yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] backinblack05:
Thank you!! I actually flashed the LS997-deODEXd-signed.zip ROM and installed the Werewolf-h91x-1.0-Albatross.zip Kernel and my LS997 is fully unlocked, no static, and working great! Here is links to the ROM and Kernel for anyone else (you must have the dirtysanta already installed).

https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298916556 ROM

https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120701751 Kernel
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
Flash a custom ROM. The static is gone
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] AhmedKhan123:
Hello. I have a H910. I rooted using this method. Now i have twrp. Static screen is gone using werewolf kernel. But when i boot up i got an error "Your device is curropted" in a red triangle.

I want to resale it. Is there a way i can bypass it or flash a stock rom. Please help me through it.

Thanks
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Negus Habesha:
Am i the only one getting this error, elsa:/ $ applypatch /system/bin/atd /storage/emulated/0/dirtysanta

usage: applypatch [-b <bonus-file>] <src-file> <tgt-file> <tgt-sha1> <tgt-size> [<src-sha1>:<patch> ...]

or applypatch -c <file> [<sha1> ...]

or applypatch -s <bytes>

or applypatch -l

Filenames may be of the form

MTD:<partition>:<len_1>:<sha1_1>:<len_2>:<sha1_2>:...

to specify reading from or writing to an MTD partition.

What do i do?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] DeimosPhobos:
Will this method work on a brand new V20, I'm thinking about buying one today, so I dunno what security patches it would have, but assuming it would have the latest...will this method work?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
What do you want to sell? Do you want to sell a rooted or unrooted LG v20? That's the question.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] AhmedKhan123:
Thanks For the reply.

But I managed to go back to full stock using V10m system.img and a file called"v10restore_to-stock".

There is a thread on this. However, the restore to stock zip doesn't work. But i unzipped and flashed each file in the fastboot.

And that worked for me.

And now I'm on full stock V10m.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] dricacho:
Most likely not unfortunately.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
Most likely not.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] nimaim:
Such a shame cuz it's such a capable and feature rich phone. And super cheap for how much of a powerhouse it is. Where else can you get a device with a removable battery, microsd, dual cameras, hifi DAC, IR blaster, and so much more for around 250-300 used? The second screen is such a nice feature as well. If Apple marketed that, it would be the most hyped feature on a phone (oh wait they already did something very similar with the macbook touchbars on top of their keyboards). Anyway I simply wanted root to be able to run WiFi hotspot but of course our beloved carriers all block that. I may have to sell this too just because of the inability to root it (I'm on sprints latest security patched update). I may dump it aside til there is a breakthrough with the device but seems many devs have moved on unfortunately.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
With root comes free WiFi hotspot.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] nimaim:
Yes, that's what I said :D It's basically a one line change in a database file IIRC. But yes, requires root. That's why it's better to just buy a carrier free/unlocked phone.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] grrump:
Looks like my issue WAS a fastboot driver issue. Thanks for the help.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Bread Bucket:
That you, I will try restarting. I have seen L speed mentioned a lot here. I downloaded it and applied some tweaks. However, I notice that some tweaks talk about kernel related tweaks. Will activating those tweek risk bricking the phone or causing a bootloop?

[MENTION=4591212]me2151[/MENTION], what tweaks do you have applied in all the various categories (main tweaks, Lnet, IO, etc)?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cordell12:
those who have enabled the wifi calling, is it actually working, do you get the little + symbol on the wifi signal indicater? I've got it set up, address and all, but not getting the + like before. just curious
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
I just did the battery calibration when it was fully charged then did the battery profile. my main tweaks are: Kernel tweaks light, kernel sleepers optimization on, battery improvement on and disable kernel panic.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
I have Wifi calling on but I do not see a symbol either. How would I actually test wifi calling? I have unlimited talk so I don't usually use it.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cordell12:
it should only come on when at 2 bars or less. with Note 7 I was able to turn on Airplane mode, then turn wifi on and call. but didnt try that with v20 before dirty santa came. though now that i have dirty santa, this method doesnt work, so thinking the wifi calling isnt working. perhaps ATT needs to update their system and will be good tomorrow.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] AlkaliV2:
Until you mentioned it I did not notice it wasn't displaying that icon. But you are correct, on the H910 it does not seem to be working. I get a network connection error in the Wifi Calling menu, but that also might be tied to the fact that I've frozen everything that says AT&T on my device.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cordell12:
I've yet to freeze/uninstall anything yet, but not willing to call it broke until a day passes. our devices changed Android ID when we reset them with dirty santa, depending on ATT provisioning it may take 24 hours to allow a new device to work.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] N1ghtr08d:
Does anybody else experience the phone running slow after this process? My phone has trouble opening apps and operations. It's not all the time but often enough to be noticeable. Does anybody know how I might fix this lag issue?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] esqueue:
For those curious about Wi-Fi calling, it doesn't work. I used to put my phone in airplane mode and enable wi-fi and wi-fi calling to save battery at my work. Just tried that it it doesn't call.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] AlkaliV2:
Give it time to settle in. The lag will even out as long as you flashed boot2.img at the end of the process.

