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This tutorial is for the LG L5 II (E455/E460) and shall work on other LG phones too.
Many thanks to @iulykenoby who discovered this method.
To start, download a KDZ firmware for your LG E460 (and other phones) from here: http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php
Be sure to match the phone with the right kdz!!!
1. Download LG_KDZ_FW-Update_OfflineFix.ZIP (attached)
2. Download USB Driver http://algmcdn.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=UW00120120425
If you can't boot anymore, enter into download/emergency mode and skip to step 5.
3. Put your phone in debugging mode (menu-Settings-Developer options-USB debugging).
4. Change your usb connection type to LG Software (menu-Settings-USB connection type)
5. Connect your phone to the PC and install USB Driver. After the installation disconnect and connect your phone again (to make sure it is detected).
6. Extract LG_KDZ_FW-Update_OfflineFix.ZIP
7. Run B2CAppSetup.exe and let it install and update itself. You may be prompted to update your drivers.
8. If you've done everything correctly, you should see this:
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9. Close the official LG Mobile Support Tool.
10. Open Notepad in Administrator mode. (Go to windows menu, type notepad and right-click and run in Administrator mode)
11. Open the hosts file (c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc)
12. Add 127.0.0.1 csmg.lgmobile.com at the end of the host file.
13. Save the file. If the "Save as" dialog opens, it means you're not running notepad in administrator mode and you can't modify the hosts file.
14. Go to windows menu, type cmd and right-click and run in Administrator mode.
15. Drag Automatic Offline Procedure.vbs over command prompt and hit enter.
16. Click OK
17. Click on windows enable icon in system tray to turn ON then click the dialog box OK.
18. Click Ok.
19. Make sure Type is set to 3GQCT and phone mode to DIAG. Select your KDZ file and click Normal web upgrade test.
20. Click on Upgrade Start.
21. Click on Clear phone Software update Registry and then click OK.
22. Software Update Procedure will start immediately. It will take some time to finish.
After the flashing procedure, don't forget to delete that line you added in hosts or else you won't be able to officialy update (online) your phone and you won't be able to download anything from lg. Also, a factory reset may be needed after flashing to avoid conflicts with the old app data.
Ohhhhhh thx mircea, work for me. The problem was on step 19, now it's all ok.
marce78 said:
Ohhhhhh thx mircea, work for me. The problem was on step 19, now it's all ok.
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You're welcome.
hey man thanks for the tutorial
I have a question though
what is the difference between version 10a, 10b, 10c ect
is it different firmware versions? can I flash a firmware from another country?
Is this official LG firmware?
Help me! My l5 e455 no more power
I followed all the steps and when the phone is not restarted, came in upload mode! Then I hung up and he did not start anymore!
Thanks for the tutorial. I needed that :good:
alonghinotti said:
I followed all the steps and when the phone is not restarted, came in upload mode! Then I hung up and he did not start anymore!
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Try booting again in upload mode. If I remember right it's: phone off and both volume keys pressed then introduce the usb cable. if you manage to boot in download mode, you can try to flash again. you surely didn't select the right kdz for your phone. be sure of your phone model and search for the right kdz for your phone. If you can boot in download mode nothing is lost, you can fix it.
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mircea89fzr said:
Try booting again in upload mode. If I remember right it's: phone off and both volume keys pressed then introduce the usb cable. if you manage to boot in download mode, you can try to flash again. you surely didn't select the right kdz for your phone. be sure of your phone model and search for the right kdz for your phone. If you can boot in download mode nothing is lost, you can fix it.
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It worked! I managed to get into download mode, and downloaded the correct ROM! Thank you!
alonghinotti said:
It worked! I managed to get into download mode, and downloaded the correct ROM! Thank you!
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You're welcome! don't forget to press thanks.
tnx for the useful guide, new E455 owner here.
I'm looking for ROM backup solution, Root of course and a compatible CWM for thise model.
are there such tools out yet or we have to sit tight for a while?
Axims said:
tnx for the useful guide, new E455 owner here.
I'm looking for ROM backup solution, Root of course and a compatible CWM for thise model.
are there such tools out yet or we have to sit tight for a while?
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For root, the attached file should work (change it's extension from .zip to .exe). Instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2337802
it will root with a chineese tool, but there you'll also find instructions to change it to supersu/superuser.
slipsystem said:
hey man thanks for the tutorial
I have a question though
what is the difference between version 10a, 10b, 10c ect
is it different firmware versions? can I flash a firmware from another country?
Is this official LG firmware?
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you can flash any firmware from any country as long as it is for your phone model. i recommend you flash a firmware that's not branded (for ex branded by orange) so you won't have extra software that will slow down your phone. on that website you will find firmwares for many phones. our phone (e460) received an update, that's why they are called "a" "b" "c".
mircea89fzr said:
you can flash any firmware from any country as long as it is for your phone model. i recommend you flash a firmware that's not branded (for ex branded by orange) so you won't have extra software that will slow your phone. on that website you will find firmwares for many phones. our phone (e460) received an update, that's why they are called "a" "b" "c".
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thanks alot man just the answer I was waiting for.
Malware
I suggest that you run that VROOT program in a sandbox as it is full of Malware or wait till someone posts an open source root exploitation method.
topkat0 said:
I suggest that you run that VROOT program in a sandbox as it is full of Malware or wait till someone posts an open source root exploitation method.
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I suggest you change your antivrus. On virustotal.com out of 43 antivirus apps only 1 found it as malware.
https://www.virustotal.com/ro/file/...ace3dbf4a827df5c59748b095a23f2b4314/analysis/
Symantec: WS.Reputation.1 (http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2010-051308-1854-99 )
I and others used vroot and had no problem with viruses or such. Stop spreading false information.
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Mircea,
I dont use or trust online scanners I prefer to use IDA and other tools to examine software. If you examine the software more closely you will find that it sends your PC information back to the author. It will also do an update check and install of the latest version automatically. It will also install an apk for a chinese file sharing site and multiple other files that he leaves in the phones system. I also rooted a test phone and it did root perfectly. I was not trying to scare people just give a little warning to be cautious when you install a program that has a primary interface language is not yours. I had no ill intentions just trying to make people aware of what I had found.
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Mircea,
I dont use or trust online scanners I prefer to use IDA and other tools to examine software. If you examine the software more closely you will find that it sends your PC information back to the author. It will also do an update check and install of the latest version automatically. It will also install an apk for a chinese file sharing site and multiple other files that he leaves in the phones system. I also rooted a test phone and it did root perfectly. I was not trying to scare people just give a little warning to be cautious when you install a program that has a primary interface language is not yours. I had no ill intentions just trying to make people aware of what I had found.
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Yes, it installs a chineese apk because that's the root application (just like superuser). After installing supersu and deleting the chineese apk I scanned my phone with bitdefender and avg and found no malware.
You also can disable your internet before installing vroot on your computer, root your phone then uninstall it. Then you can scan your computer with any antivrus and antispyware software you want and you won't find a trace of Vroot. Before saying it's full of malware, you should prove it. I just proved with 43 antiviruses that it has no malware and all you're saying is you don't trust them. I also offered a solution to avoid sending information about your computer, IF that was the case. Also, using a sandbox just like you said is also ok.
