I'm having the same issue and still cant find an answer about the red triangle error.
[GUIDE] INSTALLING TWRP on LGG2 (VZW, AT&T, TMobile, KT, d802, others) [UPDATED]
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I'm having the same issue and still cant find an answer about the red triangle error.
i actually have it for att...does that change things? what if i just wanted to remove twrp and the rom, but leave it rooted. Is there an easier method then?
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I figured it out and posted in another thread.
Don't use 2.6.3.3, use the older version. 2.6.3.2, from September I believe.
Worked fine when pushing the file via Flashify. Not sure what's up with the newest version.
Gotcha. I actually found your thread over in Q&A right as you responded to me.
Don't believe ROM manager flashes loki
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GM, ARE u saying don't use 3.3 at all. I have both 3.2 and 3.3 which are loki'd. Running 3.3 but I have heard nandroid backups don't restore well. I wanna try slim,vanir and such but want my backup of the stock rom in case I want to go back. Will 3.3 restore correctly or should I reinstall 3.2?
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Yes that changed everything DO NOT use the guide I posted for anything but Verizon.
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Rename the file to recovery just follow the steps in this video. HE clearly says change the name to recovery:
http://theunlockr.com/2013/11/03/flash-custom-recovery-lg-g2-versions-video/
If you still don't feel comfortable, you can use flashify. GL
I have keyed in several times the info below and each time I get "Input file is not a Loki image.... What am I doing wrong. I am on Verizon I was able to install 2.6.3.2 but I can not get 2.6.3.3 to work.
adb push loki_flash /data/local/tmp/loki_flash
adb push openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-g2vzw.img /data/local/tmp/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-g2vzw.img
adb shell
(IF YOU DONT SEE A # prompt, type su to get it.)
cd /data/local/tmp
chmod 777 loki_flash
./loki_flash recovery /data/local/tmp/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-g2vzw.img
exit
adb reboot recovery
adb push loki_flash /data/local/tmp/loki_flash
adb push openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-g2vzw.img /data/local/tmp/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-g2vzw.img
adb shell
(IF YOU DONT SEE A # prompt, type su to get it.)
cd /data/local/tmp
chmod 777 loki_flash
./loki_flash recovery /data/local/tmp/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-g2vzw.img
exit
adb reboot recovery
first of all you need to rename the 2.6.3.2 to 2.6.3.3
but even then I was getting the same error..
Thanks I know, I just coped from the OP as the example, I actually have the file named recovery.img. and have keyed in the correct file name. Yet it still always fails.
Its is at "./loki_flash recovery /data/local/tmp/recovery.img" that I get the "Input file is not a Loki image" message
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exact same same issues here and have tried everything that you have tried.
i also tried flashing 2.6.3.2 afterwards, but that did nothing.
really keen to fix this. anyone got any ideas?
Don't use the zip file version. Use the version that was uploaded on the 25th of sept. When selecting the twrp version , you'll see a version uploaded in sept and Nov. Don't use nov's version. Use sept's version.
osm0sis
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Any way to "un-lokify" an image? I maintain an android ramdisk unpacking tool and the G2 TWRP images don't split correctly.
Yup, I continually get "Input file is not a Loki image." with TWRP 2.6.3.3. So I'm giving up and going to install 2.6.3.2.
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lazer77
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If the 2.6.3.3 is a. Zip file, that's why it won't flash. Just flash the .img and update after.
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Something is bad with openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-g2vzw
I tried all options, unzipped 2.6.3.3 and took image and tried as recovery.img and tried as openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-g2vzw.img and alwyas is the same, MR. Loki doesn't like it, NO PASS. Only some message that is not LOKI file.
I tried all options, unzipped 2.6.3.3 and took image and tried as recovery.img and tried as openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-g2vzw.img and alwyas is the same, MR. Loki doesn't like it, NO PASS. Only some message that is not LOKI file.
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183NOTE! This guide is extremely old and likely isnt up to date. I cannot maintain it any more. If anyone is willing to take it over and fix any issues, let me know!
TOOK THE OTA AND GOT STUCK IN RECOVERY LOOP? DERP, DONT TAKE OTAS, DUH. ANYWAYS, IF YOU CANT GET INTO DOWNLOAD MODE AFTER OTA, DO THIS
GUIDE:
Thanks to Bliss who worked the exploit into Loki, Dees_Troy built TWRP for us, djkinetic, Huskehn, and myself tested.
So good news folks! TWRP is now working on LG G2 thanks to an updated loki patch from bliss. Note that Loki patch is not necessarily an unlocked bootloader, but for the end user there is basically no difference. We can flash kernels (when they exist) roms (when they exist) recoveries etc etc. A full bootloader unlock could come someday, but this is all you will need until then.
