Hello, myself Zoya... I bought LG G Pro F240L in mid 2013... I didn't like the Korean UI so I updated it. And I used this thread
G2 Apps Added... and I used update v5.5.
I successfully flashed it but Forgot to flash Baseband and I was stuck in Boot LG logo... Then I did Data factory Reset and My phone turned on. Even my mobile data was working without Baseband. But after some days I flashed the Baseband as well... F240L Baseband... All was well except the Theme problem. I mean I was not being able to change to any Theme. It was saying Unfortunately Home Has Stopped everytime I brows the Theme list. And very slow 2G speed in India.
So I am on G2 Apps Added v5.5 CM right now. and wanted to fix it by reinstalling the same Rom again. It said we don't need to be on Stock so I tried it on v5.5 CM itself. But everytime I try to flash it It says
Update Failed.
Error: Loki-ifying Error.
The error was on some file named 'boot' in some directory. I didn't copy that. So what do do now to get any update that will fix all my problems.
I can moove to other rom if Needed. Update to Kitkat will also be considered... The main question is what do I do at this point.
Please provide step by step proceedings too... I don't wanna End p Bricking my phone for lak of knowledge...
Thanks...
I think at least you could use the LG tool in forum to reset to phone totally back to factory state.( Not just wipe it in Recovery)
Then start from srcatch. Root, unlock using FreeGee, install recovery. flash rom
The Loki-ifying Error seems like you used a older version of recovery and not have proper loki support. Or maybe there is some problem in the rom file you downloaded. I really don't know for sure.
I would recommend use recovery to wipe everything and then clean install the rom and proper baseband for your phone. It is really hard to brick the phone if you keep your mind clear. Always do a Nandroid backup first
I am a frequent experience Android user and have been flashing Roms since like forever.
Owning gs4 been nice installing Roms all the time however recently when I went to install new gpe ROM (new kernel seemed prime to have) coming from HDrom rls20 I downloaded currupt zip. When I tried installing currupt zip (not knowing yet it was currupt) it gave me red errors not allowing me to proceed.. Then, I turned off device got fresh dload and made sure md5 sum was legit and it was tried again of course first factory data reset with advanced system wipe the ROM proceeded to aroma installer this time.. Attempting to install I chose all my settings and it went to progress bar to install and skipped any system extraction and went straight to Apks.. Batch completed and I hadn't a ROM installed for it took it 5seconds.. I have had this problem in the past before and I sold it they returned it (didn't like condition) and bingo I was able to install Roms again (this was way back in the day with this same gs4) I'm assuming system partition not mounting because also when I tried installing that currupt file it was saying in red unable to mount system and stuff. Luckily I downloaded NK2 firmware (took 8hs) and am fine on stock but I'm hoping someone has a clue to point me in right direction.. I saw forum of somebody with similar issue their fix was pushing zip via computer adb commands then installing. I'll have to give it a try but sticking to stock for a bit. BTW this happens with every ROM just skips system files in fact cyanogenmod just hhung at installation wouldn't fail or complete. I used TWRP LATEST. Please help developers I'm sure this ones a no brainer for y'all. Except seems like issue only I've encountered for this isn't a popular thing at all on google.
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Thanks to somebody in gs3 forums all i had to do was push adb the rom and wow it worked installed system YAY IM HAAPPPYY
Stoowyguy said:
Thanks to somebody in gs3 forums all i had to do was push adb the rom and wow it worked installed system YAY IM HAAPPPYY
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What does it mean to "push adb" a phone's rom? Doesn't Odin automatically flash the selected rom?
There is no effective RUU restoration that works once you follow the root, twrp, processes listed here on XDA. I've restored the original recovery.img, still no go. I've tried the full RUU available on HTC to no success. So be forewarned.
However, there is a way to recover your device. I'm no developer by any means, but this is the process which a kind user informed me of, so I'm sharing it at top level. See his comment below which is the true saving grace.
My 530 is a MetroPCS variant, so I went to the HTC site and downloaded RUU_A16_UL_M60_DESIRE_SENSE70GP_TMUS_TMOUS_1.01.531.25.exe
Then I used a RUU decryption tool, and extracted the files mentioned (boot.img) and (system.img).
I made sure TWRP worked on my handset still, which it did.
