yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jprosek:
Figured it out it was just as i expected. They completely removed fastboot from oreo. It wont boot to it at all. Downgraded to 10d and booted to fastboot first try. With bootloader unlocked time to track down my usb stick.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Josh McGrath:
I've never used that command on any phone I've had. Next time just adb reboot bootloader
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingPredator0117:
code trouble

Hello sir im having this error on my screen

[android@fwul lglafsploit]$ !EXEC toybox dd if=/storage/external_SD/twrp.img of=/dev/block/sde bs=4096 seek=10246\0

bash: !EXEC: event not found

[android@fwul lglafsploit]$ !CTRL POFF

bash: !CTRL: event not found
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Josh McGrath:
Try to just cut/paste directly from the OP and see if that works
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jprosek:
Tried that last night too. Didnt work. The adb reboot fastboot worked on my old htc m8 so i figured id give it a shot.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] conbak49:
I have completed the final step and... I am still carrier unlocked and able to use my phone on Cricket!!!!

Procedure was not all that bad (about the same as using USU on my ATT G4)

Some questions:

* I want to flash the Oreo ZIP. I know it won't fit on my 2gb FAT 16 formatted card, but are the instructions saying I could move this file directly to the internal memory of the phone and flash it from there?

* Is flashing done from TWRP or some other way?

* I flash Magisk right after Oreo zip and before rebooting phone correct?

* Can the phone now use only FAT 16 formatted cards or can I use some other file format? Is FAT 16 only needed for flashing?

I think that's it for now.

Thanks to all for your help!
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingPredator0117:
do i need to copy all the codes in the terminal

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[android@fwul lglafsploit]$ #!EXEC toybox dd if=/storage/external_SD/twrp.img of=/dev/block/sde bs=4096 seek=10246\0

[android@fwul lglafsploit]$ !CTRL POFF

like that sir
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Josh McGrath:
Looks correct but I know on one of those lines, there are TWO SPACES but I don't remember where (I no longer have the h932). I know it sounds stupid that im clarifying but make sure you do only one command at a time.

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Yes just move it to the internal storage. Make sure.yoy have the latest TWRP.

Flash from TWRP

Yes, flash magisk and TWRP again after Oreo flash. If you don't you'll lose download mode and it'll rewrite stock recovery and that's no bueno. Seriously, if you forget it's a huge headache!

After you're done, the phone will be able to read all normal SD card formats.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] mattgyver:
Josh is right. The 2 spaces are after EXEC and before toybox
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingPredator0117:
Root (sorry lol im a noob)

do i hit enter after Each line or add both
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] mattgyver:
Enter after each
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingPredator0117:
hey this happened

[android@fwul lglafsploit]$ !CTRL POFF

bash: !CTRL: event not found

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and on my phone says 0%
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] mattgyver:
I'll have to fire up my FWUL laptop when I get to work. You made sure to run the LG LAF (runningnak3d) icon, and NOT one of the other ones in that folder, right? Just trying to think of what else could be happening
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Josh McGrath:
Only hit enter after each full command whether it's one line or two.

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Thank you Matt. I was hoping you'd chime in and clarify
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingPredator0117:
Ok man I appreciate u
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] conbak49:
Yes just move it to the internal storage. Make sure.yoy have the latest TWRP.

Flash from TWRP

Yes, flash magisk and TWRP again after Oreo flash. If you don't you'll lose download mode and it'll rewrite stock recovery and that's no bueno. Seriously, if you forget it's a huge headache!

After you're done, the phone will be able to read all normal SD card formats.[/QUOTE]

Thanks.

So flash Magisk AND TWRP? I thought it was just Magisk. Do you flash TWRP again from FWUL? Or can you flash it as an img from TWRP?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] runningnak3d:
You exited lglaf. If you didn't already figure it out, run ./lglaf.py again and then execute !CTRL POFF

-- Brian
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingPredator0117:
Ohhh ok
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] runningnak3d:
I went back a page and saw you never ran lglaf at all. You need to read the instructions from beginning to end again. This process is fairly safe, but if you aren't going to pay attention, you can brick your phone.

