Hey everyone, I have a verizon g3 with firmware version 47a. I'm hell bent on rooting it and it's hell bent on stopping me at any cost XD So the problem is, I'm trying to flash the 10b kdz file, and when I load up the tool and start the flash, it gets the bar to 100% and then gives me an error that says can't connect to server. After that, I just click OK and watch my phone for activity, and there is none. The firmware update bar on my phone remains on 0%. Any solutions would be very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
*IF* you're not rooted/haven't flashed one of @xdabbeb 's Bootstacks, then you can't flash anything older than the 35B KDZ from (stock unrooted) 35B or higher. You have to use the 10B TOT along with the .DLL that's extracted from the 35B KDZ. You can find both in my Android File Host section linked to at the bottom of @annoyingduck 's stickied return to stock thread in the General section, also linked to in my signature below.
Regarding no connection to server, read the second or third post of the thread I reference above. But as I said above, if you're coming from 100% stock unrooted 47A, you have to use the TOT method to downgrade to the easily rootable 10B, where you can then use the Stump app on XDA to root it using the brute force option, and then use TWRP Manager from the Play Store to put on TWRP. Rooting gets more complicated after 10B and putting TWRP on gets more complicated after 12B.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
*IF* you're not rooted/haven't flashed one of @xdabbeb 's Bootstacks, then you can't flash anything older than the 35B KDZ from (stock unrooted) 35B or higher. You have to use the 10B TOT along with the .DLL that's extracted from the 35B KDZ. You can find both in my Android File Host section linked to at the bottom of @annoyingduck 's stickied return to stock thread in the General section, also linked to in my signature below.
Regarding no connection to server, read the second or third post of the thread I reference above. But as I said above, if you're coming from 100% stock unrooted 47A, you have to use the TOT method to downgrade to the easily rootable 10B, where you can then use the Stump app on XDA to root it using the brute force option, and then use TWRP Manager from the Play Store to put on TWRP. Rooting gets more complicated after 10B and putting TWRP on gets more complicated after 12B.
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Hey, thanks so much for the help and reply. So I followed everything you said and everything in the guide, and i still have a small problem. When I start the flash, it's fine. It detects the phone and "analyzes phone setting". Then, it gets to the software extraction part, and **** hits the fanXD. Basically, the connection to server lost window pops up, and the original window states "Upgrade stopped due to an error". And of course, my phone has no activity, the firmware update bar is still on 0%. What gives??
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Hey, thanks so much for the help and reply. So I followed everything you said and everything in the guide, and i still have a small problem. When I start the flash, it's fine. It detects the phone and "analyzes phone setting". Then, it gets to the software extraction part, and **** hits the fanXD. Basically, the connection to server lost window pops up, and the original window states "Upgrade stopped due to an error". And of course, my phone has no activity, the firmware update bar is still on 0%. What gives??
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Are you clicking on analyze phone? You don't need to do that. And I know in the past that has messed me up.
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andr0id187 said:
Hey, thanks so much for the help and reply. So I followed everything you said and everything in the guide, and i still have a small problem. When I start the flash, it's fine. It detects the phone and "analyzes phone setting". Then, it gets to the software extraction part, and **** hits the fanXD. Basically, the connection to server lost window pops up, and the original window states "Upgrade stopped due to an error". And of course, my phone has no activity, the firmware update bar is still on 0%. What gives??
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You're welcome!
Did you wait 5-10 minutes since the connection to server dialog is normal? Commonly if you wait 5-10 minutes and not have touched any buttons in any dialogs in the software that pop up, you'll find the phone is flashed.
Can you confirm since you haven't said - are you 100% stock unrooted or rooted and have previously flashed one of @xdabbeb 's Bootstacks? Like I said, if you're 100% stock unrooted, you have to use the TOT method, not KDZs. TOT uses a different tool. Just Google for it. "TOT Method"
If waiting 5-10 minutes doesn't help, try the TOT method. It's better overall anyway, even if it's less user friendly (except that LG Flash Tool 2014 throws up bogus error dialogs).
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Are you clicking on analyze phone? You don't need to do that. And I know in the past that has messed me up.
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^^^^^^^^^^ yep, definitely, what @jurington said.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
You're welcome!
Did you wait 5-10 minutes since the connection to server dialog is normal? Commonly if you wait 5-10 minutes and not have touched any buttons in any dialogs in the software that pop up, you'll find the phone is flashed.
Can you confirm since you haven't said - are you 100% stock unrooted or rooted and have previously flashed one of @xdabbeb 's Bootstacks? Like I said, if you're 100% stock unrooted, you have to use the TOT method, not KDZs. TOT uses a different tool. Just Google for it. "TOT Method"
If waiting 5-10 minutes doesn't help, try the TOT method. It's better overall anyway, even if it's less user friendly (except that LG Flash Tool 2014 throws up bogus error dialogs).
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^^^^^^^^^^ yep, definitely, what @jurington said.
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Goddamit you're right, I'm stupid, I didn't read that I AM on stock, unrooted so I'm going to have to use TOT. So will the file remain the same? vs98510b?
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Goddamit you're right, I'm stupid, I didn't read that I AM on stock, unrooted so I'm going to have to use TOT. So will the file remain the same? vs98510b?
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I'm not clear on your question. It's a 10B TOT (and the .DLL I mentioned previously) instead of the 10B KDZ, so it's a different file.
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I'm not clear on your question. It's a 10B TOT (and the .DLL I mentioned previously) instead of the 10B KDZ, so it's a different file.
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Ok, so I flashed the 10b tot, rooted it with stump, installed SuperSU and TWRP. Then, according to this article: http://androiding.how/root-verizon-g3-47a-marshmallow-firmware/
I'm supposed to flash the 35b bootstack which I also did successfully. Then, I can flash back to 47a and keep the root. Only problem is, after installing the bootstack, when I try to flash 47a, it's not rooted, and gives me a "con.android.phone has stopped working" error. I think this might have something to do with the fact that in the article, it says NOT to let TWRP install SuperSU when flashing 47a. When i flash it, it gives me no option to accept or deny the installation of Super SU. Is this the problem? Or is it something else entirely? Thanks again.
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Ok, so I flashed the 10b tot, rooted it with stump, installed SuperSU and TWRP. Then, according to this article: http://androiding.how/root-verizon-g3-47a-marshmallow-firmware/
I'm supposed to flash the 35b bootstack which I also did successfully. Then, I can flash back to 47a and keep the root. Only problem is, after installing the bootstack, when I try to flash 47a, it's not rooted, and gives me a "con.android.phone has stopped working" error. I think this might have something to do with the fact that in the article, it says NOT to let TWRP install SuperSU when flashing 47a. When i flash it, it gives me no option to accept or deny the installation of Super SU. Is this the problem? Or is it something else entirely? Thanks again.
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Did you flash xdabbebs 47A rom? Also did you did you do any wipes in twrp before you flashed the rom? And what version of twrp do you have?
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andr0id187 said:
Ok, so I flashed the 10b tot, rooted it with stump, installed SuperSU and TWRP. Then, according to this article: http://androiding.how/root-verizon-g3-47a-marshmallow-firmware/
I'm supposed to flash the 35b bootstack which I also did successfully. Then, I can flash back to 47a and keep the root. Only problem is, after installing the bootstack, when I try to flash 47a, it's not rooted, and gives me a "con.android.phone has stopped working" error. I think this might have something to do with the fact that in the article, it says NOT to let TWRP install SuperSU when flashing 47a. When i flash it, it gives me no option to accept or deny the installation of Super SU. Is this the problem? Or is it something else entirely? Thanks again.
