yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I'm not doing or trying anything with this. I'm already rooted, have TWRP on and am running [MENTION=2941286]xdabbeb[/MENTION] 's 46A. I'm just providing the files.
[Verizon LG G3] iBolski:
Read the post a few posts up from you:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65384159&postcount=10

It tells you how to do it.
[Verizon LG G3] andy_zhang:
What means " am start -n com.lge.lgfota.permission/com.lge.lgfota.permission.DmcEzUpdateStart "

vs985 China user
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I'm guessing a terminal command, but not sure. I'm pretty sure it's the same as what I described in the first post using Activity Launcher from the Play Store. Look for DmcEzUpdateStart towards the bottom of the list of activities.
[Verizon LG G3] captmeach7:
It is the same as finding the activity only doing it through adb shell, because when I try to start the activity directly from the phone it tells me permission denied. I still dont know if it will complete because i myself can't do it, but if you wanna try you have to be completely unmodded.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Ah. Good observation (doing from adb rather than directly in terminal emulator). Interesting!
[Verizon LG G3] denpad2010:
has to be in sd card cant be on internal memory
[Verizon LG G3] captmeach7:
Whenever I tried with it on the external storage as opposed to internal, the phone would flash (what i think) was the ezupdate screen and never do anything. Only goes into the motions for me on sdcard0.
[Verizon LG G3] elmanolette:
I've been trying many times and the only thing i got is a black screen that says "FOTA EASY UPDATE" and that's it, and by adb command it's gave me an error!
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I think that's the experience I had with 23Cto24B.
[Verizon LG G3] rymaos:
I've tried to do so, but it says error java.....

So i geuss that it's not working, any KDZ file by the way ??
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Not yet. When I get my hands on it, I'll announce it in the return to stock thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=56484240, and my section for VS985 KDZs on Android File Host will be updated, the link at the bottom of the first post of the that thread.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
A reply in another thread:

It's essentially the same directions I give in post #1, so I don't think they tested the process and there's no new information.

Funny! They link to the 46A OTA file I uploaded to Android File Host! LOL! Ah yes, and he actually does link to my thread in the "Source" section.
[Verizon LG G3] ralmeidao:
i have stock rom 35B, this procedure don't work to update from 35B to 46A, i have only the black screen with font (blue) FOTA UPDATED, but 2 min later nothing happens!!
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Yep, no surprise. That's been everyone's result. Like I said, I couldn't get the 23Cto24B OTA to manually install, so I don't think anyone will have any success doing so with any OTA newer than the 12Bto23C one.
[Verizon LG G3] TheThrashGuy:
OTA protocol has changed in Lollipop

I just hardbricked my phone, so, i decided to try to install those OTAs on my phone, i installed 10B first (it was a freaking hell trying to bring to life my phone, but i did), and i downloaded all the OTA files, i upgraded one per one, success almost always, but, when i tried to upgrade from 23C to 24B, i couldn´t, but it worked on kitkat versions, so, i just realized that lollipop changed the OTA protocols or something like that. I connected my device to my pc, and updated using Verizon´s update software (good news for foreign countries people, i´m in Colombia right now, and it worked), then, i just turned on my phone with 35B, again... I tried to apply the OTA without root, using Activity Launcher, without success, so, i just rooted the phone and tried to open the process through adb, without success too. I also tried, launching the ota with the Verizon hidden tool, but it failed, jsut rstarted the phone, and said that the update failed... Verizon´s update software says tht an update is available right now, but, when i connect my phone, it says that it's up to date. I'm pretty confused right now. Any way, i hope i helped someone here telling my experience.... Bye,

José.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Hi! You absolutely can't even be rooted to take OTAs from 23C on. If you want root and/or TWRP on 35B or 46A, it's easiest to root and put TWRP on from 10B, and flash a stock 35B or 46A ROM. if you want to be non-rooted completely stock, it would be easiest to flash the 35B KDZ (no 46A KDZ yet).
[Verizon LG G3] TheThrashGuy:
I know there's no KDZ for 46A yet, i just followed a tutorial to apply ota updates, and it said that i had to root my phone (i followed the tutorial when i was in 35B), and thought it was pretty imposible to apply an OTA update with a rooted phone, but i was really annoyed and tired, so i just rooted and tried. I'm in 35B rooted, right now. when the update become available i'll go back to stock non rooted 10B, and i'll try. I'll post here then. Thanks a lot!
[Verizon LG G3] punkore:
Somtimes the phone restarts and shows "Software Update Fail !!!!"
[Verizon LG G3] AtrixHDMan:
Keeps giving me a error.I think its because I`m rooted.What did you guys do to update when your rooted.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
First post:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65516186&postcount=26

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65516361&postcount=27

I flashed [MENTION=2941286]xdabbeb[/MENTION] 's 46A-based completely stock ROM along with all of my debloating.

