Probably bricked LG V30, need some help - LG V30 Questions & Answers

Hey there,
it seems like it's a very bad day for me. After some problems with my psyche, which is nothing new, i decided to flash a new ROM. This is what always makes me happy, try out new features and just messing arround with the system. Turns out, today i messed to much but i think it shouldn't... Here's what i did and happend (coming from RR 7.0):
-downloaded Superior OS from https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/post-t3909765
-downloaded the GAPPS package (first time with AROMA)
-moved both files to the SD-Card
-backed up my data, wiped system, dalvik, cache, data, internal storage
-installed the Superior OS zip
-installed the GAPPS zip
This is where it all got messy. The zip didn't finished, it stopped after 2 seconds and the H930 rebooted directly to recovery. There was no screen with the LG standard boot screen, it went straight to recovery. I rewiped everything and i got an error message which said: can't wipe data partition because device or resource is busy. I tried to repair it via wipe > advanced > selecting data > change or repair filesystem and tried to resize, repair and change file system. it always returns the error that it can't mount the partition. After the script, TWRP returns script succeeded, but fails to mount /data.
If i try to install RR 7.0, the script returns E3004: This package is for device : v30,joan,h930; this device is .
After all, i can't restore the backup i had from AOSP extended. I tried to flash the following two files TWRP-JOAN_H930_OPEN_EU-21w.zip and H93020R(TWRP).zip which started with the error E: Legacy property environment did not initialize succesfully. Properties may not be detected.
TWRP Version: 3.2.3-7
I would appreciate any help on this topic, even if i'm one of the xda profits who don't really gives a thank to the threads an just tries out until my devices work as i want them to do (i'm just honest). It's not because i don't appreciate the work of the dev's, they do really nice work which deffinetly is too much for myself to do. I'm just a messy person when it comes to interpersonal relationships. I'm sorry for my kind of awkward english, that's how i am...
I don't have a lot of knowledge about programming itself but i know how to use adb and fastboot, since i had some issues with my HTC one M7 on which i wasn't able to restore the IMEI due to too much messing arround. I think i started a thread about it, but i got it replaced even with a custom rom installed for free which will be my driver for the next couple days.
Kind regards
mrstupidus

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I'm still new to this phone but, can you use LGUP to reinstall stock. Then just start over.
Sent from my LG-US998 using Tapatalk

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Thanks for the reply,
i would if I could access download mode (forgot to mention it), seems like i'm not able to since the device only boots to recovery, the LG V30 bootscreen never shows up.
It seems like my device data is corrupted or lost, since different scripts in TWRP report that I have no device number. Also if I shut down the device trough TWRP, it boots to TWRP again and makes no attempt to shut down. I haven't tried to access download mode, I had to go to bed for work today. I still have to go tomorrow but one night without sleep will be worth it.
As far as I remember I have a backup of my EFS lying around, I will try to flash it this evening. I'll keep you guys updated if I find a way to get my v30 working, since it could help others too.
Regards
mrstupidus

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mrstupidus said:
Thanks for the reply,
i would if I could access download mode (forgot to mention it), seems like i'm not able to since the device only boots to recovery, the LG V30 bootscreen never shows up.
It seems like my device data is corrupted or lost, since different scripts in TWRP report that I have no device number. Also if I shut down the device trough TWRP, it boots to TWRP again and makes no attempt to shut down. I haven't tried to access download mode, I had to go to bed for work today. I still have to go tomorrow but one night without sleep will be worth it.
As far as I remember I have a backup of my EFS lying around, I will try to flash it this evening. I'll keep you guys updated if I find a way to get my v30 working, since it could help others too.
Regards
mrstupidus
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Have you tried going into download mode manually with the hardware buttons?
Press and hold the Volume Up key on your LG V30.
While still holding this button connect your phone to the USB cord on your computer.
The download mode should now be displayed on your device.
You can release the Volume Up key and resume the update / downgrade operation.
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You are going to have to have to flash boot and system via fastboot:
* Download the ROM you want to flash and extract it. It will have boot.img or boot.image ... boot.something (depends on the ROM), and system.SOMETHING.
* Open an elevated command prompt in the directory you extracted the ROM in.
* From TWRP choose reboot / bootloader. If it wants to be a PITA and reboot back to TWRP, then you will have to wait till the phone dies and then use the vol down + plug in the USB cable method
* In the command prompt type:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot boot boot.img
Obviously replace boot.img and system.img with the names of the boot and system files.
To solve your /data issue (and you might want to do this first actually):
While in TWRP
Code:
adb shell
umount /data
umount /sdcard
mkfs.ext2 /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/userdata
Repeat those two umount, and that is umount NOT unmount, until you get an error. If it isn't unmounted, when you try to format it, mkfs.ext2 will throw an error.
-- Brian

