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[Asus Padfone X and S] atinkrios:
Backup Rom for Padfone X

Dear Raleigh, NC

You saved my day, my week, everything.

I bricked my Padfone X so hard that it still hurts. However, thanks to your backup ROM, I managed to get it back.

I had an unfortunate issue as I got stuck in TWRP mode without any OS.

what I did was to send via ADB push the folder inside your zip (after unzipping it) .

Than I copied the respective backup to TWRP backup folder:

/data/media/TWRP/backups/(device serial)

after that just a simple recovery and the game was done.

Thank you once again for your work.
[Asus Padfone X and S] muduza:
dibblebill

hey dibblebill can you pm me i need some help

:)
[Asus Padfone X and S] muduza:
stock recovery

i tried you boot image and it worked but i need a recovery image that is signed is there anyway you can get me one plz
[Asus Padfone X and S] rschwarzwalder:
New links?

Ack! I messed up and now need the nandroid files but the links in the original post don't work for me! Does anyone have the unrooted backup?!?
[Asus Padfone X and S] huebrownjr:
Thanks!
[Asus Padfone X and S] zook95:
I message you, need help with my padfone x :D
[Asus Padfone X and S] alnux:
the links are not working

Hi, ive tried to download de zips but they are not working
[Asus Padfone X and S] daggorlad:
The stock ROMs can be found here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60403709&postcount=34 just follow the steps as in first post in the thread.
[Asus Padfone X and S] Astroballs:
Files are down.

Hmmm, so any new help restoring to stock?

I went too far and got CM 12.1 on this but I miss the tablet.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peter_d4:
I can reboot my Amazon Fire TV right into XBMC but when I exit XBMC and try to go into Settings and then Applications, nothing happens.... Any Ideas?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nyder:
Uninstall the XBMC auto launcher, install FireDtv launcher. then move the XBMC icon to the top left corner so it's the first app your remote hits. You will then no longer have any problems with the XBMC being launched first and the trouble that can bring in some circumstances.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] collindv:
Trouble? My xbmc is always auto launched and tied to my home button. Never caused a single issue and super convenient. Just curious.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmerrilljr2:
In XBMC use the default (Confluence) skin. Go to Programs. Enter and go to Android Programs. Find KFTV Launcher. Highlight and use the Menu button on the remote to make it a Favorite. You can now access the FTV home screen from XBMC
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] collindv:
This
[Windows Phone 8x by HTC] ehl.ey14:
my htc stucks on spinning gear
[Windows Phone 8x by HTC] grilledcheesesandwich:
Can you reboot to hboot and post the bootloader info that appears on your screen?

Sent From Windows 7 On HTC Droid DNA
[Windows Phone 8x by HTC] ehl.ey14:
i can boot on bootloader hboot i dont know
[Windows Phone 8x by HTC] darklord13th:
same problem here,hope someone will help us :(
[G3 Android Development] illuzi0n:
I had this problem yesterday, spent hours trying to fix the situation. Had to flash stock firmware and all to solve the issue. NOW you bring this fix when i already fixed my phone :( lol

all good thanks for this, i will prob need this in the future
[G3 Android Development] jrrevoltar:
I wish i saw this post yesertday............
[G3 Android Development] pheral:
I had this problem accidentally installing 10L wish I had this then. Had to run a fix in lg pc suite and start all over again. Great job tho. I know where to come next time I have this problem.
[G3 Android Development] flo061972:
Help !

I have this very problem and I try to flash your file. Now I don't have any recovery any more (I had twrp 2.8.0.0) and the phone has black screen with only "fastboot mode started" on the top left corner. I'm lost, if anyone could help, I have lg g3 d855 with stock v10h installed.

Edit : problem solved, I managed to boot in download mode and flash a kzd rom using flashtool.
[G3 Android Development] BoldyWaer:
your the best! worked like charm!
[G3 Android Development] monochrome83:
Also wish i wouldve seen this, had to reflash stock software, lost 80%of my pics.... Thanks for posting, hopefully this will help others not repeat my mistake.....
[G3 Android Development] Smeagol1375:
Thanks!

Worked like a charm, accidentally took the OTA and this fixed things!

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Is this fix specific to the G3? I have a friend that is having the same issue on an unlock Moto X. Took an OTA update by accident and phone is stuck in a recovery boot loop.

