Hi guys;
So i bought a second hand unlocked D851 ( TMOBILE) with kitkat (cloudy rom) wanted to upgrade it to lolipop but i hard bricked it then used board diag program to bring it back to life but i extracted a d850 rom TOT since the d851 didnt work so now my lg g3 is at&t and permenantly locked ,been trying for a week now to unlocked it for nothing then I read somewhere in this forum that its easy to unlock the d851 using the tmobile app. so is there any way to change it back to D851.
Anyone has any idea?!!
how u use the board diag cuz im stock in qualcomm hs-usb qdloader 9008 and the threadt is closed now
ipus89 said:
how u use the board diag cuz im stock in qualcomm hs-usb qdloader 9008 and the threadt is closed now
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Try this thread... it is still open & active: https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-lg-g3/general/guide-fix-hard-brick-recovery-guide-t3132359
startswithPendswithOOH said:
Try this thread... it is still open & active: https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-lg-g3/general/guide-fix-hard-brick-recovery-guide-t3132359
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how about my problem??!!!
nice8man said:
how about my problem??!!!
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1)What do you mean permanently locked...carrier/sim, mcafee security, something else? If it's carrier you can order a sim unlock code off of ebay for @$4.00 us, or use any other sim unlock services out there.
2)If you changed a d851 to a d850 using board diag and manually loading the partitions - then why not extract a d851 tot and do the same thing?
startswithPendswithOOH said:
1)What do you mean permanently locked...carrier/sim, mcafee security, something else? If it's carrier you can order a sim unlock code off of ebay for @$4.00 us, or use any other sim unlock services out there.
2)If you changed a d851 to a d850 using board diag and manually loading the partitions - then why not extract a d851 tot and do the same thing?
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thank you for the reply.
1- its carrier unlock + i have no online wallet and i cant get one
2- thats what im looking for is there a way to manually load d851 partitions i mean when i loaded d850 partitions my phone was in dload mode ( hard bricked) do i have to hard unbrick now again?
by the way i can search for other carriers and i find mine under rat:GSM but i m unable to connect to it .
nice8man said:
thank you for the reply.
1- its carrier unlock + i have no online wallet and i cant get one
2- thats what im looking for is there a way to manually load d851 partitions i mean when i loaded d850 partitions my phone was in dload mode ( hard bricked) do i have to hard unbrick now again?
by the way i can search for other carriers and i find mine under rat:GSM but i m unable to connect to it .
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1) I don't know of a free way to get an unlock code, so if you can't order one you're probably stuck. Pay a friend who can order one for you?
2) If we're on the same page here and you previously used the board diag tool then that should work again. Hard brick usually shows up in your device manager as qualcomm 9008 instead of an lg device, so to get back to that condition you would have to open the phone up and short a pin -
follow the guide in the link I posted before and you should be good to go. I don't have links for any d851 tot files though...sorry, not my variant.
startswithPendswithOOH said:
1) I don't know of a free way to get an unlock code, so if you can't order one you're probably stuck. Pay a friend who can order one for you?
2) If we're on the same page here and you previously used the board diag tool then that should work again. Hard brick usually shows up in your device manager as qualcomm 9008 instead of an lg device, so to get back to that condition you would have to open the phone up and short a pin -
follow the guide in the link I posted before and you should be good to go. I don't have links for any d851 tot files though...sorry, not my variant.
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so i need to hard brick my phone again?
nice8man said:
so i need to hard brick my phone again?
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Unfortunately...I think so. If you were to try and use the lg flash tool and try and tot a d851 file into a d850 it'll probably throw some errors - model check, for ex - and won't flash. You can try and see for yourself if you'd like...here's a link for a couple tools; the 1st is kdz method, second is tot: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785089
To brick it again follow guide I linked( https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-lg-g3/general/guide-fix-hard-brick-recovery-guide-t3132359), short that 2nd jtag pin in the pic for @5 seconds, plug in the usb, and it should go to qualcomm 9008. You already know how to do the rest as far as loading partitions and such, and if you don't the guide will tell you what to do.
Good luck :good:
startswithPendswithOOH said:
Unfortunately...I think so. If you were to try and use the lg flash tool and try and tot a d851 file into a d850 it'll probably throw some errors - model check, for ex - and won't flash. You can try and see for yourself if you'd like...here's a link for a couple tools; the 1st is kdz method, second is tot: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785089
To brick it again follow guide I linked( https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-lg-g3/general/guide-fix-hard-brick-recovery-guide-t3132359), short that 2nd jtag pin in the pic for @5 seconds, plug in the usb, and it should go to qualcomm 9008. You already know how to do the rest as far as loading partitions and such, and if you don't the guide will tell you what to do.
Good luck :good:
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the link you attached is for mobiles that are already hard bricked mine is not
nice8man said:
the link you attached is for mobiles that are already hard bricked mine is not
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Yeah....and?
Re-read your previous post where you asked if you'll have to brick it again.
I said yes, and gave you a link on how to do it. Did you read the link? My guess would be no, since the 1st 4 steps tell you how to brick it and enter qualcomm9008 mode.
You're on your own now. Good luck. And you're welcome for the time I spent trying to help you.
startswithPendswithOOH said:
Yeah....and?
Re-read your previous post where you asked if you'll have to brick it again.
