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[LG Revolution] crax0r:
A note to all. If you have the drivers installed form earlier. UNINSTALL THEM!

Then restart. Install Verizon's drivers when you first plug your phone in while in 'Mass Storage' and THEN install those drivers. I had some problems getting it to work but that fixed it a bunch. Also, if you are getting a 0x800 error while trying to install the DLL, open CMD with Admin privileges and then 'regsvr32.exe "C:\LG Electronics\LGNPST\Models\VS290.dll" and it should install correctly.' I would suggest rebooting after this then running the tool.
[LG Revolution] bonnaru:
wiped my sms log and thats it. Thanks much!
[LG Revolution] jackpot08:
my phone isnt showing up in LGNPST...

how can i fix this?
[LG Revolution] mjoshpayne:
This worked great for me! Thanks for the post!
[LG Revolution] hilong08:
You can try to update the drivers.

Reboot.

Turn on LGNPST.

Plug the phone to a DIFFERENT USB port.

Make sure USB Debugging is switched on on the phone.

Wait for the phone to install.

Voila.

I think LGNPST may have a refresh problem but that is what repaired the issue for me.
[LG Revolution] gimpcell:
This Method works and is the same way I recovered my last Revo. Not sure what may have caused the issues for that phone. Using this method on the new replacement has been successful and still no problems with the phone. Did a S1C and rooted successfully and installed CWM using ADB without a hitch. Then came decrap 1.1 Life is great.
[LG Revolution] omik47:
Having problems installing "VS910.dll" file. I keep getting an error. Tried Crax0r's suggestion and no dice.
[LG Revolution] gimpcell:
You have to unzip the directory. Once that is done then the option will appear. If you still need help tonight then you might find me on irc. Im sure i can help you there. Message me if you dont figure it out.
[LG Revolution] omik47:
Yeah I had download Bitzipper Trial to unzip....but when I right click the vs910.dll file I get this error "The module"C:\LG Electronics\LGNPST\Models\VS910.dll" was loaded but the call to DllRegisterServer failed with error code 0x80020009"

Edit: Sorry, I get the error when I right click and get an option to register....not Install...as the instructions says.
[LG Revolution] Mendocath:
I'm using win7 x64bit and the registry key that adds the right click register option wont work for me either. The manual .dll registration worked though after a reboot.
[LG Revolution] omik47:
No Dice for me. Uninstalled everything and started over....same error comes up, even when I try the CMD method. By the way crax0r, is that a typo? You've got "vs290.dll". Should be vs910.dll right?
[LG Revolution] gimpcell:
Try using 7zip. It is by far the best. Try the manual method.
[LG Revolution] spliffdizzle:
hxxp s3.amazonaws.com/lgforum.com/resources/assets/696/original/LG%20VZW_United_WHQL_v1.2.0.zip?1307481415

I had to use these drivers to get this work properly. After installing these everything worked perfectly. BTW, I'm using Win 7 x64.
[LG Revolution] dexter35803:
if u have UAC turned off then it will work just fine but if they are on then u need right click reg as admin and it will the problem is the administrator i will see if i can find that registry and post it today
[LG Revolution] nolonger_superman:
Hi everyone. First post so go easy on me! I've followed the guide and all steps very closely and have tried multiple times. When I go to "upgrade", it gives me an error each time.

ERROR: Unable to load [LGNPST_PortManager4.dll] Component Path = C:\LG Electronics\LGNPST\Components 4.0\LGNPST_PortManager4.dll Version = HR=0x0

Not sure if it makes a difference, but when I go into the Components 4.0 folder and go to the properties of LGNPST_PortManager4.dll and go to the details tab, it lists product version as 4.0.2.0; however, when I view the VS910.dll settings XML in the models folder, it lists the port manager 4 as being 4.0.1.0 in the PortManager4 tag. Unfortunately, I don't know how to modify the VS910 dll to update to 4.0.2.0 since whenever you register it regenerates the settings and CmdInfo XMLs.

If it helps I'm running WIn7 x64 and had to use the previously posted x64 drivers to get the program to recognize my phone. Any help or ideas would be appreciated.

