yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Optimus V Android Development] megamahan:
Yes, I have tried other drivers. I've tried three sets not including just seeing if Windows Update would do something. I'm still getting the same results. This is why I asked about the fastboot drivers. I'm just trying to narrow down the problem. I'm an idiot with smartphones, but I test software for a living, so I'm not a complete moron.
[Optimus V Android Development] megamahan:
Thanks a lot! I'll give these a try.
[Optimus V Android Development] megamahan:
I should seriously think about switching to ubuntu. I am currently on Windows7 64-bit. I've watched six or seven of your videos, and I'm just not sure if I have all of the correct fastboot drivers.

I've triple-checked the instructions from your initial post in this thread, and I'm certain that I've followed them correctly, especially after having watched the particular video associated with it. What I'm wondering is whether or not there's some piece of information about the fastboot drivers that it's assumed that I'd know that's not included in those instructions. If I download and install everything from the links on your initial post, do I have all of the fastboot stuff that I need?

From what I've gathered from watching your videos, I think I might be able to root it manually, assuming that the files in the Tools folder that have the same name as the files from your earlier videos are, in fact, the same files. Is this the case?

I very much appreciate the work you're doing and also any further help you could give me getting this to work. If it's not too much trouble, checking out this page and the last page of posts will get you up to speed on where I'm at. You may immediately see where I've strayed. If not, then cool. Thank you! Again, I appreciate your work!
[Optimus V Android Development] iam25boy:
I tried your fastboot root method without any success. The problem is with Vista unable to install the driver at all. I reboot multiple times and still having the same issue that Vista unable to locate the driver named "Android".

Anyway, I managed to use Gingerbreak to root my V. It works!
[Optimus V Android Development] ummkiper:
You don't have to switch to ubunbtu you can dual boot it.or even install it inside windows then reboot into it.
[Optimus V Android Development] cjtulowiecki:
Megaman, i would just like to say that for the past 4 hours i've been trying to root my optimus v on Windows XP Pro and have had the EXACT same problem as you and ive done everything you have done, so your not the only one. I realize now that the fast boot drivers didnt install and actually i dont understand how your supposed to install them in the first place. The instructions on the first page give you a link to the official LG drivers for the optimus, and so i downloaded those and installed them and restarted (which gave me those extra drivers mentioned in the instructions), then downloaded the fastrootboot.zip, unzipped it and ran the fastrootboot..i select option 2 and it reboots my phone...then waits on device . The phone reboots and turns back on and is recognized as plugged in with usb (With debugging) and it still says its waiting on device, i left it for like 20 mins and nothing happened. So i wandered through the zip i downloaded and found the tools folder which contained the fastboot drivers, but i don't know what to do with these files. Im pretty sure when the lg drivers i downloaded, installed that it didnt also install the fast boot drivers. and there isnt an executable file in there to install the fastboot drivers. So now after 4 hours, im stuck trying to figure out how to install the fastboot drivers. Ive gone to device manager and all my hardware is properly installed. I tried going to the device called "android adb device" (something similar to that, and had a network card icon next to it) and tried changing the driver and telling it to install the fastboot driver by browsing to the folder it was in, but that didnt work either. so.......basically i guess i need to know how to properly install the fastboot drivers. btw, ive read all the posts on this thread up to here and watched all 3 of his videos but they are all on windows 7 .
[Optimus V Android Development] megamahan:
Yeah, it sounds like our situations are almost identical, except for the fact that I am on Windows 7 64-bit. The symptoms are the same.

Can anyone out there give us a rundown on specifically installing the fastboot drivers?
[Optimus V Android Development] draetheus:
How do you feel about people modifying/adding on to your script? I didn't really like using ROM Manager so added the ability to flash several ROM specific recoveries and copy over their install zip files to your script. Of course I won't publish it anywhere if you're not keen on this, but I think its very useful to newbies.
[Optimus V Android Development] daryllh:
I've read through the entire thread. While a few have the same issues as I do with Fastboot 'hanging', I would like to know if there is a step I need to take after the Fastboot mode on my phone says 'fastboot: processing commands'

the command prompt on my computer says 'waiting for device'.

