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[Verizon LG G2] acejavelin:
Good luck... After seeing what Win10 did with son's HP Probook 4540s with dual video cards, I'm going to give Win10 a couple months before we try again... Let's just say he now has a clean install of Win7 Pro again.

That being said, the compatibility of Win 10 to 7/8 is supposedly excellent, so you might get lucky.
[Verizon LG G2] Jakeuten:
Is there a 39A image?
[Verizon LG G2] n0ve:
It worked perfectly.
[Verizon LG G2] Romans8vs1:
Good evening everyone. I'm getting ready to receive a replacement G2. I'm sure it'll be on the newest update of lollipop. Do you know if I can use this method to go back to kitkat? Thanks in advance!
[Verizon LG G2] nobe1976:
Yes you can. I have successfully used this method to tot flash back to 11a and then OTA update to 12b without a hickup from 39a.

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[Verizon LG G2] kspanks04:
I'm stuck! I followed these instructions exactly but when I enter Download mode and check the device manager I see 3 devices with yellow exclamations. Under modems, portable devices, and ports. The properties for the LGE Mobile for VZW USB Serial Port (COM41) say the driver date is 10/19/2015 provided by LG version 3.14.0.0.

"Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)"

I realized I didn't have usb debugging enabled, so I enabled it and restarted, same result. I can still go into the Flash tool and get to the point where it says READY! But when I reconnect the phone, nothing happens.

I tried using a different computer too, same result.

Windows 7 64-bit.

EDIT: I got the com driver working by using a more updated version of the drivers.
[Verizon LG G2] ELECTRIC1982:
Close Port Error

Does anyone know what cport / close port error is (000000C8)?

Thanks,

Tyler
[Verizon LG G2] Chris0524:
THANK YOU!

I believe this may be only my second post here (edit, I see it's my first!), but I felt compelled to post today--THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to OP for the step-by-step instructions!!! They are written perfectly, and if executed to the letter, work flawlessly. I'm happy......:cool:
[Verizon LG G2] shourya02:
d802 firmware on gl g2 vs980

hello guys i have lg g2 vs980 i want to flash d802 firmware on my vs980 but i dont know how so plz help me thanks.
[Verizon LG G2] zipperhead46163:
WARNING: Performing this procedure removes your IMEI number from your phone.

WARNING: Performing this procedure removes your IMEI number from your phone. At least it did mine. I have a Verizon LG G2 and wanted to go back to the out of the box Verizon issued Stock Rom. After doing this procedure I did have the Stock Rom but the IMEI number was gone from my phone. This caused two things. One, the Verizon OTA software updates would not work. Two, The Google play store would not work. I had to perform the slightly complicated procedure described in this link to restore my phones IMEI number. I was fortunate that I still had my original box that my phone came in or I wouldn't not have know what my original IMEI number was. So just be forewarned before you do this.
[Verizon LG G2] alextrujillo:
Thanks millions

Thanks for the step by step guide it help me alot since this was my first time ever rooting a phone. funny thing was that i was trying to show off to my younger sister that i had a bad ass phone but next thing u know i wipe everything off from it. I got a error message saying download fail {299 sec} would that matter or do i have to start all over again
[Verizon LG G2] EvntHorizn:
Hi,

I looked through the topic and noticed that a few people said their phones still show root after using the flash tool. I found that my phone also showed unrooted at first and then after the first reboot that I did it switched back to rooted. Is everyone having this problem or am I and a select few screwing something up?
[Verizon LG G2] Lockett:
Okay, so I put my phone into download mode and jumped the gun and started the process before the drivers installed. I couldn't get the flash to start so I rebooted back into download mode but cannot get the drivers to install. I uninstalled the drivers via device manager, tried again, and still no luck. Any ideas how I can get the drivers to install when going back into download mode?
[Verizon LG G2] orobas:
thanks my phone now is life

Excelent work my phne is ok now
[Verizon LG G2] ozzyager:
Seriously - such a beautiful sight to see my phone booting up again - thanks so much!!
[Verizon LG G2] gwbyrd:
Slightly Confused and THANKS!

Ok, this is where I was confused... When you say 'ignore it', do you mean we should not click the 'ok' button and leave the message on the screen? Or we should go ahead and click 'ok', but not worry about anything or take any other action?

