[How-to] Guide to Rooting with software version LS670ZVC

[wc878]

im trying to installa customer recovery, but when i try to adb shell, i get permssion denied. do i need to do steps 1-10 to get the # prompt before i try to install the recovery?

 

[sfhub]

im trying to installa customer recovery, but when i try to adb shell, i get permssion denied. do i need to do steps 1-10 to get the # prompt before i try to install the recovery?

Yes, you must have the "#" prompt to flash the custom recovery or you will get permission denied.

Following the steps in the first post in order should get you the # prompt, unless you accepted the OTA VC update.

 

[Boilingpoint]

Is there an easier way this method is just asking for lots of people to screw up their phones

 

[debh945]

Is there an easier way this method is just asking for lots of people to screw up their phones

Well, this is the RIGHT way. If you want an easier way, you will probably need to wait until Drew finishes his super-duper app:

http://forum.androidcentral.com/lg-...ick-rooting-method-ls670zvc-vote-discuss.html

 

[cmyasika1]

When I ran ./rageagainstthecage. the phone does not respond. It just stays in the recovery mode. Is this normal?

 

[sfhub]

Could you be more specific? Do you get an error message?

 

[monster99105]

In the high summery, can I skip step 3 if I never have rooted my optimus s?

 

[cmyasika1]

Could you be more specific? Do you get an error message?

After I enter ./rageagainstthecage, my device hangs at the recovery screen. the phone does not restart. I did everything that was explained and a BIG FAT NO GO. no error message.

 

[sfhub]

In the high summery, can I skip step 3 if I never have rooted my optimus s?

If you have accepted the OTA VC Update then that has updated your Recovery partition to be VC.

Assuming you have accepted the OTA VC Update...

The revert procedure only reverts the OS/Radio to be V9. It doesn't touch the Recovery image.

After step 2, you have the OS/Radio reverted to V9 but still have the VC Recovery partition. You need to get the Recovery partition reverted to V9 also. You can either do that as a byproduct of the unroot thread (step 3), or if you are a more advanced user, you can just revert the Recovery partition to V9 by hand (see the alternate advanced method in the reference section)

 

[sfhub]

After I enter ./rageagainstthecage, my device hangs at the recovery screen. the phone does not restart. I did everything that was explained and a BIG FAT NO GO. no error message.

Your phone isn't supposed to restart after rage.

It is supposed to kick you out of adb shell.

Then you are supposed to reconnect your "adb shell"

Did you get kicked out of your first adb shell?

What happened when you tried reconnecting (ie typed "adb shell" again)?

 

[lguser]

Hey guy my Optimus is rooted, with custom rom and the VC update from the LG tool. Under the settings the version shows VC but for whatever reason I keep getting the OTA VC update notice. I even renamed the otacerts.zip to otacerts.zip.bak and I just got the notification again. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[sfhub]

Did you install a V9-based custom ROM?

If so, you probably need to find some buildprop edits to make the system think you are up to date. The are probably on the thread for the rom you have.

 

[cmyasika1]

Your phone isn't supposed to restart after rage.

It is supposed to kick you out of adb shell.

Then you are supposed to reconnect your "adb shell"

Did you get kicked out of your first adb shell?

What happened when you tried reconnecting (ie typed "adb shell" again)?

Yes it kicked out of shell. when I tried to restart adb shell it tells me "error: device not found"

 

[lguser]

Did you install a V9-based custom ROM?

If so, you probably need to find some buildprop edits to make the system think you are up to date. The are probably on the thread for the rom you have.

Yes I did install a V9-based custom ROM, but I thougth that once you use the LG tool to update to VC stock it would actually install the VC update. The post where I got it is
http://forum.androidcentral.com/lg-...45403-how-unroot-your-phone-return-stock.html

 

[sfhub]

Yes I did install a V9-based custom ROM, but I thougth that once you use the LG tool to update to VC stock it would actually install the VC update. The post where I got it is
http://forum.androidcentral.com/lg-...45403-how-unroot-your-phone-return-stock.html

Yes, it would install the VC update, but if you then installed a "custom ROM" as one of your previous posts mentioned, then you would still have the VC radio, but the OS would be whichever the custom ROM was based on. If it was based on V9, then it could start bugging you to upgrade again.

Did you mean "custom recovery" or "custom rom"? You mentioned "custom rom"

 

[sfhub]

Yes it kicked out of shell. when I tried to restart adb shell it tells me "error: device not found"

That most likely means you installed the OTA VC update from Sprint.

You need to revert back to V9 if you want to root.

Instructions are in my signature.

 

[cmyasika1]

That most likely means you installed the OTA VC update from Sprint.

You need to revert back to V9 if you want to root.

Instructions are in my signature.

I will try again.

I performed the steps again and still giving the same error. I am really frustrated. Can someone help?

 

[monster99105]

Does my Battery need to be fully charged?

 

[blegler]

noob here. accepted the OTA update while rooted with z4root. i believe i have everything set up and installed in the right places, but everytime i try to complete step h in the v9 recovery tut, i get the message "the system cannot find the file specified". run checksum and get
; SlavaSoft Optimizing Checksum Utility - fsum 2.52.00337 <www.slavasoft.com>
;
; Generated on 02/11/11 at 17:23:24

DO NOT get the long string of numbers under the generated line
Where did i screw up?
*edit* it would appear that i don't have any .cab files when i download from the zefie link, hence no rename?

 

[cmyasika1]

I reverted back to v8 stock and used lg updater to go to VC. tried the process again and still nothing. Any ideas?