I said yes, and gave you a link on how to do it. Did you read the link? My guess would be no, since the 1st 4 steps tell you how to brick it and enter qualcomm9008 mode.
You're on your own now. Good luck. And you're welcome for the time I spent trying to help you.
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Thank you for your replies man i really appriciate it...i have read that topic like 5 times; maybe i dont understand english very well but when i read the title LG G3 Hard Brick Recovery+ Required Materials:Bricked LG G3 i thought he meant that this topic is for people that has thier phone bricked and need to recover them.
nice8man said:
Thank you for your replies man i really appriciate it...i have read that topic like 5 times; maybe i dont understand english very well but when i read the title LG G3 Hard Brick Recovery+ Required Materials:Bricked LG G3 i thought he meant that this topic is for people that has thier phone bricked and need to recover them.
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It's cool. Yes the guide is for already bricked phones, but what I was trying to say is since you have a functional phone rt now you're gonna have to brick it, and by brick it I mean qualcomm9008 mode, and that's what the 1st part of the guide shows you how to do by shorting out the pin. Once you get to Qualcomm mode you can then use the board diag tool and load your partitions that you extracted from the tot and hopefully get back to your original d851 phone and get back up and running. Does that make more sense?
Again...good luck
startswithPendswithOOH said:
It's cool. Yes the guide is for already bricked phones, but what I was trying to say is since you have a functional phone rt now you're gonna have to brick it, and by brick it I mean qualcomm9008 mode, and that's what the 1st part of the guide shows you how to do by shorting out the pin. Once you get to Qualcomm mode you can then use the board diag tool and load your partitions that you extracted from the tot and hopefully get back to your original d851 phone and get back up and running. Does that make more sense?
Again...good luck
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I did not know that you can hard brick the phone by shorting the pins; thank you.
startswithPendswithOOH said:
It's cool. Yes the guide is for already bricked phones, but what I was trying to say is since you have a functional phone rt now you're gonna have to brick it, and by brick it I mean qualcomm9008 mode, and that's what the 1st part of the guide shows you how to do by shorting out the pin. Once you get to Qualcomm mode you can then use the board diag tool and load your partitions that you extracted from the tot and hopefully get back to your original d851 phone and get back up and running. Does that make more sense?
Again...good luck
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I hard bricked it again and then extracted another D851 tot and then loaded all the necessary partitions but the phone still on qload mode i copied the sbl1.mbm of the D850 and tried them with D851 partitions the phone revived but not in download mode.
I managed tp recover all partitions and the phone is on dowloading mode but still detected as d850 so i have the dll cross error everytime i try to flash a rom even with using the custon dll file.
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HI guys, I need help from some caritative soul please!! I'm desperate.
Some of you might have already read about my case: I rushed, last weekend, to flash one of the beta Lollipop versions that hanged around (v19h); I only flashed bootloader and rom.
Now, my phone does not boot to LAF (download mode), nor recovery (TWRP) anymore, because of those not being signature-compatible with new bootloader.
And, since I am obviously not rooted, I am stuck to this version, unable to get out: I can't flash KDZ, or flashable zip on recovery.
Today, I have tried literally EVERYTHING suggested on XDA.. with no luck....
I am basically stuck with a extremely expensive paperweight... any ideas to help me?
RIght now, my only choice is to return it to insurance/warranty, but... what could I possibly say? .. They might laugh at me when they see the Android 5.0 version screen....
Any kind of ideas will be extremely appreciated... Thanks!
Attempts I already tried without luck:
* Flash new/old KDZ or TOT with Flashtool
* Flash new/old KDZ or TOT with Flashtool 2014
* Any ADB attempt
* Any fastboot attempt
* The dreaded RED 2? ...
*[FIX] Unbrick LG G3 stuck in Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 mode
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HI guys, I need help from some caritative soul please!! I'm desperate.
Some of you might have already read about my case: I rushed, last weekend, to flash one of the beta Lollipop versions that hanged around (v19h); I only flashed bootloader and rom.
Now, my phone does not boot to LAF (download mode), nor recovery (TWRP) anymore, because of those not being signature-compatible with new bootloader.
And, since I am obviously not rooted, I am stuck to this version, unable to get out: I can't flash KDZ, or flashable zip on recovery.
Today, I have tried literally EVERYTHING suggested on XDA.. with no luck....
I am basically stuck with a extremely expensive paperweight... any ideas to help me?
RIght now, my only choice is to return it to insurance/warranty, but... what could I possibly say? .. They might laugh at me when they see the Android 5.0 version screen....
Any kind of ideas will be extremely appreciated... Thanks!
Attempts I already tried without luck:
* Flash new/old KDZ or TOT with Flashtool
* Flash new/old KDZ or TOT with Flashtool 2014
* Any ADB attempt
* Any fastboot attempt
* The dreaded RED 2? ...
*[FIX] Unbrick LG G3 stuck in Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 mode
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The best advice I can give to you is that if no solutions become available to you, depending on the warranty, I would water damage the phone so the warranty does not reject your claim. Otherwise you may have to play the waiting game until developers create a solution.
bonkieash said:
The best advice I can give to you is that if no solutions become available to you, depending on the warranty, I would water damage the phone so the warranty does not reject your claim. Otherwise you may have to play the waiting game until developers create a solution.
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Are G3 phone OEM warrantied for water damage?
