yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] kaluna00:
Thanks for letting me know. On my past devices LG devices I would delete the provisioning APK and install in modified hotspot APK to make it work in the root system app folder . Is this the same process for the v20?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] siulmagic:
Hey guys i have a couple of questions, it seems not to be clear on op, if i can do bootloader unlock on any firmware?, is there a limit to what firmware dirty santa supports?. Also when the guide says i cant make a data back up from the stock rom, is that for that specific rom or, does this method not allow us to do data partition backup at all(i am confused by this , its not very clear on main op)?.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
v20 process is just to add "dun" to your main apn

there have been recent updates that have blocked dirtysanta. dirtysanta supports the models listed on the OP with security date Dec.1 or before.

As for backups. you cannot backup your initial data because the data partition is encrypted before you root. after you root and install a different rom or just root you can backup data because it will no longer be encrypted.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] siulmagic:
Thank you this clears up a lot, so now i need to know if i can actually unlock bootloader. i will check my phone version.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] siulmagic:
Hey guys i just unlocked my bootloader everything went perfect, after i wiped data and installed my stock rom for sprint, i rebooted to the normal static screen and got to setup, but i still see the static colors on screen, i cant do anything. is this normal should i reboot?

edit:Nvm found searching the thread you have to let the device sleep and then cover the upper screen to fix it.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] aonemakmain:
Hello everyone. I'm running into an issue with an LS997. I ran step 3 and fastbooted into recovery, but during boot up, it went from "corrupt" screen, to LG logo, to the green screen in the image attached. I've done DirtySanta plenty of times with ease, but not sure what's going on with this one. I even tried flashing ZV5 in [MENTION=4731846]Team DevDigitel[/MENTION] post in hopes of "reverting," but to no avail. I've scoured elsewhere but I'm not having any luck. Any advice?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] supermansbrother:
How long am I going to be waiting on the verizon screen after running step 3? I see in this thread it says it takes a long time, but it's been 20+ minutes of just vibrating on the verizon screen, my phone shows up in adb devices can i just use adb reboot recovery?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
yes
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] supermansbrother:
Christ did I really wait all that time for nothing? alright, thank you!

Really appreciate your efforts with this device!

Now to wait through the first boot after supersu ;-;

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ok now I tried the extra step for verizon users, by pulling battery and using fastboot however now when I try to flash boot2.img I get a cannot flash message

edit: ended up cd into C:adb and did fastboot from there, leaving this here incase other people have my issue. from what i understand now I have to flash supersu again right?

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When I tried to adb reboot recovery it went from one darker static screeen to the light verizon static screen all the while vibrating, then boot directly back into android, Can I just flash twrp and supersu from fastboot? would re-running step3.bat work?additionally can I just start over from here or do I have to flash kdz?

(I'm sorry for so many questions) @me2151
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] xcoryedgex:
Internet

So, I currently don't have Wi-Fi (weather).. as long as I download everything I'm going to need ahead of time, I don't need to be connected to internet for this process, correct? I just realized I've never rooted a phone without being on some sort of internet connection

I can wait for the storm to pass if need be lol
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIronMaiden:
Has anyone with 10M (att) been able to successfully root their phones with dirty Santa?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] supermansbrother:
In reference to my last post, I saw earlier in the thread someone said I could fastboot flash boot1.img then TWRP then reboot and I'd have TWRP back, I can't do this as of right now but can anyone confirm that this will work?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
whats the security version?

in reference to your last post(sorry i missed it) you do not need to flash boot1 again but you can flash twrp again and you will have twrp again.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIronMaiden:
April
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
blocked not rootable.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] supermansbrother:
Thank you for your reply :)

Again I really appreciate everything you've​ done for this device

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Just to confirm once I re-flash TWRP, if I want to flash SuperSU from there do I have to re wipe everything? And it will take a long ass time for first SuperSU boot right?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
once you are in twrp get off the boot1 file. if its been wiped once then no need. already decrypted. if you did kdz then yes need to wipe again.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] supermansbrother:
Sorry for the stupid question, but by get off boot1 do you mean I have to flash boot2 or bootbackup ?

Also if I wanted to after flashing TWRP could I wipe and flash lineage?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
yes and yes
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] supermansbrother:
Sorry to bother, but after flashing bootbackup.img and then twrp, I still can't get into twrp.

I used fastboot to flash bootbackup.img and then twrp then rebooted.

Then I used adb reboot recovery to try and get into twrp, it rebooted did the buzzing thing and had an abnormally long static screen before rebooting again and booting into android normally, is there something I'm doing wrong?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
try using HW keys method. Its been posed in this thread.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] supermansbrother:
That didn't work either...

