yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Drgravy:
also found some nice themes you guys might like

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2675649 credit goes to [MENTION=2719389]z31s1g[/MENTION]

just grab the ones from the 1200 themes dropbox folder that is labled 2700

they have a configurable navbar and status bar and such

als here is a nice theme by [MENTION=4939189]aicjofs[/MENTION] http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=49969043&postcount=203
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] naruto.ninjakid:
Thanks Man. Did you use the Kingo root method ? What are your opinions on it in terms of safety ? How did you go about it ? :confused::confused:
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Drgravy:
yes I used kingo

personally I think its safe but I tend not to worry about that stuff

I just connected my tab and followed the directions
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Alexey71:
Warranty lose when installing?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] drekas:
It's great to see this kind of action around here.

Thanks a lot :)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Palux:
[MENTION=4557482]Drgravy[/MENTION]

hi, just to be safe, this procedure for ADB and FastBoot is correct, right?

http://techbeasts.com/2013/08/26/how-to-install-adb-fastboot-drivers-on-your-windows-pc-guide/

because with windows 8.1 I have not done modding on my N7000 and I do not remember a beep

anyway thanks for the work done
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] danilos2k:
Yes is perfect! :)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] sugaritos:
any help? i cant install it :(

loki aboot version does not match device
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Drgravy:
truthfully i am not sure

I am not up on windows

I have one old windows machine that I keep around just in case it is running vista

well I'll need some values from your: build.prop

so use your favorite root browser and navigate to system/build.prop and tell me these values:

ro.product.model=
ro.product.brand=
ro.product.name=
ro.product.device=
ro.product.board=

ro.build.version.incremental=
ro.build.version.sdk=
ro.build.version.codename=
ro.build.version.release=

ro.build.description=
ro.build.fingerprint=
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] sugaritos:
Drgravy here is the info from my build.pop. i managed to pull the aboot.img from my device but i cannot use loki patch..

ro.product.model=LG-V500
ro.product.brand=lge
ro.product.name=awifi_open_kr
ro.product.device=awifi
ro.product.board=MSM8960

ro.build.version.incremental=V50010c.1379452672

ro.build.version.sdk=17
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.release=4.2.2

ro.build.description=awifi_open_kr-user 4.2.2 JDQ39B V50010c.1379452672 release-keys

ro.build.fingerprint=lge/awifi_open_kr/awifi:4.2.2/JDQ39B/V50010c.1379452672:user/release-keys
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Drgravy:
ok i see the difference

to make this work you will need to open a new issue here : https://github.com/djrbliss/loki/issues?page=1&state=open

and provide this info and also provide your aboot.img

he should be able to update loki for your device
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] sugaritos:
yesterday a new firmware update has come. when i update i must open again a new issue? (this update will come to all devices lg said. it may fixes the blue line issue)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Drgravy:
possibly

any time we take a update from lg we risk loki not working anymore
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] woody1:
Can you post what the new firmware identifier is? Does anybody know what changed?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Alexey71:
But on my Tablet installed TWRP?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Drgravy:
as long as it is V50010a.xxxxxxxxx

you should be fine
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Drgravy:
I've been working with Dees_troy to make this official
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] cabron1980:
can i flash twp.img with any toolkit?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] madscout:
When trying the first method always get this message:

/data/local/tmp/loki_flash recovery /data/local/tmp/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-awifi.img

sh: recovery: not found..

so googled a little and found this APP, at XDA forum... worked like a charm :) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2349847.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Demetris:
Sure, ask lg for an unlocked bootloader.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] thoughtlesskyle:
I really wish they had an official bootloader unlock tool
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] naruto.ninjakid:
Anyone else experiencing this . I was wondering do I have to flash Again ? :confused:
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Bldzr:
Work perfect. I did all step by step and sucsessful install recovery via ADB on my PC =] Thanks much to all developers !! cheers
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] jawil:
Used this one to install cm 11. Works perfectly! Thanks for the great job devs! It's like having a new pad. :)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] netwave:
The only way I could get TWRP to work on my G-Tab was to use flashify,

what I did was:

Start Flashify---->Recovery Image---->Download TWRP v2.6.3.0 from flashify

File: openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-awifi.img

Location: /storage/emulated/0/flashify/recoveries/twrp

& Flash!