Thoughts?
[G3 Android Development] carhustler:
thanks bro your work is much appreciated
[G3 Android Development] lossah:
Will this method also work to restore download mode? (Can't connect to fastboot, windows can't recognize my phone).
[G3 Android Development] Rodolphe123:
received OTA file and prevently flashed LG_G3_Flash2FixStuckRecovery.zip

I just received a new OTA file from LG and prevently flashed LG_G3_Flash2FixStuckRecovery.zip.

This created 2 files named stuckfota.img and stuckmisc.img in /sdcard/FOTAnMisc_Backup/ folder.

But when I lanched OTA installation, I get stuck in TWRP. What did I miss ?

How can I have OTA installation finished ? Thanks
[G3 Android Development] DaWongOne:
So I've been at it for quite a while. The zip.file is on the internal sdcard. went to instal in twrp, selected the file and flashed. got a Zip signature verification failure: 1 Error flashing zip ' /sdcard/LG_G3_Flash2FixStuckRecovery.zip'

Any suggestions are much appreciated. Meanwhile still searching

Thanks

After trying different things I found this and it worked.

http://xdaforums.com/tmobile-lg-g3/general/fix-recovery-loop-twrp-computer-t2873386
[G3 Android Development] ElBeaner:
This worked to allow me to boot

What caused the issue? I didn't accept the OTA and even blocked it in the phone menu
[G3 Android Development] jota164:
Same thing happened to me. I disabled it in the phone menu as well and when I got up today it was on TWRP.

Luckily I found this. :)
[G3 Android Development] MizSxxyBych:
Yep

Mine did the same BS. Blocked the OTA as well as the notification. Woke up this morning to this crap.... Thank you for the fix!!! WOOT!
[G3 Android Development] elijahblake:
Same thing happened to me this morning... Is there a way to for sure block this update and this happening again?
[G3 Android Development] jaybird38:
same thing to me also. drove to work listened to pandora all the way. clocked in and all i see is team win screen. this fix worked great. hope i can do a nandroid backup now.
[G3 Android Development] st0nez0r:
From what I understand, AT&T forced an update lastnight, causing the issue for many of us. (of course, i'm only speaking for AT&T users)
[G3 Android Development] gzrecoil:
I guess I'm SOL since my partition is encrypted?
[G3 Android Development] Philosophre:
Thanks for this. Wish I did a better search before I restored back to stock then re-rooted. Lost all that temporarily important personal data. Glad I know this is here now so I can use it if I foolishly click "Update now" again.
[G3 Android Development] evil.moron:
Wasn't able to copy files to device, so had to type the 2 lines separately into TWRP/terminal .. Thanks though!
[G3 Android Development] mr_black03:
Saved the day!
[G3 Android Development] Ozark_8125:
I was just setting up my ROM on a reinstall (AndroidUser's power rom) and had to setup the APN again. Under APN type, the syntax ends in 'fota' - if you delete that, will it prevent taking a 'pushed' OTA?
[G3 Android Development] FreeDee:
Thanks

Thank you so much. You just saved my G3 that was mysteriously stuck in a recovery loop since last night. I did have a pending OTA which I did NOT accept. Not sure if AT&T somehow force pushed it ... unbelievable!
[G3 Android Development] JeffDC:
I can get to the terminal 'window', but there is no prompt/method to type into the terminal.

Screen touching does nothing, and no buttons to bring up keyboard. TWRP 2.8.0.0.

?

Please, would someone please help me understand why, if I can get into TWRP, wipe, and restore to a previous backup, that was well prior to the OTA issue, and any other changes I've made recently, after the restore is done the phone will not boot back into the system?

So I was able to copy your script via a Mac to the downloads directory, and flash it. Worked perfectly, thank you.
[G3 Android Development] Jep56:
Flashed the zip, and still boots into TWRP. Where do you go to type in code? Terminal Command brings up a window, but typing does nothing!
[G3 Android Development] Jep56:
EMERGENCY

Nothing I have tried or found on the internet seems to work! How do I get to the area in TWRP to enter the code spoken about here? :confused::confused::confused:
[G3 Android Development] Houndog101:
Thanks, this got me to be able toboot, but now I can't make or receive calls ??? :(
[G3 Android Development] randyrampage609:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2916085

Terminal command in twrp
[G3 Android Development] Jep56:
This just takes me to another ROM! ???:confused::confused:
[G3 Android Development] randyrampage609:
If you read through the thread the fix is on thread number 43 if you've done the fix it takes you to another rom to boot into regular recovery so you can load one of your own backups
[G3 Android Development] zagman:
Thanks!

