yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] SaintZ93:
The lg_root.sh file might need updating to our phone infos.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] rickberg:
Ok ill have to do some research I have never messed with Binaries or sh files my developer skills have been rheing and modifying xml files

Maybe at this point we can ask [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] for his help on creating the needed busybox binaries and the needed root.sh file

I updated the OP as well
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] othermark:
All we really want right now is the get the phone to a point where we can boot permissive.

Having trouble getting the phone into download mode. The V10 way doesn't seem to work. Wonder if I need to do the battery pull way.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] pro_granade:
Download mode does not exist on the phone? lmao

Boot to recovery by having the phone COMPLETELY OFF. Hold Vol Down, and Power and don't let go, and it'll boot recovery. There is a option to boot the bootloader, it will boot into the system. Also you can boot into Android and run adb reboot bootloader and the same will happen, just a normal bootloader.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] othermark:
It most likely does, but ATT may have it restricted to hardware key only. I soldered my own key in the Captivate days to get to Samsung's Download, so this wouldn't surprise me (someone at Samsung was nice enough to comment all the resistor values that were needed in the released kernel sources.)

Download mode != recovery. I can get to recovery.

Someone earlier was commenting they had gotten their phone into download mode in one of the TOT threads.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] rickberg:
Download mode for sprint is this

Power phone off

Hold volume up

Plug in usb cord

Your phone should say download small then transition into system update blah....blah...
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] othermark:
ATT download does work using that method, thanks. Every other LG phone has been volume down. I'll work on the binaries a bit later.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] rickberg:
Deleted
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] pro_granade:
I thought you were talking about bootloader when you said download mode. I'm on a Windows machine. I'll try running the push stuff.

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D:\Downloads\LG_Root\LG_Root>Push_File.exe \\.\COM7 busybox /tmp/busybox2

Author : blog.lvu.kr

File : busybox

Path : /tmp/busybox2

UNLK : UNLK

OPEN : OPEN

TOT FileSize : 1048328

SendStart

WRTE : WRTE1048328byte sent

CLSE: CLSE

D:\Downloads\LG_Root\LG_Root>

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Looks like I can write any files to any place I want, however running commands does not seem to work. "Send_Command"

D:\Downloads\LG_Root\LG_Root>Send_Command.exe \\.\COM7

Author : blog.lvu.kr

SPECIAL COMMAND : ENTER, LEAVE

#sh /tmp/lg_root.sh dummy 1 /tmp/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip /tmp/busybox

#ls tmp

#ls tmp

#sh /tmp/lg_root.sh dummy 1 /tmp/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip /tmp/busybox

#ls

#cd tmp

#cd ../

#ls

#

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Nevermind, nothing actually pushed or showed up on the system. We need the source of whatever applications he's using for all of this stuff to see if we can get it working for us. It seems part of it the Send_Command was in LG's FirmTool.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] rickberg:
I had to push it to data/local/tmp before i could get it to show up in ls latwr on when im around my pc ill send the exact cmmds and ls file out put
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Datblkbro:
Beat me to it also if u hold down both volume up and down and power button u get to imei and serial numbers screen.. Power down phone first.. I have vzm version
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] justinswidebody:
With the send command we should be able to dd a modified system image with root injected into it shouldn't we? All we would need is the correct size of the partition and which partition it is.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
So... Heres a teaser. This my friends is a LS997(a.k.a Sprint model) Running twrp :D

Credits to [MENTION=4512480]dc.wash95[/MENTION] for being my tester. This phone above is his. Everyone please thank him for putting it in the line of fire.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] ubergeek77:
That's fantastic!! I am curious however. How is having the bootloader unlocked unstable? Or do you mean that build of TWRP is unstable?

Also, once more development is done, how transferable is this method to other variants?

Great work nonetheless!!!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] A_Richie:
I hopefully see a working hotspot in my near future. Mwahaha
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Matt07211:
I was in the hangout group when they succesfully got an unlocked bootloader.

Some of the problems have been already fixed. But some of the other problems (that are known) include:

- No network/carrier working (WiFi and Bluetooth work)

- Unable to write to SD Card (Not sure if related to encryption or what, will be worked on tomorrow)

- settings Force Close when ever you try and access them.

That's all I can remeber off the top of my head, I'm sure their is more problems, the methods still gotta be defined and finalised etc. But hey, an unlocked bootloader and TWRP is working, so you gotta love that ;)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] my_handle:
This is awesome. Would AT&T and VZW be easy to get after you polish the Sprint one?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ickyz:
Thank you

Thank you, [MENTION=4512480]dc.wash95[/MENTION] for possibly bricking your phone!

