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[G3 General] Hendrickson:
So it doesn't happen again like with the G2, if your making a custom rom. Please don't edit the model field in the build.prop. Why? Well if you change it from say F400L to F400 My cool rom mod v2. This phone will not be able to restore itself to an official rom using the KDZ flasher. So you can't flash tot flies or use the LG Mobile support recovery. You have quite an issue getting this phone back to stock. A big nightmare.

This happened to my G2 where I flashed a custom rom and then it boot looped. But because the flasher could not read the model it would not let me restore my phone. I hope this doesn't happen to people on the G3. :good:

So rom modders, please keep the build.prop model line free of edits :)
[G3 General] lukemo:
Sorry but I disagree with you. I had an f400l and editing buildi prop I was abile to change firmware, reflashing it more than one time using tot and dll files
[G3 General] mikeythedude:
I also agree with lukemo. I have reflashed my F400S at least 4 times now (and edited build.prop in 3 of em). Maybe elaborate on your description a little more. If a device is capable of connecting to a PC through USB Debugging, then pulling the build.prop and editing it for the purposes of (re)flashing should not be an issue. Also, it definitely does not hurt to keep a copy of it on hand as a spare (if push comes to shove and TOT, DLL combo is the only way to restore).
[G3 General] Hendrickson:
Ok maybe its not the case on the F400 now but myself and a few others ran into a big issue with this on the Korea G2 F320. Flashing one of the first roms a F320 CN V1 rom it did some build.prop edits and if you bricked it. It was a mission to get the phone back. A brick meaning boot loop and no other modes apart from download mode. KDZ did not let us flash it as it wanted that model in the edit.

It was all caused by edits to

ro.build.model

ro.build.version.incremental

ro.build.id

Might have messed with the boot.img, but i'm sure they didn't in the beginning.
[G3 General] vineet381:
Can somebody tell me what all needs to be edited in my build.prop to get it back to my original firmware, here is the summary of my case

I have F400K model, flashed VT V6 which changed my model to F400L, applied ART and it gave my android.system.com errors on boot, has do flash F400L stock TOT as F400K tot gave an error, I am now on F400L with VT V6 and want to go back to my 400K firmware.

Thanks in advance,
[G3 General] Diamond777:
Bad luck since I saw this now, after I edited the build prop to make the LG G3 think it was an GTI9500 for the Samsung Gear 2 pairing, since I did it in the M8 i thought I could get away with it. Now the phone boots, LG logo comes on, then the screen goes dark fray and the notification light switches from color to color. Nothing happens, it seems as its booting but it never goes through. So I cannot TOT or similar since the phone does not boot up.

Can anyone advice? Is Odin an option? I am on D855 custom rom
[G3 General] vineet381:
Did you try flashing GTI9500 firmware? My 400k didn't take its tot as I was switched to 400k, I had to eventually flash 400l to boot it properly
[G3 General] D-FUSE:
Edit the tot with a hex editor to match your build prob do it in lunix also make sure you have the dll that does with your phone.
[G3 General] Diamond777:
Hi all thanks for the help.

As of now, the phone won't boot at all, its in a boot loop after the logo splash screen. So no MTP or CMD detection available to flash anything as of now. If I could access the build prop I can modify to leave it like it was, but its not seeming possible?
[G3 General] D-FUSE:
Open the tot file with a hex editor in ubuntu then do a search for your model number the 1st line will be it. Change that to what ever you changed the build.prob too then going to download mode and use flash tool like you would normally. I've done this 100 time on my g flex. It works man.
[G3 General] aviduser:
Hi

I have the same problem and this HEX editor idea sounds good, I only have a PC so how to I get ubuntu?? and what hex editor would i use?
[G3 General] D-FUSE:
You're gonna have to Google ubuntu and install it along side windows and then get an hex editor in the software center
[G3 General] aviduser:
ok done that

Have ubuntu now loaded on a usb. Can open the tot with hex editor but where do I search for my product model. When I search d800 I get a thousand results. I then click on one and I can see garbled text in the right hand display box of the hex editor.

