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[Q] Restore stock kitkat recovery after Autorec

Hi guys,
Recently ive installed Cloudystock to test it but for selling purposes ive restored the stock firmware by flashing the kitkat .kdz (D80220b) file using R&D tool everything goes well but ive noticed when I try to go to recovery mode to do a factory reset it does nothing, Ive flashed the JB firmware stock recovery exist then ive upgraded to kitkat thru OTA again stock recovery is gone, is there a way to restore kitkat stock recovery? Im using D802, ESA variant. Thanks in advance!

You've got the stock recovery, try "adb reboot recovery"

bender_007 said:
You've got the stock recovery, try "adb reboot recovery"
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Thank God you've replied mate, ill try to explore that stuff im really new to adb, a quick question so after autorec i cannot go to stock recovery by using down volume and power button anymore it has to be done using adb? Thanks a lot!

Autorec install custom recovery(TWRP)
You can enter it:
1. adb reboot recovery
2. power off - hold volume down + power until you see the lg logo - release shortly and then hold the keys again(volume down + power) - factory reset will ask you to confirm(but it's actually not resetting, it's entering the custom recovery)
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if you've flashed a stock - KDZ, there is no trace of AutoRec or TWRP and by doing it you will actually do a factory reset.

bender_007 said:
Autorec install custom recovery(TWRP)
You can enter it:
1. adb reboot recovery
2. power off - hold volume down + power until you see the lg logo - release shortly and then hold the keys again(volume down + power) - factory reset will ask you to confirm(but it's actually not resetting, it's entering the custom recovery)
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if you've flashed a stock - KDZ, there is no trace of AutoRec or TWRP and by doing it you will actually do a factory reset.
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Yup thats what i find weird because ive already flashed my phone with a kdz file.. when i flashed a kdz file for jb button combination works but right after upgrading to kitkat neither thru OTA from JB or flashing a kitkat KDZ file button combo wont work, right now im trying to root my device to check if im able to go to stock recovery using an app

[Q] Can't Boot/ NO STOCK RECOVERY option for LG-D802? (D80220b-HKG-XX) Any ideas??

Recently i have updated the phone from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2 by LG PC suite and OTA upgrade. During 4.2.2 i am able to boot into stock recovery by pressing power + vol down button, but after upgrade my phone was unable to boot into custom recovery nor hard reset. The LG logo just appear and disappears (Like how you force shutdown a phone).
My phone is unrooted and no custom recovery has been flashed. (I was a little worried for flashing custom recovery and start rooting since i cant boot into stock recovery in D80220b-HKG-XX
Does anyone experiencing this or is recovery accessible only after custom recovery has flashed?
Thanks.

silverarc29 said:
Recently i have updated the phone from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2 by LG PC suite and OTA upgrade. During 4.2.2 i am able to boot into stock recovery by pressing power + vol down button, but after upgrade my phone was unable to boot into custom recovery nor hard reset. The LG logo just appear and disappears (Like how you force shutdown a phone).
My phone is unrooted and no custom recovery has been flashed. (I was a little worried for flashing custom recovery and start rooting since i cant boot into stock recovery in D80220b-HKG-XX
Does anyone experiencing this or is recovery accessible only after custom recovery has flashed?
Thanks.
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Hi, There's many, MANY threads talking about NOT upgrading with OTA, instead install custom recovery and flash thru recovery stock KK with SuperSU.
I (and many) don't trust OTA for the same reason, sometimes something goes wrong and you have no custom recovery and no Rom. If you don't have experience rooting, unlocking, so on ,,, your best bet is go to your cell company and tell them you took OTA and your phone broke, they should be able to give you a new one since you don't have ROOT or Custom Recovery.
Hope this helps

matury said:
Hi, There's many, MANY threads talking about NOT upgrading with OTA, instead install custom recovery and flash thru recovery stock KK with SuperSU.
I (and many) don't trust OTA for the same reason, sometimes something goes wrong and you have no custom recovery and no Rom. If you don't have experience rooting, unlocking, so on ,,, your best bet is go to your cell company and tell them you took OTA and your phone broke, they should be able to give you a new one since you don't have ROOT or Custom Recovery.
Hope this helps
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So in order for me to get rooted kk with custom recovery, i have to revert back to jellybean in G2 and flash custom recovery +root stock kitkat?
I wonder why does manufacturer made things harder...
Sincere thank you for the answer, Have a nice day!