This is AWESOME news

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Thank You to all the DEV'S who probably put countless hours in2 getting US a working RECOVERY
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] EMSpilot:
User Debug

Well I took a big gamble buying the User Debug phone, but it looks like it is going to pay off for everyone.

Root plus TWRP!!!

Cheers
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
I meant the unlock it self was unstable. We basically took a LS997 and turned it into a US996 USERDEBUG model. Similar to the Samsung way with debug firmware. The unstable part was we actually thought we bricked it because the screen was nothing but static. Currently there are cellular issues. We ran out of time last night so our test device got replaced. Today we will be trying a VZW variant to see how that goes.

The SD issue was entirely different. completely seperate issue. The Force Close is related to service issues.

Hell yea it Did!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] ubergeek77:
How reversible is this process?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Honestly unsure. Based on the process itself... Its doable. needs your original files though. I will be re writing my binaries today to backup the old files first so that part will be taken care of.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] twistedvip:
In regards to the cellular connectivity issues - is it possible that some of the bands that were supported by the LS997 were disabled upon basically turning it into a US996 model and that in his area, there were no bands supported by the US996 available?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Thats possible but I think it was something else as our FC was for com.android.phone. I think there may be something in the build prop that needs adjusting or more stuff from the Debug model. We will be testing the process on VZW today so that will answer questions in this regard.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Slypnslyde:
Sounds about right the debug model doesn't support sprint
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
If thats the case... I guess ill be building a custom rom to go with it for unsupported phones
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] my_handle:
Do you have or need testers for vzw?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
We are doing a vzw right now. thats todays gameplay.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Slypnslyde:
Hopefully you want have too
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
well we are flashing the boot loader as we speak. so once we reboot if it has cellular thats the issue. maybe its just vendor files :)

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Who wants an update? YOU want an update! [MENTION=3812611]elliwigy[/MENTION] was kind enough to tryout everything on vzw. He is now fully unlocked, root access and has service. So it looks like we may need to change some things on sprint to make it work. Not sure on AT&T yet either.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] my_handle:
This is awesome. I'm on Verizon. I'm like a kid on Xmas morning. The waiting and anticipation is killing me lol
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nrod0784:
I knew you guys would get it!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joelbrentbell:
You guys are absolutely amazing working hard and figuring out a way to unlock our bootloaders!!!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] sguerra923:
Do you have or need testers for AT&T?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Slypnslyde:
I wonder how many impatient people returned the phone already lol
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] AlkaliV2:
I have the AT&T version of the phone in my possession and I am willing to test the method on my phone. However, it's finals week and I need the phone tomorrow morning for my alarm and to keep in touch with my final project team. If you don't have an AT&T tester before Tuesday you'll have my device at your disposal. You all have done something I didn't think would be possible and I know everyone here is thrilled with this. I didn't pledge, but you all are getting a donation from me.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] c45h2012:
I'm so upset I accidently took update while answering my phone hopefully there becomes a method to rollback the update so I can unlock

On vzw
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
who said you couldn't :)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] c45h2012:
Can someone add me to the ho group?

C9a14b87@gmail.com
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Slypnslyde:
Let's hope so because the update fixes some important problems
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Like? im interested in knowing what they did.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrtruckincowboy:
This is awesome I'm on vzw and was hoping for this ,keep up great work and thanks to those that are putting there phone at risk for this.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Slypnslyde:
Can't remember where I seen but I know it fixes audio problems like when the voice is off track, also I think call issues and something else
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Confirmed. with at least the first verizon update its still possible
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrtruckincowboy:
That's good I only took the first one.

Been pushing off the latest waiting for root.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
[MENTION=4591212]me2151[/MENTION] success on VZW!

[MENTION=4668174]EMSpilot[/MENTION] as well for spending 840$ to get the debug phone!

[MENTION=4591212]me2151[/MENTION] also tested dirtycow on VZW latest update and its not patched meaning it should work!

