How to Root Lg Optimus one P500 Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread

August 16, 2011 By Kuldeep Singh

Recently One of the best android phone Lg Optimus one P500 got its first Android 2.3.3 update , and it was very good news for its users. when it comes to rooting a question pop ups in mind – “how to root Optimus one with stock Gingerbread ?” and it is obvious for previous froyo root users.

Today we will root Lg optimus one P500 running on Stock Gingerbread 2.3.3 , with the help of tutorial below. if you are new to android and don’t know about rooting , benefits of rooting android then follow this article below to understand why we need root .

What is android Rooting and advantages of rooting android phones

Instructions to Root Lg Optimus one P500 running Stock 2.3.3 Gingerbread

[ Method 1]

Required:

First of all, grab root package from the link here
And download needed driver pack from link here and install on pc then reboot pc

Enable usb debugging mode by going to settings>applications>developer
Extract root.rar to safe place like desktop
Go to ADB folder , if you are on window 7 run cmd7.exe OR if you are using Windows xp then run cmdXP.exe .
After starting cmd7 or cmdXP, type following commands

adb devices

then

adb shell

(symbol will change to $ or #) and copy paste following command into your terminal

echo 1 > /data/local/lge_adb.conf

After doing this, Reboot your phone
Now go to root folder on desktop again, and start SuperOneClick.exe
Select GingerBreak method and press root button
Wait few seconds and its done.

If you wish update superuser app from android market.

[Credit: XDA -dubravk0]

[ Method 2 ]

In First step we need to setup ADB on our pc , to setup ADB on your pc follow this article
Install Android SDK on your windows PC , follow this guide
After setting up all things , restart your pc
Download SuperOneClick tool and install it

In adb run this

adb devices
adb shell
echo 1 > /data/local/lge_adb.conf

After that open SuperOneClick and root using pneuter.
Reboot phone and update Superuser from Market.

These rooting instructions works fine on LG Optimus One, it can have some problems while updating superuser, kept force closing, but after restart, it will work fine.

Hit thanks to [thesoundofsilence member from XDA] if this was useful for you.

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Irbaaz2

i already tried not working only fake rooting none ofthe application is asking for su

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

No it is working here is all pre done for you , follow this method

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200167

Anonymous

Yes its not working

http://www.facebook.com/raveesh84 Ravish Koushlesh

You must have committed some mistake..

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Ritz

is it necessary to root lg optimus one before launching update ???????? plz rply i dont wont take any risk

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

No its not necessary to root before upgrading , rooting is optional on all cases so dont worry

http://androidaccelerate.blogspot.com Butial Arjie

Agree! Rooting is user’s option so that you can use applications that requires rooting such as Titanium back up etc.
http://androidaccelerate.blogspot.com Butial Arjie

Agree! Rooting is user’s option so that you can use applications that requires rooting such as Titanium back up etc.

alok

wowww nicee one..:):)

Ritz

while updating power went off so now what should i do…
it is just showing Emergency mode…. in the beginning, once i switched it off it is permanently off….
not at all switching on…..
i tried every thing.. what to do now???

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

You have missed some step and now your phone’s firmware is currupted. Go to service center to fix it
Guest

I had the same problem: remove the battery, put it back and switch the phone on and retry again. It worked for me.
~ Sylvester.

Gsbisht

Dear Mr. Kuldeep,
I just would like know that is there any software to view Hindi language in this phone (LG P500). This phone doesn’t have Hindi language.
Please help me..
Regards, Gajender Bisht

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

No man never think and worked on this , if i got solution will inform you

SendtoNarayanan

LG P500 with 2.2.2 does not display any Indic (Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Gujrathi etc) characters.

However after 2.3.3 (official v20b) firmware update I am able to see all Indic fonts without me doing anything!

Gs

Hindi in your Android phone .
Hindi reading method in opera mini
1 – First install latest version of “Opera Mini” on Android powered tablet or phone which is available free on Android Market. Otherwise go to official site of opera. (Read about Opera Mini & download)
2 – After that go to address bar & type opera:config and nothing should have www or http://.
3. Then come to the menu & at its end see “use bitmap fonts for complex scripts”. No sentence will be written in front of. You change it to Yes.
4. Save it.
Now Open any Hindi site and see hindi font on your mobile / tablet instead of square font.

