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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] ginganinja77:
Rooting

Hi all

I'm a little new to this, I rooted my previous phone so I have a little experience but have really struggled with my LG Spirit 4G LTE H440N. Without having to read 100 pages of thread, could you tell me or direct me as to how to root my phone? All I want to do is be able to move most of my apps to the second partition using Link2sd plus but am running into brick walls all the time.

This is what I have tried so far:

I got One Click Root to work (i.e. the program succeeded in running) but when my phone rebooted, Root Checker said that it wasn't rooted.

I tried Kingroot and after sometime realised it is only a temporary rooter and doesn't permanently root the phone.

Can anyone tell me whether I need to unlock the bootloader?

I have tried then mounting the 2nd parititon in Link2sd and it says to reboot my phone but then I have continual errors when trying to link any files to the sd card.

I also tried replacing Kingroot with SuperSU which didn't work and so I reinstalled Kingroot again to give root permissions.

So I now have Kingroot and SuperSU installed. Kingroot is giving root permissions and SuperSU won't work because I need a custom recovery CWM installed. I've been trying to install CWM but am unable to and on lots of pages I encounter, it says that I need to unlock the bootloader on my phone to install it.

Apologies if I should be reading through the 100 pages of thread, but I'm beyond a little frustrated with it at this point.

Thanks in advance!
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] 69PerTTu69:
Kingroot gives you permanent root, are you sure you haven't download Kingoroot or anything else? There are several fake downloads on Play Store.

Have you formated your sd card to ext4?
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] MadjijaHacker:
We are trying to find way to unlock bootloader, you can root lollipop, but you cant root MM

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] velikopen:
What I found in develover settings. What do we have in this menu below?

http://imgur.com/0lnZMBl
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] colliflower1107:
Why dont you try it?

(HINT: It doesn't do much)
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] jonixas:
It basically adds a transparent overlay of the chosen resolution over the top of your screen. That overlay is how a second screen connected via miniHDMI would look like.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] AnteLo:
http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/accessories/samsung-4200mah-battery-mod-t1800177/page1

I maybe do this,sense I geting new phone soon
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] jonixas:
What would be incredibly awesome is if you could keep your cover on with that.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] ginganinja77:
Thanks very much for your reply.

I downloaded kingroot from kingroot.net website directly, not via Playstore.

I partitioned my sd card to Ext2. Does it need to be ext4? Do I need to format the card entirely before I do that? I'd read that I don't need to.

Assuming I've got the right version of Kingroot, can you explain to me why when I remove Kingroot that it removes the root?

Do you know if I need to unlock the bootloader to achieve what I am doing?

Do I need CWM installed and do you know how I can do it?

Thanks again in advance.

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Thanks very much for your reply.

Can you explain to me the need to unlock the bootloader.

Can you tell me how I go about successfully rooting my phone then please?

Thanks in advance.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] MadjijaHacker:
That is problem, we cant unlock bootloader

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---------- Post added at 08:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:03 PM ----------

You can download MM and there is option to move apps completely, but you cant get root access then

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] zeko69:
Hi ! :D

i can't found how change the effect when i lock the screen in android 6. i just want to have the same effect of android 5 but i don't know where is the option for that !

in android 5 i had this animation :

https://gfycat.com/RaggedOrneryIcterinewarbler

in android 6 i don't have it and i don't know how re-found the option for this effect :)

thx !
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] MadjijaHacker:
Here they are

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] velikopen:
[MENTION=7493761]zeko69[/MENTION] you can try hi locker its available for free on Google play store.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] asmith78:
Hi!

Good news for H420 owners. I've just checked and it seems we have update to MM! (in Poland, clear software - not branded)

[IMG="MM update"]http://i63.tinypic.com/4gqh3d.png[/IMG]
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] MadjijaHacker:
What comercional

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] zeko69:
no sorry it's not what i search XD! i want to know if i can change the animation when i lock the screen and no when i unlock XD
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] shomyns:
Fast qurstion...can i flash mm on my spirit 4g with that lg up even it is bought from Telenor operator?
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] MadjijaHacker:
I think you can

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] shomyns:
LG UP wont recognize phone...any solution?...pc sees phone as it is but app wont...
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] rejsys:
Yes you can. I did.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] shomyns:
How? Having problems with lg up..can u help...running win 10 on my laptop, cannot flash thing because lg up wont load..
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] rejsys:
What is a error? Read careful first post. Bat file dont work. You must manual add dll file... And my laptop is runing win 10.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] shomyns:
Where to copy file?
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] bender_007:
The same folder where lgup remains. And on top of it the SOC name (8916?)

