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[HOW-TO] The easiest way to unbrick your LG G Pad 8.3

1. Download LG Mobile support tool (https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B687GQAEIeHiX0ZSeHp2NlhhalU/edit)
2. Install it as a normal software
3. Once it is successfully installed, run the program
4. Put your tablet into Download Mode (make sure the device is Powered Off and Unplugged, Press and hold Volume Up + Volume Down, then Plug In a USB Cable)
5. Run the LG Mobile Support Tool program
6. Click on "Options -> Upgrade Recovery" on the upright corner
7. It should start downloading stock firmware right away
8. Wait for it ......
9. A flash will be performed right after Once it finishes downloading
10. Wait until the tablet reboots. Done!!!
You may need to do a factory reset If you stuck in a bootloop
-Power off the device
-Press and hold the Power button and Volume down button at the same time
-When the LG logo shows up, let go both of the two buttons for a second, and then press them again
-A Factory reset promote should be shown on the screen. Follow the onscreen instructions to perform a factory reset.

How big is the download from LG server; is this a full system image or just recovery?

wpbear said:
How big is the download from LG server; is this a full system image or just recovery?
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It's about 1.4gb but you can use the flash tool instead just download the kdz then flash via flash tool

We can use Loki to bypass the bootloader, we just need the dev to port the tool to our device! All that needs to be done is for someone to provide the build number and a copy of the aboot partition to him in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2358871 - will do this once my device has arrived

This worked and brought me back to stock everything. Perfect for me to return to store. Thanks

Thank you very much ! My tablet not boot with the last slimkat build unofficial....

I only see the UK stock Rom in other threads, will this reset a US tab back to the stock Rom?

Hi, thank you for this tutorial.
I made a huge mistake flashing a 4.4.2 Kernel (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2617476) on my stock rooted rom (I misunderstood the instruction and thought it was stock-compatible...).
Consequently, my G Pad is not able to boot anymore, even in recovery mode.
After several attempts, I succeed in putting the G Pad in download mode and I followed the procedure described in post #1. During the downloading process, I was surprised that the G Pad "reboots" periodically, by staying in download mode. This didn't bother me until the next recovery step.
Indeed, during the S/W upgrade, this reboot leads to "losts phone connection" error and recovery failure... It seems to append every 2min30s.
Do you have any idea of why it happens or what is it ? Any trick to make the G Pad stay in download mode longer ?

Make sure your device is fully charged and turned off.
Simultaneously press and hold the power and volume down buttons.
When the LG logo shows up, release the power button only.
Now press and hold the power and volume up button while keeping your hold on the volume down button.
When the factory reset screen appears, release your hold on all buttons.
Press the power button to continue.
Press the power button again to confirm if you’re sure you wish to continue with the reset.
For the OP this is the true hard reset button combination!

Thank's for your advice r3stor3 ! :good:
You were right, my G Pad had indeed too low battery to recover, although it has been plugged all day to my laptop. So I charged it all night with the LG charger and tried the recovery process again in the morning (the one in OP #1, not the hard reset), and it worked !
Nonetheless, after recovery, the system display only 1% battery. But that's another story...
Have a nice day !
[Edit : Nevermind, after being fully discharged, it starts to charge again. Everything is fine now.]

I'd like to flash a custom recovery and cm11 on my LG g pad. I'm worried about my warranty. Does this methods would put my tablet back as day one in order to return it if I ever need to?
Envoyé de mon LG-V500 en utilisant Tapatalk

Black screen
I was as a fool to install this:
http://androidforums.com/esteem-all...w-get-out-clockworkmod-recovery-bootloop.html
after a cwm boot loop. Now it is dead, even doesnt start in download mode. Just black.
Its over, isnt it...

