LGMDP User Guide
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Downloading Procedure
1) Connecting to PC
2) Choosing image files
3) Downloading
4) Tools
3. Troubleshooting Download Errors
1) NV Restore Error
4. Caution
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1. Introduction
LGMDP is a LGE application that allow users to download images from PC to handset.
LGMDP is a download tool with capabilities to upload image files to the handset.
LGMDP is designed to be simple to use and easy enough for the beginner to upload executable images to the handset. LGMDP supports Windows 2000/XP where the LG
USB modem driver is installed. Additionally, LGMDP allows multi downloading up to 8 handsets at the same time.
* The model name in the picture can be different from yours.
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2. Downloading Procedure
1) Setup Preferences
Connect the phone to your desktop PC using the USB cable and run the LGMDP application. Before getting started, set up LGMDP preferences from the Preferences of the file menu the way you want. Click on the File menu and select
Preferences .
Play a success sound
This is an experimental feature. To enable this simply check the box. It will be played a .wav file when the
download has been completed.
Automatically run “Select Port” When LGMDP starts
This option is designed to give user convenient. When LGMDP starts, it will automatically select “Select Port” button to download new image file.
Always on Top
Check if LGMDP always appears at the top of the window so that user can monitor it all the time.
Windows Size
If you want to change program window size, change this option.
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2. Downloading Procedure
1) Connecting to PC
Click on the Select Port and then Select Port window will be pop up. Check if state shows Enable for the port to be connected for downloading images. Then click on the Connect button.
(The port number(COM9) and model name shall be different from that of the port number in the snapshot.)
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2. Downloading Procedure
1) Connecting to PC
The status Ready is displayed when the application is ready for downloading. While the images are transmitted from PC to the handset, a progressive bar (Red box) indicating the degree of transmission of data is displayed.
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2. Downloading Procedure
1) Connecting to PC
The following slide describes how to use or set options in detail.
(The model name shall be different from that of the model name in the snapshot.)
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2. Downloading Procedure
1) Connecting to PC
• Image Folder indicates loot path where all image files are placed. To change location of the default image path, select Browse… button. The edit box shows the file path where new images are located. Please note that all images should be located in a selected folder.
( This program support the automatically loading image for some models based on MSM6275 or MSM6280)
2) Click on the Browse… button to select image files to be downloaded on the handset.
3) NV Backup/Restore : NV Backup/Restore always have to be done, and it is default selected option.
Backup the NV data and restore the backed up NV data automatically.
4) Reset database & Contents : User related data including the setting data on the EFS is reset in the handset.
The contents in the handset will be erased.
Erase_EFS : The calibration data, user contents, media, and module are erased. Only calibration data is kept when NV backup/restore is checked.
Keep All Contents : Maintain user data including WAP, AD, DRM, Email, Play lists, images
When downloading a new images, user data stated above are maintained if this option is enable.
5) Additional Options :
Display Information is defaulty not selected and user cannot choose.
Security: The security option is automatically selected based on the selected country when security box is selected.
Integrity is selected when the selected country is UK, Italy, Hong Kong, Austria, or Israel.
Ciphering is not applied or used for H3G user.
Fake Security is not applied or used for H3G user.
Integrity + Ciphering is selected when the selected country is Australia, Sweden, or Denmark.
Please note that user cannot select the options stated above on the security
6) Clear : Clearing all directory paths of images in the dialog.
7) Override Partition Table : If memory map was changed, you must select this option. (Defaultly selected option)
8) Start : Starting downloading the selected individual image.
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2. Downloading Procedure
2) Choosing image files
Select the image folder, where all the image files are located, by clicking on the Browse… button.
(The folder name shall be different from that of the folder name in the snapshot. The folder name indicates the path where the image files are located.)
★ if you select the image folder, the program will automatically load images accordingly.
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2. Downloading Procedure
2) Choosing image files
★ if you select the image folder, the program will automatically load images accordingly.