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] MadjijaHacker:
I found app that can go to root folder even if i dont have root on mm, idk is that new, but it may help to root

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] AnteLo:
I think that you can see but cannot mod
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] bender_007:
Of course:)

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] +&o_o:
I can confirm the update for h420 (spirit 3g unbranded) is available in italy as well. i just received the notification directly on the phone.

well now i'm very confused. should i update? mmh... big xposed user, i am however intrigued by the possibility of memory management offered by marshmallow.

an 8gb phone gets easily full, and i have a 16 gb microsd. i partially store things there with link2sd.

can anyone tell me the differences between marshmallow management and link2sd? if there are any.

(i've had this phone for 2 months, so up until now i didn't partitioned the microsd as ext2 to REALLY use link2sd, i just used the app to "move to sd" partially the apps)

i'm also a big music listener, is there a way to use volume keys to skip tracks without rooting the phone?
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] MadjijaHacker:
I am using MM for a month? I havent rooted my phone on LP so i can't tell you anything about that. My phone is super fast, and battery is way longer than on LP. My reccomandation is to update.

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] :
I recommend to update.

I was a big fan of link2sd on lollipop, but I'm very happy with the adaptive storage of marshmallow. To give you an idea:

As for the volume keys, I don't know.

Btw, I'm from Italy as well ;)

Buona serata
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] +&o_o:
i think i'll give credit to LG for making great phones and i'll try their clean version of marshmallow until a root workaround comes up.

i'm sure i'm about to ask a stupid question, but it might be useful for others: before updating should i remove xposed modules and stuff? what about the apps i partially stored? do i need to unistall them and re-install later?
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] MadjijaHacker:
Dellete everything, unroot, and than update

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] +&o_o:
is it enough? i'm no expert so i was searching for a way to uninstall xposed without recovery (wich we don't have on lg spirit, correct?) and then unroot and update.

but if you say an unistallation is sufficient for the update to wipe it clean i can trust both you and guglicap since both of you did the update.

i just need confirm because i'm a bit confused.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] MadjijaHacker:
You don't need to uninstall apps, but you need to uninstall and dellete everything that you get whit root, and yes, we don't have Custom Recovery

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] WoW2ndJob:
Are there any mods for changing look of soft keys?And how to merge internal and sd card ? I have MM, as basicly i've read i would need to format my sd to merge it with internal if im not wrong.Thanks in advance!

Sent from my H440N
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] aleksa98:
Yea softkeys are ugly i will love to change them with stock android ones

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] MadjijaHacker:
What r softkeys

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] aleksa98:
Back,home and recents buttons (kuca,nazad i ono za multitansking)

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] MadjijaHacker:
Ooo, i really like them

(hvala)

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] :
Ugly? They look the same as android stock ones.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] RxDxPx:
hi

yes you can merge internal with SD card (I'm already using this)

look at this post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=67139504&postcount=458

but you gonna have to format the SD card (so back it up first)

from what I read don't restore folders after format (it may causes a bootloop)

just reinstall everything that was already moved to SD Card

EDIT: after all I don't think this method work

I got today a message saying that I don't have enough space

I was hoping that apps will automatically install on internal sd card partition

but no, I had to move apps again :(
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] WoW2ndJob:
Well i'll try it, and i only hate cause 6GB are allready consumed by nothing.... i know stuff and backups, i would love that they could change that.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] RxDxPx:
I'm reading comments on this page

http://www.modaco.com/news/android/...e-adoptable-storage-on-your-s7-s7-edge-r1632/

I only did the adb comands

but maybe some off us have to do some more changes for things to work

like this comment

http://www.modaco.com/news/android/...age-on-your-s7-s7-edge-r1632/#comment-2272631

I did this Migrate option on SD card

after I gained 2GB internal free space

I'll report in future if I see internal get full again
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] WoW2ndJob:
Is still possible to merge SD card and internal on MM from PC(I know the risks)?Even tho MM offers to merge but isn't made well for now.

Sorry if im asking too much but im curious.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] RxDxPx:
I don't think that there's any risk (the only risk is lose something already on the card, just make a backup)

if something goes wrong you just reformat the SD card and you get back to normal

but there's something I don't know too

what's gonna happen on the next update (if it comes)

will Marshmellow keep this option or it goes back to normal?

if it goes back, probably we gonna lose all data in the SD adopted!!!
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] +&o_o:
I tried updating the Phone two times with the updater of the Phone and both times i get 0x1125000 error. I'm pretty sure I've deleted everything that has to do with root but I could be missing something? Should I flash kdz instead? Is it possible on h420?
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] MadjijaHacker:
Try flashing kdz from lg up, i done that and it works great (h440n, no root)

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] TheProgue:
Good news for people in England!

