Rooting Method for ZV8 has been found!
You will need:
LGPwn.apk
SpriteBud in "/System/xbin/"
SuperUser.apk
Steps to Root:
First, we must make sure you have spritebud. You can check for this via ADB with this code.
ADB:
Code:
adb shell ls -l /system/xbin/spritebud
If you get any error message along the lines of "no such file or directory", then you my friend are unable to root. Otherwise, you should be presented with information about spritebud, and that is your golden ticket to root
Ok for those who have spritebud please continue on. If you did not have spritebud, you can download the txt file attached for instructions on how to root the zv8 in your case. Its a bit of a longer process but sure does work.
Step: 1
Download LGPwn.apk and install to your phone either via ADB or Transfer to your sdcard.
To install Via ADB, move LGPwn.apk to where your adb directory is at.
Press "Shift" and Right click and click on "Open command window here"
Type in the CMD window "ADB DEVICES" and make sure your phone is visible.
*If not reconnect the phone and make sure USB Debugging is ON.
Then type ADB INSTALL LGPwn.apk
Wait a few seconds and LGPwn.apk should be succesfully installed.
Step: 2
Now go to your phone and Open LGPwn.apk
READ popup message
Press "root me" to carry on the next part
When Backup has launched, choose Restore
Choose Internal storage
Choose LGPwn
Hit OK at the popup about Cross Model Restore
Make sure the Applications checkbox is checked, then select Continue
Let the app finish the restoring process
Step: 3
When done install SuperUser.apk that is attached to this post.
And with that finished you should be rooted!
Related
I take no credit for figuring out how to root the Epic, nor do I take any credit for creating the .bat file.
All credits go to joeykrim for the manual root. And noobnl for the .bat file.
I was having trouble rooting as many of you have been but I have figured out a simple solution that actually worked for me and I hope it works for you.
[STEP 1] First you need to make sure you have android's latest sdk. You can download it at http://developer.android.com/sdk
[STEP 2] After installation (if i remember correctly) sdk should of been installed into the root of your hard drive, normally (C:/). It will be labeled "android-sdk-windows" if you installed the windows version. To make things a lot more simple, you can rename this to "sdk". Anyways, download and install the Samsung Galaxy S drivers. This is the one I installed. http://www.mobile-stream.com/beta/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe
[STEP 3] Go over to "One click root for the Epic 4G! v2.2.4 Now has Busybox & remount scripts!" and grab the latest zip file. I used v2.2.4.
[STEP 4] Extract the folder to the "android-sdk-windows" folder and rename it to "epic". Or something smaller if you want.
[STEP 5] Next open up command prompt (cmd). Start/Run/cmd or start/all programs/command prompt.
[STEP 6] In the command prompt, type "cd \sdk\epic" (sdk, and epic are to be replaced with what you have the folders named). Do not close command prompt.
[STEP 7] Type run.bat and let it do its work.
[STEP 8] Once the phone is rebooted, keep the phone connected and in that same command prompt type "adb shell" you should get a "$" symbol.
[STEP 9] Now type "su" and you should get a "#" symbol.
STEP 10] If you got those symbol's, then you are now rooted. Now go into the market and download "Superuser" by "ChainsDD".
You should now be rooted. This was tested on a Acer Aspire One netbook running Windows XP. If you are running Windows Vista/7, then the only different step you need to do is right-click the cmd/command prompt and select "run as administrator".
This was also done without mounting the sd card like some users have done to make it work. If it doesn't work, try mounting the SD card. If all else fails, restart the phone and try again. What I did was pull the battery out and then tried it.
As stated before, credits go to joeykrim at sdx-developers and noobnl from our very own xda-developers.
Have a nice day
OMG..... I GOT IT ROOTED YEEEEHHHHHAAAAA )))
Thank you so much for everyone involved in making this possible for all of us )
I'll add something I've noticed while fiddling around with all of the "one-click" installations:
Do not let your phone lock/go to sleep while they are running (step 7 above).
I couldn't figure out why they would work sometimes and not others (device not found errors) and I think this may have been it.
You can also launch the .bat by double-clicking it wherever you extracted it to instead of going through the command prompt to save a couple steps.
