yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] weakNPCdotCom:
Unrelated to any of these issues, I just want to take a minute and share with my G6 family that this will most likely be my last week with the h872. I am going to be jumping over to the V30 and will no longer have the G6 for testing.

There are a couple final things I am going to do before I switch. I'll be making an 11h stock collection identical to the 11g collection I posted, and pre-rooted stock SysBoot roms for 11g, 11h and 20a. Unfortunately in my messing around with these firmwares, I was never able to successfully get rid of the encryption problems. I think we will all just have to wait on a TWRP release that solves that problem.

It's been great working on this phone with you guys, and I appreciate you all. I'm just itching for the V30 ( I miss my old V20 ) and I want to help get that community up and running as well.

I'll still be available to help with the h872, and will keep the firmware on hand in case anybody runs into issues that I might be able to help with, but I wont be able to test and verify any firmware related stuff after I switch.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken C:
Yes I'm getting a USB error message in the output. Just re re installed 20a through lgup. Phone just rebooted, so I'll try the procedure again but I'm getting the feeling unless I get lucky I'm sol at this point. Had it yesterday before I got to screwing with stuff. And since laf was being sent to a different position during the process I don't know how it could've been been affected otherwise.

Had it before, didn't have it after.

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Ok so you go into lgup act like your going to fish a kdz, pick your file, hit start and it'll say waiting on device and will boot the phone into dl mode.

I pulled the cord before it could do anything. Booted into fwul and an at the git pull command with phone still in do mode and at 77% on unpacking objects. Going to run the rest of the process and see where I land.

I'll post results

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I'm with you. Last ever carrier phone with root not achieved before purchase.

This is total BS. If I could get rid of the unlocked bootloader warning if bring it back to straight stock and don't the thing. They're still keeping their value considering
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] weakNPCdotCom:
I hope you are able to get it working man.

Sadly, like Eliminator74 said, LG is just getting worse when it comes to dev support. And I don't think it's just LG, a lot of it has to do with T-Mobile too.

They are the last carrier to release fIrmware. And the fact that they stripped fastboot mode of standard commands and force flashing with laf is BS.

Its not just LG phones. I have a T-Mobile Moto E5 and I literally had to pull the device firmware from the stock phone myself because Motorola didn't even have it to provide to developers.

Whenever I decide to upgrade from the V30, I'm going with an unlocked device right off the bat. its really a shame because I love LG and I really like T-Mobile too as a carrier. But if you want freedom with your device it's just a pain
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken C:
Absolutely I didn't do a frigging thing wrong for it to just act up like that. It's stock right now and I'm thinking about what I may be able to do.

I was able to get it to boot from fastboot to download but I needed like 3 hands. And can't remember exactly what I did lol...

Right now I'm wondering if I were to downgrade the phone it it might help. Seems I can get into download if I let LG up do it .

Flash an older kdz don't think I could catch an update but maybe, that & the flash could possibly do something.

LG bridge software update notices there's something up. So thought about running through there and see what I get.

Tmo has dogged my data so pulling 2.5 gbs would take forever
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken C:
Ok so I've got twrp back on the phone, seems to be both in laf and recovery since I'm able to boot from it from magisk. I'll deal with the rest tomorrow but I got this thing in the back of my head telling me there's a decrypted setup running around. for tomorrow again. lol

Thank you for the help
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] smhg007:
need help

thankyou for great work

i did all the steps but in Part 2 when we have to put code in terminal

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after git pull command it unpack at 31% and after a while give error unpack fail
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] weakNPCdotCom:
Make sure you have an internet connection in FWUL.

If you aren't familiar with running commands in a terminal or console, once you get to this part you do the following:

type "git pull" press enter

type "git checkout h872-miscwrte" press enter

type "./step1.sh" press enter

also, I recommend copying twrp and magisk to your sd card and flashing them with TWRP after rebooting to DL mode following Part 2

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How big is your usb stick? do you have enough free space to pull down the project files?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] smhg007:
solved

thankyou soo much its solved and ive flashed everything
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] weakNPCdotCom:
Glad to hear it. Enjoy!
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] smhg007:
need help

i flashed stock rom and I accidentally didnt install magisk and and now i cant boot to twpr recovery , now how can i regain recovery? plz help
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] runningnak3d:
Unless you flashed laf back onto your laf partition, then you still have TWRP there.

If you did flash laf back, then you will have to boot to download mode and start all over.