I personally am on VZW but completely turned mine into a US996

Hell.. it even let me qualify for the Google Drive promo haha
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] sguerra923:
Thank you everyone for the great and hard work! Any updates for AT&T by chance?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] pro_granade:
Release soon?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] my_handle:
Do we have to turn it into Sprint to work or were you just playing and testing what you could do
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Im working on sprint right now
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] my_handle:
I'm on VZW but you said you are also but turned yours into a sprint one. What did you mean
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Slypnslyde:
I think he said he turned his into a us996 not ls997
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
You are thinking of the US996. thats just a userdebug model. the boot loader we are using is from the US996. so when that gets flashed over the device things its now that model. Your phone won't register as a VS995 but as a US996. the sprint model number is LS997. I just turned my LS997 into a US996DEBUG model.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] my_handle:
Guess I can't read lol. Sorry just excited by the news
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Everyone is, don't worry. It will still be a few days maybe even a week before release
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
yea.. trust him.. lol im savvy with this stuff and i even got stuck in a loop because i missed one step lmao.

best to work it out and have a clean method vs. the way it is now and multiple ppl soft bricking and getting stuck in twrp loops etc.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] pro_granade:
ayy, i'd like to test it now so i can start working on my aosp stuff ;D
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] my_handle:
That's fine. I'd prefer a fully working easy to follow method that works with Mac than complicated easy to brick method. Polish that ish. Again awesome job to all those involved
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Who wants an update? YOU want an update. Heres the deal, I have working service now. I can call and text. Heres the downside. I have no data. I cannot add the sprint APN for some reason. try to save it and it doesn't save. No more crashes though. I have the first rooted LS997 stable(ish) though :D

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Also running a de-odexed rom :)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] jspsuperman:
Best Christmas present ever fellas! Great job!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] jellybear456:
Just, wow. This is amazing! I've been following this thread since the beginning and I just knew you guys would make progress! So happy to see something happening.

Thank you devs.

Now hopefully some of these methods carryover to the att variant:fingers-crossed:
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
I will be 100% honest. it should work fine. Im not going to test with an att phone tonight but tomorrow i will.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrtruckincowboy:
So safe to take the latest update on vzw?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] c45h2012:
Unsure of latest update but I took the first one and am still able to unlock bl
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrtruckincowboy:
Ok I'll wait I did the same as you
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] c45h2012:
Yeah ive been avoiding the latest one I didnt even mean to do first one popped up while I was trying to answer a call from my boss at work :/
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Skripka:
Just an idea to throw out there...

If the model number changed... Your lack of data service may be due to the US996 model number not being whitelisted. People have tried using actual retailUS996 on Sprint and reported the same.

It almost sounds like LG did the smart thing in terms of hardware...a single hardware platform to manufacture and the differences come down to what firmware unlocks what on the phone. I'd guess your Frankenstein 996 doesn't have FM radio anymore for example.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] my_handle:
Probably is a sprint thing. Same thing with the iPhone 6 and above. There's the Sprint variant then there's the everybody else model. I bought an iPhone 6 that was used with att, put my vzw sim in it and it worked fine, then gave to my mom on T-Mobile and worked fine for her.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] EMSpilot:
No he just updated his apns-conf and good to go

Cheers
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Not quite. I had no service due to permissions issues with the stock rom. I flashed the deodoxed rom for the US996 and now I have Texting and calling again. At that point there were no APNs loaded so I created a new APN after reseting the APN settings. So as of right now the only issue on sprint and verizon devices is No youtube. Fails to play any video. But we are fully rooted and fully bootloader unlocked.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Skripka:
Whew, thanks for the correct, was worried for a sec. :good:

Awesome! :highfive:

Only other thing I'd wonder about is what the Settings>Update options do WRT firmware/OS, PRL updating, and provisioning. You tested them? Granted the last two might break things if they don't work just fine. Although I suppose you clean flashed in TWRP so they have to work-right? LOL, these damn widgets are getting too complicated.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
They don't exist :) there is not General->Updates anymore
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Growking99:
****ing awesome cant wait for at&t version
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] droidrev71:
This method let you unlocked your bootloader and obtained root on software version 12A?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
It should. we only ran a test though. Not a full unlock
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] droidrev71:
I hope so. If not I'll be kicking myself in the a** for quite awhile...lol

I didn't make any pledges to donate in the other threads but will contribute if i am able to get unlocked.

Thanks for the all the time and effort!!!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
Actually, the test was not on 12A... the one we tested was 11 something, 12A is vzw latest firmware which was untested.. theyve had 2 updates since the phone releasedon Verizon and only first 2 firmwares have been success and then tested.