If this is way off base please let me know what is really causing the problem or just delete this post!
puppetmstr said:
STEP 10] If you got those symbol's, then you are now rooted. Now go into the market and download "Superuser" by "ChainsDD".
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If you want to use the superuser app you need to do some additional modifications because the root method actually replaces su every time you reboot. I wrote the steps out in this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788939
i finally got it to work for me
after several times trying to install and nothing just $ after $ after $ then i noticed the advise on removing the battery at the very end
so leaving the phone connect my cmd window still open i pulled the battery waited bout a 30 seconds then put the battery back in booted the phone
once the SD finished its scan
i ran the ADB SHELL and typed su and got the #
so thanks much for the help guide
richse said:
If you want to use the superuser app you need to do some additional modifications because the root method actually replaces su every time you reboot. I wrote the steps out in this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788939
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2.2.5 fixes this and comes with superuser.apk built in.
Folders one click root
cant seem to get my computer to see my epic when in debugging
i have the root files on my sd card
i have visionary r11 and r14
i have terminal emulator
these are the steps i used
open visionary, check "Set system r/w after root" on
run temproot
open terminal and entered
su - got super user
cd / sdcard/root
sh root.sh
wait til its done and tells me to turn off phone.
holding volume down+power to get into the hboot.. it still says s-on... ive done this many times... still not working..
i dont have root manager, so it seems i cant use the other methods like gfree
anyone knows/sees what im doing wrong?
Here are the steps I used (MyTouch 4g with bootloader version 0.86.0000)
1. Turn USB Debugging mode ON, turn Fastboot OFF (settings-> applications -> development)
2. Install & open Visionary r14, check "set system r/w"
3. Click "temproot now", wait for it to do its thing.
4. Make sure the temproot was successful (download root explorer or something that requires root privileges and make sure it pops up saying "such and such was granted superuser permission")
5. Get Android SDK for your PC, install all the add-ons.
6. Connect phone to PC, making sure debugging mode is still enabled (you don't have to switch it to Disk Drive mode, just connect)
7. Allow ALL drivers to install (in Windows, it'll pop up saying "Device is ready to use" when it's done)
8. Get gfree, put it in the root directory of your phone's SD card (switch Disk Drive mode on temporarily for this, obviously).
9. On your PC, navigate to the folder where Android SDK is (in Windows, it's C:/Program Files/Android/android-sdk)
10. Hold down Shift, right-click the folder called "platform-tools", click "Open command window here"
11. In command window, type "adb devices" to make sure everything's working fine so far. If so, you'll see your device listed.
12. Still in the command window, type "adb push gfree /data/local"
13. Back on the phone, install terminal emulator
14. In terminal emulator, type "su" and hit enter
15. After it says "Terminal Emulator has been granted superuser permissions", type the following: "cd /data/local" and hit enter
16. Type "chmod 777 gfree" and hit enter
17. Type "./gfree -f" and hit enter - It'll runs something and immediately reboot here. Now you can check your hboot and you should have S-Off
18. Once the phone boots back up, run Visionary again to get temproot.
19. Now that you have root privileges, run Visionary yet again, but click "Attempt Permroot Now"
20. Let Visionary do its thing and you should be permrooted with S-Off!
AWESOME thanx..
i did this and the first time it worked.. i avoided this before coz it took soo long to download all the drivers... i just let it download overnight..
now have perma root and the engineering bootloader.. haha...
