yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Topics] MotoJunkie01:
[MENTION=8236433]Astr4y4L[/MENTION], can you possibly pack the chunks into a TOT or kdz? I also have a firmware flashing utility called LG Flash Tool 2014, and any other called the Verizon LG Firmware Upgrade & Repair Utility. Both of those do make certain. Rollback prevention & hash checks during flashing. But hey we fooled downgrade protection on LG's own LG-UP for Store.
[General Topics] Astr4y4L:
Repacking to kdz wouldn't be too hard.

Curiously I. Cant find the info or a tut nor tools for building .tot

If u seen something I missed plz point me at it and I'll take a whack at it.

I was thinking along those same lines the other day ...

Maby one of those could save the spree....

If I could only find a firmware for it...

Also thinking maby I can tweak those dlls on the .kdz/lgup to possibly trick it into flashing an older version of the spree firmware ...
[General Topics] chwang13:
I believe SPR means Sprint.
[General Topics] Astr4y4L:
Hmmmm....

How would that apply to a verizon device?
[General Topics] MotoJunkie01:
OK [MENTION=8236433]Astr4y4L[/MENTION], you were asking about SPR & spr components yesterday and it rang a bell. When Domestic SIM Unlocking the Sprint/Virgin Mobile LG Tribute 5 (Great device by the way), the uppercase "SPR" component had to be substituted with the lower case "spr". Upon reboot an amazing change had occurred: the options under Mobile Networks in Settings were no longer grayed out and were fully accessible, including APN Settings. Anyway here is the thread that discusses it.

https://www.google.com/amp/lgtribut...ck-for-att-t-mobile-and-other-gsm-carriers/2/
[General Topics] Astr4y4L:
I was actually talking about the text you quoted earlier

{replacement node.db and node-journal.db files in /root/carrier/app, and the standard "SPR" edit in build.prop.}

and so the guy said he was on vs425pp2 so i can't imagine where a verizon fone would need anything in build.prop edited to sprint variables unless of course he was talking about the lines for the CDMA modem & ril configs or something... maby he wanted to use Sprint networks?
[General Topics] Astr4y4L:
So if we change VZW to vzw in build.prop do ya think it affects zone3 ?

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Send me everything u have on this and how it used to be done with zone3 and I want to try to come up with a working method for this on zone3.

About to try to chocolate milker the rebel again (brown cow chicken brown cow!) Lol

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Send me everything u have on this and how it used to be done with zone3 and I want to try to come up with a working method for this on zone3.

About to try to chocolate milker the rebel again (brown cow chicken brown cow!) Lol

---------- Post added at 07:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:31 PM ----------

Send me everything u have on this and how it used to be done with zone3 and I want to try to come up with a working method for this on zone3.

About to try to chocolate milker the rebel again (brown cow chicken brown cow!) Lol

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Oops! double double Posted posted
[General Topics] MotoJunkie01:
As luck would have it, I found a complete build.prop mod package for converting Verizon & Sprint devices over to GSM support & UI. Of course, these mods are useless on devices in which GSM capability has been disabled by encryption (e.g., Sprint Moto E LTE, Sprint Moto G3). You wouldn't believe the number of CDMA devices that can be "unlocked" for GSM support with just a few build.prop edits. I'll get the information organized and uploaded and PM you a link.

By the way reminds me of a debate I had going last night with the xt1609 (Verizon Moto G4 Play). Anyway, a member was swearing up and down that it was a "CDMA only" device. Here is the problem with his argument: the xt1609 is 4G/LTE capable.

As I'm sure most people know, 4G/LTE is a GSM technology standard. So, what's good for us Devs and Android enthusiasts is that if a Sprint or Verizon device is 4G/LTE capable ((most are these days), then GSM support is always possible .
[General Topics] Astr4y4L:
Alrighty then!

that's awesome. We should be able to use this together with all the stuff going on on our dev server to add this so needed functionality back to our devices. .

And [MENTION=7383447]MotoJunkie01[/MENTION]

I move that whatever awsome package we put together from all this in the end be called (FRANKIN_Mod)

:)

Astr4y4L
[General Topics] MotoJunkie01:
FRANKLIN_Mod

Yes, very nostalgic sounding ..nice thinking
[General Topics] Astr4y4L:
Hey bro I fond a simcard kit (tracfone)for a buck at bestbuy.

I have a 13 y/o daughter who lives in Central Georgia ..

She wants my rebel 2 lte and her birthdays in about a month.

So since you're. An RF analyst, can u confirm good signal coverage for tracfone in the southeastern united states?

I don't want to send a phone that she can't use in her area.

