yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] kaluna00:
I was unable to get back into TWRP. So I pushed it via Fastboot. Now in TWRP it is saying it cannot mount internal storage without decrypting data. Is there any way around this?

If I backup to my external SD card, format internal SD card, and then restore from my external SD card... would that work?

And one side question... it appears that the data partition is like 56 GB. Is that normal?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mlk77:
Installed with no issues. Only problem is the static screen. Tried up use the beta kernel a few posts back and lost all my data files including files on my SD card. Luckily I had everything backed up
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] jtay419:
Where's the KDZ from though? Thought it wasn't available yet
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotYetADev:
LAF (download mode) has a DUMP feature! Be careful what you include in a flashable zip though.. Some partitions are specific to your phone only and can leak a ton of stuff that could get you hacked :( I would only include the partitions made in this zip.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotYetADev:
The new TWRP isn't working correctly so we're using a legacy one, so /data de-cryption isn't working. You need to format by going is TWRP and formatting /data to any other partion type THEN BACK TO EXT4. (This re-creates the filesystem)

Backing up your data is fine to an external sd, yep! Good idea.

Most models have 64GB, so yes. It's likely with all the partitions that adds up to 64GB. (People who make flash storage also always round up when selling, for some reason)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotYetADev:
I'd clean flash. Mine works fine.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cooki3monst3r77:
Has anyone tried the newest version of the MK2000 kernel?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Been using it since released but I dont think it goood ATM other than help it get rid of static...my battery it drain quite faster than before....using a same m2k kernel but on nougat...i think it need tweak some more...but it not even alpha stage...waiting for m2k make better one:)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] jtay419:
That fixed it :) Thanks!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] beavis5706:
Anyone figure out how to make a successful backup or nandroid backup of this rom? Getting ready to install some magisk modules and would like to have a backup handy in case something goes wrong.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] kaluna00:
Has anyone been able to get AdAway to work and modify the host files? I tried to change the permissions to 664 but I still got ' copying of hosts file failed' error message
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] kaluna00:
thanks. going to try that tomorrow. I shouldn't have messed with it.. lol.. famous last words right?!.

anyway. Few questions on flashing order.

Flash ROM, (do I need to set up with stock kernel first or can I flash MK2000 right away?)

Also, should I reflash TWRP before booting in to the ROM the first time, Or will TWRP work correctly after I do the format thing?

Thanks again in advance!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] JCDinPGH:
So is this the correct path to get to Oreo on my VS995? I'm currently on 7.0 with the VS9951CA update, not rooted.

Follow the dirty santa path to get to a rooted older version and TWRP.

Flash this via TWRP?

I've put off rooting for a very long time but now that Oreo is out, I'm definitely interested again. Would love some TWRP and Titanium backup goodness for my VS995.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] kaluna00:
Still using this ROM. Scared to switch to Alpha at this point. Sounds like there's a lot of people having problems still. Everything in the ROM is working great. Still have not figured out how to edit the host files and get rid of ads using AdAway. Any ideas on that? I also have not reinstalled TWRP again just because everything is working fine as is :)

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The only thing I noticed negatively. is a little bit faster than normal battery drain. And a little excessive Heat. Even though I have underclock to CPU to 1.47 gigahertz
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] bigjohnman:
I would definitely say that this is the way to go.

I was on Alpha rom (Android 7.0) and when Oreo was released I though GREAT, I can finally update!.

I first tested the Alpha rom for OREO. This worked but has several issues with LG Apps being compatible, as they are still using the WETA LG Apps installer for Android version 7.0.

I REALLY like my LG Quick Remote. It has proven to be so useful in controlling TV's in random places when I need to change the channel, volume, or shut it off completely.

After reading through this, several people have been able to use this ZIP file to "Dirty" flash their phone's OS. This is the BEST way to update your phone as you don't have to format your system, loosing data & settings.

I backed up 99% of everything, but lost a few SMS text messages. I use an encrypted SMS system. Oh well.

This OS zip file has a lot of bloatware, but with ROOT, I can remove what I don't want / need.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotYetADev:
Will be dumping and packaging the next oreo firmware update here soon. I'm kinda slowed down by midterms. Should have it released in a few weeks. Regards!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Buzzy42:
Thanks for keeping the stock updates alive! I've been kind of waiting things out while the other devs get used to Oreo, since it seems like quite a major update, but your stock zip has been running perfect!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mlk77:
Verizon has a update this past weekend. Has any one updated with no issues?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] johnnycm77:
Not yet but I just plugged up my extra phone and I am going to here in just a little bit.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ruckamongus:
Look

What version of AdAway are you using? Updating to 3.3 solved this for me when I switched from a Nougat to Oreo rom. I haven't tried a newer version yet, but you can find them here: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=249276&sort_by=date&sort_dir=DESC
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] mlk77:
How did the update go? I tried to update, I think I did it wrong because I got a secure-pass message and lost everything. I never used Magisk until now, I wasn't aware I was suppose to uninstall Magisk then update.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] TraderJack:
Is this based on 20A?

