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LG Spectrum – one stop download shop

By finndo On April 2, 2012 · 17 Comments

LG Spectrum one stop download shop

LG Spectrum one stop download shop

Latest Update – March 3rd 2013
I have moved all the blah blah blah to the bottom of this page, so you can more easily get to what you are looking for. Additionally for those who skip this page and just go to the files (joelperryproductions.com/spectrum) I have started adding a text file into each directory with the url for support/the source where I obtained the files. This will also be there for files I have not yet received approval to mirror, so if you are hunting something and I do not have authorization to distribute it, you will find a directory for it with a text doc that will direct you to the location to obtain the file and support. Last but not least, I want to give a special thanks to MTMichaelson for giving us our first Rom, the one all others were built from until ICS, and PlayfulGod, Death2All, and TDM for all their hard work on getting us ICS. Click their names if you want to donate to them.

I have not modified any files unless otherwise noted (currently, only EvenLess files are modified from the source)

Rooting
These files contain everything you need to root an LG Spectrum, pick a “linux” file if you are not using Windows, those are based on the official one for Windows, only I have modified it somewhat and re-written it for linux. Please act consciously and READ THE SCRIPT! before running it. Please note, the Linux scripts have been updated ~~on May 27th, 2012~~ again on May 30th 2012.

Note for Linux users: if you have not configured your computer to recognize the LG Spectrum via USB, these scripts will do it for you when run using sudo or as a root user. This is the only thing the script does that requires root access. If you do not run the script as root, it will only work after you manually configure your computer.
This can be done by copying the line that requires root access and pasting it after typing “sudo”, then run the script without root access and it will error and skip the part requiring root, all of the rest of the script will work without root.

Official All in one Root file
AllinOnePackageSpectrum.zip
linux-spectrum-root-hosts-CWM-touch-bootloop-fix.7z
linux-spectrum-root-hosts-touch-bootloop-fix.7z
linux-spectrum-hosts-CWM-touch-bootloop-fix.7z

IceCream Sandwich Roms
These can be downloaded directly to your phone once rooted with CWM installed.

files removed as they were all pre beta and not at all useful any more.

GApps
gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip

GingerBread Roms
These can be downloaded directly to your phone once rooted with CWM installed.

Black Plague

Broken Out Rom
BrokenOutSpectrum3.0.zip
EvenLess-v3.0.zip+
broken3.0-removed.7z
EvenLess3.0-added.7z

Other files related to The Broken Out Rom

UnCenterClock.zip

Archived Broken Out Rom files

There is are some known acceptable (at this time) issues with my minimal and EvenLess versions of this Rom

+Since I am not yet familiar with modifying .apk files, after the SIM activation and language selection setup app runs (the Verizon setup app), it will force close, then run itself again. you may press home to get out of the app AFTER the force close popup, then uninstall it later with your choice of system app uninstallers, it is not necessary but to run one time. The force close is caused by a call upon exit of the Verizon setup app that loads the Google Setup App, which I have removed to save 1.6MB or so on the Rom size.

HoLoS

Please note that all HoloS Rom files have been renamed to remove the “space” in the name, this makes working with it in linux a bit easier, and me happier.

HoLoS-3.2.6.zip
HoLoS-3.2.5.zip
Holo_S_v2.zip

Plagued Ninjroid

Please note that all plagued Ninjroid Rom files have been renamed to remove the “space” in the name, this makes working with it in linux a bit easier, and me happier.

LGs-GingerCream-v2.0.zip
plagued-NinJroid-v1.1.zip
plagued-NinJroid-v1.zip

Kernels

Black Plague Kernel

BlitzKrieg Kernel
BlitzKriegKernel3.0.zip

Popcorn Kernel – Also has a home on Rootz.
PopcornKernel-v2.0-FiNAL.zip
PopcornKernel-v1.0-FiNaL.zip
PopcornKernel-v0.1_rc1.zip

Tools
various things you may find useful that may or may not be included in other files available here, I cannot guarantee they are up to date, or that I will update them when newer versions become available. They are just here, because they “might” be useful to someone, older versions have been removed due to the recent dual zero day exploits released, but I will only use links for the newest on this page to keep the page length down. Also, the Android NDK & ADT files and Java JDK .rpm files are also located on the server, but not linked here.

