yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jnichols959:
So did it end up working? Normally you need to watch the terminal that opens up and read the text in it. That should tell you when it's done, if it's successful, and what to do when it's finished.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] gshine:
Yes. not sure what happened on the first try, but the second one worked fine. I've backed up my original ROM, and installed CM7. I'm happy...for the moment! :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Mikeglongo:
So now that GB ota is out, all I need to do is start up the VM and flash the stock recovery that's in the folder right? Do I do that first or do I restore my STOCK rom first?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jnichols959:
I'm not sure if you *have to* flash the stock recovery from that folder before upgrading. I think as long as you restore the stock ROM (or a nandroid backup of it) then you can do the GB update. I ended up restoring stock recovery from the folder and restoring a nandroid backup of the stock ROM with my settings then upgrading. After that I backed up the GB stock recovery using nvflash (plan to test it and add a link to the original post with it) then flashed clockworkmod recovery.

If you skip the stock recovery flash then upgrade to GB I'm pretty sure you'll need to re-flash cwm recovery to replace the GB stock recovery. Let us know what path you take and how it worked for you.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Mikeglongo:
Will report back, but the problem I'm having is that when I backed up my stock ROM, I had cwm 3.0, and I was on a different ROM (ultimate) and I made a backup of that, but I had made a backup of that when I upgraded from cwm 3.0 to cwm 4.0.0.2, so now when I went to go restore stock ROM, it said md5 mismatch, is that because I had changed cwm? If so, I guess my only step would be to download the stock rom again, correct? That's a nuisance but I guess that's my only hope...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] propain4444:
Yes, you DO need to be running stock recovery for the LG Updater to apply the update. You can choose not to use the LG Updater and flash the rooted GB posted here, but you will not get the new baseband and the benefits that come with it (battery improvements, and download speed improvements are the most noticeable).

My recommendation:

1) Do a full backup of apps with Titanium backup

2) Boot into recovery and flash a STOCK Froyo Nandroid (you can find one on this forum)

3) Flash STOCK recovery by following instructions in this OP

4) Verify that the ROM you restored is running correctly and is NOT rooted, if it is, unroot it

5) Use the LG Updater to apply the baseband and GB update

6) Flash clockwork recovery back onto the device

7) Download and install the rooted GB OTA posted on the dev forum (do a full wipe of data/cache/dalvik, and run fix permissions afterward)

8) Restore your apps from titanium

It's a long and painful process... but as of today is the most complete way to get GB on your phone, rooted, with all the other updates that are out there.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Mikeglongo:
What about OTA? Can I run the OTA update with cwm?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] propain4444:
Sure, just follow the steps that i posted in the post immediately above yours.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] macla:
Help - Problem Installing

Sorry to take up your time but don't know what I am doing wrong. I downloaded files twice and tried on 2 different macs.

when I try to complete:

6. in virtualbox choose Machine -> Add… from the menu bar and choose the android_g2x.vbox file inside the android_g2x folder created by the decompressed virtual machine download

I get a message:

"One or more virtual hard disks, CD/DVD or floppy media are not currently accessible. As a result, you will not be able to operate virtual machines that use these media until they become accessible later.

Press Check to open the Virtual Media Manager window and see what media are inaccessible, or press Ignore to ignore this message.

Hard Disks

Name Virtual Size Actual Size

android_g2x.vdi 8.00 GB 2.31 GB

Location: /Users/Desktop/G2X Stuff/android_g2x/android_g2x

Type (Format) Normal (VDI)

ATTACHED TO: ANDROID_G2X

CD/DVD Images

mini.iso

Location: /Users/jnicols/Downloads/mini.iso

Attached to: Not Attached"

I do not see:

7. once the vm boots up you'll see the root/untoot and nvflash folders on the desktop with double-clickable scripts inside
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jnichols959:
Just press Ignore to ignore the message. It's just complaining about the ubunto install CD image that you don't need anyway.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] macla:
OK Thanks.

