LG Fathom ArcSoft client removal...

[Dark9781]

Are you able to find the original rom by doing the following:

Install Microsoft's Network Monitor** (its free - netmon from now on, im lazy ) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Close all your browser windows, instant messenger, email, anything that uses the network should be stopped while you do this.

Start netmon, and tell it to capture all the traffic on your network card.

Then start the lg-updater program (get it from lg directly), and have it check for updates for your phone.

Go back to network monitor and stop capturing traffic when it's done.

**If you're familiar with wireshark you could use that instead of netmon.

*Credit for write-up goes to xdapants on xda.*

[TPMJB]

Originally Posted by Dark9781

Are you able to find the original rom by doing the following:

Install Microsoft's Network Monitor** (its free - netmon from now on, im lazy ) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Close all your browser windows, instant messenger, email, anything that uses the network should be stopped while you do this.

Start netmon, and tell it to capture all the traffic on your network card.

Then start the lg-updater program (get it from lg directly), and have it check for updates for your phone.

Go back to network monitor and stop capturing traffic when it's done.

**If you're familiar with wireshark you could use that instead of netmon.

*Credit for write-up goes to xdapants on xda.*

I'll try this (when I have time), I saw it at xda as well (lol, see my name in the thread?). I have to use my laptop though as netmon wont work on my desktop for some reason.

[Com32]

This worked!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...+HTC+Messaging

just one thing, i think it breaks MMS... im still testing though... stay tuned!

-=cLs=-

[TPMJB]

Originally Posted by Com32

This worked!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...+HTC+Messaging

just one thing, i think it breaks MMS... im still testing though... stay tuned!

-=cLs=-

Hey com, a little aside, but did you get GPS working by chance? I'm using iGo8 and it wont pick up my gps module for some reason.

[Com32]

No i didnt... Im still trying to sort out some remaining issues with my previous post.

For instence... Some of the popup buttons still point to the arcsoft client, and the popup that says you have x amount of txt msgs doesnt go down when you mark them as read in Tmail.

[TPMJB]

Originally Posted by Com32

No i didnt... Im still trying to sort out some remaining issues with my previous post.

For instence... Some of the popup buttons still point to the arcsoft client, and the popup that says you have x amount of txt msgs doesnt go down when you mark them as read in Tmail.

Yeah, I noticed that too, but at least tmail is available. I've noticed if you get one message it directs to arcsoft (where you just mark everything as read to get rid of notifications) but if you get more than one it directs to tmail.

Also, if you set arcsoft to not save sent messages, tmail doesn't either.

Very odd.

[Com32]

Originally Posted by TPMJB

Yeah, I noticed that too, but at least tmail is available. I've noticed if you get one message it directs to arcsoft (where you just mark everything as read to get rid of notifications) but if you get more than one it directs to tmail.

Also, if you set arcsoft to not save sent messages, tmail doesn't either.

Very odd.

I also, cant seem to get rid of the "sent msg" notification... the typical reg keys dont seem to work... grrr!

[Walt]

Originally Posted by TPMJB

Hey com, a little aside, but did you get GPS working by chance? I'm using iGo8 and it wont pick up my gps module for some reason.

Oh, did LG or VZW lock down GPS on the Fathom? I thought VZW stopped doing that.

Does Google Maps and Bing Nav work?

[vprasad]

re: the GPS Off Topic query:

Originally Posted by Walt

Oh, did LG or VZW lock down GPS on the Fathom? I thought VZW stopped doing that.

Does Google Maps and Bing Nav work?

I replied to someone's concern about this on Howard Forums:

Settings/Personal/Phone/CDMA Services/GPS - Get Settings/Location On --
Went back to Google Maps and after about 30 seconds, "Seeking GPS satellites (0)..." changed to "GPS active (4)"

Magically, the updated Bing for Verizon's Privacy Policy now actually loads. Pressed Accept. Validating Authorization Status flashed by and then Permission to Locate came up after accepting the ToS. Pressed Done to accept the default access time (24x7). Pressed Save at the Privacy Summary. Unless Bing uses triangulation as a fallback as well, I think the GPS is working in there too.

Hope that relieves your concerns as well and we can get back to the topic at hand-- removing the dreaded Arcsoft client. Anybody tried messing around with the Settings/System/Memory/Clear Storage/Custom Configuration to see if it has any clues on removing the Arcsoft? The Tips, Hints and Shortcuts manual states, "This will erase all data and install the enterprise's custom configuration."

[Com32]

Originally Posted by vprasad

re: the GPS Off Topic query:



I replied to someone's concern about this on Howard Forums:

Settings/Personal/Phone/CDMA Services/GPS - Get Settings/Location On --
Went back to Google Maps and after about 30 seconds, "Seeking GPS satellites (0)..." changed to "GPS active (4)"

Magically, the updated Bing for Verizon's Privacy Policy now actually loads. Pressed Accept. Validating Authorization Status flashed by and then Permission to Locate came up after accepting the ToS. Pressed Done to accept the default access time (24x7). Pressed Save at the Privacy Summary. Unless Bing uses triangulation as a fallback as well, I think the GPS is working in there too.

Hope that relieves your concerns as well and we can get back to the topic at hand-- removing the dreaded Arcsoft client. Anybody tried messing around with the Settings/System/Memory/Clear Storage/Custom Configuration to see if it has any clues on removing the Arcsoft? The Tips, Hints and Shortcuts manual states, "This will erase all data and install the enterprise's custom configuration."

Thanks! lol

umm, when i first realized what was going on and how complicated this was going to be to remove. i did a hard reset on the phone then i remembered that wm6.5.3 doesnt have a presetup. so all the stuff doesnt "install" like it did in the older roms upon first startup.

my above link sorta works, like 95% of the way. however, there are still a few anomalies...
like, if you hit the reply button in the pop up for a "new" txt... it takes you to the arcsoft client. also, for some reason the number of "new" texts in the pop up doenst go down till you run the arcsoft client and it "sees" that they are read.