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[Verizon LG G4] woozzy101:
You are correct. The steps to rooting with a rooted 13b image vs a debloated image are the exact same except for two things small things.

1. The actual image you download. Meaning the steps are the same and you just have to decide whether you want a rooted 13b image or a debloated rooted 13b image. Then download it and put it on your phones root folder directory.

2. When doing the DD command, you have to change the name to match the name of the image you put on your phones root folder. Depending on which rooted image you are going with that is the ONLY difference when running the DD command. Every G4 has their own DD command, so make sure use the correct Verizon one and just change the image name in the line to match.
[Verizon LG G4] siriniti:
hi guys, I just rooted my G4 with the image found at this thread.

just want a quick confirming, my stock vs98613b was about 9GB in size I believe. after rooted with this image and did a factory reset with all data wiped, the size is still 9GB and some. is this normal? I thought since the OP said the new image had a quite a few things removed from the stock img, the new OS would be smaller than 9GB?

thanks
[Verizon LG G4] Dyscalculic:
It's admit 4.5 GB. Where are you seeing 9gb?
[Verizon LG G4] siriniti:
hmmm...

in my phone, under setting -> Gerneral -> Storage -> miscellaneous -> 9.27GB of system Data.

to be clear, this is a new phone I just got 2 days ago. didnt install any app. or put in any pictures, songs and stuff.

it was showing 9GB.

finally rooted successful this morning with the rootedsystem.img.

I see that some of Verzion and LG app are gone just as the OP said after the root. still didnt put anything in the phone, goto setting and see its still 9GB .

the only thing i did was link the phone with my gmail account. but that shouldnt add much stuff, arent it?

pretty new to Android from IOS...
[Verizon LG G4] woozzy101:
System data includes files that Android needs to run and stuff, not just the rootedsystem.img. If you want to double check to see how big it is, go to the app drawer. Under the tools folder up top, open up the File Manager. Then click on Internal storage and scroll all the way to the bottom. The rootedsystem.img should be there and show the size. While it sucks because it uses a tad over 4 gigs, I would keep the file on there. At least for a while as you tinker with your phone. In case you accidentally turn something crucial off, you can then always just re-flash and be up and running in no time.

If you have your phone rooted, you should also check out something called Xposed. It lets you load modules to really customize the G4. Tweaksbox is a great module! If you are on still unlimited data plan, you can also modify a file to add free mobile hotspot.

Enjoy the rooted G4 and remember turn off the software updater too :)
[Verizon LG G4] siriniti:
thanks for the advice!

it would make sense if the rootedsystem.img file still there, but I could not find where it is.

as for turn off the software update, is there a simpler way to do it? right now I found an app call link2sd to stop the update.

wondering if there is a better way?
[Verizon LG G4] woozzy101:
Freeze LGDMSClient.apk after you root so it stops asking you to update

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-g4/general/disable-ota-root-t3166105
[Verizon LG G4] siriniti:
OK. I redid rooting and factory reset again.

the system data is still about 9GB. the rootedsystem.img file is no where to be found in the internal storage.

and it shows so since it says internal storage 22GB total, 22GB free.

is your system data shows only 4.5GB ish?

how do I get into system data folder? the file manager only show internal storage directory. no system data directory.

thanks
[Verizon LG G4] ad78:
hey guys i just got my G4 verizon and i have 13b 5.1 how do i upload this? via LGUP? please help

thanks
[Verizon LG G4] siriniti:
you mean how to root it? read the OP carefully. it pretty much explain everything...
[Verizon LG G4] woozzy101:
Or if you want a normal rooted version of 13B without the bloatware and stuff removed/frozen, read this:

http://xdaforums.com/g4/general/lg-g4-100-root-success-directives-root-t3180586
[Verizon LG G4] kendive:
I don't think this is pushing the rooted img to my LG G4. I am on the 13B un-rooted now.

I do have the file rootedsystem.img on the root of my SD Card...

So I am using COM3 DIAG port but when I do the commands is come back to # fast like nothing is happening and I am still not rooted. Any Ideas?

UPDATE...

