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I exhausted everything by this point so im relying on this forum.
If anyone knows a way to install custom recovery on this phone or just some info in general would be appreciated..
Here's more detailed specs:
LG K8 (K350n)
SoC MediaTek MT6735
CPU Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720
1.5GB Ram
Android 6.0
Help me xda , you're my only hope
Laitas said:
I exhausted everything by this point so im relying on this forum.
If anyone knows a way to install custom recovery on this phone or just some info in general would be appreciated..
Here's more detailed specs:
LG K8 (K350n)
SoC MediaTek MT6735
CPU Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720
1.5GB Ram
Android 6.0
Help me xda , you're my only hope
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I don't have a solution for you, but I can tell you what I've tried (I have the K350N also) and what doesn't work, for me anyway, so that you don't have to waste a week trying them yourself and get extremely frustrated like I did.
You need a scatter file, so that tools for MTK chips can copy your phone's boot and recovery images. One for the MT6735 exists but is not for the K8 and won't work. Supposedly you can create your own by using block info given by MTK Droid Tools, and manually editing the scatter file, but even the latest version (2.5.3d) does not support the MT6735 and does not give the info needed.
SP Flash Tool needs correct address info (which is gotten from a scatter file), it doesn't seem to take it from your phone. Without it, you'd not be able to pull the correct parts which make up your boot.img and recovery.img, so it's useless without the exact scatter file for your phone (whether it's the same SoC or not).
If you can get Miracle Box to stay connected to your phone, you can try its "Read" function. That didn't work for me, even after dozens and dozens of tries and messing about with different drivers.
Your best bet is probably to try using ADB to get the block/address/size info of the internal partitions, and editing that into a scatter file. Also, apparently the K8 uses a "standard Android" header, not MTK header like older MediaTek chipsets do. (Not quite sure what it means, but knowing so will probably be useful).
That's what I plan to try anyways, and if I manage to do it, I'll post again.
Aerieana said:
I don't have a solution for you, but I can tell you what I've tried (I have the K350N also) and what doesn't work, for me anyway, so that you don't have to waste a week trying them yourself and get extremely frustrated like I did.
You need a scatter file, so that tools for MTK chips can copy your phone's boot and recovery images. One for the MT6735 exists but is not for the K8 and won't work. Supposedly you can create your own by using block info given by MTK Droid Tools, and manually editing the scatter file, but even the latest version (2.5.3d) does not support the MT6735 and does not give the info needed.
SP Flash Tool needs correct address info (which is gotten from a scatter file), it doesn't seem to take it from your phone. Without it, you'd not be able to pull the correct parts which make up your boot.img and recovery.img, so it's useless without the exact scatter file for your phone (whether it's the same SoC or not).
If you can get Miracle Box to stay connected to your phone, you can try its "Read" function. That didn't work for me, even after dozens and dozens of tries and messing about with different drivers.
Your best bet is probably to try using ADB to get the block/address/size info of the internal partitions, and editing that into a scatter file. Also, apparently the K8 uses a "standard Android" header, not MTK header like older MediaTek chipsets do. (Not quite sure what it means, but knowing so will probably be useful).
That's what I plan to try anyways, and if I manage to do it, I'll post again.
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Well i spend best part of this morning trying to a different aproach , i managed to find a ROM file (in kdz format, whitch woulve been useless for mtk tools anyway) whitch i extracted for a Recovery.img and tried to port the various recovieries with no awail for now. From what i've seen the filesystem inside the rom is a mess some of the files have the MTK headers others have the android ones and I'm trying to make this work entirely by trial and error.. If I'll manage to boot into the recovery I'll let you know. Wish me luck
Ok I managed to make a port from K10 that actually boots to recovery. I'll post updates as I work on it (all trial and error~)
Maybe you will get more luck than me. SuperSu fails to install somethign about failing to decompress ramdisk
Here is the Recovery : https://www.mediafire.com/?xopqenbvgrswgxm
I booted into it using fastboot boot xxx.img command from adb
As I am complete noob when it comes to android modding I'm surprised what I achieved thus far
Laitas said:
Maybe you will get more luck than me. SuperSu fails to install somethign about failing to decompress ramdisk
Here is the Recovery : https://www.mediafire.com/?xopqenbvgrswgxm
I booted into it using fastboot boot xxx.img command from adb
As I am complete noob when it comes to android modding I'm surprised what I achieved thus far
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what K8 do you have? MTK or Qualcomm Version?
