yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] wufaaa:
Ok, so I odined root66. My phone initially booted up to stock, but I got a pop up "unfortunately system ui has stopped". I went to recovery mode to do a factory reset. It took me to android system recovery. Apparently i lost my TWRP recovery. I did a factory reset and rebooted. Hallelujah!! my phone booted up into stock successfully. Whew...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tokenpoke:
Cool.

Sorry I couldnt respond earlier, I just woke up.

I always keep copies of odin flashable packages for the latest cwm and twrp recoveries just in case some craziness happens.

Ive had a similar issue when dualbooting. Recovery seemed to work 100% but one bad flash sent me into a bootloop I couldnt get out of. Booting to recovery just tried booting my corrupt 2nd rom and I had to odin cwm on to stop the boot script from locking me out of recovery.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] wufaaa:
All part of the hazards of tinkering with the phone. It goes with the territory. But as long as I can get into download or recovery mode I believe there's always a fighting chance.

Separately I reinstalled TWRP via odin. Next will be to reflash the custom rom.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] GuestK00340:
Hello All, this will update your V500 to 4.4.2, as is mine. This is based off the leaked 4.4.2 tot file.

Thanks AICJOFS for sending me the link to the leaked 4.4.2 official update tot.

Install the Drivers

Be sure usb debugging is ON!

Download the 4.4.2 .TOT file from here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B34qnFE3O_HbX2t6elg5UXZFNEk/edit?usp=sharing

or here

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407581518

(Thanks DrGravy for the mirrors!)

or here:

http://goo.gl/BIiHT0 and yes one more for good measure

http://goo.gl/QHrcKm

- I strongly suggest using a download manager like IDM to download this file

in case you have an error with your internet etc, It's 2GB+ in size

that way if you do, it'll continue to download this once you regain your internet connection. Trust me, it's worth it.

Download the .dll file you'll need last here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B34qnFE3O_HbVnJ3WEEtUU12NFE/edit?usp=sharing

DO NOT EXTRACT the .tot file, leave it alone!

Download and install LGFlashTool from here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B34qnFE3O_HbcHM5LWFKcU84WjA/edit?usp=sharing

or here: http://goo.gl/qO1tqB

Download the MegalockDLL file for LGFlashTool here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B34qnFE3O_HbdkpkcmV6Z3ZpYmc/edit?usp=sharing

or here http://goo.gl/oUa37Q

After the LG Flash Tool is installed, do NOT launch it.

-Extract MegaLock.dll from the zip and copy MegaLock.dll to C:\LG\LGFlashTool, replacing the old MegaLock.dll file

Power off your Gpad, plug in the usb into your Gpad (not your computer yet)...

Holding vol Up & Down, plug it into your computer and you should now be in DOWNLOAD mode,

Wait for the drivers to finish installing, after they are, open Device Manager

Scroll down and click Ports, now Right click LGE AndroidNet USB Serial Port (COM2), then properties, then Advanced,

Now change the port # to 41, save and close out device manager

Now unplug your G Pad again from your computer.

Open LG Flash Tool

Select Manual Mode

Click on Add button on S/W field and load the V500 4.4.2 .TOT file

Then click the .DLL field and add the DLL file here. NOT the megalock.dll the First one you downloaded with the tot file.

NOW CLICK THAT YELLOW ARROW up top.

Wait for it to say READY. Once it says Ready plug in your G Pad again, in download mode.

Now As soon as you plug in your G Pad, In Download mode, it'll begin to flash, WAIT for it to say Pass in Blue, and it's done!

You now have a LG G Pad V500 with 4.4.2 Stock Kit Kat

Everything is working as it should be. Including ART!Quick Smooth and Zippy with no lag for me.

Your Welcome.

JESSICA

**** Yes you can have root with this, I used kingo because it was quick and easy ****

--P.S. Since people have been asking me via PM:

**---*** TO GO BACK TO 4.2.2 STOCK EVERYTHING yes including the bootloader, use my new thread HERE:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51466048
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] ledabe974:
Thanks a lot, I'll try it ASAP.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] Canadoc:
Awesome!!!!!!

Any chance for someone to make a flashable zip in recovery ?

