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Hello guys I have H815 and I can't proceed with unlocking bootloader cause my phone cannot boot into bootloader/fastboot mode. I'm not newbie, but with this phone everything goes ****ing different than in instruction.
I the instruction there is adb reboot bootloader. Of course my phone is seen in adb mode but after this command it just reboot to system. I tried also key combinations with no luck...
What to do?
My system is android 6
remialfa said:
Hello guys I have H815 and I can't proceed with unlocking bootloader cause my phone cannot boot into bootloader/fastboot mode. I'm not newbie, but with this phone everything goes ****ing different than in instruction.
I the instruction there is adb reboot bootloader. Of course my phone is seen in adb mode but after this command it just reboot to system. I tried also key combinations with no luck...
What to do?
My system is android 6
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Hi,
I'm the same...
looking for solution I found this on Youtube:
Pratically, you have to press vol up while connect USB on PC....
I haven't the G4 with my today and so I cannot test if this is a valid mode...
If you do this, let me know if you can enter in fastboot mode
auceto63 said:
Hi,
I'm the same...
looking for solution I found this on Youtube:
Pratically, you have to press vol up while connect USB on PC....
I haven't the G4 with my today and so I cannot test if this is a valid mode...
If you do this, let me know if you can enter in fastboot mode
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I did that and yeah it entered this mode but it's not valid bootloader/fastboot mode. It's some service mode to update firmware. Anyway it's not visible in pc as a normal fastboot and I cannot proceed further with unlocking bootloader...
Edit: it's download mode... So as I said it's not fastboot mode.
Anyone can help?
Seriously nobody? I thought this phone has good community and support...
I'm facing the exact same problem with my H810 on 6.0. Sick of not being able to root atleast.
Seriously hasn't anyone on earth found a way to boot this **** in fastboot? I mean there are a number of tutorials but everything goes different as F*** with this thing. Hope someone will update with good news. :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
charith262 said:
I'm facing the exact same problem with my H810 on 6.0. Sick of not being able to root atleast.
Seriously hasn't anyone on earth found a way to boot this **** in fastboot? I mean there are a number of tutorials but everything goes different as F*** with this thing. Hope someone will update with good news. :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
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You can check out UsU. That is an unofficial bootloader unlock
ThePiGuy said:
You can check out UsU. That is an unofficial bootloader unlock
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Thanks yeah I checked but that's for ARB<=2 devices. I forgot to mention earlier this godforsaken thing is ARB3.
I have an H811 (T-Mo) running firmware H81120p, ARB3. Doesn't seem to be much that can be done with it as far as rooting. It also has no stock recovery, only boots to system.
you did follow this official guide right? it unlocked mine after a few angry moments
http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev
use minimal ADB https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Only way to boot twrp later is to use fastboot with ADB, recovery with buttons doesn't work.
if the device wont boot a rom use adb to get back in recovery.
if you use bank apps, install magisk before installing rom, do not get SU
samadee3 said:
you did follow this official guide right? it unlocked mine after a few angry moments
http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev
use minimal ADB https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Only way to boot twrp later is to use fastboot with ADB, recovery with buttons doesn't work.
if the device wont boot a rom use adb to get back in recovery.
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Only problem is that the info linked to above applies to ONE G4 variant only - the H815 international model. The rest of us are SOL. The bootloader on US carrier G4 - AT&T, T-Mo, VzW, etc (most later firmware revisions for G3 as well) models has been nailed down. The only exception is a G4 with ARB <= 2 can be hacked with UsU in order to root it and install a custom recovery.
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Only problem is that the info linked to above applies to ONE G4 variant only - the H815 international model. The rest of us are SOL. The bootloader on US carrier G4 - AT&T, T-Mo, VzW, etc (most later firmware revisions for G3 as well) models has been nailed down. The only exception is a G4 with ARB <= 2 can be hacked with UsU in order to root it and install a custom recovery.
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Tmo is very easy
Go to dev options and enable adb
Then run "adb reboot bootloader"
Once there, run "fastboot oem unlock" and voila, you have an officially unlocked bootloader with no restrictions related to UsU
Please be aware the above will factory reset your device
ThePiGuy said:
Tmo is very easy
Go to dev options and enable adb
Then run "adb reboot bootloader"
Once there, run "fastboot oem unlock" and voila, you have an officially unlocked bootloader with no restrictions related to UsU
Please be aware the above will factory reset your device
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Do you know anyone who has done it with H81120o or later? I've seen posts for two yrs about doing it that way, but I don't remember reading about it being done on 20o or later.