Laitas said:
Maybe you will get more luck than me. SuperSu fails to install somethign about failing to decompress ramdisk
Here is the Recovery :
I booted into it using fastboot boot xxx.img command from adb
As I am complete noob when it comes to android modding I'm surprised what I achieved thus far
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how you extract the recovery img from the kdz? thanks.
tomi.gutierrez.i said:
how you extract the recovery img from the kdz? thanks.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600575
Was using this . At this point only thing left is to wait for SuperSU update as it doesnt work on K8 yet
Laitas said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600575
Was using this . At this point only thing left is to wait for SuperSU update as it doesnt work on K8 yet
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i flash the image you give, and it cant mount system, so it cant flash supersu, the lg k10 have the same problem that this recovery (it might be for the port), so we have to wait a super su version for lg k10 and k8 and a functional TWRP
Laitas said:
Maybe you will get more luck than me. SuperSu fails to install somethign about failing to decompress ramdisk
Here is the Recovery : LINK
I booted into it using fastboot boot xxx.img command from adb
As I am complete noob when it comes to android modding I'm surprised what I achieved thus far
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Can you please show me how to install this recovery on my LG K8 (K350z)
and did you have any luck rooting this phone
all i want is Xposed installed and working but apparently i need root and recovery to install it
Yasser Da Silva said:
Can you please show me how to install this recovery on my LG K8 (K350z)
and did you have any luck rooting this phone
all i want is Xposed installed and working but apparently i need root and recovery to install it
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I need the same thing like you :c
I dont know how to root my LG K8 in order to install Xposed
Have u found a way to root a lg k8
Maveroik said:
I need the same thing like you :c
I dont know how to root my LG K8 in order to install Xposed
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Have u found a way to root a lg k8
Declan nalced said:
Have u found a way to root a lg k8
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Nope man :'c
Laitas said:
Maybe you will get more luck than me. SuperSu fails to install somethign about failing to decompress ramdisk
Here is the Recovery : xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I booted into it using fastboot boot xxx.img command from adb
As I am complete noob when it comes to android modding I'm surprised what I achieved thus far
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did u managed to unlock your bootloader? From the strategy of rooting HTC, LG also need a bootloader unlock before you having some privilege in flashing recovery... or rooting...
hackwilliam said:
did u managed to unlock your bootloader? From the strategy of rooting HTC, LG also need a bootloader unlock before you having some privilege in flashing recovery... or rooting...
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That was step 1 you have to go to fastboot form adb and unlock it from there
I've got the k8 us375 model today and its running 6.0 with an update waiting to install. I'm sure it won't matter much but I'm going to avoid updating anytime soon.
With little research into the device I'm reading people trying kingroot and getting stuck with a semi brick and error. From what I've read about marshmallow is the root needs to be accepted from the boot.img which also needs to be insecure.
So unlocking the bootloader is first.
Second is modifying the kernel and
Then recovery needs to be made so that superSu can be flashed.
I'm no expert but neither am i a newbie to this process, however I'm a little rusty. If anyone knows a better way to describe the processes needed please enlighten me. I'll be away from my PC till this weekend but have a laptop i can tinker with tonight. Until i completely understand what needs to be done I'll continue to do research. Thanks
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justlovejoy said:
If anyone knows a better way to describe the processes needed please enlighten me.
Sent from my LGUS375 using Tapatalk
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I've been trying to root my k8 (k350n) - european version the last few weeks... so far i got:
(here i try to post a url i can't yet... you can find my topic on chinaphonearena - i describe everything there - search "lg k8 k350n twrp" on google - it will be the second result)
the twrp boots but i'm afraid it's not a perfect port so it migth not handling the partitions well... i mean when i try to install supersu i think it cannot find the boot.img (it seems to find but can't patch it).
The newest supersu supposed to patch the boot.img automatically so i believe the only thing we should manage to get a working twrp...
if you want to try i have to warn you that sometimes when i mess with the twrp i have to make a hard reset the get my phone working again. When you boot to the twrp it asks if you want to make your system writeable - you don't have to do that in order to install supersu - however if you allow twrp to make your system writeable you might lose data (i only lost data if i did a format in the twrp but only writeability doesnt clear data in my case...)
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so i found that supersu can only patch boot images compress by "gzip". The boot im. of our k8 is compress using "lz4" method. I also realized that my twrp works so far as the supersu tries to decompress the boot image... so
We either wait till supersu deals with lz4 or if we could somehow take (dump to pc) the boot image in fastboot "re"compress to gzip - flash back to the device - restart twrp (not boot to android yet - which obviously would not work), install supersu - restart to fastboot take the boot image "re"compress to lz4 and flash the patched boot.img back to the device.
well it's just an idea which actually stucks at dumping the image without root and who knows what other reasons...
or if we knew what tweaks needs to be done to the boot image and we could just make it on pc and flash it in fastboot (i have the stock boot image - i have the whole firmware actually)...
