Hi,
I'm sorry about the noobie thread (and I hope I've put it in the right section) but I've been trying to root my LG G3 for around 2 days now and every method I've found just doesn't want to work.
I have tried:
One-Click
PurpleDrake
Razrs edge
LG G3 Root Script v1.2
This isn't all the ones I've tried, I've tried others but couldn't actually find them all due me downloading them after they've failed.
It's the D855, Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and I'm based in the UK.
the major issue I had was the ADB being out of date, tried updating drivers and all sorts but still no luck!
I had another issue with an error message popping up and closes the command prompt, somethings towards not being compatible...
I'm close to giving up but thought I'd make a post asking for any advice on how to get this sorted.
Thanks for any advice,
Walsheh
EDIT: LGD85545108b5
I got this from one of the LG G3 Root command prompts, don't know if it's decent information.
Give this method a try...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-method-lg-devices-t3129197
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Good morning
I have:
LG G Pad 8.3 with LG's custom interface OS
Android version 4.4.2
Kernel version 3.4.0
Build number KOT49I.V50020b
Software version V50020b
Here is an image of the software information:
http://s30.postimg.org/taiyvu2k1/201...8_14_31_41.png
I have already:
The LG drivers installed and updated -
Rooted the G Pad with towelroot's tr.apk (many thanks to the guy who made that method!)
Root checker and SuperSU installed and verifying the device is rooted
Google USB drivers (after rooting, the device refused to be recognized through the USB - installing the Google USB drivers seemed to fix that, although occasionally it dissappears again and I have to unplug/replug the USB cable)
Google ADT Bundle (adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20140624 - although to be honest, my knowledge of using this program is limited)
Flashify (and Rashr - uncertain which is best to use, although both look good)
My goal:
Install TWRP
Use TWRP to install Cyanogen Mod
I'm using Windows 7 64-bit. My G Pad has a micro SD card, which it can also write to (thanks to the G Pad being rooted). I'm a competent Windows and Android user, but by no means a hacker. If I want to upgrade or fix something, I read read read and try try try. But installing a new OS on my tablet is a new experience and I don't want to turn my tablet into a permanent brick! I have done all my homework, and think I know all the concepts, and generally the procedure. Now I just need the specific files and procedure for my G Pad.
My questions are:
1) Which TWRP recovery/boot image should I use to flash my device? (I tried a version, and briefly turned my G Pad into a brick! Fortunately I tried some power+volume combinations that I discovered, and that seemed to return to the original system.) My best options I have found seem to be:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2551499
plus using step 3 here (a loki-exploitable ABOOT and TWRP)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2698267
...or only:
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/213
2) Do I need to use an aboot/loki file first? (Apparently 4.4.2 doesn't have a loki exploit? I'm a little unclear about this tbh.)
3) Can/should I use ROM Toolbox or ROM Manager?
4) If you try to flash a TWRP, and it doesn't work, does/can the device just return to the standard OS? (This is what seems to have happened with my G Pad.)
5) Should I wait until the community has more experience TWRP-ing and modding the G Pad Kit Kat 4.4.2, V50020b device? (There seem to be a lot of posts with people installing TWRP and installing another OS.)
Many thanks in advance. And while I am decent with computers and technology in general, I humbly ask to speak/explain it to me including steps you probably already know are obvious(!) - I don't want to miss anything, and it is probably not obvious for me, as this is more or less my first time! If I can make this question clearer, or can provide better information, I will update this comment. Again, many thanks in advance!
Sorry - no questions in this forum?
Looking at a post by an admin, it looks like there shouldn't be any questions here. I've put this post in the troubleshooting Q&A forum section...
i have the same device firmware... I have root access, but cannot install TWRP!
Any ideas?
look at this instructions, they worked fine for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53612227&postcount=3
notice step 8 that states to disconnect the tablet
Thanks
don_ernesto said:
look at this instructions, they worked fine for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53612227&postcount=3
notice step 8 that states to disconnect the tablet
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Thanks for the link and information. I'll look at that carefully later. I want to be very careful (and know as much about what I'm doing as possible first) when I do this.
hmm... I believe I have the same build and software version as yours. I could recall a thread in the forums to flash the TWRP for the Korean version of the ROM, which actually worked fine for me. I have a SEA region tablet. If you still have issues, ill have a look when I get home.
jarod004 said:
hmm... I believe I have the same build and software version as yours. I could recall a thread in the forums to flash the TWRP for the Korean version of the ROM, which actually worked fine for me. I have a SEA region tablet. If you still have issues, ill have a look when I get home.
