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The way i root my phone V163 ICS 4.0.4

To answer you both (darz03 and mesherbrum) about rooting my babe hahaha
I have to clear myself first that i'm weak in english (from thailand) i'm neither a technician nor expert and don't know anything about programing ok!
but just to share the way i root my phone. My phone was came with original ICS 4.0.4 V620163
My step
1. Downgrade to rom v142 that i got from chuyennho184 here
http://www.mediafire.com/?ckojo5qfaapmauj
http://www.mediafire.com/?0hgh71jk7bw494x
http://www.mediafire.com/?r68o458qgwva8x0
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(from this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1734306&page=2)
Flask by kdz..open kdz and make sure you start windows enabler and make it on that shows in the taskbar and shut down you phone remove battery and put it again connect cable with computer then start your phone into download mode by press and hold volume up + power until your phone display download mode then back to computer at kdz program (Type choose 3GQCT) (Phone mode choose CS Emergency) and browse you kdz file that you have downloaded from link above (don't forget to merge into single file) finally press Launch Software Update and pray till you get it done it's about 100 processes to be run but at about process no. 97 or 98 your phone will reboot automatic don't panic it's normal and kdz still working until process no. 100 and finally no.0 if it complete you can press exit and your phone now back to v 142
2. Root and Recovery process>>>download from
http://www.mediafire.com/?x0s8k079xh5hd8p
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Credit to chuyennho184 again this is from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1734306&page=2
you can read root and recovery process from this forum from chuyennho184 post at the end (don't forget to put recovery it will install cwm)
3.download rom v163 here http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1788656
at discuss #10 (not the first one but lowest of the first page) you will get .zip file put it in sd care and flash from cwm (don't forget Before & after flash new rom ,you should to wipe data, wipe cache partition, wipe dalvik cache & wipe battery stats in advances.)
Credit to Chuyenho184
Hope you can make it done
Cheers!!!:victory:

This is KDZ and windows enablers if you need it
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?tfd95m8mw2tofqn
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Thanks alot. Ill try this tomorrow and i hope i get this done right. Cheers

KDZ always crashes. Cant get it to downgrade my phone to 142. Is it fully working with Windows 7? I dont think I miss any step, Windows enabler is on, all drivers are installed, I also installed msxml.msi

I confirm that it doesnt work on either of my laptops. I'm thnking that its because of the kdz file. I may not be using the right tool to join the files. Iamdos can you please post the all the tools you needed? Thanks

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hi guys!
already did the procedure but this is what happened:
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there is an extraction error and seems the process didnt proceed, only fews seconds then it says finished.
i tried opening the "read phone information" to check if my phone is really detected by the flasher but seems its not. this is what happened:
the phone is already in "downloade mode" while data cable plugged to the computer.
what to do? please help
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Try redownloading the KDZ. If it can't extract it, that probably means your KDZ is corrupted/incomplete.

In phonemode: Choose CS_Emergency not Emergency. If not work, refer below topic.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1681886
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@ drumist / chuyennho184
redownloaded already the kdz. using the cs_emergency mode now.
flasher/software updater program does not stop or crash anymore but it stays "not responding" and no progress logged. is this normal in its process? is this due to the huge kdz file which is about 500mb combined? there is no progress in its log.
here is the screenshot:
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I extracted the 3 kdz files (kdz.001, kdz.002, kdz003) using 7zip and they merged/formed into one single kdz file automatically.
But when I flashed it to the phone, it says kdz error decrypt and extract file error. Here is the screenshot:
What to do?
* I re-downloaded the kdz files and extract them to one single file then flashed back again, same result with the screenshot above >.<

Chipmunk888 said:
I extracted the 3 kdz files (kdz.001, kdz.002, kdz003) using 7zip and they merged/formed into one single kdz file automatically.
But when I flashed it to the phone, it says kdz error decrypt and extract file error. Here is the screenshot:
What to do?
* I re-downloaded the kdz files and extract them to one single file then flashed back again, same result with the screenshot above >.<
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You should use flashtool to flask kdz file. Because kdz update software alway meet error on windows 7. Referred below topic.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1681886
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@ chuyennho184
Okay, copy. Will do that now. Thank you very much! =)
Ill update later on the progress....
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UPDATE:
I am already using the flashtool and this is what happened when I clicked "Start Upgrade":
I also tried clicking the "Normal Web Upgrade Test" then clicked "Upgrade Start" and this is also what happened:
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Chipmunk888 said:
I extracted the 3 kdz files (kdz.001, kdz.002, kdz003) using 7zip and they merged/formed into one single kdz file automatically.
But when I flashed it to the phone, it says kdz error decrypt and extract file error. Here is the screenshot:
What to do?
* I re-downloaded the kdz files and extract them to one single file then flashed back again, same result with the screenshot above >.<
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Chipmunk888 said:
@ chuyennho184
Okay, copy. Will do that now. Thank you very much! =)
Ill update later on the progress....
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UPDATE:
I am already using the flashtool and this is what happened when I clicked "Start Upgrade":
I also tried clicking the "Normal Web Upgrade Test" then clicked "Upgrade Start" and this is also what happened:
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You don't install B2CAppsetup.exe yet!!!! You should setup it. And try again!!! If not work, setup your pc to windows XP. Flash again!!!!

chuyennho184 said:
You don't install B2CAppsetup.exe yet!!!! You should setup it. And try again!!! If not work, setup your pc to windows XP. Flash again!!!!
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I reformatted my computer to XP in another partition. I use "Kjsplit" free software in joining the kdz files (redownloaded the kdz files also).
THANK YOU VERY MUCH chuyennho184!
how my LG LU6200 is rooted with CWM Recovery!!! =D
You are very great!!!
now going to try some ROMs =)
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Chipmunk888 said:
I reformatted my computer to XP in another partition. I use "Kjsplit" free software in joining the kdz files (redownloaded the kdz files also).
THANK YOU VERY MUCH chuyennho184!
how my LG LU6200 is rooted with CWM Recovery!!! =D
You are very great!!!
now going to try some ROMs =)
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Is there still the "Engineer Version" displayed on first boot screen?

Cromson said:
Is there still the "Engineer Version" displayed on first boot screen?
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Because Engineer Version is version for Engineer developer. It's a base rom to flash any ICS rom.

I know that thanks, i was asking if there is a way without the Engineer version now?

Cromson said:
I know that thanks, i was asking if there is a way without the Engineer version now?
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I don't know a way to delete "Engineer version". I don't care about it.

It's not about the words "Engineer version", i was just thinking there is another way now to flash custom ROM on ICS.

Cromson said:
Is there still the "Engineer Version" displayed on first boot screen?
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Yes there is still. I guess there is no other way yet to change it...

[ROOT / TWRP][D851 ONLY][OSX/Linux/Windows] Root/TWRP your TMO G3 with PurpleDrake!

