yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G4 General] thechaoz:
Okay guys I just upgraded after years and years from a note 2 to this LG 4. I have 10b right now and its bothering me for the OTA. I feel like I shouldn't upgrade and root first? There are so many questions as I view Samsung for years but I'm going to meet the lady right now so I don't have time. Should I at least fight the OTAs and block them? I'm new at all this so please excuse my ignorance
[G4 General] woozzy101:
Is it from T-mobile or an unlocked LG G4? Makes a difference because those are the only ones that you can unlock the bootloader. Rest of phones you can only root and install some xposed modules.

There has been a rumor for weeks if not months about people recommending you stay on 10b because that might be the only way to unlock bootloader for the rest of the phones, but 13B update is a quality of life update and worth it unless you are a die hard phone tinker.
[G4 General] gkaz24:
how did you root?
[G4 General] woozzy101:
Did you root 11A? It is basically the same thing, you just need to KDZ to stock, take the OTA 13B update, then same steps as before with 13B rooted image. You can either inject your own root using ubuntu or there are a few people sharing a rooted 13b Image. Also, if you are running xposed, run the xposed uninstaller for yor version before flashing the KDZ 11A just in case.

Check out this forum if you want to download a pre-rooted 13B image after you KDZ. You can use the instructions the OP made on this post or follow all of step 3 in the next link I sent to root phone once you are on stock 13B.

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-g4/general/vs98613b-saved-image-rooted-t3258794

Check out this link if you want to inject your root into your own image.

http://xdaforums.com/g4/general/lg-g4-100-root-success-directives-root-t3180586

Good luck and remember, ALWAYS keep a stock image or rooted image on your internals phone to re-flash if something goes bad. Especially until we get a 13B KDZ. Because as of right now, if you bootloop or something goes wrong and you do not have an image on your phones internal memory, you have a nice light paperweight. :(
[G4 General] merwin:
Do you happen to have a stock 11A image? Is it really necessary to flash back to stock, take the update, then flash to 13b? Or can we just flash directly to 13b.
[G4 General] gkaz24:
Thanks ya I just used the prerooted system. Up and running with xposed! And I have both rooted and stock 13b on my phone :) thanks
[G4 General] spursdude:
I believe you do have to do everything you said so that the bootloader gets updated to the latest version as well. From what I gather, if you try to flash a 13B image directly over 11A you may brick your phone as the bootloaders won't match.
[G4 General] woozzy101:
Someone (Autoprime I think) has just released a 13B KDZ! Yay

For those that have a paperweight, hopefully this gets them a functioning LG G4 :)

Link: http://downloads.codefi.re/autoprime/LG/LG_G4/VS986

Thread where I found out about 13B KDZ

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-g4/help/13b-kdz-t3261788/post64113453#post64113453
[G4 General] Smokncars:
I was trying to do a system backup on the lg g4. I tried using adb on my phone put in the command for the verizon backup. it said permission denied...........I tried using the lg root folder. opened command prompt but the dd command was not recognized. put my phone into download mode and tried running it but nothing. Is there something I am missing? How do I run the DD command?

I appreciate any help. Thank you
[G4 General] woozzy101:
Check out this thread and follow Step 1 to make your own system image. If you are on Verizon, it requires different drivers. Make sure to get to get the right ones if you are on Verizon!

http://xdaforums.com/g4/general/lg-g4-100-root-success-directives-root-t3180586
[G4 General] merwin:
I've tried the KDZ method, but I haven't had luck with getting it to flash. It says something about an internet connectivity issue. Right now I'm stuck with a rooted 11A and no way to return to stock.
[G4 General] woozzy101:
Did you un-root 11A, take OTA update and then flash 13B root? Because that would be the correct procedure that works.

So is your phone able to boot up and work on 11A right now? Is it bootlooping? Need more information.
[G4 General] merwin:
My phone is in perfect working order, other than this update notification that's bugging the hell out of me. The part that wasn't working was trying to flash the 11A KDZ. I can't get the flashtool to work right.

How do you unroot? It was suggested to me earlier to flash back to 11A stock, and the only way I know of doing that is with the KDZ file.
[G4 General] dvgb173:
If you have Xposed installed, remove the modules and uninstall it before running the 11A kdz.