Any advice would be appriciated
Here we go guys...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-k10/how-to/twrp-root-lg-k8-k350n-t3475807
I actually had to return it. It was brand new in the box but the imei was linked to a delinquent account and I couldnt activate it. I'm subscribed if anything.
EDIT: no longer need this. It is possible to make your own...
There is a chance that I may not have fried my V10 by shorting the test point, but to test that I need a full Nougat dump (something I can not believe I didn't make from my own phone -- I only have a full MM dump).
If there is someone that has rooted Nougat AND flashed all the Nougat partitions (v30b_update.zip and full_nougat.zip), and is willing to do a full dump, please let me know.
It is preferable if you have access to Linux because you will need to null out some partitions that have private data, and it is much easier to explain how to do it on Linux.
Lastly, this image will be 64gigs uncompressed, but it compresses very well.
Thanks,
-- Brian
Wish I can help, but mine is not rooted..
Hopefully I can bring my phone back to life (one way or another) so I can continue on. I got my board of eBay, but it was more dead than my current board.
runningnak3d said:
Hopefully I can bring my phone back to life (one way or another) so I can continue on. I got my board of eBay, but it was more dead than my current board.
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That sounds bad. Hopefully someone will upload it.
if i can downgrade it , ill re upgrade to rooted nougat and get a dump but i dont know how to dump and dont have the image for downgrade.
@runningnak3d There's a guy selling one in General. Perhaps you can get a dump off of him?
@runningnak3d I currently have one V10 that I cannot get past the Checking Updates screen in the setup wizard on Nougat (with TWRP) which I am considering performing a KDZ wipe and another that went black screen after I flashed MM (also with TWRP). If I do a KDZ wipe on the first one, I could do a dump for you but I would have to look up how to. You are also welcome to buy the board from the second V10 from me but I'm unsure if you can revive it.
Thanks all, but everything I needed to make my own was staring me in the face.
-- Brian
i will help if i can , but didnt have root yet
@runningnak3d I'm in a need of a Nougat dump for H901, to make a bootable sdcard. Could you share yours or guide how to make one from nougat kdz?
Due to messing the aboot partition (while trying to shut the "big cores" off) the phone does not boot, nor enter download mode. On powering on, it only vibrates. QPST does not work with the phone put into 9008, it returns "target may be unstable". Before that, the phone was rooted, with bootloader unlocked, updated to nougat via the recovery, with the ZIPs.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Be glad to, and it is easy, but you need dd. If you use Windows, there may be some program that can do something similar, but I haven't used Windows in years. You can always install a very basic Cygwin environment...
* Insert 64gig SD card
* Dump KDZ
* dd if=PrimaryGPTxxxxxx of=/dev/mmcblk0
The xxxxx above is because I can't remember what it gets dumped as, but it will be obvious.
Once you have the partition table on the sdcard, get a list of the partitons:
* gdisk -l /dev/mmblck0
Then proceed to flash the rest of KDZ onto their individual partitions.
For example, I believe that modem was partition 1, so:
* dd if=modemxxxxx of=/dev/mmcblk0p1
Repeat for every partition from the KDZ except system (unless you want to fully boot from the SD card). Also, you can flash recovery with TWRP, and then you can boot from the SD card to recovery and then you only need to flash your aboot partition, so you don't have to use download mode to flash the entire KDZ.
Let me know if you need me to clarify anything.
EDIT: If you do boot to recovery from the SD card, you will need to make sure to flash the correct device. When you go into an adb shell, you will have two mmcblk devices (mmcblk0 and mmcblk1). I don't remember which will be which, so to be safe flash the aboot partition on both...
-- Brian
@runningnak3d Thank you for your reply! I have Ubuntu 17 as a bootable DVD. Does the sdcard have to be formatted in a specific filesystem before doing this? Another question I have, is that the sdcard shows up as dev/sdd for me but it also shows that dev/sdd1 exists on it, so to which should I dd the GPT table to?
I tried to dev/sdd and wrote the rest of KDZ to the partitions, but the phone has not booted (its 64gb sd hc class 10 card). After dd-ing the PrimaryGPT, the terminal mentions that backupGPT is corrupted and that MBR is protective on the sdcard. Also, GParted shows "unknown" for each partition, and modem partition shows up as fat16 one.
Perhaps I should try different nougat KDZ? the phone's sticker under battery says it's H901, so was written in the phone under settings menu (phone also had t-mobile bloatware) and in LGUP when updating to MM, yet the motherboard has VS990 written on it.
My phone said vs990 on the board as well, so that isn't the issue. You need to flash a few partitions from the phone that aren't in the KDZ ... you will have to get someone to dump them for you.
The only place I had them was on an SD card that I have already wiped since I don't have a v10 anymore.