Then put the lastest build to date: v500-TWRP_2.6.3.2-recovery.zip

in Computer\G Pad\Internal storage

Start Flashify---->Flash Zip File---->Choose a File, Then navigate to the Flashable zip v2.6.3.2 & Flash

Only appears to work by flashing openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-awifi.img first,

then flashing the newer flashable zip v2.6.3.2

Flashing the v500-TWRP_2.6.3.2-recovery.zip first made my device lock up & had to keep hold of the power button

to start again.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] afrikanac:
i have a V50010b version does that mean i cannot use this recovery? thanks for your work anyway:beer:
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] gugavieira:
Hi all,

I've got a new G Pad a while ago and was not happy with the LG version of the OS. So like many of you I decided to flash a new ROM.

I've flashed the TWRP 2.6.3.2 following the instructions from here:

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2551499

And pushed the CM 11 following the instructions from here:

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2565163

Everything seemed to work fine. Made a backup, wiped the data (factory reset from TWRP) and tried to install ROM from the zip file.

After a short wait I get a "Failed" message. This is what it reads:

Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.
assert failed: run_program ("/system/bin/loki.sh") == 0
E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/cm-11-20140105-NIGHTLY-v500.zip
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/cm-11-20140105-NIGHTLY-v500.zip'
Updating partition details...

I have been searching and reading all over XDA forum and google for a couple of days but without any success.

Any help or insight would be much appreciated!

Cheers!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] drzoo2:
Are you sure you didn't get a corrupt download? Try matching the md5 of the nightly with your file. I've had it happen a few times as to I now always check before an update.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] gugavieira:
Hi drzoo2,

thanks for the help.

I'm a bit of a beginner in this subject so would you shed some light on how to compare the md5 of the nightly with my downloaded file?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] toyface:
Installing TWRP for first time on my version a G Pad worked great with this! Good guide, easy to follow with foolproof commands, love me some command prompt action.

Thanks!

Tom.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] katsika:
long press on the file with a file manager (like es file explorer) and select properties, check then the md5sum with the md5 of the rom you downloaded, thats the most common way. But you cant access your operating system as you cant install a rom. If you had error in twrp about failed to execute update binary in zip it might be caused because you downloaded a corrupted version or the download was incomplete (it has happened to me sometimes), have you tried to download some other file of cyanogen mod or some other rom and install it?.

To make sure that the file you try to flash is intact do the following: Download the latest nightly from cyanogen site from here http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=v500, lets say that the rom you want to install is called filename.zip . Create a txt file and in the first line of this txt file write md5sum *filename.zip and rename this txt file to filename.zip.md5 So lets say that you downloaded cm-11-20140127-NIGHTLY-v500.zip , the txt file will be renamed into cm-11-20140127-NIGHTLY-v500.zip.md5 and the first line will look like this: 4ea59b5b307b208892830b44705c0621 *cm-11-20140127-NIGHTLY-v500.zip

now put the the rom and the txt file in the same folder and try installing the zip from twrp, it will perform a md5check and let you know if they have the same md5. Let us know if that worked
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] gugavieira:
Hi,

I did the trick with the TXT file.

The md5 matched but I still get the same error.

Checking for MD5 file...
Zip MD5 matched
assert failed: run_program ("/system/bin/loki.sh") == 0
E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/cm-11-20140105-NIGHTLY-v500.zip
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/cm-11-20140105-NIGHTLY-v500.zip'
Updating partition details...

I have the feeling it might be something with my loki?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] katsika:
ok, at least we excluded the case that you have a corrupted file. Im sorry my friend but i cant think of something else, [MENTION=4557482]Drgravy[/MENTION] plz shed some light on his case. He also cant restore back to stock rom, when he uses the lg mobile support tool he gets a message about low battery even though he has full battery.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] ASW1:
I am new to rooting and custom recoveries, so please be gentle.;)

I've been rooted for a while now and using some apps with root access and I'm quite happy with it.

