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Hey guys ,you are my only hope.I have a Lg Optimus gt 540 and it wass updated to 2.1 but I've tried Type Fresh(that app witch change the fonts) and yes I rooted it.But when I've change some fonts it restart and it didn't won't to boot up anymore.So I've tried to reflash it.It start well but at 14% if the install phone froze,I've waited few houers and it still wass at 14%.Then i've tried to intall the rom all over and my PC crashed.Now my phone won't even start.
I know that here is the only place that someone can help me
Sorry for my bad english.
we're on the same boat here, just that i have an optimus one (p500)... let us know, if you get to resolve this, please
My LG Optimus T (p509 I believe) has a similar problem.
Phone was able to get to emergency mode, but due to my mistake with a rom now it will not even turn on.
daganb said:
My LG Optimus T (p509 I believe) has a similar problem.
Phone was able to get to emergency mode, but due to my mistake with a rom now it will not even turn on.
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is your p509 just booting the LG screen and in a continuos loop?
can you get it into download mode?
pm me so i can give you my MSN/Skype so i can explain to you how to fix this.
invictos said:
Hey guys ,you are my only hope.I have a Lg Optimus gt 540 and it wass updated to 2.1 but I've tried Type Fresh(that app witch change the fonts) and yes I rooted it.But when I've change some fonts it restart and it didn't won't to boot up anymore.So I've tried to reflash it.It start well but at 14% if the install phone froze,I've waited few houers and it still wass at 14%.Then i've tried to intall the rom all over and my PC crashed.Now my phone won't even start.
I know that here is the only place that someone can help me
Sorry for my bad english.
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when you reflashed you device did you wipe the previous ROM? you need to wipe the old rom before reflashing, because when you reflash the ROM it does not erase the previous one you have. try wiping the old ROM...imho c",?
My lg optimus bricked as well
I have bricked my LG optimus p500. I am able to get into emergency mode by pressing search + vol down.
I am not sure what is emergency download mode and what are the key combinations to get into it. What should I do next. I have KDZ updater available with me but its not helping.
It says: "PHONE not found"
I'm stuck in fastboot on boot. Fastboot commands works on the phone but since it doesnt detect my sd card i can't flash or do anything. And i'm a noob when it comes to the commands in fastboot and adb... but gimme a shout if you've got a hint to my salvation
got le optimus one
belabe said:
we're on the same boat here, just that i have an optimus one (p500)... let us know, if you get to resolve this, please
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am with you
After days of living a double life
I downloaded the LG KDZ UPDATER but needed to find instructions on using after hours of failed attempts and came across a forum here that spoke of english version of the KDZ UPDATER that does not need windows enabler and that saved my phone.
Visit LG, download and install all the drivers offered for your model first. Then you will need to find the kdz updater file for your phone I could only find the one for the opt p500 and I have a p509 but used it anyway and boy was I happy to see the phone shut down and show the battery charging animation. I still had to do a factory reset afterwards because the phone kept getting stuck at the android screen. So the phone booted and I noticed there were some limitations like not being able to install apps because the phone would not acknowledge the apps on my SD CARD and I could not get a network connection to save my life.
I used the updater software for my phone that I downloaded from LG and did a software update and were back in business. I missed my baby. All of the essentials besides the LG software came from reading the forums here which I am so happy, thankful and greatfull for. Thanks to every one who posted what little progress they were making step by step. If your phone is stuck at the LG logo and you don't know by now,pressing and holding down the up volume, back and power keys while phone is off will put your phone in emergency mode. the drivers for your device will recognize your phone in emergency mode. I did not provide any links to make it that easy for you because my struggle gave me more knowledge than I was looking for but was much needed. Good Luck to all. I am know optimistic about doing additional mods to my device due to my faith in this recovery from a brick. I immediately came here minutes after my success to help and give thanx. I really appreciate the fact I did not have to talk or go to my carrier about this.
sk8erdude525 said:
is your p509 just booting the LG screen and in a continuos loop?
can you get it into download mode?
pm me so i can give you my MSN/Skype so i can explain to you how to fix this.
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Hi, I have an LG Optimus T. I am a noob.rooted successfully and after that was trying to flash a custom recovery. I guess I screwed up some obvious thing and now the phone is stuck on the LG logo when ever I turn on, may be the continuous boot loop. When I connect it to PC, nothing is detected. Searched all over web and couldn't find any help except for this thread.
Btw, I tried holding down the buttons to see if it goes into recovery. does nothing.
Can some one please help me!!!
Thanks!!
