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[Optimus V Android Development] Asadullah:
Okay so there are some having problems so let me explain this first pic is bootloader mode

This second pic is recovery (your background may be different)

If your stuck in bootloader that means your drivers didn't install. That means your on windows xp or don't have an internet connection or you have your computer set up to not download drivers. To get out of this mode just unplug the phone and pull the battery. Also if you don't see the virgin mobile at the top of the screen it's not the optimus v. Make sure that it's an optimus v and not another phone or a picture of a phone. It may be hard to tell if it's not just a picture of a phone so I'll upload a video tomorrow when I wake up to help you to tell if it's an actual phone or just a picture of a phone
[Optimus V Android Development] snikeris:
Hello, sorry for stupid questions, but I am newbie on Android and LG Optimus one. I would like to know, does this program will ROOT my 2.2.1 Lg optimus one? If yes what option should I choose 1 or 2 in the program? This program is only for Virgin mobile lg optimus one or for all optimus one? Thanks for answers.
[Optimus V Android Development] skinfingers001:
All my stuff was removed plz help what do i do
[Optimus V Android Development] skinfingers001:
Someone plaese help me i tried this and evrything was deleted all my apps and contacts
[Optimus V Android Development] Asadullah:
Read the first page

please don't double post just resign into the market and everything will resync
[Optimus V Android Development] skinfingers001:
sorry about double posting but the method did work but is there a way i can recover my contacts
[Optimus V Android Development] snikeris:
Could anyone answer to this question?:

Does it works with LG OPTIMUS ONE 2.2.1 software?

What should I choose if I wan't to root my phone? Option 2 or 1?
[Optimus V Android Development] Asadullah:
read the post two above yours and three above this.
[Optimus V Android Development] ajones23:
Well I would like to say to Asadullah Thanks for fastboot. This tool works,if your drivers install correct it will work. I flashed #2 on list kinda scared but it ran through the process. Very cool. Now my wife wants a optimus v,she likes mine modded. She likes me in the house not in the Garage with my other toy. Thanks Great work.
[Optimus V Android Development] nimowns:
.

Any chance on making the fastboot with 2.3.3. (gingerbread) instead of 2.3.1?
[Optimus V Android Development] Asadullah:
I'm guessing you mean replace the 2.2.1 rom with 2.3.3 rom? No it would be a pain in the ass because it takes 45 minutes to upload and on top of that 2.3.3 isn't complete so I would have to reupload the rom every time that there was an update. It's easier for you to download the rom put it on your sdcard and flash it to your phone
[Optimus V Android Development] nimowns:
thats what i meant...is there a reason not atleast 2.3.2 then?
[Optimus V Android Development] Kcub07:
Ok I watched the video on how to install the drivers, but it doesn't do the same thing on my computer. When I go to update, it doesn't just figure out for itself to install the fastreboot drivers, like yours seemed to do. Help?

It should be as simple as installing the drivers from LG, and running fastreboot, right? That's what the instructions said??
[Optimus V Android Development] Kcub07:
Please respond.
[Optimus V Android Development] nimowns:
Did you enable USB debugging on your phone?
[Optimus V Android Development] Asadullah:
I just added new instructions for guys or gals having problems on the first page
[Optimus V Android Development] Kcub07:
Using Windows 7 64 bit. A couple months ago, a friend came over and tried to do it, and couldn't get it to work. I'm not exactly sure which methods he attempted.. I've asked him and he can't remember he said they were google links. (he jailbreaks ipods, so I guess he thought it would be easy for him?) Here's a screenshot of what my android drivers look like (where in your video it just says 'android')