Edit to add: A huge thank you for putting this post together. While I am having problems it is good to know there are people willing to give their time and skills to help those lazier and/or not as skilled. (a bit of both for me)
[LG Revolution] peaveyone:
USB not recognized in dload mode

In LGNPST my phone is recognized and then I start the upgrade... However, it fails because it says that usb is not recognized in download mode. I've tried it on a couple different computers and even reset my phone to no avail. I have searched for an answer to this but could not find one. If anyone could help I'd appreciate it. BTW I'm a big time NOOB so I apologize if this is something simple I am missing. Thanks

Also when LGNPST fails the only way to get my phone back is by pulling the battery. Then my USB port on the Phone is not recognized (No icon, or choice of which USB mode I want). Last time the only way I got it back was doing a hard reset which I would rather not do again. Any suggestions on this one?

Again, Thanks
[LG Revolution] Pinesal:
I am getting a brand new LG revolution tomorrow and it will probably have the newest firmware preinstalled. Will this method get me back to a rootable firmware?
[LG Revolution] dexter35803:
U do not have the proper compinents installed or the install errored for some reason head over to cdma gurus and find the generics and components up to 5.0 try that and see if it helps
[LG Revolution] dexter35803:
You need to make sure u have the proper drivers installed without the right ones it wont see the phone also check ur cable there may be a problem with it
[LG Revolution] dexter35803:
Yes this firmware should help u
[LG Revolution] peaveyone:
Could someone please clarify which are the correct drivers. I have downloaded all that have been suggested here and tried them but they all do the same thing. Thanks for any help.
[LG Revolution] spags1213:
Is anyone getting an error when running LGNPST, failed to load skin.dll?
[LG Revolution] meabrams:
Error Message 1721

I'm getting an error message (that I did not see post anywhere in this Tread, sorry if its a repost) when I try to install LGNPST_Components_Ver_5_0_12_0... I did get a little ahead of myself and added the reg value before I started the process, don't know if that messed it up.

Running Win7 32bit

Please help

Error 1721. There was a problem with this Windows

Installer package. A program required for this install to

complete could not be run. Contact your support

personnel or package vendor. Action:

RegisterCOM_3.0, location: G:\...\Components 3.0

Fixed.... I had to restart the pc and it installed just fine.... guess I should have tryed that first before posting... so if you run into Error 1721 reboot pc and it will install just fine
[LG Revolution] HereOnTheHill:
Which root method were you able to use? I downgraded my handset and it shows I'm back the to V4 firmware. However I used SuperOne Click, which I originally used to root successful, and that didn't root my handset this time. I also followed the instructions in the post below and was also unable to successfully SU.

Did either of these work for you, or was there another method I missed?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1107447
[LG Revolution] spags1213:
I was wondering the same thing. I still can't get # in adb shell after downgrading. If anyone can shed some light on the method they used to root after the downgrade, I and countless others would be very grateful.
[LG Revolution] ticonwc3:
I have trouble with the vs910 dll in model folder step. I have tried running cmd and admin and doing it that way and no dice at all, The error i recieved is,

The Module "C:\LGElectronics\LGNPST\MOdels\VS2910.dll" failed to load.

Make sure the binary is stored at the specified path or debug it to check for problems with the binary of dependent .DLL files.

The specefied module could not be found

and help is much appreciated, thanks!
[LG Revolution] elreydotcom:
S1c with rage exploit worked fine for me after downgrade

LG Revoltlution 1.3
[LG Revolution] omik47:
The .dll file name in the instructions is wrong, should be VS910.dll....Not VS290.dll. I just figured out I was using CMD wrong. Had to google how to run it as Admin. After that it registered just fine.

EDIT: The instructions in crax0r's post regarding using CMD that is.
[LG Revolution] omik47:
Has anyone been able to root via ADB after the downgrade?
[LG Revolution] ticonwc3:
Success!

Phone has successfully been downgraded! and yes the cmd input was wrong :P thanks for pointing that out, and No ADB didn't work for me, I used to latest version of super1click and it went straight through :) thank you all for the help i appreciate it so much, now i can get back to college classes online
[LG Revolution] omik47:
I can't get my phone recognized when I run LGNPST. Any ideas?
[LG Revolution] spags1213:
Hey everyone,

I posted in this thread a couple times but after a few stupid mistakes, I managed to downgrade from v6 to v4 successfully and root. I'm now running decrappified. It wasn't smooth but theres definitely a few things to keep in mind when doing this.

1.) If you have not yet been able to run the lg bootstrap when plugging in the phone, do not start with the downgrade or anything else. Make sure you're able to see the phone with adb, online before. If you want to know how to do this, look in the root instructions thread.