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Hi, I have an LG Optimus T. I am a noob.rooted successfully and after that was trying to flash a custom recovery. I guess I screwed up some obvious thing and now the phone is stuck on the LG logo when ever I turn on, may be the continuous boot loop. When I connect it to PC, nothing is detected. Searched all over web and couldn't find any help except for this thread.
Btw, I tried holding down the buttons to see if it goes into recovery. does nothing.
Can some one please help me!!!
Thanks!!
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same problem here!!!
reyesryanmjaube said:
same problem here!!!
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Finally, out of the dumps. Followed this thread's first post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883314
( and the links in the thread to get the KDZ updater and the stock rom download from LG) to the word, including all the shaking. Got into the emergency mode, used the KDZ updater to install the ROM, (had to shake the phone until the updater detected it, ) and have the phone back and running.
For the rom downloads, none of the US T-mobile roms are available for download. I downloaded the Australian rom. follow the links in the post carefully, its all there.
XDA developers rock!!
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Finally, out of the dumps. Followed this thread's first post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883314
( and the links in the thread to get the KDZ updater and the stock rom download from LG) to the word, including all the shaking. Got into the emergency mode, used the KDZ updater to install the ROM, (had to shake the phone until the updater detected it, ) and have the phone back and running.
For the rom downloads, none of the US T-mobile roms are available for download. I downloaded the Australian rom. follow the links in the post carefully, its all there.
XDA developers rock!!
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My poor Optimus T is bricked too Can anyone link me to the stock T-Mobile ROM (KDZ file) please?
quailallstar said:
My poor Optimus T is bricked too Can anyone link me to the stock T-Mobile ROM (KDZ file) please?
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This is the thread which is linked in the thread that I gave in the previous post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865479
you can find all the codes for different country specific LG ROMS and also how to download the file. USA files were not available so I downloaded Australian ROM. works great. much lesser bloatware than our T-mobile.
Kratos4ever said:
This is the thread which is linked in the thread that I gave in the previous post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865479
you can find all the codes for different country specific LG ROMS and also how to download the file. USA files were not available so I downloaded Australian ROM. works great. much lesser bloatware than our T-mobile.
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I've tried this but it is confusing as all heck. I don't know the exact firmware version I'm looking for in the weblink. Urgh I'm getting frustrated and I have a lot of patience for these kind of things, lol.
I found this. This the correct Australian one? Assuming I need to be looking for an LGP500 file?
Does this one work?
http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/swdata/WEBSW/LGP500/AAUSBK/V10a_00/V10A_00.kdz
yeah, thats the one i used. the toughest part is shaking the phone if kdz updater doesnt detect it
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yeah, thats the one i used. the toughest part is shaking the phone if kdz updater doesnt detect it
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OK, glad to know I'm getting somewhere. Downloaded that kdz, phone is on EMERGENCY MODE, but now trying like crazy to have it detected by the KDZ updater.
shaking is the only way. i had to shake it and restart updater half a dozen times before finally got it to detect the phone. its a test of patience. after it is detected, take it easy and let it do its thing. takes a while for the phone to boot up for the first time.
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shaking is the only way. i had to shake it and restart updater half a dozen times before finally got it to detect the phone. its a test of patience. after it is detected, take it easy and let it do its thing. takes a while for the phone to boot up for the first time.
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OK thank you I will let you know how it goes...
Kratos4ever said:
shaking is the only way. i had to shake it and restart updater half a dozen times before finally got it to detect the phone. its a test of patience. after it is detected, take it easy and let it do its thing. takes a while for the phone to boot up for the first time.
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No luck at all. The KDZ uploader refuses to recognize the phone. I've been shaking my life away with no darn luck. I even tried booting Windows 7 into Safe Mode in hopes of this helping; nothing was accomplished.
I am able to get into CWM recovery but unable to install any OS on the phone. Ive tried installing all sorts of .zip, didnt work. NEED HELP.
It is Wind mobile Canada version of Optimus 2X.
How about a better explanation of "didn't work".
And, specific information about which roms you've tried to flash.
Also how did you flash CWM?
Sent from a Delorean with a flux capacitor in 1985
i bet you he didn't flash it through nvflash correctly or maybe he didnt use nvflash at all.
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I am able to get into CWM recovery but unable to install any OS on the phone. Ive tried installing all sorts of .zip, didnt work. NEED HELP.
It is Wind mobile Canada version of Optimus 2X.