Well, lemme post some fillers so that I can actually accomplish what I registered for. (can't post the link)
[Optimus V Android Development] Kcub07:
Yes I enabled debugging.
[Optimus V Android Development] Kcub07:
Has it been 5 minutes?
[Optimus V Android Development] Kcub07:
numero ses
[Optimus V Android Development] Kcub07:
This is tedious :|
[Optimus V Android Development] Kcub07:
Last one....
[Optimus V Android Development] Kcub07:
I love my android but I'd love it more if it were rooted.
[Optimus V Android Development] Asadullah:
http://www.youtube.com/user/therobertdean?feature=mhum check out my youtube channel it has videos on how to install the fastboot drivers
[Optimus V Android Development] erickr56:
Asadullah, I keep reinstalling the drivers and restarting my computer and phone. But the only driver that sticks is the Android Sooner ADB Interface driver, I can't get a fastboot driver to install. Would it still be safe to use your tool? Thanks for the work, I can't wait to not be confused about the driver and use the tool. I am on Windows 7 Ultimate btw.
[Optimus V Android Development] erickr56:
Never mind, I started adb and low and behold it got the driver. eh, newb. :o
[Optimus V Android Development] Kcub07:
Yes. I watched the video, over and over again. I've read every comment on this page. I'm running w7 x64, and I showed you a screenshot showing exactly WHY your video on how to install the drivers has not helped me. I guess you get what you pay for. Thanks for trying, though.
[Optimus V Android Development] manaurys:
i use this to root my V but i have problems to do it so i hope that my case can help other

1= im on windows xp

2= even with the drivers from the main post installed i couldnt do it

3= i donwload the PdaNet program for windows is a program to tether your cellphone to your pc without root and the driver that this program install was the one that work for me

4= with i was able to use this tool to root my phone
[Optimus V Android Development] Asadullah:
LOL if you watched the several videos I had on that and my fastbootroot tool and couldn't get it to work the best thing for you to is:

1 go buy a sledge hammer and a helmet

2 place cellphone and computer outside or onto something flat

3 put on helmet

4 continually hit your computer and cell phone for 15 minutes

5 all your problems are solved kel
[Optimus V Android Development] Kcub07:
Hmm, elitism smells strong around here. I tried to tell you that I followed the steps in your video on how to install the fastboot drivers, but my computer responded differently then yours. Instead of just automatically finding the fastboot drivers when I hit update, like it did in your video, my computer just finds the normal drivers. I guess because my computer is doing something different than your instructional video is telling me it should, I should go break my new phone?

That sounds logical.
[Optimus V Android Development] Kcub07:
Oh yeah, I almost forgot we were on a forum, where it's cool to make exaggerated, sarcastic remarks.
[Optimus V Android Development] erickr56:
Stop being an ass. I was having trouble and the videos helped. One video is clearer than another I was watching before. You have to type the command in to put the phone into fastboot mode, THEN it will look for the fastboot drivers. It will download, install, and get going on your rooting process. This works, and I think it works better than ROMTools, Instead of flashing the thunder recovery he has on there I replaced the file with aosp'sCWMod cuz I wanted my froyo backup to work down the line when I installed aospCMod, so I just renamed recoveries. Tool is awesome no doubt. Thank you asadullah.
[Optimus V Android Development] Kcub07:
I watched the video of how to install the fastboot drivers, and it didn't mention a command. :( Since you seem to understand my issue, could you possibly elaborate? Or link me to the video that shows you this command that you've got to type in? Thanks.
[Optimus V Android Development] erickr56:
I guess installing drivers is kinda finicky for this LG. I'm on my ubuntu machine right now and not on my windows7, but this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmSzOi0AZDs helped me out the most I think. You dont have to do everything in this video, but pay attention to what he does when he installs the fastboot drivers in the video.

Since in Devices and Printers I couldn't update the driver without windows saying that it had the right drivers, no matter how many times I tried updating them, even after uninstalling, I did this after watching him do it.

I think he started a command prompt somewhere in the video, navigated to the vmfastbootroot folder, then to the tools folder located in there /vmfastbootroot/tools

Then after that since adb is in there, you type in the command

adb reboot-bootloader

and after that I think it pauses and windows7 searches for the driver and installs it.

And after that you just type

adb reboot

to reboot the phone, then you should be ready after that I think.

At this point you can actually use fastbootstart.bat and choose what you want to do.

A lot of great videos there. I think you should know how to navigate yourself in a terminal or a command prompt at least before rooting anything, you are gonna need it.
[Optimus V Android Development] nootered:
I am in the process of rooting this thing. I just have a few questions, my iPhone4 was jacked a couple of days ago and I needed a phone for work so I picked up the Optimus V from Virgin.

