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[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] Xenomorph117:
I've just unlocked my bootloader and want to move away from official ROMs forever. I've downloaded the latest eu ROM (6.5.26). Should I flash TWRP in fastboot mode and should I select Read-Only ? I'm confused. By the way, I don't want OTAs, I'll just download the latest full ROM every month and dirty flash it.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] AMDFusion:
Just swipe to allow modifications since you are not concerned about OTA and proceed to install Xiaomi.eu Rom in TWRP.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zipr:
Hey all -

I still use my 1st gen Kindle Fire primarily for reading books with the Kindle App, and also a bit of web browsing.

I'm running the last available nightly otterx build of CyanogenMod 11 (from 2015-11-08), and despite turning off all animations and experiments in turning up the clock speed of the CPU, it's very slow and apps crash often and the system often reboots. Normally with the Kindle app, I need to launch it a few times before it actually works properly. (The first few times it usually stops responding and closes.)

All of this is to ask: would I be better off going back to the stock Kindle Fire OS if I'm going to use it mostly for reading? Or would perhaps a different ROM help? Thanks!
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shollywood:
same question....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suraj-b:
hi guys im new here.im trying to port twrp recovery to knight 2 ( qlcomm snapdragon 615 chipset) from moto g turbo and xiaomi mi4i.the twrp successfully boots but the touch doesnt respond and it reboots the device after 2 seconds.kindly help me.the device is not yet rooted.somebody please help
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
Does anyone know of a root for the LG G Pad F 8.0 that is running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow? Or a way to downgrade the Firmware to 5.0.2 for its root on the device?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
Okay I found a "king root" that rooted my tablet. But every time I turn it off or reset it, I lose my root access. Is there a way to work around it so I don't have to re-root every time I turn it off? All the help will be greatly appreciated!
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mingkee:
You need to switch Kingroot to SuperSU to make it permanent.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
I've done that and it seemed successful. But after the command prompt finished it kept saying that "king.root has stopped working" and it keeps doing it every 3-5 seconds where I can't open any other app or anything.

Sent from my LG-V495
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
It keeps saying " Unfortunately, com.kingroot.kinguser has stopped" after I downloaded the .zip file to change the king user to superuser.

And when I go into ES file explorer to delete kinguser and download supersuer, it keeps kicking me off with the same message above that pops up every 5-7 seconds. Much help would be greatly appreciated.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mingkee:
Reboot the machine
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
Update. I replace the kinguser with superuser. But now my LG is stuck on the LG Logo and won't turn on. I think it may be in a bootloop. Any suggestions on this one?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mingkee:
Under this situation, you have to reinstall ROM.

Download the ROM (.kdz) and flash again with LGUP with proper .dll
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
How do I do that exactly? I'm new to the "rooting world" and not to sure what to do. I've heard of Odin though, is that what I should use. And can I reinstall the ROM on my tablet since its stuck at the logo screen?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
Update. I'm pretty sure I flashed the wrong firmware on my tablet and now I think it may be bricked. Every time I turn it on the screen looks like this. Could you please help me with this problem as soon as possible? Or is it fixable? [url]http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160620/53d220a5d67acb80883111be419b4255.jpg[/url] [IMG]

Sent from my 306SH using [URL='https://siteowners.tapatalk.com/byo/displayAndDownloadByoApp?rid=75858']XDA-Developers mobile app[/URL]
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
I will let you know all the speculations when I get home. I do know I used a .kdz file to recover it but I'm pretty sure I used to wrong one. Now when I turn it on, it shows that blurry, static screen and about a minute into it, it will make a noise and do something (I can't see because of the screen) and then it turns off.

So now I'm here with my tablet looking like that and no clue on what to do lol
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
How do I check to see if it shows up in Device Manager? If you mean does it connect when I plug it into the computer, it makes a noise and attempts to download the driver. But it never fully downloads. But I know it connects because I installed the wrong firmware to make it bricked in the first place. Now when I turn it on it is nothing but the static screen and I can't see anything. I'm not sure what to do.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
My model number is V-495
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
y there friendly XDA neighbor. I was just wanting to let you know that my model number is V495 and I used a file called V40010c_00.kdz file to try to fix the boot loop. But I'm guessing that wasn't the right software update and now it has my tablet with the screen looking like that and its not doing anything. As for is it showing up in device manager, I'm not to sure. I don't see anything with a name close to the one you matched above. I do see a bunch of LG Driver locations and an unknown device. Is there anything I can do to fix it? Or is it pretty much a brick? I sure do hope I can find a solution to this.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Hi! Thanks for the info. Maybe it would be easier if you list what things your Device Manager shows under both the "Modem" and "Port" sections, or if you post a screenshot/window-shot of just your Device Manager with both of those sections expanded. I think that at least the one that would show up in the Modem section says "LGE" something something something, like "LGE Phone Device" but that's not probably quite right either.

