Tutorial: Easy update from VC to VD and root

[Andybkn]

Requirements:
1) A custom recovery (thunderc or xionia)
2) Thunderom 1.8
3) Lgmobile updater tool

Procedures:
1. Download Thunderom 1.8 and flash it
2. Go to the Lg updater tool and update to VD
3. Flash Thunderom 1.8, reboot and it will be rooted

Thanks to the guys in the forums that helped me figure this out

 

[CarrieK]

Requirements:
1) A custom recovery (thunderc or xionia)
2) Thunderom 1.8
3) Lgmobile updater tool

Procedures:
1. Download Thunderom 1.8 and flash it
2. Go to the Lg updater tool and update to VD
3. Flash Thunderom 1.8, reboot and it will be rooted

Thanks to the guys in the forums that helped me figure this out

I already had TR 1.7, so I saved TR.1.8 onto the root of my sd card. Updated to ZVD using the LG Updater tool, then flashed TR 1.8. No problems whatsoever and the wi-fi tether works great. I'm using it right now

EDIT: It is good practice to do a NAND backup between steps 1 and 2.

 

[sfhub]

You don't need to flash 1.8 in step 1, just download it.

 

[psaurus81]

It worked like a charm for me. Thanks for the instructions! Thank goodness for my nandroid backup, though. The LG tool wiped everything off of my phone and I had to do a restore to get it back.

 

[Kalums]

worked great for me didnt even need to back up LG didnt wipe my info.

 

[sfhub]

worked great for me didnt even need to back up LG didnt wipe my info.

None of the LG updates (nor the OTA updates) so far will touch your /data partition.

You backup not because LG will wipe your info, it doesn't. You backup in case something goes wrong, which is always potentially a possibility.

 

[cmags]

Wow sounds simple enough.. Does this procedure only work from VC and TR1.7? I'm currently still running V9 under TR1.6.2...

Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk

 

[ztag100]

Requirements:
1) A custom recovery (thunderc or xionia)
2) Thunderom 1.8
3) Lgmobile updater tool

Procedures:
1. Download Thunderom 1.8 and flash it
2. Go to the Lg updater tool and update to VD
3. Flash Thunderom 1.8, reboot and it will be rooted

Thanks to the guys in the forums that helped me figure this out

Can you please post links, for the downloads?

 

[uberjam545]

Can you please post links, for the downloads?

DONT do it this way i forgot to mention to you earlier that you have to already be rooted and have a custom recovery to do it this way

again follow this link to upgrade and root to VD
http://forum.androidcentral.com/lg-optimus-s-rooting-roms-hacks/66768-how-guide-rooting-software-version-ls670zvd.html

 

[ztag100]

DONT do it this way i forgot to mention to you earlier that you have to already be rooted and have a custom recovery to do it this way

again follow this link to upgrade and root to VD
http://forum.androidcentral.com/lg-optimus-s-rooting-roms-hacks/66768-how-guide-rooting-software-version-ls670zvd.html

Thanks!

 

[omarnova]

this worked fine i got to upgrade from v9 to vd but the only thing is that i lost my root during the process! i need this to proceed and install new rom how can i get root back?

 

[CarrieK]

this worked fine i got to upgrade from v9 to vd but the only thing is that i lost my root during the process! i need this to proceed and install new rom how can i get root back?

Did you save the TR 1.8 file at the root of your sd card? If so, all you have to do is power off your phone, then press volume down, home, and power very hard at the same time until your custom recovery comes up, which may take a few seconds so be patient, just keep pressing. Then unzip TR 1.8. Power off your phone once that is done and then when it comes back up you will have TR 1.8 and root back.

 

[omarnova]

Did you save the TR 1.8 file at the root of your sd card? If so, all you have to do is power off your phone, then press volume down, home, and power very hard at the same time until your custom recovery comes up, which may take a few seconds so be patient, just keep pressing. Then unzip TR 1.8. Power off your phone once that is done and then when it comes back up you will have TR 1.8 and root back.

thanks this is a life saver i do have it in the root of my sd, now do i have to erase things such as cache before installing new rom or just install right over it

 

[Andybkn]

thanks this is a life saver i do have it in the root of my sd, now do i have to erase things such as cache before installing new rom or just install right over it

I would suggest clearing the dalvik and normal cache and stuff as it says inthe thunderom thread

 

[CarrieK]

thanks this is a life saver i do have it in the root of my sd, now do i have to erase things such as cache before installing new rom or just install right over it

Did you get everything working? Sorry I'm not getting back to you bedore now but we had some friends drop by last night. To answer your question in case you still need an answer, I just installed everything right over it and still had all my apps and setup and everything.

 

[Andybkn]

Did you get everything working? Sorry I'm not getting back to you bedore now but we had some friends drop by last night. To answer your question in case you still need an answer, I just installed everything right over it and still had all my apps and setup and everything.

Yea that's wat I did too