I'm sorry if this isn't the right place.
I rooted my LG G2 D802 around 2 months ago, and completely forgot about it.
I got the Kitkat update about 5 hours ago, and stupidly downloaded it.
The phone got stuck in a team win bootloop and again, in a bit of a panic I wiped the phone (not thinking of just restoring my back up from when i rooted the device)
after that didn't solve anything, i reverted to google. I found a guide on here for my exact problem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
I read it carefully and proceeded to follow this by the letter. I think I messed up though, with the 'ADB' thing, the last i remembered about it was using it to root the device, so I followed to guide but using the root folder i had used. now I'm no longer in a team win bootloop, I'm not in a LG splash screen boot loop, I can just about manage to get into recovery and get back to team win, but can't get into download mode.
I really wasn't looking to replace this device until the LG G3 got released, and don't really have the money to spare - so i'm really hoping this is fixable.
a note is, to root the device i followed a guide, and the TWRP (I'm not actually sure) I think i just went with it and managed it so i'm not very good when it comes to the terms, and stuff like that, any help would be greatly appreciated!
I can use a Win7 laptop to do whatever is needed, it is an EE LG G2 D802, UK, 16GB black.
I don't have insurance, I kept pushing myself to wait to do anything like this until I had insurance, but at 2 in the morning, nothing to do, ready to root - It's hard to resist.
(I do have the USB drivers on my laptop)
Sounds like you are in this boat now:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142
That should do the trick since it's exactly what's happened to you and the same phone. The update might be different though as that is important to know. Just use the files from whichever the last official update you had was from.
es0tericcha0s said:
Sounds like you are in this boat now:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142
That should do the trick since it's exactly what's happened to you and the same phone. The update might be different though as that is important to know. Just use the files from whichever the last official update you had was from.
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I dont think thats the same problem as mine, i have no error, my screen doesnt go off, it just stays on lg splash screen with multicoloured led flashing, cant turn it off only restart it, i dont have linux & i can get into recovery with a few attempts. Is there anythjng that can be done or is my phone ****ed? Thanks
I have just had another read through, mainly the comments and that guide seems to get you to the point where you can get into recovery and enter those commands in the guide on my opening post - i can get into recovery and i did both fixes, the one using adb if using the adb in the root folder on my laptop i used to root the device is okay, and then again using the terminal emulator in recovery, after neither worked (actually, the terminal emulator one got me from a TWRP bootloop into an lg splash screen bootloop, after reading into thr comment to about page 7 there was an additional line to the terminal emulator method changing only the /fota to /misc which did nothing for my device. The fix there simply changed the type of bootloop i am in
yoalphadied said:
I dont think thats the same problem as mine, i have no error, my screen doesnt go off, it just stays on lg splash screen with multicoloured led flashing, cant turn it off only restart it, i dont have linux & i can get into recovery with a few attempts. Is there anythjng that can be done or is my phone ****ed? Thanks
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Oh ok. Well, if you can still get into recovery, then you should be able to push another rom to the phone's storage via adb. But your phone definitely isn't screwed. It's pretty hard to totally mess these things up to the point of no return.
es0tericcha0s said:
Oh ok. Well, if you can still get into recovery, then you should be able to push another rom to the phone's storage via adb. But your phone definitely isn't screwed. It's pretty hard to totally mess these things up to the point of no return.
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Im glad to hear it, got to the point of looking at a new ouone even though i wanted to keep this one until the g3 was on the shelves.
I hate to say, but how would i do this? I only know the very basics, and is the adb used to root fine to do it with? I didnt even know i had flashed TWRP correctly, think i used an app, flashify or something? Any help would be massively appreciated
yoalphadied said:
Im glad to hear it, got to the point of looking at a new ouone even though i wanted to keep this one until the g3 was on the shelves.
I hate to say, but how would i do this? I only know the very basics, and is the adb used to root fine to do it with? I didnt even know i had flashed TWRP correctly, think i used an app, flashify or something? Any help would be massively appreciated
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So, boot to recovery and plug it in. Your PC SHOULD load the right drivers if you have already installed them. You can verify by going to your Device Mananger and making sure there are no warning signs next to your phone in the list.
If you need the drivers: https://mega.co.nz/#!rU0RkSaK!JzUCoZ5emWOsc_Tw6h8a3JZtRNT1-JvGvc8EC_u9rnI
adb and fastboot files: https://mega.co.nz/#!SJ8ijCKY!UKpr4ufVyPq4DVL2i90RI9CD7TX5AETPHrcqMQdpG5w
Download the rom you need and move it to the folder where the adb and fastboot stuff installs to. Should be C / Program Files (86) / adb
Once there and the drivers are loaded correctly, use the CMD shortcut from the adb set up and do this:
adb devices
If you get are response of some random string of letters + numbers, it's all good.
adb push nameofrom.zip /sdcard/
and then wait. It will take some time as these are large files. Not uncommon for it to take many minutes to 10 or more.
es0tericcha0s said:
So, boot to recovery and plug it in. Your PC SHOULD load the right drivers if you have already installed them. You can verify by going to your Device Mananger and making sure there are no warning signs next to your phone in the list.
If you need the drivers: link
adb and fastboot files: link
Download the rom you need and move it to the folder where the adb and fastboot stuff installs to. Should be C / Program Files (86) / adb
Once there and the drivers are loaded correctly, use the CMD shortcut from the adb set up and do this:
adb devices
If you get are response of some random string of letters + numbers, it's all good.
adb push nameofrom.zip /sdcard/
and then wait. It will take some time as these are large files. Not uncommon for it to take many minutes to 10 or more.
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Just making sure I understand correctly, the 'rom' i need ks the stock rom, right? Im not looking to root again as the whole reason i rooted was because it was everywhere that ee werent releasing the kitkat update for the g2, since they have now i dont need root anymore.
Ill try this fix later on and tell you if it worked! Thanks
es0tericcha0s said:
So, boot to recovery and plug it in. Your PC SHOULD load the right drivers if you have already installed them. You can verify by going to your Device Mananger and making sure there are no warning signs next to your phone in the list.