silverarc29 said:
So in order for me to get rooted kk with custom recovery, i have to revert back to jellybean in G2 and flash custom recovery +root stock kitkat?
I wonder why does manufacturer made things harder...
Sincere thank you for the answer, Have a nice day!
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NP, yes just go back to JB ->root -> TWRP -> flash stock KK -> flash SuperSU 2.x ->profit
If you want TWRP in KK just intall AutoREC.

The reset process is changed since 20b (i think I'm not wrong!?)
1. hold power + volume down until you see the lg logo --- release shortly (just release and after releasing 2.)
2. hold volume up + volume down instead of volume down + power

bender_007 said:
The reset process is changed since 20b (i think I'm not wrong!?)
1. hold power + volume down until you see the lg logo --- release shortly (just release and after releasing 2.)
2. hold volume up + volume down instead of volume down + power
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Wow It works! But it booted me to hard reset mode, is there anyway to boot into recovery mode? Or am i only able to boot into recovery once i flashed custom recovery like TWRP?
Thanks a bunch sir!

silverarc29 said:
Wow It works! But it booted me to hard reset mode, is there anyway to boot into recovery mode? Or am i only able to boot into recovery once i flashed custom recovery like TWRP?
Thanks a bunch sir!
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once you flash TWRP via autorec it will take you back to twrp (the old combination)
For now you can't boot to recovery(you might try "adb reboot recovery" - it might factory reset if this is your fresh installed kdz

bender_007 said:
The reset process is changed since 20b (i think I'm not wrong!?)
1. hold power + volume down until you see the lg logo --- release shortly (just release and after releasing 2.)
2. hold volume up + volume down instead of volume down + power
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Absolutely correct and these type of answers are incredibly HARD to come by since most of the youtube vids + google search results are methods prior to the 20b update.
For the users out there with the latest update, they will have a hard time searching for the right combination. With the latest update, pushing down button + power key again and holding it will only result in the phone powering off.
For the ultimate method, use ADB reboot recovery via PC to access stock recovery.
(If you have rooted your G2 before via IOROOT method, you would have noticed the existence of the G2's stock recovery menu when this command was executed by IOROOT during the root process.)
*Be Aware* Holding the Vol Up + Vol Down key will bring up the Factory Hard Reset. You only enter YES if you're confident you have TWRP custom recovery installed, it will not perform a hard reset but instead load up TWRP immediately. This is the only way to enter TWRP through the phone. But if you had stock recovery it will erase everything in your phone! (incl. camera photos and vids)
I've heard something about bricking the phone if custom recovery was installed and OTA update was performed. With the imminent Lollipop official release, most users need to be aware of this or refresh their minds readily to avoid themselves another round of headache...
Boy these LG phones are complicated to mod as compared to the Nexi or the Galaxies....

[Q] Is there an alternative way to power off the LG G2 (D805, Brazil)

