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[LG Optimus 3D] Paki0402:
Hi guys,

I made a little tool which you can use to install your favorite recovery-system to the LGO3D.

Here it is:

Download: LG-P920_offline_Recovery-Toolkit_XDA-Edition.zip

md5: 6E3C8CEE5989302C5C333D6491E9373E

Recovery images and instructions are inside the tool.

The version is called "XDA-Edition" because the integrated help links are going directly to this thread.

All credits for the recovery images goes to their developers - LG Electronics or the Clockworkmod-Team - Thanks!!

Have fun!

Greetz paki
[LG Optimus 3D] Meemo23:
Thanks man..
[LG Optimus 3D] hdk1984:
great
[LG Optimus 3D] danyssan:
doubt

works on p920h Baseband 20A
[LG Optimus 3D] Markyzz:
Awesome! Thanks!

Please cross-post this to the LG Thrill Forums, it would be much appreciated!
[LG Optimus 3D] botson71:
Thanks! It's very useful and simple tool. There is a similar non-GUI tool called Recovery Manager but I can't use it (I am getting messages like "adb server is out of date. killing.../ failed to start daemon" etc). I hope that with your tool, I won't have similar problems.

If CWM is already installed, can I install/flash over it the Stock Recovery or the CWM-Touch? And later, re-flash and go back to CWM?
[LG Optimus 3D] Paki0402:
Hi,

I tested the tool many times before and I've never had problems with a running adb-server. ;)

You can change the recovery sytem as often as you want by replacing the old one.

greetz paki
[LG Optimus 3D] botson71:
Hi and thanks for the quick reply. Unfortunately my O3D has a problem with your tool, like with the other similar tool (Recovery Manager).

Some time ago, I installed the CWM-Touch with another tool you've posted here, and now I want to go back to the CWM no-touch version. I just used your new tool trying to flash the CWM, and everything finishes successfully (First I get a window that says "waiting..." and then another one that says "success.. done" or something similar).

But when I reboot to the recovery, I still have the CWM-Touch version. I tried already with your tool 3 times to flash the normal CWM and 2 times the LG stock recovery and even if it says that they flashing went successfully I'm still stuck to the CWM-Touch. :confused:

Do you have any idea why my phone is stuck with the CWM-Touch? Could it be a corrupted file somewhere like the Superuser binary (I have the latest version)?
[LG Optimus 3D] Paki0402:
Hi,

maybe your pc-firewall is blocking "adb-win.exe" - please check this! ;)

Please open the windows taskmanager and kill all processes like "adb.exe; adb-win.exe; adb-windows.exe".

After that you can make a new try to flash the stock-recovery.

View attachment 1004910

The Version of SU doesn't matter.

The success message also appears when the operation is canceled due to connection problems.

I know that the tool is not yet perfect, but this is my first attempt at a GUI. I try to eliminate the errors in a next version.

greetz
[LG Optimus 3D] sherman:
I works!

Great!

Thanks!
[LG Optimus 3D] botson71:
Thanks again for the quick reply. The adb***.exe processes are always killed when I exit the tool and I turn my (default) Win7 firewall temporarily off during the flashing attempt.

I'm almost certain that this is not a problem of your tool but of my phone. Because the same happens when I try to flash any CWM or stock recovery with the other similar tool, the Recovery manager.
[LG Optimus 3D] Paki0402:
Try to reinstall the USB-driver-package - maybe there is the problem?!

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?eec7g8dekfggwag

USB-debugging is activated?!

greetz
[LG Optimus 3D] botson71:
Thanks. Yes, the USB-debugging is on all the time.

I installed the USB-driver-package from the link that is provided when you start the recovery toolkit.

I suppose that the link in the toolkit is the same one you've posted above but I'll uninstall it, reinstall this one and try again.
[LG Optimus 3D] Paki0402:
Yes - it's the same file!

Please use a different USB port of your PC so that the drivers are installed from scratch.

Which Windows-system do you use?
[LG Optimus 3D] botson71:
Thanks. I'll better use not only a different USB port but a different PC as well.

All the attempts so far were done from my laptop with Windows 7. My PC has Vista and I also can try it from my second laptop with WinXP.

