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[Q] Help! Accidentally deleted system and can't restore or install

Coming from a phone with microSD extension, I had never encountered such an issue:
I bought this phone with a stock 4.2 Rom installed and tried to install a custom Rom. I first installed the latest version of touch recovery (tried it and it seemed to work fine) and did a backup using the default settings. Then I erroneously chose to format system and data, thinking that I could then "install from zip". Strangely, these steps deleted everything in the /sdcard directory and I couldnt select "external SD" (because the phone isnt equipped with it anyways?). Then I made a second mistake and restarted the phone, despite the message warning that I no longer had an OS installed. I took the battery out, and then held the power down while pressing the power button. The phone couldn't get into recovery, but instead showed a screen with the android logo, a large "Start" sign above it, and "Downloading...", "Do not turn off target !!" below it. Pressing the power button now got the phone to show just "Google" and a lock logo under it. The PC (windows 7) can not detect the phone throughout the process.
I tried the latest tool kit and samsung's USB driver but couldnt get the phone recognized by the PC.
Does this mean that the phone is doomed???
Please help!!!
Trent

Relax, it's not easy to 'doom' your Nexus. Especially with all the hard-workers in XDA
Try accessing Recovery mode by holding down BOTH vol up + vol down, as well as power. Holding just vol down + power is 'Download Mode', and at the least you can get to this. Means your phones far from doomed

Thanks a lot for the reply!
As a matter of fact, I also figured out how to get back to recovery (if only I had read your post earlier, my pain would've been much less!). But the problem remains that I can not get a target ROM onto the phone, since: 1. whatever I did seemed to have gotten rid of the nand backup supposedly stored in /data/media/TWRP/BACKUPS/ (I'm using TWRP V. 2.3.2.1). 2. I can not get my PC(or Mac, for that matter) to recognize the phone or the internal storage.
Any pointer from here?
Thanks again!!!
Trent

You can download a factory image and install with fastboot. It's quite easy and instructions are readily available on this forum. You can then install a custom ROM afterwards if stock is not your thing.

Found the answer finally!
It's the adb push method. Basically, it's to install adb drivers and execute a few commands via the command window. Not too bad... Don't know much about fastboot yet though ... If anyone else needs more details, please PM me (to save public bandwidth).
Thanks a lot anyways, whpnhp and jocalderone!!!
Trent

[Q] Help desperately needed - Galaxy Nexus not booting after installing Jelly Belly!

I really hate to join under such a condition (it's an amazing site which I thought I would join for better reasons when time permitted), but my new Galaxy Nexus just went to hell on me after flashing the (apparently) popular Jelly Belly mod.
I started with a rooted 4.1.1 Jelly Bean OS with ClockworkMod Recovery, and now it looks like disaster after using that to flash Jelly Belly - what happens now is my phone boots up to the point where it flashes that colored Google "X", but it never proceeds beyond this point. I cannot put a different mod on my phone because there is no connection with my computer, and I can't stop my device from thrashing without a battery-pull. Is there any way save this phone and put plain Jelly Bean back on it?

bluroot said:
I really hate to join under such a condition (it's an amazing site which I thought I would join for better reasons when time permitted), but my new Galaxy Nexus just went to hell on me after flashing the (apparently) popular Jelly Belly mod.
I started with a rooted 4.1.1 Jelly Bean OS with ClockworkMod Recovery, and now it looks like disaster after using that to flash Jelly Belly - what happens now is my phone boots up to the point where it flashes that colored Google "X", but it never proceeds beyond this point. I cannot put a different mod on my phone because there is no connection with my computer, and I can't stop my device from thrashing without a battery-pull. Is there any way save this phone and put plain Jelly Bean back on it?
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the proper term to use here is bootloop
ur phone bootlooped and u need to flash back the stock firware via odin
go back in the dev section and find somethng relatd to odin
remmbr bfre flashing any rom u shud always backup ur rom via clockworkmod
u must have done something wrng while flashng jellybean mod...take the steps crrctly
EDIT:- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1827685
heres the link to fix ur phone
properly take the steps plzz