How to get into download mode for e450
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How to get into download mode for e450
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Remove the battery, then reinsert the battery.
press volup + vol down
plug in the usb cable
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your phone will start download mode
slipsystem said:
Remove the battery, then reinsert the battery.
press volup + vol down
plug in the usb cable
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your phone will start download mode
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Volume up down both buttons at a time got it thanks btw l5ii has a locked bootloader
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I have made this tutorial due to me not finding any other tutorials on fixing the problem presented in this guide. Dear admins if there is another guide on how to fix this problem please feel free to do what you must to this thread. Thank You
First of all is if you have the security error problem on your phone I can assure you that it is NOT bricked and can be fixed.
Also I am not and will not be accountable if this guide does not fix your phone. I also will not and should not be held accountable if this guide is to further damage anything of your phone.
PROCEED WITH CAUTION; Please Pre-Read this guide and understand it before proceeding.
Okay so I will guide you through on how to fix the security error problem most people have on their LG devices. I had encountered this problem on my friends LG MS769 (Optimus L9 – MetroPCS). This guide should work for mostly any LG phone.
This happened to me when I was flashing a custom recovery for the phone. I had successfully rooted the phone using a guide located at:
androidforums.com/optimus-l9-all-things-root/759935-how-root-metropcs-l9-lgms769.html
By following the above guide you will be able to successfully root and install SuperSU on you LG MS769. But keep in mind that even though it will root the phone is will NOT, I don’t know how to emphasis this as much, it will NOT: Unlock the BootLoader, Flash a custom recovery, or let you install a Custom Rom.
But let us come back the topic at hand. Okay so to fix this problem we will need the following.
LG Mobile Support Tool -- B2CAppSetup.exe -- Attached
A reliable Internet Connection
A computer with Windows XP/Vista/7/8 – (Untested on Windows 8)
TIME and PATIENCE --- We will be downloading a file about 500MB give or take some.
Okay let us begin in our endeavors of fixing our problems.
First use the below download link to download the LG Mobile Support Tool
After downloading that place it on your desktop and run it as administrator
After you run B2CAppSetup.exe it should automatically open the Mobile Support Tool, if not there should be a new .exe created on the desktop called LGMobile Support Tool just double click and open that.
Let the program update and install any necessary files that it requires. (It should automatically start to update and install, it should just prompt you with a UAC window)
Once you see the program open, click on the Install USB Driver button on the top left-hand side
Then a new window will come up asking for you for the phones carrier and the phones model number.
Once you are successfully done installing the drivers, we can proceed to the restoration process of the phone
Okay now we need to put the phone in S/W Upgrade Mode.
a.Remove phone battery, if it does not have a removable battery make sure phone is off
b.While holding down the VOLUME (DOWN or UP or BOTH) BUTTON(S) insert the microUsb in the phone while also having the USB side connected to the computer already. (To enter S/W mode it varies phone to phone which volume buttons must be pressed, try all three options)
Once the phone is in S/W Upgrade Mode the computer will start to install the drivers and the LG Mobile Support Tool will automatically detect it and start the restore process
a.Keep in mind that this process takes its time and should more than likely complete successfully giving you a working phone
b.NOTE: I have read some people calming that the process gets stuck at 4% and does not go on. If it does happen to get stuck at any percentage let it stay there for a while and see if it does go on, if not I would recommend retrying once on the same computer and if it still does not work I would give a second recommendation to try on another computer. Other than that I would suggest you contact you phone carrier or LG.
If all goes well you should have a fully functioning factory restored LG phone. Congratulations!!!!
Hope this guide was of help and I wish you best of luck in your further endeavors. :good:
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Thanks for the information but to enter S/W update mode I think after remove battery your should hold VOL+ then connect usb cable, not VOL-. Plesae update this, I'll link it in my signature:good:
Thanks I looked this up and fixed the instructions above :thumbup:
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LG Optimus F160L
Have you tried this method on LG Optimus F160L. I also stuck on this mobile.
Check my thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46564691#post46564691
No I have not. But more than likely my method to restore should fix it
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Security Error corrected!
Thanks for this info! I was able to update the SW from the LG Support Tool program but I had to switch to another computer to do it, and after several tries it finally took.
For this LG-P769 I had to hold the volume up button with the battery out and it went into the SW update mode on the phones screen. The update stopped after 33% update and I had to disconnect and install the battery, start the phone and let the Security Error extinguish, then plugged the USB cord back in and click the retry button of the tool, then it updates. Yes!
Note, wait until the phone reboots to the normal operating screen even though the tool says its done. This tool approx. 2 more minutes.
The phone is no longer rooted but it kept all the original apps except "Superus".
Not working for me, any help?
I have an LG-LS970, and I've made it to the point where the recovery software was downloaded and extracted, but something is causing an error and not letting the process finish. I assume this is the faulty ROM on the phone, since my phone is bricked from rooting and deleting Google Play apps (I was stupid and thought they weren't important to have). Any ideas?
If you had the recovery software installed you could of installed the gaps. Zip files through it.
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Please help i've been at this for 2 days
I moved a boot.img file to my Metropcs LG optimus L9 lgms769 and now I am stuck at the security error. I rooted the phone but did not have the bootloader unlocked. I have tried the update tool and it stops at 4%, when I can get it to work. I haven't either understood the other methods mention or something, idk. Anyway, I would really like to get my phone working. Can someone please give me a good way to do this. I have the V10E_00.kdz file already. Thankyou
I already have the latest version but need to repair
Thanks for the instructions! I followed the steps and everything basically works but once the phone is in software upgrade mode, the LG tool just says "Your device has the latest software available from the LG Mobile Support Tool" and it doesn't install anything.
What happened is I rooted my phone and removed one too many system apps, now it won't boot up anymore. How can I get this tool to reinstall the same software I already have? Do I need to wipe it completely? Please help me out, I'm afraid I'll make it worse if I try anything else.
ivocado said:
Thanks for the instructions! I followed the steps and everything basically works but once the phone is in software upgrade mode, the LG tool just says "Your device has the latest software available from the LG Mobile Support Tool" and it doesn't install anything.
What happened is I rooted my phone and removed one too many system apps, now it won't boot up anymore. How can I get this tool to reinstall the same software I already have? Do I need to wipe it completely? Please help me out, I'm afraid I'll make it worse if I try anything else.
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Hi ivocado, you could try this way:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50729855
Cheers. Good luck.
Sent from my LG P76020L-EUR-XX unlocked and rooted
Thank you!
BajoPrimate said:
Hi ivocado, you could try this way:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50729855
Cheers. Good luck.
Sent from my LG P76020L-EUR-XX unlocked and rooted
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Thank you so much! I totally overlooked the recovery option in the tool. 30 minutes later and I have my phone back working perfectly. So happy! :good:
I took it to the T-Mobile store this morning and all they wanted to do was sell me a new one, saying the phone was dead. I owe you. Can I buy you a beer? Seriously, if you have PayPal I'll do it.
ivocado said:
Thank you so much! I totally overlooked the recovery option in the tool. 30 minutes later and I have my phone back working perfectly. So happy! :good:
I took it to the T-Mobile store this morning and all they wanted to do was sell me a new one, saying the phone was dead. I owe you. Can I buy you a beer? Seriously, if you have PayPal I'll do it.
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Hi ivocado, you're welcome, I'm very, very happy with your success.
Cheers. Good luck.