If you need the drivers: link
adb and fastboot files: link
Download the rom you need and move it to the folder where the adb and fastboot stuff installs to. Should be C / Program Files (86) / adb
Once there and the drivers are loaded correctly, use the CMD shortcut from the adb set up and do this:
adb devices
If you get are response of some random string of letters + numbers, it's all good.
adb push nameofrom.zip /sdcard/
and then wait. It will take some time as these are large files. Not uncommon for it to take many minutes to 10 or more.
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Okay, I can't seem to find the LG G2's stock rom anywhere, also the adb push nameofrom.zip /sdcard/ is that the exact command?
I found the stock firmware, but nothing for EE, just o2 and so on.
I also can't seem to get the drivers to work, I have an 'unidentified device' connected to the computer, I have tried to download from the link you gave me, and another place but neither work, once it searches for drivers again after download it just says drivers not found
saying that after trying 'adb devices' i got a random string of letters and numbers, roughly 21 characters long followed by recovery on the same line
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Okay, I can't seem to find the LG G2's stock rom anywhere, also the adb push nameofrom.zip /sdcard/ is that the exact command?
I found the stock firmware, but nothing for EE, just o2 and so on.
I also can't seem to get the drivers to work, I have an 'unidentified device' connected to the computer, I have tried to download from the link you gave me, and another place but neither work, once it searches for drivers again after download it just says drivers not found
saying that after trying 'adb devices' i got a random string of letters and numbers, roughly 21 characters long followed by recovery on the same line
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Hmm if adb devices returned that, that means adb is working which means at least part of the drivers loaded correctly. I would grab the files from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2736854
And then adb push the files to the /sdcard/. You want the Philz recovery, and the rom. You can grab the root and the kernel if you want to be rooted and the kernel might make a difference in battery life and performance. Whether that is a positive or negative influence, I've no clue. The poster seemed to like it, and he would know better than I. So you just want to download the files needed and put them in the same folder where you have your adb files. Then for each one you want to use:
adb push
then
nameoffile.zip - where you fill in the name of file with whatever (you can rename the files - but not extensions - to be easier, ie recovery.zip, rom.zip)
then /sdcard/
Full command of pushing the rom to the internal storage, assuming you renamed it to rom.zip would be:
adb push rom.zip /sdcard/
This will take awhile. Probably a good 10 minutes.
After you get it transferred over, then install the recovery zip in your current recovery and then reboot to recovery again so you will be in the new Philz. Then do a factory reset and install the rom zip.
es0tericcha0s said:
Hmm if adb devices returned that, that means adb is working which means at least part of the drivers loaded correctly. I would grab the files from here:
And then adb push the files to the /sdcard/. You want the Philz recovery, and the rom. You can grab the root and the kernel if you want to be rooted and the kernel might make a difference in battery life and performance. Whether that is a positive or negative influence, I've no clue. The poster seemed to like it, and he would know better than I. So you just want to download the files needed and put them in the same folder where you have your adb files. Then for each one you want to use:
adb push
then
nameoffile.zip - where you fill in the name of file with whatever (you can rename the files - but not extensions - to be easier, ie recovery.zip, rom.zip)
then /sdcard/
Full command of pushing the rom to the internal storage, assuming you renamed it to rom.zip would be:
adb push rom.zip /sdcard/
This will take awhile. Probably a good 10 minutes.
After you get it transferred over, then install the recovery zip in your current recovery and then reboot to recovery again so you will be in the new Philz. Then do a factory reset and install the rom zip.
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Which of those files should I download.
as I understand it, once downloaded and in the file with the ADB.
adb devices (to make sure it is connected)
then
adb push recovery.zip /sdcard/ (saying recovery if I rename the file, and pushing the recovery is first?)
then straight after do I push the rom, after rebooting the device, or push them both - reboot the device then install the rom from the recovery?
the first file is Open Euro D80220D.zip - this is the rom, right? and since it is .ZIP do I extract it to the folder where the ADB is or keep it as .zip to push it?
sorry, I'm really new to all this stuff and starting to regret rooting in the first place.
yoalphadied said:
Which of those files should I download.
as I understand it, once downloaded and in the file with the ADB.
adb devices (to make sure it is connected)
then
adb push recovery.zip /sdcard/ (saying recovery if I rename the file, and pushing the recovery is first?)
then straight after do I push the rom, after rebooting the device, or push them both - reboot the device then install the rom from the recovery?
the first file is Open Euro D80220D.zip - this is the rom, right? and since it is .ZIP do I extract it to the folder where the ADB is or keep it as .zip to push it?
sorry, I'm really new to all this stuff and starting to regret rooting in the first place.
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Download the rom and the recovery. It's up to you about the SU zip and kernel.
Push both.
Install recovery zip then the reboot recovery (adb reboot recovery or via the settings in recovery itself)
Factory reset then install rom (yes, Open Euro.zip is the rom)
Install kernel and SU now if you want - wipe caches if you do then reboot
es0tericcha0s said:
Download the rom and the recovery. It's up to you about the SU zip and kernel.
Push both.
Install recovery zip then the reboot recovery (adb reboot recovery or via the settings in recovery itself)
Factory reset then install rom (yes, Open Euro.zip is the rom)
Install kernel and SU now if you want - wipe caches if you do then reboot
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Okay, I just tried pushing the rom, the line entered, i got no return so far but it won't allow me to type anything else in the CMD, i'm guessing its because it's pushing the file?
es0tericcha0s said:
Download the rom and the recovery. It's up to you about the SU zip and kernel.
Push both.
Install recovery zip then the reboot recovery (adb reboot recovery or via the settings in recovery itself)
Factory reset then install rom (yes, Open Euro.zip is the rom)
Install kernel and SU now if you want - wipe caches if you do then reboot
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The recovery is working fine, but after factory resetting, and then trying to install the rom.zip it tries to open it
then e: cant open /data/media/rom.zip
(bad)
installation aborted
es0tericcha0s said:
Download the rom and the recovery. It's up to you about the SU zip and kernel.
Push both.