bluroot said:
I really hate to join under such a condition (it's an amazing site which I thought I would join for better reasons when time permitted), but my new Galaxy Nexus just went to hell on me after flashing the (apparently) popular Jelly Belly mod.
I started with a rooted 4.1.1 Jelly Bean OS with ClockworkMod Recovery, and now it looks like disaster after using that to flash Jelly Belly - what happens now is my phone boots up to the point where it flashes that colored Google "X", but it never proceeds beyond this point. I cannot put a different mod on my phone because there is no connection with my computer, and I can't stop my device from thrashing without a battery-pull. Is there any way save this phone and put plain Jelly Bean back on it?
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Are u able to boot into CWM recovery, Power and both volume up and down?

garner said:
Are u able to boot into CWM recovery, Power and both volume up and down?
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When I do, I have that "Downloading..do not turn off the target!" message. Why this - I did remove the supersu file, although I think I left my clockworkmod file on the root because now you have to re-flash that every time you use it. Now I have no option other than "Start" - any chance of breaking through now?

bluroot said:
When I do, I have that "Downloading..do not turn off the target!" message. Why this - I did remove the supersu file, although I think I left my clockworkmod file on the root because now you have to re-flash that every time you use it. Now I have no option other than "Start" - any chance of breaking through now?
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thats not fastboot, thats odin mode. use vol up and down and power button to get to fastboot mode
the entire reason your phone is behaving the way it did is because you didnt wipe data/cache before flashing the rom.
you really need to do some reading before you start modifying your phone

Zepius said:
thats not fastboot, thats odin mode. use vol up and down and power button to get to fastboot mode
the entire reason your phone is behaving the way it did is because you didnt wipe data/cache before flashing the rom.
you really need to do some reading before you start modifying your phone
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Do you mean that I need to continually rock the Volume key up and down while holding the Power button? Volume Up with Power put it in boot mode, and when I tried rocking it a couple of times I got the same result. It I understand you correctly, the idea sounds tricky. Is this supposed to work on a Galaxy Nexus?

press and hold both ends of the volume button and the power button... its really not that hard.

Zepius said:
thats not fastboot, thats odin mode. use vol up and down and power button to get to fastboot mode
the entire reason your phone is behaving the way it did is because you didnt wipe data/cache before flashing the rom.
you really need to do some reading before you start modifying your phone
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What I really should have done was slow down, or quit while I was ahead to get some rest last night! I had researched the root process for my phone ad nauseum, which I know is why I succeeded at getting ClockworkMod safely installed. By the time that was done I was tired, but I counldn't stand the thought of living without my files loaded on my phone - I was in the bad state of needing too much to complete what I had intended to do. I see I had the wrong impression that ClockworkMod would take care of the whole process once I had that working, guess it didn't. When you've been through the process of installing a hundred versions of Windows and Linux on a PC, which never needs to be pre-wiped (the new OS does that), who would have thunk it's that much different with a phone computer?

Did you get this solved? Just reboot into recovery (hold down power, volume-up, and volume-down simultaneously to get into bootloader, choose recovery using volume buttons, select using power button), full wipe (system, data, cache), and reflash your ROM.

bananagranola said:
Did you get this solved? Just reboot into recovery (hold down power, volume-up, and volume-down simultaneously to get into bootloader, choose recovery using volume buttons, select using power button), full wipe (system, data, cache), and reflash your ROM.
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This is another thing I never would have guessed without being told specifically, that it's even possible to hold down both ends of a rocker switch and have it do a different function - I tried this, and now it works! I had used my PC to root my phone last night, and right now I'm at work, where there will be time to go through this in a couple of hours. I took a brief look at the tutorial recommended by Zepius, and am wondering if I am set to proceed. I plan on using my work PC, not the one at home with the drivers I used to root my phone. Nobody else uses it and I have never used it for anything phone-related. Can I presume any drivers which I'm warned should be uninstalled would be on the PC which is used, and not the phone?

