I've tryed every root way possible and still no root so I worked out I need to flash su though recovery so is there any way of getting recovery the last 3 LG phone have been the same 4 me any how and please don't go on about boot loader being locked that's what everyone told me about g3 and it was not the case. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Do u mean u're trying to root your device and still don't get it? Have u try any rooting Apps or pc softwares? E.g Kingo, Vroot, kingroot etc.
Worth a try. Wish u luck. [emoji1]
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RidzVarn said:
Do u mean u're trying to root your device and still don't get it? Have u try any rooting Apps or pc softwares? E.g Kingo, Vroot, kingroot etc.
Worth a try. Wish u luck. [emoji1]
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Yes tryed them all need to flash su though recovery
Just tryed towel root and it saying device unsupported and your galoreafide low prosses root keep tell me path note found ......bla..bla.....
You people keep telling me to do this do that i do it it costs me 1gb+ of data to download these thing's and it fails is this system a gimic bull****......
Ok so this is what i'm going to try i'm will flash h815 Rom over h815t.
And try to put h815 recovery on it to see if I can get this awesome phone to rock as for boot loader I believe it is not locked.
I know if you have a carrier locked device then boot loader lock in there but if it is unbranded then it may not......
stinka318 said:
Ok so this is what i'm going to try i'm will flash h815 Rom over h815t.
And try to put h815 recovery on it to see if I can get this awesome phone to rock as for boot loader I believe it is not locked.
I know if you have a carrier locked device then boot loader lock in there but if it is unbranded then it may not......
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My G4 is unbranded but its lock (you can find it in the hidden menu)
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alitavas said:
My G4 is unbranded but its lock (you can find it in the hidden menu)
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Yes I can and it tells me nothing about the bootloader.
Number for hidden menu 277634#*#
I jave 2 815t g4's and rooted both with this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/lg-g4-100-root-success-directives-root-t3180586
Wanglemoose said:
I jave 2 815t g4's and rooted both with this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/lg-g4-100-root-success-directives-root-t3180586
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Yes I to tryed that but when I plug g4 in download mode in to laptop and type in send_command.exe//./COM3 it tells me path not recognised......bla...bla...
Did you double check you had the right com port. There is a youtube video floating around of how to do the whole process
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When i did my 2 phones the com port was different on both of them
stinka318 said:
Yes I can and it tells me nothing about the bootloader.
Number for hidden menu 277634#*#
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Go to: svc menu/bootloader unlock check test
On mine it says locked
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alitavas said:
Go to: svc menu/bootloader unlock check test
On mine it says locked
Sent from my LG-H818
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The first time I put that number in it just came up with something but now it comes up with what you quoted.
But that is only a little part of my problem atm can't get root trying everything with no results.
Spent a ton of cash on download so far with nothing and getting annoyed.
Wanglemoose said:
Did you double check you had the right com port. There is a youtube video floating around of how to do the whole process
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When i did my 2 phones the com port was different on both of them
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Com port 3 every time
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Hello! I need to get my E975 back on warranty, what is the way to relock bootloader again?
Install Kdz..
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Avantu said:
Hello! I need to get my E975 back on warranty, what is the way to relock bootloader again?
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Your answer is in FAQ #3 go here
dalmm said:
Install Kdz..
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You mean i can use KDZ Flasher in Fastboot mode?
sunyakram said:
Your answer is in FAQ #3 go here
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There are 3 options, but aren't they for other Optimus versions than E975? Which do you prefer?
The thing is i can't go download mode cause i already have unlocked bootloader and it gets me to fastboot mode. I unlocked it with Freegee but the backup is gone. Is there any possibility to lock bootloader? The phone is fully working, only thing is yellow tints on screen and i wanted to get it back on warranty.
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You mean i can use KDZ Flasher in Fastboot mode?
There are 3 options, but aren't they for other Optimus versions than E975? Which do you prefer?
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1st why you returning it back? 2nd i don't know too much about veriant compatibility so its batter to post there if you cant find satisfied solution here
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Avantu said:
The thing is i can't go download mode cause i already have unlocked bootloader and it gets me to fastboot mode. I unlocked it with Freegee but the backup is gone. Is there any possibility to lock bootloader? The phone is fully working, only thing is yellow tints on screen and i wanted to get it back on warranty.