Water-damaging the phone is a risky way to go. I was under the impression that water-damage is not covered, especially since most phones even have a moisture-indicator strip on the motherboard for detecting it. Even if it was covered, what if they do reject warranty due to any reason(including software tampering?). You'll actually end up with an expensive brick then. Atleast now you have a working(albeit buggy) phone.
I'll suggest to wait till the devs can find some way to help you. Was going to suggest you try the Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 mode method but it looks like you've already tried that.
Hi, I have the exactly same problem. But after some digging i found this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2660566 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345860
I think that is a long shot, but if somebody provide "debrick image" - (following istructions from the top of the thread) from their D855 devices with lollipop firmware (19h or 20A) it can be worth a try.
Sorry for my english.
bonkieash said:
The best advice I can give to you is that if no solutions become available to you, depending on the warranty, I would water damage the phone so the warranty does not reject your claim. Otherwise you may have to play the waiting game until developers create a solution.
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LG would not warrantied the phone if its waterproof. They specifically asked you if you crack your screen or has been water damaged. If you do, you either pay a hefty price ($150) or they can refuse to fix it.
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OMG. I'm in the same boat. Do you know where I can get this tool? I would really appreciate!
ifscher said:
OMG. I'm in the same boat. Do you know where I can get this tool? I would really appreciate!
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Link in PM
jayro28 said:
Link in PM
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Many thanks! I believe my phone passed the test. It still recognizes my phone as QHSUSB and it doesn't power up, enter recovery nor boot anything.
Do you have any tip to what to do?
jayro28 said:
Link in PM
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jayro, where i can find the lg smart boot app? can you help me, sorry for my bad english, thank you
jayro28 said:
Link in PM
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i need that program too please can you giveme a link too thanks in advance.
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hi master plase share with me this tool .
i have g3 qualcomm mode now brick
rodrigofd said:
HI guys, I need help from some caritative soul please!! I'm desperate.
Some of you might have already read about my case: I rushed, last weekend, to flash one of the beta Lollipop versions that hanged around (v19h); I only flashed bootloader and rom.
Now, my phone does not boot to LAF (download mode), nor recovery (TWRP) anymore, because of those not being signature-compatible with new bootloader.
And, since I am obviously not rooted, I am stuck to this version, unable to get out: I can't flash KDZ, or flashable zip on recovery.
Today, I have tried literally EVERYTHING suggested on XDA.. with no luck....
I am basically stuck with a extremely expensive paperweight... any ideas to help me?
RIght now, my only choice is to return it to insurance/warranty, but... what could I possibly say? .. They might laugh at me when they see the Android 5.0 version screen....
Any kind of ideas will be extremely appreciated... Thanks!
Attempts I already tried without luck:
* Flash new/old KDZ or TOT with Flashtool
* Flash new/old KDZ or TOT with Flashtool 2014
* Any ADB attempt
* Any fastboot attempt
* The dreaded RED 2? ...
*[FIX] Unbrick LG G3 stuck in Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 mode
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Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142
It might work for your situation
hello all, while my phone was upgrading it got stucked while upgrading and i was force to remove battery and now it is in this condition-Secure Booting Error! Cause: boot certification verify ,
i cant even flash it with flash tool.
Please any guide
unbrick your lg f460 l
the best method i think is to flash tot files.
with lg flash tool
UPSS !! said:
hello all, while my phone was upgrading it got stucked while upgrading and i was force to remove battery and now it is in this condition-Secure Booting Error! Cause: boot certification verify ,
i cant even flash it with flash tool.
Please any guide
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Did u unbrick your 460l. My 460k is also bricked.no success uptil now
Just wait for it to finish, mine took several hours
F460k in 9008
dicecuber said:
Just wait for it to finish, mine took several hours
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I tried to downgrde and now i hve 9008 delod mode on lg f460k
Need DeBrick.img
All you need is deBrick.img fil for that unit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/unbrick-lg-g3-qhsusbbulk-qualcomm-9008-t3072091
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This is the unbrick hardbrick page check this out and remeber if u find this helpful remember the thanx button and dont foget to thank the orig poster for his hard work also
TheMadScientist420 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/unbrick-lg-g3-qhsusbbulk-qualcomm-9008-t3072091
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This is the unbrick hardbrick page check this out and remeber if u find this helpful remember the thanx button and dont foget to thank the orig poster for his hard work also
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This op is for g3 not for cat6. Bcz its chip is 8084
UPSS !! said:
hello all, while my phone was upgrading it got stucked while upgrading and i was force to remove battery and now it is in this condition-Secure Booting Error! Cause: boot certification verify ,
i cant even flash it with flash tool.
Please any guide
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1. Download KDZ or TOT for your device
2. Download LG Flash tool
3. Flash KDZ or TOT with LG flash tool
4. Device is fixed
Im sorry i wasnt famliar with the model thought it was a g3
i'm just make my phone Super hard brick. Why dont anyone make APQ8084 model
Help please, my LG G3 F460L brick too.
Qualcomm 9008
Pio_28 said:
Help please, my LG G3 F460L brick too.
Qualcomm 9008
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have you guys ubricked your lg G3? all need is debrick.img or dump file to put in sdcard. if you guys can join us, we can together make this success. we have solution. soultion at doorstep.. but need your support.
Not really
Kathik said:
have you guys ubricked your lg G3? all need is debrick.img or dump file to put in sdcard. if you guys can join us, we can together make this success. we have solution. soultion at doorstep.. but need your support.