Unfortunately, you flashed a KDZ made for the V400.

QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode is what shows up in one of those two sections when an LG (and some other OEMs too) device has been bricked very hard but still recoverable, so it doesn't necessarily mean anything that you didn't see QHSUSB in the Device Manager. Other times Device Manager shows something more normal, which are the things you would see if you looked when the device is connected while in Download mode, such as when you flashed the KDZ, or a TOT. TOTs are harder to find though, but you could check the following Chinese website. http://www.lgbbs.com:41/thread-838-1-1.html I don't advocate it but a kind user on here did buy the 22B VK810 TOT from this link and shared it on here and it did turn out to be 100% legit as far as the file was correct anyway. Don't know if you'll find a V495 TOT, and depending on what your Device Manager shows you might not be able to flash it anyway.

You can always try LG Repair as a last resort. They did awesome for my tablet when it was under warranty - don't know if the service is similar for out of warranty.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
Under the Modem tab in Device Manager I see one called "LGE AndroidNet USB Modem

And

Under the Ports tab in Device Manager I see one called "LGE AndroidNet USB Serial Port (COM3)
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
That's promising - those are what it should show especially when you're in Download mode, although of course don't get your hopes too high. If you can find a KDZ or TOT for the V495 (preferably a TOT because they flash more partitions than KDZs and you never know if flashing the wrong KDZ might've screwed something up other than what it flashed), then I'd try flashing it. Might be a job just finding a KDZ or TOT for the V495, but at least there may be hope.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
So where could I possibly download a TOT file for my V495? And could you possibly tell me more about LG Repair and how I go along doing that, in case I don't find the TOT file.

By the way, another reason why my device could be the reason the screen always looks like static and I can't see anything is because I used LG repair tool once more after the V400 attempt (the one that wasn't for my device) and ran it with another one I think was suitable. But the window on the laptop closed out before the recovery was finished and I unplugged it from the laptop. Which I read if you do before it finishes it could cause complications.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Besides possibly the link I gave you in post #16? No idea - I'd have to Google. I'd start with Google.

Try something like:

Google:

V49510 KDZ

just like that since LG's first firmware for any device usually starts with a 10, but the letter and numbers that come after it can differ.

You can also Google for:

lg oem firmware

and you might find some specific places to look. Just be careful, you might find some sites that aren't what they look like they are and you could get something nasty like a computer virus if you're not careful.

This is a good place to find the exact build #'s available for LG's devices: http://opensource.lge.com/index. Type in V495 and press enter and you won't find the KDZs, just source code, but at least you'll know the first part of the # and letter combination although it won't include the _## part of the KDZ filename you might look for.

For LG Repair, go to LG's website and look for Support and look for RMA.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
I'll do the LG Repair after I try to find the KDZ or TOT file. Thanks a lot for the information and I will definitely try those methods and let you know what happens.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
Well Warrior i went to the source code and think I got the code downloaded to see what number and letters I need but I'm not sure how to read them, took a class on HTML code in high school on and off but this is way more complex then how far I was into it.

As of the LG Repair. If I were to send it off, since it is still under warranty and I have not had the device for over 2-3 weeks, would they be able to tell it had root access once and if they are able to fix it. And if so, how would they go about doing that? Will they charge me because the software was tampered with or what?

If you'd like to see the screenshots of the source code I'd be more then happy to send you the README file that came along with the code download.

I also seen this video https://youtu.be/fAvRGWftp58 . Do you possibly think this could help me in the situation I'm in being in download mode. And even if I were able to install it on my tablet could I use it.

Thanks for all your feedback. It means a lot I have someone trying to help me out with my issue. :)
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Sorry, didn't think to specify. You don't have to download anything, it's all in the filename. "LGV495_Lollipop_Android_V495_v10a", "LGV495_MarshMallow_Android_V495_v20a". That tells you that there's both a 10A and 20A firmware for the V495. 10A was Lollipop and 20A is Marshmallow for the V495.

So you can Google for any or all of the below:

V49510A KDZ

V49520A KDZ

V49510A TOT

V49520A TOT

I have no way of telling what they'll know or not but especially with a bricked device, I've never had trouble getting repaired or replaced under warranty. They'd likely have to go to a lot of trouble just to try to determine with some degree of likelihood that you had done something you weren't supposed to.

