Okay so I've been noticing a lot of threads lately asking kk this, kk that, kk them, etc. So I decided to make a thread to help some people and reduce the amount of repetitive questions on the Q&A and will try to keep it up to date during my free time.
Getting KK-
Flashing Guide
How to Flash to Stock
If the kitkat kdz file for your device is not there you can look in here:
KitKat KDZ's
Multiple Stock KDZ's/TOT's
D800
Flash KitKat the Easy Way
Flash the LGFlashTool way
D801 T-Mobile
Flash Via Recovery
D803
Post #10 has KDZ
LS980
Flash OTA with TWRP
VS980
ota install
vzw kdz link
Why it shows rooted download mode after flashing KitKat kdz/rom-
4.4.2 Root Checker
Unrooting and unrooted download mode:
How to unroot
Show unrooted in download mode
Next is root and recovery-
IOroot has been updated to v25 and can root most devices on kk IOroot25
T-Mobile's D801 is having problems with root on 4.4.2 because of issues with stock recovery, but they have a dedicated thread which you can check out and read often to see if they figure out how to root it
Recovery is now available without all the downgrading hassle, as long as you rooted with ioroot25 you can:
1) check out Cloudy's AutoRec to download and install custom recovery on KitKat
2) for Verizon g2 owners only you can check out Freedom Tools
If you want kk, root and custom recovery then try the following(once I can find them for other models, if anybody can share a link i'll update with other models):
D800
PowerUser
D80020c Stock
D80020k Stock Rooted
D801
t-mo recovery/root/kernels
D802
d802 flashable kk
D801/D803(Claro, Rogers, Others)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611749 (I haven't tried this/don't have the device so do so at your own risk)
VS980
Xdabbeb's Rom
Custom Kit Kat Roms
DPI Rom
Spiderio's 380 DPI Rom
Wireless Tethering:
@xdabbeb Hotspot Provision (VS980 kk only)
D800 SQLite Method
There are also custom kernels for kk-
D80X/LS980/VS980
Dorimanx Kernel
D80X/VS980/F320
SimpleKernel
D801
dr87 kernel
JassyKernel
D802
Piasek Kernel
Xposed
Xposed Installer
Xposed Mods
G2 Xposed
G2 TweaksBox
Camera Mods
Xdabbeb's Camera Mod
Jishnu's Camera Mod
Sound Mods
SonyXperiaWalkman Mod
Mods
New Features
LG Pie Support
Bugs/Fixes(When I have more time I'll add more as I find them)
Apparently there is a bug in which when using auxiliary cables/headphones where there is a crackling/hissing sound in the background, I cannot comment on this since I have not experienced it and I use auxiliary cables every weekend for dj stuff and I also use headphones at least once everyday. There is now a fix for this using G2TweaksBox
So I remember from the very beginning everyone complained that there battery was being drained by Bluetooth right after flash without ever wiping/factory resetting, but I have been using kitkat for about two months now and if after 12 hours it's used 5% then wow that's not a drain, the Bluetooth now works in a low energy state just like Wi-Fi so that even if it's off it's always on in a low energy state which means its not draining your battery.
When I have more time I will add more stuff that is stock kit kat related
Reserved
After rooting stock KK with ioroot25, isn't it possible to install a recovery? you just need to flash a patched kernel with loki enabled after flashing the recovery to boot back into "stock" rom
thenorm89 said:
After rooting stock KK with ioroot25, isn't it possible to install a recovery? you just need to flash a patched kernel with loki enabled after flashing the recovery to boot back into "stock" rom
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No the kit Kat bootloader patched our recovery/Loki exploit, if it were that easy there wouldn't be so many people bricking their devices on kk after getting root
Sent from my LG-D800 running stock kk, rooted with philz using XDA app
thenorm89 said:
After rooting stock KK with ioroot25, isn't it possible to install a recovery? you just need to flash a patched kernel with loki enabled after flashing the recovery to boot back into "stock" rom
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The only way is to have recovery on JB then flash Kk baseband for your variant and one of the Kk roms that use the patched kernel. Those Kk roms are mixed firmwares that use parts from Jb to make them work with the kernel and recovery and make sure loki is not broken. So that is why recovery can't be installed on full stock rooted Kk.
