Recovery loop - G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey,
I went back from CM11 on my 802 to an old backup of stock rom, still had TWRP v.2.6.3.2.
The phone downloaded the OTA update automatically and when I rebooted it just got stuck in TWRP recovery. I tried the "go back to stock" but I get "the phone is not connected" at the LG mobile support tool. Don't know what to do now, tried flashing other backups etc. Can I somehow flash a new recovery in TWRP?

Have you tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
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XxZombiePikachu said:
Have you tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
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Yeah I can't find it in adb devices. I can see it in device manager under USB-devices but it has a triangle. Can it be a problem with the drivers?

You can also try the terminal on twrp
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I had tried that fix and it never worked for me i'd reccomend flashing a zv8 modem thats what fixed me
edit but you should probably only do this if that other fix didn't work for you

XxZombiePikachu said:
You can also try the terminal on twrp
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sh: adb: not found.
Tried to mount adb sideload but that didnt work, it just hangs at "Starting adb sideload feature..."

omega52390 said:
I had tried that fix and it never worked for me i'd reccomend flashing a zv8 modem thats what fixed me
edit but you should probably only do this if that other fix didn't work for you
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Where can i find the zv8 modem? I cant seem to mount through USB storage :/

Easy way to boot to before restart to install OTA, translate this instructions and then OTG flah .zip file included.
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=746320

pmorales said:
Easy way to boot to before restart to install OTA, translate this instructions and then OTG flah .zip file included.
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=746320
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Thank you! This worked!!

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[Q] Root on lg g2 D80010o?????

Has anyone successfully rooted with this latest OTA? Just purchased phone and dying to get back to kitkat.
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Yep, here's the link to the post in the dev boards:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48256853&postcount=664
I was able to root successfully but not able to flash a recovery.
No recovery for me either hope someone figures it out
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Not 100% sure, but I think you can use the flash tool to put the old image on, root it, and either flash a non-stock rom or use Titanium Backup to freeze the update app and prevent it from re-updating. You can do a Titanium Backup of your apps first so you don't lose quite everything in the reflash (but be sure to move it to your computer, I think the stock reflash wipes out everything).
daveeckert said:
Yep, here's the link to the post in the dev boards:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48256853&postcount=664[/QUOTE
I think im gonna try to exchange my phone being i just purchased. rooting is not working for me. keep getting adb errors
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gbear718 said:
daveeckert said:
Yep, here's the link to the post in the dev boards:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48256853&postcount=664[/QUOTE
I think im gonna try to exchange my phone being i just purchased. rooting is not working for me. keep getting adb errors
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Ok, I finally got around to trying it (wasn't sure if I was going to keep the G2 or go for S4, but G2 it is. I installed the LG drivers (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_nizg6yUZ0NWnp5b2U2VkxKbFE/edit?usp=sharing) and followed the instructions line for line, didn't have any problems. Titanium seems to be working Ok for me. If adb isn't working, it's probably a configuration issue on your computer.
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gbear718 said:
Ok, I finally got around to trying it (wasn't sure if I was going to keep the G2 or go for S4, but G2 it is. I installed the LG drivers (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_nizg6yUZ0NWnp5b2U2VkxKbFE/edit?usp=sharing) and followed the instructions line for line, didn't have any problems. Titanium seems to be working Ok for me. If adb isn't working, it's probably a configuration issue on your computer.
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10o can be rooted as pointed out. They were testing recovery for it as well a day or 2 ago. Not sure what happened with it.
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daveeckert said:
gbear718 said:
Ok, I finally got around to trying it (wasn't sure if I was going to keep the G2 or go for S4, but G2 it is. I installed the LG drivers (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_nizg6yUZ0NWnp5b2U2VkxKbFE/edit?usp=sharing) and followed the instructions line for line, didn't have any problems. Titanium seems to be working Ok for me. If adb isn't working, it's probably a configuration issue on your computer.
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You might be right. root method was giving me issues pushing recovery and ytiruces files to my sdcard. so i did it manually and ran root method again. that did the trick.
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I was able to recovery after the ota update finally.
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strose09 said:
I was able to recovery after the ota update finally.
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What version and how
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I used a program called freegee and then used flashify. Previously this method did not work but it works now for twrp 2.6.3.3.
strose09 said:
I used a program called freegee and then used flashify. Previously this method did not work but it works now for twrp 2.6.3.3.
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I used freegee to flash 2.6.3.3. Unfortunately, the version listed is 2.6.3.0 after doing so. I then used Flashify to flash 2.6.3.3, but I received an error and it turned to black. how did you upgrade from 2.6.3.0 to 2.6.3.3?
Sorry I miss spoke. The version of TWRP I have is 2.6.3.0. that I downloaded from freegee. If it's not working I'd try again as I did not do anything special and make sure the file name matches the flash version. I hope this helps. I am on ATT by the way.
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Sorry I miss spoke. The version of TWRP I have is 2.6.3.0. that I downloaded from freegee. If it's not working I'd try again as I did not do anything special and make sure the file name matches the flash version. I hope this helps. I am on ATT by the way.
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Have you been able to flash a rom on 2.6.3.0
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have there been any progress on getting a recovery to work on the ota d80010o
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have there been any progress on getting a recovery to work on the ota d80010o
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It seems that the guys in the following link could flash TWRP and loki. I could successfully boot to TWRP recovery using flashify but I can't flash loki using the script they have provided. I get the error
\loki_flash:can't execute: Permission denied
Please help me if you could successfully flash loki, thanks a lot.
Link to the forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589950
Ehkam said:
It seems that the guys in the following link could flash TWRP and loki. I could successfully boot to TWRP recovery using flashify but I can't flash loki using the script they have provided. I get the error
\loki_flash:can't execute: Permission denied
Please help me if you could successfully flash loki, thanks a lot.
Link to the forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589950
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Code:
chmod777 /data/local/tmp/loki_flash
datechnerd said:
Code:
chmod777 /data/local/tmp/loki_flash
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Thanks but it says "chmod777: not found"

