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[LG G Flex] steven_computer_guy:
Just want to make sure

Bought an otg cable and it is on the way in the mail...just want to make sure of something. So basically from what I understand, If i pull the twrp.img that is in the freedomflex folder on my phone(the freedomflex app creates a folder with a recovery.zip in it that has both cwm and twrp in it) and use that twrp.img, name it recovery.img, just putting it on a freshly formatted fat32 flash drive, then plug it into my g flex and turn the g flex on and that should work? And sorry, I'm not too sure what loki or bump are, but because my lg g flex has bump/loki this would still work? Or is it going to give me problems. Just want to make sure when I plug in my flashdrive it doesn't start flashing the twrp recovery.img and then fail halfway through and suddenly I have no recovery at all and have to go out and buy a new motherboard...
[LG G Flex] MadCobbler:
Well when I was building it, we used the kk_zee branch
[LG G Flex] sickkside13:
Thanks, i gonna start wiping all my atrix hd junk lol from my pc so i cant start work on building roms for this device even doe i know kernel still needs some work done
[LG G Flex] maldito.boss:
I though i saw a file sayin msm8974 maybe i read the wrong file hahaha no wonder when i was trying to build a kernel it always came up with a error ... Might be why it never compile

Sent from my LG-D959
[LG G Flex] steven_computer_guy:
tried it. didnt work

Got an otg. Verified that the otg works by mounting my flash drive in a different phone. Renamed twrp to recovery.img and put it on my flash drive. Plugged in my flash drive and powered on the device. No change. Just tries to boot for a minute and says lg security error like it always does. Also put the twrp.img in a zip file with metainf recovery folder files and it said it flashed the recovery successfully in cwm, but it still boots into cwm not twrp. Also, i cannot get the otg to be recognized by cwm either. Guess im outta luck. If i bought a new motherboard, theyre $55 on ebay, do all motherboards already have android installed? If so, ill just buy a new motherboard and replace the motherboard.

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Did exactly as you instructed. It just boots to the lg security error when i have flash drive plugged in via otg with recovery.img (twrp) on it.

If you think it would work, then if you would post the full img files i would appreciate it.
[LG G Flex] cgardner2020:
So you get a new error? If so a stock images could be flashed, would that help?
[LG G Flex] steven_computer_guy:
cant mount

Bought an otg cable. Was gonna put a stock 4.4.2 zip (1.5gb) on my flash drive and flash it in cwm, but cwm doesnt show any entry to mount otg, or external sd or external usb or anything like that. I know the otg cable works because it works in a different phone i have that has twrp. Never using cwm again after this...lol

Any other ideas? Im thinking im about out of options. Probably just gonna bite the bullet and cash $55 for a new motherboard. Not sure what else i can do that i havent already tried.
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
Don't give up yet. If you can get the screen to come on i (or we) can get it back. I was on 4.2.2 and did the exact same thing once. I was testing a MIUI and forgot to make a back up in twrp. Can you get to download mode or does CWM allow adb sideload or push or fast boot. I'm not that familiar with CWM. I'll flash cwm and see what I can come up with. This has got to be an easy fix since you can not only power it on but get into a recovery. Hell if we figure out how to side load on cwm I'll make a backup of stock KitKat d959 and shoot you a link to sideload or push. Which ever we figure out.
[LG G Flex] steven_computer_guy:
Thanks. but its worse than you think.

Whenever I try to push/sideliad any file that is greater than 1gb in size it fails after hitting the 1gb mark. The stock zip for 4.4.2 is 1.5gb and the stock zip for 4.2.2 is 1.6. Neither will make it with push or sideload. And since cwm wont do otg, there is no way for me to flash the zips because i cant get them on my phone. Also, after updating to 4.4.2 if you install a custom recovery it breaks the download mode too it turns out, i cant get into download mode at all. Even if you could give me the proper files, an individual file of the system would still be over 1 gb most likely, and if any individual file is bigger than 1gb it wont push. I appreciate all your help. It would be cool to get this fixed without buying a new motherboard, but $55 wont kill me if it has to be that way. :)

Here's an idea: any way i could get a stock flashable zip from 4.2.2 that just has the stock recovery/fastboot parts? If i could get the stock fastboot/download mode working, then i could use the lg flash tool from there perhaps?

