yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon LG G2] wi11iamedward:
Confirmed to work from Android Terminal

I'm glad you mentioned running this from a terminal window from the phone. Worked like a charm with no modification of the steps mentioned from the original post.
[Verizon LG G2] s_wall98:
After pushing the 24a update can i revert back to 11a using the tot file?

I don't know why i would want to but like to know i can just in case.

Thanks guys
[Verizon LG G2] annoyingduck:
Yes. I love those tot files! Love to find a 12b one!

-VZW LG G2 VS980
[Verizon LG G2] s_wall98:
Me too. I've done less with this phone and gotten in more trouble. I don't know where I'd be without that 11a tot.
[Verizon LG G2] Sword.Zero:
What's the dd command to flash the older laf partition. might be good to add to OP
[Verizon LG G2] Fuse8499:
I was having issues with the Google stock kernel. It was laggy, certain modules in xposed stopped working, losing data signal sporadically, etc... So then I flashed Linaro kernel and everything is running oh so smooth!
[Verizon LG G2] dajmanjt:
How did you flash the kernel? Through a custom recovery?
[Verizon LG G2] Fuse8499:
Yup. TWRP 2.7
[Verizon LG G2] wethead4:
ok, so i deleted the verizon hotspot app, i tried to extract it from teh original rom zip file and copy it to system/app folder and no dice, it just wont pop up. i;m to the point where i want to try a dirty flash. I flashed a custom recovery by following steps 5-8 as indicated in the first post. is there a stock zip that i can dirty flash?
[Verizon LG G2] player911:
I was getting the same thing. Make sure you're on 12B lol. I flashed the 10A tot and took an OTA but only put me on 11A. When I tried to upgrade to 24A, I kept getting that error.

:)
[Verizon LG G2] HeXaLox:
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[Verizon LG G2] Mattecko99:
What makes the linaro kernel better?
[Verizon LG G2] :
I'm on 12B rooted, pushed the file, created recovery directory, and reboot to update and keep getting ERR. Verified the MD5 already.. and factory reset twice. Not sure what else to try.
[Verizon LG G2] Mattecko99:
Well I really messed up. I get secure booting error when following the steps to flash the other kernel. It says the reason is boot certification verify.

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Fixed it. Back on 11A. I am done messing with this. Im not flashing to 24A. I can just wait for Verizon to actual release it.
[Verizon LG G2] Enter The Nexus:
You could wait until 2020? nice man.
[Verizon LG G2] abdel12345:
Honestly I heard that on newer phones like the g2 linaro won't make a difference. Its just a different builds tool and more of a buzz word than actual performance increase. On older devices sure it might show a difference but probably not on the g2. (This is what I heard from nexus 5 threads by a kernel dev)
[Verizon LG G2] wethead4:
so i did this, but uninstalled a few system apps i shouldnt have, i also installed the custom recovery. if i wanr to start over from scratch again, can i just start with step one revert back using tot method and reinstall 24A?
[Verizon LG G2] tatootie67:
Do you have anything frozen or deleted? 12b has to be bone stock or the update will fail with error
[Verizon LG G2] HueyT:
Yes, TOT to 12B is like when you first got your phone from Verizon. You then have to root it using IOROOT25 and then go through the manual install to update to 24A OTA.
[Verizon LG G2] wethead4:
yes but my question is if im on 24a can i revert back using the tot method?
[Verizon LG G2] jrgilbert79:
Xda just did an article on this... linaro was moderately faster for all actions except writing to flash storage or something.
[Verizon LG G2] HueyT:
Yes, from 24a you can TOT back to whatever firmware you want to start over just like getting the phone from Verizon store.
[Verizon LG G2] jrgilbert79:
Yes.
[Verizon LG G2] HueyT:
Interesting, I did a Google search and I only found 12B KDZ, and 11A or 10B TOT. I could not find 12B TOT.
[Verizon LG G2] simon_lefisch:
There is no 12B tot
[Verizon LG G2] :
Thanks for reply. I was bone stock from KDZ restore of 11A. From 11A I couldn't update to 12B for some reason, kept getting black ERR screen. I ended up restoring my phone to 10B (then updating to 11A than 12B) and making sure the permissions on the "recovery" directory I had to create were RWX. Not sure which step fixed the issue, but one of them did. :)
[Verizon LG G2] jrgilbert79:
When I followed this guide and jackpotclavins guide I avoided permissions issues by creating folders with adb shell under #. Like mkdir while su to root. And adb push files as well. These guides were written for people with some knowledge of adb. When people take some shortcuts to achieve the same means other steps become required like permissions etc.
[Verizon LG G2] s_wall98:
I'm on 24a and working on installing recovery.