-- Brian
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] smhg007:
i did it all over again but now in part 2 after ./step1.sh i got eror {

Hash check failed! Retrying for 5 times.

rm: cannot remove 'h872-twrp-tmp.img' : no such file in directory

rm: cannot remove 'test.img' : No such file in directory }

then it exit

now my mobile is showing download mode cant turn it off nothing working
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] runningnak3d:
Press and hold vol down and power until the phone powers off. It might be 10 seconds or it could be several minutes. Just keep holding them till it shuts off, and then you can try again.

-- Brian
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] smhg007:
try again? what i have to do now?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] TManchu:
I've been reading through the thread since about page 50 or so. I saw someone, [MENTION=9374982]weakNPCdotCom[/MENTION] I believe, mention that you could try booting TWRP using 'fastboot boot <twrp.img>' from an image located in the fastboot directory? Is it possible to boot it without flashing the H918 laf, or is that one of the fastboot commands that's been removed in the H872 model? I'd try rooting based on the guide, but after seeing all the issues [MENTION=3756477]Ken C[/MENTION] has been having with a custom ROM, bootloops, etc. I'd rather not wreck my primary phone.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] weakNPCdotCom:
On any other phone with a normal bootloader you would be able to fastboot boot or flash, but the h872 doesn't support it. Which is why [MENTION=3167089]runningnak3d[/MENTION] had to make this procedure.

It was my mistake when I suggested to try booting twrp from fastboot on this device. looking back on it I should have known better.

I feel like [MENTION=3756477]Ken C[/MENTION] had a unique issue. Im not exactly sure what did it, but I think something along the way in his process some elusive error took place.

I have gone through the root process on this phone twice from start to finish. Once on 20a and once on 11g. I have not run into any problems at all besides some annoying encryption issues that are more irritating than anything.

Rooting really makes this phone so much better.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] TManchu:
Thanks for your reply. I figured that was the case. I'd love to do it and load something like AOSP Extended on it but I'm just not sure if I want to take the risk. It's not paid off yet and my parents would probably kill me if I bricked it. I have a spare 5X (bootlooped, then discovered a fix like a year later lol) that I could use, but the performance with the bootloop fix applied is suboptimal compared to my G6.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] aquinoer:
need help

really need help, can someone send me a video of you guys doing it i really want to root my lg but damn its hard:crying::crying:
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] roosxter:
I can't find a copy of the 10p used for the laf. If someone has a copy or knows where one is I would be grateful!
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] weakNPCdotCom:
Damn. Looks like all of the TMO h918 KDZs have been taken off of LG-Firmwares.

I have a copy uploading to SourceForge. I can update the link in the OP when it's ready

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I updated the link in the OP. New link to h918 10p
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] roosxter:
Thanks! Downloading now.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] roosxter:
Should i use persistent or non persistent for fwul
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] weakNPCdotCom:
unless you plan on using it often it doesn't really matter.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] leunamme9:
hey guys i found someone claiming he have the files needed for us to fix our bricked g6, he also have youtube video showing he have the firehose files and partition files, but he does not do it for free, maybe someone can buy those files and share it to others here so that we can all fix it, you can find him in lgbbs.com and search lg g6 9008 and you'll find him add him on wechat and try to talk to him.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken C:
I got it all worked out by the way lol..
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] aquinoer:
I don't know if anyone else had this problem but I can't get fwul to recognize my device so when I try to install twrp through the terminal it just tells me no device found

Also I got a updated from T-Mobile and I was wondering would it be a bad idea to upgrade to h8720d
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken C:
From my experience what cord you use could cause issues like that, and it's the only time I've had it happen to me. There's something about that cord. Or an lg cord in particular since the wife's cord works for me.

But that isn't always why. It's been mentioned either in this or another thread though. But I wouldn't know off hand what these other folks did to fix it other than the usual things.

Phone set to usb connect for file transfer option (from what I've read the phone holds that choice when you boot into download mode),

USB debugging on,

Can't think of anything else off hand.

