i buy if from Chinese seller and it wasn't new. can anyone tell me how to check it out? th
In trying to.find out the same I bought my device on eBay and it was sold as an e980 but when in recovery tarp it says the device is a f310lr
Since you can buy all the different replacement parts of lg ogp, I can see how someone can just assemble a bunch fake lg ogp using different motherboard and the replacement parts. I was wondering why for the phone with such spec it's selling for around $100 brand new on ebay. I can see how that can be the case since the replacement parts are cheap and they are hard to distinguish from the oem. The motherboard is the only thing that really makes the phone lg, so I guess perhaps you have to look at the chips on the board to see if it's real or fake.
Is it possible for.someone to modify the stock rom and turn the phone into an e980 because I've check the build prop didn't see any code irregular yet when I try flash a rom the recovery detects my device as f310lr
You mean if they can use the lg firm ware on the fake device? I think they can do that if they have the proper equipment such as the jtag kit. JTAG kit can be used to install the firm ware on to the rom chips.
I thought the jtag equipment was only for bring a device back from hard brick but I have no clue andi haven't had time to take the device apart, and check the information but I can flash f310lr firmware and not brick but I can also flash e980 firmware from f310lr roms soo who knows
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I thought the jtag equipment was only for bring a device back from hard brick but I have no clue andi haven't had time to take the device apart, and check the information but I can flash f310lr firmware and not brick but I can also flash e980 firmware from f310lr roms soo who knows
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you can really do that?
what about imei ? if the imei indicates the phone is e980 its the real model ?
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what about imei ? if the imei indicates the phone is e980 its the real model ?
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If you can turn the phone on with the imei number, then I think you should good. From what I understand about j-tag, it fixes a hard bricked phone by reinstall its firmware, and all the other software that need to get a phone to turn on. When a phone is soft bricked, the recovery mode is still accessible, that's why you can often fix it with the flashing tool. In case of hard bricked phone, the file allocation table is gone. Hence, the only way to fix it is use the third party tool like the j-tag, by connecting each input and output gates with the soldering wires.
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If you can turn the phone on with the imei number, then I think you should good. From what I understand about j-tag, it fixes a hard bricked phone by reinstall its firmware, and all the other software that need to get a phone to turn on. When a phone is soft bricked, the recovery mode is still accessible, that's why you can often fix it with the flashing tool. In case of hard bricked phone, the file allocation table is gone. Hence, the only way to fix it is use the third party tool like the j-tag, by connecting each input and output gates with the soldering wires.
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thank you sir
Related
Today I though let's get cm9 on my nice nitro.
What did I do:
Rooted and installed cwm bytes version
installed custom 0.3 of kernelpanic
Today I installed cmw from the market and installed the new version.
Then I installed the cm9 but it stated that the sd card was not mounted (sdcard pointer wasn't right or something).
I tried all kind of things, but cmw would not work.
So I tried to install cwm bytes version again
[HOW TO]Install ClockworkMod Recovery The easy way
and did: dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p6.backup bs=4096 and dd if=/sdcard/_ExternalSD/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 bs=4096
Then I did a restart
Nothing happened, nothing at all
No screen no download mode
When I connected it to the pc, it has some usb drivers:
qualcomm hs-usb qdloader 9008
Now what?
I am from holland, so getting it back to the US is not a good option, I also don't have an email address from the seller (ebay). I already send him an ebay message, but I don't know if he is still member or something (2 months ago I bought it).
Does someone has a solution?
The name of the windows driver is Qualcomm HS-USB Qdloader 9008
Oh ****, it looks like you flashed CWM to the wrong partition. Um, I think you're going to have to try to unbrick using a .kdz, possibly the SU640 one. My unbricking guide is out of date (my fault, but real life has kept me busy), but all the information you will need is in this thread somewhere. Please read all the posts, particularly ones toward the end of the thread that will tell you how to edit your hosts file and set up a server so that the kdz update tool will let you flash the .kdz file.
Edit, I forgot to mention this will only work if you are able to get into Download Mode. Please confirm if this is the case.
