Hey guys,
As the title says just got a new VS980 and it is running 26a and has a LGD display. I have rooted it no problem. Now I am trying to decide what to flash. On my old SGS i was using CM11 and I wanted to try PA but seeing as a new phone was on it's was, i decided to wait. Now it is here and I see that CM is essentially unsupported on the VS980 and PA is starting to come back alive with Ayysir and 777jon bth doing a 4.6b2 version.
So i am now at the point where I need to flash a recovery and I was reading that before people were toasting their screens in recovery, the 777jon build had a link to a thermally governed recovery. I am unsure how to flash it. I saw AutoRec, and have it on the phone ready... but if this one i linked to is better...
Also which PA ROM are you guys using?
Thanks for your help and advice guys.
You can use AutoRec to get TWRP but I would definitely use the one you linked after you get the AutoRec version on
Which method did you use to root 26A?
tholmes8291 said:
You can use AutoRec to get TWRP but I would definitely use the one you linked after you get the AutoRec version on
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That is exactly what I ended up doing
jnasmith said:
Which method did you use to root 26A?
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I used Stump. Works fine. Sorry no link at the moment, but if you search for it, you will find it. That is how I found it.
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With stump root. Did you do the brute force method?
When doing it regularly it says the device isn't supported
Vysin said:
With stump root. Did you do the brute force method?
When doing it regularly it says the device isn't supported
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Yup, you have to do the brute force method. It is not supported directly, that is why you get that message. No worries man, it works fine.
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I'm rooted and was wondering if the new
VS98012B update was worth it and plus if it would get my phone to boot loop by getting this update since I'm rooted.
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I used the LG Mobile Support tool while rooted because the update failed otherwise. After getting the update I no longer have root. I'm happy with this update, it added a few small things and corrected an issue with the touch screen behaving erratically. I haven't tried to re-root it and I haven't bothered with any custom recoveries since this update.
EnsoniqHT said:
I used the LG Mobile Support tool while rooted because the update failed otherwise. After getting the update I no longer have root. I'm happy with this update, it added a few small things and corrected an issue with the touch screen behaving erratically. I haven't tried to re-root it and I haven't bothered with any custom recoveries since this update.
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So you just updated like that without your phone bootlooping or any malfunction?
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It will fully update wiped. Like an out of the box device.
Steamer86 said:
It will fully update wiped. Like an out of the box device.
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What do you mean?
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wadamean said:
What do you mean?
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I was rooted - stock recovery took the B OTA and didn't loose root mine also didn't wipe. Ive checked and my Verizon g2 does indeed say it has the new B update on it.
12b and no custom recovery
if you are still on 11a, use ioroot to root your phone and then install a recovery afterwards.
if you update to 12b you can still root it, but for now you wont get a custom recovery to install.
that should change today or shortly i would guess, but if your gonna flash roms your better off doing it now in 11a and skipping 12b.
just a heads up and info share. enjoy
EnsoniqHT said:
I used the LG Mobile Support tool while rooted because the update failed otherwise. After getting the update I no longer have root. I'm happy with this update, it added a few small things and corrected an issue with the touch screen behaving erratically. I haven't tried to re-root it and I haven't bothered with any custom recoveries since this update.
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Are their instructions on how to do this? I'm rooted and the update just keeps failing. Also, I have read that VooDoo does allow you to keep root.
Ferret1978 said:
I was rooted - stock recovery took the B OTA and didn't loose root mine also didn't wipe. Ive checked and my Verizon g2 does indeed say it has the new B update on it.
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So your phone didn't get into any sort of boot loop or anything?
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Ferret1978 said:
I was rooted - stock recovery took the B OTA and didn't loose root mine also didn't wipe. Ive checked and my Verizon g2 does indeed say it has the new B update on it.
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Oh you had stock recovery? I have cwm
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wyrdtrtle said:
if you are still on 11a, use ioroot to root your phone and then install a recovery afterwards.
if you update to 12b you can still root it, but for now you wont get a custom recovery to install.
that should change today or shortly i would guess, but if your gonna flash roms your better off doing it now in 11a and skipping 12b.
just a heads up and info share. enjoy
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Well I don't flash roms at all. I just have my phone rooted to hack the games and get unlimited money. But I do have cwm and if I were to get the update I don't want to risk it getting my phone into any sort of glitch or boot loop
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new update didnt mess with root?