Thanks

Astr4y4l

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I need this info. I may have some time this week to work on it.

Taken it easy just had back operation. Yesterday ..
[General Topics] Astr4y4L:
[MENTION=2839601]motojunk[/MENTION]i01

hey Bro my rebel ain't letting me dirty-cow something isn't right....

check this out...

###############################################

shell@lv1:/data/local/tmp $ ./dirtycow

usage ./dirtycow /default.prop /data/local/tmp/default.prop

shell@lv1:/data/local/tmp $ ls

dirtycow

my-run-as

/dirtycow /system/bin/run-as /data/local/tmp/my-run-as <

warning: new file size (13796) and file old size (17920) differ

size 17920

[*] mmap 0xb6d35000

[*] exploit (patch)

[*] currently 0xb6d35000=464c457f

[*] madvise = 0xb6d35000 17920

[*] madvise = 0 1048576

[*] /proc/self/mem 1610612736 1048576

[*] exploited 0xb6d35000=464c457f

shell@lv1:/data/local/tmp $ run-as con

run-as: Package 'con' is unknown

254|shell@lv1:/data/local/tmp $
[General Topics] Astr4y4L:
@MotoJunkie01

Hey bro look what i caught after setting up middleman on my network and did factory reset then updated the home app on my rebel

#############################################

https://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=7383447 #urlsnarf -i wlan1

urlsnarf: listening on wlan1 [tcp port 80 or port 8080 or port 3128]

android-68fe5b053373d4e6 - - [24/Aug/2017:12:49:18 -0500] "GET http://cfpublic.lgcpm.com/CASA1000000043271_hdpi_ic_launcher_home.png HTTP/1.1" - - "-" "Dalvik/2.1.0 (Linux; U; Android 6.0.1; LGL57BL Build/MXB48T)"

android-68fe5b053373d4e6 - - [24/Aug/2017:12:49:18 -0500] "GET http://cfpublic.lgcpm.com/CASA1000000033554_hdpi_icon.png HTTP/1.1" - - "-" "Dalvik/2.1.0 (Linux; U; Android 6.0.1; LGL57BL Build/MXB48T)"

android-68fe5b053373d4e6 - - [24/Aug/2017:12:50:13 -0500] "GET http://cfpublic.lgcpm.com/screenshot/com.lge.launcher2_48001500_THUMB_01_20161024022505662.jpg HTTP/1.1" - - "-" "Dalvik/2.1.0 (Linux; U; Android 6.0.1; LGL57BL Build/MXB48T)"

android-68fe5b053373d4e6 - - [24/Aug/2017:12:50:13 -0500] "GET http://cfpublic.lgcpm.com/screenshot/com.lge.launcher2_48001500_THUMB_02_20161024022505742.jpg HTTP/1.1" - - "-" "Dalvik/2.1.0 (Linux; U; Android 6.0.1; LGL57BL Build/MXB48T)"
[General Topics] MotoJunkie01:
[MENTION=8236433]Astr4y4L[/MENTION], on your question about TracFone coverage in the area of Georgia you specified, keepl in mind that Tracfone is a multi subsidized MVNO which utilizes all four of the major networks in the United States. The type of device being used, in conjunction with the geographical area of coverage, determines the specific network towers which will be used. What is the default network type on your Rebel , GSM or CDMA?
[General Topics] Astr4y4L:
Honestly I'm not sure it shows signal bars with no sim but if I put one of my other sims in it it just nags about wrong sim.

Its not vulnerable to qualcom quadroot or dirtcow or kingroot etc...

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But from your discription of networks it should be fine.

But if I can find any way to root it it would be awsome
[General Topics] jjangsangy:
Oh wow, ya I did glance over that part. Good catch, I'll give that a try today. Thanks
[General Topics] Astr4y4L:
Hey good luck to you !

Did you grab my ZONE3_root.zip. rooting package?

It has everything you need after you downgrade.

I'm. Currently working on modification of the stock aboot
[General Topics] jjangsangy:
Yes, so here is exactly what you did. I've modified some of the steps in places that needed more elaboration if that helps

Gist: gist.github.com/jjangsangy/b0e7116bf31ca36f676feeb74502a87d
[General Topics] Astr4y4L:
Here is what I've done I've killed Apache on my development server because I don't appriciate my work being posted publicly anywhere else.

[MENTION=7383447]MotoJunkie01[/MENTION]

If anyone needs my work they'll have to pm me for a new link

Or make a donation to get download links.

Untill ofcourse our friend [MENTION=6445606]jjangsangy[/MENTION]

Takes his public revision of my work down

[MENTION=7383447]MotoJunkie01[/MENTION] if u need anything. Holler at me and we'll get it.

