yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Topics] MotoJunkie01:
Regretfully, I no longer do support on the device. In the near future, when overtime on my current job slows down, I will be working with [MENTION=8236433]Astr4y4L[/MENTION] to port a LineageOS or CyanogenMod based custom ROM for the Zone 3.
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
Ya, I'm kind of alone. :crying:

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Did he get the bootloader unlocked?
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
I tried a different root browser and for some reason it showed some files that my other one didn't. Found laf and killed it. Just need to hook my phone up to the pc.
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
[MENTION=7383447]MotoJunkie01[/MENTION], my phone was having some issues so I tried to boot into fastboot to reflash the system and whatnot. However it booted into download mode! So I tried reflashing with lgup like I always have and didn't think much of it. But after it had completed, all my apps and data were there still. I tried a few times but it kept doing the same. I have used that firmware often and it always works. And the reason I tried reflashing was that I couldn't root. Kingoroot and supersu would install properly, but the apps are stuck on acquiring root. Do you have any idea?
[General Topics] MotoJunkie01:
Have you tried using the Verizon Software Repair & Upgrade utility for PC? It recognizes your device (in Download Mode), downloads the most current stock build, and restores your phone to stock factory condition. It'll typically work when other methods fail.
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
Does it just work with Verizon phones?
[General Topics] MotoJunkie01:
Verizon branded LG devices. Yes. You also have the option of the LG Flash Tool (2014). It installs KDZ and TOT firmware packages.
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
Ok, because I'm on koodo mobile in Canada. I tried flashing again and my device drivers uninstalled or something weird. Anyway, I might try lg flash tool. I'm wondering if there is pc issues?
[General Topics] MotoJunkie01:
Yeah very possible. Try switching USB ports, sync cables, or even try another PC.
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
Don't have another pc but could try different cables or ports. The weird thing is lgup detects phone, no errors while flashing, and download mode shows what it normally does.
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
I finally factory reset.(I could still get in the phone). When it finished it went right to the home screen, didn't have to do Google account or anything. Weird anyway
[General Topics] MotoJunkie01:
Cool. So is everything still working as normal? Any more issues?
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
Haven't worked on it for a few days. I found out that the aboot flashes successfully as I can root when I flash the right one but not the other. Just can't grant apps root access for some reason. It works about perfect except for no root. And lg backup always (every 30 seconds or so) pops up on my screen to move data from my old device. If I could just grant flashfire root, I think I could fix it.
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
There went [MENTION=7383447]MotoJunkie01[/MENTION] :crying:
[General Topics] Chekm8Qc:
I remember the way I rooted my k4 when I had it. It's not the aboot that I flashed it was the boot.img. The 10c boot.img (cause I was on 10f firmware and it was unrootable)

That's what made kingroot work. Then I had replaced king user with SuperSU.
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
I could root just not grant apps root privileges. But now I am stuck with no root as I had flashed 10f and LGUP doesn't show up properly. Also can't get adb to work. Did a few factory resets but that doesn't help, of course. I wish there was a way to get Qualcomm bulk download mode working.
[General Topics] Chekm8Qc:
Can you simply start from scratch with a full kdz flash ? ADB should work if your drivers are installed and all ..
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
LGUP doesn't have any options (they disappeared after latest flash).. unless it's a pc issue. I'll upload a screenshot.
[General Topics] Chekm8Qc:
But LGUP isn't the only way to go back to full stock. I used Lg mobile support or lg bridge I think..connect the phone and its supposed to do the work.

This lgup stuff isn't really fresh in my memory unfortunately. What I know is that before I found out about lgup I used another program for flashing .
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
There is alternatives? I'll maybe try one of those. I think the reason adb isn't working is because there is no popup coming up on my phone to allow from the pc. Why it wouldn't is beyond me. Adb works on my other phone though.
[General Topics] Chekm8Qc:
Maybe try to get your phone back to scratch and then try ADB again. Yes there are alternatives but they aren't cool lik LGUP hehe. They don't allow partition flashing and backups and stuff. Just simple back to stock firmware flashing.

