yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile LG G2] chotabk:
coming from energy rom, latest twrp:

-twrp: wipe factory, advanced wipe: cache, dalvik, advanced wipe: system

-install Kitkat

-install update SU

-wipe cache/dalvik

-reboot

obs:

root apps work perfect, snappy/no lag, will report on batt tomorrow after a full cycle

as stated before, no custom recovery so no custom roms.... but..... KITKAT!
[T-Mobile LG G2] SolsticeZero:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but can't you flash a custom recovery using the DD method in a terminal emulator since this will have root? Also, since this overwrites the custom recovery, has anyone tried flashing the rom, flashing the SU, flashing a custom recovery zip, THEN rebooting?

Also, can't you just take the recovery.img file out of the rom to make it not overwrite recovery?
[T-Mobile LG G2] freakyd9984:
I'm sorry what is a exploit and I'm kinda scared to flash it because I like to flash a lot and I won't be able to do that at all until they come out with custom recovery

Custom G2 D801

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Could you send a screen shot off home screen I'm just curious lol... don't wanna flash yet not until a custom recovery anyways and the xposed app fixed

Custom G2 D801
[T-Mobile LG G2] razrlover:
Exploit to make a custom recovery capatable with this new os leak.
[T-Mobile LG G2] freakyd9984:
It's their any customisations you can do to this Rom like fully transparent status bar/navigation bar? Make the nav bar smaller? Whats the difference between this Rom and 4.2.2

Custom G2 D801
[T-Mobile LG G2] mannequin:
please read OP.
[T-Mobile LG G2] freakyd9984:
And sorry for all the questions I just want to make sure when I flash this Rom that I want it

Custom G2 D801
[T-Mobile LG G2] sweets55:
If you do a factory reset after flashing the zip will it still be the KitKat Rom? I might be selling my G2.
[T-Mobile LG G2] rayraycarter4:
I booted into recovery via rom toolbox and it factory resets and wipes everything from internal storage but still on kit Kat just a heads up
[T-Mobile LG G2] crazymikey:
I can also confirm that this happens. Booted into recovery from the toolbox last night and it automatically wiped everything and restored to factory defaults.
[T-Mobile LG G2] erapmicks:
Is it worth going this route or aosp KitKat route?
[T-Mobile LG G2] jermaine151:
All of those sound like good methods. I'm going to try to remove the recovery before flashing. 18% done downloading... :( LOL
[T-Mobile LG G2] SolsticeZero:
Remove the Aboot.img, too. It won't boot into recovery with the newest bootloader. Removing the Aboot and keeping the JB bootloader should, in theory, make it work.
[T-Mobile LG G2] jermaine151:
Thank you! Have you tried any methods or are you still downloading?
[T-Mobile LG G2] SolsticeZero:
I removed the recovery.img from the image before flashing, and it flashed fine. But the bootloader recognizes that the recovery isn't official and won't boot into it. Hence why I'm pondering removing aboot.img, as well.
[T-Mobile LG G2] jermaine151:
Those bastards! Okay. Thanks for the heads up.
[T-Mobile LG G2] SolsticeZero:
Indeed. So right now I'm restoring my phone to JB via the mobile support tool and I'm gonna remove the Aboot.img from the zip and give it a shot. Worst case, this thing turns into a brick and I feign ignorance at the T-Mobile store.

EDIT: OK, I removed recovery.img and aboot.img.

Here goes nothing.

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Damn. No dice. It's stuck at the bootloader. I'm going to try to compile the rom with just the boot.img, modem.img, and system.img.

