yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Torontonian:
That was fixed when I updated from V10C to V10F. The whole system was much more stable.

I am not sure I want to try the new ROM yet...I may just wait for the official version.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ustrucx:
I was going to update the wiki abt the opera font bug, 1.6 need the fonts same as 1.5, but the adb remount aint working for me so maybe its not working at all, i was gona do some adb push and them mv to /system/fonts but that is too dirty for the wiki.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tolemac:
Don't work.

It's a very strange issue, I can't access using adb.

I think Giorgio have the same problem.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tolemac:
Hardware details

Other thing,

I'm doing my firsts steps compiling android, I need to know the hardware details of GW620.

Do you know some list of his hardware, naming the manufacturers and models?

Thanks,
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] CoMiKe:
A service manual, perhaps?

http //xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=5686837&postcount=692
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tolemac:
OUCH!!!

Sorry.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Zacpod:
Hrm... looks like LG changed the IDs again... I assume that's the composite device, and Linux is probably ignoring it as it doesn't recognize it as a composite since LG insists on using totally non-standard IDs.

I'll have a look tonight when I get home from work - I should be able to come up with a udev line that'll force the driver to load.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Zacpod:
My site

Edit: Site is back up now. :)

Also, my Webhost is having some issues, so www.zacpod.com is down right now. :(

Hopefully it'll be back up later today.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tolemac:
I'm getting tired of this behavior of LG :/
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ustrucx:
My market keeps crashing and some things in settings also makes the system crash, i can fix it with a factory reset but is there a way to get a log of that? i dont know where android keeps its log or if it keeps any log at all :p

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] CoMiKe:
You don't have to be sorry, I was lucky to read about it on this enormous thread.

You're welcome, amigüito! xD
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tolemac:
Yes, I know but ask without search is one the reasons of the size of this thread :D

XD, thanks ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] connora:
waiting for your good news!:p

And thank you sincerely for your guides to non-experienced users like me!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Polytheus:
Hey everyone!

I would really like to join the development 'team'.

I've read the whole thread and seached the web for informations, I checked out the android repository and downloaded the LG source.

I'm not quite sure, where to start. It should be possible to build the boot and system images from these sources, I think. (without the rild driver)

Is something else on the phone not open source?

Where does the bootloader (fastboot) live? On /mtd/..?

What is the status on the 2.1 build that got mentioned? Is there still any progress? I would like to help there, but starting from scratch seems not like an good thing to do. I already did some embedded system programming (dbox, etc), so I could be helpful.

What is the difference between the European roms and Rogers? Is there anything beside the keyboard layout? (qwertz, qwerty, awert, ...) ?

And I've read something about the system must be signed. How does this apply? Does the LG-update check the signature, or the bootloader? So is this really a restriction?

Edit: I got the android source building, but I dont't really know what to do with the LG source. Seems to much for a diff and to less for an full source directory (no makefiles?)

Edit2: Figured what to do with the source
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] raburton:
No progress I'm afraid. Exams pending!

Maybe that's just OTA updates, or perhaps to use the official tool to update. You can flash the boot and system partitions easily enough with fastboot without any signature related issues.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tolemac:
Android building

Hi guys,

I'm trying to compile Android 1.5 (Cupcake) for LG EVE

I have followed this steps:

1) Download chocolate-cupcake from codeaurora and source code of LG from ZacPod web site.

2) I have copy the LG source over codeaurora source

3) I have make some changes on msm7201a_surf product at vendor directory, I have touched AndroidBoard, BoardConfig, ... makefiles.

4) I have compiled Kernel from LG with eve-defconfig config file.

5) I have prepared zImage file as prebuild item on msm7201a_surf product.

6) I have compile using msm7201a_surf-eng product.

Now, I have got this error:

vendor/qcom/msm7201a_surf/boot/eve/board.c:8:24: error: msm7k/jtag.h: No such file or directory
vendor/qcom/msm7201a_surf/boot/eve/board.c:8:24: error: msm7k/jtag.h: No such file or directory
vendor/qcom/msm7201a_surf/boot/eve/board.c: In function 'board_set_by_uart':
vendor/qcom/msm7201a_surf/boot/eve/board.c:151: error: 'JTAG_ARM11' undeclared (first use in this function)
vendor/qcom/msm7201a_surf/boot/eve/board.c:151: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
vendor/qcom/msm7201a_surf/boot/eve/board.c:151: error: for each function it appears in.)

