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[Verizon LG G3] grhopper:
I got through step 19, but now I get the LG logo with "Boot Failure" under it and it's stuck in a boot loop. Any idea what I did wrong?

ETA: I was able to get into the Firmware Update mode and use the LG Flash Tool. Thanks for this guide.
[Verizon LG G3] au5599:
Question, after updating from OTA 47a mine started rebooting continually. After trying several options I did a factory reset which took several hours to actually get it done. I set it back up and when signing into a second Gmail account it rebooted again. Did another reset. I got into safe mode, deleted apps like google maps, Gmail, tv, books, etc. Then let It sit over night. It shut off. Now it would only load up to the LG screen or Verizon screen and then shut off. But it seems to get worse cause now I have to pull the battery and sometimes for several minutes. (phone worked perfectly before these updates and never rooted)

I tried to use LG Flash Tool but the phone won't stay in download mode long enough. Sometimes 20 seconds sometimes 5.

So my question is what are my options short of sending it to LG or using as a paper weight.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Sadly, I don't know what else to suggest. *If* you had been able to get it to stay in Download mode long enough, I would flash the 10B TOT. TOTs flash more things than KDZs, so sometimes flashing a TOT will solve a problem when flashing a KDZ doesn't (I've personally had that experience). Flashing KDZs after flashing the TOT is fine.

If there's some way to force it to go into QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode (I haven't looked at the first post in a while, so maybe that's what they're referring to), then there's a third option, which you'd have to Google that term to find the recovery directions using different drivers and a different program. It would show up as QHSUSB_BULK 9008 in Windows' Device Manager - I believe in the Ports section, but possibly in the Modem section.

On the upside, I had the absolute best experience with LG for a repair, but that was my tablet under warranty - no idea if the experience differs if you're out of warranty.
[Verizon LG G3] D3MOL1SH1:
I'm having this exact issue. Any luck fixing the issue?
[Verizon LG G3] au5599:
After going back and forth with verizon I got down to 2 options. Send to LG and pay for repairs or take Verizon's offer of early upgrade on device payments. I got that offer thru chat. I told the girl if she wasn't tech support to let me know how to get one. She said she was so I told her to let me explain everything first. Then she said short of sending it to LG I did everything. So then she gave me that offer.

I'm not happy about it but had to do something.

I got the LG G5 and like it but hate it. This only seems to charge to 90% over night then stops charging. I have only got it to charge to 100% maybe 4 times total in the 11 days I have had it.
[Verizon LG G3] D3MOL1SH1:
my motherboard has a heat-sink.. is this removable? I'm assuming thats what it is[IMG="motherboard pic vs985"]https://i.imgur.com/Gu5qO2S.jpg[/IMG]
[Verizon LG G3] Ephemera:
Forcing it into download mode is basically the whole guide.

Yes
[Verizon LG G3] D3MOL1SH1:
thank you for the response, i've searched the forums and google searched for a solution to removing the heat-sink, but with no luck. any help at all with this would be greatly apreciated
[Verizon LG G3] Ephemera:
It just pops right with a flat head or a pry tool.
[Verizon LG G3] Punchieo:
When I extract the tot with BoardDiag, everything goes swimmingly, but when I try to start eh AP check and EMMC test, it says "There is no partition file (rawprogram0.xml)."

Any clue as to how to fix it?
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Can you verify if where BoardDiag extracted the partitions from the TOT that the "rawprogram0.xml" files actually does exist or doesn't? It creates some partition file (can't recall if that's the correct name) when it extracts the TOT. I assume that's the same name as the one it creates.
[Verizon LG G3] UnlinkedEnergy:
By saying that you had no download mode, did you mean that the screen was black when you attempted to go into download mode? Or did you mean that you tried using the LG Flash Tool with no success? I was in the same situation as you were (flashing Jasmine Rom on the 35b bootstrap and getting a black screen even when the device was powered on) and I didn't want to unscrew the phone to get into the motherboard. Luckily, I was able to unbrick using the "downgrade to 10b method" by [MENTION=5066255]LASERWOLF452[/MENTION] which I will link. So I attempted to get into the download mode, but the screen was black. However, my phone was recognized as the "LGE Mobile For VZW" in the device manager. From here, I was able to follow the downgrade guide, and while the screen stayed black for the entire process, the display miraculously showed the LG logo at the "waiting for reset" part of the flash tool at around 85%. Then everything went as usual, with me only having to do the battery pull when the screen displayed "factory reset status 3". Upon turning the phone back on, it booted normally into the setup wizard. However, the flash tool took a very long time to finish up, taking 1277 seconds instead of the usual 150-180 second time.

