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[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
It is in an earlier post but yes you will need the Resolution Changer and I used the Kit Kat Epic launcher to adjust the icons and such.
[LG G Flex] dmbfan13:
I hate to be this guy...but I see your post talking about resolution changer and what to set it to. But not sure if the app is in the Play Store or if it's an apk i need to download. Sorry for my confusion...

EDIT: Nevermind, I believe I found it. It's resolution changer pro in the play store.

EDIT2: Hmm, that app did some weird things! Ended up reverting back and refunding. I have already changed my DPI to 270 using texdroider_dpi. Not sure what else that resolution changer is doing. Maybe someone can explain what else is going on.
[LG G Flex] aznrice2k4:
Fyi the reason why some apps look distorted is because we odex.
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
No worries my friend that was my bad. Its the NOMone Resolution Changer.
[LG G Flex] aznrice2k4:
After 3 bricks, kernel baby,
[LG G Flex] kintwofan:
Reading this thread has got me hyped! I decided today(after playing with a store demo at the mall) to go ahead and make the jump from my note 2 to the flex. I'm loving the progress and hope I can contribute. I'm no dev,but I had a little ROM for the note I tinkered with and plan to make one here when that time comes. So now the hunt is on for a good deal on a flex!
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
Great! I'm glad you are so excited it is a fantastic device with a lot of potential to be incredible and the more we have contributing to any development the better the tech will be in the end. If you have any issues or questions don't be afraid to ask. There are no stupid questions, not asking the question would be stupid.
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
That is awesome man! Well done. What steps did you take to get there? And be careful there are n00bs reading so make sure if you do walk through that you explain the dangers of trying to mod or flash a custom kernel.
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
Have you found any issues yet?
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
My God aznrice I can't tell you how much I appreciate that xml dolby mod. So simple and so freaking awesome. I do think I am going to try and find a better aux in port so as to get rid of that occasional crackle. I did move over to using some Monster cables and that has reduced it some but now that the audio quality is so much better I think it deserves a better port to make it flawless.
[LG G Flex] aznrice2k4:
Minus bricking like 5-7 times and tot constantly. LOL

I haven't been really testing it completely, but as far as I know none...HERES the catch, you don't actually flash the kernel..or else youll brick.

Oh, I don't even have that enabled right now. I just fixed a brick like 10 mins ago LOL.
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
It's ok man, I have been doing the same thing. I have had to recover 5 today. Yes that's right bricked my shiz 5 Times today trying to goof with stuff. This will be so much easier when we can have a custom recovery. But the dolby is the one thing I put on each time, I don't even install apps, but I put that dolby back by God.
[LG G Flex] sweets55:
You guys probably already know but I would back up your EFS on phone and computer. Thank Autoprime. Seems like a lot of peoole messing up G2's lately. I was one of them and don't want that to happen to us.
[LG G Flex] aznrice2k4:
I hope you have att version because this kernel is gonna rape

Haha yeah I got like 10 backs up
[LG G Flex] sweets55:
Make one for T-Mobile pretty please. Hehe ^
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
It is AT&T and I'm on my 6th backup now.
[LG G Flex] aznrice2k4:
Pull your boot.img and.link.me

Heh I uploaded it. Checkout the original android dev section. Feel free to ask anything before attempting it. I disabled oc for now. It's not.needed
[LG G Flex] reeher3287:
I've been debating between NOMone and droider. Lol now I can feel a little safer using em

---------- Post added at 02:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:47 PM ----------

So I changed to 260dpi and of course love it.

