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Easy hboot S-on recovery/img install or change up.

I haven't seen any post about fastboot flashing recovery,on an s-on Evo using fastboot . Since this is a guaranteed way to flash a recovery. I thought I'd share the process. Your phone must be in fastboot for this to work.
1. Install this folder in C: .... https://www.dropbox.com/s/pr4qllkvwo74vzk/e4grec.zip
2. Go to cmd and type. CD/e4grec .... you will see this..C:\e4grec>
3. Then enter this....fastboot flash recovery recovery-ra-supersonic-4.3-smelkus-mason.img
4.And your done, this same ,method can be used to flash any img file.
Don't worry if you not using the recovery I used as info all you have to do is change the name portion only (IE) (recovery-ra-supersonic-4.3-smelkus-mason)
The fastboot command and recoveries are already inside this folder as fastbootflashcmdReadme.txt.
You must use the entire folder do not remove anything but recovery img's. You can also place any img in this folder to fastboot flash.
I'm recommend that you use smelkus new recoveries as that are the shi#.smelkus ra recoveries can be found here..... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661543
Mac and Linux adb and fastboot drivers now included.

Where you've typed fast boot in your instructions, it's 2 words. Shouldn't it be one word ? Fastboot?
And don't people already need to have the sdk installed to use this?
I ask cuz I finally figured out how to install sdk recently (big tip I never knew, gotta have Java installed d'oh) and have been playing a bit and trying to get familiar with fastboot and adb.
Thanks for your efforts
sent from 2yr old Evo on ICS

scottspa74 said:
Where you've typed fast boot in your instructions, it's 2 words. Shouldn't it be one word ? Fastboot?
And don't people already need to have the sdk installed to use this?
I ask cuz I finally figured out how to install sdk recently (big tip I never knew, gotta have Java installed d'oh) and have been playing a bit and trying to get familiar with fastboot and adb.
Thanks for your efforts
sent from 2yr old Evo on ICS
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Yup 1 one word fastboot flash recovery (name of recovery image).img
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Yeah that's pretty funny I didn't even notice it was spacing it. This works without use of sdk. Its way easier to place a folder in C: and use cmd. This way anyone can make it work. Everything you need is in one folder. Evo drivers,fastboot and adb are inside with a few other need to haves so when you call the folder from cmd it will automatically initiate the right program for you. If you can't get it to work you can just install drivers,fastboot,adb right from the folder and it will work.
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Added new linux,mac,windows drivers.Just incase someone needs them.

whats the instructions for mac?

Keyz450 said:
whats the instructions for mac?
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I don't use mac,so I couldn't tell you. I just put the drivers in,so everyone can do this.
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thank you this worked 1 2 3!!!!!!

bboy_201 said:
thank you this worked 1 2 3!!!!!!
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Glad I could help.
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just what I was looking for.. thank you!!

I am a complete noob and I have a question.... Is this tutorial used to get S/on or off?

IAMDEE7 said:
I am a complete noob and I have a question.... Is this tutorial used to get S/on or off?
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Neither...this is for flashing via hboot with s/on..

Went to download dropbox file and it said it was deleted...?

I will put it back up in a few sorry. I had to clean dropbox and deleted it by accident

Folders up i only put ra 2.3 inside as i dont have my recoveries folder anymore. there's a link to get more recoveries on OP enjoy.

[Q] HELP!! I wiped my whole N7 in recovery.

Hi all!!
I have a huge problem i think.
Yesterday is was rooting my device, and i was about to start flashing a custom rom.
What happened is that in the proces of wiping dalvik cache etc. I by accident wiped the whole system!
So now if i want to reboot, recovery gives the error that there is no OS is installed. If i reboot my nexus 7 keeps hanging in the startup screen wich only displays Google...
It still can reboot in recovery or bootloader, but i cant figure out how to recover. I tried with 2 toolkits, but no succes! I made a nandroid backup but this doesnt work either.
Also i tried several solutions but none of them helped.
Does someone know how i can get my N7 to work again?? :crying:

Wugfresh's toolkit allows you to flash the stock image from the bootloader. Just make sure you check the box that states you cantvpower the device up.

