This thread will serve as a your go to guide for all things root and mod for the LG G3! This phone has already been rooted thanks to autoprime. The first video will be the root guide. I will be sure to add links to whatever the video is discussing. As soon as bootloader unlock, recovery, and roms arrive there will be videos! If you find this thread useful in any way please click the thumbs up button. Thanks
HOW TO ROOT Verizon LG G3!
HOW TO Enable FREE Wifi Tether Without Provisioning
LG G3 Unboxing and Review
My G3 says the link is invalid when I clicked on it
edit: works on my comp
wifi tether hack video guide added to OP
Is there a tutorial on how to root the G3 via a Mac? This will be my 2nd time rooting but 1st time on a mac if it's even possible.
I'm a foreigner to rooting by the way lol.
The root guide above works with Mac.
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So I'm attempting to root my Verizon G3 and I can't get past an early step.
I download the zip and extracted it to my desktop as instructed. When I open the folder and click the ioroot.bat file, instead of opening the script, I get this error:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Any advice on what's going on?
If I attempt to open the file from the zip without extracting, it will open the script, but when I press "any key to continue", the script flashes some text at the bottom of the window and then closes almost immediately before I can see what it says.
Hoping someone can help me out. I'm somewhat a novice but have rooted many Androids before including Galaxy S3's, Note2's, HTC One M7, HTC Evo and Evo3D. This one's got me perplexed.
Thanks!
cdaniel76 said:
So I'm attempting to root my Verizon G3 and I can't get past an early step.
I download the zip and extracted it to my desktop as instructed. When I open the folder and click the ioroot.bat file, instead of opening the script, I get this error:
Any advice on what's going on?
If I attempt to open the file from the zip without extracting, it will open the script, but when I press "any key to continue", the script flashes some text at the bottom of the window and then closes almost immediately before I can see what it says.
Hoping someone can help me out. I'm somewhat a novice but have rooted many Androids before including Galaxy S3's, Note2's, HTC One M7, HTC Evo and Evo3D. This one's got me perplexed.
Thanks!
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Looks like you're not in an Administrator account and don't have access to certain folders. I named my computer "Precious" and that account is the Administrator. My path to desktop looks like this:
C:\Precious\Desktop\ioroot
I'm thinking this is your problem and is why tutorials/How-To's for Android adb/fastboot tell you to be at the root folder ie: C:\Android, C:\adb, etc. However, running something like ioroot at the Admin desktop is sufficient.
Any instructions on factory restore from image? (Nandroid)
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noutoo said:
Any instructions on factory restore from image? (Nandroid)
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785089
Its not a nandroid back up, but it is a factory image
cdaniel76 said:
So I'm attempting to root my Verizon G3 and I can't get past an early step.
I download the zip and extracted it to my desktop as instructed. When I open the folder and click the ioroot.bat file, instead of opening the script, I get this error:
Any advice on what's going on?
If I attempt to open the file from the zip without extracting, it will open the script, but when I press "any key to continue", the script flashes some text at the bottom of the window and then closes almost immediately before I can see what it says.
Hoping someone can help me out. I'm somewhat a novice but have rooted many Androids before including Galaxy S3's, Note2's, HTC One M7, HTC Evo and Evo3D. This one's got me perplexed.
Thanks!
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Well it appears there just isnt an ioroot.bat in that folder you extracted. Not really a permissions issue. Maybe you/pc missed a file when you extracted.
Edit: or just add the .bat extension back to the file that seems to be missing. Your other files are showing their extension.
The_Southern_Oracle said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785089
Its not a nandroid back up, but it is a factory image
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I'll try to look into this
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Jiggity Janx said:
Well it appears there just isnt an ioroot.bat in that folder you extracted. Not really a permissions issue. Maybe you/pc missed a file when you extracted.
Edit: or just add the .bat extension back to the file that seems to be missing. Your other files are showing their extension.
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It's cut off on the right, but the zip included all the files needed for someone wanting to root from a Windows, Mac or Linux machine. The file labeled simply "ioroot" in my picture above is the .bat file. You can see all the way to the right it starts to say "Windows Batch File" before it was cut off by my screen capture. So the file is the .bat file that Windows runs. I also tried your suggestion about adding the .bat to the ioroot file and that didn't work either...
The user profile I am under on this computer IS an administrator profile and I've also tried to "right click - run as administrator" and that didn't work.
I tried downloading the Zip again and that didn't work either. So I'm still stuck with nothing working.
I'll try to do it on a different computer when I get a chance.
Thanks for yall's replies
Is there a listing of apps that are safe to freeze in order to debloat with Titanium Backup anywhere?
Neverender326 said:
Is there a listing of apps that are safe to freeze in order to debloat with Titanium Backup anywhere?
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http://www.droidviews.com/remove-bloatware-on-verizon-lg-g3-vs985-bloat-app-list/
VZ Tones— com.vzw.hs.android.modlite
VZ Messages— com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgs
VZ Support & Protection— com.asurion.android.verizon.vms
Cloud— com.vcast.mediamanager
NFL Mobile— com.gotv.nflgamecenter.us.lite
Slacker— com.slacker.radio
Visual Voice Mail— com.vzw.vvm.androidclient
VZ Navigator— com.vznavigator.Generic
ISIS Mobile Wallet— com.isis.mclient.verizon.activity
Caller Name ID
VZMobile
Kindle— com.amazon.kindle
Mobile— com.amazon.mShop.android
MP3— com.amazon.mp3
Audible— com.audible.application
IMDb— com.imdb.mobile
Twitter— com.twitter.android
Facebook — com.facebook.katana
Google+ — com.google.android.apps.plus
Music — com.google.android.music
Newsstand— com.google.android.apps.magazines
Youtube— com.google.android.youtube
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More in-depth talk here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...oatware-safe-to-disable-t2819370/post54219261
K
How do I do this on a Mac? Ugh!
Got my G3 rooted and tether working with no problems! Thanks @owenbeals
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Works fine.
Worked. The only (minor) hiccups I had were:
1. I had to use the msi version of the drivers (in the link as well, but not first)
2. At some point the usb connection switched back to MTP so when I was running the BAT file nothing was happening. As soon as I switched the usb connection back to Ethernet, the process kicked right in.
The side-load worked automatically for me (in the video, the demo showed the person having to manually side-load a file). If your pc process shows side-load 100%, just choose the reboot option on phone and finish by installing SuperSU, as the video says, and you are done.
Thanks, this was easy. I can't stand having a phone w/o root.
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ivanov13 said:
Got my G3 rooted and tether working with no problems! Thanks @owenbeals
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I'm sorry, could you explain what you mean about tethering working? Did you do the mod shown in this thread? Or did it work w/o that? And do you have to reset anything each time?
cdaniel76 said:
It's cut off on the right, but the zip included all the files needed for someone wanting to root from a Windows, Mac or Linux machine. The file labeled simply "ioroot" in my picture above is the .bat file. You can see all the way to the right it starts to say "Windows Batch File" before it was cut off by my screen capture. So the file is the .bat file that Windows runs. I also tried your suggestion about adding the .bat to the ioroot file and that didn't work either...
