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Help, Phone is stuck on the myTouch 4G screen!

Hi guys, I bought a 'bricked' phone on eBay, thinking it would be easy to fix it. Apparently not. I read the 'If you think your HTC Glacier is bricked' thread already. I have no idea of the history of the phone. I took it apart, and it has no water damage. The phone boots into hboot OK and is S-ON. I put the PD15IMG.zip on the SD card. However, the bootloader isn't showing the message that it is looking for this file. I've flashed the same PD15IMG.zip on another phone, so I know what I'm doing and the zip isn't corrupt. I'm not sure what SIMLOCK is supposed to do, but it shows 'SD init fail !!!' when I try it. So I was thinking that maybe the SD card reader was bad. I swapped it out with another working SD card reader from a working phone. Same problem still. I also tried factory reset, but the phone freezes at the white MyTouch 4g screen when it reboots. So maybe the motherboard is bad?
Can anyone think of anything else to try before I use this thing for parts? Thanks.

Hmm.. Somehow I got it to recognize the PD15IMG.zip. I think I plugged the USB cable into my laptop, pulled the battery, then disconnected the USB cable, then replaced the battery, and when it booted it found the file this time. I'm flashing it now. Wish me luck.

UPDATE: After flashing PD15IMG.zip, it's still locking up on the white MyTouch4G screen. Here is the output of the update:
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Any ideas?

firesnatch said:
Hmm.. Somehow I got it to recognize the PD15IMG.zip. I think I plugged the USB cable into my laptop, pulled the battery, then disconnected the USB cable, then replaced the battery, and when it booted it found the file this time. I'm flashing it now. Wish me luck.
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ah yes, i should add that... lmao
good luck man.
find me if you need any help. pm should be fine.
EDIT: um press the power button to reboot

saranhai said:
EDIT: um press the power button to reboot
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Yeah, of course I did that. When it reboots it locks up MyTouch4G white screen again.

firesnatch said:
Yeah, of course I did that. When it reboots it locks up MyTouch4G white screen again.
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hm... :/
well try flashing it again i guess...
also try flashing the 2.3.4 version, since from what i see, you flashed the 2.2.1 one correct?

How long are you giving it? A first time boot on sense can take 10 minutes.
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saranhai said:
hm... :/
well try flashing it again i guess...
also try flashing the 2.3.4 version, since from what i see, you flashed the 2.2.1 one correct?
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Yeah, I flashed the 2.2.1 image I believe. Tried it 3 times now. Still sticks on the MyTouch4G white screen. I've waited 10-15 minutes before giving up.
I just flashed 2.3.4. Same problem. Here is a shot of the phone just prior to the reboot:
FYI, the Android 2.3.4 PD15IMG.zip in your post here doesn't pass the Image check when trying to flash. It is size 306,558 KB. I instead used the one from this post here, which is 322,694 KB and passes the check + flashes.
Any other ideas? Am I bricked?
Happy New Year everyone!

estallings15 said:
How long are you giving it?
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Let it sit for 45 minutes just now. Definitely hung.

firesnatch said:
Let it sit for 45 minutes just now. Definitely hung.
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Hmm, is it still under warranty? Sounds like it might need replaced. . . That's really strange that a PD15IMG.ZIP successfully flashes (according to the bootloader), but refuses to reboot properly. The only thing I can suggest is to try a few more times, then call T-mobile.
EDIT: Nevermind. You bought it on ebay. Hmm. Paperweight?
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

how much did u buy it for?

comc49 said:
how much did u buy it for?
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$75 shipped. Oh well

firesnatch said:
$75 shipped. Oh well
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You could try manually flashing new hboot as it could be that that is corrupted and it believes its flashing it correctly when in reality it's corrupting the partitions try going to the "flashing the eng h-boot" thread in dev section and I believe there is the stock hboot, try flashing that through ADB, I would hope if you're smart enough to disassemble and switch hardware parts you'd be familiar with adb/fastboot commands but let me know if you need help this could be as simple as that although it could be the eMMC but you would usually get the fail PU error which is when the partition update fails (PU). Good luck and let me know!

Nicgraner said:
You could try manually flashing new hboot as it could be that that is corrupted and it believes its flashing it correctly when in reality it's corrupting the partitions try going to the "flashing the eng h-boot" thread in dev section and I believe there is the stock hboot, try flashing that through ADB
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Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately the phone is S-ON, so I don't think I can flash the engineering hboot. Let me know if there is a way with S-ON.

firesnatch said:
Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately the phone is S-ON, so I don't think I can flash the engineering hboot. Let me know if there is a way with S-ON.
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No, try Re-flashing the stock one as it could've gotten corrupted somehow

I had this happen to me, i turned off the s lock and flash new rom
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Have you try root again.?
sent from. my HTC glacier.s-off .xda premium.