I have searched for jtag.h file but I don't find it. This file must be in "bootable/bootloader/legacy/include/msm7k" directory, but don't find. At the begginig seems that I need to define JTAG_ARM11, but I don't know if this file has something more.

Some one can tell me where I can find it?

I want to compile it and ensure that its works, then I want to upgrade Kernel to 2.6.29 or 2.6.3x with the changes of LG, although I know that it's difficult, but I want to try.

If I can do it, I want to try compile Android 1.6 or 2.1.

I have very appreciated for your comments and suggestions. I don't know if this is the correct way.

Ideas? suggestions? comments?

do you think that's correct way?

Thanks in advance.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bauerunit:
easy option to get 2.1 this month

Hi! Iam reading this thread for a while now - got an german/vodafone GW620. I just read somewhere about a new LG-android-phone "Ally" comming up end of may with android 2.1! Size is similar to the GW620 again with a slideout-keyboard. Maybe its the "easy but more expensive option" to simply sell the GW620 and get the new phone. :confused:

Greetings form cologne/germany!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Zacpod:
Ok, it's working under MacOSX with the changes I already documented. I'm booting in to Linux now to see what I can do there - check back in an hour or so to see if I was able to fix. :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Zacpod:
Ooo! If it's similar hardware maybe we can make the Ally image run on the Eve! Should be interesting to see when it comes out. :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Zacpod:
VERY strange...

In trying to figure out why it wasn't working, I compiled ADB from the AOSP tree, added a single printf line to see some debug info, and I can get a shell with that version of ADB. VERY strange.

I'm hosting the file on my site. www.zacpod.com

Edit: Oh, I think I know why. When I was trying to get ADB working on OSX a few months ago I'd made some changes to the ADB source. That's probably what's letting it work now. Regardless, it works! Yay!

Oh, keep in mind that you do still need to make the udev rule as usual, or you'll have to run adb as root.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tmzt:
Hello

Hi, my interest is because of the pending release of the CDMA Ally in the United States, but I'm here to offer help in #htc-linux and #xda-devs on irc.freenode.net with any issues you may have remaining. mbn is not directly flashable, but there has been research done into this format for qualcomm bootloader tools and the Siemons phones as well as others.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Polytheus:
What is the base repository to which the LG source has to be copied to?

The official android cupcake branch? Or any revision of this one?

Or any of the *.cupcake branches at codeaurora?

I'm currently using the cupcake branch from official android and I have copied the LG source into that tree.

On

LGE_MODEL=eve make

I get

make: *** No rule to make target `out/target/product/generic/usbloader', needed by `out/target/product/generic/obj/EXECUTABLES/appsboot.mbn_intermediates/appsboot.mbn'

and on

LGE_MODEL=eve make systemimage

I get

vendor/lge/hardware/wifi/dhd/exe/dhdu_linux.c:34:27: error: linux/ethtool.h: No such file or directory

Do I have to choose a specific TARGET_PRODUCT?

Edit:

Okey, now I have switched to mango.cupcake branch on codeaurora and everything seems to fit better.

I have replaced msm7201a-perf_defconfig by eve_defconfig in vendor/qcom/msm7201a_surf/AndroidBoard.mk

To build it, I use

. build/envsetup.sh
choosecombo 1 1 msm7201a_surf eng
LGE_MODEL=eve make -j3

But I get the same error as tolemac: Missing msm7k/jtag.h, boot/fota_check.h, boot/charger.h, boot/image.h files (and maybe more)

Edit2:

I'm stuck there, but in the meanwhile I tryed

LGE_MODEL=eve make systemimage

For this to work, I had to change

vendor/lge/hardware/wifi/dhd/Android.mk and vendor/lge/hardware/wifi/wl/Android.mk

by adding

$(LOCAL_PATH)/../../../../../kernel/include

to LOCAL_C_INCLUDES.