EDIT- There are now root and recovery methods/installers for stock KK. Mixed firmware is still used to keep JB bootstack.
XxZombiePikachu said:
Bugs(When I have more time I'll add more as I find them)
Apparently there is a bug in which when using auxiliary cables/headphones where there is a crackling/hissing sound in the background, I cannot comment on this since I have not experienced it and I use auxiliary cables every weekend for dj stuff and I also use headphones at least once everyday.
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For now, this bug can be fixed by:
P_Toti said:
How can i fully fix headset issues ?
1)Copy this file to system/etc/
2)Open G2 TweaksBox------------>Sound Tweaks--------------->Fix Hissing Headset issues
3)Reboot and Enjoy(If you have rebooted with the headsets plugged in remember to unplug them because the mod is activated when you plugin the headset.)
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G2 TweaksBox thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549923
[Q] If there are OTA updates by LG(e.g. addition of knockcode), and I am rooted on stock kikat with stock recovery, can I take the update?
aerobean said:
For now, this bug can be fixed by:
G2 TweaksBox thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549923
[Q] If there are OTA updates by LG(e.g. addition of knockcode), and I am rooted on stock kikat with stock recovery, can I take the update?
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Yes you can ota as long as you don't have custom recovery but if you have modified any part of the system like removed bloat, xposed, etc the update will fail
Sent from my LG-D800 running stock kk, rooted with philz using XDA app
My phone is showing in the battery menu that bluetooth is using 3 percent of battery. Says has been on for 12hours but I have not used and is not actively checked. No BT logo in status bar.. Am I missing something?
Stillmehungry said:
My phone is showing in the battery menu that bluetooth is using 3 percent of battery. Says has been on for 12hours but I have not used and is not actively checked. No BT logo in status bar.. Am I missing something?
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ok so for some reason for the first few weeks the Bluetooth reports a false positive(it reports a lot of hours of use but it's not actually draining your battery), if you actually use Bluetooth on a daily basis it will eventually stop giving out the false positive, mines stopped reporting 7-15 hours and now only reports around 2-4 hours which is the actual use I give it on a daily basis
I appreciate the fast response. Sounds like I'll wait it out and see what happens but that's good too know it's a false positive. Thanks again!
So once i go through the process of installing 24a bootstack can i just flash any kk rom now?
civydcex said:
So once i go through the process of installing 24a bootstack can i just flash any kk rom now?
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well seeing as that's the official bootstack you should be able to flash any official kk rom(stock, flex, pro) but I am not too sure if it plays well with aosp
Ok I'm sorry for being a noob but it's been a while since I've done anything root related. So I'm rooted on Verizon LG g2 and can download the update on my phone no problem. However I get an error when installing, does this mean I have to go back to stock first?
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fjgotgame24 said:
Ok I'm sorry for being a noob but it's been a while since I've done anything root related. So I'm rooted on Verizon LG g2 and can download the update on my phone no problem. However I get an error when installing, does this mean I have to go back to stock first?
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What's the error you are getting and you might have to go back to stock, have you removed bloat or modified the system partition?
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I removed bloatware
XxZombiePikachu said:
What's the error you are getting and you might have to go back to stock, have you removed bloat or modified the system partition?
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fjgotgame24 said:
I removed bloatware
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then that is the reason you can't flash the ota you only have two options either flash back to stock or restore the bloatware
So weird I used titanium backup to back up and delete bloatware but there no where to be round...guess I'll have to flash the stock Rom, do I just look for the verizon model in the Rom page and I'm good?
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Also another thing is ive now downloaded the update twice but i have no clue where they go. If i dl it again is the file just taking up space somewhere?
fjgotgame24 said:
So weird I used titanium backup to back up and delete bloatware but there no where to be round...guess I'll have to flash the stock Rom, do I just look for the verizon model in the Rom page and I'm good?
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Also another thing is ive now downloaded the update twice but i have no clue where they go. If i dl it again is the file just taking up space somewhere?
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if you are using a root browser they should be located in cache/fota there should be a dlpkgfile, a script and some other files and also are do you have custom recovery sounds like you want to flash a stock rom? Also you want to use this to flash back to stock
I do not have custom recovery
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fjgotgame24 said:
I do not have custom recovery
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well all you need to do is flash back to stock or you can try upgrading using the Verizon upgrade assistant which is now updating devices to kk
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Hey everyone, sorry if this question has been answered already. I have sifted through pages and pages in this forum and haven't found a solution for my D800.