We'll see if that works.
[T-Mobile LG G2] SmiLey497:
I made a ROM the conventional way with just the system folder and boot.img and it didn't work. Just an FYI
[T-Mobile LG G2] jermaine151:
Crap. My download just finished too. I'll try a couple things.
[T-Mobile LG G2] ledvedder:
This may be a silly question, and maybe I'm just not understanding something. If root isn't available yet, what is the supersu zip file used for?
[T-Mobile LG G2] tell4ever:
thank you for the rom,,everything works great so far much much snappier phone especially the camera and the phone app

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root is available i'm on 4.4.2 and have root and removed the bloatware
[T-Mobile LG G2] SmiLey497:
You're still able to root while in recovery that's why you flash the zip after. If you reboot without SU you won't be able to root afterwards.
[T-Mobile LG G2] sweets55:
Can you use the LG Tool and flash back to get a recovery/root? I knew I should have just installed SU but didn't. That's what I get for a few hrs of sleep if that.
[T-Mobile LG G2] SolsticeZero:
Yeah, you can flash back the JB rom. I'm doing it now.
[T-Mobile LG G2] amorek13:
i just dirty flashed kitkat on stock root, after that i flashed update su, everything seems to work fine still have root, no twrp
[T-Mobile LG G2] sweets55:
This one? BIN_LGD801AT-01-V10c-310-260-AUG-13-2013 It's pretty easy to use the LG Tool right? Thanks
[T-Mobile LG G2] ledvedder:
I flashed both the rom zip and the supersu zip. Does this mean that I now have root? How do I verify?
[T-Mobile LG G2] SolsticeZero:
ADB Shell SU is the easiest way. Or download root browser.
[T-Mobile LG G2] jermaine151:
I just tried it with just boot, system and modem and no dice.It may be because I need to do a factory reset, which I want to try but now it won't let me into recovery. Not sure how it could have broke it when I didn't touch the bootloader or recovery. Oh well. :mad:
[T-Mobile LG G2] TheFuzz:
Amazing!!!

Just so I can feel comfortable...

I'm on a model LG-D801, T-Mobile, running 4.2.2, rooted, but completely stock other than TWRP 2.6.3.3.

Is this the same ROM that is currently available via LG Mobile Support Too;? Only this one is flashable via recovery????

Just want to be clear, because if I am right, this is exactly what I was praying would happen!!!

Can't wait to flash!!
[T-Mobile LG G2] SolsticeZero:
Something in the system must be looking for the 20a bootloader.
[T-Mobile LG G2] jermaine151:
That's what I'm thinking.
[T-Mobile LG G2] SolsticeZero:
If we find what it is and remove it, or replace it with the one from 10g, it might work....
[T-Mobile LG G2] jermaine151:
I still don't get why I can't get into TWRP. I guess I'll use LG tool to go back. We'll probably have to extract the system.img to see what's looking for it.
[T-Mobile LG G2] SolsticeZero:
This anti-developer crap pisses me off to no end. This is probably gonna be my last LG phone. I'm gonna be sticking with Nexus phones from now on, or, in worst case, Sony and HTC, since they can at least be dev unlocked.
[T-Mobile LG G2] SmiLey497:
Patiently awaiting for the New HTC One
[T-Mobile LG G2] SolsticeZero:
I gave my One Google Edition to the wife after I got this (wanted a bigger screen & battery). I might have to take it back, in all honesty, and give her this one.
[T-Mobile LG G2] savoca:
OP, since you're using the 20a bootstack, you might want to add into the OP to let people know that after flashing this, they could be stuck on this ROM for up to a few weeks. Maybe longer. (If they don't go back to 4.2.2 with LGFlashTool)
[T-Mobile LG G2] SmiLey497:
I gave my One to my ex and my Nexus 5 to a girl I was seeing for her birthday. I have an S4 but I'm letting my cousin use it until the new One drops so I can JUMP to it. I'm stuck with the G2 for now, LOL.
[T-Mobile LG G2] SmiLey497:
It's there in BIG RED LETTERS. :)
[T-Mobile LG G2] gunnyman:
Thanks for doing this. :)
[T-Mobile LG G2] savoca:
Yeah, it states it disable recovery. It doesn't state that users will need to manually use flashtool to use any other ROM after this. You can't expect users to use adb without a recovery to manually downgrade their bootstack can you? That's just hardbricks waiting to happen.
[T-Mobile LG G2] fordstang99:
Just wanted to add...I'm using the rom and it's great
[T-Mobile LG G2] rayraycarter4:
so i soft bricked my device and i used the lg user support tool to restore store and it upgraded to android 4.4! i was like whoa but no root unfortunately... but just to let users know
[T-Mobile LG G2] Brandon.rush1:
wifi calling?

