All Pantech Vega Racer II (SKY IM-A830/A840L/S/K)/IM-a800 utilities and works!!

[hackarchive]

PM me if u'll like to add anything to OP for others to see ur post.
Good news Jelly bean(cm10) on 840S here
Miui also gets to 840s.All by avatartorres!!:highfive:thanks mate.:good:

• IM-A830L/S/K

Please any one with root,cwm,recovery, and any more info post here please.This is an awesome phone people dont know of.
update/12\09\2012

NEW
FIXED IO issue here
More roms (Awesome)hereCM10 l/s/k hereIM-a830l 1.38 update and this is how to get it.Best rom for now;Latest software update for the PVR2 a830L here and here for explanation(explanation has a different rom which is my daily driver rom) stock rom for PVR2 A830s here and here for help on a830sCM9 for S here ,k here and for L here(wifi,nfc and other major bugs)
-Installation bare bones simple just put zip on extsd card wipe data,cache and dalvik cache and install zip from sd card.

• With thanks for our xda member Borisov we have another rom here.(But be careful as u may run into few bugs like music player,power amp&motion controls are not working).The rom promises u high level of free ram to operate with.So thanks again to Borisov for this contribution.(He found the rom on a chinese thread an decoded the hard language to give us this rom from there)
  

• Root.here

-Plug ur device to ur pc with the micro USB cable.
-Install android sdk.(optional)
-Download this file, unzip and run Root_RC2.bat (if using Windows 7, please right click and select Run as Administrator).
-Press any key then ur device reboots and wait before pressing again.When ur device finishes reboot and u can see the lock screen press any key for step 2.Now ur device should reboot and be really slow but wait until u see the lock screen again and press any key for step 3.
-At boot ur device is rooted and check if super user is installed.

• CWM..here

-For cwm connect ur device and run set up(note that this doesnt install a permanent cwm(5.8.4...) but rather triggers it by sending the necessary files over to ur phone which are deleted at reboot.So this is done every time to enter cwm mode)(Cwm needs SD card >3gb to work or else u'll get mount err.)
-The new cwm can be optained in fast boot mode.After triggering the first cwm above download this then put ur device in fast boot mode( by holding volup+down+pwr buttons)and selecting fast boot.Connect to pc and install drivers manually by choosing device sky adb drivers in device manager in the android phone section.Run cwm fast boot bat follow instructions and u get cwm.
-Nandroid backups tend to get stuck at last stage of backing up data.Never tried to restore but if there is a courageous tester u'll be welcome

• Google Now: This one works fine without any major issues.Flash it in recovery.Really amazing.here (you may want to read this before installing google now)

credit to cajunflavoredbob

• Solve sms sent error when sending 80-160 character range.(A830L)(doesn't work with newer 138 update so beware) here

• Vega racer 2hands on and here

CHANGELOG:
-Changed links to my account so more reliable for download.(18/07/2012)
-added sky launcher(31/07/2012)
-{added launchers link(19/08/2012)}.Removed by xda on 23rd.
-added google now.(23/08/2012)
-added new cwm tip and workout.(23/08/2012)
-Vega racer 2 hands on(29/08/2012)
-Software upgrade(31/8/2012)
-added sms fix and changed links to firmwares.(5/9/2012)
-Borisov rom and my root intructions re-written(8/9/2012)
-CM9(9/9/2012)CM9 for K(13/9/2012)

-Added CM9 bug reporter.(12/9/2012)
_added OTA for IM-a830l(14/10/2012)
-Real sms fix for a830l(17/9/2012)
-FIXED IO issue
-CM10 for both 840&830

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IM-A800L/S:-S Rom here .It's a cwm backup which can be restored to ur device.Download guide follow pictures below.account name is the phone number in picture 2 and password is:besthackever
more soon....


