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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...

[GUIDE] How to UNBRICK your Optimus G - security error, bootloop etc

For whatever reasons (improper rooting/flashing, power outage during updating, freezing/removal of LG bloatwares or simple bad luck etc), if you bricked your Optimus G and is stuck with a Security Error or in a bootloop, fear not, as long as you can put it into Download and Recovery Mode, all is not lost.
I got the korean version of the (almost) Optimus G (Optimus LTE2, f160k) and ran into the same security error problem that happened out of the blue.
The steps that I undertook below resolved the problem for me and has been proven to work on Optimus G by fellow members.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34516791&postcount=29
1) Download the latest KDZ from LG's server for your phone via the app below (kudos to the creator)
http://www.mediafire.com/?cgeb6o5osy2yl9c
2) Make sure you have LG United Drivers already installed, otherwise download from below
http://www.mediafire.com/?82nt1aeh04aqa3m
3) Download LG KDZ Updater
http://www.mediafire.com/?sj5y073xal03ntw
4) Download the manual adb wipe batch file
http://www.mediafire.com/?ru7erfxsz7p7s3p
5) Put your Optimus G into Download Mode by switching it off, attaching the usb cable to the phone, holding both the up and down volume buttons at the same time and lastly inserting the usb cable into the computer; wait for the drivers to finish loading if doing it for the first time.
6) Unzip the downloaded updater zip file and run KDZ_FW_UPD.exe. Use the settings below
Type: 3GQCT
Phone Mode: CS_Emergency
KDZ file: navigate to the folder which you have saved the downloaded KDZ from the step (1)
Click Launch Software Update and wait for the flash process to finish
7) Your phone will restart itself when IParam = 90 is displayed and proceed slower until you see IParam=1 again (which signals the end of flash, you can safely exit the program then and remove the cable from the phone). If phone boots up normally, congrats, skip the steps below and proceed to use the phone as per normal.
However, this most probably will not be the case for newer Optimus-es, as the data partition somehow wasn't wiped even when KDZ-ed, remaining 'dirty', thus causing bootloop or security infringement.
8) If the phone is stuck at the booting up LG/Telco logo, you will need to manually wipe the data partition.
9) Force the phone off by holding the power button for appx 15secs.
10) Put the phone into recovery mode by holding the volume up and home button concurrently, then press the power button. Let go of all the buttons after you see the LG logo on screen for the 2nd time and the screen goes blank thereafter (backlight may still be on). The phone will kind of reboot and then enters recovery mode. Repeat the process if you did not get it the first time.
11) With the phone in Recovery Mode, connect it to the computer, wait for the drivers to load (if doing it for the first time), unzip the wipe batch file downloaded earlier from step (4), double click on wipe.bat to execute the wipe command.
12) Your phone will auto reboot when wiped and (hopefully) boot as per normal.
Hope with this simple guide fellow members will feel safer when rooting or removing non essential LG wares from their Optimus G.

Tried this, however the phone get stuck on a bootloop. It's stuck on bootanimation. I also tried to clear data with the adb wipe files but i end up with a phone stuck on that
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Bell E973
I have E973 from Bell and it's been bricked since sunday after renaming couple of system apps.
I am trying to follow the instruction above but i can't download KDZ file with LG firmware downloader bc it just would not take my SN.
Error msg is "unsuccessful in connecting to server orphone infomations is wrong!"
Could anyone upload KDZ file for Bell E973 somewhere on the net that i can download?
It would be much appreciated..

razrgalaxy said:
I have E973 from Bell and it's been bricked since sunday after renaming couple of system apps.
I am trying to follow the instruction above but i can't download KDZ file with LG firmware downloader bc it just would not take my SN.
Error msg is "unsuccessful in connecting to server orphone infomations is wrong!"
Could anyone upload KDZ file for Bell E973 somewhere on the net that i can download?
It would be much appreciated..
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Go here, replacing <yourimei> with your actual imei (just numbers, nothing else), it'll spit out a bunch of text including an address with the kdz.
http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=<yourimei>

Thanks thracky for quick response.
but it is just stck at blank window..
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razrgalaxy said:
Thanks thracky for quick response.
but it is just stck at blank window..
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Tried it on Chrome but no address with KDZ.

