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[Q] Serious help fast!

ok so heres what happened. forgot my phone was rooted. i tried tmobile ota update. kicked me out into twrp. i messed aroun and bascily now i have no os or anything. i accidentally formatted everything in the phone. its the white 32gb tmobile version if that matters. to make things worse, i use ubuntu 14.04 LTS. no windows. cant even figure out how to get windows on the pc. and no i cant go buy it. noodle budget. i also messed with the fat32 thing and it said unable to make fat32 partition. basicly. its screwed. i need to know what to do about this. i have the lg flash tool, the original .dll and .tot ready to go. but theres the linux thing. everytime i try to connect it to the computer in download mode it said could not mount adroid device or something like that, now it wont even come on for me. i dont know what to do about this. no i couldnt get adb sideload to start, i couldnt mount in download mode, i could get adb to recognise the device but thats about it. i pushed a couple roms to it but nadda. after installing succesfully it just went right back to twrp. i need a video or something that i can slightly understand on how to fix this.

Your best bet is to set up a virtual box and virtualize it. I guess in twrp if you can still get access to it. Is to wipe system and all that fun stuff so it can reformat it to ext4 then try to adb sideload the rom that matches the update as close as possible. The only thing I can think of is that the update messed up partitions so when you flash a rom it can't all fit like it used too.
Sorry if I didnt help I'm just trying my method I had to do when I had my g2
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NexusBarry said:
ok so heres what happened. forgot my phone was rooted. i tried tmobile ota update. kicked me out into twrp. i messed aroun and bascily now i have no os or anything. i accidentally formatted everything in the phone. its the white 32gb tmobile version if that matters. to make things worse, i use ubuntu 14.04 LTS. no windows. cant even figure out how to get windows on the pc. and no i cant go buy it. noodle budget. i also messed with the fat32 thing and it said unable to make fat32 partition. basicly. its screwed. i need to know what to do about this. i have the lg flash tool, the original .dll and .tot ready to go. but theres the linux thing. everytime i try to connect it to the computer in download mode it said could not mount adroid device or something like that, now it wont even come on for me. i dont know what to do about this. no i couldnt get adb sideload to start, i couldnt mount in download mode, i could get adb to recognise the device but thats about it. i pushed a couple roms to it but nadda. after installing succesfully it just went right back to twrp. i need a video or something that i can slightly understand on how to fix this.
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Same situation happen to me, Im praying for someone to give me debrick.img so I can boot this G3 . This SD Card method but we need a working LG G3 that can give us that debrick file
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2660566

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xmagiicsx said:
Same situation happen to me, Im praying for someone to give me debrick.img so I can boot this G3 . This SD Card method but we need a working LG G3 that can give us that debrick file
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2660566
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i dont have any windows keys nor any way to get it. so can u explain have to use virtual box to do that?

Just download a Windows img either that or use wine to emulate Windows apps on Ubuntu is a secondary option
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This is my situation as well. No OS. Can't get a ROM to flash successfully via SD card. Bumping this thread for some serious assistance. What do we do?

weekendbiggs said:
This is my situation as well. No OS. Can't get a ROM to flash successfully via SD card. Bumping this thread for some serious assistance. What do we do?
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Did you read the suggestions that were given in the thread?

doktor buknasty said:
Did you read the suggestions that were given in the thread?
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you should be able to download a windows 7 and use for 30 days for free. after 30 days, you still can extend it to another 30 days. that should be enough to get you phone back

Wow... reading OP was like a mirror into my own experience except I am on W81 I have tried in every way imaginable to fix this issue with LG Flashtool and it constantly tells me that it can't boot into download mode even though it is already set into it. What other options are there to fix things? I am at wits end..

nekoarashi said:
Wow... reading OP was like a mirror into my own experience except I am on W81 I have tried in every way imaginable to fix this issue with LG Flashtool and it constantly tells me that it can't boot into download mode even though it is already set into it. What other options are there to fix things? I am at wits end..
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You must have Windows Virtual Box if running Linux, Ubuntu, Solaris, or Mac. Start HERE. It can be tricky for some, you may want to read this whole page before attempting.
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joeyhdownsouth said:
You must have Windows Virtual Box if running Linux, Ubuntu, Solaris, or Mac. Start HERE. It can be tricky for some, you may want to read this whole page before attempting.
sent from my LG G3
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I don't need a VM I have windows 8.1 installed native on my PC.