You will all be notified as soon as great jelly bean news if found.LOL.:good::good: :highfive:Hit thanks below

 

[Aluminous]

Please any one with root,cwm,recovery, and any more info post here please.This is an awesome phone people dont know of.
update/14\07\2012
Root.here
cwm..here
Plug ur device to ur pc with the micro USB cable.
Download this file, unzip and run Root_RC2.bat (if using Windows 7, please right click and select Run as Administrator). Follow the instructions (Vietnamese.translate with google to ur language) and ur device will be Rooted.
For cwm connect ur device and run set up :highfive:Hit thanks below.

Great! I think I'll be getting one of these when I move to Korea in a couple weeks, but only if I can root it.

Would you mind mentioning where you found these?

 

[hackarchive]

Great! I think I'll be getting one of these when I move to Korea in a couple weeks, but only if I can root it.

Would you mind mentioning where you found these?

In China on taobao.com imported from korea I think.:laugh:

 

[Archer]

Thread moved at OP request.

 

[avatartorres]

I have bought my a830l few days ago and made me surprise.The price is hkd$2780(usd$358).It is very cheap!!!

Sent from my IM-A830L using Tapatalk 2

 

[mortefy]

USB Driver for Windows 7. u can root and other without SDK
A830S file.isky.co(dot)kr/upload/software/USB/IMA830S_USBDriver.zip
A830L file.isky.co(dot)kr/upload/software/USB/IMA830L_USBDriver.zip
A830K file.isky.co(dot)kr/upload/software/USB/IMA830K_USBDriver.zip

 

[hackarchive]

avatartorres awesome
mortefy sdk part is just to get it crazy

 

[pikotmarcus]

help support development for all pantech device

my device is pantech im-a760s.. running 4.0.4.. officiall..

 

[yodafone]

80-character SMS limit and how to fix it

Hope this helps anyone who is running a stock ROM on this phone and is frustrated with the 80-character SMS limit.
You may have tried an app such as ICS Messaging (available from the Play Store), but found that it won't send any SMS, though it might show received SMS.

This phone's stock SMS app (mms.apk) sends each character in double-byte to accommodate Korean characters, so the 160-character SMS limit is halved.
I found that if you save your own phone number to the "My Number" area on your SIM card (which is not done by default on many newer SIM cards), this somehow allows third-party apps to work, and allows the sending of SMS up to 160 chars - and more, if your operator supports it.

1. First, find an ancient phone, one that can write to the "My Number" area. Get a really old "dumbphone" such as an old Series 40 Nokia. BlackBerries work very well (I used a Curve). Or you could try an iPhone. (I'm sensing a joke here...)

2. Put your SIM card in and power up the phone.

3. Now, you need to write your own number to the SIM card.
On the Curve I went to Options > Advanced Options > SIM Card.
On the iPhone, it should be in Settings > Phone > My Number.
In the My Number area, enter your full phone number, including the country and area codes.

4. Exit and power off the phone. Put your SIM card back into the Vega Racer 2.

5. Go to the stock SMS app and try sending an SMS, preferably to a friend who is on a different network operator.
If it works, proceed to the next step.

6a: If you have root: Use Root Explorer to browse to /system/app and rename Mms.apk to something else, say, Mms.apkOriginalBackup.
Then install ICS Messaging from the Google Play Store.
Check that it works and that you can now send SMS longer than 80 characters. (N.B.: As I mentioned above, make sure your operator hasn't imposed any limits on SMS length.)

6b: If you don't have root (I didn't test this): You can't get rid of the stock messaging app, so just disable its notifications from within the app. Then install ICS Messaging from the Google Play Store. Check that it works.

If this solution helps anyone else please let us all know. (Also if any other messaging apps, such as Go SMS, work for you.)

 

[hackarchive]

Hope this helps anyone who is running a stock ROM on this phone and is frustrated with the 80-character SMS limit.
You may have tried an app such as ICS Messaging (available from the Play Store), but found that it won't send any SMS, though it .....

This it to activate sms serveice on the phone.To solve it is here.