My G2 is rooted, with TWRP installed. I was successful in flashing Paranoid Android v4 beta 4, and 5. The problem arises when I try to flash LG Stock based ROMS. After TWRP says flashing was successful and I try to reboot, the screen shows LG logo for a second and turns blank!! That's it just a clear black screen, and the ROM doesn't boot at all.
The ROMs I tried and failed to boot:
1. Aeon
2. Korean stock based rom
3. Scott's CleanROM
4. Rayglobe 3.2
5. Rayglobe Flex ROM v4
Now, I know that sometime ROMs take time to boot on the first run, so I even tried leaving it at the blank screen for 15-20 mins with no result. Since it has been the same result for multiple ROMs, it definitely isn't a bad install or a bad ROM download either. I hope not
Is there anything I am missing in the steps? All ROMs were installed after factory resetting through TWRP (no dirty flash). I am baffled with this, please let me know if I need to revert to software version "d" for these ROMs to work?
TIA
vish9 said:
Hey everyone, sorry if this question has been answered already. I have sifted through pages and pages in this forum and haven't found a solution for my D800.
My G2 is rooted, with TWRP installed. I was successful in flashing Paranoid Android v4 beta 4, and 5. The problem arises when I try to flash LG Stock based ROMS. After TWRP says flashing was successful and I try to reboot, the screen shows LG logo for a second and turns blank!! That's it just a clear black screen, and the ROM doesn't boot at all.
The ROMs I tried and failed to boot:
1. Aeon
2. Korean stock based rom
3. Scott's CleanROM
4. Rayglobe 3.2
5. Rayglobe Flex ROM v4
Now, I know that sometime ROMs take time to boot on the first run, so I even tried leaving it at the blank screen for 15-20 mins with no result. Since it has been the same result for multiple ROMs, it definitely isn't a bad install or a bad ROM download either. I hope not
Is there anything I am missing in the steps? All ROMs were installed after factory resetting through TWRP (no dirty flash). I am baffled with this, please let me know if I need to revert to software version "d" for these ROMs to work?
TIA
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Did you factory reset after as well? If I recall correctly Paranoid Android is AOSP. What kernel are you running?
sounds like you are onn the 10o update. You will need to flash back to stock 10d with lg flash tool and then root and install recovery again. Then you should be good to go on flashing roms. I know that some of the newest versions of TWRP and Philz have issues flashing some roms too so that may also be the cause. If you downgrade the recovery you have to the version right before it may fix your issue also
joebob296 said:
Did you factory reset after as well? If I recall correctly Paranoid Android is AOSP. What kernel are you running?
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Exactly, AOSP ROMs are booting up fine but not the Stock based ones.. I am not flashing any kernels, just the ROM, so I'm assuming it will run on either the stock kernel or the kernel included in the ROM zip?
Have you been successful in installing such ROMs? Am I missing something in the wiping part? Only been doing the factory reset in TWRP before installing any ROM.
Check m
And make sure that you are running the stock kernel. Are you on the 10o update?
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rquiett said:
sounds like you are onn the 10o update. You will need to flash back to stock 10d with lg flash tool and then root and install recovery again. Then you should be good to go on flashing roms. I know that some of the newest versions of TWRP and Philz have issues flashing some roms too so that may also be the cause. If you downgrade the recovery you have to the version right before it may fix your issue also
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Oh, I hadn't thought about anything being wrong with the recovery.. Always assumed it gets the work done
How do I find previous versions of TWRP compatible with D800?
joebob296 said:
Check m
And make sure that you are running the stock kernel. Are you on the 10o update?
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Yes I am on 10o.. Does it have issues with installing other Stock ROMs? If yes, I'll try to follow the thread on using LGFlash tools, I've never done that before. Hopefully its not much difficult to follow the instructions.
That is one of the easiest guides to follow. Be sure to follow the correct set of instructions(depends on carrier) and download the the 10d version.
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joebob296 said:
That is one of the easiest guides to follow. Me sure to follow the correct set of instructions(depends on carrier) and download the the 10d version.
