First of all I want to Thank cybertag (a member at reddit.com) whose help made me find this solution. And sorry if my English is not good, it is not my first language. As I don't have enough posts here, XDA restricts me to post external links so this is the best I could do. I will add links to the files needed once i am allowed.
A few days ago I was tinkering with after my lg g2 ls-980, the sprint version of lg g2, rooted but no custom recovery installed and I made my first mistake of changing the model number from ls-980 to D802 in built.prop file thinking that it will only change the model number shown in the hardware information and restarted the phone. Once my phone booted up after that restart everything was crashing. There was a huge number of crash reports popping on the screen and I was not able to use anything. So I downloaded the .tot files of the stock firmwares LS980ZVC and LS980ZVE (don't know why but I downloaded both) along with the .dll file needed to flash the firmware for ls980 and when I tried to flash the firmware booting the phone in download mode and using the LG Flash tool but it gave me an error saying that the firmware does not match with model number of my phone. Both firmwares gave the same error. My phone and the flash tool both were thinking it was D802 while it was not.
Now i made my second mistake and downloaded the stock firmware for D802 and flashed it using LG flash tool. The firmware was flashed successfully without any error, but when the phone booted up after the flash the touch screen was behaving funny and phone restarted every 15-20 seconds because this firmware was not meant to be used with LS-980. I was unable to do anything the way touch screen was behaving.
I spent most of my time for the next few days googling for the solution and searching on XDA and also on reddit. I found multiple threads reporting that a generic no-check DLL file is the savior in this situation, but when I tried to run it I get continuous errors telling me the following: "CrossDL [D8012] to [LS-980]". Then i found this thread by cybertag on reddit which lead me to the right direction. It suggested to hex edit the .tot file for ls-980 so that the flash tool thinks that it is for D802. So I grabbed a hex editor and found the first mention of LS-980 and changed it to D802, saved the file and tried o flash it but it was still giving different errors. Then someone suggested it only works if you edit the .tot firmware in linux based OS. So i installed ubuntu OS on a virtual machine and tried editing the firmware in that OS using Bless Hex editor, still no success in flashing. Then I tried editing in pinguy OS but in vain. Then I found FlexHex for windows and used it for editing the LS980ZVC.tot firmware did the same thing, found the first mention of LS-980 and changed it to D802, saved the file, flashed it and bingo! the flash tool gave no error this time and flashed the phone successfully.
Now there was another problem. When the phone rebooted after flashing the firmware it got stuck on LG logo forever. And when I tried to boot it into download mode, the download mode was gone and it took me to fastboot mode. The phone was stuck in bootloop and there was no download mode anymore. Now after more searching i found a method to resolve this problem. Downloaded the aboot.img and laf.img partitons for LS980ZVC and flashed both using fastboot commands. Tried to boot into the download mode again and it worked and i was in download mode one again. When I checked the phone model was changed back to LS-980, the original one. Flashed the LS980ZVE firmware from original .tot file as it was the latest version available to date and it flashed without any error. When the phone rebooted after completing the flashing process, it was as good as new, up and running the original stock kitkat rom for this model. Tested and tried everything and never noticed any issue.
Thank you @tauheed that will help a lot of people I'm sure.
Thank reddit member cybertag out there to.
please help
Hi sir!
i think i got just the problems with yours, but i not sure how to get my phone into fastboot mode no matter how many i press the [power+volume up] it just start up and stay at lg logo screen forever.
Can you explain how to get my LS980 into fastboot mode step by step, if i can put it in fastboot mode, i think i can fix it. please help
secret.animal said:
Thank you @tauheed that will help a lot of people I'm sure.
Thank reddit member cybertag out there to.
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First of all, i'm sorry for my bad english.
i having the same problems as him. my LS980 is stuck at LG logo screen (not rebooting) it just stay there forever!
when i tried to boot it into download mode, at first i thought gonna successfully boot into download mode, but it DID NOT.
Please refer to my picture below to get better understanding what i'm trying to explain and again i'm sorry for my bad english.
My pc can detect my LS980 but not in fastboot mode, i mean if i try to boot into download mode then my pc won't detect it.
I really NEED some videos if possible of how to fix this, a million thanks!!!
[email protected] said:
Hi sir!
i think i got just the problems with yours, but i not sure how to get my phone into fastboot mode no matter how many i press the [power+volume up] it just start up and stay at lg logo screen forever.
Can you explain how to get my LS980 into fastboot mode step by step, if i can put it in fastboot mode, i think i can fix it. please help
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what happens when you try to boot in to download mode?
it it stuck at download mode or something else happens?
