yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG V10 General] jcase:
Not happening.

IF he can dump the partitions, then yeah he can build a tot, but its not 100% what im after, however I can attempt that myself.
[LG V10 General] fire3element:
This my friends is why you don't get all hyped up on something you hope is true.

Maybe this guy can do it. Maybe he can't.

Don't count on it till it is proven beyond a shadow of a doubt.
[LG V10 General] i42o:
files have been dumped. compressing files and the it will be built. standby [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION]
[LG V10 General] jcase:
I hope you didn't pay for that
[LG V10 General] i42o:
not yet.... what shall i do [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION]?
[LG V10 General] jcase:
That's on you but I'm after an official tot
[LG V10 General] i42o:
so it doesnt help?

i thought the whole point was to have a TOT file to be able to flash just in case something happened..

what exactly are you trying to do if you dont mind me asking?
[LG V10 General] fire3element:
[MENTION=5591114]i42o[/MENTION] Be careful. You don't really have any way to verify it will work. If you do try it on your device and it fails, you might have a nice shiny brick till we get an official tot as jcase has said.

Use caution.
[LG V10 General] i42o:
discouraged now... thought i was getting the right thing ... apparently its not enough..
[LG V10 General] Absolutezero91:
What did the guy send you?
[LG V10 General] i42o:
accessing to the phones internal engineering information right now. aka partition layout?
[LG V10 General] jcase:
I'm after a full official tot, not some make shift one however feel free to ping me on hangoutos at the address below. I'm not even 100% convinced they can produce a full and working one from a dump
[LG V10 General] i42o:
invite sent.

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[/COLOR]this is the from the creator of the google account unlock tot for the lg g4 btw... if it means anything
[LG V10 General] i42o:
https://youtu.be/vIlezvIG71Q < TOT he created
[LG V10 General] Stranger_84:
Its the g4 not v10 look at the phone ... V10 don't have a notification light and the screen/outer frame too small for the extra screen
[LG V10 General] EnIXmA:
Rip root for this device..sadly
[LG V10 General] Stranger_84:
Or it looks like the g4 anyways ... Plus software went to fast and labeled g4
[LG V10 General] Absolutezero91:
He's just showing that the guy has made tot files successfully before. His last post was talking about a g4 file he made. And it says g4 in the title of the video.

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It's waaayyyy to early in the life of this phone to say we will never root.
[LG V10 General] Stranger_84:
Doesn't show he made anything ... Shows some process that's been out for awhile? Have him make a v10 video not like we can steal it from the video

But yes seen its labeled g4 wasn't paying attention ... Its not a tot file and if it is its not a full file ... Not update/firmware was transfered more Like a single file or check was done
[LG V10 General] i42o:
I'm sure there making that file required some kind of calculation and the guy has the skill set to put forth fixes Google didn't expect. , if you're gonna be Negative about things keep your worthless comments to yourself.
[LG V10 General] Absolutezero91:
I second this. No one on here wants to hear your negativity. Try doing something to help instead.
[LG V10 General] Stranger_84:
Spend the money then .. Good luck bud ... But the only worthless comments seem to be the many In this thread who are clueless to development and software ... Enjoy
[LG V10 General] i42o:
Come at me when your title says recognized developer or contributer. Swerve. I got the money to blow . 300 bucks pfft that's my Friday morning money bro.
[LG V10 General] Stranger_84:
OK bud
[LG V10 General] Absolutezero91:
Let's see your contribution to development then?
[LG V10 General] Abumarf:
No need to fight about it. Let him do whatever he wants. Who knows, he may save the day
[LG V10 General] fire3element:
Alright guys knock it off. Let's not turn this thread into another spitting match.

Both sides are making valid points. Try to be less abrasive with your comments.

The devs and mods here dislike childish banter.

We do want to create a stir and thus be ignored.

I have seen it happen many times on other Root threads just like this.