Nd now my status icons are blue lol
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
NOMone is an app that just does what it is supposed to, change the resolution. Nothing else and nothing more. If there is a better one out there i would love to see it because it would be nice to have more control of what should go where and not have to pay more than its worth. Right now its a means to an end until we can get more access. I'm glad I could help though LOL.
[LG G Flex] reeher3287:
Yeah I already had droider installed and took the plunge haha
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
I might have to try it out again. It is nice to have 1080 though. It feels good to be able to show those idiots that just read and take reviewers word as gospel. They always forget what we can do when we get root access. The simple minded always amuse me.
[LG G Flex] reeher3287:
My icons were blue and my Quickremote in the status bar was white. So I change to 280 my status icons are normal and so is my remote lol

I changed cuz of screen grouping issues
[LG G Flex] will0899:
I noticed there is a bunch of configurations on NOMone which are you guys using? Also how can you check if it actually 1080 i seriously cant tell yhe difference.
[LG G Flex] Rykochet:
So I tried to change my resolution and it screwed my keyboard up alot.
[LG G Flex] D-FUSE:
What good does that do even if we get a bootsrap recovery the bootlaoder is still locked and you can't flash a kernel. I'm just saying
[LG G Flex] captainphoenixx:
Mine did too, a reboot should fix
[LG G Flex] therealciviczc:
I know that no one can answer for certain, but in your opinion, is this more of an IF thing or a WHEN thing? I miss stock android so much. I'm considering returning the phone and paying the $50 restocking fee because I'm not sure I can deal with the LG UI, but if there is hope for stock 4.2, or better yet, 4.4, I'll stay. Reading this thread has me on the fence.
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
Civic, it is a when thing. They are working hard and fast on this because LG is wanting to lock this phone down. Just make sure your not taking any of the OTAs (the updates that LG pushes) because we aren't sure if the next one will lock it down to where you have to wait for the guys that are working on this to get around that as well. That would be an update that would come way later. I can promise that they are very close. They are just trying to make it to were you have it n00b proof. No one wants a bunch of people brick in their devices with a program they wrote. Just be patient. They will have a way very soon. LG isn't like HTC where they want you to have access, they want you on their shiz because they believe it helps their brand. You have to realize that most of these phone manufacturers just want us to be sheeple and except what they give us. They would rather us be the general consumer that just buys what the reviewers and the Super Bowl adverts tell them is the next big thing. Don't let that sway you away from what will be one of the best devices this year. Just have a bit of patients. Grab a beer and your 360 controller and go prestige in Ghosts. It will be out before you know it.
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
After you changed back? It does that and we talked about that earlier. Just reboot and everything will go back to normal. LG has this thing like an old version of Windows, every time you change a setting you have to reboot. I have been trying to debug hangouts and sms and if I forget to reboot I don't get any texts until I do. It's a pain in the arse but it's how they wanted it. Stupid Jelly Bean. Stupid LG. Hopefully they will learn LOL :/
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
Agreed D-Fuse. Without a custom kernel having bootstrap is worthless in my opinion. Unless you are just desperate or don't care about how your device works. I'm not trying to be mean here, and there is no judgements if you don't care about the kernel, but having that kernel customized especially for your device and your ROM makes the experience so much better.
[LG G Flex] Rykochet:
I tried rebooting multiple times, but nothing fixes the keyboard until I revert back to stock.
[LG G Flex] blkghost22:
Try using app settings for xposed
[LG G Flex] kintwofan:
Can I ask where you're following this at? I dont see anything in xda about it. Rootzwiki is super dead. Is only being discussed on irc? I would like to keep track of the progress until I buy my phone ( I hope Thursday). I've already got aROM idea in my head and a way to flash the ROM(no kernel) even with the locked bootloader.... Just hoping it doesn't come to that
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
Of course you can ask. That's why we are here.:) yes most of the discussions are in private irc chat rooms, texts, and video/phone calls. From what I am being told there are three groups I know of working on this and two have found a way around different things respectively. The two that have gotten it to work are now trying to make their ways n00b proof and aren't going to post anything until it is. I have agreed to allow them to post their work around before I say anything about who and how so that a: no one takes their idea and posts bad code and bricks a bunch of phones (always look at the batch files or sh files before you push or flash anything to your device). And b: I don't steal their thunder. Because let's face it that is just bad form.

The reason I have been keeping this thread up is because this is a killer device and the first of its kind. It has a ton of potential and I have played with the Round, which is going to overshadow the Flex just because Samsung has the money to brainwash the consumer, and I like the Flex better. So, as to keep up the interest, I want to keep you all abreast of what I can so we don't go wasting our time and money on lesser devices just because LG is not as developer friendly as some of the others. LG missed the target on some of this features but we as a community can really make them awesome. I know I have had a lot of fun messing around with creating my ROM and adding in some of the stuff they threw in this ROM and I'm not messing about with JB I went strait to kit kat and I cannot wait until I can flash it and the kernel to the device. So, please allow them the short time it will take them to finish and then we can all enjoy this beast.

I hope I answered your question. I can only speak of what I know and what they are allowing. If you know the guys working on this then go to them and ask to get in on their talks, but I have been asked not to let everyone know who and how and I plan on keeping my promise.
[LG G Flex] aminalmo:
hello guys is any body got boot.img
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
Which variant do you have? I've got at d950 if that's what you are looking for and I suspect I can get any of the others if you let me know the model number :)
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
Just PM me and I will send you a link.
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
Because I am a big dummy.
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
I'm thinking about getting my aunt a G2. Anyone care to weigh in? It seems like almost the exact specs of the Flex without the great battery but she doesn't want the huge screen so it seems like the likely choice. I don't want to get her an s4 because I'm not impressed with it and I don't want to give her the M8 that I pre-ordered because, well that's for me and I don't want to get her a One because it wasn't as great as I thought it would be. She, like I, uses it a lot for work and she is a Facebook game fanatic and I'm paying for it out of pocket for her birthday. This will be her first Android and I want it to b the best experience I can to convert her. So, are the roms out there for it as good as the HTC and Motorola ones?
[LG G Flex] wase4711:
my wife and son got them last week when I got my flex, and, after playing with one I will say its a fantastic "little" phone!

They both came from HTC one's, and they like the G2 even more

fast as the flex, great screen, easy to hold, and nice size screen for those that dont want a giant phone.

I didn't check the Dev on it, but its pretty popular, and it looks like lots of roms and such, if she wants that kind of thing..
[LG G Flex] sweets55:
G2 is a good phone. I'm selling mine on swappa now. The camera is probably a little better then the Flex. I'm still wondering how the Flex batttery seems a lot better the G2 and it's only 500mAh more. I Guess because of the 720p display. Not saying the G2's batttery is bad.
[LG G Flex] aminalmo:
Thanx i dumped the aboot.img and the boot.img and recovery.img i hpe in these couple. Days. We should see a recovery
[LG G Flex] wase4711:
nice too see you here man, loved your work on the Note 2! :good:
[LG G Flex] aminalmo:
Thank you my friend nice to see you here too ?. I just got my flex yesterday i hope this weekend i will try to make cwm to work and try to bypass loki

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[LG G Flex] iamtha1:
Shelnutt2 is real close to accomplishing this..u might wanna hook up with him.? Get er done faster 2 better than 1 :D:thumbup::beer:
[LG G Flex] justinswidebody:
I have tried to contact shellnut2 through pm but he hasn't responded. I didn't know if he needed a hand trying to get this working for the Sprint variant
[LG G Flex] iamtha1:
U just gotta keep going to irc. U gotta catch him when hes talking in the room. He hard to get ahold of but will be worth it when u do
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
Is there any other way to contact him. Maybe email ?

Sent from my LG-D959 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
Ok. I have been trying to find documentation on loki and how it works and what it calls and what calls it and have found very little. Does anyone know of some docs on it. When i asked our LG guy at work he had no idea what i was talking about at first. I have a bit less respect for him as a salesman now, but he did say he would try to set up a tutorial next week with one of their devs. I'm not holding my breath and was wanting to get some initial research done. So, any thoughts? Directions? URL's?
[LG G Flex] raf160874:
On this forum need money????
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
Ok tried the loki out on the phone to no avail. I'm doing something wrong, and I almost bricked it. I'm looking at the code again right now and I left a post on that loki thread but haven't heard anything back. I guess I'm just going to keep on going until I either brick it, get it through, or someone else gets there first. I'll keep you guys updated.
[LG G Flex] D-FUSE:
From the loki github
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
I have literally been up all night long reading and trying the loki stiff. I have figured out several places where I went wrong but still haven't gotten a recovery on. Im starting to think it's either his code or mine.
[LG G Flex] D-FUSE:
I really wish I could help but all I know is java.
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
Also if you take the tiny bits of adhesive off the sides, top, and bottom of the Flex it is way more comfortable to hold. Actually it is brilliant after you take them off.
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
How do you only know java? My boss has me doing .net with C# and VB; Objective C and the other C variants; XML, PHP, jQuery, JavaScript, java, python, and ruby. That is with all the sh stuff I have to do for the server guys because they couldn't sudo surf their way out of Windows RT!
[LG G Flex] therealciviczc:
I found the same yesterday. I couldn't figure out why it felt so odd, then i noticed.

Full disclosure, I haven't done much research at all on this and it is probably extremely easy to find out, but I'm just getting up to speed on LG phones. But if anyone is bored enough to spoon feed me the info... Why is the G2 so easily rootable and why can the bootloader be unlocked, but not the G Flex. Aren't they very similar in terms of software?
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
And yes I know it's called power shell or whatever it all goes into batch files so they don't have to remember or use Google.
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
Software and hardware. I'm actually using the stuff they did for the G2 so I don't have to do all that work myself and it is working fairly well. After saying that I haven't gotten anything working yet. :? But yes the similarities are great. From what I have seen so far it looks like LG just got more clever about how to keep us out. It is ridiculous how an open source platform (like Android) has been ruined by the manufacturing companies selling our storage space like it is beach front property. That makes Google mad about looking all that money and now they are all locking it down for their own profit and that only hinders our development on what could have been an incredible tool for science if it just could have surpassed iOS. Now it looks like that mantle is going to be handed to Ubuntu which doesn't hurt my feelings at all. I have it on two phones and love the he'll out of it. I does confuse and frustrate the general consumer though. It is fun to watch, even my old boss got frustrated because he couldn't figure out why there needed to be a terminal on my desktop. Moron hahaha.
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
Honestly Civic, it is just like the first time you dealt with C++. You just have to get in there, bang it out, and hope it works. You learn better that way and you don't make the same mistakes. I am still having some trouble with my PureBasic. I am doing a lot better from 9 last night until now but things would be going much faster if I could get this ****e ROM off of here.
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
So do you really only to java? You must work at a big shop. I would love to just do the C languages but since we have to go multiplatform all the time it is hard to code native for every device so I end up doing HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, WITH PHP and mySQL backend. When it's not that it'd be Objective C because all the doctors and researchers use their iPads or iPhones to input data. ?
[LG G Flex] bormasina:
I'm not trying to be in any way negative ...

First thing, here is the post on the Loki exploit directly from the creator: http://blog.azimuthsecurity.com/2013/05/exploiting-samsung-galaxy-s4-secure-boot.html

The link may help out, or not. When i read you posts, it seemed to me that you have not seen it.

Second thing, the Loki exploit probably is not universal, and what i mean by is not universal is that probably we can't just go few lines downstream change some code and make it work again.

Based on my limited knowledge, the first thing to do is to disassemble the bootloader and learn about the trusted boot sequence and find a weak link there and work out some magic
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
So you are right, I was not reading this and it is way freaking better so thank you for that. And you have to understand two things about me: 1. I am a student of Edison when it comes to learning how not to do something. So me just going in and banging around with stuff I have never done before is the best way for me to figure out how it works. 2. I was adopted into a Greek and Italian family and there is very few things that you, or anyone, could say that I would take as "mean" until I have cause. I have pretty thick skin man.

Now, having said all that, I do realize that there are very few things that would be able to be used a cross manufacturers or even generations of their products when it comes to programming. I do appreciate you looking out though.
[LG G Flex] bormasina:
Since you've asked for it, i'll try to explain. What else to say other than LG patched the exploit?

I will give you analogy, because you say "Why is the G2 so easily rootable and why can the bootloader be unlocked, but not the G Flex. Aren't they very similar in terms of software?". ATT Galaxy S4 launches with locked bootloader. djrbliss finds weak link in the trusted boot sequence and creates exploit and shows it to the community. Now people can bypass the bootloader security checks and flash custom recoveries and roms. Few months later ATT pushes Samsung and Samsung releases OTA/software update and the djrbliss's exploit is patched and people are stuck with only SAFESTRAP. Same phone (ATT Galaxy S4), same hardware, one can do custom recovery/kernel, one can't. The one that didn't take the OTA can do custom everything and the one with OTA can do only SAFESTRAP. Your question about similarity in hardware doesn't hold ...

I wasn't trying to be a smartass ...
[LG G Flex] D-FUSE:
I bought some books and started reading and started messing with open source code. I mostly do android/java
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
I have to tell you man I am envious. I feel like I am missing out on some really cool stuff not being able to just concentrate on just one language. That and all the Microsoft kids sit at the cool table at lunch and I have to sit with the server kids, of only one is my actual friend the rest play Magic. I started with Objective C and I love coding it but hate how stagnant iOS has become since Jobs passed. That and the whole having to code for multiple platforms for one app and being made to code for SharePoint and WordPress. The pay is good and I love my coworkers but the apps are frustrating and I have to chose one grant a year to work on and they always want web apps and I hardly get to hardware. So I have been picking up Android and Ubuntu so I could learn and I am having a blast so far. I can't wait until I get my first actual win so I don't feel like such a n00b. Its funny, trying to learn a new discipline after working in development for over a decade is like building and deploying your first website at University.
[LG G Flex] D-FUSE:
Check your pm.
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
Hey guys I just wanted to let you know that AT&T just tried to push that update. If I wouldn't have moved the file it would have gone through. If you haven't moved it or block the OTA with one of the many apks that do it, I would sharpish.
[LG G Flex] iamtha1:
Mine tried to update on it own again but this time it said it is supected ur phone is rooted and rooted phones cannot except otas
[LG G Flex] aznrice2k4:
The aboot for att is

[+] loki_find v2.1

[+] Signature check function: 0f812588

[+] boot_linux_from_mmc: 0f80c8b4

Command (? for help): i

Partition number (1-39): 5

Partition GUID code: 400FFDCD-22E0-47E7-9A23-F16ED9382388 (Unknown)

Partition unique GUID: A87FC17F-D2F2-F972-5FBB-F442F5B5249C

First sector: 229376 (at 112.0 MiB)

Last sector: 231423 (at 113.0 MiB)

Partition size: 2048 sectors (1024.0 KiB)

Attribute flags: 0000000000000000

Partition name: 'aboot'
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
Wow did you get a 159 error code?
[LG G Flex] iamtha1:
Nope no error code..... my phone is just weird this first update went on though and updated just fine with root still intact and all
[LG G Flex] AndroidUser00110001:
What update is this? I just got it.

The good thing is we can always flashback to previous version. I have the G Flex and G2. Been working in the G2 KitKat update and there are similarities on how they lock down devices. Once G2 KitKat gets new recovery method then G Flex will follow.

Maybe this is one of the small updates before G Flex gets KitKat. Worked that way on G2.
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
It's 66 mb. I am interested in how you see the similarities between the G2 kit Kat update and the Flex in its current state. I ask because I'm learning about all this right now. It's my first time with LG , I've been spoiled by HTC and Ubuntu. Ubuntu sucks to get on a device, but once it's there it's incredible. Anyway if you could explain a bit better about the security maybe we can use loki or get that bootloader unlocked.
[LG G Flex] iamtha1:
Well it happened again while out to dinner with my wife my phone updated to d95010n everything went well i guess i still got root also. Im stumped earlier it said i cant update because im rooted :confused::confused::confused:
[LG G Flex] PhantomThiefX:
Yeah that's why I said to movie the file. Breaking the path with screw up any update and the last thing I want is to make it harder on the people that are working to get us all access. Just know that not hindering the updates might, and probably will stop you from being the first to flash ROMs and recoveries. The devs have to draw the initial release somewhere and it is usually within the first couple of updates. Head the warning if you are wanting to flash the customs to your phone.
[LG G Flex] iamtha1:
I will just flash back to original tot when it happens