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Oh ****, it looks like you flashed CWM to the wrong partition. Um, I think you're going to have to try to unbrick using a .kdz, possibly the SU640 one. My unbricking guide is out of date (my fault, but real life has kept me busy), but all the information you will need is in this thread somewhere. Please read all the posts, particularly ones toward the end of the thread that will tell you how to edit your hosts file and set up a server so that the kdz update tool will let you flash the .kdz file.
Edit, I forgot to mention this will only work if you are able to get into Download Mode. Please confirm if this is the case.
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I doubt it. p6 is the SBL (secondary bootloader), I think emergency mode depends on it.
I cannot get into download mode, I only see ethe qualcomm driver in windows, nothing else. No screen, no nothing.
Your situation is not good. Your best bet at this point is probably getting it repaired by LG/AT&T unless aremcee or someone more knowledgeable than myself can help you rescue it somehow. Whoever's post you followed that told you to flash to p6 was horribly, horribly misguided. Unfortunately, as you know now, flashing roms the manual way can be really dangerous if you overwrite the incorrect partition. I'm sorry it ended the way it did for you...
Yeah I think I screwed up... I just wanted to get ICS on the phone, anyway.
How can I repair it? My seller does not respond, is there a possibility that someone else can get it to at&t for repairs? or wouldn't that be possible?
maybe ask someone to pull (dd if=) their sbl p6 and you could try to overwrite whatever is on yours now.
worth a shot, I know on samsung phones if this happens you need a .pit files, which will help repartition. I dont know if LG has a similar option.
what software do I have to use to get the new p6 on the phone, for samsung there is ODIN, but for lg?
See, that's the thing, the closest thing we have to Odin is the KDZ update tool and as far as I know they both kind of have a caveat of needing the emergency/download mode intact. I really don't know if there is any way to rescue your device without physically getting in it and reflashing, which most people are not equipped to do.
adb probably is no go as well huh? or you would see android/LG driver...
if this was another device I may have more ideas, but I have no exp. with LG.
{tell them you just hooked it up to Itunes to sync your playlist....an it went all weird.. hahahah}
Not sure how releveant this is but I think one of the Qualcomm Phone tools may have an option for raw memory read & raw memory write.
For example READ_MEM from address 0x0200000 to 0x0250000 (from a device with a working sbl of course) and dump it to a file.
Then WRITE_MEM and cross your fingers. Very dangerous and would take some research to find the sbl memory address.
A long shot more geared towards the technically inclined.
Is there someone who can make my phone work again? I can pay you for it, otherwise I will sell the phone, broken as it is.
My seller won't respond, so I have nowhere to go. If someone want to help me, you are welcome.
search an try a jtag solution
roydejong said:
Is there someone who can make my phone work again? I can pay you for it, otherwise I will sell the phone, broken as it is.
My seller won't respond, so I have nowhere to go. If someone want to help me, you are welcome.
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You know, you could always ship it off to LG. I sent them mine after having the EXACT same problem, and they fixed it and it's on its way home right now!
Did you have to pay for this? Do you have the contact info? Thanks.
foxdl99 said:
Did you have to pay for this? Do you have the contact info? Thanks.
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Don't have to pay, they can't turn it on, so how would they know ? Just go to their website and fill out a warranty support form.
rani9990 said:
Don't have to pay, they can't turn it on, so how would they know ? Just go to their website and fill out a warranty support form.
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Does it have to be within one year of original purchase and do you have to show proof of original purchase?
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i can help with jtag method
or you can buy the medusa box (like me) but it's not easy to solder the wire
nickmatine said:
i can help with jtag method
or you can buy the medusa box (like me) but it's not easy to solder the wire
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i have the same issue with my lg connect ms 840.
would you mind to share how to unbrick it.
i only have riff box here
tyvm
For the jtags you first need to check if the cpu is supported. If it is, all you have to do is disassemble the device, locate the pins solder up and go for it. Some other model may have same pinout. Just make sure it is same layout, and check if vref and gnd are in the same place. If successful connection is achieve, you just need converted files from box support. Send them full stock rom for your model. If cpu is not supported, it will take longer and will be harder. Get into the forum support of either, medusa and riff. For the OP, see if you can send it to LG but if you can't, someone at forum that lives nearby you could help you. Only solution afaik is jtag.
