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[G2 General] the_decent1:
No Stock Recovery after flashing stock rom

First of all thanks a ton for this guide. It helped me unbrick my phone.

I have LG G2 (D800) AT&T. I used the TOT method to flash the stock firmware. It went flawlessly. My phone is now running the stock ROM. The problem I'm having is that if I try to enter the recovery, the phone just restarts and makes me do all that "Getting Started" thing again. It makes me setup the phone all over again. There is no recovery in my phone right now, not even stock. How do I get the stock recovery working again? I don't want to root my phone and don't want to install a custom recovery.

Please help!!

Thanks.
[G2 General] hyelton:
Depends? If your phone is reseting, then your going through the factory reset/recovory.
[G2 General] the_decent1:
Thanks for replying so quick.

So, how do i enter the recovery? I've tried the button combinations but it does the same thing every time...it resets the phone.

??
[G2 General] hyelton:
That is the recovery. Why do you need it?
[G2 General] the_decent1:
Isn't the stock recovery supposed to have a menu that you navigate using the buttons? I might be trading this phone through AT&T so I just want to be in original state as I bought it.
[G2 General] hyelton:
If you flashed it via the method in the OP its 100% stock.
[G2 General] vichunni:
Anyone please help...!!

My phone is in a very bad condition..I have posted many times here. But no one has give the correct solution for my problem. I think many other people are also facing the same.

I tried going back to stock. Flashing completed successfully. But, after rebooting. the touch screen is responding badly. After examination, i found that i have lost the imei and baseband. Both are showing unknown now. I went to LG Service centr and they are telling that only solution is to change the board. It is not at all practical...

If anyone came across this issue and got a solution, please let me knw. Its a humble request..:(
[G2 General] Tinchoska:
Haven't you backup efs partition? It's rule number one when you start flashing.... Your problem is that, efs partition... I still don't know why people don't read everything before starting flash anything....
[G2 General] vichunni:
No..thats why i am in this situation...is there any solution left...??
[G2 General] ThatKidDrew:
If you didn't back up your efs you're screwed unless you can search on google and find something that says otherwise

ROM: ? AICP 5.0.2

RCVRY: ? TWRP 2.8.2.0

PHONE:? VS980
[G2 General] lcsolvr123:
I have the Brazilian Version D805 and I can't get pass 2% (Think its a LGUP_8974.dll problem). Tried formating/reseting and old the KDZ method and still nope. I installed both OptimusG3 and CloudyG3 previosly. Tried Tot with DLL from orig KDZ and a 8-2 TOT (Didn't find D805 TOT), it would not start the upgrade (but no error was shown, just clicked the yellow arrow and Port 41 said ready). Any solutions ?
[G2 General] hyelton:
I have stated a lot of times that performing a factory reset several times will bring the IMEI back its common.. But that wouldnt cause touch screen problems that's a hardware issue.
[G2 General] lcsolvr123:
Yes, on all ocasions. Never changed anything on the bar (always 0%). Funny thing is when I try to flash CloudyStock, TWRP "reboots". Installed the D805 baseband with no problems but CloudyStock (Downloaded twice) won't install (Probably for the same reason as the stock version I think).

Edit: Just downloaded the LG Mobile Support Tool and F me:

LGD805

Country: Brazil

Software Version: OPTIMUSG3 V1.4

Upgrade Recovery won't work (Read it here on XDA from a guy with the same problem). Why optimus, why ? Gonna search for a D805 TOT
[G2 General] hyelton:
There are D805 tot and kdz in the OP. There may not be any tots I don't remember. But flashing a custom ROM is compelety different than flashing a stock firmware... Also keep in mind tot files are hard to come by and most you have to pay for them.
[G2 General] lcsolvr123:
I tried to flash CloudyStock via TWRP, like all custom roms (After Wipe etc etc) and won't work. I will flash a G3 based ROM. I have a few ideas and I'm gonna try them out, thanks for the input and I hope Santa will make some of my ideas work. If not, I will be back. Thx
[G2 General] lcsolvr123:
Thanks XDA, working perfectly both methods: KDZ and TOT.

