[GUIDE] Rooting

[bigworm50]

Okay, just wanted to put this info here for easy reference. Feel free to correct anything I may have wrong.

*Based on my experiences performing the operation on windows 7 x64.

1. Install the LG USB driver for windows found under the software tab from their site here

2. Download and extract the English version of the root optimus g created by fiddy619 from here

3. Set USB debugging on and attach your phone to usb, then put it in MTP/Media Sync mode. Next, open a command prompt and navigate to the "stuff" sub-directory of the extracted file. Run the command "adb devices" to make sure your phone has been detected. Go back to the main directory and run the RootOptimusG.bat file.

4. When prompted on your phone choose restore data. Leave your phone plugged into USB until the program tells you it is finished! Sit back and let the magic happen. Your phone will reboot. Mine acted weird for a few seconds after it rebooted, the buttons at the bottom were going on and off and the screen was flickering. Just be patient and give it a couple minutes if needed.

5. When prompted that all is complete you can disconnect your phone from your computer and open the Play store to get the update for SuperSU

Now you are ready to unlock!

 

[showstopper03]

should be a sticky.

Thanks!

 

[karelson]

I followed the thread to root no fiddy619 instructions. I did use MTP.

But instead of Command prompt, I just double clicked the BAT file. and it run without problems, I think.

I have the SuperSU icon on my phone.

How can i make sure it was rooted?

p.s
The unlock also ran without problems.

 

[showstopper03]

I followed the thread to root no fiddy619 instructions. I did use MTP.

But instead of Command prompt, I just double clicked the BAT file. and it run without problems, I think.

I have the SuperSU icon on my phone.

How can i make sure it was rooted?

p.s
The unlock also ran without problems.

well if you have the supersu then it should be rooted. also if you now have it unlocked then it is rooted because i dont think you can unlock unless you root. also please search around the forums about what apps to not remove after root. a lot of people have noted issues after removing google apps.

 

[karelson]

well if you have the supersu then it should be rooted. also if you now have it unlocked then it is rooted because i dont think you can unlock unless you root. also please search around the forums about what apps to not remove after root. a lot of people have noted issues after removing google apps.

Great Thank You.

 

[showstopper03]

Great Thank You.

actually it looks like V.05 you can uninstall any app without fear of security warnings. Please read all of this link for more info on it.


http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2001655

 

[bigworm50]

Correct, you can just double click the bat file...my steps vary because I included a check to make sure adb is recognizing your device properly.

I followed the thread to root no fiddy619 instructions. I did use MTP.

But instead of Command prompt, I just double clicked the BAT file. and it run without problems, I think.

I have the SuperSU icon on my phone.

How can i make sure it was rooted?

p.s
The unlock also ran without problems.

 

[IrateCustomer]

Bumping this back to the top until stickied.

Sent from my LG Optimus G using Tapatalk 2

 

[kirdroid]

Bumping this back to the top until stickied.

Sent from my LG Optimus G using Tapatalk 2

Mine is stuck at "Select Restore Data" from my Phone step ... not sure whats going on.

 

[carrett]

Mine is stuck at "Select Restore Data" from my Phone step ... not sure whats going on.

I tried unrooting and re-rooting just to test our guides here and I am stuck at this step too. Obviously I can simply flash su in CWM but I wonder why this is happening.

 

[kirdroid]

I tried unrooting and re-rooting just to test our guides here and I am stuck at this step too. Obviously I can simply flash su in CWM but I wonder why this is happening.

Go to general-developer options- set desktop backup password. Set the password and then use that when you run the script and restore from desktop backup screen shows up.

Sent from my LG-E970 using Tapatalk 2

 

[carrett]

Go to general-developer options- set desktop backup password. Set the password and then use that when you run the script and restore from desktop backup screen shows up.

Sent from my LG-E970 using Tapatalk 2

If that worked for you, I'm happy for you. I am at this time unable to find a way to unroot and then re-root aside from restoring a backup in CWM or flashing a superuser zip in CWM. This could be because of a "bug" in our rooting script, in SuperSU's un-rooting function, or just an incompatibility between the two. Either way, I think this rooting mechanism works for more virgin LGOGs than not.

 

[whiteguypl]

worked for me, easy peasy.

 

[aznracer62]

When i run the script it gives an error saying that i'm missing backup-restore.apk and /system/bin/ric does not exist. Any ideas as to why this is?

 

[DraginMagik]

nice. thank you.

 

[brownsmell]

When i run the script it gives an error saying that i'm missing backup-restore.apk and /system/bin/ric does not exist. Any ideas as to why this is?

That is probably because your phone is not rooted yet. I got that too as I was rooting it. Worked great.

 

[bebop_]

I'm trying to root. USB debugging is on, connected as MTP. Run ADB, run adb-devices, returns an empty screen.

Try to run the script, it tells me "please check setting again"

HALP.

 

[adfurgerson]

I'm trying to root. USB debugging is on, connected as MTP. Run ADB, run adb-devices, returns an empty screen.

Try to run the script, it tells me "please check setting again"

HALP.

Also need to allow "unknown sources" in security settings.

 

[bebop_]

Also need to allow "unknown sources" in security settings.

I had that checked as well.

 

[adfurgerson]

I had that checked as well.

Do you have lg usb drivers installed?