From my grand 2 members - Galaxy Grand 2 General

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How To Remove Pattern Lock Without Data Loss
Have You Forgot Your Android Phone pattern lock and searching for a genuine method To Remove Lock from your device Without data loss?
There are lot’s of Article about Removing Pattern Lock over the internet but you have risk of losing your data, but not to worry now, Today I will to share an ultimate method on How To Remove Pattern Lock Without Data Loss
So before we start ,We need To understand how Pattern lock works and how can we crack it,..
So there is a file in our mobile’s System storage which Constance the pattern lock,Simply if we Remove/delete that file we can Unlock our Phone without data loss.
So Let’s Start Cracking The Pattern Lock-
There are many Ways to Crack The pattern lock….
Remove Pattern Lock When ADB is on-
First you need to check is there ADB (android debugging bridge) option enabled in phone or not. For checking it You need to connect your phone to pc with usb cable after connecting if you able to see a android icon on your mobile phone status bar that means ADB is enable in your phone and you can Easily Remove your pattern lock
If ADB option is not ON in Your phone Don’t be sad There is another way to crack it in the next part of this article.
So after you have checked and confirmed that ADB is enabled in Your phone Follow these steps to REMOVE YOUR PATTERN LOCK-
Download the driver and android multi tool from Here-
Install the driver and connect your phone via usb cable.
Open android multi tool You will see something like this.
Press 2 for removing PIN LOCK and 3 for PATTERN LOCK then press ENTER.
After pressing ENTER it will reboot Your phone and voila You have successfully removed your PIN or Pattern Lock.
If You seeing LOCK again Don’t be panic enter random(koi bhi) pattern/pin and it will unlock ,don’t forgot to remove pattern lock permanently from setting.
How To REMOVE PATTERN LOCK IF ADB IS NOT ENABLE-
Cracking Pattern lock without adb is little Tricky and difficult,For Removing Pattern Lock We are going to use “AROMA FILE MANAGER”.
Aroma file manager is a file manager that can directly executed From CWM Recovery(Custom Recovery),And we can delete Password file from Mobile, to unlock our phone. So We need to install CWM recovery in our mobile phone for running Aroma file manager but unfortunately all devices have their different method to install it, which is based on their CPU type. So before proceeding further You need to install CWM recovery in your phone ,just google it “How to install CWM recovery in ‘your mobile name’ ” .
Tip-If You have SAMSUNG mobile you can install recovery from ODIN TOOL ,simply download CWM recovery image for your device and flash it.
if You have MEDIATEK/MTK CPU based mobile you can flash recovery with the help of “SP FLASH TOOL”,
After Installing CWM Recovery in your smart phone download AROMA FILE MANAGER from here.
Now follow the steps below -
Download aroma file manager from here
Paste AROMAFILEMANAGER.zip in root of your micro sd-card.(Do not unzip the file).
Insert Micro-sd card in your device.
Reboot it to CWM Recovery by pressing volume down+power key.
go to mount and storage and mount all partitions.( use vol +/- key for up and down and Power key for select).
Come back in main menu.
Choose Install zip from sd card–>choose zip from sd card–>select aromafilemanager.zip–> Yes-install aromafilemanager.zip
After Selecting “Yes” the aroma file manager will run and you will see something like this-
now go in DATA/SYSTEM and delete “gesture.key”(if u have pattern lock) or delete “password.key”(if you have pin lock).
That’s it Now just reboot your Phone and Enter some random pin or pattern to unlock your phone.
Hope You Enjoy My First Post,If you Face Any Problem or did not able to install CWM recovery in your phone just comment your device model I will help you.
Thanks??

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[Q] Wi-Fi Wont Scan Local Networks - Hangs on Searching for WIFI Networks: HTC One X+

Dear Developers,
I recently fixed my HTC One X+ using the guidance notes from this site. My HTC is a european HTC_001 CID. I loaded the following RUU:
"RUU_ENRC2B_U_JB_45_HTC_Europe_1.17.401.1_Radio_3.1204.168.32_release_299688_signed.exe"
I also loaded the latest TWRB recovery image - openrecoverytwrp2440enrc2b
Since I got it working again, for some reason I cannot get the Wifi to scan for any networks. It just hangs on "Searching for Wi-Fi Networks". I have spent a week looking for solutions on this site and on the net but am none the wiser.
This is what I have already done to no effect
1. Factory Reset
2. Reinstalled the RUU
3. Opened the phone and fixing the connectors for Wi-fi
4. Added a new white strip for the Wi-Fi on the back cover
5. Tried to update the RUU to the new Jelly Bean but my phone simply wont update the Hboot to 1.39 (currently 1.35) - Keeps giving failure and signature error (using method from "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2009525" & "http://forum.dailymobile.net/index.php?topic=82336.0" but on the latter it wont flash the firmware.zip)
6. Try deleting file: /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1345609) but I dont have the data folder on my SD Card even though I have set windows to show all folders including hidden ones
7. Flashed different boot images
I have tried several other things which have escaped my mind (it is 5.30am and I have to go work in the morning!
I therefore have no choice but to post this thread as I simply cannot find anything to fix this issue. I even sent my phone into HTC ( i am based in England, UK) who sent it back without fixing it (morons!).
Therefore PLEASE PLEASE reply back as I am at my wits end! A week ago, I knew nothing about Android phones let alone rooting one!
Thank you
Shanni
Wow not a single reply????
shanni10 said:
Wow not a single reply????
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have you tried installing a custom rom? or different types of custom roms yet ?
Is the problem only at your house's network or with any network?​
Have you disable Fast boot in Settings -> Power ? Put your phone in Airplane Mode and once done, hold your Power button until your phone will come to a complete OFF mode. Let your phone reboot and shut OFF the Airplane Mode.​
Did you try to reboot your router? Is your SSID is set to be visible?
Are you able to connect to the WIFI connection by typing in the network name (SSID) manually?​
Try this hard reset. Simply do this :
Switch the phone OFF
Remove the SIM card
Switch ON your device
Navigate to Settings -> Backup & Reset -> Reset (all data on phone) !! Everything will be wiped !!
Let the phone do the reset procedure
Shut OFF the phone
Replace the SIM
Switch ON the phone
Make sure that your SDK folder is working perfectly, link in my signature for the procedure.
USB debugging most be active on the phone.
Connect your phone using your USB cable on your computer.
Close phone manager.
Navigate to platform-tools in the SDK folder.
Locate ddms.bat and double click it.
The DDMS application will come up.
Follow this path Device -> File Explorer.
A new window will come up.
Again follow this path -> data -> misc -> wifi
Erase everything in this folder.
Reboot your phone once done.
Try to connect to WiFi​
naifs_br10 said:
have you tried installing a custom rom? or different types of custom roms yet ?
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Yes I tried installing the new jelly bean custom rom and also previous versions of this type of rom - x.xx.401.x but they all failed.
Do I have to root my phone to install custom ROMs?