nekoarashi said:
I don't need a VM I have windows 8.1 installed native on my PC.
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I misread, sounds like driver issue, have you tried to see if phone is recognized in ADB?
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Unknown Device connection to pc

All I want to do is flash back to stock, I feel like I am gonna lose my my mind or go buy a new phone. I have mostly spent a solid 10 hours of time trying to get it to work.
I have been endlessly looking, searching, trying all these different methods to get my ls980 to connect to my pc. So basically everytime I have hooked it up it comes up as unreconized or unknown device doesn't connect.
List of things: Latest LG mobile drivers I have installed them through there exe and tried to install them manually when the ! comes up on the device. I have tried my laptop and my desktop every usb in all of them. I have tried the stock cable, and about 8 other different cables. I have tried it in debugging mode with mtp and without debugging. I tried the support tool as well. Tried composite usb setting.
I guess I am at a loss at this point to what even to try besides sending it to be repaired. Which I don't feel like it's a phone problem and I am just missing something I can't find, I say this because the phone charges perfectly fine and no damage to the usb port at all. If anyone has good information or just a direction I can go will be greatly appericated.

Dirty Grimace said:
All I want to do is flash back to stock, I feel like I am gonna lose my my mind or go buy a new phone. I have mostly spent a solid 10 hours of time trying to get it to work.
I have been endlessly looking, searching, trying all these different methods to get my ls980 to connect to my pc. So basically everytime I have hooked it up it comes up as unreconized or unknown device doesn't connect.
List of things: Latest LG mobile drivers I have installed them through there exe and tried to install them manually when the ! comes up on the device. I have tried my laptop and my desktop every usb in all of them. I have tried the stock cable, and about 8 other different cables. I have tried it in debugging mode with mtp and without debugging. I tried the support tool as well. Tried composite usb setting.
I guess I am at a loss at this point to what even to try besides sending it to be repaired. Which I don't feel like it's a phone problem and I am just missing something I can't find, I say this because the phone charges perfectly fine and no damage to the usb port at all. If anyone has good information or just a direction I can go will be greatly appericated.
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Is your device functioning normally, besides from this? Also, did you use the T-mobile drivers?

tabp0le said:
Is your device functioning normally, besides from this? Also, did you use the T-mobile drivers?
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It works just fine, only notable thing that I never figured out was why OTA updates don't ever take, it's still on ZVC. I tried the T-mobile d802 drivers as it was suggested by another post I saw on here.

And you've removed all drivers to android and lg for it.

secret.animal said:
And you've removed all drivers to android and lg for it.
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Correct, I uninstalled them, tried new ones a couple different ways from other posts, and removed them and tried again. Right now I just have them all uninstalled. Trying to figure out if it's something that's stopping it. In error I did forget that a couple times it reconized it but would :fail to start code 10.

Which version of windows are you running? On both desktop and laptop???

secret.animal said:
Which version of windows are you running? On both desktop and laptop???
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Windows 7 64-bit home premium on both.

Dirty Grimace said:
Windows 7 64-bit home premium on both.
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OK, that shouldn't be the problem. Zvc yet updates do not take.
Is it rooted?
And it is running on sprint network?

secret.animal said:
OK, that shouldn't be the problem. Zvc yet updates do not take.
Is it rooted?
And it is running on sprint network?
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Long story short, it's on ZVC, even with other updates that came up it would never update past it. I took it into sprint several times they didn't know why, I did root it as one guy said that was an option, I used stump root, but then I unrooted as I felt I was getting into something too complicated. It is on the sprint network, about 90% of the time and all the times I tried to update previous to the root/unroot. But I am not trying to update it since the root, mostly trying to restore to stock and start overish.

I'm thinking maybe a virtual machine with Linux might find it. If it can then there is something. And maybe we can redo the partitions and such.

secret.animal said:
I'm thinking maybe a virtual machine with Linux might find it. If it can then there is something. And maybe we can redo the partitions and such.
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I will check with a couple guys see if I can find someone with a machine with Linux this weekend. Thanks a lot for you on going help.

I have this phone at least for another year. So at least someone out here is still willing to help.

secret.animal said:
I have this phone at least for another year. So at least someone out here is still willing to help.
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I was unable to find anyone outside local computer store that I know. Kind of problem finding that in rural midwest. I also tried installing drivers in vista compatability as that was suggested no luck..

