yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mlk77:
As far as I can tell I was doing everything correct. I dont think I had the adb drivers installed properly. I reflashed a stock image last night, I'll give it another shot tonight.

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Also when I was able to boot to the system I must have not done a step right, I didn't have root.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] rholm:
Read the exchange Artimis and I had. It sounds like you had the same problem I encountered. Flash SuperSU after decryption. The decryption wipes it out.

Cheers,

Rich
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mlk77:
I'll take a look at it when I'm done at work. I've rooted every phone I've owned so I'll get it one way or another. Thanks for your help.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] evanssk27:
Sprint V20

Sprint LG v20 i keep getting this:

run-as con

run-as: Package 'con' is unknown
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] krv007:
on verizon december security with android 7.0 cant see twrp after flash because of the static. after i flash supersu it shown that it isnt rooted. I try to do steps 7 and then 8 but i cant flash supersu in step 8 if i cant see from the static. please help. ive followed the process 8 times now. I have read the thread too. keeps finishing but not showing root :/
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mlk77:
The .kzd I flashed to get back to stock last night was from November you can always try that. I'm going to be taking another shot in a bit here with rooting it.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] krv007:
did you do the whole process of going on lg website and entering your device id? mine fails in fastboot everytime. will not give me my id. (verizon)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mlk77:
I used LGUP and Uppercut. I didn't bother with the LG site.

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I got root today after work. I didn't wait long enough on the first part.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] krv007:
what do u mean the first part? do u have vs995?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mlk77:
Yes, I have the VS995 When I ran the RUNMEFFIRST.bat it I ran the step1.bat almost right away. When I waited 3-5 minutes then RUNMEFIRST completed everything.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] krv007:
mine only just now worked by after the install doing fastboot flash boot boot2.img instead of the recommended
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] rholm:
I have a vs995 running WETA 4.9.6. Everything is fine except one thing. If I reboot to recovery, the vibration experienced during the rooting process is still happening until I connect the USB cable to a computer (maybe charger, not sure). Should this be happening? Is there a fix?

Cheers,

Rich
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mlk77:
I installed WETA 5.0.7 and weta kernel that fixes bugs etc and I don't get vibration when going into recovery.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] makeitfunky2:
Ok so I think I am having exactly the same issue as you. Can you be clear about where you ran this command in the process? Users are talking about making fuzz go away (I have this same problem), whether flatland errors appear, etc. and I am so confused about how and when different solutions are being applied that I can't always try things for myself. Your reply and specificity will be extremely appreciated.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ruttedbeez:
Vs995 waited for first boot after "Step3.bat" 15mins no boot. I read ahead and flashed "bootbackup.img" that brought me to a static screen, read comments and flashed "boot1.img" and now I'm stuck at the first boot again around 15 mins again. Any ideas?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mlk77:
Sent you a pm
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ruttedbeez:
Problem now I'm stuck in firmware update and

LGUP fails at 52%
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mlk77:
What firmware version did you try installing?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ruttedbeez:
I went to 12A successfully and follow root guide went to restore to start over and now it doesn't get past 52%

Here's there error.

http://imgur.com/a/7glOV
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mlk77:
I do recall when my phone was plugged in I went into device manager on my pc and under ports I changed the phone from com3 to com41
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ruttedbeez:
No luck. At this point all I care about is getting it to turn back on.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] catch_this_22:
Can get back into recovery step 7

First I want to say thank you to the OP and developers. I have successfully rooted every phone I've had (over 10) thanks to developers...this is the first time I have had to ask a question on a forum so I feel a bit defeated.

I have the Verizon VS99512A and I have tried this process literally 10 times in the last couple of days. The furthest I get is step 7:

7) Once full booted back into android, Type;

Code:

adb reboot recovery

My phone just reboots with static and does not go back into twrp. I tried multiple times to no avail. I even tried "fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-1-us996.img" and manually entering recovery. It just reboots with static and requires me to do the setup over. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If I can get root I will gladly donate.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mlk77:
Do you have all the lg drivers and other dll files? Lgup. Didn't see my phone, I had to use a program to extract a file from the kdz
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ruttedbeez:
Uninstalled everything and reinstalled it. Reran setup and it got to 89%. I'm seriously at a lose right now..
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mlk77:
Where did you download the stock firmware from? I didn't have these issues your having.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ruttedbeez:
https://lg-firmwares.com/lg-vs995-firmwares/#more-3951

I can start "download mode" to do the restore, and stock recovery. But all the options in the recovery just bring me back to the "firmware update" screen
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] patterson??:
boots to twrp everytime

Any advice cant get phone to boot to android after going through these steps on verizon phone.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mlk77:
Try using LGUP
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] patterson??:
Ya just went for a fresh 12a lgup install. going to try again.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] rholm:
Where are you getting stuck? Once you get to TWRP, decrypt. At that point the phone is yours. I flashed WETA 4.9.6 and the ReStock kernel. Booted into nice rooted goodness!