Install recovery zip then the reboot recovery (adb reboot recovery or via the settings in recovery itself)
Factory reset then install rom (yes, Open Euro.zip is the rom)
Install kernel and SU now if you want - wipe caches if you do then reboot
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I didn't actually check to see if i got any errors during the push, so i tried pushing again with a different name rommy.zip and got this error
cannot read 'rommy.zip' : input/output error
3583 KB/s <1372848128 bytes in 374.008s>
yoalphadied said:
I didn't actually check to see if i got any errors during the push, so i tried pushing again with a different name rommy.zip and got this error
cannot read 'rommy.zip' : input/output error
3583 KB/s <1372848128 bytes in 374.008s>
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Are you trying to sideload it? This is different than pushing the file. You don't need to sideload it. Just plug it in and adb push the files you need to the /sdcard/. And are you trying to install it with Philz?
es0tericcha0s said:
Are you trying to sideload it? This is different than pushing the file. You don't need to sideload it. Just plug it in and adb push the files you need to the /sdcard/. And are you trying to install it with Philz?
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After realising that the push hadnt completed properly, I redownloaded the file, and then pushed it - now it has got past where it had the error and is at 'installing KitKat 4.4.2 ROM
Thanks for your help, greatly appreciated.
What are the benefits of using the Kernal you mentioned earlier?
maybe everything isn't as clear cut as it seemed, after the ROM installed correctly it asked me to reboot now, so I did and now I'm back stuck on the LG splash screen.
Maybe the rom is the wrong one for my phone? It's an LG G2 16gb D802 UK on EE.
yoalphadied said:
After realising that the push hadnt completed properly, I redownloaded the file, and then pushed it - now it has got past where it had the error and is at 'installing KitKat 4.4.2 ROM
Thanks for your help, greatly appreciated.
What are the benefits of using the Kernal you mentioned earlier?
maybe everything isn't as clear cut as it seemed, after the ROM installed correctly it asked me to reboot now, so I did and now I'm back stuck on the LG splash screen.
Maybe the rom is the wrong one for my phone? It's an LG G2 16gb D802 UK on EE.
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Ohhh I think that one might be for the 32 GB one. Sorry. *edit*
You can try this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681205
es0tericcha0s said:
Ohhh I think that one might be for the 32 GB one. Sorry. *edit*
You can try this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681205
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Should i try installing the kernal? See if that works? As it does say in comments that the 1st works for 16 &32
*EDIT*
install Kernal & supersu doesn't resolve the issue, going to try the new rom you posted now
yoalphadied said:
Should i try installing the kernal? See if that works? As it does say in comments that the 1st works for 16 &32
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That's what I would do. Won't make it worse. Might help. If not, it's only a few more minutes altogether to try. Just make sure to wipe cache and dalvik cache.
es0tericcha0s said:
Ohhh I think that one might be for the 32 GB one. Sorry. *edit*
You can try this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681205
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Okay, I came across another problem.
with the several versions of the same ROM at /sdcard/ my memory was running low, so i formatted it - then it wouldn't let me push anything to it, anyway i sorted that (can't remember how) and then installed the Kernal and superuser, which didn't seem to sort anything, but I did a little digging and mounted all the directories on Philz.
Then after I restarted the phone, whilst trying to get into recovery I heard the 'LG' splash screen animation noise. and then the phone loaded up the country setting - and then I got an error which made the screen unresponsive, I tried reloading to get yet another error, similar but not the same.
I booted into recovery, did a factory reset and again rebooted the phone and now it works, with the Knock Code! thank you so much you have saved my phone..
Is there anything I can do to say thank you properly, you've just saved me over £250
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Okay xda, I'm in a bit of a pickle here. Last night I tried to flash the Siyah kernel, Siyah-s3-v1.9.1.tar using Odin3 v3.09 on my Galaxy S3 which was currently running Android 4.4.2 on Slimkat, with stock everything else. As soon as I tried this I knew it was completely the wrong thing and knew something was going to go wrong. Sure enough, the Siyah splash screen comes on for a couple of seconds, then goes to a black screen and gets stuck there.
At this point all I can do is watch it do a couple of seconds of the splash screen, put it into Download mode, or put it into recovery mode. The first time I tried recovery mode it was the CWM recovery, but I can no longer get this to happen, so I'm stuck with stock recovery. When just plugged in my phone has a red LED, and the battery status screen you get when you start charging a turned off phone comes up.
I read a guide on here about how to fix a failed flashing with Odin (I forget which one), which led me to flashing I9300XXUGMK6_I9300OXAGMK6_I9300XXUGMK6_HOME.tar.md5 I believe, or if that's not it the stock Samsung firmware. So that goes down, and now I get stuck in the stock Samsung bootloader.
I've since tried to flash a .zip of Stock samsung firmware and Cyanogenmod 11 with another phone's SD card (which I no longer have access to), to no avail. At least that hasn't made it any worse.
What should I do? Ideally I want to get my phone back without losing any data, but I feel a reset may be the only way. Eventually, I want to be able to use it on Cyanogenmod11 with the Boeffla kernel.
Thanks!
Do you get any error messages in stock recovery?
ArkThompson said:
Do you get any error messages in stock recovery?
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When I first get into it it says on the bottom
# MANUAL MODE #
-- Applying Multi-CSC....
Applied the CSC-code : BIU
Successfully applied multu-CSC.
Which I assume is normal. I can't check again, but I did get an error while flashing CM11 which went very similarly to
Finding update package ...
Opening update package ...
Verifiyng update package ...
E: failed to verify whole-file signature
E: signature verification failed
I can't flash .zip files from External Storage at the moment, so other suggestions would be preferred.
I did try converting .zip files into .tar files with 7z but I don't think it was successful.
Obesidia said:
When I first get into it it says on the bottom
# MANUAL MODE #
-- Applying Multi-CSC....
Applied the CSC-code : BIU
Successfully applied multu-CSC.
Which I assume is normal. I can't check again, but I did get an error while flashing CM11 which went very similarly to
Finding update package ...
Opening update package ...
Verifiyng update package ...
E: failed to verify whole-file signature
E: signature verification failed
I can't flash .zip files from External Storage at the moment, so other suggestions would be preferred.
I did try converting .zip files into .tar files with 7z but I don't think it was successful.
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You're trying to flash custom ROMs in the stock recovery?
ArkThompson said:
You're trying to flash custom ROMs in the stock recovery?
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Pretty much, yeah, I was trying anything.
What next?
Obesidia said:
Pretty much, yeah, I was trying anything.
What next?
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You need a custom recovery to flash custom ROMs. You could try flashing one in Odin and then flashing a stock ROM .zip using the recovery.
ArkThompson said:
You need a custom recovery to flash custom ROMs. You could try flashing one in Odin and then flashing a stock ROM .zip using the recovery.
