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Hey fellow LG Owner(s) I am writing this asking for some help. I know that majority of LG Phones use the same software and flashing tools regarding taking your phone back to stock. I currently own an LG G Flex (LS995 Sprint Variant) and I managed to soft brick my phone. I have posted this same message over at the LG G Flex Threads but so far I have gotten no one to provide me some sort of solution on how to un-brick or factory reset my phone.
The status of my phone before it got bricked was it had Root (IOROOT method), Busy-Box (by Jrummy), Build.Prop was edited to display as a Nexus 5, and boot-loader locked along with no custom recovery. If you’re wondering why my boot-loader was locked and why there wasn’t any type of custom recovery was due to the sad fact that Developers are having a hard time on cracking it.
Now to explain on how I soft bricked my phone. I was changing my font style by using a tool called ROM Toolbox (by Jrummy). I managed to change my font once and I attempted to change it a second time, since I was looking for something that displayed it wider and bolder. So as I applied install on the new font I got an automatic reboot.
The reboot consisted of the normal LG Logo display, followed by a black screen and staying as a black screen. On the upper left of my phone the notification indicator was flashing multiple colors (red, white, blue etc). This is the current state of my phone, black screen with a multicolor notification.
My attempts to fix:
- Simple reboot of the phone ((fail))
- Let the phones battery drain out then charge for a few minutes and restart ((fail))
- Managed to get into STOCK recovery and perform clean partition ((fail)
- Managed to get into STOCK recovery and apply factory reset ((fail))
- I got into some weird mode which also gave me the option to apply factory reset ((fail))
- I followed this tutorial (LG Flash Tool) on how to revert back to stock (by hyelton) ((fail))
Link to tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2644083
The tutorial by hyelton was almost successful to reverting back to stock firmware until I got to the last step (Number 6). The error that occurred by using the LG Flash Tool was when the tool attempted to flash the stock firmware it gave me a Download FAIL!! “Device Model is different“ notification (Images below). I did this tutorial at least seven times and I got no luck. Every single time that I attempted to do this I kept getting the same notification. I have now ran out if ideas on what to do.
My theory, I believe that by changing my build prop to display as a nexus 5 is the reason why I keep getting this fail notification. On the phone it-self when I put it into download mode it even displays as a Nexus 5 (Images below).
I was wondering since it’s possible to get into STOCK RECOVERY, I saw that it had an option for “ADB SIDELOAD” is it possible to push something thru ADB??? Any type of help is greatly appreciated and thanked. Please do not get upset that you see this in multiple LG threads, I am just trying to find a solution to UNBRICK this very expensive phone that I bought and I cannot afford to just use it as a paper weight. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS
Here is a Link to all my files regarding STOCK tot,dll,lg flash tools,aboot, buildprop, lg usb drivers and adb drivers that are for my phone
Link: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1D8UNLjuTB6TWpCQ1pJME5qWk0&usp=sharing
i hope these files help anyone that are attempting to help me put my phone back to stock
Alright yall, I am almost official screwed. I purchased this phone about a month ago from Best Buy and they stated that I am out of there 15 day window so I cannot exchange or replace for the same phone. I then went to Sprint on whom I have phone insurance for and they stated that they cannot do anything and that I have to go to one of their Sprint repair stores. I went to one of the repair stores and the gentlemen that assisted me plugged my phone to his computer and immediately knew that my phone was rooted. So from there I played the dumb blonde card acting like I don’t know what he’s talking about and from there he directed me to call LG and see what they can do. So now the current status is I filed a repair request and now I am awaiting a reply from LG. Does anyone have any suggestion???
**SOLUTION** hey yall i got the solution to my problem and it was simply by downloading this universal custom .dll from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2663369
and i managed to flash back to stock recovery using this guide. instead using the dll on the the guide i used the custom one.
*GUIDE BACK TO STOCK*
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2644083
BUMP
well not sure about g flex but for my g2 I had same problem when flashing back to stock it kept saying wrong firmware finally I found I downloaded an updated firmware and so did not match error, try downloading and flashing the firmware the phone came with but not updated, in my case my phone came with d80010d and I was trying to flash updated d80010o, downloaded d80010d and all went fine, not sure if it's the same for you I too changed my phone model in build.prop and my phone went into fastboot mode on restart. Hope it saves u too.
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can you link me to where I can find the dll you are using?
XxZombiePikachu said:
can you link me to where I can find the dll you are using?
