mikekelso421

!!THIS METHOD IS OUTDATED!!! 5/25/11

DO NOT USE THIS METHOD.THERE IS A 1-CLICK ROOT FOR 2.2.1. ITS CALLED GINGERBREAK.LEAVING IT UP FOR ANYONE WHO MAY BENEFIT FROM THIS METHOD.



So heres a quick video i made for you guys to help you get your stock optimus m 2.2.1 rooted..i left out a few minor details like how to install the drivers and such..honestly,if you cant install drivers,you shouldnt be trying this..but anyways enjoy and please thank me if this helps you!!

part 1:
YouTube - ‪How to root optimus m with stock 2.2.1 (part 1)‬‏

part 2:
YouTube - ‪How to root optimus m with stock 2.2.1 (part 2) READ DESCRIPTION FIRST!‬‏

part 3:
YouTube - ‪How to root optimus m with stock 2.2.1 (part 3)‬‏


!!!UPDATE!!!

THIS METHOD IS OUTDATED!!!! THERE IS A 1-CLICK ROOT FOR 2.2.1 STOCK PHONES NOW..IT IS CALLED "GINGERBREAK".YOU CAN GET IT OFF APPLANET.OR SIMPLY GOOGLE IT.

THIS METHOD WILL STILL WORK BUT IS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO MORE OF A RISK OF BRICKING YOUR PHONE..BUT I WILL KEEP IT UP IN CASE ANYONE CAN BENEFIT FROM IT BY ANY MEANS.

Last edited by mikekelso421; May 25th, 2011 at 04:02 PM. Reason: UPDATE!

mikekelso421

if anyone know a way i can compress a file thats over a gig to upload on to media fire,let me know...i dont know how im gonna get part 1 of the video up.thanks!

pmb116

maybe rar the file? Compress it with winrar, email it yourself and upload the attachment. IDK.

Muzramp

Render it in .wmv format or .mp4

mikekelso421

ok im remaking part 1 right now.it was too long for youtube..so gimme a minute and itll be up.

mikekelso421

now heres all 3 sections...now remember,i kinda made it in a rush (battery life,and sd card memory low)..also watch the video BEFORE you try this..make sure that your capable of doing this and feel pretty confident before to jump right in...thanks for watching and hope you get a "FLAWLESS VICTORY"!!!

andyo70

Flawless victories are irrelevant without a Fatality to go along with it. Now I'm not wishing death on people here....just sayin'. LOL!

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andyo70

Dude what's up with your voice? You sound like Optimus Prime or something. Are you using autotune?

mikekelso421

lmao..i was stoned and i was in a bad spot for the audio to record clearly...or i just sound like a transformer..hahaha

Geokill

Nice!! Can you do this for me? totally down to donate.. just got no cpu skillz.. lol thanks.. Geo...

richiedaze

My son asked me if I was watching transformers, when I watched this! Lol
Great break down, thanks!

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badmorals

Well I have never used a phone for anything other then talking on it..bought the LG a few days ago and followed these directions to a Tee and it rooted my stock LG with no issues the only stump I had is at the cmd prompt trying to get the # symbol after the $ was a bitch maybe i was to high to understand that I had to allow super user rights on the phone first but I didn't know it was asking since the phones screen was blacked out..lol


Anyhow thanks dude for the videos.

Now I can really screw this phone up my way!

mikekelso421

Your welcome!

Jimmster

Hello i ran into a little problem after installing the three programs and restarting my computer i try to run LGNPST.exe i get "Failed to load Skins.DLL" help??

badmorals

I had the same problem make the short cut from the C:\LG Electronics\LGNPST folder not the folder where you extracted the LGNPST

Last edited by badmorals; March 13th, 2011 at 04:27 PM.

badmorals

Anyone ever figured out how to remove the Metro Pcs boot screen logo..I got the sound out but can't seem to figure out how to change the logo?

acidsEcho

Is it possible to do a factory restore or to unroot after this process? I thought rooting this way broke restore mode so if something happens to the phone you are pretty much screwed.

Darnell0216

I don't believe anyone's gotten it yet. An application able to read, edit, save as the extension .RLE that it's made in is still eluding the ones trying. You can use the LG Updater to restore your phone to factory default. It will return your phone to day one out of the factory 2.2.1+bloatware.

TechSys

mikekelso421, I was going to go ahead and get your baby some diapers, but.. Decided to try doing this myself. I am proud to say I have a fully rooted 2.2.1. Optimus M.
It took some doing to get things going. I lost service, lost capability of installing apps from the market (through computer). Lost everything practically. I kept trying though and after 6 hours (yea, tell me about it), it is now rooted and have some bloat removed.

It kind of a shame to have some many topics and links around here. Somebody should do a post with all the correct information in it, without the links to other topics. It would make life so much easier for newbies like me.