Android SDK
installer_r21.1-windows.exe
android-sdk_r21.1-linux.tgz

Oracle Java 7
I also have the jre files in the same folder, you can navigate to it and download them if you wish. http://joelperryproductions.com/spectrum/tools/java
jdk-7u15-windows-i586.exe
jdk-7u15-linux-i586.tar.gz
jdk-7u15-windows-x64.exe
jdk-7u15-linux-x64.tar.gz

ClockWork Mod Touch Recovery
cwm_touch.img
cwm_bootloop_fix.zip
BlockOTASpectrum.zip
CWM-Root-Installer-LG-Spectrum-4G.zip

LG Spectrum Unbricking/return to Stock methods
The full unbricking set, plus some of the individual packages included in that file.
Full_Spectrum_un-brick_tool.zip
LG_Tools.zip
LG VZW_United_WHQL_v2.4.1.zip
SYSTEM_DUMP-VS920-ZV3.zip
SYSTEM_DUMP-VS920-ZV4.zip
V6_stock_rooted.zip
spectrum_boot.img

Stock files
a collection of files taken from the stock installation on the LG Spectrum, made available just in case you need them. There have been issues getting these installed, I recommend adding them to a Rom and flashing that Rom over your current without wiping first. warning the EvenLess Rom Installs and others MIGHT wipe your data automatically on install. Please make backups/nandroids of your system first!.

Stock Apps

Hosts File
LG Spectrum stock hosts file

Audio Files
LG Spectrum stock system/sounds files
LG Spectrum stock system/media files

Revert to Stock V4 or V6
LG Spectrum stock V4 Rom restorer
LG Spectrum stock V4 Rom
LG Spectrum stock V6 Rom

I have also found there are some useful files located here:
http://androidinvasion.us/apps/

below you find all of the info that used to be at the top of this page, moved for your convenience…

Early in March I left Sprint, my cell phone carrier since 1997. Even though they have great plan rates, unlimited data at the same price of approx 2GB plans with other carriers. I finally got rid of my HTC Evo. Sprint really messed up, and I am sure they had a lot of subscriber loss because of it. Ok, here is some back story for those that don’t know what I am talking about. Sprint (first) removed the 1 year upgrade ability from anyone without 10 years of service to them (I was on another persons account until 2004, so did not qualify any more), they did this right before everyone who pre-ordered (or bought at or shortly after launch) the first HTC Evo was able to upgrade on the one year upgrade schedule. Then they shortly thereafter removed the one year upgrade plan completely, I am not sure on the timing, so I don’t know if they screwed everyone that bought an Evo out of the one year upgrade. But, what they did at the same time was to completely screw themselves by changing to a 21 month upgrade time. Then Sprint waiting until 1 month AFTER the 21 month upgrade window for HTC Evo first month purchasers, before they announced a new model available exactly 2 years after the original Evo. I was more than ready to get rid of my phone at that time, and did.

So I bought an LG Spectrum and moved to Verizon, bad news for me, it has the same class processor as the original HTC Evo (Qualcomm SnapDragon S3), only in a dual core and higher clock speed. Not to mention the “New” HTC Evo model coming to Sprint exactly 2 years after the original, has the “next” generation model of said processor (Qualcomm SnapDragon S4), with LTE on chip and at a 28nm die process, improving battery performance and computational power. Needless to say I am a bit upset, although… I now have 4G LTE service anywhere I go around my house within a 30 minute drive, and most everywhere else, vs. only having 3G, on Sprint, Everywhere, except in my house where I had 1x or roam only service. I moved at the beginning of this year and my Sprint phone frequently drops to 1x or no signal in my home. On Verizon I have seen my phone drop to 3G, but never for more than 3 seconds and to tell the truth, only once or twice at that. Not to mention Verizon gave me $85 to trade in my HTC Evo, and I bought the Spectrum for $19.99 on Newegg (at the time it was $50 on Amazon), although Amazon.com and a few other places now sell it for $0.00 or $0.01. (update 6-4-2012 the prices have gone back up)