So I'm ready for the next step, installing my first custom recovery.

With flashify and the method hereunder, I think I managed to get TWRP installed.

If I now look in flashify, TWRP 2.6.3.2 shows up as current recovery for backup, so I guess TWRP installed succesfully.

My next step would be to make a full backup I guess.

But how do I "open" or get "into" TWRP, do I have to use a key combination or something while rebooting?

It's probably a stupid question but if anyone can clarify I'd appreciate it.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] katsika:
either use an appropriate app like quick boot or shut down the tablet and do the following key combo:
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] netwave:
Factory Reset Mode

with device powered off & unplugged

press & hold power button + volume down

when LG logo appears, release the Power button only!

quickly press and hold the power and volume up button while keeping your hold on the volume Down button

when the factory reset screen appears, release your hold on all buttons

follow screen prompts ;)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] ASW1:
Thanks for the replies.

When I follow the button procedure as described,

I get the question wether I want to do a "factory hard reset"

That's not what I want to do.

When I do nothing at that point the pad just boots normally.

What I would like to do is make a full backup before experimenting anymore,

and it seems to me I should boot into recovery first to do that?

I just don't understand how to get there.

Edit: just tried getting into TWRP with the app "quick boot" as recommended.

That worked and I am backing up right now..

Edit2: backed up fine to the SD card, everything cool now.

I must say that installing TWRP with flashify was a breeze.

I was not looking forward to using windows bootcamp on my mac and using adb/fastboot and commands to get TWRP, flashify has circumvented all of that for me.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] katsika:
if you have twrp 2.6.3.1 or 2.6.3.2 installed and you do the key combo, when the factory reset screen appears and you confirm by pressing 2 times the volume up button it ll take you to the recovery and it

will not

perform a factory reset. Also you could use adb's command "adb reboot recovery" to enter into the recovery.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] ASW1:
Thanks, I wondered if that might be the case but I needed to hear it before actually trying.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] woody1:
Install the Flashify app. Among other things, it will allow you to easily boot into recovery.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] sckc23:
Easy to follow and works flawlessly. Thanks!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] aicjofs:
Just picked up a G Pad late this week.

[MENTION=4557482]Drgravy[/MENTION]

Are you using the TW_BRIGHTNESS_PATH and TW_MAX_BRIGHTNESS flags in your BoardConfig.mk/BoardCommonConfig.mk? I find the darkness too low. It's 120 of a possible 255 and it would be nice to have the slider to control it rather then echo-ing it.

adb shell cat /sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight/brightness

I get 120 for default. Brightness looks nice at 255(max).

adb shell "echo 255 > /sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight/brightness"

On the next build if you add these flags it would add the slider for the GUI under Settings-Screen in TWRP

TW_MAX_BRIGHTNESS := 255

TW_BRIGHTNESS_PATH := "/sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight/brightness"

On a side note I really have never been a huge fan of the default TWRP theme, and this G Pad has such a dark screen I thought I would see what I could do with a theme to make it better for myself. I build/maintain the TWRP recoveries for the Fuhu Nabi tablets and I am use to just building the theme in to the source so I have never tried to make an "external" theme. Kind of fun to play with this higher resolution G Pad. Thought I would see if anyone else was interested in it, don't want to thread jack but I'm not going to make a new thread if no one is interested in it. Images below are compressed looks better on the Pad.

Here is a flashable zip for anyone that wants it TWRP 2.6.3.2 Theme

Remove by deleting ui.zip from /sdcard/TWRP/theme with TWRP File Manager.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] katsika:
it looks great, thnx for sharing it
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] netwave:
auto search cmupdater folder possible in future TWRP builds?