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i bet you he didn't flash it through nvflash correctly or maybe he didnt use nvflash at all.
follow this instruction here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
I have used NVflash via command prompt on windows XP. when i hold the power+ -volume I see another LG logo( since I'm using the latest version 5 of clockwork mod recovery). I download rome like eagleblood, weaponG2x, WindG2x(some one had posted original android), miuiandroig2x etc. I have been creating .zip of each of them and pasted onto my sd card via mounting sd card from CWM recovery. then installed .zip from sd card and selected each of them but it says INSTALLATION ABORTED before starting. Not able to get any rom installed. Please help.
kdz updater crashes after 100% under download section. it says decompressing necessary files and doesn't respond after 100% and crashes. I've tried win 7 home basic 64 bit, xp professional 32bit.
Does not respond after saying NORMAL MTK UPGRADE START
read the guides/tutorials again
First and foremost I think you need to read ALL the tutorials on here a little more thoroughly, the way you're describing things indicates that you are unfamiliar with the correct process of flashing different roms. "S/W upgrading screen"?? "creating .zip of each of them"?? The issues you're experiencing are almost 100% user error and nothing hardware related.
Having said that, before you start blindly flashing, do a nandroid backup of your stock Wind rom immediately, then and only then proceed to flashing custom roms/kernels. Also, I would double check the nvflash instructions and repeat that process in its entirety, there's really no need to use rom manager at all or have the latest recovery release (from my experience with 5+ Android phones rom manager serves little purpose unless you're on cm nightlies, cwm and some patience is all you need).
Hopefully that didn't sound harsh, I'm honestly trying to help you, but seriously re-read everything then proceed with flashing, and if you're still having issues hopefully you can include more detailed information next time.
PS Weapon + faux's kernel = WIN
Hi, I have a similar problem.. I rooted my phone yesterday and then installed rom manager. When flashing, I chose LG Optimus 2X (which turns out to be P990) instead of the T-Mobile one (which is P999). My phone is the P999 one with Wind as well.
After a few seconds, the phone restarted and got stuck in the loading screen.
After doing a few searches, I nvflashed a stock image, but under phone info, the Model changed from P999 to P990. Problem is, the baseband says unknown and cannot get any signal. I tried KDZ updates as well as trying to restore stock ROMs using CWM Recovery with no success.
The KDZ method doesn't work as it gives an error saying there is a problem with the phone connectivity. Stock restores get stuck in a bootloop.
Does anyone know what I should do?
I have also tried the following :
Booted into CWM Recovery>mount SD card>USB Mount > extracted LG-P999-V10f>backup and restore(in CWM)> restore> YES
It went through and at the end said Restore Complete! but when i reboot I still see the S/W upgrade screen. I tried Factory restore too after restoring the above mentioned RoM
PS:My phone is not rooted and it is Wind mobile Canada LG-P999dw. Incase i need to root it then how am i suppose to do that since i am not able to bypass the Stupid S/W upgrade screen
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Hi, I have a similar problem.. I rooted my phone yesterday and then installed rom manager. When flashing, I chose LG Optimus 2X (which turns out to be P990) instead of the T-Mobile one (which is P999). My phone is the P999 one with Wind as well.
After a few seconds, the phone restarted and got stuck in the loading screen.
After doing a few searches, I nvflashed a stock image, but under phone info, the Model changed from P999 to P990. Problem is, the baseband says unknown and cannot get any signal. I tried KDZ updates as well as trying to restore stock ROMs using CWM Recovery with no success.
The KDZ method doesn't work as it gives an error saying there is a problem with the phone connectivity. Stock restores get stuck in a bootloop.
Does anyone know what I should do?
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You've somehow flashed an Optimus 2X baseband and ROM, so your baseband is messed. There was a couple of users that have done that here already. Try searching for the threads. They got their problem solved.
rapswiller said:
I have also tried the following :
Booted into CWM Recovery>mount SD card>USB Mount > extracted LG-P999-V10f>backup and restore(in CWM)> restore> YES
It went through and at the end said Restore Complete! but when i reboot I still see the S/W upgrade screen. I tried Factory restore too after restoring the above mentioned RoM
PS:My phone is not rooted and it is Wind mobile Canada LG-P999dw. Incase i need to root it then how am i suppose to do that since i am not able to bypass the Stupid S/W upgrade screen
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Try flashing recovery again with this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
mr mystery said:
Try flashing recovery again with this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
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I have already performed the exact same procedure. I am able to get into CWM recovery. The issue is even after flashing rom it says S/W upgrading please wait. Tried extracting V10f.rar in clockworkmod>backup>V10f and then hit restore from CWMrecovery. should installation complete!. then when i reboot it still says S/w upgrading. Tried Installing .zip files but still the same problem.
rapswiller said:
I have already performed the exact same procedure. I am able to get into CWM recovery. The issue is even after flashing rom it says S/W upgrading please wait. Tried extracting V10f.rar in clockworkmod>backup>V10f and then hit restore from CWMrecovery. should installation complete!. then when i reboot it still says S/w upgrading. Tried Installing .zip files but still the same problem.
