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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LazGunn:
yes the original LG Tribute I have the stock rom, a rooted stock rom and CM11 for it and TWRP. as well as the Kdz files
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NickTheStick248:
I'm just trying to do a complete reset of my phone so that it goes back to when you bought it. I think that's what the stock ROM is but I'm not really sure how I would do that. I have tried to do something of the sort before but there's just too little support for this phone on those apps.

If you could pls help me get the stock ROM back on my phone that would be great!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DonaldKrump:
VM LG Tribute Service Not Working

I am posting a new reply because I kind of know what I need more-ish. I deleted ItsOn service and Mobile ID. I believe I need a download thing for the all the apps that the Tribute comes with. I tried looking up LG Tribute default backups but couldn't find anything. I do not have any WiFi on my phone so I can't get stuff from the app store. I am not sure if I can download it on the internet and upload it to my phone. I don't remember where (somewhere in the storage or sumthin), but I saw gray android avatar thingies that had the name of all the things I deleted (ex. com.itson.service[idk]) . I am not sure if I can recover it out of an app. (The app I used had a recycle bin I could retrieve things out of).

Update I just downloaded the app remover again and my apps aren't in the recycle bin. I downloaded it on my computer and added it to my phone
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NickTheStick248:
In need to know how to do the same thing. But just restore the entire phone. If someone could come up with a step by step that would be great!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LazGunn:
Do you have twrp or cwm installed? Are you rooted?

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Are you rooted? All the apps are still on your phone, just not installed.

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Can't you just put the phone on vibrate and stop the camera sound?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NickTheStick248:
I can root it but I haven't yet for fear of messing my phone up again. I downloaded TWRP and CWM but it didn't seem like they supported my phone (LGLS660), so I uninstalled them. I am willing to do whatever it takes to reset the whole phone.

All of the system apps are installed, it's just that they arent working correctly because they're corrupt and I don't know how to reset the system partition or whatever it is that holds them.

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LazGunn:
Well you have options, a lot more if you root it, rooting won't mess it up unless you mess with the system settings. Which if you have twrp won't matter because it will save your a$$ if your phone gets bricked or looped. My suggestion is to root it, do you know what firmware your using? Zv3, 4 or 5?

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Have you tried using Towelroot or Stump to root it?

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Here's what I would do, and I'm in no way an expert or schooled in this, I've just learned thru experience

1. get Super Su and Busybox and Flashify from the play store

2. Download Towelroot

3. Download Twrp(save it to external SD) (I can upload the one I used if you need it) (or you can download it later with flashify) I've read that the LS990 recovery works as well.

4. Open Towelroot push "make it rain".

If it worked, your rooted. If not, open Towelroot again, tap above make it rain 3 times, numbers pop up, add 0 0 to the numbers and try again.

5. If it worked, open super Su , let it update binaries.

6. Open Busybox, install it

7. Open Flashily, select flash recovery, now you can download it from there or use one you already have. When it's done, reboot recovery.

8. VERY IMPORTANT, before you do anything, when your in recovery, first thing you do is push backup, select all options and make sure it saves to your external SD.

9. Once backed up(save all your contacts/pics to Google or wherever, hit wipe, and slide the button.

10. Reboot
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NickTheStick248:
I know how to get root using KingoRoot; thats not the problem. The problem is that I'm trying to reset the system partition or flash a stock system partition to fix all the corrupt system apps. The software version says LS660ZV6. I'm not sure of that will help you but that's what it says.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LazGunn:
I wouldn't use Kingoroot. Something is weird about it, it won't let TWRP install IR Flashily work.

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Well you can try the method I listed above, and I can give you the stock Tribute ROM , you will be rooted and can try out different Roms, and if you don't like em just go in TWRP and hit restore. Or you can download LG Flash Tool and I can give you the KDZ and it'll be like it just came out of the box. The main reason to root the Tribute is for its lack of internal storage space and to add the ability to move apps to your SD. And take out the bloatware to free up space. And of course to speed it up and customize the $#!+ out of it as well
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NickTheStick248:
I missed your previous post for some reason. But I'll just follow all your steps and hope it works!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LazGunn:
Cool remember don't use kingroot. Then let me know if you get it and after you're Rebooted and then I can give you a link for the ROM that I have

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And don't worry if you do it this way it should be fine, if for some strange reason it's not and your phone brcks or something then you can use the LG flash tool an the kdz file that I have to push it back to normal that's what they make a for
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NickTheStick248:
The whole reason this happened in the first place was because I was trying to link apps to my new 32gb sd card. I was using APPS2SD and I had my SD card partitioned and everything! But I did something where it was fixing broken apps and somehow it messed up the system apps. So I kind of screwed myself over but hopefully this will fix it.