I appreciate your work and the quick reply through PM. Now I am going to go play a little bit.

pmb116

Reported for sticky...... i wish there was a button for it =(

mikekelso421

your welcome techsys.its a tricky ass process but it works for the time being.lol i actually bricked my friends last night doing it LGNPST stopped halfway and the damn program went into emergency mode and effing erased the god dang ESN!!! i need to put a warning on this video!! lol even though if your trying to do this to your phone,you should know the risk already..but your welcome again.

TechSys

Don't think it's bricked, trust me. I thought mine was bricked. Yea, it did not show the ESN or anything that is phone specific. I went through the process again, slowly, and got everything back. I had even formatted the SD card. I thought I lost all my contacts and details, but, when I went through the steps the last time, everything worked. I have my contacts and data. My SD card is back to where it was. Everything is like it was before I started trying to root, well, except for the safe things to remove. Phone runs so much smoother now.
I think I went through the steps a total of 4 times before I caught everything I was missing. I somehow was missing the superuser install which wasn't letting me do the su command. I guess you know that without that nothing else is going to happen.

For those that are thinking about doing this. I did not use CDMA workshop to get my SPC code. I used an online MEID converter and got the code that way. CDMA workshop did not work on my windows7 ultimate 64bit. Not sure why.

At 43% the phone will reboot. During the reboot the percentage will jump to around 68%. The phone will actually reboot twice, well, at least mine did.

If you get to where you can not install a terminal program, you can get an apk from the internet. Then install it like you did the superuser. This will give you the terminal to do the command line stuff. It's a little harder, but after a few tries, I think I could do it again.

I wonder if my wife will allow me to root her Optimus M? Doubt it. (she's not into doing stuff like that and more scared of screwing things up than I was)

aero1soul

alright. i got windows 7 E 64bit.. Pirate copy. haha.. When i open Lgnpst and turn my phone on debugging, my shit look different then whats on the video. For one, my pull down screen doesn't show Debuggin, i have to manually go to Applications, development, then turn it on... and it makes the sound like it's on, but doesn't show anything.. Second, Once i switch debugging on, it turn the usb connection off?.. what am i doing wrong? any suggestions?

TechSys

When you plug in the phone it'll want to use usb mass storage. This is mainly for copying files to and from the SD card. When you turn on debugging it will disconnect the usb mass storage but keep the phone connected to the computer for Lgnpst and adb shell to work. Those two programs will not work with debugging turned off.
I had to switch debugging off and on a few times to get things working proper.

As far as your stuff looking different than what is in the video. I can't tell you what's up without seeing what your stuff looks like. Maybe somebody else can help on that part.

Cbelflower321

I am having a problem with the error message: Fail to load skin.dll . I have unzipped the LGNPST folder from my download location to the desktop. Then installed the three files and the driver, then restarted my computer. When it booted back up I copied the model folder to the lg electronics folder and dragged the .dll file over reggie. Then I extracted the zv root folder to the C drive. After that I copied the LGNPST program from the unzipped folder on my desktop to the LG Electronics folder on my c drive. I created the shortcut, then tried to open the program and get that error message. What did I do wrong?

yretsof

I got my spc finally.

Now in my dos screen the only one of the copy/ pastes that I am suposed to do works, thats the change directory.
when I try the next 2 steps it says the files arent there, the push su and the busybox and the install superuser says they arent there

Last edited by yretsof; March 21st, 2011 at 04:09 PM. Reason: added line

yretsof

I got it thanks the tutorial wast easy, if you pay attention and do it just like they say.

Akawall2

Great!! Rooted my 2.2.1 Optimus M in about two hours following this tutorial!! the only thing was that the cdmaworkshop that comes with the LG-LGNPST12.rar didn't want to work on my Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bits so i had to download a trial version on the web...it worked the same as in the video. Good Work There(thumbs up)

illbandito

Hi i dont know if this has gotten covered or not I tried to skim through all the comments, but if you are getting an error after trying to drag & drop the MS690.dll onto Reggie then Right click Reggie and set the compatibility mode to windows XP ( I also checked the box to run as admin, not really sure if they effected it ) good luck to all! and thank you for this tutorial.

illbandito

would also like to add i have success! rooted phone! and just add a little the Custom recovery is a little different instead of dling 2 diffrent files for it, it now comes in a zip with the 2 files and the custom file is named differently!

new optimus

I am positive that had the greater impact on it.

elusion

I tried this and no dice doesnt matter what the shortcut is.. even the LGNPST.exe says the same thing.. So back to google and or if anyone knows their way around this cool.

update had to copy skin.dll from the lgnpst and paste it to where the lgnpst.exe is located in root4 folder. sweet!

