My sprint LG G2 was boot looping into TWRT after I accepted an OTA.
I've read several posts, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477595 and this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960,
the problem I get is I can not get into download mode, well, I did enter it, but it stuck at 0%, and my computer don't recognize it. Can not find the phone in "devices", installed the driver and still no avail. BTW, when I boot into TWRT, my computer can recognize the android device and ADB works then.
Since I cannot get past the download mode, I can not use the LG flash tool.. it says "LG USB/Parallel lock key is not detected".
Any suggestion is deeply appreciated.
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
[FIX] Installed TWRP and now you're stuck after OTA?
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prking07 said:
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
[FIX] Installed TWRP and now you're stuck after OTA?
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I tried, use ADB while the phone is in TWRT, went through and restarted, still boot into TWRT.
The command line in TWRT will pop up an error message saying "not enough space", although I do have enough space. So it didn't work either.
Sounds like you just need to keep messing with it until you can get it to recognize it in download mode and go back to stock. What Windows version do you have? i had some issues with 8 but 7 worked fine.
thenewak said:
Sounds like you just need to keep messing with it until you can get it to recognize it in download mode and go back to stock. What Windows version do you have? i had some issues with 8 but 7 worked fine.
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I have Windows 7 64bit with all the latest patches.
Utahnewbie said:
I tried, use ADB while the phone is in TWRT, went through and restarted, still boot into TWRT.
The command line in TWRT will pop up an error message saying "not enough space", although I do have enough space. So it didn't work either.
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Well, that Fix clear FOTA with zeros and it should end with "not enough space", this is normal.
I guess when your phone restarted into download mode and got stuck on 0%, it already overwrite maybe part of system partition, this is why only download or recovery works.
Did you made any nandroid backup before? If yes, restore at least boot & system from it. It should help, so you can boot normally. If you do not have any backup, well, maybe some other fellow Spring user can give u his boot & system backup files so you can restore them.
p.valenta said:
Well, that Fix clear FOTA with zeros and it should end with "not enough space", this is normal.
I guess when your phone restarted into download mode and got stuck on 0%, it already overwrite maybe part of system partition, this is why only download or recovery works.
Did you made any nandroid backup before? If yes, restore at least boot & system from it. It should help, so you can boot normally. If you do not have any backup, well, maybe some other fellow Spring user can give u his boot & system backup files so you can restore them.
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Yes, I have a full nandroid backup before. I did a full restore from it after the boot-looping, but it didn't work, I still boot into TWRP and unable to boot into system.
Utahnewbie said:
Yes, I have a full nandroid backup before. I did a full restore from it after the boot-looping, but it didn't work, I still boot into TWRP and unable to boot into system.
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so you followed that fix to clear FOTA, restored from backup, but when do "REBOOT SYTEM" from TWRP it ends again in recovery?
hmmm, how about these steps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
using Flash Tool to restore stock ROM.
p.valenta said:
so you followed that fix to clear FOTA, restored from backup, but when do "REBOOT SYTEM" from TWRP it ends again in recovery?
hmmm, how about these steps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
using Flash Tool to restore stock ROM.
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No, it doesn't work, because my phone stuck at 0% in download mode and it doesn't show up in my device manager on PC.
I had the same problem
Utahnewbie said:
No, it doesn't work, because my phone stuck at 0% in download mode and it doesn't show up in my device manager on PC.
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I used the fix from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960
except that I used the sprint .tot file. (http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda/LG+G2/Stock/Sprint+LS980/)
Did you try to reinstall the drivers or use a different cable?
I encountered the same issue last night. I reinstalled the Verizon united drivers and rebooted my machine. The next time that I connected the device in download mode, device manager picked up the device. I had to re-run the LG tool, but it eventually progressed past 0% and my issue was fixed. You can reinstall the verizon drivers using the following link.
http://wacomalt.com/dropbox/LGG2/StockRevert/LG VZW_United_WHQL_v2.11.1.exe
I'm having the same issues with D802b after doing the 60mb OTA update. My phone didn't get a chance to actually do the download as on first restart it just went straight into TWRP and I haven't been able to get back since.
It's just looping back into TWRP each time. I've now completely wiped all parts of the phone including the internal SD card, I've even re-installed a new kernel and rom (The custom one I was using before this happened, from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2505682) from an attached USB (sd card reader) with successful installs through TWRP (including wiping cache etc), still reboots into TWRP on restart. I've also done a hard reset that was supposedly successful, still boots into TWRP.
Same as the OP, it won't 'install itself' properly in windows while in TWRP mode or in 'Software Download' mode (turn on with up and down buttons pressed down and plug data cable in). I've tried in vain to hunt down a specific D802 inf as pointing it at the universal driver didn't detect either.
I have installed the Android SDK, LG Suite, LG Universal drivers. I've then tried the B2CAppSetup (which works, but won't detect the device). I've then tried the FlashTool 1.0.54 and it gets all the way through but can't communicate with the device.
