Need original stock rom LGUP LS998 v30+ for sprint HELP

Need original stock rom LGUP LS998 v30+ for sprint HELP - LG V30 Questions & Answers

I follow the [Frankenstein Phone] Using LGUP for crossflashing and that brick my phone i keep gettng the welcome to fastboot but does not pass from that screen and I was able to get the bootloader unlocked but now I have try using LGUP and flash everything on that post and i still cant pass that screen and when pressing down volume and power does not get me to the screen to wipe or install from sd card, not sure what else to do to get this to work. please help
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Luis2525 said:
I follow the [Frankenstein Phone] Using LGUP for crossflashing and that brick my phone i keep gettng the welcome to fastboot but does not pass from that screen and I was able to get the bootloader unlocked but now I have try using LGUP and flash everything on that post and i still cant pass that screen and when pressing down volume and power does not get me to the screen to wipe or install from sd card, not sure what else to do to get this to work. please help
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are you stuck on the master reset part? did you format partition etc.etc.
i have done mulitiple times if you flash correct kdz files you should have been fine. If not search other post theres. a zip you can push through adb to twrp and be golden.

Luis2525 said:
I follow the [Frankenstein Phone] Using LGUP for crossflashing and that brick my phone i keep gettng the welcome to fastboot but does not pass from that screen and I was able to get the bootloader unlocked but now I have try using LGUP and flash everything on that post and i still cant pass that screen and when pressing down volume and power does not get me to the screen to wipe or install from sd card, not sure what else to do to get this to work. please help
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How can Frankenstein have bricked your phone, if you say you then went on to unlock the bootloader? Frankenstein is one step in the process, if you don't have a US998, H930, H930DS phone. What phone DO you have? LS998? I've used Frankenstein to unlock the bootloader to TWO of those.
After Frankenstein, then you have fastboot flash commands to unlock the bootloader. So, if you went on to unlock the bootloader then Frankenstein didn't brick your phone.
You need to start over. There is no "welcome to Fastboot" screen, you are probably talking about the annoying bootloader unlock warning. You will always see that everytime you reboot your phone or even when you boot into TWRP.
Ignore it. It's just a picture LG throws into your face to discourage people from unlocking their bootloaders.
Let the phone finish booting, unless you've messed up the phone somehow trying to avoid that NORMAL bootloader unlock warning?
Did you get to the part where you installed TWRP and rooted?
Do you remember what steps you actually did?
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travy said:
are you stuck on the master reset part? did you format partition etc.etc.
i have done mulitiple times if you flash correct kdz files you should have been fine. If not search other post theres. a zip you can push through adb to twrp and be golden.
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If they went on to flash US998 Oreo KDZ AND unlock the bootloader without doing a Master Reset, WOW.
They keep reposting this in various places and we keep giving them the same answers which they are ignoring.
Their screenshot shows unlocked bootloader (in another thread) but they won't tell what they actually did, whether they got as far as installing TWRP or not.

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How can Frankenstein have bricked your phone, if you say you then went on to unlock the bootloader? Frankenstein is one step in the process, if you don't have a US998, H930, H930DS phone. What phone DO you have? LS998? I've used Frankenstein to unlock the bootloader to TWO of those.
After Frankenstein, then you have fastboot flash commands to unlock the bootloader. So, if you went on to unlock the bootloader then Frankenstein didn't brick your phone.
You need to start over. There is no "welcome to Fastboot" screen, you are probably talking about the annoying bootloader unlock warning. You will always see that everytime you reboot your phone or even when you boot into TWRP.
Ignore it. It's just a picture LG throws into your face to discourage people from unlocking their bootloaders.
Let the phone finish booting, unless you've messed up the phone somehow trying to avoid that NORMAL bootloader unlock warning?
Did you get to the part where you installed TWRP and rooted?
Do you remember what steps you actually did?
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If they went on to flash US998 Oreo KDZ AND unlock the bootloader without doing a Master Reset, WOW.
They keep reposting this in various places and we keep giving them the same answers which they are ignoring.
Their screenshot shows unlocked bootloader (in another thread) but they won't tell what they actually did, whether they got as far as installing TWRP or not.
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ChazzMatt i completely agree with you. I have the Sprint ls998 converted to the us998 and I had no issues what so ever following all threads simple easy and directions are perfectly clear. Master reset is sounding like all he needs but who knows. hopefully hell see this and somebody and help him. :laugh::good::good::good::good:

travy said:
ChazzMatt i completely agree with you. I have the Sprint ls998 converted to the us998 and I had no issues what so ever following all threads simple easy and directions are perfectly clear. Master reset is sounding like all he needs but who knows. hopefully hell see this and somebody and help him. :laugh::good::good::good::good:
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He may have done the steps correctly but I think the "scary" bootloader unlock warning is freaking him out and he's not letting the phone finish booting.
He needs to probably re-trace his steps. Master Reset, then go into download mode manually, connect to dev patched LGUP, flash Oreo 20B US998 KDZ. Let the phone reboot. (YES you will see the scary bootloader unlock warning if you've already unlocked the bootloader. Ignore it! Let the phone finish rebooting.)
IF you see the warning, then phone is bootloader unlocked. At that point, use fastboot commands to install TWRP and boot to TWRP. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE INSTALLED TWRP, BY REBOOTING TO TWRP USING THE FASTBOOT COMMANDS. MAKE TWRP WRITABLE.
Finish flashing the other files and root.