Now I am happy with my purchase; however I see a MASSIVE phone envy coming my way by the end of this year. The Qualcomm S4 will most likely be around for 2-3 more years, unless Android changes to “requiring” 4 core CPUs in order to run Android 5.0 or 6.0 (or 4.5 if they go that route), then the S4 will get pushed aside for an S4.5 with quad core (if technically possible), else an S5 chip. According to Wikipedia’s page on the SnapDragon, the Quad Core S5 2.0-2.5GHz processor will be available in Q1 2013. ~~So unless Google makes such a requirement in a soon to be released future version of Android, It looks like I may have to hold out for 3 years before I upgrade,~~ unless I want to get stuck with the “old model” CPU as my only upgrade options, similar to what happened to me this time, as I could not wait, and my cell service is horrible in my new home (I’ll probably be moving anyway at the end of the year, this is just a rental).

Thanks go out to

Security Researcher Dan Rosenberg for rooting the LG Spectrum quite quickly (exactly 1 month after the phone launch and 3 weeks before I bought it.
mtmichaelson over at Android Forums for creating the first LG Spectrum Rom and adding a custom Kernel. Also, for putting together the All in One rooting and CWM install method for the LG Spectrum, using the vulnerability found by Dan (djrbliss).
neph81 at Android Forums for making a Touch based version of ClockWork Mod available for the LG Spectrum.
MrB206 for generally just being Awesome and all the things he doesn’t get enough credit for.
brianmaedche for all his hard work and testing assistance.
Koush for creating the CWM Touch version for the LG Nitro that the LG Spectrum version is based off. Sorry but I cannot find a link for info on it; however if you have a Nitro and Rom Manager, you can download it through the Rom Manager App.
Android Forums, for providing a location for all of us Android freaks to get our fix on!
Secure Mecca for the blocking hosts file that I use with my linux rooting install scripts, and have been using on my personal systems for almost 2 years now.

The links above will take you to the forum pages at Android Forums or Dan’s blog page, referencing all of the information I thanked everyone for. I will also link to these below again as I share the files from here as a mirror location and will continue to do so, and add new files for as long as I own my Spectrum (which looks like at least October 2013…) I also have a couple of addition/modified files I will post here that I use personally; however I probably will not provide most of them elsewhere. Easier to maintain that way, sorry for anyone who doesn’t like that idea. If I have any files below that you are responsible for providing to the community and do not like me providing it from my website, let me know, and I will take it down, no questions asked.

a review of the Sprint HTC Evo 4G – after 10 days of use…

By finndo On June 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Tweet I have been a proud owner of one of Sprint’s HTC Evo 4G cell phones now for an entire week and I have decided to share my thoughts and experiences with you. I have always used sprint, since 1997 or 1998. To start I need to tell you a [...]

I have been a proud owner of one of Sprint’s HTC Evo 4G cell phones now for an entire week and I have decided to share my thoughts and experiences with you. I have always used sprint, since 1997 or 1998.

To start I need to tell you a bit of background, I purchased my first smart phone in 2000 (maybe real early 2001) it was a Qualcomm branded Palm phone, was in greyscale and was a touchscreen that did not require a stylus for input, and I was not impressed, but it was cool and no one had anything like it. the front looked like a normal cell phone, like the classic Pokia (if I can find images I’ll add them to the post at the end), but the face flipped up to reveal the Palm 2.x OS interface. I replaced that cell phone with the second generation model of that series which was what will now be the standard format of the smart phone, a large-ish screen with a D-pad, Talk and Hangup buttons, plus it had the classic Palm Home and Contacts buttons. I used that phone for about 3 years and went back to it when other phones died or I broke them for another 2 years after that, and finally sold it for $65 5 years after I bought it!

After that I owned a Toshiba windows 2003 (first edition) smart phone and I liked it tremendously; however my friend had a Dell Axim x3 and it it killed my Toshiba on performance for everything it did, we had a lot of the same apps, having been friends for almost 10 years at that point and having lived together both in college and a bit after I graduated from college. I was very envious of the power of his PDA and the extra features it had that I did not (like a phone! which I thought was because I had a hybrid device and they had to make comprimises on the hardware), the only thing I noticed as a negative for the Dell is that he had to manually reboot the phone between every 18 and 36 hours to keep it running well. So, I decided that my next phone would be dumb and I would get a PDA and carry them both around all the time.

