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!
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Hello, I have the T-Mobile LG G3 D851 and I've been trying to find the best configuration. I came from a Nexus 5 that I would either run stock 5.x or CM 12. The CM12 for LG G3 is great but it doesn't have a good camera.
Anyway, I've come to enjoy the stock firmware that LG puts on these phones. So here's what I want to accomplish, however I feel I cannot find enough information to do it confidently.
I would like the have TWRP installed with Stock Lollipop 20b, with root.
Can I just bump a TWRP image and use flashify or something to flash it? or dd?
I installed the 20b KDZ and rooted using the one click method, and that's how my phone sits currently.
From what I understand I need to downgrade to do something with the boot.img so that I can manually flash 20b with a bumped recovery? I'm not sure what bump really is entirely. Do I need to bump all TWRP images that I install? If bump is required for the G3, do they not come pre bumped?
I know that my first go around, I had flashed TWRP with flashify, then installed CM12 without any issues. So I'm wondering if this is just for stock ROMs or did they do something to the boot in 20b that would stop anything from installing without being bump'd?
I also noticed most of the bump'd threads don't list the d851 so I'm wondering if T-Mobile doesn't require this?
Keep in mind I've searched and read extensively and cannot come up with a clear picture of what to do. I've become too used to Nexus devices it seems :-\
Revert to stock KK > root > install TWRP > flash ROM
Find everything here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/help/help-thread-lg-g3-question-t2947298
Thot Ctrl said:
Revert to stock KK > root > install TWRP > flash ROM
Find everything here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/help/help-thread-lg-g3-question-t2947298
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Thanks, and finally, do I need to bump the TWRP images from their site? or are they good to go?
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Thanks, and finally, do I need to bump the TWRP images from their site? or are they good to go?
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Autorec for d851 coming soon. See here: forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/apk-flash-twrp-autorec-thanks-to-t3081396
@bender_007 is making autorec version for D851 to install twrp and bump boot
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Thanks, and finally, do I need to bump the TWRP images from their site? or are they good to go?
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D851 has unlocked bootloader. You don't need bump. Just flash twrp via trwo manager or get the inage and use flashify.
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D851 has unlocked bootloader. You don't need bump. Just flash twrp via trwo manager or get the inage and use flashify.
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Great to know! Just used flashify and it worked like a charm
Sorry for the nooby question. I am a little familiar with rooting and such but have been in Samsung world with TMo for 3 years. I just got an LG G3 (still TMo, D851) that has already been updated to Lollipop v 5.0.1 (v20b). I have found the one-click root by avicohh, so I am comfortable with that. I have read everything I can find and just want to make certain of one thing. Is it correct that we CANNOT flash TWRP while staying on Lollipop? Do I really have to downgrade the software, then root, flash TWRP, and then upgrade back to Lollipop? Thats what I've read but I am hoping someone can tell me that is not true. I need some good news!
Thanks to everyone for the help and support.
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Sorry for the nooby question. I am a little familiar with rooting and such but have been in Samsung world with TMo for 3 years. I just got an LG G3 (still TMo, D851) that has already been updated to Lollipop v 5.0.1 (v20b). I have found the one-click root by avicohh, so I am comfortable with that. I have read everything I can find and just want to make certain of one thing. Is it correct that we CANNOT flash TWRP while staying on Lollipop? Do I really have to downgrade the software, then root, flash TWRP, and then upgrade back to Lollipop? Thats what I've read but I am hoping someone can tell me that is not true. I need some good news!
Thanks to everyone for the help and support.
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No because the 851 variant is the only variant with an unlocked bootloader. You don't have to do anything except get the 851 twrp recovery img and flash it..
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No because the 851 variant is the only variant with an unlocked bootloader. You don't have to do anything except get the 851 twrp recovery img and flash it..
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Thank you very much for the response. So can I just use Flashify to get current TWRP? (the phone is rooted!)? So the T-Mo bootloader is different than other variants? My confusion comes comes from this quote below...
"I saw a lot of questions of G3 users about how to install Twrp after the root, so I will explain briefly:
For now, if you are on stock lollipop you can't just flash Twrp via flashify etc like the old days in KitKat, but you can follow this guide over here."
that is a direct quote from this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-lg-firmwares-kitkat-lollipop-t3056951. It is true that that statement came from the General LG G3 forum, not the T-Mo forum. If I can just do Flashify or TWRP Manager and keep on going, that would be great. I guess I don't know exactly how I would flash it? Thanks again. I just need a little more clarification. After a couple years I just figured out Samsung procedures! Now starting over with LG procedures. THANK YOU FOR THE HELP.
