So I have to unbrick my phone. I accidentally went into download mode and at first I was just going to reboot, but then I noticed that it said that using this mode, service centre could backup data. Plugged it in, sure enough it installs drivers, and a drive pops up, but it asks me to insert a disc. Is there software I can use to access the actual internal storage or is this something that truly only the LG service centre has? Or is there other software, not by LG I can use? It would be great if I could get my backups off before starting over.
This may well be a dumb question. I just root and flash, I dont do much else.
This can be deleted. The unbrick method did not actually kill any of my stuff, so I have backups, if not 100% curent, better than nothing. Now I just need to get root back and I am back to the races.
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Last week I wiped out hard onto concrete while travelling at a fairly high rate of speed on my bicycle, trying to ride blind and no-handed. I had too much of my attention focused on typing and sending somebody an SMS message message. My phone didn't survive the impact. Everything including the light up navigation buttons, except for the screen, which remains black. I cannot say with certianty whether or not the black screen is responding to me touching it or not. I am rooted and running what was the latest version of CM9 at the time.
Before I go back to the Sprint store and beg for what would be my forth time getting it replaced on the spot for almost free,I would love having allo of my data from the internal drive, particularly the week old NAND backup that didnt make it onto my PC yet, so I dont have to start over clean again when I do get it replaced.
Obviously I also plan on flashing back to a stock EL29 as well before handing it to Sprint. I haven't actually tried it yet, but I imagine getting download mode and connected to ODIN wont be a problem.
I spent about 30 minutes connected to my PC with no luck trying to get the "connect via USB" button pressed, just going by memory on exactly how to pull the menu down and access that screen. The only other way I can think to try would be to flash a gingerbread kernel that has CWM and going through the recovery menus to the connect internal storage to USB option that way, but there is no way I could remember how far down the list those options are.
Also, I am an experienced linux user. I have not owned a PC with windows on it for several years. I would be borrowing my roommates computer to use ODIN. ...if that makes any difference with ways to get access..
What is the best way to get my data safely onto my PC from that internal USB flash storage drive?
edit: The phone connects to my wifi network automatically after booting up, if that gives me any more options
follow these instructions you will be able to view your screen through your pc.
http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/
I read a thread that you can access the data via kies. All you have to do it Download it from Samsung website and connect ur phone. Hope it helps.
my sprint lg g4 randomly cut off last night and it is now stuck on repeating the LG logo. My phone was on the stock rom and unrooted. I cannot take it to the sprint store because they said I have a small crack so the techs can't deal with it so m ony option is to spend another $200 on a new G4. I even factory reset the phone from recovery mode and that did nothing. Is there another way I can fix this?
Try connecting the mobile to the computer use the LG Bridge software and there you will find an option update error recovery.. which will basically download the latest same firmware and flash once again
that was a great idea but i tried to plug my G4 into the computer and it wouldnt be recognized even when i downloaded the drivers
Keep pulling the battery till it gets further. If the screen goes dark leave it alone for several hours. Then go into download mode and see if there is a system.img file on /data/media/0
ls -l /data/media/0
If there is an image file that is 4gb then reflash like you would do if you where following the root guide... BE CAREFUL though cause you will have to change the of= paramater to the name of the file of=/data/media/0/system.img or something like that
i honestly have no idea what u said. i plugged my phone up when the phone was in download mode and nothing happened. how can i check if there's a file on my g4 if i can cut the phone on? i have never rooted this specific device so how would i flash it?
The phone when trying to boot is stuck on the samsung logo. it doesnt progress past this. pressing and holding the power button makes screen go black and then it just returns to the samsung logo again when power button released.
Originally factory
reset phone... no difference,
wiped cache... no difference.
Got it to register in Odin. Odin crashed and hung part way through.
Now... computer doesn't recognise phone (drivers all installed)
Phone still stuck on samsung logo
Can't put in a file on SD card as it doesn't have option to install from zip from SD (think it was standard ROM and not rooted so doesn't have this ability from what I understand.)
Can get into recovery menus and download mode, however as PC can't recognize the phone can't do anything with it.
Anyone have any idea how I can make the computer recognize the phone so I can attempt to reflash it?
Many thanks
I have just gotten a new cable. The phone has been accepted by my computer with this new cable and I've now used the files on this forum to help flash the phone. This site is fantastic. I know noone has mentioned a response to this yet, however the ROM files accessible make it so easy from here. Thanks so much.
So after accidently wiping everything I had on both SD and Internal memory trying to make a custom rom work, I was stuck with a phone that only has TWRP on it, basically. Now after I've been through this guide TO THE LETTER: http://www.droidviews.com/install-stock-android-marshmallow-lg-g3-d855-using-twrp-recovery/ I can see it installed an OS but I cant seem to get my phone to load it! SO then I tried entering recovery mode and getting back to default, it didn't change anything, so I tried installing Zoe rom (https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/zoe-rom-v1-0-mm-6-0-stock-v30a-d855-t3402087) and It STILL ONLY LOADS TWRP even though the installation seemed to be successful!