I'll test it and let you know. Thanks.
[LG Optimus 3D] Paki0402:
OK ;)

If you are using a Windows7/Vista PC with original firewall, then I recommend you this tool. With it you can control the access of programs. :)

There is a free version that goes for first.

Good luck - greetz paki
[LG Optimus 3D] botson71:
YES! It worked! :)

I installed the LG USB-driver-package on the PC with the Vista, and the CWM no-touch version was installed successfully with the first attempt!

Thanks a lot for your help and your prompt replies! ;)

Grüße
[LG Optimus 3D] Paki0402:
It's my pleasure! ;)

greetz paki
[LG Optimus 3D] PoorCollegeGuy:
Hello there, took notice of your application here and did a short write up for it on the XDA Portal.

here's the link:

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/tool-for-the-optimus-3d-installs-your-favorite-recovery/

I had written more, but my editor thought it prudent to edit out some of it. regardless, i hope you enjoy it!
[LG Optimus 3D] Paki0402:
Thank you very much. This is a great honor for me!

Greetz paki
[LG Optimus 3D] kanagadeepan:
@Paki0402 sir, whether it will work for Thrill4G as well?? Thanks...
[LG Optimus 3D] macgiver_2:
Hello friend great job, but is this tool valid for LG L3 E400?
[LG Optimus 3D] saaqirajput:
Will this tool work with SU760 too?
[LG Optimus 3D] Paki0402:
Hi

The included recovery images are only for the LG optimus 3d or thrill.

Cheers paki
[LG Optimus 3D] SULEY1:
Hi can you please help my phone died after flashing the 2nd one cwm now phone wont turn on any help thanks
[LG Optimus 3D] anivesh:
man i love you (p.s. in a non gay manner)

you just solved my week eating problem...thanks
[LG Optimus 3D] fabersantucci:
Work on ics ?
[LG Optimus 3D] TMProduct1onZ:
No.

Sent from my P920 using ICS 4.0.4 by XBSA :cool:
[LG Optimus 3D] Griprhowe:
Will this work on my LG-P925 Thrill 3D running Froyo?
[LG Optimus 3D] Paki0402:
Yes, it should work on thrill too.

Gesendet von meinem LG-P920 mit Tapatalk 2
[LG Optimus 3D] Coolguy981:
Well this program bricked my P920. Now on cable it constantly restarting. But when I unplug and press power it turns on for sec and turns off...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheNazgul:
I've waited for months and months for the new ICS update. And now its here I can't bloody get it. I dont feel comfortable doing the update via flashing but rather wait for the official.

When I open samsung kies on my desktop it says that i'm on the latest version!

All my friends have upgraded via Kies or manually through the phone but why is my phone different!

I'm on vodafone contract

please someone shed some light on this.

I have searched these forums but can't seem to find anyone with the same problems.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coversnail:
You have an unbranded handset, ics hasn't been released for unbranded handsets. Being on Vodafone doesn't mean you have a Vodafone branded phone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheNazgul:
OHHH...

So will there be any official update ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coversnail:
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/galaxy-s2-sim-free-owners-last-to-get-ics-samsung-admits-50007550/

This should tell you what you need to know, though it won't be happy reading!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harise100:
Is this Monty Pyton?

If you want ICS, download and install it!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jasahu:
In this form this is definitely not true because my unbranded phone with stock rom+no root had already been updated weeks ago to ICS by KIES.

What is said above may still be true for your country, that is what you should check first.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coversnail:
I remember the dead parrot sketch, the lumberjack song and the Spanish inquisition....can't remember any episode of Monty Python where they discuss mobile phone upgrades.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheNazgul:
Lol well said

Thank for the link, I think I'll just wait it out

shame really that i'm getting penalised for having a sim free phone.

to harise100.. yes it probably would be easier to download a firmware and just flash. But like is said I don't feel comfortable and I probably would be the only person to brick the Samsung galaxy s2!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] A$h x:
Yeah I don't think there is an unbranded UK ICS rom for SG2 just yet.. take the plunge and flash that **** up. You'll never look back!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panoramixmeister:
Once you flash you never go back mate!

