yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G2 General] JackpotClavin:
Sometime later in the week I'm gonna do some trial and error to see if I can modify the dtb source in the 4.4 kernel source to

1. Appease the legacy 4.2 aboot while

2. Not breaking the 4.4 kernel
[G2 General] ganggreen30:
How did u maintain root

Sent from vzwLG G2 bumpn gums
[G2 General] Yamahar6riding:
Maintaining root is easy, go back to 10o root with ioroot22 don't do anything root related. Then update to 10q then 10c and root stayed for me. Just Waiting for working xposed and I'll be good
[G2 General] rodcpierce:
I hope we get a root option soon. I also don't like the new privacy settings. As for example it will not let me take a screen shot of my Fidelity app. I could before with zero issue. I assume this is to do with the new privacy settings? Other then that and not having root. I'm loving it! Just would be nice to be able to change the DPI to 380.
[G2 General] daddioj:
Please keep us posted
[G2 General] bigfau:
Its at 89%.
[G2 General] SuperSport:
Great news, thank you for the update!
[G2 General] yomero911:
Cant wait !! ... great news! .... thanks!
[G2 General] Clark Joseph Kent:
What!?!? Members, please allow me.....

Someone needs to learn to cook/make or just take a look into Development of their own ROM's and then provide them to the Community...vice posting in this manner. Or just say "thanks" to the efforts provided here and move on....
[G2 General] muppetmaster916:
Pure ignorance at it's finest, how about a "thanks devs for answering our million repetitive questions over and over because we're too lazy to search" sounds more appropriate than "way to drop the ball"......Just saying.
[G2 General] Enter The Nexus:
So, sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but, if we have the .tot and .dll files, devs can use those to develop and port to other devices (preferably VS980)?
[G2 General] sniffs:
Hey man, sorry for nipping at your heals for these files, but you think they'll be done uploading tonight? :fingers-crossed:

If not, no worries, I'll check tomorrow..
[G2 General] garyd9:
For future reference: The "ISIS Wallet" AT&T bloatware has a root check... Once there's an official xposed framework supporting this updated firmware, you should be able to use the "root cloak" xposed module to bypass the ISIS software root check.

(I can't test fully, as I apparently don't have an "enhanced SIM". I guess I'll need to run to a AT&T store sometime in the next day or so.)
[G2 General] x017in:
nope. not possible
[G2 General] Enter The Nexus:
OK thanks man!
[G2 General] Zoide_:
What does that mean? Does it mean you're uploading a new stock-based ROM and it's already at 89%? Or does it mean you're still working on getting a stock-based ROM to work and you're "89%" done?

Whatever it is, way to go and thanks!!!

Edit: Actually, I read more carefully and it looks like you're uploading the .tot and .dll files and it's 89% done. I'm going to do some reading as to what can be done with those files. Sorry for the confusion.

Edit 2: It looks like once we have the .tot and .dll files we'll be able to flash them directly to our phones via the LG "R&D Test tool"! See here for more details.
[G2 General] huyish:
no T-Mobile yet?
[G2 General] datsyuk:
I believe we'll have to wait on all the other carriers to push their own OTA. I'm hoping LG submitted the 4.4 update to all US carriers?? Idk lol..
[G2 General] jowe:
I've been checking often for a link to the tot and dll files but I don't see them anywhere. Google failed me as well. I just might be a little impatient. Heh Oh well, I guess I'll call it a night.
[G2 General] aaron105:
I guess [MENTION=3036336]bigfau[/MENTION] has uploaded file Im not gonna put up a link since he hasnt said anything about it. but if you are impatient like me just google it!!
[G2 General] jowe:
What did you google? I know I SHOULD be able to find it, but yeah. Nothing.
[G2 General] aaron105:
Check out the G2 android developement!!
[G2 General] juman097:
Go over to his thread staring to download it right now... :D http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2662445
[G2 General] hamad138:
I hope to see more.mini reviews here , how is the kitkat update for u, and are the animation now a little bit fluitly?
[G2 General] Prerevision:
bigfau,

Nice job man, storagecow is down and idk why so when it`ll be avialable for us? :)

Ty advc
[G2 General] bigfau:
What are you talking about, I dont use storagecow. If you have a D800 head over to the thread in Development.
[G2 General] hyelton:
Storagecow is not down....
[G2 General] Yamahar6riding:
I plan on doing a review and having it up by this afternoon. Been using it through yesterday.

