[Rom] LG - Viper ICS 4.0.1r1

[RedBunnyJAV]

I found a file on the LG Open Source Website the other day. Just enter LS840 for the model number.
This is the file I found:

LS840(Viper)_Android_ICS_4.0.4_r1_US_Sprint_Opensource_LS840ZVG.zip

In the .zip are 2 files. An Android.tar.gz and a Kernel.tar.gz file.
The README says to compile to must have the Android-SDK installed and basically you just compile the LG/Sprint Viper ICS with the Android 14 in the SDK and walla you should have ICS 4.0.1r1 ready for your LG-Viper.

The main problem with all of this is that you have to have Linux running to ./compile the way the readme says. So over the next day or two I plan on setting up linux under VirtualBox or some other way to do it on Windows.

If anyone want to try, just download the Viper - ICS from LG/Sprint on the link above (the've taken it off the site for some reason) and let me know how it goes.

 

[hezx]

well let me hop off this crappy hotel computer and I'll jump on my laptop and get ubuntu started up and compile it for yall.

give me about 3-4 hours... depends on when the kid gets to sleep.

I'll update this post or make my own [ROM] thread when its done...


you got my recovery to work right?

can you tell me exactly what you did?

did you use TERMINAL EMULATOR or CMD PROMPT?

 

[RedBunnyJAV]

I used tried two ways actually,... something with mount -o rw,remount /system

block 13,... from a shabby penquin cwm did for the viper
i wrote it in the cwm forum,... sorry kinna drunk atm, but yeah please compile for us

I used QtADB ( Graphical ADB) it has everything,...
and I don't know if you read my other post but it does seem to work,.. the only thing backing up a /system gives errors and you have to use
rom manager or some other reboot method to get into recovery because vol+ and power still leads to lg's boot loader, but it does work

 

[googleitson]

red and hex, i want to thank you for proving to me that im not the only trying vigorously to get ics on my viper. im saavy but im not very good at debugging/developing, im great at following instructions though. i have installed android sdk, and jdk 6 on my windows 7 machine. i cant write code, unless im of course, following directions. where do i go from here? do i need to download anything other than sdk, jdk 6, and the opensource file? and how do i smash(because thats my technical experience) these things together? please forgive my slight noobness, ive never had an lg and its driving me nucking futs

 

[RedBunnyJAV]

Inside the Viper-ICS.zip file theres a README with pretty much the exact 4 or 5 instructions on what to compile,.... There werent many of them it basica;lly said you have to have the SDK setup or something. I'm sure there are exact ways to set up the SDK over at android.com. Then you input the Viper-Android-ICS.tar.gz and Viper-Kernel-ICS.tar.gz which are the 2 files in the ICS.zip and comile inside the SDK envionenment. Walla ICS on the Viper.

 

[googleitson]

I read it and am still having issues, do you by chance have the ability to do a video walkthrough? That would be most appreciated.

 

[alog122]

this is gonna be awesome. I hope you guys get it worked out soon. I'm down to test anything. Just lemme know.

 

[hezx]

I read it and am still having issues, do you by chance have the ability to do a video walkthrough? That would be most appreciated.

You cant do it on Win7

It must be on Linux.

I am not able to do this until tuesday unfortunately.... Unless I get time tonight

BUT I wont let yall down I promise... Ill do everything I can to get the compiling started tonight

 

[googleitson]

thanks alot, i read that "The main problem with all of this is that you have to have Linux running to ./compile the way the readme says." 5 times, but of course im stubborn. i will wait patiently for someone who knows what they are doing.

have either of you found any bugs with it yet??

will my phone need to be rooted with a cwm installed to get this done?

and is there a working root for us after the update?

thanks again

 

[hezx]

I don't know yet. So far I am the only one compiling the Data so as soon as it's done I will try flashing and rooting.

But I won't have answers till tomorrow

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[gollum18]

Unless you can get LG to release their signing keys I doubt you can flash this in a stock recovery. So yes you'll probably have to be rooted to flash it, unless of course they included them in the read me file?

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[hezx]

If not all you have to do is ask for it. Or just turn off sign verification in CWM

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[googleitson]

Is there a workable cwm for the viper at this point or am I going to have to build one?

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[hezx]

Is there a workable cwm for the viper at this point or am I going to have to build one?

I posted a working CWM up in the "porting CWM" thread.... I will make a thread tomorrow with the link and instructions on installing it

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[joearaujo5488]

Any news on successful flashing?

 

[googleitson]

Is this the working cwrm you mentioned?

So I input all the files on the CWM Builder and got a successful output Which is what the site said.

recovery b268c98b3ea683c71ff6c63c20a382ae [Jenkins]
recovery b268c98b3ea683c71ff6c63c20a382ae Console [Jenkins]
Im going to try to flash this later today and Ill let yall know whats up

How would I install this to my phone?

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[joearaujo5488]

i would liek to know that too

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and another thing...after i flash the cwm...can i install the ics rom as the way it is now (.tgz or w/e)...or do i have to compile...if so..can anyone compile it for a working rom?

 

[dark_mirage]

Don't worry, it's broken, all it does is show a black screen, then boots to system.

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[joearaujo5488]

ok. but is there any way to install that open source rom released form lg onto the viper without cwm? or a way to just install ics through the stock recovery or adb?

 

[googleitson]

The rom has to be compiled, only in linux (windows wont work I tried), so you can't just flash it the way it is. Apparently there are a few devs working on getting the cwrm working for us as well as a working ics rom built from the open source files. We must pretend to be patient.

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