yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mmmmmmmma:
ah... my apologies. The ROM file must be a .zip file. I'll look around to see if there's one for your device. Let me know if you find one.

Do not attempt to change the extension from KDZ to zip.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] markmessier8888:
Hmmm I havent seen any zip file rom for the F800L

However people have rooted with the F800 version so there must be a way
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mmmmmmmma:
I agree. Let me ask around.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] thrgk:
how long does step 2 take? i did it and now my verizon v20 vibrates and its in a black screen with writing, but no start up screen yet.

says fastboot processing something( cant read it) is the last line
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] williamschromebook:
It looks as though my response never posted.

So I'll. Re-ask

I've fumbled my way between start here and steps 1-3. manually loading boot 1 and boot 2 again. Furst had a grey screens problem, I fixed that. Then one point it loaded up and ask for a password because my system wasn't mounted so it didn't first but I reloaded TWRP and the boot 2.img .Verizon logo just vibrates forever now.

I have an SD card in the v20 , what role does this play? Is there something I am missing? I seen mention about switching the mounting earlier, but I'm not too sure what that was in reference to. Please assist
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] thrgk:
I did all the tseps, but when doing the last adb recovery step, it stays on a static screen and i cannot see twrp

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I cannot seem to do step 8, I did not do step 7 since I did not have the password issue, but when I do step 8, it just reboots into a static screen, and nothing happens till it eventually reboots normally. I did do the twrp step right with wiping and flashing supersu
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mmmmmmmma:
Mark, ask this guy. He is willing to help :)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] markmessier8888:
Hi thx for the tip!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mogden111:
Problem with Step 4:

Edit: My baseband version was too high. Flashed back to 12A and then I got past this step.

I made it through the first three steps without problems. When I type "id" into the Terminal Emulator on my VS995 it does come up with "untrusted device" as it is supposed to. However, when I type in word for word the command "applypatch /system/bin/atd /storage/emulated/0/dirtysanta" it comes up with an error telling me how to correctly use the command "applypatch":

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.

When I go into the file explorer on my phone, I can see that ADB has successfully pushed "dirtysanta" into my storage at /emulated/0/dirtysanta.

Not sure what to do to get that untrusted device message at the end of step 4. I have tried going on from this without getting that message, but all it does is reboot my phone instead of rebooting into the recovery. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] todd3835:
I realize that the current method won't work for me since I'm on a H910. I saw references to the possibility of something new working that was being worked on for the G5. Does anyone have the link to that so I can check the progress? Really wishing I had rooted as soon as I got the device, instead of waiting. Such is life.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mogden111:
Static Grey Screen

Made it through step 1 of Flashing TWRP. By which I mean I ran Step3.bat and it rebooted my phone. However, it got stuck on the Verizon logo (I let it sit there for about 40 minutes thinking it was just taking a while).

So, I went through the replies and saw someone that had the exact same problem, and they fixed it by realizing that even while it was stuck on the Verizon logo, if you type "adb devices" it still detects a device (LGUS996dd465bfb device). So I did this while it was stuck and then typed "adb reboot recovery".

It rebooted, gave me the LG logo, and then the screen turned into grey static with horizontal black lines across it. After 3 or 4 minutes on this grey static screen, it progresses to the LG logo again, where it just becomes stuck. I can't boot into TWRP at all, and can't seem to use my phone because it will not boot. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mmmmmmmma:
Are you using the correct TWRP version?

https://xdaforums.com/devdb/project/?id=20590#downloads

Use the Elsa version for verizon.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] teji007:
AFter step 3 Stuck at AT7T logo.

After completion of step three, when device restarts it stucked at AT7T logo, i even tried entering the recovery mode manually but when it ask to clear all and press yes it stucks there and weird lines apper on screen and it restarts automatically.

I own a LG H910 model

Plz Help.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Smittiegee19:
Dude, I think its a major no-no to quote the entire first post. Holy wasted space Batman!!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] dtnike:
Waiting on Devices

newest of the noob. I was originally working on a mac, had to add './' to most of my scripts to make it work. after realizing I was on VS995 VZW 14b I loaded boot camp on my mac and windows 10. downloaded LGup and Uppercut. (my bitdefender was quarantining uppercut so I had to shut that down), and took me a while to figure out to get uppercut to work you have to be in 'download mode' (phone off, hold volume up, connect to computer), then launch uppercut. Flashed back to 12 a kdz and began the process over on windows .bat files this time. got to step 3 and was getting waiting on devices. have android studio installed with latest platform tools and drivers. tried to update usb driver to google's usb driver in device manager but no luck. Then I finally found THIS that enabled me to realize to get fastboot to work I had to use a USB 2.0 port. All I have is USB C, but upon plugging into a USB C usb 2.0 hub, vioala, worked like a charm! hope this helps someone like me. and cheers to all those who make this possible. I will be thanking and donating!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] luke24:
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[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Slidder10 w:
Hi Guys I have been looking through the pages and have not been able to find an answer but is it possible for my device to be rooted?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
You're security patch is to current. There's no way to revert.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Slidder10 w:
Thanks for your response.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] markmessier8888:
Hi guys...up until now I have not seen anyone root the Korean F800K but I have read people doing it with F800L.

