yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G3 General] Lennyuk:
The McAfee lock is because the seller didn't remove mcafee admin rights before he factory reset the device - the problem is, he probably never opened the mcafee app to set the pin so won't know what it is.

Flashing the KDZ will put the device back to as if it was first turned on and should bypass the mcafee app issue.
[G3 General] bobsie41:
Thanks for your reply. Are you quite confident about this? I have flashed kdz's several times before on lg devices and, after flashing, a factory reset is required as user data remains on the phone. Also, after a quick google, it appears that the mcafee security is designed to prevent unauthorised flashing and rooting! Of course I can but try but am a little concerned about doing some irrecoverable damage. :(

Is there a default Mcafee pin?
[G3 General] hyelton:
What do you mean by user data is still there after a factory reset? Anything that's stored on the internal storage will stay but userdata like accounts, google, and apps are not. Aldo mcafee is just a security app. It doesn't stop the phone from being rooted or flashed, etc. Its just a piece of software.
[G3 General] bobsie41:
After flashing a kdz on my previous device (g2) user data remained until I did a factory reset...fact

On the g3 which I have just received mcafee is preinstalled. The seller has factory reset the phone before sending it to me and mcafee is not allowing me to access the device without a pin. Apparently, this will happen without the previous user ever having opened the mcafee app.
[G3 General] hyelton:
Wow that's pretty terrible. Have you tried booting the phone with a sim card? Could be because its seeing a different sin than what it was originally reset with.
[G3 General] bobsie41:
Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately this does not work. :(

EDIT Also, 'download mode is disabled by killswitch' :(
[G3 General] leomd333:
Thanks for the guide, it works well! (on Windows 8.1). But your 16GB UK kdz isn't a UK one, it is full of Three Germany branded apps and the default wallpaper is the Three logo :p

EDIT: I am on Three UK. I wonder is it automaticly branding my device with three stuff? and for some reason all German stuff?

EDIT 2: I think it is because I reset with the sim card in, ill try without the sim card and report.

Yup, I did a reset without the Sim Card in and everything was fine. The KDZ is completely un-branded. :good:

EDIT: as soon as I put my Sim back in it installs all of the random german apps :( Any Help?
[G3 General] maineroad:
Same problem here. Quite annoying!! Anyone know a fix??
[G3 General] bardochu:
That's useful~:cyclops:
[G3 General] leomd333:
I fixed it! Not 100% sure how but I downloaded the stock KDZ by adding my imei to the end of this link http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn= add. Your imei after "esn=" and downloading it from there. Then I flashed it onto the phone WITHOUT the sim card in (with the CSE flash) and then I did it again WITH the sim card in. All those german 3 apps are gone! It's a really strange bug!
[G3 General] Fauert:
Hi , did you flash the KDZ file or TOT-Dll files ... ?
[G3 General] leomd333:
Kdz.
[G3 General] Fauert:
Did you use this : LG Flash Tool 2014 or ?
[G3 General] leomd333:
Flash tool 2014 yes.
[G3 General] puttitat:
Tried that today, no dice.

Sent it to the seller for RMA - couldn't get it in download mode, no matter what. Just froze somewhere between the tiny "Download mode" logo, and the actual Download mode.
[G3 General] Leznavi:
OK I'll repeat myself as seems my previosu question was ignored by everyone:

So... I got myself an LG G3 in UK bought it on Amazon and as thought it is a Taiwan software version.

All is ok but tried Your method for putting in the European or UK rom and instead it keeps on reverting the phone to its original settings although no mistakes/problems occur during the installation process. It just goes back from V10i TWN-XX to V10a TWN-XX.

Is there no chance for installing the UK or European version or am I doing something wrong?

Any ideas or help?
[G3 General] batuhanb85:
Hi, to all.

I bought an LG G3 in Turkey. It boots with Vodafone theme and I think It's version is Germany Vodafone. However, I don't want to see vodafone animation and it's update app. Which .kdz file shoud I download?
[G3 General] hyelton:
It sounds like its flashing if its bringing the version down if would have to be flashing the firmware your using. Make sure your doing a reset after flashing.
[G3 General] igylan:
Any Kdz file that corresponds to your model number (settings.. about phone..software info) and also make sure to download the correct file, i.e. for 16 Gb dl 16Gb and etc...
[G3 General] floriann:
I have the exact same issue.