Dirty Grimace said:
I was unable to find anyone outside local computer store that I know. Kind of problem finding that in rural midwest. I also tried installing drivers in vista compatability as that was suggested no luck..
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As for driver removal, one thing I remember with the nexus devices. There is wugfresh nrt, nexus root toolkit. Let me see which application or program they loaded for removal before reinstall of drivers. I know they have 2 places you check into.
Dang, I'll have to try to load them via a windows emulator. I'm running Linux right now.

secret.animal said:
As for driver removal, one thing I remember with the nexus devices. There is wugfresh nrt, nexus root toolkit. Let me see which application or program they loaded for removal before reinstall of drivers. I know they have 2 places you check into.
Dang, I'll have to try to load them via a windows emulator. I'm running Linux right now.
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Let me know.. I am kinda at the point where I might try to find someone to flash it back to stock, and just activated my old phone til it gets back.. like I am past the point of frustration and no legit just don't get why, since all my other devices have zero issues connecting.

gprorecovery.apk

Where can it be found?

Found and installed. Now just have to figure how to get into recovery?

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Found and installed. Now just have to figure how to get into recovery?
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1) If you have ADB, connect, allow adb and adb reboot recovery
2) Hardware key combo: Volume Up & Power until LG screen appears, then Volume Down twice, then Power (yeah, looks like game cheat code but it really works)

I thought I had the drivers loaded because I could see my phone in explorer but I must not have the drivers loaded.now how can I find the adb drivers and how do I set them up? Every time I think I am getting somewhere I get thrown way back again. All I want to do at this time is reload the firmware so I can access the ext sd card witch was lost while trying to root and install cwm. I am about to throw this **** aginest the wall wall that way this will be fixed for good.

Use LGUnifiedDriver, it should install both adb and LG drivers

Where can I get a clean download of it? I am running windows 8.1 . I do have a pc with windows xp as well just havent used it in a while.

LG's support site I think, I still use old version, from first time I've flashed something via LGFlashTools.. You can download that and LG Support Tool from there too.

I have the lg support tool installed as well as the lg pc suite and lg flash tool. I will give it a shot using the lgunifidedriver. I wonder when I origanly tring to root and install cwm and then lost the ability to access the ext sd and not being able to boot into recovery. Could it have made my phone not recognizably? I can see the phone in win explorer when plugged in. The pc does not recognize it in device manager. It says it has no drivers.
Other than that the phone works normal (makes calls,receives calls,and such.).

edekalil said:
I have the lg support tool installed as well as the lg pc suite and lg flash tool. I will give it a shot using the lgunifidedriver. I wonder when I origanly tring to root and install cwm and then lost the ability to access the ext sd and not being able to boot into recovery. Could it have made my phone not recognizably? I can see the phone in win explorer when plugged in. The pc does not recognize it ino device manager. It says it has no drivers.
Other than that the phone works normal (makes calls,receives calls,and such.).
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That sounds like Windows problem more. You don't have any of those all-in-one driver packs for Android devices installed? How did you root it?

Well I read to use lg support tools to install drivers then used geefree app to root checked with root checker witch said it was rooted ok then used gprorecovery.apk to put cwm on it. Witch said it installed sussfully. After I had it done I noticed I could not access the ext sd card nor boot into cwm. I read on anouther android forum about a felle who had the same issues and someone said the geefree app caused the issues with the ext sd and not booting into recovery.the phone all works fine except for the issues. I figured if I could return back to stock 4.4.2 witch it is on now it should be back to stock and I could try again from the beginning. I also read something about not using a 3.0 usb in windows 8.1 to use a 2.0 usb port. I'll have to see what usb port is what on my laptop. I hope this is all making sense.

edekalil said:
Well I read to use lg support tools to install drivers then used geefree app to root checked with root checker witch said it was rooted ok then used gprorecovery.apk to put cwm on it. Witch said it installed sussfully. After I had it done I noticed I could not access the ext sd card nor boot into cwm. I read on anouther android forum about a felle who had the same issues and someone said the geefree app caused the issues with the ext sd and not booting into recovery.the phone all works fine except for the issues. I figured if I could return back to stock 4.4.2 witch it is on now it should be back to stock and I could try again from the beginning. I also read something about not using a 3.0 usb in windows 8.1 to use a 2.0 usb port. I'll have to see what usb port is what on my laptop. I hope this is all making sense.
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Return it back to Jellybean if possible, use old Jellybean root metod available in the forums, install Freegee and flash TWRP from there, and later update it to newer TWRP on forums. Freegee is a step you can't avoid because it's the only way we can unlock our phones (that I know), and their TWRP doesn't support SDCard (not sure about CWM, but I think it also had that problem, it was long time ago I've used it). E980 can get a bit shady, but it's a great phone, so don't lose your patience yet.

