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[G3 General] kjwaugh:
Sorry I tend to ramble

I used the .tot file procedure originally to put it back to stock on Win 8.1 - worked fine. I now have win 10, and also instead of a .tot (KK) I now have a .kdz firmware to bring my phone back to stock(Lollipop now). So when you use the lgflashtool the op describes the process of setting the port - but this does not come up because the flashtool remembers my last successful use of the tool and does not prompt for the port settings - starts at the last step. It does still prompt for the location of the firmware (the .tot file currently - choose the .kdz?) to begin with - Click cancel and it just closes. Will it still work? - there does not appear to be a way to change the port settings as when I look at Device Manager there does not appear to be "Ports" now in Windows 10. So there are a few details that might not make any difference but I'm not sure..
[G3 General] hyelton:
[Guide] LG G3 Stock Firmware (Go Back to Stock) KDZ &amp; TOT Method

Like I said your post is a little confusing to me.

The kdz and tot are two separate methods which use two separate programs.

Tot method requires you to change your com port. The KDZ method does not. I'm confused about you stating about the tot and kdz file part.

You must use a different program. Tot and kdz cannot use the same program. But both programs and guides are both in the OP.

Also windows 10 is the same as windows 8 with the hidden port that's not new. A simple google how to unhide ports will show you how to do that. But if your doing the kdz method you don't need to change the com port that's only for the tot method.
[G3 General] kjwaugh:
Very Clear now

Thanks, I see that the Flashtool is different between the 2 methods and I also see the method you have to use to make those ports visible through google search. I though it was just making the hidden devices visible but there are a few more steps.

Thanks again
[G3 General] pikachukaki:
Anyone know any other twitter account cause i thing lg_firmware stop updating his account??
[G3 General] hyelton:
[Guide] LG G3 Stock Firmware (Go Back to Stock) KDZ &amp; TOT Method

firstly if it's the same as the site that's not allowed here as there site is making money off LG servers along with rouge ads. If it's part of the site I think it is. But if no not one knows but the person who controls it.

I keep the links in the Op up to date with firmwares though along with other sites.
[G3 General] pikachukaki:
Im not sure what site are you reffering...im telling about the twitter account...i keep his notifications with pushbullet and it seem he has to post new firmware for a month or so...
[G3 General] harihacker:
Did anyone have any luck in completing this process using Windows 10?
[G3 General] hyelton:
What problem are you having? Yes it works under windows 10 which has been stated a few times but not recommend
[G3 General] harihacker:
I have not yet tried it on Win 10. Am delaying my upgrade to Win 10 just be sure that this process works on Win 10.
[G3 General] hyelton:
You'll never know til you try it. It might work for one person on windows 10 while it might not for the other.
[G3 General] jdgesmlls:
Win10

I just did the did the entire .tot procedure back to VS985_10B on Windows 10 Pro and it worked with no issues. If you have half an idea about how this process works you can figure it out on any version of Windows.

Thanks again for the up to date process!
[G3 General] alekos panagulis:
I'mm trying TOT procedure with w10 but it's not working. After clicking on the yellow arrow the software does some check (CRC or something) and the stays forever like the screenshot below. I can only click on stop.

edit: found solution. You need to unplug phone for 5 sec and then plug it again.
[G3 General] hyelton:
Yeah sometimes you have to unplug and replug at that screen.
[G3 General] Alucard:
I cleaned flashed rom and was half as big the system data,but after a few days it stucks up again ,hope lg will fix that cause 4 gb of system is way less than 8 gb.
[G3 General] hooutoo:
Rooted Looped

I have a water damaged g3 and am only able to get into download mode. The phone was orignally flashed with Extreme debloated "20b" and rooted. I've flashed "20e" KDZ using Normal Flash option in the LG Flash Tool 2014 in hopes of somehow saving my data. Now the phone is in bootloop hanging at the Tmob jingle/splash screen and just looping to that point over and over. Is there anyway to get past this without a full cse flash? I'm trying really hard to save my Data!

