Well it's not the first time i switch roms on my optimus 4x, but this time i've been banging my head against the wall for more than 6 hours trying to figure out what's wrong. So the phone was running CM 10.1 for about 2 months and i wanted to return to the stock jelly bean, i used the kdz update method exactly as shown in here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069723. I tried it a couple of times, and each time the phone reboots and gets stuck at LG boot animation. So i tried to use the official LG mobile support tool and use the upgrade recovery method, it downloads the firmware and installs it to the phone but the same happens, the phone reboots and gets stuck at the boot animation. I've tried the kdz method about 3 times again to ensure i did everything right, then tried the LG mobile support tool for a last time and just the same happens. Now i'm enable to open the phone. I can still get to S/W upgrade mode though. So i really need help here because i've tried everything i know and failed, i need to get my phone functional again ASAP. Thanks.
@difovo
When you flash KDZ most of the Times you get bootlop just do a hard reset in recovery and you are good to go.
The same thing is also mentioned almost at the end of that post.
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Thanks sPEADy, actually that was the last thing i did before going to bed and the phone started normally. Thanks again for your help.
difovo said:
Thanks sPEADy, actually that was the last thing i did before going to bed and the phone started normally. Thanks again for your help.
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I am having excactly the same probem and i cannot had reset any heple pls!?
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The story so far...
Bought a new Optimus Black and gave it to my girlfriend for her birthday a couple of days ago. After playing with it for about an hour she put it down, I picked it up and decided to have a tinker. I installed Cyanogen mod 3.5.1 after rooting it with Gingerbreak. So far so good but I didn't really like the look of the ROM and the absence of a Market seemed like hassle so I used ClockworkMod to restore the backed up stock ROM.
It's still working fine but now I see there is an official update from inside the phone. I presume it's the upgrade to Android 2.3 so run it and reboot the phone. That's when it all goes wrong. I'm now stuck in the CWM recovery screen. I try all the options, following any online guides I can find that were supposed to have worked for people. I try restoring the backup, restoring cyanogen, clearing the cache, dalvik, everything but nothing happens and I keep booting back into the CWM recovery screen.
Next day I try the LGUnitedMobileDriver and the phone recovery option but despite trying several times I can get no further. A friend tried to use Odin to restore it but got no success. Finally, we tried restoring with a KDZ file with
KDZ_FW_UPD_EN, Windows Enabler and LG B2CTool and now the phone got stuck in yet another loop - a black screen with 'updating firmware'. The LEDs flash for a minute and it reboots and does the same again.
What's more, the phone will now no longer charge or turn on without being connected to the mains.
What are my options here?
Follow the tutorial given below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275315
Thanks, but I've already tried that and it doesn't work. I'm forever stuck in the firmware update screen.
pickarooney said:
Thanks, but I've already tried that and it doesn't work. I'm forever stuck in the firmware update screen.
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have you tried the CS_EMERGENCY option in R&D TOOLS? Wait I'll find the link..
Here >>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18841596&postcount=8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18740082&postcount=45
The CS_EMERGENCY is the only thing worked, he used a german V10A ROM. If you managed to unbrick it, you can flash it again with your desired KDZ, or use CS_EMERGENCY and flash directly your desired KDZ. TRIAL AND ERROR.
Emergency c-section... nope, I will try that now!
Said that it will get stuck at 4% but it is still flashing. Just wait for the phone to reboot by itself.
It just crashes with a fatal error as soon as it gets to the second tab (downloading) on both PCs I tried it on. I tried several KDZ files with the same result.
Does anyone know if it's possible to physically change the ROM on this phone and if it would be worth trying that before binning the thing?
pickarooney said:
Does anyone know if it's possible to physically change the ROM on this phone and if it would be worth trying that before binning the thing?
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Does it have warranty? Why not RMA it, I think it has a hardware problem now since you mentioned it doesn't charge anymore. Also, have you tried a different USB cable?
The warranty gets voided as soon as you root or mod a phone and it's probably as expensive to get it fixed outside of warranty as to buy a new one.
pickarooney said:
The warranty gets voided as soon as you root or mod a phone and it's probably as expensive to get it fixed outside of warranty as to buy a new one.