Tl;dr: Tried putting your LG G3 into download mode only to get a screen that shows absolutely nothing? If your device is properly recognized by your device manager as "LGE Mobile For VZW", then your download mode should still be working and you can follow the steps for the downgrade method to get your phone back up and running.

Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgA0fBkvYdY
[Verizon LG G3] LASERWOLF452:
There are 2 ways to fix the phone from a black screen.

Methed 1 you can try to downgrade the phone to 10b with my 10b downgrade method

Method 2 just flash the kdz

Ya it means going back to 47A and i never tried 10b via lg flash tool

How to access download mode? Simple. As soon as you plug your phone into your pc hold the vol. Up button. You will hear you computer make the connect sound. Your in download mode.

If you are still having issues i will make a video how to fix the blank screen

If you do method 2 you can do method 1 to go back to 10b
[Verizon LG G3] im_high_tech:
Out of curiosity, what are the current reasons a G3 would hard brick?

My Mom has a G3 that I rooted that is still on the original KitKat and I'm debating about upgrading her to Marshmallow.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
If I remember correctly, flashing JasmineROM v9.x or SkyDragon v6.x AFTER flashing the 35B Bootstack instead of before will cause QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode (and a perpetual blank screen until recovered) because both of those ROMs contain only a partial 24B Bootstack that conflicts with the 35B Bootstack unless you flash the Bootstack after the ROM.

The instructions in this thread are for putting your phone into QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode if it's bricked to a point where it's not in that mode (or normal Download mode) and therefore not recoverable as is, and I don't know if anyone knows a specific cause of that. I don't, anyway, but it's never happened to me, only QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode.
[Verizon LG G3] Betoqp:
Is anyone else getting a crash when selecting the path for the extracted tot? As soon as I pick the folder, I get a message from windows saying BoardDiag stopped working and that it would force close. I tried both the original BoardDiag and the newest version (v2.99a), same result. Running Windows 10.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
There are at least two variants of a newer version, 3.99 I think the Mega link at this post is the archive with four different variants/versions http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=61490625&postcount=442.

Have you tried selecting a more simple path for where to extract the TOT? Such as C:\TOT?
[Verizon LG G3] Betoqp:
I actually solved the issue by simplifying the path. Buuuut now it returns an error when trying to include "aboot", the error being a FAIL and an issue with sector 0x29000, and I'm stuck since I can't find anyone else with that issue. I double checked the files I'm using and everything seems to be adequate.

SOLVED: I'm not sure what did it, but after giving up about three weeks ago today I tried again and it worked. The only thing I can think about is that the PC has been rebooted since, so maybe try to reboot and try again?
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
The only things I can think of are:

1. Are you using the original USB cable?

2. Using it with a USB 2.0 port that comes directly off of your PC's motherboard (and not USB 3.x or through a USB hub)?

3. Try rebooting the PC with the phone disconnected.

4. Try a different USB 2.0 port.

5. Try a different PC. Sometimes that's all it takes to make the difference. I've had PC's that worked many, many times for flashing KDZs and TOTs and then inexplicably they no longer work right for flashing until I do a fresh installation of Windows, or try a different PC.
[Verizon LG G3] Betoqp:
1. No, the original cable became faulty a while back so I'm using a cable I've used for charging and flashing/rooting in the past. I'll try with another cable.