Found a D805 TOT and solved my Firmware problem, if any brazilians have the same problem I had just send me a message and I will help.
[G2 General] Skyfall007:
does anybody know how to fix 2% problem?
[G2 General] hyelton:
That's not an issue. You have to make sure your doing everything 100% correctly. It stopping at 2% can be anything.
[G2 General] lcsolvr123:
Try the TOT method, the second method on the thread. Remember to change your COM port to 41 in the device manager. There are better, illustrated guides, just seach on google. It worked for me.

Edit: Here a great guide. Its the same guide as the one here but with pictures. Follow both guides and use the download links from this thread. Worked great for me. Its in spanish, but just use google translator. Take the spaces off from the link.

todomovillg. es /elforodehomero/(802)-rom-mod-y-hack/(tutorial)-manual-lgflashtool/
[G2 General] CiscoKydd:
Thank you, hyelton! I bricked my LG G2 D801 (T Mobile) within 48 hours. I NEED THIS!!

Thanks for making this info available.

CiscoKydd
[G2 General] hyelton:
That doesn't seem like the same guide... Picures mean nothing other than pictures. Also that seems to be the really old method which doesn't even work anymore.
[G2 General] bdorr1105:
Thanks for makibg this guide i,was,able to use this tool, which was much easier than the offline fix forbthe LG G Pad......i was never previously rooted and i was unabke to with stump toot,so,i downgraded firmware, accepted firmware update to 4.4.2 and used stumproot 1.2 to easily one touch root in seconds and thanks to this flash tool. All you have to do is change the CDMA to that 3GPOT or whatever and viola
[G2 General] lcsolvr123:
Its the TOT method. SAME thing as the one is this thread but with pictures (That help a lot). He obsviosly is having problem with the KDZ method (The first one in the thread) and most people who have the 2% problem can solve it using the TOT method. And yes, it does work, tested myself and there are various reports here on XDA. Read the entire first post before first and you will see.
[G2 General] hyelton:
At first I thought you where talking about that's a guide to the kdz method which looked older.

Also remember pictures with the tot method are not as nessacry as it would be with the kdz method. The tot method is extreamly simple.

Also keep in mind, tot is NOT available for every single model/country. Some people are forced to use the kdz method.
[G2 General] petru.bogdan:
Hy, i tried to install .tot file and i get this error. What do i did wrong?
[G2 General] mood_coolman:
Is there no Android 4.2.2 jelly bean kdz file?
[G2 General] hyelton:
Model???
[G2 General] mood_coolman:
D802
[G2 General] schlager P.:
messed up rotation, so out of desperation I decided to start from scratch, hence I returned to stock, and after getting stuck at 19% once, all's working now. So I can confirm it works, no downtime on Ocean or other errors. Huge thanks to Hyelton, saved my phone (a.k.a. life) not only today but several times before as well.
[G2 General] theitay:
Tried to use it, with no success. always get stuck at 2 precent. My phone is LG d801 that can't boot, but able to go to download mode.
[G2 General] hyelton:
What's the error?

And what method are you using?
[G2 General] theitay:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pc66iuq02qnlvuw/Screenshot 2014-12-29 12.40.42.png?dl=0

This is the error that I get.

I used this tutorial (The first option, using KDZ file)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
[G2 General] hyelton:
Yea that's a link to my guide/OP lol. Have your tried using the tot method? Also have you tried taking your phone out of download mode putting it back in?
[G2 General] theitay:
Haha that's cool.

haven't tried to use the tot method yet.

Tried multiply times to get in & out of download to try to fix it. no success.

I think that I lost my IMEI since I got this message:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jrhb9vw4pa959mb/Screenshot 2014-12-29 18.24.10.png?dl=0
[G2 General] hyelton:
Never click read phone info, it makes flashing difficult and makes it freeze.

Is the current software on your phone working? As to bring back IMEI you have to factory reset several times.

You'll probably need go do the tot method.
[G2 General] theitay:
The current software is not working.

how do I know which TOT fits my phone?

This is what I have on the back of my phone:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pe3vx25s8o7e7vg/Version.png?dl=0

Thanks.
[G2 General] hyelton:
You in Canada?
[G2 General] theitay:
No, I purchased this phone from someone in eBay that told me that it's d802 (It even had D802 firmware and IMEI) but when I tried to upgrade it, it got stuck.

