yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile LG G2x] aft3rgl0w:
Yeah, I almost forgot about the GPS issue, I had noticed that I couldn't seem to get a lock for the life of me... glad to know i'm not the only one! I don't really use it much (drains the hell out of the battery) but when I do want to, I just end up getting frustrated and saying feck it. I'll prolly end up updating the bb eventually, but it's no pressing atm, so i'mma play around with a few different roms until something stable comes out.

In terms of the update, yeah, from what everyone has been posting, it seems pretty straightforward... guess I just got "lucky" lol. Once I get that rom u mentioned downloaded hopefully it'll just work, if not, i have the dbk files, i'll go at it that way. consensus seems to be the lg tool is total ****e anyways :P

sweet on the vegas possibility! *hands you buckets of luck* I hope to make it there one day m'self, however it happens :P

and yes, cheesy as heck. "with this phone, I thee wed..." wth? *lolz*
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Eagl3007:
I'm glad that you found it useful, thank you for the tips i will update the original post. :) I need to find a way to sticky this, who do i contact that is able to do that?

Darn! U had me on the first line i finally thought u got it to work xD. Hmm it could be a bad cable perhaps or maybe a faulty port on your machine. Redo update again or try to do the whole process from another windows machine. Also CM7 source released their rc3 build which does work with the new baseband. Just make sure you flash the 27th nightly build right after installing it (this fixes gps locking time again)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] aaCotyaa:
I had to NVFlash my phone to full stock to get the update to work, but after that everything went smoothly
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Eagl3007:
Updated the guide to reflect some of the feedback. Thanks guys!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] MxFallen:
Thank you! :]

This Thread helped me a lot!. I did the basics everything went smooth, got the bb updated, i might stay with stock.. haha just root it since i use a lot of apps that need root... ohh and btw i noticed that you only have cm7 rc3 and nightly builds for roms that support this bb but, it seems that EB new ICS Build has 21y Baseband support.. im not sure if is stable as cm7.. but it does support it.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] te_quiero_forever_girl:
I followed the tutorial and the update got stuck at 4%. It stopped and said "problem with communication between cell phone and PC". Any help ?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] aft3rgl0w:
this is the problem i ran into once I got it to actually start the update process... i left the room while it was analyzing, then came back to that message (don't know if it started the update process or not). I removed the battery and cable, then reconnected them and tried to go again but ran back into the problem I initially had. There is a alternate method to doing this as posted by xBkKx earlier in this thread, he has a link to a thread explaining how to use kdz files to achieve this. I have not tried it yet myself but if the updater tool isn't working, it may be worth a shot. The LG tool seems to have a reputation for being flakey.

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@Eagl3007

hehe yeah I was so excited when it actually started, I kinda jumped the gun on that post :P ah well, I think I'm going to just fart around with some experimental ICS roms FTM (put EB on last night, I think it's great so far! I miss the extent of the customizability of CM tho ;P). They seem to work with my phone with the jun 2011 bb, but i'll prolly end up updating it eventually, dpending on the needs of the future CM7/9 rom releases. Kudos again to everyone for their assistance (and promptness!), and I'm definitely for getting this thread stickied, it will be a major help to many, i'm sure :)

PS - if you're updating the guide again in the near future, you may want to suggest downloading the LG tool with IE - the Updates tab on that page does not display correctly with FF and Chrome, but shows the download link under IE
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Eagl3007:
ah i see. hmm i tried with all browsers and they display the lg download page correctly. link shows up. it must be something with your settings on those browsers.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] aaCotyaa:
All my issues were solved by reverting to stock Froyo. If those with problems haven't tried that yet, might be worth a shot. It worked for me.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] aft3rgl0w:
well, balls, it seems to be making a liar out of me :P tho sigmabeta had the same issue, and i noticed the same thing on 3 different computers. maybe they put it back up?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] RiseUp:
Thank you very much for this guide, Eagl3007! Everything worked perfectly for me, and if it helps anyone, here is how my experience went:

1. I am using a laptop with Windows 7 64-bit.

2. On my phone already was a stock ROM, v21y (2.3.4) with the baseband from Jul 2011 (which caused my phone to have no call audio whatsoever, incoming or outgoing).