bananagranola said:
Did you get this solved? Just reboot into recovery (hold down power, volume-up, and volume-down simultaneously to get into bootloader, choose recovery using volume buttons, select using power button), full wipe (system, data, cache), and reflash your ROM.
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Sorry, I had to work, but now there's time and I thought I would try my work PC, which is virgin (so to speak) of mobile devices and drivers. It's a Windows XP system, and right now it's not looking good because when my phone is plugged in, there isn't a "Portable Devices" or "Mobile" category under Device Manager. Do I have a better chance of this working on my home Windows 7 system?

bluroot said:
Sorry, I had to work, but now there's time and I thought I would try my work PC, which is virgin (so to speak) of mobile devices and drivers. It's a Windows XP system, and right now it's not looking good because when my phone is plugged in, there isn't a "Portable Devices" or "Mobile" category under Device Manager. Do I have a better chance of this working on my home Windows 7 system?
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I guess that's a never-mind, I should have had my phone on! It's in Fastboot mode now, but I still don't know if what I see in Device Manager is good for what I'm trying to do. No portable device, phone, nor galaxy nexus, but what did change is I have "Broadcom Nextreme 57xx Gigabit Controller" appearing under "Network Adapters". Is this a problem to be dealt with differently when your phone is bricked?

bluroot said:
I guess that's a never-mind, I should have had my phone on! It's in Fastboot mode now, but I still don't know if what I see in Device Manager is good for what I'm trying to do. No portable device, phone, nor galaxy nexus, but what did change is I have "Broadcom Nextreme 57xx Gigabit Controller" appearing under "Network Adapters". Is this a problem to be dealt with differently when your phone is bricked?
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1) your phone is not bricked. dont call it that
2) best way to check if your drivers are installed correctly
open a command prompt in the folder where your fastboot.exe is and type: fastboot devices
if you get a device ID, your drivers are setup properly for fastboot
3) at this point, just return to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895

Zepius said:
1) your phone is not bricked. dont call it that
2) best way to check if your drivers are installed correctly
open a command prompt in the folder where your fastboot.exe is and type: fastboot devices
if you get a device ID, your drivers are setup properly for fastboot
3) at this point, just return to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
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I got a device ID (long string of characters) on that fastboot command, but I'm still concerned that my phone won't talk to Device Manager at all. Windows 7 doesn't pop up a connection window when it's plugged in, should that be expected?
What I mean by "not talking to Device Manager" is that the only item under Portable devices is just E:\ - no device listed here! The tutorial in your signature hinges on there being a device listed "without thde yellow exclamation point", for the installation of new drivers, therefore I don't know how to follow it from here. The adk drivers which were used to root my phone (they were good, the problem began when I tried to flash a rom and missed a step or three) are stil there, but I'll replace them if I can find a process which can talk to my phone in it's present state.
On a side note (and only because it held me up in responding tonight from my Windows system), is this site partial to Firefox? I am able for the first time to login, and I wonder if it isn't because I quit trying to through my Windows 7 system. It has only Windows IE, and Chrome (which couldn't even browse this site). I am currently on my Ubuntu system with Firefox.

good lord... you have a device ID so just use the fastboot commands... start at part D

Zepius said:
good lord... you have a device ID so just use the fastboot commands... start at part D
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I said much the same myself.
For the fastboot devices test, I have a string of characters, but no device name, only "fastboot" on the single output line with those characters. Is this a valid device ID?
"...just use fastboot" Ok, but how? Should (can I) even do this use fastboot to transfer files to my phone under it's somewhat anonymous status with Windows? Since last night's fiasco nothing was named under "Portable Devices", only "E:\" was displayed. I have no graphical display in the file manager, so how am I supposed to transfer the necessary files to the root of my phone? I don't even see a way of addressing it to install drivers now.
I will need drivers because I attempted to follow this tutorial (which doesn't account for what I am (not) seeing on my system. I got as far as uninstalling the good drivers which I used last night in favor of what was offered for use with the tutorial, and now Device Manager doesn't even have a Portable Devices category. The "Universal Naked Driver" was to replace my uninstalled drivers, and interestingly the contents of it's expanded folders don't even contain fastboot (the adb package which I used last night did). In light of this, how am I supposed to have even fastboot?
I hate to be a PIA about this, but I guess I'm more a n00b than was presumed in this tutorial - it's either that or my situation really is too different that I can use it as is. Could I please get a few clues in light of what the tutorial doesn't address? Do I have any means of installing anything and transferring files with my device-PC communications as they are, and if so how can I do it? I'll give it a run if I understand how.
Thanks.

