Hi. i am running v20o, and I can't get this (1st post) method to work. i guess i need downgrade?
Hey @cmahendra, we have a few people who followed these instructions and ended up bricking our phones after installing CWM via flashify and are getting the "Security Error".
We can't even get Windows to recognize it. Installed LG Universal drivers and tried LG Mobile Support tool without success..
Could you please lend a hand and perhaps add a disclaimer/warning on the step where CWM is flashed via flashify as it seems to be causing trouble for some. Post is below.
http://xdaforums.com/optimus-l9/help/lg-l9-security-error-help-t2876189#post55576529
Unclench. No blame. Just info.This is for Unlocked Phone and already tried by myself several times. Instead of blaming me for my little contribution which failed for you, if you take a deep breath and do things right, you can still recover/unbrick your phone. This phone is literally unbrickable. Only thing is if you ask with some respect, many people will come forward to help.
BTW Did you read this warning on opening post?
WARNING
There are many videos on this like one mentioned below. BTW the screenshots are from my own rooting.
- READ AND FOLLOW ALL STEPS CAREFULLY
- This guide may have errors and may not work for some in various scenario. If you report them, I may try to explain or correct your steps.
- Read properly and DON'T SEND PM, I will simply ignore PM and laugh on you.
- Phone must have "UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER" or you may Unlock it with the help of another guide in second post below.
- USE INFORMATION AT YOU OWN RISK.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqHReI83j_Y
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lgpawn
This is not the only one video on youtube. Search a bit and you will find many.
Hi indyquad, if your bootloader is not yet unlocked (as I think) , this guide is not for you, this is not for unlock, it's for installing root and recovery in any L9 with unlocked bootloader (as the title says).MY LG L9 P769, I became sluggish, and was told to flash with custom ROM so here I am trying.
I am a newbie to this whole concept, after searching the forums and web, I cannot really find a guide to tell what to do in which order...so some questions, appreciate the experts response.
1. Will this guide for P769?
2. What is the sequences of steps to flash a custom ROM?
1. Unlock Phone
2. Unlock Bootloader
3. Root phone and install superuser
4. Flash a custom rom
3. My Device is P769, T-Mobile, and it is unlocked by T-Mobile....Do I need to unlock bootloader still?
4. The step 2 unlock bootloader applies for this P769 also?
Thanks in advance
it says lg security error and it doesnt turn on at the final step. please helpp
it says lg security error and it doesnt turn on at the final step. please helpp
No! Flashing recovery on the locked boot loader has bricked a number of these, including mineLG P768(Lucked Bootloader) easily rooted using your LGPwn. It seems to be rooted since Titanium backup was granted and seems to work OK.
Can I also flash recovery on Looked Bootloader?
I'm still wondering how did root work on a locked bootloader? I simply followed steps and the devices seems to be rooted all right.No! Flashing recovery on the locked boot loader has bricked a number of these, including mine
WARNING
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- READ AND FOLLOW ALL STEPS CAREFULLY
- This guide may have errors and may not work for some in various scenario. If you report them, I may try to explain or correct your steps.
- Read properly and DON'T SEND PM, I will simply ignore PM and laugh on you.
- Phone must have "UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER" or you may Unlock it with the help of another guide in second post below.
- USE INFORMATION AT YOU OWN RISK.
STEP BY STEP NEW GUIDE to Easy Root Without PC + Unlock of LG L9 [No Fastboot] DIRECTLY ON PHONE
Introduction
Step 1) Preparations:-
- This visual step by step two in one guide can ROOT (unlocked) LG L9 and FLASH RECOVERY without PC.
- Useful for new LG L9 phone owners or someone who just unbricked phone by flashing stock kdz. Works on any stock rom.
- ROOTING WAS NEVER A FUN LIKE THIS BEFORE. BYE BYE YOU BLOODY @#!@# FASTBOOT METHOD. SO NO DIFFICULT FASTBOOT DRIVER INSTALLATION. THIS AMAZING ROOTING METHOD DOES NOT NEED FASTBOOT METHOD AT ALL
- 100% WORKING , TESTED ON MY PHONE AND THEN MADE GUIDE.
- This is not my own discovery. But for newbies like me, I always have gathered all INFORMATION and FILES together and made this useful step by step guide. Experts can still stay away, than criticize.
- In Settings >>> Developer Options >>> Select check mark on for "USB Debugging Mode"
- In Settings >>> Security >>> Select check mark on for "Unknown Resources"
- Download this MAIN ROOTING zip file and extract/copy all files in the root folder of sdcard on phone. The list of files can be seen in this image.