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I've got this situation with my LGOG E975: a week ago i turned it on and after like 20 seconds after STOCK ROM was running , it rebooted.Then I also noticed the IMEI had gone. I wasn't rooted and the bootloader was locked. I tried everything from hard reset to flashing stock kdz. The only solution to the reboots is to flash teenybin and then a custom rom. Although I have no service and no IMEI. It's like having a 32 gigs ipod, almost useless. Also warranty was voided because the phone was disassembled.
Reading around the internet seems a EFS related issue but I have no idea how to fix it
Whats your advice? Hardware or software fault?
PS Also I noticed that ,with the stock rom, it doesn't scan the memory at startup, like it used to do.
Any help/idea would be appreciated!
Use ur EFS backup... U do have one?
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Go to a gsm service and jtag it.
Sent from Omega pwd GT-I9505/smart phones,dumb people.
davevinci said:
Use ur EFS backup... U do have one?
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nope:crying:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2436647
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2510349
same problem here
Same problem here using stock rom and no root.
Phone reboot after a few seconds and no signal, no IMEI.
Is there a way to backup my data/photos in LG Recovery Mode ?
When the phone boots up I can see the files on pc but not enough time to save.
kimitza said:
Go to a gsm service and jtag it.
Sent from Omega pwd GT-I9505/smart phones,dumb people.
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I have jtag but it's possible to restore imei for our device(only for htc devices).Only bootloader.
Search for someone with OCTOBUS BOX.
solution suggest
Rockguy40 said:
I've got this situation with my LGOG E975: a week ago i turned it on and after like 20 seconds after STOCK ROM was running , it rebooted.Then I also noticed the IMEI had gone. I wasn't rooted and the bootloader was locked. I tried everything from hard reset to flashing stock kdz. The only solution to the reboots is to flash teenybin and then a custom rom. Although I have no service and no IMEI. It's like having a 32 gigs ipod, almost useless. Also warranty was voided because the phone was disassembled.
Reading around the internet seems a EFS related issue but I have no idea how to fix it
Whats your advice? Hardware or software fault?
PS Also I noticed that ,with the stock rom, it doesn't scan the memory at startup, like it used to do.
Any help/idea would be appreciated!
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do you know where's your phone from?? I meet a lot optimus G from Korea with this kind of problem when owners tried to flash it with an international ROM (Korean versions use different ROM but you can flash it with international ROM with some CAUTIONS, or you lost your IMEI) look for an able-to-pull-out antena on top of it, next to heaphone jack. if there is one, that's Korean version.
I know one way to recover IMEI for those phones, may be it works for your case:
1. Find out what is your phone REAL version (E97x or F180L,F180K,F180S ...) because it can be changed after you flash new ROM.
2. FInd s.o with the exact version of your phone and beg for the IMEI back up from their phones with this tool
mediafire.com/download/iy0rhx8yv7lkvlb/IMEI_Backup_Restore.zip (cant post links)
3. Restore your phone with that IMEI with the same tool, your phone will have new IMEI and .... service (I hope so)
remember to turn on "USB debugging". the phone will restart after done (may be twice)
Good luck!!
P/S: use at your own risks
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do you know where's your phone from?? I meet a lot optimus G from Korea with this kind of problem when owners tried to flash it with an international ROM (Korean versions use different ROM but you can flash it with international ROM with some CAUTIONS, or you lost your IMEI) look for an able-to-pull-out antena on top of it, next to heaphone jack. if there is one, that's Korean version.
I know one way to recover IMEI for those phones, may be it works for your case:
1. Find out what is your phone REAL version (E97x or F180L,F180K,F180S ...) because it can be changed after you flash new ROM.
