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This is his topic full of stock recoveries and what-not
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Bear in mind that I do not have the time to restore to stock, and then check it for myself if you can extract the stock recovery without root, but you probably can. Please refer to the quote I will post below as I have little time to clean this post up.
Please thank user Davy Jones for actually finding the solution!
Davy Jones said:
Okay, I don't know any coding so I apologize if this is a dumb suggestion, but is it possible to follow the article's directions to pull recovery? So from shell:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 of=/sdcard/recovery.img bs=4096
I'm already on cwm so I have no way of testing this. Also, please don't try this unless you know what you are doing. I tried this on cwm and it created a file that was 10MB instead of the .img I originally flashed, which was 5.98MB.
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Alrighty that's wonderful. I am trying a guide right now and I will see if I am successful at extracting a recovery and I will report back.
EDIT
I've made wonderful process, and I've extracted a 10mb file which what the recovery.img supposed to be resized to.
So i've basically typed in
After this, I got a huge list of the partitions, and using this I've confirmed that mmcblk0p22 is the block that contains the recovery (I also made sure that I didn't extract something else, etc by checking what the userdata and sdcard size is supposed to be?
Then I typed in
and got
So I ended up with a 10MB file sitting in the root of my internal memory (known as sdcard)
Now I will try to confirm if it is the same file as my recovery.
EDIT
Well after more digging around.. I found this and where it says "Download - Recovery Image Method (using dd):" It shows that the block which the recovery is in in actually the same as the one above, so there was an easier way. Oh well! At least we confirmed that we have the correct file, the question is, can we flash it, guess I'll try after I get home.
If you want to try this out on a NON-Rooted one, you'll have to go to Settings>Developer Options>Root access and allow ADB.
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Hopefully you're a Koodo owner reading this and have noticed the title.
Many of us Koodo owners, have rooted, installed a custom recovery, and have started the flashing frenzy, but we have forgot one thing.
No its not making a NAND of the stock ROM, its the fact the we forgot to backup our stock recoveries! I know it might not be a difference compared to the Telus recovery, but we still need to be sure, that when we want to update, or if we want to return the phone, what we are fully stock.
So what I'm asking you, is to make a backup of your Koodo stock recovery, and share it with us
Unfortunately I do not know how to extract a recovery.img. So hopefully an XDA member will post a guide in this to help us extract the .img
or as always, Google is your best friend
Cheers, and thanks
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Koragg618 said:
I have found a link on how to get it
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...es-boot-recovery-and-system-partition-images/
Download link for RomDump is at the end of the article
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Those are the instructions.
Thanks everyone for contributing!
I have a stock phone still but need a guide on pulling my recovery. Would I just use ADB or?...
chevymeister said:
I have a stock phone still but need a guide on pulling my recovery. Would I just use ADB or?...
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Im not a koodo member but is it not the same way for tmobile users? With stock ODIN flash? when I ODIN flash my t989 to stock it also flash the stock recovery
I have found a link on how to get it
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...es-boot-recovery-and-system-partition-images/
Download link for RomDump is at the end of the article
Bump, since no one is really noticing the pinned topic
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Bump, since no one is really noticing the pinned topic
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I could help, Ive got a Koodo S2 X. However, its not rooted, would i still be able to make a backup of my stock recovery.
Yes I believe it is still possible, just make sure Debugging mode is on and you are using the ADB method, and not the one that has the Android Terminal one. Thanks
My friend and my girlfriend both have Stock Koodo Phone... so i'm gonne try to bring the original Koodo Recovery.img. I read the articles from addictive tips... but i think i missed something, They said we need to root the phone but the first step in the method to root the phone is to install CWM recovery IMG via Odin... So it will overwrite Koodo original Recovery.img.... before i extract it...
Any clue or hint ???
Maybe another way to root via ADB ???
I have a Koodo T989D still on stock everything. I want to root my phone and do all this fancy stuff on it but I'm not in a hurry. I can make a copy of my stock recovery if I get the proper instructions.
edit: isn't this what you're looking for anyway?? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849748
tazmania12345 said:
I have a Koodo T989D still on stock everything. I want to root my phone and do all this fancy stuff on it but I'm not in a hurry. I can make a copy of my stock recovery if I get the proper instructions.
edit: isn't this what you're looking for anyway?? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849748
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No. What you're pointing to us is a custom Rom... Based on the Stock Koodo Rom. What we are looking for is the Stock Recovery... Just to put back the entire phone in original condition if you have to bring it back to manufacturer for repair...
Tornade69 said:
No. What you're pointing to us is a custom Rom... Based on the Stock Koodo Rom. What we are looking for is the Stock Recovery... Just to put back the entire phone in original condition if you have to bring it back to manufacturer for repair...
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Oh i see... I'm still on stock 4.0.4 so i'll definitely try to provide the backup. Like i said, i'd need the proper instructions because i'm new to all of this.
Someone previously posted the stock recovery which I have attached. Use at your own risk since I have not tested it!
Amazing, where did you find this!
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Amazing, where did you find this!
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Someone previously posted it few weeks ago on the XDA forums in the device dev section and I had downloaded and kept a copy in case I needed it.
jumran said:
Someone previously posted it few weeks ago on the XDA forums in the device dev section and I had downloaded and kept a copy in case I needed it.
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Thanks! This will come in handy.
Sorry to be the bad news but I believe this recovery is the one that I've packaged before I though I've found the TLLG2 stock recovery from this site page 68( post by netusername and uploading it without testing it 1st.... then later installed/tested it and it was a CWM touch recovery and not the TLLG2 stock recovery, Sorry again.
Source:
User:netusername
KOODO STOCK IMAGE/RESTORE
Directions: Download these three in the same folder - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Use Winrar/7zip to only extract Part 1 after you have all three parts in the same folder. You should get a folder called clockworkmod. There should be another folder called "backup" inside.
