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Have custom recovery, but can't gain root. Do I even need root to flash CM?

I've been trying to hold off on rooting my new GS4, but after a few weeks, the bug finally bit me. I got the custom recovery installed, and I installed SuperSU from withing the recovery, but due to some update errors when I rebooted, I never have gained root with the factory ROM. To be honest though, I don't care if I have root in the factory ROM, I just want to wipe the facory ROM and get CM onto my new device. Since I have a custom recovery, can I just say **** it and wipe and install the latest CM nightly, or is it absolutely imperative that I gain root in the factory ROM before I wipe and install a custom ROM?

garfnodie said:
I've been trying to hold off on rooting my new GS4, but after a few weeks, the bug finally bit me. I got the custom recovery installed, and I installed SuperSU from withing the recovery, but due to some update errors when I rebooted, I never have gained root with the factory ROM. To be honest though, I don't care if I have root in the factory ROM, I just want to wipe the facory ROM and get CM onto my new device. Since I have a custom recovery, can I just say **** it and wipe and install the latest CM nightly, or is it absolutely imperative that I gain root in the factory ROM before I wipe and install a custom ROM?
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What are you on 4.2.2 or 4.3?
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galaxys3man30 said:
What are you on 4.2.2 or 4.3?
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4.2.2

garfnodie said:
4.2.2
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I'm assuming ur on MF9 OK now you should have rooted first before recovery you can follow the video from www.qbking77.com on how to root MF9 but to answer your question I think you have to be rooted to flash any rom but it don't make sense you can't flash a recovery without being rooted it's weird that you have custom recovery and not rooted do you have super user app on ur phone?
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galaxys3man30 said:
I'm assuming ur on MF9 OK now you should have rooted first before recovery you can follow the video from www.qbking77.com on how to root MF9 but to answer your question I think you have to be rooted to flash any rom but it don't make sense you can't flash a recovery without being rooted it's weird that you have custom recovery and not rooted do you have super user app on ur phone?
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Maybe it'd be more accurate to say that I can't get SuperSU working. I used Odin to flash a custom recovery, booted into custom recovery, flashed SuperSU, rebooted, but instead of launching SuperSU first, I updated SuperSU through Google Play. I then ran SuperSU and it couldn't install the binaries, realizing that I probably shouldn't have updated SuperSU before running it first, I uninstalled the update, then ran SuperSU, but it still cannot install the needed binaries, and since I was never able to get SuperSU working properly in the first place, I cannot gain access to /system to remove the SuperSU apk and try again. So I'm hoping that since I don't even care about TouchWIZ, I just want to get CM up and running, I can just boot into recovery, wipe everything and then flash CM.

I don't think you can do that without bonking ur phone need to get and cf root so it will install the root binaries on ur phone SuperSU will work without ur running cf root it will not work that's why ur getting the error can't install binaries that's cuz ur not rooted
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41743595
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Go there and Odin that and then you will be rooted and u can in the binaries then buddy you don't have to open the app and update it can update from play store just fine
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galaxys3man30 said:
I don't think you can do that without bonking ur phone need to get and cf root so it will install the root binaries on ur phone SuperSU will work without ur running cf root it will not work that's why ur getting the error can't install binaries that's cuz ur not rooted
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41743595
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Go there and Odin that and then you will be rooted and u can in the binaries then buddy you don't have to open the app and update it can update from play store just fine
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Ok, thanks. I'll give that a shot. Is it going to cause a problem though that I've already flashed SuperSU, or will CF-Auto-Root just overwrite.
And on an unrelated topic, I've seen multiple times now while researching rooting the GS4 people saying to make a special backup of the efs folder to backup your IMEI info. I've rooted many devices now (Nexus One, Epic 4G Touch, Captivate, One X, original Galaxy Tab for Sprint) and I've never seen mention of making a special backup of the efs folder. Is this something new for LTE devices or what?