razrgalaxy said:
Thanks thracky for quick response.
but it is just stck at blank window..
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Tried it on Chrome but no address with KDZ.
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Don't include the <> characters with your imei, I just put those there to mark where the IMEI goes
Also, your IMEI should be 15 digits, and I've only used this on my computer, so I'm not sure if it works on mobile browser or not, and if that's how you're trying it.

razrgalaxy said:
I have E973 from Bell and it's been bricked since sunday after renaming couple of system apps.
I am trying to follow the instruction above but i can't download KDZ file with LG firmware downloader bc it just would not take my SN.
Error msg is "unsuccessful in connecting to server orphone infomations is wrong!"
Could anyone upload KDZ file for Bell E973 somewhere on the net that i can download?
It would be much appreciated..
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2nd thracky's view.
would recommend u do it on the PC, use the app, enter your model E973, enter your imei (15 digits, usually means omitting the the last 0 or digit), shd be able to download your KDZ.

chadouming said:
Tried this, however the phone get stuck on a bootloop. It's stuck on bootanimation. I also tried to clear data with the adb wipe files but i end up with a phone stuck on that .
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did u wipe in recovery mode?
can you put your phone into download mode again?
if yes, try the whole process again?
as long as your phone can still enter download mode, all is not lost, even if this method does not work,
good luck!

potatohead said:
did u wipe in recovery mode?
can you put your phone into download mode again?
if yes, try the whole process again?
as long as your phone can still enter download mode, all is not lost, even if this method does not work,
good luck!
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He couldn't get into recovery at all, that image he posted was what happened going into recovery.
I think he mangled his partition table, and I feel like KDZ wouldn't necessarily repartition everything based on my experience with tools for other phones like Odin for Samsung phones, where you explicitly have to tell it to repartition and give it a file to dictate the layout.

thracky said:
He couldn't get into recovery at all, that image he posted was what happened going into recovery.
I think he mangled his partition table, and I feel like KDZ wouldn't necessarily repartition everything based on my experience with tools for other phones like Odin for Samsung phones, where you explicitly have to tell it to repartition and give it a file to dictate the layout.
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learned something new, thanks
KDZ-ing of LG's phones of late seem to be not as 'thorough' as previous, it used to be the be all and end all; or maybe i didnt mangle my phone bad enough
has he tried upgrading via LG's update tool instead?
he may need to KDZ an older version first (if available) so LG tool can sense an upgrade is necessary, and hopefully, it is intelligent enough to repartition if one is necessary.
also, LG's update tool has in-built recovery/repair option, not sure how that works though, worth to explore?

potatohead said:
learned something new, thanks
KDZ-ing of LG's phones of late seem to be not as 'thorough' as previous, it used to be the be all and end all; or maybe i didnt mangle my phone bad enough
has he tried upgrading via LG's update tool instead?
he may need to KDZ an older version first (if available) so LG tool can sense an upgrade is necessary, and hopefully, it is intelligent enough to repartition if one is necessary.
also, LG's update tool has in-built recovery/repair option, not sure how that works though, worth to explore?
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Yep update tool was tried, recovery wouldn't work either. He wound up exchanging the phone anyways

I could not find the KDZ file

wish to know if there are any other ways to get the kdz?
I've asked some L-01E onwers, they replied that normal ways do not work japan version
look for help THX

ssfirme said:
I could not find the KDZ file
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Can you give me your IMEI, I'll paste link download for you

keeping getting "upgrade error wparam 100 lparam 72"

Question for Sprint
potatohead said:
6) Unzip the downloaded updater zip file and run KDZ_FW_UPD.exe. Use the settings below
Type: 3GQCT
Phone Mode: CS_Emergency
KDZ file: navigate to the folder which you have saved the downloaded KDZ from the step (1)
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Question, on the Sprint version of this phone, would the type be CDMA?
Also, do you think anything else would be different?
*edit* Also, when I try to download the KDZ file, it is instead a .CAB file that has an .wdb, .wdh, and a .dll file inside.
Am I supposed to rename it? convert it?
Thanks!

