Root [GUIDE] Howto Root LG Motion 4G

[GameTheory]

Can someone else confirm this? I don't want to update my phone unless someone with firsthand knowledge says it works.

Does it improve the battery life? This might give some life to this phone.

If you're looking for 4G speed confirmation, have a look here...

http://androidforums.com/6526661-post338.html

Results should vary though depending on your location.

 

[drobotclone]

Def a speed increase in my area tethering 3 different devices 2 using netflix and one online gaming works great not lagy like before .

 

[Nintendo1889]

If you're looking for 4G speed confirmation, have a look here...

http://androidforums.com/6526661-post338.html

Results should vary though depending on your location.

I'm in Atlanta, I think this areas spectrum was refarmed.

 

[growcht]

can this be done on mac?

 

[Levi0187]

can this be done on mac?

I'm gonna say no. You can root it on Linux or Windows though. Mac is like a childrens toy, limits you so you don't mess things up.

 

[johnnyl1111]

can this be done on mac?

when you open the o4xr.zip file there is a file labeled adb-mac along with adb-linux and adb-exe(win) and a root-mac.sh but since i don't have a mac i've never tried it.

 

[mrcullers]

Was rooted on 770f. Refused update to 770g with notice stating.. "this phone is rooted update will not be applied." Thus i unrooted and updated. Now do i need a different rooting setup? One designed for 770g? Or will the same oxr??.zip (or whatever) package still do the job? Im gonna find out anyway. But was wondering if anyone knew already? And i was getting 12.4 gb data and 45 gb wifi before update. Now i get 7 gb data and 20 gb wifi. My connection with phone says its 65 gb and my modem/router/pc runs at 90 gb. Any feedback on that as well.

Ps. Until i root and change sdcard read write speed i know not going to increase internet speed. If it cant write as fast as it recieves then not going to happen.

 

[Levi0187]

Was rooted on 770f. Refused update to 770g with notice stating.. "this phone is rooted update will not be applied." Thus i unrooted and updated. Now do i need a different rooting setup? One designed for 770g? Or will the same oxr??.zip (or whatever) package still do the job? Im gonna find out anyway. But was wondering if anyone knew already? And i was getting 12.4 gb data and 45 gb wifi before update. Now i get 7 gb data and 20 gb wifi. My connection with phone says its 65 gb and my modem/router/pc runs at 90 gb. Any feedback on that as well.

Ps. Until i root and change sdcard read write speed i know not going to increase internet speed. If it cant write as fast as it recieves then not going to happen.

I was informed earlier in this very thread I believe that rooting would be the same and I should also see 4G speed increases after I updated to G. Mine did the update while rooted and remained rooted after the update. I was informed it depends on what system and Metro apps you removed for the update to detect root. All I had to do was re-patch some apps that I had previously applied patches to.

 

[Airfluff]

Hi,

I flashed g then had to re-root my phone and now my phone says "Android is upgrading. Optimizing blank out of blank apps" almost every time I turn on or restart my phone. The number of apps are different each time. Absolutely love g, though! My battery life improved like crazy. As far as the speed goes, I'm not sure.. I haven't really noticed a difference. Also my phone takes like three minutes to turn on, but it started doing that after the first time I rooted it. Any advice/info as how to fix those two things would be appreciated.

 

[Levi0187]

Hi,

I flashed g then had to re-root my phone and now my phone says "Android is upgrading. Optimizing blank out of blank apps" almost every time I turn on or restart my phone. The number of apps are different each time. Absolutely love g, though! My battery life improved like crazy. As far as the speed goes, I'm not sure.. I haven't really noticed a difference. Also my phone takes like three minutes to turn on, but it started doing that after the first time I rooted it. Any advice/info as how to fix those two things would be appreciated.

Yeah, mine did that optimizing apps thing on boot too for a while, but then it started booting normally.