I assume I just copy and paste xdabbeb's zip in place of Boot.Emmc.win in the command, is that correct?

Also Will I be able to use quickboot or freegee to boot into recovery when all is said and done
[Verizon LG G2] HueyT:
This (cut and pasted from JackpotClavin's post) is what I used to get recovery (once you have recovery, you can boot into it using quickboot or freegee or rebooter apps):

"Step 8: Since you're only running stock 24A, you don't have a custom recovery! So download this TWRP custom recovery (which is already loki'ed) and verify its md5sum

Code:

4835cdcf2432ee1c4eb8cef73e2a24c1 recovery.lok

and then write it to your recovery partition with:

Code:

dd if=recovery.lok of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery

Step 9: At this point, you will essentially be running 24A, with a exploitable aboot which allows for custom boot images. You also have a working boot and recovery image which is compatible with the exploitable aboot. The rest is normal ROM flashing, and is cruising from here on out."

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2702958
[Verizon LG G2] s_wall98:
Thanks Hueyt.

What about stps 5-7 from the op.
[Verizon LG G2] HueyT:
Yeah, I guess you do need step 5-7, Sorry.

"Step 5: At this point, you're on 24A; however, you cannot run custom boot images because the 24A OTA has patched the only known exploit which allows us to run custom boot images, so we must revert the one part that's exploitable to the 12B version. This file is called aboot, and is only a megabyte. However, this is imperative to boot your phone, so you CANNOT mess up this step. Failure to verify that your aboot download and flashing a broken aboot WILL PROBABLY RESULT IN A LEGITIMATE BRICK. So you MUST verify the download, and after pushing it to your device, you must verify that it is not broken in any way before writing the 24A aboot with the one from 12B. Download aboot from here and push it to your device. After pushing it to your device, run an md5sum check on it to ensure that the output is:

Code:

2ce58393effb26fe87b3e66ac6b433d8 aboot.bin

Step 6: Now you're ready to write the downloaded aboot to your aboot partition. You must run this command as root:

Code:

dd if=aboot.bin of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot

Step 7: THIS IS IMPORTANT! The old aboot is incompatible with the new boot image that comes from the 24A OTA, so you must install a boot image that's compatible with stock KitKat and also works with the old aboot, so download this boot image and verify its md5sum

Code:

200eb4b8fc165751aa24d770737b2716 boot.emmc.win

and then write it to your boot partition with:

Code:

dd if=boot.emmc.win of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot"
[Verizon LG G2] vx2ko:
Is it possible to create a backup on the 24a ota with 12b aboot. Then revert to stock 12a and restore using the 24a backup
[Verizon LG G2] jrgilbert79:
I think the OP should include the 3 optional steps for custom recovery. Just throw some props JC's way ? I'm sure a lot of folks think that it's only for CM11
[Verizon LG G2] djnikko:
Anyone for a successful tether mod working yet?

enscribed on an HTC One Max
[Verizon LG G2] Enter The Nexus:
Yeah look in the forum. There's a thread about it.
[Verizon LG G2] Nom Prophet:
^^^^Yep.