I purchased a Dell Axim x31 which was not the newest model, but the newest model (the x50) had just launched and was $200 more expensive. I was very happy with my choice, so much so, that I sold my Axim on ebay as soon as the Dell x51v started to appear for sale on ebay, and I used the money to pick one of those up, even though by this time I had read all the reviews stating how the Axim’s underperformed compared to similarly spec’d models from other handset makers, but I did not care, as the Dell cost $200-$400 less than those other models and the perfomance was good enough for me.

I loved my Dell and it was very hard for me to let go of it, I used it constantly, everyday, but eventually it became very difficult to carry my Axim around, my cell phone, AND my work cell phone. So I gave in and bought an HTC touch, the processor was 1 generation of ARM newer than my dell, and as the dell was a 600MHz, the Touch was a 524MHz, I knew I would take a hit on the hardware as it was a hybrid device, and I was okay with that to save pocket space. I was very disapointed with the tiny ass screen, I was very disapointed with the slow performance of the HTC Touch, even being a newer generation of processor, it was MUCH slower, had less system RAM, AND the Dell had WinMo 2k3SE and the Touch had WinMo 2k5. the biggestdifference between the two was that they removed the slider that let the user adjust how much system memory was to be used for applications and how much was to be used for user storage, gthis was very bad for me (I understand now that it has more to do with the difference in the type of flash media in the device than with the OS). this was very bad for me, as I had a couple of applications that would only run if moved the slider all the way to Programs (I had an external SD card plugged into the device anyway, or maybe it was a miniSD, I forget) and now I could not do that and use my apps because of the amount of available system memory.

I kept my HTC Touch until the day the HTC Evo came out and was moderately happy with it, except for the microscopic screen size and the lack of wi-fi. right, now that you are all caught up with my past cell phone experiences it’s time to move on to the Evo…

I first heard about the “mysterious” HTC code named:Dragon from engadget back in October 2009, the first smart phone announced to have a 1GHz CPU! unbelieveable!! I was extremely excited, and I though wow I bet it will be out for the holiday sales season, and nothing happend, then I though well maybe in January, still nothing, but a mysterious direct message on twitter replying to my post to HTC to please tell me where and when I could get my hands on one (something I did atleast 2 times most weeks since November), the DM told me “you will, wait until January 24th”. so I got super excited and told everyone I knew that would care, and several that I knew would not! Somewhere in there the HTC 2010 roadmap was leaked and the first one was all non-USA, but one device looked to be the Dragon, but it was only rumor. I waited and waited, and finally the day came!! There was nothing. no tweets, no news releases, nothing on engadget, nothing on the forums, it was like all the hope in my life shrivelled up and died. Then I thought maybe I was looking in th ewrong places and the news would spread in a day or so and hit the sites I trolled… nothing. I believe it was around Feb 10th when something finally broke, a report that the fabled dragon was coming to Verizon and would be called “incredible” most of the specs remained the same, but it would not be available until after the HTC HD2 launched with WinMo and the 1GHz snapDragon, so the Dragon would no longer be the first 1GHz smart phone, but at least it would be the first 1GHz Android Phone… finally on March 24th HTC announced to the world that the HTC Evo 4G was coming to Sprint and was almost identical to the Incredible in specifications, code name “Supersonic”. I was so happy, finally something would be right in the world! The more I heard about it the happier I got, even the failed Flash Demo was not enough to deter me!

by the time you finish reading this, I should have posted the next part of this post (I wrote it all at the same time, but broke it up so they would not be quite so long)…

I have been a proud owner of one of Sprint‘s HTC Evo 4G cell phones now for about 10 days and I have decided to share my thoughts and experiences with you. I have always used Sprint, since 1997 or 1998.