Which hex editor do you use?is that important?

And what settings perhaps am I missing. Not used any of this before but ubuntu seems straight forward

Many thanks

Chris
[G3 General] Skin1980:
Can u use adb? If the answer is yes i can show u how to restore build.prop...
[G3 General] Diamond777:
Hi, I can't do sh**!

I am stuck in bootloop, I cannot adb because it does not get detected???

This is stressful, thanks for your help
[G3 General] Skin1980:
What version of g3 have u got?

If someone can give me the original build.prop for your version i will make a flashable zip that u can flash in stock recovery
[G3 General] Diamond777:
That would be like so awesome bro thanks. I am on d855 European version
[G3 General] Skin1980:
give me 1 hour...
[G3 General] Skin1980:
here u go... u have to:

1- go in recovery;

2- select update from adb;

3- from the pc

adb sideload restore-signed.zip

4- reboot

This will copy the original build.prop to ur device... if this not help write me pls.. we can find other way
[G3 General] PlayfulGod:
A live cd/dvd of ubuntu or any linux distro should work too. Good hex editors to use are bless and 010.

010 runs on windows/linux/osx. You can try editing on windows, but I suggest only doing so if your pc is a good one.;)

And on the subject of the OP, one really shouldn't be editing the device model, build #, nor versioning of the rom. ;)
[G3 General] Diamond777:
Hi Skin sorry for my late reply, work kept me busy, first let me thank you for your time, its people like you who make awesome this helpful community so thanks for that!

Back on the subject, I cannot understand why LG has made so complicated this stupid operation, in my M8 I have modified the build prop to my convenience and nothing is acting like this...

I tried to reboot in recovery, but after the second LG logo when its supposed to go in recovery, I see a little android, a progress bar that completes in 2 seconds, and then reboot and bootloop again. Not even recovery works!

So: I cannot enter recovery, I am on a permanent bootloop, cannot PTP or MTP to the computer, and lets not even mention sideload connectivity. If we needed an example of a nice bricked G3, I think I have the winner :)

UPDATE: I can enter Download mode
[G3 General] vineet381:
My firmware got changed by flashing a rom, to go back to my original firmware, all I need to do is update ro.product.model in build prop and flash the corresponding dll and tot, correct?
[G3 General] PlayfulGod:
if you can access and edit the build.prop yea. If not you will have to hex edit the needed tot like dfuse posted.
[G3 General] Skin1980:
OMG i'm very sorry for u... But if u can enter in download mode u can restore easily bro.... I wish that all will be ok. :good::good::good:
[G3 General] Diamond777:
Yeah me too! I am not really making a fit about the situation cause I am using my other phone in the mean time.

does anyone know of a flash tool that can push the Rom via download mode to end this nightmare situation lol?

thanks
[G3 General] Skin1980:
In the other thread there's a nice guide... Try it!
[G3 General] Diamond777:
Yeah i found it, but no DLL for 855 so unless ATT or TMobile DLL are compatible I might need to sit on this one a few days

you've helped a lot so many thanks
[G3 General] Skin1980:
Here u go... http://downloads.codefi.re/wolfgart/LG_G3/D855 :D
[G3 General] Diamond777:
Thanks for your efforts in providing me a solution buddy, youre a cool guy.
[G3 General] mooglepimp:
I didn't see this thread when I tried to edit my model number so that my Gear 2 would work with my VZW LG G3...and now I'm fubar. I can get to download mode, but that's it. Can't find where in the .tot file to change the model number (thinks it's a GTI9500). I've changed "VS98510B" in several places in the .tot file, but the LG flashing tool never works.

