Root [CWM][WIP][DEV] Clockworkmod Recovery for the LG Viper 4G LGLS840

[PlayfulGod]

Ok this is a tester only as I still need a few things to verify a few things.

I need a dump of the stock recovery, will need root, LG USB drivers installed, and know how to use adb.

in adb shell or term on the phone:
from from pc/cmd:

adb shell

or from term on phone:

su

busybox dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 of=/sdcard/stockrecovery.img

I also need hexdump for misc:

su

hexdump -C /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 > /sdcard/hex-misc.txt

And a copy of the vold.fstab located in system/etc

You can either zip all of this together n upload n link me, or uplaod the recovery.img n pastbin the others.

And now for the test cwm;

cwmrecovery.img

1. Download
2. unzip
3. Have LG USB driver installed
4. connect phone up via USB
5. have debugging enable
6. have in internet connect mode (charge mode if internet mode isnt an option)
7. Run the follow from adb shell:

adb push cwmrecovery.img /data/local/tmp/cwmrecovery.img

mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p27 /system

rm /system/etc/install-recovery.sh

rm /system/recovery-from-boot.p

busybox dd if=/data/local/tmp/cwmrecovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13

rm /data/local/tmp/cwmrecovery.img

reboot recovery

Last report I got back, it all works great but booting to recovery with the button combo it wont reboot to system. A battery pull is required to boot normally.

wikidd's fake flash maybe a safer method for the non-savvy.

 

[jdiflam]

Is this stable? any bugs or anything?

 

[jmendezsr25]

Here you go PlayfulGod all three you needed in 1 rar file. Here

stockrecovery.img
hex-misc.txt
vold.fstab

waiting on some mods for the phone if anything else i could do let me know.

 

[jmendezsr25]

attempted to do CWM Installer LG Viper 4G

Device is Rooted
USB Debugging is Enabled

CWM Recovery for the LG Connect 4G
One click Built by mtmichaelson
Testing and Help by markolo25 and Rlwallace
Exploit Built by djrbliss
CWM made by shabbypenguin
Data wipe fix by thecubed and PlayfulGod



Clockwork Mod Recovery
Press any key to continue . . .
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
Device found.
Pushing CWM to Phone
3598 KB/s (5758976 bytes in 1.563s)
link failed No such file or directory
Rebooting device
Waiting for device to reboot
Pushing Exploit
cannot create /data/local.prop: permission denied
Rebooting device again
Waiting for device to reboot
Installing CWM Recovery
remount failed: Operation not permitted
rm failed for /system/etc/install-recovery.sh, Read-only file system
rm failed for /system/recovery-from-boot.p, Read-only file system
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13: cannot open for write: Permission denied
Removing Trash
rm failed for /data/local.prop, No such file or directory
rm failed for /data/gpscfg/*, No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /data/: Operation not permitted
Finished Recovery!!!
Press any key to continue

 

[PlayfulGod]

attempted to do CWM Installer LG Viper 4G

Device is Rooted
USB Debugging is Enabled

Was just informed the viper doesnt use the same root method as its cousins do but uses ratc instead. Making the needed changes n testing in irc atm.

 

[wickidd]

Hi!

I'm working on this phone as well. Out of something like 32 different partitions, how did you determine those to be the correct ones? lol Just curious, because I'm new to LG's scheme of things. I've been modding on Samsung and Moto for a while now, but this is my first LG.

Thanks,
~WickiD~

 

[ryanwinston27]

Do you think you can give me a copy of the .img file for the Viper's current update? My phone's bricked at the bootanimation because I changed my su binary with TB.

 

[wickidd]

Do you think you can give me a copy of the .img file for the Viper's current update? My phone's bricked at the bootanimation because I changed my su binary with TB.

1. How did you change your su binary using TB (which I'm assuming is Titanium Backup?)? I haven't used it in over a year or so, but I only recalling it having a busybox updater, which you can use for su privileges, but I don't recall it actually changing the su binary, unless they've changed it.

2. Sounds like a soft brick, and a normal update should do the trick.

2. Do you know how to use adb? If you do, you can reboot your phone into recovery using that, and try doing the update from there:

update.zip

Just put this on your sd card as update.zip and make sure it's in the phone when you reboot to recovery via adb, and the magick will happen from there. I just did this with my girl's viper, and it took a good 15 mins to boot after the update because it was recreating the cache (which I wiped while in recovery after the update), so don't be alarmed at the slow reboot, but the update took that way on hers.

Hope that helps

 

[wickidd]

Ok this is a tester only as I still need a few things to verify a few things.

I need a dump of the stock recovery, will need root, LG USB drivers installed, and know how to use adb.

in adb shell or term on the phone:
from from pc/cmd:

adb shell

or from term on phone:

su

busybox dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 of=/sdcard/stockrecovery.img

I also need hexdump for misc:

su

hexdump -C /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 > /sdcard/hex-misc.txt

And a copy of the vold.fstab located in system/etc

You can either zip all of this together n upload n link me, or uplaod the recovery.img n pastbin the others.

And now for the test cwm;

CWM-Installer-LG-Viper-4G.zip

1. Download
2. unzip
3. Have LG USB driver installed
4. connect phone up via USB
5. have debugging enable
6. have in internet connect mode (charge mode if internet mode isnt an option)
7. run the CWM-Installer.bat

Thanks for the updated link in the OP!

 

[ryanwinston27]

My phone works perfectly right now, but would I be able to install the update.zip with the MS840 CWM I flashed? Is there any way to access fastboot menu on the LG Viper? In case I need to flash the stock recovery.img?