Drivers and all that shouldn't be an issue as long as your running the latest version of fwul. Somebody else may though but I want to tell you you'd find it in here.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] aquinoer:
Will i also forgot to mention I'm using a virtual machine I don't know what that would affect it though
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken C:
That has come up and your better off not. Put it on a thumb drive and run it that way all I've ever seen are problems going that route.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] aquinoer:
Damn alright but now I have to figure out how to do that
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] weakNPCdotCom:
I just use PowerISO for Windows. It has an option to create a USB Boot Disk. Free and easy
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Lussardi:
Nice OP! root done!
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Karl:
Anyone test on D yet?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken C:
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=3855832&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken C:
Etcher seems to work well also
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] lesdense:
Yesterday I picked up a T-Mobile LG G6 which shows as H872, running Android 8.0.0, software version H87220a. I have two questions: #1 - is my phone still bootloader unlockable/TWRP/rootable? Does the "up and including 20a" refer to the end of the software version (in which case I'm on 20a)? #2 - Is this method the preferred choice for this operation? I ask question 2 because, even though I've unlocked plenty of bootloaders and rooted plenty of phones over the past few years, I'm rusty and this process looks much more complicated than that with which I am familiar.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken C:
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1-yes

2-yes, but read everything you can. I had issues rooting from that version but it's possible. I am after all and I seemed to be the one with the most issues. I'd tell you to follow my posts on this and other threads related to it especially the 20a version. WeakNPCdotCom has a really good write up on the second portion of the process in one of his threads (can't remember which,) but it's a response to myself and another guy on how to go about it. the encryption deal was where I seemed to be having most of my problems. He worked it out in flashable zips that straightened me out. The aex rom has allot of posts also describing others issues.

He posted the zips for 20d 20a 11g with a way around the encryption. Just read your ass off and I'd recommend a dry run for a far as you can go before committing to changes to get your head around the process.

I was rusty also when I came up to this root process.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] daweeze02:
Same boat here. Have tried 3 different laptops and four cables

UPDATE

Got it working using virtualbox but installed the extension pack and switched to USB mode 3. Then I had the decrypt data issue but ran the format data then booted back to recovery which resolved that issue. Thanks OP
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] daweeze02:
So to get fingerprint back we have to flash the entire rom or can just the bootloader or something be flash then go to aosp etc
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] weakNPCdotCom:
remove any lock screen security you have, then flash the

11g bootloader zip. when you reboot fingerprint should be available
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] daweeze02:
Will do thank you
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] daweeze02:
After doing that it has stuck in a bootloop with the LG logo. Should I return to twrp and wipe delvik and the cache?

Installed Magisk too, going to uninstall it maybe that's the culprit

Removed it, wiped delvik/art and still stuck in a loop after installing the 11g bootloader.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] weakNPCdotCom:
Sorry for the issues. Its normal for it to reboot once or twice after flashing. But if it's a full on bootloop install the FullStock rom and then you can flash AOSP
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] daweeze02:
No worries, it's weird though I flashked via twrp back to 20d stock zip and get to the tmobile screen then it bootloops again. I've let it looped probably 20 times at this point

Looks like I got it back running using LGUP. Will stay full stock this way for now. Thanks for the help
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] midnight102:
hey, guys, I'm on h87220e is their anyone here who tried it on this version?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] davidlen:
Many thanks to OP and everyone in this thread sharing info. I was able to root my G6 and install AEX and now have no issues, I can fully use twrp for backup and everything.

Is there any way to install the stock or LG based ROMs, nougat or oreo, without the data partition being force encrypted? I tried installing many of the different 11g and 20a stock ROMs on here, and data always ends up encrypted after first boot to where twrp is pretty much useless until another format. I wasn't able to find much info on this searching around. Any help is much appreciated
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ilyas111:
has someone used this on 20e?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken C:
I'm curious also since I just recieved the notification for that update. Don't know if it was this thread but saw it being discussed about how to apply the update of already rooted
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] lesdense:
About to plunge into the unknown

With great trepidation I'm about to attempt the crazy-hard looking method posted here to root the H872 (great thanks, btw, to runningnak3d for all the hard work). Before I begin this, and already having read of several people who claim that they bricked their phones trying to do this (their own errors, as they admit), I first need to throw one Hail Mary.

