Hey guys, I recently downgrade from the latest OTA to 10b via the TOT method and worked great. I rooted the device and then went ahead and "unlocked" the bootloader via the Bump method. I've recently read the threads and 'ish went down. I want to flash a rom on my VZW LG G3, but I don't see any "Bumped" roms. I'm assuming I can't flash anything then? Any assistance on this? Is there an alternate method to flash roms than the Bump unlock method? I appreciate the responses!
If you already bumped your G3, you should be able to boot into TWRP recovery. From there you can flash roms . Just read the OP of each rom developers prereq for further details on their rom. FYI, you should have post this into Q&A section. good luck.
Practically all ROMS available are "bumped" and ready to flash. Just boot into recovery and start flashing. I personally use flashify to boot into recovery. It's easy than the other method.
Just stick to Roms in the vzw g3 android development areas and you should be fine.
jcyoun33 said:
Hey guys, I recently downgrade from the latest OTA to 10b via the TOT method and worked great. I rooted the device and then went ahead and "unlocked" the bootloader via the Bump method. I've recently read the threads and 'ish went down. I want to flash a rom on my VZW LG G3, but I don't see any "Bumped" roms. I'm assuming I can't flash anything then? Any assistance on this? Is there an alternate method to flash roms than the Bump unlock method? I appreciate the responses!
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Jasmin is a nice stock Rom, very stable.
jcyoun33 said:
Hey guys, I recently downgrade from the latest OTA to 10b via the TOT method and worked great. I rooted the device and then went ahead and "unlocked" the bootloader via the Bump method. I've recently read the threads and 'ish went down. I want to flash a rom on my VZW LG G3, but I don't see any "Bumped" roms. I'm assuming I can't flash anything then? Any assistance on this? Is there an alternate method to flash roms than the Bump unlock method? I appreciate the responses!
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You down graded from 12b?
mopartonyg said:
You down graded from 12b?
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Yeah I did. I used the TOT method. Pretty straight forward.
Thanks for the responses. I just wanted to make sure that using the Bump method didn't affect my ability to flash any VZW rom.
Bump does not unlock the Verizon G3. It does nothing at all to the phone. It is applied to things like TWRP so they will appear to be signed with LG keys and be allowed to load. Non stock firmwares and kernels and recoveries must be changed by the bump method to look like they are officially signed. They all are, if you find them discussed here.
The bump method could be broken in any future update, so avoid OTA's at all costs.
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Hi...
i've rooted, HTC unlocked my Sprint Evo 4G LTE as well as flashed the MeanROM.
Will be safe for the OTA i will receive soon for 4G LTE from sprint if i use the "Original Stock" ROM from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766628&highlight=original+stock
Or do i have to do the whole relocking the bootloader and using RUU, etc?
Thanks in advance !
exitpr0gram said:
Hi...
i've rooted, HTC unlocked my Sprint Evo 4G LTE as well as flashed the MeanROM.
Will be safe for the OTA i will receive soon for 4G LTE from sprint if i use the "Original Stock" ROM from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766628&highlight=original+stock
Or do i have to do the whole relocking the bootloader and using RUU, etc?
Thanks in advance !
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never ever ever acceot a OTA from sprint!!! just flash the frimwear and radio zip in the bootloader.. and flash the new mean rom and u will be all set!!!!!
evo401 said:
never ever ever acceot a OTA from sprint!!! just flash the frimwear and radio zip in the bootloader.. and flash the new mean rom and u will be all set!!!!!
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So if i download that ROM that i linked to (Not the meanROM, the supposed stock ROM) and flashed it ... i still cannot accept any OTA updates?
I guess i just need an explanation as to why i can't receive OTAs on any ROM other than the official out of the box stock ROM. Is it the unlocked boot loader? Is is because it is rooted? Which ROMs will allow me to receive OTAs ?
If that is what's happening i would most definitely like to revert to stock as we have the new 4G LTE OTA update from Sprint coming soon here in, probably today, and i wont be around for my friend to flash his ROMs forever. It's starting to look like doing him a favor was a mistake. I should have only rooted it.
Any links, guides, or info about how to return his phone to stock as if right out of the box would be much appreciated. I made backups but i think he deleted them ...
