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[Q] LG G2 Bricked! PLEASE HELP!!!

i have the VZW G2 (VS-980) and its stuck in fastboot mode. ive tried all the different methods listed in these forums and nothing has worked. i cant get into download mode as everytime i try, download mode shows for a second then goes into fastboot mode again. PLEASE HELP!!

simon_lefisch said:
i have the VZW G2 (VS-980) and its stuck in fastboot mode. ive tried all the different methods listed in these forums and nothing has worked. i cant get into download mode as everytime i try, download mode shows for a second then goes into fastboot mode again. PLEASE HELP!!
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How the hell did you brick it? Give us some more background on what tweaks, root methods, flashing recovery methods did you use or else its hard to diagnose the issue.

ericdabbs said:
How the hell did you brick it? Give us some more background on what tweaks, root methods, flashing recovery methods did you use or else its hard to diagnose the issue.
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ok. i was on stock. rooted with the IO method. wanted to flash a ROM (clean rom). downloaded ROM, wipe dalvik/cache/data. after reboot, phone booted into recovery mode. tried going into download mode to revert back to stock and LG FlashTool failed. said phone was the wrong model number (D802). the ROM i Downloaded said it was for VZW G2. obviously it wasnt. so i finally ended up using fastboot to push boot image and it booted, but in about phone, it says it D802 model (i just got it to boot, where as before i was stuck in fastboot mode). now i need to return to stock, but dont know how. any ideas?

Check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2517649&highlight=bricked

Gnarfsan said:
Check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2517649&highlight=bricked
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well, i actually was able to restore a backup i had of my stock rom and that fixed the model number prob, however now i cant get into download mode so i can do a reflash :/

simon_lefisch said:
well, i actually was able to restore a backup i had of my stock rom and that fixed the model number prob, however now i cant get into download mode so i can do a reflash :/
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Even following the steps posted in that thread?

Gnarfsan said:
Even following the steps posted in that thread?
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yes. not sure why its doing that. is there any way that download mode can be deleted from the phone? also, how do you get into fastboot mode?
EDIT: nevermind. i finally got it into download mode!! (thank god!!) flashing right now. damn that was a pain in the ass. i was starting to freak out that i messed up my phone. this is my first LG phone so this process is a little new to me (been on moto for the last few years) thanks for trying to help me out. this was def a learning experience.

Phew, I'm glad to hear that. Some day I will be in the same situation
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Just a quick question. Why would you even need to go into download mode to flash a Rom? Never once have I done that. Really, just curious.
Thanks Devs. From my VZW G2.

trickster2369 said:
Just a quick question. Why would you even need to go into download mode to flash a Rom? Never once have I done that. Really, just curious.
Thanks Devs. From my VZW G2.
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I was thinking the same thing. It's best to stay out of those modes. Get a recovery installed ASAP and do everything that you need to do from there. I recommend TWRP Recovery.
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Maybe because when flashing stock rom download mode is needed (atleast in my old sammy phone, maybe same in moto phones)

What's wrong with restoring the backup of the stock rom that should have been made before wiping and flashing a different rom? Not sure what I'm missing here.
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Download mode is useful to flash the entire phone back to stock using the OEM tools. It's not just for the stock ROM. It's everything. It's useful if you get a bit carried away in TWRP and wipe partitions you really shouldn't be touching. Or if you somehow manage to bork your recovery, or at least can't get into it. It's also good if you want your phone to be completely stock to sell it or to send it in on warranty. I'm sure someone could come up with other scenarios where it's useful.
But yes, it is a good idea to keep a backup of your stock ROM. And as always, know what you're flashing, make sure it's for your phone and check md5s. And be mindful of what you're doing in recovery. You should be able to avoid most issues. Download mode is indeed something you shouldn't be using often but as I said above there are situations where it is useful or necessary. It's actually something I suggest you know how to use. I say it's always a good idea to know how to get back to complete stock for warranty stuff, selling, or if something just goes majorly wrong.

