yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG G Flex] lildaddym:
I missed it! Thanks for the assistance! Just to make sure: This will work on 4.4.2 on the D959, right?

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Now, here is what's happening:

Macbook:mac macbook$ ./adb shell "mount -o remount,rw /system"

mount: Operation not permitted

What am I doing wrong now?!

I know what is wrong: the chmod + x root.sh -> ./root.sh command never works...

Macbook:mac macbook$ chmod + x root.sh -> ./root.sh

chmod: x: No such file or directory

chmod: -: No such file or directory

OK...got to the point where I am doing the above root commands....had to make some changes to make it work for me...now my phone won't reboot into stock recovery...

UPDATE: Got the phone into recovery (holding Up Volume button while booting) but script won't work...

Unlock your phone and phone screen!

Turn on airplane mode!

Press enter to continue...

**************************************************

Waiting for ADB...

Is proper USB Debugging mode set?

Did you check phone screen for Yes/No prompt?

(select checkbox to always remember then hit yes)
[LG G Flex] XabdullahX:
Try with chmod +x
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
Really? OK you probably don't need to root or try flashing anything. At all. Until you read and learn a little about how android works, what factory reset is, what root really means. I would hate for you to mess up your device and / or fill up these forums asking how to get out of boot loop or worse.

Factory reset will not downgrade your OS version. It will not replace all the apks you've deleted. It will only restore default settings and delete all your data/apks you downloaded after initial setup.

Sent from my LG-D959 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[LG G Flex] coolkid893:
lol ya i know dude i was just trying to see how long it was before someone responded because i ask 2 legit questions any no one responded with a well daa question an low an behold i get 10 messages call me stupid and i should just kill myself so this just proves (other then you really) people on this are here mostly to just call people dumb or call them down instead to help people because

p.s i know know a hard reset wont install another version of android but thanks for the warning if i really was a noob and not been a huge douche bag like others
[LG G Flex] will0899:
Whoa....**** just got real.....
[LG G Flex] tufoz:
waiting for the new release of the ioroot .. can't wait :cyclops:

i 'd like to root my D955!!!
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
I don't think everyone on here is here to just call people out. (some are...lmao, oh don't get mad you know you are, you live for it. No not you him , yeah you ). A lot of us have just been at this a while and see it a lot. Just some of us type before our brains stop us and ego takes over (ego- I don't know why they don't know $#!+ either nor do I ) but some of us will help when in our head we are really saying "Really?..... thats do iPhone " but we still try to help. Some of us. Some of us. Cuz there was a point in time we all knew even less than we think we did. Yesterday. Lmao. Good luck

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[LG G Flex] tonime:
This work on 4.4.2 on the D955?
[LG G Flex] lildaddym:
What about this: I had my phone in download mode last night, but I didn't have a rooted stock KK to flash. Could it have been done there?
[LG G Flex] lildaddym:
Nobody? Can I not flash a .kdz if I am in download mode?
[LG G Flex] Maikeu Locatelli:
Only chance to unbrick

Well, after some bad tests, i had my phone with a softbrick, easy to solve, if was not one problem, im with a mix of d959 and d958, the d959 kdz goes until 49% and the d958kdz neither starts, the solution could be a hard reset then install the kdz, was what i did last time, but, this time, i dont know why, i cant enter in the wipe menu, power+volume down.

What is my last chance, a TOT or

I have stock jb recovery and download mode

In recovery, i have adb working

"adb shell wipe all" needs root permitions

i tried the manual method to root but

adb push ytiruces_1a_kk /sdcard/ytiruces_1a

gives me a permission denied

THEN, some idea?

DESPERATE MODE ON

5 days bricked already...
[LG G Flex] lildaddym:
The process didn't work on my D959 with 4.4.2 on a Win7 virtual machine. Got the 'Android' just briefly, then a reboot...
[LG G Flex] skyli91:
Try again, download an other rom or download again. If nothing works, then flash back the stock rom with the stock LG app.
[LG G Flex] XabdullahX:
Try running:

adb reboot recovery

If you get "no command", it wont work
[LG G Flex] :
okay i have a question.

if i go back to factory stock,root,then update to 4.4.2 will root stick like how the g2 sticked?or is there absolutely no way to root the D950?
[LG G Flex] brittoking:
If you go back to stock, root, don't touch any system files or delete any bloat, then.take the ota...it'll go thru no problem on the d950. It will update while retaining root.
[LG G Flex] :
I am going to attempt it on my day off friday.

