yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG Optimus G Pro] bailey37821:
Great

I flashed the 980H on my U.S. E980. Everything seems to be running fine. After normal start up before I do anything I am showing just a bit over a gig of ram free, which is good. It is still a little bloated but not nearly as bad as the US version. I just had a lot less things to disable on this one. Keep in mind though that if your US version is rooted like mine was then it is very easy to debloat it without needing to flash if that is what you are after. For me the biggest advantage for flashing the Panama rom was to get the option to tether without issues (and I am using Straight Talk att sim) I can confirm that tethering works flawlessly even with Straight Talk. Be careful though as straight talk now keeps a pretty close eye on this and at the very least you will be severely throttled the moment you hit 2.5 gigs of data.

As far as the Rom and the very good detailed instructions from the Dev......everything went great. Thankyou sir for your hard work. I'll try to get on this weekend and buy you a cup of coffee :good:

I cant leave without saying something else though. Reading through this entire thread before I flashed....it was comical. It is truly amazing how many people are in such a hurry that they barely read the 1st post and then cry for help when something goes wrong. You come across this site, find a rom,kernel, modification, etc. from someone you don't know that is probably not even in the same country as you are, that has posted some software that could very well brick a $600.00 phone. Then you barely read the first post and jump right in. Then you cry when something happens. Good Lord have some common sense. Most if not all devs on here are really good people, but nothing and no one is perfect and there is always some risk. The way you help negate that risk is to thoroughly read all the instructions and then ALL the posts after that. That way you get a good idea of any issues others are having and any tips and tricks that others have discovered before you are in the middle of a flash! FOR EXAMPLE...Not using a MAC OR WINDOWS 8. Seriously? How many times has the dev had to take time to respond about the windows 8 or mac issues? At least a half dozen times in 3 pages!!! If this offends you...grow some balls and why your at it calm down and take your time with this stuff. It will still be here in an hour after you have read through the information.
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
There's no way around the Windows 8 issues?

I'm also a bit confused by this step:

9) Be Sure that after flashing to perform a reset as for some reason flashing this does not remove what was there before until you reset. By turning off, Holding down power and Vol Down until it comes up on the screen.

What does it mean? Do we need to manually reboot the device?
[LG Optimus G Pro] aygriffith:
I had to wipe data and cache in recovery after restoring the E980H stock ROM to my AT&T E980. Without doing this the phone would just hang at the LG boot screen. I believe that's what step 9 is attempting to say. After doing that and rebooting the phone I was able to boot into the freshly flashed phone.
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
How do you boot directly into recovery? I mean, what key combination do you need to use?

I don't have a non-Windows 8 PC. Am I screwed?
[LG Optimus G Pro] aygriffith:
I did it on a Windows 7 PC. I haven't tried anything with the LG tools on my Win 8 PC. I can't see why any thing would be a problem on W8 but again I haven't tried it.

If I remember right to boot into recovery on the G Pro with the device off you press Volume Up + Home Button + Power until you boot into recovery. You should see a wipe option once inside recovery. You WILL lose your data on the phone.
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
Right, you need to wipe manually via stock recovery, correct? Then root and add custom recovery, like the Loki TWRP or CWM? The FreeGee ? app isn't to root, correct?

Man, I hope it works via Windows 8, because if not, I'm not sure what I can do.
[LG Optimus G Pro] aygriffith:
Well in the spirit of this thread you don't need to root or add a custom recovery to return to stock but once you're back to stock you can do all of that again since any previous rooting or CWM would be lost by returning the phone to stock.

I don't remember much about the FreeGee app, I'd refer to the how-to threads on here and very carefully follow the instructions. It was petty easy to complete using the step by step on XDA.
[LG Optimus G Pro] bailey37821:
Yes. when flashing is complete you need to unplug phone and do a hard reboot. Keep in mind that I was only rooted. I did not have recovery like CW. I simply booted into the reset screen (both volume buttons and power)
[LG Optimus G Pro] zensky88:
ERROR xc

05:04:54 : ********* 2Chip Model.dll input Parameter End*************

05:07:14 : MODEL DLL Event : (100, 60)

05:07:14 : Step : TYPE_WPARAM_UPGRADE_ERROR

05:07:14 : CleanModelDll() : Free Model.dll

05:07:14 : _DetachDLL Call

05:07:14 : _DetachDLL Call End

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05:07:14 : ¿©±â´Â Retry ºÎºÐÀÔ´Ï´Ù

im having this error while waiting and the steps provided to retry were to 1.disconnect the phone, 2.remove battery, 3.put battery back, 4.turn on device, 5.press retry button on LG Mobile Support Tool...but same thing happens
[LG Optimus G Pro] -SeCra-:
WIN8 doesn't like LGOGP?