The only thing I haven't managed to do yet is to decompress the official kdz into a zip so I can flash it through TWRP. Haven't had much luck with LGExtract as of yet.
Rather baffled actually, as I'm sure the OP is.
Any thoughts?
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Having just posted all that above, I look further down the forum and someone linked to this thread below.
Fixed my issue, so I imagine it will sort yours out too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
Update: I don't want to deal with this issue anymore.. just replaced it and got a new one
Utahnewbie said:
Update: I don't want to deal with this issue anymore.. just replaced it and got a new one
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That is excellent, did they give you a hard time replacing it?
thenewak said:
That is excellent, did they give you a hard time replacing it?
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No, because I microwaved it.
prking07 said:
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
[FIX] Installed TWRP and now you're stuck after OTA?
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I tried that method many times and it does not work on the Sprint version. If you read through the thread you'll noticed that others with Sprint devices can not get that method to work.
The only method that worked for me was to use the LG Flash tool and flash the Sprint tot file and follow the instructions for the Verizion method for going back to stock.
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Utahnewbie said:
My sprint LG G2 was boot looping into TWRT after I accepted an OTA.
I've read several posts, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477595 and this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960,
the problem I get is I can not get into download mode, well, I did enter it, but it stuck at 0%, and my computer don't recognize it. Can not find the phone in "devices", installed the driver and still no avail. BTW, when I boot into TWRT, my computer can recognize the android device and ADB works then.
Since I cannot get past the download mode, I can not use the LG flash tool.. it says "LG USB/Parallel lock key is not detected".
Any suggestion is deeply appreciated.
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Not really sure if this would've solve your problem but here's my possible theory to why you couldn't get it to work:
I was in the same situation. Took the OTA update and was boot looping into TWRP. Just like you, nothing in TWRP would fix it. I think you probably panicked and rush through the instructions and forgot some important steps. Make sure you did not install the Verizon driver by accident because that will cause problems with your Sprint phone not being properly detected by your computer. I did panicked and started to try to many things and somehow got a copy of the Verizon driver and installed it. ADB was able to see my phone but when I tried to sideload something through TWRP it would generate an error. I found out that I had both drivers(LG USB driver and the Verizon USB driver) installed and after removing the Verizon USB driver my computer was able to detect my phone properly. It's really important that after making any changes or installations of drivers you will need to reboot your PC to get the new changes to take effect.
You got the "LG USB/Parallel lock key is not detected" error is because you forgot to copy and overwrite the "MegaLock.dll" that's located at "C:\LG\LGFlashTool" directory.
To get into download mode you just need to press the +volume button only(do not hold or press the power button) and plug in the USB cable that's attached to your computer and Download Mode should come on. It will stay on 0% until the LG Flash tool flashes the Sprint stock rom onto the phone.
Once I got the phone to come up in Download Mode I had to go into Device Manager and find the device and then change the COM port to COM 41 then everything went smoothly as the instruction indicated. If you were not able to change the COM to COM 41 then it will never work.
If you're not sure that you have all the files then this is where I got mine from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2486738&page=7
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47849315&postcount=9
After I got the file above I followed the directions for the Verizon method below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960
Utahnewbie said:
No, because I microwaved it.
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How long for? Thanks,
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RedMist said:
How long for? Thanks,
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four seconds
Utahnewbie said:
four seconds
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That was enough to stop it booting? Cheers,
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Hi guys,
I'm a noob here so pardon any dumb questions. I tried to do the 4.4 OTA update and it failed. When I rebooted my phone it is stuck in a bootloop. My Nexus 4 is rooted and has CWM. However, USB debugging is not enabled and I cannot enable it do to being stuck in a bootloop.
What are my options here?
kujhawk1977 said:
Hi guys,
I'm a noob here so pardon any dumb questions. I tried to do the 4.4 OTA update and it failed. When I rebooted my phone it is stuck in a bootloop. My Nexus 4 is rooted and has CWM. However, USB debugging is not enabled and I cannot enable it do to being stuck in a bootloop.
What are my options here?
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hi noob quick question you tried to do OTA with CWM installed already? If so thats problem 1. Why do OTA if you are already rooted just go to a thread and install a rooted KitKat rom and done
playya said:
hi noob quick question you tried to do OTA with CWM installed already? If so thats problem 1. Why do OTA if you are already rooted just go to a thread and install a rooted KitKat rom and done
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Yes you are right. I should not have tried the OTA install. opps on my part. So can I still do the rooted KitKat rom without having USB debugging enabled? It seems my laptop can not see my Nexus and I figured this was the issue.
kujhawk1977 said:
Yes you are right. I should not have tried the OTA install. opps on my part. So can I still do the rooted KitKat rom without having USB debugging enabled? It seems my laptop can not see my Nexus and I figured this was the issue.