Lucky Thirteen said:
Is the problem only at your house's network or with any network?​
Have you disable Fast boot in Settings -> Power ? Put your phone in Airplane Mode and once done, hold your Power button until your phone will come to a complete OFF mode. Let your phone reboot and shut OFF the Airplane Mode.​
Did you try to reboot your router? Is your SSID is set to be visible?
Are you able to connect to the WIFI connection by typing in the network name (SSID) manually?​
Try this hard reset. Simply do this :
Switch the phone OFF
Remove the SIM card
Switch ON your device
Navigate to Settings -> Backup & Reset -> Reset (all data on phone) !! Everything will be wiped !!
Let the phone do the reset procedure
Shut OFF the phone
Replace the SIM
Switch ON the phone
Make sure that your SDK folder is working perfectly, link in my signature for the procedure.
USB debugging most be active on the phone.
Connect your phone using your USB cable on your computer.
Close phone manager.
Navigate to platform-tools in the SDK folder.
Locate ddms.bat and double click it.
The DDMS application will come up.
Follow this path Device -> File Explorer.
A new window will come up.
Again follow this path -> data -> misc -> wifi
Erase everything in this folder.
Reboot your phone once done.
Try to connect to WiFi​
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Hi thanks for the comprehensive list. I will try these and see if any of these work.
As for your question, my phone wont pick up any SSID's whether its my house or neighbours or at any other place. No matter where i go, screen just stays at "Searching for Wi-Fi" networks. Bizarre thing is when I factory reset my phone and restarted it and went through the setup options, there were no wireless networks shown after choosing "wifi / data". Usually you get a list to choose from
Lucky Thirteen said:
Is the problem only at your house's network or with any network?​
Have you disable Fast boot in Settings -> Power ? Put your phone in Airplane Mode and once done, hold your Power button until your phone will come to a complete OFF mode. Let your phone reboot and shut OFF the Airplane Mode.​
Did you try to reboot your router? Is your SSID is set to be visible?
Are you able to connect to the WIFI connection by typing in the network name (SSID) manually?​
Try this hard reset. Simply do this :
Switch the phone OFF
Remove the SIM card
Switch ON your device
Navigate to Settings -> Backup & Reset -> Reset (all data on phone) !! Everything will be wiped !!
Let the phone do the reset procedure
Shut OFF the phone
Replace the SIM
Switch ON the phone
Make sure that your SDK folder is working perfectly, link in my signature for the procedure.
USB debugging most be active on the phone.
Connect your phone using your USB cable on your computer.
Close phone manager.
Navigate to platform-tools in the SDK folder.
Locate ddms.bat and double click it.
The DDMS application will come up.
Follow this path Device -> File Explorer.
A new window will come up.
Again follow this path -> data -> misc -> wifi
Erase everything in this folder.
Reboot your phone once done.
Try to connect to WiFi​
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I am deeply thankful for all the options you have provided to get my wifi working.
I reset router, hard reset phone (factory reset), airplane mode on/off, and finally wiped everything on wifi folder. For some reason I couldnt view the Data folder in SDK (DDMS - File Explorer) as it wouldnt maximise it. I could go down all the levels on other folders, really bizarre why it didnt work on the data folder. So I did it in recovery which is a longer process.
Sadly none of these worked. Really gutted as I honestly thought at least one of these would work.....:crying:
Ok lets work on something else.
Is your bootloader unlocked via the HTCDev site? Are you OK to install a custom ROM? Do you prefer to stay on a stock ROM?
Lucky Thirteen said:
Ok lets work on something else.
Is your bootloader unlocked via the HTCDev site? Are you OK to install a custom ROM? Do you prefer to stay on a stock ROM?
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Yes it was unlocked via HTCDev site. I would prefer a custom ROM but the whole idea was to get this darn wifi issue.
Unfortunately I was trying to follow Hasoons page on how to clean install a rom, i wiped everything, unlocked the phone to go into recovery, but it is now stuck on the HTC quietly brilliant screen. Lovely. Sad thing is I cant go back to bootloader manually or via Hasoons toolkit. Even SDK wont read it. I cant even get into it using fastboot commands. Guess i have just bricked it!
No way your phone is bricked! Lets bring it to life.
You should have taken my guide, but anyway, to late now to be sorry. Tell me which recovery you have installed please TWRP or CWM?
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Download this recovery HERE
Move this file in your platform-tools folder
Press and hold the Shift key and right click on a empty space of that folder and select Open Command Window Here
In the command window with your phone in FASTBOOT USB mode
Type>fastboot flash recovery TWRPENRC2B.img
(Success)
Type again>fastboot erase cache
(Success)
Unplug your USB cable
Hit one time Power
Select Recovery (Volume down)
Hit Power to Reboot in Recovery
Your phone should reboot in Recovery
(!! The following instruction are with TWRP Recovery installed !!)
Select Advanced -> ADB Sideload -> swipe to activate
Download this file SuperSU and transfer this file again in platform-tools folder
Press and hold the Shift key and right click on a empty space of that folder and select Open Command Window Here
Type>adb sideload SuperSU.zip (Enter)
(Success)
Once done select Install menu of the Recovery
Locate sideload.zip and select it.
Swipe to confirm.
You are done rooting your phone.
Stay in Recovery and delete the sideload.zip file
Select Advanced -> ADB Sideload -> swipe to activate
Download this file Elegancia_5.2.0.zip and transfer this file again in platform-tools folder
Press and hold the Shift key and right click on a empty space of that folder and select Open Command Window Here
Double click on the Elegancia_5.2.0.zip file and locate the boot.img and drag it to the platform-tools folder.
Type>adb sideload Elegancia_5.2.0.zip (Enter)
(Success)
Once done select Wipe menu and wipe (factory reset and format system)
Select Install menu of the Recovery
Locate sideload.zip and select it.
Swipe to confirm.
Aroma installer will start leave everything by default and install the ROM.
Once done select Reboot-> Bootloader
Make sure FASTBOOT USB is highlighted
In bootloader via the command window type>fastboot flash boot boot.img (Enter)
(Success)
At the prompt type>fastboot erase cache (Enter)
(Success)
Finally at the prompt>fastboot reboot (Enter)
Rebooting
Give your phone ~5-10 minutes to complete the installation.
Tell me how that went please.
Lucky Thirteen said:
No way your phone is bricked! Lets bring it to life.
You should have taken my guide, but anyway, to late now to be sorry. Tell me which recovery you have installed please TWRP or CWM?
---------- Post added at 09:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:25 PM ----------
Download this recovery HERE
Move this file in your platform-tools folder
Press and hold the Shift key and right click on a empty space of that folder and select Open Command Window Here
In the command window with your phone in FASTBOOT USB mode
Type>fastboot flash recovery TWRPENRC2B.img
(Success)
Type again>fastboot erase cache
(Success)
Unplug your USB cable
Hit one time Power
Select Recovery (Volume down)
Hit Power to Reboot in Recovery
Tell me how that went please.
