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[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] zacox123:
How did you do with your phone? Have you made your phone into 9008 mode? Did you use the correct tool?

I have not processed my problem yet. But I read some other posts introducing that, use qpst or miracle box or any similar tools with the edl file provided by [MENTION=10456641]quickwshell[/MENTION] to flash in twrp directly, instead of getting download mode back. Maybe you can have a trial.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pulian:
I was converting my lg ls998@us998 for unlocking. I have tools for flashing and I did it before with others phones. Accidently flashing process was interrupted and phone got that condition, no download mode. Now I'm using testpoint connection and UMT (tool for repair Qualcomm Phones) for trying to recover download mode. I suppose you can use QFIL for programming after we have correct rawprogramer.xml and patch.xml. Let me finish my test and I'll post results.

Pd: bootloader is not unlocked and I don't know if I can write twrp and it'll work.

Could you share links referring this topic and phone? Thanks.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pulian:
Well, it definitely worked :good:.

Partitions extracted from us998 firmware

. Now I'm flashing again. :cool:

Pd: sorry for inverted picture. I make it from cellphone without edition
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] zacox123:
Do we need any special process before the computer work, [MENTION=10456641]quickwshell[/MENTION] and [MENTION=1214806]Pulian[/MENTION]? Is any special cable or teardown work needed? I have never used 9008 before but see other brands like xiaomi cannot simply enter 9008 mode directly.

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I see octoplus in your pic. Could you please share your tools and detailed steps? I have never tried 9008, so I hope some extra hand-by-hand instructions. Thanks.

The post I read is from an Android community app, and I'm afraid I cannot provide a link to it. And the author of that post said he had not tested yet, just some common sense and rough idea. I'd hear more from you, afterwards you have succeeded.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pulian:
Thanks again [MENTION=10456641]quickwshell[/MENTION]. Firehorse file is the most important think for starting.

1. I extracted files partitions from firmware KDZ using this software https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2600575

2.. I used testpoint for getting EDL (QUALCOM 9008) connection. https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78573920&postcount=2

3. I tried firmware posted here without success (Maybe it works on others). So I wrote critical partitions extracted from my specific firmware (US998) using UMT box and I didnt need to create .xml files because this tool can read and detect internal partitions.

4. I got download mode and just write firmware by USB using octoplusbox. Phone Alive!!

I think every step here can be replaced using diferent software. good luck!
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Johoneycn:
yes,i think so too, lg is too bad on the software
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] zacox123:
After getting download mode back, do we need chiperase like [MENTION=10456641]quickwshell[/MENTION] mentioned? I don't know if octoplusbox did it before writing firmware and I suppose most people would still use LGUP for firmware writing. Did you lose s/n, imei, etc. after phone booting? If not, I guess partition dl should be OK.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pulian:
I didnt touch imei and security partitions. My phone worked after flashing without problems.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] moyedchowdhury:
I searched a lot for UMT Box and it seems like one has to collect it with the dongle or else it's not gonna work. Getting frustrated here :( Are there any way other than umt? Can you or anyone suggest?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] seloka180:
use cracked miracle box
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] moyedchowdhury:
THANKS FOR COMING BACK. Mine is a LS998 converted into US998.

I'm So disappointed right now. Past few days have been unbearable. Even my Blood pressure is getting high :(

I'll describe what happened so that the situation is understood and you could suggest accordingly.

*I unlocked bootloader by wtf method.

*Tried several roms.

*Decided to stay on LOS 17.1 Q [Nearly got f*****g everything]

*Flushed a module via magisk which offered pixel boot animation(actually was searching for smartpixel to turn off 50% pixels)

*Rebooted and the device stuck into bootloop

*Rebooted into fastboot mode and reinstalled twrp and reboot- No luck

*Used a guide to wipe different partitions via fastboot and then reinstall twrp. Success but still boot stuck.

*Tried to go into download mode by pressing volume up while connecting USB, went into the mode but "waiting for any connection..." showed and was not detected by device mgr.