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I used the LG Mobile Support tool while rooted because the update failed otherwise. After getting the update I no longer have root. I'm happy with this update, it added a few small things and corrected an issue with the touch screen behaving erratically. I haven't tried to re-root it and I haven't bothered with any custom recoveries since this update.
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I've been wondering if i should accept the new update, thought i heard somewhere that it included a patch to relock the bootloader or something, & I'm planning on rooting mine (vs98011a). Sounds like its a worthwhile upgrade tho..my screen gets just a tiny bit glitchy sometimes. Guess I'll go ahead & take it then, thanx for the heads up. As long as i can root it still after I'm good...?
Boatloader had always been locked. There is just currently no working recovery/loki with the current update. If you plan on flashing/heavy modding, don't take it. You can still root.
Edit: Apparently, Freegee now works to flash recovery on 12B.
update/effect on bootloader vs980
Steamer86 said:
Boatloader had always been locked. There is just currently no working recovery/loki with the current update. If you plan on flashing/heavy modding, don't take it. You can still root.
Edit: Apparently, Freegee now works to flash recovery on 12B.
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10-4, well thanx for the heads up bro. I ended taking the update & I'm glad i did cuz it fixed the screen glitch. I'm gonna root as soon as i can get to a decent computer. Idk anything about freegee....I'll have to look into it. Well hey, i appreciate the info man looks like i have some research to keep me busy for a min. Thanx again! Btw...I'm lovin this phone, its a totally underestimated beast. Any tips on a good rom aosp/stock would both be good to know about. Heard OSE had one for this phone maybe & i loved ose on my s3.
Seen them about but never wondered what they are just installed OK my moto g and I LOVE IT.
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Yeah, it's pretty cool. The list of available customizations is always growing, too.
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Gotta test these. Have heard many good things.
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Seen them about but never wondered what they are just installed OK my moto g and I LOVE IT.
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I agree 100%. I just got my daughter a Moto G GPE and since there are no working recoveries out for it yet, I couldn't flash a custom ROM. However, with root and Xsposed/Gravity Box, I can set up everything she (and I) need on her phone. In some ways, it makes custom roms obsolete for casual users.
+1. It is one of the best things that happened on Android lately
Can someone please link me to a root method for KitKat 4.4.2? Thanks
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Can someone please link me to a root method for KitKat 4.4.2? Thanks
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Just install CWM recovery on Moto G and after flash superuser.zip with it. Google for the rest of the information and download.
masteriori said:
Can someone please link me to a root method for KitKat 4.4.2? Thanks
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After trying two other methods that didn't work on Kitkat 4.4.2 I tried COOPTX method and it worked. Do not try to get TWRP recovery because it is buggy.
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Can someone please link me to a root method for KitKat 4.4.2? Thanks
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Install TWRP, and boot into it. Reboot the phone with TWRP it will ask about root, apply it, boot the phone and run the superuser installer.
I like the looks of Gravitybox but it seems to be messing up the magnet-activated wake-up of the phone when using the flip cover - at least with the settings I am using for this module - so I had to deactivate the module for now until I can find out if there is a solution with different settings ...
So I'll start by saying I made a boo boo and this is 100% my fault.
I rooted my stock D800 and flashed TWRP. I flashed Cyanogenmod but where I messed is up when I flashed the D802 ROM and not the D800. I figured I'd just boot into recovery again using the hardware buttons, but all that happens is the screen turns on but nothing actually displays.
After that, I figured I'd just flash a stock ROM and basically start over using Download Mode and FlashTool. Unfortunately, I can't flash the stock firmware because the phone is NOT identifying itself as a D800, it's identifying as a D802, so FlashTool will not allow me to flash the proper files.
What I don't understand is why was I able to get into TWRP that one instance and flash the ROM but now whenever I attempt to get into recovery again the screen just turns on but recovery doesn't show. Makes no sense to me. I've tried getting into recovery using the hardware buttons a million times after but no dice.
I know it's not much, but I'm willing to throw in 10 bucks via PayPal for whoever can help me fix this.
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So I'll start by saying I made a boo boo and this is 100% my fault.
I rooted my stock D800 and flashed TWRP. I flashed Cyanogenmod but where I messed is up when I flashed the D802 ROM and not the D800. I figured I'd just boot into recovery again using the hardware buttons, but all that happens is the screen turns on but nothing actually displays.
After that, I figured I'd just flash a stock ROM and basically start over using Download Mode and FlashTool. Unfortunately, I can't flash the stock firmware because the phone is NOT identifying itself as a D800, it's identifying as a D802, so FlashTool will not allow me to flash the proper files.
