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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pfizer69:
Just want to say Thank you to all those working hard on the d-631! Your work is very much appreciated!!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TekGadgt:
Ok, so this isn't a tested set of .img files? Cause I'm trying to compile a ROM (at least a zipped version of these flashable, if not a legit debloated, optimized ROM). Let me know when you have them tested and I'll start working on a ROM.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
Alright guys here is that file I was talking about.

This is compiled from the d631 running 10b firmware and android 4.4.

No promises but mabey...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-GvkM12QEbMcWREYmNIS2F6aUk/edit?usp=docslist_api
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jim tim:
I have no idea what to do. Maybe someone could explain? or maybe just link me to a tutorial. Also, how do I know if i am running 10b?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TekGadgt:
it's essentially a kdz file if I'm correct, don't quote me on this, but you should be able to use it with LG Flash Tool. I'd wait for the guy who compiled it to chime in, but hopefully that's what it is. I'm downloading it now to see if I can tear it apart and make a flashable zip out of it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jim tim:
You see... My pc can't detect my phone. I tried installing droid explorer but it asked for the sdk file location. Where is that at one my pc? I know I have it, I just can't find the location.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RGH_PRIME:
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Has anyone tested ROOTGENIUS , probbly it could find the way ! this app can root a huge list of devices and I have tested this app on LG L90 G404 & MOST of low prize devices and rooted it in 5 MINs . I don't have money to buy & test it on this device :( ;) :p

JUST SORRY IF IT DIDN'T WORK . THE DEVELOPERS ALWAYS UPDATE THIS APP AND I THINK IT IS THE LATEST VERSION .
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TekGadgt:
Be careful with that. The website for it was extremely fishy. And according to the site it only supports up to KitKat. I'm trying to help them root Lollipop.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
Alright guys. The .dz file I posted was compiled through dzcreate and can be unzipped with dzip.

The contents that are in it are aboot, boot, recovery, modem, and system. All which are in .img format.

These are pulled from my d631 running 4.4 android KitKat.

The kernel version is kot49i.d63110b

I have not attempted to flash a dz file but I did fastboot flash my phone and they brought it back to stock. Idk if the lolipop update will work or not.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TekGadgt:
Thanks for these! I will put together a zip that can be flashed in CWM of the .img files, then, if someone can give me the mount points, I'll try to make a deodexed/debloated/optimized ROM out of them.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jim tim:
So how do I flash the system.img and the boot.img? I can't get into fastboot mode.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TekGadgt:
Your device is bricked?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
I'm not sure if this is what you're asking for. But let me know bud. And thank you again for everything that you are doing even though you don't have the device.

Also I do not remember if I have carrieriq disable here in this system. Img.

If this is the case android system will need to be modified under the startup components. The component says carrieriq too which is a very easy fix.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jim tim:
yup, its bricked.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oranget:
Same here...no access to fastboot. Only have CWM recovery, however I cannot copy files to phone because computer does not recognize it when plugged in.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
Boot into cwm. And see if Droid explorer recognizes your phone.

I clicked my computer and there was my phone.

You have to have android sdk for Droid explore to function right. And also java development kit (jdk) and c++ run time I had to install.

Ill compile a guide today.

Also if you still can not detect your phone try qpst. I have a qcn backup available as well.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkman08:
I have been soft bricked for quite a long time now as It was before we had a recovery and fastboot, but i can get into dl mode which is why me and a bunch of others need a kdz file to come out :/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oranget:
Thanks for your help in getting our G Vistas operational again. If you could add to your guide how to flash your files to get the phone running again, that would be reallllly helpful.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TekGadgt:
Any way you can get this list in a less confusing manner? That's exactly what I'm looking for, it's just really confusing to read that way and I don't want to make the mistake of setting system to flash to like the modem block. lol. that would be bad.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
I hope this helps you out bud. And let me know anything else that I can help you on. And also has anyone been able to get Droid explore to recognize their device? I'm trying to compile the guide with links to all the drivers and such.

Qpst (qualcom product support tools) I also installed the driver for that.

Seriously Though if you can get your phone recognized by Droid explorer by any combination of drivers you can flash the recovery on my Google drive and have cwm installed.

(P.s when in download mode does it detect your phone?) And the. Dz file I uploaded in theory should be able to be flashed with the lg support tools. But I have not tested that way yet.

The only tests I have done is flashing through fastboot. And in cwm.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-GvkM12QEbMVjhQNkpQdDliT2s/edit?usp=docslist_api

One more thing....