Tried the FreeGee beta on my rooted KitKat stock ROM...now I can't boot

So yeah. Installed the FreeGee beta which supposedly supports KitKat. It installed TWRP and it works...but now if I try booting into the actual OS, I get stuck at the LG logo (not the animated one).
"Alright," I said, annoyed. "I'll have to just use download mode and go back to 4.2.2 and start over."
Except download mode doesn't work. It gets stuck on the Download Mode splash screen but doesn't go any further...
What should I do? :/
TWRP - working
OS - not working
Download mode - not working
Well if you have adb setup you can try pushing a 4.2 Rom plus jb baseband to see if you can boot that way
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Would that fix Download Mode?
I'm not sure
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I believe you were supposed to flash a patched kernel for kk after installing the recovery.
if you can push it to your phone and flash it in recovery it might boot correctly. i could be wrong though
No idea how to push it to the phone. ADB sideload doesn't work, just says "starting" but doesn't actually progress.
EDIT: Alright I fixed the sideload. It works now! Any guidance as to what kernel files I need to flash? Sorry for being so terrible at this.
mKTank said:
No idea how to push it to the phone. ADB sideload doesn't work, just says "starting" but doesn't actually progress.
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do you have any backups you can restore to?
snowlin said:
do you have any backups you can restore to?
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Nope, cause I just installed the recovery from scratch so...never really had the chance to do a backup before things went downhill.
In other news, I fixed my sideload so now it's working. Any guidance as to what kernel I need to flash? Sorry for being so terrible at this.
mKTank said:
Nope, cause I just installed the recovery from scratch so...never really had the chance to do a backup before things went downhill.
In other news, I fixed my sideload so now it's working. Any guidance as to what kernel I need to flash? Sorry for being so terrible at this.
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Here's a link to the patched kk kernels - download the one for your variant : http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=12894 [taken from thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2680948]
im not completely sure it will work but if i remember correctly you need this patched kernel (or any other patched kk kernel) for everything to work correctly (kk + root + recovery)
Hey man, thanks for sticking with me and giving me all the recommendations. I managed to sideload the latest Mahdi ROM along with my variant's kernel. Currently doing first boot but it's taking a while...
BOOTED! Now attempting Download Mode.
Alright, download mode is still broken. I can boot in and everything but no Download Mode. This is a weird issue.
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Hey man, thanks for sticking with me and giving me all the recommendations. I managed to sideload the latest Mahdi ROM along with my variant's kernel. Currently doing first boot but it's taking a while...
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no worries, i was really stoked when i got everything working so i kinda remember the process
not sure about mahdi rom since i dont think its based on the official kk source for this phone
you should only need a patched kernel if you are using a stock kk rom or the g pro 2 ports with a custom recovery
Yeah I meant the patch that is supplied with Mahdi.
So the issue now has evolved to: I have TWRP, I can boot in just fine, and everything works fine..except download mode is broken. I don't even know where to start on how to fix that. Any ideas? Cause if it's stuck this way, I'm gonna have to be really damn careful with how I use this phone from now on.
Unfortunately idk **** about fixing download mode lol.
Maybe try flashing a stock kdz and starting the root + recovery process over
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Need download mode to flash KDZs, no?
Ah crap you're right.
Yea idk man sorry, someone with more dev knowledge is gunna have to help you there
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Found this thread with a fix to your problem. Hope this helps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142
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No problem dude, thanks for the help!
Aside: I do have the stock aboot.img file...would flashing it fix this?
Its worth a shot I guess. Do a Backup then try flashing the aboot and then the patched kernel again. If it comes down to it haha
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Again sorry for being super crap at this, but how exactly do I flash the .img? I noticed in the freegee folder there's a "revert aboot" zip but it fails to flash (some binary installer issue), even with using 2.6.3.4 which should fix installer issues.
You probably have to push it somewhere via adb. Im pretty crap at this stuff too so don't worry.
Id Go over that thread I linked earlier before trying anything drastic just to be sure.
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Alright man, thanks again!

[Q] Stuck in philz recovery

I'm stuck in philz recovery after 20k ota update. No download mode - linux doesnt recongize device nor does windows. Any suggestions?
Have you tried this
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if you use a custom REC, don't try OTA.
Same here ... also stuck
sorcerious83 said:
I'm stuck in philz recovery after 20k ota update. No download mode - linux doesnt recongize device nor does windows. Any suggestions?
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I am also stuck idk how I got here. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and bam! stuck in philz recovery and no backup data found! any help/ideas?
Monticlair22 said:
I am also stuck idk how I got here. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and bam! stuck in philz recovery and no backup data found! any help/ideas?
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Did you see/try the 2nd post by @XxZombiePikachu?
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Jank4AU said:
Did you see/try the 2nd post by @XxZombiePikachu?
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got it finally... Thanks to the post by @XxZombiePikachu after hunting around for the software (sdk and jdk) it worked like a charm!!:good:

[Q] Transfer TWRP back up using ADB

Hey,
Can someone explain to me how I can tranfer a TWRP back up from my PC to my LG G2 D802 using adb sideload?
I got an OTA and updated, now I get a constant TWRP bootloop and don't have a back up.
I was running the 4.4.2 LG KK rom with custom recovery and root : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681205
I want to place my TWRP back up of my rom, so I can use this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2659231.
I removed the back up from my phone because it was 4 gb large, hovewer I also do not have enough room to place this back up.
So:
I have to remove some files so I have enough place to place my back up file, so I can restore my phone.
Hartendief said:
Hey,
Can someone explain to me how I can tranfer a TWRP back up from my PC to my LG G2 D802 using adb sideload?
I got an OTA and updated, now I get a constant TWRP bootloop and don't have a back up.
I was running the 4.4.2 LG KK rom with custom recovery and root : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681205
I want to place my TWRP back up of my rom, so I can use this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2659231.
I removed the back up from my phone because it was 4 gb large, hovewer I also do not have enough room to place this back up.
So:
I have to remove some files so I have enough place to place my back up file, so I can restore my phone.
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ok first that is not a tutorial that is someone else with the same problem as you and if you would have read through he stated restoring a backup didn't and I can confirm that restoring a backup will not do anything I suggest you try this and if that doesn't work check to see if download mode is working so that you can use the back to stock thread in the general section
XxZombiePikachu said:
ok first that is not a tutorial that is someone else with the same problem as you and if you would have read through he stated restoring a backup didn't and I can confirm that restoring a backup will not do anything I suggest you try [url="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696']this[/url] and if that doesn't work check to see if download mode is working so that you can use the back to stock thread in the general section
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The provided link doesn't work
Hartendief said:
The provided link doesn't work
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sorry used an apostrophe instead of quotation it should be fixed now and just in case here it is again
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sorry used an apostrophe instead of quotation it should be fixed now and just in case here it is again
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Thank you for your help,
I however did wip my dalvik cache, my system, the cache and my data...
Am I still able to apply this method or will I have to install another rom ?
Hartendief said:
Thank you for your help,
I however did wip my dalvik cache, my system, the cache and my data...
Am I still able to apply this method or will I have to install another rom ?
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I didn't work and now I am stuck at the LG G2 boot logo.
I think the best way now is to revert to stock using the lg flash tool ?
Can you direct me to the correct tutorial for my D802 please?
Hartendief said:
I didn't work and now I am stuck at the LG G2 boot logo.
I think the best way now is to revert to stock using the lg flash tool ?
Can you direct me to the correct tutorial for my D802 please?
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back to stock guide also I recommend method 3 since it's the easiest
XxZombiePikachu said:
back to stock guide also I recommend method 3 since it's the easiest
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Man, thank you so much for taking your time to help me.
I do have a couple of questions:
1) When I revert to stock am I returing to the state when I bought my phone thus jellybean so I will be able to upgrade to 4.4.2 with custom recovery ?
2) Am I than able to restore my nandroid back up of the previous ROM?
AS I STILL HAVE TWRP:
1) Would it not be easier to transfer the roms and files needed from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681205
and just flash them in the same proces?
2) Would it not be easier to just flash another custom rom like pacman or paradroid using ADB Sideload, as I read in many cases that flash tool stops during the process ?
Hartendief said:
Man, thank you so much for taking your time to help me.
I do have a couple of questions:
1) When I revert to stock am I returing to the state when I bought my phone thus jellybean so I will be able to upgrade to 4.4.2 with custom recovery ?
2) Am I than able to restore my nandroid back up of the previous ROM?
3) Would it not be easier to just flash another custom rom like pacman or paradroid using ADB Sideload, as I read in many cases that flash tool stops during the process ?
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You can restore to stock 4.2 or 4.4 it's up to you and the kdz you download, if you restore to 4.2 after rooting and getting recovery you will be able to restore your previous nandroid, if you decide to go to 4.4 then root and recovery are available but to restore your 4.2 nandroid you would need to flash the in baseband too, it would be easier to and flash but that wouldn't get you out of recovery the moment the phone tried to ota it creates a dev block(temporary partion) which holds on to the ota file so that it can be installed/flashed the with the phones stock recovery and the only way to get rid of it is by flashing stock kdz
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XxZombiePikachu said:
You can restore to stock 4.2 or 4.4 it's up to you and the kdz you download, if you restore to 4.2 after rooting and getting recovery you will be able to restore your previous nandroid, if you decide to go to 4.4 then root and recovery are available but to restore your 4.2 nandroid you would need to flash the in baseband too, it would be easier to and flash but that wouldn't get you out of recovery the moment the phone tried to ota it creates a dev block(temporary partion) which holds on to the ota file so that it can be installed/flashed the with the phones stock recovery and the only way to get rid of it is by flashing stock kdz