I see the latest is:

VS99520b_02_1004_ARB00.kdz

Is there any way to upgrade to this latest version either OTA or manual and still keep root?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Buzzy42:
i95swervin posted a flashable 20b firmware at https://xdaforums.com/v20/development/vs995-20b-stock-twrp-flashable-firmware-t3861922 . I haven't tried it, so I can't vouch for how it works with this thread's Oreo..

Thanks for the hint that the KDZ is out for 20b, though! I don't think there's any way to root the V20's Oreo as-is (if you just flashed the KDZ) but I'm sure it will be put to good use. :)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] endleesss:
Can someone help with TWRP install? I installed the rom, and it was ok, then i did fastboot and installed twrp. but after that, i can't boot into the rom.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] lgv204ever:
Been loving this ROM so far, but have a couple of questions:

Has anyone been able to get wireless tethering working on this rom? I tried the WiFi Tether Router app using default settings and the settings listed here:

sites.google site/wifitetherrouter/home/device-configuration

but both crashed my phone, sent into kernel panic.

Also, has anyone tried installing the latest security update on top of this? It's VS99520c - if I install this OTA will it wipe my root? Any other options?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Buzzy42:
I know this is going to be a bit off topic, but related enough that hopefully someone can help. I'm trying to make a flashable ZIP of the stock 20c VS995 update since the KDZ is out. I've never done this before so I'm trying to learn what to do. I've extracted all of the files from the KDZ/DZ, and merged system-bin into one file.

The (old) instructions I've found about making a flashable ZIP from a KDZ just say you need system.img, boot.img, and cust.bin, but looking at the ZIP for this ROM (in this thread) it includes everything and flashes everything, and we had to re-flash TWRP after it. If I just included system.img and boot.img from the KDZ into a flashable file, would that be enough? (I assume the rest of the files in the KDZ are for the Oreo partitions which seem quite different than past Android versions, so if I only included system.img and boot.img would it work to upgrade an existing Oreo install, but NOT work to upgrade from Nougat?)

I assume I'd need to swap in the aboot from DirtySanta?

Could/should I swap the twrp image for recovery.bin?

Am I in way over my head? :D Thanks for any tips!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] fralyx:
Mine boots like normal, but the screen is completely blocked by some kind of long horizontal bars across the screen.

I can tap on the screen, on the Setup Wizard of course. But these bars still there.

Tho it's still possible to go back to LGUP or LGFlashTool to reflash everything back to the real stock ROM, since I've done this like couple times on this VS995.

I've flashed this multiple times, but the result is still the same with your ROM.

My TWRP version is 3.2.1-0

Edit: I guess this behavior is to be expected ... the bars are just gone by locking, covering the proximity sensor, and then turning on the screen ?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Buzzy42:
Yep, that's normal after rooting with DirtySanta. You need to install a different kernel, like mk2000, and that will fix it.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] BalooRJ:
Hello,

Can someone post exact instructions on how to flash this to the VS995? I currently have root using the DirtySanta method as laid out in this thread, but the TWRP version used is a little bit older:

https://xdaforums.com/v20/how-to/lg...06-19-2017-t3624326/post72735627#post72735627

I want to make sure I'm doing it right, so can anyone lay it out from the very beginning? Do I simply load the ZIP file onto my microSD card, then factory reset the device, boot into TWRP, wipe the proper partitions, and flash it onto the device? Do I need to put the device in fastboot again before I flash it to boot into TWRP? Are there any other steps? Will this work with the reStock kernel that has been used to get rid of static on the device? What would I do to reflash a newer version of TWRP to ensure that I have an unlocked bootloader if I want to flash a different custom ROM going forward? I've never done anything like this before, so I absolutely want to make sure I don't brick this phone in the process.

All help is appreciated, thank you very much for your time.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] fralyx:
To update the TWRP, simply just boot into bootloader mode (I assume you already know how to :)), open terminal and type in

fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img

(or whatever the .img file name is)

TWRP 3.2.1-0 for V20: https://xdaforums.com/v20/development/recovery-twrp-3-2-0-0-t3714539

You maybe already know, but I'll just share this anyway ...

To boot into TWRP, turn the phone off completely, hold down the Volume Down button & the Power button. When you see the LG logo, immediately release the Power button and then hold it down again.

You'll see the Factory Reset screen, select the menu to Yes with Volume button, clicking it by pressing the Power button. There will be two screens, just select Yes to both of them.

