First smartphone, utterly lost

GavinGill · Apr 19, 2012

I just got an LG Optimus 2x from Wind and after *thwip*-ing the screen left and right for several hours, it came to my attention that smartphones can do a lot more than simply sliding the screen horizontally. They can do it vertically too. So after several more hours of that and 11 minutes of porn later, I decided I wanted to root this thing. Burying it in soil and sprinkling water on it didn't work for some reason so I questioned the almighty Google - it led me here.

My phone has Froyo 2.2 (I think?) and I want to gain root permissions and upgrade to CM7. At least that's what I was told on Youtube, dude named analcobra said I want CM7 and who am I to question a guy named analcobra?

Any help is appreciated, I'll post a pic of my tits in return.

andy1weir@hotmail.co.uk · Apr 19, 2012

well first off welcome to xda, secondly all the info you need is right here just use the search fucntion, people dont like it when you dont use it lol,

i wish i could help you root your phone etc, but i have only just got the o2x myself , did have previous phones but each phone has a different way of getting root etc,

eraldo · Apr 19, 2012

Just download superoneclick, follow instructions, root, download rom manager off android market to flash a recovery image, download cm7 to the root of your sdcard, reboot into recovery and flash cm7 the end, tits please?

salisbury_steak · Apr 19, 2012

GavinGill said:
I just got an LG Optimus 2x from Wind and after *thwip*-ing the screen left and right for several hours, it came to my attention that smartphones can do a lot more than simply sliding the screen horizontally. They can do it vertically too. So after several more hours of that and 11 minutes of porn later, I decided I wanted to root this thing. Burying it in soil and sprinkling water on it didn't work for some reason so I questioned the almighty Google - it led me here.

My phone has Froyo 2.2 (I think?) and I want to gain root permissions and upgrade to CM7. At least that's what I was told on Youtube, dude named analcobra said I want CM7 and who am I to question a guy named analcobra?

Any help is appreciated, I'll post a pic of my tits in return.

Dude, you're funny.

Congrats to both of you for your new toys and welcome to XDA.

My personal recommendation, is to read around, stay at stock for a week. Root it maybe, stay for another week or 2, before choosing the ROM that you want to try first.

Staying on stock with all LG crapware and stuff will allow you to:
1) Know if there are any hardware issues your phone might have which should prompt you to return it to the store.
2) Allow you to appreciate rooting and custom ROMs better.

I also recommend lurking on the Android development threads and back reading maybe 5 pages of the more active threads. That way, you'll know what the pros and cons of each ROM is. And you'll know what you'll get yourself into after flashing. (So you don't cry out that you don't have FM radio when you just flashed an ICS ROM.)

My immediate recommendations for 1st time CyanogenMod flashers would be Temasek's CM7 of course. As it is a very active thread, and support is definitely abundant.

Anyway, adjust your LCD brightness, and prepare to read stuff.

Above all, have fun.

DupleX01 · Apr 20, 2012

GavinGill said:
I just got an LG Optimus 2x from Wind and after *thwip*-ing the screen left and right for several hours, it came to my attention that smartphones can do a lot more than simply sliding the screen horizontally. They can do it vertically too. So after several more hours of that and 11 minutes of porn later, I decided I wanted to root this thing. Burying it in soil and sprinkling water on it didn't work for some reason so I questioned the almighty Google - it led me here.

My phone has Froyo 2.2 (I think?) and I want to gain root permissions and upgrade to CM7. At least that's what I was told on Youtube, dude named analcobra said I want CM7 and who am I to question a guy named analcobra?

Any help is appreciated, I'll post a pic of my tits in return.

All the folks are right above, proceed accordingly.

However, keep in mind that your device is not an O2X(P990) but a G2X(P999), so to prevent yourself from some hassle(bricking your phone,etc.), check the T-Mobile G2X thread.
http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1114

Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium

GavinGill · Apr 20, 2012

DupleX01 said:
However, keep in mind that your device is not an O2X(P990) but a G2X(P999), so to prevent yourself from some hassle(bricking your phone,etc.), check the T-Mobile G2X thread.
http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1114

Thanks, probably would have missed that.

Also, what's with the battery on this thing? I switched my phone off last night (at 62%) and when I turned it on this morning, it was at 25%. Is it supposed to lose that much power even while it's turned off, or do I just have a faulty device?[/color]

LilProphet · Apr 20, 2012

Damn, that's bad. Is it a new phone? I only lose 3-4 percent a night when it's not even turned off (just the screen). But I can imagine it's the fault of the original LG ****ware, I had to install it a week ago because I bricked my phone, and after 2 minutes of the CLEAN install it was already lagging heavily.

salisbury_steak · Apr 20, 2012

GavinGill said:
Thanks, probably would have missed that.

Also, what's with the battery on this thing? I switched my phone off last night (at 62%) and when I turned it on this morning, it was at 25%. Is it supposed to lose that much power even while it's turned off, or do I just have a faulty device?[/color]

How new is your phone? You might just need to drain the batt, then charge it to full.
If it still happens, something's wrong with your phone. Take it back to the shop.