I have yet to see a report of successfully going from rooted 11A to 13B without using the 11A kdz.
[G4 General] merwin:
I have no Xposed. My only trouble is flashing the 11A KDZ.
[G4 General] larsdennert:
Instead of flashing the 11A kdz you could flash the 13B kdz. Would save some steps.
[G4 General] pboy:
VS986 10B Rooted but missing stock recovery

Sorry if I'm repeating a question asked already but I couldn't find this issue while searching in this thread. I have a VS986 10B that's rooted thanks the dev here. However, I noticed that I may be missing the stock recovery now since I'd get a no command with the android undergoing surgery picture whenever I try to boot to recovery. Any help on restoring the stock recovery would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
[G4 General] rfg13:
help is required

problem at the beginning the process:

ADB SERVER IS OUT OF DATE. KILLING

ADB SERVER DIDN'T ACK

*FAILED TO START DAEMON*

ERROR

What may be the problem? :confused:
[G4 General] thechaoz:
Yyyaaa I kind of am lol.. I'm Also afraid to even root because I can't mess this thing up.. I'll make sure Ill have a stock image before Tinkering
[G4 General] pboy:
Can it be an outdated version of adb that you are using? Try using the most recent one from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html rev. 24.4.1

Hope that helps.
[G4 General] sourie:
Virus

Stupid idiot the file has a virus. Messed up my PC
[G4 General] woozzy101:
Haha, before calling someone an idiot and making yourself look stupid, You might want to re-trace your steps.

Like when you downloaded the file, YOU MIGHT HAVE CLICKED ON THE WRONG THING. And then proceeded to install bad stuff. So don't be so fast to blame the rest of the world and call the OP out without the consideration that you might have made the mistake and blaming someone else for it.

I used this method to Install 11A root back in the day and so did countless others. I also remember one or two people accidentally not paying attention to what they were clicking and had the same thing happen to them.

kkthxbye :)
[G4 General] jreink01:
Hello everyone. I just got a Sprint LG G4 today. I would like to root my G4 but not exactly sure how to do it. I have done some rooting in the past so I am a little familar with it. My software version is LS991ZV6, security software version MDF v1.1 Release 5. From what I read, the rooting process is for zv5, is this correct? Is there a rooting process for my software version, and if so, is there a tutorial for it? Does this also install a custom recovery or is there a different process for that? I know this is probably not the place to ask but since I am enquiring, are there any roms for the sprint ls991, ex mm rom, etc? Also, how can I find the files to disable OTA updates. I have googled it and it says to disable sprintinstaller apk but I cannot find that file in settings- apps-all. Thanks again for your feedback.
[G4 General] jpaulwaite:
I'm using winzip to extract the gzip system image that I got from autoprimnes links, but when I do, i keep getting a file named rootedsystem.img. Is it ok to rename this file or what, because I am unsure how else to extract the file properly. I looked at the gzip source page and it says to use winzip on windows.
[G4 General] pcp12:
Root in marshmallow with bootloader locked is possible?
[G4 General] Bill Gamble:
No. Rooting under MM requires an altered kernel and you can't flash a new kernel with a locked bootloader.
[G4 General] pcp12:
But there will be no way in the future?
[G4 General] patalao:
Wait and see.

For now there's no way to do that.

Unofficial unlocking of bootloader is still a mystery and this method doesn't work for MM (for now at least)
[G4 General] nortish:
file not found....
[G4 General] evol4g:
Okay, so I soft bricked with the 81110h file.. I think this is because I was on 81110n... I have no way to be completely sure... but the only thing that gives me the assumption is that when i first hooked my phone up to my pc last night it was originally named "N".. I changed the name to LG G4 and thought nothing of it... so my question is A)Does it even matter if it's H or N in this matter? B) If i restore to the original KDZ there is two files... .H or N... I don't know which to use :\ C) is there a rooted 81110n img out anywhere that I can just push to my internal SD card and flash that way through download mode?

Thank you guys!
[G4 General] larsdennert:
Yea you'll have to flash N to fix it. Can't go backwards.
[G4 General] evol4g:
okay so flash the KDZ... but how can i achieve root at that point?

---------- Post added at 02:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:48 PM ----------

http://www.droidviews.com/root-t-mobile-lg-g4-on-h81110n-firmware-using-twrp/

I found this on google from two different site but none i'm truly familiar with I usually don't try a method thats not on XDA... has anyone had success with this?
[G4 General] autoprime:
the source in the link you posted points to XDA ;)

I suggest all T-Mobile USA users use that method unless they have an issue with TWRP.
[G4 General] larsdennert:
I suggest http://xdaforums.com/g4/general/lg-g4-100-root-success-directives-root-t3180586 as well
[G4 General] SixStringSW:
Will restoring the system.img (or rootedsystem.img) revert the phone to those states?