Any help is much appreciated. Thank you.
exitpr0gram said:
So if i download that ROM that i linked to (Not the meanROM, the supposed stock ROM) and flashed it ... i still cannot accept any OTA updates?
I guess i just need an explanation as to why i can't receive OTAs on any ROM other than the official out of the box stock ROM. Is it the unlocked boot loader? Is is because it is rooted? Which ROMs will allow me to receive OTAs ?
If that is what's happening i would most definitely like to revert to stock as we have the new 4G LTE OTA update from Sprint coming soon here in, probably today, and i wont be around for my friend to flash his ROMs forever. It's starting to look like doing him a favor was a mistake. I should have only rooted it.
Any links, guides, or info about how to return his phone to stock as if right out of the box would be much appreciated. I made backups but i think he deleted them ...
Any help is much appreciated. Thank you.
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You never want to accept an OTA. Ever. If you do you can no longer gain s-off and it will severely hinder what you can flash from recovery.
Just flash any of the Roms and radios based on the newest update and you are done.
Once more for clarity...
NEVER ACCEPT AN OTA.
Teach your friend how to flash roms. Easy as pie
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Rxpert said:
You never want to accept an OTA. Ever. If you do you can no longer gain s-off and it will severely hinder what you can flash from recovery.
Just flash any of the Roms and radios based on the newest update and you are done.
Once more for clarity...
NEVER ACCEPT AN OTA.
Teach your friend how to flash roms. Easy as pie
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Thank you for that explanation. Why else would the developers add firmware updates separately on their pages? I should have known.
My buddy did say that he accepted an OTA even tho i told him not to... he said it snuck up on him and wouldn't have known if he hadn't needed to use his phone at THAT moment.
Could this be why i cannot find the backup i created previously? Just wondering ... I can obviously flash and root etc but the "Devil is in to detail" and i don't have all the details yet.
Thanks again.
I could be way wrong here, but I don't believe you can accept the OTA with a custom recovery installed. I tried doing the OTA and it simply rebooted into TWRP. I tried installing it from there and it kept failing. So I think you do have to re-lock, RUU, then update, then reroot. That's the path I took.
Or do what everyone else is suggesting and flash what the devs made.
Hey guys,
So as the thread title states, I have a rooted DNA with an unlocked bootloader and now S-OFF. I'm wholly new to this whole "forcing" of an OTA upon me (by Verizon?)...so I don't know what the best course of action is. I've already flashed the radio from the OTA and I'm just waiting for an attractive custom ROM to come out before flashing one. In the meantime, what should I do? I saw this thread:
(Mod)[2.15.13] Stop/Remove Verizon OTA V2 2.04.605.2 710RD (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2149417)
Idk...I'll do it if I have to...it just seems a bit drastic in what it removes. Is there a safe way to update my firmware/kernel to that of the OTA while keeping my unlocked bootloader/root/s-off? I'm used to Nexus devices so this is all very strange to me...any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
mtmjr90 said:
Hey guys,
So as the thread title states, I have a rooted DNA with an unlocked bootloader and now S-OFF. I'm wholly new to this whole "forcing" of an OTA upon me (by Verizon?)...so I don't know what the best course of action is. I've already flashed the radio from the OTA and I'm just waiting for an attractive custom ROM to come out before flashing one. In the meantime, what should I do? I saw this thread:
(Mod)[2.15.13] Stop/Remove Verizon OTA V2 2.04.605.2 710RD (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2149417)
Idk...I'll do it if I have to...it just seems a bit drastic in what it removes. Is there a safe way to update my firmware/kernel to that of the OTA while keeping my unlocked bootloader/root/s-off? I'm used to Nexus devices so this is all very strange to me...any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
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Would like to know what to do - I postponed my update to tomorrow, so if no one replies to this thread I am going to follow the other thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2152993
According to jcase beaups and Dr_drache and zifnab its OK to take the ota with s-off
And then I'm telling you to do it at your own risk
The OTA from what I've seen (and experienced) does not lock the bootloader and also shouldn't affect the s-off according to those guys
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.torrented said:
According to jcase beaups and Dr_drache and zifnab its OK to take the ota with s-off
And then I'm telling you to do it at your own risk
The OTA from what I've seen (and experienced) does not lock the bootloader and also shouldn't affect the s-off according to those guys
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Yes, but I think you must be on stock rom and stock recovery. I'm on stock rom but not stock recovery. Can anyone confirm if the steps would be (for someone on stock rom, TWRP, rooted, unlocked, S-OFF):
1. Flash stock recovery
2. Update OTA
3. Flash back TWRP
Or do we need to unlock again between steps 2 and 3 or take any other steps? Or is there a flashable OTA zipped up that will update everything? I don't mind waiting by the way. Not in a huge hurry... Thanks in advance, you guys are awesome.