I will have to look in SBL1 to get you a list that you will have to ask for.
They are all just firmware, and contain nothing specific to a users phone, so anyone with a rooted Nougat phone can safely dump them for you.
Please bear with me. I am currently trying to revive my H910 and I order an H918 that I am going to use to help someone with, but I will try to get you the info ASAP.
H901 VS990 board 9008 brick help
@runningnak3d Hey, you seem like an expert at unbricking V10s. I have a H901 that has vs990 motherboard in it. It bricked while I was updating through LG Bridge. I now only have access to qualcomm 9008 mode.
From my understanding, there are 2 ways to solve this. QFIL or booting from dump image through sdcard. The qfil way didn't work for me, since there aren't any compatible .mbn files and xml for VS990 owners. So my only other option is getting to download mode via sdcard method, and I need the dump files for that. If I do what you've told @Mr_pringle, would my phone enter download mode? What exactly would I have to do? Thanks
@N3XTN3XUS What version were you on, and what version did LG Bridge try to update you to?
runningnak3d said:
@N3XTN3XUS What version were you on, and what version did LG Bridge try to update you to?
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mm to nougat. Do you have the dump img for mm by any chance?
Unfortunately you are going to have to roll your own with the instructions I gave above.
In order to do that, you need to find out what model you should be flashing. I know you said your board said VS990, I am sitting here looking at my dead board, and it says VS990 on it as well, so H901 Nougat *should* have worked for you. I don't have any idea where you should start looking, but you do need to know that before making an SD card or even if you make a perfectly good card, it won't work
-- Brian
I have an Alcatel Tetra running Android 8.1, June 2018 update, and I would like to root it. It was only released in September 2018, though, so there seems to be no common solution.
Some specs are:
480x854 resolution on 5" screen @ 70hz
1.1ghz MediaTek MT6739WM CPU
2gb ram
4G LTE GSM on AT&T
WIFI A/B/G/N 2.4ghz
Bluetooth 4.2 LE
Android 8.1, June 2018 update
16gb internal storage with support for 128gb sd card
GE8100 GPU
5MP front camera & 2MP back
USB 2.0 port, 3.5mm jack
Root
clcombs262 said:
I have an Alcatel Tetra running Android 8.1, June 2018 update, and I would like to root it. It was only released in September 2018, though, so there seems to be no common solution.
Some specs are:
480x854 resolution on 5" screen @ 70hz
1.1ghz MediaTek MT6739WM CPU
2gb ram
4G LTE GSM
WIFI A/B/G/N 2.4ghz
Android 8.1, June 2018 update
16gb internal storage with support for 128gb sd card
GE8100 GPU
5MP front camera & 2MP back
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I have one also id like to root
I also have this phone. Almost cobbled together a twrp but just need the correct recovery-kernel & offset file to repack it. As it stands right now the twrp build will boot loop, but I know all the other pieces are solid ( correct resolution set, correct prop.default, fstab files, .rc files and so on) unfortunately so flash tools is useless until we can get a custom DA file that works with the Tetra. This whole process has been quite a pain lol but I'm close. If I can get it figured out I'll make a thread here upload all relevant files
Update: I'm currently using a few different RATs to pull any and all files possible while also trying to see what exploits (if any) I may be able to leverage with them. currently still lacking the recovery.fstab, but all other files needed for the ramdisk folder section of the recovery.img is set (put together the prop.default from scratch as I can't pull it from the phone). Still need all files outside of the ramdisk folder though (mostly just a proper recovery-kernel and offset, think I may be able to substitute the other files from a similar Alcatel MT6739 phone, the 3x/5058, which I have a stock firmware for). I also have the source code for the 4.4.95+ kernel that's on the Tetra, digging through it to see if I can use anything from it. If anyone has any thoughts about what could be done with all this stuff I have please feel free to share, as I could use some fresh eyes on this.
MICHAEL(SMHOS.ORG) said:
Just use magisk to root ,or ONE click root for PC is easy bro??
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#1. There is no publicly available fw for this device as of this moment to patch with Magisk.
#2. Sp flash tool cannot currently readback or download to this phone, as the necessary DA file is unavailable. That means no way to get the boot.img or recovery.img to make magisk root/port TWRP
#3. NO ROOTING APPS WHETHER THEY BE APK OR PC BASED, WORK WHATSOEVER ON THIS PHONE, AND 80% OF THEM ARE BORDERLINE MALICIOUS (HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU KINGROOT)
#4 please kindly ****post elsewhere.