Hi,
I decided to give a try to BlissPop but it didn't work well. The boot is stuck on the LG logo. If I press power, it reboots the phone, I can't power it off. Is there an alternative way to power it off so I can enable download mode to unbrick it (going back to stock)?
Let me explain all the process I did:
1) I use Cloudy G3 since last year (don't even remember when I install it) and TWRP 2.7.0.0
2) Moved back to stock using LG Flash Tool 2014 - KitKat 4.4.2
3) Root it using towelroot
4) Install supersu (chainfire)
5) Install TWRP 2.8.6.1 blastagator using Flashify (it all installed a specific busibox version that I don't remember the author)
6) Flash BlissPop-v3.2-d802-NIGHTLY-20150505-0931.zip, gapps-5.1.x-20150404-minimal-edition-signed.zip and lp-20150324-bloatware-removal-script-signed.zip
7) Got a phone stuck on LG screen

piterdias said:
Hi,
I decided to give a try to BlissPop but it didn't work well. The boot is stuck on the LG logo. If I press power, it reboots the phone, I can't power it off. Is there an alternative way to power it off so I can enable download mode to unbrick it (going back to stock)?
Let me explain all the process I did:
1) I use Cloudy G3 since last year (don't even remember when I install it) and TWRP 2.7.0.0
2) Moved back to stock using LG Flash Tool 2014 - KitKat 4.4.2
3) Root it using towelroot
4) Install supersu (chainfire)
5) Install TWRP 2.8.6.1 blastagator using Flashify (it all installed a specific busibox version that I don't remember the author)
6) Flash BlissPop-v3.2-d802-NIGHTLY-20150505-0931.zip, gapps-5.1.x-20150404-minimal-edition-signed.zip and lp-20150324-bloatware-removal-script-signed.zip
7) Got a phone stuck on LG screen
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Normally, you should be able to poweroff the device; press power button for 30seconds/ 1minutes, it should be completly off. Then you should be able to access download mode.

casual_kikoo said:
Normally, you should be able to poweroff the device; press power button for 30seconds/ 1minutes, it should be completly off. Then you should be able to access download mode.
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It worked like a charm, after a little more than one minute. I am already flashing stock.
Thanks a lot.

G2 cyclically restarts....Help, please.

0. LG G2 4.4.2 D802 CIS
1. Get "root" by Stump 1.2.0
2. Using AutoRec
3. Reboot in recovery mode with TWRP 2.7.0.0
4. Made “backup”, and copied it to PC
5. Made Wipe, Advanced Wipe
6. Flashing CloudyG2 3.3 from external USB OTG
7. After that got black Screen after LG logo
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8. Download D802_PATCH_GO_LP_V1.1_droidth.zip, and installed it from Recovery Mode by TWRP
9. Reboot system, now:
Phone cyclically restarts from the beginning and to LG logo, and so on….And I cant enter to the recovery mode. Cool. That can I do, instead throw in the trash?))

I assume you're following directions from this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61710456&postcount=1304
If so, I see a couple issues. You did not update TWRP to 2.8.7.1 as indicated, and why are you flashing from USB OTG always copy to your internal memory. You likely can get back to recovery, but it takes timing and patience. I've been in the same situation before. Just an FYI we call a cyclic restart a bootloop.
While it's doing the startup hold the power button until it powers off, it will restart again after. So here's the trick as soon as the screen shuts off you have to let go of the power button and immediately do the vol down power button combo, hold them both until recovery starts. If held too long it will reboot again. Like I said timing is everything, but you should be able to get it with patience. Good luck!

You did not use latest TWRP and you did not flash LP bootstack. Go to recovery, delete system, data, cache, flash latest TWRP, then flash LP bootstack, then Cloudy again
To enter recovery, press power+volume down, hold until you see LG logo, then FAST press power+vol down again, white screen will show up asking to factory reset. press power button, then press power button again. phone will enter recovery.

