yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon LG G3] kregstrong:
does this wipe data? and will this unroot as well? im trying to unroot and accept the otas??
[Verizon LG G3] bweN diorD:
all the stock firmwares i have seen over the years are setup to wipe data. this would be no different unless someone intentionally removed the code.
[Verizon LG G3] kregstrong:
OK. I might just return the phone completely to stock then do it, I'm gonna sell it soon anyways
[Verizon LG G3] bweN diorD:
not sure what you mean by posting that.

if thats your md5, you will need to compare that to the op's md5.
[Verizon LG G3] d08speed3:
Gunna give this a try 2mrw. Hope all goes well! Really want my ladies phone to be rooted and unlocked.

Edit: Worked like a charm!!!! So easy! I was able to root, bump, and now I'm Already running LS ROM!

HTC One M8
[Verizon LG G3] android-incredible:
I found the md5. On post #5..it's the same.... That I have that means the download was successful..
[Verizon LG G3] jhnybgood47:
It keeps saying connection to server failed after :49 seconds into the process. Now my phone is stuck on the firmware update screen.
[Verizon LG G3] eXtreme Burrito!:
When I did this, I didn't change the language and the tool came up in korean.

I set the language to english and it actually displayed english correctly...just my two cents.
[Verizon LG G3] ktradley:
The Phone Is Disconnected From PC

I keep getting an error of The Phone is disconnected from pc.

what am i doing wrong?
[Verizon LG G3] d08speed3:
I did word for word in the OP last night and it went all well. Have your tried another USB port? Is it a 2.0 port or 3.0?

His: HTC One M8

Hers: LG G3
[Verizon LG G3] annoyingduck:
Be sure no other lg tools are installed. Re-download drivers, and reinstall them. When your in download mode WAIT FOR THE DRIVER TO LOAD... You'll see it loading in the task bar. This is the most overlooked step for any driver installation - just installing the driver, doesn't load the driver, only when accessed windows will load the driver. Try another cable, usb port.
[Verizon LG G3] ktradley:
Disconnected form pC

i'll try uninstalling all LG stuff and see if that helps

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LGE Mobile for VZW USB Composite Device ready to use

LGE Android MTP Device Failed

LG Mobile for VZW USB Serial Port (COM7) Ready to use

Unidentified Device keeps saying installing driver software

Do i need to be concerned about the failed driver?
[Verizon LG G3] d08speed3:
Two failed for me. Took like 5+mins for all the drivers to finish. After it was done (2 failed) I went ahead and all worked.

His: HTC One M8

Hers: LG G3
[Verizon LG G3] ktradley:
Same issues

Tried again.. still same issue.. changed USB port, changed cable. still nothing. keeps saying disconnected from PC. should i try another computer?
[Verizon LG G3] d08speed3:
What windows are you on?

His: HTC One M8

Hers: LG G3
[Verizon LG G3] ktradley:
windows

im on windows 7 pro
[Verizon LG G3] annoyingduck:
Dam I hate Windows!! I really wish LG would push out a Linux Tool, none of this nonsense would happen...Sh*t just works on Linux!

I think at this point you'll need to go into your device manager and manually remove any android phone (including other phones/previous devices) driver, mtp driver, adb driver, android usb composite driver, etc, etc. Reboot, and start with a fresh driver installation. Just google what drivers exactly to remove (I just listed the few that I can remember) so your removing the right ones. You shouldn't hurt anything here :p, worst case you re-install drivers for other devices when needed, but I'm fairly sure this will fix the issue...Don't forget to reboot after removing.
[Verizon LG G3] ktradley:
thanks

i agree.. i have a laptop that has linux and i love it. i tried another computer and it seems like its working. i dont understand why it didnt work on this computer. thanks for all the help. hopefully this fixes it.

reason why i'm going back to 10C is the update didnt allow me to root. can i put 10C on, do root, and updgrade to 11C?
[Verizon LG G3] annoyingduck:
I'd recommend doing the downgrade, rooting, unlocking with bump, then flash beans 11c rom & radio. Stay away from the official ota...

Root is not guaranteed to work when taking the ota.. Some had success, some haven't.
[Verizon LG G3] chewyTree:
its stuck at 60% for a few minutes with another LGMobile ??? S/W Upgrade? ??????? window open with either ?? or ?? ?? to select. What to do?

