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LILJAMER said:
I have only my bootloader unlocked I have no idea where the cwm is

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---------- Post added at 02:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:04 PM ----------

ohhh nevermind found the recovery on page 90, post# 891

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This is exactly why we need our own forum :D


UPDATE to all the people that have defective devices and cant boot to recovery via key combo, @sammyz has managed to find a way for y'all to easily boot to recovery and restore a backup in case of brick. Keep in mind that you will be replacing download mode with recovery but in my opinion a recovery is good for everything :p You can find his original post here: http://androidforums.com/l70-all-things-root/863500-recovery-keycombo.html
 
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I have successfully flashed CWM and have downloaded rebooter. Thank you sir for your hard work! I salute you :D:D

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crutchcorn said:
Yeah, that's what I was saying wasn't possible. I'm sorry man, let us know if you come across anything you think could help your situation and you can even PM me. I'll do whatever I can to help

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I will indeed, crutchcorn. This is becoming something of a quest for me. I'm sure it's possible. I spent hours upon hours trolling various android forums in search of a way to flash CWM, sans computer, on my aforementioned Alcatel Venture. Nearly gave up just before discovering that it was possible with ROM Toolbox's terminal emulator.

Sooo...in the interim, I've downloaded everything relevant. Bootloader & recovery along with their respective guides. Also, the portable ADB prompt, if so needed. However, that post is dated from 2011. Not sure how stable that will be.

Once more I'd like to graciously thank AA & the other blokes for their stellar performance. I can commiserate somewhat as it just so happens, I used to code raw HTML. Freelance webpage designer, I once was! No Dreamweaver or any of the other cookie-cutter programs. Just a simple text editor, a bottomless coffee pot on stand-by, and a vision. Prior to smart phones, web design was my tweak. Never could quite get a grasp on javascripting, however. That would certainly be useful now.

But I digress...

Now! I'm off in search of another free lunch. Wish me luck!
 
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So is it possible for me to flash cwm without unlocking the bootloader? And if so how may do this in a terminal emulator in rom toolbox pro? Any and all help would be very much appreciated and would result in a "High Five" and a heart filled "thanks dude"
 
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efore89 said:
So is it possible for me to flash cwm without unlocking the bootloader? And if so how may do this in a terminal emulator in rom toolbox pro? Any and all help would be very much appreciated and would result in a "High Five" and a heart filled "thanks dude"
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No Bootloader unlocking is what allows you to boot into CWM in the first place

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efore89 said:
So is it possible for me to flash cwm without unlocking the bootloader? And if so how may do this in a terminal emulator in rom toolbox pro? Any and all help would be very much appreciated and would result in a "High Five" and a heart filled "thanks dude"
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Flashing CWM, yes. But to unlock, according to resident experts, one must have access to a computer. Unlocking the bootloader is THE crucial primary step, aside from gaining root, of course. You have to backtrack this thread a bit, mate. Pay special attention to posts from AndroidAddict. All the details are there.

My apologies if my posts have misled you in any fashion. I'm attempting to get a handle on this process as well.

Good luck.
 
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Silver Rivers said:
I will indeed, crutchcorn. This is becoming something of a quest for me. I'm sure it's possible. I spent hours upon hours trolling various android forums in search of a way to flash CWM, sans computer, on my aforementioned Alcatel Venture. Nearly gave up just before discovering that it was possible with ROM Toolbox's terminal emulator.

Sooo...in the interim, I've downloaded everything relevant. Bootloader & recovery along with their respective guides. Also, the portable ADB prompt, if so needed. However, that post is dated from 2011. Not sure how stable that will be.

Once more I'd like to graciously thank AA & the other blokes for their stellar performance. I can commiserate somewhat as it just so happens, I used to code raw HTML. Freelance webpage designer, I once was! No Dreamweaver or any of the other cookie-cutter programs. Just a simple text editor, a bottomless coffee pot on stand-by, and a vision. Prior to smart phones, web design was my tweak. Never could quite get a grasp on javascripting, however. That would certainly be useful now.

But I digress...

Now! I'm off in search of another free lunch. Wish me luck!
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Yeah, if you have another phone you could try using a USB Micro to USB Micro cable (know you're tight on the dough, but I know they're like 1.30) and hopefully able to use adb on terminal. That way you might be able to use fastboot from one phone to another. I can check and see what I can do.

I know it's a bit dated, but with my knowledge of tech I might be able to build a more current API19 general ABD and Fastboot portable files so that you can use it and it'd be relevant.

You sound quite brilliant. I have built many a site with no more than text editor as well. :) You should check out codeacedemy.com . Great site for learning JavaScript.
Best of luck!

Sent from my MetroPCS LG L70
 
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Ok bear with me brother, Im a single father of two wonderful blessings that God has blessed me with. With that said, I cant afford to brick my phone. So are you saying I am able to flash cwm without first unlocking the boootloader? Because I have no access to a cpu nor will I in the near future. If I can flash cwm without unlocking the bootloader first, how do I do that in rom toolbox pro? I appreciate you taking time out of your day to help me. God bless.
 
