Hi, it been a long time since I have been on here. I'm running 4.4.2 stock based Rom and want to upgrade to SD or Jasmine and not sure which is more stable. There is too much to read between the to roms so if someone can help that would be great.
As far as I know, both and also @xdabbeb 's VS985 ROM are all just as stable as stock 35B / LG Android 5.1.1 since they're all based on it. I never experienced any more or less stability on one versus another versus 100% unrooted stock, which I was on recently after the 35B OTA came out and we couldn't figure out how to be able to downgrade to re-root at first.
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Quick background: I'm a new LG G3 owner and I've been rooting and ROMing with three previous phones going back to the OG Droid but only by following the awesome work of developers. I'm currently on the 12b build which is what the phone came with and I've rooted and installed a custom recovery.
At some point I'll try a LP Rom but I'm not quite ready yet. I was wondering if I should go ahead and flash the 23c modem and kernel now while I'm still on KK. Would that cause an issue? If that would be an issue, when would I flash those in the upgrade process?
As a side note, does anyone have a recommendation as to which LP ROM is most stable? I like customization (which the LG UI doesn't have enough of), but I value full functioning and stability more.
Thanks in advance for any help and I apologize if this info is already posted; I've been searching and reading for hours
You can't use the 23C kernel or modem on 12B.
ROMs usually include kernels so when you flash a ROM, it'll include whatever kernel's needed. I could be wrong but I think the stock LG Lollipop ROMs that have been released include the modem, too.
If they don't, flash the modem after you flash a 23C ROM.
As far as what Lollipop ROM is most stable, that's personal preference. I use my own modified Odex'd.
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Thanks for the help.
I would like to try out new custom roms (I'm currently on stock rom zv4 rooted)
1) Does the LG G3 quick circle work on all custom roms? Or just specific stock based roms? I am very dependent on the quick circle. Also if quick circle does work on custom roms, is it a much faster than stock rom? On stock rom quick circle feels kind of slow.
2) I'm currently on KitKat & would like to update to LolliPop which is why I want to try out a new custom Rom? Does Xposed work as good as it does on KitKat or are there things I should be aware.
3) Stupid Question, what is the difference between Sprint LG G3 Android Development & Sprint G3 Original Android Development?
4) Is it best to update to ZVA via phone provider, then root, bump, then custom rom? Or continue from where I am currently on zv4 root, bump, then custom rom? Will I need to flash zva modem if i stay on zv4?
EFEXR said:
I would like to try out new custom roms (I'm currently on stock rom zv4 rooted)
1) Does the LG G3 quick circle work on all custom roms? Or just specific stock based roms? I am very dependent on the quick circle. Also if quick circle does work on custom roms, is it a much faster than stock rom? On stock rom quick circle feels kind of slow.
2) I'm currently on KitKat & would like to update to LolliPop which is why I want to try out a new custom Rom? Does Xposed work as good as it does on KitKat or are there things I should be aware.
3) Stupid Question, what is the difference between Sprint LG G3 Android Development & Sprint G3 Original Android Development?
4) Is it best to update to ZVA via phone provider, then root, bump, then custom rom? Or continue from where I am currently on zv4 root, bump, then custom rom? Will I need to flash zva modem if i stay on zv4?
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As far as I know there is a quick circle app for AOSP roms, not sure how far along it is. Not too sure about Xposed, never use it. Difference between original and android development is original is a rom that is built without using other developers work, like CyanogenMod. Android development is roms made using parts of 1 or more roms with their permission, making them not original. Zv4 is easiest to root and then add bumped TWRP recovery. After I had zv4, I flashed engine95's stock zva without loosing root or rrecovery.
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I went with non bumped twrp because HTC and dumlock issues... After I got recovery installed I backup and went to wipe factory reset instead I accidentally wiped internal storage and lost my backup and the CM ROM I was about to flash... So my phone was soft bricked but it is back up. If bumped is like HTC dumblock I may not have been so lucky getting my phone back up CM12.1 is only 340mb and stock lg ROM was 2gb and I have crappy internet. So if your looking for a good ROM CM is amazing to so far...
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Hello everyone. I haven't been in the game for awhile and the last time I was around was with Kit Kat 4.4.4 PACROM. I want to upgrade to VanirAOSP 5.1.1 (november build) and from the vague reading on these forums and a thread on CM11 --> CM12.1, I've already updated TWRP to a recent version (2.8.7.0). Other than that, since I'm already rooted and I'm running an AOSP ROM, can I simply download VanirAOSP 5.1.1 and the appropriate gapps and do a clean flash with no problem? Or is there something else I am missing?