I made the mistake and too the OTA. Did the TWRP loop.

Found this right before I was loading stock rom on LG FlashTool. Saved me bigtime!

Thanks again! :D
[G3 Android Development] Jep56:
This is not working for me. How do I get to a screen in TWRP to do the adb commands?

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The zip file did not work. It still reboots into TWRP, even when I try yo flash a ROM it just reboots into TWRP. I am trying to get to Terminal Emulator, within TWRP to manually type the codes...where do I do that?
[G3 Android Development] markfm:
In twrp, advanced - terminal command.

A new window opens, you can scroll around in the upper pane, to the directory you want to work in. Then, click the Select button in the lower right hand to actually open the terminal keyboard.

Your input area is a little one line box immediately above the keyboard, whatever is in your input buffer is shown on that line. The window above the input buffer shows the lines that have actually been input, with response received.

For example, type in ls, then press enter, and you'll get a directory listing.

HTH!
[G3 Android Development] Jep56:
What folder/ directory does this text get typed into? Sorry for all the questions
[G3 Android Development] markfm:
The text itself isn't being written into the storage, it is telling the operating system to do certain things, to execute commands.

Which directory you are in when you open a terminal simply determines the relative path for any commands doing things with files. If the commands you are giving have the full file path, it is fine to start the terminal in the default location.
[G3 Android Development] randyrampage609:
Lol I literally posted how to do it is pretty simple people just have to read
[G3 Android Development] Jep56:
I've ran the "fix" and the phone reboots back to TWRP, it does not take me to a ROM. I'm asking where to type in the adb shell text as stated int the OP. Sorry to have bothered you wit such stupid questions, but it's confusing. Plus it's not my phone, I'm trying to help a friend.
[G3 Android Development] randyrampage609:
You don't type in adb you go into advanced settings the go to terminal command

And then you just select the folder and then start typing the commands as folowed in the thread

If I could screenshot how to do it with twrp I'd post it
[G3 Android Development] randyrampage609:
Ok so it let me do screenshot of twrp follow this

Ok so you go to advanced then terminal command pic a folder I just used boot then select it then type the commands that were posted

Hope this helps better it should then boot you back to the original rom you were using if not after restarting back to twrp you should be able to restore a backup
[G3 Android Development] Jep56:
Thanks, that's exactly what I've been doing! 4 times straight now...no change. Won't boot past TWRP
[G3 Android Development] randyrampage609:
Then you have to go with the other way using the lg flash tool
[G3 Android Development] Jep56:
Tried those at least a hlf dozen times...the KDZ method gets stopped "no network connection", the TOT method, I keep getting the "parallel lock key" message, no matter what megalock I use. At this point I know one brand of phone I will never purchase!!
[G3 Android Development] markfm:
Did you try my suggestions, to help weed out whether the issue has anything to do with OTA?

In twrp, select Mount, then toggle System to ON, then press the Home button to get back to the main screen.

Select Advanced -- File Manager

Do you see a "misc" folder? Anything in it?

Look in the "cache/fota" folder -- anything in it?

If misc doesn't exist, and there is nothing in cache/fota, then maybe it is a non-OTA issue.
[G3 Android Development] Jep56:
Can't even get into TWRP now....stuck at download mode...:crying:
[G3 Android Development] markfm:
If you are literally stuck in download mode, nothing happening after an extended time, battery remove/replace will shut off the phone so you can restart it.

It's a learning curve, different issues with rooting/tweaking any smartphone..
[G3 Android Development] Jep56:
Yup, done that, several times this morning! Still starts up in DL mode. I've never seen anything like this, then again I'm used to Samsung. Been on those for about 5 years. This is a friend's LG. They don't make things easy!
[G3 Android Development] markfm:
if you can live with a restore to pure stock, perhaps try the restore to stock using .tot method. Over in the LG G2 area there is a thread on AT&T G2 stuck in download mode, the resolution was to use the .tot method. That may wipe everything about, but get you back to a live phone.

