I got a g pro given to me. AT&T. I want to root and put a recovery on it.
Towelroot, and then the apk with recovery package? Thank u guys
Here's a picture of what I have.
Run towelroot, and if that works out, go to the play store and download freegee to install either twrp or cwm recovery, your choice. I don't know what is in the TWRP folder, probably the flashable zip file. GPRO recovery is probably the stock recovery. I'm guessing the plan is to have you get rooted first with towelroot, then run GPRO_Recovery, and flash TWRP zip file. That is way too cumbersome, download freegee, run towelroot, then run freegee and choose your recovery, and you don't even have to leave.
OK. Cool bro. thank u my dude. Also what roms can we run? Any suggestions?
Ok towelroot did work! Bout to run freegee
Ok I'm good to go. Got twrp, backed up my stock setup. What Roms are we able to run on AT&T variant? Thanks for the help too. Appreciate it.
Can the TWRP recovery b updated once it's on my device? I noticed the one freegee provides is an older version.
Cm11 and vanir are two of official released ones you can download. There are many unofficial released ones (somebody takes the ROM's source code and compiles a workable ROM for lg ogp, but it's not affiliate with the ROM's Dev) you can download from the xda forum's optimus g pro development section. If you're not sure which ROM to get, I suggest you start with the official released ROM.
Regarding the twrp update, yes, you can flash twrp that comes with your phone if it's newer. Also, you can try download the latest version from their web site, and flash it with twrp you currently have. I'm not familiar with twrp since I'm using cwm. You can also get the newest twrp through these two apps: ROM toolbox or ROM manager. Just make sure you don't pay for the twrp if either of those apps ask you to buy it, because it's free.
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Can the TWRP recovery b updated once it's on my device? I noticed the one freegee provides is an older version.
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I don't think you'll find a newer TWRP for that phone. It will, however, work just fine for most ROMs.
Recommended:
Pac-man ROM is the nicer of the US/English CM roms I've tried.
If you don't want a CyanogenMod rom, then Bountyman's G3 or VUPMP G3 roms will be great: both are better than stock. I've had better luck with stability with the VUPMP; mileage is variable etc. and whatnot.
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I need to migrate to JB but am unable to find any compatible rom. I am using Bell version I747m. Please any suggestions. Currently using kyan 1.5
also would like help with updating CWM, currently using 5.0.4 version.
Merci!!!
First question would be do you want Touchwiz or more of a pure android build (jellybean without touchwiz)? Anything in this forum (the AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus section) should work on your phone. Just be wary of flashing modems, they are carrier specific so you should only flash modems for Bell. Here is a nice summary of available stuff for you.Included in the link I gave you, recoveries are also covered including the newest cwm, Although might I suggest giving twrp recovery a try. It's a great touch based recovery with many more options than cwm. The only hiccup with twrp is finding your internal sd card which is located at /data/media. Here is link to a post in the twrp recovery thread that has a cwm flashable version of the newest twrp recovery for ease of installation.
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Thank you so much jethro650 I am trying trwp right now wil let you know how it works. As of for the roms I tried few miui, and some others but it always fails. I think because of the file ext .d2att. I think it does not recognises it. Any suggestion or am I doing something wrong?
I think if you install the latest recovery either cwm or twrp you'll find flashing rom's easier and less errors. Some of the earlier versions of cwm looked for a file in your build.prop and if it wasn't right you'd get error status 6 or 7. It was a failsafe so you couldn't flash the wrong version of a ROM. Now that its known that AT&T, Bell, Telus, Rogers can run the same ROM recoveries are a little more lenient in that respect.
Thanks so much I just installed twrp and m loving it will try again(faster thn cwm). Trying ARISTODEMO rom right know. hopefully will work.
yes my firend u were right updating recovery does work and new rom is running smmoth thanks once again..
My daily driver
Tried this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1869300
50GB in dropbox for international version , configurable toogles, super stable. That's my daily driver so far, more features look in the changelog in their website.
I came from Kyan to this rom and is worthy.
Hope it helps,
It's jeally bean by the way
amonrule said:
yes my firend u were right updating recovery does work and new rom is running smmoth thanks once again..
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Glad its all working for you. Happy flashing
amonrule said:
I need to migrate to JB but am unable to find any compatible rom. I am using Bell version I747m. Please any suggestions. Currently using kyan 1.5
also would like help with updating CWM, currently using 5.0.4 version.
Merci!!!
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My daily use build is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1869300.
It has proven to be stable with only a minor glitch here or there. You can also use Mobile Odin to flash ROMs if you like. I have used that and CWM with succes.