Thanks!
[G3 General] hyelton:
Well it's in bootloop because of the normal flash. You will need to do a CSE flash. Have you tried doing just a factory reset?
[G3 General] hooutoo:
I trying away possible to save the data??? I'm hoping you know some magic spell?? :0
[G3 General] hyelton:
Sadly not. Only option is factory reset which may or may not wipe data. And then there's the CSE flash.
[G3 General] hooutoo:
I'm assuming CSE re-partitions the phone thereby loosing the data but does it actually wipe the phone? And if not do you know of any apk that can search for old data files? There are windows programs which will find delete files so I'm hoping????
[G3 General] hooutoo:
BTW, I tried CSE and got the same thing. The phone just make to to the splash screen and then restarts. Any other suggestions?
[G3 General] hyelton:
Is there a tot file for your model? If so try that. Did you do a factory reset on the phone itself?
[G3 General] hooutoo:
Ya, nothing;s working but thanks for the try!
[G3 General] hyelton:
What happens when you try to use the tot method?
[G3 General] droidbits:
[MENTION=2607037]hyelton[/MENTION]

Hi mate.

I hope you remember me as we have not crossed for a while. I usually send people to you with back to stock or bricked problems.

Just wanted to give you some quick feedback on my experience using your tutorial for the first time and to thank you for the same.

I have finally decided to go back to stock for a while because since the first day I bought my D855 I have been using custom ROMS which is about for the last one year.

I was always a bit scared of flashing back to stock but the experience was quite simple and non problematic. I used the KDZ method and Windows 8.1 but to be honest I never faced the so many issues people here on the thread seem to face (even using Win 8).

All was done in less than 10 minutes. It hanged about one minute at 4% and just as I was to close the FlashTool to try again it all went pretty fast.

I will enjoy stock for a few weeks now as I never actually used it! Just really wanted to thank you for the tutorial! :D
[G3 General] hyelton:
Awesome! I recognize your name. I try to but I see so many each day haha

I'm glad you got it back with no issues. I actually enjoy stock on LGs for the most part. Either stock or cloudy.

Your welcome ;)
[G3 General] Deezi74:
what. did you change

What did you have to change on your tot files and how did you do it im in the same boat but i have d850 no recovery or nothing tryed flashing t mobile rom
[G3 General] Benholder90:
Any firmware for d722??
[G3 General] CrimsonNyte:
I must have done something wrong. I have a G3 that was caught in a bootloop and was referred to this solution, but now my phone is stuck on the Factory Reset Status 2 screen. I pulled out the battery and did a factory hard reset and it still shows up.​
[G3 General] hyelton:
[Guide] LG G3 Stock Firmware (Go Back to Stock) KDZ &amp; TOT Method

Model? There's several models of the G3. As well as there 2 different methods.

How did you do the factory reset?

Did you try flashing again?

Please don't quote the entire OP.
[G3 General] CrimsonNyte:
Sorry about that. I have the D851. I used the TOT method at first to flash it and got the factory reset 2 screen. So I thought hard resetting it the way that was instructed in the link you provided. I managed to get my phone back to normal by doing the kdz method, but my original issue still stands. My phone still bootloops unless I have it plugged into the charger.
[G3 General] Banger242:
So my laptop only has USB 3.0 lol. Any way around this as I don't have access to any other computers. Tried both methods and getting connection errors. Tried stock cable as well as other cables. No joy.
[G3 General] hyelton:
If it only has USB 3.0, (strange) No its not going to work at all. You need a USB 2.0 port.
[G3 General] hyelton:
If it is working fine when phone is plugged into a charger, then that sounds like a hardware issue.
[G3 General] Banger242:
I figured. I managed to track down an old laptop and it worked. Thanks very much. Haven't beennstuck like this since the old Galaxy days.

Cheers
[G3 General] hyelton:
Awesome! Yeah LG can be tough at times. Samsung wasn't that bad, but it seems there bad if not worse than LG now when it comes to downgrading.
[G3 General] bag-o-droid:
no country or language selection screen

[see my solution below] Thanks for all the help offered on this forum. I couldn't use the TOT method as there is no TOT for my specific ROM, only a .kdz file. So using the KDZ method, I got as far as clicking CSE Flash and then clicking start. Once I clicked start, that window closed and I was back at the window where I must choose between "normal flash" and "cse flash" again.

- I tried this on windows XP .

- the port set to 41

- G3 is in download mode

- couldn't get past clicking "start" :confused:

EDIT: I solved my problem by copying the KDZ file into the LG Flash Tool 2014 folder. Thanks to forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f177/lg-flash-tool-2014-best-way-flash-lg-kdz-rom-1838490/#post10441578
[G3 General] drotaru:
stuck at 34% using KDZ method .. F460L ( downloaded the right KDZ file , drivers .. software .. ) every time i retry it goes to 34% and then restart from scarch goes to 34% for a few times afterwards it just tell me it faild and i should retry ( the LG software ) it seems to have recognised the driver .. or so i think .. ( since it made it up to 34% . on the phone download bar that is .. )

any suggestions pls ?
[G3 General] Shadow101:
Cellular data loss.