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I am back on the bootloader I took out the sim card and the process worked! Mine is loaded with TWRP
Lucky Thirteen said:
No way your phone is bricked! Lets bring it to life.
You should have taken my guide, but anyway, to late now to be sorry. Tell me which recovery you have installed please TWRP or CWM?
---------- Post added at 09:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:25 PM ----------
Download this recovery HERE
Move this file in your platform-tools folder
Press and hold the Shift key and right click on a empty space of that folder and select Open Command Window Here
In the command window with your phone in FASTBOOT USB mode
Type>fastboot flash recovery TWRPENRC2B.img
(Success)
Type again>fastboot erase cache
(Success)
Unplug your USB cable
Hit one time Power
Select Recovery (Volume down)
Hit Power to Reboot in Recovery
Tell me how that went please.
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By the way, I am impressed!!!!! You should get a job at HTC and teach those nuts something!
Read above, I have added some steps to perform!
See this... HERE
Lucky Thirteen said:
Read above, I have added some steps to perform!
See this... HERE
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By the way, the DDMS file is in the tools folder not platform tools
Your version is old, now SDK is configured by default to platform-tools folder.
Lucky Thirteen said:
Read above, I have added some steps to perform!
See this... HERE
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I downloaded the correct recovery image to the platform tools folder. Created the StartADB.bat and created shortcut to desktop. But when i enter adb devices into the CMD, it simply says "list of devices attached", nothing else. No serial or anything.
Skip this part, this is working only if you have USB debugging install and a working ROM.
Just go to the next step.
Lucky Thirteen said:
Your version is old, now SDK is configured by default to platform-tools folder.
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By Eck, I downloaded the SDK Manager precisely from your page It is the same version as yours! installer_r21.1-windows.exe
Check in the platform-tools folder, well on my computer, DDMS is in the platform-tools folder.
Lucky Thirteen said:
Skip this part, this is working only if you have USB debugging install and a working ROM.
Just go to the next step.
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Well that means I couldnt load SuperSU.ZIP as adb devices wont work. However, never fear, I used Hasoons toolkit to move it there and load it.
Only problem I have, is that my phone isnt detected on windows explorer, so I cant copy files across. And yes I have the HTC drivers installed My phone is currently on bootloader as I have no rom installed

Samsuns S3 9300 unlock code forgotten

Hi,
i got a S3 9300 from my customer. His young child forgotten his unlock code.
1. Over google is not possible to resend the unlock code, cause it was not activated, and i cant activate it because i cant unlock the phone
2. I want to make a backup from the phone, but i have to unlock it, but without the unlock code.... ):
I used to get root, doing it with Odin and SuperUser Mod from clockwork. Odin says pass, but nothing changed.
Maybe the phone has not activated USB-Debugging.
Tested with ADB, but i dont have root rights (su).
What can i do? I know that i can do factory reset, but all data are gone after that ):
A factory reset won't delete the internal memory. Only apps, settings and contacts will be deleted.
If he had his google account sync'ed, there won't be any problem.
If this way is possible, then just boot into recovery mode and erase user all data .
You can still delete the lock screen but you have to flash a custom recovery.
Flash Philz recovery with Odin (Put the TAR in the PDA) http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/orig-development/i93xx-philz-touch-t2002953
Then, enter recovery and connect to the usb. After 15-20 seconds the ADB will be enabled (You'll hear the windows sound that tells that a new USB device has connected) and you willl be able to do anything through ADB
With this recovery you don't even need to be rooted to access the system files.
Now remove lockscreen pattern or password and delete Android settings(Not data, storage , or apps):
Code:
adb shell "rm -rf /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases;rm /data/system/password.key;rm /data/system/gesture.key;sync;reboot"
After the reboot it should be OK!
However, I recommend to backup and do a full factory reset after the backup.
thanks
Thanks for the tutorial and tip. Worked all fine.
dabyd64 said:
A factory reset won't delete the internal memory. Only apps, settings and contacts will be deleted.
If he had his google account sync'ed, there won't be any problem.
If this way is possible, then just boot into recovery mode and erase user all data .
You can still delete the lock screen but you flash a custom recovery.
Flash Philz recovery with Odin (Put the TAR in the PDA) http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/orig-development/i93xx-philz-touch-t2002953
Then, enter recovery and connect to the usb. After 15-20 seconds the ADB will be enabled (You'll hear the windows sound that tells that a new USB device has connected) and you willl be able to do anything through ADB
With this recovery you don't even need to be rooted to access the system files.
Now remove lockscreen pattern or password and delete Android settings(Not data, storage , or apps):
Code:
adb shell "rm -rf /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases;rm /data/system/password.key;rm /data/system/gesture.key;sync;reboot"
After the reboot it should be OK!
However, then I recommend to backup and do a full factory reset.
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Glad it worked!

Ulefone power 2

hi folks,
tomorow should be getting my hands on the Ulephone power 2.
its the 5.5 screen 4gb ram 64gb rom.
all looks good until i have seen that the normal duel sim is one is hybrid for sdcard which is the norm right,
ant
but............
usually its sim 1 is for 4g cards and the hybrid is for 2g/3g/sdcard. yeah?
well the power 2 looks like its sim slot 1 is a 2g/3g slot and the hybrid is 4g or sdcard??????????
so will have to choose 4g or sdcard??? that cant be right?
I don't try this device with sim.
I know you can use the older power (1) have a sim 4g and SD card
So i believe the power 2 have the same method.
My first steps: How to root this device? i don't find a twrp.
I try to root with kingroot kingoroot, no results
Please?
The power 2 is the same as the power wrt the sim/memory card tray; both sim slots support 4g, but only one at a time. So if you put two 4g sims in, only one of them will have 4g (you choose which one), with a sim and a memory card the 4g should default to the inserted sim, but you might have to check this in settings.
Received my power 2 a couple of weeks ago after having it on pre-order for a month and I love it (sold the original power towards the cost).
I haven't tried rooting it yet, but was thinking of trying to flash twrp for the original power and seeing if that works. The great thing about these phones is that they're very hard to brick as you can always flash them as long as they still switch on.
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mmidders
Hello my friends. I just bought the ulefone power 2 and i try to root it. Can anyone help me pls ???
mmidders said:
The power 2 is the same as the power wrt the sim/memory card tray; both sim slots support 4g, but only one at a time. So if you put two 4g sims in, only one of them will have 4g (you choose which one), with a sim and a memory card the 4g should default to the inserted sim, but you might have to check this in settings.
Received my power 2 a couple of weeks ago after having it on pre-order for a month and I love it (sold the original power towards the cost).
I haven't tried rooting it yet, but was thinking of trying to flash twrp for the original power and seeing if that works. The great thing about these phones is that they're very hard to brick as you can always flash them as long as they still switch on.
Slàinte
mmidders
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I'm sure it's not working the twrp from the power (1).
If you have troubles with bootloops you can flash again the facatory rom and SP flash tools.