I'm having the EXACT problem, and anyone have a detailed guide on how to turn off s lock for a phone in this condition? Most guides only work on a phone that can boot into the system, not for a phone like this.

[Q] LG G2 motherboard replacement

So I bougjt an LG G2 (international - D802) and I f***ed it up a bit.... Sadly it can not be fixed for some reason. It is stuck in fast boot mode, and I can not boot into recovery or download mode.... So I bought another LG G2 but this time an verizon. (32gb) And I'm planning on combining the 2 together because the verizon has an cracked screen and an not reacting touchscreen.So I want to replace the verizon's screen with an international one. So is there something I need to know? I just really want my g2 to work again..... It has been broken for about 3 months now....
Please help, because I don't want to break another g2

That isn't so nice that you couldnt use it for 3 months. I dont know what you should watch on since so far as i know only that there are 2 display variants lgd/jdi but there isnt an different digitizer on the phone so far as i know. The only thing that would be maybe is that the verizon logo is missing on the front if the original had one. To be sure that there aren't differences google about it and google the displays and see if you can see a difference on the display's. With that i mean differences with the cables, the parts on the digitizer/display and the pcb(greenish thing most time where the parts are on. I can't really find it out for you since i need to sleep now because its 3:02 AM, I hope that i helped you and that you can fix your problem. If i will remember it then i will make an research on it and i will post it here if you couldnt find if its possible or not. ?

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That isn't so nice that you couldnt use it for 3 months. I dont know what you should watch on since so far as i know only that there are 2 display variants lgd/jdi but there isnt an different digitizer on the phone so far as i know. The only thing that would be maybe is that the verizon logo is missing on the front if the original had one. To be sure that there aren't differences google about it and google the displays and see if you can see a difference on the display's. With that i mean differences with the cables, the parts on the digitizer/display and the pcb(greenish thing most time where the parts are on. I can't really find it out for you since i need to sleep now because its 3:02 AM, I hope that i helped you and that you can fix your problem. If i will remember it then i will make an research on it and i will post it here if you couldnt find if its possible or not. ?
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Yeah, I had already googled it and I didn't found any weird corners or parts at the display that could be a problem. And I actually don't like the verizon logo at the front haha.
I will keep you posted if it works or not! Hope you had a good night rest =p

FritsPikee said:
Yeah, I had already googled it and I didn't found any weird corners or parts at the display that could be a problem. And I actually don't like the verizon logo at the front haha.
I will keep you posted if it works or not! Hope you had a good night rest =p
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Ahh alright but i don't think its compatible those two models with the display sorry for late reaction since I can't really see where i replied before easy on desktop and thanks yes i had a good night rest till i woke up...
Compare the 2 Pictures you can also magnify it, the only difference i saw was in the small cable up in the pictures so far as i know that part is for the touchscreen to control the above half i believe. So the only difference between these 2 are the touchscreen i think, you can open and try it but i don't think it will work. Maybe you can describe more about your fastboot problem and we could fix your device?
http://www.etradesupply.com/lg-g2-vs980-lcd-screen-and-digitizer-assembly.html
http://www.etradesupply.com/lg-g2-d802-lcd-screen-and-digitizer-assembly-black-22089.html
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@FritsPikee try these things to get out of fastboot mode:
The first one which is also suggested by me post #132:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2680150&page=14
Btw, Download the stock img files from here if you have d802: http://downloads.codefi.re/autoprime/LG/LG_G2/D802/Stock_Firmware
Just execute all those things but i think that you can use TWRP instead of the original recovery or some other kind of recovery But i am not sure
so do that recovery thing at your own risk :/
or if that doesn't work try this one but its not really well explained.: see fix 4: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2694530
If you have some other fastboot mode problem then reply again to this thread or add me on Facebook:Wulsic then i can also help you maybe with it.