It might refuse to flash without the right modem. You can try flashing it and see. If it complains, it probably wants either the 23C, 24B or 35B modem. For 24B or 35B, the easiest and best way would be to flash either the 24B or 35B "bootstack" (includes the modem) from @xdabbeb 's VS985 v2.0 thread in the Development section before the ROM. Regardless of which modem the ROM wants before you flash it, you should be able to flash the 35B bootstack after flashing the ROM, if it didn't like the 35B bootstack before flashing the ROM. Hope that's not too confusing.
if you want the latest TWRP, TWRP 3.0 was released. They are pretty much the same besides major UI enhancements.
Thanks for all the help guys. Just upgraded to TWRP 3.0. I downloaded all those bootstacks and Vanir 5.1.1 and generic gapps for Lolipop. Hopefully all goes well.
I'm sorry if I'm asking questions that have been answered here, but I am new to rooting and am suffering from information overload. I get confused about references to stock Android and whether this means the stock Verizon version or the untouched Android that Nexus devices get.
I'm using this phone through Tracfone and thus do not receive OTA updates. This also makes all of the Verizon bloat all the more useless. I'm not looking for a special ROM, I just want vanilla Android that will receive new updates over wifi.
Is this possible?
Hi. Stock means what LG/Verizon put on our phone. I understand the confusion, though, and I used to be confused about it too. It's best to call "pure" or "purer" Android AOSP, or from what I've read there isn't any true full AOSP that's user compiled any more - they're all more or less based on CyanogenMod, so "AOSP" or "CM", but CM is more realistic. AOSP is what Nexus has, although of course, it can be called stock too since in that case they're one in the same unless you're running a user-compiled AOSP in which case if it were me I would call it something else to distinguish it from the stock AOSP on Nexus.
CyanogenMod-based ROMs will be the closest you'll get. CM13 for Marshmallow. I don't know if CM gets OTAs, I think sometimes in the past they have, at least once a version of CM has gone "final" (not sure if CM13 has gone final). Some ROMs that are based on CM have OTAs too.
I can't speak as to how well these work. I used to use CM-based ROMs more on other phones but for me, stock works so much more reliably/predictably and overall smoother than AOSP/CM. AOSP/CM and International-based stock ROMs always seem to have some unreliableness factor.
If you want a debloated but reliable ROM based on stock (which would receive OTAs if there ever are any more, but it's doubtful there will be), use @xdabbeb 's stock 47A (Marshmallow) firmware along with either my debloat zips or the debloat generator made by another user, which I link to in the third post of the 47A firmware thread in the Development section. The debloat zips/generator are also linked to in my signature below.
Overall, personally, I consider @xdabbeb 's VS985 v2.0 ROM, based on 35B (5.1.1) the best ROM, but I'm currently using the stock 47A firmware with complete debloating and am satisfied with it.
I use Xposed and G3TweaksBox to get some features on stock ROMs that I consider a must.
The easiest way to flash the ROM I mentioned is (if you're not rooted yet), first tell us what version of the stock ROM you're on. If it's anything but 23C or 24B, the absolute easiest way to root and put custom recovery on is by downgrading to 10B using the TOT method and the .DLL that's extracted from the 35B KDZ. Links to the TOT and DLL in @annoyingduck 's stickied return to stock thread in the General section, also the first link in my signature below.
Directions and the links to the program to flash TOTs, you'll have to Google for.
In the future, please ask all questions in the Q&A section. I'll ask a moderator to move this thread. Thanks!
Thanks for the response. I am definitely most interested in reliability. After reading your post, I think I might just stick with the stock Verizon image and wait for the upgrade tool to release Marshmallow.
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Thanks for the response. I am definitely most interested in reliability. After reading your post, I think I might just stick with the stock Verizon image and wait for the upgrade tool to release Marshmallow.
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You're welcome! Or if I didn't say it before, you can flash the 47A KDZ with LG Flash Tool 2014, preferably with the CSE option which will wipe all data including internal storage, so use the built in LG Backup and also move what you want to keep from your internal storage.
I have AT&T and I can't get LTE back on my vs98547a so I TOT'd back to 10b intent on using it.
What's the best ROM that works with the 10b radio? What's the latest CM that can use 10b?
Probably the earlier versions of JasmineROM or SkyDragon for stock. CM11 should definitely work with the 10B modem - I doubt if CM12.0 will. I seem to recall CM12 requiring the 23C modem but I could be wrong. Sorry I don't have concrete knowledge, just thought I'd share what I could.
I'm in bad shape! Skydragon's first official release was lollipop, and the pre-release KK version is not available. Cyanogen dropped all their CM11 downloads, and I can't find any place with backups or at least the last release. I'm running JasmineROM 3.0 which uses the 11c radio but I have the same problem and Band 4 is active but just won't work.
Does anyone have CM11 for vs985 still sitting on their hard drive?