Also Ashby changes to q remote?
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] royskeyz:
Wow....lemme try too. Fingers crossed. :)

Edit: can u post a screenshot?
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] EdenGottlieb:
Thanks a lot for the detailed tutorial!

But I think I'll stay with AOSP for now :P

I hope this can somehow help the GPE ROM, can it?
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] Maelstr0m:
yep, when sources will be released

Inviato dal mio Nexus 5 utilizzando Tapatalk
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] royskeyz:
TOT link dead. :crying:

Edit: web page not available when i click download.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] freezenook:
Great job!
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] jchenny:
Can this be rooted? And is there a working recovery we can install? Thanks a lot.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] nightanole:
Standard root works but it looks like it doesnt persist after cold reboot. Also (while no one has tried it) this is patched for the loki exploit so custom recovery is not possible (just like the G2).
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] smoki3:
How did you get root?
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] id10terror:
As someone else mentioned, I believe this update breaks the Loki Bootloader exploit, meaning no more TWRP or custom kernels.

I'll look into this.. Maybe it's possible to install without updating Bootloaders through a custom recovery zip.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] fefifofum:
Great, thanks a lot! Could you please upload a system dump? I'm trying to extract the tot file in linux and I can't manage to do it.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] zahir32:
Wonderful

Outstanding job! What a breakthrough.

But I can't get root - even with Kingo. The app goes into a loop of downloading and waiting. This is with USB debugging enabled and the Pad connected as an MTP device. I also tried it connected with LG Software but got the same loop.

Never mind, the upgrade is wonderful.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] joshuadjohnson22:
please research the G2, Same thing happened with the G2, but once the source kernel was released they found a way to flash KitKat and keep their current custom recovery. I am sure it will be the same. One thing the G2 had going for it is you could go back to 4.2.2 at any time which works with Loki(as far as i know this is unconfrimed with the g pad). I am sure this will be the same.

But if you simply remove the recovery from the update it wont boot.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] smoki3:
Reboot an try again. I had the same problem. Now i have tried it again. Now it works. ROOTED.

But I dont get TWRP installed.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] pauloton:
Miracast?

It has miracast?

Thanks
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] zahir32:
Perfect!

Thank you! Worked fine after the reboot. Great help.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] aicjofs:
Don't have a windows computer around? This extracted it fine.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2600575
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] smoki3:
Have any One found a possiblity to downgrade to 4.2

Gesendet von meinem HTC One mit Tapatalk
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] strikerz911:
This unbricked my device!! Many thanks!!
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] Aiolizator:
Hi,

my V500 is bricked, and I need the following file to flash a tot rom : https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B34...it?usp=sharing

Who could please give me another url, this one is broken.

Thanks.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] 37_:
all the links are down, please someone reup, really need these files, please help
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] Jansxel:
You Can Download The Flash Tool Here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2797190
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] spiderman09:
dll for v500

I have the tot file and the flashing tool from the links but I cannot seem to find the dll for the v500. That link is broken and I haven't located a replacement. Does anyone have a link to it?

Jason
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] Trunkam:
by any chance someone has still the dll needed to flash the tot file?

thank you
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] jesuita:
Was checking a backup with tools I used on my gpad and I'm not really sure what you mean by dll.

All I used was LG Flash Tool and the .kdz file.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] fishears:
Cos the image in this thread is a tot not a kdz. Not sure why anyone wants to flash this though because the official 4.4.2 is newer...
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] MSuomi:
Old thread, but seemed to be fit for the situation.

Short and to business...

Bricked my V500, like Qualcom HS-USB Qloader way. After hours of searching, found drivers for it and LG Boarddiag.

But that was it, no luck on any .TOT-file so I could use it to flash some life back to old bugger...

Time to throw it to trash?

P.S. Didn't give up and yesterday at night, I revived it. Now it's back to 4.4.2. Default FW. Amen!
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] l4d:
Did you find .TOT file or how did you revive it? can you share .tot file if possible please?
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] MSuomi:
I used the first one on that post.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] joshuadjohnson22:
yes in the general section a user posted this this may be worth adding to the OP

why do you want to go back
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] swax:
Can someone give some feedback on how this is running for everyone? Is it smooth and fast? And is everything working fine? Is it possible to someone make a flashable zip?
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] annoyingduck:
Following thread tightly......
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] joshuadjohnson22:
flashing now
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] swax:
Please give some feedback!