I can not get it to download the KDZ file either. Is there anyway to post a link for a direct download?

trusteelfan said:
I can not get it to download the KDZ file either. Is there anyway to post a link for a direct download?
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This should not be used for the Sprint or AT&T variants, please see instructions for restoring with LGNPST in the respective forums as we have .tot files for both AT&T and Sprint.

thracky said:
This should not be used for the Sprint or AT&T variants, please see instructions for restoring with LGNPST in the respective forums as we have .tot files for both AT&T and Sprint.
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Thank you. I have seen that but I do not know how to flash the TOT file. I have downloaded that, but do not know how to flash it.

I wouldn't work for me until I added 1 more step
First of all, thanks again to the poster and xda in general...y'all freakin rule.
I couldn't get this to work for the longest time, though I knew that these valuable instructions were the key to fixing my device.
The difference between total failure and absolute success for me was making sure to run "msxml.msi" in the KDZ updater before running "KDZ_FW_UPD.exe"
If you're stuck, try that!!!
Thanks once again for helping me fix my device!

Uninstalled Rom, don't have zip on sd. Help!

Ok, so I thought I still had the zip on my device after not being able to recall my gesture pattern lock. I could still access the device by logging into through my google account however I couldn't change the lock itself without doing a system wipe.(To my knowledge)
So now I'm stuck in TWRP with no rom to flash to my device, when I connect my nexus 7 to a notebook (win7) I do not get the MTP connection to drag and drop a rom over.
Everything I seemed to try in the ToolKit as well has been unsuccessful, can someone give me a step by step on how to push,flash,install PAC back onto my device and remove this headache of mine.
Thanks in advance!

DeeSlivers said:
Ok, so I thought I still had the zip on my device after not being able to recall my gesture pattern lock. I could still access the device by logging into through my google account however I couldn't change the lock itself without doing a system wipe.(To my knowledge)
So now I'm stuck in TWRP with no rom to flash to my device, when I connect my nexus 7 to a notebook (win7) I do not get the MTP connection to drag and drop a rom over.
Everything I seemed to try in the ToolKit as well has been unsuccessful, can someone give me a step by step on how to push,flash,install PAC back onto my device and remove this headache of mine.
Thanks in advance!
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For future reference, I think you can send and email to your google account to reset your gesture lock.
If you want to flash a rom onto your device just use the toolkit. Should find what you need in Advanced utilities.

Where is the advanced utilities in the tool kit? you must have the wording wrong.
Wish I knew about the reset prior to the this mess >.<

DeeSlivers said:
Where is the advanced utilities in the tool kit? you must have the wording wrong.
Wish I knew about the reset prior to the this mess >.<
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He is referring to this.
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These are the 4 items you will need to sideload P.A.C if you don't have them already.
http://goo.gl/QBnwND
http://goo.gl/jG0M9a
http://goo.gl/DEUHBC
http://goo.gl/WvFjl6

TWRP works with adb. Plug it in to your computer with the adb tools installed, run adb devices, you should see it listed. Change to the folder with your ROM zip, do adb push <rom>.zip /sdcard and it'll be on your device. No fuss, no muss.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4

This is the driver you need in order to use ADB while in recovery in addition to the Google Driver or else you would see "Flo" under Unknown Devices in your computer device manager.

Username invalid said:
This is the driver you need in order to use ADB while in recovery in addition to the Google Driver or else you would see "Flo" under Unknown Devices in your computer device manager.
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Thanks I'm wiping the drivers and attempting your method! I'll be back with questions if I have any.:cyclops:

There we go, I had to use a different link in order to download the Minimal ADB And Fastboot Kit.
From there I was able to push the rom onto the device no problem what so ever thanks everyone!

DeeSlivers said:
For some reason the link you provided for ADB and Fastboot doesn't work. My device does show up as a ADB device in the device manager. However I'm still unsure how exactly I push or flash a rom from the notebook to the device itself.
Also his verison of ToolKit isn't what I been using, I have the terminal like green font'd 2013 toolkit by skipsoft is what I have outdated and no longer used or?
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Yust use this command:
Code:
adb push (your rom file name) /mnt/sdcard/
Then go to flash menu and you will se your rom in your internal sd card

Ok, so I managed to re-flash my rom back on no problems at all. But problem with that is the gesture lock is still active.
Can someone give me a method to remove this from the account?