In the R&D Test tool, at the step where you click the 'normal web upgrade test' option, I get a error stating that I need to install the CSMG B2C Client Tool.

I already have it installed, and have been installing/uninstalling over and over for the past hour. Still the same error.

What do I need to do?
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
Did you try running the app in compatibility mode (so the app acts like Win7)?
[LG Optimus G Pro] -SeCra-:
No I didn't! Completely forgot about that!

EDIT: Still didn't work
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
What's the difference between the R&D Test Tool and the LGFLasher 1.5?

Can you flash the E980 with either tool?

So far, I'm finding the flashing process on LG devices to be extremely vague and poorly documented, and I haven't even begun to do it yet!

---------- Post added at 06:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:23 PM ----------

What model do you have? E980?
[LG Optimus G Pro] -SeCra-:
E980. Can't use either tool, I've tried
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
Do you mean that yours can't for some reason, or that no E980 can use either tool?

Could it be something with your port, cable, windows installation?
[LG Optimus G Pro] -SeCra-:
My phone won't, at least not on my laptop. Windows 8 doesn't allow you to modify com ports
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
So, you MUST use the LG Flasher tool and change com ports, and the R&D tool doesn't work either?
[LG Optimus G Pro] -SeCra-:
Seems so. I feel retarded since my inspire was so easy to work with
[LG Optimus G Pro] shingers5:
so correct me if i am wrong but i could flash my E988 international model with E980H from panama and it should work? in effect i have a E980 instead of E988? or have i read this wrong?

thanks

scratch that as even though flash was a success i didnt have a working display or sound.
[LG Optimus G Pro] bailey37821:
I flashed the 980H from ATT 980 mainly just to get tether capability. It did give me tether and it works great, BUT. I have had it for a few days now and I am starting to see things I don't like. I am not sure why but my signal is a bit weaker now. I noticed it right away but did not want to say anything until I had a chance to get out of the house around town so I could check it a little closer. I know the signal in all my usual spots and I can say that it is definitely weaker now across all areas that I know here. Also I actually like the ATT icons better. The one that shows up now is (H+) I know it is actually LTE because I get better than 14mbs, but it still bothers me to see it, LOL. I certainly appreciate the work from the dev to put these ROMS out there, but for me it is just not that different from the ATT stock to mess with unless you just cant live without tether. Plus now I cant get freegee unless I restore to the ATT stock first which is proving a bit of a pain. I lost my internet at home and am waiting on repair so I am now sitting in Barnes and Noble trying to download the stock file and only getting 150 K/bs :eek: Another lesson in itself. Make a backup 1st of yours or at least grab the stock file ahead of time and stick it on your hard drive / thumb drive.
[LG Optimus G Pro] cobatok:
anyone can help me with stock ROM for E988 Indonesia version?

I tried to download it from (lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?mod=Lg+Optimus+G+Pro&paese=IDN%2FINDONESIA&id_mod=25). but the link was down and very slow (i'm failed to download it several times)

i tried to look for another mirror (posted by hyelton) in (storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda%2FLG+Optimus+G+Pro%2FStock%2F). but i didn't for Indonesia version

any suggestion / help where to find the stock ROM that i need?

Thanks
[LG Optimus G Pro] androidbeast503:
instead of clicking on read phone, click on start upgrade and it will work, I just did it
[LG Optimus G Pro] bailey37821:
tot to kdz

I feel pretty stupid. I successfuly flashed e980h rom and now want to return to stock. I have downloaded both versions of the att stock rom. I thought I could use same technique to return to stock but the files are .tot not .kdz. What have I missed? I thought I read every post on returning to stock and dont see any mention of using the .tot file. I also have LG mobile support tool but it is giving me an error.

Help a brother out please so I feel smart again.
[LG Optimus G Pro] hyelton:
If you look at the first post it will tell you everything you use a different tool for going back to stock for att
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
Can I ask why you want to return to the AT&T ROM? Just curious.
[LG Optimus G Pro] bailey37821:
yes I am using this technique, same as flashing the 980h. The problem is I downloaded the stock rom to flash and it is a .tot file. uptest.exe (flashtools) wants a .kdz file
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
You need to use the LG Flash Tool for that. It's made for .tot files.
[LG Optimus G Pro] bailey37821:
I am having a weak signal problem with the 980h for some reason. Also I was going to try the devs stock based rom and freegee will not work with 980h, I have to get back to stock and then use freegee and then I can try the devs other rom

---------- Post added at 06:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:12 PM ----------

you mean the other version of flash tool where you need the code to open it (which I have) instead of using the version that you use uptest.exe.

So i tried that one and your right it does use .tot files, but what about the dll??
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
There's a .dll flle somewhere for it. I found it by searching for it. If I can find it, I'll post a link.

Sucks that FreeGee doesn't work with the 980H ROM! I thought it did!
[LG Optimus G Pro] hyelton:
Here is the guide for returning to stock AT&T

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2302660
[LG Optimus G Pro] bailey37821:
.dll

Good lord, I finally found it. It is here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2272177
[LG Optimus G Pro] hyelton:
The DLL is in the storage cow link in which they downloaded.... They were trying to flash there e980 with a tot using the kdz. Method that's why they couldn't get it to work. DLL file is already been posted
[LG Optimus G Pro] esimon311:
Ok I'm about to try flashing one of the international Rom.

#1 From what I've gathered from reading through thid thread the Panama Rom has the least bloat/junk would that be correct?

#2 I've read conflicting posts some saying freegee works on Panama Rom & some saying it doesn't, can anyone confirm freegee does in fact work on Panama & Telcel Roms?

#C. Has anyone ran either of these Roms and G2V4? IF SO how DO they stack up against each other I'm currently running G2V4, and like it but am always looking for smother and stabiler minus the AT$T CRAP!

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Beavers & Ducks!
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
I hope you can find someone who knows the answer to these questions, because I'm facing them as well. Seems sorta' dead around here.
[LG Optimus G Pro] bailey37821:
1.Panama rom does have less bloat but not by much. Its not worth flashing just for that (imho) If you want tether though I would say that one is your best bet if your in the U.S.

2. As of 2 days ago freegee still would not work with the 980h rom (the one we are talking about) Myself and several others have uploaded to try and get this rom listed but so far nothing.

3. Dont know about that rom but the easiest is to disable all the ATT crap with the stock rom. The next step would be to go ahead and root the stock and then install a better freeze

/uninstall app from the market. There are 3 really good ones that I know of that will fully uninstall att and lg factory apps if you are rooted. Then adjust your ram clear period and process kill control in task manager/menu/settings

I just came back to stock and have done everything above. I run with 990 mb free in ram most of the time and very little space taken up in storage. Its funny I have a 16 gb class 10 sd card in mine and never use it except as yet one more back up for pics..lol im backed up to two clouds, a computer, and a phone already :)

I found this guide to be the most clear if or when you go back to stock (follow every single instruction carefully)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2302660

I found the guide here in this thread the best for going to the 980h though. It went fairly smooth as long as you have a win 7 machine.
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
Does it work with USB 3.0?
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
Follow up to the previous post....

I am asking because I only have USB 3.0 on my Windows 8 Laptop, but I do have two HDs in it, so I could install Windows 7 on one of them, but I'm not sure if the tool functions with USB 3.0 or not, in case I needed to flash back to AT&T stock.

With regard to the AT&T ROM:

I don't have or use 4G in my area. Will the AT&T ROM show the AT&T logo all the time, even though I'm not on their network and what will my data icons look like?

If I decide to flash the Panama ROM, can I root it the same way the AT&T ROM can be rooted and just wait/hope/pray for the FreeGee app to support it?
[LG Optimus G Pro] bailey37821:
Yes to USB 3. It's funny I had to look and remind myself if I was plugged into USB 3 or not. The only difference I could think of on USB 3 is when or if you flashed back to stock. You would have to double check the com port...but in the guide that I used you are doing that anyway. It still baffles me as to why win 8 is giving so many problems...I just dont have a win 8 machine or really the time to research it.