I'm using my gpad with infected ROM and would like to know how this is going..
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] Demetris:
Can anyone test if we finally got an unlockable bootloader?:fingers-crossed:
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] annoyingduck:
More than willing to test flashable zips if one can be made.... Not ready to lose recovery right now.

-VZW LG G2 VS980
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] Subtleone:
I had failed a second time to install CM11 today, and was in a bootloop, resigned to the unbrick method, which also involves using Download Mode, when I saw this thread. I figured what the heck, and followed the very clear instructions, and got the KDZ file from one of the Google Drive links in about 45 mins.

Worked perfectly!!

It flashed without problems, got the blue Pass sign, and it booted. I checked the version and sure enough it says 4.4.2, with a few cosmetic differences. I cannot comment beyond that as my battery was almost drained after the bootloop, but will say it looks and acts fine at first view.

You need to click on an Agreement to get the LG apps QRemote and so on, but as soon as you do, they are good to go.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] joshuadjohnson22:
I've tried over and over and still don't get root. It just keeps going through the process and after a while it just fails. I've rebooted multiple times with no luck. Any ideas?
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] aicjofs:
Here is my root based off original, but modified for kitkat.(I am not a kingo fan for how they dealt with things)

Gpad Root 442

To whoever asked, yes you can go back, I have done it personally, and then back to 4.4.2

For those catching up from the other thread I think aboot has been patched against loki.

See what I said here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51313701&postcount=142
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] joshuadjohnson22:
hmm the link doesn't work
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] aicjofs:
Typo, sorry. Not a good way to have faith in my scripting abilities eh? lol.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] annoyingduck:
can anyone upload a mirror for the .tot file? drive is maxed out and the original source is not moving...
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] joshuadjohnson22:
you are the man! Worked like a charm and I don't feel paranoid about shashingbing China having my information
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] Drgravy:
I'll upload it to my AFH account probably take like 30 minutes that file is huge
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] annoyingduck:
Thanks DR, been an hour and I'm still at .2 of 2.2g!
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] aicjofs:
Glad I could help. I just felt better doing it that way.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] Drgravy:
OK here you guys go

Mirror: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407581518

Mirror 2: http://goo.gl/BIiHT0

[MENTION=4139144]Jessooca[/MENTION] feel free to add this to the OP
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] joshuadjohnson22:
So far I love this update. Will give more of an opinion after I use it for a time
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] id10terror:
Well I got this running without touching the bootloader or aboot partitions. TWRP is still working! :good::good:

I'm going to test a little more tonight to make sure there aren't any bugs before I put something out.

I'll see if I can whip up a zip including root to flash through recovery.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] annoyingduck:
Hey guys, I'm assuming I'm having Windows 8.1 issues, but dl mode does not load drivers for me and my USB serial port is com6 not com2 as listed in the OP. And the port settings are not present in the advanced options. Think it's OK to proceed here?

-VZW LG G2 VS980

---------- Post added at 08:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:41 PM ----------

Edit: got it. (stupid!)

-VZW LG G2 VS980
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] ticiano_arraes:
Bought my G Pad recently in a very good deal, and since I own a Nexus device I didnt want to run AOSP and just have a "big phone". Now this came in a good time.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] NYCguy2020:
Thanks a million. A flashable zip would be great man :good::good: . patiently awaiting.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] annoyingduck:
Anyone's LG app icons appearing in nova launcher? Mine are all androids as if they are not installed, but they are. The icon will not appear.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] m.mcrespo:
Remote work in this room? This is smooth? I am using a very good room but lost my remote control. And want it back. I still looking here. Thanks for this great job.