I still have warranty so I put in a service request and hopefully they'll actually take it and fix it. I will continue to do the method you have gave me and hopefully either or both of them work!

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I have a few questions about this process now that I'm actually doing it:

1. In the first step, is it Flashify (for root users)?

2. How am I supposed to download TWRP to the sd card (external sd)? I have it installed from the google play store, should I just move it using the native "move to sd card" android function in the apps menu?

3. TowelRoot doesn't support the lg tribute, I guess I need your version? Tapping it 3 times didnt do anything.

4. I already had BusyBox installed, will that affect it?

5. What is 'flashing recovery' and is 'recovery' before boot? (just need to clarify a few things :D)

My email is NickTheStick248@gmail.com if you want to email me any of the files or send me the links.

THANKS! YOU'RE AWESOME!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LazGunn:
Yes it is Flashify for root users and second the TWRP that you downloaded from the Play Store is not a twrp recovery image it's a TWRP manager to help you get it after your rooted so you can worry about that after you get rooted, if you downloaded an image then you can save it to your SD card but you can wait and get to Flashify and then download TWRP image with Flashify and on Towelroot the part on Top that says welcome to Towelroot that's the part that you need to tap three times
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NickTheStick248:
Ok, I found the number box and added "0 0" to the end of it, but it still says that the phone isn't currently supported.

Heres the numbers:

1337 0 1 0 4 0

Heres what I added:

1337 0 1 0 4 0 0

I also tried:

1337 0 1 0 4 000

1337 0 1 0 4 00 0

1337 0 1 0 4 0 00

They all get the same response. Sorry if I am retarded and don't get how to do these seemingly simple things.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saxdude32:
when I run the ports.bat I just keep getting this message. I know that it's in download since that's the only time my computer will recognize that there is a device plugged in, even though it still shows the lg screen

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LazGunn:
It's all good it's all a learning process, it works for that that phone just not your software version the ZV6 most likely but try stump root and if that doesn't work try the LG One Click Root. And if that doesn't work then you get the LG flash tool you flash it to zv3 then root with towelroot and then update it to whatever you want

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Turn the phone off take the battery out wait about 5 Seconds put the battery back in UNplug the USB cable from the computer plug it into the phone push volume up on the phone and then plug it back into the computer while holding volume up that should get you and Correct download mode

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Updating your LG drivers will help. also delete the ones you have on there and Flash or download new Google ADB drivers
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Madhusanka:
Lg Tribute always boot in to team win recovary

I tried to flash custom ROM to my device. it works fine . Then it trying update software automatically reboot in to Team win custom recovery. Now always it boot into recovery mod please give me solution? LG Tribute LS660

Thank You
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vipsy6:
Error with Flashing Stock.zip

Hello [MENTION=5554246]wajiema[/MENTION]

I am getting error while flashing Stock.zip through TWRP downloaded from the Dropbox given by you. Please find the attached image FYR & advise.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamie72:
Help with LG Tribute LS660 Virgin Mobile

:confused:Hi Everyone!

I'm jamie, first-time poster here.

I have a problem with my LG Tribute. My problem is identical to rb2tfm's problem (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59974032&postcount=134).

In summary:

I successfully rooted my phone with KingRoot.

I then proceeded to remove bloat/apps with "System app remover (ROOT)"

Upon rebooting the phone, I'm in an endless loop of "Unfortunately, Settings has stopped" messages. I press OK, then the message reappears.

Then, xrebelhellix posted a potential fix (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60008522&postcount=138).

However, the DropBox link in step 1 of xrebelhellx's post is no longer valid.

Does anyone know where I can get the required files now?

Or, does anyone know another method to get my phone working again?

Thank you so much in advance. I really appreciate your help!

