[H932][T-MOBILE] URL for the H932 Pie OTA file - LG V30 Questions & Answers

Hello,
I currently have an H932 with a corrupt LAF on pie. I am unable to root or downgrade because of this. My phone is laggy and unresponsive at times and hope to upgrade soon. If anyone could help to get the .up file for my h912. The link below is instructions on how to get this URL or .up file.
https://www.the***********.com/how-to-capture-ota-update-url-android/
Thanks,
zapzapdew

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Same here,. hopefully someone that has not yet updated, or has just started the h932 root process can capture the ota before continuing the steps

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Repairing LAF Partition with LG Bridge
zapzapdew said:
Hello,
I am unable to root or downgrade because of this. My phone is laggy and unresponsive at times and hope to upgrade soon.
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I face similar issue when I reset my phone (also h932) and then TWRP deleted and replaced by stock recovery. I tried to install twrp again via lafsploit method no luck. my phone not detected on my PC. so I decide to download LG Bridge and perform an update (I assume that your phone can boot android). If your phone is already running 30d pie then click update error recovery (see image below). If you still on older version you can update to recent version without update error recovery
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proceed and wait till complete. laf partitiom will be restored and download mode works as usual
download LG Bridge
(select software update >> software update tool)

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immns said:
proceed and wait till complete. laf partitiom will be restored and download mode works as usual
download LG Bridge
(select software update >> software update tool)
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May I ask did your phone bootloader unlocked when update using LG bridge. Actually I try before using update error recovery but no luck. After download firmware when install update on stock recovery, it hang on 5% then restart. My phone is bootloader unlocked when I try. Is it necessary has to be on locked bootloader. Thank you.

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hendavi said:
May I ask did your phone bootloader unlocked ..... Thank you.
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yes, i did it with unlocked bootloader. in my case, i could enter download mode but my pc couldn't detect any device. have you tried to enter download mode manually? what's look like? mine says "unknown 0/0/0"
if you never try to flash laf partition with another things (e.g stock laf or twrp), it might be still using h933 laf, and that means you can try to flash twrp using fwul

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immns said:
yes, i did it with unlocked bootloader. in my case, i could enter download mode but my pc couldn't detect any device. have you tried to enter download mode manually? what's look like? mine says "unknown 0/0/0"
if you never try to flash laf partition with another things (e.g stock laf or twrp), it might be still using h933 laf, and that means you can try to flash twrp using fwul
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Thank you for reply, I have try manual enter to download mode but not successful. The phone restart when it boot into download mode.
I try flash twrp using fwul, thanks for the info.

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hendavi said:
Thank you for reply, I have try manual enter to download mode but not successful. The phone restart when it boot into download mode.
I try flash twrp using fwul, thanks for the info.
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Do you know what version of LAF you are running? It was pointed out in the root thread that after you get TWRP, you need to flash the correct version of LAF or put TWRP on LAF.
Sent from my LG-H932 using XDA Labs

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BROKEN1981 said:
Do you know what version of LAF you are running? It was pointed out in the root thread that after you get TWRP, you need to flash the correct version of LAF or put TWRP on LAF.
Sent from my LG-H932 using XDA Labs
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I don't know what laf do I have now, probably is stock laf because after flash pie stock rom I forget to flash RCTD Remover and Disable DM-Verity zip.
Unable to flash TWRP because my phone cannot go to download mode. Thanks anyway.

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immns said:
yes, i did it with unlocked bootloader. in my case, i could enter download mode but my pc couldn't detect any device. have you tried to enter download mode manually? what's look like? mine says "unknown 0/0/0"
if you never try to flash laf partition with another things (e.g stock laf or twrp), it might be still using h933 laf, and that means you can try to flash twrp using fwul
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could you solve your problem ???? The same happens to me, if you could answer thank you very much.
lost download mode and twrp, also root.
I would like to know if there is any way}, thanks

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Reposting this here for visibility:
Hello all. So I am having a similar issue. I was already running a stock rom and I flashed the stock laf from the stock H932 thread. However, I noticed that the latest laf version from that thread doesn't match the latest firmware. I'm not sure if that was the cause but I lost my download mode abilities and twrp recovery (booting into recovery shows "no command". My bootloader is still unlocked and the device will boot into the stock system but download mode freezes whenever accessed meaning I can't use either oreo or pie LGUP to repair it. It shows Unknown B79 and says Unknown / E / L / RO at the bottom. Does anyone have an idea on if there is anything I can do to restore download mode? I noticed I have Would it cause problems to relock the bootloader at this point, as I would like to relock it with the coming changes to safetynet. Thank you for any help.

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I don't have any suggestions other than what was already posted in the H932 root thread.
1) If you're NOT already on Pie, you should be offered an OTA update, which will repair Download mode (at least previous OTA updates did that).
2) If you're already on Pie, you need that Pie OTA file which everybody is looking for. Force flashing that with LGUP in FOTA mode (inside the OS) should also repair Download mode (at least previous OTA updates did that).
Do NOT relock the bootloader unless the phone is completely, 100% stock. Otherwise you'll get a brick on next boot, when signature checks are performed on all partitions. As I understand, this will blow a Qfuse, which is irreversible.