Root Files
what root files did you use and where did you get them?? sorry im really new to the phone modding
Ok here is How its Done - Simple. U Need
(Drivers)
1: LGUnitedMobileDriver_S4981MAN38AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3.8.1(0)_2.2
(Link) https://app.box.com/s/xl6ayc3az2svqgcjgj3sdwvyf2hep4k3
2: Root.Zip
(Link) https://app.box.com/s/qn16zoqedbilyouughqv8bafzg72ygh0
I have made a zip with everything you will need
Step 1.) Enable Developer Options by tapping build number Settings> About Phone> Software Information
until you are presented with "You are now a developer"
In Developer Options enable USB Debugging
(Enable PTP for debugging to work) as opposed to MTP or Simple Charging
Step 2.) Open a command prompt in the (UNZIPPED root folder) copy and paste the commands one by one
adb.exe push lg_root.sh /data/local/tmp/
adb.exe push busybox /data/local/tmp/
adb.exe push UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip /data/local/tmp/
Step 3.) Put your device in download mode
(while powered off hold volume up and plug in usb until download mode is shown)
In command prompt in the (UNZIPPED root folder) run the below command
(To find which COM port your device is under open device manager and click ports and your device port is listed under the drop down menu)
Send_Command.exe \\.\COM5
Step 4.) After running this command on the correct COM port you will be presented with a root shell # symbol
(In the root shell execute the below command via copy+paste)
sh /data/local/tmp/lg_root.sh dummy 1 /data/local/tmp/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip /data/local/tmp/busybox
You should see something happening and not a return of a blank command. Once it's finished pull the battery and boot up your device is rooted
After that download Root Checker Basic from the Playstore and check root and Enjoy, I'm passing this Info on from another source, I am not taking credit. Credit I guess goes to
Unjustified Dev
This root method works on every LG device to date and many are going to be questioning where it came from so you also need to include the link like I did in my original post so they can take a look at the original guide and know it's origin. You could also change the thread to LG root method for some devices or some sort since it has worked on every device so far even the G3 and various other ones
Original Posts
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59279254&postcount=351
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59291717&postcount=375
the links are all expired, could you please reupload?
I am new to this site and read the posting rules nonetheless, information here is quite overwhelming. I hope that this is the appropriate location for this posting.
I have searched this site and other sites and have not found instructions (perhaps easier ones) on this topic, so I wanted post some basic ones here. Hope it helps.
(To my dismay, I couldn't figure out how to upload images and zip files from computer)
First you will need to install the Android/Windows SDK files
Install and unpack the android-sdk_r24.4.4.1-windows.zip (developer.android.com/studio/index.html#downloads) to your "C:"
I renamed my file by removing the "-windows" to make it easier for the PATH/Variables
After extraction, goto C:\Android-Sdk\SDK Manager.exe
Right click on the SDK Manager, Run as Administrator
Select all files under TOOLS
Check: Updates/New and Installed
Click Install Packages
Accept License
After done reboot
repeat steps, open SDK Manager
this time under TOOLS, uncheck installed Android SDK and check not installed and new version available
Click install packages
Accept License
After done reboot
Now Installing PATH to Windows 10
Click "Windows + E" (or Go to "this PC" folder)
On top, click on "System properties"
On the left, click on "Advanced System Settings"
Click on "Environment Variables"
Under System variables, click on "Path" and click "edit"
Click "New"
Type "C:\android-sdk\tools"
Click OK
Again under System Variables, click on "Path" and click "edit"
Click "New"
Type "C:\android-sdk\platform-tools
Click OK to all the rest
Press windows and type "CMD" and right click on it and select run as administrator
Type ADB
If installed correctly you will see all of the ADB command lines printed on your screen.
Your computer is ready to Communicate with your Android phone.
You will see the corresponding commands for backup and restore.
Backup and Restore Using ADB
ADB Backup
Make sure that your "USB dubbuging option" is on
Connect your phone phone/tablet using USB connection
Open your folder where you want you want to download your backup(s)
for example C:\My Phone Backup
Click the "File" option on top
Select the "Open command prompt as administrator"
Type "ADB Devices"
If an MTP message pops on your phone, click "OK"
Type adb backup -all -apk -f -backup.ab
Check your phone, it will give you to backup with or without the backup
Click either one
Once completed, you should have a quite a large backup.ab file in your destination folder
ADB Restore
Follow all of the steps above
Type adb restore backup.ab
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For System Backup / Restore
Follow the above steps
Type adb backup -all -system -f -backup.ab
(make sure that the location of the system backup is different then the location of the apk backup)
As I mentioned before, If you Type ADB in CMD (Command Prompt in DOS) it will print the ADB shell command line.
I used to use TitaniumBackup to transfer apps and data from one Android phone to another when both devices are rooted. Recently I got a phone which currently does not have root access, so TitaniumBackup would not be useful. Most apps are not an issue, but I have trouble transferring a few apps and their data.
I was thinking to use adb to backup each app+data separately, and tried using the following command on the old (and rooted) phone:
adb backup -f <appname>.ab -apk <app_package_name>
but I got the following message:
Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation.
