yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
I've read that this removes exFAT support for external SD card.
[G4 General] got heem:
worked great on ATT...Thanks for all the contributions.
[G4 General] tourbound129:
Any issues with exFat?
[G4 General] kinubic:
looks like im stuck after i type the command to run in download mode on the correct port (ATT) ~ it does nothing

how long does it usually take?

ive tried this 5 times already :/

phone still boots up normally
[G4 General] Tomsgt:
hi guys i have a variant of the LG G4 that isnt listed here is the H815 AUSAVKS and i want to know what my command should be to pull my own image dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 bs=8192 skip=65536 count=509952 of=/data/media/0/system.img basically i need to know the bs skip and count numbers the rest is all the same :) any help would be great. I see that you can't pull just a normal system image because i already tried that. with this command dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p47 of=/data/media/0/stock-system.img and it doesnt work.

Thanks hope to here from someone soon

[MENTION=2684188]autoprime[/MENTION] [MENTION=1157052]thecubed[/MENTION]
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
Running the final command will take a few minutes. Wait until it gets back to a # prompt. Then it will be done.
[G4 General] kinubic:
when i enter the command " # " appears right away is it supposed to do that?
[G4 General] Evnul000:
How do i tell what version ny H815 is?
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
No. Did you copy the large file to the root of your internal storage?
[G4 General] kinubic:
yes~ let me try using another cable even though this cable is fine~ lol
[G4 General] ixrs:
You have the European International version. Go ahead and use the international version.

WARNING: I lost exFAT support on my phone.
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
When you do the other command to get the COM port number, does it work?
[G4 General] Evnul000:
Its not it doesnt even work in the lg dev website
[G4 General] kinubic:
yes im able to see the port my phone is on~ il try restarting my pc just incase and try using a different cable
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
The LG website unlocker only works for a small group of H815 devices. There are MANY variants of the H815 which don't work on the LG website. Just because it doesnt work doesnt mean you dont have the H815.

What does your phone say in Settings > About Phone > Software Info and Hardware Info?
[G4 General] kinubic:
uh oh~ i may have done step 5 pushing Super user update~ how do i undo this?

adb.exe push busybox /data/local/tmp/ && adb.exe push lg_root.sh /data/local/tmp && adb.exe push UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip /data/local/tmp
[G4 General] Evnul000:
Im on v10b
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
Those screenshots confirm you have the H815. You can root using the international files and method posted in the OP.
[G4 General] kaymmm:
when you get to the command prompt (#) after running send_command, did you try typing id and get a response? if so, try typing "ls /data/media/0" without the quotes. you should see a list of the contents of your internal sdcard, and it should list the system.[version].img that you copied over. if you don't see that file, then you didn't copy the file correctly and need to try that step over again.
[G4 General] ramsesht:
like what? i have 0 issues. all root apps working as they should. what can i test to give you an answer?
[G4 General] billybob275:
Has the exFat issue been observed on all carriers or just a particular model?
[G4 General] andino:
Anyone know how I can get the h81010g update on my H810? I did a factory reset and checked for updates and tried via LG bridge but it doesn't find it.
[G4 General] kinubic:
Yea if found all of that~ surprisingly restarting my phone and using a different cable fixed it ~ weird but it did the job

thank you
[G4 General] hdcp:
You'll be fine. You're not executing those files with this process. Once you have root, use a root-capable file manager like ES File Explorer or Root Explorer to go to the /data/local/tmp folder and delete those files.
[G4 General] rogconnect:
Its H815 USA Version given free to LG G4 TRIAL.

Same as mine given from LG.

Sent from LG G4 H815 USA 4G LTE TMO
[G4 General] HK_Jason_L:
Is there any H815T(HK version) successful case ?

I didn't see yet,so is it if I can flash the KDZ of H81510c then that's mean I can root it by using this method?

Sorry for my bad english
[G4 General] smooth703:
When i enter my com command nothing happens i know im putting com11.. Have i done a previous step wrong
[G4 General] Evnul000:
They said it only for v10c version if i do it i lose my internationalism something like that.
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
It works on 10b. Mine was 10b before I rooted.

But someone else said your phone is the USA free version given out for the LG trial. I don't know if it will work for yours. Probably will but I can't say for sure.
[G4 General] tylerw1369:
is there any way of pushing the file to my phone when it wont boot? i didnt want to kdz back to stock but if it is the only way then so be it. i just thought i would as if there is any way i can push the file that is downloaded correctly to the phone when its in download mode?
[G4 General] Evnul000:
Did you try to root yet?
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
So when you run ports.bat what does it say?
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
You can use adb push - I assume this works in download mode?
[G4 General] rogconnect:
Not yet.