Any advice or help?
[G3 General] Diamond777:
Hi, so did you find a solution for your issue? You might be in the place I was a few days ago, and it was a nightmare! I was able to get some help and got pointed in the right direction. Let me know what your status to provide you with the solutions I was provided with as well. :)
[G3 General] al-motamel:
Could any one pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees help me

I opened tot file with hex editor and searched for F400L and replaced the first result with GT-I9500 (Which I changed to)

but still not work for me

I got error different model check dll or phone model

Please help me my phone died from 2 weeks
[G3 General] sgtmedeiros:
Use the universal dll from g2

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cg2rrbruu03hr2d/LGUP_8974.dll

---------- Post added at 04:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:13 PM ----------

It skips version check I had to use it for the same situation.
[G3 General] al-motamel:
Thank you

But does not work for me

I got error message (screenshot attached )
[G3 General] sgtmedeiros:
Try a few times. I got errors a lot of times before it actually worked for me
[G3 General] al-motamel:
I tried it for about 30 times but did not work );

Any one can help me
[G3 General] lkgonzales:
Diamond777 - Please help me. I have a F400L and i edited the build.prop ro.model to F400K. Now i only get as far as the LG logo before i get a bank screen and blinking indicator light.

Been trying to flash using the guide but i always get a "Can't change to download mode error."

I'm not very techie so please provide detailed steps. Thanks so much!

Edit: I am attaching 2 images. First is of the error i get on the LG Flashtool and the second is a snapshot of the G3 screen in download mode after the error occurs.
[G3 General] Diamond777:
Hi, don't worry, just do it with the LG flash tool. Remember to activate port 41so you don't have those connectivity issues
[G3 General] comp101inc:
Can you make a build prop for sprint g3 ls990
[G3 General] frankmehta:
I'm in a similar situation. I flashed a rom that was on. Chinese forum and changed my build.prop to a d855. I have an f400k. Flash tool doesn't help. Old lg flash tool doesn't help too.. I can boot into stock recovery but have lost root.

Can someone please provide me with a file that can modify my build no so I can flash my f400k rom again.
[XDA Assist] am4476:
Hey guys.

I may have wiped my /data and sdcard partitions but have re partitioned them now. I cant bot up and it gets stuck at the green HTC logo... I have been trying to find an ruu to flash as i have no data on my internal storage... I bought my phone out right here in Australia and dont know what ruu im looking for. Would someone be able to help me?

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.56.0000

(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.23.3263.28

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main: 4.20.980.1

(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON

(bootloader) serialno: SH445W900623

(bootloader) imei: 355859055437313

(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000

(bootloader) product: m7_ul

(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064

(bootloader) modelid: PN0714000

(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__039

(bootloader) battery-status: good

(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4185mV

(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic

(bootloader) security: on

(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP

(bootloader) boot-mode: RUU

(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-09ff2ded

(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11

(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

all: Done!

finished. total time: 0.242s

Thanks alot

am4476 :)
[XDA Assist] Razvan:
Hi there,

I think you will receive a good answer if you post your question in dedicated forum of your One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Also, read carefully this Frequently Asked Questions thread for better understanding.

Best luck

LE: [MENTION=5907022]am4476[/MENTION]

In addition, read this thread: [COLLECTION][GUIDE] HTC M7 RUU, OTA, and Stock Nandroid Downloads
[LG Optimus L3 II, L5 II, L7 II, L9 II] obiggy:
Hi, Somebody plz show me how to boot LG L7 II P713 into recovery mode. Also teach me how to hard reset.

I want to try those methods in case the phone will come out of SAFEMODE.

It is stuck there since it fell in water. Some applications don't work in safemode.

Please help, i have crawled the web in search of this solution but in vain. Thank YOU!
[LG Optimus L3 II, L5 II, L7 II, L9 II] Digdis:
Emergency mode:

- Take out battery (wait for a minute or so)

- Plug charger only (no battery yet)

- Wait for a yellow triangle

- Restore battery

Recovery mode:

- Turn off the phone

- Press Power button + Volume Up + Home

- Once you feel the vibration release only the Power button

- Wait for the recovery menu

I would suggest to install CWM recovery once you get past your issues. Instructions here.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CroVeXx:
So I'm using this SmartPC (it's android for TV - HDMI plugin and there you go) I've been using youtube normally untill the most recent update. From then I can't watch any video on it, says "connection lost, tap to try again". Funny thing is that, I can see for a short moment that an add is being played or at least is trying to get played and then no vid. I've tried going back to stock youtube and that fixes it, so stock yt plays vids with no probs but newest one doesn't want to. Any idea how to solve this ? (btw it isn't rooted, I've tried a long time ago but didn't quite find a method) tried clearing cache, tried proxy "none" tried going factory reset but still, nothing.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] zain.ahmad:
hi can some one help me im making my own rom i dont know how to make extended reboot mwnu i searched alot but of no use ty
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Eleve11:
I use the attached mod and just replace the existing. I've only tested it on Android 4.3, stock Samsung. Be sure to make a backup before modifying anything! :good:

View attachment 2801593
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] zain.ahmad:
sir i own i9305 and this one seems to be of i9300 can u post the method ty
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] zain.ahmad:
any one please
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sherlockj4:
Hey all I have been lurking this thread for awhile and today I saw that we have finally been granted root access. Now I am going to be totally honest, I am a total NOOB and have no idea what i can do with a rooted phone.

Can someone point me in the right direction as to how i can uninstall bloat? And install fancy modifications???? I would greatly appreciate any help! Thank you!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] briantacker:
For the bloat I use titanium backup. As for the fancy modifications I would look into xposed
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sherlockj4:
i downloaded titanium i just dont see how i can uninstall things with it yet but i am sure i can figure it out soon. as for xposed how do i go about installing that? is it on the playstore? also people on the reddit/r/android said there were ways to get free apps??
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Franzie3:
You can PM me if you want. I'll give you some tips/etc. For starters make sure you are rooted and have the latest SuperSu installed. (Check the root thread for a newer version, dont think play store has been updated yet). And then I would recommend installing Titanium Backup (as stated above) and even buying the Pro version for $5, its worth it in the long run if you ask me. I';ve used it on the last 7 android phones ive owned. So it's well paid for itself. once your set there PM me and i'll give you some things to check out.

We may get Safestrap recovery at some point but that will only allow us to flash roms based on the stock kernel. We shall see.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elliwigy:
you open it and press Backup/Restore tab then push app you want to select n uninstall
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Broadley1:
Do yourself a favor and freeze the apps you don't want first, instead of uninstalling. Atleast if you freeze an app with titanium backup and it screws your phone you can just unfreeze it and be good to go. :thumbup:
[General Topics] kourampies:
I want to buy a cheap Android GPS device for my dad, for his car.

He has an old Windows Mobile Mio Device and there are no more map updates any more.

It must have a proper GPS receiver, with good sensitivity, and not excessive "static navigation" or whatever this kind of smoothing and snapping to place functionality is called nowadays.

In has to have proper OpenGL acceleration, because we use Sygic

Ideal screen size is 5-6", resolution is not really important.

It has to have loud speakers, so he can hear the directions among driving noise.

It has to charge properly and not lose charge while being used.

It doesnt matter if it has a SIM slot or if it is considered a phone or tablet.

It would be nice if it had some kind of generic replaceable battery (like some chinese phones use nokia type batteries)

It should cost under 70$

Any suggestions for a device that matches my requirements and that someone has already used and knows about build quality?
[General Topics] Naddict:
Please go here for further assistance...http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2229761
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clarkiieh:
Hi so I have a issue with my phone, when I call someone and put the phone to my ear, when the screen goes black ( when it realises it has been put against your ear) the touch pad still works and my cheek keeps pressing buttons during calls :/ I've tries it on my partners moto g non rooted and it doesn't do it on hers.. The touch function stops as you would expect until you pull it away from your face to either hang up or press a dial key. Could it be app keep the touch function active during calls or something else??
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suhridkhan:
Has to be sth with the proximity sensor... what rom are you using?

