Root [BIN] VV5 + CWM - Need testers

Spec2nirvash · Apr 29, 2013

sammyz said:
I think he doesn't have time to dev for phones he doesn't own anymore like he used to

That's why I added $$ as well as a physical device for testing. Maybe I'll even throw in active 4G service on said device to make it easier

Know any takers?

kanaida · Apr 29, 2013

justenjoy said:
I looked back, Sammyz said he used uptest to pack it. You didn't get ahold of the program Kanaida? Goodluck!

I hadn't noticed, but it looks like it's the same utility that encrypts the kdz. I think I just need the right steps to click etc... I think it's dragging the bin into the left hand side or something along those lines.

I've been playing with another way though, seeing if I can mount the /system ext4 partition directly out of the BIN file by specifying offset parameters etc... In theory I can mount it to a folder on my ubuntu box, then just copy all the files out, copy the su and superuser.apk to the right places and then replace the ones in a VV3 CWM zip so we can just flash it the ordinary way.

unicyclist · May 6, 2013

Hi, didn't mean to flake on testing this. grandma planned a last minute visit.

I will still test this on my broken Connect. Which file(s) do you want me to try?

I'm not worked about perma-bricking it, the touchscreen doesn't work, & too expensive to fix.

Lito007 · May 6, 2013

Try the one I tested. I believe it was the third file from Kanaida and the only file that Sammyz was able to convert. Thankfully i didnt get bricked, so maybe you'll end up with the same results, but hey at least you would confirm it for all of us.

sammyz · May 7, 2013

Wait...idk why i didn't think of this before... LG Flash Tool. Google it

justenjoy · May 8, 2013

sammyz said:
Wait...idk why i didn't think of this before... LG Flash Tool. Google it

It only flashes kdz files though, not bins? or does it?

sammyz · May 8, 2013

justenjoy said:
It only flashes kdz files though, not bins? or does it?

Flashes bins

justenjoy · May 8, 2013

sammyz said:
Flashes bins

woo! I was reading that it was only a kdz flasher, thanks for the find sammyz!

Btw: got any links?

Soooooo, kanaida.

You should see if your links are updated so people can test the vv5 with Cwm and the steps to do it

sammyz · May 8, 2013

You'll have to google it, I'm working on something for you guys at the moment

I have seen it posted in the LG Optimus Elite section for unbricking. That should work, you just need the DLL made for your phone which I can find quickly.

sammyz · May 8, 2013

Here's the DLL
[LGFLASHv1377]LGMS840_20120503_Download.zip

kanaida · May 8, 2013

All the bin's for the different offsets are all in my original post. Sammy had converted it to the kdz because I had no way to flash a bin directly that I knew of. So you should be able to try the files in my zip directly with that tool, assuming it's the same BIN format. If it's not the same format, chances are the program would freak out reading the header and just not flash it.

Spec2nirvash · Jun 28, 2013

Bump..... So are we still doing this? Seeing as I still have a Connect that is plummeting in value because Metro sucks, I'll consider testing some more on my device.

Where do we stand here?

sammyz · Jun 28, 2013

Spec2nirvash said:
Bump..... So are we still doing this? Seeing as I still have a Connect that is plummeting in value because Metro sucks, I'll consider testing some more on my device.

Where do we stand here?

Monday I'll be back on this, just gotta kick my lil bro off my laptop.....

zandersig · Jun 29, 2013

If someone can get me the kdz files I will flash my connect. I would love to have vv5 rooted! I don't think we will ever have cm10/jellybean on this phone. I had to go back to zva to get rid of that phone app error and I hate zva! Let me know when you get all the bins converted to kdz and I will flash them but I will also need the .bat file to push superuser also. I have already wasted 20+ hours on my phone doing this http://androidforums.com/connect-4g-all-things-root/734818-vv3-vv4-no-longer-works-no-more-root.html so I don't mind doing another 20 hours if I can end up with vv5 rooted! Woohoo!

Spec2nirvash · Jun 29, 2013

Not yet. I guess there is a risk of bricking, so trying this on a DD isn't worth it. My Connect is just sitting on my desk collecting dust. It's either test Kanaida's stuff or look for a data fix. I'm not sure what I wanna do yet.

Hey Sammy would it be worth my time doing a system dump of boot loader, recovery, system etc in case I smoke this phone? If that happens can I restore it with a tar?

sammyz · Jun 29, 2013

Spec2nirvash said:
Not yet. I guess there is a risk of bricking, so trying this on a DD isn't worth it. My Connect is just sitting on my desk collecting dust. It's either test Kanaida's stuff or look for a data fix. I'm not sure what I wanna do yet.

Hey Sammy would it be worth my time doing a system dump of boot loader, recovery, system etc in case I smoke this phone? If that happens can I restore it with a tar?

Would be a waste of time. I already have paritions of almost any LG phone.
And only reason i told you to do it with premia was if there was a way back into fastboot you could unbrick

zandersig · Jun 30, 2013

Wouldn't the official LG update tool unbrick this phone.? I have totally fried my phone before and the LG tool has always brought it back from the dead... :O

You want me to try the kdz file that is on page 1? I'm downloading it now.

sammyz · Jun 30, 2013

zandersig said:
Wouldn't the official LG update tool unbrick this phone.? I have totally fried my phone before and the LG tool has always brought it back from the dead... :O

You want me to try the kdz file that is on page 1? I'm downloading it now.

Both do the same process.

zandersig · Jul 3, 2013

So... did eveyone give up on this, I haven't heard a peep on this thread... :-(

Spec2nirvash · Jul 3, 2013

zandersig said:
So... did eveyone give up on this, I haven't heard a peep on this thread... :-(

Waiting for Sammy or kanaida to link me with something to test.

zandersig · Jul 3, 2013

Spec2nirvash said:
Waiting for Sammy or kanaida to link me with something to test.

Well just about everyone is off work for the next 4 days so something should happen, I hope. B-)

jlede · Jul 4, 2013

zandersig said:
Well just about everyone is off work for the next 4 days so something should happen, I hope. B-)

Its also Goodyea holiday dood

zandersig · Jul 4, 2013

jlede said:
Its also Goodyea holiday dood

The 4th is called off here, been raining for 2 days now, so it blows here in Georgia!

zandersig · Jul 4, 2013

The user z80cpu is saying that vv5 is for the Esteem phone, true or false? I put vv5 on my Connect and it worked fine..... So if it is for the Esteem is their a root for that phone? Maybe it will root this vv5?

Spec2nirvash · Jul 4, 2013

zandersig said:
The user z80cpu is saying that vv5 is for the Esteem phone, true or false? I put vv5 on my Connect and it worked fine..... So if it is for the Esteem is their a root for that phone? Maybe it will root this vv5?

The Esteem has a totally different chipset then the Connect (1GHz single core / 1.2GHz Dual core. Flashing Esteem firmware to COnnect or vice versa would most likely be a brick.

I also tried the only AIO root kit I could find for the Esteem, no dice. Same errors you get with any other root kit I've tried with VV5....

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