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Do you know anyone who has done it with H81120o or later? I've seen posts for two yrs about doing it that way, but I don't remember reading about it being done on 20o or later.
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Why v20o
Remember, this has nothing to do with UsU and therefore ARB etc doesn't matter
Edit: ps there are loads of H811 users in my Lineage thread and the other ROMs too
ThePiGuy said:
Why v20o
Remember, this has nothing to do with UsU and therefore ARB etc doesn't matter
Edit: ps there are loads of H811 users in my Lineage thread and the other ROMs too
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Got it. Guess that it makes sense. ARB prevents rolling back to earlier release than 20o, I'm ok. Will try the BL unlock today then.
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I actually managed to get my LG V20 F800L into same situation after messing up my rooting process.
First i was stuck at logo and factory reset did nothing. Bootloader was working then.
Then i downloaded new firmware through "Download Mode", and after that i lost access to bootloader.
I know the phone model is different, but process seems to be very similar for all LG devices.
Trying to troubleshoot that atm, if i'll have results i'll post them here.
P.S. I know original poster long left (probably after throwing phone into a grinder), but maybe for someone with same problem as us in the future the info will be useful.
Florimer said:
I actually managed to get my LG V20 F800L into same situation after messing up my rooting process.
First i was stuck at logo and factory reset did nothing. Bootloader was working then.
Then i downloaded new firmware through "Download Mode", and after that i lost access to bootloader.
I know the phone model is different, but process seems to be very similar for all LG devices.
Trying to troubleshoot that atm, if i'll have results i'll post them here.
P.S. I know original poster long left (probably after throwing phone into a grinder), but maybe for someone with same problem as us in the future the info will be useful.
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Ok, now i have to reply to my own post, since i believe i understand now something important:
LG phones usually dont have bootloader open to access. Until you use some exploits to do so.
I did not know that at the time of writing that reply.
Florimer said:
Ok, now i have to reply to my own post, since i believe i understand now something important:
LG phones usually dont have bootloader open to access. Until you use some exploits to do so.
I did not know that at the time of writing that reply.
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Do you have more details about this? I seem to be in a similar situation than you and I'm struggling to make it work.
I have an XT1789-01 Verizon locked bootloader model Moto Z2 Force and I was successful in getting it into EDL mode (Qualcomm 9008). Is there a way I can flash TWRP with this? What exactly is possible with this? Thanks
the tmobile and at&t versions are the exact same model so if we get a phone to switch into this mode it may be possible to load it as a retail/tmobile version. im sure the verizon version has a similar issue as the at&t with a locked bootloader.
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the tmobile and at&t versions are the exact same model so if we get a phone to switch into this mode it may be possible to load it as a retail/tmobile version. im sure the verizon version has a similar issue as the at&t with a locked bootloader.
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Well I'm trying to get TWRP flashed but I don't know how with EDL mode. It would bypass the need to unlock the bootloader if so. We could just flash a whole new bootloader from EDL, but I don't know how.
Knuxyl said:
Well I'm trying to get TWRP flashed but I don't know how with EDL mode. It would bypass the need to unlock the bootloader if so. We could just flash a whole new bootloader from EDL, but I don't know how.
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How did you get into EDL mode?
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How did you get into EDL mode?
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ill share if someone can tell if how to use it
Knuxyl said:
ill share if someone can tell if how to use it
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after a google search it seems there are tools that you can use to communicate with the device in edl mode but i dont know how easy it will be to accomplish what you are trying to do
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ill share if someone can tell if how to use it
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If you share it maybe someone can figure it out for you
I was curious if there was a way to boot into edl mode, obviously you can brick it there. I have a few leads as to how it can be done, but I haven't pursued them as edl isn't a necessity for me and I don't want to find myself in a position that I can't get out of without redoing everything. I imagine if I ever borked my phone I might delve into it a bit more. I thought edl might offer a solution for those who aren't bricked, but find themselves with a false lock and unable to flash anything.
Mainly though I don't like your approach, wanting help but not offering help, that's not what XDA is about. I get it though, AT&T and Verizon has a bounty for unlocking their bootloader and edl might offer a step in that direction, but there's a lot more to it. I'll give you a hint though, there is no recovery partition on this phone. Good luck.