I tried flashing boot2.img and bootbackup.img followed by twrp and boot2 just gives me the secure boot screen, bootbackup doesn't boot into twrp

after doing the hw keys method it takes a little longer but then just boots into set-up, if I set up from there and re-enable usb debugging then use "adb reboot recovery" it doesn't work and just boots me right back into android.

at this point what would you recommend? is there a fastboot command to boot into recovery? or is there a hw key combo that reboots into recovery? I remember my old Galaxy S5 had somethign like that.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] vlad48:
[MENTION=6852023]supermansbrother[/MENTION] can you create one bat file with 50 lines of:

adb reboot recovery

Than execute again step 3 bat (flashing boot1.img plus recovery)

And after phone reboots just start this bat file with the phone still connected via usb - it will enter into recovery definitely.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] supermansbrother:
Alright, do I just run step 3 bat from android? or do I have to boot into fastboot first?

and once step3 runs, do I run my bat file instantly when it reboots or do I wait for it to reboot all the way into android?

I've attached the bat file as a txt, I'm sure I did it right but I just want to double check.

Thank you so much for your help
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] vlad48:
Yep, the bat file contents are right.

Now let me summarize steps:

1. Put the phone into fastboot mode (shutdown, than press vol - and plug it to the PC via USB cable)

2. Execute step3.bat form DirtySanta pack.

3. After phone reboots and you see the LG logo while still plugged to PC start the bat file you have created.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] supermansbrother:
Thank You!!!!

Got into Twrp using this you are a life saver!!

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[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] supermansbrother:
I'm really sorry to bother you but once I got into twrp and flashed then wiped using the instructions in the main post, then I left it for almost 2 hours and it was still on the verzion screen, and so again following the OP I pulled battery and booted into fastboot and flashed bootbackup.img and got into android, but I didn't have su installed.

I'm not really sure what I'm doing wrong I've tried everything multiple times without differing results

Again, I'm sorry to bother you but I'm very thankful for the help you've given me

Edit: ended up wiping cache/dalvik/data and factory resetting using the thing where you have to type yes about 3 times each then flashing supersu

then rebooting system,I'm now on the Verizon screen and it's been over 3 hours

It did the red ! triangle screen 2 times just like the OP said

If I just wait it out will it boot at some point or should I keep trying other stuff?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaws4God:
I was really hoping to root my V20.. but i'm so used to the Once click style root that I have not idea how to use Terminals and ADB... can anyone help me with this process?

thanks..

I was able to get the first part.. but got stuck here:

Open a Separate Terminal next to the RUNMEFIRST terminal, then type:

Code:

./Step1.sh

# OR

bash ./Step1.sh
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] ProfEngr:
I have yet to see the static screen on boot issue that's been reported numerous times. :highfive:

What I am seeing, thankfully it's infrequent, is static on the 2nd screen and on an area of the main screen about 2x the width of the 2nd while streaming on Netflix. It's easily cleared up by exiting the app or just cycling the screen off/on.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaws4God:
is anyone else experiencing issues after rooting? even issues unrelated to the one ProfEngr listed above?

Thank you!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] supermansbrother:
Okay Final Update I hope, I got some good help from a member of the community (not naming him in case he doesn't want me to share his name) he helped me install a ROM and a Kernel that got me booted into the OS

My problem was that I had not properly formatted and decrypted the data partition. and that was my issue

I'm probably not going to be able to do a good job explaining that lol but maybe it'll mean something more to some of you more experienced folks :D
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nomad397:
Yes. Sprint 997 Freezing on screen wakeup and freezing on any phone calls. Used the stockish ls997.zip and warewolf kernel to solve static screen. Phone is 95% unusable unless you keep the screen on. On vz3.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] bhamroadrunner:
Long shot, but always worth asking.

If I do a factory reset, will it remove the April Security update on my H910?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] GeorgeDachamp:
I'm on spring variant on February 1 2017 patch zv6 will this work? Been reading yes and no answers on different threads
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] jerrycoffman45:
If you are using werewolf 1.1 that is your problem you need to use 1.0
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] pbedard:
It doesn't work on zv6 it's been patched

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Been patched
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] bhamroadrunner:
So a factory data reset would not take me back to a version of android/security level prior to the security patch?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] pbedard:
Unfortunately there is no way to go back to zv5
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaws4God:
Oh gosh.. and didn't I read the Sprint variant doesn't have a way to flash the stock KDZ file?

can I ask what this means?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] pbedard:
He probly hasn't updated from the original factory images
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
is the debug bootloader a lg leaked thing or was it created by some one in the dev community?