Automatically load images
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2. Downloading Procedure
2) Choosing image files
If NV restore is failed, then the NV Data(*.nv2) is erased permantly. In this case, choose the desired NV file to be downloaded on the handset. To enable this simply check the box or select the
NV file from the LGMDP installation directory by clicking on the Browse… button.
Click on the START button to start downloading.
Normally LGMDP will downloaded all files that need downloading. To download selected image file only simply select the image file that user want to process downloading.
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2. Downloading Procedure
3) Downloading
The following flow chart is whole process for downloading images to the handset. You will see snapshots for each step in the succeeding slides.
D ownload S tart
NV backup
Erase MOD ULE directory
EFS Erase
Download PBL and
QCSBL
Download OEMSBL
Download MODEM
Reset
NV restore
Reset
Erase MEDIA directory
Download MEDIA
Download MODULE
Reset
D ownload End
<Download process >
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2. Downloading Procedure
3) Downloading
• This message box informs that a new file for NV backup will be created in the displayed file name in the LGMDP installation directory.
• Backing up NV data and backed up NV data will be stored in the
LGMDP installation directory.
• Erasing the existing directories and files before the Module image is downloaded.
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2. Downloading Procedure
• Downloading the AMSS modem image
3) Downloading
• Rebooting the handset and re-establishing the connection
• Restoring NV data which backed up in the Backing up process.
User can also restore NV data using NV Default image selection.
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2. Downloading Procedure
3) Downloading
• Rebooting the handset and re-establishing the connection
• Erasing the existing directories and files before downloading the selected Media image
• Downloading Media image in progress
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2. Downloading Procedure
• Downloading Module image in progress
3) Downloading
• Downloading process has completed successfully
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2. Downloading Procedure
4) Tools
Device Manager allows to monitor current hardware that is installed on your PC. Device
Manager is designed to monitor USB connectivity and check where the COM has been installed . Select Device Manager from the Tools of the file menu.
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2. Downloading Procedure
4) Tools
Log Extractor is designed to extract log information from handset and store log related files in the selected root path in PC. This function is very useful for debugging. Select Log Extractor from the Tools of the file menu, and connect the phone with LGMDP by clicking on the
Connect button. When clicking on the Connect button, this checks if the appropriate files such as LFAPP/RecMngr.bin, err directory, Debugging_Tip.txt, or Hidden_info.bin are placed on the handset. If they are exist, then appropriate check boxes are checked accordingly. Select directory to store log files by clicking on the … button.
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3. Troubleshooting Download Errors
NV Restore Error
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3. Troubleshooting download errors
NV Restore error
When you meet the “NV Restore error”,
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3. Troubleshooting download errors
NV Restore error
→ Connect to the phone.
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3. Troubleshooting download errors
NV Restore error
→ Click on ‘Cancel’.
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3. Troubleshooting download errors
NV Restore error
→ Click on ‘NV Restore’ then several NV Backup files(*.nv2) are shown.
★ The files are saved every NV Backup. The name is based on the time when NV Backup is done.)
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3. Troubleshooting download errors
NV Restore error
→ Select the proper file and click on ‘Restore’.
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3. Troubleshooting download errors
NV Restore error
→ If you want image download and NV backup file restore at once, use the NV Default function.
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3. Troubleshooting download errors
NV Restore error
Mus t do Calibration after NV Res tore
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4. Caution
1) Multi-downloading using the USB hub is not recommendable.
2) If you see the message ‘cal mode’ after ‘completing download’, you must do NV restore and image (media and module) download.
3) In emergency mode, you can not download the media and module image. So if you want download media and module image, connect the phone normal mode after emergency mode download, and then you can do it.
4) The NV data saved at LGMDP folder like this.
C :\LGM DP\358394-01-001841\_C OM 33_
LGMDP folder name
IMEI number
Port number
• Recommended that the Module and Media Image have to be downloaded at the same time.
• Erase EFS option will erase everything (media, module, nv items, and user data) in the
EFS area.
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