Root LG Eve GW620 Rogers rooting guide + Remove Rogers apps

SpL3rG3 · Sep 16, 2010

x5starblunt said:
I really dont see the android phone that's supposed to be listed. Im running windows 7, USB debugging is checked and im sure i installed everything, help?

Well it will probably show up in Windows as an unknown device. right click on the unknown device and point to the android_winusb.inf file you downloaded.

I'm not sure about in windows 7, but for XP I had to actually add my device to the driver file and it had to be listed at the top in order for XP to install it. If you open android_winusb.inf with notepad, you can edit the file. You will need the device ID in order to update the file. Go into device manager while your phone is connected and right click on the 2nd unknown device. the click on the details tab and copy the ID into the driver file. each ID is different so you'll have to add your own in.

x5starblunt · Sep 16, 2010

Any way to check if your phone got rooted?

And how am I able to install a new firmware (zacpod 1.6 korean) on my phone?

SpL3rG3 · Sep 16, 2010

x5starblunt said:
Any way to check if your phone got rooted?

And how am I able to install a new firmware (zacpod 1.6 korean) on my phone?

The only way i know how to check is to see if the apps you removed are actually gone when you disconnect it from your PC.

to install the new firmware visit zacpods website, he has a how to there:

http:\\Zac's Pad | Tech, Toys, and Tidbits

He has the 1.6 rom but there is a 2.1 rom out as well over at openetna - Project Hosting on Google Code

thats what i'm running currently.

Hope this helps

x5starblunt · Sep 16, 2010

oh i didnt remove the apps cuz when i typed adb remount it replied with adb: not found
hows the 2.1 working on ur LG Eve?

SpL3rG3 · Sep 16, 2010

x5starblunt said:
oh i didnt remove the apps cuz when i typed adb remount it replied with adb: not found
hows the 2.1 working on ur LG Eve?

aside from the camera not working its great actually.

did you actually download the full sdk program and get your phone installed?

x5starblunt · Sep 17, 2010

I'm not a pro at this so forgive me if i give u the wrong answer but I'm sure i did install the full sdk (the link that was given to me in this tutorial) and when I typed "adb install bin/Superuser.apk" it told me it was successful and there was a "Superuser white-list" app with a pound sign icon on my phone, I assumed it worked successfully.

Thats about all it did for me lol oh and btw if you press enable root permission and it asks you for a password i believe it is "eve&adam&&620love!" without quote marks of course

SpL3rG3 · Sep 17, 2010

x5starblunt said:
I'm not a pro at this so forgive me if i give u the wrong answer but I'm sure i did install the full sdk (the link that was given to me in this tutorial) and when I typed "adb install bin/Superuser.apk" it told me it was successful and there was a "Superuser white-list" app with a pound sign icon on my phone, I assumed it worked successfully.

Thats about all it did for me lol oh and btw if you press enable root permission and it asks you for a password i believe it is "eve&adam&&620love!" without quote marks of course

Sounds like its rooted. thats the password you need on later builds. Only earlier versions you don't need a password at all.

x5starblunt · Sep 18, 2010

oh i must have the later build then....

x5starblunt · Sep 21, 2010

also found out that by using the app called "antivirus" you can find out if ur phone is rooted by scanning your phone and it'll tell you under settings

illm4tic · Oct 3, 2010

britbloke said:
Right click on the 2nd one, click "Update driver software", click "Browse my computer for driver software" then click "Let me pick from a list..." You should see "Android Phone" listed. Double click this and you should see a list of 3 options. Click on "Android ADB Interface" and click "Next". You'll probably see an "Update driver warning" box, so just click "Yes" to install it anyway.

If you don't see 3 options, click "Have Disk..." and select the Android USB driver (android_winusb.inf) you downloaded earlier.

I'm still having trouble with this. I went to the android_winusb and added something so the android could be recognized, and I still don't see "Android Phone" listed.

Shegy · Oct 3, 2010

hi,

I have done all these steps few times and as it can be expected, each time something not pass well how can I undestand that my phone is rooted?!

can you help me pls

illm4tic · Oct 5, 2010

Ok so I solved the last problem.. Under Removing the Rogers apps when I number 4 after seeing the "#" and type "adb remount" it says adb: not found. What could I be doing wrong?

Removing the Rogers apps (credits to the people of XDA)

Make sure your phone is in USB debugging mode (see beginning of guide).
In the Command Prompt (or Terminal on Linux), make sure you're in your SDK Tools folder (c:\SDK\tools\)
Type "adb shell". You should see "#"
Type the following commands:

Code:
adb remount

allbutlost · Oct 9, 2010

illm4tic said:
Under Removing the Rogers apps when I number 4 after seeing the "#" and type "adb remount" it says adb: not found. What could I be doing wrong?