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I'll try that, but how do I get the .zip file in the right place to install from SD Card?
Obesidia said:
I'll try that, but how do I get the .zip file in the right place to install from SD Card?
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Use ADB (USB debugging is enabled by default in custom recoveries).
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Use ADB (USB debugging is enabled by default in custom recoveries).
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Okay thanks! I'll try that and get back.
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Use ADB (USB debugging is enabled by default in custom recoveries).
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First time doing this, and I have discovered I have no idea what to do. I'm using
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Flashing_Guide_-_Android
as a guide but I don't even know how to open the adb so I can input something into the command line.
Obesidia said:
First time doing this, and I have discovered I have no idea what to do. I'm using
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Flashing_Guide_-_Android
as a guide but I don't even know how to open the adb so I can input something into the command line.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141817
You need to use the adb push command to move the file onto your phone. You just use cmd (type cmd into run and press enter).
ArkThompson said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141817
You need to use the adb push command to move the file onto your phone. You just use cmd (type cmd into run and press enter).
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I tried that but I got an error about the file locations. I think it's because there was a space in the one of the folder names, or at least that's what the command line suggested; it basically said "could not push file to '...\Desktop\Fix'" but the folder is called Fix phone.
I was about to rename the folder and move it to C:\ but I just went to reboot the phone in cwm recovery and it said DOES NOT HAVE ROOT ACCESS. ROOT NOW?
I selected yes and it rebooted as normal and got stuck in the samsung boot animation, so no progress there.
I have a backup in CWM recovery from a couple of months ago, I've just found but obviously doing that would lose all my recent pictures and messages. There isn't really a way to get them back by continuing with this method, is there?
Obesidia said:
I tried that but I got an error about the file locations. I think it's because there was a space in the one of the folder names, or at least that's what the command line suggested; it basically said "could not push file to '...\Desktop\Fix'" but the folder is called Fix phone.
I was about to rename the folder and move it to C:\ but I just went to reboot the phone in cwm recovery and it said DOES NOT HAVE ROOT ACCESS. ROOT NOW?
I selected yes and it rebooted as normal and got stuck in the samsung boot animation, so no progress there.
I have a backup in CWM recovery from a couple of months ago, I've just found but obviously doing that would lose all my recent pictures and messages. There isn't really a way to get them back by continuing with this method, is there?
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I think you probably lost your messages when you flashed a stock ROM with Odin. Your pictures could be ok, check with adb and pull them if they are still there.
Hey guys,
Quick question!
I accidently deleted the OS (lollipop 5.1 I believe) off my Moto X 2013. Stupid I know.
Is there any way for me to reinstall it?
Thanks!
If you have deleted the OS, I am assuming you have a custom recovery? If so, then just download a rom and use adb to push the rom to the phone's storage and use the recovery to install. If you do not have a custom recovery, you will need to find the factory firmware for your variant and use RSD Lite to install via PC.
Yeah I can boot to Teamwin recovery, just not sure how to put Lollipop back on it
I already told you what was needed. What part of that do you need help with?
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I already told you what was needed. What part of that do you need help with?
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Do you know where I get the rom from? Isn't Lollipop like Windows, you have to buy it? Also is ADB a program?
Sorry for my noobishness
Ohh ok I see where we're at... Lol At the beginning. I'll hope you at least have the drivers installed? Get adb from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790. Android is free, you should never pay for a rom (though if you use a custom one you like, feel free to donate to the developer). You can find a rom in the subforum for your phone here on xda. Make sure you choose one for the correct model and carrier or region. Download to the PC and put it in the folder where adb installed then boot to recovery. Open the Command Prompt and use:
adb devices
To see if the computer recognizes the phone properly. If not, check your drivers in Device Manager. Once you have the connection, use:
adb push rom.zip /sdcard/
Where rom.zip is whatever the name of the rom you downloaded (or you can rename to rom.zip for ease. Once it transfers, use TWRP to install.
Hi, i was using CM12.1, however I accepted an update and didn't figured out it was a CM13 Release, so when i dirty flashed the CM13 ROM over the CM 12.1 one, i got suspicious about something was wrong (due to the loading apps getting forever to configure)...the problem is that i tried then to patch gapps 6.0 and the recommended firmware to avoid problems but got many errors, then i tried to downgrade, however my TRWP just get stuck on the initial blue screen and just doesn't load, so i read what to do and did a downgrade using ToT back to Stock Verizone Firmware, and then tried to reinstall TWRP, i used ioroot to root my G3, then tried to reinstall TWRP but it always get an error, when the phone reboots to enter download mode it gets stuck in the LG Screen, and just stays there...i tried to enter TWRP like usual but the problem with the initial screen getting frozen is still there. I wanna get back to CM 12.1 but i have no idea how to make my TWRP work again
Hope you can help me out guys. Thanks
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Hi, i was using CM12.1, however I accepted an update and didn't figured out it was a CM13 Release, so when i dirty flashed the CM13 ROM over the CM 12.1 one, i got suspicious about something was wrong (due to the loading apps getting forever to configure)...the problem is that i tried then to patch gapps 6.0 and the recommended firmware to avoid problems but got many errors, then i tried to downgrade, however my TRWP just get stuck on the initial blue screen and just doesn't load, so i read what to do and did a downgrade using ToT back to Stock Verizone Firmware, and then tried to reinstall TWRP, i used ioroot to root my G3, then tried to reinstall TWRP but it always get an error, when the phone reboots to enter download mode it gets stuck in the LG Screen, and just stays there...i tried to enter TWRP like usual but the problem with the initial screen getting frozen is still there. I wanna get back to CM 12.1 but i have no idea how to make my TWRP work again
Hope you can help me out guys. Thanks
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I have the exact same problem, except I cannot downgrade at all. I get to the Download mode and nothing happens. The TWRP only gets to the initial TeamWin screen so I can't do anything through that route. I have no GAPPS and it really sucks. Any help would be appreciated
gypsydanger said:
I have the exact same problem, except I cannot downgrade at all. I get to the Download mode and nothing happens. The TWRP only gets to the initial TeamWin screen so I can't do anything through that route. I have no GAPPS and it really sucks. Any help would be appreciated
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Hi, this is what i used to downgrade : http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/guide-flash-to-stock-10b-kdz-method-t2928140
Hope it helps, i'm at the office now, so when i get home I'll check where i got the resources to downgrade since i used my personal computer to do it.
