Hi,
I updated my P760 via the Software Update function, worked fine, kept root etc.
Now I read that this is called a dirty flash :/
Should I wipe and do it again via KDZ?
What are the disadvantages of doing it via Software Update? And, when wiping, will Titanium Backup restore my apps properly on JB?
The dirty flashing here is using kdz files. It's a workaround! Using ota updates is the best solution but it's not available in every region. That's why we look for other options to fulfill our need for the latest updates.
Dirty or non dirty both way same kdz is downloaded and flashed. So no advantages or disadvantage. Kdz is flashed phone is working. That's what we want. Chill and relax.
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So I'm new here and it's probably best if I start off with happened.
I was having trouble with okay Google working so I uninstalled app and reinstalled app and no change. Then I upgraded my phone. That was a big no-no. I use streaming media with blue tooth and it wasn't working. So I did a factory data reset and still no luck.
I found a Rom file and used LG flash tool and reset back to stock but I don't think my phone came with this software. I feel like there's a newer version but not lollipop. Does anybody have any idea where to get it? I think it's 12b or something like that. Oh and I used a root checker and apparently I'm not rooted?
Or can someone help me find a Rom like the 12b or just a very very stable Rom with good battery life, there are just way to many to check out. And I don't want to FC, I think that's what its called.
11c is the build I'm looking for..
To get 11c I think you will need to return to 10b via tot or kdz then root, install bumped twrp, then flash up from there. We have a 12b kdz and a pre-release 10b kdz, but not released 10b kdz or 11c kdz.
Thanks for your reply. When I went to update software it said update available but I thought it was lollipop. It says now user declined 10b to 11c. When I check for updates now it says no updates available. How could I fix it to I can update? Do I need to do factory reset?
Also, how does 12b kdz differ from 11c if you know off hand.
I got it! I was able to update to 11c after I did the factory rreset. Thank you so much for your help.
I was wondering if their a way to receive and install OTA without having to unroot my device if you do can someone point me in the right direction thanks in advance
lavin40 said:
I was wondering if their a way to receive and install OTA without having to unroot my device if you do can someone point me in the right direction thanks in advance
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No. You must be on pure stock, never rooted or it will never accept it. Rooting modifies the system partition which the OTA senses and refuses to install.
And, if you are rooted, unrooting won't fix it as the system partition has already been modified.
Also, you have to remove TWRP (if bumped) as it cannot apply the OTA.
So you have to either flash back via TOT or KDZ to 12B and then start accepting the OTAs that way.
You can, however, try dirty flash JasmineROM 8.0 over what you have now (do a backup first). Several people have reported success dirty flashing over 23C. Make sure and wipe Cache & Dalvik before or after dirty flashing if you try it. Personally, I rarely dirty flash, but I have noticed several people commenting that it worked fine for them.
I would also use LG Backup in Settings / Backup & Reset menu first. That way, if everything doesn't come out right dirty flashing, you can wipe everything (data/system/cache/Dalvik), flash JasmineROM 8.0 again, and when it boots up, use LG Backup to restore what you did.
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So.. The Android 5.1.1 version is here and I've unrooted my phone for the update, but it still shows "Could not verify." Are there any files that cause the verifying process to know that I had rooted my device? If yes, can I delete it or what? Or are there any other ways to update without flashing a ftf file? (1. Because that ftf file is very big and my Internet speed couldn't afford it. 2. Because I don't want to wipe my apps and data) Any help would be appreciated!
@OP, If I understand right, it's the custom recovery you might have that prevents the OTA update from completing successfully. Which, in a way, is a good thing.
Step 1: reroot your phone while you still can.
Step 2: download any of a number of flashable, pre-rooted 5.1.1 ROMs with recovery (*.zip) floating around now and flash it with your current recovery, wiping only cache and Dalvik upon exit. This is what I've done to keep all my date and settings and still be rooted and have recovery on 5.1.1.
wicozani said:
@OP, If I understand right, it's the custom recovery you might have that prevents the OTA update from completing successfully. Which, in a way, is a good thing.
Step 1: reroot your phone while you still can.
Step 2: download any of a number of flashable, pre-rooted 5.1.1 ROMs with recovery (*.zip) floating around now and flash it with your current recovery, wiping only cache and Dalvik upon exit. This is what I've done to keep all my date and settings and still be rooted and have recovery on 5.1.1.
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After I flash this, can my phone update OTA or the same problem will happen?
As far as we know, custom recoveries will always prevent OTA updates to our Xperia devices. Why are OTA updates seemingly so important to you? With your custom recovery installed, you can always simply flash the new update when it becomes available; often before the OTA update is released.