Cheers,

Rich
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Artimis:
1) Download the Restocked 1.2 kernel

2) Reboot into the bootloader

3) Flash TWRP like you have been

4) Pull the battery (easiest way to power off the phone without letting it execute a boot cycle)

5) Put the battery back in. Hold the Vol- and power keys until you see the LG logo. Then release the power button for one second and then hold it down again (keep Vol- held the whole time)

6) You should be brought to a factory reset screen. If not, you will need to go to step 2 again.

7) Answer yes twice to the prompts asking you if you want to wipe data

8) You should now be booted to TWRP.

9) Flash the restocked 1.2 kernel (this will fix the static screen issues)

10) Flash SuperSU (this will ensure TWRP sticks moving forward)

11) Hit the "Thanks" button at the bottom of this post :). If you are going to donate to anyone, donate for [MENTION=4591212]me2151[/MENTION] for developing the root method.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] ekin1106:
the root is only for V995 12B?

14B can be rooted??

i have a problem whit (3.5) run-as con....

show me the resporn is con XXX package ......
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] sad_but_cool1:
Can this method works for the brother. LG G5 H850 non EU ?? What you need to make it wirks??
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
No. Will not work at all. Needs debug bootloader
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] patterson??:
The phone would boot to twrp every time. I went back and started over. Everything went well. Running weta now. Thanks for your help!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] emdroidle:
Yup, that is the error you get if the exploit is patched. The good is you can use LGUP to install the 12A firmware, at which point the exploit works and you're good to go.

There is actually the possibility to do some major reverse-engineering of the bootloaders to figure out the differences between the G5 and V20 bootloaders. Problem is this would likely be a major undertaking. Given how similar the hardware is you could get lucky and only need small kernel patches to workaround having the wrong bootloader, but it could also be very complex.

If someone has lots of spare time there is a decent chance, but I mean lots of time.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wabem:
Hey everyone! I've been scouring this thread but can't seem to find my particular issue. I have the LS997 and am on step 3, able to boot into fastboot and see my device. I've flashed the boot1.img (a bunch of times) and i'm pretty sure it's working because I don't get the crazy bad TV stuff going on. I let it boot into the OS but I can't get my device to show with "adb devices". I've waited 30 minutes (letting it settle) before rebooting and tried getting into recovery with the button method. I'm fairly certain i'm getting in to recovery but it doesn't look like twrp has been flashed. I just see the LG Factory reset screen. I've reflashed twrp manually, the version that is in the OP and the newest one. I'm at a loss unfortunately. Anyone have any insight?

EDIT:

I got ahead of myself and figured it out. It was using the usb mode "file transfer" as soon as I changed it to the photo transfer option the device showed up in adb devices.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] hendrixal12:
The cmd windows close

The cmd windows close automatically. im not to sure how to fix this.

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Nvm solved didnt move the files to abd directory.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] bathtime:
Will this work on the ATT LG-H910 with the latest updates? i cant seem to find the specific firmware for this model to downgrade to.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
No and att cannot be downgraded
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] bathtime:
:( oh well
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] spncr_wu:
So I have managed to root the device and install a kernel to get rid of the static screen. But no matter what I do I cannot get TWRP to stick. Several times I have used fastboot flash twrp####.img and then when I reflash SU to get it to stick the next time I try to enter TWRP it goes back to the factory reset option. Any ideas?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
[emoji106]
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Artimis:
How are you trying to get back into TWRP? If you are trying to boot the phone and use the button combo, it will always bring you to the factory reset option screen no matter what. If you select "yes" to both prompts, you will be booted into TWRP if it successfully installed. Otherwise, it will erase your data.

If you use adb reboot recovery or "reboot recovery" from a rooted terminal session then you will be booted directly into TWRP if it successfully installed.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] spncr_wu:
Yes I have been using the button combo. If I install a reboot app will that be able to bring me back to recovery?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Artimis:
Yes, a reboot app (requiring root) essentially does the same thing as going into a terminal emulator and typing:

su

reboot recovery

It will work.

The button combo will work too after selecting "yes" to wiping data both times. If TWRP really is installed, your data won't be wiped. Personally, I just use Terminal Emulator and type the commands above but everyone has their own preference.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] spncr_wu:
Perfect! Much appreciated!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] R27:
Everything went like clockwork for me, thanks so much to the devs. The only issue I have is the vibration while booting.... This happens at every reboot. Is this normal?? (VS995)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Cosmo100292:
So im one of the poor bastards that got the H91010M patch forced. No chance in hell of getting root now?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Smittiegee19:
Me too. Hopefully someone is working on it.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] rholm:
WETA 5.0.7 fixed the vibration for me.