*Thought relocking the bootloader might get me into download mode.(That's when I burnt my luck I guess...)

*Did lock the bootloader.

*Aaaand still not detected in device manager.

*Moreover, now showing that Your device has failed a routine security check and will not boot![IMG="This when turn on."]https://imgur.com/a/yka56Xa[/IMG]

*Opened the back and test pointed motherboard, detected in 9008 mode

*Tried QFIL with V30_Unbrick.zip, sahara error.

*Tried a bunch of other tools most of them were so old that they didn't even have the firehose for this model.

Please someone help.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] seloka180:
good to hear that ?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] CarlosJesus11:
Hi, are you still there? Im having the same problema, i flash the Canadian H933 and actually I dont have custom recovery or flashboot command. I get into the EDL 9008 mode, but the Miracle Box dont connect to my V30.

My smarthphone is an H931 frankenstained to US998, but I flash 933 following a guide in order to update to Android 9 Pie. Thanks in advance.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
If you flashed full KDZ, then no, you no longer have TWRP custom recovery. If you flashed H933 firmware, then no you don't have fastboot flash commands. The only North American variant which has fastboot flash commands is US998.

If you were following one of the guide to temporarily convert to H933 while keeping TWRP custom recovery, yeah sometimes it's not easy. At this point in time, you probably need to Frankenstein your "H933" back to US998. See the Frankenstein instructions. For H933, you need Partition DL at both stages -- for Nougat and then again for Oreo.

There's no reason you should need Qualcomm 9008 mode. You didn't hard brick anything. You are just on H933 firmware, unless there's something you're not telling.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] CarlosJesus11:
Answer

My main problem is that I don't have access to "Download mode", so I can't follow the "Frankenstein instructions". I would really like to use LGUP, but since I can't enter the Download mode I can't do it. So I feel that my last option is to use the Qualcomm EDL 9008 Mode, but that mode also fails to connect to my device. Another thing to mention is that when I turn on my phone it only says "No command" which is not very documented on the web and for some people the only solution to "No command" seems to be LGUP or 9008 EDL Mode.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
See if this screenshot helps you?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sjsmith:
Lg v50

Can this work on LG V50
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
No, you need firehose for V50. We only got firehose for V30 recently. Check the V50 forum -- see if there's a firehose?

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From PM:

I really to prefer to answer in open forum. I don't like giving the same answer to 50 different people when I can type it once for everyone. ;)

That last is very important information.

You've tried factory reset or Master Reset (using button combination)?

Are you a U.S. carrier Sprint customer? If it's still under warranty, they will fix it for you at store.

Or is this one of the European V50?

Or send phone LG Service Center. They will fix it for you, whether it's under warranty or not. If not under warranty, they will charge you an "out of warranty" fee but (at least in the U.S.) it's usually reasonable. Tell them the OTA update messed up the phone.

What do the people in the XDA or Telegram V50 threads say?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sjsmith:
Very understandable with multiple replies.

I have checked everywhere for V50, including the forums here. Which is why I was hoping that what worked for V30 will work for V50.

As far as master reset, I'm trying to retrieve the last 2 weeks of data that wasnt backed up before considering that option. I saw many posts that relates to my issue but not for my phone.

I was hoping I could manually "re-update" or rollback to the previous update via SD card but there are no links to download the updates manually for V50.

Ive done the reboot through RECOVERY and left it on overnight in case the update was large. But nothing.

O, and yes I'm a sprint customer. I also thought of what you're considering with contacting both LG and SPRINT. Just nervous that their 1st solution will be master reset
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Do you have Sprint V50 or the Europe V50? Or Korea?

European and Korean firmware is posted on LG-Firmwares.com. You can go into Download mode manually and flash via LGUP.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sjsmith:
Sprint v50.

