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[G3 General] hyelton:
Never heard of that... Reboot phone into download mode.
[G3 General] askfriends:
i Finally did it and it was successful :good::good::good:

but it seems to be country locked as i am using d851 t-mobile here in Pakistan so how can i unlock it???
[G3 General] hyelton:
Just because it has carrier branding doesn't mean its locked to a carrier.

So are you inserting a sim and its asking for a code?

You'll need to either get in touch with T-Mobile since your in Pakistan that won't be easy. Or pay an online service to get it unlocked.
[G3 General] askfriends:
when i insert a sim card it restarts after two or three seconds... and same continues
[G3 General] hyelton:
If it just keeps rebooting then you have another issue.
[G3 General] askfriends:
it turns on and searches for signals, after it finds the network it restarts, but it works fine without sim card, so i think it is country or carrier locked...
[G3 General] hyelton:
Your incorrect. It's a modem or firmware issue. Try reflashing.

If it was carrier locked it would NOT get service at all, and a locked phone doesn't reboot it will ASK for a unlock code.
[G3 General] askfriends:
hmm yes you are right...:p

but as i have mentioned earlier that i have downloaded D85110R_00.KDZ ROM for my t-mobile d851, so i should flash it again with the same ROM?
[G3 General] hyelton:
So you sure its a D851? What's it say under the battery?
[G3 General] askfriends:
yes i am sure its d851 as mentioned in 'About Phone' and under battery
[G3 General] hyelton:
Under about phone means nothing, you can flash a D855 ROM and it will show D855 there.

As long as it says D851 under the battery reflash the firmware and then perform a reset.
[G3 General] askfriends:
oh really...i didnt know that before..:confused:

yes i will do that again and will inform you what happes next...:good:
[G3 General] So4Tune:
Guys I need some help please, since I'm pretty much a noob in all this about custom ROMs.

My G3 is a Latin American Version (D855P) and i'm on stock 4.4.2 V10A. I wanna install AndroidNow 8.0, but from what I see, apparently I need to be on v10L before installing AndroidNow.

My question is, can I follow this guide, but by downloading an Italy, France or German V10L KDZ without affecting my calling capabilities? I can't find a regional (Mexico) V10L, and I'm afraid that installing another country's kdz would end up leaving me incapable to receive or send calls.
[G3 General] hyelton:
I wouldn't see a reason why you must be on a certain software version to flash a custom ROM.
[G3 General] So4Tune:
I don't know either, but on his original Q&A thread, he states that a V10L is required ( [Q&A] [ROM/MOD] AndroidNow HD 1.0 G3 D855 [ required V10L/support ART] - http://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/help/qa-androidnow-hd-1-0-g3-d855-t2902489 ) And on the rom thread ( http://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/development/rom-mod-7-rom-mod-1-4-1-g3-d855-t2887669 ) many people said that when they flashed the rom while being on v10a, they experienced problems at the start screen, some nav bar buttons stopped working and more issues that apparently got resolved by flashing a v10l first.
[G3 General] ZURPLE:
Hey,

I am a noob regarding smartphone related stuff. I upgraded to Android 5.0 but want to go back to Kitkat. So I tried to follow this manual. But I have one question and got one error.

I have a German LG G3 855. But in your repository I can find an A and an L version. Which one do I need?

Also when I try to read "phone information" with the Flash Tool it tells me "No (USB OR SERIAL) connected" in download mode. My PC sees the phone fine. I tried various USB ports, but alas no change.

When it's not in download mode, it finds the phone, but crashes when I click "phone information".

Thanks for any answer in advance
[G3 General] hyelton:
A and L are software versions. Higher the letter or number newer the firmware.

Now..No where in the OP does it say to click read phone info, that option is supposed to freeze lol your not supposed to click that. Your supposed to click upgrade/start upgrade.
[G3 General] Bad4ss:
[MENTION=2607037]hyelton[/MENTION], I have the stock D85520E_00.kdz and I've applied it to my phone without root, can I use your method to extract the files from within it to reapply it to my phone to get it rooted?

P.S. the E_ version is the latest for my phone IMEI
[G3 General] hyelton:
I don't fully understand what your asking.

You don't need root for this method to flash back to stock.