Press the power volume + and - and SP flash tools gonna flash.
The only way is to made a twrp from the k6000 http://fvknl.pro/k6000-plus-root-guide/
I don't know how, that device is almost the same...
There has been 2 ulefone Updates since launch
Android 8.0 is scheduled for end of the year.
Updates are fine, who can create a TWRP? So we can finally root the device
geheimke said:
Updates are fine, who can create a TWRP? So we can finally root the device
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TWRP please!
Not so easy to do it. It will take very long time to port or build twrp
It sucks that power 2 still doesn't have root or twrp. I refuse to touch unrooted phones. I just received it as gift. I will keep it in a drawer and check next month or so.
I find that it lacks optimisation, kinda laggy in 3D/games ..
On Antutu, scores is 44000. I tested a galaxy S5 of a friend, it was 72000. For a phone that is several years older than Power 2.
I understand that it comes not with high end cpu/gpu but still..
I will copy my post from needrom website.
I have successfully rooted my two Power 2 phones. I had to port the TWRP recovery from Oukitel k6000 plus using Carliv Image Kitchen and following some online tutorials.
The only issue is, TWRP is semi functional, that is, touch doesn't work. I had to connect a mouse to my phone via OTG usb port and using some dongle to make USB smaller to fit the port. Also it comes with Russian language as default, but can be changed to English or any other as the original TWRP from Oukitel k6000+ (3rd button from second column, then click on Globe tab at the top right then choose English and the only button at the bottom to accept the change).
I am trying to fix this with no luck so far. But at least I am rooted and I was able to flash "SR1-SuperSU-v2.82-SR1-20170608224931.zip" which is the latest as of writing this. SuperSu functions properly and I am able to use AdAway.
If anyone is interested in the recovery image, I will post it. I flashed it using fastboot though after unlocking the bootloader using "fastboot oem unlock"
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Rebel_X said:
I will copy my post from needrom website.
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I would very much like to give this a go with my ulefone power 2!
Here you go, TWRP for Ulefone Power 2
What you need to do before you start flashing:
0) You need to have ADB installed on your computer, if you have Windows, the easiest way is by using 15 Seconds ADB Installer v1.4.3.
1) Your bootloader must be unlocked, otherwise flashing recovery will fail using fastboot command. PLEASE NOTE: When unlocking the bootloader, your phone will do a factory reset automatically, so backup all your important files beforehand.
To unlock the bootloader:
a) Go to Settings -> About Phone -> Build number (tap on it 7 times to unlock Developer Options) -> Tap on back to Settings menu then Developer Options.
b) Now move the slider for "OEM Unlocking" to enable it, say yes to the warning message.
c) Enable "USB Debugging"
d) Connect your phone to your computer via USB cable, say Yes for the dialog on your phone to trust your computer for debugging using USB.
e) Run command prompt and type
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Then press enter
f) Once in bootloader, type
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
Then press Volume UP on your phone to allow OEM Unlock. It shouldn't take long, just few seconds and a message will appear on command prompt saying success or OK.
g) Type
Code:
fastboot reboot
To reboot your phone, it might reboot twice, it will do a factory reset and you will have to "Enable Developer Options and USB Debugging" again. As a side note, you will also notice that OEM Unlocking is grayed out. It will remain like that unless you do "fastboot oem lock" or erase the entire phone (might erase imei, but can be restored using SN Writer Tool) and/or flash bootloader using SP_FLASH_TOOL, but I digress.
2) Before you flash TWRP recovery, you must have SuperSu zip file on your phone beforehand, otherwise, your phone will not boot to Android. It has to do with something about the original TWRP for Oukitel k6000+, since the author of that TWRP port said so in the instructions about how to flash the recovery.
So download SR1-SuperSU-v2.82-SR1-20170608224931.zip from this link or the original SuperSu thread on XDA, and copy the file into your phone, say inside the Download folder in the internal memory of your phone.
3) Open command prompt again if it is not already open, type
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
4) Once in bootloader, type
Code:
fastboot flash recovery C:\TWRP-recovery-20170618-1340.img
Note: You replace the path for the TWRP recovery to where you have the file, to make it easier, just put it in the root of C drive.
Also, if you don't already know, while in command prompt, you can type C:\TWRP then press TAB to auto-complete the file name for you, so you don't have to type lengthy file names. Keep pressing TAB to cycle between similar occurrences, that is, if you have more than one file that their names start with TWRP
5) Press power button until phone shuts down. Then press Volume UP + Power and keep holding until you see super tiny text with 3 options to cycle between. Release your fingers from Volume Up + Power, then cycle between the options using Volume Up only, choose "RECOVERY" which is the first in the menu, then press Volume DOWN to select.
6) Wait a few seconds, you will be inside TWRP, connect your phone with a mouse since touch doesn't work here. Once you do, you will see a mouse pointer appear. I used a wireless mouse with bluetooth dongle, with an adapter to change USB port size.
7) Slide the slider to the right, to enable modifications to System partition. Don't press anything else, unless you know Russian, I don't .
8) To change the language to English or your own language, click on the third button of the second column. Then click on the Globe tab on the top right corner, change language, then press the only button at the bottom to accept. Language of the UI is changed.
9) Click "Install", browse for the SuperSu zip file you have downloaded to your phone, for example inside the Download folder. And then select it.
10) Slide to the right to flash SuperSu.
11) From the TWRP menus, you can reboot your phone.
12) Enjoy your rooted Power 2 phone. :good:
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alpsayin said:
I would very much like to give this a go with my ulefone power 2!
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Check the post above :good:
hello , i got a ulefone power 2 but unfortunately its not powering on. As i am from india and returning or replacing is costly and timetaking process, i need you guys to help me. I tried to flash it with software available on the website but stuck. I need some checksum.ini file which is not there in the firmware file provided. So anyone please help me. the phone doesnt even show the ulefone logo. i can just see the charging percentage when the charger is connected, then keeping it connected i tried to turn on but didnt work. keeping the charger connected ,after some time the display goes off and no mater how long you press the power button , the display doesnt show up. I can only see the notification bulb.
Soft bricked :laugh: trying to recover the phone, official ulefone guide is useless. Getting some error about a missing checksum.ini file. Will keep this thread updated
All went well until step 9, where I realised factory reset deleted the supersu zip. So I tried to reboot into system to download it again. It never booted. Doesnt even go into adb mode.
Fastboot mode and TWRP intact (TWRP needs a mouse). I was able to flash original recovery via fastboot, getting "cannot load system.img" error when I try to flash system (it appears I might need to update my adb/fastboot version).
UPDATE: was able to flash the stock rom. And tried to follow the guide again, and faced the same symptoms. If i have working TWRP, then the system doesnt boot. And vice-versa. Will keep updated, i'm a persistent mf
Rebel_X said:
Here you go, TWRP for Ulefone Power 2
What you need to do before you start flashing:
0) You need to have ADB installed on your computer, if you have Windows, the easiest way is by using 15 Seconds ADB Installer v1.4.3.