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I'd wipe Cache, Dalvik /ART and Data and reflash @xdabbeb 's VS985 stock 47A firmware.
TWRP v3.0.0 is systemless root (or at least Marshmallow) aware so doesn't offer to flash SuperSU.
2.8.7.0 isn't aware and asks since it won't be able to find SuperSU where it looks.
If you do wipes after flashing the ROM, it's common to lose root. Just reflash the ROM.
Also optional debloat zips in post three of his ROM thread.
Ok so first of all, yes I have the xdadev 47a rom, yes I did a wipe in twrp, is that bad? And I have twrp 3.0.0.0(latest?) If you need any more information please ask, I'm really hoping to solve this problem. Thanks
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Ok so first of all, yes I have the xdadev 47a rom, yes I did a wipe in twrp, is that bad? And I have twrp 3.0.0.0(latest?) If you need any more information please ask, I'm really hoping to solve this problem. Thanks
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No, you're supposed to wipe in TWRP, he was just covering all bases. Did you re-flash the ROM?
You can also/instead potentially flash the latest SuperSU.zip from @Chainfire 's website.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
No, you're supposed to wipe in TWRP, he was just covering all bases. Did you re-flash the ROM?
You can also/instead potentially flash the latest SuperSU.zip from @Chainfire 's website.
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so whats happening is, every time after i flash the xdadev 47a rom(i dont wipe mind you, i just reboot), it's giving me the com.android.phone has stopped error and no root. I really don't understand why
andr0id187 said:
so whats happening is, every time after i flash the xdadev 47a rom(i dont wipe mind you, i just reboot), it's giving me the com.android.phone has stopped error and no root. I really don't understand why
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Check the ROM zip MD5 hash? I assume you're meaning you don't wipe after. Did you try wiping again before flashing it?
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Check the ROM zip MD5 hash? I assume you're meaning you don't wipe after. Did you try wiping again before flashing it?
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yes i've tried wiping before flashing and it still gives me the error, I'm currently wiping after flash to see what happens, hopefully i dont lose root
andr0id187 said:
yes i've tried wiping before flashing and it still gives me the error, I'm currently wiping after flash to see what happens, hopefully i dont lose root
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That's not going to make a difference but you will likely not be rooted. You'll still have TWRP though.
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That's not going to make a difference but you will likely not be rooted. You'll still have TWRP though.
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so how do i go from 10b to 47a and keep root?
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so how do i go from 10b to 47a and keep root?
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The only way I know is what we've already discussed and what you already did. Did you check the ROM zip MD5 hash? I've flashed my (and my wife's) G3's many times with these files when I was doing tests and haven't had this problem. I'm perplexed as well but if you should check the MD5 hash to eliminate that as a problem. That said, you might need to reflash the 10B TOT. TOTs flash more partitions than KDZs and can fix problems that flashing KDZs and ROMs can't. I once had a weird issue that it didn't matter what KDZ or rooted ROM I flashed, the problem persisted. I don't recall the exact problem but it conceivably could've been the same as similar to yours. Once I flashed the 10B TOT, all was well and when discussing with @xdabbeb, that's when he educated me that TOTs have more partitions than KDZs. I'm a diehard TOT fan ever since (I preferred KDZ when possible previously).
I know you already flashed the TOT but we're running out of ideas. If the MD5 hash of the 47A ROM and 35B Bootstack match what they're supposed to (listed on the Android File Host download page for each file). Make sure and
You should also get in the habit of flashing the appropriate Bootstack every time you flash a ROM, or after every time you restore a TWRP backup. Even if you know you're already on the 35B Bootstack - mind you, I'm not meaning this as "snake oil" or as a solution to the trouble you're having, and flashing it more than once won't change anything, but I just wanted to make sure you know this since some ROM's (JasmineROM and SkyDragon) include a partial Bootstack and can cause a brick (so the Bootstack should be flashed after the ROM in their case), and TWRP Backups/Restores don't backup or restore the entire set of partitions including in the Bootstack, so if you happen to be on a ROM that you were using the 24B Bootstack with, and restore a TWRP Backup of a 35B or higher ROM, you might not have a signal.
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@andr0id187 I also want to be completely clear since I read back and I don't think you specified. Sorry for the repetetiveness but when you wipe before flashing, you're wiping Cache, Dalvik /ART and Data correct?
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
The only way I know is what we've already discussed and what you already did. Did you check the ROM zip MD5 hash? I've flashed my (and my wife's) G3's many times with these files when I was doing tests and haven't had this problem. I'm perplexed as well but if you should check the MD5 hash to eliminate that as a problem. That said, you might need to reflash the 10B TOT. TOTs flash more partitions than KDZs and can fix problems that flashing KDZs and ROMs can't. I once had a weird issue that it didn't matter what KDZ or rooted ROM I flashed, the problem persisted. I don't recall the exact problem but it conceivably could've been the same as similar to yours. Once I flashed the 10B TOT, all was well and when discussing with @xdabbeb, that's when he educated me that TOTs have more partitions than KDZs. I'm a diehard TOT fan ever since (I preferred KDZ when possible previously).
I know you already flashed the TOT but we're running out of ideas. If the MD5 hash of the 47A ROM and 35B Bootstack match what they're supposed to (listed on the Android File Host download page for each file). Make sure and
You should also get in the habit of flashing the appropriate Bootstack every time you flash a ROM, or after every time you restore a TWRP backup. Even if you know you're already on the 35B Bootstack - mind you, I'm not meaning this as "snake oil" or as a solution to the trouble you're having, and flashing it more than once won't change anything, but I just wanted to make sure you know this since some ROM's (JasmineROM and SkyDragon) include a partial Bootstack and can cause a brick (so the Bootstack should be flashed after the ROM in their case), and TWRP Backups/Restores don't backup or restore the entire set of partitions including in the Bootstack, so if you happen to be on a ROM that you were using the 24B Bootstack with, and restore a TWRP Backup of a 35B or higher ROM, you might not have a signal.
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@andr0id187 I also want to be completely clear since I read back and I don't think you specified. Sorry for the repetetiveness but when you wipe before flashing, you're wiping Cache, Dalvik /ART and Data correct?
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Yes, I'm doing the default TWRP wipe which includes all of the above(right?)
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Yes, I'm doing the default TWRP wipe which includes all of the above(right?)
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No idea. As with backups it might default to what was chosen previously. I don't know what it defaults to on flash of TWRP from freshly rooted. I look at the list and make sure those three are checked everytime. Sometimes I wipe other things like internal storage or just Cache and Dalvik /ART so other times I want to make sure I have selected exactly what I want.
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Hey XDA,
I had my LG G3 on the liquidsmooth ROM, for quite a long time, and am resetting it to factory and upgrading to 46a Marshmallow.
I have been using LG Flash Tool 2014 and got the 23c Normal Flash completed successfully, but have been unable to get the 24b KDZ to flash (LG Flash Tool 2014 keeps crashing). Tried on multiple Windows 7 computers and one windows 10 computer with compatibility for LG Flash Tool 2014 without any success.
I also tried getting the OTA updates with a verizon SIM installed and no luck there either.
I would love to find a .dlpkgfile of 24b, 35b and 46a to get my phone updated to current software.
If anyone can help, it would be much appreciated. And of course I have searched high and low for answers with no success as well.
You could root and put TWRP on and flash the 46A ROM in the Development section. I've only seen 2-3 people mention actually getting an OTA to 46A so even if you OTA to 35B it's not certain when or if you'll see the OTA to Marshmallow.