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Yes, but I think you must be on stock rom and stock recovery. I'm on stock rom but not stock recovery. Can anyone confirm if the steps would be (for someone on stock rom, TWRP, rooted, unlocked, S-OFF):
1. Flash stock recovery
2. Update OTA
3. Flash back TWRP
Or do we need to unlock again between steps 2 and 3 or take any other steps? Or is there a flashable OTA zipped up that will update everything? I don't mind waiting by the way. Not in a huge hurry... Thanks in advance, you guys are awesome.
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should work with stock recovery (you might need the stock kernel too not sure)
If you flash the whole OTA package you'll also need /system to be mostly stock, along with stock recovery and kernel.
Or, you could try what I did and download the OTA from the dev section, remove /system, /boot (kernel), and /recovery updates from it and flash the new zip from RUU mode (fastboot oem rebootRUU). However, this is somewhat involved and not user friendly. Also, if you do this, when you flash it it usually says to "flush the update again", in which case you simply run the fastboot flash zip [file] again (it *might* result in a brick if not done correctly).
Better yet, chances are a dev will put together a firmware package which can be easily flashed with a guide on how to do it. If you aren't confident about flashing the firmware, its best to wait for something like this.
Hm...okay...if I just wait until the day I "deferred" the OTA until, will I be able to defer again (and again, and again, etc)? If so, I can just keep doing that until there's a safe way to flash either the update itself or a custom ROM that interests me.
I just want to add that this whole situation is absurd.
mtmjr90 said:
Hm...okay...if I just wait until the day I "deferred" the OTA until, will I be able to defer again (and again, and again, etc)? If so, I can just keep doing that until there's a safe way to flash either the update itself or a custom ROM that interests me.
I just want to add that this whole situation is absurd.
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Go to the droid original dev thread and get the notification remover that justin (nitsuj) posted. Dl and flash it via recovery and you won't have to worry about deferring anymore.
I have read and appears that I have to downgrade but I am not sure. Please advise
Thanks
docmarioce said:
I have read and appears that I have to downgrade but I am not sure. Please advise
Thanks
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What you read is correct. You have to downgrade to 10b to root. After that, if you want to go back to 12b rooted, do NOT bump with TWRP. Instead, tell SuperSU to maintain root across OTAs and then take each OTA as it comes. When you are finally on 12b, you can either leave it as is (not bumped) or install TWRP to bump it. Reason you cannot bump is because you need the stock recovery (not TWRP) to install the OTAs.
How do we go about doing that process? Can someone point me in that direction plz
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How do we go about doing that process? Can someone point me in that direction plz
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general forum, return to stock thread.
Ok just asking because ive saw a few post.. And ppl were saying that method wasnt working but ill check again.. Thanks
mrlee19 said:
Ok just asking because ive saw a few post.. And ppl were saying that method wasnt working but ill check again.. Thanks
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if the "tot" method doesnt work, the "kdz" should. but afterwards, you still need to use the tot method to get back on the update path.
iBolski said:
What you read is correct. You have to downgrade to 10b to root. After that, if you want to go back to 12b rooted, do NOT bump with TWRP. Instead, tell SuperSU to maintain root across OTAs and then take each OTA as it comes. When you are finally on 12b, you can either leave it as is (not bumped) or install TWRP to bump it. Reason you cannot bump is because you need the stock recovery (not TWRP) to install the OTAs.