2. FInd s.o with the exact version of your phone and beg for the IMEI back up from their phones with this tool
mediafire.com/download/iy0rhx8yv7lkvlb/IMEI_Backup_Restore.zip (cant post links)
3. Restore your phone with that IMEI with the same tool, your phone will have new IMEI and .... service (I hope so)
remember to turn on "USB debugging". the phone will restart after done (may be twice)
Good luck!!
P/S: use at your own risks
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If it will work I will love you <3
Yeah I think that could be possible.. just make sure the phone EFS u will be copying from is not the same with your network u can't have same IMEI on same network at same time
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Yeah I think that could be possible.. just make sure the phone EFS u will be copying from is not the same with your network u can't have same IMEI on same network at same time
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actually, you dont need IMEI to be the same, just the same kind of version (eg. International ~ E975, AT&T ~E973 ...). we call that "fake IMEI" in our place :lol:
This methods works 100% with korean version, and some of my friends confirm it works on international version, even the AT&T's or Canada's (E973,E970). the most important is to clarify your phone's version, if you did wrong version, you have to "fake baseband". and then everytime you flash a ROM you have to do the 2 fake
bluesight said:
actually, you dont need IMEI to be the same, just the same kind of version (eg. International ~ E975, AT&T ~E973 ...). we call that "fake IMEI" in our place :lol:
This methods works 100% with korean version, and some of my friends confirm it works on international version, even the AT&T's or Canada's (E973,E970). the most important is to clarify your phone's version, if you did wrong version, you have to "fake baseband". and then everytime you flash a ROM you have to do the 2 fake
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does not work on my e975
I bought a g4 near a week ago and it says on the back sticker that its H811 but when i entered download mode it was korean and i found something mentioning f500 any way i flashed 20r kdz for h811 and phone bricked(9008 mode)then i used ls991 mbn file to use in QFIL and revive my phone now when i flash any kdz for h811 phone bricks and i have to flash mbn files again however the phone boots up but no camera no imei no baseband im very confused can anyone help?
Any chance that flashing f500l tot file revive the phone?
Thanks.
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I bought a g4 near a week ago and it says on the back sticker that its H811 but when i entered download mode it was korean and i found something mentioning f500 any way i flashed 20r kdz for h811 and phone bricked(9008 mode)then i used ls991 mbn file to use in QFIL and revive my phone now when i flash any kdz for h811 phone bricks and i have to flash mbn files again however the phone boots up but no camera no imei no baseband im very confused can anyone help?
Any chance that flashing f500l tot file revive the phone?
Thanks.
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may have to dissassmble the device and find out what motherboards on it weve seen cases like this before and its not easy i would return it and say wtf
TheMadScientist420 said:
may have to dissassmble the device and find out what motherboards on it weve seen cases like this before and its not easy i would return it and say wtf
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you would say there is a chance to recover it or not?does it worth it?
Thanks for reply
shamescool said:
you would say there is a chance to recover it or not?does it worth it?
Thanks for reply
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In my opinion no its not worth the hassle but ot only takes 5 mine to check ot 2. Unless its got the bootloop issue or hard bricked its fixable. But how determined are you.
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In my opinion no its not worth the hassle but ot only takes 5 mine to check ot 2. Unless its got the bootloop issue or hard bricked its fixable. But how determined are you.
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my phone boots up completely but no baseband no imei or anything and that infamous 9008 brick is fixable with ls991 laf.img and 8992.mbn and etc... files and here is my next approaches please if you have enough aknowledge guide me with these options i have or add any if something came on your mind:
1.Flashing a ls991 model kdz and see what comes out(probably not doable,lgup may not let me flash it)
2.while surfing through the forums and threads i found the exact H811 10N Laf.img and i will replace it with ls991's and will use QFIL to correct the partitions and then my phone would be fixed(im too scared for this one...maybe my phone is a refurbished F500...who knows? :fingers-crossed: )
3.Maybe finding and flashing F500 laf.img fix the phone but a HUGE problem i am facing:where to find that file?
