yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint LG G2] souleman:
Youdug's rom is everything except for the radio. Which means it includes the new aboot. Which means, yes you DO need to downgrade if you want to be able to flash files in recovery.
[Sprint LG G2] savoca:
No. The radio includes the aboot.

His ROM is safe to flash whenever. The radio part (if you want spark) requires all the extra steps, and must be done post-install of his ROM.

Perfect. Except step 5 isn't necessary. After flashing the radio you have the new aboot which disables custom recoveries. Your recovery is still there, it just can't be accessed. After you downgrade the aboot, you can hop right back into recovery no problem.
[Sprint LG G2] MizzouBrent:
Thanks that's what i thought after looking through the zip just wanted to make sure
[Sprint LG G2] xNotta:
Can I update to this without root?

And does having LTE Signal mean I might also have spark?
[Sprint LG G2] SkdnSn:
When I do a clean wipe and flash only the ROM and reboot, I keep getting LG Security Error. Anyone else have this?
[Sprint LG G2] savoca:
Post that in the ROM's thread.
[Sprint LG G2] HeckNoTechnO:
Just wanting to make sure so I don't bork anything again. I can use the "fastboot flash zv7-aboot.img" command from a command prompt correct?
[Sprint LG G2] djnarcotics:
following same steps and i have been getting a black screen with white letter top left corner says [450]fastboot mode has started

[500] udc_start()
[Sprint LG G2] HeckNoTechnO:
Sounds like you may need to .tot
[Sprint LG G2] djnarcotics:
yea have done it several times i only get the issue when flashing radio

Edit:got it working just went the ota root by xdagarwyn
[Sprint LG G2] HeckNoTechnO:
I tried step one flashing the rom and went into a bootloop. I restored my backup. I am not to sure about the aboot if I can fastboot flash it. I am going to try again when I get an answer on that.
[Sprint LG G2] tomc585:
In other words.....don't mess with it! I'm gonna wait a little while longer.
[Sprint LG G2] djnarcotics:
str8 4rm youdug
[Sprint LG G2] raji4celtics_579:
so is the a completely stock rom?

if yes will i be able to accept future ota updates if i flash this rom and the radios?

thanks in advance
[Sprint LG G2] Krazzysaville:
Quick question does anyone know if there is a flashable zip of a custom recovery that i can flash in flashify if im rooted stock and wanna keep mew radio but be rooted with recovery ?
[Sprint LG G2] savoca:
Yes. Read the OP.
[Sprint LG G2] Krazzysaville:
My bad is there a zip to flashify for recovery without downgrading aboot is there recovery for zva with zva radio?
[Sprint LG G2] souleman:
No, aboot breaks loki. That's in the OP also.

Where you are getting confused is with aboot and radio. They are 2 different things. Downgrading aboot does not change the radio. You will still be using ZVA rom and radio, just the ZV7 aboot so that you can use custom recovery.
[Sprint LG G2] dj1984:
i dont have the zv8 update on my lg g2 .. im still stuck on zv7 since i got the phone i need help on how to install please someone help me ...how do i install the zva upgrade from xv7... do i still need to download the aboot.img im confused please help .. im stock and im rooted please help me :crying:
[Sprint LG G2] alvinator94:
You just have to read read read DO Not try anything if you do not know what you're doing when it comes to radios and I recommend titanium or a backup program.
[Sprint LG G2] johnzm:
might be better off just going to your system update page and hitting update on all the buttons.
[Sprint LG G2] kwdan:
He got the problem solved over in youdoug's thread. But I learned a lot.
[Sprint LG G2] MizzouBrent:
So to go back to an aosp rom it looks like I just need to flash the zv8 radio and my rom in the same recovery session right?
[Sprint LG G2] Loota:
Hey guys.. I need some clarification on this zva update..

I'm not sure if I'm using zva or zv8 or somewhere in between.. I started out stock rooted then flashed the zva update linked in a prior thread with twrp.. Then rooted again and following the OP instructions downgraded the aboot and reinstalled twrp and then flashed the zva radio..

I have the spark icon (and thus the update?) and everything works fine but my software version still shows v8? Am I in between somehow or is this just an lg forgot to update the text to say zva blooper...?
[Sprint LG G2] savoca:
You're on ZVA, if you were on ZV8 with that radio it wouldn't boot. Not sure why it doesn't say it but it's definitely the latest. I wouldn't worry about it.
[Sprint LG G2] Ascertion:
Did you edit your build.prop? That's the file that's read to display software version.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Sprint LG G2] Loota:
Queer.. No, I never did bother to edit the build prop on this phone..