When I opened the back of the phone I understood that it's D801/D803 and not D802 as I purchased... I opened a case obviously but I really need the phone for the next couple days until I'll find a solution...
[G2 General] hyelton:
You can either flash a D801 or D803 tot and try that.
[G2 General] theitay:
Where can I find those tot files? And what is the best tot file that you could suggest?

I've seen that there are only KDZ files in storagecow for my phone version
[G2 General] hyelton:
There in the OP with the kdz files

In the D801 folder with T-Mobile the first 2 files are for the tot method.
[G2 General] theitay:
Ok, Before I did that I did something that my friend suggested and its to press "Upgrade recovery" in LGmobile support tool.

Did it and actually worked! The phone is now fully working

but there's a wierd thing that the touch is not calibrated. it's much higher than where I place my finger
[G2 General] hyelton:
I have no clue about when it comes to things like that. Usually its a hardware issue but it wasn't like that before make sure you do a reset
[G2 General] theitay:
I did a reset, didn't change anything.

It wasn't like that before so it's hard to me to think that this is the case now.

could it be something with driver issues ?
[G2 General] hyelton:
Driver issues?
[G2 General] theitay:
Idk, I meant the software that manages the hardware :confused:
[G2 General] hyelton:
Unless its running the wrong firmware. As its either gonna work or not work at all.
[G2 General] theitay:
I see.

I tried to use the TOT method and I got this error:

"Device model is different!

Check phone or DLL"

The program thinks that my device is D802 too (it says D802 in model).

Is there any way to force it become D801 back?
[G2 General] hyelton:
If it says its a D802, even if it is a D801 its currently running D802 firmware which is why it says that. Flashtool reads the current firmware running not the actual phone model.
[G2 General] OwenHD2:
Thanks! The kdz method didn't work for me (0% and usb connection issue) but the TOT did. Thanks again! :good::victory:
[G2 General] dafunk2:
Hi [MENTION=2607037]hyelton[/MENTION] , thanks for giving this support ;)

I need a help because I'm in a strange situation:

I need to send my D802 to repair because of a spot of the display.

I was on CM12 (so android 5...) and flashed back "D80210E_00.kdz" with LG Flash Tool 2014. everything seemed fine since I tried to Hard reset the device. No recovery mode. I cannot get into recovery with the button combo and I cannot get into download mode as well. I have a backup of the "laf.img" but I don't know how to flash it without fastboot....you know that it's impossible to get into fastboot mode unless some partition is messed up.

I cannot try to re-fash the *.kdz because of no download mode.

But the system is up and running and ABD is working. :good:

I firstly thought to re-root my g2 with ioroot25 then Autorec it again to have back a working recovery, but I think it's better if I ask before to mess something hardly. :)

So I have the system up and running, ADB working but no recovery and no download mode and I have a "laf.img" backed up, but I read somewhere that maybe restoring recovery probably will let download mode work again.....

Any help?

Thanks a lot in advance :)
[G2 General] schlager P.:
you might try towelroot or ioroot and after that rom manager (for recovery though it never worked for me) or autorec

Sent from the den of inequity
[G2 General] hyelton:
Try different button combos to get into download mode.
[G2 General] dafunk2:
Thanks, but I tried every combination for both recovery and download mode but noone works.

BTW, I 'm not sure why, but I'm now on 4.4.2 (20H)...maybe I left wifi on and then updated itsef... :confused:

I can get into recovery via adb (adb reboot recovery) but I can't reach the screen for hard reset with buttons combo (the one you get to go into recovery by using buttons combinations).

This is the screen of the recovery (sorry for the fingerprints lol):

So I know that there is something wrong and can't send it to repair in this conditions.