FYI it's easiest to root and put TWRP on by flashing the 10B KDZ first. Use the Stump app to root and TWRP Manager to put TWRP on. Rooting and putting TWRP on gets more complicated after 10B.
Sometimes it can take a day or two for an OTA to show up.
Even if you got the .dlpkgfile files you needed, I wasn't able to use the same method that worked to manually apply the OTA from 12B to 23C, to do the same thing to go from 23C to 24B. And since only a few people have reported getting the 46A OTA, and I'm sure they weren't rooted (because otherwise the 46A OTA wouldn't have actually worked), and without root there's no way to capture the OTA file. Once everyone starts getting the OTA, assuming this is the final official Marshmallow, then someone with root and OTA enabled would be able to capture it if they thought about it.
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You could root and put TWRP on and flash the 46A ROM in the Development section. I've only seen 2-3 people mention actually getting an OTA to 46A so even if you OTA to 35B it's not certain when or if you'll see the OTA to Marshmallow.
FYI it's easiest to root and put TWRP on by flashing the 10B KDZ first. Use the Stump app to root and TWRP Manager to put TWRP on. Rooting and putting TWRP on gets more complicated after 10B.
Sometimes it can take a day or two for an OTA to show up.
Even if you got the .dlpkgfile files you needed, I wasn't able to use the same method that worked to manually apply the OTA from 12B to 23C, to do the same thing to go from 23C to 24B. And since only a few people have reported getting the 46A OTA, and I'm sure they weren't rooted (because otherwise the 46A OTA wouldn't have actually worked), and without root there's no way to capture the OTA file. Once everyone starts getting the OTA, assuming this is the final official Marshmallow, then someone with root and OTA enabled would be able to capture it if they thought about it.
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I have the intention of selling the phone and having on OFFICIAL status.
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I have the intention of selling the phone and having on OFFICIAL status.
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Ah. Afraid flashing the 35B KDZ and letting it OTA on its own whenever/if the OTA actually spreads to everyone would be your best bet. Assuming they'll put a Verizon SIM in it, that is. 35B works really great anyway.
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Ah. Afraid flashing the 35B KDZ and letting it OTA on its own whenever/if the OTA actually spreads to everyone would be your best bet. Assuming they'll put a Verizon SIM in it, that is. 35B works really great anyway.
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I tried that, the LG Flash Tool 2014 continuously crashes when getting phone information, so I am essentially stuck at the moment
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I tried that, the LG Flash Tool 2014 continuously crashes when getting phone information, so I am essentially stuck at the moment
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Are you manually selecting the "Read Phone Information" button? You don't have to do that if you are, and has often crashed for me too. Just click "Start".
Otherwise, you could:
1. Root.
2. Put TWRP on.
3. Get the completely stock 35B aboot (bootloader), laf (Download mode), boot (kernel), system and recovery partition images from @bweN diorD 's stickied thread in the General section.
4. Take @xdabbeb 's 35B bootstack zip, replace the aboot and laf in there, which are 12B's, with the ones from 35B.
5. Modify the updater-script in the bootstack zip to also flash the boot, system, and recovery partitions.
6. Flash the zip in TWRP.
You should be 100% completely stock 35B with no root or custom recovery at this point.
I am not responsible if you mess up the commands in the updater-script, or any other issue and you end up bricking your phone, however.
Just sayin', you could.
FYI - I took the route of flashing the 46A rom in the developer section. I'm rooted, running xposed and my status shows "official"
If you're wanting to sell it, why not just slap 35B on there and call it a day? 46A is not current software for the masses
I'm going to be switching to a TMO unlimited plan and would like to move over my rooted G3, which is currently on 11C with the tethering hack, and would like to move with a more recent version. What's going to be the most straightforward way to get there? I'd like to have root on 46A for TB but that's about the only reason.
If I could simply unroot and take the OTA's that would be fine but my vague recollection is that it's not as simple as that. While the OTA method would be nice so I don't need to reload everything, going from scratch would be OK.
If you have TWRP installed, follow a ROM's directions to flash a 46A ROM. Update TWRP to the latest (either 2.8.7.0 or 3.0.0) first. Always make a backup first and store it somewhere that won't be affected by a factory reset or stock flash of TOT or KDZ (in other words, on your MicroSD card).
Just in case you're not aware, the built-in LG Backup (Settings / Backup) works really fast and I've been using it instead of TB for restoring user apps and data.
I was thinking of using the stock ROM listed here but it talks about installing a 35B bootstack first as does the Azadi ROM.
I've already upgraded to TWRP 2.8.7.0 so that's done as is the LG Backup. So do I then need to flash the 35B bootstack and then the 46A ROM or is there a "complete" 46A that can be installed from scratch? I've poked around and everything basically says I'll need to be on the 35B bootstack before going to 46A.
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So do I then need to flash the 35B bootstack and then the 46A ROM
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Yes.
Success - sort of.
I did 35B & 46A from TWRP and rebooted but ran into com.android.phone has stopped errors. Seemed like the simplest solution was a factory reset, which did cure it. However now I've lost root so I need to investigate how to get that back on 46A
Thanks for the help as at least I'm now current.
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Success - sort of.
I did 35B & 46A from TWRP and rebooted but ran into com.android.phone has stopped errors. Seemed like the simplest solution was a factory reset, which did cure it. However now I've lost root so I need to investigate how to get that back on 46A
Thanks for the help as at least I'm now current.
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You're welcome, glad you've had some success. You could try flashing the latest beta (made for Marshmallow) SuperSU.zip (v2.67?), or dirty flashing the ROM.
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You're welcome, glad you've had some success. You could try flashing the latest beta (made for Marshmallow) SuperSU.zip (v2.67?), or dirty flashing the ROM.
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That worked after manually booting into recovery and hoping to get to TWRP.
Once there I flashed v2.6.7 and seem like I'm good to go. Now just need to set things upo the way I was.
Really appreciate all the fast help.
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That worked after manually booting into recovery and hoping to get to TWRP.
Once there I flashed v2.6.7 and seem like I'm good to go. Now just need to set things upo the way I was.
Really appreciate all the fast help.
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You're welcome!
I just found out Verizon released Marshmallow for the G3 not too long ago so I thought I might switch back over to my old G3. Before doing so, I wanted to update the phone first and see how I like it. OTA update(on wifi) didn't find any new updates so I used the software upgrade assistant. The upgrade assistant found new updates and updated my phone to what I thought would be Marshmallow. To my surprise, it updated to Lollipop 5.1.1. I figured it must have to upgrade to Lollipop first, so I went back into the upgrade assistant and it says my phones up-to-date. Same goes for the OTA update.
It's been a couple hours now and my phones still not seeing any Marshmallow update. Does my phone have to have a sim card and be active in order to update to Marshmallow? What would cause me not to be able to update to Marshmallow?
Do you have an activated Verizon SIM in? Sometimes it can take days for the OTA to show up after restoring to stock.
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Do you have an activated Verizon SIM in? Sometimes it can take days for the OTA to show up after restoring to stock.
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No, I do not have a sim in. My current Verizon phone uses a nano sim so unfortunately, I can't just swap them out. I wanted to see how I liked Marshmallow before getting a new sim. However, I was able to upgrade to lollipop without a sim.
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No, I do not have a sim in. My current Verizon phone uses a nano sim so unfortunately, I can't just swap them out. I wanted to see how I liked Marshmallow before getting a new sim. However, I was able to upgrade to lollipop without a sim.