Sent from my LG P76020L-EUR-XX unlocked and rooted
ivocado said:
Thank you so much! I totally overlooked the recovery option in the tool. 30 minutes later and I have my phone back working perfectly. So happy! :good:
I took it to the T-Mobile store this morning and all they wanted to do was sell me a new one, saying the phone was dead. I owe you. Can I buy you a beer? Seriously, if you have PayPal I'll do it.
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Do you have any photos or screenshots on how your lg support tool looks like? Im having some difficulty since the software doesnt download.
ivocado said:
Thanks for the instructions! I followed the steps and everything basically works but once the phone is in software upgrade mode, the LG tool just says "Your device has the latest software available from the LG Mobile Support Tool" and it doesn't install anything.
What happened is I rooted my phone and removed one too many system apps, now it won't boot up anymore. How can I get this tool to reinstall the same software I already have? Do I need to wipe it completely? Please help me out, I'm afraid I'll make it worse if I try anything else.
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Re install stock ROM!
perfect with lte2
punjabi4life said:
I have made this tutorial due to me not finding any other tutorials on fixing the problem presented in this guide. Dear admins if there is another guide on how to fix this problem please feel free to do what you must to this thread. Thank You
First of all is if you have the security error problem on your phone I can assure you that it is NOT bricked and can be fixed.
Also I am not and will not be accountable if this guide does not fix your phone. I also will not and should not be held accountable if this guide is to further damage anything of your phone.
PROCEED WITH CAUTION; Please Pre-Read this guide and understand it before proceeding.
Okay so I will guide you through on how to fix the security error problem most people have on their LG devices. I had encountered this problem on my friends LG MS769 (Optimus L9 – MetroPCS). This guide should work for mostly any LG phone.
This happened to me when I was flashing a custom recovery for the phone. I had successfully rooted the phone using a guide located at:
androidforums.com/optimus-l9-all-things-root/759935-how-root-metropcs-l9-lgms769.html
By following the above guide you will be able to successfully root and install SuperSU on you LG MS769. But keep in mind that even though it will root the phone is will NOT, I don’t know how to emphasis this as much, it will NOT: Unlock the BootLoader, Flash a custom recovery, or let you install a Custom Rom.
But let us come back the topic at hand. Okay so to fix this problem we will need the following.
LG Mobile Support Tool -- B2CAppSetup.exe -- Attached
A reliable Internet Connection
A computer with Windows XP/Vista/7/8 – (Untested on Windows 8)
TIME and PATIENCE --- We will be downloading a file about 500MB give or take some.
Okay let us begin in our endeavors of fixing our problems.
First use the below download link to download the LG Mobile Support Tool
After downloading that place it on your desktop and run it as administrator
After you run B2CAppSetup.exe it should automatically open the Mobile Support Tool, if not there should be a new .exe created on the desktop called LGMobile Support Tool just double click and open that.
Let the program update and install any necessary files that it requires. (It should automatically start to update and install, it should just prompt you with a UAC window)
Once you see the program open, click on the Install USB Driver button on the top left-hand side
Then a new window will come up asking for you for the phones carrier and the phones model number.
Once you are successfully done installing the drivers, we can proceed to the restoration process of the phone
Okay now we need to put the phone in S/W Upgrade Mode.
a.Remove phone battery, if it does not have a removable battery make sure phone is off
b.While holding down the VOLUME (DOWN or UP or BOTH) BUTTON(S) insert the microUsb in the phone while also having the USB side connected to the computer already. (To enter S/W mode it varies phone to phone which volume buttons must be pressed, try all three options)
Once the phone is in S/W Upgrade Mode the computer will start to install the drivers and the LG Mobile Support Tool will automatically detect it and start the restore process
a.Keep in mind that this process takes its time and should more than likely complete successfully giving you a working phone
b.NOTE: I have read some people calming that the process gets stuck at 4% and does not go on. If it does happen to get stuck at any percentage let it stay there for a while and see if it does go on, if not I would recommend retrying once on the same computer and if it still does not work I would give a second recommendation to try on another computer. Other than that I would suggest you contact you phone carrier or LG.
If all goes well you should have a fully functioning factory restored LG phone. Congratulations!!!!
Hope this guide was of help and I wish you best of luck in your further endeavors. :good:[/QUOTE
Ok its perfect but when install spinx.zip cstm rom it stucks n same lg security eror
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izhar_ulhaq said:
Ok its perfect but when install spinx.zip cstm rom it stucks n same lg security eror
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Hi izhar_ulhaq, if you don't unlock the bootloader, you can't flash a custom recovery nor install a custom rom.
Cheers. Good luck.
Sent from my LG P76020L-EUR-XX unlocked and rooted
Help! The LG Mobile Support Tool is frozen at "Analyzing phone setting..." and I am at the S/W Upgrade screen.
I forgot to unlock the bootloader before installing custom recovery..
how to fix lg security error issue
yup i did just that now my phone works fine i have a metropcs lg ms770 the only thing peoploe should realize is that it takes time the computer tells you its updating and its done but when you check your phone it's really back to the same issue . you guys need to try it couple of times if it dosent work the computer needs to make that connection in order to run perfect if theres no connection theres no udate keep that in mind peace......
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Is it working? My phone is in S/W Upgrade mode, but I don't see any upload bar anywhere
Background:
I originally had CWM and custom rom install on my phone. I decided to install a new rom, but the installation failled and Aroma installer kicked me out of recovery. I have no way re-entering recovery, so I used Smart Flasher and the correct ROM to flash the phone back. And now I'm stuck at Security Error.
Good morning.
I got a problem yesterday with my LG L5 II Dual phone: I caught my sisters pressing any buttons on it and when I saw what they did, there was an Android image on it. Now, every time I try to boot it, it cannot finish the initial setup, saying "Unfortunately, LGSetupWizard stopped."
I've rooted this phone some time ago, but the root seems to have no effect now. For instance, I deleted the following apps:
- Facebook
- Twittter
- All of "TIM" resources ("TIM Recarga, TIM Música, TIM this, TIM that"); "TIM" is the mobile operator of my phone.
I tried to follow the steps described in this post: "[Tutorial] Flashing KDZ on LG L5 II (E455/E460) and other LG phones", but I can't get my phone detected under "Download Mode", what I accessed using (Vol Up) + (Vol Down) keys while booting the phone. Unfortunately, it couldn't be detected in any workaround provided by this guide.
When connected under "Download Mode", I see a device called "LGE AndroidNet USB Modem" under "Modems" category on Windows Device Manager. It seems to be the only mode my phone could be detected under this mode.
Playing around with it, I could access a "Recovery Mode" by (Vol Up) + (Quick Access) keys while booting up the phone. I tried to get some info about it and I could, at least, use it with ADB. But I have read-only access, not read-write anymore. Searching more trying to get an answer to "ADB Force Root Mode", I got some things to notice, like the file "default.prop" under the phone's root system.
This "default.prop" shows the following 6 first lines:
Code:
ro.secure=1
ro.allow.mock.location=0
persist.mtk.aee.aed=on
ro.debuggable=0
persist.sys.usb.config=charge_only
persist.service.acm.enable=0
which means, I think, the phone now isn't configured for USB debugging neither for system write permission.
