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[Q] Root + Recovery Questions...

OK. So, The LG G2 Forums are a little crazy.... Basically, I Need someone to direct me to the appropriate places to get the right root and recovery.
I'm assuming that TWRP is the recommended recovery?
Thanks.

Torelli88 said:
OK. So, The LG G2 Forums are a little crazy.... Basically, I Need someone to direct me to the appropriate places to get the right root and recovery.
I'm assuming that TWRP is the recommended recovery?
Thanks.
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Depends on what your G2's carrier version is, and the software version you are on. If you're on KitKat 4.4.2, there hasn't been a straight rooting method YET. Devs are still working on that.
In case you are still on JB 4.2.2, you can root via IOroot22. Just search for IOroot22 on xda and oyu will find it. Pretty clear instructions as well.
Good luck.

vish9 said:
Depends on what software version you have on your G2's carrier version, and the software version you are on. If you're on KitKat 4.4.2, there hasn't been a straight rooting method YET. Devs are still working on that.
In case you are still on JB 4.2.2, you can root via IOroot22. Just search for IOroot22 on xda and oyu will find it. Pretty clear instructions as well.
Good luck.
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Sorry, forgot to specify. Tmobile G2. 4.2.2

This video is for root http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HKuedInhdjU
This one is for the recovery https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&...30kxWHfR1XW3Ih2zQ&sig2=9_zoJdMDowkKHhtiNfW8mg
The recovery version that you want is found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2655987
Hope I could help!:good:

[Q] Help unrooting

I wanted to start a new thread since i havent had any luck finding an answer to my question. Basically i need to know how can i unroot my LG G2 LS980 from Sprint. I just want it back to stock. I have tried a few ways (threads in the forums) but after trying fro a few mins they dont seem to work. then when i go to the end of the thread it says these way no longer works. The last one i tried made me download firmware and use the LG Flash tool and change the megalock.dll but after checking all the settings and launching the tool it just sits at 0% forever. I even tried the turn off and put back on download mode again while not closing the tool and it still does the same.
my phone is still on stock recovery, running android 4.2.2 and software version LS980ZV8
I tried doing the OTA that pops up on my phone every other day but it fails to update halfway thru it. Now i want kitkat and i cant update it. I guess worse case i would like to flash a stock rom with kitkat (stock) and still keep it rooted but my issue is im still stuck on ZV8

Well you can easily unroot from inside supersu but if you have modified any part of the system/xposed/removed bloat you will not be able to update unless you flash back to stock
Sent from my LG-D800 running stock kk, rooted with philz using XDA app

XxZombiePikachu said:
Well you can easily unroot from inside supersu but if you have modified any part of the system/xposed/removed bloat you will not be able to update unless you flash back to stock
Sent from my LG-D800 running stock kk, rooted with philz using XDA app
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i tried that a few days ago and yes, i lose root access but i stil cant do the over the air updates so im still stuck on my current software version... i was thinking maybe i need to flash a stock firmware back on it and try it that way. Is there a way to unroot or reflash the stock firmware back on? I love this phone but when it comes to root/unroot stuff god i miss my S4

sundown13x said:
i tried that a few days ago and yes, i lose root access but i stil cant do the over the air updates so im still stuck on my current software version... i was thinking maybe i need to flash a stock firmware back on it and try it that way. Is there a way to unroot or reflash the stock firmware back on? I love this phone but when it comes to root/unroot stuff god i miss my S4
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Well have you tried the back to stock thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
Sent from my LG-D800 running stock kk, rooted with philz using XDA app

XxZombiePikachu said:
Well have you tried the back to stock thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
Sent from my LG-D800 running stock kk, rooted with philz using XDA app
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yeah doesnt doesnt work. i got all files all drivers... flashtool pops up i select the files as per instructions. hit the yellow arrow and it does nothing. sits there. I also did the turn off and back into download mode and it doesnt do anything.

sundown13x said:
yeah doesnt doesnt work. i got all files all drivers... flashtool pops up i select the files as per instructions. hit the yellow arrow and it does nothing. sits there. I also did the turn off and back into download mode and it doesnt do anything.
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have the same issue on the bottom it shows B80 rooted
ok found the culprit
forgot to change the com to 41 (windows)
after that it worked fine

Sucks being new
So i need at-least 10 post so I can post in a development forum which kinda sucks. I'm not a total noob i don't need help with flashing anything. I have a legitimate question with a problem im having with a rom. Posting this 10 times in random forums to see if I get intermission to post in Development Forum.