Hey, i got it working now, i accessed the root files froma explorer in my G3, thn looked for the old recovery.img that were there and deleted them, then tried to reinstall it using adb, it shows 0+0 packages send to the phone, but it actually unblock the TWRP.
ezugaru said:
Hey, i got it working now, i accessed the root files froma explorer in my G3, thn looked for the old recovery.img that were there and deleted them, then tried to reinstall it using adb, it shows 0+0 packages send to the phone, but it actually unblock the TWRP.
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what file explorer did you use and where was it located...I used es file explorer but cannot find that file
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what file explorer did you use and where was it located...I used es file explorer but cannot find that file
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Try with Root Browser, then look for the Root / sdcard path and delete the recovery.img files, in my case there were 3 of them.
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Try with Root Browser, then look for the Root / sdcard path and delete the recovery.img files, in my case there were 3 of them.
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I don't have any of those .img files I tried following that guide as well and nothing happened it got to like 4% then said update failed due to an error. any ideas? I just need to get TWRP working again so I can do a clean flash, is there anyway I can reinstall TWRP it was originally installed through goomanager. tried updating there and it just reboots recovery to get stuck on the teamwin splash screen.
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I don't have any of those .img files I tried following that guide as well and nothing happened it got to like 4% then said update failed due to an error. any ideas? I just need to get TWRP working again so I can do a clean flash, is there anyway I can reinstall TWRP it was originally installed through goomanager. tried updating there and it just reboots recovery to get stuck on the teamwin splash screen.
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I did it using the adb minimal tool, just placed the trwp 2.8.6.0 file into the root of sdcard folder, then using adb (phone must be connected to the laptop/pc in ethernet mode to be recognized) i ran
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adb shell
command, after successfull initialize i used
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su
(phone must be rooted to get a working su), and then i just ran the
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dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
command and the
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dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
command, during install it says 0+0 files sent, so i think it detects the trwp is already installed but still do something that fix the brick. Hope you can get it working.
ezugaru said:
I did it using the adb minimal tool, just placed the trwp 2.8.6.0 file into the root of sdcard folder, then using adb (phone must be connected to the laptop/pc in ethernet mode to be recognized) i ran
Code:
adb shell
command, after successfull initialize i used
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su
(phone must be rooted to get a working su), and then i just ran the
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dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
command and the
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dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
command, during install it says 0+0 files sent, so i think it detects the trwp is already installed but still do something that fix the brick. Hope you can get it working.
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when I run
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dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
I get permission denied
any thoughts on that? I still cannot figure this out ugh so much has changed since I have rooted my last phone
gypsydanger said:
when I run
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dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
I get permission denied
any thoughts on that? I still cannot figure this out ugh so much has changed since I have rooted my last phone
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Did you give terminal root permissions by issuing the SU command and then granting the permissions on the phone?
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I don't recall it asking me after entering the su command...it has asked me on the phone at some point tho, anyway to reset that? Ill be trying again on my lunch break. Thanks for the help so far ill keep updating my status.
gypsydanger said:
I don't recall it asking me after entering the su command...it has asked me on the phone at some point tho, anyway to reset that? Ill be trying again on my lunch break. Thanks for the help so far ill keep updating my status.
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If you're using SuperSU, launch the app and look at the list of apps with both permanantly granted or denied superuser permissions. You can click on an app there to change it. Are you using a local Terminal emulator app? If so, that's what would request SU access when you enter the command, but if you've done SU in Terminal on this ROM installation before and you granted permanent SU permissions for it, it would give it again automatically when you enter the SU command.
If you're using ADB via USB from a PC, and you authorized USB Debugging on the phone prompt when you connected from the PC, and you then enter the SU command through the PC, I'm not sure what app shows up in the SuperSU app.
You're welcome, good luck!
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gypsydanger said:
I have the exact same problem, except I cannot downgrade at all. I get to the Download mode and nothing happens. The TWRP only gets to the initial TeamWin screen so I can't do anything through that route. I have no GAPPS and it really sucks. Any help would be appreciated
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By the way, when using Download mode, what tool are you using with it? LG Flash Tool 2014? Did you previously install the Verizon specific LG drivers, reboot the PC, then connect the phone to the PC in Download mode to a USB 2.0 port with the original cable? Check in Device Manager to see if your phone is listed under Modems when your phone is in Download mode? It can take up to 5-10 minutes for the PC to load the driver you previously installed, each time you connect the phone to a different USB 2.0 port.
Sorry if any of this is repeating anything that's already been asked or suggested.
If you can get it to, I'd suggest flashing the 10B KDZ for the easiest to root with the Stump app in brute force mode, and put TWRP on with TWRP Manager.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
If you're using SuperSU, launch the app and look at the list of apps with both permanantly granted or denied superuser permissions. You can click on an app there to change it. Are you using a local Terminal emulator app? If so, that's what would request SU access when you enter the command, but if you've done SU in Terminal on this ROM installation before and you granted permanent SU permissions for it, it would give it again automatically when you enter the SU command.
If you're using ADB via USB from a PC, and you authorized USB Debugging on the phone prompt when you connected from the PC, and you then enter the SU command through the PC, I'm not sure what app shows up in the SuperSU app.
You're welcome, good luck!
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By the way, when using Download mode, what tool are you using with it? LG Flash Tool 2014? Did you previously install the Verizon specific LG drivers, reboot the PC, then connect the phone to the PC in Download mode to a USB 2.0 port with the original cable? Check in Device Manager to see if your phone is listed under Modems when your phone is in Download mode? It can take up to 5-10 minutes for the PC to load the driver you previously installed, each time you connect the phone to a different USB 2.0 port.
Sorry if any of this is repeating anything that's already been asked or suggested.
If you can get it to, I'd suggest flashing the 10B KDZ for the easiest to root with the Stump app in brute force mode, and put TWRP on with TWRP Manager.
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ok so I figured out the permission denied...somehow my root access in dev options got to off I changed it to adb and got this one to work
Code:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
but this one says /sdcard not found...I created the folder and it still says not found.
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dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
where exactly does the recovery.img need to be located.
