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(Q) easiest way to root this phone

Hi
I'd like ti root my phone and i saw few different ways such as "stump" and "purpledrake"
Which one is the better choice?
Thanks

Stump root, it's literally an app that you install, and click root

cliffistheman said:
Stump root, it's literally an app that you install, and click root
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Is it also easy to unroot?
Thanks mate

Stump root (like cliff said) or towelroot.
Towelroot may not work on all models though. It did work on my D850 with firmware 10D.

Frozenblade33 said:
Is it also easy to unroot?
Thanks mate
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Well, this is untethered root, so it doesn't have a root app, so I recommend installing supersu from the play store, and supersu has an option to unroot, but there is always the option to just flash back to stock using a tot file or kdz file and LG flash tool

cliffistheman said:
Well, this is untethered root, so it doesn't have a root app, so I recommend installing supersu from the play store, and supersu has an option to unroot, but there is always the option to just flash back to stock using a tot file or kdz file and LG flash tool
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Thanks man
Do you know if this app works with lg g3 running v10m?

Frozenblade33 said:
Thanks man
Do you know if this app works with lg g3 running v10m?
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Easiest way is to find out, if it's not compatible, it should tell you that it's not

cliffistheman said:
Easiest way is to find out, if it's not compatible, it should tell you that it's not
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OK thanks
I was afraid to get Into trouble I didn't know it works this way [emoji10]
(Whistle not a kiss) [emoji6]
Many thanks

Frozenblade33 said:
OK thanks
I was afraid to get Into trouble I didn't know it works this way [emoji10]
(Whistle not a kiss) [emoji6]
Many thanks
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It's no problem, I may not know a lot but what I do know about, I try to help

cliffistheman said:
It's no problem, I may not know a lot but what I do know about, I try to help
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Stump root doesnt work with this version any other suggestion?

cliffistheman said:
It's no problem, I may not know a lot but what I do know about, I try to help
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Check purpledrakes compatibility, I'm on sprint, so idk about purpledrake

cliffistheman said:
Well, this is untethered root, so it doesn't have a root app, so I recommend installing supersu from the play store, and supersu has an option to unroot, but there is always the option to just flash back to stock using a tot file or kdz file and LG flash tool
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Does flashing kdz file removes the root flag?? Also if I will "unlock bootloader" (TWRP/bump whatever...) is installing kdz file will make it all stock and undetectable?

foxracer89 said:
Does flashing kdz file removes the root flag?? Also if I will "unlock bootloader" (TWRP/bump whatever...) is installing kdz file will make it all stock and undetectable?
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Yes, it should do both of those things, I had to refresh to stock, and when I did, I had to resume as the recovery was overwriten

Lollipop downgrade

Hi there, I upgraded to the 20a lollipop build via kdz. But now with the custom builds out I'd like to go back to so I can use twrp.
My question is do i need to use a tot file to go back to Kk or can I use a kdz to return to Kk?
Then root, use flashify bump twrp and flash away
Sent from my LG-D855

Kdz is fine.

YaDr said:
Kdz is fine.
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I don't think we can downgrade from 20a to Kitkat and bump again. At least not yet. This is due to new bootloader installed from 20a KDZ.

aghazi said:
I don't think we can downgrade from 20a to Kitkat and bump again. At least not yet. This is due to new bootloader installed from 20a KDZ.
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You are wrong. Kdz overwrites the bootloader. There were reports of succesfull downgrades via kdz.

YaDr said:
You are wrong. Kdz overwrites the bootloader. There were reports of succesfull downgrades via kdz.
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Awesome if this is the case. Can you please point me to that thread if possible? I also have one Lollipop G3 waiting for a downgrade.
Thanks!

aghazi said:
I don't think we can downgrade from 20a to Kitkat and bump again. At least not yet. This is due to new bootloader installed from 20a KDZ.
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aghazi said:
Awesome if this is the case. Can you please point me to that thread if possible? I also have one Lollipop G3 waiting for a downgrade.
Thanks!
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This thread.
Plus a lot of people on 4pda forums downgraded via kdz, all went fine.
Btw, if you are afraid of .kdz bricking your phone, take .tot and .dll from here. I never saw a brick because someone used .kdz instead of .tot, and i don't believe that this is even possible, but still...

All done, kdz downgrade went all fine!

leebag said:
All done, kdz downgrade went all fine!
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Great! and you bumped as well...right?