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I read somewhere about these yellow tints are not a big issue thay appear and disappears after some days without any repairing, (correct me if i am wrong)
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I read somewhere about these yellow tints are not a big issue thay appear and disappears after some days without any repairing, (correct me if i am wrong)
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It can be true. I bought it used in my country from some shop. I think they have replaced the screen with new one. I talked with the shop owner and he told me that he checked the screen before sending me and it was ok, but if i want i can send them phone back so they will replace it with new one(but he didn't tell me that it was replaced already at all). But now i'm in trouble and i don't know if i can lock bootloader without EFS Backup :/ If u have any ideas, tell me please.
Avantu said:
It can be true. I bought it used in my country from some shop. I think they have replaced the screen with new one. I talked with the shop owner and he told me that he checked the screen before sending me and it was ok, but if i want i can send them phone back so they will replace it with new one(but he didn't tell me that it was replaced already at all). But now i'm in trouble and i don't know if i can lock bootloader without EFS Backup :/ If u have any ideas, tell me please.
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If you bought it from shop so don't worry about unlocked.unlocking doesn't effect screen.
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If you bought it from shop so don't worry about unlocked.unlocking doesn't effect screen.
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Maybe, but he wrote on his warantee card that changing firmware void the warantee. So if i send him the phone back, i don't think he will want to replace screen with new one(which is quite expenisve) when he will see europe open firmware(i had brand before) with bootloader unlocked... i will just lost money sending him phone.
About yellow tints, i heard that iphones had similar problem, it was caused by glue between screen and digitizer or somewhere else, and tints disappeared after few days of using, but i can't tell if my LG will be the same.
use kdz updater and that's it. flash the original firmware the phone came with.it takes 5 minutes.
playis but
Avantu said:
The thing is i can't go download mode cause i already have unlocked bootloader and it gets me to fastboot mode. I unlocked it with Freegee but the backup is gone. Is there any possibility to lock bootloader? The phone is fully working, only thing is yellow tints on screen and i wanted to get it back on warranty.
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Very strange! After using freege for unlocking bootloader and flashing CWM Recovery, I got a Kernel error. I tried to flash KDZ in download mode, but after start flashing process my phone reboot in fastboot. Are you in the same situation?
If u can get into recovery mode, you can flash any working ROM and then try the old version of freegee to avoid kernel errors. The update version from playstore gives this kernel error, since it flashes the bootloader of nexus4. But I think, the playstore version should be fixed by now... better to check it... search for the old version of freegee posted by davevinci...
Lol guys i'm very stupid... you can go into download mode by holding volume + and - and starting the phone. Then you can reflash it with stock firmware in LG Support Tool under emergency options or something like that(i'm not using english version so i don't know how it sounds in english) or with KDZ Updater. Ofc my phone is fully working, all i want is to get back to stock settings.
You already had the answer...use the damn kdz updater to flash stock firmware,then perform a hard reset. end of story. why the drama??why do you guys don't read the whole story?why don't you learn how to revert the changes you make BEFORE starting doing them?
I have the lg g4 h815 international model. It is rooted and has the boot loader unlocked, I manually upgraded to android 6.0 and then a few weeks or months after I was just on a normal day. So I turned my phone off, then when I needed to turn it back on it failed to start up only showing the lg logo with the boot loader unlocked sign in the top left. I tried all that I knew how to. I went into TWRP recovery and wiped all the data from it. I tried to boot up but it would not and it said that I have no OS installed, however I was sure I did. So }I tried the kdz method of restoring my phone but the lg flash tool 2014 seemed to not respond instantly.
Next I tried downloading the stock files and stock ROM and tried to flash them, but when I attempted to flash them using TWRP it froze and went back to the LG logo screen with the boot loader sign in the top left and it wont let me do anything. I can still go into download mode and recovery though. I have tried every method I know of and I am really stuck. If someone knows how to fix it then please reply, thank you.
If anyone knows how to fix it then please reply, thank you.
When u wiped u prob wiped all download a custom rom and put it on sd card the in twrp install it should be good to go
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uxkghost said:
If anyone knows how to fix it then please reply, thank you.
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Try this
TheMadScientist420 said:
When u wiped u prob wiped all download a custom rom and put it on sd card the in twrp install it should be good to go
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Try this
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Thank you for responding
I tried this but when I attempt this, TWRP freezes and it takes me back to the LG logo with the boot loader unlocked sign. Because it keeps freezing I cannot restore a backup or download a custom ROM and I am stuck on what to do.
EDIT: Also when trying to use the kdz method the lg flash tool 2014 just fails and force closes.
