[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
[MENTION=5906767]tech_infinity[/MENTION] just about covered it all.

We have newer:

Dev Patched LGUP (by [MENTION=2651082]tecknight[/MENTION]),

rctd (by [MENTION=6815443]JohnFawkes[/MENTION]) and

disable verify (by [MENTION=6037748]Zackptg5[/MENTION])

files which are compatible with Pie, as well as backwards compatible with Oreo. I've put the newer LGUP in relevant threads like Frankenstein, WTF Instructions and EU H930 Pie KDZ (for several

people who want to DOWNGRADE from buggy Pie back to stable Oreo

).

I had to re-write the Section 6 (TWRP stuff) of the WTF instructions slightly for the different order for the newer disable encryption and disable root checker files. Basically you have to flash Magisk twice. You can read a

copy here

, which is a standalone post in the EU H930 Pie KDZ thread.

Stable TWRP 3.2.3.7 is still recommended

by our TWRP dev -- yes, even on Pie.

I have

new Pie KDZ threads locked and loaded for North American variants

, whenever they are released. That link is for US998, but I have all the others ready too.

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On the non-dev side, we still have people who refuse to read.

This guy posted IN the WTF thread

he couldn't find the instructions even though the

first post of the WTF thread is a HUGE hyperlink

to go to the Instructions... Several people set him straight. ;)

Couple days later, another guy

claimed the WTF Instructions were a complete mess ("rabbit holes") and said the Frankenstein Instructions not only didn't have KDZ download links

, that there was "no mention" anywhere in the thread where to download needed KDZ. I called him a liar to his face and posted screenshot of Frankenstein Instructions showing KDZ download links.

He basically wanted a dedicated thread for US998 -- instead of instructions where you follow what's right for your variant. (And he didn't even need Frankenstein, as he was already on US998 with fastboot flash commands.) He also

didn't quite comprehend he needed to downgrade to pre-July 2018 Oreo

, even though that's said several times throughout the WTF instructions -- especially at the beginning, and also listed first in the Troubleshooting Tips. That's the WHOLE POINT of WTF bootloader unlock exploit! Plus, I had reiterated that

prerequisite at least TWICE

in my replies to him.

Then, a few hours later

he bricked his phone trying to flash T-mobile H932 firmware onto his US998.

I asked him why he did that, and posted screenshots from both WTF and Frankenstein threads showing bolded red letter warnings T-mobile H932 has different RSA encryption. He said he thought

warning was only one way, not the other

.

I'm not picking on the 2nd guy specifically (I'm sorry he bricked his phone) -- but both are examples of people rushing to do something and not reading. Skimming so fast they miss very important information. (How can you miss the

post #1 link

to the WTF instructions?)

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Anyway, WELCOME BACK!

And yes, LG nailed the hardware for the LG V30. It really was the best phone of all 2017, and with the early Oreo WTF bootloader unlock exploit it's PURE GOLD. (I still suspect someone in LG did that on purpose. So thank you to them also!)