EDIT: Went right and clicked ?? ?? and then it continued.
[Verizon LG G3] richsapf:
I .kdz'ed back to 10B after ota 11c and I still cant see any .zips to flash in recovery menu.(using a 64gig sd card, was fat32, now exFat) Just this error in yellow at the bottom of recovery menu:

[recovery.cpp][main]####factory reset start#######

####date--time

sb: 6585214

target = mmcblk0p44

Parse Error ()

major = 259, minor = 12, bs = 26340858, device = mmcblk0p44

fs.size: 26340856, block_size: 26340856

[shs0917] just_exit: 0

E:failed to mount / sdcard (Unknown error 150)
[Verizon LG G3] d08speed3:
Have you tired taking out the SD card and seeing if internal works? Just to rule out the card being the issue?

His: HTC One M8

Hers: LG G3
[Verizon LG G3] richsapf:
I haven't tried to flash with no card but I did try another sd-card 16gig. I also have tried to flash from internal storage. It just does not see any .zips.
[Verizon LG G3] richsapf:
Hi, Okay I tried it without sd-card and just got same errors in the pics as I did with the sd-cards 16gig & 64gig(was formatted Fat32), now I am formatted exFat on 64gig card. If I try to apply update from Cache" I get the No space left. That is if I can even find a .zip in recovery menu. I dont know what I did one time but I did see the 11C .zip in recovery but got the no space left.

Any attempts, no matter what program or configuration, to try "apply update from external sd card" results in the E: failed to mount.

I have not 'bumped' anything. This is the first I heard of that..still learning. I did use ioroot, and used a .tot to flash and .kdz to flash.

I do not know how to push via adb. will have to learn after I bump with TWRP.. Hope these pics will tell something.

Now by me bumping my phone, am I unlocking it?.
[Verizon LG G3] android-incredible:
Have tried different Computers, or different usb cable.
[Verizon LG G3] annoyingduck:
Oh wow....

YOU NEED TO BUMP in order to flash zips. You cannot use the stock recovery. Please start another thread in Q&A if you have more questions about this, as this thread is for KDZ flashing.
[Verizon LG G3] richsapf:
Yah I know now what I need to do, the prob is how. But q&a did not help because no one said I need to be bumped! Since I was not born with this knowledge, I shall move on to where it is okay to ask questions not so restrictive. It is, when you first learn this stuff, difficult to know WHAT to ask without someone telling you, "You don't already know that!?"

Thank you
[Verizon LG G3] d08speed3:
Need any help I sent you a PM.

His: HTC One M8

Hers: LG G3
[Verizon LG G3] jdgesmlls:
Can anyone confirm that doing this to go back to 10B (if successful) that it wipes everything back to stock?

I see when I put my phone in download mode, the box at the bottom says "Modified" in RED lettering. Does this get cleared by the flash? I have flashed the Bump'd TWRP 2.8.0.0. I have since restored my stock ROM backup and modem and flashed back to my stock recovery that I backed up with Flashify.

I would rather not try to find out by actually flashing my phone back to 10B so if anyone can confirm this, it would be much appreciated!! :good:

BTW, I am still on 10B so I don't know which method is best or if it matters.
[Verizon LG G3] circy:
Many thanks

Thank you, this is my first lg after having Htc then Samsung. I know that rooting and unlocking these devices is trickier than ever with such heightened security. I will now be able to tether my unlimited Verizon data plan which is awesome because where I live the dsl is the highest speed at a .5Mb/s notice the . =) funny that they call that high speed... I have an Lte tower about a half mile from my house and now I rock with a 50 Mb/s and that makes me want to "pop bottles". I did have to run this 3 times before it ran successfully . Probably had something to do with win 8.1 installing the driver while in download mode... Patience sure is a virtue =) :good: :cool:
[Verizon LG G3] MunkinDrunky:
Going back to 10b does wipe everything. Its states pretty much this in the lg flash tool thread. The .kdz is flashed by the CSE flash, which it says wipes everything for a fresh format back to stock.