Root Alcatel Tetra
MICHAEL(SMHOS.ORG) said:
Just use magisk to root ,or ONE click root for PC is easy bro
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I know for a fact One Click Root has no support, and Magisk is unreliable in my experience. I think I may have a way to apply a root patch, but obviously I need the patch first. I believe I can exploit the "apply update from sd card" function but haven't really tested it.
MICHAEL(SMHOS.ORG) said:
OK try it and check if any patch or so,because I use Flashing tools like Gsm alladin cracked or android adb multi tool since it support adb function for root
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There is currently no adb exploit to gain root that works on this device. Trust me, I've tried. There is not an easy fix for this phone. The only options I see, is for someone who has access to the most recent NCK box, or Miracle thunder MT2 ( which added support for the mt6739 chip set) to dump the firmware and share It with the public, or for the Download Assistant file for this phone to be released, at which point SP flashtools can be used to dump the firmware, at which point a custom TWRP can be ported, root can be gained, and bob's your uncle. I've spent the last month going over every possible way to crack this phone open, and aside from finding/developing an as of yet unknown exploit, the only options available require a firmware dump (which currently can only be made with the 2 aforementioned box tools). I've been using every method I can think of to get a functioning TWRP without the stock recovery, with no luck yet. Ive taken every possible amount of info and files accessable from the phone using adb shells, mtk based tools, and RATs. I've got ahold of pretty much all publicly available firmwares and TWRPs for other Mt6739 phones that are already cracked, to see if I could take the files/Info and modify them to fill in the gaps and get a functional TWRP. Hasn't worked yet and while I've narrowed the reasons why down, those reasons seem to be hard blocks that could only be overcome through root access/access to the Tetras specific firmware. Which as you see is a catch 22 where you would need root to get root. I've even tried to get ahold of an ota update directly from AT&Ts cdn to try and exploit. I have the dl address but am not sure how to use it, as trying to connect to it from phone browser or PC just returns as forbidden. I'm honestly a little burnt out with it at the moment and am gonna go mess with some other phones I have and come back to this later when/if hopefully some new resources become available.
Tlr ; the easy and common solutions aren't gonna cut it, so save your breath
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There is currently no adb exploit to gain root that works on this device. Trust me, I've tried. There is not an easy fix for this phone. The only options I see, is for someone who has access to the most recent NCK box, or Miracle thunder MT2 ( which added support for the mt6739 chip set) to dump the firmware and share It with the public, or for the Download Assistant file for this phone to be released, at which point SP flashtools can be used to dump the firmware, at which point a custom TWRP can be ported, root can be gained, and bob's your uncle. I've spent the last month going over every possible way to crack this phone open, and aside from finding/developing an as of yet unknown exploit, the only options available require a firmware dump (which currently can only be made with the 2 aforementioned box tools). I've been using every method I can think of to get a functioning TWRP without the stock recovery, with no luck yet. Ive taken every possible amount of info and files accessable from the phone using adb shells, mtk based tools, and RATs. I've got ahold of pretty much all publicly available firmwares and TWRPs for other Mt6739 phones that are already cracked, to see if I could take the files/Info and modify them to fill in the gaps and get a functional TWRP. Hasn't worked yet and while I've narrowed the reasons why down, those reasons seem to be hard blocks that could only be overcome through root access/access to the Tetras specific firmware. Which as you see is a catch 22 where you would need root to get root. I've even tried to get ahold of an ota update directly from AT&Ts cdn to try and exploit. I have the dl address but am not sure how to use it, as trying to connect to it from phone browser or PC just returns as forbidden. I'm honestly a little burnt out with it at the moment and am gonna go mess with some other phones I have and come back to this later when/if hopefully some new resources become available.
Tlr ; the easy and common solutions aren't gonna cut it, so save your breath
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+1 on the no easy solutions. In theory, there is a utility built in to flash an update from an sd card from fastboot menu, or if you have an activity launcher.... exploitable, maybe?
Also, you must remember that those people are just people like you and me, with more experience. Since this phone was released September of this year, it may be awhile. So we may be on our own since the Tetra is a lower end device. I got a system dump, which I know can be used ro make firmware, but am not sure how to do so
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+1 on the no easy solutions. In theory, there is a utility built in to flash an update from an sd card from fastboot menu.
I got a system dump
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Only way to use stock sideload would require you to sign the zip with the manufacturer private keys. I did pull some keys & certs from the phone but never got a chance to see if they were the proper ones.
And pls upload your system dump
Dont use this, see next post
Last post was the wrong file.
Here you'll find:
*DA file
*Auth file
*Preloader
*.mbn
*.sca
All specific for the 5041c, direct from Alcatel
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FS0MFuoFSRlSncuUUtsZM808fqypUmue/view?usp=drivesdk
Yo OP what's up with that system dump?
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Yo OP what's up with that system dump?