Cheers,

Rich
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] drCNC:
I noticed some folks on this thread have reported service drops, which I have been experiencing with my H910. I am even having service problems after using the stock recovery instructions provided here: https://xdaforums.com/v20/how-to/stock-att-h910-stock-recovery-boot-image-t3528060

The rooting procedure worked fine, but the service drops constantly and the phone is unusable. I am concerned this may be a hardware issue. Has anyone else with h910 seen this problem? There is no way for me to warranty the phone because there is no kdz available, so I am pretty stuck here. Are there some radio settings that need to be reset?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] R27:
Tried to re flash with no luck. Still vibrates at boot. I can live with it for now
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] jpiv83:
When i press enter after:

applypatch /system/bin/atd /storage/emulated/0/dirtysanta

then run step2.bat

It just boots normally, ive tried every way described to boot into recovery but cant get there.

H910 at&t
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
You are patched.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] jpiv83:
How do i get to recovery so i can run flash twrp?

I run step2

then see adb reboot recovery

Then phone restarts normally and can not get into recovery mode.

Ive tried all the different ways described to boot into recovery so i can flash, but i wont work.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
What part of you are patched do you not understand? you cannot root.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] AkotheGod:
LG-H910 Question

Does anyone know if I can still use this method on a LG-H910? Also it's still on the December 2016 Security patch.

I'm just trying to avoid bricking my phone.

Thanks ahead of time to anyone who takes the time to awnser. :D :fingers-crossed:
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] drCNC:
I rooted mine on december 16 patch, but I will warn you that I am experiencing terrible service problems to the point that the device is unusable as a phone. I doubt this has to do with the root because no one else seems to be experiencing this problem. It will lock onto a tower and then randomly lose the connection, search, search, search, lock, drop, search, search, etc. Very disappointing. This appears to be a problem that LG had with some of the original devices...
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] daw41:
Yes you can
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] AkotheGod:
Run-as con help

Can't get passed this, it just keeps saying: package 'con' is unknown.

Anyone know how to fix it?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
I'm ready to give this a go. I've been reading through all the posts and every question that I would have is pretty much answered. The only concern I have before starting is about Sprint fastboot. I think I heard that we can't manually enter fastboot. is that true? I just verified that adb & fastboot minimal is installed and recognizes my v20 with adb devices and it successfully lists my device. But how do I know fastboot will recognize the v20 or is that automatically assumed since it sees it in adb?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Snake-Plissken:
I am getting a brand new v20 next week from verizon, I am pretty sure it has the latest security patch on it That would mean I cant root it anymore right? Is the december security update the only one which was root-able?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] AkotheGod:
LG-H910 Question

I have a LG-H910 on the December 2016 Security patch and I still can't root.

I can't get passed the Run-as con part, it just says package 'con' is unknown.

Anyone know why?

Any help would be really appreciated.

:D
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] BackCheck:
You can use LG Up to flash an older kdz then root.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Snake-Plissken:
Do you have a link to the older kdz and LG UP by any chance?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] BackCheck:
KDZ (12a or 13a will do).

LG Uppercut thread
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] rootlinux:
Just got mine and will be attempting this here soon. Thank you for this information.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] bgibson72:
Haven't been around in awhile. Are Sprint users still SOL?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
LS997 windows 10 getting stuck right at the end of step 4. I saw someone in early comments having a similar issue and he was doing the operation from shell. I'm not. Right after id comes back correctly as "untrusted" I get the error Here' a screenshot of it in terminal emulator.

https://mega.nz/#!MmAGgLxB!jSdFptxM15qem-qWLtItrjoSZQYv-pnVrh0etGJ4MfI

edit: so it was my AVG that was deleting dirtysanta. I got passed that. Got all the way to step3.bat and the phone is trying to reboot but taking much longer than it should according to what I've read in the forum. I pulled the battery and held volume down and replugged it to get to fastboot. That worked and then re-ran step3.bat but it is repeating the very long boot time. What is the longest I should wait? Anything else I can do? thanks in advance.

another update. good news for me. I manually booted to twrp and I believe I'm on my way to profit.

update: after many hiccups I have rooted my phone and it is fully operational. Thank you [MENTION=4591212]me2151[/MENTION]
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] rootlinux:
Why when I try to flash a rom right after rooting and installing twrp, it tells me my device is us996 and blocks Classic Rom from flashing?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] emdroidle:
"blocks Classic Rom from flashing"? You're trying to flash a KDZ file with LGUP?