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well you either have to download a rom or push it to your device to flash kitkat. Have you tried it in recovery? See if you pc recognizes your phone then
CWM will not be able to flash OTA successfully. You need to sideload it through stock recovery or TWRP.
playya said:
well you either have to download a rom or push it to your device to flash kitkat. Have you tried it in recovery? See if you pc recognizes your phone then
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Yes I want to try the side load option. I am not familiar with the process but I was thinking USB debugging needed to be enabled. I am in Recovery and connected to my laptop. Not recognizing the device.
kujhawk1977 said:
Yes I want to try the side load option. I am not familiar with the process but I was thinking USB debugging needed to be enabled. I am in Recovery and connected to my laptop. Not recognizing the device.
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Is it xp? Nothing will popup so check in device manager to see if it shows up. then you will need to use adb
playya said:
Is it xp? Nothing will popup so check in device manager to see if it shows up. then you will need to use adb
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Not XP I have Windows7. Okay thanks for the tip. Android device is showing in Device Manager. I have downloaded adb and the lastest 4.4 image. So how do I side load this?
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Not XP I have Windows7. Okay thanks for the tip. Android device is showing in Device Manager. I have downloaded adb and the lastest 4.4 image. So how do I side load this?
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whoa I thought you had CWM and want to flash a rom not the img file
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playya said:
whoa I thought you had CWM and want to flash a rom not the img file
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download adb platform tools then use adb to push a rom over to your phone then flash the zip... simple
playya said:
whoa I thought you had CWM and want to flash a rom not the img file
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I what to do whatever I have to do to fix my problem and I am not sure what that is.
playya said:
whoa I thought you had CWM and want to flash a rom not the img file
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download adb platform tools then use adb to push a rom over to your phone then flash the zip... simple
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OK I have adb platform tools. And I have the krt16s.zip Where can I find instructions on how to push the rom over to my phone and flash?
kujhawk1977 said:
I what to do whatever I have to do to fix my problem and I am not sure what that is.
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ok well then you can simply go to development and get a stock rooted 4.4 kit kat rom and transfer it over to your phone.
You are going to have to do some research though,
look for rom - search development
obtain adb tools - search google
then use adb to push it over to your phone. - tutorials are out there
go into CWM then flash rom
Other option is do a search for the one click 4.4 Factory image setup which is the easiest or flash images the normal way using adb. - this method is done through bootloader
playya said:
ok well then you can simply go to development and get a stock rooted 4.4 kit kat rom and transfer it over to your phone.
You are going to have to do some research though,
look for rom - search development
obtain adb tools - search google
then use adb to push it over to your phone. - tutorials are out there
go into CWM then flash rom
Other option is do a search for the one click 4.4 Factory image setup which is the easiest or flash images the normal way using adb. - this method is done through bootloader
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Okay well I did all that it everything seemed to be going good. But when I rebooted the phone instead of being in a bootloop with the colorful loading logo....it is now stuck on Google logo that first comes up when reboot.
kujhawk1977 said:
Okay well I did all that it everything seemed to be going good. But when I rebooted the phone instead of being in a bootloop with the colorful loading logo....it is now stuck on Google logo that first comes up when reboot.
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I am driving now but your problem is a problem that can be found with a little searching
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playya said:
I am driving now but your problem is a problem that can be found with a little searching
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!!!!!!!!!!
So I still have the problem and cannot find a fix. Anyone here up for the challenge?
I was stuck in a bootloop and a failed OTA 4.4 update.
My nexus 4 is rooted and has CWM so yes I know i should have updated manually in the first place, but I didn't. After the update failed, it was stuck in a bootloop.
The next step I did was to side load the update. It ran through the install and at the end when 100% is says Installation Aborted. When my device is rebooted it is now stuck on the screen Google in white font.
Some other notes that MIGHT be related: USB Debugging is NOT enabled, as I can not boot into my device.
Hi @kujhawk1977 did you sort your problem? Sounds similar to whats happened to my phone, got stuck in bootloop, failed update and computer not recognizing device. Do you have any tips for me?
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Hi @kujhawk1977 did you sort your problem? Sounds similar to whats happened to my phone, got stuck in bootloop, failed update and computer not recognizing device. Do you have any tips for me?
No one has answered your question yet. I will.
Edited to say I did find a way to bridge (adb) files over without having USB Debugging selected on the phone.
Updated drivers and used ADB / SDK to move new Recovery and ROM over to my phone using CWM. Never trusting TWRP again
Pull out the battery, reinsert it after 30 seconds and boot the device into CWM Recovery: Volume Up+ Home + Power keys simultaneously.
Go to “Advanced”
Choose “Wipe dalvik-cache”
Now go to “Mounts & Storage”
Choose “Wipe /cache”
Reboot your phone
The bootloop should be gone now. If it still persists, do this.