Already on androidnow 3.3 and restored! Now to work out the volume increase mod?

leebag said:
Already on androidnow 3.3 and restored! Now to work out the volume increase mod?
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cool. I am gonna do this as well.

I just used the app on the playstore and all good!

leebag said:
I just used the app on the playstore and all good!
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I just downgraded from 20A to kitkat using tot and bumped as well via adb.

aghazi said:
I just downgraded from 20A to kitkat using tot and bumped as well via adb.
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WTF v20E back to v10L using non TOT method. Bootloop
I think its because of the data partition?

Hey guys,
is there a general consensus that the L update (at least stock/OTA) is not ready yet? I've seen quite some negative feedback about people disliking 5.x.
Is this just people enjoying L doesn't really make voices or there is indeed a major flaw with it as of no

itsbighead said:
WTF v20E back to v10L using non TOT method. Bootloop
I think its because of the data partition?
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Yes. You should've CSE flashed.
tersagun said:
Hey guys,
is there a general consensus that the L update (at least stock/OTA) is not ready yet? I've seen quite some negative feedback about people disliking 5.x.
Is this just people enjoying L doesn't really make voices or there is indeed a major flaw with it as of no
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Well, opinions differ due to different usage scenarios and apps. Plus some may be blinded by "novelty" of 5.0.
I can't stand current 5.0. Sure, it's faster than 4.4.2, but it's also less smooth - and THAT is painful. Applications are way jerkier on 5.0 - G+, Vkontakte, Gplay, nova launcher, thousands of other apps - they all have animation problems on Lollipop.
20X firmwares are based on 5.0.0, which is full of holes - at least 1 confirmed memory leak, tons of bugs that were fixed in 5.0.1 and 5.0.2... Plus, some features were crippled in transition - native 5.0 "Do not disturb" sucks big time, no true "guest mode", "new" (Read - stock) "recents" are an epic fail, etc etc etc...
Battery is A LOT worse - during 4G browsing on Kitkat i'm easily able to reach 6.30-7 SOT. On 5.0 even 5.0 SOT is hard to reach...
I decided to wait for LG to fix Lollipop, since it's unusable in it's current state. Rebooting the phone every day (To avoid speed drops, memory leaks are strong with this one...), keeping up with bugs like "Screen turns off and on while on wireless charger" is simply too much for me.

YaDr said:
Yes. You should've CSE flashed.
Does CSE flash wipe internal storage?
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itsbighead said:
YaDr said:
Yes. You should've CSE flashed.
Does CSE flash wipe internal storage?
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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Yes, it does.
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[Q] LGE980 question about lollipop

I have LG Optimus Pro E980. It has KitKat 4.2.2 and I rooted it with towelroot last year.
I know very little about this but and I would like to upgrade to Lollipop but when I check for updates it tells me there are none. I assume this is because I rooted it and that I need to flash Lollipop.
I've never done this before and don't know if it is even an option.
Can you tell if I can do that?
If so, where are instructions and files to do that?
If I do flash and choose to remove all data will I lose the root and if so does towelroot work on Lollipop? I would really like to start fresh while doing all of this.
TY,
LInda

wunderlong88 said:
I have LG Optimus Pro E980. It has KitKat 4.2.2 and I rooted it with towelroot last year.
I know very little about this but and I would like to upgrade to Lollipop but when I check for updates it tells me there are none. I assume this is because I rooted it and that I need to flash Lollipop.
I've never done this before and don't know if it is even an option.
Can you tell if I can do that?
If so, where are instructions and files to do that?
If I do flash and choose to remove all data will I lose the root and if so does towelroot work on Lollipop? I would really like to start fresh while doing all of this.
TY,
LInda
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US LG G Pro haven't gotten an official Lollipop update. only international versions that why its not bcause your rooted

wunderlong88 said:
I have LG Optimus Pro E980. It has KitKat 4.2.2 and I rooted it with towelroot last year.
I know very little about this but and I would like to upgrade to Lollipop but when I check for updates it tells me there are none. I assume this is because I rooted it and that I need to flash Lollipop.
I've never done this before and don't know if it is even an option.
Can you tell if I can do that?
If so, where are instructions and files to do that?
If I do flash and choose to remove all data will I lose the root and if so does towelroot work on Lollipop? I would really like to start fresh while doing all of this.
TY,
LInda
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Since you're rooted, you can't install manufacture update with the update function. Doing so will put you in a world of hurt.