By chance u aint got the 505 serial number device do u there was a sorta recal on a few devicez if im not mistaken and im actually new to this device but i had g3 and it was a common problem on g3 for bat to go bad try dl rom and installing it while plugged in to power source other than that im not fortunate enough to have bl unlock and twrp or i might be able to give some more assistance
TheMadScientist420 said:
By chance u aint got the 505 serial number device do u there was a sorta recal on a few devicez if im not mistaken and im actually new to this device but i had g3 and it was a common problem on g3 for bat to go bad try dl rom and installing it while plugged in to power source other than that im not fortunate enough to have bl unlock and twrp or i might be able to give some more assistance
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I have the 505 serial number, would it be helpful for me to tell you it?
It might still be waranties by lg there was a bootloop issue with those serial numz if im not mistaken lg done a recall. Id search on it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-g4/general/lg-sprint-admit-hardware-issue-t3215396
TheMadScientist420 said:
It might still be waranties by lg there was a bootloop issue with those serial numz if im not mistaken lg done a recall. Id search on it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-g4/general/lg-sprint-admit-hardware-issue-t3215396
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But if I have unlocked the boot loader and rooted it will it void the warranty?
Ule have to look its a noted hardware failure so maybe not
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Ule have to look its a noted hardware failure so maybe not
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Thank you for all your help. But now I am stuck with a broken phone, no money to buy new one and I do not know what to do. But thank you for all the help you gave me.
uxkghost said:
Thank you for all your help. But now I am stuck with a broken phone, no money to buy new one and I do not know what to do. But thank you for all the help you gave me.
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Now like i said im new to this device there still mey be hope this is just what ive come across so far plus helps keep ure thread to the top so maybe someone with more knowledge may come along and answer better
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It could be corupted somewhere which can easliy happen to. Im just not yet familiar with all the issues like i was on g2 and g3
If anyone knows how to fix it then please reply.
uxkghost said:
If anyone knows how to fix it then please reply.
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You can try method which mentioned here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/lg-g4-stuck-bootloop-t3268734/page25
Read two last pages.
Hello Guys,
first sry for my bad english
I have a Lg X Screen and search a method to roote.
I dont find guides for this wonderfull Mobilphone. Give a variant to roote or not?
Please say yes
and again, sry for my english.
Here's something (I didn't tested it, I'm about to buy this phone myself).
ps: could you let me know, if it works?
aXiDroid said:
something (I didn't tested it, I'm about to buy this phone myself).
ps: could you let me know, if it works?
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I tried it, but it didn't work.
I need to root this phone badly
Rooted LG-k500n
tzukaza said:
Hello Guys,
first sry for my bad english
I have a Lg X Screen and search a method to roote.
I dont find guides for this wonderfull Mobilphone. Give a variant to roote or not?
Please say yes
and again, sry for my english.
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I finally made it with Kingroot v4.3.9
Do you have a download link for that? I also want to root the phone
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Its like every root app i tried does not work
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SterDROid83s said:
I finally made it with Kingroot v4.3.9
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Also for this kingroot, do i need to unlock bootload?
Hey friend! I have looked for a root to LG X Power (K220dsf), but I haven't had success.
How do you make this root? Did you just download and run Kingroot on phone? Please, help me.
SterDROid83s said:
I finally made it with Kingroot v4.3.9
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tzukaza said:
Hello Guys,
first sry for my bad english
I have a Lg X Screen and search a method to roote.
I dont find guides for this wonderfull Mobilphone. Give a variant to roote or not?
Please say yes
and again, sry for my english.
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So is not possible root this Phone? Kingroot still Don't work
Any New? :c
This phone is very much worthy of trying to acquire root..hope someone will be able to figure it out.
This guy is lying
dragonjf said:
Hey friend! I have looked for a root to LG X Power (K220dsf), but I haven't had success.
How do you make this root? Did you just download and run Kingroot on phone? Please, help me.
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macmx said:
This guy is lying
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I know it. I've looked for this for a long time and nothing.
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hey guys what happen to the 2nd screen if you custom rom it?
Hey guys i achieved temporary root on my K500H with Kingroot pc and already debloated it, but only one time when i restarted the phone again it was ok but not rooted anymore. well something is better than nothing.
get kingroot from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/one-click-root-tool-android-2-x-5-0-t3107461
I recommend u to do it on pc first (turn off antivirus), cause if you do it with the android app itself and u fail maybe u will be not able to root again.
If you do this, root and do all things u want, and before u reboot the phone unroot and uninstall kingroot (from the app).