Is there a file that could contain the cwm recovery and be flashed through download mode for devices that do not have cwm or fastboot?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jim tim:
well I don't have cwm and i can't get droid explorer to install. So now what?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oranget:
Well i have the LG Flash tool.. In theory your .dz file should be able to be flashed through it? Would i just flash it like a .kdz file?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobdamnit:
As far as I know, the LG Flash Tool only does kdz files, and won't do dz files.

This was the closest I could find to flashing a dz file:

http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f473/bl40-easy-dz-file-flash-1635484/

But its for a specific phone and most likely won't work.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
8I would really need another persons advice who has flashed a Dz file because I am not 100% certain. However from what I have read it should be flashable like a kdz file. I am just not 100% certain bud.

Idk if this would work either http://www.gsmkhmer.com/index.php?topic=8349.0
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TekGadgt:
Thank you. Will setup a flashable zip of the .img files as soon as I can.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkman08:
Emailed LG regarding kdz for D631 and they said there isn't one yet. He said he would forward the message to the LG developer team and see if they might do anything in the near future.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jim tim:
I got droid explorer to work. It can't detect my device.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zapper9595:
Does anyone have the Stock ROM for the AT&T D-631? I cannot find it anywhere and i need it to upgrade to lollipop due to an error the upgrade gives me saying that it cant upgrade my cell because it has detected rooting even though i unrooted it and did a factory reset.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] George19:
You need the stock download mode of which no one has been able to pull from their stock unrooted phone....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] George19:
I have an unrooted full stock vs88012a 4.4.2 official. How do I pull the download mode to flash on other devices?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
D.e.

It doesn't detect it in download mode? Or even recovery?

Also I'm not sure in the laf partition will work on the d631 from the vs880 but I really am not sure on the compatibility of the two. and I'm not sure how to pull any partitions without being rooted.

My wife still has the stock laf partition on her d631 but it was rooted so I am not sure on what's going on because I can not run adb pull on her device.. but on mine I can. So I'm trying to do this guys. Its just freaking complicated lol
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkman08:
Can only pull images and push images via adb when rooted
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobdamnit:
I have a rooted VS880 I can pull the laf partition from and upload it to you if necessary. I'm not sure how they differ, but its worth trying.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] George19:
Please do so!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobdamnit:
Soon as I get off work, I'll nab it. Anyone know the partition name? (Better yet, I'll pull all of them and let you guys sort it out.)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
I checked the fota and this is what I seen... idk mabey it helps in some type of way

I downloaded the update, but I have not installed it yet.

Quick question now.....

Can I restore from cwm if I do the lollipop update?

UPDATE++++

After attempted lolipop update i was in a Bootloop into cwm... this is how I fixed it....

Restore phone from previous backup

Wipe data/ factory reset

Restore phone again.

now with fastboot

Flashed boot.img

Flashed recovery.img

Reboot

Let lg software update tell me it won't install due to root.

Let my phone reboot

Then it started up as usual

Restarted into fastboot

Flashed cwm back to phone
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
I apologize about the double post but mabey this will help some of you get your phone recognized on your pc. Here is a screenshot of the drivers and driver versions I have installed on my pc.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jim tim:
So how do i flash the boot.img and system.img if I don't have access to fastboot mode? Would it be through download mode?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
Would this work to restore one of the zip files 'adb restore xxxxxx'. ........ xxxxxx is the directory to be flashed
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobdamnit:
Sorry it took longer than expected. I had it done last night, I was just tired and fell asleep. But, as promised, here is the stock VS880 10b laf partition in a nice img format.

As usual, I make no promises and am not responsible for what you do with this file. If it causes your microwave to send transmissions into space bouncing off a NASA satellite back into your brain, it is NOT my fault that the radio station is bluegrass.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ef7rgeuygwtlai3/laf.img?dl=0
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
Will somebody pull me a build.prop that is stock and not modified for the D-631? Then post it here please.

I'm going to test something to see if it fixes the update issue....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] George19:
Here you go!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qr4phyivmpds8tb/build.prop?dl=0
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
Thank you bud. I really appreciate that. Here is a copy of the stock laf partition that has not been zeroed out to enable fastboot. It is the stock download mode for the At&T lg vista d631.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-GvkM12QEbMNENsbWVQanRSU00/edit?usp=docslist_api
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] George19:
Thanks but one note I have not figured out how to get into fastboot mode...I know download is hold volume down and plug into computer.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
Also for ones soft bricked. Can you get your phone detected by adb in any way?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] George19:
Either look up signapk or try this....

https://www.dropbox.com/s/l2ot7oale2nvw5o/sign-em.zip?dl=0
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobdamnit:
You cannot get into Fastboot mode without zeroing out the laf partition and unlocking the bootloader. Download mode is Fastboot without the ability to use Fastboot commands. (Locked laf partition)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] George19:
Okay thanks. I just wanted the stock laf partition just in case mine got modified.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
I did post a guide about fast boot for the d631 here. It explains how to unlock fastboot. Flash cwm. And unlock your boot loader without losing any data on your phone.

http://xdaforums.com/android/help/guide-how-to-lg-d-631-att-fastboot-t3130955
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
UPDATE to why we can't update after root

Found out why we can't update after root. The RCT detects root even after deleting root screenshot is posted here.

