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[Q] Regarding 4.4

So, I got the OTA notification, and before I do something stupid, I have a few stupid questions I'm on stock 4.3, rooted, unlocked bootloader, custom recovery, xposed framework and franco kernel. I read in other people's threads that in order to not brick, I should go back to stock kernel, stock recovery and I'll lose root and unlocked bootloader, correct? If so, is wug's kit still usable on 4.4 to get root/unlock back? And regarding xposed, anything I should do about that, like go to stock framework lol or the framework doesn't affect the update? Sorry for all the questions, but I don't want to risk a brick, and THEN ask many questions Thank you very much!

First of all this won't brick your phone. You have a few options:
1-download the ota zip, go into recovery, do a full wipe and flash the ota zip. (This is the quickest and easiest method. After doing this you will still have your custom recovery, and the contents of your internal storage will be untouched.)
2-Flash the factory images. (Your phone gets completely wiped, including your custom recovery.)
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Just go into Wugs and flash the latest firmware directly, you won't have to change anything else.
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Chromium_ said:
First of all this won't brick your phone. You have a few options:
1-download the ota zip, go into recovery, do a full wipe and flash the ota zip. (This is the quickest and easiest method. After doing this you will still have your custom recovery, and the contents of your internal storage will be untouched.)
2-Flash the factory images. (Your phone gets completely wiped, including your custom recovery.)
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Alright, thanks! according to method 1, will I lose root? If so, is it as easy as flashing supersu again, or do I have anything else to do? Thanks again!

sinnerghost said:
Alright, thanks! according to method 1, will I lose root? If so, is it as easy as flashing supersu again, or do I have anything else to do? Thanks again!
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Yes, root will be lost. But to get it back just download the latest supersu and simply flash it via recovery. Thats all.

sinnerghost said:
So, I got the OTA notification, and before I do something stupid, I have a few stupid questions I'm on stock 4.3, rooted, unlocked bootloader, custom recovery, xposed framework and franco kernel. I read in other people's threads that in order to not brick, I should go back to stock kernel, stock recovery and I'll lose root and unlocked bootloader, correct? If so, is wug's kit still usable on 4.4 to get root/unlock back? And regarding xposed, anything I should do about that, like go to stock framework lol or the framework doesn't affect the update? Sorry for all the questions, but I don't want to risk a brick, and THEN ask many questions Thank you very much!
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whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy whyyyyyyyyyyyyy all this man just go to forum and download stock rooted 4.4 its 10 minutes out of your life and its done.. Hey if you like just wipe system dalvik and cache and upgrade you wont lose any apps but of course if this is an issue or get FC just factory reset... Its soooo simple

noob here, lost at rooting

hey all,
I'm a complete noob when it comes to rooting
I've been searching online on how to root a nexus 4 using a mac.. every single guide is different, some skip the unlocking bootloader part, some skip other parts, and most guides are just outdated.
I'm running on absolute stock, 4.4.2.
What's the best (and most current) guide out there? I'm interested in rooting my phone mainly so I can get LTE access.. do no care too much for non stock ROMS (not yet at least)

I think this is the easiest for noobs: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1999065 . It's a tool that will do all the work for you.
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update:
I set up adb on my mac and unlocked bootloader, that was easy.
I'm following this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2018179
so now I'm confused about the whole Rom part.. which one do I download? There's a ROMs column, a stock recovery, and stock touch recovery. What are those?

You don't have to install another ROM. You can just download the recovery (CMW for mako touch or non touch) in the post. Also download the su zip tot get root acces.
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Yuoko5 said:
You don't have to install another ROM. You can just download the recovery (CMW for mako touch or non touch) in the post. Also download the su zip tot get root acces.
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ah, so the touch column is all the 'stock' roms. how do I know that it's the latest 4.4.2 stock rom? will be able to do OTA updates after I flash the mako touch?

If you're device is rooted I think you won't be able to install OTA updates from google anymore. But, you can flash these stock roms easily. I'm sure people make flashable zips of every new version of Android. About the columns: ROMs=you can download custom roms (you don't need that); Recovery and recovery touch is basically the same thing. The difference is one recovery can be controlled with the touchscreen and the over with the volume and power button. It's just what you like best.
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ah, so the touch column is all the 'stock' roms. how do I know that it's the latest 4.4.2 stock rom? will be able to do OTA updates after I flash the mako touch?
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Get it?
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I guess I'm getting some terminology mixed up, it seems that no matter how much I read about this I still can't quite get a grasp of it
What is the definition of CWM (clockwork mod), what exactly does it do?
What is a factory then? (when someone talks about flashing a factory image, I thought that's what CWM is, what's the difference?)