garfnodie said:
Ok, thanks. I'll give that a shot. Is it going to cause a problem though that I've already flashed SuperSU, or will CF-Auto-Root just overwrite.
And on an unrelated topic, I've seen multiple times now while researching rooting the GS4 people saying to make a special backup of the efs folder to backup your IMEI info. I've rooted many devices now (Nexus One, Epic 4G Touch, Captivate, One X, original Galaxy Tab for Sprint) and I've never seen mention of making a special backup of the efs folder. Is this something new for LTE devices or what?
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Yea it will override the SuperSU u have and yes I seen people talk about it before it's just incase you might lose your imei number but it's rare just a safe back up
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galaxys3man30 said:
Yea it will override the SuperSU u have and yes I seen people talk about it before it's just incase you might lose your imei number but it's rare just a safe back up
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Awesome, that worked like a charm, but since that uses a stock recovery, I now need to get a custom recovery back onto the device, and that's easy. However, I remember when I first got my Epic 4G Touch, if I wanted to flash a custom ROM, I had to first extract the kernel out of the ROM, flash the ROM, then flash the kernel, then reboot. Eventually this was fixed so all you had to do what just flash the ROM and reboot and you were good to go. Will I need to flash the kernel separately with this phone as well?

garfnodie said:
Awesome, that worked like a charm, but since that uses a stock recovery, I now need to get a custom recovery back onto the device, and that's easy. However, I remember when I first got my Epic 4G Touch, if I wanted to flash a custom ROM, I had to first extract the kernel out of the ROM, flash the ROM, then flash the kernel, then reboot. Eventually this was fixed so all you had to do what just flash the ROM and reboot and you were good to go. Will I need to flash the kernel separately with this phone as well?
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No not that I know of buddy I always flash them all in the same package buddy never had to separate the kernel to flash anything so you should good flashing everything all in the same package but I'm sure whatever rom you run they will it op if you have to do that buddy

Everything LG G2 Stock Kit Kat

Okay so I've been noticing a lot of threads lately asking kk this, kk that, kk them, etc. So I decided to make a thread to help some people and reduce the amount of repetitive questions on the Q&A and will try to keep it up to date during my free time.
Getting KK-
Flashing Guide
How to Flash to Stock
If the kitkat kdz file for your device is not there you can look in here:
KitKat KDZ's
Multiple Stock KDZ's/TOT's
D800
Flash KitKat the Easy Way
Flash the LGFlashTool way
D801 T-Mobile
Flash Via Recovery
D803
Post #10 has KDZ
LS980
Flash OTA with TWRP
VS980
ota install
vzw kdz link
Why it shows rooted download mode after flashing KitKat kdz/rom-
4.4.2 Root Checker
Unrooting and unrooted download mode:
How to unroot
Show unrooted in download mode
Next is root and recovery-
IOroot has been updated to v25 and can root most devices on kk IOroot25
T-Mobile's D801 is having problems with root on 4.4.2 because of issues with stock recovery, but they have a dedicated thread which you can check out and read often to see if they figure out how to root it
Recovery is now available without all the downgrading hassle, as long as you rooted with ioroot25 you can:
1) check out Cloudy's AutoRec to download and install custom recovery on KitKat
2) for Verizon g2 owners only you can check out Freedom Tools
If you want kk, root and custom recovery then try the following(once I can find them for other models, if anybody can share a link i'll update with other models):
D800
PowerUser
D80020c Stock
D80020k Stock Rooted
D801
t-mo recovery/root/kernels
D802
d802 flashable kk
D801/D803(Claro, Rogers, Others)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611749 (I haven't tried this/don't have the device so do so at your own risk)
VS980
Xdabbeb's Rom
Custom Kit Kat Roms
DPI Rom
Spiderio's 380 DPI Rom
Wireless Tethering:
@xdabbeb Hotspot Provision (VS980 kk only)
D800 SQLite Method
There are also custom kernels for kk-
D80X/LS980/VS980
Dorimanx Kernel
D80X/VS980/F320
SimpleKernel
D801
dr87 kernel
JassyKernel
D802
Piasek Kernel
Xposed
Xposed Installer
Xposed Mods
G2 Xposed
G2 TweaksBox
Camera Mods
Xdabbeb's Camera Mod
Jishnu's Camera Mod
Sound Mods
SonyXperiaWalkman Mod
Mods
New Features
LG Pie Support
Bugs/Fixes(When I have more time I'll add more as I find them)
Apparently there is a bug in which when using auxiliary cables/headphones where there is a crackling/hissing sound in the background, I cannot comment on this since I have not experienced it and I use auxiliary cables every weekend for dj stuff and I also use headphones at least once everyday. There is now a fix for this using G2TweaksBox
So I remember from the very beginning everyone complained that there battery was being drained by Bluetooth right after flash without ever wiping/factory resetting, but I have been using kitkat for about two months now and if after 12 hours it's used 5% then wow that's not a drain, the Bluetooth now works in a low energy state just like Wi-Fi so that even if it's off it's always on in a low energy state which means its not draining your battery.
When I have more time I will add more stuff that is stock kit kat related