Windows XP home

(I followed the instructions in OP. it appears it's a driver installing issue for me but I can't figure out how to get the proper ones installed).
[Optimus V Android Development] daryllh:
After messing around with it some more, I'm still stuck. I tried following the OP's video to install fastboot drivers and I couldn't even do that.

I'm going to try it on my home computer tonight.

It's strange because when I plug in the phone (with USB debugging on) and install the drivers, the drivers seem to install without issue. The balloon pops up saying device is working properly, etc. I go to restart the phone as suggested and that's when I get issues saying device might not work because it couldn't install the drivers or whatever.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
[Optimus V Android Development] Asadullah:
what version of windows you got? also 32 or 64 bit
[Optimus V Android Development] daryllh:
Sorry. Xp home. The post above the one you quoted is mine too.

I did have a mytouch 4g before this phone that I had drivers installed for. Would that be an issue?
[Optimus V Android Development] daryllh:
got it to work. not sure how but i did an extra step where i had to point windows to find the fastboot xp file. after i did that, it performed flawlessly. don't know if my earlier attempts were because of machine or human error.
[Optimus V Android Development] bigsupersquid:
I'll bet you just found the main reason people are having issues with the fastboot drivers.

would you share the exact commands you used to do it?
[Optimus V Android Development] daryllh:
Ugh. Thing is, it was late when i did it and I was trying various things.

I think it came about by following instructions in OP with the drivers. I restarted phone and when it booted up, the pop up sys tray messages were coming up saying it found hardware for several things.

It gave me a message that the hardware might not work properly and then allowed me to look for a driver. Instead of letting windows find one by itself, I changed the step and chose to tell it to look in the vmfastbootroot folder. I just dug until I found an xp folder and chose that.

That worked. The fastboot screen on the phone started taking off. Before, it just hung on the 'fastboot: processing commands' line.

I didn't enter any commands. I let Windows do the work until I had to alter where to look for the fast boot drivers. I had thought that it was an issue with the USB drivers or something but I was wrong.

I hope this narrows some things down for people.
[Optimus V Android Development] quazymotto:
ok guys after fighting this myself on xp. I got it to work. I didnt use the lg drivers. I just used the ones in the fastboot pack. I just connected my phone. Launched the bat file. When windows poped up asking for a driver i pointed it to the fastboot driver folder. It loaded the driver and worked. I hope this helps some people.
[Optimus V Android Development] ketjr81:
Ill try this one out, Im on 64 bit Vista though, my phone works normally when i connect it, but when I click on the bat file and the phone goes into the blue screen, it starts trying to install the drivers again and has failed. I tried leaving the other drivers on the desktop too, but no go so far.
[Optimus V Android Development] cjtulowiecki:
I did this except when it asks for a driver and I point it to the xp folder, it doesn't install the driver
[Optimus V Android Development] Asadullah:
It's because your on 64bit. The drivers are different.

@daryllh So the option to install fastboot drivers for xp didn't work in command prompt
[Optimus V Android Development] ummkiper:
Yes, it did not work for me from the cmd.
[Optimus V Android Development] cjtulowiecki:
No I am on xp pro 32 bit. And I've tried every way to root the phone from all over the internet and it seems they all require the fastboot drivers but when I try to install them it never works. I even tried it on my 32 bit laptop with vista
[Optimus V Android Development] daryllh:
Not for me. Nothing happened when I selected the number for installing drivers and hit enter.
[Optimus V Android Development] cjtulowiecki:
Same here
[Optimus V Android Development] GhostCow:
This worked perfectly for me! It's the easiest way to root for sure. Thanks!
[Optimus V Android Development] KimberlyinMN:
Thanks!! This worked great! I am a total newbie to smart phones (only had a flip phone prior to the Optimus V) and your automated program worked flawlessly!! :)
[Optimus V Android Development] KimberlyinMN:
Since I already admitted that I am a smart phone newbie... can I ask ONE dumb question? Now that I've rooted my phone, can I now turn off the USB debugging option? :)

Thanks!