-- Brian
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TPMJB:
I seem to have completed the process but it appears I am still carrier locked as Red Pocket Wireless (an AT&T MVNO) does not work on this phone. After completing this process, I flashed the 20s fullstock + Magisk and the included modem. How do I make it so I can use a different carrier than T-Mobile?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Unlocking bootloader and rooting a T-Mobile H932 won't carrier unlock it. You have to do that though the T-Mobile SIM card unlock app, or pay 3rd party phone unlocker to do it

Was it carrier unlocked/SIM card unlocked before you unlocked the bootloader and rooted? What carrier were you using before?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] conbak49:
I may have missed it, but how to boot to TWRP if the phone is powered off?

Thanks
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Eliejo:
Just use the key combination as if you want to reset the phone.

Power+volume down and when you see LGV30 logo. Quickly release then rehold power button but keep holding volume down. Chose yes and you should boot TWRP if you have it installed
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TPMJB:
Ah, I did not know that!

It was not carrier unlocked before I unlocked the bootloader and rooted. I just picked this phone up off eBay - it was on T-Mobile.

Do you have any suggestions on either? I don't know if this phone is linked to a T-Mobile account or not.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] conbak49:
Yeah I figured it out. I was just a little freaked out by the two questions you have to answer "Yes" to. I thought maybe you only used that the one time while rooting. It's a bit different getting to TWRP on this phone than other phones I've rooted in the past. Thanks for your reply!

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I don't know if this is helpful, but I just rooted my H932 which was already carrier unlocked by the seller and the carrier unlock survived rooting and upgrade back to Oreo. I'm not sure how the phone was unlocked, but I think you can Google the process. I believe there's a T-mo app involved.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Just what I already suggested. Use the T-mobile app or pay 3rd party unlocker to do it.

This is why I tell people over and over, unless you are a T-mobile customer there's no reason to buy the T-mobile H932. There's no benefit. Besides being harder to root, it's carrier locked to T-mobile -- and with others in the past carrier unlocking it can revert and even T-mobile can't help.

Now if you are a T-mobile customer, yes the H932 has the extra LTE band 71 -- which can only be used on T-mobile network. And in which case you don't care if it's carrier unlocked or not.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingPredator0117:
hey so it worked and i reset my phone to boot in twrp but it boots back in the os
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] runningnak3d:
And you used the key combo to immediately boot to TWRP, or after the flash was done did you let it boot to the OS first?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TPMJB:
Hey, to clarify, all I'd have to do is use LG UP to flash back to 10d to undo everything, correct?

I'm not sure if I'll have to go to a more recent version to use the LG Unlock tool, though. I'm thinking I might have to flash the 20p kdz in download mode, unlock it (if it works), downgrade back to 10d, then re-do this process.

Edit: I lost download mode??

Edit2: Ah, I know why I lost download mode. Okay no big deal lol
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Josh McGrath:
Did you get download mode back?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheDannemand:
How did you lose it, and why isn't it a big deal? I would like to know
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingPredator0117:
Hey I got it to work thx so much for the support

I'm using havoc os and it's amazing
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TPMJB:
Part of the rooting/installing twrp process makes you lose download mode. You can flash it back using one of the stock roms, but you lose TWRP.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
To clarify, you only lose Download mode if you follow the suggestion to flash TWO copies of TWRP custom recovery -- one to replace stock recovery (normal) and another copy to replace your Download mode in LAF partition. This is something only the T-mobile H932 crowd seems to do.

However, if you want to keep Download mode on T-mobile H932, just don't install 2nd TWRP copy on LAF partition.