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Help!! 0x1000 error but retained RSD protocol support

I update to 2.3.4 through android recovery...but i did something wrong doing an sbf through RSD lite. But now i have this :
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IDK if i can flash anything else...can somebody help me...

well you have the fastboot option, did you try to fastboot a good IMG?

i haven't tried anything...how can i fastboot an IMG?

darth_twins said:
i haven't tried anything...how can i fastboot an IMG?
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go to the dev forum and learn how to install via fastboot. you should be able to download the .img files for a specific OS, and then via your computer and USB flash it onto your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163342
p.s. some "just checking" questions:
1. did you unlock your bootloader?
2. do you have tenfar's most recent CWM installed?
3. how far into the 2.3.4 install did you get, before it failed, and what version of SBF did you try to flash back to?

ok...
1. i never unlock the bootloader
2. i don't have a CMW installed
3 i installed sucessfully the 2.3.4 but then tried to unlock the bootloader ...well that's how i get in this mess

in that case, you probably should have read this thread then (stickied at the top of the dev forum):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160408
you've got a hard brick... hard lesson to learn. next time make sure you're more familiar with what you're doing with the device and all the risks and solutions. sorry

My understanding of hard brick is that you wouldn't have rsd or fastboot access. Based on the stickie threads that could happen after trying to flash a full sbf only, not the pudding one. I think you have a soft brick and there are lots of threads on how to recover from that, just search around. You should be able to use fastboot from here to flash some new boot and system images. Good luck.
Edit: whatever you do, do not rsd a full sbf from where you are, which will cause a hard brick.
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You can rsd a full image if it has pudding included.
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Use rsd to flash this sbf it should work.
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Am I understanding that people are getting this error just trying to use the pudding to unlock the bootloader?? I thought it was still safe to do, even if you did already use the "official" OTA update through android recovery.
Its getting so confusing around here.
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One thing before we begin, unlocking your bootloader will format/erase data. Basically a factory data reset so make sure you backup everything.
Here is what I did to unlock my bootloader and gain root.
1. If you were to update to the OTA 4.5.91. Or already on the OTA 4.5.91 you can still unlock your bootloader.
2. Flash pudding only SBF so you can unlock the bootloader. http://diamantephoto.com/fastboot.rar direct link. Flash this one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1136261 Original Post about pudding.
DO NOT FLASH ANY SBF UNTILL YOU COMPLETE THE ENTIRE STEP OR YOU WILL HARD BRICK aka phone will be a paper weight.
Once you flash pudding phone won't boot instead will go to a text only 14 option screen and say something like, No OS found, failed to boot 0x1000. Here is a picture for people who are freaking out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=651901&d=1310422138 .Don't freak out and tell me you bricked you phone blah blah blah. You still have to unlock the bootloader by choosing fastboot from your phone and connecting it to the computer via usb. Make sure you have ADB with fastboot tools installed on you computer.
Open command prompt from you computer and type fastboot oem unlock. It'll display warning about voiding warranty and a unique device id. Type again fastboot oem unlock ############. The # are the unique device numbers. Don't type # it wont work. The instructions are posted on the pudding thread if you would like to read more about it.
Then type fastboot reboot to reboot. Unlock should be displayed on top left of screen and it'll take 5 long mins to boot up.
3.Then you need to install CWM and root.
You'll find instructions in the developers form. But if your lazy here is the CWM link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1138541 follow the instructions or every time you reboot you will loose CWM. For root there are two available for gingerbread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1140110 I used this one and got root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1138204 I hear this works too.. Haven't tested read the post if you want to use this method.
As always don't blame me for bricking if you happen to do so. DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. these are the steps I took to unlock and everything works great. Absolutely no problems with my phone afterwards.