2. I don't really know, I'll check my PC's specs and verify that.

3. Already did that.

4. Already tried another port.

5. Today I'll get a borrowed PC to try it on.

I'm really scared right now, because before this the screen would turn on, now it won't :crying:.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
The "standard" is that USB 2.0 (and previous) ports are black (the flat plastic divider that's in the port is black, that is) whereas USB 3.x ports are blue, however there are occasionally exceptions. My work laptop's USB ports on the left side are USB 3.0 but are black, so it was only through research and trying that I found out they were USB 3.0. Just thought I'd let you know.

Try taking the battery out of the phone and leaving it sit for half an hour or an hour or so.
[Verizon LG G3] Betoqp:
I looked into my PC manual and it seems I was using a 3.0 port. However, if I plug the phone to the 2.0 port it won't recognize the device as a Qualcomm etc. I tried again to boot aboot img and it worked...now I'm stuck with the same error, but with the boot partition. I've no idea what changed.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
What did/does Windows' Device Manager show in the Modem and Port sections? It must, or at least must have shown something if you were able to flash something.

If it wasn't showing up as QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode, you shouldn't use BoardDiag.

Confirming you do have the appropriate Qualcomm drivers installed?

Every time you plug a USB device into any different USB port than you've ever connected the device before, Windows had to load the driver. Depending on the PC, this can take 5-10 minutes, or less on some PCs.

I would propose getting in the habit of, whenever you're trying to flash a device, plug it in (in Download mode or not) to the PC, open Device Manager, and look in those two sections I said above. If within 10 minutes neither LGE... (for LG devices) or QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode don't show up in either or both sections, then something else is wrong and needs resolved first, whether it's the PC, cable, port, or needs to be hardware hacked to force into QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode.
[Verizon LG G3] Betoqp:
It shows as the tutorial on OP said, "Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM4)", under the Ports (COM & LPT) section.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Okay, just checking. I wasn't sure since earlier you mentioned it wasn't showing up as Qualcomm any more.
[Verizon LG G3] Betoqp:
Hi, if I have extra partitions do I flash them? Apart from the ones on the OP I have

I'm not sure if I have to flash those as well or just the ones mentioned and end with sbl1. Does anyone know?
[Verizon LG G3] ST Dog:
The ones listed are enough for the LG Flash Tool to work.

When you then flash the KDZ/TOT, in step 22, it takes care of the rest.

Just stick to the posted steps. Changing things is likely to cause problems.
[Verizon LG G3] Betoqp:
Ok, will do. Thanks!
[Verizon LG G3] mattd7591:
I have been on a stock, but rooted and TWRP Kit kat rom ( 10 b or 12b, one of the early ones, I know) since I got the phone DEC 2014.

Phones been fine till this morning. Left on on charger overnight, wake up to something like this this morning: Bright green screen , Apps watchdog Bark:

DEmIGOD crash handler: Apps watchdog Bark

I can get into download mode, and what appears to be stock recovery? ( options to wipe cache, factory reset, safe mode, reboot).

Factory reset/ wipe cache just brings me back to the green screen

Download mode, the computer only recognizes the phone as QBBULK ( or whatever it was)

I install the qualcom drivers to do this ( http://xdaforums.com/sprint-lg-g3/general/guide-fix-hard-brick-recovery-guide-t3132359 )

and see this on windows device manager

Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008

NOTE: I never shorted the wires like it showed or anything.

I downloaded the tot ( 10b) twice, and tried to extract it with boarddiag. It worked, but when I try and run AP CHECK and EMMC check, I get "Failed during loading flash programmer, TEST aborted,

questions?

WHat is thi demigod watchdog bark?

WHere did my custom recovery go?

If I can get to recovery/DL mode, why am I in this qualcom 9008 mode?

HELP!
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Don't know but did you install the right drivers for your type of Windows? 64-bit or 32-bit?

Try rebooting the PC?

Using the original USB cable with a USB 2.0 port that comes directly off your PC's motherboard, not a USB 3.x port and not through a USB hub?
[Verizon LG G3] mattd7591:
Using Willcracker version fixed it for that... still bricked, see http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=68661646&postcount=712
[Verizon LG G3] FarFromExpert:
Error. there is no partition file(rawprogram0.xml)

I'm sure I'm missing something simple.. I've followed all instructions that seem to be simple to me but alas.