Here is a link to one of my videos, I don't know how to send a link to my channel but like I said, I hope to have it up today and if I am lucky, I'll have a stock Sprint LG G2 4.2.2 to compare with.

http://youtu.be/_aOCVMm4ATs
[G2 General] Prerevision:
well i checked just about 20 sec when u posted and it was ok seems it restored, or my network`s error :) sorry
[G2 General] hyelton:
Who knows lol. Ive been moving stuff around.
[G2 General] digitard:
So... for those who restored to stock, and went w/ the official update.

#1. Signal versus other KIT KAT ROM's? -- I just loaded the radio side to my phone and Mahdi ROM because I use my D800 on T-MO so I never got the prior updates. Seems to help a little, but didn't look nearly as nice signal wise as my 4.2 LG based ROM I was using.

#2. Other than loss of root/recovery (which I'm sure we'll get again soon) any reason NOT to do it?

I'm toying with it for the return of the LG camera (stable w/ all features) as it was my favorite camera by far. Also most seem to like the battery life even w/o root (ie I normally use Greenify) so it may be a low risk change.
[G2 General] rodcpierce:
There is only 3 things I wish I still had root for:

1: resize DPI to 380

2: remove bloat (although you can "hide" it)

3: increase the volume as its very very low.

Other then that I'm 100% happy with it! Stable and big free. And FAST!
[G2 General] garyd9:
Of interest to some might be that D80020c benchmarks lower on antutu than the jellybean firmwares. No idea why its coming in slower (and it's not something anyone should be concerned with.) The device certainly doesn't seem to be any slower in actual use. (In fact, it seems a bit more responsive in the UI.)

Gary
[G2 General] Zoide_:
Does the stock 4.4.2 ROM allow changing the Menu key to Recent Apps without root?

Thanks
[G2 General] ibanezbass:
I'm definitely looking forward to a way to root. I've tried a bunch of root tools with no luck. The Chinese root tool VRoot is suppose to Work with the international version but it didn't work with ours. It loads it's own app and does a data restore but the root fails. Of course it doesn't help that I can't read Chinese.
[G2 General] xdabbeb:
Maybe LG finally removed all the benchmark recognition and cpu-pegging methods after the bad press of the last year?
[G2 General] SuperSport:
Can I get a link to that program? I'd like to look it over if possible.
[G2 General] ibanezbass:
http://choimobile.vn/threads/rom-moi-nhat-lg-g2-update.9268.html#post-235383

This is a link to a thread in Vietnamese that explains how to root the G2 with VRoot and includes the link. Google translate does a pretty good job.
[G2 General] bigfau:
I didn't see 4.4 anywhere just 4.2
[G2 General] ibanezbass:
At the very top it says Root 4.4 LG NEW
[G2 General] robstunner:
Did you try kingo root?
[G2 General] SuperSport:
I'm messing with it. It appears to support the D802, but not D800.

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These guys are on it. They have a mobile version of the program. It runs directly on the phone, super simple to use. Now, if it could just support the D800...
[G2 General] vween:
Because benchmarks lie. This is an update so they probably didn't bother gaming the benchmarks.
[G2 General] bigfau:
[MENTION=522014]SuperSport[/MENTION] can you upload it and send me a link?

Edit: Nevermind
[G2 General] garyd9:
No.
[G2 General] garyd9:
pfft. no /proc/config.gz in the stock g2 kitkat kernel. :(

Although, the version string was surprising to me:

Linux version 3.4.0-perf-gd4d756a (lgmobile@8LLGSBX) (gcc version 4.7 (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Feb 2 12:06:27 KST 2014

It took AT&T only 3 weeks to approve and push out a major firmware update... (Kernel build date is Feb 2nd.)
[G2 General] :
lol, not sure how many builds went before
[G2 General] robstunner:
Any way people with 4.4.2 Stock & rooted can make a nand backup or rom out of what they have? Im sure dev's are on it but just checking.
[G2 General] Zoide_:
I don't think we can do that until we have a custom recovery working with 4.4.2 stock.
[G2 General] robstunner:
ah very well, I very much like the G Flex UI so im at a toss up right now. How do you like 4.4.2? Worth it over my UI preference?
[G2 General] Zoide_:
I'm dying to try 4.4.2, but I can't stand the default soft buttons and I won't try it until I can replace the Menu button with Recent Apps. I can't root because that requires installing 10o and upgrading via AT&T, and I'm in Costa Rica with another carrier's SIM.
[G2 General] SuperSport:
But, you are on an ATT D800? I saw someone say they still got the update, even though out of US and on Another SIM. They somehow convinced ATT to push it and it worked for them. I don't remember if they had to remove the sim or what, and I don't remember what thread it was in.
[G2 General] rodcpierce:
Not sure if it matters to you but on stock 4.4.2 you press and hold the home button for recent apps.
[G2 General] Zoide_:
Thanks, I'll look into that.

