force flashed zvc, now can't get root

[anon(92556)]

so...i upgraded to zvd from the lg tool, and after about 2 hours, force flashed zvc per the instructions on the force flash post. now, no matter what i try, i can't get zvc to root. i've tried the optimus s control center, and a manual root per the vc root thread, and neither one works.

i get an error tellig me "operation not permitted" when trying to chmod the rageagainstthecage file, and never do get to the # prompt instead of $. Anyone have any ideas of what i'm doing wrong?

 

[anon(92556)]

might have figured it out on my own...reverting back to v9 now to see if i can root that. i'll post back with updates

 

[sfhub]

You did figure it out. ZVC can't be rooted. ZV9 is the one you want to get root. BTW the force flash directions tell you to flash ZV9.

 

[64fairlane]

I couldn't get ZV9 to root with LG Optimus Control Center (maybe you already knew this). I had to use z4root to root ZV9 then I proceeded to upgrade to ZVD.

I upgraded to ZVD following the instructions HERE. It went very smoothly. I installed drellisdee's Custom Recovery, then followed instructions in part 8.

 

[anon(92556)]

yup...friggin newb lol back to v9, and worked perfect. force flashing zvc now, should be able to root hopefully. now to find a tethering app that will give me infrastructure access instead of ad hoc, so i can go to zvd

 

[sfhub]

yup...friggin newb lol back to v9, and worked perfect. force flashing zvc now, should be able to root hopefully. now to find a tethering app that will give me infrastructure access instead of ad hoc, so i can go to zvd

On ZVC the builtin portable hotspot gives infrastructure if you use the hotspot widget.

 

[anon(92556)]

right, but i'm trying to find alternatives with root access that will give me infrastructure with ZVD.

 

[sfhub]

Misread your post. Use TR1.8

 

[anon(92556)]

ok...went back to v9, rooted fine. force flashed zvc, attempted to root per http://forum.androidcentral.com/lg-...-guide-rooting-software-version-ls670zvc.html

no go! still can't get to the # prompt. have no clue what i'm doing wrong here.

 

[drewwalton19216801]

ok...went back to v9, rooted fine. force flashed zvc, attempted to root per http://forum.androidcentral.com/lg-...-guide-rooting-software-version-ls670zvc.html

no go! still can't get to the # prompt. have no clue what i'm doing wrong here.

I would be willing to bet you didn't flash the V9 recovery kernel BEFORE updating.

 

[anon(92556)]

nope, i didn't. i thought force flashing v9 would install the recovery kernel. damn, missed that step

 

[FreddyFredFred]

Everyone seems to miss that step. I've been looking through all the tutorials and I don't seem to see that step?? I think it needs to be bolded and colored red!! hehe

 

[sfhub]

Everyone seems to miss that step. I've been looking through all the tutorials and I don't seem to see that step?? I think it needs to be bolded and colored red!! hehe

The revert instructions tell you to flash Xionia CWMA recovery (rather than stock V9 recovery). It has been that way since VD came out.

 

[anon(92556)]

v9 is rooted...but when going to adb shell from command prompt, i still have $ instead of #. so...of course i can't flash the v9 recovery now.

 

[anon(92556)]

grrr...nevermind, for some reason su hadn't been given superuser permissions! how does this stuff even happen! HAHA

 

[drewwalton19216801]

The revert instructions tell you to flash Xionia CWMA recovery (rather than stock V9 recovery). It has been that way since VD came out.

That's a good point. Also to save some time, use the flashable ZIP included in the VD rooting guide once you are updated to VD (or VC for that matter) with a custom recovery kernel.

 

[anon(92556)]

tried xionia recovery, can't get rageagainstthecage to run. says the file isn't there...keeps trying to run it from /sbin/sh instead of /sdcard. i'm going back to v9 now, and gonna flash the v9 recovery to see if that makes any difference

 

[drewwalton19216801]

If I'm reading this correctly, why are you running rage in xionia recovery?

 

[sfhub]

tried xionia recovery, can't get rageagainstthecage to run. says the file isn't there...keeps trying to run it from /sbin/sh instead of /sdcard. i'm going back to v9 now, and gonna flash the v9 recovery to see if that makes any difference

Don't do that. It is just more work.

If you have Xionia CWMA recovery running, just flash the zip file that Drew mentioned earlier.

FlashRootVD-signed.zip

 

[anon(92556)]

trying to gain root access in zvc. flashed xionia recovery instead of v9 to see if that would get me anywhere. now i'm back in v9 rom, got root access, and can't even get v9 recovery to install. when i reboot recovery, it still takes me to xionia.

i can't for the life of me get back to zvc with root access LOL