[Q] Recovery LG G2 to Nexus 5 - G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

HI,
I see the cpu and chipset of nexus 5 is the same as LG G2.
Can I recovery the Nexus 5 (https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images) to my phone (LG G2 VS980)?
Is any way to recovery my LG G2 to google native system but CM's ROM?

no

You cannot flash any ROM that's not intended for your specific phone. Even flashing a ROM for a different version of the G2 willresult in a brick.
If you want to have a Nexus 5 experience, the closes you can get is flashing CM11. Otherwise just go buy a Nexus 5.

It is too bad.

yes

There are all sorts of AOSP roms. Gummy is AOSP based. And AOKP. And CM11. And PA. There are tons of official 4.4.2 roms to try. All offer a stock like experience.
But you CAN NOT flash recoveries, bootloaders, and roms from the N5.

You can't flash recovery and ROMs from Nexus devices, because bootloader is not compatible ,
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Thank for all explanation.
I see.

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why root or custom rom a stock Android device?

I just bought my Nexus 4 with 4.2.2 installed.
The question is nexus 4 has stock AOSP android software. Why are their Roms like AOKP or CM10.1 which is the same anyway?
Also nexus devices are always the first to get the updates so why custom rom?
aharnick2013 said:
I just bought my Nexus 4 with 4.2.2 installed.
The question is nexus 4 has stock AOSP android software. Why are their Roms like AOKP or CM10.1 which is the same anyway?
Also nexus devices are always the first to get the updates so why custom rom?
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Because custom roms can and do offer new features, better battery life/better performance, more customizability and all of that allows us to make our smartphones feel a bit more personal.
The reason I use android phones is because I enjoy the freedom of being able to tinker with every part of it rather than be locked into the same corporate borefest offered by Fruit-based phone companies.
That's my opinion anyway.
aharnick2013 said:
I just bought my Nexus 4 with 4.2.2 installed.
The question is nexus 4 has stock AOSP android software. Why are their Roms like AOKP or CM10.1 which is the same anyway?
Also nexus devices are always the first to get the updates so why custom rom?
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Because that's what XDA is all about. Besides custom ROMs add features that pure AOSP doesn't have. Basically it comes down to personal choice.

[Q] How do I get OTA with a custom rom/kernel?

I have the liquid smooth custom ROM (which installed a custom kernel) on my nexus 4 but now I have the erge to go back to OTA and stock..... I looked at the other threads and none gave me a good explanation on how to do so. I am pretty much done with custom ROMs so please help me.
P.S My nexus 4 is rooted with unlocked bootloader... Also I'm not exactly an expert with all things android.
You don't get OTA updates with a custom ROM/kernel unless the developer provides them. If you want to return to stock just download the factory images from here:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#occam
And flash them. You will lose all your data!!! Then you'll get the latest OTA at first boot/internet connection required/.
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[Q] G2 Untouched stock Android

I am in dilemma between Nexus 5 and LG G2. Their price is same in my country. But I really love the stock Android experience, but I don't like Roms like CM.
So is there any ROM which is untouched stock Android, just like Nexus 5?
Thanks.
EDIT: Wow, I am actually surprised that there is no, untouched vanilla stock android Rom for such phones.
Is it not possible to do or ...?
Zhoene said:
I am in dilemma between Nexus 5 and LG G2. Their price is same in my country. But I really love the stock Android experience, but I don't like Roms like CM.
So is there any ROM which is untouched stock Android, just like Nexus 5?
Thanks.
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Well if you want an untouched ROM, I'm assuming what you want is root access. What you can do is just root your G2 and then you'll have an untouched stock ROM but still have root access.
Demonlinx said:
Well if you want an untouched ROM, I'm assuming what you want is root access. What you can do is just root your G2 and then you'll have an untouched stock ROM but still have root access.
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Yea, but I don't want LG ui, I want the Rom to be just like Nexus 5 and untouched. Is there any such thing?
So can I somehow use one of the ROMs from here (untouched, but just modified for G2)?:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
Absolutly not I would also like stock vanilla android on my G2, but as of now I can't find a stock rom without annoying bugs(horrible stock camera, random reboots, bad sound quality) i ran mahdi-rom for a couple of days, but reverted to a lg stock based rom because of battery life and stability. My goal is to get a pure vanilla bugfree stock rom, but I guess I just have to wait.. :/ FYI: N5 and G2 cost the same here as well, but i chose G2 because of better lense and bigger battery. I figured that I could change the software on my G2, harder to change the hardware of the N5
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Wow, I am actually surprised that there is no, untouched vanilla stock android Rom for such phones.
Is it not possible to do or ...?
Not true. @houstonn has an awesome ASOPA Rom that runs beautifully on my G2. Plain vanilla for the taking...:victory:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502789
mikefeFe said:
Not true. @houstonn has an awesome ASOPA Rom that runs beautifully on my G2. Plain vanilla for the taking...:victory:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502789
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But it's still touched right? Not exactly N5 ROM I guess?
Untouched aosp is the base upon which PA and aokp and cm etc are built. If you are looking for something akin to the nexus 4 conversion that was available for the Optimus g, it doesn't exist. The nexus 5 and the g2 are similar, but not as alike as the n4 and Optimus g are.

Built new ROM from source

So after a couple of years of rooting and flashing Roms on my phones I decided to try building a ROM. I decided to build slimkat. Everything went smoothly and no issues. I just want to make sure its ok before I flash it on my phone. Is there anyway I can check it before flashing? I compared it to the latest weekly on their site and my zip is about 5 MBS larger than the weekly. I am on a d801 lg g2 T-Mobile.
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[Q] what is the best custom rom based on stock kitkat for LS980?

i'm a veteran HTC user, and i'm looking for a rom for my wife's sprint g2. I'd like it to be fast and clean (rather than overly customized with a zillion options ala CM), de-bloated and better battery life if possible. there seems to be a lot of different roms for the different variants, but its all confusing, and the sprint g2 seems to get the least amount of roms of all the g2 variants.
i have flashed twrp 2.7, done a fresh nandroid backup, and i'm currently rooted on ZVC running stock 4.4.2.
thanks in advance!
in before the lock. I can honestly say Mahdi and Omnirom are my favourite.
now check if your nandroid has efs backup and put on computer also grab a copy of the rom the backup was made on.
oh and dont ota on custom recovery, softbrick guarantee doing that
best ls980 rom
The best rom i have flashed and used with no issues is SuperG2 preview
I'm using PARDUS 7.4. Very satisfied.
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