Howdy all!
What's this? Read on, dear reader, to discover the magic that is PurpleDrake.
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What is this?
This is a utility to easily root your LG G3 (specific models only). It's a fairly foolproof script that includes all the dependencies you'll need for getting your phone rooted easily.
This is the FULL version. This means that it will automatically root, and ask you if you want TWRP installed and a custom boot that doesn't trip the root checker!
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Who made this?
This root is a collaboration between myself (IOMonster), jcase, and autoprime.
Special thanks also to beaups for some initial guidance looking at the vulnerable application.
Thanks to @Shelnutt2 for the security-disabled boot.img
Thanks to @Dees-Troy for the TWRP image!
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Is my phone compatible?
The new LG G3 models each are slightly different with regards to rooting and unlocking.
To see a matrix of which LG G3 phones are compatible with this root, please see this Google Docs spreadsheet that we've compiled.
When you run this program, your phone will reboot and run a test to see if it's compatible. If the application succeeds, it'll let you know that it's able to permaroot you. If not, it'll fail gracefully and reboot you back to normal Android without having changed anything.
Please note that this version is currently only compatible with the T-Mobile D851 version of the LG G3. For other phones, we suggest you look for the LITE version of PurpleDrake.
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How do I use this?
WE NOW SUPPORT WINDOWS! YAY ME
To start, for either platform you'll need to scroll down to the download section and get the file.
Ensure that your phone is in ADB mode (PTP Mode for everyone but Verizon. Verizon users need to be in "Internet"/"Ethernet" mode)
Linux Instructions (in a terminal!)
Extract the file you downloaded...
tar xvf ~/Downloads/PurpleDrake-TMO_VERSION.tar.gz
Mark the application as executable, and run it!
cd PurpleDrake-TMO
chmod +x purpledrake_linux.sh
./purpledrake_linux.sh
OSX Instructions (just a bit easier)
Extract the file you downloaded
Double-click on "purpledrake_osx"
Windows Instructions
Extract the file you downloaded
Double-click on "purpledrake_windows"
The application will guide you through all the steps you need.
You will still need to install SuperSU from the market after installing PurpleDrake. This pack does not include one.
If you choose to install the custom boot.img, your phone's root checker will not be tripped and your phone will show as UNROOTED.
After, be sure to check @autoprime's post for how to disable OTA upgrades! here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54254111&postcount=2
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But, what if I don't want to run your script to root?
Well then, I'd be a little hurt, but you can still do everything the script does manually.
Download the package, and extract it. Open a terminal in the main folder of the archive and run these commands:
Code:
adb reboot --bnr_recovery
adb push ./assets/start_restore /temp/start_restore
adb push ./assets/permaroot.bin /temp/start_restore
adb reboot
That will perma-root you, however there's no protection from doing something stupid or the phone being incompatible. Please be careful!
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Where do I get this?
WINDOWS/OSX/LINUX VERSION OUT NOW!
- Fixed Windows support
- Fixed OSX ADB issues not detecting phone first try
- Fixed race conditions leading to errors permarooting
- Added 64-bit Linux ADB
Code:
[url]http://downloads.codefi.re/thecubed/lg_g3/purpledrake/PurpleDrake-TMO_R03.tar.gz[/url]
Old version here... (OSX/Linux only)
Code:
[url]http://downloads.codefi.re/thecubed/lg_g3/purpledrake/PurpleDrake-TMO_R01.tar.gz[/url]
Please DO NOT mirror or re-upload the PurpleDrake software to your own site, or any other file host.
If you need drivers for Windows (thanks @autoprime for having these handy!):
Verizon Drivers: http://downloads.codefi.re/autoprime/LG/LG_G3/LG VZW_United_WHQL_v2.14.1.exe
Everyone Else: http://downloads.codefi.re/autoprim...leDriver_S50MAN311AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3.11.3.exe
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Help, it doesn't work!
Post here, let us know what happened and we'll try to help you. DO NOT private message us on XDA or on IRC asking for help. We will not assist privately.
Most questions if not answered here can be answered on #lg-g3 on IRC in Freenode.
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Thanks so much! How can I show my appreciation?
Since this was a collaboration project, proceeds that are made from this root will be split between amongst us so we can purchase a Sprint test phone to root (as it's currently not rooted).
If you'd like to donate to us, click the "Donate to me" button on the left sidebar under my name, and be sure to enter a comment to let us know that you're donating towards the PurpleDrake project.
Thanks again!
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FAQ:
Q: I'm running the Windows .bat as administrator and it's closing/not working.
A: There is no need to run the .bat as admin. Just double-click and run.
Q: I get the "Windows cannot find '.\assets\windows\bin\mintty.exe'." error.. watdo?
A: Try just double-clicking on the .bat instead of running as admin.
Also make sure the script is extracted properly first before running.
Q: I [used Flashify and] am stuck in fastboot.. how can I get out?
A: Be cautious using Flashify as it seems it's not working right.. or people are hitting the wrong buttons with it.
HERE are the stock TMO D851 partitions.
Use fastboot to flash recovery(TWRP or stock) and stock boot. This will install TWRP and fix booting into rom.
If on Windows you will need fastboot drivers. Use Google to find fastboot binaries and drivers.
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot
The commands to flash TWRP manually instead of using flashify is below.
Place TWRP on the root of your internal /sdcard/ using MTP, downloading it directly to phone or using ADB push.
Code:
adb push name_of_file.img /sdcard/
adb shell
su
dd if=/sdcard/name_of_file.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
Disable OTA:
Open LG Hidden Menu (3845#*851#) --> WLAN Test --> OTA Setting --> OFF
*Replace "851" with your devices model number, 850, 852, 855 etc...
The first D851 update has been released (10M). Bootloader remained unlocked. It would appear future OTAs will be safe to take AS LONG AS YOUR PHONE IS NOT MODIFIED! If you have flashed TWRP or installed xposed or modified /system then you need to restore any changes made or flash stock firmware (tot/kdz) before taking OTA.
If using a non-tmobile g3 I would be hesitant about taking OTA updates. An OTA may update the boot stack to block Bump!
EFS Backup:
Code:
[FONT="Arial Narrow"][B]Backup EFS after jailbreaking your G3. EFS is split into 2 partitions modemst1 and modemst2.
img files will be on root of internal sdcard. Save the .img files somewhere else besides the sdcard... email, cloud, etc..[/B]
DO NOT FLASH OTHER PEOPLES EFS OR FLASH YOUR OWN BACKUPS ONTO ANOTHER PHONE.
THIS WILL BREAK EFS ON THE PHONE YOU ARE FLASHING TO. EFS BACKUPS ARE FOR THE PHONE THEY CAME FROM ONLY.
I have made a new thread on EFS backup and restore which can be found [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/efs-lg-g3-efs-backup-restore-t2907329"]HERE[/URL].
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Download the tmo .tot file and use lg flash to restore it to stock. itll format everything on internal sdcard so backup anything u may need off it.
T-Mobile firmware can be found [URL="http://downloads.codefi.re/wolfgart/LG_G3/D851"]here[/URL]. Thanks to [user=608699]@wolfgart[/user] for the files and [user=1157052]@thecubed[/user] for codefire hosting.
*Step by step picture guide - [url]http://imgur.com/W83hMPE[/url]
install the drivers.
put phone into Download Mode (power off. unplug USB. pull battery. put battery back in. press/hold Volume Up then plug in USB cable.)
In Windows Device Manager set the phones serial COM port to #41. (*see picture guide for help)
Install [URL="http://downloads.codefi.re/autoprime/LG/LG_G3/Setup_LGFlashTool_1.8.6.527.zip"][B]LG Flash[/B][/URL]. In "C:\LG\LG Flash" folder delete megalock dll. Replace with .dll below.
new megalock dll - [url]http://bit.ly/1cQADXm[/url] (this site includes a "download manager.. UNCHECK THE BOX before downloading dll file.)
Run LG Flash in the "C:\LG\LG Flash" folder. Select korean factory if asked.
When LG Flash opens you will see a box to select firmware and dll.
Select [URL="http://downloads.codefi.re/autoprime/LG/LG_G3/LGUP_8974.dll"][B]LG Flash .dll[/B][/URL]
Select (.tot)
Hit OK (*see picture guide for help)
Hit yellow start button. If you get Milkyway error click ok. LG Flash will then run a crc check on the tot file. Takes a bit.
After crc check finishes unplug the phone. plug phone back in. it should now be seen in LG Flash and start flashing.
Phone will reboot when finished. You may end up on a screen with s "2"... let it sit there for a minute or two.
If stuck on "2" try unplugging the usb cable from the phone.. wait 10 seconds.. then plug the usb cable back in. now wait 30 seconds and hopefully it changes to a "3"
Once the phone says "3" you can unplug the USB.. remove the battery and plug back in.. boot back up... you are now 100% stock.
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And where is the bootloader unlock talked about at the bounty thread or was it just a hoax?
Gesendet von meinem LG-D855

Tectas said:
And where is the bootloader unlock talked about at the bounty thread or was it just a hoax?
Gesendet von meinem LG-D855
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Hoax? What?
This pack is ONLY for the T-Mobile G3 which has an unlocked bootloader out of the box.
D855 support is NOT included in here. There will be a separate thread when we have an unlock for the bootloaders of the rest of the G3 family.

