[Q] Can't use recovery, but fastboot works fine - GT540 Optimus General

On my phone, can not boot into recovery mode. No matter how many times I try to use the home and power button. I even went to youtube to watch a video on it to make sure I was doing it right.
I have installed clockwork recovery via fastboot many many times, using different versions. I also have tried it with different roms installed.
I wonder if it is because the first rom I installed was superfast froyo, which says recovery is not working. I also installed swiftdroid 2.0, which also wouldn't let me use recovery. Though I forgot to try to reboot into recovery from the android menu when I had swiftdroid installed.
It's not a big deal anymore, since I accomplished what I wanted. I installed Froyo Optimum V3 with data2system via fastboot, and it worked fine. I now have 245mb on the phone so it is all good. When I installed it I just installed boot.img, cache.img, and system.img each to their respective partition, and data.img to userdata partition. So far, everything works fine.
However, it does bother me a little that recovery isn't currently working, I'm sure I'll find the answer sooner or later. Anyone have any ideas?

Hello as I can see you recently uppdated from stock 2.1? Then something went wrong and you used a rom that does not support recovery. Please tell what .kdz you flashed
EDIT: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13205397&postcount=26

lavero.burgos said:
Hello as I can see you recently uppdated from stock 2.1? Then something went wrong and you used a rom that does not support recovery. Please tell what .kdz you flashed
EDIT: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13205397&postcount=26
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All Fastboot ROMs support recovery regardless of their version.
Try this:
Go into fastboot and open a Command Prompt and type:
Code:
cd <location of SDK Tools>
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecoveryimage.img
fastboot reboot
This fixed my problem I had when I first flashed fastboot onto my GT540, don't know if it will work for you or not, but its worth a try
Hope it helps,
Jack

Original poster here. Changed name for obvious reasons.
I think something did go wrong during the initial upgrade to 2.1. I forgot to mention a couple of things now that I think about it.
I used this link for most of my information:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032744
I first installed the european rom listed in that thread via KDZ. I never get an LG screen during boot up. I don't remember if the stock 1.6 had an LG screen or not. I think upgraded to what was then called "super fast froyo 2.2." I then wanted to install a rom with data2system, when was when I realized restore wasn't working. I then tried to downgrade back to the european rom via KDZ. It didn't work. Whenever I booted the phone, all I got was a black screen similar to the fast boot screen. I re-installed the european rom via KDZ, same results. Installed "swift droid 2.0" via fast boot, no recover. Then I installed I installed Froyo Optimum V3 with data2system, via fastboot, which is where I am now, still with no lg screen during boot-up.
Thanks you for your help, and i will try the link posted by JackG256 when I have time.

typci said:
Original poster here. Changed name for obvious reasons.
I think something did go wrong during the initial upgrade to 2.1. I forgot to mention a couple of things now that I think about it.
I used this link for most of my information:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032744
I first installed the european rom listed in that thread via KDZ. I never get an LG screen during boot up. I don't remember if the stock 1.6 had an LG screen or not. I think upgraded to what was then called "super fast froyo 2.2." I then wanted to install a rom with data2system, when was when I realized data to system wasn't working. I then tried to downgrade back to the european rom via KDZ. It didn't work. Whenever I booted the phone, all I got was a black screen similar to the fast boot screen. I re-installed the european rom via KDZ, same results. Installed "swift droid 2.0" via fast boot, no recover. Then I installed I installed Froyo Optimum V3 with data2system, via fastboot, which is where I am now, still with no lg screen during boot-up.
Thanks you for your help, and i will try the link posted by JackG256 when I have time.
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Actually the link you see was the one posted by me lol i recently posted on my reference guide thread aboutcases when you brick your phone and possible fixes, there is one for your problem.
Also as i have read plenty about this kind of things i can assure that not all the kdz with fastboot support recovery that is a myth , there is a recovery_rom.kdz, there is out.kdz and other .kdz roms that has a purpose.
My theory is that not all the LG GT540 are the same thing, why? because simple if you read all the threads of users that have had issues with their phone saying this ROM worked for me and then another user saying that it didnt for him but other rom did the job. There are so many .kdz ROMS and even more are been released, but modified to support fastboot and recovery.
So if you do a bit more of research you can find original stock .kdz roms and their modified version requested by many users marginalized because of their location.
Hope you fix yor phone with the one posted in my thread, good luck! you will need it.

