yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] villan.co:
yeah, it's starting to look like i'm gonna have to try this with a virtual machine, or, pay some one else to do it, or, go get my money back and downgrade to a samsung galaxy exihibit (not sure if the new model of that phone is just as easy as the exhibit 4g, but, it's screen is about an inch smaller than the lg, and they're all 3 the same price, so i'd rather keep the lg).

just out of curiosity, how do you get this phone to boot into recovery mode? you don't have to root it for that, or have windows, right? you just hit the right keys on the phone, right? i couldn't get it to work, but, maybe i was doing it wrong. and, if you can go into recovery, does it have to be rooted to use a cyenogenmod image, or will it not really know the difference?

thanks again. i'm sure this thread may help other noobs as well.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kevev:
Option #1

If you are rooted on stock T-Mobile 10e or 10g ROM and have the CWM installed from this thread:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2095825 follow my instructions.

Place one of these CWM ROM images on your SD-Card:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2136204

Place this JB radio firmware from T-Mobile 20d ROM on your SD-Card:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2256350

Power off the device.

After power on the back/menu capacitive buttons will flash repetedly. Press Volume down while the lights are flashing and the phone should go into recovery.

Flash the ROM first.

Flash the radio second.

Reboot.

:D

***Notes***

1.) 20d is the latest T-Mobile, 21b is the latest Wind Mobile. Both work.

2.) 21b is lighter/faster but has no wifi-calling.

3.) 21b will require you to manually enter your APN settings for cellular data and MMS. Be sure to write down your APN settings before flashing this ROM.

4.) Some users say battery life sucks on JB. I notice that 21b is better on battery life than 20d.

Option #2.

In Linux install a Windows VM and follow the standard instructions here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2173465

Use KVM with a GUI or even easier use VirtualBox.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] treydogg:
I'm a die hard linux geek too. I even run linux at work while all of our msp software was written for windows. You are better off just running an old copy of xp inside virtualbox trust me its just easier that way. You can use adb if you like (its the same thing the windows users use in their batch files and just rewrite the bash script, but you will save yourself lots of headaches just using virtualbox. -- my .02
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] villan.co:
i'm not exactly sure what the end result of your instructions are, as i assumed it was to BE rooted, but the first line of your post says "if you are rooted ...", so, i'm guessing you're telling us how to ... unlock the boot loader?

by the way, that reminds me, i still haven't come across any posts on this site that tell noobs:

# what's the unlocked boot loader FOR - why do you need this - what does it do?

# what's the difference between unlocked boot loaders and being rooted?

# do you have to unlock the bootloader to get root access?

all some one like ME needs, is root access, so that i can edit the /etc/hosts file and test mobile compatibility of web apps on the development server before making them live - and to remove t-mobile damned bloat-ware. i hope this helps others who are trying to understand the basic concepts of getting control over the phone they paid money for.

thanks again. now to find a winxp image to load into a virtual machine...
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kevev:
My bad. I should have read through your original question all the way before posting. I see that you are not rooted.

If you are on 10e ROM you can root in Linux:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1990705

It will require rewriting the batch script as a Linux shell script. It is possible but nobody has done it yet.

If you are on 10g you will need Windows. I have also answered your questions below.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] villan.co:
yeah, the one t-mobile is selling now is a v10g - so, it's time to play with virtual machine, and hope that usb-access is passed through from ubuntu to the VM.

thanks for answering the other questions. i think this essentially sets things straight.

peace! \m/ (>_<) \m/
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kevev:
Welcome!

I know that a long time ago when I ran VirtualBox in Ubuntu there was something I had to do to allow USB access to the VM.

Here are the current instructions directly from Ubuntu:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox/USB

Good luck. ;)
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] villan.co:
hey, i've got 1 more quick question: is there a way to simply load a pre-rooted ROM onto it, like i did with my samsung? where you put it onto the device, the go into recovery mode and choose the pre-rooted ROM? i haven't seen any mention of that, so i'm not sure if that's an option...

also, how the hell do you make this boot into recovery mode? i still haven't been able to get it to do that?

thanks \m/ (>_<) \m/
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kevev:
Yes you can flash a pre-rooted image. They are available. Use the search? :)

I posted instructions on the first page showing how to boot recovery.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] villan.co:
that's great news - that's all i really needed :D - i didn't see them before, at least, not conspicuously, but i'll search around again.

and, i must have some how missed your instructions, i'll look again.

thanks!
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] villan.co:
those steps assume i have CWM installed, and i don't. i looked at installing CWM, and it doesn't have an official recovery app for the p769, and when i went to look at that thread you linked to, it says you must be rooted already. this is the aggravating part of us ignorant people dealing with people who know many things: it appears to us that you have to do some thing that requires that it is already done before you can do it. it doesn't make any sense - just a bunch of circualar requirements, with no beginning.