Ok I I figured out the issue. Everyone is saying to put the img file on there SD Card. Well in the command to push the file is taking it from the internal memory "0" so I just put the img in my internal memory and it worked. I guess if you changed it to "1" it would pull from the SD Card???

dd if=/data/media/1/rootedsystem.img bs=8192 seek=65536 count=548352 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0
[Verizon LG G4] divineBliss:
kendive,

What is the output of doing the following command:

ls /data/media/0/rootedsystem.img
[Verizon LG G4] siriniti:
quite a few ppl has this simple issue.

first make sure the .img file is copied to phone internal storage, NOT the microSD if you have one in there.

if it is copied to internal storage, do a command

#ls /data/media/0

and make sure you see the .img file list there.

if it is, make sure the the dd command name matches the file name exactly include the .img

before you do all that, could you please do me a favorite?

what is the size of your phone? 32GB.

could you check your phone internal storage under setting -> storage -> miscellaneous -> system data , how big it is?

after you root successfully, check it again and see how big it is?

thanks
[Verizon LG G4] ad78:
wrong forum replied
[Verizon LG G4] siriniti:
this OP is for 13b. where you see its 11a?
[Verizon LG G4] kendive:
Pretty sure my LG G4 is 32GB because I have 20.69 avab in the phone now.

No sure what was avab before I rooted because I did not check, But I can flash back to stock to check if you like to check again???

But under setting -> storage -> miscellaneous -> system data shows 9.32GB Avab

Hope this helps...
[Verizon LG G4] siriniti:
9.32GB is after you rooted?
[Verizon LG G4] kendive:
Yes Sir.
[Verizon LG G4] siriniti:
thank you. someone said after root, its cutting the system data down to 4.5GB which make sense.

I can see that the system data partition does have free space. I just cant figure out how to get it out.

does anyone has the system data showed as 4.5GB after root?
[Verizon LG G4] kendive:
I guess there is no TWRP for the Verizon LG G4? I will miss that. Does this command line backup everything like TWRP would?

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 bs=8192 seek=65536 count=548352 of=/data/media/0/system.img
[Verizon LG G4] emmagata:
I'm not sure if that is the exact command for the VS986 but I did use a similar command to create a backup image file but I don't think it does apps and data.
[Verizon LG G4] fishyjoeschmo:
Can I use the LG up tool to downgrade from MM to this rooted IMG in one step?
[Verizon LG G4] SabreFireTv:
Nope... cannot do that... the rooted image is an .img file... not a kdz... and even if it was it would not work anyway.... you NEED to downgrade to LL before you can obtain root or you will brick...

I must say, I thought the process looked horrendous, however I had no absolutely no problem... just follow the instructions exactly as they are written and you'll be fine...
[Verizon LG G4] fishyjoeschmo:
Yes, it was daunting at first but now I'm back on a 13b prerooted img with xposed and thinking about trying the lg pure Rom over in development. I'm trying figure out if I should uninstall xposed before I do though.
[Verizon LG G4] dadrumgod:
You can't use any custom roms with a Verizon g4 or you'll hard brick for sure. That requires an unlocked bootloader or one that's had something like bump and been patched which doesn't look likely for this model cuz devs have given up last I looked. Just make sure what you try is all stock based you should be ok ..should lol

---------- Post added at 01:49 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:44 AM ----------

I just caught my phone downloading an almost 1gb update cuz I forgot to disable updates on last reset. I wonder if it's mm but idc root is more important to me. Also flexmultiwindowmod quit working on me, even just did another reset it just force closes which really blows cuz I have a bunch of bump I don't want in the lil dual window launcher and it's the main reason I rooted...damn
[Verizon LG G4] lennie paz:
I performed Backup system.img command. Where does the backup get saved?
[Verizon LG G4] divineBliss:
It should be specified in your command which you should post so we can help you :) .
[Verizon LG G4] lennie paz:
This was the command I ran:

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 bs=8192 seek=65536 count=548352 of=/data/media/0/system.img
[Verizon LG G4] zen8t8:
Could you post which files you defrosted? I could only find "System Updates" in my TiBu, and restarting after that did not re-enable my AC. Just wondering what the second system update file was?

Thanks!
[Verizon LG G4] catalyst11:
In my TiBu, there are 2 files named "System updates 1_14_10_0" so those are the ones I defrosted. It took 5-10 minutes for the AC to activate and required me to reboot a couple times.
[Verizon LG G4] shoes22:
The answer is right there is in the command. Your backup is saved as system.img in /data/media/0/...or in layman's terms, the root of the phone's Internal SD card storage. ;)
[Verizon LG G4] lennie paz:
So it's not in any folder, just on the root of my phone's storage? It's not there, if that's where it should be.
[Verizon LG G4] shoes22:
The actual folder on your phone using a Root Explorer/File Manager is /data/media/0/, but that folder is also known as "Internal Storage" in some programs or if you're accessing your phone in Windows through MTP.