Reserved

After rooting stock KK with ioroot25, isn't it possible to install a recovery? you just need to flash a patched kernel with loki enabled after flashing the recovery to boot back into "stock" rom

thenorm89 said:
After rooting stock KK with ioroot25, isn't it possible to install a recovery? you just need to flash a patched kernel with loki enabled after flashing the recovery to boot back into "stock" rom
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No the kit Kat bootloader patched our recovery/Loki exploit, if it were that easy there wouldn't be so many people bricking their devices on kk after getting root
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thenorm89 said:
After rooting stock KK with ioroot25, isn't it possible to install a recovery? you just need to flash a patched kernel with loki enabled after flashing the recovery to boot back into "stock" rom
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The only way is to have recovery on JB then flash Kk baseband for your variant and one of the Kk roms that use the patched kernel. Those Kk roms are mixed firmwares that use parts from Jb to make them work with the kernel and recovery and make sure loki is not broken. So that is why recovery can't be installed on full stock rooted Kk.
EDIT- There are now root and recovery methods/installers for stock KK. Mixed firmware is still used to keep JB bootstack.

XxZombiePikachu said:
Bugs(When I have more time I'll add more as I find them)
Apparently there is a bug in which when using auxiliary cables/headphones where there is a crackling/hissing sound in the background, I cannot comment on this since I have not experienced it and I use auxiliary cables every weekend for dj stuff and I also use headphones at least once everyday.
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For now, this bug can be fixed by:
P_Toti said:
How can i fully fix headset issues ?
1)Copy this file to system/etc/
2)Open G2 TweaksBox------------>Sound Tweaks--------------->Fix Hissing Headset issues
3)Reboot and Enjoy(If you have rebooted with the headsets plugged in remember to unplug them because the mod is activated when you plugin the headset.)
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G2 TweaksBox thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549923
[Q] If there are OTA updates by LG(e.g. addition of knockcode), and I am rooted on stock kikat with stock recovery, can I take the update?

aerobean said:
For now, this bug can be fixed by:
G2 TweaksBox thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549923
[Q] If there are OTA updates by LG(e.g. addition of knockcode), and I am rooted on stock kikat with stock recovery, can I take the update?
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Yes you can ota as long as you don't have custom recovery but if you have modified any part of the system like removed bloat, xposed, etc the update will fail
Sent from my LG-D800 running stock kk, rooted with philz using XDA app

My phone is showing in the battery menu that bluetooth is using 3 percent of battery. Says has been on for 12hours but I have not used and is not actively checked. No BT logo in status bar.. Am I missing something?

