Root [HOW-TO] Simplified Root + Recovery + Custom ROM

[AndyOpie150]

Now comes the fun part. Flashing new ROM's and kernels.

 

[Whyzor]

Thanks for the tip about step 9, I couldn't remember the exact placement of the options, CWM recovery is slightly different for different phones & versions. I updated OP's step #9. Welcome to the world of rooting & custom ROMs!

 

[Atma]

Thanks for the tip about step 9,

Thank you for the guide!! I would have been lost without it and I'm sure its helped many before me.

 

[jtragna]

should this take about 5 minutes to boot up on the first time because it is and my stomach is churning....please resond...lol....ehhhh

 

[AndyOpie150]

If it takes longer than 12 min. ,pull battery and try again.
It sometimes takes a few tries. When you hear the VM boot jingle your rooted.

 

[jtragna]

If it takes longer than 12 min. ,pull battery and try again.
It sometimes takes a few tries. When you hear the VM boot jingle your rooted.

Thank you so much you have no idea....but do i have to do everything agian or just reboot?

 

[AndyOpie150]

Just reboot, open up the app and run it. You don't have to do the whole sd card thing.

 

[jtragna]

you are a life saver i love you lmfaoooo thankss

 

[benslgdroid]

If it already installed super user as you said on your other thread it already rooted

 

[AndyOpie150]

That's what we do here. Pay it forward sometime when you get a little experience with this phone. That's what keeps this forum running.

GOT NINJA 'D by benslgdroid.

 

[jtragna]

ummmm ive tried it 3 times still hasnt worked....its not on its stuck on the LG logo help?
da da does th th this me me mean i have a a a....BRICK?

 

[AndyOpie150]

If it's still stuck just pull the battery, reinstall, power on.

 

[jtragna]

If it's still stuck just pull the battery, reinstall, power on.

im really sorry but im a newbiee and have some grasp of this followed all the directions....(Root, Rom etc) but yeah just reinstall....thankss
Update: ITS OFF THE LG SCREEN!!! (woot woot) and just now while im typing this it just got fixed! it works! Thank you so much you are amazing! Thanks ALOT!

 

[benslgdroid]

im really sorry but im a newbiee and have some grasp of this followed all the directions....(Root, Rom etc) but yeah just reinstall....thankss
Update: ITS OFF THE LG SCREEN!!! (woot woot) and just now while im typing this it just got fixed! it works! Thank you so much you are amazing! Thanks ALOT!

What he meant by reinstall was put the battery back in

 

[AndyOpie150]

Do you have the super user app in your app drawer?

 

[jtragna]

now i dooo....but there is no market nor any other google apps....why is that.....can i get it? or am i without it forever
Update: I just realized i downloaded the one that doesnt have the green machine theme is that why?

 

[Atma]

Look in step #6 in the How To. You need to install the gapps.zip.
You should get the market then.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version/Google_Apps

 

[jtragna]

i found it in the File Manager that comes with it....but is says: Application Not Availble....i didnt flash it did i?

 

[Atma]

Do you have gapps.zip on your SD card? Did you flash it?

 

[AndyOpie150]

Go here http://androidforums.com/optimus-v-...tory-reset-your-rooted-phone.html#post3263770
Don't worry about the title. I have to get some sleep. All info is there, simple to understand.

 

[benslgdroid]

Green machine is just a theme you add to backside but first let's get your Google apps. Get the gapps.zip file, you can find it in the backside thread, make sure it's in the root of your sd card, go back into your recovery, select install zip as you did when installing the Rom but this time select gapps.zip once that's finished push back then select reboot, now it will have you sign in with your Google account then lead you into downloading Google apps from the market, download what you need and welcome to backside.

 

[brotherswing]

Edit. New Baby has my brain scattered.

 

[h0tmess]

OP, thanks for the guide. I'm not totally tech ******ed.. I'm just "Tech Nervous" if that makes sense.. lol.. I was able to do this with no problems at all.

Thanks again!

 

[deguy60]

i want say thanks to all you guys who put time and effort on here building and helping all of us. i am very good at computers but this had me really worried at 50 it was not good for me either but everything went very well it may have took me 3 hours back and forth reading and checking myself but now glad i did it thanks to you guys take care

 

[Trip9]

Gingerbroke recently. Getting comfortable running root privileges before deciding on how to proceed.

After reading about running gingerbreak w/ stock sd card vs my replacement 16gb sd, I played around with both disks and made the following observation. Booting w/ 2GB sd is much faster due to never using it after activating phone. That makes sense because there was practically nothing loaded there and it is smaller. I decided to root with the 2 gb sd installed. It took 3 minutes from start to finish, including verifying a successful root.

Rooting was really a piece of cake thanks to The Android Exploid Crew, Chainfire, Whyzor, mkbkr1 and all community contributors.