Put the "clockwordmod" folder in your sd card.
Use clockwordmod to restore after factory reset, wipe system, wipe dalvik cache.... It is recommended that you use Clockwordmod 6 - it can be found here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1823117
Enjoy!
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Oh well thats confusing Thanks for the info man!
Sorry I'm not following.
Do you mean the post by jumran (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32299219&postcount=12) is not the stock recovery and is actually a CWM recovery that you're mentioning?
KRZ-2pa said:
Sorry to be the bad news but I believe this recovery is the one that I've packaged before I though I've found the TLLG2 stock recovery from this site page 68( post by netusername and uploading it without testing it 1st.... then later installed/tested it and it was a CWM touch recovery and not the TLLG2 stock recovery, Sorry again.
Source:
Sent from my ♛ SGH-T989 ♛ using XDA app.
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Yes it is a CMW Touch recovery and no problem
[curious] What are you guys doing? [/curious]
You realize backing up any part of your original stock ROM is pointless? All you have to do pick up the original stock tarball from Samsung's website, fire up ODIN, flash, and then not even Samsung can tell you ever did something to your phone. It will be stock everything: radio, recovery, ROM...
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Here, follow the instructions: http://fus.nanzen.se/
There are no presets for Koodo, but all the information you need is readily available on the original box your phones came in.
And if you really need the Koodo recovery for whatever reason, it is an IMG file inside the TARball. You can just DD it in place.
Hey everyone. I tried rooting using Heimdall on my Mac, but apparently did something very wrong. I can still boot into download mode, but when I turn my phone on I get the initial logo, then a black screen. Any help to get my phone back up would be greatly appreciated!
jordan8201 said:
Hey everyone. I tried rooting using Heimdall on my Mac, but apparently did something very wrong. I can still boot into download mode, but when I turn my phone on I get the initial logo, then a black screen. Any help to get my phone back up would be greatly appreciated!
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If you can still get into download mode.. you're not bricked..
Give me a little more info on what you tried to flash.... as well as what Android version you were on... and if you had or were trying to get cwm recovery on the device via heimdall..
No worries... we'll get ya back up and running... just don't get flash happy and try something until myself or another member can confirm it's right..
I'm going to assume you were following a guide for rooting with heimdall... link that guide so I can look at it..
Gil81 said:
If you can still get into download mode.. you're not bricked..
Give me a little more info on what you tried to flash.... as well as what Android version you were on... and if you had or were trying to get cwm recovery on the device via heimdall..
No worries... we'll get ya back up and running... just don't get flash happy and try something until myself or another member can confirm it's right..
I'm going to assume you were following a guide for rooting with heimdall... link that guide so I can look at it..
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Ok, no more flashing until I hear back from you. Thanks for the reply! I'm actually not sure which version I was on. I know, big mistake.
I initially used this guide goo dot gl/LZt2l3 but I couldn't get the terminal version, so I flashed the kernel via the frontend. It appeared to work, and rebooted, but I was getting a "samsung galaxy s2 gt-i9100" boot screen and then black. So I tried flashing back to a stock kernel I found. Now it shows the right model number, but still goes black.
Thanks again for the reply. Looking forward to getting this mess I made fixed.
Will I be able to fix this with my Mac, or do I need to try to find a Windows machine to use?
jordan8201 said:
Ok, no more flashing until I hear back from you. Thanks for the reply! I'm actually not sure which version I was on. I know, big mistake.
I initially used this guide goo dot gl/LZt2l3 but I couldn't get the terminal version, so I flashed the kernel via the frontend. It appeared to work, and rebooted, but I was getting a "samsung galaxy s2 gt-i9100" boot screen and then black. So I tried flashing back to a stock kernel I found. Now it shows the right model number, but still goes black.
Thanks again for the reply. Looking forward to getting this mess I made fixed.
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Ok... no worries... as I said.. if you have download mode we can fix this...
You flashed the wrong model and bootloader I believe... so it messed up you're partitions...
What you want to do is Odin a one-click from rwilco's repo...
Give me a few minutes and I'll hunt up the links for you... I'll also link you to a good heimdall guide..
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jordan8201 said:
Will I be able to fix this with my Mac, or do I need to try to find a Windows machine to use?
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I always prefer windows... as things tend to go smoother, but we can fix it with you're mac...
Gil81 said:
Ok... no worries... as I said.. if you have download mode we can fix this...
You flashed the wrong model and bootloader I believe... so it messed up you're partitions...
What you want to do is Odin a one-click from rwilco's repo...
Give me a few minutes and I'll hunt up the links for you... I'll also link you to a good heimdall guide..
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I always prefer windows... as things tend to go smoother, but we can fix it with you're mac...
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Thanks, man. Am I correct that Heimdall is the Mac version of Odin?
@jordan8201
Here is the link to rwilco's repo... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903252
Go to it and download the gb27( if you're on sprint)...gb28(if you're on virgin)....if you're on boost you can download the boost one-click or use the sprint one..
I'll be back in a few with a link to a heimdall guide that I know works...
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Thanks, man. Am I correct that Heimdall is the Mac version of Odin?
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Yes... that's about the size of... but heimdall is it's own software.. it can be used on windows as well...
The guide I want to find will explain it really well...
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@jordan8201
Here is the link to rwilco's repo... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903252
Go to it and download the gb27( if you're on sprint)...gb28(if you're on virgin)....if you're on boost you can download the boost one-click or use the sprint one..
I'll be back in a few with a link to a heimdall guide that I know works...