Many many thanks again :)
[G2 General] TaliZZ:
Hi there, I need help with my G2 32GB EU Open. I tried lots of things to unroot it and go back to stock, but nothing worked 100%. Last method I tried: I flashed back to 4.2.2. JElly Bean, did all the Updates OTA. Then it says unrooted in LG RCT. But I couldn't enter the download mode anymore. So I used the PC Suite to restore upgrade error. After doing that, I can enter the download mode again, but now it says "rooted" again. How can I go back to 4.4.2, with download mode working and "unrooted" tag in download mode? Thanks for the help.
[G2 General] hyelton:
The newer firmware sort of disables download mode in a way that's why you didn't have a download mode.
[G2 General] natalya:
Use a 4.4.2 KDZ. Once installed, use towelroot to root, just dont use a root method with custom recovery. Then follow this guide I made: http://xdaforums.com/lg-g2/general/guide-tool-download-recovery-unroot-t2879104

Once done, you will see Unroot in download mode. Then flash the 4.4.2 KDZ again, you now remove root and it will still show unroot in download mode.
[G2 General] hyelton:
I think they want to be 100% stock. Your guide is nice:), but that would make the poster rooted.
[G2 General] TaliZZ:
Right, I want to sell the phone and therefore I'd like to set it up like it was when I bought it so that the other customer has no problems with OTA Updates, entering Download Mode or having the status "rooted".
[G2 General] hyelton:
Well if your running latest it's not exactly easy to get into download mode. There's no reason for someone to get in there if your selling it, that would be there problem not yours lol
[G2 General] TaliZZ:
Ok. Its just that I don't want to have any trouble with the buyer and since I thought that it's likely that he/she will try to root the phone, they will need the download mode. And if that won't work, then they are going to blame me...
[G2 General] natalya:
Nah, phone will become 100% stock and show 100% unrooted.

First, you have stock ROM but as you install towelroot you will have root, then you do as the guide says and then you have download mode showing unroot but since you still have superSU, you flash KDZ again to remove SuperSU. Then you have stock ROM without root and with download mode showing unroot :)

= 100% stock with all traces of root removed :D
[G2 General] TaliZZ:
Thanks, I'll try that tomorrow. Have to go to work now. :good:
[G2 General] leonleonleon:
hello everyone. i am from greece and i got this phone gift from my uncle.

my uncle got it from germany and it had some kind of vodaphone rom in it. the phone model is LG-D802 as it writes on the back.

i wanted to ask, i want to flash a stock rom on my phone is that possible.?

and if possible can you please tell me which rom from the list to flash? there are lots of roms and variants. i dont want the Vodafone one?

i will wait for uyour help. thanks a lot.
[G2 General] dafunk2:
Many apologies if I misunderstood.

So with latest update (4.4.2 - 20H for D802) the situation is that :

- no longer possible to go into download mode?

- no longer possible to hard reset the device using the combo button? (the one to enter recovery...)

Sorry but lately I'm using my g3, and I'm "playing" with my wife's SGS5, my mother in law's SGS2 and my G2 has been for a while into its box, so of course I'm missing something. :o

Thanks :good::good::good:
[G2 General] Withering420:
Does anyone know if the zve update for sprint makes it so you can't flash back to stock? I've tried everything and that's the only thing I can think of.
[G2 General] hyelton:
It wouldn't stop you from flashing back to stock. Make sure your in download mode..
[G2 General] hyelton:
You can as long as it matches your model and storage size. But you can always just uninstall the Vodafone stuff..
[G2 General] Withering420:
I'm in download mode and I get to the part where I'm suppose to turn it off and enter download mode again and it just sits there and does nothing.
[G2 General] hyelton:
I'm guessing your using the tot method? Your not explaing too much. Choosing your tot and DLL file and then clicking okay and then clicking the yellow button? Did you change your com port to com41?
[G2 General] Withering420:
Sorry my bad. Yes I selected manual mode then selected the dll file and the tot file, then Ok. Then I select the yellow arrow and wait for port one to say ready, and that's where it stops. I have com 41 setup in device manager, and turn off my phone and hold the volume up button like the instructions say.
[G2 General] hyelton:
So phone is in download mode, computer says ready and still not doing anything ?? Try restarting your PC, or use another USB cable.
[G2 General] Withering420:
So phone is in download mode, computer says ready and still not doing anything ?? Try restarting your PC, or use another USB cable.[/QUOTE]

Alright I'll give it a go thank you.

---------- Post added at 07:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:20 PM ----------

So something else is using com 41 and I can't find it that's the problem.

---------- Post added at 07:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:05 PM ----------

What should I do now?
[G2 General] hyelton:
Alright I'll give it a go thank you.