Boot the phone again into CWM Recovery
Now go to “Mounts & Storage”
Choose “Wipe /data”
Choose “Wipe /cache”
Then reboot your phone.
Now the phone should reboot normally. Next time when you install a ROM, follow the instructions prescribed by the developer. Be more attentive to the warnings before experimenting with any third party ROM or mod. Always ensure what you are about to install is meant for your device.
i did something stupid... lol. was running PA 4.4 rom with no troubles, had a backup as well. in preporation to sell this thing, i restored my stock backup , and noticed there was an update from att. so i decided to try installing it. well it downloaded fine, but when i tried to install it, it rebooted into twrp recovery. now i cant get it to boot into the OS. i tried restoring backup again but it still boots into recovery. any help?
At this point sideload pa 4.4 or return to bone stock they are described in the forums clearly.
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lingarajug said:
At this point sideload pa 4.4 or return to bone stock they are described in the forums clearly.
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i am trying to return to bone stock, but i cant get it to boot in to download mode? it still boots into recovery? can you elaborate or point me in the right direction of how to sideload ?
ssreynolds said:
i am trying to return to bone stock, but i cant get it to boot in to download mode? it still boots into recovery? can you elaborate or point me in the right direction of how to sideload ?
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To get into dl mode....turn off the device....then hold ONLY the volume up button while putting in the usb cable...it will go into dl mode.
MalignantQuechnitlan said:
To get into dl mode....turn off the device....then hold ONLY the volume up button while putting in the usb cable...it will go into dl mode.
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thanks for the reply... i know how to do it, but its not working because i screwed my device up by trying to insall an ota update with a rooted device and a custom recovery. so my only option now is to sideload, which i am working on... hope it works...
cant get adb to recognize my device, maybe because i dont have usb debugging enabled? which i cant enable because icant boot into os... what do i do to get this thing working again? i have android sdk tools installed
Omg I can't believe tons of people are having same problem, ok here u go stock lg drivers don't seem to help pc recognize phone in recovery mode what I did was downloaded pdanet on pc and connected phone to pc in recovery mode and then opened pdanet in pc and installed lg drivers through it and then my pc recognized my phone as adb sideload when adb was run hope it helps you too.
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I had the same thing happen today, couldn't get into download mode. I followed the fastboot instructions from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477595 and it worked great.
He has links in that window to the specific file to flash.
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Omg I can't believe tons of people are having same problem, ok here u go stock lg drivers don't seem to help pc recognize phone in recovery mode what I did was downloaded pdanet on pc and connected phone to pc in recovery mode and then opened pdanet in pc and installed lg drivers through it and then my pc recognized my phone as adb sideload when adb was run hope it helps you too.
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I tried this, along with everything else, and my phone is still stuck in a boot loop. I cannot enter download mode. I was rooted with custom recovery, but i could never get the recovery to work. I tried to update to the OTA (i know, i know) and it killed the phone. Now when I connect it nothing happens other than a bunch of drive popups asking if i want to format. No download or recovery mode. only the LG logo screen and then a quick flash of the "Secure booting error Error: Boot Certification Verify!" screen, and nothing else since.
The main issue is that i cannot get my phone to be recognized by the computer for any type of reflash. If I could get into download mode, I could handle it from there. I hope I don't have to buy a new phone. Im not sure how verizon would feel about it if I took it back to them and it shows as rooted.
Can u at least get into twrp recovery using key combination
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Can u at least get into twrp recovery using key combination
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No, I cant get to recovery mode either. I think this is a hard brick. I've only had it for one day. Something told me not to mess with it.
Roninceo said:
No, I cant get to recovery mode either. I think this is a hard brick. I've only had it for one day. Something told me not to mess with it.
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hei.connect to pc you can see a lot of drive to format？sorry my poor english
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pageniao said:
hei.connect to pc you can see a lot of drive to format？sorry my poor english
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Yes,
When I connect it to my computer I see a large list of drives to format. the messages keep popping up from G: to V:
Roninceo said:
Yes,
When I connect it to my computer I see a large list of drives to format. the messages keep popping up from G: to V:
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maybe i can help you.
can you see a new device called "QHSUSB_DLOAD" on PC "device manager" when you connect your phone to pc？
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pageniao said:
maybe i can help you.
can you see a new device called "QHSUSB_DLOAD" on PC "device manager" when you connect your phone to pc？
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Mine says "QHSUSB_BULK"
see this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477595
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see this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477595
and from chinese
http://bbs.gfan.com/android-6728131-1-1.html
pageniao said:
see this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477595
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see this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477595
and from chinese
http://bbs.gfan.com/android-6728131-1-1.html
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Ive seen the pages. Thanks for the help. I cannot get into recovery mode and unfortunately I can't read Chinese.
i dont know if you have tried this but i hear it works. it didnt for me, i keep getting a no memory error but if you get it to work can you please let me know how http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
on chinese .this problem so easy.
