[G Pad 8.3 General] Hnk1:
Hello

I have seen many of you have had problems with ROOT and Recovery for altev (Vk810) G PAD Lte Verizon only. So I have decided to help everyone who is having troubles with either of the two. Another reason to write this guide is that we are gearing up for some serious development in next weeks and months so I think many of you would find it useful. I shall update this guide if necessary. I recommend you read the second post of FAQ before proceeding with this guide.

I woudl not be responsible for any damage nor would be any developer or contributor at XDA. You understand the risks before proceeding on your own. All credits to the developers for their work and I am merely arranging everything in one place.

UPDATE Root 5.02 35A

I have successfully rooted lollipop 5.02 with SuperSU. Proof is given in the postHERE IS THE PROOF

Many thanks to my friend [MENTION=2560614]roirraW "edor" ehT[/MENTION] for his help, suggestions and his constant motivation that led me to keep trying!

All instructions are given here ROOT VK810 LOLLIPOP 35A WITHOUT DOWNGRADING

Root 4.4.2

FAQs

1.Make sure you are on latest firmware which is VK81024A.

2.If you are on any previous build especially 23A, I suggest you upgrade your device to the latest build.

3.If you unable to root it via brute force, repair your VK81024A firmware using Verizon tool because there's something wrong with your firmware.(modifications mostly)

4.Repairing would ensure it works. Brute force roots your device in first attempt so if it doesn't, you'll need to repair your firmware and do not waste time to retry.

Instructions :

1.Download stump root and install apk in your device. You can get it from HERE

You will need unknown sources checked in settings for installation.

2.Once installed. Select bruteforce. It'd say device is not supported but brute force works perfectly.

3.Once you run brute force, it'd ask you to restart your device. Do it manually.

4.After restarting your device, install SuperSU from market and run it. It'd ask to upgrade the binary, do it.

5.Uninstall stump tool.

Done.

Recovery :

It is a bit tricky to install it. Recovery requires aboot 4.2.2. Thus if you are on 4.4.2, you'll need to downgrade your aboot first.

FAQs

1.You'll need platform tools and a PC with Usb debugging on.

2.You must unlock developer options in settings by tapping build number 9 times in about device and then turn usb debugging on in developers tool.

3.Make sure you have platform tools(see attachment) and you have opened command prompt and cd to directory. (You can alternatively use ctrl+shift+right click in the directory of platform tool and select open command prompt here)

4.Paste aboot and twrp contents into platform tools folder.

Instructions :

How to downgrade and flash aboot4.2.2

If you are on 4.2.2, skip this step.

1.Download aboot 4.2.2 FROM HERE

2.Rename aboot4.2.2 to aboot. (recomove 4.2.2 from it only)

3.Place it in your internal memory/sd card/platform tools folder.

4.Run the commands.

adb shell
su
dd if=/sdcard/aboot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot
exit
exit

Installing TWRP

You will need to install twrp 2.7.0.1 first using loki support. After you are done, you can flash CWM or TWRP (2.7.0.2) zips from recovery.

Refer to last line for TWRP download links.

1.Open command prompt from PC in platform tools folder.

2.Paste contents of twrp 2.7.0.1.zip into the folder.

3.Type these commands

adb push loki_flash /data/local/tmp/loki_flash

adb push twrp.lok /data/local/tmp/twrp.lok

adb shell

su

cd /data/local/tmp

chmod 777 loki_flash

./loki_flash recovery /data/local/tmp/twrp.lok

exit

exit

adb reboot recovery

You would boot into recovery now

How to boot into recovery

To boot into recovery, you will need to first turn off your device.

Hold volume down+power key and switch it on.

Using volume keys, select factory reset data. (I know I know but this isn't a troll)

You will boot into recovery.

How to boot into download mode

To boot into download mode, you will need to first turn off your device.

Hold volume up+ connect it to the PC using a USB.

Change recovery to CWM

1.Download vk810 CWM recovery from the development forum. See Link Below for CWM

2.Flash it using twrp recovery.

To flash twrp.zip from cwm, you might need to toggle loki support in advanced in CWM menu

HOW TO FLASH KDZ FILES

1- Make sure you have installed the proper drivers in Post#2

2- Download LG Flash Tool 2014 from the attachment and extract them.

3- Paste the KDZ file in the LG Flash tool folder that you want to flash for best results.

4- Run the tool and select the file you want to flash.

5- Do not change any other value. (keep the TYPE as CDMA, Phone Mode as DIAG and Reset Time as 33000 )

6- Choose CSE flash (It wipes all the data as well. Normal mode is used for repairing the same firmware that you have installed and it might stuck on boot screen, just hold down power+ down key and do a factory reset. )

7- A new screen would appear. Just choose start

8- It might ask for administrator permissions, Allow

9- A new screen would that would ask for country and language. Completely ignore the language and country. You do not need to change it.

10- It might give you warning like " connection to server failed. Do you wish to cancel S/W Update. Complete IGNORE THIS. Do not even press OK on this screen. Just drag the window and you will see S/W progress.

11- Wait patiently. Do not disconnect the cable until done.

Special Thanks to [MENTION=1649356]paperWastage[/MENTION] for the following guide

ALL FLASHING GUIDE

Please refer to this guide for all other problems.

CLICK HERE

The guide includes amongst many others

*non-booting device

*JB4.2.2 Issues

*KK4.4.2

*LTE not working

Some Useful Links

TWRP RECOVERY

CWM RECOVERY