Nothing will root your phone using a kdz as they are 100% stock files.
[G3 General] Knucky:
Okay, I'm in need of some help - I wanted to downgrade from stock Lollipop to KitKat in order to root and flash another ROM, but as I set everything up the LG Flash Tool freezes after 5 seconds at 27% when "Analyzing phone setting". No matter how many times I try to flash it, tried redownloading the Flash Tool, kdz, rebooting phone and PC million times but nothing seems to work. My phone is European D855 .
[G3 General] hyelton:
Tot method or kdz method???

Phone is in Download mode right?
[G3 General] Knucky:
As mentioned, kdz method, of course, phone is in download mode and properly recognized by my PC. What is strange it's not the first time I'm using this PC to flash KDZ and earlier everything worked flawlessly.
[G3 General] codei5503:
Downgrade

Hi my phone is D855 model, now running android lollipop official by flashing kdz, the question is: is it possible to downgrade to KitKat official by flashing KitKat kdz file? Thanks in advance
[G3 General] crzygrmn:
Yes im sure you can.
[G3 General] emexxx:
i have a d855 32gb with v10l. pc suite gets stuck when it arrives at 10% so i tried flashing it with the d85520e kdz but the navigation bar and the status bar dissapeared and the wallpaper went black. then i tried flashing d85520f kdz but the wifi didn't get connected. what am i doing wrong?
[G3 General] hyelton:
Are you performing a reset after doing that??
[G3 General] emexxx:
i do CSE flash id that's what you ask
[G3 General] hyelton:
No reseting your phone. Performing a factory reset on it.
[G3 General] emexxx:
nope, haven't tried that. should that solve my problems? next time i'll try reseting after flashing it

thx
[G3 General] hyelton:
I'm not sure never even seen the problems your having.

Its just always recommended to reset after flashing as you may have problems if you don't.
[G3 General] cocous:
One question please?

The lolipop f400s can run on d855 32gb version?
[G3 General] hyelton:
No, youll have issues.
[G3 General] slmallen2:
I followed the steps and am stuck on the LG logo screen. I have no idea what to do any assistance would be greatly appreciated​
[G3 General] hyelton:
You didn't fully explain everything. Did it flash finish ? Did it fail? First of all

Did you perform a factory reset after flashing?

Phone model?

Tot or kdz?
[G3 General] slmallen2:
Model: D850 (AT&T G3)

The tutorial lists 3 methods: tot, kdz, and twrp. I used twrp.

The flash failed. I tried to boot it up anyway (I figured it would just boot to Cyanogen again since it failed.)

After (attempting to) flash I did Advanced Wipe and selected cache and dalvik.

I just need a functioning cell phone so I can respond to texts and phone calls. Once I get it usable then I can worry about getting the stock firmware I want.

What can I do?
[G3 General] hyelton:
Well I didn't make the guide to twrp. There's no 100% stock way to flash twrp as its not in the OP.

The thread your posting in is for the kdz/tot method which is 100% stock the factory way.

Sorry can't help ya there never messed with twrp on the G2 nor the G3. I only use twrp on other phones to flash custom ROMs.

What file did you use? If you tried flashing the tot file/zipped tot file that's in the OP then that's why you got boot loop, all my files here are for flashing using PC not twrp.
[G3 General] slmallen2:
Ok but do you know any way to get out of a bootloop on G3?

I used this file: http://stockroms.net/file/LGG3/ATT/BIN_LGD850AT-01-V10d-310-410-JUN-19-2014-0.zip.

It's the same one I found on another website as well.
[G3 General] hyelton:
Flash back to stock. It seems you prob wiped the entire system pariton. If you can still get into twrp just load up a custom ROM.
[G3 General] hyelton:
That's the same file in the OP hosted on my server. You do know that's NOT a flashable zip. If you want to return to stock you must follow the guide. You can go back to stock with Any phone with twrp.
[G3 General] slmallen2:
LG Flashing Tool won't let me select the firmware file you provided as the file to flash.​
[G3 General] hyelton:
So you downloaded the flashtool from method 2? And extract the zip file you downloaded?
[G3 General] slmallen2:
I downloaded and extracted the .zip file (the stock firmware file). It appears in My Computer with the winrar symbol, i guess because that's what I used to extract it, and when I try to select it in LG flash tool it just says no items match your search.
[G3 General] hyelton:
If it appears with that icon then you'll need to still extract it.
[G3 General] slmallen2:
When I right click on the file one of my options is "extract here". is that the one to pick? thats what i picked b4
[G3 General] slmallen2:
When I look in my computer, I see the extracted file (no winrar symbol). When I browse my computer through the lg flash tool to select the file and go to the EXACT same space it's not there.

