yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] femi_carlton:
I would love to know how you went about it. I also have the stock rooted software. and I have managed to obtain the tot file for the d631. I just need a guide to flash the tot file.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piptravels:
lg-d631 AT&T 5.0.2

I finally got my phone rooted software version D63120h build LRX22G and proceeded to root app delete the wrong contact apk . Does the kdz have the AT&T contacts and phone apk for this version? :eek: If so, how would I extract it? Any insight or pointers to how to flash the right kdz for this model and build would be greatly appreciated.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krayzieone209:
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I have the VS880 running software version 24A. I was able to root using King Root apk version 4.82. I then replaced kinguser with SuperSU using the script Replace_Kinguser_with_SuperSU-v2.4.zip. it was way easier than the root methods I was attempting back in September & October.[IMG="Screenshot"]https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxGFN4trdOrVUVFvaVNzMWFZR2s/view?usp=docslist_api[/IMG][IMG="Screenshot"]https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxGFN4trdOrVUVFvaVNzMWFZR2s/view?usp=docslist_api[/IMG]
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beaverslayer:
See posts 806 and 961.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] classic757:
Disappointed that there is virtually no development going on for the LG G Vista.

Even the LG G Stylo has it's own thread but the G Vista does not. This is a forgotten phone. No CM, No TWRP, nothing. Sad to see this for such a good phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piptravels:
D63120h 5.0.2 AT&T

I, in my infinite wisdom, rooted this phone with King Root and uninstalled the AT&T contacts app not suspecting that they baked it into the core of Android. I am looking for the contacts/phone apk, would you by chance have a stock nandroid I can pull this from?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] femi_carlton:
hi beaverslayer; i followed the instructions on post 806, got all i need and started the update using the tot and dll files however at the last moment i received this message on the lgflashtool screen.

"success to set minios status 3

Fail to check minios status 3

Fail!!! Factoryboot_complete()"

00000064

Error : Fail!!! Factoryboot_complete()"

my Phone is stuck on a red screen with a message

warning Not support QEM = 0.

i havent touched my phone or unplugged it from my pc. Pls what should i do now

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hi I followed the instructions on this post. I got all files stated and started the update using the tot and dll files however at the last moment i received this message on the lgflashtool screen.

"success to set minios status 3

Fail to check minios status 3

Fail!!! Factoryboot_complete()"

00000064

Error : Fail!!! Factoryboot_complete()"

my Phone is stuck on a red screen with a message

warning Not support QEM = 0.

i havent touched my phone or unplugged it from my pc. Pls what should i do now
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piptravels:
LG G Vista

I agree and not just because I have the phone lol. I am confused on the tot files, are these stock images of carrier specific versions of the phone software? How difficult is it to create a custom rom or recovery for this device?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] classic757:
Yes, the TOT files are the stock images for the AT&T variant of the LG G Vista.

As far as i know, there is no TOT file for the vs880 Verizon variant of the G Vista, which is the phone I have. Only a kdz file for that particular version.

As far as developing a custom rom or recovery for the G Vista, I'm not sure what the degree of diffiiculty would be, as I have never built either for any phone.

There was a cwm recovery built for the G Vista, but I believe it only worked on Kitkat.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piptravels:
is it possible to extract the apks from the tot files?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] classic757:
That I'm not sure about. You might want to do a little research on that.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beaverslayer:
Did you get this fixed? Download the .tot and dll files again and try it again. Never heard of this before. Maybe the files were corrupted during the download. What happens when you pull the battery and restart?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] femi_carlton:
fortunately yes, I did the process over again and this time it worked. I believe I had this issue because I had busybox installed on my g vista d631. I saw a similar warning on the net even though it was a different device, having busybox installed on his phone caused that problem.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AACThaKid:
LG VS880 with latest firmware on it is rootable using Kingroot
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nightniffler:
Hey guys I have the at&t version of this phone and I kinda got it stuck on a bootloop while trying to get rid of Kingroot using SuperSu me. Whenever I turn it on it's just stuck on the LG screen and when I go to recovery mode it only gives me the option to factory reset and even then that still won't work for me. I didn't have CWM or TWRP and the only thing that I can access (don't know if my computer recognizes it) is Download Mode. Any help please?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rockdrala:
partition resize?

I rooted the version of this phone (Verizon) , It was called vs8800pp instead of vs880023a. Somehow I tripped the cumbersome bootloader security and got stuck in the yucky bootloop. I used the LG flash tools here to load the retail 023A ROM and upgraded to 024A almost immediately I was sent the ota from Verizon. The instructions here from classic757 helped me get the xposed running on the phone.

Having tripped the bootloader security once already and not being able to make a simple nandroid without a custom recovery, my biggest obstacle is internal space.