The H440N 6.0 update is now available through the PC updater apps (not through FOTA yet, sadly) and requires about 1.1 gb of free space on your phone.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] +&o_o:
H420 stuck?

Let me explain my situation. I have an lg spirit H420 unbranded (the 3g mediatek based, completely different from 440) so as I read in various posts, I can't completely uninstall exposed from lollipop, so it is likely the reason why I get error 0x1125000 when I try to update from the phone service (after uninstalling all root apps and unrooting the phone).

So the lovely thing now would be flashing the kdz from lgup, but the only guide related, written on this forum is for 440 models (not mediatek) therefore "useless" to me. Am I condemned to lollipop+xposed forever? (Pretty happy but, you know...)
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] jonixas:
You could reflash stock and try update then, but I understand that you are trying to keep your data.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] +&o_o:
H420 (mediatek 3g) resolved

Thanks to midzan21 i've clarified my situation. the h420 spirit (3g mediatek based) is easier to root and

has custom recovery

. so xposed is removable, marshmallow flashable (and other roms can be installed)

GUIDE:

http://xdaforums.com/android/development/h420-h422-roms-kernels-recoveries-flash-t3334237
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] TheProgue:
Does anybody else have a problem with the PC Suite when trying to update w/ backup in that when it hits 100% it just stays there? It just happened to me and it has been stuck for like 20 minutes and I'm not really sure what to do

EDIT: I resolved the problem by force closing the program
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] RxDxPx:
I tried a few time with backup without success (always got stuck at 100%)

finally I gave up and made the update without the backup option
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] tbox963:
Have you noticed the picture come out worse?
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] ginganinja77:
Do you know how I can download and install MM? Can I move all of my downloaded apps completely if I do so?

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That's great news. Do you mean through LG PC Suite? I've just tried through that and it says there is not software update.

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Can you tell me if I need to format my sd card to ext4? Do you know if I need to format my sd card first before formatting? As I've read in some places that you do, and in some places that you don't.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] BrainNotFound:
lg leon bootloader's unlocked, and lg spirit and leon are basically the same

what if we compare the locked aboot, the unlocked aboot and the lg spirit aboot?

http://xdaforums.com/leon/development/kdz-files-metropcs-lg-leon-t3296067
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] midzan21:
This MetroPCS version isn't same as regular Leon... MetroPCS phones are easy to unlock while old/regular LG's are more difficult to unlock.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] btzr:
hello, did anyone have LG Spirit H420F ( v10a ) KDZ files??
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] deni-brasco:
Here you go==>>

http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=FW728LA032LHAZMFBCAB9GN/H420F10A_02.kdz
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] btzr:
hello, I recently flash my phone with that version, now I can't root it, :(

where I can find the previous???
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] deni-brasco:
This is the only version for your phone model.

Did you tried to root with Kingroot?
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] btzr:
i try kingroot and other onclick root apps, also the Lg onclick root method,

was rooted before, but now i can't

I used this method:

http://highonandroid.com/android-smartphones/how-to-root-lg-g-flex-2-g2-g3-on-lollipop/

Could be an update??

can i downgrade the update??
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] Annita:
Hi all, I'm having 2 main problems with this phone, that I'm sure are related to software and would like to know if it also happened to you. I know 2 people that have the same phone and same problem. Phone has Lollipop 5.0.1 with Kernel: 3.10.49; Compilation number: LRX21Y and Software version: V10d-214-03 (No root).

1) Nova Launcher. I have Prime version and have a weird problem related with dissapearing icons. After the last phone software upgrade, the icons of the Camera, Gallery and FM Radio just don't exist anymore. Tried restarting the phone & Nova Launcher setup and still have the same problem. Does anyone have problems like this?

2) Problems with the SD Card. Both have a SanDisk Extreme 32Gb and with the latest phone software version, after each reboot, the SD gets cleared (+ with the software updates also is all deleted/formatted). Does anyone have problems like this?

Thanks in advance for your help!
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] midzan21:
Allright folks, here I'm with some updates about bootloader unlocking progress.

So there is nothing new regardings this. After a long time looking what can be check I found something, but seems that isn't that (tested on mine LG Spirit and friends which was brand new, just of shelf from store).

My new tryings should be after I get back from seaside at 7th August. Until then I would be tottaly offline, I need break from tech and Internet.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] Fobos531:
Is there anything we can do to help in bootloader unlocking proces in the meantime?
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] gaeazero:
for users of LG H440F i have used a 440N .KDZ and it works fine for me

it only have a initial pop up whe you start the phone

the LG H440F is a latin american variant
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] Fobos531:
Does "adb reboot oem-unlock" look like a normal reboot for you guys as well?
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] polfrank:
Yep, it does! Regarding the bootloader unlocking, i think we should wait for other, more popular LG lollipop-only devices to get unlocked, so that we get an idea on how to do it.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] kamango:
Cant remember does system/data take that much space on first boot?
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] kamango:
Ok i messed things up.

