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[LG Optimus G (International)] telephonemike:
Back up prior?

Guessing this will toast the data after the bootloader is unlocked?

Going to make a back up just in case. The LG back up app seems pretty good for something that comes with the phone.

So far I am loving the phone. No case for it yet so cradle it like a baby :)
[LG Optimus G (International)] BloodBaron:
i didnt lose anything when i unlocked the bootloader altho it was one of the first thing i did with mine

also as a IT person i love you for this: "Going to make a back up just in case"
[LG Optimus G (International)] adzidek:
All I lost was my wallpaper setting.
[LG Optimus G (International)] thracky:
All freegee does is replace your aboot, boot, and recovery partitions. It does not touch your data or system partitions, and your data partition is where all your stuff is stored.
[LG Optimus G (International)] boojay:
Were you able to successfully unlock the Sasktel Optimus G with the Bell FreeGee?

Also, thanks to all the developers! You guys do an amazing job and this is why the XDA Community is one of the best in the world!
[LG Optimus G (International)] theMaDHakkeR:
Has anyone with an E971 done a CWM backup and is missing the data? All i have is boot.img, nandroid.md5, recovery.img and system.ext4.dup. Isnt there supposed to be caches and data? The blobs look okay.
[LG Optimus G (International)] brunswick000:
No expert here but isn't this the norm for the newest versions of CWM? I'll double check on my Nexus but I'm sure I noted that difference lately as well.
[LG Optimus G (International)] BloodBaron:
i just did a backup to internal sdcard and i have

boot.img

recovery.img

system.ext4.dup
[LG Optimus G (International)] theMaDHakkeR:
Well I generated my own md5 file but yea originally I only had those 3. So this is normal I guess? I'm just wondering if we should be nervous about wiping data.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Shelnutt2:
If you do an advanced backup you can backup data too.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Haze028:
Twrp was released and backup/restore works without a Hitch on my e973.
[LG Optimus G (International)] chadouming:
Same here, tested and +1
[LG Optimus G (International)] pro2oman:
awesome.. my optimus g will be here next week...and this will be great!!

a bit off topic, but any change this exploit would work on lg l7, that phone could use some liven :P
[LG Optimus G (International)] Ninc:
Black screen after LG logo on Bell OG

Hey, possible bug here - my OG fails to boot past the LG logo - just goes to a black screen with backlight on. I haven't fully searched out the issue, but I've reproduced it twice now after re-loading the stock image KDZ file and re-rooting. Is there anything I can provide or that I'm obviously doing wrong?

Thanks
[LG Optimus G (International)] jonnyg1097:
I am no dev expert but perhaps a logcat would provide some insight into the issue you are having.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Shelnutt2:
Good and bad news. The bad news is you can't unlock. The good news is you aren't the only one, just first north of the border. We know what the issue is and are working on a proper solution now. The issue is you're misc is different than everybody else's.
[LG Optimus G (International)] pro2oman:
may i ask what model has that problem?... il hold off trying if I'm in a danger zone...
[LG Optimus G (International)] Ninc:
Good to know

Thanks, I figured it was a partitioning change or something similar. If there's anything I can do to help let me know, and thanks for your continued efforts to get us running a proper ROM on this hardware.

For anyone else who semi-bricks their phone this way, this is the way to recover: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2010624 NOTE: you'll need to download the correct firmware for your IMEI from LG (later in that thread).

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Mine was a black (not sure if they sell any other colour) Bell Optimus G bought last night from a Best Buy Mobile. It's had no OTAs that I'm aware of, the first thing I did with it was root and try to unlock. EDIT Just figured I'd mention SW Info lists it as build IMM76L and SW ver E97310f on kernel 3.0.21 but apart from that (and even if that's different) I doubt there's much of a way to tell them apart before buying.
[LG Optimus G (International)] pro2oman:
thanks for the details, what provider was that? ///EDIT... never mind.. reread you post...sorry

I got a bell version to pick up (hopefully) on Wednesday..
[LG Optimus G (International)] Ninc:
//delete
[LG Optimus G (International)] mandroid717:
hey people,

i have read in a few places that you need to root before you unlock the bootloader, makes no sense but is this true?