And I needed to comment out line 845 of file vendor/lge/hardware/sensors/sensors_ak8973.c, which read

sSensors[ID_P].proximity.distance = event.value;

It's still building, so I don't know what the next error will be ^^
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zezke:
Thank you for all this information about building android. I am planning to experiment with android on the eve next month, so this is very useful to me.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cwhchew:
i don't know if its a bug, but on google maps in the donut rom, my arrowhead is always pointing in the opposite direction that its supposed to. can someone confirm this ? o.o
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] anarchymisc:
csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/swdata/WEBSW/LGKH5200/AKTFBQ/V10q_00/V10Q_00.kdz

csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/swdata/WEBSW/LGKH5200/AKTFBQ/V10r_00/V10R_00.kdz

Did not see these two in the thread, guess they are new ones (Korean)

EDIT: V10R is with fixed ABI incompatible issue
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Polytheus:
I (kind of) completed the instructions of how to build system.img from scratch.

See my blod entry at "polytn.blogspot.com/2010/05/lg-gw620-compiling-system.html".

In the selfbuild image there are many files missing, which appear on the stock images. Any help identifiying what these files are for, and how the dependencies between the are, is appreciated!

It also seems impossible to build the bootlader (usbloader), which seems to be contained in the two files appsboot.mbn and appsboothd.mbn. These two files are also seen when extracting official LG updates. Does one know how they are put on the phone?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kaiw:
hello everybody.

ive got a t-mobile uk gw620 which is stucked into the android loading screen. I didnt do anything, just turned off the phone and since then it loops the android loading screen over and over again. Of course i tried several restarts with battery/sd out and so on. Nothing helps.

After doing research I managed to get into the fastboot mode (holding space while power on without battery a), but i cant type anything in the fastboot screen. It just shows with bachground LG startscreen:

"USB fastboot: V0.5

Machine ID:3003 v0

Build Date: Dec 25 2009

Serial Number: UNKNOWN"

well, i think i need a factory reset, but how to start it (this 3845#*620#) without a running os?

thank u very much!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kaiw:
hello everybody.

ive got a t-mobile uk gw620 which is stucked into the android loading screen. I didnt do anything, just turned off the phone and since then it loops the android loading screen over and over again. Of course i tried several restarts with battery/sd out and so on. Nothing helps.

After doing research I managed to get into the fastboot mode (holding space while power on without battery), but i cant type anything in the fastboot screen. It just shows this text with the LG start screen under it:

"USB fastboot: V0.5

Machine ID:3003 v0

Build Date: Dec 25 2009

Serial Number: UNKNOWN"

well, i think i need a factory reset, but how to start it (this 3845#*620#) without a running os?

thank u very much!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zezke:
I just ran into the same problem when I updated from V10d to V10e using the official LG tools. But when I received an sms I discovered the source of the problem: LG Home constantly crashed.

I solved this (for now) by flashing V10R_00 (link posted by anarchymisc a few posts up) using the wiki.

V10R_00 features new icons, 1.6 and a compass and (korean) maplestory application. Everything seems to work at first glance.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Polytheus:
Can someone please upload the root.img and system.img after the

V10R_00 update? My phone is currently at LG's for repair, so I can't flash it myself. And as far as I know, there is no way to extract it directly under linux.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zezke:
Sure, but you'll have to provide some instructions how to do this since I am a noobie.

I can't downgrade from V10R to V10d, just keeps looping the android loading screen if I do so. Anyone a clue? I really need to do so since I cannot specify internet access points!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Cloudscout:
zezke, can you tell me what all is included in the V10r firmware?

I picked up a stock GW620 this weekend here in India and it's running V10g right now. I'm curious about whether I'll lose anything like the Moxier email sync, etc. if I flash it with V10r.

Or maybe I'll wait another week or so just to see what issues creep up for the bleeding edgers.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zezke:
Okay, i'll give you a list of what doesn't work.

-Sms limited to a lot less than 160 characters

-Unable to set access points for edge/3G

-Google goggles crashes just after you snap a picture (unveil has stopped working...)