Thanks for the info. I belive I have the drivers installed now, I can see the phone in the device manager of windows and it looks to be good. I will keep you informed as to how it go's.

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Well I got the drivers loaded last night and dod tht lg flash tools tot program to put it back to 20g rather than 20h. Got root and installed cwn just need to see what it takes to get philz if so the first time it did not take. Anyway all is working except my xda apps. Other than that all is good so far as soon as I can figuer and get the phillz working I will search for some roms to put on it. The problem wsa the loose nut behind the steering wheel. I had the phone plugged into a 3.0 usb not a 2.0 and my IT friend helped me with how to deal with windows 8.1 so now I am sorry for all of my aggrovating all with my crazy rantting. So Thanks to all for putting up with me. And thanks to youSquirl man.

edekalil said:
Well I got the drivers loaded last night and dod tht lg flash tools tot program to put it back to 20g rather than 20h. Got root and installed cwn just need to see what it takes to get philz if so the first time it did not take. Anyway all is working except my xda apps. Other than that all is good so far as soon as I can figuer and get the phillz working I will search for some roms to put on it. The problem wsa the loose nut behind the steering wheel. I had the phone plugged into a 3.0 usb not a 2.0 and my IT friend helped me with how to deal with windows 8.1 so now I am sorry for all of my aggrovating all with my crazy rantting. So Thanks to all for putting up with me. And thanks to youSquirl man.
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You're welcome, I'm glad I've helped.
About Philz recovery, I think you have full info on it's thread. If you need some more help, I'm around somewhere

Thanks again.

[Help] Another Note 4 Soft Bricked

Hello,
I know you're probably thinking, "omg another note bricked thread". Yes, but I spent many hours of research and couldn't find a thread with my exact problem.
A little background:
I rooted my phone and everything was fine and dandy. I let a friend borrow my phone for a minute and they decided that it would be funny to uninstall google play. I installed the apk from online and had nothing but problems. The app would crash as soon as i started downloading anything. I looked into solutions and did everything from editing the host file to wiping the caches. Nada. The "solutions" just caused other errors. I decided to wipe and reinstall from my backup.
I realized after that because Google Play is a system file, my restore was useless. I decided to wipe everything and reflash the stock firmware with Odin. I downloaded the right one for the verizon model on 5.1.1. Odin sent the file to the device. Just before finishing there was an error and the phone rebooted anyway.
Upon booting the phone now lacked an OS and gave the "use the verizon repair assistant to reinstall the operating system" message. I tried the software (from a friends s5) on 3 different computers and it wouldn't work on any.
I figured, no problem, I will just reflash to stock with Odin again. Only this time my computer no longer recognizes the phone when I put it into download mode. Ive installed and reinstalled the drivers, changed the order of connecting the cables, and when the phone is booted. Nothing works.
The phone can only boot regularly (but lacks an OS) or go to download mode. Recovery doesn't work. Any ideas? Help would greatly be appreciated as the nearest phone repair center is close to 40 miles away
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Phone doesnt have an OS, can boot to download mode, but isn't recognized by computer. The basic troubleshooting steps haven't worked.

Hi urban.. I'm not to technical, but was reading your post. I hit a little confused... Your using the s5 Verizon recovery, not Odin image right
Also try uninstalling the Windows drivers and reinstall after you connect to computer
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Bern612 said:
Hi urban.. I'm not to technical, but was reading your post. I hit a little confused... Your using the s5 Verizon recovery, not Odin image right
Also try uninstalling the Windows drivers and reinstall after you connect to computer
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I tried the verizon recovery for the S5 (I don't have it for the note) and the software wouldn't load. Originally I reflashed the phone with an Odin image but now Odin doesn't recognize the phone.
Yup, I've tried that many times on different computers. Thanks though.