I put both files boot.img and system.img on the handset through the USB cable. I also copied the BETA-SuperSU-v2.74-2-20160519174328.zip to the same location.
Then I chose Install in TWRP, and chose "Image" instead of "Zip". It's a little box bottom right in TWRP on the Install screen.
First I installed the boot.img followed up by the system.img. I almost clicked reboot, and TWRP gave me this notice "Warning no Operating System installed." ---
...so I remembered the BETA-SuperSU-v2.74-2-20160519174328.zip file I copied over, and I went and installed it through TWRP.
I then rebooted the phone, and it rebooted a couple times, but then VOILA it was back to perfect, all data wiped of course, but fully rooted and ready to go.
Here is a link to the files I extracted using the RUU decryption tool. It is the T-Mobile variant, but works perfect for MetroPCS as well. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B4K9JR5eVMSnWmtOMlV3Tkx1V2M?usp=sharing
Which carrier is your 530 from?
If you can boot in to TWRP you can install the system.img and boot.img from the install menu, press on install image once you are in the install menu, locate your system.img and choose the sytem partition boot for boot partition.
You can extract the system.img & boot.img using RUU decrypt tool
upperdecker said:
Which carrier is your 530 from?
If you can boot in to TWRP you can install the system.img and boot.img from the install menu, press on install image once you are in the install menu, locate your system.img and choose the sytem partition boot for boot partition.
You can extract the system.img & boot.img using RUU decrypt tool
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Thanks, and MetroPCS. I'm going to try and decipher what you just typed and see if I can restore the handset, because it's stuck atm.
I flashed the exposed framework but my phone wasn't working right so I did twrp restore from a backup that I had previously used however now my phone is STUCK ON THE HTC logo screen.
I downloaded your files, followed your instruction and OMG! Thank You sooooo much I'm back to normal AND WITH SU. Thanks again!!
WARNING careful when messing with exposed framework its works but my phone had issues
Thanks grmiyce
Woooogh! That info was sooo helpful. I was able to restore my phone ( HTC Desire 530 - TMobile ) to normal behaviour after it was stuck at the HTC logo for 2 days. How did it get there?
Well , long story short, I installed TWRP , did not make a Nandroid backup, and installed super su v2.46. Then to help fix the problem I installed super su 2.74 , all from twrp, but that did not help the situation. I wiped all that could be wiped from TWRP but that did not help.
I tried to install my stock ROM but could not find it in a zip format so that was a failure. I was considering a custom ROM (and still am) but to this point I am uncertain as to what ROM I can use with minimal to Zero issues ( i don't wanna brick the phone). I'll gladly accept any suggestions.
Anyways I came across this info and it saved my life...I am so happy.
Also as i am back to square one, I still have to try to network unlock this phone, it is locked with TMobile device Unlock app. I have paid for an unlock service and i was told that it was good to go but i could not get the device unlock app to reach to the 'permanent unlock' screen so i can unlock the phone. And that is why i was trying to root to uninstall the app and reinstall it since it was a system preinstalled app.
Btu anyways , I'll have to figure that out, at least the phone is back up now..
Thanks.
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There is no effective RUU restoration that works once you follow the root, twrp, processes listed here on XDA. I've restored the original recovery.img, still no go. I've tried the full RUU available on HTC to no success. So be forewarned.
However, there is a way to recover your device. I'm no developer by any means, but this is the process which a kind user informed me of, so I'm sharing it at top level. See his comment below which is the true saving grace.
My 530 is a MetroPCS variant, so I went to the HTC site and downloaded RUU_A16_UL_M60_DESIRE_SENSE70GP_TMUS_TMOUS_1.01.531.25.exe
Then I used a RUU decryption tool, and extracted the files mentioned (boot.img) and (system.img).
I made sure TWRP worked on my handset still, which it did.
I put both files boot.img and system.img on the handset through the USB cable. I also copied the BETA-SuperSU-v2.74-2-20160519174328.zip to the same location.
Then I chose Install in TWRP, and chose "Image" instead of "Zip". It's a little box bottom right in TWRP on the Install screen.
First I installed the boot.img followed up by the system.img. I almost clicked reboot, and TWRP gave me this notice "Warning no Operating System installed." ---
...so I remembered the BETA-SuperSU-v2.74-2-20160519174328.zip file I copied over, and I went and installed it through TWRP.
