Hello everyone:
This will be my second post here, so please be gentle...
As you can see, I have the VS98010B FW, and although I've spent a whole day searching in this forum (an others) how to even get the 12B FW to at least get started with the update, have failed in every attempt...
I'm on Mac, but have tried the Upgrade Assistant on Windows, and it doesn't even recognise it. The OTA update doesn't work either, so I'm stuck.
So please: what do I have to do to upgrade my phone???
Forgot to mention that I did a Factory Reset, but some how kept root access.
Thanks in advanced for your help,
Rober7 said:
Hello everyone:
This will be my second post here, so please be gentle...
As you can see, I have the VS98010B FW, and although I've spent a whole day searching in this forum (an others) how to even get the 12B FW to at least get started with the update, have failed in every attempt...
I'm on Mac, but have tried the Upgrade Assistant on Windows, and it doesn't even recognise it. The OTA update doesn't work either, so I'm stuck.
So please: what do I have to do to upgrade my phone???
Forgot to mention that I did a Factory Reset, but some how kept root access.
Thanks in advanced for your help,
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If you have access to a windows machine, wipe it back to stock and let it take the OTA, you can root it with ioroot25 afterwards.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960
A factory reset just wipes the /data directory, it doesn't touch /system where your root apps are (su, busybox)
mjones73 said:
If you have access to a windows machine, wipe it back to stock and let it take the OTA, you can root it with ioroot25 afterwards.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960
A factory reset just wipes the /data directory, it doesn't touch /system where your root apps are (su, busybox)
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Thanks for replying! Took my time to reply back because I was following the tutorial you pointed (trying to do it on VB from Mac, but that's a whole other story), and finally got to do it right (now have the 11A FW)
BUT, when I hit the "Check New" to update, it hangs there for a minute and then says "Download Unsuccessful"...
I must clear out as well that I'm using it with another carrier (Orange) outside US.
Rober7 said:
Thanks for replying! Took my time to reply back because I was following the tutorial you pointed (trying to do it on VB from Mac, but that's a whole other story), and finally got to do it right (now have the 11A FW)
BUT, when I hit the "Check New" to update, it hangs there for a minute and then says "Download Unsuccessful"...
I must clear out as well that I'm using it with another carrier (Orange) outside US.
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That is your issue then... you have to be on Verizon to get the OTA
To update you should try using Windows and use the Verizon LG Software Upgrade assistant software, it should prompt you to install it when you connect your phone to a PC. If it doesn't, open My Computer and look for a CD-ROM drive associates with your phone and run it.
acejavelin said:
That is your issue then... you have to be on Verizon to get the OTA
To update you should try using Windows and use the Verizon LG Software Upgrade assistant software, it should prompt you to install it when you connect your phone to a PC. If it doesn't, open My Computer and look for a CD-ROM drive associates with your phone and run it.
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First off, thanks for helping out as well. I tried that, but it doesn't see it. Today I upgraded to VS98012B, and followed this tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699123 to force the OTA update.
Everything was fine until after the reboot: it said: "Softwareupdate fail!"
I'm getting a little bit frustrated with this... Is there a flashable version of the official KK?
Found this tutorial, which I followed to be finally on KitKat!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699123&highlight=software+update+fail
Although, do not flash anything until you have EVERYTHING on your internal drive!!! if not, you'll end up having to know the term "sideloading"...
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Hi, I used PwnMyMoto-1.4.3-TMobile.apk to get root on my T-mobile Moto X.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2444957
Today, there was an OTA update that downloaded and said it would install. Now the phone is stuck in a boot loop. It boots OK but about 45 seconds after loading it shuts down and reboots. I'm guessing its because the PwnMyMoto removed the stock recovery or altered it to be unable to install the OTA update. However I guess the phone still sees the downloaded OTA update and wants to install it, so it reboots the phone to try to install.