Jnewell05 said:
One thing before we begin, unlocking your bootloader will format/erase data. Basically a factory data reset so make sure you backup everything.
Here is what I did to unlock my bootloader and gain root.
1. If you were to update to the OTA 4.5.91. Or already on the OTA 4.5.91 you can still unlock your bootloader.
2. Flash pudding only SBF so you can unlock the bootloader. http://diamantephoto.com/fastboot.rar direct link. Flash this one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1136261 Original Post about pudding.
DO NOT FLASH ANY SBF UNTILL YOU COMPLETE THE ENTIRE STEP OR YOU WILL HARD BRICK aka phone will be a paper weight.
Once you flash pudding phone won't boot instead will go to a text only 14 option screen and say something like, No OS found, failed to boot 0x1000. Here is a picture for people who are freaking out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=651901&d=1310422138 .Don't freak out and tell me you bricked you phone blah blah blah. You still have to unlock the bootloader by choosing fastboot from your phone and connecting it to the computer via usb. Make sure you have ADB with fastboot tools installed on you computer.
Open command prompt from you computer and type fastboot oem unlock. It'll display warning about voiding warranty and a unique device id. Type again fastboot oem unlock ############. The # are the unique device numbers. Don't type # it wont work. The instructions are posted on the pudding thread if you would like to read more about it.
Then type fastboot reboot to reboot. Unlock should be displayed on top left of screen and it'll take 5 long mins to boot up.
3.Then you need to install CWM and root.
You'll find instructions in the developers form. But if your lazy here is the CWM link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1138541 follow the instructions or every time you reboot you will loose CWM. For root there are two available for gingerbread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1140110 I used this one and got root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1138204 I hear this works too.. Haven't tested read the post if you want to use this method.
As always don't blame me for bricking if you happen to do so. DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. these are the steps I took to unlock and everything works great. Absolutely no problems with my phone afterwards.
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Thanks for clearing that up, I thought we could still do it.
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Jnewell05 said:
One thing before we begin, unlocking your bootloader will format/erase data. Basically a factory data reset so make sure you backup everything.
Here is what I did to unlock my bootloader and gain root.
1. If you were to update to the OTA 4.5.91. Or already on the OTA 4.5.91 you can still unlock your bootloader.
2. Flash pudding only SBF so you can unlock the bootloader. http://diamantephoto.com/fastboot.rar direct link. Flash this one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1136261 Original Post about pudding.
DO NOT FLASH ANY SBF UNTILL YOU COMPLETE THE ENTIRE STEP OR YOU WILL HARD BRICK aka phone will be a paper weight.
Once you flash pudding phone won't boot instead will go to a text only 14 option screen and say something like, No OS found, failed to boot 0x1000. Here is a picture for people who are freaking out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=651901&d=1310422138 .Don't freak out and tell me you bricked you phone blah blah blah. You still have to unlock the bootloader by choosing fastboot from your phone and connecting it to the computer via usb. Make sure you have ADB with fastboot tools installed on you computer.
Open command prompt from you computer and type fastboot oem unlock. It'll display warning about voiding warranty and a unique device id. Type again fastboot oem unlock ############. The # are the unique device numbers. Don't type # it wont work. The instructions are posted on the pudding thread if you would like to read more about it.
Then type fastboot reboot to reboot. Unlock should be displayed on top left of screen and it'll take 5 long mins to boot up.
3.Then you need to install CWM and root.
You'll find instructions in the developers form. But if your lazy here is the CWM link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1138541 follow the instructions or every time you reboot you will loose CWM. For root there are two available for gingerbread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1140110 I used this one and got root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1138204 I hear this works too.. Haven't tested read the post if you want to use this method.
As always don't blame me for bricking if you happen to do so. DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. these are the steps I took to unlock and everything works great. Absolutely no problems with my phone afterwards.
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I have the same error "Failed to boot 0x1000" but i don't have the available modes menu. the phone shows this message for about 3 seconds and then shuts off ... any help will be appreciated.

Just a note this happened after me installing the new 4.5.9.1

hakemcpu said:
Just a note this happened after me installing the new 4.5.9.1
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And then what did you do?

mysticdrew said:
And then what did you do?
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I then tried to support Arabic for the GB using this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1062761
when copying "libandroid_runtime.so" and "libicuuc-arabic.so" the phone turned off and when i tried to open it, it stayed at the motorola sign.
at that time i was able to to see the boot menu when i press and hold the volume down, I tried to restore the system the way it was before GB, some posts stated that downgrading to 4.1.83 will hard brick the phone, so i tried to install 4.1.57 Stock rom and Now i am stuck with this error
If anybody could help because it is not possible for me to return it to the US to get fixed and then get it back here.
Any help is appreciated.

hakemcpu said:
I then tried to support Arabic for the GB using this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1062761
when copying "libandroid_runtime.so" and "libicuuc-arabic.so" the phone turned off and when i tried to open it, it stayed at the motorola sign.
at that time i was able to to see the boot menu when i press and hold the volume down, tried to install 4.1.5.2 Stock rom and Now i am stuck with this error
If anybody could help because it is not possible for me to return it to the US to get fixed and then get it back here.
Any help is appreciated.
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how did you try to install the 4.1.5.2 stock rom? sbf RSD? If so, then you're likely hard bricked with no chance of recovery. Sorry. If you can still get into fastboot mode then you have a chance.

mysticdrew said:
how did you try to install the 4.1.5.2 stock rom? sbf RSD? If so, then you're likely hard bricked with no chance of recovery. Sorry. If you can still get into fastboot mode then you have a chance.
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yes i used RSD mode

mysticdrew said:
how did you try to install the 4.1.5.2 stock rom? sbf RSD? If so, then you're likely hard bricked with no chance of recovery. Sorry. If you can still get into fastboot mode then you have a chance.
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isn't there any other way even if it is difficult i can give it a shot

hakemcpu said:
isn't there any other way even if it is difficult i can give it a shot
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No sorry it is dead. There were warnings all over the forum.

No Fastboot?

Hello, I have a Sprint lg v30 plus. I'm new to lg devices. Whenever I try to boot into fastboot mode the device just reboots. I tried using adb and reboot bootloader from recovery. I know the device probably locked but lg also removed fastboot? I can get to download mode and recovery. Any ideas?
Seems the Sprint model is locked down... Was hoping it was like the T-Mobile model so I could at least unlock the bootloader

EDIT: Since this thread was dug up, all V30 now have bootloader unlock with TWRP and root possible
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JWnSC said:
Hello, I have a Sprint lg v30 plus. I'm new to lg devices. Whenever I try to boot into fastboot mode the device just reboots. I tried using adb and reboot bootloader from recovery. I know the device probably locked but lg also removed fastboot? I can get to download mode and recovery. Any ideas?
Seems the Sprint model is locked down... Was hoping it was like the T-Mobile model so I could at least unlock the bootloader
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No all carrier models have locked bootloader except T-Mobile. And for the T-Mobile variant, they removed most of the fastboot flash commands.
Only the open market variants have (or will have) unlocked bootloader and fastboot flash commands.
Over in the T-Mobile thread, they're very close to finding a workaround to get root.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3690577
Sent from my official carrier unlocked LG V30+ US998

