My G3 randomly decided to get the green screen of death after I plugged it into my pc to charge it. Now it cycles to the TZ Crash! Green screen no matter what I do.
The only way for me to get the phone to boot up for approximately 10 seconds is to put it in the freezer for about hour or so and for some reason it will boot up and crash after that time.
I could care less about the phone but would really like to recover my information and pictures from the device but as soon as I try and transfer them it crashes and Green Screens again.
Is there ANY way to temporarily get it to work or a way to pull my info off from it?
I am rooted on Cloudy G3 Kitkat at the moment. Maybe I can get into a recovery?
Any help is appreciated, thanks!
I would suggest you to switch to latest Marshmallow firmware.
I've read about many KitKat users that got the green death screen, so upgrade may be resolutive.
Look for latest firmware: go to http://devtester.ro/projects/lg-firmwares/download.php#imei, you simply have to type your IMEI code and proceed to download the proper Kdz file.
Then flash it with LGUP (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64624353&postcount=3) and remember to do a full wipe (procedure should be explained in the thread).
Now install and run KingRoot (http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=9793#downloads), then run Autorec (https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24352994023705527) and finally uninstall the same KingRoot app (it's no longer needed).
Since CloudyG3 is no longer supported, you have to reboot in recovery and flash latest Fulmics Rom (v5.3, http://www.fulmics.com/rom-g3/).
After doing that, tell me if you solve
If you have a custom recovery installed, data backup will be easy. For instance, while in TWRP, simply plug in your phone to your computer and you have access to the files on the internal and SD Card storages. If you want more than that, simply mount the desired partitions.
If you do not have a custom recovery installed, you could use ADB but that could be difficult/tedious if you are not familiar with linux commands... or ADB for that matter.
As for the crashing, just flash a different ROM. Make sure you do a semi-clean flash and wipe only the System partition before doing so. That may also solve any data backing up probs you may have. If flashing a diff ROM doesn't work, you may have to resort to using the LG flash tool to go back to stock. But, of course, that would wipe everything on the phone.
Good luck!
Thanks for the replies guys. I flashed it to stock kdz and it appears to still be broken. My thoughts are that the logic board is toast. Only short term resolution was placing it in the freezer for a few hours. This gave me about 5 minutes of use before it crashed again. Just enough time to transfer my pictures off from the internal sd card. Hopefully this helps others with the green screen crash issues in recovering some of their data.
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I just installed the bump'd TWRP and CM12 on my G3. I'm trying to encrypt it, since I need it that way for my work email/calendar, but I'm running into a problem with it.
I charge the phone fully and plug it in as required, then go to Settings/Security/Encrypt Phone. I enter my PIN and start the process, but all it does is flash the green android on a black background with what looks like a gear in the middle of it, then goes straight to the Cyanogen boot splash screen, where it sticks until I pull the battery to restart it.
Has anyone else had this problem? Or, does anyone have an idea of what I might be able to try?
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I just installed the bump'd TWRP and CM12 on my G3. I'm trying to encrypt it, since I need it that way for my work email/calendar, but I'm running into a problem with it.
I charge the phone fully and plug it in as required, then go to Settings/Security/Encrypt Phone. I enter my PIN and start the process, but all it does is flash the green android on a black background with what looks like a gear in the middle of it, then goes straight to the Cyanogen boot splash screen, where it sticks until I pull the battery to restart it.
Has anyone else had this problem? Or, does anyone have an idea of what I might be able to try?
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I am having the same problem. Unfortunately, I have not gotten any answer. Sorry I couldn't help, but at least we're not alone.
same here, have had same issue with multiple dailies. do you think this is with twrp or cm12?
I've managed, with the latest CM12.1, to encrypt my LG G3 (d855)....However...TWRP cannot decrypt the partitions so you cannot flash anymore updates until TWRP is updated....
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I've managed, with the latest CM12.1, to encrypt my LG G3 (d855)....However...TWRP cannot decrypt the partitions so you cannot flash anymore updates until TWRP is updated....
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How did you do it? I've tried to encrypt with 27/08/2015 nightly and I couldn't. It said encryption failed and I had to wipe it.