I don't want to lose my files on the EXT SD.

Sent from LG G4 H815 USA 4G LTE TMO
[G4 General] smooth703:
Gives my 2 coms everything is good at that step .. Com11 and com12
[G4 General] davelee1054:
Is there a Linux version of all these tools available?
[G4 General] thenewbigmack:
Yes, as long as your COM port is the same as the DIAG output in your ports. That is the same output I received when sending the "Send Command" as well
[G4 General] Bootup:
Using this thread

http://xdaforums.com/g4/help/how-to-prevent-updates-g4-t3148650

I originally blocked everything I found mentioned there. For T-mobile, only things I saw were the Adapt Client and LGUpdateCenter. I also blocked all the tmobile apps except for tethering.

After rooted, I confirmed those were frozen with TB.
[G4 General] Derpling:
Now we gonna need a custom recovery, i tried install TWRP but it gave me secure error.
[G4 General] sardroid:
Nothing happens :(

C:\Users\Hubert\Desktop\LG_Root>Send_Command.exe \\.\COM3
Author : blog.lvu.kr
SPECIAL COMMAND : ENTER, LEAVE

#id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) context=u:r:recovery:s0
#dd if=/data/media/0/system.rooted.H81510c-EU.img bs=8192 seek=55296 count=52992
0 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0
##Send_Command.exe \\.\COM3
#dd if=/data/media/0/system.rooted.H81510c-EU.img bs=8192 seek=55296 count=52992
0 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0
##Send_Command.exe \\.\COM3
#id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) context=u:r:recovery:s0
#dd if=/data/media/0/system.rooted.H81510c-EU.img bs=8192 seek=55296 count=52992
0 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0
#

It is possible that I have a file in the wrong place?
[G4 General] autoprime:
right

it is done. now type LEAVE and enjoy root
[G4 General] sardroid:
You're right-I've finally root :)
[G4 General] thenewbigmack:
Perfect, thank you. Assuming this means I'm good to go correct?
[G4 General] wadamean:
Is there a MAC apple walk through for this perhaps pretty please!? I would appreciate all the help possible.
[G4 General] Sean473:
I guess you devs will upload some app or something to do root in some time right? Seems a bit complicated to do all this to get root currently..
[G4 General] armanatz:
So I have the H815 from SEA. The model number in the settings page says H815 and the box says H815. This SHOULD work technically on my model right?

Also, is it OK to flash the 10c image even though I am on the 10a version of firmware? I didn't take any of the OTAs that came out in fear that root exploits would be patched.

Thanks for any help and appreciate all the hard word and effort the entire team has put in to get us root :)
[G4 General] BrunoSlivar:
I will wait that too. This is for advanced users.

powered by LG G4
[G4 General] kaiowas82:
In all honesty is not difficult or complicated at all....download 2 file, copy and paste a couple of commands, that's what i had to do and after about 6 minutes i've finally have root.

Thanks to everyone involved. :)
[G4 General] Marcosuper7:
Hi mate,

AWESOME!!!!...

Thanks Team Codefire.

Enviado desde mi LG★G4★H815®
[G4 General] nrage23:
Works perfectly on Verizon G4
[G4 General] shawnten:
for some reason I got a start up failed message. Im on verizon and followed everything to a tee. phone goes to red verizon screen then says startup failed
[G4 General] Red_Baran:
I if you are on 10b can you run this? Or should I update first?

Sent from my VS986
[G4 General] zaferaxu:
It's working for H815TR, I can confirm thank you.

Now we are waiting Lg to unlock bootloader.

Can we delete the folder in internal sd?
[G4 General] M1LL3R:
I think 10b/10c are the same thing... not shure, because the last OTA for all H815 are the "b".

[MENTION=2684188]autoprime[/MENTION] quoted...