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As far as we know, custom recoveries will always prevent OTA updates to our Xperia devices. Why are OTA updates seemingly so important to you? With your custom recovery installed, you can always simply flash the new update when it becomes available; often before the OTA update is released.
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Hmm okay thankyou
wicozani said:
As far as we know, custom recoveries will always prevent OTA updates to our Xperia devices. Why are OTA updates seemingly so important to you? With your custom recovery installed, you can always simply flash the new update when it becomes available; often before the OTA update is released.
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Can you give me a link for the official ROM? Thanks!
Can I use the AOSPA ROM? Does it need to unlock my bootloader to flash it?
Some consideration about this thread.
1) Not never the OTA updade overwrite the ROOT, example I passed from .627 to .28 through OTA update without lose the root and recovery. This depend of kind of update.
2) I think that to install a pre-rooted rom is not a good thing, because the baseband is almost always different an this can create issue related the WI-fi and carrier signal (3G, 4G).
3) I always installed the root, recovery and mod as well. But now I have understand that is not really necessary to install this. At least the stock Z2 have a good/beautiful OS and good hardware and there is no need to change some colors or icons to improve it.
I'm boring to flash and restore my data every new firmware or new mod. (now a new firmware is already certified and will be ready soon).
Maybe I will think to change the room when my phone will be obsolete
Regards
giancaleone said:
Some consideration about this thread.
1) Not never the OTA updade overwrite the ROOT, example I passed from .627 to .28 through OTA update without lose the root and recovery. This depend of kind of update.
2) I think that to install a pre-rooted rom is not a good thing, because the baseband is almost always different an this can create issue related the WI-fi and carrier signal (3G, 4G).
3) I always installed the root, recovery and mod as well. But now I have understand that is not really necessary to install this. At least the stock Z2 have a good/beautiful OS and good hardware and there is no need to change some colors or icons to improve it.
I'm boring to flash and restore my data every new firmware or new mod. (now a new firmware is already certified and will be ready soon).
Maybe I will think to change the room when my phone will be obsolete
Regards
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Totally understand, thankyou, so I just flash the original ROM from AOSPA and without root is enough right?
Wayhome said:
Totally understand, thankyou, so I just flash the original ROM from AOSPA and without root is enough right?
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If you do not have an unlocked bootloader, you cannot flash anything but a pre-rooted stock 5.1.1 ROM with recovery. There are several types available in the General Z2 column.
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I have a crazy thought flashed across my mind haha, that file that I downloaded via OTA SYSTEM UPDATE is still there, can I make it as a zip file and flash it?
Wayhome said:
I have a crazy thought flashed across my mind haha, that file that I downloaded via OTA SYSTEM UPDATE is still there, can I make it as a zip file and flash it?
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Why would you do that? You wouldn't have root and you wouldn't have a recovery; you'd be stuck, unable to root and install a recovery. Do what I said and you'll be fine.
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Can you help me to find one? That doesn't need to unlock bootloader to flash.
I am not new to flashing but I think I am missing something.
I see that there is the new kdz file with Version v10i. Since I am on v10e, I would like to have the latest version on my device. But if I Flash the kdz, it will wipe everything, right?
With my Nexus, I was able to just flash the system partition, which would leave my data intact. Later, when I was on a custom rom, I had flashable zip files which would also only update the system partition.
My questions are:
Do I really have to backup everything, install the kdz and then restore everything?
Is there any way to just update the system partition or do I have to wait for a flashable zip or the OTA file?
You can use LG Up and update only which does what you are asking however, in my experience, this can often lead to future issues.
I always do a clean install and even if I update over ota, I perform a factory reset and subsequently I experience very few of issues that people report on here.
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I'm in the same boat as you, want to update from V10e -> V10i but no luck with OTA or LG Bridge so tryed LG Flash tool but it doesent recognize my Phone ! YES LG FLASH TOOL WILL WIPE YOUR PHONE !
Go here and do what alexander did, i did it and it worked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69122610&postcount=229
bobsie41 said:
You can use LG Up and update only which does what you are asking however, in my experience, this can often lead to future issues.
I always do a clean install and even if I update over ota, I perform a factory reset and subsequently I experience very few of issues that people report on here.
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Thank you. It worked perfectly. Since this update does not contain a new version of Android, I think updating the existing Android is not that bad. When Android 7 comes out, I will definitely start from zero.
Hey guys,
I think this is my first post on XDA
I have a UK H850, with TWRP and SuperSU and stock ROM. I have a very early version, something like version b.