Can anyone confirm if wifi calling works on this or not?
[T-Mobile LG G2] mannequin:
LG has nothing to do with this. welcome to "new" Google, enjoy your stay.
[T-Mobile LG G2] room511:
Has anyone seen this?

Maybe this is an easier way?

http://www.androidheadlines.com/201...-kitkat-t-mobile-lg-g2.html#readsoruce_bottom
[T-Mobile LG G2] SmiLey497:
Wi-Fi calling works.
[T-Mobile LG G2] SmiLey497:
No root.
[T-Mobile LG G2] SmiLey497:
I wouldn't say that. Different manufacturers make it easier or harder to root and put custom firmware on the phone and then it depends on the carrier etc... The Nexus 5 is the easiest thing to root and update, you could even just take the OTA and flash it in TWRP no problem,
[T-Mobile LG G2] mannequin:
everything points to the fact that those days are over. they really want to draw the line between the "commercial" and "developers" phones. Nexus line was created with a developer in mind but it doesn't make much sense from a market point of view (Nexus line days are probably numbered as well and we'll have "Google Edition" phones instead). Google dictates the rules now or at least wants to (locked bootloaders, sd card limitations, play store limitations, latest android is a must if you're releasing hardware, etc).
[T-Mobile LG G2] Brandon.rush1:
Thank you, I'm hoping we get some custom roms soon with this intact. I can't stand LG's GUI
[T-Mobile LG G2] dr87:
not really true from what I know at least, its up to the company. HTC lets you unlock bootloaders right from their website. LG likes to lock stuff down hard.

Also for people trying to get the old bootloader to work, the kernel checks the bootstack not the /system

ID's are checked from the arch/arm/boot/dts

Also, if LG did not add any additional checks, I could have the new kernel pass the old bootloader check easily with a unified DTS image from the old and new kernel. LG still has my phone out for repair though, shipped back to me. Just waiting for it.
[T-Mobile LG G2] humayunl:
Should I?

Need advice form you guys...

I'm using CM11 M3 pretty happily. The fact that bluetooth doesn't work doesn't really bother me and I don't really have any other stability issues apart from very rare app crashes (less than once a week). I especially love Voice+ and some other CM11 features.

I do prefer the stock look n feel but at the same time I do miss the LG Stock camera app and the fact that I can have more icons on my screen in the LG UI.

Overall I'm not into tinkering too much with my phone (XPosed settings etc.). Just root and install a stock-like custom rom is about as much time i'll spend on the phone.

With all that said, as a happy CM11 M3 user. Is there any advantage of going back to LG Stock with this new 4.4.2 updated rom? If it improves stability, speed, battery life, performance and camera etc. I would consider going back to this stock. But if the next CM milestone will have these updates integrated and any resulting camera, performance, battery improvements then maybe i should wait?

Recommendations from those of you who've done it or are considering are welcome.
[T-Mobile LG G2] SmiLey497:
If you're on the fence I suggest just wait until we can flash a custom recovery again then try it.
[T-Mobile LG G2] wifiguru:
Here is a mirror:

http://kk6hvk.com/D80120a_KK.zip
[T-Mobile LG G2] jermaine151:
This is sooooo fast and smooth. I wish they had incorporated the Flex rom features in this. It'll hold me over for a bit.
[T-Mobile LG G2] erapmicks:
Complete noob here,

Im on PA D801. Do i just flash this like a normal rom thru TWRP after i download the zip file?

