How to Root the LG Spectrum
LG’s LTE compatible smartphone, Spectrum, saw the light of day in January, 2012. The phone consists of a 1.5GHz processor along with 1GB of RAM. I think, that’s enough for a smartphone to provide ultimate user experience. Besides, it runs on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread so that you can run your favorite apps downloaded from Play Store. In order to enjoy all the apps available in the Play Store, you need to root your phone. Here we have a guide on how you can root your LG Spectrum smartphone.
I. Before You Begin:
1. You will void the warranty of your device if you root it. However, you can regain the warranty by either unrooting your phone or installing the stock firmware.
2. Make sure that your device is charged at least 60%. It is to ensure a smoother rooting process.
II. Downloading Required Files:
1. Root Package (Download link’s given there for Windows, Mac and Linux)
2. LG Drivers (Download link’s given there, it’s BOX.COM link)
III. Rooting the LG Spectrum:
1. Download and place all the downloaded files onto your Desktop.
2. Extract files from the Drivers archive to your Desktop and install them.
3. Extract files from the Root Package to your Desktop.
4. Enable USB debugging on your smartphone by going to Menu>>Settings>>Applications>>USB debugging, tick-mark the box.
5. Connect your smartphone to your PC using the USB cable.
6. Here comes the machine-specific step:
a) If you are running a Windows PC, double-click the run.bat file which you extracted from the Root Package archive.
b) If you are running a Mac/Linux PC, double-click the run.sh to begin the root process.
7. Follow the on-screen instructions to root your smartphone.
8. Disconnect your smartphone from the PC after it has been rooted.
Congratulations ! You have successfully rooted your LG Spectrum smartphone and the root-only apps are just a tap away from you!
IV. Flash a Custom Recovery Image (Optional):
1. If you would like to flash a custom recovery image in order to flash custom ROMs, head to the How To Flash a Custom Recovery Image on the LG Spectrum to learn how to do that.
If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.
If you need help with this procedure, please ask in the comments below or in the forum.
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Will this root process still work if I have 4.0.4 on my phone?
Great idea, but it just hangs up, waiting to connect to the phone.
[*] LG Spectrum Root Exploit (Windows version)
[*] by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)
[*]
[*] Before continuing, ensure USB debugging is enabled, that you
[*] have the latest LG drivers installed, and that your tablet
[*] is connected via USB.
[*]
[*] Press enter to root your phone…
Press any key to continue . . .
[*]
[*] Waiting for device…
[*] Device found.
link failed No such file or directory
[*] Rebooting device…
[*] Waiting for device to reboot…
/system/bin/sh: cannot create /data/local.prop: Permission denied
[*] Rebooting device again…
[*] Waiting for device to reboot…
[*] Attemping persistence…
remount failed: Operation not permitted
failed to copy ‘su’ to ‘/system/bin/su’: Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
link failed Read-only file system
failed to copy ‘busybox’ to ‘/system/xbin/busybox’: Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/busybox: not found
failed to copy ‘Superuser.apk’ to ‘/system/app/Superuser.apk’: Read-only file sy
stem
[*] Cleaning up…
rm failed for /data/local.prop, No such file or directory
rm failed for /data/gpscfg/*, No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /data/: Operation not permitted
[*] Rebooting…
[*] Exploit complete!
[*] Press any key to exit.
Press any key to continue . . .
Doesn’t work.
if you upgraded your original ver of gingerbread that came with lg spectrum to the ics upgrade, use the link below and follow directions.
http://www.lg-phones.org/how-to-root-lg-spectrum-android-4-0-4-ice-cream-sandwich.html
You need a SD card.
I cant get to the menu to enable usb debugging. I cant get past the language screen
Do these instructions only apply to the Gingerbread version?