When determining if the phone is possible to root, is the BUILD NUMBER important? My build number is NRD90M.

If my build number is similar to other phones that have been rooted then is it possible??

I will also roll back my firmware to before december 2016
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
Deleted. SorryI didn't read your whole post.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Cosmo100292:
Boiiiii if you get a new root working for us idiots with the 2017 patch ill be happy as hell!

Lmk if you need an att tester im H91010m currently
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
That was a couple of weeks ago before things went South. I doubt there will be a new root now.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] bcherup:
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[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] markmessier8888:
Hope the V20 community doesnt fade much...its an awesome phone but damn its hard to root compared to my note 4.

Got the F800K..so far no luck
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Csetoue:
Nobody knows If the US996 version that is selling on Ali is BL unolockable?

Enviado de meu SM-T825C usando Tapatalk
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Knowbody42:
US996 is bootloader unlockable.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] SUPERSPORT25:
So I havent rooted a phone in awhile mainly because the Galaxy's that I had werent rootable. I currently have the vs995. Is it worth rooting the device ? Is there alot of customization out there right now ?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
Definitely worth it. Excellent stock ROMs and AOSP is getting close to being worthy of daily drivers.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] DavidBeckett.db:
Trying to do this dirty santa on my LGV20 LS997

I got the mobile driver installed plus fastboot adb and drivers and all the files on my desktop. I am running windows 10 on my laptop ...question is will dirty santa and twrp and all work on my LS997 even though the LGV20 updated last week to LS997V8? If it will work i am doing something wrong got usb debugging and oem on in developers mode...or if i am not doing it wrong is their a workaround being it updated last week....? This is amazing work guys and i am just trying to get it all working on my device...when i type the code into terminal emulator i dont know if its working either but after so many steps it rebooted my device but it went back on to main screen ...any help would be appreciated and Thank you
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] DavidBeckett.db:
MOD EDIT

Removed double post.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Please dont double post. No you cant root.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] DavidBeckett.db:
Hey guys , sorry for the double post ..ok i cant root my lgv20 since it updated to zv8 is their a workaround or something in the works? Thanks
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
Not only did zv8 stop you but so did zv7 and zv6. Read my post a few back. The dev is not updating because zv8 bricked. There's nothing going on for anything unless you're on a security patch (see about phone) Dec 2016 or prior. If you are you can root and install twrp, custom ROMs and mods. Sorry dude.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] JerichoAbles:
So you guys are just going to give up on the V20?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Of course. Most of the v20 devs(including myself) and fed up with the quality of LG. Im moving back to Samsung with the Note8. Already preordered. Theres a couple devs left but they are only rom devs and such, not Hardware devs(actually Red Dragon is pretty good with hardware but he is leaving soon too i think). This root method will NOT be updated to work with newer firmwares. Theres Nothing that will get me to stay with the v20 and i am refusing to buy another LG phone. Ive been with it since the beginning and i feel its already obsolete. Its main "features" are gimmicks. The best parts of the phone are the camera and Dac. But I have used the Dac maybe twice and Dont take many pics so camera isnt a big thing for me. I plan on helping bring root to the Note8 so We will have that atleast. I know of atleast 6 devs who have switched to Sammy. Im not looking back. Im glad to leave. That and all the drama lately on the v20 forums. This will be my final post in the v20 forums. Please do not request my help for any reason. Any PMs and quotes will be ignored from this point on: 12:04 AM 8/27/17.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] markmessier8888:
[MENTION=395055]city[/MENTION]neversleeps,

Im new to rooting the v20, i have a quick question. If I am able to successfully install TWRP does that mean root is possible for my phone? I was able to get TWRP on my phone but I failed during further steps.