How do I flash kitkat again? I tried following these instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44983841&postcount=1 but am really confused. I don't know what kdz file I'm supposed to use and I can't see the pictures that are mentioned in the instructions as how to set the settings in LG flash tool. For some reason they are not loading on the web page. Also, I see there is a tot file but I can't figure out how to use it. so, I'm lost here. I can't get my sd card (I started a thread about this). I either need to flash kitkat (which I assume will fix the sd problem) or find a way to fix the sd problem. Sure hope someone can help, and sorry for multiple threads.

wunderlong88 said:
How do I flash kitkat again? I tried following these instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44983841&postcount=1 but am really confused. I don't know what kdz file I'm supposed to use and I can't see the pictures that are mentioned in the instructions as how to set the settings in LG flash tool. For some reason they are not loading on the web page. Also, I see there is a tot file but I can't figure out how to use it. so, I'm lost here. I can't get my sd card (I started a thread about this). I either need to flash kitkat (which I assume will fix the sd problem) or find a way to fix the sd problem. Sure hope someone can help, and sorry for multiple threads.
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Follow this guide

irt118 said:
Follow this guide
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Looks simple enough but where do I get the kdz file from?
TY!

wunderlong88 said:
Looks simple enough but where do I get the kdz file from?
TY!
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Lg-firmware

irt118 said:
Lg-firmware
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I don't see the US firmware? My Phone is US AT&T LG Optimus Pro E980

I found these: (from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2438088)
USA AT&T E980
AT&T E980AT V10g http://downloads.codefi.re/houstonn/...PR-03-2013.zip
AT&T E980AT V10k http://downloads.codefi.re/thecubed/...-07-2013-0.zip
AT&T E980AT V10p https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1A...it?usp=sharing
AT&T E980AT V20G
Not sure if one of these is the right one? If so which one and will it be a kdz file? I found tot files but don't understand how to use them.

hawkwind212 said:
Since you're rooted, you can't install manufacture update with the update function. Doing so will put you in a world of hurt.
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Will my phone try to automatically update when there is an update?

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wunderlong88 said:
I found these: (from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2438088)
USA AT&T E980
AT&T E980AT V10g http://downloads.codefi.re/houstonn/...PR-03-2013.zip
AT&T E980AT V10k http://downloads.codefi.re/thecubed/...-07-2013-0.zip
AT&T E980AT V10p https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1A...it?usp=sharing
AT&T E980AT V20G
Not sure if one of these is the right one? If so which one and will it be a kdz file? I found tot files but don't understand how to use them.
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I don't know, but I think if you extract the zip file, you will get a kdz file

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I don't know, but I think if you extract the zip file, you will get a kdz file
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Which one is the right one or what is the difference? I'm downloading one but to see what it extracts to but it is very large and taking awhile.

wunderlong88 said:
Which one is the right one or what is the difference? I'm downloading one but to see what it extracts to but it is very large and taking awhile.
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V10 is 4.1.2 and V20 is 4.4.2

irt118 said:
V10 is 4.1.2 and V20 is 4.4.2
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Ok...I'm downloading V20....hopefully it is kdz. I'll know in a few minutes. If it isn't I will still be needing help.
Thank you so much!

irt118 said:
V10 is 4.1.2 and V20 is 4.4.2
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It's a tot file. Now what?

wunderlong88 said:
It's a tot file. Now what?
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Follow the TOT method

irt118 said:
Follow the TOT method
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Will I lose my root if I do this TOT method?

wunderlong88 said:
Will I lose my root if I do this TOT method?
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you will lose it when you use TOT method and KDZ method.

irt118 said:
you will lose it when you use TOT method and KDZ method.
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I didn't realize. So why don't I just factory reset if that is the case?

Will I lose my TWRP recovery, too?

Need OS backup

Hi devs,
don't even know is this possible, but can anyone give me backup file for TWRP recovery, I lost my backup and stuck in recovery more after messing around with firmware update
thank yo in advance

SprintLGG2 said:
Hi devs,
don't even know is this possible, but can anyone give me backup file for TWRP recovery, I lost my backup and stuck in recovery more after messing around with firmware update
thank yo in advance
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Someone could possibly help you of they knew which version you were on before. This way, you don't do more damage.
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secret.animal said:
Someone could possibly help you of they knew which version you were on before. This way, you don't do more damage.
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well I'm not sure, my backup file ends with ZVE

I can see if I can tot back to zve this late evening.. And try to do a backup.
Can you get into download mode to tot.

secret.animal said:
I can see if I can tot back to zve this late evening.. And try to do a backup.
Can you get into download mode to tot.
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Yes I can

SprintLGG2 said:
Yes I can
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Hope you have a backup of your data and such, tot will clean that all out.