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I was curious if there was a way to boot into edl mode, obviously you can brick it there. I have a few leads as to how it can be done, but I haven't pursued them as edl isn't a necessity for me and I don't want to find myself in a position that I can't get out of without redoing everything. I imagine if I ever borked my phone I might delve into it a bit more. I thought edl might offer a solution for those who aren't bricked, but find themselves with a false lock and unable to flash anything.
Mainly though I don't like your approach, wanting help but not offering help, that's not what XDA is about. I get it though, AT&T and Verizon has a bounty for unlocking their bootloader and edl might offer a step in that direction, but there's a lot more to it. I'll give you a hint though, there is no recovery partition on this phone. Good luck.
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yeah i figured that much, chcecking the vzw default firmware shows boot.img and bootloader.img, im assuming boot is where twrp is installed.
So getting to EDL mode was suprisingly easy and stupid, but it is for sure 100% EDL mode.
abd reboot edl
that's all. Granted I haven't updated the phone in a while, Ihave December 1 2017 security patch and oreo 8.0.0.
since this information is now public i think it should be clear not to update the phone from now on.
Hi
I have 5 x Moto z2 strength is I would like how you operate EDL Emergency DownLoad mode.
# abd reboot edl -> OK
The phone goes off (apparently ...) And now I miss the tools to interact with the phone.
How did you do ? What tools? Which orders?
thank you in advance
I am from China, I don't know English, this article is translated by Google, but I hope you can read it.
In our place, there are technologies for all models of G7 to unlock bootloader and ROOT (T-MOBILE version of the phone needs to be replaced with a cup to become a general version to unlock the bootloader, because this version of the phone cpu is encrypted), but, frustrating Yes, this technology is only in the hands of a few people, they do not intend to share, and they use this technology to gain benefits.
They provide remote unlocking of the bootloader and ROOT services, but need to pay 150 yuan, which is expensive for me and is meaningless.
I bought a G7 from a second-hand merchant who replaced the RAM with 4G and changed it to 6G. He said that the machine replaced the T-MOBILE version of the CPU, but the IMEI code displayed on the machine is the Korean blue version, and my G7 is Red, I don't know if G7 has changed the IMEI code. If so, please let me know, thank you
My mobile phone, the merchant has helped me unlock the bootloader and ROOT. And, since someone on XDA has shared the cracked version of LGUP, I can use it to brush in any version of my G7. I brushed Korea, T-MOBILE, and KDZ in Europe, and in Europe and Korea. The version of the system ROOT, because now only the European version and the Korean version of ROOT BOOT, I brushed into the boot through FASTBOOT, but, very strangely, I brushed the three versions of KDZ, only T-MOBILE version KDZ can enter FASTBOOT via ADB commands or keystrokes (maybe this phone is T-MOBILE version), other versions will only restart. Therefore, I have to first brush into the T-MOBILE version of KDZ into FASTBOOT to brush into the version of ROOT BOOT I want, then brush into the corresponding version of KDZ, and then install magisk, you get ROOT. However, I am not satisfied with the current system version, I want a newer version, and make it ROOT BOOT, I brushed KDZ many times, when I entered FASTBOOT again into BOOT, I found that I can't brush BOOT again. And FASTBOOT prompts to open the OEM to unlock
So, I entered the system, clicked on the developer option, found that the OEM unlock option has become gray, and can not be opened, so my phone can not be brushed into BOOT, I am looking for ways online, unfortunately, I have not I found a way to succeed. Later, I saw the latest V30 unlocking Bootloader post. It seems that after unlocking the bootloader, the OEM unlock will turn gray. It will take a few days to open again. However, I didn’t see it. Before the V30 post, I have already entered my G7 into FASTBOOT and re-locked the bootloader via the adb command.