From this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2827878

It looks like you tried it previously. Try it again, but this time start by making sure you remove any and all pre-existing LG drivers from your PC Anything you used for, say, kdz, any other stuff. Driver conflicts are pretty common. (I just went through a lollipop upgrade on my Nexus 7, had a driver compatibility issue, had to do something similar. Flush the old, then install.)
[G3 Android Development] Jep56:
I just keep getting the "parallel lock key missing" message....very crazy
[G3 Android Development] markfm:
Replacing the MegaLock.dll file in LGFlashTool with the working one is a consistent answer to the key problem. Try re-downloading the MegaLock.dll from the google drive folder linked in the OP of the .tot thread, use that downloaded standalone file to replace the MegaLock.dll that is in the lgflashtool folder. Sometimes errors occur, a download is bad, it happens.
[G3 Android Development] randyrampage609:
Definitely not a stuck in recovery issue then it seems to me
[G3 Android Development] qetuR:
Ok, so this was my scenario.

My girlfriend accidentally went to my phone and thought she would surprise me with a new update. The phone got stuck in recovery. I immediately took a nandroid backup, because I had no idea what she'd done. I downloaded some rom and tried to flash that and had wiped everything.

Found this post, ran restore on that backup and launched this and everything works. Thanks alot, had no idea what happened and she didn't know either. :good:
[G3 Android Development] sublimeike:
Implemented the fix and it worked great, but days later I was again prompted with the same OTA update as if it hasn't been done.

Any idea why?

What exactly are we removing with this fix and why does it fix the bootloop problem?
[G3 Android Development] markfm:
You need to freeze "System updates. .." With titanium backup or similar, else go to /system/app and rename the two LGDMSClient files, then reboot.

The fix clears out any files in /cache/fota and /misc, moves them to a FOTAnMisc_Backup folder on the user volume (where your regular files, photos, etc. are)

Until you freeze System updates, or rename the LGDMSClient files (which are the System updates app), new copies of the ota will get loaded into those /cache folders.

HTH!
[G3 Android Development] autoprime:
[MENTION=5193342]markfm[/MENTION] has explained it well and thank you for helping out around here.. it hasn't gone unnoticed.

Not trying to "outshine" here.. but I think I've never actually explained what's going on here in the script and what better time than now to break it down.. I guess?

when an OTA gets pushed to your phone and you hit "install" (or it installs by itself) it creates a "flag" in the misc partition for the phone to "reboot into recovery".. the phone looks at this during boot up and knows not to boot normally. Because TWRP isn't built like the stock recovery.. it doesn't wipe this "flag"... so now the phone sees this each boot up and once again boots into recovery. The flag itself is located at the beginning of the misc partition(if you were to view it in a hex editor for example) and is always found in the same spot.. so only erasing the first 200 or so bytes in the partitions gets rid of this flag... this is 1 part of the fix.

Originally we would wipe the entire misc partition as an easy way to remove it.. but what happens is your wifi MAC, and possibly other things, is stored here.. so its not something you want to lose entirely. It's not the end of the world if you do it.. but best not to.. so now we just wipe the very beginning of misc that just removes the flag.

Part two of the fix also wipes out the entire FOTA partition where OTA info is stored and sometimes wiping this partition alone gets you out of the reboot loop. Since you don't actually want the OTA wiping it isn't an issue. Just in case.. the script also backs up both of these partitions BEFORE it wipes anything.

Combine both methods into one fix and thats this script explained. Ideally we would have a custom TWRP that wipes the flag automatically. Tho extra wipes could be seen as unneeded.. since you aren't getting stuck in TWRP every time you use it. Another possible fix would be to add a button under the TWRP advanced menu which executes the same commands as this script. [MENTION=2454192]riggsandroid[/MENTION] actually made a TWRP theme that adds this button into the menu.. maybe if enough people beg him he'll release it ;)
[G3 Android Development] gunslingerfry:
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

I spent several hours panicked that I had somehow bricked my phone but also confused that I could still access twrp. You are amazing!
[G3 Android Development] Cooly1911:
Thanks

I copied the fix to a flash drive, mounted it in TWRP and flashed it from the flash drive. Very easy fix!! Thank you!!
[G3 Android Development] Fantum10:
Stuck in Custom Recovery [TWRP/CWM]

Can you or somebody make a video of this Method . for the last four night I've tried to get twrp recovery not to freeze . I tried adb/flasking /fastbooting/fFla****y/everything I'm about to give lol. please even step by step would help.:crying:

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Can you or somebody make a video of this Method . for the last four night I've tried to get twrp recovery not to freeze . I tried adb/flasking /fastbooting/fFla****y/everything I'm about to give up lol. please even step by step would help
[G3 Android Development] Tadddd:
That was easy.

