[RECOVERY] TWRP Method for ROOT users

ericdabbs · Nov 11, 2013

THIS METHOD FOR USERS WITH ROOT ONLY

There is now a TWRP supported for the LS980 which can be found here.
http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/197

click the sprint link and download the most current version

Here is the direct link to Sprint TWRP model from TWRP website
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/g2spr

If you have ZVA firmware installed, please read this thread posted below before proceeding!!!!! You must flash zv7-aboot.img before flashing TWRP recovery since the zva-aboot.img does not allow you to run TWRP recovery. See thread below on the changes in the ZVA firmware.
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2627765

Using terminal emulator to flash zv7-aboot.img on your phone

Code:

dd if=/path/to/your/zv7-aboot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot

Using adb to flash zv7-aboot.img to your phone.

Code:

1. Download the zv7-aboot.img file and place the zv7-aboot.img in the ioroot folder location.
2. Hold shift and right click in a blank area of the ioroot folder on your PC and select "open command window here"
3. Type adb push zv7-aboot.img /sdcard/
4. Type adb shell
(If you do not see a # type su and hit enter so that you see the #)
5. Type dd if=/sdcard/zv7-aboot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot

Once done with that place the .img or zip file onto your phone.
Once done with that go to the market and install this app on your phone: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgollner.flashify

Then open the app and select recovery image
then browse to where the file is stored ( more than likely its sdcard . . .)
Then hit yep this is correct (if it is)

Done!

This method is for TWRP 2.6.3.2 not for the updated version of TWRP i recommend installing 2.6.3.2 and the using that recovery to install the newest one:

To to that place the openrecovery-twrp2.6.3.3.g2spr.zip on your internal sd
then load up recovery
press the install button
then look for the openrecovery-twrp2.6.3.3.g2spr.zip
swipe to install

ps: to boot into recovery manually press and hold volume down and then power and hold it down both buttons together and it will boot to TWRP

make sure to thank @leroybrute for the flashify idea

ADDITIONALLY when you have done this the very first thing that you NEED to do is go into TWRP and make a nandroid backup of your stock ROM. I have seen so many people lately not doing this and having major problems. This is very important!!!!

Latest official version of TWRP: 2.6.3.3
Please do NOT download and install any other unofficial versions of TWRP since help will be very limited.

As always, I DO NOT TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY for what happens to your phone. Please research and ask questions if you are not sure what you are doing.

ericdabbs · Nov 11, 2013

Here are the adb and fastboot files you need. Extract this zip file into a folder and put your TWRP recovery image in this folder and follow the tutorial video.

WACOMalt's TWRP flashing method located here:
http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2449670

You will need to download the loki tools which are explained in the tutorial video.

You need to download the Sprint TWRP file here: http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/g2spr

WACOMalt also posted a tutorial video on how to flash recovery using his method shown here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZSjL6FCyxA

ChrisFSU · Nov 11, 2013

What's the chance 4ext releases a compatible version?

jfenton57 · Nov 11, 2013

Univsoldur said:
There is now a TWRP supported for the LS980 which can be found here.

http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/197

I have not currently at the time of this posting flashed any recovery to my device (dont have adb set up on this pc) though there are a few guides for how to do it which can be found here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2449670

You will notice in that post that sprint is not referenced thats because it wasnt available at the time that WACOMalt wrote that post.

Again i didnt develop this method nor have i tested it yet but if you have please post and let others know what you did or what worked for you.

Flashify loaded this in to time successfully for me.

leroybrute · Nov 11, 2013

If you use the link posted in the op twrp files are already lokied so you don't need the tools.
http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/197

That is why once rooted you can simply use flashify from the market.
Boom all done!

As I mentioned in other threads.

Univsoldur · Nov 11, 2013

jfenton57 said:
Flashify loaded this in to time successfully for me.

is this the app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgollner.flashify

ericdabbs · Nov 11, 2013

Univsoldur said:
is this the app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgollner.flashify

I haven't tried the Flashify app but that looks like the correct app but I'll let jfenton57 answer that question.

leroybrute · Nov 11, 2013

Why are my posts in the last couple recovery threads being ignored? Been trying to show people a simpler way. In one thread I get knocked trying to help make installing twrp simpler and ignored in this one.

Univsoldur · Nov 11, 2013

leroybrute said:
Why are my posts in the last couple recovery threads being ignored? Been trying to show people a simpler way. In one thread I get knocked trying to help make installing twrp simpler and ignored in this one.

Sorry thanks for the idea the flashify worked GREAT!

leroybrute · Nov 11, 2013

Univsoldur said:
lol sorry i quoted the wrong person is the app i linked the right one if so i will just place it in the opp and give u credit install it select recovery image and browse to the twrp img file is that correct

No you had the right guy, and I don't want credit. It is also the right app. This stems from your thread in general thread asking about recovery. I gave the answer in the second post with no credit. Instead got bashed in a sense and ignored.
I have had the Vs980 since release and since I got the Ls980 I thought I could help with what I have learned from there.
I also have wireless tether working on my Ls980.
But I think I will back out of the Sprint development.
Sorry about the whining.