To start I need to tell you a bit of background, I purchased my first smartphone in 2000 (maybe real early 2001) it was a Kyocera QCP6035 Palm phone, was in greyscale and was a touchscreen that required a stylus for input in a small box at the bottom and you had to write in palm script, and I was not impressed, but it was cool and no one had anything like it. the front looked like a normal cell phone, like the classic Nokia (if I can find images I’ll add them to the post at the end), but the face flipped up to reveal the Palm 2.x OS interface. This phone was broken, while I was talking on it and walking my dog (the phone was pressed between my shoulder and ear, the dog pulled hard, the phone flew out and hit the concrete destroying the screen). I replaced that cell phone with the Samsung SPH-I300 that was what would become the standard format of the smart phone, a large-ish screen with a D-pad, Talk and Hangup buttons, plus it had the classic Palm Home and Contacts buttons (the website I found the information on these two phones has them listed in order of discontinued date and states the the Kyocera was in use for about a year longer, I replaced the Kyocera with the Samsung, and that the Samsung had only been available for a week when I bought it). I used that phone for about 3 years and went back to it when other phones died or I broke them for another 2 years after that, and finally sold it for $65 almost 5 years after I bought it! I loved that phone, it came with 2 batteries, and I had adobe acrobat reader on it, that I used to read books, the battery would last 8 – 10 hours of constant use about 90% of the time, it came with a dock that charged the phone and the spare simultaneously.

I loved my Dell and it was very hard for me to let go of it, I used it constantly, everyday, but eventually it became very difficult to carry my Axim around, my cell phone, AND my work cell phone. So I gave in and bought an HTC touch, the processor was 1 generation of ARM newer than my Dell, and as the Dell was a 624MHz, the Touch was a 400MHz, I knew I would take a hit on the hardware as it was a hybrid device, and I was okay with that to save pocket space. I was very disapointed with the tiny ass screen, I was very disapointed with the slow performance of the HTC Touch, even being a newer generation of processor, it was MUCH slower, had less system RAM, AND the Dell had WinMo 2k3SE which I upgraded to WinMo 2k5 and the Touch had WinMo 6. the biggestdifference between the two was that they removed the slider that let the user adjust how much system memory was to be used for applications and how much was to be used for user storage, gthis was very bad for me (I understand now that it has more to do with the difference in the type of flash media in the device than with the OS). this was very bad for me, as I had a couple of applications that would only run if moved the slider all the way to Programs (I had an external SD card plugged into the device anyway, or maybe it was a miniSD, I forget) and now I could not do that and use my apps because of the amount of available system memory.

I first heard about the “mysterious” HTC code named:Dragon from Engadget back in October 2009, the first smart phone announced to have a 1GHz CPU! unbelieveable!! I was extremely excited, and I though wow I bet it will be out for the holiday sales season, and nothing happend, then I though well maybe in January, still nothing, but a mysterious direct message on twitter replying to my post to HTC to please tell me where and when I could get my hands on one (something I did atleast 2 times most weeks since November), the DM told me “you will, wait until January 24th”. so I got super excited and told everyone I knew that would care, and several that I knew would not! Somewhere in there the HTC 2010 roadmap was leaked and the first one was all non-USA, but one device looked to be the Dragon, but it was only rumor. I waited and waited, and finally the day came!! There was nothing. no tweets, no news releases, nothing on engadget, nothing on the forums, it was like all the hope in my life shrivelled up and died. Then I thought maybe I was looking in th ewrong places and the news would spread in a day or so and hit the sites I trolled… nothing. I believe it was around Feb 10th when something finally broke, a report that the fabled dragon was coming to Verizon and would be called “Incredible” most of the specs remained the same, but it would not be available until after the HTC HD2 launched with WinMo and the 1GHz snapDragon, so the Dragon would no longer be the first 1GHz smart phone, but at least it would be the first 1GHz Android Phone… finally on March 23rd HTC announced to the world that the HTC Evo 4G was coming to Sprint and was almost identical to the Incredible in specifications, code name “Supersonic”. I was so happy, finally something would be right in the world! The more I heard about it the happier I got, even the failed Flash Demo was not enough to deter me!

this post was published using the Easy Tether application on Android via my HTC Evo 4G, over a 3G network with spotty coverage. (I learned yesterday my cell coverage is poor where I am currently, because the there is no cell tower, the “antennas” are attached to a water tower, and therefore are not at the height that a normal cell tower would be, and as such is more easily blocked by building. just a note, there are NO cell towers in this immediate area, I believe all carriers have antennas mounted on the same water tower, I’ll try and get a picture of it later and add it to this post.)

