yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curtis1973:
has anyone tried examining source code available that coukd potentially reveal hidden commands to access fastboot? zte hides commands and lg may as well. for instance zte had a bootloader disable write protection command for the bootloader that allowed for rooting and other development and was also used by zte for when an update was applied. reboot disemmcwp was used to turn off write protection. they hid the command list in restart.c in the device source code. i have been attempting to download zv5 source code for this devices kernel from lg and it keeps timing out on download. although source is there for zv3,4,5 and 6 for this device. if we can pin down what commands will work from source. we can use them to potentially access fastboot.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rick.wardenburg:
I have ZV5 kernel posted https://github.com/slickrickstyle/android_kernel_lge_ls676
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gr8t3ful:
So, has anyone figured out how to root this phone? I read through the first few pages, but there's 71 pages of replies lol. Kingroot didn't work for me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jrhotrod:
You can just search the thread for "KingRoot" or "root", etc. But no, we have not. Working on it, though :fingers-crossed:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curtis1973:
Been looking through the source and nothing so far as to commands for adb to use in regards to fastboot,recovery,etc. i am beginning to think it may be in other source that isnt available.

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and yeah Queenroot is pretty much useless these days.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curtis1973:
after reading through this thread i am seeing a recurring theme with all of these prepaid devices. crippled bootloader access and crippled recovery. honestly my review of this device as is unrooted is a 1 out of 5. complete bloatware loaded trash meant only to promote google bottom line. i will be buying a stylo 2 or 3 and flushing this turd down the same toilet as i did the alcatel and zte variants ive encountered that were exactly the same as this turd.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goitalone:
It charges extremely slow and bogs down as well.

My favorite unrooted/unrootable device at this point is still the X Power LS755 Octa-core with 4100mah battery.

The only thing I really hate about it is I can't get the volume up on certain apps Etc so I wish I could use viper4android but oh well, it's still a great device unrooted and is only 59 books on sale at Boost website
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curtis1973:
agreed. the battery drains down very fast with just minimal use. the cheapest charger i have ever seen on any device. didn't even bother making it usb to pc ready. the phone itself is flimsy. the whole tribute lineup is built just like it. worst of the lg lineup that i have encountered to date. the lg volt puts this thing to shame and its a few years older.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goitalone:
Yes I was unpleasantly surprised by it to say the least
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rick.wardenburg:
I was reading on a site awhile back LG is #1 for patching root exploits in there code 1st LG I've had and last never had any trouble with samsung, they could care less about root exploits lol not 2 mention they always release the firmware unlike LG basically if you brick it your screwed! BTW what the hell is the point of having a "download mode" on the LG if there's no dam firmware?. Lglaf won't even work with it!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jrhotrod:
And there's too many dang flash tools. LG Bridge, LGUP, LGLAF, LGNPST, and probably a few more I'm forgetting. Why can't there be just one, like Odin or just Fastboot for goodness sake.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curtis1973:
i posted a guide to unimstall system apps without root but for whatever reason it's not showing up here on xda that I can find.

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no wonder. the lg tribute hd "section" shown by xda isn't actually a dedicated forum spot for the device. The post just went to miscellaneous...

https://xdaforums.com/android/development/uninstall-apps-root-t3690379/post74193540#post74193540
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curtis1973:
you can change your dpi without root via adb shell on pc.

open an adb shell and type wm density 300 then type reboot and press enter. it will change your dpi.

tested densities at 280 caused phone and contacts crash plus abnormal lock screen shortcut sizes.

at 300 all worked except camera. you can install htc camera to overcome this issue. also uninstall stock camera as htc camera is better ny far. to reset your density open adb shell and type wm density reset then reboot. download htc apps here. install no root needed..

htc apps

http://www.themefoxx.com/2017/06/download-htc-u11-stock-apps-sense-9-devices.html
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rick.wardenburg:
usually some of them vendor apps are only made for a certain density, usually installing any kind of alternative always fixed the problem, to bad its not rooted would be an easy fix though!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curtis1973:
well i just uninstalled almost every stock app. heres my desktop and app drawer. no lg home left on system or much of anything else. ended a lot of the lag...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curtis1973:
i ordered the stylo 3. i am going to give this heap to a pal that needs a phone. doing all i can to it without root to make it half assed usable. it truly is a piece of sh*t.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rick.wardenburg:
some one just posted that there device is showing insecure image and wont boot..

how would someone beable to fllash anything without root

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3691411
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curtis1973:
you can enter download mode by powering off,hold volume up then plug usb cable in. from there flashing is possible via a few lg tools. firmware updates or full firmwares.

