kornrokn

hey everybody i need some serious help fast. i just used the guide here in "all things root" to root optimus m 2.2.1 yesterday, and i installed ROM toolbox pro to help with rom installation, backups, theme changer, custom recovery, etc. as ive heard this is a very good program to use with many useful features combined into one app. problem is... i used ROM toolboxes backup to try to backup my nanmid before i decide to add roms or other things that could brick my phone or leave me with a wiped out one that's reset to factory defaults. after backup and during reboot, i noticed my custom smoke android bootloader was gone and had returned back to the factory android bootloader. this alarmed me, just to find that when it came on that all my apps were gone from my phone and everything i can use to restore my phone back to the way it was before the backup was gone! i dont kno why this happened or if its supposed to happen because when i tryed to reinstall ROM toolbox pro it stated that i already had this file on my SD card, SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR ME? how do i get all my crap back on my phone so i can use it again and how can i prevent this from hapening again? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY PHONE SUCKS LIKE THIS! THX!

sammyz

You have to install a custom recovery before doing this because the custom recovery makes backups, not the program. Since you were running stock recovery, the program just did something equivalent to a factory reset sorry to have to bring you bad news.

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kornrokn

Well that blows.. Its not that bad though considering the fifteen apps i had can easily be redownloaded and as long as it didnt unroot me everything should be fine. Where and how can I get a custom recovery for my optimus?

alfick3

Down load ROM manager. Select the option to flash ClockworkMod Recovery. You will be presented with an option (or a few, I don't remember now). You want the one that says LW690 (that is the recovery for the Cricket version of Metro's Optimus M, but it is 100% the same so it'll work). You will have to flash it twice, and it's recommended to do it over wi-fi and not the 3G. That will give you a custom recovery. To boot into recovery, just select the option with-in ROM manager to boot into recovery.

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My Android history: LG Motion 4G, LG Optimus M+ (rooted), LG Optimus M (rooted with various roms but always came back to Reppard's CM7), Archos G9 80 250GB

kornrokn

alright i just put clockwordmodrecovery on, flashed it twice. it said flash was succesful. and tried to put it into recovery mode and my device factory reset itself again. what the hell do i do?

sammyz

What the heck? What did you do to enter recovery? And are you sure you're still rooted? Did you grant root permissions to ROM Manager? Did it ever prompt you?

kornrokn

i currently re-rooting my device and checking if it has been rooted so i can download rom manager and reflash custom recovery.

kornrokn

yes everything granted su permission flawlessly , after flashing the recovery, i tryed to test it out and it factory reset me again.

kornrokn

i tryed to enter recovery through rom manager

kornrokn

i am once again rooted! and have downloaded rom manager

sammyz

Did you select optimus c recovery in the list of recoveries to flash?

kornrokn

yes sir, and flashed it twice just to be sure

sammyz

And you rooted with ginger break? Did you update the superuser app?

kornrokn

how do i try with gingergreak? and su is up to date and my binarys .

sammyz

Here:
........1 Click Root Optimus m (Gingerbreak)..............

kornrokn

im rooted using that exact guide. my clockworkmod is 5.0.2.7 , the latest, so can i backup my stock rom using rom manager or will it factory reset me again

sammyz

Did you try booting into recovery using the manual method?? Holding volume down+Home key+power from powered off??

kornrokn

no let me try that, this will ultimately test if recovery is working.

sammyz

If it still doesn't work, do you have an SD card inserted?? How big is the SD card? Is it full?

kornrokn

it f******* factory reset me again! fantastic

kornrokn

its almost 14gigs. yes i do have it inserted

kornrokn

hopefully my phone wont factory reset after i try something else . this is really annoying to keep rooting my phone everytime it resets

kornrokn

My phone is back rooted using gingerbreak and ihave clockworkmod reinstalled, any more help?

sammyz

Sorry for the long time to reply,
Try downloading recovery installer from the play store.
Then download this recovery:
http://androidforums.com/optimus-m-all-things-root/632313-recovery-cannibal-open-touch-v2-1-latest-update-12-1-2012-a.html#post5078498
Download the recovery, not the zip and put it on the root of your sd card and rename it to recovery.img
Then open the app and follow the directions, when it finishes flashing the new recovery, wait 10 seconds and try rebooting into recovery.

kornrokn

The only recovery installer I can find in the store is the acer one. and i cannot download it .

sammyz

Here you go:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=acr.recovery.installation.utility
Sorry, I said the wrong name of app.

kornrokn

guess what happened when i tryed to reboot into recovery after i flashed, it factory reset me again.

kornrokn

rerooted now..and flashed over cannibal recovery

sammyz

Hmm, this is weird, can I team view you later?

kornrokn

i guess. how does this work?

sammyz

Download a program called teamviewer, send me a PM with the ID and password it generates.

kornrokn

alright ill do it now.

kornrokn

you want me to download teamviewer to my optimus or to my pc, i dont understand

sammyz

PC, I can see the phone only from the pc. There's no way to control a phone.

Last edited by sammyz; December 10th, 2012 at 02:45 PM.

kornrokn

did you get my pm?

sammyz

Yes, I'm not home yet, will be within an hour or so.

kornrokn

ok ill leave teamviewer up waiting for you to log on.. i only did the half install in my computer for it.

sammyz

Cool. Around 30-45 minutes now.

kornrokn

im guessing your home? if not i should be concerned