Just flashed mine with a custom rom and its a brand new world for me.

Just make sure you do your reading before you do anything so as to avoid any bad surprises.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshnichols189:
They were rolling it out for sim free handsets then they stopped.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] number3pencil:
Any major bugs? Roman hinted that a milestone is coming up, should I wait for it?

I'm still on M4 lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JoeSyr:
B31 was a bug fix release from B30. I don't know of any major bugs particular to the rom that persist right now.

The AOKP changelogs are pretty easy to parse what's new as far as features are concerned. Read through them since M4 and see if anything strikes your fancy. 4.0.4 brings it own share of fixes and improvements, but I think most of them fall under the phones being amorphously smoother. A few major bugs resolved, but unless they're already on your wish list probably not a huge deal.

Also, if your phone is GSM, apparently there are signal loss issues in 4.0.4 in general, that I do not think any custom roms have a fix for.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nonione:
update right away 4.0.4 is waaaayyy better than 4.0.3 and faux kernel is included now

only thing i dont like about b31 is that FIFA closes right away :( lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dchibro:
The post I'm going to quote below got me wondering. I'm making a new thread here because the other thread was posted in development, and at worst it will be locked and at best merged with the other thread the OP made in Q&A. (EDIT - Looks like it was even worse ... the thread was deleted). So ...

I'm curious. What percentage of E4GTs that have been brought into you over the past couple of months, that appear to be full hardware failures (won't boot into DL mode or recovery, or anything else), that only "mysteriously" show a blue light when powered on, do you guys suspect are bricks related to flashing in custom recovery on an ICS kernel?

The above makes me wonder if Sprint has seen a large increase in warranty exchanges over the past couple of months on E4GTs (gee I wonder why) thus driving the need to adjust their service policy? Maybe it's something that's been in the works for awhile in an attempt to keep profit margins up, but I'm curious if this phone may have been a catalyst to crack down on full exchanges.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ascertion:
People just are being lazy and not reading everything before they flash. The outcome is going to be bad for all of us, including the non-lazy. It's sad that it comes down to this. This is exactly why Sprint doesn't allow early upgrades anymore, because people abuse it by selling the new phone and the complain a few months later wanting more.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lafester:
I highly doubt sprint pays any more then $199 per device. If you can prove otherwise please do.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dchibro:
Do you seriously think Apple sells the iPhone to carriers for $199? Not a chance, and the same applies to Android manufacturers. From what I've read, carriers pay around $500 per smartphone, so have about $300 to make up over the 2 year contract term. A little less for Verizon, because they can get away with charging $299 for some devices.

There's a reason they call it a "subsidy".

Edit - Here's a decent article on the subject with a few numbers ... http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=18672&news=Apple+iPhone+ATT+Verizon+Sprint
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dchibro:
Can you put any kind of percentage on it? Like 1 in 10, or 1 in 50? I'm curious how often these devices completely fail on their own, and how often it's caused by firmware flashing.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
Companies like sprint do get phones for a good price from the manufacturer. But you have to look at it from the provider's point of view... Sprint is not making a profit from the time that you first sign a contract. That's why we signed a contract, we agreed to be a customer for the length of the contract in order to get a good price. That's why you get charged for an Early Termination Fee for breaking that contract early.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] im0rtalz:
I have paid for TEP since my HTC Evo, have not once bricked or even brought any phone back to sprint. It's sad that so many are bricking and not taking responsibility and even worse is when I hear stories of successful returns even without insurance.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrao_n:
Couldn't agree more. If you brick it, its your own fault. You should just pay the 100$ deductible and call it even. If you want to avoid it then either read read and read some more or don't mess with it in the first place. The only people I am not talking about are the devs who found the problems out the hard way. But when they say don't do somehing and you do it because you couldn't be bothered to read a paragraph you should pay up.