Here is what I see when I flash the european ROM using LG Flash Tool.

Any ideas ?
[G3 General] jm2k7:
I can not download anything from the main post.

hosted on the website does not allow download files.

to solve captchas, always gives error "Skipped countdown" :mad:

anyone have a mirror for this?
[G3 General] hyelton:
Please read OP. The links are hosted on my server. Just let me know and I'll look into it

I'm looking into it now.
[G3 General] hyelton:
Update: Issue has been fixed.
[G3 General] garcijua:
What is the kdz file? I downloaded everything for the AT&T and when I try to choose a file through flash tool nothing shows in the folder.
[G3 General] hyelton:
You need to download the files for the TOT method. There's 2 guides in the OP. Ones for kdz and one is for tot.
[G3 General] garcijua:
Sorry I realized my mistake but its not reading the bin file now. I downloaded it twice.
[G3 General] hyelton:
Bin file?
[G3 General] garcijua:
Yea I put them both in a file called g3 and only the .dll one 2as added when I try adding the bin file it says there's nothing there.
[G3 General] hyelton:
There should be a .dll file and a .tot file
[G3 General] garcijua:
I'm sorry man in not the smartest with this. I unzipped it and got the .tot but now I'm stuck on ready. The box is yellow and says ready in flash tool and I have no idea what to do next.
[G3 General] hyelton:
Connect the phone when its in download mode and it should start flashing
[G3 General] garcijua:
Thank you in sorry. I always realize what I did wrong literally a minute after I reply to this post. I didn't change it to com 41. Thank you for your help really sorry about this.

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Last thing. On the computer screen it says pass and on phone screen is blue and says factory reset status 3. Do i pull battery and turn back on?
[G3 General] deathsquad737:
No just factory reset

WHATSAMATTA U ALUMNI
[G3 General] shayneflashindaily:
Good to see you again hyelton:beer:

2SHAYNEZ
[G3 General] hyelton:
Best place to ask is Q&A and or general section. This thread is about all things stock. If your running MM I don't think that's rootable yet.
[G3 General] Mervingio:
LG3 D851 from T-Mobile have Lollipop firmware in TOT format or only KDZ so for now not internet on my house only phone can't flash KDZ the software stay ask check software upgrade any help?
[G3 General] hyelton:
Huh? Your post is a little mixed together. Why not just ota update if your stock? No reason to use flash tools to update if you can ota update.
[G3 General] Mervingio:
Got the issue of start and on off randomly this drive me nuts not sure what to do [emoji35] [emoji35] any way I tried but the only OTA I get is about 153MB not sure if T-Mobile removed or what.
[G3 General] hyelton:
If the phone is shutting on and off did you try and perform a factory reset first? If your stock and performing a reset doesn't fix it it could be a hardware issue. Also sometimes you have to have a previous OTA update before a new one can come in. There can be several.
[G3 General] lucia758:
help with downgrading lg g3 d850

:confused: can anybody walk me through with downgrading from android marshmallow to lollipop or kitkat. marshmallow isn't working for me and i would like to install a custom rom but i can't since there is no root for marshmallow. so can anybody help me out i don't want to brick my phone trying to downgrade from marshmallow, i dont really know how to go about downgrading.
[G3 General] hyelton:
Everything needed is in the OP with the guide you'd use LGUP. But what is your model number? If it's a us model chances are you cannot downgrade.
[G3 General] lucia758:
can it be downgraded?

its the lg g3 d850 AT&T

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its the d850 AT&T .....can it be downgraded?
[G3 General] hyelton:
Some people have successfully and some have bricked so it's a chance.
[G3 General] CaptainAdHoc:
Hi people !

I'm about to going back to stock from Cyanogenmod 13.0 nighly on my LG G3 D855.

The thing is I don't know which KDZ file I must download cause i've bought my D855 on Amazon.es and always used it in France. It was sold as an international version but now I can't figure on KDZ's country...

Europe D85530B_00_1217.kdz - 1208471KB should be fine I guess, but any confirmation is welcome !

The LGKDZ.com's IMEI autofilter seems to be archived.

Thanks !
[G3 General] hyelton:
Any firmware as long as it's D855 it doesn't matter. Flash a stock based D855 rom first in twrp as flashing back to stock has issues when on CM
[G3 General] CaptainAdHoc:
Is CloudyG3 2.5 fine ?

