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LG G5 Root & Recovery Bounty Thread! [Currently $4,875] [T-Mobile DONE! Who's Next?!]

LG G5 Root/Recovery Bounty Thread

Round 2: BE RESPECTFUL

UPDATE (5/23/2016): Root and TWRP has been achieved for the T-Mobile LG G5! [MENTION=4965298]tungkick[/MENTION] [MENTION=5090002]wolfu11[/MENTION] and [MENTION=2815330]arjuna_[/MENTION] made it possible!​

Woohoo! :good::good::good::good::good:

If you have pledged to donate if Root and TWRP was achieved for any carrier (general), or for T-Mobile specifically, please donate to [MENTION=4965298]tungkick[/MENTION], CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO PayPal Donation Email: Tungkick777@yahoo.com

If you also want to show appreciation to [MENTION=5090002]wolfu11[/MENTION] and [MENTION=2815330]arjuna_[/MENTION], please donate to them as well. They were instrumental in getting this done.

[MENTION=5090002]wolfu11[/MENTION] CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO Paypal Donation Email: lcwolfu@gmail.com

[MENTION=2815330]arjuna_[/MENTION] / [MENTION=586757]ArJuna[/MENTION] CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO Paypal Donation Email: anandsrikrishnan@gmail.com

(Note the links use http://donatenow.wc.lt/ a site that let's you make custom PayPal links to email addresses even though PayPal apparantly removed that feature.)

PLEASE POST IN THIS THREAD ONCE YOU HAVE FULFILLED YOUR DONATION SO I CAN MARK YOU DOWN AS PAID​

This is a direct copy of the old Root Bounty thread, I am editing it and reposting it as instructed/allowed by matt4321 in this post:

Thank you matt4321!

Root has been achieved by using "LGTool by beaups and jcase", but they have done a service to the community, and held it back from release until it is actually ready for use by the public and power users alike. Any person or team who delivers such a tool first, that allows us all to root and/or flash a custom recovery, will be awarded the bounty as a thank you from the community.

THE LINK TO LGTool HAS BEEN REMOVED EVERYWHERE AT REQUEST OF THE OWNERS OF THE SOFTWARE, AS IT IS NOT READY. DO NOT POST IT OR ANY OTHER SOFTWARE YOU DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO POST IN THIS THREAD OR YOU WILL BE SORRY.

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LG JUST RELEASED AN OFFICIAL BOOTLOADER UNLOCK FOR THE G5 EUROPE VARIANT. HERE IS A LINK FOR THAT: http://xdaforums.com/lg-g...oader-t3363040

All credit, and a personal thanks goes out to [MENTION=3313404]open1your1eyes0[/MENTION] for the use of his S4 Bounty template. Thanks to [MENTION=5743792]Fredo2000[/MENTION] for maintaining the original thread.​

Bounty Details​

Hello everyone! I'm restarting this thread to keep track of the bounty for rooting the G5. I've seen a few posts pop up about paying whoever roots it first, so if you are interested in donating money to the first person to successfully root the G5 please post your amount and I'll (now [MENTION=4398823]kchannel9[/MENTION]) add it all up and keep the total amount updated.

Greatly looking forward to anyone interested in becoming a candidate in this challenge to find a means for root.

REQUIREMENTS​

1. Be the first person to create or find a method to achieve the following:

Exploiting a fully stock build of any US carrier to gain root access

2. Make a post in this thread with the following:

Proving it works with appropriate photos and/or screenshots

Providing full step-by-step instructions for which anyone else can follow

3. Wait for at least one member to follow the same method and confirm it works the same on their fully stock device

4. Claim your bounty via PM from pledger(s)

Payment will be processed between each member and the bounty collector via PM on an individual basis.

Donation Tally by Carrier:

General: $320 ACHIEVED

AT&T: $815

Verizon: $775

T-Mobile: $635 ACHIEVED

Sprint: $850

RS988 variant: $200

LGH831 Canadian variant: $900

H860 Dual SIM - $80

International H860n variant: $150

International H850 variants (e.g. South African version): $25

VS987 variant: $100

F700S variant: $50

List of Pledges (please ask in the thread to be added or removed as needed)​

woodreaux - $20

kafisc - 30€

uberjon - $50 (for Verizon variant) DONATION CANCELED

tribalartgod - $25

meds88 - $50 (for International H860n variant) DONATION FULFILLED, H860n not yet rooted

broodjepoep - $20

Smithfolk4 - $50 (for Verizon variant)

HeatSeekingViking - $25 + $25 for AT&T variant

sharpknight - $5 + $10 for T-Mobile variant $10 of $15, PARTIAL DONATION FULFILLED

solitarywarrior1 - $25 + $25 for Sprint variant DONATION FULFILLED FOR ROOT IN GENERAL ONLY, Sprint variant still unrooted

hugehead83 - $100 (for Sprint variant)

comp101inc - $20 (for Sprint variant)

igotroot - $10 (for T-Mobile variant)

the.mister.d - $25 (for T-Mobile variant) DONATION FULFILLED

HtcOnekid - $20 (for T-Mobile variant)

REDRUM2663 - $25

kwkw480 - $20 (for T-Mobile variant) DONATION FULFILLED

kos26 - $35 (for AT&T variant)

Coycaine - $25 (for Verizon variant)

Doktor Jones - $25 + $75 for Sprint variant DONATION FULFILLED FOR ROOT IN GENERAL ONLY, Sprint variant still unrooted

NorthSouthEast - $50 (for AT&T variant)

jreed3786 - $40 (for AT&T variant)

bhyurf - $150 for custom recovery + $50 for root (for AT&T variant)

djxn40 - $100 for custom recovery + $50 for root (for Sprint variant)

pressmoon - $25 (for T-Mobile variant) DONATION FULFILLED

unfaix - $25 (for T-Mobile variant) DONATION FULFILLED

rodpgfx - $30

kchannel9 - $60 (for T-Mobile variant) DONATION FULFILLED

Mibuix0r - $20 (for Verizon variant)

Martin6040 - $10 (for Sprint variant)

bl_kist - $100 (for Verizon variant)

raynan - $10 + $50 for RS988 variant DONATION FULFILLED FOR ROOT IN GENERAL ONLY, RS988 still unrooted

Bstrong9211 - $10

mallman - $100 (for T-Mobile variant)

jtsmall - $10

roc342 - $10 (for Sprint variant)

kjwaugh - $10 ($CDN)

stickybumps1 - $20 (for AT&T variant) DONATION CANCELED

denson9874 - $20 (for T-Mobile variant)

andyroidking - $30 (for Verizon variant)

janhendrik8 - $15 (for AT&T variant)

Freshgeardude - $10 (for Verizon variant)

paleman27 - $150 (for AT&T variant)

plasticarmyman - $100 (for T-Mobile variant) DONATION FULFILLED

waylo - $40+ (for T-Mobile variant) DONATION FULFILLED

twoxa - $40 (for T-Mobile variant)

qwahchees - $50 (for LGH831 Canadian variant)

Josh McGrath - $30 (for T-Mobile variant) DONATION CONFIRMED FOR NEAR FUTURE

CPPAdam - $50 (for AT&T variant)

hithisisme - $100 (for Verizon variant)

foamerman - $20 (for Verizon variant)

btpd21 - $25 (for AT&T variant)

dankify - $100 (for Verizon variant)

whizadree - $100 for custom recovery + $50 for root (for AT&T variant), plus bonus complicated Bitcoin donation

MikeMulligan - $30 (for LGH831 Canadian variant)

Rippey574 - $70 (for T-Mobile variant) DONATION FULFILLED

kkuhle - $50 (for T-Mobile variant)

ajindy - $50 (for Verizon variant, $100 if before May 31, 2016)

RavenTBK - $50 ($100 if before May 31, 2016)

OverDrive33 - $20 (for LGH831 Canadian variant)

barondebxl - $20 (for H860 variant)

MattDGTL - $20 (for T-Mobile variant)

x7eye1x - $50 for custom recovery + $50 for root (for Sprint variant)

T-Mobile Root & Recovery Achieved 5/23/16

Honestly Annoying - $10 for fastboot & $50 for root (Sprint variant)

tekken1972 - $25 (for International H850 variant)

wacko37 - $50 (H860n dual sim variant) DONATION CANCELED

PaulieWallie - $50 (for RS988 variant)

MattBenwa - $100 (for VS987 variant)

117micc - $50 (for Verizon variant, root and/or bootloader unlock)

evobyte - $25 (for Verizon variant, root and bootloader unlock)

~~Tito~~ - $10 (for Sprint variant, root and bootloader unlock)

dorkythegreat - $50 (for F700S variant)

jxxxr1 - $60 (for Sprint variant)

knamsh - $10 (for H860 variant)

primluis - $20 (for T-Mobile variant) DONATION FULFILLED

kh4osX - $10 (for Verizon variant)

aLmoravado - $50 (for H860 variant)

PedroDaGr8 - $20 (for Sprint variant)

Dr.abboud - $50 (H860n dual sim variant) DONATION CANCELED

ninja6r - $30 (for Verizon variant)

motrinHD - $50 (for Verizon variant)

Aegis1973 - $100 (for Sprint variant)

frnhalo - $20 (for Sprint variant)

Wildfire.ca - $20 (for the H860 variant)

volcolm - $600 (for Canadian H831 Wind Mobile or other unlocked)

gould.daniel14 - $200 (for Canadian variant, LG H831 on wind mobile, root & custom recovery)

jlseven - $100 (Verizon variant)

YassGo - 30€ (approx $33) (for H860 Double SIM variant)

EricHegnes - $50 (for AT&T variant)

ksharks - $100 (for Sprint variant)

AmorImpermissus - $100 (for RS988 variant)

marc206 - $25 (for AT&T variant)

Nathamio - $20 (Verizon variant)

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Updated 9/1/2016