Mskips toolkit, chose the option to flash Google image, it will download, and flash for you, if not your doing it wrong, push comes to shove your going o have to download a custom ROM and use adb to to push it on to your nexus 7 then fire up cwm and lash the rom, your nandroid will be gone unless you took it off/copied to a PC before you messed up.
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Jordanooo said:
Wugfresh's toolkit allows you to flash the stock image from the bootloader. Just make sure you check the box that states you cantvpower the device up.
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This^ i have done it a few times. When i flash a new rom i wipe all including system. Sometimes i get a bad download and i dont realise until i try to flash. Do as poster above says and you will be ok
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leelaa said:
This^ i have done it a few times. When i flash a new rom i wipe all including system. Sometimes i get a bad download and i dont realise until i try to flash. Do as poster above says and you will be ok
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I tried all those things named above with both toolkits..
When i try to flash to stock it keeps hanging at some point, or i get errors. What am i doing wrong?
I will try again what jordaanooo mentioned.. hope this time it will work.
If it doesn't work, does it help to post some screenshots with the error i get, or where it gets stuck??

Yeah, try it, make sure you state you cant boot it, and tell us what parts it stops/fails at

SMH dont use toolkits -_- so you're saying you "could" get into recovery? Why didnt you just adb push a rom
Code:
adb push name-of-rom.zip /data/media
Then flash that rom?

ÜBER™ said:
SMH dont use toolkits -_- so you're saying you "could" get into recovery? Why didnt you just adb push a rom
Code:
adb push name-of-rom.zip /data/media
Then flash that rom?
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Yes recovery does work. How do i push that? i have never done that...

TouchHD said:
Yes recovery does work. How do i push that? i have never done that...
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he just mentioned it in the post. do you know how to use adb? do you have it installed?

Fufu_the_Great said:
he just mentioned it in the post. do you know how to use adb? do you have it installed?
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i used it before for rooting my htc one x, so i think i have the needed files. but i don't know what i need for the n7 and how to start. I have been searching, but can't figure it out..

Jordanooo said:
Wugfresh's toolkit allows you to flash the stock image from the bootloader. Just make sure you check the box that states you cantvpower the device up.
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done something like this yesterday,worked :good:

TouchHD said:
i used it before for rooting my htc one x, so i think i have the needed files. but i don't know what i need for the n7 and how to start. I have been searching, but can't figure it out..
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pretty simple. if you know how to use adb then you just need to just a ROM to apply. wether it be the stock or a custom. once you know what ROM, the easiest thing is to paste it into your adb folder (usually platform-tools) and just push it onto your sd card

Fufu_the_Great said:
pretty simple. if you know how to use adb then you just need to just a ROM to apply. wether it be the stock or a custom. once you know what ROM, the easiest thing is to paste it into your adb folder (usually platform-tools) and just push it onto your sd card
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Thanks will try that this evening when i get home!

Jordanooo said:
Yeah, try it, make sure you state you cant boot it, and tell us what parts it stops/fails at
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I'm trying to flash to a stock rom at the moment with the wugfresh toolkit. it seems the process is stuck at the point where it is "sending 'system' to the device. it's "sending 'system'" for more than an hour now... is that ok?? or is there something going wrong?
the picture show's where it gets stucked

Fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-grouper3.34.img
Fastboot flash all nakasijroo3d.IMG w/e its called

Do you have cwm or twrp installed? If so you can mount the 7 like a mass storage device to your computer. This will give you access to the SD card where you can transfer a ROM from your computer to your tablet....I'm not sued where the setting is.....just go into your recovery and dig around....I think its under advanced...
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I just checked...if u go under the mount setting. There's a USB mass storage option......def the easiest route....adb is easy ...if you know how to set it up right
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TouchHD said:
I'm trying to flash to a stock rom at the moment with the wugfresh toolkit. it seems the process is stuck at the point where it is "sending 'system' to the device. it's "sending 'system'" for more than an hour now... is that ok?? or is there something going wrong?
the picture show's where it gets stucked
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are you familiar/comfortable with the command prompt?

Fufu_the_Great said:
are you familiar/comfortable with the command prompt?
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no not really.. i'm a real noob with that.

TouchHD said:
no not really.. i'm a real noob with that.
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do you remember where you installed android sdk?

Fufu_the_Great said:
do you remember where you installed android sdk?
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Yes i do. C:\SDK

[Q] No ROM on my Nexus 4. Is there a way to recover without backup?

