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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hexaferrum:
LG LS660 pals,

About a month ago I restored my phone to factory settings in an attempt to trim down unnecessary apps that are bundle up with the reset and free space for other apps; then few days ago I was using the phone camera to shot a video, the software hung the phone and then it became unresponsive to shut down the device by long pressing the on/off button. Removed the battery and with that I lost the micro SD card, corrupted-damaged; I did try the Windows chkdsk, format commands and Linux: Gparted, Gnome disks and the command dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=4M without luck. Found another micro SD card.

My phone software version is LS660ZV6, Android 4.4.2 with kernel 3.4.0+ I have found interesting works of flashing the ROM with .zip file that replaces factory settings for slim APP reset that are suitable to those with software version ZV4. Is there something out there that works for the phone software version ZV6?

I'm new to this of rooting, and flashing ROM. I installed the flashify app on the phone, it worked great for backing up the settings but perhaps I missed a step to get access for flashing. I did read something about enabling bootloader by using ADB shell, I couldn't figure that out yet.

Your thoughts, or comments.

Thanks for reading.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jmingels:
Hello

i have a bricked lg tribute(ls660) i got it free from a friend saying it was bricked and it sure is.

booting the phone gets stuck at lg screen for 30-120sec then fastboot starts. Showing text in top left of screen

So i was like ok go into download mode and get a kdz or tot. I got a tot file and went into download mode and lo and behold download mode doesnt work and also boots to fastboot.

I booted the boot.img from the ZV6 update and the phone actually booted with a corrupt android

The os suddenly crashed and went back to fastboot and booting boot.img works but the os bootloops.

So my issue is i cant flash ANYTHING, doing so returns a error. However, booting imgs works sometimes.

I cant boot a twrp.img. I cant flash a update.zip. I cant really find a laf.img because tghe phones obscurity.

Its on stock recovery which cant mount the external sd card giving error invalid argument.

I think if i can flash a android or something like that i can use the boot.img and in android i can flash a twrp.

Trying fastboot oem unlock shows succeded on CMD but on status of phone bunch of errors.

Im guessing bad ota update?

Bad boot.img? bootloop android, Half working fastboot that cant flash or boot certain imgs. Broken downlaod mode, Recovery mode that cant read sd cards.

Any help? Sorry for running on but i want to explain as much as i can and if im in the wrong thread or thread type plz correct me. Attached image isnt the phone i have but exact same error
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenball1980:
LS660 Tribute only boots into TWRP

OK, so I tried to install CM 12.1 after rooting and TWRP but got stuck into a bootloop, I think because I didn't unlock bootloader?

So I tried to restore with my backup, but TWRP didn't list it as an option even though I selected SD and had the SD with backup files in it. So, wiped the phone completely, flashed an unsigned copy of stock firmware, and after a bunch of attempts got it to flash the firmware, booted up signed into google, restored contacts, made a call, everything was good, until it gave me the option to update, unfortunately I did,:mad::mad::mad: and something went wrong, so anyway, I wiped everyhthing again (no OS) and attempted to flash stock firmware like before, but when I go to reboot, it asks me to install SU, if I hit the button to decline it does nothing at all, if I swipe to install, it reboots and only boots back into TWRP,:confused::confused::confused: so I wiped everything again, flashed unsigned stock firmware (I do still have original backup folder, but cant figure out how to get TWRP to see it) I installed a new SU zip, reboot, it still boots only to TWRP and wont let me opt out of installing SU. So I'm stuck here, any help would be greatly appreciated thanks!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thisguy129:
The lg ls660 keyboard that comes stock is a problem after two days of owning mine it wouldn't work so I installed another keyboard. Looked it up online a lot of people have the keyboard go out I'm rooted on stock I had removed nothing at first it was like the day after rooting it. I don't know about the apps I haven't had that issue.

Sorry meant to reply to the person you replied to lol.

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Ig ls660 keyboard goes out on people alot mine wouldn't work either as far as the play store ADB push /storage/Google keyboard.apk to your phone internal and than install same with keyboard if you don't have PC I don't know. Try Bluetooth transfer from another device with a keyboard apk and Google play store

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Yes Bluetooth a keyboard apk from another device. Or install ADB push/sdcard/file name of keyboard/ same thing with Google play store I wanted to clarify the ADB command if you've never used ADB before.Make sure to put the apk from PC into the ADB folder where you launch command prompt
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michaelvue:
Does anyone know how to enter fastmode or even unlock the bootloader? I keep trying fastboot in cmd and it's just searching the device. adb detects the device, but not fastboot. I tried everything on the drivers side(LG official, Pdanet, ADB/Fastboot 15sec driver, google usb) and installing new windows OS/linux. I also tried several usb cables even the ps4 controller cable into all the USB ports and that doesn't work. LG Tribute LS665.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matrx10503:
Does anyone know how to repair imei/meid on this LS660 LG Tribute device?