Now I can open the OEM to unlock it, but it is useless. Because the bootloader is locked, I still can't brush it into the BOOT through FASTBOOT. Because the bootloader has been locked back by me, I did this, I thought my G7. Is the T-MOBILE version of the replacement CPU machine, in our case, it is said that after the T-MOVILE version of the machine to replace the CPU, T-MOBILE G7 can unlock the bootloader, and will not lock
Now, I am trying to find a way to unlock the bootloader, but no, yes, no, I hope to get some clues to unlock the bootloader by contacting those who have remotely unlocked the bootloader and ROOT by paying. However, no one wants to do this, they I even told me to go away, maybe because they have already paid to unlock it, and telling me will damage their interests. Finally, I learned about the process of remotely unlocking the bootloader by one person. Those who master the technology to unlock the bootloader do not want to expose it. They help the remote unlocking of the bootloader and block the operation process, just through the chat software. Release the command to let you connect to the computer or switch the phone into LG's brush mode, etc. I want to get some information through the screen of the phone. Unfortunately, that person doesn't remember, I only asked some strange news, that person's The mobile phone is a Korean mobile phone that does not unlock the bootloader. The mobile phone version is Android 9.0 South Korea's 20c. The remote flashing machine does not know how to enter the Korean version of FASTBOOT on this mobile phone that does not unlock the bootloader and ROOT. As far as I know, the Korean version The FASTBOOT of the mobile phone is hidden and cannot be opened by the command. This thing has been said on XDA... This thing makes me wonder, I thought they used the tool to brush into the European version of the system and then enter FASTBOOT to unlock. (Unfortunately, my G7 can only enter fastboot by brushing into the T-MOBILE version, the European version cannot pass the adb Or in the form of platinum enter). Some time ago, someone discussed on xda how to unlock the bootloader by brushing into the European version of the system. Since the cracking tool did not come out at the time, they hoped to use the octopus box to brush into the European version of the system and then unlock it (how to unlock without explanation), now crack The tool came out, it can make our G7 brush into any version of the system, but the discussion is gone...
If you have any ideas, please let me know and send it to this mailbox at [email protected]. I am not very good at using xda, and I need vpn on xda. I also need to pay for using VPN. I am poor, this is for me. It’s too much trouble...
*I have a few questions that need your help, 1 how to change the IMEI of G7, I want to try to get a network upgrade by changing imei to the corresponding system version.
2 How to unlock KDZ of G7, I need to unlock KDZ of G7 to extract BOOT.IMG into ROOT BOOT, I tried new methods and some old methods that I can find in my country to unlock KDZ of G7. failed
If you have a method, please let me know (hopefully have a tutorial), I hope to get your reply, thank you...
thanks for your sharing。
Intresting things they do in China. This is why I never trust buying a chinese brand. I bought in 2015 3 xiaomi mi3 mediatek clones from official shenzhen mi store. Never trust chinese brands again. That applyes for software also.
What version of kdz do you want? I have most versions from European model and 2 versions form Korean pie.
Update instructions, I used my friend's Korean version G7 to brush into T-MOBILE version KDZ tiles, can not boot, now only into 9008 mode, now confirmed that the replacement of CPU G7 seems to have become a strange machine, it seems that it can be cracked version of LGUP into any version of KDZ will not tiles, but other machines can not, such as my friend's Korean version machine brush into T-MOBILE machine. It will change into bricks, but one thing is certain that KDZ of Korean and European machines can be brushed into each other, because the publisher of LGUP cracked version is using this tool to make European G7 brush into Korean G7 9.0 system, but it is possible to brush KDZ randomly into Korean G7 system. I do not recommend that you do so. I do not think you have the hope that your machine will become a brick. If it has happened, I'm sorry, I can only say that, but I hope you can share it and let those who have not happened avoid it. I need more communication and look forward to your reply.
It has entered 9008 mode. Can I change it to European IMEI and ID, then get the unlock file, brush it into European system, and turn it into a European machine, then unlock BL. In theory, the hardware of G7 is the same... I hope someone can share the IMEI and device ID of the European version G7 to me. It's better to have unlock.bin file. I want to test it. My mailbox is [email protected].
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It has entered 9008 mode. Can I change it to European IMEI and ID, then get the unlock file, brush it into European system, and turn it into a European machine, then unlock BL. In theory, the hardware of G7 is the same... I hope someone can share the IMEI and device ID of the European version G7 to me. It's better to have unlock.bin file. I want to test it. My mailbox is [email protected].
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That will be verry nice. Is it ok if I give you one from one g7em un retail mode but that has sim enabled?
Any update on this? Would be an interesting method, i would absolutely do this if it works
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It has entered 9008 mode. Can I change it to European IMEI and ID
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No you can't. Starting with SD845 - IMEI and ID stays in CHIP and regenerates on every boot.
So, the only way to achieve it is to contact this taobao seller and he will resolder EU chip, flash EM firmware and unlock it and then re-solder back your chip and you will have EM firmware but IMEI and SN will be 0.
N.B.:Regarding G7 it is build in 3 factories and has 4 different Hardware revisions so stop thinking HW is identical and simply cross-flashing will do the trick
So no way to sim unlock the lg g7 tmobile?
lmg710em unsupported country
Greetings everyone;
Since my lmg710em is registered in an "unsupported country"; I cannot unlock my bootloader with official way. I've looked for hours to find an unofficial way but there is nothing... I have tried to flash France's kdz, but nothing changes. Does someone have the european version's unlock.bin file? This is my only hope for now.
It's really bad to be forbidden to use the device, which you paid for, as you like.
I really need help guys,
thank you all,
cheers...
can unlock unofficial by flash abl LG V35
hsrose11 said:
can unlock unofficial by flash abl LG V35
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Wow have ever you tried it? B'cause I really dont want to brick my phone :/
"Fastboot oem unlock" does not works :/ I have already tried it. The output was "unknown command" or sth like that as I remember. Was there any other step before cmd prompt section?
yes, flash bootloader LG V35
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yes, flash bootloader LG V35
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Wow, makes sense man, thanks! But there is only one problem... I dont know how to do it
hi, so I was trying to unlock the bootloader before attempting to use an AOSP pie rom using this guide on the official LG site http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev
Anyway when I come to step 9, I type "adb reboot bootloader" and the phone reboots in fastboot mode. Then when I type "fastboot oem device-id" the phone freezes and I have to press the power button to restart it, meanwhile in the powershell command page it says
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C:\Users\chahi\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools>fastboot oem device-id
FAILED (Write to device failed (No such file or directory))
fastboot: error: Command failed
I checked my drivers and everything seems to work perfectly fine. I am at my fifth attempt and I'm beginning to feel pretty desperate. If anyone encountered the same problem or could help me solve this I will be very thankful !
Thanks in advance.
NB : I'm on windows 10 and my phone is running the korean pie rom.
Piatch said:
hi, so I was trying to unlock the bootloader before attempting to use an AOSP pie rom using this guide on the official LG site http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev
Anyway when I come to step 9, I type "adb reboot bootloader" and the phone reboots in fastboot mode. Then when I type "fastboot oem device-id" the phone freezes and I have to press the power button to restart it, meanwhile in the powershell command page it says
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C:\Users\chahi\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools>fastboot oem device-id
FAILED (Write to device failed (No such file or directory))
fastboot: error: Command failed
I checked my drivers and everything seems to work perfectly fine. I am at my fifth attempt and I'm beginning to feel pretty desperate. If anyone encountered the same problem or could help me solve this I will be very thankful !
Thanks in advance.
NB : I'm on windows 10 and my phone is running the korean pie rom.
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I cannot 100% say what the cause is with certainty (I have the Sprint version and I absolutely hate this piece of trash) but others have reported similar issues from actually having a different variant that was cross-flashed to the EM model and sold as EM when it's really a Sprint version (for example). What happens when you enter your IMEI number in LG site, does it return the EM variant or something else? That's where I would start (unless you have already done this and confirmed it's EM). Non EM versions lack the full ADB support so we can't unlock the bootloader. This is the same point I lockup as well but mine was not intended to be unlocked.
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I cannot 100% say what the cause is with certainty (I have the Sprint version and I absolutely hate this piece of trash) but others have reported similar issues from actually having a different variant that was cross-flashed to the EM model and sold as EM when it's really a Sprint version (for example). What happens when you enter your IMEI number in LG site, does it return the EM variant or something else? That's where I would start (unless you have already done this and confirmed it's EM). Non EM versions lack the full ADB support so we can't unlock the bootloader. This is the same point I lockup as well but mine was not intended to be unlocked.
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Thank you for the quick response !
Yes I actually typed my IMEI in the LG site and it gave me a gray OK so I guess I truly have the EM version ? (knowing that only the EM is supported idk) Are there other methods to make sure I have the EM version for sure ? Also worth noting that I bought the phone new from North Africa so it must be the european version and not a carrier one.
Thank you !
Piatch said:
Thank you for the quick response !
Yes I actually typed my IMEI in the LG site and it gave me a gray OK so I guess I truly have the EM version ? (knowing that only the EM is supported idk) Are there other methods to make sure I have the EM version for sure ? Also worth noting that I bought the phone new from North Africa so it must be the european version and not a carrier one.
Thank you !