What I don't understand is why was I able to get into TWRP that one instance and flash the ROM but now whenever I attempt to get into recovery again the screen just turns on but recovery doesn't show. Makes no sense to me. I've tried getting into recovery using the hardware buttons a million times after but no dice.
I know it's not much, but I'm willing to throw in 10 bucks via PayPal for whoever can help me fix this.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582845 This ROM is compatible with both d800 and d802 variants. You can try flashing this just to get your phone up and running
Art Vanderlay said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582845 This ROM is compatible with both d800 and d802 variants. You can try flashing this just to get your phone up and running
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Unfortunately I can't do that because I can't get into recovery mode
Im in the same situation as you bro. Tried to use LG flash tools to flash my sprint back to stock and its detecting my phone as a d801. No help yet
same here from 2 weeks..
EVERYONE! I have found a resolution for this.
First, visit this thread.
Download the DLL from this post and flash with a normal stock ROM. I used this combo and it flashed WITHOUT issue. Hope it helps you guys out as well.
bbeaulieu said:
EVERYONE! I have found a resolution for this.
First, visit this thread.
Download the DLL from this post and flash with a normal stock ROM. I used this combo and it flashed WITHOUT issue. Hope it helps you guys out as well.
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Yeah this should Definitely be in a FAQ somewhere
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afrojoc said:
Yeah this should Definitely be in a FAQ somewhere
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No you guys just need to slow down.
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No you guys just need to slow down.
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So it doesn't need to be in FAQ somewhere?Lol it would've helped me out dramatically! It's not my fault that there are recoveries that mess up your phone. Coming from Samsung phones I didn't think that someone would release faulty software that would render your phone unusable.
My AT&T LG G2 is rooted and has the stock recovery and stock ROM and I don't have Xposed installed. I'm curious if anybody else with the same setup has updated to 4.4 successfully with no brick. Thanks in advance for sharing.
My phone gives me "phone suspected in rooting, update not available for rooted devices" I'm also rooted on stock recovery and rom
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Did AT&T released kitkat?
dirty2k9 said:
My AT&T LG G2 is rooted and has the stock recovery and stock ROM and I don't have Xposed installed. I'm curious if anybody else with the same setup has updated to 4.4 successfully with no brick. Thanks in advance for sharing.
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Unfortunately you can't get ota updates anymore unless you restore to stock. The drawbacks of rooting.
brichanna said:
Its not a big deal my friend just turn on your software update option.
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I wonder if Voodoo will help. I might give it a shot later.
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Edit: Voodoo does nothing. I got the "Can not update because phone is rooted error".
dirty2k9 said:
My AT&T LG G2 is rooted and has the stock recovery and stock ROM and I don't have Xposed installed. I'm curious if anybody else with the same setup has updated to 4.4 successfully with no brick. Thanks in advance for sharing.
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Exact same setup and received no problems and still rooted. Had to uninstall Xposed and all modules beforehand.
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dirty2k9 said:
My AT&T LG G2 is rooted and has the stock recovery and stock ROM and I don't have Xposed installed. I'm curious if anybody else with the same setup has updated to 4.4 successfully with no brick. Thanks in advance for sharing.
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same setup (Just root and everything else is stock), All apps (including AT&T) were on the phone still got the same message ROOT so no updated for you.. I just went back to stock Using Flash Tool method.. It says you're phone is upto date.
current SW version after (Flashing) is D80010o Buils JDQ39B.
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TX_Longhorn said:
Exact same setup and received no problems and still rooted. Had to uninstall Xposed and all modules beforehand.
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I'm not sure how it worked for you... Lucky I guess.
Same setup. What if i factory reset from stock recovery? Will it fix the error?
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Same setup. What if i factory reset from stock recovery? Will it fix the error?
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No It will NOT WORK. I just Flashed back to stock (Flashing Tool.. I know its a Pain and loose all your data) , Chat with AT&T to push 10q and KITKAT (if youre lucky, and if you Don't need root for time being and can wait for someone to make Kitkat root).
Or someone in another thread says.. Once you're on 10q , Root it and update to kitkat manual way and Root sticks. (but your mileage varies)
for me.. I got a great Rep on At&t side.. who pushed the 10q and waited till I updated and then Pushed the Kitkat.. Almost half hour + still this was her last statement on chat. sometimes at&T amazes me.