I accidently deleted everything on my internal storage of my Nexus 4 which had the gapps and custom ROM at the same time wiped out my stock ROM. Is there a way for me to recover? My phone is rooted with Team Win Recovery Project v2.4.1.0. I heard ADB might be able to save my phone but I do not know how it works. My computer cannot find my device whatsoever thus I cannot put any form of ROM onto my Nexus 4.

Go back to stock and start again...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312

Recovery mode
EddyOS said:
Go back to stock and start again...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
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Does ADB Sideload work in Recovery Mode?

Should do if you're using the latest version of the custom recovery but you also need adb working to use it

EddyOS said:
Should do if you're using the latest version of the custom recovery but you also need adb working to use it
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Before the incident happened I'm pretty sure ADB connection worked. But now the computer can't even detect this device.

vinnchou said:
Before the incident happened I'm pretty sure ADB connection worked. But now the computer can't even detect this device.
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Try a different USB port, and check in Device Manager to see what Windows sees the unit as. If ADB/fastboot won't work you're stuck

EddyOS said:
Try a different USB port, and check in Device Manager to see what Windows sees the unit as. If ADB/fastboot won't work you're stuck
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Well the thing is when I plug it in nothing shows up or says that I've plugged anything in. It sees nothing. So is Fastboot another option?

Get your phone into fastboot and plug it in the PC. If it is seen by the PC then you can go back to stock. If not, you'll have to try another PC to rule out something your end. If that doesn't work either then you might have to RMA it

EddyOS said:
Get your phone into fastboot and plug it in the PC. If it is seen by the PC then you can go back to stock. If not, you'll have to try another PC to rule out something your end. If that doesn't work either then you might have to RMA it
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Just to clarify, adb won't see the phone but fastboot will. The command "fastboot devices" is what you want. This is for flashing a new OS on the phone.

EddyOS said:
Get your phone into fastboot and plug it in the PC. If it is seen by the PC then you can go back to stock. If not, you'll have to try another PC to rule out something your end. If that doesn't work either then you might have to RMA it
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Yes! The connection is seen by the computer and it is just recognized as a SAMSUNG Android Phone. So what is RMA? Or do I not need to worry about that? What do I do from here? Maybe there's hope!

fenstre said:
Just to clarify, adb won't see the phone but fastboot will. The command "fastboot devices" is what you want. This is for flashing a new OS on the phone.
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Why you quoting me? I don't have the problem!
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vinnchou said:
Yes! The connection is seen by the computer and it is just recognized as a SAMSUNG Android Phone. So what is RMA? Or do I not need to worry about that? What do I do from here? Maybe there's hope!
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That's fine, it shows the fastboot driver is installed. You can flash the stock factory image by following the guide I posted earlier in the thread. Once back to stock, you can then see if the PC will find the phone in ADB

fenstre said:
Just to clarify, adb won't see the phone but fastboot will. The command "fastboot devices" is what you want. This is for flashing a new OS on the phone.
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How exactly do I FastBoot? I'm on the Screen that says FASTBOOT MODE. What do I do from here?

EddyOS said:
Why you quoting me? I don't have the problem!
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That's fine, it shows the fastboot driver is installed. You can flash the stock factory image by following the guide I posted earlier in the thread. Once back to stock, you can then see if the PC will find the phone in ADB
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Ok Thank you! I will try my best! If Fastboot shows does it mean I have the correct drivers already installed?

vinnchou said:
Ok Thank you! I will try my best! If Fastboot shows does it mean I have the correct drivers already installed?
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Try running 'fastboot devices' and see if anything comes up. If it does then you're good to go!

EddyOS said:
Try running 'fastboot devices' and see if anything comes up. If it does then you're good to go!
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So I got stock ROM 4.2.2 back on my phone and the storage is only 5.6GB why is that?

EddyOS said:
Get your phone into fastboot and plug it in the PC. If it is seen by the PC then you can go back to stock. If not, you'll have to try another PC to rule out something your end. If that doesn't work either then you might have to RMA it
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Why would he RMA it? This isn't Google's fault.
Sent from my iPad 4

Adb push a ROM?
-Sent from Marino's Maxx-

vinnchou said:
So I got stock ROM 4.2.2 back on my phone and the storage is only 5.6GB why is that?
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There is a bit about that in the back to stock thread under the instructions, it happened to me as well

Looks like you got it working again but another option is using the nexus toolkit v1.63 I think (its under the development thread). The toolkit can push a ROM on your PC directly to the phone and flash via recovery. It only took 5 mins for me to get my phone working when I had this exact same problem.
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otariq said:
Looks like you got it working again but another option is using the nexus toolkit v1.63 I think (its under the development thread). The toolkit can push a ROM on your PC directly to the phone and flash via recovery. It only took 5 mins for me to get my phone working when I had this exact same problem.
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But now the OP has the knowledge of how to do it manually, which everyone should know as relying on a Toolkit is lazy

Well I have gone and done it now... …..