I wish to say that I am not an expert. I read that oneclickroot can root the LG x K500I phone, I have a K500N and the same software can't root my device. Does anyone know the reason why software doesn't work? or a workaround to make it works?
Thanks in advance
My device:
LG X SCREEN K500N
Android 6.0.1 (V10e-222-10)
is4kib said:
I wish to say that I am not an expert. I read that oneclickroot can root the LG x K500I phone, I have a K500N and the same software can't root my device. Does anyone know the reason why software doesn't work? or a workaround to make it works?
Thanks in advance
My device:
LG X SCREEN K500N
Android 6.0.1 (V10e-222-10)
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U tried on PC or mobile app?
I tried with both...the same result...nothing!
The bootloader is still locked, maybe can it be the reason?
I tried with other tools, but no result.
is4kib said:
I tried with both...the same result...nothing!
The bootloader is still locked, maybe can it be the reason?
I tried with other tools, but no result.
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Yea don't confuse root and unlocked bootloader, you can achieve root without having bootloader unlocked, but it will be temporary.
Mont said:
Yea don't confuse root and unlocked bootloader, you can achieve root without having bootloader unlocked, but it will be temporary.
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Hi Mont,
I used kingroot, as you suggested, but it does not work
The app fails to root, while if I use the pc software a error occurs "network connection failed".
is4kib said:
Hi Mont,
I used kingroot, as you suggested, but it does not work
The app fails to root, while if I use the pc software a error occurs "network connection failed".
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Hi, check on youtube your error, thats a common issue.
I found a bootloader unlock method for the Verizon variant of this phone, however after trying it on my phone I was able to get temp root on my AT&T Note 4. I have not tried to unlock the bootloader yet, but I will keep you guys posted.
Here is the link: galaxynote4root/galaxy-note-4-root/how-to-root-unlock-bootloader-on-galaxy-note-4/2/ (add .com infront of the first root , I can't post links yet)
(Make sure that on step 9 and up to change the file name in the command to n4-2 instead of n4-fix)
(Download everything except the Verizon stuff)
Final edit: This method only works for root, the bootloader can't be unlocked for AT&T because there was never a developer edition released for it.
Note: The root is extremely buggy and unstable, so it is not that usable. Hopefully someone else can make a root better for this device.
How did the temp root go? Doesn't it reboot after a while and then lose the root?
boofman said:
How did the temp root go? Doesn't it reboot after a while and then lose the root?
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It is very unstable and slow but it works, I'm probably going to install a different rom if I can unlock the bootloader.
bobshmo said:
It is very unstable and slow but it works, I'm probably going to install a different rom if I can unlock the bootloader.
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Great going buddy!
How long has it been running with root? Does it survive a reboot?
I do hope you can unlock the bootloader, so we csn install custom ROMs and Kernels!
boofman said:
Great going buddy!
How long has it been running with root? Does it survive a reboot?
I do hope you can unlock the bootloader, so we csn install custom ROMs and Kernels!
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It does not survive a reboot, however root although it slows the phone down seems to be working fine. I'm still trying to unlock the bootloader.
Nice to see someone take the bold risk. I hope you find success. I think everyone blew this off because this method was for Verizon and it tricks the phone to make it recognized as a Devloper model who come bootloader unlocked. AT&T does not have developer model devices so chances are this method will not unlock 910A bootloaders.
Wish you luck! There's a bounty thread here somewhere..
I saw on the other thread you temp bricked your phone attempting a bootloader unlock..hope you do unlock it without bricking your phone..
Problem with my note 4 please helppp !!
Can I update to an higher version than this ?
Android version 5.0.1
Build number : DONGCHAO.A916
Baseband version : N910FXXU1BOC4
Model SM-N910F
eypohraj said:
Can I update to an higher version than this ?
Android version 5.0.1
Build number : DONGCHAO.A916
Baseband version : N910FXXU1BOC4
Model SM-N910F
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you are in the wrong thread
Your variant for the Note 4 is the international variant
This thread is for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4
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This temp-root doesn't let us access the system partition
This type of root has been recognized by this community for several months and we dismissed as worthless because DM-Verity removes the root after every reboot and I am surprised you guys haven't gotten a brick yet because, on Android 5.1.1, Samsung added a security method where if anyone roots with Kingroot/KingORoot and reboot, you get a message saying that the kernel isn't from AT&T before fully booting up
boofman said:
Wish you luck! There's a bounty thread here somewhere..
