help :[ [rom problem]

[mmarz]

so then im not suposed to put it in downloads/root then? thats what ur saying right?

Yes, but it doesn't really matter for most things. What guide are you following?

 

[camf3xu]

No you don't need to root again.

You are booting into the recovery, which is what you want to do, but it sounds like you installed the wrong recovery. It should look like this:

It sounds like you might have installed the stock recovery which should make things 10 times harder for you now. The good news is that the boot loop issue is solved. The bad news is that you can't easily reinstall any rom.

Your best bet will be to install this: http://forum.androidcentral.com/opt...astboot-style-fastest-easiest-way-around.html

I know it says it is for rooting but in actuality it installs the stock rom in a rooted state. Follow his guide.

Your other option is to figure out how adb works and try to quickly install the correct recovery while the phone is stuck at the VM logo.

i installed Xionia_CWMA_12518.4_VM_Recovery.zip from clockwork. i tried vol down+home+power releasing it right when LG pops up (lg logo immediately disapears once i release) and now i dont even get a chance to get that window u posted, it just goes straight to android system recovery, formatting data... formatting cashe... factory reset... rebooting! shows lg logo again, and goes to vm and stays there.

sorry, i realize my lack of knowledge on the subject is pry very annoying. Its annoying for me at this point as well :[

 

[mmarz]

Don't worry about. We all had to start somewhere. I'm not sure what went wrong. Follow the fastboot method and you should be ok. It takes care of all the commands for you. You just need to install the drivers.

 

[camf3xu]

Don't worry about. We all had to start somewhere. I'm not sure what went wrong. Follow the fastboot method and you should be ok. It takes care of all the commands for you. You just need to install the drivers.

i clicked hte fastboot link, dl'd it and watched the video (hes doing it from a working phone with usb debugging enabled) but i tried to open it and chose option 3 (revert to stock) and about 10 lines of code appear and dissapear in like .01 of a second. Im doing all of this with my phone at the virginmobile screen. and after that nothing happens on my phone side or in the command prompt window. it just says please make your selection :\ again

 

[mmarz]

i clicked hte fastboot link, dl'd it and watched the video (hes doing it from a working phone with usb debugging enabled) but i tried to open it and chose option 3 (revert to stock) and about 10 lines of code appear and dissapear in like .01 of a second. Im doing all of this with my phone at the virginmobile screen. and after that nothing happens on my phone side or in the command prompt window. it just says please make your selection :\ again

Make sure the drivers are installed correctly and that you can see your phone in device manager under ports.

I honestly don't know if this will work because I don't know the exact state of your phone, but this is the simplest way to approach this.

 

[camf3xu]

Make sure the drivers are installed correctly and that you can see your phone in device manager under ports.

I honestly don't know if this will work because I don't know the exact state of your phone, but this is the simplest way to approach this.

under device manager it says GOOGLE mass storage usb device with no yellow ! or ne hting. right clicked and said update drivers and let windows scan, and it says its up to date.


edit: i was looking around and found this, and he seems to be in the same situation as me. do you think this would work? (last post)

http://forum.sdx-developers.com/ind...5ba7smte74a0&topic=11534.0;prev_next=next#new

 

[mmarz]

under device manager it says GOOGLE mass storage usb device with no yellow ! or ne hting. right clicked and said update drivers and let windows scan, and it says its up to date.


edit: i was looking around and found this, and he seems to be in the same situation as me. do you think this would work? (last post)

did a privacy>>wipe?, did a lg wipe?-fix

You haven't installed the drivers yet. Follow this: http://forum.androidcentral.com/oth...8-how-install-usb-drivers-lg-optimus-one.html

The link you posted shows the commands that asadullah's tool types in for you, but you need to fix the driver issue first.

 

[pbailey212]

Hold down the volume down and home key before pressing the power on button and continue holding it until recovery pops up

 

[camf3xu]

You haven't installed the drivers yet. Follow this: http://forum.androidcentral.com/oth...8-how-install-usb-drivers-lg-optimus-one.html

The link you posted shows the commands that asadullah's tool types in for you, but you need to fix the driver issue first.

ok so it got past the analysis then went to download and stopped at like 90% or something and said "Updating not possible any longer due to a fatal error while the LG Mobile Phone Software Update."

 

[camf3xu]

ok so it got past the analysis then went to download and stopped at like 90% or something and said "Updating not possible any longer due to a fatal error while the LG Mobile Phone Software Update."

oops dbl post

 

[mmarz]

You shouldn't be updating your phone. You should be following that guide so that you can get the drivers installed: http://forum.androidcentral.com/oth...8-how-install-usb-drivers-lg-optimus-one.html

After you follow that up to step 5, you can reboot once and then try to do the fastboot install of the stock rom.

 

[camf3xu]

ok i went through the entire setup and completed it, plug my phone in and windows still attempts to install drivers and it still doesnt find all of them.

 

[mmarz]

But under ports in device manager, do you see something that says "LGE Android Platform USB Serial"?

That is the only driver that matters.

 

[camf3xu]

yes lol. (thank god).

whats next

 

[mmarz]

yes lol. (thank god).

whats next

Now follow the fastboot guide I linked you to.

 

[camf3xu]

hopefully your still up. i did option 2, flash the full package. my phones now at android system recovery with the recovery process's listed again. at the bottom it says build : RA-thunderc1.1.0-gnm

do i just say reboot system now? i dont want to jump the gun, n f something up again now that it seems like were getting close!

 

[mmarz]

hopefully your still up. i did option 2, flash the full package. my phones now at android system recovery with the recovery process's listed again. at the bottom it says build : RA-thunderc1.1.0-gnm

do i just say reboot system now? i dont want to jump the gun, n f something up again now that it seems like were getting close!

Awesome. You should be fine to reboot. Hopefully it'll boot into the stock rom. If not, it is ok because you at least have a custom recovery installed.

 

[camf3xu]

k now it just reboots into android system recovery but i have menus

reboot system menu
usb-ms toggle
backup/restore
flash zip from sdcard
mounts
other
power off

 

[mmarz]

Ok, here is what I want you to do exactly.

Download this: Xionia_CWMA_12518.4_VM_Recovery.zip
Place it on your micro sd card, flash it with flash zip from sdcard feature.
Reboot.
Connect your phone to your computer with the usb cable.
Next, I want you to download this: Multiupload.com - upload your files to multiple file hosting sites!
Un zip it on your desktop.
While holding the shift key, right click on the "ROMTools.v231.by.mmmark111v" folder and select "Open command window from here"
In that black window that pops up, type in these lines one after another:

adb shell strings /dev/mtd/mtd8
adb shell flash_eraseall /dev/mtd/mtd8

And then reboot the phone again.
This time, the stock rom should load.

 

[JerryScript]

Just curious, how many phones have you saved from the garbage pail this week mmarz?

You are truly an asset to this community!