I dont remember about the ATT logo specifically but if it still showed I never noticed it after start up. The start up screen is a nice LG logo. My whole area that I travel in is solid for LTE and my data icon always showed "H+" I tested it several times and I was definitely on LTE at 14-16 mbs.

I was rooted on my stock rom and when I went to 980h it stayed rooted, which was a surprise. Im sure you can root 980h though the same way..I have read about people rooting it, I just dont remember where.

---------- Post added at 10:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:15 AM ----------

ps. if you flash 980h remember that after flash is complete to do a hard reset (as in the instructions) i could see not doing it could really screw things up.
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
That helps. If all I want to do is flash to the 980H ROM, can I do it with Windows 8?

BTW, with the hard reset, can I boot into stock recovery via the buttons? How do I do it to perform factory reset?

I'm accustomed to Samdung devices where Volume up+ Home gets you booted into recovery.
[LG Optimus G Pro] bailey37821:
last i checked they were still having problems with windows 8 even just flashing the 980h.

volume down and power for the lg's for factory reset

both volume keys and plug usb cable for download mode

so you have not tried his other rom yet? the one that started with stock debloated and he is up to version 3 I believe now. i have not tried yet myself.
[LG Optimus G Pro] bayuadhi069:
Are u indonesian?

Using ROM from same region aka (ASEAN in your case) will provide you with almost identical if not the same features and languages.

Hell, i cant even see the difference.

I almost always use thai version coz they update faster.

Had no trouble claiming for warranty with 10D Thailand on indonesian (jakarta) service center, if thats what you're worried about.
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
Does the R&D Test Tool (UpTestEX) run on Windows 8?

I know that the LG Flasher tool won't, but I'm asking about UpTestEX.
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
Using either W7 or W8, the UpTestEX tool is crashing on kdz extraction with an error.

Anyone?
[LG Optimus G Pro] polux400:
thank you dude, i just download my F240L stock rom, just in case :)
[LG Optimus G Pro] kevace1:
i have followed these instructions and i cannot seem to get it to work, it continually gets stuck on 4%, on my HP touchsmart PC (WIN 7 64bit), and on my Dell laptop(VISTA), both times i just get stuck at 4%......its not the first time i try this LG flash tool, i used it WAY BACK when I had the Thrill 3D 4G, and the LG Nitro HD, those had extra steps that are not mentioned here but im assuming they are not necessary.

I will mention i believe this phone is boot loader unlocked, as everytime it boot up i get some weird lettering of SERVICE ERROR or something along those lines. Its a phone i aquired trading Lumia 920. I want to do a back to stock as my phone now wont read a SIM card. It is unlocked, and no matter what SIM i put, it will not read it. where as just a DAY ago it did so just fine.

ANY HELP WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED.
[LG Optimus G Pro] Shira_nai:
Hello

I followed this guide weeks ago, and everything work flawlessly. But just now, suddenly it said "cannot process because of low battery level" or something along that lines. And I still can't flash it at 100% battery.

I don't know what happen, I reinstalled all the tools, but the problem still persist. What should I do?

I always have internet connection when flashing, is that the right thing to do? Since it seems the LG mobile support tool won't run without it.

Maybe something have to do with update on LG mobile support tool?

I hope I don't need to reinstall the windows :(

- windows 7 64 bit, E988 10a
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
The device isn't bootloader unlocked. None of them are. I assume you mean carrier unlocked or perhaps you mean Loki patched (pseudo-unlocked bootloader)

I just got my device today, and I went through hell to get W7 installed on my UEFI Dell laptop, and I suspect that some of the issues with these tools are related to the 64 bit OS, because I had issues as well, not even thinking about it, or I would have installed 32 bit on the second drive, since I ONLY did it for this device.

Rather than screw around with Stock flashing, I rooted, backed up the stock rom (just in case) then went straight to dessert by flashing CM, modem, done. Not saying that's your answer, but maybe it's the 64 bit OS.

Can you try on a 32 bit install?
[LG Optimus G Pro] kevace1:
My Dell laptop is 32 bit, so I'm not sure what to say. I remember when flashing on the other phones, the thrill and nitro hd, it would do the dame stop at 4%, but I can't remember for the life of me what the fix was. I saw on the folder when you unzip the flashtool there is a "windows enabler", I remember that was a necessity with one of those other phones, could that be it?

