Is this available to download anywhere?
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Be nice if someone made a dump off all partitions of the latest tmo build in twrp format
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Be nice if someone made a dump off all partitions of the latest tmo build in twrp format
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I'm using it. How do I do that?
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Well you could always do dd in twrp or adb (with root) to dump partitions in Img format, easeist thing would be to get one of those scripts that are included in fastboot flashable zips, since it has all the necessary partitions listed already and edit it to just dump the partitions instead of writing them.. zip it up, post it to a hosting site and provide link, I'm not at home right now, but when I have a chance I could provide a script super easy, it would have to be done in adb, but, I'm not sure if it could be scripted to work with adb though... Might need to be copy and pasted for each partition or a twrp compatible zip made...
well, i kinda whipped up 2 scripts, the first: android_backup.bat, can be run in a console window on windows while in twrp.
the second: android_backup_root.bat, can be run in a windows console if you have root on your 6t and you're booted into android (approve root request btw) both are included in the attached zip.
View attachment op6t_backup.zip
These dump system,vendor,op1,op2,modem and boot from both a/b partitions ( have to look in them to see which is newer, or if you know, just provide the newest)
it should save them as img files on the sdcard.
if you can provide those files, i could make a twrp or fastboot flashable zip
Friends, I need your help.
1. I'm looking for some NVRAM files via QPST EFS Explorer /efsprofiles/overideconfig & overideconfig_Subscription01 (if you have) file
only T-Mobile A6013 version
2. And copies of all files in the folder /data/user_de/0/com.android.phone/files/
via ES Explorer + ROOT
only T-Mobile A6013 version
Thanks,
Waiting for your help friends
Tell you what, if anyone could provide a dump, I would provide those files, I don't understand why there isn't one dump of the current TMobile 6t rom here... C'mon people...
pyrorob said:
Tell you what, if anyone could provide a dump, I would provide those files, I don't understand why there isn't one dump of the current TMobile 6t rom here... C'mon people...
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Im willing to bet that because the T-Mobile has a locked bootloader you are going to have a hard time finding enough people with the variant that want to do this.
I still have 2 to 3 weeks left on my Unlock Token. Once I do I will be developing specifically for T-Mo.
Maybe the last person that updated the T-Mo fastboot files can do it again?
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Im willing to bet that because the T-Mobile has a locked bootloader you are going to have a hard time finding enough people with the variant that want to do this.
I still have 2 to 3 weeks left on my Unlock Token. Once I do I will be developing specifically for T-Mo.
Maybe the last person that updated the T-Mo fastboot files can do it again?
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It takes 7 days exactly to get your unlock.bin, just an fyi. I have already done this back in November when it launched and once we figured out that modemst1 And 2 erase hack to disable the simlock, u can use the revert to tmo software msm tool and the simlock stays off and u can get the unlock code and submit the application for the bin the legit way. I'll have my second code in a day or so and will do a full dump. I'm porting the rcs stuff to intl firmware. Also, all the op6 roms, and international op6t roms work fine with our TMobile specific device.. let me know if u have any questions, as me and a few others have most of this figured out and the msm tool even more decrypted now.
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It takes 7 days exactly to get your unlock.bin, just an fyi. I have already done this back in November when it launched and once we figured out that modemst1 And 2 erase hack to disable the simlock, u can use the revert to tmo software msm tool and the simlock stays off and u can get the unlock code and submit the application for the bin the legit way. I'll have my second code in a day or so and will do a full dump. I'm porting the rcs stuff to intl firmware. Also, all the op6 roms, and international op6t roms work fine with our TMobile specific device.. let me know if u have any questions, as me and a few others have most of this figured out and the msm tool even more decrypted now.
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Sorry, I said that wrong...
I have 2 to 3 weeks left on my SIM Unlock. Which then allows bootloader unlock.
Im going to try what you just said tomorrow. If I can get the processes started that much sooner then life will be good.
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Sorry, I said that wrong...
I have 2 to 3 weeks left on my SIM Unlock. Which then allows bootloader unlock.
Im going to try what you just said tomorrow. If I can get the processes started that much sooner then life will be good.
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Yeah man u don't need them, use intl msm, unlock it, erase modemst1 and modemst2, rerun tmo msm tool, enable oem unlock, fastboot oem get_unlock_code, fill out form, and wait a week.
