I'm getting a new g3 this week. I know the first thing the phone will do when I activate it is to do the OTAs. I want to root my phone. I want to know at which point do I stop the OTAs so I don't get stuck with unroot able version. I know the latest version, 6.0 is not root able. I do want to accidentally go to far.
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Don't take any OTAs at all if you can help it. It could come with 47A already, some other user's have recently.
Usually you can downgrade to 10B via the TOT method using the .DLL that's extracted from the 35B KDZ (both available from my Android File Host link at the bottom of the first post of @annoyingduck 's stickied return to stock thread in the General section, or in my signature below.
Root is easiest with the Stump app on XDA with its brute force option and that only works on 10B, then use TWRP Manager to install TWRP, and that part is only that easy on 12B and below
@R-T-B has found evidence that if under your battery the model number has a K at the end like VS985WK, then you might not be able to downgrade at all, so no permanent root.
Kingroot works even on 47A but it's highly suspicious and deeply ingrains itself into your system even more than is necessary for root, and with it you have to reroot after every reboot, rooting requires Internet every time, and it might be sharing your private information in the background.
If you do try to downgrade and brick, especially if you have the "K" model number, @R-T-B has a new debrick thread in the General section with modifications to previously available methods to at least get the phone working back on 47A.
This my first lg phone so I'm not a noob when it comes to rooting, I'm unfamiliar with some of lg terms. I've had moto and Samsung in the past.
So when the phone arrives I am going to post the current versions of everything and see if someone can guide me through the bes way to root, get twrp and flash a rom if I had to.
And yes, I have two threads on here. I have a thread to try and figure out out to unbrick a somewhat bricked g3 and this thread to make sure I don't do the same thing to the new phone.
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simpson1190 said:
So when the phone arrives I am going to post the current versions of everything and see if someone can guide me through the bes way to root, get twrp and flash a rom if I had to.
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The best way is the same (what I replied previous) no matter what version.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
The best way is the same (what I replied previous) no matter what version.
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So if I am on 10b, I can root with stump, flash twrp with twrp manager and I'm good to go? I can flash rooms even if they are based on new versions like MM?
So the only hard thing is if I'm past 10b and/or the device is already on MM.
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So if I am on 10b, I can root with stump, flash twrp with twrp manager and I'm good to go? I can flash rooms even if they are based on new versions like MM?
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Yes to both. Highly unlikely it'll come with 10B, and very likely it'll come with 47A or at least 35B.
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The best way is the same (what I replied previous) no matter what version.
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so my new g3 had 35b on it.
i've followed the guide to flash down to 10 b, i get an error in the lg tool that says upgrade stopped due to an error. then it gives instructions on trying again..
simpson1190 said:
so my new g3 had 35b on it.
i've followed the guide to flash down to 10 b, i get an error in the lg tool that says upgrade stopped due to an error. then it gives instructions on trying again..
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You're using the new .DLL I directed you to? If you downloaded the TOT and .DLL from my Android File Host link, did you use 7-Zip to extract the files out of .7z archives you downloaded? Are you using the original USB cable (hopefully it came with the OEM one)? Installed the latest drivers from LG's website for the VS985 and then rebooted with the phone disconnected from the PC? Connected the phone in Download mode to a USB 2.0 port that comes directly off the motherboard on the PC (not USB 3.x and not through a USB hub)?
You changed the port # of the correct device - the one in the Port section, not the one in the Modem section, right?
Once the TOT flashing software gets to certain point where you think it's just going to "continue" on it's own but it doesn't, did you try unplugging the cable from the phone, wait five seconds, and then plug it back in, and wait up to a minute or more while the software should then start the flash in earnest?
Lastly, sometimes trying a different PC does the trick.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
You're using the new .DLL I directed you to? If you downloaded the TOT and .DLL from my Android File Host link, did you use 7-Zip to extract the files out of .7z archives you downloaded? Are you using the original USB cable (hopefully it came with the OEM one)? Installed the latest drivers from LG's website for the VS985 and then rebooted with the phone disconnected from the PC? Connected the phone in Download mode to a USB 2.0 port that comes directly off the motherboard on the PC (not USB 3.x and not through a USB hub)?
You changed the port # of the correct device - the one in the Port section, not the one in the Modem section, right?
Once the TOT flashing software gets to certain point where you think it's just going to "continue" on it's own but it doesn't, did you try unplugging the cable from the phone, wait five seconds, and then plug it back in, and wait up to a minute or more while the software should then start the flash in earnest?
Lastly, sometimes trying a different PC does the trick.
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the post you pointed me to has the KDZ file not the TOT file. It does reference a thread to downgrade via TOT file but that thread doesn't have the download links on it anymore. http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/restore-verizon-to-stock-t2827878
simpson1190 said:
the post you pointed me to has the KDZ file not the TOT file. It does reference a thread to downgrade via TOT file but that thread doesn't have the download links on it anymore. [/QUOTE]
My Android File Host link...d has all the KDZs, and the TOT and the .DLL.
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My Android File Host link at the bottom of the first post of that thread has all the KDZs, and the TOT and the .DLL.
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ok i found your files and I"m downloading them now. I have downloaded the flash tool and it wants a username and password. found a work around that involves turning off the internet and resetting the date on the computer. Is this the best way to flash a tot or did i not download the correct tool?
i give up....i get an error when using the tot that it didn't load. i even looked into the LGup tool and it says i have an unknown model. maybe this tool is not for the g3
f it. i'm doing the ota to MM, i like the phone with stock unrooted. so it's not worth this headache. Maybe the problem is I am on windows 10. But it is the only computer I have. If I every have a chance to use a win 7 computer, maybe I will try. With what I read, I should be able to downgrade to 10b from MM using the same methods.
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i give up....i get an error when using the tot that it didn't load. i even looked into the LGup tool and it says i have an unknown model. maybe this tool is not for the g3
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f it. i'm doing the ota to MM, i like the phone with stock unrooted. so it's not worth this headache. Maybe the problem is I am on windows 10. But it is the only computer I have. If I every have a chance to use a win 7 computer, maybe I will try. With what I read, I should be able to downgrade to 10b from MM using the same methods.
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LGUp doesn't work with the VS985. The second post of the LGUp thread details what to use for Verizon G3s.
Windows 10 works fine. As long as your PCB (printed circuit board) in your particular phone isn't v2 (you'd have to look in @R-T-B 's thread in the General section as far as where to look on the board to find the "2" or "1", etc), then yes the downgrade method is the same from 47A. If you happen to have a newer revision of the VS985 then putting Marshmallow on will keep it from being downgraded any longer. This is a fairly recent development (last week or two) that this has been noticed in such detail.
If it is revision 2 of the PCB, then you won't be able to downgrade from 47A at all.
What you mean with "unrooteable" ?
If we like rooteable devices, why still people stay paying these "unrooteable" devices?
Its time to IMPOSE for CHITTY GOGLE INC to create REAL LINUX ADM ROOTED devices or STOP BUYING THESE DAMN CHITS!
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What you mean with "unrooteable" ?
If we like rooteable devices, why still people stay paying these "unrooteable" devices?
Its time to IMPOSE for CHITTY GOGLE INC to create REAL LINUX ADM ROOTED devices or STOP BUYING THESE DAMN CHITS!
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Personally, I love my G3, but I'm with you. I won't buy another LG product until they lose their root/custom firmware unfriendly stance.
The Google in says "Google is your friend"
so, A friendly acceptable device, is being distributable by them?
We have years Forcing, imposing, root on all SIMPLY ALL these "friendly" devices.
How we believe on their phrase?
I only believe, the UNIX AND LINUX GPL ARE BEING PAID FOR THEIR "FRIENDISM".
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Updated 2/3/16 Master Download Link Added at Bottom of This Post For All Old and Current KDZ's
This method is confirmed working 100% for devices running 10b/11c/12b/23abc regardless of root/unlock state. While the .tot method is also working on Windows 7, users with Windows 8.1 are having difficulty using that method. Myself and @autoprime obtained a 10b KDZ file that has solved the issue for +10b updaters that couldn't flash back to 10b, so please send him some love for his help and for hosting the file on Team Codefire's servers for all to download. A big shout out to @quangnhut123 for creating the super sweet modified LG KDZ Flash Tool 2014 that makes KDZ flashing an absolute breeze!! He deserves some love as the previous KDZ flashing methods were anything but fun - especially on Windows 8. And another shout out to @deathsquad737 for initially testing the method for our device.