wulsic said:
Ahh alright but i don't think its compatible those two models with the display sorry for late reaction since I can't really see where i replied before easy on desktop and thanks yes i had a good night rest till i woke up...
Compare the 2 Pictures you can also magnify it, the only difference i saw was in the small cable up in the pictures so far as i know that part is for the touchscreen to control the above half i believe. So the only difference between these 2 are the touchscreen i think, you can open and try it but i don't think it will work. Maybe you can describe more about your fastboot problem and we could fix your device?
http://www.etradesupply.com/lg-g2-vs980-lcd-screen-and-digitizer-assembly.html
http://www.etradesupply.com/lg-g2-d802-lcd-screen-and-digitizer-assembly-black-22089.html
@FritsPikee try these things to get out of fastboot mode:
The first one which is also suggested by me post #132:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2680150&page=14
Btw, Download the stock img files from here if you have d802: http://downloads.codefi.re/autoprime/LG/LG_G2/D802/Stock_Firmware
Just execute all those things but i think that you can use TWRP instead of the original recovery or some other kind of recovery But i am not sure
so do that recovery thing at your own risk :/
or if that doesn't work try this one but its not really well explained.: see fix 4: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2694530
If you have some other fastboot mode problem then reply again to this thread or add me on Facebook:Wulsic then i can also help you maybe with it.
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Sorry for the late reaction, but this is what happend;
I wanted to backup my whole system just in case something would go wrong. So I installed cwm and when I booted my phone in recovery mode it was giving me a 'secure boot error'. But I accidently made a backup with the cwm error (I thought it was still the original recovery but it wasn't) then iI installed twrp 2.7 for lg g2 and that worked just great =). I made my backup. But then there was an software update from android (not google play) so I clicked on the 'install update notification' and my phone turned of and back on. but it booted in twrp instead of the original recovery (duh!) I looked it up on internet and found a command line I had to fill in in the twrp menu (something with 'dd if=/' etc). that fixed the problem but still the update wasn't installed. So I installed my old recovery back (the backup I made but what wasn't the original recovery. I installed the cwm 'secure boot error" recovery back). After I click again on the 'install update notification' my phone went in a bootloop with the 'secure boot error'
then I followed the Instructions in this tread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142 And I got it out of the secure boot error thingy, but than it got in the fastboot boot loop =( And that's the whole story ...
i hope you can go something with it! Again, sorry for the late reaction!

You mean lg logo then fastboot? If so then the kernel isnt good. And you gotta replace it :/

wulsic said:
You mean lg logo then fastboot? If so then the kernel isnt good. And you gotta replace it :/
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Yeah, first the logo and then fastboot, and i tried this tread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477595
But it didn't worked =( (btw I live in the netherlands to!!)

@FritsPikee ahh okay, maybe its easier if we talk with facebook or something like that my facebook is facebook.com/wulsic1, skype hangouts etc is just wulsic because facebook got bugged when i changed my username.
Because if i will talk dutch to you then it is easier and english is the language you must speak here at xda so yeah. Do you still have custom recovery or is that also gone?

wulsic said:
@FritsPikee ahh okay, maybe its easier if we talk with facebook or something like that my facebook is facebook.com/wulsic1, skype hangouts etc is just wulsic because facebook got bugged when i changed my username.
Because if i will talk dutch to you then it is easier and english is the language you must speak here at xda so yeah. Do you still have custom recovery or is that also gone?
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I've send you an skype request! But I need to go now, so I'll be back in about 2 hours

@FritsPikee alright i will try to help you then if i dont have to eat then.

VS980 TWRP bootloop after botched lollipop OTA while rooted like a dummy

So yeah. As the title says I had a rooted VS980 on 4.4.2 with some bloat removed and I accidently hit the wrong button when prompted for the upgrade, I was in a hurry. yes, I'm a moron, and yes, I know this is probably wasting someone's valuable time and I thoroughly apologize for my n00bishness
having said that, I have tried to go through various tuts but none of them seem to be working. yes, it's likely that I am simply doing it wrong, but whatever the case I am stuck with my phone in a bootloop always returning to the TWRP recovery. I believe that means it is soft bricked so I'm hoping this can be fixed fairly easily with the right direction and some patience for my ignorance. I can't seem to get it into download mode with turning it off, holding the volume+ button and plugging it in, it just goes to twrp. :'(
my hope is to get a rooted lollipop. if that is not possible then I would be fine with going back to stock or possibly even a custom rom if it's not too awfully complicated. honestly, I'm at a point where I'm beginning to accept that I probably shouldn't be screwing around with it too much and will likely bite the bullet and just keep my phone stock since there are really only a few minor irritants that make me want to root it.
any help is very much appreciated.

anybody? pretty please? any ideas at all?