We had a big debate about it in the TWRP thread and everyone has agreed to disagree. ;) Bottom line is it's so hard to get TWRP onto the T-mobile H932 (which has no native fastboot flash commands and cannot use Frankenstein) that having a second backup copy somewhere else (on LAF partition) seems to be an "advantage" over having Download mode. For all the other V30 variants -- in my opinion -- it would be a somewhat strange choice, as you need TWRP and Download mode and I've NEVER lost TWRP custom recovery in the first place.

(Apparently people do lose TWRP if they flash half-baked ROMs or if they are a developer having to do tons of experimental flashes.) If I did lose TWRP somehow in everyday useage, I would just reinstall it as I have fastboot flash commands at my disposal. And when I need Download mode, it's still there.

That's why in WTF you only install one copy of TWRP and of course keep your Download mode. When I first heard about this 2nd copy of TWRP in LAF partition, I thought it was crazy talk... But after discussion, I understand why the T-mobile root dev recommends it -- just as I do not personally recommend it for all other V30 phones.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheDannemand:
Thank you, Chazz.

Yes, I am aware of all that. And it is indeed a valid choice on H932 to keep an extra copy of TWRP on the laf partition, since it's a lot easier to restore download mode from a laf backup using TWRP than the other way around. But of course we've also had a couple situations in here where users couldn't get to either TWRP or download mode, and had to wait for an OTA update to restore their download mode and start over.

The reason I asked [MENTION=2696368]TPMJB[/MENTION] how and why, was because losing download mode should only happen if you deliberately replace it with TWRP -- in which case it isn't a big deal, because you have TWRP instead. But if something else caused him to inadvertently lose download mode, AND if the reason it wasn't a big deal was because this phone isn't that important to him (as I sensed from earlier posts) then I WOULD like to know. To most users here (including me) a bricked phone is kind of a big deal.

Thanks again, both.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TPMJB:
Huh, well I must have done something else that caused me to lose download mode. It acted like it was booting up download mode, then the phone just rebooted.

I installed the zip to give me the download mode back from the 20s build. I was assuming that worked but never tested it. If it doesn't work, I also lost the ability to root my phone lol.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
??

I was just pointing out if you followed the directions to have two copies of TWRP, then that's why you lost Download mode. But it should have booted to the OTHER copy of TWRP instead of what you saw.

Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TPMJB:
Oh, I don't know what I did exactly but it knocked out Download mode. I flashed the 20s zip and *something* screwed up. Anyway, flashed everything back with TWRP and it's working fine. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Anyway, I've discovered a lot and I'm going to make a post if successful. This phone was financed, which will not actually show up on an IMEI check for T-Mobile.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] noidodroid:
Which H932 Roms will work out okay to flash after this method for the T-Mobile variant (this one obviously)? From what I have read only a few modified stock roms? Or will the other variants of H932 work ? In theory i can see why they wouldnt with needing to redo the lafsploit over after flashing from twrp. Can someone correct me where im wrong?

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You mean a standard IMEI check of course right? Because you can always run a check for financed devices and find out if one account is default from non payment.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TPMJB:
I mean, I checked at T-mobile's store and they said it was financed. But if it's not on the global IMEI black list, if it could be unlocked you have a usable phone.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Septembersrain:
I do not want to take credit for that. I'm just stupid crazy. Got close to bricking my Note once or twice. Guess I just have a pennant for risk.

If others succeed, I'd update. If it's just me, that's a small percentage of people trying this method out.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] runningnak3d:
I saw what partitions change. I didn't pay attention to that when I was developing the procedure because I just assumed that at least ONE partition would be RSA signed, so I was just concentrating on pulling the cable.

Now that I know it is just cache, OP, and userdata, there is no risk at all.

This just go a whole lot easier :)

-- Brian
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] mattgyver:
That's great news, [MENTION=3167089]runningnak3d[/MENTION]! I bet a lot of people will have better confidence in the ease of the procedure with not having to keep their finger on the trigger, so to speak, with watching for when to pull the cable.