I'm using the 26/08 (UK date format) build - This is the one that broke Chrome. I just encrypted the phone using the settings. I've been trying every couple of weeks for sometime. In the past I get the CM logo and nothing happens. If I remove the battery then the phone boots OK...so clearly the encryption hadn't started. This time I left it and walked away. 30 mins later I went back to the phone and it was prompting for the encryption password after boot....So all good for me....except TWRP cannot decrypt the encrypted partitions...
I am using the D855 model.
I'm having similar issues. I was able to encrypt after installing the Resurrection Remix v5.5.5 but now TWRP shows internal storage as 0mb and throws out a bunch of mount errors. So can't backup or load anything new through TWRP now.
The only way I was able to change ROMs was to flash the stock ROM through the LG flashtool, thereby unrooting the phone and then starting the whole process from scratch. It's a big pain because everytime I do that I need to get admin approval to setup my work email and then need to encrypt again , which locks me into the existing ROM again!
Ughh!! Can't wait for a solution top this problem.
Well, as usual, I've managed to mess things up and here I am again. Somehow, I installed something or other that required rebooting. When I did, I kept getting an error that the systemui was messed up. So I decided to try to flash a custom ROM since it appeared this thing was already FUBAR and that's where the fun began. It WAS running stock 4.4.2. I wiped everything in preparation to flash the stock .tot file. Went to flash a zip from the external sdcard, and it refused telling me it couldn't mount the card! The only hopeful thing is that it powers up, I can get into download/recovery, and it's recognized by the PC through LGFT and ADB.
I can't flash anything, can't push or install through ADB, can't sideload anything. LG flash tools gets to about 38 seconds and then fails. It's like the devices permission were all changed to read only. The device is rooted and has CWM recovery. Is there a way to completely slick this thing (except for recovery - I'd do that too if need be) to reset permissions.
Any/all suggestions gladly accepted.
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Well, as usual, I've managed to mess things up and here I am again. Somehow, I installed something or other that required rebooting. When I did, I kept getting an error that the systemui was messed up. So I decided to try to flash a custom ROM since it appeared this thing was already FUBAR and that's where the fun began. It WAS running stock 4.4.2. I wiped everything in preparation to flash the stock .tot file. Went to flash a zip from the external sdcard, and it refused telling me it couldn't mount the card! The only hopeful thing is that it powers up, I can get into download/recovery, and it's recognized by the PC through LGFT and ADB.
I can't flash anything, can't push or install through ADB, can't sideload anything. LG flash tools gets to about 38 seconds and then fails. It's like the devices permission were all changed to read only. The device is rooted and has CWM recovery. Is there a way to completely slick this thing (except for recovery - I'd do that too if need be) to reset permissions.
Any/all suggestions gladly accepted.
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Surprisingly, there was nothing wrong with the phone nor the software nor the PC. After screwing around with this for a couple of days, I had a thought to try a different USB cable. So, I popped it on and, lo & behold, I'm able to flash to stock! Lesson learned: Don't use cheap cables and try changing cables when you're have weird problems like this. :good:
Hi XDA, many threads here have helped me in the past so time to ask another (probably stupid) question. It's a bit of a long story so I apologise in advance.
I've been running CM (one of the nightly builds from about 3 weeks back, don't have the file so I can't say which) on my phone for a while with no issues until a couple of nights ago when it was overheating (charging while playing a game, stupid I know) so I decided to turn it off so it could cool down without taking it off charge.
The following morning I turn it back on to find that it's getting to the blue android head logo of CM and getting stuck there. First thing I do is reboot into TWRP and flash my backup from right after I installed CM. Reboot and... same result. Okay, no biggie right? Time to reinstall CM (the latest nightly build from yesterday) and Google Apps (nano package) via TWRP and reboot again. Still stuck at the blue android head logo. The reinstall was handled after using the Wipe-Factory Reset function of TWRP, as the guide here explains.
At this point I decide to do a bit of research and learn that it's called a softbrick or bootloop and apparently flashing the stock rom can fix it. The LG software suite won't even recognise the device but a friend of mine found this guide so I attempted to run through it. All goes well until it comes time for the software to connect to the phone - I pop it in download mode while putting the USB cable in, the program says waiting for connection, runs for 14 seconds and says it's trying to put the phone into download mode, at this point it fails saying the phone can't be put into download mode.
Some of the comments beneath the article offer fixes like using USB 2.0 instead of 3.0, putting the program into compatability mode for Win7 and running in administrator mode. To be thorough I tried every USB port on my machine (both 2.0 and 3.0) and run the program in compatability mode (with and without admin mode) for several versions of windows. Same result every time.