Deviouz1 said:
anybody? pretty please? any ideas at all?
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I have the same problem.. take a look at my post in this section... right under yours... I have links posted to the only method to fix it and also a good question that could help you out as well

a.perkins89 said:
I have the same problem.. take a look at my post in this section... right under yours... I have links posted to the only method to fix it and also a good question that could help you out as well
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actually, it doesn't look to be the same problem. i dont have download mode, but i do have recovery. it boots to twrp like a champ. what i think i really need is how to get the flash file VS98011A_01.zip on my phone via ADB Sideload, specifically when i cant get the drivers to work.
i've tried the following drivers:
LG_VZW_United_WHQL_v2.14.1.exe
LG_VZW_United_WHQL_v2.20.0.exe
LGUnitedMobileDriver_S50MAN310AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3.10.1_3.10.1.0
I may very well be mistaken about what needs to happen, i'm no expert, obviously, but from everything ive read any of those should have worked. i think if i can get the right flash on the phone i should be able to flash it via twrp no?

I"ll help
You need to adb sideload xdabbebs download mode restore and flash back to stock. Here is an excellent guide on adb sideloading, download xdabbeb restore download zip and put it where it tells you to. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559200

Jaqueezzzy said:
You need to adb sideload xdabbebs download mode restore and flash back to stock. Here is an excellent guide on adb sideloading, download xdabbeb restore download zip and put it where it tells you to. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559200
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awesome,thanks you, i'll try that!

Deviouz1 said:
awesome,thanks you, i'll try that!
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Just so you know it talks about flashing a ROM, but just use the zip you need insted, because it's the same principal.

Step 9 Fails.
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i just happened to have a brand new data cable, tried again with same result so its not media related unless there is an issue with the plug itself, but it's charging and the Device manager shows the correct name ie VS980, it just has a yellow bang on it and i cant find a driver that changes that.
read some more and found others with the same issue apparently which led me to here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715408
which is where i found the "download mode restore" file you mentioned(i didnt see it in the thread you provided), but without the ability to get adb usb command to work i dont see how i can use it.
any ideas?

Put the zip on usb otg and flash it.
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siggey said:
Put the zip on usb otg and flash it.
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awesome, ty sir. i happened to have one of those laying around from when i cracked my screen on my old one and couldnt interact with the screen. took a while to find it buried but i have it and i have successfully been able to access a thumb drive. i think that might be all i need.
will report back though regardless.

ok, now i'm rrrrrEEAALLYY freakin confused...
successfully flashed (via the install section of twrp with usb otg thumbdrive mounted.)
xdabbeb_vs98028a_bootstack.zip
and
xdabbeb_vs982.5_1.1.0.zip
from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-g2/development/xdabbeb-s-vs982-5-v1-0-0-t2975551
but when i reboot, it goes directly to twrp still.
wat? :'(

ok, installed this:
VS980 39A Firmware
from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-g2/development/vs98039a-stock-fw-t3051560
rebooted, went straight to twrp again.
installed
Restore to 100% stock
from the same page.
rebooted. it went into an upgrade screen that errored and then rebooted before i got a chance to write down the error. but when it came back up, it started "android is upgrading".
so it looks like this may have worked. again, will update the success/failure when i know for sure, but thanks for the help yall. i really do appreciate it.

WOO-FREAKIN-HOOOO!!!
at the setup wizard now.

Deviouz1 said:
ok, installed this:
VS980 39A Firmware
from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-g2/development/vs98039a-stock-fw-t3051560
rebooted, went straight to twrp again.
installed
Restore to 100% stock
from the same page.
rebooted. it went into an upgrade screen that errored and then rebooted before i got a chance to write down the error. but when it came back up, it started "android is upgrading".
so it looks like this may have worked. again, will update the success/failure when i know for sure, but thanks for the help yall. i really do appreciate it.
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Same problem! stupid Ota grrrrr
Your fix worked for me also. Only used the two files listed above and wiped dalvik after flashing both, one after the other with no reboot in between. Many thanks.

thecadman99 said:
Same problem! stupid Ota grrrrr
Your fix worked for me also. Only used the two files listed above and wiped dalvik after flashing both, one after the other with no reboot in between. Many thanks.
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sweet, i'm glad someone else found it useful.