Zepius said:
good lord... you have a device ID so just use the fastboot commands... start at part D
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I see now that Part D calls for flashing JO03C from my PC, not the device root, ok.
Also, after rebooting my laptop, the E:\ is back under Portable Devices in Device Manager. When I double-click this I get the statement
Device: Portable Devices
Manufacturer: Generic-
Location: on UMBus Enumerator
I don't think this looks better than the Microsoft default, but is it good enough for what I need to do?
I still have the driver package android-sdk-windows, which contains adb and fastboot, so perhaps I should just use this according to Part D and see what happens?

bananagranola said:
Did you get this solved? Just reboot into recovery (hold down power, volume-up, and volume-down simultaneously to get into bootloader, choose recovery using volume buttons, select using power button), full wipe (system, data, cache), and reflash your ROM.
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Seriously I respect the fact that your a noob we was all here once but if it your device is boot-looping all you need to do is the above

garner said:
Seriously I respect the fact that your a noob we was all here once but if it your device is boot-looping all you need to do is the above
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Good god, I never should have read Zepius's tutorial - I didn't need my PC at all! If I understood what bananagranola had said, I could have saved a lot of time!

Oh, no, now I can't connect with the server!
Could I have possibly lost my radio from what I did earlier? I was able to boot up, and I was upgraded to 4.2.1 when I did the data wipe. Starting over, I should have had a prompt to connect with gmail and download my contacts, but this didn't happen. My People app is unpopulated, so I chose to connect to "sign into an account". While I am sure of my login input, it didn't recognize this, and then the process ended with a "couldn't finish - couldn't open connection with the server" error. Any clue where to go from here?
Some standard apps are missing too, including the Play Store app!

[GUIDE] [E980] Fix soft bricks. Flash back to stock using LGFLashTools

I realized there aren't any guides [in English] around here to help rooted folks that soft bricked their LG PRO to restore it back to factory settings. This should be useful if you got your phone stuck on the AT&T or the LG logo. Especially now that we don't have an unlocked bootloader or a recovery to reocver our soft brick.
Anyway, to start, a little disclaimer: I hold no responsibility if this method renders your phone completely useless, or burns and makes some nice fireworks. I'm simply writing this to document the process that worked for me. Use at your own discretion.
Dislcimaer 2: this method will wipe out your internal sdcard, apps data, everything! It'll restore the phone back to the way you got it from AT&T. Might even lose your cell unlock status (not verified). so keep these unlock codes handy just in case.
Note to linux users like myself: get your a** on windows or run it from a VM. VirtualBox with Win7 works fine.
Steps:
Download
1. LGFlashTools v1.5. Anything less won't work. Mirror: HERE
2. DLL file for LGE980
3. Drivers
4. The stock image file
Thanks to IOMonster for hosting these biga** files.
Install
1. Install the LG drivers downloaded above.
2. Install LGFlashTools v1.5 (but don't run it)
3. Extract the DLL and the TOT files from above and put them in a nice tidy directory
Drivers initialization
1. Put the phone into download mode. (Turn off device, keep pressing volume down while plugging in the micro usb cable. If this doesn't work, try holding both volume keys instead)
2. Let the phone initialize and install the drivers. Once done, in Device manager, you should see the LG phone listed under COM ports (something along these lines).
3. Find that LG entry in Device Manager, click on Properties, Advanced and then change the COM port to COM41 and close/save.
4. Unplug your phone! Important step.
LGFlashTools
To get this tool to work, you'll need to do a few tricks.
1. Set the computer's date to some time in July 2012 or before.
2. Disconnect the internet
3. Find a serial number or register key from somewhere on the web (a google search for lgflashtools serial will yield some results). Can't help you here and please don't share any keys in this thread or get us in trouble.
4. Execute the LGFlashTools. It should ask you for a key, put it in. Now you should see a dialog where you can load the DLL file and the TOT files that you extracted earlier. Put them both in here. Click ok
Flashing
5. There is a yellow arrow on the top left. Click on it to initialize the process. Once done, it should say "ready/finished" or whatever.
6. Put the phone in download mode again, and plug it into the USB port. LG FLash Tools should start flashing it automatically. When it's done, it'll automatically reboot into your stock AT&T rom and all of your data and internal sdcard files are gone.
Profit

Thanks again Mac !