Tectas said:
And where is the bootloader unlock talked about at the bounty thread or was it just a hoax?
Gesendet von meinem LG-D855
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There is no boot loader unlock..where ever you read this is misinformed...the T-Mobile variant ships boot loader unlocked, it is the only one so far to be shipping unlocked.

Sweet

thecubed said:
Hoax? What?
This pack is ONLY for the T-Mobile G3 which has an unlocked bootloader out of the box.
D855 support is NOT included in here. There will be a separate thread when we have an unlock for the bootloaders of the rest of the G3 family.
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I'm aware of that and sry it wasn't meant offensive or to put this one down, autoprime, did imply at the bounty thread, that you as well managed to unlock the bootloader, at least at the beginning, that's what I'm referring to, sry that i said it the wrong way, was a bit disappointed, which for sure isn't your fault or the one of this tool, it's still great progress you made.
Gesendet von meinem LG-D855

I wish the international G3 D855 will be unlocked too
Sent from my LG-D855 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Great glad to see this released thank to all that is involved
LGG3 and beyond

All my family is sleep in the room with my Mac will be running asap bright and early. Thank you for your hardwork

Thecubed, autoprime, shelnutt2, jcase, and whoever else....thanks for this. Truly appreciated! Can't wait for Windows support. :Cheers:
Sent from my LG-D851 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Plans to support recovery for D855 in the near future?
Need to know to sell or not the G3 ?

What the hell software compatible with a mac that's a 1st whoop whoop well done guys and thanks for the hard work

Yeah great time to be a Mac owner

I have a feeling this treads about to turn in to a "when will this version be supported" topic :/
LGG3 and beyond

Success!
1. THANK YOU!
2. It didn't work the first time around, temproot worked but permaroot did not. Maybe it had to do with the fact that I was reading this forum while it was waiting for my input... I can't see how that would have made a difference but whatever. [[ Edit: It worked the second time running, I just followed the instructions immediately - no problems. /Edit ]]
3. Just a reminder for Linux users ... you have to add udev rules as described here: http://developer.android.com/tools/device.html ... and when you are done with that, also run:
$ sudo service udev restart; sudo killall -9 adb
4. My G3 would only connect to my laptop (Ubuntu 14.04) when it was in PTP mode. MTP or Charge Only did _NOT_ work... Only PTP.
5. THANK YOU AGAIN! You devs rock!
Frank.

Same as the guy above didn't work the first time but worked perfect the second! OSX here.

@ OP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/s-carrier-specific-g3-threads-t2818549

I keep getting no such file or directory, going to re download drivers and see

@thecuba not telling you what to do but maybe put this on T-Mobile thread as well http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g3/development
Hope you don't take it the wrong way

LG K10 LGM250n rooting

Starting this thread for i've found no viable method for rooting, custom ROMs, etc. for the 2017 european model of K10 ( which actually is supplied carrier unlocked in my country with ROM version LGM250AT-00-V12q-COM-DEC-18-2017+0 at this moment, )
First of all, there is *no way* to get into bootloader mode, by ADB or key combo at startup, tried everything suggested on forums , docs pages, whatnot. To be honest, the Internet is full of crap, there should be some censoring, or whoever isn't really fit to publish information or methods they don't master, simply refrain themselves from doing so.
What i have: actually managed to capture the original ROM file, M250n10n_00_OPEN_EU_OP_1218.kdz from the LG Updater tool , can be downloaded from below link. 7zipped for minimal size and password protected the archive, the password is 12345678, for just in case
h.t.t.p.s:././ drive.google.com/file/d/1_uYKC1ecAOvhqyqSr3h2-XSTWvZfHOWn/view?usp=sharing
Apparently, the .kdz file can be successfully unpacked with WindowsLGFirmwareExtract-1.2.6.1 , the boot image extracted from the .dz file, etc. At this point, my knowledge on this is exhausted , haven't done any phone hacking in the last 10 years, last and only time was an Alcatel OTC 960 (i think), with Android 2, don't remember squat now. Don't exactly have time for research and tinkering too much either, i'd rather pass over to someone with more up to date knowledge and experience.
The phone hardware is quite powerful for it's price class, 8 core CPU of which the high perf cluster (4 cores) runs on 1.5 GHz, the low power cluster on 1 GHz, 2 GB DDR2 RAM @667 MHz, 16 GB flash , a decent GPU , generic connectivity options, sd card support, overall a good phone for day by day use.
Full of bloatware though, dire need of rooting, cleanup and some advanced tweaking possibility ( which obviously requires rooting).

Booting into native recovery mode
.. it does work, to some extent. Method:
- connect to ADB make sure all debug stuff, oem unlock etc. is set
- issue command 'adb reboot recovery' command, phone will reboot into recovery mode, with a burnt out android dummy on screen
- press Power + Volume UP simultaneously for a second, the recovery menu will show up
The recovery menu offers a fair few options: reboot to bootloader, format, install update from fota partition or sdcard, mount /system or normal reboot. The reboot to bootloader option doesn't work, it will force a normal reboot. Interesting the manufacturer left this option at all, while non functional. or better, there must be some hidden option to be set which will actually unlock the bootloader, but it's definitely not the "enable OEM unlock" from the developer menu nor from the r&d diagnostic hidden menu.
The option to install an update in recovery mode, from sd card sounds promising though. I wonder if somebody has any experience with that, if so, please share it here.

Wipe recovery partition first, then go into recovery..its look like freeze coz recovery partition now empty but this is the way for fastboot

ElRongMcBong said:
Wipe recovery partition first, then go into recovery..its look like freeze coz recovery partition now empty but this is the way for fastboot
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then, how can we wipe recovery partition?

we're going in circles. no root, no wipe. but for root, need unlocked bootloader. and the default bootloader doesn't allow fastboot/rooting, etc. so it's a stall. please guys, if you have any ***working*** method, post only that.

So far, i have a working method to downgrade the firmware:
- install LG UP
- extract the "LGUP_c.dll" file from the firmware using WindowsLGFirmwareExtract-1.2.6.1-Release
- download and run Uppercut, it likely will detect the phone, keep it open then go to the LG UP installation directory c:\Program Files (x86)\LG Electronics\LGUP\model\ , duplicate the "common" folder ( or it'll vanish when Uppercut is closed)
- close Uppercut, it's useless, rename back the duplicate "common" folder, place the extracted "LGUPc.dll", rename it literally to "LGUP_common.dll" ; obviously, will need to delete the one from teh folder, that's garbage by Uppercut. Keep "WPDAPI.exe", it's needed.
- run LG UP , choose the .kdz file, both Upgrade and FOTA Upgrade work ( this last one flashes the /fota partition). Refurbish doesn't work, and no idea what it does, so far
- let LG UP do it's thing, at 100% upload , the phone will restart, then a white background shows with the upgrading message, etc. and a progress bar , the phone will either restart at 97 % of the progress bar, or go directly into normal OS load, then within the OS will see the upgrading continues for a few seconds, etc. It depends on the firmware version.
And here comes my problem. None of the available firmwares have the bootloader unlockable. The oldest, M250n10g_00_OPEN_EU_OP_0420.kdz is still from April, dated 3 months after the original release.
We need some of the very first firmwares, if indeed the claim by pvineeth97 is true that he could root it and install TWRP recovery. To be honest, the guy seems to be a hack, probably copy - pasted the method from the older K10 model, and he actually has no proof for having a working method for the 2017 model. Also, doesn't answer to private messages, so that's that... I saw a lot of "methods" by googling, everybody just adds the M250N model to the list, claims rooting works, etc. IT IS NOT TRUE, these are all false claims, just some idiots looking for cheap popularity, taking credit for some other peoples' work, and so on...
I can put the tools onto my gdrive and share the link, if someone else wants to try, but so far, we're short on a proper firmware image.

