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Root [Virgin Mobile] Root Flashable MG2 Firmware and /system Update 8/12

punkmaxx

punkmaxx

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ODEXED
For STOCK Odexed Users!
You must flash both ZIPs; one after the other, before rebooting...


1. Boot into CWM
2. Wipe Cache/Dalvik
3. 1st Flash FIRMWARE_Update_SPH-L710_MD7_to_MG2.zip
4. 2nd Flash Stock_MG2_System_Update.zip
5. Reboot to System... & It may prompt you in recovery
6. "yes" to Fix install stock recovery on boot
7. "yes" to fix root access (if rooted)
8. Enjoy MG2 Build

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DEODEXED
For PunkROM De-odexed Users!
You must flash both ZIPs; one after the other, before rebooting...


1. Boot into CWM
2. Wipe Cache/Dalvik
3. 1st Flash FIRMWARE_Update_SPH-L710_MD7_to_MG2.zip
4. 2nd Flash PunkROM_MG2_System_Update.zip
5. Reboot to System... It may prompt you
6. "yes" to Fix install stock recovery on boot
7. "yes" to fix root access (if rooted)
8. Enjoy MG2 Build
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confirmed working for odex rooted stock users i had other issue to fix so i used kies to return to stock then abled root and cwm all over again thur odin then flashed the updates
 
lordmage said:
confirmed working for odex rooted stock users i had other issue to fix so i used kies to return to stock then abled root and cwm all over again thur odin then flashed the updates
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I can confirm it works for stock rooted without needing to do all that.
Plus it looks like we get the bonus of the VM boot sound removal too :)
 
'Preciate this man. Never got a chance to see the update notification, which would've drove me nuts being rooted and all. Just finished re-rooting all everything is all good.
 
The baseband was not changed in this update even if you let the phone install it from stock... The build was changed to MG2 but my baseband is still MD7
 
Weird... I tried changing the baseband in the past from the CM10 thread, but it never seemed to stick since my phone kept saying MD7. I guess it finally changed over. Everything works so I can't complain; whether it's better or not, I can't really say.
 
Has anyone that has updated seen any changes or improvements? I'm hoping that bluetooth connects a tad better and that the kernal has been improved.
 
i followed the steps and it says android update successful but i did not get steps 6 and 7

when was that suppose to occur?
 
Tried the Odexed but boot loop of some sort 'my device just stays at the glowing samsung logo and vibrates off and on'. Restoring a nandroid now!!!


P.S. I have one of 'those' new devices that has issues with custom recoveries 'can't mount blah blah blah'. I wonder if that has anything to do with it?
 
iMaYG said:
how am i suppose to achieve step 6 and 7?

i need root access back
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I installed the update with CWM (g60madman's) and after performing steps one through five and rebooting to system, CWM prompted me to select "yes" to fix root access. I do so and the system rebooted to a rooted updated stock rom.
 
TheBritton said:
I installed the update with CWM (g60madman's) and after performing steps one through five and rebooting to system, CWM prompted me to select "yes" to fix root access. I do so and the system rebooted to a rooted updated stock rom.
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I rooted literally like 5 days ago via the instructions on this thread, just installed the update through the CWM provided in that "root & custom recovery" thread, and i never received any such prompt :(
 
Whaat? I have the recovery that came with the rooting guide and I got nothing of that sort and lost root access
 
Updating went smooth for me and I've already noticed a few nice system tweaks to the appearance and animations of the stock rom.
I feel so bad cause I wish I could tell you guys what I did different to not have any issues.. I do know that I have the paid version of supersu and not superuser.

Also I wanted to make note that my baseband version also updated to MG2. I remember seeing it posted that the baseband didn't update but mine did.
 
punkmaxx said:
The baseband was not changed in this update even if you let the phone install it from stock... The build was changed to MG2 but my baseband is still MD7
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Weird. I followed the steps you posted and my baseband did in fact update.. ?
 

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