24A Tether
[Verizon LG G2] jrgilbert79:
Can xdabbeb put the exact dd'ed string for the laf partition to fix download mode? I'm awesome at copy and paste but that's about it ?
[Verizon LG G2] rmcomer:
The dd string is in step 6B of this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2702958
[Verizon LG G2] jrgilbert79:
One more question because I'm super cautious. I couldn't find the md5 for the laf.bin anywhere. Can I get that verified to make sure everything is good to go?
[Verizon LG G2] da_reeseboy:
176266cf5b0f156980955e5603d3f232
[Verizon LG G2] gorm:
Finally had time to set this up on my phone and everything is working awesome.

Thanks to the DEVS for figuring this cool / complicated stuff out. Also TY for the simple and precise instructions????

Ran all the commands for my phone using Terminal Emulator and everything installed as expected.

Great to have LG KK with custom recovery. ??????
[Verizon LG G2] s_wall98:
Can I do the download mode fix at any time? I'm assuming the answer is yes, just want to make sure I don't need to restore my pre mod backup.

Thanks
[Verizon LG G2] jrgilbert79:
You should replace the laf.bin asap because if you break something you won't be able to get into download mode. You would essentially have to break it bad enough to enter fast boot mode to fix anything which is impossible if your in a bootloop. Essentially I think that if someone had the wrong laf and they screw up recovery your calling for replacement.
[Verizon LG G2] HueyT:
I just did this by downloading and moving "laf.bin" to the root directory of the phone. I typed su, enter, and then the dd string of commands in step 6b under terminal emulator. It moved the file in the correct place and done.
[Verizon LG G2] mike t:
Is it ok to flash a 12b based Rom while on 24a?
[Verizon LG G2] HueyT:
It's safe but radio won't work as 24A radio won't work with 12B roms (you have to flash 12B radios for that to work). I used SlimKat 4.0 (12B based, 4.4.2 KitKat appearance) and works fine on WiFi but won't make any phone calls, send any texts, or get any cellular internet due to mismatch radios. I rolled back to stock 24A and using it since.
[Verizon LG G2] tbis:
Don't do that will bootloop
[Verizon LG G2] Lesser Version:
Does someone have the 11A tot file link or download they can post or PM me. All the links that I have found are taking 5-6 hrs to download. Trying to get back to stock via Chet's video method before upgrading. Thanks to anyone that can help.
[Verizon LG G2] sefirosu0522:
Sorry for the dumb question but how do you flash the laf bin?
[Verizon LG G2] popcenator:
The code is in the OP of the 4.4.2 OTA based CM11 thread.

on the move..
[Verizon LG G2] sefirosu0522:
Guess I'll quote myself here too:
[Verizon LG G2] popcenator:
Hmm. I placed the bin on the root of my SD and cd /sdcard. I checked mine and I was able to get into download mode. I probably should know this but what is pwd?

on the move..
[Verizon LG G2] sefirosu0522:
It just gives you the path of where you are.

What's weird is that I didn't get any errors running the command.
[Verizon LG G2] popcenator:
Everything looked correct to me. You're plugged into the computer before trying to enter download mode correct? I have to make my posts count because I still have to wait 5 mins between each lol.

on the move..
[Verizon LG G2] s_wall98:
I was under the impression that even before the fix you could get to download mode but that it didn't work. I was able to get there but did the laf.bin fix anyway.

How do you check for a working download mode?
[Verizon LG G2] sefirosu0522:
Well, I hold vol + and then plug in. Then I get the download mode window but it just stays there.
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
Go into device manager on computer (while in dl mode on phone) and change com port to 41 again.