Another friend then suggests that somehow permissions got borked and it might be worth reflashing SuperSU to the system but at this point I'm at a loss for how to do that. I have the one click root script that I got from god knows where (not this one because that didn't work for me) that has a SuperSU zip in it, presumably it flashes that to the phone when it runs (found this out the hard way because I've been a moron in the past and tried installing SuperSU through TWRP and broke the boot previously, fixed by re-running the one click root script - this was ages ago before even installing CM.)
So right now I can put the phone into download mode manually, get into TWRP and use all its functions as well as connect to my PC and use ADB functions while the phone's in TWRP but can't boot into CM or flash a stock rom. Any help would be appreciated, I've spent a whole day reading guides, asking friends and clumsily trying to fix this only to get nowhere.
Have u tried installing the stock via TWRP? Via zip ... Wipe cache delvik also..
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Have u tried installing the stock via TWRP? Via zip ... Wipe cache delvik also..
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I haven't tried that, I didn't even know it was possible. Could you give me some more detailed pointers on how to do this? I noticed that the stock ROM I have cames as a .TOT file but CM is several files and folders in the zip. Will it install fine from that zipped up TOT file?
Thank you so much for your time.
When the rom is uploaded by the dev its also uploaded in .zip file place it ur system rom just go into twrp recovery flash the the zip file before flashing wipe cache n delvik too its easy as 1,2,3 search here on xda for ur compatible model
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When the rom is uploaded by the dev its also uploaded in .zip file place it ur system rom just go into twrp recovery flash the the zip file before flashing wipe cache n delvik too its easy as 1,2,3 search here on xda for ur compatible model
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Thank you so much. I got it sorted. I really appreciate you taking the time to help me out with my stupidity.
Hey boss., after flashing open beta 12, the phone started hanging now and then. I tried to contact oneplus forums and they asked me to send the log files. Since they took too long to respond, I went to oneplus service centre. They flashed my phone with old oxygen os and the phone didn't start. It went into bootloop
Then I asked them, they said motherboard is corrupted. I left the place and I requested online customer support from oneplus. They too flshed and concluded the same. Can I know whether flashing/sideloading openbeta created this issue? If so, can you provide me support to avail the warranty on the phone? or recover it via any other method or process?
Please respond as soon as possible. My communication with the world has become limited after this issue. I hope there is some sort of support.
Also note that, the phone can boot into fastboot mode, but bootloader is locked. It can boot into recovery. I tried wiping everything, but the phone is not rebooting.
When I start the phone, it stucks in the boot logo and after a while, the screen becomes blank and a white color notification LED is glowing.
Kindly help me.
i had the same issue last week after updating to 13..and i tried to flash the black theme..it went black..i had nothing....it was like it was bricked... here's how after many failed attempt's..i had to clean out all files including backups.wipe data i had to wipe system i had to clean out all previous files.from TWRP recovery.then i had to download the latest software release then put the zip file in my phone storage not in the download file ..then i had to flash stock recovery.then install the new system..and i made the mistake of trying to use some of my app backups like for one estrong file ..all of them were corrupt.so start fresh.
You might try this unbricking method:
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/guide-mega-unbrick-guide-for-a-hard-bricked-oneplus-3.452634/
Though your device isn't hard-bricked, this would reset your device to the absolute factory settings (watch out, your data will be erased) on an older OxygenOS version.
I would recommend the 2nd Method, as it restores all partitions to factory settings.
I might also know where your issue came from:
Though you can flash the Open Beta (or any other ZIP from OnePlus) through the Stock Recovery, OnePlus states that you need to be on an unlocked bootloader for not bricking your device.
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You might try this unbricking method:
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/guide-mega-unbrick-guide-for-a-hard-bricked-oneplus-3.452634/
Though your device isn't hard-bricked, this would reset your device to the absolute factory settings (watch out, your data will be erased) on an older OxygenOS version.
I would recommend the 2nd Method, as it restores all partitions to factory settings.
I might also know where your issue came from:
Though you can flash the Open Beta (or any other ZIP from OnePlus) through the Stock Recovery, OnePlus states that you need to be on an unlocked bootloader for not bricking your device.
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It worked, but no network connection or wifi connection!
Is there a way to bring them back?