Thanks ATS2 trying now, the serenity dg
Hi all, its there any way of unlocking bootloader or bypass the lg security other than freegee as freegee is not supporting my android version. (E98810e)?
I have rooted and tried directly installing CWM. CWM works if i reboot from freegee but it will go into bootloop if i try to get into recovery using hardware key. Head too return to stock twice because of that... Can you help please?
Or is there any way of flashing custom rom without using freegee?
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Freegee does not unlock the bootloader. It just bypasses it. And as far as I know, Freegee is the only way to get CWM installed and boot. You can try using Rom Manager. It says Rom Manager has Loki support but when I tried it on my phone (E98010P) it wouldn't boot. You can give it a try and see what happens.
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Freegee does not unlock the bootloader. It just bypasses it. And as far as I know, Freegee is the only way to get CWM installed and boot. You can try using Rom Manager. It says Rom Manager has Loki support but when I tried it on my phone (E98010P) it wouldn't boot. You can give it a try and see what happens.
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Thanks... But will rom manager have the Capability of bypassing lg security.?
My ultimate requirement is to flash a custom kit kat rom... And as i understand i will not be able to flash custom rom without bypassing lg security...
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I was confused about this for the longest time. Freegee will install a lokified recovery which will bypass s-on and install roms for u
You know, that's a good question. Perhaps that is why Rom Manager won't work because it doesn't bypass the lg security? Maybe someone with more experience with this can give a better answer.
Anyone?
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Thanks... But will rom manager have the Capability of bypassing lg security.?
My ultimate requirement is to flash a custom kit kat rom... And as i understand i will not be able to flash custom rom without bypassing lg security...
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Have there been any new news on the bootloader situation for this? Ive read conflicting reports about freegee and bootloops. Is there a tried and true way?
Can you not just use lg flashtools to flash a 10p firmware and go from there ?
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I don't have this problem but I'm just saying ....maybe that would work for you
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I'm on LG E98020i. Freegee wouldn,t work for this software version. Can i flash version 98010g which happens to be supported and then root/unlock/flash CWM/Custom roms?
Well, finally I got it working! All about risk.
I simply
* flashed E98010g AT&T (4.1.2) into my current E98020i AT&T (4.4.2).
* Rooted it and unlocked the bootloader with freegee and flashing TWRP 2.3.x.x
* Performed a backup, then reflashed the newer recovery version 3.0.0 using flasify (I had to also backup my stock boot and recovery with flashify before proceeding)
* As the new recovery was installed, I simply wiped my partitions and flashed my Lollipop ROM 5.1 (ResurrectionRemix)
* My phone was brand new henceforth. So happy!
My fear was that I have to be coming from KK b4 flashing the Lollipop OS, but it didn't stop me from enjoying my "fresh" device.
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Well, finally I got it working! All about risk.
I simply
* flashed E98010g AT&T (4.1.2) into my current E98020i AT&T (4.4.2).
* Rooted it and unlocked the bootloader with freegee and flashing TWRP 2.3.x.x
* Performed a backup, then reflashed the newer recovery version 3.0.0 using flasify (I had to also backup my stock boot and recovery with flashify before proceeding)
* As the new recovery was installed, I simply wiped my partitions and flashed my Lollipop ROM 5.1 (ResurrectionRemix)
* My phone was brand new henceforth. So happy!
My fear was that I have to be coming from KK b4 flashing the Lollipop OS, but it didn't stop me from enjoying my "fresh" device.
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That's similar to what I wound up doing.
On stock E98020i AT&T (4.4.2)
1. Rooted using towelroot.
2. Installed busybox
3. Installed GPRO_6.0.4.4 Recovery
4. Installed Flashify (tried FlashFire first and it ran a long terminal screen but didn't install TWRP) and flashed the oldest recovery TWRP listed on their website.
5. Verified it worked, and then flashed the latest TWRP.
Success.
I tried it the way you listed, but freegee kept either black screening or would just freeze up.
I read elsewhere that freegee is incompatible with the last AT&T KitKat release.
My only problem is that the latest CM12.1 for the e980 doesn't seem to go into deep sleep.
It used almost 20% of the battery in less than 4 hours with Wifi and bluetooth enabled.
If I can't fix it, I'll try CM11 and hope I get better results.
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That's similar to what I wound up doing.
On stock E98020i AT&T (4.4.2)
1. Rooted using towelroot.
2. Installed busybox
3. Installed GPRO_6.0.4.4 Recovery
4. Installed Flashify (tried FlashFire first and it ran a long terminal screen but didn't install TWRP) and flashed the oldest recovery TWRP listed on their website.