I think you are correct about not all gt540 are the same. I have an "international version." When I was installing drivers, it was a very complicated issue, and most of the drivers I found didn't work. I had to use the drivers supplied by LG via their lgmobile update program, to get my phone interact correctly with my computer. Luckily, I have alot of experience with flashing and custom roms for other electronic devices. So I know how to handle bad flashes, and other problems for the most part. Right now, my gt540 is fine, no recovery, but the custom rom is working just fine. Next time I want to swap out custom roms, probably when the android 3.3 builds become very stable, I'll play around with some KDZs and try to get recovery working.
Thanks for your help.

If you want to try with more kdz then you should try with one modified by mur4ik for data2system method.
Sent from my GT540 using XDA App

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please help

Ive searched through every forum and website I can find on google nothing works. Im running frf91 that I manually updated to. I got my bootloader unlocked but I cant root it. Ive tried several downgrade methods none work. The thread at here on xda stuck on frf91 the file they have dosent download it hangs and stops downloading. Ive tried downloading it at my about 5 time and a buddy house about 10 times ive tried downloading it with a diffrent browser nothing works. Im out of ideas guys.
Why do you want to downgrade? That has nothing to do with rooting. Just flash the custom recovery and then whatever rom you want, even a stock rooted frf91. You're already unlocked, just do the next two steps, custom recovery and custom rom.
Clarkster said:
Why do you want to downgrade? That has nothing to do with rooting. Just flash the custom recovery and then whatever rom you want, even a stock rooted frf91. You're already unlocked, just do the next two steps, custom recovery and custom rom.
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i tried to flash the custom recovery image and on the command line it says it flashed when I go to recovery mode it just the stock recovery, its like it cant be flashed because its blocked.
Tried following these instructions from the Dev forum yet?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=717870
shane8002 said:
i tried to flash the custom recovery image and on the command line it says it flashed when I go to recovery mode it just the stock recovery, its like it cant be flashed because its blocked.
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Well, that has nothing to do with your current rom at all. You are unlocked. You don't have to roll back to flash the custom recovery. You're probably just not understanding the directions, try again.
chesh420 said:
Tried following these instructions from the Dev forum yet?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=717870
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yes the file I have to download on this thread hangs everytime been trying to download it since sunday even left the download on all day while I was at work hangs everytime. Ill try to root it again tonight and let you guys know what happens, I would try now but my windows xp dosent recognize my nexus one even with the sdk drivers and reinstalling root hub drivers and even deleting the usb device log in the registry, my phone dosent prompt me to mount in usb mode even with debugging on, it just charges thats it. So I have to go to a friends house for the past 2 nights just to do anything with my N1.