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Since we are using engboot, write protection seems to be off, so it appears you can use dd to write to normally write protected partitions such as the bootloaders (ex: "dd if=/sdcard/aboot of=/dev/block/sdd10"). In my testing I was successfully "dd" a backed up aboot (secondary bootloader) partition and also write to the modem partition and have it stick (which means write protection should be off akaik). If you were to "dd" the Chinese bootloaders, you might be able to flash and re-partition onto the Chinese firmware and then use the CROM service to unlock the bootloader from there. I personally don't know too much about this type of stuff and haven't tried to actually "dd" the Chinese bootloader, but for those more knowledgeable, could this potentially work?
Partitions likely needed are:
- rpm (Resource and Power Manager / Primary Bootloader) located at /dev/block/sdd1 (/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/rpm)
- aboot (AP Bootloader / Secondary Bootloader) located at /dev/block/sdd10 (/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/aboot)
- xbl (Extended Bootloader) located at /dev/block/sdb1 (/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/xbl)
- ? located at /dev/block/sdc1
Modifying the bootloader is dangerous and could permanently brick your device. I take no responsibility if you try this and it breaks your device.
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Since we are using engboot, write protection seems to be off, so it appears you can use dd to write to normally protected partitions (ex: "dd if=/sdcard/aboot of=/dev/block/sdd10"). In my testing I was successfully dd a backed up aboot (secondary bootloader) partition and also write zeros to the modem partition and have it stick (which means write protection should be off). If you were to dd a Chinese bl/ap, you might be able to flash/re-partition onto the Chinese firmware and then use the CROM service to unlock the bootloader from there. I personally don't know too much about and haven't tried to actually dd the Chinese bootloader, but for those more knowledgeable, would this work?
Edit: Modem partition sticks after reboot.
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@Binary100100 you probably know somebody that knows little bit more about this, tell them to check it out
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@Binary100100 you probably know somebody that knows little bit more about this, tell them to check it out
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Nope. Don't know anyone specific.
Wish I had the $175 for my insurance deductible, I'd give it a try. All in all, it should work. The hardware is the same.
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Wish I had the $175 for my insurance deductible, I'd give it a try. All in all, it should work. The hardware is the same.
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Well, if it WORKS, I'm sure the bounty on unlocking the bootloader is a lot higher than $175! ?
DOMF said:
Well, if it WORKS, I'm sure the bounty on unlocking the bootloader is a lot higher than $175!
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Lets start a thread . . . I am willing to contribute $25.00 :good: into a pool with others here at XDA to the developer who can produce an unlocked bootloader that is rooted with a decent rom that works great and better than stock, something that will fix all of the untold bugs and address the known issues.
Anyone else?
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Lets start a thread . . . I am willing to contribute $25.00 :good: into a pool with others here at XDA to the developer who can produce an unlocked bootloader that is rooted with a decent rom that works great and better than stock, something that will fix all of the untold bugs and address the known issues.
Anyone else?
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$25? Hell think about how much we spend on the phone itself and bill every month.. I'd easily pledge $100 for an unlocked bootloader with twrp support.
That's the 1 thing I don't understand.. this is the most highly sought after phone right now with 0 developer support. I understand the limitations with the locked bootloader but other phones have overcome the same through the works of various motivated individuals. There is no one even interested in trying it seems on ANY carrier forum. Instead we have countless threads with people more interested in getting the nougat update early which will hardly provide anything useful compared to an unlocked bootloader with working root.
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Lets start a thread . . . I am willing to contribute $25.00 :good: into a pool with others here at XDA to the developer who can produce an unlocked bootloader that is rooted with a decent rom that works great and better than stock, something that will fix all of the untold bugs and address the known issues.
Anyone else?
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"Start?" It was started ages ago and it thousands of dollars. https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-s7-edge/how-to/bounty-unlocked-bootloader-s7edge-t3339857
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$25? Hell think about how much we spend on the phone itself and bill every month.. I'd easily pledge $100 for an unlocked bootloader with twrp support.
That's the 1 thing I don't understand.. this is the most highly sought after phone right now with 0 developer support. I understand the limitations with the locked bootloader but other phones have overcome the same through the works of various motivated individuals. There is no one even interested in trying it seems on ANY carrier forum. Instead we have countless threads with people more interested in getting the nougat update early which will hardly provide anything useful compared to an unlocked bootloader with working root.
