yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon LG G2] Stigy:
Perfect - will do that tonight. TiBU and transfer all items to my laptop.

Just one more quick question - is there an easy way to do this on a Mac or am I better off booting into Windows to connect to the G2 as well as restore back to 11a - the guide linked above is windows specific, so just wanted to inquire. If its MUCH easier, then I will just do it that way.

Thanks again for all your help - greatly appreciated. :good:
[Verizon LG G2] burkett375:
yes.
[Verizon LG G2] freebird_78:
Thanks, but thats not an option. I did make the (stupid) change in RE, but the change hosed the GUI (LCD density, if you're curious).
[Verizon LG G2] jcutter347:
Well thank you for clearing that up. I learned something new today.
[Verizon LG G2] rfarrah:
I've had a similar thought. Wish I had the time and talent to help like so many of you guys do. Thanks!
[Verizon LG G2] jrgilbert79:
Since its been radio silent on this thread about a flashable zip is there any thread or IRC channel losers like me can monitor on the subject I find it very very hard to believe there are not hard cores trying to mod the kernel to work with the old loki'ed boot loader.:eek:
[Verizon LG G2] garywojdan81:
Isn't that what Cloudyfa & Savoca have been doing?
[Verizon LG G2] jrgilbert79:
Yea they are/were but since they moved off this thread I don't know where anyone is I just like to read and would love to test I just have no idea what they are doing or where they are doing it.
[Verizon LG G2] puothy:
Post 10 of this thread you will see a link to the 12B Stock Rocovery IMG. This is what I used to go back to stock recovery so I can take the OTA. Just to be clear in case anyone else tries this, I was using CWM before and while I assume it would be ok if you were on TWRP I cannot confirm that.

The return to stock thread is what you need to do if you deleted a bunch of LG APP's from the stock ROM since OTA would likely fail if you don't have all the original goodies intact.
[Verizon LG G2] garywojdan81:
Based on what went on over the weekend, I would say their silence is for the safety of the unprepared. Too many were jumping in and flashing without any real idea of what the consequences could be and damage control was getting out of hand.
[Verizon LG G2] mouf32:
Downloading the TOT file now and will give this a go shortly.. TIA!
[Verizon LG G2] xdabbeb:
It's being worked on :)

^ This
[Verizon LG G2] mike t:
That's what I'm waiting for;) Thanks
[Verizon LG G2] MicroMod777:
Finally got my G2 doing kk update. 1st post instructions worked on 1st try.

How the heck u figure out how to run those adb commands? Amazing work.
[Verizon LG G2] 1heffer:
I installed according to the op last night. This morning I found this when turning on the screen. I had tinkered around with the screen lock animations earlier. This pic is actually taken after tot'ing back to 11a this afternoon. I It was working great, now I think I'm screwed.

The screen is responsive and the Rom is running, but I get the fuzz in download mode and also when booted.

If anybody has an idea, I'd love to hear it.
[Verizon LG G2] supercereal45:
I'm the same way. I love reading this thread but to attempt the manual mode is way out of my league.

Definitely respect the dev abilities and appreciate the work.

Patiently waiting
[Verizon LG G2] MicroMod777:
Bad display then if u get that in download mode.
[Verizon LG G2] 1heffer:
Seems a bit too coincidental, but I'm sure you are correct. I really don't want a clnr again.....:crying:
[Verizon LG G2] Fuse8499:
This thing is running great. I've been using Google Wallet flawlessly the past few days. I love how you can now use any credit or debit card.
[Verizon LG G2] burkett375:
working great here! Just need a debloat list!!!!!
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
Do volume up/plug in USB for download mode and go back to stock again.

VS980 VZW 24A-OTA
[Verizon LG G2] mike t:
I could do the manual but this phone phone is a beast with 4.2 (came from an s3) so I'm in no hurry. I'm sure within a week or 2 there will be some great ROMS out that can be flashed with twrp.
[Verizon LG G2] freebird_78:
Yup. unfortunately that's what it's looking like. :mad:
[Verizon LG G2] 1heffer:
I realize that many of you are running the ota leak without problems, however I would like to caution others thinking about going this route. It seems that a few users are reporting some anomalies with the display. My problem could be completely coincidental-maybe. Your mileage may vary.
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
Deleted.
[Verizon LG G2] player911:
Anyone else getting turned on by this pic? Maybe my mind is in the gutter. lmao

I haven't been screwing with the OTA other than using Xposed to clean up the clutter. I upgraded last night and no issues throughout the day.

At least we have a way to downgrade, making the upgrade painless if something like this goes wrong.
[Verizon LG G2] EvilDobe:
Was this really necessary to post here? A PM would have sufficed & not cluttered up the thread with our OT banter.

