[Q] Urgent help! update auto installed, and bricked my phone.

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Johnsu

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I have the Lg g2 D800 varient, and tonight I got an update for 15.4mb, that pushed without my permission, and now my screen is on a black screen, upon rebooting after said update was installed. I am rooted, but no plans to update to 4.4, it just did it without consent..

Help?

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Stuck on a bootloop, the LG logo flashes for a second, then its a lighted black screen. I plug my phone inot the pc, and 20 windows popup asking If I want to format G drive.

No twrp installed.
 
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XxZombiePikachu

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I have the Lg g2 D800 varient, and tonight I got an update for 15.4mb, that pushed without my permission, and now my screen is on a black screen, upon rebooting after said update was installed. I am rooted, but no plans to update to 4.4, it just did it without consent..

Help?

do you have custom recovery?(if you have twrp than this will help http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2451696) do you know how to enter download mode, can you access it, how about you flash to stock?(if you can get into download mode than this will help http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2432476)
 
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podagee

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I have the Lg g2 D800 varient, and tonight I got an update for 15.4mb, that pushed without my permission, and now my screen is on a black screen, upon rebooting after said update was installed. I am rooted, but no plans to update to 4.4, it just did it without consent..

Help?

downgrade back to 10d using flashtool,
root,install twrp,reflash twrp 2.6.3.3
then follow this method.
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2665391
 

Johnsu

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do you have custom recovery?(if you have twrp than this will help http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2451696) do you know how to enter download mode, can you access it, how about you flash to stock?(if you can get into download mode than this will help http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2432476)

No custom recovery, or twrp. I tried to install those last week, but I was unsucessful, and stuck with root for now. No download mode at the moment, I tried to enter it, and my phones lg logo flashed for a second before going to the black screen.
 

XxZombiePikachu

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downgrade back to 10d using flashtool,
root,install twrp,reflash twrp 2.6.3.3
then follow this method.
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2665391

actually he does not want kitkat apparently

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No custom recovery, or twrp. I tried to install those last week, but I was unsucessful, and stuck with root for now. No download mode at the moment, I tried to enter it, and my phones lg logo flashed for a second before going to the black screen.

you can try this but you need Ubuntu and I'm not exactly sure it will work(also you need to find the correct files for your model), also if your phone is under warranty you can try taking it to att store and telling them update killed your phone but of course don't mention anything about root

sorry forgot to put actual link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2582142
 
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Johnsu

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downgrade back to 10d using flashtool,
root,install twrp,reflash twrp 2.6.3.3
then follow this method.
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2665391

actually he does not want kitkat apparently

Only because Im ignorant in learning how to flash, I came from iOS, and I'm still learning. I just want my phone back on at this point. I only rooted, and a silly update from att downloaded while I was rooted, and It auto rebooted into an LG logo flash, followed by a black screen.
 

XxZombiePikachu

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Only because Im ignorant in learning how to flash, I came from iOS, and I'm still learning. I just want my phone back on at this point. I only rooted, and a silly update from att downloaded while I was rooted, and It auto rebooted into an LG logo flash, followed by a black screen.

yes I was just saying you did not want kit kat because he posted a link on how to get kk which is also outdated since now there is a method where get root and recovery

also incase you did not notice I had forgotten to put the link back there which is here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2582142
 
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Johnsu

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yes I was just saying you did not want kit kat because he posted a link on how to get kk which is also outdated since now there is a method where get root and recovery

also incase you did not notice I had forgotten to put the link back there which is here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2582142

Ah, yeah, I cant even get into the factory hard reset. It just turns off and on to a black screen. Thank you for your help, though.

Im freaking out, -_-. I regret for even allowing it to update, I should have tried to turn the phone off.
 
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podagee

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Well if the guy doesnt want kitkat downgrade to 10d. That woul be the best option
 

Johnsu

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Well i had that happeb a few times.... i just left it at the black screen and about 30 minutes it rebooted.
I could still access download mode when that happened to me.

I mean, the phone is on, the back light is on, its just..black. I plugged my phone in, and Im not sure why, but 20 windows pop up asking if I want to format the drive.
 
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podagee

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I mean, the phone is on, the back light is on, its just..black. I plugged my phone in, and Im not sure why, but 20 windows pop up asking if I want to format the drive.

dont format it.
okay now you have to be quick when you do this to get into download mode...
plug your usb into your phone and have it hanging in the usb port in the computer or plug.
now hold the power button until it turns off.
quickly plug in the port/plug and hold the up button.
you have to do it really quickly. took me a few tries.

once in download mode restore to factory whichever image you choose.

ive had this done a couple times to my phone and it does work if you act quickly.
 

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