Install Hindi font (including all Indian language) as system font – go this link:- http://android-bucket.blogspot.com/2011/07/hindi-font-installation-for-advance.html (Only for Advance users)

for typing in hindi, go this link:- http://android-bucket.blogspot.com/2011/07/hindi-typing-in-android-phone_24.html Hindi typing in android Phone – PaniniKeypad Hindi IME

Read hindi news papers without installing of hindi font, go this link:- http://android-bucket.blogspot.com/2011/08/newshunt-read-various-indian-newspaper.html

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

Thanks for helping peoples ,

I think you are good android geek , please join us and share your knowledge .

sunny

I JUST BOUGHT A NEW LG ONE P500.I ONLY INSTALLED SOME APPS AND ITS GIVING ME LOW INTERNAL MEMORY PROBLEM.THEN I GOT TO KNOW THAT IT CAN BE INCREASED BY ROOTING UR DEVICE BUT AT THE SAME TIME I WANT TO UPGRADE MY PHONE TO 2.3.3 GINGERBREAD.
SO PLS TELL ME SHALL I UPGRADE IT FIRSTTO 2.3.3 GINGERBREAD. AND THEN ROOT IT OR VICE VERSA??? PLS ADVISE.

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

If you dont want to keep any preinstalled app then update to gingerbread , and then root.

otherwise :-
1. Root on current firmware and make a complete backup using this guide
2. upgrade using this guide
3. Then root with above guide

Jatin Thrilled

Hie……!!!

Buddy i just wanted to kno abt the warranty n rooting!!!

Actually m havin lg optimus one P500………so m planning to root it…

But i wanted to know if i root my phone, will me warranty be void …….!!!

plz plz let me kno

thnkz!!!

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

After rooting warranty will void and unrooting can bring it back. dont worry we can easily unroot it

see this : http://androidflip.com/what-is-android-rooting-and-why-you-must-have-rooted-android/

http://shrewdgeek.com pradeep

but this is not like gingerbreak 1.2 where there is an option to unroot
how are we going to unroot after following this method?

Seeranrun

Hello sir would appreciate your help in resolving issue when i try to root. Whenever i plug in my LGP500, there is always an issue with the ADB driver which states your new hardware was not installed properly. I tried re-installing the drivers from the Lg support tool several times but to no avail. As an effect of this, i cannot access ADB shell as it always reads, “error: device not found” Please help. Thanks.

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

Install drivers properly

Chirag

Excellent article! I feared rooting my optimus one thinking it would be a geek’s work! but hey, that was made very easy! thanks a lot! now shall be trying custom roms! thanks again!

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

your welcome bro , keep visiting for more cool stuffs

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manishji_isin

hello Kuldeep i am have lgp500 2.2.2froyo can u help how to root the phone

66kannan

Use the method mentioned above. Works flawlessly. Properly installing ADB in your windows machine is critical.

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

Your welcome , bro .

Manish Jinx

Download “gingerbreak” (not from market), install it and open it, select “Root device”…
it will take 3 mins to do its work..
Do this, only if ur using 2.2 froyo…

Narayanan Devarajan

Works with Gingerbreak’s (method1) my LGP500 (Stock ROM with 2.3.3, India). My earlier attempts were failing even though I followed the steps exactly.

I understood that “enabling USB debugging mode” in step1 gets reset to disabled to state after reboot as said in step5. So, enabling USB debugging mode again did worked in less than a minute.

Thanks,
Narayanan

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Mani singla

Hello kuldeep i want to root my ph. Lg p698 duo can i do this is it possible to root lg p698 duo

A 4r Anurag

These Methods are not working with LG Optimus one P500 … ROM MGR shows :SYSTEM/BIN/SU missing: … after installation of 2.3.3 i am unable to root any more ….
kindly Help me i have lots of HD game to install but these installation failed … i am geting a MSG like ” ERROR IN PASSING CODES ”

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

Bro its working fine , see comments above

Nikhil Sandesh

can some one upload a video on you tube .lease and one more. can u make lg p500 look like Samsung galaxy s2 ,a kind of rom or theme .please i want my lg p500 to look like samsung galaxy s2 . and is there an another way to root my lg p500 2.3.3 because all things work but the superoneclick does not work it crashes

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

Its not possible bro ,

manish.jinx

Bro, i am a new android user,….. i just wanna root ma phone LG O1… .actually wen i install some apps it says, root required…… so thats why i just wanna root it…… . .but becoz of a li’ll fear i am not doing it (as u have directed above)..
I just wanna upgrade it too….. . But….. i m a li’l afraid ,cuz my phone’firmware may get corrupted then what will i do….