So what do I need to do? Just flat out delete TWRP? or what? Pleas advise as I'm desperate. If needs be, redirect me to how to just completely reinstall everything from scratch to 6.0 or 7.0 (preferably). I was on 4.x.x for ages and I just wanted to update, instead destroyed my phone. Sigh.
UPDATE: Another thing I've tried is to flash it with KDZ file from the PC. I can see the phone, I can transfer files to it, but windows DOES NOT recognize in the device manage so when I tried to use the flash tool, after clicking "Start" it pops a new window which gets to 60% and then stops saying the phone is not connected to the pc.
Malkishua said:
So after accidently wiping everything I had on both SD and Internal memory trying to make a custom rom work, I was stuck with a phone that only has TWRP on it, basically. Now after I've been through this guide TO THE LETTER: http://www.droidviews.com/install-stock-android-marshmallow-lg-g3-d855-using-twrp-recovery/ I can see it installed an OS but I cant seem to get my phone to load it! SO then I tried entering recovery mode and getting back to default, it didn't change anything, so I tried installing Zoe rom (https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/zoe-rom-v1-0-mm-6-0-stock-v30a-d855-t3402087) and It STILL ONLY LOADS TWRP even though the installation seemed to be successful!
So what do I need to do? Just flat out delete TWRP? or what? Pleas advise as I'm desperate. If needs be, redirect me to how to just completely reinstall everything from scratch to 6.0 or 7.0 (preferably). I was on 4.x.x for ages and I just wanted to update, instead destroyed my phone. Sigh.
UPDATE: Another thing I've tried is to flash it with KDZ file from the PC. I can see the phone, I can transfer files to it, but windows DOES NOT recognize in the device manage so when I tried to use the flash tool, after clicking "Start" it pops a new window which gets to 60% and then stops saying the phone is not connected to the pc.
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I just got over something like this this morning. First, you need to ensure you have the LG Universal drivers installed for your phone. Get them here.
Next, reboot your machine.
After this, I made sure the PC recognized all 3 modes of my phone, TWRP mode (boot to TWRP, connect), Download Mode (boot to download mode with cable) and, at least in my case, the flashing lights mode (shows up as QHUD Bulk or something).
After that, I ran the KDZ restore program successfully.
Good luck and let me know how it goes.
Hello everyone! I hope you're doing well. I'm new here and I'm facing a problem that I can't seem to solve, so I'm here to ask for your help.
CONTEXT: My girlfriend had a phone whose screen broke. She couldn't afford to buy a new one, and neither could I help financially. But I had two old devices: a Motorola G1 (which I used to store some things and do simple tasks) and a Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus, which was the one I was using. Since I had just graduated from college and she hadn't, she had a greater need than me for a slightly better phone. So I gave her my Lenovo and I'm using the Motorola. When the Lenovo was still with me, I had put a custom ROM on it from Lineage (I think it was Android Nougat, if I'm not mistaken) and it also had TWRP. Before giving it to her, I only did a quick format of the phone.
A few days ago, there was a problem with the Lenovo and Android no longer worked. The phone turned on, entered the Lineage boot screen, but when it tried to turn on Android, a message appeared saying that Google's text-to-speech had continuously failed, and the phone turned off. She brought it to me yesterday and I thought about installing the original stock ROM on the device. With difficulty, I managed to get the laptop (Windows 10) to recognize the phone when it turned on. The difficulty was because when I tried to turn it on, the screen kept flashing on the Lenovo. I opened the device, took out the battery, waited for a while, and miraculously managed to turn it on. When it turned on, the laptop installed the device before it turned off. Through ADB, I managed to get the device to reboot directly to recovery, since I couldn't access recovery through the physical buttons on the device.
So, I managed to make a backup of the files that were important to my girlfriend and that were on the phone's internal memory. After that, I formatted the device through TWRP using the "format data" button. Still, I used the wipe to erase everything except for "USB-OTG" and the memory card option (which I had removed along with the SIM card before trying the procedure). After that, I restarted the phone to enter TWRP directly.
PROBLEM: After doing this, I tried to install the stock ROM using ADB sideload, but it said there was something wrong with the image I was using. The sideload gave an error message and said that the phone needed to be restarted. I restarted it from this screen by sliding my finger to the right, and... the phone no longer turned on and wasn't recognized by the laptop! I can't access TWRP through the physical buttons (at least not through the traditional method I know, which is the volume up button and the power button), ADB doesn't recognize the phone, and I don't know what else to try.
QUESTION(S): How can I force the laptop to recognize the device so that I can make it reboot directly to TWRP, since the device doesn't turn on for long enough for Windows to try to check the drivers? Or has TWRP been corrupted? If so, how can I install TWRP again? Is there any other way to access recovery? Is there any other way I can use to install the stock ROM? We can't afford to take it for repair at this time (the situation here in Brazil is very bad), much less afford to buy a new device. Does anyone have any other ideas on how I can access recovery or how I can install a ROM without necessarily turning on the device? Or any other ideas?
I really appreciate anyone who read this far and, in advance, I thank anyone who can help me. Gratitude!