You shouldn't do the Remount from the # prompt. Try the "adb remount" command from the dos prompt (c:\whatever\sdk\tools) -- Give that a try. It works fine for me.

Edit: It does appear in the original post, but the correct sequence is under "Rooting" and "Navigate to:" rather than "Removing"

1. Type "adb shell"
2. You should get a #. If you get a $ then something didn't work. Shutdown the phone and PC and try again. If you get a # then all is well. Type "exit" to return to your PCs command prompt (NOTE: This is where it returns you to the DOS prompt).
3. Type "adb remount" to remount the GW620's file system as read-write so we can make changes.

If you apply this same sequence of steps to the "Removing" section ("adb remount" from dos, not #), your problem should disappear.

Andy@LGeve · Oct 9, 2010

ive been trying to flash the device several times now with the system and boot images. i always come across a 'FAILED <remote: flash write failure>' when writing either images. then i'll unplug the phone, re-enter into fastboot and try and flash again. IF it does work, i'll unplug the usb, put in the battery and start up the phone. after the openetna logo appears, i get a '[Blue Error Handler]' Arm11 is Crashed!! ...' message. I've gotten to the stage several times after flashing, I'm confused as to what's going on. All the images are from the openetna site, using WinXP Professional on a Lg Gw620 1.5 V10-f device...i'm aiming for eclair 2.1. HELP!

illm4tic · Oct 10, 2010

allbutlost said:
You shouldn't do the Remount from the # prompt. Try the "adb remount" command from the dos prompt (c:\whatever\sdk\tools) -- Give that a try. It works fine for me.

Edit: It does appear in the original post, but the correct sequence is under "Rooting" and "Navigate to:" rather than "Removing"

1. Type "adb shell"
2. You should get a #. If you get a $ then something didn't work. Shutdown the phone and PC and try again. If you get a # then all is well. Type "exit" to return to your PCs command prompt (NOTE: This is where it returns you to the DOS prompt).
3. Type "adb remount" to remount the GW620's file system as read-write so we can make changes.

If you apply this same sequence of steps to the "Removing" section ("adb remount" from dos, not #), your problem should disappear.

Ye I already figured out the problem, thanks though.

Andy@LGeve · Oct 18, 2010

Does anyone know whether the following problems are fixed/enhanced in Openetna's 2.2 system?

-camera quality (currently at 3.0MP)
-video capture/recording (currently not working)
-call volume (currently low)
-Youtube (currently glitchy)
-external music key (currently not working)
-Bluetooth 2.0 (currently not working)
-battery life (currently drains at fast rate)
-SD scrolling of pictures (currently slow)
-caller display (sometimes displays 'Payphone')

Thanks for your help! 2.1 is great with lots of features, but some of the basic stuff that's not working is making me reconsider stock :S

Kayen · Oct 23, 2010

Space Dog said:
So on both Vista and XP I get stuck at the exact same spot every time. First I plug in my Eve and it has to find the drivers, Ive tried directing it to the folder specifically as well as using Device Manager and every time I get the error Unable to install driver....you might want to contact the website blah blah blah. Anyone know what I might be doing wrong.

(In Windows, you should hear the beep on a connected device and the LG drivers should find it OK. In Windows, open up Device Manager and you should see 2 devices with yellow exclamation marks beside it and the description "LG USB Modem" (I'm going from memory here, so that may not be 100% accurate).

Right click on the 2nd one, click "Update driver software", click "Browse my computer for driver software" then click "Let me pick from a list..." You should see "Android Phone" listed. Double click this and you should see a list of 3 options. Click on "Android ADB Interface" and click "Next". You'll probably see an "Update driver warning" box, so just click "Yes" to install it anyway.)

It`s this part that I am having dificulty with. Up to this part I have done everything correctly, including the Android SDK and installed all the addons found within.

Please Help
Space Dog

On Windows 7, same problem, no Android device is listed. Yes i checked debugging enabled on the phone. Yes it's plugged to my computer. Yes i installed the USB Driver for SDK, yes i installed the LG USB driver, but nothing.
I'm considering not updating this phone since this isn't working for me.

illm4tic said:
I'm still having trouble with this. I went to the android_winusb and added something so the android could be recognized, and I still don't see "Android Phone" listed.