This is a result of the unlocked bootloader, which tells the loaded kernel the device is a US996. If you've got a KDZ which you're certain is for your device's hardware, inside TWRP you can run the command `dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/abootbak of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/aboot` which will restore the locked bootloader and then download mode will work correctly. Note this is hazardous, once this step is done you must fully return to stock (and afterwords will need to follow the full DirtySanta procedure to re-root).
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Nononononononono. NNonono... HE CANT KDZ. He doesnt want KDZ.

[MENTION=1877667]rootlinux[/MENTION] you need to be on the latest twrp to use Classic Rom. the Asserts changed
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] DarkPaladin23:
Can anyone else confirm if Play store purchases are working normally or not? For any variant, though I personally would like to know for the AT&T H910.

Some of the known issues posted are a little odd so I'm just trying to do some due diligence and suss out what really doesn't work before I void the warranty on this expensive device...My old Note 3 still has the Knox bit set to 0 just because I avoided rooting in a way that would immediately void the warranty. I'm not in love with voiding a warranty with a new brand of phone (new to LG for the battery and SD) until I know "most" of the pitfalls.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] c45h2012:
I believe wifi calling works you just need to set up a shortcut
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] d0p35m0k3r:
Working on Verizon
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] esqueue:
Unfortunately, while I'm able to activate wifi hotspot and devices successfully connect to it, they don't have online access. Is this the case for anyone else?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
That is odd. Mine activates, devices connect and I have service through it. Typing this from the hotspot right now.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Cleanser2012:
I am in the same boat. Sprint variant, devices connect just fine but have no internet access.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] esqueue:
Yup, I'm also on Sprint. Giving some dns access error. I'll check back when i get my tablet.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] AthieN:
I guess I'm not following? Set up a shortcut to what exactly? There's no WiFi Calling option anywhere in settings...
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] c45h2012:
The option is hidden one sec ill try n get full instructions for you

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Use nova add shortcut for activities select calling options then wifi calling
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] AthieN:
Nice! That did the trick!! :) Thank you!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] AlkaliV2:
I'm not sure what you meant by "purchases" but I tested out apps I purchased in the past (TiBu Pro, 3C Toolbox Pro, SU Pro) and they all worked exactly as they should. I also made a purchase for the charcoal LG theme in the Play store and it downloaded and installed properly. Running it now. I'm running the H910 AT&T version.

Edit: Quick look at my experience of what is working and not working.

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H910 Working

Wifi

Bluetooth

Adaway (woohoo!)

Smart Settings

Smart Cleaner

Second Screen

Themes

Battery Saving Settings

IZat Location

HD Audio Recording

Izat Location and GPS

Gestures

Quad DAC Settings

Multi-window

YouTube launches and runs (Removed from System partition with TiBu and installed to user partiton)

Camera

Not Working

Comfort View (kernel related?)

FM Radio

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Overall on my H910 things are good for the most part. I've gone through and frozen damn near every AT&T app. I'm working with the LG Apps to figure out what can be safely disabled, but it is a slow process. I'll eventually post my list in the debloat thread once I'm confident I know what the LG software does so no one loses base functionality.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] DarkPaladin23:
[MENTION=4685802]AlkaliV2[/MENTION]

So to clarify, you are able to update the YouTube App after uninstalling/moving it from system to user app? Have you tried updating it and re integrating it into system out of curiosity? If not, I may try that when I complete my H910 root this weekend.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
really? You sold him aphone on swappa and upon a reset of the device it had a signature lock on it.. you refused to help and decided to sell it with a sig lock.. you yourself stated you "obtained" the phone prior to the device even being released so howd you obtain it?

why was there a sig lock?

either way the phone was locked and since you refused to refund even 50% he had every right to open a dispute.. swappa does not handle disputes.. they only encourage buyer and seller to work for a resolution but ultimately claims go through paypal. Why do you think they go through PAYPAL to begin with?

Lesson is dont sell locked phones then complain when a dispute is opened.. the group saw the lock and it took days trying to resolve it which in the meantime you were refusing to refund anything, thats your fault
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] AlkaliV2:
When I uninstalled it from the /system partition there was no old version to upgrade. I uninstalled it, along with a few other apps, booted into TWRP, and wiped cache/ART before booting back up. Doing a clean install from the Play Store means I'm running the latest version and it launches and works properly.

As for moving it back to the /system partition...I'm not looking to cause problems where one doesn't need to exist. Youtube is built to exist on either the system or data partitions and moving it back just for un-installation protection is not good practice.