Yep, now another problem though. ..no mobile data. .. working on it.
I'd suggest flashing the files in post 12 (I didn't and am having TONS of problems)
So I really didn't get a fix- still working on it.
I have no download mode, and not way to get the serial port to display in device manager, so the LG Mobile support tool won't see my phone....

thecadman99 said:
Yep, now another problem though. ..no mobile data. .. working on it.
I'd suggest flashing the files in post 12 (I didn't and am having TONS of problems)
So I really didn't get a fix- still working on it.
I have no download mode, and not way to get the serial port to display in device manager, so the LG Mobile support tool won't see my phone....
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Is your baseband recognized by chance?

Deviouz1 said:
Is your baseband recognized by chance?
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Nope... its UNKNOWN
And I have not download mode
And I have not cdc serial showing up when connected
And TWRP and Root are gone
I'm starting a new thread for help- I've been working on this for 2 days lol.
Thanks for the reply!

Modem not turning on issue

Hey guys, would really need he help of the very well knowledgeable this this particular phone and the way it works as far as the modem software and hardware wise......
Issue: my modem will not come on, so I will get no service in ANY way, shape, or form no matter what I do.
Things I have tried: go into *#*#4636#*#* menu and attempted to turn on radio, the slider does move to turn it in, but nothing happens. If I leave this menu, and come back, that slider is ticked off. If I go to settings and go to mobile data area, it tells me to "turn off airplane mode" ITS NOT EVEN ON!!!
Brief history of device.....
Was working perfectly fine, had bootloader unlocked, had a custom ROM on it for like 5 or 6 months, no issues. Until one day, the bottom mic just stopped working. No one could hear me talk. Only top mic worked for recording video. Ordered the bottom daughter board that has the mic on eBay, it was the one for my phone, A2017u, no issues at all installing it. Pretty straight forward, I've repaired many phones in my day, this worked for like 1 month. Then I suddenly had software issues, random restarts, kept getting process error so frequently I could do anything on the phone....everything Google ND Android related processes kept crashing making phone inoperable. Decided to reflash the SAME ROM I had without formatting data, I've done before, just had to update system apps of course...bad move. Less crashing, but still crashed and stopped getting service. Only wifi worked. In light of all this....I decided to just EDL back to B21, or whatever the latest one is for my phone, did it through emergency download mode, because phone was inoperable. Everything flashed fine as far as the screen prompts. Phone booted, first took way longer then usual 5-10min, like 15-20. But it booted. I set up everything....STILL NO MODEM!!! I even though the daughter board was defective, emailed the eBay store, they sent me another one, kudos to this guy, he took care of me. Changed the board again, still no MODEM........the only difference I'm noticing is Everytime I boot up the phone, I get a black warning screen saying phone is not protected or something, with the word "START>" on the top right to press volume up or down, not sure which to enter a menu or do nothing and it will start normal. I've never had this before I flashed the EDL.
Any advice or help towards the right direction would be greatly appreciated. Thank you guys in advance.
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did you flashed your correct modem for your axon model?

Predatorhaze said:
did you flashed your correct modem for your axon model?
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I believe it did, as i mentioned, i flashed the full edl package.....doesn't it include the modem??

kevace1 said:
I believe it did, as i mentioned, i flashed the full edl package.....doesn't it include the modem??
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What model you have and what edl package you flashed? If you flashed China edl firmware you get China modem,USA edl firmware USA modem etc...you need to flash modem seperate

I got the same problem since yesterday. My device was away for a battery replacement some days ago. After I get it back everything was fine. Yesterday the modem stopped working. In my option I changed nothing. I just get no signal anymore. I'm still on 14.1 Nougat. I have tryed to flash the modem again, made a system, EFS, bootloader and twrp recovery but nothing worked so far. I also tryped to reset network settings and tryed another sim card..

Predatorhaze said:
What model you have and what edl package you flashed? If you flashed China edl firmware you get China modem,USA edl firmware USA modem etc...you need to flash modem seperate
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I'm pretty sure I flashed the USA edl as I have the USA model. I know I need the USA one, not new to flashing things. But your saying I would have to flash the modem as well even after the full EDL flash?
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Here is the screenshot of the phone itself. I'm on it now that I'm home. So I guess I use the edl tool from DJ and flash the modem again is the consensus?
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As you can see, I can tic the mobile radio on, which I did, but if I leave it and let come back it's ticked off ...
And in the second picture you see after I insert my sim car...it'll give a prompt of a voicemail I have, but I get no service.....
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Sorry, it didn't let me attach the screenshot from the phone in my previous edited post, told I didn't have permission to post attachments....lol
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kevace1 said:
Sorry, it didn't let me attach the screenshot from the phone in my previous edited post, told I didn't have permission to post attachments....lol
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Using two neurons was enough for me to figure out that you flashed two different U packages, i.e. did nothing wrong. These packages WILL flash a modem, which is fine.
I don't think flashing a modem will automagically fix your issue, but it's worth trying. If you have TWRP, simply get a modem file from somewhere (for example the LOS threads, 14.1 has an old one but it works, also try 16.1's modem) which of course has to be for your model, and flash it. You can also extract the non-hlos.bin from an official zte update, change its extension to .img, then either flash via Fastboot (fastboot flash modem non-hlos.img) or via TWRP (install - install image - to Modem - select the file)