TWRP will intercept the Factory Reset and you'll later see the TWRP screen.

There will be some kind of horizontal bars appearing like on my previous post. As Buzzy42 says, you may want to flash that mk2000 kernel

Happy flashing :D
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] BalooRJ:
Thanks so much for these instructions. I currently have the ReStock995 Custom Kernel on the phone, and was successful in flashing LineageOS 15.1 and 16 onto my phone. Now I am going to try to factory reset and flash this Rooted VS995 Oreo version to the phone with TWRP and see if I am successful. Just glad I don't have to go through the Terminal or anything else again. :laugh: I appreciate the instructions!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] ELECTRIC1982:
20c

Is there anyway to install this Rom running stock 20c? Apologize for the dumb question in advance. Since its not possible is there a way to root 20c? I would downgrade if there was a working tool to flash the older kdz's.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] kaluna00:
Hey all, has anybody been able to get Adblock to work with this ROM? Thank you!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] yplim2300:
I flash this ROM , everything ok but not rooted.

How to root it?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] bccrosby:
Why can't I install the latest magisk, please tell me how to fix it
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] David78130:
I think you installed the last magisk manager but you're using previous magisk zip (18.1), you should now flash the latest magisk zip (19.1) via TWRP.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] jerryspring:
you sure that this rom is ok to flash? i been hearing some mixed reviews.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] bccrosby:
Can you tell me my LG v20 vs995 device has unlocked bootloader dirty Santa and installed rom VS995 OREO ROOTED.zip but somehow it gets phenomenon every time I boot into twrp or restart it vibrating continuously until If I can access the main screen, I will switch back to the silent mode, it will just stop vibrating, and when I reboot, it will be continuously vibrating, thanks to my friends to help me, thank you.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Buzzy42:
That's normal on the VS995-- unfortunate side-effect of Dirty Santa, but normal. It will stop vibrating if you do something that would make it vibrate-- i.e., unlocking it or something. In TWRP if you set the button-tap vibration to be on, it will stop vibrating after you tap something.

Nothing you can do to get rid of it completely if you want to stay rooted.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] bccrosby:
I am using lg v20 vs995 root and install rom VS995 OREO ROOTED.zip, I want to install kernel overclock cpu, gpu, please help me with that kernel
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] AceMrWizard:
?????

How do you use the contents of the zip file, nothing but .bin files no instructions ?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vortell:
No one supports this anymore because it pretty much makes your phone display go bad in months.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] zachspod:
No one supports what? The rom or kernel or what

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Having trouble getting NDS roms to work. I have run different emulators and roms. Crash on load. Or is this a 8.0 issue?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Whosondephone:
I'm getting the same issue. This ROM encrypts the data. When I try to format data in TWRP I get the secure startup. This then results in TWRP not being able to mount storage. This is using the latest Magesk 19.2 and Twrp 3.3.1 If I try and upgrade magisk after flashing the rom, I'm burning out at this point, It ether doesn't boot or I get the secure startup. I can't remember. I also can't get any other stock ROMs working now. Even If I LG UP with the earliest KDZ.

Edit: what was I reading earlier? something about not having the dirty Santa aboot or something?

Chipping away a bit more... I tried flashing the RootedOreo.zip then magisk 19.2. reset phone, erasing TWRP. Booted system to startup but did not complete. Flashed TWRP via fastboot. Boot Recovery and format data and did a factory wipe. Boot system, when I enter my google username and password I get sent back to the boot animation and start over. Is it possible to run this with no encription? I think I can still run this with the latest Magisk.

After rebooting the system Everything went through. Data not encrypted. Latest Magisk. It was asked way back but system update didn't work for me the first time I tried. Perhaps it will after working through this encryption issue.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] dabigoreo3:
Starting from stock Oreo unrooted

First of all, big thanks to the OP and contributing posters. I have a bone stock VS995 which is currently on VS99520c (Oreo 20c). Been awhile since I last attempted a root so here goes with the questions:

1) Step 1 is to unlock the bootloader after enabling Dev. mode right? Does it matter if I unlock the bootloader with fastboot or getting the actual unlock file from LG?

2) Flash TWRP or boot to TWRP then flash it?

3) Flash the rooted ROM, Magisk from TWRP?

4) Reboot, wipe everything, reboot into system?