Gogolo2 said:
I was as a fool to install this:
http://androidforums.com/esteem-all...w-get-out-clockworkmod-recovery-bootloop.html
after a cwm boot loop. Now it is dead, even doesnt start in download mode. Just black.
Its over, isnt it...
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Although I didn't try and flash what you did, I wasn't able to put mine into Download mode to recover it either and only received a black screen! Turned out it was just ridiculously low on charge. I knew it was 'working' because with a USB cable in to the PC and holding the power button on the tab it was making connect and disconnect noises. Your best bet is to plug it into the mains charger and hold the power and/or power + vol down (I'm not sure what worked, I did a combination) until you get an LG logo. when you get to that, let it charge fully. (You should see the battery logo on screen)
Shouldn't have a problem once it's fully charged.

jim380 said:
1. Download LG Mobile support tool (https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B687GQAEIeHiX0ZSeHp2NlhhalU/edit)
2. Install it as a normal software
3. Once it is successfully installed, run the program
4. Put your tablet into Download Mode (make sure the device is Powered Off and Unplugged, Press and hold Volume Up + Volume Down, then Plug In a USB Cable)
5. Run the LG Mobile Support Tool program
6. Click on "Options -> Upgrade Recovery" on the upright corner
7. It should start downloading stock firmware right away
8. Wait for it ......
9. A flash will be performed right after Once it finishes downloading
10. Wait until the tablet reboots. Done!!!
You may need to do a factory reset If you stuck in a bootloop
-Power off the device
-Press and hold the Power button and Volume down button at the same time
-When the LG logo shows up, let go both of the two buttons for a second, and then press them again
-A Factory reset promote should be shown on the screen. Follow the onscreen instructions to perform a factory reset.
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Wow this just saved my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :good::good::good::good::good:

Life saving!
r3stor3 said:
Make sure your device is fully charged and turned off.
Simultaneously press and hold the power and volume down buttons.
When the LG logo shows up, release the power button only.
Now press and hold the power and volume up button while keeping your hold on the volume down button.
When the factory reset screen appears, release your hold on all buttons.
Press the power button to continue.
Press the power button again to confirm if you’re sure you wish to continue with the reset.
For the OP this is the true hard reset button combination!
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omg this saved my behind!!!!!!!!!!!!
flashed cm11
got stuck in boot loop
no recovery
no OS
no download mode
did this to factory reset and tada! im in recovery again!!!!
i love you man for posting such clear instructions to get into the hard reset with the hardware keys
hope this helps many

thanks for the info.
Tapatalk を使用して私の One から送信

When I try do the post #1, the message appears: "No upgrade itens to fix".
I try back the system date to december and the program recognize a upgrade, but it stop work.
Any suggestions?

wagneremanuel said:
When I try do the post #1, the message appears: "No upgrade itens to fix".
I try back the system date to december and the program recognize a upgrade, but it stop work.
Any suggestions?
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Hi I have the same issue.. wondering how to solve it.. thanks

worldbreaker said:
Hi I have the same issue.. wondering how to solve it.. thanks
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Me three. bricked my G pad and can't do the method outlined in the OP. I get that same error message: No Items To Fix
Please help!

Me too. No Items To Fix.
NYCguy2020 said:
Me three. bricked my G pad and can't do the method outlined in the OP. I get that same error message: No Items To Fix
Please help!
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[Q] Bricked Verizon G2

I made the mistake of wiping TWRP from my phone. I did a factory reset when I booted into TWRP. I tried installing the camera app mod. I am on 4.4.2. I am currently stuck on the LG screen and the phone will not power down. I cannot boot into download mode or recovery. I have tried to research as much as I can from other threads and I cannot find any that match my issue. Do I need JTAG service to fix this?

sd70acejm said:
I made the mistake of wiping TWRP from my phone. I did a factory reset when I booted into TWRP. I tried installing the camera app mod. I am on 4.4.2. I am currently stuck on the LG screen and the phone will not power down. I cannot boot into download mode or recovery. I have tried to research as much as I can from other threads and I cannot find any that match my issue. Do I need JTAG service to fix this?
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Hm. What exactly did you do ? How did you lose download mode ? (recovery I do understand).

bender_007 said:
Hm. What exactly did you do ? How did you lose download mode ? (recovery I do understand).
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While my phone is stuck on the LG screen (the phone will not power down) I hold the power button until it powers down, and it automatically reboots. When it reboots I hold the power button and the volume down button when the LG screen reappears and it just reboots again. Thanks for the quick reply. -Josh

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sd70acejm said:
While my phone is stuck on the LG screen (the phone will not power down) I hold the power button until it powers down, and it automatically reboots. When it reboots I hold the power button and the volume down button when the LG screen reappears and it just reboots again. Thanks for the quick reply. -Josh
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Good news I just hit the right combo of keys at the right time and I got into TWRP. I will update this as I progress. I got it solved. I restored from the backup I made. Thanks again.