Put your big boy pants on and let's be grown ups here.
[LG V10 General] Stranger_84:
Good luck guys ... This isn't a thread tough guy competition lol
[LG V10 General] BFCE:
Have we tired ripping through LGs software? EG logging exactly what the factory reset function does? Packet sniffing? Thoughts?
[LG V10 General] i42o:
"IF he can dump the partitions, then yeah he can build a tot, but its not 100% what im after,"
[LG V10 General] knifedroid:
Can I have your Friday afternoon money?
[LG V10 General] i42o:
Well if i do that then how am i supposed to enjoy the afternoon ladies?
[LG V10 General] fire3element:
the problem is, what ever this guy rips and puts in the tot may not guarantee recovery from a brick. And there won't be a way to test that without risk of bricking the device.

There are partitions that can not be touched, especially if you do not have Root on the phone you are pulling them from. Therein lies the problem.

This is why jcase wants a factory file. A guarantee that he can recover in the event of a brick from attempting to Root.

Everyone understand now?
[LG V10 General] basketcase77:
Same here.
[LG V10 General] Dgsaxhitman84:
I found this on a random search has anyone tried all of this?

http://dottech.org/188461/how-to-root-lg-v10-on-android-5-1-1-lollipop-guide/
[LG V10 General] Absolutezero91:
We don't have an unlocked bootloader.
[LG V10 General] dbama1:
Welp, looks like we put the pu××y on a pedestal boys. Time to look elsewhere .
[LG V10 General] i42o:
I saw when he ripped the files from the phone. He ripped everything but the cache i have the compressed file and the partition layout of the phone on a drive, idk if you would like to take a look to save you some time [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] . basically he used a program called lg up or up lg something and said he has been building tot files for a while, he built one for a v10 variant, once i get him the file over he will begin putting it together and as he said it requires a certain way to be put together. (Which he has done for other phones successfully) we would need a h900 phone to test it on if anything... But we will know soon enough.
[LG V10 General] ivangundampc:
Is this the "LG UP" that you have mentioned?

http://xdaforums.com/g4/help/lgup-install-kdz-mm-lp-t3249803
[LG V10 General] kstsang712:
Sorry for the stupid question.

Then I just need to wait for a custom recovery for F600K and I can root my V10.
[LG V10 General] bimzcy:
I'm afraid you could not get any custom recovery because of the bootloader is locked. However you could still wait for the root. Jcase is trying to do it.
[LG V10 General] ivangundampc:
In my understanding, once we get root, then we can remove the laf partition and unlock the bootloader :).
[LG V10 General] i42o:
Yes it is. But they are using it to flash files. This same program was used to pull the files off the phone.
[LG V10 General] ivangundampc:
I have downloaded and tested the LG UP. Since the don't have the dll which is suitable for V10 (For G4, which is "LGUP_8994.dll" and you have to put it in to "X:\Program Files\LG Electronics\LGUP\model\8994"), it will not be able to connect to V10 and hence we have not to do with it unless we got the dll.
[LG V10 General] i42o:
Well that Goes to show you what we are working with. The DLL was used yesterday to rip the files, I'll see if i can get us a copy
[LG V10 General] ivangundampc:
But may i ask a question, does the DLL work with all carriers ?
[LG V10 General] i42o:
You have an f600 ?
[LG V10 General] ivangundampc:
No. I have an H961N.
[LG V10 General] i42o:
" If unsuccessful a full refund " [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] its gonna be paid out through PayPal and he's willing to refund if it doesn't flash .
[LG V10 General] SuhasTheBest:
The problem is if it doesn't work, Jcase won't have a working phone anymore.... Risks vs gains. But it may be worth the risk.
[LG V10 General] jcase:
Please email me
[LG V10 General] i42o:
Done. [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION]
[LG V10 General] fire3element:
Someone posted a system pull for the Verizon V10 VS990 build # LMY47V

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-lg-v10/general/lg-vs990lmy47v-pull-t3267165

Do not know how complete it is. Have not had a chance to DL'd and verify.
[LG V10 General] i42o:
What size you think the file would be? [MENTION=2233713]fire3element[/MENTION]
[LG V10 General] fire3element:
Shows it is 1.73 GB. Remember, System size can vary from carrier to carrier.