I went ahead and took the risk of clicking 'ok' to get rid of the error message, then it promptly did some things and said 'ready' in yellow in the upper left-hand box. I followed your next instructions to unplug phone, turn it off, and re-enter download mode.

At this point, it started flashing, but it did not start at 83%... It went from 1-83% and at 83%, it rebooted itself and went right into the setup screen. The Flash Tool at this point continued. It got up to around 94%, seemed to pause for a minute, and then it gave me a blue "PASS!!" box! I restarted the phone, entered my details and it now says 'unrooted'! HOORAY!

Thanks!
[Verizon LG G2] antawnm26:
I read in the OP that this could work on other variants has anyone tried this method on ATT?

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How i read it is that you ignore and go to step four.....
[Verizon LG G2] jikhead:
I got this last message in the LG Flash Tool...

Factory Reset Flag = 6

Factory Reset Flag Check Fail!!!

00000064

Error: Factory Reset Flag Check Failed

It got to like 93% and my phone did reset and appear to wipe/reinstall the OS. It now says unrooted and I've rebooted and it still says unrooted.

Is that error message anything to worry about?
[Verizon LG G2] bsems1000:
3) Now click the yellow arrow in the top left of the main window. It will prepare and maybe give a milky way error (seriously) ignore it until it says finished, or ready.

I wouldnt worry about it :cowboy:

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Great tutorial man. AFter having my phone for 9 days. .my wife (tipsy from a few drinks) DROPS my phone as she's getting out of the car. Talk about bad luck, smh. Anyways... i looked around and came across this guilde. A+ , works flawlessly, my phone shows "unrooted" and I've rebooted it numerous times now.

Ill be using square trade to put in a claim for my cracked screen since Best Buy says it may take up to 15 days... as the G2 is "backordered". BLows me away that this phone doesnt have any refurbs available for warranty claims through best buys insurance plan. Hence the reason why im dropping them and picking up square trade as we speak.:crying::crying:
[Verizon LG G2] greatnesstx:
Followed the guide to the T. I have com 41, ignored the first error, after hitting the yellow arrow waited, got the words READY . Unplugged my phone, powered off phone. Got back into download mode and I am still sitting at ZERO on flashing. Please help, fyi I installed all drivers, working on Windows 7
[Verizon LG G2] willyjay:
When you hit the yellow arrow, did you see the milky way error, and ignore it?
[Verizon LG G2] greatnesstx:
Yes I ignored it, just hit ok after it gave me that error
[Verizon LG G2] jntdroid:
Any issues doing this after being loki'd? I'm about to have to run this (rooted / loki'd with TWRP) on my Windows 7 machine and just want to make totally sure I'm not missing something stupid before I do.
[Verizon LG G2] greatnesstx:
I been trying for the better part of the morning, after I shut off phone and restart it, and nothing, still at zero

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Never mind, I rebooted my lap top and it worked
[Verizon LG G2] jntdroid:
This sounds ridiculous, but this is where I'm having problems. Every time I try and power off it's rebooting instead of powering off and the LG Flash Tool fails because it takes too long to boot up, power down, and get back into download mode...
[Verizon LG G2] greatnesstx:
Keep holding volume up button and the power button until it shuts off, if you let go early it will reboot.
[Verizon LG G2] jntdroid:
Thanks - I ended up just sticking the usb cable back in without powering down and right now it's flashing... we'll see if it finishes ok. *fingers crossed*

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@WACOMalt - Thanks again for this. It appears to have worked like a charm, I even let it finish and power off the phone itself to get a full "pass" from the LG Flash Tool.

Also, I never powered down out of download mode the first time - I simply unplugged and re-plugged the usb into my phone.
[Verizon LG G2] Vysin:
Okay so I've searched the thread to find out about if root status changes back to "Unrooted" and I've seen people say that it does but goes back to rooted after a boot, others saying it stays as rooted and others who say it does changed to Unrooted and that it stays that way

Can someone clarify that this does change root status to Unrooted, that it stays that way and that there's no other root indicator?

I'd rather not have a verizon rep spewing BS about not taking in my phone for being rooted, if I ever need to replace my phone for a hardware defect
[Verizon LG G2] WACOMalt:
In my test, it removed the rooted status, and it stayed that way. It will only change back if you re-root.