If nothing works.try wiping all partitions including vendor and reflash.Your modem is included in the USA edl firmware,

Predatorhaze said:
If nothing works.try wiping all partitions including vendor and reflash.Your modem is included in the USA edl firmware,
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Doesn't doing a EDL flash formats all partitions? I do have twrp, that is the only other think I did after flashing the EDL. In any case, I agree to try the re-format everything and try the flash again...what would be the steps to do that correctly, so I don't brick the phone, though I know it seems it's pretty hard to permanently brick this phone, I prefer not to be the first loser to do it.....
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By the way, this is the black warning I get Everytime I boot my phone..........this started to occur after I flashed the EDL package..also wanted to add I never re-locked the bootloader to do the flash....could that have to do with my issue
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kevace1 said:
By the way, this is the black warning I get Everytime I boot my phone..........this started to occur after I flashed the EDL package..also wanted to add I never re-locked the bootloader to do the flash....could that have to do with my issue
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That warning is completely normal. It appears if you have an unlocked bootloader. I have it myself. Not gonna remove it tho as its easier to get into recovery (by pressing volume buttons a menu appears on which recovery, fastboot etc can be selected)

kevace1 said:
By the way, this is the black warning I get Everytime I boot my phone..........this started to occur after I flashed the EDL package..also wanted to add I never re-locked the bootloader to do the flash....could that have to do with my issue
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Never relock the bootloader... Makes zero sense, and you'll brick the phone if it is not fully stock.
and yeah, the 5 second screen is just normal

Choose an username... said:
Never relock the bootloader... Makes zero sense, and you'll brick the phone if it is not fully stock.
and yeah, the 5 second screen is just normal
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I hear what your saying. But the weird thing is I never ever has this screen until I flashed the EDL. Obviously, I've unlocked the bootloader way before I started having issues with phone. And I never got this screen.... ever. What triggered it to start popping up now??
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kevace1 said:
I hear what your saying. But the weird thing is I never ever has this screen until I flashed the EDL. Obviously, I've unlocked the bootloader way before I started having issues with phone. And I never got this screen.... ever. What triggered it to start popping up now??
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What rom did you use before?
Edit: nvm. I just read op again.
It was because of the custom rom you had flashed before that there was no warning screen (the rom probably contained a patch to remove it).
All stock roms have have this warning. So don't worry about that

GodOfPsychos said:
That warning is completely normal. It appears if you have an unlocked bootloader. I have it myself. Not gonna remove it tho as its easier to get into recovery (by pressing volume buttons a menu appears on which recovery, fastboot etc can be selected)
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It appears he got a modified bootstack,,this screen does not proof the bootloader is unlocked.When you flash a edl stock firmware with these new bootstacks and your bootloader is locked,you still get this screen

Predatorhaze said:
It appears he got a modified bootstack,,this screen does not proof the bootloader is unlocked.When you flash a edl stock firmware with these new bootstacks and your bootloader is locked,you still get this screen
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The lack of it doesn't prove that it is locked, which is not the same. While I have never heard about what you said of locked BL and stock firmware (shouldn't happen at all - are you sure you had the bl locked?) he said that he had unlocked the bootloader, and usually the unlocking packages for the G and U flash the modified aboot and fbop files that give you fastboot and get rid of the 5 sec screen. That's what happened. After flashing something else, those files were replaced and the screen appeared, nothing catastrophic
Can you link to whoever said that he got the screen with a locked bootloader? or was it you who had that happen?

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The lack of it doesn't prove that it is locked, which is not the same. While I have never heard about what you said of locked BL and stock firmware (shouldn't happen at all - are you sure you had the bl locked?) he said that he had unlocked the bootloader, and usually the unlocking packages for the G and U flash the modified aboot and fbop files that give you fastboot and get rid of the 5 sec screen. That's what happened. After flashing something else, those files were replaced and the screen appeared, nothing catastrophic
Can you link to whoever said that he got the screen with a locked bootloader? or was it you who had that happen?
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i also flashed the edl package with locked bootloader,but now i remember it was the china edl.And that screen showed up(with locked bootloader).It should not happen with the corresponding model.My mistake,lol

Predatorhaze said:
If nothing works.try wiping all partitions including vendor and reflash.Your modem is included in the USA edl firmware,
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what would be the best way to completely wipe all partitions? i thought going through EDL does all of this already??

