Hello, I have a LG G5 RS988. I've been fiddling with custom ROMs a bit trying to get the signal to be stable on AT&T. I had finally given up and was going to just try it stock rooted. I don't remember what order i took these actions, but the end result is that i cannot boot into fastboot mode or recovery mode (TWRP was installed but is now gone).
I believe my first attempt was to wipe -> flash [LG-RS98811d-Flashable.COMPLETE-ARB01]
I think this is where i encountered the bootloops and quit messing with it for a day or so. When i came back to it, i've tried literally everything i can find to do to get it back to stock.
I have used LGUP with the uppercut 1.0.0.0 file to 'upgrade' it back to RS98811c_00_ARB01.kdz or any other .kdz i could find. While i had it in fastboot i had attempted to flash some things, but it eventually wouldn't boot so i set it into download mode. Now i can boot into android 6.XX but i have no access to the fastboot screen. It just shows the battery charging percentage...
Please help.
I've already mentioned this in another thread, but you will have to send this in for repair. Flashing lower KDZ versions even with the same ARB version can hard brick your device. It can be repaired through the 'firehose' method that needs non-free proprietary firehose file, partition xml, and stock mbm/bin images. Or through the JTAG box method which is what I do. This model RS988 is the hardest to repair because it is uncommon unlike the other variants. You won't be able to fix it another way otherwise. Also AT&T blocks LTE access to non AT&T devices especially generic unlocked versions from Huawei, OnePlus, Google, and Xiaomi. Even if you do connect, you'll fall back to 3G/HSPA/HSDPA/HSPA+ when calling or temporary LTE loss, but can reset the radio by toggling airplane mode. If you check your IMEI through them it will show up as generic and you won't get LTE access through their whitelist. You could try to call them and explain this issue, and do insist, you should end up with a higherup tech support person that can add your phone to their list. I haven't tried this since I'm on TracFone an MVNO, so I doubt this will work, but it has for others. This LTE issue also happens for Verizon users, as they only like white-listed phones to use their network.
patato21 said:
I've already mentioned this in another thread, but you will have to send this in for repair. Flashing lower KDZ versions even with the same ARB version can hard brick your device. It can be repaired through the 'firehose' method that needs non-free proprietary firehose file, partition xml, and stock mbm/bin images. Or through the JTAG box method which is what I do. This model RS988 is the hardest to repair because it is uncommon unlike the other variants. You won't be able to fix it another way otherwise. Also AT&T blocks LTE access to non AT&T devices especially generic unlocked versions from Huawei, OnePlus, Google, and Xiaomi. Even if you do connect, you'll fall back to 3G/HSPA/HSDPA/HSPA+ when calling or temporary LTE loss, but can reset the radio by toggling airplane mode. If you check your IMEI through them it will show up as generic and you won't get LTE access through their whitelist. You could try to call them and explain this issue, and do insist, you should end up with a higherup tech support person that can add your phone to their list. I haven't tried this since I'm on TracFone an MVNO, so I doubt this will work, but it has for others. This LTE issue also happens for Verizon users, as they only like white-listed phones to use their network.
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Send it in to whom? Do you know what the cost to expect?
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Send it in to whom? Do you know what the cost to expect?
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You could expect to pay around $50-70, but do read my dm. Don't purchase remote PC repair methods. They could install malware on your computer, and the USB client redirector may not work for a hard bricked phone.
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Hi everyone, new user and post, unfortunately prompted by a problem (aren't they always!).
I have just received a slightly used Motorola Razr (Optus branded) that, unfortunately, is stuck in a bootloop and restarts every 30 seconds. Neither a hard reset nor safe mode fix the problem, although I am able to access recovery mode.
The seller is adamant that the phone was working perfectly, that they did not flash, root or otherwise mess with the firmware and only performed a hard reset, and that they have since called Motorola, who have told them its a well known issue fixed by a firmware update.
While its nice that Motorola is no nonchalant about their hard reset bricking phones, I am rather a little more annoyed and so have turned to the good community at xda developers for assistance.
I am aware that firmware can be updated using Motorola's tools, however I cannot find any Optus branded firmware or updates in the rom list. My questions are:
1) Can anyone confirm that this is a common problem fixed by a firmware update?
2) Does anyone know where to find Optus branded roms?
3) If I flash with a non Optus rom, what are the consequences for the phone, my warranty and ability to receive Optus updates?