I'm only used to work with cyanogen stuff but if this rom is fine, I'll stay on it instead of flashing again a 12.1 cyanogenmod rom.
[G3 General] hyelton:
Yeah should be as long as you wipe first and there's no other things that you need to flash etc
[G3 General] lucia758:
CRAP!

:(:( it seems i'm stuck with marshmallow then QUOTE=hyelton;67493313]Some people have successfully and some have bricked so it's a chance.
[G3 General] hyelton:
[/QUOTE]

Yeah. I've only seen 1 that bricked. Not sure if something happened In between or not. But there is that chance sadly. Non USA models can downgrade with no issue.
[G3 General] CaptainAdHoc:
I should expect some issues going from a

Lollipop

Cyanogen nightly to a

Marshmallow

custom rom based on stock rom, right ?
[G3 General] lucia758:
thanks for the info

:good: okay well i think i'll try to downgrade with lgup it seems to be more reliable based on all what i have read in other forums. Can you point me to the appropriate tot or kdz file? don't think lgup uses dll file like the lg flash tool 2014 QUOTE=hyelton;67493464][/QUOTE]

Yeah. I've only seen 1 that bricked. Not sure if something happened In between or not. But there is that chance sadly. Non USA models can downgrade with no issue.
[G3 General] hyelton:
Yeah. I've only seen 1 that bricked. Not sure if something happened In between or not. But there is that chance sadly. Non USA models can downgrade with no issue.

It's not that it's "reliable". You can always flash back to stock. But weather it bricks or not you won't know til it finishes flashing. You just always use LGUP once MM. You can only flash using LGUP if on MM. The AT&T tot files are In the OP. AT&T doesn't use kdz files.

Also remember you can only ota update from kitkat to lollipop after flashing if you have an active AT&T sim
[G3 General] lucia758:
d850

okay kool the phone is gsm unlocked from at&t and i plan to root the phone and install twrp if all goes well with the downgrade process.

[/QUOTE]

It's not that it's "reliable". You can always flash back to stock. But weather it bricks or not you won't know til it finishes flashing. You just always use LGUP once MM. You can only flash using LGUP if on MM. The AT&T tot files are In the OP. AT&T doesn't use kdz files.

Also remember you can only ota update from kitkat to lollipop after flashing if you have an active AT&T sim
[G3 General] reggiexp:
cloudy is to old and has bug i don't recommand (trop vieux avec des bug)

http://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/development/rom-fulmics-rom-3-0-tweaks-hub-ota-v30b-t3304556

fulmics is great really i love it :) (sa c'est top essai le)
[G3 General] mewzik86:
Confused, Bricked or Not?

Hey guys, Forgive me if this issue was resolved already in this forum.

I have been suck with my dad's unbootable D855 for a while.

1. At first, after he made some unsuccessful attempts to install twrp, he was left with a system that booted normally, but showed the fastboot screen whenever he tried to boot into recovery mode.

2. Since then, I used LGUP in an attempt to upgrade from android 4.4 to marshmallow, however, the phone rebooted into download mode, "Firmware Update" screen, but LGUP failed with an error message saying that it failed to change the phone to download mode. After rebooting the phone, i was sent promptly back to the firmware update screen. All attempts to exit this mode and return to the system failed.

3. I tried the TOT method ( "LGD855AT-00-V10b-TWN-XX-JUN-19-2014-32G+0.tot" + "LGD855_20140526_LGFLASHv160.dll") and got issues with one computer running windows 10 (USB2.0 ports). The error was related to timeout for not entering download mode. On another PC running windows 7 (USB2.0 ports), i no longer experienced timeout errors, but consistently got the "partition change fail" error.

4. I then used the LGUP_8974.dll with the tot file used before. The phone was flashed in its entirety, but stuck on the LG logo screen when it rebooted. All attempts to put it back into download mode now brings me to the "fastboot mode started" screen.

5. Attempts to Erase and Flash any of the partitions, (aboot.img, laf.img, boot.img etc.) extracted from the "Europe Common 16G D85510A_00.kdz" file, were unsuccessful. I got the "Auto CMD12" error, as well as "failed writing block @ 1".