I have the tot file and extract it to an empty folder and I get the error there is no partition file(rawprogram0.xml) everytime I try to test.

The driver is listed as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM4)

I'm right clicking BoardDiag and running as administrator but there is no indication when it comes up if there should be. (if that may be the cause of the issue)
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Please don't post the same question in two different threads. Answered in you the other thread.
[Verizon LG G3] alich3451:
vs985 tried this still in Q9008 mode

vs985 tried this still in Q9008 mode please help me to restore my device. not going in download/recovery.

thanks
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Maybe [MENTION=2250889]R-T-B[/MENTION] 's recovery thread in this section can help you.
[Verizon LG G3] alich3451:
i bricked it while installing Jasmine 9.0 rom

in boarddiag i should use 10b tot or 35b?

i tried 10b but no luck. i am downloading 35b from your AFH link

---------- Post added at 12:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:34 PM ----------

i ran emmc test and AP test they pass every time, i just want my phone in download mode, please help with me that..
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
You have to use the TOT just as the instructions say. I don't know what to suggest if the instructions don't work, especially since the test works. [MENTION=2250889]R-T-B[/MENTION] 's recovery thread has special versions of BoardDiag and the TOT that can help recover in some circumstances that the normal method doesn't work.
[Verizon LG G3] alich3451:
R-T-B says to use 47a and this guide says to use the matching tot as you device's firmware in my case i falshed 35b bootstack. so i should use 35b?
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
The 2-4 times I've had to use this method, I always used the TOT. That's all I know. If you have questions about [MENTION=2250889]R-T-B[/MENTION] 's recovery method, you should ask in his thread. I know that the reason for his recovery method was more geared towards people who bricked because they have a newer "K" variant of the VS985 such as the VS985WK, but even if his special versions of the recovery files don't help, he himself might be able to unbrick it for you.
[Verizon LG G3] alich3451:
can you tell me what TOT you used in this method? did that work?
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
There's only one TOT available for the VS985, the 10B TOT. Yes, it worked all 3-4 times I had to recover from QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode.
[Verizon LG G3] alich3451:
I unbricked my Vs985 lg g3 with this method but using RTBs Unbrick Kit
[Verizon LG G3] ThatBeardedGuy:
Have been trying to unbrick my G3 for past couple of days. When I short the pins and connect it to the PC through USB it just connects through USB Controllers as an unknown device. I have tried several different times and different cables to no avail. It just continuously connects as a USB device (Unknown Device). I have all the drivers installed, both the LG and the Quallcomm. Any one have any ideas?

Running Windows 7 btw.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Did you turn off driver signature enforcement and reboot the PC before installing the Qualcomm 64-bit driver?

I Ducky have any luck shorting the pins but for me it turned out it wasn't necessary.
[Verizon LG G3] ThatBeardedGuy:
It's only a 32bit system. However I had turned off driver sig anyway and decided to uninstall and re-install the qualcomm drivers to see if it made a difference. I don't know if it was that or me uninstalling the "Unknown USB Device" after shorting the board but after it refound the G3 it showed as Qualcomm and I was able to successfully un brick the phone!

This is why I love the internet :good:
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Awesome! I'm glad you had better luck than I! :)
[Verizon LG G3] ThatBeardedGuy:
So I got the phone unbricked, flashed back to stock (10b). The phone was cutting off randomly and I had to pull battery out to restart. I saw that people were having that issue and it was the battery. I just so happened to buy a new LG battery right before the phone bricked on me before. With the new battery in I let the phone sit for a day or so and messed around in the menus to see if it would cut off. It didn't.

I then rooted the phone and proceeded to install Xdabbebs latest rom for the G3. Everything went smooth and flawless.......Until the phone booted into the system and once I unlocked the screen a message popped up "com.Android.phone" or something along those lines popped up and would not go away after hitting close. Just constantly kept popping right back up. At this point I thought something must have went wrong on the install so tried to reboot into recovery and re-flash the ROM. That's where the **** show started back up again. The phone wouldn't let me get into recovery mainly because of the constant popup and then it went into a LG screen boot loop. Now it is throwing the green screen stating HW Reset demigod and sometimes gives a kernel crash screen as well.

