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[Verizon LG G3] rp201:
did you run root checker from the play store?

easiest way to bump is use flashify. before bumping can you run flashify and and backup your recovery partition with an md5 hash. I wanna see if the update changed recovery at all.

Also if you were going to bump, let me know how it went. If your md5 hash is not the same as original I probably would not flash it with twrp just yet just to be cautious.

Can you also back up the boot partition and get an MD5 hash for that too. Thanks.

The follwing were for the 10b before the update.

md5 of stock recovery was 32789a9ca54ef2ede59c523959213d03

Md5 for stock boot was 258c075d31749a7e2e837ef0009598b3
[Verizon LG G3] th3bl3d:
Here is proof of root kept after update I might not have Time to get to your other requests til later
[Verizon LG G3] docfong:
You got lucky! I restored all framework and mods and left root and still keep getting dumb error.

Not flashing back to stock for this, I'll wait for the 5.0 update, not risking root loss
[Verizon LG G3] th3bl3d:
The problem is I didn't do anything with root. Didn't disable anything or mod anything like most people would do. The only thing I've done is installed adfree
[Verizon LG G3] docfong:
Makes sense, I'm sure I deleted some bloat and forgot and now its too late.

Hopefully someone finds a way to sideload or patch the update through recovery
[Verizon LG G3] lexluthor:
I've mentioned above that I also an just rooted, no recovery and no bump and kept root after taking the ota.
[Verizon LG G3] deathsquad737:
Well I took the ota and I tried to root and got this

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[Verizon LG G3] kreep22:
I got the same thing, hope they come with a fix soon, I even tried to downgrade
[Verizon LG G3] david_hume:
I still have root on the latest update. The only issue is that I can't go into twrp (never unlocked the boot loader). I'm gonna hope that [MENTION=1157052]thecubed[/MENTION] uses his awesome logic to get a new boot loader unlock. But only time will tell.
[Verizon LG G3] deathsquad737:
And u couldn't even flash back with the tot and LG flash tool?

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From what I can see is I think I might of just royaly f@#ked myself I took the ota and no root no flashback to stock [MENTION=2684188]autoprime[/MENTION] are thinking that?

And does anyone know if purple drake will root cause io root won't either the update changed the stock recovery :(

Man F this sh$t I'm going to sleep

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[Verizon LG G3] deathsquad737:
Didn't you read the bump thread there is no other unlock unless LG or Verizon issue an unlock I'm taking it that beside bump the only way is to unlock it with LG security key I'm still stressing on no downgrading?now that's a bad deal!cause sometime modding screws your stuff up and flashing back to stock is real vital damn LG and their fancie security key

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[Verizon LG G3] lexluthor:
You are unlocked/custom recovery in addition to root?

I just have root and nothing else and the update worked.
[Verizon LG G3] cyberhern:
Just wanted to thank and repost... If you accidentally hit apply update, and get stuck in TWRP, this worked flawlessly.

I was able flash and boot out of TWRP. Boot back into my reg system and freeze the system updates app.

FYI TRWP does not mount large microSD cards ... My 64gb would not mount. Also does not mount large thumb drives through OTG. But both OTG and external mount smaller perfectly. Download his get out of TWRP zip, put it on a thumb drive, using OTG mount from TWRP, freeze, and everything will be fine!
[Verizon LG G3] bweN diorD:
Maybe it's just me, I'm no expert on mounting things in twrp, never had the need to do it manually, but I have a 64g card, flashed Roms and restored backups off it no problem. It also reports full size in settings. Maybe I'm missing something, but I keep seeing people say you can't use big cards, but I'm not having that issue, unless I'm not understanding something.
[Verizon LG G3] willyjay:
The problem in reverting to 10B from the update that I see is you cannot choose a port (to select COM41).....the device doesn't show up under ports in device manager. Also, trying to root the update is a problem because you cannot choose internet connection/ethernet in order to get ADB to recognize. Just my observation so far.
[Verizon LG G3] bweN diorD:
Can we get the modem file(s) off the ota, or do we need to wait for the tot?

That's all I really want.

I don't need them to be flashable, I'll handle that if I can get the correct files.

Thanks

Sent from my VS985 4G
[Verizon LG G3] rp201:
if you have time I'de like to ask a few more questions.

Were you running paid/donation version of SuperSu?

Where you running xposed and modules. if so which ones?

Did you make any mods to build.prop like allow "all apps for multiwindow" or any others.

Where you running new Hotspot app?

Do you recall what apps you had frozen? (I know this is a long question but I'm sure it may have some relevance based on some of the feedback in this thread) your time and info is greatly appreciated in the community.

Reason why I'm asking is because I'm wondering if we can't take the update and still flash twrp and go back to a backup.

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twrp mounts my 64gb sandisk just fine. I used a 3rd party partition easus partion manager to partition entire SD to primary and I formatted with a 3rdparty app under windows to format >32gb drives with fat32. (native windows xp does not format >32gb for fat32) l do recall it took me a few times of different methods till I discovered this process to work. (I transferred 28gb or so of data before testing card and it failed 2 or 3 times) as I converted when I had my bionic. I simply put all data in a subfolder and slid it into the LG g3 when I got my new phone. Here's the post on it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2525711

look at post #6

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a month or two ago I reverted back to stock. The process requires you to unplug your phone and plug it in as the last step before transferring of files. Does TWRP support this with the LG flashing tool or one must have the stock recovery. Obviously the only people who can confirm this are those who may be unbumped and on stock recovery img, those bumped and on stock image,and those bumped and on TWRP. I'm wonder if flashing stock recovery.img back while in twrp works for returning back to stock. (sorry if this is already a solution as I have not read solution threads for people who are stuck) If so, I would flash stock recovery, not boot into phone. reflash back to stock with lg tool immediately and possibly return back to stock. Just a theory here don't take this post as a working/known/tested solution.
[Verizon LG G3] MrKleen1:
Never understood why those that were rooted and had a custom recovery would ever try and install an official update.

I understand those that are only rooted may not care, but custom recovery will be lost by one of their updates and many will live with their regrets.
[Verizon LG G3] deathsquad737:
I already am no root I hate not having that option

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[Verizon LG G3] rp201:
sitting here thinking the same thing. on a positive note $600 a pop per guinea pig is a commodity not usually found to be attainable in the open market. at least it's driving innovation and more understanding. Thank you and truely a sorry to those stuck in the situation and kudos to those looking to help them out.
[Verizon LG G3] rfarrah:
Now if our Handy-Dandy Devs can get their hands on the update, those of us with a custom Recovery will profit, too! :D
[Verizon LG G3] chaz411:
Didn't the LG G2 have the sane issue when it had an update and a lot of people had gotten stuck in recovery bootloop. They had a method to fix it. Does anyone know if that same method will work for G3?
[Verizon LG G3] :
Check post #106. I think that is what you want.

Someone on this thread fixed their bootloop, got back to their backup, and froze the update, and was able to save their unlock by doing so. I haven't tried it myself though, so good luck!
[Verizon LG G3] tech_head:
When will folks get a clue? Rooting may stop OTA, but if it doesn't you might get into a real bad state. Count on losing root.its not that it will happen but it can.

Now if you have gone through the trouble of installing a custom recovery, why on earth would you try to take an OTA? That just defies logic.

I'm waiting for an update.zip that does the update in TWRP.
[Verizon LG G3] deathsquad737:
I took an update completely stock and know im stuck with a Verizon phone at least the g3 is the best phone Verizon ever had lol

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[Verizon LG G3] bweN diorD:
[MENTION=3338137]rp201[/MENTION]

I didn't use any external program to format my card.

It's been a couple weeks since I did it so I'm a little fuzzy, but I'm pretty sure I just put it in my pc, used my drive eraser to make it like new, put it back in the phone and let the phone format it.

Been running fine ever since.

Sent from my VS985 4G
[Verizon LG G3] abowers:
So have we confirmed that the TOT method with the offline LG flash tool works AFTER the update to 11C? I'm not too upset about losing root. Knew it was a risk, however, I would like to get it back sooner rather than later. Battery life seems to be a bit better now, been on it pretty heavy after update.
[Verizon LG G3] netookska05:
The update installed while my phone was charging. I went to get my phone and it said the phone rebooted to install the new update. So those of you still rooted i would highly suggest you block the update cause its installing automatically. It blocks everything from adb access and there is no way to select ethernet for the rsa.

UPDATE: I was able to tot back from the new vs985 update from verizon after I switched to art and then back to dalvik. Adb had access I hope this helps someone.
[Verizon LG G3] bweN diorD:
I couldn't agree more.

Unbelievable...

There will never be anything in an ota I can't put on manually, that I need to throw away the ability to mod, to get.

Just my 2c

Sent from my VS985 4G
[Verizon LG G3] cpg1987:
I can't get the update to download. I rooted with stumproot and have xposed installed. I unfroze system apps and disabled xposed and I still can't get it to download. I might try and download Cloudy ROM to hold me over until L now lol
[Verizon LG G3] budven:
I am rooted with twrp. While the update came to my phone I had to make the choice to install it. I chose not to and I am thankful for that. I did a force stop to system updates to quit getting the notification but when I reboot my phone it asks me to install the update. I guess i need Titanium Backup Pro the freeze the update.
[Verizon LG G3] rp201:
cool to know. when I did it, it was when I had a moto bionic which had issues. thanks! I will give it a try when I go to 128gb hopefully it does it fat32... me being mostly a windows user and all. (I don't need the space, I just like comparing it to my friends Iphone 6 and what he paid and what it does) lol. 128gb +24gb on board makes 152gb of rub it in his fanboy face. lol again.
[Verizon LG G3] toy028:
I think we have confirmed that once you take the new OTA that you cannot revert back to 10B, and you will lose TWRP recovery. You may or may not lose root. People that buy a new Verizon LG G3 will most likely have the new locked version. Hopefully we can find a way around it that lets us flash back to 10B. If anyone can prove otherwise that would be great news.
[Verizon LG G3] protivakid:
Now that we are on 11C is there a working way to root?
[Verizon LG G3] ohlin5:
There's a free app in the play store called "chef's freezer" that's simple and nothing special, but it does it's job well. If you don't have TiBU you could also use that. Just fyi :)
[Verizon LG G3] david_hume:
I said I'm gonna hope. I never said that a new one would be made. Read my comment before making a comment.
[Verizon LG G3] lexluthor:
You don't have TWRP installed, right?

Assuming no, I don't even think you needed to unfreeze and you don't need to disable xposed. Most likely you have an edited system file. Did you ever edit build.prop? What about the edit for increased headset volume? It won't install if you have an edited/missing system file.

If you can't figure it out, you could restore to pure stock using the .tot file, root, upgrade and re-load your apps a TiBu backup.

I'm not sure there's been anyone yet who was rooted with no custom recovery who lost root when upgrading. Is there?
[Verizon LG G3] cpg1987:
Yeah, I don't have TWRP installed and have not edited any build.prop files. The only thing I can think is possible is that I may have deleted a system app using TIBu when I rooted. Thanks for the advice on how to get the update to go through. I might just wait until L is released to do anything because this update is minor it seems..
[Verizon LG G3] killswitch23456:
Not sure if its the same method, but here is the way to get out of the boot loop for the G3:

http://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/development/fix-stuck-custom-recovery-trying-ota-t2907508
[Verizon LG G3] bweN diorD:
[MENTION=1157052]thecubed[/MENTION] [MENTION=2684188]autoprime[/MENTION]

is there a way to disassemble this file to see if the the modem files can be pulled from it for flashing? or do you know that they defiantly cant be flashed manually from the code contained inside (made into a flash-able zip)?

i have very limited development knowledge, but ill put in whatever effort i can to help get these files to the community.

Thanks
[Verizon LG G3] jspring86:
I am assuming this is the error everyone else got originally? I used Stump root, and don't have an unlocked boot loader. I also unfroze any apps I had disabled using Titanium Backup and tried turning on Survival Mode in SuperSU, any other suggestions?
[Verizon LG G3] bweN diorD:
flash back to 100% stock, wave bye bye to root (and possibly the ability to unlock), then take the ota.

its always advised to be complete stock before taking ota's.
[Verizon LG G3] jspring86:
Thanks for your help, it seems to me this update is likely not worth losing root.

I was just curious how some were able to take this OTA without losing root and wondering if I could do the same somehow.
[Verizon LG G3] hawkswind1:
Definitely not worth it lol. I updated my girlfriend's stock G3 and it's better but it's not a world of difference or anything. Some of the stutter is gone, which is nice. The dev for jasminerom and probably others are working on a rom based on 10c, I'd def wait for that instead and keep your root and unlocked bl.
[Verizon LG G3] bweN diorD:
i dont understand why people feell like they need this, or any, update right this minute. from what i read its mostly minor fixes, exploit patches obviously, and connectivity improvements, which im assuming means new radio files. thats the only thing i would like to have right now, but im not taking the update to get it. someone will figure out how to get the new radios for us soon enough. who cares about the rest.

just my 2c

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i have seen the same thing happen on multiple devices. there are so many variables that could contribute to keeping root, its not commonly possible to pinpoint an exact method. one of the specific intentions of most ota's is to break root, so its more like blind luck if you get by without loosing it.
[Verizon LG G3] jspring86:
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Yeah, I don't need it right now. I had read some people got a bit of a battery life boost, I'd be more interested in that than anything else. But I'm happy with my backup battery and portable battery pack when needed if it means losing root.
[Verizon LG G3] bweN diorD:
sorry if that seemed like it was directed towards you, it was just a general statement.

xda groups posts if no one has posted since the last time you did, and you post again.

there have been many post of problems taking the ota today and yesterday. it cant be repeated enough not to take it, until people stop lol
[Verizon LG G3] jspring86:
Oh, I wasn't taking offense. Your advice is the best advice, so I'm glad it got repeated. I've read this forum for so long, and this is my first time posting, it is a great resource!
[Verizon LG G3] maclv:
Bloatware added with ota? Verizon family base companion
[Verizon LG G3] skruid:
I downgraded from this recent update to the 10b and let everything get setup and then I rooted with stump 1.2 and didn't change anything, downloaded supersu and put in survival mode and took the ota and when finishing update vs985 rebooted and,well I am ****ting myself, but I still have root, and root works, now time for some bump wwwwwwwooooooooo hhhhhhhhhhhhhooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$!$!$!!!!!

Edit: I used lg flash tool to downgrade, I use the method to b return to stock to downgrade to 10b si I could root and then except update. Had to flash to files in download mode: the tot file and the dll file. After I flashed 10b firmware I rooted with stump, didn't change or modify anything used installed supersu and checked survival mode and took update and retained root.

This is method used to downgrade to 10b:

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/restore-verizon-to-stock-t2827878

This is method used to root:

http://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/orig-development/root-stump-root-lg-g3-sprint-verizon-t2850906

This is superuser app that I used for survival mode:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...u+apk&pcampaignid=APPU_285VVJ70FNGmyATrmIDQBw

Gonna try bump here in a minute or tomorrow morning will let y'all know how it goes.
[Verizon LG G3] Ryano89:
I believe that had always been there
[Verizon LG G3] maclv:
I believe you are right.....just got the up date for it....I must have frozen it.
[Verizon LG G3] GillRigged:
Are you able to use Bump once you took the update? And just to confirm, you took the update, downgraded, installed root, took the OTA (for the second time) with root in survival mode and the update was successful, correct?
[Verizon LG G3] lexluthor:
You must have either edited or deleted a system file. Try to figure out what exactly you changed, restore it to stock and then you can take the ota and should retain root. I did not need to use survival mode to retain root.
[Verizon LG G3] trent999:
If it is possible to downgrade via .tot after taking the OTA, then we we have no problem, right ? We can always get back to original stock v10b and do anything we want from there.