Jose Castillo said:
So i need at-least 10 post so I can post in a development forum which kinda sucks. I'm not a total noob i don't need help with flashing anything. I have a legitimate question with a problem im having with a rom. Posting this 10 times in random forums to see if I get intermission to post in Development Forum.
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that isn't going to work, you are supposed to make at least 10 helpful post in which you well obviously help someone

Honestly the only help I can give you since I'm using an AT&T version is this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg693AYgoTo
I know it's for AT&T but for AT&T and Sprint you use the same method to flash. You just have to replace the .tot and .dll for your sprint phone, because the ones included are for the AT&T version. Other than that the steps are the same.
PS the Development forums are not for Q&A, it's for development and feedback (Like logcats and bug fixes, etc).

registrar said:
have the same issue on the bottom it shows B80 rooted
ok found the culprit
forgot to change the com to 41 (windows)
after that it worked fine
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thanks man... yeah that did it.. .funny thing was that it was set on 41... i changed it to 45 then back to 41 and it worked right after! xD woot

Another upgrade

Guys, my phone just told me there's another upgrade for the lg g2 D803 variant....Anybody seen this yet?
I'm wondering what the upgrade is, seeing it's 1.5 gb.
It's gonna take me to D803B20G. Not sure if the current rooting and autorec recovery method will work on this new firmware, sceptical about installing it......

rodpgfx said:
Guys, my phone just told me there's another upgrade for the lg g2 D803 variant....Anybody seen this yet?
I'm wondering what the upgrade is, seeing it's 1.5 gb.
It's gonna take me to D803B20G. Not sure if the current rooting and autorec recovery method will work on this new firmware, sceptical about installing it......
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1. wrong place to post this.
2. general rule of thumb - if you like having root and recovery, NEVER take an OTA from the manufacturer EVER, until it's confirmed that it doens't block root / recovery /bootloader exploits (like the 4.4 ot'as blocked loki)

jakew02 said:
1. wrong place to post this.
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Sorry, I wasn't sure where to put as there is no folder for 803 variant.....
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jakew02 said:
1. wrong place to post this.
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Sorry, I never seen a folder for the D803 variant so I wasn't sure where to put this.... Should it have gone in Q&A?

rodpgfx said:
Sorry, I never seen a folder for the D803 variant so I wasn't sure where to put this.... Should it have gone in Q&A?
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Q&A if you're asking a question about it, General if you wanted to let people know about it..

yes probably in q&a or general maybe, like stated above please dont install on your phone if youre rooted with a non stock recovery otherwise you will mess up your phone big time! really not sure if its possible but if you can, switch off firmware updates as they are not compatible with the custom recoveries and whichever rom you are using will update soon enough anyway if your on stock rom the same applies if you have a custom recovery

martindar said:
yes probably in q&a or general maybe, like stated above please dont install on your phone if youre rooted with a non stock recovery otherwise you will mess up your phone big time! really not sure if its possible but if you can, switch off firmware updates as they are not compatible with the custom recoveries and whichever rom you are using will update soon enough anyway if your on stock rom the same applies if you have a custom recovery
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I have stock Rom rooted and twrp recovery that's all.

Avoid the update.
However it has the knock knock code addon. Or, as far as I've heard, that's the only new update LG had planned for the LG G2.
Do not install it. If you REALLY want to try it, make a backup, store it on your PC, OTA. If you lose root, you can revert to stock, get a recovery, put your backup back on your phone and restore.....but that's honestly a lot of work just to possibly get the knock knock code. (I know turning on is knock on, but for the "code" you knock more than once minimum, so I call it knock knock).
You can also force supersu to keep root, but last time I tried that for an OTA I got stuck in a bootloop.
TL;DR: Might be knock on/knock knock code. Not sure what else. You can backup and try to OTA, but no one can be certain what will happen. Expect to lose root. You can force SuperSu to keep root, but you may bootloop.
I'd just wait for more info.

rodpgfx said:
I have stock Rom rooted and twrp recovery that's all.
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twrp recovery is a custom recovery, so never update.

I'm pretty sure there is an app in /system that you can freeze to stop push updates. Sadly, that is the only info I have. It may have been carrier specific and I haven't been on stock since the first week I had the phone. Haha.