I have full twrp backup, but restoring efs partition still does not work correctly. I have a baseband, so I guess efs is not courrpt or modem....but imei is corrupt. It is showing a false imei number.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thisguy129:
I to would like that file uploaded if anyone has it. I've tried to no good. Also if you want more space I used open arm pico gapps for Android 5. That gave me almost one gig with cm 12 it was smoother and quicker but I started converting apps to system apps and that did give it a little lag but with this phone space is so limited. I also link2sd everything that doesn't require it to be on internel to work better. Twrp works on the Sprint zv6 Verizon perfectly 2.8.5. no bootloops if you install cm 12

Wipe data, system ,internel

Wipe cache and delvik cached

Install cm12

Install open arm gapps pico

Install SuperSU 2.79r3 zip for Su I prefer over cm root.

Reboot

Make sure ext SD card has a backup and cm 12 with gapps before wiping internal

Root with kingroot 4.97 roots on first shoot in less than a minute than use supersume app worth the money new kingroot is harder to remove sprint zv6
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thisguy129:
Hey if you do a Google search for Monstros rom it's basically stock room for zv6. It's extremely debloated and much faster than stock or cm 12. It will also give you 1.2 gigs free on data partition when it boots up. You don't need gapps it comes with play store it will have you activate your phone when the rom boots so if you don't have service you need to delete it's on system app.It does have root although I flashed the SuperSU to because it's a much new Verison.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ImDarkmatter:
Today, suddenly, my LG Tribute ls660 entered a bootloop. I have pulled battery several times and restarted to no avail. I resorted to a hard reset. Upon a hard reset the phone is not getting a phone reception and basically service is disabled no matter what. I enter airplane mode, and it wont come out. I restart the phone, and it enters bootloop once again. I have been out of the flashing and xda game for a while, so I dont exactly remember how to fix this bricked device and cant seem to find any helpful solutions on the internets. Please help?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monogwai:
I had a moto e 2015 exhibit similar problems (well, save its a non-removable battery so none of the pulling available to me) and I was able to fix it with a flashable Apn fix for my network provider. Don't know who yr carrier is, but i'd start with that.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xphinix:
hello i have an lg ls660 which tells ,e invalid card when i put my country's carrier. dont they have a flash file or stock rom that can accept all the carriers in my country or something like a universal stockrom??? Please i have been on this project for days please help me out!!!!! thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] natesharp2:
Hi, I have an old Virgin Mobile LG Tribute that I switched to use on FreedomPop. Not sure if FreedomPop might be part of the problem. But I recently I started getting this when I try to start the phone:

101010 fastboot_init()

101110 USB init ept @ 0xffe6000

101130 udc_start()

I can get into the recovery mode menu (wipe partition/factory reset/ADB/cache menu items). I've tried wiping the partition cache and factory reset, but still get the same error.

I've searched and can't seem to find anything else that will help. Some guides reference download mode, but I can't figure out how to get into download mode.

I don't really have any experience with ADB, but will give it a try if needed.

Thanks in advance for any help.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mag xx:
Hello deer guy . Have you tried to enable OEM Unlock in devolper options??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jorellepogi:
sir !!!can you help me to unlock my lg ls660 thank you in advance sir

:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kazoozah:
hi, i have (lg tribute dynasty) LG sp-200 and it works with boost mobile, when i used it to another service provider like vodafone it worked only as a sender but not receiving calls, any help please
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monogwai:
You try flashing an aroma-based apn flash utility? I'm sure someone makes one for Vodafone. Here in the US, when swapping providers, I've had to do this fix... Even if going between companies on the same network, like boost to sprint. Same towers, but different access points, I guess.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kazoozah:
didn't work :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Randomrooter2:
Know how to root the newish version the lg tribute dynasty sp200? I having some aerious problems finding a root let alone a custom compatible recovery to flash with twrp DOES NOT WORK FOR THIS PHONE
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johenrique:
Solution to move most apps to SD

How to move apps to SD card even if the option is greyed out

Presuming that you rooted your phone and you know what this is about, you need to start the terminal emulator (download it from google play) on the phone, then type these two lines of code:

Su

Pm set-install-location 2

What this step does is to set the default install location to the external SD card. In order to check if it was done properly, type:

Pm get-install-location

Your phone should display “external” if everything was done properly. Also, if you want to revert the action, type:

Su

Pm set-install-location 0

And yeah, this is it. You shouldn’t have any issues with this, as it’s actually a simple procedure, used to move data to SD card if your phone doesn’t allow it at first.

This was done in a LG F60 D392d, variant commercialized in Brazil.