I have an LG-H931 (US AT&T). I cannot reach the fastboot mode in any way. adb reboot bootloader does a regular reboot instead of into the fastboot mode. Power off, hold volume down, plug in USB cable, it boots normally. Power off, press and hold power+vol. down keys, release when logo appears, boots normally. I tried adb reboot recovery. It loaded into recovery, but no options of any kind were available. It's as if fastboot does not exist.

neghvar said:
I have an LG-H931 (US AT&T). I cannot reach the fastboot mode in any way. adb reboot bootloader does a regular reboot instead of into the fastboot mode. Power off, hold volume down, plug in USB cable, it boots normally. Power off, press and hold power+vol. down keys, release when logo appears, boots normally. I tried adb reboot recovery. It loaded into recovery, but no options of any kind were available. It's as if fastboot does not exist.
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What's the point anyway? H931 will never get bootloader unlocked so fastboot is useless for you even if you could boot into it.

neghvar said:
I have an LG-H931 (US AT&T). I cannot reach the fastboot mode in any way. adb reboot bootloader does a regular reboot instead of into the fastboot mode. Power off, hold volume down, plug in USB cable, it boots normally. Power off, press and hold power+vol. down keys, release when logo appears, boots normally. I tried adb reboot recovery. It loaded into recovery, but no options of any kind were available. It's as if fastboot does not exist.
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Did you find a solution to this issue? I have the same issue with a Sprint branded LS998. I am trying to unlock the bootloader also.

duck95 said:
Did you find a solution to this issue? I have the same issue with a Sprint branded LS998. I am trying to unlock the bootloader also.
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look at the wtf posts
basically you activate our ls998
use lgup to flash us998 firmware onto it
unlock bootloader using wtf
root
profit

duck95 said:
Did you find a solution to this issue? I have the same issue with a Sprint branded LS998. I am trying to unlock the bootloader also.
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You replying to a thread back in February 2018. Try looking at current threads where we discuss all this stuff.
You have to Frankenstein to US998 to get fastboot flash commands to unlock the bootloader for Sprint LS998, Verizon VS996, AT&T H931, Canada H933, "regional" AS998.
If you have Sprint LS998 and want to use Sprint, you need to activate your phone first before doing any of this.
After Frankenstein to US998 you can bootloader unlock root, install TWRP, root. And you can still use the phone on Sprint by flashing back the Sprint modems.
If you are not using Sprint, and don't care, then don't worry about flashing back Sprint modems. I converted two LS998 V30+ to US998 and use them on AT&T.
SEE THE WTF THREAD -- IT HAS ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS.

ChazzMatt said:
You replying to a thread back in February 2018. Try looking at current threads where we discuss all this stuff.
You have to Frankenstein to US998 to get fastboot flash commands to unlock the bootloader for Sprint LS998, Verizon VS996, AT&T H931, Canada H933, "regional" AS998.
If you have Sprint LS998 and want to use Sprint, you need to activate your phone first before doing any of this.
After Frankenstein to US998 you can bootloader unlock root, install TWRP, root. And you can still use the phone on Sprint by flashing back the Sprint modems.
If you are not using Sprint, and don't care, then don't worry about flashing back Sprint modems. I converted two LS998 V30+ to US998 and use them on AT&T.
SEE THE WTF THREAD -- IT HAS ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS.
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Hi ChazzMatt,
Thanks for your reply and direction. After I posted last night I did some deeper reading into both the Frankenstein
and WTF threads. I figured I needed to flash the different ROM before creating access to the bootloader. I thought I could circumvent the flashing process and access my Sprint bootloader. I now realize the Sprint version does not have access to it.
Regarding the last post being in February, no one ever closed out the question. People forget all the time to follow up with what they found. I googled "no bootloader V30" and came up with this thread. Now anyone else who finds this will know where to go. Thanks for your help.