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i searched alot over the internet but nothing i found then
I paid 4000 rupees to a technician in local market to repair it.
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Did you get any solution for it?
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i searched alot over the internet but nothing i found then
I paid 4000 rupees to a technician in local market to repair it.
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Did you get any solution for it?
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thats pretty high but does the repair done by box or by dump files, debrick image? i don;t like to use box as they solder emmc is risk life span of the device.
could you tell how he repaired? could you please make a debrick image for us? we flash it via sdcard to boot our mobile. i sent you personal message. reply to it.
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thats pretty high but does the repair done by box or by dump files, debrick image? i don;t like to use box as they solder emmc is risk life span of the device.
could you tell how he repaired? could you please make a debrick image for us? we flash it via sdcard to boot our mobile. i sent you personal message. reply to it.
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I dont know how he did it. He wont tell me bcz he has to earn money too.
F460 owners soution for unbrick
F460 OWNERS . WE HAVE EASY HARD BRICK METHOD.
com port 9006 can be fixed. google partition unbrick. ubuntu method also works.
f460 : 9008 com port,, no twrp, no download mode, boot security error, verification failed. traditional lg flashtool, board diag, lg smart boot doesn;t help at all., i tried all and fed up. finally understood only 2 options on our own solutions available.
1. dump file using sd card
2. BOx method like riff, jtag, .octoplus (Risky as it shorts resistors may phone dead)
3. debrick image create ,
we our selves has to wake up and try to build by 1 and 3. 2nd option is expensive, soldering to emmc is not advisable.
for option 1, vietanmese selling dump filess, if anyone bought dumpfiles for f460, kindly upload and share with us.
option 2 by professionals repair method, option 3 debrick not yet availble for us, seniors has to look into this to create it. debrick is easy and simple and best of all.
ANY ONE HAVE DUMP FILE OR DEBRICK IMAGE FOR F460? thanks me if usefuL
Kathik said:
F460 OWNERS . WE HAVE EASY HARD BRICK METHOD.
com port 9006 can be fixed. google partition unbrick. ubuntu method also works.
f460 : 9008 com port,, no twrp, no download mode, boot security error, verification failed. traditional lg flashtool, board diag, lg smart boot doesn;t help at all., i tried all and fed up. finally understood only 2 options on our own solutions available.
1. dump file using sd card
2. BOx method like riff, jtag, .octoplus (Risky as it shorts resistors may phone dead)
3. debrick image create ,
we our selves has to wake up and try to build by 1 and 3. 2nd option is expensive, soldering to emmc is not advisable.
for option 1, vietanmese selling dump filess, if anyone bought dumpfiles for f460, kindly upload and share with us.
option 2 by professionals repair method, option 3 debrick not yet availble for us, seniors has to look into this to create it. debrick is easy and simple and best of all.
ANY ONE HAVE DUMP FILE OR DEBRICK IMAGE FOR F460? thanks me if usefuL
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Hey, how can I contact the Vietnamese? I'm willing to pay if there's a way to solve the brick of MSM8084.
trumanh14 said:
Hey, how can I contact the Vietnamese? I'm willing to pay if there's a way to solve the brick of MSM8084.
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i tell and help you. i have sent you private message. check it and reply.
Thank You
Kathik said:
have you guys ubricked your lg G3? all need is debrick.img or dump file to put in sdcard. if you guys can join us, we can together make this success. we have solution. soultion at doorstep.. but need your support.
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Huge Thanks Kathik,
you saved my LG G3 F460,
now my G3 back to normal.
I follow Your instruction from Dead,Unbrick, Debrick LG G3 F460 S/K/L.
Salute to you :good:
I am an idiot..
Long story short my LG-D852 RGS is showing as an LG-D857 in LG FlashTool and I am unable to flash the correct rom as I keep getting an error message:
"Download fail!! Device model is different"
I somehow flashed my D852 to a D857 while messing around, and now I can not find any way to recover to factory.
Anyone have any solutions that can rescue me from this bricked phone?! PLEASE
If you want some good help to recover your phone go to this thread and ask for help or ask even if it is possible since you flashed the wrong ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785089
The maintainer of this thread is a really nice guy and has helped thousands of people with these sort of problems.
Hope this helps you somehow.
droidbits said:
If you want some good help to recover your phone go to this thread and ask for help or ask even if it is possible since you flashed the wrong ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785089
The maintainer of this thread is a really nice guy and has helped thousands of people with these sort of problems.
Hope this helps you somehow.
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Only way you can fix it is probably kick it into Qualcomm USB Loader 9008 mode
itsbighead said:
Only way you can fix it is probably kick it into Qualcomm USB Loader 9008 mode
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Yes I actually agree with that.
Here is the link to that thread which is actually closed but the OP of this thread here can have a good read and perhaps Google for the software to download.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3072091
I actually fixed it using a modified .DLL file that bypassed the model mismatch so I used it with the stock bell 5.0.1 and LG flash tool and it finally worked
jetpackjeff said:
I actually fixed it using a modified .DLL file that bypassed the model mismatch so I used it with the stock bell 5.0.1 and LG flash tool and it finally worked
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Very glad you got it sorted. Another success story!