MrNa5ty said:
Thanks again Mac !
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sure thing I'm probably going to refer to it myself someday.

madmack said:
sure thing I'm probably going to refer to it myself someday.
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Thanks .... great info!!!!!

Nice. Hopefully they sticky this.

Welp, just bricked the phone again but was able to flash the tot... very simple and quick lol ur the man mac

this worked perfectly fine for me. i 1st tried it on w8 but after plugging in the e980 and letting the drivers and such install, it did not show up under com in the device manager. in fact, there was no com section. it did show up under devices and printers and i tried and could not find a com setting there. i went ahead and tried to flash but since i could not change to the proper port, the flash tool never found my e980.
so instead i just did it all on a w7 box, the device was listed under com, and i went along with the flashing.
thank you.

Think this will fix the bricks that are happening when they try to mess around with the bootloader?
Sent from my LG-E980 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

jprosek said:
Think this will fix the bricks that are happening when they try to mess around with the bootloader?
Sent from my LG-E980 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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Nope. Mess with the bootloader and you'll risk losing download mode.

nvm

This needs to be stickied!!!
Sent from my LG-E980 using xda app-developers app

My friend just bricked his and the wi9ed the system. I can get ir into download mode for him but thats it. I tried recovery mode but trying to do that or boot regularly it just shows lg the an android with the spinning symbol on it the lg again then lg 2 more times and just stays there. Can this be fixed with only download mode? Again I plugged it in and im not sure its being seen by the computer.

Make sure you have the drivers installed and use pc suite to get back the firmware

rob219 said:
My friend just bricked his and the wi9ed the system. I can get ir into download mode for him but thats it. I tried recovery mode but trying to do that or boot regularly it just shows lg the an android with the spinning symbol on it the lg again then lg 2 more times and just stays there. Can this be fixed with only download mode? Again I plugged it in and im not sure its being seen by the computer.
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it doesn't hurt to try. I'll bet it will because I was left with something similar and this method got me back on stock.

smaybe said:
Make sure you have the drivers installed and use pc suite to get back the firmware
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Pc suite? Do you mean lg flash tools? I downloaded it but it wants me to log in to use it. I havent found a log in for it yet.

Download lg pc suite it have lg flash tool in it
Then you search a little in menus for firmware urgence recovery something like that and if it don't work try update in the same menu
And if all of that didn't work I'll find you a link to flash a kdz

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I seem to have an issue with my E980, i cant get data my apn directory is empty and cant seem to add an apn it will just not save! anyone else have this issue or know what i can do? thanks!

Reboots to recovery only
Ok, I flashed the recovery in this post using the dd method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43460298&postcount=208
The value pack was trying to download on my phone and instead of cancel, I pressed install. Now the phone only boots into that recovery. I have everything from the op downloaded, but instead of download mode it only boots into the recovery, any ideas?
When it boots up, It says the following for a couple of seconds:
Code:
Secure booting error
Cause: Device Unlock, so boot success!!
Edit: Got it into download mode by holding down both volume keys and plugging into usb. Thanks!!

apascual89 said:
Ok, I flashed the recovery in this post using the dd method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43460298&postcount=208
The value pack was trying to download on my phone and instead of cancel, I pressed install. Now the phone only boots into that recovery. I have everything from the op downloaded, but instead of download mode it only boots into the recovery, any ideas?
When it boots up, It says the following for a couple of seconds:
Code:
Secure booting error
Cause: Device Unlock, so boot success!!
Edit: Got it into download mode by holding down both volume keys and plugging into usb. Thanks!!
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I'm glad you got it resolved! I just edited the OP with this information.

[Q] WTF is "download mode'?