A complete tot will probably be a little larger than that. The build 11a TOT for the Verizon G4 was 1.9 GB for reference. The V10 should be as large or larger.
[LG V10 General] basketcase77:
appmarsh dot com/guide-to-flash-lg-v10-h900-att-h901-t-mobile-vs990-verizon-using-tot-method/

This guy supposedly has the stock images and DLL on his site, has anybody seen this? I haven't tried it. Sorry, haven't posted enough to post the actual URL.
[LG V10 General] TotallyAnxious:
All the links with guides being posted are all based on the pre-made guide someone posted on xda. The guide on xda was made so it would be ready when we gain root for our devices. If we get root, it's going to happen on xda. http://xdaforums.com/lg-v10/general/guide-lg-v10-stock-firmware-to-stock-t3224170 This link is the original guide, it even notes the files aren't available. This is just people trying to get site visits. The other sites even link to the same sources as the original xda guide.
[LG V10 General] basketcase77:
Oh okay, so the one I posted isn't legitimate then? I thought maybe he was since his links went to storage hosting sites. I figured maybe he had something. Just trying to help out. I'm not savvy enough to know for sure if it was worth anything. He's got images showing the LG Flash tool and stuff too. I take it that's part of the original premade guide then?
[LG V10 General] Absolutezero91:
Yes.

Not being an ass, but if there was a root method available already this thread would be dead.
[LG V10 General] TotallyAnxious:
Check other articles on the site, more or less straight rips from android authority, even android authority logos in pics in some device reviews. And what news site doesn't have authors listed for their articles? Anyways this is off topic. And it's a direct rip. You can see for yourself. Point is be careful when it comes to gaining root/system related things for your very expensive phone. Again this is very off topic, don't reply to this.
[LG V10 General] fire3element:
If you question an articles legitimacy, try reading some of it. It is clearly obvious that it is another generic "guide" hoping to rake in web traffic.

The link to the file hosting site is a link to the personal server of a Dev here on XDA. And there are no V10 files on his server.

The Megalock.dll this article is linking to is the same one that has been around for over a year. It even says on the dll link before you download it that it is from 08/2014.

If there was anything out there that would help us, we would have it here on XDA already. Someone is going to have to leak the TOT files and/or the dll that supports the V10.

I have searched plenty, but have yet to find anything relevant that is newer than what has been previously released for older devices.

Good chances are if you find a "guide" site that you have never heard of, it is a fake or rip off of someone else's work. (and usually from XDA)
[LG V10 General] basketcase77:
I didn't think you were, and I understand that. I'm just trying to contribute in any way I can and see if everybody has found every resource available. Idk what they've seen or what they've thought of, and getting too focused can sometimes hinder. Was just checking since I've been following this thread almost the whole time and hadn't seen anybody link what I did or bring that up specifically.

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Fair point, I hadn't looked at anything else there and hadn't touched anything on it, that's why I figured I'd ask here since there's folks like yourself who know that and can tell me exactly that info :)

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Yeah I read through it and it didn't seem particularly legit, but I thought maybe it was just an issue of ESL and figured I'd ask the experts here for verification on my instincts. It seems fairly obvious now.

I didn't notice that, you're totally right.

Fair enough. I just want this as much as everybody else, but can't do what a lot of you can to make this happen, so I'm trying to help any way I can and wanted to make sure we hadn't totally missed a source accidentally. I saw some links and said, hey maybe these could be helpful? Oh well. Like I said, just wanna contribute and not sure how I can other than being patient and/or donating as need be.

I'll keep that in mind, thank you. :) and if there's anything anyone on here can do to help, please say so.
[LG V10 General] Telemachus:
Devs will ask for help if they need it.

Refresh the thread daily and you'll get your answer when we all do.
[LG V10 General] fire3element:
Nothing wrong with trying. But that is exactly it... "try". Put forth a bit of effort and read before posting information. (not attacking you)

We all started somewhere and had to learn like everyone else.

Do some research, learn what is going on so you can understand what needs to happen. You do not need to understand everything in the finest detail, but you should have at least an idea of the surroundings.

You will only benefit from learning more...

And that goes for all of us.
[LG V10 General] basketcase77:
Well that's why I'm here. On this site and this thread. I've been keeping up with this thread and checking it pretty much daily and this isn't my first unlock, been doing it since my Incredible (I think) so I'm here to learn what's going on to make it happen on this one.