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Thanks.. I'll try to do it tonight and post my results here.
joebob296 said:
Be sure to follow the correct set of instructions(depends on carrier) and download the the 10d version.
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I'm stuck in the process! Can't change the com port number to 41. The guide is pretty easy to understand. But when I put my phone is download mode and try to change the com port number, it says I don't have the write privileges for this device's setting. I've tried it on both Win 7 and Win 8 laptops, with LG mobility drivers installed.
Is there something in the phone settings I need to enable so that I get the write privileges to change com port number?
Do you have administrator privileges?
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SOLVED!
joebob296 said:
Do you have administrator privileges?
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Yay!!! Finally did it!
Issue 1: If faced with write privileges for com port (tried successfully in Win 8)
Solution: After going in to com port properties, click "change settings" and there is the option to change com port number.
Issue 2: Once the port number was changed to 41, rest of the instructions are easy to follow on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2633150
Once on D80010d, I rooted with ioroot22, and installed recovery using FreeGee. Just installed Rayglobe 3.2 minutes ago, and it finally booted up!!!
So, the bottomline is that go back to D80010d if you wanna play with Stock based ROMs! I flashed with TWRP 2.6.3.3, so the fault is not with the recovery. That much I can confirm
Thanks for the suggestions guys. Thread solved I guess.
Great. Glad to hear it.
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rquiett said:
sounds like you are onn the 10o update. You will need to flash back to stock 10d with lg flash tool and then root and install recovery again. Then you should be good to go on flashing roms. I know that some of the newest versions of TWRP and Philz have issues flashing some roms too so that may also be the cause. If you downgrade the recovery you have to the version right before it may fix your issue also
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Thanks for the input. Before I flashed back to D80010d today, I installed older versions of Philz and TWRP but neither helped. So downgrading was sort of a compulsion, in my case at least.
and the moral of the story is, unless you are getting an android version upgrade in the update, do not take the update.
Hi Guys,
So I tried the new stock Kitkat firmware for my d802. Flashed the KDZ through support tool. I lost root as expected.
Then I started to miss root and control over my phone, so I wanted to go back to Jellybean.
After some difficulties I got the support tool working in offline mode. Flashed Jellybean stock KDZ.
Rooted the phone again and installed recovery.
Converted the stock KitKat rom to a flashable zip, and copied it to SD card.
I flashed the zip and all went fine.
Anyhow, when I wanted to return to recovery it did a factory reset instead, and now I can start all over.
Do we have a solution to this problem?
Thanks.
A
szaboagoston said:
Hi Guys,
So I tried the new stock Kitkat firmware for my d802. Flashed the KDZ through support tool. I lost root as expected.
Then I started to miss root and control over my phone, so I wanted to go back to Jellybean.
After some difficulties I got the support tool working in offline mode. Flashed Jellybean stock KDZ.
Rooted the phone again and installed recovery.
Converted the stock KitKat rom to a flashable zip, and copied it to SD card.
I flashed the zip and all went fine.
Anyhow, when I wanted to return to recovery it did a factory reset instead, and now I can start all over.
Do we have a solution to this problem?
Thanks.
A
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We are waiting for LG to release KitKat kernel sources for D802 before a solution can be made, but it does require you to go back to JB again and then flash a KitKat rom with the modified kernel in order to keep your custom recovery
GizmoKaca said:
We are waiting for LG to release KitKat kernel sources for D802 before a solution can be made, but it does require you to go back to JB again and then flash a KitKat rom with the modified kernel in order to keep your custom recovery
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Thanks. I thought that if it was a flashable zip, I could always return to custom recovery, but of course it is the content of the file that needs to be modified. I'll wait.
GizmoKaca said:
We are waiting for LG to release KitKat kernel sources for D802 before a solution can be made, but it does require you to go back to JB again and then flash a KitKat rom with the modified kernel in order to keep your custom recovery
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it would not be just a modified kernel it would be an entirely modified zip with parts from 4.2.2 and 4.4.2 so that it can support custom recovery like in jb but be able to boot into kk in fact the only reason we need the kernel source is because we have to add some lines so it can allow jb and kk partiotions to work together
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D802 kit Kat kernel source just came out a few hours ago so soon you guys should see a stock kk Rom with root and recovery support
Sent from my LG-D800 running kitkat using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Can't wait to see that. Is there any downsides to this method or is all working well with this work around?