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I actually already have those files. I think that was the last thing I tried flashing to fix things, but I was unsuccessful. I actually download two different files, so I have the following two:
2) Download the GB27 One-Click self-extractor of choice
SPH-D710_GB27_1014481_Stock_Restore.exe [Mirror1] (RESET user data) (md5: 97d005f03621dc6b779d0a5b69cad301)
SPH-D710_GB27_1014481_Rooted_Restore.exe [Mirror1] (RESET user data) (md5: 5a61f86b52be8d6808d0e293dbb23e4c)
jordan8201 said:
I actually already have those files. I think that was the last thing I tried flashing to fix things, but I was unsuccessful. I actually download two different files, so I have the following two:
2) Download the GB27 One-Click self-extractor of choice
SPH-D710_GB27_1014481_Stock_Restore.exe [Mirror1] (RESET user data) (md5: 97d005f03621dc6b779d0a5b69cad301)
SPH-D710_GB27_1014481_Rooted_Restore.exe [Mirror1] (RESET user data) (md5: 5a61f86b52be8d6808d0e293dbb23e4c)
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Ok... read through this guide and see if it tells you anymore info.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878686
If you followed the protocol for flashing with heimdall correctly and still have issues... we might need to use Odin...
As you have flashed the wrong firmware.. I believe you will need to repartition when you flash..
Let me know... I'll be on xda.. all day, until we get you up and running...
Gil81 said:
Ok... read through this guide and see if it tells you anymore info.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878686
If you followed the protocol for flashing with heimdall correctly and still have issues... we might need to use Odin...
As you have flashed the wrong firmware.. I believe you will need to repartition when you flash..
Let me know... I'll be on xda.. all day, until we get you up and running...
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Thanks, you're awesome. Of those two files, should I use the stock or the rooted version?
A couple of things I didn't see in the tutorial:
1) How to repartition (assuming I need to), and
2) Which files to flash. I have a lot more files than listed in the tutorial, so should I try to flash them all?
jordan8201 said:
Thanks, you're awesome. Of those two files, should I use the stock or the rooted version?
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That is up to you... the rooted version just has the binaries for root and a super user app.. I would try the rooted version... so after you can use mobile Odin to flash, instead of heimdall..
I have a guide for mobile Odin I put together for another member I can link you to... but let's get ya back up first...
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jordan8201 said:
A couple of things I didn't see in the tutorial:
1) How to repartition (assuming I need to), and
2) Which files to flash. I have a lot more files than listed in the tutorial, so should I try to flash them all?
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Let me look real quick...
Gil81 said:
That is up to you... the rooted version just has the binaries for root and a super user app.. I would try the rooted version... so after you can use mobile Odin to flash, instead of heimdall..
I have a guide for mobile Odin I put together for another member I can link you to... but let's get ya back up first...
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Let me look real quick...
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When I add my .pit file, there is a check box for repartition. Is that what I should use?
jordan8201 said:
A couple of things I didn't see in the tutorial:
1) How to repartition (assuming I need to), and
2) Which files to flash. I have a lot more files than listed in the tutorial, so should I try to flash them all?
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Here is a guide.. explaining how to use a one-click for Odin and package it for heimdall... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1348392
See if that makes sense to you... and I'll look around to make sure nothing newer is out that might be easier..
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When I add my .pit file, there is a check box for repartition. Is that what I should use?
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Yes... I believe so... but let me read a little more.... it's been awhile since I used heimdall..
Gil81 said:
Here is a guide.. explaining how to use a one-click for Odin and package it for heimdall... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1348392
See if that makes sense to you... and I'll look around to make sure nothing newer is out that might be easier..
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Yes... I believe so... but let me read a little more.... it's been awhile since I used heimdall..
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The Heimdall one click method does not seem to support the file type that I downloaded for some reason. I can use the regular Heimdall frontend app though. Then, should I just flash all the extracted files? There are 10 or so of them.
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When I add my .pit file, there is a check box for repartition. Is that what I should use?
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Ok man... this is the guide I wanted to find for ya... http://www.teambamf.net/topic/2090-guide-flashing-with-heimdall-borrowed-from-daenney/
Sorry it took so long... I'm off work and my 2 yr old little boy is trying to give me a stroke today... lol..
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jordan8201 said:
The Heimdall one click method does not seem to support the file type that I downloaded for some reason. I can use the regular Heimdall frontend app though. Then, should I just flash all the extracted files? There are 10 or so of them.
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Just seen this post... you Ninja'd me... lol
Read that last guide I linked...
I think you can flash all of them or just a select few... but if you can get a custom recovery on at the least... we can boot to it...push a couple zip's over and flash a rom from a safe recovery.... I'll explain more for that if we have to go that route..
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@jordan8201
I gave ya you're first Thanks....
I couldn't stand to look at that zero anymore...lol. I'd give ya another but you only get 8 a day.. and I'm tapped out already..
Let me know how it's going, when you get a chance...
Okay, I think I have good news to report. I'm booting now...basically. It's staying on the 4G screen for a long time, but eventually boots. Well, at least the first time it did. I just tried again and it stuck on the 4G screen.
I can still get into recovery though. Should I try flashing a custom recovery using Heimdall? If so, where can I get a compatible recovery?
Progress is good! Thanks!
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Okay, I think I have good news to report. I'm booting now...basically. It's staying on the 4G screen for a long time, but eventually boots. Well, at least the first time it did. I just tried again and it stuck on the 4G screen.
I can still get into recovery though. Should I try flashing a custom recovery using Heimdall? If so, where can I get a compatible recovery?
Progress is good! Thanks!
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Did you use the rooted rom... if so.. I would try to go into recovery and wipe cache and reboot to see if it boots up... also.. is it stock recovery, I can't remember what that one click comes with...
If it's stock and we can't get it to boot... then we will have to heimdall a kernel/recovery..remember our recoveries and kernel's are tied together on this device...
If this is the case.. I think we can find you a custom recovery/kernel and heimdall it and then flash a rom from it... after you push the zip's to you're internal storage..