just wonderin if we could adapt this to a sprint or any other lg g4

i got a old ls991 zv6 with root and a locked version of twrp cant mod any sys or boot files due to locked bootloader still.

but my g4 is at the end of her long and hard 18 month life and willing to give this method a try even if hardbricks happen.

not had to yet but i got octobox with jtags so i dont see any issue restoring if need be
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Leaked.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
Thank you for ure clarification saves me a little time messin with that.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] midmadn:
Which version werewolf? The newest one doesn't work for me. The older version 1.0 release works great.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] pbedard:
1.0 works finw
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] ProfEngr:
I woke up this morning to a system update notification. I thought I had that crap frozen via TiBu. I must have missed something. I also need to reboot as my SD card is MIA, but I don't trust the update not to apply in the process.

What do I need to freeze to block the OTA? TIA.

Edit: found FOTA and froze it. Deleted the FOTA folder in /cache. Is it safe to reboot?

Sent from my VS995
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Liger878:
Am i missing something with the root method? I rooted countless of VS995 and this is the second one that doesn't want to take the root anymore, everything goes well but after doing the flashing of supersu and wiping, then reboot, it doesnt boot, even after flashing the bootbackup. Any else has this issue
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] bond32:
Since you get to the point you describe, it is likely something else.

But just for everyone else too, the latest Verizon update 14b patches the exploit so you wont be able to gain root on 14b. You can however downgrade back to 12a or 13a with the kdz file then run the exploit.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Liger878:
Thats the thing, I tried it on both 12a and 13a and still the same issue. Thats what is puzzling me.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] ProfEngr:
Went ahead and tapped update. It went to 20% then froze. After a couple of minutes I pulled the battery since nothing was responding. Phone booted as if nothing happened.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] tjlmbklr:
After unlock of bootlaoder can I use Magisk?

I hate to sound this way but I guess in some regards I am still a noob t rooting. I came from a Nexus 6 and which we all know is build to modify and root. So all I want to do is root my VS995. Once I unlock the bootloader and install a custom recovery can I use Magisk rather than SuperSU? I want to be able to use Android Pay and Magisk made the process very easy.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] xdamember143:
So will this work on a unlocked v20 ? I am planning on getting one but don't know what version to get . I use gsm network
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] ProfEngr:
Must be more than FOTA that needs freezing. Once again this morning I see the update notification.

Edit: found this...

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=71500518

2 other apps to disable.

Sent from my VS995
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] racer3822:
Rooted after last OTA update, here's how

Have Verizon VS995. I have very little experience with rooting and roms, done it on probably 5 other phones.

Got the OTA update and it seemed my battery life went down. Decided it was time to root and found this thread.

Ran into an issue on step 3.5:

3.5) Wait for a shell prompt, then type (or copy):

Code:

run-as con

chmod 0777 /storage/emulated/0/*

Fixed this issue by downgrading the device to 12a. (Needed to use UPPERCUT for the VS995 to get the program to work, google it!)

https://xdaforums.com/v20/how-to/restore-v20-to-100-stock-bricked-devices-t3524903

Went through all directions, still had a problem with static screen.

Tried doing it all again, flashed to SR3-SuperSU-v2.79. Instead of rebooting to system I rebooted to recovery. Stopped before performing step 5.

At this point rather than trying to boot and flash boot bootbackup.img, I went directly to flashing the WETA Rom. https://xdaforums.com/v20/development/rom-weta-1-0-t3532778

The whole goal was to avoid the static screen, which shows after trying to boot to the 12a or 13a backup at the end of these steps.

Took the phone about 5-10 minutes to boot after flashing WETA. Was able to boot though and with root access. Vibration turns off after going through setup. Tested it with Titanium backup.

Rebooted the device and got the Your device is corrupt message with the red triangle, but it still booted again! Phone started its continuous vibration again, but didn't stop this time for like 4 minutes or so, then it turned off.

Anyone know off hand how to disable red triangle corrupt message on boot? I'm not worried about it that much, just happy to have a rooted V20
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] psantos1091:
twrp will not recognize my sd card and I used 2 different v20s, still nothing. tried formatting to default too so what gives? I was able to install the rom via pc tho...
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] 1914Macguyver:
Will Dirty Santa ever be updated to work with H910's after the April update? I took the damned update before reading that DS doesn't work with it. Ugh!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] midmadn:
No fix for that. Red tri-angle is a beautiful thing. Reminds us we have control of our phone and the skies the limit. ;)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] BackCheck:
My reStock kernel will clear up the static and fix a few other issues. The corrupt boot message is in the bootloader, I doubt we'll get rid of that soon if ever.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] LolCakeLazors:
Anyway to get this working with Magisk V12 + MagiskSU (LG V20 Verizon)? I do all the steps up to installing SuperSU and replace it with flashing Magisk. However the phone never boots (waited 25 minutes, still on Verizon loading) and flashing it to boot2.img puts it in Secure Boot and flashing it to bootbackup.img makes it kernel panic. After installing Magisk, I pressed the clear cache and dalvik button.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] kaluna00:
Update finally caught up with me... Guess its time to do this!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] kaluna00:
Hey everyone. Is there an updated list of issues for the VS995?