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ephumuris said:
Can't wait to see that. Is there any downsides to this method or is all working well with this work around?
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I have been using it but for att and have not experienced any troubles and I also know of a few people who have already flashed roms whitput trouble also it seems like the g pro 2 rom might be the first to seeing custom recovery on d802 since someone there already made a patch but has not tested it yet and thus has not released it yet
hello, just got this phone yesterday. are there rooted bin files/kdz files for kitkat for this phone? care to link me to one if there is? firmware doesnt matter thanks!
more questions: can i flash international kdz files onto my lg g2 (at&t)
i came from lg p925, and i'm just wondering if most things will be similar, like same lg flashtool application and r&d flasher stuff. thanks again haha
Don't every cross flash kdzs please I don't think you can anyway haha
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any other comments? i dislike "think" xD
No cross flashing is a no for the device, some people do it at their own risk but with d800 a tot cross flash wouldn't work with the dll and tot file not matching the bin/model check just stick to the roms for your d800, as for flashing you can check out the back to stock thread on the general section and the method you would use is the flash tool with tot files
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so after i root my phone, i can just use rom manager and flash cwm recovery, right? how do i enter recovery? i'm not familiar with lg g2 at all yet haha. and can i flash roms right afterwards? or do i need to install wkparks (or was that only for my previous phone)/uboot files?
tang097 said:
so after i root my phone, i can just use rom manager and flash cwm recovery, right? how do i enter recovery? i'm not familiar with lg g2 at all yet haha. and can i flash roms right afterwards? or do i need to install wkparks (or was that only for my previous phone)/uboot files?
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Well to install recovery it depends if on 4.2 jb then which of all the versions are you on d80010d/o/q or are you in kk 4.4 d80020c/k
If on d80010q/o then downgrade to 10d then root and install custom recovery with freegee from play store, if on d80020c/k the you can install recovery via auto rec
If on 4.2 then after flashing recovery you can flash any aosp/jb Rom without worrying, but if you want a 4.4 stock/flex/pro 2 Rom then you will also need to flash a kk baseband, if on 4.4 then you can flash any 4.4 stock/flex/pro 2 Rom without issues but if you want aosp then you will need the kk baseband that's been ported to aosp or the jb baseband/If flashing 4.2 stock/flex based roms you will need the jb baseband, hopefully I am not forgetting anything
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XxZombiePikachu said:
Well to install recovery it depends if on 4.2 jb then which of all the versions are you on d80010d/o/q or are you in kk 4.4 d80020c/k
Sent from my LG-D800 running stock kk, rooted with philz using XDA app
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kitkat 4.4 80020c. (since my original question wasnt fully addressed, are there bin files [ap/cp] that i can use? i like flashing with lg flashtool rather than the kdz method.
tang097 said:
kitkat 4.4 80020c. (since my original question wasnt fully addressed, are there bin files [ap/cp] that i can use? i like flashing with lg flashtool rather than the kdz method.
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Well I am not sure what you mean, for d800 you can only use flash tool with tot files, if you are asking if there are pre rooted flashable tot files via flash tool then as far as I know their aren't any
Just in case you didn't notice I update my other post
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i can install any stock kitkat rom? even it it's based on a different firmware?
tang097 said:
i can install any stock kitkat rom? even it it's based on a different firmware?
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Any kit Kat Rom that's either 4.4 flex/g pro 2 ported, 4.4 stock based as long as it supports your d800, any aosp Rom with the correct baseband as long as it supports your d800
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ahhhh k. last question: does windows 8 support the rooting method/recovery flasher? sorry bout the barrage of questions haha
tang097 said:
ahhhh k. last question: does windows 8 support the rooting method/recovery flasher? sorry bout the barrage of questions haha
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Well since I rooted using Windows 8 I will have to say yes
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XxZombiePikachu said:
Well since I rooted using Windows 8 I will have to say yes
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last oneeee--------------can you link me to the kitkat baseband to install aosp roms? are they equivalent to kernels?
edit: nvm found it
I have been on Stock ZVC Rooted for the past few months and there are some things driving me nuts about it. For one the navigation bar at the bottom is too sensitive and I accidentally hit the home button when I am doing things and 2, the portrait to landscape mode is too sensitive. The 2 questions I have as of right now is there any ROM updated for ZVC yet and if not, is there a way to install the Xposed Framework Module on Stock ZVC being rooted?
