I want to say MANY THANKS! This was sweet and easy and worked like a charm! Much better than LG's own updater! Wouldn't believe that it would be so easy!
Just to add that the update was a non-destructive one, i.e. after the phone rebooted all apps and data were there as before. Perfect!
Btw...can someone please check for me the language input options for the open European rom? I really want to upgrade... but don't want to lose my chinese language input
Question, will it work also here in the Philippines? I've been looking for this upgrades of LG P500, but it seems it doesn't work for my mobile. I once used the z4root..but it failed..My current version is Froyo 2.2.2 any tips on how to upgrade to gingy? thanks
Question, will it work also here in the Philippines? I've been looking for this upgrades of LG P500, but it seems it doesn't work for my mobile. I once used the z4root..but it failed..My current version is Froyo 2.2.2 any tips on how to upgrade to gingy? thanks
To root your phone, use Gingerbreak. Might solve the rooting issue
Regarding the GB updates, you could just follow the steps mentioned in the (Manually Installing Gingerbread 2.3.3 Official Firmware) post. And regarding the language part, im not pretty sure! But i guess there should be support
worked great but unable to root my P500 after the update..tried using gingerbreak and z4root but failed..is there any other way to root it??
Had the same problem. Rooting didn't work after the update. Since KDZ was used, what we have in the system is a different version/firmware of android. So to root it again, a reflash (to original) needs to be done. (Source of information @DaSchmarotzer). And use gingerbreak after that.
Any reason why you want to root it now?
Last edited by varungnath; August 5th, 2011 at 11:23 PM.
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I have just installed gingerbread v20_E on my optimus but now I cant root it using gingerbreak app anymore its stuck.before when using froyo I have rooted wid gingerbreak easily
now what happened!!!!!!???
I have just installed gingerbread v20_E on my optimus but now I cant root it using gingerbreak app anymore its stuck.before when using froyo I have rooted wid gingerbreak easily
now what happened!!!!!!???
Just manually updated from Froyo 2.2.2 to Gingerbread 2.3.3 using KDZ. I'm having problem rooting the phone so I can make DSPManager working as it requires rooting access. I've used Gingerbreak 1.20 but it keeps running and nothing happens.
Any advices or steps to follow? Cheers
I followed the instructions you gave there...
And now, my beautiful LG P500 is dead! Thank you very much!
The difference seem to be that my version of the firmware was not unbranded.
I've been everywhere trying to fix it, but it just doesn't respond to anything.
I connect it to the power supply and nothing. Press the power button, nothing! I'm sad. very sad.
i have a none rooted >> LG Optimus M with MetroPCS << running 2.2.2 Froyo and i want to update to 2.3.3 Gingerbread. i keep getting error every time i try your guide and tools.
i have a none rooted >> LG Optimus M with MetroPCS << running 2.2.2 Froyo and i want to update to 2.3.3 Gingerbread. i keep getting error every time i try your guide and tools.
Worked like a charm on my LG Optimus T (T-Mobile-USA)
i have a none rooted >> LG Optimus M with MetroPCS << running 2.2.2 Froyo and i want to update to 2.3.3 Gingerbread. i'm also running on windows 7
could that be in issue. windows vista forced close every time so no luck.
i have a none rooted >> LG Optimus M with MetroPCS << running 2.2.2 Froyo and i want to update to 2.3.3 Gingerbread. i'm also running on windows 7
could that be in issue. windows vista forced close every time so no luck.
is there any way i can get that Update to work?
please and thank you.
I use a windows 7 and i was successful with using KDZ. Could you specify the exact errors?
Last edited by varungnath; August 25th, 2011 at 01:58 AM.
I've used Gingerbreak 1.20 but it keeps running and nothing happens. z4root doesn't work for me. remember i'm running froyo 2.2.2 no luck. so im goint to do some more research before downgrade to 2.2
I've used Gingerbreak 1.20 but it keeps running and nothing happens. z4root doesn't work for me. remember i'm running froyo 2.2.2 no luck. so im goint to do some more research before downgrade to 2.2
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I use a windows 7 and i was successful with using KDZ. Could you specify the exact errors?
I've used Gingerbreak 1.20 but it keeps running and nothing happens. z4root doesn't work for me. remember i'm running froyo 2.2.2 no luck. so im going to do some more research before downgrade to 2.2
Hi everybody, my phone is LG-P500h, I downloaded the LG-P500-V20b(India), then use KDZ Firmware Updater update the new ROM. the update process is successed, after updated, I switch on the phone, it shows "ANDROID" on the screen, then stopped at there. even I put out the battery and put on and start again, same thing. Then I use KDZ Firmware Updater flash the original 2.2.1 ROM, still I cannot start my phone. Can anyone give me any suggestion? thanks
A warning to anyone tempted to do this. Like the original poster, I also have an LG Optimus T. I am technically savvy (15 years IT experience) and I followed the directions to the letter, but the end result is a bricked, unrecoverable phone. Had I known the risks involved, I would have been perfectly content with Froyo and waited for the official upgrade to arrive.
Here is how mine failed: during the kdz update process, while the phone was on the "Emergency Mode" screen, the kdz updater program threw an exception and crashed. This caused the phone to be permanently locked in emergency mode. The buttons are unresponsive and the only way to turn it off is to remove the battery. With the battery in, it immediately goes to the emergency screen. No combination of button presses (eg, hard reset) does anything. The computer will still see the devices but only if I remove the battery and start the phone up by inserting the USB cable.
I have tried every method for recovery I could find including the following. In each case, I tried it with the modem device listed in device manager both disabled and enabled, as instructed in other recovery threads I found.
Flashing the original .kdz ROM in emergency and cs_emergency modes. When I did, it failed with an exception 4008.
Flashing the original .dz ROM with all of the tools I could find. LGMDP and LGDP2 could see the phone's COM port but beyond that, they could not communicate with the phone in any way. I couldn't even retrieve the IMEI number.
Updating the phone with the LG update software. It actually detects that the phone needs an update and starts to do one but it fails at the point where it tries to communicate with the phone.
Based on other posts I found for the same problem, I believe the phone is completely unrecoverable. I spent over six hours trying to solve the problem and I'm kicking myself for even trying this. I have put in a repair claim with LG and I'm waiting for instructions on how to proceed.
I would not recommend you try this unless you are not worried about destroying your phone. I imagine most installs go without a hitch but if the buggy kdz updater software crashes like it did for me, your phone will likely be bricked permanently.
Manually Installing Gingerbread 2.3.3 Official Firmware
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