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Or If you could get a stock 4.4.2 and debloat all the unnecessary apps out of it (you could remove all lg apps, and all google apps including play store, heck you could even remove the launcher and replace it with a smaller launcher) just remove anything you can but the system still needs to boot. And if you can get me a zip that is less than 1gb i could sideload or push it and i could be good to go. I found this one that a guy did already, but it is 1.2 gb so it is still a little too big.

http://xdaforums.com/lg-g-flex/development/romd959-4-2-2-flex-v1-2-t2816143

Edit:hey it looks like you're the one who made that 1.2gb zip. So maybe you cwould take out xposed and all the google apps and anything else you can to save space and see if you can get it under 1gb.
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
Yeah I can do that. Im on D959 on KitKat rooted and have twrp installed. And I still have download mode. Have you tried plugging up to PC then opening PC suite and at the top choose mobile devices then choose from the drop down "restore upgrade errors". That's my main and easiest way I restore from soft brick. On 4.2.2 or on 4.4.2. But yeah give me a few to go through my flex this and pull out ALL unnecessary junk and make it bone dry for ya and see if that works. I can't do it with KitKat. Hell I can't even deodex the framework or system/apps with out it rebooting with security error. I got the system/priv-apps deodexed and that's it. But the 4.2.2 is completely deodexed. Give me about 15 mins I'll pm you back.
[LG G Flex] cocous:
If you have kitkat and install custom recovery you break the download mode? And if you want back to stock kitkat? What you must can do?

And if you flash the stock kitkat from recovery? Again you don't have download mode?
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
My download mode is fine. I don't know why his isn't.
[LG G Flex] Ickyz:
Mine works!

Installed fine on my D950 to get in2 TWRP I have a seperate app too launch into Recovery holdin buttons doesn't do much but take me to Factory Reset
[LG G Flex] kintwofan:
That's how you get into recovery. Your select yes rice from the factory reset screen and instead of resetting it'll open twrp. That is as long as you actually installed the recovery.
[LG G Flex] cocous:
If the phone doesn't boot how you can go to recovery?
[LG G Flex] kintwofan:
What? I was responding to the guy i quoted who said that buttons took him to factory reset screen. If you're asking how to he got there you hold power and volume down then when lg does on screen release power and hold it again. Then when the screen comes up asking if you want to reset select yes twice. Again this is only if you've installed the custom recovery already.
[LG G Flex] Ayocuz:
After it says freeing your flex which quickly disappears then when I press reboot into recovery it doesn't go to recovery it shows the android guy then reboots normally
[LG G Flex] :
i just get an android with the loading circle for days.... nothing is happening???

Update!! it worked..... i think?i already had twrp on my phone so unsure
[LG G Flex] Ayocuz:
The old version works but not this one d959 can you post the old one so i can try from 4.2
[LG G Flex] Ayocuz:
Update : I used a file manager to delete the old freedom flex file and it worked like a charm thanks bro✌
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
Yeah I don't think the new version works on 4.2.2. I could be wrong.
[LG G Flex] robdevil:
App is not working now. Just holds on loading screen.

Edit: It started after some time but wont flash any recovery also LGFreedom recovery folder is empty
[LG G Flex] sickkside13:
[MENTION=1815580]robdevil[/MENTION] use file manager and delete the folder LGfreedom and run app againg and flash.

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Also [MENTION=2999829]PlayfulGod[/MENTION] do you by any chance know if this recoveries work for Lollipop ???
[LG G Flex] robdevil:
Its what Ive done first. Its ok now I just had to unzip recoveries
[LG G Flex] PlayfulGod:
No clue, unaware of any lolipop roms for the flex. ;)
[LG G Flex] Murshad007:
:)

Sent from my LG G Flex F340K on LTE network, Stock KitKat 4.4.2 Rooted

using XDA mobile app
[LG G Flex] sickkside13:
Lol nice i finally got PA to boot and it performs well but i need to fix camera and the sensors and radio i am guessing alot of the changes that were made for loki to work are now useless.
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
Paranoid android on the flex. Did I see that right?
[LG G Flex] PlayfulGod:
yup loki not needed now. Need to edit to remove loki and use bump and kk aboot/kernel etc.
[LG G Flex] sickkside13:
Wait so in our kernel source we are using jb aboot ??? Could that be why camera and other hw don't work or is mostly z-common we have to work on
[LG G Flex] PlayfulGod:
no, pre-Bump we had to use the jb aboot and loki. Now using bump it doesnt matter which aboot and loki isnt used. ;)
[LG G Flex] zapaska55:
new version works on 4.2.2?
[LG G Flex] Murshad007:
Iam on stock Rom and rooted.

