Ok so I have an LG Optimus L9 P769 and I've rooted using Kingo method, and I'm looking for the best tutorials for:
1. Unlocking Bootloader
2. Installing CWM Custom Recovery for recovery boot(Like Odin for Samsung)
3. Nandroid backup
4. Flashing custom ROM
Any help is greatly appreciated, there's tons of material on here and I'm quite confused as to which ones I need to use. I've read how P760 stuff doesn't work on P769 and all the ways that following those tutorials for my model will cause me problems.
I wish this was easier.
DaffyShuler said:
Ok so I have an LG Optimus L9 P769 and I've rooted using Kingo method, and I'm looking for the best tutorials for:
1. Unlocking Bootloader
2. Installing CWM Custom Recovery for recovery boot(Like Odin for Samsung)
3. Nandroid backup
4. Flashing custom ROM
Any help is greatly appreciated, there's tons of material on here and I'm quite confused as to which ones I need to use. I've read how P760 stuff doesn't work on P769 and all the ways that following those tutorials for my model will cause me problems.
I wish this was easier.
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@DaffyShuler
1. Unfortunately there is no easy way or guarantee that you'll be able to unlock the bootloader. There's speculation that LG Encrypted the bootloader on the LK 2013 bootloader versions. The only variant that was officially Unlocked was the Euro Open model, hence why to attempt to unlock the bootloader you have to flash the Euro open kdz to the device and you end up with mirrored images and a barely responsive touch screen.
2. There is the L9 recovery installer - cwm bootstrap recovery for locked bootloaders. You CANNOT flash Custom ROMs with this cwm, you can perform nandroid backups and flash some zips with it though. To get started you have to install SuperSu and then install busybox v1.21.0 by stericson to the /system/xbin/ for the L9 recovery to work. Then install the L9 recovery installer, select JB/ICS stable version. After install select reboot to recovery. Then when the device restarts the 3 front keys will flash repeatedly (this means you have recovery access) while the keys are blinking press and hold the volume (-) down button and then it will boot to recovery... Immediately after booting into recovery make a nandroid backup, this is just in case after you boot from recovery to android os you might get an "Encrypting - Reset Phone" error (this is a busybox error) the nandroid backup you just made will save your butt if that happens. Once you have the recovery working properly you can then update the busybox version.
Here's the L9 recovery installer -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2095825
3. Once in recovery go to and select "Backup and Restore" then select "Backup to SD card" confirm backup and create a nandroid backup.
4. Without unlocking the bootloader you cannot flash any custom ROM's. Kuma82 made a really nice Stock, themed and rooted ROM that you can flash through cwm. You can check it out here -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2468880
Good luck
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Tutorial how to flash official Touch Recovery and unlock your Bootloader. (Credits to 4pda)
Requirements: Bootloader unlocked, Phone rooted
1. Download CWM package from here.
2. Extract L7_Touch_Recovery.zip to C:
3. Now plug in your L7 via USB Cable. USB Debbuging must be activated.
4. Go to C:/L7_Touch_Recovery and run Flash_Bootloader.bat. Now the phone must be restarted. Your Bootloader is unlocked.
5. Run Flash_Recovery.bat. It will flash the newest version of OFFICIAL Touch Recovery.
Odp: [L7] Unlock Bootloader & CWM Touch Recovery (official)
this metod is Save?
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do I root the phone in this way?
Hi ..
if somebody would like to try the latest touch recovery from 4pda ..
Link to original 4pda thread
It´s same package as above with modified recovery.img. CMW Touch Version 6.0.3.0
Works for me without any issue.
*Keep in mind that you do ervery change at own risk
I flashed bootloader from this package and then recovery from ROM Manager. It works like a charm.
Would someone mind running the terminal command and sending me the file it creates dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 of=/sdcard/L7p5.img ? I got a different device that is very closely related and after looking though the bootloader flash file unlocking your bootloader has something to do with partition 5. I just got to figure out which one of my partitions is the same as your partition 5. We have the same boot partition and also almost the same recovery your recovery is in p17 and mine is in p14.
has anyone tried this on jelly bean?
Which CWM that support create rom zip from cwm flash menu?
Should I try this on my LG Optimus L9 P769 running stock 20F Jelly Bean 4.1.2 firmware? I'm getting desperate for a unlock method that does not involve me flashing a kdz of a P760 causing mirroring of the touch screen.
Would this brick my device beyond any kind of recovery to stock?