...At least, this was my experience.
[Verizon LG G2] Vysin:
Thanks man:good:

I'm less worried now about rooting my phone haha

Hopefully this helps other people looking for a clear answer to this
[Verizon LG G2] ccmbr002:
Hey. So I tried using a couple of other methods to revert my phone to stock using that kdz file. When I try to use your method I'm getting a message that says "Model Information Check FAIL!" Then it says Download FAIL at the top. Should I lose hope? :(

This is what the box under Port 1 shows me:

Download FAIL!! (0 sec)

PID: NULL

IMEI: NULL

Model :

DLL : VS980

BIN: VS98010B_13.TOT

SWV :

SWOV :

Model Information Check FAIL!

Edit: Additional info- When I try to factory reset it goes into TWRP recovery (I'm on 2.6.3.1) but it doesn't let me do anything. It immediately starts to wipe.
[Verizon LG G2] willyjay:
Were you on the stock VZW rom, or a custom rom? If custom, can you reflash it while in twrp, then try this process again? If not, you would have to get back into download mode and try following the steps again.
[Verizon LG G2] charlieg90:
I'm kinda concerned about this as well.... I'm considering returning this phone within vzw's 14-day return period, and I really don't wanna run the risk of any mods being detected by their machines. :/

I guess I'll just stay unrooted for now, until there are some more reports of success. I can stand it for a couple weeks... I think...
[Verizon LG G2] ccmbr002:
I am on a custom rom. I am unfortunately unable to boot into recovery. When I try to do it in the way I've seen suggested (hold Vol down + power and then agree to do a factory reset) twrp opens and immediately begans wiping data/cache. As soon as it finishes the phone begans booting. My version is listed as 2.6.3.1 which appears to not be the newest version of the recovery.

Thanks for your response, I really appreciate any ideas you might have.
[Verizon LG G2] willyjay:
Have you tried this fix for bootlooping in the older versions of twrp?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
[Verizon LG G2] crashN2u:
For everyone using this, how did you root in the first place? Did you have issues re-rooting? I went back to stock on my old RAZR and was never able to re-root again. Issue I was having was a the superuser binaries would no longer install. Probably unrelated. If anyone has recommendations on how to fix that I would appreciate it. Thanks.
[Verizon LG G2] ccmbr002:
Hmm. I might have read that wrong, but it says to type the second thing from the twrp terminal command option. As I can't access anything in twrp (it automatically just wipes and then exits) I'm not able to type that out. Is there some way for me to do this from my command prompt in Windows? The phone is showing up in device manager, but not when I type adb devices in the command prompt. Thanks again for all your help!
[Verizon LG G2] willyjay:
The first three lines should be entered via windows pc, but if you can't get adb commands to work, then I'm stuck. I would say try this back to stock method again while in download mode....following the instructions exactly.

Maybe someone else can chime in to see if there's a way to push your rom via download mode.

If adb isn't seeing your device, it may not have debugging turned on.
[Verizon LG G2] ccmbr002:
Hey,

Yeah it isn't turned on. I was editing my build.prop as soon as I installed a new rom. When I rebooted it to set the changes it began bootlooping. Agh I feel so retarded, I did pretty much everything wrong with this one. Thanks for trying to help :)

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Does anyone have any thoughts on what would happen if I took the phone to Verizon? I mean, they obviously wouldn't replace it since it will show that it's rooted, but if there's anything they can do to reset it to stock that would be amazing.
[Verizon LG G2] willyjay:
I was under the impression that this is pretty much the tool VZW would use to reset it. How many times have you tried to restore it to stock with the method in this OP?
[Verizon LG G2] ccmbr002:
Ah yeah... I was hoping that you wouldn't say that. I've gone through the steps at least a dozen times, it just keeps returning that error message. I didn't redownload the tot file because when I did a hash check it said the file was fine. I didn't download the LG apps along with the rom that I flashed (LG apps and Verizon apps were broken out)...would that somehow cause a problem? The weird thing is my phone's IMEI shows up when I try to update directly through the LG mobile support tool but not when I use LG FlashTool. When I use the mobile support tool, it starts but hangs at either 4% or 10%. I guess I'll try doing everything again one last time. I might have to just bite the bullet and go back to using my Nexus for a while. Thanks for helping me, it's much appreciated.
[Verizon LG G2] ccmbr002:
Hey people who know more about computers than me. Sorry to be such a bug, but would anyone have any idea of if there's a way for me to bypass the model information check that's being done by editing one of those dll files? I'm not sure why I'm getting stuck at that step, I'm assuming it's to prevent people who don't have a Verizon LG G2 from flashing this file...? Right now I have a very expensive paperweight on my hands =(
[Verizon LG G2] willyjay:
You may want to get on freenode #lg-g2, and see if IOMonster is on there for help.