A few weeks ago, I rooted my LG G4 (H815) using the technique described earlier in this thread, which creates system.img (pre-root) and rootedsystem.img (post-root) image files. Are these .img files similar to a "ghost" backup on a Windows machine--i.e. a complete snapshot of the device? My Bluetooth has suddenly stopped working and I think I need to revert to the rootedsystem.img I created when I rooted it. Would writing that image file "reset" the phone to its state just after I rooted it?
[G4 General] MountainX:
Is this still correct for the 811 10N (T-Mobile USA)?

---------- Post added at 11:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:57 PM ----------

No, the system image is not a complete image of the device. It is a limited image of the core operating system without your applications and data.
[G4 General] AndroidGX:
Hi everyone!

Just to be sure before rooting my brand new LG G4, I have "V10d-EUR-XX" in software info, can I flash this from the tutorial please ? :

... or will my device be bricked because I don't really have 10c installed ?

Thank you in advance for the help :good:

Cheers'
[G4 General] aigochamaloh:
Was rooted on VS98610B, and wanted to restore to stock and reset because of some issues I had. I did the reverse command to flash my stock image back, it finished and rebooted, and now only gets stuck at the LG boot screen. No more response in send command tools if I type "id". Did I brick it?

edit: 11A KDZ worked. Doesn't seem like the 10B unlocked bootloader is going to be released, so I'm meh about it. I use my V10 as the daily anyway. Whew.
[G4 General] larsdennert:
You might as well go to the VS986 13B version that has all the stagefright patches.
[G4 General] MountainX:
Yes, it works for the H811 10N in case anyone else wishes to known.
[G4 General] aigochamaloh:
Yea, I will when I get home. Going to use the pre-rooted image someone made earlier.

Wonder why I semi bricked flashing my personally saved 10b image back. Bummer.
[G4 General] larsdennert:
I wasn't able to get xposed going on 13b. It wouldn't boot past the vzw logo. I tried letting it sit for half an hour and have up. Just loaded the rooted system again to get it going.
[G4 General] woozzy101:
Sounds like you might have been trying to use the wrong version. Did you use: Xposed-v78-sdk22-arm64 ?

SDK23 is for Marshmallow only.
[G4 General] larsdennert:
I was using v74sdk22 which worked fine on 11b. Could be something just went wrong.
[G4 General] barelynotlegal:
just got my sprint G4, must say what a nice camera! anyways looking to root and debloat if possible. running 5.1 (lolipop, can play hidden game) build LMY47D soft. vers. v6. this is compatible correct? seems this phone is a little trickier than my last ones. is there any kind of "Knox" security ( i know Knox is Samsung) for warranty issues,? from what i gather there is no custom recvery either correct, is there a way to backup in case soft brick?

also just curious if root is new to this device or is there just not much interest in device?

thanX in advance

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just got phone late last night, i am running 5.1 i don't see a 5.1.1 and i am also on v6, when downloading the system.rooted. img it says v5. and the one click root you mention is for G3, is that compatible as well? i have rooted in past, but this device seems a little more tricky. What would you recommend?
[G4 General] underyourbed:
so i *HAVE TO* to unlock the bootloader to flash a rooted system img. im sort of new to this phone however i flash multiple things and work with fastboot and adb every week. im just unsure of the complications of this phone. ive heard that the bootloader cannot be unlocked unless i have an H815 model. is that correct? (btw google isnt helping because people have been posting things left, right, and center that make no sense or are a convoluted method of something easier)
[G4 General] boxa72:
Only H815 EUR can be bootloader unlocked. For example I have H815 TWN which can't unfortunately but you can still root it either with a pre-rooted system.img or make your own
[G4 General] Bill Gamble:
If you have the T-mobile H811, you're in luck: it's delivered with the bootloader already unlocked.
[G4 General] boxa72:
Oh yeah I forgot about the T-Mobile version ;)
[G4 General] tangoboyz:
OK so I just unrooted from 11A, took the update to 13B. Can I still follow this method to root, just download the 13b root .img and change the command to point at that image for Verizon?