I am using LG Flash Tool 2014 and I have installed the specific drivers from lg and I can see my phone correctly in Device Manager. I just keep getting it stopped due to an error, but if I can get recovery working then I should be able to flash a stable CM for now.
gypsydanger said:
ok so I figured out the permission denied...somehow my root access in dev options got to off I changed it to adb and got this one to work
Code:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
but this one says /sdcard not found...I created the folder and it still says not found.
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dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
where exactly does the recovery.img need to be located.
I am using LG Flash Tool 2014 and I have installed the specific drivers from lg and I can see my phone correctly in Device Manager. I just keep getting it stopped due to an error, but if I can get recovery working then I should be able to flash a stable CM for now.
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the file goes in the root of storage, not in a folder, as shown in th pic.
if it says sdcard not found, you either entered the command wrong, or there is something wrong with your file system.
fyi, because the first command worked, you literally have no recovery now. thats what it does, empty the partition.
bweN diorD said:
the file goes in the root of storage, not in a folder, as shown in th pic.
if it says sdcard not found, you either entered the command wrong, or there is something wrong with your file system.
fyi, because the first command worked, you literally have no recovery now. thats what it does, empty the partition.
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ok yes I have no recovery, that is correct...I put the recovery.img in /root and run the 2nd command again and it still says dd: /sdcard/recovery.img: No such file or directory
when I open up ES File Explorer it opens by default to /sdcard and immediately says /sdcard/ not found...if my file directory is messed up how do I go about getting it corrected?
edit: I used flashify and got TWRP back on successfully but it still won't go past teamwin splash screen....am I missing something I'm on cm 13.020151124-nightly-vs985.
is there a specific version of twrp I need for that nightly?
gypsydanger said:
ok yes I have no recovery, that is correct...I put the recovery.img in /root and run the 2nd command again and it still says dd: /sdcard/recovery.img: No such file or directory
when I open up ES File Explorer it opens by default to /sdcard and immediately says /sdcard/ not found...if my file directory is messed up how do I go about getting it corrected?
edit: I used flashify and got TWRP back on successfully but it still won't go past teamwin splash screen....am I missing something I'm on cm 13.020151124-nightly-vs985.
I'm attempting to wipe recovery again and try CWM to see if that will work.
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unfortunately, i dont know how to fix it.
im betting stock wont flash because of whatever is damaged on your internal card.
i just looked back and noticed this all started with cm13. i have to wonder, how many phones are they going to break before they pull this update until a fix is found.
your is the first that i have come across that broke the internal card, but i have seen quite a few that broke the external.
im not suggesting you try this, as i really dont know what will happen.
as a last resort, you could try to zero out the data partition with dd code.
given the unknown damage to your card, i cant stress enough, this is a last resort, and may brick your phone.
normally, it should react like a factory reset, but if its still unable to use the internal properly afterwards, it very possibly may not boot fully or at all any more.
edit, as far as i know, the newest version is what they are using, but i dont know what that is specifically.
bweN diorD said:
unfortunately, i dont know how to fix it.
im betting stock wont flash because of whatever is damaged on your internal card.
i just looked back and noticed this all started with cm13. i have to wonder, how many phones are they going to break before they pull this update until a fix is found.
your is the first that i have come across that broke the internal card, but i have seen quite a few that broke the external.
im not suggesting you try this, as i really dont know what will happen.
as a last resort, you could try to zero out the data partition with dd code.
given the unknown damage to your card, i cant stress enough, this is a last resort, and may brick your phone.
normally, it should react like a factory reset, but if its still unable to use the internal properly afterwards, it very possibly may not boot fully or at all any more.
edit, as far as i know, the newest version is what they are using, but i dont know what that is specifically.
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yea that scares me...now that I have made a little progress I'll try reverting to stock again the two ways I have found. I'll keep updating my progress.
gypsydanger said:
yea that scares me...now that I have made a little progress I'll try reverting to stock again the two ways I have found. I'll keep updating my progress.
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so I have recovery back on my phone but it won't go past splash screen, I can remove recovery to where I have no recovery at all, everytime I put recovery back on from an app like Flashify it is successful but I can't get past the Splash screen of twrp...if i can get twrp or any other recovery on my phone i should be fine that is what is hanging me up...is there another recovery I can use with CM13 other than TWRP so I can try that and if so how do I get it onto my phone, I can't seem to get fastboot to work so help on that might be useful.
when I try the kdz method to revert to stock it fails due to an error...when I try the dll version to revert to stock it sits on waiting for connection, if I unplug the phone it errors out
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so I have recovery back on my phone but it won't go past splash screen, I can remove recovery to where I have no recovery at all, everytime I put recovery back on from an app like Flashify it is successful but I can't get past the Splash screen of twrp...if i can get twrp or any other recovery on my phone i should be fine that is what is hanging me up...is there another recovery I can use with CM13 other than TWRP so I can try that and if so how do I get it onto my phone, I can't seem to get fastboot to work so help on that might be useful.
when I try the kdz method to revert to stock it fails due to an error...when I try the dll version to revert to stock it sits on waiting for connection, if I unplug the phone it errors out
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What error when flashing the KDZ? Most errors in LG Flash Tool 2014 should be totally ignored, just drag the dialog out of your way and don't press any buttons.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
What error when flashing the KDZ? Most errors in LG Flash Tool 2014 should be totally ignored, just drag the dialog out of your way and don't press any buttons.
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it says update failed due to an error and you have to hit retry or it does nothing...unless I need to just do nothing.
edit: IT WORKS YAY...all I did was retry and retry (definition of insanity) and the /sdcard just appeared then the dd command worked and I'm in recovery now yayayayayay
edit: edit: I did take out my eternal SD card so I am going to guess and say that that was the problem from the get go...anybody have any thoughts on that??
Hi guys
I've tried everything, i bought this watch today and i was so hyped about it.
I tried to update it to 6.0.1 using adb on my mac.
The problem is when i do this command "adb reboot recovery" and then "adb devices" it shows no devices! (before entering recovery it actually shows the device in the list!
This is so wierd and there is absolutely no solution that worksfor me... anyone has any ideas?
Edit: The problem more clearly:
Ok guys so the problem was that my LG G Watch (square) for some unknown reason wasn't available in recovery mode through adb, that means when i would use the command "adb devices" in recovery mode, i would see the empty list without any devices, while anywhere outside the recovery (system, fastboot etc) i was able to communicate with the device. (Since i was so frustrated i didn't make it clear enough in the original post ) And my watch was on 4.4! ( :| )
The solution:
Ok, so the problem was the watch, because i tried a OS X (and a windows on the same mac) and 2 windows laptops, all with drivers installed (and done the "update driver..." stuff on all) and the problem still persisted.
