yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zebinadams:
I tried that, but after upgrading my recovery, it never asked me anything about my tablet or the serial number. Looking through that thread, it looks like that used to work before the official update, but now it just points to the current 4.4.2 build and flashes that again. ( http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=52233303&postcount=13 )

I can handle staying on a rooted stock rom, but I would much prefer having CM running. Any help is much appreciated!
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whatever47:
Have a look over here especially #6 + #21.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2762526
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zebinadams:
Success!!

Thank you SO much!! I'm not sure if I neglected to wipe before flashing and that was part of the problem or not, but I used this thread http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53612227&postcount=3 to make sure I had a custom recovery first and your post to make sure it was 4.2.2 then I flashed CM11 M8 and PA Gapps and everything worked just fine within 10 minutes. I'm getting everything set up as I type. :D
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grisher:
Hey guys,

So I tried doing this on my tablet, but when I try to boot into reovery I get:

then the tablet restarts and goes back into the stock (rooted) V50020d ROM.

Anyone have any ideas on what to do?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kartasos:
Same Boot Problem

I have the same Problem ....... help please.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckret:
Error is normal. Just install recovery with flashify

and try again booting into it
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grisher:
Excellent! Thank you, works perfectly fine!
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grisher:
Ah, actually.. I flashed the recovery, but then I could only get into it by flashing it again.. I flashed TWRP then flased a ROM and gapps, but it bricked my tablet and it now only says "SECURITY ERROR" and turns off..
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiriddin:
I believe to get out of that scenario you will need to do an upgrade recovery from the LG Tool instructions are here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2471370

However that will only get you back to pure stock so you can try again. Somewhere I think I wrote step by step instructions, however real life has been busy at the moment...

The flashify approaches always scare me for some reason.

---------- Post added at 10:34 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:29 AM ----------

Once you type adb reboot recovery unplug your cable from the device. It should then boot into recovery. I do not remember where I first read about this but it does seem to solve the issue for me. The issue seems to be some problem with the cable being inserted causing the reboot recovery to fail which then causes it to simply boot normally instead.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grisher:
Such an ordeal! Yeah, the Flashify approach kinda scares me now too, but I'm sure it has its merits!

Everything seems to be in working order right now, so thanks for the help :)
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiriddin:
Flashify is one of those "with great power comes great responsibility" type things! When you need it, it is wonderful, however I typically use other methods if available first.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdss77:
Stuck in boot loop, Hard reset not work...

Hello,

I'm a newbie on this things.

I edited the batch file like this and I got stuck in bootloop.

I already tried to hardreset but still stuck in boot loop.

Can anybody help me pelase?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dprox54:
LG G Pad V50020D reboots to fastboot then nothing

Downloaded the tool and changed the batch file. Ran it, watched everything succeed. When booting to recovery it goes to fastboot and stays there... Any suggestions??
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qdh1502:
Hi, i'm on stock LG 4.4.2 rooted and I try to install TWRP recovery 2.8.1.0 with Flashify. I have the same "secure booting error" when booting in recovery. Rom stock 4.4.2 is still working

How to fixe recovery it without reflash the old LG stock rom with PC ?

Thanks
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Schrotty35:
Same problem here. How can i fix this???
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiriddin:
Okay, if you get the secure booting error after installing the recovery with flashify, you probably still have the aboot that is not loki exploitable.

I am assuming your LG model number is a V500

I am assuming you are on a 4.4.2 stock rom

I am assuming you are rooted and have a working super-su install

I am assuming you have a working dd command on the device (I use busybox)

I am assuming that the recovery you already installed with flashify is the proper recovery for the device and for the firmware base you have installed.

I am assuming that you have adb installed on your computer and you can type adb shell and it will connect to the tablet. You may be able to do this also from a shell on the tablet assuming you know how to translate the adb commands into straight shell commands.

I am not responsible if you make things worse, I am trying to help... Please be careful the dd command can brick your device and make sure to validate that the downloads were correct with md5/sha signatures whenever you can!

If the above conditions are met proceed:

If you haven't already Download the package from idioterror's thread here:

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2698267

I assume that you have installed busybox, (this gives you a known working dd on the device)

The directory once unzipped from idioterror's download should contain:

11/12/2014 09:59 PM .

11/12/2014 09:59 PM ..