Try aroma file manager to delete gesture. Key
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sukkukikku said:
Try aroma file manager to delete gesture. Key
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Can you further explain this method?

Your device is rooted or not
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sukkukikku said:
Your device is rooted or not
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Have you read the thread what so ever..?
Yes the device is rooted, it's running PAC Rom newest Nightly.
The issue is, everytime I load the device I get the gesture lock which I don't have the correct information to. I want to reset the password back to a pattern or pin. Cause as of this point it requires me to login to my google account every time I fail to put the gesture in, meaning unless I have access to the wifi zone my device can't be logged into.

You need to install cwm recovery mode. You need to download aromafm1.80.zip file from net. It will be 1.4 mb. Place the file in external SD card. Go into recovery mode. Mount all partitions in advanced section. Then go to the file in SD card in recovery mode and flash the zip file there. Aroma file manager will open. Then go to data/system/gesture.key and delete that key. And reboot device. Pattern will appear but if you draw any pattern., the device will be unlocked
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i kinda get ya ,least ur not stuck in recovery same day buyin the bloody thing. my lil mistake of puttin folder instead of zip into internal storage now has me pullin hair out. why cant u just plug bk into pc and it opens the internal folder up.

sukkukikku said:
You need to install cwm recovery mode. You need to download aromafm1.80.zip file from net. It will be 1.4 mb. Place the file in external SD card. Go into recovery mode. Mount all partitions in advanced section. Then go to the file in SD card in recovery mode and flash the zip file there. Aroma file manager will open. Then go to data/system/gesture.key and delete that key. And reboot device. Pattern will appear but if you draw any pattern., the device will be unlocked
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You're telling me a several step process to "work around" the issue, instead of actually fixing it which isn't what I been asking.

It will remove the pattern lock
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[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

Updating within the Nexus Tablet?

So I have installed previously lollipop when first came out manually by flashing it to my device, but ever since that whenever I get a OTA notification about my device having an update available and I try to install it that way I get an error while it tries to install. I now always have to flash the update through my computer. Is there anyway to restore my tablet back to it installing updates on it's own? I have factory reset it and flashed the stock recovery as well, but nothing has worked. Thanks in advance.
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adriel161 said:
I have factory reset it and flashed the stock recovery as well, but nothing has worked
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Did you flash "recovery.img" only or the entire stock image?
Did you root it or modify anything on the "system" partition?

k23m said:
Did you flash "recovery.img" only or the entire stock image?
Did you root it or modify anything on the "system" partition?
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I have flashed the entire stock image. As of right now I am on 6.0.1
I have had the device rooted before, but as of right now when I flashed 6.0.1 it is all stock.
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In fastboot mode, what is in "PRODUCT NAME", "VARIANT" and "BOOTLOADER VERSION"?
Which exact image was flashed?
Try this:
run: adb logcat -v time > log.txt
go to updates and try to start it
when you see the error, end adb log with ctrl-c
zip up "log.txt" and upload it somewhere
share the link

k23m said:
In fastboot mode, what is in "PRODUCT NAME", "VARIANT" and "BOOTLOADER VERSION"?
Which exact image was flashed?
Try this:
run: adb logcat -v time > log.txt
go to updates and try to start it
when you see the error, end adb log with ctrl-c
zip up "log.txt" and upload it somewhere
share the link
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Product Name - flo
Variant - 32G
Boot loader Version - FLO-04.05
Image: razor-mmb29q-factory-0fe7279d
I'll try the second part once I get an update. It's a bit confusing, but hope I can get it right. I'm not super tech savy lol.
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k23m said:
In fastboot mode, what is in "PRODUCT NAME", "VARIANT" and "BOOTLOADER VERSION"?
Which exact image was flashed?
Try this:
run: adb logcat -v time > log.txt
go to updates and try to start it
when you see the error, end adb log with ctrl-c
zip up "log.txt" and upload it somewhere
share the link
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Also another issue I just found that maybe you can help with is I have the 32gb version and it shows less than that available.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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adriel161 said:
Product Name - flo
Variant - 32G
Boot loader Version - FLO-04.05
Image: razor-mmb29q-factory-0fe7279d
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OK here. Do you use TWRP? If so, have you mounted as read-write the system partition on the latest OS?