I then rebooted the phone, and it rebooted a couple times, but then VOILA it was back to perfect, all data wiped of course, but fully rooted and ready to go.
Here is a link to the files I extracted using the RUU decryption tool. It is the T-Mobile variant, but works perfect for MetroPCS as well. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B4K9JR5eVMSnWmtOMlV3Tkx1V2M?usp=sharing
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it work on htc desire 530 OR not?
So did anyone end up figuring out how to unroot this phone? Have to send it in for a warranty repair, and need to restore it back to stock settings but only seem to find horror stories like OP's, when it comes to actually trying to do it. Normally I never end up having to unroot a phone, so didn't bother seeing if it was possible ahead of time. Hopefully someone knows how to do this.
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So did anyone end up figuring out how to unroot this phone? Have to send it in for a warranty repair, and need to restore it back to stock settings but only seem to find horror stories like OP's, when it comes to actually trying to do it. Normally I never end up having to unroot a phone, so didn't bother seeing if it was possible ahead of time. Hopefully someone knows how to do this.
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First dsclaimer you find in almost every rooting thread is:
Your Warranty is now VOID
So, it is the risk you just took when decided to root your phone...
sorry mate
yurais said:
First dsclaimer you find in almost every rooting thread is:
Your Warranty is now VOID
So, it is the risk you just took when decided to root your phone...
sorry mate
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Yeah, I've seen that disclaimer multiple times. However, the warranty portion of my post is non-consequential and unrelated to my real question: *has anyone found a way to unroot the phone successfully, yet?* HTC explicitly states on their website that unlocking the boot-loader doesn't void your warranty, in and of itself. Only damage that occurs as a result of said rooting (e.g: hard-bricking your phone by installing the incorrect ROM or over-clocking the CPU).
That being said, (according to articles like these: motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/jailbreaking-iphone-rooting-android-does-not-void-warranty) they wouldn't be able to deny me service, even if they wanted to. Not that you asked, but my phone has a manufacturer defect (faulty usb port) and is increasingly becoming more unstable; the root had nothing to do with it.
Thanks for the heads up, I'm simply looking for help in the other matter. I'll keep it in mind when contacting them.
HTC Desire 530 (Canada - Freedom Mobile) Bricked(?)
Hey guys,
I successfully unlocked my bootloader, installed twrp, installed supersu and obtained my root. This being the first time i've really ever used an android phone, I forgot to make a backup at this point, and I moved ahead. First thing I tried doing was uninstalling some of the default HTC apps. I downloaded app remover - started uninstalling, seemed to work fine, deleted a bunch of the files out of the recycle bin and my phone reset and since then will not load past the HTC boot screen. I let it sit over night and nothing changed, I've tried this method, i've tried the RUU files on the htc website. I'm pretty sure I need to flash a custom ROM or find an official rom at this point (Which seems near impossible). I know it's my fault for not backing up, and this phone isn't my main phone or anything, but it's totally driving me nuts at this point that I can't fix it. Anyone have any suggestions?
From the download mode screen :
hTC download mode
*** UNLOCKED ***
htc_a16ul PVT S-ON
LK-1.0.0.000
RADIO-01.01_U113251341_59.01.60624G
OpenDSP-UNKNOWN
OS-1.01.1500.31
JUN 28 2016,11:30:13 (773773)
TWRP is still installed and working fine, and I am able to copy things to my phone still.
However it is saying:
NO OS INSTALLED in there somewhere.
Any help would be appreciated.
chiassoo said:
Hey guys,
I successfully unlocked my bootloader, installed twrp, installed supersu and obtained my root. This being the first time i've really ever used an android phone, I forgot to make a backup at this point, and I moved ahead. First thing I tried doing was uninstalling some of the default HTC apps. I downloaded app remover - started uninstalling, seemed to work fine, deleted a bunch of the files out of the recycle bin and my phone reset and since then will not load past the HTC boot screen. I let it sit over night and nothing changed, I've tried this method, i've tried the RUU files on the htc website. I'm pretty sure I need to flash a custom ROM or find an official rom at this point (Which seems near impossible). I know it's my fault for not backing up, and this phone isn't my main phone or anything, but it's totally driving me nuts at this point that I can't fix it. Anyone have any suggestions?