Last edited by elusion; April 7th, 2011 at 12:53 AM. Reason: resolved

jabbawest

Ok, I'm prepared to take the plunge but would it be wise to put the phone in Airplane mode?
My experience flashing routers makes me think that data being transfered while attempting this operation might be bad, kinda like having a dart in your neck.

Thanks mikekelso421 for putting the video tutorial together. I have a high IQ but my brain sooo appreciates someone showing me how to do a new trick.

jabbawest

Word of caution to anyone about to attempt this.
While you might have the instructions down to a tee and are pretty sure you are ready to go, PLEASE take your local weather into consideration.
Make sure there is no big weather about to move in, even high winds.

As I was about to begin, the power went out and came back on. Not a big deal until it happened again and again. About 8 times today the power cycled on and off, which is not normal, but we've had winds gusting over 50 mph all day which is is either pulling something loose in my area or its building up a static charge in the over heads which is leading to power surges.

jabbawest

Trying to get data back now, everything else has gone smoothly but I need a little advice as to what I may have missed.

C:\Documents and Settings\Jabba>adb shell
'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

I did add c:\android-sdk-windows\tools;c:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools to system Variables>Com Spec but no dice.
I also see that the process adb.exe is running.

Thanks

jabbawest

Nevermind. I needed to do the following in my command prompt

C:\Documents and Settings\Jabba>cd C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools

C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb shell
$ su
su
Permission denied (Make sure your screen is on so you can let SU allow, then you'll get the # and not Permission Denied)
$ su
su
#

Ok, now I'm not wanting to move forward until I get an answer.
Mike, in your video you received a # after flash_image recovery
I'm not seeing that yet. Should I wait for it or am I done?

Last edited by jabbawest; April 16th, 2011 at 09:34 AM. Reason: Related Question

jabbawest

again nevermind.
I couldn't wait for an answer or the #.
I unplugged it, rebooted and voila, SERVICE BABY!!

Thanks Mike, and everyone else that toiled to put this root process together for us.

Time to play!!

LatinHeat

Hey anybody in the South Florida Area? My phone came stocked with Android 2.2.1 and not to mention all the bloatware junk metro raped it with.

Hey Mike or anybody else is in the South Florida area, who wouldn't mind some extra ca$h helping me root this phone, let me know?

Last edited by LatinHeat; April 20th, 2011 at 03:38 PM.

pmb116

Where in Florida?

starstress

OK I've looked @ vids. Did a dry run, got my hard hat on, boots laced tight, wish me luck...IM GOIN IN

Interwebs

Is anyone working on an App like Z4, that will root this phone with 2.2.1
Or is there some reason this can't be done?

Is there anyone in MA/NH that's done this and wants to do it again for $
Having never done this, and seeing that some ppl needed 6hrs (which I would never have available,) I really don't want to brick my 1st smartphone.

Last edited by Interwebs; April 27th, 2011 at 12:04 PM.

joneidy

Check your Private messages. LOL

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Last edited by joneidy; April 27th, 2011 at 02:13 PM.

Interwebs

Well, I gave it a go...

TADA! First try. Thanks to everyone on here.
Thanks to joneidy for all the work, and Rootd0wn for making it easier to understand

Kirankh

is that offer to root for me still good?

thunderkiss65

look everything on here has step by step instructions lol. you were kidding when you said you would pay right maybe donate but pay lol

NightAngel79

Have unstuck this thread as I have been informed that it isn't really relevant anymore. Disagree? Questions/concerns? Pm me

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jabbawest

I'd have to agree, even though there is some relevant info in it beyond the rooting process.
While we're on the subject of informational house cleaning.
I know you guys probably don't have the time to comb through every phone forum looking for outdated threads so, maybe you could start a cleaning house request thread for us.
Then someone could come back in a week or so and sweep up.

I just hate seeing new members that have mistakenly tried an old/laborious method because they thought it was the only way, or the best way, or it was the first thing they found when googling.
How to root an lg optimus m will get you this result in google after 2 youtube videos.
New LG Optimus M (MS690) - Root Achieved!
Not Gingerbreak, which is probably a post headline issue but still.

That's my 2¢

mikekelso421

yea,delete this thread if you want..it IS outdated.but if you find its a good thread to keep for reference,by all means keep it up! but either way,its cool with me

NightAngel79

Thanks for the input. In most cases we rely on all our awesome members to inform us of what is/isn't good info. See something? Just report it and tell us why/what is/isnt wrong/right about, lol.
Generally we try not to delete ANY threads. In most cases if a thread becomes irrelevant then people quit posting in it and it sinks into obscurity

JayTeeBasedAf

iLove Your Help Man Good Shit But If I Do The 1 Click Way Do I Still Get The custom recovery? If Not How Can I Get It So I Can Install Custom Roms And Backup My Stuff. Oh && Also Ill Be Using The Optimus M