OK I have a Galaxy Tab3 GT-P5210, I have developer usb debugging enabled, I have the Samsung KIES package installed on my PC and I've downloaded Odin307, the TWRP package and the ROOT package that is well documented in this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525630
The problem I'm having is with the step that says:
Power down your device and put it into download mode. To do this, press and hold the Home + Volume Down + Power buttons simultaneously for 3 to 5 seconds until you see the warning screen.
When I do this it goes into something called 'Android System Recovery <3e>" with a prompt that says "# MANUAL MODE #" with the following options:
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
and it does not show up in Odin so I cannot get further...how can I resolve this?
as a rant here, I really wish Google would mandate that all providers supply an option to root the device and install stock Android...this nonstop jumping thru hoops just to have basic control over a device you spent good money on is ****ing stupid

Found your problem!
snafu7x7 said:
OK I have a Galaxy Tab3 GT-P5210, I have developer usb debugging enabled, I have the Samsung KIES package installed on my PC and I've downloaded Odin307, the TWRP package and the ROOT package that is well documented in this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525630
The problem I'm having is with the step that says:
Power down your device and put it into download mode. To do this, press and hold the Home + Volume Down + Power buttons simultaneously for 3 to 5 seconds until you see the warning screen.
When I do this it goes into something called 'Android System Recovery <3e>" with a prompt that says "# MANUAL MODE #" with the following options:
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
and it does not show up in Odin so I cannot get further...how can I resolve this?
as a rant here, I really wish Google would mandate that all providers supply an option to root the device and install stock Android...this nonstop jumping thru hoops just to have basic control over a device you spent good money on is ****ing stupid
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Hey man download mode is where you flash custom recoveries and custom or stock Roms on your device. The answer to you for download mode is your not holding it down enough. first power off the device. Second hold these buttons all together: power + Volume Down + home button. Keep holding these buttons for a minimum of 10-15 seconds or more and it will go into download mode. From there you open up Odin on your pc and then you should see in a box your com port this means your connected. From there you it PDA and you select your recovery file. It should end with
.md5! Make sure re-partition is not checked or you will brick your device! Now it start and once it's done it will say Res OK. Good luck!

got it
JT1510365 said:
Hey man download mode is where you flash custom recoveries and custom or stock Roms on your device. The answer to you for download mode is your not holding it down enough. first power off the device. Second hold these buttons all together: power + Volume Down + home button. Keep holding these buttons for a minimum of 10-15 seconds or more and it will go into download mode. From there you open up Odin on your pc and then you should see in a box your com port this means your connected. From there you it PDA and you select your recovery file. It should end with
.md5! Make sure re-partition is not checked or you will brick your device! Now it start and once it's done it will say Res OK. Good luck!
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You know what it was? Its a brand new tablet for me and so when it is held lengthwise (like you'd hold a phone normally) the Vol+ button is at the BOTTOM, not the top like every phone I've ever owned. So I was holding Vol- instead and that's why it wasn't working for me...boneheaded mistake but thanks for the reply...I can now boot it into Download mode ...though I still can't get Odin to recognize it
thanks for the reply

snafu7x7 said:
You know what it was? Its a brand new tablet for me and so when it is held lengthwise (like you'd hold a phone normally) the Vol+ button is at the BOTTOM, not the top like every phone I've ever owned. So I was holding Vol- instead and that's why it wasn't working for me...boneheaded mistake but thanks for the reply...I can now boot it into Download mode ...though I still can't get Odin to recognize it
thanks for the reply
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connecting to odin is the same for every samsung device. I am going to try my best to help you out so here we go. Check to make sure you have the samsung usb drivers. to do that go to my computer then local disk then go to programs and files. if you see the SAMSUNG folder and when you open it and you see the drivers folder containg the usb drivers then if you don't see it then we need to install the drivers. first uninstall kies. you don't need this.the download and open this exe file: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_nizg6yUZ0NS1RodDBxd0E1MFU/preview . install it normally.
Need more help just ask