 

[Nintendo1889]

I say do it, people have reported that their download speeds have increased to 45Mbps on 4GLTE and signal in places they've never had before. Also you can still root it with this method.

I think we're seeing the 45 mbps because of refarmed bandwidth, at least here in Atlanta. Mine was on .e, rooted, with an older PRL and I got 45 mbps.

 

[Airfluff]

Yeah, mine did that optimizing apps thing on boot too for a while, but then it started booting normally.

That's good to know. But mine has been doing this for weeks now..at least 2. How long did yours take to stop doing that?

Anyone know why it takes so long to boot after rooting? It did that even before flashing G. Maybe cause of a hiccup in the rooting process?

Thx.

 

[johnnyl1111]

if i was having the problems you guys are, i would just use the unbrick method and start fresh and then root. but that's just me.

 

[DarthMorlock]

Where is hroarks cm10 thread? and what the heck is UPP?

 

[DarthMorlock]

nm i found it, link was in that post

 

[Airfluff]

if i was having the problems you guys are, i would just use the unbrick method and start fresh and then root. but that's just me.

by start fresh, you mean factory reset?

 

[makinu916]

it seems to have worked, but I haven't done anything yet, scared to mess anything up. I
m pretty new to doing anything like this to my phone. Can anybody tell me what I can do to my phone now to make it better/faster? which apps I should delete. What are some basic things I can do to make is better? I want to get rid of all the metro pcs crap.
thanks.

 

[makinu916]

I just tried to take some steps to get into recovery mode and it restarted my phone and now my phone is stuck on a screen that shows LG security error "morningcall cannot be verified" HELP. What do I do now?

 

[Levi0187]

I just tried to take some steps to get into recovery mode and it restarted my phone and now my phone is stuck on a screen that shows LG security error "morningcall cannot be verified" HELP. What do I do now?

I believe you "Soft Bricked" it You'll have to reflash the original firmware using a program. It's all here somewhere. I still have the programs and firmware on my PC. I had the same thing happen to me

 

[AndroidDaytona]

I updated by accident and cant get the phone to root at all

 

[Airfluff]

if i was having the problems you guys are, i would just use the unbrick method and start fresh and then root. but that's just me.

So, I did a factory reset on my phone and it fixed the problems I was having..till I restored the nandroid I did right before factory resetting it..it again takes like three minutes to turn on and the "optimizing apps" thing came back. >_<

So.. do I have to lose everything on my phone in order to not have it take three minutes to start up, meaning do i have to factory reset then not restore the nandroid backup? (I realize there are other ways to back things up but a nandroid backups like EVERYTHING..)

Also, I did the factory reset without unrooting first.. I kinda thought it WOULD unroot me, but.. yeah.. it didn't.

Edit: Wiping the cache (including dalvik) seemed to fix everything... We'll see how long that lasts. ;-)

Question: (Just to see if I got this right) The continuous optimizing apps thing happened after flashing the G firmware. Is flashing a firmware like flashing a rom; you need to wipe the cache before/after? If so, then that's probably why.. Although I still don't know why it took so long to boot. That happened before I ever flashed anything on the phone..

Sorry for the n00b questions, I'm computer literate but still learning Android, lol.

Edit 2: Lol...so that "fixed everything" for that ONE time I restarted my phone...went back to the same issues the next time I restarted my phone. It's a little quicker now, though...I'll just go sit in the corner with my DUNCE cap 'till someone would like to enlighten me. >_<

 

[Xizziano]

Do i need to unroot to update from 404, should i install a rom or something? Im new to all this

 

[alfick3]

Do i need to unroot to update from 404, should i install a rom or something? Im new to all this

There is no official update from 4.0.4. You can install one of the Jellybean ROMs, but they aren't good enough as everyday drivers (in my opinion). In order to install a ROM you need to be rooted, so, no don't un-root.

 

[Xizziano]

Are you referring to cyanogen?

 

[alfick3]

Are you referring to cyanogen?

Yes