What can I do to, at least, try to delete some files on it, specifically the 4 setup wizard ones, located at "/system/app/" under the names "LGSetupWizard_JB.apk", "LGSetupWizard_JB.odex", "SetupWizard.apk" and "SetupWizard.odex", since these are the ones which I'm dealing with?
Ah. I tried on computers running Windows 8.1 and Windows XP SP3. No luck.
(edit: 2014-04-02, 23:16 UTC -03:00)
I've playing around with ADB trying to run it with another mode. I don't know if this can help, but sending the phone to recovery mode using ADB
Code:
adb reboot recovery
I get an Android lying with a red triangle sign over it... Still searching for a procedure or an answer to fix the phone, but still with no luck.
[Solved] Guide to solve this kind of problem
After looking for a while on how to fix the problem either by trying to run an ADB shell as root either by flashin the ROM, I could figure another way to flash the original "TIM" rom for my phone instead of the one described on the topic "[Tutorial] Flashing KDZ on LG L5 II (E455/E460) and other LG phones". Here's the way out:
1. Downloading firmware KDZ Flash ROM
First, you have to download the original KDZ ROM for your phone. It can be found at the link below:
LG Optimus L5 II Firmware List
The ones for Brazilian users are described in the page. For TIM users, I suggest using firmware 33 BTM/TIM(BRAZIL), size 599.09 MiB.
Since my phone was sold by TIM, I can't tell about another mobile operators, like Claro, Oi, and VIVO.
2. Extracting a binary file from the KDZ Flash ROM
After that, you will need to extract the KDZ file using LGExtractor (and not DZExtractor).
You can download it from here as an autoextractor file: <4shared>. It will extract itself to C:\RecoverE455\Extract.
Put your KDZ file on an easy access folder. I will assume you will use C:\RecoverE455\ROM for this.
Launch an Administrator command line prompt, and run this command:
Code:
C:\RecoverE455\Extract\LGExtractor -kdz C:\RecoverE455\ROM\<KDZ-ROM-FileName>.kdz
Again, I assume you will put evertything under C:\RecoverE455.
Now, you have a cabinet (CAB) file in the same folder of your KDZ ROM. Extract it directly and you will get some structure similar to this:
DLL (folder)
LGE... (binary rom)
LGUP... (dll file)
3. Getting a most recent version of LGFlashTool
After this procedure, you will have to download LGFlashTool in order to flash you newly extracted BINARY rom.
You can download it from here as an autoextractor file: <4shared>. It will extract itself to C:\RecoverE455\Flasher.
Run the Setup program attached within it and it will install itself under the folder C:\LG\LGFlashTool. Overwrite the file MegaLock.dll under this folder with the one you just extracted in C:\RecoverE455\Flasher.
4. Install the correct LG Support Drivers for your E455 phone
Instead of installing the most recent version of LG Drivers provided by LG, you will install the following ones:
LG United Mobile Driver 3.8.1
LG Windows Mobile 1.0
LG SmartPhone DUN Modem Driver 1.0
They are packaged and you can download them from here as an autoextractor file: <4shared>. It will extract itself to C:\RecoverE455\Drivers. Install them in the order described above then restart your computer.
5. Put your phone under Download Mode
To do this, turn off your phone either directly either removing and reinserting the battery.
Plug the phone - WHILE TURNED OFF - on your computer by the USB cable.
Hold (Vol Up) + (Vol Down) and turn on the phone. Keep holding (Vol Up) + (Vol Down) until you see the line "==>Download mode" in bottom of the screen. If it doesn't appear, try until you get this.
6. Configuring your computer to flash under USB download mode
After plugging your device under Download Mode, open Windows Device Manager and search for some LGE AndroidNet USB Serial Port (COM##):
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If it is not (COM41), you must set it to port (COM41). Set properties of the serial port, select tab "Port Settings", then click "Advanced":
Here, select (COM41) for COM number port.
7. Launch LGFlashTool and flashing
Open your newly modified LGFlashTool (yes, the one you downloaded here and replaced some DLL). It immediately will ask for your BINARY rom and a DLL:
Click the "..." button and select the LGUP***.DLL in the same folder as your .BIN file you extracted in step 2.
Click the "Add" button immediately below (side S/W box), then select the LGE***.BIN you extracted in step 2.
Click OK.
Click the serial port button --
--, and let this dialog be equal as this one, with only "16 ports\Port 1 ~ Port 16\1" marked:
And now click the forward button --
.
It will display READY on box with port COM41.
Disconnect your phone, turn it off, then turn it on under Download Mode as described on step 5.
If you manage to turn it on Download Mode without connecting to your computer, plug it back to the computer.
It will begin flashing by itself. No action needed.
DO NOT DISCONNECT YOUR PHONE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF YOU DO SO, BUT PROBABLY YOU WILL BREAK DEFINITIVELY YOUR DEVICE.
After all, your phone will restart with all its original configuration and LGFlashTool will display an error. After you manage to finish LGSetupWizard on the phone, you may close everything.
Man, you are a HERO.
I was having trouble debranding and updating my phone, but with your tutorial, it was EASY! Now I have a debranded and updated phone (V10K).
MANY MANY MANY THANKS!!!
Again, I assume you will put evertything under C:\RecoverE455.
Now, you have a cabinet (CAB) file in the same folder of your KDZ ROM. Extract it directly and you will get some structure similar to this:
DLL (folder)
LGE... (binary rom)
LGUP... (dll file)
i couldn't find these, i've done instructions carefully ... help me pleasee !!! :crying:
reresatria said:
Again, I assume you will put evertything under C:\RecoverE455.
Now, you have a cabinet (CAB) file in the same folder of your KDZ ROM. Extract it directly and you will get some structure similar to this:
DLL (folder)
LGE... (binary rom)
LGUP... (dll file)
i couldn't find these, i've done instructions carefully ... help me pleasee !!! :crying:
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solved :laugh: , just doin' little mistake ... thanks man for tutorial
Hi! I'm here again!
I'm trying to do everything again, but now in my new phone, a D685 (LG G Pro Lite Dual).
But, when I connect it in download mode, FlashTool give me an error just after "USB Connection established". No description of the error, just a "F0000002"...
You know how to solve this?
LG 455 IMEI Problem
Hi,
I flash my phone following this instructions a month ago, all gone ok but yesterday both sims come into negative band and i discover IMEIS changed. I try to rewrite imeis from back label under batteries by all the ways i know, but none works. The AT command method via engineer menu or Putty console responds OK but doesnt change anything; same thing with MTKTools.
The las chance, i think, its by meta mode imei an sn change tools, like Maui META or SN_STATION, but i cant enter the phone in meta mode or cant find the correct drivers; every times programs fail attemping to connect to phone...
Please if some know some clues make me know!!!!
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Hi,
I flash my phone following this instructions a month ago, all gone ok but yesterday both sims come into negative band and i discover IMEIS changed. I try to rewrite imeis from back label under batteries by all the ways i know, but none works. The AT command method via engineer menu or Putty console responds OK but doesnt change anything; same thing with MTKTools.
The las chance, i think, its by meta mode imei an sn change tools, like Maui META or SN_STATION, but i cant enter the phone in meta mode or cant find the correct drivers; every times programs fail attemping to connect to phone...
Please if some know some clues make me know!!!!
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The AT commands worked for me. In putty, be sure to get "IMEI changed" as response, and check the number. If I remember, the IMEI is comma seppareted.