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this worked for me, and will work for those of you who are stuck in recovery boot loop... this is caused from installing an att update on a rooted device with a custom recovery and or rom. so heads up, if your rooted and you have a custom recovery and or a custom rom, NEVER install a OTA update!!!
so folow the instructions in the link, basically while in twrp, you use the amazing terminal emulator feature to type in the foillowing command, and viola! your phone will boot into the OS!!! make sure to type it in exactly as shown , with spaces and all... good luck!
Code:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
my rooted G2 with stock 4.2 suddenly quit accepting a charge and appears to be caught in a boot loop. when I have it in via usb to my laptop it (laptop) responds by recognizing 12 different devices while saying they they all need to be reformatted. when I unplug the device they go away on the laptop. when I hold power (device) the LG logo will appear then quickly disappear leaving only the very dim backlight as proof that it isn't completely dead. any ideas? thank you
one more thing, the fiddling I have been doing is xposed modules. the last one I think I activated was xblast tools (very cool sh*t by the way).
You need to flash the xposed disable zip that's automatically put on the root of the storage directory. The latest module or change you added is most likely the cause. After flashing the zip, you'll need to reinstall xposed. Remember to disable the module that caused the bootloop.
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You dun got ATT'ed.
They're pushing OTA's out without asking now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2647654
Do one thing flash the .tot file for your phone if you can get to download mod, it should bring it back to factory defaults but it will format your sdcard as well so all personal data will be gone.
Here is the link to instructions:
http://www.droidviews.com/how-to-restore-lg-g2-to-stock-firmware/
se1988 said:
You need to flash the xposed disable zip that's automatically put on the root of the storage directory. The latest module or change you added is most likely the cause. After flashing the zip, you'll need to reinstall xposed. Remember to disable the module that caused the bootloop.
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I can flash even though I can not enter download mode?
abhinav.tella said:
Do one thing flash the .tot file for your phone if you can get to download mod, it should bring it back to factory defaults but it will format your sdcard as well so all personal data will be gone.
Here is the link to instructions:
http://www.droidviews.com/how-to-restore-lg-g2-to-stock-firmware/
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I cannot enter download mode I'm afraid.
khaytsus said:
You dun got ATT'ed.
They're pushing OTA's out without asking now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2647654
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What exactly do you mean? I glanced at the link and either your joke went right over my head or I missed it in the lot her thread.
pollutedmuse said:
I can flash even though I can not enter download mode?
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can't you enter recovery?
If you can't enter recovery or download mode, you have a softbrick. Search on how to solve softbrick issues. Im sorry I cant help you any further if it is a softbrick, as I am completely new to LG
se1988 said:
can't you enter recovery?
If you can't enter recovery or download mode, you have a softbrick. Search on how to solve softbrick issues. Im sorry I cant help you any further if it is a softbrick, as I am completely new to LG
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Do you mean hard brick?
pollutedmuse said:
my rooted G2 with stock 4.2 suddenly quit accepting a charge and appears to be caught in a boot loop. when I have it in via usb to my laptop it (laptop) responds by recognizing 12 different devices while saying they they all need to be reformatted. when I unplug the device they go away on the laptop. when I hold power (device) the LG logo will appear then quickly disappear leaving only the very dim backlight as proof that it isn't completely dead. any ideas? thank you
one more thing, the fiddling I have been doing is xposed modules. the last one I think I activated was xblast tools (very cool sh*t by the way).
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When you plug it into your computer do you see a yellowed out device in Windows device manager?
If so try this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48361867&postcount=68
or alternately, install the pdanet drivers.
If you can then get adb access to your device there are several paths you could take.
I used this thread (I had recovery but not twrp), as it's the least destructive - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
If you can't get adb access with either single sooner or pdanet drivers, you may have to resort to this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2582142
(actually kind of sounds like fun to me)
pollutedmuse said:
Do you mean hard brick?
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No, hard brick is when the device won't even turn on. OPs device turns on, but is stuck in limbo.
se1988 said:
No, hard brick is when the device won't even turn on. OPs device turns on, but is stuck in limbo.
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Oh, F'n sweet! Thank good sir! I am gonna work on your advice immediately.
CxanDroid said:
When you plug it into your computer do you see a yellowed out device in Windows device manager?
If so try this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48361867&postcount=68
or alternately, install the pdanet drivers.
If you can then get adb access to your device there are several paths you could take.
I used this thread (I had recovery but not twrp), as it's the least destructive - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
If you can't get adb access with either single sooner or pdanet drivers, you may have to resort to this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2582142
(actually kind of sounds like fun to me)
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Thank you my friend!
pollutedmuse said:
Oh, F'n sweet! Thank good sir! I am gonna work on your advice immediately.
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Good luck!!
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Hello,
SOOOOooooo I posted a thread a few days ago. Bear with me, this introductory post is long BUT it is worth including all details I can right from the start to cut down unnecessary communication.