So, after downgrading my T-Mobile LG G3 D851 from 5.0.1 Lollipop (20e) to 4.4.2 KitKat (10c/m/r), I have lost my cellular data. Had to update back to Lollipop via OTA updates. Will there ever be a workaround to prevent cellular data loss? I really want to go back to KitKat for several reasons, and terrible battery life on Lollipop is one of them. :(
[G3 General] HikariNoKitsune:
... I feel like this 'guide'... is lacking in quite a few areas... there are portions of the process that are left completely out, and there are no images of a 'successful' device, or what should be showing up at all...... Wtf is 'minios', and why is that being installed onto people's phones? Why is there a 'factory reset status' thing popping up after it? What do the different status numbers mean?

There is so much information left out at the end of the 'guides' that its almost scary... Don't expect people to just instantly understand whats going on or to know what '99% of the time it'll fail, just factory reset' is supposed to mean. I know it should sound simple... but when you aren't told what the actual results of the process you just performed are, its rather daunting and scary to people.... Suddenly seeing 'mini os' loading when you're expecting the STOCK ROM to be loading, is scary and confusing. Then when all you see is a 'factory reset status 2/3' then once again, its scary and confusing.

I'm personally stuck on 'factory reset status 2', and from what i've read so far, no one has 'solved' wtf is going on with that. Only when it hits '3' do people seem to have anything working. So then, why is it saying 2? what are people supposed to do when it says 2? Cause factory resetting does NOTHING. Wiping the cache does NOTHING. Is it safe to just download a normal stock ROM zip file and simply flash that on with the zip card or ADB? Or does this process make that impossible?

Also, where the heck do you get the .KDZ files from btw? Because there are no .KDZ files for the Sprint LG G3 listed anywhere there......... which kind of forces you to use the tot method, which seems to never work.
[G3 General] bag-o-droid:
What is cellular data loss? Your call records? Those can be backed up.
[G3 General] HikariNoKitsune:
The link below seems to fix the 'Big Red 2' issue for alot of people.

http://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/general/problem-returning-to-stock-try-t2862463

Basically its just switching the "Upgrade DL" to "Board DL" instead.

And as a tip for people running windows 8, 8.1, and 10..... This process has a high chance of not working at all btw... the instructions listed say to go to the 'ports' section under the 'device manager'.... that is wrong if you are on 8.1/10... you go to 'modems'... otherwise you get the wrong type of communication going apparently. Nothing I tried (not even the 'Board DL' method) worked until I switched the device showing up under 'Ports' to COM2, then went to the 'Modems' section and changed the LGE Modem there to COM41. After that, it loaded up just fine. Didn't have to remove the battery at all for it to work....

So again, for those of you stuck on the Factory Reset Status 2 thing:

Switch the device under 'ports' to COM2

Then switch the device under 'Modems' to COM41

Next open the flash tool from the tot method as Administrator

Select your DLL file

Select your tot file

Select "Board DL"

Then the rest of the 'guide' works fine.

I don't think switching to "Board DL" should be done on the first attempt of trying to revert to stock, because I don't know what that actually is doing to the phone. I do know that after doing it, it takes you into a diagnostics type version of that "Mini OS", where you can do screen calibrations and such... So should probably just follow this Guide, and if it doesn't work, do what was listed in that link. Worked for me.
[G3 General] Shadow101:
When downgrading back to Kitkat from Lollipop 20e, there is no signal/cellular data, and the LG G3 will keep searching for signal.
[G3 General] ATZ-007:
Hi, I'm new to G3

A friend asked me to try and fix his G3, after many attempts and different methods phone is still stuck on LG Logo loop. Please watch short video on the link.

Model number, sticker under battery says F400L however on the side of the phone it states F400K

Any suggestion how I can fix this?

https://goo.gl/photos/Twg3wxRMajMMWoiGA
[G3 General] hope122:
I tried to install the stock version on my G3 D855 using the TOT method in the first post.

Used this file:lgd855at-v10e-EUR-32g.zip + dll that was in the same folder.