I cant go in recovery.

Just an Android sign with Red Triangle and "No Command"

Some senior member told me that I have a corrupted or Lame recovery..

I want to know How can I get the stock recovery of F340K Version Kitkat 20D ?

Sent from my LG G Flex F340K on LTE network, Stock KitKat 4.4.2 Rooted

using XDA mobile app
[LG G Flex] 99problemz:
I'm on 4.2 deleted old folder as stated in previous post. Let ff do its thing installed twrp. All good for me no issues thus far
[LG G Flex] sickkside13:
Thanks, I have added bump to z-common and removed loki completely i think lol. Now i am curious if i use the up to date msm8974 kernel from g2 and just add support for flex but then idk if it will boot up.
[LG G Flex] PlayfulGod:
good luck, I attempted that and it did boot, but either had no screen or it was skeery glitched up, dont recall which now. lol
[LG G Flex] felacio:
Just want to say thanks to the guys for further working on the Flex and I'm getting excited to maybe seeing some custom goodies coming our way. You guys are awesome.
[LG G Flex] sickkside13:
Oh god now I know what you mean now lol LGE devices are a pain in the ass. Hitting compiling error in every corner with our kernel. Anyways i just got that system update notification which i feel is just a security patch .
[LG G Flex] Murshad007:
On which network U are? Sprint is getting some security update i Heard

Sent from my LG G Flex F340K on LTE network, Stock KitKat 4.4.2 Rooted

using XDA mobile app
[LG G Flex] sickkside13:
T-mobile. Yeah sure sound like it
[LG G Flex] Maikeu Locatelli:
Be careful, I listened about a update that disabled towelroot
[LG G Flex] Murshad007:
Yes, its the same Update..

Seeding in Spring G3 and G Flex,

T-Mobile G Flex and Optimus G F180L 30D..

security patches from Google to disable Towel Root..

Sent from my LG G Flex F340K on LTE network, Stock KitKat 4.4.2 Rooted

using XDA mobile app
[LG G Flex] sickkside13:
Yeah i was reading about it as we speak not gonna plan on updating it i just need to disable that annoying notification.
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
A lot of devices have been patched for towelroot. Im not sure exactly how bump works but hope they don't find a way to patch it.
[LG G Flex] zapaska55:
Possible detail. you need to do to get to the recovery 4.2.2 lg flex sprint
[LG G Flex] sickkside13:
You have to be freaking sh***** me bump is gone now i can bump my boot.imgs dammit just when i was making progress
[LG G Flex] bryanizmir:
Yeah some sh**-for-brains decided to reverse engineer bump and made it open source. It pi$$ed off the dev team so they shut down the original. That is paraphrasing to say the least, but the general gist of it :(
[LG G Flex] sickkside13:
Yeah ****ing a**h**e ruined my week was planning on working hard this week since i am off from work. I know i can use his tool too but what an a** LG was planning on letting us keep using bump for feature devices as a way to flash rom but now who knows what lg might do. I don't even wanna use his stupid tool
[LG G Flex] 99problemz:
I use a old app I had on my gnex called quickboot to get the recovery. Not sure what everybody else is using but it works for me.
[LG G Flex] Itay2108:
you are a god!!
[LG G Flex] ZAFAR-:
Please help! im a beginner

First of sorry for the noob questions. I want to root my phone and have a custom recovery such as twrp.

Do i first use towelroot ro root phone and then using freedom flex to install custom recovery?

Also once custom recovery has been installed can i make backup of stock rooted rom and restore it and use it.

Im on lg g flex d559 and running 4.4.2

Thank you guys.
[LG G Flex] cocous:
1) Yes you must first root rour device with towelroot and after that istall super user from market. Then run the freedom flex and istall the recovery.

2) Yes you can backup your rom and recover any time you want.

Στάλθηκε από το LG-D955 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk
[LG G Flex] ZAFAR-:
thank you. ppl like you are awesome. thanks

Thank you i will pluck up the courage and go for it. Any other roms available other than the WIP CYANOGENMOD 11?
[LG G Flex] ZAFAR-:
cant root d955 4.4.2

Hello,

I am unable to root my device, get a device not supported messeage. I have tried both towel root and ioroot. Please help someone
[LG G Flex] Murshad007:
Can I install the recovery through ADB?