I am now wanting to root because everything is the same as the day i got it,apps. I used to get 6-7 hours battery life and now im getting 4- 5max. I dont know what is the cause ive checked and everything shows the same as when i checked after a couple days when i first got it. So root it is...
[LG G Flex] brittoking:
Did you factory reset right after flashing back? Have heard that helps "settle" things.
[LG G Flex] :
i will do so when i flash back. thanks
[LG G Flex] eZdubzitmk4:
Hey guys I'm a developer for the note 2. I'm buying a gflex Friday and am wondering does it matter what android version comes stock? I'm getting the att version..d950 I think? Not sure what version it comes with but nothing is locked right?

I bought the note 3 today and realized it came with kit kat so I can't root it. Thanks for the help

Edit: I see this only supports 4.2.2

Do you think my flex will come on 4.4? The gflex display phone at the store was on 4.2.2 so I assumed they all come jellybean.

Edit 2: if it does come with 4.4 will I be able to downgrade to 4.2? ( note3 you can't so I returned it)
[LG G Flex] ajsmsg78:
It will probably come with KitKat. You can flash back to Jellybean if you want. The stock firmware and .dll file is what you need and can be found by a link on this forum. Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing a few Jellybean ROMS as I hear KitKit is a PITA.
[LG G Flex] eZdubzitmk4:
Yes kit kat is a pain. Especially theming. I will do my best to get a rom out quickly. Do we even have a base I can work off of? Do you also have the 950?
[LG G Flex] softballjunkee13:
EZ!! Cmon over to the dark side brother! Woot woot!

Sent from my LG-D950 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[LG G Flex] eZdubzitmk4:
Woo I didn't know your here lol
[LG G Flex] wase4711:
EZ, this phone is a tough one to dev for, so be aware of it..there is no recovery for 4.4, just for 4.2, and there are no custom roms for 4.2 at this point..
[LG G Flex] brittoking:
There's a couple of us note 2 guys lurking over here!
[LG G Flex] wase4711:
actually, several!
[LG G Flex] softballjunkee13:
Ya man. This is where i came when i left there.

Sent from my LG-D950 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[LG G Flex] eZdubzitmk4:
Woo I got my flex, it came with jelly bean too wooo
[LG G Flex] wase4711:
you might want to take a peek over here, bro...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53354880
[LG G Flex] autoprime:
so it seems the g2 and g3 has higher success rate using ioroot25 and rooting through recovery.

ATT and TMO D950 and D959 doesnt root on 4.4.2 correct? does anyone on D950 4.4.2 stock have the fingerprint for that? adb shell "getprop ro.build.fingerprint"

I already have the D959 fingerprint.

Also.. the D958 on 4.4.2 isnt working either? anyone have the fingerprint for that? Anyone confirm D955 on 4.4.2 works or not? Use ioroot25r1 to confirm.

LS995 DOES work. And I think some korean versions do as well.. can anyone with korean g flex confirm?

If you can get into stock recovery(not a quick android flash and phone reboots) then it can be rooted with 25r1 and up.

I want the fingerprints so that I can add them to the script. If script detects a known non-working fingerprint it will tell you the software isnt supported and you must downgrade to 4.2.2 to root.
[LG G Flex] eZdubzitmk4:
Welp

That was easy lol, time for some Rom making!

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oh crap, forgot to install CWM,

changed LCD density now im boot looped, crap...
[LG G Flex] :
attempting the factory restore and root,then update to kitkat

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i also look forward to roms from you guys in this thread...
[LG G Flex] PlayfulGod:
ro.build.fingerprint=lge/z_att_us/zee:4.4.2/KOT49I.D95020b/D95020b.1395467949:user/release-keys

;)
[LG G Flex] tufoz:
i'm trying too..

now i'm on stock 4.2.2 then i will root.. but how to update to kitkat?

d955 of course ;)
[LG G Flex] :
take the OTA in your software update.

im on KK-rooted and all is well. im amazed G2 xposed works. Gravitybox does not
[LG G Flex] tufoz:
last time when i was rooted on the 4.2.2 i tried to update with ota but doesn't work..

i think that we have to flash..
[LG G Flex] jlmb22:
Not Working for me on D958. When I use ADB reboot recovery, my phone reboots and a screen appears saying "no command". I have to reboot it by holding down power button.

