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[LG G Flex 2] chemahmed:
What about thise, are those dump files that i can use or what
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
Send it too who here asked for them. Won't know til it's tried
[LG G Flex 2] anseroid:
I think anyone with a functional rooted phone can create these dump files, so acquiring them should not be a problem. The files I linked to are dump files created by Alex_XV6700. Since I have not tried them, I cannot confirm if they are valid. However, another member was apparently able to flash these files directly to his eMMC using Z3X Box and bring his phone from hard brick to download mode.
[LG G Flex 2] anseroid:
Will you be bringing the ZV8 TOT?
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
[Guide] LG G Flex 2 Stock Firmware (Go Back to Stock) KDZ &amp; TOT Method

As long as it will help, since it's the start of the month I'm sort of broke at the start of the month. I'll get to it within a few days if I can figure out how to buy it, it's on an non English site.
[LG G Flex 2] anseroid:
Thanks. I will wait for it.
[LG G Flex 2] n00b_dr0id:
No image file for ATT?
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
Sadly no and probably won't ever be one.
[LG G Flex 2] mauchito:
Dude, PLEASE update the OP. It's not fair that some people are still bricking their phones because there is no warning of downgrading. And I bet a lot of people were trying to follow the steps on the OP, like me.
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
The post you quoted is about the AT&T version which there is NO way back to stock as there's no file. Has nothing to do with the Sprint version, which has been added in the OP. I plan on buying ZV8 soon
[LG G Flex 2] ganbold:
Where is zv8 available to buy? Would it (zv8) work on zv9 since it's same android version?
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
No one knows, Till its tested.

Its on a another website, which Im working on buying for $20 once I get the spare money in a few days :) Which I never approve paying a site for a file.
[LG G Flex 2] anseroid:
Most probably it will work. Sprint LG G4 uses the same antirollback system, and while flashing ZV5 over newer versions bricks the phone, ZV6 can be safely flashed over any later versions. See this.
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
[Guide] LG G Flex 2 Stock Firmware (Go Back to Stock) KDZ &amp; TOT Method

Okay thanks!

This is tempting - http://xdaforums.com/g-flex2/general/ls996-zv9-tot-file-released-le-thanh-t3327714#post65653539 if I can get in contact with the person.

Update: I did get in contact. I'm awaiting for him to test the file before he will sell it to me. Once or if he does I'll be uploading it and posting it here :)
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
ZV8 Uploading! Thanks to [MENTION=2429264]ganbold[/MENTION]!
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
Here is ZV8. Whoever wants to risk/test give us details :D http://oceanhost.eu/hsjpdmctwfd4/LGLS996-ZV8-tot.7z.htm
[LG G Flex 2] anseroid:
Thanks! I will see if I can dare to go ahead with this, because my GF2 is the only smartphone I currently own. I hope Ganbold didn't have to pay for this, because I just found it for free on a Chinese forum. You just need to signup. They also have the ATT H950 11Z 5.1.1 TOT, if anyone needs it. Note that these TOTs are not back to stock, as they have rooted system images.
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
He didn't pay for it. Thanks for that I'm gonna put the AT&T tot on my server now as well :)
[LG G Flex 2] anseroid:
I tried the ZV8 TOT on my bricked ZV6 LS996 GF2. I used the LGUP_8974.dll DLL file and Upgrade_DL option. Flashing went smooth. Phone rebooted to the start up wizard. It got stuck on 'Configuring' screen. I skipped it by pressing the vol+ and vol- repeatedly in quick succession. Now, I'm stuck on the Google Account Recovery. I entered my correct Google account, but it still wont go through. Currently I'm trying ways to bypass this. On LG phones that support multiple users, it is apparently easy to bypass this. The Sprint GF2 has no multiple users option. Note that this account recovery is not necessarily a problem with the TOT. I believe it occurred because while my phone was bricked, I performed a factory reset through recovery.
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
Your connected to WiFi right? I've seen this occur when not connected via wifi. I seen someone with a G4 with the same problem. He reset his Google password and then tried it.
[LG G Flex 2] anseroid:
I was connected to WiFi. When I was first confronted with the Google Verification screen, I did not remember my password, so I changed the password on my PC and tried logging in. It didn't work and kept looping. I have read that if the password is changed and the device is reset, there is a 72 hr period where you cannot sign in. However, I changed my password after resetting the device, and also I didn't get the 72 hr error anywhere, so I'm not sure if this was the cause of my problem. Nevertheless, I kept trying, and was finally successful in bypassing the verification screen, thanks to a bug in the setup wizard.