Here goes the continuation in some kind of a bullet form timeline format:
-Bought fully functional d801
-rooted (using ioroot) and unlocked succesfully
-attempted to install twrp using freegee (it didnt work giving me comparable results to this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50501346&postcount=867)
-went on to install it manually from terminal emulator (I installed the rogers version as suggested by another user here as this is exactly my situation: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50502408&postcount=869
***
PROBLEMS STARTED HERE
***
-Tried many things
-Lost sleep
-Flashed succesfully using flash tool to the original firmware (D801V11B_00.kdz The EXACT same as the original. This is a Videotron (canadian) phone) I even flashed it twice. (still had the exact same issues
-Hard resetted countless times
-lost faith in humanity
Thats basically it so far.
Here are the symptoms:
-Imei = null
-Phone resets/reboots randomly and consistently every 5 to 15 seconds
-I can get all the way through to the android os all seems normal Except:
-No keyboard. ever.
-no wifi
-camera even works
-cant get into security and settings (crashes automatically into reboot)
Very good recent news thanks to advice from a memeber on here:
I tried in vain connecting to adb (always giving "offline") until someone suggested trying a different architecture (x64vsx86) or just different pc altogether.
It worked. Now the device is recognized and it says : "some serial number" device
and not "offline" as before
inputting "adb shell" yields: "[email protected]:/ $"
I am open to answer any question.
I am open to try anything.
This phone is a total loss right now so I am obviously open to anything. :laugh:
Phone is still rooted according to "download mode" interface.
Stock recovery installed right now.
I have what I believe to be EFS backups outputted by the initial Ioroot rooting automation (modemstat1.img and modemstat2.img)
You folks are the best.
Much peace and love.:good:
Your t-mobile, right. D801? (Not 100% on that) if you are, you need lg flash tool. I don't have a link because I'm on my phone but it's around. You need to download the T-Mobile files in the 1st post of the thread. Just follow the directions. Wish I had links
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Using that will bring you back to stock. From there you can root, twrp, and flash custom rom. Good luck
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I am not with t-mobile.
Phone is from Videotron (Canadian phone)
I have reinstalled the stock .kdz using flash tool and am also already rooted.
Still have the same issues.
I cannot install anything from wifi since it isnt working...
Any guides on how to install twrp using adb interface?
Or any other suggestions?
Will a custom rom really solve these kinds of issues?
Thanks a lot for the advice I really appreciate any input at this point.:good::good::good:
zprovo said:
I am not with t-mobile.
Phone is from Videotron (Canadian phone)
I have reinstalled the stock .kdz using flash tool and am also already rooted.
Still have the same issues.
I cannot install anything from wifi since it isnt working...
Any guides on how to install twrp using adb interface?
Or any other suggestions?
Will a custom rom really solve these kinds of issues?
Thanks a lot for the advice I really appreciate any input at this point.:good::good::good:
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Have you tried this http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/197 method.
Initially I tried almost everything but only this worked after couple of tries. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2449670
andro ninja said:
Have you tried this http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/197 method.
Initially I tried almost everything but only this worked after couple of tries. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2449670
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Ok really good news :laugh::good:
Making slow but certain progress here.
So just to update also: I now CAN acces the phone from my computer when I put it in PTP (camera) mode.
First I realized that root was installed but that I did not have the supersu installed. I realized this because I could not access "su" in adb shell.
So I reinstalled the ioroot. Complete success. Super su is in the apps and su commands work.
Next I went on to download the rogers TWRP file (even though my phone is a videotron phone) and install it using this:
su
dd if=/sdcard/recoveryfilename.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
Which worked!!!
I went to hard reset data and booted into the twrp interface.
I wiped everything from within twrp and went to reboot. it then informed that supersu was NOT installed on my phone and to slide the bar over if I wanted to install so I said yes...
But kind of bad news now:
Stuck at lg logo...:silly: Stays at lg logo and led is lit up changing from blue to green.
So what now?
Any suggestions?
Thanks a lot for the help everyone.:good:
See if you can get into recovery using adb or the holding the vol+pwr keys
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andro ninja said:
See if you can get into recovery using adb or the holding the vol+pwr keys
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Like into the TWRP interface?
Easily yes, I absolutely can.
Next?
(it also seems I can no longer access the internal storage from windows explorer, although the phone is being recognized in devices and printers as "modem LG G2"... It attains this status when it is stuck at the lg boot loading screen)
zprovo said:
Like into the TWRP interface?
Easily yes, I absolutely can.
Next?
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Did you take any backup using TWRP earlier? If yes then restore it.
If no then you can push another ROM for your device on to sdcard using ADB and install it and see.
andro ninja said:
Did you take any backup using TWRP earlier? If yes then restore it.
If no then you can push another ROM for your device on to sdcard using ADB and install it and see.
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Ok I will try this now.