Urban415 said:
Hello,
I know you're probably thinking, "omg another note bricked thread". Yes, but I spent many hours of research and couldn't find a thread with my exact problem.
A little background:
I rooted my phone and everything was fine and dandy. I let a friend borrow my phone for a minute and they decided that it would be funny to uninstall google play. I installed the apk from online and had nothing but problems. The app would crash as soon as i started downloading anything. I looked into solutions and did everything from editing the host file to wiping the caches. Nada. The "solutions" just caused other errors. I decided to wipe and reinstall from my backup.
I realized after that because Google Play is a system file, my restore was useless. I decided to wipe everything and reflash the stock firmware with Odin. I downloaded the right one for the verizon model on 5.1.1. Odin sent the file to the device. Just before finishing there was an error and the phone rebooted anyway.
Upon booting the phone now lacked an OS and gave the "use the verizon repair assistant to reinstall the operating system" message. I tried the software (from a friends s5) on 3 different computers and it wouldn't work on any.
I figured, no problem, I will just reflash to stock with Odin again. Only this time my computer no longer recognizes the phone when I put it into download mode. Ive installed and reinstalled the drivers, changed the order of connecting the cables, and when the phone is booted. Nothing works.
The phone can only boot regularly (but lacks an OS) or go to download mode. Recovery doesn't work. Any ideas? Help would greatly be appreciated as the nearest phone repair center is close to 40 miles away
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Phone doesnt have an OS, can boot to download mode, but isn't recognized by computer. The basic troubleshooting steps haven't worked.
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Had a similar experience myself. I also tried using the Verizon update/repair assistant for another device and it did not work. I ultimately ended up borrowing a Note 4, installing the upgrade/repair assitant from that phone onto my pc (enable USB autoplay, then choose to install the software that runs when you connect the phone). The software installed from another Note4 was able to repair my phone without issue.

Tepidlake said:
Had a similar experience myself. I also tried using the Verizon update/repair assistant for another device and it did not work. I ultimately ended up borrowing a Note 4, installing the upgrade/repair assitant from that phone onto my pc (enable USB autoplay, then choose to install the software that runs when you connect the phone). The software installed from another Note4 was able to repair my phone without issue.
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Interesting. Was your computer unable to recognize the phone as well? How did you borrow another Note 4? I have scoured the internet and haven't been able to find the software online. Would you be able to PM it to me? I would greatly appreciate it as I do not have immediate access to another Note.

ODIN can be finicky with USB cables and ports. Try switching cables and make sure that you're on a USB port that comes straight from the PC and not a hub.
Try uninstalling the Samsung USB driver, reboot the computer then reinstall.
I'm not sure why you were using S5 software when Note 4 is so readily available. I'm not sure that I can recommend using the Marshmallow firmware yet in ODIN. I would use the 5.1.1 version and do the full firmware flash.

what i've done.
Hello Urban415, earlier today my phone decided to take a dump as well gave me that same message with the yellow triangle, i had flashed a bad image (file name : N910VVRU2BPA1_StockRestore.tar.md5) which then gave me that problem.
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I went onto Sam Mobile's site, created an account(its free! to download the firmware, it's needed.)
I had to download N910VVRU2BOG5 - 5.0.1 (it took me 2 hours to DL off their site :\ due to free account... but whatevs)
In order to bring my phone back to life also the version of Odin i used was 3.10.6..
My phone was rooted as well and was using N910VVRU2BPA1 - 5.1.1
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Hope this helps ! My note 4 Model # : Sm-n910v, bought refurb off ebay.
P.S. Excuse my grammar, punctuation, etc, etc. Also! running Windows 7 x64 and Verizon's assistant didn't work for me either. not even on my windows 8.1 laptop =x!