3. My phone was also previously rooted (via SuperOneClick).

4. I simply followed the steps on the website linked in the OP, and the update tool took just under 7 minutes to complete the process. Note that this includes a fairly fast connection for downloading the 192MB file that the update tool uses.

5. Since I was on v2.3.4 already, and only needed the baseband updated, I retained all my data on the phone.

So, all in all, it was quite a painless process for me with no flashing or restoring of any kind—simply the update tool and that's it.

Again, thanks for stating things plainly for a beginner like me!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] te_quiero_forever_girl:
finally getting over the stupid "problem with communication between cell phone and PC". What I did was re-installing the official drivers from LG. Update went smoothly and I'm now on the latest baseband. Thanks OP !
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lamdaman:
Do I have to root the g2x again after installing the new baseband?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] xBkKx:
Yeah, it will install unrooted stock 2.3.4 ROM with the baseband and stock recovery

Sent from my LG-P999
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mormoney:
just up graded my phone with the lg tool. it went real smooth n easy. now on 2.3.4 n new march bb. thx all
[T-Mobile LG G2x] darknessxyz:
After the update and root again, I can flash whatever ginger bread rom isn't it?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] cricketAC:
not without some hoops and red tape. You can download any ICS/GB rom with the Owain Baseband fix zip in his OP i guess. If you don't want to use that fix, you can download without any hiccups only these ROMs

EB ICS AOSP ROM

BuruROM

Kwes1020 stock rooted ROM

CM 7.2 RC3 ROM
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lucasdenison:
thanks for all the info. Out of curiosity, aft3rgl0w, have you got the bb update to work yet? I'm trying to do this but i had a similar problem to you (although i do admit im trying to do this on win7 (32) but it would say i was my software version was V11H... anyways, ive been trying to do this all night (with the help of plenty of alch to help smooth the process :P). For any of you canadians who've done it did you change your country to United states in the lg software? Would that even help? (thats how ive been doing it so apparently not)

(EDIT) Tried again on my win7(64) laptop. Still V11H. Tried with sim in and out, country as canada and US... no luck
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ironadd:
I tried changing the country to United States and every stock rom TGA_Gunman's package, but still can update. Going to flash back to factory Wind and see if that works. Let you know later
[T-Mobile LG G2x] aft3rgl0w:
I haven't tried yet, been trying out a couple other roms out there... gonna give AOKP a whirl tonight for a few days. If you still cant get it to flash, go back a bit in this thread, there were some instructions on an alternate way to flash with kdz files. That may work for u. Definitely let me know how it goes... fyi i was flashing on win7x64 as well, didn't make any changes to the country tho
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lucasdenison:
Hey so I actually managed to flash the baseband with Core Memory's method here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1601918

but I also had to make sure i could run the offline fix (the automatic update procedure) as an admin. Problem was I couldnt drag and drop it into administrative cmd prompt.

but! then on unknown_world's thread (that is linked in adixtra's instructions Core Memory gets you to follow) i found this post:

------ By spyrosk

Thank you unknown_world for the very good job you did.

To make things easier for everybody, I wrote a vbscript, to take care of all this automatically and made a new complete package including all needed files and detailed rewritten instructions.

Extract the Content of Attached Zip anywhere you want.

This script must be run as administrator so Start ->All Programs ->Accessories -> right-click on Command Prompt -> select Run as administrator. Then drag-drop the script in and press enter.

OR

Open Notepad, write the fullpath name of the script inside double quotes e.g:

"X:\your folder\Automatic Offline Procedure.vbs"

and save it as whatever.cmd, then right-click this and run it as administrator.

The script automatically:

a) adds 127.0.0.1 csmg.lgmobile.com entry (temporarily) in hosts file,

b) runs the small HTTP Server(which is preconfigured to listen to port 9002 and run from wherever this package is extracted),

c) installs MSXML,

d) runs all the utilities automatically for you (you only have to set to ON the windows enabler),

e) and finally after closing the utility (R&D Test Tool) it reverts back your hosts file, removing the above entry and stops http server and windows enabler.

I hope it will help.

