[Firmware] Checking for official updates

[mmarz]

The official firmware from LG for our phones is still broken, but I found an easy way to check for a new release. You will need your ESN/IMEI/MEID for this. Simply place it at the end of this url and the LG server will give you the link to the most current update.

http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=

You can get your ESN from QPST or from running the LG mobile update and then looking at the log: C:\LGMobileUpgrade\Log0.txt

You can also get your ESN by placing your phone's serial number, which is located under the battery, at the end of this link:

http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/svc/popup/model_check.jsp?model=VM670&esn=

I know this link looks like it is also asking for your ESN, but it actually works with your serial too. Check the source of the page if you are not sure which is your ESN. It will be located here:

<esn>A00000XXXXXXXX</esn>

And you would get the latest firmware by going here:

http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=A00000XXXXXXXX

Testing it today, I get the reply:

OK....VM670ZV5_07 http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/swdata/WEBSW/LGVM670/AVGMBK/VM670ZV5_07/VM670ZV5_07.S5_07.P61007.cab http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/swdata/WEBSW/LGVM670/AVGMBK/VM670ZV5_07/VM670ZV5_07.S5_07.P61007.cab GLOBAL/GLOBAL N N EG CDMA

If you have been following along, this update fails to work even using the official LG updater. If a newer update comes out, this will be the a quick way to check.

Here are the only two that we have had:

http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/swdata/WEBSW/LGVM670/AVGMBK/VM670ZV4_13/VM670ZV4_13.S4_13.P61007.cab
http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/swdata/WEBSW/LGVM670/AVGMBK/VM670ZV5_07/VM670ZV5_07.S5_07.P61007.cab

(Neither one works!)

Source: [ROMS] Original LG Firmware list - xda-developers

 

[keystonep1mz]

HOW do you apply this firmware?

 

[mmarz]

HOW do you apply this firmware?

IF the firmware wasn't broken, you would use one of these techniques: http://forum.androidcentral.com/opt...g-emergency-recovery-techniques-untested.html

or LG's Mobile Updater.

 

[keystonep1mz]

Any benefits of applying the new firmware?

 

[mmarz]

You can't apply the new firmware. So no one knows what's in it.