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Root right now is just too impractical for most people. I'm still rooted, but for most people it isn't worth the hassle and trade-offs, for many it's worse than stock. I think most people who are really into root probably switched devices. Switching to android N could actually prevent bootloader unlock in this way, unless root for N comes out. That is if this unlock method could actually work, hard to say without anyone experienced in bootloaders and write protection though.
I'd like to find someone with a sm-g9350 to DD a dump of sdd10.
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I'd like to find someone with a sm-g9350 to DD a dump of sdd10.
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Sdd1 is the primary bootloader, probably also necessary.
Came to the realization that the Chinese bootloader is v2 where all US models are v4. I'd imagine the Chinese nougat update will make it v4, so we wait to try.
Don't want to a be downer or anything but I'm pretty sure you can't just replace the bootloader, even if write protection is off on the Eng kernel. Even if you did replace it you'll have probably bricked your phone.
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Don't want to a be downer or anything but I'm pretty sure you can't just replace the bootloader, even if write protection is off on the Eng kernel. Even if you did replace it you'll have probably bricked your phone.
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The thinking is that since the devices are virtually the same hardware wise, there is a chance the bootloader could be replaced. I do agree that there is a good chance of hard bricking though. I haven't done any testing other than apparently successfully dding a backed up version of the same bootloader.
If I wasn't on nougat I would try it if someone posted instructions and devs confirmed the directions are correct..
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I was actually playing with the bootloader, and found this thread when I went to post. I'm going to be pulling fastboot commands also to see if I can find anything interesting. I'm tired of not being able to use a custom kernel
My device is on nougat. Bit I can easily downgrade and test if someone has a rock solid idea. I don't mind bricking as the device has a cracked screen and I have my s6 edge plus to use until the s8 drops...
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Count me in as well!
I have a theory that we can open the BL file in WinRAR and extract the rpm.mbn file from G9350 odin file,
and flash to our device. But I cannot determine which one is for aboot. I have not tested this yet.
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Count me in as well!
I have a theory that we can open the BL file in WinRAR and extract the rpm.mbn file from G9350 odin file,
and flash to our device. But I cannot determine which one is for aboot. I have not tested this yet.
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What I know is:
RPM = Resource and Power Manager = Primary Bootloader
ABoot = AP Bootloader = Secondary Bootloader
I believe the boot process is "RPM > ABoot > boot.img (Main OS)", so both the rpm and aboot file would be needed. Also I think the partition layout in the Chinese version is slightly different, so a flash and repartition would be needed after replacing bootloader to actually root. I don't know what the chances success are though, the devices are virtually the same hardware wise, and the Chinese rom with the U.S. bootloader works according to the Verizon fourm, but there is a chance there are other differences what might prevent this from working.
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I was actually playing with the bootloader, and found this thread when I went to post. I'm going to be pulling fastboot commands also to see if I can find anything interesting. I'm tired of not being able to use a custom kernel
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Isn't fastboot disabled on the s7. Also, were your results the same?
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What I know is:
Isn't fastboot disabled on the s7. Also, were your results the same?
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Yes, found that out when I started playing with it more. I'm currently reading sdd10 line by line. I did find an entry "Device is unlocked! Skipping verification...". I'm starting to think we need to look into recovery-side exploits. I'm too scared to try and mess with the bootloader too much.
EDIT: If we can find a way to get fastboot working, possibly piggybacking off of Odin, I found a command written in the aboot code 'fastboot oem unlock-go'
EDIT2: Using that command requires some sort of key. May be a dead end.
EDIT3: I'd be willing to test modifying the recovery image to see if it triggers the bootloader's hash checking. If anything, this could lead to writing a custom boot image that would open TWRP.
The title is wrong. It should be "without s-off".
Hello. Is there any way to debrand the phone completley without s-off? I have done it before, by flashing the unlocked ruu on a s-off M8. But I really dont want to pay 25 dollars for each phone ( I have 2 htc 10's to do), especially since I only want to debrand, nothing else. All I want is stock, with unlocked version feel. Plus I keep getting an ID error (I guess a Sprint network ID from trying to connect) that I can not remove. I have looked at custom roms, but they seem to be only 2, and they are really modded. I dont want mods. I prefer stable, and original.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Find the stock unlocked system image file in the non-sprint HTC 10 forum. Flash that and mission accomplished. No S-off needed. Would be interested to know if carrier aggregation works for you after that - is it part of the rom or is it part of radio configuration.