(dd if=/data/media/0/system.rooted.vs98611a.img bs=8192 seek=65536 count=548352 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0)

Change Too

((dd if=/data/media/0/system.rooted.vs98613b.img bs=8192 seek=65536 count=548352 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0))
[G4 General] woozzy101:
Yup you can still follow this root method and that is the correct command to flash the rooted image. As long as "system.rooted.vs98613b.img" is the name of the rooted image you put on your phones internal memory. :)
[G4 General] myphonesbetter:
Will this work with AT&T h810 with software h81009e ?

I feel like it is just not updated to 10a. I have it on T-Mobile service

So I can't get otas. Maybe I can update manually if necessary.
[G4 General] zlebors:
any mirror for this file? the link is very low downloaded from my country
[G4 General] happy_5:
Many thanks for this guide and all the resources. I was able to root my Sprint G4 and install a custom ROM. Not a lot of choices right now but more will come once people start cooperating more.

One suggestion: Update your download link and code to ZV6. Most, if not all, of the G4's by Sprint are already on ZV6 anyway. I actually bricked my phone (not even able to power up!) the first time installing the ZV5 image because mine had updated to ZV6. It was the same day I purchased it so I simply went to the store the next day and got a replacement. Once I figured it out it worked perfectly. Yes, I read the instructions and have rooted/unbricked many phones, but anyone can screw-up.

I have donated to all 4 of you guys via Paypal. Would love to have TWRP on the Sprint LG G4 (hint hint). Many thanks!
[G4 General] ionstorm66:
I've got a ATT G4 with software version H81010o anyway to get an updated system image?
[G4 General] montrealguy:
Does anyone have the system image for the H815T v10e? v10e came out a week ago...
[G4 General] ashish386:
H815P 10h

Guys i just updated my device to version 10h.

Can i use this method to root my LG G4 H815P ?

Should i have use pre-rooted image of Intl H815 ?
[G4 General] Dnorris55:
I have the same. That's the latest update, AFAIK.
[G4 General] dsilx:
81010o

Hi there is already a h81010o root image if you give me some time I'll see if I can find the link and give it to u

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByR1n8l45m82dUdicXY0dW9IaTA/view?usp=docslist_api here's the link I do not take credit , it is not my link I found it along while back and just saved the link
[G4 General] P650SE:
Guys, i know this is a question which has probably been asked a few times before, but i wanted to find out for certain about it. From what i've read in other threads, root access currently isn't possible without an unlocked bootloader in Marshmallow because it requires a custom kernel. So will we ever see a 'Low Effort' root developed which can be used with Marshmallow? :confused:
[G4 General] Lord AnubiS:
Hi, Does anyone has a mirror for the Verizon version? my download keeps dropping on codefire. Thanks.
[G4 General] woozzy101:
You want the 13b rooted image?

Check this thread: http://xdaforums.com/verizon-g4/general/vs98613b-saved-image-rooted-t3258794

It has the rooted system image and an unrooted system image.
[G4 General] Lord AnubiS:
Well, I have 11a on my phone right now but I think I can use 13b without any problem. This is my first LG.
[G4 General] woozzy101:
No, do NOT flash a system image of 13B if you are still on 11a. You need to upgrade using a KDZ 13b file or unroot 11a, take OTA 13b update and then use the 13b rooted image :(

Check out: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64369100&postcount=81

Shows all the steps you would need if you upgrade using a KDZ file.
[G4 General] Lord AnubiS:
You just save my B**t, thanks :)
[G4 General] adam1741:
Any chance of getting an updated version for the H812 for 10o? Please, if I can help. Let me know.
[G4 General] abieofficial:
I'm curious

I'm newbie for know the code of android, but I wish you tell me the answer :D :p

tell me what the meaning the I bolded the code of:

dd if=/data/media/0/system.rooted.LS991ZV5.img bs=8192 seek=65536 count=557312 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0

how you find it?

how you know that mmcblk0 is /system partition?

what tool do you use for know the /system partition?

I've Sprint LG G4 and root my phone and just unlocked the network.
[G4 General] Muzer:
Any chance of a mirror of the 10D European image? The ones http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=62225446&postcount=1596 and http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=62232061&postcount=1613 both appear to be dead links, and I had a quick search through the thread but couldn't find any newer ones.