-Please this post and second post FULLY before asking questions!
-First remove any of the .tot flashing tools/programs that you may have already installed as they will conflict with the KDZ flashing tool.
-Download and install the latest LG drivers for your phone here (FYI I am linking the LG site directly instead of the file to ensure that you download the current up-to-date drivers): http://www.lg.com/us/support-mobile/lg-VS985-Metallic-Black
-Download the VS985 10b KDZ: Downloads Located Below
-Download the LG Flash Tool 2014 from this thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2797190 and be sure to thank @quangnhut123 for his efforts. Also read that thread a bit so you understand how to fully use the tool exactly, but I will outline the process below.
-Extract the .zip folder to wherever you wish to keep it (desktop, downloads, etc).
-Copy the 10b KDZ file (or whatever KDZ your flashing) into the LG Flash Tool folder
-Power off your phone completely, hold volume up, plug in the usb cable, wait for any drivers to load, and you should then be in Download Mode
-Run LGFlashTool2014.exe (you may need to run as administer as its not an installed program, rather an executed one from wherever you saved the folder).
-You may need to install Visual C++ Runtime Library. If so, refer to the LG Flash Tool thread for more info on obtaining that.
-Select CDMA as your type
-Select Diag as your phone mode
-Select your KDZ file that you copied or pasted into the folder
-Choose the option of CSE Flash (this is a full wipe, you will lose your data). Do not choose Normal Flash when performing a downgrade, nothing good will come from doing that!! Another screen will open, just leave everything the way it is.
-Click the Start button and yet another window will appear showing a language selection screen. Just leave everything the way it is as Korean and hit OK. Don't worry, the tool is already set to flash in English.
-Wait until the Flash is done 100% and unplug/reboot... and that's it - now enjoy your corrected mistake and stop taking OTA's!!!
KDZ files rock, and are nice and easy to flash. No separate DLL files or changing ports either with the tool linked. If any other KDZ files become available in the future I will add them to this post along with any tool or flashing method changes. This thread will be solely kept for KDZ flashing for the VS985. I will also help as much as I can if you run into trouble, though I am not a Windows expert and actually only boot into it when I have to run programs like this....Linux MInt FTW!!
~KDZ Downloads~
-VS98510b_01.kdz: http://downloads.codefi.re/autoprime/LG/LG_G3/VS985 -Thanks to @autoprime
-Mirror for VS98510b_01.kdz (10b): https://mega.co.nz/#!7ERgXJbI!2KxATJt7q-HWvAPbTfVrT3wGuwPjWCw70N65MVlgfWg md5: d228ba692ef0c4704cba0b00fad8b8c
-VS98512b_00.kdz: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934537134 -Thanks to @hokiealumnus for the AFH hosting
-Mirror for VS98512b_00.kdz (12b): https://mega.co.nz/#!7AwylQiZ!vK6rumjP0r1eP7lN37oeJ_cWLwal1DnriGDPUZGW1-0 md5: e8280b279d327b96689579a9eca22a3e
New download link to all KDZ files thanks to @roirraW "edor" ehT https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=35484
-For reference, here's @ins5736 thread for restoring using the .tot method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/restore-verizon-to-stock-t2827878 .
-Also there are reports of the tool deleting the KDZ you copied to the Flash Tool folder after the flash. I cannot confirm this, as it did not happen to me, but to be safe make sure you copy the file to the folder instead of pasting it so that you don't have to re-download the file for future use.
-Please note that the KDZ file we have is build # 10B.01, while the .tot file available is build # 10b.03. The only difference between the 2 files is that the .03 build is the actual released build that shipped with the phone, while the .01 kdz build was obviously a pre-released build. Its most likely some minor last minute changes/bloat added. We can't find any noticeable differences between the 2 builds.
-OTA's WILL FAIL USING THE 10b KDZ FILE WE HAVE due to a signing error with it being a pre-release. The purpose here is to downgrade, unlock, and flash whatever you want. This is NOT to return to an official stock state. You'll need to use the .tot file or the official LG Flash Tool that downloads the current build automatically in order to be in an official "stock" state. The 12b kdz is official and will allow OTA's
*Error Update* So with this leaked LP image, I've been playing with kdz'ing quite a bit and with a new Windows install I got to experience a few of the issues being reported by others that I have never seen, along with trying to troubleshoot some others. Did I manage to fix them easily you ask?? Hell yeah!
USB Disconnected Issue: This is a driver issue. Very easy fix, just download the latest Verizon drivers from the link I posted above and install them without phone plugged in. Power off phone, hold up, plug into usb and WAIT for download mode drivers to install (as stated several times in this thread). Click the balloon to watch the progress, this took about 10min on an i5/ssd machine - be patient. This is the predominant issue I think people are having. The drivers while in download mode are:
-USB Composite Device
-LGE Android phone or LGE AndroidNet for VZW USB Serial Port COM5 (this is the important one)
-CDC Serial or LGE AndroidNet for VZW USB Modem (this will fail if you are on a rom with certain VZW items removed - not a problem, its not needed)
-CDC ECM LGE AndroidNet for VZW NDIS Ethernet Adapter
If driver install fails, manually update them by pointing windows to the driver file you downloaded. I am not going any further here, use Google.
??????'s In The Field: easy, don't change region or language from Korean as stated in the OP. Leave it alone, it will flash in English I promise you. Result = all fields readable in English while running
Connection To Server Failed: Simple, ignore the window. Just drag it away, but don't close it. This is an offline hack originally indented to run online, deal with the window!
Progress Bar: The tool will initially analyze the phone, then when flashing starts, pay attention to the phone screen which will now say COM5. The blue progress bar on the phone is the important one. At around 80% on the tool screen, the phone will reboot. The flash is over and the bar will continue to progress into the 99% while rebooting - then the program will crash. You can disconnect now, you've been successful.
Thanks for the help and the new guide
WHATSAMATTA U ALUMNI
I'm getting a message saying "Path is too long or file problem" when adding the kdz. Any ideas?
droidiac13 said:
I'm getting a message saying "Path is too long or file problem" when adding the kdz. Any ideas?
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Sounds like your linking the file path instead of directly copying the file right into the folder. Also try checking the file md5 with this one for the 10b kdz file: d228ba692ef0c4704cba0b00fad8b8ce
Don't Forget To Remove Previous LG FlashTool
When I first tried the method I was receiving a message "Path is too long or file problem". So I read through the instructions again. I failed to remove the previous LG FlashTool I was using. Once I uninstalled that program, everything went through without a problem. Thanks annoyingduck!!
I keep getting this and I installed all drivers. Any ideas? Thanks
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kreep22 said:
I keep getting this and I installed all drivers. Any ideas? Thanks
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Some basics to check first:
-Were you in download mode before executing the program?
-When you initialized download mode, did you wait to allow the download mode drivers to load before hitting start?
-Were all steps followed?
-Check cable, and try another one (this is very often the cause)
-Change usb port
-Don't use a 3.0 port, use a 2.0
Thanks for this excellent guide, Duck. Very simple to follow, well laid out, etc. I haven't actually done it yet, but I've got everything in place to do so (the flash tool, the KDZ file in the folder, etc.)
I assume once the downgrade is successful, just reroot with Stump, etc and wait for updates via the community?
Will future updates be available via this flash tool, or will they have to be flashed via TWRP? Sorry, I'm just now getting used to the LG G3 dev community, coming from an old GNEX.
Thanks!
continued error when trying ota
I have a problem. I was originally rooted without a custom recovery. I decided to try the ota and got the error message when trying to install. I then flashed this method (kdz) and got back to stock. I rerooted via stump and tried the ota again, failure. I then rewiped and kdz again, this time I did not root. Tried the ota again, no dice.
Any thought? I can flash the kdz fine and get phone to factory 10b but once I try to install the ota I still get the error.
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I have a problem. I was originally rooted without a custom recovery. I decided to try the ota and got the error message when trying to install. I then flashed this method (kdz) and got back to stock. I rerooted via stump and tried the ota again, failure. I then rewiped and kdz again, this time I did not root. Tried the ota again, no dice.
Any thought? I can flash the kdz fine and get phone to factory 10b but once I try to install the ota I still get the error.
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That's odd... You chose cse flash, not normal correct? Normal would not wipe your device and could definitely be the culprit for the ota failing. While cse mode is a complete wipe prior to flashing.
Correct. I did cse, full wipe. I dont know what's going on. I tried atleast 10 times from scratch. I still cant get the ota to install.