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Find the stock unlocked system image file in the non-sprint HTC 10 forum. Flash that and mission accomplished. No S-off needed. Would be interested to know if carrier aggregation works for you after that - is it part of the rom or is it part of radio configuration.
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Thanks. I will look it up. By carrirer agregation I am guessing you think I am using it for sprint. I forgot to mention that I am using it on att, I just unlocked the sim-lock.
I see. I did as suggested above and went took my sprint 10 to T-Mobile. Carrier Aggregation, volte, and Wi-Fi calling do not work for me. I then did s-off, changed cid, flashed official T-Mobile RUU, flashed my backed up radio, modemst1, and modemst2 partitions to keep sim unlock intact but those features still wouldn't work. Flashed US unlocked RUU then the partitions above and still no dice. My only benefit I can tell from the S-off is that I can and have successfully taken an OTA and suspect I will always be able to unless a radio update is included. Then I will need to reflash my backed up partitions to be back in business.
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I see. I did as suggested above and went took my sprint 10 to T-Mobile. Carrier Aggregation, volte, and Wi-Fi calling do not work for me. I then did s-off, changed cid, flashed official T-Mobile RUU, flashed my backed up radio, modemst1, and modemst2 partitions to keep sim unlock intact but those features still wouldn't work. Flashed US unlocked RUU then the partitions above and still no dice. My only benefit I can tell from the S-off is that I can and have successfully taken an OTA and suspect I will always be able to unless a radio update is included. Then I will need to reflash my backed up partitions to be back in business.
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Thanks. I have been searching all morning while waiting for the htcdev.com email. I have not found an official unlocked image I can flash. What would it be called on forums? I have found some, but they say you need s-off to flash. And other roms I have found are outdated, or deodexed. I want just clean, no added apps, and original.
If I knew how to link a post I would. Look in the sprint 10 guides subforum. Look for the thread that starts with [stock]. The most recent RUU was on page 198 of the app thread posted by kisakuku on 5/3.
You will need the 2nd link in the post-the 2ps###.zip one. As it is posted it will not work because you are son. You need to unzip and then you will have a rom.img and a boot.img amongst others. Those are the 2 you need to flash to get to stock. You will flash them using twrp. Select the box for Flash image, not flash zip.
Saw your other thread about losing data. You should not lose data by flashing to a new rom.
I have assumed your sprint 10 was already on nougat prior to all this.
Alternatively, you could just enjoy Viper. I only left trying to do whatever I could think of for volte to work and never went back because I was tired of redownloading and setting up apps, etc.
Thanks. I found the post. I didnt know you could extract the images from the zip and manually flash them. I will test it, hopefully it will work without any issues. Right now I am on a stock deodexed US unlocked rom, and everything seems to work, but no OTAs, and what is worse is that for some reason it randomly crashes when just navigating the homescreen, and reboots.
i have modified LGUP to flash individual partitions, but being as i do not own the G6 i cannot test it out for myself. if someone would like to test out possibly being the world's first G6 user with TWRP on it please respond to this!
EDIT: I have gotten a tester and my modded LGUP will dump the partitions of the device, but will not write yet...
Hey
Honestly Annoying said:
i have modified LGUP to flash individual partitions, but being as i do not own the G6 i cannot test it out for myself. if someone would like to test out possibly being the world's first G6 user with TWRP on it please respond to this!
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I could test when I get home.I have rooted a lot of phones and would like to see twrp on this device
There's hope.
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Ok now where is the file? i'm new with g6 always do nexus give the instruction and i will test for you i'm ready to test and root my great first Android phone without root and i'm love how its work with out i can't imagine with root!!!!
If you upload the files with some instructions I can test it. How likely is it to brick the phone? Assuming it's only trying to flash a recovery it shouldn't be too hard to fix if anything goes wrong, but I just want to be safe.
This is my first LG device so some instructions on all the LGUP stuff would be appreciated.
Ok . I have unlocked my bootloader. What do you me to test?
Please mirror.
ui_print("Target: motorola/aljeter/aljeter:9/PPP29.41/b1fe5:user/release-keys");
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As far as I know, you must be on the Sept. patch. So, you must downgrade firmware first. It also appears to be for the Aljeter only, so I don't know if it'll work on the Jeter.
I am not responsible for any bricked devices.
1. Downgrade to OPP27.91-143 first.
2. Extract gpt_main0.bin from the ota zip and flash it in fastboot.
fastboot flash partition gpt_main0.bin
3. Reboot to recovery, and apply the OTA update from your sdcard.
4. Let the system restart. It'll take about 10min.
Could anyone verify?