The Rom I was trying to flash was apparently for a different model number, yet it was under the Verizon thread. There was no md5 to cross reference. In the end I ended up finding the proper boot image/twrp files and pushed them via fastboot (since I was unable to use adb) which then allowed more to restore a backup of the original Rom. Just took me all night to finally get back to stock. Then I decided to restore to out-of-the-box stock just to make sure all files weren't corrupted our anything.
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Not for nothing, but I ran the LG flash tool without putting the phone in download mode and it worked fine.

Semantics said:
Not for nothing, but I ran the LG flash tool without putting the phone in download mode and it worked fine.
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Hmm.....interesting. I may try that next time I have to flash to stock.
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Same Problem
simon_lefisch said:
The Rom I was trying to flash was apparently for a different model number, yet it was under the Verizon thread. There was no md5 to cross reference. In the end I ended up finding the proper boot image/twrp files and pushed them via fastboot (since I was unable to use adb) which then allowed more to restore a backup of the original Rom. Just took me all night to finally get back to stock. Then I decided to restore to out-of-the-box stock just to make sure all files weren't corrupted our anything.
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Can you fill me in on how you used fastboot to install twrp? I am in the same boat right now...

i'm stuck as well in Fastboot and can't figure it out

emmur0 said:
i'm stuck as well in Fastboot and can't figure it out
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I sent you a pm

You can you adb side load which is the same for flashing rom, pushing, or pulling file from the phone which is the first thing to learn before flashing anything to the new device that you got and know nothing about.
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I messed up

I rooted my lg g2 just fine, installed flashify, then tried to install cm 11 with it (i did not flash a cwm or twrp personally) with cwm on flashify now it's stuck in a bootloop with the bricked android logo (android on its side with red triangle). This is my brother's phone, I messed up. Can his device be saved or should i just surrender my smartphone over to him. (this isn't behind his back he's right here). He just got this phone on monday. I shouldn't have even tried to root it. thank you

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
This method must save you my friend...

But I can't get to any recovery mode because I didn't install one. This will work regardless?
Thank you

bobberserker said:
But I can't get to any recovery mode because I didn't install one. This will work regardless?
Thank you
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THe method works through the download mode, not recovery mode. So you should be able to save your phone. Just make sure you follow the steps carefully.

bobberserker said:
But I can't get to any recovery mode because I didn't install one. This will work regardless?
Thank you
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First rule of android, Always install a recovery then backup. The link he gave should fix you. Also do not use stuff like flashify. Use adb it is much safer. Especially since we have to have loki to flash stuff.

Thank you all so much for the help. I will follow that guide tomorrow after school. I was about to give up hope. I'll post updates

You should be fine. It's not that easy to brick this phone.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

You'll be fine as long as you follow that post. I've used it several times (mainly just for fun and a fresh start) and it's never given me any issues going back to stock.

Should I use the method posted above our should I use this guide that was linked in the thread above ( I can't figure out how to paste the link on my moto x right now I'll do it when I can get to my computerized). The guide in referring to is in hyelton's op below the guide for the attached version

Use the link provided the second post of this thread. And make sure you download the correct rom/firmware for your device. And follow the instructions. You should be fine
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

Can't you manually flash a custom recovery from bootloader?
-sent from my LG G2 using XDA Premium 4

player911 said:
Can't you manually flash a custom recovery from bootloader?
-sent from my LG G2 using XDA Premium 4
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that sounds great but I'd need an explicit guide or i would be lost haha

should i use the kdz or tot method? no clue what that means but when i download the rom it asks which one i want. also i cannot download any of them, anyone have a mirror that works?

bobberserker said:
should i use the kdz or tot method? no clue what that means but when i download the rom it asks which one i want. also i cannot download any of them, anyone have a mirror that works?
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I'm now using this method because the other guide's download does not work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960

bobberserker said:
I'm now using this method because the other guide's download does not work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960
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This methods for Verizon and also works for sprint...but could work for others.....