thanks
JT1510365 said:
connecting to odin is the same for every samsung device. I am going to try my best to help you out so here we go. Check to make sure you have the samsung usb drivers. to do that go to my computer then local disk then go to programs and files. if you see the SAMSUNG folder and when you open it and you see the drivers folder containg the usb drivers then if you don't see it then we need to install the drivers. first uninstall kies. you don't need this.the download and open this exe file: . install it normally.
Need more help just ask
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After trying some different things I got Odin working, was able to install TWRP and root the device so that's all good
Now I've downloaded the framework-res.apk and decompiled it, modded it as i wanted to and recompiled using the Android Multitool app and the final issue I'm having is pushing the new framework-res.apk back to the device. The Android Multitool app claims it pushes the file but it does not. So I downloaded the latest sdk and I'm going to try using the raw ADB tool to push the file and see if that works...wish me luck

You can use twrp file manger to do that.
Just copy your file to sdcard while connected to pc and then reboot to recovery use file manager in advanced settings. Find your file and copy it to where ever you need it.

[Q]E988 bricked

I have bricked lg e988 indonesia firmware rooted,updated to kitkat 4.4.2,cwm 6.4.0.4
Due to some issue I factory reset from settg menu and the phone rebooted to cwm recvry mode
I tried to rebootd to system but fail
I tried to flash stock rom via adb sideload but fail too so does with lg flash tool
So I thght smtg wth cwm then I tried to flash twrp loki 2.6 and then stuck to lg logo only until now
Pls help

You're still soft bricked, just force your device into download mode and use LG Flash Tool to return back to stock and start again.

ShadySquirrel said:
You're still soft bricked, just force your device into download mode and use LG Flash Tool to return back to stock and start again.
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Thank you for the respond. Mind if you share me on how to force my device into download mode?
I have tried the power + volume keys combination but nothing happened, back and stop at lg logo
Before i flash the twrp, i tried the LG Flash Tool, but i wont recognize the phone, something like usb connection issue

hotmatua.parulian said:
Thank you for the respond. Mind if you share me on how to force my device into download mode?
I have tried the power + volume keys combination but nothing happened, back and stop at lg logo
Before i flash the twrp, i tried the LG Flash Tool, but i wont recognize the phone, something like usb connection issue
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If I remember correctly (please check threads here, it's been a long time since I've used this device, so memories are fading), download mode is activated when you press Volume Up (or both of volume buttons) and insert USB cable. I know that E98x has some strange button sequences, like rebooting to recovery is a two step operation (Volume Up + Power until navbar blinks, then power button twice, that's the only way mine wanted to boot into recovery), so please check around.
As far as USB connection issues, don't use USB3+ ports and if you're on Windows 8.1+ and later, run with Administrator privileges. I never experienced that one (used LGFlashTools from inside VirtualBox running Win XP for all my needs, I'm not a Windows user), so can't really help much but forums are full with explanations how.

ShadySquirrel said:
If I remember correctly (please check threads here, it's been a long time since I've used this device, so memories are fading), download mode is activated when you press Volume Up (or both of volume buttons) and insert USB cable. I know that E98x has some strange button sequences, like rebooting to recovery is a two step operation (Volume Up + Power until navbar blinks, then power button twice, that's the only way mine wanted to boot into recovery), so please check around.
As far as USB connection issues, don't use USB3+ ports and if you're on Windows 8.1+ and later, run with Administrator privileges. I never experienced that one (used LGFlashTools from inside VirtualBox running Win XP for all my needs, I'm not a Windows user), so can't really help much but forums are full with explanations how.
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Thank you very much...now the phone is back to initial state. This what i've done:
1. Download LG Flash tool from http://lgflashtool.com/
2. Download LG USB Drivers from http://lgflashtool.com/
3. Install LG flash tool and LG USB Drivers
4. Plug usb cable to phone
5. Hold volume buttons and then plug the usb cable to PC (i use win 10)
6. Voila, the Download Mode icon is showed up
7. Run LG Flash Tool (Administrator privilege) & follow the instruction (i use e988 v20c stock firmware)
8. Phone back to normal (only if you use the correct stock firmware)
A very big thanks to ShadySquirrel
Hopefully this thread can also be used as reference for anyone who has the same issue as i had