05/16/2014 08:48 PM 524,288 aboot.img

05/16/2014 08:48 PM 815,104 adb.exe

05/16/2014 08:48 PM 96,256 AdbWinApi.dll

05/16/2014 08:48 PM 60,928 AdbWinUsbApi.dll

05/16/2014 08:48 PM busybox

05/16/2014 08:48 PM 11,001,856 recovery.lok

07/07/2014 04:41 PM 4,156 runme.bat

if so from a command shell on your pc in that directory type the following:

adb shell

su

mkdir /sdcard/flash_tmp/

exit

exit

adb push ./aboot.img /sdcard/flash_tmp/aboot.img

adb shell

su

chmod -R 777 /sdcard/flash_tmp

dd if=/sdcard/flash_tmp/aboot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot

rm -rf /sdcard/flash_tmp/

exit

exit

adb reboot recovery

unplug the cable once it starts rebooting and it should enter TWRP recovery... If it does not, you probably flashified the wrong recovery initially.

It may be dim if you are coming from the 4.4.2 base and you flashed a 4.2.2 recovery, go to a dark room if needed so you can see it and flash a newer 4.4.2 recovery next if you are planning on using stock roms, or flash the 4.2.2. base otherwise...

All of this information and more was posted by me in the following thread (you may want to read it there for full context)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56688721&postcount=10
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlyTuk:
seeing as that thread is gone - anyone got the zip?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mekoneko:
The Thread is not gone, his/her links are messed up: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2698267
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tntnt:
I tried step 2 and 3 described in that topic and it shows error: the device is not the same model, or a thing like that.

I have V500 20D, 4.4.2, rooted, all stock.

If I follow those adb codes, will it be any different from the runme.bat?

All I want is to install the latest TWRP and Lollipop rom, but I can't seem to get the tablet to have a custom recovery...
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiriddin:
If you are getting the error I think you are, you need to modify the batch file to work with the 20D version. Find the line in the batch script that checks the version and change it from 20b to 20d and run the batch file again.

The runme batch file from idioterror seems to not work properly for some people (even with a proper installation, and a properly modified batch file to target 20d). In that case you can do the steps in the runme batch file manually. That is what I detail in the other thread.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bjcrj:
Try this. Extract the files from the .zip then read and follow the instructions. Ive done it twice now like this. Not my own work just gathered all the info and files together in one place.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tntnt:
I changed the file to match 20d, run the scriot and when I try to go to recovery, it's the stock recovery with this error:

E:missing bitmap stage_empty

(Code -1)

E:missing bitmap stage_fill

(Code -1)

edit: I followed your manual steps and now have working recovery! Doing a nandroid now.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiriddin:
Excellent, the manual steps do work (you just have to be careful that you type them correctly). One of these days I should look at the batch commands and try and figure out why it is breaking now (when it used to work).
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tntnt:
Thanks to you! [MENTION=5143648]muiriddin[/MENTION]

I installed twrp 2.8.0.0, the 4.4.2 version. Can i now install cm12?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiriddin:
Excellent, Yes you can install cm12, although if you are running 4.4.2 I suggest you install cm12 and either red kernel or mani kernel on top.

I am currently running the infected build of cm12 with redkernel on top. It seems to perform quite well and redkernel solves any brightness issues that I had since I am running the current 4.4.2 firmware on my GPAD (last I checked stock cm12 expects 4.2.2 firmware on the tablet instead).

By the way, my broken link should be (I did edit the post above as well):

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56688721&postcount=10
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tntnt:
Thanks! [MENTION=5143648]muiriddin[/MENTION]

One last question, the order is:

Full wipe

Install cm12

Install gapps

Install red kernel

Reboot

?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cal:
That *should* do it. By 'full wipe', I would check the first 4 boxes in advanced recovery as that will include 'system'...and your good to go. ;)
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiriddin:
If installing everything from scratch yes, if installing red kernel afterwards I've done that with just a cache and dalvik wipe...
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamarita:
thanks a lot , WORKS!!!
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Masoud.J:
The Change

Where did you do this change ? which method ? which file ?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiriddin:
I believe this is referring to the runme.bat file from idioterror's post. The script was written to double check the version since future releases may not be backwards compatible with the compromised aboot image and therefore rolling back might cause a brick. So far this has not occurred which is why you can safely make this change. However if we ever get a newer release than 20d from LG it may require the newer aboot partition and therefore this whole approach may no longer work for releases after 20d. At the time this script was written the latest release was 20b.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Masoud.J:
Going to Recovery using Hardware keys !

Thank you so much. I changed the code and it installed the TWRP successfully. I updated the recovery to 2.8.00 and I'm ready to flash custom roms.

But there's one little problem ! :eek: I can easily boot to TWRP recovery using adb command and some apps like "Quick Reboot" but I can't do the same using hardware keys ! I tried all different combinations suggested in this post but none of them worked for me ! If I keep power button down it restarts the device, any other combination will result in normal boot ! :confused:

I want to be able to boot into recovery using hardware keys in case sth. went wrong while flashing custom roms !
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiriddin:
Okay the recovery key combination that I use is from this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2554121

It is pasted here:

Warning - Only Latest TWRP and CWM support boot to recovery on stock recovery and previous versions of twrp youll ended up erasing all your data

- Press and hold Power Button + Volume Down

- When the LG logo shows up, release the power button only

- Now press and hold the Power and Volume Up button while keeping your hold on the Volume Down button

- When the factory reset screen appears, release your hold on all buttons

- And Select Up and Up Again

I believe 2.8.0.0 is new enough that the warning does not apply. However to be safe you should make a backup before attempting this.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Masoud.J:
Thank you so much !