Note:All i am trying to do is to fix this phone by software approaches and disassembling the phone is out of my options for now(only will do if none of above fix it properly)
So with all of that what would you do if you be in my shoes?:cyclops:
Always hated LG and admired Sony but i started to hate xperia x series because of weak development so i bought this one for around 100$ in your currency.:laugh:
Id send it back.
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Id send it back.
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My curiousity will kill me someday
I believe i can fix it and beside that learning new things about lg devices is interesting since i bought it for only 100 bucks from an old pal who does nt know what actually smart phone is:laugh:
Anyway i learnt how to extract laf from kdz files and im going to test both f500l and h811 and pray:cyclops:
if i fix it properly i would make a thread to share my experience with this refurbished(dont know actually if it is)
phone and help people who brick their refurbished phone and dont know how to fix it
shamescool said:
My curiousity will kill me someday
I believe i can fix it and beside that learning new things about lg devices is interesting since i bought it for only 100 bucks from an old pal who does nt know what actually smart phone is:laugh:
Anyway i learnt how to extract laf from kdz files and im going to test both f500l and h811 and pray:cyclops:
if i fix it properly i would make a thread to share my experience with this refurbished(dont know actually if it is)
phone and help people who brick their refurbished phone and dont know how to fix it
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i use the old wilcracks diag toot and lg firware extractor to extract any bins u need
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i use the old wilcracks diag toot and lg firware extractor to extract any bins u need
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then i will use them to crack open kdz from both H811 and F500L firmwares to flash laf and other messed up files with fastboot
but im wondering which one should i try first because im concerned if i flash wrong files then there will be even no 9008 mode to use QFIL and get back to very first step...
What is going to happen exactly when i flash another varient's laf? will it kill the phone completely or will there be any 9008?
Thanks for those apps you mentioned btw:good:
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then i will use them to crack open kdz from both H811 and F500L firmwares to flash laf and other messed up files with fastboot
but im wondering which one should i try first because im concerned if i flash wrong files then there will be even no 9008 mode to use QFIL and get back to very first step...
What is going to happen exactly when i flash another varient's laf? will it kill the phone completely or will there be any 9008?
Thanks for those apps you mentioned btw:good:
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yea ive been using em since g2.and i use em on all lgs . diag tool is for flashing but at the bottom u can extract
i get my own .dlls for lgg2 flash tool and i flash orig g4 firmware with it still.
if i could find the tot would for g5.
now if u break 9008 jtag i think is the only fix i dont know the pin outs or if the g4 even supports that like the g3 and 2. thats why i say take device apart its fricken easy there should be a sticker on the mother board or stamps that say the mbs model and go from there
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yea ive been using em since g2.and i use em on all lgs . diag tool is for flashing but at the bottom u can extract
i get my own .dlls for lgg2 flash tool and i flash orig g4 firmware with it still.
if i could find the tot would for g5.
now if u break 9008 jtag i think is the only fix i dont know the pin outs or if the g4 even supports that like the g3 and 2. thats why i say take device apart its fricken easy there should be a sticker on the mother board or stamps that say the mbs model and go from there
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dissembled the phone and it was f500l as expected so i decided to go with f500 laf.img and then my phone got fixed up completely ive even replaced modem and other h811 things except for system now my phone is working perfect again and im going to flash a stock based rom's system.img (10N) with fastboot
Thanks for your precious info once again:cyclops:
shamescool said:
dissembled the phone and it was f500l as expected so i decided to go with f500 laf.img and then my phone got fixed up completely ive even replaced modem and other h811 things except for system now my phone is working perfect again and im going to flash a stock based rom's system.img (10N) with fastboot
Thanks for your precious info once again:cyclops:
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These guys will piece these things together and mislabel crap. Just to make a dollar. Im glad to see ure good to go.
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These guys will piece these things together and mislabel crap. Just to make a dollar. Im glad to see ure good to go.
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Actually LG devices are very easy to disassemble so people like them wont put so much effort to refurbish LG phones and earn themselves some easy money.