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I extracted the file and put it in a folder. I know for a fact it is in this folder. When I browse "my computer" through the lg flash tool to select the file I can't see it in the folder. It says nothing is in the folder.
[G3 General] hyelton:
Are you sure you downloaded the 2nd method flashtool and not the first?

If will first ask for the DLL file and the the tot file.
[G3 General] slmallen2:
OK I hadn't im gonna go to bed but I'll try tomorrow with the 2nd one and get back wih you if any problems come up. thx
[G3 General] hyelton:
Use another browser or disable that feature in come.. My method has been used by thousands of people for both the G2 and G3... Chrome says something about both methods even though both are safe to use.
[G3 General] gee2012:
KK stock .kdz file

Hey huys, i`am looking for a KK stock rom for the 32GB German D855. i have the D85520F_00.kdz stock rom now. Can`t seem to find a KK rom on the internet, most sites only have the latest Lollipop rom posted. Thanks in advance :)
[G3 General] hyelton:
There's plenty of KitKat firmwares in the OP.
[G3 General] gee2012:
Are the German files compatible with the 32GB model?
[G3 General] hyelton:
With the G3 size doesn't matter. You just need to make sure everything is the correct model number.
[G3 General] cocaniliedaniel:
which kdz file is for me i have a D855 32 gb lg g3 ? (live in europe bought from vodafone

)

want to downgrade from lollipop software to previous one (too many crashes and phone overheats..)
[G3 General] slmallen2:
2nd method:

I hit the yellow arrow (step 13) and after a couple of text blurbs about checks it shows com41 as "ready!" and all the others have an option to disable. It doesn't look like it's installing or flashing or doing anything. The yellow arrow is grayed out I can't click it again, but the cancel button next to it I can click.

EDIT: after a bit of research, I THINK i have isolated the problem: I'm not in download mode. I'm running Cyanogenmod 11 (which I want to go away from back to stock) and apparently it doesnt have download mode or something? When I hold vol. down and plug phone into PC it just shows battery charging animation and that's it. Do you know of a way I can get this thing to download mode because that's the only thing blocking me from success as far as I can tell.​
[G3 General] hyelton:
Yes you have to be in download mode to flash.

Pull battery and try the combo or better yet YouTube how to get into download mode
[G3 General] slmallen2:
Ya i tried. I'm pretty sure it's impossible to enter download mode on Cyanogenmod. I looked on Youtube and tried different methods all of which work with stock roms but don't work with Cyanogenmod, and when I look through forums there doesn't seem to be any helpful information, at least not that I can find. I guess maybe I'll have to flash a different custom ROM that allows for download mode and then carry through with the procedure?
[G3 General] hyelton:
Cyaongenmod / what's running on your phone doesn't affect download mode.. That's a whole different subject.

Download mode is the ONLY way to flash the phone back to stock there's no other way, as that's the same with other phones as well.

Try holding volume down while plugging in USB when the phone is off.
[G3 General] slmallen2:
I've tried 2 methods (the only two I could find for G3) and both just rebooted the phone. No download mode. I can't even find any info about Cyanogenmod download mode. If it's not Cyanogenmod keeping me from getting to download mode what could it be?
[G3 General] hyelton:
Cyangoenmod is just the OS doesn't what so ever touch anything like download mode.

With the phone off try vol up while plugging in the cable. Make sure your holding it down the entire time not just pushing it once.
[G3 General] slmallen2:
Tried that twice. Even tried volume down just for the heck of it. It doesn't turn the phone on, the only thing that turns on is the battery charging animation that normally turns on when the phone is off and charging and you tap power button
[G3 General] hyelton:
USB is plugged all the way into the PC correct?

Try holding vol up and the power button when the phone is off.
[G3 General] slmallen2:
oh ok now that i added in power it worked thank u lol
[G3 General] hyelton:
Did you do it with NO usb plugged in? The phone shouldnt show charging when doing that if USB is not plugged into it.
[G3 General] slmallen2:
Ok update: now that i added in power button I GOT IT TO DOWNLOAD MODE YAAAAAY!

So i went thru the steps and hit the yellow arrow button in LG Flash Tool and the Firmware update screen on my phone is just staying at 0%. its been at least 1 minute. is it supposed to take this long or did I do something wrong?
[G3 General] hyelton:
Im guessing you didnt change your com port to com41?