My question to you guys, is it possible to resize the partitions listed here by Daaxtrias using the aforementioned app apart without tripping the sensitive bootloader security again?

As he pointed out there taking up 2.7 GB of space that's supposed to be reserved for the Android tmpfs. However, they don't need that much space. Are these resizable without trouble? The phone has nice specs, and it's a tragedy that such bloatware and misguided partioning has jam-packed this phone.

I figure I have this phone as nice as it will get rooted, 024, with xposed to customize it a little. So if it's practical to resize these partitions to free up at least a couple GB please let me know. I've never seen such effort by the manufacturer to make such a mid-price phone as hard to customize as this.

The partitions I wish to size are quoted here by Daaxtrias:

/cache

/dev

/mnt/asec/

/mnt/obb/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaxxTrias:
/cache I discovered is used for OTAs. I still haven't been brave enough to resize or symlink them
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twintoo:
hello I am new here.

As I am really new here on this site, I answer to your question I used KINGROOT and got root permission, you have to use 4.90 is what I used... DO NOT USE KINGOROOT I tried on my computer it picked up 3 viruses and would not load to my phone thankfully..

Hope this helps
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rockdrala:
memory question.

Downloaded apps2sd and have been reading up on the FAQ. I've partitioned my external 32 GB into 3 partitions. It seems to move all my user apps to the second partition of the card without any issue and they all run fine. I'm really wanting to toss some stock apps over there. The FAQ States that it uses symlinks (or something similar to make the system believe that the app is really on the internal.

What do you guys think? Safe to move stock apps and they still seem accessible by the system via symlink(kinda) technology or apk absolutely has to been in a specific place for specific system apps that might trigger modified and/or bootloader security?

It seems to me that the partitions are signed in a way that they all are checked upon boot. If I leave the partitions intact and use the apps2sd to move and uncluttered my internal apps, it shouldn't touch the signatures on those partitions?

Bit cloudy on symlinks, I've used them before but only in deploying Linux server security so can someone comment further?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaxxTrias:
I don't know the limits to which you can go with moving stock apps to sdcard partitions, however you are correct to assume some are signed or something that will soft-brick your device if you go too far.

For example on the VS880 I tried removing the setup app (measly size, only used once i figured it would be fine) and then my phone would no longer boot and I had to re-flash it. However a lot of the stock bloat apps can be linked or backed up and deleted. (Pretty much anything Verizon related, excepting the tether app. If you remove the tether app then you lose that functionality in you're settings to perpetual crashes)

In regards to the setup app I'm not sure if symlinking it would break anything but if you are brave enough it would be a sure-fire way to test it. Since on the first boot-up the rom would not be able to find the app, however once mounted it would. However mounting only occurs after boot-up. So anything necessary during boot-time has to stay available or the rom will likely crash and burn.

Perhaps you can use an app like logcat or something to log android during boot-up and screen it for what apps it uses, and just avoid touching any of those particularly.

Another factor to consider is that when you link an app to the sdcard it can break some functionality like widgets, and the app will be inaccessible until mounting occurs which is not instantly upon boot-up.

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On a side note has anyone tried running the latest xposed framework versions? I'm still on 80 and its great, but I've noticed we're now up to 84 and I'm considering upgrading except I hear theres a huge change in the developers API which changes how modules run (some modules say things like broken on xposed >82 and such) so Im curious if anyone has tried 81-84 and can report how its treated them.

Without an unlocked bootloader we have to be sort of careful since 1 wrong move and hello re-flashing stock image.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaxxTrias:
Chiming in to say I took the risk and flashed 84 and so far it seems fine. Didn't disable or uninstall anything. Gravitybox still had modifications running even.

Repeated the flash step and just swapped the 80 zip for the 84 one. I might be imagining it but I think it even flashed a little quicker then last time. If I encounter any problems I'll post an update. Basically just a dirty flash
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haro25:
This is a one click root I found for on the computer http://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-lg-firmwares-kitkat-lollipop-t3056951
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rockdrala:
Hey Daax, I too installed the latest version of xposed because the modules wouldn't work with ver 80 so alls good here. I want to test moving that setup over but it's not my phone so I can't get approval for that. I would have checked symlinking by now if it was xD.

The signatures that are being checked for modification upon boot on the partitions, can they be extracted somehow and resigned after partition resizing? How would I go about viewing this security implementation do you think? I think if I can back up whatever signature there using, I might be able to reapply that after modifications.

If this is the route carriers are going we probably need to figure this out for future phones that have decent hardware, just "choked".

I have a lot of experience in generating certificates for secure sites in Linux, so perhaps the application is similar....