And believe me Iran is the heaven of refurbished and chinese phones
Mostly because many cant afford to buy their phones and other stuff from trusted sellers and they buy them with no warranty(or guarranty)from third party sellers.
Actually they have a place for themselves in downtown(Aladdin building).
But i wanted a flagship LG device to learn more about it and i got it for a couple of bucks so it really didnt matter if my G4 didnt work as expected.
But its always a pleasure to make some mystery and try to crack the case by yourself :laugh:
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Actually LG devices are very easy to disassemble so people like them wont put so much effort to refurbish LG phones and earn themselves some easy money.
And believe me Iran is the heaven of refurbished and chinese phones
Mostly because many cant afford to buy their phones and other stuff from trusted sellers and they buy them with no warranty(or guarranty)from third party sellers.
Actually they have a place for themselves in downtown(Aladdin building).
But i wanted a flagship LG device to learn more about it and i got it for a couple of bucks so it really didnt matter if my G4 didnt work as expected.
But its always a pleasure to make some mystery and try to crack the case by yourself :laugh:
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the whole lg g series is a wonderful device for do it your self i have owned a g2 g3 g4 and now g5 even thought i said i would never by lg again after g4 i got a stylo3 and my wife sports a stylo 2
im working on a us cellular s5 now as we speak and i sometimes run my gs6 edge nut not much since i got g5.
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the whole lg g series is a wonderful device for do it your self i have owned a g2 g3 g4 and now g5 even thought i said i would never by lg again after g4 i got a stylo3 and my wife sports a stylo 2
im working on a us cellular s5 now as we speak and i sometimes run my gs6 edge nut not much since i got g5.
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of course they are great but hardware faults are pretty big deal but for me sony z series were better right until z3+ .for now im happy with my htc u11 and im not going to unlock it or anything.
maybe i use g4 as my secondary device instead of xperia z2.
its a shame that sony is not in its golden age (2011-2013) anymore...
will make a thread to help people like me to unbrick their refurbished device
Thanks for everything
Hello everyone
so when i got my g4 h811 it was running 21y software but it was laggy a bit and i did mistake by flashing 20v kdz via lgup now its bricked no signs of life whatsoever no recovery no download mode no charging. ONLY SHOWS HS-QDLOADER 9008 DETECTED IN MY PC DEVICE MANAGER.
I was a samsung user from years and i have good knowledge about samsung devices but i am new for lg so i did tried h811 dump file write via win32 disk image to micro sdcard 64gb class 10 after formatting exfat fat32 etc but still no signs of life.
I even charged my battery to 1 of my friends g4 and battery is perfect 100% i really need help how to fix this thing all i need is download mode the rest i can fix by flashing latest kdz by lgup.
I even tried qpst qfil method to write files direct to emmc but it shows always error such as sahara fail device is not in firehose mode etc.
Desperately need help please tia.
anyone alive here to help ?
first and last time i buy lg product really screw you lg i mean this is ridiculous i just flashed stock kdz firmware via lgup and its hard bricked AND FUNNY THING BOTH KDZ FIRMWARE AND LGUP TOOL FROM OFFICIAL LG I MEAN HOW STUPID IS THAT.
IF THEY REALLY DONT WANT ANYONE TO DOWNGRADE LG CAN JUST BLOCK THE FLASHING PROCESS LIKE IN ODIN TOOL IN SAMSUNG "SECURE BOOT" .
i am really really frustrated from last 3 weeks i tried almost every single method to unbrick this thing but no signs of life.
Trex888 said:
anyone alive here to help ?
first and last time i buy lg product really screw you lg i mean this is ridiculous i just flashed stock kdz firmware via lgup and its hard bricked AND FUNNY THING BOTH KDZ FIRMWARE AND LGUP TOOL FROM OFFICIAL LG I MEAN HOW STUPID IS THAT.
IF THEY REALLY DONT WANT ANYONE TO DOWNGRADE LG CAN JUST BLOCK THE FLASHING PROCESS LIKE IN ODIN TOOL IN SAMSUNG "SECURE BOOT" .