I have used TWRP, but right now it's on the stock recovery I flashed that came with the image zip.
I believe so. I left it everything on default so if that's how it's set then yes.
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I see. Please proceed with logcat log.

k23m said:
I see. Please proceed with logcat log.
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Ok, as soon as I get home I'll give it a try. Hope I get it right lol. Thank you for your help so far.
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k23m said:
I see. Please proceed with logcat log.
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I tried doing the log cat, but idk where the file gets saved to? Also once I pressed Ctrl and C nothing happened in the command window.
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adriel161 said:
I tried doing the log cat, but idk where the file gets saved to? Also once I pressed Ctrl and C nothing happened in the command window
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It's saved in the folder with your ADB app. More info http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726238

k23m said:
It's saved in the folder with your ADB app. More info http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726238
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Got it. I uploaded it on my dropbox. Here is the link.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ur0kxr2b5dxdmxj/AAD2j3LgamP-9Rzv0fvUCN6Oa?dl=0
Thank you.
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adriel161 said:
Got it. I uploaded it on my dropbox. Here is the link. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ur0kxr2b5dxdmxj/AAD2j3LgamP-9Rzv0fvUCN6Oa?dl=0 Thank you.
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Nice log :good:
A few more questions:
did/do you use encryption?
did you modify the "/persist" partition?
do you get the OTA error on a new, clean system without user apps?
did you disable any system services?
As for the last question, I see in your log:
Code:
Could not instantiate LocationManager. Google Play Services might be missing.
OTA will not work if some system apps/services are disabled.

k23m said:
Nice log :good:
A few more questions:
did/do you use encryption?
did you modify the "/persist" partition?
do you get the OTA error on a new, clean system without user apps?
did you disable any system services?
As for the last question, I see in your log:
Code:
Could not instantiate LocationManager. Google Play Services might be missing.
OTA will not work if some system apps/services are disabled.
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Thanks, and for
1. No I don't think so
2. No, I have not. Not to my knowledge. When I rooted my device it was with the Nexus Root toolkit.
3. Um no I have a few apps I downloaded.
4. No I did not, I went on apps and reset it. Tried to install the update and I got another error. If I disabled a service I wouldn't know how to bring it back.
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adriel161 said:
Tried to install the update and I got another error.
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What's the error message(s)? Does it reboot automatically after you acknowledge it?

k23m said:
What's the error message(s)? Does it reboot automatically after you acknowledge it?
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So it starts off like it would install the update. It goes into the bootloader and shows the Android logo with a progress bar then about halfway it stops it just states error and shows an Android with a red "x" on it.
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Try the Nexus Root Toolkit by Wugfresh its always worked for me after messing things up on my Nexus devices.

adriel161 said:
So it starts off like it would install the update. It goes into the bootloader and shows the Android logo with a progress bar then about halfway it stops it just states error and shows an Android with a red "x" on it.
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We need to check what's happening halfway there.
download twrp-3.0.2-0-flo.img to your folder with fastboot and adb apps
boot the Nexus in fastboot mode (when off press power+vol.dn), connect it to your PC
PC run: fastboot boot twrp-3.0.2-0-flo.img
when TWRP is up, run: adb shell cat /cache/recovery/* > rec.log
find rec.log in your adb folder, zip and attach it to your next post
Note, TWRP is not flashed but only temporarily loaded. You have to do it immediately after the error.

k23m said:
We need to check what's happening halfway there.
download twrp-3.0.2-0-flo.img to your folder with fastboot and adb apps
boot the Nexus in fastboot mode (when off press power+vol.dn), connect it to your PC
PC run: fastboot boot twrp-3.0.2-0-flo.img
when TWRP is up, run: adb shell cat /cache/recovery/* > rec.log
find rec.log in your adb folder, zip and attach it to your next post
Note, TWRP is not flashed but only temporarily loaded. You have to do it immediately after the error.
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Cool, got it. It's attached.