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TheDannemand said:
I don't have any suggestions other than what was already posted in the H932 root thread.
1) If you're NOT already on Pie you, should be offered an OTA update, which will repair Download mode (at least previous OTA updates did that).
2) If you're already on Pie, you need that Pie OTA file which everybody is looking for. Force flashing that with LGUP in FOTA mode (inside the OS) should also repair Download mode (at least previous OTA updates did that).
Do NOT relock the bootloader unless the phone is completely, 100% stock. Otherwise you'll get a brick on next boot, when signature checks are performed on all partitions. As I understand, this will blow a Qfuse, which is irreversible.
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Thanks for the info. I'm already on pie. It seems the .up file is nowhere to be found. I can use the phone as is but with the bootloader unlocked I'm hoping that I won't be affected by the supposed upcoming safetynet changes. Is there no other way to repair the laf partition besides getting a hold of a file it seems no one has? Thanks for your help.

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tbxn said:
Thanks for the info. I'm already on pie. It seems the .up file is nowhere to be found. I can use the phone as is but with the bootloader unlocked I'm hoping that I won't be affected by the supposed upcoming safetynet changes. Is there no other way to repair the laf partition besides getting a hold of a file it seems no one has? Thanks for your help.
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I do understand. But remember that Qualcomm, LG and T-Mobile all went out of their way to make sure that this phone was locked down and un-rootable. They stripped flash and boot commands from fastboot. And they choose RSA signatures different from all the other V30 models, so that it would be like a prison island in the middle of the ocean.
The only reason we can still root it at all, is because of a massive effort by a brilliant and knowledgeable Dev, who reverse engineered the boot and laf code. And he found this narrow path to let us root it.
But that doesn't mean the H932 just rolls over and starts to cooperate with us: It's still designed to make it as difficult as possible for us to do what we're trying to do. And it is very unforgiving of any mistakes.
So once both TWRP and Download mode and root (in the OS) are gone, there's not much left to fix the situation. The only thing left is LGUP FOTA. But it requires an OTA file. Several were posted for Oreo, but none so far for Pie.
Anybody with an H932 and enough time on their hands can capture it, if they're willing to roll back to Oreo (losing their data) then update again using OTA.

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TheDannemand said:
I do understand. But remember that Qualcomm, LG and T-Mobile all went out of their way to make sure that this phone was locked down and un-rootable. They stripped flash and boot commands from fastboot. And they choose RSA signatures different from all the other V30 models, so that it would be like a prison island in the middle of the ocean.
The only reason we can still root it at all, is because of a massive effort by a brilliant and knowledgeable Dev, who reverse engineered the boot and laf code. And he found this narrow path to let us root it.
But that doesn't mean the H932 just rolls over and starts to cooperate with us: It's still designed to make it as difficult as possible for us to do what we're trying to do. And it is very unforgiving of any mistakes.
So once both TWRP and Download mode and root (in the OS) are gone, there's not much left to fix the situation. The only thing left is LGUP FOTA. But it requires an OTA file. Several were posted for Oreo, but none so far for Pie.
Anybody with an H932 and enough time on their hands can capture it, if they're willing to roll back to Oreo (losing their data) then update again using OTA.
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I understand, and I am also very grateful for the work put in by that dev and the many others here on xda who help other users out. Perhaps some generous person will be able to do like you mentioned and be able to capture the OTA link. Just out of curiousity, what would that process look like? Roll back to oreo via lgup? And then what would be the best way to capture the link? Could it be done without root? Thanks again for your input.

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tbxn said:
I understand, and I am also very grateful for the work put in by that dev and the many others here on xda who help other users out. Perhaps some generous person will be able to do like you mentioned and be able to capture the OTA link. Just out of curiousity, what would that process look like? Roll back to oreo via lgup? And then what would be the best way to capture the link? Could it be done without root? Thanks again for your input.
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Yes, roll back to Oreo with LGUP. The best way to do that is via Nougat in Partition DL mode, in order to rewrite the partition table. Then to Oreo from there, Upgrade mode should work.
Then trigger the OTA (if it doesn't come right away) by changing the date forward a few days at a time.
Once the OTA is offered, there is a process to capture the link. I've never done it myself. The OP posted a link in post #1, but XDA scrambled it for the benefit of... well, someone, we'd hope. Google should be able to find it.
One thing I forgot: You can also try LG Bridge Recovery mode, if you haven't already. Some reported it fixed their Download mode, others say it requires Download mode. Worth a try. See post #2.
Edit: Capturing the OTA does NOT require root, that much I remember. I seem to recall you just search through logcat file immediately after starting the OTA download. But again, I haven't done it myself.