Thank you so much ! It worked :o you're a lifesaver muiriddin :good:
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zemo125:
Hi, I have installed TWRP recovery tool and after the installing CM12 my device is not able to boot up is displayed just CM boot logo and nothing is happen, is there any way to again reboot into the recovery? Thank you in advice!
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] odjinan:
try this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo3YfszOPsQ
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zemo125:
Thank you very much, it helped.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiriddin:
Hold the power button in for a LONG time (around 15 seconds or so) and then release assuming it stays off then do the procedure in the post above yours, you need to start from the device in a turned off state, which sometimes is hard to get to when you are having booting problems...
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eduardogv:
I have a problem doing it mannually, when I type mkdir/sdcard/flash_tmp/ it says that that carpet dont exist and it give me error. So i tried creating tha folder by myself (sdcard/flash_tmp/) but the problem persists, any help?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dec1153:
THIS 100% works for v50020d...so easy

Then if yes try this app it can unlock and flash an recovery in your tab https://app.box.com/LGGPADRECOVERYTWRP

Instruction:

(Need Root Only)

1.Install the Application

2.Open it and press Flash

3.Enjoy it

Try it to reboot in recovery.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eduardogv:
Is this safe?

Hell yeah it is :D thank you
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mach01:
Hey guys. A really easy way to install a custom recovery on the V500 is once you get root, install an app from the Playstore called Flashify: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgollner.flashify&hl=en

Super cool app that lets you install CWM, TWRP, Philz, and a few others. I tried it and it works great. Also, it's a really easy way to update recoveries too. :) Hope this helps.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dec1153:
Nope doesn't work on v50020d.....use my method above
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] erfan.mehraban:
hi

for fixing kitkat external sd card permission i tried to change platforms.xml at /etc/premissions.

but unfortunately i cannot access internal and external storage (both of them). so i tried to flash again my kitkat rom but this problem doesn't have been solve.(but platforms.xml has been change to default)

what should i do?

(and sorry for language :cyclops: )
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diseezzosal:
My bootloader is N7100DDEMK1 running 4.3 can i flash dn3 rom...thanks in andvance
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pandian8552:
First root your model with latest version of odin

And goto to your cwm recovery

Wipe data

Wipe cache

Wipe dalvik cache

Goto choose zip from sdcard

Choose your dn3 rom

Click yes to flash your rom

Then success

Hit THANKS if I helped you
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diseezzosal:
Thank you but they r saying we must have latest bootloader to flash dn3....still confuse...my phone is rooted and have latest twrp recovery....
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] singhpratik87:
There are two bootloaders that you can choose.One is MJ5 which is knox free and will not trigger knox nor void your warranty (but phone cannot be charged when turned off) v/s ND3 the latest Kitkat bootloader which will trigger knox void your warranty (phone can be charged when turned off).You need to flash either of the bootloaders to get wifi working.Another alternative to get wifi working on custom rom which i learned few weeks ago ,flash DN3 rom , then flash latest agni or nadia kernel for kitkat and you'll have wifi working.Custom kernels have some sort of wifi drivers which enables wifi to work properly.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diseezzosal:
Tq bro for u suggestion.... ;)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diseezzosal:
My warranty is out. So plz suggeat me ND3 or MJ5.... this will be very grateful
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diseezzosal:
Also suggest other gud stable custom rom for n7100...;)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diseezzosal:
Thank you bro... Can u suggest me some other awesome stable custome rom for n7100. I will be very grateful... :D
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] singhpratik87:
Actually all the current 4.4.2 custom roms are stable,it all comes down to what features you're looking for in them.Whether you want S5 look and features or want to stick to stock N2 rom look with some stuff tweaked.So it's hard to tell you "awesome stable" ROM.Try a few yourself like a week each and then see which suits you the best.

Regarding which bootloader like i said the pros and cons of the two bootloaders I myself upgraded to ND3 after being on MJ5 cause i don't care about warranty and sooner than later we all would have to upgrade to ND3 and i am not going to downgrade back to 4.1.2 (if you flash mj5 you can go back to 4.1.2 rom).So just take your pick,both bootloaders are fine.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diseezzosal:
Tq bro.... Ok i will stuck on DN3....can u give me like where to get one...
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] singhpratik87:
Link to bootloaders? Is that you what need?