I can't post in the PwnMyMoto thread because I'm too new to XDA
I have froze the ota apk to try to prevent this
small update. I used the T-mobile bundle here to get stock recovery.img and put that on my phone (because PwnMyMoto removes it) and then the OTA update installed. I guess instead I could have removed the downloaded update if I knew where it was!! After the OTA I lost root
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/ghost_rcica/list.php
emerica243 said:
I have froze the ota apk to try to prevent this
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what do you mean by this? Can you tell me how to do that?
jackashe said:
what do you mean by this? Can you tell me how to do that?
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Freezing a particular app can be done using Titanium Backup. Its available for download on play store. Titanium Backup requires root permissions. Freezing an app will leave the app on your phone but it wont work cuz its frozen lol... the app wont be uninstalled. this way if you decide later that you need the app then you can just unfreeze it and use it.
OK, I have TB and I know it supports freeze. I didn't realize you could freeze the OTA capability as a separate program. However given that I already downloaded the update, its too late to freeze.
jackashe said:
small update. I used the T-mobile bundle here to get stock recovery.img and put that on my phone (because PwnMyMoto removes it) and then the OTA update installed. I guess instead I could have removed the downloaded update if I knew where it was!! After the OTA I lost root
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/ghost_rcica/list.php
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sorry if i or many people would have seeen this earlier we could have stopped you. Always be patient next time because you may have lost root forever now. Not that we know a patch will come through to allow us to maintain root in 4.3, but jcase said he proabbly wouldn't make a rot for 4.3 because it could be a pain and he doens't want to waste any of the exploits he knows of. You could always figure out a way your phone is bad and go exchange it and root again and don't take OTA until someone has figured out something to do to maintain root. It would be worth it for me.
You always have the option to unlock your bootloader with the T-Mobile version. I plan on unlocking the Dev edition I will be buying and then buying a SquareTrade warranty and that will cover any issues I might ever have including breaking/water damage.
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small update. I used the T-mobile bundle here to get stock recovery.img and put that on my phone (because PwnMyMoto removes it) and then the OTA update installed. I guess instead I could have removed the downloaded update if I knew where it was!! After the OTA I lost root
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/ghost_rcica/list.php
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FSRBIKER said:
You always have the option to unlock your bootloader with the T-Mobile version. I plan on unlocking the Dev edition I will be buying and then buying a SquareTrade warranty and that will cover any issues I might ever have including breaking/water damage.
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Yup I almost unlocked the boot loader but instead I was able to flash stock recovery. I wish android itself was smart enough to not try to install OTA when recovery was gone. I finally read through the jcase thread and I think I might have been able to delete the downloaded OTA by running:
Code:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata
But I didn't try that. I also don't know what exactly that would have erased.
I will certainly look into a SquareTrade warranty!
Argh, I'm having the same problem. I have a Sprint version with unlocked bootloader and PwnMyMoto 1.1. Began after OTA update today. I have about 20 seconds after booting up that I'm able to do things on the phone before it goes into a loop; I've tried uninstalling the camera and disabling the gallery, which I thought were the two things that were updated. Safe mode doesn't work, nor does trying to enter recovery through fastboot. I've even tried factory resetting the phone from settings, but it can't do this before the power-down process begins. I haven't had any success with working through adb and the command prompt on this phone (device not found). At this point, I'm SOL and out of ideas with a bricked phone. Any other ideas?
UPDATE... Tried the fastboot erase cache & userdata; essentially performed a hard reset of device. Not the most convenient thing, but at least I have a working phone now.
so if we freeze updater and ota, we should be covered?
not sure about the other suspect apk with is fota.apk. I rename otacerts.apk as well. I may be a little paranoid about this but bricking is definitely not an option
jayboyyyy said:
sorry if i or many people would have seeen this earlier we could have stopped you. Always be patient next time because you may have lost root forever now. Not that we know a patch will come through to allow us to maintain root in 4.3, but jcase said he proabbly wouldn't make a rot for 4.3 because it could be a pain and he doens't want to waste any of the exploits he knows of. You could always figure out a way your phone is bad and go exchange it and root again and don't take OTA until someone has figured out something to do to maintain root. It would be worth it for me.