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The computer software doesn't require a SIM, but as you discovered, they haven't released the 46A Marshmallow KDZ yet, which is why it only took you to 35B 5.1.1 since all the software does is download the latest released KDZ and flash it.
For OTAs on the phone itself, it does require an activated Verizon SIM for it to even recognize that there's an OTA available. I know there are adapters to change SIM sizes, but I've never had to use one.
If you root and put TWRP on (second link in my signature below), you can flash @xdabbeb 's completely stock 46A ROM in the Development section.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
The computer software doesn't require a SIM, but as you discovered, they haven't released the 46A Marshmallow KDZ yet, which is why it only took you to 35B 5.1.1 since all the software does is download the latest released KDZ and flash it.
For OTAs on the phone itself, it does require an activated Verizon SIM for it to even recognize that there's an OTA available. I know there are adapters to change SIM sizes, but I've never had to use one.
If you root and put TWRP on (second link in my signature below), you can flash @xdabbeb 's completely stock 46A ROM in the Development section.
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Thanks for clearing that up. Maybe I will flash adabbeb's rom instead of waiting for Verizon to release the KDZ.
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Thanks for clearing that up. Maybe I will flash adabbeb's rom instead of waiting for Verizon to release the KDZ.
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You're welcome! Yeah, Verizon/LG are taking an extraordinarily long time to release this one. Complicating matters is that they changed things so that an old pattern of URL we were able to use in the past to check for the KDZ no longer works.
I was restoring my phone to a JasmineROM 9.1 TWRP backup to check a few times every day with the official computer software to see when it would start downloading the 46A KDZ but I've given up checking - it was a lot of backing up and restoring - someone else probably would find the news sooner anyway.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
You're welcome! Yeah, Verizon/LG are taking an extraordinarily long time to release this one. Complicating matters is that they changed things so that an old pattern of URL we were able to use in the past to check for the KDZ no longer works.
I was restoring my phone to a JasmineROM 9.1 TWRP backup to check a few times every day with the official computer software to see when it would start downloading the 46A KDZ but I've given up checking - it was a lot of backing up and restoring - someone else probably would find the news sooner anyway.
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I know all about Verizon taking forever to release updates. My current phone, Sony Xperia Z3v, just got Lollipop a couple weeks ago. It's been nearly 2yrs since Verizon promised it would get Lollipop. I was quite shocked when I found out Marshmallow was already available for the G3.
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I know all about Verizon taking forever to release updates. My current phone, Sony Xperia Z3v, just got Lollipop a couple weeks ago. It's been nearly 2yrs since Verizon promised it would get Lollipop. I was quite shocked when I found out Marshmallow was already available for the G3.
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Wow, that is a LONG time!
We were all quite surprised when 46A released so quickly. Even before it was official, there were a few helpful people who got the OTA I think it was a couple of weeks or maybe even a month before anyone else, and with our help, they imaged the 46A partitions for us. Since we haven't had the KDZ available to extract, that's what the 46A-based ROMs are using. @xdabbeb and I compared all the files/partitions from the "leak" and the official OTA and they're identical, however, so no danger the ROMs are any different than the official besides that the rooted ROMs *have* to use the 35B modem because the 46A modem requires the 46A sbl1 partition, and the 46A sbl1 in combination with the 12B aboot (bootloader) which we require to be able to get into TWRP put the phone into QHSUSB_BULK mode. @xdabbeb tried modifying files to get the 46A modem and sbl1 to work with the 12B aboot, but no luck.
I remember when at least one user (I don't remember who) on here was insistent that we wouldn't get 5.1.1 and when the earliest reports of the OTA occurred, they thought it was fake. I was cautiously optimistic. Very grateful that we got 35B. If we never get another OTA to hopefully fix just the few quirks with 46A, I'd probably restore back to @xdabbeb 's VS985 v2.0 based on 35B as it's overall the cat's meow in my opinion. It gives me that warm, fuzzy feeling of knowing just how professional a job he did with it. I do admittedly find it hard to move "backwards" though, knowing there's a more recent stock ROM.
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The computer software doesn't require a SIM, but as you discovered, they haven't released the 46A Marshmallow KDZ yet, which is why it only took you to 35B 5.1.1 since all the software does is download the latest released KDZ and flash it.
For OTAs on the phone itself, it does require an activated Verizon SIM for it to even recognize that there's an OTA available. I know there are adapters to change SIM sizes, but I've never had to use one.
If you root and put TWRP on (second link in my signature below), you can flash @xdabbeb 's completely stock 46A ROM in the Development section.
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Were is this completely stock Marshmallow Rom located.All the ones I've found have been modified in someway.
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Were is this completely stock Marshmallow Rom located.All the ones I've found have been modified in someway.
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In the Development section, the one that says 46A firmware, thread by @xdabbeb. That's as close to 100% stock rooted you can be while still being able to get into TWRP.
There's only one other stock 46A-based ROM in the Development section.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
In the Development section, the one that says 46A firmware, thread by @xdabbeb. That's as close to 100% stock rooted you can be while still being able to get into TWRP.
There's only one other stock 46A-based ROM in the Development section.
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Oh ok. I saw that.I'm guessing since I'm on 12B rooted I can just install TWRP and that 46A Rom and keep root and TWRP installed.Is that correct.If so I'm going to proceed but not if exposed can't be installed or since I already have exposed install will it still be after update to Marshmallow?
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Oh ok. I saw that.I'm guessing since I'm on 12B rooted I can just install TWRP and that 46A Rom and keep root and TWRP installed.Is that correct.
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As @xdabbeb says and links to in the first post of that thread, you have to be on the 35B bootstack, so flash the 35B bootstack before flashing that ROM.
Before you flash any ROM, in TWRP you select to wipe Cache, Dalvik/ART and Data. I wipe System as well.
Otherwise yes. You can, if you wish, use the built in LG Backup to backup your user apps and user data, and limited system data.
If so I'm going to proceed but not if exposed can't be installed or since I already have exposed install will it still be after update to Marshmallow?
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When you flash a ROM, it overwrites your old one, which includes overwriting Xposed or any other system modifications because when you flash Xposed or other system mods, it installs to the same place the ROM is. Xposed for Marshmallow works fine for me.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
As @xdabbeb says and links to in the first post of that thread, you have to be on the 35B bootstack, so flash the 35B bootstack before flashing that ROM.
Before you flash any ROM, in TWRP you select to wipe Cache, Dalvik/ART and Data. I wipe System as well.
Otherwise yes. You can, if you wish, use the built in LG Backup to backup your user apps and user data, and limited system data.
When you flash a ROM, it overwrites your old one, which includes overwriting Xposed or any other system modifications because when you flash Xposed or other system mods, it installs to the same place the ROM is. Xposed for Marshmallow works fine for me.
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I'm still a little confused about how to install this.I'm on 12B and it sounds like I need to be on 35B before I can flash this 46A Rom.So do I need to install TWRP and 35B Rom first or can I go from 12B Rom to 46A Rom but I will need to flash 35B bootstack to go from 12B to 46A.
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I'm still a little confused about how to install this.I'm on 12B and it sounds like I need to be on 35B before I can flash this 46A Rom.So do I need to install TWRP and 35B Rom first
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No.
or can I go from 12B Rom to 46A Rom but I will need to flash 35B bootstack to go from 12B to 46A.
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Yes.
Install TWRP using TWRP Manager. Like I said in the other thread, don't "kill" me if I'm wrong but I believe that 12B was the last version that you could simply use TWRP Manager to install TWRP - after 12B it's not that simple. So what I'm saying is, be prepared, have everything backed up if you care about it, moved to your external storage in case you need to flash a KDZ to restore to stock, etc.
