yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Adbnpk2013:
Root successfull ??

how can I upgrade recovery version ??

And how to access recovery manually ??

Sorry for noob questions
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Phoenix591:
Upgrading: two ways, first in twrp: install->install image (bottom right)->browse to new twrp->recovery -> swipe to confirm. (Remember to reboot recovery if you want to use new twrp right away)

Secondly apps like flashify can also upgrade twrp.

To access recovery hold vol down, then press power until display turns on then repeatedly tap power (keep holding volume down). use volume and power to say yes twice to factory reset screen.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Morganjbeard:
Could I get some help?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Phoenix591:
You cant go to any older than 10p. Should be fine to go to 10p and root with the guide.

Right now the OP is as simplified as it can be for now. fyi viper conflicts with the dac a bit, more discussion here
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opsectx:
I was on version 10t ARB 1. I have no clue about runnings new method on this page. I did the v20 with his first method. I rolled back to 10p. Unlocked. And used FWUL in virtual box. To move all the partitions around. Been rooted successfully since then. I've ealso used his original method to root a V20 on 10p and 10t using Windows + virtual box and FWUL. As well as in archlinux os. I would assume if you follow everything to the T. You wouldn't have issues.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Morganjbeard:
Oh. I see. Well whats a good equalizer for this phone then if viper decreases quality?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opsectx:
Viper conflicting with dac?? Have yet to experience that. Viper4android works on a 3.5 and Bluetooth to my car system. Dac gets disabled. But honestly. Viper sounds better with the right settings than the dac does on a 3.5
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] PrimeOG:
Can I use the Ubuntu method and just avoid FWUL as a whole or does Ubuntu need FWUL?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opsectx:
Needs FWUL. His new method requires a live boot USB. And I no longer have the process saved that I used in archlinux it was just to help him test different environments.

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FWUL is used to isolate the environment that we are doing this process in. No need to trouble shoot windows, Mac ,Linux. Plus FWUL comes ready to go with everything you need.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Adbnpk2013:
Ok so after root can I relock the bootloader ?? I cant stand the warning sign everytime I restart the device ?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opsectx:
No do not lock bootloader. If it's that annoying look into changing the jpeg. Just like changing the boot animation. You can use a low resolution black image so it's blank..... LG v20 splash... Then boot animation. If you change the boot animation as well. It helps conserve just a tiny amount of battery during boot up and speeds boot up just a hair.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Adbnpk2013:
Any link to the method how to do that will b much appreciated?? thanks
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opsectx:
A very simple Google search for LG v20 hide bootloader unlock yields a link to xda on how to do it using adb/fastboot method.

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There is also xda posts saying it can't be done because of rsa sig mismatches after changing it. So I would read up on it.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] RockNRoll Mullet:
I rooted my 1st H918 with this method and had no problems but I broke the screen so I got a replacement H918 and this 2nd phone I am having issue with the format of the storage I tried with & with out mounting the system. I get "Failed to unmount '/data' (Device or resource busy)" You may need to reboot recovery to be able to use / data again." I tried turning off phone then booting back into twrp to try to format the data again but it will not format data so I can start ADB sideload to finish part 2 Rooting and clean up. What am I doing wrong or need to do to Format Data and get ADB sideload to work to finish part 2? I attached pictures of the messages I am getting when I try to format data. I have done the process 3 times by taking ota update to H91810q then flashing 10p kdz but everytime I could not get successful data format?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] SJMarty:
Did you try to just reboot to recovery (TWRP) from within TWRP rather than rebooting the phone completely?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] bigshotrob22:
Have you updated TWRP? That fixed it for me
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] RockNRoll Mullet:
Yes I would turn phone off then restart into twrp

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How can I update twrp? I don't have magisk installed. I have flashify but need root to use it. I tried restarting phone and putting Magisk on storage but when I went back in twrp I could not get to storage. If I used SD Card would that work to flash magisk in twrp? For step 2 do I use adb side load or terminal in twrp for commands in step 2?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cnjax:
all you need to do is flash the new twrp version by selecting flash image and selecting the correct partition.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] bigshotrob22:
Yes he's right. Download TWRP image and follow those directions. Just select Recovery partition and boom u have updated TWRP. Then reboot recovery and try to wipe data etc
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gray Foxx:
I did it the first time.