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Did you use the rooted rom... if so.. I would try to go into recovery and wipe cache and reboot to see if it boots up... also.. is it stock recovery, I can't remember what that one click comes with...
If it's stock and we can't get it to boot... then we will have to heimdall a kernel/recovery..remember our recoveries and kernel's are tied together on this device...
If this is the case.. I think we can find you a custom recovery/kernel and heimdall it and then flash a rom from it... after you push the zip's to you're internal storage..
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I did use the rooted files. I'm not sure if it's stock recovery, but it looks like it. Definitely not CWM.
I tried wiping cache and rebooting, but it's still looping.
jordan8201 said:
I did use the rooted files. I'm not sure if it's stock recovery, but it looks like it. Definitely not CWM.
I tried wiping cache and rebooting, but it's still looping.
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Ok... I would go to rwilco's repo and get a gb27 kernel that has a custom recovery and flash it with heimdall..
Even if it doesn't boot.. we can atleast push a rom zip and gapps to you're phone and the el26 kernel(safe kernel for flashing) and then flash the rom/gapps from it..
I can look and point you to the right kernel if you're not comfortable looking yourself..
Hello guys please help me ive searched through alot of forums and redaings a total of 4 hours and nothing usefull has come up.
So i have a galaxy s3 tmobile and it has Android 4.3 with knox and all of that other security crap on it. I tried to root it using this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2563955 however i cant seem to flash arecovery no matter what or which i try. The odin flash says it flashed sucefully but when i go to recovery its still stock 3e recovery. I tried multiple flashing methods and nothing.
I even tried to flash a knox free rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521742 but i cant being that i have no recovery.
CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME?
>>>>>>>>>>>THANKS IN ADVANCE>>>>>>>>>
Delete or rename two files
/system/recovery-from-boot
/system/etc/install-recovrry.sh
(Or similar to those...may have the path/name a little wrong. Now flash recovery and it should stick.
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Or odin flash root66 firmware, then flash recovery.
DocHoliday77 said:
Delete or rename two files
/system/recovery-from-boot
/system/etc/install-recovrry.sh
(Or similar to those...may have the path/name a little wrong. Now flash recovery and it should stick.
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Or odin flash root66 firmware, then flash recovery.
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I dont have root to delet those two files. And could you expand on the root66 and oding thing?
Root66 firmware is in my thread in development section, link in my sig. Youll find instructions for Odin there and all over the place with a quick search and from the sticky threads. Not being rude, just don't like redoing what's already out there. If you have any specific questions about the process, ill be happy to answer them.
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Click the root66 heading to go to the thread if you want more info about it.
DocHoliday77 said:
Delete or rename two files
/system/recovery-from-boot
/system/etc/install-recovrry.sh
(Or similar to those...may have the path/name a little wrong. Now flash recovery and it should stick.
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Or odin flash root66 firmware, then flash recovery.
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So i i flash the 4.3 over my current stock firmware with root66 version of 4.3 ill, have root?
androidfine16 said:
So i i flash the 4.3 over my current stock firmware with root66 version of 4.3 ill, have root?
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Yes
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serio22 said:
Yes
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Ok i did it and i have superuser . If i follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766552 method to flash a recovery without tripping the counter can i flash roms afterwards and kernels without damaging the modem or flash counter trips?
serio22 said:
Yes
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androidfine16 said:
Ok i did it and i have superuser . If i follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766552 method to flash a recovery without tripping the counter can i flash roms afterwards and kernels without damaging the modem or flash counter trips?
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Ok so i have root and installed twrp recovery the latest one and it worked. I have root and a recovery . So can i go ahaed and flash a rom and kernel now without any repercussions?
Flashing any recovery or kernel trips the warranty bit. No way around that and no way to reset it I'm sorry to say. Since you've flashed recovery its likely tripped already so flashing kernels and roms won't make any difference anymore. The binary counter doesn't matter as its easily reset. But if you have a custom kernel or recovery it'll retrip to 1 every time you boot.
DocHoliday77 said:
Flashing any recovery or kernel trips the warranty bit. No way around that and no way to reset it I'm sorry to say. Since you've flashed recovery its likely tripped already so flashing kernels and roms won't make any difference anymore. The binary counter doesn't matter as its easily reset. But if you have a custom kernel or recovery it'll retrip to 1 every time you boot.
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I dont care for warranty or counter trip than. So i guess my final question is can i flash any roms including 4.2 and kitkat and above without bricking my phone?
You can flash Any of these roms via Custom Recovery TWRP and you will do fine.
Do note, some people have mentioned that with a 4.2.x or 4.1.x Roms, sometimes their IMEI goes missing. So take a Nandroid and EFS Backup before hand.
Perseus71 said:
You can flash Any of these roms via Custom Recovery TWRP and you will do fine.
Do note, some people have mentioned that with a 4.2.x or 4.1.x Roms, sometimes their IMEI goes missing. So take a Nandroid and EFS Backup before hand.
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alright i made a nandroid backup of my whole stock rom. so now i downloaded the resurrection remix rom and im about to flash it.
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP. COUDLNT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT IT=.)
androidfine16 said:
alright i made a nandroid backup of my whole stock rom. so now i downloaded the resurrection remix rom and im about to flash it.
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP. COUDLNT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT IT=.)
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IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just dont know how to remove these soft keys i dont like them NVM GOT IT
Perseus mentioned the nv (efs) backup before. Easiest way to protect yourself is open a terminal emulator and enter this.
su
reboot nvbackup
Device will reboot and create an internal, hidden backup of your nv data. I highly suggest doing this.
DocHoliday77 said:
Perseus mentioned the nv (efs) backup before. Easiest way to protect yourself is open a terminal emulator and enter this.
su
reboot nvbackup
Device will reboot and create an internal, hidden backup of your nv data. I highly suggest doing this.