When I originally updated from stock ROM to CM Nightly it was from an external card "sdcard1" which worked fine, until CM prompted for a nightly update,

I Okay'd the update & when the update finished downloading & confirmed, it auto rebooted into TWRP to do the auto update but it read the following,

Updating partition details . . .

Running boot script . . .

Finished running boot script.

Processing AOSP recovery commands . . .

Unable to locate zip file '/sdcard 0/cmupdater/cm-11-20140131-NIGHTLY-v500.zip'.

E:Error installing zip file '/sdcard 0/cmupdater/cm-11-20140131-NIGHTLY-v500.zip

Done processing script file

note* when i looked in sdcard 0 for the cmupdater file folder cm-11-20140131-NIGHTLY-v500.zip existed,

so I manually rebooted into TWRP

pressed install,

Changed directory from "storage micro SD card" sdcard1 to "internal storage" sdcard0 & okay'd,

Opened the cmupdater folder & selected cm-11-20140131-NIGHTLY-v500.zip

swiped to confirm flash/ flash successful, manually rebooted system..

The original install error was caused because TWRP was looking in sdcard1 not sdcard0 for the cmupdater folder.

It's no big deal as CM is auto updating fine now after I set to sdcard0.

In future TWRP releases is there a way of making TWRP auto look in sdcard0 when searching for the cmupdater folder as sdcard0 is the default location for CM auto updates.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] shingers5:
thanks so much

instruction were as simple as you like and pretty straight forward

thanks again
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] redcrash:
Yes, I'm also interested about this. My PAD was updated recently, but I'm considering to install another ROM. Which version should we use, v50010a?

Thank you!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] katsika:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48955104&postcount=153
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] redcrash:
Thank you katsika!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] HellSassa69:
Just wanted to report that flashing the twrp.lok via flashify works.

I am on software b and used the linked twrp.lok from the V50010a download.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] mituga:
good evening everyone,

after installing TWRP 2.6.3.1 tried to install TWRP 2.6.3.2 zip through the recovery but I always fail zip
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] darkvoid_66:
Hi,

I have version V50010b my build.prop is:

ro.build.id=JDQ39B

ro.build.display.id=JDQ39B

ro.build.version.incremental=V50010b.1389260932

ro.build.version.sdk=17

ro.build.version.codename=REL

ro.build.version.release=4.2.2

ro.build.date=Thu Jan 9 18:50:09 KST 2014

ro.build.date.utc=1389261009

ro.build.type=user

ro.build.user=younghoon53.kim

ro.build.host=vegita

ro.build.tags=release-keys

ro.product.model=LG-V500

ro.product.brand=lge

ro.product.name=awifi_open_eu

ro.product.device=awifi

ro.product.board=MSM8960

ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a

ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi

ro.product.manufacturer=LGE

ro.product.locale.language=en

ro.product.locale.region=GB

What file should I download?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] redcrash:
Hello darkvoid,

the user katsika just answered me regarding this topic on the previous page ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2551499&page=21

Best regards
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] erwaso:
So once Rooted i would:

-Download Flashify

-Move twrp.lok into internal tablet storage as twrp.img

-Use flashify to flash twrp.img

-I'll have TWRP recovery installed.

That all?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] HellSassa69:
Yes, exactly.

My twrp.lok was on my sdext but that should make no difference.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] erwaso:
Awesome. And I don't need all the other files from the loki zip, just the twrp.lok file?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] HellSassa69:
Maybe someone else can clarify what the other files are. As far as I know they are files (like adb and skript files) which your computer needs in order to connect to your tablet. I think the files are provided by flashify and are standard files you need to flash every android device. Just make sure to make a nandroid backup in advance
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] erwaso:
You are right. I just flashed the twrp .img file within my device and flashify did the rest. Then once in twrp I flashed the 2.6.3.2 zip from the 1st page and all was well.

I love XDA.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Giaki:
Hi,

I had the bad idea to upgrade my lg g pad stock rom with the new update available on the LG software update app, but then it got stuck on booting in recovery only.