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I have a problem. I was originally rooted without a custom recovery. I decided to try the ota and got the error message when trying to install. I then flashed this method (kdz) and got back to stock. I rerooted via stump and tried the ota again, failure. I then rewiped and kdz again, this time I did not root. Tried the ota again, no dice.
Any thought? I can flash the kdz fine and get phone to factory 10b but once I try to install the ota I still get the error.
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That's odd... You chose cse flash, not normal correct? Normal would not wipe your device and could definitely be the culprit for the ota failing. While cse mode is a complete wipe prior to flashing.
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After using the method here to downgrade back to 10b and root. I too wasn't able to then S/W update to 11c using survival mode in SuperSU. I perform the OP procedures again and this time didn't root and still wasn't able to S/W update, kept getting error. So I used ---> [GUIDE][HOW TO][VS985] Restore Verizon to Stock to go all the way back. I'm now able to S/W update to 11c and keep root with survival mode set in SuperSU. I most humbly say that there may be a very slight issue with maybe the files here. I truly do appreciate the ability to return to 10b using this method after updating in the first place!
Thanks, ill try the other method and report back. wish me luck. Either way, a huge thanks to duck for the easy way to rerturn. I just wish kdz worked for future ota. It may be a file issue allowing us to revert to 10b but not then allowing future updates.
Use the kdz method then factory reset the device and see if that works.
I tried that. No dice.
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Use the kdz method then factory reset the device and see if that works.
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I tried that as well.
gatorstew said:
Thanks for this excellent guide, Duck. Very simple to follow, well laid out, etc. I haven't actually done it yet, but I've got everything in place to do so (the flash tool, the KDZ file in the folder, etc.)
I assume once the downgrade is successful, just reroot with Stump, etc and wait for updates via the community?
Will future updates be available via this flash tool, or will they have to be flashed via TWRP? Sorry, I'm just now getting used to the LG G3 dev community, coming from an old GNEX.
Thanks!
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Sorry, I missed this question. Yes, any future kdz's that become available will be updated here, along with any changes in flashing methods. Though it's pretty hard to beat the current tool that's available.
And yes, the idea here is to downgrade to 10b and be able to root, unlock, and flash anything you want. Still unclear as to why some want to take the 11c ota, but that's for another thread. The kdz method here is working where the tot was failing for some, and I personally think it's faster and easier to do than the tot method.
The third step might be clarified. Do you mean something like, "Power off your phone completely, then turn power on while also holding the volume up button..."?
markfm said:
The third step might be clarified. Do you mean something like, "Power off your phone completely, then turn power on while also holding the volume up button..."?
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You should probably try it before trying to correct it.....
Nope, power off phone completely, hold volume up ONLY, plug in usb cable...it will auto power on into download mode
Thanks to everyone over the past almost six years who helped me get to the point where I am so far. Glad to help others in what ways I can.
Thanks to @bweN diorD for his Verizon LG G3 VS985 repository. Inspired me to do this for the VK810.4G, although it took me six months of considering doing it before I was motivated enough to.
Thanks to @Papay346 for purchasing and testing the 22B_00 TOT file from a Chinese website, and for sharing it with us! His original post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66089535&postcount=6.
I intend this as a repository for all OTA, .img, KDZ and TOT files relating to each official (and leaks if we ever find any, which will be indicated as unofficial/leak/whatever) LG release. If not noted otherwise, all files are official (unaltered from the official stock release).
The latest files will always be at the top with the oldest always at the bottom.
All downloads are available in my VK810.4G section on Android File Host in the OTA, IMG or KDZ and TOT subfolder. Below is merely a list of what's available there. If you don't know what to do with these, you don't need them.
36B_00 - Lollipop v5.0.2
KDZ: VK81036B_00-Lollipop_5.0.2_KDZ.7z
IMGs:VK81036B_00_5.0.2_system.img.7z
VK81036B_00_5.0.2_all_but_system.img.7zOTA: VK810.4G_altev_35A_08to36B_00_5.0.2_OTA.7z
35A_08 - Lollipop v5.0.2
KDZ: VK81035A_08 - Lollipop 5.0.2.KDZ - MD5 hash inside.7z
IMGs:VK81035A_08 5.0.2 system.img.7z
VK81035A_08 5.0.2 all but system.img.7zOTA: VK810.4G_altev_24A_00to35A_08_5.0.2_OTA.7z
24A_00 - KitKat 4.4.2
KDZ: VK81024A_00.KDZ - KitKat 4.4.2.7z
IMGs:Verizon LG G Pad 8.3 VK810.4G 24A system.img.7z
boot.img
modem.imgOTA: Not captured yet.
23A_04 - KitKat 4.4.2
KDZ: VK81023A_04.KDZ file with MD5 hash inside - NON-FLASHABLE - KitKat 4.4.2.zip
IMGs:VK810.4G Verizon LG G Pad 8.3 23A_04 system.img partition file.7z
VK810.4G Verizon LG G Pad 8.3 23A_04 other partition img files.7z
VK810.4G Verizon LG G Pad 8.3 23A_04 extracted from KDZ Web8064.dll - don't know if it's useful.7zOTA: Not captured yet.
22B_00 - KitKat 4.4.2 (TOT available)
TOT: VK81022B_00.TOT file with MD5 hash inside - KitKat 4.4.2.7z
DLL for TOT method: VK81022B_00-KitKat_4.4.2-Web8064.DLL_for_TOT_method.7z
KDZ: VK81022B_00.KDZ file with MD5 hash inside - KitKat 4.4.2.7z
IMGs:VK81022B_00_4.4.2_all_but_system.img_and_userdata.img.7z
VK81022B_00_4.4.2_system.img_only.7z
VK81022B_00_4.4.2_userdata.img_only-extracts_to_10.7GB.7zOTA: Not captured yet.
11A_01 - Jellybean 4.2.2
KDZ: VK81011A_01 - Jellybean 4.2.2.KDZ - MD5 hash inside.7z
IMGs:VK81011A_01_4.2.2_all_but_system.img.7z
VK81011A_01_4.2.2_system.img_only.7z
I confirm that this works.
How is this tool used to flash VK81023A_04.kdz?
D0M1N!X said:
I confirm that this works.
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Every time I go to thank your post I happen to not be on TapaTalk and over my 8 Thanks limit. Thanks for confirming.
gehx said:
How is this tool used to flash VK81023A_04.kdz?
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Hi! The page I linked to for [URL=" Flash Tool 2014 - Tools Offline KDZ Flash Rom for LG[/URL] has the directions and screenshots. I know the language is in Vietnamese. Google Chrome (at least on the PC, but I believe on Android too) will translate the word directions closely enough, and for what doesn't get translated because it's text in a picture won't matter because the screenshots make it pretty clear what to do. It's pretty easy, I've done it a couple of times.
I'm not seeing the link for the KDZ file on the page. I used the translate option but maybe I'm blind. I looked around and found this:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95864024717073362
Is this the right file?
sefirosu0522 said:
I'm not seeing the link for the KDZ file on the page. I used the translate option but maybe I'm blind. I looked around and found this:
Is this the right file?
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Yep, that's my file as you can tell by the MD5 hashes matching those in my post. My link is at the end of the line:
Any current and future files for this and other devices will be available in my section on Android File Host.
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I'll try to make it stand out more. Thanks!
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Yep, that's my file as you can tell by the MD5 hashes matching those in my post. My link is at the end of the line:
I'll try to make it stand out more. Thanks!
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Thanks. So basically just to dumb it out. What I should be doing is:
Install the LGUnitedMobileDriver_S50MAN311AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3.11.3.exe file.
Download and install the LG Flash Tool 2014.zip file.
Which files get copied into the KDZ 2014 LG Flash Tool folder?
Connect the phone to the computer. (Are we supposed to use ethernet mode ?)
LGFlashTool2014.exe
Does that sound right? Sorry for the dumb questions. I've set my G2 back a ton of times using the Verizon only method. I've never done it with the tablet and it seems like it's done differently.
Any help would be very appreciated.
sefirosu0522 said:
Thanks. So basically just to dumb it out. What I should be doing is:
Install the LGUnitedMobileDriver_S50MAN311AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3.11.3.exe file.
Download and install the LG Flash Tool 2014.zip file.
Which files get copied into the KDZ 2014 LG Flash Tool folder?
Connect the phone to the computer. (Are we supposed to use ethernet mode ?)