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I backed it up in .IMG format.
androidfine16 said:
I backed it up in .IMG format.
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How did you do that??
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If you mean you made a nandroid backup, that is completely different and does not include any of the NV data. The backup I mentioned is intended to protect you from ever losing your imei in the first place.
androidfine16 said:
I backed it up in .IMG format.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/galaxy-s-iii-partition-layout-basic-efs-t1689623
I used this method.
Ok , first, never use anything you find in the international models forum for any US model. They are very, very different devices. If you made an image from mmcblk0p3 as stated in that thread, you actually made a copy of sbl2 I'm pretty sure.
Also, the imei, (the important thing here) is not actually stored on the efs partition as it is in some other devices.
Run the command I posted before for the best solution. If NV corruption is ever detected, it should auto restore from this backup during boot up.
And again, stay away from the international forums. Most of the info there will not apply to our devices here and many, many people have bricked due to that mistake.
And delete the backup you made. If you were to try and restore it to your device after updating it at some point, it would most likely cause a brick.
OK thanks I'll get on that . I flashed a remix ROM and everything seems good right now. I'll try to back it up today.
Sent from my SAMSUNG NOTE III using xda app-developers app
Kit Kat
androidfine16 said:
I dont care for warranty or counter trip than. So i guess my final question is can i flash any roms including 4.2 and kitkat and above without bricking my phone?
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Read up on Kit Kat, you might not want to upgrade. You will lose write access to the SDCard. There are ways to then fix it, but you could lose function in some of your apps. Samsung finally adopted the Android specs for write access.
Any safe root for H815 V10b-SEA variant??
Is there any easy root for H815 SEA (Singapore) variant?
Dont want to unlock my bootloader. Cant find any thread for H815 SEA please help
Same here.. H815sea version no updates no easy root
Sent from my LG-H815 using Tapatalk
miyuru4u said:
Same here.. H815sea version no updates no easy root
Sent from my LG-H815 using Tapatalk
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Thats really sad im still waiting to root my phone. But support for H815 SEA is very low :crying::crying:
I have a Taiwanese version...I have root. I wanted a different rom as well so I installed MS7's rom here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/development/h815-eu-l-p-t-sea-twn-t3176195
Pretty sure you can root that model check the easy root method. Im on H185T Australian and have root
Sent from my LG-H815 using Tapatalk
But i need confirmation from a SEA variant holder.
Sent from my LG-H815
As I understand it the low effort root works with the SEA variant. Is there any downsides to flashing the EU image on the SEA device?
I'm a SEA variant holder here.
It's fine, you can use the Low Effort Root method. You can also flash the EU open KDZ without any problem.
You lose VoLTE, but to me it doesn't matter so I don't really care.
I'm running the latest 10E ATM, and it's much much better than 10B, so flash away.
If you don't want to loose anything you have to inject root yourself. You need linux for this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/lg-g4-100-root-success-directives-root-t3180586
This guide describes how to backup your system partition to an img file.
Then you have to use linux to inject root. You will get a rooted img file.
You can then copy the file back to your system partition.
If you want to check your "dd" parameters, you can use my guide to calculate your values:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/how-to-determine-dd-parameters-lg-g4-t3184867
IMPORTANT:
Backup your files before doing this steps!
If you don't know what you are doing, wait for someone else to do it.
Download the kdz for your phone, so you can flash the stock rom if it doesn't work.
Do you have some experience with linux?
SEA Variant user here. Singapore set also. No issues when flashing in regards to rooting part.
If you just want to root, you could just take up flashing either via the Low Effort Root, or you could go for alternatives like the rooted system image that I have created or others, but make sure they are using EU OPEN KDZ in case of conflicting basebands and such.
And if you are going to upgrade to 10d/10e, I'd suggest downloading the KDZ, normal flash it, so that you can get your baseband and kernel updated before flashing the root image of your choice.
Indicious Flow said:
SEA Variant user here. Singapore set also. No issues when flashing in regards to rooting part.
If you just want to root, you could just take up flashing either via the Low Effort Root, or you could go for alternatives like the rooted KDZ that I have created or others, but make sure they are using EU OPEN KDZ in case of conflicting basebands and such.
And if you are going to upgrade to 10d/10e, I'd suggest downloading the KDZ, normal flash it, so that you can get your baseband and kernel updated before flashing the root image of your choice.
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How did you create a rooted kdz?
Is there a guide or a tool to do this?
dominik-p said:
How did you create a rooted kdz?
Is there a guide or a tool to do this?
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Go look it up at the General page
Over here! -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/lg-g4-100-root-success-directives-root-t3180586
I am still at V10b
Keeping trying to see if any update available every day but nothing . I am "still using the latest version" the update center says.
When did you get the update please?
Aoi_sora9x said:
I'm running the latest 10E ATM, and it's much much better than 10B, so flash away.
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Indicious Flow said:
Go look it up at the General page
Over here! -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/lg-g4-100-root-success-directives-root-t3180586
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This is not a how to root a kdz.
This is how to root the system.img.
I know the guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62704051&postcount=9
I think you know what the difference is?
The kdz is a packed file which contains system, modem, boot,... files.
The system.img is an raw image of the system partition.
To root a kdz, you had to unpack it, inject root, repack it, create new checksums,....
That's a complex precess...
So I guess you don't know how to root a kdz?
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mic141414 said:
I am still at V10b
Keeping trying to see if any update available every day but nothing . I am "still using the latest version" the update center says.
When did you get the update please?
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You can download the latest version as a kdz.
Use this link and enter your IMEI:
Code:
http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=IMEI
You will get a download link.
Type
csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=
instead of
pkg03.lime.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=
to download the file.
Then you can use the LG Flash Tool to flash the kdz to your phone.