Try using the scatter file for MT6750.

adacsaba said:
So far, i have a working method to downgrade the firmware:
- install LG UP
- extract the "LGUP_c.dll" file from the firmware using WindowsLGFirmwareExtract-1.2.6.1-Release
- download and run Uppercut, it likely will detect the phone, keep it open then go to the LG UP installation directory c:\Program Files (x86)\LG Electronics\LGUP\model\ , duplicate the "common" folder ( or it'll vanish when Uppercut is closed)
- close Uppercut, it's useless, rename back the duplicate "common" folder, place the extracted "LGUPc.dll", rename it literally to "LGUP_common.dll" ; obviously, will need to delete the one from teh folder, that's garbage by Uppercut. Keep "WPDAPI.exe", it's needed.
- run LG UP , choose the .kdz file, both Upgrade and FOTA Upgrade work ( this last one flashes the /fota partition). Refurbish doesn't work, and no idea what it does, so far
- let LG UP do it's thing, at 100% upload , the phone will restart, then a white background shows with the upgrading message, etc. and a progress bar , the phone will either restart at 97 % of the progress bar, or go directly into normal OS load, then within the OS will see the upgrading continues for a few seconds, etc. It depends on the firmware version.
And here comes my problem. None of the available firmwares have the bootloader unlockable. The oldest, M250n10g_00_OPEN_EU_OP_0420.kdz is still from April, dated 3 months after the original release.
We need some of the very first firmwares, if indeed the claim by pvineeth97 is true that he could root it and install TWRP recovery. To be honest, the guy seems to be a hack, probably copy - pasted the method from the older K10 model, and he actually has no proof for having a working method for the 2017 model. Also, doesn't answer to private messages, so that's that... I saw a lot of "methods" by googling, everybody just adds the M250N model to the list, claims rooting works, etc. IT IS NOT TRUE, these are all false claims, just some idiots looking for cheap popularity, taking credit for some other peoples' work, and so on...
I can put the tools onto my gdrive and share the link, if someone else wants to try, but so far, we're short on a proper firmware image.
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You are true, @adacsaba but try the scatter file method unique to MTK. I hope that works.

adacsaba said:
Starting this thread for i've found no viable method for rooting, custom ROMs, etc. for the 2017 european model of K10 ( which actually is supplied carrier unlocked in my country with ROM version LGM250AT-00-V12q-COM-DEC-18-2017+0 at this moment, )
First of all, there is *no way* to get into bootloader mode, by ADB or key combo at startup, tried everything suggested on forums , docs pages, whatnot. To be honest, the Internet is full of crap, there should be some censoring, or whoever isn't really fit to publish information or methods they don't master, simply refrain themselves from doing so.
What i have: actually managed to capture the original ROM file, M250n10n_00_OPEN_EU_OP_1218.kdz from the LG Updater tool , can be downloaded from below link. 7zipped for minimal size and password protected the archive, the password is 12345678, for just in case
h.t.t.p.s:././ drive.google.com/file/d/1_uYKC1ecAOvhqyqSr3h2-XSTWvZfHOWn/view?usp=sharing
Apparently, the .kdz file can be successfully unpacked with WindowsLGFirmwareExtract-1.2.6.1 , the boot image extracted from the .dz file, etc. At this point, my knowledge on this is exhausted , haven't done any phone hacking in the last 10 years, last and only time was an Alcatel OTC 960 (i think), with Android 2, don't remember squat now. Don't exactly have time for research and tinkering too much either, i'd rather pass over to someone with more up to date knowledge and experience.
The phone hardware is quite powerful for it's price class, 8 core CPU of which the high perf cluster (4 cores) runs on 1.5 GHz, the low power cluster on 1 GHz, 2 GB DDR2 RAM @667 MHz, 16 GB flash , a decent GPU , generic connectivity options, sd card support, overall a good phone for day by day use.
Full of bloatware though, dire need of rooting, cleanup and some advanced tweaking possibility ( which obviously requires rooting).
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Hi,
You have helped me to get rid of bloatware ) thank you so much I was trying to install new firmware all day. Now I have clean phone.

adacsaba said:
we're going in circles. no root, no wipe. but for root, need unlocked bootloader. and the default bootloader doesn't allow fastboot/rooting, etc. so it's a stall. please guys, if you have any ***working*** method, post only that.
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No friend, By what I read here in the forum, it is not necessary to unlock the bootloader in this template

Someone checked this secret menu * # 546368 # * 250 #? has several options that I did not check for lack of experience anyone any solution to open the fastboot or unlock the bootloader
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*#546368#*250# code

you can test your phone without problems...
Still no solution for root or how to make this phone google free :crying:

whitearmor said:
Hi,
You have helped me to get rid of bloatware ) thank you so much I was trying to install new firmware all day. Now I have clean phone.
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Hello! How did you do it? could you explain? It would be good since you can not even root this team, because at least remove the bloatware from the system, recovering the space of the applications that still exist in the private folder on the same system.

I have a LG Tribute Empire (LM-X220PM). It is also based on the MTK 6750, my device seems to be on running 32-Bit instead of 64-Bit though.
I cannot enter fastboot mode either. I have all of these problems as mentioned in the OP. I was going to start a thread until I saw this. Does deleting the recovery partition really allow the device to boot into fastboot mode?
Because I was about to start looking into lglaf, the advanced flash functions might be a solid connect on a mediatek system. Because Mediatek Devices are normally unlockable. I just need to find my own device's firmware so I can look at the system and ramdisk. Everything about the phone screams there can be root. Maybe a system root though. I need to find the Dev Patched LG UP though to flash partitions. And read how to give LG Advanced Flash commands.

Delgoth said:
Does deleting the recovery partition really allow the device to boot into fastboot mode?
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Nope. You can wipe it but then it boots to the system which rebuilds recovery from the boot.
I have though about wiping the boot too, to see how it reacts, but there might be some catch.
Also the lgup hasn't been always so steady recognizing my device, m250n.
Also the LG's Bridge has sometimes recognized it to some totally different device.
Odd, but so far I've used it through virtualbox, which might have something do with it.
Delgoth said:
Because I was about to start looking into lglaf, the advanced flash functions might be a solid connect on a mediatek system. Because Mediatek Devices are normally unlockable. I just need to find my own device's firmware so I can look at the system and ramdisk. Everything about the phone screams there can be root. Maybe a system root though. I need to find the Dev Patched LG UP though to flash partitions. And read how to give LG Advanced Flash commands.
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LG has done their best to remove MTK stuff from m250n, don't know about your device...

CXZa said:
Nope. You can wipe it but then it boots to the system which rebuilds recovery from the boot.
I have though about wiping the boot too, to see how it reacts, but there might be some catch.
Also the lgup hasn't been always so steady recognizing my device, m250n.
Also the LG's Bridge has sometimes recognized it to some totally different device.
Odd, but so far I've used it through virtualbox, which might have something do with it.
LG has done their best to remove MTK stuff from m250n, don't know about your device...
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Sounds like I need to figure out how to customize the flasher to my device then is all. LGUP 1.4 didn't recognize my device at all.

Delgoth said:
Sounds like I need to figure out how to customize the flasher to my device then is all. LGUP 1.4 didn't recognize my device at all.
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You might need to use your devices own dll which is inside the kdz file.
---> [LG TOOL] KDZ dll extractor

CXZa said:
You might need to use your devices own dll which is inside the kdz file.
---> [LG TOOL] KDZ dll extractor
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Or maybe these help, IDK... you probably have found them too...
https://www.mylgphones.com/lgup-dll-for-sprint-lg-tribute-empire.html
https://www.mylgphones.com/how-to-dump-backup-lg-tribute-empire-lmx220pm-firmware.html

CXZa said:
You might need to use your devices own dll which is inside the kdz file.
---> [LG TOOL] KDZ dll extractor
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I've seen that a lot of LG information is spread around. I normally have Samsung Devices I work with. So the whole flashing process is different. Different Tools, different build types.
Really I'm still trying to wrap my around the LG process. There seems to be many different ways to do things but are kind of device specific. I've only just recently learned about the patched LGUP but I can't find my firmware anywhere to get started with it and get it patched. So I'll look around to hopefully find a KDZ somewhere for the x220pm.
lol I feel like a newb again just because I switched OEM's.