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By default, Windows sets "Folder Options" to "Hide file extensions for known file types". As an information security professional, this is the stupidest thing ever. MS is trying to keep their tech support calls down by keeping people from seeing (and also editing/deleting) their file extensions). However, there are plenty of viruses out there that take advantage of this "feature".
My advice to anyone reading this thread (if you haven't already), is to go to Folder Options and uncheck the box that hides file extensions for known file types. Just be careful when renaming files. You'll be fine!!
StormCell said:
How do I do this on a Mac? Ugh!
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Watch the video, there is a Mac option available
owenbeals said:
This thread will serve as a your go to guide for all things root and mod for the LG G3! This phone has already been rooted thanks to autoprime. The first video will be the root guide. I will be sure to add links to whatever the video is discussing. As soon as bootloader unlock, recovery, and roms arrive there will be videos! If you find this thread useful in any way please click the thumbs up button. Thanks
HOW TO ROOT Verizon LG G3!
HOW TO Enable FREE Wifi Tether Without Provisioning
LG G3 Unboxing and Review
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IS there an bootloader unlock yet?
Thanks
Related
Well, I'm not much of a guide person, but there's a great tool that's been out for a long time that has proven to be quite useful to me. THIS IS NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR FREEZA'S GUIDE. That's an excellent guide, and he deserves full credit for it. This guide is for those of you who want to trim/debloat after you flash. It also serves many other handy uses, which I shall explain in a few.
Also keep in mind, this will work on damn near ANY rooted Android phone. In fact, I used to use it QUITE a lot on my old Sprint Hero. This is essentially ADB without the need to know how to use the command line.
~~ This guide is a constant WIP ~~
What is Android Commander?
It's an all-in-one tool that was designed using adb. It provides the following:
[*]Complete root-based file manager
[*]Applications Manager
[*]Rebooting/Powerdown Abilities
[*]Storage Monitor
[*]All around awesome tool
It's completely free to use and is written by a talented XDA developer.
Requirements:
Windows XP or higher: As if I'm going to give you link to this
My little ADB Package: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/345001/Images/AC Guide/ADB.rar (For anyone wondering why I'm giving this seperate, it's to save you the trouble of having to download the entire android sdk and going through the convoluted method of using the SDK manager to grab adb)
Android Commander written by our very own XDA user PanPiotr: http://androidcommander.com/
1. Download my ADB package, and extract is somewhere. Inside is a folder called ADB, with two dlls and the adb executable. Remember where you put it.
2. Download and install Android Commander.
3. Right click and run Android Commander as administrator. It will ask you to set the ADB path near the bottom. Select the ADB folder that contains the 3 files above, which you downloaded already.
4. If it doesn't automatically start the app after selecting the folder, simply press exit, and run it again as administrator. This time, the app will start up
And this is what you see!
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Now for starters, you'll notice a plethora of information. Try not to get overwhelemd. Android Commander is a ridiculously comprehensive utility. And the best part is that it's based entirely on ADB. Now, by default, you'll see your Windows files on the left pane, and the Android files on the right.
Let's begin with the debloating. Start by finding the "System" folder first.
From here, head on over to the "app" folder.
So this should be pretty self explanatory. Start selecting checkboxes for apps and bloatware that you don't want/need. Then, just click the "delete" button. It will delete them all in one shot.
I know this seems a bit anticlimactic, but that's more or less it for the debloating guide, because that's only one of the many uses AC has. Read on to the next few posts for a few scenarios/possibilities that you may encounter while using custom ROMs.
Basic Scenarios/Uses
This post covers basic scenarios and uses for Android Commander.
[If you've been directly linked to this post, please see the post above for information on installing and getting Android Commander up and running]
Remember, AC can start functioning as quickly as just moments after you see the white HTC screen. It doesn't have to be fully on for you to use AC and all its features. Android Commander can also be used from recovery as well.
Help! I used SetCPU, checked "Set On Boot", overclocked too high, and now my device is in a boot loop
Not a problem! I've done this too many damn times to count. The solution comes down to two options; one, be super fast when booting up and try and clock down SetCPU when you get in (very frustrating), or use AC! Remember, Android Commander can be used either in recovery or even during boot! So what we're going to do is start it up, and uninstall SetCPU. Let's open up Android Commander, and select "Applications Manager". It will ask you if you would like to update the list of applications, click yes.
From this point on, you can now see all of your applications. Simply click on one of the applications, and either uninstall it using the buttons above, choosing to delete its data or not.
By the time your device finishes rebooting, or when you boot out of recovery, you'll find SetCPU gone and your device no longer locking up and bootlooping! Easy, huh?
Did you know you can reboot the device from Android Commander?
Yes, you can . Simply click on the "Phone" menu up top:
Pick what you want to boot in. Also, yes, you see "screenshot" in there, but it currently doesn't work for the EVO 3D. It should for older devices though.
Did you know you can flash a recovery image through AC?
Indeed, you can.
More to come!
Advanced Uses - For Devs/Themers
This section is intended for both budding and veteran ROM cooks, modders, and themers.
Did you know that you can set file permissions with Android Commander? You can do what root explorer does, just fine. If you choose to use the 7.9.9.9 beta and up, you can easily set file permissions of any file, as shown below
MORE TO COME
First part of the guide is up
Thanks for this, I look forwards to seeing what more comes to this guide. Well done man.
empiire said:
Thanks for this, I look forwards to seeing what more comes to this guide. Well done man.
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Glad you find it useful. It's got a ton of potential for devs such as yourself, I'd highly recommend you experiment with it, there's stuff I still don't even know about yet.
It even has it's own pre-"su"'d command line built into it.
Updated the "basic use" post to include more awesome little details
This is a nice tool! im definitively gonna be using this! thanks!!
steal25 said:
This is a nice tool! im definitively gonna be using this! thanks!!
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Let me know what other cool features you end up finding, I'm sure you'll run into plenty of stuff I haven't found yet.
This will be loaded before the sun sets. Thanks for sharing - great utility.
Sent from here using this. Black. Slab.
Thats a pretty slick app.
I did everything stated in the first post, and for some reason it doesn't say I am rooted. so I don't have the application manager. to be clear I don't need the SDK installed, just your file? I extracted it into a new directory and then set that as the path when I started up AC, it starts up, finds my phone, can explore it, reboot it, but it still says I am not rooted in the lower left corner of AC. I am not a noob when it comes to doing stuff with android, but am noobish with adb, never used it before, so i thought this would be a great tool for me to learn...if I can get it to work.
jbermi said:
I did everything stated in the first post, and for some reason it doesn't say I am rooted. so I don't have the application manager. to be clear I don't need the SDK installed, just your file? I extracted it into a new directory and then set that as the path when I started up AC, it starts up, finds my phone, can explore it, reboot it, but it still says I am not rooted in the lower left corner of AC. I am not a noob when it comes to doing stuff with android, but am noobish with adb, never used it before, so i thought this would be a great tool for me to learn...if I can get it to work.
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Hmm. Did you run AC as admin?
LiquidSolstice said:
Hmm. Did you run AC as admin?