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It worked, but no network connection or wifi connection!
Is there a way to bring them back?
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You might try to unlock your bootloader (There are giudes to do this) and flash a OxygenOS package from oneplus.net through the stock recovery, to ensure the firmware is OK (Do a factory reset from recovery!). I don't know if the Unbrick Tool only restores corrupted partitions or all. It might have installed the wrong system over your previously installed firmware if only corrupted partitions are restored. Keep the bootloader unlocked to be on the safe side (After some time you will be able to just ignore the boot message and you have better access to fastboot and recovery)!
Also, GG to OnePlus for (fake) Motherboard corruption!
About warranty:
Warranty should be ok as long as you won't do hardware modifications (I think).
Bootloader unlocking is definitely safe
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You might try to unlock your bootloader (There are giudes to do this) and flash a OxygenOS package from oneplus.net through the stock recovery, to ensure the firmware is OK (Do a factory reset from recovery!). I don't know if the Unbrick Tool only restores corrupted partitions or all. It might have installed the wrong system over your previously installed firmware if only corrupted partitions are restored. Keep the bootloader unlocked to be on the safe side (After some time you will be able to just ignore the boot message and you have better access to fastboot and recovery)!
Also, GG to OnePlus for (fake) Motherboard corruption!
About warranty:
Warranty should be ok as long as you won't do hardware modifications (I think).
Bootloader unlocking is definitely safe
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I tried to update to recent oxygen os. Then the original proble started again.
It is not booting up, again..
SivaMaxwell said:
I tried to update to recent oxygen os. Then the original proble started again.
It is not booting up, again..
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No, reflash the OxygenOS package of the same Version that is installed by the Unbrick Tool (If you can still get itfrom oneplus.net) and then check if Network does work. Also, check your IMEI.
I think you might have a corrupted EFS partition. That's y you don't have a working network. Check whether your device show a IMEI under about phone.
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I think you might have a corrupted EFS partition. That's y you don't have a working network. Check whether your device show a IMEI under about phone.
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EFS doesn't have an effect on WiFi.
That's why I think that it is a firmware issue
I think, I have solved it guys. I'll let you know once completely under control
So, Thank you very much for your support. With this little support from you and my previous Foresightedness helped me restore the phone.
So just in case if any one else faces the same or similar problem, this is the process:
STEP0: If there is any partition corrupted, the device don't boot properly. And, The customer care/ sevice centre guys state it as motherboard problem. Donot Panic. Always take TWRP backup whenever you change your ROM. This Backup helps you to restore whenever you're in trouble. In this particular case, ESF backup is required. So, take a complete backup (everything) in TWRP, it saves your ass.. keep the backup in your PC or any safe Storage (the complete TWRP Folder which is in Internal Memory) before flashing any custom ROM.
Step1: Follow method2 in this guide: https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/g...plus-3.452634/
Step2: if everything is alright, its done. Otherwise, The device boots up with some missing features and details. At this time, you have to unlock the bootloader. See The forum to know how to do it. Basic searching can give you the method.
If you can transfer the TWRP folder from PC to Phone, it's good. But the phone boots itself because of missing firmware. Even Bluetooth couldn;'t be used.
In my particular case, I couldnot copy from PC to mobile or viceversa. So, you cannot copy back your TWRP folder in this situation.
So, Unlock bootloader. Then reboot to system (without doing anything)
Step3: Reboot to bootloader and flash TWRP 3-0.2 version only. otherwise device will be encrypted.
Step4: download Ressurection Remix ROM version : ResurrectionRemix-M-v5.7.4-20161113-PUBLIC-ex-oneplus3 or you can experiment with any other custom ROM but only android 6 (*Marshmallow). Also make sure that you have universal adb drivers. install them if not (search in the forums.)
Step5: goto TWRP recovery, in this, goto wipe option. Drag the swipe to wipe button here. (normal wipe).
Step6: Now, in advanced options, select adb sideload option and select the two wipes in the next menu. Start ADB sideload in the TWRP.
Step7: Now, Start the adb sideloading the custom ROM from your PC. You donot Require Gapps for transferring a file. So donot flash Gapps.
Step8: After the sideload is complete, reboot into system. Now you can transfer files between phone and PC. Now, Copy the Complete TWRP folder into the internal memory. A pop-up asks for merging the folders. Allow the merging, even if you have another TWRP backup there. They don't overlap.