Sincerely,

jamie
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sami8519:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5pmjmgixltl7njt/AACsSu3PGOqKmAhl3BrXay4Za?dl=0

From this post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59637778&postcount=62

Good Luck,

Sami
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamie72:
Hi Sami,

Thank you! I have a few questions:

The instructions you link to include the following instruction:

9. After that flash the FactoryBoot.img to the boot partition and the FactoryRecovery.img to the recovery partition.​

1. Does "FactoryBoot.img" refer to the file "StockBoot.img" file in the DropBox folder?

2. Does "FactoryRecovery.img" refer to the file "StockRecovery.img" file in the DropBox folder?

3. Do I not use the "Stock LS660.zip" file"? It's the big file in the DropBox folder.

4. Finally, for all the above, how do I flash the two image files? I shouldn't don't need super-detailed instructions, just a pointer to instructions elsewhere, tips, etc. :o

Thank you so much for your help!

Sincerely,

jamie
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sami8519:
Hi Jamie,

I believe the answer to number 1&2 questions is the same as what you thought. I dont think you need that big zip file. To confirm this, I have an LG Tribue rooted but without TWRP recovery installed, So I am just going to try and install the recovery and will post later the result.

Sami

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I have just done that. After following the instructions in the previously linked post and installing fast boot and booting into TWRP recovery, you need to have the two files(stockboot.img and stockrecovery.img) placed in the phone or external sd card and then from the TWRP recovery menu, choose install and browse to the directory where you saved the two files(if they dont show up, press Images in the lower right corner) and upon choosing the file, it will asks you where you would want to install it, either the boot or recovery partition.

Good Luck,

Sami
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monsta182003:
please reupload zv4 bootloop fix files

Can some one reup the link to the zv4 files? Im stuck on lg screen after trying to root with lg oneclick. Nevermind its working now. Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechShui:
Hmm, I noticed a boot.img in the CyanogenMod folder. Do I have to flash that bootloader from TWRP in order for it to work?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kgalv419:
Flash the cm 12 because the 12.1 is unstable and you don't need to flash that just the rom itself and the gapps
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechShui:
Unable to charge in recovery mode

I noticed something strange about the LS660, when it's in TWRP recovery mode, it doesn't charge, but it does connect to the PC as an LG Android. Using a wall charger doesn't help either, so I guess it's just a bug in TWRP. :confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechShui:
Well that didn't work at all...

So I get a security error after flashing that ROM... it has to be the bootloader that's preventing cm12 from booting right? So should I try flashing the boot.img next or is that just a stock bootloader image?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamtocode:
Hi everyone! Do you know how to unlock LG Tribute 5 Boost mobile phone with sprint card ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Div Arab:
hello bro i wanna say thank you for what you done here... i have question if you do not mind !how can i unlock sim and use it on another cdma carrier? I'm from Yemen, and when I insert the CDMA card I see a message that says: the card is not valid.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tanddhusa:
Phone is stuck in bootloop after factory reset .....

I was hoping someone could answer a few questions for me. I have no experience doing anything like this. I have been reading everything I could find about it and I think I will finally get brave enough to give it a shot but I am not sure about a few things .

My phone is an Lg ls660 and my friend bought if from a company called Text now. After factory reset it will no go past lg logo. I tried to put it in recovery and it doesn't have androids usual recovery. It has twrp. Does this mean that the phone was rooted when she got and could that be why it got stuck in boot-loop. I have seen others saying not to accept updates or factory reset phone under certain circumstances and having custom recovery was one them. There is no files about text now that are relevant. I only seen phone running for a minute before she reset it and have no idea what version it was using. But after poking through some of recovery logs I am thinking it is version 5.0.1 . I don't think she would have turned developers options on but may that was on already. Is there some way I can find out if it is on or should i just try it and find out? Will this do more damage ? I have managed to install new drivers and my PC recognizes the phone and lists it as recovery. I have tried using adb but keep getting this error message /sbin/sh: exec: line 1: logcat: not found.

What will happen if I try to use one of the files that are listed as one of the other usual carriers ? I will it mess it up worse or make it a different carrier? It doesn't matter either way.

Am I posting this question in the correct place ? Does any one read this forum anymore? Or just no interest in dinosaurs?

If twrp is installed already does that mean phone was previously rooted when company TextNow installed their software?

Is there any way to tell if usb debugging is enabled with out being able to boot phone.?

Will using the above files make it different carrier or even work at all.?

