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[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] robbierob03:
Thanks Chazz! I didn't realize moving between most of the USA versions had gotten as easy as flashing a ROM. I'll try to dirty flash the US998 rom once I get a cricket sim activated and see what service looks like. Either way I'll end up flashing back to Sprint at least once so it'll be nice to save myself phone set up twice.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] JohnFawkes:
i dont mind if you tag me. it was just the other day with the dts stuff i tagged by you like 10 times in 15 minutes (wasnt exactly that amount). but i kept getting so many notifications at like 3am
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
Am I understanding correctly? I like the US998 20G set up but if I can just flash a standalone sprint modem to get the extra Sprint LTE bands, then why not, right? If so, where can I get the sprint modem? I'd rather not flash all the way back to LS998 if I can avoid that step.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
This thread resolved the following problem for me: Lost sprint activation and all service.

Not sure how I did that, but I did. I couldn't get the phone reactivated on the other available builds. The provisioning would get stuck. After flashing this build, there was an automatic step to activate and swap from the other device on my line. (I reactivated my V20 during the downtime). After flashing my build now says US99820a. Thanks OP for making this possible.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Make a TWRP backup, so you have something to restore. ;). Then try to get back to US998 20G. Flash 20E, Magisk, reboot, 20F, Magisk, etc.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
Am I better of on 20g than ls998 27a? That's where I am now and yes I backed up LS99820b. I have all the LTE bands now. If I come back to US998 20G will I keep the LTE bands? I have WiFi calling and VoLTE also. No hotspot though. Just a few days on this phone and I'm amazed already.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Stay where you are for now. I'm half asleep and will answer tomorrow. :) Your current Sprint firmware is fine.

I just didn't want to stay on US998 20a (very early Oreo) for no valid reason. Maybe you meant LS998 20a? Still, very early Oreo...

Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
I flashed John Fawkes LS998 27a. About phone says US998 27a.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Ha! Interesting. I vaguely remember other Sprint users talking about how it shows as a "hybrid" of US998 and the Sprint firmware number/letter.

Glad you have WiFi calling and VoLTE.

Glad you have WiFi calling and VoLTE.

For hotspot, do you see Tethering at all in your Network and Internet settings? (same section where Wi-Fi and Mobile Data is located).

If you do see that, it just won't let you enable it? or it's not there at all?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
Just won't let me enable. Tried shortcut master too. Anxious mod works. Ideas on hotspot?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
I've used

DF Tethering

app before, but not sure it will work in this case. It's for usually when you can enable the setting but your specific carrier plan doesn't allow tethering. It allows it anyway. ;)
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
Hopefully this helps other Sprint users. So, I tried to get back to US998g by dirty flashing over LS99827a. It will boot fine, but it didn't retain the LTE, Wifi Calling, VoLTE. Now, going back to LS99827a, you can not just restore TWRP backup. You need to follow the instructions in this OP first. Then you can restore your Sprint backup. Maybe I'm stating the obvious, I'm brand new here.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] JonnyTrulove:
[MENTION=3250376]ChazzMatt[/MENTION] I think I was one of those hybrid folks you remember. My device says all kinds of mismatched stuff now lol. Doesn't seem to effect anything though, just mislabeled in some places.

[MENTION=3623561]cityneversleepz[/MENTION] I'm on the same build now and I've also been debating retrying a swap to the US998 build.

I have that flashable Sprint modem file around somewhere if you're interested in trying it out. I'll probably try in the next 48 hours and update, so feel free to wait and see if I screw something up or let me know and I'll link you to it.

Personally I did like a handful of aesthetic and convenience things that are in US998 version. One example is the Quick settings tile for hotspot which is oddly missing on the LS998 builds. (I know I can add one with other apps but why the heck isn't it there?)

There's a few other things like that I can't remember. I'd say it's similar to what you'd get if your build prop was set to OPEN instead or SPRBASE or whatever.

Also, I may be able to help you with your Hotpsot issue.

For weeks.... every time I would enable my Hotpsot it would turn right off again. I reconfigured the APN, I unlocked the APN, I got rid of the global dun setting catch, changed a bunch of settings, and just about freaking everything I could possibly change.