Incidentally, is there any info about how the images were created in the first place? I did have a brief look but these threads are awfully hard to search. And I assume it's doable on Linux (I don't really have access to Windows computers)? Guessing the send_command script just ends up being a serial terminal in some manner?
[G4 General] yhs_csl:
Hi, i am on H815 10e SEA. Can i follow and install based on the H815 10c guide? Tks
[G4 General] Pipp0o:
Hello my model is International H815 10C , do you have rooted image for Android 6.0 and if I upgrade it after installing root image what would happen?
[G4 General] larsdennert:
Just substitute the correct 10e image.

Use the kernel repack thread for your phone after unlocking the boot loader.
[G4 General] megahypercat:
Sorry for being a pain but we are talking about an expensive device here and I tried searching the thread.

My hardware is:

LG-H815

My software is:

V10d-EUR-XX

Both according to settings. I'm about to run the command for "H815 EU/SEA/TWN" with the system image for "H815 10B Germany EUR" is that correct?

The software version is wrong right? Will installing the v10b system ruin everything?

Dl link for "H815 10D EUR" seems to be dead by the way. The host was down yesturday, but the link still deads to a "404 not found".
[G4 General] P650SE:
I'm sure this question will have been asked before, but can we ever expect to see a 'Low Effort' root for Marshmallow on the G4? :confused:
[G4 General] ahsengah:
Hey Guys, does anyone have the V10e-HKG-XX rooted img file?

If so, could you please share? Cheers, much appreciated! :)
[G4 General] P650SE:
Why quote me with that? :rolleyes:
[G4 General] larsdennert:
Do not expect to see root on Marshmallow for any boot loader locked phone. It is very unlikely.
[G4 General] P650SE:
Damn, how come? :( I'm just wondering why it's different from Lollipop, because we already have the 'Low Effort' root for Android 5.0 which doesn't require a bootloader unlock.
[G4 General] Loulou-13:
For to root MM on locked phone , i have asked to Chainfire and others with knowledges....but i NEVER have had REAL answer !

i just asked if someone have looked into MM code , if someone already have tried......by simple curiosity . And why it seem impossible ...

but nobody want to speak about ...

3 solutions :

- It's definitively impossible ! (i can't believe that ! )

- nobody is interested by our LG G4

( - xda give a sh*** of noobs and "simple" members requests or questions...... where is the human behavior ? respect ? the share ? )
[G4 General] Bill Gamble:
In order to root under MM, you need to flash an altered kernel; you can't flash a new kernel with a locked bootloader.

So, for the G4, only the Tmo H811 and certain international versions of the H815 will be able to have both MM and root.
[G4 General] P650SE:
I see what you're saying, that's rather unfortunate. Does this apply only to the stock LG ROM, where the only way if rooting is by flashing a modified kernel? Because what confuses me is, a lot of devices can be rooted by simply flashing the SuperSU package and as far as i know, this doesn't change the kernel? :confused:
[G4 General] Bill Gamble:
As far as I know, rooting any device that's running Marshmallow requires the flashing of a new kernel.
[G4 General] ben_998:
http://www.hkepc.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=2215436&extra=&page=10
[G4 General] ahsengah:
Thanks very much! I'll give this a go :)
[G4 General] larsdennert:
Technically you can root a locked bootloader g4 on marshmallow just like on lp but doing so modifies the system partition and it will fail to boot after the kernel checks it. You need a modified kernel that will allow changing the system partition. This is a worse scenario than what Motorola phones did with read only system partitions. It's why I ditched them after years of moto phones. Now at least they offer pure/dev/nexus versions so I could go back. The cameras are crap though compared to lg.
[G4 General] Vepaot:
I don't know think I'm posting this in the right place, but I've spent the last couple of hours looking online and can't find a solution to my issue.

Everything works fine up until I have to run ADB commands while my G4 (Sprint LS991ZV6) is in download mode. ADB does not recognize my phone while in download mode, however "adb devices" shows it connected when the phone is on and in MTP and PTP mode. I've tried this on 3 different computers in my house, with the same issue on each. I have removed the RSA key and reapplied it several times, disabled and re-enabled USB debugging, etc.

I'm not sure how I'm supposed to be able to root my phone if ADB won't recognize it in download mode. Is there something I can change on the device so my computer will detect it, or a way to run this from the phone itself? I'm at wits end, and I rely on root too much to simply not have it.
[G4 General] Loulou-13:
really need a modified kernel ? that's all ? because there are this security verification ,ok i have understood before that...

But with adb fastboot ,in theory we can do all changes and have full control (like kernel ...and system,flash apps...etc...)

no ???!!!! :confused: