LG spectrum rooted

[bL33d]

here ya go.
LG Spectrum Officially Rooted - Credit to Dan J. Rosenberg - Android Forums at AndroidCentral.com

 

[jet]

WOO HOO!

It did not work the first time. I'm not sure way. Rebooting my computer allowed it to connect in debugging mode and the run.bat worked fine.

 

[mamawm]

here ya go.
LG Spectrum Officially Rooted - Credit to Dan J. Rosenberg - Android Forums at AndroidCentral.com

this post needs a sticky.

 

[YoungGuner]

Awesome! dancedroid

 

[YoungGuner]

http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2012/02/19/rooting-the-lg-spectrum/
Where do I find the "LG ADB drivers"?

 

[liteon163]

Use THIS page, as it contains the links you need.

 

[YoungGuner]

It says "

[FONT=tahoma, arial, sans-serif]Now install LG adb drivers on your PC" [/FONT]
[FONT=tahoma, arial, sans-serif]When I open that zip, all that's in it is a system info, system file and application extension. What do I do with these files? [/FONT]​

 

[jet]

when you connect the phone it should install the Verizon LG upgrade utility and drivers.

when you connect use the internet, ethernet connection.

 

[liteon163]

I've done everything listed and it just doesn't work for me.

The run.bat file just gets stuck at "*daemon started successfully*" I have left it at this point for as many as 10 minutes before I simply close the cmd window, disconnect the phone, and reboot both the PC and the phone.

How do I know if adb is running correctly?

UPDATE: I ended up uninstalling the USB drivers I found somewhere else, rebooted my PC, installed the USB drivers listed HERE, rebooted the PC again, and tried rooting my LG Spectrum again.

SUCCESS!

I will de-bloat tomorrow!

 

[liteon163]

Yesterday I rooted my one month old LG Spectrum. Today I partially de-bloated it.

Here's what I have successfully removed so far:
Bitbop
Blockbuster
Finance
Friends Plus widget
Hot Pursuit
Let's Golf 2
News
Polaris Office
Rhapsody
Richnote + widget
TuneWiki
VCast Apps + installer
VCast Media Manager
VCast Tones
Verizon Video
Video Surf
VZ Navigator

There are a few others I'd like to remove, but I'm not sure if I should. They are:
DummyApp.apk/.odex
Favorite Contacts widget
Guided Tours
In Touch widget
Interactive Messages
MLT.apk/.odex
Quick Reference
Social Plus
Today Plus widget
VZWService.apk
Weather + widget
What's New

Anyone have any concrete advice? I state it that way because I can't find advice anywhere else and I don't want someone to just say "Go for it!"

Thanks

 

[scott240]

I just got my phone a couple days ago so now its time to root. I just got a software update and then I tried to root my spectrum and I cant get my computer to reconize my phone. i downloaded the all in one root package and installed the drivers that were on it and still no luck. has anyone rooted their phone after the software update, or am I just doing something wrong. I did noticed that when I am plugged in to my computer and in internet mode and I went to check to make sure usb debugging was checked it was grayed out and it wouldnt let me click on it. If I go to charge only it it accessible and checked. When I run Root&recovery it says

Rooting
Press any key to continue . . .
*daemon not running. starting it now*
*daemon started successufully*
_


and it just sits there and doesnt do anything after that. Any ideas of what I am doing wrong?

 

[doniuppa]

I did it took and I had trouble initially. Make sure you have USB debugging set and try different connection modes under settings "default connection modes". I"m not sure which one finally worked.

 

[joeybear]

Verizon must have tweaked something in the VS920ZV6 version, because once I plug my phone in, USB debug mode becomes disabled (and grayed out). See below images. I'm assuming that's why adb.osx doesn't connect and just sits there indefinitely:

lappy:spectrum_root_linux_osx jtalbot$ sudo ./adb.osx wait-for-device
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *

My phone's software:


Debug mode is enabled and not grayed out when not tethered:


Debug mode is disabled and grayed out upon tethering:


This is some dirty, dirty, filthy, dirty tactics, if this is Verizon's doing, which wouldn't surprise me one.damn.bit.

Is there some kind of magic sauce workaround?

 

[jet]

What is your Connection Mode set to? It should be Internet connection, Ethernet.

 

[joeybear]

What is your Connection Mode set to? It should be Internet connection, Ethernet.

I have tried it in all three available "Charge only," "Mass storage," and "Internet connection." Any other ideas? BTW - Thanks!