Thank you.

Very simple, and Linux is beautiful!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] xXCoolGuYXx:
Did you do your though a us stick ?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sadistic_Loser:
[MENTION=3167089]runningnak3d[/MENTION]

Dude i have to be 100 percent with you on this one. Thanks so much for your hard work and effort that has gone into this, and thank you to everyone that has made this a reality. I have been waiting since September of 2017 to be able to root and have TWRP on my phone. The process was painless and over-all easy to accomplish on my own.

However, I do have some questions and whenever you (runningnak3d) or someone else has the time,

PLEASE RESPOND

.

Edit: Got TWRP to backup everything, I just reflashed the img and formatted the SD Card, however, I do have one thing to ask and if someone would please reply, Are you able to update TWRP or are we stuck with this version ?

That is all, everything went smooth as butter and on top of all that i am rooted and have TWRP installed. The phone has new life thanks to you [MENTION=3167089]runningnak3d[/MENTION]. :laugh::laugh::laugh:

My phone was on H91810Q when i did the procedure.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] didnt1able:
Can I get a link to the updated TWRP image.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] joe zack:
i have lg v20 software version H918q ......7.0

I do "adb logcat -s recowvery" and its just sits and says

------------beginning of system

------------beginning of main

any help be appriciated thank you in advance
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] SMTB1963:
Couldn't wait any longer for simplified method, so I tried the current procedure in the OP...

Experienced not one issue and now rooted! Thanks [MENTION=3167089]runningnak3d[/MENTION]!!! You just made the V20 the best phone I've ever owned. :highfive:
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Adbnpk2013:
Flashed twrp 3.2.1-3 with flashyfy , now i cant access internal storage through twrp , any help will b appricatd , thanks

Edit : everytime i enter twrp it asks for passward
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ak7J4:
No, locking the bootloader will prob brick if I'm correct
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] SMTB1963:
Spoke too soon. Everything was working perfectly, but as soon as the first OTA update came along, my V20 got stuck in twrp bootloop and no download mode. Anyone else experience this?

What I ended up doing was flash H91810t.zip in twrp to get download mode back. Then I re-flashed 10p kdz with LGUP and re-ran root method in OP. Wiped everything in twrp, then flashed H91810t.zip/Magisk.

Things are great now, but will I get stuck in another twrp loop once the next OTA comes along? :confused:

If anyone can shed some light on this, I would greatly appreciate it! :D
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Phoenix591:
Dont take manufacture otas while rooted, heres why from TWRP's faq. just wait for a new flashable zip. For unofficial otas (like from lineageos, though itl be til 15.1 goes official before actual otas will be offered thatl work on a post 10p h918) you'll still end up in twrp loops unless you upgrade to a twrp that supports it like mine.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sadistic_Loser:
Hey I am hoping that maybe you'll respond since no one is doing me the favor of doing so. I just wanted to know if we can update to a new version of TWRP (I probably won't do it since I don't need to but i would like to know)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] runningnak3d:
Do I need to add to the instructions that once you have TWRP, you can do pretty much what ever you want?

Don't flash firmware from any other model besides the H918. That is it. Period.

You can flash new TWRP. You can flash boot and system from any model.

-- Brian
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mfeliu07:
H918 v10p only goes into recovery mode

Hello

I have a LG H918 v10p I unlocked it using this guide (https://xdaforums.com/v20...sion-t3773443) was connected and apparently I do an automatic update and after startup only enters in TWRP recovery mode. It does not enter in download mode, is there a possibility to recover it?