Downloaded cm11 went to flash it and it failed. I have no other Roms on my phone. I'm in recovery right now and every time I go to reset the phone it just comes back to recovery. My question is how do I load a ROM on to the phone while in recovery? At this point I give up and just want to go back to cm 4.3....:\
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U could use adb and push it to your phone but I have had no luck in trying to set up adb. IG I were u I would use recovery yo shut down yo save battery and search the development thread if I remember right and download the lg flash tool and stock firmware hold down all 3 keys while plugging in USB and follow the onstructions
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Also if u r in recovery did u make a backup of stock?
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Should be able to plug your phone into a PC and mount storage like a flash drive. Copy ROM to storage from PC.
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I had the same issue and I installed minimal adb and fastboot to desktop and also installed pdanet for drivers and then used sideload to push Rom to phone. Stock lg drivers in pc don't recognize phone in recovery so used pdanet to install lg drivers and all worked well.
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lingarajug said:
I had the same issue and I installed minimal adb and fastboot to desktop and also installed pdanet for drivers and then used sideload to push Rom to phone. Stock lg drivers in pc don't recognize phone in recovery so used pdanet to install lg drivers and all worked well.
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Do you have a step by step process for that?

1. Download and install minimal adb and fastboot in ur pc.(make sure to install it in desktop for easy access)
2. Download and install pdanet.
3. Download paranoid 4.3 and gapps. Rename them to 1.zip and 2.zip for easy reference. Copy these zips to step 1 folder.( does not have to be 4.3 Rom I just referred it as it is small in size and sideload sometimes has problems to push larger files.)
4. Reboot phone to recovery and perform factory reset followed by all wipes in advanced tab.
5. Go to advanced in home page of twrp and start sideload(connect usb to pc) and open step 1 folder and hold shift and right click mouse within the folder window and select command prompt and command opens and it should display in which folder it is opened in. Type adb devices and it should show your phone and if it does not close command.(keep phone connected to pc and in sideload mode) if it does detect as sideload go to step 8.
6. Open pdanet which u installed and go through options to install lg drivers and now your pc should detect your phone.
7. Exit sideload in phone and restart sideload again. Then do step 5 again. Your PC should show and sideload under devices.
8. Google how to use adb sideload as I don't remember the commands it's not hard at all. Once you knew commands push Rom first to phone followed by gapps (it
PS I am not a developer and had to learn these and don't remember sideload commands but it worked for me.
I am not responsible for any problems I am merely sharing my experience.
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lingarajug said:
1. Download and install minimal adb and fastboot in ur pc.(make sure to install it in desktop for easy access)
2. Download and install pdanet.
3. Download paranoid 4.3 and gapps. Rename them to 1.zip and 2.zip for easy reference. Copy these zips to step 1 folder.( does not have to be 4.3 Rom I just referred it as it is small in size and sideload sometimes has problems to push larger files.)
4. Reboot phone to recovery and perform factory reset followed by all wipes in advanced tab.
5. Go to advanced in home page of twrp and start sideload(connect usb to pc) and open step 1 folder and hold shift and right click mouse within the folder window and select command prompt and command opens and it should display in which folder it is opened in. Type adb devices and it should show your phone and if it does not close command.(keep phone connected to pc and in sideload mode) if it does detect as sideload go to step 8.
6. Open pdanet which u installed and go through options to install lg drivers and now your pc should detect your phone.
7. Exit sideload in phone and restart sideload again. Then do step 5 again. Your PC should show and sideload under devices.
8. Google how to use adb sideload as I don't remember the commands it's not hard at all. Once you knew commands push Rom first to phone followed by gapps (it
PS I am not a developer and had to learn these and don't remember sideload commands but it worked for me.
I am not responsible for any problems I am merely sharing my experience.
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I'll try when I get home. I just went out to try and get a otg cable and is not recognizing the thumb drive.