If your still on 10b what are you seeking with this? I might have missed something subtle. I understand this to be a way for those on 11c to go back to 10b so they may root. Are you lookin to get back to 10b from 10b, but in this case to undo the "modified" state?
[Verizon LG G3] richsapf:
I can confirm that when I went back to 10B, using .kdz, the status went from "modified" to "official". :good:
[Verizon LG G3] MunkinDrunky:
Would anyone say this is what they have done? http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56509037&postcount=353http://

The whole process makes perfect sense to flash. I sadly have driver install issues.:( (why does this part of any process, like this, work great or involve a ritual like getting an finicky n64 cartridge to work?) Particularly Ive been waiting now over a half hour for the Firmware Update process to complete the driver install. In the link, I have gone through step 5. I enter download mode once phone is off, correctly hold vol up and plug in cable. This is where the phone has been for over a half hour and no window on my pc indicates anything being installed (windows 7- usually a little install tray icon). I have removed drivers, restarted computer, then followed the process in link (above), and no go. I have tried that same process with the only alteration being after step 4), where I restart computer once before step 5). I have tried two usb ports (I can still try more) and sadly only been using the lg g3 cable (phone is new today and was on 11b to start so that's why I'm here and only using provided cable, since i though it should be perfect). I also followed before this strictly the OP and was waiting for the driver firmware install part forever too. Apart from what I can still do usb port and cable wise, does anyone have a good tip/insight?
[Verizon LG G3] d08speed3:
Sounds like you have maybe a conflicting driver that needs to be uninstalled. Can you use another PC? In CMD you can enter the following command: DRIVERQUERY

I've never had to skim through it but maybe you can pin point some conflicting drivers.
[Verizon LG G3] richsapf:
I got stuck at the firmware screen too one time and then I uninstalled the LG flashtool that uses the .TOT & .dll files. Then it worked. Apparently a conflict.
[Verizon LG G3] MunkinDrunky:
Hey cool. It was a long list and no other lg drivers exist on my pc (i just uninstalled the lg g3 ones to start again). Only other android drivers where samsing drivers. No other pc atm.

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The LG flash tool from the zip file? You deleted that first, then got he firmware setup, then reextracted the tool and all its files? I never saw .tot files. I never used that other method.
[Verizon LG G3] richsapf:
There are two LG Flashtools that I used. The first tool included .TOT & .dll files that you needed to download and flash. That first LG flashtool program had to be completely removed before the other LG flashtool(the one you are trying to flash with) could get past that firmware screen. It may have been something else that was causing the firmware to hang but it worked afterwards. You may not even have that other program installed. They are both called a similar "LG flashtool".
[Verizon LG G3] MunkinDrunky:
Gotcha, yup never had it.

Edit: tried 3 diff. cables and still... one of which was another g3 cable.
[Verizon LG G3] jdgesmlls:
So to clarify, I stump rooted 10B and bump'd TWRP and have since installed Bean's 11C Deodexed ROM. My question was more surrounding the concept of "unlocking" the G3 when you install Bump. The title of the thread "Bump! - Unlock your LG G3 with TWRP! (Verizon)" some what indicates you are going past a point of no return but I have since discovered there is no "unlocked" bootloader for the G3 yet.

I come from an ASUS tablet background where the term "unlock" means you are "unlocked" and not going back to full stock. So to answer your question, I am looking to go back to 10B if necessary for rooting purposes and wanted to know if the "modified" state was permanent... Thanks for the feedback!!
[Verizon LG G3] richsapf:
Did you put the .kdz file in the same folder as the other files for LG flashtool. I am still kinda noob but still wanna try get you up and running. I had 4 people help me for 3 days..augh.

Also one time I hit enter on pc and nothing happened so I hit enter again and it started.
[Verizon LG G3] MunkinDrunky:
Yup we cannot unlock bootloader :(. And no someone earlier confirmed that the modified state is not perminant. This method to move back to 10b removes that too!

Im not yet to flashing. Still trying to get those drivers installed at the step(firmware update) before you can enter download mode.
[Verizon LG G3] trent999:
I don't mean to muddy things up here, but I read some things that might be relevant.

People trying to get back to v10b from v11c could always do it by flashing the v10b .TOT file, but a LOT of folks had a LOT of problems when they tried it. The LG Flashtool with the .TOT file and a special .dll and drivers were a bit of a mess for many people to figure out, though it worked. That returned people to "unmodified".

Then AnnoyingDuck gave Autoprime some money and Autoprime bought a .kdz of v10b that could be flashed via a different LG tool. This process was much more reliable and easy. Unfortunately, in a sense, the version of v10b that was in the .kdz was slightly pre-release, though code-identica (?), and had a minor difference in the build ID string. So, there were reports that it returned "modified" even though it was functionallyan exact v10b, unlike the .TOT method restore.

This does not matter at all, even if I am remembering it right, unless the "modified" returned is an issue. You can root and install the bumpD TWRP or even accept the v11c OTA, if you want, from either version I think.