----------

so basically follow the instructions that i coloured.

other than that, i would just reinstall everything (so driver, restart, mobile support, restart, mxmsl (or whatever it is), you get what i mean. then once everything is installed reboot, then run the script (as an admin) to run the script that you need to run as an admin that does just about everything for you

Hope this works for you guys :D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] urfate:
I follow the instructions you gave exactly...

and what do you know, they worked!

only hiccup i had was when i named the backup folder "LG-P999...."

i forgot the L

so after some trouble shooting it all worked out fine :D

major thanks!:D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] aft3rgl0w:
I think I'mma break down finally and try it this weekend... the ICS ROMS i've tried thus far are very nicely done, but not ready for primetime and quite a few features i use regularly are broken. also, I find the battery life to be horrendous... drops like a stone. wish me luck :P
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lucasdenison:
Woohoo! Glad I could help! :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] kolyan:
thanks for the guide. worked great !
[T-Mobile LG G2x] aft3rgl0w:
well that was a whole heaping bowlful of NOPE. Followed the instructions with the Automatic Offline Procedure, everything installed fine, the updater started, got through analysis, download, and once it got to the part where it was actually doing the update, it crashed. twice. on two different computers. both win7x64. tried installing xp mode, but it keeps saying it cannot connect to the device (I've always noticed that when installing drivers for this phone, there is always one component, a usb modem, that won't install). the galaxy s III drops soon anyways :P so i think i may just say f it and wait til I get mah new phone. (but probably not - i'm a persistent little bugger :P)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Core Memory:
Here's the link directly to Spyrosk's post which has the VB script attached to it: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=22189294&postcount=30

I've added it to my post too.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lucasdenison:
Aww damn,.sorry I it hasn't worked out for you! But I am definitely moving over to the S3 when we get it!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] NekoNyapii:
Okay, so I flashed the new basebad successfully, now how do I get back to CWM menu, I hold power button + down and it doesn't boot into recovery anymore.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sambodie:
You have to reinstall CWM and root the phone again. OTA and kdz method put stock recovery and you loose root.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] draky:
So I flashed the new BB a couple weeks ago and have been switching from CM7 to various ICM ROMS (with the base band fix) and have yet to get a single GPS lock at all.

Before, GPS was intermittent but it would be there more then it wasn't. Now I have nothing. Thinking of trying to flash it back to get it to work. Any other ideas though?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Hoboman:
I have the same problem... I've tried Owain's rom with the new bb support and Eaglesblood ICS but my GPS just never locks anymore.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Eagl3007:
From what I have noticed so far,the only way to get instant GPS lock it seems that the only rom that works is the cyanogen mod 7 rc3 with the 0527 nightly build installed or the stock nandroid that comes with the LG update. Perhaps the buirom might work too but i have never tested it.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] samstheman42:
OMG, thank you so much for this, I was freaking pulling my hair out trying to figure out why I couldn't get past the stupid 4% part of the upgrade.

Glad to finally see my phone following through with this, I was about to give up.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] wizshaw:
What are the benefits?

Of upgrading to the newest baseband? And what does the baseband do? Right now im running hellfire 1.9 with the harsh kernel and the only problem I have is when i tether.. sometimes it freezes. Would changing the baseband possibly correct this?

Thanks

Chris
[T-Mobile LG G2x] noahk423:
I don't think changing the baseband has anything to do with tethering, it could be a bug that happened in 1.9 although I'm not exactly sure.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] wizshaw:
Well no, its not a bug of 1.9... as it has happened with other versions ive had of ICS... and its not the kernel... so I guess I was taking a stab in the dark.

But what are the benefits of upgrading the baseband? I mean... it seems like a lot of work with all the downgrading and rerooting etc... I mean if I can find some merit in doing it... then perhaps ill go through with it.

Thanks

Sorry for the questions.