Right click on your computer, go to device manager and change the LG modem to com41
[G3 General] slmallen2:
I selected the little box with a "C" in it in the com 41 box, and when I hit the yellow arrow com 41 says "Ready!" while the otherssay "Disable". Do I need to select com 41 another way? Also the phone says firmware update 0% BEFORE i even hit the yellow button is it supposed to?
[G3 General] hyelton:
Yes its in the OP, Go to your computers device manager and and find "ports" in the list and change the one that says LG on it to com41.
[G3 General] slmallen2:
I'm in Device Manager looking at LG-D850 (windows 8 btw) and I can't find anything that says ports. It does say the drivers for this device are not installed, though i did install everything in the tutorial. Is this a problem? If not, where do I find ports?
[G3 General] hyelton:
Look for something called LG, Even in Windows 8 its still called Ports its a drop down menu. Depends on what drivers are not installed.
[G3 General] slmallen2:
Can't find anything named LG either. That would be within the LG-D850 device in Device Manager, right?

And the drivers thing is not an issue?
[G3 General] hyelton:
Like I said depends on whats not installed installed?

I dont normally do this due to time constraints and but do you know how to use Teamviewer?
[G3 General] slmallen2:
Is it within the LG-D850? (IN Device manager if i click d850 and look at my phone is it supposed to be one of the options in there? There are 4 tabs: General, Driver, Details, Events.
[G3 General] hyelton:
I dont understand what you mean by within the LG-D850? It should show up as it does in the screenshot.
[G3 General] slmallen2:
Here's screenshot of that on my computer it doesn't have that optionView attachment 3100187
[G3 General] hyelton:
Phone still connected and in download mode? Then your missing some drivers, Download the drivers from the OP.
[G3 General] slmallen2:
Ahhhhh it wasn't still in download mode. Lemme try again

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OK I tried again in download mode. First time it sailed download failed, second time it just did nothing. Phone screen has constantly remained "Firmware Update" and 0% progress through all of this. I changed the port to COM41 in device manager. When I go to my Computer, the phone doesn't show up, I assume because it's in Download Mode rather than being fully powered on. What should I do from here?
[G3 General] hyelton:
What was the error when it failed? Its helpful to always explain more with this, Theres a ton of reasons. I`m guessing it said cross flash wrong model?

Also remember if you fails you must reboot the phone again into download mode.

Nothing is supposed to show up under my Computer..
[G3 General] slmallen2:
All I remember seeing was "download failed", it was among other things though. I'll reboot and try again.
[G3 General] slmallen2:
View attachment 3100289

This is what the screen looks like after I hit the yellow arrow. Nothing else happens on the computer or the phone. It doesn't say download failed or anything.
[G3 General] hyelton:
Did you power off your phone and reboot it back into download mode?
[G3 General] slmallen2:
yes i did
[G3 General] hyelton:
Unplug and replug phone?
[G3 General] slmallen2:
Yes. BTW check for me to edit this post from now on because of new user wait periods between posts
[G3 General] hyelton:
Im trying to help the best I can its just its never taken this long. Try to restart you PC and phone this time and try that :)
[G3 General] slmallen2:
OK and btw i rly appreciate ur timely and patient help I've thanked all ur replies and you can count on a beer donation from me :)

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I restarted PC and phone, booted phone to download mode, hit yellow arrow, and same thing as the last screenshot i sent you. Phone firmware update shows 0% and no activity on laptop.
[G3 General] hyelton:
Something is wrong somewhere lol. Might be something simple
[G3 General] slmallen2:
OK l guess I'll just start from scratch and do it again carefully

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I did all the steps over again carefully and still nothing is happening. The com41 port says "READY!" again and that's it. I can't think of anything that I did that goes against the tutorial.​
[G3 General] hyelton:
Hmm. Recheck under device manager and make sure its still set as com41 and reboot the phone once again into download mode also unplugging and replugging the phone.
[G3 General] slmallen2:
Just did it, same result
[G3 General] hyelton:
how are you rebooting your phone ? are you pulling the battery for a few then putting it back in and the nutting back into download mode?