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romulocarlos said:
The AT commands worked for me. In putty, be sure to get "IMEI changed" as response, and check the number. If I remember, the IMEI is comma seppareted.
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Hi, thanks for the reply!
Yes, finally the solution was simple, instead of using AT+EGMR command I use AT%IMEI=, that worked!!
can u solve it ?
romulocarlos said:
Hi! I'm here again!
I'm trying to do everything again, but now in my new phone, a D685 (LG G Pro Lite Dual).
But, when I connect it in download mode, FlashTool give me an error just after "USB Connection established". No description of the error, just a "F0000002"...
You know how to solve this?
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hii, how about this problem ? have you solved it ? can u tell me how do it ... i've got same problem,
reresatria said:
hii, how about this problem ? have you solved it ? can u tell me how do it ... i've got same problem,
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FlashTool can't work with this phone. Instead, search here on XDA about flashing KDZ larger than 1Gb. Is an offline method.
help
romulocarlos said:
FlashTool can't work with this phone. Instead, search here on XDA about flashing KDZ larger than 1Gb. Is an offline method.
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thx for reply, i'm using L5 II E455 before i've tried your method about twice and it's work, but since i restart my phone and got an android laying with a red triangle over it, i can't flashing again, it got problem error F0000002 ...
goo(dot)gl/R43Jmj if you don't mind click the url
reresatria said:
thx for reply, i'm using L5 II E455 before i've tried your method about twice and it's work, but since i restart my phone and got an android laying with a red triangle over it, i can't flashing again, it got problem error F0000002 ...
goo(dot)gl/R43Jmj if you don't mind click the url
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I'm sorry, I make a mistake. My answer above was for another thread.
This method works with E455, just check the drivers and everything else again, and if possible, use a clean computer.
Again, sorry for my mistake.
still can't
romulocarlos said:
I'm sorry, I make a mistake. My answer above was for another thread.
This method works with E455, just check the drivers and everything else again, and if possible, use a clean computer.
Again, sorry for my mistake.
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still i can't flash my phone,
Thank you very much, I could not recover the phone all the time, the update always stuck to 4%. When this has helped me! Just when I launched the BAT extractor, it deleted all the contents of the parent folder.
Sorry, I don't follow this thread anymore and don't keep the files online anymore. There are several other threads to be found.
Softbricked? Don't worry, you can fix it if you can read.
Download all the files and extract zips.
Install drivers and LGFlashTool (Flashtool will install to path C:\LG\LGFlashTool)
Add the unzipped tot (firmware) and Megalock dll file to the LGFlashTool folder.
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Put phone in download mode: Turn phone off, push and hold volume up and plug USB cable into phone
Open device manager (Windows Start>control panel>device manager)
Select Port connection for phone (COM and LPT>LGE Android Net for VZW USB Serial Port)
Change the port to COM41 (Right click on the specified port, select properties, left click port setting tab. Click advanced. Change COM Port Number to COM41. Click OK. Click OK.
If you don't see the phone, click View in Device Manager, then click Show Hidden.
Start LGFlashtool. Specify the dll and tot to flash by checking "Select manual mode." Left click the "..." button and select the dll. Left click the "Add" button and select the tot. Click OK to close the file selection window.
Click the yellow arrow and wait patiently. Loading the firmware takes a few.
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When FlashTool shows Ready, disconnect the phone for ~5 secs. Upon reconnecting the phone, FlashTool will automatically run. This will take a few moments, so go get a cup of coffee. When the phone shows a blue screen with a bid red 3, you're good to go. Disconnect the phone and pull the battery briefly. Restart the phone and redo the setup. Shutdown Flashtool to prevent any accidents when rerooting.
New LG G3 for you and me! [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
Here is an alternate method using KDZ developed for people who took the C update.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=
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Thanks to @216Monster and @droidkevlar for the additional download sites and support.
There are several other guides that cover this process in various forums. This is written from my experience after soft bricking with a build prop edit without knowing how to get back to stock first. I hope this guide makes it easier for folks in the same Big Red boat.
LG G3 flies faster than a G6
OG RAZR XT912 got 4.4 before S4
I installed the driver on my work computer which is Windows XP and this is what I get in the device manager, it doesn't recognize it although I am connected to the computer in download mode. I have the Verizon LG G3 so I even tried to install the dedicated Verizon drivers that I found in this thread and still no go. Please help on finding drivers for windows XP.
Eyalkn said:
I installed the driver on my work computer which is Windows XP and this is what I get in the device manager, it doesn't recognize it although I am connected to the computer in download mode. I have the Verizon LG G3 so I even tried to install the dedicated Verizon drivers that I found in this thread and still no go. Please help on finding drivers for windows XP.
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I got that and then I unplugged the USB, waited a few seconds and plugged it back in and it then showed under communications.
lexluthor said:
I got that and then I unplugged the USB, waited a few seconds and plugged it back in and it then showed under communications.
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Thank you it worked and I am back
ins5736 said:
Softbricked? Don't worry, you can fix it if you can read.
Downloads:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B7379qhBA5bnVWQwLU9GNkk3ZGs&usp=sharing
http://www.mediafire.com/download/6...22jjhk7g3kgz/LG_G3_VS985_10B_03_Stock_TOT.zip
http://fs1.androidfilesharing.com/d123f6f2cfa13038
Download all the files and extract zips.
Install drivers and LGFlashTool (Flashtool will install to path C:\LG\LGFlashTool)
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Couldn't get the flashtool to download. One file is an .ink file and nothing happens when i try to download the flashtool at the right of the screen.
Edit: Got the files downloaded, when I run flashtool without a device attached it has a login screen, I'm assuming this won't occur if the phone is hooked up to it?
dlscott1111 said:
Couldn't get the flashtool to download. One file is an .ink file and nothing happens when i try to download the flashtool at the right of the screen.
Edit: Got the files downloaded, when I run flashtool without a device attached it has a login screen, I'm assuming this won't occur if the phone is hooked up to it?
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Yes.
LG G3 flies faster than a G6
OG RAZR XT912 got 4.4 before S4
I am an experienced Android hacker, and still got a bit lost with the tutorial. While I appreciate the excellent work here, you might consider editing/adding the information to help clarify the following:
1. The TOT file at http://www.mediafire.com/download/6i..._Stock_TOT.zip, https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B7379qhBA5bnVWQwLU9GNkk3ZGs&usp=sharing, and http://fs1.androidfilesharing.com/d123f6f2cfa13038 are all identical - and we only need one or the other. Please identify the other TOT links as mirrors to the same file, so people aren't downloading all of them unnecessarily (especially as they each are so very large).
2. There is already a MegaLock.dll file installed in the LGFlashTool folder once the application is installed. When you say add .dll files to the LGFlashTool folder, please clarify if MegaLock.dll needs to be overwritten by the other file with the same name (found in Setup_LGFlashTool_1.8.1.1023.zip), or otherwise. It might also help to clarify specifically which dll files are moving to the LGFlashTool folder, and from where. I ended up overwriting the default MegaLock.dll with the one you provided before I started the process...
3. Ports won't often show in Device Manager unless you go to View and then Show Hidden Devices in the Device Manager application.