I am on F340K Rooted Stock recovery Kitkat 4.4.2 V20D.

after changing my build.prop I forgot to set permissions.

Now I am unable to fix permissions through adb... although I succesfully Pushed the Original backup file from my PC..

I have two backups of Build.prop in my phone also.. One in system directory with the name of Build.prop.bak and 2nd is external sd card.

please advise me what to do?. I can access phone though Volume+Power = LG service Manaual (which is shown in ADB as Recovery device)

whereas Original Stock recovery Volume down+Power have an Android Logo with Red Triangle...

Is there a way I can install/ Push Some custome recovery Like Freedom Flex Bumped cwm or twrp to my phone? Fixing permissions through ADB Operation not Permitted or Permission denied error
[LG G Flex] :
use stump in the lg g3 forums it works for rooting the flex
[LG G Flex] ZAFAR-:
thanks stump worked.

Thanks Stump worked. Now to find a rom
[LG G Flex] cocous:
Where is the roms?

This device is powerfull but doesn't have development.

This is the only bad on this phone.
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
We have been dealing with locked boot loaders on 4.2.2 and as soon as we get a work around 4.4.2 dropped and that was a whole new ballgame. I've got a zip aligned deodexed debloated T-Mobile 4.2.2 posted and a now booting cm11 that playful god built and started a while back posted.
[LG G Flex] cocous:
Personally i have d955 model and i want to play with this phone because it have all that need to be more better. The only roms is for 4.2.2 and its not completed. Maybe now with the new recovery see some delevopers to work with this phone. But i can't understand why this phone doesn't wallk.

Its the same with G2 but the last have many roms kernels and others modds to choose.

Sorru about my English
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
On your variant maybe. On the D959 I have a stock rooted deodexed zipaligned 4.2.2 ROM posted. On the D959 I have worked on playful gods CM11 4.4.2 that he made back during jelly bean. I've worked on it and got data working a got it to stable boot for 4.4.2 and I posted it as well. . So check again there is also a MIUI posted by someone else.
[LG G Flex] cocous:
Miui based on 4.4.2?

Where?

If the rom is for d959 can i flash it to d955?
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
Im not sure and wouldn't advise it. But it is confirmed working on D950 too. If you install freedom flex to get custom recovery and if it doesn't boot or bootloops just reboot to recovery and restore the back up that you were genius enough to make before you flashed anything.
[LG G Flex] dongdong6968:
Red lights flashing everywhere alarm alarm. I believe it has to be bumped, or else.
[LG G Flex] Nore00:
Using a d950 with towelroot on 4.4.2 kit kat........After reading through forum an seeing bump going down......Best way for me to go about this would be to unroot downgrade to stock then reroot an run freedom app? Sorry if question seems obvious to some just wanna be sure before i go through process.....any help be appreciated thanx
[LG G Flex] PlayfulGod:
I dont get what your issue is. The imgs FF install are already bumped, all the bs/drama/etc doesnt affect it. ;)
[LG G Flex] 1337pi107:
On d959.. i am rooted but for some reason this isnt working for me.... on 4.4.2...

I notice that the reboot does take a minute after trying, both CWM and TWRP give me the same result. any help would be appreciated, thanks!
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
Are you just rebooting or are you using an apk to boot to recovery. I use RomToolBox Pro's reboot widget to boot to recovery or you can use the stock factory reset method. Hold both Vol Down and Power buttons till 1st LG logo screen then release both and quickly press and both Power and Vol Up buttons till the factory reset screen. Choose "YES" then the next screen ask to confirm. Choose "YES" also. Then the recovery you choose should pop up.
[LG G Flex] 1337pi107:
I have tried rebooting to recovery through ROM manager and Freedom flex. When rebooting through Rom manager it flashes the android update screen for a split second, then takes a while to boot up into the stock ROM.

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I have tried RomToolBox, Rom manager, and Freedom flex with no luck. on reboot, it flashes the android upgrading screen for a split second, and then boots up as normal.
[LG G Flex] cocous:
You can try the g3 tweak box.

It have option for advanced reboot and then you can reboot to recovery. For me it works.
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
Yeah and on that note gravity box and xblast both have also.
[LG G Flex] zapjb:
LG Flex 4.22 D950 rooted using TowelRoot.

Would somebody link me to how to flash/load a recovery. And which would be best TWRP or CWM?

I'd really appreciate it.

I'm on 4.2.2 & the latest Freedom Recovery apk developed by Playfulgod doesn't work.