Just had the phone plugged in to my laptop with current lg drivers. Dragged the zip into the phone while it was in TWRP. Flashed. Done. Back to 10B.
[G3 Android Development] brusslesprouts:
i mount the phone in twrp but i am unable to access the phones files.. it does not show up in my computer or anything am i doing something wrong?
[G3 Android Development] lambstone:
So is there anyway to install the OTA update or apply the update via a flashable zip?
[G3 Android Development] jabo052:
Thanks a lot for this as I made the mistake of taking the OTA last night. Had a little trouble getting the fix file on my phone but it was quick and easy after that.
[G3 Android Development] pthurmond:
Problem solved!

Awesome, thanks man. That fixed the problem. Silly me, thinking an OTA would work. You saved me from a lot of pain and frustration.

Thanks!
[G3 Android Development] jabo052:
Ok....I've got a couple issues now.

1) I'm still getting 12b OTA notifications. The methods posted here to stop the notification(uncheck box) and to delete or rename the OTA install files don't work. The box in the notification is checked and I can't UNcheck it and I've used ES File Explorer to hunt down the install....with no luck.

2) I used a thread on xda to flash the 12b imgs. twrp said that the flash for each was successful even though my phone is still showing VS98510b as my software version. Software status says "modified". Maybe this is normal since I only replaced parts of 10b?

I feel like these issues are because there is something from the attempted OTA install still hanging around. I don't know. Thanks for any help.
[G3 Android Development] markfm:
I believe jabo052's problem got fixed, in another thread. Right?
[G3 Android Development] fabian108:
Hello i have a lg ls990 i was trying ti get back to stock firmware after downloaded and flashed tot file it got stuck in factory reset status ( blue screen and a big red number 2) i waited to it finish booting but it remains in that state it has not twr or cwm installed so i can not flash LG_G3_Flash2FixStuckRecovery.zip file

that i think would get back phone to normal state

i don´t even know how to get phone is fastboot mode so i can try write custom recovery .

any idea would be great !

TIA

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[G3 Android Development] fabian108:
solved

15. FIRST, Click on "Add" and choose the .TOT stock firmware that you just downloaded and unzipped.... now you MUST click on BOARD DL....Now click on OK

original post

http://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/general/problem-returning-to-stock-try-t2862463
[G3 Android Development] johnny quest:
I can't connect my phone to my computer and I can't down load the zip file to my phone, I'm on the TWRP screen so how can I get that zip file?
[G3 Android Development] markfm:
If you have a USB otg cable, put the zip on a thumb drive, connect it to the phone. Twrp can see the connected thumb drive, run the .zip fix.
[G3 Android Development] johnny quest:
I don't have the thumb drive thing. I've been in this mode all day. I can't get out or know what to do. I just want to get this running and unroot it and leave it the way it is. I can't deal with this. I'm going insane with this TWRP screen. I can't get out of this screen no matter what I do. There's no way of loading anything to my phone.
[G3 Android Development] teddy0209:
That twrp itself has the power to get you out of it.... connect to a comp or use ur sd card and connect it to comp if you don't have usd drive...

or you can fllash a kdz if you really want to go back to stock...

just an advice, don't do things if you're unsure... make sure you know how to fix it if something goes wrong... =)
[G3 Android Development] johnny quest:
Thank you I manage to get it up and running through the terminal commands that was posted. But it took all day. Thanks
[G3 Android Development] Darthdiddy:
I didn't see the notes saying you can't flash twrp in the normal method on my HTC One M8 and now i have a glitchy boot partition, anyway i can fix this?
[G3 Android Development] Mirzatron:
OTA

This worked beautifully, so im rooted but i want to update to lollipop but its going to start looping again. what do i do?
[G3 Android Development] Galt42:
Works beautifully

Fantastic, thanks so much. Works like a charm, flashed in 20 seconds and was ready to go.
[G3 Android Development] JEANRIVERA:
this worked fine after lollipop OTA thanks!!!!
[G3 Android Development] Keland44:
man this is a good look i need to keep this handy now. i just got the g3 and my wife and i had this issue.