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Not that I'm aware of but if the LGdev site let you get the unlock code then I will assume it's real as they do validate it. Normally I would suggest to reach out to LG but that's a waste, they won't help. In fact they shutdown the dev recently because of unlock requests so they don't care about us so that won't help you. I'll do some research and see if there's any official way to help but hopefully others will chime in with the answers.
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Not that I'm aware of but if the LGdev site let you get the unlock code then I will assume it's real as they do validate it. Normally I would suggest to reach out to LG but that's a waste, they won't help. In fact they shutdown the dev recently because of unlock requests so they don't care about us so that won't help you. I'll do some research and see if there's any official way to help but hopefully others will chime in with the answers.
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That's what I actually did, I sent them an email but I'm still without any response. Thank you for your help tho ! Is there any unofficial way to unlock the bootloader on the LG G7 that I'm unaware of ?
Piatch said:
That's what I actually did, I sent them an email but I'm still without any response. Thank you for your help tho ! Is there any unofficial way to unlock the bootloader on the LG G7 that I'm unaware of ?
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Good luck with LG, they most likely will do nothing to assist you. That's my biggest gripe with LG, they suck with customer care nor give 2 craps about us, the customers. My LGG7 sucks so bad, it's barely usable but they will not do anything to help me nor Sprint so I'm leaving both once my horrible lease is up. All I can say is to sign the bootloader petition and leave LG, it's the only way they will ever change and even then, they probably won't. They will soon be out of business just like Blackberry's downfall and for the same reasons. They don't listen to the customers and change, nor did RIM with activesync, now RIM is a mere fraction of what they used to be, LG mobile is next. I hear so many complaints about LG devices, not just LG mobile but the entire company. All the same type of complaints across all LG products, no customer support when the device stops working and they pass the buck every time, and locked bootloaders (for LG mobile).
There is no unofficial unlock yet, that's why I'm so unhappy with the piece of junk! If I could unlock and install my own flavor of AOSP then it would be an entirely different story and I would fix my own issues and have an awesome device. Instead the jackalope in charge of LG decided to keep the bootloaders locked with no support to unlock (except for EM) but even that barely works (your issue).
I don't know what else to say except LG SUCKS, LG is terrible. I so wish I hadn't let the Sprint rep bully me into this horrific device. I should have stood my ground and not accepted the deal which came with this expensive paperweight (LGG7).
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Good luck with LG, they most likely will do nothing to assist you. That's my biggest gripe with LG, they suck with customer care nor give 2 craps about us, the customers. My LGG7 sucks so bad, it's barely usable but they will not do anything to help me nor Sprint so I'm leaving both once my horrible lease is up. All I can say is to sign the bootloader petition and leave LG, it's the only way they will ever change and even then, they probably won't. They will soon be out of business just like Blackberry's downfall and for the same reasons. They don't listen to the customers and change, nor did RIM with activesync, now RIM is a mere fraction of what they used to be, LG mobile is next. I hear so many complaints about LG devices, not just LG mobile but the entire company. All the same type of complaints across all LG products, no customer support when the device stops working and they pass the buck every time, and locked bootloaders (for LG mobile).
There is no unofficial unlock yet, that's why I'm so unhappy with the piece of junk! If I could unlock and install my own flavor of AOSP then it would be an entirely different story and I would fix my own issues and have an awesome device. Instead the jackalope in charge of LG decided to keep the bootloaders locked with no support to unlock (except for EM) but even that barely works (your issue).
I don't know what else to say except LG SUCKS, LG is terrible. I so wish I hadn't let the Sprint rep bully me into this horrific device. I should have stood my ground and not accepted the deal which came with this expensive paperweight (LGG7).
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You can always pay to get your phone unlocked
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You can always pay to get your phone unlocked
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SIM unlocked, yes, bootloader unlocked, no (on Sprint and everything other than the European model, no, EM model, yes), the rest of us, no, huge difference. I would pay a small fortune if bootloader unlocks were possible and why I bought the LG octoplus, still no option yet unfortunately.
GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
SIM unlocked, yes, bootloader unlocked, no (on Sprint and everything other than the European model, no, EM model, yes), the rest of us, no, huge difference. I would pay a small fortune if bootloader unlocks were possible and why I bought the LG octoplus, still no option yet unfortunately.
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It's possible to pay for a hacker in china to unlock the phone (bootloader unlock)
LameMonster82 said:
It's possible to pay for a hacker in china to unlock the phone (bootloader unlock)
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Send me the info please
GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
Send me the info please
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I don't know from where exactly. You have to find it yourself but eBay is a place to start.