ASUS ZenPad Z8 (ZT581KL) (P008) (Verizon) - Firmware

I found some firmware files for the Asus Zenpad Z8 ZT581KL for Verizon. Neither Asus or Verizon host any firmware for this device, despite having other similar device firmware available (like the ZT500KL, etc), which sucks.
VZW_ZT581KL_V3.4.16_all_user_M101901_16.0.0_160519.zip
ASUS Factory VZW_ZT581KL_V5.4.1_all_user_M101901_16.0.0_170202 androidhost.ru.zip
ZT581KL_T3.3.8_pre_burn_image_20160516.zip
ZT581KL_Z581KL_EMERGENCY_DLOAD.7z
ZT581KL_FUSE_Security_Keybox_160728.rar
Z581KL_initrd_diff.zip
ASUS.Flash.Tool.v1.0.0.45.zip
Running a stock, factory reset device, I was able to flash VZW_ZT581KL_V3.4.16_all_user_M101901_16.0.0_160519.zip using Asus Flash Tool 1.0.0.45, which successfully downgraded Tablet from V3.4.23 to V3.4.16.
I tried flashing ZT581KL_T3.3.8_pre_burn_image_20160516.zip but it did not work and error-ed out with no brick or anything. Usually the firmware is in a .raw format so you can flash either via zip file which has raw file in root folder of archive, or via the raw file itself. I tried both and was not successful. For some reason this archive had a .bin file instead of a .raw file. I tried renaming them but still didn't work. However, I was able to extract the .bin to find the firmware files inside just like the other version firmwares (that were in raw). One thing I have not tried yet, is to try manually flashing the individual firmware files from the extracted bin, and see if that works--or if someone else with this tablet wants to try, here are the files. If successful, it might lower kernel version down more to allow root exploits to root device.
I have not tried flashing V5.4.1, but I'm confident it will work. I do not know if via the Asus Flash Tool/Asus Tablet will allow doing a flash to V5.4.1 and downgrade back down to V3.4.16, but just did V.3.4.23 (stock orig fw already on device) to V.3.4.16 and it worked. I did receive an OTA to upgrade to V3.4.18 (or was it V.3.4.21, I can't remember) and took the upgrade (then flashed back to V.3.4.16), so it appears that when doing an OTA it will "leap-frog" to the next higher version release until you are on the newest build, so the first OTA you get won't do a direct upgrade from V3.4.16- to V5.4.1 or V5.4.5, but will upgrade it in an incremental way, via the next higher version release.
Hopefully someone can try to root their tablet if any of these files are of any help. I might work up courage to try 3.38 again via manual fastboot, but if you do it and succeed, I would love to hear about it.
The other files hosted ZT581KL_Z581KL_EMERGENCY_DLOAD.7z and ZT581KL_FUSE_Security_Keybox_160728.rar have to do with re-flashing the Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC (un-bricking), and the other one something to do with clearing/setting FUSE when the phone leaves factory or something, I'm not sure. Hopefully they can be of some use to someone to unlock this device. It would be nice. So here u go.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=289525 - link to ASUS_ZenPad_Z8_ZT581KL_P008_Verizon files

Has anyone tried flashing 'ZT581KL_T3.3.8_pre_burn_image_20160516' yet? Just wondering if it was successful; I haven't tried it yet.

smokejumper76 said:
Has anyone tried flashing 'ZT581KL_T3.3.8_pre_burn_image_20160516' yet? Just wondering if it was successful; I haven't tried it yet.
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can you tell me how to extract the .raw from .bin, I will try to flash the device.

fuyangui said:
can you tell me how to extract the .raw from .bin, I will try to flash the device.
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I used 7zip to extract the firmware from the archive.. Open 'ZT581KL_T3.3.8_pre_burn_image_20160516.zip' with 7zip. It should come up with a folder named 'ZT581KL_T3.3.8_pre_burn_image_20160516'. Go in that folder. There will then be a file shown called 'userdata.bin'. In 7zip, if you right click that file, then select 'Open Inside', it should open inside the .bin file and show the firmware files. From there, you can extract them somewhere. Hopefully, you can try to apply each .img file separately (fastboot), one at a time, and see if it works. Thank you!

Sorry to resurrect this old thread but I might have some info that will help others.
First off thanks for the OP for the download links as I cannot find the OEM ROMS anywhere for this device.
Second here are some more instructions that you may need if you are having issues with this device.
Use ASUS FLash Tool v1.0.0.45, it has the device model that you need and was the one that worked for me. Then download ASUS Factory VZW_ZT581KL_V5.4.1_all_user_M101901_16.0.0_170202 androidhost.ru.zip from the link the OP posted, it should be the first file, then this is the step that I missed and took forever to figure out. You have to open that zip file and extract the .raw file, so you should have a file called ZT581KL_all_VZW_user_V5.4.1.raw. That is the file that you need to select in the Asus Flash Tool by clicking the little box with a down arrow inside it, then boot your tablet into Fastboot (Hold down the Power and Volume Down buttons) then once in fastboot, make sure you select the right model for this tablet it should be, ZT581KL, then I left Wipe Data as no, then connect your tablet to your computer with a USB cable, and you should see your Serial Number and a round icon under the State column. Then once that is all correct click the Start button, you may get an error about some FPS thing that can't be downloaded or something just hit OK, then you should see under the Description column that it's flashing the ROM, wait for a while and you should then have a "Flash Image Successfully (The serial number for your device will show here)" under the description and your tablet will reboot.
My tablet was originally on v5.4.5, this ROM will take you back to v5.4.1 but then through the tablet settings you can do an upgrade to v5.4.4 then do another one and it will be at v5.4.5 then you are all set.
So the issue I was having with the tablet was after a factory reset it would freeze at the setup screen and not let me continue, it took me forever to find out how to get it fixed and the instructions above worked for me, so if anyone else is having similar issues then hopefully this will help. I literally spent days and searched through about 70 forums to try and find a fix for it, I even reached to Asus for help, which they basically told me I had to pay to send it in and have it fixed, I was just about to give up when I came upon this thread and the OP's download links, so thanks again smokejumper76. If anyone has any questions about my instructions feel free to reply/comment.
Thanks!

Downgrade success
I used the files provided by OP and was able to successfully flash from 5.4.1 to 3.4.16. I got this tablet from a friend a few years back that he acquired from his work when it went out of business. It has the frp lock on it and im looking at the few available options. So, since this tablet had been sitting for two years. Its Guinea pig time. I'll flash the 3.3.8 and check back. It seems you can go forward or backward in so versions with the flash tool. So I'm not too worried about brick. If I can just get usb debugging on I'll be gold. Possible exploits if it runs.