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Yeah, root is great... I guess I'll just have to keep fingers crossed that jcase works on 4.2.2 post OTA but since it hasn't even been pushed to all carriers maybe it won't happen. Yes, I should have NOT gotten the OTA, but once it had downloaded my phone was totally unusable until I restored recovery and it installed itself.
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Yeah, root is great... I guess I'll just have to keep fingers crossed that jcase works on 4.2.2 post OTA but since it hasn't even been pushed to all carriers maybe it won't happen. Yes, I should have NOT gotten the OTA, but once it had downloaded my phone was totally unusable until I restored recovery and it installed itself.
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Curious have you tried to reroot, and for future reference I believe ota are usually in cache under the previous build # for Verizon at least.
shane1 said:
Curious have you tried to reroot, and for future reference I believe ota are usually in cache under the previous build # for Verizon at least.
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I did try rooting again using PwnMyMoto-1.4.3-TMobile.apk but it failed to install (since one of the exploits it used is patched)
I have t-Mobile but how would I get to the cache? My phone would boot for about 45 seconds and in that time-frame I could adb shell into the phone but could not find the path for the OTA update. Do you mean it would be in /cache/some-build/ or so?
Yes in cache and you would have to attempt from a PC , which might not have been possible because the phone kept rebooting. Also I am sry for your loss
Would ota root keeper do anything for us?
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IncredibleHulk6 said:
Argh, I'm having the same problem. I have a Sprint version with unlocked bootloader and PwnMyMoto 1.1. Began after OTA update today. I have about 20 seconds after booting up that I'm able to do things on the phone before it goes into a loop; I've tried uninstalling the camera and disabling the gallery, which I thought were the two things that were updated. Safe mode doesn't work, nor does trying to enter recovery through fastboot. I've even tried factory resetting the phone from settings, but it can't do this before the power-down process begins. I haven't had any success with working through adb and the command prompt on this phone (device not found). At this point, I'm SOL and out of ideas with a bricked phone. Any other ideas?
UPDATE... Tried the fastboot erase cache & userdata; essentially performed a hard reset of device. Not the most convenient thing, but at least I have a working phone now.
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Can you please tell me how you did this? Thanks in advance
Perhaps this thread helps http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46179190#post46179190
Erk, after getting into the same post-Root update loop, I flashed back to stock using the recipe here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46175635&postcount=8
I now have 13.9.0Q2.X-116-X-17-51 installed.
When I go to System updates to update to the OTA update 13.0Q2.X-116-X-17-54, I get told that I am already updated to the latest version.
Any help would be much appreciated!
jayboyyyy said:
sorry if i or many people would have seeen this earlier we could have stopped you. Always be patient next time because you may have lost root forever now. Not that we know a patch will come through to allow us to maintain root in 4.3, but jcase said he proabbly wouldn't make a rot for 4.3 because it could be a pain and he doens't want to waste any of the exploits he knows of. You could always figure out a way your phone is bad and go exchange it and root again and don't take OTA until someone has figured out something to do to maintain root. It would be worth it for me.
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Can you please tell me how you did this? Thanks in advance
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You have to make sure you have downloaded & installed the Android SDK and the latest Motorola Android drivers to your computer. On your phone, shut it down before it has the chance to re-enter the boot loop cycle. Then press the down button simultaneously with the power button for a few seconds and release the down button a split second before releasing the power button. This enters the bootloader (you may have to try it a few times to get it). Plug your phone into the computer and open a command prompt on the computer; type "fastboot erase cache", hit enter, type " fastboot erase userdata" and hit enter. You'll see confirmation in the command prompt and your phone will reboot as factory reset.