No possible way of getting into download mode. Please help. LG V20 H918 T-Mobile

I was able to root my phone and use it for a while but then it started reboot for no reason. It is currently running Oreo, H91820h.
I tried to restore to different earlier back up but same issue and a whole bunch of apps complain and terminate itself. Tried to flash Lineage OS and same problem.
So I tried to use LGUP to restore it to stock image but cannot get the phone into download mode.
When I hold the volume down button and plug in the USB cable, I get the fastboot screen.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
When I hold the volume up button and plug in the USB cable, I get the "Download Mode" icon for about 2 second and then it switches to TWRP screen.
I remember when I first tried to install TWRP, it was version 3.2.1-3. Then I tried to flash twrp version 3.3.1-0 but for some reason, sometime it boots up with version 3.3.1-0 and sometime it boots up with version 3.2.1-3.
I cannot flash anything in fastboot or adb since it always come back with "FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')".
I have tried for over a week, read everything I could on the internet and tried everything but without success in getting into download mode to reload the stock image with LGUP.
Could anybody provide any suggestion or an alternate way of restoring the stock image without requiring going to download mode? May be re-flash with a different twrp version or remove twrp completely so it doesn't show up when I press volume up and plug in the USB cable.
Please, I am desperate. I can even send you the phone if you think you can fix it.
Thanks.

bqbase said:
I was able to root my phone and use it for a while but then it started reboot for no reason. It is currently running Oreo, H91820h.
I tried to restore to different earlier back up but same issue and a whole bunch of apps complain and terminate itself. Tried to flash Lineage OS and same problem.
So I tried to use LGUP to restore it to stock image but cannot get the phone into download mode.
When I hold the volume down button and plug in the USB cable, I get the fastboot screen.
When I hold the volume up button and plug in the USB cable, I get the "Download Mode" icon for about 2 second and then it switches to TWRP screen.
I remember when I first tried to install TWRP, it was version 3.2.1-3. Then I tried to flash twrp version 3.3.1-0 but for some reason, sometime it boots up with version 3.3.1-0 and sometime it boots up with version 3.2.1-3.
I cannot flash anything in fastboot or adb since it always come back with "FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')".
I have tried for over a week, read everything I could on the internet and tried everything but without success in getting into download mode to reload the stock image with LGUP.
Could anybody provide any suggestion or an alternate way of restoring the stock image without requiring going to download mode? May be re-flash with a different twrp version or remove twrp completely so it doesn't show up when I press volume up and plug in the USB cable.
Please, I am desperate. I can even send you the phone if you think you can fix it.
Thanks.
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I'm not that familiar with the 918 ( I have 2 H910 )
But from the symptoms you described
I would guess that your MB is shot.
Even if you do manage to get into download mode you'll likely have errors flashing anything. I can look at the phone but it sounds like you need a replacement MB.
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clsA said:
I'm not that familiar with the 918 ( I have 2 H910 )
But from the symptoms you described
I would guess that your MB is shot.
Even if you do manage to get into download mode you'll likely have errors flashing anything. I can look at the phone but it sounds like you need a replacement MB.
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Not sure what you mean by "MB". I don't think it means "motherboard" so my best guess is "master boot".
Where can I get a replacement MB and how to replace it?

bqbase said:
Not sure what you mean by "MB". I don't think it means "motherboard" so my best guess is "master boot".
Where can I get a replacement MB and how to replace it?
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Yes you need a motherboard
Or another phone
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clsA said:
I'm not that familiar with the 918 ( I have 2 H910 )
But from the symptoms you described
I would guess that your MB is shot.
Even if you do manage to get into download mode you'll likely have errors flashing anything. I can look at the phone but it sounds like you need a replacement MB.
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bqbase said:
Not sure what you mean by "MB". I don't think it means "motherboard" so my best guess is "master boot".
Where can I get a replacement MB and how to replace it?
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Hold the phone here, the H918 can NEVER use fastboot to flash, thats why the lafsploit is used to replace download mode with a copy of twrp, leading many H918 users to have two different twrp installs.
To get download mode back flash this from the original lafsploit thread.
Rebooting for no reason is a bad sign (maybe see about replacing your battery if its the original one). Everything else (fastboot not working, download mode replaced by twrp)? Normal.