duck95 said:
Hi ChazzMatt,
Thanks for your reply and direction. After I posted last night I did some deeper reading into both the Frankenstein
and WTF threads. I figured I needed to flash the different ROM before creating access to the bootloader. I thought I could circumvent the flashing process and access my Sprint bootloader. I now realize the Sprint version does not have access to it.
Regarding the last post being in February, no one ever closed out the question. People forget all the time to follow up with what they found. I googled "no bootloader V30" and came up with this thread. Now anyone else who finds this will know where to go. Thanks for your help.
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Well, back in January/February 2018 we weren't aware of Frankenstein here on XDA (converting to another variant, like US998) -- but online unlockers were doing that with dedicated "Octopus" boxes.
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And even when we did become aware of Frankenstein (whether by Octopus box or dev patched LGUP), you still couldn't unlock the bootloader by yourself. You needed an OFFICIAL device-specific bootloader unlock code from LG, and those were only distributed to certain models (open market US998 V30, open market H930 V30, and H930G V30+). LS998 is NOT eligible for that "official" bootloader unlock code, even when converted to US998. You had to register with LG website and provided proof your phone was eligible with purchase receipts and not only IMEI but DEVICE-ID.
Simple OEM bootloader unlock in Dev Options (since Lollipop) doesn't do anything unless the carrier/OEM wants it to do something.
So, at first the Frankenstein method (thread created in late April 2018) -- which used dev patched LGUP and replicated an Octopus box -- was mostly used to either SIM card unlock Sprint LS998/AT&T H931 to carrier unlocked US998/H933/AS998 OR sometimes convert the "cheaper" LS998 to more expensive Verizon VS996. Nothing more than that.
At that point in time, with Frankenstein you still could NOT bootloader unlock an LS998, even when converted to US998. You could only convert to one of the carrier unlocked variants to SIM card unlock the LS998.
THEN, in mid-May 2018, EVERYTHING changed. @TxanMoe discovered the WTF LG Oreo bootloader unlock exploit which allows all variants with fastboot flash commands to use a "fake" bootloader unlock code. So, Frankenstein + WTF bootloader unlock exploit allows ALL V30 (except T-mobile H932) to have bootloader unlock and root. H932 only recently joined the V30 root party (mid September 2018) through another method developed by @runningnak3d.
See this quote below? I'm only using it to point out the danger in resurrecting "old" threads.
February 4, 2018
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What's the point anyway? H931 will never get bootloader unlocked so fastboot is useless for you even if you could boot into it.
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Sounds hopeless, right?
Yet, @padmanek is the person who then gave us dev patched LGUP, which is critical to Frankenstein and WTF bootloader unlock and root. Yes, used on the H931 which now has bootloader unlock. Every place I post dev patched LGUP, I give him credit. I myself said many things months ago that are now totally wrong, with new information and developments.
@JWnSC;75213369, who started this entire thread, later created a thread devoted to HOW to bootloader unlock and root the LS998:
January 2018
JWnSC said:
Hello, I have a Sprint lg v30 plus. I'm new to lg devices. Whenever I try to boot into fastboot mode the device just reboots. I tried using adb and reboot bootloader from recovery. I know the device probably locked but lg also removed fastboot? I can get to download mode and recovery. Any ideas?
Seems the Sprint model is locked down... Was hoping it was like the T-Mobile model so I could at least unlock the bootloader
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June 2018 - @JWnSC:
US998 to LS998 *Sprint LTE + Root*

root for lg tribute dynasty sprint version

anyone find root method for android 7.1.2 lg tribute dynasty? if so please help if not we need to develope one

Ehacksa said:
anyone find root method for android 7.1.2 lg tribute dynasty? if so please help if not we need to develope one
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No we realy want root for this phone

Ditto for root on lg tribute dynasty
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No we realy want root for this phone
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Ditto for root on lg tribute dynasty, would like to have it. Just putting it out there as a request, thanks.

if we get a custom recovery first get root will be easier

Are there any updates on this?

Can you unlock the bootloader on the sprint/boost variant? If so we can make a TWRP recovery for it and flash magisk for root

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Can you unlock the bootloader on the sprint/boost variant? If so we can make a TWRP recovery for it and flash magisk for root
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Yeah you can unlock the bootloader. All you need to do is go to dev options and enable OEM unlock. I was wondering if there's any cross compatibility between LG software and if it's at all possible to root it using a TWRP recovery intended for a similar phone. I don't want to try it on my new phone yet though considering the risky nature of rooting.

Kevin4762 said:
Yeah you can unlock the bootloader. All you need to do is go to dev options and enable OEM unlock. I was wondering if there's any cross compatibility between LG software and if it's at all possible to root it using a TWRP recovery intended for a similar phone. I don't want to try it on my new phone yet though considering the risky nature of rooting.
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That's not all you need to do. Once you flip the oem unlock switch you then need to reboot to the bootloader and run the appropriate command--THEN you will really see if your bootloader can be unlocked. I don't know the command off hand but a google search should say what it needs to be
And as far as your other question, yes it is possible to use twrp for a similar phone. However it doesn't look like there is a similar phone with a similar chipset like this that has twrp already but I could be wrong. Note that cross compatibility like this is only for custom firmware like twrp, stock firmware IS NOT CROSS COMPATIBLE.

jasonmerc said:
That's not all you need to do. Once you flip the oem unlock switch you then need to reboot to the bootloader and run the appropriate command--THEN you will really see if your bootloader can be unlocked. I don't know the command off hand but a google search should say what it needs to be.
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You're right there's more, I wasn't familiar with how bootloaders were unlocked until you mentioned that. After some research, unfortunately, LG has pretty much nailed tight the bootloader for all but a select few LG devices. Still, I followed a guide on how to use ADB and Fastboot in an attempt to reboot into bootloader, but sadly all it does is restart the phone normally. As far as I know, it's impossible to unlock the bootloader on this phone so I guess we're all SOL when it comes to rooting.
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You're right there's more, I wasn't familiar with how bootloaders were unlocked until you mentioned that. After some research, unfortunately, LG has pretty much nailed tight the bootloader for all but a select few LG devices. Still, I followed a guide on how to use ADB and Fastboot in an attempt to reboot into bootloader, but sadly all it does is restart the phone normally. As far as I know, it's impossible to unlock the bootloader on this phone so I guess we're all SOL when it comes to rooting.
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Try the process anyway. My friend said he managed to unlock it on a device that wasn't listed but that was a while ago. If there's something where you put in a serial number or IMEI see if it'll take yours

jasonmerc said:
Try the process anyway. My friend said he managed to unlock it on a device that wasn't listed but that was a while ago. If there's something where you put in a serial number or IMEI see if it'll take yours
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So far I've tried booting to bootloader through recovery mode and ADB, both ending up booting to the system normally. I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "something where you put in a serial number or IMEI." Is there any way you can find out how your friend managed to do this?