4. After clicking the yellow arrow, unplugging and plugging the phone back in did nothing to start the process. Nor did plugging it back in while holding volume up (like in your 2nd step). I had to unplug, power the phone on, and then when the red Verizon screen appeared I plugged back in. This triggered the start of the Flash process. An easy way to tell you're in the right spot during the process: the red Verizon screen will disappear and a Firmware Updating screen will pop up to show you progress on the phone. When done, the phone will power cycle automatically...then, after a few other brief items, the red "3" on the blue screen will appear.
WARNING: Don't forget to close the LGFlashTool on your PC when you're done. Because...if you have anything else to do during the same session (such as rooting the phone), when you power cycle the phone while it's still plugged into your PC, LGFlashTool will take over and proceed to flash your phone again!!
Thanks again for your hard work. The tutorial was indeed helpful.
hijax2001 said:
Thanks again for your hard work. The tutorial was indeed helpful.
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Thanks for the feedback. OP modified.
LG G3 flies faster than a G6
OG RAZR XT912 got 4.4 before S4
Sorry if this has been answered in one of the other threads on this topic, but does this reset the root flag/counter like it did on the g2? Thanks.
tom1226 said:
Sorry if this has been answered in one of the other threads on this topic, but does this reset the root flag/counter like it did on the g2? Thanks.
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As far as I know, but I rerooted immediately.
LG G3 flies faster than a G6
OG RAZR XT912 got 4.4 before S4
ins5736 said:
As far as I know, but I rerooted immediately.
LG G3 flies faster than a G6
OG RAZR XT912 got 4.4 before S4
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Haha thanks. Just curious in case something goes funky hardware-wise. My g2 screen went wonky after a few months and I had to warranty it, unrooting was easy. Hope this pulls through if I ever need to!
Thank you so much for this you saved my ass. I tried to restore my original build.prop but forgot to fix permissions and it totally bricked my phone D:
ins5736 said:
Softbricked? Don't worry, you can fix it if you can read.
New LG G3 for you and me! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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>>>FIXED, SEE BELOW
I'm trying this and I am stuck. Got all files downloaded, installed lg tool and got to the point of restarting the phone into download mode. No problem there. Issue is I can't find the COM ports in the device manager. Running Windows 8.1 pro, don't see a section for the COM ports. I do see CDC EM, CDC Serial and LGE Android Phone, but when I right click, there is no PORT option to change....
I know I am getting close if I can just figure how to change the port on the device manager.
Any help?
update>>>when i double click the lge android phone in dev mgr, it says drivers are not installed. I have installed drivers. I also tried removing drivers and rebooting then reinstalling drivers, same thing. It shows up but looks like it can't find the right drivers.
>>>>FIXED. Removed lg flash tool. Removed drivers. rebooted. reinstalled everything. plugged in the usb and phone showed up this time, was able to change to com41 and it worked. Not sure what happened but it worked flawless this time...
THANK YOU!!!
Thanks
viper3two said:
>>>FIXED, SEE BELOW
I'm trying this and I am stuck. Got all files downloaded, installed lg tool and got to the point of restarting the phone into download mode. No problem there. Issue is I can't find the COM ports in the device manager. Running Windows 8.1 pro, don't see a section for the COM ports....Removed lg flash tool. Removed drivers. rebooted. reinstalled everything. plugged in the usb and phone showed up this time, was able to change to com41 and it worked. Not sure what happened but it worked flawless this time...
THANK YOU!!!
Thanks
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Glad you got it sorted! The second law of IT support (unistall and start over) saves the day again.
LG G3 flies faster than a G6
OG RAZR XT912 got 4.4 before S4
ins5736 said:
Glad you got it sorted! The second law of IT support (unistall and start over) saves the day again.
LG G3 flies faster than a G6
OG RAZR XT912 got 4.4 before S4
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LOL!! Yea Im an IT manager so I know that one for sure. If all else fails, reboot or uninstall and start over!
Thanks again for this method, it worked out great. Glad to know I got a fallback if I jack something up
Tony
Quick question, apologies if it's idiotic -- basically I (stupidly, it turns out) tried to change my VZW boot animation. No dice. But now I can't get the old one back to working again, which is buggin me out.
QUESTION: Would reflashing to stock in the manner described in this thread completely restore the phone, including that boot animation? I'm just crazy enough about this to actually do it, if it'd work.
Thanks A TON for any info.
marlowe310 said:
Quick question, apologies if it's idiotic -- basically I (stupidly, it turns out) tried to change my VZW boot animation. No dice. But now I can't get the old one back to working again, which is buggin me out.
QUESTION: Would reflashing to stock in the manner described in this thread completely restore the phone, including that boot animation? I'm just crazy enough about this to actually do it, if it'd work.
Thanks A TON for any info.
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I would think. I'm new to the g3, but I think this is a tool to restore to stock out of the box. Relating to an Odin restore with Samsung. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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It would work. You might want to look around for the boot ani first though.
LG G3 flies faster than a G6
OG RAZR XT912 got 4.4 before S4
UPDATE: I have updated this post with a file named "board diag v2.99.zip" This should now support more phones!!!
Several people have been having issues with hard bricks and there are several posts with a bit of info about how to fix them but no simple instructions so I'm posting a (hopefully) fool proof guide to fixing your hard brick. Tested on windows 7 and windows 10.
First what is a hard brick? A hard brick is a phone that does not boot, or is stuck in a boot loop, or has a security error AND cannot access recovery or download mode.
Disclaimer: Your warranty is now void etc. I am not responsible etc. You have to open your phone to do this so it is a last resort. Read the entire tutorial before beginning!
Required Materials:
Bricked LG G3
Stock USB cable <-- or at least one that you know is good
a short thin but stiff wire to short pins
Qualcomm high speed usb drivers
BoardDiag by willcracker <-- other versions don't seem to work
The tot file of the rom that you were running. (not older not newer same version) You can find these easily on XDA or google but it varies depending on your software version
First you need to install the Qualcomm high speed usb drivers. Your phone will be detected as Qualcomm 9008 (COM) later on in the tutorial but you need these drivers. I will include the drivers in this post. If you are on a 64 bit system you will need to disable driver signing. Here is how:
Step 1. Open the Windows command prompt as “Run as Administrator”.
Step 2. Run
Code:
bcdedit -set loadoptions DISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
Step 3. To finalize the process run
Code:
bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING ON
Step 4. Reboot and you’re done.
I have attached both the 32 bit version and the 64 bit version be sure to only use the 64bit one on 64bit and likewise only use the 32bit one on 32bit, you do not need both sets of drivers.
1. Open your phone and take out the battery. Remove the top half of the phone housing. You do not need to remove the bottom half by the usb. Also you don't need to remove the screw next to the camera. If you do remember that it is a different size so keep it separate.
2, You will see a big metal shield. You need to remove it. It is pretty easy just pry it off and it pops back into place when you are done.
3. Next you need to short the pins as shown in the following picture. While continuing to short the pins plug in your usb cable. You should hear windows detect the phone almost instantly. Keep shorting the pins for the count to 5 and then you can release the wire. See image below, ignore the ethernet connector.
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4. Now open device manager in windows and it should show your phone under com ports as Qualcomm 9008 (COM #). If it doesn't try the process over again. When it does work remember this number. It is going to be used later.