so, let me ask this a different way: how do i reboot into recovery mode, on a STOCK LG P769 v10g? the lights do not flash, and i'm assuming that is a CWM feature - but CWM is not installed - this is COMPLETELY STOCK - fresh out of the box. so, what do you press, when turning it on, to make it go into recovery mode, so that you can recover from a pre-rooted rom (which i am still looking for)?

i just want to "recover" to a pre-rooted rom, that's it, so that i can delete bloatware and edit the /etc/hosts file (for web app testing). this thread says you cant do this for LG phones http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2174767 - i got the same result the last guy got :(. trying to borrow a windows computer now...

also, does any one know if it is safe to put a jelly bean rom onto a device that was using ice cream sandwich? is there a difference between the versions that would brick the device? is it not recommended, or is it highly recommended?

thanks again. sorry for all the confusion.

you know, as a side note: it may help more noobs understand this stuff if there was a sort of simplified glossary, perhaps as an official site thread, for the orientation of noobs, that would give an outline of the basic concepts, AND their order of operation. exmaple: "rooting is when you... bootloader unlocking is when you... CWM is for people who want to... you MUST do A before you can do B and then you can optionally do C if so desired...". that would help them understand where to START, then, where to GO next.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] villan.co:
well, borrowed a windows computer and i got it rooted, but, i found out a few things about this exact model: it has no "boot to recovery" option, by default - it's locked down pretty good. you can not use any of the other root methods on this model, and you can not do it from linux (f*ck me).

so, that long-winded fake-software-update-while-switched-out-a-hex-edited-binary-file is the ONLY way for this exact model, it seems...

but, at least i can confirm that this exact model CAN be rooted at all :D

now to remove alllllllll the bloatware... and look into this CWM more and learn more about what is actually IS and WHY so many people install/use/flash it...

hey, does any one know if cyenogenmod ever got themselve's an "app/marketplace"??? that was one of the draw-backs to installing it, last i checked.

thanks [MENTION=1007992]everyone[/MENTION] for your help.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
I've decided to help you out ;) This page will give you some more info on the P769 and several kdz (roms) for the P769

The fastest way to root is to flash the V21B kdz (this is the Jelly Bean version for Canada) using this guide, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=36351786

The reason why you want this rom is because it has a vulnerability that is easy to exploit with Jcase apk

Once your followed everything (and rooted), install Super Su and Busybox

Next install artas182x second init CWM (in case you can't find it on his page, the link is here )

Note: you will see blinking led lights when you see the LG logo (booting up) appear after a couple of seconds. To enter the CWM press the vol (-) when the lights start flashing.

After you installed Artas182x CWM you can recover from someones clockworkmod backup.

following info from Cmahendra's thread

Note: only restore CWM backups from P769 versions or MS769!!!!

Or check out the V10B (MetroPCS "JellyBean") CWM backup

Now the only 2 reasons to unlock the bootloader are:

1. Install a safer and better CWM

The reason why is because Artas182x CWM is a second init (bootstrap), so if you mess around with a busybox apk and something goes wrong or you remove a file that is required (for CWM), it will stop operating. You will have to reflash the kdz or fix what you changed to get it working again.) I've had this problem several times while messing around with different busybox apps and etc.

2. Custom roms

(which you stated you are not looking for) not worth talking about right now.

Answer to questions

The only pre rooted roms are clockworkmod backups, lol

The default recovery is useless to us (unless you feel like solving the problem)

Flashing back and forth (ice to jelly) comes with risk, the program used on Windows to flash is buggy at times. The best way (in my opinion) is to flash only when really required and mostly restore from clockwormod backups. The device is actually hard to hard brick, but it will require at lot more knowledge to get your device running again.

---------- Post added at 07:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:16 PM ----------

So what version are you on right now

Ice? Jelly?
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] villan.co:
i'm still on ICS for the moment. still trying to understand what i need to do next. re-reading your post for the 2nd time, and all the threads it references. making sure i don't screw any thing up. thinking about upgrading to JB, and trying this CWM. and looking into this "cyanogenmod" some more, to understand why i never see any one on this site mention it, and what all these "other roms" are about. lmao, like i said, i'm way new to this :D. it's a lot to take in, even for a web developer ;).

thanks \m/ (>_<) \m/
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] villan.co:
btw, that link gives me "Forbidden: Your client is not allowed to access the requested object.". i wonder if i can just install CWM without flashing JB, since i am rooted. still reading up on that right now...
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
Take care with Artas182x CWM one person reported that he installed the 1.5 version (which is suppose to work for ice and jelly) on his device and he had Ice and it did not work.

So you are on ice, here is the orginal apk created by Artas182x for ice.

If you do decide to install a cwm backup of a jellybean version use 1.5 version though.