Try doing a factory reset...
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clarkiieh:
Restored a backup its back to normal now, must a been a app I was using or kernel, I'm back to stock now
[Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SleepyEndymion:
As per the title. I have an S4 Active, humming along happily with "activeroot" applied when it first became available. I realized this morning that I never deleted the activeroot app itself, but when long-pressing the icon to get to the uninstall menu, my finger slipped. I really like geohot and his work, a whole lot, but the fact that there isn't at least a confirmation screen before overwriting important system files really grates on me. The instant the tap happened, the screen went black, and became immediately stuck on the AT&T logo at reboot.

If I power the phone up normally, I only see the AT&T logo for as long as I care to stare at it before powering it down. I can reboot into the stock recovery, but because the phone doesn't ask me for the disk-encryption password as in a normal boot, I see the error "Can't mount /data (Invalid argument)". The only non-destructive thing I could do at that menu was to wipe the cache, which obviously did nothing for my bootloader or encrypted disk. I feel pretty sure I haven't lost any data on that encrypted disk yet, and I know I could do a full factory wipe, but I'm hoping I have a better option:

1) Could it possibly be as simple as trying to send "towelroot", the newest root, to the phone via adb and execute it?

2) Without the ability to write to the disk, can I get a log file for further troubleshooting / ideas?

3) Is there a way to decrypt the disk over usb to at least pull over any non-backed-up files before performing a factory wipe?

4) Can I install a different recovery which might give me more or better options?

Thanks for any help you can provide! = )
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Hilola:
Has someone tried to root the tf201 using the towelroot exploit by geohot (http://towelroot.com)?

Does it work?

I will try to root tomorrow and will report back...

Cheers
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sylarm:
Hi,

Have you tried towelroot ? Do you have success?

Thanks
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Hilola:
Yes, it works perfectly and its a fairly easy process. Btw I'm running Android 4.1.1 (stock rom)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] 3irikur:
Hi!

I am currently trying to do this as well, but it does not seem to work on my tf201. Do i have to do more than just press "make it ra1n"?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] checkmateyou:
Has anyone figure this out, yet? I can't seem to make TowelRoot work, either.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Rizlam:
Hi everyone

I've followed the instructions on setting up my Vario II as a modem, and it all seems to go well, but when I do the 'connection;' the WModem utility shows the connection as live, flasheds the send/receive data twice and then forcibly stops the Modem at the Vario side.

I've tried both PC apps - the OS stock program and the one on the CD. Anybody getting a similar problem?

Stephen
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Rizlam:
OK, Have now read the wiki and all related threads on it.

I can't be far wrong. It sees the phone, and attempts to connect.

The 'connection' light flashes up, and then the 'send data and receive data' lights flash together, three times, and then it cuts off the modem AND 'stops' wmodem.

I've tried everything now, including changing all the APN's as suggested. Has anyone ever successfully connected a laptop to a Vario II, and if so, what are your settings? It just never gets past 'registering on the network'!

I'd really appreciate some help because I can't work out what settings are left. It's a brand new installation so there's nothing odd going on.

:(
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Rizlam:
Hooray! Helpful T-mobile support lady called Isobel saves the day.

Problem:

initialisation string at the PC:

1. needs to be lower case (would this make a difference?)

2. replace Internet with general.t-mobile.co.uk

Sorted. Just found out though that connections from a laptop are NOT covered by web and walk and are 0.75p per Kilobyte. Ouch!

Any way round that?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] richard d:
Upgrae to W'n'W pro - £10 rather than £7.50 though...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Rizlam:
Yep - have done exactly that. :)
[Android General] prashant13b:
if You Wan Xperia Z screen Lock

instead of stock sreen lock just download app

i just uploaded from here -----> https://www.dropbox.com/sm/create/Xperia Lockscreen.apk

Enjoy And Dont Forget To hit thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 Neo Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] testacount:
I'm from Europe Austria.

Want to buy the phone.

Can someone tell me if this phone can work in my country.

Thx.
[Galaxy Note 3 Neo Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] romjondas:
How can i enter my phone number in the status - where it shows as unknown