Also I was not being too harsh. As many others stated, including the maintainers of this site, this is a development thread & should be treated as such. The amount of hand holding that was required, imho, was ridiculous. Even the OP bowed out of the thread because it was getting out of hand with ridiculousness. The instructions were very straight forward & documented at a high level because the OP was assuming that the persons performing these steps would have a higher skill-set. I do understand that even the best of us make mistakes & it does take a second set of eyes to help you realize you're doing something foolish causing that "ah-ha!" moment. Those are not who I am referring to. I was referring to those that had no idea what they were doing, saw a thread with the latest & greatest then rushed to take advantage not understanding what they were doing. Frankly before I ran ANY command I double-checked everything I was doing. That is just good ole fashioned common sense. Check, double-check, and proceed. A quick "adb shell ls /cache/fota/" would have confirmed the file is as it should have been. Most advanced users would have seen the error & corrected it immediately.

If you wish to continue this conversation with me I will be more than happy to indulge a PM to take this conversation off-line.
[Verizon LG G2] player911:
Well the whole point of XDA is to bring stuff like this to the masses. It starts by making the steps required more detailed and understanding and lend support for those brave souls who want to dare it. The next step would be to simplify it even further by making a flashable file or all-in-one combo, which looks like it is in the works.

No one has to participate and answer questions.

And on topic, it has been 24 hours and it has been working flawlessly. I've updated one of my first page posts with a link to my more detailed walkthrough on page 37. This should help steer traffic in the right direction and cut down on the blind, repeated Q&A.
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
No, sorry, you're right.

VS980 VZW 24A-OTA
[Verizon LG G2] 1heffer:
Haha! You're messed up.

The problem is that even after downgrading the screen is still fuzz. It's fried. Interestingly enough, I've NEVER seen a phone display do that before. I've seen them stay dark, but never fuzz. Ever.
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
Poltergeist^^

VS980 VZW 24A-OTA
[Verizon LG G2] sefirosu0522:
Damn. Reading this kind of makes me want to get off this so called ota.
[Verizon LG G2] rmd0311:
Just wanted to say a quick thanks. Installed and checking it out.

The install was quite simple, copy/paste and no mistakes made.

Thanks AGAIN!!!
[Verizon LG G2] 1heffer:
There's always a risk. If the risk is acceptable, go for it. I just wanted to issue a warning, that is all.

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They're in there. Creepy.
[Verizon LG G2] sefirosu0522:
So what now? Do you have to send it back for a refurb?
[Verizon LG G2] 1heffer:
Yeah. They're sending a clnr. My track record with replacement devices is absolutely horrid so you could say that I'm less than excited.

Pm me if you have any more questions. We do need to kind of clean up this thread a bit, I guess.
[Verizon LG G2] Dri94:
Sorry if it's been adressed but what's stopping us from creating a flashable zip from this?
[Verizon LG G2] Enter The Nexus:
Kernel issues.
[Verizon LG G2] Chuckleb0ne:
When you try to flash the zip from recovery it just bootloops. So devs need to find the right kernel/radio combination to get it to boot and read the Sim card.
[Verizon LG G2] PWn3R:
Potentially a dumb question, but has anyone done a write-up on how the bootloader is locked on the G2? It doesn't seem very restrictive since we can run custom kernels, but an open device would be easier....
[Verizon LG G2] garywojdan81:
It's my understanding it's some kind of keyed encryption and one forum even mentioned that stinkin' efuse again, but I haven't heard that mentioned ever again. I do believe that the loki exploit is somewhat similar to kexec in how it intercepts the aboot requirements.
[Verizon LG G2] jaben2:
Just followed the op and everything worked as it should. Thanks for everyone's work on this.
[Verizon LG G2] skay:
Taking the plunge to 24A OTA! OK, I got through everything on my 12B stock phone with Ioroot25 installed and verified. I pushed the update file to /cache/fota/dlpkgfile and I'm at the last step "am start -n com.lge.lgfota.permission/com.lge.lgfota.permission.DmcEzUpdateStart" but don't have "am" on my path and can't find it under my adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20131030 directory? Sorry for the newb question but I'm almost there.
[Verizon LG G2] EvilDobe:
Before you entered that command did you type "adb shell"?
[Verizon LG G2] skay:
Doh! I was not trying to execute from adb shell. It's updating right now. I'm psyched for KitKat. And thanks for the help!

