I'm an idiot, i flashed the 24a radio from the radios/modems thread in the g2 dev forum and i don't have 12b on my sdcard. now i'm getting constant reboots and i can't do anything. i can get into recovery if i'm lucky but once i'm there i have nothing to flash. idk what to do =(
Cgress22 said:
I'm an idiot, i flashed the 24a radio from the radios/modems thread in the g2 dev forum and i don't have 12b on my sdcard. now i'm getting constant reboots and i can't do anything. i can get into recovery if i'm lucky but once i'm there i have nothing to flash. idk what to do =(
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You might be able to push the 12b radio to your phone from your computer via adb and your recovery
Worse case get into download mode and use the lg flash tool with a tot file.
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Well I had to use the lgflash tool to revert to 11a. Back on 12b with after that huge 11a download. But is there is there Amy way to update the radio to 24a without getting bootloops?
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Cgress22 said:
Well I had to use the lgflash tool to revert to 11a. Back on 12b with after that huge 11a download. But is there is there Amy way to update the radio to 24a without getting bootloops?
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Are you trying to install a 24A rom also? Follow the upgrade guide for that and you'll get the radios too.
Adb sideload 12b in recovery
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Cgress22 said:
Well I had to use the lgflash tool to revert to 11a. Back on 12b with after that huge 11a download. But is there is there Amy way to update the radio to 24a without getting bootloops?
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Are you trying to stay on 12B while retaining the 24A radio or are you trying to update the ROM? If the latter, the procedure to my understanding is to update the bootstack while in recovery but make sure you reboot back into recovery or you'll be in the boot loop. From there you'll be able to flash the 24A ROM of your choosing.
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I currently am not on the ota for the sprint moto x, my boot loader is unlocked, and I'm rooted. I'm not familiar with ota updating since I've always used Roms. Can I simply rsd back to stock with stock recovery, then accept the ota, flash twrp recovery and reroot?
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mwedemeier11 said:
I currently am not on the ota for the sprint moto x, my boot loader is unlocked, and I'm rooted. I'm not familiar with ota updating since I've always used Roms. Can I simply rsd back to stock with stock recovery, then accept the ota, flash twrp recovery and reroot?
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That should work. You might be able to just fastboot recovery then take the update. It may cause a bootloop and make you rsd back to stock and take the update again. It may be worth it just to see if you can keep your data. In ether case you would want to back up your sdcard.
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That should work. You might be able to just fastboot recovery then take the update. It may cause a bootloop and make you rsd back to stock and take the update again. It may be worth it just to see if you can keep your data. In ether case you would want to back up your sdcard.
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Thanks, we'll see what happens
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Okay so I'm on a 4.4.2 Rom and I try to install the recovery through the safestrap app and when I reboot to recovery it just goes to the little stock recovery ...This is a kit kat issue? I don't know how to change roms
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This has been explained a million times. SS does not work on KK. You will have to use Odin to flash the MJ5 AP and BL to use SS, Then back to Odin to flash back to Odin to flash back MGL AP and BL to boot again.
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VeryCoolAlan said:
Okay so I'm on a 4.4.2 Rom and I try to install the recovery through the safestrap app and when I reboot to recovery it just goes to the little stock recovery ...This is a kit kat issue? I don't know how to change roms
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All I read is "flash back to flash back to flash back and flash back" I think I need to just odin back to stock Rom
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VeryCoolAlan said:
All I read is "flash back to flash back to flash back and flash back" I think I need to just odin back to stock Rom
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Yeah - it's mentioned that safestrap doesn't work in kit kat. Once you flash the MJ5 files back in Odin, you can access safestrap again.
VeryCoolAlan said:
All I read is "flash back to flash back to flash back and flash back" I think I need to just odin back to stock Rom
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No I don't get a boot loop.
I am already on a 4.4.2 rom. Hyperdrive.
But the weird thing is there is no custom recovery. I don't know how the person that I bought this phone from flashed it.
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It is not weird that there is no custom recovery. The used SS and flashed the ROM to the stock slot. SS is still technically there it will just never show unless you Odin the AP and BL from MJ5.
Then once you are done flashing whatever with SS, you Odin the AP and BL from MGL so it will boot the ROM.
We have locked bootloaders a true custom recovery is impossible until there is a workaround or an unlock method is found. SS is all we have.
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It is not weird that there is no custom recovery. The used SS and flashed the ROM to the stock slot. SS is still technically there it will just never show unless you Odin the AP and BL from MJ5.
Then once you are done flashing whatever with SS, you Odin the AP and BL from MGL so it will boot the ROM.
We have locked bootloaders a true custom recovery is impossible until there is a workaround or an unlock method is found. SS is all we have.
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OK i have a N900AUCUCMLG KK so you are saying if I FLASH THE AP & BL FROM MJ5 I COULD USE SS? and possible root as well... So much reading and still not convince sorry..........
e_peres said:
OK i have a N900AUCUCMLG KK so you are saying if I FLASH THE AP & BL FROM MJ5 I COULD USE SS? and possible root as well... So much reading and still not convince sorry..........
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You won't be able to install it. You don't have root and can't have root on the MLG leak. You will need to revert to MJ5, thread is in general, then follow the OP of a ROM that you want.
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graydiggy said:
You won't be able to install it. You don't have root and can't have root on the MLG leak. You will need to revert to MJ5, thread is in general, then follow the OP of a ROM that you want.
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Thanks I thought so................................. I'll give it sometime to see if in the future it will be possible or perhaps say what the hell lets do it...........thanks again
there is a new beta for safestrap as of yesterday. look for the thread in the dev section
I believe Ioroot still works, not sure if you can install recovery after taking the OTA?
Someone said that cloudyfa had as set of scripts that would do it for you.