So bro… just suggest me…

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

Rooting process just gives us admin permissions , so dont worry a right rooting guide will never brick your phone . and if you want to know more about rooting then you can follow this guide

http://androidflip.com/what-is-android-rooting-and-why-you-must-have-rooted-android/

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Cmmcmm9

Will this work for the Lg Optimus S?

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

No ,bro it is only for optimus one P500

nik

Can we unroot it too?

Vipin

Yes , hard reset your phone

Shadowking1711

ok i did it but idk if its working

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

download root checker from android market and check

madhav kilambi

Hi Kuldeep Sir..

while updating to 2.3.3 using LG tool, it prompted to disconnect the phone, remove& insert battery and to connect again. but phone got bricked in Emergency mode. hard reset not working. removed battery quite a few times but same problem. pls help.

thanks in advance.
Victor

I used method 1, successfully root my LG Optimus One 2.3

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

Congratulations !!

Sandeep Paul004

Hi Bro, i have updated my lg optimus one O.S from 2.2 froyo to 2.3 gingerbread from LG service center, So pls assist me do i need to follow any precautions to prevent battery(charging) or any other problem…..

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

no need to follow any precautions, to improve battery life you can follow this guide http://androidflip.com/how-to-increase-android-phones-battery-life-complete-guide/

Madankrishna432

wow !! its superb and very easy
Anand

I am not able to see gingerbreak method in dropdown , seeing only psneuter.

however choosing the psneutrer I am able to root, but with system apps not releasing memory

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

Install App2sd OR install manager OR Gemini file manger form android market to move apps to memory card

Aditya Shirodkar

Thanks mate … Worked for me
Harshdeshmukh12

where does symbol $ to # changes and where to copy (echo 1 > /data/local/lge_adb.conf)this

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

First we need to setup ADB on pc then run command (normal windows command) prompt and run these commands

Ramanan

hi kuldeep.am new here.i read all your comments.am going to root my mobile.using ginger break.when i initially connect my phone to pc.is it necessary to turn on usb mass storage

http://androidflip.com Corinthians Roman

no need to do that, we only need to paste apk file in memory card . do it as your wish

Harshdeshmukh12

but when i run command prompt and type these commands nthing happens…can u pl. tel me hw to type these commands

http://www.facebook.com/raveesh84 Ravish Koushlesh

Easily rooted my phone with method one.. Without selecting the gingerbreak (I am too surprised) thank you very much
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Jjaslow23

Will this work on the Lg Optimus 2x?
Mijo96

Thanks man works for me great ) guys usb debbuging needs to be enabled and need to carefully write the cmd commands if you dont it doesnt gona work
r3JAM

Seems like SuperOneClick failed to initialize…
Deepakh63

how to type the commands in adb . plz make me understand that step.
vijaydaniels

superoneclick-failed to initialize

application error

what to do now
????

Manidce Chn

it means ur computer is does not have .netframework which shou;d me atleast graeter than v2.0 .
download and install it ……..then it works fine….

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Manidce Chn

i downloaed the driver but i didn,t install……….what to do know
Manidce Chn

just rooted my optimus one running on gingerbread…………..
Eliezer_alinny

como eu libero o root do meu ele é o 2.3.3 so q eu vi um video q pra consegui tem q voltar pra 2.2
Maung Naing

Please Help me.
I phone is LG GX500
How to root this phone.
Please Help.
Very Very Thank.
I have long time search this.
Please reply me [email protected]; [email protected]
Parshvashah2310

hi fb buddy,i have upgraded my 2.2 to 2.3.well working with aall apps.
but now using ur 1st method,(all points done correctly),when i click root,it does some processes and ;running gingerbreak;note comes and then nothing worth happens..wats the problemm??
Ayush_soni63

You have copied the info from her-http://androidflip.com/how-to-root-lg-optimus-one-p500-android-2-3-3-gingerbread/.