When I run "flash-clockworkmod-recovery.sh" do I choose "run" or "run in terminal"

Sorry for the noob questions, just want to be sure not to mess up.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jnichols959:
Run in terminal.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] macla:
I flashed twice but I don't see it on the phone.

On the phone it showed: "SW Upgrade Please Wait While Upgrading" until I unplugged from usb. I do see an icon: "Superuser" but no Apps and no log info

Nvflash started

rcm version 0X20001

System Information:

chip name: unknown

chip id: 0x20 major: 1 minor: 3

chip sku: 0xf

chip uid: 0x033c11c542ff7517

macrovision: disabled

hdcp: enabled

sbk burned: false

dk burned: false

boot device: emmc

operating mode: 3

device config strap: 0

device config fuse: 17

sdram config strap: 0

downloading bootloader -- load address: 0x108000 entry point: 0x108000

sending file: files/fastboot.bin

/ 1024992/1024992 bytes sent

files/fastboot.bin sent successfully

waiting for bootloader to initialize

bootloader downloaded successfully

sending file: files/clockworkmod-recovery.img

\ 3524608/3524608 bytes sent

files/clockworkmod-recovery.img sent successfully

If the command above ended with 'files/clockworkmod-recovery.img sent successfully' you can unplug your phone from USB,

put the battery back in and power up.

Press any key to quit:
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jnichols959:
You flashed successfully. Power off the phone then hold down power and volume down until it says Android with a bunch of app icons then release the buttons and it should load clockworkmod recovery with red text.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] v8dreaming:
Any possibility that this is going to get updated?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jnichols959:
There's some info in the original post about how you can flash a newer recovery that you've downloaded. After the ext4 and usb mass storage fixes to the 3.x recovery I stopped updating myself.

In any case if there's enough interest then I could put together a small download of just the files needed to do the flash (i.e. not the entire vm).
[T-Mobile LG G2x] moeahmad1995:
Is there a newer clockwork recovery for this? It doesn't support the newer roms like weapon 2.5 , is there anyway we can get a newer one on a Mac?

edit: sorry for being stingy, I would like to thank you first for doing this. I did this when i first got my phone. Can you put together the files to download? Thanks in advance
[T-Mobile LG G2x] moeahmad1995:
Nvm I think i got it. I downloaded the .img from cwm website and then i changed the name to clockworkmod-recovery.img and i replaced it with the old one, the one that was there before and i ran the script. I got the new recovery but weapon 2.5 is still not finding it. Could it be my sd?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] v8dreaming:
Not sure. The old cwm worked fine for me with weapon 2.5.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] moeahmad1995:
Yeah the new one didn't work. Formatted my sd and now it recognizes it again. Flashed 2.5 a minute ago
[T-Mobile LG G2x] moeahmad1995:
Hey v8dreamin, if you need help updating your clock work recovery using this method,i can help you pm me
[T-Mobile LG G2x] glock23c:
I've made an attempt to boot up the VM, but it seems to be stuck on a black screen no matter how long I let it set. No indication of a desktop, or anything to interface with. Any advice?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] moeahmad1995:
Um what kind of Mac do u have?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] glock23c:
MacBook Air running 10.7.1
[T-Mobile LG G2x] moeahmad1995:
My friend had that same problem on lion. I let him use my Mac running the latest snow leapord
[T-Mobile LG G2x] glock23c:
My guess would be that virtual box doesn't support Lion then.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] propain4444:
This seems to be the case. I had 4 VBox images and could not get a single one to start after upgrading to Lion.

Keep an eye out for a VBox update, or try on a Snow Leopard install.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] glock23c:
I don't know if I could snow leopard this, as it's one of the newest airs.

---------- Post added at 08:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:02 PM ----------

an update came out, making it so it works
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ericalanMICHAEL:
EDIT: Nevermind. Figured it out.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jnichols959:
Please post what you figured out for others that might have the same problem.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] moeahmad1995:
I believe he said an update came out making it work. Hope it works for u.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ericalanMICHAEL:
I didn't clear data before flashing the ROM and I was stuck in boot loop. Cleared cache and whatnot, then it worked fine.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] escottster:
Problems

This doesn't seem to be working for me. When I press down the volume buttons and plug the phone in, I can't get virtualbox to see it. When the device is turned on, the device is on virtualbox's usb device list, but it's greyed out.