[Q] Unable to upgrade from... (solved, but questions) **UPDated**

Hi fellow streak users. Hopefully I'm asking questions in the right place.
Background:
I have read a fair amount of threads on upgrading the streak. I had 1.6, GUASBA111100 (build 6267? from memory), and received the dell 2.2 update notification. Downloaded the update and selected it when it downloaded. The phone re-booted, then sat at a black screen. There it sat for many hours. I tried re-downloading the update many times, but it does the same thing.
I got sick of this and started digging on the web. A simple method seemed to be to rename the file Update.pkg and put it on the root of the sdcard. It then sits at the dell logo. Forever. I have downloaded more images, roms, recoveries than I want to admit. I have attempted following fastboot instructions. They all fail on the reboot.
Currently the phone will not start up at all. Is it really possible to brick the phone?
What I'm trying to do.
Given all the bad publicity I have read about the current 2.2 from dell, I am hoping to install steve's latest version. I am hoping someone has some time and patience to explain how to do this. (commands and which files to use) (as the phone does not seem to respond to all the methods flooding multiple forums).
If you need further information, please ask.
Try flashing the stock recovery for the 1.6 build you have then it should boot as normal. Make sure all the other versions you have are not in the "fastboot" c:/ folder.
OK, here's the update. It's a bit jumbled and random, but I have been up for at least 18 hours fiddling...
I was unable to find the stock recovery for the 1.6 build I had. Probably lots of mismatched files were flashed unnecessarily. Nothing would touch the 'carrier unlocked US version' I had. That is until I tried QDL tool upgrade M 2.7.4.8 Now I suspect it is a beta version of 2.2 that it puts on the phone. It's slow and featureless. But it was the only thing that worked. From there I managed to make clockwork recovery work, and worked my way from steve's 1.4.6 to 1.5.1 to 1.5.2 Somewhere here the phone chucked a spaz and I discovered my phone had been booted off the network (showed no signal coverage). I began to suspect something to do with the imei being blocked (Another streak I was playing with is locked to O2, but came with a rebelsim installed - apparently illegal in australia). I checked the IMEI and it had mysteriously changed. (I suspect it had somehow been put to all zeroes, and something somewhere had given it a 'different' one.) Anyway, I used the QDL tool again, and the original one came back.
Finally what worked for me: QDL tool to flash 2.2, flashthe new amss.mbn, flash clockwork recovery, put steves 1.4.6 on SDcard and flash, then flash 1.5.3
(I couldn't tell you where I downloaded the files that worked. Your results (people who are still seeking action to try and upgrade their software) may vary. All I can say is that now I have downloaded half the internet and installed all the computer drivers, I have hit on a combination that works for me on this computer).
Steve, Thankyou! It's fast, snappy. It has those settings I love to twiddle.
Thank you to everyone else that has either directly or indirectly helped me with your description of how you got yours working.
Thank you for the hosting of the ROMS. I like that you don't have to wait 45 seconds and/or join to download.
A few comments:
I downloaded so many roms and files that it wasn't funny. The problem is that they are all named Update.zip, amss.mbn etc. When they are all in the download folder... Some people just provided the files, others packaged them with a batch file to automate the process. If I was to download them all again, I would download them into folders labelling them...
There seems to be a wide variety of situations/variables that dictate 'what you need to do and how you need to do it' to change roms in the phone. There are half a dozen comprehensive guides on the net, yet all different. I was quite confused. It almost needs some sort of chart where you can pick where you are at the moment, where you want to be, then follow those instructions.
I was also bamboozled with the different tools. QDL, flashboot, ADB etc. I have a bit of an idea, but I'm sure others are equally confused. I know the information is 'out there' but to have it all in one place. What do some of the files do. Why might you need to flash them. Which files are erased by the stock ROM if you don't do anything with them. What does it do when you flash a recovery? How long does it stay on the phone?
There are several parts of the phone that get upgraded. Not sure I have it right, but QDLtool upgrades the modem software (amongst other things) Other things you change is the baseband, SDcard contents etc. (Trying to connect what software files go to what places to what hardware in the phone.)
I do have several questions that have arisen.
1. Am I right in thinking you must flash steves 1.4.6 before you can flash the latest 1.5.3?
2. QDLtools: In theory is it possible to replace the files somehow so it puts steve's latest ROM straight on?
3. Rebelsim: (The small amount of information I have suggests it is illegal in australia) Does it block or change the imei? Can the carrier tell if you are using one?? (not that I use one, apparently they don't work on 2.2)
