[Q] Restore to stock without download mode - G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I installed CrDroid for my Verizon LG G2. It took me a while to get things working, but they eventually got sorted out.
Unfortunately, in the process, I lost the ability to enter Download Mode. I haven't been able to solve this problem and can't find any solutions. That said, I can boot into my phone just fine, and can also enter recovery (TWRP).
My goal is just to restore my phone to stock so that I can download the latest firmware OTA. Is it possible to do this without access to Download Mode via TWRP or some other means? All the guides I have found for restoring the phone to stock involve the use of Download Mode, but as that isn't available to me, I'm looking for alternatives.

NoBrickPlease said:
I installed CrDroid for my Verizon LG G2. It took me a while to get things working, but they eventually got sorted out.
Unfortunately, in the process, I lost the ability to enter Download Mode. I haven't been able to solve this problem and can't find any solutions. That said, I can boot into my phone just fine, and can also enter recovery (TWRP).
My goal is just to restore my phone to stock so that I can download the latest firmware OTA. Is it possible to do this without access to Download Mode via TWRP or some other means? All the guides I have found for restoring the phone to stock involve the use of Download Mode, but as that isn't available to me, I'm looking for alternatives.
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I assume you've tried holding Volume Up + Plugging your phone into the PC via USB? I'm only asking because you don't mention it at all.

How did you try to get into download mode? Via hard keys or reboot menu?

notiflux said:
How did you try to get into download mode? Via hard keys or reboot menu?
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Yes, I should have mentioned that I used the normal "hard keys" to enter download mode. My initial problem was that entering it would immediately show a series of commands and just hang there forever. I did some searches and thought that maybe I would need to flash the "Download mode restore for 26A BL" found on this XDABBEB's thread, particularly because I had used XDABBEB to get to 26A:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715408
After I flashed the download mode restore zip, the download mode results changed slightly. I would now stay on the initial download mode image (the one with the dots), but it would never progress further. Different result, but still unusable for me. I have no idea how to solve this problem.
Is Download Mode the only way to restore to stock? I'm hoping not...

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[Q] process.com.android.systemui has stopped

i recently tried to edit my build.prop file on my LG G2 (LS980). i changed
Code:
ro.build.product=G2
to
Code:
ro.build.product=g2
(using root explorer, and mounted r/w) because i read that they should be lower case, and since my phone wouldn't update i decided to see if it would work. rebooted and got the error. the error is so bad that i cant even use my phone. the front touch buttons are missing and i cant tap anything except for the power off/reeboot/enter airplane mode. Also, 9 times out of 10 when i power off, the sprint spark logo appears then screen goes black, then reappears and turns the phone back on. furthermore, when i plug it in to my pc i cannot change it from MTP mode, and im not sure if i still have usb debugging checked. the lg mobile support tool wont recognize that a device is connected even with the latest drivers. ALSO, i cannot enter stock recovery! last night when i first got the error i entered it once, but i decided to look for other options as to how to fix the error rather than wiping. but now I WISH i wiped my phone then, because no matter what i do now, the phone wont go into recovery mode. i don't have TWRP or CWM, and i am rooted. I'm a noob and i don't know what to do at this point, can anyone help me?
i have tred looking for some sort of software that can let me access the phones settings directly through usb, but no luck. i dont even know if such a thing exists.
can you battle your way to settings/apps? hit options, reset defaults
otherwise you may have to boot into download mode and flash complete tot/kdz
meangreenie said:
can you battle your way to settings/apps? hit options, reset defaults
otherwise you may have to boot into download mode and flash complete tot/kdz
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Nope, all i can do is press okay on the error message. i try to swipe, tap, everything. nothing. and it doesn't let me boot to download mode..
[EDIT] i can enter download mode, im in it now. should i just run KDZ or what do i have to do in order to make this work?
you need to download the correct rom for your phone and flash using this... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2797190
Same happened to meee!!!
What can i do??

[Q] Bricked? (VS980, bootloop)

