[Guide - HOW TO] Recover LG G7 (or other newer LG phones) from EDL or 9008 mode.

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Michael852688

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Hi guys,

i bricked my G170EM when trying to install a Custom ROM. Orangefox Recovery is still working. I am not able to find a valid link for Stock FW Kdz to follow this Guide.
Is there anybody who can provide me the G710EM EM30F or even EM30H files?

Thanks in Advance!

Edit: I was successful at https://lgrom.com and unbricked my phone. Thanks for this Guide!
 
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AbdullahAwan

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Hello all. Is this thread still active? If it is then id like to share that i have the same problem as some few others here. I have a v50 v500n with ALL PARTITIONS WIPED, meaning i have an empty partition manager in qfil.

I have a complete backup of partitions taken from a sprint v50 , but as i have no partitions left, i cant use these to restore my phone... i know that by know my imei is wiped, but still id like someone to tell me what to do next, and how to create partitions.xml and how to use them.....

Any help will be appreciated

edit: i have the required firhose file, but i need rawprogram + patch and whatever else is needed for e.g the partition.xml.....
 
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AbdullahAwan said:
Hello all. Is this thread still active? If it is then id like to share that i have the same problem as some few others here. I have a v50 v500n with ALL PARTITIONS WIPED, meaning i have an empty partition manager in qfil.

I have a complete backup of partitions taken from a sprint v50 , but as i have no partitions left, i cant use these to restore my phone... i know that by know my imei is wiped, but still id like someone to tell me what to do next, and how to create partitions.xml and how to use them.....

Any help will be appreciated

edit: i have the required firhose file, but i need rawprogram + patch and whatever else is needed for e.g the partition.xml.....
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Please see my comment on this thread and if it helps: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/lg-g710eaw-partitions-corrupted.4457827/#post-87146685.

I was in the same situation as you. You need to flash firmware via QFIL and then you can restore your partitions for IMEI etc. I was able to restore my LG G7 finally even though the OP of this thread is no longer responsive.
 
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urover said:
Please see my comment on this thread and if it helps: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/lg-g710eaw-partitions-corrupted.4457827/#post-87146685.

I was in the same situation as you. You need to flash firmware via QFIL and then you can restore your partitions for IMEI etc. I was able to restore my LG G7 finally even though the OP of this thread is no longer responsive.
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thanks but ive already fixed it with this guide.
first i restored the partition table with LUN files provided in this thread, then i extracted all partitions from a korean V50 KDZ, and flashed all partitions 1 by 1 in qfil.
after that i was able to boot into download mode and flashed a new stock kdz, so thats it!
 
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urover

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So, although my device is recovered, I'm stuck in "IMPL 1" / "Phone is permanently locked" land.

How do I go about fixing this?
 
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Hasford

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Hello guys I accidentally wiped entire partitions of my lg g7. All have all the partition and raw file plus got file but I don't know how to flash it any help
 
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mi123

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Please, help,
my phone is recognized only by fastboot, no EDL mode.
I try erase parts and stoping at:
-----------------------------------------------
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot erase abl
erasing 'abl'...
FAILED (remote: Erase is not allowed in Lock State)
finished. total time: 0.016s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>
-------------------------------------------------

fastboot getvar all said:
------------------------------------------------
(bootloader) eio_count:0
(bootloader) dm_count:0
(bootloader) lock_count:1
(bootloader) unlock_count:0
(bootloader) unlocked:no
(bootloader) off-mode-charge:0
(bootloader) charger-screen-enabled:0
(bootloader) battery-soc-ok:yes
(bootloader) battery-voltage:4236
(bootloader) version-baseband:
(bootloader) version-bootloader:
(bootloader) variant:SDM UFS
(bootloader) partition-type:userdata:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:userdata: 0x280000000
(bootloader) partition-type:system_a:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:system_a: 0x11B800000
(bootloader) has-slot:modem:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:system:yes
(bootloader) current-slot:a
(bootloader) has-slot:boot:yes
(bootloader) slot-retry-count:b:7
(bootloader) slot-unbootable:b:no
(bootloader) slot-successful:b:no
(bootloader) slot-retry-count:a:7
(bootloader) slot-unbootable:a:no
(bootloader) slot-successful:a:no
(bootloader) ufs-bootlun:1(a)
(bootloader) slot-count:2
(bootloader) secure:no
(bootloader) serialno:LMV350N638xxxx
(bootloader) product:QC_Reference_Phone
(bootloader) max-download-size:536870912
(bootloader) kernel:uefi
all:
--------------------------------------


What is wrong? How to fix it?
 
