[Sprint LG Optimus G] autoprime:
LS970 TeenyBin for LGNPST

Don't give me all the credit. Just as much goes to artlan for figuring out the tables.

Be sure to show him some thanks.

Background

After seeing tons of soft bricks on both the forums and IRC we have decided to look into how LG .bin files work. We've "cracked the code" and have been able to rebuild the .bins.. making the repair process both faster and easier. Normally the user must download a large .tot/.bin file(1GB+) to repair the phone. After a long download and 5+ minute LGNPST flash the phone is then completely stock... requiring a "re-root" and running the FreeGee unlock again.

TeenyBins are meant to do the bare minimum... fix your soft bricked LG OG allowing you to boot into fastboot/bootloader and custom recovery. In recovery you can restore a backup or flash a custom rom zip. In Some cases TeenyBin will allow you to boot back into your rom without reflashing a zip but do not expect this. These new .bins are as small as 32MB depending on what we build into the .bin. This means smaller files, shorter download times and a phone that's back up and running within minutes.

Other perks include...

Unlocked bootloader.

SBL partitions safely flashed.

TWRP Recovery.

RPM/TZ partitions safely updated to supported the latest AOSP roms.
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Directions

1. Download TeenyBin then extract. The .bin you extract is used w/LGNPST. LGNPST can be found in the "Additional Info" section of this post.

2. Put phone into download mode. Flash TeenyBin. The flash should take about 20 seconds. The phone will reboot at 67% or 85%. Flash complete. All finished.. maybe...

3. Your phone may not boot up! If so you must power off the phone(hold power button for up to 60 seconds).. boot into fastboot. No fastboot still? Did you flash the Teenybin[SBL Unlock]? From fastboot, boot into recovery. In recovery you can restore a backup or flash a custom rom zip. All fixed.

Nothing working? You're doing it wrong(or have a weird/broken phone. Did you read this entire post... including everything under the "Additional Information" section at bottom? Last resort would be to flash the FULL STOCK bin for your exact model LG OG.

Download = Hold Volume up + down + power while plugging the USB cable into the phone.

Fastboot = Volume up + power

Recovery = once in fastboot.. press volume down, pause, volume down then power button

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TeenyBins

These TeenyBins will repair a soft brick(allowing you into Fastboot/TWRP), unlock the bootloader, install custom recovery and upgrade rpm 'n' tz.

If you can't boot.. fastboot has to work. If you can't get to fastboot you're doing it wrong.

Fastboot = Volume up + power

Recovery = once in fastboot.. press volume down, *wait*, volume down then power button

DOWNLOAD:

LS970 TeenyBin - Contains stock SBL stack. Use TeenyBin SBL Unlock unless you need the default SBL stack for some weird reason.

LS970 TeenyBin[SBL Unlock] - Equivalent to the FreeGee SBL Unlock method (FreeGee > Menu button > SBL Unlock)

LS970 Original TeenyBin[ZVBin] - Use TeenyBin ZVBin if you were on ZVB with an LG based rom(not AOSP)before the softbrick.

Current included recovery: TWRP 2.6.0.0 - Thank you Dees_Troy!

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Additional Files

Modem Links:

LS970 modems in flashable .zip format. These may or may not have to be flashed depending on the level of repair needed on your device.

LS970ZV7-M9615A-CEFWMAZM-2.0.12034

AU_LINUX_ANDROID_ICS_STRAWBERRY.04.00.04.19.130M9615A-CEFWMAZM-2.0.12034

QCTM9615A-FEHRMAZ-1.7.30

QCTA8064A-AAAANAAW-1.1.40010T

by QUALCOMM, Incorporated Sep 25 2012

ZV7 Modem .zip

LS970ZV8-M9615A-CEFWMAZM-2.0.12034

AU_LINUX_ANDROID_ICS_STRAWBERRY.04.00.04.19.130M9615A-CEFWMAZM-2.0.12034

QCTM9615A-FEHRMAZ-1.7.30

QCTA8064A-AAAANAZW-1.1.40017T

by QUALCOMM, Incorporated Oct 18 2012

ZV8 Modem .zip

LS970ZV9-M9615A-CEFWMAZM-2.0.12034

AU_LINUX_ANDROID_ICS_STRAWBERRY.04.00.04.19.130M9615A-CEFWMAZM-2.0.12034

QCTM9615A-FEHRMAZ-1.7.30

QCTA8064A-AAAANAZW-1.1.40017T

by QUALCOMM, Incorporated Nov 28 2012

ZV9 Modem .zip

LS970ZVB-M9615A-CEFWMAZM-3.0.10646

M9615A-CEFWMAZM-3.0.10690

QCTM9615A-FEHRMAZ-2.7.38

QCTA8064A-AAAANAAW-1.2.5002T

by QUALCOMM, Incorporated Feb 13 2013

ZVB Modem .zip

LS970ZVC-M9615A-CEFWMAZM-3.0.10646

M9615A-CEFWMAZM-3.0.10690

QCTM9615A-FEHRMAZ-2.7.38

QCTA8064A-AAAANAAW-1.2.5002T

by QUALCOMM, Incorporated Aug 21 2013

ZVC Modem .zip

Backup Partitions:

Backup All Partitions .zip

This is a flashable zip that backs up most of your partitions.. excluding data, system, grow and reserved.