Sorry, mentioned in previous post after editing.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Then, yeah, no firmware posted publicly for Sprint. But if you're getting OTA updates, then that means you are a Sprint Customer. They should be able to help you.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sjsmith:
XDA havent responded and not much info with Telegram V50, thats how I ended up here. I know its a no-no to mix different device threads, I'm sorry.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
No public firmware available for Sprint. But if you are receiving a Sprint OTA, then that means you are a Sprint Customer. Sprint should be able to help you.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sjsmith:
I saw links for V50 old firmware from last year. Could I install that from SD, possibly without erasing data?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
I doubt the firmware you saw was for Sprint model -- unless some Dev created it. If you flash another variant over your Sprint V50 you will probably brick it.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sjsmith:
Makes sense. Thank you for your time with responding :)
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] CarlosJesus11:
Answer

Sadly, it doesn't work. It gets into the download mode start screen, but after a few seconds it get back to "No command" screen. Tried it at least 3 times and nothing. I dont know what to think. Is completely a software brick, but I cant find a solution. So sad. I could get into Miracle Box and flash necessary files with firehose, but nothing is changing in phone. I have to say I havent open the device to detach the battery.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] HalifaxTe55:
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[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] azadarradaza:
Have us998 that was running bootloader unlocked. Bricked flashing the wrong file and when plugged in shows 9008 QDL.

Any updated info on repairing this? I am using a Linux machine and was able to get output from QDL command from post one randomly, and am unable to replicate.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] CarlosJesus11:
Sorry, you need Windows to use the programs to unbrick

However, I still owe the friend of the post a complete answer of gratitude + a complete guide of how to unbrick your smartphone using his file
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] packyman:
tada, my V30 300S is dead. Its rooted, and I think I flashed a firmware wrong via LGUP.

I should flash Firmware H93030b_00_OPEN_EU_OP_0704 then press Start.

SELECT the following 3 items: abl, cmnlib, cmnlib64

But I think I flashed all WITHOUT this three files. So now, its starting only short with a white line and goes on / off all 5 secs, otherwise the screen is completely dark..

Download mode dead. Fastbood mode dead. its not recognizing in windows 10 device manager.......s******

I know the hard reset combo, but nothing. there is no logo. tested 30 mins now.....

its like here

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I have the same problem. If I select ChipErase, will the IMEI removed or saved?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Why even ask? If you read the LGUP instructions I put everywhere, then you already know the answer. This warning is everywhere I've posted LGUP.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] packyman:
so how can this method help if after unbrick the imei is lost ?!

I knew that it erased this, because of this I asked.

EDIT: 8009 mode running, but QFIL 2.0.2.3 says:

23:31:01: ERROR: function: sahara_rx_data:277 Unable to read packet header. Only read 0 bytes.

2020-06-26 23:31:01.131

2020-06-26 23:31:01.131 23:31:01: ERROR: function: sahara_main:983 Sahara protocol error

2020-06-26 23:31:01.131

2020-06-26 23:31:01.131 23:31:01: ERROR: function: main:320 Uploading Image using Sahara protocol failed

2020-06-26 23:31:01.131

2020-06-26 23:31:01.131

2020-06-26 23:31:01.131 Download Fail:Sahara Fail:QSaharaServer Fail:Process fail

2020-06-26 23:31:01.131 Finish Download
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
You would need to use IMEI printed on the label of your V30 box or you recorded it somewhere prior. You then use certain software to re-write IMEI to phone.

Also this thread is last chance effort to revive phone. To people using this method, resurrecting their phone is more important than losing IMEI.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] packyman:
Ok I understand. Thanks.

but still the sahara error: Unable to read packet header. Only read 0 bytes.

For V30 I have to connect the usb cable, shorten the two pins and it gets detected as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008.

QFIL detects the port. but then, the error. Changed notebook (both Win10 x64) and changed cable.

Should it work this way?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jonbalz:
the firehose file is no longer available. Any suggestions on how i can download it?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
See attached file. I downloaded it months ago.