6. I successfully booted laf.img from fastboot, but trying to flash using the tot method results in an error about failing to get model information. The KDZ method causes the phone to reboot at about 7% into the flashing process and the phone again is stuck at the LG logo screen.

7. I successfully booted into TWRP from fastboot. But after successfully flashing a "flashable stock rom", the phone reboots and is again stuck at the LG logo screen. I even tried flashing the latest XenonHD Rom. It flashed in twrp successfully, but does not boot pass the LG boot screen.

So I am confused because, I can make things happen with the phone so it cant be bricked right? yet none of these attempts are overall effective. I hoping someone out there can spot some stupid mistake i am making or something I am forgetting to do that would help me end this misery. Thanks in advance for anyone that took the time to read thru or offer assistance.
[G3 General] CaptainAdHoc:
Merci l'ami !

Fulmics based on MM should be a less-buggy improvement on my G3.
[G3 General] hyelton:
I don't think you read why he needs to flash it... Flashing fulmics defeats the purpose. Fulmics causes issues when flashing back to stock and in which is what he is trying to avoid :p
[G3 General] hyelton:
If he wasn't running MM before try the tot method lg flash tool instead of LGUP and make sure you change the com port to com41
[G3 General] mewzik86:
Thanks. I cant do the TOT method without getting into download mode. Phone only going into fastboot mode whenever I try to boot into the download mode. Otherwise, it is stuck in a bootloop on the LG logo screen.

The phone is also loading TWRP from the command "fastboot

boot

twrp.img", but I can not flash the recovery partition or the laf partitions.

I was also trying to send adb commands within twrp so i can flash the laf partition, but the computer keeps saying that no adb devices were found. And i do have all the adb & fastboot drivers installed since i can send adb commands to my other devices.

:(
[G3 General] hyelton:
So with the phone completely off you've tried holding vol up and or vol down while plugging in a USB cable which is connected to a USB 2.0 port?
[G3 General] mewzik86:
Yup. I tried all button configurations.

After feeling desperate, i followed a tutorial explaining how to get the phone into Qualcom 9008 mode and flashing the phone partitions directly. The guide got me to the point where I reboot the phone into download mode and proceed with the regular TOT flash method. However, the phone still was unable to boot into download mode.

At this point, i believe the phone cant be recovered. I have tried re-downloading the stock firmware file, just in case the original download was corrupted, but this gave the same results. The only other scenario I could think of is that the phone is not really a D855, but some other version that was placed in the body of a D855. Are there any hardware markings that would positively identify the model of the G3?

Thanks again,
[G3 General] hyelton:
Could not be a D855 but for the G3 it's not common. It's the G2 that really had that problem. So your not getting download mode or the firmware update screen?? Also redownloading the firmware has nothing to do with the phone booting in to download mode as it should be in download mode before even flashing the device. The phone can be put into download mode without using a computer.

Have you tried with the phone off and no USB cable holding down vol up then power? Or vol down and power?

I think something may be being missed.
[G3 General] mikelets456:
Hello I have a d850 running 6.0 and I've tried factory reset and everything after the update and the phone reboots, overheats and battery is horrible only when in use. This did not happen on lollipop. I downloaded the tot file and dll, did everything listed in lg flash tools. However trying to go back to kit kat I get "wrong model read error". I tried a million times and get the same error. Everything works to that point. Please advise...
[G3 General] hyelton:
I'd suggest reading the above posts.. First it's on your own risk to downgrade. And 2nd your getting that error because you must use LGUP when on MM
[G3 General] mikelets456:
Thanks but I thought it was only for d855 only.
[G3 General] mewzik86:
Yeah, I tried booting into download mode without the cable as well with the same results. Before, whenever i held down the volume+ button while powering on (cable or power button), the screen would turn on straight to the small "download mode" animation and then I see the "Firmware update" screen. But now, it always boots and shows me the LG logo boot screen, as though it did not recognise the volume+ (or vol-).

I can get it into "factory reset" mode by holding vol- while powering on, releasing and holding power again when the LG logo screen shows. In this mode, the phone responds to both vol+ and vol- buttons as i navigate the "yes" "no" options. After initialising the factory reset, I see the android appear with the blue progress bar. This completes and the phone reboots and is frozen at the LG logo screen again. If i leave the phone for about 20mins, it eventually goes to "Fastboot mode started" screen.