Hopefully Cordell12 is right and it just takes time for it to be provisioned again. My phone wasn't rooted and factory reset until 3am last night so if I'm lucky it will be working when I wake up.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
There is the possibility it doesnt work. Almost every issue stems from the debug kernel. I need to rip it apart. Ar at least figure out how
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gravemoss42:
final boot now! thank you for this process! gonna run a root checker and verify, but im sure its good :)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] AlkaliV2:
I'm grabbing the source now -- link: http://opensource.lge.com/osSch/list?types=ALL&search=H910

Seeing if I can figure out anything related to the kernel assuming it is in the sources. Maybe I'll get lucky and they included their .config files.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] ubergeek77:
Huh. I just noticed the OP warns that the AM/FM radio doesn't work.

I legitimately don't care, I'd probably never use it anyway, but I can't help myself: I really want to know why :p
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] AlkaliV2:
We think it is a kernel issue. If you leave the headphones unplugged the app launches like normal and asks you to plug them in, but having them plugged in and searching for signal causes a dialog box of "please wait" to spin endlessly. I could pull a logcat...but I'm turning things off trying to make this things AOSP fast.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Verizon doesnt use fm radio so its disabled in the kernel. almost all issue will be fixed if we can get this going.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] AthieN:
Are there even any 996 ROM's out there?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] ubergeek77:
Get what going? Re-enable it for Verizon devices?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
yes.. stock deodexed
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] datrmon:
Do u know where one can get carrier unlock , I purchased one one and it failed . The phone was unlocked and it relocked by itself
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] ror.e.raging:
uh

So I have searched around and I havent found any posts with the same particular issue I have ran into. On a VS995 I got to the 20+ minute reboot, pulled battery and followed the instructions. It never booted just stuck at FAST BOOT console until battery died. The phone now boots with static, gets to some part i cant see then simply powers off. (yes its charged). If anyone familiar of this process can shed some light at what screen I might be booting into or any way to possible fix/reset back I would be appreciative.

edit: the computer its plugged into does not detect a phone so i am assuming i need to turn usb debugging back on.... however there is no way to get rid of the static. The second screen stays lightly lit even when it sleeps (sleep is assumed i cant see **** with the static so i cant say for sure).

edit2: I tried the hard reset. got to the reset screen without static. after confirming I am back to static.

GOD DAMN, ok for future reference to others:: I put black tape over the light sensor to make the no static trick work easily, dont do this. It needs to see light before sleeping to get the no static trick to work.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] loopytee:
Has it been confirmed that the new security patch makes this method unusable? Sprint is clearing these phones out at a discount this week and I'm on the fence yo buy it. If I can no longer root then I'll pass. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] rootlinux:
Buy from Telesales. They ship new with Dec 2016 security patch. The store may update it.

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I am on ls997 stock now with custom kernel and FM radio works as does everything else as it should. Just wish we had a way to get rid of the unable to boot alert on boot up.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] loopytee:
Is the update automatic or does someone have confirm an install. Anyone know?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Androidaholic:
Update settings!

It is set to update automatically stock settings but you can go into developer options and turn it off when you get the phone. Go to Software info and tap Build number 7 times or until it tells you developer options unlocked then go to developer options and turn off automatic updates. After that go unlock the bootloader, root, install TWRP and a custom Rom and you're good to go. After that you can do an OTA update and TWRP will stop it and it will not bother you anymore with update notifications.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] ctgottapee:
That is how mine came too.

I already had a LS997, bought another from telesales, rooted it instantly, then sold the original one

If you want this phone, it's worth it for root
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] lord dredd:
Hey there friends

Needed some input

I have verizon LG v20, s995

Which is on penultimate Android update ( chk the pic plz)

Can i use this method to root my phone.

My sole reason at this point to root is block adverts, and use greenify

Please let me know

Thanks in advance
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
Because of the date of the security patch you can not. But they're might be a way to revert from that carrier and if there is then you can come back and do it. I have Sprint so IDK about your carrier. That's all I know.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] moejoe88:
Let me ask a question and hope I don't get cussed out. I know that [MENTION=4591212]me2151[/MENTION] couldn't update the op so I don't know if it's been said already. But what is the last security patch date that can be rooted for the vs995? Or rolled back. I'd like to get another but don't want to be stuck without root.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
As far as I know Dec 2016
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] moejoe88:
That's what I figured. Having a hard time finding one. Somebody mentioned a place called telesales that had some rootable ones, but the only thing I see is some telemarketing company when I search for it.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] careingemt:
Will there be root for verizon lgv30
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] dingoyabuki:
I have a VS995, and I am having the same issue.