THanks in advance
[T-Mobile LG G2] sweets55:
I hate to ask again but if the G2 gets another update will it update without any issue if this KitKat Rom is installed?
[T-Mobile LG G2] jermaine151:
Yes, but save yourself the trouble that I went through and wipe data before you flash. It's also a good idea to back up your internal sd card to a PC first. If you run into problems and have to factory reset through the stock recovery, it's gone.
[T-Mobile LG G2] TheFuzz:
So..... I flashed this Rom, went smooth but a little too quick which I thought d strange. Flashed in less than 5 minutes. I flashed supersu, then wiped cache and dalvik.

Restarted and wham, caught in a boot loop. Had to go into download mode and use LG support tool to flash the update.

Did not lose any data at all, thank goodness but did lose root. Now on kit Kat.

I don't why it didn't work I was full stock, I did not wipe prior to install so not sure of that matters. I used twrp 2.6.3.2. Only thing I can say is it went way too fast for a full flash.

So now we need an exploit for kit Kat :)
[T-Mobile LG G2] GriffenD:
I think someone stated that you need TWRP 2.6.3.3 or higher. Its somewhere in this post but not positive where exactly...
[T-Mobile LG G2] TheFuzz:
Yea. I wonder if that didn't do it? Well only thing I wanted to do was debloat the phone anyways. Oh well.
[T-Mobile LG G2] em2drvr03:
Is there meta data on be streaming now? And is the bluetooth streaming quality issues resolved?
[T-Mobile LG G2] easyguy:
Still no metadata through streaming music. It sound better than before. I got a modded version on pandora with AVRCP (metadata). Have not test to see if it works with our phone yet.

Glad im not the only one to care about metadata.
[T-Mobile LG G2] crackerjack9249:
Has anyone tried just flashing a flashable recovery zip prior to restarting the phone ? or am I going to be the one to risk my phone later :P
[T-Mobile LG G2] fishman0919:
Yes, I and several others have tried that and no it won't brink your phone.

The stock recovery doesn't get push till after you reboot. Anything you flash before rebooting gets replaced with the stock recovery on startup.

And if you remove the stock recovery from the install zip and flash it... the bootloader see that the recovery is not stock and fails... BOOTLOOP
[T-Mobile LG G2] freakyd9984:
Screen shot.... sure am missing xposed framework though, If anyone gets the update please post thanks

Custom G2 D801
[T-Mobile LG G2] mixinluv2u:
So can we flash ad blocking host file or xaddeb's camera mod before reboot as well? Or should those be done through flashyify afterwards?
[T-Mobile LG G2] freakyd9984:
so now my phones stuck on the lg singn is their a way to recover my phone , I done a factory reset last night after my post and after doing that it stays stuck on LG screen it will not boot at all ........ please tell me theirs a way to recover , I can get into download mode but that's it.
[T-Mobile LG G2] sweets55:
I have tried what has been mentioned going back to JB using the LG Tool? Looks like I might have to that since I need to wipe my G2 clean before I sell it. Damn...
[T-Mobile LG G2] ddavtian:
Sorry if this has been asked before, I didn't see in this thread.

I cannot use built-in weather widget. It keeps saying problem loading. And when I open the weather app, it's black screen, saying video cannot play.

Cleaning data doesn't help. Any advice?
[T-Mobile LG G2] uoY_redruM:
Worked perfect!

Just updated to the discontinued TWRP then flashed, flashed SuperSU then rebooted. No issues :)
[T-Mobile LG G2] Gvndeb60:
OK, If you previously had a custom recovery(which I am assuming b/c you flashed this ROM)...

Manually go into recovery:

-You have to be quick, the phone is stuck on the LG boot screen, hold power until the screen goes black

-quickly press volume down and power and hold them both

-when LG screen comes on again, quickly let go of both and re-press both and hold.