Since the qualcom 9008 mode allows you to flash without a "download mode", i figured this should have worked and restored the phone. The fact that it doesn't boot (stuck on logo) after flashing with this method, is this an indication that I am using the wrong version files for this phone?
[G3 General] mikelets456:
Thanks...used LGUP and it was one of the easiest flashes I've ever done. Now I've updated to Lollipop OTA and want to keep it there as MM was horrible on this phone. BTW, can I use Towelroot for Lollipop or easy root? I simply want to root, install Titanium backup then freeze updates and a few other applications.
[G3 General] lucia758:
question?

why didn't you just use towelroot on kitkat since downgraded to kitkat it....towelroot works with kitkat

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hey guys in your opinion which custom rom is best for lg g3 d850 ?
[G3 General] mikelets456:
You can't take an ota update while rooted.... At least past experience of samsung thus was the case.
[G3 General] lucia758:
i know that

my questions is why did you take ota? why didn't you just root your phone since you downgraded to kitkat and just rooted your phone then install twrp and flash a custom rom.

do you have to have to take the lollipop ota update after downgrading to kitkat?
[G3 General] mikelets456:
It's my wife's phone and a custom rom would simply confuse her... :)
[G3 General] DanyAba:
Unable to flash, phone appears as LGE AndroidNet USB

Hello guys, i am really banging my head to the table at this moment and would like to know if i might be doing something wrong.

I have a T-Mobile d851 and it is not booting past the tmo logo, i am able to get to the factory data reset screen, when i hit yes both times it states its resetting but then again it goes back to the tmo logo.

I have tried both .tot and .kdz methods to flash and both without any success, my phone is able to go in to the DL screen, i downloaded the .dll and firmware files for my device but when running the LGFT is does not seem to recognize my device even though i installed the necessary drivers, in the device manager the device appears as LGE AndroidNet USB Port.

if you have any suggestions on what i might be doing wrong or if there is something else i can try it would really help me out a lot.

Thanks in advance.
[G3 General] hyelton:
Your using a USB 2.0 port correct?? USB 3.0 will not work. And you also changed the com port to com41 correct??

Was it running MM before? If so you just use LGUp
[G3 General] DanyAba:
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Yes i changed the port to com41 and using the USB 2.0. Since i was running MM before let me try LGUp see how it works out.
[G3 General] anasmilan:
how i can change port sitting in windows 10 from com4 to com41​
[G3 General] hyelton:
May I ask why you quoted the entire OP to ask that? I see every post you do not need to quote the entire OP it makes scrolling difficult.

You go to device manager and find the com port and change it. Sometimes it may be hidden and you have to unhide it.
[G3 General] Clutchmaster:
Does flashing a stock rom with Lgup, reset the lg root Rct check thingy, or do i need to do something else as well?
[G3 General] hyelton:
It restores the phone back to 100% factory stoxk
[G3 General] Clutchmaster:
Great!, so phone will be safe to send to warranty in case of breakdown? Just one more thing, does it matter what version of android custom rom do i flash, i can allways go back to stock 6.0 with lGup or? Phone is d855 international. Thanks in advance.
[G3 General] 3rdcoasttx:
Ok, i got my lg g3, upgrade to MM, rooted with king root, then removed king root and replaced with super user.. everything went great, until i rebooted.. now its stuck at LG Boot screen.., Tried factory reset, no go.. I am trying to restore with LG Flash tool, and hitting a brick (ha!) wall... It detects the phone, and starts, but gives me pid null, imei null, model blank, dll d850, model information check fail..,. i am in a usb2.0 port and tried multiple cables.. any suggestions? thanks
[G3 General] puya2010:
plz help me

l have CloudyG3 2.5 on my phone and follow all lgup instruction exactly

first set phone on MTP and then PTP, in both PC connection Method lgup says "there is no handset connected, plz connect a handset"

then i set phone on "LG Software" Method, this time lgup found my but in "unknown" model and when i want select my phone ignoring caution, lgup says "you have to select a known model",

plz help me

how can i solve this problem?
[G3 General] hyelton:
There's no specific. As long as it matches your model number.
[G3 General] hyelton:
Is cloudy G3 2.5 MM? If not use the old tot method.

If it is MM just flash a non customized stock based rom then use LGUP.
[G3 General] hyelton:
10x is kitkat

20x is lollipop. 30x is MM.