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Simplest way to upgrade rooted 855 w/o wipe

1. Install LG PC suite:
http://www.lg.com/uk/support/pc-suite
2. Connect the phone and suite will install update to support it.
3. Choose "Mobile device"->"Mobile device software upgrade"
PC suite will start download, then restart the phone and upgrade it to the last official version.
Then restore the root with Purple drake lite and you are good to go.

PC Suite gave me a lot of problems. It initially worked on my windows machine, but a reformat of that one and I can't install PC Suite on it anymore. Keeps giving me an NSIS error. PC Suite installed fine on my Macbooks but it won't detect the phone. grr
what worked for me was downloading the drivers and the LG Mobile Support Tool (do a search)
this won't let you sync stuff, but it will let you update your phone to the latest available software. For me, it turned out to be version g.
Purple drake root worked after this, and all software and most settings unchanged. Had to turn on xposed again though, and experimental settings with greenify to get everything just like it was before the upgrade.

LG GPad 7.0 LTE (v410) Firmware Update (?)

Just plugged the Gpad in to charge and this popped up. Hoping it's 5.0.
It's just sitting on 0% for the longest time.
I will update the status when I have something to report.
#fingerscrossed
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Nothing. False alarm. I don't know how or why my tablet ended up on the update recovery screen because it was already powered on when I plugged it in, but no update.

That mode is only to update via lgflashtools....

My cousin's v410 is dead and I plugged it in to a USB wall charger. Some conductive trash must have been in the plug, I guess, because it rebooted to firmware update mode on me, instantly and from any state. If you see this mode unplug your tablet, hold down power to restart, and try a different cord or blow/clean the trash out of the plug.

Update to Lollipop lg G pad 7.0 lte v410 AT&T if you got a root issue
I had rooted my lg G pad and could not update to lollipop update this is how I got it to work. I removed the SD card and Sim card then I unrooted the tablet and restarted it. I also performed a hard reset from the settings menu. Make sure you unselected the data backup and automatic restore before resetting, now reset tablet. When it restarts just log into the WiFi and nothing else. Now go to settings and go to update center to find the firmware update download it and install it.

jlvvela84 said:
I had rooted my lg G pad and could not update to lollipop update this is how I got it to work. I removed the SD card and Sim card then I unrooted the tablet and restarted it. I also performed a hard reset from the settings menu. Make sure you unselected the data backup and automatic restore before resetting, now reset tablet. When it restarts just log into the WiFi and nothing else. Now go to settings and go to update center to find the firmware update download it and install it.
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I'm too waiting for the same update, did you get any new link for that, mine is on 4.4.2 v41010d

No the update I got it through the settings menu on the tablet go to about tablet and then to check for updates that's how I got it.

Does anyone have any KDZ files?
I had a corrupted Stock ROM on a G Tab 7 Tablet due to applications that were installed by the previous owner; no matter what I did, Addware apps would always install on there own; I mean, even after restoring factory settings via the settings, or via the hardware combinations keys to reset to factory settings, It would reset the device but it would still install all the annoying apps as if they were Factory installed; weird, I had never seen something like this in any device I've worked on.
Anyways, since Factory Reset wouldn't help I had to Flash the Tablet.
I found the V41007h_0.kdz file which I was able to flash using the the LG Flash tool.
But now there is a a watermark in red "userdebug 4.20.17(42001700)" in the Home Screen.
So I'm hoping at the very least I can find a KDZ file to go back to the firmware version that the Tablet had which was V41010d.
Does anyone have any links to point me in the right direction?
If you can't post it in public, please Private message the links.
Thanks in advance for your help.

RaudelJr said:
Does anyone have any KDZ files?
I had a corrupted Stock ROM on a G Tab 7 Tablet due to applications that were installed by the previous owner; no matter what I did, Addware apps would always install on there own; I mean, even after restoring factory settings via the settings, or via the hardware combinations keys to reset to factory settings, It would reset the device but it would still install all the annoying apps as if they were Factory installed; weird, I had never seen something like this in any device I've worked on.
Anyways, since Factory Reset wouldn't help I had to Flash the Tablet.
I found the V41007h_0.kdz file which I was able to flash using the the LG Flash tool.
But now there is a a watermark in red "userdebug 4.20.17(42001700)" in the Home Screen.
So I'm hoping at the very least I can find a KDZ file to go back to the firmware version that the Tablet had which was V41010d.
Does anyone have any links to point me in the right direction?
If you can't post it in public, please Private message the links.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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You've flashed a KDZ that contained a test build. If you follow the steps in my thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/g-pad-10/general/tutorial-lg-gpad-v410-5-1-to-4-4-t3232150 then you can recover the lost space of your internal SD card and run custom ROMs. Unfortunately I don't think there is currently a way to go back to stock 5.0.2 from this point. If there is, it has not been documented in this form (to my knowledge).
Please post in my thread if you need help with that process.