I've noticed that sometimes people jump to the last page and just ask questions that have already been answered, but I've also noticed that people will do like I did, read the whole thing, see something they don't think has been mentioned, bring it up, and others will snap at them for it (not attacking you) and that's a little lame. I understand it can be frustrating when people are just being (unintentionally) detrimental, but the best way to learn in this medium is observe and ask questions. Sometimes that seems discouraged. I've seen it a lot after lurking here for years and only becoming active now.

On a on topic note, I noticed that VS-990 rip mentioned. Is there anything I can do to help with that and learn a bit? I've got a VS-990.
[LG V10 General] fire3element:
No way to verify that it is legit other than flashing it to your phone, which runs the risk of bricking.

Only other way to verify it is to DL'd the file, rip it apart and compare to what we can see on another device. That is hard to do when you don't have Root. Vicious circle, this one is :p
[LG V10 General] burnsky05:
There isn't much more we can do at this time unless someone comes across a .TOT file that was taken from the phone. A few posts ago there has been some talk of a (I'm guessing .ZIP) that was ripped from the phone but jcase is working with some other people in this post to see if it was a full rip and if it could be used to restore a soft bricked phone (from what I understand).

In an earlier post someone posted this link

I personally have downloaded this file and opened the build.prop file to see what the contents contain. So far some of the contents of the build.prop file have some interesting information.

swversion=VS99010B

ro.lge.swversion_short=V10B

ro.lge.swversion_rev=00

ro.lge.factoryversion=LGVS990AT-00-V10B-VZW-US-OCT-15-2015

So right now I'm guessing we just need to let jcase and some of the others work through it. I've also read that a main file that may also be needed would be the .DLL (for unlocking the bootloader, I believe...)

I've also been unlocking my phones for some time but just waiting until there is a process that can be applied that isn't to complex and runs the chance of bricking a phone that I just bought. I have the replacement on it but don't want to spend another $150 for a replacement phone just cause.
[LG V10 General] KiRyah:
If we need it I'll buy it. How much? Please send me a pm and let me know. I'll need someone who knows how to verify that it's the correct one for the Verizon / AT&T models.

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I'm good for it as well. Kindly let me know how much.
[LG V10 General] fire3element:
Nothing really interesting about that info. It simply is the build #s and info for the Verizon phone it was pulled from.

We are not concerned about what is in the build.prop. What we are concerned most about is if ALL partitions (and the info within each) is in the TOT or KDZ.

You screw up while trying to Root a phone with an exploit that has unknown results, then you will need a COMPLETE image of the phone to recover. (not always the case, but you don't want to 2nd guess if you need it or not when we are talking about the cost of these phones)

Jcase has an AT$T variant, so this Verizon system pull is useless for him at the moment.

The .dll file is only to allow the phone to communicate with the LG Flash Tool. Has nothing to do with a bootloader unlock.

And I highly doubt there will be a bootloader unlock anytime soon. The G4 has not been cracked to date, so the V10 is less likely to be as well.
[LG V10 General] Absolutezero91:
I believe Jcase is working with the guy who claims to have it to verify it's what he needs.

Im sure that once he verifies its what he needs he will post it here.

If it IS what he needs
[LG V10 General] MO3iusONE:
So if [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] manages to pull this off, would we just pay pal him the money that we initially pledged?
[LG V10 General] Abumarf:
Hey guys I think it's the time to solve this. Some guy pledged $50,444,444.00 towards the VS990, so we now have a grand total of $50,445,714.00. I didn't even know you could do that ???????

Btw I'd been following this thread from the beginning so I know where we're actually at now. Just thought that was as absurd as it would get
[LG V10 General] i42o:
raw system pull

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7ntlf1fgerValhuSG9jZl81YlU
[LG V10 General] dannieloco:
Just added my pledge. Bought a v10 att about 2 days ago, I don't mind running it debloated but I need root to uninstall it all and hopefully add a kernel. The battery can be so much better :/
[LG V10 General] Absolutezero91:
Don't forget to register for the promo. Free battery, charging cradle, and 64gb SD card.