Thank you
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Phoenix591:
Dont take manufacture updates while rooted, heres why from TWRP's faq. just wait for a new flashable zip. For unofficial otas (like from lineageos, though itl be til 15.1 goes official before actual otas will be offered thatl work on a post 10p h918) you'll still end up in twrp loops unless you upgrade to a twrp that supports it like mine

to recover you should be able to power fully off, then manually enter twrp (hold volume down, press power until the screen turns on, then repeatedly press power until the factory reset screen appears, say yes twice). The system should then be able to boot normally after rebooting from twrp. If you want to get onto a new update, grab it from the h918 flashable zip thread and install it in twrp.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mfeliu07:
Hello, thanks for your help.

it stays in the LG log, I was reviewing this possibility (https://xdaforums.com/v20/development/rom-stock-10s-flashable-root-t3743998) I only fear losing the root and I do not know if it loses the unlocking, I just think it could be a possibility

Thanks
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] ph4nt0m117:
Is there anything for LS997 yet my guy?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Phoenix591:
Thats one possibility, but it appears to be 10s. This thread has 10t. Neither of these lose unlocking/root.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cnjax:
It's rude to against forum rules to ask about ETA's
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] runningnak3d:
Please keep the conversation in this thread on-topic. This is only for the H918. The LAF development thread is the place for discussion about any other model.

-- Brian
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Phoenix591:
Thats more of a twrp issue, if the rest of my reply doesnt help you solve it lets move over to my thread.

First try your lockscreen pin/password, if that doesn't work hit cancel on the password screen and then wipe->format data. This will as the name suggests erase everything from your internal storage, but if twrp can't decrypt it, then your rom can't either (you may need to format going from stock to lineage and vice versa)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mfeliu07:
Hello

You can solve using the 10t version as suggested.

One last query, some scrit or method to deactivate automatic updates?

Thank you
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Phoenix591:
the recommended method from posts I found with a quick search is to use titanium backup to freeze system update (there may be two, do both) and FOTA update.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] gavilan2010:
Ok guys i have a question. i do everything. To install twrp the firts section in the op. And everything go good no erros or nothing but when i turn the phone off and star in download mode i dont had twrp and i gat a message saying the system is corruct and need to restart. If restart happen go to the system np found exepct i dont have download mode is ok i updated and is back but everytime i try i receive the message and no twrp found system corrupt any ideas h918 firmware p
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Phoenix591:
Clarify: you have neither TWRP nor download mode working?

If so you've a brick. It sounds like you ignored or misunderstood the big red warning on the OP saying to allow oem unlocking then reboot bootloader and fastboot oem unlock before doing the guide so you get a big red system is corrupt message and a brick.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] pgag:
Quick question I have H91810t T-Mobile will this work with 10t? Just making sure before I attempt and waist time if it dosnt
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opsectx:
Yes it will work with 10t
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] pgag:
Thank you

Thank you I know stupid question lol but I'm not up to date with all the new update numbers. I had my old v20 rooted but took **** on me few months ago got replacement just wanted to make sure. Thanks again
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] gavilan2010:
No my phone work no brick. So i just dont get why twrp no show up after reboot and yes download mode gone too. So i just get the updated and everything is back no twrp ok
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opsectx:
Np. Same for me. Had a v20 when they came out. Had it rooted. Then left it on the roof of my Jeep. The replacement wasn't rootable till [MENTION=1089164]running[/MENTION] came along. The phone stayed in it's box since the day it arrived. No root or unlock = stays in the box lol.