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I don't understand why you are zipping ROM's. They are already zipped and ready to be placed on the root of your card for flashing.
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mr mystery said:
I don't understand why you are zipping ROM's. They are already zipped and ready to be placed on the root of your card for flashing.
Sent from a Delorean with a flux capacitor in 1985
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I have tried flashing those zipped roms. but still the same s/w upgrading screen. I have not tried zipping them all over again. but Flashing through those zip files didnt help either.
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I have tried flashing those zipped roms. but still the same s/w upgrading screen. I have not tried zipping them all over again. but Flashing through those zip files didnt help either.
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Where are you located?
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mr mystery said:
Where are you located?
Sent from a Delorean with a flux capacitor in 1985
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alberta, canada
mr mystery said:
You've somehow flashed an Optimus 2X baseband and ROM, so your baseband is messed. There was a couple of users that have done that here already. Try searching for the threads. They got their problem solved.
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I have tried to no avail. All the users that have had that problem seemingly stopped posting, and don't reply :/ Can anyone find links? I need to fix my partitions through nvflash I think.
My phone is LGP999dw v11H. Wind mobile, canada.
PLEASE HELP. stuck at s/w upgrade please wait screen since 1 week. tried Nvflash. able to get into cvm recovery. tried restore with stock rom, showed installation complete but still the same s/w upgrade screen. tried installing roms with choose zip from sd card option, tried almost all roms but most of them show installation aborted and some show installation complete and when i restart i am stuck at the same screen. Ive doing wipe/factory data before installing each and every rom, also wipe dalvik cache.
Please need help
LGP999dw v11H WIND MOBILE CANADA
aceofserenity said:
Hi, I have a similar problem.. I rooted my phone yesterday and then installed rom manager. When flashing, I chose LG Optimus 2X (which turns out to be P990) instead of the T-Mobile one (which is P999). My phone is the P999 one with Wind as well.
After a few seconds, the phone restarted and got stuck in the loading screen.
After doing a few searches, I nvflashed a stock image, but under phone info, the Model changed from P999 to P990. Problem is, the baseband says unknown and cannot get any signal. I tried KDZ updates as well as trying to restore stock ROMs using CWM Recovery with no success.
The KDZ method doesn't work as it gives an error saying there is a problem with the phone connectivity. Stock restores get stuck in a bootloop.
Does anyone know what I should do?
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aceofserenity said:
I have tried to no avail. All the users that have had that problem seemingly stopped posting, and don't reply :/ Can anyone find links? I need to fix my partitions through nvflash I think.
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This is totally a misunderstanding for everyone. T-mobile got a specific branded version called the G2X (in the usa) but the rest of the world got Optimus 2x. I hate when G2X owners frown upon Optimus users that have questions in the G2X thread & vise versa (though there were none in this thread ). The threads need to be better named to P999 & P990 & these misflashes would not have occured. Not just on this site but the whole damn internet. Let me sum it up for the world lol ... There were 3 versions of the Optimus 2x released... The p990, The P999 & The Tmobile specfic branded G2X which is also a p999. I have a p999 Optimus 2x as stated in my Signature. People need to check their version & goto the appropriate forum, But it doesnt help when you are in the correct forum as a newbie & 10 ppl who actually have no idea what version your Optimus 2x is end up telling to to goto "THE OTHER FORUM" because they're in their own closed little world lol. C'mon guys... u know I love you all!
ANYHOW
I've heard of people using Smartflash (a tool made for the p990 ONLY) to partially unbrick p999's to a working state. Here's a small conversation I found on another site:
"Mrjava65, on Apr 29 2011, 18:48, said:
Is there any update on this?
I was one of (hopefully) many who confused the P990 as the same thing as the Optimus 2 @ or the G2X.
So now Im stuck ...If there was a smartflash for the P999 i could undo all this mess !
Any update would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
LOOK!