We need to figure out how to reset this file to read it is not rooted. Perhaps a stock unrooted RCT file.....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] George19:
What does rct stand for and where is it located?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
I think root checker tool.....but I'm not sure what it stands for but it is located at this directory

/persist/rct

/persist/rct.cfg
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkman08:
Need to flash complete stock with data wipe like it's a new phone in order to reset the counter

Can you disable rct at all?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] George19:
This is my persist folder....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] George19:
Also why can my phone not find an update for lollipop?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
I had to clear data from Google framework Service and then the next day I received it. I seen it on the lg vista Google + forum so I thought I'd try it just to see if it helped

Also this is what's in my persist folder. Idk why it deferrs
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobdamnit:
Can confirm rct is in the persist folder on the VS880.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
I factory reset my phone and it still reads that it was rooted on 6/18/2015 n the RCT file which is the day I rooted my d631 on. I'm going to try to modify this file and go from there.... mabey something?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
I changed the file... can some one please post a link to the lolipop fota update (dlpkgfile). I would greatly appreciate that.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beaverslayer:
Good find on the persist folder. Wish we knew what was there before root. Was wondering why it kept saying rooted in download mode even after unrooting.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
I just edited it to say

Not Rooted < changed this

<skipped this line

D631.xxxxxxxx . < whatever was here I left it lol.

And deleted everything in between. I'm downloading the dlpkgfile now and I'm going to unroot to see if the update will work
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beaverslayer:
Keep us posted. Thanks for your efforts on this. You should be able to boot into download mode after unrooting and see if it still shows rooted without waiting on the update.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobdamnit:
I just used the LG Flash Tool to "downgrade" my VS880 to stock 10b. This is my original ROM. I have not zeroed the laf partition. It is no longer rooted and shows as such in Download mode. If your laf partition is stock, you can "unroot", however it seems, if you blanked out the laf partition, you cannot lose the " rooted" status. Once you have zereoed the laf partition, I do not know of a way to returning to stock. It appears as though the G3 had issues with this because it would not pass signature verification and basically showed "rooted" constantly.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
Thank you bobdamnit for that. I have a copy of the stock laf partition too.... so I'm going to flash it and see what happens... let's hope for the best: )
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobdamnit:
It seems the AT&T variant is actually bricked until they release a KDZ. I can't, for the life of me, honestly understand why this hasn't been done. Especially because that variant is further along in development than the VZW device. (Which has a KDZ, however incompatible it is.) Big Red is usually the last to roll out an update, let alone firmware.

This is actually shocking to me, coming from a long time MPCS/**** and VZW/Motorola user. I had gotten used to flagship updates. :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beaverslayer:
Here a link to a thread about the root problem and the persists folder on the G2 forum which sheds some light on the issue with our Vistas. Skip to post #16.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2606519&page=2
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobdamnit:
Yes. I saw that thread also. Like that user claimed, deleting those files (or modifying them) seems to restore the default upon reboot. I haven't figured out how yet, although I haven't done much to figure it out either. I suspect it's very simple though. Something in boot.prop or similar.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
I think I'm a little out of luck as my boot loader is unlocked and I am unable to find a way to re lock it. I tried everything that I could even think of. Went through 3 soft bricks last night and still root checker pro states that I was rooted.

The file busybox in system and sbin is unable to be deleted no matter how many times I flashed over it.

I formatted my entire phone and with fastboot erase commands and flashed each partition individually.. but still it claims I was rooted at one point and time.

Questions now..

The kdz for the vs880... if I put the d631 files (boot, aboot, aboota, abootb, modem,modemst1, modemst2, and recovery) would this make the kdz file compatible with the att variant?

UPDATE******;

I JUST DISABLED THE RCT. I have some testing to do I'll post with results....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobdamnit:
If that even works, you'd be back on 4.4.2 like the VS880 is. If that's OK, maybe it's worth giving it a shot. Something tells me that it would error out with verification checks and improper files though.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
I would need to rebuild the md5 sums so that they all match for sure. Then whatever it may take to use the vs880 flash DLL file. so I'm downloading the vs880 10b firmware now.

but I did compile this guide on how I unbricked my device through recovery mode. I also listed what drivers I used to get Droid explorer on my pc to work.