sd70acejm said:
Good news I just hit the right combo of keys at the right time and I got into TWRP. I will update this as I progress.
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:good: glad you did it

Can't boot into recovery mode

I tried to update my LG G2 D802 from CM12.1 to 13 using the following steps:
1. reboot into twrp (2.8.7.3)
2. full wipe (all but internal storage)
3. installed bootstack-d802-CAF-signed.zip
4. installed CM13
5. reboot system
so far it worked fine, so I went back into recovery mode, installed the open_gapps-arm-6.0-stock-20151203.zip. After reboot, the phone keep throwing error messages "google service is closed" and keep repeating. I thought it may be an error in the gapps so I went into recovery again and tried to install another gapp version. I did a full-wipe again, but then I accidently did a system reboot. Now the phone is stuck after showing the LG logo and won't start properly. I try to go back into recovery mode:
1. turn off the phone
2. press power + volume down until the logo shows
3. release and repress the both button, which should bring me into recovery mode, but it didnt work. tried it numerous times, but always the same, if I release and press the both button after LG logo, the phone would just restart after few seconds...
can someone help me? Since the phone doesn't start, I can't install anything. Is there another way to get into recovery mode? Or can someone explain to me what I broke?

Don't press and release the volume down and power button at the lg logo. Just hold it until it goes into recovery.
If you can't get in, try to TOT back to stock. I would recommend you stick with rooted stock before you hard brick it(if you haven't done so already). Not only is cm buggy ass hell on the g2 but MM will be even more so since it's so new. Good luck.

stan54 said:
Don't press and release the volume down and power button at the lg logo. Just hold it until it goes into recovery.
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I tried, it seems the phone will just keep restarting(logo keep disappering and reappering again)
stan54 said:
If you can't get in, try to TOT back to stock. I would recommend you stick with rooted stock before you hard brick it(if you haven't done so already). Not only is cm buggy ass hell on the g2 but MM will be even more so since it's so new. Good luck.
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what is "TOT"? How do I do that when I can't start the phone and can't get into recovery mode?

Follow this guide to go back to stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476

With CAF bootstack by Daniel Stuart is new buttons combination to boot into recovery:
1. turn off phone
2. Power + Volume down
3. when LG logo appears, release both buttons and press Volume up + Volume down

brrrrm said:
With CAF bootstack by Daniel Stuart is new buttons combination to boot into recovery:
1. turn off phone
2. Power + Volume down
3. when LG logo appears, release both buttons and press Volume up + Volume down
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+1 to this method, i have been using this when I was not able to get into recovery easily. My issue is unrealted to yours though.

I had a similar issue trying to enter Recovery on my phone. I've tried a lot both methods, so I turned off the device, waited something like 5 minutes, then tried the vol up + vol down method and it worked. I don't know why, but that's not the first time I have to wait a bit longer to try the key combination in order to enter Recovery. Just in case you can't turn off you phone completly, hold power button till phone turns off, keep holding it, wait for the LG logo to show up, when the screen goes off, release the button. Good luck

brrrrm said:
With CAF bootstack by Daniel Stuart is new buttons combination to boot into recovery:
1. turn off phone
2. Power + Volume down
3. when LG logo appears, release both buttons and press Volume up + Volume down
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thank you, you life saver

brrrrm said:
With CAF bootstack by Daniel Stuart is new buttons combination to boot into recovery:
1. turn off phone
2. Power + Volume down
3. when LG logo appears, release both buttons and press Volume up + Volume down
It's not working for me. I got excited for a minute since others had luck with it, but it was a no-go for me. I know this is an older thread but....
It seems like being rooted, having TWRP and CM13 and Flashify, between all those, something should freakin' work, besides goofy hardware button combos. :crying:
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rebooting into TWRP help

Quick question for all. Have TWRP installed, rooted all good.
Trying to reboot into recovery when power is off. I read to hold down vol down and power until LG pops up then let it go then hold it again.
I do that, then the bootloader screen pops up. What do I do, I'm lost!!