And if you backtrack our PM's from way back you can find instructions on installing modded LGUP (say you want to reinstall it)
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
Ya I did that. The alternative lg tools can just upgrade not reflash. Here is the screenshot of lgup.
[General Topics] Chekm8Qc:
Hmm are you sure about that ? I believe there was a repair option somewhere in lg mobile support tool.

Something like that ?

[youtube]JSORzs0fNdc[/youtube]
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
I will check again.
[General Topics] pndwal:
Just to say for now we have no OP for some 35 threads incl. threads for Tb3-850F, Moto E, Moto G, LG and others.

Our OP was a casualty in what can only be described as a train wreck. Nerves were stepped on, tempers flared, and the rest is history. Its all history.

I hope he'll be back in the drivers seat sometime soon, but I'm not holding my breath.

I'm very disappointed it's come to this. (For me, especially after hoping and looking forward to his LOS port for Lenovo TB3-850F for some time, and knowing the initial release has been completed but now will not be posted on XDA).

Thank you [MENTION=7383447]MotoJunkie01[/MENTION], for your efforts with our shared devices, and for the help, support and edification you offered to so many over the last couple of years. Hope you will return, but wish you all the best anyway.

Sincerely, PW.
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
Ya, it's too bad.

But anyway back to business, [MENTION=2585256]Checkm8[/MENTION]Qc, I had to disconnect my phone from the pc for the option to show up. Once I did that it worked until it downloaded the firmware. It stops after that. Here is the screenshot.

Another issue with my phone is that network provided time is wacky. Don't know if this is relevant to any issues tho.
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
I can't move files between the phone and computer over usb either. The drivers don't show up normally. This phone is probably done for :mad: Here is a bit of a log that might be of interest.

---- SHOW MAP 124 () (/system/xbin/su root showmap 124) ------ *** exec(/system/xbin/su): No such file or directory *** /system/xbin/su: Exit code 255 [/system/xbin/su: 0.101s elapsed]
[General Topics] Chekm8Qc:
Not sure what to say..have you tried lg bridge too ??
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
I installed it and looked through it a little but didn't find anything. I redownloaded the lgup stuff and lgup worked! So I tried flashing the firmware but nothing changes now. Can't even root. I have been trying to figure out lg flash tool but I need some knowledge how to use it. But, I'm sure something in the phone is wrong as pc doesn't detect it correctly.
[General Topics] Chekm8Qc:
Ok so you flashed the full kdz 10f ??

If so ..now flash the 10c boot.img.
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
It doesn't flash though. It shows that it does but it isn't. My apps stay, data stays, it the damndest thing I ever saw.
[General Topics] Chekm8Qc:
How do you know it doesn't flash ? You mean the kdz or the boot img?
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
Everything. I tried the boot.img like always but I can't root.
[General Topics] Chekm8Qc:
Maybe cause the kdz didn't actually flash.. or since it's the same version it doesn't actually reset the phone idk. So you said you had tried a different aboot ?? Which one are you on right now ?

And when you say you can't root you mean that king root succeeds but it's not really rooted or it simply fails ?
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
I never flashed a different about as I got these issues first. But I had tried disabling laf. But obviously it didn't work. Maybe it's causing the problem. I will try flashing the 10c kdz and the 10f after that.
[General Topics] Chekm8Qc:
I don't think you can flash to whole 10c kdz I tried that once ..the system IMG doesn't pass the check or something.

You nuked laf but you can still access download mode ?
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
Ya the 10c doesn't flash completely.

I thought I had nuked laf but I can still get into download mode so it mustn't have worked. :(

I just tried lg bridge but it doesn't connect.

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If only I had done a dump when I had got this phone. It was running 5.0.0.:crying:

I just finished trying to flash the 10c and 10f. Same result.
[General Topics] Chekm8Qc:
There must be something wrong with laf if nothing flashes hehe..if you try to flash laf.img from 10c kdz ?
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
Sure, I'll try. I tried flashing a system.img from an earlier backup and it bootlooped. So something must be flashing. Just not everything. How that works, I don't know. :silly:
[General Topics] Chekm8Qc:
Dang I'm not sure what to say anymore lol this is confusing.