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yep, followed everything in the first post...and yes, the phone is rooted. LOL. I am going to uninstall AC and try again, and see if that works...
problem - phones rooted - viper rom 1.2.1 stock kernal - downloaded the two files you have, installed your AC, and unzipped the ADB - start up, point it to that folder, then it has the little window that says DEVICE: NOT FOUND. have debug on, charge, i am the admin on the pc.
-----sorry------ now it runs only after i posted.... sometimes thats all it takes - now to test it out, looks very useful, and easy.... thank you
Thanks, Liquid. Way faster then using Root Explorer or manual adb. Wish I'd known about this ages ago.
Very usefull...but We realy need a UI manager to change icons ect....
Thanks Liquid - I used your LiquidSense ROMs over on the Hero side, and now that I've got my E3D, it's great to see you devving over here. I used Android Commander a lot on the Hero, so good to see it will still work for the E3D! Thanks for the Guide!
-mb
when i use the sign .zip file tool, i put a file on my desktop, then run the tool and cannot figure out where is put the new signed file at? Any help?
i changed the output folder to desktop, and nothing, it doesn't sign the file and ouput it....hmm...
Great guide! I use Android Commander for just about everything. Nice point on using it to get out of a boot loop. I discovered that when I had my Hero, and it saved me many times.
Sent from my s-off Shooter!
The aim of this guide is to enable you to install a custom firmware on your Optimus G while being as clear, accurate and succinct as possible. This guide is intended for use by Windows users with an AT&T Optimus G (AKA LGE970).
I've presented the following sections in a specific order for a reason: you need to root to unlock, and you need to unlock to install a custom firmware. If you're currently running what the manufacturer gave you, you need to start with rooting, then unlocking, then trying other firmwares. Be careful, good luck, and have fun!
How to "root" your Optimus G
(Optional if you have another means of un-RARing) Download and install 7-zip from here. You need this to open certain types of archives (specifically .rar, but you might also want to open .tar, .bz2, or other types of archives in the future). This program is supremely awesome in its ability to open almost any archive you throw at it. It's also unobtrusive and efficient.
Download and install LG USB Drivers from here. Without these drivers, your computer won't be able to effectively communicate with your phone. This is vital for the steps we will be taking.
Enable USB debugging by going to Settings->(General)->Developer options" and checking the box next to "USB debugging." You will get warnings. You can probably ignore them. This setting will allow you to run commands on your phone from your computer (via USB). For more info on the Android Debug Bridge, click here.
Download and extract (using 7-zip (or whatever)) the root exploit from here.
Connect your phone to the computer with your USB cable.
Put the phone into "Charge Only" mode at Settings->General->PC connection->USB connection type
Open CurrentRoot.bat and follow its prompts. You will need to change from "Charge Only" to "Media sync (MTP)" mode. The setting is in the same place.
Run SuperSU (now in your apps drawer) it and make sure it works. This program allows others to gain access to superuser privileges. For more info on rooting and what kind of stuff it lets you do, click here and/or use Google.
If that didn't work for you, try following instructions from the thread where this root method came from.
How to unlock the bootloader
The bootloader is the first program your phone runs and its main job is to load the operating system. The stock bootloader is locked and will only run versions of Android that LG and AT&T want it to. Since our goal is to install and run custom firmwares, we must circumvent this locked bootloader. Luckily, thecubed and Shellnut2 have found a way to do this for us. What you want to do is buy Shelnutt's app. There are several reasons you should throw down some cash on this:
It's way easy to use
It'll make backups of your stock recovery/bootloader for you, it'll also make restoring these backups easy
The money is for a good cause
If you're still confused, visit thecubed's thread. He is the man, thank him a billion times. Then thank him again for being a nice guy.
For the convenience of those interested, here is the more laborious/error prone/manual way to unlock (NOTE: this method does NOT work if you've updated to Jelly Bean, you need to use the app):
If you haven't already, download and install 7-Zip and the LG USB drivers, and make sure you have USB Debugging turned on (see above).
Download the latest version of the bootloader unlock here (latest version has the highest version number).
Ensure that your screen is on and unlocked (I'd go to "Settings->Display->Screen timeout" and set the timeout to never to make sure the screen doesn't go off during this process). Your screen must remain on because SuperSU will ask you to grant superuser privileges to the unlock script and you want to be able to tap "Yes" when the time comes.
Connect your phone to the computer with your USB cable, and run the freegee.bat script in extracted files on your computer. Do NOT run this script as administrator. The install will fail if you do. Follow the prompts. You can ignore "No space left on the device" errors, but "adb.exe not found" or "tar: invalid magic" errors are not negligible and indicate either you skipping a step, a funky download, or something very bad.
Once the script finishes, make sure you have a populated "backups" folder in the folder where freegee.bat lives. The backups folder contains your original stock/locked bootloader, which you might want if you ever want to revert to stock.
If you're sure the script ran successfully, power off the phone. Next, hold down the power and volume up keys simultaneously to enter fastboot mode. You should see a screen that looks like this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
In fastboot mode, there is a menu, but it's hidden. To navigate it, remember that volume up moves the cursor up, volume down moves it down, and power selects the currently highlighted option. The options are, in order:
Start - boot the phone normally [highlighted by default]
Restart Bootloader - reboot into bootloader
Recovery Mode - enter ClockworkMod recovery (more on this later)
Power Off - (duh)
Here is a video of thecubed showing you how to get to ClockworkMod from the bootloader (like a boss):
Using Team Win Recovery Project
Team Win Recovery Project (AKA TWRP) is a recovery, which basically allows you to install new firmwares and apply updates/modifications to already-installed firmwares (and a bunch of other things, like mounting and formatting portions of your phone's memory). It is the default recovery option when you use the Freegee app to unlock your phone (the other is Clockworkmod, which is so similar I won't be writing a separate guide on how to use it). Navigating TWRP is fairly self explanatory. Many great guides on how to use TWRP have been written and can be found via Google. Here is the first search result that came up for me. It's a pretty good guide.
One thing I will vehemently recommend is that you make a backup every time you install a new firmware. Personally, I backup apps and texts with Titanium Backup and my current firmware via TWRP (the linked guide explains how to make a backup in TWRP). Backups are a good idea and people should always make them. ALWAYS.
Installing custom firmwares
Follow the firmware author's instructions EXACTLY. These guys know what they are doing, certainly more than you or I. Check out the development threads for ROMs to try out.
Note: Be sure that if you are installing ROMs that require the Jelly Bean OTA update that you have taken that update.
There are two ways to do this: receive the update as intended (Over The Air) or use LGNPST (guide on using that under FAQ 3.a of this post) or autoprime's awesome tool, TeenyBin.
FAQs
How do I upgrade FreeGee? The easiest thing to do is simply install the new version of FreeGee the way you did the old one. It will work. Make sure you keep your original locked bootloader in a different, safe place though, just in case you ever want to revert to stock (if you try to return your phone, for example).
How do I disable that pesky OTA update notification? This comes courtesy of shawnchalfant and adfurgerson (visit ad's thread for more details): go into Titanium Backup and freeze the following programs: com.lge.lgfota.permission 4.0.4-91f513f88d AND com.lge.omadmclient 3.2.21
How can I re-lock and un-root my phone?