Hello, all! I've been out of the country since February, and just got back yesterday. Anyways, my G2 was obviously severely outdated, so I downloaded and flashed the debloated Verizon OTA as well as 24a firmware. With that, I lost my previous root (no biggie). Anyways, I downloaded IOroot25, and followed its instructions located here. I have everything set up properly, and I can see my phone in adb devices; however, once the script reboots the phone, the phone just stays off and I get like 10 popups on my screen that I must format drive U in order to use it. At one point, it also failed at installing a USB driver (no idea why when I installed the official Verizon LG drivers).
Does anyone have any advice they could throw my way so I can get back into business with this phone? Also, I re-downloaded the drivers for Verizon he has in that thread, but no .exe file actually starts an installation process - you just click on it and it goes nowhere.
Sorry, I'm not extremely computer savvy anymore, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, everyone.
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Hello, all! I've been out of the country since February, and just got back yesterday. Anyways, my G2 was obviously severely outdated, so I downloaded and flashed the debloated Verizon OTA as well as 24a firmware. With that, I lost my previous root (no biggie). Anyways, I downloaded IOroot25, and followed its instructions located here. I have everything set up properly, and I can see my phone in adb devices; however, once the script reboots the phone, the phone just stays off and I get like 10 popups on my screen that I must format drive U in order to use it. At one point, it also failed at installing a USB driver (no idea why when I installed the official Verizon LG drivers).
Does anyone have any advice they could throw my way so I can get back into business with this phone? Also, I re-downloaded the drivers for Verizon he has in that thread, but no .exe file actually starts an installation process - you just click on it and it goes nowhere.
Sorry, I'm not extremely computer savvy anymore, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, everyone.
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I used the guide here:
http://www.droidviews.com/root-and-...lg-g2-verizon-att-sprintt-mobile-bell-rogers/
Try the drivers indicated in step 2. If you do get the current loki drivers from Github the name has changed to loki_tool rather than loki_flash. The only difference is you need to type in "loki_tool flash recovery" rather than "loki_flash recovery".
I have a (previously) rooted D950, and I can't get the OTA At&t update to install. I've completely removed root, and double checked through root checker that it's gone, and the update errors out every time with a message about having been rooted.
I read another thread where some people report being able to retain root after receiving the update THEN downgrading and rooting 4.2.2., then installing the OTA again, but it seems that I jumped the gun and rooted first, which is now causing the install to error out.
Has anyone else experienced this? Found a workaround? Ideas? Totally frustrating.
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Here is the link to a detailed guide . Dev hyelton's page includes links to AT&T ROMs.
If you need help with LG Flash Tool:
- Connect your phone with usb to laptop/computer and open device manager
- seek for Ports: COM & LPT, right click onto Android LTE usb port connection, click "properties", click "Advanced", then change port number to number 41, click "OK"
- DOWNLOAD LG Flash Tool and install .exe
- DOWNLOAD MegaLock.zip (3kb), unzipped (7kb)
- Exchange MegaLock.dll in your system folder "LG" with the unzipped MegaLock.dll file that you have downloaded
- Open LG Flash Tool, input .dll file of downloaded stock rom.zip folder and input .tot file of this folder
- Click onto USB instead of LAN, then click "OK"
- Left arrow at the window top should be enlightened now
- Click onto this arrow
- Wait for all popup windows telling milky way download and connections to fail
- Wait then for the check of CRC and .dll files
- One or all ports should be opened, "READY" enlightened
- Disconnect your phone from computer
- Connect again and watch the immediate start of the flashing process
- After completion you must install most of the app updates, update your LG and/or AT&T profile before installing kitkat update.zip
If you'll stick in updating stock rom to kitkat, watch my video on YouTube (it's about LS995 Sprint, but AT&T LG Flex will proof the same installation process):
Visit my blog at http://www.myreviewsofreviews.for the detailed description how to avoid bootloop during the installation of LG Kitkat update.zip via ADB sideload
Thanks, but this is not a fix. Unfortunately, that guide is of no use since his links are still down. Further, I was hoping for feedback from others who have experienced this issue, and found a resolution. I have read that this is also happening on devices that have not been rooted.
