Downgrading from 47A to 10B, LG Flash Tool stops at 4% - Verizon LG G3

Just got a refurb g3 off of amazon with 47a installed. I'm following this guide to download and after that I was going to use this method to finish the root.
Everything seems to be setup correctly, but after "Verifying phone connection..." the flash tool gets to 4% and then goes to this screen
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Nothing happens on the phone when it is in download mode, just stays at 0%.
Any help on the issue would be appreciated.

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On stock 35B and higher (without having flashed one of @xdabbeb 's Bootstacks) you can only flash the 35B or higher KDZ.
To downgrade to 10B you have to flash the 10B TOT using the .DLL that's extracted from the 35B KDZ. Both the TOT and .DLL are available at my Android File Host section linked to at the bottom of the first post of that first thread you linked to.
Google "TOT Method" and just use any devices instructions but use the TOT and .DLL I referenced. I get my drivers straight from LG's website under Support / Software for the VS985.

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Read this thread. It should help you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/lgup-install-kdz-mm-lp-t3249803

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roirraW "edor" ehT said:
On stock 35B and higher (without having flashed one of @xdabbeb 's Bootstacks) you can only flash the 35B or higher KDZ.
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Well that explains it, wish the guides I were following mentioned that lol.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
To downgrade to 10B you have to flash the 10B TOT using the .DLL that's extracted from the 35B KDZ. Both the TOT and .DLL are available at my Android File Host section linked to at the bottom of the first post of that first thread you linked to.
Google "TOT Method" and just use any devices instructions but use the TOT and .DLL I referenced. I get my drivers straight from LG's website under Support / Software for the VS985.
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Thanks for your help, I'll try this after work.

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inexplicability said:
Well that explains it, wish the guides I were following mentioned that lol.
Thanks for your help, I'll try this after work.
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You're welcome! I believe @annoyingduck had moved onto another device quite a while ago before it became restricted for what KDZs you can flash from which versions of the stock ROM, and it was only when I requested that he updated it with the link to my Android File Host section since I didn't want to create another thread for KDZs. The information's out there in a hundred or more other threads, but none of them are exactly guides, so you have to kind of already know to look for them.
Good luck!

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inexplicability said:
Just got a refurb g3 off of amazon with 47a installed. I'm following this guide to download and after that I was going to use this method to finish the root.
Everything seems to be setup correctly, but after "Verifying phone connection..." the flash tool gets to 4% and then goes to this screen
Nothing happens on the phone when it is in download mode, just stays at 0%.
Any help on the issue would be appreciated.
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If this works for you please tell me.

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roirraW "edor" ehT said:
You're welcome! I believe @annoyingduck had moved onto another device quite a while ago before it became restricted for what KDZs you can flash from which versions of the stock ROM, and it was only when I requested that he updated it with the link to my Android File Host section since I didn't want to create another thread for KDZs. The information's out there in a hundred or more other threads, but none of them are exactly guides, so you have to kind of already know to look for them.
Good luck!
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Ah, makes sense.
Just to make sure, after I flash 10b via TOT I then need to follow these steps, correct?
After TOT:
Boot and install the StumpRoot APK
Install TWRP app from play store and flash TWRP
Flash whatever rom and its required bootstack in TWRP
Thanks again for your help, I really do appreciate it!

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inexplicability said:
Ah, makes sense.
Just to make sure, after I flash 10b via TOT I then need to follow these steps, correct?
After TOT:
Boot and install the StumpRoot APK
Install TWRP app from play store and flash TWRP
Flash whatever rom and its required bootstack in TWRP
Thanks again for your help, I really do appreciate it!
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No sweat!
1b. Run Stump and use the brute force option.
1c. Reboot. It'll reboot and then reboot again on it's own as part of the root process.
1d. Install SuperSU either from Play Store or can sideload it.
Otherwise, yes all correct. Depending on what ROM you flash, you can flash an optional debloat zip (linked in @xdabbeb 's stock 47A firmware thread in post #3, or in my signature below).

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3r4s3r said:
If this works for you please tell me.
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This works, pretty easy too. Here is a video that someone else made with The Rode Warriors help. The guy also has a video on obtaining root and installing twrp or installing roms if you need help with that stuff too.
Thanks again The Rode Warrior!