From the download mode screen :
hTC download mode
*** UNLOCKED ***
htc_a16ul PVT S-ON
LK-1.0.0.000
RADIO-01.01_U113251341_59.01.60624G
OpenDSP-UNKNOWN
OS-1.01.1500.31
JUN 28 2016,11:30:13 (773773)
TWRP is still installed and working fine, and I am able to copy things to my phone still.
However it is saying:
NO OS INSTALLED in there somewhere.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Awesome job my man saved me from a brick last night flashed boot system then supersu and all rooted and we'll[emoji41] [emoji12]
Sent from my HTC 2PST2 using XDA-Developers Legacy app
I can confirm that the decryption tool works for update 1.36.1550.5 on the MertoPCS version
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-desire-530-metro-pcs/news/
RUU_A16_UL_M60_DESIRE_SENSE70GP_TMUS_MetroPCS_US_1.36.1550.5_Radio_01.01_U113251531_68.01.61229G_release_495720_signed_2.exe
*edit* it still get a notification about an update
guess ill just use htc's method
I can not install a rom on my htc desire 530 because the android version I have is 1.01.619.1 and the one on the htc page is 1.01.617.25.
help
RUU from HTC says phone wrong model, TWRP says right model, update fails!
I'm getting an update available notice on my HTC Desire 530 from MetroPCS. It says that "Software update: 1.36.1550.14 (66.88 MB) This update contains critical security updates and system enhancements to improve overall device performance."
I'm currently on 1.36.1550.5 so I tell it to Install now. It downloads, reboots into recovery, which is TWRP 3.0.2, and when I look at the log, it failed.
"This package is for "htc_a16ul" devices; this is a "a16".
M60QCT.02.003.021
E:unknown command [set_err_msg]
This package is for "htc_a16ul" devices; this is a "a16""
When I am in download mode, it says it is htc_a16ul.
So, I tried downloading the update from HTC on my computer. I grabbed this file:
RUU_A16_UL_M60_DESIRE_SENSE70GP_TMUS_MetroPCS_US_1.36.1550.14.exe
It fails basically with the same error.
How can I flash the update?
Boot into download mode and then run the .exe update
Worked great. Thanks Bennyoo
I was needing a new phone and saw a Linus Tech Tips video where he took an LG G3 and put LineageOS on it. So I thought I'd try it out for myself following his guidelines at https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1058206-lg-g3-lineageos-tutorial/
I bought an LG G3 D851 (T-Mobile version) off EBay for this. It's my first Android phone (yes, experimenting on my first Android Phone), I've always used Windows phones. This is what I've done to the LG G3 so far:
I reverted back to KitKat. Everything seemed to have gone just fine.
Then I downloaded the the Full Purple Drake Root and ran that after I figured out that .gz files are a compressed file and that can be decompressed. Everything seemed to have worked fine.
Then I downloaded the TWRP app on the phone and tried to backup the recovery via the TWRP app, which I'm not sure if it worked correctly. But anyhow.
Now that I'm writing this I see I missed this step:
number seven: Select the TWRP file we copied over earlier in the app, flash it to recovery, and then reboot to recovery
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I guess I just didn't understand what was meant by flashing it over and has just copied it to the phone's memory which I later wiped.
Well then I went into TWRP recovery and tried to do a recovery backup, which it seemed to do just fine. I rebooted and tried copying it over to the computer, which seems to not have worked. I just have an empty folder on my computer as we speak.
Then back in the TWRP recovery, I selected Wipe>Advanced Wipe, and select Dalvik, Cache, Data, Internal Storage, and System – then swipe to wipe.
Then I downloaded the latest version and nightly of LineageOS zip file and the Opengapps zip file but then had a hard time figuring how to get them to the phone.
I figured out that I could stick them on an SD card and slip it into the LG G3 that I'm working on and could see the files from the TWRP recovery menu.
So I tried to install the LIneageOS zip file several times and it didn't work. I'm guessing it's because I forgot to flash a certain file to TWRP recovery and am not sure how to do that, especially now with the phone only booting into recovery mode with the TWRP menu since it's wiped clean and will just display the LG logo and turn the LED different colors if I try to normal boot the phone.