Stillmehungry said:
My phone is showing in the battery menu that bluetooth is using 3 percent of battery. Says has been on for 12hours but I have not used and is not actively checked. No BT logo in status bar.. Am I missing something?
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ok so for some reason for the first few weeks the Bluetooth reports a false positive(it reports a lot of hours of use but it's not actually draining your battery), if you actually use Bluetooth on a daily basis it will eventually stop giving out the false positive, mines stopped reporting 7-15 hours and now only reports around 2-4 hours which is the actual use I give it on a daily basis

I appreciate the fast response. Sounds like I'll wait it out and see what happens but that's good too know it's a false positive. Thanks again!

So once i go through the process of installing 24a bootstack can i just flash any kk rom now?

civydcex said:
So once i go through the process of installing 24a bootstack can i just flash any kk rom now?
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well seeing as that's the official bootstack you should be able to flash any official kk rom(stock, flex, pro) but I am not too sure if it plays well with aosp

Ok I'm sorry for being a noob but it's been a while since I've done anything root related. So I'm rooted on Verizon LG g2 and can download the update on my phone no problem. However I get an error when installing, does this mean I have to go back to stock first?
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fjgotgame24 said:
Ok I'm sorry for being a noob but it's been a while since I've done anything root related. So I'm rooted on Verizon LG g2 and can download the update on my phone no problem. However I get an error when installing, does this mean I have to go back to stock first?
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What's the error you are getting and you might have to go back to stock, have you removed bloat or modified the system partition?
Sent from my LG-D800 running stock kk, rooted with philz using XDA app

I removed bloatware
XxZombiePikachu said:
What's the error you are getting and you might have to go back to stock, have you removed bloat or modified the system partition?
Sent from my LG-D800 running stock kk, rooted with philz using XDA app
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fjgotgame24 said:
I removed bloatware
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then that is the reason you can't flash the ota you only have two options either flash back to stock or restore the bloatware

So weird I used titanium backup to back up and delete bloatware but there no where to be round...guess I'll have to flash the stock Rom, do I just look for the verizon model in the Rom page and I'm good?
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Also another thing is ive now downloaded the update twice but i have no clue where they go. If i dl it again is the file just taking up space somewhere?

fjgotgame24 said:
So weird I used titanium backup to back up and delete bloatware but there no where to be round...guess I'll have to flash the stock Rom, do I just look for the verizon model in the Rom page and I'm good?
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Also another thing is ive now downloaded the update twice but i have no clue where they go. If i dl it again is the file just taking up space somewhere?
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if you are using a root browser they should be located in cache/fota there should be a dlpkgfile, a script and some other files and also are do you have custom recovery sounds like you want to flash a stock rom? Also you want to use this to flash back to stock

I do not have custom recovery
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fjgotgame24 said:
I do not have custom recovery
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well all you need to do is flash back to stock or you can try upgrading using the Verizon upgrade assistant which is now updating devices to kk

[OTA] XT1032 4.4.4 Retail US

here we go
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/40676435/Blur_Version.210.12.32.falcon_umts.Retail.en.US.zip

4.4.4
Moto G (gen 1) (Consumer Cellular) just updated 4.4.4

Thanks pal, changelog?

I just got the update. I think Motorola is getting ready to update their Moto devices to Lollipop.

Im on CWM
Is it weird that I got the notification for the 4.4.4 update even though I use CWM instead of the stock recovery?
When I got the 4.4.3 update, I installed it via the OTA and didn't change from CWM to stock recovery. Nothing seemed wrong. But from what I understood you shouldn't be able to get OTA updates if you have a custom recovery?

I'm on Philz recovery. Unfortunately can't install the OTA. While installing error appears saying that there is a problem with verification Exchange2.apk...

Does this work with cwm? I tried with twrp but no luck and for some reason I can't fastboot stock recovery

Only stock recovery and untouched /system partition

So not for me

tony_evl said:
Only stock recovery and untouched /system partition
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I've got Philz Recovery and I can update with the update zip.
My system partition was unmodified (The Exchange error like it happens to Legomina was caused by a system modification).