LGFlashTool2014.exe
Does that sound right? Sorry for the dumb questions. I've set my G2 back a ton of times using the Verizon only method. I've never done it with the tablet and it seems like it's done differently.
Any help would be very appreciated.
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Just going by memory at the moment - I'm at work so I have to hurry. Yes, it all sounds right except the driver. If I remember correctly, the Verizon variant of the G3 uses a different set of drivers, I think it's mentioned on that LGFlashTool2014 page, right after it mentions the one you said. They're probably saying to copy the KDZ to the flash tool folder, but I think you can just browse to wherever you have it on the same PC from the tool anyway.
Yes, ethernet mode.
sefirosu0522 said:
Thanks. So basically just to dumb it out. What I should be doing is:
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How'd it go?
Sent from my LG-VS985
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
How'd it go?
Sent from my LG-VS985
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It was flawless. The only thing is that I did the CSE flash and I was able to root but I'm not sure how to get TWRP back. I tried following the thread but ran into issues. I can't remember what it was. So basically I did it twice and now I am fully stock unrooted.
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It was flawless. The only thing is that I did the CSE flash and I was able to root but I'm not sure how to get TWRP back. I tried following the thread but ran into issues. I can't remember what it was. So basically I did it twice and now I am fully stock unrooted.
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That's good to hear!
To confirm that your steps of trying to root and put TWRP back on are the same as what I think:
1. Turn BOTH USB Debugging and (install from) Unknown Sources on.
2. Install and run Stump.apk (turn volume all the way down) and choose to brute force. Might take 10-20 minutes.
3. When Stump reports success, reboot when prompted, install SuperSU from the Play store, run SuperSU, install binaries and reboot again.
4. If it is or ever will be your intention for USB Debugging to stay on (for use with Titanium Backup, etc) between reboots, Stump creates a quirk where it doesn't stay selected between reboots. A known fix is to (if I remember correctly) plug the tablet into your PC, select Camera (PTP) mode, then re-select Media sync (MTP) mode. You might or might not have to already have USB Debugging re-checked during this - *shrug*.
5. While on the subject of Titanium Backup, I find that on recent versions of SuperSU (since it's been made Lollipop compatible and includes the "Mount namespace separation" option and it's checked by default), that I have to de-select "Mount namespace separation" in SuperSU's settings in order for Titanium Backup to work for restoring - perhaps backing up or other things as well. Reboot after changing that option in SuperSU.
6. Follow the directions at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2726707 to the letter, using the extracted zip of TWRP v2.7.0.1, then flashing 2.7.0.2 from 2.7.0.1 once booted into it.
Note that by "terminal", if I remember right, they mean the Terminal app on the rooted tablet - not Terminal under Linux or Command/PowerShell under Windows. Or it's the other way around, I really haven't done it quite enough times but I think I recall that it wasn't as convenient since I couldn't as easily copy and paste the necessary commands. Sorry for vagueness! Make sure USB Debugging is turned on for this, too.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
That's good to hear!
To confirm that your steps of trying to root and put TWRP back on are the same as what I think:
6. Follow the directions at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2726707 to the letter, using the extracted zip of TWRP v2.7.0.1, then flashing 2.7.0.2 from 2.7.0.1 once booted into it.
Note that by "terminal", if I remember right, they mean the Terminal app on the rooted tablet - not Terminal under Linux or Command/PowerShell under Windows. Or it's the other way around, I really haven't done it quite enough times but I think I recall that it wasn't as convenient since I couldn't as easily copy and paste the necessary commands. Sorry for vagueness! Make sure USB Debugging is turned on for this, too.
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Thank you. You've been extremely helpful with this. For step 6, are you talking about the instructions over at this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2726707
I thought that was only for 4.2.2.
sefirosu0522 said:
Thank you. You've been extremely helpful with this. For step 6, are you talking about the instructions over at this thread?
I thought that was only for 4.2.2.
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You're welcome and thank you!
It's what I've used to put TWRP on, with 4.4.2 loaded, and make backups and restores.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
You're welcome and thank you!
It's what I've used to put TWRP on, with 4.4.2 loaded, and make backups and restores.
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Thanks again. I haven't tried this yet but I will soon.
I can confirm that the trick worked as noted in the VIET website. Thanks again.
joeminati said:
I can confirm that the trick worked as noted in the VIET website. Thanks again.
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You're welcome!
I must be the only person who cannot understand the Vietnamese website....even when translated. I've attached images of what I get from Google, once translated. Yes, it's English, but it makes no sense. Any help would be appreciated.
ddodge68 said:
I must be the only person who cannot understand the Vietnamese website....even when translated. I've attached images of what I get from Google, once translated. Yes, it's English, but it makes no sense. Any help would be appreciated.
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You can have the phone already in Download mode and attached when you start the LG Mobile 2014 tool. Personally (if the Android system is working), I leave the phone fully on and plug it into the PC. After all drivers load, I make sure the USB connection is set to MTP, or on 10B set it to Internet.
When you start the flash process in the tool, it'll reboot the phone into Download mode itself. Saves me some finger-wrangling plus coming from the Samsung Galaxy S2 & S3, I like to keep my presses of the power button to a minimum (because they would go bad on the Galaxy S2 & S3).
Leave all the settings exactly as pictured. CSE flash is what you want almost all the time. It's a complete wipe. Normal is like a dirty flash. If you're ever downgrading from a newer version to older version, you DEFINITELY want CSE, but you almost always want CSE anyway. Make a copy of the KDZ file and put it in the folder you extracted LG Mobile 2014 into. Use the button to the right on the first dialog to direct it to the KDZ file you just put in there.
On the screen with the language. Don't believe any instructions that say to leave it to Korean and that it'll still come out English. It doesn't. That doesn't affect actually flashing the phone but it's nice to understand the status messages, so change them appropriately. The rest is just as pictured.
If you have any specific questions beyond that, please ask.
VK810.4G altev Verizon LG G Pad 8.3 Stock 4.4.2 24A (4/5/2015) KDZ file
Added news that the build 24A KDZ file is available at my AFH link for posterity or at one of the two sources I downloaded it from, listed in the OP.
Thanks for always posting about the VK810. I feel like it gets no love!
I really need some help. Please please help. I have my LG G3 VS985 and it was on stock verizon firmware. I had lollipop and android 5.1.1. I rooted it using Kingroot and it was working fine. I used an app called Autorec and i tried flashing twrp using it and all it did was make my phone not turn on. It keeps vibrating and i really need your help or anyone. I'm very worried.
I have this same exact problem... anyone have a solution?
I haven't looked in @bender_007 's autorec thread in a while but last I looked he didn't provide a version for 35B, only 23C and 24B.
Even if the screen stays black, go through the motions of putting the phone in Download mode. Does your phone show up in Windows' Device Manager in the modem section? If so, flash the 10B TOT using the .DLL that's extracted from the 35B KDZ to start fresh. Re-root with the Stump app and use TWRP Manager from the Play Store to put TWRP back on.
Rooting gets more complicated after 10B and putting TWRP on gets more complicated after 12B. For what it's worth, I stick to stock but modified/heavily debloated Verizon/LG ROMs.
Always flash the 10B TOT to root and to put TWRP on, it just saves a lot of headache. Kingroot installs a bunch of stuff behind the scenes (not just apps), so it's very shady. @xdabbeb experienced just how much Kingroot modifies the ROM under the hood.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
I haven't looked in @bender_007 's autorec thread in a while but last I looked he didn't provide a version for 35B, only 23C and 24B.
Even if the screen stays black, go through the motions of putting the phone in Download mode. Does your phone show up in Windows' Device Manager in the modem section? If so, flash the 10B TOT using the .DLL that's extracted from the 35B KDZ to start fresh. Re-root with the Stump app and use TWRP Manager from the Play Store to put TWRP back on.
Rooting gets more complicated after 10B and putting TWRP on gets more complicated after 12B. For what it's worth, I stick to stock but modified/heavily debloated Verizon/LG ROMs.
Always flash the 10B TOT to root and to put TWRP on, it just saves a lot of headache. Kingroot installs a bunch of stuff behind the scenes (not just apps), so it's very shady. @xdabbeb experienced just how much Kingroot modifies the ROM under the hood.
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I was completely stupid and have soft bricked my phone tonight.
I had a small issue with xdabbeb's 47A and went to restore a prior nandroid. Now the phone turns on, (I can hear it) but the screen is black. I'm sure it's a bootstack 35B issue.