How to LGNPST to restore a factory image.
Obtain the following files: AutoLGNPST-tSilenzio.zip (available on IRC), and the firmware. Unzip AutoLGNPST-tSilenzio.zip and follow the instructions in "READ ME FIRST.txt" (mad props to tSilenzio for automating this process).
Here's the laborious/error prone/manual method for LGNPST-ing back to stock.
You need to obtain the following files: LGNPST-PhantomPhreak53.zip, LGNPST_ACG_2.2.3_Lab.zip, and the firmware. Follow the following steps (please note: I am less experienced with this process and find it much more tedious. Also, IMHO, I don't think the people you're returning the phone to will care if you leave some minor traces of your unlocking shenanigans. I think the process above this is more than sufficient and simpler). Credits go to Jhoopes517 for this process, he showed me how to do it in his thread.
(Install LG USB drivers)
Extract LGNPST_ACG_2.2.3_Lab.zip, run the installer. Open file explorer to C:\Program Files\LG Electronics\LGNPST and replace the current LGNPST_ACG.exe with the one in the extracted folder (if you are on a 64-bit version of windows, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\LG Electronics\LGNPST)
Extract LGNPST-PhantomPhreak53.zip and run LGNPST_GenericModels_Ver_5_0_12_0.exe and then run LGNPST_Components_Ver_5_0_20_0.exe
In file exlorer, navigate to C:\LG Electronics\LGNPST and copy over the "Models" folder from the extracted Phantom zip folder
Run cmd as administrator and execute the following
Code:
regsvr32 "C:\LG Electronics\LGNPST\Models\LGNPST_LS970.dll"
Extract LGE970AT-01-V20j-310-410-MAR-08-2013.zip and change the extension of the .tot file to .bin
Connect phone to computer, power off, and then power on, holding down the power button and both volume buttons
Run the newly replaced LGNPST_ACG.exe from step 2. Select the DLL from step 5 and the .bin from step 6.
Press Start
If LGNPST errors out at 85%, turn your phone off and hold the power button until the phone powers on, then release. DO NOT disconnect the cable before LGNPST is done doing its thing. Your phone may reboot. This is OK.
(If you are using Shelnutt's app, simply use the button in the app to re-lock and install the stock stuff).
Here's the laborious/error prone/manual method for re-locking the phone and installing the stock recovery/bootloader/kernel.
Remember the backups of the locked bootloader that you kept? You're going to need them. Obviously, you'll need USB Debugging enabled and LG USB drivers installed. Copy them to your phone's "Internal Storage" in a folder, in this example it's called "backups." Connect the phone to your computer via USB, open a command line (cmd) and type the following:
Code:
cd C:/some/folder/where/you/have/adb.exe/eg/your/freegee/download
adb shell
su
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot
dd if=/sdcard/backups/aboot-att-backup.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot
dd if=/sdcard/recovery-att-backup of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
dd if=/sdcard/boot-att-backup.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot
dd basically copies from the if= location and writes to the of= location. The first three dd steps write a bunch of zeros to the recovery, boot, and aboot partitons, the last three write the backups to aboot, recovery, and boot. If you want to know more, read all about dd here and/or Google. If you lost your backups, you can try writing mine.
Now you've restored the stock bootloader and recovery, but your phone is still rooted. To unroot it, open SuperSU, go to its settings, and tap "Full unroot." Do a factory reset (Settings->General->Backup & reset->Factory data reset) and you should be good to return the phone to AT&T (or whatever).
Be careful with these last two methods if you have removed any bloatware or installed a custom firmware, you may prefer to LGNPST back to stock (LGNPST is almost always a safe way to return to stock).
blenkows said:
Haha I wish I had seen this earlier. I had screenshots before and after so I could see exactly what was removed but I had just deleted them. From memory, it doesn't seem like too much was removed. All the AT&T apps are gone but it appears LG's apps are still here.
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Here is a list of apps I had shortly after factory reset on stock for people to compare with theirs. I have struck out the ones I was able to remove without my phone blowing up. Let me know if you safely removed one and I'll strike it out. Also let me know if I missed any or included an app which isn't part of stock. Thanks!
AAT
Adobe Flash Player 11.1
Adobe Reader
Amazon Kindle
Android keyboard
Android live wallpapers
Android system
Aspect ratio correction
AT&T address book
AT&T code scanner
AT&T family map
AT&T hot spots
AT&T locker
AT&T messages
AT&T navigator
AT&T ready2go
AT&T smart wi-fi
Bluetooth share
Browser
Bt/wifi test
Bubbles
Calculator
Calendar
Calendar storage
Calendar widget
Camera
Car home
Certificate installer
City ID
Clock
com.android.backupconfirm
com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks
com.android.providers.settings
com.android.sharedstoragebackup
com.lge.lgdrm.permission
com.lge.lgfota.permission
com.lge.lockscreen
com.lge.omadmclient
Contacts
Contacts storage
DeviceHelp
Download manager
Downloads
DRM protected content storage
DRM service
Email
Email widget
EmailServices
Face unlock
Facebook
Favorite contacts widget
File manager
File networking
FileShare
Finance
Gallery
GestureOverlayService
Gmail
Google account manager
Google backup transport
Google calendar sync
Google contacts sync
Google partner setup
Google play books
Google play magazines
Google play movies & tv
Google play music
Google play services
Google play store
Google search
Google services framework
Google text-to-speech engine
Google+
Home
Home selector
Home theme - Biz
Home theme - cozywall
Home theme - marshmallow
HTML viewer
Key chain
Lg keyboard
Lg tag+
Lg voicecommand speechpack
Lgapduservice
Lgatcmd service
Lgsmartcard service
Lgsystemserver
Live tv
Live wallpaper picker
Local search
Lock screen settings
Maps
Marionette
Market feedback agent
Media home
Media storage
Messaging
Multi-photo live wallpaper
Music
Music
Musicfx
My uploads
MyAT&T
Network location
News
NFC service
Nfsservicemanager
Note pad
Note pad widget
On-screen phone
Package access helper
Package installer
Phone
Phone/messaging storage
Photo frame
Playready cert test
Polaris office 4.0
Power control widget
Quickmemo
Search applications provider
Settings
Setup wizard
Shutdown monitor
Sim toolkit
Smartshare
Social+
Streaming player
System ui
Talk
Task manager
Today+ widget
Tom's diner
Twitter
User dictionary
Usermode
Vidclip
Video wiz
Videos
Voice command
Voice search
Voicemail
VPN client
Vpndialogs
Wap service
Weather
Widevine keybox test
Wiper app
Wise screen
World clock widget
YouTube
Yp mobile
I can't root. What do I do?
Double check that you have followed all the steps in this guide (USB drivers, correct settings, etc.) If your software version ends in "c," you need to LGNPST to the version that ends in "o" (see the section on LGNPST in this post).
Why shouldn't I run the Nexus 4 conversion?
See this post by thecubed. Don't be impatient, a legit, safe ROM is forthcoming here. Messing with partition tables is needlessly risky.