My background is with the Nook Color, if you see my previous posts. I am having trouble installing this particular FastBoot setup. The drivers install correctly, and I have tried to uninstall and reinstall them as well. When I select Option 2 from the list it starts as per usual but then just sits at "waiting for device" (see screenshot).

Any ideas?

Also, what is the point of doing this? Which ROM should I install in order to OC this thing!?

I am running Windows 7 (32-Bit).

EDIT: I installed it again, rebooted the phone, and the computer, and it seemed to work just fine this time around. Thanks. I am not sure what this has done for me, but thanks. LOL
[Optimus V Android Development] easyguy:
I usually select option 1 first, let it do the whole recovery thing, which is in seconds. Then I will select option two. Or windows 7 might be taking longer to install the drivers than expected. I already have the drivers from ROMTools.v231.by.mmmark111v you might want to install the driver through that tool instead.
[Optimus V Android Development] easyguy:
By the way, thanks OP, great tool, makes everything so easy.

This thing can do two most important things:

1) Root the LG V in seconds.

2) Restore the original stock LG rom in seconds.

You are the best.
[Optimus V Android Development] jerenater10:
Hi, very new to rooting so sorry if im bewing a newb but 2 questions.

1. If i use the first option can i flash custom ROMs onto the phone?

2. second question: im having a problem installing the USB drivers from LG.

i download the installer and i click on it but it does not run. any suggestions?. im running Windows 7 32 Bit.

thanks please reply
[Optimus V Android Development] locovagra:
ok what am I missing? I installed drivers etc. or so I thought and from the author of this thread's comments it appears I don't have the "fast boot drivers" installed correctly. When I goto device manager my phone comes up as "android soon single adb device" and then I have 2 "base system device" that dont appear to have working drivers. What did I miss? I am running windows 7 32 bit ultimate.

I installed the lg drivers, and previously I installed drivers from other tutorials. but have opt'd to stick with this one.

any help is appreciated. thanks.
[Optimus V Android Development] Asadullah:
The drivers that lg has located on their page are not the fastboot drivers. It's a whole different thing. The drivers that lg has are the adb drivers which are different from the fastboot drivers. The adb drivers are needed to to reboot into bootloader and other things in the future.

I added the feature to install the lg fastboot drivers for windows xp in there. But no one has gotten back to me letting me know whether it works or not. I don't have a windows xp machine to test. So if your using this to root your phone and it works let me know or at least hit the thanks button.
[Optimus V Android Development] locovagra:
I am actually useing windows 7 ultimate edition.
[Optimus V Android Development] jralabate:
So wut opinion do I use to root my fone with?
[Optimus V Android Development] Asadullah:
Check out my youtube channel it has two videos on installing the fastboot drivers as well as a couple that show you how to install the fastboot drivers but aren't just fastboot videos
[Optimus V Android Development] jralabate:
OK I tryed this out with option 1 to get root I got no errors. The done rebooted and no root......any help ?
[Optimus V Android Development] jralabate:
Nvn I got it
[Optimus V Android Development] Callick:
Alright having issues here. Running Windows 7 32bit have installed Virgin mobile USB drivers, rebooted and have usb debugging turned on without the sd card mounted. Here is the code I am getting running either a flash recovery or full package.

Fastboot Mode Started
gpio_12c: invalid khz: 0
bl: i2c write error
udc_start()
-suspend-
-reset-
-portchange-
-reset-
-portchange-

Then it hangs on the bluescreen and nothing happens.
[Optimus V Android Development] jralabate:
I ran in to the same wall on my win7 32 box. this is wut i did

1} unplug fone

2} remove battery

3} reinsert battery

4} turn on fone

5} close fastboot

6}turn on usb debugging via the fone by pushing menu, then settings, then applications, then development, and then usb debugging.

7} open fastboot.bat on you PC

8} plug in fone

9} now try it
[Optimus V Android Development] anonim1:
I kept having the same issue as Callick above. After unplugging the phone, removing/replacing the battery, and powering on the phone, everything seemed to be back to normal with the EXCEPTION of the signal level. I used to get 2-3 bars in my house and 5-6 bars outside. Now, I am barely getting a signal inside and am showing at most 2-3 bars outside. So what happened??