Edit: it's because of the stupid security patch.

Has anyone tried installing an old KDZ and then trying this exploit?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] dingoyabuki:
I get this error when trying to install reStock VS995:

Error: Unpacking ramdisk failed!

Aborting..

Failed to patch boot image!

I've tried flashing bootbackup.img, boot2.img, and boot1.img.

Could anyone help me? Flashing boot2.img is the only solution for the static display for me, but I cannot install reStock kernel with it, so I still have the constant vibrating. However, I was able to install and run Lineage.

Edit: Lineage did not start after half an hour (it was stuck on the loading screen), so I re-flashed Lineage, and now I have the static issue again on boot2.img. I'm so stumped. I believe this is all because I don't have the kernel flashed, though, and no matter what, I can not flash it because of that aforementioned error.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Redline:
lg-firmwares.com
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] loopytee:
I had the same confusion about telesales. They mean telephone sales or ordering it online from your carrier. At least that's the best I could figure. Then shutting off auto update in developer options as soon as you get it. Rooting it immediately then activating it. At least that's what I think it's how its done. I haven't done it myself. My g3 running rr nougat is running so great I don't want to switch although I'm fighting the impulse to buy the v20 from sprint. Uggg decisions decisions

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I can't find any firmware links or downloads on this site. Am I missing something?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] loopytee:
Well I pulled the trigger and ordered a v20 from sprint.com. Hoping in comes with the dec2016 sec patch and that I can root it. I'll report back when I get it and find out
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mr.bender00:
Sadly. I did the same thing a few days ago. It comes with the july 1 security update. This method doesn't work for me.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] loopytee:
Did you stop it from updating when you got it? Did it

Come out of the box with July update?

Crap
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mr.bender00:
Pretty sure it came out of the box like this. One of the 1st thing i did was to go under development option and uncheck the automatic system updates.

I hope you get lucky. Keep me posted. From what i read there is some development, but not much. It doesn't help that sprint disable the hidden menu and locked the fastboot.

https://xdaforums.com/v20/how-to/laf-download-mode-how-root-t3676011
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Redline:
CTRL + F -> Search by model (e.g. H990DS) -> Click on model -> Scroll down till you find the firmwares for your region (TWN, SNG, AUS, etc.) and prepare to find the right one whether you want to downgrade to the Dec 2016 security patch, or just flash the latest stock un-rooted version to your phone.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] langtubk:
[IMG="error"]https://i.imgur.com/zpTfy3k.png[/IMG]

I use the LS997 version and I do the last step of a faulty one. People guide me to fix it.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] loopytee:
Thanks. watching this thread
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mr.bender00:
What security patch is your 997 on?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] langtubk:
My phone is zv9 :(
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mr.bender00:
It's been patched.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] loopytee:
So just as a hypothetical.... If ls997 gets an ota upgrade to Android 8 (oreo) could this bring new hope to all of us that came too late to the party so to speak?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] langtubk:
Ok.thank you so much.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] man0war678:
Cannot Unlock Bootloader (H910)

I have just purchased the unlocked version of AT&T's H910 LG V20 but I'm having issues trying to unlock the bootloader. I already have developer options set with "Unlock OEM bootloader" option turned on. When I got to step 1 after runing the "RUNMEFIRST" batch file, I get the "package con is unknown" message (see 1st screenshot). And when I proceed to issue the chmod command, I get "operation not permitted" on all those Android folders listed (see screenshot 2).

Am I doing anything wrong or is this a known issue running the command in Windows 10? I have not tried it on Windows 7 machine yet but if anyone can shed some light on this issue, I'd really appreciate it cause I'm close to returning the device if I'm not able to unlock the bootloader. Thanks in advance!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] loopytee:
Well just received my ls997 in the mail. Says on the box that the manufacturer date is 10/2017. I think that pretty much guarantees running a new security patch. If I don't open the packaging I can return it for full refund. If I open it I might get charged 35. Ugg. Ugg. Sorry just complaining into the breeze
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mr.bender00:
It's been patched. Please read the few post behind your comment and it will answer your questions.

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Sorry friend... I am choosing to stick with mine and hope a dev takes mercy on "us" folks who got into the game late.