What stands out from my previous rom

-very nice icons

-maplestory is installed for some reason

-so is an app subway

-there's a compass now
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kaiw:
ok, have installed linux to get over connection problems and have erased cache/userdata many times. Still doesnt work. Now the android loading screen is doing nothing :o
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kaiw:
my main use of the phone is sms writing...so i wont install this 1.6 version!

What is the easiest way just to get an android phone back?

i do not need 1.6, apps2sd or a backup in the moment. Just a working android :(

I like to say thank you to zac. Every instruction i found/used is from him :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] connora:
Need help ,stuck in emergency mode

I flashed this rom:

csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/swdata/WEBSW/LGKH5200/AKTFBQ/V10r_00/V10R_00.kdz

I changed some files of my system,installed busybox,now I can't boot.I tried to enter fastboot,but failed,maybe LG closed the fastboot keys.But I still can enter emergency mode,how can I reflash my phone with system.img again?

Thank you guys!

The commands I tried were:

su

busybox df -h

busybox cp -a /data/app /system/sd/

busybox cp -a /data/dalvik-cache /system/sd/ (optional)

busybox cp -a /data/data /system/sd/ (optional)

mount data

rm -rf /data/app

ln -s /system/sd/app /data/app

rm -rf /data/data (optional)

ln -s /system/sd/data /data/data (optional)

rm -rf /data/dalvik-cache (optional)

ln -s /system/sd/dalvik-cache /data/dalvik-cache (optional)

reboot

now I can still use ddms and adb,any way to recover?

I just want to enter fastboot and reflash system.

The solution is here:http://androidforums.com/lg-eve/81055-stuck-emergency-mode-cant-use-lg-support-tool.html#post811313
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] connora:
Is there any way to enable me to remote control my phone?

The phone stops at LG screen with white background。。。
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tolemac:
Polytheus, I have rename /vendor/qcom/msm7201a_surf/boot/Android.mk to Android.mk.LGE and Android.mk.ori to Android.mk. This change is for build a non specific bootloader for eve or adam board. I know that isn't the correct way, but I can't find these include files (jtag.h, ...)

I have just start to compile it and seems to continue. I tell you the next error :/

Regards,

EDIT: The next error is:

make: *** No rules for making `out/target/product/msm7201a_surf/obj/lib/libhcid.so', needed for `out/target/product/msm7201a_surf/obj/EXECUTABLES/dtun_intermediates/LINKED/dtun'.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Polytheus:
Hey,

I finally got make to complete.

See my blod entry at "polytn.blogspot.com/2010/05/lg-gw620-compiling-system.html" for the changes I made.

But note, that maybe one should add QC_PROP=true to enable the included hardware, but then one has to copy all the propertiary libs to the target directory. Need some investigations though.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] connora:
Does the V10R(K) verion has fastboot?What is the key combination to enter fastboot mode?

Regards!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bauerunit:
Hope you made a second glance in between - is everything working? What about the keyboard (y/z) and SMS? If its working for you in belgium then i will overwrite my 1.5vodafone-rom and test it with my german provider...

Thanx for your reply!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Polytheus:
Proprietary files identification

I have begun to identify the remaining files which are on the stock GW620 images, but are not generated from source.

I have a list of those files (libs, binaries etc.) on my blog at

http://polytn.blogspot.com/2010/05/gw620-proprietary-files.html

We will propably need to identify all of them to be able to get our own version working. Its also helpful to find all those files that are only there for testing, and which can be safely omitted.

So I'm thankful for any contribution.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zezke:
I didn't manage to get fastboot working using the method described, but it could be my fault for not getting it right.

Keyboard works properly, SMS are limited to 80 characters i think (I assume it has something to do with the character encoding). Mobile internet is not working since you cannot specify access points.

And that's all for now, since my phone is back to LG for repair.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mapstec:
please ignore

edit: please ignore
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] aigarinsh:
Unable to boot

Hi! I really appreciate the effort you have taken to root Eve and do FW upgrade, but I have a simple problem. Well I hope it is simple. I haven't yet rooted, flashed or anything else like that. Just got this phone a few days ago and tried different Apps. I could probably guess due to which, but now it won't boot. It forever repeats the Android startup animation. Somebody above already mentioned the same issue. So I guess I could just start Android in safe mode. But I'm unable to do so. Also is safe mode the same thing as fast boot you mention here?