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ebs512 said:
I have been on Stock ZVC Rooted for the past few months and there are some things driving me nuts about it. For one the navigation bar at the bottom is too sensitive and I accidentally hit the home button when I am doing things and 2, the portrait to landscape mode is too sensitive. The 2 questions I have as of right now is there any ROM updated for ZVC yet and if not, is there a way to install the Xposed Framework Module on Stock ZVC being rooted?
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Not sure what you mean about if there's a "ROM updated for ZVC yet"
Are you asking if there's a ROM based on the stock ls980 ROM?
And as far as I know regarding xposed... Go right ahead and install the apk as long as your running on dalvik and not on ART. But i might be wrong about xposed since I haven't been running on a stock for a while
PieceOfCake said:
Not sure what you mean about if there's a "ROM updated for ZVC yet"
Are you asking if there's a ROM based on the stock ls980 ROM?
And as far as I know regarding xposed... Go right ahead and install the apk as long as your running on dalvik and not on ART. But i might be wrong about xposed since I haven't been running on a stock for a while
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Wasn't sure if the Cyanogenmod team, or any others had updated their roms to work based on the latest version on the LS980 aka ZVC aka stock kitkat but before the release I know some people said they had issues due to kernel differences/bootloader issues/etc, I don't have a custom recovery running stock zvc at the moment, just rooted.
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ebs512 said:
Wasn't sure if the Cyanogenmod team, or any others had updated their roms to work based on the latest version on the LS980 aka ZVC aka stock kitkat but before the release I know some people said they had issues due to kernel differences/bootloader issues/etc, I don't have a custom recovery running stock zvc at the moment, just rooted.
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Early on there were some problems getting custom recovery, however Cloudyfa developed AutoRec which is a app that installs a custom recovery (TWRP) without any hassle whatsoever.. All you gotta do is install the apk for the ls980 which can be downloaded from here http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=13763 M
Make sure to read the full OP for AutoRec: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715496
Now this is my preferred method to install cm
1) make a nandroid backup, wipe everything besides internal storage
2) downgrade your modem to ZV8 from ZVC (the reason for this is that the cm kernel is not compatible with the ZVC modem)
3) flash the latest nightly
4) flash pa gapps
5) reboot system to enjoy a crisp and clean cm rom
Link to all the G2 modems: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451426
Also please note that this method takes away the ability to have sprint spark.
Another thing... if you ever want to restore your nandroid backup make sure to flash the ZVC modem first
If I flash the Furnace AOSP kernel and the ZVA modem instead I'll get spark, right?
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PieceOfCake said:
Early on there were some problems getting custom recovery, however Cloudyfa developed AutoRec which is a app that installs a custom recovery (TWRP) without any hassle whatsoever.. All you gotta do is install the apk for the ls980 which can be downloaded from here http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=13763 M
Make sure to read the full OP for AutoRec: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715496
Now this is my preferred method to install cm
1) make a nandroid backup, wipe everything besides internal storage
2) downgrade your modem to ZV8 from ZVC (the reason for this is that the cm kernel is not compatible with the ZVC modem)
3) flash the latest nightly
4) flash pa gapps
5) reboot system to enjoy a crisp and clean cm rom
Link to all the G2 modems: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451426
Also please note that this method takes away the ability to have sprint spark.
Another thing... if you ever want to restore your nandroid backup make sure to flash the ZVC modem first
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I guess I asked my question wrong, so Cyanogenmod has not yet been successful to make their kernel zvc compatible?
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ebs512 said:
I guess I asked my question wrong, so Cyanogenmod has not yet been successful to make their kernel zvc compatible?
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Nope.. But you should check out paranoid android which is updated to work on the kit kat modem (what im using right now)
PieceOfCake said:
Nope.. But you should check out paranoid android which is updated to work on the kit kat kernel (what im using right now)
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Do you still get spark capability with Paranoid Android?
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ebs512 said:
Do you still get spark capability with Paranoid Android?