Things were complicated back then, so correcting anything I got wrong here is great.
[Verizon LG G3] richsapf:
Oh yah, duh, sorry. I'm not sure if you referred to this. This is where I got all info and downloads:

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/guide-flash-to-stock-10b-kdz-method-t2928140

Maybe start from scratch?
[Verizon LG G3] annoyingduck:
Reboot pc and phone, keep phone unplugged, be sure your kdz file is located in the flash tool folder with all the other flash tool stuff. After your computer settles from the reboot, hold volume up, plug in usb.... Listen for the little "bloop" from Windows indicating a device is attached. If you hear that, and no drivers load (you'll be in dl mode), it's safe to say your good to proceed.

And the kdz here will not show modified when done. It's a fresh start.
[Verizon LG G3] MunkinDrunky:
Thanks for the reply. I was waiting for the drivers to load (thought there would be another tray icon on pc once i plugged in after holding vol up), but since the bloop sounded I guess I was good to go this whole time:silly:. I didn't want to do the flash, thinking my driver situation was no good. I was too cautious was all. It worked. Im now on 10b!

edit: yeesh I feel dumb i was overthinking. i coulda just started flashing!!!
[Verizon LG G3] annoyingduck:
Yeah, windows is an unpredictable little devil. Sometimes the download mode specific drivers load when you initially connect the phone for the first time using mtp mode, so you'll never actually see them load while in dl mode. I've given up on windows logic, no matter what actions are taken, even with clean installs of windows, the results are always different.....

Glad it worked out.
[Verizon LG G3] richsapf:
Right on.. better safe than.... I take it software is now "official", no longer "modified"?
[Verizon LG G3] annoyingduck:
yup.., but who wants that...modify that thing!!
[Verizon LG G3] MunkinDrunky:
Yup official status then... modified it immedtiately!
[Verizon LG G3] richsapf:
With a quad core, 3 gigs ram, separate ext-sd, pull out battery, and a pretty sweet camera, it' be a crime not to.
[Verizon LG G3] Casey Walt:
No more otas

Works! first night of having the lg g3 i take an ota that is un rootable... Couldnt belive it!... this is a life saver
[Verizon LG G3] JCryselZ33:
i did this exactly and my phone never went into download mode.
[Verizon LG G3] annoyingduck:
Then you have another issue. Posts like this drive me nuts because they misdirect other users to read into misinformation. You should lead with "it didn't work for me, what is wrong?"......Because something is wrong with either your hardware or the way your doing it. It works just as I have written it for myself and everyone else.

Maybe a bad usb port on your phone/computer, bad cable, cable not plugged into computer, using a 3.0 port, computer not on, broken volume key....I could go on....:cool:
[Verizon LG G3] JCryselZ33:
Nope all those are things are good. And I was using a USB 2.0 port. Instead of going into DL mode it just came up with a battery to show it was charging.
[Verizon LG G3] Andorew:
I did this to fix my LG G3. Bu tnow I can't update to 11c. And soon Lollipop is coming out, what did I do wrong?
[Verizon LG G3] annoyingduck:
you'll need to use the .tot method due to the kdz file we have being the pre-released build. It's not allowing the ota's to work for some reason. The main purpose with this is to not take the ota after, but manually flash whatever you want. The tot file thats available is build 10b.03 while the kdz is 10b.01. The builds are virtually identical, but the ota appears to only work with 10b.03, and unfortunately we don't have a kdz file for that build.
[Verizon LG G3] Andorew:
Alright, thanks. I understand now. Where can i find the tot method or manually flash Android 5.0?
[Verizon LG G3] jdgesmlls:
http://www.androidrootz.com/2014/07/how-to-unroot-lg-g3-all-variants.html

You will need to substitute the LG drivers that are compatible with the VS985 for step 4, get them here: http://tool.xcdn.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=UW00520120427
[Verizon LG G3] mr.soccerbeast:
Could this hard brick my g3.

Srry im a noob. :D
[Verizon LG G3] hihihiyo:
"connection to server failed"

it stops and tells me "connection to server failed, please try again" what should I do?
[Verizon LG G3] annoyingduck:
Uninstall other lg flash tools...this tool doesn't require a server connection, so your getting a conflict.
[Verizon LG G3] willlay:
So I did this because I am selling my phone to my brother. I am able to do OTAs after this? I ask this because I am getting an error doing the OTA and I am not sure how to update it.
[Verizon LG G3] gaargamel123:
Help!!!