Follow the link in @xdabbeb 's 46A thread and download the 35B bootstack and the 46A ROM. If you wish you can download debloat zips that I provided in the third post of that thread.
Use an app like Quick Boot in the Play Store to reboot to TWRP Recovery, or with the phone off, press and hold the Down Volume button and while keeping it pressed, also press and hold the Power button. When you see it load a stock-looking recovery with white background, let go of both buttons right away. If you hold the power button for too long, it'll turn off or reboot. Then select Wipe Cache from the stock-looking recovery to manually go into TWRP. You can also press Factory Reset to get to TWRP but since I'm not positive if using TWRP Manager on 12B is fine, just use the Wipe Cache option. I know for a fact TWRP Manager is just fine on 10B because 10B is what I always root and install TWRP on.
From TWRP, wipe Cache and Dalvik/ART, and Data.
Again from TWRP, flash the 35B bootstack you downloaded.
Once more from TWRP, flash the 46A ROM you downloaded.
If you so wish you can flash any debloat zips.
Reboot.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
No.
Yes.
Install TWRP using TWRP Manager. Like I said in the other thread, don't "kill" me if I'm wrong but I believe that 12B was the last version that you could simply use TWRP Manager to install TWRP - after 12B it's not that simple. So what I'm saying is, be prepared, have everything backed up if you care about it, moved to your external storage in case you need to flash a KDZ to restore to stock, etc.
Follow the link in @xdabbeb 's 46A thread and download the 35B bootstack and the 46A ROM. If you wish you can download debloat zips that I provided in the third post of that thread.
Use an app like Quick Boot in the Play Store to reboot to TWRP Recovery, or with the phone off, press and hold the Down Volume button and while keeping it pressed, also press and hold the Power button. When you see it load a stock-looking recovery with white background, let go of both buttons right away. If you hold the power button for too long, it'll turn off or reboot. Then select Wipe Cache from the stock-looking recovery to manually go into TWRP. You can also press Factory Reset to get to TWRP but since I'm not positive if using TWRP Manager on 12B is fine, just use the Wipe Cache option. I know for a fact TWRP Manager is just fine on 10B because 10B is what I always root and install TWRP on.
From TWRP, wipe Cache and Dalvik/ART, and Data.
Again from TWRP, flash the 35B bootstack you downloaded.
Once more from TWRP, flash the 46A ROM you downloaded.
If you so wish you can flash any debloat zips.
Reboot.
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Just making sure root will hold and get TWRP from Play Store?
AtrixHDMan said:
Just making sure root will hold
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Answered in the first post of @xdabbeb 's thread for his 46A ROM.
and get TWRP from Play Store?
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I answered that in the other thread.
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Answered in the first post of @xdabbeb 's thread for his 46A ROM.
I answered that in the other thread.
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I`ve updated and my phone is not rooted.Tried a few apps that require root and it is not rooted.How to fix?
AtrixHDMan said:
I`ve updated and my phone is not rooted.Tried a few apps that require root and it is not rooted.How to fix?
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Try dirty flashing the ROM? @xdabbeb 's 46A ROM is pre-rooted. Had you wiped anything AFTER flashing the ROM?
You could download the SuperSU.zip off of @Chainfire 's website and flash it in TWRP. It would have to be the same version @xdabbeb used on his ROM, though - I think 2.67.
I haven't had this problem when flashing his ROM so I don't know what else to suggest.
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Try dirty flashing the ROM? @xdabbeb 's 46A ROM is pre-rooted. Had you wiped anything AFTER flashing the ROM?
You could download the SuperSU.zip off of @Chainfire 's website and flash it in TWRP. It would have to be the same version @xdabbeb used on his ROM, though - I think 2.67.
I haven't had this problem when flashing his ROM so I don't know what else to suggest.
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I got it to work,but I`m having several problems with this rom.Like very slow charging.weather not working,brightness not working,and if you shut phone off and try to boot back up it buzzes but no boot up.Have to pull battery out in order to boot up.
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I got it to work,but I`m having several problems with this rom.Like very slow charging.weather not working,brightness not working,and if you shut phone off and try to boot back up it buzzes but no boot up.Have to pull battery out in order to boot up.
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I don't have those problems. Maybe you should post in the ROM thread to see if anyone else who's running that ROM has those problems or suggestions.
Had you wiped Cache, Dalvik/ART and Data before flashing the ROM?
My LG G3 seems to have died tonight.
See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/help/phone-dying-t3347199
I really do like this phone so I ordered a cheap refurb replacement off ebay.
What's the process to go to from whatever it shipped with to xdabbeb's 47A version found here w/TWRP?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3304365
Bump. Can't imagine it's that hard to get from new phone to 47A rooted with TWRP, but want to do it right the first time.
Does anyone have the steps I should follow?
Various ways are out there. A quick look through the forums will find you a solution to what you're looking for.
Here's a flashable stock firmware image that can be used:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...t/vs985-46a-stock-flashable-firmware-t3304365
iBolski said:
Various ways are out there. A quick look through the forums will find you a solution to what you're looking for.
Here's a flashable stock firmware image that can be used:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...t/vs985-46a-stock-flashable-firmware-t3304365
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Yes, i see that thread, but i may have to go backwards, root and twrp before that, right?
Those are the steps I'm looking for.
lexluthor said:
Yes, i see that thread, but i may have to go backwards, root and twrp before that, right?
Those are the steps I'm looking for.
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Again, there is a topic exactly for what you need in this specific forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/how-to-manually-downgrade-partitions-t3326775
Hope that helps! I myself haven't done this as I'm fully satisfied being on stock 47A unrooted at this point. Once I can verify that the latest CM is pretty stable (which it appears to be but there are still a few nagging issues), I'll probably eventually go to that, but I want to wait and see if LG and VZW are done with updating this phone.
lexluthor said:
Yes, i see that thread, but i may have to go backwards, root and twrp before that, right?
Those are the steps I'm looking for.
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Note that unless you truly can't, I always recommend the 10B TOT method with the .DLL from the 35B KDZ over the instructions in the thread that was linked. It works for me fine both times I've tested it but several people ended up having to TOT their phone after those instructions anyway.
Once you're on 10B, root with the Stump app then use TWRP Manager in the Play Store to flash TWRP.
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Note that unless you truly can't, I always recommend the 10B TOT method with the .DLL from the 35B KDZ over the instructions in the thread that was linked. It works for me fine both times I've tested it but several people ended up having to TOT their phone after those instructions anyway.
Once you're on 10B, root with the Stump app then use TWRP Manager in the Play Store to flash TWRP.
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The .tot does seem easier than the instructions in the other thread. At least, that's if no complications with getting Windows set up to do the .tot right.
So if the phone comes and it's 35B or higher, TOT to 10B w/35B DLL (where's the correct .35B DLL, I wasn't sure exactly which file to use?), stump root, install TWRP Manager from play store and flash TWRP, reboot to TWRP, flash 35B bootstack, flash xdabbeb's 47A. Done? I'll then still have TWRP, be rooted and be on 47A, right?
If the phone comes lower than 35B, can I just .kdz to 10B and then do the same?
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The .tot does seem easier than the instructions in the other thread. At least, that's if no complications with getting Windows set up to do the .tot right.
So if the phone comes and it's 35B or higher, TOT to 10B w/35B DLL (where's the correct .35B DLL, I wasn't sure exactly which file to use?),
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My Android File host link at the bottom of the first post of the other thread by @annoyingduck has both the 10B_3 TOT (don't accidentally get the 10B_01 KDZ) and the 35B .DLL you need.
stump root, install TWRP Manager from play store and flash TWRP, reboot to TWRP, flash 35B bootstack, flash xdabbeb's 47A. Done? I'll then still have TWRP, be rooted and be on 47A, right?
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Correct.
If the phone comes lower than 35B, can I just .kdz to 10B and then do the same?
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Yes.
47a kdz just came out as another easy option if you want stock
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47a kdz just came out as another easy option if you want stock
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Can that be rooted though? Do I still go back to 10b, stump root, installed TWRP and then kdz to 47a?
If I'm going to do that, I'm probably just better off using xdabbeb's 47a. I've been happy with his 46a.
Or can I just go from whatever version my phone comes with, kdz to 47a and then root there using ?? (kingroot)? Then I'll be on 47a stock/rooted, but no TWRP? That may suffice for my needs. I like that xdabbeb's 46a had systemless root and I was able to get android pay working.
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Can that be rooted though? Do I still go back to 10b, stump root, installed TWRP and then kdz to 47a?
If I'm going to do that, I'm probably just better off using xdabbeb's 47a. I've been happy with his 46a.
Or can I just go from whatever version my phone comes with, kdz to 47a and then root there using ?? (kingroot)? Then I'll be on 47a stock/rooted, but no TWRP? That may suffice for my needs. I like that xdabbeb's 46a had systemless root and I was able to get android pay working.
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When you flash a KDZ, even with LG Flash Tool 2014's "Normal" option versus "CSE", it overwrites everything currently installed: System (your ROM), Modem, Bootloader, Kernel, Recovery and other partitions. "Normal" mode enables keeping user apps and user and system data, although doing that works best when only "upgrading" from perhaps the previous official release.
In other words, if you're going to root and install TWRP, flashing a KDZ would just undo all that so yes, absolutely, it would be easier/better to just flash @xdabbeb 's stock 47A ROM.
You can temporarily root 47A with Kingroot. You have to re-root whenever you reboot, and Kingroot is very invasive. You don't want to use Kingroot. The only times I recommend it is as a temporary solution, as for my alternate way of installing TWRP which you're already aware of.
Flashing newer KDZs is more for those people who want to stay 100% stock unrooted, especially for those who don't actually use Verizon so they don't receive OTAs.
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When you flash a KDZ, even with LG Flash Tool 2014's "Normal" option versus "CSE", it overwrites everything currently installed: System (your ROM), Modem, Bootloader, Kernel, Recovery and other partitions. "Normal" mode enables keeping user apps and user and system data, although doing that works best when only "upgrading" from perhaps the previous official release.
In other words, if you're going to root and install TWRP, flashing a KDZ would just undo all that so yes, absolutely, it would be easier/better to just flash @xdabbeb 's stock 47A ROM.
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Yes xdabbab's 47A is the way to go for me.
Just got the new phone and its on 35B. I'm trying to TOT to 10B with the 35B DLL. I did the COM41 in device manager. I've got the phone in download mode. I'm running the LG Flash tool as admin in Windows 10. I load the 2 files and click the start arrow. It goes through some things where it says BIN CRC check or something like than and then it just sits and says READY!! in yellow, but nothing ever happens.
Am I doing something wrong?
EDIT: Unlplugged USB and plugged it back in and it's going now. Stand by, could maybe use some more help getting through this
Optimizing apps on 47A (hopefully). I'm sure finding my Titanium folder on the external drive will be a pain as always, but hopefully smooth sailing from there.
The process worked great. East to TOT, install stump root, then TWRP and then flashed 35b bootstack and 47a xdabbeb with some wiping data/caches in between.
Titanium took a good few hours to restore my 300+ apps. I don't know why that took so long. There's probably a better way, but even though Titanium always takes long, it's easy to automatic backups during the week and it usually gets my apps back to a nice spot.
Back up and running on my replacement phone today. The ebay listing said it was B+ condition. Screen is in great shape, some scraping on the sides, but I don't care about that. I used my back cover that I had put an NFC sticker on when I got the original phone. All working great so far.
Thanks for the help here.
Thanks!
David
lexluthor said:
Titanium took a good few hours to restore my 300+ apps. I don't know why that took so long. There's probably a better way, but even though Titanium always takes long, it's easy to automatic backups during the week and it usually gets my apps back to a nice spot.
Thanks for the help here.
Thanks!
David
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Were you charging at the same time as restoring backups? Maybe it was throttling down due to heat.
Yeah, for me since Lollipop, even with Mount Space Separation disabled (and then phone rebooted), besides TB taking a long time it also would get hung up on restoring an app occasionally. I'd have to reboot and then resume restoring, and any that it would get hung up on I'd skip until after. Then I was able to restore those one by one and then TB handled them fine.
I've been using the built in LG Backup since 12B and it's fast. It has a couple quirks such as I find it resets my keyboard to stock when backing up, may have killed other things that I normally had running in the background, but I don't recall for sure.
When restoring I have a pet peeve that it forces the screen to stay on during the process, even once it finishes and is waiting for you to select the button to reboot.
Taking OTAs manages to let you know it's successful after it automatically reboots, why can't they have LG Backup do the same?
Still, overall, I prefer it for speed and reliability/stability, but TB is still a must have tool.
You're welcome!
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Were you charging at the same time as restoring backups? Maybe it was throttling down due to heat.
Yeah, for me since Lollipop, even with Mount Space Separation disabled (and then phone rebooted), besides TB taking a long time it also would get hung up on restoring an app occasionally. I'd have to reboot and then resume restoring, and any that it would get hung up on I'd skip until after. Then I was able to restore those one by one and then TB handled them fine.
I've been using the built in LG Backup since 12B and it's fast. It has a couple quirks such as I find it resets my keyboard to stock when backing up, may have killed other things that I normally had running in the background, but I don't recall for sure.
When restoring I have a pet peeve that it forces the screen to stay on during the process, even once it finishes and is waiting for you to select the button to reboot.
Taking OTAs manages to let you know it's successful after it automatically reboots, why can't they have LG Backup do the same?
Still, overall, I prefer it for speed and reliability/stability, but TB is still a must have tool.
You're welcome!
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I've never gotten LG Backup to work right for me. Never seems to restore nearly everything or get errors when backing up. Not worth looking into it more as I don't start fresh much.
I was using the phone much of the time TiBU was working, so that didn't help, but still slow going even if I plugged it in and let it sit. It missed about 30 apps the first time around that I did in a 2nd pass. Didn't get hung too much in the main batch, at least. And if It does hang, no need to reboot. Just FC TiBU and then start it back up and leave the hung app off to do as a one by at the end.
I did just discover a strange problem with the new phone. I can't restart it. If I try to restart it goes blank after a bit and a battery pull is needed to get it back on. I can power off, let it go off and power on, that works fine. Only fails when I do it as a restart.
Any ideas?
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I did just discover a strange problem with the new phone. I can't restart it. If I try to restart it goes blank after a bit and a battery pull is needed to get it back on. I can power off, let it go off and power on, that works fine. Only fails when I do it as a restart.
Any ideas?
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It's a common problem on this phone. There's no particular known reason why it happens, nor any solution - there's only been a ton of speculation without any strong evidence other than a thread I had made about this subject, during which I made a detailed test of rebooting the phone about 140 times under different circumstances (10 times in a row in each specific circumstance). I'm fairly certain I would have to at minimum do about 1500 more reboots in various circumstances to only possibly get closer to narrowing down the problem.