Univsoldur · Nov 11, 2013

leroybrute said:
No you had the right guy, and I don't want credit. It is also the right app. This stems from your thread in general thread asking about recovery. I gave the answer in the second post with no credit. Instead got bashed in a sense and ignored.
I have had the Vs980 since release and since I got the Ls980 I thought I could help with what I have learned from there.
I also have wireless tether working on my Ls980.
But I think I will back out of the Sprint development.
Sorry about the whining.

sorry didnt mean to ignore you that thread just got so cluttered up with stuff that i started missing things which is why i begged the devs to make a sprint specific thread. LOL if i was smart enough to link u in the OP i would sorry again no disrespect intended please stay we need ppl here that are much smarter than me. All my knowledge of root come from HTC phones only this is my first LG

ericdabbs · Nov 11, 2013

leroybrute said:
No you had the right guy, and I don't want credit. It is also the right app. This stems from your thread in general thread asking about recovery. I gave the answer in the second post with no credit. Instead got bashed in a sense and ignored.
I have had the Vs980 since release and since I got the Ls980 I thought I could help with what I have learned from there.
I also have wireless tether working on my Ls980.
But I think I will back out of the Sprint development.
Sorry about the whining.

Today is a hectic day since the Sprint subforum just created and I was just referencing existing threads that other variants have used for rooting and flashing recovery. I didn't even know about the Flashify app so thanks for giving us the heads up. None of us meant to ignore you but please don't take it personally. I didn't follow the Verizon thread too much and obviously I didn't even know about. Any lessons learned or easier methods to do stuff that you are aware of please continue to contribute to the Sprint development.

Since you mentioned it? Do you mind sharing how you got wireless tether to work on the LS980? I can create a new thread for wireless tether and will give credit to you and whoever else contributed to the wireless tether mod for the Sprint version.

fatboypup · Nov 12, 2013

Thanks to all that contributed ive got root and recovery

Sent from my LG-LS980 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

chris0160 · Nov 12, 2013

leroybrute said:
No you had the right guy, and I don't want credit. It is also the right app. This stems from your thread in general thread asking about recovery. I gave the answer in the second post with no credit. Instead got bashed in a sense and ignored.
I have had the Vs980 since release and since I got the Ls980 I thought I could help with what I have learned from there.
I also have wireless tether working on my Ls980.
But I think I will back out of the Sprint development.
Sorry about the whining.

How do you enable wireless tether maybe create a thread please....

HaiKaiDo · Nov 12, 2013

ericdabbs said:
Today is a hectic day since the Sprint subforum just created and I was just referencing existing threads that other variants have used for rooting and flashing recovery. I didn't even know about the Flashify app so thanks for giving us the heads up. None of us meant to ignore you but please don't take it personally. I didn't follow the Verizon thread too much and obviously I didn't even know about. Any lessons learned or easier methods to do stuff that you are aware of please continue to contribute to the Sprint development.

Since you mentioned it? Do you mind sharing how you got wireless tether to work on the LS980? I can create a new thread for wireless tether and will give credit to you and whoever else contributed to the wireless tether mod for the Sprint version.

Lol I think that was his way of saying "this is what you get for ignoring me". Dangling information infront of us now and then saying hes not going to help the sprint forums.

ericdabbs · Nov 12, 2013

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gitit20 · Nov 18, 2013

Damn this has been the simplest phone to root ever and then to install TWRP this way was pretty damn cool too...

Thanks mate...

Univsoldur said:
THIS METHOD FOR USERS WITH ROOT ONLY

There is now a TWRP supported for the LS980 which can be found here.

http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/197

click the sprint link and download the most current version

Once done with that place the img file one your phone.
Once done with that go to the market and install this app on your phone: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgollner.flashify

Then open the app and select recovery image
then browse to where the file is stored ( more than likely its sdcard . . .)
Then hit yep this is correct (if it is)

Done!

ps: to boot into recovery manually press and hold volume down and then power and hold it down both buttons together and it will boot to TWRP

make sure to thank leroybrute for the flashify idea

emcp422 · Nov 19, 2013

just wanted to say thanks to the first two post, already been pushed thanked as well, very easy to install recovery on the phone, also very easy to root. now on with the modding, thanks again

mchlbenner · Nov 19, 2013

This is easy all never been so easy to install recovery!!!!!!!!

Sent from my LG-LS980 using xda premium

mchlbenner · Nov 20, 2013

Did a test restore worked no problem but in the twrp the time is wrong i have set proper time but still wrong how to fix this

Sent from my LG-LS980 using xda premium

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