After 12 hours of almost continuous work, I finally have a fully working device again. I can confirm that the ZV8 TOT is legit. Its pre-rooted with SuperSU installed, so unlocking the phone from Sprint is as simple as overwriting two files. If someone wants to, they can flash the unrooted ZV8 system image and then update to ZV9. I myself don't think its worth it, and will be sticking with ZV8 until Marshmallow. Thank you hyelton and everyone else who helped.
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
Awesome!! Glad it works! Finally!
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
Uploading AT&T Back to stock now!
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
Currently new and untested, AT&T G Flex 2 Back to stock Rooted TOT - http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda/LG+G+Flex+2/ATT+H950/

Remember if your having slower download speeds use a download manager like IDM or Free Download manager. Currently also uploading it on my 2nd server to balance the load.

Mirror: http://oceanhost.eu/2lktp883p0yq/ATT_H950_11Z_TOT.rar.htm
[LG G Flex 2] ganbold:
Now I see Android OTA update notification, which I think should not be installed, right? I have zv9rootedsystem.img file, can I copy it to root directory and update?
[LG G Flex 2] Ahmed Momtaz:
thanx :) i will be the first one to try the AT&T stock rom and then i will back her to tell what is happend , downloading now.

but i have a small question regarding this step " 11.	Click The DLL Box and choose the DLL file from Above meant for your device

"

is this file , the file on your server which name is " LGUP_8974.dll " , and if not, what is this file for ?
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
Yes it is :)
[LG G Flex 2] Ahmed Momtaz:
one word to say , you are amazing man :D

thanx alot , i think i am the first one was able to come back from Pureto richo rom to the stock ATT rom and it is the latest update too ( 5.1.1 ) :good: :good: :good:

thanx again :)

you can write now that the method was tried and worked fine with ATT :)
[LG G Flex 2] anseroid:
Glad to know it works. I saw a lot of people stuck on the PR firmware, and now they have a way back.

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Yes, that's the ZV9 system update. If you install it, the installation will fail, since your device is rooted. You cannot flash the zv9rootedsystem.img. That's a sure fire way to brick your device. If you want to update to ZV9, you will have to flash the unrooted ZV8 system image, OTA upgrade to ZV9, and then flash the rooted ZV9 system image.
[LG G Flex 2] steven_computer_guy:
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[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
The tot method in the OP
[LG G Flex 2] steven_computer_guy:
I was also able to use the TOT to get back to at&t 5.1.1 from the PR software. Thanks!
[LG G Flex 2] fyter:
What rom do you consider works better Puerto Rico or ATT?
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
Puerto Rico was only used as it was the only resort.
[LG G Flex 2] Ahmed Momtaz:
i do not have 4G in my country, so in my opinion i prefer the PR , i felt it shiny and alive more than ATT
[LG G Flex 2] fyter:
Yes, I know, I'm on PR rom too, but because I'm not in the USA I can't get further updates on the future. So the only way to go to 5.1.1 was PR rom. The question is what will happen when Android 6 MM rolled out, if there is no TOT file I will never be able to get that update... With PR I still have a chance.
[LG G Flex 2] lancorp:
Any special steps or just the same ones in the first post? I'm happy on the PR ROM, as I'm on T-Mobile and it's the only way to get everything working (Hotspot, etc.).

BUT, i'm going to keep your post in my back pocket for when (if) I need to back-step to ATT ROM for whatever reason.

Was the procedure straight-forward ?
[LG G Flex 2] Ahmed Momtaz:
it was straight forward, and you will need to do what is mentioned in step (14) unplug /plug the phone again to start the flashing
[LG G Flex 2] ramsesrr:
Worked for me also.It takes about 5 minutes
[LG G Flex 2] aandres_gm:
Hey, so now that this 5.1.1 TOT (whatever that is) of the H950 exists, is it still necessary to go from 5.0 to 5.1.1PR in order to update the phone? Or can you do it 5.0 H950 > 5.1.1 H950?
[LG G Flex 2] pbassjunk:
I went from 5.0.1 to 5.1.1 via TOT (brand new phone, slick deals). Worked fine.
[LG G Flex 2] aandres_gm:
Great! So no need for H950PR, and I understand TOT is rooted, right? What procedure did you follow?

Edit: also, is it doable on Windows 10 64 bit?
[LG G Flex 2] Liffeyman:
Or you could just take all the risk out of it and update OTA to 5.1.1 and root that!
[LG G Flex 2] aandres_gm:
Being outside the US, I can't think of a way to do so mate.
[LG G Flex 2] Liffeyman:
Never copped you couldn't upgrade if outside the US. I just flashed the 5.1.1 H950PR image when i got mine. Haven't had any issues so far. LTE works good on the band 4 here.