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its the second oneeeeeeee
http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda/LG+G+Flex/Stock/Sprint+LS995/
lingarajug said:
well not sure about g flex but for my g2 I had same problem when flashing back to stock it kept saying wrong firmware finally I found I downloaded an updated firmware and so did not match error, try downloading and flashing the firmware the phone came with but not updated, in my case my phone came with d80010d and I was trying to flash updated d80010o, downloaded d80010d and all went fine, not sure if it's the same for you I too changed my phone model in build.prop and my phone went into fastboot mode on restart. Hope it saves u too.
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thanks for your response but unfortunately there is only one firmware for the sprint flex at the current moment.
christiam.coronado said:
its the second oneeeeeeee
http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda/LG+G+Flex/Stock/Sprint+LS995/
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ok then try this modified dll hopefully it will work https://www.dropbox.com/s/akcn2b3skv9h4pa/LGLS995_20140116_LGFLASHv151.dll
please do so at your own risk
XxZombiePikachu said:
ok then try this modified dll hopefully it will work https://www.dropbox.com/s/akcn2b3skv9h4pa/LGLS995_20140116_LGFLASHv151.dll
please do so at your own risk
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same results "device model is different" didnt work. Im willing to try anything. please shoot me some more of your modifications
christiam.coronado said:
same results "device model is different" didnt work. Im willing to try anything. please shoot me some more of your modifications
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ill see what else I can try I am basically just trying to find out which are all the parts of the dll that check the device which is kind of difficult especially since yours is no longer a part of the g family ill keep looking when I finish the next one I'll let you know
XxZombiePikachu said:
ill see what else I can try I am basically just trying to find out which are all the parts of the dll that check the device which is kind of difficult especially since yours is no longer a part of the g family ill keep looking when I finish the next one I'll let you know
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wow thanks i greatly appreciate your help. i am open to trial and error and whatever you can think of i will try.
christiam.coronado said:
wow thanks i greatly appreciate your help. i am open to trial and error and whatever you can think of i will try.
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what did you add to your build prop to make it think it was a nexus 5?
XxZombiePikachu said:
what did you add to your build prop to make it think it was a nexus 5?
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all that i did to the build prop was change the model to Nexus 5. luckily i have copied my original build prop to my computer. here is the ling to my google drive which i have saved my original build prop
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1D8UNLjuTB6UVBGZnhIaWEwNjg/edit?usp=sharing
XxZombiePikachu said:
what did you add to your build prop to make it think it was a nexus 5?
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attached below is an image of what my original build prop looked like with its original model as ro.product.model = LG-LS995
the LG-LS995 was the part that i replaced with Nexus 5
Why not try to restore your default build prop
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harrymason37 said:
Why not try to restore your default build prop
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how remember that my bootloader is still locked and this model does not have a custom recovery. but i am able to access the stock recovery with an option to ADB SIDELOAD. I got word from a DEV stating that:
"Factory recovery won't let you adb sideload a package without a LG verified updater script so it won't work." (by XDA justinswidebody)
but if he is incorrect i wouldn't mind attempting trial and error. what do you think???
okay so I tried a different approach I grabbed a d820(nexus 5 model) dll and replaced everything inside with info from the ls995 dll hopefully this works heres the link https://www.dropbox.com/s/kh9ns4gzw3i4gq3/d820_ls995.dll
XxZombiePikachu said:
okay so I tried a different approach I grabbed a d820(nexus 5 model) dll and replaced everything inside with info from the ls995 dll hopefully this works heres the link https://www.dropbox.com/s/kh9ns4gzw3i4gq3/d820_ls995.dll
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ok ill try it out give me a minute
XxZombiePikachu said:
okay so I tried a different approach I grabbed a d820(nexus 5 model) dll and replaced everything inside with info from the ls995 dll hopefully this works heres the link https://www.dropbox.com/s/kh9ns4gzw3i4gq3/d820_ls995.dll
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no didnt load onto the lgflashtool. these are the notification that i got, images are below
-Failed to load factory s/w
-Failed PreviousLoad ()
christiam.coronado said:
no didnt load onto the lgflashtool. these are the notification that i got, images are below
-Failed to load factory s/w
-Failed PreviousLoad ()
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what's the version of your flash tool
edit: after some reading to flash nexus tots you need lg flash tool 1.8
re-edit: I believe that the dll needs to be modified so that it accepts the device as a nexus 5 but once it's done flashing it needs to make the device and ls995 again, but for now it's 1am and I need to be up early later so I'll work on something later, also just some extra information on ther stuff: as for flashing the build prop if you can manage to make it into a flashable update.zip(which also places it in corresponding directory) which is also signed and you can sideload it should flash or just give an error, and another thing that could work with above method is flashing a corrupted kernel which will throw your phone into fastboot mode and with correct files and commands you can repartition the entire device to stock(this one is very dangerous/risky would not recommend it)
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Setup_LGFlashTool_1.6.01.0529
its on my drive should i downgrade??? https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1D8UNLjuTB6ekthOGRVMWE3ejA/edit?usp=sharing
I had a rooted LG G2 D802 on EE with KK update that was working fine until today...