5. Verified it worked, and then flashed the latest TWRP.
Success.
I tried it the way you listed, but freegee kept either black screening or would just freeze up.
I read elsewhere that freegee is incompatible with the last AT&T KitKat release.
My only problem is that the latest CM12.1 for the e980 doesn't seem to go into deep sleep.
It used almost 20% of the battery in less than 4 hours with Wifi and bluetooth enabled.
If I can't fix it, I'll try CM11 and hope I get better results.
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I used freegee and got the exact same results. So I went much further...brick or fix the wakelock with different basebands and kernel combos. Nexus4 radios, weird hardware issues, touch issues in a touch recovery, fun stuff. I bricked it over and over having to rgflash 4.1.2 tot. Each 'return to stock' release tot for att seems to use a different method to loki a custom recovery. idk. I've always been able to enter download mode.:fingers-crossed:
I was flashing the wrong stock firmware version and after lgflashing v10g stock firmware, I was able to update to the latest TWRP recovery using the following steps: towelroot/supersu/busybox/reboot/flashify...no wakelock in Carbon 5.1 :highfive:
@glocksmam @ssurell
The best way I found to tame battery life on the G Pro, using SlimLP :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/guide-extreme-battery-life-t3095884
Also, I got myself a new battery, and I'd recommend the zero lemon ones.
Flashing steps
1. Stock JB
2. Towelroot
3. Freegee's TWRP
4. Flashify TWRP 3.0.2.0
5. SlimLP
6. Open Gapps
7. V4A Sony Beats
8. KK baseband
For the baseband I extracted it from KK to flash it when I need as it is better than JBs.
I have my G Pro running for 14 hours now and I am at 34%...I used Palabre to read some stuff on WiFi for about half an hour. Then, left the phone... Then, I spent an hour and a half reading an ebook on Moon+, screen awake all the time, reader's brightness at 40% on a dark theme.
I haven't tried slim since kat and have been interested in trying it again. I was a big 'quick settings ribbon' kind of user, disenfranchised when SlimROMs stopped offering the feature. But I've since given that dream up and swipe crazily in horizontal gestures since 5.0 But SlimROMs are fast, stable, and ya know...slim.
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@glocksmam @ssurell
The best way I found to tame battery life on the G Pro, using SlimLP :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/guide-extreme-battery-life-t3095884
Also, I got myself a new battery, and I'd recommend the zero lemon ones.
Flashing steps
1. Stock JB
2. Towelroot
3. Freegee's TWRP
4. Flashify TWRP 3.0.2.0
5. SlimLP
6. Open Gapps
7. V4A Sony Beats
8. KK baseband
For the baseband I extracted it from KK to flash it when I need as it is better than JBs.
I have my G Pro running for 14 hours now and I am at 34%...I used Palabre to read some stuff on WiFi for about half an hour. Then, left the phone... Then, I spent an hour and a half reading an ebook on Moon+, screen awake all the time, reader's brightness at 40% on a dark theme.
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I found the issue.
WiFi was set to 'Always On'.
Changing it to 'Only On When Plugged In' gave me normal battery life.
Hi all. This is my first LG phone and I looked around but didn't see any reason not to fully upgrade firmware before I root. Any input any drawbacks of upgrading fully? Also, this is a t-mobile used phone and the back of the battery case has a wireless charging stickon in it. Is this standard for this phone? I havent researched the look/brand of it yet as I have just got it. Thanks. Its a nice phone. Can't wait to get tweaking!
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Hi all. This is my first LG phone and I looked around but didn't see any reason not to fully upgrade firmware before I root. Any input any drawbacks of upgrading fully? Also, this is a t-mobile used phone and the back of the battery case has a wireless charging stickon in it. Is this standard for this phone? I havent researched the look/brand of it yet as I have just got it. Thanks. Its a nice phone. Can't wait to get tweaking!
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The latest build 10R broke all the rooting tools.
Assuming you are still on build "c" or "m"...
Root first w/ PurpleDrake and make sure it installed (TWRP) custom recovery. It should also install SuperSU but I can't remeber, you may have to read a bit.
I would then update to the latest TWRP version which can be done easily with TWRP manager. Make sure you install busy box when prompted by TWRP manager!
Perform a nandroid backup before updating!!!
Then flash the "R" firmware with TWRP flashable zips available here.
Be certain to flash SuperSU before rebooting! If you forget there is no way to get root again after a reboot.