I'm aware of that but I'd rather have the dedicated button. Thanks, though!
[G2 General] garyd9:
FYI...

email from LG (response to my request for kernel source):
[G2 General] :
It took them 3 weeks to make the apps for att compatible with the new firmware also to try and fix bugginess that occurs, especially laing their lg ui over kitkat. Why grumble we were the first people with the g2 in america to get it. So much fuss about kitkat and no one will ever be happy. Well i dont care i am happy with the update. Ive been anxious since december 2013 for it and im actually surprised it came this early.
[G2 General] daddioj:
you cant please everyone. people *****ed we will never get kitkat. we get it and people still ***** lol.. I for one am happy. everything is refined in kitkat for the g2 no strange delays in opening apps anymore everything is crazy fast. prob best phone I ever enjoyed really. and not have to worry about charging it all day is fantastic

I don't think he was really *****ing though. just disappointed lol
[G2 General] :
I agree i was almost tired of my phone because of outdated firmware but now.....man oh man i love my phone,4.4.2 rooted is unreal. Ive never been so happy with my phone. Now just awaiting the g3. But back on topic people just need to appreciate that we are now up to date
[G2 General] bps119:
Does anyone have any info on the progress being made for root and finding an exploit for the bootloader? I'm not trying to be impatient, just haven't had any time to hop onto irc and check out the discussion for myself. Any promising ideas being thrown around in there?
[G2 General] Jank4AU:
Maybe what makes some folks upset is they feel 4.4 should have been available for everyone to develop off of as soon as the Nexus 5 came out. Then .1, & .2. However, the releases came stacked up on each other so quickly no one really had the chance to fully develop one before the next came out, all while hoping source would drop, and everything was just that much harder for the developers. Then you layer on top the expectation from users to always be on the cutting edge even though we're not running true Nexus devices, and people get frustrated, whether rightly so or not. Factor in the constant influx of new android users who hear of open source and have question after question (like we all did) about rooting and how to unfrig themselves after soft bricks, and you logjam a thread. I like the positive look on it in that it shows the absolute potential of an open source operating systems' appeal to the masses. People are drawn to the potential of even the most incremental upgrades. It's better than waiting en masse for an OS "designed" for us by those who know best. Hopefully some of these guys will turn into a handful of excellent developers in their own right in the future. Let's just all stay positive, help eachother as best we can, search exhaustively for our own answers first, and move forward with the best system our guys can design in the time they can afford to dedicate. I'm drunk.
[G2 General] garyd9:
Actually, my comment was because I was impressed that they only spent three weeks to approve it and get it pushing out. AT&T usually take upwards of 6 weeks to approve firmware updates.
[G2 General] bberryhill0:
Verizon takes six months then gives up so three weeks is really impressive.

Swyped from my Verizon LG G2 using Tapatalk 4.4.5
[G2 General] :
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[/COLOR]

Sorry bro

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Them some big words in your post buddie. Haha higher blood alcohol levels=higher vocabulary skills haha
[G2 General] daddioj:
pfft. no /proc/config.gz in the stock g2 kitkat kernel. :(

the disappointed part :confused: lol.
[G2 General] Jank4AU:
I get wordy when I drink. I tend to write much better papers, too. At least until I have to proof it the next day! Back on topic, sorry guys. :P
[G2 General] garyd9:
Do you have a clue? config.gz existing would make reproducing the kernel easier.

Actually... Nevermind. I'm not going to waste time justifying a comment I made that was directed to other devs.
[G2 General] daddioj:
dude it was just a observation . not a personal jab at you. anyways back on topic. people so touchy in here. lol
[G2 General] bberryhill0:
Has anyone tried Swype on this?

