LG

So I thought I'd start a thread for the firmware update that asstreg noticed on the Update Tool today.

As I mentioned in the 2.2 thread, I have noticed some speed improvements with animation speed, application opening speeds and the appearance of two new applications - Backup Assistant and Corporate Calendar.

So once some other people get it up and running I'd like to figure out what else appears to have changed.

Speed improvements? Application appearance?

That sounds like a major update. What are you implying?

It's definitley not 2.2 because the OS is still 2.1-update1, and the speed improvements aren't huge - the device just seems overall less laggy.

DestinedCruz will you please post a step by step guide for this update?

DestinedCruz will you please post a step by step guide for this update?

Sorry about the double post. (joys of using an iBook). So here's the step by step for Windows 7.

1. Go to http://www.lg.com/us/support/mc-support/mobile-phone-support.jsp and download the updater.
2. Install the update program.
3. Once the program opens select the "Install USB Driver" button. On your phone under settings->about phone->status you can find your MEID. Put that into the appropriate search field and download and install the drivers to your computer.
4. While Drivers are downloading and install, on your phone go to Settings->Applications->Development check USB debugging and Stay Awake.
5. Power off the phone and remove the SD Card. Power phone back on.
6. Once all the drivers have installed connect the phone to you computer. Use one of your rear USB ports. The front ports do not have as stable of voltages and will drop the connection.
7. You may have to select the "Start Update" button, I did not.
8. Find something to do for the next 20 min while the update downloads and installs.

The update worked great for me, too. I've had the phone for about a week and a half, and I've been frustrated by a finicky back button (lower left corner of touch screen). It seems like the update made the screen more responsive to touch and the back button is much more solid. As you've said, it's pretty minor, but I like it a lot so far.

Ken

Thanks for the guide, gnd, I was having the usb driver loop problem too. Only took about 15 minutes to install the update. Like others have mentioned, the ThinkFree app changed a bit and there is a new corporate calendar app. Still can't add a Facebook account to the contact sync and the weather app still has the time bug. I'll post my findings on battery life as I use it. So far, I haven't seen any difference in the performance of the phone.

Well I can't say this is due purely to the update as I have installed LauncherPro since the update but i am now able to have the phone run Stable with 95-97mb free RAM. Also, I had my phone side by side with my wife's I had 4 bars of service while she had 3 I also had 3G coverage and she did not. So, it appears that it did help with signal reception.

Posted by gndmepyon on 16 Jul 2010 23:06 PM:

Well I can't say this is due purely to the update as I have installed LauncherPro since the update but i am now able to have the phone run Stable with 95-97mb free RAM. Also, I had my phone side by side with my wife's I had 4 bars of service while she had 3 I also had 3G coverage and she did not. So, it appears that it did help with signal reception.

Can her phone run stable with that much free RAM?

So has anyone who is rooted, been able to get the update and retain root?

i did the update around midnight, and i lost root and i can't get all the way through the process to root it again, and ive been trying for about 3 hours

Is anyone having trouble with the update?

I tried to do it last night and this morning with no luck. I get the update tool and usb drivers installed properly, but when I click the Start Update button, it tells me to disconnect the phone so it can update the USB drivers and then it just sits there. After about 10 minutes, a message pops up saying it can't connect to the server.

Posted by flyinjoe13 on 17 Jul 2010 05:35 AM:

Is anyone having trouble with the update?

I tried to do it last night and this morning with no luck. I get the update tool and usb drivers installed properly, but when I click the Start Update button, it tells me to disconnect the phone so it can update the USB drivers and then it just sits there. After about 10 minutes, a message pops up saying it can't connect to the server.

I had the same problem, but someone mentioned a work around in another thread. Turn off you internet connection as it starts the usb driver download. It will cancel out, click the start update button again, and then reconnect to the internet.

Posted by wswartzendruber on 16 Jul 2010 23:33 PM:

Can her phone run stable with that much free RAM?

No. To get anywhere near that much free RAM on her phone I have to kill system essential processes.

Meh, maybe they're playing around with their builds to assess the possibility of 2.2. Then again, maybe they're not.

Whatever. I'm starting to get annoyed by everyone's lack of vision on phones. I posted on the Gentoo Forums, "Hey guys, I just got a great deal on this thing called the Ally for $50 and no increase to my plan!" You know what they said? "OMG, n00b! You should've gotten the Incredible for $5322,22,222.23422 because it has sex wit j00!!!!!" Lame.

Posted by Devil505 on 17 Jul 2010 07:19 AM

Posted By flyinjoe13 on 17 Jul 2010 05:35 AM:
Is anyone having trouble with the update?

I tried to do it last night and this morning with no luck. I get the update tool and usb drivers installed properly, but when I click the Start Update button, it tells me to disconnect the phone so it can update the USB drivers and then it just sits there. After about 10 minutes, a message pops up saying it can't connect to the server.

I had the same problem, but someone mentioned a work around in another thread. Turn off you internet connection as it starts the usb driver download. It will cancel out, click the start update button again, and then reconnect to the internet.

Hi all from a techie of years gone by (TRS-80 anyone?).

I tried this for several hours last night and finally made it past the "USB Driver Loop". I found that timing is critical with killing and restarting the internet connection.

With the internet connection live, start the Mobile Update program and let it determine that an update is available - then, when directed, connect your phone but kill your internet connection while the phone is communicating with the PC (before the USB Driver download window opens).

If you timed it correctly, you should then see the upgrade button on the bottom of the app. screen, and when you click it, it should start up a new update application (if you have been stuck in the USB loop you will immediately recognize the fact that you are now making forward progress).

Once this new app starts working (communicating with your phone) get your internet connection back on-line (before this new app attempts to communicate with the LG servers otherwise it will fail) and you will be off to the races.

** You still need to make sure the phone is setup as described in earlier posts, this is just to get past the USB loop.

Good Luck!

Weird. Timing wasn't that critical for me to resolve the loop.

Then again, I'm not from the Trash-80 era.

My sisters ally got the update ota, but mine still hasn't gotten it.

Thanks for the help on the USB update problem. Did as instructed and everything went fine.