Well. The 3.3.8 is not packaged properly for flashing. And that 600mb file expands to 9gb. There is a file "system.img" inside that's roughly the right size as the system and has the correct file structure. I have a friend who is going to help me repack that rom correctly for flashing. Meanwhile I am going to look into the 3.4.16 rom and see if I can't set usb debug to on and flash the modded image. From there I should be able to sideload su. I'll report back.

mofugggz said:
Well. The 3.3.8 is not packaged properly for flashing. And that 600mb file expands to 9gb. There is a file "system.img" inside that's roughly the right size as the system and has the correct file structure. I have a friend who is going to help me repack that rom correctly for flashing. Meanwhile I am going to look into the 3.4.16 rom and see if I can't set usb debug to on and flash the modded image. From there I should be able to sideload su. I'll report back.
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Any update? Thank you for your efforts!

smokejumper76 said:
Any update? Thank you for your efforts!
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I have the same tablet as well. Root would be great, any chance of unlocking the BL?

klister said:
I have the same tablet as well. Root would be great, any chance of unlocking the BL?
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hi
any advance with this?
Enviado desde mi P008 mediante Tapatalk

WHat is the password to the files

I used the emergency download file to unbrick the Japanese version of z581kl. However, maybe the partition structure is different, when I try to write to the system partition, it says that there is no partition. What should i do? I'm sorry for my bad English.

allisondanielle said:
WHat is the password to the files
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https://www.asusflashtool.com/ - Description Page with Password
Unzip Password: asusflashtool.com

I installed ZT581KL_T3.3.8_pre_burn_image_20160516.zip on my z581kl.
That resulted in Android 6.0 AOSP working!
There is a bug that screen rotation is not possible, but everything else is fine.
There is a bug that the screen cannot be rotated, but other than that, everything is fine. After installing TWRP, you need to mount /system and the location of system.img, and then execute the following command from the TWRP terminal.
mkdir new-system
mount system.img new-system
cp -a -R -p new-system/* /system
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清水侑磨 said:
I installed ZT581KL_T3.3.8_pre_burn_image_20160516.zip on my z581kl.
That resulted in Android 6.0 AOSP working!
There is a bug that screen rotation is not possible, but everything else is fine.
There is a bug that the screen cannot be rotated, but other than that, everything is fine. After installing TWRP, you need to mount /system and the location of system.img, and then execute the following command from the TWRP terminal.
mkdir new-system
mount system.img new-system
cp -a -R -p new-system/* /system
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I flashed the zt581kl image using EDL mode as described in this blog because the partition structure of the zt581kl is different from that of the zt581kl.
z581klでEDLモードに入る方法
xxxxx
itgameinfo.blogspot.com

Hi. New to the forum. I’m looking to downgrade my asus zt581kl so that I can root. Can someone show me the exactly step by step to downgrade my table? The above replies are a bit confusing to follow.

Tmupt said:
Hi. New to the forum. I’m looking to downgrade my asus zt581kl so that I can root. Can someone show me the exactly step by step to downgrade my table? The above replies are a bit confusing to follow.
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Maybe start here:
https://www.getdroidtips.com/v5-4-1-nougat-verizon-asus-zenpad-z8/

I've been messing around with some of the files, and I was able to brick and unbrick the device following the firehose SOP PDF instructions. It basically flashes a barebones boot w/o any OS, and you have to flash a complete firmware to it to restore it back.
I was also able to install TWRP but it showed 0 space avail, I think because I didn't wipe it. I'll play with that later.
Used these links (use google translate)
z581klでEDLモードに入る方法
xxxxx
itgameinfo.blogspot.com
zenpad 3 8.0に簡単にTWRPを導入する+fastbootの裏技
xxxxx
itgameinfo.blogspot.com
I need to ask @清水侑磨 about how to flash ZT581KL_T3.3.8_pre_burn_image_20160516.zip. I think the userdata.bin file is a NAND dump created by Chinese Miracle 2 / Infinity Box but I'm having problems getting it to read the partitions. I was able to get the tablet in EDL mode, so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Anyone have a QPST .QCN file for ZT581KL for this device? Flashing 3.3.8 from that preburn file will nuke your IMEI. Mine got changed to all 1s and lost provisioning connectability w/ carrier. in fastboot/adb, so I need to restore it. If anyone could make a QCN (with your IMEI removed of course) so I can do that I would be most appreciative.

smokejumper76 said:
I've been messing around with some of the files, and I was able to brick and unbrick the device following the firehose SOP PDF instructions. It basically flashes a barebones boot w/o any OS, and you have to flash a complete firmware to it to restore it back.
I was also able to install TWRP but it showed 0 space avail, I think because I didn't wipe it. I'll play with that later.
Used these links (use google translate)
z581klでEDLモードに入る方法
xxxxx
itgameinfo.blogspot.com
zenpad 3 8.0に簡単にTWRPを導入する+fastbootの裏技
xxxxx
itgameinfo.blogspot.com
I need to ask @清水侑磨 about how to flash ZT581KL_T3.3.8_pre_burn_image_20160516.zip. I think the userdata.bin file is a NAND dump created by Chinese Miracle 2 / Infinity Box but I'm having problems getting it to read the partitions. I was able to get the tablet in EDL mode, so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
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Sorry for the late reply.
To boot AOSP, instead of burning the system.img from edl or fastboot, use adb.
The method is as follows
1、Start TWRP.
2、Connect your PC to USB.
3、Go to the directory where system.img is located, and press
adb push system.img /sdcard/
4、Enter the shell
adb shell
5、Mount system.img.
mkdir new-system
mount system.img new-system
6、Copy the contents of the mounted system.img to the system partition.
cp -a -R -p new-system/* /system
(If this fails, check that the system partition is mounted. If the system partition is mounted but you cannot write to it, format the system partition.)
7、After rebooting, you should see an Android message
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LG V30 Unbrick guide (Qualcomm EDL 9008 Mode, Hardbirck, with no download mode)

If you try this method, I nor anybody else is responsible for any further damage done to your phone.
Models Confirmed : V300L
We currently have firehose for V30.
Therefore, we can program UFS flash memory in 9008 mode.
It requires rawprogram?.xml(s) and patch?.xml(s) to program it.
It's easy to generate rawprogram?.xml(s) from kdz file, but generate patch?.xml(s) is not easy. (Unfortunately, I couldn't have time to generate patch?.xml(s)).
I have edited kdztools to generate rawprogram?.xml(s) easily (You can generate it by using "-r" argument. Currently, generate patch?.xml(s) is not supported. I'll add it soon).
I used patch?.xml(s) in post. it works well, but boot loop in the LG Logo.
However, it was possible to enter download mode.
------------------- GUIDE -------------------​1. Download rawprogram?.xml patch?.xml with images from link. (It uses V300L30h000906.kdz)
2. Download firehose (prog_ufs_firehose_8998_lgev30.elf) from link.
<< Linux >>
3. Build qdl or download pre-built binary
4. Extract zip or tar.gz files 1, 2, 3 in any folder.
5. Run
Code:
$ ./qdl --storage ufs prog_ufs_firehose_8998_lgev30.elf rawprogram0.xml patch0.xml rawprogram1.xml patch1.xml rawprogram2.xml patch2.xml rawprogram3.xml patch3.xml rawprogram4.xml patch4.xml rawprogram5.xml patch5.xml rawprogram6.xml patch6.xml
in the terminal.
6. If LG logo shows, enter to the download mode.
<< Windows >>
3-6. You can program by QFIL similar as qdl.
7. Connect to any Windows PC with LGUP (must support Android Pie).
8. Flash kdz with ChipErase. (IMPORTANT)
9. If it boots successfully, your device has unbricked.

you can create rawprogramer and patch.xml with this program
I have already tried it on lg v10 kdz with successful.
after extract kdz :
1-open qualcomtool 2.4 and go to EMMC tabe.
2-clic browse and select primarygpt_0.bin
3- select all partitions and click exract partition
4- click extract firmware
you will find every things you need in extracted folder.
you can edid rowprogramer.xml with notepad ++ .
edit : tryed with lg v30 kdz not work
(gpt not present when select file)