Well I still want to try to fix the phone and go for LineageOS. I spent nearly all night working on it so I may give it a rest for a few days. But any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Now that I think about it, I didn't do what I mentioned ok #4 above about flashing the TWRP recovery because TWRP recovery was installed with the full Purple Drake root. However, the Linus Tech Tips instructions point to them rooting the phone with the lite version of Purple Drake (root only) and then flashing the newest version of TWRP recovery. So I wonder if my problem has to do with my having the latest version of TWRP recovery on my phone.
Ok. So I think I'm making progress, although that's just a feeling I have since I'm not suite what I'm really doing.
Anyhow the error code was something like "Unknown Error, Error Executing Updater Binary in Zip, Zip is for LG G3 D851, this phone is...(blank)". So I found an article in DroidThunder.com talking about this very problem. It suggested unzipping the rom on my computer and looking for the updater-script file and erasing some lines that apparently only have to do with verification. Then re-zip and retry.
Now I'm getting a "No MD5 file" message followed by an "Error flashing zip" message.
Edit: After reading this I take it I have an older version of TWRP, that is, v2.7.1.0, whereas the newet versio (for this phone?) is apparently 3.3.1-0. That seems to have an effect on this. I wonder if it's possibly to flash a newer version of TWRP onto this bricked phone. Anyhow, I'll have to look into that later. It's time to call it a day.
So recently I've been focusing on these two threads:
[GUIDE] LG G3 D851 Unbrick Qualcomm 9008 Fully Working... Unbrickable D851! by Omar-Avelar
And:
[GUIDE][FIX][DISCUSSION] LG G3 Hard Brick Recovery by l33tlinuxh4x0r
But I can't get either of them to work. I guess the only other thing would be to try to find a ROM, preferably the original KitKat that came with the phone, and hope and pray that I can get TWRP recovery v2.7 to install it.
I have the original as a tot file. But as far as I understand, I need a zip file that's set up for TWRP recovery.
Anyhow, trying to get this phone running hasn't been easy and has made other problems. Now every time I turn on my Surface 3 I have to go through BitLocker authentication. Hopefully turning bcd Test Signing off will stop that. But I'm getting to the point that I'm feeling like giving up.
Well that's it. Last night I found a zip file for the original Marshmallow ROM for my G3. I got it onto the SD card, went into TWRP recovery, saw it install, restarted and...
Now it's hard bricked. I cannot even get into TWRP recovery. The screen won't show a thing. I tried several times to get it into any mode possible, normal boot, TWRP recovery boot, download mode, and that jumping the pins trick, and I can't get it to where I can do something with the phone.
So I'm giving up on all this rooting, custom recoveries and custom ROM stuff. It all seems like a good idea, and I'd love to be a part of it all. But I take it this isn't for me. So I give up.
Thanks to all who have worked on this and have made the helpful forums about these phones! Maybe if I were more competent I would have figured it out.
Well, I said I was giving up. But maybe not. I did give up trying to recover the phone from being bricked and sent it out to a JTAG shop. For about $40 the phone is supposedly fixed and on it's way back.
But when it's back, do I just leave it alone this time, or should I try to get Lineage OS back on it again? Well, this is something that I haven't made my mind up yet. I see where I had made several mistakes when I first tried to get LineageOS on it. Maybe I know enough now that it won't happen again. But at the same time there's no guarantee that I won't me it up again, and have to pay some $40 again to have it unbricked.
SUCCESS!!!
So I got my phone back with stock Marshmallow working. Then I carefully went through every step on the Linus Tech Tips site, including installing the latest version of TWRP, and the next thing I know I'm running LineageOS 16 on my phone!
This is great! It's my first Android Phone and I've got it setup just about perfect! The only thing I kind of miss is Wi-Fi calling. But that didn't work so well on the Alcatel Window's phones I had anyway. But I got all the apps and most of the music I need installed and am ready to go! I also have two batteries, and the original isn't too bad, so I might carry that around as a backup until I'm sure how much battery I'll be using.
I'll be coming back and thanking all the ones who's posts and work have helped me individually. But if you read this and are one of those who have worked on TWRP, LineageOS and anything else that has helped me, Thank You!