If it's not there, are you sure you ran the right command and that it completed successfully?
[Verizon LG G4] zen8t8:
Thanks! Did anything prompt you to reboot, or did you just do it to see if any updates were applied in the background? I defrosted "System updates 1_14_10_0" in TiBu, and then two System updates (both version 1_14_10_0) now appear in the application list. I have restarted a few times and it's been over 30 minutes. Not sure if there's a way to force these update applications to run as they only have a force stop or disable in the application menus. Advanced Calling menu still shows "Activate Advanced Calling" but doesn't let me click into that option (and it's already enabled on the account).

Thanks Again!
[Verizon LG G4] divineBliss:
If you go back to adb and type

ls /data/media/0/system.img

what do you get when you try and list the file? That's where it should be, which is the same are your top level internal storage folder when viewing files on the phone with a file manager app.

If it's not there, makes sure

ls ls /data/media/0/*

gives you a list of the other files in internal storage, just to confirm you're doing the command correctly and your setup is good.
[Verizon LG G4] lennie paz:
I think I screwed up, and deleted it. I downgraded from MM to 13B, so I had the 13B image on my internal storage. I deleted the image after I downgraded, but I forgot I deleted it, so I went in and deleted the image, which was probably my backed up image.
[Verizon LG G4] divineBliss:
Don't worry about it. There are plenty of other ways to recover, ..... KDZs and other people's system.img files ...... you won't need it :) .
[Verizon LG G4] catalyst11:
You have My Verizon installed right? You need that too. Maybe try going on the website and removing AC then re-adding it to your account then wait for a bit then reboot. I know it was when I defrosted those 2 system update apps in TiBu that made my AC work.
[Verizon LG G4] zen8t8:
Did not know you needed My Verizon installed! I coulda sworn I had it disabled before I rooted (and had AC). I'll try installing that from the play store now and see if it fixes it!

Thanks!
[Verizon LG G4] SabreFireTv:
Glad you got it... I was NOT able to get xposed installed on mine... no matter how many times I flash the zip with flashfire, following all the instructions perfectly, i just cant get the install to stick.. so annoying... so i think ima try the lg pure rom just for ****s next... really sucks how there are no custom roms for this amazing piece of hardwire... this will be my LAST device on Verizon.
[Verizon LG G4] kendive:
Is anyone able to makes a call and surf the internet at the same time with the lg g4 on this 13B? Mine don't work...

I tried disabling HD Voice on my Verizon account and then turning it back on. No luck. Still works on my LG G3 What gives...

.
[Verizon LG G4] larsdennert:
You don't need my verizon for advanced calling
[Verizon LG G4] dvgb173:
I believe you need it to get AC working, then you can freeze/remove My Verizon and AC will continue to work.

At least that is what I have seen reported as a solution here.
[Verizon LG G4] kendive:
I guess I installed My Verizon and now it works. Thanks for the help.

Now I will freeze My Verizon.

I will be playing with my LG V10 tmr and getting root on it.

.
[Verizon LG G4] fromgeorgia:
Worked like a charm. Many many thanks.
[Verizon LG G4] fromgeorgia:
have you messed up with camera? in manual mode if i adjust focuse to infinity it crashes. does anyone have that problem?
[Verizon LG G4] mainlygreen:
I ran this command