Kimberly
[Optimus V Android Development] exProphecy:
Is it kool if I use this file instead for the LG Optimus V drivers: LGUnitedMobileDriver_S498CA21_WHQL_ML_Ver_2.1.exe

I believe it is an updated version since the numbers are newer. Is it okay to use with this? :o
[Optimus V Android Development] exProphecy:
Besides my question from earlier, I was wondering.. I've been reading through all the posts here and tried reading the instructions as thoroughly as possible but I'm still confused if the action I'm looking for is achievable by using this program. Here's what I'd like to do:

1. Copy ALL my current data and installed apps, etc (basically EXACTLY how my phone is at this moment) and create an image which I can re-flash onto it later if I wanted to.

2. Revert it back to original stock factory UNROOTED for possible warranty or selling purposes (*As I understand so far, I can see that it IS possible to do that with this program)

3. Root this phone and flash any ROM I choose

Okay so basically.. I'm an extreme noob and I've been attempting to figure out how to do these things by watching videos on rooting, reading all the posts on this thread.. etc. I'm still trying to piece it all together but I seem to be a complete idiot. Is there anyone here that can help a brotha out and explain a step-by-step process of each number I've listed here as a problem? I'm able to use this program for these steps I've listed right? sorry for being such an idiot.. please don't flame me >_<

EDIT: So far, I've come up with these answers for my questions:

1. I can achieve the solution to number 1 by using "Option 1 - Flash a Recovery". This option allows me to backup my current system and create an image which I can re-flash my phone with for later. (Is that correct?) Although, I'm not quite sure what the exact steps to take after I've picked option one. So if anyone can elaborate on this, please help me!

2. I just choose option three right?

3. Still unsure about the answer to this one. I just pick option two then I pick an image to flash it with? >_<

FINAL EDIT: Forget it. I used a different method. Thanks anyways
[Optimus V Android Development] Whyzor:
The answer to all of your questions is yes.

Rooting & installing custom ROM:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1197991

Restoring to stock ROM:

http://www.prepaidandroid.org/index...e_your_Optimus_V_to_almost_original_condition
[Optimus V Android Development] DeerSteak:
I made a backup of my phoen and then thought, just for fun, I'd restore to stock to make sure it could be done. I ran into a couple problems:

1.) Flashing the stock recovery resulted in A LOT of errors, and the stock recovery was not restored. Booting into recovery takes me into the RA-thunderc-1.1.0-GNM.

2.) adb seems to stall out after each flash command. THe phone says it's completed (with or without errors) on teh blue screen, but you have to disconnect and reconnect the USB cable to move onto the next item. Doing this after it allegedly flashed the stock recovery image moved into flashing the stock OS, which it did nicely.

So I'm curious, should hte default recovery ROM be flashed? Or is it supposed to error out and not restore like it did?

Restoring my Nandroid + .android_secure backup put my phone back to the way it was, so hooray backups.
[Optimus V Android Development] Whyzor:
Well I plan to keep clockworkmod recovery installed since it has more features than the stock recovery, and just use it to backup/restore & flash new ROMs. Only reason to go back is if I wanted to restore to original to ship it to VM/LG for fixing. But I'll likely buy a new phone or upgrade to Optimus Black by then. And if I was selling it (not likely either considering how quickly prices drop on these phones), keeping clockworkmod recovery or root on doesn't hurt.
[Optimus V Android Development] bratj:
lost all contacts and apps

I followed the video.. did option 2 --- all went well, or so i thought.

my phone looks like it is brand new - all bloat ware is there... and none of my personal info like contacts or free apps...... :(

i have a migraine and going through a hot flash and major panic!!!!

I may need to mention besides the obvious that I am a noob, I am blond and gray....

some kind person please help me. i feel an anxiety attack coming on as well. i think i was too old to try this...... :eek:
[Optimus V Android Development] bratj:
I found my contacts - and my gallery is still on my sd card! but none of my apps, excepts ones I paid for. I do see SuperUser on my phone now..... but don't know what to do with it....