I tried to flash a nice custom rom to it and well, to cut a long story short something went wrong and the next thing i know i have a phone which only shows up as about 10 hdd's in windows, and as QHSUSB_BULK in device manager.
I couldn't get it to go into download mode or anything, so i followed the Unbricking guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142
Unfortunately this appeared to do nothing for the phone, so i used the Tung Lee guide and this also did nothing.
After i did the above guide the phone was no longer recognised in windows or Linux, but thanks to this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/general/lg-g2-unbrickable-fix-real-hard-brick-t2904404
I was able to at least get it back to the state it was in in the first place.
After following all these guides i am now at a loss as to how to sort my phone out,and i'm hoping someone here can point me in the right direction for a fix..
When the phone was working, i put the imei into the firmware engine and it found me the D80220H firmware, i have tried using the bin files from the first guide and from D80220B as well with no luck, so i was wondering if one of the above guides do indeed work, how can i get the .img files i need from a D80220H KDZ?
Its been a long night and i'm now currently without my phone, i'm hoping someone can help and i can get my beloved G2 back to a working state before the weekend.
Thanks in advance, and sorry for the long post.
Tony
Have you simply tried the LG Flash Tool? When it happened to me once, i simply reg
Flashed kdz using this tool and voila!!! Try and report
@Shadowhunta Are you using the twrp IMG from that first guide? That might explain why this isnt working. Extract the kdz using this tool
Flash the aboot, boot and laf then try download mode.
wisefreakz said:
Have you simply tried the LG Flash Tool? When it happened to me once, i simply reg
Flashed kdz using this tool and voila!!! Try and report
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Gonna try this during my lunchbreak today!
Art Vanderlay said:
@Shadowhunta Are you using the twrp IMG from that first guide? That might explain why this isnt working. Extract the kdz using this tool
Flash the aboot, boot and laf then try download mode.
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I was using the TWRP from that post, but then i downloaded the latest one and that didn't make any difference, I haven't tried that tool properly yet to get the .img files needed from the KDZ i have for D80220H, but i have flashed the aboot, boot and laf of D80220B and that didn't help either, i couldn't get it into recovery mode, download mode or anything! With the first tutorial i managed to get it into Hard reset mode, but it just hung on processing.
Thanks for the suggestions, i will try them during lunch and get back to you both, thank you so far!
Anyone else had the same problem as me, keep the suggestions coming, all are helpful and appreciated
wisefreakz said:
Have you simply tried the LG Flash Tool? When it happened to me once, i simply reg
Flashed kdz using this tool and voila!!! Try and report
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Tried this, no dice
Flash tool keeps telling me my phone is disconnected even though its seen as QHSUSB_BULK and as about 10 local disks in disk manager lol
Shadowhunta said:
Tried this, no dice
Flash tool keeps telling me my phone is disconnected even though its seen as QHSUSB_BULK and as about 10 local disks in disk manager lol
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follow this tutorial... same problem as yours https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d5b_osUTug
wisefreakz said:
follow this tutorial... same problem as yours
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Followed that, still nothing, won't boot into recovery mode, only thing it does is show in windows as a load of local disks, and QHSUSB_BULK in device manager with a yellow exclamation mark
I've followed all the advice so far given and none of it worked, i think i'm screwed :/
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@Shadowhunta Are you using the twrp IMG from that first guide? That might explain why this isnt working. Extract the kdz using this tool
Flash the aboot, boot and laf then try download mode.
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Tried this too, nothing, it won't go into download mode.
I have the same problem, please do tell me if any of you find a solution.
I am seriously stuck
What model you guys have?
wisefreakz said:
What model you guys have?
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I have D802.
Switched999 said:
I have D802.
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Same, D802.
I phoned LG on saturday and have decided to send it in for repair, i only need it to keep me going till November then i can get the G4.
Well LG have tajen their sweet time, i won't be getting the envelope to send it back in until monday.