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runningnak3d said:
You are going to have to have to flash boot and system via fastboot:
* Download the ROM you want to flash and extract it. It will have boot.img or boot.image ... boot.something (depends on the ROM), and system.SOMETHING.
* Open an elevated command prompt in the directory you extracted the ROM in.
* From TWRP choose reboot / bootloader. If it wants to be a PITA and reboot back to TWRP, then you will have to wait till the phone dies and then use the vol down + plug in the USB cable method
* In the command prompt type:
Code:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot boot boot.img
Obviously replace boot.img and system.img with the names of the boot and system files.
To solve your /data issue (and you might want to do this first actually):
While in TWRP
Code:
Code:
adb shell
umount /data
umount /sdcard
mkfs.ext2 /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/userdata
Repeat those two umount, and that is umount NOT unmount, until you get an error. If it isn't unmounted, when you try to format it, mkfs.ext2 will throw an error.
-- Brian
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Thank's a lot for you're efforts, it turned out that i didn't needed to flash the system.img and boot.img
ChazzMatt said:
Have you tried going into download mode manually with the hardware buttons?
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Thanks a lot too for you're effort's, this really helped me out in a unecpected way
So here's what the issue was: a corrupted Gapps package. It failed to install and was still active in the recovery while the recovery "rebooted" (it just flashed off and started again with no normal boot between, kind of awkward to explain). The Phone itself never really rebooted into recovery, i have no idea how that happened. The /data partition was still in use from the Gapps script, but the script wasn't visible anymore and i was able to use the recovery as normal. So i ended up with an error everytime i tried to install a zip, restore a backup or wiping the /data partition.
Something i forgot yesterday in the spiral my mind was, forcing the phone to shut down via holding the power and volume down button. I then booted to recovery and i was able to wipe the /data partition. I then tried to install RR and the script suceeded with no error, then the Gapps package with AROMA and i was at the same point as yesterday. So forcing the phone to shut down and back to installing RR now without Gapps. I'm now going to install a .KDZ to start from the original firmware, so i can update the whole firmware and then moving on to unlock the bootloader and install TWRP and a rom with the working Gapps package i have
Thank's a lot for the help
Regards Simon
PS: I hope i will be more focused the next time i encounter issues with my phone and myself, this thread probably put's me in the place i deserve :silly:

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That's crazy, I made the exact same mistake you did just now and I was just about stumped on what to do.
Thanks for saving me from a small panic attack, the Power + Vol (-) did the trick.

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i tried to convert my sprint v30 to h930 and worked but since i didnt get signal decided to convert to us998 but know it dosent relock the bootloader and when i reflash our restore it gets to setup menú and reboot… i can enter download,fastboot and recovery but dont seem to stop it from rebooting..i dindt want to start a new thread.help please

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dami00976 said:
i tried to convert my sprint v30 to h930 and worked but since i didnt get signal decided to convert to us998 but know it dosent relock the bootloader and when i reflash our restore it gets to setup menú and reboot… i can enter download,fastboot and recovery but dont seem to stop it from rebooting..i dindt want to start a new thread.help please
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It'd be better if you provided the roms and versions you were using.
In between tho, try flashing the last US998 rom you used again but in refurbish mode instead of DL. I had an almost similar bootlooping issue last night and 2nd refurb flash got it to stop.

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dami00976 said:
i tried to convert my sprint v30 to h930 and worked but since i didnt get signal decided to convert to us998 but know it dosent relock the bootloader and when i reflash our restore it gets to setup menú and reboot… i can enter download,fastboot and recovery but dont seem to stop it from rebooting..i dindt want to start a new thread.help please
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Why would you try to convert LS998 to H930? North America variant should only be cross flashed to other North America variants, when using LGUP. Through LGUP, you can't completely Frankenstein a North American phone to a non-North American phone and at the worst you will have a brick.
You need to read the Frankenstein instructions on how to convert LS998 to US998. You either didn't flash US998 Nougat first or you didn't do the Master Reset step in between Nougat and Oreo:
ChazzMatt said:
FRANKENSTEIN - CONVERTING ANY NORTH AMERICA V30/V30+ (except T-mobile H932) TO US998 OREO
SHORT VERSION:
1) Go into download mode (power off completely, then hold volume up button while plugging in USB cable)
2) THEN open patched LGUP and flash NOUGAT US998 to DL PARTITION. In the pop up box "Select All". Use the attached patched LGUP in this post.
3) Master Reset (post 101)
4) Flash Oreo US998 in LGUP UPGRADE MODE. (Make SURE you are choosing Oreo US998 and not accidentally re-flashing Nougat US998 again!)
(For bootloader unlock purposes, use the US998 KDZ versions with pre-July 2018 security patch: 20a or 20b. You can always update to newer US998 firmware later, AFTER bootloader is unlocked.)
5) DONE.
NOTE: For Canadian H933 to convert to US998, @cre4per says you have to use DL Partition for both stages (Nougat and Oreo KDZ)
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Those instructions work for all North American variants -- except T-mobile H932 -- but were written specifically with screenshots while me personally doing Sprint LS998.
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neocyke said:
In between tho, try flashing the last US998 rom you used again but in refurbish mode instead of DL. I had an almost similar bootlooping issue last night and 2nd refurb flash got it to stop.
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Refurbish has its uses. But to be honest I think you just didn't follow the Frankenstein directions. Master Reset stabilizes the bootlooping when flashing US998 Nougat before then flashing US998 Oreo. Has worked for everyone for over a year.
Unless the phone you got which you said was already Chinese Frankensteined was messed up due to whatever they did to it.

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ChazzMatt said:
Refurbish has its uses. But to be honest I think you just didn't follow the Frankenstein directions. Master Reset stabilizes the bootlooping when flashing US998 Nougat before then flashing US998 Oreo. Has worked for everyone for over a year.
Unless the phone you got which you said was already Chinese Frankensteined was messed up due to whatever they did to it.
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Honestly, i gots no idea how they did it and didn't really care at that point. Just needed to get the phone working again.
I actually did the master reset. Several times in fact. Never worked once. Longest it'd hold is for me to input wifi pw. It was the only other thing i could get to other than download mode.. I got the refurb step from either this or the WTF thread. Someone else had the same problem and refurb was their fix. Just so happens same for mine.. So, yeah..

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I figured it out,but bricked that one lucky I have a spare and I didn't brick that one....but it wasn't de lg up our software. Through the process of reverting electricity went off in the process of flash and now is on black screen oh well

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Is there a way to fix the bricked LG v30?