My shiny new firmware has no APNs and I don't get mobile data! What do I do?
Use the APN settings in this post. They have always worked for me. If they don't try setting the "APN" variable to "pta" instead of "Phone."
... (ask me more questions!)
I hope you found this useful. Obviously this is a work in progress. I am way open to suggestion, please leave a comment below! If you liked this post, hit the thanks button and/or rate this thread so that others know this guide is legit. Thanks!
Very nice, man. This is great for people who don't want to have to hop between threads for all the different information.
I recommend we sticky it.
this is definitely appreciated. i was looking for a guide when i first rooted and unlocked, just to read along with making sure i was doing it right. more just to double check my process than actually needing it.
This is the best root/ROM guide I've ever seen. Excellent job.
Sent from my LG Optimus G
anyone try this on E97110d
should it work?
cpus456 said:
anyone try this on E97110d
should it work?
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I haven't so I can't recommend trying it.
Awesome work! someone please sticky
all worked great!
can you please also post a guide on how to lock back the device and unroot.
and also how to update to a new version of freegee if it comes out.
Please
?
Thank you.
karelson said:
can you please also post a guide on how to lock back the device and unroot.
and also how to update to a new version of freegee if it comes out.
Please
?
Thank you.
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Both of those requests are covered in the OP. Specifically, look at FAQ #2...If you can't understand that, I can't help you.
Carrett can u do a guide for going back to stock? Flashing a stock Rom....got the files I need just have no clue what to do. .need to return my phone.thanx
Sent from my LG-E970 using xda premium
martyotaku said:
Carrett can u do a guide for going back to stock? Flashing a stock Rom....got the files I need just have no clue what to do. .need to return my phone.thanx
Sent from my LG-E970 using xda premium
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What files do you have exactly? The easiest way to do it, in my opinion, is to follow the steps in FAQ #2.
i have the stock rom(i deleted some bloat) and i went on thecubed's irc and got some dlls and and a lg program but no clue what to do
Is there a way to restore? I totally messed up. My phone won't turn on at all. Help would be appreciated thanks.
i need a step by step for LGNPST back to stock if possible please
martyotaku said:
i need a step by step for LGNPST back to stock if possible please
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I have never LGNPST-d my way back to stock, nor do I plan on doing it. If you are already unlocked, my advice to you is to obtain APKs of any bloat you removed, reinstall them, and follow my method for relocking and unrooting. That being said, you may be able to find someone willing to walk you through LGNPST-ing in IRC. I will try to figure out how to do it and if I feel confident I'll write a how-to. If someone wants to supply me with a howto, I'd be happy to include it in the OP and credit them (assuming their how-to makes sense and I can easily follow it).
Honestly though, it seems like a pointless exercise when you have CWM and su.
Sorry I can't be more accommodating.
carrett said:
I have never LGNPST-d my way back to stock, nor do I plan on doing it. If you are already unlocked, my advice to you is to obtain APKs of any bloat you removed, reinstall them, and follow my method for relocking and unrooting. That being said, you may be able to find someone willing to walk you through LGNPST-ing in IRC. I will try to figure out how to do it and if I feel confident I'll write a how-to. If someone wants to supply me with a howto, I'd be happy to include it in the OP and credit them (assuming their how-to makes sense and I can easily follow it).
Honestly though, it seems like a pointless exercise when you have CWM and su.
Sorry I can't be more accommodating.
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I kinda need LGNPST. Somewhere during rooting, my phone just wouldn't turn back on. It did that screen flicker thing and the buttons flicker, but it stayed there for about 10+ minutes. So i figured, i wanted to start fresh with factory settings again. When i try to run LGNPST, it goes to 67% then the phone leaves download mode and then LGNPST says it's been disconnected and that i should restart my phone and then it can continue. Problem is that the phone can't even boot up at all.
I even tried the unbrick guide from the other optimus g forum but i can't get ahold of the .KDZ file. I'm not even sure if that process can work on an AT&T optimus g. Spoke to people on IRC and said that it sounds like a hardware issue. If i can't get this thing to boot, i'm going back to BestBuy to exchange for another one.
aznracer62 said:
I kinda need LGNPST. Somewhere during rooting, my phone just wouldn't turn back on. It did that screen flicker thing and the buttons flicker, but it stayed there for about 10+ minutes. So i figured, i wanted to start fresh with factory settings again. When i try to run LGNPST, it goes to 67% then the phone leaves download mode and then LGNPST says it's been disconnected and that i should restart my phone and then it can continue. Problem is that the phone can't even boot up at all.
I even tried the unbrick guide from the other optimus g forum but i can't get ahold of the .KDZ file. I'm not even sure if that process can work on an AT&T optimus g. Spoke to people on IRC and said that it sounds like a hardware issue. If i can't get this thing to boot, i'm going back to BestBuy to exchange for another one.
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The folks in IRC know much more about lgnpst than I do. There's no secret that's being withheld, and unfortunately my best guess is that the lgnpst experts in IRC are right and it is a hardware issue. The good news is that you don't have to tell Best Buy the events leading up to your phone's demise and they probably won't be able to tell what they were either (we're talking about Best Buy employees here; most don't give two craps about their job).
Found a how to for a different lg phone here. Not certain that it will work for ours but it's worth a try. If it works for you, let me know and I'll add it the OP for others.
carrett said:
Found a how to for a different lg phone here. Not certain that it will work for ours but it's worth a try. If it works for you, let me know and I'll add it the OP for others.
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I've tried something similar to that. Basically that's just an older version of LGNPST but when you use it, it says verizon wireless on it, well the one i downloaded at least. And you're right, took it to best buy and they didn't ask about it. I have up to January 24 to exchange it again in case it happens again. If the guys on IRC say it's hardware after explaining exactly what i did, it's the hardware. Gotta admit, i'm new to LG. I came from a line of Samsungs. Usually if anything goes wrong id just reflash with Odin or Heimedall and everything's back to normal again. LGNPST does the same function? From what i've read it serves the same purpose.
Anyway, take 2 on this guide. Deleting everything LG from my computer and starting fresh. One thing that i did notice when rooting, cmd gave me an error saying i'm missing backup_restore.apk (or something of similar name).
Introduction/Credit
This hack is due full credit to GitNick on irc.freenode.net #galaxy-note-2.. I packaged it into CASUAL format because I found it useful and needed it repeatedly. I've had it sitting on my desktop and rather than simply clean up and delete it, i figured I'd post it.
Prerequisites
1. A windows, Linux, or Mac computer.
2. Ensure your Java is up-to-date
3. Your device must be rooted.
Instructions
Click Settings>Developer Options>Usb Debugging
Plug your device into the computer
click the Do It! button in CASUAL
On your device, enable the Hidden Menus from the screen that pops up
Click the Do It! button again
Enjoy the hidden menus features
Download CASUAL GNote2 Hidden Menus
Thanks to AndrewZorn for this image:
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
For a full restore on Galaxy devices... say you wiped it somehow, which is totally possible with an unlocked IROM and I've done it. you need the EFS, mk9efs1, mk9efs2, and mk9efs3 partitions. The mk9efs partitions are used by the modem in order to authenticate it for the device. These partitions are required to prevent boot-looping after you enter Android. If someone decides to ditch their device, please post these files to help out others. I'm not enitrely sure if the mk9 files contain device specific information.