Kevin4762 said:
So far I've tried booting to bootloader through recovery mode and ADB, both ending up booting to the system normally. I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "something where you put in a serial number or IMEI." Is there any way you can find out how your friend managed to do this?
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For some LG phones there's a process you have to go through on their website to request an "unlocking binary". I believe its something like Motorola's bootloader unlock program. You put in some phone specific info (s/n, IMEI, or something) and if its eligible to be unlocked LG will send you an unlocking binary. Then once you get the binary there's some sort of special fastboot command you have to enter, utilizing that binary, to open up your bootloader
I haven't done this myself so I don't 100% know the process, but this is what I've heard other people discussing in the past. I'll reach out to people and see if I can find the site again

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For some LG phones there's a process you have to go through on their website to request an "unlocking binary". I believe its something like Motorola's bootloader unlock program. You put in some phone specific info (s/n, IMEI, or something) and if its eligible to be unlocked LG will send you an unlocking binary. Then once you get the binary there's some sort of special fastboot command you have to enter, utilizing that binary, to open up your bootloader
I haven't done this myself so I don't 100% know the process, but this is what I've heard other people discussing in the past. I'll reach out to people and see if I can find the site again
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First off, I appreciate you taking the time to help me out. I found what you're talking about, but it's specific to only a few devices and LG SP200 isn't one of the models listed. Also, in order to get the device ID, you first need to enter fastboot mode, which I can't get to work.

[email protected] every cool phone i get i cant root ... :/

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[email protected] every cool phone i get i cant root ... :/
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I think they skipped over the "Unlock OEM" in the developer settings. The device is a mcv150 close to the cv1. Search up LG Aristo 2 TWRP and see if the TWRP flashes to your device. If it works then I can fix the device specific bugs.

It appears that no one has replied to this thread in almost 3 years (as of this post). To resurrect this thread, I have quite a couple of things about this device to say:
I don't think accessing the bootloader is possible for whatever reason. I've tried rebooting into the bootloader (with "Enable OEM Unlock" enabled) through adb reboot bootloader but to no avail.
Root is possible.The Tribute Dynasty (SP200) contains a MediaTek MT6750 SoC. Combined with the last security patch being November 1, 2019 (an interesting coincidence), this makes this device vulnerable to the mtk-su temporary root exploit.
I remember following a guide somewhere else on XDA, but I can't recall which guide (nor can I find it right now). I remember using mtk-easy-su for this purpose, but then that's all I can remember.
There might be some other developments with this phone that I might know about, but all of this I find from experience.

VS996 software status?

So we had frankesteined my boyfriend's VS996 back to US998. Played around with root and ROMs. Flashed it back to the latest VS996 Firmware and relocked the bootloader. Did the Verizon software upgrade tool to get to VS99630c now the software status says modified. Is there any fix?
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So we had frankesteined my boyfriend's VS996 back to US998. Played around with root and ROMs. Flashed it back to the latest VS996 Firmware and relocked the bootloader. Did the Verizon software upgrade tool to get to VS99630c now the software status says modified. Is there any fix?
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Manually flash the KDZ. We have it posted.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/vs996-lg-v30-vs99630a000704arb00-kdz-t3952254

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Manually flash the KDZ. We have it posted.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/vs996-lg-v30-vs99630a000704arb00-kdz-t3952254
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Will using lgup take away the modified software status? He just wants the phone back to normal.

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Will using lgup take away the modified software status? He just wants the phone back to normal.
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No but it will give you the latest firmware.

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No but it will give you the latest firmware.
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We have the latest firmware through the VZW software update tool for windows. It's the exact same KDZ as you uploaded.

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We have the latest firmware through the VZW software update tool for windows. It's the exact same KDZ as you uploaded.
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Sorry... I thought the main problem was you couldn't get latest firmware, and you thought it was because of the modified message.

So, your concern is the "modified" status, correct? Was the phone modified in ANY WAY before you re-locked the BL? Locking the BL doesn't undo anything you did to the system partition, and hence the status checker would still see it as "modified". If you want it to be pure stock unmodified, flash the KDZ and it will rewrite the system partition, which will undo any modifications done before.
HOWEVER, also note that if the status checker looks for the bootloader status (ie, that it was EVER unlocked) then it still may show "modified". Though, it shouldn't... my VS996 20k is BL unlocked and rooted, but my status still says Software Status "Official". Probably because I haven't deleted anything in the system partition (but I have disabled some apps, of course).

So flashing the VS99630c KDZ with Lgup and selecting dl partition then clicking select all will rewrite all the partitions?

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So flashing the VS99630c KDZ with Lgup and selecting dl partition then clicking select all will rewrite all the partitions?
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Refurbish should do the same.

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Refurbish should do the same.
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Still says modified. Should I try partition dl

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Still says modified. Should I try partition dl
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Yes, try that.

Doesn't modified mean it's been tampered with at some point?