When I get my motherboard back from rma and thus a reliable method to download large files I'll reflash it to a stock rom just in case.. No known issues but I wonder what else isn't changed..
[Sprint LG G2] garwynn:
Which update.zip did you use to flash? If you used mine it should show ZVA there.. and you shouldn't have had to go through all that process.
[Sprint LG G2] :
Install ZVA from TWRP (2.6.3.3)

I'm very confused by this thread. I tried installing the OTA and got stuck at TWRP recovery (as seen in many posts). However, I've flashed zv7-aboot.img and am on the 2.6.3.3 recovery.

I simply want to upgrade to the latest (Spark - ZVA) boot image. Where can I get that… and can I update now via adb sideload using a zip? I've seen a few broken links to dropbox as well in different forums / posts.

I've downloaded (but not installed/flashed) the ZVA and ZV8 radio zips as well as the LS980ZV8_13-LS980ZVA_01_update.zip file. What do I do next? I've read through the forum(s) pretty carefully but things are now obfuscated for me.

*** Update: I've figured out that the LS980ZV8_13-LS980ZVA_01_update.zip file above is the current OTA ROM that I'm looking for. However, I'm in the process of getting it on my phone via ADB sideload (keeps failing after 13% transfer). Hopefully, I can get it on my device through sideload. In the interim, I want to ask (due to original post concerning the Radio firmware): does this also included the ZVA radio or is it the ZV8 (non-spark) radio? Do I need to install the ZVA radio firmware (from original post) after this ROM?

*** Update 2: Tried flashing update. Getting error -- assert failed: get prop("ro.product.device") == get prop("ro.build.product") == "g2". I saw a fix for this somewhere and now can't find it… anyone provide help on this?

Please help, stuck!
[Sprint LG G2] barleysoda:
If your rooted then why not just install the actual ZVA stock ROM instead of trying to do all this update bs?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2630748

Go to the link above and follow the OP. Its so easy a Cavenerd can do it.

You might have to side load the TWRP that is listed in the OP of the link I included since you cant boot into your phone anymore. You need a Loki'd TWRP recovery.
[Sprint LG G2] Dshook1979:
Quick question, how would one revert back to zv8? Im a bit of a flashaholic and miss being able to flash and test different roms. As of right now the only roms that work with zva are stock based.
[Sprint LG G2] secret.animal:
You need to flash the zv8 radio then a zv8 ROM.
[Sprint LG G2] Dshook1979:
Cool i thought it might be that easy but wanted to make sure. Might you be able to point me in the right direction for a zv8 radio.
[Sprint LG G2] secret.animal:
Yes actually, yes go here to post 1

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49915451

Thank "youdug" there for his hard work. The first post will get you the file and what to do to get back.
[Sprint LG G2] Dshook1979:
Thanks a ton man, cheers!

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Lol the link leads to a blank page ?
[Sprint LG G2] secret.animal:
Sorry edited it when I was checking and it didn't work.
[Sprint LG G2] Dshook1979:
Haha worries brotha, i appreciate the help. ZVA, for me, will have to wait for now, until all roms are updated to work with it.
[Sprint LG G2] Loota:
The zv8 radio is in the op of this thread.. No need to wait.
[Sprint LG G2] Real_JESRadio:
Heres a video on how to get to ZVA. Pretty simple if you follow the directions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVPCe8CnrWI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Sprint LG G2] androidchyk24:
did this all wrong and now im stuck in fastboot help
[Sprint LG G2] :
Back to stock is simple if you know how to follow direction. Got stuck on fastboot before and ha to revert back to stock couple of times lol
[Sprint LG G2] Demonlinx:
Revert to stock using .tot there is a thread in general development.
[Sprint LG G2] nannankevin:
Wonderful ! Thanks.
[Sprint LG G2] DopePedaler:
Getting ready to attempt downgrading, but wanted to make sure that this is the command in terminal emulator

dd if=/path/to/your/zv7-aboot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot

Tried it a few mins ago, and received the error "cannot for read. No such file or directory." verified the aboot is on my SD card.
[Sprint LG G2] Demonlinx:
What are you trying to accomplish? Do you want to flash a ZVA rom?

High Upon the Mountain Top
[Sprint LG G2] MizzouBrent:
You can't type this in exactly. Read the text. You need to type your path to the file wherever you have it saved. Someone awhile back posted what it should be if it's in the root of the SD card and it worked for me
[Sprint LG G2] DopePedaler:
No, I am on the ZVA rom now. Looking into possibly downgrading. Not sure how much longer it'll be before Sprint launches Spark around here for sure.
[Sprint LG G2] garwynn:
Guys... ZVA or not, the fact that the RDF is posted for KitKat tells us it's inbound.