I'm running Snow Leopard, and vb 4.1.4. I noticed the vb extension in the post is for a 4.0, could that be the problem?

Any help would be very much appreciated!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Callöus:
That would be incorrect. I have Lion OS and the VM runs just fine on my computer.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] moeahmad1995:
Maybe there was a recent update that supports it now?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] roboflexx:
Will this work with O2X?

UPD:

Did not actually. But i made it work with some efforts. So if you have an O2X, and u run a Mac - this this archive's contents will definitely help u get back to a recovery mode.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] emusan:
post 2 reserved just in case :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] pocketedgejr:
Does this get gtalk working? Sounds like it based on your "had this problem" but just wanted to check.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] emusan:
Yes, the program works.

The problem I ran into had something to do with my normal gmail account, it wouldn't allow me to download anything from market or access google talk(gmail and youtube worked fine). So I reinstalled them and used the fake/throwaway gmail account I made just for these backups, unfortunately, I have not yet done enough testing to know whether or not the programs will work with any other google account. If this is the case I will release the username and password of the fake account so that others may use it to access the market(you can then add another account to sync with gmail, etc.) Unfortunately, the talk app does not yet let you switch which account you use it with, so you would have to seek out another IM app.

Of course until someone else tests this I don't know anything for certain.

EDIT: if anyone has been successful in this please let me know. One user is having problems with it on another board and I want to know if it is an isolated incident.

COPYPASTA FROM OTHER THREADS:

yes, I know what the problem is(I really should have tested more, I just got a little giddy and wanted to release lol), I'll hopefully have a new set of back-ups out tonight or early tomorrow(EST), until then you can still have fun with gmail, etc. and if you want you can try to get it working with market using the current set of backups.

If anyone REALLY wants to get on market before I release the newer backups PM me and I'll give you the username and password of the account that will work with the market, you will have to restore all the apps again(maybe not all but it can't hurt...) and then sign in with this user FIRST, then whatever other users second. Also, this will just fix market, talk will only work with this throwaway account, and you could add people but know that everyone using it will see them. Also know that this account will be public and should anyone start screwing with it I will delete it!

I'd rather no one make any purchases with this account anyway, as that could reveal your credit card and other details, but for free apps it should be fine.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] VeeDubb65:
AAAARRRGGHGHHHH!

lol. Seriously, I can't thank you enough for this, but I about died when I saw "LINK REMOVED, WAS A BAD SET OF BACKUPS, WILL BE UPDATED IN THE NEXT 24 HRS. WITH AN UPDATED VERSION."

I'll keep an eye on the page, and I'm REALLY looking forward to trying this out as soon as the backups return.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] emusan:
If you want you can still download the backups from here: link, note that it will only work with gmail, calender, etc. and not talk or market, unless you PM me in which case I can give you the account that will activate market but only use it for free stuff because it will be a public account(talk will be similar in that everyone will see anyone you add). If your still interested PM me.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] VeeDubb65:
Thank you, but I think I'll wait. No sense in risk unnecessary work later. Talk and Market are the only things that I couldn't get working without the backups, so it's probably best to wait for backups that will work nicely with them.

I'll just keep an eye on the site, and thank you VERY much.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] emusan:
Yeah, unfortunately it looks like it might be tomorrow when they come out, the way I have to do this requires internet access, and my backing up of the official forums is taking up a lot of my bandwidth, not to mention I'm getting quite tired myself.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] emusan:
Sorry everyone, but I've got to be heading off to bed now, I'll release the newer backups ASAP tomorrow, until then I hope you all enjoy gmail, etc.

Again, sorry for the inconvenience, hopefully I can have this all sorted by tomorrow.

Oh and really sorry if you missed the PM time, I wish I could have kept it open longer, but I really do need some sleep right now :(
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dcf123:
Thanks a lot emusan - been toying with the backups from earlier today and kept getting the market download/talk error as well (tried a new account, reset data, etc.) - looking forward to the new backups!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] VeeDubb65:
illegitimi non carborundum
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] emusan:
I'm sorry to have to say this, but it seems as though the newer backups are not going to work(in fact they seem to work less well). I hate to say it but I can't really promise that I can get market working anytime in the near future(or possibly even at all). I'll put back up the older backups so that you can at least use gmail, calender, etc. but unfortunately talk and market will not work for the foreseeable future.

I'm still going to keep trying(though I really can't spend as much time as I have been on this, sadly), but at this point anything I try short of writing a custom ROM will just be a shot in the dark. I'm currently in talks with a few developers who have managed to get market working on other devices, though it seems to require a custom ROM. I might try making one in the near future, but I've never really made an android one before, and given some of the quirks of the eDGe I'm not even sure its possible(at least not without losing reader capabilities :().

If anyone else wants to try and get market working themselves I'll try and help in any way I can.

Thanks to every member of the community for their support over the last few days, again I'm sorry to disappoint.

On the bright side, the newer official forum backup seems to be grabbing a lot more pages than last time(unfortunately this time it is MUCH larger, I'll make it viewable online without needing to download, but this means I'll have to wait for an upgrade of the storage on my server), and should hopefully be done within the next 24 hours.

lol had to look that up, thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] VeeDubb65:
Well, that's a disappointment to hear, but I can't say I'm shocked. The phone my fiance really wants got released as an ATT exclusive and we don't do business with ATT, so we may end up with an android phone in the house before too long anyway.

Of course, if you have a eureka moment, I'd love to know.

In any case, I appreciate the effort.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mime64:
Were these apps acquired from a phone? When I tried them from my friend's android, gtalk just wants to use 3g
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] emusan:
yes, though others have done similar with no problems like that... The main problem arises from the need to use the same google account with the backups and restored applications...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] garyhgaryh:
Thank you emusan! I just installed the gapps with your instructions and everything works, except for marketplace.

All I really wanted was to get calendar and my contacts sync'ed. This in itself makes the PE worth alot more to me than $125 I paid for the PE.

I tried the marketplace and I got "No android phones associated with this account. Please sign in with a different account."

Will the trick with the build.prop fix this or are we stuck?

Anyways, will the sync'ing of the calendar appear in the PE calendar? I was looking for google calendar app, but I don't see one.

Anyways, thank you emusan and everyone else that contributed to make the PE worth more than I could have imagined.

Gary
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] emusan:
Unfortunately, it would seem as though we are stuck in terms of market and talk access for the time being. The PE calender app is just a modified version of the normal google one I think, I haven't tested it to see how well it works with this method of installing the google apps, but we will see...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jrob09BHS:
I love the new market app on my dx
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] juankarlosp:
Thanks

Wow, this is great ill really like to make to make it work at least to download free apps
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] MondoMor:
I was able to get Market and Gmail to work with a different method:

1) Copy Google Services Framework (2.2.1) and Gmail (2.3.5) from my phone (HTC Aria running FR008). Just the .apks, not the data! I used Astro or ES File explorer to back them up.

2) Install Framework, then Gmail.

3) Install new Market (version 3.0.27) from a friend.

4) Use Titanium Backup (paid version) to convert the Market app to a system app.

5) Open up Gmail, login with my account. Then everything works!

I had to edit my build.prop(as described in emusan's OP), THEN use the hack described by the video. Now I can see all my purchased apps as well as the rest of the ones I want.

Thanks for this!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Chivalryyyy:
Just trying to figure out how to use custom icon packs? and where to get them?

Ive never really done much in the way of customising my phone, and just installed Go launcher EX..

Managed to get a nice black and white thing going but obviously all the icons are the standard sgs2 ones. so what would be the easiest way to replace them?

Thanks for any help :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Murfle:
Still learning myself, but check this thread in the Android Themes forum (not specific to the SGS2)

Hope that's what you're wanting... :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Chivalryyyy:
thanks for that.. :)

Didnt realize you had to alter each icon 1 at a time linking each 1 to the one you want it to replace though... was kinda hoping just to download a pack,, install it and it would auto replace all the relevant icons., heh :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] DruNKfuX:
You can, with adw launcher (ex) and corresponding iconpacks..
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Rixsta:
There soooo many icons about on xda and just google searching ..

This is mine using adw launcher ex
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Shaady:
You know it should be 'dual core' not 'duel core' right?

Sounds like your calling someone out!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Rixsta:
OMG I almost fell off my chair when I saw that ..

What a typo ....thanks dude :o

edit - Fixed haha
[Fascinate General] mrmidnight:
I'm running Com Rom 1.3, and was looking for some kernel recommendations. I'm running the kernel that came with Com Rom which I guess is OTB, I never flashed OTB 1.4 so I don't know if I am running it. I was thinking about PeanutButta Jelly Time but was wanting some reviews on it first.
[Fascinate General] xwhofarted:
I am running PB&J 50 but found the smoothest is 100 and i will most likely flashing back to that later today.

But i could never get ComRom to run with OTB 1.4 so i cant really compare.

Good Luck!
[Fascinate General] mod143:
what are you looking for? with otb you can customize your clock speeds/voltage settings to maximize speed or battery life. with pbj your locked into set values.
[Fascinate General] landshark68:
I know it doesn't get talked about much, but I've always gotten my best results with times_infinity's ComaVolt kernel.
[Fascinate General] mrmidnight:
Im looking for the best stability, speed, and battery life

Sent from this EMT's Fassy runnin' ComRom!
[Fascinate General] sfobrien:
OTB 1.5 running great for me.
[Fascinate General] jptech7:
Personally, the kernel in ComRom works great for me,so that is what I use. As far as other kernels, I have used some versions of otb which was good... but you have to find the right configuration for yourself.

Posted from my Samsung Fantastinate using Voodoo magic
[Fascinate General] landshark68:
Amen. You could get 1,000 replies on this and you will eventually get recommendations for every available kernel. Everyone's set up is a little different, and there are even differences in each phone as they leave Samsung. The only way you will know for sure what works best on your phone is trial and error on your phone. A lot of people are having great success with OTB 1.5. For some reason on my phone with my set up on Comm ROM 1.3 and any of the OTB kernels, I get sleep of death. I'm using ComaVolt and having no problems. That's just unlucky for me that I can't get the OTB kernels to work.
[Fascinate General] jpricesd:
Same for me. Every OTB I tried give me SOD after about a day a half and I tried all sorts of different voltage combos. Comavolt game me SOD after about a day. I'm trying PB&J now to see how that works. I'm starting to think my phone does not like any UV kernels at all. Hopefully I can find a setup that works.
[Fascinate General] Robyna2010:
I have found the OTB kernels the most stable because you can choose to uv them or oc them, but you don't have to.

My own personal experience is that my phone can be uv'd to a point and then it gets flaky. I can nowhere near uv the way some others can... But I can experiment.

My current setup that seems to work best is OTB 1.3 with uv'd at least -50 everywhere and oc'd using 1200 as the limit at stock 1000 voltages. Gets me quick and responsive phone and seems to give great battery life (because most of the time the phone is spent at the lower steps where it's moderately uv'd).

I've tried imnut kernels and keep coming back to the OTB 1.3 (because 1.4 and 1.5 seem to break other things for me). For me, EVERYTHING seems to work on OTB 1.3.... BT, WIFI, everything...

But like others have said, YMMV. Good luck!
[Fascinate General] jpricesd:
Well the -50 mv PB&J kernel is a no go as well it looks like. I got the SOD already. I would really like to UV, but my phone doesn't like it.
[Fascinate General] ltrain996:
Wow. Just switched to peanutbutta jelly whatever -100v. Battery its invincible, and performance shows no lag. Literally my battery has only gone down about 3% in the past few hours with wifi on and light usage.
[Fascinate General] Robyna2010:
Try the comavolt kernel. I just flashed it yesterday after replying to this thread and have been running it nonstop since then without issue.

Battery life on comavolt is ASTOUNDING. I mean like shockingly good- on my phone at least. :)