thks
[LG Optimus G (International)] BloodBaron:
yup use Bin4ry's root method then unlock
[LG Optimus G (International)] mandroid717:
found it thks......funny thing is i have not even bought the phone yet. the bell version. everyday its a fight between my left brain and right brain. i am coming from the ATRIX 4G with JB. i love the notification LED on the ATRIX. thats one of the reasons i bought it and the reason why i am having issues making up my mind. read the LED around the power button on the G flashes like once every year .... ;) lightflow has been tossed around in here. any recommendations?

yes i know wrong thread. i was here anyways.

sorry
[LG Optimus G (International)] thracky:
Interesting. My telus E973 is E97310e, and I wonder if the initial batch of bell phones were the same. Might indicate a slight version bump as part of that misc partition modification.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Mangala_Dharma:
hey tracky, your telus phone, did you got it unlocked ? I'm planning to buy the Telus optimus G and bring it to koodo, to keep my excellent plan.

Sent from Somewhere using my Dog
[LG Optimus G (International)] dpvu:
Telus phones will work with Koodo without being unlocked.
[LG Optimus G (International)] slayp00n:
Hi Guys, I cannot get adb to see this phone, I have installed the drivers multiple times, maybe I am installing the wrong driver? Is their a specific one for the 971?
[LG Optimus G (International)] thracky:
Install the drivers loaded on the phone itself.

Also, silly question, but you *do* have debugging enabled on the phone correct?
[LG Optimus G (International)] slayp00n:
Yeah I have debugging enabled, I am a nexus guy so using a branded phone is annoying lol, where are the drivers on the phone?
[LG Optimus G (International)] dpvu:
The drivers should install if you switch the connection mode on the phone from charge only to the driver mode (or whatever it's called).
[LG Optimus G (International)] Joyok:
Hey everyone, i have a Rogers E971 and I downloaded the freegee app and unlocked my phone. It unlocked my phone flawlessly. Today I wanted to bring it to the dealership so i wanted to lock it back up and unroot the phone. However, when i press the "restore with backups" button within the app, the app simply crashes every time. Whats going wrong? I checked the phone and the backup files are still in the freegee folder. I'm just wondering, is there a manual way for locking the phone again?
[LG Optimus G (International)] Shelnutt2:
I'm sorry about the crashes, I'll look into it tonight. In the mean time to manually relock, do in adb shell:

dd if=/sdcard/freegee/aboot-Rogers.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot

Note replace the if=/sdcard with the actual backup location and do the same for recovery and boot also. I've got to run but get on irc if you need further help. Also make sure you reinstall any google apks you deleted.
[LG Optimus G (International)] pro2oman:
this is only a unlock for the boot loader, not sim unlock correct?

is there anything for sim unlock on this phone yet? (I know its a new phone..)
[LG Optimus G (International)] avink:
probably not the response you are looking for but the unlock code is attainable for ~$1.50 online (ebay).. free is always better though :)
[LG Optimus G (International)] brunes:
CWM Backups do not work????

So when I first unlocked my phone, the very first thing I did was take a CWM backup. Now, I have done a bunch of things to my phone, and want to go back to stock.. so I try restoring the backup I took on day one, and it says "MD5 sum mismatch". What? These have not been touched at all.

Checking in the backup directory, there are *no* .md5 files present. Are they supposed to be there?

Is there any way to work around this problem so I can restore my backup?

Also.. how come the time for the backups always starts at 1970 ?

EDIT: So I worked around the md5 problem by doing this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=714114

Still seems weird to me that this seems broken out of the box.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Gabewalters:
Anybody have success with a Sasktel Optimus G yet?
[LG Optimus G (International)] dmp450:
Is the any way I can help to get this for the sasktel version? I have a sasktel Optimus G.
[LG Optimus G (International)] chevro1et:
Pretty sure it was determined that SaskTel piggybacks on Bell, so you guys should be fine. I'm originally from Speedy Creek, btw ;)

