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So, I want to preface this by saying I've been searching on this forum for the past day and repeatedly tried several suggestions, but I could have always missed a few posts.
I was running the 30c that was posted here, so previously had TWRP and root, but something happened to my phone and I had to basically wipe it, but I ended up losing the OS (most likely my own fault). No matter what I tried, it would always reboot into recovery, so I read that flashing with the kdz would bring it back, which it did! I flashed the 20j KDZ and I was happy to get my phone working again. Except now, I couldn't root. Every time I did fastboot flash or boot, it would say ERROR (remote: command unknown). After scouring as much as I could, I've come to the conclusion that upgrading to Nougat basically patched and removed several fastboot commands, meaning even if I flash to any other ARBv2 version, I'm out of luck.
Are my findings correct or am I missing something here?
To any and all who respond to my post, thank you.
DoNutsDC said:
So, I want to preface this by saying I've been searching on this forum for the past day and repeatedly tried several suggestions, but I could have always missed a few posts.
I was running the 30c that was posted here, so previously had TWRP and root, but something happened to my phone and I had to basically wipe it, but I ended up losing the OS (most likely my own fault). No matter what I tried, it would always reboot into recovery, so I read that flashing with the kdz would bring it back, which it did! I flashed the 20j KDZ and I was happy to get my phone working again. Except now, I couldn't root. Every time I did fastboot flash or boot, it would say ERROR (remote: command unknown). After scouring as much as I could, I've come to the conclusion that upgrading to Nougat basically patched and removed several fastboot commands, meaning even if I flash to any other ARBv2 version, I'm out of luck.
Are my findings correct or am I missing something here?
To any and all who respond to my post, thank you.
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If you flashed Nougat unmodified .kdz then root is not available as you have lost the necessary commands. I was on an H901 v10 (T-Mobile) and took the OTA upgrade to Nougat and was not able to get root for the same reason.
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Stransky said:
If you flashed Nougat unmodified .kdz then root is not available as you have lost the necessary commands. I was on an H901 v10 (T-Mobile) and took the OTA upgrade to Nougat and was not able to get root for the same reason.
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Hey Stransky, thanks for replying.
No, I was on the modified Nougat that was posted here (everything was pretty much stock except for recovery) but eventually reflashed stock 20J .kdz as I remember that was rootable. I can still get into fastboot and whatnot, just can't flash or boot into TWRP from it.
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Hey Stransky, thanks for replying.
No, I was on the modified Nougat that was posted here (everything was pretty much stock except for recovery) but eventually reflashed stock 20J .kdz as I remember that was rootable. I can still get into fastboot and whatnot, just can't flash or boot into TWRP from it.
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Have you tried booting into TWRP holding the volume down button and pressing the power button and releasing it when the LG screen appears and then quickly pressing it again and follow the instructions to reset which will then take you into TWRP if it is still there.
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Stransky said:
Have you tried booting into TWRP holding the volume down button and pressing the power button and releasing it when the LG screen appears and then quickly pressing it again and follow the instructions to reset which will then take you into TWRP if it is still there.
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Yep, get the stock erase recovery
So I figured I'd go ahead and root my phone and the install went smooth. I got cocky and installed boombox, lost network. After a day of running stock root, last night I tried AOSP Extended. I got the ARM64 8.1 GAPPS. First attempt, it would just bootloop. Second attempt I made it to the setup screen, once I clicked next on wifi menu, it rebooted. I made it to fingerprint and it rebooted. Third try, I just skipped fingerprint and menu stated one more sec or something like that...rebooted. Is there any confirmed working roms for Verizon or should I just give up? Late last night gave up and hoped on LGUP, upgraded, and somehow the phone kept locking up, rebooting,no network, a mess. So flashed first Nougat dl partition, rebooted,setup. flashed oreo,upgrade mode,installed the 3 files, checked root and it worked. installed ifont and it worked so thought i was good to go and went to bed. Got to work today and installed substratum theme and system.ui hit and all I can do now is see my lockscreen clock, or long press to reboot. This isn't going as planned and not sure what I'm doing wrong. What should I do now? Reflash Nougat DL partition, flash oreo upgrade and I should be back to normal? I could never get adaway to work right so wondering if trying different roms worth it at this point after so many fails.
You using an exfat sdcard by chance?
that driver is a little diva... even though the same as in twrp for example, it somehow sometimes (often, not always) makes the system slow down and reboot for unknown reasons
try to remove sdcard and try again. maybe backup your sdcard and change the filesystem to ntfs or so....
PS: same build (just tried in a morning, later same day afternoon) worked, and later didnt work anymore and ****ed up.
Idk whats wrong there. Exfat is proprietary anyway....
Of all things I tried, I never thought about the sd card. When I get home I'll check, I'm hoping this will be it so I can try your AospExtended port. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll give that a shot!
It was exfat. I formatted into NTFS, rebooted. It gave me a warning sd card damaged, would I like to fix it or something to that effect. I clicked yes and installed DotOS with no issues. Thanks for your suggestion, feels great to rock some AOSP like old times! I might give Extended a shot, but this one has everything I'd need. Ran it all day today and no hiccup, everything is running like it should.
Root?
Wait! You rooted a VS996 (Verizon LG V30)??? How??? Where is instructions, dls and roms??? Searched for months, nothing. Then this post out of the blue.... Please Help?
mrgrantt said:
Wait! You rooted a VS996 (Verizon LG V30)??? How??? Where is instructions, dls and roms??? Searched for months, nothing. Then this post out of the blue.... Please Help?
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Actually he changed his VS996 to a US998 via the Frankenstein Phone method.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/using-lgup-crossflashing-t3780969
He rooted the US998. Same physical device - different firmware.
Yes, the US998 works on Verizon.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/wtf-lg-v30-t3790500
Was it nice under that rock?
mrgrantt said:
Wait! You rooted a VS996 (Verizon LG V30)??? How??? Where is instructions, dls and roms??? Searched for months, nothing. Then this post out of the blue.... Please Help?
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Every V30/V30+/V30S on the planet -- except for the T-Mobile H932 -- can be bootloader unlocked and rooted.
If you use Verizon, you can add back Verizon Wi-Fi calling and VoLTE after bootloader unlock and root.
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Every V30/V30+/V30S on the planet -- except for the T-Mobile H932 -- can be bootloader unlocked and rooted.
If you use Verizon, you can add back Verizon Wi-Fi calling and VoLTE after bootloader unlock and root.
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been waiting for this. the only attempted instruction on the wifi calling was not clear. do you have confirmation and directions on this? TIA.
johnp357 said:
been waiting for this. the only attempted instruction on the wifi calling was not clear. do you have confirmation and directions on this? TIA.
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Hopefully one of the Verizon guys will answer on how to do it. I'm not involved in the details for adding back carrier features. But I'm pretty sure I saw mention of Verizon Wi-Fi calling and VoLTE in one or more posts.
Sprint guys are helping the Sprint guys. @JWnSC started a thread specifically for them.
Korean guys made a video and started a thread to help the Korean carrier variants.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
(LG V30+ unlocked used with Metro) Everything was working fine last night, I woke up this morning and noticed my alarm never went off (I use 2 just incase so I didn't just miss it) I can't mess with my alarm, I can't change my phone settings, I can't access my gallery, I haven't downloaded anything strange, lookout says I'm clean, I noticed I got pretty close to running out of space but even after making tons of space it's still strange, I've pulled out my sim and sd, restarted the phone without them, no fix If I try to upload an attachment from my gallery it shows an empty gallery, android system says it can't take save screenshots, and I can't download apps, I'm at a total loss. I DO know that all my data is in there, just locked away.
Ace452 said:
(LG V30+ unlocked used with Metro) Everything was working fine last night, I woke up this morning and noticed my alarm never went off (I use 2 just incase so I didn't just miss it) I can't mess with my alarm, I can't change my phone settings, I can't access my gallery, I haven't downloaded anything strange, lookout says I'm clean, I noticed I got pretty close to running out of space but even after making tons of space it's still strange, I've pulled out my sim and sd, restarted the phone without them, no fix If I try to upload an attachment from my gallery it shows an empty gallery, android system says it can't take save screenshots, and I can't download apps, I'm at a total loss. I DO know that all my data is in there, just locked away.
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You could try dirty flashing the stock ROM and removing magisk modules( run magisk in core only mode it's in settings)
tech_infinity said:
You could try dirty flashing the stock ROM and removing magisk mode( run magisk in core only mode it's in settings)
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I have no idea what that means.
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I have no idea what that means.
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Are you using a rooted v30 or is it completely unmodified?
tech_infinity said:
Are you using a rooted v30 or is it completely unmodified?
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totally unmodded
Ace452 said:
totally unmodded
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When you say "unlocked" that means two different things -- "carrier unlocked" or "bootloader unlocked/rooted".
Carrier unlocked we don't really care about for stuff like this. What you were describing could be root app/module conflicting with another.
But you are completely stock.
Have you installed any new apps recently? I know you said nothing "strange" but strange doesn't come in the app title.
Something is corrupted about your phone or something is BLOCKING normal phone functions. If it's not an app you recently installed, then the only solution is to re-set your phone and/or reinstall your firmware.
If you were bootloader unlocked and rooted, you would have the option of restoring a recent system backup you made -- but you said you are not modded.
So...
1) You need to Master Reset your phone -- which will lose all your data. (Master Reset is sort of factory reset, but using the hardware buttons.)
With your device powered off, press and hold the Power button and Volume Down buttons simultaneously for a few seconds.
When the LG logo appears, quickly release and then re-hold the Power button while keep holding the Volume Down button.
Let go of the buttons when the onscreen menu appears.
When you see the option to Delete all user data (including LG and carrier apps) and reset all settings message prompt, press the Volume Down button to highlight Yes.
Then press the Power button to reset the device.
Wait until the reset is complete then reboot your device. If it’s able to boot up successfully, proceed with the initial setup.
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2) If that doesn't work, then you need to use Dev Patched LGUP in Refurbish mode to reinstall your stock firmware. (Are you on Oreo US998 or Pie US998?) That will also lose your data.
there has got to be a way to do this without losing all my data...the crazy part is that I can't seem to get the phone to show as a hard drive on my pc when I plug it in.
Ace452 said:
there has got to be a way to do this without losing all my data...the crazy part is that I can't seem to get the phone to show as a hard drive on my pc when I plug it in.
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As I said if you were rooted, there would be another way. You could boot into TWRP and restore a recent backup. Like going back in time.
But the two methods I just noted in my previous post are your choices, I believe. If you functionality doesn't come back after Master Reset, then the you need to reinstall stock firmware using Dev Patched LGUP in Refurbish mode.
Sure, if anyone has any other suggestions, please chime in.
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You said you have V30+, but WHICH variant V30+? US998, I assume? But I hate to assume. Are you on Oreo or Pie? If US998 Oreo, which one? 20b, 20d, 20h? Or maybe even still on Nougat 10d?
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Ace452 said:
there has got to be a way to do this without losing all my data...the crazy part is that I can't seem to get the phone to show as a hard drive on my pc when I plug it in.
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OK. If you are on older firmware, it might be possible to flash a firmware update in UPDATE mode which would save your data. This UPDATE might fix some stuff that is broken.
The more sure method is REFURBISH mode, but that definitely wipes out your data.
So, answer the questions I have been asking.
US998?
Are you on Nougat, Oreo, or Pie? If Oreo, which letter version?
The problem with getting my exact model number is I'm not sure where to look, not like I can look at my phone info in my settings. :/
I'm gonna look at my newegg order history and see if I can get those details
chazzmatt said:
as i said if you were rooted, there would be another way. You could boot into twrp and restore a recent backup. Like going back in time.
But the two methods i just noted in my previous post are your choices, i believe. If you functionality doesn't come back after master reset, then the you need to reinstall stock firmware using dev patched lgup in refurbish mode.
sure, if anyone has any other suggestions, please chime in.
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you said you have v30+, but which variant v30+? us998, i assume? But i hate to assume. Are you on oreo or pie? If us998 oreo, which one? 20b, 20d, 20h? Or maybe even still on nougat 10d?
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ok. if you are on older firmware, it might be possible to flash a firmware update in update mode which would save your data. This update might fix some stuff that is broken.
The more sure method is refurbish mode, but that definitely wipes out your data.
so, answer the questions i have been asking.
us998?
Are you on nougat, oreo, or pie? If oreo, which letter version?
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ls998 unlocked
Ace452 said:
ls998 unlocked
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The only way to carrier unlock LS998 is to convert to carrier unlocked variant. I bet it's now US998 and probably still on 2 year old NOUGAT 10d.
Go to Settings/System/About Phone/Software Info.
You can use Update mode of Dev Patched LGUP and update to Oreo 20h, keeping your data. This will possibly fix your issue.
ChazzMatt said:
As I said if you were rooted, there would be another way. You could boot into TWRP and restore a recent backup. Like going back in time.
But the two methods I just noted in my previous post are your choices, I believe. If you functionality doesn't come back after Master Reset, then the you need to reinstall stock firmware using Dev Patched LGUP in Refurbish mode.
Sure, if anyone has any other suggestions, please chime in.
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You said you have V30+, but WHICH variant V30+? US998, I assume? But I hate to assume. Are you on Oreo or Pie? If US998 Oreo, which one? 20b, 20d, 20h? Or maybe even still on Nougat 10d?
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OK. If you are on older firmware, it might be possible to flash a firmware update in UPDATE mode which would save your data. This UPDATE might fix some stuff that is broken.
The more sure method is REFURBISH mode, but that definitely wipes out your data.
So, answer the questions I have been asking.
US998?
Are you on Nougat, Oreo, or Pie? If Oreo, which letter version?
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ChazzMatt said:
The only way to carrier unlock LS998 is to convert to carrier unlocked variant. I bet it's now US998 and probably still on 2 year old NOUGAT 10d.
Go to Settings/About Phone.
You can use Update mode of Dev Patched LGUP and update to Oreo 20h, keeping you data. This will possibly fix your issue.
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I can't use settings
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I can't use settings
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OK then we'll have to assume what I'm sure is the situation.
I'm at work right now, but tonight I can post more Instructions.
ChazzMatt said:
OK then we'll have to assume what I'm sure is the situation.
I'm at work right now, but tonight I can post more Instructions.
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Ok, I appreciate it
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I can't use settings
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See screenshot for what you should be seeing.
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OK then we'll have to assume what I'm sure is the situation.
I'm at work right now, but tonight I can post more Instructions.
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There has GOT to be a way to see all that with some sort of PC tool
Ace452 said:
There has GOT to be a way to see all that with some sort of PC tool
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Dev Patched LGUP should tell you what firmware you're currently on. Program us installed on PC. You put phone into Download mode, attach to PC, before opening the program.
I can tell you more tonight.
ChazzMatt said:
Dev Patched LGUP should tell you that. Installed on PC. You put phone into Download mode before opening the program.
I can tell you more tonight.
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How do I get into DL mode, and don't worry, answer whenever, I appreciate it
@ChazzMatt: You deserve even more credit for your helpfulness than you're already getting around here.
@Ace452: You could try LG Bridge on a PC and see if it can back up your phone. It may not if the system is completely messed up, but it's worth a shot. If it works, it can save the contents of Internal Storage to the PC so you have your photos etc. Saving App data is more doubtful given the situation, but still worth a try.
I apologize for wagging a finger, but I would point out that this is why regular backups are a good habit with any computer. Once a failure hits (which it always does, sooner or later) it's usually too late to save the date. In your case, there is a good chance that Google will have backed up some data, which can be restored after factory reset or on another phone.
Good luck to you. You have the best help you could possibly want!
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How do I get into DL mode, and don't worry, answer whenever, I appreciate it
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ENTER DOWNLOAD MODE
1) Power off
2) Hold VolUp
3) Insert USB cable
4) Wait for Firmware Update screen
5) NOW start LGUP
EXIT DOWNLOAD MODE
1) Hold VolDown & Power for few seconds
2) Phone should reboot
Hi,
I tried to upgrade my US998 from Oreo to Pie using LGUP patched. The upgrade process went well until the phone restarted and have this error message:
"Your device has failed a routine safety check and will not boot..."
I did try using LG Bridge to fix = not working
I did try fastboot boot laf.img (using extracted laf from H93031a_00_OPEN_EU_OP_1105) not working.
Any other solution?
Thanks
This Post got recommended to me. I am a Samsung user so my answer will probably be very stupid.
If you have fastboot, why don't you flash a recovery and a custom rom? Ik stupid but it's the only thing that comes to my mind since i don't have a LG phone lol
JanBoyGamer23 said:
This Post got recommended to me. I am a Samsung user so my answer will probably be very stupid.
If you have fastboot, why don't you flash a recovery and a custom rom? Ik stupid but it's the only thing that comes to my mind since i don't have a LG phone lol
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Installing TWRP or any recovery wont work for me. The bootloader still locked thou.
jaacoozee said:
Installing TWRP or any recovery wont work for me. The bootloader still locked thou.
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Is that "Download mode" the same as the Samsung one? How do you NORMALLY access it?
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Is that "Download mode" the same as the Samsung one? How do you NORMALLY access it?
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I'm not sure. Normally I access download mode using volume up and power button. The download mode was there for a sec and then the screen back to
"Your device has failed a routine safety check and will not boot..."
again.
Ah ok so now I understand.
But why don't you unlock your bootloader then if fastboot works? Do you know for sure that TWRP doesn't work?
I really want to help but I don't have a LG phone
JanBoyGamer23 said:
Ah ok so now I understand.
But why don't you unlock your bootloader then if fastboot works? Do you know for sure that TWRP doesn't work?
I really want to help but I don't have a LG phone
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EDIT: The LG Bootloader unlocking page is "under construction". Guess you have to bring your phone to LG for them to fix this...
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EDIT: The LG Bootloader unlocking page is "under construction". Guess you have to bring your phone to LG for them to fix this...
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Unfortunately my LG V30 is US region. The official bootloader site not support my phone. Thanks for your info anyway
I'm not sure why a Samsung user was recommended this post. And no offense to the Samsung user, but the process for unlocking, etc is VERY different for Samsung than it is for LG... so I recommend not worrying about that. Believe me, I know, because I'm researching switching to a Samsung in the future, and the process is very different!
That being said, the best resource here is the WTF thread with the post by ChazzMatt. That post has everything you need in one place.
jacoozie, the error you're getting indicates that you had a non-stock phone when you flashed the KDZ on an unlocked phone. For this reason, it's no surprise you got this error - the phone must be COMPLETELY STOCK for a stock KDZ flash. I'm guessing you had TWRP or something else installed, which is causing this problem. Once you unlock, you cannot just flash things willy nilly... and generally you don't flash with KDZ unless you're trying to change models (aka Frankenstein) or on the way to a custom ROM.
It sounds like you've done some unlocking rooting... if so, I recommend you start over with the WTF thread, read it VERY CAREFULLY and ENTIRELY and then reflash as instructed there. I'm guessing you may need to go back to KDZ Nougat and then work your way forward. If you have questions, ask in that thread... but you shouldn't have any questions as the thread is VERY complete (been updated all the time with very detailed information, so everything is in there).