You will loose root. Don't know if you have root.
You will have to root you phone again, but with the appropriate system img.
(Or inject root yourself...)
Thank you
I tried and I got "/H81510B_00.kdz"
Same as what i have now
???
I don't have root yet anyway but wanted the latest os available.
Don't know why the latest does not appear
dominik-p said:
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You will get a download link.
Type
csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=
instead of
pkg03.lime.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=
to download the file.
Then you can use the LG Flash Tool to flash the kdz to your phone.
You will loose root. Don't know if you have root.
You will have to root you phone again, but with the appropriate system img.
(Or inject root yourself...)
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dominik-p said:
This is not a how to root a kdz.
This is how to root the system.img.
I know the guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62704051&postcount=9
I think you know what the difference is?
The kdz is a packed file which contains system, modem, boot,... files.
The system.img is an raw image of the system partition.
To root a kdz, you had to unpack it, inject root, repack it, create new checksums,....
That's a complex precess...
So I guess you don't know how to root a kdz?
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You can download the latest version as a kdz.
Use this link and enter your IMEI:
Code:
http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=IMEI
You will get a download link.
Type
csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=
instead of
pkg03.lime.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=
to download the file.
Then you can use the LG Flash Tool to flash the kdz to your phone.
You will loose root. Don't know if you have root.
You will have to root you phone again, but with the appropriate system img.
(Or inject root yourself...)
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For your info, creating a rooted KDZ is currently not possible. If it was people would have done it already. And yes I do know the procedures to unpacking and repacking a KDZ for your info If it was possible to done it, I wouldn't be posting rooted images of just the system image itself and would have provided people with the rooted KDZ to save their time And also from what I know, I don't think there is any way for you to apply a root package in a KDZ and flash it together due to the modified md5 sum and such.
Indicious Flow said:
For your info, creating a rooted KDZ is currently not possible. If it was people would have done it already. And yes I do know the procedures to unpacking and repacking a KDZ for your info If it was possible to done it, I wouldn't be posting rooted images of just the system image itself and would have provided people with the rooted KDZ to save their time And also from what I know, I don't think there is any way for you to apply a root package in a KDZ and flash it together due to the modified md5 sum and such.
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Ok. So we understand each other
I just wondered how you did it, because you wrote:
or you could go for alternatives like the rooted KDZ that I have created
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But I saw you just edited your post.
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mic141414 said:
Thank you
I tried and I got "/H81510B_00.kdz"
Same as what i have now
???
I don't have root yet anyway but wanted the latest os available.
Don't know why the latest does not appear
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Then it seems that only V10b is available for your phone.
Other users flashed the EU image which is 10e.
But why do you need an update?
If everything is working fine you shouldn't need an update.
Thanks for the info guys. I'm going to take a few days to digest. If I can ask a quick question without starting a new thread. Does the adb backup, backup the system partition as well or just data and apps?
Megazone38 said:
Thanks for the info guys. I'm going to take a few days to digest. If I can ask a quick question without starting a new thread. Does the adb backup, backup the system partition as well or just data and apps?
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No adb backup can not backup your system partition.
It can only backup program settings, apps and data.
To backup your system partition, you need (the Send_Command.exe and) the "dd" command.
I have already rooted using the low effort root method. Used a pre-rooted system image. Still on 10b-SEA. everything works fine. Xposed is also working.
Sent from my LG-H815
Starting this off by admitting that i fuxed up and failed to dump/backup my sprint stock files and such with the lgup dump option...luckily another member had the modem.bin file to hopefully fix my phone as i am stuck on 3g and cannot acces lte at all...hoping someone here has access to the update scripts to make these modem files twrp flashable...he gave me instructions on how to use adb and twrp to flash it but it keeps failing...it may be an issue with my computer as it worked for him...so long story short if anyone has the knowledge to make these modem.bin into flashable twrp files that would be great and they could be added to the Frankenstein and wtf forums to help idgets like myself get their lte back up and running...thanks in advance?
I can post my nandriod backup of the Sprint stock rom if you want. I plan to make a guide and flashable zip soon for the Sprint stuff. Reading up on superr kitchen.
Did you add the Sprint apn? I won't be home for a bit. I'll upload my nandriod backup when I get home. Should get you up and going.
Try this in the mean time..use a file explorer with root permissions (I use root explorer) navigate to /system folder, open build.prop in text editor, navigate to line ro.build.target_operator=NAO, Change NAO to SPR. Save and exit, reboot
Edit: Don't do the post above here is the stock Sprint build.prop https://drive.google.com/file/d/12ZZOio_vxP2EBIJmk0slgUWZUlxFZAXD/view?usp=drivesdk
Paste in /system to overwrite the existing one. Change permissions to rw,r,r . Reboot, after you reboot it should show Android upgrading. don't worry it keeps your data. Only takes a few secs
When flashing modem.bin it should look something like this (ignore the fail had the file on /extcard instead of /sdcard)
JWnSC said:
I can post my nandriod backup of the Sprint stock rom if you want. I plan to make a guide and flashable zip soon for the Sprint stuff. Reading up on superr kitchen.
Did you add the Sprint apn? I won't be home for a bit. I'll upload my nandriod backup when I get home. Should get you up and going.