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No the update I got it through the settings menu on the tablet go to about tablet and then to check for updates that's how I got it.
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I could not get it through SIM card because i don't have an AT&T SIM neither i live in the US nor AT&T has any services nearby, so i definitely need a zip file that might be an OTA or something that can be installed via ADB or system recovery. please share somethings for me.

Update LG Gpad 7.0
talvigi said:
I'm too waiting for the same update, did you get any new link for that, mine is on 4.4.2 v41010d
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I was trying to update my GPad 7.0 to 5.0.2 or 5.1.0 from 4.4.2 and no OTA updates no matter what I do.
I'm on Android 4.4.2 with software version v41010d. Hardware says LG-V410 in "about tablet" section.
What's the quickest easiest way. I'm concerned that this is an older tablet and isn't updateable or has some update problems so that is the reason for my question. Maybe I'll keep it on 4.4.2 but wanted to run latest Kodi which won't work with anything but 5.0 or greater.

cejack said:
I was trying to update my GPad 7.0 to 5.0.2 or 5.1.0 from 4.4.2 and no OTA updates no matter what I do.
I'm on Android 4.4.2 with software version v41010d. Hardware says LG-V410 in "about tablet" section.
What's the quickest easiest way. I'm concerned that this is an older tablet and isn't updateable or has some update problems so that is the reason for my question. Maybe I'll keep it on 4.4.2 but wanted to run latest Kodi which won't work with anything but 5.0 or greater.
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I never saw the OTA captured or a 5.X stock rom posted here, sorry. AT&T is notorious for blocking the release of firmware packages for their branded devices, so you won't find a V410 kdz from LG support either. If you can't get the System Update to work from the Settings menu, you might be stuck as far as stock goes. There wasn't much interest in updating stock in the community here because stock 5.0 patched the vulnerability that let us sign our own boot images. That effectively blocked TWRP and custom roms since the bootloader can't be unlocked. You could try the old take your sim out, reboot and check for the update trick. Some people say that doesn't work, and others swear by it.
There are plenty of 5.X and higher custom rom options, if you want to update the system that way. Tesla, Tipsy, and Validus were all 5.1 roms and they're still on androidfilehost.com. LOS and Candy have been updated up to 7.1. I keep Tesla on my V410 and it works great. All the custom roms rely on being on the 4.4 stock bootloader and radios since the kitkat bootloader was the only one vulnerable to the Bump exploit, so you're in a good place to start from.

jason2678 said:
I never saw the OTA captured or a 5.X stock rom posted here, sorry. AT&T is notorious for blocking the release of firmware packages for their branded devices, so you won't find a V410 kdz from LG support either. If you can't get the System Update to work from the Settings menu, you might be stuck as far as stock goes. There wasn't much interest in updating stock in the community here because stock 5.0 patched the vulnerability that let us sign our own boot images. That effectively blocked TWRP and custom roms since the bootloader can't be unlocked. You could try the old take your sim out, reboot and check for the update trick. Some people say that doesn't work, and others swear by it.
There are plenty of 5.X and higher custom rom options, if you want to update the system that way. Tesla, Tipsy, and Validus were all 5.1 roms and they're still on androidfilehost.com. LOS and Candy have been updated up to 7.1. I keep Tesla on my V410 and it works great. All the custom roms rely on being on the 4.4 stock bootloader and radios since the kitkat bootloader was the only one vulnerable to the Bump exploit, so you're in a good place to start from.
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I find it strange that there isn't a separate device category on XDA for GPad 7.0. I guess there must be a reason - but it's probably too geeked out for a common humanoid like me to understand.

cejack said:
I find it strange that there isn't a separate device category on XDA for GPad 7.0. I guess there must be a reason - but it's probably too geeked out for a common humanoid like me to understand.
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You aren't the first person to wonder about that. We requested a different forum for the V400/410 early on and it never happened. I don't know why. It does get confusing. You'll find the V400, V410, V480, V700 and probably a few more devices discussed here. A large majority of the development is for the V400/410, though.