Enviado de meu GT-P3100 usando Tapatalk
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] Hitokiri-Snake:
I followed the instructions and got it installed properly. Thank you very much for the upload. It seems great so far and a lot snappier than 4.2.2. I only have one gripe with it. It seems that LG's s voice-like speech assistant isn't a part of the system anymore. I would normal be perfectly fine with that, but it has caused the position of the google now shortcut to change. Normally when you swipe up from the home soft key, it takes you to google now. There where originally three shortcuts, quickmemo, google now, and the speech assistant, with google now being the shortcut in the middle. Now that the speech assistant is gone, google now has been moved to the left, kind of above the back button. This is a lot more annoying than it sounds. Let me know if anyone has found a way to change this.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] m.mcrespo:
It's smooth? Remote works good? I have twrp and root. So if I install this room I can restore one nandroid or its Moore complicated?

Enviado de meu GT-P3100 usando Tapatalk
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] dorpmuller:
Can someone post LGV500_20130912_LGFLASHv160.dll somewhere else? Can't get it from Google.

Rich
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] annoyingduck:
Nice! First time on non aosp running art...

---------- Post added at 12:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:07 AM ----------

Here's all 3 additional files (everything but the .tot):

https://mega.co.nz/#F!KYJxBYiA!KLVMx7-_KyCMqPiy6U6rOw
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] dorpmuller:
Thanks! Got them.

The tar d/l failed anyway, so I'm still out of business...

Rich
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] annoyingduck:
Use the mirror posted by Drgravy, took me about 6 min to dl.

-VZW LG G2 VS980

---------- Post added at 12:40 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:28 AM ----------

Thank you again, feel free to add the link I just posted for the additional files too.

-VZW LG G2 VS980
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] smoki3:
Because i dont get twrp installed.

Gesendet von meinem HTC One mit Tapatalk
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] dorpmuller:
Finally got all of the files... I followed original instructions exactly as posted and everything worked fine!

This is beautiful-many, many thanks for this effort! Now to get it rooted.

Rich
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] m.mcrespo:
If I have one nandroid I can install this new room and back with nandroid if I don't like?

Enviado de meu LG-V500 usando Tapatalk
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] stitoo:
ART its not working for my. I chose it in developer options, after this reboot device still is dalvik. Guys any idea how to switch to ART ?
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] MSephiroth:
Do you use xposed framework? That could be the problem!

Inviato dal mio MI 2 con Tapatalk 2
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] FrutasX:
Sorry, but how can I do a cold boot?

Thanks

LG G Pad with TapTalk Pro
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] azcamm27:
How to I change port # to 41
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] smoki3:
Get someone twrp working?

Gesendet von meinem LG-V500 mit Tapatalk
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] joshuadjohnson22:
Mine are doing this too, it is weird but at least the apps work... Did you find a fix? I'm using the gel launcher but it didn't look like this at first. It was either when I rooted it or when I installed Xposed.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] cappa662:
Wow. Might have to go to this version, but the AOKP version is a beast for me.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] toyface:
Still Can't Get This to Flash

Hi guys,

For some reason, I cannot get this to flash for the life of me. I am running Windows 8 and following all the instructions 100% but the flash keeps on failing and now I have a device that only boots to download mode. I have tried running LG FLash in XP mode but that still didn't work.

My drivers etc appear to be working fine, as the process starts but always fails. Any help here would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks all,

Tom.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] Zarrick19:
Report please: how is the QRemote in this new ROM? Is it the same (with just a few device options) like in the 4.2 stock ROM?
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] chinesestunna:
Oh god, please tell me they upgraded to the G2 version. The original GPad version is a joke...
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] ASW1:
How is the sound from the speakers, did it improve?
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] Subtleone:
Correct, it does not have the selection the G2 has for example. Note that when I checked for an update of the firmware, it told me my device was not registered. I am guessing that means that upgrades will need to be done manually. Other than that, it is working great. It is faster, battery leak from stock 4.2.2 is gone, and everything else seems perfect. ART works, but some apps froze on it, so I reverted to Dalvik.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] annoyingduck:
Remote is not for US tablets. Doesn't show cable boxes (like the euro varients). I'm working on this now...

-VZW LG G2 VS980
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] annoyingduck:
No fix yet. Icons appear on the stock launcher, just not with nova. I think that it may have to do with the fact that lg's original home screen change option is the same in the settings as it was on jb. It's not the same as other kk roms with it being a direct option in the main settings. With home settings being a system operation in kk, maybe they ported their original variation to work on kk and they missed something.