Here is the fingerprint:

lge/z_open_hk/zee:4.4.2/KOT49I.D95820a/D95820a.1400058612:user/release-keys
[LG G Flex] brittoking:
Gravity box KIT KAT version (make sure you got that one) works perfect actually. It'll even shrink and color the nav bar, add pie, and a host of other things all work just fine with the kk version of GB

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Only the AT&T d950 was able to root then take the ota successfully without flashing anything. The other carriers blocked that from working
[LG G Flex] :
thanks i got gb 3.1.6 and its working.
[LG G Flex] eZdubzitmk4:
My att model said it suspected I rooted and won't let me take the update
[LG G Flex] brittoking:
I had that happen but only after I either deleted bloat or modified a system file. The fix was to flash back to stock, root, and then ota update before doing anything at all.
[LG G Flex] eZdubzitmk4:
Ahh fair enough, I changed LCD density, maybe you have an idea of what happened..I changed LCD density and it caused boot loop. So I had to hard reset and then it booted fine but obviously everything was deleted,

What's weird is that the density stayed changed. And now my battery,WiFi,and signal icons are blue...no idea why lol
[LG G Flex] ajsmsg78:
Yeah on Jellybean when you change the systemUI density the icons turn blue for some reason. On KitKat changing the density through the build.prop results in the phone not booting. The icons stay white on KitKat though when you change the DPI of systemUI. I also have a problem where when I press the power button during a call it disconnects the call. The option is even unchecked in settings. It happens when I'm on rooted KitKat.
[LG G Flex] tufoz:
so.. what can i do??
[LG G Flex] bigjj44:
Question, is there a way that after you are rooted running jelly bean, can you return to stock unrooted jelly bean. Don't want to update to kk till there is a custom recovery if possible. Haven't found an answer yet.
[LG G Flex] brittoking:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2644083

[Guide] LG G Flex Stock Firmware (Go Back to Stock)

This'll get you back to outta the box stock.
[LG G Flex] bigjj44:
I've seen that. I've messed with that working on downgrading from KK to JB. Long process that ended in a soft brick. Was able to get it up and running but after a few wipes and such ended up flashing to stock KK through LG tool. I have a replacement coming that is running JB. Just want to stay on JB and root and if need be flash back to stock JB. Long story.. Sorry.
[LG G Flex] autoprime:
EVERYONE'S root problems may have just been solved today. [MENTION=3280118]geohot[/MENTION] has released towelroot to root the att/vzw gs5.

Well, it works on my LG G2 LS980 on 4.4.2. So TMO D801 4.4.2 users... G Flex 4.4.2 users... anyone else on 4.4.2 or less... you should now have root.

go to http://towelroot.com - install apk - run app - reboot - install supersu

be sure to thank geohot.
[LG G Flex] wase4711:
that's great news!

will that do anything to get help get twrp/CWM for flex's with 4.4 on them?

thanks
[LG G Flex] bigjj44:
Do you know if unroot would be done by UN installing the apk?
[LG G Flex] wase4711:
thats not how these apps work...
[LG G Flex] bigjj44:
Lame question I know, just gonna have to return this device in a week and want a way to UN root. Not sure if possible. Thanks for the info.
[LG G Flex] :
Just use the return to stock method man, it's a stickied thread in dev section
[LG G Flex] PlayfulGod:
no
[LG G Flex] will0899:
Confirmed working on D959. Real simple and fast.
[LG G Flex] adamskoc:
Working on D958 .... Perfect!
[LG G Flex] tonime:
Not work on D-955.:crying:
[LG G Flex] will0899:
Was there a problem with super su? If so you might have to download the app linked in the original thread.
[LG G Flex] Ayocuz:
Re: [Guide] LG G Flex Stock Firmware (Go Back to Stock)

So I did donate. really bro thanks for the hard work
[LG G Flex] softballjunkee13:
By far the easiest root i ever used.

Run root checker. I didn't think i was rooted either bc it doesn't put su in ur apps. But i used root checker and low and behold i have root. Insane

I'm on d950 tho however

Sent from my LG-D950 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[LG G Flex] tonime:
Works on D955, thank you.
[LG G Flex] cinnesere:
Working on TMO 442 OTA, thanks!
[LG G Flex] dgomez720:
So once this runs, it gains root, and all you have to do after that is download SU if it is not auto downloaded?