I am not looking to flash a rom through FlashTool. I'm looking to fix the OTA error. All I want to do is install the OTA update.
lorawithano said:
Thanks, but this is not a fix. Unfortunately, that guide is of no use since his links are still down. Further, I was hoping for feedback from others who have experienced this issue, and found a resolution. I have read that this is also happening on devices that have not been rooted.
I am not looking to flash a rom through FlashTool. I'm looking to fix the OTA error. All I want to do is install the OTA update.
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Not sure what you were hoping for but the guide is correct process for your problem. You need to flash back to 4.2, don't touch anything in the way of modifying system files or deleting bloatware, sign into your main Google account, update all your apps...then root the phone and when it reboots look for the ota. I would give it a couple min to setup after flashing back to 4.2 so that it successfully finds the update rather than telling you you're on the most current software. I had your exact problem too, I was one of the first AT&T users on here to take the update I tried everything to
A: retain root with supersu features and some root cloaker programs etcetera
B: factory reset, call AT&T, to get them to push the update again because I just could not get it to successfully flash without detecting suspicion of root.
Flashing back to 4.2 to retain root worked for me over 4 times now on 3 different flex phones (I had some hardware and then software issues on my replacement model)
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brittoking said:
Not sure what you were hoping for but the guide is correct process for your problem. You need to flash back to 4.2, don't touch anything in the way of modifying system files or deleting bloatware, sign into your main Google account, update all your apps...then root the phone and when it reboots look for the ota. I would give it a couple min to setup after flashing back to 4.2 so that it successfully finds the update rather than telling you you're on the most current software. I had your exact problem too, I was one of the first AT&T users on here to take the update I tried everything to
A: retain root with supersu features and some root cloaker programs etcetera
B: factory reset, call AT&T, to get them to push the update again because I just could not get it to successfully flash without detecting suspicion of root.
Flashing back to 4.2 to retain root worked for me over 4 times now on 3 different flex phones (I had some hardware and then software issues on my replacement model)
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You say flash back to 4.2, but I am already on 4.2. Never left 4.2. That's the issue. The device is defective. They're sending me a new one.
lorawithano said:
You say flash back to 4.2, but I am already on 4.2. Never left 4.2. That's the issue. The device is defective. They're sending me a new one.
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You didn't understand my post at all it seems, I gave you the instructions to flash back to STOCK which would have fixed your problem. I did accidentally word my post incorrectly saying "flash BACK to 4.2" obviously I knew you were on 4.2, so clearly I meant use the aforementioned guide to flash back to stock then take the update. Looks like you went another route, congrats
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Huh? Wut
Not sure where things went wrong here.....
Me thinks some thread cleaning is in order...
Stand-by....
Cleaning finished.
Come on folks, let's relax and take a breath. Sometimes things just don't work and there's little to be done about it. If common known procedures don't work, then hopefully something else will, and just move along to something else.
Or in this case, the device is being returned which of course solves all.
No need for anybody to get all bent out of shape, what started out as being helpful, just took a bad turn somewhere for unknown reasons.
Relax, be cool....
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KitKat update on ATT G FLEX running on Tmobile.
This might be a stupid question . I have my ATT G FLEX D950 running on Tmobile. It is on Jellybean . I am unable to pull the Kitkat update and it says "Phone is not registered on network". I am assuming I need to get my phone on ATT network to pull the update. Am I right? is there any other way out ?
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This might be a stupid question . I have my ATT G FLEX D950 running on Tmobile. It is on Jellybean . I am unable to pull the Kitkat update and it says "Phone is not registered on network". I am assuming I need to get my phone on ATT network to pull the update. Am I right? is there any other way out ?
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Kinda, yes.
I had the same problem. My phone was never activated on the ATT network so it would not recognize it. You have 2 options:
Get a prepaid sim from ATT, use it once and than put your Tmobile sim back in there or ask a friend that has ATT to use the sim for a few minutes. A text or a phone call is all you need.
Worked great for me.