2.) Not sure if this is a definite but taking out my SD card made the process a ton easier. Same when attempting to root the phone.

3.) If getting error codes, make sure you followed all the steps correctly. If errors persist, just delete the LGNPST folder and try again.

4.) When attempting to root, my advice is to do it manually. I had no luck with any s1c builds.

5.) The most important thing. Don't keep trying if its not working. Don't be hesitant to restart and reconnect your phone multiple times to get the root to go through.

Hopefully this helps. I'm by no means proficient at this stuff but trust me, follow directions and its easy.
[LG Revolution] HereOnTheHill:
Hi spags,

I also had quite a time trying to get rooted again. The downgrade was actually no problem for me. I followed the directions and installed the other LG drivers that someone else had posted as the first ones didn't seem to work well on my Win 64-bit system.

The problem I had as I mentioned earlier was in rooting. I downloaded SuperOneClick 2.1.1. and selected Gingerbreak instead of psneuter. The problem I had the first several times was that it would get suck on step 6. I found another person had a similar issue and they mentioned unselecting and reselecting USB Debugging during this step got theirs to work, so I tried the same thing and it actually worked and rooted my handset.

I was then able to install Clockwork and the Revolt Rom 1.3 and it's running great without any issues now!
[LG Revolution] spags1213:
Yeah its probably similar to the command adb usb when manually rooting to get the # in adb shell instead of the $. Hopefully people are starting to have more success. Its frustrating when you have such a capable phone and its weighted down with tons of bloatware, consequently inflicting the battery. I'm glad i was able to work it out with all the help here on xda. I wish there was more support in the forum. I want to help but I know nothing about roms and such. But thanks for this guide hilong08. Helped alot of people
[LG Revolution] omik47:
HELP!! I got LGNPST to recognize my phone finally, but received an error at 10% progress and now it's not doing anything. Can I unplug and start over?

Edit: Now my phone doesn't show on LGNPST. Phone still says "download is in progress. do not disconnect cable."

Edit: Nevermind... unpluged cable and pulled battery to reboot. 2 steps forward 1 step back.

Edit: 2nd time around and everything went smooth. Now I gotta root this thing.

Edit: And now I'm ROOTED!!! Used super1click. 1st time didn't work 2nd time did the usb debugging on/off thing and presto chango...Rooted. Thanks everyone for all the useful info. My 1st rom fix since leaving my Eris.
[LG Revolution] jefbal99:
Great guide, very easy process...

My buddy thanks you for now having wifi tether
[LG Revolution] Cutterstark:
Worked for me, then Bricked

This process worked great for me, after a day of being stymied by the su permissions denied. I got root, installed Revolt 1.3, downloaded some apps.

The battery warmed up and drained pretty fast so I turned it off. Now no boot, no charging, no lights, no nothing.

Can't say what did it, but somewhere along the line I managed to brick the phone.

UPDATE: Not bricked. The phone drained the battery so far it didn't recognize it anymore, so I'm not sure the phone is bricked. Still I charged the battery on an old phone and this one still just gets the battery hot and drains it.

UPDATE 2: see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1216468
[LG Revolution] hilong08:
Are you charging the phone through the computer or the AC adapter?

I recommend using the AC adapter to charge the phone at all times because the USB port on most computers doesn't provide the recommended current the phone needs to charge properly.
[LG Revolution] Haxcid:
Something simular happened to me with revolt 1.0. I caught the phone at at 15% charge and was able to fix it. Unfortunately the fix was to take the phone completely back to stock. I put the rooted stock on and removed CWM and everything works great again except it updated and now root access is gone but the phone charged and worked perfectly.
[LG Revolution] Bait-Fish:
Sounds very similar to what I had, a dead as a brick phone, but I was able to wake it up after some tinkering.

Putting a new straight-from-the-store-shelf battery booted the phone up and gave me 20 minutes before the phone went dead/dark on me again. I used an older LG phone to bring the battery back up and have some time on the phone to work things out. Thread here.
[LG Revolution] jtzapp:
I successfully managed to downgrade the phone's software, but unfortunately, I can't root it. I've tried, essentially, every trick out there, and nothing seems to help. I'm a bit frustrated.
[LG Revolution] Haxcid:
Not working for me. Everything shows up like it should but when I click upgrade nothing happens it just sits there. I get the data from my phone listed on the right so I assume it is working... but nothing when I hit upgrade...

