[HOW-TO] Simplified Root + Recovery + Custom ROM

[_alexkta]

What phone exactly did you root?

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[lemonsquare]

VM670

 

[AndyOpie150]

if it's from another country then there is your problem. It probably has that country's radios for whatever network type they are. Here VM piggybacks off the Sprint towers so we have the CDMA network type radios. They are hardware not software.

 

[thewraith420]

Some more info would be helpful. In settings - about phone what baseband and software version does it say? What rom are you trying to flash?

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[roccityslayer585]

Im sorry if this is the wrong place to ask but im having a problem. I tried to flash a custom rom to my optimus v the other day and when in recovery mode there is no recovery image. If I try to do anything CWM recovery says that the installation was aborted. What do I do to fix my phone? I need my phone as it is my only one...

 

[_alexkta]

can you still boot into your rom?

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[Nate Mcbride]

Ive used almost every one from google play that was above 3.5/4 stars. ES File explorer is good cuz its free, but for a couple bucks FX explorer with root add-on is my reliable go-to. I think I just feel comfortable with it's setup, but sometimes I need to find something quickly and if Im looking for something specific that Im not sure how to specify I'll use OS scripter/explorer or something called ghost explorer, they might cost money too.
ES if no will to pay
FX if you have extra bucks on card
I am new to this but I would suggest this, download every single one try it out, uninstall it, go down the list until youve experienced each one then just hit the menu key on your device and bring up MY APPS and just go find the one you like. I am constantly switching my apps though when I find the set that handles the most functions with the least ram and memory this forum will be 1st to know

 

[VipT]

Hi. I have a old vm670 I've been using as a bluetooth remote, and wifi adapter. I no longer have 3g service to it.

When I followed the 1st post instructions, I got as far as the Flash Custom ROM section. Problem is that when I boot into recovery mode, all I have is a blue screen. I can still boot the phone in normal mode though. Do I need an alternative custom recovery image, or custom recovery install method?

 

[AndyOpie150]

Did you check the md5 sum of the recovery.img after you downloaded it? If you used the VM670NH-recovery.img then the md5 sum should be:
4196aac89f95ee7b468c53b5ffacf9db
If that checks out ok, then try to manual install the recovery using a terminal emulator on the phone (do not move the terminal to the sd card).

su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /system /system
flash_image recovery /sdcard/(exact full name of the recovery.img as it's spelled out on the sd card).
(if you did not get any errors then do the next line in the code)
reboot recovery

 

[VipT]

Okay.

I re-downloaded the file and verified the md5 sum using the Microsoft File Checksum Integrity Verifier.

Everything matched, so I went to try flashing the image from the command line only to realize that flash_image isn't present by default in Android OS. I simply re-flashed using the recommended GUI app and it worked!

I first tried using a tutorial to install the flash_image binary by itself outside of installing the Android SDK, and found out that I didn't even have the necessary copy command (cp) at the terminal. For those not wanting the hassle of dealing with the Android SDK, you can find your basic Linux binaries on the app store under BusyBox. ie - cp, mv, etc.

Thanks for the help AndyOpie.

 

[AndyOpie150]

You should have already had the flash_image installed the first time you used the flash_image GUI? Had I know it didn't install I could have gave you that part of the code as well.
Well at least you got it figured out.

 

[stefanlasiewski]

Thanks a ton for this great guide. I have a phone (With no cell service) which we use as a media player, cheap camera, etc. I'd like to breath some new life into this device. I obtained root 15 minutes after finding this page.

I'm working on installing the recovery image now, and I just wanted to point out that the image for Flash Image GUI app is an error page, although I notice it is still available in the Play Store for $0.99.

 

[AndyOpie150]

You can use the terminal emulator from the market (free). Just don't put it on the sd card.
Put the recovery.img and the flash_image on the root of the sd card.
Then open terminal and type in:
(line #1) su(return) [If using a command Prompt on a PC type in: adb shell (return) instead]
(line #2) mount_-o_remount,rw_-t_yaffs2_/system_/system(return)
(line #3) cat_/sdcard/flash_image_>_/system/bin/flash_image(return)
(line #4) chmod_755_/system/bin/flash_image(return)
(line #5) flash_image_recovery_/sdcard/recovery.img [or however it's named exactly, on the sd card] (return) If you get a # after typing all that in, continue with the sixth line of code. If you did not, or got an error anywhere, start over.
(line #6) reboot_recovery(return)

The red underscores are where the spaces should be, do not type them.
(return)=do not type this. Just hit the enter key(the one on the bottom right if in the terminal emulator)
(line #) don't type this in.

If you just need to flash a recovery then skip the third and forth line of the code.

Note: If after typing in su and hiting enter key you loose the keyboard, just hit the menu key and select to toggle soft keyboard.

Here is a link to the flash_image: flash_image