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for anyone interested,you can use external for apps...

follow this guide

http://lgtribute.com/lg-tribute-hd-adoptable-external-storage-micro-sd-move-apps-sd-card/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zswielder:
On behalf of everyone, I just wanted to say thank you for all your posts. It's nice of you to share your knowledge. On a separate note, you look quite sexy in that profile pic ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curtis1973:
[MENTION=3716824]goldentequila[/MENTION]

just info i found while researching the device. it acrually runs smoothly after uninstalling all of the bloat and then moving apps to sdcard using the guide above..

and i will modestly say thank you for the compliment. i am most likely consisered an old timer by most of the young cats on here. but i can still hold my own.. ?

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just some extra info on the aboot.bin for the device. you can open it in any word capable editor and browse for strings. usually the aboot contains many of the oem specific commands that pertain to adb in regards to reboot,reboot bootloader and fastboot commands as well. while string searching i used word to view the doc. i tried using strings.exe from a guide here on xda but found it lacking in regards to how to save out strings found so i just improvised. many were visible but not recognized by me. many mentions of fastboot ability in the aboot. so it is there. and there should be commands usable from adb to gain access. oem specific commands. hard to know what is what when there is no known lg oem commands to judge by. worth a look by others. on a side note i think i have full zv5 firmware but for whatever reason lgup and uppercut fail flashing it at 4% with an error code 0xD stating unable to use diag mode for laf.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rick.wardenburg:
howd you get the aboot.bin with out root? if you have the firmware upload it somewhere an have you tryed opening it in a hex editor? also using lg laf issuing adb reboot fastboot it does pause reboot and flicker but goes right back to download mode
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curtis1973:
i pulled the aboot,laf,boot,recovery.bin files from the tot file i obtained. when i am able i will upload it i will. i have used a hex editor to view the file as well. the system bin is very large or i would try to extract it and get access to the build prop to verify what actual firmware it is. it could be anything from zv3 to zv5. no way of knowing based on it just being named lg_ls676zv5_06.tot.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curtis1973:
heres a string pull from aboot. looks to me to not contain much of use as it pertains to oem commands for adb/fastboot but there's much more there to be looked over. 99% of gibberish removed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curtis1973:
also of note is a weird imei display key combo which on some devices os the combo to enter fastboot mode...but here it accesses imei display

power off

press and hold volume up and down plus power. the device will load up the imei display mode. checked it with usb plugges in to pc just in case device was recognized. nothing recognized.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rick.wardenburg:
lots of junk lol some look like laf commands though
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rick.wardenburg:
everyones aware that holding vol down plus power reboots to recovery right?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sands207:
Yeah we established that last year.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rick.wardenburg:
ya 2 many dam threads i thought someone said there wasnt a recovery lol
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rick.wardenburg:
what'd you use to get this output?

when i splitted aboot and disassembled it

it looks alot differnt

also anyone have any luck with any qcom tools to backup the emmc and restore if need be?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdm6389:
Help I upgrade my LG LS676 to version 6 (LS676ZV6) now I want V3 Is it possible to got to V3
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fido14dido:
Not possible at the moment
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdm6389:
LG not stooping from fixing security, they have released a new update again maybe V7. Is there to block update

1) disappear from notification

2) stop update agent app

3) some other method
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curtis1973:
Theres a windows command tool called strings2.exe that you can use to get saved out string dump. I've moved on to Galaxy J3 Emerge. Rooted,TWRP and looks to be one custom stock from for it. I have already rooted,flashed twrp,debloated stock,and added a few exposed modules
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rick.wardenburg:
whats the specs on that? im aleays using lineage source 14.1
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curtis1973:
The specs for J3 emerge are listed here:

https://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Samsung-Galaxy-J3-Emerge,LG-Tribute-HD/phones/10360,10283