It failed. Some of the information shown in the box:

'Download fail'

PID NULL

IMEI NULL

Model Information Check Fail!

0000000

Factory model check error

Anyone can help, or is there something that I did wrong?
[G3 General] bag-o-droid:
[MENTION=6836016]hope122[/MENTION], Try unzip the tot file from the zip file first.
[G3 General] sileniusmike:
The LG Flash Tool analyzes my phone and then I get a connection error every time.

D852 Canada model.
[G3 General] jayperez92:
Unable to get to download mode, one i hit the volume up to get the I get a fastboot error​
[G3 General] hyelton:
Make sure your phone is completely off when plugging in the USB cable, also make sure that cable is plugged into a USB 2.0 port and not a 3.0 port.

Please do not quote the entire OP, it makes the thread messy.
[G3 General] jayperez92:
I figured out, i was running 5.0.1 and it was giving me an error once i tried to reach download. The first time when i rooted the phone i had a 4.4.2 back up that pretty much saved my life, i restore to that one and it went through the whole process flawlessly. Thanks!!
[G3 General] hope122:
Hello,

I did that, unzipped the file.

The step that it didnt worked properly is the one opening the port in the device manager.

I didnt find LGE Mobile in Device Manager.

First I skipped the step, nothing happened, then I changed under communications port from COM1 to COM41.

It runned, but it failed.
[G3 General] hope122:
^

any help on this?

edit-

is there any issue if I do the process without any sim inserted?
[G3 General] Neorpowa:
Thank you very much! The older flashtool did the trick for me, I completely bricked my phone (only just recoverable) in an attempt to revert to stock ;-;, the newest flashtool didn't work for me, not on USB 3.0, not on USB 2.0, just never. :D:D:good:
[G3 General] uumeshh:
hi [MENTION=2607037]hyelton[/MENTION],

I have been trying like hell to use the KDZ method with no luck. Then downloaded the TOT file (LGF400SAT-00-V10e-SKT-KR-JUN-07-2014-0.zip) for my F400S. Now when I try to flash this, it says "Download Failed". I checked up the log file and it says s/w version of D855. I don't know how? I was running the Ressurection Remix ROM for the F400S. I am attaching the log file with my IMEI removed. Please help me out.

Thanks
[G3 General] hyelton:
Maybe that's because the rom your currently running is based on a D855. Which is common problem when going back to stock. You'll need to do a hex edit on the tot file. I would post a link but it's not that simple at times when your mobile. But a simple Google of tot hex file edit should get you a guide :).
[G3 General] dennig2001:
Just did it.. after many tries..

I got the same Problem with my D855 Model.

I tried everything, installing the LG Driver again, Factory Reset my Phone, tried other USB Port.. nothing solved the Problem..

Everytime LG Flash Tool 2014 analyzes my Phone and the Connection error came..

But now it worked for me... i just opened the Device Manager on my PC double clicked on the LGE Mobile USB Port and selected Driver tab.. than search new driver but DONT select " search online " select search on PC ( List ) there i could see that there is a newer Version but it was not in Use.. ( i guess it was a Driver Version with a 4 like 4.0 or something like this ) and after i selected this newer Version KDZ flashing works perfekt
[G3 General] nawoa:
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[G3 General] IlyaKol:
Am I just blind or the 5.0 TOT file not hosted on the site? I downloaded the stock ZIP and don't see it in there.
[G3 General] uumeshh:
I did look up the hex editing method and was able to flash the TOT.. If it wasn't for the log file, which isn't available for the KDZ method, I would never have been able to restore my phone back... Thanks a ton for the tool.

Cheers.
[G3 General] DaemeonZane:
I'm gonna come out and say it: I'm a @!#%*!! n00b when it comes to LG anything. All this talk of KDZ's and TOT's and whatnot has my head spinning faster than a crack fiend looks for another fix.

This is obviously not compatible with the G3 Vigor, LS885. That much is clear. This being the case, I have three short questions that I hope will also have short and succinct answers.

1. What it the name of all that's holy are KDZs and TOTs?

2: How does the dll file for the phone get created? (they have to come from somewhere, and one for the LS885 would be awesome as hell)

3: Why is all this crap necessary when you can back up stock recovery with Flashify, or even dd it without root, and push TWRP or another custom recovery to backup the unrooted, unmodified ROM?