After this, I used the manual rooting procedure from the other thread and then flashed the Stock Rooted and Optimized image with no issues. After clearing /data and rebooting, I'm still seeing the same signal issue, so it doesn't seem to be anything tied to the software.

Having a rooted phone is great and all, but the only reason I purchased a personal phone is because my work AT&T Blackberry receives terrible reception in my place. It now seems as if the LG is having the same issue. There's a small chance that this could be unrelated to anything I did with regards to rooting, but it seems very unlikely, given that I've had this phone for a month now and haven't had any issues at all with the signal until tonight.

I'm open to any and all suggestions.. thanks.

EDIT: Very strange. After my post, I began re-setting up the phone by launching the Market app. As soon as I entered my Google account credentials and hit Next, the signal strength jumped up by 3 bars, and the 1X data icon changed to 3G. No idea what happened, but I'm glad it fixed itself.
[Optimus V Android Development] smokenbiskits:
recovery version and can you replace recovery.img

what recovery version does it come w/? can you swap the recovery.img for another version?
[Optimus V Android Development] Asadullah:
Yep just make sure that you rename it the same exact thing as the recovery image in the folder

About signal loss. Rooting your phone in no way affects your signal. The system.img included is the stock image except for root capabilities and the flash_image binary added.
[Optimus V Android Development] lanzagas:
It seems that I misread instructions or it is not clear that all data in the phone would be wiped out :-(. Oh my now I need to sped hours downloading and configuring everything the way I wanted ...
[Optimus V Android Development] country85:
Please help with drivers!!!!!!!

I have tried everything 5 times over to try and get the fastboot drivers and they will not work, how do I get them? can you post a direct download with windows 7 ultimate(x64)?
[Optimus V Android Development] mjname:
I used the windows xp drivers that come with your download the last option, then I ran the full shebang and it worked GREAT!!! I can now run Open Garden on my phone!!!

Much love to you and all you do!!!

Thanks

Matthew
[Optimus V Android Development] ummkiper:
I eventually had to use windows 7 to do this ,im using an older xp machine to do things to my cell phones but every time it said erasing recovery the machine shut down.( its a real old one with a 900+mhz processor so i know its the machines fault)but i had to install lg drivers from their website to get it to work,now on windows 7 i was getting the drivers were not signed error so i had to download some different drivers,now when it installed the fastboot driver i got the same error ,so while the phone was still in fastboot with fastboot running on the computer i unplugged the usb cable then plugged it back in,then it installed the right driver and i now have a rooted V.
[Optimus V Android Development] ummkiper:
On another note,after doing this i have not lost 3g once.kinda glad because i was tired of have to reactivate or use airplane mode every 30 min to an hr.
[Optimus V Android Development] MovinOnYoLeft:
Having an odd problem. When I attempt to use the fastbootroot I select option 1 and it says waiting for device. My phone just goes to a blue screen that says the following:

Fastboot mode started

gpio_i2c: invalid khz: 0

bl: i2c write error

udc_start()

-- suspend --

-- reset --

-- portchange --

-- reset --

-- portchange --

Any ideas on how to get it to stop getting stuck at this point?
[Optimus V Android Development] ummkiper:
try unplugging your phone while that blue screen is up then plug it back in hopefully it will install the right driver after you do that,thats how i had to do it.if it still dont work you have the wrong driver installed.
[Optimus V Android Development] jstokes34:
Im not even getting the blue screen im getting to the black command prompt screen i press y then enter and nothing happens. I installed the drivers before all this also.
[Optimus V Android Development] ummkiper:
at the black command prompt your supposed to press a number,there is no reason to press y.press a number that corresponds to what you wish to do.