Don't know what just happened, but here's the best I can explain and hopefully someone smarter than me can figure it out!
My G2 is rooted and running stock 4.4.2 version 24A and I have TWRP 2.7.0.0. I think, besides the hotspot hack, the only thing I had done to it is quarantine LG SetupWizard with App Quarantine. My phone has been trying to push through updates for months, but it never does it successfully becasue of root. Just now, I tried something different to see if I could get the OTA update to install...it was tring to install 26A. I took SetupWizzard out of quarantine and in Superuser I checked OTA survival. After it downloaded the OTA and rebooted it went straight to recovery. From recovery I tried to reboot to system, but it went straight into recovery. So, I restored the backup I made yesterday and tried to reboot back to system again and still it's going to recovery. Any ideas??
Fixed!
Found this thread after a search and reading a thread on the G3.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
Tsip85 said:
Don't know what just happened, but here's the best I can explain and hopefully someone smarter than me can figure it out!
My G2 is rooted and running stock 4.4.2 version 24A and I have TWRP 2.7.0.0. I think, besides the hotspot hack, the only thing I had done to it is quarantine LG SetupWizard with App Quarantine. My phone has been trying to push through updates for months, but it never does it successfully becasue of root. Just now, I tried something different to see if I could get the OTA update to install...it was tring to install 26A. I took SetupWizzard out of quarantine and in Superuser I checked OTA survival. After it downloaded the OTA and rebooted it went straight to recovery. From recovery I tried to reboot to system, but it went straight into recovery. So, I restored the backup I made yesterday and tried to reboot back to system again and still it's going to recovery. Any ideas??
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The reason why this is happening is you are trying to install the update OTA with a custom recovery. The way these OTA updates work is the OS downloads the file and stores it in a secure location. It has an auto-run updating sequence to allow the OS to update in the regular recovery. Because you have TWRP, TWRP has no idea where to find the file to update the device and therefore, does nothing. However, when you boot up the phone again, it realizes the phone has not yet been updated and goes back into recovery to make sure the update goes through. It is a continuous cycle that therefore never completes it's self. To fix this, run these instructions:
Because the G2 does not have an external SD card, you should do this: use TWRP's awesome "terminal command" option to run the following: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota
You need to get this PERFECTLY or else you will destroy your phone. Hope this helps.
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The reason why this is happening is you are trying to install the update OTA with a custom recovery. The way these OTA updates work is the OS downloads the file and stores it in a secure location. It has an auto-run updating sequence to allow the OS to update in the regular recovery. Because you have TWRP, TWRP has no idea where to find the file to update the device and therefore, does nothing. However, when you boot up the phone again, it realizes the phone has not yet been updated and goes back into recovery to make sure the update goes through. It is a continuous cycle that therefore never completes it's self. To fix this, run these instructions:
Because the G2 does not have an external SD card, you should do this: use TWRP's awesome "terminal command" option to run the following: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota
You need to get this PERFECTLY or else you will destroy your phone. Hope this helps.
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Thank you. I started searching for a solution and found a thread that had those exact instructions. And this little lesson has now led me to searching for something that will let me quickly and easily switch recoveries if I want to take an OTA.
Tsip85 said:
Thank you. I started searching for a solution and found a thread that had those exact instructions. And this little lesson has now led me to searching for something that will let me quickly and easily switch recoveries if I want to take an OTA.
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Glad it helped. As for a recovery switcher, you might want to consider using a simple one of the Play Store. They are convenient and easy to use. This thread is really great: http://www.xda-developers.com/simple-recovery-switcher/
Hope this helps.
Tsip85 said:
Thank you. I started searching for a solution and found a thread that had those exact instructions. And this little lesson has now led me to searching for something that will let me quickly and easily switch recoveries if I want to take an OTA.
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Would you mind sharing that link I need to find my bosses g2 please help
chazla86 said:
Would you mind sharing that link I need to find my bosses g2 please help
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Yes...check the link I posted on the second post.
