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Simple_fear85
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also when u first plugged it in it should show a menu on the phone about remebering the device. should check and allow that.
Also make sure the usb debugging and under security unknown sources are checked.
Also make sure the usb debugging and under security unknown sources are checked.
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I've gone through the steps multiple times. The settings have no option for 'USB debugging", everything says for Verizon it should be set to "internet connection/ethernet" which is how I've set it. I've also tried every other setting as well and keep getting the same not connected message. Is there someplace other than PC connection to set "USB Debugging" that I am missing?. It's really pi$$ing me off as I really want to root this phone so I can get rid of the Big Red bloatware and run root-only apps...
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you need to enable the developer options: go to settings about phone: software information. tap build number 7 times. that will enable developer options then check usb debugging
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Well I figured it out, I had not configured the phone for "developer", derp! Good call bberryhill0! I'm not where I can test it out right now [at work] but I'm certain that is it. As usual, the input I receive here has lead me in the right direction.
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Wish I could say the same! I have an LG Enact that I picked up on eBay in great shape, running KitKat, but I want it rooted. I've done everything I'm supposed to, Airplane Mode, USB Debugging, RSA fingerprint accepted (and remembered), ethernet mode, ran ioroot 25 ("ioroot_25r1")... the phone reboots into the stock recovery, I select "Apply update from ADB"... and that's where it ends. An error message pops up on the ioroot console saying "device not found", my computer says that "a USB device has malfunctioned and is not recognized", and the phone sits there waiting for something that never comes.
The installed PC driver for this phone is v. 3.13.2, which is supposedly the newest driver available from LG -- unless Verizon has its own newer driver -- but I've tried about 5 of them, none makes a difference. I even downloaded the Verizon/LG "Software Update" tool, but that didn't change a thing either. What am I missing?
The installed PC driver for this phone is v. 3.13.2, which is supposedly the newest driver available from LG -- unless Verizon has its own newer driver -- but I've tried about 5 of them, none makes a difference. I even downloaded the Verizon/LG "Software Update" tool, but that didn't change a thing either. What am I missing?
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It occurs to me that there may be another way to root, without the PC being connected at all. The stock recovery console has options to "apply update from cache" and "apply update from external SD card". I have tried both of them, however, without success. I put the ioroot files on the SD card (with "kkroot.zip" in root position), but recovery is unable to read from the card at that point, says there are no "CSI structures available" or something. And I have looked for the "cache" on the phone, but whatever "cache" it means is NOT under "internal storage", it must be on some system partition... and without root, I can't look elsewhere within the phone. Suggestions?
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