5. Now fire up BoardDiag by willcracker be sure to run it as administrator. It is in this post named willcracker.rar There are some pictures on how to flash with this app but I will describe it as well. First we are going to need to extract your tot file. This can take some time. Like 10 mintues on a decent PC. The app may look like it froze up but it is just thinking. When it is complete move on to the next step.
6. You need to tell the program the com port that you are using that we found earlier and the folder where you extracted the firmware to.
7. once you have extracted the firmware and set up the program with the correct port you need to Check "AP" and "EMMC" then press start. Be sure not to select any partitions or change any other options than the firmware directory and comport.
It should come back as PASS. If it throws an error about not being in dload mode you need to restart the shorting process. Hold the short for a bit longer this time.
8. Flash all of the partitions except for Cache, System, Userdata, and Sbl1. Sbl1 will be flashed later and causes the phone to reboot.
You can flash System, Userdata, and cache but it takes a really long time so I don't recommend it. It is better to get your phone into download mode and use LG flash tool to do a full restore.
9. Once you have finished flashing all of the partitions one after the other put in the battery and flash Sbl1. Your phone will now reboot and try to boot into android. If your system is messed up it wont. You will still be in a boot loop. But you should now be able to enter download mode and recovery.
10. Open up LG Flash Tool and flash your tot using Board DL mode. Everything you need at this point is in the following thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...de-how-to-restore-sprint-lg-g3-ls990-t2852042
Hope that this helps, also if you find any problems or need help please post so I can update this post.
NOTES: If you get an error about a dll missing you need to download and install the following http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555
Also make sure that you use "B2 (MSM8974AC)" as the AP Chipset for the LG G3.
thanks a lot brother.... just one Q...where can I get the TOT file?
paragxx said:
thanks a lot brother.... just one Q...where can I get the TOT file?
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I assume that you are using sprint ls990 if so here is are the latest tot files. ZV8 and ZV6 can be found here http://downloads.codefi.re/autoprime/LG/LG_G3/LS990 thank autoprime. The files are zipped just extract the zip and then do the process above.
ZV4 can be found here direct link. http://downloads.codefi.re/wolfgart/LG_G3/LS990/ZV4/LS990ZV4_04.51101.zip
Any chance this works on ATT D850?
For myself and the benefit of others, I'm just clarifying something. I've always understood there to be the "hard brick" and the "soft brick". The soft brick is what you describe above where your phone lights up but doesn't boot. A hard brick is where nothing lights up, and your phone doesn't respond at all.
If someone were to describe what you describe above, I'd say that's not a hard brick. There's hope for a soft brick but not a hard brick. Am I wrong, or have the terms morphed a bit in the past several years?
mjjcb said:
For myself and the benefit of others, I'm just clarifying something. I've always understood there to be the "hard brick" and the "soft brick". The soft brick is what you describe above where your phone lights up but doesn't boot. A hard brick is where nothing lights up, and your phone doesn't respond at all.
If someone were to describe what you describe above, I'd say that's not a hard brick. There's hope for a soft brick but not a hard brick. Am I wrong, or have the terms morphed a bit in the past several years?
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I was always told that a soft brick could be repaired with either recovery or fastboot and that a hard brick was anything that you needed more tools to fix. But I guess that everyone's definition is different. Also This method works on any kind of brick as long as there isn't a hardware issue. No screen on, no power on etc.
BlackSportD said:
Any chance this works on ATT D850?
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Sorry that I missed your post.... but yes this should work on all variations of the LG G3 as long as it has the points on the motherboard posted in the picture. I do know that the international dual sim version has different pins and I don't know those pins but ATT, Sprint, Verizon, should all work.
l33tlinuxh4x0r said:
Sorry that I missed your post.... but yes this should work on all variations of the LG G3 as long as it has the points on the motherboard posted in the picture. I do know that the international dual sim version has different pins and I don't know those pins but ATT, Sprint, Verizon, should all work.
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hey, mine is F460K (snapdragon 805) APQ8084 and not msm8974. My device shows as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM6) . I assume i dont need to sort wire as its sole purpose is to show the device as Qualcomm in Device manager.
I think i need to create a file under model like B2 (MSM8974AC) with 2nd_loader.hex etc. Can you help me on this or is it unnecessary ?
currently i get the error
No response from the device. Check PMIC first and if still boot problem, replace AP
Pannam said:
hey, mine is F460K (snapdragon 805) APQ8084 and not msm8974. My device shows as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM6) . I assume i dont need to sort wire as its sole purpose is to show the device as Qualcomm in Device manager.
I think i need to create a file under model like B2 (MSM8974AC) with 2nd_loader.hex etc. Can you help me on this or is it unnecessary ?
currently i get the error
No response from the device. Check PMIC first and if still boot problem, replace AP
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You are right about not needing to short the wire and also about needing the correct 2nd_loader.hex etc. However I don't know how to make those. Attached are some more models that I found online. Hope that this helps.
l33tlinuxh4x0r said:
You are right about not needing to short the wire and also about needing the correct 2nd_loader.hex etc. However I don't know how to make those. Attached are some more models that I found online. Hope that this helps.
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Thanx man, but they dont show my chipset.
Pannam said:
Thanx man, but they dont show my chipset.
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What phone do you have? This tutorial is for the LG G3 from what I just googled the chipset that you are looking for is the Samsung Galaxy Note 4?
l33tlinuxh4x0r said:
What phone do you have? This tutorial is for the LG G3 from what I just googled the chipset that you are looking for is the Samsung Galaxy Note 4?
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this is my phone it is lg g3 but upgraded version. http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g3_lte_a-6520.php
Pannam said:
this is my phone it is lg g3 but upgraded version. http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g3_lte_a-6520.php
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I don't know then. I know that this method works on the carrier versions of the lg g3 but people have had issues with other versions.
l33tlinuxh4x0r said:
Several people have been having issues with hard bricks and there are several posts with a bit of info about how to fix them but no simple instructions so I'm posting a (hopefully) fool proof guide to fixing your hard brick. Tested on windows 7 and windows 10.
First what is a hard brick? A hard brick is a phone that does not boot, or is stuck in a boot loop, or has a security error AND cannot access recovery or download mode.
Disclaimer: Your warranty is now void etc. I am not responsible etc. You have to open your phone to do this so it is a last resort. Read the entire tutorial before beginning!
Required Materials:
Bricked LG G3
Stock USB cable <-- or at least one that you know is good
a short thin but stiff wire to short pins
Qualcomm high speed usb drivers
BoardDiag by willcracker <-- other versions don't seem to work
The tot file of the rom that you were running. (not older not newer same version) You can find these easily on XDA or google but it varies depending on your software version
First you need to install the Qualcomm high speed usb drivers. Your phone will be detected as Qualcomm 9008 (COM) later on in the tutorial but you need these drivers. I will include the drivers in this post. If you are on a 64 bit system you will need to disable driver signing. Here is how:
Step 1. Open the Windows command promt as “Run as Administrator”.
Step 2. Run
Code:
bcdedit -set loadoptions DISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
Step 3. To finalize the process run
Code:
bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING ON
Step 4. Reboot and you’re done.
I have attached both the 32 bit version and the 64 bit version be sure to only use the 64bit one on 64bit and likewise only use the 32bit one on 32bit, you do not need both sets of drivers.
1. Open your phone and take out the battery. Remove the top half of the phone housing. You do not need to remove the bottom half by the usb. Also you don't need to remove the screw next to the camera. If you do remember that it is a different size so keep it separate.