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Honestly I don't know... I have read where people say that it is supported but haven't confirmed it myself
SUperG2 it may not be aosp but it is definitely zvc based
XxZombiePikachu said:
SUperG2 it may not be aosp but it is definitely zvc based
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And its awesome already !
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I have my tmobile d801 running lollipop 5.0.2 rooted with twrp installed. Now that ive discovered that there are no roms for lollipop im going to downgrade to original firmware that runs 4.4.2 so i can try out some of the roms that have been developed. Ive found a way to root, though i cannot find a guide to install twrp, all the guides seem to have twrp for a different model of lg g2.
What version of twrp do i need and how can i flash it for the d801?
Go to the Play Store and search for AutoRec for your D801 for lollipop and install and your good to go as long as your rooted.
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deltadiesel said:
I have my tmobile d801 running lollipop 5.0.2 rooted with twrp installed. Now that ive discovered that there are no roms for lollipop im going to downgrade to original firmware that runs 4.4.2 so i can try out some of the roms that have been developed. Ive found a way to root, though i cannot find a guide to install twrp, all the guides seem to have twrp for a different model of lg g2.
What version of twrp do i need and how can i flash it for the d801?
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Go to the Play Store and search for AutoRec for your D801 for lollipop and install and your good to go as long as your rooted.
AtrixHDMan said:
Go to the Play Store and search for AutoRec for your D801 for lollipop and install and your good to go as long as your rooted.
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Go to the Play Store and search for AutoRec for your D801 for lollipop and install and your good to go as long as your rooted.
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doesn't that contradict what firmware is going to be on the phone? im on lollipop 5.0.2 now, i think the original is 4.4.2 if i downgrade by using the lg toolkit. does autorec work for d801 work for kitkat? confusion here. At this point being rooted and twrp on lollipop, im not able to install any of the roms that have been made for 4.4.2.
Can you make it clear to me?
deltadiesel said:
doesn't that contradict what firmware is going to be on the phone? im on lollipop 5.0.2 now, i think the original is 4.4.2 if i downgrade by using the lg toolkit. does autorec work for d801 work for kitkat? confusion here. At this point being rooted and twrp on lollipop, im not able to install any of the roms that have been made for 4.4.2.
Can you make it clear to me?
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If you`re on 5.0.2 lollipop then you need to install autorec from play store to get twrp installed but you must be rooted in order for it to work.If your trying to downgrade back to kit kat then I think you don`t have to be rooted or have twrp installed at all in your flashing to stock kit kat rom.
If your trying to return to stock kit kat read here.
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45293512#post45293512
If you just need twrp recovery then download Autorec for D801 for Lollipop in the Play Store.
AtrixHDMan said:
If you`re on 5.0.2 lollipop then you need to install autorec from play store to get twrp installed but you must be rooted in order for it to work.If your trying to downgrade back to kit kat then I think you don`t have to be rooted or have twrp installed at all in your flashing to stock kit kat rom.
If your trying to return to stock kit kat read here.
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45293512#post45293512
If you just need twrp recovery then download Autorec for D801 for Lollipop in the Play Store.
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You are misunderstanding. I am using a Tmobile d801 on lollipop that is rooted and twrp installed. There are no custom roms.
I want to revert to 4.4.2, so that i can use custom roms, so the autorec for lollipop would do me no good to root and install twrp.
What would i need to do to root and get twrp installed on 4.4.2? i know how to go back to stock, but im going back to stock rom because i want to root and install twrp. What you are telling me is to use the autorec for lollipop...which ive already done. im rooted and twrp installed on lollipop, but i want to downgrade and need to know how to install twrp on 4.4.2
deltadiesel said:
You are misunderstanding. I am using a Tmobile d801 on lollipop that is rooted and twrp installed. There are no custom roms.
I want to revert to 4.4.2, so that i can use custom roms, so the autorec for lollipop would do me no good to root and install twrp.
What would i need to do to root and get twrp installed on 4.4.2? i know how to go back to stock, but im going back to stock rom because i want to root and install twrp. What you are telling me is to use the autorec for lollipop...which ive already done. im rooted and twrp installed on lollipop, but i want to downgrade and need to know how to install twrp on 4.4.2
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You can find both things in the link below.Just go back to stock kit kat rom first.Look under downloads in link.