It will do one of 2 things. If the flash did not take, you can press 3 times and be back into custom recovery. There you can try again but make sure you are on a new enough recovery. I could not get Phil's CWM to work or an older version of TWRP, must be version mentioned in OP or higher. Second outcome will be to reset phone to stock. If doing above brings you to reset screen where that is your only choice then oh well, no other choice, but at least when done you will have rooted Kit Kat.
[T-Mobile LG G2] dkotoric:
If i flash this will i be able to still instal twrp and go back to cm11?

Sent from my LG G2
[T-Mobile LG G2] Gvndeb60:
If you flash this you lose custom recovery...but you can revert to stock 4.2.2 via LG's Support tool and then root and load custom recovery to load CM11.

Instructions are here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2432476

And by the way, did you want 2 white G2's? Gavin from CTO...
[T-Mobile LG G2] dkotoric:
Is there a 4.2.2 rom i can flash on here through recovery, i need to go back to stock to unlock the device as my unlock code is not working on cm11

Sent from my LG G2
[T-Mobile LG G2] freakyd9984:
Thank you very much for the reply but I finally got it working again, I done the flash tool and now I'm running 4.4.2 kit Kat stock again, finally going without a phone all night lol

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If their is a update on how to root it now, that would be good... I tried rooting from computer but it wouldn't take so I'm guessing someone has to come out with a root that will work on the new T-Mobile device Kit Kat
[T-Mobile LG G2] mike2518:
a question i got is if i flash this rom using TWRP (don't use wipe data option) over my current stock rooted 4.2.2 rom, will i keep all my apps & other data? i rather keep everything and not have to setup all the apps etc...
[T-Mobile LG G2] freakyd9984:
Use titanium back up and make sure you flash the super user zip before you reboot... I do have a warning though last night I flashed the Rom and then after flashing I installed a font so it sent my phone into boot loop. So anyways after that I done a regular factory reset and my phone wouldn't boot at all it stayed on lg screen and thus was after doing a factory reset.... I had to get on computer and use flash tool to flash kdz file
[T-Mobile LG G2] rayraycarter4:
Yes
[T-Mobile LG G2] Gvndeb60:
Yes on that link I put above....it will be bone stock. You can also hunt down the KDZ file to flash for Kit Kat bine stock if you want.
[T-Mobile LG G2] dkotoric:
ok i don't know if I"m missing something but all I'm seeing is the KDZ files, I'm trying to hunt down a flashable zip file of a stock rooted rom where I wont loose recovery that I can just flash to unlock my device and flash back to cm11 then.
[T-Mobile LG G2] Gvndeb60:
Oh my bad, I misunderstood and was pointing you towards a factory restore type thread.

Try this one...it is for stock rooted 4.2.2. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2595586 Looks like you already went there and asked for a mirror, the link in the OP worked for me: https://mega.co.nz/#!QUxGGb4C!Zj_eHkkJ-cDi4G-ycR-zeWNxylYINF7OmiSTwC95YZE

Here is an older one but should work: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2459677

It is the version the G2 launched with but it should serve your needs.
[T-Mobile LG G2] fordstang99:
Thank you for this rom...wish it would have came with 4.4.2 so much better than 4.2
[T-Mobile LG G2] dkotoric:
Ya I'm downloading the older one now, slow download link taking over 2 hours it says but I'll wait
[T-Mobile LG G2] Gvndeb60:
Ouch, curious if it works, I just unlocked mine on this rooted ROM so you should be fine.
[T-Mobile LG G2] suppliesidejesus:
Has anyone tried installing it without the bootloader? I would be surprised if it booted without the 4.4.2 bootloader, but it MIGHT work so ...
[T-Mobile LG G2] dr87:
Won't work, bootloader checks the chipset ID's specified by the kernel. Old bootloader only has the old revisions, Mismatch = no boot