Guys i think I just bricked my phone. It's stuck on the firmware update screen and i cant get it back to normal. The process was fine but the update stayed at 0% the whole time on the phone and the software on the computer completed what it had to do. PLEASE HELP!!!

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...nevermind im dumb... sorry false alarm
[Verizon LG G3] cowsquad:
Nice tool
[Verizon LG G3] Bramton1:
So I just got the VS985 on Black Friday, and was incredibly dismayed to discover that I have bought an unrootable phone (I thought I had gotten away from that after dealing with Samsung, but apparently not). Suffice to say, the firmware is 11c out of the box.

Two questions:

1. Is there any reason to believe that this process wouldn't work on a phone that has likely never been on 10b? I'm downloading the kdz right now and hope to do the downgrade later tonight. Should it work?

2. Getting conflicting messages on this. Once I roll it back, I root with Stump. Can I still Bump the bootloader?
[Verizon LG G3] annoyingduck:
Yes you can...on 11c downgrade... After 11c - who knows? But your good to go now. Just note, that OTA's will not work with this kdz file (which is a good thing), so if you ever want to be fully "stock" again you'll need to use the tot method or the official lg flash tool. But for flashing roms, this IS the best way to go...
[Verizon LG G3] TonikJDK:
Asking to learn. You say that because it won't upgrade....which is a good thing of course. But could he just start out with tot...would that work or is there a limitation with tot and you need this method first? Ignoring the fact it might upgrade real fast which they trend to do.
[Verizon LG G3] Bramton1:
Wouldn't really be interested in taking an OTA once I'm rooted. More often than not, those never turn out well. I'd just rather flash an custom ROM running on stock. That's probably what I'll be looking for once Lollipop hits.
[Verizon LG G3] trent999:
If he goes back to v10b using the .tot method, he will then have a G3 that is exactly identical to the original released version as it arrived in the box. It will update to v11c via OTA whenever Verizon notices it, which will block rooting.

So, after the .tot rollback to original stock he would need to root (Stump recommended) then flash (Flashify recommended) the BumpD TWRP 2.8.0.0 (?).

Then he can flash whatever components of the OTA when and if he wants (I flashed just the new v11c radio).

I do not think the OTA to v11c will install if you have TWRP recovery installed.
[Verizon LG G3] annoyingduck:
Our kdz file we have is 10b.01 the tot file (which is the actual released firmware) is 10b.03. So the the kdz is the build just prior to release which fundamentally is the same build, Verizon prob just added some bloat to it so some minor files are different causing the ota to fail.

So yes, he could just tot back, but that's not working for many already on 11c. Now I'm still waiting for someone to upload an 11c kdz, then all bases are covered...

To sum up, if your rooting, unlocking, and flashing, this method is gem. For true factory restore the tot or the official lg flash tool is the way to go until I get an 11c kdz (which will happen).
[Verizon LG G3] Bramton1:
Worked perfectly! Had to uninstall and reinstall the drivers (the MTP driver wasn't working), but once I did that, all was well.

Now running 10b! Thanks!
[Verizon LG G3] Blindprophet32:
Ok.. I just got my Blaze Red G3 thanks to the cyber Monday sale and booted it up last night thinking i could stump root right away.... of course not haha.... But from wha tI'm gathering I can follow this method to back out of 11c much like i had to downgrade my S4 to obtain root... but once I downgrade I can stump and just use TWRP for CM11 or 12 correct? I don't actually "need" to bump anything? I'm honestly not aware of what bump is as the S4 is really all I've dealt with in terms of rooting... even though it was a complete pain in the ass and took me about a week to fully comprehend what needed to be done and about 8 hours to get through the entire process... I'm hoping this will not take near as long.

Thanks!

Edit: I'm going to be using my Macbook for this.... is there anything specific I need to know? I have the android file transfer enabled... When I looked at the LG Mac drivers it said it would make the AFT un-usable.
[Verizon LG G3] richsapf:
Here is a good link that will walk you through it all, BUT I don't know if it will work with Mac.

Term Bumped= unlocked.

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-lg-g3/help/lg-g3-noob-guide-t2940871/post56960958
[Verizon LG G3] Blindprophet32:
Thanks man, so the bump is just the work around the bootloader.. awesome.... I just wanted to make sure I didnt need to use Odin like I had with my S4... thankfully my wife has a windows laptop since I havent partitioned my macbook yet.. lol
[Verizon LG G3] brambler:
Is it just me, or has LG's driver download link been down all day? Anyone have an alternative link, or know the most current version number?