I don't appreciate my work being posted in gist.hub

Thanks everyone I will continue our work on this device

Pm me or make a donation to get my files :p
[General Topics] jazzdglass:
How about the sim unlock thing?
[General Topics] Astr4y4L:
Have u removed my work from your gist.hub?

If so I'll. Turn the server back on and continue to post my work on both SIM_unlocking and our custom boot and recovery work.

Otherwise

I will keep my findings to myself. And my associates

Thanks

Astr4y4L

TEAM_astr4y4L
[General Topics] jazzdglass:
I didn't put your work on gist.hub
[General Topics] Astr4y4L:
Ok then explain this...

gist.github.com/jjangsangy/b0e7116bf31ca36f676feeb74502a87d

This is where you reposted my work publicly

And I don't appreciate. It at all

that's sort of unethical. When you could just get it at my website

This is a problem. Because I depend upon people visiting my site.

You are impeding my development by taking away my donation page.

My work is dependent upon donations to fund. Continued development.

You are not a member of team astr4y4l

please remove this gist.hub you created with my work.

gist.github.com/jjangsangy/b0e7116bf31ca36f676feeb74502a87d

You need to take that down or I will not continue to share my developments with the community

Thanks

Astr4y4L
[General Topics] jazzdglass:
Why don't you look closely at usernames before making wrong accusations?
[General Topics] MotoJunkie01:
[MENTION=8236433]Astr4y4L[/MENTION] what has happened?
[General Topics] jazzdglass:
Hi? Can you take a look at this?

What files do I need to move and to where? This is from an sh file extension in a flashable zip. I can't flash a zip. So I think I could try manually follow same process. The file enables GSM for cdma phones.

#!/sbin/sh

#

# /system/addon.d/99-cdma_to_gsm_settings.sh

#

# Patch CDMA to GSM for Android Global Phones v 4.2.7

# Build: 25/04/2016 14:34

# by Mentor - www.internauta37.altervista.org

# internauta37@altervista.org

#

. /tmp/backuptool.functions

list_files() {

cat <<EOF

bin/cdma_to_gsm_settings.sh

etc/apns-conf.xml

EOF

}

case "$1" in

backup)

list_files | while read FILE DUMMY; do

backup_file $S/"$FILE"

done

;;

restore)

list_files | while read FILE REPLACEMENT; do

R=""

[ -n "$REPLACEMENT" ] && R="$S/$REPLACEMENT"

[ -f "$C/$S/$FILE" ] && restore_file $S/"$FILE" "$R"

done

;;

pre-backup)

;;

post-backup)

;;

pre-restore)

cp /system/etc/apns-conf.xml /system/etc/apns-conf.xml.bak

;;

post-restore)

sh /system/bin/cdma_to_gsm_settings.sh

;;

esac
[General Topics] Astr4y4L:
THIS WAS MADE TO BE FLASHED IN RECOVERY HAVING WRITE ACCESS TO /SYSTEM

However...

unzip it to your desktop look for the folders named bin and etc.... inside you'll find

inside of bin=cdma_to_gsm_settings.sh

inside of etc = apns-conf.xml

MOVE THESE TO DATA/LOCAL/TMP

adb push "file-name" "/data/local/tmp/"

adb shell

su

mount -o remount,rw /

mount -o remount,rw /system

mount -o remount,rw /proc

mount -o remount,rw /dev

mount -o remount,rw /sys

setenforce 0

chmod 0777 /data/local/tmp/*

mv /system/etc/apns-conf.xml /system/etc/apns-conf.xml.bak

mv /data/local/tmp/apns-conf.xml /system/etc/apns-conf.xml

chmod 644 /system/etc/apns-conf.xm

AND NOW YOU WOULD RUN THE SHELL SCRIPT cdma_to_gsm_settings.sh

WICH YOU MOVED TO TMP EARLIER

cd /data/local/tmp/

./cdma_to_gsm_settings.sh

###################################

and then wait for meltdown :)

I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS !!!!

but if your absolutely going to try it anyways back-up build.prop first

and maby open that script {cdma_to_gsm_settings.sh}

and run the commands one line at a time into adb su shell

instead of blindly running shell scripts that change your device discripters

WARNING IF BUILD.PROP PERMISSIONS ARN'T SET CORRECTLY YOU WILL BRICK,

IF BUILD.PROP PERMISSIONS ARN'T SET CORRECTLY AND YOU BRICK,OR IF YOU CHANGE DEVICE DISCRIPTORS IN BUILD.PROP AND YOU BRICK ,LG UP , NOR ANY FLASHTOOL CAN HELP YOU.