beegbear said:
I guess I'm getting some terminology mixed up, it seems that no matter how much I read about this I still can't quite get a grasp of it
What is the definition of CWM (clockwork mod), what exactly does it do?
What is a factory then? (when someone talks about flashing a factory image, I thought that's what CWM is, what's the difference?)
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Cwm(clockworkmod recovery) is a side load which helps u to flash different ROMs and zip files. It also helps u to wipe battery stats, partition sd card(not with case of n4)
Factory image is the stock ROM that Google provide that u r having in your nexus 4
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beegbear said:
I guess I'm getting some terminology mixed up, it seems that no matter how much I read about this I still can't quite get a grasp of it
What is the definition of CWM (clockwork mod), what exactly does it do?
What is a factory then? (when someone talks about flashing a factory image, I thought that's what CWM is, what's the difference?)
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And regarding your previous question of OTA updates, You'll have to flash the stock recovery if you're on CWM or TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project - Many people recommend this one, I use it myself) and you shouldn't have made any changes to the system files of your stock ROM.
You will receive the OTA if you have modified anything in system, you just won't be able to flash it. And you can also flash the OTA with TWRP instead of stock recovery. Root does not matter, although it will be lost after you update. Before updating, also make sure you're not using a custom kernel. Kernel: The "thing" that android runs on. It's the heart of the OS, you could say. No kernel, no boot.

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And regarding your previous question of OTA updates, You'll have to flash the stock recovery if you're on CWM or TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project - Many people recommend this one, I use it myself) and you shouldn't have made any changes to the system files of your stock ROM.
You will receive the OTA if you have modified anything in system, you just won't be able to flash it. And you can also flash the OTA with TWRP instead of stock recovery. Root does not matter, although it will be lost after you update. Before updating, also make sure you're not using a custom kernel. Kernel: The "thing" that android runs on. It's the heart of the OS, you could say. No kernel, no boot.
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So let me make sure I'm following this..(sorry, I'm sure you saw such questions countless times before)
CWM (or TWRP) is a custom recovery instead of the stock 'recovery' option that's found in the bootloader. If I choose to go with either CWM or TWRP, how much of an issue is it to flash back to stock recovery? would it be done through ADB the same way the custom recovery was flashed in the first place?
As I understand.. the first thing I should do after unlocking the bootloader (already done) and flashing a custom recovery (not done yet) is to create a backup through the custom recovery. Does that back up the radios as well? If I decide to flash the all in one LTE zip and it doesn't work or what not.. will using that recovery flash back the old radios?
Now to the actual rooting..
so flashing super su is what actually does the root? How would I go about returning to complete stock if I ever need to? (stock recovery, remove root, lock bootloader)
When flashing a different ROM, how come I need to make a backup of my apps? what if I want to start completely fresh? Would I not be able to go to the playstore after flashing a custom rom and downloading everything I need? or there is not going to be a play store after flashing? (that's why GAPPS are needed?)

so I rooted and flashed the hybrid radio, works like charm!
I answered most of my own questions in the post above just by going through the process.
What happens if I decide to factory reset through settings? will CWM stay? will the root stay? will the lte fix stay?

Yes...yes...yes.....you really should take advantage of the countless guides people have written explaining all of your questions.
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2 questions kit kat

am i sol if i'mr rooted on the att g2 and have stock recovery?? also i'm on scotts clean rom and i don't see the option to update the phone........

paniro187 said:
am i sol if i'mr rooted on the att g2 and have stock recovery?? also i'm on scotts clean rom and i don't see the option to update the phone........
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You'll probably be better off if you wait for a flashable zip to be available for your phone. With people are having stability issues and the risk of losing root, there's should be no rush to update yet. I'd suggest just flashing TWRP and making backups at this point. Try FreeGee on the play store. If you really want the KitKat experience, try out some of the ROMs already available - they are getting more stable every week.

paniro187 said:
am i sol if i'mr rooted on the att g2 and have stock recovery?? also i'm on scotts clean rom and i don't see the option to update the phone........
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You are going to have to revert to stock, either D80010d or D80010o software package.
This is how I did it and remained rooted, although you will loose root in the first step but you get it right back.
Revert to stock software package D80010d using LG Flash Tools. (see the thread on this in this forum or check youtube for directions)
You can skip this step if you revert to the D80010o software package instead of the D80010d package.
Revert to stock software package D80010o using LG Flash Tools. (see the thread on this in this forum or check youtube for directions)
Once you have the D80010o installed, you need to root using the ioroot22 package. (search for ioroot22 on this forum. Some use ioroot23)
Once you are rooted, you need to contact AT&T through chat and ask them to push the D80010q or the "q" update to you.
Install the "q" update and check that you kept root.
Pull the D80020c KitKat update off of the AT&T server (though wifi) and install it.
Check for root again.
You are done. Reverting to stock will reflash the phone so you will loose everything on it so make sure you have backups of the important files. You will also loose the custom recovery TWRP if you have it installed and you will not be able to reinstall it as there is no way as of now to exploit the KITKAT software for a custom recovery.