Did you use the same version of king root or the latest when you tried to root ?
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
I have never tried kingroot until today and it said sending requests. I have always used kingoroot. I haven't seen different versions of either one though. I was thinking if I could inject supersu into a system.img I could maybe root that way.
[General Topics] Chekm8Qc:
I had tried rooting that way but the system image didn't pass once again .. though I checked my old posts and Astr4y4l had uploaded a rooted system image 10B or something and flashing it actually worked. Though camera didn't work.

Say you flash that image..then try to restore with lg bridge or lg support tool since you would be on a different version than 10F. Maybe the tool will work since it's kind of an update.

I also checked what version of king o root (thought it was king root but no..) and it was 4.3.2

Edit: I checked again and it's weird sometimes I mention king root sometimes kingoroot lol wtf.
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
Do you know where the link is?
[General Topics] Chekm8Qc:
Probably have that still on my PC I'll check.

Edit : I found a system image from a Dump I had made with lgup and it was in a folder named 10b. That's probably the right one. I'm uploading it to Google drive.

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Just name it system.img

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Azi6YylA7IatS4HDWyCA-LaP_hlnQHuX/view?usp=drivesdk
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
[MENTION=7110888]Chekm8Qc[/MENTION] there was a bent pin in my phone port. I straightened it out, reflashed, and everything is normal I think!
[General Topics] Chekm8Qc:
Lol who would have thought that really :)
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
Yeah it's kind of funny!
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
I'm having this problem again. I have uninstalled, reinstalled, copied the folders, redownloaded, nothing seems to help. I can get it to work with Uppercut, but that doesn't have the right options.
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
[MENTION=7110888]Chekm8Qc[/MENTION] I flashed pp7 firmware and hard bricked it :mad:
[General Topics] Chekm8Qc:
Noooo

Astr4yal's pp7 or what ? Man this sucks sorry to hear that.
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
Ya the stock zone 3. I read in a g4 thread you could short 2 pins to get Qualcomm 9008 mode. If I can get that, then it might be fixable. It looks like a mess to pull apart though. ;) I am getting good at hard bricking phones lol.
[General Topics] Chekm8Qc:
A mess you say ? I broke mine trying to open it lol cause it was also hard bricked. I must admit that I wasn't very gentle though ..was kinda pissed that it was bricked hehe.
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
I can't seem to find any screws so it looks like a job for a heat gun or something. I KNOW it wouldn't be fun.
[General Topics] jaylapp35:
Hey buddy I'm trying to root my LG Zone 4 been having trouble just all the way around would like a somebody to explain it to me maybe in some pretty good detail
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
This is for the zone 3 not zone 4. You can probably assume that your phone is unrootable given how hard the zone 3 is to root. But you need a dev for it and that is very unlikely.
[General Topics] jaylapp35:
Can you tell me how to root my zone 4
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
I don't think you can. Can you access fastboot?
[General Topics] techeligible3322:
hey do you have firmware for android 7 ?:o
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
Android 6 doesn't exist for it afaik.
[General Topics] techeligible3322:
alright thank you
[General Topics] OrdoñezFTW:
A have this phone:

IMEI: 3529xxxxxxxxxxx
[General Topics] SoleCrusherTheFirst:
Is it possible to root the VS425PP9?

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Can you root the VS425PP9 with this method???
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
I suppose you could try.
[General Topics] romis138:
I have a couple of these still on 5.1.1, can they be rooted?
[General Topics] SnowFuhrer:
Yup, but you cant unlock bootloader. Also idk if the files are still available.
[General Topics] ₥ike_grips:
Dev settings enable oem unlock

With rooted vs425Lpp2 vzw zone 3 (USA)

From quick shortcut maker launch settings util

(Com.android.settings.utils.settingsutil)

I Changed property to US - LGU

I found that in developer settings enable oem unlock was present

I enabled it. Warning pop up popped up. I haven't ran fastboot oem_unlock -go yet.

Wanted to share. I wish I could do this to my mpcs A10e ?
[General Topics] jen-soft:
VS425PP2

As to rooting the Zone 3, several recent advancements have been achieved and full root access is now possible. Thanks to Astr4y4L, a comprehensive root package is available for Click on this link and scroll down the the bottom and click the projects link.