Some people will tell you they think it's caused by a particular (35B) bootstack. I don't believe it because I had 70 reboots in a row while on the 35B bootstack without having the problem during part of my testing.
I also have had the problem before 35B even came out. I haven't had the problem happen at all in the past couple of months - since the last time I had TOT'd back to 10B (and I've done various KDZ flashes since then when testing things for myself and for others).
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I noticed the reboot problem started after I installed a 64GB memory card. Without the additional memory card...rebooting works normally. With it inserted, a battery pull is needed 2x out of 5 to bring the phone back from limbo. I'm on Jasmine 9.1
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I noticed the reboot problem started after I installed a 64GB memory card. Without the additional memory card...rebooting works normally. With it inserted, a battery pull is needed 2x out of 5 to bring the phone back from limbo.
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Definitely not my issue. My phone was rebooting in download mode without even a SIM or memory card installed.
I don't have a backup because I am an idiot. I had a null IMEI and an unknown baseband after going to XDABBEB's 3.1.1, I tried many things including going back to 10B, 35B boostack, 47A xdabbeb "stock", nothing working. I ended up using QPST to fix my IMEI but I still have an unknown baseband. Any advice that will help would be greatly appreciated.
From @xdabbeb 's ROM, at least the last few versions, I've had to first flash any KDZ (probably preferred to flash the 10B_01 KDZ) before I could flash the 10B_03 TOT. I suspect the no IMEI/baseband problem is merely related to some kind of mismatch between all the partitions that are currently on your phone and that being able to successfully flash the TOT will fix it. Once I found that if I flash a KDZ before trying to TOT from his ROM, that TOT worked 100% every time, I never had another problem.
Don't touch anything having to do with your IMEI again until you are able to flash the TOT, and you may already know but just in case you don't, even once you successfully flash a KDZ, definitely still flash the TOT as TOTs can fix weird issues that KDZs can't.
Good luck and let me know if this helps!
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From @xdabbeb 's ROM, at least the last few versions, I've had to first flash any KDZ (probably preferred to flash the 10B_01 KDZ) before I could flash the 10B_03 TOT. I suspect the no IMEI/baseband problem is merely related to some kind of mismatch between all the partitions that are currently on your phone and that being able to successfully flash the TOT will fix it. Once I found that if I flash a KDZ before trying to TOT from his ROM, that TOT worked 100% every time, I never had another problem.
Don't touch anything having to do with your IMEI again until you are able to flash the TOT, and you may already know but just in case you don't, even once you successfully flash a KDZ, definitely still flash the TOT as TOTs can fix weird issues that KDZs can't.
Good luck and let me know if this helps!
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I flashed 10B_01 KDZ with LG Flash 2014
Then I flashed 10B_3 TOT with LG Flash
Then I stumped, rebooted, supersu, rebooted, twrp recovery reboot
Then I flashed 35B with twrp and when I did I lost my baseband, and cannot get data service.
I flashed 3.1.1 even though I had unkown baseband, still have unknown baseband and also have "com.android.phone" has stopped errors.
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I flashed 10B_01 KDZ with LG Flash 2014
Then I flashed 10B_3 TOT with LG Flash
Then I stumped, rebooted, supersu, rebooted, twrp recovery reboot
Then I flashed 35B with twrp and when I did I lost my baseband, and cannot get data service.
I flashed 3.1.1 even though I had unkown baseband, still have unknown baseband and also have "com.android.phone" has stopped errors.
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I don't think the 35B Bootstack works at all on the 10B ROM; that's why you're having problems at least without flashing a 35B+ ROM before booting. The 24B and 12B Bootstacks are available, and 12B would work on the 10B ROM. I wouldn't flash the 35B Bootstack and then boot the 10B ROM before flashing @xdabbeb 's 3.1.1 ROM.
Did you do a factory reset/wipe of data, cache and Dalvik/ART before flashing 3.1.1? If not, did you try one after flashing the ROM? Did you check the MD5 hash of any of the files that you're flashing? Did you try wiping both internal storage and ejecting the MicroSD card, and do the factory reset and try booting without the SD card in?
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From @xdabbeb 's ROM, at least the last few versions, I've had to first flash any KDZ (probably preferred to flash the 10B_01 KDZ) before I could flash the 10B_03 TOT. I suspect the no IMEI/baseband problem is merely related to some kind of mismatch between all the partitions that are currently on your phone and that being able to successfully flash the TOT will fix it. Once I found that if I flash a KDZ before trying to TOT from his ROM, that TOT worked 100% every time, I never had another problem.
Don't touch anything having to do with your IMEI again until you are able to flash the TOT, and you may already know but just in case you don't, even once you successfully flash a KDZ, definitely still flash the TOT as TOTs can fix weird issues that KDZs can't.
Good luck and let me know if this helps!
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roirraW "edor" ehT said:
I don't think the 35B Bootstack works at all on the 10B ROM; that's why you're having problems at least without flashing a 35B+ ROM before booting. The 24B and 12B Bootstacks are available, and 12B would work on the 10B ROM. I wouldn't flash the 35B Bootstack and then boot the 10B ROM before flashing @xdabbeb 's 3.1.1 ROM.
Did you do a factory reset/wipe of data, cache and Dalvik/ART before flashing 3.1.1? If not, did you try one after flashing the ROM? Did you check the MD5 hash of any of the files that you're flashing? Did you try wiping both internal storage and ejecting the MicroSD card, and do the factory reset and try booting without the SD card in?
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I don't have an SD with this phone.
So what should my very next step be after 10B_3 TOT? To Stump>SuperSU>TWRP> flash 12B and then either 47A or 3.1.1? I thought I thought couldn't flash them unless I was on 35B.
Helltech said:
I don't have an SD with this phone.
So what should my very next step be after 10B_3 TOT? To Stump>SuperSU>TWRP> flash 12B and then either 47A or 3.1.1? I thought I thought couldn't flash them unless I was on 35B.
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Absolutely, flash the 35B Bootstack if you're going to flash a 35B or higher ROM right after it, just know that if you flash the 35B Bootstack on top of the 10B ROM and you boot it, it's expected that the 10B ROM won't see a baseband because of the incorrect Bootstack, besides which, I just wouldn't boot 10B before flashing the 35B+ ROM.
Personally, I always told people to flashed the bootstack after the ROM, but there was a reason: not because of @xdabbeb 's ROM, and in his ROM's case it should be the same whether flashed before or after - I just always made it a rule to flash after and to tell people to do that because two other ROMs not by @xdabbeb , if you flashed the ROM after the bootstack you'd only get a black screen afterwards and you'd at minimum have to TOT or you might have to use the QHSUSB_BULK recovery method.
It certainly won't hurt to try flashing the bootstack after the ROM instead of before in this case, either. I don't expect it to make a difference. Did you check the MD5 hashes of everything you're flashing to make sure your downloads aren't corrupt?
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Absolutely, flash the 35B Bootstack if you're going to flash a 35B or higher ROM right after it, just know that if you flash the 35B Bootstack on top of the 10B ROM and you boot it, it's expected that the 10B ROM won't see a baseband because of the incorrect Bootstack, besides which, I just wouldn't boot 10B before flashing the 35B+ ROM.
Personally, I always told people to flashed the bootstack after the ROM, but there was a reason: not because of @xdabbeb 's ROM, and in his ROM's case it should be the same whether flashed before or after - I just always made it a rule to flash after and to tell people to do that because two other ROMs not by @xdabbeb , if you flashed the ROM after the bootstack you'd only get a black screen afterwards and you'd at minimum have to TOT or you might have to use the QHSUSB_BULK recovery method.