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Most of the time they change the board right away if it can't boot (as many as I've read) board was changed and none just revived the OS. So they won't know you rooted it. Just specify that they should contact you first before making any changes.
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Most of the time they change the board right away if it can't boot (as many as I've read) board was changed and none just revived the OS. So they won't know you rooted it. Just specify that they should contact you first before making any changes.
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true.. you can just tell them that you received an update and upon getting it the phone wont boot anymore.. just dont tell them that you rooted it or tinkered it in any way.. i'm sure you'll be able to get your warranty that way..
darkzorn said:
true.. you can just tell them that you received an update and upon getting it the phone wont boot anymore.. just dont tell them that you rooted it or tinkered it in any way.. i'm sure you'll be able to get your warranty that way..
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Well, that's exactly what I did so we'll see in two weeks if I get a fixed phone free of charge
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Well, that's exactly what I did so we'll see in two weeks if I get a fixed phone free of charge
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Fingers crossed for you !!!
pickarooney said:
Well, that's exactly what I did so we'll see in two weeks if I get a fixed phone free of charge
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IT will mostly work..Good luck though and please do reply here and let us know if it worked..
Hi All,
Sorry if this is a duplicate but everything I have seen at least has not helped me further.
I wanted to root my phone yesterday and everything (tutorial here with o4xr) the went well till it installed busy box where the computer froze and then shut itself down and so I tried to turn restart my phone normally. Now its stuck at the bit where the LG animation is and goes no further.
Here is what I have already tried:
Rerunning the o4xr/root method again
Hard Resetting (selected and running all options available)
LG Service App (windows) -> always fails on communicating with device... works up until that and I do see the SW Ugrade splash.
My version is the EURO Open v10h or something like that.
Please help me fix... This is the first phone I havent been able to root, any suggestions?
try flashing following this tut http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069723
Thanks
laufersteppenwolf said:
try flashing following this tut http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069723
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It worked this time. I guess I was so stressed that I accidently downloaded the wrong firmware. Thanks alot for making me try that route again plus I have a backup now should this happen again.
elbuntu 101 said:
It worked this time. I guess I was so stressed that I accidently downloaded the wrong firmware. Thanks alot for making me try that route again plus I have a backup now should this happen again.
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Nothing like a brick to freak you out with your brand new device, luckily you got it sorted
Sent from my LG-P880 using Tapatalk 2
Not hard brick, but soft brick. There is a huge difference. Just for your info.
from where can I download .kdz file and the main site is telling
ACCESS DENIED
http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/swdata/WDLSW/LGP880/AAREBK/V10b_00/V10B_00.kdz
is there any other links for the .KDZ file to be download from
thank you
Hey everyone.
I have the LG Thrill (P925) from AT&T. I'm used to changing roms and trying new things.
Well today I get a text from AT&T saying ICS is out, so I go and download the LG Mobile Support Tool
like the text says. The first few times don't work. I got stuck at the LG boot logo. (I didn't wipe the phone before.)
So I wait an hour to 1.5 hours. Still nothing. I try again and search the forums while I wait. Someone says to try using XP.
So I try in XP mode under Win 7. Everything is going well up until 90%. It does the whole driver disconnected sound as per normal
but then it happens. My phone starts up and shows the LG logo for 3/4ths of a second and then restarts (Black screen for 2 seconds) and
then repeats the whole process over again. What can I do?
(EDIT: Almost forgot: I was on CM7 when I tried to go to Official ICS)
All from the official LG tool...
SOLVED
After trying a few things I held the Volume up button and the power button to get it recognized by the computer. Then
I found a different copy of the LG Mobile support tool than what was on their site. I used the recovery phone option and it worked!
Hopefully this will help someone. I'll post where I got the tool soon.
Could you please give a link or tell me where you got the other lg mobile support tool. Because everything was going good for me and my phone restarted after it was done updating. But when it restarted it got hung up at the att animation and it just stays there... The way I got the official lg mobile support tool to recognize my phone was to put it into download mode also.
