Root [Virgin Mobile/Sprint] VM LS720V7 - Updating, Rooting, and Unbricking

[xclusive36]

If your phone says it's on v6, your phone may not updated. But then again, If you lost root, it worked. Try wiping your cache.

 

[GeeWiggles]

Wiped the cache and it's till showing V6, but the OTA isn't popping up anymore. Anything else I could be doing wrong?

 

[xclusive36]

Wiped the cache and it's till showing V6, but the OTA isn't popping up anymore. Anything else I could be doing wrong?

No. I don't understand why it says your still on v6.

 

[xclusive36]

Please make this forum thread Stickied. Everyone is having issues with the new update because they are not reading this thread. It is important that they see it. Otherwise they will brick their phone when they update.

 

[OlyDroid]

Lilrich, maybe because you hit "fix root"?Worked perfect on my wife's and mine. Gonna do one more for my mother in law later today. Thanks for putting this together so quick guys!

 

[GeeWiggles]

Should I select not to fix root when I go to reboot from CWM? Since I'm re-rooting with towelroot it shouldn't matter, should it?

 

[xclusive36]

I always select no. I don't think it will make a difference but it may be what is giving you issues.

 

[slkpmp]

Update zip caused a "phone. android " error which wouldn't let it finish boot.
Used factory recovery to flash a v6 stock ROM I had on my SD card.
Which let me boot into v7 with root.
I had to reflash cwm.
then flashed memory swap and over clock kernel.
Restored apps with titanium.

I did hit "fix root"
still have some traces of purple metallic theme

 

[GeeWiggles]

Well still getting V6 in the info, guess I'll just give up for now and see if the OTA pops back up. If I go to Update LG Software it gives me the options of using google services or google play to update, it doesn't check at all for an update. Dunno what that has to do with anything.

 

[xclusive36]

Update zip caused a "phone. android " error which wouldn't let it finish boot.
Used factory recovery to flash a v6 stock ROM I had on my SD card.
Which let me boot into v7 with root.
I had to reflash cwm.
then flashed memory swap and over clock kernel.
Restored apps with titanium.

I did hit "fix root"
still have some traces of purple metallic theme

You were supposed to remove the purple metallic theme back to stock. That was supposed to be in the op at the top. Some of the important files that needed to be updated did not update because the checksum didn't match.

 

[bjoyner12690]

I hit fix root and have had no trouble. And the black systemui theme stayed.

 

[ThePDW]

Thanks so much for putting this together! Does anyone know what this update actually does?

 

[lilrich1789]

I'm a little confused, Did Towelroot give you issues? This update resets your recovery back to the stock recovery.

Did you get it fixed and back up and running?

Maybe I should clarify some things... For starters I was on v6 rooted with cwm and purple theme. So I was under the impression since I was pre rooted with cwm to follow the second post which I did to the T and that's when I got the errors. I didn't realize to remove the theme so that might of caused my errors. But yes after I went through that process I posted before, the phone was running. It had root I never used towel root.but lost the cwm. So after I got it all set up I reinstalled the cwm 6.048 overclocked and now back to normal. Sorry for any confusion.

 

[bkttk2]

Maybe I should clarify some things... For starters I was on v6 rooted with cwm and purple theme. So I was under the impression since I was pre rooted with cwm to follow the second post which I did to the T and that's when I got the errors. I didn't realize to remove the theme so that might of caused my errors. But yes after I went through that process I posted before, the phone was running. It had root I never used towel root.but lost the cwm. So after I got it all set up I reinstalled the cwm 6.048 overclocked and now back to normal. Sorry for any confusion.

Thanks. I will add comment regarding the theme issue you experienced. Sorry about that.

 

[robaho]

BTW, if you installed my battery usage fix, you need to revert it or the update won't apply properly.

 

[robaho]

Also, I think you can change the version in the build.prop and then the update will not nag you...

 

[masterdbugger]

Also, I think you can change the version in the build.prop and then the update will not nag you...

I tried that once before and it bricked my phone, although it could have been user error

 

[robaho]

I tried that once before and it bricked my phone, although it could have been user error

Maybe. There are several props you need to change.

 

[robaho]

There is a problem with the v7 update zip. Just remove the lines that patch the kernel. Then the safe root exploit will work - and you can apply the updates on devices running my oc kernel.

I checked the v7 kernel source and there is nothing needed.

 

[xclusive36]

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[neoison]

Nice find and fixed update v7 needed. Thanks

 

[robaho]

bla bla

Seriously? How old are you?

 

[neoison]

Well big thanks the find will help everyone.

 

[bkttk2]

There is a problem with the v7 update zip. Just remove the lines that patch the kernel. Then the safe root exploit will work - and you can apply the updates on devices running my oc kernel.

I checked the v7 kernel source and there is nothing needed.

robaho

Can you PM xclusive36 since he is the one that has put the time in with the update zip?

If you two could work together on edits we can then post the updated file to assist the community.

 

[bkttk2]

BTW, if you installed my battery usage fix, you need to revert it or the update won't apply properly.

Thanks. I added a comment to the guidance info.