I'm assuming you dl'd the right (2) dll files and put them in the correct place per the OP?
[Verizon LG G2] ccmbr002:
Yep I did. I went in there and they told me some other people have had the same problem as me after editing a build.prop file. Looks like I might just have to wait for new flash tool to come out. Bleh. Oh well.
[Verizon LG G2] cainer:
This process worked perfectly for me and was pretty quick. It did set my phones flag back to unrooted as well. As most of the setup was done and the VZW store it's nice to take it from "like out of the box" and forward. I'm hopeful this will help to remedy a few other little issues I've been having since I rooted and may have gotten a little carried away in my efforts to de-bloat the phone.

Thanks again for this!
[Verizon LG G2] darcmasta:
Thanks for this! :D Worked perfectly for me :)
[Verizon LG G2] rynosaur:
This post helped me enormously! Where's your donate link? Thank you very much!
[Verizon LG G2] lewthejew:
How long does it take for the "ready" to appear? I never see it even when I click OK on the popup. I'm at my wits end trying to fix my phone. Everything else is correctly set up but I never get the "ready" in yellow!

EDIT: I do get an error when I click OK "FailedPreviousLoad"
[Verizon LG G2] lewthejew:
FINAL EDIT: Was able to get back into TWRP recovery after using fastboot to flash the newest version of TWRP. So now when I use the voldown+power combo it takes me to recovery after I say yes to doing the wipe, just fyi for anyone in the future that has the same problem I did.
[Verizon LG G2] ccmbr002:
Hi Lew. Were you able to get your phone into fastboot mode to flash the new recovery or did you have USB debugging enabled? If you got it into fastboot mode could you let me know what you did? I can't figure out how to do anything other than get into download mode or factory reset (I don't have the newest version of TWRP which lets you boot into recovery through factory reset).
[Verizon LG G2] wizzcap:
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I was going crazy stuck in the twrp loop!
[Verizon LG G2] RandomGuy982:
Am I doing something wrong?

I have downloaded the kdz file 3 times each from both download links, and every time I try to extract the file it says the archive is corrupt. I've used winrar and 7zip. I'm using windows 7 x64. Anybody else having this issue?
[Verizon LG G2] in_dmand:
*edit: forgot to extract file. I think its all good with that now, but now I have a new problem...

*** LG Tool keeps hanging at "CRC BIN check", does not work for me...

*update: never got the LG Tool working... I ended up using this method w/ the .kdz file instead of tot and it worked great! i'm up and running again =)
[Verizon LG G2] headtriip:
tot file corrupt?

Every time I try to unzip the tot file I get an error that the archive is corrupt. Tried with WinRAR and stock windows unzip. Anyone have any ideas?

PS I've tried redownloading the zip and still have same error.
[Verizon LG G2] jmileti:
what am I doing wrong. when I plug in usb with vol up it boots right into twrp recovery. any help appreciated

nevermind didn't see the little help link for this. all set now
[Verizon LG G2] ooddiittyy:
Brother, I just want to say thanks for making this thread; I was into about 45 minutes of panicked, unproductive Google-foo after idiotically wiping /system in TWRP before I found this thread. Much, much appreciated.
[Verizon LG G2] droidiac13:
THANKS!!