Phoenix591 said:
Hold the phone here, the H918 can NEVER use fastboot to flash, thats why the lafsploit is used to replace download mode with a copy of twrp, leading many H918 users to have two different twrp installs.
To get download mode back flash this from the original lafsploit thread.
Rebooting for no reason is a bad sign (maybe see about replacing your battery if its the original one). Everything else (fastboot not working, download mode replaced by twrp)? Normal.
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OMG, OMG, OMG, I got my download mode back. I am so appreciate your help. I wish I can send you a beer.
I must have gone through this lafsploit thread a hundred times but never paid attention to this "OPTIONAL" note and I wasted sooo much time refusing to post a question on this forum thinking I can find the answer just buy combing through the internet.
I believe you are dead on with reboot issue too. I got more than a few times with the phone complaining that wrong battery was inserted and need to shutdown. But I thought my un-experienced flashing of all the junks I did on the phone are causing it.
"OPTIONAL
If you would like to restore download mode onto your laf partition AFTER you have installed TWRP onto recovery:
Boot to TWRP that is on recovery
Flash this zip: laf_restore.zip
This can be done at any time after you are rooted. About the only reason you would want to flash laf back is if you use LG Backup.
TWRP has the ability to backup your phone, so I am not sure why someone would want this (maybe you are more comfortable with it?).
Also, flashing back to 100% unrooted stock can be accomplished by flashing a zip in TWRP, you don't NEED to flash a KDZ, but again, maybe you are more comfortable doing it that way.
The bottom line is TWRP on both laf and recovery is FAR FAR more useful than flashing laf back. You can test new versions of TWRP while keeping your old known working version (for example)."

clsA said:
I'm not that familiar with the 918 ( I have 2 H910 )
But from the symptoms you described
I would guess that your MB is shot.
Even if you do manage to get into download mode you'll likely have errors flashing anything. I can look at the phone but it sounds like you need a replacement MB.
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I just want to say thank you to clsA and Phoenix591 for the help. I found the answer and was able to successfully restore my phone to 100% stock. I know it's hard to pinpoint the issue while trying to understand all the craps that people post on their question. Hit or miss, right or wrong, work or not, I really appreciate all the effort that you did to help me figure out the solution.

bqbase said:
I just want to say thank you to clsA and Phoenix591 for the help. I found the answer and was able to successfully restore my phone to 100% stock. I know it's hard to pinpoint the issue while trying to understand all the craps that people post on their question. Hit or miss, right or wrong, work or not, I really appreciate all the effort that you did to help me figure out the solution.
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Guess I missed it on this one
V20 does have a lot of motherboard issue over the years. Apps crashing and phone rebooting randomly are 2 of them.
Glad you got it sorted and back to stock
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Phoenix591 said:
Hold the phone here, the H918 can NEVER use fastboot to flash, thats why the lafsploit is used to replace download mode with a copy of twrp, leading many H918 users to have two different twrp installs.
To get download mode back flash this from the original lafsploit thread.
Rebooting for no reason is a bad sign (maybe see about replacing your battery if its the original one). Everything else (fastboot not working, download mode replaced by twrp)? Normal.
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Thank you very much, i can Relock and unroot my device with this, thank you so much

Phoenix591 said:
Hold the phone here, the H918 can NEVER use fastboot to flash, thats why the lafsploit is used to replace download mode with a copy of twrp, leading many H918 users to have two different twrp installs.
To get download mode back flash this from the original lafsploit thread.
Rebooting for no reason is a bad sign (maybe see about replacing your battery if its the original one). Everything else (fastboot not working, download mode replaced by twrp)? Normal.
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Hi I've happened to run into the same mistake however the link is broken. If you still have the file I would really appreciate the help.
I'm usually very careful when it comes to flashing but I made the mistake of trusting someone to unlock my V20 for global use, vendor told me they didn't know if they could do it since it was rooted and their unlocking software detected the root. He needed to remove the root and charge me extra. I trusted him into removing the root and pushed back the agreed upon date like three times. He kept saying he could not remove twrp. Long story short he told me he wasn't able to do it and gave me a discount, he said he was able to unlock it but was not able to power it on as it was bootlooping. I assume it was because he locked the bootloader and once I unlocked it again when I try to go into download mode to restore into LGUP it boots me into twrp instantly. Thanks in advance