Thank you for your work

download problem
quickwshell said:
If you try this method, I nor anybody else is responsible for any further damage done to your phone.
Models Confirmed : V300L
We currently have firehose for V30.
Therefore, we can program UFS flash memory in 9008 mode.
It requires rawprogram?.xml(s) and patch?.xml(s) to program it.
It's easy to generate rawprogram?.xml(s) from kdz file, but generate patch?.xml(s) is not easy. (Unfortunately, I couldn't have time to generate patch?.xml(s)).
I have edited kdztools to generate rawprogram?.xml(s) easily (You can generate it by using "-r" argument. Currently, generate patch?.xml(s) is not supported. I'll add it soon).
I used patch?.xml(s) in post. it works well, but boot loop in the LG Logo.
However, it was possible to enter download mode.
------------------- GUIDE -------------------​1. Download rawprogram?.xml patch?.xml with images from link. (It uses V300L30h000906.kdz)
2. Download firehose (prog_ufs_firehose_8998_lgev30.elf) from link.
<< Linux >>
3. Build qdl or download pre-built binary
4. Extract zip or tar.gz files 1, 2, 3 in any folder.
5. Run
Code:
$ ./qdl --storage ufs prog_ufs_firehose_8998_lgev30.elf rawprogram0.xml patch0.xml rawprogram1.xml patch1.xml rawprogram2.xml patch2.xml rawprogram3.xml patch3.xml rawprogram4.xml patch4.xml rawprogram5.xml patch5.xml rawprogram6.xml patch6.xml
in the terminal.
6. If LG logo shows, enter to the download mode.
<< Windows >>
3-6. You can program by QFIL similar as qdl.
7. Connect to any Windows PC with LGUP (must support Android Pie).
8. Flash kdz with ChipErase. (IMPORTANT)
9. If it boots successfully, your device has unbricked.
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thank you so much,but can't download zip from this website,if you can offer other download way,such as google,mega,onedrive,i will apreciate it so much,thanks for your work

Johoneycn said:
thank you so much,but can't download zip from this website,if you can offer other download way,such as google,mega,onedrive,i will apreciate it so much,thanks for your work
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Sorry for the late reply
mega. nz/#!zCZBkC4D!Vxo9wrd1c9vsZgCfQIrLelcp3unTY7sJAqMXjANvzjQ is V30_UNBRICK.zip
and mega. nz/#!PLIBzQ6L!JKtfq_RH2iFgcQckkRi_LtZGt9u2zaO2YF6x8dtHL6A is a firehose.

It is a shame we resort to such lengths for this. Shame on vendors. It is like pure gold or diamonds when we come across a programmer...

Hi, @quickwshell, could you see this: Help! bootloop per 5 sec, cannot enter rec, download or fastboot. Does the problem I'm facing now is what your method targeting to?

@quickwshell
Thank you so much for sharing firehorse for v30 and this solution. I have LS998 bricked bootloop after interrupting upgrade as @zacox123. I tried your files posted but still phone cant get download mode. Now Im trying to create rawprogram.xml and patch.xml from specific firmware model ls998 but I want to know what partitions are necesary just for getting download mode and then try to upgrade for usb mode.
Could you please help me?
thanks in advance

Pulian said:
@quickwshell
Thank you so much for sharing firehorse for v30 and this solution. I have LS998 bricked bootloop after interrupting upgrade as @zacox123. I tried your files posted but still phone cant get download mode. Now Im trying to create rawprogram.xml and patch.xml from specific firmware model ls998 but I want to know what partitions are necesary just for getting download mode and then try to upgrade for usb mode.
Could you please help me?
thanks in advance
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How did you do with your phone? Have you made your phone into 9008 mode? Did you use the correct tool?
I have not processed my problem yet. But I read some other posts introducing that, use qpst or miracle box or any similar tools with the edl file provided by @quickwshell to flash in twrp directly, instead of getting download mode back. Maybe you can have a trial.

I was converting my lg [email protected] for unlocking. I have tools for flashing and I did it before with others phones. Accidently flashing process was interrupted and phone got that condition, no download mode. Now I'm using testpoint connection and UMT (tool for repair Qualcomm Phones) for trying to recover download mode. I suppose you can use QFIL for programming after we have correct rawprogramer.xml and patch.xml. Let me finish my test and I'll post results.
Pd: bootloader is not unlocked and I don't know if I can write twrp and it'll work.
Could you share links referring this topic and phone? Thanks.

Well, it definitely worked :good:.
Partitions extracted from us998 firmware
. Now I'm flashing again.
Pd: sorry for inverted picture. I make it from cellphone without edition

Do we need any special process before the computer work, @quickwshell and @Pulian? Is any special cable or teardown work needed? I have never used 9008 before but see other brands like xiaomi cannot simply enter 9008 mode directly.
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Pulian said:
Well, it definitely worked :good:.
Partitions extracted from us998 firmware
. Now I'm flashing again.
Pd: sorry for inverted picture. I make it from cellphone without edition
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I see octoplus in your pic. Could you please share your tools and detailed steps? I have never tried 9008, so I hope some extra hand-by-hand instructions. Thanks.
The post I read is from an Android community app, and I'm afraid I cannot provide a link to it. And the author of that post said he had not tested yet, just some common sense and rough idea. I'd hear more from you, afterwards you have succeeded.

Thanks again @quickwshell. Firehorse file is the most important think for starting.
1. I extracted files partitions from firmware KDZ using this software https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600575
2.. I used testpoint for getting EDL (QUALCOM 9008) connection. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78573920&postcount=2
3. I tried firmware posted here without success (Maybe it works on others). So I wrote critical partitions extracted from my specific firmware (US998) using UMT box and I didnt need to create .xml files because this tool can read and detect internal partitions.
4. I got download mode and just write firmware by USB using octoplusbox. Phone Alive!!
I think every step here can be replaced using diferent software. good luck!

nate0 said:
It is a shame we resort to such lengths for this. Shame on vendors. It is like pure gold or diamonds when we come across a programmer...
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yes,i think so too, lg is too bad on the software

Pulian said:
Thanks again @quickwshell. Firehorse file is the most important think for starting.
1. I extracted files partitions from firmware KDZ using this software https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600575
2.. I used testpoint for getting EDL (QUALCOM 9008) connection. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78573920&postcount=2
3. I tried firmware posted here without success (Maybe it works on others). So I wrote critical partitions extracted from my specific firmware (US998) using UMT box and I didnt need to create .xml files because this tool can read and detect internal partitions.
4. I got download mode and just write firmware by USB using octoplusbox. Phone Alive!!
I think every step here can be replaced using diferent software. good luck!
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After getting download mode back, do we need chiperase like @quickwshell mentioned? I don't know if octoplusbox did it before writing firmware and I suppose most people would still use LGUP for firmware writing. Did you lose s/n, imei, etc. after phone booting? If not, I guess partition dl should be OK.

I didnt touch imei and security partitions. My phone worked after flashing without problems.

Pulian said:
Thanks again @quickwshell. Firehorse file is the most important think for starting.
1. I extracted files partitions from firmware KDZ using this software https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600575
2.. I used testpoint for getting EDL (QUALCOM 9008) connection. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78573920&postcount=2
3. I tried firmware posted here without success (Maybe it works on others). So I wrote critical partitions extracted from my specific firmware (US998) using UMT box and I didnt need to create .xml files because this tool can read and detect internal partitions.
4. I got download mode and just write firmware by USB using octoplusbox. Phone Alive!!
I think every step here can be replaced using diferent software. good luck!
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I searched a lot for UMT Box and it seems like one has to collect it with the dongle or else it's not gonna work. Getting frustrated here Are there any way other than umt? Can you or anyone suggest?

moyedchowdhury said:
I searched a lot for UMT Box and it seems like one has to collect it with the dongle or else it's not gonna work. Getting frustrated here Are there any way other than umt? Can you or anyone suggest?
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use cracked miracle box

seloka180 said:
use cracked miracle box
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THANKS FOR COMING BACK. Mine is a LS998 converted into US998.
I'm So disappointed right now. Past few days have been unbearable. Even my Blood pressure is getting high
I'll describe what happened so that the situation is understood and you could suggest accordingly.
*I unlocked bootloader by wtf method.
*Tried several roms.
*Decided to stay on LOS 17.1 Q [Nearly got f*****g everything]
*Flushed a module via magisk which offered pixel boot animation(actually was searching for smartpixel to turn off 50% pixels)
*Rebooted and the device stuck into bootloop
*Rebooted into fastboot mode and reinstalled twrp and reboot- No luck
*Used a guide to wipe different partitions via fastboot and then reinstall twrp. Success but still boot stuck.
*Tried to go into download mode by pressing volume up while connecting USB, went into the mode but "waiting for any connection..." showed and was not detected by device mgr.
*Thought relocking the bootloader might get me into download mode.(That's when I burnt my luck I guess...)
*Did lock the bootloader.
*Aaaand still not detected in device manager.
*Moreover, now showing that Your device has failed a routine security check and will not boot!
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*Opened the back and test pointed motherboard, detected in 9008 mode
*Tried QFIL with V30_Unbrick.zip, sahara error.
*Tried a bunch of other tools most of them were so old that they didn't even have the firehose for this model.
Please someone help.