4) What would the good people here do? Try to fix the problem? Claim under Optus/Motorola's warranty? Send it back to the seller?
Thankyou all for your time and any assistance!
i had same problem, im aussie with optus 2, unfortunately i lost mine too, but if u fastboot flash the europe/australia fastboot file in the stickied rom thread, that works, cause it worked for me.
royalbloodvi said:
i had same problem, im aussie with optus 2, unfortunately i lost mine too, but if u fastboot flash the europe/australia fastboot file in the stickied rom thread, that works, cause it worked for me.
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I'm actually not even with Telstra, but wanted to keep the phone stock.
Have you noticed any differences between the Europe/Aus unbranded ROM and the original Optus one? Will Optus still honour your warranty?
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I'm actually not even with Telstra, but wanted to keep the phone stock.
Have you noticed any differences between the Europe/Aus unbranded ROM and the original Optus one? Will Optus still honour your warranty?
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differences should be, that there are no more optus-'installed' apps on your phone and that your phone will no more be able to receive the optus udpates (i think so). Cause updates are set on top of the previous system, for example the optus rom you already have.
to your first post:
i don't know if a software update will solve this problem, especially the phone should be running while performing it. there is no common way, to receive the update via pc... no 'legal' way and every carrier support in the world will tell you to do an update, before trying to send it back...
flashing another rom will definitly erase your warranty, unless you don't go back to stock before sending it to your carrier during next problem phase...
but i'm not shure if there's a way to go back to optus stock while having such a problem... and i don't know to, if there are optus roms available right now.
irR4tiOn4L said:
I'm actually not even with Telstra, but wanted to keep the phone stock.
Have you noticed any differences between the Europe/Aus unbranded ROM and the original Optus one? Will Optus still honour your warranty?
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no differences in functionality, only difference was the pphone was cleaner with no optus bloatware (and you can download the optus account usage & misc apps through the market anyway)
by the way, just for the record, ive sent a razr in that was rooted for exchange, and i still got a new razr, but was stock =)
Well I've now tried two different European/Australian firmware versions and two different methods of flashing fastboot files (RSD lite initially, then the eternity project's fla**** tool). Both seemingly flashed fine, both no longer display an IMEI number, both continue to boot to android then restart after 30-60 seconds.
I'm not sure whether I have warranty any longer and really, I'm not sure I ever did as the seller got the unit as a demo/gift unit from Motorola for review (the unit also displayed build date 18 Oct 2011). Nonetheless, he's given me a receipt from his business to me (as if that satisfied Motorola's requests for a 'genuine' original receipt) and directed me to Motorola's service centre who may or may not tell me that its my fault (its not) and may or may not do it under warranty. The seller has 'kindly' told me that he's not going to leave me in the lurch and if the service centre doesnt fix the issue to send it back to him to try and get fixed. I'm not sure I trust what he tells me anymore, since this hardly seems like an issue that could just result from a simple 'hard reset'
Well at this stage I am so angry I could just throw the thing against a wall. If Motorola's service centre fails to rectify the issue, this thing is being sent back to the seller with a directive that unless he sends me a working phone he is to keep the brick and refund me my outlay.
What a nightmare. Should have just bought from Kogan for 50 bucks more.
Yea we live and learn...... Should have just sent back to seller, (if you received it that way)
Fingers crossed on motorola coming to the party.
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65.1.40.XT910.Optus.en.AU OTA should be out there now or soon.
Android version 2.3.6
Fastboot xml will be available pretty soon.
do you have a link to the fastboot files? Need to downgrade from ICS for warranty purposes
Hey all,
So I've ran into a snag on my XT910 over the past few days.
Randomly, the device just dropped signal one evening and it never recovered it. Having troubleshooted with my network (O2 UK) and trying other SIM cards in the device, I have narrowed it down to the "Unknown baseband" or "No IMEI" symptoms found on these forums.. The device downright refuses to read (or even acknowledge the existance of) any SIM cards at all. It doesn't prompt for one to be inserted; it just says "No Service" where my network name should be, with an antenna and red "x" where the signal bars should be. Trying a working micro SIM from my girlfriends phone yields the same result. It doesn't even know it is in there.. In "About phone" it says Unknown baseband and dialing *#06# from my device gives a blank IMEI. Adding/viewing contacts on the SIM returns an error. I went so far as to get a brand new SIM from my network - still no dice.