RubbleTea said:
This methods for Verizon and also works for sprint...but could work for others.....
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I'm using it on a Verizon g2. After I download the tot file, is there a way I can check that it didn't get corrupted during download?

bobberserker said:
I'm using it on a Verizon g2. After I download the tot file, is there a way I can check that it didn't get corrupted during download?
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If it downloaded 100% you should be good just make sure if all goes well after you boot to power down and boot into recovery and reset and your good to go!

bobberserker said:
I'm using it on a Verizon g2. After I download the tot file, is there a way I can check that it didn't get corrupted during download?
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Check the MD5 number
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RubbleTea said:
If it downloaded 100% you should be good just make sure if all goes well after you boot to power down and boot into recovery and reset and your good to go!
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I don't have a recovery installed. Is there a way around this?

RubbleTea said:
If it downloaded 100% you should be good just make sure if all goes well after you boot to power down and boot into recovery and reset and your good to go!
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I do not have a recovery installed, that's the whole dilemma right now

Phone is stuck on lg boot and recovery mode

Hi so my lg g2 d801 is stuck on the lg boot logo and when i try going to recovery mode (twrp) it just turns into a black screen. Any idea how to get out of this please?

and when i connect the phone to the computer it pops up all these drives for some reason. really scared don't want to think that my phone just became paperweight

CrazzyBoy265 said:
and when i connect the phone to the computer it pops up all these drives for some reason. really scared don't want to think that my phone just became paperweight
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check this thread out. I had the same thing.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
this reverts you completely back to stock. You will lose all your data but you did back up regularly, right?
(edit) you only have to hold the volume UP key while plugging in the USB on a D801 to get into download mode.

Make sure you've disconnected usb when attempting to enter recovery. Hope the silence means you've sorted it out!

mooserov said:
check this thread out. I had the same thing.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
this reverts you completely back to stock. You will lose all your data but you did back up regularly, right?
(edit) you only have to hold the volume UP key while plugging in the USB on a D801 to get into download mode.
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im confused so im fashing stock rom normally?

yep. the phone will be the same as when you took it out of the box. What did you do to get to this point?

mooserov said:
yep. the phone will be the same as when you took it out of the box. What did you do to get to this point?
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i felt like going back to stock from (was on cm11 nightlie) so i went on flashify and for some reason i tried restoring twrp and when it rebooted it messed it up bad -.-

I am able to get into TWRP to flash a ROM. I have tried the Stock Sprint Root ZV8 and it just reboots into TWRP. I was unable to get it to work with the LG Flash Tools.

Ikyo said:
I am able to get into TWRP to flash a ROM. I have tried the Stock Sprint Root ZV8 and it just reboots into TWRP. I was unable to get it to work with the LG Flash Tools.
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well im downloading the rom as i write this hope it works for me. Do you got the same issue as i do?

CrazzyBoy265 said:
well im downloading the rom as i write this hope it works for me. Do you got the same issue as i do?
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You have to get your phone in DOWNLOAD mode then use the thread posted above to get back to stock

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You have to get your phone in DOWNLOAD mode then use the thread posted above to get back to stock
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ok i pressed up and down volume key its not doing anything am i doing something wrong?

CrazzyBoy265 said:
ok i pressed up and down volume key its not doing anything am i doing something wrong?
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You hold vol up and plug in to PC.....or hold vol down and power same time.....nothing?

RubbleTea said:
You hold vol up and plug in to PC.....or hold vol down and power same time.....nothing?
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worked perfectly with the volume up thing im unpacking the rom right now

i followed every step but when its unpacking the it says extract file error. Any ideas?