Sorry for not updating this topic previously. I had thought I did so however that was on xda. I was able to reinstall the factory rom from a link provided by a user on the xda forum and is also linked on this forum. Go here to download the rom http://www.fileserve.com/file/cwSGYn2/BIN_LGP999AT-01-V10f-310-260-MAR-27-2011+0.zip. You'll need the smartflash tool for the LP9990 to flash the bin files. I was only able to successfully flash the AP.bin, I believe Paul is working on getting a working baseband. The phone will be restored to factory settings after flashing the AP.bin with full functionality. I noticed the baseband is weak and searching for networks does give errors occasionally so we'll be patiently awaiting an update to solve this issue. Albeit your phone will be functional enough to satisfy you till then. If you need any help with the steps just reply in this thread"
*****UPDATE***** : Try reading this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1226795 seems like this 1 would be your best bet rather than the above!
Now I don't know if this will work but it appears to be the only option u have. AGAIN Smartflash is a tool for the p990 ONLY & I suggest u only use that method if the second method (second link above) does not work. The KDZ method was crashing for me too when I was trying to update to T-mobile GB OTA update stock but I found that skipping the part that says "Read Phone Information" helped me get past any freezing/app crashing. If you are have connectivity issues w KDZ then make sure you downloaded the correct driver from the LG website for the correct version of windows.
Please update us & let us all know if it remains a brick or if you worked out your problem.
-Dave
Thanks to help from Dave778 and crazythunder I successfully flashed my WIND LG P999 to the T-Mobile July firmware by using the LG 2.2 driver and uncorrupted V21_00.kdz file. It now has the July baseband. This took 2 weeks of constant failure because the Star_Model.DLL file was corrupt after decompressed from the kdz file. Even though the upgrade worked, it got stuck at the LG screen and the update software didn't indicate that the process had completed. I detached the phone and rebooted but it wouldn't get past the LG logo screen. I flashed it with a ROM after which it completely booted. It totally works and battery life is much better.
Baseband
How does new baseband help? I have Wind too but I dont know how to check which baseband I have. I rooted my phone and flashed EB 2.7 on it.
Core Memory said:
Thanks to help from Dave778 and crazythunder I successfully flashed my WIND LG P999 to the T-Mobile July firmware by using the LG 2.2 driver and uncorrupted V21_00.kdz file. It now has the July baseband. This took 2 weeks of constant failure because the Star_Model.DLL file was corrupt after decompressed from the kdz file. Even though the upgrade worked, it got stuck at the LG screen and the update software didn't indicate that the process had completed. I detached the phone and rebooted but it wouldn't get past the LG logo screen. I flashed it with a ROM after which it completely booted. It totally works and battery life is much better.
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can you provide the kdz files as they are no longer on tmobiles website? as well as the instructions to flash our wind g2x to gingerbread?
I flashed my phone and also changed my phone info to wcdma only so I don't roam on Rogers I found this setup improved my reception dramatically. I get quicker phone signal recepition than when I was on June baseband. If this does not make any sense sorry on percocet right now from my war wounds but all you half to know is that if your on wind do this upgrade and set your phone not to roam and you will be happy you did
Sent from my LG-P999 using Tapatalk
hixatchi said:
can you provide the kdz files as they are no longer on tmobiles website? as well as the instructions to flash our wind g2x to gingerbread?
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Look at crazythunder's posts:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=99597550
He has provided information and hyperlinks to the files needed.
Because the V21E_00.kdz file I got from someone's post on xdadevelopers had a corrupt file in it, I went through 2 weeks of hell until I got the V21E_00.kdz file he provides which worked. You won't regret upgrading your WIND Optimus 2X to the T-Mobile G2X firmware because it makes the phone operate much better than the Android 2.2 and baseband in the WIND phone.
Core Memory said:
Look at crazythunder's posts:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=99597550
He has provided information and hyperlinks to the files needed.
Because the V21E_00.kdz file I got from someone's post on xdadevelopers had a corrupt file in it, I went through 2 weeks of hell until I got the V21E_00.kdz file he provides which worked. You won't regret upgrading your WIND Optimus 2X to the T-Mobile G2X firmware because it makes the phone operate much better than the Android 2.2 and baseband in the WIND phone.
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That link is broken, can you please post another?
epicsquare said:
That link is broken, can you please post another?
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Here's the link to crazythunder's profile: http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=455152
After you access his profile, click on "Statistics" then click on "find all posts by crazythunder"
Here's another option. The files are both good and linked on this thread. Updated my baseband recently.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1332350
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1332350
followed instructions on this link and updated baseband to jul 15th!!! and also gingerbread (although its tmobiles bloatware version) but at least no more sleep issue i think
Is there a way to backup out current baseband ? I want to test out this on Videotrons network.. but if it doesnt work good i want to be able to revert...