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Only help I can offer you is post it in the correct thread as this is for a sprint g5 There are guides in the reg g4 threads all over.Many post and threads pertaining to this.
I have requested from Lg mods to move this post to rite location. As you may get better answers there.
Please do not make new post.
Hello,
I have the same problem as you. Have you finally found a solution?
yan1982 said:
Hello,
I have the same problem as you. Have you finally found a solution?
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no man i give up i tried from 3weeks all methods but no signs of any life at all
finally i gave to local repair center today to replace the emmc chip or entire motherboard . still i dont know how much it will cost if it will cost more then 40$ 50$ i will throw this piece of crap in garbage and say goodbye to lg forever and never ever recommend anyone i know to buy any lg crap product.
ONCE AGAIN SCREW YOU LG BIG TIME!!!!!
"LG" MEANS "LIFE"S GOOD" BUT IN MY OPINION LG MEANS "LIFE" GARBAGE" BECAUSE THEY JUST MADE MINE.
Trex888 said:
no man i give up i tried from 3weeks all methods but no signs of any life at all
finally i gave to local repair center today to replace the emmc chip or entire motherboard . still i dont know how much it will cost if it will cost more then 40$ 50$ i will throw this piece of crap in garbage and say goodbye to lg forever and never ever recommend anyone i know to buy any lg crap product.
ONCE AGAIN SCREW YOU LG BIG TIME!!!!!
"LG" MEANS "LIFE"S GOOD" BUT BUT IN MY OPINION LG MEANS "LIFE" GARBAGE" BECAUSE THEY MADE MINE.
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Ok it's a shame. I do not even use this phone for two days. I'll see if the warranty can handle it. This is the second time that a LG brand phone deceives me as well. In any case never again this brand's phone.
My S4 Mini is registered as model number GT-I9195DKYATO in my Samsung account. I think it's actually a GT-I9195ZKABTU. Can anyone give me more details on the meaning/specs of the GT-I9195DKYATO model number please?
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My S4 Mini is registered as model number GT-I9195DKYATO in my Samsung account. I think it's actually a GT-I9195ZKABTU. Can anyone give me more details on the meaning/specs of the GT-I9195DKYATO model number please?
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New model numbers to me. Why do you think its wrong?
Go to settings> about phone
what is the model dumber given there, also what is the full software number & modem/baseband number etc
IronRoo said:
New model numbers to me. Why do you think its wrong?
Go to settings> about phone
what is the model dumber given there, also what is the full software number & modem/baseband number etc
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thanks for your reply
The device is currently bricked so it's not possible to get any info directly from it.
In addition, there is no sticker on the motherboard so I can't get the serial number or IMEI.
I thought I might find some info in my Samsung or Google accounts relating to the device but all I could find was this model number.
It seems unusual because it was purchased in the UK from the O2 shop. Maybe that model number has to do with a firmware I installed, which might have been the cause of the brick. I'm trying to work backwards to solve the problem.
octominx said:
thanks for your reply
The device is currently bricked so it's not possible to get any info directly from it.
In addition, there is no sticker on the motherboard so I can't get the serial number or IMEI.
I thought I might find some info in my Samsung or Google accounts relating to the device but all I could find was this model number.
It seems unusual because it was purchased in the UK from the O2 shop. Maybe that model number has to do with a firmware I installed, which might have been the cause of the brick. I'm trying to work backwards to solve the problem.
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I see your problem. You mean there is no sticker under the battery, or do you really have the back off & the motherboard out? Either way the part number, if that's what it really is, is unknown to me, but there do seem to be some websites selling those phones, but I can't tell which country.
I thought maybe it's part of the firmware or csc number but that didn't show anything either
this blog used to have some good info, but now it's hosted by different company & the links to csc table is not working on that page for me
http://ykkfive.blogspot.com/2012/02/samsung-firmware-version-number.html?m=1
also nothing on sammobile
so I'm at a loss as to what those code numbers mean.