I got the KDZ_Flashing_Software.zip from this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191698
Install the msxml from the zip then you can use the B2CAppSetup program.
Hope it helps.
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Could you please give a link or tell me where you got the other lg mobile support tool. Because everything was going good for me and my phone restarted after it was done updating. But when it restarted it got hung up at the att animation and it just stays there... The way I got the official lg mobile support tool to recognize my phone was to put it into download mode also.
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Could you please give a link or tell me where you got the other lg mobile support tool. Because everything was going good for me and my phone restarted after it was done updating. But when it restarted it got hung up at the att animation and it just stays there... The way I got the official lg mobile support tool to recognize my phone was to put it into download mode also.
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Did these suggestions work for you? I'm in the same spot (frozen at&t logo). I've tried recovery phone several times to no avail. Trying one last time hoping for a miracle.
I was running a acidhazardrom gingerbread rom before attempting to update to latest official ICS. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
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Did these suggestions work for you? I'm in the same spot (frozen at&t logo). I've tried recovery phone several times to no avail. Trying one last time hoping for a miracle.
I was running a acidhazardrom gingerbread rom before attempting to update to latest official ICS. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
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You should probably boot into stock recovery....do it the same way you boot into CWM .....and do all the wipes it should boot then
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You should probably boot into stock recovery....do it the same way you boot into CWM .....and do all the wipes it should boot then
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I only got to a menu to wipe my device once. I tried many times and the time I got to it it only had one option which didn't seem to help.
byetimmy: Did you try using the tool I suggested in my post?
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I only got to a menu to wipe my device once. I tried many times and the time I got to it it only had one option which didn't seem to help.
byetimmy: Did you try using the tool I suggested in my post?
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I found out what I did wrong. I didn't uninstall the version of the LG Support Tool before using the one specified in your first post. I removed the original LG support tool and used the one you found and it worked.
Thanks for your help.
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I found out what I did wrong. I didn't uninstall the version of the LG Support Tool before using the one specified in your first post. I removed the original LG support tool and used the one you found and it worked.
Thanks for your help.
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Glad to help.
I know it's something I did, probably the custom image I had running, but the LG Support Tool totally borked my phone. My Thrill would only stay on for a split second, and would continuously boot cycle when plugged into USB. The boot cycle was so fast that half the time it wouldn't even get to the LG logo!
Fixed it with fastboot (omap4boot) and SmartFlash Tool. What a nightmare. Only good thing is I was able to flash from BIN file directly to ICS.
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I know it's something I did, probably the custom image I had running, but the LG Support Tool totally borked my phone. My Thrill would only stay on for a split second, and would continuously boot cycle when plugged into USB. The boot cycle was so fast that half the time it wouldn't even get to the LG logo!
Fixed it with fastboot (omap4boot) and SmartFlash Tool. What a nightmare. Only good thing is I was able to flash from BIN file directly to ICS.
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Thanks for your help too. Obviously these issues stem from the fact that we used custom roms on the Thrill. It doesn't help that the LG Tools are complete software crap.
byetimmy said:
Did these suggestions work for you? I'm in the same spot (frozen at&t logo). I've tried recovery phone several times to no avail. Trying one last time hoping for a miracle.
I was running a acidhazardrom gingerbread rom before attempting to update to latest official ICS. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
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I encountered the same problem as you.
LG Support Tool too bad.
maybe I will update the rom using the bin file.
guys please help! i was running on ICS(official)...... i tried fixing kernel key with OS hacking method and now the phone is bricked!i can still access CWM though! when i use the LG mobile support tool, it gets stuck here
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I know it's something I did, probably the custom image I had running, but the LG Support Tool totally borked my phone. My Thrill would only stay on for a split second, and would continuously boot cycle when plugged into USB. The boot cycle was so fast that half the time it wouldn't even get to the LG logo!
Fixed it with fastboot (omap4boot) and SmartFlash Tool. What a nightmare. Only good thing is I was able to flash from BIN file directly to ICS.