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Thank you very much for the response. So can I just use Flashify to get current TWRP? (the phone is rooted!)? So the T-Mo bootloader is different than other variants? My confusion comes comes from this quote below...
"I saw a lot of questions of G3 users about how to install Twrp after the root, so I will explain briefly:
For now, if you are on stock lollipop you can't just flash Twrp via flashify etc like the old days in KitKat, but you can follow this guide over here."
that is a direct quote from this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-lg-firmwares-kitkat-lollipop-t3056951. It is true that that statement came from the General LG G3 forum, not the T-Mo forum. If I can just do Flashify or TWRP Manager and keep on going, that would be great. I guess I don't know exactly how I would flash it? Thanks again. I just need a little more clarification. After a couple years I just figured out Samsung procedures! Now starting over with LG procedures. THANK YOU FOR THE HELP.
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Flashify still works in lollipop, I know cause thats how I got TWRP on my device and I have done it more than I can count. But I suggest you go to TWRP's official site and download their latest .img for the D851. Put that on your phone external SD then use Flashify to flash that img. Sometimes flashify does not have the most current TWRP img for the device when you download it through their collection.
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Flashify still works in lollipop, I know cause thats how I got TWRP on my device and I have done it more than I can count. But I suggest you go to TWRP's official site and download their latest .img for the D851. Put that on your phone external SD then use Flashify to flash that img. Sometimes flashify does not have the most current TWRP img for the device when you download it through their collection.
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Yes sir! Flashify worked great on the D851 with Lollipop installed. Thank you so much. I wish the info out here about the need to downgrade back to KK were a lot clearer. Evidently, T-Mo G3 (D851) users have it best. That info can be tough to find. Thank you for your support. I am good to go now!
Hello!
I have a rooted AS985 currently running stock kitkat. Like many other phones that are available from my rural carrier, they are basically just Verizon variants that need Verizon variant ROMs, kernels, etc.. So, after viewing the LG G3 compatibility sheet I rooted successfully with Stump and then tried to flash a bump'd VS985 TWRP image. I've tried doing so with Flashify and the ADB method, but each time I boot into the recovery I get a black screen saying "[750] fastboot mode started". I've tried multiple versions of the VS985 TWRP to no avail.
If anyone could help I'd appreciate it!
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Hello!
I have a rooted AS985 currently running stock kitkat. Like many other phones that are available from my rural carrier, they are basically just Verizon variants that need Verizon variant ROMs, kernels, etc.. So, after viewing the LG G3 compatibility sheet I rooted successfully with Stump and then tried to flash a bump'd VS985 TWRP image. I've tried doing so with Flashify and the ADB method, but each time I boot into the recovery I get a black screen saying "[750] fastboot mode started". I've tried multiple versions of the VS985 TWRP to no avail.
If anyone could help I'd appreciate it!
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fastboot flash recovery "name of recovery image"
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fastboot flash recovery "name of recovery image"
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It appears to flash successfully, but when I enter recovery I see the same "fastboot mode started" screen.
Bump.
Anyone have any ideas of what to do here? Having (almost) vanilla Android on my phone would be amazing.
Have you looked here?
Works flawlessly
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/apk-flash-twrp-autorec-thanks-to-t3081396
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Have you looked here?
Works flawlessly
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/apk-flash-twrp-autorec-thanks-to-t3081396
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I'm only able to select my tablet but not my phone for the download. Phone is still on KitKat, unfortunately.
Thanks.
If you find anything let me know. I tried to flash twrp with flashify but it is failing and I can't find anything to help me.
@BaconBaconBacon - I am facing the same issues with my AS985. When I bought it from eBay, it was already on Lollipop 5.0.1. Build Number is LRX21Y and Firmware is 21A. I was just not able to root it using traditional one-click root methods. Only thing that worked for me was Kingroot.
However, after getting Root access, I tried to flash various Recoveries, including the Bump'd recovery for VS985. I get the same error - "Fastboot mode started".
I thought that this was due to my current firmware (21A), and I was thinking of downgrading to VS985 10B.
I am just concerned about whether or not this will brick my phone. I understand that VS985 and AS985 are essentially the same devices, but just in case.