The device is less than a month old and still under Moto warranty. However, the company I bought it from have neglected to provide a VAT receipt and I'm having trouble getting it off them. Moto have agreed to repair/replace the phone, but on the condition I have this receipt and send a copy of it to them. I really need this phone working, as it's the lifeline to my work, so I am willing to try reflashing/rooting the device ROM or radio as need be.
After some reading I have followed QPST guides to re-input the IMEI on my device, however it still exists and is correct. I have hard reset the phone, booted into recovery and wiped cache/data but no change.. I am considering the method of re-flashing the official OTA update for ICS, as I've read many users have this issue after upgrading, here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849744 - that is the correct ROM for my phone, but as I am already on that ROM I do not know whether flashing it on top will break things - ultimately brick it?
The device was (and still is) on 672.180.41.XT910.Retail.en.EU. I have not flashed any custom ROMs or rooted it. I have made no software or firmware changes to the device.
Please can someone help?! I do not mind getting my hands dirty and even voiding the Moto warranty if it fixes it (I would also be prepared to root it) but I am at a loss here - all pointers go to hardware fault and if that is indeed what it is, I would prefer somebody back up my assumption so I can send it to Moto knowing there was nothing I can do, rather than being a simple ROM flash away from having my device back..
Your phone may be damaged either physically (e.g. broken contacts SIM card slot) or software-wise (e.g. damaged PDS partition).
I'd go for a reflash, though - at least when properly executed it won't worsen your phone's condition. First, get full 672.180.41.XT910.Retail.en.EU flash file. Then, flash it using RSD Lite.
Vatazhka said:
Your phone may be damaged either physically (e.g. broken contacts SIM card slot) or software-wise (e.g. damaged PDS partition).
I'd go for a reflash, though - at least when properly executed it won't worsen your phone's condition. First, get full 672.180.41.XT910.Retail.en.EU flash file. Then, flash it using RSD Lite.
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Thank you so much for this.
If it doesn't work by reflashing, can I still send it to Motorola under warranty for a hardware fix?
FrankPlummer said:
Thank you so much for this.
If it doesn't work by reflashing, can I still send it to Motorola under warranty for a hardware fix?
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Hey,
I've just reflashed with RSD and I still get "Unknown baseband version" and no IMEI on the device. I guess it must be a hardware fault somewhere along the line.. Thank you regardless - and if you have any further suggestions then please do let me know.
try changing baseband. who knows...
china baseband is perfect for EU
heblu said:
try changing baseband. who knows...
china baseband is perfect for EU
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How would I go about doing that?
I'd really like to know too...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1863106
install baseband via custom recovery. they are flasheable zip
Firstly, thank you to all who replied to or considered my plea.
Secondly, after extensive research and some testing on my part I have found this is a seemingly irresolvable hardware (or very heavily damaged software) problem. Through various threads online I have read about people getting this mostly after they upgrade their Razr to ICS. It doesn't seem to be limited to one specific baseband/regional version of the device, as customers on Verizon in the States have had the same issue I have in the UK with a SIM-free phone.
I have sent the device off to Motorola for repair/replacement. I will report back when I get the device back.
FrankPlummer said:
Firstly, thank you to all who replied to or considered my plea.
Secondly, after extensive research and some testing on my part I have found this is a seemingly irresolvable hardware (or very heavily damaged software) problem. Through various threads online I have read about people getting this mostly after they upgrade their Razr to ICS. It doesn't seem to be limited to one specific baseband/regional version of the device, as customers on Verizon in the States have had the same issue I have in the UK with a SIM-free phone.
I have sent the device off to Motorola for repair/replacement. I will report back when I get the device back.
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si I guess it never returned from tha one trip to the repair service?
...im hvinga similar problem with the xt890 (moto RAZR i)
updated to 4.4.2 kitkat, and it lost its anthena. like forever.
since then, spent nights surfing sesrching for a clue. nothing.
even unlocked the bootloader. it ended with the never endings WARNING BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED thing. sometimes i can bypase it buy antherna is still gone.
there are no replacementes for this device i think.
i want to use it so bad
Jorge_Amaya said:
si I guess it never returned from tha one trip to the repair service?