*note*

the original KDZ file was named 10B but build.prop shows 10C... therefore I am going with the 10C name for now.

ro.lge.swversion=H81510c

ro.lge.swversion_short=V10c

ro.lge.swversion_shortdate=V10c_11-JUN-2015

ro.lge.factoryversion=LGH815AT-00-V10c-GLOBAL-COM-JUN-11-2015+0
[G4 General] tripex2k:
Can anyone provide me the CRC/MD5 for the H81510c-EU.img? Want to be sure that nothing got wrong during download.
[G4 General] DsturbD:
what a great way to wake up! have something to do right now, but will get to this very soon!! thanks!!!!!
[G4 General] ramsesht:
Root confirmed on my wife's SPRINT G4, once again, updated to ZV5, and followed instructions to the LETTER. Confirmed working.
[G4 General] UktenaWarrior28:
What Linux are you using
[G4 General] davelee1054:
Does it matter? But to answer the question I'm on Ubuntu.
[G4 General] andino:
Anyone else on H81010e try this root method and brick? I can't get my phone to update to h81010g via ota or LG's tool. Don't want to try rooting until there's a backup image for my version.
[G4 General] UktenaWarrior28:
I would transfer all your external SD data onto your computer then root

---------- Post added at 02:54 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:52 AM ----------

Well for me kinda cause I worked only with Ubuntu. I'm sure if you use wine you could essentially use the windows os links and try rooting from that.
[G4 General] donwhall70:
I'm rooted with TWRP flashed on the H811 and exFat works fine.
[G4 General] ramsesht:
I rooted with my 128 gb and my wife's 64 gb SD in place. As long as you follow instructions down to the LETTER or the 'T', or just do as the guide states you will be in the CLEAR. GOOD LUCK! Thank you DEVS!!!!!!
[G4 General] DsturbD:
yes, search the thread for linux, you'll find it. it is a python script, i havent run it yet and have not seen anyone in the thread report that it works, but at least we have it
[G4 General] UktenaWarrior28:
Would wine work the root?
[G4 General] DsturbD:
no idea, never used wine, i've never had any need to run a windows program on linux, ever. but give it a try, let us know :)
[G4 General] UktenaWarrior28:
If I had my Linux machine I would but my laptop keeps killing the hard drives that have Linux on it. Apparently Linux and Lenovo hate each other
[G4 General] Cluesade:
Im in the same boat. how do we fix this?

---------- Post added at 09:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:01 PM ----------

exactly my problem. I would like to get an answer.
[G4 General] inks:
You can format >32Gb cards in FAT32, just not using windows' inbuit format tools. Google fat32format.exe if you are using windows.
[G4 General] JedixJarf:
Just use vmware player? It's freeeeeee :D
[G4 General] pierangelo:
Is anyone willing to make a video on youtube? Pretty scared of doin this :silly:
[G4 General] faizalotai:
You must updateyour firmware to 10g, did you disabled any app with debloater???
[G4 General] Evnul000:
Did anyone else try it yet with the h815 US model .
[G4 General] chococomaxim:
Someone probably already did it but... Confirmed working for ATT H81010g.

Also, in developer options, it gives the option to enable OEM unlock, does that mean bootloader is unlocked? (i'm noob on this device and I never experienced a device with a locked bootloader before)
[G4 General] UktenaWarrior28:
I may try to tonight. I will probably use an old phone to take the video and upload it. I get off of work around 10_1100 pst.

---------- Post added at 03:08 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:07 AM ----------

No. Only t-mobile has an unlocked bootloader. They know the android community likes to root so I'm sure they just were helping us out.
[G4 General] smooth703:
This tar file is all that gets placed on the phone right?
[G4 General] davelee1054:
What are you scared of? The instructions are very clear.

Also, the Python script worked beautifully in a Linux environment. Had to change a few lines but nothing someone familiar with Linux shouldn't be able to do.
[G4 General] UktenaWarrior28:
No. You have to extract that file. The file will be around 4 gigs and will be then transfered to internal storage
[G4 General] mu3g:
No, extract the .tar.gz file using 7zip. Then you will get a .tar file. Extract the same .tar file using 7zip as well. Then you get a system.h81010g.img file. That is the file that goes to the root of the internal SD card.
[G4 General] UktenaWarrior28:
I only had to extract the tar file once with winzip
[G4 General] tylerw1369:
is there any way to leave this file on my computer and copy the .img file from my computer? if there is can someone give me the commands to?
[G4 General] UktenaWarrior28:
Back to work guys and gals. I will try to answer questions while working
[G4 General] smooth703:
Appreciate it guys knew it seemed a lil off
[G4 General] Th3Bill:
Not sure I'd trust wine to do this right. There's a linux version here you can use on this post

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60557353&postcount=454

I'll test it in the morning. Watching a movie with the wifely-unit in a couple mins...
[G4 General] grimjeeper:
Anyone having issues with the superuser popup not responding to touches? Also, if I grant an app access it still doesn't say that it has access. Thanks.
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
Not sure, but that would be risky as hell. if the USB connection dropped for whatever reason halfway through the copy, you'l have a brick. Just copy it to internal storage as per the OP.
[G4 General] loganh.kenton:
Devs -

Thank you.