"At&t Rep: You too Thank you! It has been great chatting with you, you're awesome MYNAME HERE. I truly wish you the best and you have a fantastic rest of your day "
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My AT&T LG G2 is rooted and has the stock recovery and stock ROM and I don't have Xposed installed. I'm curious if anybody else with the same setup has updated to 4.4 successfully with no brick. Thanks in advance for sharing.
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Hi,
Hi have d802 and i'm working without problems on droid kang 4.4.2
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No It will NOT WORK. I just Flashed back to stock (Flashing Tool.. I know its a Pain and loose all your data) , Chat with AT&T to push 10q and KITKAT (if youre lucky, and if you Don't need root for time being and can wait for someone to make Kitkat root).
Or someone in another thread says.. Once you're on 10q , Root it and update to kitkat manual way and Root sticks. (but your mileage varies)
for me.. I got a great Rep on At&t side.. who pushed the 10q and waited till I updated and then Pushed the Kitkat.. Almost half hour + still this was her last statement on chat. sometimes at&T amazes me.
"At&t Rep: You too Thank you! It has been great chatting with you, you're awesome MYNAME HERE. I truly wish you the best and you have a fantastic rest of your day "
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What did you tell her your problem was? Im stuck in the same boat, i just did a factory reset and still can't because it suspects me of rooting. I dont want to tell them that lol. And you're talking about the chat on ATTs website?
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What did you tell her your problem was? Im stuck in the same boat, i just did a factory reset and still can't because it suspects me of rooting. I dont want to tell them that lol. And you're talking about the chat on ATTs website?
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Restore to the stock image using the LG flash tool (removes root). Then go online and get them to push the updates. Did it earlier today. There's a video on youtube from rootjunky that will walk you through the restore.
Have to update to Q root then get them to push C (KitKat) I went back to stock rooted that's what I did now I'm on KitKat with root no problem
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yes.. Same as the above guys mentioned. Also PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL LOOSE EVERYTHING on your phone. make backup of your photos, contacts, SMS, Calllogs etc etc.
My screen is being buggy, so Verizon is going to send me a replacement. Two questions:
1) How to I return to stock? I'm on XDABBEB's VS98024A v1.1.1 and want to flash stock. How do I do this?
2) When I get the new phone, it'll probably be 24A already. Is there an exploit yet for unlocking?
thanks!
Have you looked at this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
I believe ioroot27 will get you root on 24a, but I haven't tried. I too am on xdabbeb's 1.1.1 and fortunately haven't encountered the need to change.
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lattiboy said:
My screen is being buggy, so Verizon is going to send me a replacement. Two questions:
1) How to I return to stock? I'm on XDABBEB's VS98024A v1.1.1 and want to flash stock. How do I do this?
2) When I get the new phone, it'll probably be 24A already. Is there an exploit yet for unlocking?
thanks!
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It's like boydscout said you can use the back to stock guide to return your phone to stock
boydscout said:
Have you looked at this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
I believe ioroot27 will get you root on 24a, but I haven't tried. I too am on xdabbeb's 1.1.1 and fortunately haven't encountered the need to change.
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Yes ioroot25 should work on for him if new phone comes with kk and for recovery AutoRec is the easiest way
I saw you posted 27 and I was like what there's a new ioroot got to go see what's new then realised it was a typo lol
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XxZombiePikachu said:
It's like boydscout said you can use the back to stock guide to return your phone to stock
Yes ioroot25 should work on for him if new phone comes with kk and for recovery AutoRec is the easiest way
I saw you posted 27 and I was like what there's a new ioroot got to go see what's new then realised it was a typo lol
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Whoops, typing with a newborn in one arm (do I need a life?). Made you look ?
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I used the TOT method to get my VS980 back to stock. Worked like a charm. Unrooted and everything.
XxZombiePikachu said:
It's like boydscout said you can use the back to stock guide to return your phone to stock
Yes ioroot25 should work on for him if new phone comes with kk and for recovery AutoRec is the easiest way
I saw you posted 27 and I was like what there's a new ioroot got to go see what's new then realised it was a typo lol
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I'm having the damndest time getting the drivers to install on my Win 7 pro box. Never had this issue before, but when I hit download mode, even if I point device manager directly at the driver files, it won't install. Ugh.
I'm using the TOT method which I've used previously.
Any tips guys?
UPDATE: Weirdly, worked on my Win 8.1 machine at home after failing on my Win 7 box at work. Either way, resolved! TOT worked great! Thanks XDA!