Comparing the J3 vs HD and the difference is that the J3 edges out the HD in areas of Camera (even though the HD cam has a few extra and useless features) and processing power. Otherwise they are pretty similar specs wise. The J3 body is rugged and tough...has weight to it whereas the HD feels lightweight and very cheap. Also the screen to body ratio is much better with the J3. It's more compact. I'm loving it so far. It's very responsive and no lag at all like the HD. Rooting and TWRP just adds to that. Ashyx I believe is the author of the root and twrp builds if I am not mistaken. There is also a custom J3 Rom out. I think it is based on stock but modified. Have not tried it yet as everything is running well for me using stock debloated.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rick.wardenburg:
i cant even find the source for twrp must be half way cooked up and not actually built from source? i was trying to merge and update kernel but i cant find the right caf tag yet maybe you can send me the boot an recovery?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rick.wardenburg:
ive noticed on lg last update that theyve must of put some safrguard blocking the install of maybe malicious apps it will disable the install button.

hitting the power button and unlocking the device seems to activate the install button
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goitalone:
Great : (
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] majored:
install button not visible

im glad install is not visible pointed out the fact adb install is way faster especially on this 5 min install device my screens now cracked and im on to the next impossible so Ill brick it you got something to Flash or ?? how do we root again . Oh we dont
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rick.wardenburg:
i think LG may have lost some future customers!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s_coy2005:
has anyone found root for the tribute hd?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bibikalka:
If you want to block OTA, run these commands (after setting up adb access):

adb uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.lgfota.permission
adb uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.lgdmsclient
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discoweasel:
Thanks! I've got two of these bloody phones lying around. I gave one away before Xmas. One, unopened, straight from Boost, sits here in a box. I'd use the above commands when i do open it and then I'll just use the bloody thing as remote / media etc.

Seems like root won't be realized. :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zswielder:
Looks that way. I don't know what to do with this phone lol. Hopefully someone will buy it via craigslist or something...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamoosh:
Thanks everybody for the work you have put into trying to root this device.

I have two of these, also. Is anybody still working on root? I can help, though me skill level is intermediate at best.

By the way, can these be GSM unlocked and used on a GSM carrier if they FED locked on Boost? Sorry if that is a little bit of a remedial question. I couldn't find an answer.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zswielder:
Does anyone know how to tell if it's a Virgin mobile or Boost mobile version? I bought it from Target a while back, and I don't remember which one I bought.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discoweasel:
You don't get a splash scfreen when it boots?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zswielder:
No, I don't.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discoweasel:
By law, they are required to unlock in accordance with Federal law and their TOS. You can read all of that on their webpage though. Boost, and many other carriers, are notoriously difficult to "persuade" to act in accordance though. It does take a bit of skill, tact, and persuausion to get it done. In fact, I would go so far as to say it requires a background in Social Engineering. I have audio recordings to prove it.

You can contact me via PM and I can give you some tips, if needed.

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zswielder:
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The problem is, your post is quite misleading. It's not that carriers are notorious for "not acting in accordance." It is that they have wiggle room and get to deny unlock requests based on conditions and requirements set forth. Just because you got lucky by persuading an untrained employee doesn't make it the expectation of how it should be.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discoweasel:
I beg your pardon?

You seem to misunderstand me.

I met all requirements and conditions, or I wouldn't have made the request.

They "untrained" (your words, not mine) employee was still obstinate as.

So, damn them and their, written in BLACK AND WHITE "wiggle room" when it doesn't exist.

Also, I don't believe in luck, unicorns, etc.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zswielder:
lol whatever. I can see how you got them to give in. You remain persistently argumentative until they give in just like you are doing in this thread. Good for you though. Take care.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discoweasel:
I'd apologize for being misread/misunderstood, but that'd be insencere.

I don't mean to come off as confrontational. Boost actually has a one year policy, which I met. They are, in practice, difficult to deal with unless in person.

It really does require persuasion and social engineering to get them to comply.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msskR:
Not sure if it has been noted or not, but this Phone is almost the exact clone of the LG G3 Vigor which I currently own and use even still. I got it originally from ATT and it was easily rooted with a command script from this forum and adb drivers. It was very simple to root the G3 Vigor, I wonder if that root would work with this phone as they are incredibly similar in appearance and the only thing that seems different is the OS version and im sure significant hardware upgrades since 2010 lol.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squee777:
Yeah I don't think that applies here being that it's not even the same Hardware.

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discoweasel:
We do appreciate the suggestion though, msskR.

Sometimes, I think too much in my own way and don't even think to puzzle over other angles. All input/suggestions/insights are welcome.