EDIT:

Confirmed working on Sprint Variant LS995

is it normal for the SU binaries to not install without custom recovery?
[LG G Flex] wase4711:
there is nothing "normal" when it comes to rooting devices; if you dont have SU after running this, then just download it from the market and run it and you will be fine
[LG G Flex] PlayfulGod:
su binary is installed when its rooted, the superuser.apk may not be installed and have to be installed from the store as previous stated. ;)
[LG G Flex] tobiasunruh:
Can any one help me root my buddy's T-Mobile lg flex please. I'm not new to rooting but have never rooted an lg device. I rooted a note 3 last night with the towel root method but don't see anywhere that confirms it will work for an lg flex.
[LG G Flex] lildaddym:
I rooted my G Flex with TowelRoot a couple of nights ago...simplest root ever!
[LG G Flex] tobiasunruh:
Was it a T-Mobile flex?
[LG G Flex] lildaddym:
Indeed!
[LG G Flex] tobiasunruh:
Awesome thanks...
[LG G Flex] trent-77:
i was rooted my d958 before but when i was made OTA opdate my Flex is now hard brick and all time bootloop mode. i tried kdz file but kdz updater everytime crash. i cant find tot file for D958 :( what can i do. i am so sad and so crazy. who can help me.
[LG G Flex] eZdubzitmk4:
did you factory reset after you updated?
[LG G Flex] trent-77:
yes i tried vol - and power and after LG logo i was pressed again power buton but nothing. are you known another solition? Now i with kdz file but everytime file error.

i was send lg services but they said to me mainboard need to change, what can i do??

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yes i tried vol - and power and after LG logo i was pressed again power buton but nothing. are you known another solition? Now i with kdz file but everytime file error.

i was send lg services but they said to me mainboard need to change, what can i do??
[LG G Flex] sum182:
Anyone else slightly bothered by the fact that there are no prompts for root access since towelroots method bypasses the need for superuser? Don't get me wrong, I'm extremely happy and grateful that we have a riot solytion, but knowing that anything can get root access without me knowing is troubling
[LG G Flex] dgomez720:
I ran it on my Sprint variant LS995 and it worked fine. download the apk, run it, reboot, download SU ????? profit
[LG G Flex] PlayfulGod:
install superuser from the store ;)
[LG G Flex] cocous:
One question please.

If you root the phone is there a way to unroot if you want without flash any stock rom?

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[LG G Flex] trent-77:
yes :( but i forgot unroot and i was updated my phone with ota update after then result is so bad. its brick. only seen flashtool but i didn't find tot file and dll file for D958. now no recovery, no boot. only bootloop
[LG G Flex] cocous:
1st) How unroot the phone?

2nd) For the bootloop you try to flash some stock rom?

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[LG G Flex] trent-77:
i tried you,

i try to kdz method but everytime error, only tot file working but i cant find tot file for D958. are you have any information for D958. How can i flash stock rom?
[LG G Flex] enmriley:
Can a Sprint user please confirm if the towel root method worked on 4.4.2 kit Kat (LS995ZV6)?

Thanks
[LG G Flex] didithu:
Confirmed!
[LG G Flex] nnik_1969:
Is this app http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2466362 OK for imei backup?
[LG G Flex] rubbamade:
I can also confirm Towelroot works on stock T-Mobile LG G Flex on 4.4.2 OTA.
[LG G Flex] lildaddym:
Didn't know it worked on 4.4.2, but I think you don't have access to TWRP...
[LG G Flex] dgomez720:
tested and confirmed to be working on Sprint LS995.

1)root with app

2) let it reboot

3) go to play store and download SU

4) ????

5) profit
[LG G Flex] enmriley:
Thanks!
[LG G Flex] MakeMeFibonacci:
I can confirm that both root methods work on the LS995. The only thing that doesn't work is trying to install a custom recovery if you have KitKat. I hard bricked my phone doing that and had to lie to Best Buy to return it. It is possible that I may have missed something in the thread concerning exactly how to install a custom recovery, but it's not worth the risk.
[LG G Flex] kintwofan:
You missed the big red warning in the op of the app that says it doesn't work on kit Kat and that'll brick you. Also if it was recent you missed the pop up from the app itself saying it didn't work. Glad your fraud worked though..also it wasn't hard bricked just a pain to fix.
[LG G Flex] MakeMeFibonacci:
I was following this instruction from the OP:

"For custom recovery(TWRP) on 4.4.2 run*AutoRec*by [MENTION=270378]Cloudyfa[/MENTION]*for a safe and easy install."

Perhaps that instruction should be removed.

I only lied to Best Buy about my phone being rooted (and only because they asked for some reason). I just got the damn thing, and I was within my 14 days to return it. Plus, I didn't see anything in Best Buy's return policy that precludes exchanging a rooted phone within the 14 day window. I figured that they were trying to find a bull**** reason to deny the exchange, and I had already driven two hours away to find a store that had a G Flex in stock. If Best Buy wants to deny exchanges with rooted phones, perhaps they should spell that out in their return policy. It takes one sentence: "Mobile devices with custom or altered firmware are not eligible for return or exchange under this return policy."

