Discussion For - Root, Recovery, ROM without touching a computer

[BobbyJenks]

@Ksmith

Do I need to use Titanium Backup on my apps to keep them before flashing a Rom?

 

[extrafuzzyllama]

latest software update rootable?

hi guys just got my mom her first android the lg optimus s and she is really excited after her samsung instinct s30 decided it didnt want to work anymore and she hated it anyway it was more of a dumb phone then smart

anyway lol

i have a few android devices but i wanted to know if the latest update is rootable?

it is currently saying there is a new update and if its not rootable i wont update it for her but if it is then i wont mind updating it for her incase in the future she wants me to root it for her for custom roms or getting rid of bloatware

 

[O.a.T.]

hi guys just got my mom her first android the lg optimus s and she is really excited after her samsung instinct s30 decided it didnt want to work anymore and she hated it anyway it was more of a dumb phone then smart

anyway lol

i have a few android devices but i wanted to know if the latest update is rootable?

it is currently saying there is a new update and if its not rootable i wont update it for her but if it is then i wont mind updating it for her incase in the future she wants me to root it for her for custom roms or getting rid of bloatware

If you are talking about the so called v9 (LS670ZV9) update, yes; it is rootable after accepting this update. The instructions for rooting, custom recovery, and flashing found in the stickies all work.

 

[sonicbluemustang]

Sheer Awesomeness! I couldnt wait to try the ThunderRom guys. I did it this morning all steps in just over an hour with no problems. I mainly did this for the internal space and now have 157mb.
Thanks

 

[KSmithInNY]

Sheer Awesomeness! I couldnt wait to try the ThunderRom guys. I did it this morning all steps in just over an hour with no problems. I mainly did this for the internal space and now have 157mb.
Thanks

Glad you're enjoying it. Theres lot's to do, learn, break, fix, break again, play with. We (a few android developers) hit the Optimus S pretty hard so there should be plenty to keep you busy for a while.

 

[javascriptvoid]

first off i would like to thank this place for all the help and knowledge you give.

but yea so i was doin the nand back. and it gave me an error that says"Error: Run 'nandroid-mobile.sh' via adb!

 

[javascriptvoid]

I have tried everything but can't figure how to fix it unable to do a successfull naidroid please some help thanks

Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk

 

[BobbyJenks]

I have tried everything but can't figure how to fix it unable to do a successfull naidroid please some help thanks

Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk

Try backing up your storage card and formatting it, put the files back on and try again. Or make sure you have enough space on your SD.

 

[javascriptvoid]

thx alot thats what it was

 

[BobbyJenks]

No problem.

 

[zatioichi]

I really want to thank you for your guide on rooting, backing up the nand, and flashing without a computer. Right now Im stuck on a puppy linux boot cause I damaged both my win 7 and Ubuntu boots (Yeah Im not smart for that) and it made the whole process take less than an hours. I even cheated and copied each line from your guide into the terminal. My Optimus went from a good entry level droid to a powerhouse.Heck, its even got me wanted to dev some android apps. So thank you very much and keep up alll yer great work.

 

[KSmithInNY]

its even got me wanted to dev some android apps.

If you jump into developing any apps make sure you let us (androidcentral community) get the first wag at playing with them!!!!!!

 

[cc0n01]

I want to thank everyone involved here with supporting the Optimus S. I'm a new Optimus S owner and a new android user. I followed Kevin's instructions in this thread and successfully rooted, installed custom recovery, completed a nand backup and installed thunderRom. I have been running thunderRom for two days now and loving it. There's so much to learn and this is a great place to do it.

 

[hytek369]

this was easy. thank you.

 

[cognus]

NEED Help - halted midway imaging for recovery

Halted at a dangerous place: need help:

I was following the sticky on "Rooting without touching computer" and did fine getting SU. So I followed on to the next step of trying to back everything up for recovery just-in-case.

