if your running the commands like this cd C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools make sure it's like that in environmental variables and reboot your pc
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By "environmental variables" you mean that i should make sure that the folder and files i am trying to access are in correct locations?if your running the commands like this cd C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools make sure it's like that in environmental variables and reboot your pc
When you type su, you've have to watch your phones screen because Super User will pop up and you need to hit Allow.I did. It read permission denied then gives me the $ dollar sign. I am running it under the cd C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools. Then i punch in adb shell. then su then it give me the "permission denised" then it returns to the "$" sign.
Hi I would like to point out that having a swap is not always a good thing, I believe the consensus on that is no swap. Other then that looks very good.Hello everyone I am new to this board, and just would like to thank everyone for the support they have put up here, you guys rock. If you need donations please just post to me I can PayPal the donation immediately.
Okay I have no concerns, I have "rooted" my phone, removed all bloatware, partitioned my 32GB card ( swap=512, ext3=1024, fat32=remaining), move all application in the /data folder on the "sdcard", and have gotten rid of the low memory error for good. I always have 115MB of internal memory no matter how much I download and install apps.
By the way all new phones from MetroPCS (the LG Series) ship with Andriod 2.2.1 and z4root130.apk willnot work, use GingerBreak-v1.20.apk for all 2.2.1 phones,
DO NOT TRY z4root130.apk it will muck up the phone.
You will only need this software (GingerBreak, Root Explorer and Terminal) all can be gotten from the app@store, or market, if you need the files post to me and I will give you access to my FTP and you may download them from there.
Besides that the stock phone is okay but limited. My new rooted, custom phone rocks. I have been able to make my phone a mobile hotspot for my laptop, so when I connect to a WiFi network I can share that connection with other devices. Does not work with the MetroPCS 1xRTT connection as of yet but anyway it is to slow usually 100Kbps to 200Kbps at max generally around 117Kbps or 2 time dialup at best. But that is one reason I bought this phone because I can use Wifi as well as the mobile network at the same time, I can be on a call and surf the internet without dropping a heartbeat.
I was able to update everything from these postings, and everything worked as laid out. I love this phone, I had the Samsung Caliber and that phone sucked royal. Was going to get the Craft, but I found that the craft is a want-ta-be smartphone.
Thanks and remember post for donations and or FTP for newbies who need software to root phone.
Robert
I know there has been some debate, but for me it works, it maybe for now, and later the consensus might be correct and it will cause me issues. I have tried with swap and without and with swap works better for my application of the phone. So maybe I should have stated that.Hi I would like to point out that having a swap is not always a good thing, I believe the consensus on that is no swap. Other then that looks very good.
I PMed you a link for a copy of Metro Stock. Within that you will find the original Recovery image.so the answer to my question seems to be getting a copy of the original recovery to flash onto the phone. However that opens up the next question: Unless there's another method, where can I find a copy of the original recovery?
Hey guys,
I just rooted fine following the directions provided but I can not seem to have the ability to finalize the custom backup..... it errors out stating mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00220000, error closing recovery: no space left on device.....??? i have 54mb's free? Please see pic, I have shut down devices on numerous attempts and pulled battery as well... what am I doing wrong, please assist. The files are extracted at the root of my sd card with 854mb avail.
IF you actually have a bad block on the NAND this is a physical problem that is not correctable. It's a similar error that we are use to seeing on hard drives where a sector of the disk is bad.I have the same exact problem only difference is that I got bad block at 0x00080000
Could someone help please!
I was thinking the same thing. Unfortunately, in order to unroot it I am gonna need to unbrick it firstIF you actually have a bad block on the NAND this is a physical problem that is not correctable. It's a similar error that we are use to seeing on hard drives where a sector of the disk is bad.
The first suggestion I have is to continue trying to flash recovery, you might get lucky and it will eventually bypass or ignore the bad block.
If the above suggestion doesn't work, you really should consider unrooting and then returning the phone because this is a problem that will not resolve itself.
Is it possible you may have missed a command?when I try flash_image recovery /sdcard/recoveryimage.img img is not found
when I try this method
# cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
After I enter this command, it reads:
"cannot create . . . read only file system."
After the # symbol type:
# mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system
# cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
# chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
# mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
# mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system
# flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-2.2.1-joneidy.img
after the bolded command i get a message No such file or directory... I disregarded assuming it worked the same as mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak...but it each time after completion i get the stock recovery system not the custom...hoping to get some help please...thx ^^
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