lingarajug you saved my life dude lol. might not have been a big thing to some of the better informed guys on here but i was freaking out. lol

Glad it helped you, which Rom did you end up flashing, my thoughts is lg g2 is still very new so stay patiently for at least 6 months until more development and support develops for our devices I am staying out of flashing business for the next 6 month's.
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lingarajug said:
Glad it helped you, which Rom did you end up flashing, my thoughts is lg g2 is still very new so stay patiently for at least 6 months until more development and support develops for our devices I am staying out of flashing business for the next 6 month's.
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Cm10.2 is very very stable. That's what I flashed back to. What's funny is I went to about three local "android gurus" on Craig's list and none of them could fix it. This board is valuable as hell

Yes these forums tell everything but you have to take time to search entire forum. Glad that ur phone is up and running smooth, have fun with ur great lg g2.
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No OS, using TWRP help?

So, short of it is I installed TWRP using freegee, which worked correctly. I had a rom on my storage, and did a wipe twice, but now the rom I had on the SD isn't there anymore and not sure what I should do. I search to figure out how to mount or side load the rom on the SD again, but not sure. Any ideas?
My last resort is to go to Best Buy where I bought the phone the other day and just say my phone is stuck on the LG logo and not sure why, it is possible to swap out phones, and hope they let me?
If I get an OTG UBS cable, and put the file on a external USB or USB sd card reader, will that work?

bigsnack said:
So, short of it is I installed TWRP using freegee, which worked correctly. I had a rom on my storage, and did a wipe twice, but now the rom I had on the SD isn't there anymore and not sure what I should do. I search to figure out how to mount or side load the rom on the SD again, but not sure. Any ideas?
My last resort is to go to Best Buy where I bought the phone the other day and just say my phone is stuck on the LG logo and not sure why, it is possible to swap out phones, and hope they let me?
If I get an OTG UBS cable, and put the file on a external USB or USB sd card reader, will that work?
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Did you not create a backup before flashing?

Backup was deleted too, or else I would have used it.

Ok since you mess up ! And dont know how to use adb. I suggest you use LG Flash Tool to go back to factory stock so you can go back to stock. And Noooooo returning the phone when it's rooted won't work you have alvery void your warranty by doing that they won't take the phone like that since they can just check if the phone was being rooted and there is no way right now to remove the counter.
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Nicamarcel1 said:
Ok since you mess up ! And dont know how to use adb. I suggest you use LG Flash Tool to go back to factory stock so you can go back to stock. And Noooooo returning the phone when it's rooted won't work you have alvery void your warranty by doing that they won't take the phone like that since they can just check if the phone was being rooted and there is no way right now to remove the counter.
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Well I tried to ADB via adb sideload, but it didn't work? It said it was starting sideload features, but nothing happens. I tired to use ADB push, but the device was not recognized. Any suggestions there?
So, is there a link to using the LG Flash tool? Thanks

Did you set up adb in the computer? Do you have the drivers for it? If yes check the cable or the computer usb port is the problem.
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Well is nothing is working just use LG Flash tool to go to stock because to be honest if adb and recovery mode are not working thats you last option you have.
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bigsnack said:
Well I tried to ADB via adb sideload, but it didn't work? It said it was starting sideload features, but nothing happens. I tired to use ADB push, but the device was not recognized. Any suggestions there?
So, is there a link to using the LG Flash tool? Thanks
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Here ya go buddy.. This is the easiest way.. Flashtool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476

Well I would think ADB flash tool should work if I was able to root via command prompt. I know I had the drivers installed. I will try a different usb cable, and usb port. On a side note if I get an OTG cable and use a SD card with a usb reader will I be able to use that to just flash a rom?
With adb, I click adb sideload, and then let in starting sideload features mode in the fastboot folder I open command prompt and type adb push rom.zip with rom.zip being the new rom i want to install, right? But, when I tried that nothing really happens.

This one is specific for Verizon, if you have the Verizon model since you never specified. Try this or the other one posted. And also read up a little more you seem a tad on the short end lol ? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960

Yeah that is the one I am reading as I have the Verizon model. And short end how so?

It worked correctly and I feel relieved. Thank you all. I just re-rooted and installed CWM touch via command prompt and it all worked correctly. Now I am just waiting to download another rom and see how that turns out. Again Thank you all.