Looks to be stuck with a broken download mode. His laf partition is broken.
tauheed90 said:
what happens when you try to boot in to download mode?
it it stuck at download mode or something else happens?
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its just stuck like the picture that i attached below . it won't go any future.
Can you help fix this?
or what can i do to fix it?
i got a LG G2 LS980
secret.animal said:
Looks to be stuck with a broken download mode. His laf partition is broken.
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hi m8, do you know how can i fix this?
please i really need some HELP over here, thank for reply
I'm looking into seeing how we can replace that laf partition that is broken. So we can fix this.
secret.animal said:
I'm looking into seeing how we can replace that laf partition that is broken. So we can fix this.
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it sound like i'm in big problem right?
i'm total noob with this, sorry.
[email protected] said:
it sound like i'm in big problem right?
i'm total noob with this, sorry.
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No problem, this is how we learn. One from the broken side and one from the fixing side. It's all good.
[email protected] said:
it sound like i'm in big problem right?
i'm total noob with this, sorry.
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the only possible option is to flash the aboot.img and laf.img partitions. But we need to find a way to do so in your phone's current state. Things can be a lot easier if you could manage to get into fastboot mode.
tauheed90 said:
the only possible option is to flash the aboot.img and laf.img partitions. But we need to find a way to do so in your phone's current state. Things can be a lot easier if you could manage to get into fastboot mode.
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Please help me out! i already bricked it for nearly 1 month already T_T
helo sir i am on window 7 i dont know how to edit modal number from hex can you please post a screen shots, i will be thanful to you plz sir help me otherwise my best will be just a plastic piece
i have wrongly flash lg g2 ls980 to d802 because the phone was refurbished
now phone is reboot and imei and baseband is unknown
so i am trying ur method but what do i have to edit in the hex editor
in flastool imei is getting shown but flash fails
please reply need urgent help
secret.animal said:
No problem, this is how we learn. One from the broken side and one from the fixing side. It's all good.
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dear sir, i have lg d802 or d800, i dont know exactly bcoz seller sold me as d802.when i flashed stock kdz of d802 , its touch screen start weired behaviour, sometime stop reposnding or some thime i touch some thing else but some thing else selected.to check i opened the back of phone, its touch strips were written with d800 /801 and 803. but d800 was marked.so i flashed d800 tot file.after flashing phone boot but in boot loop.i can enter stock recovery to hard reset, but after that still boot loop.i can access download mode, but pc do not detect phone in download mode.when i power on in normal way than device manager shows modem and lg android net. but in download mode no detection.
what can i do in this situation? do this short capacitor method will work for me? or what else i can do to get it to life again,
plz waiting for response . it is same like attached pic of download mode in starting page of this thread
afzalcool said:
i have wrongly flash lg g2 ls980 to d802 because the phone was refurbished
now phone is reboot and imei and baseband is unknown
so i am trying ur method but what do i have to edit in the hex editor
in flastool imei is getting shown but flash fails
please reply need urgent help
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majid.ayub999 said:
helo sir i am on window 7 i dont know how to edit modal number from hex can you please post a screen shots, i will be thanful to you plz sir help me otherwise my best will be just a plastic piece
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You have to edit the first mention of the model number in the hex editor. Don't mess with anything else.
i was able to sole the problem.
have you found any solution?
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its just stuck like the picture that i attached below . it won't go any future.
Can you help fix this?
or what can i do to fix it?
i got a LG G2 LS980
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Have you found any solution to this problem?
I am the same problem as yours with another phone I have. It is a D800 which was wrongly flashed to D802. After flashing the D800 firmware with the model name edited, it is stuck on LG logo and it won't go to download mode either.
Not yet. I'm still waiting...total dead phone now.
Hello. I have been using Note 2 GT N7100 for over 3 years now. Have rooted the phone and was running a Crdroid custom ROM on it. It did not give me any problem. Nor did I update the ROM since it was running good.
Suddenly yesterday it got stuck on the Samsung logo. Tried restarting it, but it didn't move ahead of the logo.
Today, it shows a grey and white screen. Fully blurred and can't see the Samsung logo too.
Tried going into the recovery mode, but same grey screen appears.
If I take it in download mode, it goes there. But when I try to install any stock ROM, it doesn't work. It shows failed in Odin.
Please help what can be the possible problem?
If any more information is needed, I will provide it.
Any ROM to install or custom recovery?
Please guide what to do?