Then I stumbled on this temp fix and now mine works (partially):

Go to: Settings > Tethering > WiFi Hotspot > Setup wifi Hotpsot > (scroll down to see this next part) Show advanced Options > Change setting from 2.4ghz to 5.ghz > Done.

Took me almost two weeks to figure that BS out. Now mine works but only on 5ghz (and my Android based car radio only picks up 2.4 grrrr)

Hopefully that helps you get partially up and running.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
I found the advanced settling and changed it from 2 to 5 GHz but I still get the not subscribed message.

I'm interested in the rest of what you're trying to do though. I'll keep an eye out for your update. Thanks
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] JonnyTrulove:
Ok I didn't know about the not subscribed message.

Have you tried using SetEdit to change the value of tether dun required to 0? It's under the global table.

That should bypass your check screen.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
SetEdit? Is that an app or in settings somewhere? Sorry Jonny, I'm not familiar with it.

Update: okay I got it to work. Thought I tried this before but this time it worked. Simply use shortcut master lite to unlock APN. Add dun to list. It was missing. Works with both 2.4 and 5 ghz

Johnny
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] JonnyTrulove:
Glad you're up and running. Unfortunately something I've done still has my 2.4 blocked but I'm doing a refresh tonight so that ought to clear it up for me.

As for SetEdit, it's a free app on the play store. Useful tool to change your global, secure, and system tables on the fly on non rooted and rooted devices. You can quickly change things like QS count. (Though if you're rooted you can just change the actual files this app reads, but it's still handy)
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
Nice. I looked for it in the play store before asking and must have missed it. I'll look again. Hope that refresh gets your hotspot back.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] sclarktay4:
Can I unzip this file and extract the modem.bin, dump folder, and META_INF folder, then zip back up to use with AOSP Roms? Will this give me the sprint bands that way?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ScottieRotten:
I am willing to test. The current setup doing just the modems using the US998 work flawed. An example would be texting myself using this setup just fails to send. I have tried numerous different APN settings I have copied over from past devices and MMS fails. I have used YAATA for texting to try and circumvent the weirdness and it exhibits some weird behavior.

I am going to try and see if setting the SPR in the default.prop alleviates some of the strangeness and texting. I haven't given up yet but, in its current state I need to at least reliably send photos for work reasons.

I am exhibiting the connection strangeness where I am no longer connecting to 1x and only to the main bands such as 25,26,41....

I think I am going to have to buy some dev's a phone or two so we can start getting some reliable daily driver ROMS..
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] JWnSC:
Uploaded new build with may security patch.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] JWnSC:
I'm not having any of the issues you are describing. I'm on US998 firmware. Didn't have to do much other than swap the build.prop and add the x.ispsn apn. The firmware I uploaded is stock LS firmware. It automatically adds apns ect.. Not sure why you would rather have 1x than lte either.. If your having issues try the stock rom. Make a backup of your current setup, try stock, if you don't like it restore the backup. This rom is reliable.. It's the same firmware that comes with your phone only difference is now you have fastboot,root, and TWRP.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ricohz:
latesr update Sprint21aUpdate.zip erase twrp
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] JWnSC:
It will, if you don't flash magisk or no verity opt encrypt. If you follow the directions you will be fine. I only included system, boot, and modem in the 20b and 21a update.zip but you will still need to flash the usual stuff as it contains a stock boot.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ScottieRotten:
Not that I am wanting 1x over LTE. It is an observation that normally 1x and an LTE band would show connected at the same time. I am going to try the build.prop and a few other things...
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jamesd1085:
[MENTION=2732656]JWnSC[/MENTION] i know you have done some tinkering with the latest update and was wondering if they added anti rollback to latest release...because if not those who took latest can still go back to square 1 with lg up and have and unlocked bootloader...so in essence it wouldn't be bad even if they got a device already on latest software
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] JWnSC:
I flashed the latest update but still had unlocked bootloader when I flashed it. I couldn't get into fastboot or recovery but download mode still worked. I reflashed the US998 Oreo, from fastboot flashed twrp and restored my backup.