Another thing, if you install a clockworkmod backup of a jellybean version the backup will not update the radio (network signal). It will still operate but you will not have the latest radio. so here is the radio.zip (install with clockworkmod) note: it might fail the first time (it did on me), just try again.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] villan.co:
1.5 worked for me, but i'm fighting with using it to put JB on my phone - i'm not sure if i can use CWM to put JB on my current ICS phone using CWM backups, or if i have to flash JB on it using KDZs and the LG software and a windows computer, like i did when i was rooting it.

right now CWM will not accept the Rooted_CWM_BACKUP_P769_V21B_by_kid_ding.zip that i downloaded. maybe it doesn't like going from ICS to JB... i've seen some V20D downloads, but those guys uploaded them to Mega.nz, which is using LocalStorage to download SOMETHING to my computer (claiming to be the file i'm interested in), instead of letting me download it directly, which does not seem legit to me, so i skipped it.

thanks.

=== EDIT === just noticed you're from houston. i'm on the northside, just above SHT.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
first extract the zip file and place it on your sdcard or internal storage (if you have space)

Note: the CWM backup you downloaded must be placed in the proper folders, like this

clockworkmod ->backup ->2013-? (the date of the backup)

in order to restore a cwm backup you select

"backup and restore" > "restore form external sdcard" or "restore" and last the backup example "2013-06-23.01.20.04"

I know how you feel about Mega.nz it's different, but i've used it and uploaded with it sooo...
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] villan.co:
well, i guess is there is some one vouching for it, i guess it could be legit. i'll give it another shot. thanks.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] villan.co:
well, i finally got jelly bean on it, and rooted it. i made a (crappy) video to help other noobs ( http://evve.me/ last video ), and, when i get a chance i will try to make a walkthrough that is more simplified and unified that the existing ones. not sure when i'm gonna have time to do that...
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] villan.co:
i made a guide for doing this, posted here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2356536
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] SynisterWolf:
So i took the APK from this thread and made it work for our device. this will only work on AOSP roms that have a CM10.1 base. If you would like to try it, go ahead and flash in recovery. Please have a nandroid just in case, each phone is different and although it works for some it might not work for all.

THIS WILL NOT FIX ANY EXISTING PROBLEMS THAT THE CAMERA HAS, ITS JUST THE NEW UI .

NEW GE 4.2.2 camera Flash in recovery.

OLD CM10.1 camera Flash in recovery.

I will try my best to help anyone out that needs it. feel free to comment here or PM me. :victory:
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] x2kjosh:
Works. UI is different. No photosphere or anything, at least for me. It'll do. Thanks!
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] SynisterWolf:
i think i can get photosphere working if you would like to try it. i did it for the rezound before. it requires a 3lib files to turn it on. ^_^

Edit:

going to be a little harder than i thought. i can get it to turn on. but when i move the phone around it FC. Going to have to do a log cat and figure what is what.

Edit2:

Got the full dump, even better to work with.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] TheBr0ken:
I've got faith in ya ;)
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] somerandomname1:
I don't know if you saw my other thread asking about the gyroscope, but our phone doesn't have one, so photosphere won't work.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] SynisterWolf:
yeah i kinda of figured as much when the FC was calling for it but i was able to use the tilt sensor to do it. But the phone now crashes when stitching the photos.

im trying to get help on it now but progress has been slow, just moved into a new house and still setting everything up.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] j13smiley:
so what's the new ui look like - can some post / link a screen shot? is this it....

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/06/27/download-new-stock-camera-app-from-google-play-edition-phones/

after reading the original thread it seems safe to install this as it will not overwrite the stock camera app / gallery. can anyone confirm that on our phone?

thanks for the work to to port this over for our use!!!
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] somerandomname1:
I was wondering if that would be possible. If you got that to work, I'd love you forever.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] TheBr0ken:
Slow cause you just moved into a new house? That sounds like a lousy excuse to me. Get on it!
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] jcpowell:
You should do a "Lol" or something at the end of your post cause at this point you sound like a pushy obnoxious ass. He don't owe you anything so watch how you post especially when inquiring about ETA's from any Android developer who does this for free, fun and on their own time for the community :)

sent from recovery
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] CheesyNutz:
any one able to make up a quick mod to hide the clock in the taskbar ... please and thank you my laptop is currently a POS and im working on it lol

this is all i really need to complete the rom
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] hello00:
roms need to be deoxeded first..it is a smali edit
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] CheesyNutz:
rom im on is deodexed :D
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] hello00:
which rom is it?

edit nvm ur using trickdroid
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] CheesyNutz:
TD GE ROM

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39184446&postcount=3
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] natthewife:
can any1 post a l7nk for the non jkay elegant theme for i9305?

thanks :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] payh0ta:
So on the Sense 4.2.2 ROMS, the home button works like this:

-Double Tap brings up recent apps

-Long Press brings up menu

-Swiping up brings up Google Now

So my question is this: Is it possible to bring this same functionality to the Google Edition Rom, or any other AOSP Rom for that matter?

