[HOW TO] Fastboot on LGP500

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Any news on how to enable fastboot on this device?

EDIT: Here you can find instructions for enabling fastboot on your device. The key combo to enter fastboot mode is Home + Power. Thanks to marioemp2k7 and mik_os.

Hi, I too am interested in having fastboot on LGP500. Did anybody find a way?

Yes please, is anybody working on that? Having fastboot disabled is such a pain in the ass...

Please enable fastboot on this phone

+5 for fastboot

Its blocked at bootloader level. You guys need to fish for a pre-release rom that can be flashed via lg mobile-updater or equivalent and try that bootloader (danger warning). That is IF one exists. Lg goofed on the ally and left fastboot enabled in their 1st version of firmware for it and fixed it in later shipped releases. We had to downgrade to v06 firmware to get fastboot. The command if enabled in bootloader is adb reboot bootloader to get to it. If its disabled it will just reboot as normal.

Here are instructions (for ally DO NOT FLASH THIS FIRMWARE -reference only)and link to tool to LG tool to downgrade frimware. http://androidforums.com/ally-all-th...ck-lg-rom.html

Originally Posted by drellisdee

Its blocked at bootloader level. You guys need to fish for a pre-release rom that can be flashed via lg mobile-updater or equivalent and try that bootloader (danger warning). That is IF one exists. Lg goofed on the ally and left fastboot enabled in their 1st version of firmware for it and fixed it in later shipped releases. We had to downgrade to v06 firmware to get fastboot. The command if enabled in bootloader is adb reboot bootloader to get to it. If its disabled it will just reboot as normal.

Here are instructions (for ally DO NOT FLASH THIS FIRMWARE -reference only)and link to tool to LG tool to downgrade frimware. http://androidforums.com/ally-all-th...ck-lg-rom.html

one question why do we need fast boot ?

Originally Posted by natedogg20050

one question why do we need fast boot ?

Originally Posted by http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fastboot

Fastboot is protocol used to update the flash filesystem in Android devices from a host over USB. It allows flashing of unsigned partition images. It is disabled in the production G1 devices since USB support is disabled in the bootloader[1]. This can be changed if you get root on the device.

So, seems that it is for flashing of firmware. I thing that fastboot is something like recovery with some more?

Originally Posted by drellisdee

Its blocked at bootloader level. You guys need to fish for a pre-release rom that can be flashed via lg mobile-updater or equivalent and try that bootloader (danger warning). That is IF one exists. Lg goofed on the ally and left fastboot enabled in their 1st version of firmware for it and fixed it in later shipped releases. We had to downgrade to v06 firmware to get fastboot. The command if enabled in bootloader is adb reboot bootloader to get to it. If its disabled it will just reboot as normal.

On the Ally one could re-enable fastboot by flashing an old firmware. But afaik the GT540 had the support for fastboot enabled thanks to some russian guys who rebuilt the bootloader without having access to a pre-release rom. I wish they could to the same for the P500. I would ask them myself on 4pda.ru, but unfortunately I can't speak russian.

Originally Posted by The_ERROR

So, seems that it is for flashing of firmware. I thing that fastboot is something like recovery with some more?

It's way better than recovery. Believe me, Google would not have created it if it weren't that useful. Try booting a custom kernel on-the-fly with your recovery.

+6 for fastboot