I'm half tempted to let it be for now and get my stuff in order and focus on that instead, especially since we have a rollback option in place for now.
[Sprint LG G2] DopePedaler:
I had no idea that it was soon to be launched. I think that I will just stay on the ROM I am on now. It is a great ROM, just like to try new things every so often. I will hold out for KK as well.
[Sprint LG G2] garwynn:
Seeing an RDF doesn't guarantee it's inbound in a short term. A source drop, on the other hand, is a dead ringer.

So I'll be trolling LG's open source site daily until it does.
[Sprint LG G2] DopePedaler:
Just put in this command

Su

dd if=/sdcard/Download/zv7-aboot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot

Not sure if this worked correctly or not to downgrade my aboot. Attaching a Screenshot of what it showed after I put in the command. [MENTION=4316709]Savoca[/MENTION] does this look right?
[Sprint LG G2] DopePedaler:
I have not Rebooted, just entered in that command, and now waiting before I proceed in case that's not right.
[Sprint LG G2] DopePedaler:
This worked great! Thanks again [MENTION=4316709]Savoca[/MENTION]. Followed the directions, and now running Slimkat.
[Sprint LG G2] buracho:
Regret updating to ZVA!!

:(

Soft bricked my g2 on the ota zva firmware while playing with build props....I KNOW:crying::crying:

Am running twrp 2.6.3.3, and that is the only thing that works, it boot loops if not.

What are my options?? Pls HELP!!
[Sprint LG G2] Rammv:
Did you do a nand back up? If so just do a restore from twrp. If not just go back into the install part of twrp and reinstall the rom. Should dirty flash over ok.
[Sprint LG G2] mcluvin1065:
Ok, so i did everything the OP said, including flashing the zv8 radio (wanting to run cm11)....I have recovery and everything now, my only issue is that when i go to software information, it still shows me as running ZVA....is that normal? Or should it say zv8?
[Sprint LG G2] jcwxguy:
the software will say that, what changes is the baseband
[Sprint LG G2] buracho:
Thank you for the reply! No I didnt back up....:(:(. when i go in to twrp then install i see

/sdcard

(Up A Level)

TWRP.... Thats it.

There is no rom anywhere. What can i do?? i think the system is wiped clean :eek::confused:

I've been following this: Going back to stock thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2432476,

people on ZVA are getting stuck in boot loops trying to go to stock... zv7,zv8 are successful.

Can i install zv8 and custom roms on sd through download mode from pc??. What options do I have?!
[Sprint LG G2] secret.animal:
Your most likely going to have to push the aboot.img over via adb. The Op if I remember tells you how to do this. Then sideload your ROM.
[Sprint LG G2] mfknboss:
touch "up a level" it will bring you back to everything on your sd card. i had the same thing happen to me i just touched up a level and it brang me back. lol. it kinda scared me for a minute too lol
[Sprint LG G2] Rammv:
I was going to say also look towards the top of twrp right under select zip to install, should show you show you storage:internal storage and how many( mb's).That would indicate if internal got wiped or not. Other wise you'll have to go with what secret.animal said. Too bad its not like on the smelcus recoverys for the og evo where you could go into usb mode and drag files over to internal storage. Ahh the good ol days.

I was thinking could you do that in twrp ? Press on where it says storage : internal storage (mbs) and it takes you to a sub menu where you can toogle between internal and usb otg storage. Maybe put the flashable version of zva radio , then rom on a usb card reader and try that way. I bought one of the meeva micro card readers, for music storage. But just found that storage setting in twrp.
[Sprint LG G2] secret.animal:
Actually twrp has that ability if you have one of those micro USB sdcard reader.
[Sprint LG G2] mfknboss:
This link has the ZVA radio and aboot7 img in a flashable zip. Its very simple to go back to zv8 to get your flash on, no need for adb or terminal emulator. Not sure why this zip isnt in the OP to make this process easier.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2630748
[Sprint LG G2] buracho:
Thank you for the response guys... I went a level up and found 16 folders: boot,cache,data...guess am safe here:):)

It says storage:internal storage (24568 MB)....mine is a 32GB. Am I good?!? Where did the stock rom go? Ahh...why won't it work on usb:( I will try to get the card reader then.

What do you mean "side load" ?Sorry if am asking a very abvious questions, am catching up on the terms:):)

SO bottom line flash zv8, aboot7 img and any rom including stock ONLY through adb or card reader at this point right??

OP says flash aboot7 img then ZV8 to go back but http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2630748 says just flash zv8. This is easier but which one is safe??