EDIT: SaskTel is Bell affiliate: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=34593218&postcount=35
[LG Optimus G (International)] Staz87:
Thanks for this, had a few problems with "Device not found" followed the nexus guide on installing the ADB drivers :)
[LG Optimus G (International)] Shelnutt2:
Has anyone had it *not* work? If so let me know
[LG Optimus G (International)] brownsmell:
I have the Rogers w971 and I messed up and unlocked it with the ATT freegee 0.5 instead of the rogers version. Phone seems to work fine, I dont notice any problem. I am wondering if I created some partitioning problems that will haunt me later. Please advise.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Shelnutt2:
You are fine. I the only difference is the boot.img, and recovery and in those the only significant difference is the kernel. The kernels work fine on any device but each are tuned to the specific device. Like att includes sd card support which everyone else doesn't. In the end you won't notice a difference.
[LG Optimus G (International)] brownsmell:
Shelnutt2, thanks. I feel like I got away with one this time :D

Is it possible for me to use the correct version of freegee 0.5 and "re-unlock" my phone's bootloader again? Maybe the proper kernel would be a gain me a bit more battery (eg. no sd card lookups) or maybe it will save me problems later if I do an over-the-air update- so I get the correct provider software.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Ninc:
Greetings Shelnutt2 (and by proxy the rest of Team Codefire). Just checking in to see if you've had time to take a swing at the different partition issue. I'm on leave for a few weeks over Christmas and am eager to try out your CM10.1 port.

I know it'll be ready when it's ready and all, but (and I'm sure you love these offers) if you need beta testers I'd be happy to help :)
[LG Optimus G (International)] BloodBaron:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2031261

might be of interest to you, be sure to read the entire thread before starting

not sure what device you have so your mileage may vary :)
[LG Optimus G (International)] Ninc:
It most definitely does, even if a few features are nonfunctional at present. Hopefully some talented dev will pick it up as on official CM port. The only obstacle is that, due to something LG has done differently with my phone's misc partition (it's a Bell OG, but others have been affected in the U.S.), I'm unable to unlock - results in a soft-brick. It's a shame LG doesn't offer an unlock system so that effort can be focused on the ROMs and not breaking a security system that only limits peoples' options.
[LG Optimus G (International)] metal_god69:
For of any of the fellow Sasktel users out there.....the ro.product.name is geeb_bell_ca and Shelnutt2 told me in PM that its obviuosly the exact same as Bell. Should be good to go :)

Thanks Shelnutt2
[LG Optimus G (International)] TurboTronix:
In order to unlock a Telus Optimus G so that it can be used with Rogers, what should I use to root it since from what I've read the phone needs to be rooted first before being unlocked...
[LG Optimus G (International)] TurboTronix:
If I have a Telus LG Optimus G and I want to make it a Rogers, do I download the Telus file or do I download the Rogers file?
[LG Optimus G (International)] panoulil:
It's not as simple as that, they are slightly different phones. Are you trying to get your Telus phone to work on Rogers network? If so you will need to purchase an unlock code from a vendor online. Not sure what one is best I haven't done it in quite awhile.
[LG Optimus G (International)] zrpeg:
E 971 New Owner- Need Advise

I live in Winnipeg and bought a sim unlocked E971 privately. Not sure if any mods were done to it, and not sure how to find out. I am using my MTS sim and all works fine. Have had other Rodgers phones and all booted up with Rodgers splash screen first, and had a number of Rodgers apps. This phone starts with LG logo and has no Rodgers apps (unless they've changed). Ran a root checker app and it says no root. Phone syncs with LG suite software and says it's up to date. Want to make sure if I do nothing and JB update becomes available I can update without a problem. Or if I decide to root, is there anything I should consider.

Thanks
[LG Optimus G (International)] :
Does this or the app on the play store root the phone as well?
[LG Optimus G (International)] BloodBaron:
LG boot is normal, missing rogers apps im not sure, the old owner might have removed the apps or maybe its because your on MTS?
[LG Optimus G (International)] brownsmell:
I just heard that the E971 from Rogers got a jelly bean update already. There was one other provider in Canada rumoued to have an update ready as well, Bell, but I am unsure about this. The Rogers version should be ready for an OTA update now. WARNING: Recall that Shelnutt2 has said that taking an OTA update my unroot the phone and lock the bootloader in a way that cannot be unlocked now, and possibly never.

EDIT: the update was just a small one for the white browser open page problem some had, and it locks the bootloader.

Shelnutt2, sorry to ask this again but I think you misssed my question.

Recall that I unlocked my Rogers E971 with the FreeGee version 0.5 for AT&T by accident.