I had my device rooted from the day one. But today i decided to free some memory up and i did the factory reset. Reset went without a problem but now i cant seem to recive any messeges. I see them in app but cant enter them. Is the kdz flash only solution?

edit: now its even worse, when it boots message "google play services has stopped" appears and i cant do anything.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] xyster13:
Hi. About Your first question- my System data is accually bigger than yours. My is 4.56GB. And about your second reply - I had same "google play services has stopped" issue (it appeared after reseting factory settings). It didnt fixed untill i flashed new rom.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] kamango:
You flashed new kdz?
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] xyster13:
Yes.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] kamango:
Is there a 10f-EUR-XX kdz? I guess that would be Euro Open, but all we have is for a certain country.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] xyster13:
I doubt that. There is only 10e. I couldnt find anywhere. You can look here http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=168 but there is only 10e. You will have to wait for update notification to get 10f. :(
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] Danchibald:
Link to download V10f EUR-XX??
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] TheProgue:
[MENTION=7518325]ginganinja77[/MENTION] I updated my phone through the LG Support Tool, but it did say on the PC Suite that the update was available
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] AnteLo:
Guys would you like to see some shots of Lg Spirit (H440N) running windows xp or windows 7????
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] MadjijaHacker:
Yes please

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] Littledutch62:
Anyone else get the MM update through OTA as I've just got it. I'm in England
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] bender_007:
:) yes..if it doesn't run in bochs or through vnc etc :D

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] AnteLo:
Windows Xp

Here is Windows Xp running on our Lg Spirit (H440N).It takes 10 minutes to fully boot.Time lapse of boot:https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9G1cGw9acegUUlBRmV0T2hTNlU
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] :
But, why? :D
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] MadjijaHacker:
Please type color a and tree

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[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] AnteLo:
Ok and I did this because i can
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] Fobos531:
What have you been doing with your phone lol? xD It looks so damaged
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] MadjijaHacker:
You can install hackera keypoard and you will have all the buttons like start and so

Sent from Serbia

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You can install hackers keyboard and you will have all the buttons like start and so

Sent from Serbia
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] AnteLo:
Selfie fail from 2 metres
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] Tomo123:
Only thing I wish for the Marshmallow release is for a root solution to appear, after which I will buy a new original replacement battery and enjoy the best budget phone on the market for another couple of years :) Really, there is no need for a better phone, to be honest. At least for me. Light gaming, web surfing, perfect form factor, long SOT, very nice screen, all the connectivity you need ( no OTG though, damn! ), and lost of other nice things.

Phones have surely stagnated during the last few years. I feel there is no need to upgrade from H440, at least for a couple of years. Plus, my phone looks mint :) There are a couple of darker marks on the back because of finger sweat ruining the color a bit, but a new battery cover will fix that.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] alexandru09021999:
I really like the new update to 6.0! But i have a bug when i want to wake up my phone with Knok Know..anyway i can install application direct to SDCard?
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] junuz:
Hi

I have not been following this thread for a while. Did the H420 receive MM update? (Balkans region,unlocked) .

And if it has, are there any problems or big changes (mostly UI) since the 420 I'd like to update is used by and older person,so any big UI changes means I have to school them :/
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] MadjijaHacker:
I think there is update, and not big ui changes, exepct icons, that might be problem, i cao.

Sent from Serbia
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] junuz:
No, icons won't be a problem :)

Hvala :D
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] pcformat14:
Hello, I know something of the bootloader ? But you can unlock by editing the file aboot or something like that and change the number of hex and bootloader odblkowany . Can someone take it? I greet all the xda developers . Pole I am sorry for my english but google translate
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] WoW2ndJob:
Is there any way to root h400n? Kingroot is still at requesting around 700 people.
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] MadjijaHacker:
You can root lollipop, but you cant root MM version

Sent from Serbia
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] WoW2ndJob:
Soo i have to wait for it..... Shiny
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] BrainNotFound:
guys, we're able to flash modified system images with stock kernel, wanna a tutorial?
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] Mzjedz:
Of course!
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] Tomo123:
Modified stock images? Prerooted? Hell, sign me up, my good man!!!
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] :
Yeah, but doesn't marshmallow bootloader check for modified system image, preventing boot if found?
[LG Spirit Questions & Answers] Tomo123:
I think it does, but if there's a way to bypass that, damn! We're golden!

Here's hoping someone finally cracks this LG nut.