VZW LG G2 VS98024A
[Verizon LG G2] sefirosu0522:
It doesn't even show. It just sits at the Download Mode window with the blue dots. It doesn't go into the firmware screen.
[Verizon LG G2] tatootie67:
Make sure to keep holding the buttons until it kicks in. It takes a few seconds after the download mode screen
[Verizon LG G2] sefirosu0522:
Buttons? I thought it was just vol+?
[Verizon LG G2] tatootie67:
Yes your correct when done from phone off.
[Verizon LG G2] JackpotClavin:
Are you using the 12B aboot still? Have you flashed any other partitions? Are you using my CM11 ROM or this ROM? And still on the 24A modem, correct?

What does md5sum /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot yield?
[Verizon LG G2] bouchigo:
You can try this file: https://mega.co.nz/#!C5JkRSRQ!MJtm4fIqAKAK8uU-UHDpu8Vre-h9KeF3LPxy78Aqf7s

I just uploaded it through my phone, but I don't know how long it will take to download (extract the .tot from the .rar archive).

MD5Sum of .rar archive: 9f31437b286c867be7587a0b373b3e73

MD5Sum of .tot file: 9158c88c3beef107388929955979e3c7
[Verizon LG G2] gentil:
Bluetooth related

When I disabled the "Keep wireless on during sleep" in the advanced wireless settings I noticed that the bluetooth usage went down. Maybe it is querying the air or checking with the Bluetooth circuitry.

Once I disabled the wifi while off I noticed that Cell Standby increased so it is a wash.

I hope it gets fixed, I miss the 80+ hours between charges that I had on the 4.2.2.

Thank you xdabbeb for making KK available.
[Verizon LG G2] sefirosu0522:
I am. I haven't flashed anything. I just tried tossing that bin file on there to get into download mode. Right now I restored my backup because after trying to get into download mode a few times, something happened. I couldnt read text messages so I wiped the phone. Said I didn't have root. Restored a backup from 4/2 when I tried the steps in this thread. So right now, I have recovery and stock 24A w/ root.I couldn't get a checksum with md5 on the phone. I'll copy off aboot to my computer and let you know if it matches OP.

EDIT: I'm not able to check the MD5 checksum of aboot. I know it matched when I pushed it to the device. Also, I pushed laf.bin and ran everything from / and I'm now able to get into download mode. Not sure what the issue was.
[Verizon LG G2] Ozy666:
Coming from a rooted 11a with some modified system apps, I used the KDZ method to get to 12b successfully, then got the err 0x11100D... black screen when I tried the KK update.

I saw earlier people recommended redoing the 'back to stock' step and trying again. Do I need to do a factory reset somewhere in the process? The KDZ method seems to have left all my apps and data intact, are the modified system apps the problem? Should I try the TOT method to get to stock?

Thanks.
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
Yes. And yes.

VZW LG G2 VS98024A
[Verizon LG G2] HueyT:
KDZ should have wiped everything on your phone just like TOT method of stock restore. If it left your apps and data then KDZ did not work (could be a bad KDZ download or improper flash).
[Verizon LG G2] Ozy666:
Used TOT to wipe and go back to 11a, OTA updated to 12b, rooted with IORoot25, followed the guide in the OP, worked like a charm.

Thanks guys.
[Verizon LG G2] VinceOB:
Installed this last night. Looks like rotation is still borked. Anybody else with this issue?
[Verizon LG G2] C.Hatfield:
I went back to stock 11A > rooted ioroot25 > flashed update to 12B > pushed dlpkgfile .... basically everything worked as it should have EXCEPT ....

all the icons, images, UI is inverted !!! Anyone else had this happen ? Reboot shows normal splash screen, then white VZW screen BUT right before boot finishes, the background turns black and the V turns cyan blue - wth ?