Thank you again for the support!
[Sprint LG G2] secret.animal:
If you are stock, flash the aboot so you can load twrp. Flash zv8 radio to use any non zva ROM.

Internal says 24568Mb that is 24 gig free out of 32 which you won't have all 32 anyways.

If you have twrp 2.6.3.3 or 2.6.3.4. Under advanced menu you can use sideload. That is a function under the newest adb. In which you can push a ROM onto the device if you wiped internal.

Example: the ROM is named zv8rom.zip which is in adb directory.

Phone is in sideload mode from twrp.

Adb devices

Adb should say the device is in sideload mode.

Adb sideload zv8rom.zip

The system will flash the ROM once it is copied over.

Zv8 radio is for zv8 Roms. Only zva Roms - Optimus and stock right now use zva radio.

Follow their ops.

If going from zva to zv8. Flash get aboot fixed. Get twrp installed. Flash zv8 radio. Flash zv8 ROM.
[Sprint LG G2] mfknboss:
From the link above-If on ZVA already rooted and twrp recovery installed. Just FLASH in recovery the ZVA radio it has aboot7img included in the zip. Then reboot. Then go into recovery, wipe dalvik,data,system,cache, do not wipe internal storage. Flash ZV8 radio then flash ZV8 rom or aosp rom+gapps then reboot. :D

P.s. None of it is safe! Thats why there are warning stating not responsible if you brick your phone. Lol
[Sprint LG G2] buracho:
Thank you!! Am on stock zva rooted already running twrp 2.6.3.3...so no need to flash aboot7 then:):)

Flash zva then zv8 then rom got it!!

I dont have any experience with adb at all but can't wait to get in to it.

As of now when i reboot system in twrp it says:

"Your device does not appear to be rooted.

. install SuperSU now?

. This will root your device."

......when I swipe to install or tap on "Do not install" it reboots and stops at LG logo.

Is Superuser something to worry about or will it clear out when installing roms??

Appreciate all the support!!
[Sprint LG G2] Rammv:
Just ignore that superuser. After you get all straightend out you can download superuser from play store or Most custom roms will have it in there anyways.

go on you tube great videos on how to install sdk tools which include adb and fastboot. Just look up sdk android.
[Sprint LG G2] buracho:
Thank you for the guidance!! Looking for stable roms now:):)

Can't wait to get this thing running again:)
[Sprint LG G2] mistermidas:
[MENTION=4316709]Savoca[/MENTION] do you happen to have a copy of the zip files for the stock ZVA recovery and the ZVA aboot img/zip file available? I already have a copy of a pure stock non rooted ROM saved, so whenever KitKat drops I'll have everything I need to be pure stock for the OTA.
[Sprint LG G2] Omar04:
ATT rolling out 4.4 KitKat for LG G2 so Sprint should be around the corner. :D
[Sprint LG G2] savoca:
Right here. http://savoca.co/ls980/
[Sprint LG G2] mistermidas:
Is the recovery, boot, aboot zip like an all in one?

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Nevermind [MENTION=4316709]Savoca[/MENTION]...you're the man bro thanks a lot!
[Sprint LG G2] MrSteez:
Okay. So I downloaded the ZVA update a while ago... I just rooted my device and am still stock but am using Xposed Modules that just aren't cutting it for me because I really want AOSP.

I am relatively new to all of this. I see the instructions in the OP but I'm just kind of confused. What is my next step?

Thanks in advance.
[Sprint LG G2] savoca:
Downgrade your aboot.

Install custom recovery.

Flash new rom.
[Sprint LG G2] souleman:
And if your going to AOSP, also downgrade your radio back to ZV8. Or find an AOSP rom that works with ZVA
[Sprint LG G2] garwynn:
Unless I've missed something we don't have it yet for ZVA.

We've isolated it to a kernel issue, I know the dtb/dts components are part but not all of the problem.

I just can't figure out the rest of it just yet.

Edit: Hey, post #4,000!
[Sprint LG G2] souleman:
I know, but eventually someone will figure it out.. I was just expanding on Savoca's reply.
[Sprint LG G2] MrSteez:
I followed the prompts using the adb method to downgrade my aboot but how do i know if it worked? Im right about to install a customer but want to make sure that my aboot is downgraded so nothing gets screwed up.
[Sprint LG G2] savoca:
If the custom recovery boots then it worked. If not then it didn't, but there's nothing to worry about if it doesn't, just reboot back into system.

Some sort of output like this should indicate success.