Chris
[T-Mobile LG G2x] noahk423:
Better call quality, faster GPS locks and more accurate and I can't remember much else.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] blackbeasst:
is there another way to get this updated? my phone won't connect to my computer to update
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jeep447:
I'm not trying to be an arse or anything but I saw this and my turrets kicked in lol. But logically the only way you can know what is NOT causing the problem, is by already knowing what IS causing the problem. It might sound like a bunch of Buddhist mumbojumbo, but it can save countless hours of hair pulling out and aggregation when diagnosing a problem. How can you possibly know what is NOT causing the problem, if you don't already know what IS causing the problem? I'm totally not trying to call you out or expecting an answer whatsoever, just throwing out food for thought. :D

Sent from my Motorola StarTAC
[T-Mobile LG G2x] xeroy:
ICS?

If I upgrade my baseband, will I still be able to use ICS roms? I'm running ParanoidAndroid right now with the jul 2011 baseband, and it's fine, just battery gets killed very fast when the phone is being used. The upgrade will most likely improve my battery life but I don't want to risk not having ICS :/
[T-Mobile LG G2x] wizshaw:
Just saw this. Well ive had different roms on my phone, and it has only had something to do with ICS specifically. Ive ran all kinds of kernels, makes no difference. So by process of elimination, it could only be a portion of the ics rom that doesnt really agree with my phone. Anyways, new problem below, yet I have no idea what that could be.

Im trying to put the baseband on. I restored froyo as stated, and I installed the updater as stated. And it just keeps saying im up to date.. so Ive given up. Ive tried wiping.. ive tried different computers, ive tried a whole bunch of things. Im not sure whats wrong.. spent almost 4-5 hours doing this.

The furthest ive gotten is the update screen and then it says I have the latest version... when I clearly have stock froyo on the phone.

The weird thing though... is that I think its still rooted.. when it shouldnt be... because all I did when I got fed up was just restore my backup... and everything was back to the way it was.. no rooting was needed at all.

IDK. Sick of trying.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] xXCrossCheckXx:
Try this and see if it will help http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1776843 . i am running Paranoid and this fixed all issues i had. i was having call connection issues this fixed them. i ran my phone for about 15 hrs today playing with it off and on and finally had to charge it (@14% left) i have noticed i have better battery life than factory GB

I know how you feel. I tried eaglesblood and could not get my phone to boot tried several times w/o gapps and tried both basebands (included in installer). I decided to go with Paranoid. Have you tried Paranoid. if not or wanna try one last time flash it then get file from this post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1776843 and flash it and see if it helps. worked like a charm for me but i flashed from running stock GB

link to paranoid and instructions http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1762647 after flashing rom get zip from prior link and flash that and see if it works.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tnq13:
I'm trying to update my baseband, but the LG servers are tooooo slow! Just unbelievable! It will get more than 10 hours (with a 20 Mbit/s internet connection!)

Is it possible to update the baseband in a easier or just faster way?

tks
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Rmag37:
So i followed the guide exactly, installed the drivers on this : http://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/G2X-Driver/index.jsp page.

Installed the LGMobile Support Tool, and connected my phone. it will say "Checking the connection with the cell phone..." for a few minutes, and Blue Screen of Death. Every time. This is the first time I've gotten BSOD with windows 7, and it is most certainly being caused by the LGMobile support tool. Any ideas on how to fix this? Or is there another way to update to the march 2012 baseband? I would like to try out the EaglesBlood mod.

Windows 7 Professional 64 bit

LG-P999 running LG-P999-V21y (2.34)

Kernal is 2.6.32.9

Baseband is july 2011
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Nourer:
Would this improve signal coverage? cause I usually just flash the old baseband patch when installing a rom since it works fine like that. But if this improves my chances of having some nicer 3g or 2g I dont are updating it lol!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] :
how can downagrade the Baseband

I have upgraded to the baseband from March 11 2012 and it broke my wifi calling.. it won't connect...even If I restore my phone to how it was before, the baseband remains... I cannot find the previous baseband...can anyone please tell me where I can find it?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] EEngineer:
Are you using the v21y RIL?

Use the GetRIL app and install the v21y RIL.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ilmcgee:
I know this is an old thread, but it's either post here or start a new one. I decided to update the baseband, don't really know why. Was trying to run eaglesblood, it installed fine firtst time and then I tried wiping and reinstalling with no gapps. Well I could never get cell service after the first time, but that's another problem now. After updating to the new baseband, I no longer have CWM and cannot flash it, nvflash fail each time in windows and ubuntu. Always says nvflash invalid program or something. I'm using the same computer and usb cord that I used last time and I only use this particular cord for flashing, so it should be good. Any ideas.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Pseast:
Right baseband?