dfogelstrom said:
Quick question for all. Have TWRP installed, rooted all good.
Trying to reboot into recovery when power is off. I read to hold down vol down and power until LG pops up then let it go then hold it again.
I do that, then the bootloader screen pops up. What do I do, I'm lost!!
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Just download quick reboot (root) from playstore and reboot to twrp with the phone on

dfogelstrom said:
Quick question for all. Have TWRP installed, rooted all good.
Trying to reboot into recovery when power is off. I read to hold down vol down and power until LG pops up then let it go then hold it again.
I do that, then the bootloader screen pops up. What do I do, I'm lost!!
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ONLY USE THIS METHOD IF YOU HAVE TWRP INSTALLED!!!!! OTHERWISE YOU WILL FACTORY RESET YOUR DEVICE!!!!!
While the device is powered off, press and hold Vol - and Power button. When you see the LG logo quickly release only the power button and re-press and hold the power button (Never let go of the Vol - button) This will boot you into the LG Factory reset screen. ONLY USE THIS METHOD IF YOU HAVE TWRP INSTALLED!!!!! OTHERWISE YOU WILL FACTORY RESET YOUR DEVICE!!!!! Choose yes to both options and you will be rebooted into TWRP. TWRP intercepts this command and ignores the factory reset part.

There's a nice app in the Playstore by the same guy that makes 3minit battery called 3minit rebooter. Free and works awesome to reboot recovery.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=three.minit.Rebooter

or, use adb on your computer and do "adb reboot recovery" - it is the most reliable method for me

DarkestSpawn said:
ONLY USE THIS METHOD IF YOU HAVE TWRP INSTALLED!!!!! OTHERWISE YOU WILL FACTORY RESET YOUR DEVICE!!!!!
While the device is powered off, press and hold Vol - and Power button. When you see the LG logo quickly release only the power button and re-press and hold the power button (Never let go of the Vol - button) This will boot you into the LG Factory reset screen. ONLY USE THIS METHOD IF YOU HAVE TWRP INSTALLED!!!!! OTHERWISE YOU WILL FACTORY RESET YOUR DEVICE!!!!! Choose yes to both options and you will be rebooted into TWRP. TWRP intercepts this command and ignores the factory reset part.
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love you man, saved my ass

Need some help here. Stuck on LG logo after the red triangle screen. ( unit was rooted using emdroidle method - H990DS ). Can't seem to access TWRP.
I tried flashing the superv20 rom but made some mistakes, TWRP version was on 3.0.2 and secure startup was enabled. managed to access TWRP and updated it to latest version then now Im stuck on LG logo after I reflashed the superv20 rom.

DarkestSpawn said:
ONLY USE THIS METHOD IF YOU HAVE TWRP INSTALLED!!!!! OTHERWISE YOU WILL FACTORY RESET YOUR DEVICE!!!!!
While the device is powered off, press and hold Vol - and Power button. When you see the LG logo quickly release only the power button and re-press and hold the power button (Never let go of the Vol - button) This will boot you into the LG Factory reset screen. ONLY USE THIS METHOD IF YOU HAVE TWRP INSTALLED!!!!! OTHERWISE YOU WILL FACTORY RESET YOUR DEVICE!!!!! Choose yes to both options and you will be rebooted into TWRP. TWRP intercepts this command and ignores the factory reset part.
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The same method helped me get into recovery. Just remember to let go of the power button for around a sec before repressing it again.

Can't boot into recovery?

Holding the Volume Down and Power buttons while off only boots into the ROM as usual.
I do have TWRP installed.
Suggestions?

user_null said:
Holding the Volume Down and Power buttons while off only boots into the ROM as usual.
I do have TWRP installed.
Suggestions?
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When the LG logo comes up, you must let go of the power button for about 1 second then press it again and hold until you get a page that says you are about to factory reset and erase everything. Let go of all buttons. If you have TWRP, you won't factory reset. Select yes with the volume button and select yes again on the next page. You will be taken to TWRP.

androiddiego said:
When the LG logo comes up, you must let go of the power button for about 1 second then press it again and hold until you get a page that says you are about to factory reset and erase everything. Let go of all buttons. If you have TWRP, you won't factory reset. Select yes with the volume button and select yes again on the next page. You will be taken to TWRP.
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That worked. Thanks!

Trying to reboot into recovery with TWRP, but all it does is erase all my data and makes me start all over again. Halp!!

androiddiego said:
When the LG logo comes up, you must let go of the power button for about 1 second then press it again and hold until you get a page that says you are about to factory reset and erase everything. Let go of all buttons. If you have TWRP, you won't factory reset. Select yes with the volume button and select yes again on the next page. You will be taken to TWRP.
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I Tried it won't work cause when I boot up the LG logo pops up super fast