CAN ANYONE HELP ME with this isssue ? I was about to flash back to 11A -AGAIN-.....however, I figured I would ask here first !
[Verizon LG G2] tatootie67:
Did you check accessibility settings and see if it's just checked?
[Verizon LG G2] C.Hatfield:
d'OH ..... IDFK how the hell that got checked in the first place BUT nonetheless > THANK YOU !!!
[Verizon LG G2] hnamanh:
I am stuck in the same boat as you can. I can get into download mode but my PC doesn't detect the phone in download mode. I pushed the laf.bin from 12B and it still doesn't work.
[Verizon LG G2] C.Hatfield:
[double-post > bc of stupid laptop latency]
[Verizon LG G2] s_wall98:
Has anyone tried to get to download mode after pushing laf.bin and running the dd command?

I did all of this and everything looked good but when I go to download mode it just sits there. Is that what it is supposed to do?

I thought it was supposed to show download mode with the blue dots then go to a firmware update screen.

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You ever have any luck
[Verizon LG G2] zathus:
You sure your on port com41?
[Verizon LG G2] leemsami:
Try a different computer. I had the same problem. I tried for hours with ever step in the OP about 50 times, then I tried the same steps on my daughter's old raggedy computer and it worked on my first try.
[Verizon LG G2] s_wall98:
I don't know why but 3 computers later and I finally got it.....after placing it in the adb directory then using the same commands I used on the other 3.Thanks guys

adb push laf.bin /sdcard/laf.bin

adb shell

su

dd if=/sdcard/laf.bin of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/laf
[Verizon LG G2] kmcrane:
I went to fast boot. Flashed steps 5-7 all 4 files. Went to recovery. Flashed cm. Got phone working. Then shut phone off. Went to download mode And it worked. I was stuck in fastboot for 24hrs. Everyone on the CM11 based on ota thread Helped me. You probably don't have to do everything I did, but I did successfully get to download mode, and those are the steps I took.
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
You guys having problems with download mode, did you all do the changes to install custom recovery? Wondering because I've stayed stock, rooted 24A and have no issues with download mode.

VZW LG G2 VS98024A
[Verizon LG G2] ozzyager:
Affirmative. It's a known issue caused by adding the custom recovery. So anyone that didn't do so should be fine.
[Verizon LG G2] SquireSCA:
Right now the only issue I am having with the KK OTA is that the phone hangs up any call when you hit the power button and there is no way to stop that, so you have to remember to ALWAYS turn the screen on by tapping. I keep hanging up on people left and right because of this bug and it is very annoying...
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
I just tested this on a call and my power button turns the screen on and off in a call. Did it over and over, never did it hang up the call. I'm on the OTA 24A. Rooted with both G2 modules, no recovery changes.

VZW LG G2 VS98024A
[Verizon LG G2] icecold23:
Dumb question, did you check the options under the Call Settings? Not sure if KK has the same "Power Button Ends Calls" as JB...
[Verizon LG G2] SquireSCA:
I was stock rooted, and manually installed the OTA and it started doing this. I did a factory reset, still does it. I went into the settings and made sure that the feature was not checked, no change. It's just a bug on my phone for some reason.

I am running stock KK OTA, it has root but I haven't done anything to it, no mods or recovery, nothing...
[Verizon LG G2] RoboJoe:
It's under accessibility, if I remember correctly.
[Verizon LG G2] SquireSCA:
Yup, tried changing it back and forth, doesn't have any effect on it. It is like the feature is stuck on or something...
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
This is probably reaching, but I just noticed there are two places where power hang up is listed. Accessability and Call in Settings. Did you look in both?

VZW LG G2 VS98024A
[Verizon LG G2] SquireSCA:
Tried both of them in all combinations of settings, and it always hangs up the call when the power button is pressed, whether the screen is on or off at the time.

It's a bug, even if it is limited to me.
[Verizon LG G2] jrgilbert79:
Go into phone...settings menu...call options
[Verizon LG G2] SquireSCA:
Already tried that several times. Has no impact, it still hangs up.
[Verizon LG G2] :
And this is why I didn't flash the recovery.... I'll just flash the device back if I have to get a customer recovery for 24a Roms.

Root is all I need or I manually push the files....
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
That's bizarre. You could try starting over with the tot method then update...