People who have the may patch will be ok. June is the patch you'll want to question.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Lurien:
What custom rom (if any) can Sprint users flash at this point?? Thanks
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] JWnSC:
Any aosp(lineage..dot..ect...) based rom should work. Just have to edit the apns for LTE & MMS. As far as stock lg based roms, any US998 Oreo will work. I tried an lg H930 based rom but couldn't seem to get it working properly. Our device is cdma/evdo lte. On the H930 rom I didn't see those options under network type. It could be possible to get it working but I didn't spend much time on it.

See here https://xdaforums.com/lg-v30/help/to-sprint-lte-aosp-roms-t3802035
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ricohz:
Is calling plus working for everyone?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] SilverZero:
Worked for me but the quality sucked in the building I was in. I just tried again and I guess it worked fine over LTE, according to my wife. Sounded good and I was able to use LTE data while in call, so I'd say it's working just fine.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] travy:
works flawlessly

You guys rock i followed instructions perfectly and it worked me no issues thanks to those who time to make this happen.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Lurien:
Does it really matter which Sprint file I flash? The 20b or the 21a.... Thanks.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ainz_Ooal_Gown:
Well thank you for the APN, now I'm running Dot OS with LTE
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Lurien:
How do I get hotspot working after doing the conversion and rooting and flashing the sprint zip??
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] JWnSC:
The apns in the op has hotspot activated. Just add "dun" to APN type
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ainz_Ooal_Gown:
Hmmm...that's the only type that wouldn't save on Dot OS... I'm probably gonna switch back tho
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] travy:
still bootloader unlocked

Hi just wanted to say excellent work im on the sprint lg v30+

followed the frankenstein method to get unlocked bootloader and root.

I flashed your zip still have bootloader unlocked working lte and all on the sprint version of ls998. Was wondering if i should try to make a flashable stock zip for people to flash. Please let me know if its a good thing. Screenshots provided.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] PrevWon:
Probably a silly question, but if I want to flash DoTOS after following these instructions, do I do a dirty flash or clean flash?

Thanks
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jhienk:
can i install OTA from the downloaded .zip file using TWRP on this?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
No. You have TWRP custom recovery which precludes you from using OTA.

Instead use TWRP-flashable zip file for any updates. [MENTION=6815443]JohnFawkes[/MENTION] uses Sprint and he's one of the V30 devs who creates our TWRP-flashable zips.

https://xdaforums.com/lg-v30/development/rom-fw-lg-v30-joan-sprint-ls998-26a-t3883552

If 27A is not the most recent firmware, he will upload the most recent when he has time. He also does the TWRP-flashable zips for several other variants. For the Sprint, he has to revert back to stock, grab it, then re-root his phone. It's a lot of trouble and you should go to that thread and thank him and even donate money if you can.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] boxchevy:
Sprint LTE on US99820H working

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=79357612&postcount=616

This may help someone having an issue with getting LTE. You may just need to flash the Sprint 27A modem if you are using a different Rom than the Sprint stock.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jhienk:
Has anyone successfully relocked bootloader on ls998? Using back to stock zip?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
First, why do you want to do that? If selling, you can sell as US998 on eBay. You don't need to go back to LS998. No one wants to buy a carrier locked phone on eBay. ;) They prefer US998.

Second, not possible without something like Octopus box, but this is the closest you can get:

See the last two sentences? It works. But your bootloader will still technically be unlocked, I think.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jhienk:
Thanks Chazz, was just asking if it was possible, I know we don't have a kdz for LS. Was having problems with gpay which I use a lot and also saw that LG looks like they may be pushing a pie update in the next coming weeks, and being on Sprint having stock is kinda important to have everything working. The zips from Fawkes are great which I have been using. It's just a pain in the ass what he has to go through to make them work. I appreciate all that everyone is doing here for us v30 users, I just get impatient sometimes and am always looking for the latest and greatest.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] cityneversleepz:
I don't think that last Sprint update was that important. Just a security update. Or am I missing something? Not saying security update aren't important, but it's not like we're gonna notice anything.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] larciel:
Followed instruction and got LS998 20b. rooted.