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ODIN can be finicky with USB cables and ports. Try switching cables and make sure that you're on a USB port that comes straight from the PC and not a hub.
Try uninstalling the Samsung USB driver, reboot the computer then reinstall.
I'm not sure why you were using S5 software when Note 4 is so readily available. I'm not sure that I can recommend using the Marshmallow firmware yet in ODIN. I would use the 5.1.1 version and do the full firmware flash.
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I have tried with 2 cords, and am not using a hub. I also already uninstalled, rebooted and installed. Anything else?
The S5 software is only the verizon restore assistant because that is the only samsung software I had available to me. I am not using the firmware for that phone on my note. I tried to do the full 5.1.1 firmware flash, but can only do that when my computer recognizes the device.
SolFox84 said:
Hello Urban415, earlier today my phone decided to take a dump as well gave me that same message with the yellow triangle, i had flashed a bad image (file name : N910VVRU2BPA1_StockRestore.tar.md5) which then gave me that problem.
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I went onto Sam Mobile's site, created an account(its free! to download the firmware, it's needed.)
I had to download N910VVRU2BOG5 - 5.0.1 (it took me 2 hours to DL off their site :\ due to free account... but whatevs)
In order to bring my phone back to life also the version of Odin i used was 3.10.6..
My phone was rooted as well and was using N910VVRU2BPA1 - 5.1.1
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Hope this helps ! My note 4 Model # : Sm-n910v, bought refurb off ebay.
P.S. Excuse my grammar, punctuation, etc, etc. Also! running Windows 7 x64 and Verizon's assistant didn't work for me either. not even on my windows 8.1 laptop =x!
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Glad that you got your device to work. Thanks for the information about the Verizon assistant software. Guess it's not just me.
My problem isn't the firmware and finding it online. My problem is that my computer now refuses to recognize the phone as a usb device. I have tried the usual recommended troubleshooting steps to no avail. Did you have this problem?

I'm reaching about as far as I can go, but: did you try to do a factory reset in recovery? I had that work in freeing up a connection issue in ADB once.

@Urban415 I was googling and found one guy who had a similar issue as you... It was for an older device. But what he did was uninstalled the assistant. Then plugged in his phone and reinstalled the software and it installed the correct drivers... Also I'm not to android savvy, but just a thought. If your using the s5 assistant wouldn't it have to download a note 4 image for it to recognize it. Maybe that's why it's not working. Because it doesn't have the note 4 drivers and image??? Just a thought
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Just saying this on top of my head but I have seen system images for the system itself and another with the firmware included. Maybe try the one with the firmware included?
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Urban415 said:
Interesting. Was your computer unable to recognize the phone as well? How did you borrow another Note 4? I have scoured the internet and haven't been able to find the software online. Would you be able to PM it to me? I would greatly appreciate it as I do not have immediate access to another Note.
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Hey, sorry it took so long to get back.
As I recall my phone was not visible to ADB or Kies while it was displaying the Verizon Repair Assistant screen erreor screen. I suspect that in that state, only the Repair Assistant is able to talk to the phone.
I ended up waiting for my wife to get home (she has the same phone as me) and borrowing her phone to install the assistant software. The software recognized my phone, though it took a minute or two, even though Kies couldn't see it. The assistant downloaded the firmware and flashed it. Phone good as new.

Urban415 said:
I have tried with 2 cords, and am not using a hub. I also already uninstalled, rebooted and installed. Anything else?
The S5 software is only the verizon restore assistant because that is the only samsung software I had available to me. I am not using the firmware for that phone on my note. I tried to do the full 5.1.1 firmware flash, but can only do that when my computer recognizes the device.
Glad that you got your device to work. Thanks for the information about the Verizon assistant software. Guess it's not just me.
My problem isn't the firmware and finding it online. My problem is that my computer now refuses to recognize the phone as a usb device. I have tried the usual recommended troubleshooting steps to no avail. Did you have this problem?
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similar thing happened to me but on my 2013 nexus 7. I had to download and use "Minimal ADB and Fastboot" and manually (using Commands within windows command-line-interface) restore my device while it was in "fastboot mode". prior to that tried using "WUGsNexus Root ToolKit " which help instruct the user; with screenshots on how to uninstall drivers that might conflict with one another with the use of another program named "USBDeview". that didn't work for me unfortunately . but for i cannot for sure say if its a "Maybe my windows need a refresh/clean slate" or I missed a step.

Thank you to everyone that helped me in this thread. After trying several new cables, uninstalling and re-installing drivers, rebooting, and playing around with software compatibility software, my problem has been solved.
I have now reflashing stock firmware, rooted, and backed up the phone. Cheers!