CrazzyBoy265 said:
i followed every step but when its unpacking the it says extract file error. Any ideas?
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If you're trying to unpack the ROM try redownloading the rom.
You're saying that you have CM installed? I had this exact problem and I had PA installed.. it was a mess. I had to sideload the original ROM because to flash with that program your build.prop has to be the original information when you received the phone or else the program will throw a "different phone model"
Do you have the LG usb drivers? Install all proper USB drivers and try to sideload an original ROM.
BTW do you have any backups? Restoring also gets you out of this mess

never mind i opened the wrong folder thanks for everything guys it worked perfectly ^.^

xxxrichievxxx said:
If you're trying to unpack the ROM try redownloading the rom.
You're saying that you have CM installed? I had this exact problem and I had PA installed.. it was a mess. I had to sideload the original ROM because to flash with that program your build.prop has to be the original information when you received the phone or else the program will throw a "different phone model"
Do you have the LG usb drivers? Install all proper USB drivers and try to sideload an original ROM.
BTW do you have any backups? Restoring also gets you out of this mess
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It worked perfectly but i guess i have to root my phone again so i think i lost all my backups from flashify

Didn't lose my root but now I've got some screen burn in because the phone wouldn't stay off.
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LCD screen burn in
MerlinOfLore said:
Didn't lose my root but now I've got some screen burn in because the phone wouldn't stay off.
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In case you don't know, you can supposedly get rid of it by displaying an all-white screen (with display brightness turned down to preserve bulb life).

MerlinOfLore said:
Didn't lose my root but now I've got some screen burn in because the phone wouldn't stay off.
Sent from my LG-D800 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Really I found out how to turn my phone off when it was messed up I'm sorry to hear about that though
Sent from my LG-D801 using Tapatalk

Need serious help fast

Running twrp rooted stock rom on verizon. Everythings been fine since Ive had this which has been around a month. All of a sudden my phone restarts by itself and goes into recovery. I tried to restart and it just stays in recovery mode. I only have about 8% battery left now and have no clue what to do. Just plugged my phone in and I cant tell if its actually recharging. Anyone know what to do? Ive tried a restore and its still stuck in recovery. V2.6.3.3 any help is very much appreciated. thanks

Camoxjeep said:
Running twrp rooted stock rom on verizon. Everythings been fine since Ive had this which has been around a month. All of a sudden my phone restarts by itself and goes into recovery. I tried to restart and it just stays in recovery mode. I only have about 8% battery left now and have no clue what to do. Just plugged my phone in and I cant tell if its actually recharging. Anyone know what to do? Ive tried a restore and its still stuck in recovery. V2.6.3.3 any help is very much appreciated. thanks
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Flash a new ROM... hopefully you have the zip of the one you are currently using?
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Jank4AU said:
Flash a new ROM... hopefully you have the zip of the one you are currently using?
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How do I do that? its the stock rom. I never loaded one a different one.

Oh, I thought you were just using one of the stock ROM's from xda... not the actual one that came with the phone. However, you can try to push a new one to your phone with adb and flash that. Do you still have the recovery zip? Maybe recovery just went bad and you can reflash it...?
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Oh, I thought you were just using one of the stock ROM's from xda... not the actual one that came with the phone. However, you can try to push a new one to your phone with adb and flash that. Do you still have the recovery zip? Maybe recovery just went bad and you can reflash it...?
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any links how to do that with adb? Been out of the loop with flashing and came from a motorola phone so LG way is way different. thanks

Camoxjeep said:
any links how to do that with adb? Been out of the loop with flashing and came from a motorola phone so LG way is way different. thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2371634
Here's one thread. You should Google it for other I instructions but there are tons of them. Also try to find the adb and/or SDK download files.
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OK, still working on this. Dont have but a few hours here and there to get this running again. Been to tons of pages reading, reading and more reading. Downloaded and installed SDK manager. I guess it also installs ADB. I found it within the SKD Platform-tools folder but when I click on it all it does is open, goes thru a ton of commands then closes. I also found it in C:ADB folder. Does the same thing. Doesnt stay open so I can type anything in it? Ive got flashtool installed also. I cant get into download mode on my phone either.
Also trying to go this route LG G2 Stock Firmware (Go Back to Stock) in General section but dont know exactly which file to download. Right now downloading the VS98010B_13 file. Probably need the VS98011A_01 but man it takes an hour to download. Which one do I use? Also dont know if I have the D800 or D802? My box says LG-VS980. Dont know if that matters. But again I dont think I can use this method as I cant get into download mode.
I do download the KDZ files and not the TOT files right?
Any other help would be greatly appreciated. thanks