Server not found : ((

does anybody have instruction how to rooting it?
[General Topics] noidodroid:
Hey MotoJunkie.. Are you back here on XDA? I can't reach you through email or on the Motorola forums.. Get back with me if you are. Be great to catch up.
[General Topics] jenbcute:
do you have an updated link I could check out? :)
[General Topics] noidodroid:
I didn't see the whole post but if you're referring to the telegram I think it's since abandoned.
[General Topics] codebot:
This is interesting but does anyone know what it means?

I can't find com.android.settings.utils.settingsutil referenced anywhere, not on the phone, source code, or online.

What does "changed property to US - LGU" mean? Which property? Which settings? Is there any other way to change this? (build.prop?)

How would fastboot oem unlock even work when fastboot doesn't work? If you nuke the laf partition you can get to fastboot but it's a broken version that can't actually do anything. Did that get solved?
[General Topics] wperdigon:
your awesome man, thats for sure - so i was reading through the thread and it looked like I was experiencing the boot looping issues others were describing in earlier post - i had tried multiple times to get the phone to "downgrade" from the process of pp5 to pp2 - i didn't have any success with that, so what I did was place the pp6 in the folder and select that, it took a couple of attempts but looks like I did an upgrade from pp5 with the screen bootlooping to pp6 with the phone actually working. now i'm i'm the process of trying to downgrade from 6 to 2 - i will let you know

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it looks like i'm back to the boot looping.....but now the lgup is reading version 2 - i can't explain it, i don't have a screen but I supposedly have version two on the phone...i swear, they couldn't make this easy could they
[General Topics] Cubcadetlover:
I have the same issue with my V5 devices. When I flashed them back to V6 (from V2) of the software it fixed it... If you read earlier in the thread, it looks like they changed something with the internal graphics or graphics driver although its the same phone model. For now we are stuck.

On my V4 with V2 software, it just does the boot loop but at least the screen works.
[General Topics] bitwhale:
Ah ok, this might be the answer tbh, we are trying ot battle this through on skype as we speak. I thank you for the input as it gives me a bit more insight on what is happening here. I will put a disclaimer in my posts to note this as well, sorry if I caused any trouble at all!
[General Topics] wperdigon:
well, we were able to figure out that if you go from v5 up to v6 and then down to v2, it works - so many many many thanks to whale for helping me - super awesome for sure!
[General Topics] Cubcadetlover:
Thats great... Did you originally start out with a V5 model? If so, I will need to try it.
[General Topics] bitwhale:
Hello gents, just a quick update, wperdigon & I are currently battling out the issues of pp5 trying to downgrade to pp2. We've got one phone to downgrade and root successfully, but it's touchy and I'm not sure we can duplicate it yet. We will know more tomorrow, I'll keep ya posted! Have a great night.

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Yes, he started with PP5, we upgraded to PP6, fac setting wipe/data wipe, then downgrade to pp2 fac setting wipe/data wipe. It's very touchy, if you don't do a single step in order you might not be able to do it again, so my recommendation is to wait till tomorrow until we can get you a more definitive answer as to whether this was a fluke or if it's something that can be duplicated. (You only need to wait if your phone has never been flashed before, if you have already flashed it to pp2 in the past, you can't do any harm by trying, If your phone has never been flashed below pp5 though, wait until we can give you a better answer..)

One thing we did notice is, on the phone he flashed from the original pp5 to pp2 firmware (without going to pp6 first) no matter what will bootloop, you can reflash to pp6 & get it working again, but it will always bootloop on pp2 even if you go to pp6 first then back to pp2... yet the phones that were flashed from their original pp5 to pp6, then back to pp2 had a better chance of successfully booting & rooting without any type of bootloop.

So from what I can tell, if you have already tried to flash your pp5 device to pp2, this probably won't work anymore. It's only the brand new pp5's that have never been flashed before that we seem to have success with, for what ever reason.

Also, we've only rooted with Kingo/King root so far, though I am confident that if you can get your phone to root on pp2 you can pull off the supersume BS. It just takes alot of blood, sweat, and tears! haha

None the less, we are going to continue our zone 3 hack session tomorrow when he gets home from work. I am sure we will be trying both new phones out of the box as well as the old phone we can't get past load up screen. If we can figure out a workaround for either of these, this thread will be the first to know!!