I am confident this phone is basically unbrickable, much like other LG devices I've had in the past
I bought a g4 near a week ago and it says on the back sticker that its H811 but when i entered download mode it was korean and i found something mentioning f500 any way i flashed 20r kdz for h811 and phone bricked(9008 mode)then i used ls991 mbn file to use in QFIL and revive my phone now when i flash any kdz for h811 phone bricks and i have to flash mbn files again however the phone boots up but no camera no imei no baseband im very confused can anyone help?
Any chance that flashing f500l tot file revive the phone?
Thanks.
shamescool said:
I bought a g4 near a week ago and it says on the back sticker that its H811 but when i entered download mode it was korean and i found something mentioning f500 any way i flashed 20r kdz for h811 and phone bricked(9008 mode)then i used ls991 mbn file to use in QFIL and revive my phone now when i flash any kdz for h811 phone bricks and i have to flash mbn files again however the phone boots up but no camera no imei no baseband im very confused can anyone help?
Any chance that flashing f500l tot file revive the phone?
Thanks.
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may have to dissassmble the device and find out what motherboards on it weve seen cases like this before and its not easy i would return it and say wtf
TheMadScientist420 said:
may have to dissassmble the device and find out what motherboards on it weve seen cases like this before and its not easy i would return it and say wtf
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you would say there is a chance to recover it or not?does it worth it?
Thanks for reply
shamescool said:
you would say there is a chance to recover it or not?does it worth it?
Thanks for reply
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In my opinion no its not worth the hassle but ot only takes 5 mine to check ot 2. Unless its got the bootloop issue or hard bricked its fixable. But how determined are you.
TheMadScientist420 said:
In my opinion no its not worth the hassle but ot only takes 5 mine to check ot 2. Unless its got the bootloop issue or hard bricked its fixable. But how determined are you.
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my phone boots up completely but no baseband no imei or anything and that infamous 9008 brick is fixable with ls991 laf.img and 8992.mbn and etc... files and here is my next approaches please if you have enough aknowledge guide me with these options i have or add any if something came on your mind:
1.Flashing a ls991 model kdz and see what comes out(probably not doable,lgup may not let me flash it)
2.while surfing through the forums and threads i found the exact H811 10N Laf.img and i will replace it with ls991's and will use QFIL to correct the partitions and then my phone would be fixed(im too scared for this one...maybe my phone is a refurbished F500...who knows? :fingers-crossed: )
3.Maybe finding and flashing F500 laf.img fix the phone but a HUGE problem i am facing:where to find that file?
Note:All i am trying to do is to fix this phone by software approaches and disassembling the phone is out of my options for now(only will do if none of above fix it properly)
So with all of that what would you do if you be in my shoes?:cyclops:
Always hated LG and admired Sony but i started to hate xperia x series because of weak development so i bought this one for around 100$ in your currency.:laugh:
Id send it back.
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Id send it back.
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My curiousity will kill me someday
I believe i can fix it and beside that learning new things about lg devices is interesting since i bought it for only 100 bucks from an old pal who does nt know what actually smart phone is:laugh:
Anyway i learnt how to extract laf from kdz files and im going to test both f500l and h811 and pray:cyclops:
if i fix it properly i would make a thread to share my experience with this refurbished(dont know actually if it is)
phone and help people who brick their refurbished phone and dont know how to fix it
shamescool said:
My curiousity will kill me someday
I believe i can fix it and beside that learning new things about lg devices is interesting since i bought it for only 100 bucks from an old pal who does nt know what actually smart phone is:laugh:
Anyway i learnt how to extract laf from kdz files and im going to test both f500l and h811 and pray:cyclops:
if i fix it properly i would make a thread to share my experience with this refurbished(dont know actually if it is)
phone and help people who brick their refurbished phone and dont know how to fix it
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i use the old wilcracks diag toot and lg firware extractor to extract any bins u need
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i use the old wilcracks diag toot and lg firware extractor to extract any bins u need
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then i will use them to crack open kdz from both H811 and F500L firmwares to flash laf and other messed up files with fastboot
but im wondering which one should i try first because im concerned if i flash wrong files then there will be even no 9008 mode to use QFIL and get back to very first step...
What is going to happen exactly when i flash another varient's laf? will it kill the phone completely or will there be any 9008?
Thanks for those apps you mentioned btw:good:
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then i will use them to crack open kdz from both H811 and F500L firmwares to flash laf and other messed up files with fastboot
but im wondering which one should i try first because im concerned if i flash wrong files then there will be even no 9008 mode to use QFIL and get back to very first step...
What is going to happen exactly when i flash another varient's laf? will it kill the phone completely or will there be any 9008?