Also, I am sorry if there is already some post like this. Please let me know
Thanks in Advance!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2154890
Read this guide to fix soft brick
Sent from my SM-N910C
harsh09046 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2154890
Read this guide to fix soft brick
Sent from my SM-N910C
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Hey thanks for the quick reply. Will try and get back to you.
Need a valid link for Recovery Package
[I moved this post to this section that's more apropriate http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2154890 ]
Hi guys,
Is there a link for the Recovery Package/ROM ? (the one above doens't work)
My phone is stuck on the boot logo and I need to fix it... (I'm a bit noobish..)
I've had already downloaded those files but i'm not sure that there are the correct files to use in the step 4 of this tutorial (Recovery Package/ROM).
- N7100XXUFND3_N7100OXAFND3_N7100XXUFND3_HOME.tar.md5
- N7100XXUFND3_N7100OXAFND3_XEF.zip
Thank you a lot !
Mimo_0
Hi,
My Lenovo P2 uses the stock rom in P2a42_S233_170404_ROW version.
I can't download any OTA updates, maybe because my phone is rooted and its bootloader is unlocked.
Could you please tell me how to update it to its last version, without losing any data?
Thanks for your kind help
It's Ok..
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-p2/development/lenovo-p2-lenovo-p2a42-stock-nougat-t3661024
Thanks for your quick answer.
Unfortunately the S251 link is broken/offline.
Would you please tell me where I can find it?
Thanks for your quick answer.
Unfortunately the S251 link is broken/offline.
Would you please tell me where I can find it?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11h3YizvxUvFElBiMwqY2vjCMvvKATxBA/view?usp=drivesdk
Wipe cache and system, after installation I made root, I have not deleted data .. But if you want a clean installation ..
Hi, my device is not detected in pc, please help, it is stuck at boot. In pc, it is showing as adb device as emty
jahan18 said:
Hi, my device is not detected in pc, please help, it is stuck at boot. In pc, it is showing as adb device as emty
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When phone is in boot it is not adb hence obviously it will show empty type fastboot devices and see
hello, so i'm using xiaomi redmi note 5 pro miui 11, then i install OrangeFox-R10.1_3-Stable-whyred and Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt_10.20.2019, after i install both of it and it cause boot loop, then i reinstall the orangefox with the older version because i've seen people using this with no problem, it's OrangeFox-R10.0_1-Stable-whyred, but it's still boot loop, is that because the dm verity is lame?, someone told me to install enable dm varity, is that gonna work?
then i went to service center and they said it can't be flash or hard reset, they told me to go to IC MSC and i don't know what the IC MSC is, is that a hardware or something?, what should i do ? and if it's possible, can it fix without losing my data ? because my data is important for me, please somebody help me...
i'm not a technician
sorry if i'm wrong
sorry if i'm look stupid
i'm new here
hope you guys can give me good responses
thanks
Use twrp and flash magisk on twrp startup, don't use any other app
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hello, so i'm using xiaomi redmi note 5 pro miui 11, then i install OrangeFox-R10.1_3-Stable-whyred and Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt_10.20.2019, after i install both of it and it cause boot loop, then i reinstall the orangefox with the older version because i've seen people using this with no problem, it's OrangeFox-R10.0_1-Stable-whyred, but it's still boot loop, is that because the dm verity is lame?, someone told me to install enable dm varity, is that gonna work?
then i went to service center and they said it can't be flash or hard reset, they told me to go to IC MSC and i don't know what the IC MSC is, is that a hardware or something?, what should i do ? and if it's possible, can it fix without losing my data ? because my data is important for me, please somebody help me...
i'm not a technician
sorry if i'm wrong
sorry if i'm look stupid
i'm new here
hope you guys can give me good responses
thanks
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If you install OrangeFox you don't need to flash any dm-verity or whatsoever zip except rom :laugh:
OrangeFox will install survival automatically. Install OrangeFox and forget is meant to be.
Don't use stupid Dm-sh*t.zip files with OrangeFox !!!
More info : https://forum.xda-developers.com/re...ment/twrp-orangefox-recovery-project-t3837547
Good luck.
Sent from my Galaxy Tab 2 3G using XDA Labs
Can you enter recovery?
Do you encounter a problem when you reboot system from recovery and it show only Mi Logo and after a few second the screen is black and it show again Mi Logo?
Hodaka1999 said:
Can you enter recovery?
Do you encounter a problem when you reboot system from recovery and it show only Mi Logo and after a few second the screen is black and it show again Mi Logo?
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I have that problem...
I have been trying to restore my phone and fastboot, etc. not working. Only to findout that I could still open twrp recovery but also displayed no OS installed. Anyone can help mee pls? This forum is kinda dead but hoping for some light!