Anyway, my reason for posting is I would like to update my firmware version because it is a year old to the latest version, or a custom ROM. I have looked around and I cannot seem to find a definitive answer on weather I can use flashfire app to successfully update and automatically reroot the device. If this does not work, what other methods can I look at? TWRP flash? Will I be able to keep my current data or will I have to restore from titanium backup?
Thanks :good:
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IneptVirus said:
Hey guys,
I think this is my first post on XDA
I have a UK H850, with TWRP and SuperSU and stock ROM. I have a very early version, something like version b.
Anyway, my reason for posting is I would like to update my firmware version because it is a year old to the latest version, or a custom ROM. I have looked around and I cannot seem to find a definitive answer on weather I can use flashfire app to successfully update and automatically reroot the device. If this does not work, what other methods can I look at? TWRP flash? Will I be able to keep my current data or will I have to restore from titanium backup?
Thanks :good:
TL;DR how the update do
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Updating your firmware should be fairly easy with LGUP. (I've done it successfully several times with my UK H850.) Just find the KDZ files for your UK H850 here: https://lg-firmwares.com/lg-h850-firmwares/ If you're going to flash Nougat firmware, make sure you have the latest TWRP: twrp-3.1.1-0-h850. After flashing stock firmware you'll have a stock G5, which means no root and stock recovery. (I don't believe there is any way to retain root when flashing stock firmware.) The good news is that after flashing stock firmware your bootloader will still be unlocked, so you can flash twrp-3.1.1-0-h850 with fastboot and then reroot by flashing SU with TWRP. You have correctly deduced that retaining your data will require separate action on your part. And don't forget that if you want to remove encryption on your data you'll need to format (not wipe) the data partition in TWRP.
Good luck!
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Updating your firmware should be fairly easy with LGUP. (I've done it successfully several times with my UK H850.) Just find the KDZ files for your UK H850 here: If you're going to flash Nougat firmware, make sure you have the latest TWRP: twrp-3.1.1-0-h850. After flashing stock firmware you'll have a stock G5, which means no root and stock recovery. (I don't believe there is any way to retain root when flashing stock firmware.) The good news is that after flashing stock firmware your bootloader will still be unlocked, so you can flash twrp-3.1.1-0-h850 with fastboot and then reroot by flashing SU with TWRP. You have correctly deduced that retaining your data will require separate action on your part. And don't forget that if you want to remove encryption on your data you'll need to format (not wipe) the data partition in TWRP.
Good luck!
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Sorry for late reply, I was out the country
Thank you for the info and guide, I will back everything up and do as you write this weekend and see how it goes. Thanks!
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Updating your firmware should be fairly easy with LGUP. (I've done it successfully several times with my UK H850.) Just find the KDZ files for your UK H850 here: https://lg-firmwares.com/lg-h850-firmwares/ If you're going to flash Nougat firmware, make sure you have the latest TWRP: twrp-3.1.1-0-h850. After flashing stock firmware you'll have a stock G5, which means no root and stock recovery. (I don't believe there is any way to retain root when flashing stock firmware.) The good news is that after flashing stock firmware your bootloader will still be unlocked, so you can flash twrp-3.1.1-0-h850 with fastboot and then reroot by flashing SU with TWRP. You have correctly deduced that retaining your data will require separate action on your part. And don't forget that if you want to remove encryption on your data you'll need to format (not wipe) the data partition in TWRP.
Good luck!
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which uk network is or was your h850 locked to?
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which uk network is or was your h850 locked to?
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EE. The latest firmware I've flashed is H85020d_00_EEO_GB_OP_0403.kdz. I'm using the G5 in the US with a SIM card accessing the AT&T network, so I have deleted the EE bloatware that came with it. I bought it, of course, since it was a European H850 with an unlockable boootloader.
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EE. The latest firmware I've flashed is H85020d_00_EEO_GB_OP_0403.kdz. I'm using the G5 in the US with a SIM card accessing the AT&T network, so I have deleted the EE bloatware that came with it. I bought it, of course, since it was a European H850 with an unlockable boootloader.
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Have you successfully unlocked the bootloader on the ee variant of the h850?? If so I guess you could also flash other networks ROMs and also lineage os right?
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Have you successfully unlocked the bootloader on the ee variant of the h850?? If so I guess you could also flash other networks ROMs and also lineage os right?
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Yes, the bootloader on the EE H850 is unlockable. I wound up with the EE H850 by chance; I was ordering a "European version" of the H850 online for the express purpose of getting one with an unlockable bootloader. I have been able to flash all LG KDZ firmware on it with LGUP, and have successfully flashed TWRP via fastboot and then rooted it. I've never had a problem flashing any ROMS, although I admit that I haven't tried all the custom ROMs out there. I prefer stock ROMs such as Fulmics 3.5 for the LG camera.