Update: Everything installed fine and I'm rocking 4.4.2 KitKat now. Kept root and Google Wallet is ready to go. Only little glitch is on boot I get "Unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped". Doesn't seem to bother anything but looks like the process has to restart.
[Verizon LG G2] jonstrong:
Yep... "AM" is an adb shell command to invoke the "activity manager" (and start an activity)
[Verizon LG G2] xdabbeb:
Thanks, but it was nothing crazy. I just decompiled framework bits and ota apk to figure out the overall process/command and interrupted a 11a to 12b OTA to see where it was going, etc. I'm just happy to be able to run KK without the stability issues of aosp, etc. Can't be sure, but I think I'm doing a little better with the new baseband too. Oh, and now I can actually use the KK version of my camera mod.

So, if you know what you're doing (I won't be providing steps for this for safety reasons), it is possible to use the full 24a bootstack with the loki-able 12b aboot and therefore have recovery, etc.(still need patched kernel). Thanks to [MENTION=3727492]JackpotClavin[/MENTION]'s testicular fortitude in walking the plank first. Apparently we vs980 people got lucky as the sigs are unchanged. If you know what I'm talking about, go for it. There are at least two of us that have successfully done so. If not, hold tight and enjoy KK. There are others working on something that should benefit all variants for the future.
[Verizon LG G2] player911:
Yea. I can't be more glad in my phone choice this round. The G2 is awesome but it's best complimented with great backers like you and other genious devs.

Although the sources have been released, that doesn't help crack the bootloader?
[Verizon LG G2] tattooz305:
Is the roaming issue still present?

Sent from my VS980 4G
[Verizon LG G2] jrgilbert79:
Basically there is a magic key to unlock the bootloader and as it's encrypted there's no way to do it without knowing the key which probably looks like a wep key 20-30 random characters. With that and the right algoritm it will unlock. If we had the unlock tool and a method to brute force it could probably be guessed in a few billion tries but alas don't.
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
This made me lol!
[Verizon LG G2] nitsua98:
OT, but has anyone on KitKat tried the 'use aosp quicksettings' option in G2 TweaksBox? I want to use it but really don't want to have to return to stock if it breaks.
[Verizon LG G2] jrgilbert79:
[MENTION=2941286]xdabbeb[/MENTION] so your saying that 2 vs980 folks are running kk with 12b aboot and a custom recovery? Our were you talking about the att attempt where they figured it out? I know we will have when vs980 source is released but I'm just wandering if they scored yet with what we have. You gave vzn the one finger salute already but releasing this with working recovery before vzn even releases the ota would be a sweet double bird ;)
[Verizon LG G2] alastrionia:
Curiosity question as I hadn't seen it mentioned yet.

Have the new KK basebands been pulled?

For those of us running CM11 but still on the 12b a zip of those to flash would be quite nice. :)

Getting ready to updates the wife's phone ( she's been bone stock since day one )

Or if I missed that post with a link to them I apologize
[Verizon LG G2] Enter The Nexus:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51541809

Is anyone willing to try this kernel with Cloudy's zip?
[Verizon LG G2] Lawlrus:
He doesnt have a vs980 up that I see.

Sent from my LG-VS980

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Sorry, I misread your question. Baseband only affects data and WiFi, so I'm not sure why it matters. Not to mention flashing the 4.4 baseband and trying to use it on a ROM based on 4.2.2 source screws up your rotation. (No aosp Roms are optimized with 4.4 yet)

Sent from my LG-VS980
[Verizon LG G2] Enter The Nexus:
I don't know if he's aware of the leaked update or not.
[Verizon LG G2] Lawlrus:
I'd be surprised if he didn't, [MENTION=5232783]dr87[/MENTION] is on top of the vs980 pretty hard. I think the sod's piss him off haha

Sent from my LG-VS980
[Verizon LG G2] skay:
Hotspot mod?

Just wondering if anyone has gotten hotspot mod working on 24A OTA yet?
[Verizon LG G2] Lawlrus:
Bloody hell, its in the op. He's waiting on the kernel sources which have not been released.

Sent from my LG-VS980
[Verizon LG G2] xdabbeb:
[MENTION=4534650]jrgilbert79[/MENTION] Correcto. I'm running twrp 2.7 and a kernel I built using the necessary patches (found by JC a while back). The good thing for us (vs980) is that we now know we can get away with the full 24a bootstack and not have to mix/match individual bits from 12b. Not all variants have that luxury, unfortunately.
[Verizon LG G2] SimsDelt:
I'm just proud of myself that I understood this ^^^^
[Verizon LG G2] TheUnladenSwallow:
Flashable Zip?