Good luck...
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The latest build 10R broke all the rooting tools.
Assuming you are still on build "c" or "m"...
Root first w/ PurpleDrake and make sure it installed (TWRP) custom recovery. It should also install SuperSU but I can't remeber, you may have to read a bit.
I would then update to the latest TWRP version which can be done easily with TWRP manager. Make sure you install busy box when prompted by TWRP manager!
Perform a nandroid backup before updating!!!
Then flash the "R" firmware with TWRP flashable zips available here.
Be certain to flash SuperSU before rebooting! If you forget there is no way to get root again after a reboot.
Good luck...
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Thank you. I actually found that out the hard way. Flashed back a version and got root. Wifi calling and text not working yet so I found the exact thread you posted and was gonna try. Great tip on flashing supersu though. I'm new to LG but looking forward to getting this phone right. Thanks for the input.
@Bubba Fett
Here is another great source of various upgrade, downgrade and restore to stock flashing methods and tools including TWRP flashable Stock ROMS. Make sure to read ThePagels OP carefully before proceeding.
Also in the OP: "Strengthens and weaknesses for each method click here" is also well worth reading.
[Firmware](Upgrade+Root/Downgrade/Unroot) Files+Flashing Guide [TOT/KDZ/TWRP]
I am sure this is documented somewhere here but I cannot for the life of me find instructions! I rooted/bumped my LG G3 back when the original method was released. I am looking to update to a new ROM but as I understand it TWRP 2.8.0 won't work for the newer ROMs and I need to update my recovery. I have downloaded the .img for 2.8.6 from the TWRP site, but am unclear on how to update it.
On the TWRP site it says you can flash the new recovery from TWRP itself... but it requires 2.8.4. There is the TWRP Manager app, but the app fails to download with a CloudFire error every time I try to use it and I do not see a way to force it to use the .img I already downloaded.
What is the best method to update the bump'd Verizon LG G3 TWRP recovery? I am fine with being linked to the proper thread if you know where this is documented!
Thank you!
Have you tried flashify? You can get it from the Play Store. Just select the.img file and flash. That's how I do it anyway.
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Have you tried flashify? You can get it from the Play Store. Just select the.img file and flash. That's how I do it anyway.
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Thanks for the quick reply, apologies that I was gone the rest of the weekend! I haven't used Flashify before but it sounds great! I see that you have the same model/carrier as me so I assume it should work well. I'll give it a go, thank you!
Hey guys, I have a Gpad 8.3 that I bought from Newegg when it first came out. As of now the only update I have received is the 4.42 Kit Kat update. It's my understanding that LG only updated the Verizon version to Lollipop. Is there a ROM based on the LG Lollipop update that I can possibly flash? I prefer the LG version of Android to the bone stock versions (such as Cyanogen Mod or the GPE).
I rooted with stumproot but haven't flashed any custom recovery of that matters.
Thanks for any help!
There are LG Lollipop ROMs for the V500, but only made for the Korean and Hong Kong ones. You can use them on any V500, though.
No, there's no port of the VK810.4G Lollipop to the V500.
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There are LG Lollipop ROMs for the V500, but only made for the Korean and Hong Kong ones. You can use them on any V500, though.
No, there's no port of the VK810.4G Lollipop to the V500.
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Thanks for the reply. If I were to flash the Korean Lollipop update, and select English as the language, would it essentially be the same as a American update?
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Thanks for the reply. If I were to flash the Korean Lollipop update, and select English as the language, would it essentially be the same as a American update?
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You're welcome! Since I have the VK810 variant, not the V500, I can't tell you from first hand knowledge but from what I've read yes, essentially. There may be some Korean-specific apps pre-installed you could get rid of with root or disable with or without root. If you have the original KDZs for the V500 for your region you could always flash back if you don't like it for any reason.
Although I run stock-based rooted official LG 5.0.2 on my VK810, I'm hoping there'll be a 5.1.1 (or 6.x+) update sometime as 5.1.1 on my G3 is much better than 5.0.1 was on it. Overall, I like Lollipop, though.
Good luck!
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You're welcome! Since I have the VK810 variant, not the V500, I can't tell you from first hand knowledge but from what I've read yes, essentially. There may be some Korean-specific apps pre-installed you could get rid of with root or disable with or without root. If you have the original KDZs for the V500 for your region you could always flash back if you don't like it for any reason.
