Sticky Guide I wrote points people either to WTF exploit instructions (every variant except T-Mobile H932 ) or the T-Mobile H932 Root thread. (T-Mobile root was created by @runningnak3d in August 2018.)
Between the two methods, ALL V30 variants are covered.
ROOT YOUR V30!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/root-v30-t3927154
This is the root sticky thread I was talking about. Start with Post #1. That's the thread everyone should read and follow. It explains about unlocking bootloader, rooting, and custom roms for ALL variants.
ChazzMatt said:
You are probably thinking of the outdated Instructions I told this thread creator not to use, which was ever ONLY for those very few variants that were eligible for LG bootloader unlock code.
I have no control over that thread. Once WTF was discovered (May 2018) it superceded those instructions.
The Root Sticky Guide points people either to WTF exploit (every variant except T-Mobile H932 ) or the T-Mobile H932 Root thread. (T-Mobile root was created by @ruuningnak3d in August 2018.)
Between the two ALL V30 variants are covered.
ROOT YOUR V30!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/root-v30-t3927154
This is the root sticky thread I was talking about. Start with Post #1. That's the thread everyone should read and follow. It explains about unlocking bootloader, rooting, and custom roms for ALL variants.
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Thanks Chazz and thanks for clarifying
Ecthelion3 said:
Hi,
for a couple of weeks now I am regularly visiting this forum in order to see what's going on around the LG v30. What I found hard in the beginning was to understand which information e.g. in the WTF thread really applies to my device, because oftentimes postings need to differentiate between instructions for H930, H932, H998 etc. And I also have often seen people installing a ROM meant for only one or a few of the v30 version on another v30 variant, e.g. ROMs for only H930 getting installed on H932 or so, where it is not working. And even more often I have seen the question which v30 variant people are using when someone else is posting questions about problems on his/her device here. Therefore I wonder whether it might make sense to include separate boards for variants of the v30, like it was done for e.g. the LG G6 here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g6. In that forum the vast majority of the threads are about the main variant (H870 for the G6) while sub-forums exist for the T-Mobile, the Verizon and other variants of the LG G6. While I was active in that board I have much less seen confusion about instructions for one G6 variant getting applied on another variant (which of course may also be for different reasons than the board structure). So it perhaps could also be helpful for the v30 forum.
Is that a good idea?
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It appears as though you have what you need now, so I'm going to close this thread as this section is intended for discussing the LG V30, not the structure of XDA.
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Yes, I made a mistake... I was tired of my completely locked and unsupported Samsung S7 and wanted something sleek that would be rootable/ROMable - so I purchased the OP7T after only a cursory web search for root/roms (and quick XDA threads). Saw a few ROMs posted so off I went to eBay... Yes, I beg forgiveness and patience from now on in this post. My unsupported Samsung was still able to get a "patch" for contact tracing... I love the OP7T, it is fast, and Oxygen is a refreshing change from my past OEM Firmware on LGs and Samsungs (fortunately was able to TWRP and Lineage my old LGs). However what I really want to do is Brax the phone (and yes, I know the consequences, but the whole point of MODing a phone is it gives the user/owner a chance to make their own choices). I want to install a ROM without GAPPS, no google at all. FDROID, and open source only if possible. I don't game on my phone, it is a communications tool only. I truly wish I was smart / talented enough to build out a ROM on my own but I am dependent on those who often reside here for options the OEM and carriers will NEVER make available. If anyone has any suggestions for this 7T they would be greatly appreciated. The frustrating part is that a lot of the listed MODs/ROMs I found thus far include GAPPS. There may be a way to remove them from the custom ROM, but again I am not a DEV. I have some linux skills, but those are all sys admin, not coding by even the lamest of stretches.
Again, to any forum member/power user/or dev that responds - thank you for even taking the time. I know this is a noob type post. But I am desperate to try and accomplish this task after a hardware investment that may have been misguided. With this year (in the US) going as it has, I want big tech out of my pocket - literally.
Thank you for your time,
XGhost
AOSiP (official, not gapps version) doesn't have Google services in it.
And omni rom;
index ยท powered by h5ai 0.25.2 (http://larsjung.de/h5ai/)
index - powered by h5ai 0.25.2 (http://larsjung.de/h5ai/)
dl.omnirom.org
You also have MSM xtended with out gapps. Many options.
Ok, looking deeper and finding more hope than originally found. Thank you for the input and now I just need to take the plunge and start digging into the phone and the firmware. Unfortunate about TWRP, but there are plenty of good options to manage it without that. Take care!
I would like to request for a custom rom MediaPad M2-A04LV100R001C137B022
I have followed this thread : https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...nd-root-your-huawei-mediapad-m2-8-10.3322340/
to root my tablet but all the links are dead.
Please any help would be really appreciate
I'll 2nd that request, specifically for 802L.
Considering the current state of electronics supply chains (semiconductors) and the aging and/or boring tablets on the market ATM, this may be a good time to kick start a custom ROM for this device.
I have a developer background and would be keen on trying a "roll your own" ROM but have questions before I get started:
Considering the age of the last software release (ROM) provided for 802L, would the current drivers work with the latest Android kernel?
Can anyone suggest a helpful 'roll your own' guide (noting I'll be searching XDA forums myself, but recommendations can sometimes speed this process up a bit)?
There has been (what appeared to be) a custom ROM some time ago. I'd love to hear from the developer (ajsmsg78) and what they may suggest moving forwards (if that is a good idea to do so considering my first point above).
It may take me a while to get started as I don't want to brick my device, and I don't have the "unlock OEM" option in my developer menu either (looks like KingRoot may be the way... if it still exists).
Any guidance for this n00b would be greatly appreciated.
It's a shame that my m2-802L, although more capable than my newer Samsung tab A 2017, has to be obsoleted because of the outdated Android OS! So an updated custom firmware would be great.
Would live to revive this table/phone as well.
M2 10 lte
M2A01L custom firmware neded too
great i am looking forward to a custom rom for this device