AutoRec
twrp for kit kat
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715496
root
ioroot25
AtrixHDMan said:
You can find both things in the link below.Just go back to stock kit kat rom first.Look under downloads in link.
AutoRec
twrp for kit kat
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715496
root
ioroot25
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Thanks!
deltadiesel said:
Thanks!
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Enjoy.
Nice solution
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BarisGTBRS said:
Nice solution
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Xda is a world of its own.
I'm having a problem using autorec for my phone, it says "tried to install loki_tool, no luck, please try installing loki tool manually" How do i install loki tool?
when i run the root.bat file in iroot25 the window just closes
what do i do?
deltadiesel said:
when i run the root.bat file in iroot25 the window just closes
what do i do?
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These files don't seem to work with the tmobile version. Can anyone help?
deltadiesel said:
I'm having a problem using autorec for my phone, it says "tried to install loki_tool, no luck, please try installing loki tool manually" How do i install loki tool?
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That's because the phone is not rooted.Maybe try LG one click root.If the phone didn't reboot and you see android updating then it's probably not rooted.
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deltadiesel said:
These files don't seem to work with the tmobile version. Can anyone help?
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LG one click root link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3056951
You need to turn on developers mode and follow the instructions carefully.When it asks you go in download mode and you get stuck at 90% just wait about a minute and then hold power down and let phone reboot.Let me know if you need full instructions.
If that didn't work.This is what I used on my phone.I just remembered.
Stomp Root v1.2.0
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2850906
Why dont you try using LP Extreme since you are already rooted w/ on Lollipop. Here is link to the thread.
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Forgot to post the link;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-g2/development/rom-tmo-lp-extreme-v1-0-4-16-15-t3084681
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AtrixHDMan said:
If that didn't work.This is what I used on my phone.I just remembered.
Stomp Root v1.2.0
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2850906
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That didn't work on my T-Mobile G2 D801 ("Device is patched, sorry"). In fact I've tried Purple Drake, ioroot, StumpRoot, LGOneClickRoot. None of these work. I wonder what's different with your G2 that allows StumpRoot (or any other rooting) to succeed. I'm contemplating a downgrade all the way to KK 4.2.2 as both LP 5.0 and KK 4.4.2 seem impervious to rooting.
nbi1 said:
That didn't work on my T-Mobile G2 D801 ("Device is patched, sorry"). In fact I've tried Purple Drake, ioroot, StumpRoot, LGOneClickRoot. None of these work. I wonder what's different with your G2 that allows StumpRoot (or any other rooting) to succeed. I'm contemplating a downgrade all the way to KK 4.2.2 as both LP 5.0 and KK 4.4.2 seem impervious to rooting.
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I downgraded my phone back to Kit Kat on a D800 and rooted Kit Kat stock Rom just today with StumpRoot.If you are on stock Kit Kat Rom it should.If you install the StumpRoot apk on your phone and let it did it thing and when ask to reboot phone after reboot it should reboot on its on once more and then your rooted.Supernova will not show up in app drawer but you should be rooted.Just work for me.I think because you don't see it in app drawer you think it's not rooted.They're apps in Play Store to check.
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I downgraded my phone back to Kit Kat on a D800 and rooted Kit Kat stock Rom just today with StumpRoot.If you are on stock Kit Kat Rom it should.If you install the StumpRoot apk on your phone and let it did it thing and when ask to reboot phone after reboot it should reboot on its on once more and then your rooted.Supernova will not show up in app drawer but you should be rooted.Just work for me.I think because you don't see it in app drawer you think it's not rooted.They're apps in Play Store to check.
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No, I always use a root checker to get root status. It seems we're comparing apples & oranges - we have a different phone and different versions of Android. But thanks for trying to help.
nbi1 said:
No, I always use a root checker to get root status. It seems we're comparing apples & oranges - we have a different phone and different versions of Android. But thanks for trying to help.
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StumpRoot should work on all variations of the LG G2 but only on Kit Kat not Lolilpop.
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nbi1 said:
No, I always use a root checker to get root status. It seems we're comparing apples & oranges - we have a different phone and different versions of Android. But thanks for trying to help.
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Check this link.
http://www.droidviews.com/root-any-lg-device-easily-with-stump-root/