Swyped from my Verizon LG G2 using Tapatalk 4.4.5
[G2 General] Sid_dominic56:
D802 4.4.2 root was with the korean root. We need not worry. :)

http://choimobile.vn/threads/root-4-4-cho-lg-g2-d802-f320lsk.22331.html
[G2 General] AndroidUser00110001:
can someone please pull the update file before flash. Should be in /cache/fota_dn and will be a long string of numbers/letters
[G2 General] abdel12345:
In another thread someone made the point that knock code wouldn't be released I until g pro 2 ave g2 mini are released since its a feature fir them. This isn't 100 true just a Theory but it makes sense. Hopefully lg will release a Minnie update adding it in later.
[G2 General] garyd9:
I'll be trying. It's going to be a few hours, however. I need to do two backups, copy the backups to my PC, restore my phone to stock (it's very modified right now), then start polling AT&T for the update....
[G2 General] AndroidUser00110001:
I am trying to get update to push to phone. I restored using the d software and got update to o but no kitkat yet.
[G2 General] ArcaneDroid:
Immersive mode is working on some of my games, like asphault 8
[G2 General] garyd9:
We'll see... I have the "d" bootloader and kernel, and "o" system partition (along with many modifications to that.) Once my nandroid is done, I'll restore directly to 'o' (via LG's tool) and hopefully it will push kk to me.

Once you get the update file, if you allow the FOTA to go through, please grab the info needed for ioroot to be updated:
[G2 General] muppetmaster916:
Same here, restored to 10d then updated to 10o, no kit Kat update showing though
[G2 General] Hung0702:
Do you know what the title of this thread is?
[G2 General] Rodeojones:
This is exciting. Hopefully Verizon follow suit shortly.
[G2 General] bose301s:
Bwahahahahaha!!! Best joke ever!
[G2 General] jmill75:
Guaranteed this will be ported before VZ gets us an official.

In fact I give it 2 or 3 days tops before this is working on the Vs980.
[G2 General] tee00max:
I feel like I want to revert back to stock and hopefully believe that he Verizon variant will have the update soon.
[G2 General] AngioNicholai:
Can someone upload the system dump? I don't want to revert and take OTA, I'd rather make a rooted stock ROM. Thanks in advanced!
[G2 General] garyd9:
Not that simple.. there will likely be kernel changes as well.
[G2 General] tee00max:
Yeah. Probably will have to revert back and take the ota.
[G2 General] lingo2012:
I decided to check and see and there it was 679.42 mb downloading now
[G2 General] AndroidUser00110001:
please pull the update file and upload it somewhere before you flash. It can be found in cache folder before you update :)
[G2 General] lingo2012:
Ok
[G2 General] Clark Joseph Kent:
Wish it was that simple....but...

+1 agreed
[G2 General] Clark Joseph Kent:
Affirmative and good to go...
[G2 General] rodcpierce:
Alright guys! Went back to 10o, used ioroot23 to root, then had AT&T push me the 10q update via chat, then the KK update. All while retaining root! Was not a bad process, and was painless.

** And changed the DPI to 380, rebooted and now stick at the white ATT logo screen. Even after doing a factory reset while holding down Volume and power. So chances are Im going to have to go back to 10o again and do it all over one more time. Ill leave it stock this go round until we get another root solution**
[G2 General] Xstop:
Edit: delete
[G2 General] ricecake2000:
Hmm I'm going to try and get verizon to push me the update ;)

Also does the at&t version have ART. I don't have time to read through 60 pages at work lol.
[G2 General] hamad138:
No art
[G2 General] abdel12345:
I wish they'd push the update but it's probably not ready yet with all the bloat they need to add.:rolleyes:
[G2 General] cron912:
What did you use to change it? I changed mine to 380 using ROM Toolbox Pro, and it's working fine.
[G2 General] nabril15:
Rod

I am going to follow your steps.

Did you only root or did you install a recovery?
[G2 General] Henryy97:
I cant wait until D802 users get 4.4.2 ROMS :fingers-crossed: I'm currently running rayglobe 3.2 :rolleyes:
[G2 General] rodcpierce:
I only rooted, no custom recovery.
[G2 General] antawnm26:
im on D800 kit kat and rooted you have to go to 100d root no custom recovery and update from there to keep root
[G2 General] nabril15:
i am going to go to 800o with the lg flash tool, following rod's instructions. Then I will root with ioroot23, and ask for q and d from ATT.
[G2 General] Zoide_:
What do people tell the AT&T support personnel when they go on the chat and ask for the q update? Do they just ask you for the phone's IMEI? Or do they need to know a US subscriber phone number, etc? I have an unlocked AT&T D800 but I use it in Costa Rica with another carrier's SIM card.

Thanks
[G2 General] SuperSport:
They asked me to confirm my Phone Number, but only because I have 4 lines on my account. But, I AM on ATT. To get on chat, I needed to log into my ATT Account. I wonder if you'll be able to get onto Support Chat without an ATT Account??

EDIT: What if you pulled your SIM and called 611? I wonder who would answer??? ATT, or Your provider???

EDIT #2: Is ATT even available where you are? I wondered about going to WalMart and buying a Pay As You Go SIM and put that in. Then, call ATT and ask for update. Here in US, those SIMs can be had pretty cheap.

EDIT #3: You could always just flash the update, now that it's been released (although, does not have root).
[G2 General] ibanezbass:
Just a heads up. I tried Kingo root too and it doesn't work. Apparently this version is more resilient to exploits.
[G2 General] heynando:
thank you for submitting the claim garyd9

please correct me if i'm wrong, but this means that they will provide a file so that we can flash using LG Flash Tool to go directly to 20c right??
[G2 General] NevetsDrassel:
Used LG Flash Tools and reverted to D80010o, rooted using the ioroot 22, had AT&T push the 10q update, updated and root survived, had AT&T push the Kit Kat D80020c update, updated and root survived. Now running KitKat with no issues as of yet. Unable to save the q update, just rebooted too fast.

I did not install anything or update any apps at any time when I did this. Kept it at stock at all times except for the ioroot22 update.
[G2 General] garyd9:
No... it's a request for the kernel source code. It will allow us to make custom kernels (even if we have no way at the present time to install them) and might allow us to figure out some interactions between the kernel and bootloader - so perhaps we can figure out a way to use the older (exploitable) bootloader with the kitkat firmware.
[G2 General] SuperSport:
Just an FYI. I was able to grab the 20q udpate file dlpkgfile, but I have not been able to do anything with it yet. I tried forcing it to go using Reset, adding command file, etc. Nothing has worked yet. I must be missing something that tells the phone it needs to use that file for update. Anyone have any ideas???
[G2 General] Zoide_:
Thanks, but there's no AT&T in Costa Rica. We have an AT&T account that we use when we go to the States, so I'll see if I can use that to talk their support people into pushing the update to my phone ;)

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I take it you mean 10q, not 20q?

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BTW, I wonder: why do we need to ask AT&T to push the 10q update to our phones? Their official announcement simply says we have to connect to Wi-Fi and go to the About screen to download the update: http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB423381&cv=820#fbid=3_yuEjRGixp
[G2 General] rob ben:
f

I had them push the q update becuase I refuesed it last month becasue I was rooted.

Went stock last night

Rooted this morning on io22

Chatted with them to push q

Checked for update myself and it came through

If you try to trick the date and fial, tell them and they will push it for you.
[G2 General] SuperSport:
Correct, 10q.
[G2 General] AndroidUser00110001:
I have flashable AT&T KitKat ROM in AT&T section and instructions on how to get root right after flash...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2665391
[G2 General] SuperSport:
Very Cool! Thank you for that. Is it 100% stock?
[G2 General] aknbad23:
How is the battery on 4.4.2 guys?
[G2 General] apvikes28:


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Screen brightness on auto

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I'm at about two hours on screen so far. Also my first battery drain since flashing over

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I can confirm that the file and instructions work perfectly, thanks for the host and post
[G2 General] AndroidUser00110001:
Tap to pay working :)

Will be in my Poweruser ROM :)
[G2 General] abdel12345:
How'd you get it working?
[G2 General] wooddale:
I'm on Verizon still screwed no OTA just wondering how it is? Thanks
[G2 General] brutusthegeek:
Been following this thread for a bit

I've been following this thread for a while and I'm still not sure if I can root my LG G2 D80020 running Kit Kat 4.4.2? Do I have to flash back to D80010? I'm a newbie so thanks for your help and patience.
[G2 General] Yamahar6riding:
Yes flash back to 10o then if you want kitkat with root and working recovery, root it with ioroot23, install recovery from freegee, update recovery through recovery, reboot, then flash the zip from this form

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2672931

[stock firmware][D80020c] recovery friendly D80020c
[G2 General] brutusthegeek:
Thanks for the info. Do I use the LG flash tool to get back to 10o? And most importantly, where do I get that firmware? My phone is not currently rooted if that helps.
[G2 General] Yamahar6riding:
Alright, the easiest thing to do is use SuperSports installer as it downloads everything for you. You want to actually go back to 10d it seems with his installer which is the LG Flashtool made to work easy. Once the phone is done, root and custom recovery with freegee, updated through recovery, then flash the zip from the link I sent you earlier. All should be good