BACK TO WEAR 1.5 FROM 2.0(COMPLETE GUIDE) and ELIMINATE THE PERSISTENT UPDATE NOTIFIC

[shagratt]

hello, can anyone answer me why these commands dont work
pm disable com.google.android.gsf/.update.SystemUpdateService
and why superSu crashes on watch

The same happens to me. SuperSU crash and cant disable updates :/
Tried wiping dalvik but it didnt work

 

[shaolin95]

The same happens to me. SuperSU crash and cant disable updates :/
Tried wiping dalvik but it didnt work

Yeah SuperSU for me seems to install but I never get the su command to work so I cannot finish the last steps. So annoying :/

 

[pidobeuliou]

Yeah SuperSU for me seems to install but I never get the su command to work so I cannot finish the last steps. So annoying :/

Hi,
Are you sure you succeed the root procedure?
Did you type the following commands?

adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery twrp_xxx.img
// Restart the watch in recovery mode by using the watch screen commands, then:
adb push SuperSU_xxx.zip /sdcard/
// From the watch screen, by typing on the screen and following instructions, change folder to sdcard folder and click on the SuperSU_xxx.zip application and install it.

 

[shagratt]

Hi,
Are you sure you succeed the root procedure?
Did you type the following commands?

adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery twrp_xxx.img
// Restart the watch in recovery mode by using the watch screen commands, then:
adb push SuperSU_xxx.zip /sdcard/
// From the watch screen, by typing on the screen and following instructions, change folder to sdcard folder and click on the SuperSU_xxx.zip application and install it.

Did everything. TWRP install the SuperSU fine and warn me about it can restart several times, but the watch just restart normal after that and superSU crash.
The only thing I didnt try was to clear system in TWRP.

 

[pidobeuliou]

Did everything. TWRP install the SuperSU fine and warn me about it can restart several times, but the watch just restart normal after that and superSU crash.
The only thing I didnt try was to clear system in TWRP.

Strange. I did it twice on my LG G Watch R and it worked perfectly. Actually, I have downgraded to M1D64Y version as I have the impression that this relase has a better battery performance.
I have placed the twrp image and superSU app I have used here : TWRP+SuperSU

 

[trudtilp]

Thanks riccardo423,

my watch now is back to 1.5 and it's wonderful!!!
I've only a suggest to you about the guide. In the step to set the fastboot on the watch, can i suggest you to change you description in following example?
"With the clock off, hold down the physical key until see the LG logo. Release the button and tap with your finger on the screen at minute 55 and slide it to minute 25 passing from the center of the screen. The watch has entered the mode fastboot."

Thanks a lot for you time.
Regards

 

[saint_cow]

If I already have the custom recovery can I just flash the 3 .img's via ADB Sideload in recovery?

Or just flash boot and system and leave the recovery as is?

Sent from my SM-N920G using XDA-Developers Legacy app

 

[razebond]

Hello, Thank you for the detail guide.
Can I use the M1D65H firmware here in the links for my LG Urbane (1st gen - W150 ) ?
(btw ...are the firmware / software are same for both the watches ?)

 

[pidobeuliou]

Hello, Thank you for the detail guide.
Can I use the M1D65H firmware here in the links for my LG Urbane (1st gen - W150 ) ?
(btw ...are the firmware / software are same for both the watches ?)

Even if the HW is quite similar, the risk to get a watch brick is not low... I'm surprised that the img files for the LG Urbane are not available somewhere.

 

[saint_cow]

I can't get the process to remove the persistent update notification to work. Watch always comes up null when I try to push Su, tried a different process to do it, it's flashes the Su file but then when I check in adb it says Su not found

Sent from my SM-N920G using XDA-Developers Legacy app

 

[aaronmuzz]

Hi there

i followed all the above steps by watch seems to reboot to a grey screen with what appears to be the developer tools on it? It wont seem to load android wear?

Any ideas?