Now that we have root, do you think the TWRP recovery designed for the H810 will work on the other variants (e.g. VS986)? Thanks.
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
Nope, TWRP needs an unlocked bootloader. Only works on T-Mobile G4, as it has a different bootloader.
[G4 General] tylerw1369:
ya about that..lol something happened to my first download of the file and it didnt work. Now im stuck with a phone that wont boot up and im in the process of downloading the kdz file. im on a verizon phone and there is only one place that has the kdz file and it is slow as crap to download.
[G4 General] davelee1054:
How long did the transfer take for you guys? Mine is taking a very long time...
[G4 General] Chosen_on184:
downloading Tar file and i have 3 hours left. I know OP said no mirrors but this is torture
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
I think there are mirrors posted several pages back.
[G4 General] wadamean:
I'm just going to wait for a in app root, Mac compatible, and or a one click root method.
[G4 General] loganh.kenton:
Okay. Thanks for clarification. Maybe add that to an FAQ somewhere. Either way, I'm damn happy, and I know it's a much shorter matter of time now to get the rest of an Android addict's toolkit.
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
No worries. The TWRP thread states an unlocked bootloader is required, so as long as people donb't assume, and actually read the thread properly, they'll know this :)
[G4 General] Chosen_on184:
Couldn't find them .. I looked back as far as 20 up
[G4 General] ixrs:
Okay from what I've read so far. Exfat works on H811, but does not on H815 twn and H815 sea

Hopefully there's a fix soon...
[G4 General] davelee1054:
Important note to those of you rooting a Sprint device:

The dd transfer seemed to be taking an abnormally long time (~30 minutes). The terminal showed no indication of completion. I was worried that the system image I copied to /data/media/0 was corrupted, so I control-C'd out of the running command and typed LEAVE. My phone rebooted and it seemed to boot normally. I used Root Checker to see if it worked anyway. Somehow, it did. I am still concerned that dd only copied a portion of the system image, but not so few blocks that the system couldn't boot. Soliciting [MENTION=2684188]autoprime[/MENTION] et al.'s input on this.

Not saying that you should control-C out of a dd (because you absolutely shouldn't) but I got lucky this time around...
[G4 General] chrisokaly:
step by step root with pictures:

http://www.theandroidsoul.com/root-...root-coming-soon-for-sprint-and-att-g4-82221/
[G4 General] kinubic:
thanks i just wanted to make sure
[G4 General] Ozark_8125:
Oh, Mr. Bubb Rubb... I knew it was you... the autoprime gig is up.

Well... Mr. The Cubed has his secret IOM identity, and now we know yours.

"it's all about da flowz man... it goes "ROOO ROOOOOTTTT!!!" :highfive:
[G4 General] smooth703:
Got it working on sprint adaway and titanium backup working so far .. Thanks alot
[G4 General] TC_Racutt:
I think I managed to break my phone already. http://xdaforums.com/g4/help/startup-failed-t3165312
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
Haggis is actually VERY tasty! Almost basically like a type of spicey or flavoured mince really. Tastes MUCH better than it looks or sounds ;)
[G4 General] karendar:
Coming from the Canadian thread: If any devs require anything from our H812 variant to help with root, please PM me and I'll be glad to provide what I can.

Thanks a bunch for your efforts! I knew it wasn't a mistake moving from the G3 to G4. :)

**edit** dumping system.img for Telus H812 version.
[G4 General] seb93:
Yes I know. I was just saying that it's not all international version.

Sorry for the delay.

Envoyé de mon LG-H815 en utilisant Tapatalk
[G4 General] MasterSe7en:
Wow....you guys are so amazing, i almost cant wait until the next flagship comes out that you guys put out a root bounty for so i can donate...Now if only we can get some support for the LG G Flex 2...my LS996 is sitting here all rootless :(
[G4 General] karendar:
This send_command could possibly work on the LG G Flex 2... Who knows. ;)
[G4 General] adityasen:
Didn't work for me sadly. The qcdlcomm.py just returns no output once I select the tty.

