[G3 General] topet2k12001:
Hi [MENTION=3093263]RustyPwns[/MENTION],

You're welcome.

In my opinion, no amount of comprehensiveness will satisfy 100% of all users. While there is a structured level of moderation, its focus is more on the "do's and don'ts" of forum netiquette, and less of technical writing. Not even a technical writer can possibly satisfy 100% of readers. As an open community forum site, this means that we are dealing with a very wide range of users by age, nationality, technical aptitude, and technical comprehension. What can be easy for you to understand may not be the case for another and vice-versa, and it will be a herculean task for any writer to satisfy all levels of the spectrum. Hence, we have to level-set our own expectations. If we are dealing with a book or a process manual (i.e. those that are used in a manufacturing plant/factory), perhaps, I would agree with you and I would personally be very strict with how steps are supposed to be written and fool-proof.

Having said that, the length of a thread does not always equate to how well-written (or otherwise) a how-to guide is. Again, it's more due to the very wide range of audience/user base. While there are some who posted that they find it difficult, there are also a lot who say that it's easy and it made their day.

Yes; as mentioned earlier they all stem from the same fundamental set of steps - all of them coming from an original and manual process. I suggest, at this point, to try the manual procedure...after all, these one-click scripts (ImageprepGUI included) are mere automation of that same manual process. We all just differ in our implementation of the automation (that's how programming is; 2+2, 4X1, 2X2, and 1+1+1+1 will all give the same result which is 4).

The more senior and/or experienced members of XDA are actually more attuned to doing things manually rather than automatically. This is because it helps them ensure that they really get to see and understand what is happening at every step of the way. I suspect that the "identifier" for COM ports of the LS990 is not the same as with most models...similar case with the Verizon variant, the VS985 - and I was able to figure it out that's why I was able to add the VS985 to ImageprepGUI's automation. So far, those two models are a bit "different" under the hood. Yours is the "Sprint" variant, correct?

If you want, you may try the original/manual procedure: http://xdaforums.com/android/development/guide-root-method-lg-devices-t3049772

I can probably add the LS990 (Sprint variant) to ImageprepGUI. But I will need a piece of information. You can provide me that information via two methods:

1. When you ran ImageprepGUI: at the step where the program tells you the port number, what was the port number? It should pop up twice - one where it just says "COMx" (where x is a number) and another pop-up that has "LGANDXXXXXNET" and the COM port number.

2. When you run the original/manual procedure via the linked thread: there's a file named "ports.bat". Plug in your device and run that file and provide me with the output (the entire output that will appear in Command Prompt, not just the COM port number).

Reason: these two unique variants display their "COM Port" number differently (at the "LGANDXXXXXNET" part of it), so I will need the entire output.

EDIT:

Edit:

While that is true, at this point in your journey it is not YET the problem.

This problem should manifest after the necessary files (for rooting) have been "pushed" to the device. Your problem is that the files are not getting pushed to the device. For me to confirm my hunch as to the cause of your problem, please share to me the output when you plug in your device and run "ports.bat".

EDIT 2:

From the pages you linked, there's one that seems to be able to solve your problem: http://xdaforums.com/sprint-lg-g3/d...v8-tot-ota-t3030327/post58834858#post58834858

For now, this solution is not yet integrated with the latest version of ImageprepGUI. I'm currently working on a newer version (2.7) and might as well include this solution along. However, please note that I'm doing this as a hobby and not as a profession so I do this only during my free time.