Soooo if i can get this fixed before then i would be very happy!
Does anyone else have any ideas please?
Hey guys, talking to tungkick again and came up with something that MIGHT work. It might brick your phone though, so does anyone have a phone that they would be willing to test this on? It is a way to unlock bootloader
Please PM me as soon as possible
Anyone remember what variant of the G5 Fredo had?
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Anyone remember what variant of the G5 Fredo had?
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He has (had) a few posts on the Sprint forums, i don't know much about him though... seemed to bring more trouble than help. Would you be willing to test our method?
Got an idea of the brick/success odds? I'm willing to test, but she's my daily too.
Any luck so far?
I'd be willing to be a tester if you tell me the kind of risk associated with your method
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Put my daily up
I am willing to give it a shot. U only love once. What's life without a little risk
solitarywarrior1 said:
got an idea of the brick/success odds? I'm willing to test, but she's my daily too.
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fenguepay said:
i'd be willing to be a tester if you tell me the kind of risk associated with your method
sent from my lgls992 using xda-developers mobile app
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i am willing to give it a shot. U only love once. What's life without a little risk
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removed: Bricks device!!! No devices were hurt luckily
well there's only one way to find out....
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well there's only one way to find out....
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So you are willing to test? Glad we have done risk takers
f*%& yeah
As long as there isn't any device check in LGUP then you should be able to flash a t-mobile tot. Also the cellular radio will be the only thing that might brick. You should be able to flash back to sprint the same way that you flashed the t-mobile tot. Also that should fix the radio. Worst case scenario you loose your efs aka esn, imei and meid. However, they can be restored if you know how. In my opinion this sounds like it should work. I don't have a g5 and my g4 is in for repair so I cannot test currently. If someone tests this let us know if it works.
l33tlinuxh4x0r said:
As long as there isn't any device check in LGUP then you should be able to flash a t-mobile tot. Also the cellular radio will be the only thing that might brick. You should be able to flash back to sprint the same way that you flashed the t-mobile tot. Also that should fix the radio. Worst case scenario you loose your efs aka esn, imei and meid. However, they can be restored if you know how. In my opinion this sounds like it should work. I don't have a g5 and my g4 is in for repair so I cannot test currently. If someone tests this let us know if it works.
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There's a DLL check in LGUP, but I think tungkick can JTAG it
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There's a DLL check in LGUP, but I think tungkick can JTAG it
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The dll is fine... On the G3 we used to have a dll that would allow flashing different versions from different carriers. That was back in the LG flash tool days though. I am pretty sure that the dll for LGUP allows this already but the only people that know for sure are those that have tried it and @autoprime.
l33tlinuxh4x0r said:
The dll is fine... On the G3 we used to have a dll that would allow flashing different versions from different carriers. That was back in the LG flash tool days though. I am pretty sure that the dll for LGUP allows this already but the only people that know for sure are those that have tried it and @autoprime.
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We have a tester who said that LGUP gave a DLL error. I'll talk to him more though
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We have a tester who said that LGUP gave a DLL error. I'll talk to him more though
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we could also flash the bootloader manually.... However that could really brick the phone if not done correctly.
l33tlinuxh4x0r said:
we could also flash the bootloader manually.... However that could really brick the phone if not done correctly.
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He said he is willing to brick, how could we do that?
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He said he is willing to brick, how could we do that?
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Ok... They have to enter download mode and flash the bootloader partition using dd. First they have to get a list of partitions so they know what partition is the boot loader partition.
Code:
mount
should tell you what most of the partitions are. Then do backup your bootloader by doing
Code:
dd if=/path/to/block/bootloaderpartiton of=/sdcard/bootloaderbackup.bin
of course you have to change /path/to/block/bootloaderpartiton to the correct location. Then just flash the new bootloader using
Code:
dd if=/sdcard/bootloaderyouwanttoflash.bin bs=8192 seek=65536 count=557312 of=/path/to/block/bootloaderpartition
again changing the /path/to/block/bootloaderpartiton to the correct location.
EDIT: I believe that the bootloader is aboot.bin or aboot.mbn when you extract the tot file. It doesn't matter what the file extension is. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
l33tlinuxh4x0r said:
Ok... They have to enter download mode and flash the bootloader partition using dd. First they have to get a list of partitions so they know what partition is the boot loader partition.