Have a rooted device with xposed. OTA does not apply either with stock recovery or philz. Does anyone have a full SBF instead (I hate OTAs anyway, they never quite work for me)?

When the full firmware image is available, it will be announced here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2546251​

tony_evl said:
here we go
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/40676435/Blur_Version.210.12.32.falcon_umts.Retail.en.US.zip
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Thanks for this! Updated using this. My falcon was rooted using Superboot. So the recovery was stock. I was using xposed modules. I followed these steps:
1. Downloaded the file in OP
2. Copied it to sdcard
3. Booted to recovery
4. Selected install update from sdcard and then selected the update zip
5. Done! :good:
It took around 5 minutes for all this process. Thanks a lot @tony_evl :highfive:
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nupi said:
Have a rooted device with xposed. OTA does not apply either with stock recovery or philz. Does anyone have a full SBF instead (I hate OTAs anyway, they never quite work for me)?
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Check my post. I have just installed it with stock recovery. Let me know if you need any help...

x1032, Amazon, Global version
I just bought my x1032 Moto G from Amazon. The global GSM (international) version. I learned how to and I unlocked bootloader, flahsed TWRP 2.8.1.0 as my recovery and rooted yesterday!
Currently running 4.4.3. What do I need to do to install 4.4.4?
Total noob here. Moto G is my first andrioid device

cubk said:
I just bought my x1032 Moto G from Amazon. The global GSM (international) version. I learned how to and I unlocked bootloader, flahsed TWRP 2.8.1.0 as my recovery and rooted yesterday!
Currently running 4.4.3. What do I need to do to install 4.4.4?
Total noob here. Moto G is my first andrioid device
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Go back to stock, you'll get system update notification, flash it and again follow the procedure to root it...
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA Free mobile app

nitin.chobhe said:
Go back to stock, you'll get system update notification, flash it and again follow the procedure to root it...
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I'm on CWM and got the update notification? Is that weird? I flashed the 4.4.3 update through CWM and the update notification.

reeved said:
I'm on CWM and got the update notification? Is that weird? I flashed the 4.4.3 update through CWM and the update notification.
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No, that's not weird. You get that notification, you can even download it. But it won't get installed :silly:

Does anyone have a flashable .zip ROM or a system dump for the 4.4.4 update?

But my 4.4.3 update installed seemingly correctly through CWM. I didnt witness anything out of the ordinary like any bugs.

alireza_simkesh said:
Does anyone have a flashable .zip ROM or a system dump for the 4.4.4 update?
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If anyone else is also looking for a flashable zip ROM, there is a collection (including 4.4.4 version) in here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/development/rom-stock-motorola-rom-collection-t2854688

installing twrp

I have my tmobile d801 running lollipop 5.0.2 rooted with twrp installed. Now that ive discovered that there are no roms for lollipop im going to downgrade to original firmware that runs 4.4.2 so i can try out some of the roms that have been developed. Ive found a way to root, though i cannot find a guide to install twrp, all the guides seem to have twrp for a different model of lg g2.
What version of twrp do i need and how can i flash it for the d801?

Go to the Play Store and search for AutoRec for your D801 for lollipop and install and your good to go as long as your rooted.
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deltadiesel said:
I have my tmobile d801 running lollipop 5.0.2 rooted with twrp installed. Now that ive discovered that there are no roms for lollipop im going to downgrade to original firmware that runs 4.4.2 so i can try out some of the roms that have been developed. Ive found a way to root, though i cannot find a guide to install twrp, all the guides seem to have twrp for a different model of lg g2.
What version of twrp do i need and how can i flash it for the d801?
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Go to the Play Store and search for AutoRec for your D801 for lollipop and install and your good to go as long as your rooted.