Thx
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] DavidBeckett.db:
Sprint LGV20 ls997

Now that device updated to ZV8 is there a way to flash us996 i want to sim unlock device? But i would like Twrpand new firmware to get rid of the crap sprint firmware on device. Thanks

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oh i forgot to mention i tried lg flash tool and bridge will not work.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
If you can get to twrp you should be able to finish but since it's been a while I can't spell out the steps. The questions have all been asked and answered in these 306 pages. If look for posts by ME2151. He helped all of us at one point or another. If you don't know how to get back to recovery, search that first. You have to pull the battery and use the manual method. There are also two good YouTube videos where the guy is following this thread. He pulls the battery I think for this reason. Can't recall exactly.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] JerichoAbles:
Can someone tell me what he means? I think the quality of the phone is fine, does he mean the reliability? The specs? The rootability? Is there any hope for the v20?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Since this is a legitimate question basically directed to what i had just said I will answer this and only this.

The specs of the phone it self are decent. I was talking directly of the quality of the phone itself. The screen is junk, 2nd screen has burn in and light bleed to main display when main display is off, theres light bleed on my front camera, the sensitivity of the rear camera glass is too high(breaks WAYYY to easily) The power button has a tendency to randomly stop working(sometimes a battery pull will fix sometimes not.), display glass was loose on both of my replacements, the frequency of software updates is garbage.

Basically LG's quality is garbage.

For rootability... Its Meh. Theres a method being worked on for the g5 that will work for the v20 and g6 once its done. Im not involved with it and I am not going to hunt for the link for it. You can search for your self.

To reiterate. The v20 is basically on my list of top 3 worst phones.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] alchemist.zim:
The day I get a V20 is the day you leave...

Thank you for your help

:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] markmessier8888:
Thx for the reply..yes the steps are listed and i followed the youtube videos as well. The problem is i have an F800K korean version and i havent seen anyone root that model but they have rooted the F800L L means LG phone service here in korea and K is for KT which is one of their rivals for phone service.

I already tried other flashing other models file but failed. Not sure if i should keep flashing files that are not directly for my model

I was able to get TWRP on it successfully but at the top of TWRP menu it stated NO OS installed
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
I see. Then honestly I'm not sure what you could do.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] markmessier8888:
Yeah its trial and error but i was lucky to get my phone fixed after bricking it...i wish i had an old one to experiment on.

I read in an above post that the g5 root might work for the v20 soon.....gotta find the link for that thread
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] ctgottapee:
can i take the update

ls997 dirtysanta rooted and on a ZV7 magisk variant.

the phone is saying there is an android software update

I'm surprised it triggered.

Can I accept this update without killing the phone, or will it just abort during install?

If I can't accept the update, how can I kill this? I'm guessing that in time, it may try to auto update itself.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] oneinwww:
hi, can't read whole post, does this method also sim unlocks the phone?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] LeftyGR:
Long-press the notification. It will give options for not allowing notifications for it anymore.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] murmurous:
Hi all, I've backed myself into a corner and I'd really appreciate some help. After running step3.sh, my phone never booted back into the lockscreen. Running adb reboot recovery just once got me into TWRP. I haven't been able to boot into system since. Fastboot says lock state is "locked".

TWRP says I don't have an OS installed--maybe I wiped system by accident? I've tried using 2 custom ROMs (Lineage and NotSoStock), though, and although both install, they output garbage to the screen and don't work. The download mode also results in garbage data on the screen. Flashing the stock .kdz file actually gets 9% of the way there, but then it crashes.

I still have full use of adb and fastboot, but I can't get my VS995 into a bootable state. Any ideas on what might be wrong? I'd happily settle for a working, non-rooted phone at this point.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
Did you format data? Go back into twrp and do a full wipe BUT make sure you format data and then try to reinstall the ROM.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] bakefy:
Maybe boned!

Well, I screwed something up! I just bought my vs995. I was excited to see a Verizon phone that actually lets you install a rom on it, seems like they are somewhat rare. I bought a refurbished unit, so this could be part of the problem. I followed the guide, and got held up on getting TWRP to mount / read my SD card. I tried multiple sd cards multiple times. Then I was able to upload SuperSU.zip through USB while booted into TWRP. So I put it on the internal storage. (Already I am going off the script, but I don't have a choice.) I am able to flash this all I want, but I am not getting the expected results. Then at some point I really screwed up. I followed the SPRINT (im verizon) directions and accidentally formatted system. I am assuming that means my stock ROM is gone! I didn't have a choice in backing things up since my SD card wouldn't mount. So I decided I would try a WETA. I basically went through the instructions trying to install WETA as if it were the Sprint Stock Rom "4.3) Go back to Main menu > Install > LS997 Stock Rom then Flash SuperSU.zip". So I did that, and it boots up to that horrible constant vibration, then eventually gets to a bugged out loading screen... then it actually seems like its in the ROM, but the graphics driver is not right. There are several lines of noise (like an out of tune analog TV). Sometimes I can actually see buttons behind the noise (like if I try to hold the power button, I am getting its a power off menu).