Sent from my BAD A$$ EPIC TOUCH 4G
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] superbeast0:
I can't speak for all techs but I just took a $1.04 an hour pay cut and I am now offered commission based on customer satisfaction. Bring me your bricked, rooted phones, and don't be a total bonehead in my store and I will take care of you.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ungovernable1977:
Sorry to say it, but why not just make TEP mandatory for any subsidized smartphone. Maybe a once per device life-cycle brick swap, after that its deductable. If its a bad OTA, Sprint will know and can make exceptions, but other than that, it would be a good idea to just assume everyone roots, and work with it. We can help by not flaming people asking questions regarding flashing when its known that some methods are very risky. :eek: :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
I've mostly held my tongue when seeing people talking about bricking their phones and then lying to Sprint so they can get a replacement at reduced/no cost. The few times I did speak up (as well as a few others) there were responses dogging people for their moral superiority, one person even suggested if I bricked my phone I'd do the same thing, to which I replied I most certainly would not.

I don't judge people. You do what your conscience allows you to live with, as do I. But I will say that I would be pissed if I ever took a truly borked (not by my hand) phone into Sprint and got major hassle because they might assume I'm just one more person futzing up my phone and trying to get a new one.

No one wants to accept their actions may have long term consequences but the truth is, they do. For every bricked phone they've been duped into replacing there's a price to pay and that price is likely going to be spread out to all of us in the form of higher phone prices (if they don't get rid of subsidy pricing altogether), higher insurance rates and possibly even fewer service centers due to cutbacks within the company.

So maybe just be a little extra careful before flashing that next leak or ROM. Read the instructions, read them again, ask questions before flashing and then take responsibility for what ultimately happens.

Okay, I suppose I'll get off my high horse now. :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] superbeast0:
After the 1st month of the change the increased our csat goals. As for my exchange rate, as a store we are below 20% our goal is 32%. If I miss my goal, guess what, nothing happens. If I miss csat goals, I take a huge paycut. I agree we don't see many unrecoverably bricked phones. According to m&P's we cover rooted devices so whatever... as for dbr'ed phones, I am still the king at spotting liquid damage.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] playya:
I must say I have been paying TEP for 2 phones for over 7 years and way back in the $6 dollar days I think it was. I have been rooting and messing with my phone since my PC6700 and I have not had to use my Ins at all. Hey it sucks to pay for it all those years but I rather have it than not. But you can't knock people for trying to get away with what they can... unfortunately its kinda human nature to get as much as they can out of certain situations...

Other than developers there were some in the beginning that got caught up long before some developers took the plunge and borked their phones. I agree if more people read the OP then we would have less issues. They should have an agreement popup when you click to download a rom stating that you read the OP or something. I know it won't work but I am just saying there were like 5 "I think I bricked my phone" threads popping up every 12 hours for a few weeks....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kouryuuk:
The only phone I have had that would not boot and give a blue led flash was one of our in store demos. It was plugged in all day on a demo loop.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] clide whit:
Apple should, since it probably costs them like 50 cents to have a bunch of suicidal chinese workers make their Iphones.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tkemack:
Thanks for contributing. Run along now....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] swamp goblin:
I hope to god I don't brick my phone, although with developing its almost unavoidable at some point..

Both I and my dad have made friends with a tech at sprint, he has been helping us out since the old htc hero days, so I would like you other sprint techs to clarify for me..

Last time I had gone in (got my ns4g, mid-july) he had told me that they cover bricked devices, so if anything went wrong in that area, they would replace the device for me.. Never had to use my TEP, and have had it for the past 4 years.

Would they replace my ns4g if I brought it bricked? or would there be a deductable? Not trying to lie to them, just curious. I had developed for it for the past couple months and come close to bricking a few times. If I could use my TEP powers just this once, I would be a happy camper with my ns4g.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] swamp goblin:
Thanks for clarifying.. I guess i'll just have to bring it to my friendly sprint tech and see what he can do..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] superbeast0:
So when they come back a week later and have a dead phone, that is shoddy work. Flag it, then offer the cleaning, give no promises. I have seen phones that has been at the bottom of a pool for 15 minutes and my brother is still using it, and I have seen a tiny spot of corrosion on a power ic and the phone will never power on. Just fyi I have been doing this for 9 years now, I have 84 surveys under my belt, which is a lot for a tech, I am 84 for 84. Our repair csat avg for the last year is 82%. Don't tell me how to earn csat, SON. Yes I realized I just started a pissing match on a forum, but I don't like being told I don't know how to do my job. My srss has 3rd party techs come and shadow me to learn the right way to do things.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kurtiskobain:
84 surveys???? I get 84 surveys a month :x with. 100% csats I might add