AtrixHDMan said:
Go to the Play Store and search for AutoRec for your D801 for lollipop and install and your good to go as long as your rooted.
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Go to the Play Store and search for AutoRec for your D801 for lollipop and install and your good to go as long as your rooted.
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doesn't that contradict what firmware is going to be on the phone? im on lollipop 5.0.2 now, i think the original is 4.4.2 if i downgrade by using the lg toolkit. does autorec work for d801 work for kitkat? confusion here. At this point being rooted and twrp on lollipop, im not able to install any of the roms that have been made for 4.4.2.
Can you make it clear to me?

deltadiesel said:
doesn't that contradict what firmware is going to be on the phone? im on lollipop 5.0.2 now, i think the original is 4.4.2 if i downgrade by using the lg toolkit. does autorec work for d801 work for kitkat? confusion here. At this point being rooted and twrp on lollipop, im not able to install any of the roms that have been made for 4.4.2.
Can you make it clear to me?
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If you`re on 5.0.2 lollipop then you need to install autorec from play store to get twrp installed but you must be rooted in order for it to work.If your trying to downgrade back to kit kat then I think you don`t have to be rooted or have twrp installed at all in your flashing to stock kit kat rom.
If your trying to return to stock kit kat read here.
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45293512#post45293512
If you just need twrp recovery then download Autorec for D801 for Lollipop in the Play Store.

AtrixHDMan said:
If you`re on 5.0.2 lollipop then you need to install autorec from play store to get twrp installed but you must be rooted in order for it to work.If your trying to downgrade back to kit kat then I think you don`t have to be rooted or have twrp installed at all in your flashing to stock kit kat rom.
If your trying to return to stock kit kat read here.
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45293512#post45293512
If you just need twrp recovery then download Autorec for D801 for Lollipop in the Play Store.
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You are misunderstanding. I am using a Tmobile d801 on lollipop that is rooted and twrp installed. There are no custom roms.
I want to revert to 4.4.2, so that i can use custom roms, so the autorec for lollipop would do me no good to root and install twrp.
What would i need to do to root and get twrp installed on 4.4.2? i know how to go back to stock, but im going back to stock rom because i want to root and install twrp. What you are telling me is to use the autorec for lollipop...which ive already done. im rooted and twrp installed on lollipop, but i want to downgrade and need to know how to install twrp on 4.4.2

deltadiesel said:
You are misunderstanding. I am using a Tmobile d801 on lollipop that is rooted and twrp installed. There are no custom roms.
I want to revert to 4.4.2, so that i can use custom roms, so the autorec for lollipop would do me no good to root and install twrp.
What would i need to do to root and get twrp installed on 4.4.2? i know how to go back to stock, but im going back to stock rom because i want to root and install twrp. What you are telling me is to use the autorec for lollipop...which ive already done. im rooted and twrp installed on lollipop, but i want to downgrade and need to know how to install twrp on 4.4.2
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You can find both things in the link below.Just go back to stock kit kat rom first.Look under downloads in link.
AutoRec
twrp for kit kat
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715496
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ioroot25

AtrixHDMan said:
You can find both things in the link below.Just go back to stock kit kat rom first.Look under downloads in link.
AutoRec
twrp for kit kat
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715496
root
ioroot25
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Thanks!

deltadiesel said:
Thanks!
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Enjoy.

Nice solution
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BarisGTBRS said:
Nice solution
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Xda is a world of its own.

I'm having a problem using autorec for my phone, it says "tried to install loki_tool, no luck, please try installing loki tool manually" How do i install loki tool?

when i run the root.bat file in iroot25 the window just closes
what do i do?

deltadiesel said:
when i run the root.bat file in iroot25 the window just closes
what do i do?
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These files don't seem to work with the tmobile version. Can anyone help?

deltadiesel said:
I'm having a problem using autorec for my phone, it says "tried to install loki_tool, no luck, please try installing loki tool manually" How do i install loki tool?
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That's because the phone is not rooted.Maybe try LG one click root.If the phone didn't reboot and you see android updating then it's probably not rooted.
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deltadiesel said:
These files don't seem to work with the tmobile version. Can anyone help?
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LG one click root link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3056951
You need to turn on developers mode and follow the instructions carefully.When it asks you go in download mode and you get stuck at 90% just wait about a minute and then hold power down and let phone reboot.Let me know if you need full instructions.