Hello everyone,
Some Italian guys asked me for this guide because they did not find anything complete and detailed. Thanks to the XDA members' publications I could put together the pieces and write it down. I apologize for my English but I'm not very good, especially for technical terms. I hope I can help someone.


BACK TO ANDROID WEAR 1.5 FROM 2.0(COMPLETE GUIDE)

1. Download the software ADB installer 1.4.3 from this link compatible with Windows 10: http://uploadboy.com/tsp1bpbe9gtj/1082/zip
From here you can download an older version 1.3 for Windows 7: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
2. Open the .exe file already downloaded with administrator privileges and follow the installation procedure to install the drivers
3. Download the three image files of the build "M1D65H" (boot, recovery, system) that you find here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/g-watch-r/development/fastboot-zip-factory-images-t3405311
4. Insert the files into the folder that created the ADB Installer that is normally the path "c:\adb"
5. Download tool "WinDroid Toolkit" from here (some antivirus swapping it for threat and eliminating it, in this case turn it off momentarily) :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=17244
6. Start with administrator privileges "WinDroid Toolkit"
7. Follow the instructions for installing the drivers required by the tool and select the model of the clock
8. Activate developer options on the clock: (Settings> System) by clicking "build number" repeatedly until unlocking the menu that will be among the main options
9. In the developer options menu, activate the "debug ADB"
10. Turn off the clock
11. With the clock off, hold down the physical key and in the meantime repeatedly tap your finger on the screen from minute 55 to 25 until the watch has entered the mode fastboot
12. Connect the clock to PC usb port via cable and charging base
13. Now "WinDroid Tool" should recognize the clock and below you will see that the "Offline" script becomes "Fatboot"
14. Click on "Unlock Bootloader" and proceed by accepting the various message from the tool
15. A confirmation message appears on the clock display, click on the right arrow and then on the central button to continue
Now the bootloader of the clock is unlocked and we can continue to install the three previously downloaded files. Close "Windroid Tool"
16. In the "adb" folder at the "c:\adb" path, click on a drop-down menu at any point in the chain and right-click and shift at the same time. Click on "Open command window here"
17. In the newly opened window, give the following commands one at a time and wait for each one to complete the operation:
1) fastboot -w
2) fastboot flash boot M1D65H_boot.img
3) fastboot flash recovery M1D65H_recovery.img
4) fastboot flash system M1D65H_system.img
Finally, to restart the clock, use the following command:
5) fastboot reboot
N.B. Before pairing the watch on the cellphone again remove the link, inside the Android wear app, clock and uninstall and reinstall the app.
Finished!

ELIMINATE THE PERSISTENT UPDATE NOTIFICATION

1. Download the .zip file containing the custom recovery and root to this address:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/qllnc7...+R+Utility.zip
2. Unzip the .zip file and insert the "twrp-3.0.0-0-lenok+squashfs.img" file into the "c:\adb" folder
3. In the Clock Developer Options menu, activate the "Debug ADB" (to enable them to follow the procedure above)
4. Connect the clock to the pc via the cable and charging base
5. Open "WinDroid Tool", go to the "Commands" tab and click on "push file". Select the file "SR1-SuperSU-v2.78-SR1-20160915123031.zip", wait for the procedure to complete and disconnect the clock from the PC.
6. Turn off the clock
7. With the clock off, hold down the physical key and in the meantime crawl your finger repeatedly on the screen from minute 55 to minute 25 until the clock has entered fastboot mode
8. Connect the clock to the pc
9. In the "adb" folder at the "c: \ adb" path, click on a drop-down menu at any point in the chain and right-click and shift at the same time. Click on "Open command window here"
10. In the window just open, give the following command and wait for the completion:
-) fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.0-0-lenok+squashfs.img
11. From the clock using the arrows and the confirmation button down to start the "recovery mode"
12. Accept the warning message and after selecting the language click on "install" and select, with the touchscreen, the .zip file "SR1-SuperSU-v2.78-SR1-20160915123031.zip", wait for the procedure to complete.
13. Restart the system and wait for the clock to turn on.
14. In the previously opened command window, give the following commands one at a time and wait for them to complete and complete:
1) adb shell
2) su
3) pm disable com.google.android.gms/.update.SystemUpdateService
4) pm disable com.google.android.gsf/.update.SystemUpdateService
Finished!