So if you have a patched kernel that works what's holding us back? I know having the kernel source is nice, but from what I understand you're saying that it's working right for you.
[Verizon LG G2] jrgilbert79:
I'd have to agree. ..great job getting the ota to install but why funnel everyone into updating when we could all be on custom recovery and kk. Even if there are crashes and sods is still better than wiping data to kdz back to stock later and there's no way it's worse than aosp no offense to anyone.
[Verizon LG G2] dr87:
I could temporarily build it from the ls980 sources and use the vs980 ramdisk if you want to test it
[Verizon LG G2] Enter The Nexus:
They want it to be completely stable. They're looking out for us.
[Verizon LG G2] koftheworld:
We like to live dangerously, so yes of course lol.
[Verizon LG G2] Lawlrus:
If I didn't have to be up early I'd be more then willing to (in case id need to mess with fixing a brick issue) on sure there's more then one person in here that would be willing to give it a shot that is much more competent then I am with it.

ANYONE GOT THE BRASS?

Sent from my LG-VS980
[Verizon LG G2] Mightycaptain:
I'll test. Got several Roms sitting on the phone to flash.
[Verizon LG G2] Enter The Nexus:
Sign me up.
[Verizon LG G2] rfarrah:
I'm on the other side of that coin. I appreciate no sods or crashes and am VERY willing to wait. I appreciate the devs taking care of us. :D
[Verizon LG G2] Mightycaptain:
Not related here. AOSP yes roaming bug still present.
[Verizon LG G2] xdabbeb:
If I get some free time to pack everything up into a rom/zip I will. That said, I've given whomever does want to do so all the info they need. I've never really had a desire to release (and support) roms.

EDIT: If you're already on 24a, the process is actually pretty quick, but there's a high risk of screwing up your phone if you don't do it properly.

That's what I used. The vzw defconfig is in there, the source is at least newer than the 24a build date, and I've posted the boot.img in the OP so you can get the ramdisk. Working quite well for me so far.
[Verizon LG G2] deathshead:
[MENTION=2941286]xdabbeb[/MENTION] sent a few bucks for the beer fund with love lol!, I wish it could be more, We all appreciate all the hardwork on this and the Camera.

this KK build is amazingly smooth and stable.

I implore everyone else who has been a fan of xdabebb' s and his hard work to throw him a few bucks for all his time and dedication.

DONATE TO XDABBEB!!

Cheers!
[Verizon LG G2] Esteway.619:
Ok got mine up and running. So excited this runs smooth as hell. I had to uninstall androidsdk and 're install it with the latest in order for my computer to recognize my phone. But this is running great. Thanks OP for the guide. You are a android hacking God.
[Verizon LG G2] sefirosu0522:
Been running this for a day. I'm digging it. Thanks [MENTION=2941286]xdabbeb[/MENTION]!
[Verizon LG G2] jrgilbert79:
[MENTION=2941286]xdabbeb[/MENTION] thank you sir. With a bandaid kernel we can certainly limp along until source. You da man
[Verizon LG G2] jonstrong:
Loving real kitkat on my g2. Makes a great phone even better. Already running xdabbeb's manual ota. Thus will keep me happy for a while. If no loki-like exploit appears for this, I will probably eventually flash back to an older version where loki works and try some ROMs. But for now, no need. Loving the phone as is. Thx so much [MENTION=2941286]xdabbeb[/MENTION] !
[Verizon LG G2] dr87:
I put up a test vzw kernel for my custom kernel here if anyone feels like testing it on vs980. Worst case is it won't boot and you restore kernel from recovery. Made from LS980 source with VS980 ramdisk. Kernel thread here.
[Verizon LG G2] cheami:
*crickets*
[Verizon LG G2] Enter The Nexus:
I'm about to try in a few.
[Verizon LG G2] wryun:
LMAO! +1 :good:
[Verizon LG G2] MicroMod777:
Tried ur kernel. Goes to vzw boot animation and tries to boot. Never makes it. I've tried everything I could think of. Best bet is for us to Loki patch recovery. I could not get the Loki commands to run right in Ubuntu either. U need a aboot.img which I have.
[Verizon LG G2] MicroMod777:
Can somebody try this?

https://github.com/djrbliss/loki
[Verizon LG G2] Enter The Nexus:
What do we do with this?
[Verizon LG G2] Melodycd:
I am still on custom Flex ROM. I want to move further and try KK. But i have a question - Would it be easier to jump later on custom ROMs from 24A OTA, or from 12B? I mean it will be 24A boot hack or 12B hack? Don't want to erase all data twice.