If that didn't work.This is what I used on my phone.I just remembered.
Stomp Root v1.2.0
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2850906

Why dont you try using LP Extreme since you are already rooted w/ on Lollipop. Here is link to the thread.
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Forgot to post the link;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-g2/development/rom-tmo-lp-extreme-v1-0-4-16-15-t3084681
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AtrixHDMan said:
If that didn't work.This is what I used on my phone.I just remembered.
Stomp Root v1.2.0
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2850906
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That didn't work on my T-Mobile G2 D801 ("Device is patched, sorry"). In fact I've tried Purple Drake, ioroot, StumpRoot, LGOneClickRoot. None of these work. I wonder what's different with your G2 that allows StumpRoot (or any other rooting) to succeed. I'm contemplating a downgrade all the way to KK 4.2.2 as both LP 5.0 and KK 4.4.2 seem impervious to rooting.

nbi1 said:
That didn't work on my T-Mobile G2 D801 ("Device is patched, sorry"). In fact I've tried Purple Drake, ioroot, StumpRoot, LGOneClickRoot. None of these work. I wonder what's different with your G2 that allows StumpRoot (or any other rooting) to succeed. I'm contemplating a downgrade all the way to KK 4.2.2 as both LP 5.0 and KK 4.4.2 seem impervious to rooting.
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I downgraded my phone back to Kit Kat on a D800 and rooted Kit Kat stock Rom just today with StumpRoot.If you are on stock Kit Kat Rom it should.If you install the StumpRoot apk on your phone and let it did it thing and when ask to reboot phone after reboot it should reboot on its on once more and then your rooted.Supernova will not show up in app drawer but you should be rooted.Just work for me.I think because you don't see it in app drawer you think it's not rooted.They're apps in Play Store to check.

AtrixHDMan said:
I downgraded my phone back to Kit Kat on a D800 and rooted Kit Kat stock Rom just today with StumpRoot.If you are on stock Kit Kat Rom it should.If you install the StumpRoot apk on your phone and let it did it thing and when ask to reboot phone after reboot it should reboot on its on once more and then your rooted.Supernova will not show up in app drawer but you should be rooted.Just work for me.I think because you don't see it in app drawer you think it's not rooted.They're apps in Play Store to check.
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No, I always use a root checker to get root status. It seems we're comparing apples & oranges - we have a different phone and different versions of Android. But thanks for trying to help.

nbi1 said:
No, I always use a root checker to get root status. It seems we're comparing apples & oranges - we have a different phone and different versions of Android. But thanks for trying to help.
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StumpRoot should work on all variations of the LG G2 but only on Kit Kat not Lolilpop.
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nbi1 said:
No, I always use a root checker to get root status. It seems we're comparing apples & oranges - we have a different phone and different versions of Android. But thanks for trying to help.
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Check this link.
http://www.droidviews.com/root-any-lg-device-easily-with-stump-root/

LG v20 (Verizon Help)

So I just bought a verizon LG v20 which has 8.0.0 on it. Simple question. Can I still downgrade using upercut and LGUP and then use dirty santa. I found the correct Firmware on lg-drivers and have it all ready and set. Some posts are saying that you can some people say you can't downgrade. I am just trying to figure out which is right. YES I searched multiple posts...
1. Can I downgrade when the phone arrives?
2. Can I still use dirty santa when I downgrade?
3. Why do some say patched and some say not? Is that because some models firmware are non-downgradeable?