I'm in a panic and am having trouble finding all the correct files to TOT or KDZ back and fix my phone.
Can you please walk me through the steps?
I feel so stupid and this couldn't have happened at a worse time.
Specter597 said:
I was completely stupid and have soft bricked my phone tonight.
I had a small issue with xdabbeb's 47A and went to restore a prior nandroid. Now the phone turns on, (I can hear it) but the screen is black. I'm sure it's a bootstack 35B issue.
I'm in a panic and am having trouble finding all the correct files to TOT or KDZ back and fix my phone.
Can you please walk me through the steps?
I feel so stupid and this couldn't have happened at a worse time.
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For KDZ, @annoyingduck 's stickied return to stock thread in the General section.
For TOT, just Google for:
Code:
TOT method
and just use the VS985 TOT and .DLL. The method is the same on all LG devices, just use the VS985 files instead of whatever the directions you find specify. You can still get the 10B TOT and the .DLL that's necessary at my Android File Host section which is linked to from the bottom of the first post of the return to stock thread I referenced. There's also a link to his thread in my signature below.
As you found out, when restoring TWRP back ups or flashing a new ROM, always flash the corresponding appropriate Bootstack after the restore or flash. 12B Bootstack for KitKat, 24B Bootstack for Lollipop 5.0.x and 35B Bootstack for Lollipop 5.1.x and Marshmallow 6.0.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
For KDZ, @annoyingduck 's stickied return to stock thread in the General section.
For TOT, just Google for:
Code:
TOT method
and just use the VS985 TOT and .DLL. The method is the same on all LG devices, just use the VS985 files instead of whatever the directions you find specify. You can still get the 10B TOT and the .DLL that's necessary at my Android File Host section which is linked to from the bottom of the first post of the return to stock thread I referenced. There's also a link to his thread in my signature below.
As you found out, when restoring TWRP back ups or flashing a new ROM, always flash the corresponding appropriate Bootstack after the restore or flash. 12B Bootstack for KitKat, 24B Bootstack for Lollipop 5.0.x and 35B Bootstack for Lollipop 5.1.x and Marshmallow 6.0.
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Yes, I see the link in your sig now. Thanks for responding. The 10b download is not working from that link but 12b KDZ is downloading. Should that be a problem? I can still bump and stump 12b right? Also I think 12b was what shipped with my phone.
Specter597 said:
Yes, I see the link in your sig now. Thanks for responding. The 10b download is not working from that link but 12b KDZ is downloading. Should that be a problem? I can still bump and stump 12b right? Also I think 12b was what shipped with my phone.
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You're welcome!
You're looking at the direct links to those KDZs, right, like the following?
-VS98510b_01.kdz: -Thanks to @autoprime
-Mirror for VS98510b_01.kdz (10b): md5: d228ba692ef0c4704cba0b00fad8b8c
-VS98512b_00.kdz: -Thanks to @hokiealumnus for the AFH hosting
-Mirror for VS98512b_00.kdz (12b): md5: e8280b279d327b96689579a9eca22a3e
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I have an Android File Host link below those that points to a folder that has all the KDZs and TOTs in one place. 10B, whether TOT or KDZ, is recommended because you can root 10B the easiest - by using the Stump app found on XDA. You can't use Stump after 10B, or at least definitely not on 12B (not 100% positive about 11C that came between). Put TWRP on after rooting with TWRP Manager from the Play Store. Installing TWRP is possible that easily on 12B if you root it using a different method. Putting TWRP on becomes more complicated after 12B, FYI.
What your phone came with doesn't affect things.
Even though your screen may stay blank, if you go through the motions of putting it in Download mode, then it will be in Download mode. Pull the battery first then put it in Download mode using the original USB cable that came with the phone, connected preferably to a USB 2.0 port that comes directly off of your PC motherboard - not through a USB hub. You can check it by looking in Windows' Device Manager to see if the "LGE..." device is listed under the Modem section.
The symptom you're having is common and isn't actually caused by a Bootstack, but by a lack of one, or probably more accurately, a catastrophic mix of conflicting partitions caused by, in this case, having one Bootstack on the device - probably 35B, and then restoring a backup that might've included only some of the partitions necessary for the Bootstack. TWRP backups don't back up the entire Bootstack, so you end up with some partitions from one, and other partitions from another, and they don't play well together.
JasmineROM and SkyDragon in particular play havok, so even if you dirty flashed either ROM after restoring a TWRP backup of either, if you had the 35B Bootstack flashed previously and didn't flash any Bootstack after dirty flashing either ROM, you'd have a mix of 24B and 35B partitions because even though the latest versions of both of those ROMs are based on 35B, they include part of the 24B Bootstack, but not even the whole thing at that. The reason they did that is because they couldn't figure out how to get the 35B modem working, and it wasn't until @xdabbeb packaged the proper Bootstacks we needed that it was realized that the 35B sbl1 - which those two ROMs don't include any kind of sbl1 partition - is necessary for the modem to work with it, so they included some 24B partitions because that modem worked fine with the older sbl1 which was still on the device from the last time the phone was flashed to stock unrooted.
We have a similar situation with 47A except in this case, besides needing the 47A sbl1 for the 47A modem to work, the 47A sbl1, in combination with the 12B aboot (bootloader) causes a QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode type of brick, which requires different instructions for recovering than the normal KDZ or TOT methods, although it does use the TOT as part of the recovery, and then you flash the entire TOT method afterwards.
Sorry if this is TL;DR.
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roirraW "edor" ehT said:
You're welcome!
You're looking at the direct links to those KDZs, right, like the following?
I have an Android File Host link below those that points to a folder that has all the KDZs and TOTs in one place.
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I followed to your Android Host link and was getting errors on primary DL and mirrors for 10b KDZ and 10b TOT. That is why I started DLing the 12b
10B, whether TOT or KDZ, is recommended because you can root 10B the easiest - by using the Stump app found on XDA. You can't use Stump after 10B, or at least definitely not on 12B (not 100% positive about 11C that came between). Put TWRP on after rooting with TWRP Manager from the Play Store. Installing TWRP is possible that easily on 12B if you root it using a different method. Putting TWRP on becomes more complicated after 12B, FYI.
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I think the most recent version of Stump could brute force 12b. I never TOT'd back to 10b when I bought my phone so it may have worked a year or so ago. But I will try downloading 10b KDZ and 10b TOT/.DLL in a few minutes and see if the Android Host File DL's are working again.
Is there any problem with KDZ'ing now and TOT'ing later? I understand the limitation on KDZ and Updates. But KDZ doesn't prevent a future TOT does it?
About the TL;DR - I read it. You describe EXACTLY what I did. I was on Jasmine 9.1; I successfully installed 47A but TWRP borked my MMS/SMS backups so I thought, "I'll restore my TWRP nandroid AND (because I thought I was clever) I'll dirty flash the ROM and Update over the Nandroid so that the partitions are correct!"
... and here we are.:crying:
Specter597 said:
I followed to your Android Host link and was getting errors on primary DL and mirrors for 10b KDZ and 10b TOT. That is why I started DLing the 12b
I think the most recent version of Stump could brute force 12b. I never TOT'd back to 10b when I bought my phone so it may have worked a year or so ago. But I will try downloading 10b KDZ and 10b TOT/.DLL in a few minutes and see if the Android Host File DL's are working again.
Is there any problem with KDZ'ing now and TOT'ing later? I understand the limitation on KDZ and Updates. But KDZ doesn't prevent a future TOT does it?
About the TL;DR - I read it. You describe EXACTLY what I did. I was on Jasmine 9.1; I successfully installed 47A but TWRP borked my MMS/SMS backups so I thought, "I'll restore my TWRP nandroid AND (because I thought I was clever) I'll dirty flash the ROM and Update over the Nandroid so that the partitions are correct!"
... and here we are.:crying:
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Weird, I just checked and all the servers aren't working for me either. I might have to put all the files up somewhere else as a backup. AFH is so convenient though since developers can upload via FTP.
No, Stump won't work on 12B. You have to brute force on 10B, but it just won't work on 12B. A new root method had to be found, and they're available, some scripts in some threads in the non-Verizon G3 General section, but it requires a connection to the computer and USB Debugging mode and is less reliable than Stump.
I'll upload the 10B stuff and the .DLL elsewhere and I'll let you know if/when it's up - might take a while to upload though.