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how and where did you get the files to do that? im stuck at the lg screen after trying to do the ics update
spinks420 said:
how and where did you get the files to do that? im stuck at the lg screen after trying to do the ics update
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From this thread I used "omap4boot-for_optimus-v1.21"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33628316&postcount=1
Good luck my LG Thrill brethren!
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From this thread I used "omap4boot-for_optimus-v1.21"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33628316&postcount=1
Good luck my LG Thrill brethren!
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noope still stuck at the lg screen
1st ' thanx to all the dev. and people at XDA
2nd' thanks in advance for helping me with my problem, might be a little one but, just can seem to get it
Now coming to my problem - in the process of trying new roms and etc recently i successfully managed to get my optimus black to a point than it got stuck at the LG screen at boot and isnt responding. then as a NOOB to my little knowledge i have tried using smart flash which at first was successful partially means as i tried to get it in to CMW recovery it again got stuck. then i repeated the whole process but this time my phone is not booting meaning its stuck on LG screen again
and up on searching in XDA for results guess another person had the same problem but, to my .. it was not solved so people pls save my phone if can and thx
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meenank said:
1st ' thanx to all the dev. and people at XDA
2nd' thanks in advance for helping me with my problem, might be a little one but, just can seem to get it
Now coming to my problem - in the process of trying new roms and etc recently i successfully managed to get my optimus black to a point than it got stuck at the LG screen at boot and isnt responding. then as a NOOB to my little knowledge i have tried using smart flash which at first was successful partially means as i tried to get it in to CMW recovery it again got stuck. then i repeated the whole process but this time my phone is not booting meaning its stuck on LG screen again
and up on searching in XDA for results guess another person had the same problem but, to my .. it was not solved so people pls save my phone if can and thx
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Flash the GB .kdz not the ics with the flash tool
this will help
my phone froze a month ago like this and i got it working
and dont try cwm in ICS
ICS on OB is total BULL****
so i hope it works cheer!!
Try this link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2144577
hi all. iv got my p880 stuck in sw upgrade mode. lg mobile support tool and kdz flasher both fail at 10% every time. iv tried every variation i can find and no luck.
gerrymcgin said:
hi all. iv got my p880 stuck in sw upgrade mode. lg mobile support tool and kdz flasher both fail at 10% every time. iv tried every variation i can find and no luck.
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hi kingrz
i have tried this method as well as a few others. they all fail. the phone is recognized but the flash never completes. even in lg mobile support it fails at 10%.
iv tried lgkdz and kdz update as well as a few other tools. im reasonably pc and android literate but cannot understand why the phone is recognized and the flash starts but never completes.
Try to flash on different pc.
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hi kingrz
i have tried this method as well as a few others. they all fail. the phone is recognized but the flash never completes. even in lg mobile support it fails at 10%.
iv tried lgkdz and kdz update as well as a few other tools. im reasonably pc and android literate but cannot understand why the phone is recognized and the flash starts but never completes.
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I had this problem yesterdey. Stuck on 10% with lg mobile support.
I've used the link above from part 7 (because My phone was already in SW upgrade mode) and resolved the issue.
iv tried on 4 different computers. it seems to make no difference. it says my phone is on v20_b if that helps at all. i jsut cant get this flasher or any other to complete an install. the sw upgrade screen only activates when battery is in. with battery out vol down then usb all i get is a blank screen. really at my wits end here. thanks for the input so far guys
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iv tried on 4 different computers. it seems to make no difference. it says my phone is on v20_b if that helps at all. i jsut cant get this flasher or any other to complete an install. the sw upgrade screen only activates when battery is in. with battery out vol down then usb all i get is a blank screen. really at my wits end here. thanks for the input so far guys
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Got the same thing also made a thread about it but nobody knows how to fix it and i tried every tool available if i connect it to LG Mobile support tool it says LGE455 while it is a P880 and no it's not a driver issue.
mine is seen as lgp880 but never gets past either 10% on lmst or smart flash and just sticks at wparam 2010 and i param 210 on kdz. its as if these tools see and recognize the phone then start talikg to it but it never completes. so frustrating