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It could be a few things that caused it depending on the process you went through. And how close you followed the steps. If your phone is functional. It flash it with a 10t kdz and start the process over. Following the steps to the T. Double check double check double check. I know for a fact this process works on all h918s. If followed step by step.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Phoenix591:
The part about running fastboot oem unlock, thats why it didnt work. Since your phone is booting, then connect to pc run adb reboot bootloader and then run fastboot oem unlock... that may if you're lucky get you twrp next time you boot into download mode, probabily not since you took an update afterwords (never take an update while rooted or trying to root! I literally said so twice just before your post inthis thread)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] gavilan2010:
Yeah i gat that no the reason why i take the ota updated is to get back download mode since twrp was no there. So i put everything back like if was before trying to root . i when back to the p firmware i try it another time i just want if anybody have the same issued that is all phone work normal no problems
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] kensystem:
Any versions before 10P?

Dear OP, I tried to find the answer to this in the replies, but due to the number it wasn't so easy to find.

Would you please update the OP perhaps, and confirm any version including before 10P (for example 10k), will work? Or if 10p really is the minimum (i.e. if that version first added the COPY opcode), then clarify that earlier versions need to first be flashed-up to 10p?

I did find one post which suggested the latter, even though the subject says "any version up to 10t"... hence my asking.

Thank you for your hard work and hacking genius!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opsectx:
This is for 10p - 10t. 10a -10o have a successful root method. Because of the ARB version there is 2 different methods. Same for when you install custom roms on this phone make sure it's for the right ARB to your phone.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] utka:
was wondering the same thing, I'm sitting on a 10k, does that mean that there was an alternate (not lafsploit) root method for my h918 all along?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opsectx:
The original method still works for the first ARB phones up until 10o. If you update past 10o you need this method.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] kensystem:
Thank you Opsectx. So since the subject line of this thread states any version, but only 10p and later work, it may saves folks time if the original post states this. Or if it's true that the other method works up to 10o, but this method

also will work

, then clarifying that in the OP might save others asking this question again. Besides, this method seems more elegant :)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] runningnak3d:
I will update the first post to be more clear that this method will work on any version from 10a to 10t. If you are on 10r or later then you have to flash back to 10p or 10q.

However all the current supported ROMs need at least 10p firmware, so unless you want to run an old WETA or NATF ROM you will have to upgrade.

-- Brian
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] leonel007:
So i got the v20 rooted, i got version h918p. is it possible to install lineage os and keep magisk?

does lineage os 14.1 still doesn't support h191810p? if so where can i look for this type of information(about about software support).
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cnjax:
You need to ask this in the lineage threads
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] xXCoolGuYXx:
Hello sorry if this is a dumb question but how do you get the hashes
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cko:
any update on the automated version?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cnjax:
It is considered rude to ask for ETA's
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] xXCoolGuYXx:
Hello I need help could I roll back from 10r to 10q or can this root 10r too I have to take the update to download mode back. Because I was on 10q but I messed up somewhere and lost download mode
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cnjax:
This should answer your question :

I will update the first post to be more clear that this method will work on any version from 10a to 10t. If you are on 10r or later then you have to flash back to 10p or 10q.

However all the current supported ROMs need at least 10p firmware, so unless you want to run an old WETA or NATF ROM you will have to upgrade.

-- Brian
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] xXCoolGuYXx:
Thanks so much and could you help me with one other thing too, its a bit long to say on here do you havw telegram messenger by chances
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cnjax:
It's best you ask here, because I might not be able to help and someone else may be able to assist
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] xXCoolGuYXx:
Oh okay thanks well the problem I had was the start and could someone show me picture of it step by step to help me out so I dont mess up I couldn't get the hashes at first I try it in the cmd like op said but it didnt work.

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I try the first code and nothing happens it just says nothing found.

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Sorry for all the pms but when I try the first code with ./lgfal.py

!OPEN

lsof

I don't get no #
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] jbeezley:
Not the easiest guide, but well worth the effort! Thx for the gift of root.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opsectx:
It's ./lglaf.py

Read these instructions very well. Copy all the commands in order from here to a text editor. So you can review them. In order and make sure everything is 100%. Then enter the commands following the guide.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] hermeez:
Hash Match?

This is off my terminal screen in FWUL. Can anybody clarify which are the hash number that have to match before I proceed?