Just got a update for my LG G Flex D950 from AT&T. I didn't think twice, and hit update. Now my phone will only go to TWRP. I'm using TWRP v2.8.6.0 any suggestions? All I've done is root it, it has the original ROM it came with.
mine is also soft bricked
I was not rooted and the update installed fine. Just curious what it was....
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Oh wait this explains everything
(Not really, not at all actually)
http://www.att.com/esupport/softwareUpdateArticle.jsp?sid=KB423840&cv=820
Update summary**
Effective September 17, 2015, AT&T released a software update for the LG G Flex (D950). This update will be available via Firmware Over The Air (FOTA)*using a Wi-Fi connection.****
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What's changing?
Device security improvements
What to expect after the update**
Although there should be no impacts to settings or data, we recommend that you back up your important files and media prior to upgrading the software.
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I was not rooted and the update installed fine. Just curious what it was....
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My mom, uncle, and I all have the same phone, the only difference is mine is rooted with TWRP, so something with it being rooted, or with TWRP has screwed it up, and I have no idea which it is
try the steps here. scroll down to the terminal commands and that will get you going.
http://www.androidayos.com/2014/10/0...download-mode/
(How to Fix bricked LG G2 stuck in Recovery after taking OTA update
If you have LG G2 rooted and installed with TWRP recovery then suddenly and automatic OTA update came around but then its too late that your phone just stuck in TWRP Recovery. If you bricked your phone after doing an OTA Update with root and TWRP installed and happens that it stuck at recovery. This can be fixed either by installing the official firmware via flashtool using the KDZ file but sometimes your phone can’t boot into Download mode and it won’t connect to the computer, so this could be a very frustrating situation.
Before doing anything else you may first try this, this has been reportedly worked on some LG G2 users at Androidcentral forum and thanks to the folks at XDA-developers for this workaround.
On your TWRP terminal command type this codes.
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota
then hit enter
type
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc
Then hit enter and reboot.)
I have the same problem. Rooted/TWRM and soft brick.
I get to terminal window, but no keyboard
tap on select when in terminal
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That should open the keyboard
I don't have select, I have home, back and the icon that put me in the terminal window from the folders
Do you see this?
Full phone
Sonny beach, trying it now
Got it, now how do I get that software update to go away?
Your phone should keep the update... at least mine did
Mine didn't, in fact it just bricked again, because I accidentally hit the update again
Hi Guys, I have the same problem although I have CWM instead of TWRP. I got the D950 ATT version rooted on stock 4.4.2 and the updated came up on my phone yesterday but I kept on clicking remind me later. Until last night I noticed my phone was booted on CWM and when I tried to reboot, it just went back again to recovery. Also tried restoring from my backup, goes normally and completes but after reboot it just goes back to CWM again. I hope there is someone who can help coz I have pictures and files I need from it...
Those same commands should work. Those are Linux commands for the base system
Texas_Dave said:
Those same commands should work. Those are Linux commands for the base system
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I guess you are right, although I did it via fastboot it still worked and got all my files back. Thanks for the quick reply. And by the way the update notification is still active, do you think I still have to unroot before installing the update or would it be ok not to unroot and just defrost all the bloatwares that came with the stock OS then accept the update? I am just afraid that it might brick my phone if I went through with it...
I'm still soft bricking twice a day, because they force the update when I'm not looking. If someone has a way to unroot or better get rid of that fota crap, I sure would like to know how
Texas_Dave said:
I'm still soft bricking twice a day, because they force the update when I'm not looking. If someone has a way to unroot or better get rid of that fota crap, I sure would like to know how
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I just wish IOroot had a way to support the G flex on android 4.4.2 so we do not have to go back to JB just to root. At least from KK we only have to do this new software update, then root the device, install recovery and we are good to go. I guess that would be too much to ask right now on a low activity device like ours. For now all I did to stop the update nag, I froze the software update file from Titanium backup rebooted and now the nag is silenced for a while until we get news that it's ok to do the update on our rooted devices running KK.