Is it possible for me to use the correct, Rogers, version of freegee 0.5 and "re-unlock" my phone's bootloader again? Maybe the proper kernel would be a gain me a bit more battery (eg. no sd card lookups) or maybe it will save me problems later if I do an over-the-air update- so I get the correct provider software.
[LG Optimus G (International)] dspot:
I am on Rogers and there was a firmware update yesterday but not to JB. It was about 15mb but I have yet to find a changelog or notice anything different. the new version is E97110E_00 vs the old E97110D_00
[LG Optimus G (International)] Haze028:
In the general section there is a change log for the Bell version. It was also said that the root method did not work for someone on Rogers following the update.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35635353&postcount=16
[LG Optimus G (International)] dspot:
This is true. Root method does not work after update for rogers
[LG Optimus G (International)] Shelnutt2:
brownsmell, reunlocking with rogers will be fine. However please note that you *can not* apply otas while unlocked. There is almost a guarantee of a soft brick. You need to relock before applying an ota.
[LG Optimus G (International)] houstonn:
If anyone decides to relock back to stock and have removed curtain apps or programs post unlocking it, will run into the LG SECURITY error...

I'm pretty the safest way of relocking it would be to LGNPST back or restore using KDZ. I have downloaded both E97310F_00.kdz and

E97310H_00.kdz for the bell variant. since you can re-unlock after the OTA update, I'm pretty sure you can go back to the original prior to

the update and then unlock it again from there.
[LG Optimus G (International)] wadokai:
Hey guys

what exactly is the point of "Freegee"

does it root the phone or what?

How can i root my phone? I"m on e973 Telus version.

Is there a safe way to unroot it?

Plz help, thanks
[LG Optimus G (International)] dpvu:
FreeGee does not root your phone (in fact it requires root to use). If you're looking to root your phone look in the general LGOG section. FreeGee allows you to unlock the bootloader which allows custom ROMS and recoveries to be flashed.
[LG Optimus G (International)] chevro1et:
^^I think you're missing the point here, many are saying that you cannot re-root/ re-unlock after applying the latest OTA.
[LG Optimus G (International)] houstonn:
Edit; I made a couple typos on my previous post above. But I'm sure its not rocket science what I mean ;p

Yeah and my point is that if you applied the update and not able to re-root or re-unlock then all you have to do is restore your stock from that was prior to the update. The start all over and do the root and unlock as one did when they first bought it. So what is it that I'm saying that you don't understand?

Sent from my Bell LG-E973...
[LG Optimus G (International)] chevro1et:
^^that doesn't seem to get the end user any closer to having their cake (rooted/ unlocked) and eating it too (getting latest updates). One or the other at this point, it seems.
[LG Optimus G (International)] metal_god69:
Thanks very much Team Codefire!!! I just finished downgrading to E97310F using the .KDZ method. After rooting and updating to E97310H I finally decided to give FreeGee a go. Install went as smooth as smooth can be :). 0 issues with anything. I have begun freezing some bloatware with Titanium and I can already notice a difference. Getting rid of Music, Weather, and Finance stock apps seemed to be the ticket. They were always running on my phone when I would go and check the running apps.

Thanks again all
[LG Optimus G (International)] scoobydooby:
I don't suppose you could upload your kdz for the original firmware prior to ota could you?? I have the e973 and would love to get root back..
[LG Optimus G (International)] metal_god69:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35678042&postcount=28
[LG Optimus G (International)] scoobydooby:
Tytyty dunno how I missed this..
[LG Optimus G (International)] metal_god69:
Are there any uninstall instructions that anyone can provide?
[LG Optimus G (International)] Supa_Fly:
Rogers Wireless, Telus & Bell Mobility all use the (E973) model - Rogers specifically uses LTE on 2600Mhz band while Telus & Bell which both share networks nationally use the AWS 1700/2100mhz bands.
[LG Optimus G (International)] chadouming:
Rogers has the E971
[LG Optimus G (International)] Supa_Fly:
This maybe why I'm having absolutely No joy getting my bootloader unlocked.

I hope this is the appropriate thread for help on my issues.
[LG Optimus G (International)] BloodBaron:
Have root?
[LG Optimus G (International)] Ninc:
Hello Chadouming, not sure if Shelnutt2 is still around - re: an earlier discussion quoted below, any chance you've found the cause of the different misc partition issue to allow FreeGee without a soft brick? I've held off on updating from E97310F to H with the hope I can unlock my bootloader one day and ditch LG's ROM for your CM10 build. Any help is appreciated.
[LG Optimus G (International)] geokilla:
Dumb question. Any drivers required? I don't see any drivers...