This is the first phone I couldn't completely modify to my liking so I'm highly interested in this lol.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haro25:
I'm curious is there another option to unlock bootloader. I rooted and everything. I was thinking if safe strap was open source which I haven't looked into that it could possibly work if it was remade to support this device. I don't know if its open source or not and that if you can modify it. I'm thinking it did good for a lot of Verizon devices it might be able to do the same thing here if it could get some support.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancespahr:
As far as I know, and I could be wrong as I haven't been active with the Vista since mine died, but bootloader unlock is highly unlikely/impossible. Fast boot was available but I dont recommend that in any way. The "unlock" was just Loki/Bump (again, could be wrong).. but if that works, by all means I'd try it (just be sure to have your laf partition intact so you can reset if need be)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haro25:
OK thank you. I didn't want to do the fast boot method either.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] classicalroot:
So far ive tried all those methodes and kingo root
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brianhopper82:
It's been a while for me since I've done rooting phones. Now I have this phone and the internal storage is hideous. I've been looking through most of this thread and found a few things but I can't find a custom recovery. Is there even one? I know this phone isn't popular but damn, this has to be one of the hardest phones that I've owned to root because not much info about it. If someone can help me that would be great. Searching for things for this phone is getting time consuming and I've been researching for a while now.

If you need some my info of my phone, let me know but please let me know what you want to know. Again, it's been a while since I've been doing this type of stuff.

Thank you
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancespahr:
There's a Philz CWM custom recovery but it stinks.. should be somewhere in the thread, also on Androidforums there's a section on it (actual dedicated forum for it!)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brianhopper82:
Thank you for the info!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkman08:
Ota from lg is expected in q1 2015 but at this rate if we can unlock boot loader now I'd say we would have an early Christmas :laugh:

About SD... You need a SD reader to put microsd into computer to format
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skarloey28:
I would suggest going to http://lg-firmware-rom.com and downloading the backup KDZ for your phones incase you ever need to revert to stock. I have the Verizon variant and I believe most of you are using the AT&T variant.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkman08:
How does kdz work? I'm a noob with lg first lg phone :confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skarloey28:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2797190
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkman08:
Solid thank you. Need to wait into go home Tuesday to root as I thought my card reader was here with me :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dscutta:
How to root the lg g vista

whats needed:

micro SDcard formated to ext2 or ext4 with adapter

a computer with AndroidSDK installed

this zip file

first place the update.zip file on your SDcard and then put it in your lg g vista

then go to the AndroidSDK and inside platform-tools hold shift and right-click and select open command window here

next in the command prompt type "adb reboot recovery"

inside of the recovery go to apply update from external SDcard

and then you should have root
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkman08:
This will help everyone. Great job everyone included :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dscutta:
have you tried running this yourself im having an issue where my device cant verify the signture of the file
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skarloey28:
Did you modify that zip at all?

I attached the one I used.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dscutta:
No i did not modify it at all

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Also what did you use to format your sdcard to ext2
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skarloey28:
Ext2... I used Minitool Parition Wizard Home Edition to do it.

Then used Ext2 volume manager so I could put the file on the card in Windows 7.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dscutta:
Darn thats what i used so it is not the software i dont know whats wrong

But when i try to install the zip it says "cant read whole-file signture"

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Im going to try my 8gb sdcard i was using my 16gb sdcard at first maybe there is something wrong with the 16gb sdcard and also how big is the sdcard that you used
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skarloey28:
512MB
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dscutta:
Well it didnt work and 8gb is the smallest one i got
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skarloey28:
Download the KDZ file for your model and do a full restore with Flash Tool. Click the button to the right of Normal Flash.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dscutta:
Is that what you did
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skarloey28:
I just restored to bone stock. Popped in my sd card, booted to recovery and flashed zip. Bam rooted again.

I have done this with success on 2 different VS880s
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dscutta:
still wont work on my device i thnik at&t uses a different signture for their roms
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skarloey28:
All android zip signature is the same. Has the AT&T model received an OTA?

Check this out from IOROOT:

:ATTstockRoot

echo Found ATT 10d!

echo.

adb.exe push g2 /sdcard/g2_security

GOTO RootStep2

:ATTOTARoot

echo Found ATT w/10o or 10q OTA!

echo.

adb.exe push 1a_d800 /sdcard/ytiruces_1a

GOTO RootStep2

:ATTKKRoot

echo Found ATT w/20c OTA!

echo.

adb.exe push 1a /mnt/shell/emulated/0/ytiruces_1a

GOTO RootStep2

Looks like all the AT&T models have SD Security.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dscutta:
no i haven't had any ota but i got the device on the last day of september this year but if there was an ota it would have had to be pre-installed when i got the device
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brianhopper82:
I guess I can't find the right one. I have LG G Vista VS800 running 5.1.1. I see one for 4.4.2. It looks like to much of a hassle to do this. I'll just get a new phone soon. Thank you though for your help.