2, You will see a big metal shield. You need to remove it. It is pretty easy just pry it off and it pops back into place when you are done.
3. Next you need to short the pins as shown in the following picture. While continuing to short the pins plug in your usb cable. You should hear windows detect the phone almost instantly. Keep shorting the pins for the count to 5 and then you can release the wire. See image below, ignore the ethernet connector.
4. Now open device manager in windows and it should show your phone under com ports as Qualcomm 9008 (COM #). If it doesn't try the process over again. When it does work remember this number. It is going to be used later.
5. Now fire up BoardDiag by willcracker be sure to run it as administrator. It is in this post named willcracker.rar There are some pictures on how to flash with this app but I will describe it as well. First we are going to need to extract your tot file. This can take some time. Like 10 mintues on a decent PC. The app may look like it froze up but it is just thinking. When it is complete move on to the next step.
6. You need to tell the program the com port that you are using that we found earlier and the folder where you extracted the firmware to.
7. once you have extracted the firmware and set up the program with the correct port you need to Check "AP" and "EMMC" then press start. Be sure not to select any partitions or change any other options than the firmware directory and comport.
It should come back as PASS. If it throws an error about not being in dload mode you need to restart the shorting process. Hold the short for a bit longer this time.
8. Flash all of the partitions except for Cache, System, Userdata, and Sbl1. Sbl1 will be flashed later and causes the phone to reboot.
You can flash System, Userdata, and cache but it takes a really long time so I don't recommend it. It is better to get your phone into download mode and use LG flash tool to do a full restore.
9. Once you have finished flashing all of the partitions one after the other put in the battery and flash Sbl1. Your phone will now reboot and try to boot into android. If your system is messed up it wont. You will still be in a boot loop. But you should now be able to enter download mode and recovery.
10. Open up LG Flash Tool and flash your tot using Board DL mode. Everything you need at this point is in the following thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...de-how-to-restore-sprint-lg-g3-ls990-t2852042
Hope that this helps, also if you find any problems or need help please post so I can update this post.
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hi
i get the error
No response from the device. Check PMIC first and if still boot problem, replace AP
model ls740 volt
G2MLTE (MSM8926)
help
nemran said:
hi
i get the error
No response from the device. Check PMIC first and if still boot problem, replace AP
model ls740 volt
G2MLTE (MSM8926)
help
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Sorry I don't have that device to test. This is confirmed on the carrier version of the LG G3 only.
Thank You
I found a post similar to this that no matter where I looked - I was always referred back to that post - which was written in poor english - no download links worked. I appreciate this post. Saved my ass.
EMMC test fail
using D855 16gb
any fix ??
zohaibkhan143 said:
EMMC test fail
using D855 16gb
any fix ??
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I have never had that error myself but it means either that you are using the wrong firmware images or that you have a hardware issue.
l33tlinuxh4x0r said:
I have never had that error myself but it means either that you are using the wrong firmware images or that you have a hardware issue.
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tot is correct. I think so its a hardware issue.. I need a medusa box for fix maybe its the last solution for my G3:crying:
LGD855AT-00-V10e-EUR-XX-JUL-08-2014-16G+0
using this tot. Is it fine ?
l33tlinuxh4x0r said:
Several people have been having issues with hard bricks and there are several posts with a bit of info about how to fix them but no simple instructions so I'm posting a (hopefully) fool proof guide to fixing your hard brick. Tested on windows 7 and windows 10.
First what is a hard brick? A hard brick is a phone that does not boot, or is stuck in a boot loop, or has a security error AND cannot access recovery or download mode.
Disclaimer: Your warranty is now void etc. I am not responsible etc. You have to open your phone to do this so it is a last resort. Read the entire tutorial before beginning!
Required Materials:
Bricked LG G3
Stock USB cable <-- or at least one that you know is good
a short thin but stiff wire to short pins
Qualcomm high speed usb drivers
BoardDiag by willcracker <-- other versions don't seem to work
The tot file of the rom that you were running. (not older not newer same version) You can find these easily on XDA or google but it varies depending on your software version
First you need to install the Qualcomm high speed usb drivers. Your phone will be detected as Qualcomm 9008 (COM) later on in the tutorial but you need these drivers. I will include the drivers in this post. If you are on a 64 bit system you will need to disable driver signing. Here is how:
Step 1. Open the Windows command promt as “Run as Administrator”.
Step 2. Run
Code:
bcdedit -set loadoptions DISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
Step 3. To finalize the process run
Code:
bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING ON
Step 4. Reboot and you’re done.
I have attached both the 32 bit version and the 64 bit version be sure to only use the 64bit one on 64bit and likewise only use the 32bit one on 32bit, you do not need both sets of drivers.
1. Open your phone and take out the battery. Remove the top half of the phone housing. You do not need to remove the bottom half by the usb. Also you don't need to remove the screw next to the camera. If you do remember that it is a different size so keep it separate.
2, You will see a big metal shield. You need to remove it. It is pretty easy just pry it off and it pops back into place when you are done.
3. Next you need to short the pins as shown in the following picture. While continuing to short the pins plug in your usb cable. You should hear windows detect the phone almost instantly. Keep shorting the pins for the count to 5 and then you can release the wire. See image below, ignore the ethernet connector.
4. Now open device manager in windows and it should show your phone under com ports as Qualcomm 9008 (COM #). If it doesn't try the process over again. When it does work remember this number. It is going to be used later.
5. Now fire up BoardDiag by willcracker be sure to run it as administrator. It is in this post named willcracker.rar There are some pictures on how to flash with this app but I will describe it as well. First we are going to need to extract your tot file. This can take some time. Like 10 mintues on a decent PC. The app may look like it froze up but it is just thinking. When it is complete move on to the next step.
6. You need to tell the program the com port that you are using that we found earlier and the folder where you extracted the firmware to.
7. once you have extracted the firmware and set up the program with the correct port you need to Check "AP" and "EMMC" then press start. Be sure not to select any partitions or change any other options than the firmware directory and comport.
It should come back as PASS. If it throws an error about not being in dload mode you need to restart the shorting process. Hold the short for a bit longer this time.
8. Flash all of the partitions except for Cache, System, Userdata, and Sbl1. Sbl1 will be flashed later and causes the phone to reboot.
You can flash System, Userdata, and cache but it takes a really long time so I don't recommend it. It is better to get your phone into download mode and use LG flash tool to do a full restore.
9. Once you have finished flashing all of the partitions one after the other put in the battery and flash Sbl1. Your phone will now reboot and try to boot into android. If your system is messed up it wont. You will still be in a boot loop. But you should now be able to enter download mode and recovery.
10. Open up LG Flash Tool and flash your tot using Board DL mode. Everything you need at this point is in the following thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...de-how-to-restore-sprint-lg-g3-ls990-t2852042
Hope that this helps, also if you find any problems or need help please post so I can update this post.
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I'm going to go insane. I'm stuck at doing the gnd and the capacitor. My laptop detects the device but it says devce not recognized. i installed the qualcomm high speed drivers you had in download on 32bit windows 7 and also tried on 64bit windows 8. Exact same thing, usb device not recognized. Also, I've installed the verizon lg g3 specific drivers and tried too but it doesnt work. Please HELP !