Holding the menu (tried both on front screen & keyboard) while starting up, didn't help. Space while starting up and also after starting up didn't help. Have tried other things, but nothing seems to get me in fast boot. Only thing working for me is emergency mode. Any ideas? Also could you be more specific about this "Power on phone and hold down "Space" 2-3 seconds after boot"? Hold it for 2-3 sec or after 2-3 sec? Can I tell that it is starting in fast boot, I mean does it look different? Cause for me it is all the same crash on Android logo, keyboard lights come up and after some 2 sec android logo animation stops for some 2 sec and then repeats again.

My version is 1.5 and it is from Latvian carrier. So might it be that they have changed this combination? Any chance to find it out when the phone is in emergency mode? I have already installed modem drivers and utils 0.4.2 on my pc.

--------------

I have moved this post to androidnetwork.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=299
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zezke:
I got the exact same problem when I upgraded from V10d to V10e using the LG suite. I brought my phone back to the store for this problem. Are you using the LG home screen or default android home screen? If you are using the LG home screen it's probaply this piece of software that's crashing constantly and preventing your device from properly booting. I discovered this when I received an sms during this bootloop and I could read my sms and the message that LG home had stopped working. Unfortunately I did not succeed in fixing this properly myself, so I cannot help you.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] aigarinsh:
Lets keep this post only about getting 2.0 working. I got mine working. How I did it can be found here androidnetwork.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=299&start=0
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] giorgio130:
This would be interesting:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=637419

someone willing to try? :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] esboss:
Hi

It's possible to do a custom rom in 2.1 with the new rom in 1.6 ? :confused:

Thanks :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
That would be the plan. As soon as LG releases the official 1.6 rom and the sourcecode the plan will be to get aosp 2.1 running on this phone.

LG said they were planning on releasing 1.6 in the last half of May, I can't wait.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] esboss:
OK, it will be a kernel 2.6.29? If yes it is easy to get the sources of the kernel to make 2.1 ? :confused:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ustrucx:
As soon as i get my hands on a 1.6 that dont crash out all my apps/config/ui :p

Still havent figured wy that happens but soon zac will bring some new stuff when lg releases official 1.6, then i will test this VM away :p
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cwhchew:
hmm. this gives me second thoughts about trying. we are running on original kernels.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] giorgio130:
Well when we have the sources of the 1.6 firmware, given the progress polytheus made in building android it shouldn't be too difficult to merge the changes needed to make it work ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] giorgio130:
I'm copying a comment on Polytheus blog:

Anonymous said...

Goodnews

LG released Official android 1.6 firmware! In Korea.

its version is v10r(same as pre-released rom

. but its different!)

May 23, 2010 11:04 PM

Anyone can confirm this? If it's true we can ask for the new sources...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
It looks to be true.

http://www.cyon.co.kr/lgcyon/04_global/04_service/06_os_upgrade/os_upgrade_main.jsp

They call the phone the kh5200.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Zacpod:
I guess 1.6 (v1.0R) is released for the Korean version, but isn't out for anything else yet...

I installed it on my phone, but it still has Korean prompts for some things, and doesn't talk to 3G here even after a factory reset. Oh well, guess I still have to wait.

Meanwhile, I'm going to see if I can get the kernel extracted and working on a 2.2 image... The odds of it working are slim at best since we don't have Kernel source yet, but it's worth a try. :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rootNoob:
hey zac if you need help with korean translating then just post what ever you see and i will translate it for you.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jujovial:
Korean Rom 1.6

Hello Zacpod.

You are talking about Korean version 1.6R, but in the link that abatrour posted seems (I don't understand anything else on that page) to reference version 1.6V. Maybe another version or maybe am I wrong?

Regards.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] levelik:
Hi,

I installed the V10R_00 and i'm having problems with the APN config.

when i run the command "adb shell am start -a android.settings.APN_SETTINGS" on the phone i get "Not Access" any indications?