...im hvinga similar problem with the xt890 (moto RAZR i)
updated to 4.4.2 kitkat, and it lost its anthena. like forever.
since then, spent nights surfing sesrching for a clue. nothing.
even unlocked the bootloader. it ended with the never endings WARNING BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED thing. sometimes i can bypase it buy antherna is still gone.
there are no replacementes for this device i think.
i want to use it so bad
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I have the same problem with xt890
Hello there fellows, i'll try to make my question simple. My uncle got a new phone so he threw away his old one which i took, its an LG V10 H901 its T-Mobile if i'm not mistaken, Anyways I'm out of Canada for a long time now and the phone is fully unlocked and runs on all the networks i was able to test, but its running android lollipop and i really upgrade to nougat, but from a previous experience with a Galaxy S6, upgrading just like that might lock back the network, and i have no idea if its the same case for this V10 too, as i am not in Canada anymore even contacting T-Mobile won't be that easy at all (tried before), so what i wanna know is, will the network get locked if i upgrade the Android ? as i'm going to do it manually since i can't receive OTA outside the region.
All informations are appreciated, and thanks in advance.
Edit: In T-mobile website where i enter the IMEI to see if my device is illegible for unlocking i got a congratulations saying my device can be unlocked.
- Also, The phone is rooted so my guess the bootloader should be unlocked right ? (Stock recovery btw). Now the weird part about that is that when i try to reboot to fastboot/bootloader from Terminal/ ADB/ Volume Down And USB/ Application With Root, there is no fastboot or bootloader i guess, i even found a similar post on the forums here but no answer for it too!
Now my guess that flashing the KDZ will flash all partitions and fix it but i am still afraid of the carrier lock!
In general, once a phone is unlocked, it stays unlocked forever as long as it disables the sim lock check in the phone and updating the software or doing factory reset doesn't change that. From what I have read and researched previously, the sim unlock status is stored and enforced via a certain partition on phone for example, in some phones it is nvram or nv data partition, the same partition that stores phone's IMEI number as well. It is not likely that you will loose sim unlock status just by updating to nougat.
But do keep in mind that that some of the LG V10 H901 T-Mobile versions have a korean motherboard where LG Bridge tries to update it with the wrong version of the rom bricking the phone, and people have reported here on XDA that even after unbricking they lost their IMEI info from the phone permanently and phone modem stops working.
I would suggest that you make sure which sub-variant of the H901 you have before you attempt to do any flashing, especially through LG UP.
I personally just bought a used H901 myself and was trying to decide if my phone is one of the ones with korean motherboard.
Need LG-Q710AL FIRMWARE for unbrick phone please cant found
I need it as well a client brought in his stylo 4 will not boot it gets an error "images of verified boot not installed all slots are unbootable" I can only get into download mode. It tries to go to recovery but dies a few seconds beforehand. If I find it I will post a link here.
Please do, I'll do the same!
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I need it as well a client brought in his stylo 4 will not boot it gets an error "images of verified boot not installed all slots are unbootable" I can only get into download mode. It tries to go to recovery but dies a few seconds beforehand. If I find it I will post a link here.
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Hello-Have you had any luck with this yet? I can't even find a boot image to flash with patched lgup, not that I know it would work...I am having the same message.
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Hello-Have you had any luck with this yet? I can't even find a boot image to flash with patched lgup, not that I know it would work...I am having the same message.
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Not yet. I have not been able to dump it with patched LGUP and DLL I have tried DLL from "LMQ710MS" which is a Qualcomm chip, "LMQ710BAW" which is a south America QNote+ but seems to be the same phone on the inside. Also tried "LMQ710FA" a south America Q Stylus Plus seems to be same on the inside. both have the MT6750S
I have gotten it to pretend it dumps the phone. It goes through the motions but open any of the files in hxd and they are either full of 00 00 00 00 or have what looks like GPT repeated info in it. I have not been following LG much and this is just for fun for me. I tried to use the Lg download mode tools in python but cannot seem to get a connection I am guessing since they came out in 2016 LG has switched up their protocol. Seems they encrypted the DLL's as well.
I have tried LG Bridge, LG Mobile Support Tool. The logs show the IMEI check fails. I assume it means it is a sprint/boost phone as I know the IMEI is not blacklisted or stolen. But more of they realize it is a boost/sprint unit and block it. I tried every trick I could find I get as far as it says "downloading software" but it just hangs. I am going to try fresh installs after while just to rule it out. I would like to find out if anyone has used any LG tools to do a firmware update or firmware error recovery on a Sprint or Boost phone that is within 6 months old.