Guys I already know all what you just said......I've done this loads of times. Just wondering if I can uninstall custom recovery without re-installing stock firmware?
I know I can take my chance and try the OTA but not without recovery gone first.
It's a lot of work to just flash stock firmware, install update and if there's no big change, flash stock again.....
Thats why i was wondering if the only option is flash stock to get rid of recovery

martindar said:
twrp recovery is a custom rom so never update
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Twrp is not a Rom it's a recovery. Hence the "recovery"
Sent from my VS980 4G using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Esteway.619 said:
Twrp is not a Rom it's a recovery. Hence the "recovery"
Sent from my VS980 4G using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Lol, yeah I didn't want to say anything. He should read up before doing anything with his phone.

rodpgfx said:
Guys I already know all what you just said......I've done this loads of times. Just wondering if I can uninstall custom recovery without re-installing stock firmware?
I know I can take my chance and try the OTA but not without recovery gone first.
It's a lot of work to just flash stock firmware, install update and if there's no big change, flash stock again.....
Thats why i was wondering if the only option is flash stock to get rid of recovery
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I think its possible, (but it should be really hard to do so) but the easiest way is to flash a .kdz file And you should not take the chance to update when you have recovery, it just isn't worth it. Anyways I would just have sticked with a custom rom which gets updated regulary..or flashed a kdz and get back to stock.
Btw can the good judger @Judge Joseph Dredd move the thread to q and a section? I think that it is even more help to get there

OP Moved out of the Development Threads, since this does not belong there....Please read the Forum Rules on posting.

[Q] Rooting LS980ZVE 4.4.2

Hey guys, hope everyone is doing well.
I purchased a used G2 a couple weeks ago and activated it on the Sprint (Ting) network. The previous owner seems to have made a failed attempt at rooting the device; There is a SuperSu app in the app drawer but it doesn't work (missing binary) and RootChecker fails.
I've tried using StumpRoot but the "Grind" button is greyed out, as well as IORoot but the flash fails.
If anyone has any tips I'd really appreciate it. Otherwise, if you need any more information about the device just let me know and I'll be sure to post it!

same problem
Android Noob
I just got my g2 ls980zve 4.4.2. My device is not rooted but stump root keep saying your device is rooted. And i couldnt find a proper root guide for this update. Help...!

Best solution: use one of the ZVC tot files and take it back to pure stock, then do the OTA upgrade to ZVD, then ZVE, and use Stump Root nice and clean once you're back on ZVE.
That's my recommendation. Yes it's a bit cumbersome but if you're going to be pure stock (rooted, of course), that's the why I would suggest it be done properly. Trying to "fix" a busted root or one that didn't get done properly could cause more trouble than it's worth. You could do the reflash to pure stock ZVC in a matter of minutes, then the ZVD - ZVE update in a few more and have zero issues whatsoever.

Or flash the zve tot and then use stumproot.
Sent from my LG-LS980 using XDA Free mobile app

Rularn said:
Or flash the zve tot and then use stumproot.
Sent from my LG-LS980 using XDA Free mobile app
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Didn't realize there was a proper ZVE tot file available, would have suggested that if I did but yep, that's even easier and the best solution overall.
Neat...

I am having the same issue, glad to see a solution.
It may be a stupid question, but since I do not know the answer... Where do I find the ZVE, or ZVC files to load? If someone has a link for a thread kn this subject that would be very helpful. In the mean time I will be doing some more searching.
Thanks!

Thanks for the responses guys, really appreciate the pointers!
I'll definitely be trying some of these suggestions when I have time First week back at Uni is kicking my ass so far lol!

Rynglade there is a guide to restore to factory in the lg g2 general section at the top. Internetcommand. if the previous owner attempted root then failed,stumproot will not work as it still detects the phone as rooted. the only way to get it to work is to do a restore with lg flash tool.

@broadband and rularn
Thanks dudes

Hey guys, quick update as I've finally found time to try working on this:
The only issue I'm having right now is that my phone will NOT go into download mode. I've tried several times and nothing seems to get through.
I really don't know what to do from here since I can't flash a stock firmware without going into download mode...

[Q] [Help]LG G2 ls980 flash/loki probs

Not sure what all information you will need but ask and I shall gladly supply
Got a LG-ls980
Running stock lollipop 5.0.1 on ZVG update or w/e
Rooted using LG One Click Root (program never said it finished but checked phone and root is verified)
Used autorec to get TWRP v2.8.6.1 (seemingly worked fine)
currently trying to flash the latest nightly of Cyanogenmod
Receiving errors like
assert failed: run_program("/system/bin/loki.sh") == 0
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/pathtopackage/packagename.zip
can no longer boot normally "security error"
I've done some looking around and tried a few different things but nothing has made any changes, any assistance would be greatly appreciated, thanks
I was told something about loki needing to be unlocked but haven't made any progress as this is my first LG style phone
I'm sure the solution has probably been posted somewhere and probably isn't that difficult but either I couldn't find it or I didn't recognize what I was reading