I can't find the older version that works with JB. Can someone link. Thanks.
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
The latest freedom recovery app installs custom recovery for kitkat 4.4.2. Update to kitkat 4.4.2 then root then install freedom flex apk again and re run it.
[LG G Flex] zapjb:
I'm on an MVNO & won't receive the update to KK. Open to ideas though. Thanks.
[LG G Flex] lennyssoto:
Sorry to post here but was hoping for some kind of answer or just told to give up. Wife took ota to 95920s. For some reason can't get to download mode to downgrade. Only thing it seems to do is factory reset and change hardware keys. Attempted to do it through adb and no luck it just reboots, same thing with adb reboot recovery it just reboots. I don't know guys does this mean the phone is stuck this way?
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
Root then install freedom flex apk from play market then install a custom recovery with it. Then find the post of dfuse's stock rooted KitKat. Download it. And flash in custom recovery.
[LG G Flex] zapjb:
@ mattwheat Thanks for your help.

Since I'm rooted 4.2.2 D950. With the older Freedom Flex installed TWRP & backed up.

Can I uninstall Freedom Flex now? FF isn't needed anymore?
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
Hit the thanks button on playfulgod's original post. He's the talent that wrote the apk and figured all this nonsense out.
[LG G Flex] lennyssoto:
I tried but none of the root methods work.... stumproot shows already rooted purple gives a false positive and towel root shows incompatible
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
Try I/o root that's posted in our forums in the dev section. Try saferoot , vroot, any of those yet ?
[LG G Flex] lennyssoto:
i/o Root failed.... I'll give the other two a shot
[LG G Flex] lennyssoto:
Well at this point it seems nothing works bro
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
Have you tried finding a good spot in the yard with plenty of sun to dig a hole and place it gently in the hole? Now you're gonna wanna water it lightly for a few days to make sure it starts to root. Water it to much and you're liable to drown it. So just a little in the mornings and evenings. With in a few weeks you should notice it rooting. You have to dig it up immediately so as to not allow any sprouts to form. Otherwise you'll end up with leaves in your face during a phone call.
[LG G Flex] lennyssoto:
I don't get it did they do away with download mode on the latest update?
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
I'm not sure about the latest D95920M or D95920L or whatever letter it changes us to. But as for the jump from JellyBean to KitKat, I still have download Mode and I'm on kitkat.
[LG G Flex] lennyssoto:
As did my wife's phone until d95920s.... Volume up and plugging in only charges phone now and add reboot download only reboots device... As I see I have no way of downgrade or root.. Really sucks

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Prior ro that I had root and recovery inatalled
[LG G Flex] lennyssoto:
Hey Matt so I saw this and this is essentially the issue I now have.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2776251
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
If you're rooted, install freedom flex to get custom recovery and flash d'fuse's rooted KitKat. Make a nandroid first
[LG G Flex] lennyssoto:
None of the root methods work on this
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
Did you try towel root, stump root, safe root, vroot, I/o root, holding upside down for 30 seconds, you hanging upside down for 30 seconds while your phone is upright ?
[LG G Flex] jeb192004:
I'm having trouble getting rooted as well. I was rooted but got sick of that message in my notifications about updating my phone from Sprint. Clicked on it to have it attempt to like I did before taking the kit Kat update while I was rooted. This time it actually installed the update and removed root and no methods work now. I'm not happy about that at all.
[LG G Flex] lennyssoto:
Yup yup tried and tried again..... And with lg removing download Mode I'm stuck

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Can you at least get to download Mode?
[LG G Flex] jeb192004:
I can. I get to the "Firmware Update" screen and it says in the box at the bottom

"SUSER B62

ROOTED"

When trying to update Xposed Framework I get a message saying "Failed to get root access".

SuperSU tells me "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem!"

Freedom Flex tells me my device is rooted and may proceed...
[LG G Flex] lennyssoto:
I would downgrade and start from scratch... Man wish I had that
[LG G Flex] jeb192004:
I didn't even think about trying that. Idk if overkill or not tho. Been thinking about switching to a different phone. Just can't decide between 3 different ones.
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
I think I'm gonna buy a either a oneplus one or a nexus 6.
[LG G Flex] lennyssoto:
I've got a oneplus.... Great phone
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
Yeah its the same guts as the lg g3 for half the price.
[LG G Flex] Atratus:
I actually just ordered a oneplus, I am just waiting for it to ship.