You will need to get a "stock" version of these files on a rooted device, "dd'd" over and then perform the IMEI change procedure below to have a fully operational device.
To restore your IMEI, follow the directions from <:GeeK:> adapted to work on this device.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Download NV reader/writer HERE and install THESE drivers.
2) Dial *#7284# Run the CASUAL above and select "Qualcomm USB Settings" then check "RMNET + DM + MODEM".
*If you are running a aosp rom (cm9,cm10,aokp etc) you can use the diag method described HERE
3) Create backup.
a) Click "port" in the top left and select your samsung serial port.
b) Make sure BOTH boxes in the top bar are checked.
c) Click "Connect" in the top bar.
d) Click "Read" in the top bar.
e) Click "Read" in the lower 'NV-items' section.
f) Save the .txt file, this is your backup
*The process will take 5-10min. The file size will be roughly 3mb and "inactive item" and "bad parameter" sections are normal.
*To restore click "Write" in the lower 'NV-items' section and navigate to your backup file.
4) Dial *#7284# Run the CASUAL above and select "Qualcomm USB Settings" then check "MTP + ADB".
Demonstration video HERE << Thanks to moonfire for the video.
IMEI ALREADY CORRUPT?
Use THIS custom built tool to easily generate a backup file with your properly formatted IMEI to restore your phone!
1) Enter your IMEI (find it behind your battery) in the text box up top, hit generate then hit save.
2) Use "NV-Item reader writer" to write the saved text file back to your phone and then reboot.
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About
This is a really simple CASUAL script:
Code:
shell "su -c am broadcast -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE -d android_secret_code://HIDDENMENUENABLE"
shell "su -c am broadcast -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE -d android_secret_code://IOTHIDDENMENU"
I hope someone finds it useful.
Thank you. What are the menu options?
Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda app-developers app
and do u have to be on stock to get this or will any rom do
Sent from my unlocked and over clocked boss on beans
coreydkoster said:
Thank you. What are the menu options?
Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda app-developers app
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There's several. Try it and post a picture. I'll include it in the first post..
spikebball96 said:
and do u have to be on stock to get this or will any rom do
Sent from my unlocked and over clocked boss on beans
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You must be on a Touchwiz based ROM. Beans should work.
It worked (I'm on Jelly 'Beans' Build 4), just don't really know if I need to change anything. Here's a screenshot.
If anyone wants it, here is an android version I whipped up that will also access the hidden menu. Just sideload, root access is not required. It should work on a factory stock device as well as rooted devices.
adrynalyne said:
If anyone wants it, here is an android version that will also access the hidden menu. Just sideload--requires root.
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wow. that was a lot easier than I thought. I hate casual. it takes forever to open and it doesn't close. I have to close it with task manager and for some reason it took away the X on my task manager and I can't get it back so whenever I use casual I have to restart my computer
Sent from my unlocked and over clocked boss on beans
spikebball96 said:
I hate casual. it takes forever to open and it doesn't close. I have to close it with task manager
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I thought I was the only one.
adrynalyne said:
If anyone wants it, here is an android version I whipped up that will also access the hidden menu. Just sideload--requires root.
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I tried it I enabled codes click on launch its not doing anything
Sent from my SCH-I605 rooted unlocked running clean rom 3.5 red theme using xda premium
Zacedward said:
I tried it I enabled codes click on launch its not doing anything
Sent from my SCH-I605 rooted unlocked running clean rom 3.5 red theme using xda premium
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Casual won't work either then. CleanRom has broken the ability to enable the dialer codes and hidden menu. I saw the same issue on IRC last night with someone else that is on CleanRom. If you are on a proper Verizon TW rom, this apk works.
Talk the CleanRom dev to fix it. In my experience, its a mismatch of apks from different versions and phones that has that effect.
If you want, try it via adb:
Code:
adb shell
su
am broadcast -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE -d android_secret_code://HIDDENMENUENABLE
It probably won't work for you on CleanRom though and that is the same method the apk is using.
OK thank you much appreciated
Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda premium
adrynalyne said:
Casual won't work either then. CleanRom has broken the ability to enable the dialer codes and hidden menu. I saw the same issue on IRC last night with someone else that is on CleanRom. If you are on a proper Verizon TW rom, this apk works.
Talk the CleanRom dev to fix it. In my experience, its a mismatch of apks from different versions and phones that has that effect.
If you want, try it via adb:
Code:
adb shell
su
am broadcast -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE -d android_secret_code://HIDDENMENUENABLE
It probably won't work for you on CleanRom though and that is the same method the apk is using.
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yea CR 3.5 isnt a verizon rom, its the international version that has all the minimal requirements for it to properly run on VZW. he does have a VZW version its at 1.0 i would assume if you ran that this would work fine.
spikebball96 said:
wow. that was a lot easier than I thought. I hate casual. it takes forever to open and it doesn't close. I have to close it with task manager and for some reason it took away the X on my task manager and I can't get it back so whenever I use casual I have to restart my computer
Sent from my unlocked and over clocked boss on beans
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on my desktop 90% of the time spent loading CASUAL is waiting for ADB to start its server.
What is the purpose of this? With that being said I did download the apk and check it out and was wondering in the phone util option it says cdma modem does that mean that it will make my phone a modem snd pull faster tethering speed or just that it will block calls and anything else that would cuz data to drop
Scott just made a patch for his Intl based roms so this would work on them.
Sent from my Thunderbolt using one opposable thumb.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36238428&postcount=1251 here is the patch for clean rom 3.5
ProfEngr said:
Scott just made a patch for his Intl based roms so this would work on them.
Sent from my Thunderbolt using one opposable thumb.
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Updated OP with IMEI restoration instructions.
Zacedward said:
I tried it I enabled codes click on launch its not doing anything
Sent from my SCH-I605 rooted unlocked running clean rom 3.5 red theme using xda premium
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Likewise, and my version is
Can anyone help?
Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda app-developers app
SilentO said:
Likewise, and my version is
Can anyone help?
Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda app-developers app
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Are you stock?
Have you frozen anything?
When you enable dialer codes, can you type in the dialer *#06# and get a response?
AdamOutler said:
Updated OP with IMEI restoration instructions.
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Adam this is awesome My nexus s got a corrupted IMEI and if it can be restored with this tools would be great can it somehow be used on nexus s?