Code:
mount
should tell you what most of the partitions are. Then do backup your bootloader by doing
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dd if=/path/to/block/bootloaderpartiton of=/sdcard/bootloaderbackup.bin
of course you have to change /path/to/block/bootloaderpartiton to the correct location. Then just flash the new bootloader using
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dd if=/sdcard/bootloaderyouwanttoflash.bin of=/path/to/block/bootloaderpartition
again changing the /path/to/block/bootloaderpartiton to the correct location.
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What operating system are you using for this? And where do i run this code, just through command prompt?
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What operating system are you using for this? And where do i run this code, just through command prompt?
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If you are in download mode you can run commands as root on the phone. The commands can be run using send_command.exe on windows.
OK I uploaded a zip with send_command.exe in it
To use it open cmd prompt and type.
Code:
Send_Command.exe \\.\COM4
replacing 4 with whatever your com port is (you can find this under device manager com ports)
You should see a # where you can type commands as root. Also type mount in adb to find the partitions... Then post it back here so I can have a look. I will try to tell you exact commands to use if I can find the partitions. Thanks
I want to take a poll, and this will be for T-Mobile variants ONLY. Being that the thread has people from all different carriers posting results, i think it's rather confusing to anyone reading along trying to decide whether or not to give it a shot.
So, have you successfully rooted/TWRP'd your TMOBILE variant LGv20?
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I want to take a poll, and this will be for T-Mobile variants ONLY. Being that the thread has people from all different carriers posting results, i think it's rather confusing to anyone reading along trying to decide whether or not to give it a shot.
So, have you successfully rooted/TWRP'd your TMOBILE variant LGv20?
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Yes I have. Full root access with working TWRP and supersu. No issues as of yet but I've not tried anything other than TB.
I got it rooted with twrp be warned though my other lg I flashed a file and now bootloop
bambam126 said:
I got it rooted with twrp be warned though my other lg I flashed a file and now bootloop
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what file?
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what file?
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Build prop edit and google assistant..: /
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Build prop edit and google assistant..: /
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Ah ok, i thought i saw someone say earlier the google assistant thing worked for them, but they might have manually edited the build prop.
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Ah ok, i thought i saw someone say earlier the google assistant thing worked for them, but they might have manually edited the build prop.
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Yeah maybe I'm trying to get out this loop
bambam126 said:
Yeah maybe I'm trying to get out this loop
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You're not going to get out of it without restoring your backup or manually placing the normal build prop inside recovery
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You're not going to get out of it without restoring your backup or manually placing the normal build prop inside recovery
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I can't restore I did a factory wipe and didnt work I'm on lg support tool but upgrade recovery says no items to fix and lgup sees phone as unknown but my non looping v20 it sees just fine
Idk what to do lg mobile support tool gives me up but says no items to fix
You did not do a backup in twrp before flashing your file? You may have to exchange your phone you should always make a backup especially with things this new
Unlocked and rooted with no problems. I flashed a systemless hosts file for ad away in twrp and everything was fine. For assistant, I manually edited the build.prop file and restarted, which worked great. I almost feel guilty as to how easy this whole process has been.
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You did not do a backup in twrp before flashing your file? You may have to exchange your phone you should always make a backup especially with things this new
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what can i do with that backup I cant get into twrp...
Full root,twrp,l speed... Loving it
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kibmikey1 said:
Unlocked and rooted with no problems. I flashed a systemless hosts file for ad away in twrp and everything was fine. For assistant, I manually edited the build.prop file and restarted, which worked great. I almost feel guilty as to how easy this whole process has been.
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LOL wanna make a video? I'm gonna do it tonight, i am just nervous.
AT&T Tried Yet ?
bambam126 said:
I can't restore I did a factory wipe and didnt work I'm on lg support tool but upgrade recovery says no items to fix and lgup sees phone as unknown but my non looping v20 it sees just fine
Idk what to do lg mobile support tool gives me up but says no items to fix
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I assume the build prop edit changes the device name. Therefore lg up won't recognize it. You will need a custom .dl file with the name edited. At least that is what used to happen back in the day when I was working with these phones. There used to be a program that made it possible to edit the .dl file.
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I assume the build prop edit changes the device name. Therefore lg up won't recognize it. You will need a custom .dl file with the name edited. At least that is what used to happen back in the day when I was working with these phones. There used to be a program that made it possible to edit the .dl file.