Now the phone will only come on in download mode, is this expected? is there a way to get out of that?
[LG Optimus G Pro] hyelton:
People can't just use 32bit of Windows unless they restore there computer and have a disk.. 95% of computers bought now days has a 64x OS. Unless you get a netbook.
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
Yes, it's true that they have to do that, but they can, if they choose, of course, because the ISOs are legally downloadable for the 32 bit version of Windows directly from MS, so if someone wants to, they can make a bootable disk or USB from them and do that.

I'm just speculating that, since the tools we use are so uber-crappy and were probably built when Win-doze XP was still in beta, that 64 bit might be part of the problem.
[LG Optimus G Pro] hyelton:
I run x64 and never had any issues with the g2 or g pro. Now with win8 that's a whole different story lol
[LG Optimus G Pro] hyelton:
Also when downloading the files for flashing be sure to use a download manager. People seem to have issues occurring from corrupted downloads.
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
a) That could have been my problem, because I didn't use a download manager. Can you recommend one that actually works?

b) Which of the two Panama 980H ROMs on your download site is newest? I see two, and I'm not sure which to choose.

c) Do I need the 980 dll file to use the Test tool to update the stock ROM to Panama?

I want to try it again.
[LG Optimus G Pro] hyelton:
A) FDM just google it :) Free Download Manager

B) What do you mean? Theres only 1 Panama E980H rom.

C) KDZ files dont use DLL`s. If your needing a DLL then your using the wrong guide. When flashing a KDZ on an AT&T phone you use the internernational way of flashing it.
[LG Optimus G Pro] kevace1:
So, basically I should try a xp machine?? I have a older laptop that still has xp that has not been turned on for maybe like 2 years.......would this be the consensus?

As I mentioned before I used it on a vista laptop that originally had xp, has 1 gig of RAM so I'm pretty sure it's a 32 bit machine......
[LG Optimus G Pro] hyelton:
Depends on how fast. I didn't feel like lugging around my computer so I just brought my older laptop with me I couldn't get it to work it would freeze before even getting to flash. Put the stuff on a windows 7 machine and bam it instantly started.
[LG Optimus G Pro] kevace1:
Just to refresh some memory, my problem is that I keep getting stuck at 4%...and staying there, and now my phone won't boot up at all. As i try to turn it on, it just goes straight to download mode withou me pressing any buttons.....so I'm just stuck here.....
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
http://storagecow.eu/Xda/LG Optimus G Pro/Stock/E980H Central America Claro/E980H10A_01.kdz

That's the second one. Is it the same file as E980H10A_00.kdz in the other folder? They have different dates.
[LG Optimus G Pro] hyelton:
If you look at the link and folder it says Clario no Panamah
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
The Panama ROM is a Claro ROM. Central America Claro is Panama.

That's the provider I'm using currently, and they sell the 980H, but it only has 16GB of internal memory and costs more than the AT&T version, which is why I bought it.

All I really want is the modem/baseband from the Claro ROM, because on the AT&T ROM, I get ONLY H data, never H+ and it never shifts or drops down when idle.

I get deep sleep, so that's not the issue. The data just doesn't throttle down, so I was hoping that the Claro modem would help.

Is it possible to extract them into a CWM flashable zip?

FWIW, I tried the Free Download Manager and it also failed to extract on CRC error at 100% downloaded.

The Stock ROM my device shipped with has the odd problem of the stock browser crashing. I tried clearing data from the browser, even reset the device to factory a few times, and right out of the box, bam. Browser crash.

I wouldn't mind running the Panama Stock ROM, but I'd hate to try to flash it and get bricked halfway through the flash.
[LG Optimus G Pro] hyelton:
The panama rom is a clean rom. The Claro rom has a bunch of carrier stuff on it.
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
Is there any way to verify the files once they are downloaded? I mean, something like an md5 checkum? I've not been able to get the free download manager you recommended to work!

It crashes after the download finishes and then the file's just gone from downloads. :(
[LG Optimus G Pro] hyelton:
Maybe there's an issue with your computer. Cause downloading wise there should be no problems at all