Cannot confirm for 12A without a test...
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] pro_granade:
>tfw sprint hasn't got an update yet lmao
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ickyz:
Im on VZM i've had phone for about 3 weeks & I've only seen 1 update , well the 1st update I took 3 days out if the box to 12A

If I restore back 2 my phone & too day 1, Wont it reroll firmware back to what it was @ when it came out of box like to 11C or whatever?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cordell12:
if you guys need a ATT device let me know. I've got linux box with adb/fastboot already installed, and of course I know how to use them ;)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] AllGamer:
ohhh... subscribed!

if this works for all other US carriers, then it should work for the Canadian H915 model as well :)

Translation if it works for T-mo then it should work for Wind as well :good:
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
not sure i understand lol.. the tmo variant is unlockable out of the box.. so if its similar to tmo then you should already be able to use recowvery..

other than that, we know it works on Sprint and Verizon and will be testing ATT today..

If you do not have an unlockable BL and dirtycow works then this process will most likely work so long as the unlocked US996 is compatible on the canadian network.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] pro_granade:
you guys should do a partial release while things get ready, so work on sprint, release, then verizon, release, then so forth
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrtruckincowboy:
Lets be patient no need in people bricking there phones.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] pro_granade:
i have another phone on 7.1.1 and sprint has a warrent so lmao
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] AllGamer:
The reference to Tmo was in regards to the radio bands used for Cell and LTE

Bootloader wise, it's locked, not like Tmo.

I'm still pondering if it's safe to Flash Tmo H918 into H915, and then use the official LG website unroot method.

This is the first time I'm switching to LG, since I've been using Samsung for like forever, only this time I got stuck due the NOTE 7 fiasco, which is what brought me to LG V20 as the next best phone currently available.

Therefore I'm not sure about the typical rooting tools / flashing tools / where to download stock ROMs / etc for LG phones, and if ROMs are cross models compatibles like Samsung phones.

My other choice was maybe Pixel XL, but it doesn't have removable battery and no microSD support, so that's 2 major big No No in my list.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrtruckincowboy:
Hear ya bro , been thru enough of these to know that someone always bricks there phone because of being impatient.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Alcolmena:
I got to support AllGamer in his request in getting more information if the T-mobile variant would work out in the H915 Canadian version with Wind mobile. I know there are more H915 users following closely like us what the great Devs have accomplished so far. We just want to make sure everything gets covered and anything missed. This great work everybody is performing can be extended to other models/carriers if we are willing to participate in testing it.

There go my full support to the Devs. Just waiting for my paycheque on the 15th to send a donation via payp.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
lol itll be ready when its ready.. there was one person who got his stolen and they were back ordered lol would suck if you bricked andcouldnt get a replacement anytime soon..Not to mention if its not ready ppl will complain and try to blame the dev.. it would be a big mess.

Gotcha.. I do not think it is possible to flash tmo firmware on your device to to your bl being locked and you also need a way to flash it lol no dll for lg up is availAble and you might not even have fastboot enabled on your device.

but so long as its compatible with tmo devices it should work for you but only time will tell..

i am also coming from note 7 lol

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nope, doesnt work that way.. the process is almost exactly the same for each variant so why make multiple releases instead of one? You just need to be patient and wait for the dev to release how he chooses. A partial release would make no sense lol
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] shoes22:
Great work guys. [MENTION=3812611]elliwigy[/MENTION] can you confirm that HD Voice & Wi-Fi Calling both still work on Verizon after doing this?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
i dont use eitjer or know how to test it lol but it does have hd voice toggle
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
keep in mind that Verizon you should be able to keep the vzw firmware but still unlock BL, install twrp and root.. i just converted mine entirely..

i am sure once released someone can root but remain on vzw firmware and make a backup so we could go between the two firmwares as we choose...
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] shoes22:
Okay that’s great to know. Because I just checked and Verizon’s WiFi calling feature is indeed specific and built-in to the VS995 firmware. It’s not available on the US996.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] EMSpilot:
Hmm I have WiFi calling on my US996 with Verizon. You just have to use Nova and put the shortcut somewhere on your phone.

Cheers
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] droidrev71:
I realize this is a step by step process because of all the variables. Is there a plan to test the latest version on Verizon? Will you guys need testers for this or no? Thanks
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joelbrentbell:
Im available if yall need any testers i have a sprint V20 LS997 just PM me.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ryuk359:
I am currently in possession of an extra att v20 that I don't mind bricking. I got my replacement and am sending back the original. They're gonna have to break it apart anyway it's a hardware issue (speakers etc). Let me know if you need a tester.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Well... another teaser. I think we are almost done on Sprint :)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] fogame:
Lol just release it already. :p

Seriously great job though. I got as far as getting fastboot kinda working but it was a dead stop there.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
We discovered an issue with crashing apps and battery drain. Thats why its not out yet :)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] fogame:
All is good. You're doing amazing work and would want it to be right the first time.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Slypnslyde:
How come your data signal is different from mine?