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Thanks I have downgraded and rooted my phone. I want to be able to install kit Kat ROMs. I don't care about taking OTA to 12B if I can install ROMs based in 12B anyway. Should I bump with TWRP? Are there any bumped ROMs that are worth it? I am not planning in installing android L in my device in the future anyways since my Samsung Gear 2 watch won't work with it. I just want to start flashing this phone away.
Thanks
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Thanks I have downgraded and rooted my phone. I want to be able to install kit Kat ROMs. I don't care about taking OTA to 12B if I can install ROMs based in 12B anyway. Should I bump with TWRP? Are there any bumped ROMs that are worth it? I am not planning in installing android L in my device in the future anyways since my Samsung Gear 2 watch won't work with it. I just want to start flashing this phone away.
Thanks
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Before you can even begin to flash ROMs, you have to install TWRP.
As for which ROMs are worth it, I have no idea. Most are LP ROMs and currently LP is not completely stable and there still are issues to be worked out.
I myself am happy running full stock 12B rooted. I am bumped in case I want to flash a ROM, but at this time, I don't have any desire to flash a ROM at the current moment.
Best thing is to go and read about the ROMs in the developer section. Note what issues people are having and which ROM is best for you is up to you. Everyone has their preferences. Asking "which ROM is the best" is not a question that can be answered since it's all down to personal preferences and what issues you can live with.
If you have twrp installed. First thing you have to do is backup your stock rom
You don't "bump with twrp".
Normally code in the bootloader prevents the loading of unsigned stuff like kernels and custom recoveries. That includes TWRP, but Team Codefire figured out a way to fake the signature onto things like twrp and aosp ROMs, by changing slightly their images. This allows them to load.
iBolski said:
Before you can even begin to flash ROMs, you have to install TWRP.
As for which ROMs are worth it, I have no idea. Most are LP ROMs and currently LP is not completely stable and there still are issues to be worked out.
I myself am happy running full stock 12B rooted. I am bumped in case I want to flash a ROM, but at this time, I don't have any desire to flash a ROM at the current moment.
Best thing is to go and read about the ROMs in the developer section. Note what issues people are having and which ROM is best for you is up to you. Everyone has their preferences. Asking "which ROM is the best" is not a question that can be answered since it's all down to personal preferences and what issues you can live with.
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A quick question: If you had to flash back to 10b to be Rooted and Bumped how did you wind up on a fully stock 12b rooted and bumped if you did not flash a rom. You should not have been able to upgrade if you downgraded your phone to 10b to root and bump which if I recall takes away the ability to upgrade to 12b while rooted and bumped without flashing a rom. Or do you have another method? Thanks.
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A quick question: If you had to flash back to 10b to be Rooted and Bumped how did you wind up on a fully stock 12b rooted and bumped if you did not flash a rom. You should not have been able to upgrade if you downgraded your phone to 10b to root and bump which if I recall takes away the ability to upgrade to 12b while rooted and bumped without flashing a rom. Or do you have another method? Thanks.
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So far from all I have read, users have been able to progress from 10B to 11C and on to 12B all while maintaining root. You can only gain root, however, while on 10B. Once you have root you can install TWRP whenever. However, you cannot take an OTA while you have TWRP installed....I mean you can, but you'll get stuck in a boot loop By far the easiest and best thing to do if you're looking for stability and compatibility of stock would be to install an awesome, stock-based rom like Jasmine rom - that way you get all the benefits of the latest VZW updates, while keeping all the stability of full stock, and not "risking" anything by accidentally accepting some OTA down the road. Just my 2 cents!
Jimi Mack said:
A quick question: If you had to flash back to 10b to be Rooted and Bumped how did you wind up on a fully stock 12b rooted and bumped if you did not flash a rom. You should not have been able to upgrade if you downgraded your phone to 10b to root and bump which if I recall takes away the ability to upgrade to 12b while rooted and bumped without flashing a rom. Or do you have another method? Thanks.
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I didn't bump until after I otad to 12b. First, I stumped rooted on 10b. Then I told SuperSU to maintain root across otas. Once I updated to 12b, that's when I bumped in case I wanted to flash a rom or do a nandroid backup.
Of course, if a new ota comes out, I'll have to downgrade back to 10b and root again before I can take it.