Figures it's for Aljeter. Makes me wonder if Jeter will get it at all.
yes it is for aljeter and is working fine
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Please mirror.
ui_print("Target: motorola/aljeter/aljeter:9/PPP29.41/b1fe5:user/release-keys");
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As far as I know, you must be on the Sept. patch. So, you must downgrade firmware first. It also appears to be for the Aljeter only, so I don't know if it'll work on the Jeter.
These installation steps need confirmation. I am not responsible for any bricked devices.
1. Downgrade to OPP27.91-143 first.
2. Extract gpt_main0.bin from the ota zip and flash it in fastboot.
fastboot flash partition gpt_main0.bin
3. Reboot to recovery, and apply the OTA update from your sdcard.
4. Let the system restart. It'll take about 10min.
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Tested and working on G6 Play do Brasil!
Up and running in UK. G6 Play XT1922-2, Carrier: ID Mobile (Carphone Warehouse), retgb.
Can't get root though, Magisk won't install for me in TWRP. Unable to mount storage or OEM. Not that fussed about that though.
Butter smooth, no glitches so far, no random reboots, battery life is great but still under observation.
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Up and running in UK. G6 Play XT1922-2, Carrier: ID Mobile (Carphone Warehouse), retgb.
Can't get root though, Magisk won't install for me in TWRP. Unable to mount storage or OEM. Not that fussed about that though.
Butter smooth, no glitches so far, no random reboots, battery life is great but still under observation.
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That's a Pie/Magisk problem. Easy fix...
1. Format /data in TWRP using the "yes" option. Then reboot directly back into recovery.
2. Mount /vendor then flash the universal dm-verity disabler by zackptg5.
3. Reboot directly into recovery once more and flash Magisk.
4. Reboot normally, and install the Magisk manager app manually. Done.
(Magisk should disable encryption and verity, but I've never had it work %100 of the time for both. Hence the disabler.)
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That's a Pie/Magisk problem. Easy fix...
1. Format /data in TWRP using the "yes" option. Then reboot directly back into recovery.
2. Mount /vendor then flash the universal dm-verity disabler by zackptg5.
3. Reboot directly into recovery once more and flash Magisk.
4. Reboot normally, and install the Magisk manager app manually. Done.
(Magisk should disable encryption and verity, but I've never had it work %100 of the time for both. Hence the disabler.)
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Thanks @Spaceminer !!!! I'll give it a go. I thought at first that I might need to make some sort of patched boot image and faff about quite a bit but your instructions are clear and straightforward.
I must say I'm impressed with the G6 Play. I had a Nexus 6P and a Pixel both of which died on me from physical and customisation fatigue. I could afford a flagship so got this to see be through and I haven't had one complaint yet.
The handful of Pie features and esthetics have been implemented well by Motorola and battery life is still epic on this device.
Edit: rooted and fully set up how I usually have my daily driver handset. Pie is so tasty!
Eddster3000 said:
Up and running in UK. G6 Play XT1922-2, Carrier: ID Mobile (Carphone Warehouse), retgb.
Can't get root though, Magisk won't install for me in TWRP. Unable to mount storage or OEM. Not that fussed about that though.
Butter smooth, no glitches so far, no random reboots, battery life is great but still under observation.
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Ta for taking the plunge and testing mate! Was beginning to think we'd never get this thing, glad to know it works on the same model number as I've got
Now to figure out the exact detailed step-by-step to getting this going, considering I'm actually on the November update...
picopi said:
Ta for taking the plunge and testing mate! Was beginning to think we'd never get this thing, glad to know it works on the same model number as I've got
Now to figure out the exact detailed step-by-step to getting this going, considering I'm actually on the November update...
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Op is a step by step. Literally. Downgrade to Sept = Flash the build specified. Except the bootloader etc.
Flash the gpt.bin from the new build, apply update.
madbat99 said:
Op is a step by step. Literally. Downgrade to Sept = Flash the build specified. Except the bootloader etc.
Flash the gpt.bin from the new build, apply update.
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Well yeah, I know that much. I meant the extra stuff like unlocking bootloader and downgrading the firmware etc lol. Ta for the extra info, mind.
Extra questions though because despite being having novice experience of doing phone flashing stuff, I've never touched a soak test for official firmware before...but I'm guessing I'll have to move back to Oreo temporarily to get the official Pie update...? Or will it just shift up from this soak test version?
