[GUIDE] Unbrick, Root, And Install CWM

mattman86 said:

How to Setup Your Easy Unbricking Backup​

Disclaimer: This guide is for your information only. I am not responsible for any further damage cause to your device by not following the guide correctly. Parts of this guide are based on the Unbricking guide produced by XDA member, Machzelet. Namely the Revival process.

This guide will give you step by step instructions on how to initially unbrick, root, and install ClockWorkMod Recovery on your LG Nitro HD. You will also learn how to make yourself a CWM backup that you can use to unbrick your Nitro whenever you need to... even when you are away from your PC.

It is understood by the author that CWM and CWM backups are nothing new to the XDA community. This guide is less about groundbreaking discoveries and more about clarification and introduction of an on-the-fly unbricking concept. As with all posts on the community forum, this guide is not set in stone and can/will be changed upon suggestion from other XDA Forum members.

Required Downloads

• Nitro Easy Unbrick.zip (Unzip to the location of your choice.)

Reviving the Phone

1. Copy ‘Android’ folder to C:\
2. In the ‘Run…’ dialog, type “sysdm.cpl” and press enter.
3. Click the ‘Advanced’ tab.
4. Click the ‘Environment Variables…’ button.
5. In the ‘System Variables’ section, highlight the entry labeled ‘Path’.
6. Click the ‘Edit…’ button at the bottom of the window.
7. Add “;C:\Android” to the end of the Variable Value.
8. Click ‘OK’.
9. Click ‘OK’.
10. Click ‘OK’.
11. Log out of Windows and log back in.
12. Once logged in, run the exe in the ‘LGP930’ folder to ensure that the Nitro drivers are installed.
13. Once drivers are installed, run the exe file in the ‘shttp3’ folder.
14. Check the box to agree to the license.
15. Click ‘Install’.
16. When finished, run “C:\shttps\http.exe”.
17. Right click the ‘Small Server’ icon in the System Tray and select ‘Settings…’.
18. Click ‘HTTP’ at the top.
19. Change the second box from ‘8080’ to ‘9002’ and click ‘OK’ in the top right.
20. Extract the file named ‘www.zip’ located in the ‘shttp3’ folder to “C:\shttps\www”.
21. Edit the ‘hosts’ file in “C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc” and add the following line: “127.0.0.1 csmg.lgmobile.com”
22. Save the file.
23. In the ‘Run…’ dialog, type “ipconfig /flushdns”.
24. Run the file named “B2CAppSetup.exe” located in the ‘KDZ_FW_UPD_EN’ folder and then close it.
25. Run the file named “UpTestEX_mod2_marwin.exe” located in the ‘KDZ_FW_UPD_EN’ folder.
26. In the ‘Merge’ section, click the folder next to the ‘Select model.dll’ field.
27. Navigate to the “model.dll” file in the ‘KDZ_FW_UPD_EN’ folder and click ‘OK’.
28. In the ‘Test’ section, change ‘PhoneMode’ to “EMERGENCY”.
29. Click the folder next to the ‘Select kdz file’ field.
30. Navigate to the “V10F_00.kdz” file in the ‘KDZ_FW_UPD_EN’ folder and click ‘OK’.
31. Click ‘CSE web upgrade test’ at the bottom right of the window.
32. With the phone off, hold the Volume Up button and plug it into the PC via USB.
33. Once the screen says “Download Mode”, move on to the next step.
34. Click ‘Upgrade Start’.
35. Change the language to English and click ‘OK’.
36. If the upgrade stops at 4%, start over from step 23 and try again.
37. While the upgrade is in progress, copy the contents of the ‘Images’ folder to an SD card.
38. When the phone reboots, use Task Manager to close the upgrade application.
39. When the phone is up and running, tap the left button and choose English.
40. Tap ‘Exit’.

Enabling Root Rights

1. Enable USB Debugging and Unknown Sources.
2. Insert your SD card and let it mount and scan.
3. Run the file named “ROOT.bat” located in the ‘ROOT’ folder.
4. Follow the instructions on in the CMD window.

Flashing AT&T Stock ROM

1. Once the phone reboots, type “cmd” in the ‘Run…’ dialog and press enter.
2. Type “adb shell” and press enter.
3. Type “su” and press enter.
4. Run the following commands one by one in order:
   
   Code:

   dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p8
   dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13
   dd if=/sdcard/firmware.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1
   dd if=/sdcard/baseband.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p14
   dd if=/sdcard/system.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p27

5. After the last command finishes (It will take a while.), pull the battery out of your phone and unplug the USB.
6. Replace the battery.
7. Hold the Power and Volume Down buttons at the same time until the screen says “Factory Reset”.
8. Press the Power button twice and wait for the phone to reboot into the stock AT&T ROM.

Installing ClockWorkMod Recovery

1. If you haven’t already, follow the steps to root once more.
2. Install ROM Manager from the Play Store.
3. Open ROM Manager and tap ‘Flash ClockWorkMod Recovery’.
4. Tap the first option that says “LG P930”.
5. Let ROM Manager do its thing.

If you plan on flashing HO!NO!s ICS CWM ROM, now would be a good time to do that. After, you can customize it and move on with this guide.

Create First Recovery for Easy Unbricking

1. Turn off the phone.
2. Hold the Power and Volume Down buttons at the same time until the screen says “Factory Reset”.
3. Press the Power button twice and wait for the phone to reboot into ClockWorkMod.
4. Tap ‘Backup and Restore’.
5. Tap ‘Backup’.
6. When the blue menu appears again, tap ‘Reboot System Now’.

Restoring Your Backup after Bricking

1. Pull the battery out.
2. Replace the battery.
3. Hold the Power and Volume Down buttons at the same time until the screen says “Factory Reset”.
4. Press the Power button twice and wait for the phone to reboot into ClockWorkMod.
5. Tap ‘Wipe data/factory reset’.
6. Tap ‘Wipe cache partition’. (For good measure.)
7. Tap ‘Backup and Restore’.
8. Tap ‘Restore’.
9. Choose your backup.
10. When the blue menu appears again, tap ‘Reboot System Now’.

Notes

• Make sure to allow the phone to boot into the stock ROM at least once before flashing any other ROMs.
• Don't forget to wipe the cache and data partitions each time you unbrick.

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mith13 said:

Hi tried the steps above but after i click the ‘Upgrade Start’.button its reads my phone and says The Cell phone is the latest version already. So you don't need to update.
right ow i am on ICS Leak no root.
Please advise..

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scott0 said:

this is *usually* the culprit


Edit the ‘hosts’ file in “C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc” and add the following line: “127.0.0.1 csmg.lgmobile.com”

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mith13 said:

Hi scott0,
This time i copy pasted the log above and got this error-server maintenance, is it usual should i try after sometime or so..

and this is the change made to host fine is it OK.

# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost
127.0.0.1 csmg.lgmobile.com

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houstonsveryown said:

I tried to download this. but it told me 12 hours to download. wtf?

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houstonsveryown said:

I tried to download this. but it told me 12 hours to download. wtf?

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