Previously I put this TWRP recovery on the pad, so the problem is that the lg update pack is not able to update the stock rom with a different recovery than the original one.

I tried to wipe everything from the recovery mode and to flash CM11, but no way, it keeps booting directly in recovery.

Any clue how to solve this messy situation?

Should I try to flash the stock recovery back? where can I find it and how to flash it?

Thank you very much, any help appreciated.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] thoughtlesskyle:
i would try what is says in this thread (its for the G2, but since they are LG loki devices and rooted almost the same way it seems worth a shot) exactly that same thing happened on my roommates g2 and it fixed it right away

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Giaki:
You really save my G Pad, it works!!! So happy!

Now I can test how good is CM11 on our device.

BTW the solution should be put under the faqs of this thread.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Icefluffy:
hey i need some help please, when i get to the part about using pushing the files on adb it says my DNS is not working on that zone or something like that :confused:

help me please

thanks
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Drgravy:
Done! and thanks

version 2.6.3.3 in op

sorry it took me so long

I've been way too busy
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] aicjofs:
No, thank you. I get the busy part, I was on vacation when one of the devices I build tools and recovery for went from ICS to JB, I had PM's and posts it took me days to go through.

New version works great. Slider too :)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Iceman248:
I have 2.6.3.1. Is it advisable to update to this?

I ask because on my HTC EVO 4G LTE, updating to the latest TWRP sometimes wasn't a good idea based on bugs and such.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] whoamigriffiths:
The latest works great on our device. The only issue I've ever seen is the date and time difference.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] parsifal968:
V50010b

Flashify metod success!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] annoyingduck:
I flashed 2.7 via flashify and 3 bad things have happened. The screen size is now off in recovery, the flash wiped my data as if I did a clean install of a rom, and zips will no longer flash....
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Drgravy:
just wait for 2.7.0.0 till I post it (which will be pretty soon);)

the ones on the twrp site are borked (which is why I pulled that link from the op)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Drgravy:
ok guys 2.7.0.0 is in the OP

just flash it in recovery and let me know how it goes
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Drgravy:
also found some nice themes you guys might like

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2675649 credit goes to [MENTION=2719389]z31s1g[/MENTION]

just grab the ones from the 1200 themes dropbox folder that is labled 2700

they have a configurable navbar and status bar and such
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] annoyingduck:
Flashed just fine... No loki issues. Also noticed the insecure boot text that usually appears on the splash screen is gone too... Nice! Thank you

-VZW LG G2 VS980
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Drgravy:
glad it worked out for ya but that is wierd cause I still have that secure booting error text
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] annoyingduck:
Yeah, just double checked and it's gone. I'm sure you've been tinkering getting this to work. Try flashing 2.6.3 again then/reboot recovery/then your new zip/reboot recovery right from twrp... Which is essentially what I did exactly. Now I'm curious, I hope I'm still lokified. I'll try to actually flash something soon.

-VZW LG G2 VS980
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
Still a little new to this LG stuff so I have a question. I just got the tablet and ive already rooted it. Can i just grab the 2.7 TWRP file and flash it with flashify? Theres like 6 links in the OP and the 3 versions

V50010a

V50010c

V50010e

What are these? I have version "a". Do I need to flash one of these first? Do I need to use a special version of TWRP if im on an AOSP rom? Or can I just use the 2.7.0.0 TWRP file with flashify?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Drgravy:
you need to install the V50010a version first just follow the instructions at the bottom of the OP

then flash 2.7.0.0

although some people use flashify, I recommend against it cause loki flash has some checks to make sure your flashing the right version to the right device
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] HaiKaiDo:
Thanks alot man. This tablet seems more confusing than when I was doing stuff to the old touchpad lol.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] jonup:
Ok, to clear this up a bit more, system restart doesn't show the warning message, but boot to recovery and the root message is there.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] rasobey:
Flashed 2.7.0.0, was successful and the tablet rebooted ok. Not tried to go into the new recovery yet though.

Edit: going to recovery worked fine. The time was right, too! Worth the flash just for that.