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Okay so there's actually two ways to root the optimus v. For both ways you have to install the android sdk so lets get started on that first.
First go
here and download the lg drivers then plug in your phone and turn usb debugging on I made a video on this awhile back
here on how to install the gingerbread sdk. This will still work. While you watch the video you will have to replace the htc drivers with the lg drivers. There will be a remake on this just for lg so there is no confusion.
Root method One:
I like this method cuz it's pretty simple and I'm the first to post it
. Plug your phone into your computer and make sure usb debugging is turned on. Download this zip file unzip it and place the .img files in your adb tools folder. Open up a command prompt and type
Code:
cd/
cd androidsdk/tools
adb reboot bootloader
Your phone will boot into a blue screen which is bootloader but will not be recognized. Install the fastboot drivers in windows by going to start/devices and printers/android device I clicked it and chose hardware/properties/change settings/driver/update driver/
It gives you two options automatically search and manual search. Choose
automatically search. It will install the fastboot drivers. Then in command prompt type this
Code:
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot reboot
You can actually just copy paste this into command prompt
Here is the zip with the images and batch you'll need
here
all done with method one.
Method two:
Go
here and get superoneclick then grab this zip
here. Then run super oneclick
I do this while super one click is still on but to each his own
unzip the file you downloaded and push shift and right click your mouse on the file
select "Open command window here"
copy and paste this into the command window
Code:
adb push tools/recovery.img /sdcard/
adb push tools/flash_image /sdcard/
adb push tools/boot.img /sdcard/
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
reboot recovery
done