1) Your bootloader must be unlocked, otherwise flashing recovery will fail using fastboot command. PLEASE NOTE: When unlocking the bootloader, your phone will do a factory reset automatically, so backup all your important files beforehand.
To unlock the bootloader:
a) Go to Settings -> About Phone -> Build number (tap on it 7 times to unlock Developer Options) -> Tap on back to Settings menu then Developer Options.
b) Now move the slider for "OEM Unlocking" to enable it, say yes to the warning message.
c) Enable "USB Debugging"
d) Connect your phone to your computer via USB cable, say Yes for the dialog on your phone to trust your computer for debugging using USB.
e) Run command prompt and type
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Then press enter
f) Once in bootloader, type
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
Then press Volume UP on your phone to allow OEM Unlock. It shouldn't take long, just few seconds and a message will appear on command prompt saying success or OK.
g) Type
Code:
fastboot reboot
To reboot your phone, it might reboot twice, it will do a factory reset and you will have to "Enable Developer Options and USB Debugging" again. As a side note, you will also notice that OEM Unlocking is grayed out. It will remain like that unless you do "fastboot oem lock" or erase the entire phone (might erase imei, but can be restored using SN Writer Tool) and/or flash bootloader using SP_FLASH_TOOL, but I digress.
2) Before you flash TWRP recovery, you must have SuperSu zip file on your phone beforehand, otherwise, your phone will not boot to Android. It has to do with something about the original TWRP for Oukitel k6000+, since the author of that TWRP port said so in the instructions about how to flash the recovery.
So download SR1-SuperSU-v2.82-SR1-20170608224931.zip from this link or the original SuperSu thread on XDA, and copy the file into your phone, say inside the Download folder in the internal memory of your phone.
3) Open command prompt again if it is not already open, type
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
4) Once in bootloader, type
Code:
fastboot flash recovery C:\TWRP-recovery-20170618-1340.img
Note: You replace the path for the TWRP recovery to where you have the file, to make it easier, just put it in the root of C drive.
Also, if you don't already know, while in command prompt, you can type C:\TWRP then press TAB to auto-complete the file name for you, so you don't have to type lengthy file names. Keep pressing TAB to cycle between similar occurrences, that is, if you have more than one file that their names start with TWRP
5) Press power button until phone shuts down. Then press Volume UP + Power and keep holding until you see super tiny text with 3 options to cycle between. Release your fingers from Volume Up + Power, then cycle between the options using Volume Up only, choose "RECOVERY" which is the first in the menu, then press Volume DOWN to select.
6) Wait a few seconds, you will be inside TWRP, connect your phone with a mouse since touch doesn't work here. Once you do, you will see a mouse pointer appear. I used a wireless mouse with bluetooth dongle, with an adapter to change USB port size.
7) Slide the slider to the right, to enable modifications to System partition. Don't press anything else, unless you know Russian, I don't .
8) To change the language to English or your own language, click on the third button of the second column. Then click on the Globe tab on the top right corner, change language, then press the only button at the bottom to accept. Language of the UI is changed.
9) Click "Install", browse for the SuperSu zip file you have downloaded to your phone, for example inside the Download folder. And then select it.
10) Slide to the right to flash SuperSu.
11) From the TWRP menus, you can reboot your phone.
12) Enjoy your rooted Power 2 phone. :good:
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mbs.yaswanth said:
hello , i got a ulefone power 2 but unfortunately its not powering on. As i am from india and returning or replacing is costly and timetaking process, i need you guys to help me. I tried to flash it with software available on the website but stuck. I need some checksum.ini file which is not there in the firmware file provided. So anyone please help me. the phone doesnt even show the ulefone logo. i can just see the charging percentage when the charger is connected, then keeping it connected i tried to turn on but didnt work. keeping the charger connected ,after some time the display goes off and no mater how long you press the power button , the display doesnt show up. I can only see the notification bulb.
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Yeah, I had the same issue with the software that comes from Ulefone, it was asking for Checksum Generator that I have to download separately, it was like 150kb stand alone executable, you put it in the same folder of your stock ROM and wait forever for it to build the Checksum, which unfortunately didn't work since it complains about multiple RECOVRY images. So scratch that.
What you need to do, is as I did, download SP FLASH TOOL, it works great, no shinanigans or bullsh!t. It flashed the stock ROM in less than 2 minutes (around 1:30 seconds, to be exact) and revived my phone. There are plenty of youtube tutorials on how to use it. It is easy, just load the scatter file, for the other file, you can use the same all in one mtk file that comes with SP FLash Tool (I did this) or use the one from your STOCK ROM.
I hope that helps :good:
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alpsayin said:
Soft bricked :laugh: trying to recover the phone, official ulefone guide is useless. Getting some error about a missing checksum.ini file. Will keep this thread updated
All went well until step 9, where I realised factory reset deleted the supersu zip. So I tried to reboot into system to download it again. It never booted. Doesnt even go into adb mode.
Fastboot mode and TWRP intact (TWRP needs a mouse). I was able to flash original recovery via fastboot, getting "cannot load system.img" error when I try to flash system (it appears I might need to update my adb/fastboot version).
UPDATE: was able to flash the stock rom. And tried to follow the guide again, and faced the same symptoms. If i have working TWRP, then the system doesnt boot. And vice-versa. Will keep updated, i'm a persistent mf
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All I can think of, you did something wrong. Initially, while I was trying to port TWRP, I had the same issue, I was trying to save some steps by flashing the recovery after I unlocked the bootloader without rebooting, the result was TWRP was not able to see any partitions.
Flash Stock-ROM and redo the steps. If you flash the preloader you might have to OEM Unlock your phone again.
I mentioned that if you "do not flash SuperSu, the system will NOT boot to Android". Also mentioned that after you unlock the bootloader, you have to RE-ENABLE USB Debugging, and while you are at it, check to see if your bootloader is unlocked inside Developer Options.
Edit: BTW, try not to unlock the bootloader if it is already unlocked. If it is unlocked, then skip the steps for unlocking the bootloader. It might cause an issue.
These are the steps I used to flash TWRP and I was able to flash SuperSu, all rooted apps are working fine, AdAway, Lucky Patcher...etc!
This:
Rebel_X said:
Here you go, TWRP for Ulefone Power 2
2) Before you flash TWRP recovery, you must have SuperSu zip file on your phone beforehand, otherwise, your phone will not boot to Android. It has to do with something about the original TWRP for Oukitel k6000+, since the author of that TWRP port said so in the instructions about how to flash the recovery.
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And this combined:
Rebel_X said:
Here you go, TWRP for Ulefone Power 2
9) Click "Install", browse for the SuperSu zip file you have downloaded to your phone, for example inside the Download folder. And then select it.
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Apparently if you dont flash the supersu first time you go into TWRP then it gets messy. Got the root working now. Thank you for the help and of course for the TWRP build!