I know for sure the new kernel uses new chipset ID's unknown to the old boot
[T-Mobile LG G2] suppliesidejesus:
Ahhh, gotcha, so we'll need a new exploit to get around the new bootloader for a new recovery and what not.
[T-Mobile LG G2] aranurea:
I'm loving this update. The camera is tons better. It focuses MUCH faster, with half a second, and the shutter speed is faster overall. Also the update actually lets you see animations now. Before, LG would either speed them up to the point where you could barely see them happening or just cut the animation out. I'm still figuring stuff out tough. I noticed that user apps and non-LG sytem apps have an overflow menu button even though the navbar has a menu button itself which makes either one pointless. Another thing I noticed is that the KockOn feature is much faster and the LED indicator flashes turquoise/cyan instead of white. But the best is that i can have transparent navigation and notification bars in Nova Launcher without Xposed.
[T-Mobile LG G2] nismology:
Agreed this is a little frustrating. After owning the GNex I swore that I would only use Nexus devices but I loved having that total control. I also knew what I was getting into with the G2 with the whole locked bootloader thing but it was a huge leap forward hardware-wise and I couldn't resist and with the promise of Loki exploits I went for it. I have been attempting for the past couple hours to get loki_patch to make existing TWRP recovery images compatible with loki_flash and no dice. Before that I tried to loki_flash the original D801 TWRP 2.6.3.2 image but it said the new KK aboot image didn't match the older one in that .img (makes sense). Getting back to the loki_patch, when trying to patch it said "unsupported aboot image". So I downloaded the newest loki files (v2.0 < v2.1) just in case that was the prob and still nothing. So until the loki_patch utility is updated to recognize the new KK aboot, patched recovery images look to be just out of reach. And to think, all I used to have to do was "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img".

:rolleyes:

Anyhoo, thanks to the OP for your efforts getting this in zip form so at least those wishing to stay stock can have their cake and root it too. :good::D
[T-Mobile LG G2] jermaine151:
Yep, I've tried it six ways to Sunday and can't get around needing the bootloader, which then won't let you go to a custom recovery. Some smart person will get around it. The question is how long will it take. I had my phone set up just the way I wanted it. I froze some stuff in Tibu, rebooted and SystemUI started crashing. Couldn't get in to do anything, adb wouldn't let me su to try to re-enable some apps so I couldn't do anything but backoff to 4.22 and start over. Factory reset wouldn't even save me. That sucked!! I need nandroids. LOL. </end rant>
[T-Mobile LG G2] gunnyman:
Keep in mind I know nothing about building a ROM, but why wouldn't pulling system and boot partitions and packaging them up in a loki'ed zip work?

It seems like this is the first phone I've owned where a rooted zip flashable in recovery wasn't possible.

Help me understand.

Please not I'm not moaning about not having it, I'm just wanting to understand.
[T-Mobile LG G2] jermaine151:
You need the new kernel, which needs the new bootloader which won't boot a custom recovery. The OP tried to package the rom like that with no luck.
[T-Mobile LG G2] gunnyman:
Oh OK so the kernel won't boot without the right bootloader. Got it.
[T-Mobile LG G2] Nitefire77:
Once LG releases the kernel source it should be a little easier to make a new kernel for stock that gets around the check. But who knows when they will do that. It'll happen eventually due to the Linux gpl license but probably not soon enough
[T-Mobile LG G2] suppliesidejesus:
I think the source is released, thought I saw it up on LG's OpenSource site.

Did I notice correctly that CarrierIQ was already removed from this ROM?
[T-Mobile LG G2] freakyd9984:
Is their any customizations that can be done to this Rom, I don't have root and theirs no custom recovery yet.... it's driving me crazy not being able to do anything to my phone lol.. sorry guys
[T-Mobile LG G2] dr87:
Yea we have had access to the 4.4 kernel for over 2 months already, doesn't help with bootloader exploiting though :(
[T-Mobile LG G2] aranurea:
Yes it's been removed.