wolfclan68 said:
I assume you're following directions from this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61710456&postcount=1304
If so, I see a couple issues. You did not update TWRP to 2.8.7.1 as indicated, and why are you flashing from USB OTG always copy to your internal memory. You likely can get back to recovery, but it takes timing and patience. I've been in the same situation before. Just an FYI we call a cyclic restart a bootloop.
While it's doing the startup hold the power button until it powers off, it will restart again after. So here's the trick as soon as the screen shuts off you have to let go of the power button and immediately do the vol down power button combo, hold them both until recovery starts. If held too long it will reboot again. Like I said timing is everything, but you should be able to get it with patience. Good luck!
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Is it correct?
1. Hold Power on Lg logo
2. When the screen shuts off:release power button and quickly push Volume+Power on the some period?
One time i seen screen with proposal of erase system, i pushed Yes...and now it rebooting again. And some time it was button hardware assignments screen.
Mashed_Potatoes said:
You did not use latest TWRP and you did not flash LP bootstack. Go to recovery, delete system, data, cache, flash latest TWRP, then flash LP bootstack, then Cloudy again
To enter recovery, press power+volume down, hold until you see LG logo, then FAST press power+vol down again, white screen will show up asking to factory reset. press power button, then press power button again. phone will enter recovery.
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Ok.
1. How can i flash latest TWRP from the TWRP recovery menu, is it possible?
2. You mean flash Bootloader Changer 2.2, and choose Lollipop bootstack in it?
Thanks.
...going to to spend all weekend pushing power buttons)))

Romyaldich said:
Is it correct?
1. Hold Power on Lg logo
2. When the screen shuts off:release power button and quickly push Volume+Power on the some period?
One time i seen screen with proposal of erase system, i pushed Yes...and now it rebooting again. And some time it was button hardware assignments screen.
Ok.
1. How can i flash latest TWRP from the TWRP recovery menu, is it possible?
2. You mean flash Bootloader Changer 2.2, and choose Lollipop bootstack in it?
Thanks.
...going to to spend all weekend pushing power buttons)))
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You can flash latest TWRP and LP bootstack in TWRP. They are both ZIP files so it will work. I would give you links but i'm not sure which G2 variant you have

Mashed_Potatoes said:
You can flash latest TWRP and LP bootstack in TWRP. They are both ZIP files so it will work. I would give you links but i'm not sure which G2 variant you have
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thanks, but first of all - i can not enter to recovery mode, ordinary button combination do not work. As i wrote before.

If you really can't enter recovery you'll have to "KDZ".
Look over there: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2797190
Find the appropriate rom.kdz, flash it with the tool.
If this worked, root stock LP, Autorec v2 it, enter recovery with key combination or if this fails with tools like "Quick Reboot" from play store.
DO NOT FORGET to wipe system, data, caches and to flash an appropriate stack, then flash rom, gapps and supersu. You can do this in one step.
If you want to shut down your phone, just press POWER for around 10s. Do not flash with battery under 50%.
You may find SRKTool useful.

Try entering download mode and flashing stock rom through KDZ or TOT method. There is a thread called "G2 go back to stock" in G2 General you will find all instructions there
tip: disconnect usb devices like usb wifi dongle, web camera and external hdd, they used to cause me problems when flashing KDZ

lg g2 stuck on cyanogenmod logo

hello, Yesterday I was trying to upgrade my G2 d802 to cyanogenmod 12. I wasn't able to do a backup cause I didn't have a space, so I skipped on this stage. I succeed to upgrade to cm12 but my calls didn't work (after I set it) so I did upgrade straight to cm12.1 in the upgrade center in the setting. after that my phone was stuck on cm12.1 logo so I put the phone into TWRP mode and I install cm12 again.
Now my phone is stuck on cm12 logo and I can't go to TWRP or DOWNLOAD MODE but my computer detecting my g2.
What I can do plz help me

Fastboot or KDZ...?

You could try using the LG mobile support tool to perform a recovery.

Turn off the phone, press the volume down & Power together till you get LG logo, then leave the two buttons and then press them again till you get a reset prompt or recovery. If you get a reset prompt then use the volume keys to select "yes" then power button to confirm, you may have to do this twice. The phone will then enter into TWRP.

im using cm13 on g2. works very well.
But when install #supersu via twrp. its get stuck on the cm logo. can't even enter in recovery mode. Pls I badly Need help.