It certainly won't hurt to try flashing the bootstack after the ROM instead of before in this case, either. I don't expect it to make a difference. Did you check the MD5 hashes of everything you're flashing to make sure your downloads aren't corrupt?
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MD5 hashes are fine. I flashed 3.1.1 after 35B without booting into the phone at all and still had the baseband and com.android.phone errors. At which point am I supposed to wipe data?
Helltech said:
MD5 hashes are fine. I flashed 3.1.1 after 35B without booting into the phone at all and still had the baseband and com.android.phone errors. At which point am I supposed to wipe data?
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I would try the factory reset, but I would only expect that to possibly help with the FCs; I don't know how that could help with the baseband.
I have no idea what the TWRP situation is on the VS985 anymore, so I don't know if there's a chance a recent version could be borking things when flashing. You could always try going back to an older version.
If it were my phone, I would next:
Flash the 10B TOT (flashing the 10B KDZ first if necessary)
Boot the phone, see if everything seems to work including the baseband.
If so, flash the 35B KDZ (CSE option to wipe all). Verify if everything works again.
If it does work under fully stock 35B and yet won't work after Stump, etc, I don't know what else to suggest. There's a guy on here who I believe goes by @R-T-B who at least used to do software work on people's VS985s. You could always see if he has any ideas or if you would want him to see if he can get anything to work on it.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
I would try the factory reset, but I would only expect that to possibly help with the FCs; I don't know how that could help with the baseband.
I have no idea what the TWRP situation is on the VS985 anymore, so I don't know if there's a chance a recent version could be borking things when flashing. You could always try going back to an older version.
If it were my phone, I would next:
Flash the 10B TOT (flashing the 10B KDZ first if necessary)
Boot the phone, see if everything seems to work including the baseband.
If so, flash the 35B KDZ (CSE option to wipe all). Verify if everything works again.
If it does work under fully stock 35B and yet won't work after Stump, etc, I don't know what else to suggest. There's a guy on here who I believe goes by @R-T-B who at least used to do software work on people's VS985s. You could always see if he has any ideas or if you would want him to see if he can get anything to work on it.
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Well everything worked, I just redid what you told me again in the previous post and I got 3.1.1 working with baseband, and no com.android.phone errors, but my IMEI is null again. Is there anyway to permanently fix this without going back to 10B again.
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Well everything worked, I just redid what you told me again in the previous post and I got 3.1.1 working with baseband, and no com.android.phone errors, but my IMEI is null again. Is there anyway to permanently fix this without going back to 10B again.
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Do you have an IMEI when you boot up 10B after flashing the TOT? Either way, though, I've never had to fix an IMEI problem so I can't help there. I'm glad you're having some progress.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Do you have an IMEI when you boot up 10B after flashing the TOT? Either way, though, I've never had to fix an IMEI problem so I can't help there. I'm glad you're having some progress.
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Not sure about after flashing, I did have it after flashing KDZ though.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Do you have an IMEI when you boot up 10B after flashing the TOT? Either way, though, I've never had to fix an IMEI problem so I can't help there. I'm glad you're having some progress.
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IMEI is now fine though after getting to 3.1.1 however when I get to 3.1.1 I lose root now. Sigh. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.
Helltech said:
IMEI is now fine though after getting to 3.1.1 however when I get to 3.1.1 I lose root now. Sigh. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.
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Try dirty flashing the ROM. Have you checked out TWRP's log after flashing?
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Try dirty flashing the ROM. Have you checked out TWRP's log after flashing?
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The dirty flashes were what was causing my com.android.phone error. However I will try again. Not sure why but I lost TWRP recovery and now just have stock official system recovery? Ugh... not sure why this went so smoothly before, just followed your guide and everything worked, same phone.
EDIT -> So I dirty flashed 3.1.1 over stock 10_3, got the com.android.phone errors. So I clean flashed 3.1.1 over that 3.1.1 and I lost the com.android.phone errors, but also lost root. At a loss of what to do to retain root at this point.
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The dirty flashes were what was causing my com.android.phone error. However I will try again. Not sure why but I lost TWRP recovery and now just have stock official system recovery? Ugh... not sure why this went so smoothly before, just followed your guide and everything worked, same phone.
EDIT -> So I dirty flashed 3.1.1 over stock 10_3, got the com.android.phone errors. So I clean flashed 3.1.1 over that 3.1.1 and I lost the com.android.phone errors, but also lost root. At a loss of what to do to retain root at this point.
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When you clean flashed 3.1.1 and lost root, did you do anything else after flashing 3.1.1 and booting? Wipe anything? I just remembered that performing some kinds of wipes after 3.1.1 will lose root. Sorry, forgot, it had to do with a change in how SuperSU works on Lollipop.
To maintain root, flash the Mr.bump.zip following supersu.zip install to keep your bootloader unlocked.
Through my own experience, I would suggest rooting any M ROM that does not have root baked in with
supersu.zip (or whatever the dev suggests) and avoid the supersu app altogether. Gotta bump that bootloader though.
I lost phone identity recently as well (what's plaguing our phones?) I fixed my imei with the imei repair tool for Qualcomm devices. Entered imei into meid field after a failed attempt through the imei field. That got it working again. While the Sim wasn't reading, I had known baseband. Now The Sim is recognized, the meid (has both letters and numbers (hexadecimal)) and imei are both correct, but baseband is unknown, yet the g3 has complete functionality.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
I would try the factory reset, but I would only expect that to possibly help with the FCs; I don't know how that could help with the baseband.
I have no idea what the TWRP situation is on the VS985 anymore, so I don't know if there's a chance a recent version could be borking things when flashing. You could always try going back to an older version.
If it were my phone, I would next:
Flash the 10B TOT (flashing the 10B KDZ first if necessary)
Boot the phone, see if everything seems to work including the baseband.
If so, flash the 35B KDZ (CSE option to wipe all). Verify if everything works again.
If it does work under fully stock 35B and yet won't work after Stump, etc, I don't know what else to suggest. There's a guy on here who I believe goes by @R-T-B who at least used to do software work on people's VS985s. You could always see if he has any ideas or if you would want him to see if he can get anything to work on it.
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Hello.
I used to offer this yes, and I really appreciate all the references you provided me on this forum, don't get me wrong... I did indeed debrick many phones and had many happy customers. Unfortunately I moved recently and most of my debricking hardware was thrown out or sold when I did that. As such, I really can't offer the service anymore.
Plus, I'm on an LG V20 now. Can't exactly say I'm up to speed with firmware anymore.
Best of luck all the same to all you G3 people out there. The G3 was and is a great phone in many aspects, and I still look on it fondly.
PS: I know this is sort of a necrobump, but I did not feel it justified it's own thread.
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Hello.
I used to offer this yes, and I really appreciate all the references you provided me on this forum, don't get me wrong... I did indeed debrick many phones and had many happy customers. Unfortunately I moved recently and most of my debricking hardware was thrown out or sold when I did that. As such, I really can't offer the service anymore.
Plus, I'm on an LG V20 now. Can't exactly say I'm up to speed with firmware anymore.
Best of luck all the same to all you G3 people out there. The G3 was and is a great phone in many aspects, and I still look on it fondly.
PS: I know this is sort of a necrobump, but I did not feel it justified it's own thread.
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The best of luck to you too! I'll try to remember not to throw your name out there anymore. LOL! Thanks for letting us know.