Thanks, [MENTION=3780989]Septembersrain[/MENTION], for being crazy! :laugh::good:
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
is there any way to eliminate that linux step? It is a little confusing. You wanted us to download that fwul thingy then you mentioned something about entering a password. At which stage is that? the first time linux loads up after booting from the USB? I am lost. lol Now that there is no risk of bricking my phone, I am trying to do it. I got all files downloaded and LGUP is ready.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] mattgyver:
FWUL requires you to login. It's right off the bat when you boot your computer into it. Standard login window. Almost any OS (Linux / Win / Mac) requires you to login with a default account. FWUL is no different. Linux really isn't difficult. Over the last 15 years, I've used dozens of flavors of Linux. He isn't joking when he says to use it. Sure, you could build your own Linux machine and try to get all the dependencies. If it's already there, why reinvent the wheel?

It's a lot to take in if your only OS experience is Windows. :D
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Josh McGrath:
And they now have to update the story on xda's front page on the app ?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
OH believe you me I am doing whatever he instructed us to do to the T. I just didn't get that part that you have already explained. and now that I am not worried about bricking my phone, off to find me a flash drive and a way to format my SD card to FAT16 (never heard of that before lol)

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You’ve mentioned that when we logged into fwul we would click on an LG file on the desktop, does that come preloaded on fwul or do I need to download it or something? Sorry I’m asking so many questions, I’m just too excited.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] correlljr:
Having an issue with the last step where we are flashing TWRP off of FWUL. It's doing everything on the FWUL side( I think), but when it comes to the phone, no progress bar or any activity, and even when I go with the !CTRL POFF command it doesn't do anything. I have to hard reset it with no avail?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Septembersrain:
[ROOT] H932 - lafploit 1.5 up to v20k (but you MUST downgrade to v10d)

Oh man. Having some issues.

I'm getting this.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
My device doesn't even show up on LGUP. At least you got this far lol
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] deadlyquirk:
That's normal when you are unlocked. It should boot anyway after 5 or 6 seconds. If not reflash 92810d and try the whole procedure over again.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Septembersrain:
[ROOT] H932 - lafploit 1.5 up to v20k (but you MUST downgrade to v10d)

Thing is I can't get into TWRP. The SD card should be in the phone right? Are all the commands correct? I'm stuck.

The SD card says portable storage, not external SD. It also shows a big line through the SD card like it's not reading it properly?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
I am getting the same screen and I don't have download mode anymore and there is no OTA to take. I give up.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] wtang:
Thanks [MENTION=3167089]runningnak3d[/MENTION]! You are THE MAN! I just donated a few beers to show my gratitude. :)

My H932 is finally rooted, but I have a question. TWRP keeps asking for a password to decrypt the internal storage mount. I just hit cancel to by bypass that, but then TWRP can't mount or see the internal storage. I read something about no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.0.zip. Is that something I need to flash after rooting?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] lowkeyst4tus:
I got as far as twrp install.. I enter git pull and it hangs on unpacking 31%.. please help..
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
Unlocked bootloader. And then a splash screen kept showing up warning me about the device can’t be checked for corruption. Followed the steps. Didn’t know which one was LAF and let the process go to 100% then my phone rebooted. Couldn’t go anywhere after that. Lost download mode and now searching for stock firmware to bring it back.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Josh McGrath:
You will have to do a data wipe in TWRP. It's the one where you have to type "yes" to get it to run. TWRP for us currently doesn't support encryption yet if ever

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Stupid question but have you tried it over and after restarting fwul?

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[MENTION=7393448] [MENTION=3034279]wills3gslide[/MENTION] and running around working on a fix that should bring back laf via stock recovery.

Have you tried getting into TWRP (if it's there) by doing the hardware key combo?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] lowkeyst4tus:
No.. will try now.. thanks
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Septembersrain:
For now, please do not let the full file run. Pull the cord at as soon as LAF is complete and before reboot.