If you do take the inner cover off look at the actual motherboard should have something on it that will give you at least a clue.
If there really is no sticker under the battery, that makes me suspect it may have been modified, repaired or maybe even a fake, compare the motherboard with the photos on ifixit.com or similar. But best to take it back to shop O2 shop & get them to explain why no sticker etc before you take it apart as I can't believe it left the factory without one.
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I see your problem. You mean there is no sticker under the battery, or do you really have the back off & the motherboard out? Either way the part number, if that's what it really is, is unknown to me, but there do seem to be some websites selling those phones, but I can't tell which country.
I thought maybe it's part of the firmware or csc number but that didn't show anything either
this blog used to have some good info, but now it's hosted by different company & the links to csc table is not working on that page for me
also nothing on sammobile
so I'm at a loss as to what those code numbers mean.
If you do take the inner cover off look at the actual motherboard should have something on it that will give you at least a clue.
If there really is no sticker under the battery, that makes me suspect it may have been modified, repaired or maybe even a fake, compare the motherboard with the photos on ifixit.com or similar. But best to take it back to shop O2 shop & get them to explain why no sticker etc before you take it apart as I can't believe it left the factory without one.
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Thanks again for the info. I had a good look through those pages but there's no reference to that code. It might not be important though.
I managed to get the IMEI from O2 but not the serial. Kies won't recognise it right now anyway. I have had the motherboard out to see if there's any more info on there but there's nothing.
The motherboard was replaced by an unofficial repair shop a long while back and it worked perfectly until I rooted it with CF-Autoroot. So it had no sticker since that repair but it does seem genuine. But I know it had stock rom 4.4.2 KitKat, rooted with CF-Autoroot. It worked for a short time but stopped working soon after installing that. Recently I tried the debrick.img on SDcard method and it starts to flash but perhaps the emmc is dead. I get the following response:
Code:
[COLOR="Lime"]BOOT RECOVERY MODE[/COLOR]
CHECK BOOT PARTITIONS. .
COPY FROM T-FLASH. .
BOOT RECOVERY. .
WRITE 139008 sectors. .
[COLOR="Red"]FLASH WRITE FAILURE[/COLOR]
ddi : mmc_read failed
[COLOR="red"]ODIN MODE[/COLOR]
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9195
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0X30
[COLOR="Silver"]BOOTLOADER AP SWREV: 2
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable[/COLOR]
Flashing with Odin tells me there is no pit partition. I have access to an identical phone so I might try to make a new debrick.img from that. I wonder if I should root it with CF-Autoroot to make the debrick as close as possible to the dead phone, or if that matters. Most threads on this topic seem to end with the conclusion that the emmc is dead but I did extract a pit file from it with Heimdall so I think it must still be alive somehow. Not giving up yet
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Thanks again for the info. I had a good look through those pages but there's no reference to that code. It might not be important though.
I managed to get the IMEI from O2 but not the serial. Kies won't recognise it right now anyway. I have had the motherboard out to see if there's any more info on there but there's nothing.
The motherboard was replaced by an unofficial repair shop a long while back and it worked perfectly until I rooted it with CF-Autoroot. So it had no sticker since that repair but it does seem genuine. But I know it had stock rom 4.4.2 KitKat, rooted with CF-Autoroot. It worked for a short time but stopped working soon after installing that. Recently I tried the debrick.img on SDcard method and it starts to flash but perhaps the emmc is dead. I get the following response:
Flashing with Odin tells me there is no pit partition. I have access to an identical phone so I might try to make a new debrick.img from that. I wonder if I should root it with CF-Autoroot to make the debrick as close as possible to the dead phone, or if that matters. Most threads on this topic seem to end with the conclusion that the emmc is dead but I did extract a pit file from it with Heimdall so I think it must still be alive somehow. Not giving up yet
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OK I see.
a new debrick image won't be different, from a phone that has been autorooted etc as the debrick is just the initial boot that always stays the same, as far as I know.
Not sure how Heimdall works but that error message normally means emmc has failed, according to other posts. But give flashing a go by all means.