 

[avatartorres]

I met a problem when i using my A830L......
I cannot use apps2sd,it said that my primary external storage is emulated.And i found that it's ture,/sdcard on my phone has emulated by external storage.Also,my sd card has replaced to /external_sd.So i cannot install too many games to my phone(large datebase),althought my phone has 16gb internal device storage.
Anybody met this question before?And anybody know the solution? Thank you.
Sorry for my very very bad English.

Sent from my IM-A830L using Tapatalk 2

 

[hackarchive]

I met a problem when i using my A830L......
I cannot use apps2sd,it said that my primary external storage is emulated.And i found that it's ture,/sdcard on my phone has emulated by external storage.Also,my sd card has replaced to /external_sd.So i cannot install too many games to my phone(large datebase),althought my phone has 16gb internal device storage.
Anybody met this question before?And anybody know the solution? Thank you.
Sorry for my very very bad English.

Sent from my IM-A830L using Tapatalk 2

did u try removing ur sd card before installing any of ur games?I believe the phone's file system was configured to prefer the sd card instead of ur phone's memory.Try this and then reply.
(update)Found this for u bro here from how to geek

 

[Zouk18]

May I know what's the difference between L/S/K models?

 

[avatartorres]

May I know what's the difference between L/S/K models?

S-SK TELECOM,K-KOREAN TELECOM ,L-LGU+
S:gsm/edge(900/1800/1900),HSDPA(2100),LTE 850
K:gsm/edge(900/1800/1900),HSDPA(2100),LTE 1800
L:CDMA(850/1900), (3G)CDMA(2000),HSDPA(2100),LTE 800

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---------- Post added at 02:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:55 PM ----------

did u try removing ur sd card before installing any of ur games?I believe the phone's file system was configured to prefer the sd card instead of ur phone's memory.Try this and then reply.
(update)Found this for u bro here from how to geek

I've tried this solution before, but it seems that it cannot solve the problem.
By the way, thank you very much.


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[Zouk18]

S-SK TELECOM,K-KOREAN TELECOM ,L-LGU+
S:gsm/edge(900/1800/1900),HSDPA(2100),LTE 850
K:gsm/edge(900/1800/1900),HSDPA(2100),LTE 1800
L:CDMA(850/1900), (3G)CDMA(2000),HSDPA(2100),LTE 800

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---------- Post added at 02:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:55 PM ----------


I've tried this solution before, but it seems that it cannot solve the problem.
By the way, thank you very much.


Sent from my IM-A830L using Tapatalk 2

Planning to get one myself, but couldn't decide on which model to go. But the L model seems to be most popular, it does support GSM right?

 

[arvin2212]

Planning to get one myself, but couldn't decide on which model to go. But the L model seems to be most popular, it does support GSM right?

I am from Malaysia and our mobile spectrum is GSM. So far there isn't any problems with users using this device here. 3G works flawlessly as well.

I am planning to get this phone after selling off my Dell Streak 5. Is there NFC in this device?

I read one advert claiming that there is NFC in this device, and I asked my local seller and he verified it however I couldn't anything online regarding this device coming equipped with NFC. Would appreciate it if someone would be able to confirm it.

 

[hackarchive]

I am from Malaysia and our mobile spectrum is GSM. So far there isn't any problems with users using this device here. 3G works flawlessly as well.

I am planning to get this phone after selling off my Dell Streak 5. Is there NFC in this device?

I read one advert claiming that there is NFC in this device, and I asked my local seller and he verified it however I couldn't anything online regarding this device coming equipped with NFC. Would appreciate it if someone would be able to confirm it.

NFC's here but i've never used it yet and i dont know if there will be compatible banking systems for it.

 

[hackarchive]

Adding a guide on Thursday to OP post.

 

[hackarchive]

hey guys my cwm recovery mod cant mount my sd card or locate it.Anyone with help on this issue.Getting can't mount sd card error.

 

[arvin2212]

hey guys my cwm recovery mod cant mount my sd card or locate it.Anyone with help on this issue.Getting can't mount sd card error.

Go to CWM and try clearing media partition. Be vary that most of your files in your phone will be wiped. Back them up.