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LG sees it as the v20 but can't do anything cause no software updates or whatever
bambam126 said:
LG sees it as the v20 but can't do anything cause no software updates or whatever
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Have you tried to fast boot flash the stock system img
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bambam126 said:
LG sees it as the v20 but can't do anything cause no software updates or whatever
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If that doesn't work, you should be able to put the system IMG on SD card and DD command it
justinswidebody said:
Have you tried to fast boot flash the stock system img
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What's the command I tried something it says remote command failed or something
bambam126 said:
What's the command I tried something it says remote command failed or something
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When in fast boot type fastboot flash system then drag the image in the command prompt
I thought that we should probably get one thread going for theorizing/working on getting root on our G6's. I have already gone through the aboot with the latest update, and there is no way we can flash anything from there. Our best bet will be using the files autoprime supplied here.
I have no experience building TWRP if anyone would like to help with that. I'll gladly be a guinea pig once I find a way to get LGUP or a similar flashing option to work on the G6.
I also propose that all root bounty donations should go to the EFF once we achieve this.
To-Do:
Get LGUP to detect the G6 - DONE - Use the attached DLL file and follow the instructions below to enter download mode
Create test build of TWRP - DONE
Flash TWRP via custom *.TOT or *.KDZ (Priority)
Verify that we can flash an unsigned image in LGUP
Install supersu.zip
??????
PROFIT
How to enter download mode:
Unplug USB cable (if connected) and power off your device
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I'm going to go pass out now. Will start again in the AM. (Also reserving second post in case it is needed.)
Hey, just curious, have you tried the axon7-g6-repack that was done for testing here?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71607116&postcount=44
matteosaeed said:
Hey, just curious, have you tried the axon7-g6-repack that was done for testing here?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71607116&postcount=44
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Thanks, I didn't see this. Researching how to make a custom *.tot file now. This is my first LG phone that wasn't a Nexus, so all this LGUP/FlashTool stuff is new to me
Flippy125 said:
Thanks, I didn't see this. Researching how to make a custom *.tot file now. This is my first LG phone that wasn't a Nexus, so all this LGUP/FlashTool stuff is new to me
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Here is the recovery https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7S6ou836i7AMXJ5c2dmNHBBLXc/view?usp=drivesdk
So I have run into a roadblock trying to get a custom tot file made. I have reached out to someone that has created them in the past for assistance.
Flippy125 said:
Thanks, I didn't see this. Researching how to make a custom *.tot file now. This is my first LG phone that wasn't a Nexus, so all this LGUP/FlashTool stuff is new to me
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What went wrong?
nima0003 said:
What went wrong?
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There is just absolutely no documentation on repacking a tot file. Lots of ways to extract them though. I could not open it for modification as a disk image or a compressed file
Flippy125 said:
There is just absolutely no documentation on repacking a tot file. Lots of ways to extract them though. I could not open it for modification as a disk image or a compressed file
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I think this tool has the ability to repack the tot. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2483250
.dz also works.
nima0003 said:
I think this tool has the ability to repack the tot. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2483250
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I won't be able to play with this until tomorrow night, but this looks promising. Hopefully I can come back with good news
Flippy125 said:
I won't be able to play with this until tomorrow night, but this looks promising. Hopefully I can come back with good news
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Alright, sounds amazing!
nima0003 said:
I think this tool has the ability to repack the tot. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2483250
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I only see that tool as a kdz extractor. Can it repack a kdz too, and if so how. Because if so we can replace the recovery.bin with maybe twrp.
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MicroMod777 said:
I only see that tool as a kdz extractor. Can it repack a kdz too, and if so how. Because if so we can replace the recovery.bin with maybe twrp.
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There is a modified version in the thread for repacking, but hopping on the Github page shows that there is some hidden verification method in the kdz file that makes it fail. Still worth looking into, as this seems to be the best option.
I believe .kdz files have some sort of encryption, and .tot files do not
Flippy125 said:
There is a modified version in the thread for repacking, but hopping on the Github page shows that there is some hidden verification method in the kdz file that makes it fail. Still worth looking into, as this seems to be the best option.
I believe .kdz files have some sort of encryption, and .tot files do not
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Oh, so the software does not work with tot files?
nima0003 said:
Oh, so the software does not work with tot files?
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Not from what I'm seeing here. I'm at work so I cant download the script and mess around with it yet
Flippy125 said:
Not from what I'm seeing here. I'm at work so I cant download the script and mess around with it yet
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Any progress?
nima0003 said:
Any progress?
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I'm still at work, but I'll post any updates here
Flippy125 said:
I'm still at work, but I'll post any updates here
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Alright!
Flippy125 said:
I'm still at work, but I'll post any updates here
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Any chance this will work on the AT&T version too?