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efore89 said:
Ok bear with me brother, Im a single father of two wonderful blessings that God has blessed me with. With that said, I cant afford to brick my phone. So are you saying I am able to flash cwm without first unlocking the boootloader? Because I have no access to a cpu nor will I in the near future. If I can flash cwm without unlocking the bootloader first, how do I do that in rom toolbox pro? I appreciate you taking time out of your day to help me. God bless.
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Even if you did, it wouldn't matter because thelaf.img prevents you from accessing recovery anyways. Would be completely useless.
 
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efore89 said:
Ok bear with me brother, Im a single father of two wonderful blessings that God has blessed me with. With that said, I cant afford to brick my phone. So are you saying I am able to flash cwm without first unlocking the boootloader? Because I have no access to a cpu nor will I in the near future. If I can flash cwm without unlocking the bootloader first, how do I do that in rom toolbox pro? I appreciate you taking time out of your day to help me. God bless.
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Sorry but an unlocked bootloader is needed to flash CWM to your device, if you can manage to get access to a computer, maybe at work or by borrowing a friends then you can unlock the bootloader. Flashing CWM with a locked bootloader will brick you
 
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crutchcorn said:
Yeah, if you have another phone you could try using a USB Micro to USB Micro cable (know you're tight on the dough, but I know they're like 1.30) and hopefully able to use adb on terminal. That way you might be able to use fastboot from one phone to another. I can check and see what I can do.

I know it's a bit dated, but with my knowledge of tech I might be able to build a more current API19 general ABD and Fastboot portable files so that you can use it and it'd be relevant.

You sound quite brilliant. I have built many a site with no more than text editor as well. :) You should check out codeacedemy.com . Great site for learning JavaScript.
Best of luck!

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You know what dude? I was contemplating something similar. Unlock from one droid to another. Maybe over Bluetooth? That would rock, huh? But a USB Micro to Micro I haven't considered. I only included items on hand since being broke is my way of life. No worries.

Thanks for the lead on javascripting!

Does anyone have $1.30 that they just don't want?
 
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Silver Rivers said:
You know what dude? I was contemplating something similar. Unlock from one droid to another. Maybe over Bluetooth? That would rock, huh? But a USB Micro to Micro I haven't considered. I only included items on hand since being broke is my way of life. No worries.

Thanks for the lead on javascripting!

Does anyone have $1.30 that they just don't want?
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Bluetooth won't work as it will be disabled when you go into fastboot mode. I'll check out what I can.

I would be willing to donate like $20 to you. So you can pick up the cable and a good meal on the way. PM me on how to get you it.

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bichofelix said:
Have you run into any particular problems trying to compile? I'm going to set up a build environment tonight. I might try aokp since you're working on cm and soap. Thinking DU style, what do you think?

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I am working on AOKP and CM11, not sure where you got AOSP from :p CM may take a little longer to work on since the person that is working on it doesn't own the device so I am trying to get AOKP done as soon as possible so he will have a device tree to work with. As for compiling errors, I have not compiled that source by itself or modified it, that is all stock kernel source.
 
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AndroidAddict||AA said:
I am working on AOKP and CM11, not sure where you got AOSP from :p CM may take a little longer to work on since the person that is working on it doesn't own the device so I am trying to get AOKP done as soon as possible so he will have a device tree to work with. As for compiling errors, I have not compiled that source by itself or modified it, that is all stock kernel source.
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Ooh. Someone a few pages back said Aosp. Maybe it was a typo. Okay so how is aokp coming? I've only made a ROM for one device prior, anything I should know about this one?

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    AndroidAddict||AA
    AndroidAddict||AA
    [CWMR][MS323] CWM 6.0.5.0 For LG L70

    This recovery is for the LG L70 (MS323). It has been tested and works 100%.

    This wouldn't be possible without junkie2100 and PlayfulGod, be sure to thank them also ;)

    Credits:

    junkie2100
    PlayfulGod
    BlastGT1
    bobdamnit
    Cheetopocalypse
    LoneStar
    biggiephil
    crutchcorn
    and last but not least, koush.

    DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for anything that can happen to your device when using this. Your phone = Your responsibility. Your booloader MUST be unlocked to use this.

    NOTE: I am still waiting on a firmware B tester to test the key combo to boot to recovery. For all you firmware B users, be careful not to brick your device because the key combo has not been confirmed working for y'all yet :)

    The Goods

    Instructions:

    Fastboot users

    Download the recovery.img to your computer and open up terminal or command prompt and cd to the directory where the recovery.img is.

    Example:
    Windows
    Code: 
    cd Downloads
    Linux
    Code: 
    cd ~/Downloads

    Now that you are in the recovery.img's directory, boot into fastboot mode by powering off the device, from power off, plug in your usb, power on the device, as soon as it starts to boot, release the power button and hold volume up until in fastboot mode.

    Now in terminal or command prompt, type:
    Code: 
    fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
    Reboot
    Code: 
    fastboot reboot
    Once booted, go download this awesome app to make rebooting to recovery easy, HERE

    People who restored the laf partition, follow these steps:

    Place the recovery.img in the root of your internal sd card.