 

[wickidd]

My phone works perfectly right now, but would I be able to install the update.zip with the MS840 CWM I flashed? Is there any way to access fastboot menu on the LG Viper? In case I need to flash the stock recovery.img?

No and no.

 

[ryanwinston27]

Well I have flash_image on my phone, how do I use the stock recovery I saved?

 

[wickidd]

Well I have flash_image on my phone, how do I use the stock recovery I saved?

Is it working?

 

[PlayfulGod]

Hi!

I'm working on this phone as well. Out of something like 32 different partitions, how did you determine those to be the correct ones? lol Just curious, because I'm new to LG's scheme of things. I've been modding on Samsung and Moto for a while now, but this is my first LG.

Thanks,
~WickiD~

boot and recovery are the same as the other 840's. Unpack the stock recovery.img, looking the ramdisk, etc, recovery.fstab, or may been recovery.mmc.fstab, either or it will tell you the mounts n partitions. Didnt realize I deleted or moved the zip. I will reupload it

 

[PlayfulGod]

Hi!

I'm working on this phone as well. Out of something like 32 different partitions, how did you determine those to be the correct ones? lol Just curious, because I'm new to LG's scheme of things. I've been modding on Samsung and Moto for a while now, but this is my first LG.

Thanks,
~WickiD~

boot and recovery are the same as the other 840's. Unpack the stock recovery.img, looking the ramdisk, etc, recovery.fstab, or may been recovery.mmc.fstab, either or it will tell you the mounts n partitions.

The ratc wont run correctly from a script, I will post a link to the img and it can be flashed with dd.

 

[ryanwinston27]

I tried to do "cd /sdcard" then "flash_image /sdcard/recovery.img" but something about partition errors pops up.

 

[ryanwinston27]

Wow I feel stupid looking back on the rudeness of the post I had written lol.

 

[wickidd]

You just bricked my phone with those codes! IT KEEPS DOING THE LG BOOT FLASH OVER AND OVER!!!!! THANKS ALOT I HAVE NO PHONE ANYMORE! FIX MY PHONE I CAN'T GET ANY RECOVERY AND IT WONT BOOT!

I think, being a dev, I speak for both PlayfulGod, and I, when I say, EXCUSE US?? We didn't put a gun to your head and tell you to do that! You did that ALL ON YOUR OWN! If you got partition errors, WHY DID YOU REBOOT?? You should have put stuff back the way it was, BEFORE you rebooted! Your lack of knowledge, is NOT our responsibility! We will not be held liable for ANYthing YOU do to YOUR OWN PHONE!

Sorry bud, YOU acted the fool, YOU deal with the consequences!

Later,
~WickiD~

 

[ryanwinston27]

Sorry if I offended and accused but I was really upset, as my phone has no way of starting back up...please gie me some help on this? :/ I'm at a standstill right now and I would really appreciate it if you could help, maybe give the firmware flashable with Odin? Please? :'(

 

[PlayfulGod]

Sorry if I offended and accused but I was really upset, as my phone has no way of starting back up...please gie me some help on this? :/ I'm at a standstill right now and I would really appreciate it if you could help, maybe give the firmware flashable with Odin? Please? :'(

ODIN only works with Samsungs. I have the tot file for this phone for LGNPST, but not the dll for it, so its useless atm.

You can try to get it into download mode n see if the LG Mobile Support Tool will pick it up n update it.

Other than that I dont know of a solution until the dll for the ls840 is available.

And where did anyone say to use flash_image???

 

[ryanwinston27]

As my actions have proved, I am not an expert with Androids, although they are my favorite operating system. First off, I would like to apologize to you and wickidd for my outburst, it's just that my parents are going to kill me if I don't get my phone fixed because they need to call me... would you be willing to give me the tot file? I am horrible with these phones, and am completely screwed as I do not have a boot.img or a recovery.img right now. :/ I know my phone goes into download mode but as of now there isn't an update for the Viper.

 

[wickidd]

Sorry if I offended and accused but I was really upset, as my phone has no way of starting back up...please gie me some help on this? :/ I'm at a standstill right now and I would really appreciate it if you could help, maybe give the firmware flashable with Odin? Please? :'(

Yeah, same apology from me. As you see, I've edited my post some. I really don't care for being accused of anything.. And PG is right, I asked if it was working, as in, had you tested it. I never once said TO test it. Lol wow..

But hey, PG, is Odin not compatible with the download mode on these?

 

[PlayfulGod]

Yeah, same apology from me. As you see, I've edited my post some. I really don't care for being accused of anything.. And PG is right, I asked if it was working, as in, had you tested it. I never once said TO test it. Lol wow..

But hey, PG, is Odin not compatible with the download mode on these?

ODIN is for Samsungs

 

[wickidd]

ODIN is for Samsungs

I was just wondering if it's ever been tried, lol.

 

[wickidd]

boot and recovery are the same as the other 840's. Unpack the stock recovery.img, looking the ramdisk, etc, recovery.fstab, or may been recovery.mmc.fstab, either or it will tell you the mounts n partitions. Didnt realize I deleted or moved the zip. I will reupload it

Yeah, I did all of that, and built a cwmr, after making a couple of mods, but it didn't boot into the recovery. I'm wondering if the recovery doesn't have to be built on the stock boot part. I'm thinking that part has the key combo builtin and defined to kick it over into the hard factory reset, and that the hard reset area is where we can put cwmr. Just food for thought..

Peace,
~WickiD~