If you could provide with adb code example for copying a file to /sdcard i would really appreciate it.
Where do I go within the twrp recovery afterwards?
Thank you so much.:highfive:
adb push <local> <remote>
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andro ninja said:
adb push <local> <remote>
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ooouuuufff.
New problem
Houston we have a problem:
adb devices = nothing.
How can I get adb devices to work if I cant boot into os and it is not recognizing it when in recovery?
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:silly:
zprovo said:
ooouuuufff.
New problem
Houston we have a problem:
adb devices = nothing.
How can I get adb devices to work if I cant boot into os and it is not recognizing it when in recovery?
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:silly:
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Windows ****!! Follow this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263822 and install that driver and try.
If not then find yourself a linux box and try. I am sure It'll work.
andro ninja said:
Windows ****!! Follow this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263822 and install that driver and try.
If not then find yourself a linux box and try. I am sure It'll work.
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Ok trying this now. Dont have acces to a linux right now so i hope I wont have to burn a live cd and all that fun stuff...
Thank you again. You seem to know a lot about this phone/android in general:good:
zprovo said:
Ok trying this now. Dont have acces to a linux right now so i hope I wont have to burn a live cd and all that fun stuff...
Thank you again. You seem to know a lot about this phone/android in general:good:
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You don't really have to burn a CD/DVD, you can use a USB drive.
I don't know much though. I've been doing these things for quite some time now so have experience and I am totally free now so helping you here.
zprovo said:
Ok trying this now. Dont have acces to a linux right now so i hope I wont have to burn a live cd and all that fun stuff...
Thank you again. You seem to know a lot about this phone/android in general:good:
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It WORKED!
Awesome fix.
adb devices now gives:
(device number) recovery
Ok going to copy a rom and kernel and try to install.
Tried two different roms. Same result
Failed.
set_metadat_recursive: some changes failed
E:Error updating updater binary in .zip '/sdcard/...zip'
Wow just wow.
Any ideas?
This was with omni and cm11. Going to try with a stock rooted rom as soon as it finished downloading.
zprovo said:
Tried two different roms. Same result
Failed.
set_metadat_recursive: some changes failed
E:Error updating updater binary in .zip '/sdcard/...zip'
Wow just wow.
Any ideas?
This was with omni and cm11. Going to try with a stock rooted rom as soon as it finished downloading.
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look here http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/86979-cm-11-20140124-set-metadata-recursive-some-changes-failed/
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Just get a latest version of the recovery for your device and install it.
andro ninja said:
look here http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/86979-cm-11-20140124-set-metadata-recursive-some-changes-failed/
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Just get a latest version of the recovery for your device and install it.
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Ok so I managed to update the recovery to TWRP v.2.6.3.4
Installing all zips is working now.
I tried many combination of cm11 with kernels from this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611749
Furthest I got was cyanogenmod logo on bottoms of screen for 10 seconds then boot and looping of the same thing over and over.
Omni rom also loaded up til the logo same thing though after.
Bell stock rom is still downloading I will update when I have tried it.
Any reason why the roms would bootloop like this?
Thank you again. I cant believe the progress you have helped me make...:good: I feel like it is possible I am very close to a functional phone again (maybe just maybe hehe)
zprovo said:
Ok so I managed to update the recovery to TWRP v.2.6.3.4
Installing all zips is working now.
I tried many combination of cm11 with kernels from this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611749
Furthest I got was cyanogenmod logo on bottoms of screen for 10 seconds then boot and looping of the same thing over and over.
Omni rom also loaded up til the logo same thing though after.
Bell stock rom is still downloading I will update when I have tried it.
Any reason why the roms would bootloop like this?
Thank you again. I cant believe the progress you have helped me make...:good: I feel like it is possible I am very close to a functional phone again (maybe just maybe hehe)
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I remember I had same problem. I use to restore only the boot partition from a backup of a stock rom.
So try installing a stock rom like this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2595586. If it works then boot into recovery and take a backup then install whatever you want to and the just restore the boot partition if your are stuck at boot logo.
zprovo said:
Ok so I managed to update the recovery to TWRP v.2.6.3.4
Installing all zips is working now.
I tried many combination of cm11 with kernels from this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611749
Furthest I got was cyanogenmod logo on bottoms of screen for 10 seconds then boot and looping of the same thing over and over.
Omni rom also loaded up til the logo same thing though after.
Bell stock rom is still downloading I will update when I have tried it.
Any reason why the roms would bootloop like this?
Thank you again. I cant believe the progress you have helped me make...:good: I feel like it is possible I am very close to a functional phone again (maybe just maybe hehe)
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Ok just finished installing the stock bell rom from the site I linked in a previous post.
Stock D803 rom with stock D803 kernel, both installed succesfully.
Phone is back to exactly how it was when I started this thread. EXCEPT that I now also have TWRP running alongside it.