Backup your partitions and store them in the cloud somewhere for safe keeping.

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Additional Info

Q: I flashed the small bin and still can't boot back into my phone.

A: First of all... it's a TeenyBin... but anyway.. booting directly back up into the rom may not always be possible. Your /system or boot.img may be damaged. You were soft bricked remember... how do you think the soft brick happened? In this scenario you will have to reboot into fastboot.. then enter recovery... and reflash a rom .zip

Q: I don't have a rom .zip on my internal storage so how can I flash a .zip?

A: Use adb while in recovery mode to push a rom to the phone. Google is your friend... look into adb push.

Q: What is adb?

A: Get out!

Q: How do I know if I'm soft bricked or perm bricked?

A: For most soft bricks you will see a LG or Google logo and then a black screen. You can also still get into download mode. If you think download mode may not even work, connect phone to a Windows computer and check device manager... if the phone is detected in a "QHSUSB-DLOAD" then there's a good chance you're perm bricked. Otherwise.. you may just be a n00b and aren't doing download mode correctly.

Q: Where's that LGNPST info you mentioned?

A: Hit the Show Content button below

LGNPST Guide

DO NOT ASK HOW TO USE LGNPST OR A VIRTUAL MACHINE IN THIS THREAD.

THIS IS A TEENBIN THREAD. THE FILES AND GUIDES BELOW ARE A BONUS ONLY. RESEARCH. READ. APPLY.

Downloads + basic guide HERE

Update - added a virtual machine with pre-installed LGNPST to the link above. This will be for those that aren't on Windows.. or just having install issues. Thanks to k7raid for that! Some files may need a password to extract... PW = lgog

BELOW IS A MORE DETAILED GUIDE FOR THOSE CONFUSED OR STUCK.

READ IT ALL AND MOST QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ANSWERED

Notice at the top it says LGNPST ACG and not some other weird version? And notice the version numbers. If yours don't match up then you installed the wrong version!!

1. COM port will show up if phone is connected properly in Download Mode. LGNPST will switch and say Emergency Mode.

2. Press the DLL button towards the bottom of Emergency tab.

3. Press the BIN button towards the bottom of Emergency tab. You should now see both both file names scrolling in LGNPST like the screenshot.

4. Press that START button.

5. A windows will pop up saying you will lose data.. you will NOT lose any personal data.. hit OK.

6. If LGNPST is working properly it will take 20 seconds or so before LGNPST hits 67% and reboots your phone. DONE. After your phone reboots at 67% or 85% it's safe to unplug and use phone.

7. If you still can't boot up, try booting into fastboot. Can't get into fastboot.. try flashing the AltBin. Still can't get into fastboot? you're doing it wrong.

Q: LGNPST Won't open and says "usb dongle not detected"

A: In the lgnpst folder where u ran the .bat to install it should be a lgnpst_acg.exe file somewhere. Copy it to your program files > lg electronics > lgnpst folder overwriting the current exe in that folder. Should work now.

Q: There's no LGNPST_LS970/dll file to select in LGNPST.

A: The install.bat should have registered your dlls but something went wrong. Check the link in the next answer.

Q: I still can't install LGNPST... help?

A: Check out this link.

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[B]My other LS970 threads..[/B]
[B][URL="http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2161498"][GUIDE] Backup/Restore/Repair Your EFS Partition [LS970][/URL][/B]
[B][URL="http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2049701"][HOW-TO] Enable DIAG mode without Service Code(MSL)[/URL][/B]
[B][URL="http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2052816"][INFO] LS970 Hidden Dialer Codes[/URL][/B]
[B][URL="http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2058506"][INFO] Optimus G AT Commands[/URL][/B]

Special thanks to xonar_ for his LG Bin Firmware Extractor and releasing his source code.

Thank you Shelnutt2 for everything you do for the entire LGOG community.

Thank you k7raid for testing the first bin with major SBL changes.

And last and also least.. ha ha.. sawdey21 for suggesting the "updated" name change.

Be sure to show them all thanks.

TeenyBin. Patent Pending.
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