At least until we can confirm I can get TWRP on the phone. Sorry guys, I'm crazy and that's on me. However, I'm road blocked. Still got download mode, just can't get TWRP. Another user has lost download mode. It seems this has a lot of kinks we all need to work with.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] wills3gslide:
As long as you have download mode, lg up back to h93210d and repeat the process from step one.

YOU GOT THIS!!!
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Josh McGrath:
I don't know exactly what roms are out there but you MUST use the H932 ROM. The ones that are compatible specific mention to download the h932 version
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
You do not need to reflash anything else LAF related after you finish this bootloader unlock procedure. However, you should upgrade back to Oreo U.S. T-mobile firmware with H932 TWRP-flashable zip before installing any AOSP/Lineage custom ROMs. Something about the fingerprint sensor...

Any AOSP/Lineage ROMs work on U.S. T-mobile H932 which have a separate "H932" download link. That "H932" refers to the U.S. T-mobile H932, which has incompatible firmware (except for something like LAF partition) with any other V30/V30+/V30S.

Only U.S. T-Mobile H932 use AOSP/Lineage custom ROMs labelled "H932". All other V30/V30+/V30S use AOSP/Lineage custom ROMs labelled for the H930 (H930 simply means it's not for the U.S. T-mobile H932.) There are AOSP/Lineage custom ROMs for the U.S. T-mobile H932, but you can only use those or use modified U.S. T-MOBILE H932 stock (TWRP-flashable zips, full or debloated).

In each AOSP/Lineage custom ROM thread, you have to go inside and read post #1, see if there's a specific "H932" DOWNLOAD link or not. Those links are for the U.S. T-mobile H932 and no others.

Does that answer your question?

Tell me what other H932 variants you are referring to? The Claro Puerto Rico H932? Or do you even know what I'm talking about?

Only the U.S. T-MOBILE H932 needs to use this bootloader unlock procedure. All other V30/V30+/V30S (including Claro H932) use

WTF for bootloader unlock

, which has nothing to do with lafsploit.

All other V30/V30+/V30S can use any of the AOSP/Lineage ROMs, but U.S. T-mobile H932 has to use ones specifically labelled "H932" from the download links in the ROM threads.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
As you suspected, you're looking at it from the wrong angle. ;)

Are you a T-mobile customer? That would be the only reason to get a U.S. T-mobile H932. If so, and you have one,

* There are full stock or debloated stock "ROM"s for U.S. T-mobile H932.

* There are also AOSP/Lineage ROMs available for the U.S. T-mobile H932 -- but you have to go into each ROM thread to see if the dev/maintainer made a separate "H932" ROM for the U.S. T-mobile H932. Some do, some don't.

If you are not a T-mobile customer there are other V30 variants which have a wider choice of custom ROMs, if that's specifically what you are asking about. For instance, LS998, which can be easily converted to US998 or even native US998. All "H930" AOSP/Lineage custom ROMs will run on those two variants.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TPMJB:
Yeah see I enter the code they give me when it pops up, it accepts the code, and nothing is fixed. I have no idea how to get it to work.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Josh McGrath:
You have to restart it if you haven't yet.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TPMJB:
Already did. Multiple times. It just asks for the code again. I was using Havoc OS on Pie. You think I should try an Oreo build of Lineage or something?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Maybe go back to stock H932? Or at least TWRP-flashable version?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheDannemand:
Chaz, do you remember seeing *any* confirmed reports of H932 being unlocked by a 3rd party code? I don't, not in the 1.5 years I've been following the V30 forum. I could have missed it, but I doubt you would have.

Both T-Mobile and LG were sweating for weeks to unlock my warranty replacement phone, with LG assuring me repeatedly that there simply was no way to unlock H932 except with T-Mobile's Device Unlock app, which requires a switch to be flipped on T-Mobile servers.