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stevieshae said:
So I just bought a verizon LG v20 which has 8.0.0 on it. Simple question. Can I still downgrade using upercut and LGUP and then use dirty santa. I found the correct Firmware on lg-drivers and have it all ready and set. Some posts are saying that you can some people say you can't downgrade. I am just trying to figure out which is right. YES I searched multiple posts...
1. Can I downgrade when the phone arrives?
2. Can I still use dirty santa when I downgrade?
3. Why do some say patched and some say not? Is that because some models firmware are non-downgradeable?
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Yes you can downgrade, probably only need to use the regular LG up, downgrade to a security patch prior to Dec 2016, follow the dirty santa instructions, flash updated twrp, within twrp standard wipe, format data, flash rom, flash magisk
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Yes you can downgrade, probably only need to use the regular LG up, downgrade to a security patch prior to Dec 2016, follow the dirty santa instructions, flash updated twrp, within twrp standard wipe, format data, flash rom, flash magisk
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Its that easy?

Yes. But I'll suggest before hand updating to the firmware version of your choice, and dumping it with LGUP (same tool you use to flash firmware packages). There's a lack of flashable stock ROMs for the v20 variants, so you'll be stuck on an ancient firmware version after rooting. Once you've flashed the DirtySanta engineering bootloader, you can flash back part of the dump (minus aboot and recovery), allowing you to keep TWRP/Engineering Bootloader while still having the system version of your choice.

crumbling9999 said:
Yes. But I'll suggest before hand updating to the firmware version of your choice, and dumping it with LGUP (same tool you use to flash firmware packages). There's a lack of flashable stock ROMs for the v20 variants, so you'll be stuck on an ancient firmware version after rooting. Once you've flashed the DirtySanta engineering bootloader, you can flash back part of the dump (minus aboot and recovery), allowing you to keep TWRP/Engineering Bootloader while still having the system version of your choice.
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Not necessarily true as the majority of the updated stock custom build roms flash full firmware
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cnjax said:
Not necessarily true as the majority of the updated stock custom build roms flash full firmware
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Yea, but those updated stock custom build also pack a bunch of other crap you may or may not want. Its much better to start from fresh, do your own debloating, then pick and choose what you want. There's also the side benefit of not having to deal with AFH's godawful download speed. The VS995 has stock KDZ so restoring from stock isn't a big problem, but having your own dump on hand let you get back to the latest (or close to latest) system update and skip 2-3gb of OTAs

crumbling9999 said:
Yea, but those updated stock custom build also pack a bunch of other crap you may or may not want. Its much better to start from fresh, do your own debloating, then pick and choose what you want. There's also the side benefit of not having to deal with AFH's godawful download speed. The VS995 has stock KDZ so restoring from stock isn't a big problem, but having your own dump on hand let you get back to the latest (or close to latest) system update and skip 2-3gb of OTAs
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I just want a rom like Lineage OS or something that allows custom sets for my device. I am getting confused? just flash this rom with lg up, then use dirty santa, then install the rom correct? I haven't rooted since my nexus 6p since vzw locks the pixel and pixel 2 xl bootloaders -_- ... attached a screenshot of the rom.. its got 3k downloads and is marked 2016-12-24 3691(downloads) SO I assume I flash this first. then do the dirtsanta exploit? My last question is how do I install roms with these newer devices? Do I format everything(I got an sd card) and just keep the sd card clean? Would love some info!
Heres the link to the screenshot I tried adding. https://lg-firmwares.com/lg-vs995-firmwares/#tab=firmwares

Need some help, can't get root or super su to work. keeps saying device not rooted. after flashing stock twice. and redoing dirty santa. Here is the forum post to reduce spam.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/help/v20-dirty-santa-help-t3897601

stevieshae said:
Need some help, can't get root or super su to work. keeps saying device not rooted. after flashing stock twice. and redoing dirty santa. Here is the forum post to reduce spam.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/help/v20-dirty-santa-help-t3897601
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You have to install Magisk/SuperSu to keep TWRP, otherwise the system will replace it with stock recovery everytime it boots. If you already have the Engineering Bootloader installed by following DirtySanta up to Step 3, just reboot into fastboot (hold volume down while phone is off, plug cable) and reflash TWRP with fastboot.