Core Memory said:
...I flashed it with a ROM after which it completely booted. It totally works and battery life is much better.
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I noticed the same thing, when I updated to V21e my battery life became much better.
Wind Mobile Baseband
Thanks everyone! Updated baseband with no problems at all. Wind Mobile user
Wind Mobile Baseband
So I have flashed the July 15 baseband and now my data speeds are terrible. I was averaging 4mbps before this update and now i am getting 340kbps. I am on WIND is anyone else had problems like this? Or know how to fix this issue? Also is there any way to go back to the WIND baseband JUNE 5th?
Updated my baseband as well and am having the same crappy data speeds as canuckthejason. Any ideas? Any more info I can provide to help troubleshoot?
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Just a quick update:
After doing the baseband update, I flashed a backup of CM7 I had taken a few weeks ago (latest stable for g2x) and using speedtest.net, was getting D:32Kb/s U:31Kb/s P:3131ms.
Just updated to the last CM7 nightly (201) and now am getting D:1529Kb/s U:90Kb/s P:272ms so it's a bit better ... still not great, but a vast improvement over the initial test
At 5:25 PM today my phone tested on 3G data service in Toronto at:
Ping = 235ms
Download = 4342kbps (4.342Mbps)
Upload = 386kbps (0.386Mbps)
EEngineer said:
I noticed the same thing, when I updated to V21e my battery life became much better.
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Was your baseband working when you flashed over to the july baseband?
Kolcrok78 said:
Was your baseband working when you flashed over to the july baseband?
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Although I'm not Kolcrok, yes but I went through hell to successfully flash my phone with the T-Mobile Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) and July 15 baseband update. I have been running the July 15 baseband on WIND without any problems. My phone's battery life, connectivity, and GPS lock also improved.
Core Memory said:
Thanks to help from Dave778 and crazythunder I successfully flashed my WIND LG P999 to the T-Mobile July firmware by using the LG 2.2 driver and uncorrupted V21_00.kdz file. It now has the July baseband. This took 2 weeks of constant failure because the Star_Model.DLL file was corrupt after decompressed from the kdz file. Even though the upgrade worked, it got stuck at the LG screen and the update software didn't indicate that the process had completed. I detached the phone and rebooted but it wouldn't get past the LG logo screen. I flashed it with a ROM after which it completely booted. It totally works and battery life is much better.
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Hi CM
I wonder if you could lend a hand to a Windie thats been beating his head against the wall all night on this.
I've followed about MANY different tutorials and guides and tips on this process, and it never works properly.
My problems are: LG tool detects my phone as V11H and says, no upgrade needed.
KDZ tool ("Launch software update" from FIRST page) crashes after unpacking the KDZ archive and calling the update.
KDZ tool ("Read phone info, start upgrade, change country to 'different country' ... ) Not possible. Im not prompted for another country, but if I go to the menu and try and select it, there IS no 'different country' entry as shown in some screenshots.
The current state of the phone is, stock GB 2.3.3 from the 'recovery rom' nvflash, plus stock recovery.
Any help you can offer would be much appreciated!
bluenote73 said:
Hi CM
I wonder if you could lend a hand to a Windie thats been beating his head against the wall all night on this.
I've followed about MANY different tutorials and guides and tips on this process, and it never works properly.
My problems are: LG tool detects my phone as V11H and says, no upgrade needed.
KDZ tool ("Launch software update" from FIRST page) crashes after unpacking the KDZ archive and calling the update.
KDZ tool ("Read phone info, start upgrade, change country to 'different country' ... ) Not possible. Im not prompted for another country, but if I go to the menu and try and select it, there IS no 'different country' entry as shown in some screenshots.
The current state of the phone is, stock GB 2.3.3 from the 'recovery rom' nvflash, plus stock recovery.
Any help you can offer would be much appreciated!
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Did you do it while running Windows XP?
This is what you do
bluenote73 said:
Hi CM
I wonder if you could lend a hand to a Windie thats been beating his head against the wall all night on this.
I've followed about MANY different tutorials and guides and tips on this process, and it never works properly.
My problems are: LG tool detects my phone as V11H and says, no upgrade needed.
KDZ tool ("Launch software update" from FIRST page) crashes after unpacking the KDZ archive and calling the update.
KDZ tool ("Read phone info, start upgrade, change country to 'different country' ... ) Not possible. Im not prompted for another country, but if I go to the menu and try and select it, there IS no 'different country' entry as shown in some screenshots.