First off, if you have issues with ADB not connecting, try THESE DRIVERS
The install is super simple, and you have two or 3 options.
Download the img for your device:
AT&T IMG DOWNLOAD THE NEWEST VERSION ONLY!!! as of writing that is 2.6.3.3
Verizon IMG DOWNLOAD THE NEWEST VERSION ONLY!!! as of writing that is 2.6.3.3
TMobile IMG DOWNLOAD THE NEWEST VERSION ONLY!!! as of writing that is 2.6.3.3
Korean Telecom IMG DOWNLOAD THE NEWEST VERSION ONLY!!! as of writing that is 2.6.3.3
d802 IMG DOWNLOAD THE NEWEST VERSION ONLY!!! as of writing that is 2.6.3.3
For other models, click HERE and scroll down to find the files beginning with d2, and see if any of the folders sound like your model.
NOTE FOR THESE DOWNLOADS! READ ME! UPDATE! Ok, so if you look in the download page for your device and you are getting a zip file, this is a flashable zip, but it cannot be treated the same as an IMG file in this guide. You need to flash an older one that is a .img file, and then use that to flash the newer zip.
YOU MUST ALREADY BE ROOTED! follow This guide to do so if you arent. BE AWARE THAT THIS ROOTING METHOD ONLY WORKS BEFORE TAKING THE OTA. IF YOU ARE UPDATED AND UNABLE TO ROOT, FOR NOW THE ONLY WAY IS TO FLASH BACK TO STOCK AND ROOT BEFORE THE OTA, THEN TAKE THE OTA, THEN INSTALL TWRP
NOTE THAT ALL GUIDES BELOW ARE REFERENCING THE VZW img file. Be sure to replace it with whatever version you downloaded!
ABSOLUTELY DO NOT FLASH ANYTHING NOT MADE FOR YOU PHONE SPECIFICALLY!
OPTION 1 RECOMMENDED The way I tested it in #lg-g2 Possibly safer as loki runs some safety checks first. Download loki from github here Click download zip on the right. and go into the bin folder of the zip. push loki flash and the img like so:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Code:adb push loki_flash /data/local/tmp/loki_flash adb push openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-g2vzw.img /data/local/tmp/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-g2vzw.img adb shell [B][COLOR="DarkOrange"](IF YOU DONT SEE A # prompt, type su to get it.)[/COLOR][/B] cd /data/local/tmp chmod 777 loki_flash ./loki_flash recovery /data/local/tmp/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-g2vzw.img exit adb reboot recovery
OPTION 2 via dd. Push just the recovery img like this:
Code:adb push openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-g2vzw.img /data/local/tmp/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-g2vzw.img adb shell [B][COLOR="DarkOrange"](IF YOU DONT SEE A # prompt, type su to get it.)[/COLOR][/B] cd /data/local/tmp dd if=/data/local/tmp/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-g2vzw.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery exit adb reboot recovery
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OPTION 3 easy, untested (as of time of writing) install it from goomanager on the phone! This aparantly does work bu you have to manually browse to the file or something... anyone who's tried care to clarify?
I tried and cant figure out where you find the recovery. I recommend Option 1 or 2
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Troubleshooting:
If you get "Failed to open aboot for reading." when following method 1, Be sure you have the # prompt, not $. If you rooted properly you should alutomatically have # in shell, but if not just type su to get it. then run the flashing command.
If you had confusion based on the pushing steps because the two img names listed in the command were different, my bad. the filenames changed while I was writing from test version to final, I missed replacing the first name in the commands. Look at the post again as it is fixed now.
If adb reboot doesnt work, make sure that "exit" command fully exited you out of the adb shell prompt. you should be at standard command prompt for that. type exit again if you arent, or heck just open a new command prompt
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Be happy with what you have, so soon. Be sure to thank all the devs and donate to them![/SIZE][/U]12This works great also...this will flash the recovery for you.
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2349847
Sent from my LG-D800 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app6Heres a fixed version of 2.6.3.3 for verizon of the one from TWRP site that is flashable
I HAD 2.6.3.2 INSTALLED BEFORE HAND and it seems to do some patching... so i suggest you also have 2.6.3.2 installed before flashing.
openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-g2vzw-fixed.zip4
I just installed flashify from the market. You have to be rooted for it to work. You also need the twrp sprint image. I don't know if it is posted on here but you can download it from here http://goo.gl/GxRCVJ. Also I used the Kingo app to root it. You can get that here http://goo.gl/xV8iA5.
-Frank