Try this in the mean time..use a file explorer with root permissions (I use root explorer) navigate to /system folder, open build.prop in text editor, navigate to line ro.build.target_operator=NAO, Change NAO to SPR. Save and exit, reboot
Edit: Don't do the post above here is the stock Sprint build.prop https://drive.google.com/file/d/12ZZOio_vxP2EBIJmk0slgUWZUlxFZAXD/view?usp=drivesdk
Paste in /system to overwrite the existing one. Change permissions to rw,r,r . Reboot, after you reboot it should show Android upgrading. don't worry it keeps your data. Only takes a few secs
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A nandroid backup woukd be great...thats flashable with twrp right...lol...if not i may need to ask directions...lol
jamesd1085 said:
A nandroid backup woukd be great...thats flashable with twrp right...lol...if not i may need to ask directions...lol
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You need the Sprint modem if not you will only have band 25( Sprint uses bands 25,26 and 41)
I have some files you need to download to your computer. After you download these files and follow the directions on the readme.txt report back
misc.bin
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yr5sO6TUQk7oChhZk5OsCy1kp3XeAa0d/view?usp=drivesdk
modem.bin https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GJJVxgjt4k8SdSVocbw-nLLc8eruDLYv/view?usp=drivesdk
modemst1.bin
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X6JXQYzVleGzquIwTpiYlnxvNpUNMZpK/view?usp=drivesdk
modemst2.bin
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l57exTGmjD-uiAc2oNcYPKac4P94JRI7/view?usp=drivesdk
Readme.txt [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pQo0kJkERI2b6S-b4-v9Obn_oDNjIDBX/view?usp=drivesdk]
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[/COLOR]Next you need to create apns for Sprint or no lte( for US998 rom. LS998 rom automatically adds proper apns) use the post at the bottom of this thread for a guide https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/sound-mods-sprint-variant-lg-ls998-t3784739
Starting to upload the stock rom also (with stock rom it will set proper apn automatically). So you can have WiFi calling etc.. will post here when it's done
Edit: took down links for modemst1, modemst2 and misc. They are Not needed (not flashed with US998 kdz) skip those steps
JWnSC said:
You need the Sprint modem if not you will only have band 25( Sprint uses bands 25,26 and 41)
I have some files you need to download to your computer. After you download these files and follow the directions on the readme.txt report back
misc.bin https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yr5sO6TUQk7oChhZk5OsCy1kp3XeAa0d/view?usp=drivesdk
modem.bin https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GJJVxgjt4k8SdSVocbw-nLLc8eruDLYv/view?usp=drivesdk
modemst1.bin https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X6JXQYzVleGzquIwTpiYlnxvNpUNMZpK/view?usp=drivesdk
modemst2.bin https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l57exTGmjD-uiAc2oNcYPKac4P94JRI7/view?usp=drivesdk
Readme.txt https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pQo0kJkERI2b6S-b4-v9Obn_oDNjIDBX/view?usp=drivesdk
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Next you need to create apns for Sprint or no lte( for US998 rom. LS998 rom automatically adds proper apns) use the post at the bottom of this thread for a guide https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/sound-mods-sprint-variant-lg-ls998-t3784739
Starting to upload the stock rom also (with stock rom it will set proper apn automatically). So you can have WiFi calling etc.. will post here when it's done
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well...all flashed successfully...still 3g only...will wait for ls998 stock rom...created apn and changed build.prop...i hope stock rom works or another fix arrives
jamesd1085 said:
well...all flashed successfully...still 3g only...will wait for ls998 stock rom...created apn and changed build.prop...i hope stock rom works or another fix arrives
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Ok. No worries. We'll get it fixed. I originally used dd commands to flash system(system.bin) as well. I uploaded the stock Sprint nandroid. Try that when you can and report back.
Create a backup first(so you can restore later if needed) download this file
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1gYj-ocIieF9sqvn5AF1hliK3nEFC52ls (the entire folder)
Edit: Or this file, be sure to thank his post also
JONBOY345 said:
Holy ****.
Trebelized TWRP was the problem. Flashed Normal TWRP, restored Nandroid, booted into ROM...
Thanks so much for y'alls help.
Link to Nandroid in a single 7zip file to reduce liklihood of someone missing one of the 12 files in the other nandroid folder: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_yEwwYVUTH6WbvsjF1VjJbDQ3WC4l1Nb
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Boot up the phone and plug into computer. Transfer the folder to \internal storage\TWRP\BACKUPS\LGUS998\ once that is done, reboot to twrp and restore sprintstockrom backup(from internal storage) Flash magisk after the restore is done BEFORE you reboot.
If that doesn't work (it should) I'll upload the system.bin file to my Google drive. I know that will definitely work as those are the same steps I took.
I'm currently running us998 firmware with no issues.(the backup I posted is LS998 "Sprint" firmware)
JWnSC said:
Ok. No worries. We'll get it fixed. I originally used dd commands to flash system(system.bin) as well. I uploaded the stock Sprint nandroid. Try that when you can and report back.
Create a backup first(so you can restore later if needed) download this file
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1gYj-ocIieF9sqvn5AF1hliK3nEFC52ls (the entire folder)
Boot up the phone and plug into computer. Transfer the folder to \internal storage\TWRP\BACKUPS\LGUS998\ once that is done, reboot to twrp and restore sprintstockrom backup(from internal storage) Flash magisk after the restore is done BEFORE you reboot.
If that doesn't work (it should) I'll upload the system.bin file to my Google drive. I know that will definitely work as those are the same steps I took.
I'm currently running us998 firmware with no issues.(the backup I posted is LS998 "Sprint" firmware)
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Everything loaded up nicely...sadly still stuck with 3g only...what the heck did i do?
Nvm...rebboted a couple more times and my beautiful lte is back...thank you sooo much for being patient with me...been a couple years since i had a rootable phone
Sweet! I was going to say factory reset..but it's working
Would it be possible to buy a US988, root, flash twrp, etc, then flash these modems to access Sprint LTE bands? Or are there HW differences between the US988 and LS988 that would prevent this?
JONBOY345 said:
Would it be possible to buy a US988, root, flash twrp, etc, then flash these modems to access Sprint LTE bands? Or are there HW differences between the US988 and LS988 that would prevent this?