No, you can always TOT - just TOTing from stock unrooted 35B and higher requires the .DLL I have a copy of (it's extracted from the 35B KDZ). There was an older .DLL that worked fine coming from 24B and lower, but the new .DLL should work for coming from both new and old builds. And as I think you're saying you already know, if you're on stock unrooted 35B or higher you can only flash the 35B or higher KDZs, which is one of the reasons it's always suggested nowadays to flash the 10B TOT in order to root and put TWRP on.
Whether TOTing or KDZing, if you're rooted and have flashed any of @xdabbeb 's Bootstacks, then you should be able to flash the TOT with either the old or new .DLL, and you can flash any KDZ.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Weird, I just checked and all the servers aren't working for me either. I might have to put all the files up somewhere else as a backup. AFH is so convenient though since developers can upload via FTP.
No, Stump won't work on 12B. You have to brute force on 10B, but it just won't work on 12B. A new root method had to be found, and they're available, some scripts in some threads in the non-Verizon G3 General section, but it requires a connection to the computer and USB Debugging mode and is less reliable than Stump.
I'll upload the 10B stuff and the .DLL elsewhere and I'll let you know if/when it's up - might take a while to upload though.
No, you can always TOT - just TOTing from stock unrooted 35B and higher requires the .DLL I have a copy of (it's extracted from the 35B KDZ). There was an older .DLL that worked fine coming from 24B and lower, but the new .DLL should work for coming from both new and old builds. And as I think you're saying you already know, if you're on stock unrooted 35B or higher you can only flash the 35B or higher KDZs, which is one of the reasons it's always suggested nowadays to flash the 10B TOT in order to root and put TWRP on.
Whether TOTing or KDZing, if you're rooted and have flashed any of @xdabbeb 's Bootstacks, then you should be able to flash the TOT with either the old or new .DLL, and you can flash any KDZ.
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Thank you, thank you. I DID manage to download the special 10b .DLL from your Android Host File location. I think I've found the 10b_3 TOT on a different site and I'll try using it with your DLL - but if I doesn't work I'll try getting yours as well when you tell me its working.
Specter597 said:
Thank you, thank you. I DID manage to download the special 10b .DLL from your Android Host File location. I think I've found the 10b_3 TOT on a different site and I'll try using it with your DLL - but if I doesn't work I'll try getting yours as well when you tell me its working.
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You're welcome. That's good. I'm uploading the TOT and KDZ elsewhere but looks like it'll take three or more hours to finish.
Good luck!
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@Specter597 I had put in a ticket to Android File Host and it appears the problem was caused by me. They told me there were illegal characters in the filename and said he'd contact the uploader, not realizing the uploader was me, so he didn't mention which characters are illegal - I asked so hopefully he'll reply soon and I don't have to experiment to find the right combination.
For what it's worth, thanks for helping me to find out there was a problem with some of my filenames on AFH. Doh me!
Edit 2: Turns out it was the comma I had put in the filename. I removed the comma from that one and the 10B KDZ and now they download fine. Sigh!
This time I was successfully able to start the 10b TOT download from your AHF.
Thank you so much.
I'm going to take the time and download YOUR file out of sheer paranoia, even though the other file has finished.
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This time I was successfully able to start the 10b TOT download from your AHF.
Thank you so much.
I'm going to take the time and download YOUR file out of sheer paranoia, even though the other file has finished.
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If the MD5 hash of the TOT you had downloaded is F22CD79F6C4924A0FE4429A8C4BABE9A, then it's the same as the TOT I have inside the 7-Zip archive you're currently downloading. That's the easiest and quickest way of checking to see if you have the right thing.
I've gotten everything installed and setup, but for whatever reason Windows 7 is not showing the LGE Modem at all in COM Ports.
Do you think I should just try different Phone drivers?
Edit: Maybe I have the drivers right now.
Edit 2: The Drivers' installation seem to be spotty.
Sometimes The LGE Android MTP Device install Fails
Sometimes the LGE Mobile for VZW USB Modem fails.
But I'm having a hell of a time figuring out if I'm in Download Mode or not.
How long, @roirraW "edor" ehT after I plug in the USB cable should I continue to hold "Up"?
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I've gotten everything installed and setup, but for whatever reason Windows 7 is not showing the LGE Modem at all in COM Ports.
Do you think I should just try different Phone drivers?
Edit: Maybe I have the drivers right now.
But I'm having a hell of a time figuring out if I'm in Download Mode or not.
How long, @roirraW "edor" ehT after I plug in the USB cable should I continue to hold "Up"?
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You would only have to hold the Up volume button for at the very most 10 seconds, and that's probably extreme. If the Modem and Port sections list the LGE device now, you can be reasonably sure it's in Download mode. For TOT, change the port of the LGE device that's in the Port section (not Modem section) to 41.
I always use the latest drivers either from LG's or Verizon's website. 4.0.4 was the latest last I looked. I always reboot the PC (with the phone disconnected) after installing drivers. I don't bother updating the drivers to the latest if I already have working ones installed. With new drivers, it can take Windows up to 10 minutes to actually finish loading the drivers the first time you plug a new device into a new/different USB port. That's the way all USB devices work. In other words, if you plug the phone into port "A" in Download mode and you wait anywhere from seconds to minutes until it loads the drivers, and then unplug it and replug it into port "B", then it'll load the driver again. If you switch back to "A" it won't have to load the driver again, though.
They'll all load them from the same driver installation you did once.
Are you using the original USB cable that came with the phone? Letting the phone sit while plugged in, and not moving it around? Sometimes just rebooting the PC or trying different USB 2.0 ports help. In the end, sometimes trying a different PC helps.
Update: Success.
Successfully TOT'd back to 10b.
I decided (after installing/reinstalling the drivers 6 times) that even though it had said that some of the drivers failed to install, I would just say "F* it." Try it anyway. Despite the Windows installer saying that two elements of the DL Mode Driver package didn't install - it worked anyway. The other part that got me was that after clicking the Yellow arrow you have to unplug/plug the phone back in. What a way to spend 12 hours of my life.
Thanks for all your support @roirraW "edor" ehT
Now I just have to decide if I want to bother rooting again, install xdabbeb's 47A or just play it safe ...
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Update: Success.
Successfully TOT'd back to 10b.
I decided after installing/reinstalling the drivers 6 times, that even though it had said that some of the drivers failed to install, I would just F* it. Try it anyway. The part that got me was that after clicking the Yellow arrow you have to unplug/plug the phone back in.
Thanks for all your support @roirraW "edor" ehT
Now I just have to decide if I want to bother rooting again or just play it safe ...
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Great! You're welcome! Glad things didn't get worse from installing drivers so many times. F* it. Root it, it's so easy. Just always remember to flash the right Bootstack after flashing any ROM, even if you think you're already on the right Bootstack - doesn't matter, just flash it, there's no reason not to. You know you can't stand it without the features you get from rooting!
Hope you didn't lose anything you don't mind losing.
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Great! You're welcome! Glad things didn't get worse from installing drivers so many times. F* it. Root it, it's so easy. Just always remember to flash the right Bootstack after flashing any ROM, even if you think you're already on the right Bootstack - doesn't matter, just flash it, there's no reason not to. You know you can't stand it without the features you get from rooting!
Hope you didn't lose anything you don't mind losing.
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No. I don't think there was anything that I don't have backed up. (I'm a nut about cloud/sdcard/etc.) Just some SMS/MMS. Maybe a save'd game. Who cares! I still have a phone!! :laugh:
But I'm definitely deleting those Jasmine 9.1 backups. I don't even want to risk that again. Aside from Skydragon/JasmineROM are there any of the other ROM's floating in the DEV forum that will Bork my phone this badly?
And after I Root and TWRP is there any reason I can't go straight from 10b to xdabbeb's 47A?
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No. I don't think there was anything that I don't have backed up. (I'm a nut about cloud/sdcard/etc.) Just some SMS/MMS. Maybe a save'd game. Who cares! I still have a phone!! :laugh:
But I'm definitely deleting those Jasmine 9.1 backups. I don't even want to risk that again. Aside from Skydragon/JasmineROM are there any of the other ROM's floating in the DEV forum that will Bork my phone this badly?
And after I Root and TWRP is there any reason I can't go straight from 10b to xdabbeb's 47A?
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Yes you can go straight to 47A from 10B, I've done it a few times before with no problems. Also you can try out xdabbeb's 2.0 which is lollipop not marshmallow. Very slimmed down, not a whole lot of grill to it, but very smooth and reliable. I keep going back and forth between the two myself.