After reboot, there was OTA upgrade for 165.4MB. Should I do it? Would I lose TWRP?

if I can't get OTA updates, where do I get latest stock ROM? or what's the best custom rom for LS998 here?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Read the WTF instructions for links to latest TWRP-flashable zips (stock ROMs). Go to Section 9 of the

WTF Instructions:

9: EXTRAS - MODEMS, RESTORING VARIANT FIRMWARE, UPDATES TO LATEST FIRMWARE

Not sure why you're messing with this LS998 20B, as it's very old stock Sprint firmware from 2018.

In the US998 KDZ thread, I saw where you had just updated to latest US998 20H with Anxious V30 mod. By going back to this old Sprint LS998 20B, you've wiped out all those improvements over the past year: camera, DTS Surround sound, etc.

IF you're a Sprint customer, there's much newer Sprint firmware mentioned in the

WTF instructions

you can install. But ONLY Sprint customers want or need Sprint firmware.

Just because you started with a Sprint LS998 doesn't mean you want Sprint firmware on your phone unless you are a Sprint customer. If you are a Sprint customer, then I hope activated the phone with Sprint BEFORE unlocking the bootloader and rooting?

In the same vein, people who buy AT&T H931 off eBay do NOT need AT&T firmware unless they are actually AT&T customers. And sometimes even not then. ;) I'm on AT&T and I don't use the AT&T firmware! I'm still on US998. ;) It's carrier unlocked firmware which works on most North American carriers, with no carrier bloat.

However, Sprint/Verizon/AT&T customers usually want to flash back to their carrier firmware for features such as Wi-Fi calling which sometimes doesn't work for them on US998. Whereas T-mobile Wi-Fi calling DOES work on US998.

No, once you have TWRP, you never want to take OTA. There's TWRP-FLASHABLE ZIPS for the different variants and even carrier firmware mentioned in

WTF instructions.

READ ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM under the Extras section:

9: EXTRAS - MODEMS, RESTORING VARIANT FIRMWARE, UPDATES TO LATEST FIRMWARE

What carrier do you use?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] larciel:
I have two v30 purchased from eBay as us998. I need one ls998 for Sprint free plan.

Us998 is Working fine except that gallery app not working.

So this ls998 latest update is 27a on the WTF?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Yeah, LS998 27a is the most current, from February 2019.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] SilverZero:
If I'm using an LS998 and I'm (shamefully) still on US99820A as a Sprint customer, what's the best route to updating and still having Sprint functionality? It seems like I can either just flash the TWRP 27a Sprint firmware from [MENTION=6815443]JohnFawkes[/MENTION], or I can flash through 20e, 20f, and 20h, and then use the steps laid out here to get back to Sprint.

Are they different? I realize 27a is older than 20h but at least I'd be more current. I would actually prefer a clean flash at this point so I'm not concerned too much about saving my current setup.

I went ahead and clean flashed 20e, 20f, and 20h, with all the associated zips in between each flash. I did this with my SIM removed. Then I installed my SIM card again and flashed the Sprint 27a zip, and now it won't activate. Sprint web chat couldn't figure it out after several rounds of ##72786# . Tried flashing back to 20h, then dirty flashing Sprint 27a, didn't work. Tried flashing with and without the no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.0.zip and LG-rctd-disabler-1.0.zip, with and without Magisk 18.1, with Magisk 19.2, nothing makes a difference. Any ideas?

Update: I clean flashed LS99826a and was able to activate my phone. I then dirty flashed 27a over that and it worked. I'm guessing I got stuck in limbo when I went from US99820h to LS99827a. For me, 26a was the bridge I needed. Longer explanation of my process here.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emu:
I'm currently on US99820h, I have a V30+ unlocked out of the box. It was never an LS998. But the information on the first pages doesn't seem to be relevant anymore as I was able to enter my IMEI on Sprint and it recognized it as "open market US998". I am getting my SIM tomorrow but I have been reading up on all of the threads but they only seem to apply to phones that were originally LS998. If I am able to activate my Sprint SIM through US998 I will keep it and switch to LS998 with the Pie update. If I'm not I will post my own instructions here for people who bought an original open market V30+ because the ones posted here are from more than a year ago and others are too confusing to me.