Have you tried this method of downgrading to 10B and then flashing the custom recovery?
did you guys ever figure out how to put twrp recovery on the as985 i have my lg g3 rooted with kingroot i couldnt get it to root with the other methods so if you have it figured mind helping a fellow partner.
taco009 said:
did you guys ever figure out how to put twrp recovery on the as985 i have my lg g3 rooted with kingroot i couldnt get it to root with the other methods so if you have it figured mind helping a fellow partner.
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Yes, I was facing the same issue with Firmware 21A on my AS985. I figured that VS985 (Verizon) firmware is compatible with AS985.
I downgraded my firmware from 21A to 10B(for Verizon) Using a .TOT, .DLL and LG Flash Tool.
Instructions on androidexplained-dotcom-downgrade-lg-g3 (sorry, unable to post a link, might find something equivalent on XDA as well)
Later, I rooted the VS985-10B firmware using One Click Root scripts. Post that, I flashed TWRP (Bump'd) recovery, followed by VS985-35B firmware, CM13 (Marshmallow) and GApps.
Took me a long time to figure this out, but all works now.
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Yes, I was facing the same issue with Firmware 21A on my AS985. I figured that VS985 (Verizon) firmware is compatible with AS985.
I downgraded my firmware from 21A to 10B(for Verizon) Using a .TOT, .DLL and LG Flash Tool.
Instructions on androidexplained-dotcom-downgrade-lg-g3 (sorry, unable to post a link, might find something equivalent on XDA as well)
Later, I rooted the VS985-10B firmware using One Click Root scripts. Post that, I flashed TWRP (Bump'd) recovery, followed by VS985-35B firmware, CM13 (Marshmallow) and GApps.
Took me a long time to figure this out, but all works now.
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thanks man ill have to check this out i really want to have a working rooted device and also try out CM13 just glad you were able to make it work
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thanks man ill have to check this out i really want to have a working rooted device and also try out CM13 just glad you were able to make it work
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Sure. Let me know if you are stuck. Happy to help.
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Sure. Let me know if you are stuck. Happy to help.
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how did you get it too pass for me it says fail check phone or dll since im on as985a21a it looks up my model and it wont let it go back
here is what i get
I think I had changed the build.prop file. Replaced all occurrences of AS985 by VS985. I had done this unknowingly to make AutoRec work.
I am guessing that FlashTool also worked because of that.
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I think I had changed the build.prop file. Replaced all occurrences of AS985 by VS985. I had done this unknowingly to make AutoRec work.
I am guessing that FlashTool also worked because of that.
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where might i be able to change that
okay i found out how but all i see with the as985 is one thing which i changed to vs985 anything else maybe a screenshot of what you changed may help thanks again!
okay im on vs98510b now question do i lose my root when i flash the new firmware vs985-35B firmware or is the vs985 just the upgrde to lollipop ?
You won't lose access to root.
However, I would suggest that you go in this order.
1. Root Vs985 10b firmware and install TWRP. You need to install a bumped recovery.
2. VERIFY if you can boot into recovery.
3. Place 35b bootstack, cm13 and gapps on your SD card.
4. Go into Recovery, and wipe system, data, cache etc. DONT wipe your internal SD card.
5. Flash the above 3 zip files one by one in a single session. Don't reboot before you have flashed all 3 zip files.
6. You should be able to boot into CM13.
There are lots of guides to rooting the Verizon LG G3. Many of them are older and have problems working on the 24B software version of Android 5.0.1. I guess I have 2 questions: 1) Is there presently a method to root this phone? 2.) TWRP says, "you must be rooted and vulnerable to BUMP to use TWRP on this device." I don't know what vulnerable to BUMP means. Yes, I know I could try to Google it, but I haven't been very successful at finding an answer that I understand.
EDIT: Root achieved. Still looking for a reliable install process for TWRP
Have you had any luck getting TWRP on stock 24B? The only option I've seen is to bump TWRP to 23C and use JasmineROM 8.0.
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Have you had any luck getting TWRP on stock 24B? The only option I've seen is to bump TWRP to 23C and use JasmineROM 8.0.
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I was able to get TWRP on my rooted 24B with a new version of autorec @bender_007 used the firmware from my phone to build it. Where else can you get service like that! When you use 24B version from that page, you may be on TWRP 2.8.6.1 If he hasn't had a chance to update it yet. You can go to 2.8.7.0 if you want, but be certain to use the version from 777jon thread and NOT directly from TWRP. In all cases just double check you are getting the correct version for your phone. You should be able to run TWRP with no errors, and the install could not be easier. Just follow the instructions on the OP. Enjoy!