"KingoRoot" is mentioned here and there as a way to root an H872. I've read LOTS of negatives about KingoRoot -- installs malware, installs crapware, phones home to China to share your private data, tries to steal your identity, etc. However, if the KingoRoot method does in fact WORK, what about taking an LG G6 (such as the one I just got via swappa.com) that has only a login with a little-used gmail account I have, that has NO personal data or sensitive information, and rooting with KingoRoot on it. Then, install TWRP, go to TWRP and scrub installation, replace it with a custom ROM and install Supersu on the custom ROM. Two Questions: #1 - could that be done or is there something that would prevent you from even doing that work? #2 - if that method did work, would that resolve the malware/security problems surrounding KingoRoot?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken C:
I think I may have looked at that and in the end it would run a check and come back that it couldn't root it. All that other I couldn't speak to
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] LoneTempest:
Have any simpler or safer methods come to light?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] outlawmodzz:
Error

Followed the steps and now I am getting unfortunately second screen has stopped working? Reboot, wipe cache and dalvic and still getting the same error message
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] leunamme9:
https://duploclique.pt/lg-msm-ufs-firehose/

check this out guys i just dont know how to download it
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] proxy0:
second this.

hopefully it works with 20d as well
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken C:
It does.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] HabaneroPB:
Is it too late to root on 20e?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken C:
That I couldn't say. I'm looking at an update from t-mobile on my phone. Probably this 20e It hasn't happened yet that I'm aware of. But I rooted on 20a so it's been that long. I'm thinking (admittedly off the top of my head) that considering the age of the phone would they go through patching that way in (if its even possible without lg or t-mo needing to rewrite the device itself with all the different models) or would it be too much trouble for the companies?

Not a perfect answer and maybe somebody else knows better but they haven't screwed with this method yet. I would think they'd have done it by now if they were going to and from all accounts its been working through all the updates from 11g on
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] GDee84:
I tried this on my G6 on version 11h. When trying to flash H87211h_00_0406.kdz I select al partitions except laf and it gets stuck on 33% and gives me an error,"Error: 0x2bc, Invalid response code = 0x80000202."
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] RashaMatt:
Works, but super Laggy Janky scrolling :(

I started with 20a, and successfully followed all the instructions.

Only problem is that scrolling everywhere is now laggy and janky, from the Recents list to system Settings pages, EVERYTHING. :(

I saw somewhere that Magisk might be the culprit. Is it possible to use SuperSU instead of Magisk? I couldn't figure out how.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken C:
I wasn't able to get super su to work for me, but I didn't try real hard. Rooted on the same version and I don't "feel" that I'm getting any of what you are experiencing and I'm running a bunch of magisk mods myself
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] RashaMatt:
So the culprit was actually not Magisk but AutoInput (a Tasker plugin) when it was enabled for Android accessibility permission.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] indy1979:
I'm having issues getting FWUL to recognize the phone when its in download mode on the new laf.

I have tried 2 different USB cables and all of the different modes in the boot menu. Still no dice.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] zee360:
So I bought this phone from a guy who had successfully rooted the phone with this procedure.I messed up I think by updating magisk from within the app by 'Direct method(recommended)' and now its stuck in fastboot mode where if i try to use 'fastboot reboot' command it reboots back into fastboot mode.Someone please tell me I haven't hardbricked it.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] psysapien:
Switch off the phone...plug in the usb to the phone then hold the vol up key and connect usb to pc. U should then get to the download mode. Use LG UP to flash stock rom.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] zee360:
I later realized I could go into twrp.

I tried to reverse everything by just flashing the magisk zip but it gives error 'unable to unpack boot image'.I guess the 'Direct method' in the magisk manager messed up boot image so i cant flash magisk zip now even from recovery.Any way can I bring back stock boot image? Dosen't magisk make any backup of it anywhere?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] psysapien:
You could download the flashable stock rom... transfer rom to your sd and flash the same in twrp. Flash magisk after flashing rom. Do a clean install and flash twrp back to the recovery partition to be on a safer side.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken C:
Has anybody tried this method to update with the latest security patch? I want to say it's October's but I'm not sure. Running 20d the moment
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] weakNPCdotCom:
I'm extracting the 20e KDZ at this very moment. I'll put a firmware package out
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken C:
Very cool. Thanks man.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] weakNPCdotCom:
20e Stock Zips for my friends!

Hope you've been well, man.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken C:
[emoji106] Well I'm upright and breathing. That should count for something. Just haven't had the time to sit and work through everything you passed on. Appreciate it man, getting tired of seeing that security update notification.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] weakNPCdotCom:
I know what you mean. I appear to have lost 99% of my free time in the last few months. Plus it's holiday season. Busy time. Hope you had a happy thanksgiving!
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken C:
Back at ya on turkey, still got another month before things normalize around here. My daughter had a baby and grandpa seems to have the touch putting the little bugger to sleep. He's passed out on me right now lol you be good man and have a Merry Christmas if I don't talk to you before then