Really just wanted to get the AT&T crap off the phone! Rooting is easy after that
[LG G Flex 2] LMELME83:
hi my LS996 is stuck in ZV4 with android 5.0.1. since ever.

I never received any OTA update notification and its rooted.

Could i go with this procedure and flash ZV5 on top of my ZV4?

I read if i attempt to flash a new version over an older one the phone will brick.
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
No clue as I haven't tested upgrading the sprint model (others you can). But you haven't gotten an OTA because you can't update while rooted.
[LG G Flex 2] LMELME83:
Thank you very much for the fast reply man!

The phone is laggy and gets hot as HELL.

I have been using it like this for over a year... tweeking the cores and using some Exposed modules to deal with it...

But in the end it just kept laggin and getting hotter.

So... there is a LS996ZV5_10.tot file is available to download in the Sprint folder of the stock images link you provided.

I could try to flash it, because right now i feel like there is nothing else to do.

It´s rather doing this or sitting and waiting for LG to unlock the bootloader.

What do you think? Should i?
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
That's up to you. But I doubt it will fix your problems. Sprint Firmware on LG devices I've had my hands on is always crap and junk. I've seen Sprint G2s freshly flashed take 4 min or so to boot up!
[LG G Flex 2] sushiboat:
Yeah, I just upgraded my H950 (v5.0.1) on Windows 10 64 bit to v5.1.1 following the procedure. TOT is already rooted.
[LG G Flex 2] trudeo:
I was also able to go from 5.0.1 to 5.1.1 via TOT (brand new phone, purchased on eBay via SlickDeals). Everything appears to work fine however phone encryption doesn't work. It hangs on the splash screen and never return. I have to use encryption because of my work email policies.

Anybody was able to enable encryption with the TOT image? Thank you!
[LG G Flex 2] sushiboat:
I just tried it too and it was like you said, it hangs on the AT&T splash screen. Have to do a soft reset to get it back. I search around it seemed the problem is because the TOT image is rooted. It looks like you have to disable root (at least temporarily), see links for details:

http://androidforums.com/threads/how-to-encrypt-a-rooted-device.866968/

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56037508&postcount=21

Hope it helps.
[LG G Flex 2] aandres_gm:
Is there a way to revert the root on H95011z? Will having a rooted phone affect anything on the device?
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
Rooted just means it's rooted. No ota that's the only thing stock it affects.
[LG G Flex 2] k3lcior:
I'm kinda confused when it comes going back to stock and how it affects OTA, can anyone explain me this?

So in my country the latest version is 15c, i'm 15e rooted right now. (AFAIK it's Switzerland soft)

Now lets say i flash 15a Italy .kdz , how it will affect the OTA updates? Will i be able to receive OTA to latest polish 15c soft or it will be looking for updates in Italy?

Thanks in advance
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
You'll receive updates to whatever firmware is installed. If Italy then you'll get Italy OTA updates. Same goes with any other device not just LG :)
[LG G Flex 2] k3lcior:
So it's not tied to IMEI or something? When i have phone that i've bought in Poland, and i flashed Italian soft i will receive OTA updates for Italy?

So how am I supposed to go back to Polish soft if there is no such .kdz available?
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
No it's not tied to IMEI. It is in a way but your not going to receive updates for one country while you have a different country installed.

You can't if there's not a polish kdz. They're might be I can look later when I get home :)
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
Here ya go :). If the link works http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=FWC85A3232YBAHNCE0A85GM/H95515c_00.kdz

That's a Poland kdz :)
[LG G Flex 2] k3lcior:
Wow, thanks a lot for this. ;) Btw. this is not branded?
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
Your welcome :). No clue I have no way of testing it other than its Poland
[LG G Flex 2] ItsDon:
Op, this method was easy to understand and worked flawlessly the first time on my AT&T Flex 2, thank you very much - you rock!
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
Thanks :). And your welcome!
[LG G Flex 2] lildark7:
friends need help and guidance, I have a Flex 2 LG LS996 Sprint wine color model. firware had installed LS996ZV9 and accidentally flashes TOT ZV8 now I do not let the initial configuration. as I can resolve this error?