Anyone get this working with the xt1922-7?
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Anyone get this working with the xt1922-7?
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No dice! The bootloader won't accept the gpt.bin. I think the recovery partition is the only thing that gets expanded though, so... I think if someone makes a back up of Pie in TWRP, then I can make it work on our phone. My idea is this.
1. Restore a Pie system backup using twrp, including the boot.img.
2. Use fastboot to flash the modem, oem.img, and vendor.img. Basically flash every part that isn't a patch file.
3. Hope that crap works.
I think that, or something similar would make it happen. I'll be the lab rat if someone wants to upload a system backup.
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No dice! The bootloader won't accept the gpt.bin. I think the recovery partition is the only thing that gets expanded though, so... I think if someone makes a back up of Pie in TWRP, then I can make it work on our phone. My idea is this.
1. Restore a Pie system backup using twrp, including the boot.img.
2. Use fastboot to flash the modem, oem.img, and vendor.img. Basically flash every part that isn't a patch file.
3. Hope that crap works.
I think that, or something similar would make it happen. I'll be the lab rat if someone wants to upload a system backup.
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Haha yes! Someone get this guy a backup! Also, if it does work, the UI and everything can be changed to English, right?
Okay quick question, considering it was said "Flash the build specified except bootloader etc."; what is meant by "etc" here? Which parts of the older firmware should I avoid flashing. I know I gotta get in on that sparsechunk action but what about the other stuff like fsg, modem, boot etc? Sorry for asking what's probably a very obvious question but I don't wanna accidentally bugger my phone up trying to get this working
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Haha yes! Someone get this guy a backup! Also, if it does work, the UI and everything can be changed to English, right?
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Yes, it should be possible on the first setup. I think if it works, LTE probably won't without an APN edit. That's what happens when I flash xt1922-5 RETUS firmware anyways.
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Okay quick question, considering it was said "Flash the build specified except bootloader etc."; what is meant by "etc" here? Which parts of the older firmware should I avoid flashing. I know I gotta get in on that sparsechunk action but what about the other stuff like fsg, modem, boot etc? Sorry for asking what's probably a very obvious question but I don't wanna accidentally bugger my phone up trying to get this working
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Flash every part of the old firmware that you are able to. The bootloader and gpt.bin usually fail to flash if they are older than your current version. You should still try anyways. If they fail, just continue flashing the next items in line.
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Flash every part of the old firmware that you are able to. The bootloader and gpt.bin usually fail to flash if they are older than your current version. You should still try anyways. If they fail, just continue flashing the next items in line.
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Righto. Just to clarify, I'm gonna need to unlock my bootloader to make this downgrade happen, right?
picopi said:
Righto. Just to clarify, I'm gonna need to unlock my bootloader to make this downgrade happen, right?
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Official firmware should flash without any issue on a locked bootloader. That's my understanding. I don't know if this is %100 accurate. Every Motorola I've ever had, I unlocked the bootloader immediately. So, I've never had to test this.
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Official firmware should flash without any issue on a locked bootloader. That's my understanding. I don't know if this is %100 accurate. Every Motorola I've ever had, I unlocked the bootloader immediately. So, I've never had to test this.
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Righto. In that case I'll report back with my findings, but yeah I'd imagine it should work fine as well. We'll see, fingers crossed.
Hey everyone. I'm new to LG devices. Had Samsung notes for years. Just picked up a carrier unlocked ATT V35 ThinQ, and been trying to use the LGUP tool to dump all partitions before I try my hand at flashing a newer firmware.
But it seems to take forever. Like more than 10 hours on some partitions. I haven't been able to complete a dump yet.
Are my expectations too high? Am I using the wrong tool? How long should a dump of a stock install take?
I'm using LGUP 1.14, and following some online tutorials I found. Seems to be doing what it's supposed to, just super duper slow.
Any assistance is welcome. Thanks.
Forget about full dump - it is LAF restricted. For full dump you will need to unlock your bootloader, enable fastboot and flash engineering LAF afterwards.
Damn, really. No wonder.
Doesn't seemlike anyone's getting bootloaders unlocked, unless they send their v35 to China, from what I've read so far. I guess I'll keep checking the forums.
Thank you for your help though.
Well sending to China is still an option, but you can contact this guy and unlock your bootloader for about 5 minutes remotely.