Personally I believe that the difficulty in activating Sprint on the open market V30 is further proof of the long list of false advertising by LG. The unlocked version is clearly shown to be compatible with Sprint yet everyone who buys this device has to flash some random KDZ? I want to say that I'm surprised but I'm not. LG continues to lie. It's a miracle my phone hasn't bootlooped yet.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Sprint doesn't take open market US998 or any other V30 except for their own LS998. And SPRINT checks IMEI to determine that.

UNLESS Sprint changed something in the past six months and are now accepting non-Sprint V30...

It's not LG fault, it's Sprint.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emu:
I spent the day switching to Sprint. SilverZero's advice is the most up-to-date. JohnFawkes has done all of the annoying work for you already so all you need to do is simple If you already have TWRP and a Frankenstein'd US998:

1. Download 26a and 27a from here https://xdaforums.com/lg-v30/development/rom-fw-lg-v30-joan-sprint-ls998-26a-t3883552

Download the latest Magisk.

2. Wipe System, Data, Dalvik, Cache. Flash 26a. Flash Magisk so you can easily reboot into recovery. Then reboot.

3. Set up your device, at one point the device will register you to the Sprint network. Once it has done that continue setup until you get to the homescreen.

4. Reboot into Recovery using the option in Magisk. Now dirty flash 27a. Reboot

5. Go into Settings > System > System Updates > Update profile first then & update prl. It will reboot.

6. Continue setting everything up.

I have tried to dirty-flash from US99820h to 26a. This is possible, it will actually work! The key is to flash 26a first. BUT, some options are missing and broken in the menu. Just do a clean install. It will restore all of your settings and apps from US998 and you keep your IMEI. I am actually shocked to find VoLTE, Wifi Calling and RCS is working in Android Messages! My speeds are great too. It's hugging Band 41 which I didn't have in US998. I am on the $25/month Unlimited Kickstart plan and yes, if you go on Netflix or do the speedtest on Netflix-owned Fast.com you will only get around 2.5-3 Mbps download. :D Either way switching to LS998 was more than worth it for me.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emu:
Having all 3 bands for tri-band LTE makes all the difference. LOL 5G who?? :laugh:
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
This is why Sprint wouldn't accept US998 on their network. You couldn't activate US998 on Sprint in 2017 and 2018. Because of the missing bands. They would deny it based on the IMEI. This is why we told people they had to activate their LS998 before unlocking bootloader.

Sprint let you activate US998? IF so -- WOW -- they've changed their policy. You've stumbled upon something new.

The guy you quoted [MENTION=2586600]SilverZero[/MENTION] had an LS998 he Frankenstein'ed to US998. So, his IMEI was never an issue when activating. He just wanted Sprint stuff back (like bands) after bootloader unlocking and rooting.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emu:
I'm experiencing freeze and reboots if I switch between mobile data and wifi frequently. I wonder if this has been patched in later ROMs. There's a newer ROM than 27a but no flashable zip unfortunately.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wildcat2083:
Quick Question for anyone who might know, I've been a long time member here and by no means am a n00b to flashing rooting etc, I will have to say the LS998 to US998 has been a pretty long process for this phone lol, but to my question, I have followed the guide and what not however I now need to totally unroot and lock or re-lock the bootloader, my issue is I got the phone un-rooted updated to the latest ota that sprint offers, but forgot to relock the bootloader, whenever I try to use services like google pay etc, despite the fact im on stock recovery boot image system image etc due to the OTA, the phone still knows the bootloader is unlocked, so it brings me down to this, is their any way I can take one of the older boot.img and replace the current one to gain access to fastboot to re-lock the bootloader, without having to totally wipe the phone fully multiple times just to achieve the goal? just a thought, any ideas would be appreciated, I do have several zip files with older firmwares as well as the US998 oreo and nougat kdz's