Fastboot loop problem. pls help me.
Hi Dear Friends ( sorry my bad eng.)
I will tell you what I do.
1. My Device V410 AT&T version v41010b
2. İ setup my computer lg drivers & lg flash tool & lg one root and V41007h_0.kdz
3. i used one click root and successful.
4. i did my tablet download mode ( volume + and plug usb cable )
5. Start lg flash tool / select v41007h_0.kdz / and click CSE Flash button ( CDMA & DİAG )
6. Start Korean and Engilsh
7. Process pc screen %7 and tablet screen %6. and froze. i go to sleep early morning after 6 hours later. ı look process remain the same.
8. ı closed tablet unplug usb cable.
9. open tablet but only fastboot screen. ı try restart button after fastboot screen / i try restart bootloader select but only black screen.
10. power of and try open only fastboot screen.
what do I have to do now ? Please Help me.

Trane46 said:
Hi Dear Friends ( sorry my bad eng.)
I will tell you what I do.
1. My Device V410 AT&T version v41010b
2. İ setup my computer lg drivers & lg flash tool & lg one root and V41007h_0.kdz
3. i used one click root and successful.
4. i did my tablet download mode ( volume + and plug usb cable )
5. Start lg flash tool / select v41007h_0.kdz / and click CSE Flash button ( CDMA & DİAG )
6. Start Korean and Engilsh
7. Process pc screen %7 and tablet screen %6. and froze. i go to sleep early morning after 6 hours later. ı look process remain the same.
8. ı closed tablet unplug usb cable.
9. open tablet but only fastboot screen. ı try restart button after fastboot screen / i try restart bootloader select but only black screen.
10. power of and try open only fastboot screen.
what do I have to do now ? Please Help me.
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Download twrp for the V410 to a computer, then connect the tablet to the computer and try using this command with fastboot:
Code:
fastboot boot twrp.img
That should boot you into TWRP without actually flashing it. If it works, from there you should be able to try to wipe and flash some roms. Sorry, but I'm not convinced it will work in the state your tablet is in. If your device is falling back to fastboot, your laf partition is blank or damaged and very possibly some other partitions are missing or damaged too, and that might prevent TWRP or roms from working right.
If that fails, you can use fastboot to restore the laf partition and hope that brings back download mode so you can try the kdz again:
Code:
fastboot flash laf laf.img
I've restored my laf this way; I actually intentionally nuked laf to enable fastboot. I can provide laf.img if you decide to try this.

[Guide] Restore Idol 3 back to factory ROM

Hi all! I know that Mobile Upgrade Q is long gone and I have a program that will reset your Idol 3 back to factory settings with the factory ROM. I have used this program in the past, but unfortunately I no longer have the device.
What you will have to do is download the program available here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Sd99aiZIL8JSpXwAiwGitulNFbJxi2Z4
After downloading there will be a folder named "SUGAR QCT_SP v11.1.2" open this folder and use the setup installer to install the program. After installing (assuming you have the necessary usb drivers installed that can also be found within the folder but I assume many of us have it already installed) open the program "SUGAR QCT_SP_Gotu2" which if memory serves me correctly, will be placed on the desktop.
Note that you will have to have your device connected to the computer prior to launching the application.
A window will pop up asking you for a username and password. The username and password can be found in the downloaded folder in a file named "sugarpw". The user name is "SU_IN.Panasonic" without quotations and the password is "KoD8naL2".
If any window pops up regarding updates to the program, do not update it as it can cause complications when trying to restore. After this point I cannot remember much of the program because as you need your device to be connected in order to access it, I cannot see it personally. From what I remember there is a drop-down box in which you will need to select your model of Alcatel device. Then there will be two buttons from what I remember. "Get root status" (or something along the lines of this maybe "check root" I am not sure) you need to press the Upgrade or Restore button. I am not sure past this point but I assume someone can comment on this procedure exactly but this should be enough to get you through the process.
~Jason

hello, first time i write here after long time reading about idol3 recovery, i was almost out of ideas, my 6039k dual sim (italy) got bricked hard as couldn't do any backup, no usb debug no adb no custom recovery, plus alcatel do not share stock rom so this software and chewyboy0 saved my phone. thank you very much. Stefano

thank u a lot you saved my phone i was not able to restore my 6045k dual sim and i was having twrp recovery but there is no roms for dual sim 6045k exept cyanogenmod 12 which was making a lot of problems glitches very annoying . by the way it after your instruction no much left behind the most important thing is after connecting your phone usb put the phone in download mode manually by pressing volume up and down with usb connected after turning your phone off till download screen popup then press volume up continuously till screen turn off , the program can not go to download mode automatically so do it manually then press upgrade in program then screen will popup asking u are u sure u want to install this rom with firmware num etc... agree and wait till it done .thank a lot chewyboy0 god give u the right path and keep u happy in life and last thanks again