Thanks in advance
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
If you downgraded you sadly now have a brick
[LG G Flex 2] lildark7:
if I can get into download mode and all. lights even worse does not happen Setup. there any way to fix it?
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
I don't understand what you mean. If you don't have download mode it's dead.
[LG G Flex 2] lildark7:
if I can enter the download mode. my device starts and everything but does not pass the initial configuration. only appears the smartphone and a receiver saying configurating your phone.
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
Are you on Sprint? If not you skip the initial config
[LG G Flex 2] lildark7:
It shows the following and stays there even longer leave 7 hours and does not go from there.

[IMG="this"][/IMG]
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
I'm guessing you don't have Sprint then. You'll have to find a way around that. Sprint is meant to be used on a cdma network mainly and not with a non sprint sim. And looks it's trying to activate and cannot. Did you reboot ?
[LG G Flex 2] lildark7:
if restart. format from recovery. even turned to flash stock and the same. you remove the sim to use. and nothing

This was the firmware I had before and in the second picture, was the flashes.

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[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
As I said. If you don't have sprint, using a sprint phone on another carrier will cause problems
[LG G Flex 2] lildark7:
but before when you restart the factory worked well. when flash ZV8 gave that problem. but my Flex 2 is released for all companies .
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
If you have an LS996 that phone was primarily meant to be used on Sprint.

You'll need to upgrade back to a newer software or a custom rom that doesn't cause this issue.
[LG G Flex 2] lildark7:
but he had the firmware ZV9 and I put the ZV8 . as I upgrade to ZV9 even if there is no TOT ?
[LG G Flex 2] xxsuperdomxx:
I pass that press volume down, up, down and up, it work for me !!!!

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Use Volume up, down and back !!!!
[LG G Flex 2] denysw0w:
[MENTION=2607037]hyelton[/MENTION] can you find any romanian firmware?
[LG G Flex 2] MayDie88:
Hello. After successful update I got a blue screen (of death?) and now only menus that I can access are:

1) IMEI menu

2) Wipe menu (but after the second "yes" button it shows blue screen again)

Can't enter download mode (download mode icon stays for 1 sec and then blue screen come again.

Is it possible to somehow reflash again?
[LG G Flex 2] justinxfan:
I was on ZV9 and I bricked something. I downloaded the ZV8 TOT and flashed it. The first time, I used the option "UPGRADE DL", which caused my phone to fail and go into "FACTORY RESET STATUS 2". I did some research, and I solved this problem by going back into download mode. This time, during the flash I selected "BOARD DL". This flashed my phone into MiniOS. However, I held the power button and pressed normal reboot. Then I went into recovery and factory reset. Now my phone is back up again. One thing I was very surprised was that I still had root access and it was still sim unlocked from the two files in the forum, even though I though I had completely flashed over all the partitions.
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
ZV8 is a rooted tot. The tot files that are not rooted you cannot downgrade too. It's the only current way to fix soft bricked sprint models.
[LG G Flex 2] justinxfan:
how do i completely unroot my phone now? I got the ota for ZV9 that I want to update to. I deleted supersu and the su file from xbin. I pressed install the ota but it just sticks on "rebooting to install" it never reboots.
[LG G Flex 2] brainmaster:
Are there any TOT files for the international H955?
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
Why not use the kdz method?
[LG G Flex 2] brainmaster:
It stucks on 9% and wont go further. Phone was soft bricked and there was no way to flash it with kdz. That's why I asked for TOT files.
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
What's the error? And there's kdz files in the OP
[LG G Flex 2] brainmaster:
There is no error. It's stuck on 9% when flashing with kdz. I've asked for TOT files as you can read. Are there any known TOT files for the H955? Does someone knows that?
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
[Guide] LG G Flex 2 Stock Firmware (Go Back to Stock) KDZ &amp; TOT Method

So progress is not moving and no error? Your using a USB 2.0 port correct? USB 3.0 won't work. And using the cable that came with the phone? Along with phone in download mode?

Also have you tried using LGUP and flashing the kdz??

If I had any tot files for that model I would have them in the OP. TOT files are not easy to come by.
[LG G Flex 2] drbacchoi:
does anyone have a universal dll for the g flex. im getting the Crossdl error.
[LG G Flex 2] k3lcior:
So i just have successfully unrooted returned to stock (from 15e), but now in Software Update center it says "Not Updated Yet" even though it's latest version for me. (15c H955 EU)

Actually i had the same thing on 15e after flashing .kdz, even before rooting.