​[android@fwul ~]$ git clone https://github.com/runningnak3d/lglaf

Cloning into 'lglaf'...

remote: Counting objects: 578, done.

remote: Compressing objects: 100% (25/25), done.

remote: Total 578 (delta 25), reused 29 (delta 15), pack-reused 538

Receiving objects: 100% (578/578), 38.94 MiB | 3.15 MiB/s, done.

Resolving deltas: 100% (346/346), done.

[android@fwul ~]$ cd lglaf

[android@fwul lglaf]$ git checkout h918-miscwrte

Branch 'h918-miscwrte' set up to track remote branch 'h918-miscwrte' from 'origin'.

Switched to a new branch 'h918-miscwrte'

[android@fwul lglaf]$ ./partitions.py --restoremisc h918-twrp.img lafbak

[ 100 % ] 2018-05-21 22:57:04,636 partitions: INFO: Done after writing 24670208 bytes from h918-twrp.img

[android@fwul lglaf]$ ./partitions.py --dump twrptest.img lafbak [ 100 % ] 2018-05-21 22:57:21,318 partitions: INFO: Wrote 50331648 bytes to twrptest.img

[android@fwul lglaf]$ dd if=twrptest.img of=twrptestout.img bs=1024 count=24092 # This strips the trailing whitespace so the dump is the same size as TWRP

24092+0 records in

24092+0 records out

24670208 bytes (25 MB, 24 MiB) copied, 0.164461 s, 150 MB/s

[android@fwul lglaf]$ sha256sum twrptestout.img

69c86b92f0a4f8099d33ed3b392a4c3d48da8155d441d11735156aa51e818ee0 twrptestout.img

[android@fwul lglaf]$ sha256sum h918-twrp.img^C

[android@fwul lglaf]$

are these the two hash numbers I'm comparing?

24092+0 records in

24092+0 records out

This looks like a hash number to me 69c86b92f0a4f8099d33ed3b392a4c3d48da8155d441d11735156aa51e818ee0 .

Excuse the confused THX
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cko:
Sorry, I wasn't actually pressuring for an ETA; more just wondering if it is still happening or moving forward at all. If it definitely isn't, then I'll reconsider trying the current manual process.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] runningnak3d:
I am not releasing anything else until we get Oreo, besides, it may LOOK complicated, but it isn't. You can copy / paste every command except the COPY command (ironic?). That is the one you have to put your FD in.

-- Brian
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] suhridkhan:
The tutorial and instructions you wrote are extremely easy to follow. Thank you for the excellent write up.

If somebody finds it difficult to follow, they should not try rooting their phone. (IMO)

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The second line is the first hash. The last line should have given you the second hash.

I see that you have made a mistake during copy-paste!

The '^C' character shouldn't have been there, at the end.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] hermeez:
Thank you the reply! I check and try again cheers.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] hermeez:
Can't seem to get the second hash. I have tried a few times. Am I don't connected to the phone maybe? It's connected to my laptop in download mode. I see a folder labeled LG on the linux desktop. do I need to do anything with?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] b8engl:
Excellent work!

One question... how to get back in to ( original ) download mode?

Thanks in advance!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] carlosjcar:
Sorry for the Long reply. Yes. I used FWUL 8G version and it worked. And by the way Im using a macbook pro. So the FWUL stick has become one of my most treasured tools
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] xXCoolGuYXx:
Thank how you get the hashes I copied and pasted the code and nothing was found
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] runningnak3d:
[MENTION=6519167]xXCool-GuYXx[/MENTION] Copy and paste ALL of the output to pastebin.com and post the link here.

-- Brian
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] xXCoolGuYXx:
Okay I'll do that and thanks [MENTION=805597]runin[/MENTION]gnak3d
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] datvui2211:
I get stuck in twrp after done everything...

Any help?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cnjax:
Try mounting system in twrp and then reboot to system.