Short version: Phone is boot looping at LG logo and when I try to volDown+power into recovery it gets to the factory reset prompt and I press power twice but nothing ever loads and the backlight just stays on. I'm guessing I no longer have a functioning download mode either because of the way these flashable bootstack zips we've been using on the VS980 ROMs mention that they disable download mode, so I probably can't use LG Flash Tool either. Bricked?
I had been on CloudyRom 1.3. I switched back to xdabbeb's VS980 ROM, the newest version with the 25B bootstack. As many people ran in to, for some reason after coming off of Cloudy, KnockOn doesn't work on other ROMs. I had tried to do this hidden menu trick to update the touch screen firmware which some people reported got the KnockOn working again. Long story short I was having trouble getting the hidden menu trick working while on the xdabbeb ROM, I went back to Cloudy ROM and tried to do it but that didn't fix it either. I saw people having success by going back to a purely stock ROM and doing the hidden menu trick from there.
Here is where I probably messed up, I had a backup from April of this year that I didn't have labelled/named well but I was certain it matched up with the last time I had probably been on a purely stock ROM when the VS980 finally got KK earlier this year, a backup I had made for the convenience of ever having to return to stock. I tried to restore this and that's where the trouble happened. At the time I figured worst case scenario would be that the baseband wouldn't match up and I wouldn't get a signal, but in hindsight I'm guessing it wasn't safe to try to restore this after updating to different bootstacks. Original KitKat rom was 24a I believe but I had just recently updated to 25B to use the newest xdabbeb ROM.
I saw a small ray of hope when I calmed down enough to remember the voldown+power sequence to get into recovery, but after reaching the factory reset prompt and pressing power twice to continue, nothing ever loads and the backlight just stays on, like my recovery is gone now too I guess.
And in a comedy of errors I'm guessing I no longer have a download mode that would allow me to use the LG Flash Tool through PC because these flashable bootstack files always mention that they disable download mode and I never worried about restoring it.
So, bootloop, can't get into recovery, probably can't get into download mode to work with LG Flash Tool.
Screwed? :crying: :crying: :crying:
Yeah, volUP + plug into PC just gets me fastboot mode.
Don't really understand why my recovery is gone, thought the button sequence to get back into recovery was the safety net to this entire thing and why I wasn't too worried. Was running TWRP.
I'm at the mercy of checking the internet when I have access to another computer because my phone was also my internet access on my home PC. Hoping someone can help. : (

S4 stuck at RECOVERY BOOTING..... loop

I seem to be another victim of this issue. I was attempting to update my recovery (TWRP 2.6 installed) on my Verizon S4 via TWRP's app. It failed, so I figured I might try it from recovery. I attempted to boot into recovery, but it is stuck at the Samsung "custom" screen and the blue "RECOVERY BOOTING......" text is in the top left corner. I can leave the device alone for several minutes and it never goes into recovery. It does get very hot though, and occasionally it will reboot on its own. If I hook it up to my PC and then put in the battery, it will vibrate as if it is going to boot, then it vibrates again in 3 seconds and does this endlessly with nothing coming up on the screen. Without being able to get into recovery or have my desktop recognize the device, I'm not sure what to do. Any ideas before I chuck this brick?
Are you able to get into download mode (volume down, home button, power)? If you're able to, the device is not bricked and, using Odin, you can update TWRP to 2.8.4.
I've found that the app isn't working all that well. For the last few updates I've had to use Odin to update TWRP.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Are you able to get into download mode (volume down, home button, power)? If you're able to, the device is not bricked and, using Odin, you can update TWRP to 2.8.4.
I've found that the app isn't working all that well. For the last few updates I've had to use Odin to update TWRP.
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Ah ha, you are correct. I actually tried a variation of this (I think with volume up?) but it just attempted to go into recovery again. At the download screen I just told the phone to boot into the OS and all seems well. I'll look into updating TWRP via Odin and see if I have any joy, but at least I have a working phone again. Thanks for the help.:good:
When you update, do NOT try to use TWRP 2.8.5.0. It's bugged on the S4. Use 2.8.4.0 instead.
Thanks, good advice!
Looks like my recovery is toast. Doing some research, I never used Odin as my phone had the old MDK baseband. Sites tell me not to use Odin, so I followed the instructions on TWRP's site using Terminal Emulator and 2.8.4.0: http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/181 Everything seemed to go well, so I attempted to reboot into recovery, but now I get some warning/error about unauthorized software, turn off your phone and take it to Verizon, etc.
Sounds like I need to try again, but I'm not sure what my options are now.
I didn't even see you had a Verizon S4 until you mentioned it. Verizon encrypts the bootloader as a matter of course, and thus installing TWRP is not possible. You should however be able to restore the official firmware with Odin, and from there, follow the root guides at http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon to get yourself back up and running.
mine get to the point where i select volume up, i see the android bot and message do not turn off target, and it shuts down. what do i do?

Reboots to download mode

Ok so I was on a note 4/5 hybrid ROM and wanted to update to the latest stock unrooted ROM. Well it started off rough. I wiped it then tried to install QB3 via Odin but it didn't take so then I was stuck on download mode. I managed to get out of it by installing an OK1 ROM. I think that was the base of the hybrid ROM that I was on. That took and then I just used smart switch to update to the latest ROM and it worked. I tried to install TWRP via Odin but it doesn't take and I don't know why. Now every once in a while it will just turn off and I have to pull the battery out but then it goes to download mode. Sometimes I can reboot it and it will be fine. Other times it will go to download mode so I have to force it to boot into recovery. I select reboot system and then it goes back to download mode. I think the message at the top left of download mode says something about not being able to read mmc. Not sure what that means though. So it takes me several reboots going through the same process before it will finally boot normally. Has anyone else encountered this? I'd really like to get TWRP installed and root the phone but keep the ROM stock. I've tried installing a rooted stock ROM but it doesn't take. I don't know what else to do. Thanks in advance for any advice you guys have. If I don't reply it's because my phone rebooted and got stuck lol
If your getting the mmc message it's a bad sign. It usually means the board is going bad, it least that's what I've heard.
I actually found the cause of it. I had reactivation lock enabled so it wouldn't let me install TWRP or anything. Once I disabled it I was able to install TWRP and flash a rooted ROM. However it will still reboot at random times but it's not as much as before and it didn't get stuck in download mode.