If you want i can be your trial subject
Regards
Warning use this tool at your own risk i am not responsible for you bricking your device
That being said lets talk about what this does and how it works
see picture
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How it works
1. your Fire TV Must have root and busy box installed plus adb network turned on for this to work
2. click on 2 amazon fire tv firmware installer.bat
3. follow script to install everything you will need
4. if you are having trouble watch my youtube video
Tool Options
1 Root device
2. install fire tv launcher
3. disable ota updates
4. install cwm recovery
5. firmware downgrade and restore to software version 51.1.0.2_user_510058520 for CWM recovery install
6. unlock the bootloader
7. Install custom boot menu
8. Install Pre Rooted Stock rom update bueller-51.1.4.0_514006420
Newest versoin V6
CHANGE LOG
V1 release
V2
added root
added firedtv launcher
added ota disable
cleaned up tool
new interface
V3
total rework
added CWM recovery
added recovery restore as part of firmware restore
V4
added option 6 unlock the partially bootloader
V5
updated CWM recovery file
added Boot menu install option to tool
V5.1
added full bootloader unlock to the tool
V6
Added option 8 install prerooted stock rom. flashing this file will update you to bueller-51.1.4.0_514006420
Link to script tool HERE
Firmware is include in the Super Tool from V3 on
Mirror backup server
http://www.rootjunky.com/backup-file-server/
Video on how to use this script tool
Amazon Fire TV Firmware installer Tool
CREDITS
RBOX for all his work on the Fire TV
http://www.aftvnews.com/ For some great post and tutorials that helped me make this tool
Worked great! Thanks a lot!
MadFlava said:
Worked great! Thanks a lot!
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yep working on a video now and tweaking the tool but the one posted does work
Tomsgt said:
Warning use this tool at your own risk i am not responsible for you bricking your device
That being said lets talk about what this does and how it works
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How it works
1. your Fire TV Must have root and busy box installed plus adb network turned on for this to work
2. Download the firmware from Rootjunkysdl.com; example bueller-ota-51.1.1.0_user_511069920-signed.bin
3. then rename firmware to update.zip
4. place update.zip in folder with batch files
5. click on 2 amazon fire tv firmware installer.bat
6. follow script to install
7. if you are having trouble watch my youtube video
Link to script tool HERE
Video on how to use this script tool
Amazon Fire TV Firmware installer Tool
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Nice!
Can you tell me how long it takes to copy file over wifi?
I had an idea to do this with the files manually copied to the usb drive. I wanted the instructions to be where the user copies the script file to a thumb drive along with one or all of the bueller.xxxxx.bin files. the script does a list of bin files in current director and and lists them with numbers and waits for user to enter a number to select the file of choice (this allows for downgrading also.) it then performs actions. chmod, echo then cp and reboot in the script file. this should be rather easy for someone who has scripting skills with input & variables in android.
update.zip Did Not Convert
I copied this firmware update, bueller-ota-51.1.1.0_user_511069920-signed.bin, to the Fire TV Firmware Restore Tool and renamed it to update.zip. I did not get the popup regarding changing the extension. And the update.zip file remains with a .bin extension as seen below. Any ideas on why it did not convert?
Just wanted to chime in and say thanks, I had tried to do the manual upgrade one my 2nd fire tv and it was not working for some reason, this did the trick and was easy to use. Ended up getting the firmware updated and the remote upgrade for both my fire TV's so thanks for this!
Skater4599 said:
Just wanted to chime in and say thanks, I had tried to do the manual upgrade one my 2nd fire tv and it was not working for some reason, this did the trick and was easy to use. Ended up getting the firmware updated and the remote upgrade for both my fire TV's so thanks for this!
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glad you like the tool i am thinking about expanding it to do more. we will see
Will this work?
I set Windows 7 to show extensions for known file types. I then changed the name to update.zip and it converted to a compressed zip file. Below is what is showing in the Fire TV Firmware Restore Tool.
And below is the content of the update.zip folder.
Can I proceed with the firmware upgrade? I am somewhat concerned because your video shows the update.zip file type to be to be "ZIP File" where as my file type is "Compressed (zipped) Folder (.zip)" .
mjbxx said:
I set Windows 7 to show extensions for known file types. I then changed the name to update.zip and it converted to a compressed zip file. Below is what is showing in the Fire TV Firmware Restore Tool.
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And below is the content of the update.zip folder.
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Can I proceed with the firmware upgrade? I am somewhat concerned because your video shows the update.zip file type to be to be "ZIP File" where as my file type is "Compressed (zipped) Folder (.zip)" .
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looks good to me
Script tool updated with lots of new stuff check it out HERE V2
Download links not worked...
Waiting for fix
Finally Have The New Firmware Update
Took the plunge with Amazon Fire TV Firmware Installer Tool and installed the latest firmware update. It worked like a charm. It really bothered me that this update was taking so long to arrive and now I finally have it. BTW, you will also have immediate access to the remote control firmware update as well, by going into KFTV settings. Thanks for providing a video tutorial and the tool necessary for achieving this milestone for me.
mjbxx said:
Took the plunge with Amazon Fire TV Firmware Installer Tool and installed the latest firmware update. It worked like a charm. It really bothered me that this update was taking so long to arrive and now I finally have it. BTW, you will also have immediate access to the remote control firmware update as well, by going into KFTV settings. Thanks for providing a video tutorial and the tool necessary for achieving this milestone for me.
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Glad I could help
Should this work properly with BusyBox Free? Just want to make sure.
Thank you for putting this together!
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Should this work properly with BusyBox Free? Just want to make sure.
Thank you for putting this together!
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yes busybox free should be fine
Any chance you can add in StickMount and moving apps to an external drive? Thats the next big thing I want to do. It would be awesome if it could be automated, then I could install XBMC as my dashboard and be all set. Im holding off installing XBMC just because there is so little storage space on the FireTV.
Hey there this seems like a great tool! But, having a bit of an issue right now. My FTV is rooted with busy box installed. I ran the firmware update tool and everything seemed to go as planned, but my FTV in recovery said the update not successful and rebooted into the old firmware. Now I do have Xposed installed with some modules and XBMC launcher also installed and running. I also have the OTA update also disabled. Would these things cause this error? Any help is much appreciated! Cheers
I used version 2 of the tool and it worked GREAT!!!! I will say it DID take a while to upload the firmware to the point I thought something went wrong. It took about 23 minutes before I saw the install screen on my TV...BUT it DID work!!!!!!! Thanks for making this script!!!
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I used version 2 of the tool and it worked GREAT!!!! I will say it DID take a while to upload the firmware to the point I thought something went wrong. It took about 23 minutes before I saw the install screen on my TV...BUT it DID work!!!!!!! Thanks for making this script!!!
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glad you like it. my fire tv is ethernet cabled not wifi and the upload is only about a minute
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glad you like it. my fire tv is ethernet cabled not wifi and the upload is only about a minute
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does not work with latest update . comes back and states did not install updates
Im about to send this one back
cant get netflix to work unable to connect try again bull
everything else works rooted google and netflix i downloaded but you need a mouse
I figured i'd downgrade the firmware and start there to see if that would make a difference
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Edit: Well NM. I've gotten back into the bootloader. Just have to figure out how to get a working restore going. Is it possible to do one from the update-kindle-20.4.5.3_user_453011120.bin file from Amazon direct and just completely start over?
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I got TWRP Installed. and then after trying to clear some things I ended up where my device stays at the Amazon logo at startup.
Am I bricked? Or is there any way to force the thing to boot back into TWRP instead of loading the main OS?
Any chance of the recovery being added back to the app. When I try to get it from the app it says it's downloading, then goes to a cloudflare page that says "The page you are looking for cannot be found".