 

[Clonkex]

Definitely going to do this later (2.0 is utter crap in so many ways) but for now I thought I'd just take the time to giggle at how you call it a "clock" every time To an English-speaker, a clock is something that sits on a desk or hangs on a wall or is part of a huge tower in the middle of a city, but never something you strap on your wrist. The device you strap to your wrist is called a "watch" or a "wristwatch", but usually just a watch.

Otherwise your English is completely fine, even very good (good clear instructions too), and you have nothing to worry about

 

[frankhell]

system.img is not to flash

Just forget it!!
Never try copy and paste again. Find my mistake by myself. Sorry! Post can be erased!


Hi all,
I tried to go back to 1.5. When I trie to flash the System.img file I always get the error message as you see in the attached file.
Could you give me advise whats going wrong. I tried three different versions and the error is always the same.
Thanks for your help.

 

[GusPepper]

Gentlemen, I made the process according to the instructions, but the boot never ends.
Ansy tip

 

[Cerak]

So, it appears there's a new update to the watch that brings Android version to 7.1.1. Any way to install that without compromising the procedure for this topic to stay on AW 1.5?

 

[sethdallob]

I can't seem to get my watch out of fastboot after following the directions seemingly successfully. Every reboot just brings me back to the fastboot screen, never actually loading anything.

I followed the instructions and seemingly successfully used fastboot to flash the 3 files, and have an unlocked bootloader.

How do I get out of fastboot?

 

[jpaulding22]

Omg thank you so much for this Riccardo423. I ended up losing my first g watch r and when I bought a replacement it was loaded with the bull**** wearV2, slow as balls and just garbage in general. I didn't even want the watch anymore, felt like I just wasted a fair amount of money for a piece of **** Dumb Watch (definitely wasn't a Smart Watch anymore).
Running through all of these things made my watch bearable and I finally like using it again. Many thanks to Riccardo423 and to anyone else who contributed to making a fix and for making a guide for people like me who know enough about computers to follow these directions but not enough to know anything about the background of all this work. You're the best, and again, thank you SOOOOOO much

 

[bcw0612x1]

System.img Problem When Downgrading

I am new here and this is my first time every posting on this forum. Can someone please help shed some light on the issue I'm having? I'm one of the latest victims of Google's atrocious 2.0 update and I'm desperately trying to downgrade my ZenWatch 2 back to 1.5. I'm good all the way until I get to the "flashboot flash" command lines. I've tried it several times but each command says FAILED (remote: size too large) and the final "fastboot flash system M1D65H_system.img" command line says "target reported max download size of 63963136 bytes Invalid sparse file format at header magi". Additionally, I'll get the "fastboot.exe has stopped working" Windows message as soon as I hit enter on the system.img command line. Can someone please help? What am I doing wrong?!?!? The forum won't allow me to post a screenshot since I'm new.

 

[dersie]

I'm desperately trying to downgrade my ZenWatch 2 back to 1.5. I'm good all the way until I get to the "flashboot flash" command lines. I've tried it several times but each command says FAILED (remote: size too large) and the final "fastboot flash system M1D65H_system.img"

It is a thread for LG-R, so no try to use file here on other watch

 

[bcw0612x1]

It is a thread for LG-R, so no try to use file here on other watch

Thank you for your reply dersie. I was so upset by the 2.0 update that I neglected to even realize that this thread is for the LG smartwatch. I've since been able to find the applicable boot.img, recovery.img and system.img files for my ZenWatch 2 and was successfully able to downgrade back to 1.5 thankfully. Now I'm just trying to figure out a way to get rid of the persistent 2.0 software notification card prompting me to update. That's another issue altogether.