I'm a slight noob. I've recently flashed Hellfire Sandwhich 1.9. After a few hiccups, updates, power cycles and permission repairs it works quite smoothly. I realized then that my baseband is still July 2011. I've always had gps issues; not working if no data connection, sometimes not at all and sometimes my phone is laggy no matter what rom.

My questions are:

Is this baseband compatible with Hellfire Sandwhich 1.9?

Can phone's laginess be due to outdated baseband?

Do I have to downgrade rom to install? Anyway I leave current modded rom and install?

Thanks.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] TwitchyEye:
Yes the july baseband is compatible. Its the march one that requires a fix to work.

Phones laginess is due to lack of hardware acceleration and/or all the hacks used just to make it functional.

Honestly there is no benefit to upgrading baseband, and it breaks Bluetooth calling. Stick with july, save up some money, upgrade phone.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Pseast:
Great. Thanks for the reply!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] CZ Eddie:
Anyone have a link to some cool live wallpapers that won't install SPAM on my phone?

I like space or beach or weather related wallpapers.

I thought if I installed some from Android Market I'd be safe. But nope, spam-fest-city is all I got when I installed live wallpapers from the Market/Play store.

Got stupid "top value" shortcuts on my desktop and got some instant messages about winning things. :mad:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kr3g3r:
install airblocker to get rid of the spam
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] CZ Eddie:
Yeah, I've heard good things about it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsInBsLmJ5cS5haXJibG9ja2VyIl0.

But it doesn't prevent the spammers from sending you text messages, afaik. :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
You didnt read the permissions of the things you install?
[Captivate General] xhalz:
Sooo,

IDK much about android. Although I would like to learn more. Anyways, a while back I rooted my captivate and flashed Andromeda custom. (forgive if my terms are incorrect)

So my question is: I am going abroad this summer to Korea...they use a UMTS 2100 MHz network

if I followed the captivate guide from xda and used Galaxy S Unlock and when i type: *#7465625#

It says:

Personalizatiob Status

Network Lock

[OFF]

Network Subset Lock

[OFF]

SP Lock

[OFF]

CP Lock

[OFF]

Does this mean my phone is unlocked and will work in Korea? Please help cause I am leaving pretty soon.

Thanks again
[Captivate General] 4-2ndtwin:
Yep - u r unlocked.

Will work in Korea... Yep

(see link > http://m.samsung.com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00038066&fm_seq=38234)
[Captivate General] xhalz:
Thanks for the help...I am a novice so I just wanted to confirm.

Another question I am currently using Andromeda ROM if I flash back to stock, but phone remains rooted this will not affect the phone being unlocked. Is that correct?
[Captivate General] 4-2ndtwin:
Once unlocked--always unlocked.
[Captivate General] bravomail:
I suggest flashing any of the i9000 ported ROMs. They are more international friendly.
[Captivate General] xhalz:
so, i flashed from andromeda to AOKP and now I have a new issue

I tried checking if it was still unlocked using *#7465625# and it says Connection Problem or Invalid MMI Code

what's wrong? is it not unlocked...is there another way to unlock it...

I need the phone unlocked please help or I guess I gotta flash back
[Captivate General] rquiett:
Once you unlock the phone it is unlocked through other flashes. I'm not positive but I believe the dialer code you are trying is Samsung specific that's why it's not working on the aokp based ROM you are on
[Captivate General] xhalz:
thanks that is what I was told, but I just bricked my phone....but it still unlocked after using odin
[Eee Pad Transformer General] socialx:
hi all,

we're all the current/future users of the TF101/SL101 or some other android tablet devices. One of the very important question is "What can we do with the machine?"

I have this question in my head before and after I bought it. I spend several hours on it every day and i'm still seeking my way to use it.

I have a phone with android loaded and I actually can't figure out the best way to use both of them. Can anyone of you share some of your experience??

I'm planning to use it as my ebook reader for replacing the e-ink reader (which is slow)....