Not bragging lol

Ooooook a liiitle lol jk

I can assure you if you have water damage, even in the slightest, I will not be replacing your device so some poor bloke can get your remnufactured board and I have to replace his too...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gtuansdiamm:
I have read on either engadget or gizmodo on an article on how it costs to make a lumia 900 that the making of an iPhone 4s costs about $200

They may pay the workers

$.50 but the parts are expensive
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] squshy 7:
Just to clarify, it's always been like this.

I'll reiterate for the umpteenth time; rooting and modifying your software does NOT void your protection plan or the ability for us to work on your phone if you don't have TEP; HOWEVER, sprint does not cover anything that is Damaged Beyond economical Repair (DBR) at fault of the user; SO, if you brick your phone, it is the same as dropping your phone in water, the motherboard would have to be scrapped.

Do we understand the difference?

Rooting doesn't void anything, bricking/losing wimax keys/etc does.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] squshy 7:
While I generally agree with your generosity and practice it myself, you need to understand the delicate nature of electronics. As the poster above me stated, the tiniest corrosion can cause massive issues.

Consider this...though the corrosion is tiny, and you decide to exchange it anyway, both of us know just how "good" our refurb facility is. You are now putting a bad phone into the cycle, one that I have no faith that our facility will be able to catch.

You have to think of the long term, of the NEXT customer. THAT is why we reject the phones, because we cannot allow one customer to negatively affect another customer. The first customer in this instance needs to be held responsible. We need to care about all of Sprint customers as a whole, not just the ones you see on a case by case basis.

Imagine if one of your next customers unknowingly got that phone, and then had to go through all the BS of getting a defective refurb? I cringe every time I find out a refurb I gave out was defective. It just looks so bad on me...that's why you have to break that cycle.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] latoso:
What about a second opinion? I had phones been flaged for water damage by a sprint tech and went to a another sprint store the tech told me is not water damage, but because is flaged alraedy cant replace.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] _Epic:
I have seen an increase of Epic Touch's coming in with just the blue light. I used to see maybe 1 or 2 a week, but now I see 5 to 10 a week now. And stores close to me started calling me, I am known as the rooting person around here, and it has increased in there stores also.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] squshy 7:
Ahh, well if you're simply talking about trying to attempt a repair after flagging it and being genuinely courteous to the customer and letting them know what's going on, then I agree completely.

I just mistook your tone of your last post, sorry.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Makdasamurai:
Dude i just wanna say thanks, I am a service manager over 3 stores and i wish my techs all had the same attitude towards customers as you. :)

soooo wanna come work for me? :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Makdasamurai:
Aww nope I'm in the lower left corner of the mitten :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Makdasamurai:
yessir i be in the mitten called Michigan
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] superbeast0:
I won't second guess another tech, I know that sometimes refurbished devices accidentally get flagged. But if there is a ticket, with tech notes, I will not second guess it. What is to stop the customer from opening and cleaning it?

While sadly I know our job only requires a GED, I however have an eet degree. It isn't much but I do a lot of side projects aside from sprint. That is why my srss sends lesser educated techs to me to train, he knows I spent 4 years in school for this stuff.

I once had one of my coworkers try to flag a Sammy 560 due to shoddy solder flux. Now if I am working all but one tech checks with me if it is legit ld. The other guy has been here for 11 years.

I agree with the person who said our refurbers suck. Nothing worse than swapping a customer into a phone that is worse than they brought in.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] superbeast0:
Yeah as long as it is flagged WITH NOTES ON THE TICKET! I will do anything a customer requests, and depending on the situation I will even make suggestions.

And if you are not worried with the pay then why don't you do it for free? I have a 1 year old at home, so yes I care about money, so sprint has my interest in csat. Show me someone not motivated by money, and I will show you a liar.