Sorry about all the noob questions, again I've been out of the game for a long time. Any and all help/guidance will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] zeusofyork:
You're only going to be able to unlock through lg if you have a us996. You have to use the dirty Santa method for the vs995 it's pretty quick, I just did it this week. Dirty santa method flashes twrp for you. Boot into recovery, flash twrp for vs996, Ds method flashes us996 version, then flash your root method. I recommend using alpha rom. It's stock based. Download the mk2000 vs995 2.2 kernel, flash magisk. Done
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] dabigoreo3:
Thanks Zeus. I tried booting into recovery but only get the factory options. Fastboot is not available on my model according to posts online. Do I need to downgrade back to Nougat first?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] zeusofyork:
Did you check the dirty santa thread? Yeah the only things with fastboot are the h918 and I think the us996. If you have a security patch after like November of 16 or something like that you'll have to get the vs995 kdz from here https://lg-firmwares.com/lg-vs995-firmwares/#tab=firmwares. Download the vs99512a kdz. Search the threads for the patched LG UP software. Flash the kdz using the upgrade option. After that follow the dirty Santa method. After that's done follow the steps I outlined in the other post.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] ZonePlanet:
How to root?

I am no real expert and given the date/time stamp of this post you probably have already moved on or figured out how to root but I believe you have to use the Dirty Santa rooting method but in order to use this method to root you have to be on version 12a firmware then you should be able to install the ROM you want, having root! You have to search for it but there is a kdz file out there that exists but it costs money to obtain, that would allow you to go back to the 12A firmware
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] android86.ad:
Download said it was trashed by owner?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] xtreme xfi:
Anyone know if this will work on LS997?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Landloord:
You can flash it on h910 or us996 (from experience) but ls997, best advice is nay
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] tonycstech:
File is not available.

Someone please reupload
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] thchipmunk:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Xj1k45AV6VJh6Ywh_vvgSrGu8Xy4vNI/view?usp=sharing

I almost deleted this yesterday
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] baldybill:
Thank you for this... I just got a VS995. Should I root it with dirtysanta first? What is the difference between dirtysanta's version and this one? Thanks!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] moejoe88:
Link won't work for me either. Can you put it up again?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] thchipmunk:
Seems to be working for me. It does say this

Couldn't preview file
There was a problem with the preview.
Retrying...

but you should still be able to click the blue Download button.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] tonycstech:
I flashed this in TWRP under INSTALL.

Wiped cache and rebooted.

Phone shows static screen. Cant see anything.

Recovery is also static.

Also phone is very slow.

Also TWRP does not work anymore.

Thanks allot friend.!
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] zfk110:
I flashed your rom, it boot it up fine but when I Was trying to upgrade the MAgisk to newer build I got stuck here on this screen, I don't know what to do, and I was trying to get back into TWRP, but I couldn't. Do you know how to get back into it?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Khiraji:
Months late, but this happened to me around the same time it happened to you. I panicked and assumed it was bricked, and ultimately ended up completely reverting to stock and having to go through DirtySanta and the whole nine yards all over again.

There was apparently a way to recover from this state without doing all of this. It was posted in one of the other forums, someone posted a warning thread about magisk updates doing funky stuff. Search will probably find it better than I can 🙃
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kolyei:
I get a "page not found" when opening this link. Verizon LG V20.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kolyei:
It's downloading! Yay! Now we will see if this works or not.

Edit: No. It does not work. My VS995 V20 stays on the LG logo forever.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] rx8volution:
Is this one of Microsoft's stupid "features" or is there a way around it...

When I'm placing a call, or talking on the phone, the phone goes dark in about 2-3 seconds, and you have hit the power button to get the screen back... then, when the call ends the screen goes half-light but most menu options/buttons suporatically work until you hit power button off/on...

Is there a way to fix this stupid "feature"??
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Mattnokis:
you sure its not the 30 second timeout for the backlight?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] rx8volution:
100% certain. It's very annoying... about 5 seconds into a phone call the phone screen turns off, and I have to hit the power button to hit any of the touch-screen keys.

HELP!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] jblakk:
Do you have SU2U installed. I had that problem with the screen sleeping right after I answered a call, untill I changed a setting in slide 2 unlock.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] rx8volution:
Nope - I've never even heard of SU2U... link?
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] itexpert.120:
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1. First step is to download the game from this website : https://pubg-mobile-lite.en.uptodown.com/android

2. Install the game and obb.

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4. After installing the VPN, open it and select the Brazilian Location.

5. Select Connect.

6. Now go to setting and open the applications tab.

7. Select PUBG and clear Data.

8. Your Game should be working fine now.

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Here are my Chicken Dinners!

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[Galaxy Grand Prime General] cphilch:
What is the reason for connecting to Brazil,just trying to understamd the steps ?
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] itexpert.120:
Its because PUBG MOBILE LITE is not released on Global Scale like the Full PUBG MOBILE, it is only available in a few countries like PH. The reason to use the VPN is to avoid any Server Errors like "Server Didn't responded, Server Busy, etc". Hope you understand.
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] jarko88:
Yes it's working with vpn. Thanks
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] itexpert.120:
Glad it worked!:D