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    Root Issue building CM for the Spec

    Question for any devs currently building CM for the Spectrum. What is your setup? I ask because I've been trying for the past two weeks and each build I get has the same error. Surface flinger locks the boot process and I only see a 1-2 pixel high line during the boot process. For the...
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    RAM on the Spectrum

    OK, so I have a question that I need as many people to answer as possible. How much RAM does your Spectrum show as having. LG Spectrum VS920 - Full phone specifications The spec sheet says the Spectrum should have 1GB, but both mine and my gf's show 742MB. I've tried V6,V7, CM10 and all...
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    Root Wakelock Detector

    TDM and any other devs: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector Installed this last night and I'm already impressed with how tiny and how useful the program is. It gives a detailed breakdown of what is breaking wakelock, including system and user apps. In...
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    Spectrum V8 update coming (and found)

    Small OTA Update For The LG Spectrum Coming Soon, Gets Rid Of Some Bloatware, Fixes Some Stuff Oh, and because VZW sucks at naming files: https://pvzwmdmcdn.vzw.motive.com/firmware/LG_VS920_ZV7_TO_ZV8.bin
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    Root TWRP - Spectrum

    I got bored and did more reading. Thanks to TDM and D2A, I'm actually able to compile stuff on my own. Here is the fruit of that info. *Link removed. Use .zip updater as it contains the corrected graphics version.* The graphics colors are off and I'm still working on fixing that part, but...
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    Unlocked bootload and CM10

    I'm moving this to it's own thread as it wasn't getting much attention buried in this other thread. http://androidforums.com/lucid-all-things-root/667013-need-your-help-few-files.html For those that don't know me, I'm one of the dev's that works on the Spectrum 1. The Spectrum, for all...
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    Root Read this if you are having any issues with the ICS update (trust me, your answer is probably here)

    Ok, it's clogging up multiple threads, so I'm going to put all the info here. The situation : You took the ICS update. It doesn't matter how, but you took the ICS update. Your phone now gives you a security error message. The cause (1) : You were on another non-stock rom/kernel (BO, BP, etc)...
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    Root ICS locked boot loader = pwned

    So yeah, I'm currently doing a nandroid of V7_15 and have working 4G data. Once we figure out a good way to push the info out, we will do so. This will require flashing over the aboot partition, which, if you mess it up, means perma brick to your phone (only LG could fix it). More details to...
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    Root Root for ICS leak

    I'm not sure why Jcase posted the root instructions for the Spectrum, but being as he did, we may as well share it. From what the article says, this will work for the leaked version, which, if VZW does not get their act together soon, I will be jumping ship for. [Exclusive] Here's How To Root...
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    nitro getting ics july 31. we should be close behind.

    LG Nitro HD On AT&T Getting Ice Cream Sandwich On July 31
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    Root Restoring stock firmware

    Hi all, Some of you may know me from the LG Spectrum forums. Here is a method for returning to stock that should NOT erase your IMEI and is much easier then setting up for flashing .tot . NOTE : I do not own a LG OE, but the instructions should still work. If anyone runs into an issue...
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    Root Read this you are stuck in CWM because your phone took the V6 update

    I've seen enough people posting about it, that this is now getting it's own thread. Here's the base information. Many people are reporting their either they tried to take the V6 update and are now stuck in CWM or their phone auto took the update and now they are stuck in CWM. Here are the...
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    Root V6 stock nandroid - pre-rooted

    I had intended on waiting until the file fully uploaded before posting this, but it will not finish until I am at work. So, here it is: http://androidfiles.massivefilehost.com/v6_stock_rooted/V6_stock_rooted.zip The final size you get should be 770,798,427. Same instructions as any of my...
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    Root Things to know about V6 update

    Ok, first the basics. V6 is root-able using the all in one package. If you have CWM recovery installed and get forced to take the V6 update, you will get caught in a CWM bootloop. Apply the boot loop fix .zip file found in the original CWM touch recovery thread. Going back to a V4 nandroid...
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    Root V5 Beta Stock Nandroid

    Ok, I've had a few days to test it out and have not found anything that I would call worry some with the V5 update, so here it is. I took the V4 to V5 update that I posted the other week and applied it on top of the V4 stock Nandroid I've also posted. This will give you a stock V5 Beta...
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    Root V5 just hit the update server

    I was digging around in an old topic I started about changing where OTA updates were downloaded to. This was before we had root and I wanted to see if it was possible to inject root into one. Sadly, this was not the case, but it did show me a lot of stuff. One of which was where the OTA...
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    Root How to return to pure V4 or V6 Verizon stock with only CWM recovery

    DO NOT USE THIS NANDROID IF YOU TOOK THE V7 (ICS) UPDATE. YOU WILL HAVE NO DATA CONNECTION. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Ok, so because this has been asked for a few times, and I had spare time, here is how to return to pure, fresh out of the box, V4 or V6 firmware stock using just a few files and...
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    Root CWM Touch Recovery For LG Spectrum

    EDIT: THIS INFORMATION IS EXTREMELY OUT OF DATE. DO NOT USE THIS RECOVERY. A CWM WITH OUT THE BOOT LOOP ISSUE HAS BEEN MADE. http://androidforums.com/spectrum-all-things-root/593778-cwm-root-clockworkmod-recovery-lg-spectrum-4g.html Koush released an official CWM recovery for the LG Nitro...
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    Root How to recover from (_____) problem

    Ok, so I was testing out a theory this morning about entering CWM recovery from the button push method and proved that boot looping CWM can happen and that flashing the old recovery will in fact format /data automatically on the next boot. With that being said, I'm at a perfect spot to try and...
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    Root How to format /data if you have CWM recovery installed

    EDIT: This is now out of date. Please use the new Recovery based off of Koush's Official Nitro Release. http://androidforums.com/spectrum-all-things-root/513801-cwm-touch-recovery-lg-spectrum.html Ok, well, it seems that people read the part about our recovery not having a proper format...
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    Root How to recover from bricking youre phone - The Easy Way

    Edit: Very few people seem to be getting this to work properly. Until further notice, I am calling this a busted method. I will be working on a better method and hopefully have it out by mid-april. Ok, this method assumes that you can still get into Download Mode on the phone. If you can't...
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    Root CWM Recovery for LG Spectrum

    EDIT: THIS INFORMATION IS EXTREMELY OUT OF DATE. DO NOT USE THIS RECOVERY. A CWM WITH OUT THE BOOT LOOP ISSUE HAS BEEN MADE. http://androidforums.com/spectrum-all-things-root/593778-cwm-root-clockworkmod-recovery-lg-spectrum-4g.html Credit goes to the guys at XDA for doing the initial...