VS985 All OTA files 11C through 48A and stock bloat count - updated 8/4/2016

[roirraW "edor" ehT]

if I 'm wondering if you can flash with flash lg tools ?. to download and flash whit the LG flash tool , you can do that ?

The answer is in my previous reply you quoted.

 

[trinidaddysan]

The answer is in my previous reply you quoted.

that well, and I will be downloading then count my results right here in the thread, thank you very much for the information

 

[roirraW "edor" ehT]

that well, and I will be downloading then count my results right here in the thread, thank you very much for the information

You're welcome!

 

[DarkFamiliarity]

Hey so I'm wondering, has anyone been able to update from 35b to 47a successfully using the kdz? If anyone did, did you select cse flash? Did you use any custom DLLs? Thanks

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that well, and I will be downloading then count my results right here in the thread, thank you very much for the information

I would appreciate that very much

 

[trinidaddysan]

Hey so I'm wondering, has anyone been able to update from 35b to 47a successfully using the kdz? If anyone did, did you select cse flash? Did you use any custom DLLs? Thanks

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I would appreciate that very much

You do not have to update by KDZ ? It happens when you do ?

 

[DarkFamiliarity]

You do not have to update by KDZ ? It happens when you do ?

I didn't get that. Come again?

 

[roirraW "edor" ehT]

Hey so I'm wondering, has anyone been able to update from 35b to 47a successfully using the kdz?

Yes.

If anyone did, did you select cse flash? Did you use any custom DLLs? Thanks

No. There's no opportunity to use a different .DLL with KDZs anyway, at least not with LG Flash Tool 2014. The .DLL is inside the KDZ.

 

[DarkFamiliarity]

Yes.



No. There's no opportunity to use a different .DLL with KDZs anyway, at least not with LG Flash Tool 2014. The .DLL is inside the KDZ.

Thanks for the answers. I know I'm kinda being too paranoid about this but, in the case of a failure (lg flash tool crashing mid way, phone freezing or shutting off, etc) what are my backup options?
And as for CSE flash? do I need to clean flash?

 

[roirraW "edor" ehT]

Thanks for the answers. I know I'm kinda being too paranoid about this but, in the case of a failure (lg flash tool crashing mid way, phone freezing or shutting off, etc) what are my backup options?

You're welcome. As long as your phone is still being seen in Windows' Device Manager in the Modem section, as being in Download mode (even when the phone doesn't actually display anything but you went through the motions of putting it in Download mode), then KDZ and TOT with the appropriate tools are always available.

If you manage to brick the phone to a point where it's listed as QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode (I think in the Ports section of Device Manager), then you'll have to Google that to find the instructions to recover from it.

And as for CSE flash? do I need to clean flash?

You might be able to dirty flash (Normal). Only trying will tell. Since you're upgrading it might be fine. I always CSE flash. As with any ROM, if you dirty flash and have trouble, then do a Factory Reset, which will be the same as having used the CSE option. Your internal storage will be wiped as well.

If you were downgrading (like if you were already on 47A and wanted to flash the 35B KDZ), you'd have to use CSE - you'd most assuredly have problems if you used Normal in that circumstance.

 

[DarkFamiliarity]

You're welcome. As long as your phone is still being seen in Windows' Device Manager in the Modem section, as being in Download mode (even when the phone doesn't actually display anything but you went through the motions of putting it in Download mode), then KDZ and TOT with the appropriate tools are always available.

If you manage to brick the phone to a point where it's listed as QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode (I think in the Ports section of Device Manager), then you'll have to Google that to find the instructions to recover from it.



You might be able to dirty flash (Normal). Only trying will tell. Since you're upgrading it might be fine. I always CSE flash. As with any ROM, if you dirty flash and have trouble, then do a Factory Reset, which will be the same as having used the CSE option. Your internal storage will be wiped as well.

If you were downgrading (like if you were already on 47A and wanted to flash the 35B KDZ), you'd have to use CSE - you'd most assuredly have problems if you used Normal in that circumstance.

Thank you for the answers, I will flash the update later* (maybe) and post my results in this thread. Once again, I am on 35B 5.1.1 and I assume I can directly upgrade to 47a without any issues. I'll use CSE anyways just to be on the safe side. Also I'm using a non verizon sim.. and I hope this wont cause any sim card/3g connectivity issues.

Update: After seeing stuff like http://xda-android-development.blogspot.in/2016/03/kdztot-flashing-fails-bricked-due-to.html , I'm not sure I want to go ahead with this. And on the forums I've seen lots of posts of the LG flash tool crashing mid way

 

[DarkFamiliarity]

If you manage to brick the phone to a point where it's listed as QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode

Just one last thing: If my phone or flash tool crashes in the middle and I have no way of seeing it from the PC, is there a way to unbrick? Sorry about the excessive questions but a replacement phone is definitely out of the question for another year or so. Don't want to brick this phone just yet, I just got it

 

[roirraW "edor" ehT]

Just one last thing: If my phone or flash tool crashes in the middle and I have no way of seeing it from the PC, is there a way to unbrick? Sorry about the excessive questions but a replacement phone is definitely out of the question for another year or so. Don't want to brick this phone just yet, I just got it

If you can't see it from the PC, then no - not that I'm aware of. I've never heard of a situation like this, though, unless someone didn't have the right drivers installed.