?
[LG V10 General] dannieloco:
I only see the 64gb Sd card and the Battery :/

https://lgv10promo.com/V10-64/home.mfs
[LG V10 General] Absolutezero91:
It mentions the battery cradle here. And it's the white thing the battery is laying on in the picture.
[LG V10 General] fire3element:
You missed the early adopters promo. We got a 200gb SD card + the battery and charger. :eek:

This current promo is not bad by any means. You will probably need that 2nd battery anyways as the V10 stamina is not the best.
[LG V10 General] johnsgone:
I thought this was a thread about root and who's going to toss in some cash to whomever finds it, you know just in case one does indeed find it.
[LG V10 General] Abumarf:
Well, they're definitely hard at work if you've followed the thread this far. Handing out a little bit of advice isn't that bad. They are definitely going to achieve root
[LG V10 General] johnsgone:
Thread closely followed and yes indeed they are.

No advice isn't bad at all, there are threads dedicated to those topics. That's all I'm saying.

I do hope you're correct and will be happy to pay the amount I put up.

Positive banter while we wait is not a problem you are correct I simply get excited when I see new posts in the thread and the promo info is not the reason for it.

No harm no foul
[LG V10 General] fire3element:
You know what? you're right. My bad. I have been trying to keep the focus and peace here, but I got caught up in the banter too.

Will maintain focus on the topic at hand from here on out till we get this done.

And I respectfully request that you all do the same.

It's hard to find pertinent info on this subject when it's buried under pages of useless comments.
[LG V10 General] dbama1:
Well it looks like i42o ended up with a brick. That really really sucks. Hopefully it can be recovered somehow.
[LG V10 General] BFCE:
I've got three with one on the way [emoji48]
[LG V10 General] dbama1:
This thread has pretty much completely died. No updates at all. This device has a lot of potential but with carriers locking devices I think I'm going to go with a nexus device when I get a chance. I fell in love with Android when I rooted my galaxy s3 but every time since then it has been more difficult to get the same results. My HTC m8 was awesome and I kinda regret upgrading to lg now, but even then I had to pay $25 to get s-off so that I could just flash a custom Rom. JMHO
[LG V10 General] BFCE:
The one M8 is just an amazing phone. I still have mine running android marshmallow.
[LG V10 General] burnsky05:
The thread isn't dead, if you'd go back a few pages, there was some promising news but no update from jcase until he knows he can restore a bricked phone in case anything happens. This phone is just taking longer than usual to root...
[LG V10 General] dbama1:
I42o bricked his phone
[LG V10 General] Abumarf:
Any word on the progress he's made? Any success on recovering from said brick?
[LG V10 General] dbama1:
Naw man, this thread has screeched to a halt....
[LG V10 General] kaluna00:
was it bricked from trying to flash the TOT file that was built from the guy from China?
[LG V10 General] Absolutezero91:
He never got the tot file. According to him the guy Intentionally bricked his phone. The guy has a tot file built, i'm in contact with him right now, working on getting ahold of the file.

And in case anyone cares i42o is getting his phone warranty replaced through att 1 year warranty.

This thread isn't dead, there just hasn't been anything to report.
[LG V10 General] SuhasTheBest:
Yeah that's the great thing about ATT, when I had my G2 I completely bricked it two times just messing with custom recoveries and stuff to the point where even TOT files couldn't fix it. AT&T replaced it both times free of charge.
[LG V10 General] Abumarf:
Has anyone tried shorting out the test points in order to enter Qualcomm mode and maybe extract something? It's probably going to result in a brick though. Forgive me I know almost nothing
[LG V10 General] Clark Joseph Kent:
Thread Cleaned. For those looking for a way out...how about just being honest and deal with your issues regarding bricking your device. Maybe do some homework, so you dont brick your device. And if you do brick, fess up and deal with it, btw XDA doesnt allow those posting "how to" fraud your carrier. You root/brick/tweak your device in any, that is against your carriers policy, that is on you...

Again Thread Cleaned.
[LG V10 General] i42o:
No one is complaining. But thanks for the heads up.
[LG V10 General] Clark Joseph Kent:
You missed the point....nevertheless, it has been addressed.
[LG V10 General] dannieloco:
In downtown Manhattan NY, you go into the att service store, and the guy plugs it into his computer and restores the stock rom. Ive taken it to him with previous phones over and over. Im sure theres a service center near [MENTION=5591114]i42o[/MENTION] instead of sending it all back to Att.

its called an "att device center"

There has to be a device center like this one in NYC near your home, its saved me everytime Ive bricked my phone. They don't even ask what i did, they just restore it and send me on my way lol.