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I'm not sure why a Samsung user was recommended this post. And no offense to the Samsung user, but the process for unlocking, etc is VERY different for Samsung than it is for LG... so I recommend not worrying about that. Believe me, I know, because I'm researching switching to a Samsung in the future, and the process is very different!
That being said, the best resource here is the WTF thread with the post by ChazzMatt. That post has everything you need in one place.
jacoozie, the error you're getting indicates that you had a non-stock phone when you flashed the KDZ on an unlocked phone. For this reason, it's no surprise you got this error - the phone must be COMPLETELY STOCK for a stock KDZ flash. I'm guessing you had TWRP or something else installed, which is causing this problem. Once you unlock, you cannot just flash things willy nilly... and generally you don't flash with KDZ unless you're trying to change models (aka Frankenstein) or on the way to a custom ROM.
It sounds like you've done some unlocking rooting... if so, I recommend you start over with the WTF thread, read it VERY CAREFULLY and ENTIRELY and then reflash as instructed there. I'm guessing you may need to go back to KDZ Nougat and then work your way forward. If you have questions, ask in that thread... but you shouldn't have any questions as the thread is VERY complete (been updated all the time with very detailed information, so everything is in there).
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Thanks for the reply.
I didnt install TWRP or any recovery tools to my phone. My phone bootloader still locked thou.
I have read the WTF thread but the problem is I cant get into my Download mode.
Ok, what steps are you using to try to get into download mode? Presumably turning off the phone, then holding the volume up button and plugging in the USB cable (other end already connected to a Windows computer), correct? If that doesn't work, can you try other USB cables? Sometimes a bad cable could prevent the phone from going into download mode.
i updated to android 12, without any modifications prior, is it possible to root this phone still? or is there no root method for android 12 yet? i've been curious on rooting it for a little while now.
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i updated to android 12, without any modifications prior, is it possible to root this phone still? or is there no root method for android 12 yet? i've been curious on rooting it for a little while now.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/v60-bootloader-unlock-and-magisk-root.4358785/ Reports are saying it works fine.
surgemanx said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/v60-bootloader-unlock-and-magisk-root.4358785/ Reports are saying it works fine.
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Thank you! I hope it works fine for me.. i don't really want to kill my phone Lol i've had a lot of experience with rooting and unbricking phones, but i'm still a bit on edge especially with this one given its price compared to like $50 or less i've paid for others Haha
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Thank you! I hope it works fine for me.. i don't really want to kill my phone Lol i've had a lot of experience with rooting and unbricking phones, but i'm still a bit on edge especially with this one given its price compared to like $50 or less i've paid for others Haha
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We have the firehose for the V60!The possibilities are endless..lol..
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We have the firehose for the V60!The possibilities are endless..lol..
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i hate to say it.. but the tutorial isn't working for me in qfil it tells me "Please make sure you have selected the correct programmer in flat build page" i rebooted it into the 9008 mode 10-20 times now and it hasn't worked..
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i hate to say it.. but the tutorial isn't working for me in qfil it tells me "Please make sure you have selected the correct programmer in flat build page" i rebooted it into the 9008 mode 10-20 times now and it hasn't worked..
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Here,try this one.I just used it not even 10 minutes ago to make a full LUNS back up of a V60 I have laying on my desk.I'm actually using LUNS backups to crossflash other carrier V60's with AT&T software so the VoLTE works.
Edit:Oh,make sure you choose flat build.Then choose this firehose.
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Here,try this one.I just used it not even 10 minutes ago to make a full LUNS back up of a V60 I have laying on my desk.I'm actually using LUNS backups to crossflash other carrier V60's with AT&T software so the VoLTE works.
Edit:Oh,make sure you choose flat build.Then choose this firehose.
