to my knowledge no one is even trying to find a new root for vv5, and prolly wont be since you can downgrade and root.

 

yea all newer devices are on ics/jb, at least any newer devices worth having. lol

 

Thanks for the attempt, I appreciate what you have tried, even though it was fruitless...

 

Here is how to get in touch with the root God if someone wants to tell him what's going on and that we can donate money if he Wil help us get vv5 root

Security Research by Dan Rosenberg

 

I just sent Dan an email asking for help...

 

you didnt try the master key exploit, you tried some crappy "masterkey" epic 4g cwm installer (which uses rage against the cage/gingerbreak.


edit: ok so sammyz just explained to me the full situation, you guys are flahsing a random firmware on your device and now want root on it. anyways try this exploit here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276

 

Some one download vv4 and try it I'm trying vv5

Edit:back and it doesn't work I've repoted back to shabby already

 

how exactly are you guys updating?using the kdz? ota?

 

Guys, I had a guy tell me to try this...

Follow Unbrick/Unroot/Update LG Connect - Android Forums to revert to vv3, root the device. then install http://tinyurl.com/cso5tal launch that program and tell it to backup superuser. apply all the ota's to your hearts content and then have it restore superuser once you are back on vv5. youll lose your data and be wiped but youll have root and be on vv5.

So what do you think?

 

"a guy"

Thats all i am to you

edit: spec you may wish to edit your title/post, its misleading to say that the masterkey exploit doesnt work on this device when we know it does.

 

Man, I had no idea that was you.

I don't think it work cause when I go to put vv5 on I have to put my phone in emergency mode and push vv5 over the usb cable. I have never gotten an ota update on this phone. I can try it though...

Thanks man

 

yea i was under the impression vv5 was just an ota, i havent kept up with the connect since i finished cwm for yall ages ago and playfulgod got sent one to work on cm for yall. i do mostly samsungs so the update scheme for lg is a bit alien to me.

i talked with sammyz and what i took from it was that these arent supposed to be updates to this device and you guys are flashing some kdz's he found off lg's site. so it seems we need to find a exploit for yall since ota root keeper isnt going to work when you reflash teh whole phone over.

also whats your paypal? i owe you 5 bucks

 

no one has an exploit based on masterkley out yet. it needs to be made for each phone, and teh only thing i could find regarding your bonsai masterkey was off that crappy epic 4g team.

the first link for it was on android central under the epic 4g section

edit: also someone http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=sgs4 and ping jcase. he has a few tests for one of yall

 

I'm willing to root this device. It is more or less guaranteed to be vulnerabile to one of my recently released LG vulns, or the one I plan at releasing at XDADevcon.

you can find me on irc.andirc.net or irc.freenode.com as 'jcase' or give gtalk/email at jcase@cunninglogic.com

will need someone with the update installed, and having adb working on the device.

 

Ah man, don't worry about that 5 dollars, just help us root vv5 and that will be enough...

 

well i posted on the facebook wall, i need a tester

 

I will do it, I can put vv5 on my phone tonight but what is adb and where do I get it from? Do I install it on my pc (windows 7)?