Windows 7 32bit

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12541944/Images/lgpstnotworking.jpg
[LG Revolution] Cutterstark:
UPDATE: Per previous responses, it turns out this was something to do with the phone draining the battery. After I left it overnight, I was able fiddle with the old phone that was never updated and get it to start charging the battery, but it was so dead it didn't recognize it at first. The new phone that I did the downgrade on still does not work. The battery just heats up and drains no matter what I do. Sending it back, hoping they don't notice anything, cause I can't unroot it at this point.

UPDATE 2: See http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1216468
[LG Revolution] Haxcid:
Got it working. I moved to my 2008r2 box installed everything in there with the 64bit drivers (LG united ones) and now it works. its at 90% now.

My laptop I use for heavy development of IT services (SCCM, WDS, ETC) so I have a ton of apps that really mess with windows... my server, while a deployment server, it is relatively clean of software.

Good stuff. Off to lunch then when I get back... ill install android dev and adb root it.

H.

:::EDIT:::

back rooted. Now to CWM it...
[LG Revolution] Cutterstark:
Worked the second time

My first try with downgrading and rooting ended up with a phone that drained the battery and got pretty hot in the process. I got a new phone from Verizon and the second time around everything worked fine. I installed Revolt 1.3 and the battery lasted two days. Everything seems to be working well. After downgrading, both the superoneclick and adb root process worked without a problem. I did us the battery calibration app this time.

Thanks for the detailed instructions.
[LG Revolution] jphillips.hd88:
Awesome! Worked like a charm...thanks
[LG Revolution] ewill21:
Worked great on W7 x64 after turning off UAC. I did run into an issue after rooting using S1C immediately after, which may or may not have been user error. The root appeared successful, but after rebooting I was stuck at a blank screen that would flash every few seconds. A hard reset ended up fixing the problem and retaining root.
[LG Revolution] barrettcook2000:
I have followed everything according to the OP and still get a fun little message. When I try to put in the .tot file I get "The file is not proper type"

Anybody got an idea to help me out here?

Thanks.

running win 7 64bit and uac is off
[LG Revolution] jphillips.hd88:
I vote for sticky
[LG Revolution] hilong08:
you can try renaming the .tot file to .bin. But I haven't tested it. GOOD LUCK! :)
[LG Revolution] adrenaline_rush:
He probably forgot to extract the .tot file, and was trying to select the .rar-ed file which obviously won't work and will bring that message up. I did the same thing until i saw i failed to unzip it :D
[LG Revolution] hilong08:
oh haha everyone has their bad days.

I once tried to use a wireless mouse that wasn't working until I realized that the damn receiver wasn't even plugged in.
[LG Revolution] Icemans2k02:
Just got my replacement phone with V6 and succesfully downgraded and rooted once more
[LG Revolution] borborpa:
Thanks for the excellent instructions!! Just got the phone today...and this is the first thing I'm doing. Worked like a charm.
[LG Revolution] Haxcid:
Download the file again and verify the MD5 Hash information is correct.

MD5 HASH

FEBF383E412383429F84D8E047A8F4EE
[LG Revolution] zmhutchinson:
This worked for me. Uninstalled from add/remove; reboot; installed Verizion software; changed back to charge only; changed to internet connection; worked. Thank you.
[LG Revolution] drt054:
Has anyone been able to upgrade to v6 using this method??

Nevermind.. got it to work, just want to play around with the new firmware/radio

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1269246&highlight=.tot

New Radio is great!!!!
[LG Revolution] jackpot08:
I posted it but never tested it lol. I wish radio updates were in roms or we could root v6. Do you notice that difference with the radio updates?
[LG Revolution] drt054:
I am in NE Ohio and my bars are mostly full and 4g doesn't switch to 3g at all in my house but only had this for an hour now.. speed test pings faster and first test at 10Mbps when usually lower at home. Will continue testing..