I guess I'll need to find a windows machine.
[G4 General] lennie paz:
I'm on firmware VS98610B. I'm thinking about rooting, but I'm a little leery. I'm concerned about updating my firmware, and then a bootloader unlock comes out, but it's only for 10B firmware. Is there any shot that could happen?
[G4 General] MasterSe7en:
wouldnt i need a prerooted image?
[G4 General] yoavst:
I've got At&T version with H81010E framework. Is it ok to apply the H81010G one?
[G4 General] ramsesht:
Only you.
[G4 General] AvivEliyahu:
Does the root prevent my phone from getting Ota? Since it says to disable it after all the process..
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
If you want to keep root, you'll have to disable OTA updates as they will overwrite your system partition and you'll loose root.
[G4 General] karendar:
Root does not prevent the phone from receiving OTA. You do risk upgrading your OS and losing root + patching the exploit. This is why OTA is not recommended.
[G4 General] AvivEliyahu:
Ok, I thought it's recommended for not getting bricked, thanks a lot for the quick answer!
[G4 General] blz_phnx:
How to disable OTA update? I could find it
[G4 General] bendsley:
Please go read and search first.
[G4 General] yoavst:
I've searched and I saw it cause brick. However I can't find an update in my phone (maybe because I don't have AT&T sim - I got this device as a gift). What is the command to retive the system so I could sent it?
[G4 General] karendar:
http://xdaforums.com/g4/general/disable-ota-t3131493
[G4 General] chirayu:
What's the point of replying with "go search" each time someone asks a question? Seems like a waste of a post.
[G4 General] jdizzle30:
Send command

I keep getting a cannot connect to port COM5. My pc recognizes device in download mode and while device is booted. I installed the drivers from OP. I've tried 2 different cables, but every time I run the send command, I get an error message and my computer locks up until i disconnect my device. I have the AT&T variant H81010g and using a Windows 7 pc. I flawlessly rooted my G3 using a very similar method after the lollipop update. The Scottsman has been very helpful and recommended a few things, but nothing is working...anyone else having these issues or know how to fix?
[G4 General] karendar:
Technical question to anyone who can answer: What is the value of using mmcblk0 instead of using the direct partition mmcblk0p53 to pull or push the system.img? Will I receive the same results or will I destroy my system partition? :)
[G4 General] Andrey_hifi_Moskalets:
818P ?

Hi there!

Any news for 818P model? Still waiting for proper image.
[G4 General] Chosen_on184:
Question so after rooting TMobile version I got a prompt about Tmobile Pr requesting root privilege .. I denied but now I constantly see this popping up .. What app is responsible for this so I can delete ? Anyone have any ideas
[G4 General] likepeas:
Which files would I need to use to root. LG-H815v10b-SEA-XX
[G4 General] Svartsyn333:
This worked fine. Only thing that happened was that my SD card was not accepted after rooting. I'm now copying all files to the computer (with a card reader), then will format SD with the phone and then copy back all files. Quite a hassle with ~20GB of data but totally worth it for having root.
[G4 General] karendar:
T-Mobile PR sounds like T-Mobile My account from threads I've been reading. Try removing this app.
[G4 General] Nickel Dime Bay:
Hope i didnt mess up but i accidentally followed step 5 on this page http://xdaforums.com/android/development/guide-root-method-lg-devices-t3049772 it says we were supposed to skip that part. Am I screwed? Or do i just disconnect and start over?
[G4 General] karendar:
Seems like some people lose ExtFAT following root from what I've been reading on the threads. Which phone version do you have?
[G4 General] Manh_IT:
[Help] "bs", "seek", "count", "skip", ... value?

[MENTION=1157052]thecubed[/MENTION] [MENTION=6053822]IllegalArgument[/MENTION] [MENTION=2684188]autoprime[/MENTION] [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION]

dd if=/data/media/0/system.rooted.H81110h.img bs=8192 seek=65536 count=548352 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 bs=8192 skip=65536 count=509952 of=/data/media/0/system.img

How to get "bs", "seek", "count", "skip", ... value on other variants ?

Thank you very much!
[G4 General] karendar:
All you did was copy files you will never use to your temp folder on the phone. You either delete them when you have root or you leave them there and lose a couple of megs of space on your phone. ;)
[G4 General] Svartsyn333:
Yeah, just realized mine is xfat. Got it with the phone and due to not having root I never cared about the format. I have the H815 international.
[G4 General] Nickel Dime Bay:
Huge sigh of relief thanks dude lol, thats what i get for coming from work tired and doing this.
[G4 General] somboons:
Me too. anyone or OP Could you describe ?
[G4 General] legend221:
Here you go

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3148650

..Sent from an impeccable LG G4 on Verizon..
[G4 General] Snakecharmed:
You're fine. All you did was push three files to a temp directory on your phone. You didn't run/execute them.
[G4 General] andino:
No I did a factory reset prior to trying to pull an update. No dice on installing the update sadly. Going to try again tomorrow with another computer and see if that works.