LameMonster82 said:
I don't know from where exactly. You have to find it yourself but eBay is a place to start.
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Are you 100% sure this is not SIM unlocked using a modified octoplus (I have already gone down this path) so I bought my own octoplus. I am pretty sure all these "unlock" are merely SIM unlocks and not bootloader unlocks. I've investigated this pretty deep and it was only SIM unlocks not bootloader. As far as I'm aware, there is no hacks or mods to unlock the bootloaders for any LG G7 as of yet. eBay results are all SIM (which is simply using oct to apply the US-unkocked m ok model unlocking the SIM).
If you can find a REAL bootloader unlock method that works and unlocks my bootloader, I will PayPal you 20-30 bucks (I'm not joking). There is no method yet that anyone I know, knows of.
GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
Are you 100% sure this is not SIM unlocked using a modified octoplus (I have already gone down this path) so I bought my own octoplus. I am pretty sure all these "unlock" are merely SIM unlocks and not bootloader unlocks. I've investigated this pretty deep and it was only SIM unlocks not bootloader. As far as I'm aware, there is no hacks or mods to unlock the bootloaders for any LG G7 as of yet. eBay results are all SIM (which is simply using oct to apply the US-unkocked m ok model unlocking the SIM).
If you can find a REAL bootloader unlock method that works and unlocks my bootloader, I will PayPal you 20-30 bucks (I'm not joking). There is no method yet that anyone I know, knows of.
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It's not sim unlock
It works by installing g710em bootloader and then flashing an unlock.bin .It's actual bootloader unlock. You can probably even do it yourself on a octopus box but I'm not sure what does it allow and not allow you to do.
LameMonster82 said:
It's not sim unlock
It works by installing g710em bootloader and then flashing an unlock.bin .It's actual bootloader unlock. You can probably even do it yourself on a octopus box but I'm not sure what does it allow and not allow you to do.
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Fantastic then I will investigate this new theory and if it works, reply to everyone. I've been waiting for this since day 1 with this terrible G7, I HATE this device and OS.
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GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
Fantastic then I will investigate this new theory and if it works, reply to everyone. I've been waiting for this since day 1 with this terrible G7, I HATE this device and OS.
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If does exist, I can't find it on eBay or the internet, only SIM unlocks. I will keep checking but I don't see anything to unlock the G7 bootloaders.
GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
Fantastic then I will investigate this new theory and if it works, reply to everyone. I've been waiting for this since day 1 with this terrible G7, I HATE this device and OS.
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If does exist, I can't find it on eBay or the internet, only SIM unlocks. I will keep checking but I don't see anything to unlock the G7 bootloaders.
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I can try guiding you if you want to
LameMonster82 said:
I can try guiding you if you want to
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Heck yes, if it's possible, I'm definitely in!
GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
Heck yes, if it's possible, I'm definitely in!
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I can send you abl_a and you just need to use my unlock.bin to unlock
Edit: can I send it to you privately so nothing personal leaks?
LameMonster82 said:
I can send you abl_a and you just need to use my unlock.bin to unlock
Edit: can I send it to you privately so nothing personal leaks?
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please, PM me and I will respond, just let me know when you do so I know when to look (I dont normally watch PM's).
Piatch said:
hi, so I was trying to unlock the bootloader before attempting to use an AOSP pie rom using this guide on the official LG site http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev
Anyway when I come to step 9, I type "adb reboot bootloader" and the phone reboots in fastboot mode. Then when I type "fastboot oem device-id" the phone freezes and I have to press the power button to restart it, meanwhile in the powershell command page it says
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C:\Users\chahi\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools>fastboot oem device-id
FAILED (Write to device failed (No such file or directory))
fastboot: error: Command failed
I checked my drivers and everything seems to work perfectly fine. I am at my fifth attempt and I'm beginning to feel pretty desperate. If anyone encountered the same problem or could help me solve this I will be very thankful !
Thanks in advance.
NB : I'm on windows 10 and my phone is running the korean pie rom.
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Hey Piatch, i'm stuck on your same situation!
I have a new LMG710EM taken a month ago in a store, today with the Pie release (I'm in Italy) I found some time to unlock the bootloader, root, debrand (my G7 is TIM branded) and update to Pie.
I'm not new with LG, I come from G2, G5, G6 and now G7, never a problem (apart from the slowness in the updates I like them).
