Help! ClockworkMod Recovery Optimus S

[mykehdoom]

I wasn't aware that ClockworkMod Recovery doesn't work on Sprint phones, and installed it a while back without even realizing it. It restarted and now it's stuck in ClockworkMod Recovery and I can't navigate the menu... I use the volume up and down and it works, but when I press the home button on an option it does nothing.


Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Zhara]

Guessing you can't boot into Android either. Here...

http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=158673

 

[OperationA7X]

Excuse me for being incorrect, but the Optimus S....is that a new phone? And if not, look for the RUU of the phone and at least be able to boot into HBoot. Then just flash a recovery built to that phone and you shouldn't be having any more difficulties.

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[Zhara]

Excuse me for being incorrect, but the Optimus S....is that a new phone? And if not, look for the RUU of the phone and at least be able to boot into HBoot. Then just flash a recovery built to that phone and you shouldn't be having any more difficulties.

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Lol no...the Optimus S is a couple years old. He basically soft bricked it with an unsupported recovery using Rom Manager. We get threads like this about every other day. The thread I posted should help.

 

[thenameisnigel]

(shakes head) Noob mistake. Always, always, do research before installing custom firmware. :-[

 

[mykehdoom]

It was my first noob mistake ever. =/ I'm pretty good at rooting and such. I just made a horrible mistake. I'm using the link posted by Zhara.

 

[drewwalton19216801]

Excuse me for being incorrect, but the Optimus S....is that a new phone? And if not, look for the RUU of the phone and at least be able to boot into HBoot. Then just flash a recovery built to that phone and you shouldn't be having any more difficulties.

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LG phones do not have RUU's or HBoot.

The Optimus S has been out since late 2010.

 

[epidenimus]

I'm pretty good with rooting and hacking, too. I've written some of the guides here, rooted and ROM'd about a dozen different devices at this point. Last week a vanilla Acer A500 landed on my desk and the owner wanted me to look at putting a custom ROM on it. It's still on my desk, because I'm not done reading up on it yet. I assume nothing about it is like the Optimus S, because it is a completely different device, with different hardware, made by a different OEM. It's actually kind of fun becoming a novice again.

 

[mykehdoom]

Well I need to "unbrick' is on Mac OS... the link by Zhara is a Windows tutorial. Any more light to shine on the subject?

 

[Badboytoast]

I wasn't aware that ClockworkMod Recovery doesn't work on Sprint phones, and installed it a while back without even realizing it. It restarted and now it's stuck in ClockworkMod Recovery and I can't navigate the menu... I use the volume up and down and it works, but when I press the home button on an option it does nothing.


Any help would be appreciated.

Have you tried the camera button, to select!

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[Zhara]

Well I need to "unbrick' is on Mac OS... the link by Zhara is a Windows tutorial. Any more light to shine on the subject?

Ugh...idk if anyone has written one up for a Mac or not. I'm at work or I'd help you look...

I'm not even sure it can be done on a Mac...

 

[sblood86]

Well I need to "unbrick' is on Mac OS... the link by Zhara is a Windows tutorial. Any more light to shine on the subject?

Ugh...idk if anyone has written one up for a Mac or not. I'm at work or I'd help you look...

I'm not even sure it can be done on a Mac...

Yeh unbrick method uses kp500 which requires windoze (vm might work).

 

[Va1ha11a]

Use Wine? (Linux program for running windows apps?). Stick a small linux distro on a flashdrive, boot using the flashdrive, insert a second flashdrive with Wine and kp500, install wine, run kp500? That might work, but couldn't you just borrow a friend's pc? Or go to a library?

 

[sblood86]

Use Wine? (Linux program for running windows apps?). Stick a small linux distro on a flashdrive, boot using the flashdrive, insert a second flashdrive with Wine and kp500, install wine, run kp500? That might work, but couldn't you just borrow a friend's pc? Or go to a library?

Could try it but WINE isn't exactly famous for hardware driver support. Would have to install the drivers in WINE first (assuming that's even possible lol).

 

[drewwalton19216801]

Use Wine? (Linux program for running windows apps?). Stick a small linux distro on a flashdrive, boot using the flashdrive, insert a second flashdrive with Wine and kp500, install wine, run kp500? That might work, but couldn't you just borrow a friend's pc? Or go to a library?

Nope. Needs legit Windows with legit LG drivers.

Source: I've tried it.

 

[mykehdoom]

Damnit... ugh.

 

[Dark Penguin]

As old as this phone is, it can work pretty well with a good custom ROM. I moved on to a better and faster phone long ago, but I still keep the Optimus around as a backup, for example if I want to listen to podcasts but have forgotten to recharge the battery in my Samsung.