Try the return to stock method with the vs98010b file first. Sounds like ur phone took an OTA hence the recovery bootloop. If u can get back to stock I'd root right away and stop any of the OTAs. U can just flash the 12B ROM and radios after installing a recovery.
Don't flash or use any files for d800 or d802, Verizon model is vs980.
Sent from Verizon logo plastered G2 bastard

OK, kept googling different things and kept reading pages from here and ran across this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696 [FIX] Installed TWRP and now you're stuck after OTA under G2 Android Development. Man, that fixed it and wish I wouldnt have flashed that backup I had now, took me back a month where Ive changed a few things on my phone since but I do have my phone back. Still would like to know which file to download so I have it down the road.

If your in twrp have you tried to aideload a ROM then see if it flashes? Just need adb installed on PC and setup, drivers installed and ROM on hand.....

Bricked lg g2-d802! Help!

So, I was going to do a clean flash... but I accidentaly checked "Internal Storage" and now I only have TWRP and Download mode working... I have the International Model (D802) and the phone is charged at 100%. With the LG Mobile thingy is reveals the LG G2 D802 has a LGV500 (a G Pad, really?) WHAT DO I CAN DO? ç.ç :crying:

Hey Bro.
Don't worry, I got you
Follow this thread closely.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
If it's any comfort, I made the same mistake first time I had to reflash my rom.
So calm down and focus. Don't plug the USB our when doing this, it will brick your phone completely.
Best regards, vPro.

vPro97 said:
Hey Bro.
Don't worry, I got you
Follow this thread closely.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
If it's any comfort, I made the same mistake first time I had to reflash my rom.
So calm down and focus. Don't plug the USB our when doing this, it will brick your phone completely.
Best regards, vPro.
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OK, when I was waiting for your answer, I just tried to flash with ADB Sideload... and it actually works! I've flashed the baseband of cloudyg3's... but when i want to flash the rom it says "cannot read "cloudyrom.zip""
So what do i do to flash the rom with adb?

0144walter said:
OK, when I was waiting for your answer, I just tried to flash with ADB Sideload... and it actually works! I've flashed the baseband of cloudyg3's... but when i want to flash the rom it says "cannot read "cloudyrom.zip""
So what do i do to flash the rom with adb?
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You need to type the name exactly as it says on the zip.

vPro97 said:
You need to type the name exactly as it says on the zip.
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I'm a noob... but not so much to make that error... I rename the zip because I was thinking that the dots (CloudyG3_[2.1] <---- these dots) is making adb not read the zip, so I rename it to a simple "cloudyrom" and it doesnt work anyway.... but I'm a little more happy because I know that I can still make the phone work

What's the command you're using?

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What's the command you're using?
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The same comand that I used for kk_baseband
"adb sideload cloudyrom.zip"

0144walter said:
The same comand that I used for kk_baseband
"adb sideload cloudyrom.zip"
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i have the same problem here (crying::crying:
maybe you cant flash cloudyrom via sideload because it aroma installer try cyanogenmod 11

AJDA said:
i have the same problem here (crying::crying:
maybe you cant flash cloudyrom via sideload because it aroma installer try cyanogenmod 11
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I solved the problem flashing stock ROM with LG Flash Tool 2014, and now I've got again CloudyG3 and somehow the complete wipe made the telephone more faster lol , but there is a little bit of battery drain... Don't know what to do now, but its working good!
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0144walter said:
I solved the problem flashing stock ROM with LG Flash Tool 2014, and now I've got again CloudyG3 and somehow the complete wipe made the telephone more faster lol , but there is a little bit of battery drain... Don't know what to do now, but its working good!
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I'm happy to hear that
and im fix my g2 too hahhaha