The strange thing is that there is nothing there for me to accept when I unlock the phone or when I keep the phone unlocked.
Also when backing up all apps via "adb backup -apk -shared -all -f all.ab", I still get the same message: Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation. And this happens on two computers I have tried so far. Very weird.
I just tried another phone, and had no problem with the adb backup command (I did see the confirmation request on the phone). So the problem seems to be with this particular phone (LG G2 with root).
Any suggestions as to how to handle the transfer? Any better alternatives?
Thanks, it worked for me.
atk9010 said:
ADB Backup
Make sure that your "USB dubbuging option" is on
Connect your phone phone/tablet using USB connection
Open your folder where you want you want to download your backup(s)
for example C:\My Phone Backup
Click the "File" option on top
Select the "Open command prompt as administrator"
Type "ADB Devices"
If an MTP message pops on your phone, click "OK"
Type adb backup -all -apk -f -backup.ab
Check your phone, it will give you to backup with or without the backup
Click either one
Once completed, you should have a quite a large backup.ab file in your destination folder
ADB Restore
Follow all of the steps above
Type adb restore backup.ab
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For System Backup / Restore
Follow the above steps
Type adb backup -all -system -f -backup.ab
(make sure that the location of the system backup is different then the location of the apk backup)
As I mentioned before, If you Type ADB in CMD (Command Prompt in DOS) it will print the ADB shell command line.
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I had to update the driver for my phone. Once done it worked for me. thanks.
This is perfect if you have a damaged touch screen. It's always good to have different backup methods for any unforeseeable future. However outaded, It's effective.
This guide is meant to less techie people, and written in detail. Please don't mind me if I overexplain. If you have any questions, feel free to comment them.
Also, I am not responsible for anything you do to your phone; you assume your responsibility for anything you do because of this guide.
Scenario:
So, lets say that you tried to flash an zip file on your android using sideload, but the zip required another file to be in the same directory as it, in order to work.
After flashing the zip and getting an error, your phone may not get pass the logo of the brand and be soft bricked.
Also, you formatted your external sd as internal, and cant access your usual location with files in the recovery.
In this case, don't worry, as I'm here to help you unbrick your phone without reinstalling the rom.
Things you will need:
your phone
a computer connected to your phone with an usb cable
the proper drivers for your phone
a custom recovery like cwm or twrp installed on your phone
probably root, although I'm not sure
and finally the adb (android development bridge) utility
Where to get a custom recovery?
- https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-install-clockworkmod/
or search on xda under at your device's forum
Where to download adb from?
- https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979 (this one comes with the drivers)
- https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip (just the adb files)
So lets get started:
First, get your phone into Recovery mode (on samsung hold power button volume up and home button), and connect it to your pc with a usb cable.
Open ADB by shift + right clicking the folder platform-tools in witch it is located. Click on "Open Command Prompt window here" or "Open Powershell window here" (depends on your windows settings).
You need to find a location on your phone that is accessible through the flash zip menu from your recovery. (from sdcard / from sdcard1 or whatever your external sd is called)
In my case, i could get to see folder 0 and obb from "flash zip from sdcard".
To find a suitable folder:
In the window, type
Code:
adb.exe shell
if you opened cmd, or
Code:
./adb.exe shell
if you opened powershell.
This will open a terminal that will run commands on your phone.
(Now you can type commands in the cmd window that will be run on your phone.)
Type in
Code:
cd /sdcard/0
to go to the main sd card location that is accessible in recovery when you go to flash a zip from there. (if you can get to another folder where you could a flash a zip from, change the location to that place)
You can use here the command
Code:
ls
to view objects in the folder you are in.
After you are done, type
Code:
exit
to exit.
To solve the soft-brick, you need to reflash the zip, but with the files it needed in the same directory.
Type in the ADB window
Code:
./adb.exe push "location of the file you are sending" "location of the folder you are sending to (eg. /sdcard/0)"
if you are in powershell, or without the ./ if you are in cmd.
Use this until you have sent all the files needed for a successful flash.
Then just use the "flash zip" utility from your recovery with the location you have sent the files to, on your phone, to complete the flash, and solve the half-brick.
Restart your phone and you should be good to go.
Thanks to the following threads, that helped me put this together, and solve this problem on my phone:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927198
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979