Just wanted to share my experience. I actually had to upgrade the software in order to get my 6045O from cricket to restore it back to the original cricket MM. In fact, before I upgraded the software it just said 6045 and afterwards it showed multiple versions of the 6045 including the 6045O. Anyways, I just booted into download mode and pressed upgrade and waited 30 minutes. After setting my phone up I went ahead and used Alcatel Flasher to install TWRP and root my phone again.
I was beginning to give up hope. Before updating the software I kept getting model mismatch error. Had already used Eluga, which dumped by Lte for HSPA+ and I tried flashing every radio possible, which only made it worse to where the sim wasn't detected.

If you can help, on the Alcatel website it was necessary for the idol 3 Mobile_Upgrade_Q_5.1.8_Setup.exe and in fact contact me with Alcatel support and the only thing they told me was that I had to send it, but it had a cost, and My last option was to do the trial and error, so I saved it with the Mobile_Upgrade_Q_5.1.7_Setup.exe and it worked.
Note:
My idol 3 is 6045I
Android 5.0.2
I also use Google translator, I do not know English

It worked for me!
Before opening the program "SUGAR QCT_SP_Gotu2" I had to put my mobile in "Download Mode"...
Step by step:
1: Download the program available in the link posted in the threat;
2: Extract the downloaded zip file and open the "SUGAR QCT_SP v11.1.2" folder, then setup installer to install the program;
1: Turn off your device completely and connect it to your computer with a USB cable;
2: Put your mobile in "Download Mode". For Alcatel Idol 3 6039J, push and hold the Power and Both the Volume Buttons, a Red Screen should appear in your mobile, then release all buttons and quickly hold the Volume Up Button until the screen turns Black;
3: Open the program "SUGAR QCT_SP_Gotu2" which will be placed on the desktop (when asked, allow windows administrator privileges);
4: Enter with username (SU_IN.Panasonic) and pw (KoD8naL2), click on "OK" button;
5: Click "No" to quit updating;
6: Select your device model in "Product Models" list (6039 for Idol3 4,7");
7: Click in "Upgrade" button and wait until the end (it takes a while for downloading the firmware and writing it into your device);
8: Your device should restart automatically running the stock ROM.
9: Have fun

Hi
I tried the app but it says it's wrong password...
Don't you know any other solution ?
Thanks a lot

newbie_or_not_newbie said:
Hi
I tried the app but it says it's wrong password...
Don't you know any other solution ?
Thanks a lot
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Same for me:
Error code = 401 Wrong server location, user name or password

Same situation here - error 401, anyone got an update ?

Hi
I could restore with Mobile Upgrade Q 5.1.8
Available on alcatel-mobile.com
Idol 3 was restored to Marshmallow, so I don't know if root is possible after restoring.

johnnybelite said:
Just wanted to share my experience. I actually had to upgrade the software in order to get my 6045O from cricket to restore it back to the original cricket MM. In fact, before I upgraded the software it just said 6045 and afterwards it showed multiple versions of the 6045 including the 6045O. Anyways, I just booted into download mode and pressed upgrade and waited 30 minutes. After setting my phone up I went ahead and used Alcatel Flasher to install TWRP and root my phone again.
I was beginning to give up hope. Before updating the software I kept getting model mismatch error. Had already used Eluga, which dumped by Lte for HSPA+ and I tried flashing every radio possible, which only made it worse to where the sim wasn't detected.
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newbie_or_not_newbie said:
Hi
I could restore with Mobile Upgrade Q 5.1.8
Available on alcatel-mobile.com
Idol 3 was restored to Marshmallow, so I don't know if root is possible after restoring.
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Hello,
Restoring via Mobile Upgrade Q isn't option for me ...i've tried multiple times.
Thank you !

dan1t000 said:
Hello,
Restoring via Mobile Upgrade Q isn't option for me ...i've tried multiple times.
Thank you !
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Just 3 weeks ago, I was able to restore (in Canada) my Idol 3 to stock MM using Mobile Upgrade from download mode (I think it was version 5.1.7 as 5.1.8 would not do anything).
Here is a download link:
5.1.7:
https://mega.nz/#!KmogkYAa!e5y6ZSM98...jANMglrhB4rtHo
5.1.8:
https://mega.nz/#!OuhEGaaQ!g6mH6RE7v...qh1fmCtHzhHptI

Thanks a lot mate!