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I was able to get TWRP on my rooted 24B with a new version of autorec @bender_007 used the firmware from my phone to build it. Where else can you get service like that! When you use 24B version from that page, you may be on TWRP 2.8.6.1 If he hasn't had a chance to update it yet. You can go to 2.8.7.0 if you want, but be certain to use the version from 777jon thread and NOT directly from TWRP. In all cases just double check you are getting the correct version for your phone. You should be able to run TWRP with no errors, and the install could not be easier. Just follow the instructions on the OP. Enjoy!
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Perfect! Thanks a ton to you and @bender_007 both!
I need to uninstall TWRP so I can install the newest update for my LG G3 as TWRP is causing an error doing update.
I tried to use TWRP manager but I dont see any way to use to uninstall TWRP.
I looked at using flashily but that dont seem to work either.
I dont want to do anything drastic to just remove TWRP let the phone get updated and then reinstall TWRP.
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I need to uninstall TWRP so I can install the newest update for my LG G3 as TWRP is causing an error doing update.
I tried to use TWRP manager but I dont see any way to use to uninstall TWRP.
I looked at using flashily but that dont seem to work either.
I dont want to do anything drastic to just remove TWRP let the phone get updated and then reinstall TWRP.
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You can't remove TWRP as you install it. In their website it is said "Simply install whatever recovery that you want and that will overwrite or replace TWRP".
Doing kdz would remove TWRP. But I don't know whether that is helpful in your case.
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techmanc said:
I need to uninstall TWRP so I can install the newest update for my LG G3 as TWRP is causing an error doing update.
I tried to use TWRP manager but I dont see any way to use to uninstall TWRP.
I looked at using flashily but that dont seem to work either.
I dont want to do anything drastic to just remove TWRP let the phone get updated and then reinstall TWRP.
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All you need to do is flash stock recovery via dd or via flashify.
If you cant obtain it anywhere from forum here, then extract it from kdz.
If you dont know how, I might have time to do it for you if you give me your G3 model version.
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All you need to do is flash stock recovery via dd or via flashify.
If you cant obtain it anywhere from forum here, then extract it from kdz.
If you dont know how, I might have time to do it for you if you give me your G3 model version.
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My first backup on my phone using flashify was after I already installed TWRP and I made a backup of that.
This phone has been getting its updates through FreedomPop stock updates as I just got phone last month.
If you can post or link my the file needed to get back to stock that be great.
The LG G3 model version is LGLS990 Hardware revision number is 1.0 TIA!
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I need to uninstall TWRP so I can install the newest update for my LG G3 as TWRP is causing an error doing update.
I tried to use TWRP manager but I dont see any way to use to uninstall TWRP.
I looked at using flashily but that dont seem to work either.
I dont want to do anything drastic to just remove TWRP let the phone get updated and then reinstall TWRP.
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Flash stock kdz...if you are on lolipop flash it with lg flash tool...you can't install update whatever you install stock recovery because you root your phone....so you have to do a cse flash or install kdz version totally different from your version.
Where Can I get the 6.0 stock ROM and just use TWRP to install it as opposed to removing TWRP letting system update itself and then having to reinstall TWRP.
The LG G3 model version is LGLS990 Hardware revision number is 1.0 TIA!
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Where Can I get the 6.0 stock ROM and just use TWRP to install it as opposed to removing TWRP letting system update itself and then having to reinstall TWRP.
The LG G3 model version is LGLS990 Hardware revision number is 1.0 TIA!
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I can't seem to find stock 6.0 ROM for Sprint version but here is a very stable port as reported by it's users:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/rom-lge-d855-android-marshmallow-ported-t3285025
You can flash it in TWRP, but please make a backup of your current ROM if this one proves to be buggy.
As for the official stock ROM provided by Sprint in form of kdz or tot, idk if it exists, but you could check here:
http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Replace 'XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX' with your IMEI.
It's ok to put your IMEI, thats LG official download server.
So I found the Update.zip file that was trying to be installed to update my LG G3 and wondering why I cant install the zip directly using TWRP as I keep getting error message from TWRP and when phone reboots method and when I try to install Update directly it using TWRP I get same error message
The error code is 7 which happen during rebooting phone when attempting to install the Update.zip that way and now that I found the Update.zip file and try to flash it I get same error trying to install file that way.