After all the research I've done about rooting the S,

[profjynx]

I just realized that the Optimus isn't compatible with ROM Manager/Cwm... Fortunately i havent tried recovering yet. Is it possible to properly uninstall this bundle (Rom Man., Superuser, and recovery) with no ill side effects?

Note: I even tried revovering for a new ROM, but could only get to the stock recovery menu (v2.2.2, LS670ZVD)

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[profjynx]

Eh.. Was this supposed to be in the Roms/root/blah/blah thread? If so, sorry

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[profjynx]

Now I'm seeing that if I'm not using this phone for anything but wifi and not as a cell phone that I can use any Rom I want?

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[ClutchX_LA]

yes. if you do not have a service plan on your phone, any OptiS rom can be used. if you get a service plan on your phone i can give you a patch that you flash in a custom recovery that will still allow you to have cell service while the rom is for another baseband. any?'s just pm me

I would root my wii if it ran on Android, but i have already hacked it.

 

[epidenimus]

I just realized that the Optimus isn't compatible with ROM Manager/Cwm... Fortunately i havent tried recovering yet. Is it possible to properly uninstall this bundle (Rom Man., Superuser, and recovery) with no ill side effects?

Actually, it's that ROM Mangler is not compatible with many devices, including this one. So, given the nearly omnipresent strong advisories against it here, the question becomes: Where did you get the idea that it was?

 

[profjynx]

I merely assumed if it was available in my phones app market that it was. I barely even understand this terminology.

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[Zhara]

I merely assumed if it was available in my phones app market that it was. I barely even understand this terminology.

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Naughty! *whacks you with newspaper*

There's a reason that Optimus S doesn't pop up as an option when using ROM Manager. And don't just pick Optimus V, P500, or whatever because it's "close enough", because it's not.

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[jcbama]

can it be flashed to have straighttalk service

 

[ShadowEO]

can it be flashed to have straighttalk service

Search the forums please, There's numerous threads about straight talk and the answers are there.

On another note, Ya. Optimus S is not supported by ROM Manager at all. Usage of it varies, but most brick or semi-brick. It's always a good idea to research before you install something that requires root (such as ROM Manager) to ensure it actually supports your device. There is a nice replacement for ROM Manager coming along called GooManager and we actually have a recovery that supports it (Drew's Cannibal Recovery, which adds a few features upon CWM Recovery).

The Play Store has a way to define compatibility, but sometimes the criteria of the compatibility is not what the developer wants (for instance, I'm not sure if you can blacklist a certain device without blacklisting a whole set of features, example, ARMv6, Armv7, or Tegra only. If it's possible then it's perhaps more of a laziness on the developer's part for not publishing it with the correct incompatibilities.)

A lot of these threads (mostly the ones at the top) however will help you with starting fresh and rooting from there. If you want a custom ROM, we have multiple GB ROMs, One ICS (Technically two, but ParanoidAndroid is rather unstable at the moment, I'm gonna try re-porting it soon, I would attempt today but I don't have my netbook on me to begin) and one JB.