The phone wouldn't turn on, and I couldn't find any solutions to the problem. I know how to recover from a soft brick so long as I can get into download mode. This was a slightly larger problem.

I know that I made a mistake. I'm not blaming OP. I'm blaming myself and the Ambien and Robitussin I was taking. I'm simply relating my experience so that others who see the instructions for installing a custom recovery on KitKat may see my post and realize that it's probably not worth it at this point. The instructions are a bit unclear, because there are multiple versions of AutoRec in the linked thread. I should have asked for clarification here before doing it.
[LG G Flex] PlayfulGod:
Since when have we used autorec on the flex?
[LG G Flex] MakeMeFibonacci:
Don't ask me. Check out the OP:

Underlined and italicized for emphasis.

It's right there in the OP. I wouldn't even know about AutoRec if it hadn't been mentioned there, as the Flex is the first LG phone I've ever owned.
[LG G Flex] wase4711:
I dont see it in any OP..
[LG G Flex] MakeMeFibonacci:
Dude, do I have to post screenies? I just linked to it and quoted it. Click on the "show content" button under "What's Next", and read the very last sentence before you get to the large text that says "Download IORoot25r1 Here."

Screenies, with markups:

[IMG="First screenie"]http://i.imgur.com/kJ5bT95.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="Second screenie"]http://i.imgur.com/GMr3jHr.jpg[/IMG]

Sorry about the potato quality of my markups. I was trying to do it quick and dirty.
[LG G Flex] wase4711:
dude, we're not arguing

most of us who have been here awhile know that there is no working custom recovery for kitkat on the flex yet..

even Playful God didn't know what you were referring to
[LG G Flex] MakeMeFibonacci:
I didn't know that when I started rooting my phone, as I had just gotten at the beginning of the month. I was following the instructions as laid out in the OP. As I have been saying, perhaps that sentence that talks about how to install a recovery for KitKat should be removed. How it got there to begin with, I will never know.

I'm not hallucinating this crap. My hallucinations are way more interesting. The sentence exists in OP. Seeing as there is no method to install a custom recovery if you're running KitKat, that sentence should be removed lest someone else with a brand new G Flex makes the same mistake I did.

We are disagreeing, then.
[LG G Flex] autoprime:
and the link took you to a g2 thread.. which should have been questioned before using.

but yes.. i mistakenly left that in there from when i copied it from the g2 thread.. because g2 and flex root are 100% same.

now removed.
[LG G Flex] MakeMeFibonacci:
Again, I'm not blaming you. I am responsible for what I did to my phone. I was merely pointing something out that I thought should probably be corrected to avoid confusion.

What had happened was I took some Robitussin for a cold I was fighting, and I also took some Ambien because I was planning on going to sleep. I went through the process of going back to stock (I had rooted with JB previously), running the KK update, and rooting. The process took longer than I was expecting, so by the time I got to the relevant part of your instructions, I was pretty out of it. That's probably why I didn't notice that it was a G2 thread. It didn't help that I was being distracted by some mild hallucinations. Again, completely my fault. I'm comfortable enough with HTC phones to screw with them while under the influence of various mind-altering substances, but LG phones are new to me. I should have waited until I had gotten some sleep before attempting to do anything more complicated than Clash of Clans with my phone. The good news is that I have a working G Flex now, it's got KK on it, and it's rooted. The instructions and files you've provided made that possible, and for that you have my thanks. You have enabled me to abuse the sh*t out of my data because my plan isn't subject to throttling or caps, and I'd rather not give Comcast or AT&T any money.
[LG G Flex] rekamyenom:
I bricked mine as well trying to put a custom recovery on it (Whoops!). Just got it back from LG, sent it to them to see if they would fix it under warranty, they sent it back as it was saying the phone is damaged and not repairable due to an "epoxy crack". What kinda **** is that? an "epoxy crack?" Never heard of such a thing.... Lol...

Looks Like I am going to try to return it for a new one as well. :fingers-crossed:
[LG G Flex] MakeMeFibonacci:
Yeah, that little line that was just removed confused a lot of people. The key lesson here is this: Read the thread twice, flash once. And, at least in my case, drugs are bad (while in the process of voiding your phone's warranty, at least), mmmkay.

I'm sorry to hear about your phone. I hope everything works out for you.