This solution is for people whose device is not displayed while in the recovery mode in cmd/terminal.
This is what i did: (i didn't do this in the order because i literally tried every solution on the internet! but this is the order that i was finally able to solve the problem with.)
1. I downloaded this tool from this topic (go to the link, click on LG G Watch > G watch script tool > LG G Watch Restore Tools V9.8.zip)
2. Run this bat (i used a windows but it works on the mac too) 1 LG G Watch Tools for Windows.bat
3. Let it recognize the device
4. When the blue list comes up choose 4 ( you should be in bootloader)[cmd > adb reboot bootloader] when it's done, your device should be on 5.1.1.
5. Download this tool from this topic
6. In cmd/terminal type "adb reboot bootloader" then type "fastboot flash recovery [draggedfile] and drag the downloaded .img to the cmd and press enter.
7. Now you have installed a custom recovery called CWM
8. In cmd type "fastboot reboot" then after reboot "adb reboot recovery"
9. Now inside this tool swip down to "install ..." and swip (to right i guess) and stay here on the watch.
10. Now in cmd type "adb push -p [draggedfile] /sdcard/0/Download" and drag the 6.0.1 OTA update and press enter
11. Now the update is in your device as a zip file in this path : /sdcard/0/Download (it didn't work when i wanted to push it to "/sdcard" folder so i had to go deeper)
12. Now swip on install from sdcard and navigate to the path and choose the zip file.
13. Done! you have successfully updated your device without going into recovery mode!
Thank you very much @lfom for sticking to this topic and helping out in the process!
I just tried it with windows as well and ain't working... im so frustrated...
There's a guide in General section that you may want to read:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g-watch/general/guide-how-to-fix-6-0-1-adb-bug-t3347122
Thank you very much for your response, but my watch is on 4.4w and i just want to update it because im not able to update it via the sysyem update function... So i guess that guide is no help to me
miladkalbasi said:
Thank you very much for your response, but my watch is on 4.4w and i just want to update it because im not able to update it via the sysyem update function... So i guess that guide is no help to me
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So you are on 4.4 and want to update? What else? Rooted and custom recovery?
I think there's a tool to flash stock LG ROM, you may want to search for it. This tool may help too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g-watch/development/script-lg-g-watch-tool-t2820863
lfom said:
So you are on 4.4 and want to update?
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Yes, i bought this watch yesterday and it's on 4.4 and i want to update to 6.0.1 (or any newer update)
lfom said:
What else?
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I have never had developer experience with any android device before so i learned everything in like 6-7 hours, therefore there is a high probability that i might have made mistakes in the way but here's what i have done so far:
1. i tried to update the watch from "About" on the watch itself but kept getting "Something went wrong" error and couldn't fix it.
2. so i moved on to use my mac to do the update which took me 4-5 hours to figure out what SDK platform tools, ADB, OTA updates, bootloader, fastboot etc means.
3. i figured out all this and went on until i reached here: i have to use this commend in the terminal (it's like windows cmd): adb devices
so that i know my device is there and authorized on the companion android device (i see the device in the command shell), i then proceed to this command : adb reboot recovery , as soon as i type this command and press enter, the device reboots and enters recovery mode but it is also vanished from the system, by typing adb devices i no longer see it, i just see an empty list.
4. i also did unlock, wipe, restore back to stock ROMs (5.1.1 ROMS), tried TWRP (i then realized i can't do OTA updates with this tool)
5. i did all of these steps several times and always got the same results!
6. i also tried the windows on my mac and got the exact same results.
7. i tried 3 different windows laptops in the household (2 of which run win 8 and one runs win 7) but was not able to make it through installing the drivers (i couldn't see the android device when i clicked on update drivers...)
lfom said:
Rooted and custom recovery?
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no i haven't rooted the device
lfom said:
I think there's a tool to flash stock LG ROM, you may want to search for it. This tool may help too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g-watch/development/script-lg-g-watch-tool-t2820863
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Thank you very much for your suggestion, i have already tried that and it doesn't actually give me any more options that i already have.
I've come to the believe that it's either my laptop (which only has 2 USB 3.0 ports and some people say it causes issues) or my watch. I have to try to use a different computer but i don't think i can access more computers or solve the driver problem on the 3 existing ones.
I really wish i could solve this by myself, i live in a country that i can't access warranty and stuff so i either have to fix it myself or get a professional's help.
i found this topic as well, that's exactly my problem.
I can communicate with the watch in bootloader and TWRP but not in the recovery mode (stock)
Well, that thread has a tip about how to access watch in Recovery, it says it will be listed in Windows as an unlisted device, you have to install drivers for that...
It seems that 4.4w is too old so it won't get updated. But I remember reading another thread where the user was able to update it, probably using a full image of system or using TWRP.
If you can get to stock 5.1.1 I remember reading that if you install TWRP you can flash 6.0.1 zip, so maybe it's the best way to go. Also, probably you can force OTA on 5.1.1 (maybe any 5.x) if you do a watch reset while it's in cradle.
lfom said:
Well, that thread has a tip about how to access watch in Recovery, it says it will be listed in Windows as an unlisted device, you have to install drivers for that...
It seems that 4.4w is too old so it won't get updated. But I remember reading another thread where the user was able to update it, probably using a full image of system or using TWRP.
If you can get to stock 5.1.1 I remember reading that if you install TWRP you can flash 6.0.1 zip, so maybe it's the best way to go. Also, probably you can force OTA on 5.1.1 (maybe any 5.x) if you do a watch reset while it's in cradle.
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Thanks for your response.
Do you mean i use boot, recovery, and system images to get to 5.1.1? i have already done this (through bootloader) and (i guess it's called the ROM?) it's on 5.1.1.
I used TWRP but when i try to use adb sideload and use the 6.0.1 zip file it gives me error saying it failed. (gives me this error on the mac : Total xfer: 0.00x , and "failed" on the watch)
I used CWM right now and it gives me the same results as the stock recovery (not being able to communicate when i enter recovery but when i go back to menu i can communicate with the device again!)