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

and for some reason it runs(?) for .4 milliseconds and goes back to the # thing. Anyone know what I might of done wrong?
[Verizon LG G4] siriniti:
You need to copy the img file to internal storage, not the sd card
[Verizon LG G4] divineBliss:
/data/media/0/ is internal storage
[Verizon LG G4] siriniti:
Yes. But some people like copy it to sd card. I made that mistake
[Verizon LG G4] dadrumgod:
All the sudden I'm getting "I'd" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file....it's a new pc but I set up adb just like in my other and made sure it was fine right ...hmmm what am I missing
[Verizon LG G4] siriniti:
could be the driver issue.
[Verizon LG G4] AndrewCC:
Just downgraded from 6.0 Marshmallow to Lollipop using this image. Really, it's great. I love the DPI change and having the bloatware already dealt with. However, my battery life is now extremely ****ty, and it used to be amazing on stock. It loses battery so fast that I have difficulty charging it with my quick charger. Is there a reason for this? Should I just revert to rooted stock 13B? I tried disabling the Google app, since that was an issue for some, but that didn't help.
[Verizon LG G4] rustypie:
Someone else posted having this issue as well. Your issue is due to the DPI being set at 540 vs 640. If you use a DPI changer app to change the DPI back to 640, that will resolve your issue.
[Verizon LG G4] rustypie:
This is probably the first post I've seen stating batt life is worse than stock. I've gotten lots of kudos that batt life has been better. I assume you've done a clean flash of everything and started with a clean slate on the phone? I always do a clean flash and reinstall everything from scratch and avoid using backups when flashing roms/system partitions.
[Verizon LG G4] AndrewCC:
Oh, absolutely. Maybe it's an issue with my phone and Lollipop 5.1.1, but I don't think so, since I was on that before, albeit unrooted at the time. It's definitely very strange! I also did another factory reset after the image was flashed, but that didn't help battery life any. I honestly don't know what the problem could be. I'm currently flashing a 13B rooted stock image to see if that improves things, but if it doesn't, I'll just contact Verizon.
[Verizon LG G4] fromgeorgia:
it fixed the problem

thanks
[Verizon LG G4] AndrewCC:
The issue with massive battery drain is NOT from this image. It's a bug that occasionally happens on 5.1.1, and not just with the LG G4. It's caused by Google Play services and Android System constantly running and attempting to use high-accuracy location, even if you've turned location off in the settings. There are two ways I've found around this so far, assuming that the common fixes of clearing your cache, factory resetting, and downgrading to 7.8.99-440 of Google Play services hasn't worked for you.

The first step should always be to install GSam Battery Monitor. It's extremely useful in finding EXACTLY the processes running under Google Play services and Android System that you need to disable, and to check if disabling anything actually worked.

Rooted

1. Install Xposed on your device

2. Download App Ops

3. Disable location services for Android OS, Android System, Google Play, and Google Play Services

4. Restart your device

5. Check to see if they're taking up battery in GSam Battery Monitor

Unrooted

1. Open GSam Battery Monitor

2. Go to Android OS and Google Play services

3. Disable everything that you can, frankly. I've noticed no downsides to this, and it brought the battery usage of those two services from 75% of my battery to 15% of my battery. I enable Google Play Services when I need to download something from the Play Store, and disable it afterwards.

Unfortunately, there's no permanent solution for unrooted devices. If you aren't going to root your device, upgrade to Marshmallow and disable the Google app if you still have battery troubles.
[Verizon LG G4] zen8t8:
Did you just install My Verizon from the play store? or did it have to be installed as a system app somehow? Once I installed My Verizon, I got different splash screens when activating AC, but upon reboot, it would go back to the previous state asking me to activate AC... almost as if it didn't have the proper access rights to make the changes.
[Verizon LG G4] kendive:
Yes i just got My Verizon from the play store and let it activate from the app.
[Verizon LG G4] Kensai:
Am I not seeing it? I also did a forum search. Does this have wifi tether enabled?
[Verizon LG G4] FunktasticLucky:
Hey guys, I was doing some stuff and screwed up and had to delete my hosts file. Now I have ads out the ass. Could someone please share their hosts file so I can copy it back in so I don't have reimage my phone please :) Thank you in advance.
[Verizon LG G4] g_ding84:
Just use Adaway to recreate it for you.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39144524
[Verizon LG G4] FunktasticLucky:
Thank you so much. YouTube ads were getting crazy! Im new to android from BlackBerry 10. Never realized how many ads were throughout android cut I immediately installed this rooted image. Blew my mind when I deleted the hosts file and everything had ads everywhere.
[Verizon LG G4] shadavis08:
The thread title is a bit misleading. It sounds like you have a rooted kdz for LG G4 13b,,, which if so we would then be able to be installed using the LG UP tool.
[Verizon LG G4] jesfreak:
Is the official 13B KDZ on the codefi.re page rooted?
[Verizon LG G4] shadavis08:
No
[Verizon LG G4] woozzy101:
no KDZ will ever be rooted since they are stock images from LG. Images on the other hand can be injected with root :)
[Verizon LG G4] coolguy71261:
cannot get send commands.exe to open any idea?
[Verizon LG G4] coolguy71261:
flashed twice and not rooted? why is that
[Verizon LG G4] Phurkus:
did you download the one in red next to auto prime? thats the wrong one. the rooted image is alittle more below that is smaller text where he mentions the rar and 7zip
[Verizon LG G4] DizKiller:
I am not sure if anyone has found a solution of unlocking the OEM unlock feature on any of the metropcs/TMobile variants, and I am not going to read 56 pages of posts, but for the LG-H631, I have found out how to get to OEM UNLOCK after a Factory Reset with it on, or kdz file with it on by default. I will be posting a thread soon. Pm me if u are like me and want it right now.
[Verizon LG G4] larsdennert:
Hmm not sure that really applies here as this is the Verizon thread. The tmobile version has no bootloader as i recall. There is a thread on enabling OEM unlock. You may want to hunt it down and contribute there as you may have valuable info that applies.
[Verizon LG G4] speedingcheetah:
I am thinking about moving from my G3 to a G4.....is this 13B the last/newest Version that can be rooted? If if I buy a G4 that has already be upgraded to Android M (25A?) is it downgradable, or is there a rooted method/img for M yet?