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But I'm definitely deleting those Jasmine 9.1 backups. I don't even want to risk that again. Aside from Skydragon/JasmineROM are there any of the other ROM's floating in the DEV forum that will Bork my phone this badly?
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Not that I'm aware of. And either ROM is just fine as long as you flash the Bootstack after, and you should do that no matter what TWRP backup or ROM you flash.
So yesterday i was using my phone as usual and then all of sudden it turned off and rebooted. Well after it turned on i tried to turn on WiFi it would not turn on at all. I thought rebooting would help but no luck. Then apps would not open. Especially SuperSu. I reset my phone using the 47A kdz because for some reason 10b tot would not work. The wifi still wont turn on. Any Help?PLZ
That's odd however when flashing ROMs and KDZs don't help trying the TOT is a must. Several months ago I had a weird problem that stayed with me no matter what ROM or KDZ I flashed. After I flashed the 10B TOT, everything's been fine since. TOTs flash more partitions than KDZs.
When you tried the TOT method, if using the original .DLL that was provided to use with the VS985 doesn't work, try the .DLL that's extracted from the 35B KDZ. I have it on Android File Host - you can find a link to my section at the bottom of the first post of @annoyingduck 's stickied return to stock thread in the General section, or the first link in my signature below to get to his thread. You shouldn't have had to use the newer .DLL as far as I'm aware since you were rooted and presumably using @xdabbeb 's 35B Bootstack, which contains downgraded partitions that allow flashing older KDZs (not just 35B and newer ones) and the TOT without the newer .DLL.
Even if neither .DLL worked before, try the new one now that you flashed the KDZ.
Also, when you flashed the KDZ, did you use the CSE or Normal option? If you didn't do CSE, then try a Factory Reset. If it's some errant user/system data that's causing the WIFI problem, then only using the CSE option or Factory Reset can help. Flashing the TOT also wipes all data. Move everything you want to keep from internal storage since that'll be wiped too.
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That's odd however when flashing ROMs and KDZs don't help trying the TOT is a must. Several months ago I had a weird problem that stayed with me no matter what ROM or KDZ I flashed. After I flashed the 10B TOT, everything's been fine since. TOTs flash more partitions than KDZs.
When you tried the TOT method, if using the original .DLL that was provided to use with the VS985 doesn't work, try the .DLL that's extracted from the 35B KDZ. I have it on Android File Host - you can find a link to my section at the bottom of the first post of @annoyingduck 's stickied return to stock thread in the General section, or the first link in my signature below to get to his thread. You shouldn't have had to use the newer .DLL as far as I'm aware since you were rooted and presumably using @xdabbeb 's 35B Bootstack, which contains downgraded partitions that allow flashing older KDZs (not just 35B and newer ones) and the TOT without the newer .DLL.
Even if neither .DLL worked before, try the new one now that you flashed the KDZ.
Also, when you flashed the KDZ, did you use the CSE or Normal option? If you didn't do CSE, then try a Factory Reset. If it's some errant user/system data that's causing the WIFI problem, then only using the CSE option or Factory Reset can help. Flashing the TOT also wipes all data. Move everything you want to keep from internal storage since that'll be wiped too.
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well i kept on trying @LASERWOLF452's method "LG G3 downgrade to 10B, root and how to use TWRP with custom roms (update 6-5-2016)" but had no luck and on the flash tool i would either get the errors " Model information check fail" "fail to get mini os check" "fail to get complete status check"
and then it would just stay in a bootloop. And i used CSE flash
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well i kept on trying @LASERWOLF452's method "LG G3 downgrade to 10B, root and how to use TWRP with custom roms (update 6-5-2016)" but had no luck and on the flash tool i would either get the errors " Model information check fail" "fail to get mini os check" "fail to get complete status check"
and then it would just stay in a bootloop. And i used CSE flash
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Using the original USB cable? Try rebooting the PC? Using a USB 2.0 (not 3.0) port that comes directly off the motherboard, not through a hub? You're not actually clicking the Windows software's button to check the phone model info, right? If you are, don't do that.
Does your phone show up in Windows' Device Manager in the Modem section?
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Using the original USB cable? Try rebooting the PC? Using a USB 2.0 (not 3.0) port that comes directly off the motherboard, not through a hub? You're not actually clicking the Windows software's button to check the phone model info, right? If you are, don't do that.
Does your phone show up in Windows' Device Manager in the Modem section?
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it shows up like this.
http://imgur.com/SN5MEiT
was i supposed to download this dll. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24421527759885198 and then try the tot. Because if i did, it didnt work still.
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it shows up like this.
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Yep, that's right.
was i supposed to download this dll. and then try the tot. Because if i did, it didnt work still.
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From stock unrooted 35B or higher, you use that .DLL with the TOT method. From earlier than 35B, or when you're on 35B and higher but rooted and using the custom Bootstacks that @xdabbeb provides, then you should be able to use the original .DLL but the newer one should work too.
Sometimes using a different PC helps. Since you didn't answer the questions I asked I assume the answer to all of them is affirmative when appropriate and negative when not. Is that correct? Since flashing the KDZ worked I would presume that however you did it should work for TOT too, just as long as like I said, you're not clicking the program button to read the phone info. That often leads to program crashes.
For the TOT method, are you changing the port of the correct device that's in the Port (not Modem) section of the Device Manager to port 41? For that matter, is it showing up under the Port section? I always forget until I'm actually doing the TOT method - KDZ uses the one in the Modem section, TOT uses the one in the Port section.
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Yep, that's right.
From stock unrooted 35B or higher, you use that .DLL with the TOT method. From earlier than 35B, or when you're on 35B and higher but rooted and using the custom Bootstacks that @xdabbeb provides, then you should be able to use the original .DLL but the newer one should work too.
Sometimes using a different PC helps. Since you didn't answer the questions I asked I assume the answer to all of them is affirmative when appropriate and negative when not. Is that correct? Since flashing the KDZ worked I would presume that however you did it should work for TOT too, just as long as like I said, you're not clicking the program button to read the phone info. That often leads to program crashes.
For the TOT method, are you changing the port of the correct device that's in the Port (not Modem) section of the Device Manager to port 41? For that matter, is it showing up under the Port section? I always forget until I'm actually doing the TOT method - KDZ uses the one in the Modem section, TOT uses the one in the Port section.
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i am on 47a unrooted using the KDZ method
yes thats correct and yes i do change the port number not the modem for the TOT method
I've used the KDZ method successfully to return to stock several times but now I have to do a warranty exchange and Verizon won't send the replacement phone because they claim they can see I didn't take any updates. So now I have to go back to stock but I can't use KDZ because the charging port is the flaky part so I can't connect to the PC. What if any alternate methods can I use?
On a related note, I am guessing the replacement will have most if not all of the latest updates and from what I've read I can no longer use Stump Root to root the phone. Alternatives?
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I've used the KDZ method successfully to return to stock several times but now I have to do a warranty exchange and Verizon won't send the replacement phone because they claim they can see I didn't take any updates. So now I have to go back to stock but I can't use KDZ because the charging port is the flaky part so I can't connect to the PC. What if any alternate methods can I use?
On a related note, I am guessing the replacement will have most if not all of the latest updates and from what I've read I can no longer use Stump Root to root the phone. Alternatives?
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Unfortunately, KDZ or TOT require the USB port. And those are the only way to return to full stock.
If you have root and TWRP now, I can make you a flashable zip that contains all the stock 47A partitions, including recovery, so once you'd boot out of custom recovery you'd be back to stock. I can't guarantee that it would say "Official" instead of "Modified" in the About menu, though. I also can't guarantee that the phone won't be bricked somehow, either. All the risk is on you.
Stump is still the way to go, you just have to downgrade to 10B using the TOT method and the .DLL that's extracted from the 35B KDZ. Both the TOT and correct .DLL are up in my Android File Host link at the bottom of the first post of @annoyingduck 's stickied return to stock thread in the General section, or in my signature below.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
If you have root and TWRP now, I can make you a flashable zip that contains all the stock 47A partitions, including recovery, so once you'd boot out of custom recovery you'd be back to stock. I can't guarantee that it would say "Official" instead of "Modified" in the About menu, though. I also can't guarantee that the phone won't be bricked somehow, either. All the risk is on you.
Stump is still the way to go, you just have to downgrade to 10B using the TOT method and the .DLL that's extracted from the 35B KDZ. Both the TOT and correct .DLL are up in my Android File Host link at the bottom of the first post of @annoyingduck 's stickied return to stock thread in the General section, or in my signature below.
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The good news is I fiddled with USB enough to be able to successfully flash the 10B KDZ again. The weird news is that when I went to check for system updates, I was politely told my phone was up-to-date at 10B. Makes no sense to me and I'm not sure what to do about it. Any thoughts? The only reason I care about the updates is Verizon swore they wouldn't send out a replacement until I took updates. I.e. their complaint was that I hadn't taken any updates.
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The good news is I fiddled with USB enough to be able to successfully flash the 10B KDZ again. The weird news is that when I went to check for system updates, I was politely told my phone was up-to-date at 10B. Makes no sense to me and I'm not sure what to do about it. Any thoughts? The only reason I care about the updates is Verizon swore they wouldn't send out a replacement until I took updates. I.e. their complaint was that I hadn't taken any updates.
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It's normal and common that after flashing a TOT or KDZ that it says no updates for hours or even a day or so. Eventually, as long as you have an activated Verizon SIM inserted, it'll get updates. It won't without the SIM so if you already are using the SIM in a backup phone, that's another reason why.
If your USB were reliable, I'd suggest flashing the 47A KDZ, but I would recommend against it at this point.
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It's normal and common that after flashing a TOT or KDZ that it says no updates for hours or even a day or so. Eventually, as long as you have an activated Verizon SIM inserted, it'll get updates. It won't without the SIM so if you already are using the SIM in a backup phone, that's another reason why.
If your USB were reliable, I'd suggest flashing the 47A KDZ, but I would recommend against it at this point.
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Good point about 47A. Especially since their complaint was I hadn't taken any updates I want to be to say I actually took an OTA so I've got 24B on it now and I'll give it a day and see what shows up.
Glad to see you got it flashed back to stock.
Also, I should have asked this before, but are you using the original cable that came with the phone or a different one? It could be the cable itself is bad. Have you tried several different cables? Also, make sure you are not hooking up to USB 3.0 ports. I believe those won't work or don't work well with this phone. I could be wrong.
Or it could be the USB port is loose on your phone causing the issue. In that case, that's a hard one to get to work other than what you tried, which is jiggling and fiddling with it.
In any case, it appears you are good to go. Just because you haven't taken the latest OTAs shouldn't prevent them from taking the phone back IMHO but who knows.
Or, as @roirraW "edor" ehT stated, you can wait a few days and it should get the OTA eventually. I've usually found that after flashing TOT or KDZ, I get the notice right away.
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Glad to see you got it flashed back to stock.
Also, I should have asked this before, but are you using the original cable that came with the phone or a different one? It could be the cable itself is bad. Have you tried several different cables? Also, make sure you are not hooking up to USB 3.0 ports. I believe those won't work or don't work well with this phone. I could be wrong.
Or it could be the USB port is loose on your phone causing the issue. In that case, that's a hard one to get to work other than what you tried, which is jiggling and fiddling with it.
In any case, it appears you are good to go. Just because you haven't taken the latest OTAs shouldn't prevent them from taking the phone back IMHO but who knows.
Or, as @roirraW "edor" ehT stated, you can wait a few days and it should get the OTA eventually. I've usually found that after flashing TOT or KDZ, I get the notice right away.
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Want to make sure I clearly understand. Now that I have the replacement phone up and running, I use the flash tool and flash 7b._VS985_LGUP8974.dll_-_From_stock_35B-47A_TOT_back_to_10B_using_this_DLL.7z to get back to back to 10B and then use Stump to reroot?
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Want to make sure I clearly understand. Now that I have the replacement phone up and running, I use the flash tool and flash 7b._VS985_LGUP8974.dll_-_From_stock_35B-47A_TOT_back_to_10B_using_this_DLL.7z to get back to back to 10B and then use Stump to reroot?
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No. That's only the .DLL. You also need the .TOT file, which I have the same place as that .DLL, and you need to extract them from the .7Z (7-Zip) archive with the free www.7-zip.org. See the last two posts of this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/help/lg-g3-vs98547a-downgrade-t3354241/page3#post67731364.
Yes, Stump's brute force option, then TWRP Manager to put TWRP on, then wipe Cache, Dalvik/ART, Data, flash the ROM you want and then the appropriate Bootstack for the ROM you're flashing.
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No. That's only the .DLL. You also need the .TOT file, which I have the same place as that .DLL, and you need to extract them from the .7Z (7-Zip) archive with the free www.7-zip.org. See the last two posts of this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/help/lg-g3-vs98547a-downgrade-t3354241/page3#post67731364.
Yes, Stump's brute force option, then TWRP Manager to put TWRP on, then wipe Cache, Dalvik/ART, Data, flash the ROM you want and then the appropriate Bootstack for the ROM you're flashing.
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OK finally got back to this. I have the flash tool and LGUP8974.dll and VS98510B_01.kdz. In the flash tool I see nowhere to specify a dll to use so that makes me a little nervous. The directory with the flash tool executable has other dll's in it already but none have the same name as the dll I downloaded. Do I just drop the downloaded dll in that directory and flash the 10B KDZ or is there something I'm missing? Clearly I'm erring on the side of caution here. Sorry for all the questions but I rather ask alot and get it right than damage anything.
My bad not the KDZ but this: 7a._VS98510B_03.TOT-4.4.2-KitKat-MD5_hash_inside-(official-will_get_OTAs_-_file_inside_is_mistakenly_named_Jellybean).7z
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OK finally got back to this. I have the flash tool and LGUP8974.dll and VS98510B_01.kdz. In the flash tool I see nowhere to specify a dll to use so that makes me a little nervous. The directory with the flash tool executable has other dll's in it already but none have the same name as the dll I downloaded. Do I just drop the downloaded dll in that directory and flash the 10B KDZ or is there something I'm missing? Clearly I'm erring on the side of caution here. Sorry for all the questions but I rather ask alot and get it right than damage anything.
My bad not the KDZ but this: 7a._VS98510B_03.TOT-4.4.2-KitKat-MD5_hash_inside-(official-will_get_OTAs_-_file_inside_is_mistakenly_named_Jellybean).7z
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It doesn't matter where the separate .DLL is, or the TOT. When you launch the tool you browse to the locations of them. If you already got the different megalock.dll and replaced the one in the installation directory then you're good to go. I don't think there's any danger, if something's not right it won't flash anything so there's no chance of damage from that anyway. There's directions for the TOT method all over including in the non-Verizon G3 General section. The instructions are the same no matter what device, just use that TOT and .DLL, and the driver's for the VS985 instead of whatever ones the guide you use specify. In all cases it's the same flash program and replacement megalock.dll as far as I've been able to tell.
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It doesn't matter where the separate .DLL is, or the TOT. When you launch the tool you browse to the locations of them. If you already got the different megalock.dll and replaced the one in the installation directory then you're good to go. I don't think there's any danger, if something's not right it won't flash anything so there's no chance of damage from that anyway. There's directions for the TOT method all over including in the non-Verizon G3 General section. The instructions are the same no matter what device, just use that TOT and .DLL, and the driver's for the VS985 instead of whatever ones the guide you use specify. In all cases it's the same flash program and replacement megalock.dll as far as I've been able to tell.
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Well see here's what is confusing me. I have the flash tool and have used it many times for KDZ's. However, there is no spot in there that lets me specify a particular dll AND it only browses for
.kdz and .cab files. .... .tot doesn't appear to even be an option. The only two files I downloaded were the TOT and dll for going back to 10 B that you pointed. It leaves me wondering if something is amiss with the flash tool I have. I am operating under the assumption that my objective is to flash the TOT file as I would previously flashed a KDZ but the flash tool I have wont even select a TOT file or a dll for that matter.
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Well see here's what is confusing me. I have the flash tool and have used it many times for KDZ's. However, there is no spot in there that lets me specify a particular dll AND it only browses for
.kdz and .cab files. .... .tot doesn't appear to even be an option. The only two files I downloaded were the TOT and dll for going back to 10 B that you pointed. It leaves me wondering if something is amiss with the flash tool I have. I am operating under the assumption that my objective is to flash the TOT file as I would previously flashed a KDZ but the flash tool I have wont even select a TOT file or a dll for that matter.
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The Flash Tool 2014 is for KDZs only. If you Google for "TOT method", you'll find instructions and links to a different flash program, and also to the megalock.dll that you need to replace the one that the program comes with when you install it. Find a TOT method thread and you'll get all the information and screenshots you need of what you need.