And to make sure the "AT&T H918 Konverged Kernel" is compatible with the VS995?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] daw41:
I recommend reStock kernel by [MENTION=5774816]BackCheck[/MENTION] for the vs995
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] kaluna00:
Thanks! I was just reading about that one. Looks good!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joegotshrekt:
LG v20 revert to previous update?

the update in April. Is there anyway to go back to an OTA before the fix? Or do you think there will another exploit that might be in the works?

I just want to flash lineage OS on the device because I feel like the handicapped the phone through sprint.

Thanks
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Derrtygotgame:
run-as con package is unknown

Is anyone else running into this? I've checked everything and have everything on my PC and on phone, but everytime I run Step1.bat and it prompts for the adb shell I enter run-as con and it comes back with 'con' package is unknown.

Any help would be appreciated, I'm not entirely new to this, and have unlocked/rooted a handful of phones in the past. Anyone help to get my wife's phone unlocked so she can actually use it would be greatly appreciated, I really don't want to have to tell her she wasted a bunch of money on a brick because she impulse bought.

Thanks Everyone
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
To everyone asking if I am working on a new method. No I am not. If your device does not have a KDZ available of an older version you cannot downgrade. Most information such as stuff regarding the bugs and kernels to use are out of date and I cannot update the OP due to errors with xda. To anyone having issues using this method, If your device has security date Jan 1 or higher don't even bother trying to root. If you have Security date Dec or lower then it should work. If you get an error using the run-as con command you need to check your security date. Currently only the H910 and LS997 devices cannot return to stock. Some information for you guys though. I have been successful in returning a LS997 to full zv3 stock. Meaning I AM making progress. I need a reliable delivery method for it though since it is not a KDZ.

The only major bug when rooting using stock firmware is the static screen. the Youtube and other bugs are resolved with a different kernel than the boot1 or boot2(I recommend using your bootbackup.img that dirtysanta made during its rooting). If you get Secure Start-Up when you boot up its because you did not format data correctly.

There is no way to remove the Red Triangle at boot.

If something happens with my phone and i need to get a replacement and it has ZV6 then yes i will work on another method. As of right now I will not be working on another method.

If you get a twrp loop there are directions listed all over V20 forums.

I believe I answered most of the problems that have been popping up recently and questions that have been repeatedly asked.

-me2151
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] kaluna00:
Thanks for taking the time to reply and get all the information out there. I appreciate it! Sorry for repetitive questions.. I did try and read through... Looks like (for the VS995) the best combo is dirty santa with the 'reStock kernel'.

Thanks again!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] jhr5474:
My issue is I am still having static screen and can not get into recovery though fastboot works and adb does also. any ideas? No root, I cant boot into recovery because it has a static screen even when I adb reboot recovery its no good
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] dms21114:
Bricked LS997?

Not really sure if this is the right place to be but I figured I would try.

My brother purchased a ls997 with no OS, locked bootloader, and stock recovery. I can use the boot button combos to get to recovery and factory mode. When I try to enter download mode it shows the "download mode" in blue and then goes to the "waiting for any connection" two seconds later, when I connect the USB to my PC it shows "connected don't unplug", but my pc fails to find my device. In recovery mode I can use LGUP to find my device with fastboot and adb. At this point I'm lost, I can't seem to find any .kdz or stock restore for ls997. Any idea?

P.S. i have access to another LS997 if that helps.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] fix-this!:
will we ever have an aboot that will fix the distorted red triangle screen upon boot? also whats the real cause of the static on boot? just wish there was a way to hide these both when i restart my device.

i have the h910 variant btw.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
SoL. unless the recovery is twrp. which i doubt if the bootloader is locked.otherwise its a paperweight and you got ripped off.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
No probably not. we do not know the exact reason but we believe it is something to do with the way the debug kernels device tree works. and you can easily hide those on reboot. just set your phone screen down on something so its not visible :D
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] fix-this!:
i just wish there was a kdz for my variant. and the solution for me at least is to use an aosp rom, the static is gone but i still have the distorted red triangle. ive learned to live with it.