Will this affect ability to receive OTA updates? How to fix it eventually?
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
No, it's just telling you its not updated yet, which is true. When flashing a kdz it's not an update it's a full firmware.
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
Use the LGUP dll. But usually you'll need to use a hex editor on the tot file.
[LG G Flex 2] Green Like Kermit:
updated a brand new H950 using the method in the op. it was stock 5.0.1 10d, it's now 5.1.1 11z and seems to be working perfectly. and it's rooted. thanks to all the help in the thread.
[LG G Flex 2] drbacchoi:
im trying to go from PR to ATT, but I can't crossdl. What do I need to change in the TOT?
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
You shouldn't have the cross dll error. As technically it's the same model number. I've never had issues with flashing pr to att on several models the normal way.
[LG G Flex 2] rastaguy:
I cannot not upgrade my H950 for 5.0.1 to 5.1.1 using Windows 10..completely baffled

I am hoping someone might have some suggestions. I got my flex 2 and I love it, however 5.0.1 leaves a lot to be desired with its heating issues and I have had a rooted phone since I got my Samsung S2 back in the day. I can confirm that stock does indeed suck, I cannot find anyone at AT&T who doesn't act like I am talking about international monetary policy when I beg and plead for the OTA. So screw it, I see a lot of bricking going on, but I have been doing this awhile and if I have to wait for my phone to cool down so I can get information from it again. I may Flex it harder than intended!!

So this morning I sat down to install the .tot, get root, and return life to normal!! I am falling OP;s instructions to the letter. The problem is initially I don't even have a port section in Device Manager. It went from portable devices (where the Flex resided) to printers.. I tinkered with that a bit and updated all of my drivers to the latest and the great. This produced

an entry for ports, but both are serial over Bluetooth. Just for grins I tried assigning each one to port 41 , and running the update. Of course it did nothing.

So I borrowed my roommates Windows 10 computer and again my flex 2 is jammed under portable devices on his machine. So I am kind of at a loss, The flex says it is on port 3 hub 1, according to Microsoft the device is working properly. I am going to drop it into download mode right now and see what new twist that provides?!? SO now it is in download mode and is still under portable devices but now I have a yellow triangle with an exclamation point. I can generally clear it, but in doing so it decides it is MTB device!! What am I missing? I am pretty proficient with phones and computers, but at the moment I can't flash a phone and I feel like a complete idiot. If anyone has any thoughts please share. Based on how OCD I get about my phone I will probably be hacking away at it all night and I would prefer to get some sleep before I start my Monday!! Thanks[/QUOTE]

Updated: I ran USB scan and it shows up on port 3 which is the same as one of those bluetooth serial connections. I am going to change it to port 41 and cross my fingers!! Thanks for the software hookup and instructions. I really dislike a phone I don't have root control over!!
[LG G Flex 2] epikfone:
I'm in a bootloop with LS996, update ZV9.

Can I flash this ZV8 TOT and NOT hard brick my phone?

Or will it not work?

Thanks.
[LG G Flex 2] epikfone:
FYI, flashing this ZV8 over a ZV9 will NOT brick it.

Just did it after a boot loop problem on my ZV9 and in the process of restoring everything.
[LG G Flex 2] DKRACING:
Hey, has anyone tried updating their H950 from H95011x stock to H95011z using the new TOT method? (Or, should this work for me no matter what)?
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
It will work for upgrading
[LG G Flex 2] DKRACING:
Alright, cool. And obviously I can re-flash this TOT again once on H95011z, in case I ever soft brick it or anything?

Thanks for all your support for our beloved Flex devices! :)
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
Correct :). And your welcome !
[LG G Flex 2] xxsuperdomxx:
My friend, press volume up, down, up and down. Worked for me !!!
[LG G Flex 2] DKRACING:
Hmm, I didn't close the LGFlashTool window after doing the process...and when I plugged my phone back into the computer...it's now installing the TOT again. Lol, make sure you close the window when finished everyone :cool:
[LG G Flex 2] AK@47:
Thanks! My flex live after 31 day softbrick! I go 11x softbrick > to 11z tot file, method work! Thanks gays))
[LG G Flex 2] JuanMat97:
I've H950 11x 5.1.1 and I flashed three mods in Flashfire, how return to stock? Thanks!
[LG G Flex 2] hyelton:
Follow the TOT method guide in the OP
[LG G Flex 2] Dolphinus83:
Is there any hope?

So I got my nieces h950 bricked when trying to flash h950pr to solve some issues, it just din't reboot at the end, just turned off, now I know it's on the infamous Qualcomm 9008 state, so no download mode, no recovery mode, no nothing, just gets detected by my pc, I tried using this guide to flash the TOT file provided but got this error, is there something I might be doing wrong or is it just an expensive BRICK :(