(that's all for the moment.)
i have been having problems with doing my streak aswell and still am but
ato answer one of your questions that i found out while downloading the whole internet is that the QDL tool can be used to put steves on
here is the instructions i just copied off the qdl page i would of posted a link but i am a new member so i cant post inks yet
Beyond QDLTool
Using QDLTool will get you to a pre-release of v2.2. From here, you’ll want to upgrade to a newer release. The two options that people tend to choose from are to either go up to the official v2.2 ROM from Dell, or install DJ_Steve’s latest ROM.
Official ROM
If you want to go to the latest official ROM from Dell, simply set up your wifi connection, then go to Settings -> About Phone -> System updates. The latest update can then be downloaded and installed, updating your Streak.
Latest Streakdroid ROM
If you want to upgrade to the latest Streakdroid ROM (1.5.3), either from the QDLTool install or from the latest official build, you can follow these steps:
1.Go to the downloads section and grab StreakMod Recovery, the latest 1.5.3 Update and the AMSS for 1.5.1+ (the update and amss are under Roms, StreakMod Recovery is under Recovery)
2.Copy the update-1.5.3.zip file onto the root of your SD card.
3.Extract recovery.img from the StreakMod recovery and place it, along with amss.mbn, into the same directory as QDLTool (QDLTool has a copy of fastboot)
4.Shut down your Streak, then hold down the camera button (all the way) as you turn it back on.
5.The screen should turn white; press ‘Fastboot’ in the top right hand of the screen.
6.Plug in the USB cable – the Streak should now display ‘FASTBOOT_MODE’ at the bottom of the screen.
7.Open a command window and use ‘cd’ to change to the same directory as qdltool.
8.Run: fastboot -i 0x413c flash recovery recovery.img
9.Run: fastboot -i 0x413c flash amss amss.mbn
10.Run: fastboot -i 0x413c reboot
11.As the Streak starts to reboot, hold down both volume buttons.
12.The recovery menu should come up; select option 2 (Upgrade)
13.A Dell logo and an exclamation mark should appear; press power or menu to open StreakMod’s main menu
14.Select ‘apply sdcard:update.zip’ then ‘chose zip on sd card’
15.Find the update-1.5.3.zip file, select it and apply the zip.
16.When the update finishes, press back a couple of times then select the option to reboot your Streak.
17.The Streak will restart. It will take about 5 minutes to complete, but you are now on the latest v1.5.3
at moment i am following the qdl guide to getting the steve rom on my phone so will let you know how it has gone but with that guide the installation at moment seemed seemless now got to see if it goes off the dell logo after a while if not got to recovery but lets hope
no luck so far
stuck on the logo screen but asked for help now its a waiting game
Cheers for that!
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App
Is it necessary to use QDLTool to get to the pre-release 2.2 if I am on 1.6 or can I just follow steps 1-17?
The reason I ask is that QDLTool for me just stops at "Check version ... " so I have not been able to complete running it.
i dont know if it is necessary
are all the drivers installed?
i used to have a prob where it kept failing me but all i had to do was change usb port
and got it working but i was running 2.1 stock at the time but that was buggy and crap UI
have you tried just puting 2.1 or 2.2 on your SD card and updating that way
i finally got my streak sorted
i started from scratch
first i installed clockwork mod using fastboot
then installed very version of steves roms in order starting with 1.1.1
and worked my way down and when i installed 1.5.0 i then ran flashed the amss that is required if you want to get the newer versions then installed the rest of the updates and when i got to 1.5.3 i also installed the camera fix
i found it best to put all steves rom zip files onto your SD card at once then it saves having to keep putting one of after another
also after every update leave the phone for a few mins because it does take a lil time to sort the updates out
THE ROM UPDATES (at top also has the AMSS that need flashing)
http://streakdroid.com/?page_id=15&category=1
Camera fix and the comandlines for the AMSS update
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=802405
clockwork
http://streakdroid.com/?page_id=15&did=9
I don't know if all the drivers are installed. Is there a way to check? I cannot even get into FASTBOOT (POWER + CAMERA) mode and the Streak is just in an infinite reset loop.
Just a note, the older StreakFlash QDLTool completes completely but the newer one in Repairtool just sits infinitely at "Check Version ... "
what operating system you using on your computer
rahbone said:
what operating system you using on your computer
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Nice of you to ask, as indirectly that was the issue. I outlined it over at the forum mydellmini dot com. Sorry, cannot post hyperlinks as yet. Issue has been resolved. Looking now to load 1.5.3
why not spam a few more posts on here then u can do links when u want 2 in future
you just need 3 more posts i believe the you can do links