And if so, can anyone help me down the right path?

THANKS!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tw1tch175:
I know this is a but old but bumping because I really want swipe up from home as google now on CM10.1:good:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] throcker:
there are many software keys customisations on aosp roms for long and shortpress, but I think there is no double tap feature...is the only thing missing to set up keys like you want...

can't you map keys in other way? i think that swiping up for gnow is impossible on aosp
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tw1tch175:
I can and have but it's less intuitive than that sense way maybe just because I got used to that first but it did seem to work better, holding down menu for google now is not great especially since menu is already a bit jumpy with not actually being a real button
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluedesire:
hi guys,

i have a question can i devlop or any body a android version of the game warblade?

The Devlopment of this game means that the android version came from the game warblade version 2 , but i wish ,i had the first version of warblade for android it is able?

here are the homepage: http://www.warblade.as/

The Warblade 2 is able for iphone ipad as ipa is it able to port =)?
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fenrixarena:
I would like to know what people are getting for T-mobile reception!

I have a friend with an Iphone, and I recently owned a Lumia 521 both get very poor T-mobile Reception.

I ordered a Nokia Lumia 720 which works on At&T & T-mobile and a H2o sim card.

My T-mobile reception on the Lumia 720 is great, it rarely Does NOT get a signal as opposed to my friends iPhone and the lumia 521. I have no clue why this is because the 521/720 do not state much difference in the DATA info on the Nokia page I guess it just has a more powerful cellular radio.

I find it kind of awkward that peopel who have phones from the US do not get good service but my phone which is Malaysian in origin gets a great signal, I wish I had known it would before I ordered my H20 sim but a typo on the number porting page ended me up with a very simple phone number I decided I would go with instead, I prefer the unlimited talk & text for $30!

So can anyone tell me what phone they have on T-mobile USA and how their signal is?

Note: Although I get a Signal it's mostly always EDGE but I can still use the web & talk&txt which is far better than no signal at all !!!!!!
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoodDayToDie:
It depends where you are, of course.

Seattle.

Samsung ATIV S (SGH-T899M)

Almost always at least 3 bars of HSPA+ ("4G"), often 1-5 bars (out of 5) of LTE.

AT&T has traditionally used different frequencies (for 3G and up) from T-Mobile. T-Mobile is "re-farming" some of their bandwidth to AT&T frequencies so that phones which have radios tuned for AT&T but not for T-Mobile will be able to get better than 2G (EDGE being a 2G variant). However, this is an ongoing project and right now coverage is far from complete.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] hally:
is there anyway to make the jams d-pad go in diagonals eg for use in snes emulator or c64 emulater, it only goes up down left right. :evil:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] bamse:
Not really.

With so many ppc:s now supporting bluetooth I wonder why there is still no compact bluetooth gamepad on the market. Should sell like mad.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] cruisin-thru:
I have been using an xda with dos emulator to play prince of persia, I havent worked out how to pick up or use the sword but the diagonal seems to work, push up for up, left for go left, diagonal between up/left make him take long jumps.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] frax:
I have seen the same problem as hally, tried a few games, and I have been unable to use the diagonals. Some action games are unplayable without diagonals...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] bamse:
If you want to play games - get yourself a gameboy.

8)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] frax:
I can run a gameby emulator :)

Seriously -- the Magician is a beautiful gaming machine -- why would you not play games on it?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] bamse:
Well... for one thing it doesn't do diagonals very well.

And even if it did, the layout of the buttons isn't really suitable for action gaming. The worst is probably the button in the middle of the d-pad which you will press by accident almost constantly. And how do you comfortably use both thumbs to control the game?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] frax:
i play a bunch of games on it -- there are much more than d-pad based action games, right?

I recently played through Monkey Island for instance (using ScummVM) but the games that I most often play are Slay and Conquest.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] bamse:
Ok, I thought we were talking about games where interaction through the d-pad and other hardware buttons is central.

I personally use it for gaming almost daily, mostly card games like solitaire or black jack, and for this type of games it is absolutely brilliant.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] blueyon:
This should be possible because when i push diagonal i can feel both buttons clicking. I think that some one needs to create a driver to add diagonal.

has any one seeen the zeta joypad?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vortexmak:
Hi,

I am planning to buy the TMobile S4 and I want to unlock it.

Is there any way I could get it for subsidized prices.

i.e. getting it on AT&T and immediately breaking the contract will get you the device for $500 . Can I do something similar for T Mobile ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] androidsoccer:
That's not possible because T-Mobile has the no contract system. They will let you buy the phone unlocked from them for 630 but if you make sign up for their no contract plan then you can get the s4 for 580. However you will have to pay for service. You could sign up and pay the 580 and then cancel.