-VZW LG G2 VS980
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] aicjofs:
Cold boot is from power off. The "standard" root method for Gpad 4.2.2 from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2553192 doesn't survive the reboot. I fixed that in this method. It's the same exploit combined with the magic that happens in the update-binary in a flashable root.zip that works on 4.3+. Alot of people have used Kingo just fine too.

Gpad Root 442

Where is it not working? From original post: Wait for the drivers to finish installing, after they are, open Device Manager

Scroll down and click Ports, now Right click LGE AndroidNet USB Serial Port (COM2), then properties, then Advanced,

Now change the port # to 41, save and close out device manager

When I examined aboot it looked like it was patched against loki. That mean's while making a TWRP would be easy we can't install it on the device and have it boot TWRP. I'm sure within the next day we will have a method to stay on the old aboot, and still use this ROM.

I'm not an expert so maybe I am wrong. Here is the aboot if anyone else wants to examine it/give it to djrbliss etc.

Aboot base 88EFFFD8

Sig check 88F119D0

Boot linux 88F0D1A8

http://home.comcast.net/~aicjofs/aboot.bin

Have a screenshot, what does it say in the little window?

Very subjective question like the gamma/contrast one. I use SpeakerBoost from Play store still.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] ASW1:
I know it's difficult to objectively say anything about the sound quality, but a lot of people who have been on stock and on a kitkat custom rom will know what I mean.

In stock 4.2.2 sound at lower volume is muffled, this is gone if you flash mahdi or cm.

So I wonder if there is any improvement in stock kitkat.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] aicjofs:
I was on 4.2.2 for about an hour, and CM11 for next 2 months. I think sound is the same as CM was, still boost it though.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] cappa662:
Does this fix the low brightness issue when watching movies?
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] ayziaa:
Were you able to make that zip? If yes could you share it? Thx
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] rockbigdave:
I know exactly what your on about. I've just installed this and played some music and it's a tricky one.. It doesn't sound muffled, but it doesn't sound as loud/clear as Mahdi was at lower volumes. I think it may be just lacking the same 'oomph' a stock rom has, but it's defiantly not muffled poop!
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] ladelfm:
ART runtime option isn't sticking for me and reverts back to dalvik once the tablet restarts itself. I have root installed, could this be the issue? Anyone else have this problem?
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] situman:
Flashed the leaked version running ART and its great! Didn't have a desire to go custom on 4.2.2 and now even less of a need or desire. Besides games stuttered on CM11 or Madhi or the other custom roms. Probably because the kernel wasn't optimized. Since the stock KK update, its like a whole new tablet. Was tempted to sell it and buy the Galaxy Tab pro 8.4 but now I'm keeping it.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] Zeljko1234:
Usually reason is at least one application not compatible with ART.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] id10terror:
Finally got a chance to get a recovery zip together.. Just testing it out now and it's working with TWRP.

System + Kernel + Modemr partitions flashed

Doesn't Wipe Data partition.. (although I'd suggest you do a factory reset from TWRP if you encounter any issues)

Doesn't flash over existing Recovery, ABOOT, or BootLoaders (means you can keep TWRP and retain loki_patch capabilities)

SuperSU 1.93 + su binary Installed

BusyBox 1.22.1-Stericson

build.prop changed to reflect US region (this build had region EU)

So far i'm seeing issues with the sensors working.. Looking into why.

Just curious.. anybody having issues with sensors when doing a full flash? no auto-rotate, etc.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] 3ig:
I am some of the few who have those sensor issues when flashing AOSP based 4.4.2 roms (CM, Mahandi). It's not just auto-rotate. The whole sensor stack is not working. I'm preparing right now to do a full flash of the official LG 4.4.2 and will report back if i have this issue.
[G Pad 8.3 Android Development] android404:
On the g2 we had issues with auto rotation on 4.4.2 with the jb basebands. You can take a look at the cloudy stock thread. No idea if that helps you finding a solution though since I don't know the first thing about all of this.