Not necessary.

Nope, won't help. One way or another you need to get it restored to 100% stock before being able to do anything else.

You're welcome very much! :)
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
Now that you mention I did see the LGV495_Marshmallow and I know that's the one I need due to my tablet running on 6.0 software before the brick. I will definitely Google those KDZ and TOT files and let you know if I can find them and continue on to the next step on downloading them on the tablet and hopefully, not getting my hopes to high yet, and create a fix.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
It normally doesn't matter what you were running before the brick, you should be able to use the Lollipop KDZ or TOT if you can find one, just fine - if there was some advantage to do so, FYI. Commonly an earlier build is preferred for being easier to root and install custom recovery but I don't know what you guys have available on the V495 so it might not make a difference. Or you might find a 10A KDZ but not the 20A one. Either way, no matter if you flashed the 20A Marshmallow KDZ first, you can always flash the 10A Lollipop one later if you wanted.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
Nice to know. I will definitely keep that in mind with my search. Thanks again and I'll let you know of I find a KDZ or TOT file for the tablet. :)
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
I thought about it in my search. We got 2 of the same tablets from At&t. I was wondering if these numbers could help in my search?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Nope, those won't make a difference. KDZs and TOT filenames are styled "[Model #][Build #] and sometimes additionally [more specific Build sub-#]". You already know what model and build number(s) to look for. You don't want to share your IMEI or even that tablet "phone number" with the world, or even MAC address, but especially the IMEI. I strongly suggest you edit your post and get rid of those pictures, or at least the last two. All three of those items are specific to that particular tablet, so you shouldn't find that information anywhere else in the world.

When searching, sometimes less information is better. You don't want to miss out on search results because you put too much info. Just V49510A KDZ or V49520A KDZ will do. I do see V495 20G so you can search for V49520G too. LG doesn't always update their open source software site with every little build's information/source code, so if there really is a 20G build, it's worth trying. Or just search for V49520 KDZ and see what happens.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
Thanks a lot. Just edited it. So there would be an A at the end instead of a G?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I just edited my post regarding that while you were typing this reply. :)
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
Well I googled V49510A KDZ and this XDA Forums came up actually titled " All you need for the LG Lpad 8.0. There was a bunch of different links inside the forum I didn't quite understand. And I was wondering if you could explain what they meant and which on I should choose for my device for it's particular state.

http://xdaforums.com/lg-g-pad-83/general/lg-gpad-8-0-lg-v490-t3116981
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Those are all for the V490, not V495. Those are specifying KDZs for all sorts of different languages, no English there though even if they had been for the V495. You're going to have to pay attention to the model #, you don't want something for any model but the V495. You can also see that for the V490, 10B was KitKat 4.4.2 and 20B was Lollipop 5.0.2. The same or similar build # for different LG devices are very different from each other. 10B on my VS985 is KitKat 4.4.2. 11A on the VK810 is Jellybean 4.2.2.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
I just saw that while I was scrolling through them... I also found another forum that you actually commented in.

http://xdaforums.com/lg-g-pad-83/help/att-gpad-f-8-0-v495-flashify-backup-t3288557

Where there any luck over there?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
All you see in the thread is everything I know too.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
I think I found it. V495 Stock Recovery. A guy by the name of Ken was the one who made it. Its 24MB. Could that possibly be it?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Nope. That would likely only be the recovery partition. What you're looking for is likely more in the 1 GB to 2 GB file size range. If it doesn't end in KDZ or TOT it can't help you.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
Okay another question. I went to the official LG website and looked up my tablet. ( LG G Pad F 8.0 ) and then went to support. Then it says that it is a V496 even though the build number was V495. Then when I click on Product Support it says its a ( LGV496TK G Pad F 8.0-LGV496TK) could a V496 Stock TOT or KDZ file be flashed on here to make it okay? Or is it strictly V495? If so, why does the LG website refer it to V496?

Sorry if all of these are obvious question lol. Just don't want to mess it up more then it already is.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Sorry, no idea on any of it.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mingkee:
Is it T-Mobile version?