    Open up command prompt or terminal and type:
    Code: 
    adb shell
    Code: 
    su

    Now it is time to overwrite your stock recovery with cwm, type:
    Code: 
    dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery

    That's it, download this awesome app to reboot to recovery HERE

    Keep in mind, when rebooting from recovery, it will ask you to do 2 things, select no for the first option and select yes for fix root or you will lose your root. To boot to recovery you would use the same key that is used to factory reset, from power off, you boot and press volume down

    That's it for the recovery, hope everyone enjoys it :) If you would like to donate, you can click the little donate picture in my signature and send me some money for an energy drink :p
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    AndroidAddict||AA
    AndroidAddict||AA
    [UNLOCK][MS323] LG L70 Bootloader Unlock

    This is the method I used to unlock the bootloader of the LG L70 on MetroPCS. This has worked for me and will work for you if you follow the instructions and read this guide :)

    DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for anything that may happen when unlocking your bootloader. Your device = Your responsibility.

    Credits: junkie2100, PlayfulGod, LoneStar, Cheetopocalypse, bobdamnit, BlastGT1, jonhaney, daddyof3_101, biggiephil and lady vengeance (sorry if I forgot someone).

    What you need:

    Windows users, you need fastboot and adb installed. All of which is included in the zip for part 1. Linux users, same for you, I have included the adb and fastboot binary but I had a problem with the adb not working in the package, might be something I edited in the shell script so install adb in your bin directory (I can help if needed).

    NOTE: Must have busybox installed on your device, have USB debugging enabled, and the phone plugged in and set as charge only.

    Part 1:

    Windows Users

    1. Download the bootloader.zip and extract it to your Desktop.
    Mirror link: HERE


    2. Open the bootloader folder and press shift + right click, select "Open Command Window here".

    3. In command prompt, type:
    Code: 
    laf_script.bat
    (Hit enter and the first step will start)

    Be sure to pay attention to the command window to make sure you are not having any problems. That is it for part 1, go to part 2 :)[/align]

    Linux Users

    1. Download the bootloader.zip and extract it to your Desktop
    Mirror link: HERE


    2. Open terminal with ctrl + alt + t and cd to the folders directory.
    Code: 
    cd ~/Desktop/bootloader_unlock_part1

    3. In the folder, right click the laf_script_linux.sh file, go to properties, and allow the file to execute as program.

    4. Now in terminal, type:
    Code: 
    ./laf_script_linux.sh

    Done with part 1, pay attention to the terminal and be sure everything is working correctly.[/align]

    Windows and Linux users, if you had everything setup correctly before running this, you should have a backup of the laf.img in the directory you ran the script from. If you have checked your script directory and your adb directory located on the C drive for windows (If you didn't use the ones I included) and you still don't have a backup of the laf partition, hastebin the output of terminal or command prompt and link me to it.

    Part 2:

    Windows and Linux Users

    1. Power off your device

    2. With the device powered off, plug in your usb to your computer, power on and hold volume up until in fastboot mode. If your phone boots to download mode then something didn't work right, be sure you followed every instruction in part 1.

    3. Open Command prompt or terminal and cd to the same directory as your scripts, once there, type:
    Code: 
    fastboot devices
    (Hit enter)
    Be sure that your device is listed, it should be random numbers.
    Code: 
    fastboot oem unlock

    4. Verify that your bootloader is indeed unlocked:
    Code: 
    fastboot oem device-info

    That is it, you are now unlocked ;) Keep in mind that download mode is now gone, so if your brick then fastboot is your only option. If you would like to restore download mode as soon as you unlock your device, you can do this:

    cd to the directory where your backup of the laf partition is
    Code: 
    cd ~/Desktop/bootloader_unlock_part1

    Push the img to your sdcard
    Code: 
    adb push laf.img /sdcard/

    Use adb shell & su
    Code: 
    adb shell
    Code: 
    su

    Overwrite the zeroed out partition
    Code: 
    dd if=/sdcard/laf.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/laf

    Done, hope y'all enjoy this. If you would like to show me some support, you can do so by clicking the donate link in my signature, all donations will be appreciated :) Be sure to keep your username in the correct field so I can personally thank you.
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    yogeshsr
    yogeshsr
    Please support for a new device forum request

    Hi all,
    Please hit thanks to below post, so that I can build a strong case to get us a forum: we have so much redundant information here, so its a high time we should have our own forum.

    http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=54680727&postcount=15119
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    vanessaem
    vanessaem
    Hello everyone,

    Thread cleaned to get it back on track.
    This is just a general reminder to all. No one is to ask for ETAs here or anywhere else on this site. No one is entitled to anything. These roms and/or mods take time to do and at times it's a struggle to find enough time to do them for everyone. Please keep in mind, that people have personal lives that come first before anything else that is going on on this website.
    Please respect that and respect each other.

    Regards...
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    AndroidAddict||AA
    AndroidAddict||AA
    CWM being released soon ;) Testing everything before releasing
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