Well, just your situation, only the wording is a bit different, to me it says FAILED (Write to device failed (Too many links)) then the phone reboots and freezes in G7 logo and I have to press the power button to restart it, like yours.
I've tried everything, even reading online, different USB cables, different fastboot versions, but nothing worked.
Then I unbranded via lgup refurbish option to have a clean install and reinstalled all, thinking that maybe the new OS would solve but nothing, same message.
Can anyone help us?
It is the first time in several years that I have not found a solution.
Thank you in advance
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Hey Piatch, i'm stuck on your same situation!
I have a new LMG710EM taken a month ago in a store, today with the Pie release (I'm in Italy) I found some time to unlock the bootloader, root, debrand (my G7 is TIM branded) and update to Pie.
I'm not new with LG, I come from G2, G5, G6 and now G7, never a problem (apart from the slowness in the updates I like them).
Well, just your situation, only the wording is a bit different, to me it says FAILED (Write to device failed (Too many links)) then the phone reboots and freezes in G7 logo and I have to press the power button to restart it, like yours.
I've tried everything, even reading online, different USB cables, different fastboot versions, but nothing worked.
Then I unbranded via lgup refurbish option to have a clean install and reinstalled all, thinking that maybe the new OS would solve but nothing, same message.
Can anyone help us?
It is the first time in several years that I have not found a solution.
Thank you in advance
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Hi f0ster, I did not find any solution because I was lacking the time and tbh the skill to do it. I think we can't unlock the bootloader while under Pie ? Maybe if we roll back to Oreo, then we can unlock it and then update to Pie again ? I don't have the skills nor the confidence to safely flash Oreo on the G7 (I had bad experiences with bootlooping on the G3 and G4). Maybe you could try this way and see if it works out for you ?
Hello!
So, I've purchased a T-Mobile LG G8 ThinQ phone for use in Canada and wanted to remove the T-Mobile splash.
After reading a bit on the forums here, it seems like it'll be too complex for someone like me. (I'm lazy)
So, I uninstalled Magisk, which supposedly uninstalls root and I'm looking to relock my boot loader.
Just I'm having a hard time getting back into bootloader with the vol- and power button method, and using adb to reboot into bootloader doesn't seem to give the desired results.
The phone just reboots like normal with the unlocked bootloader warning.
Reason I wanna relock it is so that I can use Android Pay again and using Magisk Hide or the alternative would require them to give a guaranteed result.
One day it could be patched and I won't be near a PC to resolve the issue and I personally don't like carrying my wallet.
cheddarest said:
Hello!
So, I've purchased a T-Mobile LG G8 ThinQ phone for use in Canada and wanted to remove the T-Mobile splash.
After reading a bit on the forums here, it seems like it'll be too complex for someone like me. (I'm lazy)
So, I uninstalled Magisk, which supposedly uninstalls root and I'm looking to relock my boot loader.
Just I'm having a hard time getting back into bootloader with the vol- and power button method, and using adb to reboot into bootloader doesn't seem to give the desired results.
The phone just reboots like normal with the unlocked bootloader warning.
Reason I wanna relock it is so that I can use Android Pay again and using Magisk Hide or the alternative would require them to give a guaranteed result.
One day it could be patched and I won't be near a PC to resolve the issue and I personally don't like carrying my wallet.
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I'm not an expert (or even that experienced with phone flashing), but a li'l Googling gives this result. The relevant part being:
Re-locking the bootloaderTo re-lock the bootloader:
For newer devices (2015 and higher):
fastboot flashing lock
For older devices (2014 and lower):
fastboot oem lock
Note: Re-locking the bootloading on a Motorola Xoom erases all user data (including the shared USB data).
blaacksheep said:
I'm not an expert (or even that experienced with phone flashing), but a li'l Googling gives this result. The relevant part being:
Re-locking the bootloaderTo re-lock the bootloader:
For newer devices (2015 and higher):
fastboot flashing lock
For older devices (2014 and lower):
fastboot oem lock
Note: Re-locking the bootloading on a Motorola Xoom erases all user data (including the shared USB data).
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Sure, I'll try that if you can help me figure out why I can't get back into the bootloader.
You need to use QFIL to put flash back the engineering abl file to get fastboot. Then you can run the command.
armodons said:
You need to use QFIL to put flash back the engineering abl file to get fastboot. Then you can run the command.
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Thank you! That worked, I was flashing abl_a and abl_b with the backup images to see if that did anything.