After that does device manger show the LG phone as Com41>
[G3 General] slmallen2:
Ya I pull the battery then boot it into download mode. I don't actually boot up Cyanogenmod I just go straight to download mode. DM shows it as LGE Android MPT Device. In advanced Port Settings Port Number is COM41. Under "Ports (COM & LPT)" tab in Device Manager t lists it as: "LGE mobile USB serial port (com41)"
[G3 General] hyelton:
Then click the yellow button and it should at least start to flash or give an error.
[G3 General] slmallen2:
When I click yellow button a few blurbs of text come up on a white box in the center of the screen and then it just goes to the same page as the screenshot I sent b4. The COM41 box says "READY!" and the other boxes say "DISABLE"

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Do you think I should try the 1st method or is there some hope for this one still?
[G3 General] yusufmotiwala:
I like to go back to kitkat from the lollipop. I was on V10J-SEA-XX (D855) on kitkat before upgrading to Lollipop. Can you suggest which firmware KDZ file I should be using?

Thanks
[G3 General] hyelton:
As stated if you have a D850 the first method is no way compatible its for mostly non usa models, but being detected in download mode is the same step. Unplug your phone and close flashtool etc,. Download this and install it, http://tool.xcdn.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=UW00120120425 reboot computer and try again. Im focused on getting your phone back to stock again :)
[G3 General] slmallen2:
That link just leads me to a blank page
[G3 General] hyelton:
Google lg g3 drivers and select the Lg.com link
[G3 General] slmallen2:
This right? : http://www.lg.com/us/support/software-manuals

(the d850 USB driver found on that page by searching)

When I hit download it just has that loading circle spin for a minute and nothing happens. It wont download lol
[G3 General] slmallen2:
lol when I hit download it wont do it. It just spins the loading circle forever and nothing happens

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And when i right click and hit open in new tab it takes me to the same url u gave me b4, which wont load either. Does it download for you?

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Don't worry I got the driver to download by using Internet Explorer. Weird..... So now do I install and try to flash the file again?

UPDATE: i succesfully installed the driver you just had me download, tried to flash stock rom again with no luck: same result.
[G3 General] hyelton:
I really have no clue why its not working for you, At worst it should fail which like it did before.
[G3 General] slmallen2:
Alright well I saw some other tutorial online about using LG PC Suite to do it I guess I'll try that. Thanks for sticking with me though you've been rly patient and awesome
[G3 General] hyelton:
That`s for NON USA devices.. So that wont work.
[G3 General] slmallen2:
Is there anything else I can do? I rly want this phone back to stock
[G3 General] hyelton:
Theres something wrong somewhere with the PC. I have a LG G Pro, G2, and G3 back to stock guide and it works for everyone. If only I lived in a bigger area I`d have the business haha!l.

Do you have another PC to try on ?
[G3 General] slmallen2:
yes i actually do I'll be able to try tomorrow. Thanks a lot I'll get back with you tomorrow and tell you if it worked
[G3 General] schaggo:
Had the same issues, one after another, when on Lollipop (bumped 20f from forums). I either had no SystemUI (navbar, statusbad and black wallpaper) or no WIFI Mac and therefore no WIFI. L seems bugged, judging by the forum posts.

Doesn't help with the issues above, as they interestingly can be triggered by something unrelated to /system and /data as a wipe of the internal sd. Had a perfectly running system but couldnt write to internal sd (could't download, couldn't take pictures, ...), formatted it through twrp, booted back to android and found SystemUI missing. F...!
[G3 General] Dayew:
Perfect

Works perfectly, I was a bit worried about this, but now everything is okay, love you guys.
[G3 General] ken1337:
i did everything that was in guide, now i need an mcafee password to unlock device after used Europe Common 16G D85510A_00.kdz? im ****ed
[G3 General] hyelton:
That would mean you've set it up in the past before...

Just perform a factory reset... Which is recommended anyway after flashing.
[G3 General] ken1337:
well i got rid of mcafee with help from the proveous owner, so no help needed :)
[G3 General] slmallen2:
Hi again lol. i did the 2nd method again completely from the start on a different pc and carefully made sure to do everything right. Same result as with the other computer. Just says "READY!!" on the com41 box and nothing else happens.​
[G3 General] hyelton:
After reinstalling drivers did you make sure to re reboot the phone into download mode?
[G3 General] slmallen2:
Not IMMEDIATELY after installing drivers to computer but after I checked that the port was set to COM41 I booted it up, then turned it off and booted it into download mode. Then I opened LGFlashTool and hit the Yellow Button.