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Just buy a ls998 and use Frankenstein method to flash US998 firmware on it. It's cheap on eBay and it's the plus model. If you go for the US998 plus model you will pay a lot more (LS998 is same phone, different firmware)
JWnSC said:
You need the Sprint modem if not you will only have band 25( Sprint uses bands 25,26 and 41)
I have some files you need to download to your computer. After you download these files and follow the directions on the readme.txt report back
misc.bin https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yr5sO6TUQk7oChhZk5OsCy1kp3XeAa0d/view?usp=drivesdk
modem.bin https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GJJVxgjt4k8SdSVocbw-nLLc8eruDLYv/view?usp=drivesdk
modemst1.bin https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X6JXQYzVleGzquIwTpiYlnxvNpUNMZpK/view?usp=drivesdk
modemst2.bin https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l57exTGmjD-uiAc2oNcYPKac4P94JRI7/view?usp=drivesdk
Readme.txt https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pQo0kJkERI2b6S-b4-v9Obn_oDNjIDBX/view?usp=drivesdk
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Next you need to create apns for Sprint or no lte( for US998 rom. LS998 rom automatically adds proper apns) use the post at the bottom of this thread for a guide https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/sound-mods-sprint-variant-lg-ls998-t3784739
Starting to upload the stock rom also (with stock rom it will set proper apn automatically). So you can have WiFi calling etc.. will post here when it's done
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I'm guessing this method would work for H930DS to get the dual sim functionality back?
adsubzero said:
I'm guessing this method would work for H930DS to get the dual sim functionality back?
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To make it work you would probably need system.bin and modem.bin. While on h930ds firmware use dump option in lg up dev so you'll have those backups. It should work. Don't know of anyone that has tested it yet tho.
Edit: no need to do the above..check this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/h930ds-lg-v30-cis-h930ds-t3799872
JWnSC said:
Ok. No worries. We'll get it fixed. I originally used dd commands to flash system(system.bin) as well. I uploaded the stock Sprint nandroid. Try that when you can and report back.
Create a backup first(so you can restore later if needed) download this file
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1gYj-ocIieF9sqvn5AF1hliK3nEFC52ls (the entire folder)
Boot up the phone and plug into computer. Transfer the folder to \internal storage\TWRP\BACKUPS\LGUS998\ once that is done, reboot to twrp and restore sprintstockrom backup(from internal storage) Flash magisk after the restore is done BEFORE you reboot.
If that doesn't work (it should) I'll upload the system.bin file to my Google drive. I know that will definitely work as those are the same steps I took.
I'm currently running us998 firmware with no issues.(the backup I posted is LS998 "Sprint" firmware)
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Hey so I had the same issue as the OP here. I downloaded your drive files. It downloaded as a .zip with only one file inside it though (zip size was ~805MB and file size by itself was ~1.5GB). Is this expected? Or should I go ahead and download each file separately?
JWnSC said:
To make it work you would probably need system.bin and modem.bin. While on h930ds firmware use dump option in lg up dev so you'll have those backups. It should work. Don't know of anyone that has tested it yet tho.
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I already have a dump, and I'm currently on a custom rom. Would flashing the system.bin really be necessary?
zomgalama said:
Hey so I had the same issue as the OP here. I downloaded your drive files. It downloaded as a .zip with only one file inside it though (zip size was ~805MB and file size by itself was ~1.5GB). Is this expected? Or should I go ahead and download each file separately?
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I'm not home yet to test. I uploaded a folder you will need that and the contents inside
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adsubzero said:
I already have a dump, and I'm currently on a custom rom. Would flashing the system.bin really be necessary?
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It might. It will take a while(be very patient. Wait for it to show complete) but will restore the h930ds firmware but you'd still have fastboot, recovery and root. Once it's done do NOT reboot. You need to flash magisk(or encryption disabler) and twrp recovery.img (might not need to flash twrp. I did to be safe)
JWnSC said:
I'm not home yet to test. I uploaded a folder you will need that and the contents inside
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Ok, thank you. I tried downloading each file seperatly and tried using TWRP to restore it. Phone kept booting into the bootloader. I rebooted into recovery again using fastboot and tried restoring the backup I made before restoring your backup and that also had me back on the bootloader screen. Currently trying to use LGUP to install US998 again.
Edit: After using LGUP I was able to boot back into my device normally. Lost root and TWRP but that probably just requires me to repeat the original steps. Will wait for you to get home before I try to fix my LTE again
not working
JWnSC said:
Ok. No worries. We'll get it fixed. I originally used dd commands to flash system(system.bin) as well. I uploaded the stock Sprint nandroid. Try that when you can and report back.
Create a backup first(so you can restore later if needed) download this file
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1gYj-ocIieF9sqvn5AF1hliK3nEFC52ls (the entire folder)
Boot up the phone and plug into computer. Transfer the folder to \internal storage\TWRP\BACKUPS\LGUS998\ once that is done, reboot to twrp and restore sprintstockrom backup(from internal storage) Flash magisk after the restore is done BEFORE you reboot.
If that doesn't work (it should) I'll upload the system.bin file to my Google drive. I know that will definitely work as those are the same steps I took.
I'm currently running us998 firmware with no issues.(the backup I posted is LS998 "Sprint" firmware)
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Im currently on rooted Frankensteined US998 Oreo. Restoring the backup in the link seems to work, but then crashes into a bootloop while trying to flash magisk. What might I be doing wrong?
TheLizardMonkey said:
Im currently on rooted Frankensteined US998 Oreo. Restoring the backup in the link seems to work, but then crashes into a bootloop while trying to flash magisk. What might I be doing wrong?
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Same here.
TheLizardMonkey said:
Im currently on rooted Frankensteined US998 Oreo. Restoring the backup in the link seems to work, but then crashes into a bootloop while trying to flash magisk. What might I be doing wrong?
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It bootloops while in recovery?