Forgive my ignorance, I'm not used to so many steps getting back to stock. Samsung spoiled me, and HTC made my head explode before I finally got used to it. Sharp made me want to kill people. Please tell me the LG won't make me angry.
[G3 General] kotkot:
Hi , can anyone send me a ZIP of the /cust folder for Europe ? I lost my LTE configs

Thanks
[G3 General] eclipse_cyp:
Can somebody tell me the answers to the three things below? I've been searching on the internet but there is no good answer to these simple things. I have 32GB D855 international version.

1) Can I use 16GB firmware? Did anybody try this?

2) Which firmware should I download from storagecow website?

3) For using TOT, I dont see any versions for 32 GB D855. Are D855 and D855AT (for 32gb of course) are the same?

I'm about to throw my phone to the wall it got me so nervous today. Gosh! Why don't they release an update to these common issues!
[G3 General] marcoG3:
Can we do it with sd card ?

Can we do it with sd card ?
[G3 General] christ95:
Any news about new update v20t ~17mb? It's implemented stagefright bugfix?
[G3 General] sv87411:
I don't know about Stagefright fix, but I have just applied the v20T (exact version V20t-234-15) to my stock international G3 over the air (Vodafone UK) and it was a nightmare of hangs during the upgrade process and the app optimisation process meaning I had to remove the battery and has now rendered my phone useless.

Even made a call to Vodafone/LG who advised the battery pop.

No Google apps will run, can't even get into Play Store and other apps are hanging and not connecting to the internet.

My advice, whatever it's supposed to fix, DON'T apply it.

Not sure what to do next apart from a factory reset.

:(
[G3 General] w1ck3ddd:
Is this working on Windows 10 ?

There is anything I have to do before to make this work ?
[G3 General] Smittels:
I used it on windows 10 a few days ago. Works just fine :thumbup:
[G3 General] w1ck3ddd:
btw... This will re-enable OTA ?
[G3 General] hyelton:
Yes it will
[G3 General] Sameer_Ahmed:
Lg D850 to Lollipop...?

Sir i have a Lg d850. Recently i tot back to kk. I've been meaning to get Lg official LP but didn't get any OTA updates.

I checked the Lollipop Folder in D850[AT&T]. There are a lot of files.

I don't Know which ones i need to download and how to utilize them.

Please any help would be appreciated...!:)
[G3 General] Decepticaons:
Hey thanks for the guide. I have LS990 for Sprint an I could not get passed the Factory Reset 2 screen. Can you add this info into the OP for the Sprint guys?

When this happens : I tried to unroot my lg g3 so I could upgrade it and during the process i had a download failure in the lg flash tool. Now my phone stuck in the blue screen with a number two and "factory reset status" message up at the top. Whenever I take the battery out and turn on the phone, it says miniOS and then goes straight to the factory reset status 2.

Do this:

-switch to Board DL instead of Upgrade DL

-your phone will reboot to the AAT Screen – Click OK (Yes, it says not to) then hold down power and press normal boot (+power).

Your phone will reboot and all should be well.

Credit goes to user Enidda from Reddit.com

Thanks OP you save my phone!
[G3 General] pikachukaki:
http://lg-phone-firmware.com/firmwar...-Tutti-41.html

6GB/UNITED KINGDOM	V20U

20U but whats the 6GB??

1GB from 1.2+- and i read at htcmania that it can't be rooted...not sure havent test it!!
[G3 General] cla94:
News?

Inviato dal mio LG-D855 utilizzando Tapatalk
[G3 General] AbbasM234:
Root Help!

I just want to ask, if i root my Lg G3 D858hk via one click root, will i'll be able to flash stock firmware via flashtool? or will i get easily into downloading mode or it will enter into root (TWRP**)
[G3 General] enemyrex:
ive tried both methods on the first post and neither do the trick. I bought a second hand g3 not knowing it was rooted and had a custom firmware on it and id like to go back to stock. I have also tried both methods on windows xp, vista and windows 8 so i have no idea what im doing wrong as both methods just fail on every attemps but the tot moethod said failed cant remember the exact error. any suggestions are greatly welcome.
[G3 General] Decepticaons:
Read my post on page 231
[G3 General] enemyrex:
I have got this problem sorted now I have no why it worked lol i just know it did so i now own a nice unbranded lg g3 :)
[G3 General] Mdp11:
Hello everyone,

I got a D855 with v20h and android 5.0.

I'm already on stock rom, but the phone is rooted and full of things I don't want anymore , so I want to clean it up.

Which stock image should I download in order to do so?