Basically what I had wanted to do originally was just be able to get rid of the bloatware -- all the crap I don't want/need so that I would not run out of room on my phone all the time, and to be able to move more things to the sd card - rather than just the few apps that would before.
[Optimus V Android Development] bigsupersquid:
@kimberly: the usb debugging is for adb and fastboot, if you don't use those you can definitely turn off usb debugging.

@bratj: did you make a backup of your phone in custom recovery before flashing the rooted system image with the tool? if so, there are ways (kind of a pain, but it can be done) to recover your apps from the data.img in the backup.

I've seen people say a lot that titanium backup+a root file manager is a good way to remove bloatware with relative safety.

apps2sd and link2sd also are popular for moving your apps to the card.

I myself don't use any of those those things, I like the terminal emulator; most people don't like command line interface with their devices, so I specified the apps and tools.

it sounds like the rooting process worked properly for you, on the bright side!
[Optimus V Android Development] Asadullah:
I think I'm gonna have to change the title of this thread :) Anyways I'm throwing this project under a bus and running it over twice. Two reasons:

1) new version of phones comes with android 2.2.2 that's alot of error reports to come from people that can't read

2) Ever since I got my build environment set up I've been focused on a theme which is a pain in the a$$ but it's worth it
[Optimus V Android Development] slayerpsp:
thank you this helped big time got the kids phone all screwed up this got me back to stock thank you
[Optimus V Android Development] abhi989:
I am having exactly the same prb, got stuck in the same LG logo during the boot time.. I was using the ROM MANAGER and was just trying to create a backup :| Now My biggest problem now is that evn though I have uninstalled and installed the drivers (for lg optimus one) from my system MANY times... adb is still not reading my phone, although suspend, start and options are shown in the phone but since pc is not recognising it, i am unable to proceed.. The same system was recognising my phone till ysday :| plzz help!! wud be vry grateful
[Optimus V Android Development] Asadullah:
okay what that means is that your in fastboot and you need to install the fastboot drivers and the only hope right now is how fast you respond to this and how smart you are :D What computer os are you using and what version?
[EVO 4G General] ShawnGotBANDZ:
does anyone know where to get a Froyo Port of the epic 4G? I just wanna try it out on my Evo and see how it is... Thanks in advance
[EVO 4G General] BrianDigital:
Buggy
[EVO 4G General] Crossrocker:
EW go to a sprint store and check it out. Touch wiz is not worth it
[EVO 4G General] Dan330:
i dont think there is one... and I dont think anyone wants it.

way to much trouble... with all the hardware differences that need to be reprogrammed.

ports to evo.. normally come from other htc phones with similar specs.
[EVO 4G General] Royvin:
Trust me you don't want it, my gf has an Epic and hers has been stupid and buggy as hell since she was pushed Froyo. She won't let me root it and throw something else on it because she doesn't want to void her warranty lol
[EVO 4G General] david914:
Try doing a factory reset/ data reset. My gf's Samsung transform had the same problems when they pushed froyo, now the phone works great, even the battery life improved
[EVO 4G General] Royvin:
Yeah I tried that yesterday still happening unfortunately. Basically her top drag down for notifications doesnt work unless its in landscape mode and sometimes her touchscreen just totally stops working. I took her phone to the Sprint store yesterday and they wanted to put 2.1 back on it. I was like no this is supposed to have Froyo on it and its supposed to work. They said its a know issue and there fix is to put 2.1 back on it. I walked out.
[EVO 4G General] byersbw:
That's funny because i've been having bluetooth issues as well as the touch buttons not working, they switched me out with 3 different epics and now I have an EVO on order. It should be here tomorrow. Samsung's support is HORRIBLE! PS: The Froyo build is horrible, if you want to see the difference in the Epic vs Evo, just look on the Epic forums for touchwiz and see if it'll run on the Evo but you're wasting your time, it sucks!
[EVO 4G General] sand1303:
Touchflo>touchwiz

Sent from my rooted HTC EVO using the xda app!
[Nexus S General] eithan:
Hi all,

I tried installing brute maps so I can use navigation in my country, so I uninstalled maps with root (don't ask me why). Bottom line, I don't have google maps now and any try to install an apk fails. I know there are ways of doing that via adb, can anyone provide some help or links?