Edit: I'm gonna assume the answer is yes.
[LG Optimus G (International)] bossman74:
I'm trying to install CWM using the FREEGEE app on the play store, the process seems to work, and the app says it succeeded.

But when I reboot the phone, it's soft bricked (I only see the LG logo and then a black screen). I can't access recovery and the only way out is to reflash the stock rom through LGNPST.

I've tried 3 times and it always soft bricks the phone :(

I have the TELUS E973

running E97310e firmware

I rooted it using the procedure in Carrett's thread.

Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong ?
[LG Optimus G (International)] LNJ:
Was your screen on the whole time the bootloader was being unlocked?

LG Optimus G E971
[LG Optimus G (International)] bossman74:
Yes it was, but that was with the Play Store App.

I've just tried with the Telus file in the 1st post and it didn't soft brick, but I can't access CWM ???

Do I need to install something else ?

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I've noticed this error in the command prompt window

- Unable to chmod freegee.sh: No such file or directory

- sh: ./freegee.sh: not found
[LG Optimus G (International)] LNJ:
You are rooted already right? Make sure SuperSu is there first. Then FreeGee.

Download QuickBoot from the market and it will let you reboot to recovery.

LG Optimus G E971
[LG Optimus G (International)] bossman74:
Yes already rooted, I've tried accessing recovery with quickboot and all I got was the picture of android with an red exclamation point. like this http://tinyurl.com/ae3zec4

I really think Freegee isn't installed properly but can't figure out why :(
[LG Optimus G (International)] Shelnutt2:
Try using the apk:

http://downloads.codefi.re/shelnutt2/optimusg/sprint/private/FreeGee.apk
[LG Optimus G (International)] bossman74:
Hey Shelnutt2 !

I've tried with your apk and got the same result as the Play Store App. Once I rebooted I got stuck on a black screen (although the LCD is on) right after the first static LG logo.

And the only I can do is get into download mode, I'll have to reflash the stock firmware E97310e (could the firmware be the reason ?)

Man this was much simpler with my SGS 2 lol
[LG Optimus G (International)] BloodBaron:
did you apply the ota update?
[LG Optimus G (International)] vertsub:
I had originally unlocked back in December before the ROMs came out but then I applied the g update for the battery fix and lost my unlock.

When cm10 dropped I had to manually remove the backup folder every time it failed and even then it took me 10 tries.

The app finally worked perfectly for me after about an hour of trying and restoring back to stock using kdz.
[LG Optimus G (International)] bossman74:
No but I do get the notification every time I reboot after flashing to stock.

Should I apply it ?

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You mean the Backup folder in your directory where Freegee is installed on your computer ?
[LG Optimus G (International)] LNJ:
Rogers E can't be rooted unless you rooted D and did their OTA.

So maybe go back down to D and try.

*edit nvm you have Telus.

LG Optimus G E971
[LG Optimus G (International)] vertsub:
Both the one on my computer and the one on my phone.
[LG Optimus G (International)] bossman74:
I'll give it a try and let you know, thanks for the suggestion.

Not working :( I'll always see this "error" in the script when I run freegee.bat

Unable to chmod freegee.sh: No such file or directory

sh : / freegee.sh: not found

Is this normal ?

I also notice this error

can't remove old file freegee-working/recovery-telus-freegee.img : permission denied
[LG Optimus G (International)] vertsub:
That's exactly what I had. After a few dozen tries it finally worked all by itself.
[LG Optimus G (International)] bossman74:
And how do you know if it worked without rebooting ? I reboot to try to get into CWM and find out it failed by getting into a soft brick.

Also what exactly did you delete on the computer and the phone ?
[LG Optimus G (International)] vertsub:
At first I couldn't get the bootloader to unlock with the computer or with the freegee app. I deleted the backup folder from my phone, the kdz'd back to stock, and then tried the freegee app again and it just worked and said the bootloader was unlocked successfully.
[LG Optimus G (International)] bossman74:
Does anyone have a valid link to download E97310E_00.kdz software ? I have the .TOT file but need the .kdz one.