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TheDannemand said:
Yes, roll back to Oreo with LGUP. The best way to do that is via Nougat in Partition DL mode, in order to rewrite the partition table. Then to Oreo from there.
Then trigger the OTA (if it doesn't come right away) by changing the date forward a few days at a time.
Once the OTA is offered, there is a process to capture the link. I've never done it myself. The OP posted a link in post #1, but XDA scrambled it for the benefit of... well, someone, we'd hope. Google should be able to find it.
One thing I forgot: You can also try LG Bridge repair mode, if you haven't already. Some reported it fixed their Download mode, others say it requires Download mode. Worth a try. See post #2.
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Yea, I tried LG Bridge but I ran into the same problem as LGUP. When the phone reboots to enter download mode it freezes in download mode. It does the same thing when I manually enter download mode. I tried different ports, cords, pcs etc. all the same outcome.
However, I may be able to get ahold of another H932 so that I can possibly try my hand at capturing the ota link. I have to be more careful with this one, haha. It was never rooted or bootloader unlocked and I have no intention of doing that. Does it still need to be rolled back to nougat to rewrite the partitions if it was always stock? If so, then I would flash Nougat_h93210c_00_1017.kdz in Partition DL mode selecting all partitions, then flash Oreo_h93220h_00_0416.kdz (in Partition DL mode selecting all partitions again?) and then capture the update url when I get it via adb, correct?
The H932 handset that lost twrp and download mode was last flashed with one of the latest twrp flashable roms based on the kdz and not the actual stock kdz so I hope it still has a chance of working, but at the very least hopefully I can capture the ota url for some other's benefit.

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That's a good plan, including the bit about being extra careful
I would first perform a Factory Reset (from Settings menu) while still in Pie. This will save you from FRP and possibly other issues. Then LGUP Partition DL back to Nougat 10d, using the latest Dev Patched LGUP from one of ChazzMatt's threads. Then reboot. If any problems Master Reset (Button Dance). Then LGUP Upgrade to latest Oreo 20s. Reboot.
Make sure you know what to do when you get the OTA offer BEFORE you get it.
I think there's a good chance you'll be able to salvage your other H932. It doesn't have to be completely stock for LGUP FOTA to restore Download mode. At least that's what others reported.
And posting that Pie OTA will be a great help for many people!
Edit: Of course there IS a risk to the unlocked phone. People have had issues going back and forth to Pie. Just saying...

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TheDannemand said:
That's a good plan, including the bit about being extra careful
I would first perform a Factory Reset (from Settings menu) while still in Pie. This will save you from FRP and possibly other issues. Then LGUP Partition DL back to Nougat 10d, using the latest Dev Patched LGUP from one of ChazzMatt's threads. Then reboot. If any problems Master Reset (Button Dance). Then LGUP Upgrade to latest Oreo 20s. Reboot.
Make sure you know what to do when you get the OTA offer BEFORE you get it.
I think there's a good chance you'll be able to salvage your other H932. It doesn't have to be completely stock for LGUP FOTA to restore Download mode. At least that's what others reported.
And posting that Pie OTA will be a great help for many people!
Edit: Of course there IS a risk to the unlocked phone. People have had issues going back and forth to Pie. Just saying...
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Yes, I have taken a look at the steps to capture the link and they seem simple enoughto just use adb logcat while the ota downloads. But I just want to clarify beforehand... When I use LGUP to partition dl back to nougat I think I should be selecting all partitions, but when I go from nougat to oreo should I be using partition dl again and selecting all partitions once again? Just want to verify, thanks.

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tbxn said:
Yes, I have taken a look at the steps to capture the link and they seem simple enoughto just use adb logcat while the ota downloads. But I just want to clarify beforehand... When I use LGUP to partition dl back to nougat I think I should be selecting all partitions, but when I go from nougat to oreo should I be using partition dl again and selecting all partitions once again? Just want to verify, thanks.
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I had suggested the Upgrade mode for going from Nougat to Oreo, but you can do Partition DL too. In fact, that may be best since you're going straight from 10d to 20s. Yes, all partitions.
@ChazzMatt: You sometimes warn about going straight up to the latest Oreo. Any thoughts here? Particularly coming from Pie in the first place?

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TheDannemand said:
I had suggested the Upgrade mode for going from Nougat to Oreo, but you can do Partition DL too. In fact, that may be best since you're going straight from 10d to 20s. Yes, all partitions.
@ChazzMatt: You sometimes warn about going straight up to the latest Oreo. Any thoughts here? Particularly coming from Pie in the first place?
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OK, so I flashed the stock phone and got to the point of running logcat. Nothing showed up in the logcat so I used the Take Bug Report method. I found two different ota file urls in the log. One of them was repeated more often so I think that is the correct one. However, I am unsure as to how I should proceed now. Do I need an .up file in order to use fota on the phone with no download mode? Did I perhaps grab the wrong zips? The zips appear to contain all the ota partition files. Trying to use the zip results in a "Windows cannot find WPDAPI.exe" error and an MTP is not running error. Granted this is the LGUP version that i just used to flash the stock phone successfully.