Although I run stock-based rooted official LG 5.0.2 on my VK810, I'm hoping there'll be a 5.1.1 (or 6.x+) update sometime as 5.1.1 on my G3 is much better than 5.0.1 was on it. Overall, I like Lollipop, though.
Good luck!
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What would you suggest I use to create a backup of my current ROM (in case I don't like the Lollipop ROM)? I am rooted, but haven't flashed a custom recovery yet.
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What would you suggest I use to create a backup of my current ROM (in case I don't like the Lollipop ROM)? I am rooted, but haven't flashed a custom recovery yet.
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A couple options:
1. Install TWRP (I don't know the correct method on the V500) and make a nandroid. Nandroids don't back up every single partition, however, and sometimes a major change in official ROM versions requires some of the other partitions to be restored to work properly.
2. Use Titanium Backup to backup all of your apps and app data. You could back up system data too. Don't restore that system data on any but the same version of official ROM, however.
Either way, then you could use the original KDZ for your current ROM version to flash via LG Flash Tool 2014, then re-root, reinstall TWRP and restore your backup.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
A couple options:
1. Install TWRP (I don't know the correct method on the V500) and make a nandroid. Nandroids don't back up every single partition, however, and sometimes a major change in official ROM versions requires some of the other partitions to be restored to work properly.
2. Use Titanium Backup to backup all of your apps and app data. You could back up system data too. Don't restore that system data on any but the same version of official ROM, however.
Either way, then you could use the original KDZ for your current ROM version to flash via LG Flash Tool 2014, then re-root, reinstall TWRP and restore your backup.
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Hmm looks like I'll have to flash TWRP. Btw, what is KDZ?
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Hmm looks like I'll have to flash TWRP. Btw, what is KDZ?
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A full LG stock ROM file. LG's official tools download and flash them. The difference between the official tools and LG Flash Tool 2014 is that the former downloads only the latest available KDZ every time you want to flash it, then deletes the KDZ when done flashing. The latter lets you choose which KDZ (of ones you've downloaded on your own) you want to flash, and doesn't delete it after.
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A full LG stock ROM file. LG's official tools download and flash them. The difference between the official tools and LG Flash Tool 2014 is that the former downloads only the latest available KDZ every time you want to flash it, then deletes the KDZ when done flashing. The latter lets you choose which KDZ (of ones you've downloaded on your own) you want to flash, and doesn't delete it after.
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Alright sounds good. Thanks a bunch
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Alright sounds good. Thanks a bunch
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You're welcome!
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Hey guys, I have a Gpad 8.3 that I bought from Newegg when it first came out. As of now the only update I have received is the 4.42 Kit Kat update.
I rooted with stumproot but haven't flashed any custom recovery of that matters.
Thanks for any help!
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I was on rooted stock v50020d before flashing this! Works fine for other stock versions as well!
Go here to download the .kdz v50030b ROM!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-...-custom-stock-v50030b-lollipop-5-0-2-t3230344
It's the Hong Kong version with no default Korean or Chinese language nor any Korean bloats. It's like an international rom! Just flashed it last week! And it's not necessary to wipe your data. Only wipe the cache after flashing the rom! Use the pure stock method if you don't want to have to update fishears kernel every time.
Steps: Download Rashr app from play store. Download twrp for v500 from here: https://twrp.me/devices/lggpad83.html
Install twrp using rashr and reboot.
Download supersu.zip v2.46 to flash for root access from here: http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
Put the v50030b kdz and pure stock kernel file and supersu zip in same folder for convenience!
Reboot to recovery using rashr. Choose install and install the kdz file first, then install the file for stock kernel, and install supersu.zip and wipe cache and reboot device and you should be fine!
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I was on rooted stock v50020d before flashing this! Works fine for other stock versions as well!
Go here to download the .kdz v50030b ROM!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-...-custom-stock-v50030b-lollipop-5-0-2-t3230344
It's the Hong Kong version with no default Korean or Chinese language nor any Korean bloats. It's like an international rom! Just flashed it last week! And it's not necessary to wipe your data. Only wipe the cache after flashing the rom! Use the pure stock method if you don't want to have to update fishears kernel every time.
Steps: Download Rashr app from play store. Download twrp for v500 from here: https://twrp.me/devices/lggpad83.html
Install twrp using rashr and reboot.
Download supersu.zip v2.46 to flash for root access from here: http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
Put the v50030b kdz and pure stock kernel file and supersu zip in same folder for convenience!
Reboot to recovery using rashr. Choose install and install the kdz file first, then install the file for stock kernel, and install supersu.zip and wipe cache and reboot device and you should be fine!
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Thanks, I will try that