I was trying to flash a custom rom on my Lg G7 Thinq with twrp but the flash failed, leaving my phone without a rom, I didnt make a backup so i dont have that fall back to and i had to nuke download mode to get fastboot to work in pie. but now it seems download mode is the only thing i can do to save this phone, but i cant find anything talking about how to get download mode working again
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A while ago I used the LG flashtool to update to KitKat with the stock AT&T .tot file. I was able to get into download mode by pressing volume up and volume down at the same time until the download mode icon appeared and then I plugged in the usb cable.
Yesterday I borked that install and for some reason restoring from a nandroid backup caused a recovery boot loop that wasn't fixed until I used TWRP's terminal command to do something with the fota file. After that the phone booted to the recovered ROM.
Now I am back to where I was but I am concerned that I can no longer get into download mode as I was able to before. Nor was I able to get into download mode when I was stuck in a recovery bootloop. I am paranoid that in case of a soft brick my latest nandroid backup won't work and that I will not be able to restore to stock with the tot file. As a back up I have the Kit Kat flashable zip on the phone as discussed in another thread here but with respect, I haven't got as much confidence in that method as I would using flashtool and the tot file.
Any thoughts? TIA.
Ron
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Just try this it may help
keep pressing volume up and down key together and connect usb cable. its get me to download mode in same situation.
Sorry, I'm relatively new to rooting and I looked through the threads and found similar problems, but none that seem to exactly match mine.
I have a rooted VS985 that I was trying to flash with the AndroidNow HD 6.1 ROM using TWRP and I guess the flash tool crashed. It was stuck on a black screen for an hour or two so I hard reset it and after that, the phone will only flash the LG logo for a second before the screen turns off and the indicator light alternates flashing red and blue. As far as I can tell, the computer does not detect it when it is in this mode (seems similar to the secure boot issue that some people have been having). I cannot enter download mode (the LG logo flashes on and the indicator light flashes blue once and then both turn off) but I can still boot into TWRP Recovery. When I try to boot into download mode, even while the screen is off, my computer detects the phone as QHSUSB_BULK. Also, when in recovery mode, my computer can detect the phone as a G3 and I can access it with adb tools but I don't know where to go from here. I have tried using the LGFlashTool but I can't seem to access the phone because it will not enter download mode and I've tried reflashing AndroidNow HW 6.1. The flash completes and says it is successful, but the phone still will not boot properly.
Luckily, I got the phone a few days ago from Costco, so there is a good chance I can still return it, but I would like to fix it if I can.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
pyroguy3590 said:
Sorry, I'm relatively new to rooting and I looked through the threads and found similar problems, but none that seem to exactly match mine.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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You said you have adb working.
Did you make a backup of your stock download mode at anypoint of time? (Iaf.img)
I guess it can be pushed back using adb, but am not very sure. Even if not, maybe you can take the stock Iaf.img from someone else and try pushing it via adb using this command:
Code:
dd if=/storage/external_SD/stock-laf.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/laf
Then you can boot into the download mode using the command:
Code:
fastboot boot stock-laf.img
It doesn't look like I have the stock laf.img backed up. I'll try to get it from someone. Thanks, I'll let you know what happens when I get it.
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had a nandroid backup but accidentatlly delted it when i formatted my internal memory now im stuck on liquidsmooth custom rom cant get into download mode so kdz/tot will not work for me... I have twrp installed and that works though. I need to use adb to flash those files or have a stock vs985 that i can flash with twrp... I have vs985 i like the liquid smooth room but the camera and video camera doesnt work as good as it did with stock...
Any help or ideas would bee aprraciedated ive tried everything
just Switch off your mobile.. and put out bettery from it,
And In Pc Download Any Official Tot rom For Your lg g3 vs985 than Open LG Flash Tool 2014
download it from Xdadevelopers any version
Than Put back your bettery In Your Mobile And dont press any button Just put your usb in,your pc and Same time Put Pin in your mobile and press Volume up button And Your Mobile goes in Download Mod Automaticly..
Than Just Flash any Tot Software in It..
Its Working Like Charm,,
Try it It is Working for me Also
I accidentally checked the box that I was not supposed to, now I can't boot up but I can access download mode, when I tried to use LGFlashTool it says it can't change to download mode, but I am in download mode
any help please?
LG G3 D855 32gb
Tried to get into TWRP, it promotes me into firmware update
Firmware update always returns "can't change to download mode" I'm on a windows 8.1 desktop, however I did a stock recovery on it before...
weibro1 said:
I accidentally checked the box that I was not supposed to, now I can't boot up but I can access download mode, when I tried to use LGFlashTool it says it can't change to download mode, but I am in download mode
any help please?
LG G3 D855 32gb
Tried to get into TWRP, it promotes me into firmware update
Firmware update always returns "can't change to download mode" I'm on a windows 8.1 desktop, however I did a stock recovery on it before...
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You were supposed to make a full backup using TWRP beforehand. If you didn't you'll have to flash a custom ROM. You can find the stock ROM I'm sure, but I would highly recommend Cyanogenmod. It's way better than the stock ROM. If you want the stock ROM I wish you luck because I have no idea where to find it.
Here's a link to Cyanogenmod:
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=d855
Download it, transfer it to your phone, boot into TWRP, hit install, find the file, and swipe to flash. You'll then be taken into setup as if you just got a brand new phone.
PS Root is disabled by default in cyanogenmod. Access the developer options, and enable it. This ROM updates frequently, so you'll be sure there's plenty of support!
Good luck! If you have any questions feel free to message me!
Edit: After this is installed, navigate back to TWRP and hit backup and do a full backup, then transfer it to your computer so you'll always have a backup just in case you mess up. You'll need a backup if you ever accidentally brick your phone.
hi guys
so basically i installed some roms on my note 2 but i didnt like them so i reflashed note 2's stock firmware.
when i got the phone i wasnt able to go into download mode, the problem was i could go pass Volume Up: Continue
once i reflashed the stock rom i waited for it to boot, ive dealt with difference samsung phones and from my knowldge it wont boot until i do a full wipe after the flash. i pulled out the battery and tried to get into recovery but it wont go in it.
i used adb to go into download mode and recovery mode before since it was the only option. but now i cant because it doesnt recognize the device. odin detects the device when not in download mode but wont do anything. i really need help guys.
thank u i hope someone can help
What I've done:
1. Tried LGNPST method but phone never showed up in the software
2. Tried flashing with LG official tool. That always resulted phone disconnected.[I did put my phone into download mode]
3.Tried almost all KDZ_FW_UPDATE methods they always stopped either in not responding-> close program OR extraction error
4. Tried sideloading using adb but they also resulted in "bad file" even push didn't work saying no permission to write(I think)
for adb I tried converted .zip of kdz using some guide in xda.
My phone is totally clean now. I can boot to Recovery or Download Mode. There's no file that's flashable right now. I'm in Philz touch recovery
This actually happened while I was flashing to unlock bootloader and charge went low.
I desperately want it to function properly. Please anyone with any new or updated methods, help me.
When normally trying to boot up, Google logo comes and phone switches off.
I was in F180L converted to E975.
I've INDIAN(20a) version kdz also european(10h) and korean(30e).