Also if anyone's wondering it's possible to restore the system via fastboot. Extract the rom zip (can be downloaded from http:/ulefone.com/download/power2.html ) and flash boot, recovery and system;
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img
link for sp flash tool u used.
Rebel_X said:
Yeah, I had the same issue with the software that comes from Ulefone, it was asking for Checksum Generator that I have to download separately, it was like 150kb stand alone executable, you put it in the same folder of your stock ROM and wait forever for it to build the Checksum, which unfortunately didn't work since it complains about multiple RECOVRY images. So scratch that.
What you need to do, is as I did, download SP FLASH TOOL, it works great, no shinanigans or bullsh!t. It flashed the stock ROM in less than 2 minutes (around 1:30 seconds, to be exact) and revived my phone. There are plenty of youtube tutorials on how to use it. It is easy, just load the scatter file, for the other file, you can use the same all in one mtk file that comes with SP FLash Tool (I did this) or use the one from your STOCK ROM.
I hope that helps :good:
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All I can think of, you did something wrong. Initially, while I was trying to port TWRP, I had the same issue, I was trying to save some steps by flashing the recovery after I unlocked the bootloader without rebooting, the result was TWRP was not able to see any partitions.
Flash Stock-ROM and redo the steps. If you flash the preloader you might have to OEM Unlock your phone again.
I mentioned that if you "do not flash SuperSu, the system will NOT boot to Android". Also mentioned that after you unlock the bootloader, you have to RE-ENABLE USB Debugging, and while you are at it, check to see if your bootloader is unlocked inside Developer Options.
Edit: BTW, try not to unlock the bootloader if it is already unlocked. If it is unlocked, then skip the steps for unlocking the bootloader. It might cause an issue.
These are the steps I used to flash TWRP and I was able to flash SuperSu, all rooted apps are working fine, AdAway, Lucky Patcher...etc!
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ok what should i select there? formal all+download or download only or firmware upgarade???

[HELP]Locked out of Phone, Forgot PIN

Hello friends , I am that stupid who is locked out of my phone for last 20 hours. Apparently I attempted to unlock my phone with wrong finger, and now it's stuck on PIN unlock, which i don remember because I never really used it. Here's the detailes:
I want to recover some data, before factory reset.
Device Name: Le2 X526
(only integrated memory, no sd card)
Device state:
Fully Functional
USB Debugging - OFF
Bootlocker Unlocked
Fastboot Mode enabled
I have a valid fingerprint (if it can be used to unlock somehow)
Full access to my Google ID of my phone..
Methods tried so far:
- Web google interface to lock out phone, does not replace PIN password of my phone.
-No forgot password button after repeated attempts
-Cannot flash anything from pc, cause no usb debbuging.
Some hope from methods, Please help on these:
-In Recovery mode, i can flash a zip named update.zip from usb otg.
Please elaborate?
-Any method to reset back to fingerprint. After battery drain? Internet cut off? Anything?
-Recovering data after factory reset.
I have spent many hours into it. Will appreciate any help.
Peace
Any help?:highfive:
Which Recovery? TWRP or stock recovery? if u have twrp just go to File Manager - data/system/password.key delete this file and reboot ,now enter any random password and unlock ur phone
Where did you store your data? Because if you used an SD card, you can just take it off and insert it into a card reader.
1997ads said:
Hello friends , I am that stupid who is locked out of my phone for last 20 hours. Apparently I attempted to unlock my phone with wrong finger, and now it's stuck on PIN unlock, which i don remember because I never really used it. Here's the detailes:
I want to recover some data, before factory reset.
Device Name: Le2 X526
(only integrated memory, no sd card)
Device state:
Fully Functional
USB Debugging - OFF
Bootlocker Unlocked
Fastboot Mode enabled
I have a valid fingerprint (if it can be used to unlock somehow)
Full access to my Google ID of my phone..
Methods tried so far:
- Web google interface to lock out phone, does not replace PIN password of my phone.
-No forgot password button after repeated attempts
-Cannot flash anything from pc, cause no usb debbuging.
Some hope from methods, Please help on these:
-In Recovery mode, i can flash a zip named update.zip from usb otg.
Please elaborate?
-Any method to reset back to fingerprint. After battery drain? Internet cut off? Anything?
-Recovering data after factory reset.
I have spent many hours into it. Will appreciate any help.
Peace
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You can enter settings using the status bar and enable usb debugging
Refer this site for further steps:
https://www.addictivetips.com/andro...ttern-unlock-on-android-via-adb-commands/amp/

H915 - Installing Lineage 18.1 (Unlock Bootloader, TWRP, Root Optional)

Hi All,
With the recent launch of LineageOS 18.1 I decided to take the plunge and get it installed on my fully stock Videotron/Freedom H915. Since I had to smash together info from a half dozen other threads, I figured I'd gather it all together here for folks with a Canadian phone trying to make this work.
Since I knew absolutely nothing coming into this, I'm going to go a little more detailed on this write-up. If you've been flashing ROMs since the old days of Cyanogenmod you can probably skim half of this.
Disclaimer : I'm not responsible for any bricked phones or other negative outcomes. This is what worked for me, but I'm far from being an expert. If you continue past this point you agree to take your time, do your reading, be responsible for your own device/actions and not hold me or the forum accountable for anything that might go wrong. You've been warned.
IMPORTANT NOTE #1
If you've picked up an H915 on ebay and you are intending to use it on a network other than the one it's SIM locked on, make sure you do the whole SIM unlock process on the stock ROM either before you get started at all, or once you've reverted to the vulnerable stock ROM after Step 1 below.
I actually use Telus as my provider and I wasted a bunch of time trying to figure out why I couldn't get signal because only the stock ROM will prompt you for a SIM Unlock code. Lineage will just sit there dumbly and not allow you to enable data.
Once you've unlocked the SIM it will stay unlocked from that point forward, just make sure to unlock it and verify your SIM is working with LTE on the stock ROM before you get started.
IMPORTANT NOTE #2
Use LGUP's "DUMP" feature to take a backup of ALL partitions on your phone before you start. If you're reading this thinking "I just bought this phone off ebay, there's nothing on it I care about", take the backup anyway. You never know when you might need a copy of the modem partitions or other things from your phone's original build. It came in super handy for me in troubleshooting the process. So go do a backup!
Current Issues:
If signal is too weak to connect to a tower (or non-existent), the OS tends to crash with a modem error. Still trying to figure this one out.
I think I can get this working without first jumping to US996 but haven't had a chance to verify that. If I do I'll update the thread.
Download Prerequisites
Links working as of 2021-06-29
LGUP with patch
Link
Working adb/fastboot environment
Instructions
Download
Fastboot Drivers
Link
Universal ADB Driver
Link
Videotron/Freedom H915 Android 7 (Nougat) version E - H91510e_00_VTR_CA_OP_1205.kdz
Link
USA General US996 Android 7 (Nougat) version F - US99610f_00_1205.kdz
Link
APK for Terminal Emulator
Link or Alternate Link
LG V20 Root Package Original (v4?)