seloka180 said:
use cracked miracle box
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Can't thank you enough mate! Used it and miracle did happen. I even tried to use it before but after you said it, I tried hard this time. Searched here and there, then took some risk and started to do things like this way -
I had V30_UNBRICK.zip unzipped in a folder with firehose and xml files.
*Disable defender or any other antivirus. (Normally not recommended, but it's the first thing I do when doing these things, also I have an extra laptop where I do all these which doesn't have any private or necessary files, never had any problem though).
*Also, disable driver signature enforcement on Windows(https://windowsreport.com/driver-signature-enforcement-windows-10/)
1. I searched and found Miracle box Thunder v2.93 with loader (No box needed)
2. Select Qualcomm, then flashing and Write Flash.
3. Untick the auto button beside firehose.
4. Under "write flash"
see this image
i. Select firehose, this doesn't recognize the .elf file so renamed it to .mbn (finger was crossed) and it worked!
ii. There are six rawprogram?.xml and patch?.xml (Here, ? = 1, 2, 3....6), I only used rawprogram0.xml and
iii. patch0.xml
5. Got everything ready and then detached the phone from cable.
6. Pressed the start button right after entering into Testpoint EDL Mode. The process starts and failed after a while due to missing files. Then I matched which files were present corresponding to the lines in the xml file, after that deleted all the extra lines(i. e. file was not present in the V30_UNBRICK.zip) from rawprogram0.xml and saved the file (patch0.xml was untouched). I used Notepad++ for editing.
7. Again detached the phone, detached battery, reattached battery, pressed the start button right after I shorted the edl test points, even before the device was detected in the device manager, no delay.
8. The process was completed, files flashed. These files were flashed so that we can now flash proper kdz with download mode. Do not turn on the phone. Or else you'll get into bootloop.
9. Detached the battery, shorted power button for a while(skip if you don't understand), reattached the battery.
10. Pressed volume up and inserted USB cable. Not detected first time. Detached and reattached with pressing volume up button hard this time.
11. witnessed one of the happiest moment seeing it was detected as an LG device in device manager. Wasn't 100% sure yet.
12. Flashed chiperase(important) with patched LGUP in dev mode. And it was done.
13. I will upload the XML file, you can use it with the existing files inside V30_UNBRICK.zip.
the xml file here
Before doing all that I spent five horrific days searching for a solution and almost ordered a motherboard from Aliexpress with a price tag of $100. I tried to be as elaborative as possible so that whoever next encounter the issue don't have to go through what I experienced past few days. If you're reading this and having a problem understanding anything, read again, repeat 10 times, then repeat more 10 times(worked for me), still no solution? knock me here (also: [email protected]). I could help you(with v 30, g6) remotely if I have time, no charges, donate if you will and if you don't I'll still be happy to help. Keep flashing, peace.
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quickwshell said:
If you try this method, I nor anybody else is responsible for any further damage done to your phone.
Models Confirmed : V300L
We currently have firehose for V30.
Therefore, we can program UFS flash memory in 9008 mode.
It requires rawprogram?.xml(s) and patch?.xml(s) to program it.
It's easy to generate rawprogram?.xml(s) from kdz file, but generate patch?.xml(s) is not easy. (Unfortunately, I couldn't have time to generate patch?.xml(s)).
I have edited kdztools to generate rawprogram?.xml(s) easily (You can generate it by using "-r" argument. Currently, generate patch?.xml(s) is not supported. I'll add it soon).
I used patch?.xml(s) in post. it works well, but boot loop in the LG Logo.
However, it was possible to enter download mode.
------------------- GUIDE -------------------​1. Download rawprogram?.xml patch?.xml with images from link. (It uses V300L30h000906.kdz)
2. Download firehose (prog_ufs_firehose_8998_lgev30.elf) from link.
<< Linux >>
3. Build qdl or download pre-built binary
4. Extract zip or tar.gz files 1, 2, 3 in any folder.
5. Run
Code:
$ ./qdl --storage ufs prog_ufs_firehose_8998_lgev30.elf rawprogram0.xml patch0.xml rawprogram1.xml patch1.xml rawprogram2.xml patch2.xml rawprogram3.xml patch3.xml rawprogram4.xml patch4.xml rawprogram5.xml patch5.xml rawprogram6.xml patch6.xml
in the terminal.
6. If LG logo shows, enter to the download mode.
<< Windows >>
3-6. You can program by QFIL similar as qdl.
7. Connect to any Windows PC with LGUP (must support Android Pie).
8. Flash kdz with ChipErase. (IMPORTANT)
9. If it boots successfully, your device has unbricked.
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Thank you, Your post helped me to understand a lot of things. Without whome I'd be having an expensive brick which can't even be used to build anything.
This is the way I recovered. So posting it here for people might get help.
seloka180 said:
use cracked miracle box
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Can't thank you enough mate! Used it and miracle did happen. I even tried to use it before but after you said it, I tried hard this time. Searched here and there, then took some risk and started to do things like this way -
I had V30_UNBRICK.zip unzipped in a folder with firehose and xml files.
*Disable defender or any other antivirus. (Normally not recommended, but it's the first thing I do when doing these things, also I have an extra laptop where I do all these which doesn't have any private or necessary files, but never had any problems).
*Also, disable driver signature enforcement on Windows(https://windowsreport.com/driver-sig...nt-windows-10/)
1. I searched and found Miracle box Thunder v2.93 with loader (No box needed)
2. Select Qualcomm, then flashing and Write Flash.
3. Untick the auto button beside firehose.
4. Under "write flash"
see this image
i. Select firehose, this doesn't recognize the .elf file so renamed it to .mbn (finger was crossed) and it worked!
ii. There are six rawprogram?.xml and patch?.xml (Here, ? = 1, 2, 3....6), I only used rawprogram0.xml and
iii. patch0.xml
5. Got everything ready and then detached the phone from cable.
6. Pressed the start button right after entering into Testpoint EDL Mode. The process starts and failed after a while due to missing files. Then I matched which files were present corresponding to the lines in the xml file, after that deleted all the extra lines(i. e. file was not present in the V30_UNBRICK.zip) from rawprogram0.xml and saved the file (patch0.xml was untouched). I used Notepad++ for editing.
7. Again detached the phone, detached battery, reattached battery, pressed the start button right after I shorted the edl test points, even before the device was detected in the device manager, no delay.
8. The process was completed, files flashed. These files were flashed so that we can now flash proper kdz with download mode.
9. Detached the battery, shorted power button for a while(skip if you don't understand), reattached the battery.
10. Pressed volume up and inserted USB cable. Not detected first time. Detached and reattached with pressing volume button hard this time.
11. witnessed one of the happiest moment seeing it was detected as an LG device in device manager. Wasn't 100% sure yet.
12. Flashed chiperase(important) with patched LGUP in dev mode. And it was done.
13. I will upload the XML file, you can use it with the existing files inside V30_UNBRICK.zip.
the xml file here
Before doing all that I spent five horrific days searching for a solution and almost ordered a motherboard from Aliexpress with a price tag of $100. I tried to be as elaborative as possible so that whoever next encounter the issue don't have to go through what I experienced past few days. If you're reading this and having a problem understanding anything, read again, repeat 10 times, then repeat more 10 times(worked for me). Keep flashing, peace.