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anaconda691 said:
Hope you have a backup of your data and such, tot will clean that all out.
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thanks for tips and help, now I have LG G3, but cant root it(ubuntu os), if you can suggest any threads about that will be thankfull

SprintLGG2 said:
thanks for tips and help, now I have LG G3, but cant root it(ubuntu os), if you can suggest any threads about that will be thankfull
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Congrats, I guess now you gotta make a new account Since you are using Ubuntu OS on your PC, you can always configure WINE on it to run windows applications, which should help your rooting adventure.

[KDZ] Download Marshmallow KDZ 24C From LG Servers

Hi there,
I just pulled out the Marshmallow 24C kdz from LG servers. Here is the download link:
http://tool.lime.gdms.lge.com/dn/do...G4452R0ADI900BCDGQ/VS98624C_01_0131_ARB02.kdz
You'll need to use LG UP in order to flash the kdz file:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/lgup-install-kdz-mm-lp-t3249803
Enjoy

Al0n said:
Hi there,
I just pulled out the Marshmallow 24C kdz from LG servers. Here is the download link:
http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downl...G4452R0ADI900BCDGQ/VS98624C_01_0131_ARB02.kdz
Enjoy
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How did you obtain this file from LG's Database?

SysPA1N1C said:
How did you obtain this file from LG's Database?
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via LG Bridge

Yikes, it's ~2GB in size...
Blah, no reason for my "yikes"--the 13B KDZ is the same size. I was just comparing it to the OTA file that is ~950MB.

Thanks you, works great!

Thanks.
Can you verify the MD5 hash?
I got:
56E270B432CD3B1023B1BE70C752D0D8

Al0n said:
via LG Bridge
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Where did you go to get this file from LG Bridge? Where is the file downloaded to using LG Bridge?

I get a required info cannot be found error in the LG mobile support tool when i try to flash with LG flash tool 2014, any suggestions?

Excellent Thank u very much!

marshmallow update help!
how can i flash the kdz for my lg g4 vs986?
i never rooted it or know if the bootloader is unlock... the kdz method seems to be my only option because i'm not getting the update over air nor through verizon software upgrade tool, i live outside of the US .

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I get a required info cannot be found error in the LG mobile support tool when i try to flash with LG flash tool 2014, any suggestions?
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Same problem "required info cannot be found". Any ideas? And it's definitely not about drivers - I've just flashed vs98613b w/o problem

phrozenspite said:
I get a required info cannot be found error in the LG mobile support tool when i try to flash with LG flash tool 2014, any suggestions?
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Try flashing with LG UP:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/lgup-install-kdz-mm-lp-t3249803

Al0n said:
Try flashing with LG UP:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/lgup-install-kdz-mm-lp-t3249803
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Many thanks! This worked great!

helgi_od said:
Many thanks! This worked great!
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Glad to hear

dvgb173 said:
Thanks. Can you verify the MD5 hash? I got: 56E270B432CD3B1023B1BE70C752D0D8
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I got the same MD5 hash.

I can confirm this KDZ works fine. I can also confirm that flashing this KDZ using the LGUP tool works perfect. I actually kind of like it better than the other flash tool. I like how it throws it into download mode automatically.
I just finished flashing this KDZ on my VS986

rustypie said:
I can confirm this KDZ works fine. I can also confirm that flashing this KDZ using the LGUP tool works perfect. I actually kind of like it better than the other flash tool. I like how it throws it into download mode automatically.
I just finished flashing this KDZ on my VS986
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Glad to hear it worked for you.
LG UP is better because it is an official tool made be LGE, and also it puts the phone automatically into download mode (and also it is newer than LG Flash Tool )

Unfortunately, it seems that the LG KDZ link isn't working any longer. Does anyone have a mirror for the file, please?

huckdogg said:
Unfortunately, it seems that the LG KDZ link isn't working any longer. Does anyone have a mirror for the file, please?
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It worked for me at 8:34AM CST.

dubgeek said:
It worked for me at 8:34AM CST.
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EDIT: Download is working on my phone on the same Wifi network. Weird. Thank for the help!
Weird, neither Chrome nor IE gets a response from the site. I just checked again several times. I get:
"No data received
ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE
Unable to load the webpage because the server sent no data."
Maybe just my connection to it?