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It ll be awhile. My ssd took a dump and died last night and I don't get paid for 2 weeks, so can't afford a new one.
That zip wasn't backed up unfortunately. So right now I have no pc
clcombs262 said:
It ll be awhile. My ssd took a dump and died last night and I don't get paid for 2 weeks, so can't afford a new one.
That zip wasn't backed up unfortunately. So right now I have no pc
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Dang sorry to hear that brotha. Do you remember what method you used to get the system dump? I can try my hand at it
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Dang sorry to hear that brotha. Do you remember what method you used to get the system dump? I can try my hand at it
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See next post
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Dang sorry to hear that brotha. Do you remember what method you used to get the system dump? I can try my hand at it
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The primary code I used was
Code:
adb pull /system
adb pull /data
I may have used other code; I don't remember. It's been awhile.
Also, so my friends will stop asking, will you post how to root/flash recovery with what you provided? It'll be easier to link to the post then explain it 500 times, since I end up their IT guy a lot. Thanks in advance
Take the Da file, auth file, and scatter file provided and load them in the latest version of SP Flash Tool, use the readback function to dump the recovery img. If memory serves me correctly, mmcblk0p18 is the location for it. (use the scatter file to locate the begining address and the length for it). Once you have the stock recovery img, manually port twrp to it using carliv image kitchen. Then fastboot to flash twrp. If you did it right then you can boot into twrp and flash supersu or magisk for root. Make sure to boot directly into recovery after flashing, because the recovery gets replaced by stock after a normal boot
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I would have posted more already but have no access to PC for a while. I haven't even had a chance to do this for myself yet
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Take the Da file, auth file, and scatter file provided and load them in the latest version of SP Flash Tool, use the readback function to dump the recovery img. If memory serves me correctly, mmcblk0p18 is the location for it. (use the scatter file to locate the begining address and the length for it). Once you have the stock recovery img, manually port twrp to it using carliv image kitchen. Then fastboot to flash twrp. If you did it right then you can boot into twrp and flash supersu or magisk for root. Make sure to boot directly into recovery after flashing, because the recovery gets replaced by stock after a normal boot
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I would have posted more already but have no access to PC for a while. I haven't even had a chance to do this for myself yet
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I have access to a library pc, but youre not allowed to install anything. No adb or sp flash tool. Though i do have a theory about using stock recovery...
Probably wont work, but hey. YOLO. Still waiting for my ssd to be in stock
Well here's the stock ROM. Cut SP flash Tool and all its hassles out and use this. Just extract the recovery.img and port twrp, or extract boot.img and patch with magisk. Am gonna do this when I get home, I have a beater laptop I can use but no internet there, so I'll post my work the next time I can come to town and get cell service.
https://mega.nz/#!dpFmBIgI!4FXN0VYjTYSyMp608BCCDOtEVABHqOwoJPBx_OkaKrE
This zip contains the magisk patched boot.img, happy rooting!
I am currently trying to root my LG Rebel 3 [L158VL] (Android 7.0)
I've been reading all around and I've installed ADB and Fastboot on my system (Windows 10 Pro 64-bit) however I have not been able to enter fastboot on my phone. If anyone could help me out and walk me through this. I've also been looking into using Lineage OS but they don't seem to support my device (not surprising as it's a Tracfone from Wal-Mart) and I was wondering if there was a version I could use on my phone, I'd appreciate if anyone could help me with that. However, I mostly need help with fastboot.
Any help or advice you can provide will be great, thank you in advanced
- Grey
UPDATE: 11/29/2018 8:34PM
I have tried several other methods but my phone absolutely refuses to boot into fastboot or the bootloader. It's like it's locked and I would like to know if there is a way to unlock/allow my device to boot into what I want it to.
Wasting your time
Tracfone has removed the fastboot and download modes. You still have EDL mode. Adb reboot EDL. However youd still have to unlock the bootloader or have some kind of patched system.img in order to avoid a brick. I cant recall the thread but it did mention the possibility of changing the partition table amd flashing a .laf which is your download mode/bootloader/fastboot.
I also read somewhere where it might be possible to flash using python but that may have been in the files that were from the CIAhttps://github.com/troydo42/CIA-Hacking-Tools mobile security exploits. Tracfone is verizon based so if you could manage to flash it somehow then you should be able to load a verizon rom. Please anyone feel free to expand or correct me.
deshaney said:
Tracfone has removed the fastboot and download modes. You still have EDL mode. Adb reboot EDL. However youd still have to unlock the bootloader or have some kind of patched system.img in order to avoid a brick. I cant recall the thread but it did mention the possibility of changing the partition table amd flashing a .laf which is your download mode/bootloader/fastboot.
I also read somewhere where it might be possible to flash using python but that may have been in the files that were from the CIAhttps://github.com/troydo42/CIA-Hacking-Tools mobile security exploits. Tracfone is verizon based so if you could manage to flash it somehow then you should be able to load a verizon rom. Please anyone feel free to expand or correct me.
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I think I might remember the thread your're talking about. it required that you used a patched version of lg up that unlocks the dev features and let's you flash the partitions in any order you want. I believe lg up requires the phone to be in download mode but I can't say for sure
Is there away to self root the LG rebel 3?
I want to self root it so I don't have to use my work computer to do so
As the title implies , this thread will contain g8x att firmware backs ups for people to use, since we don't have kdz for our version of the g8x, these backups will hopefully help people recover phones.
If you have a backup please pm me or post it here and i will add it to the main OP. Also an easy way to dump your firmware is to use Partition Backup
If you do decide to dump your firmware, only backup slot partitions, mostly only those can be shared. Most others are device unique. (you need Bl unlock and root to dump them with this app, with firehose/qpst you dont.)
Only restore this on a Android 10 slot
Also this vendor parttion is decrypted keep this in mind while restoring it.
Firmware List:
ATT G8X 20e Android 10 (Security patch April 1st 2020)
"People cant have nice things =/. look for me on the blue old app"
If you have issues downloading let me know.
Do you have a AT&T LG G8 Android 10 dump?
Also, how would one go about using the Android 10 dump on their LG G8? (Basically how do you install it?)
wwechampian said:
Do you have a AT&T LG G8 Android 10 dump?
Also, how would one go about using the Android 10 dump on their LG G8? (Basically how do you install it?)
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Not for att g8, i only have a g8 from sprint, im not sure how you would go about using this to upgrade from 9 to 10, i think it has to be flashed on secondary slot. i would go to the lg v50 telegram group and ask there, so you can be sure 100%
so i can only do this if i have root access on my lg g8x from at & t?
siulmagic said:
ATT G8X 20e Android 10 (Security patch April 1st 2020)
att-20e-firmware-backup-slot.7z
drive.google.com
If you have issues downloading let me know.
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Forgive my ignorance but how does one go about using this backup to restore a bricked G8X...?
Need a step-by-step primer on this if anyone would be kind enough to teach, as I'm only familiar with KDZ's and using LGUP 1.14 Dev Mode for older LG devices...the G8X will not function with this version, so it's not straightforward
Thanks in advance
HanselCustodio said:
so i can only do this if i have root access on my lg g8x from at & t?
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no, you can use it without root(use firehose/qpst), though my vendor is decrypted no idea how that will affect it.
siulmagic said:
ATT G8X 20e Android 10 (Security patch April 1st 2020)
att-20e-firmware-backup-slot.7z
drive.google.com
If you have issues downloading let me know.
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Just want to offer a warning to anything thinking about using the above referenced backup - I used it myself on a soft bricked G8X (AT&T) using QFIL on EDL/9008 mode to upload the unpacked IMG's. I went from soft brick to hard brick.
When I first started off using this I uploaded only the system, boot and abl...when I started seeing a fastboot screen (which I hadn't seen since) I felt like I was moving in the right direction so I uploaded the remaining partitions. After exiting EDL the device refuses to turn on...no LG splash, no android warning, no longer any access to download mode. No amount of button pushing brings EDL mode back while connected via USB. Doesn't charge using wireless charger (which it used to before).
I'm very confident I did not mismatch any partitions, though uploading the OP image did mention that there was data overflow and asked me if I wanted to continue. Further, this backup did not contain all of the img's that would ordinarily be present in a KDZ, but contained imgs that a standard KDZ do not have.
Since I can't get to EDL I can't restore the backups I had made of it's previous soft-bricked state.
It's just really frustrating, and I've learned my lesson never to buy a device from a carrier that doesn't allow access to it's KDZ firmware file (or cannot be crossflashed to one that does).
Your mileage may vary of course but I definitely feel like I'd want to stop someone from trying the attached if they're still in a soft-bricked state.
As an aside I would appreciate anyone who might have any ideas of how to reach EDL mode again. Thanks
cliffswallow said:
Just want to offer a warning to anything thinking about using the above referenced backup - I used it myself on a soft bricked G8X (AT&T) using QFIL on EDL/9008 mode to upload the unpacked IMG's. I went from soft brick to hard brick.
When I first started off using this I uploaded only the system, boot and abl...when I started seeing a fastboot screen (which I hadn't seen since) I felt like I was moving in the right direction so I uploaded the remaining partitions. After exiting EDL the device refuses to turn on...no LG splash, no android warning, no longer any access to download mode. No amount of button pushing brings EDL mode back while connected via USB. Doesn't charge using wireless charger (which it used to before).
I'm very confident I did not mismatch any partitions, though uploading the OP image did mention that there was data overflow and asked me if I wanted to continue. Further, this backup did not contain all of the img's that would ordinarily be present in a KDZ, but contained imgs that a standard KDZ do not have.
Since I can't get to EDL I can't restore the backups I had made of it's previous soft-bricked state.
It's just really frustrating, and I've learned my lesson never to buy a device from a carrier that doesn't allow access to it's KDZ firmware file (or cannot be crossflashed to one that does).
Your mileage may vary of course but I definitely feel like I'd want to stop someone from trying the attached if they're still in a soft-bricked state.
As an aside I would appreciate anyone who might have any ideas of how to reach EDL mode again. Thanks
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You will have to open the back and short some contacts.
Or give to service center if in warranty.
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Tendrás que abrir la parte trasera y cortar algunos contactos.
O entréguelo al centro de servicio si está en garantía.
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Lo hiciste ??
Can anyone dump they're .xml partition data file? I am very desperate as my devices partitions are missing. Please help! Cheers!
cliffswallow said:
Just want to offer a warning to anything thinking about using the above referenced backup - I used it myself on a soft bricked G8X (AT&T) using QFIL on EDL/9008 mode to upload the unpacked IMG's. I went from soft brick to hard brick.
When I first started off using this I uploaded only the system, boot and abl...when I started seeing a fastboot screen (which I hadn't seen since) I felt like I was moving in the right direction so I uploaded the remaining partitions. After exiting EDL the device refuses to turn on...no LG splash, no android warning, no longer any access to download mode. No amount of button pushing brings EDL mode back while connected via USB. Doesn't charge using wireless charger (which it used to before).
I'm very confident I did not mismatch any partitions, though uploading the OP image did mention that there was data overflow and asked me if I wanted to continue. Further, this backup did not contain all of the img's that would ordinarily be present in a KDZ, but contained imgs that a standard KDZ do not have.
Since I can't get to EDL I can't restore the backups I had made of it's previous soft-bricked state.
It's just really frustrating, and I've learned my lesson never to buy a device from a carrier that doesn't allow access to it's KDZ firmware file (or cannot be crossflashed to one that does).
Your mileage may vary of course but I definitely feel like I'd want to stop someone from trying the attached if they're still in a soft-bricked state.
As an aside I would appreciate anyone who might have any ideas of how to reach EDL mode again. Thanks
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This should only be used mostly to restore certain parttion, not the whole backup in one go, as you said this is not a kdz. Also messing with op partition is never recommended, edl did warn you of the parttion size mismatch. Also depends what you had on your primary slot, i would not recommend flashing this on a pie slot. Sucks that you hard bricked.
Need dump full G8X ATT, thank all, I need all partitions except the userdata partition, please help me, thanks
Hey guys, I'm really needing firmware to G850UM10F AT&T. Any one sees this variant come across their screen on a Telegram group or in their searches let me know please.
#Rooty_Mikes# said:
Hey guys, I'm really needing firmware to G850UM10F AT&T. Any one sees this variant come across their screen on a Telegram group or in their searches let me know please.
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did you find one? I'm looking for a firmware in android 9 for at&t
siulmagic said:
As the title implies , this thread will contain g8x att firmware backs ups for people to use, since we don't have kdz for our version of the g8x, these backups will hopefully help people recover phones.
If you have a backup please pm me or post it here and i will add it to the main OP. Also an easy way to dump your firmware is to use Partition Backup
If you do decide to dump your firmware, only backup slot partitions, mostly only those can be shared. Most others are device unique. (you need Bl unlock and root to dump them with this app, with firehose/qpst you dont.)
Only restore this on a Android 10 slot
Also this vendor parttion is decrypted keep this in mind while restoring it.
Firmware List:
ATT G8X 20e Android 10 (Security patch April 1st 2020)
att-20e-firmware-backup-slot.7z
drive.google.com
If you have issues downloading let me know.
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Can you unblock bootleader g8x att android 9?
Duythiem said:
Can you unblock bootleader g8x att android 9?
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I believe to unlock bootloader for any variant you have to be on 10.
conbak49 said:
I believe to unlock bootloader for any variant you have to be on 10.
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However, i don't have firmware android 10, because i live outside the USA....
Duythiem said:
However, i don't have firmware android 10, because i live outside the USA....
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Only thing I know to suggest is ask in this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...nlock-and-magisk-root-using-firehose.4221793/
i was able to unlock the bootloader on android 9
yoctan1 said:
did you find one? I'm looking for a firmware in android 9 for at&t
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I might still have a copy on my drive if you still need it