[Q] Stock D802 20h CM12 flash advice

Hello all,
I have a stock 4.4.2 20h d802 that I plan to reinstall with cm12 as soon as m1 is released.
I've read a kazillion threads here and thought I had everything covered but the more I read more variations I can see.
I would prefer a PC free solution.
20h blocks towelroot so I guess I have to use stump root instead.
I have the following plan. Any advice or anything missing in here? I do not want to brick my g2
1) root with stumproot 1.2 apk
2) install autorec apk to automatically downgrade boot loader and install old twrp
3) upgrade twrp to 2.8.3 with zip file from recovery
4) erase cache from recovery
5) flash cm12 from recovery
But now I am reading stuff about baseband flashes and that lollipop needs jellybean stuff. So am I missing something our am I good to go?
When I flash lg official rom I have to choose the specific 32gb version. Will this be okay with generic cm12?
Thanks for any help!
Stefan

stefan1975 said:
I have a stock 4.4.2 20h d802 that I plan to reinstall with cm12 as soon as m1 is released.
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Sorry, but what somebody tells you now, might not apply at the m1 time. Or might have better ways. Might be a long wait as well.
Just saying that you will need to ask this again when the M1 comes. Right now you can only ask how to flash it now.

Thanks for the the reply.
I thought m1 is just a few weeks away so figured I'd start with the rest of the process already so that rooting, autorec and twrp are in place.
But for arguments sake, let's say I want to flash the current official d802 nightly. Would these steps suffice? Do I need to worry about Loki.sh a well?

stefan1975 said:
Thanks for the the reply.
I thought m1 is just a few weeks away so figured I'd start with the rest of the process already so that rooting, autorec and twrp are in place.
But for arguments sake, let's say I want to flash the current official d802 nightly. Would these steps suffice? Do I need to worry about Loki.sh a well?
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Well to tell you the truth I do not remember how I rooted my device. Was really long ago... and what applies to the 20h.
I know at some point I used autorec.
And now I have the 2831 twrp.
What i can tell you though, that wiping cache won't be enough when flashing cm.
IIRC you have to make a clean install when coming from stock rom. So 4th step has to be about that, not just cache.

Thanks. I will make sure to wipe system as well then.

So autorec will leave me with an old twrp I am reading. I need to update this for cm12 I understand.
What exactly is the difference between Loki twrp 2.8.x and bump 2.8.x? The one I got from the twrp site doesn't have either in the file name. A xda guide said Loki trwp is needed and rootjunky on YouTube said not to use Loki twrp but bump twrp.
Now I am confused
Stefan.

[Q] HOW TO: LP D802 - back to stock

I installed leaked international LP rom for d802 from this DEAD/closed link http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/development/rom-international-lollipop-stock-g2-d802-t3058129/
Rom is working fine but I wonder what steps do I have to take to go back to STOCK KK? I read the thread before it was closed and it was briefly mentioned. Now i cannot search for that answer.
I enabled usb debugging but since adb devices does not list any connected device, I'm a little scared to do something wrong if I wanted to go back to KK.
I think someone has written that you must first install AUTOREC - which restores some crucial partitions , before flashing new rom. Is that correct?
If someone is interested I can send them a link to the rom.
EDIT: I solved adb devices not showing by choosing USB device connection to PTP.

I would like also some clarification

use this to fix partitions before restoring/flashing rom
https://mega.co.nz/#!YM0mUbqb!LRCLWMYV4IQRF2TVACGbr1Fa42XTJkVuXYwxTrKJ-U4

snowlin said:
use this to fix partitions before restoring/flashing rom
https://mega.co.nz/#!YM0mUbqb!LRCLWMYV4IQRF2TVACGbr1Fa42XTJkVuXYwxTrKJ-U4
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I thought this was for korean g2 ports only

loipol84 said:
I thought this was for korean g2 ports only
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personally, i haven't tried it. but this was the fix that was mentioned in the stock D802 thread before it was closed.

I just went back from the leaked LP ROM to Mahdi using AutoRec.
>AutoRec
>Reboot to recovery via AutoRec
>Restored full (system, data, efs, radio, recovery, etc) nandroid
>wiped cache+dalvik cache
>reboot
Everything working perfect like before LP.
I _guess_ (guess = I don't know it exactly) you can just flash a new ROM etc, if you don't have a nandroid backup. But you may need to flash bootloader/radio.
Also you may wait for confirmation by more experienced user/s. Sorry.

I install that rom, without root and i just go to recovery using power+vol down and install cloudy g2 and its work....
Because that rom is stock base 20H
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loipol84 said:
I thought this was for korean g2 ports only
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It can use for all varaint