Thanks for those apps you mentioned btw:good:
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yea ive been using em since g2.and i use em on all lgs . diag tool is for flashing but at the bottom u can extract
i get my own .dlls for lgg2 flash tool and i flash orig g4 firmware with it still.
if i could find the tot would for g5.
now if u break 9008 jtag i think is the only fix i dont know the pin outs or if the g4 even supports that like the g3 and 2. thats why i say take device apart its fricken easy there should be a sticker on the mother board or stamps that say the mbs model and go from there
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yea ive been using em since g2.and i use em on all lgs . diag tool is for flashing but at the bottom u can extract
i get my own .dlls for lgg2 flash tool and i flash orig g4 firmware with it still.
if i could find the tot would for g5.
now if u break 9008 jtag i think is the only fix i dont know the pin outs or if the g4 even supports that like the g3 and 2. thats why i say take device apart its fricken easy there should be a sticker on the mother board or stamps that say the mbs model and go from there
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dissembled the phone and it was f500l as expected so i decided to go with f500 laf.img and then my phone got fixed up completely ive even replaced modem and other h811 things except for system now my phone is working perfect again and im going to flash a stock based rom's system.img (10N) with fastboot
Thanks for your precious info once again:cyclops:
shamescool said:
dissembled the phone and it was f500l as expected so i decided to go with f500 laf.img and then my phone got fixed up completely ive even replaced modem and other h811 things except for system now my phone is working perfect again and im going to flash a stock based rom's system.img (10N) with fastboot
Thanks for your precious info once again:cyclops:
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These guys will piece these things together and mislabel crap. Just to make a dollar. Im glad to see ure good to go.
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These guys will piece these things together and mislabel crap. Just to make a dollar. Im glad to see ure good to go.
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Actually LG devices are very easy to disassemble so people like them wont put so much effort to refurbish LG phones and earn themselves some easy money.
And believe me Iran is the heaven of refurbished and chinese phones
Mostly because many cant afford to buy their phones and other stuff from trusted sellers and they buy them with no warranty(or guarranty)from third party sellers.
Actually they have a place for themselves in downtown(Aladdin building).
But i wanted a flagship LG device to learn more about it and i got it for a couple of bucks so it really didnt matter if my G4 didnt work as expected.
But its always a pleasure to make some mystery and try to crack the case by yourself :laugh:
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Actually LG devices are very easy to disassemble so people like them wont put so much effort to refurbish LG phones and earn themselves some easy money.
And believe me Iran is the heaven of refurbished and chinese phones
Mostly because many cant afford to buy their phones and other stuff from trusted sellers and they buy them with no warranty(or guarranty)from third party sellers.
Actually they have a place for themselves in downtown(Aladdin building).
But i wanted a flagship LG device to learn more about it and i got it for a couple of bucks so it really didnt matter if my G4 didnt work as expected.
But its always a pleasure to make some mystery and try to crack the case by yourself :laugh:
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the whole lg g series is a wonderful device for do it your self i have owned a g2 g3 g4 and now g5 even thought i said i would never by lg again after g4 i got a stylo3 and my wife sports a stylo 2
im working on a us cellular s5 now as we speak and i sometimes run my gs6 edge nut not much since i got g5.
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the whole lg g series is a wonderful device for do it your self i have owned a g2 g3 g4 and now g5 even thought i said i would never by lg again after g4 i got a stylo3 and my wife sports a stylo 2
im working on a us cellular s5 now as we speak and i sometimes run my gs6 edge nut not much since i got g5.
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of course they are great but hardware faults are pretty big deal but for me sony z series were better right until z3+ .for now im happy with my htc u11 and im not going to unlock it or anything.
maybe i use g4 as my secondary device instead of xperia z2.
its a shame that sony is not in its golden age (2011-2013) anymore...
will make a thread to help people like me to unbrick their refurbished device
Thanks for everything
first of all - great job steadfasterX and cWks! with unlocking LG G4
probably I bought (in China) "Frankenstein" LG G4 phone, because it should be H810, but on mainboard is written VS986. I have unlocked it by SALT and instaled TWRP, but I have not find any ROM which would work
based on the information from the vendor it should have V10o ATT firmawe, but in the LG software it shows that is model H815 with firmware V29a.
subsequently I brick it and unbrick it a try to fash .tot files using LG software, but unsuccessful. Because the LGUp shows, that it is model LS991 finally I flash the LS991ZVD.tot file. during booting, the android will stop, when "configuring your phone", probably LS991 files have wrong modem...
now works the download mode and recovery mode only for this phone (no fastboot) and in SALT shows that is ARB4 which is not possible to unlock
Is there any possibility to:
1. to flash correct modem (possibly for VS986?) - 1.a) how is possible to modify the modem in tot file?
2. erase eMMC or go back to ARB2?
I have the backup prepared in TWRP with ARB2, but how us it to recover the phone?
Many, many, many thanks for help!
Or it is easier to buy in Chine the new motherboard? and which?
Thank you very much for answers!!!
Dedulo said:
first of all - great job steadfasterX and cWks! with unlocking LG G4
probably I bought (in China) "Frankenstein" LG G4 phone, because it should be H810, but on mainboard is written VS986. I have unlocked it by SALT and instaled TWRP, but I have not find any ROM which would work
based on the information from the vendor it should have V10o ATT firmawe, but in the LG software it shows that is model H815 with firmware V29a.
subsequently I brick it and unbrick it a try to fash .tot files using LG software, but unsuccessful. Because the LGUp shows, that it is model LS991 finally I flash the LS991ZVD.tot file. during booting, the android will stop, when "configuring your phone", probably LS991 files have wrong modem...
now works the download mode and recovery mode only for this phone (no fastboot) and in SALT shows that is ARB4 which is not possible to unlock
Is there any possibility to:
1. to flash correct modem (possibly for VS986?) - 1.a) how is possible to modify the modem in tot file?
2. erase eMMC or go back to ARB2?
I have the backup prepared in TWRP with ARB2, but how us it to recover the phone?
Many, many, many thanks for help!
Or it is easier to buy in Chine the new motherboard? and which?