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I didn't bump until after I otad to 12b. First, I stumped rooted on 10b. Then intokd SuperSU to maintain root across otas. Once I updated to 12b, that's when I bumped in case I wanted to flash a rom or do a nandroid backup.
Of course, if a new ota comes out, I'll have to downgrade back to 10b and root again before I can take it.
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That is what I had thought but was not sure if I missed a method other than that, thank you.
Currently on 12B.
I understand I need to roll back updates but I can't find where a thread is explaining the process nor can I find the tool or files that I need to do this.
Any guidance would be extremely appreciated.
Thanks.
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DO THIS..
downgrade the version by .tot method
for a succesfull downgrade in lg tool make shure you select the board upgrade option.
once downgraded just root, install twrp and flash the best rom you want
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pm me i cant post links cause im new.
RBarnett09 said:
Currently on 12B.
I understand I need to roll back updates but I can't find where a thread is explaining the process nor can I find the tool or files that I need to do this.
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Follow one of these guides:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/guide-flash-to-stock-10b-kdz-method-t2928140 KDZ, EASIER, but OTA UPDATES WONT WORK! Doesnt really matter if you plan to flash custom rom/dont want OTAs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/restore-verizon-to-stock-t2827878 TOT, HARDER, but Official stock that will take OTA updates.
Just remember that OTA updates can be good and bad. If you are not into modding/romming but still want a stock experience I reccomend using the KDZ (easier) Method, flashing Jasmine Rom after downgrade/root/and Bump! recovery.
AFTER FLASHING STOCK 10b
ROOT: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/orig-development/root-stump-root-lg-g3-sprint-verizon-t2850906
RECOVERY: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/orig-development/root-stump-root-lg-g3-sprint-verizon-t2850906
ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/development/rom-jasminerom-v1-0-t2904641
Happy Flashing!
nuke235 said:
Follow one of these guides:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/guide-flash-to-stock-10b-kdz-method-t2928140 KDZ, EASIER, but OTA UPDATES WONT WORK! Doesnt really matter if you plan to flash custom rom/dont want OTAs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/restore-verizon-to-stock-t2827878 TOT, HARDER, but Official stock that will take OTA updates.
Just remember that OTA updates can be good and bad. If you are not into modding/romming but still want a stock experience I reccomend using the KDZ (easier) Method, flashing Jasmine Rom after downgrade/root/and Bump! recovery.
AFTER FLASHING STOCK 10b
ROOT: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/orig-development/root-stump-root-lg-g3-sprint-verizon-t2850906
RECOVERY: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/orig-development/root-stump-root-lg-g3-sprint-verizon-t2850906
ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/development/rom-jasminerom-v1-0-t2904641
Happy Flashing!
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After I root with stump root, how do I get a custom recovery? Or does stump root install a recovery for me?
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RBarnett09 said:
After I root with stump root, how do I get a custom recovery? Or does stump root install a recovery for me?
Sent from my Verizon Wireless LG G3 (VS985)
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He posted a link to the custom recovery which is twrp. Stump is just rooting. Once stumped, you can install twrp which is bumped which means you can then install a custom ROM.
check this out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...recovery-twrp-touch-recovery-2-8-2-0-t2966014
Hey guys. Just got a lg g3 off swappa. Just wanted some information regarding the current state of root/custom roms. Also...should/can I update to the latest OTA or is it only rootable up to a certain version? Thanks!!
dont take no ota's. if u r on 10b u can root and add a recovery by bump. if u r on a later software like 11c or 12b u can go back.
hi. thanks for getting black. can you still root the latest ota?
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hi. thanks for getting black. can you still root the latest ota?
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Thanks for asking that question! I also picked up a red one off swappa this week to play with., and wanted to know the same. Off to find the downgrade instructions, I'm on 12B.
Curious that you guys would buy a phone that's been out for a while, then look into root and roms.
Would have sucked if there was no way past a certain build.
Just a thought for the future.
All versions can be rooted ATM, iirc. Stump root only works on 10b. There is a different method using adb for other versions. You can downgrade backwards to 10b from all.
Latest ota is 12b. The 23a and 23b ROMs u may see are leaked builds and not official OTA.
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