Link
Old TWRP for Root Package
Link
Videotron/Freedom H915 Modem Partition Image
Link
Lineage Install Zip for H910 (grab the latest, I'm using lineage-18.1-20210506-nightly-h910-signed.zip which is already out of date)
Link
MindTheGapps
Link
(Optional, for rooting) Magisk
Link
Different Boot Modes
For those not familiar with these phones, there are three different "modes" the phone can boot into. Here's a quick reference on how to boot into each one.
Download Mode
This mode is used for pushing KDZ files or individual partition backups using LGUP
Turn Off Phone
Hold the Up-Volume Button
Insert USB-C Cable with other end already plugged into PC
Bootloader (aka Fastboot) Mode
The H915 doesn't come with this mode by default. If you try it, you'll just get battery charging. We'll be temporarily converting the phone to a US996 in order to use the DirtySanta exploit to replace the bootloader partition with a leaked Engineering aboot.
This mode is used with the fastboot tool to load the TWRP utility into the Recovery partition.
Turn Off Phone
Hold the Down-Volume Button
Insert USB-C Cable with other end already plugged into PC
Recovery Mode
The recovery mode on a stock phone is used to perform a factory reset. We will be using the Factory Reset a couple times with the stock ROMs, then replacing the contents of the recovery partition with the TWRP tool that allows us to format partitions, load partition images, and sideload apps and LineageOS itself.
Turn Off Phone
Hold the Down-Volume Button
Press and hold Power-On (rear fingerprint sensor/button). When LG Logo appears, release power button for 1 second then press and hold again
When "Factory Data Reset" appears, release all buttons
Press Volume Down to highlight "Yes" then press power button to select the option
Repeat for the confirmation
Note about flashing KDZ files using LGUP
You can flash KDZ files onto the phone using LGUP from two places - either with the phone in "Download Mode", or with the phone booted into the OS with the USB Options set to "File Transfer" and USB Debugging turned on.
The difference between these two is when it performs the OS compatibility check.
In Download Mode it's the code of the Download Mode partition that does the check. In the OS, it's the OS that does the check before booting to Download Mode and bypassing Download Mode's check.
Why is this important? Because when converting from one phone to another (Say, an H915 to a US996 like we do below), you initially can't flash the KDZ using LGUP's "Upgrade" function. You can only use "Partition DL" to replace the contents of partitions with the contents of the KDZ. This kind of works, but ends up with a phone that will sometimes identify as a H915 (in Download Mode) but sometimes identify as a US996 (in the OS). To clean it up, once you've done the Partition DL method, you can do it again from the OS and use the Upgrade method to get a really clean install.
It works going back the other way as well when you want to return to stock.
If this doesn't make sense, don't worry. You don't need to fully understand it to follow the instructions below, I just found it to be interesting info that didn't seem to appear in other threads.
Process Overview
Revert the phone to an old/vulnerable stock Nougat ROM for Videotron/Freedom Mobile
Enable Dev Options
Dump contents of US996 KDZ partitions over top of existing partitions
Cleanup by re-flashing US996 KDZ partitions over top of existing partitions
Transfer files to the SDCard and install Terminal Emulator
Unlock the Bootloader using the DirtySanta exploit
Boot to old TWRP and install new TWRP
Boot to new TWRP, install LineageOS, Google Apps, and flash modem partition image
Reboot to LineageOS
Actual Process
1 - Revert the phone to an old/vulnerable stock Nougat ROM for Videotron/Freedom Mobile
We need to be on Nougat for this to work, so if you're on Oreo you have to downgrade to Nougat before we begin. I chose a Nougat ROM for the H915 that's vulnerable to the DirtySanta exploit because I know it works and because I'm hoping in the future to be able to skip converting the phone to a US996 if possible.
Boot phone into Download Mode
Launch LGUP with Patch
Select "Upgrade" radio button
Select bin file : H91510e_00_VTR_CA_OP_1205.kdz
Click Start
When finished phone will reboot
1.5 - Do this if Step 1 Failed... Otherwise continue to Step 2
Depending on what's loaded on your phone when you start, it might complain about doing Step 1. This should allow us to bypass the issue and allow Step 1 to work. You can use this step if you've already converted the phone to another model as long as it's not bricked.
Boot phone into download mode
Launch LGIP with Patch
Select "PartitionDL" radio button
Select bin file : H91510e_00_VTR_CA_OP_1205.kdz
Click Start
Click the "Select All" partitions checkbox and click OK. When done it will reboot.
If it hangs or loops on reboot, boot into "Recovery Mode" (which at this point will Factory Reset the OS)
The phone boots into the OS
Quickly go through setup wizard. Skip as many things as possible.
Go Settings - General - About Phone - Software Info - Make sure it identifies as H91510e
Change the USB Option mode to "File Transfer"
Then repeat Step 1, but from inside the OS instead of in Download Mode
2 - Enable Dev Options and File Transfer Mode
We need these enabled after every time we flash the OS so that our LGUP and adb commands will work. You'll get used to doing these steps a bunch.
Quickly go through setup wizard. Skip as many things as possible.
Unplug USB-C cable
Swipe down from the top and change from USB Charging mode to File Transfer mode
Settings - General - About Phone - Software Info
Tap on Build Number many times until it unlocks Developer Mode
Go back 2 menus and enter the new "Developer Options" menus
Make sure "Enable OEM Unlock" is enabled
Enable "USB Debugging" (will be greyed out if USB-C cable is still attached)
Go back to main screen
Plug USB-C cable back in.
A pop-up will appear asking to Allow USB Debugging. Check the "Always Allow" box and tap OK
3 - Dump contents of US996 KDZ partitions over top of existing partition
The Videotron/Freedom KDZ has no Bootloader/Fastboot mode. If you try to enter bootloader mode you'll just end up charging the battery. So we have to cross-flash the US996 KDZ to get a phone with a bootloader which we can then replace with the engineering version using the DirtySanta exploit.
Boot phone into download mode
Launch LGUP with Patch
Select "PartitionDL" radio button
Select bin file : US99610f_00_1205.kdz
Click Start
Click the "Select All" partitions checkbox and click OK
When the phone boots back into the OS, repeat all of Step 2.
Note: If it asks for a password on startup, follow the "Boot to Recovery" steps and since
we don't have anything loaded in the recovery partition it will wipe/erase the phone
and remove the password.
4 - Cleanup by re-flashing US996 KDZ partitions over top of existing partitions
As mentioned in the "Note about flashing KDZ files using LGUP" section above, after you use the PartitionDL method you get a kind of dirty phone image that doesn't always identify as its new model. To clean up, we repeat the process in Upgrade Mode, taking advantage of the fact that at least the OS now identifies as US996 even if Download Mode doesn't. After this, Download Mode will also identify as US996.
Starting booted into the OS with a USB-C cable attached (File Transfer mode, USB Debugging on):
Launch LGUP with Patch
Select "Upgrade" radio button
Select bin file : US99610f_00_1205.kdz
Click Start
When the phone boots back into the OS, repeat all of Step 2.