Thank you very much for answers!!!
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Ok well first of all read my signature about the anti roll back details. It is absolutely impossible to flash lower ARB . That's for what it is made for obviously .
Next is that you have flashed stupid files and besides they're with an arb higher than 2 so you cannot unlock it anymore.
we all know that Frankenstein devices are special in many terms .
one example is nobody knows what they do or flash in the primary boot loader which we cannot read out. That means we don't know which RAM is compatible and we do not know if they make any modifications in the signed boot loader stack which ensure they can load Frankenstein devices.
So even if you flash for example h810 files with an arb of 4 it may not load or working properly the same goes for vs 986 of course .
yeah and I have to repeat myself but flashing that arb of 4 was bad in another way,too. Having that arb you have no way to use qfil anymore as that works only up to arb 3. So you have no way to use it to flash for example other models image files or even more important to unbrick your device if it ever hard bricks.
You can of course use a text editor to modify any kdz file and flash whatever you like .. The other option is to use the SD card unbrick method linked in my signature but it requires to hard brick your device first. I can tell you how but in your situation it is very risky if you can't get the SD card unbrick working . so I would recommend to go the Hex editor way just search XDA for how to use it and flash vs986 files with an ARB of 4
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Ok well first of all read my signature about the anti roll back details. It is absolutely impossible to flash lower ARB . That's for what it is made for obviously .
Next is that you have flashed stupid files and besides they're with an arb higher than 2 so you cannot unlock it anymore.
we all know that Frankenstein devices are special in many terms .
one example is nobody knows what they do or flash in the primary boot loader which we cannot read out. That means we don't know which RAM is compatible and we do not know if they make any modifications in the signed boot loader stack which ensure they can load Frankenstein devices.
So even if you flash for example h810 files with an arb of 4 it may not load or working properly the same goes for vs 986 of course .
yeah and I have to repeat myself but flashing that arb of 4 was bad in another way,too. Having that arb you have no way to use qfil anymore as that works only up to arb 3. So you have no way to use it to flash for example other models image files or even more important to unbrick your device if it ever hard bricks.
You can of course use a text editor to modify any kdz file and flash whatever you like .. The other option is to use the SD card unbrick method linked in my signature but it requires to hard brick your device first. I can tell you how but in your situation it is very risky if you can't get the SD card unbrick working . so I would recommend to go the Hex editor way just search XDA for how to use it and flash vs986 files with an ARB of 4
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You are right. I have done some stupid steps, because the method for unlocking my "Frankenstein" phone did not work. I read about the anti roll back, but I hoped that something had changed (also the unlocking process has gradually developed )
I had to take apart the phone first and find out what was written on the motherboard This was a big mistake!
Today I have bricked (hard?) my phone by flashing LS991 ZVB ARB3 tot file, because I don't know, how to work with Hex editor.
Which KDZ file I need to download for SD card unbrick? I suppose that VS986 with ARB4, right?
Thanks for a help and reply!
Dedulo said:
You are right. I have done some stupid steps, because the method for unlocking my "Frankenstein" phone did not work. I read about the anti roll back, but I hoped that something had changed (also the unlocking process has gradually developed )
I had to take apart the phone first and find out what was written on the motherboard This was a big mistake!
Today I have bricked (hard?) my phone by flashing LS991 ZVB ARB3 tot file, because I don't know, how to work with Hex editor.
Which KDZ file I need to download for SD card unbrick? I suppose that VS986 with ARB4, right?
Thanks for a help and reply!
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well I see. the ARB is (as written in the linked guide) a (extreme likely) physical blown fuse, so a process which can not be reverted..
yes you hard-bricked the phone by flashing a lower ARB then the current one. once you flashed ARB 4 you can't flash ARB lower then 4.
the good is as you have hard-bricked it you may be able to use the sdcard unbrick but that requires the 9008 qdl mode:
connect the device to your PC and view the device manager. does it add something like QHUSB BULK? If yes use the vs986 files + UsU files as written the sdcard thread.
You can also use FWUL from booting on USB and just type: lsusb in a terminal after connecting the phone. paste the output here then. It should show something like "QDL 9008" or "QualComm...". If thats the case use the vs986 files + UsU files as written in the sdcard thread.
If both of the above does not show up the QDL 9008 mode.. well try it without battery in again. If it still failing it is likely gone. sorry. The QFIL files available do not work with ARB >3 so.
You can still read on in the sdcard unbrick thread in the second post to find out how to force the sdcard unbrick mode (that differs from the the QDL mode and so need to disassembling the whole mainboard and doing tricky stuff without a guarantee of that it work at the end.)
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well I see. the ARB is (as written in the linked guide) a (extreme likely) physical blown fuse, so a process which can not be reverted..
yes you hard-bricked the phone by flashing a lower ARB then the current one. once you flashed ARB 4 you can't flash ARB lower then 4.
the good is as you have hard-bricked it you may be able to use the sdcard unbrick but that requires the 9008 qdl mode:
connect the device to your PC and view the device manager. does it add something like QHUSB BULK? If yes use the vs986 files + UsU files as written the sdcard thread.
You can also use FWUL from booting on USB and just type: lsusb in a terminal after connecting the phone. paste the output here then. It should show something like "QDL 9008" or "QualComm...". If thats the case use the vs986 files + UsU files as written in the sdcard thread.