Stock froyo roms only use 1% of battery on idle. (2g network use only. No wifi or gps.)

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Sent from my Optimus 2X

GavinGill · Apr 20, 2012

The phone's brand new, I got it like two days ago. The battery was already really low when I got it so I let it die and then charged it back up to like 90% before unplugging it. I'll drain it, charge it again, and then see how things go before returning it I guess. It lost 1% (with the screen turned) off in the last 12 minutes. D:

I don't have a data plan on this (aside from the free 100mb that comes with Wind25) so I had Wind disable the data on it. I also turned off the wifi before turning the phone off last night because I thought it'd save power. Would that have anything to do with it or is my inner noob showing?

salisbury_steak · Apr 20, 2012

GavinGill said:
I don't have a data plan on this (aside from the free 100mb that comes with Wind25) so I had Wind disable the data on it. I also turned off the wifi before turning the phone off last night because I thought it'd save power. Would that have anything to do with it or is my inner noob showing?

Yes. Turning off wifi if you're not going to use it would help.
Having an enabled wifi either:
1) Keeps searching for networks that it can connect to
2) Once connected, will background sync/update certain apps. (i.e. Google Play)

GavinGill · Apr 21, 2012

I just noticed that if I do things that are supposed to conserve battery power, they use up more. Switching to 2g only, turning off wifi, etc. I lost 5% in one hour doing that, but when I turned everything back on, I only lost 1% in one hour.

In any case, the battery seems to be doing a little better than yesterday, maybe I just have to drain/charge it a few more times to sort it out? Has anyone else ever had similar problems before?

Electroman365 · Apr 22, 2012

Gavin, I'm a new smart phone user too and have the same phone from windmobile and the first thing I noticed about the phone was how quickly the battery can drain. I thought it was defective or something but no, that's how it is. Mine would be dead from a full charge in less than 14 hours and that's without any usage, which is shocking and made me consider cancelling my plan. I do have data running however. Anyway, there are a bunch of apps available that can preserve the battery life. I've tried 3 or 4 and the last one (just found it 2 days ago from the Play Store) is the best by far. It's called "battery defender". I fully charged my phone yesterday and after a whole day (24 hrs) I checked the battery status and it showed 90% left (the app adds a battery icon that shows % left). Pretty damn good for a phone that used to be dead in less than 14 hours. I'm extremely happy. You can also try "juice defender" (the first app I tried) but that will probably give you 2 1/2 days on a full charge, which isn't bad.

BTW, draining and charging the batt won't do much if anything at all and in fact it ISN'T recommended that you let it drain below 20%.

Check out those apps and download one. They're free and they DO work. Also, get yourself a car batt charger too and maybe an extra battery.

salisbury_steak · Apr 23, 2012

GavinGill said:
I just noticed that if I do things that are supposed to conserve battery power, they use up more. Switching to 2g only, turning off wifi, etc. I lost 5% in one hour doing that, but when I turned everything back on, I only lost 1% in one hour.

In any case, the battery seems to be doing a little better than yesterday, maybe I just have to drain/charge it a few more times to sort it out? Has anyone else ever had similar problems before?

No need to repeat cycling the battery. You can maybe do it once every 2 months and that's plenty for Lithium Ions.

Electroman is right. Optimum charging cycles go rom discharging only to 20%, then charging back up to 80%. And repeat.

About your battery being worse when you actually disabled your network stuff. I'm thinking you have apps or widgets that are configured to update every so often. And with the network out, they keep on refreshing themselves.

I personally didn't see huge gains from Juice Defender, but those batt saving apps are definitely worth a try.

Mungulz · Apr 23, 2012

Wonder if wind is putting any dodgy apps on the phone that use battery up?

Sent from my Optimus 2X using Tapatalk 2

GavinGill · Apr 24, 2012

@ Elecktroman: Thanks, I'll give Battery Defender a shot.

salisbury_steak said:
Optimum charging cycles go rom discharging only to 20%, then charging back up to 80%.

That's good to know. Why is it best to stop at 80% though? Just curious. .-.

Mungulz · Apr 24, 2012

GavinGill said:
@ Elecktroman: Thanks, I'll give Battery Defender a shot.

That's good to know. Why is it best to stop at 80% though? Just curious. .-.

Cuz the voltage gets high and reduces the life of the battery. Sort of an increase in MAH at the risk of overcharging and slowly killing the battery. 20-80% is ideal but **** that!

Sent from my Optimus 2X using Tapatalk 2

salisbury_steak · Apr 24, 2012

GavinGill said:
@ Elecktroman: Thanks, I'll give Battery Defender a shot.

That's good to know. Why is it best to stop at 80% though? Just curious. .-.

Mungulz actually gave a pretty good summary. For more details though, you can check out this Lifehacker article:

http://lifehacker.com/5875162/how-often-should-i-charge-my-gadgets-battery-to-prolong-its-lifespan

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