5 - Transfer files to the SDCard and install Terminal Emulator
We will need some files on the SDCard in the phone in order to install them, either inside the OS (in the case of Terminal Emulator), or later on from TWRP. The Terminal Emulator will be used for the DirtySanta exploit so we need to get that installed now.
Make sure the USB Connection is set to Data Transfer mode and copy the following files to the SDCard:
APK for Terminal Emulator
twrp-3.5.1_9-0-us996.img
h915freedommobilemodem.img
Enable installing apps from unknown sources by:
Settings - General - Fingerprints and Security - Unknown sources (turn it On)
Install Terminal Emulator:
Tools - File Manager
Choose "Allow" when prompted
Click the up-arrow next to "Internal Storage"
Choose SD Card
Scroll down and tap on jackpal.androidterm-1.0.70-71-minAPI4.apk
Install
6 - Unlock the Bootloader using the DirtySanta exploit
The US996 KDZ has a bootloader but it's locked. In order to unlock it we need to use the DirtySanta exploit to give us permissions to replace the Bootloader/Fastboot with a leaked engineering version.
Starting booted into the OS with a USB-C cable attached (File Transfer mode, USB Debugging on):
Settings - General - About Phone - Software Info
Verify that Software Version lists as US99610f
Copy the twrp-3.0.2-1-us996.img file into the folder containing the LG V20 Root Package
Open a command prompt window and change to the folder containing the LG V20 Root Package and run "Step1.bat"
It will push multiple files to the phone and apply some patches/exploits.
This proces will take 5 minutes and put you out at an "elsa:/ $" prompt
At this "elsa:/ $" prompt in your command prompt window type the following:
run-as con
chmod 0777 /storage/emulated/0/*
On the phone, launch Terminal Emulator and run the following:
id
Verify that the string which comes back contains the string "context-u:r:untrusted_app".
If not, run Step1.bat again, else continue forward
Enter the follosing command into Terminal Emulator (be very careful to type it properly):
applypatch /system/bin/atd /storage/emulated/0/dirtysanta
If that command came back with an error, close and re-open Terminal Emulator and try again
The command should begin to patch another file. This will take 5 minutes and will return you to the "elsa:/ $" prompt in Terminal Emulator when it has finished
Open another command prompt to the same folder and run "Step2.bat"
This step will download backup copies of the boot and aboot partitions from the phone then boot the phone into bootloader/fastboot mode.
You'll know it worked if the first line at the top of the phone screen appears in red
In the command prompt window, run Step3.bat
It will flash boot1.img and the TWRP Recovery image multiple times then restart the phone
The phone will hang, no matter how long it's left. Wait 5 minutes (at least until the logo re-loads once) then do the following:
Unplug the USB-C cable
Remove the battery from the phone to turn it off
Replace the battery
Boot into Fastboot mode and run the following commands in your command prompt:
fastboot flash boot bootbackup.img
Remove the USB-C cable and battery to turn off the phone. Then replace the battery and enter Recovery Mode
The phone will show a big red exclamation mark saying "Your device is corrupt". This is normal. It will go away after a few seconds then boot into recovery. This error screen is the result of the engineering "aboot" image that was flashed to give us an unlocked bootloader and will always happen on boot.
7 - Boot to old TWRP and install new TWRP
The old version of TWRP recovery will load. Don't ask me why we can't just go straight to new TWRP above, it didn't work well when I tried it.
If it asks for a password to decrypt data, click Cancel
Swipe to allow modifications
Install - Select Storage - MicroSD Card - OK
Install Image - Scroll down and tap the "twrp-3.5.1_9-0-us996.img"
Select the Recovery partition and swipe to confirm flash
Back to main menu
Reboot - Recovery
8 - Boot to new TWRP, install LineageOS, Google Apps, and flash modem partition image
The new version of TWRP will load:
Check the "Never show this screen during boot again" box
Swipe to allow modifications
Wipe - Format Data - type "yes" to continue
This is likely to fail the first time. Repeat it to properly format the data partition.
Go back to Main Menu - Wipe - Advanced Wipe - Select "Dalvik / ART Cache", "System", and "Cache"
Swipe to wipe
Back to main menu
Advanced - ADB Sideload
Plug in USB-C cable
Swipe to start sideload
In command prompt window on PC type the following:
adb sideload lineage-18.1-20210506-nightly-h910-signed.zip
When complete tap "back" and "ADB Sideload" and swipe again to apply another file:
adb sideload MindTheGapps-11.0.0-arm64-20210412_124247.zip
If you want to root the phone (completely optional, not necessary for this process), now is the time to do it. Tap "back" and "ADB Sideload" and swipe again to apply another file:
adb sideload Magisk-v23.zip
Go back to main menu - Install - Install Image - tap the h915freedommobilemodem.img file
Select the Modem partition and swipe to confirm flash
Remove USB-C cable
9. Reboot to LineageOS
Go back to main menu - Reboot - System - Swipe to reboot
References where I got the info to make this tutorial
Official Lineage 18.1 for LG V20 Release Thread
LineageOS Wiki for H910
DirtySanta Bootloader Unlock and Root Guide (Original)
H910 Rooting Thread (Cross-flash H915 then DirtySanta to US996)
H915 Root, TWRP using DirtySanta [WorkingSignals]
Noob Friendly Root TWRP using DirtySanta
General info about Modem Hardware, Firmware, Radio Interface Layer
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thank you so much. i need it
Great job for writing a complete how-to guide!
Thank You, You saved my old V20 H915​
hi have you been able to find a better modem?
btw i'm not able to decrypt under twrp, can you?
Just want to confirm, it's only guide wich works for me. But I have issues with modem:
1. When I tried to change mode of modem, "prefered network type", phone stayed in the loop of the kernel panic "modem crash"
2. It were difficult to revert changes back. Finally, safe mode (in order to get it, you need to press volume up and volume down in the same time, during LinageOS booting process) helped me - when I disabled airplan mode, I had 2-10 seconds until next kernel panic. And in ~10 attempts, I were able to finally switch modem's mode to GSM/WDCMA/LTE
3. I used this phone 3 days, and once the kernel panic (because of modem) happened again
Any ideas what to do with modem? Also, the picture "Your phone is corrupt" is not fan Any ideas how to change it?
I did my best to follow all the instructions but after step 7's reboot I just get blocks full of static. I can tell it's trying to do fresh install setup though from what's peeking through the blocks.
Riot54 said:
I did my best to follow all the instructions but after step 7's reboot I just get blocks full of static. I can tell it's trying to do fresh install setup though from what's peeking through the blocks.
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This is normal. Flash a kernel that's patched for dirty santa OR, cover the proximity sensor on boot and keep it covered until boot is complete.
That worked, thanks.
After multiple attempts going back and forth with step 6, I finally did it! I might switch to Lighthouse or Arros but I wouldn't have gotten this far without your guide.

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