I have a few things I would like... if possible, I would love to return back to stock. It seems like my SD card is not functional, and if that is the case, I would like to return this phone. If the SD card functions fine, and this was just a bug of TWRP then I would love an unbloated ROM with the most functionality. I went with WETA because it seemed like it retained use of the 2nd screen. I would REALLY appreciate someone's help! Thanks!!

Update: brought the phone back to stock using this https://xdaforums.com/v20/how-to/restore-v20-to-100-stock-bricked-devices-t3524903. SD Card reader still doesn't work. Going to get with support.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] xmadxpenguinx:
I just tried to download the zip file and my antivirus flagged it as a virus ELF:Exploit-P. Has anyone else experienced this?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] bakefy:
I didn't have any issues, but you should be more specific about what zip file you downloaded and where you pulled it from.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] markmessier8888:
Do you guys think that the G6 root method will work on all V20 phones?

Cant seem to find the for this topic
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
I think it's the g5 root method that me2151 mentioned. Guess we'll when it's released and some brave v20 owners tests it.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] murmurous:
Thanks for the tip.

Earlier, I followed the guide (format > wipe data), probably wiping system in the process. Formatting after wiping doesn't change the outcome. (I'm flashing the OS after the wipe/format.)

I think I either never properly unlocked the bootloader, or somehow re-locked it. I get the red triangle "Your device is corrupt […]" message on every boot, fastboot says the boot is locked, etc.

I still have full use of adb and fastboot…should I re-run the scripts? I don't really have a terminal emulator anymore, unless there's one in TWRP. Also, since I've wiped everything there is to wipe through TWRP, what could still be lingering on my phone, rendering it non-booting? (I'm guessing this is related to the locked bootloader.)

If this fails, I'm considering just sending it back to LG or Verizon. If they'll reflash or replace it for less than the cost of a new phone, I might take the offer. Anyone here done this before, or tried?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
you used a Mac to root right? When you are in TWRP make sure you're not confusing wiping data with formatting data. If you hit wipe you should see in the lower right, Format Data and you have to say yes. Also try installing Weta Rom but you probably need to switch to TWRP 3.1.1.1. you'll have to flash the img file in your current recovery. I don't think you can return the phone the way it is now.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] murmurous:
I've been using Linux (Mint), should have mentioned. I have been formatting data as you say (wipe > format data > type "yes"), and I've been wiping dalvik etc. through "advanced wipe" (as the guide says). I've tried the factory reset as well (wipe > swipe), but it doesn't do anything different. I'll work on the WETA rom.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
Make sure you're using the right twrp before flashing. I'm not the best person by a long shot to help you, but I read a lot of this thread as I was unlocking my ls997.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] majinawaz:
So Ive been trying to root v20 f800L for some time now. Ive followed instructions up to point of step 4. I type in terminal emulator applypatch /system/bin/atd /storage/emulated/0/dirtysanta. Nothing happens

Next it reads

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.

Have I done something wrong? Has something changed? any help would be greatly appreciated.

model is f800L
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
Did it show up as untrusted app before you typed in terminal emulator applypatch /system/bin/atd /storage/emulated/0/dirtysanta?

If you did, go back to step one and repeat the steps from there. (Your security patch is 2016, right?)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Clodoveos:
ignore
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Clodoveos:
I am having the same exact problem on VS995 on 15a software.... my security patch is June 1, 2017...am I screwed?

Will flashing to original stock help?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] markmessier8888:
Oh my mistake....thx for clarifying!

Gotta search for the proper g5 thread now
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
I know you can not root unless your patch is 2016. You might be able to kdz back to stock but that's not something I can confirm. Watch that g5 root thread. They might be the solution to root later.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] jreed3786:
Once you are booted and have proceeded through the setup wizard, re-enable Android Debugging (ADB) if not already enabled.

Type:

Code:

adb reboot bootloader

6) Once inside bootloader, Type:

Code:

fastboot flash boot bootbackup.img

When it says finished, Type:

Code:

fastboot reboot

The device will boot back into system.

I have H910. When I do this, it does nothing because it doesn't find bootbackup.img. When doing the Step 2, doesn't the bootbackup.img get pulled somewhere? Where does it go? Or do I just skip this step?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but trying this now that me2151 has moved on (see a few pages back) is VERY HIGH RISK. If you read through all the posts, he was answering 99% of these questions. There were a couple of others that could answer some, but he was the engine. You're really on your own at this point man. Sorry.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Builtfordtough1:
Is there a way to revert the sprint version back to stock so I can trade it it on the note 8?