How to root the Sprint G Optimus G (Windows only)

[killianlgrant]

Anybody?

 

[jas2743]

A factory restore will not take it back to the original build. Your on the newest build which breaks this method of rooting. We're on our own until one of these awesome people figure out how to do it now....One click root would be awesome, lol...........BTW, someone try Gingerbreak or Gingersnap, whatever it was...it worked great on the optimus s...hahahaha

 

[jhasty]

You need to root while on ZV7 or ZV8. There is a script named around for going back.

Once rooted, you can use Voodoo OTA Root Keeper to backup root and then restore it after the OTA update.

Sent from my LG-LS970 using Tapatalk 2

 

[jhasty]

Deleted

 

[Firelance345]

I also have this problem.

 

[The Pug]

ok.. been working on this all day, tried every thing i can think of, and every thing i have read about. here is what happens when i try to root my phone. The phone is not rooted even though it says it is.

""
" Root LG Optimus G - by ChoiMobile.vn "
" 1. Bat che do Debugging va Unknown Sources "
" 2. Ket noi USB voi may tinh "
" "
" Cafe.ChoiMobile.vn "
" "
" Re-Written in English by fiddy619 "
""


Press "y" to root, or "n" to exit:

You Choice: y
Please check setting again

remote object '/system/app/Backup-Restore.apk' does not exist
remote object '/system/bin/ric' does not exist
.
.
Press any key to continue . . .

Preparing to Root!
.

Dang cai dat busybox....
1687 KB/s (1085140 bytes in 0.628s)
Installing su binary ....
1633 KB/s (91980 bytes in 0.055s)
Installing Superuser app
1799 KB/s (996704 bytes in 0.541s)
Running busybox...
.
Select "Restore my data" on your phone!
Your phone will now reboot twice, DO NOT DISCONNECT USB!
Dang hoan tat thu tuc root, may se khoi dong lai.
mount: permission denied (are you root?)
Rooting Complete!
SuperSU should now be available in your applications drawer!
Press any key to continue . . .

 

[jose87r]

ok.. been working on this all day, tried every thing i can think of, and every thing i have read about. here is what happens when i try to root my phone. The phone is not rooted even though it says it is.

""
" Root LG Optimus G - by ChoiMobile.vn "
" 1. Bat che do Debugging va Unknown Sources "
" 2. Ket noi USB voi may tinh "
" "
" Cafe.ChoiMobile.vn "
" "
" Re-Written in English by fiddy619 "
""


Press "y" to root, or "n" to exit:

You Choice: y
Please check setting again

remote object '/system/app/Backup-Restore.apk' does not exist
remote object '/system/bin/ric' does not exist
.
.
Press any key to continue . . .

Preparing to Root!
.

Dang cai dat busybox....
1687 KB/s (1085140 bytes in 0.628s)
Installing su binary ....
1633 KB/s (91980 bytes in 0.055s)
Installing Superuser app
1799 KB/s (996704 bytes in 0.541s)
Running busybox...
.
Select "Restore my data" on your phone!
Your phone will now reboot twice, DO NOT DISCONNECT USB!
Dang hoan tat thu tuc root, may se khoi dong lai.
mount: permission denied (are you root?)
Rooting Complete!
SuperSU should now be available in your applications drawer!
Press any key to continue . . .

Same thing happens to me, I have the Sprint LG Optimus G made in korea. I tried it and it does not work. If you find another way to root it please let me know

- - - Updated - - -

ok.. been working on this all day, tried every thing i can think of, and every thing i have read about. here is what happens when i try to root my phone. The phone is not rooted even though it says it is.

""
" Root LG Optimus G - by ChoiMobile.vn "
" 1. Bat che do Debugging va Unknown Sources "
" 2. Ket noi USB voi may tinh "
" "
" Cafe.ChoiMobile.vn "
" "
" Re-Written in English by fiddy619 "
""


Press "y" to root, or "n" to exit:

You Choice: y
Please check setting again

remote object '/system/app/Backup-Restore.apk' does not exist
remote object '/system/bin/ric' does not exist
.
.
Press any key to continue . . .

Preparing to Root!
.

Dang cai dat busybox....
1687 KB/s (1085140 bytes in 0.628s)
Installing su binary ....
1633 KB/s (91980 bytes in 0.055s)
Installing Superuser app
1799 KB/s (996704 bytes in 0.541s)
Running busybox...
.
Select "Restore my data" on your phone!
Your phone will now reboot twice, DO NOT DISCONNECT USB!
Dang hoan tat thu tuc root, may se khoi dong lai.
mount: permission denied (are you root?)
Rooting Complete!
SuperSU should now be available in your applications drawer!
Press any key to continue . . .

Same thing happens to me, I have the Sprint LG Optimus G made in korea. I tried it and it does not work. If you find another way to root it please let me know

 

[jose87r]

sorry to ask jhasty, but what do you mean "while on zv7or zv8?

 

[jhasty]

The last three characters of the software version. So far, there have been ZV7, ZV8 and ZV9. ZV9 closed the method that had been used on the prior two versions for rooting.

sorry to ask jhasty, but what do you mean "while on zv7or zv8?

 

[shadowhound]

oh please come with the ZV9 root method.......

 

[Kat Kyttn]

TOO BAD THIS DOESN'T Work!

 

[prowlingfox]

ATTENTION: THIS POST IS OUTDATED.
FOR EVERYONE LOOKING FOR WORKING ROOT:

[GUIDE] 3-7-13- ZVB/JB,ZV9,ZV8,ZV7 ROOT and UNLOCKING - xda-developers
(This is for Sprint but there are ATT and generic forums too)
The Android Central forum for the G barely has any content compared to XDA. If you're looking for development stuff for the G, you need to be on XDA.

 

[jhasty]

After the ZVB update, Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper was able to restore root for me. SuperSU updated itself afterwards. Don't have to go through all the trouble getting root again.

 

[tommymsw]

CRAP! I did the update and then the Voodoo Rootkeeper, then when I started SU, it said it needed to boot to TWRP and when it restarted... My phone is broken Just a dead little droid icon with a red triangle over it.

WAIT! I just let the little dead droid sit for a minute, and my phone restated again and seems to be ok. Maybe it was my fingers being crossed that fixed it?

 

[JerBear Latham]

i tried it and when i hit restore it restarted once and thats it....how do i tell if it worked?

 

[McSkullough]

So is this a legit way to root?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 4 Beta

 

[jdcrisman]

"Ok "adb devices" lists my phone. So I run the bat file again and now I'm getting

"remote object '/system/app/backup-restore.apk' does not exist
remote object 'system/bin/ric' does not exist"

Thanks for any help here. "


I have this same exact problem...still no answers!!!

 

[jdcrisman]

Ok "adb devices" lists my phone. So I run the bat file again and now I'm getting

"remote object '/system/app/backup-restore.apk' does not exist
remote object 'system/bin/ric' does not exist"

Thanks for any help here.

I have this same exact problem...still no answers!!!

 

[Kushling920]

I used framaroot and freegee worked like a charm no cpu needed rooted and unlocked
Sent from my LG-LS970 using Tapatalk 2

 

[stressedlgowner]

tried on my lg optimus g from sprint. said cant find path specified...help???