AND DO NOT DO FACTORY RESET FROM THE RECOVERY OR YOU WILL LOOSE ANY CONNECTION YOU HAVE REMAINING IN ADB AND YOU WILL HAVE NO CHANCE TO RECOVER

################################### [MENTION=4179503]jazzdglass[/MENTION],

Bro I have Tried this very thing and report that by its-self this fixes nothing. but added to tinkering with the files and databases in /data/data/com.android.telephony/

and a few others like that i ended up with a working data over LTE connection on a Cricket simcard but i couldn't make any sort of phone call or send messages ...but could get right to google.com ,etc

so its a possibility that you may find the piece i missed and unlock this and i wish you luck but i advise you not to do this because you will most likely end with a brick thats un-recoverable.

that being said happy hacking,

Astr4y4L
[General Topics] Astr4y4L:
@jazzdglass

I am actually looking for a fix for the messed up build.prop as we speak

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tried this

adb shell "su -c mount -o rw,remount /system/ /system/"

adb shell "su -c cp /system/build.prop.bak /system/build.prop

adb shell "su -c chmod 644 /system/build.prop

adb shell "su -c mount -o ro,remount /system/ /system/"

and reboot but still didn't work,

problem is boot process is halted somewhere so su isn't running

but it doesn't give error message either...
[General Topics] Astr4y4L:
Update:

Newest development....

After communication with [MENTION=6445606]jjangsangy[/MENTION],

He has given me rights to the page he created with my work so the server has been turned back on and Zone3_Root.zip is now available for download once again....

Thanks to everyone
[General Topics] xeduran:
When you say you replaced the dll file, did you take the dll file from the extracted kdz file and use that in the common folder for lgup?
[General Topics] iHelp101:
Correct, they are probably the same DLL files. However, I did it just in case. I put the DDL file from the KDZ file in the model/VS425PP/ folder. I has to rename it to match the original name.

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Interesting, maybe LG is making revisions that require VS425PP5+. That would be my best guess. I am assuming a batch of devices still allow downgrading (Like mine), but others may have been updated to prevent downgrading or something. I linked an example image below from an S3 that has a display issue that sounds similar. Is this what it is looking like?

http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/105388/my-galaxy-s3-has-a-white-screen-with-grey-lines
[General Topics] xeduran:
Yes very similar to that. As if the drivers for the screen or different. Touch still works, I just cannot see what I am doing.
[General Topics] iHelp101:
It could be they made a hardware/firmware revision that makes the display require a newer driver included in VS425PP5+. That seems like a possibility. I wish I had an answer that would allow you to downgrade, but it seems like Verizon and LG really want to lock down these devices. Sorry for any false hope.
[General Topics] xeduran:
No need to apologize, it was worth a try. Thanks for your help anyway.
[General Topics] klaiiii:
Would it be possible to extract the drivers from a later build to the previous VS425PP2 build? That may solve the screen and the instability issue?
[General Topics] iHelp101:
If the driver theory is correct it would be part of the kernel. Fastboot mode is likely the answer to all the issues. LG devices to my knowledge requires the LAF partition to be "nuked" to boot fastboot usually.
[General Topics] brad49201:
Unlock

Is there a way to just unlock the provider so I can use another sim card? Change nothing else, just leave it stock. Right now all I can use is data, sort of. :p

Thank you.
[General Topics] Merazomo:
I've tried just about everything in my power to root the phone, but nothing is working. I'm sure the Firmware is tied up in some way, to the hardware of the phone as far as security. That's why downgrading and upgrading is not really a problem; at least in my case. The real problem is that all KingRoot versions either don't work, or it fake roots the phone. It says that root has been applied, but all the apps that require root, still ask for root. At least I was able to downgrade from VS425PP5 to VS425PP4, which is a lot smoother and less laggy. So it was well worth it.
[General Topics] wperdigon:
forgive me, i don't know what any of this DLL and what not means - is there a simple way to explain it to noobs like myself what this all means and how we can get our devices with the right software to be able to root? i really would appreciate it =) thank you
[General Topics] xeduran:
So I tried the downgrade with a second phone I had. That one did not have the corrupt screen issue. It did bootloop for quite a while before finally booting all the way in. I was able to finally root. My phone did reboot quite a few times in the process, but in the end it worked. I am going to return the phone that had the corrupt screen issue and see if I can get another one. From my experience with the second phone, the downgrade process may take multiple attempts and a lot of patience. It seems it might depend on the phone as well, still don't know why my first phone had the screen issue.
[General Topics] Merazomo:
My efforts to root have been in vain up until now. Did you root the phone with firmware version VS425PP2? If so, which KingRoot version did you use? I've probably tried most KingRoot versions since 4.5.0, and nothing has worked. Thanks.
[General Topics] klaiiii:
Do those two phones have drastically different IMEI? Could we assume that phones with the same batch have closer IMEI number, and the bad batch has larger IMEI number? (or do they simply assign IMEI by random?)
[General Topics] xeduran:
The last six digitis are the only difference. I might have just gotten a 'bad" phone just by chance. I am going to return it today and see if I can get another.