ND3 bootloader

mj5 bootloader

How to flash bootloader via odin

Note: You can flash mj5 then upgrade to nd3 if you like but you cannot upgrade to ND3 and then downgrade to MJ5.Bootloader downgrade is not possible only upgrade.Flash the bootloader after flashing the DN3 rom.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azeraph:
Where's my bootloader?

Yeah nooby, Where can i see what bootloader i have plz?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diseezzosal:
Credit to #singhpratik87

Get samsung phone info app and it will tell you the bootloader version.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azeraph:
Get samsung phone info app and it will tell you the bootloader version.

Aw sweet man thanks. My bootloader version is the uemk3, if i stick with this will i be able to downgrade? Will i be able to keep upgrading for the next 2 or 1 android releases?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] singhpratik87:
Aw sweet man thanks. My bootloader version is the uemk3, if i stick with this will i be able to downgrade? Will i be able to keep upgrading for the next 2 or 1 android releases?[/QUOTE]

MK3 is newer than MJ5 and it is most likely a knoxed bootloader so you cannot go back to 4.1.2 you can only flash 4.3 and 4.4 ROM.Only reason to ugprade to ND3 is if you want to charge your phone by turning it off which is not possible on any 4.3 bootloaders. We might not see anymore updates from samsung when it comes to major android release from google cause google announced earlier this year that they will stop supporting phones after giving them upgrades to two android versions so our phone originally came with 4.1.1(mine came with 4.1.2 since i purchased it much later) then 4.3 and now 4.4.2 so the most we might get is 4.4.3 but that's only a bug fix update if any.So in my suggestion stick to MK3 bootloader and see how your phone performs especially wifi/bluetooth and if it's stable when you flash 4.4.2 ROM
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azeraph:
I waited a year for the warranty to expire, next phone i'm not going to bother waiting. My wifi is fine, i haven't used the bluetooth for months. I'll try it out and see.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] singhpratik87:
Bootloader cannot be downgraded just so you know so once you flash ND3 you'll be on ND3 unless a newer bootloader after ND3 is out.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azeraph:
Yeah it sucks, i can only go back to 4.3. How long do you think i can stay on mk3?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] singhpratik87:
You can stay on it as long as you don't feel the need to charge your phone by turning it off or in worse situations your battery is 0% when you plug in your charger the phone will boot up and not go pass the splash screen cause the phone doesn't get charged during that period so you'd have to boot into recovery and charge your phone for sometime before turning it on and booting into the ROM but if you never let your phone battery die on you or dont care to turn off the phone to charge your phone stick to MK3 dont bother upgrading.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dbooty:
After trying this for 6 hours today and failing miserably I feel borderline retarded.

PROBLEM: Every time I install a rom through Safestrap it boots into a black screen.

DETAILS: Phone came out of the box with MF3. After some reading I used Odin to NB1 and then installed the NC1 update.

From there I rooted with towelroot then installed the safestrap apk, and then installed the recovery.

My procedure is:

Wipe all but sd card

install rom zip

install NC1 modules

install superuser

reboot

From Safestrap I have chosen both Goldeneye rom and Shostock with the same result.

I have tried installing over the stock slot and making a new slot both with the same results.

I have had in the past and Ally, X10, S2 and now this phone and it is by far the most difficult for me for some reason.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] mazhole:
You can only install on the stock slot. Make sure you using safe strap version 3.72
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dbooty:
Thanks for the reply. I will give it another shot!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] DeadlySin9:
Also check that the ROMs do not need modified updater-scripts.

Sent from my SGH-I337 running GPE
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dbooty:
I'm not sure exactly what I did differently but I was successful at loading a custom rom. It was probably that I made an ass of myself by wasting everyones time... thats what the phone wanted me to do.

Thanks for the help!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] GuestX0019:
:confused:

GoldenEye has a SafeStrap version?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53038182&postcount=13961
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dbooty:
Yes. It's the same download but when your in Aroma you select the safestrap version
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] GuestX0019:
Yeah, someone said you couldn't use GolenEye. That's why I was confused. Great Rom--:good: :)
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themens:
Hello to all of you.

Fist I'am new on the forum, but I need some hel

I Have an addonds that I would like to install on my xbmz(Amazon fire tv), I need to transfer the zip file from my computer to my amazon fire tv

when I try to transfer the file with filezilla and cyberduck the fire tv wont accept the connection.

Can someone help me plese.

Already thank you for your help

The Mens
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dc211:
I use ES File Explorer to start a FTP server. Then move files that way.

http://webcazine.com/7363/how-to-manage-android-folders-from-pc-via-wifi-with-es-file-explorer/
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KarlP:
In XBMC's file manager, you can add a network location to the install, then select that location in the Add-ons | Install from zip file screen.