Really stuck

Hey, ive recently updated the rom on my phone from cm 6.1 (stable) to cm7 nightly (vendor ace) -
initially i did it to test it and to see if it would fix my problem were the phone screen would automatically turn off when reciveing and sending calls, which resulted in taking out the battery and turning back on(which is now randomly working again)
after i flashed the cm7(via rom mamanger) it worked fine, got back onto the phone and i didnt have market and my phone wasnt connecting to google accounts aswell, so i then installed gapps. it worked the first time and it said it was succesful.
Restarted my phone and its the same, no market..etc..
so i tried it again, same thing, then for some reason when ever i try and load into the recovery from rom manager or from the inital vol - and power, it just freezes on the HTC startup screen.
The only thing i think i may have done different was adding this file to my phone (recovery-ace-3.0.0.5.img) because someone on cm7 told me i needed it, but i have no clue what it was for nor how to load or flash it.
So my main problem is, gapps wouldnt install and now ic ant access the recovery manager either and im getting kinda bored without my precious DHD
Can someone please help me
Just to make this clear, you cannot access your recovery even through bootloader? Can you get to the bootloader?
jkoljo said:
Just to make this clear, you cannot access your recovery even through bootloader? Can you get to the bootloader?
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i cant access the recovery manager through the boot loader either but yes i can access the boot loader
Okay, then download this file:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18138289/reco.img
And then download radio flash.zip from radio.img flash guide sticky, extract it, open "start here", drop reco.img to the radio flash folder and type:
fastboot flash recovery reco.img
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Your device has to be in bootloader>fastboot mode. After that you can access recovery, do a full wipe and flash CM6.
Ill try this now and reply once its done, erm why flash cm6? or do you think the same fault will happen if i try and reinstall cm7?
do i have to be in the bootloader from the beginning?
plus is there htc sync for MACs?
Thanks alot btw
Well, you can try to flash the cwm 3.img like I described and then install CM7, but I know for sure that the recovery I linked works with CM6.
You have to be in bootloader fastboot when you issue the command, yes.
I do not have a MAC, so I am not really sure. I think that you would have to get Android SDK and forget about radio flash toolkit if you want to use a MAC.
And then download radio flash.zip from radio.img flash guide sticky, extract it, open "start here", drop reco.img to the radio flash folder and type:
right so whilst i do all of this, i need to be in the bootloader > fast boot - sorry just want to clarify, ive not done this before but i have faith!!
Yeah, it does not really matter, but I would put my phone to bootloader fastboot so it is ready. The important thing is that your device is in fastboot mode when you enter the fastboot flash command.
Kool Kool, well thanks alot im going to try this now
right so i successfully entered the recovery, thanks alot for the help with that.
I tried to reinstall cm7 -worked and gapps - said it worked, but it still wont bring up the market app, why is this?
i reinstalled a back up and everything is working again, im so confused why it wont bring up the market app in cm7
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right so i successfully entered the recovery, thanks alot for the help with that.
I tried to reinstall cm7 -worked and gapps - said it worked, but it still wont bring up the market app, why is this?
i reinstalled a back up and everything is working again, im so confused why it wont bring up the market app in cm7
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when you boot into recovery, not just through rom manager, does it say you have cwm 3.x installed? if so try re-flashing the gapps, if not go back into fastboot and flash cwm3.
Wow, really sorry about that, i thought the cwm was a custom firmware i thought t was optional, sorry for the inconvenience, but thank you alot this has been daunting :/
flashed the right recovery, and everything is working as it should be, thankyou both very much

[Q] Bricked my G2 and really need help please.