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this was certainly an interesting experience, i could unlock the bootloader, but doing it via the file thing provided it won't work, going to fastboot and doing fastboot oem unlock, then booting into a twrp recovery and flashing magisk v24.3, it bricked the OS and i had to fight to get it to boot, twrp broke and is locked it refuses to unlock, it gave me an odd looking recovery mode as if it was from android kitkat or something (thats the best i can describe it, it looked much different from the other recovery to wipe) and it said it couldn't boot android and it said to factory reset, so i did.. it downgraded me to android 11 and now its rooted but i can't update to android 12 now because of it being rooted? is there a way to update to 12 now?
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this was certainly an interesting experience, i could unlock the bootloader, but doing it via the file thing provided it won't work, going to fastboot and doing fastboot oem unlock, then booting into a twrp recovery and flashing magisk v24.3, it bricked the OS and i had to fight to get it to boot, twrp broke and is locked it refuses to unlock, it gave me an odd looking recovery mode as if it was from android kitkat or something (thats the best i can describe it, it looked much different from the other recovery to wipe) and it said it couldn't boot android and it said to factory reset, so i did.. it downgraded me to android 11 and now its rooted but i can't update to android 12 now because of it being rooted? is there a way to update to 12 now?
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Afraid not because OTA updates will look for rooted or bootloader unlocked devices and will normally give you a white screen error code.Nature of the beast I guess you could say.If you don't plan on doing a custom rom or trying to remove OEM software it's not really worth it honestly.
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Afraid not because OTA updates will look for rooted or bootloader unlocked devices and will normally give you a white screen error code.Nature of the beast I guess you could say.If you don't plan on doing a custom rom or trying to remove OEM software it's not really worth it honestly.
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Ahh okay. Thanks though! Do you know why it would have downgraded from 12 to 11 though? that doesn't really make any sense to me.. why did rooting downgrade without me installing an older system or anything like that?
texas7412 said:
Thank you! I hope it works fine for me.. i don't really want to kill my phone Lol i've had a lot of experience with rooting and unbricking phones, but i'm still a bit on edge especially with this one given its price compared to like $50 or less i've paid for others Haha
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Think about it this way, a V60 with a broken screen is less than 100 bucks. If you brick it, you can fix it for far less than bricking any other phone in a similar class.
texas7412 said:
Ahh okay. Thanks though! Do you know why it would have downgraded from 12 to 11 though? that doesn't really make any sense to me.. why did rooting downgrade without me installing an older system or anything like that?
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Now,that's an odd one.My thoughts would be because of the engineering bootloader that's written for unlocking purposes?Are you sure it was A12 to begin with?lol..
pflatlyne said:
Think about it this way, a V60 with a broken screen is less than 100 bucks. If you brick it, you can fix it for far less than bricking any other phone in a similar class.
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And this is very true!The V60 was way ahead of it's time!It's a shame LG devices were never marketed properly and supported on a local retail level like they should have been.And even if you did brick them,worst thing would be peeling the back off and hitting the testpoint to bring it back to life.
surgemanx said:
Now,that's an odd one.My thoughts would be because of the engineering bootloader that's written for unlocking purposes?Are you sure it was A12 to begin with?lol..
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Yes! I was so excited that i got 12 on it, the bootloader shows its android 12 though.. which is really confusing to me.. is there any chance there's an android 12 kdz for this phone floating around that i could try to root and flash? i'm kind of regretting it now, i can't get the fingerprint scanner working following the tutorial there.. i can't update to 12 again it just fails to download, my recovery mode is gone, i can't get back into the bootloader/fastboot mode only EDL mode but it won't recognize anything within windows, adb won't work nor fastboot, can i recover it still if i wish to go back to stock?
The good news is, it gets much better benchmark scores and is much much faster..
on geekbench, 1688 single core, 6203 multicore, it had a higher score but said it was invalid? that one was 4067 single core, 15601 multicore
antutu, it scored 695755 with just using kernel auditor and maxing out the cpu freq and setting gpu freq to 870mhz.