This happened to me as well.
Originally, I started with a stock VS996. Just for fun, I Frankensteined it, then WTF unlocked the bootloader (no issues.) I decided to go back to stock and eventually flashed back to VS99630c kdz. At that point I was getting the modified status in the OS and in Download Mode. I tried reflashing VS99630c using Refurbish and Partition DL but to no avail.
I suspected that the bootloader was still unlocked and that was causing my "modified" status. However, on VS99630c, I couldn't get back to fastboot mode to check or to lock the bootloader again. ("adb reboot bootloader" just rebooted the phone.)
To fix it I did the following:
(!! This is from memory so please make sure everything you're doing makes sense if you try these steps !!)
Used patched LGUP to (Partition DL) flash US99810d. (This is the first step in the Frankenstein method.)
Booted into the phone and enabled USB debugging.
Connected to the phone and used "adb reboot bootloader" to reboot to fastboot mode.
Locked the bootloader using "fastboot oem lock".
Used patched LGUP to (Partition DL) flash VS99630c kdz (tried "refurbish" mode at first but got a cross flash error.)
Used patched LGUP to (Refurbish) flash VS99630c kdz (I'm sure this wasn't necessary but I did it...)
Success! After this I was back to "official" status in the OS and in download mode. To me, this supports my suspicion that having the bootloader unlocked was causing the "modified" error.

Thanks for your help to others. I've annotated your post so people can understand the why behind it.
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This happened to me as well.
Originally, I started with a stock VS996. Just for fun, I Frankensteined it, then WTF unlocked the bootloader (no issues.)
I decided to go back to stock and eventually flashed back to VS99630c kdz.
[without re-locking the bootloader]
At that point I was getting the modified status in the OS and in Download Mode. I tried reflashing VS99630c using Refurbish and Partition DL but to no avail.
[This freshly installed firmware but still doesn't re-lock bootloader.]
I suspected that the bootloader was still unlocked and that was causing my "modified" status. However, on VS99630c, I couldn't get back to fastboot mode to check or to lock the bootloader again. ("adb reboot bootloader" just rebooted the phone.)
[because there are no fastboot flash commands on any North American variant but US998.]
To fix it I did the following:
(!! This is from memory so please make sure everything you're doing makes sense if you try these steps !!)
Used patched LGUP to (Partition DL) flash US99810d. (This is the first step in the Frankenstein method.)
[This is because to "Frankenstein" convert from one North American variant to another, most need to first go through Nougat to bypass LG's checks. In WTF method, with North American variants, we convert to US998 to get the requisite fastboot flash commands for unlocking and re-locking bootloader. Then for WTF exploit you also need to be on early Oreo to successfully run the commands. But most who need Frankenstein for this have to go through US998 Nougat first before flashing early Oreo US998.]
Booted into the phone and enabled USB debugging.
Connected to the phone and used "adb reboot bootloader" to reboot to fastboot mode.
Locked the bootloader using "fastboot oem lock".
[This finally re-locked the bootloader, using the same type fastboot flash commands which which you first unlocked it.]
Used patched LGUP to (Partition DL) flash VS99630c kdz (tried "refurbish" mode at first but got a cross flash error.)
Used patched LGUP to (Refurbish) flash VS99630c kdz (I'm sure this wasn't necessary but I did it...)
[Most other people who cross flash to other North American variants have to go through that variant's Nougat first. VS996 and US998 have an unusual relationship and for those two only, you don't have to do that. However, if you were converting to H933 instead of VS996 you would need to Partition DL to H933 Nougat, Master Reset, then continue on to newer H933 firmware.]
Success! After this I was back to "official" status in the OS and in download mode. To me, this supports my suspicion that having the bootloader unlocked was causing the "modified" error.
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Yes, your Bootloader is unlocked until you re-lock it the same way you unlocked it. Just reflashing any stock firmware doesn't lock it.
By flashing to stock VS996 you lost fastboot flash commands. No North American variant except US998 has fastboot flash commands. This is why you have to convert to US998 for WTF exploit in the first place.
And Verizon VS996 firmware doesn't have the annoying bootloader unlock warning -- because Verizon never imagined we would find such an exploit. By flashing back to Verizon stock firmware without re-locking bootloader first, you "hid" the unlocked bootloader but still had it. If you had flashed to stock US998, H933, AS998 or any other North American variant you would have seen the bootloader unlock warning on stock firmware. But still you would have to be on US998 to relock, just like to unlock.
Thanks again for your write up!

@ChazzMatt Thanks for adding the background info. Of course I should also say thanks for all of your efforts with the V30 series and helping everyone on the forums here!

Question Metro PCS Bootloader Unlocking

Has anyone been able to get past this yet.... Not T-Mobile but the Metro PCS bootloader. If so please post here... Many many people are pulling their hair out waiting to a fix to this problem....

I did however find this if any DEV's what some bootloader hacking insight and a tool to do it....
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How to Unlock Bootloader on OnePlus (Unlocked / T-Mobile)
Here is a complete walk-through and guide on how to unlock bootloader on OnePlus phones. Whether you are looking to install a custom ROM or trying to root
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How to Unlock Bootloader on OnePlus (Unlocked / T-Mobile)
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The link does not work...
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How to Unlock Bootloader on OnePlus (Unlocked / T-Mobile)
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This no longer works, the links are dead. there is no information on which version of deep testing you have to have as they are all version specific for each phone so you can all ignore this and if anyone has a RECENTLY tried and tested method that works post it here. If its old and no longer functiining like this guide here, do not post it as it does ot work....
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How to Unlock Bootloader on OnePlus (Unlocked / T-Mobile)
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Does not work the link to OnePlus is dead. So its a waste of time....
Anyone have a way that does not involve dead links that get you no where?