Hello everyone I need some help with my G2 its the rogers D803, First off I'm kinda a noob when it comes to flashing roms, this is my third G2 I've owned, i bought it off kijiji and its been nothing but trouble, my LTE wouldn't work and I couldn't update it to 4.4, The ota wouldn't work cause the device was not resisted. I tried to update with the LG support tool, when i would connect the device it would say update found then all of a sudden it would say your device is up to date. So i decided I would root it and flash a custom rom. I used TWRP a flashed Mahdi Rom and it worked great. Now here is where I messed up, I decided to try another rom, went into recovery and did my wipe but i accidentally wiped the system along with all the roms and zips I had on the internal storage. now its stuck i n a boot loop, I'm still able to get into twrp and also can get into download mode. my problem is I'm unable to mount the device to get my roms or even my backup folder back onto the device. when i plug the phone in i cant get the drivers to install , ive tried using ADB but my device doesn't show up on there. it does show up on the lg support tool when i put it into download mode. If anyone can help me out it would be much much appreciated. sorry for the wall of text but I'm trying to give as much details as possible.
jessemonroe said:
Hello everyone I need some help with my G2 its the rogers D803, First off I'm kinda a noob when it comes to flashing roms, this is my third G2 I've owned, i bought it off kijiji and its been nothing but trouble, my LTE wouldn't work and I couldn't update it to 4.4, The ota wouldn't work cause the device was not resisted. I tried to update with the LG support tool, when i would connect the device it would say update found then all of a sudden it would say your device is up to date. So i decided I would root it and flash a custom rom. I used TWRP a flashed Mahdi Rom and it worked great. Now here is where I messed up, I decided to try another rom, went into recovery and did my wipe but i accidentally wiped the system along with all the roms and zips I had on the internal storage. now its stuck i n a boot loop, I'm still able to get into twrp and also can get into download mode. my problem is I'm unable to mount the device to get my roms or even my backup folder back onto the device. when i plug the phone in i cant get the drivers to install , ive tried using ADB but my device doesn't show up on there. it does show up on the lg support tool when i put it into download mode. If anyone can help me out it would be much much appreciated. sorry for the wall of text but I'm trying to give as much details as possible.
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your phone stuck in LG logo?? or stuck in CMW Recovery ??
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your phone stuck in LG logo?? or stuck in CMW Recovery ??
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It was getting stuck on the Lg logo but i was still able to boot into twrp. but good news I just figured it out. I downloaded Koush universal adb driver and was able to sideload a new rom.

No download mode no recovery mode

So it all started today when I tried to flash Cloudy G3, it didn't work, it soft bricked I restored backup, all good. After this, my phone started acting weird by powering up again after I powered it off, not opening Quick Remote and saying SIM is not ready. So I decided to give Clopudy G3 a try once more but I needed TWRP, I installed the TWRP i needed but I got error status 7 so I used flashify which was recommended to me. Well I flashed TWRP using flashify and, now when I try to get into recovery mode it enters fastboot mode and stays there. I figure the solution to this is going back to stock, and I found that the best method is from a dude called Hyleton in XDA But that falishify thing left me without a download mode! No recovery, no download... is there even a fix for this?. Now my phone is the international version (D802) but this guy has trillions of firmaware for lots of different D802s and I don't know which one to download and use! I downloaded the one in the folder that says "D802 tot" and selected the 32GB one. Can somebode PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD HELP ME, my knowledge on rooting is pretty basic, and a lot of the things in that thread, like for example the word "TOT" I don't understand! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476&highlight=d802
Now can somebody please explain this guide to me? I am wanting to do the second method (the TOT method). I would really appreciate this, REALLY REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
well
I wont be much help, but maybe i can simplify for people who come accross this thread. Ive read it a few times and im quite confused.
You said you flashed cloudyG3, had problems, then went back to stock.
What recovery did you use to backup, restore, and flash cloudy g3?
No i want to flash stock, after trying to flash Cloudy G3 I used flashify to flash TWRP and it went nuts and and now my phone is working strangely. I'm currently trying to go back to stock in the hope that it'll fix my problems and I'm using Hyleton's guide, as I have no download mode I'm gonna use a .kdz file but in his guide there's lots of KDZ files and I don't know which one to use! Any idea on that? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476 here's the thread and if you look at the stock firmware files you'll see there's tonnes of .kdz for the D802, could you help me find the correct one for my phone? My phone is simply D802, no other letters like the ones in that list have (which confuses me as to which file I have to use to flash stock) and I bought in the US, but I live in Argentina....

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