So that includes:
-*#06# = IMEI Null
-phone reboots randomly every 5 to 15 seconds
-keyboard never comes up
-widgets always have a "loading" circle spinning on them
-trying to enter security and settings = auto reboot
-all other options are accesible and useable as long as no keyboard is involved since it never comes up
-no wifi
Wow, this is one hard to fix phone.
Or it simply has hardware damage. but I doubt it since it has no issues running recovery.
Any ideas?:laugh:
Hello,
So, my vs98039a is having a pop up saying "Unfortunately, LG smartcover has stopped". When i close it, it automatically keeps popping up, over and over and over. I am rooted with stock rom. I have twrp recovery.
I tried to install xposed through twrp. That is when it started with the pop ups. I read that xposed is making the pop ups happen.
I tried to do a recovery, but the recovery wasnt found on memory stick via usb.
So, i was able to do a factory reset, but still have these stupif pop ups. The factory reset took it back to 5.0.2.
I really need some help bad. How do I get rid of these pop ups??? I am sick over this.
Thank you very much
jimecv88 said:
Hello,
So, my vs98039a is having a pop up saying "Unfortunately, LG smartcover has stopped". When i close it, it automatically keeps popping up, over and over and over. I am rooted with stock rom. I have twrp recovery.
I tried to install xposed through twrp. That is when it started with the pop ups. I read that xposed is making the pop ups happen.
I tried to do a recovery, but the recovery wasnt found on memory stick via usb.
So, i was able to do a factory reset, but still have these stupif pop ups. The factory reset took it back to 5.0.2.
I really need some help bad. How do I get rid of these pop ups??? I am sick over this.
Thank you very much
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Hopefully this will teach you to read before messing around. In the Q&A, there's a link how to get it working thru adb. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58829021
If you can't get it working that way then you'll need to return to stock. (post# 2) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51318377
It's been a known issue since Xposed in alpha (not for everyone) has been out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=59382546
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z3pp3lin said:
Hopefully this will teach you to read before messing around. In the Q&A, there's a link how to get it working thru adb. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58829021
If you can't get it working that way then you'll need to return to stock. (post# 2) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51318377
It's been a known issue since Xposed in alpha (not for everyone) has been out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=59382546
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Thanks for your help, nothing is working. I cant seem to get the sdk tools to work so that I can open adb cmd. I downloaded the sdk suite and manager. I'm afraid its a lost cause . I try to go back to stock, and the phone will not stay connected when flashing vs98039a firmware. I even went to Lg site and downloaded the newest driver. It works, phone tries to reboot and shuts off and flashtool says there was error when it tries to install firmware. I try to get phone in dowload mode, and it says download mode but there is an error message top left. Then it shut off completely.
How the heck can I get adb to open up so I can enter commands to stop smartcover, weather,and weather platform??? I have done all of this on my razr m without a hitch. Im not a noob. I do not understand this G2!!!
jimecv88 said:
Thanks for your help, nothing is working. I cant seem to get the sdk tools to work so that I can open adb cmd. I downloaded the sdk suite and manager. I'm afraid its a lost cause . I try to go back to stock, and the phone will not stay connected when flashing vs98039a firmware. I even went to Lg site and downloaded the newest driver. It works, phone tries to reboot and shuts off and flashtool says there was error when it tries to install firmware. I try to get phone in dowload mode, and it says download mode but there is an error message top left. Then it shut off completely.
How the heck can I get adb to open up so I can enter commands to stop smartcover, weather,and weather platform??? I have done all of this on my razr m without a hitch. Im not a noob. I do not understand this G2!!!
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You need to remove these 3 apps for xposed to work:
LGCover, LGWeather, LGWeatherService
Just flash the attached file through recovery and xposed will work.
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I was wondering how that is even possible since I did a factory reset, the popups will not let me past them, and I have no recovery as far as I know.? The usb debugging is on, and the phone shows it is connected, but pc does not see it. Unknown sources is enabled as well.
I can't flash anything from pc using the lg flash tool. It gets to 50 percent and says device isn't connected. Can't even try the freedom tool anymore if it went connect. I have the latest usb driver.
I don't evenknow if I have root anymore. Popups won't let me do anything.
So anyway, I ended up just wiping everything thru the twrp recovery and took the firmware zip I downloaded (vs98039a) and installed it. Everything is back to normal with fresh stock rom. I think I will just be happy with that, until xposed has a clean apk. Thank you for your help
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ar31an said:
You need to remove these 3 apps for xposed to work:
LGCover, LGWeather, LGWeatherService
Just flash the attached file through recovery and xposed will work.
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Exactly, that´s the problem.
If you can´t solve it with that, flash new rom, and do that before install xposed again,
One more thing, can I use titanium to freeze these apps or should I just delete them?
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jimecv88 said:
One more thing, can I use titanium to freeze these apps or should I just delete them?
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yes you can freeze them too, it will most likely work too.