You will need to unzip the firehose. I zipped it so XDA would let me attach it to this post.

I will upload to my own Android Host Files account when I get a chance.

EDIT: Also here now:

prog_ufs_firehose_8998_lgev30.elf

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=8889791610682909669

md5: af250524fa213e509f4245ee519bcca5
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jonbalz:
thanks for the upload... now lets see if i can get it working.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ama3654:
Please can you link me with UMT software? Thanks
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] thao12345:
Thanks for working with my phone. I used qfil to flash
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] VietNam203:
After two days of research, I found a way without opening the phone.

Just got the 9008 driver

the problem lies in that. QPTS file needs to be installed and the QFIL.exe installation application file must be located in the C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Qualcomm \ QPST \ bin folder

I use the file unbrick us998 in this article

US99820a(9008)

MediaFire is a simple to use free service that lets you put all your photos, documents, music, and video in a single place so you can access them anywhere and share them everywhere.

www.mediafire.com

file qpts

Unbrick G7.zip

drive.google.com

I tried killing it again and running again successfully

I think it applies to both the G7 and the v40

Now you can play with it freely @@
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] vuthang20:
How can I backup modem.img and partitions of lg v30 +? Thank you!
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Osprey00:
This might be useful. Credit to ɐoɔɐɾ on Telegram.

"Inside this zip should be everything you need to unbrick a us998

This may help for getting back to us998 from 930 and others without having to flash h933 kdz

At the moment it may still be necessary to flash a us998 kdz after using this zip but it should get you to the point where you're able to if something goes wrong"
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] bobyang:
I am curious if anything works for you? I have an H932, I lose TWRP and lose Download Mode. However, I can get into android without any issues. I wonder if I can use "prog_ufs_firehose_8998_lgev30.elf" and create my own *.xml from KDZ to install laf (Download Mode) back. if I can get it back or TWRP to recovery, things will be way easier.

Thanks.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheDannemand:
I would not use the firehose from this thread in your case. H932 uses different RCA certs from other V30 models, and you are most likely to brick your phone if you try using it.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] men.stive:
Hello everyone. Guys, help me. I broke the LG v30 phone. He is in a brick state. There is no reaction to the buttons. I tried to restore via QFIL, writes the error Sahara. I changed the USB cable, changed the drivers, changed the version of the program, changed the recovery files. Nothing helps. The phone was in 9008 mode, and it remains so. It does not respond to konopki. Good people, please tell me how to restore it from the brick mode? I'm sorry for my speech. I am writing to you through a translator. I hope you understand the meaning.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Henry_147:
Hello, author. First of all, thank you very much. I restored my phone through your tutorial. I want to post your tutorial on the Chinese Forum "ku'an" (we don't have such a tutorial there) and hope to get your permission. I will mark your name and the address of your post and thank you. I will also write the warning at the beginning of your post. (this is translated by computer. I hope you can understand it.)😊
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Thank you for asking permission. @quickwshell would probably be honored to share his work as long as you give full credit.

I had some people take my WTF bootloader unlock/root Instructions and post them to other sites without credit (like Reddit) and even leaving out some of the steps and warnings.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Henry_147:
Thank you so much for your reply.I have finished my post already. And I didn't provide download link in my post so far. I typed the link of this post at the begin part of my post. Every reader will go to this post to download files. (I am sorry for my bad English😬)
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] richrard:
Thought I'd share my experiences in case it helps anyone. Accidentally flashed the wrong thing in TWRP on US998, rebooted to black screen and nothing else. Found this thread and tried QFIL and Miracle Thunder for a good long while, nothing worked. Miracle would look like it was working then would error out, and lots of Sahara errors in QILF.

What ended up getting it for me was to use the MiFlash tool in the "Us99820a(9008)" package from post #51, first try said success. Then I rebooted while holding volume up, still plugged into my computer, and it came up ready for LGUP. I never opened my phone, as soon as I bricked it the Qualcomm 9008 device was available when plugged into PC.