You may need to mount the system and persist folders through adb too in order to copy to and from the device.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-GvkM12QEbMaDJMVDVuekk2Znc/view?usp=docslist_api
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
Unrooted...

I managed to get my d631 unrooted by removing root permissions with kinguser.

Then with rom toolbox I created a file called 'rct_security ' with this text 'forel.lee' in the /sdcard directory. I'm attempting the update again....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beaverslayer:
Hope it works. However, when i unrooted with SuperuserSU, root checker showed no root, but in download mode in red letters showed rooted.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jim tim:
I kno this offtopic but since I can't get my d631 to work I am going to be getting a g4 tomorrow but I won't forget all the help I got from people here!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oranget:
Same here..i have given up hope for the G Vista. I had to get my old G3 repaired so i could have a working phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] handygeek7:
Are you giving up hope recovering a bricked LG G Vista/VS 880 or giving up hope of rooting & getting a custom ROM for it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oranget:
Both...lol
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] handygeek7:
That's very sad as it's an affordable and decent phone with a large display.

Is it really beyond the skills of those who create root and custom ROM resources or are the necessary efforts directed at more expensive phones?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oranget:
They are more geared toward flagship phones and things like that. I am afraid the poor G Vista is dead in the water. Maybe someone will prove me wrong.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] handygeek7:
Unless something done for another phone just happens to work on the LG G Vista/LS880 it seems too late to expect anything.

Sigh ...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
I need some one that is able to pull the fota partition with the update downloaded. Perferably a stock fota partition.

I have the update downloaded on my phone... went to a soft brick in cwm again.... then I found the fix to unbrick your phone and perhaps the fix to the update issue....

I erased fota with 'fastboot erase fota.xxxx' then flashed fota with 'fastboot flash fota xxxx' with my img file I saved before the download of the lolipo update.

Then I flashed stock recovery with 'fastboot flash recovery xxxx' then I reboot my phone and it booted up normal....

Now it says I have a software update but the dlpkgfile is still in the /cache/fota directory.

So.... now I know it is within the fota partition that is preventing us from updating.

I also ran fastboot erace rct....

Anyways could some one please download the update for lollipop, and run this

'adb pull /dev/block/mmcblk0p27 ->fota.img'

I really thing that I am getting close to breaking the rct on the lg vista to install the update.

Also the dlpkgfile is encrypted with cryprto encryption tool. And bzip2 to compress it.... the source.for bzip2 is located on bzip.org/downloads.html

---------- Post added at 04:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:19 PM ----------

I also needed to say. I will post a full inroot guide once i know that it work.... I do know how to reset the lg rct. And not just a fake way..... But a way that when i booted my phone today... It says i rooted it today and not that i rooted it on 6.16.15
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jim tim:
If I can't unbrick my d631 them I'm just going to smash it with a hammer and put it on youtube.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
Im close bud. Just bear with me please. Run this command.

adb shell

su

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p15

This will give you fastboot

---------- Post added at 04:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:32 PM ----------

I developed this unroot guide for all. I'm not sure if we can take updates yet. Ill post back with info. The guide is here.

http://xdaforums.com/android/help/guide-unroot-lg-vista-d-631-t3159696
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jim tim:
it says su nor dd is a command

and when i do adb shell it says

http://i.imgur.com/zW8L2Db.png
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
Use this adb setup

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2588979

Also this driver setup. I had to install the vzw and att drivers bud. I don't know why bud.

http://www.andromods.com/download-files/newest-lg-g3-usb-drivers-vzw-sprint-tmobile-att.html

I also forgot the Google adb driver

http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VTCruzer:
[MENTION=5448020]George19[/MENTION] Can confirm this worked
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
Bkman08. Here is the lgcat. I downloaded 2.44mb of the update then stopped logcat

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-GvkM12QEbMOEUxRVdWdXNlenc/view?usp=docslist_api

Any help decoding this? There is a website lge.lgdmsclient. it refers to within it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beaverslayer:
DJacks, did you try installing the update after getting your phone to show unrooted. Wondering if it passed the checks and allowed it to install.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djacks222:
I did try to do it bud. And I still had fastboot. However i did have the stock recovery. It then said that it couldn't be installed but it did not say because of root... just 'this update could not be installed.'

So it passes rct. Just need to logcat it tonight to see why it's not installing all the way.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beaverslayer:
OK. Let us know what it says. Mine is all stock except root. Thinking of trying it.