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I used the latest version of Kingroot v5. I downgraded to VS425PP2. This is what I did in order. Flashed PP2 and tried to root, was rebooting a whole lot. Flashed PP4 and tried to root, did not work. Flashed back to PP2 again and tried to root, this time it worked. I was also able to flash the kdz file without extracting it. To do this I replaced the dll in the common folder of LGUP with the one from the kdz, that allowed me to flash the kdz files directly with no problem (using refurbish instead of upgrade).
[General Topics] Merazomo:
Thank you for the info. Your method does seem to allow KingRoot v4.5.0 to root my device; KingRoot v5 didn't work for me. When I rooted my Alcatel Ideal, I was able to use Super-Sume v6.4 to replace KingRoot with SuperSU. I decided to do the same, and it actually worked. Version 6.4 installs an older SuperSU, but at least I was able to get rid of the KingRoot bloatware, while still remaining rooted.

Now for the negative part to my Super-Sume method. The phone got stuck a few times on the Verizon splash screen when rebooting, plus the annoying bootloop, but eventually went through. This time though, the screen went black, capacitive buttons show up and work, notification bar works, etc. but the home screen is black. The phone is still recognized by my computer, so it should be no problem restoring it; It's definitely a step in the right direction, but nowhere close to where everyone wants it too be.

For a second there, I had a fully rooted phone with SuperSU instead of KingRoot; after reboot though, everything completely changed.
[General Topics] xeduran:
I just kept KingRoot and did not attempt to replace it. For my purposes the extra bloat is not much of an issue.
[General Topics] Merazomo:
It's really not an issue for me either; however, it's the preferred method for most. I was able to restore the phone pretty easily too after that. I tried the same steps however with VS425PP4 and VS425PP6, and KingRoot won't let me root it this time. So I guess VS425PP2 is where the magic is at. I won't use my phone rooted since that intermittent bootloop I'm getting makes the phone very unreliable. If it shuts down on me, and I need to use it in a pinch, it might take me a while to get it boot. If that bootloop only happens in some phones, then this an Official root man. Nice job.
[General Topics] SnakeLake:
I have 20 of these phones, 17 with VS425PP5 and 3 with VS425PP4 from the factory.

PP4 (2) -> PP2. Successful downgrade and root, both with bootlooping symptom. The number of bootloops varies each time. I made slightly different changes before downgrading on both but the result was the same. I rooted both with the KingRoot 5.0.1 apk and confirmed it persisted between reboots.

PP5 (1) -> PP2. Unsuccessful downgrade with display issue as mentioned in this thread. I also had to flash PP6 to successfully recover it.

I'd like to try moving to PP4 from PP5 to continue attempting to move them down to PP2. Maybe I can narrow down the display issue, or confirm it.

Does anyone have a link to stock PP4 or instructions to extract it from device? I have seen it mentioned here but am unable to find it. Thanks for all the contributions so far.
[General Topics] xeduran:
You can get the PP4 kdz from http://lg-firmwares.com/lg-vs425pp-firmwares/. If you are having the display issue, I doubt it will do you any good. It didn't help me with my PP5. My other PP5 worked fine, so I guess some of them work fine while others do not. I just exchanged mine at the store and ended up with a PP4. Was able to root that one as well.

The downgrade process seems to work just fine. KingRoot works and sticks as well as long as you can get back to PP2 without the display issue, even with a PP5 phone. The bootlooping will happen and as you said can vary drastically each time. The PP4 phone I downgraded bootlooped for about 10 minutes before it finally booted.

If you are using the phone as your daily driver, downgrading is most likely not the solution for you. In a pinch, I doubt you want to wait up to 10 minutes or more to get your phone back up and running.

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I am not getting an intermittent bootloop after the phone is fully booted. I get it during the booting process and got it while trying to root. But after rooting and booting the phone, no issues. Of course if I reboot the phone I have to wait through the bootloops to get back running. I agree though that this is not a daily driver solution for most. Having to wait through bootloops every time you restart can be quite annoying, especially if this is your main phone.

Good news is this can be used as a temporary solution for those who really need root until root is released for later firmware versions. Unless you have the display issue.