How to Unlock Bootloader on OnePlus (Unlocked / T-Mobile)
Here is a complete walk-through and guide on how to unlock bootloader on OnePlus phones. Whether you are looking to install a custom ROM or trying to root
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yes this has worked for me for years to get oem unlocked. type in PowerShell:
adb shell pm disable-user com.qualcomm.qti.uim
oem toggle will not be greyed out after or you can use this one+ tool to get oem unlock https://1drv.ms/u/s!AqDQuxOzB8wghvoaD02pqZRbUL4eXw
once u type that command in turn oem unlock on in developer options and USB debugging.just in case u haven't yet u need to tap build version under about phone 7x to unhide that menu. make sure you have a backup of your device including firmware for your specific device in case issues and so you can extract your boot img to patch with magisk, also if custom recovery is available for the device might want to find and USB adb drivers then open power shell in windows and type adb reboot bootloader to get into fastboot. once in fastboot type ./fastboot oem unlock. should with no issues a pop-up on device stating if you want bootloader unlock device has to be factory reset. accept and your device will reset and reboot then to get root once booted to welcome screen just hit skip to get through setup just in case something happens your going to have to do it all over. you can fully setup later. once on home screen download magisk from GitHub only and install open it after installed and on main screen your gonna want to patch your boot img you got from firmware extraction and patch with magisk. I believe file will be in downloads folder then send that to Windows adb folder and reboot to fastboot again then type ./fastboot flash boot (magisk-patched file).img and now your rooted and restart
just found this as well. claims to have almost 100% success https://optool.daxiaamu.com/wiki_pctool. has support for all one+ devices

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How to Unlock Bootloader on OnePlus (Unlocked / T-Mobile)
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How to Unlock Bootloader on OnePlus (Unlocked / T-Mobile)
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As I have stated the OnePlus support link no longer works so this guide is irrelavant.
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once u type that command in turn oem unlock on in developer options and USB debugging.just in case u haven't yet u need to tap build version under about phone 7x to unhide that menu. make sure you have a backup of your device including firmware for your specific device in case issues and so you can extract your boot img to patch with magisk, also if custom recovery is available for the device might want to find and USB adb drivers then open power shell in windows and type adb reboot bootloader to get into fastboot. once in fastboot type ./fastboot oem unlock. should with no issues a pop-up on device stating if you want bootloader unlock device has to be factory reset. accept and your device will reset and reboot then to get root once booted to welcome screen just hit skip to get through setup just in case something happens your going to have to do it all over. you can fully setup later. once on home screen download magisk from GitHub only and install open it after installed and on main screen your gonna want to patch your boot img you got from firmware extraction and patch with magisk. I believe file will be in downloads folder then send that to Windows adb folder and reboot to fastboot again then type ./fastboot flash boot (magisk-patched file).img and now your rooted and restart
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Thats if you have the bin code which for what ever reason OnePlus has shut down that link...So not going to work on Metro PCS with a locked boot loader...
paulb1977 said:
once u type that command in turn oem unlock on in developer options and USB debugging.just in case u haven't yet u need to tap build version under about phone 7x to unhide that menu. make sure you have a backup of your device including firmware for your specific device in case issues and so you can extract your boot img to patch with magisk, also if custom recovery is available for the device might want to find and USB adb drivers then open power shell in windows and type adb reboot bootloader to get into fastboot. once in fastboot type ./fastboot oem unlock. should with no issues a pop-up on device stating if you want bootloader unlock device has to be factory reset. accept and your device will reset and reboot then to get root once booted to welcome screen just hit skip to get through setup just in case something happens your going to have to do it all over. you can fully setup later. once on home screen download magisk from GitHub only and install open it after installed and on main screen your gonna want to patch your boot img you got from firmware extraction and patch with magisk. I believe file will be in downloads folder then send that to Windows adb folder and reboot to fastboot again then type ./fastboot flash boot (magisk-patched file).img and now your rooted and restart
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Thats just unlocks The ability to run it on any network that does not unlock a METRO PCS locked bootloader. You have to get a bin file or a expolit, the ADB method does not work on locked bootloaders
jayram1408 said:
Thats just unlocks The ability to run it on any network that does not unlock a METRO PCS locked bootloader. You have to get a bin file or a expolit, the ADB method does not work on locked bootloaders
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I have three PCS phones and none of them have unlocked bootloaders. 2 N20's and a N200

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Bro just use the Tmobile portal through oneplus there is a thread with the link on this forum.

yes sir it has worked on nord n10, n100 , and op 9 without getting the unlock bin. the adb she'll command allows the OEM toggle to be ungreyed then type ur unlock bootloader commands but make sure u have dev potions enabled and you are on your home screen beforehand. also make sure your device is connected to the internet. I've heard that I won't work if not. I haven't had any problems with it though. there is also an option in the OnePlus tool to allow oem unlock to be toggled as well and it all should work without network unlock or the unlock.bin

Does anyone actually try to use the link or are we all just copy and pasting. The links do not work.....if anyone has a good working link. That you have TRIED first... please post it here.

On another note, have any Devs seen the information I posted about bootloader hacking. My technical skills are more suited to fixing cars but I did accidently stumble upon how some group made a tool and complete instructions to unlock any and all bootloaders wether its on phones, computers, or basicly any electronic device. There was a lot of information there but it's beyond my scope of being able to implement. A person with the right background can probably read it and have the ability to hack a great many things afterwords. It went over hacking Tv's, video game consoles, phones, industrial control, computers, systems ect.... they claim with the knowledge they posted and the tool they invented that ALL bootloaders can now be circumvented.

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