+2048 Records in

+2048 Records out
[Sprint LG G2] yohand:
I'm on stock zva but every time I try and boot into recovery it gives a fastboot error. Fortunately it will still let me reboot back into the Rom. I tired to flash the Loki twrp through flashify but it is still giving the same fastboot error. What do I need to do to get into recovery?
[Sprint LG G2] savoca:
Downgrade your aboot.
[Sprint LG G2] yohand:
What's the best way I should do that? Do I just flash this "all in one" recovery-boot-aboot zip from flashify?
[Sprint LG G2] savoca:
Read the OP.
[Sprint LG G2] pvinodnayak:
Complete stock ZVA

Just a quick question, need to know if we can use the LG Flash Tool to downgrade from ZVA to ZV7 directly or we need to change the aboot ?
[Sprint LG G2] garwynn:
No, flash tool will work. And you don't have to go to ZV7, ZV8 is also OK for AOSP ROMs.
[Sprint LG G2] SkdnSn:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2661726&page=3

Is this true? Is LiquidSmooth really able to run 4.4.2 on ZVA? I don't know if this is just wrong or if LS knows something the other devs don't:eek:!
[Sprint LG G2] savoca:
Looks like it, added support to furnace.
[Sprint LG G2] mcluvin1065:
I just want to make sure i have this right. I am rooted right now. I soft bricked my phone and had to go back to stock zv7. As of now, i am running stock with zv7 radio. To get to zva, i must first flash a zva rom, then flash the zva radio through twrp, and once i see no errors, i reboot = success?
[Sprint LG G2] garwynn:
There you have it. I'm reading over the changes but seems someone with a better idea of what to pick in to fix the kernel has done it. I'll keep looking but as I said before... I would expect that to make rounds to other projects soon.
[Sprint LG G2] joshuajones:
I would make sure the ROM boots up before flashing the zva radio, but idk if you have to.
[Sprint LG G2] savoca:
It's the LG board files updated to 4.4.2, makes sense too, just never cared until I saw that someone got it working.
[Sprint LG G2] garwynn:
We knew the board changes were part of it... my swap of ZVA dts folder on top of AOSP kernel showed that since it no longer induces a kernel panic. But it's not that simple or I would have gotten a boot.

Does give me something to work off of though that I didn't have before.

Edit: Also possible 4.4 has further changes we didn't see in ZVA that may have addressed this. I'll do some more checking this week as I want to understand the "why" for my own sake.
[Sprint LG G2] savoca:
Check arch/arm/mach-msm/lge/board-8974-g2-us.c, I believe that was the big one if I remember correctly.
[Sprint LG G2] mcluvin1065:
How would i go about getting twrp on stock rooted zv7?
[Sprint LG G2] joshuajones:
The easiest way would be Flashify or Freegee, both are in the play store and will do everything for you. Otherwise you can flash it via adb shell or terminal emulator with these instructions http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/197.

I would use twrp 2.6.3.3; I think 2.6.3.2 had a couple issues.
[Sprint LG G2] warp64:
Used ioroot to root, Check--then used Flashify to flash zv7-aboot, then install tarp_2.6.3.3_loki-Is980.img,Check--Flashed LGLS980_ZV8_RADIO.zip and then install cm11-20140308-snapshot-m4-Is980 plus gapps-kk-20140105= Priceless!! This phone was made to run KitKat!!! Your post worked totally for me! You dude! Are the dude!! Thank You!!!!!
[Sprint LG G2] un1ocked:
is there any zva tot file?
[Sprint LG G2] Koopa777:
Everyone warns against bricking from incorrectly flashing the radio. What is actually the risk? For example, if I were to flash the radio, then an AOSP ROM, but forget to flash Furnace, would I brick? Couldn't I still access the recovery, because of the ZV7 aboot? Or if I were to flash the radio, then a ZVA ROM(instead of the other way around) would I also brick?
[Sprint LG G2] warp64:
My problem was I couldn't boot the ROM until I did the radio. And I did have the problem of getting stuck in fastboot after I flashed the zv7-aboot with flashify. In the upper lefthand screen it said something about fastboot. I could power off and then reboot into twrp and reinstall my backup and do it again after flashing the zv8 radio zip with twrp.And I was able to install cm11
[Sprint LG G2] Gotroot:
I would also like to know the proper way to flash any rom.. Right now I am running the cm11 .. And using it on att with no problems.. But I would like to test other roms. But don't want to lose being able to use it on att. Could someone please post the correct way to flash another rom?

What I would like to do is flash a stock att rom to this sprint phone so my wife wont kill this phone on accident lol
[Sprint LG G2] garwynn:
Depends on what you flash and how bad you potentially bork it.

I tried downgrading the components one partition at a time... and that hosed my SIM card.

Theoretically if you flashed the wrong stuff in the wrong partition you could hose the boot process and be in big trouble.