Would like to get the G5...but too soon for root on that i guess?? They making them harder and harder these days.
[Verizon LG G4] shadavis08:
You want 13b it is rootable and yeah you can downgrade easily back to 13 b from 24c and 25a
[Verizon LG G4] larsdennert:
There will be no root for the VS896 on MM. The G4 is a fabulous device but I would pick up a Nexus 5X (LG) if I was shopping today. Actually, I bought one for my son. The 5X has a few downsides: Poorer camera, no SD, no swappable battery, 1080 screen, no verizon video chat and no LG MS Exchange services. However it is much more future proof.
[Verizon LG G4] speedingcheetah:
How do u flash this file? I assume u need custom recovery...but the OP instructions don't mention anything about that...just be on unrooted 13b stock.

Edit: O...apparently.."Low Effort Root" method is only way...really...that way complicated...where one click root? Super easy for my G3...even a AIO toolkit for that model, plug in, click...done.....not so easy with the G4 i guess.
[Verizon LG G4] Juice3250:
How is everyone's battery life like compared to stock MM after rooting and such? I know it's going to vary from user to user. But is it about the same or better?

What are the downsides to rooting the phone? Can I still use my online banking app?

I've rooted phones in the past but they all had the ability to easily flash a custom ROM and backup my stock image if anything went wrong. That's what makes me nervous about rooting this phone. If I'm messing around with my phone during the day at work and I screw something up, I'll have to wait till I get home to fix it. That's the part about it that I don't like.

Plus I'm pretty satisfied with stock. But I keep finding myself thinking about some of the cool mods using xposed. Just not sure the risk is worth it though.
[Verizon LG G4] Juice3250:
Anyone care to chime in on their battery life rooted?
[Verizon LG G4] g_ding84:
A little bit better than stock. If you use xposed try greenify and power nap.
[Verizon LG G4] WAIDroid:
I'm sorry but ROOT for this phone just isn't possible for MM for Verizon!
[Verizon LG G4] legend221:
Confirmed, I downgraded from 25A. Definitely worth it. Couldn't stand all the ads and pop ups, installed 3 separate apps to block them. Battery life was better due to Doze on MM. There is a tweak for the V10 that works for our phone however and it has improved this rooted LP to rival stock MM 25A.

.. Sent from a rooted LG G4 VS986 13B ..
[Verizon LG G4] JigSawMan:
link to the v10 tweak?
[Verizon LG G4] legend221:
Here is the link, install at your own risk, blah blah blah. All credits go to warBeard_actual for all his hard work.

It's been working great for the LG G4 so far. Highly recommended but results will vary.

http://xdaforums.com/tmobile-lg-v10/development/v10-msm-8992-cpu-io-ram-interactive-gov-t3351478

.. Sent from a rooted LG G4 VS986 13B ..
[Verizon LG G4] dilligaf56:
Downgraded replacement LG-G4 from 6.0 25A to 5.1.1 13B (rooted - this image) yesterday. All seemed well until this evening when I got a popup announcing that it's going to take the OTA back to 6.0. Stalled it for now but it's scheduled to update tomorrow afternoon. What is the name of the app that I need to freeze in TiBu to prevent it from accepting OTA updates? I froze one called System updates 1_14_10_0 (there were actually two entries for it), as it seemed obvious - but wanted to make sure there aren't any others. I will have to use my old GS4 for a while if I don't abort this before tomorrow. Thanks!