The story I heard is Sprint thinks their OTA updates should fix everything there is no reason to release firmware. I sure hope T-Mobile is buying Sprint. It seems is trying very hard to drive down there sell price... I talked to LG, of course, they cannot do anything until one of there techs puts hands on it. I am thinking of just trading it in it is only 4 months old. I just hate to give up or fail. But there is some type of issue with them I highly doubt the person above and myself are the only ones that have had this issue. I know there is at least 1 more person seen them on Lg forums.
If I make any headway or happen across a fix I will update within this thread.
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Not yet. I have not been able to dump it with patched LGUP and DLL I have tried DLL from "LMQ710MS" which is a Qualcomm chip, "LMQ710BAW" which is a south America QNote+ but seems to be the same phone on the inside. Also tried "LMQ710FA" a south America Q Stylus Plus seems to be same on the inside. both have the MT6750S
I have gotten it to pretend it dumps the phone. It goes through the motions but open any of the files in hxd and they are either full of 00 00 00 00 or have what looks like GPT repeated info in it. I have not been following LG much and this is just for fun for me. I tried to use the Lg download mode tools in python but cannot seem to get a connection I am guessing since they came out in 2016 LG has switched up their protocol. Seems they encrypted the DLL's as well.
I have tried LG Bridge, LG Mobile Support Tool. The logs show the IMEI check fails. I assume it means it is a sprint/boost phone as I know the IMEI is not blacklisted or stolen. But more of they realize it is a boost/sprint unit and block it. I tried every trick I could find I get as far as it says "downloading software" but it just hangs. I am going to try fresh installs after while just to rule it out. I would like to find out if anyone has used any LG tools to do a firmware update or firmware error recovery on a Sprint or Boost phone that is within 6 months old.
The story I heard is Sprint thinks their OTA updates should fix everything there is no reason to release firmware. I sure hope T-Mobile is buying Sprint. It seems is trying very hard to drive down there sell price... I talked to LG, of course, they cannot do anything until one of there techs puts hands on it. I am thinking of just trading it in it is only 4 months old. I just hate to give up or fail. But there is some type of issue with them I highly doubt the person above and myself are the only ones that have had this issue. I know there is at least 1 more person seen them on Lg forums.
If I make any headway or happen across a fix I will update within this thread.
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Thanks for the update, very much appreciated!
blodgettmike said:
Thanks for the update, very much appreciated!
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Check your "private messages" .
I had the same problem. I just bought a new one from Walmart and returned the busted phone in its stead. Not exactly on the up-and-up, but boost will eat that cost. Is there a way I can extract the KDZ from my phone now? It's the same phone, just with all the bootable slots!
g0new0rk said:
Not yet. I have not been able to dump it with patched LGUP and DLL I have tried DLL from "LMQ710MS" which is a Qualcomm chip, "LMQ710BAW" which is a south America QNote+ but seems to be the same phone on the inside. Also tried "LMQ710FA" a south America Q Stylus Plus seems to be same on the inside. both have the MT6750S
I have gotten it to pretend it dumps the phone. It goes through the motions but open any of the files in hxd and they are either full of 00 00 00 00 or have what looks like GPT repeated info in it. I have not been following LG much and this is just for fun for me. I tried to use the Lg download mode tools in python but cannot seem to get a connection I am guessing since they came out in 2016 LG has switched up their protocol. Seems they encrypted the DLL's as well.
I have tried LG Bridge, LG Mobile Support Tool. The logs show the IMEI check fails. I assume it means it is a sprint/boost phone as I know the IMEI is not blacklisted or stolen. But more of they realize it is a boost/sprint unit and block it. I tried every trick I could find I get as far as it says "downloading software" but it just hangs. I am going to try fresh installs after while just to rule it out. I would like to find out if anyone has used any LG tools to do a firmware update or firmware error recovery on a Sprint or Boost phone that is within 6 months old.
The story I heard is Sprint thinks their OTA updates should fix everything there is no reason to release firmware. I sure hope T-Mobile is buying Sprint. It seems is trying very hard to drive down there sell price... I talked to LG, of course, they cannot do anything until one of there techs puts hands on it. I am thinking of just trading it in it is only 4 months old. I just hate to give up or fail. But there is some type of issue with them I highly doubt the person above and myself are the only ones that have had this issue. I know there is at least 1 more person seen them on Lg forums.
If I make any headway or happen across a fix I will update within this thread.
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thank a lot for the update.
Cross firmware
same problem
Cross firmware success
I croossed firmware with several q stylo Alpha , the problem id no baseband, wifi dont work, using lgup modded 1.14 option partición dll
djcal1985 said:
I croossed firmware with several q stylo Alpha , the problem id no baseband, wifi dont work, using lgup modded 1.14 option partición dll
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Update
working 2G and H+ an data,
no working
3g,LTE
WIFI and bluetooth
need help for edit nvdata, dont know parameters for lte
the solution you have to get dump system from lgup DUMP option and edit like system.img and flash on la option -partition dl
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I Cross firmware with lgup modded but you Lost baseband , wifi and bluetooth nota working
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I tried to , but it give me some kind of error like 0X.... succes cmd sign
the phone q710al q710pl got root, please upload backup from system please
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does any one fixed no data/4g/Lte issue ? i have phone with no data / apn issues.
djcal1985 said:
I croossed firmware with several q stylo Alpha , the problem id no baseband, wifi dont work, using lgup modded 1.14 option partición dll
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i try to crossed firmware on my q710al with q710hs Q stylo Alpha ... but now my phone turn on/off .
no firmware for Q710al to fix this ... can anyone suggest me Q710Hs firmware which fix this issue ?
I can get y'all the dump file but I need a patched version of LGUP DEV to do it. All other versions give a timed out error.
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I can get y'all the dump file but I need a patched version of LGUP DEV to do it. All other versions give a timed out error.
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hi! i found this on hovatek. pls do try it
waayo69 said:
hi! i found this on hovatek. pls do try it
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Right on. I try here in a bit. Since my post I've been trying patch LGUP myself. The only is that lack knowledge or brain cells. Its difficult to say the least. The eggheads that know how to do it are not very forthcoming.
Hi,
Can someone post the carrier policy files of the LG V60 LMV600EA version ?
I need this files to enable carrier aggregation on my canadian V60.
Thanks
leptdre said:
Hi,
Can someone post the carrier policy files of the LG V60 LMV600EA version ?
I need this files to enable carrier aggregation on my canadian V60.
Thanks
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I would like to help you but i have no idea where to find that file. i have the european v60.
[email protected] said:
I would like to help you but i have no idea where to find that file. i have the european v60.
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Thank you so much for offering your help.
Actually, it is not a difficult process to extract that file.
First thing needed is to install QPST and enable the phone serial port.
After that, you need to open a program called EFS Explorer and then extract the files.
You can find a video that explains the process here
LG-V60 - Google Drive
drive.google.com
leptdre said:
Thank you so much for offering your help.
Actually, it is not a difficult process to extract that file.
First thing needed is to install QPST and enable the phone serial port.
After that, you need to open a program called EFS Explorer and then extract the files.
You can find a video that explains the process here
LG-V60 - Google Drive
drive.google.com
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Done! hopefully it helps in your process!!
what was this for?
Hi, can you please chare your rfnv files as it is shown in this video ? https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YeDpBC-mxATynh7ue3nxKuC3uf6hFMKx
Thank you
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Done! hopefully it helps in your process!!
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Hi there would you be able to upload the files somewhere please? Or send them to me if possibe?
@leptdre , were you able to use the files to enable carrier aggregation? Would you be able to upload them somewhere?
Thanks
leptdre said:
Thank you so much for offering your help.
Actually, it is not a difficult process to extract that file.
First thing needed is to install QPST and enable the phone serial port.
After that, you need to open a program called EFS Explorer and then extract the files.
You can find a video that explains the process here
LG-V60 - Google Drive
drive.google.com
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How are you enabling the V60 serial port. I'm having issues getting it to show up as diag
ebowen 747 said:
How are you enabling the V60 serial port. I'm having issues getting it to show up as diag
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After installing the Qualcomm drivers, you will see LG Diagnostic Port, and LG Serial Port in device manager. Manually update/replace the serial port driver with Qualcomm HS-USB Diagnostics 9025. Then in the phone hidden menu you have to turn off the diag port under SVC, Port Check Test as shown in the video above. Then it should show up in QPST and EFS explorer
cheesyzombie said:
After installing the Qualcomm drivers, you will see LG Diagnostic Port, and LG Serial Port in device manager. Manually update/replace the serial port driver with Qualcomm HS-USB Diagnostics 9025. Then in the phone hidden menu you have to turn off the diag port under SVC, Port Check Test as shown in the video above. Then it should show up in QPST and EFS explorer
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Is this with the device in regular boot or edl?
ebowen 747 said:
Is this with the device in regular boot or edl?
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Regular
cheesyzombie said:
Regular
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Thank you for your help
leptdre said:
Hi,
Can someone post the carrier policy files of the LG V60 LMV600EA version ?
I need this files to enable carrier aggregation on my canadian V60.
Thanks
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I have all the carrier_policy.xml files, TM VM EA. But I have some questions first. In which country and what is the name of the Carrier? The only reason I'm asking is: As far as I know, nobody in the US has crossflashed (most have been crossflashing the lmv600am) and really been able to get a 5G signal. Yes, I know it may have the 5G moniker on the taskbar but using Netmonster tells a different story, as do other tools. It's 4g masquerading as 5g. For example, on the v50/v60 on tmob network, using b66 shows it's 5g when it really isn't. When you crossflash with a KDZ the efs partition is not overwritten nor should it be because it contains imei info. Any file (carrier_policy.xml as an example) in the efs to be change has to be DL from the efs partition using Qspt, edit, and then reloaded. Show are you really getting a 5g band on your phone??????
hooutoo said:
I have all the carrier_policy.xml files, TM VM EA. But I have some questions first. In which country and what is the name of the Carrier? The only reason I'm asking is: As far as I know, nobody in the US has crossflashed (most have been crossflashing the lmv600am) and really been able to get a 5G signal. Yes, I know it may have the 5G moniker on the taskbar but using Netmonster tells a different story, as do other tools. It's 4g masquerading as 5g. For example, on the v50/v60 on tmob network, using b66 shows it's 5g when it really isn't. When you crossflash with a KDZ the efs partition is not overwritten nor should it be because it contains imei info. Any file (carrier_policy.xml as an example) in the efs to be change has to be DL from the efs partition using Qspt, edit, and then reloaded. Show are you really getting a 5g band on your phone??????
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I've been trying forever to get this to work with my ATT with stock FW and when crossflashed to EA, and you're right, I think it just doesn't, regardless of fw version installed. I've pulled the EA EFS policy files as well as the ATT ones, modified them, reuploaded and 5G just will not turn on. I've persisted so long because this method worked fine on my V50, however that one is a V500N (korean variant) whereas this is a V600AM (US/ATT variant), so I think that may have something to do with it. Have tried adding MCC-MNC, editing the rf_band lists, all sorts of combinations. I have a feeling that when the sim is inserted the phone doesn't even look at the modified xml files in the EFS partition and just generates it's own with the american models, but this is just speculation.
The other thing I noticed is that when I edit my ftm file to regain my serial number and remove the NT code error, the outer screen on the dual screen attachment works again, but then I lose 4G altogether and revert to 3G without data.
On my V50 all I had to do was add '5G' to some band lists and it worked, however, that unit is not crossflashed and still has stock korean firmware.
I'm in UK on Hutchison 3 network
cheesyzombie said:
I've been trying forever to get this to work with my ATT with stock FW and when crossflashed to EA, and you're right, I think it just doesn't, regardless of fw version installed. I've pulled the EA EFS policy files as well as the ATT ones, modified them, reuploaded and 5G just will not turn on. I've persisted so long because this method worked fine on my V50, however that one is a V500N (korean variant) whereas this is a V600AM (US/ATT variant), so I think that may have something to do with it. Have tried adding MCC-MNC, editing the rf_band lists, all sorts of combinations. I have a feeling that when the sim is inserted the phone doesn't even look at the modified xml files in the EFS partition and just generates it's own with the american models, but this is just speculation.
The other thing I noticed is that when I edit my ftm file to regain my serial number and remove the NT code error, the outer screen on the dual screen attachment works again, but then I lose 4G altogether and revert to 3G without data.
On my V50 all I had to do was add '5G' to some band lists and it worked, however, that unit is not crossflashed and still has stock korean firmware.
I'm in UK on Hutchison 3 network
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Well I can tell you that there's a running discussion on a lot of the points you just made not the least of which is whether or not the modem is being provisioned at activation and if so what exactly and how much.
I have 2 lmv600am which I got off Ebay. Both had been crossed to EA fw when I got them. Since I'm on Google Fi, I went to the AT&T unlocking site and Sim unlocked. I then put my G-Fi sim into 1 of my v60 and sure enough I get a 5G moniker on my taskbar. Now during this time period Tmob is changing their policies on LG phones, mainly since LG is no longer in business. For example, lmv450 no longer actives on Tmob nor any of it's mvno's and I believe the same is happening for all Sprint phones plus all LG non-tmob phones. They're checking by imei.
So it didn't take long and bam, I wasn't even getting a 5g moniker. I call G-Fi and asked, WTF. I was told that G-Fi is now only allowing Google and Samsung phones to activate with 5G services, only 4g for V600am. Once again imei strikes. BTW you can page thru modem protocols here; *#546368#*600#>field test>modem settings>engineering mode to see if you even have the 5g protocol loaded. I use to but now I only have 2g, 3g, hspa and lte.
The only reason I'm bringing all this up is because Carrier Policies are changing with LG phones so It's worth a tech support call/chat with your carrier to see what's what on their side.
The next step would be to use a serious network app to verify what really going on. I think in your area the G-Mon app is being used a lot. I use Netmonster in the US. I saw a screen shot from a guy in Poland, I believe, that thought he was getting 5g only to find out that it was really lte+ 3xCA. He was getting 727.3 Mbps on the DL which is absolutely screaming. That’s faster than 99.9 % of the phones in the US.
hooutoo said:
Well I can tell you that there's a running discussion on a lot of the points you just made not the least of which is whether or not the modem is being provisioned at activation and if so what exactly and how much.
I have 2 lmv600am which I got off Ebay. Both had been crossed to EA fw when I got them. Since I'm on Google Fi, I went to the AT&T unlocking site and Sim unlocked. I then put my G-Fi sim into 1 of my v60 and sure enough I get a 5G moniker on my taskbar. Now during this time period Tmob is changing their policies on LG phones, mainly since LG is no longer in business. For example, lmv450 no longer actives on Tmob nor any of it's mvno's and I believe the same is happening for all Sprint phones plus all LG non-tmob phones. They're checking by imei.
So it didn't take long and bam, I wasn't even getting a 5g moniker. I call G-Fi and asked, WTF. I was told that G-Fi is now only allowing Google and Samsung phones to activate with 5G services, only 4g for V600am. Once again imei strikes. BTW you can page thru modem protocols here; *#546368#*600#>field test>modem settings>engineering mode to see if you even have the 5g protocol loaded. I use to but now I only have 2g, 3g, hspa and lte.
The only reason I'm bringing all this up is because Carrier Policies are changing with LG phones so It's worth a tech support call/chat with your carrier to see what's what on their side.
The next step would be to use a serious network app to verify what really going on. I think in your area the G-Mon app is being used a lot. I use Netmonster in the US. I saw a screen shot from a guy in Poland, I believe, that thought he was getting 5g only to find out that it was really lte+ 3xCA. He was getting 727.3 Mbps on the DL which is absolutely screaming. That’s faster than 99.9 % of the phones in the US.
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Forgot to mention that I noticed that after a fresh flash, the xml files present in the EFS are different before and after inserting my sim.
Interesting but also disappointing to hear about the IMEI checking :/
I've been through hidden menu settings, and depending on which firmware I have installed I can see different bands and modem protocols available/activated, but can still never turn 5G on with my american V60's.
I had so much hope for this handset since firehose was made available!
Which reminds me, I even bootloader unlocked and rooted my crossflashed at&t unit. Successfully install Magisk etc, but couldn't enable r/w on system partition, even after generating and flashing a modified super partition. Something else going on here.
YOU need to check out the v60 group over on Discord.
cheesyzombie said:
Forgot to mention that I noticed that after a fresh flash, the xml files present in the EFS are different before and after inserting my sim.
Interesting but also disappointing to hear about the IMEI checking :/
I've been through hidden menu settings, and depending on which firmware I have installed I can see different bands and modem protocols available/activated, but can still never turn 5G on with my american V60's.
I had so much hope for this handset since firehose was made available!
Which reminds me, I even bootloader unlocked and rooted my crossflashed at&t unit. Successfully install Magisk etc, but couldn't enable r/w on system partition, even after generating and flashing a modified super partition. Something else going on here.
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Increase the partition expansion to 300 or 400
hooutoo said:
YOU need to check out the v60 group over on Discord.
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Hah I'm in the group, noticed a couple of your messages after the last post. I'm zobocop
ebowen 747 said:
Increase the partition expansion to 300 or 400
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How do you change partition sizes?