Fire HD 7 (ARIEL)
I was wondering is there any way to boot customs ROMS now with TWRP and unlocked bootloader because when attempting to flash CM12 with TWRP it fails... Plus, I heard about have a "second bootloader" but thats only for the second generation fire-hd tablets...
I'm having an issue restoring backups. The /system directory is failing to restore with the error "extractTarFork() process ended with ERROR=255" I checked the mounts before starting the restore, and /system is mounted rw. If I check the mounts after the error, /system is ro. I also made sure that I didn't have the "mount /system read-only" checkbox clicked under mounts on twrp.
If I save off the system log, I see entries like:
I:Unable to unlink '/system/app/Bluetooth.odex: Read-only file system'
and
lchown("/system//app/", 0, 0): Read-only file system
FAILED SETTING PERMS: -1
I'm on firmware version 4.5.4 on a Fire HD 7. I followed DoLooper's directions (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61832754&postcount=10) to get there. Not exactly sure what could be going wrong.
So, I solved my issue. DoLooper updated the 4.5.4 update zipfile in his post on 7/20. I installed that update and suddenly everything started working right again. Not sure what was wrong with the original....
Fire HD 6 & TWRP (ariel)
Where can I download TWRP for a Fire HD 6? When I use the TWRP Manager and select the "Recovery Version to Install" option, the app just closes itself. There is a download link provided by jmz but I get this message when I try to download it:
access denied
looks like you don't have permission to access this folder. Make sure you are signed in to an account that has permission, or check with the developer to request access.
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It is also not listed on TWRP's website. My fire was downgraded using the 5.0 dev preview to 4.5.3 and rooted using KingRoot.
Where to get the newest TWRP manager
I don't have access to google play yet. I tried the older version of manager, it crashed when attempting to install TWRP. Hoping the new version will work so I can proceed to step #4 according to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-hd/general/root-v2-0-fireos-4-5-4-gapps-t3150613
Thanks,
Em.
Emerald9 said:
I don't have access to google play yet. I tried the older version of manager, it crashed when attempting to install TWRP. Hoping the new version will work so I can proceed to step #4 according to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-hd/general/root-v2-0-fireos-4-5-4-gapps-t3150613.
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You can try here: http://www.apkmirror.com/?s=twrp+manager&post_type=apps_post. Or use Flashify. (Can find apk at apkmirror.) Here's install info if you need it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61769246&postcount=7
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You can try here: http://www.apkmirror.com/?s=twrp+manager&post_type=apps_post. Or use Flashify. (Can find apk at apkmirror.) Here's install info if you need it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61769246&postcount=7
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Thank you for your quick reply. The managers there are all older than the one I tried earlier, so I'm going to try Flashify instead. I'll report back.
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Emerald9 said:
Thank you for your quick reply. The managers there are all older than the one I tried earlier, so I'm going to try Flashify instead. I'll report back.
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Sorry, such a hurry to try that I don't even know how to sideload. So from the computer, the command is:
adb sideload flashifyfilename.apk
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Sorry, such a hurry to try that I don't even know how to sideload. So from the computer, the command is:
adb sideload flashifyfilename.apk
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adb install flashifyfilename.apk. Open terminal/CMD window from the folder where the apk is. Don't hurry. Follow steps I linked before.
EDIT: @Emerald9 - That step 1 was for guy I wrote it for. By sideload there I meant copy from computer to device (and install with a file explorer). You need to adb install.
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adb install flashifyfilename.apk. Open terminal/CMD window from the folder where the apk is. Don't hurry. Follow steps I linked before.
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SUCCESS! A huge thank you for all of you that have worked on this.
When I tried the sideload command, it gave an error, so install did it. I do not know what I am doing, but I can follow step-by-step instructions .
So before upgrading to 4.5.4 and gapps, I should back up, correct? And Are the default backup options sufficient?
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SUCCESS! A huge thank you for all of you that have worked on this.
When I tried the sideload command, it gave an error, so install did it. I do not know what I am doing, but I can follow step-by-step instructions .
So before upgrading to 4.5.4 and gapps, I should back up, correct? And Are the default backup options sufficient?
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There's not really anything to back up; /data is pretty clean. If you want step-by-step, try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61832754&postcount=10
EDIT: @Emerald9 Again steps were for someone who had file explorer. You'll need to adb install JMZ fire tool. At step 6, look at top of TWRP screen and be sure you're installing to system, not recovery.
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There's not really anything to back up; /data is pretty clean. If you want step-by-step, try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61832754&postcount=10
EDIT: @Emerald9 Again steps were for someone who had file explorer. You'll need to adb install JMZ fire tool. At step 6, look at top of TWRP screen and be sure you're installing to system, not recovery.
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DoLooper,
Thank you for your patience with me. I am at step #6, and I don't see the option to install to system/recovery? The file that I should select is the 454_update.zip, right?
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Yes. Wasn't sure if there were 2 options, so just install it.
Thank you so much for your clear instructions, DoLooper. My mom's Fire is rooted with working Google Play. I went through this whole journey just because she wanted a bible app that was not available in Amazone store. I notice Silk browser is not working...but will do some search here.
Have a great day,
Em.
Emerald9 said:
I notice Silk browser is not working...but will do some search here.
Have a great day,
Em.
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This happened to someone else and they had to do a reinstall and had problems. I suggest you install a different browser app. (I use Dophin, but others like Firefox. Chrome will also work, but may be big.) After installing new browser, block Silk (named "cloud9"), which should make the icon disappear (I hope). Handy tool to easily block/unblock anything is gatesjunior Debloater. Alternatively, run following command from terminal/CMD window:
adb shell pm block com.amazon.cloud9
Please tell me where you got the 4.5.4 update file you used. I need link to the post that you downloaded it from. Thanks.
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This happened to someone else and they had to do a reinstall and had problems. I suggest you install a different browser app. (I use Dophin, but others like Firefox. Chrome will also work, but may be big.) After installing new browser, block Silk (named "cloud9"), which should make the icon disappear (I hope). Handy tool to easily block/unblock anything is gatesjunior Debloater. Alternatively, run following command from terminal/CMD window:
adb shell pm block com.amazon.cloud9
Please tell me where you got the 4.5.4 update file you used. I need link to the post that you downloaded it from. Thanks.
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The 4.5.4 file was from your link that you included in your step by step instructions.
I already installed Chrome, but per your advice, will replace with Dolphin. Is it possible to have 100% amazon experience with GooglePlay? Mom is used to Amazon Fire as she's been using it for awhile.
Emerald9 said:
The 4.5.4 file was from your link that you included in your step by step instructions.
I already installed Chrome, but per your advice, will replace with Dolphin. Is it possible to have 100% amazon experience with GooglePlay? Mom is used to Amazon Fire as she's been using it for awhile.
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If Chrome fit in /system and works, keep it. Let me think about 100% Amazon experience. Will edit this shortly.
@Emerald9: I think using the stock launcher (carousel) should be fine, but can't say for sure because most folks want/use a custom launcher. If something doesn't work or crashes, post in Q&A explaining that she's running from Amazon launcher.
I need help
Is this compatible with fire os 5.3.3.0