Is the phone just complete trash at this point? Is it internal hardware issues at this point? If that's the case it's a shame because it's been in a Otterbox case since day one and has only been dropped a handful of times in the 2 years I have owned it. The reason it bricked the first time is because I was having some of the same issues and was re-flashing the same ROM when the green HW screen interrupted the first bootup. Getting kind of tired of dealing with this crap.

Sorry if this is in the wrong section but seeing as the phone may be bricked again I figured I would just post this here.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Can you still put it into Download mode and if so, did you try flashing the 10B TOT again? Had you wiped Cache, Dalvik/ART and Data before flashing [MENTION=2941286]xdabbeb[/MENTION] 's ROM and 35B Bootstack?
[Verizon LG G3] ThatBeardedGuy:
I got it into DL mode and reflashed back to 10b. I did wipe before the Xdabbeb flash. I am gonna try it again and see what happens. Fingers crossed.
[Verizon LG G3] iBolski:
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

I can't thank [MENTION=5674459]Ephemera[/MENTION] enough for this!

I took the 49A OTA today and I was having problems with the SD card constantly being unmounted and remounted. So I decided to flash back to 10b so I could update back to 48A, but something went horribly wrong when I attempted to flash back to 10B. The phone could no longer get into download mode and gave messages about secure boot failures.

I knew about this option but I wasn't sure about it. Finding YouTube videos on how to remove the back cover, I finally found the correct contortion I needed to hold the wire correctly so I could have the other hand free to plug in the USB cord. LOL! (I don't do soldering - I'm all thumbs when it comes to that)

In any case, I couldn't get the final partition to flash (sbl1). It kept saying the phone wasn't in DL mode. So I attempted to reboot the phone into download mode and YES! There it was. So I did a full TOT flash with the LG FlashTool and I'm back up and operational.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! This wasn't as bad as it appeared when I first read about this procedure. Easier than it might first appear.

P.S.

I know this sounds weird, but in a way, this was kind of fun (once I figured out how to do it properly). I also found out that as I flashed each partition in the order specified, I had to unplug the USB cord and place the second wire connection back onto the board and then plug the USB cord back in, all the while keeping the ground end constantly touching. Then I could flash the next partition, unless the COM port changed. Mine keep fluctuating back and forth between COM 6 and COM 7.

Now I can see why it's advised to solder the ground wire down so you don't have to hold it down yourself through the entire process. My finger was cramping up! lol
[Verizon LG G3] Doctor DrOiiD:
I bricked my lg g3..

It was refurbished and claim it was d851 but now I am sure it was Verizon

Do I need to short the pins if it is already shown as Qualcomm??

And I don't know the ROM it was on my mobile..it was KitKat v10z and there is no version like this

So what tot file should I use in boarddiag??vs985 v10b?
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Look under the battery to check in small print what the model is.

No, once it's in Qualcomm QHSUSB BULK 9008 mode, you just need the TOT for your model. Google QHSUSB BULK 9008 mode to find the recovery instructions, special drivers, and a special step you need to take if you're using 64-bit Windows before installing the special driver.

And yes, if yours truly is a VS985, then use the VS985 10B TOT.
[Verizon LG G3] ThatBeardedGuy:
So I got the phone back working properly the day this was posted. It was working perfectly fine up until last Sunday. I sat the phone down on the corner of the couch and got up to go grab a drink. I came back to the phone off and it wouldn't boot into the main phone functions. Now if I let it sit it only boots the LG screen and then shuts off or some times it boots into the LG Animation screen (Screen right after the first LG screen) and then shuts off. I can get it into DL mode but it only stays on for about a minute, not long enough to flash it back to stock.

I don't believe my issue is with the ROM or bricking it at this point. I don't know what is wrong with this damn phone. I just bought the battery brand new from LG about a month or so ago and it is acting like it is the battery the way it just cuts off every time (And yes it is charged). Any ideas? Sorry again for posting in what could be the wrong forum.