Going from airplane mode back to LTE seems quicker.. Less lag time when going in to mobile data that you have to wait for connectivity. I think I will stay with this for now. I also want the GB update (rumored this month) ASAP and don't want to wait for someone to post it, then I can try to root it myself. *Fingers Crossed*
[LG Revolution] Icemans2k02:
I am definitely thinking the old radio is the issues with texts being delayed. I am contimplating updating to V6 and live without it for a while "/
[LG Revolution] jackpot08:
me too. now that we know all we have to do is flash V6 and use superone click 1.7 and ragethecage, does not seem that bad to update radios.
[LG Revolution] drt054:
Super1click with Rage does not work with v6 update nor does any other exploit currently

sent from my Iconically Revolting LG Revolution powered by MTM :D
[LG Revolution] jackpot08:
no i mean that works for V4 so it wouldn't be hard downgrading. that's all im saying
[LG Revolution] drt054:
Ah.. right right right :) I did end up downgrading again..lol I can't live without root. Will suffer with crappy radio til next update

sent from my Iconically Revolting LG Revolution powered by MTM :D
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
drt, I didn't know you were from Ohio!?! Me too! Marion, Ohio born and raised!
[LG Revolution] drt054:
Ah.. I am in Wickliffe.. 20 min East of Cleveland!!!

sent from my Iconically Revolting (v1.5) LG Revo powered by MTM :D
[LG Revolution] indyred99:
Ok I am running into an issue. I am at the part of running LGNPST and when I start the program the phone does not come up on the program.

I am really starting to get discouraged on this and thinking about just waiting for GB .

I do want to take the time to say thank you to was helping me last night in the IRC.
[LG Revolution] gimpcell:
Pull the battery out. Plug the phone into computer while pressing down on power and volume up. This will send the phone into "download mode" stick the battery back in and continue with procedural steps. Message me if it does not work.
[LG Revolution] indyred99:
edit

I went to LGs site and downloaded the the most recent drivers there. Looks like I may be able to get it done. Will work on it in a bit.

edit

WORKED GREAT. Rooted and now flashing 1.5
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
Nothing happens when I click "Upgrade." Program and phone just sits there, doing nothing. Anyone got a suggestion for this?

Everything was fine with installing everything and loading up the .TOT file, but when I click "upgrade" it just sits there.
[LG Revolution] borborpa:
Are you clicking "Start" or Upgrade. The Start button is what you want to click. :)
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
I couldn't see the start button cuz I was doing this on a netbook lol. Thanks!

EDIT: Successfully downgraded to V4 and about to do everything else now. Thanks for these instructions! Completely easy and took about 10 minutes. Windows 7 Ultimate x32.
[LG Revolution] Jasbo:
Got my new Revo in the main today (toasted the old one). So im trying to do this downgrade so I can root again and everything is fine but my phone likes to intermittently disconnect from the usb EVERYtime when the update hits 10%! For example... I run the LGPST and the phone is connected to COM4... at 10% download the usb drops and picks back up again... now a new device is shown on Com6! How can I get my phone to stop dropping usb and stay connected so the update will finish?
[LG Revolution] Android Power:
Try soaking the USB cord in water....worked 4 me! Try re installing the drivers??? I'm not surr never had anything like that happen to me. It might be the USB cord is bad?
[LG Revolution] atomD21:
Just had to say thank you so very much for this guide! II had rooted a friend's Revo and tried to flash Rehome on it, but forgot to turn the LTE back on. Needless to say, I was presented with a screen saying there was no SIM... Long story short, after I finished feeling like a turd for that one, I followed this step by step and first time got the same screen. Second time, started in Emergency mode and it worked like a charm! Thank you thank you thank you!
[LG Revolution] pctech101:
Go into device manager and change the port from com 6, back to port 4. then try LGNPST again
[LG Revolution] bhp117:
great post

much thanx to hilong 08

i followed the steps completely and each time i installed new drivers i restart the pc running win 7 64bit so i restarted the pc a few times.

once i run the lgnpst it just took me around 14mins to finish the downgrade to v4 and reboot, it work like a charm w/o any battery issues as reported by others, just make sure the lgnpst say finish and the revo finish rebooting before you do anythingelse

then i reboot both phone and pc and start to root using s1c v2.1.1 gingerbreak

the 1st 2 times it failed probably because i waited too long around 5-10 min to turn off/on debug while at step 6 but on my 3rd try when i reach step 6 i turn off/on debug quickly and i got rooted within mins

hope this help revo owners who try or would want to try to downgrade to v4 then root

sorry for a long post just want to make things as clear as i can
[LG Revolution] xrich4429x:
I'm having issues running the upgrade. When I click start at 6 seconds in I get the following error: "unable to load [lgnpst_portmanager4.dll]". I have uninstalled, reinstalled, rebooted a few times. This is the only thing I have a problem with during the whole process. Any ideas? Win 7 32 btw.