You could flash the 35B KDZ with LG Flash Tool 2014's CSE mode (Normal might not reset your "Modified" status to "Official', but you could try if you want), then take the OTA if you have an activated Verizon SIM in.
[Verizon LG G3] AtrixHDMan:
I`m not trying to update 24B or later or 35B or later.I`m using stock rom and 10B and rooted.Trying to update to 12B.Downloaded 10B to 11C file.What am I doing wrong and battery is only about 40%?

I do have xposed installer installed,weather mod because weather on lock screen wasn`t working.Hotspot mod,hidden menu mod because double tap wasn`t working and a few apps frozen.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
10B TOT or KDZ? I think I told you in the other thread that only the 10B_03 TOT can take OTAs because the 10B_01 KDZ was unofficial. I don't remember if you ever said which you're on.

If I really wanted to be on 12B rooted but without a custom recovery, I'd back everything up with LG Backup and store it on the Micro SD card, flash the 12B KDZ in CSE mode, then restore what I want in LG Backup, then root it with the script from the non-Verizon G3 General section.

Since I don't usually take OTAs while rooted I couldn't tell you what you're doing wrong. What's in the first post is all I know concerning the subject.
[Verizon LG G3] AtrixHDMan:
I just checked the file on my computer and its 10B_03 TOT.The files have to be on sd card named SoftwareUpdate and file in compressed or uncompressed form and renamed to .up
[Verizon LG G3] AtrixHDMan:
I finally got it to work,had to unfreeze all apps,had the hotspot mod,had to but that file back the way it was and the weather app mod,put that back.Then update.Working.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Glad to hear it! Thanks for reporting your success.

Yep if any stock files are modified the OTA can't work because OTAs only patch existing files. The reason for that is because OTAs don't include complete copies of all the new files, only the changes necessary to the existing files in order to upgrade them. It takes up a lot less space that way, so OTAs don't have to be much larger than they are.

The OTA examines your existing files to see if they match what it expects.

So you mentioned in an earlier reply something about SoftwareUpdate on your MicroSD card. Are you saying that you put the folder (along with the file inside) on your MicroSD card instead of internal storage?

The only times I used this method, which was for the 23A/23B/23C_00 leaked OTAs, I used internal storage.

I also don't know what you mean by "compressed or uncompressed form". I've never seen the OTA file in any form except the one it downloads in. What were you referring to?
[Verizon LG G3] AtrixHDMan:
I didn't word it right.What I meant was does the ota file have to stay in a compressed format or extracted.I know you have to use the file extracted.Also your 100 percentage right that no modified files or update will fail and/or frozen apps and I put file on internal sd.

Where can I find the info about the updates.10B to 11C to 12B.I had a few crashes on 12B.Never had that problem on 10B.Maybe I need to do a factory reset.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Ah, I see. I thought you were making a statement, not asking a question.

I put the OTA udpate PDFs that Verizon used to make available (they stopped after 24B on the VS985) up on Android File Host in the same section as the OTAs. Thanks to [MENTION=4031599]DeanGibson[/MENTION] who had made them available to me months ago!
[Verizon LG G3] AtrixHDMan:
Yea thanks to him.Yea I was asking.

What I really need now is for someone to test a apk for me now on Marshmallow.It works on Kit Kat and partially on Lollipop.It's a apk for my Vulkano Blast streaming media box like Slingbox so I can update to it.They stop development on it after Kit Kat.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
You should make a new thread in the Q&A section to ask if someone would test it for you.
[Verizon LG G3] AtrixHDMan:
I guest I could.It will install on my G2

with Lollipop 5.0.2 but some functions of the app doesn't work.Want to update to Marshmallow but only fully works on Kit Kat.That's why I want update past Kit Kat maybe it might work on 5.1.1.I'll make a thread maybe someone will test it for me.I have the apk.Thanks.
[Verizon LG G3] AtrixHDMan:
Hi I`m a little confused about everything over here.I`ve been reading how to upgrade to Marshmellow but I`m trying to find the easiest way to do it.I`m rooted on 12B with exposed installed,no custom recovery and I want to update to Marshmellow and root with exposed installed and if I don`t like can I go back to 12B Kit Kat.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
This doesn't really have anything to do with the purpose of this thread (OTA files). Don't kick me if I'm wrong but I believe under 12B you can simply use the TWRP Manager app in the Play Store to install TWRP, then follow the instructions in the first post of a Marshmallow ROM to install the ROM.

If you make a TWRP backup of whatever you're running now, then you can restore it later. You'll have to flash the 12B bootstack to match a 12B ROM if you restore a backup of one.
[Verizon LG G3] AtrixHDMan:
First thing sorry about posting this here.I just want to go from stock Kit Kat 12B with a few modifications like root,exposed installer and hotspot mod and if I need to go back to Kit Kat how to.Just looking for the best way to update,install those things if they can be done on Marshmallow stock Rom and the know how to return to Kit Kat stock Rom.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
No problem. It's just better if you post things in the most relevant threads, or in this case possibly just a new thread in Q&A. Xposed questions in the main Xposed discussion thread, hotspot questions in [MENTION=2941286]xdabbeb[/MENTION] 's hotsmod mod thread...
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Added 47A OTA files. Haven't tested nor even actually taken the OTA yet.
[Verizon LG G3] Ghost401:
Ok so I'm having a bit of trouble understanding the directions to install this, I am rooted running the 46A stock with some Mods including Hotspot. Can someone please explain to me what would be the method to install in my case. Thank you.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
i.e. you can't be rooted and take OTAs starting with 23C.

Also, no one in this thread has reported success using any method (again, starting with the 23Cto24B OTA - earlier OTAs worked just fine this way). I plan on testing a different method someone's told me about when I get a chance, and I trust him so it'll probably work. But until then you'll just have to hang tight. You can start with restoring to completely stock unrooted using the 35B KDZ using the CSE option in LG Flash Tool 2014, or using Verizon/LG's official tools to put your phone back to 100% stock.
[Verizon LG G3] andy_zhang:
Do you update successfully, sir?

通过 VS985 4G 发言
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I haven't had any luck so far trying to implement the method of manually applying the OTAs (starting with 23Cto24B) without root by way of [MENTION=2941286]xdabbeb[/MENTION] 's instructions in these two threads. I don't know what else to try.

By the way, I had no idea before now that [MENTION=2941286]xdabbeb[/MENTION] was the one who had discovered and made guides to this method.

VS98024A - OTA manual install + Patched Stock Kernels

and

VS980 Resources - Bootstacks/Modems/Manual OTA/etc at the bottom of the first post in the section "Manual OTA".

I've tried both via Activity Launcher and ADB without any success. The black screen with the blue lettering "FOTA Easy Update" pops up but eventually goes away without it doing anything. The best I've gotten is possibly a reboot with a notification saying Software Update Failed after the reboot.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
FYI, [MENTION=2684188]autoprime[/MENTION] provides a download for the 47A KDZ at this post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=66096623&postcount=965.
[Verizon LG G3] Supernic100:
Thank you for the post!

Very helpful when I need the files, thanks for the upload.
[Verizon LG G3] KShion619:
With the newest 47A KDZ, is there a return to rooted/ROM'd?
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
You can downgrade to 10B via the TOT method, root with the Stump app, install TWRP with TWRP Manager, and flash whatever ROM such as [MENTION=2941286]xdabbeb[/MENTION] 's stock pre-rooted 47A firmware.

Rooting is more complicated after 10B, and installing TWRP is more complicated after 12B.
[Verizon LG G3] trinidaddysan:
This KDZ provided by AutoPrime you can flash via LG UP / LG Flash Tools, I have no root 35B
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Are you asking if you can flash it, or just making a statement? If you're asking, then it works fine with LG Flash Tool 2014. I haven't gotten LGUp to work with my VS985 for anything yet - it says it's for the D855 variant of the G3.
[Verizon LG G3] trinidaddysan:
if I 'm wondering if you can flash with flash lg tools ?. to download and flash whit the LG flash tool , you can do that ?
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
The answer is in my previous reply you quoted.
[Verizon LG G3] trinidaddysan:
that well, and I will be downloading then count my results right here in the thread, thank you very much for the information
[Verizon LG G3] DarkFamiliarity:
Hey so I'm wondering, has anyone been able to update from 35b to 47a successfully using the kdz? If anyone did, did you select cse flash? Did you use any custom DLLs? Thanks

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I would appreciate that very much
[Verizon LG G3] trinidaddysan:
You do not have to update by KDZ ? It happens when you do ?
[Verizon LG G3] DarkFamiliarity:
I didn't get that. Come again?
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Yes.

No. There's no opportunity to use a different .DLL with KDZs anyway, at least not with LG Flash Tool 2014. The .DLL is inside the KDZ.
[Verizon LG G3] DarkFamiliarity:
Thanks for the answers. I know I'm kinda being too paranoid about this but, in the case of a failure (lg flash tool crashing mid way, phone freezing or shutting off, etc) what are my backup options?

And as for CSE flash? do I need to clean flash?
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
You're welcome. As long as your phone is still being seen in Windows' Device Manager in the Modem section, as being in Download mode (even when the phone doesn't actually display anything but you went through the motions of putting it in Download mode), then KDZ and TOT with the appropriate tools are always available.

If you manage to brick the phone to a point where it's listed as QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode (I think in the Ports section of Device Manager), then you'll have to Google that to find the instructions to recover from it.

You might be able to dirty flash (Normal). Only trying will tell. Since you're upgrading it might be fine. I always CSE flash. As with any ROM, if you dirty flash and have trouble, then do a Factory Reset, which will be the same as having used the CSE option. Your internal storage will be wiped as well.

If you were downgrading (like if you were already on 47A and wanted to flash the 35B KDZ), you'd have to use CSE - you'd most assuredly have problems if you used Normal in that circumstance.
[Verizon LG G3] DarkFamiliarity:
Thank you for the answers, I will flash the update later* (maybe) and post my results in this thread. Once again, I am on 35B 5.1.1 and I assume I can directly upgrade to 47a without any issues. I'll use CSE anyways just to be on the safe side. Also I'm using a non verizon sim.. and I hope this wont cause any sim card/3g connectivity issues.

Update: After seeing stuff like http://xda-android-development.blogspot.in/2016/03/kdztot-flashing-fails-bricked-due-to.html , I'm not sure I want to go ahead with this. And on the forums I've seen lots of posts of the LG flash tool crashing mid way
[Verizon LG G3] DarkFamiliarity:
Just one last thing: If my phone or flash tool crashes in the middle and I have no way of seeing it from the PC, is there a way to unbrick? Sorry about the excessive questions but a replacement phone is definitely out of the question for another year or so. Don't want to brick this phone just yet, I just got it
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
If you can't see it from the PC, then no - not that I'm aware of. I've never heard of a situation like this, though, unless someone didn't have the right drivers installed.

Every time we do things with the phone like flashing or rooting there's a chance that something will go wrong. If you absolutely cannot afford for your phone to become unusable, or at least can't afford the time/research necessary to make it usable again if something does go wrong, then don't mess with it. Nothing I can say can guarantee anything.

I've never had a problem on this phone that I couldn't recover from one way or another. A couple of months ago was the first time I had to recover from QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode...twice, but it wasn't that big a deal, just a slight hassle. I've never lost my IMEI either, but there have been enough other people who have when flashing a TOT (not sure if it's happened when flashing a KDZ), that it remains a possibility. I backup my IMEI with TWRP, but if you don't have that there's other more difficult ways to recover.

I've also never had one of the flashing tools crash in the middle that I remember. I've seen a few reports where others have. Unless it crashed while it happened to be flashing the relatively tiny laf.img (Download mode partition), then Download mode should be intact. If it did crash while flashing Download mode, probably or hopefully it would instead put you in QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode, which is recoverable too - just a different way.
[Verizon LG G3] DarkFamiliarity:
I went ahead and flashed the kdz after reading your reply, and I guess it worked. Once again, thanks for all your help, the phone is now optimizing apps. Upgrade went quite smoothly (tool stopped responding midway (mini heart attack) but then got back to normal) and hopefully things will be fine with the software.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
You're welcome! Glad it went as planned.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
More details of the 48A OTA in the following thread: *NOTICE* New OTA from 47A to 48A - still downgradeable via TOT. Updated first post with info about 48A OTA.
[Verizon LG G3] minhas729:
Cant send PM to you what's the reason bdw?

Trying to reach you for a long time
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I have PMs turned off because too many people try to ask me questions for help in private instead of searching or posting a public question where anyone can help. What's up?
[Verizon LG G3] minhas729:
I guess you know me from g+ .. Hangouts plz? If its fine

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In short can you make 47A boot.img extracted from stock kdz (the stock one) available to your AFH.. The rest will discuss later. Please.. Thts all needed for the time
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I already have the partitions extracted and on AFH in the IMGs folder. Just go my KDZ folder I link to at the bottom of [MENTION=4795150]annoyingduck[/MENTION] 's stickied return to stock thread and I think you can navigate upwards to go the folder level above where I have the KDZs, you'll see IMGs there, and inside there is a subfolder for several stock versions, inside each one are two 7-Zips, one of the fully stock system.img and the other relatively small 7-Zip of all the other partitions including boot.img.

It's also really, really easy to extract them using WIndowsLGFirmwareExtract available on XDA, or use BoardDiag.
[Verizon LG G3] minhas729:
Thanks a lot bro.. I will take those from there. :)
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
You're welcome! I think bwen diord got busy with other things (and therefore hasn't updated his stickied thread starting with 46A) so I had started putting the partitions on there for anyone who needed.
[Verizon LG G3] minhas729:
I wanted to unroot 47A. Xdabbeb taught that if we want to unroot it but keeping the twrp ,, just repalce boot.img with stock to unroot. And wipe,data to,remove the SU which remains there after unroot. I guess he explained this if i understood correctly.

But have some more questions in mind. Thts y asked for hangouts
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I could be wrong but I don't think the unmodified kernel (without bump-ing) will work with the bump-vulnerable 12B aboot (bootloader) that's necessary for TWRP, but that's getting into knowledge I have no experience with.

I've never bump'd anything so I wouldn't be able to do it.
[Verizon LG G3] minhas729:
I will do some talks to him and let u know as well.
[Verizon LG G3] minhas729:
Hey bro.

So we had some long conversation about it. My question was, if i want to keep twrp working but unroot the stock MM (47A in,my case) how can i do that.?

After much discussion he came with these points.

0. You. An flash stock boot image from kdz and wipe data in order to unroot.

1.You can use the stock boot along with your stock rom if you want to run without su.

2. And you still keep a custom recovery (twrp) for emergencies and to flash other things

3. Though running purely stock opens you up to other problems... Getting an OTA, Verizon and LG monitoring, etc.

4. And you can't take an OTA while you have a custom recovery.

5. You need to bump in order to use modified boot and recovery.

6.Stock images already have the proper signature

7. And if you keep twrp, you can undo anything you do wrong anyway.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Two more things:

8. At least with TWRP, you could still manually delete the OTA files if any downloaded.

9. Other reasons you can't take the OTA besides the custom recovery are the modified bootstack which is still necessary to be able to access TWRP: 12B aboot (bootloader), 12B laf (Download mode), and the 35B modem and 35B sbl1 partitions.

Question: "5. You need to bump in order to use modified boot and recovery." So that means if you want both a modified boot and recovery, you need to bump the boot, but if you only want to use a modified recovery, you don't have to bump the boot?

Awesome, thanks for putting this all in one place. I'm going to make a note of your post for future reference if anyone else brings the subject up. Thanks much!
[Verizon LG G3] minhas729:
Sure and welcome brother.

And one more point is, say if you wanna re root. Simply dirty flash the rom which has root in it (obviously same rom that u un rooted, not other.)

Dont try to flash SU on that un rooted as brick can occur due to stock boot image.

These points are what i interpreted, your opinion over this is also welcomed.