This tuto is from unlockunitdotcom with little to no modification by me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johenrique:
Found a problem with it

For me, the better way to use this command is:

1 install all your apps

2 use pm set-location 2

3 move all apps you want to sd

4 use pm set-location 0

The problem I found was a error saying memory full, so unless you set your location to 0 again, you cant install any app.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salcos:
I need some help.... My son's phone was reset and in the process somehow accessibility has disabled the settings and I can not get to the set up wizard to even move forward... Any advise that may help me out please.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] britechguy:
I have an (old, but virtually unused) LG Tribute (LS660P) that was never activated.

Several years ago I rooted the device installed TWRP and a ROM that I honestly cannot recall. I recently stupidly tried to do a factory restore, which I had forgotten that you cannot (or really should not) do if you have a custom recovery and custom ROM.

The device consistently boots to TWRP, and if I check the log at start, and the device is connected to my PC, it says:

Updating partition details. . .

. . . done

Full SELinux support is present.

MTP Enabled

I would really like, if possible, to revive this device strictly for use as an MP3 player, but I cannot seem to find any ROM that I can succeed in flashing to the device via TWRP.

This is absolutely not critical, which is no surprise given the age of the device, but I would love to get this done just to "get back in the saddle" with this aspect of Android devices.

If anyone has a suggestion for a custom ROM, and how I should go about getting it on to the device, I would appreciate the guidance.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kolyei:
I have an LG ls660 that a friend gave to me. I rooted using This url which had CyanogenMod plus the twrp I used to install. Now that zv6 firmware was in the middle of updating (and failing due to twrp), I can't seem to go back to a working state, despite having a zv5 backup already.

What can I do now at this point, as LG to my knowledge never released kdz, or to firmwares for this phone?

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jmurphy8367:
Correct my homie

Sent From My RIDICULOUS LG TRIBUTE
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] high247:
Sweet! Thank you for your quick response and upload!

I'm a freak at backing up everything and totally forgot to do that, was killing me, you saved me from my OCD! LOL #SALUTE :laugh:

Thanks again!! :cool:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jmurphy8367:
Np bro. Im the same way that why I have it.

Sent From My RIDICULOUS LG TRIBUTE
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] high247:
Lets get our own xda section

Everyone please do me a favor and head over to this post I made and click Thanks! so the mods can see we really want our own section for our phone on XDA-Developers.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59585002&postcount=17328

Just click thanks on that post or reply its a good idea if you also think it is a good idea. :D

Thank You Guys and Girls!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] John_Tat2:
I'm in the same boat with you now, can not install the new rom because I'm stuck with the stock recovery because I get the same problem when TWRP is installed. :eek:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jmurphy8367:
Use flashify and flash the recovery_bumped.img
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wajiema:
TWRP boot fix

I have managed to fix my problem with TWRP not booting my rom, All u have to do is flash the factoryrecovery.img posted above in this thread to the recovery partition. Then reboot and flash the recovery_bumped.img through flashify. This will reboot your phone into TWRP, don't panic, Hit reboot system and it will boot into your rom and u will still have TWRP installed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yemblin:
Please help think I have screwed up my phone. Have root was trying to edit platform.xml (to get sd card access) and stupidly made a backup not in the same directory but on the sd card and of course the read/write permissions got screwed up when I re copied it back when I found out I couldnt install straight to the sd card (wanted to install something 1.8gb when my internal was only 545mb left and wouldnt let me). Well I thought I had remedied this by using adb shell and mounting system as read write and chmod 644 the platform.xml, but am still having problems. No data/wifi and lots of unfortnately xxxx has stopped working. Factory reset is useless just removes personal data. How do I flash the stock img through adb so everything is as if I never touched it? I cant seem to flash from the ext sd card (fails to mount the drive e:\ or some error) Im using stock recovery. I had an Awe before and was able to flash with that from an img from zte, Any help or just buy another? Last day phone is $40.

Again everything is stock, rom, recovery, only thing I've done is root and removed some bloat that was it oh and my major screw up. Virgin Mobile if that matters.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wajiema:
If u can get into dowload mode u might be able to flash TWRP and restore the backup
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yemblin:
Ok, if I can get twrp which of the files posted here or in the development thread do I need?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wajiema:
Look in this forum on this page some ine posted a system back up. If u get into TWRP restore that and it should work.