We'll keep ya posted man! Talk tomorrow.
[General Topics] OhMattyO:
Good luck gents, and thanks for all the time and effort you guys are putting into it! I have 5 factory PP5s in box at home, so when I get back there (sometime this weekend), if you guys need more help or fresh devices to keep testing on, let me know; I'll join in on the fun. Otherwise, if you guys end up finding a general solution, I'll put it to work on the phones I have this weekend anyways.

Thanks again guys, looking forward to following your progress here!
[General Topics] bitwhale:
Sounds good man, I appreciate the offer. We will definitely let you know if anything developes or if we are in need of a 3rd tester. The good news so far is that we have yet to hard brick a phone haha, at least you can always bring them back to life. Anyways, have a great night, talk more tomorrow!
[General Topics] Cubcadetlover:
Yep, we will let you play... If you need testing, I have a couple V5 devices as well to play with.
[General Topics] bitwhale:
Hello Gents, just a quick update,

Wperdigon has tried 4 phones so far and it's very hit or miss, he says that even the phones he's got rooted are still having screen issues which has to be due to that graphics driver issue. I wasn't aware of these issues until the phones ran for a few days so we could see their flukes. We are currently messing with pp4, we'll let you know what we find.

In the mean time, I recommend no one with a pp4+ phone to try to root unless you don't mind experimenting. We will keep our ear to the ground for a work around, this isn't the end!

Clay
[General Topics] jondoe17:
Im this exact phone right now vs425pp 5.1 Verizon LG.

Q1-Is there no bootloader?

Q2- root access?

Q3- why is it that it seems like Im limited to my use. Should I trash this phone due to the restrictions forcing this LG to not have true control
[General Topics] MotoJunkie01:
There is a bootloader which is apparently not locked. If you are referring to entering fastboot mode, it is possible but you risk a brick attempting it. The /laf partition must be quashed, so that when /aboot searches for a kernel and finds none, the device is forced into fastboot mode. Root is very easy to perform if you have the VS425PP or VS425PP2 Build of Android 5.1.1. Builds subsequent to the first two can be rooted by the downgrade method posted earlier in this thread. Also, with root, GSM capabilities can be attained. In sum, unless you have one of the first two initial builds, this device requires a lot of patience and some work to root. See earlier in the thread on downgrading methods and [MENTION=7983610]bitwhale[/MENTION]'s excellent outline on installing the SuperSU binaries.
[General Topics] bates47130:
hey guys ... first off thanks to XDA for this forum and all the members for their support... now great to see the progress made on this model. I got mine about six months ago and have been waiting for some development. it has a low serial number 606VTCLxxxxxxx and H/W Rev 1.0 so I'm hoping this will help when trying to downgrade but ... I messed up and allowed it to update and now my build number is LMY47V and software version is VS425PP7 and I have not seen any post on anyone working with v7 ... So does anyone know if v7 can be downgraded and also my software status sais "Modified" altho I have never been successful at rooting this device and have never tried to downgrade it and when I did try to root my software version was v1 ... so what does the "modified" mean and affect besides the obvious...lol ...thank you all
[General Topics] MotoJunkie01:
Appreciate the info on the v7 build update. I was not yet aware of the update and, as of now, don't know if downgrading is possible. I can tell you the "modified* status you are seeing is normal if you attempted to root, whether successful or not. LG is notorious for the /rct partition (root checking tool) installed on their devices. Once root is attempted, a q-fuse is blown and the /rct partition is prompted to denote a " modified" status.
[General Topics] bitwhale:
Just popping back around to see what progress we've made, these phones can be such a pain.

I have a feel this thread is going to get a fresh boost of activity due to the LG Opt 3 deals currently going on at wally world. I bought 2 myself, hopefully the pp7 so we can start messing with them too.

Talk to ya in a few days once I receive them. This should be fun...
[General Topics] MotoJunkie01:
Hopefully you can get a couple that have been stocked up in a warehouse or storeroom for a year or so, making it effortless to achieve full root. However, I love your spirit. You're welcoming the PP7 Build -- time for war. Haha

Keep us updated on your new devices. Thanks