Tagged with: Adobe • Android • cellphones • Dragon • Easy Tether • engadget • Flash • flip phones • HTC • HTC Evo 4G • Incredible • iPhone • Kyocera • Macintosh Computers • Nokia • Palm • Qualcomm • Samsung • smartphones • snapdragon • Sprint • Toshiba • Windows Mobile • WinMo 2003 • WinMo 2003SE • WinMo 2005

wow, wild holiday season…

By finndo On January 31, 2010 · 1 Comment

Ok, so first, sorry I have not posted in a while. First I was out of the continental united states for a couple of weeks in December, then had some pet problems in early January, followed up with breaking the crap out of my leg January 16th. I cracked my Tibia clean through about 3 inches above my ankle and then the tibia split up the bone about 6 inches, followed by cracking my fibula clean through just above the split in my tibia. I have a lovely 8″ metal plate in my leg with 15 screws now. so I do actually have a couple of good reasons for not posting. I just started feeling somewhat better, I got my appetite back this past Saturday and my pain is mostly manageable even though I rarely find a comfortable position to sit/lay. in

Happier news…

Sprint is finally getting an Android phone with the new 1GHz SnapDragon processor by Qualcomm (extra cool it is capable of going up to 1.5 GHz if I remember correctly). The HTC Super-sonic. Hopefully late March, early April!! finally! I’ve been waiting since October…

Next up, back to my lovely PC, most everything seems to be working just fine now, I am running with the default BIOS settings and it works at least; however the PC sits on the BIOS POST image for almost 2 minutes before it actually starts POSTing. Not sure what to do about that, I think I need to wait for the next BIOS update to fix that, but for now… it works.

So, I used a bootable CD with Paragon Defrag on it to Defrag my Windows 7 boot HDD and then used the Fedora 12 KDE x64 Live CD to install Fedora on the HDD by shrinking my Win7 partition by 100Gigs and then installed Fedora on it.

Now, the next time I booted into Windows 7 I got a message that my copy of Windows was not Genuine. Not sure what’s up with that, but I haven’t done anything about it, and I have not gotten the message again.

Now back to Fedora… I added the proprietary drivers for my Motherboard’s ATI Radeon 3300HD in an attempt to try to use wine to play Dungeons and Dragons Online (DDO) and a couple of other things, mostly some older games… after rebooting, I no longer get a GUI, just a blank black screen and about 8 lines down a blinking cursor. I can type, I can hit enter, but it does not respond. This has been going on since January 5th or so. Today I found out that Fedora has Virtual terminals just like FreeBSD, so very cool, I can at least get to a prompt today. Now I cannot find any assistance online for configuring the ATI drivers so I can get them to work. I know that a couple of versions ago they changed the command to configure the drivers, but I can’t find any helpful, current, information for this. I am lucky I found the aticonfig command again. I think I can figure it out from here though. It just bugs me that the only info I could find said not to use the drivers, then if you go to Wine‘s website they tell you if you don’t use the proprietary drivers that you can expect your games not to run well. What a pain. (not as big of a pain as my leg though) after searching for “aticonfig linux” I found some more info…

Will try and update again this week on how things are going, I am also working on my taxes so who knows… right now I am doing it on TurboTax.com but I think I will try a couple of others before I submit, even though I have used Turbo Tax for 15 years or so.

Tagged with: AMD • Android • ATI • Bios • broken leg • Fedora • FreeBSD • Genuine Windows • HDD • HTC • I4U news • KDE • Paragon Defrag • PCWorld • POST • proprietary drivers • Qualcomm • snapdragon • Sprint • SprintPCS • Turbo Tax • Win7 • Windows Operating Systems • Wine

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a review of the Sprint HTC Evo 4G – after 10 days of use…

wow, wild holiday season…

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