SM-G950F won't boot, hard bricked?

I had to reboot my device due to problems with my speaker. Now i'm not able to boot anymore.
I'm only able to get into ODIN Mode, and flashing new FW or TWRP does nothing. It'll flash correctly, but as soon as it sends the reboot command the device powers off and does not boot, and no, it does not reach the "Galaxy s8, powered by android screen".
It does not want to power on, and only responds to the odin button combo, can't boot into recovery either since nothing works.
I was running the latest version of Renovate Ice if that matters.
I've searched trough some other threads, but it seems like i'm the only one that's having this problem.
Any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
Edit 1: I've tried flashing both AQK7 and AQG5. Both flash fine, but as soon as odin sends the reboot command to my phone, it turns off and does not turn on.
Auto Reboot is ticked. Same goes for any version of TWRP, it will flash, but when it has to reboot the device turns off and does not turn on. There's nothing on the screen, its completely black and the only thing that does work is Download Mode. I've also tried ereasing nand, and repartitioning storage. Both seem to have 0 effect. As stated in one of my replies, i was running the latest build of renovate-ice with magisk, no other mods, or themes installed.
Im a bit confused - you can only boot into download mode (not into twrp?) and the phone is in bootloop? Have you flashed anything (mod?) before or activated a substratum theme which could cause this?
The only thing I can think of is a) you delete in twrp file manager the corrupted file, if there is something like this or b) a twrp restore from a backup. Boot into download mode and then do not press vol up to go into odin mode but press vol down to reboot - then immediately press the combo for twrp and you will get to the recovery. This helped my s8 many times when I was in a bootloop and couldnt boot up twrp
FloM94 said:
Im a bit confused - you can only boot into download mode (not into twrp?) and the phone is in bootloop? Have you flashed anything (mod?) before or activated a substratum theme which could cause this?
The only thing I can think of is a) you delete in twrp file manager the corrupted file, if there is something like this or b) a twrp restore from a backup. Boot into download mode and then do not press vol up to go into odin mode but press vol down to reboot - then immediately press the combo for twrp and you will get to the recovery. This helped my s8 many times when I was in a bootloop and couldnt boot up twrp
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Thanks for the reply! Other than using the Renovate-Ice rom, and running magisk the thing was pretty much stock. wasn't messing around in twrp either. Its not stuck in a bootloop either, it just refuses to do anything other than go in and out of DL mode. The phone does not respond to any button imputs other than DL mode. As stated in the OP it does not boot at all, just a black screen. i've already tried to reflash a stock FW and TWRP, but that does not seem to work...
try the method I did - this is the last thing I could think of, before reflash the whole phone with odin
More info about your speaker problem
popmpopm said:
More info about your speaker problem
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There isn't much to say about the problem ,it just stopped working, hence why i rebooted the phone, and ran in to the problem i'm having right now.
FloM94 said:
try the method I did - this is the last thing I could think of, before reflash the whole phone with odin
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Doesn't work sadly, but thanks for the help anyways!
but you havent installed Viper4Arise or anything like that?
Because of this my speaker also stopped working a few weeks ago
if you can get into download mode then get into download mode and leave phone, then download samsung smart switch for your pc (older version like 4.1.17022_20 from here http://www.filehorse.com/download-samsung-smart-switch/29268/ that allows phone based recovery), once installed open it, then click on more at top right, (do not update the software if you get a prompt) select emergency device recovery...., then click on right tab (device initialisation) and fill in your phone details etc., connect your phone (in download mode) and follow the process, maybe it works, you'll need to root and install TWRP again but thats no big issue.
Jostian said:
if you can get into download mode then get into download mode and leave phone, then download samsung smart switch for your pc (older version like 4.1.17022_20 from here http://www.filehorse.com/download-samsung-smart-switch/29268/ that allows phone based recovery), once installed open it, then click on more at top right, (do not update the software if you get a prompt) select emergency device recovery...., then click on right tab (device initialisation) and fill in your phone details etc., connect your phone (in download mode) and follow the process, maybe it works, you'll need to root and install TWRP again but thats no big issue.
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I've tried this just now, and it still gives me the same result, it goes trough the process, but as soon as it has to reboot it doesn't boot anymore.
Thanks for the suggestion though!
FloM94 said:
but you havent installed Viper4Arise or anything like that?
Because of this my speaker also stopped working a few weeks ago
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i think phone is damaged by water or dropped s8 so fragile phone ! its happen to me with s5 the phone dead after speaker problem !!
popmpopm said:
i think phone is damaged by water or dropped s8 so fragile phone ! its happen to me with s5 the phone dead after speaker problem !!
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I've had a case on the phone since day one, and I've checked for water damage, but there is non. The tab that is supposed to indicate it is untouched. But thanks for your input! I appreciate it
I have the same problem. Its look like is bootloader issue. try flash this soft :
G950FOWA1AQCC_Recovery
But if you are on newest rom it wont work.
Hello, you can solve this problem?

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