If so, it's V496
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
It is the AT&T version. I have the same identical tablet and it says its a V495 as the build number, but like I said the support calls it the V496.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
I can't believe you actually found a TOT for the V495. Thanks so much! Should I go ahead and download the Tot and put the .DLL file in the folder with the one I got from you? Or do I wait until you re-extract it with the updated .DLL file? Again thanks so much for your help the past few days!
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
It was easy, just Google for V495 TOT or V49510 TOT and read the XDA threads that were in the search results. :)

As long as someone wasn't trying to mislead us with the filename, hopefully it's really the V495 TOT. There's no way to verify without trying to flash it. I put both files on Android File Host https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=72414.

All I'm doing is repackaging the TOT file into a 7-Zip archive that's a third of the filesize of the full TOT, so it doesn't take as long to download, but not taking into consideration that one site's download speed might be different than another's. I just wanted to put it somewhere else other than Mega just in case. For the .DLL I just extracted it from the V496 KDZ. You can download either TOT, the full-size one or the one I put up that you'll have to extract with 7-Zip, then try it with the .DLL I put up, which you'll also have to extract with 7-Zip. Google for the TOT method and try these files.

Lastly, failing that you can still always try the V496 KDZ with LG Flash Tool 2014 with the CSE option. Note that both will wipe everything but there's not really any hope of recovering anything you might've had on internal storage at this point anyway.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
Okay I have the TOT and .DLL file downloading that you uploaded to File Host. Now here come a few more "Nooby" questions lol.

Once everything downloads how do I go about flashing my device since it is in this state (being have static on the screen due to the wrong software). I also have LG Flash Tool still installed on my laptop so when I use it, is there a special group of buttons I hold to put it into download mode, or is it already in download mode due to it showing up in Task Manager on my laptop? Sorry again for all the questions that may be obvious lol. Also do I have to use 7-zip or can I use Win-Rar?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I've never gone through what you're going through so you know what I know about it.

LG Flash Tool 2014 is for KDZs. There's a different tool for TOTs. Like I said, Google for:

TOT Method

and just use these files instead. It doesn't matter if you come up with directions for flashing a TOT for the G3, for instance, just use these TOT and .DLL files instead.

Concerning the buttons/Download mode, again, you know as much as I do about it. If it were me, I'd go through the motions of trying to put it into Download mode, even while you can't see what you normally see on the screen. I don't know how you put the V495 into Download mode - the method differs slightly even between at least two of the three G Pad 8.3 variants, the V500 and my VK810. Always check the Device Manager after connecting and don't bother starting the flash software until the LGE items show up in the Modem and Port sections.

You can try flashing without going through the motions of putting it in Download mode. It'll either work or it won't work.

You can use anything you want just as long as it'll extract the 7-Zip file. I haven't used WinRAR in quite a while so I have no idea what it's compatibility is with the latest 7-Zip archives.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
Alright I got it now. I got the .DLL and the TOT file. Now all I have to do is figure out how to extract the TOT file and then extract the .DLL file into the extracted TOT folder? And by doing that Google what to extract a TOT file with LG with? And once I figure out how to extract it I put the .DLL file in the TOT folder?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Dude. The only things you have to extract are the 7-Zip files you downloaded. When you're finished you're going to wind up with one .DLL file and one .TOT file. That's all you want. They don't even have to be in the same folder. Just Google what I said and you'll know everything you need to know.

You don't have to extract the TOT file.

See above.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
[MENTION=7513092]OMGItsRandall[/MENTION] Any luck yet (hopefully :fingers-crossed: )?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
I've been trying Warrior, everyday since you've lasted helped me actually, but now it seems the tablet doesn't want to connect to my laptop anymore. Sometime when I connect it the driver starts updating and get about 6% through it and stops. Then when I connect my tablet I do see the port there that I saw Perviously but it says it isn't connected to the laptop. So now I guess I'm stuck back on square one. I know how to open the tot and put it on my device. Its just like I said above. I'm not sure if its not connected to the computer even though the USB is connected and the tablet is in download mode (I found out that the download mode for the LG G Pad is volume up when you connect it to the laptop.)
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Hmmm! Can you post a screenshot of your Device Manager with the Modem and Port sections expanded? You can use Windows' built-in snipping tool to just capture the Device Manager window, and then save the picture and attach it to a reply.

Have you tried flashing the TOT or KDZ anyway?

Try rebooting the PC again? Try a different USB port? Sorry for redundancy, just checking all angles I can think of.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMGItsRandall:
. There is the device manager I'm looking at right now.

As for the flashing. I have tried to flash the tot I got from you and it says checking Milky storage or something like that. Then stops at "BIN CRC Check" and then says "Failed PreviousLoad()" everytime I try to flash it.

And your questions are fine. I have tried different ports and also have reset my laptop and neither worked.