Or get a replacement phone. ? I'm sorry you're having this issue.

VZW LG G2 VS98024A
[Verizon LG G2] jonstrong:
There are actually 3 places you can set the power button to end a call:

System settings > Call > Power button ends call

Accessibility > System > Power key ends call

Phone app > End Call section > Power button ends call
[Verizon LG G2] heffzilla:
Oddball question, does the battery have to be at a certain % or above to flash. Just curious.
[Verizon LG G2] rfarrah:
You just don't want the battery to DIE in the middle of the process.
[Verizon LG G2] heffzilla:
I'm well aware of that,(not a moron/nooblet) I flashed awhile ago. Just curious if the update would go through if it's too low. On stock you often have to be at a certain % to OTA. Just curious if that affected the manual update.
[Verizon LG G2] vx2ko:
DeBloat Script

I made a quick debloat script for you guys. I dont mind if you edit or share it. It moves or deletes the bloat. Just extract from .zip and Have Fun!
[Verizon LG G2] annoyingduck:
Be careful updating my Verizon mobile... The app asked for root access after the update!.... Denied! Don't know what that's about, but nothing good can come out of it.

-VZW LG G2 VS980
[Verizon LG G2] jonstrong:
Now THAT's creepy...I'd love to know 1) why it's checking for root, and 2) what it would do if you allowed it root access...:confused:
[Verizon LG G2] sefirosu0522:
That's weird. That's why I froze every Verizon app.
[Verizon LG G2] kbuck13:
I'm doomed them because I was not paying attention and now all of my keyboards seem to have a dead spot
[Verizon LG G2] garywojdan81:
Are you saying it actually requested root access or that root was mentioned on the install page? Cuz I just updated it and it's not requesting root, and it's not logged in supersu.
[Verizon LG G2] sefirosu0522:
It just popped up online a while ago:

http://www.droid-life.com/2014/04/0...with-3-widgets-randomly-asks-for-root-access/
[Verizon LG G2] garywojdan81:
Totally and completely accidental code ?
[Verizon LG G2] xdabbeb:
People actually use the my vzw app? No thanks :)

As for those wondering about download mode, it works just fine with custom recovery provided you follow the steps listed. That said, enough people have bugged me to make a flashable rom that I'm going to do so. If you're not comfortable doing the steps in this thread just wait a day or so.
[Verizon LG G2] Steamer86:
Some people have data caps watch and pay their bill from it. I suppose you could just #data and pay online, but convenience.
[Verizon LG G2] rfarrah:
I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!

Okay, maybe I can. :D Thanks in advance!
[Verizon LG G2] Swamphound:
[MENTION=2941286]xdabbeb[/MENTION] I use it cuz I'm on no contract & want an easy way to see my data usage & in my profession The Man is already so far up my.... I have no privacy anyway! Also I'm waiting on stock rooted 12b as I can't afford to bork my device so thank all y'all for working the flashable update out.

BTW out of curiosity I just updated My Verizon and didn't get the Cryptic root access request.

Sent from my VS980 4G using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[Verizon LG G2] hnamanh:
Yeah. For some reason I did a wipe of the device in recovery and that fixed the problem for me.
[Verizon LG G2] xdabbeb:
Ah. That makes sense. I'm still on unlimited so I don't have to watch it closely and I suppose the vzw app is more official than the built-in android data usage meter? In any event, thanks for chiming in, as I had intended to leave that out of the flashable version. It's basically just going to be close to how I run my own phone. I'll include some of the mods I always do (either integrated or as separate flashable zips). I did figure out how to port all of the G Pro 2 camera (chroma flash, magic focus, ois+, improved photo/video quality, improved 120fps, etc etc), so I'll include that as well.
[Verizon LG G2] heffzilla:
Just a little screenshot
[Verizon LG G2] garywojdan81:
$###!!!÷!=%//\:&;:;;,??,?(€££!