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Yes I believe the AutoRec app will. It still ends up flashing the 12B bootloader and laf though. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715496
I still got to keep my root after the upgrade
So you upgraded OTA while on root?
Son what are you doing?!
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Look here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2713954
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JRJ442 said:
Yes I believe the AutoRec app will. It still ends up flashing the 12B bootloader and laf though. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715496
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Pretty sure it's doing that for you behind the scenes. I used ioroot25 to root 24A and AutoRec to put TWRP back, worked great.
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Pretty sure it's doing that for you behind the scenes. I used ioroot25 to root 24A and AutoRec to put TWRP back, worked great.
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Correct. It does that behind the scenes as that's the last aboot that can be Loki'd
Ok I'm still new to rooting so sorry if this is in the wrong place or sounds stupid. I got my lg flex about a month ago. i rooted it at 4.2. I didn't know that when 4.4.2 came out it would take my root away. well now when i try to use ioroot24 it cant find my phone after i toggle the usb mode. Any one got any ideas?
You cant root KK yet. If you REALLY want root, follow the tutorial at the G Flex General forum for going back to stock. You have to use the lg flash tools to flash stock .tot and then you can re-root. Thats what I did.
I rooted yesterday using ioroot 25 after stock flash and upgrade to Kit Kat on the Sprint LS995 version. It does it via update from adb in the stock recovery
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jesmann said:
I rooted yesterday using ioroot 25 after stock flash and upgrade to Kit Kat on the Sprint LS995 version. It does it via update from adb in the stock recovery
Really?
Running the Sprint version, KK & rooted. Wow...been a fly on the wall for a week now & you are the 1st to do so....that I've read.
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jesmann said:
I rooted yesterday using ioroot 25 after stock flash and upgrade to Kit Kat on the Sprint LS995 version. It does it via update from adb in the stock recovery
Really?
Running the Sprint version, KK & rooted. Wow...been a fly on the wall for a week now & you are the 1st to do so....that I've read.
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Yeah after having a horrible update and getting caught in a boot loop I went back to starting over with lg flash tool to 4.2.2 taking the OTA to 4.4 and then ioroot 25 I tried the automatic method first and it rebooted to recovery and then choked so I selected apply update from ADB and adb side load kk_root.zip http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48709232&postcount=869 check the section under not working for manual root method
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Yeah after having a horrible update and getting caught in a boot loop I went back to starting over with lg flash tool to 4.2.2 taking the OTA to 4.4 and then ioroot 25 I tried the automatic method first and it rebooted to recovery and then choked so I selected apply update from ADB and adb side load kk_root.zip http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48709232&postcount=869 check the section under not working for manual root method
Impressive...start a new thread, submit a video tutorial, post step by steps...start spreading the news! There is hope!!!
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I rooted yesterday using ioroot 25 after stock flash and upgrade to Kit Kat on the Sprint LS995 version. It does it via update from adb in the stock recovery
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That worked great!!! Took me all of 10 seconds to do!!! thank you very much!
G Flex Sprint 4.4.2 ZV6 Root Confirmed
Can confirm that flashing the kk_root.zip from adb sideload rooted a Sprint G Flex on 4.4.2 ZV6 !
Download is found in the ioroot for the G2 from this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48709232&postcount=869
Thanks guys
I think a write up is in order
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What are people doing to root the newest official 5.1 pure OTA? I saw a couple of threads about root floating around, but cf autoroot seems to have failed for a few people. What are you guys using to root?
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Completing this question by adding one more bit that is there any root method which supports easy unrooting like Kitkat days where we don't have to go through hassles and risks of flashing whole stock ROM again?
I rooted 5.1 by booting twrp and flashing latest supersu. I haven't tried yet to full unroot but it should work.
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I rooted 5.1 by booting twrp and flashing latest supersu. I haven't tried yet to full unroot but it should work.
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How did you boot twrp??,,, . Using windroid?
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rohithksaj said:
How did you boot twrp??,,, . Using windroid?
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Via fastboot. I just unrooted my device,although bootloader says "Software status : Modified" so i don't think it's safe to OTA update.
Be careful with this method though. Cause as of now there is no full image of 5.1. Therefore no stock recovery if you want to flash everything back like stock , unless you go back to 5.0 and then flash ota, hence the potential risk.
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Be careful with this method though. Cause as of now there is no full image of 5.1. Therefore no stock recovery if you want to flash everything back like stock , unless you go back to 5.0 and then flash ota, hence the potential risk.
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Yep. Kinda stuck as I didn't backup before rooting
Doesn't the factory reset convert the phone back into the stock? Like what used to happen in previous Android versions?
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Doesn't the factory reset convert the phone back into the stock? Like what used to happen in previous Android versions?
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No, that's never been a thing. It only wipes /data and doesn't touch /system at all.
For that to work, they'd have to take up valuable phone space with system images.
As for root, getting it is virtually unchanged since 4.4.4. Use Cf-Auto-Root or let twrp do it.
Anybody tried re locking the boot loader.???
I tried every method but failed....
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rohithksaj said:
Anybody tried re locking the boot loader.???
I tried every method but failed....
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Can't be done.
rohithksaj said:
Anybody tried re locking the boot loader.???
I tried every method but failed....
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It's pointless to do. There is no valid reason to relock it.
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the topic gone wrong, what is the best way to root latest ota? does cf-auto-root work?
since there is full image of latest 5.1 ota for pure edition, there are low risks of rooting.
any suggestion?
pro.gangster said:
the topic gone wrong, what is the best way to root latest ota? does cf-auto-root work?
since there is full image of latest 5.1 ota for pure edition, there are low risks of rooting.
any suggestion?
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Just flash TWRP and root that way... If you don't want to overwrite the default recovery, boot TWRP. No real risks, it hasn't changed from 5.0.
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