If we can also downgrade via .tot from any state, like from a post-bump rom for example, then root that v10b and somehow reliably protect root through the v10c OTA, we are again golden if v10c can be .tot downgraded to v10b, right ?

If we can get to a retained root v10c and that can be bumped, that would be best of all. A rooted bumped v10c with a bumped TWRP would be a great place to be, or to be able to reach.

Let's see how things sort out. It is possible that those reporting it is impossible to .tot back from the v10c OTA are experiencing errors that can be resolved, that it might still be possible to downgrade to v10b. We need more info, and AutoPrime needs a Verizon LG G3, I think.
[Verizon LG G3] deathsquad737:
Some people say they have downgraded but I can't if someone can show proof or the steps taken would be great

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[Verizon LG G3] trent999:
The one guy that has reported he successfully downgraded from v10c to v10b has now posted that the latest drivers from LG are needed to complete the .tot-based downgrade.

Not much detail, like the driver version, was provided yet.
[Verizon LG G3] pahlerc1:
Would love to know also if you were able to bump TWRP after upgrading and retaining root. If so does anyone know If I made a backup of stock recovery, can I go through same steps in Flashify to install stock recovery and then just go to system update and update? Thanks
[Verizon LG G3] deathsquad737:
they are 2.18.0 I tried still same result nada

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[Verizon LG G3] autoprime:
I have a feeling new drivers may fix some issues. Yes, ethernet mode is gone but maybe you just need MTP/PTP for ADB now. On my D851 I need to put it into PTP mode for ADB to work. I'd suggest trying the new 2.18 drivers with both MTP and PTP and perhaps ADB will work properly. I really don't think ADB is blocked. Downgrading... possibly but I still doubt it. I need LG Flash/Download Mode errors and specifics.

Anyway.. I need someone that's still rooted on 10C to dump some partitions for me.. then zip em up and upload em somewhere. I need aboot, sbl1 and boot.

Use Terminal Emulator to enter the commands below.. you'll end up with 3 .img files on your internal SD card:

su
dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot of=/sdcard/aboot-auto.img
dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/sbl1 of=/sdcard/sbl1-auto.img
dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot of=/sdcard/boot-auto.img
[Verizon LG G3] willyjay:
The update is VS98511C (I'm on it), and wasn't able to revert back to 10B. Don't see the port option in device manager to select COM41, so flash tool isn't working. Also, don't see Ethernet option in order to get ADB. Just fyi
[Verizon LG G3] deathsquad737:
I still see comport in download mode flashtool still not working but and does work in ptp mode@autoprime is there script I can follow in adb to root device

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[Verizon LG G3] 318sugarhill:
I've seen this too many times on too many threads on various model phones. OTAs rarely offer anything great that's a must have that can't wake a few weeks. But people still take them.... And people still get upset when they lose the ability to root/unlock. I have NEVER had a phone that was able to be rolled back after an update except for an HTC with S-off.

I'll never understand why people will be part of a bounty for root/unlock... Get said ability.... Then jump on an OTA as soon as it comes out. Makes no sense. If it were lollipop..... Maaaaaybe I could understand. But there is never a guarantee for root... And an even less of a guarantee for an unlocked bootloader. Treat these things as royalty once you have them.. And never risk losing them just to be the first to take an update.
[Verizon LG G3] trent999:
For now, avoid the OTA if possible. Bears repeating.