Edit: I just remembered, for where you mentioned the bootloader, i don't have the engineering one installed. i never got that far to even install it. just android debugging > oem unlock > fastboot > fastboot oem unlock
texas7412 said:
Yes! I was so excited that i got 12 on it, the bootloader shows its android 12 though.. which is really confusing to me.. is there any chance there's an android 12 kdz for this phone floating around that i could try to root and flash? i'm kind of regretting it now, i can't get the fingerprint scanner working following the tutorial there.. i can't update to 12 again it just fails to download, my recovery mode is gone, i can't get back into the bootloader/fastboot mode only EDL mode but it won't recognize anything within windows, adb won't work nor fastboot, can i recover it still if i wish to go back to stock?
The good news is, it gets much better benchmark scores and is much much faster..
on geekbench, 1688 single core, 6203 multicore, it had a higher score but said it was invalid? that one was 4067 single core, 15601 multicore
antutu, it scored 695755 with just using kernel auditor and maxing out the cpu freq and setting gpu freq to 870mhz.
Edit: I just remembered, for where you mentioned the bootloader, i don't have the engineering one installed. i never got that far to even install it. just android debugging > oem unlock > fastboot > fastboot oem unlock
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That depends on what model of V60 you have?Most of the kdz files for Verizon or T-Mobile can be found at the link below.AT&T or Sprint no kdz's to be found except back up Qfil copies I have found.Take a look,and LGUP it if you find the firmware you want.Most will be A11 and you can just OTA back to A12 with no problem.
Models - LG-Firmwares.com
Free archive of LG firmwares. Comparison of features and reviews of all mobile devices. Quick download of updates for your device.
lg-firmwares.com
surgemanx said:
That depends on what model of V60 you have?Most of the kdz files for Verizon or T-Mobile can be found at the link below.AT&T or Sprint no kdz's to be found except back up Qfil copies I have found.Take a look,and LGUP it if you find the firmware you want.Most will be A11 and you can just OTA back to A12 with no problem.
Models - LG-Firmwares.com
Free archive of LG firmwares. Comparison of features and reviews of all mobile devices. Quick download of updates for your device.
lg-firmwares.com
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okay good! Thank you! Is there any chance of a android 12 KDZ for the t-mobile variant? and if i flash back an original KDZ, will i have to wipe everything again? Thanks.
texas7412 said:
okay good! Thank you! Is there any chance of a android 12 KDZ for the t-mobile variant? and if i flash back an original KDZ, will i have to wipe everything again? Thanks.
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If you refurb it with LGUP it will wipe it all.The T-Mobile model has A12,but no physical kdz as of yet.So,you'll have to OTA back to A12 once you set it all back up.
surgemanx said:
If you refurb it with LGUP it will wipe it all.The T-Mobile model has A12,but no physical kdz as of yet.So,you'll have to OTA back to A12 once you set it all back up.
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do i have to refurb to go back to stock, or can i do it via the upgrade option? Sorry if i'm being bothersome lol
surgemanx said:
If you refurb it with LGUP it will wipe it all.The T-Mobile model has A12,but no physical kdz as of yet.So,you'll have to OTA back to A12 once you set it all back up.
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HEY! SO I FLASHED THE STOCK BOOT A AND BOOT B AND THEN IT LET ME UPDATE TO 12!
i let the update do its thing, reflashed TWRP and then flashed the patched boot a and b, now i have a rooted android 12. WOOHOO!
texas7412 said:
HEY! SO I FLASHED THE STOCK BOOT A AND BOOT B AND THEN IT LET ME UPDATE TO 12!
i let the update do its thing, reflashed TWRP and then flashed the patched boot a and b, now i have a rooted android 12. WOOHOO!
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Yes,that wil work until the next update.If it's modified when the next OTA hits,it will give you the update error.Basically,you just set it back stock and the update works.But,glad you have it worked out.