This is the exact problem i'm getting. Any help ?

ShadowParadox · Oct 25, 2010

just went through this guide and finally got it working. thanks a bunch for the walk-through. besides the USB problems, as it looks like everyone is having problems with, it went fairly well.

the USB problems can usually be fixed by rebooting after the APK USB install. or at least thats how it worked for me on win7 32 bit/netbook.

Kayen · Oct 29, 2010

Jim_NZ said:
I had same problem, it was because none of the the vendor IDs defined in the android_winusb.inf file didnt match my device.
Back in device manager, right click the second LG USB Modem, properties, Details tab.
Mine shows USB\VID_1004&PID_6171&MI_01\6&AF0B60F&0&0001
which doesnt match any entries in the INF file.
eg this was the first set of entries in winusb.inf (scroll down a bit to see them)
; HTC Dream
%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0C01
%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0C02&MI_01
%SingleBootLoaderInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0FFF

so I copied them & pasted in my vendor ID to make another set for my phone and inserted at the top:
; LG GW620
%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_1004&PID_6171
%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_1004&PID_6171&MI_01
%SingleBootLoaderInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_1004&PID_0FFF
;
saved the file, and tried update driver again, again pointing it to usb_driver directory
=> bingo, it found it, installed an Android Phone device with a child of Android Composite ADB interface.

I did this step and it's STILL not appearing on my device manager, and i have restarted my netbook several times to no avail. I'm on windows 7 ultimate edition. Seriously any help guys? :thinking:

Friend purchased an Lg Eve off some dude in toronto, and it ws rooted with 2.1 , and it can access my university's wifi whereas mine on stock doesn't even see the network, and 1.5 is disgusting. Please someone help me experience the froyo goodness!

SpL3rG3 · Oct 29, 2010

If you have windows 7 you need the file LG_Android_USB_Driver_Rebuilt.rar. which can be found at:

Deposit Files

Kayen · Oct 30, 2010

device manager *RIGHT CLICK* 2nd lg mobile usb modem --> update driver software --> browse my computer... --> pick from a list ....NOTHING still.
I have installed the LG drivers, the 4.9 version.
I replaced all the original USB drivers for the SDK with the rebuilt ones, and nothing so far.

Do i need the sdk program open when i do this? or no. either way i'm not getting android device on the list. and i have tried restarts of the netbook , and restarts of hte phone as well and i'm still getting nothing. Can't root my phone when the damn thing won't even get connected to the damn computer.

EDIT: Note i've been trying on TWO computers, both windows 7 , and thusfar i've gotten nothing,

EDIT 2: UPON installing hte usb driver again the two yellow lg usb mobile modem things don't even pop up anymore.

illm4tic · Nov 2, 2010

Kayen said:
device manager *RIGHT CLICK* 2nd lg mobile usb modem --> update driver software --> browse my computer... --> pick from a list ....NOTHING still.
I have installed the LG drivers, the 4.9 version.
I replaced all the original USB drivers for the SDK with the rebuilt ones, and nothing so far.

Do i need the sdk program open when i do this? or no. either way i'm not getting android device on the list. and i have tried restarts of the netbook , and restarts of hte phone as well and i'm still getting nothing. Can't root my phone when the damn thing won't even get connected to the damn computer.

EDIT: Note i've been trying on TWO computers, both windows 7 , and thusfar i've gotten nothing,

EDIT 2: UPON installing hte usb driver again the two yellow lg usb mobile modem things don't even pop up anymore.

Do you have the folder "usb_driver" in your SDK folder.
If not, open the sdk manager and download that from the list.

Kayen · Nov 3, 2010

illm4tic said:
Do you have the folder "usb_driver" in your SDK folder.
If not, open the sdk manager and download that from the list.

Yes i do have it. And inside it are the rebuilt usb driver files from the link above.

Shown here is what i'm getting, my usb driver folder within the SDK folder.

illm4tic · Nov 3, 2010

Kayen said:
Yes i do have it. And inside it are the rebuilt usb driver files from the link above.

Shown here is what i'm getting, my usb driver folder within the SDK folder.

Go to your SDK/usb_driver/android_winusb and open that file with ur notepad.
Under [Google.NTx86] and [Google.NTamd64] add:

; LG GW620
%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_1004&PID_6171
%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_1004&PID_6171&MI_00
%SingleBootLoaderInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_1004&PID_0FFF
;

So itll recognize ur phone

Kayen · Nov 5, 2010

EDIT: NVM. Got it, doing via ubuntu now, and phone is now rooted.

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