Step 2) Install LGPwn.apk
From file-manager, find and Install and Run "LGPwn.apk" which you will show first screen to select as "Root Me" as shown in following screen. Then you will see first time SuperSU asking for granting permission, select "Deny" yes "Deny" for first time. (In some cases this SuperUser permission box may not come, dont worry about that.)
Step 3)
Now you will see four instruction screens as follows, just bypass them by clicking "Next" like we always do. Its nothing special but information about its rooting process.
Step 4)
Now you will see EULA License, you need to read and "Accept", now LGPwn will backup root information and will show next screen titled "Backup" but press "Restore" button in that screen as shown below.
Step 5)
Now you will see "Restore Location" screen, select "Internal Storage"
Then "Restore" screen where you click on "LGPwn" entry as shown below.
Step 6)
Then "Selection" Screen will come with dialogue box Cross Model, click "OK" and "Continue" as shown below.
Then another Warning dialogue box appears, click "Restore" and then press "Continue" on main page to go ahead.
Step 7)
Now phone is almost rooted but still some more step to finish it fully.
Step 8) Install Super User.
Now from file manager find , install and run "Super SU" app we copied before. ("eu.chainfire.supersu-1.apk")
Now your phone is rooted fully. Close SuperSU app.
Step 9) Install Recovery with Flashify
Now from file manager find , install and run "Flashify" app we copied before. ("com.cgollner.flashify-1.apk")
"Accept" the Disclaimer, "Grant" Superuser permission, and then click on "Choose a file" on Flash Recovery section box.
Step 10)
Now Flashify will ask you for file-manager name to select Recovery file. Select "Flashify File Explorer" and press "Once".
Now File Explorer will show root area of Phone, here select "SDCARD" and then select file named "recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.5-p760.img" and confirm it by pressing "Yup!"
Note: You can choose any other compatible recovery like PhilzRecovery or TWRP.
When Flashify successfully copies recovery in Recovery partition you should press "REBOOT NOW" to go in recovery mode.
Step 11)
When phone reboots you will see CWM 6.0.4.5 Recovery main screen. YOU ARE DONE!!! Enjoy
This is all CLICK AND GO kind of thing and everything went very smooth on my LG L9 P765 in single attempt like a charm and took less than 2 minutes.
Hope it helps! As usual!
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CREDITS: Thanks a lot to all the maker of...
1) LGPwn
2) Flashify
3) SuperSU
4) CWM
4) LG for making this phone
5) Youtube video which helped to document it.
6) Anyone who might be responsible. Please remind if I left anyone.
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HIT THANKS IF YOU LIKE THE INFO-GUIDE
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Please know and understand some xda basics. Quoting whole opening post is wrong.At step 11 upon reboot it goes to the android guy with a red box popping out of his chest, would that mean the boot loader is still locked? Also i would prefer twrp over cwm can this also be achieved. I have a few TWRP versions for the 769 flashable.
This should show the list of attached devices in ADB mode like shown below.
Phone will restart in pre-fastboot mode.
I have LG L9 P760 on V20H firmware. Funny thing is i used LGPwn Tool about a year ago to root my device but did not do extra steps with SuperSU download and stuff just downloaded app installed it and run it, root is running just fine. But I cannot access my Recovery so I guessed that my bootloader is locked. But if it is locked how did LGPwn tool worked for me.
When I run Recovery mode I get green droid with red ( ! ) over it so i thought it must be cuz bootloader is locked. But when I run your unlock method I just get standard reboot. I have all drives installed as well as full android SDK with Google drives installed that should cover Fastboot (right?). I did follow some tutorials here to install fastboot on my PC but I am not sure who to check if everything is installed tho.
Now if I run 3845#*760# in phone dialer and check for bootloader lock it says that it is locked.
What could be issue with this? Drivers on PC or something else on phone?
Thank you for your work.
Thanks@cmahendra
I see, I am very glad that fastboot is gone(kinda). Is there anyother way of flashing custom ROM on to L9 other then method you showed here. I used this method long ago when I got my phone in bad shape after trying to install CWM using Arthas installer. And could not get it working. I mean I can try it again, could not find anything about flashing new rom other then what you posted. As well I could not find V10D but I guess V20B EO can work?
Thanks.
I am asumming you have P760/P765 and its good sign that you did everything perfect until "oem-unlock" command.I have managed to flash V20B Open Europe to my P760. (ROM is from this thread ) Could not find any other KDZ.
Now I have restored my device to factory settings just as you said in other thread and this fixed all system apps that where broken.
Following that I pluged it in and waited for half an hour. Then started cmd and entered all of the commands (adb devices detects my device and Device manager sees my phone as ADB Interface > AndroidNet Sooner Single ADB Interface.) Now I started adb reboot oem-unlock. And it restarted my device but just that it did not go to prefastboot menu or anything similar just regular reboot. I read your old thread on this and cannot find problem.