Is flashing the update more complicated that i think it is? i can't find a tutorial for TWRP and flashing an update...
O and about the last part that u added, i don't know how to force anything in that matter...
miladkalbasi said:
Thanks for your response.
Do you mean i use boot, recovery, and system images to get to 5.1.1? i have already done this (through bootloader) and (i guess it's called the ROM?) it's on 5.1.1.
I used TWRP but when i try to use adb sideload and use the 6.0.1 zip file it gives me error saying it failed. (gives me this error on the mac : Total xfer: 0.00x , and "failed" on the watch)
I used CWM right now and it gives me the same results as the stock recovery (not being able to communicate when i enter recovery but when i go back to menu i can communicate with the device again!)
Is flashing the update more complicated that i think it is? i can't find a tutorial for TWRP and flashing an update...
O and about the last part that u added, i don't know how to force anything in that matter...
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ROM is basically kernel+system, what the device needs to run an operational system, but may include other files like boot and recovery.
As "to force an update", you don't need do to anything else but reset the watch while it's on cradle charging. It's a way to force the system to update to latest firmware, as checking in the About page does not work always if there is an actual update available. It's more like a trick. But I am not sure if it only works if watch is stock (all files from manufacturer's ROM). If I remember correctly, as it's possible to flash 6.0.1 update directly from TWRP then maybe OTA also works with TWRP (I can't verify as my LG G Watch W100 is all stock).
As for adb, probably only custom recovery (TWRP is the most common) supports adb, stock recovery probably not. Anyway, this thread is about rooting with a working TWRP (it says the official one has a bug with 6.0.1) maybe it's what you need:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g-watch/development/guide-how-to-root-lg-g-watch-6-0-1-t3320512
Oh, and by the way, you can push files to /sdcard before booting to TWRP, it won't be erased unless you factory reset the watch or use recovery to wipe data partition, the same way it works on phone.
lfom said:
ROM is basically kernel+system, what the device needs to run an operational system, but may include other files like boot and recovery.
As "to force an update", you don't need do to anything else but reset the watch while it's on cradle charging. It's a way to force the system to update to latest firmware, as checking in the About page does not work always if there is an actual update available. It's more like a trick. But I am not sure if it only works if watch is stock (all files from manufacturer's ROM). If I remember correctly, as it's possible to flash 6.0.1 update directly from TWRP then maybe OTA also works with TWRP (I can't verify as my LG G Watch W100 is all stock).
As for adb, probably only custom recovery (TWRP is the most common) supports adb, stock recovery probably not. Anyway, this thread is about rooting with a working TWRP (it says the official one has a bug with 6.0.1) maybe it's what you need:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g-watch/development/guide-how-to-root-lg-g-watch-6-0-1-t3320512
Oh, and by the way, you can push files to /sdcard before booting to TWRP, it won't be erased unless you factory reset the watch or use recovery to wipe data partition, the same way it works on phone.
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I solved the problem!
Funny thing is i didn’t see your answer and fixed it by myself but you actually proposed exactly what i had to do! Thank you very much for your effort and spending your time on this topic!
For others who might run into the same problem in the future I'm gonna update the first post and say what i did.
Cheers!
Hello folks,
I tried following a root/flash tutorial online. This was my first experience. I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900w (canadian version). I was running Marshmallow stock.
Rooted phone using Odin.
The tutorial called for recovery using Philz recovery, but it seemed it was outdated or updated, so I tried using Cyanogenmode Recovery.
After rebooting, I used what I believed to be close enough to the next step: Wipe data and erase everything option.
After that, I did not have a 'install from sd card' sort of option and ended up with a reboot of the phone.
At this point, I have option for ODIN or recovery mode. I can point to the SD card or adb.
Each time I try to point to a ROM using SD card option it fails to validate the signature and I cannot complete it. I have tried using different ROMs to no avail.
When I power on the phone normally I get the Samsung Galaxy S5 screen powered by Android with the following in top-left corner of the screen, yellow font.
"Set Waranty Bit: kernel"
By all means I am a newb here.
Would anybody mind lending a hand to get me headed in the right direction? Would like to try using a Cyanogen mod 13 ROM to start.
Kind Regards,
Lonely without a phone
side note: It would be nice to know what I may have done wrong and where to go from here.
Few things that you can try:
Use adb while in recovery to push a rom zip to the internal storage.
Switch to TWRP (preferred recovery for most phones any more)
Make sure the rom zips you are downloading are not corrupted by checking the md5.
I'd personally go with TWRP. I've modded 100s of phones and that's my go to as long as there is a stable version for the phone. https://dl.twrp.me/klte/ I'd use the newest tar file to flash in Download Mode if you are using Marshmallow roms. It also features a file manager that you can transfer zips from SD to internal, if need be. If you want to push files to internal, you can use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790. Put the zip in the folder, open the commands prompt and have phone plugged in recovery mode. Check connection by using the command: adb devices then push file by: adb push nameofrom.zip /sdcard/ Note - you might need to reboot recovery if it does not show up in the root of the intenal storage after successfully pushed to the phone right away.
Hard to say exactly what happened without knowing which versions of the roms and recovery you are trying.
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es0tericcha0s said:
Few things that you can try:
Use adb while in recovery to push a rom zip to the internal storage.
Switch to TWRP (preferred recovery for most phones any more)
Make sure the rom zips you are downloading are not corrupted by checking the md5.
I'd personally go with TWRP. I've modded 100s of phones and that's my go to as long as there is a stable version for the phone. https://dl.twrp.me/klte/ I'd use the newest tar file to flash in Download Mode if you are using Marshmallow roms. It also features a file manager that you can transfer zips from SD to internal, if need be. If you want to push files to internal, you can use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790. Put the zip in the folder, open the commands prompt and have phone plugged in recovery mode. Check connection by using the command: adb devices then push file by: adb push nameofrom.zip /sdcard/ Note - you might need to reboot recovery if it does not show up in the root of the intenal storage after successfully pushed to the phone right away.
Hard to say exactly what happened without knowing which versions of the roms and recovery you are trying.
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Hey es0tericcha0s,
Thanks so much for your help. I focused on switching up the recovery img. I used TWRP and it was SOOOOOO much better/easier, so thank you.
After that, the roms were able to show up and be applied and everything was smooth.
You da man.
You're welcome. I love TWRP. ?