Every time we do things with the phone like flashing or rooting there's a chance that something will go wrong. If you absolutely cannot afford for your phone to become unusable, or at least can't afford the time/research necessary to make it usable again if something does go wrong, then don't mess with it. Nothing I can say can guarantee anything.

I've never had a problem on this phone that I couldn't recover from one way or another. A couple of months ago was the first time I had to recover from QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode...twice, but it wasn't that big a deal, just a slight hassle. I've never lost my IMEI either, but there have been enough other people who have when flashing a TOT (not sure if it's happened when flashing a KDZ), that it remains a possibility. I backup my IMEI with TWRP, but if you don't have that there's other more difficult ways to recover.

I've also never had one of the flashing tools crash in the middle that I remember. I've seen a few reports where others have. Unless it crashed while it happened to be flashing the relatively tiny laf.img (Download mode partition), then Download mode should be intact. If it did crash while flashing Download mode, probably or hopefully it would instead put you in QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode, which is recoverable too - just a different way.

 

[DarkFamiliarity]

If you can't see it from the PC, then no - not that I'm aware of. I've never heard of a situation like this, though, unless someone didn't have the right drivers installed.

Every time we do things with the phone like flashing or rooting there's a chance that something will go wrong. If you absolutely cannot afford for your phone to become unusable, or at least can't afford the time/research necessary to make it usable again if something does go wrong, then don't mess with it. Nothing I can say can guarantee anything.

I've never had a problem on this phone that I couldn't recover from one way or another. A couple of months ago was the first time I had to recover from QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode...twice, but it wasn't that big a deal, just a slight hassle. I've never lost my IMEI either, but there have been enough other people who have when flashing a TOT (not sure if it's happened when flashing a KDZ), that it remains a possibility. I backup my IMEI with TWRP, but if you don't have that there's other more difficult ways to recover.

I've also never had one of the flashing tools crash in the middle that I remember. I've seen a few reports where others have. Unless it crashed while it happened to be flashing the relatively tiny laf.img (Download mode partition), then Download mode should be intact. If it did crash while flashing Download mode, probably or hopefully it would instead put you in QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode, which is recoverable too - just a different way.

I went ahead and flashed the kdz after reading your reply, and I guess it worked. Once again, thanks for all your help, the phone is now optimizing apps. Upgrade went quite smoothly (tool stopped responding midway (mini heart attack) but then got back to normal) and hopefully things will be fine with the software.

 

[roirraW "edor" ehT]

I went ahead and flashed the kdz after reading your reply, and I guess it worked. Once again, thanks for all your help, the phone is now optimizing apps. Upgrade went quite smoothly (tool stopped responding midway (mini heart attack) but then got back to normal) and hopefully things will be fine with the software.

You're welcome! Glad it went as planned.

 

[roirraW "edor" ehT]

More details of the 48A OTA in the following thread: *NOTICE* New OTA from 47A to 48A - still downgradeable via TOT. Updated first post with info about 48A OTA.

 

[minhas729]

Cant send PM to you what's the reason bdw?
Trying to reach you for a long time

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[roirraW "edor" ehT]

Cant send PM to you what's the reason bdw?
Trying to reach you for a long time

I have PMs turned off because too many people try to ask me questions for help in private instead of searching or posting a public question where anyone can help. What's up?

 

[minhas729]

I have PMs turned off because too many people try to ask me questions for help in private instead of searching or posting a public question where anyone can help. What's up?

I guess you know me from g+ .. Hangouts plz? If its fine

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I have PMs turned off because too many people try to ask me questions for help in private instead of searching or posting a public question where anyone can help. What's up?

In short can you make 47A boot.img extracted from stock kdz (the stock one) available to your AFH.. The rest will discuss later. Please.. Thts all needed for the time

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[roirraW "edor" ehT]

In short can you make 47A boot.img extracted from stock kdz (the stock one) available to your AFH.. The rest will discuss later. Please.. Thts all needed for the time

I already have the partitions extracted and on AFH in the IMGs folder. Just go my KDZ folder I link to at the bottom of @annoyingduck 's stickied return to stock thread and I think you can navigate upwards to go the folder level above where I have the KDZs, you'll see IMGs there, and inside there is a subfolder for several stock versions, inside each one are two 7-Zips, one of the fully stock system.img and the other relatively small 7-Zip of all the other partitions including boot.img.

It's also really, really easy to extract them using WIndowsLGFirmwareExtract available on XDA, or use BoardDiag.

 

[minhas729]

I already have the partitions extracted and on AFH in the IMGs folder. Just go my KDZ folder I link to at the bottom of @annoyingduck 's stickied return to stock thread and I think you can navigate upwards to go the folder level above where I have the KDZs, you'll see IMGs there, and inside there is a subfolder for several stock versions, inside each one are two 7-Zips, one of the fully stock system.img and the other relatively small 7-Zip of all the other partitions including boot.img.

It's also really, really easy to extract them using WIndowsLGFirmwareExtract available on XDA, or use BoardDiag.

Thanks a lot bro.. I will take those from there.

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