I have the AT&T version so I had some other files needed, but your thread was the only one I found that made mention of the MilkWay error thingy. Thanks a bunch for putting my mind at ease. I finally was able to get through it and back to stock.
[Verizon LG G2] mbh87:
Thanks for this, worked perfectly.
[Verizon LG G2] sgreenwood99:
Jeff, I have been having the exact same problem over the past 2 days. Did you ever get a resolution? (Email greenwood.legal@gmail.com)
[Verizon LG G2] almahix:
I think I am screwed. I was trying to dirty flash a rom, and I inadvertantly wiped my system and internal storage. I downloaded all the files in this thread, installed the drivers, and got my phone to boot into download mode. When I try to run the LG Flash tool it says LG/USB Parallel Lock Key is not selected!! When I press the OK button on that dialog, it prompts for an ID and PASSWORD, which I do not have obviously. The download mode shows that I am Rooted, so I cannot go back to Verizon for assistance. PLEASE HELP!!!:(
[Verizon LG G2] fr8cture:
I wiped my system and it worked perfect for me. You sure you followed step by step? Did you make sure your phone is on com41 on your pc?
[Verizon LG G2] almahix:
It shows up on com6. I loaded the drivers. I even rebooted the PC.(win 7)
[Verizon LG G2] fr8cture:
you have to change it yourself. It tells you how on the OP.
[Verizon LG G2] almahix:
Thanks. I must have glossed over that. I followed the instructions and moved it to port 41, and the device manager says it is working properly. I tried the flash tool, but it gives me the same error message about the lock key not detected.
[Verizon LG G2] fr8cture:
In the Op it says you may get an error. Did you go past the message and see what happens?
[Verizon LG G2] almahix:
I got the flash tool running finally. The MegaLock.dll had to be replaced. I am still waiting for the .tot file to download. I will finish the recovery (I hope) when the download completes.

Moral of the story:

NEVER TRY FLASHING A ROM WHILE DRINKING ZINFANDEL.
[Verizon LG G2] simon_lefisch:
Is this for Windows only? Is there a Mac version?
[Verizon LG G2] jun991013:
after using this method, I am no longer able to answer calls. I even updated to the latest ota same result. it didn't do this to me when I used the kdz method. Well i tried to use the method, but it won't work anymore. It used to work. What's going on. I've tried many different computers too. Not the happiest I can be
[Verizon LG G2] simon_lefisch:
Did you do a factory reset after you restored stock?
[Verizon LG G2] jun991013:
I thought it did that for you, after everything, all of my data was gone including my internal storage. I currently fixed this issue by flashing clean rom 1.0 but does anyone have the same problem?
[Verizon LG G2] simon_lefisch:
ok i tried doing this method but after it flashed the .tot file it said "download failed. device model is different." i looked at the model in the flashtool and it says its D802. i hace the VZW vs980. HELP!!
[Verizon LG G2] simon_lefisch:
ok so now i cant get back into download mode....
[Verizon LG G2] hyperxguy:
(download failed a few times) Finally got the file using a download-manager ...

When I unzip VS98010B_13.tot.zip, WinRar told the file was corrupted. But MD5 check is good for VS98010B_13.tot ...

Should I assume the file is good to go .. anyway ?
[Verizon LG G2] simon_lefisch:
I'd prob download it again just to be safe, but that's just me.
[Verizon LG G2] sefirosu0522:
Ok guys, just a quick question. Is this method working? Seems like an up and down process. I'm getting this phone tomorrow. I don't want a phone that will possibly void my contract. Is this method safe? Should I not root when I get it? Coming from a GNex and Wugfresh's tool made it so easy to just go back to stock. No issue ever. Is it the same case with this method?
[Verizon LG G2] simon_lefisch:
I finally was able to get into download mode and flashed back to stock with no probs.
[Verizon LG G2] sefirosu0522:
Did it take a long time to figure out? Did you follow steps? What issues did you run into? Does your phone say unrooted? Sorry for all the questions, just curious.
[Verizon LG G2] simon_lefisch:
Wasn't too hard. Just followed the steps in the OP. Didn't really run into any issues. Phone status did say unrooted afterwards. Just follow the guide exactly and all should be well.
[Verizon LG G2] almahix:
I went through this over the weekend. You have to follow the instructions very carefully. The instructions contained the cause and effect of some conditions, and once I focused on those issues everything worked fine. The only part that gave me real grief was getting the phone into download mode. The back buttons, for this purpose, are too small and you practically need a third hand to plug in the cable. Stick with it...it works. After the restore the phone says not rooted.
[Verizon LG G2] sefirosu0522:
Thanks guys. I'm grabbing everything from the first post of this thread. Is there anything at all that is missing? Do I need anything besides what's in that first post? Right now I have:

LG VZW_United_WHQL_v2.11.1

MegaLock.dll

Setup_LGFlashTool_1.6.01.0529

LGVS980_20130902_LGFLASHv151.dll

VS98010B_13.tot.zip

Also, is this the thread you all used to root?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2448887

Sorry if these are dumb questions. I just want to make sure I'm covered. I'll be diving into all of this after work tomorrow.
[Verizon LG G2] simon_lefisch:
seriously! getting into download mode was a pain in the a$$!

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looks good to me. and yes that is the thread to root. :D