My P.C. Win 7 has all new drivers and sdk and adb files and recognizes the phone as recovery from adb. I put cmd and adb in my path but don't know why it is giving above error. Is it looking on device for files that are not there that are required for adb to work correctly? I am fairly computer literate, comfortable with DOS so working with a command prompt shouldn't be too hard, I know nothing about linux except what little I have picked up from this site and messing around with a few Live discs I have played with occasionally for a few. The thing I have learned is how little I really know. I enjoy reading anything and everything so any suggestions wont be a problem. I want to learn all this because I like to learn things and this facinates me.

any suggestions would be much appreciated. I don't mind reading if someone can point out something that is going to help.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kahiakpo:
can we unlock the Virgin Tribute 2, it won't prompt to enter unclock codes
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shamxxz:
ls660 z4

dear developer i need your help on this one.my phone is cdma sprint usa unlocked here in india...then i gave the phone to a person to unlock gsm i dont know what he did it never worked and then i factory resetted it and now phone doesnt go forward from configuring your phone. and also cannot mount sd card says invalid arguement
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvilDeveloper:
Do you know what he tried to do to gsm unlock it? Kind of sounds like a system problem
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shamxxz:
i dont know what he did but the phone doesnt go forwardfrom configuring your phone it is stuck there..and i cannot install another rom via sd card because it says failed to load sd card invalid arguemnet and i cannot do tht with internal sd card to.please help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvilDeveloper:
Try to flash a ROM via ADB
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shamxxz:
No

It doesnt.tried it in fastboot mode but it doesnt detect device i think the usb debugging is disabled
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvilDeveloper:
Turn it on connect your phone to the computer, run the adb console and check to see if there's an adb prompt on the phone, if there is click allow
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shamxxz:
Tried the adb consile thing it isnt working
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvilDeveloper:
Do you have a custom recovery?

Edit- Wrong word
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shamxxz:
My bootloader is locked i think..i dont have a custom rom installed.when i go to recovery i cannot flash it with internal or external sd card.cant apply update through cache(i dont knw how tp update via cache) cannot detect device in adb because i think adv is off in android.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvilDeveloper:
Post a picture of what screen your stuck on please.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mictip:
Lg tribute is660 memory upgrade anyone?

There isn't enough memory in my tribute to download apps so I can add a 32gb mem card: root/link/partition/move. Does anyone have a solution for this? I would like to download KINGROOT, Aparted, Link2SD but it isn't allowing it.:confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shamxxz:
Hey guys . What i found today is though my phone is stuck on "configuring you phone" i can still aceess my phones internal storage when i conmect it to usb..any way i can use this to fix my phone
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvilDeveloper:
1. Did you try putting in a sim card to see if that would work?

2.Approximately how long has it stayed on the screen?

3. Is there anyway to reproduce the issue, my tribute never touched that screen.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mictip:
There isn't enough memory in my tribute to download apps so I can add a 32gb mem card: root/link/partition/move. Does anyone have a solution for this? I would like to download KINGROOT, Aparted, Link2SD but it isn't allowing it. The 32gb sd card is installed but not being recognized (greyed out on apps). I need to download the three apps above and use them so the phone will recognize the SD card and link to it when data is stored.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvilDeveloper:
Backup any important data(apps, pictures etc.) And delete stuff, make sure you clear cache(one of the causes of low space) clear and disable USELESS bloatware(Google play moves/magazines/T-Mobile and metro apps) then install
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bbystar:
How do i unlock a lg tribute i think its boost Mobile. I can't figure out how to make it work on cricket service?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkish34:
http://xdaforums.com/general/help/tribute-5-kingroot-command-screen-t3432026

Could somebody please help with my problem here.

I'm pretty sure all I have is the stock recovery, not TWRP or anything like that.

Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikhil1997:
please update the link for kdz file for lg ls 660 that 1 is blocked
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elmontaser:
hi may i have some help please

i have the nck code for my lg ls660 but i dont know how or where to inter it
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monogwai:
Hi,

Could you possibly upload this somewhere else? I've tried several times to download this file from tablets and my computer, and it fails every time. Thanks in advance!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monogwai:
Hey, peoples... I've encountered an annoying issue on this device. I'd like some suggestions.

We know already this phone is severely lacking on internal space, and the preferred method of addressing this is with link2sd. So, all evening, i worked on partitioning my sd card and setting up the app, and moved all my user apps over to the sd card. Prior to doing so, I of course had very little space, but i could still install apps. Now that i have more free space, i am inexplicably /unable/ to install apps any longer. I have nearly 1gb free on my internal storage, and yet google play won't allow me to install a 3+mb app. What gives?!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Taremyheartout:
My gf has lg tribute and was messing around trying to root it but messed up somehow and now has no keyboard no enet no play store can't use most things on phone. Is there a way to fix it??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monogwai:
Sounds like she's flashed a new rom, and you need to flash gapps to it.