Cheers.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squee777:
So what's the holdup with root on this phone? From some of the other posts I read it seems the issue is the bootloader hasn't been able to be unlocked. Is there anything else we can do? I'm not a dev anything. Just a little confused about why it's so hard to get the bootloader unlocked and obtain root. This phone has been out for a while now. And is running somewhat old chipset. I mean did LG really make this much of an effort to lock down such a budget device? Kind of baffling.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sands207:
Fastboot is missing from the Android build for starters, which is almost always necessary to unlock lg bootloaders. I worked on this phone for a while (over a year) and finally moved onto a J3 and jumped into developing for that device. This phone still bothers me so likely this week im going to look into injecting fastboot into the boot image but I will likely need to build it from source unless someone has one for this phone android build MMB4XT

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This exploit may help us too https://www.xda-developers.com/exploit-qualcomm-edl-xiaomi-oneplus-nokia/ edl mode would put us in a better position in my opinion
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacksondunning:
So is it possible to root the LG X Style?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sands207:
If it is, that is news to me. I haven't been able to keep even a temporary root shell to stick and any reboot can 1.unroot immediately and 2.quite possibly brick the device. I've seen people attempting to downgrade etc and end up bricked. My LG isn't my daily driver so if I brick up lol there goes any chances I had. I'm all ears and open to any suggestions, im wondering if now that dirty cow has matured and is capable of getting temp root we Might be able to zero out laf and maybe get to download mode :confused: I'm looking into it more tonight
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacksondunning:
Darn, I was really hoping there was a root I've had the LG X Style for about a year now and there still isn't a root. I've tried all the possible button combinations but it just boots up android.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sands207:
I'm sorry to hear that I've gotten into stock recovery and imei screen but no joy with either but I'm continuing to keep my eye out. I may purchase one of the octoplus boxes and use brute force on it eventually I just don't have the capital to get it yet.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacksondunning:
How did you get into stock recovery?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squee777:
Hold volume down and then power on.

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Well best of luck to you! If you do manage to get root and some way or another I would be grateful.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sands207:
I'll continue trying, thanks for the support ??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sands207:
OK! I've managed to make some headway and I need testers. If anyone out there is on zv3 I have our stock boot.Img for using magisk and I also built a rooted and adbd root enabled boot.img! I don't have the battery for mine so if anyone is interested in FINALLY rooting this phone and taking a risk, let me know ??

Stock Boot for Magisk Manager https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1lX2ya8-niMhXuJNHQ0n3Ukq_-gT53T70

Modified Boot https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=19Q5x2xEmkkecDgV5AB03tRPzujg4aNPV

Happy Valentines Day ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squee777:
Well crap I'm on zv8. Can I flash the stock zv3? Someone posted a link to it in another thread. If I can I will do this as soon as you reply.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sands207:
i have most of the files needed for lg up to downgrade however... i keep getting reports that people are bricking FULLY downgrading, however i dont know what the result would be to just flash the zv3 boot.img with your build. you are welcome to try it and if we can get the boot.img for your build i can try to help you there too. ill upload the .tot file i have along with the other files in a few. You can try... but just a reminder its at your own risk. im just ready to crack this case, get you guys rooted and get development rolling ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squee777:
I did some Googling. As of zv5 they put in rollback security. So yes I will brick if I try to flash anything lower. Someone said it has to match your firmware version or higher. I have ADB. How do I do a dump of my current zv8? I am willing to help however I can. I really want root.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sands207:
Without even a temp root we cannot system dump you YET, however I am going to get in touch with the devs of dirty santa and dirty cow to see if we can at least get root long enough to get the system dump. you can do a non system dump using adb pull /system but no boot.img. I am not giving up til we root this phone! :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squee777:
OMG thanks so much dude! Your awesome! I thought rooting this phone was a lost cause till you came long recently. As soon as you get more figured out I'm happy to test what I can . Assuming it's relatively safe.lol this is the only other phone I have the moment.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sands207:
No worries, I am happy to help and have been here since the very beginning :)

I will definitely be in touch and if you can find either a .tot or dz or kdz for your firmware let me know, I am looking as well but I'm about to go out with my lady :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squee777:
I've looked for over 2 hours now...Can't find any other stock besides zv3...:(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sands207:
i haven't looked in a long time but is the LG source code for your build available?

???
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squee777:
I don't think so. I couldn't find anything. Whenever I try to look for this stuff all I find is forums for unlocking the phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sands207:
Awesome man, thank you :good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demonaxe:
Can the chainfire root process give us temporary rom flash to use custom roms?

https://www.xda-developers.com/chainfire-releases-root-for-android-6-0-without-modifying-system/