Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

[djdj17]

re: Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

thanks ill try what i can

 

[Tyler555]

re: Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

my phone comes from sprint defaulted to the svd can i still use the roms seen here? and why arent they still developing them i just got my phone a month ago and have svd installed ?

 

[mike9670]

re: Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

If you have ZVD, you can root,install xionia recovery and install either ReBorn or the Kravens CM7. If you make the jump to ZVH, there is Your Mom.

 

[bmwindish7]

re: Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

My phone is currently running the Reborn rom and i rooted from ZVD. Can i use the new rom's or do i have to do anything special?

 

[NewPollution]

re: Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

My phone is currently running the Reborn rom and i rooted from ZVD. Can i use the new rom's or do i have to do anything special?

I'm not sure what you mean by the "new roms", however, I have zvd as well and xionia clockwork recover with TheKraven's CM7 Port rom

Works great, I'm happy with it. It is my first time root and flashing rom, so I haven't tried any other roms yet. Lots of features and mod ability built in. Takes at least a day of exploring to see the many features.

 

[jcwxguy]

re: Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

My phone is currently running the Reborn rom and i rooted from ZVD. Can i use the new rom's or do i have to do anything special?

The new roms require VH baseband (only exception is thekraven's CM7 which is VD baseband), so in order for them to work, you will have to update to VH baseband (links should be included in the OP post of the rom your looking at)

 

[ddrfr33k]

re: Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

I've lurked on these boards for a while, but finally registered to download files and ask a few questions.

I'm running a ZVH, all the standard implements of torture. The zergling rush from ZVHauto was successful, so I'm rooted and running clockwork. I flashed and installed gRom, which works beautifully, except for one thing: tethering.

The wifi tether app that comes with gRom doesn't work. I checked the thread, suggested updating. I tried beta 6(which came with the rom), and beta 9, and both don't work.

I tried jumping over to opti-rom, and that couldn't help me either.

Does your mom rom support tethering? Is there an app out there that will work with gRom? I'll go with whatever rom works, I hate the sprint one anyways.

 

[epidenimus]

re: Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

I think that Your Mom does include the wireless tethering widget. GIve that a go until HydroROM drops.

 

[ddrfr33k]

I think that Your Mom does include the wireless tethering widget. GIve that a go until HydroROM drops.

Thanks for the heads up. I'll shoot you a thanks when I'm not on my phone.

 

[Va1ha11a]

re: Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

If I am running stock GB with the latest version (8.1) of GingerKernel, and I tried to to flash a Your Mom Rom, what would happen? Would I revert back to GingerKernel 6.1 (because YMR now ships with 6.1), would I stay with 8.1, would I brick the phone, ow would something else happen?

 

[hlxanthus]

It would flash your mom in full (assuming you did a full wipe as told to ) including the 6.1 version of gingerkernal. No issues, just boot backing android after flashing the rom, and give it a few good minutes (go have a beer or smoke a cigarette) then boot into recover and flash gingerKv8.1 and reboot and you are good to go, just remember you perform no wipes to flash the kernal.

 

[m3m0ry]

re: Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

ok ive looked and looked and looked and am completely lost, im on a lg optimus s vd rooted with gingerbreak and thats all i have, i want to install a custom rom but all of my trys fail, ive read and read and i seriosly am confused and no mattter what i try it fail any help would be appreciated

 

[epidenimus]

re: Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

ok ive looked and looked and looked and am completely lost, im on a lg optimus s vd rooted with gingerbreak and thats all i have, i want to install a custom rom but all of my trys fail, ive read and read and i seriosly am confused and no mattter what i try it fail any help would be appreciated

Have you got Xionia custom recovery installed yet? That would be the next step in the path... then do the nandroid backup, then ROM-ing.

 

[m3m0ry]

re: Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

ive tried installing Xionia custom recovery by copying the files onto the root of the sd card bot extracted both un extracted and either one extracted and one not extracted i cant get it to install when i am in recovery menu

 

[epidenimus]

re: Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

You have to use 'flash_image" to install the recovery from a working Android with ADB. Check the directions for Xionia recovery for more info. It's not like some devices, where it just gets installed on reboot.

 

[sfhub]

re: Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

If you are having troubles with installing recoveries, try this automated package:

http://forums.androidcentral.com/lg...tall-stock-custom-recovery-100-automated.html

 

[m3m0ry]

re: Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

ok i have great news, i was able to get your mom rom installed, but now my only problem is i cannot get a network, it stays searching for service, any suggestions?

 

[epidenimus]

re: Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

im on a lg optimus s vd rooted

and then...

...i was able to get your mom rom[requires ZVH radio] installed...

...and now...

now my only problem is i cannot get a network, it stays searching for service...

any suggestions?

Yes. You need to install a ROM which is compatible with the radio/baseband that you have installed. You have ZVD and Your Mom is a ZVH ROM, so no dice. Try going with Reborn or sROM. If you want to use Your Mom ROM, you must first follow the guide to switch your radio/baseband to ZVH.

 

[m3m0ry]

re: Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

thanks for all the help, i finally got it due to all the help only after 8 months of completely confusing myself and a breakdown and plea for help its done, and entirely to you guys, thanx so much now i dont have a crappy phone but a nice one with a great functionality and with TheKraven's CM7 Port installed all is great really thanks guys you helped me out so much

 

[prabbit237]

re: Sprint Optimus guide to Rooting, ROMs, Recoveries & Themes

Rom Name: Tam Hydro ROM
Developer:Team Hydro
Summary: Gingerbread 2.3.3 ROM built from Sprint/LG ZVH source. See changelog in the thread for more details.

If one 'l' is good, then is 'll' even better?:-\

Apparently not when it leads to a 404 error

"http://forums.androidcentral.com/lg-optimus-s-rooting-roms-hacks/151016-rom-team-hydro-hydrorom-1-0-beta-2-a.htmll"