P.S. How can o take 12B OTA if i am not on Verizon (im not in US)?
[Verizon LG G2] NyPlaya513:
My money is on waiting until they make a flashable zip for your situation. If you search within the last 5 pages I am pretty sure someone posted the 12b tot file for you to return to stock using so you wont need to be on the network
[Verizon LG G2] Sergykm:
Yesterday I manually update to 4.4.2. After a day of use I love it. It's so fast so smooth. GPS connect to satellites very quickly. I install Jishnu's Camera mod and now I have 4k and slow motion video. Also, I install xposed and custom my LG G2. So it's so pretty. I'm happy now. It's the best smartphone I have ever.

Now I'm waiting for custom firmware like G Flex or Cloudy and custom kernels.
[Verizon LG G2] hoangan12:
i flashed VS98010B.tot , i have Update to 12B in settings Software Updater but download unsuccessful. and how to update vs98012b ? not use recovery
[Verizon LG G2] NyPlaya513:
If you went back to stock 10b, you shouldnt have a custom recovery. I suggest using the lgflashtool to go to 11a or if you have the file, 12b
[Verizon LG G2] hoangan12:
can i use VS98012B_00.kdz file ? and update by lgflashtool as file .tot ?
[Verizon LG G2] NyPlaya513:
or you can play it safe and use the kdz method http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
[Verizon LG G2] burkett375:
Whoa....I missed the custom recovery part. Where's that at? Thanks!
[Verizon LG G2] Esteway.619:
How did u install Jishnu's mod? Do u have a recovery installed or did u just push the apk to system app folder?
[Verizon LG G2] NyPlaya513:
his newer builds use a apk install that allows the backing up, restoring, and installation of the camera mod

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not released yet since its apparently very high risk. once perfected, it will be released.
[Verizon LG G2] Mattecko99:
Hope this doesnt sound like a really stupid question, but considering you put the .img files at the end of this do we need them at all? Or just the Bin?
[Verizon LG G2] Enter The Nexus:
I sent OptimusRs this thread. Prepare for a G Pro 2 ROM!
[Verizon LG G2] 1heffer:
I'd be happy with a stock rom. Is anyone working on one?
[Verizon LG G2] Enter The Nexus:
Not at the moment.
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
I can't get it past step one. Says fail. Can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.

VZW LG G2 VS980
[Verizon LG G2] tacosrdelicioso:
Thank you for this. I have official 4.4 and root. Yes.
[Verizon LG G2] bonesjones:
Same here. Worked perfectly and kept root
[Verizon LG G2] Enter The Nexus:
Can't you all just zip it and upload it for flashing?

Edited it because it looked assertive lol
[Verizon LG G2] jonstrong:
Hmmm...I can't afford to jam up my phone right now, so I suspect I'll be watching this thread for a bit to see how you make out. Glad you're willing to jump in and try this right away. Considering how active you've been with ROMs, flashing (Sourcery on the GNex - beta, etc) - and your track record of success, the fact that you're running into something blocking the install suggests there are some variables that it would be good to know about before attempting this.

BTW: any more detail re: error messages, or is a log file created on your device that might have messages in it?
[Verizon LG G2] 1heffer:
This please and thank you. I wonder how many are attempting this method that probably shouldn't.
[Verizon LG G2] heffzilla:
A LOT
[Verizon LG G2] savoca:
[MENTION=2941286]xdabbeb[/MENTION] Can you dump 24a bootstack for me? (aboot/sbl1/laf/dbi/rpm/tz)
[Verizon LG G2] jrgilbert79:
I pm'ed savoca to see if he could get in on the action. If we get a modified kk kernel to work with older boot image we can have our cake and eat it too
[Verizon LG G2] tacosrdelicioso:
Idk, I set permissions on dlpkgfile to 744
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
Thanks [MENTION=4449660]jonstrong[/MENTION], I'm retarded today. Didn't bother to actually READ the error log, lol. I had forgotten I changed the sound file in system/etc, so I replaced it with the original, changed perm, rebooted. All is working now. I'm at 31% in step two and counting...:fingers-crossed:

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One thing I had to do that's not in the OP was create a folder in /cache called "recovery" because it didn't work otherwise. I used root explorer.

I'm now at 39% on step 2.
[Verizon LG G2] xdabbeb:
Sure. Give me a few and I'll get it. I take it the released kernel source is enough?

My guess is some system file mod that you've forgotten. Even a build.prop edit could cause problems. It's just like any other OTA in that sense
[Verizon LG G2] ScubaXsays:
I couldn't get the file to push, I just added the file into the download section and then used Root Explorer to place it in the right cache location. I then followed the command to force update and it worked 100%. I hope that helps.
[Verizon LG G2] savoca:
Possibly, I'm also looking for something in the stack as well.