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[Q] How do we install a custom recovery now that we are running stock 4.4.2 (rooted)?

I am running a T-Mobile variant (D801)

TehJorge said:
I am running a T-Mobile variant (D801)
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KK and custom recoveries are not compatible just yet. At least for the ATT versions, you have to go back to a previous JB version, root, and then add KK. But custom recovery is lost in that process.
That is where we stand at the moment. At least for ATT.

There is a method in the T-Mobile subforum that will give you what you want. You will have to revert to 4.2.2 first

nabril15 said:
KK and custom recoveries are not compatible just yet. At least for the ATT versions, you have to go back to a previous JB version, root, and then add KK. But custom recovery is lost in that process.
That is where we stand at the moment. At least for ATT.
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gunnyman said:
There is a method in the T-Mobile subforum that will give you what you want. You will have to revert to 4.2.2 first
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Thanks for the information. I want to wait then if I have to go through all that. I wonder when they will come out with a compatible custom recovery

With at&t the only way to have custom recovery with kit Kat is to go down to 10d(First version of 4.2.2 on it) root and then install Gary's modified kit Kat which is a mix and match of 10d and 20c which will be the same thing that will be with other models just have to wait for a)kernel source(each model has a different kernel so they have to be built with the specific kernel for it) and b)for someone to build the Rom(yes many can do it but it's better if they phone model to test on)
Edit:here is thread for you to get it in d801
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2673736
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[Q] How to enter TWRP on stock Kitkat firmware?

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.
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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.
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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
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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

[Q] D802, KitKat Update

Hello my Friends,
My Problem is..
Im at Stock rooted 4.2.2 and have twrp recovery.
But now i want to have Stock KitKat.
Now, the ota 4.4.2 is out, and i asking me can i flash this on my phone, or how can i get it on it ?
Thank you for support.
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If i can flash it, then the first link ? --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50696858&postcount=2916
I've the d802 16gb ....and want german
Or simple with the LG PCsuite ?

If you want to keep root and custom recovery you can try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681205
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XxZombiePikachu said:
If you want to keep root and custom recovery you can try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681205
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root isn't nesessary..
Can i upgrade simply over LG PC Suite ?

confusedx3 said:
root isn't nesessary..
Can i upgrade simply over LG PC Suite ?
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Yes

bobsie41 said:
Yes
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alright, so i have to go until last 4.2.2 update right ?
after that i'll be rdy for kk..

confusedx3 said:
alright, so i have to go until last 4.2.2 update right ?
after that i'll be rdy for kk..
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LG pc suite will install the latest available rom for your device which will be kitkat as soon as it is available for you. If it says that you have the latest installed, then use 'restore upgrade errors option.' After this it will probably bootloop but, perform a factory reset and everything will then be sorted.

bobsie41 said:
LG pc suite will install the latest available rom for your device which will be kitkat as soon as it is available for you. If it says that you have the latest installed, then use 'restore upgrade errors option.' After this it will probably bootloop but, perform a factory reset and everything will then be sorted.
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Hi Guys, I have read some topics about downgrading, but im not fully understanding if this is only for people who is already rooted or if this will work for a non rooted device. In my case i have an At&t Lg G2 not rooted with 4.4.2 kitkat and wanted to revert to 4.2 so i can root and then flash a rooted stock 4.4.2 kitkat. Is it possible to do that, even if i was never rooted? I do understand there's no root for kitkat as of now.
Thanks guys.

Everything LG G2 Stock Kit Kat

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
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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

Any Rom ZVC Compatible Yet?

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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