The current state of the phone is, stock GB 2.3.3 from the 'recovery rom' nvflash, plus stock recovery.
Any help you can offer would be much appreciated!
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This is what you need to do to update using KDZ tools. Unfortunately LG changed the way their updater works and now it always need to check with LG before you update. They dont want you to be able to update your phone anymore if they dont agree with what you are doing . So you need to trick it. Follow this tutorial. It worked for me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473781. Then you can use the KDZ tool and you will get the different country option. Let me know how it goes for you.
Hi,
Can someone please post a Nandroid image of the Videotron official stock P999 2.2 froyo ?
thanks a lot
I searched from hell and back when i first got my phone. Couldn't find anything
BEWARE!!! Videotron model is not a P999. Videotron has the P990 and has been updated to GB 2.3.4 rom. P999 roms/nandroids are not compatible with the Videotron 2X P990.
What are you talking about ?
About phone :
Model : LG-P999
On LG update :
Country : Canada
Model : LG-P999
Version : V11F
Look at the user guide :
h**p://support.videotron.com/residential/mobile/devices/lg-optimus-2x
I don't know where did you find that information but it's wrong!
iceskunk said:
What are you talking about ?
About phone :
Model : LG-P999
On LG update :
Country : Canada
Model : LG-P999
Version : V11F
Look at the user guide :
h**p://support.videotron.com/residential/mobile/devices/lg-optimus-2x
I don't know where did you find that information but it's wrong!
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Sorry about that. Got it confused with the Fido Canada version, which is a P990 updated to 2.3.4.
No problem Videotron still doesn't update to gingerbread -_-
Yes, that kind of sucks. It seems that Wind and Videotron are the only 2X variants in the word not updated to GB yet. TMO USA's is a step behind the P990s also, which were all updated to 2.3.4 worldwide about a month or two ago. LG did a worldwide rolling update that took about two weeks to deploy.When LG did evaluation units for Tracfone (Simple Mobile) in the U.S. they made them a 2.3.4 build also for the P999. I suspect the problem with Wind and Videotron is they don't want to pay for the update (carriers usually pay on a per unit basis for non bug related updates). Hopefully they are working on ICS and everyone will just leapfrog to that in about six months or so.
Edit: Sorry for taking this off topic. I hope you can find someone with a stock Videotron unit that can flash CWM and make you a Nandroid of their unit.
iceskunk: check this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366602
Could be a good idea to send a nicely worded PM to the user requesting a stock backup. Best of luck.
oh thanks i will send him a pm.
Do you still need it?
I am downloading this file, will test and let you know if this is what you are looking for:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7TDW422A
"File description: Rom Vidéotron original. "
Ok, I tried this out and it looks good. It's a stock 2.2.2 ROM with branded Videotron wallpaper, includes the Illico, Angry Bird Rio and Polaris Office apps, and is missing all nVidia apps (Tegra Zone, NFS, etc) that normally came with the retail phone (most if not all of these can be downloaded on XDA, just do a search in the Themes and Apps forum). Everything seems to work, including HDMI, but I only tested it for about half an hour, so no promises.
This will come handy if I need to send the unit back for servicing or replacement. Thanks to the (as yet unknown) user who uploaded this.
how do you flash this back to your phone? i also have the p999 but i flash with a p990 without knowing it now my phone is not working
i tried with clockworkmod but it doesnt work because i have flash it with nvflash using this method
http://android.modaco.com/topic/335...k-rom-release-v10b-dated-1300166062-15032011/
i think i have mofified some partition does anybody know how to flash it with nvflash please help me
This is a nandroid backup, not a flashable .zip file. You need to have CWM already installed (using the NVFlash method), create a sub-directory under clockwordmod/backup (I just named it "videotron"), unzip the backup files in that sub-directory, and use CWM's Restore function.
GenghisKhan67 said:
This is a nandroid backup, not a flashable .zip file. You need to have CWM already installed (using the NVFlash method), create a sub-directory under clockwordmod/backup (I just named it "videotron"), unzip the backup files in that sub-directory, and use CWM's Restore function.
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If he flashed a P990 rom using NVFlash method it repartitioned his memory. That might make CWM not work properly as I am not sure if CWM repartitions memory or not.
jboxer said:
If he flashed a P990 rom using NVFlash method it repartitioned his memory. That might make CWM not work properly as I am not sure if CWM repartitions memory or not.