Cheater!!!!!!!!!

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

Bro this is new androidflip , and i am kuldeep

nice sense of humor
http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

You mean i have copied from my site ?

Okaywrite1

It works 100% gauntree………………. Follow Method 1 step by Step it worked for me ! Thank You!!
ely

muy bien explicado gracias!!!!!!!!!

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

Your welcome

anantha narayanan

hello boss
i couldnt install superuser
wen i try to install, its showing an error message
will this incompletion in rooting cause any trouble to my phone ??
Abdulkhadir2727

we have to install superuser form market before rooting?

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

no , super user is app that is helpful after rooting

Guest

I cannot find cmdXP.exe in the ADB folder.
Please help
arvind

the root package has some problem….everything is not being extracted….help..!!!
arvind

not working..!!!problem while extracting root.rar…..the error reads “Extracting Dependenciesbusybox Error: CRC mismatch in file “Dependenciesbusybox” in the archive “C:Documents and SettingsnirvanaMy DocumentsDownloadsroot (4).rar”

Help..!!!!!!!!!!
arvind

wht do you mean when say copy paste this in to your terminal….?????????

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

in adb command terminal

arvind

finally done rooting…!!!
Thanks guys….!!!
if you have xp then you need dotnet 2 to run superone click……
Nikka Cristobal

thanks..
Vishnuprasad Pinnamaneni

got my phone rooted in just 10 minutes succesfully..thank you Kuldeep..
David deevan

when i open superoneclick.exe then window is show this msg
the application failed to initilize properly(0xc0000135). click ok to terminate the application.
Nayan1247

Method one worked Flawlessly ! Though i referred to the xda page. Thanks Kuldeep.
Saikiran_a

yahoooooooooooooooooooooooo using method 1 my lg optimus one p500 was rooted. Thanks buddy very much hurrraaaaayyyyy
Saikiran_a

yahoooooooooooooooooooooooo using method 1 my lg optimus one p500 was rooted. Thanks buddy very much hurrraaaaayyyyy
Nimmalal

method one is perfect my phone is now rooted perfectly thanks alot
nanu

r der ny chances dat my phone ll brick after rooting?
Jeyakumar J

Thanks.. It works !!!
need to update from SuperOneClick shortfuse.org
Ion Testescu

looks like trojans to me.
Ajay Singh

Thanks Kuldeep.Followed Method 2, worked fine for me….
Pulkit123g

Hi how can i change rom of lg p500

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

you can find many Roms on Xda forum with installation guide

Dk_Concept

Thanks..working on my p500 2.3.3
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001654903149 Bharath Srinivasan

how can i download cyanogenmod themes from android market?

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

Install like other apps , there are few themes are available for cyanogenmod

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001654903149 Bharath Srinivasan

do i need to install cyanogenmod7 to download the themes?……

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

Yes , Cyanogenmod themes only work on CM Rom

http://androidflip.com Kuldeep Singh

Install like other apps , there are few themes are available for cyanogenmod

Anand0008

hi kuldeep, thx a ton. i have finaly rooted my lg p500 with your 2nd method.

now i wanna overclock my phone to get speed boost up. could you tell how much cpu i need to set and which app i shud use to do it??

thx again
Nirmal

Works Like charm thanks man
paulohernandez8

Hi Sir,

I think my phone (lgp500 2.3.3) was unrooted. I suspect it happened when i updated my super user. How do i know if my phone is still rooted. when i use terminal emulator i was prompted with $,
when i input “su”, superuser denied the access.
What shall i do. Please help me. thanks
Blackheat

Stupid links doesnt work
Johan

I can’t open the ”root.rar” file!
http://www.technoinsta.com/ Sanjib Saha

Hey great article. Very helpful. Thanks for sharing!!

How to Root Lg Optimus one P500 Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread

Instructions to Root Lg Optimus one P500 running Stock 2.3.3 Gingerbread

[ Method 1]

Required:

[ Method 2 ]

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