I got the first line: "mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system , CR, $ ... done successfully, then was making some notes on my PC, the screen of the Optimus timed out, locked.. I unlocked and when returning to the TERM screen the soft kbd was gone. I toggled it "ON" somehow... wasn't sure how to do, and when it came up it was non-functional... inputting keys seemed to work but was not printing on the $ line, no txt on the term screen at all. couldn't figure it out so I killed the TERM the hard way.

So, what did
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
do?? and what do I do at this point.

i'm skeered! don't want to reboot....

Somebody tell me what to do pls.
thank you in advance

 

[The DragonTJH]

Many thanks Kevin, I got my Optimus rooted and flashed ThruderROM without a single hitch.

 

[jmzsctt]

Ok… I’m a noob as the title above my name will tell you so this may be an easy answer but whatever it is I will need the answer in terms a 5 year old can follow. : D I have rooted my phone and got one of lego rom with the build prop etc. etc. It works GREAT! I have rooted my wife’s phone and when I open the Terminal Emulator and put type in su to get the “#” then I type:
# mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system
# cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
# chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
# mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
# mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system
# flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-GNM-thunderc-s-1.1.0.img
# reboot recovery
Without the “#” of corse then I get the phone telling me that “ cannot create /system bin/: is a directory” I have un zipped the flash_Img.zip and the recovery-RA-GNM-thunderc-s-1.1.0.img.zip onto the root of the SD card. What can I do to get this done?

 

[Nick7]

Ok… I’m a noob as the title above my name will tell you so this may be an easy answer but whatever it is I will need the answer in terms a 5 year old can follow. : D I have rooted my phone and got one of lego rom with the build prop etc. etc. It works GREAT! I have rooted my wife’s phone and when I open the Terminal Emulator and put type in su to get the “#” then I type:
# mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system
# cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
# chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
# mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
# mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system
# flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-GNM-thunderc-s-1.1.0.img
# reboot recovery
Without the “#” of corse then I get the phone telling me that “ cannot create /system bin/: is a directory” I have un zipped the flash_Img.zip and the recovery-RA-GNM-thunderc-s-1.1.0.img.zip onto the root of the SD card. What can I do to get this done?

Hmm. Try replacing the "cat" command to "cp -f /sdcard/flash_image /system/bin/flash_image" . Although I think you would have much better luck browsing through this thread.

 

[cognus]

BUMP ... please help

I didn't get any responses so later powered off and sure enough, bricked.

By repeatedly trying the three-key-press I was able to get the phone in Emergency mode, but upon trying to use the KDZ updater, it failed and left the phone unloaded - that is it somehow nuked the USB drivers so the phone disappeared from Windows.
Later, after multiple tries to get into Emergency mode again, the phone miraculously booted but its in bad shape. missing pieces so it needs to be flashed.

If someone has detailed tutorial on how to use the KDZ_FW_UPD program, I would sure like to read thoroughly before trying it again. I don't want to kill what may be my only remaining shot at this. Until then I'm keeping the phone powered -up

Does anyone know a way to invoke menus, such as the apps list, without 'buttons' ??? what I mean is my Home button is non-functional [softwise] so I need to find way to get things done without visual/icon help

I doubt the LG software tool will let me force what it will see as a re-flash, since it will see that the latest version of the os is installed... if anyone knows differently please let me know

Halted at a dangerous place: need help:

I was following the sticky on "Rooting without touching computer" and did fine getting SU. So I followed on to the next step of trying to back everything up for recovery just-in-case.

I got the first line: "mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system , CR, $ ... done successfully, then was making some notes on my PC, the screen of the Optimus timed out, locked.. I unlocked and when returning to the TERM screen the soft kbd was gone. I toggled it "ON" somehow... wasn't sure how to do, and when it came up it was non-functional... inputting keys seemed to work but was not printing on the $ line, no txt on the term screen at all. couldn't figure it out so I killed the TERM the hard way.

So, what did
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
do?? and what do I do at this point.

i'm skeered! don't want to reboot....

Somebody tell me what to do pls.
thank you in advance

 

[CarrieK]

Major props! Rooted, created custom recovery and NAND, then installed ThundeROM. 135 mb free internal space and full customization...oh yeah!!! Donations forthcoming. Thank you!