The phone is a beautiful piece of work. I really enjoy mine, even without root access.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] moejoe88:
Yep, the struggle is real.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] loopytee:
Just to follow up. I opened the box and it came pre-installed with zv9 September security patch
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] langtubk:
I am using the LG V20 LS997VZ9.Is there any way to downgrade it?Thanks everyone!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] loopytee:
Not currently. And as a new member let me give you the friendly heads up that it is expected that a search for an answer is attempted before posting questions. This is to try and keep the threads from answering the same question 100's of times. So an FYI so your experience here is a good one, you will find most of your questions have been asked and answered if you use the search function either within the specific thread or site wide search.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] ThaHaloMilitia:
Run-as con part of the unlock is not working for me
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
That's because your security date is post 12/31/16.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] ThaHaloMilitia:
Awww, that sucks
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] langtubk:
I am Vietnamese. I am not fluent in English so it is difficult to find. Thanks for answering.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mr.bender00:
Bounty for any developers.

Currently at $75

https://xdaforums.com/v20/help/bounty-sprint-lg-v20-997v8-root-t3691561
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
V8 bricked when they tried to update ROMs from v7. Developers left LG for Samsung Galaxy note 8. Nobody is gonna touch it. Maybe if you give somebody a phone, then they might try but it is likely to brick.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] xxTECRAxx:
bought my sprint v20 2 days ago and after much reading here i decided to take the plunge. i am well versed in rooting as i came from samsung galaxy notes for the past 6 years with all of them successfully rooted. i couldn't not root the v20, just not an option for me. i made sure to tell the sprint guy who gave me the phone not to update it. i was on LS977ZV5 walking out and after following me2151's guide to the T, i have successfully rooted her. i must thank you as i can only imagine all the hard work you put in and the extra time taken to maintain this thread. i went with the stock rom and couldn't care less about the static screen. just wanted to reach out and thank you personally, me2151. i will donate a few bucks. you certainly deserve it. i see a bounty for $75 with 300+ comments on this thread, shameless. you want a rooted v20 on newer firmware? then i highly advise the rest of you to increase that bounty. thanks again!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] moejoe88:
And the thing about that bounty, half of them won't even actually pay it. So the dev gets about 40 bucks for his troubles? No thanks.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] loopytee:
So the current bounty was started 2 days ago. Rather then #%*!! on the idea and motivation of it, maybe just don't reply. It's way more helpful to moral.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
Congrats on root. Classic Rom is excellent stock and static free. Only downside is it can't be updated past zv7; none of the Sprint stock ROMs can. It's an easy install from the Rom you're on too.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
Feel your pain. Problem is there aren't any DEVS that have a Sprint ZV8. Maybe that's the carrot. If you can provide it, they might take another crack at it. They were pretty emphatic that it has something funky that bricks though. Good luck with that bounty.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] xxTECRAxx:
last night i lost network connectivity, kind of. while i was able to dial out, i couldnt use internet and the APN selector area was all greyed out. this morning i tried to reprovision with sprint using the dial codes to no avail. so then i just attempted to install " ClassicRom [LG V20 LS997 ZV7 Sprint] 6/27/17 V1.1 by Chaz187" and when inside twrp, install failed with a message saying i am not a LS997 but a US996. i dont understand. thoughts?

now i went back to stock and trying magisk instead of supersu for the heck of it.

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im now stuck in a recovery boot loop.......
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sachiru:
Is there a root method for the F800K already?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
Yeah you're using the wrong twrp. Search for rootlinux first Sprint recovery flasher. Hopefully you can get it to flash to the correct twrp and that will easily install classic Rom.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] rootlinux:
Yes, my Recovery Flasher will fix this for you easy fix.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] loopytee:
Deleted
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] tecknomarc:
Hey guys, just got a V20, and downgraded to the vs99512a software version via the KDZ file. Is it still possible to root this beast, or has it been patched? I cant find "allow OEM unlock" in the developer options, and step one of the dirty cow ADB process errors with "ADB: error: connect failed: device unauthorized.

This adb server's $ADB_VENDOR_KEYS is not set.

Did i just waste 250$ or is this rootable?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] superarmandbros:
Failed to root

I tried rooting my phone (VS995, vers 13A) following the DirtySanta guide, but I misread one of the steps. I got in between step 2 and step 3 of fastboot (the section where the phone vibrates) and knowing little about Android (and because I missed a step) I panicked and pulled the battery out. Now the screen glitches out like crazy (just static everywhere) every time i reboot, and it vibrates A LOT. When I put the phone in download mode I the screen goes into fastboot, however I cannot find a way of exiting this without pulling out the battery. I tried running uppercut/LGUP to reinstall a clean copy of Android 13A but it doesn't recognise the device.

I'm no expert (clearly) so is there anything I can do to get a normal version of android again?