If both of the above does not show up the QDL 9008 mode.. well try it without battery in again. If it still failing it is likely gone. sorry. The QFIL files available do not work with ARB >3 so.
You can still read on in the sdcard unbrick thread in the second post to find out how to force the sdcard unbrick mode (that differs from the the QDL mode and so need to disassembling the whole mainboard and doing tricky stuff without a guarantee of that it work at the end.)
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Yes, Q HS-USB QDLoader 9008 is in the Ports (in DevMan), but now I need to prepare SD card, because the old files (which I have used for unbricking last time) do not work .
Dedulo said:
Yes, Q HS-USB QDLoader 9008 is in the Ports (in DevMan), but now I need to prepare SD card, because the old files (which I have used for unbricking last time) do not work .
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sure. you need ARB 4 files.
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Yes, Q HS-USB QDLoader 9008 is in the Ports (in DevMan), but now I need to prepare SD card, because the old files (which I have used for unbricking last time) do not work .
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I don´t find the right kdz for VS986 with ARB4. Can I use yours? (these two with ARB2: http://leech.binbash.it:8008/stock/LG/vs986/2BA/)
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I don´t find the right kdz for VS986 with ARB4. Can I use yours? (these two with ARB2: http://leech.binbash.it:8008/stock/LG/vs986/2BA/)
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well you still do not read my linked guide or understand what ARB is, right? Its IMPOSSIBLE to use an ARB lower then 4 in your case. so NO you can NOT use these.
Well I assumed there would be firmware with ARB 4 for the vs986 but it seems the highest is ARB 2..
keep in mind: everything you do now is extremely risky with maybe no point of return! If it bricks and is not switching to the 9008 mode.. you are lost!
After looking around a bit including in my ARB thread (which I mentioned) the LS991 seems to be the only one with ARB higher then 3 (so 4).
you are stuck with LS991 now. that means even when you may be able to unbrick with the sdcard unbrick it means you may never get cell service.
so try a LS991 kdz with ARB 4 (ZVD as you flashed that one should be fine) for the unbrick files to bring it at least back to life.
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well you still do not read my linked guide or understand what ARB is, right? Its IMPOSSIBLE to use an ARB lower then 4 in your case. so NO you can NOT use these.
Well I assumed there would be firmware with ARB 4 for the vs986 but it seems the highest is ARB 2..
keep in mind: everything you do now is extremely risky with maybe no point of return! If it bricks and is not switching to the 9008 mode.. you are lost!
After looking around a bit including in my ARB thread (which I mentioned) the LS991 seems to be the only one with ARB higher then 3 (so 4).
you are stuck with LS991 now. that means even when you may be able to unbrick with the sdcard unbrick it means you may never get cell service.
so try a LS991 kdz with ARB 4 (ZVD as you flashed that one should be fine) for the unbrick files to bring it at least back to life.
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OK, so we understood each other. Because I flashed wrong file LS991 ZVD, I can't go back - only to the same firmware (because of ARB etc.). There is no way to change it (to VS986) or flash anything else
and, if I will be lucky, then the phone comes back to point during booting, when it stops in "configuring your phone". Never use him anymore for call services? How to go through this (configuration)?
There is only one way - to buy in Chine the new motherboard, but which (H815)?
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OK, so we understood each other. Because I flashed wrong file LS991 ZVD, I can't go back - only to the same firmware (because of ARB etc.). There is no way to change it (to VS986) or flash anything else
and, if I will be lucky, then the phone comes back to point during booting, when it stops in "configuring your phone". Never use him anymore for call services? How to go through this (configuration)?
There is only one way - to buy in Chine the new motherboard, but which (H815)?
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buy a h811 one as you can unlock h811 within just fastboot.
if you can't get one: the h815 international (so no h815p, h815tr etc) as it can be unlocked officially by the LG website.
if you can't get one: any h815 model should be fine as you can unlock by UsU and I haven't heard any big issues here.
good luck
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buy a h811 one as you can unlock h811 within just fastboot.
if you can't get one: the h815 international (so no h815p, h815tr etc) as it can be unlocked officially by the LG website.
if you can't get one: any h815 model should be fine as you can unlock by UsU and I haven't heard any big issues here.
good luck
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I will try to unbrict it first and we will see... maybee I will wait for motherboard. this will be ok?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/For...pm=a2g0s.13010208.99999999.259.88b93c00XlwucM
or is there any issue?
thank you very much for your time and help!
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I will try to unbrict it first and we will see... maybee I will wait for motherboard. this will be ok?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/For...pm=a2g0s.13010208.99999999.259.88b93c00XlwucM
or is there any issue?
thank you very much for your time and help!
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I cannot guide you in where to buy or if that one is valid sorry.
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I cannot guide you in where to buy or if that one is valid sorry.
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OK, I understand.
Could you be so kind and send me a link for kdz file? I don't find it. I have only LS991 ZVD tot file. It is possible to convert it to kdz?
Thank you!
I have prepared the SD card from tot file (not bin but img files) except PrimaryGPT.gpt (I don't fin it in tot file, only the PrimaryGPT_0.bin from another KDZ).
The proper KDZ for LS991 ZVD I could not download from LG support site, because my FR phone has IMEI VS986.
Until now the SD card unbricking method doesn't work for me.
I will try LS991 ZVB, which I used for bricking the phone.
Any idea what to do?