---------- Post added at 07:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:20 PM ----------

So something else is using com 41 and I can't find it that's the problem.

---------- Post added at 07:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:05 PM ----------

What should I do now?[/QUOTE]

Then select com41 anyway it will tell you and you override it. Or you need to find out what's using your com port 41
[G2 General] ADRIONO23:
wow

when all hope was lost...... you saved the day!!!! thank you so much!
[G2 General] s1k1:
Hi,i am in cloudy 2.1 do i need some work in twrp or i need just set phone to download mod and flash with lg flash tool,to delite root and twrp to get all stock unrooted and withour twrp
[G2 General] stkman32:
when I click on the flash tool folder I do not have an option for UpTestEX.exe to click on...what am I doing wrong for the t-mobile usa version???
[G2 General] poch98:
Don't know which to use

I have a D802 but it's full of D802s in there! Which one do I download??
[G2 General] hyelton:
Whatever matches your phone.. And whatever android version your wanting..

Make sure you use the correct one if 16gb model make sure the file says 16gb in it
[G2 General] hyelton:
Go back and reread the OP exactly.
[G2 General] stkman32:
I did like 3 times and I do not see what I am doing wrong or why that file is not available inside the folder???
[G2 General] poch98:
Okay... but maybe I'm not understanding something that is obvious here.... but I still don't understand which firmware file I'm supposed to download. I mean you got Europe, Northern Europe, Brazil. All these model numbers don't match mine, mine just says D802. Thanks!
[G2 General] kostikasdrift:
hi guys! i have the same problem here. Im from Greece and i have an lg g2 d802 but i dont know which 4.2.2 firmware to download for downgrade.:confused:
[G2 General] hyelton:
There are a TON of D802 firmwares in the OP.

Just flash whatever country your phone is from or what country your in or closest to you, just make sure its D802 and if your phone is 16 GB make sure the file name has 16gb in it, if your phone is 32gb download any firmware that doesn't say 16gb in it. Simple as that it's in the OP.
[G2 General] hyelton:
V10x is 4.2.2 v20x is 4.4. Its been brought up a few times here.
[G2 General] xrayone911:
Thanks very much
[G2 General] failed1234:
No OTA update

After following this guide I can't seem to get the OTA updates working... I'm on 4.2.2 but when I press update it says it's up to date. Any help?
[G2 General] hyelton:
That would be left up to your carrier. OTA will only work if the phone is on the same carrier and carrier firmware (if its carrier branded)

Same applies to the firmware must be the be the same that came on it.

Also in some cases the carrier must have your IMEI and phone model listed in there system. LG is picky like that.

Also try performing a couple of factory resets sometimes that can fix any problem.
[G2 General] iTzGavin96:
awsome!

Second time i have successfully used this software to restore my g2 to unrooted stock. btw ran this on a bootcamped mac on my tmobile g2 with 0 issues. ran flawlessly.
[G2 General] Dawnys:
My problem

Hi everybody!

I faced an annoying problem. Yesterday I tried to back to Stock KK, but FlashTool just didn't see my phone in Download mode and said that I should connect already connected by me phone to PC. I decided to reroot my Lg g2 and then reinstall TWRP via AndroidRec. Reinstallation of TWRP led me to Security eror under LG logo... I don't know what to do. I read a lot of articles, methods. Most of them say that I just should use Lg mobile support tool or Flash tools but both of them in the process of installation don't see my phone in Download mode. I really need help coz I don't know what to do at all.

I decided to try on the second PC, in which Lg mobile support tool says my battery level is too low to flash, but my phone was plugged in charging all night long.

Please help me and tell me what to do. I tried a method from this article, but as I've already said Flash tool doesn't see find my phone connected.

Thank you.
[G2 General] ankkur_singhhrc:
Help !!!

Sir., I installed D802 32GB dz file on my ls980 sprint 32gb..

But, wen phone restarts.. its touch nt working . Going here there.. n its restarting..

Kindly help Soon. Thanks :(
[G2 General] hyelton:
You stated your own problem.... You flashed a D802 firmware meant for a D802 on your Sprint phone.. Your not supposed to do that.