http://xdaforums.com/android/help/lg-tribute-development-t2953342/post59464673#post59464673
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yemblin:
Ok, thanks I'm downloading it now. Trying to figure out how to get twrp on here. Someone suggested twrp via flashify, but I cant get to my sd card with file explorer and since I dont have wifi/data I cant get a root explorer to install it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wajiema:
Look in the other forum some one posted that u should be able to boot into fastboot and dd the recovery over. I would help find it but at work right now.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yemblin:
Ok I've unlocked fastboot and see the download mode black screen / grey text screen, but fastboot is always waiting for device.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] high247:
You need to make sure you have the right driver installed. I had the same problem. The driver in this attached file fixed it for me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuckgray907:
LG tribute post root issues

ok read this and then please try to help me. i cant find out what to do and its kinda important to have my phone (im 14) and maybe we can find a fix so i can have root too :) thanks for the help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wajiema:
Whats the problem
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuckgray907:
nevermind. cant post until i have ten posts :(. heres the gist. my phone is super glitchy after root theen reset. i psh unlock button and it takes about 10 seconds if it decides to turn on the screen. then if im lucky i can unlock it. typing is just stupid. and it wont play music of any kind. youtubde doesnt work. bottom line is i want to put the factoy image back on. thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wajiema:
So are u usesing the Test CM12 Build or are u using the stock rom.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuckgray907:
Idk. I didnt change anything on purpose. I only followed the root method. If that did something then theres the answer. Sorry but im not too keen on much of this
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shadowfx78:
Ok I got the zv5 update this morning what steps do I need to take to disable updates. One other thing I don't have access to a pc
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wajiema:
TWRP boot loop fix

This tut was made for people who are stuck in TWRP or Downloadmode. It will install fastboot and factory boot and recovery files. (These are all ZV4 files not sure if method works with ZV5 but it should.)

1. First grab the files you are gonna need. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5pmjmgixltl7njt/AACsSu3PGOqKmAhl3BrXay4Za?dl=0 Download the: adb-setup.exe, CT_HsPhone_General_Drivers, Stockboot.img, StockRecovery.img, Recovery_bumped.img, ports.bat, Send_Command.exe

2. Install adb-setup.exe and CT_HsPhone_General_Drivers

3. Then you want to boot up into downloadmode. Vol + and plug in USB

4. Double click ports.bat (This will give us the COM port in which our device is connected we are looking for the Diag port)

5. Then open a command prompt run these commands it will put fastboot on your phone.

Send_Command.exe \\.\COM4(replace COM4x with the correct COM#)

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/laf

6. Then once that is down pull battery then boot up into downloadmode again but this time it will be fastboot.

7. Once in fastboot run this command to put TWRP back onto the boot partition.

fastboot boot recovery_bumped.img*

8. Once that is done pull the battery and let the phone boot into TWRP.

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

10. Reboot and enjoy stock phone again.

Not sure if this has been posted else where just been seeing a lot of people have problems when install TWRP. This is a put together tut with the information I received from the forums and a few Dev's.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Inorizushi:
Your phone definitely shouldn't be doing that if you just rooted your phone.

You probably did something else that's causing it to lag.

Check your running apps and see what's taking up the most memory.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] high247:
Go a few pages back in this thread and I explain how to make them stop with Disable Services.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CIBLUE:
Specs on ZV5

Does anyone know where to find/ have the specs on the ZV5 update? I'd like to find out what has been added/changed with the system update, but I can't find it anywhere (been searching for a while). Even LGs website doesn't have anything; like they expect you to mindlessly accept their update without knowing what it is (probably, the case).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wajiema:
I'm not sure what the update does but i know it does not break root. I just updated, after flashing the stockboot.img and stockrecovery.img, and was able to re-root and reinstall TWRP. If you need files here they are https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5pmjmgixltl7njt/AACsSu3PGOqKmAhl3BrXay4Za?dl=0
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuckgray907:
its not lag its glitches. and there isnt anyapp that stands out. theres only like 5~6 apps running. nothing big.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wally333:
These look like clear instructions except TWRP was never installed.

Holding VOl+ when powering on doesn't seem to do anything, it just boots into the same "configuring your phone...." loop I'm stuck in :(

Basically the phone boots normally but is stuck in a dialog loop I can't get out of to do anything.

I can't get it to connect to adb (or fastboot) at the moment, although I did for a bit, but couldn't restore or install any files to /system/app as it was read-only.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Inorizushi:
If you can reconnect to adb, type

adb root

It should restart adb as a root user so you'll be able to access "/system/app"
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuckgray907:
Hey im having issues because i accidentally closed the window from step 5 and now fastboot is on but my computer doesnt deetect it. ive tried adb devices and ports.bat and neither work

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Like when i boot into fastboot my computer dings but ports and adb devices both show up empty. usb debugging is enabled and the coomputer is trusted. PLEASE HELP
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jmurphy8367:
Why even update to Vz5?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuckgray907:
ok. so when i turn on the phone i get the device to show up under adb devices but not under ports.bat
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuckgray907:
but this is in fastboot with it plugged in and everything.View attachment 3227899
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuckgray907:
if i type fastboot devices it shows up in fastboot mode
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Inorizushi:
fastboot =/=adb

fastboot uses other commands and communicates with your phone differently than adb.

you should be using this instead

fastboot devices