I saw on the other thread you temp bricked your phone attempting a bootloader unlock..hope you do unlock it without bricking your phone..
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I unbricked it, bootloader can't be unlocked though, also I realized that kingoroot works on 5.1.1. It might be due to the file that I pushed for temp root, so now I have temp root on my phone that isn't that unstable.
Thanks for attempting to root though. We might have to look into other exploits to get a stable one. Or maybe there isnt one and its the end of the road on our journey to find it.
Update on how kingroot workin now?
AlexanderDAB said:
you are in the wrong thread
Your variant for the Note 4 is the international variant
This thread is for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4
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This temp-root doesn't let us access the system partition
This type of root has been recognized by this community for several months and we dismissed as worthless because DM-Verity removes the root after every reboot and I am surprised you guys haven't gotten a brick yet because, on Android 5.1.1, Samsung added a security method where if anyone roots with Kingroot/KingORoot and reboot, you get a message saying that the kernel isn't from AT&T before fully booting up
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But the thing is that when i check through the phone info app it shows that i own a n910a variant. So confused
eypohraj said:
But the thing is that when i check through the phone info app it shows that i own a n910a variant. So confused
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ok, so first of all
Go into Download mode. How to get there?
Turn off your phone entirely, and then when it has been fully turned off, hold down the power button, home button, and volume down button all at once until you get a warning screen. Press the volume down button and it should give you all the information about the phone without the system being all jacked up
Its should say if you have SM-N910F (International Variant) or SM-N910A (AT&T Variant)
my nexus is giving me the Firmware Update screen "dont unplug usb until after firmware completes". i looked this up and ran the LGUP following the instructions for it, but it always freezes at 46% progress in the application and 49% on the phone. tried going into the bootloader and throwing it into recovery mode, but it just goes straight back into the Firmware Update screen. bootloader is locked (Device State: locked) and secure boot is enabled. tried to unlock through NRToolkit but it always throws me back into the Firmware update screen with a "waiting for device" window whenever i try any of the options. apparently its recognized as a fastboot device through ADB, but i still cant flash anything on it cause its locked
heeeeeeeeelp, i wanna get this thing running again
@joeinfro: try a fresh installation as listed here
rp158 said:
@joeinfro: try a fresh installation as listed here
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is that possible to do with a locked bootloader and/or usb debugging not enabled?
Of course, it's the factory way.
rp158 said:
Of course, it's the factory way.
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That link is to a slim Rom. The OP is not going to be able to flash that. He's also not going to be able to flash the factory image with a locked bootloader.
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OP, were you using the LGUP tool to upgrade the firmware?
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jd1639 said:
That link is to a slim Rom. The OP is not going to be able to flash that. He's also not going to be able to flash the factory image with a locked bootloader.
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[/COLOR]OP, were you using the LGUP tool to upgrade the firmware?
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yes, i tried to use the LGUP to get around a frp , then it got stuck at 46%
joeinfro said:
yes, i tried to use the LGUP to get around a frp , then it got stuck at 46%
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I've never used that tool so won't be much help. I did just try to install it but didn't get it completely set up. And I don't really want to try it on my 5x. Getting into the bootloader and recovery doesn't work?
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jd1639 said:
I've never used that tool so won't be much help. I did just try to install it but didn't get it completely set up. And I don't really want to try it on my 5x. Getting into the bootloader and recovery doesn't work?
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i can get it into bootloader but it says Device: Locked and Secure Boot: Enabled, which i'm assuming means the bootloader is locked. i cant get it into recovery from the bootloader as it throws me straight back into the firmware update screen
joeinfro said:
i can get it into bootloader but it says Device: Locked and Secure Boot: Enabled, which i'm assuming means the bootloader is locked. i cant get it into recovery from the bootloader as it throws me straight back into the firmware update screen
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I don't know what to tell you other than hope someone who has used that tool sees this thread. May I ask why you tried the tool in the first place?
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jd1639 said:
I don't know what to tell you other than hope someone who has used that tool sees this thread. May I ask why you tried the tool in the first place?
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yep! i got the phone while it was locked by FRP and the seller did not have the login credentials of the last google account. i'm starting to understand why the price for it was so low haha
i followed a guide that recommended using the LGUP app and i gave that a shot, except i believe this phone is well and truly bricked to oblivion
i'm no stranger to messing around with fastboot/adb, and i thought i'd be able to work my way around this but its starting to seem a little out of my hands