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Okay I get what you're saying, flashing stock is the way to go
Flash back to 4.4 and than apply root and custom recovery with the AutoRec – KitKat Recovery Installer
Btw to apply method 3 as you suggested:
do I have to put my phone in dowload mode or just on during the lg logo ?
Those are my only questions I still have left.
Thank you so much for your time
Hartendief said:
Okay I get what you're saying, flashing stock is the way to go
Flash back to 4.4 and than apply root and custom recovery with the AutoRec – KitKat Recovery Installer
Btw to apply method 3 as you suggested:
do I have to put my phone in dowload mode or just on during the lg logo ?
Those are my only questions I still have left.
Thank you so much for your time
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Yes you have to put phone in download mode for this to work
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it seems that im in the same boat here, however i cant get my phone into download mode - instead it just goes straight into TWRP Recovery when i try and my pc wont recognise the device although i do get a sound from mp pc telling me that a device is connected. Any help please? once i get connected to pc in safe mode i can flash the kdz stock rom no problems but im stuck here
XxZombiePikachu said:
Yes you have to put phone in download mode for this to work
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Using method 3, do I still have to take ownership of my hosts file ?
Hartendief said:
Using method 3, do I still have to take ownership of my hosts file ?
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After steps 1.2/1.3/1.4 you choose either method 1 or 2, method 3 does everything that method 1/2 do without you having to do anything
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wolverine73 said:
it seems that im in the same boat here, however i cant get my phone into download mode - instead it just goes straight into TWRP Recovery when i try and my pc wont recognise the device although i do get a sound from mp pc telling me that a device is connected. Any help please? once i get connected to pc in safe mode i can flash the kdz stock rom no problems but im stuck here
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If you give a brief explanation of how you ended up this way I might be able to help
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XxZombiePikachu said:
After steps 1.2/1.3/1.4 you choose either method 1 or 2, method 3 does everything that method 1/2 do without you having to do anything
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If you give a brief explanation of how you ended up this way I might be able to help
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I dit it ! It worked due to your instructions thank you so much !!
I could not get into Download mode because the phone kept rebooting, the trick is to keep on pressing the volume down and the middle button until the phone completely shuts down and does not reboot.
Try it this way.
Can you the best way to root my device so I can perfom a custom recovery with autorec?
Hartendief said:
I dit it ! It worked due to your instructions thank you so much !!
I could not get into Download mode because the phone kept rebooting, the trick is to keep on pressing the volume down and the middle button until the phone completely shuts down and does not reboot.
Try it this way.
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Glad you got your phone back and if he is in recovery he can use the option to power off phone
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XxZombiePikachu said:
Glad you got your phone back and if he is in recovery he can use the option to power off phone
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I used twrp to power off my phone but it kept on rebooting without touching it.
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Can you the best way to root my device so I can perfom a custom recovery with autorec?
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NVM, I see that IOroot is able to root the device, the D801 is the only excpetion
XxZombiePikachu said:
Glad you got your phone back and if he is in recovery he can use the option to power off phone
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The weird thing is that only my settings were kept, I just lost root en Custom recovery.

OTA On lg g2 rooted and custom recovery

I have lg g2 d802 rooted with custom recovery TWRP and I have an OTA waiting for install how do I install it?
I've tried to install it using this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696&nocache=1
But the device rebooted normally and still the OTA is available for installation. What do I do.?
No.
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No.
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What do u mean no?
elibyy said:
I have lg g2 d802 rooted with custom recovery TWRP and I have an OTA waiting for install how do I install it?
I've tried to install it using this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696&nocache=1
But the device rebooted normally and still the OTA is available for installation. What do I do.?
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NO
You can install it and you will bootloop or soft brick, the link you provided is to remove the update If you clicked install and ended in bootloop/soft brick
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XxZombiePikachu said:
NO
You can install it and you will bootloop or soft brick, the link you provided is to remove the update If you clicked install and ended in bootloop/soft brick
Sent from my dogs lg-d800
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So is it possible to reinstall stock recovery only
elibyy said:
So is it possible to reinstall stock recovery only
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some people have managed to get the stock recovery back by using adb&fastboot or dd command&linux but it is complicated for people who have not done so before, the only other way to get stock recovery back is to flash the stock kdz/tot file loosing all data and returning to complete stock

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