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I made the same mistake before, I went back to stock recovery, then reset everything with NVFlash and reinstalled a P999 ROM (CM7, actually) and everything was working again.
oh thanks a lot it worked fine for me !
+1 GenghisKhan67
Videotron Stock ROM Nandroid backup
I made a backup of the Videotron STOCK ROM that didnt even get booted once (since I started by installing CWM with nvflasher before even booting) if anyone is interested!
xblitzz said:
I made a backup of the Videotron STOCK ROM that didnt even get booted once (since I started by installing CWM with nvflasher before even booting) if anyone is interested!
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Just go ahead and post it to multiupload. I am sure that can be of use to many people. Thanks for sharing. I will download it to see what differences there are in the Videotron rom.
Hey ppl! I've been having issues with my baseband after I flashed to stock from Eaglesblood 2.5. This has been going on for 3 days and I haven't found a solution that works. I'm trying to think outside the box here to see if I can resurrect my phone. Are there any roms that I could flash that have the baseband? Since I can't flash over to the stock Gingerbread anymore cause of issues I'm having with the software and/or drivers, maybe I was thinking I could use some other rom that perhaps has the baseband I need.
According to GetRIL the baseband I need is this:
M6600A-SCAUNTZ-2.0.9720T [Jul 15 2011 10:00:00] MP:TRULGE_08.09.02R_MDM
If there are any roms out there that have this baseband, please let me know and post a link so I can download. Thanks in advance. Any help you guys can give me to ease my suffering a bit is greatly appreciated.
Kolcrok78 said:
Hey ppl! I've been having issues with my baseband after I flashed to stock from Eaglesblood 2.5. This has been going on for 3 days and I haven't found a solution that works. I'm trying to think outside the box here to see if I can resurrect my phone. Are there any roms that I could flash that have the baseband? Since I can't flash over to the stock Gingerbread anymore cause of issues I'm having with the software and/or drivers, maybe I was thinking I could use some other rom that perhaps has the baseband I need.
According to GetRIL the baseband I need is this:
M6600A-SCAUNTZ-2.0.9720T [Jul 15 2011 10:00:00] MP:TRULGE_08.09.02R_MDM
If there are any roms out there that have this baseband, please let me know and post a link so I can download. Thanks in advance. Any help you guys can give me to ease my suffering a bit is greatly appreciated.
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Easy answer is, no there isn't a rom or anyway to flash the baseband... you will need to update through the lg updater.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
The lg updater doesnt work at all. It stalls at 4% and does nothing. I've used the kdz flash but the pc won't recognize my phone anymore when I'm in S/W Update Mode. I've tried using smartflashtool and that doesn't work either cause the phone needs to be in S/W Update Mode. So that being said, what other option do I have?
Send it in to LG, it's sad to see another user going thru what i had to as both lg updater and kdz are such shyt programs even with the correct drivers they buggy as hell. I love my G2x but hate the crap software LG and nvidia put out to try and fix these softbricks/unknown baseband problems. I wish Paul o Brian would have followed thru with his comment about creating a smartflash tool for our P-999's similar to the one he created for the P-990.
Yeah, I was reading about that. Even if he did I don't think it would work.
I used this debug tool here made by slycog:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1248644&page=9
Paul gave up cause it would take him forever to get the smartflash for the baseband to work. First off, he would have to go and rewrite all the drivers so that they work properly. The guy in the thread above like me, had the drivers installed as you can see from one of the screen shots he posted. I tried 3 different sets of drivers all on my desktop and laptop. None of them work when I put my phone into S/W Update mode and connect the usb cable to the phone. As slycog discovered which I'm pretty sure he did but never said it that the driver for the modem just is buggy. Paul's first stop would be to rewrite this driver and get it to work properly. Then Paul would have to create the smartflash and actually get the smartflash to flash the CP bin file. The current smartflash for the P990 has issues flashing the CP bin file. It's alot of freaking work for a phone thats soon to be obsolete in a year or so. Makes no sense for someone like Paul to invest so much time into a project like this that the manufacturer (LG) should have done and foreseen. I'll tell you this much, this WILL be the last time I touch anything from LG period. I'll use my replacement for a month and then I'm off to Samsung. Hopefully by then the Galaxy Nexus will be on T-Mobile. If not, I'll get a GS2. In the meantime, I'll keep searching for solutions. I'm sure there is one out there or someone that can actually find a way to bypass the modem interface and use a different method of flashing per say thru APX that still seems to work for me. I wish nvflash was able to flash the baseband and I wish there were other roms that would have the baseband as I was informed none of the roms do.