Thanks
[Nexus S General] simms22:
try deleting the apk with root explorer(its either in /data/app/ or in /system/app/), then reboot and try installing it again. you might want to fix_permissions too. open the terminal emulator app, type su(press enter) type fix_permissions(press enter), then let it finish.
[Nexus S General] sunakujira:
Might be a nooby suggestion but can't you just install it back from the Android Market?
[Nexus S General] zephiK:
No. At most you can "uninstall updates" to force uninstall it, you need root access because Maps.apk is a system app.
[Nexus S General] kms108:
use file manager and goto the systems folder, thats out side of the sd card, select app, see if the map.apk is still there, if so, you can just click on that and reinstall, if it says overwrite, just press ok.

i had the same problem with youtube, after installing a new rom, it shows i had youtube, installed in the uninstaller software, but cannot find it anywhere, it will not let me delete, or reinstall from market, or as a apk, so i used the method above and it works.
[Nexus S General] suksit:
Hmm... I just installed AOSP + CyanogenMod's Google Apps (it does not have Google Maps), then I installed Google Maps from Android Market and it works fine.

Not really applied to OP's situation though :p
[Nexus S General] zephiK:
Erm.. if you re-read what I said closely.

No. At most you can "uninstall updates" to force uninstall it, you need root access because Maps.apk is a system app.

But yeah. OP has root, just go to the market and re-download Maps. if you dont see it then download market enabler and spoof it as T-Mobile USA and download

if the APK install failed.. how are you trying to install it? what APK?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prashm:
Just flashed the CM7 stable build on my hero. While everything seems smooth (Great job and tons of THANKS to the CM developers..darchstar you rock!), there is one feature that seems broken still (I've tried with all the CM7 RCs). The audio for the videos taken with the phone get messed up when uploaded to youtube or picasaweb (I haven't tried other sites though). I use this feature quite a bit to share videos with my friends and family. It works flawlessly on CM6.1-rc1 so I keep going back to my backed-up froyo rom. But I really like to be on CM7! Is it possible to fix this issue? Or is there is a workaround for this?

I compared the properties of the videos taken by CM6 and CM7 and found that the audio frequency of the video recordings by CM7 were 16KHz vs 8KHz with CM6. That might be a cause of the problem when the video is compressed and uploaded to youtube...not sure though!

Anyways, I would greatly appreciate if this issue is fixed or if there is a settings that I can tweak to get this resolved and/or any workaround! Thanks in advance!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] il Duce:
I do not know about the video/audio issue BUT, you said you were nandroiding back to 6.1 "RC1" .... If that's correct, you may as well flashover 6.1 FINAL, it was way better than RC1, here's a link to it:

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/7060-cyanogenmod-61-for-hero-cdma-v610-12072010/
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prashm:
Thanks for the tip. I'll try it out if I don't get any solution to the cm7 problem. Can you tell what's different in the FINAL vs the RC1 ? Is it performance?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] il Duce:
yeah among other things, LOTS of cool fixes, lockscreen options,etc. Just make a nand and do it.
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] dadsterflip:
Does anyone have the new samsungapp.apk? I've search here and Google and I found some. After I installed it. It says updating done but all I get is black screen that's it. I don't know what's up with that. Using the ec01 rom. Thx
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] USHERROB:
you have to change the build.prop to show your device as an galaxy i9000 phone
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uribees:
Hi all! I am using the stock android email app on my EVO with CM7 and I have my POP3 comcast email loaded. When I view a larger message or a message with HTML in it, it will not let me resize the screen. I cannot pinch to zoom as well. Also it will only let me scroll one direction at a time up and down or left and right; and I have to be very precise about it. Is this normal? Any help would be much appreciated.