Can't install Recovery or Downgrade from Stock MM 6.0

Hi,
I have a temprooted LG G3 (D855) with Official Marshmallow Stock ROM. I have tried to bump it using this thread, but the moment I have rebooted my device to recovery, I had no recovery at all and it has factory reset my device (don't worry, I had a backup). So I've decided to downgrade it to Lollipop or even to KitKat. I've tried to use LG Flashtool 2014. It had thrown an error on both versions (connection failed). I've read about it and found LGUP and even LGUP thrown an error. I've tried to do it agian from LG Flashtool (the old one) and it thrown this error: "CrossDL [] to [d855].SWversion()" and I've searched for this problem, and found a tutorial to remove this error (using Hex Workshop to delete the model) but Hex Workshop had stopped working when I've tried to save it. And I have a good computer (Intel Core i7 Skylake, 8GB RAM). Even before all that stuff, I had a temproot, which means every time I reboot the phone, the root just vanishing. And I've used KingRoot (which is a good root app) to root it.
Please help me. I want to install CM13 very soon.

MGSTUDIOs0mE0Ne said:
Hi,
I have a temprooted LG G3 (D855) with Official Marshmallow Stock ROM. I have tried to bump it using this thread, but the moment I have rebooted my device to recovery, I had no recovery at all and it has factory reset my device (don't worry, I had a backup). So I've decided to downgrade it to Lollipop or even to KitKat. I've tried to use LG Flashtool 2014. It had thrown an error on both versions (connection failed). I've read about it and found LGUP and even LGUP thrown an error. I've tried to do it agian from LG Flashtool (the old one) and it thrown this error: "CrossDL [] to [d855].SWversion()" and I've searched for this problem, and found a tutorial to remove this error (using Hex Workshop to delete the model) but Hex Workshop had stopped working when I've tried to save it. And I have a good computer (Intel Core i7 Skylake, 8GB RAM). Even before all that stuff, I had a temproot, which means every time I reboot the phone, the root just vanishing. And I've used KingRoot (which is a good root app) to root it.
Please help me. I want to install CM13 very soon.
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Download a twrp bumped recovery img from the twrp site(https://dl.twrp.me/d855/), and Rashr or flashify app. Then use kingroot for your temporary root, then use Rashr or the flashify app to install recovery img, reboot into recovery, and then flash cm13 or whatever you want.
*I'm not sure about obtaining permanent root for MM on your SW version or your model(I have a vs985), but since you are flashing cm13 and not staying on stock you shouldn't have to worry about any of that mess.

You can repeat the whole process on a Windows 7 (32-bit) pc. I had the same problem while i was trying to restore my lg g3 to stock kitkat using flash tool (tot method) on my Windows 10 (64-bit) laptop. I am still unable to restore to stock on my laptop but this process works smooth on my brother's computer with Windows 7 (32-bit).
I am pretty sure changing to a Windows 7 32-bit pc will solve your problem.

startswithPendswithOOH said:
Download a twrp bumped recovery img from the twrp site(*removed because I am a new user*), and Rashr or flashify app. Then use kingroot for your temporary root, then use Rashr or the flashify app to install recovery img, reboot into recovery, and then flash cm13 or whatever you want.
*I'm not sure about obtaining permanent root for MM on your SW version or your model(I have a vs985), but since you are flashing cm13 and not staying on stock you shouldn't have to worry about any of that mess.
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That's exactly what I did. And it just removed the recovery. I've also tried to do it through adb and it also failed. I've noticed that there is some missing information in my build.prop file, and I've tried to fill it, but it had no effect.

dksoni411 said:
You can repeat the whole process on a Windows 7 (32-bit) pc. I had the same problem while i was trying to restore my lg g3 to stock kitkat using flash tool (tot method) on my Windows 10 (64-bit) laptop. I am still unable to restore to stock on my laptop but this process works smooth on my brother's computer with Windows 7 (32-bit).
I am pretty sure changing to a Windows 7 32-bit pc will solve your problem.
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Will it work in Virtual Machine? I have only 64-bit Windows 7 laptops... But I'll look for one. I'll try it.

dksoni411 said:
You can repeat the whole process on a Windows 7 (32-bit) pc. I had the same problem while i was trying to restore my lg g3 to stock kitkat using flash tool (tot method) on my Windows 10 (64-bit) laptop. I am still unable to restore to stock on my laptop but this process works smooth on my brother's computer with Windows 7 (32-bit).
I am pretty sure changing to a Windows 7 32-bit pc will solve your problem.
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OK, so I've tried it and it still won't work. I was using Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit now.

I've solved the problem with a little help from CODEFIRE team: I've flashed the tot with the G3-CODEFIRE dll which worked perfectly.
I can't post link because I'm still a new member.
Anyone knows how to close a thread or add the [SOLVED] tag? I'm quiet new here...
Sorry about my bad english.