Step9: Now, Boot into TWRP and restore completely. The phone boots up properly, this time. Everything works as expected. every mysterious problem is solved. Now you will get update request if you are on previous version of OOS.
Last but not Least: Please do not use any app recovery tools. they may cause issues while following the above steps
Thank to every XDA member, helping us save the time and money we spend at service center.
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I think you might have a corrupted EFS partition. That's y you don't have a working network. Check whether your device show a IMEI under about phone.
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EFS doesn't have an effect on WiFi.
That's why I think that it is a firmware issue
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Yes, boss. The EFS is corrupted. But, thanks to TWRP, it also has the option to backup EFS, modem. SO, I used my old backup from Jan2017 to restore it back.
But, TO place TWRP back in phone, the original OOS3.1.2, even after reflashing didn't support. I thought for a while and flashed the All loved RR (MM) . THen, it gave me the scope to t/f the folder to internal memory.
Now, I restored the EFS , Modem, sytem with data. and hell yea!! the phone is back to life.
Complete Backup, Atleast once for 3 months saves your ass..
I am glad it helped. That's the power of Xda.
My OP3 is stuck on the boot animation only while booting up Oxygen OS. At first I thought it was bricked but as I proceeded I found out that it isn't and i'm able to boot other OS on it. I've had Resurrection Remix which I had no problems flashing whatsoever. But I'm having this problem with Oxygen OS. Has anyone experienced this? What do I do? Please help.
Expert advice needed please. This is a puzzle that someone might enjoy solving.
Although I have a fair bit of experience with flashing, I tried to flash my 8.0 for the first time and it has dramatically failed. It was probably my fault - not an uncommon story.
What is less common is that I am struggling to figure out how to undo the damage I've done. What's really making this difficult is that no computer recognises the device as USB any more so I can't use Odin, Kies, etc to repair or return to stock. I have tried everything I can think of to deal with the USB issue, the usual cable, driver, port nonsense. I don't think the USB problem is Windows now.
I suspect one of these things may have happened:
The USB port just went bad coincidentally during this flash process (charge, no data). I have ordered a new port but it will take weeks to arrive.
Has the device come out of Developer/USB debugging mode somehow? I can't tell because I can't boot to an OS.
I wonder if the ROM flash has corrupted the firmware the deals with USB - is that possible? Where is the devices USB drivers located? Is it in the bootloader, something like BIOS?
I'm suspicious of the bootloader, as the screen is weirdly corrupted now when I turn on or reboot the device - fuzzy white lines rather than a logo - but that disappears when OS tries to load, or I go into Recovery/Download.
I actually did do a backup of the original ROM to the SD card; but restoring it doesn't work, just produces an endless Samsung boot, even if I then wipe and reset.
I can get into Download mode, and a Recovery (Philz for N5120) but since I can't connect to the devise with USB in any way, it's very hard to get the Recovery to flash anything new and useful. I did put my SD Card in another phone and copied over the stock ROM zip from Samsung, but it refuses to flash - I think because it doesn't like Philz Recovery? I can't think how to replace Philz Recovery with another by flashing, without USB.
I may have to wait to replace the USB port, but I fear that won't fix it. Until then, I can only think of one other thing to try, and that is to copy a ROM onto the SD Card through another phone, and try to flash it. Lineage doesn't flash, and nor does the stock zip I got from Samsung. Would anything else work?
Can I flash an alternative recovery from within the recovery? Philz only lets me flash zips, not img or tars.
So it's quite a mess, but if anyone has a brilliant idea of how to get out of this, I'd love to hear it.
THANK YOU if you have a genius idea.
So after a few days of working on this, I did manage to resolve it, and I thought I'd just add a note about how I escaped this obscure problem.
The device went bad because I stupidly flashed an incompatible Recovery to the device and somewhere between doing this, backup and restoring and flashing, it corrupted mostly everything including something in the bootloader.
Oddly enough, the solution seemed to be to mess up the Recovery even more by flashing something even more random - it seems this provoked the device into restoring its own basic Recovery. Using this to wipe and reset the device somehow enabled Download mode's USB interface to start working again so I was able to use Kies to return to stock, which repaired everything including the bootloader.
Finally, I flashed the correct Recovery for this device, and then managed to flash the ROM I wanted. A happy ending to a stressful story; the device now works better than it ever has done before.