Tokerot said:
Not sure what all information you will need but ask and I shall gladly supply
Got a LG-ls980
Running stock lollipop 5.0.1 on ZVG update or w/e
Rooted using LG One Click Root (program never said it finished but checked phone and root is verified)
Used autorec to get TWRP v2.8.6.1 (seemingly worked fine)
currently trying to flash the latest nightly of Cyanogenmod
Receiving errors like
assert failed: run_program("/system/bin/loki.sh") == 0
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/pathtopackage/packagename.zip
can no longer boot normally "security error"
I've done some looking around and tried a few different things but nothing has made any changes, any assistance would be greatly appreciated, thanks
I was told something about loki needing to be unlocked but haven't made any progress as this is my first LG style phone
I'm sure the solution has probably been posted somewhere and probably isn't that difficult but either I couldn't find it or I didn't recognize what I was reading
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Doesn't the 5.x autorec install the 4.4 bootloader? You need a 4.2 bootloader to flash cyanogenmod 12 at the moment, because it still uses the loki exploit, instead of the bump provided with the 4.4 bootloader.

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Doesn't the 5.x autorec install the 4.4 bootloader? You need a 4.2 bootloader to flash cyanogenmod 12 at the moment, because it still uses the loki exploit, instead of the bump provided with the 4.4 bootloader.
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I realized there were bootloader issues, how do I go about getting a 4.2 bootloader

Tokerot said:
I realized there were bootloader issues, how do I go about getting a 4.2 bootloader
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Are you planning on running lollipop? I'd suggest keeping the 4.4 bootloader and flashing a CAF-based rom, not only they are much less hacky, they're pretty much stable now.
I'd only flash the old bootloader if I were to install kitkat. Current CM12 sources are VERY outdated.
I was trying to find you the jellybean bootloader but since I don't own a ls980 and I don't visit the section too often this was the closest I could find http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2627765

I was trying to find you the jellybean bootloader but since I don't own a ls980 and I don't visit the section too often this was the closest I could find http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2627765[/QUOTE]
My goal is to have CM12 Lollipop but with a working radio (so a KK bootloader but LP rom?) Reading around I've seen people who have successfully done it but I've got no luck. I'm willing to start over and reflash everything needed, I just need the files and order to flash.
If i could find out how to fix this Loki issue i could finish this easy.

Tokerot said:
I was trying to find you the jellybean bootloader but since I don't own a ls980 and I don't visit the section too often this was the closest I could find http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2627765
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My goal is to have CM12 Lollipop but with a working radio (so a KK bootloader but LP rom?) Reading around I've seen people who have successfully done it but I've got no luck. I'm willing to start over and reflash everything needed, I just need the files and order to flash.
If i could find out how to fix this Loki issue i could finish this easy.[/QUOTE]
Can you link me to the rom thread?
If everything else fails, there's always the Kitkat KDZ -> Kitkat autorec (which installs the JELLYBEAN bootloader, the one you're looking for).
Otherwise, have you considered maybe using a 5.1.1 lollipop rom?

Choristav said:
Can you link me to the rom thread?
If everything else fails, there's always the Kitkat KDZ -> Kitkat autorec (which installs the JELLYBEAN bootloader, the one you're looking for).
Otherwise, have you considered maybe using a 5.1.1 lollipop rom?
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Anything you would suggest? I use aviate launcher so really whatever is the best for battery. As long as it's for ls980 and is easy to do.
Thank you for helping me this far I appreciate it.

Tokerot said:
Anything you would suggest? I use aviate launcher so really whatever is the best for battery. As long as it's for ls980 and is easy to do.
Thank you for helping me this far I appreciate it.
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My pleasure, thank you for using the Q&A section instead of spamming the development threads like users usually do.
While I can't recommend any rom personally (this leads to uneasiness between developers, publicly saying a rom is better than another is frowned upon and for good reason, as they all bust their asses to deliver something for -free-), I can say that anything that has [CAF] in the title is a green light for you.
You can check here or here. I personally use Euphoria-OS as it's basically what you probably think of cyanogenmod with extra customization, but RR, blisspop crdroid and others are really good, too. You just have to look a tiny bit into it. Many if not all of these threads support multiple variants, just search for ls980 and you're good to go.
There are also developers like @zg85 who have done an amazing job both contributing to the CAF-rebase and building several roms for the d802, although practically none are posted as a thread on XDA. While they're not for your variant, there probably is at least a single developer who doesn't post his builds to XDA for the sprint version.
Lastly, as soon as the CAF rebase is complete (as in completely stable, as at the moment there's a bluetooth bug and some connectivity issues), rashed97 himself will post a CM12.1 build and many other roms will pop up (as the device source will be stable, porting will be really easy).