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Thank you very much, I'd appreciate the link, and any extra info you could give. I don't know if I'll have time to try it this weekend, but I'm collecting all the pages and info I can over the next few days, and I'm looking for a free time in my schedule to try this thing.
Now I have 20d : /
Apparently LG saw fit to update last night, and now I have 20d!
Does this change anything?
Cause I was all ready to try to load TWRP with 20b on my tablet. Now it's 20d and I don't know if that messes everything up.
Hey guys,
Just got my G3 yesterday after Jumping from the Nexus 5.
I was just curious, because I couldn't find anything after searching the Tmo G3 forum, is there any sort of guide to rooting the Tmo G3 manually? I understand PurpleDrake has his own root utility, which looks awesome, but I've always been one to want to see exactly what I'm doing to establish root. (I know it probably won't be as easy as rooting the Nexus 5 obviously)
If anyone could point me in the right direction, that would be awesome.
Thanks guys
here follow this if you have windows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJtz51KgxjM
and if you have mac and linux its very straightforward just follow purpledrake method
this is the easiest android phone to root ive ever encountered seriously.
i did it on my mac and no need for drivers, and few clicks on terminal and you are done
I rooted with the zedomax video method posted above. It's super easy and only takes like 5mins to do.
Dear all,
I am hoping to receive an explanation really because I am a noob. Because I am a noob I now have a softbricked g3, I think. I originally rooted my sprint model g3 with this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-lg-firmwares-kitkat-lollipop-t3056951 and it worked great, but when I tried to add TWRP I failed. I tried to add TWRP using another root method, this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-...lick-root-twrp-recovery-t3072767#post59897602, with TWRP included. Now I am stuck with a screen that says Fastboot mode started and can't do anything. I found this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/help/tutorial-fixing-fastboot-mode-started-t2995854, that supposedly is capable of fixing it, but I don't understand what it is advising me to do. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Nevermind, after doing some more research it appears that there is currently no fix. I am just going to try and exchange it.
Thanks everyone
ADMINS! if im in the wrong place please feel free to move.
ok so for the life of me i cannot get this thing to root or even boot into bootloader to unlock. i have flashed back to stock but im not sure what else to do. i see people have successfully rooted but maybe im to late?
on android version 5.0.2
i have this installed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118#post48915118
as well as the full SDK
i have tried kingo, stump, and lg one click root.
i have tried several tutorials.
somebody please tell me what im doing wrong
What about the Kingroot app from k i n g r o o t . n e t ? Different from Kingoroot.
I have not. I though it was the same thing. I will try it when I get home and post results
A-MacDaddy5 said:
I have not. I though it was the same thing. I will try it when I get home and post results
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tried the apk and desktop in ptp and mtp several times. all failed
From the reading I did, the 11A OTA blocks most of the previously used root methods, such as Kingroot or LG One Click Root. I'm just going to copy and paste what I wrote in another thread to save time:
Just used the method in this thread about 3 weeks ago, and it worked. It's a bit painful, especially if you're not familiar with Linux (I am not), but I made it work after several hours of tinkering. You will need a computer running Linux, or a virtual machine running Linux, unless you just want to use the stock rooted 11A OTA that the OP uploaded to the thread. Personally, I didn't want to lose all of my settings and such from my pre-root days, so I copied my system.img from my device and ran the root inject program.
Bottom line, I know very little about computers, Linux, or the "guts" of Android, but I like to tinker with things, and I was able to make this work with my very limited knowledge.
Hi everyone, I hope this is in the right place and wonder if anyone knows how to solve this.
I've been following a video on youtube to attempt to downgrade from Android 10 to Android 8 on an LG G7 (G710EM). I've got the phone in download mode, the firmware downloaded and have the LGUP_Common.dll file from the one used in the youtube video. However when I go to flash the firmware it gets to 4% and then comes up with error code 0x81000304 and then something like failed to load gpt from device.
I've tried different common dlls but none of them seem to make a difference. Not sure what else to do. The phone is not rooted nor have I unlocked the bootloader or anything like that.
Any ideas anyone has on how to get past this error in LGUP would be greatly appreciated, or if anyone knows any other way to flash without LGUP.
Thanks in advance.
Although you posted on the Q7 forums ill tell you this, LG Phones are a hell to downgrade. I did my Q7 a few years back. I tried probably 10 different DLLs and i found some modified software that did not even have english language. Just out of morbid curiosity ill try to find the software but my advice is that just when you think you did everything you could, keep searching for another way.