I keep getting these messages when I try to use Rom Manager. Screenshots provided. I need to know how to get ROM manager to work on my phone so I can boot into recovery and flash backup roms and stuff. How do I install a clockworkmod based recovery manually? Does my bootloader need to be unlocked is there an easier method to unlock bootloaders for lg l9 p769? [/ATTACH]
You can't get CWM recovery with ROM manager,
Use this---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2095825
It's made for our phones
sent from my locked rooted P769 v20D
I'm on YouTube (BioDesigner48)
BioDesigner48 said:
You can't get CWM recovery with ROM manager,
Use this---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2095825
It's made for our phones
sent from my locked rooted P769 v20D
I'm on YouTube (BioDesigner48)
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Didn't work for my rooted P76920d
I'm guessing I have to flash a .kdz that has recovery already on it?
You never really specify which correct busybox you have to have installed anyway, I think that may be it. What busybox do I install? Smart or nonsmart?
sf3500 said:
Didn't work for my rooted P76920d
I'm guessing I have to flash a .kdz that has recovery already on it?
You never really specify which correct busybox you have to have installed anyway, I think that may be it. What busybox do I install? Smart or nonsmart?
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Honestly you shouldn't even have ROM manager unless you have an unlocked boot loader and its useless for our phones also if you want to install a recovery without unlocked boot loader try artas bootstrap and if you have unlocked flash the cwm or twrp image
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing -Socrates
carloswii5 said:
Honestly you shouldn't even have ROM manager unless you have an unlocked boot loader and its useless for our phones also if you want to install a recovery without unlocked boot loader try artas bootstrap and if you have unlocked flash the cwm or twrp image
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing -Socrates
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I stopped using ROM manager, it was always useful for other phones but not this one.
At first I installed artas recovery. It didn't work, no flashing LED. Then I installed a different busybox. Now I get LEDs but when I press volume down button it stays stuck in the LG logo and I have to reboot. So I still don't have recovery with artas after switching busyboxes but LEDs flash so that's a start.
I'm just going to try to unlock the bootloader, I need recovery to work.
EDIT: Nevermind, I was using 1.3 version so I deleted the sys files and upgraded to 1.5. fixed, thanks.
I want to root my phone but I also need to encrypt it. The challenge as I see it is the root process requires installation of a custom recovery, but I've read that custom recoveries are not compatible with encryption and will prevent me from ever being able to perform a factory reset. I don't care about installing custom ROMS, but not being able to factory reset makes me nervous.
Would flashing back to stock recovery after root be a solution? Is that even possible? I'm thinking these would be the steps:
1. Unlock bootloader
2. Install custom recovery
3. Root
4. Flash stock recovery
5. Encrypt
Or, is there some way to just root the At&t HTC One M8 without having to install a custom recovery?
1. Root
2. Encrypt
Thanks.
[SOLVED] root + encryption
I found the solution in another post. In case anyone's interested this is what I did:
1. Unlock bootloader (I assume this is necessary for the next step, maybe not, I did it anyways)
2. Boot latest TWRP using command: fastboot boot recovery.img. This is key, and very useful I might add. It doesn't install the recovery, just let's you run it so you can perform the next 2 steps:
3. Perform nandorid backup in TWRP (just in case)
4. Flash latest SuperSU in TWRP for root access
5. Encrypt
Then I verified a few things after encrypting:
a. Booted into TWRP to see if it would it work with encryption. Some things worked, but anything that required access the system didn't, and I expected this. NOTE: you won't be able to perform a nandroid backup after you encrypt.
b. Copied the nandroid backup I made prior to encrypting to my computer then performed a factory reset in Android. Everything worked fine.
c. Copied my nandroid backup back to my device then booted into TWRP and restored the backup. Everything worked perfect, just had to re-root and re-encrypt.
I'm now rooted and encrypted with stock recovery, and can still easily factory reset or take an OTA update if I want.
Ok long story short i'm confused as to what's up with this device. I just picked it up and started messing with it. Looks like it has mako bootloader unlock and cwm 6x recovery installed. The only roms it can flash is cm12.1 and the factory ATT images correctly. I tried to update to the newer version of CWM or TWRP via fastboot and the flash takes but no recovery is present. Things i've tried =
Full factory reset via LGE970AT-01-V20j-310-410-MAR-08-2013 (this leaves me with no bootloader/fastboot/recovery) It boots but black screen on bootanimation.
tinybin (both options) only the altern will boot but. (have fastboot but no recovery.)
So long story... In stock firmware I can install freegee and unlock via mako but there will be no recovery if I choose TWRP and CWM won't install anything bt CM... I'm attempting to install Blisspop btw.
Any help would be great. Thank you
hi all. this is my first post, had to make an account to seek help.
in short i rooted my LG G2 D800 at&t, and installed cloudyg2 3.3 on it and forgot to install kk bootloader,
i did make a nandroid backup , the rom didnt worked, i restored the backup and now it also gets stucked at boot screen.
i then tried to copy rom in the mobile using adb push and adb sideload but it doesnt works, now i want to install cwm recovery with a hope to get it fixed.
is there any way to install cwm recovery while in twrp recovery in recovery mode?
thanks in advance