I didn't use ChipErase, was hoping that it wouldn't be necessary because of the way I bricked it, so I still have my IMEI. Phone won't boot after flashing Pie, just hangs at v30+ logo, so I'm stuck at Oreo. I assume something is still screwed up and that it's fixable but I'm done messing with it for now. I can live with Oreo for a while. Otherwise working perfectly.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] organicandroid:
Thank you for sharing your experience, richrard.

Can you share what exact file(s) you flashed with MiFlash? Thanks
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] surgemanx:
This worked for me as well when the rest failed!A+!
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] organicandroid:
Thanks for sharing your results surgemanx. MiFlash requires a flash script to work, where did you get a flash script for the V30 or did you just reuse a script for a Xiaomi phone? Also, which V30 files did you flash using MiFlash? You help would be much appreciated. I'll share my findings here if I can figure out how to use MiFlash with my V30 too.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] surgemanx:
organicandroid Just grab the zip in post #51 named US99820a(9008).Unzip it to it's own folder.Run MiFlash,and point it to that folder you extracted to.It will indentify the rawprogram0 and patch0 scripts in that folder and hit flash.It will start automatically,and reboot the phone.Like it's stated in that post.Don't do chip erase,or you'll lose your imei and will have to use LGUP patched in PDM mode to write it back.I just did a refurb in LGUP,and flashed back to US99820h and it's working with no issues as I can see.Hope that helps!​
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] organicandroid:
suregemanx Thank you for replying and clarifying with more details. Very much appreciated.

So I had downloaded the US99820a(9008).zip [Post #51] quite a while ago and apparently removed the firmware folder leaving only the MiFlash and QPST program folders so when I went to @richrard's solution it was not clear to me which firmware I should use. For the benefit of others reading this: US99820a(9008).zip includes a folder named '(9008)US99820a'. In MiFlash the select flash script folder should be pointed to this folder. So in my case, it looked like this:

C:\Users\myUsername\Downloads\US99820a(9008)\(9008)US99820a

After selecting and hitting OK, I still got the 'couldn't find flash script' popup but after clicking OK to close the popup, I was still able to click flash to start flashing. NOTE: If MiFlash couldn't detect my phone in the Qualcomm EDL 9008 mode, I just rebooted into the EDL 9008 mode which for me is any combination of pwr and vol +/- buttons.

Unfortunately for me, MiFlash errored with these messages in the log file:

"ERROR: Failed to initialize (open whole lun) UFS Device slot 0 partition 1"

"ERROR: Failed to open the device 3 slot 0 parition 1"

"INFO: Device type 3, slot 0, partition 1, error 0"

"WARN: Set bootable failed to open 3 slot 0, partition 1, error 0"

Searching the web I found some people with similar experiences:

brick mi 5 with log Failed to initialize (open whole lun) UFS Device

Xiaomi Mi5 Pro brick - Bootloader locked <- in German

Even though they refer to the Xiaomi Mi5, the error messages are the same.

TLDR; My issue seems to be that either the flash memory or EMMC memory is dead. I'll have to replace the whole motherboard.

Hope this helps someone else.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] schwinn8:
Just in case, there can be one other issue on Windows. Windows (unfortunately) loves to call ZIP files "folders" which they are not. The Windows ZIP handler fakes making the file look like a folder, and some programs don't mind this, but others can't access things properly this way. One of the many reasons people need to stop using that garbage.

The point is, be sure you have fully extracted the ZIP file and are trying to use the extracted files rather than the zipped one... sometimes that can solve issues with some software.

I'm not saying you have this issue, but I've seen this happen on other software.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] surgemanx:
When you point it to that folder,hit the refresh button first in MiFlash and make sure it sees the device.Down at the bottom make sure clean all and lock is checked.Hit flash.It should start and you'll see the progress of it flashing.Once it's complete you may have to hold power and Vol - to get it to reboot.It should boot up and let you start fresh.