1.flash recovery

2. flash everything

3.go back to stock

4.install xp drivers

9.exit
[Optimus V Android Development] roym6:
how do i flash the aosp rom if i rooted using this?
[Optimus V Android Development] ummkiper:
you are in the wrong thread for that question, i answered your post HERE.
[Optimus V Android Development] somescum:
I'm a noob and possibly the most tarded when it comes to this stuff. I used the fastboot root and it worked on optimus v. didnt know what I was doing and hit factory reset and am now stuck in android system recovery. I dont know how to install or flash roms,kernals or anything really, but i am stuck and I just want to have my phone working again. Can u please help me i been at it for two days
[Optimus V Android Development] ummkiper:
here if you actually look before you post you may find answers

[HOWTO] Unbrick After Factory Reset From Privacy Screen

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1090687

its posted under the Optimus V Android Development section.
[Optimus V Android Development] megamahan:
Trouble installing fastboot drivers

I am also getting stuck on the blue screen shown on this YouTube video:

watch?v=aTE30yd-P_U (It won't let me post the full URL, but it's called "How to Install the fastboot drivers".)

However, when I go to Devices and Printers, I'm not getting the generic Android icon shown in the video. Mine reads, "LG AndroidNet Phone". When I'm in the Driver tab, the Update drivers button is grayed-out and unclickable.

Is there something prior to this point that I'm missing? I've gone through this whole thread and triple-checked to make sure that I've followed all the directions from the original post. I've gone through many of the YouTube videos as well. I'm using 64-bit Windows 7. I am supernoobtastic when dealing in anyway with smartphones.
[Optimus V Android Development] ummkiper:
In order for my drivers to work I had to unplug the usb cable at the blue screen and plug it back in.keep your computer and phone as they are just unplug it when it is in fastboot mode then plug it back inner should search for the right driver like it did on mine. I used win 7 64 bit, it was my uncles pc.
[Optimus V Android Development] megamahan:
Thanks, but I already saw that suggestion earlier in the thread and tried it to no avail. I'm wondering whether or not there's a step to install the fastboot drivers that isn't specifically called out in the original post.

In one of the older videos where he's doing it manually, he runs the "adb reboot bootloader" command which someone brought up earlier on the thread. Is that just part of the manual process? Are the files in the "tools" folder the same ones as used in the video about the manual process such that I could just follow the manual instructions with those?
[Optimus V Android Development] mnemonicmachine:
Good to go

Just wanted to say that everything worked exactly as advertised.

Thanks a lot for this quick and easy root.
[Optimus V Android Development] cal4877:
Would this on the optimus t for Tmobile. I suppose it should since is the same crap right?
[Optimus V Android Development] bigsupersquid:
careful!

the manual process itself should work, but you'll most likely have problems if you flash optimus boot images or ROMs on your T. at best, it'd boot but you'd probably lose your phone service. at worst... brick.

if you can find rooted boot image and ROM for your T, you can flash those in manually with fastboot.
[Optimus V Android Development] ummkiper:
Then search google for optimus v drivers keep trying different ones till it works. The ones I had were not digitally signed.but I found ones that worked.
[Optimus V Android Development] megamahan:
So you're saying that the only problem is that I don't have the correct USB drivers? I shouldn't need any other fastboot drivers?
[Optimus V Android Development] ummkiper:
Have you even tried any other drivers? One driver that works on one machine may or may not work on another.just find the drivers that work for you.I downloaded about 3-4 different drivers from different sites till I found one that worked.
[Optimus V Android Development] bigsupersquid:
I'd say probably so. I've read gripes all over the web about the drivers being picky. I had to try two sets myself to get usb working for anything but mass storage while I was still using windoze XtraProblems edition.

f-m$oft anyway. I've not had a single issue or needed any driver download using ubuntu. just the adb and fastboot binaries. I've read you don't even need the android sdk in ubuntu (i have it anyway though)

by the way, if you want to test, here's the ones I got from the lg tool back in may...

lgvm670drivers
[Optimus V Android Development] Asadullah:
First off thanks to all the people that are helping others out in my absence. The drivers from lg should work.

The drivers from lg should work the only thing that you may have a problem with is the fastboot drivers. Unless your on a different version of windows. It's gonna be hit or miss. I still never got a response about whether the driver install method works for windows xp.

What does work and is tried and true is ubuntu can't go wrong at all there and there are several videos on my youtube channel. I also posted up a how to on android central. very easy. I'm kinda swamped with work and school right now so it's hard finding time for testing all of this and eventually I'll get it right unless everyone buys a motorola triumph and leaves these forums :D You do need adb installed for it to work on ubuntu.