btw, Great phone!! Only downside I have is the internal storage. otherwise I really love this phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancespahr:
Yeah, unfortunately last I saw was it's not possible to root or custom recovery with 5.0+ (unless you come from 4.4)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaxxTrias:
Link2sd makes it more manageable, 6.0 would work too with its internal + sdcard merge
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancespahr:
But I can guarantee the Vista won't get 6.0 :/ I think it's unofficially reached EOL

Clarification: won't get 6.0 official. Maybe a cm13 nightly if we get lucky
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n8wwd:
Vs880 root *is* possible!!

Hello!

I am running V24 5.1.1..the 'latest greatest'

I just installed KingRoot (the latest free version). It took a while, but it DID root it.

Then I did the 'fix' to remove KingRoot and replaced it with SU AND BusyBox

I'm able to do everything any ROOTED phone can do...except, that there isn't any custom ROMs......(YET)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chaos4767:
LG G Vista FRP bypass nightmare

I recently got a LG G Vista (Verizon PP), (Checked imei number also and is clean) from a friend to hold until he paid me back. well that never happened (and has been a long time) so i factory reset it, and am trying to use it as an extra media device and can't get past the google account verification at the beginning. Searched methods and don't have accessibility options at the beginning like other tutorial videos showed how to fix it.

would rooting help or would i even be able to without getting into the device first?

Loaned him $30.00, so not much of a loss but after looking for so long i HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT and has become a sort of project,

thanks for any feedback or help!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jdsadler3:
Try king root. I'll post the you tube link to the android guys channel, he'll walk you through it step by step. I have the lg g vista with Verizon & I rooted it last week.

It won't let me post the url, but YouTube theandroidguy
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wasted years:
I rooted mine with kingroot working good so far
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMadScientist:
Did u ever figure this out i got one of these devices from a wholesaler and its frp lockd and havnt found anything yet
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMadScientist:
Hey man u know anything about downgrading this device. I cant get the special procedure to work. I think if i get back on kk i can get past frp on this one

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What about you. you know any insight as to my sitiution i hve a frp locked vista on 23a cant find a 24 kdz. I think if i can get back to 4.x.x it will do away with frp.

Heck i was gonna hard brick this device so i can do a total restore procedure as with a g2 but im still working on getting all the partition layouts done for board diad to flash em back
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Codie62788:
Kingroot 4.5.0 VS880

OK so I don't know if it will work for everyone else, and I did have a little trouble, but I downloaded and ran kingroot 4.5 apk from apkmirror.com on my 3rd try it rooted. Then I had to download blackmart apk (version 0.99.2.83) so I could get SuperSU Me free. It all worked great, had exposed and busybox. But......this morning I was partioning my sdcard and when it asked to reboot to set the changes, the phone never came back on. If I take the battery out and plug in charger, the battery symbol pops up with question mark in it (I'm guessing just asking for the battery to charge) but with the battery in......absolutely nothing. Is that bricked or what? And is there anyway to get lg flash tool saved on this sdcard along with the right KDZ file and maybe put it in the lg vista and it fixes it without PC?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] classic757:
I no longer have the G Vista.

Sorry to say but once on 5.1.1 there is no way to get back to 4.4.4.

You may have a brick on your hands.

However, if you are able I would suggest that you just go and pick up another one.

Trying to figure all of that out is not worth it imo.

The G Vista is on sale at Walmart for $99, which is a good deal for this particular phone. They may even have some that are still on 4.4.4, idk.

Amazon is another place to look.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMadScientist:
I picked this thing up for my store at a whole saler. I managed the frp lock i am probly now one of the only people that hve the frp bypass file for a g vista. After that found it has a bad sim slot anyways so now i got a mini tablet. I actully has a customer buy the device for there child to start them out on something cheap. But i did i bought one this weekend from walmart for 99. Where i run a comercial business i also get it tax free for resale.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] classic757:
Great! Glad you were able to pick up another G Vista. :good:

There are some good posts in this thread for this phone. Unfortunately there is virtually no development going on for this phone so there's not much you can do with it. Root, yes. Install xposed, yes. But no custom roms and no custom recovery on 5.1.1
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMadScientist:
My prob is i follow the spec instrucs and still cant downgrde i see other peoe claim they did but always errors out
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] classic757:
Trust me, I followed those instructions for downgrading from 5.1.1 to 4.4.4 many times and it failed each and every time.

That only works if your phone came with 4.4.4 and you ota'd to 5.1.1.

However, if your G Vista came with 5.1.1 already installed there is some sort of security feature that prevents downgrading.