tess1 said:
Just 3 weeks ago, I was able to restore (in Canada) my Idol 3 to stock MM using Mobile Upgrade from download mode (I think it was version 5.1.7 as 5.1.8 would not do anything).
Here is a download link:
5.1.7:
https://mega.nz/#!KmogkYAa!e5y6ZSM98...jANMglrhB4rtHo
5.1.8:
https://mega.nz/#!OuhEGaaQ!g6mH6RE7v...qh1fmCtHzhHptI
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mega says enter decryption key ???
but thanks to you mentioning the version i managed to google and download it

Hi all, I wrote a 2022 update on how to put the non-responsive phone into a fastboot state. You can find it here:
[TOOL] Sahara & Firehose Test (Alcatel Flasher oncoming ...)
Let me introduce some new tool for you. This is my first practice in learning and understanding "How to work with Sahara & Firehose?" and as an owner of Alcatel Idol 3 4.7" firsts test of this app were made on my Idol 3 6039Y. What is this...
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No-data loss upgrade possible ?

Hi
I'm a long time Ericsson and Sony user, LG G6 is in fact the first LG mobile I'm using.
I'm a bit confused with the LG UP tool and Uppercut (when compared to Sony's Flashtool).
My phone is P4P region, however it was shipped to me with V20c-EUR-XX firmware (3.18.71 kernel, OPR1.170623.032, PHONE_SW_FULL_VERSION LGH870AT-00-V20c-EUR-XX-AUG-17-2018+0).
It doesn't have any Play (P4P) operator branding etc.
Unfortunately OTA upgrade nor LG Bridge are unable to upgrade it to latest firmware. lg-firmwares.com suggested that I should use uppercut and LG UP software to patch it.
Question 1:
Which firmware should I use ? I assume that as long as it already has a generic firmware, any EU open firmware should work. Is my assumption correct ?
Question 2:
When flashing the selected firmware, am I obliged to do a 'wipe' or can I upgrade it without loosing personal data on the phone ? If I can upgrade, which options should be selected in LG UP tool ?
Question 3: How reliable is Backup and Recovery tool when it comes to making a backup before flashing and restoring from this backup after the upgrade ? I'd like to move to at least v20i firmware.
Thanks in advance.

LG V20 F800K has an error with LGUP Patched

I am using LG V20 F800K, Android Nougat, rooted with DirtySanta. I am following this guide to root on Android Oreo.
However, when I used LGUP Patched here, I encountered the error "DLL for F800K10e is invalid. Please, install valid DLL package (*. msi). for the model." (see attached image).
Please show me how to fix this error?
Also, @xcl0udx, I want to ask: At step 4, when connecting my phone to the computer, does my phone need to turn off and go to Download Mode? Or still turn on, in the main screen?
Thank you very much.

habaka said:
I am using LG V20 F800K, Android Nougat, rooted with DirtySanta. I am following this guide to root on Android Oreo.
However, when I used LGUP Patched here, I encountered the error "DLL for F800K10e is invalid. Please, install valid DLL package (*. msi). for the model." (see attached image).
Please show me how to fix this error?
Also, @xcl0udx, I want to ask: At step 4, when connecting my phone to the computer, does my phone need to turn off and go to Download Mode? Or still turn on, in the main screen?
Thank you very much.
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I am trying to downgrade from pie to nougat. The phone has to be in download mode (volume up + usb plug in) but i am again getting the DLL error.

awaisagha said:
I am trying to downgrade from pie to nougat. The phone has to be in download mode (volume up + usb plug in) but i am again getting the DLL error.
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I have also encountered this error, the way to fix it is to carefully examine the USB cable and use LGUP Dual Mode (can be found on Google).

Dual model lg up doesn't give this error?

habaka said:
I have also encountered this error, the way to fix it is to carefully examine the USB cable and use LGUP Dual Mode (can be found on Google).
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Hi
Thanks a ton for saving me from the mental pain, I was in. I also have the F800K as yours and I had upgraded to pie but it was torture to the phone. When newly installed, it was smooth on phone but had a noticeable lag but after few months of use and plenty of upgrades (play store services, apps & other stuff) it had become very painful to use and not to mention the horrible battery life due to OS using a lot of resources. Previously I had an even worse experience with oreo and pie was a bit better than oreo but I wanted to come back to nougat so direly.
The normal way of using LG UP (with & without uppercut) didn't work. I used the LG UP dual-mode as you mentioned and it worked. I did a step by step downgrade, from pie to oreo and then to nougat. Everything worked fine and now I have a perfectly smooth phone. Thanks to you.