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sourabh7625

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mi123 said:
Please, help,
my phone is recognized only by fastboot, no EDL mode.
I try erase parts and stoping at:
-----------------------------------------------
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot erase abl
erasing 'abl'...
FAILED (remote: Erase is not allowed in Lock State)
finished. total time: 0.016s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>
-------------------------------------------------

fastboot getvar all said:
------------------------------------------------
(bootloader) eio_count:0
(bootloader) dm_count:0
(bootloader) lock_count:1
(bootloader) unlock_count:0
(bootloader) unlocked:no
(bootloader) off-mode-charge:0
(bootloader) charger-screen-enabled:0
(bootloader) battery-soc-ok:yes
(bootloader) battery-voltage:4236
(bootloader) version-baseband:
(bootloader) version-bootloader:
(bootloader) variant:SDM UFS
(bootloader) partition-type:userdata:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:userdata: 0x280000000
(bootloader) partition-type:system_a:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:system_a: 0x11B800000
(bootloader) has-slot:modem:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:system:yes
(bootloader) current-slot:a
(bootloader) has-slot:boot:yes
(bootloader) slot-retry-count:b:7
(bootloader) slot-unbootable:b:no
(bootloader) slot-successful:b:no
(bootloader) slot-retry-count:a:7
(bootloader) slot-unbootable:a:no
(bootloader) slot-successful:a:no
(bootloader) ufs-bootlun:1(a)
(bootloader) slot-count:2
(bootloader) secure:no
(bootloader) serialno:LMV350N638xxxx
(bootloader) product:QC_Reference_Phone
(bootloader) max-download-size:536870912
(bootloader) kernel:uefi
all:
--------------------------------------


What is wrong? How to fix it?
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you device has locked bootloader. to make it erase partitions in fastboot it must has an unlocked bootloader or perhaps V35 bootloader might help.
 
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shadowalker2014

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Nov 7, 2014
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LG V40
I'm having similar problem on LG v40. I Hardbrick my device when I was trying to fix bootloop using qfil backup, now my device only show empty partitions list in qfil partition manager. Please how can I generate partition.xml to recover my phone
 
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jhr5474

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ok, i have been messing with this for hours now and from what i see step 3 and step 4 are the same thing. when i try to extract with one click it says file not found, all files processed? I put the kdz file in the folder as mentioned but it wont extract it. Please help. I am confused, step 3 says to extract kdz and dz and i do that then the next step says put kdz in toos folder and extract, as mentioned, it doesnt do anything. and of course the download mode thing doesnt work
 
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    ****** Unbrick all LG G7 models ******
    ********** This guide has updated into two methods **********     ​


    (i). Recover from any boot problem to system or download mode.(which is defined below)

    This technique have been very useful to me for fixing my device and there is no any particular guide to fix brick device easily. That's why it is a must to share.
    * As long as you can access EDL(9008) mode in your device you can fix your bricked device *

    There are so many developers online if you can find who claim to fix or unbrick your bricked device by charging a hefty amount even after that you can not trust them.

    ****** I am here just to help you so if you want you can donate to me on paypal ******​

    This guide has been compiled to fix all the phones which are in bricked state and completely dead state as long as you can access EDL mode(which is a Qualcomm's hidden flashing mode bult into hardware) you are able to fix your phones.

    This guide applies to all the following problems :
    Boot loop.
    Fastboot boot loop(looping in fastboot).
    Stuck at LG logo.
    No recovery mode.
    No fastboot mode.
    Red triangle(security error).
    "Press key to shut" message displays.
    Seems like No sign of life.
    And when connects to PC :
    QHSUSB BULK or QLOADER or something like that when connects to PC or red LED.

    Why are you facing this problem??
    Downgrading android version of your phone.
    Flashing wrong recovery image.
    Flashing wrong firmware/ROM.
    Flashing wrong bootloader/fastboot image.
    While playing with your phone just for fun.
    And many more....

    Tools required :
    - Qualcomm USB drivers. https://mega.nz/file/YAVhFIiC#nF-cChZklhcsxMHk24GhsB6rlE119erQqmXuBu21c6c
    - LG mobile drivers. https://mega.nz/file/4UU3RSJb#iJu32uFbPsSrhIPoVr-BS1f2RqHnqL95lePDhDnK7NY
    - LGUP tool lab version and LGUP common dll. https://mega.nz/file/MJdjxCqb#THo7EpmCqFUNa5VHMQcWI5D6M4QcR5p2vhQ77le0Gzo
    - LG V35 abl image. https://mega.nz/file/wBV3UaQK#G0bF9gYz9Jb8FjdJsCAP0wmIOSqHrOFUjvUiPOsj91Q
    - LG firmware extractor. https://mega.nz/file/oZMzGS6Q#JmYlsH9YgU_CmR5Ra0gjIOg_4S6fNVFPgl3UV0BRz0s
    - KDZ tools. https://mega.nz/file/hJNVWAyY#KL8dypxmDXOJ3I9njzQW2TYE-ZgrHaiwnmenNbBcGRs
    - QFIL tool. https://mega.nz/file/4AdjXCAS#tWf6XUYO3OxHjZ_XDJZopOtQpVkggW2170QIKDW0JK8
    - Snapdragon 845 UFS firehose. https://mega.nz/file/8Zk0AAJQ#-WBO38OBXo6TnykCoOaoXeV2zBxHaUyoq3sR6lmFTtQ
    - ADB tool. https://mega.nz/file/URtWmAxZ#TRNwkp9ZQw4BG1we2cxu623fT-6O6XJsBcylNevSF0g
    - Stock f/w KDZ for your particuar device no less than last working andriod and build version.
    - Knowledge how to boot into EDL (without shorting test pin it can fuse device board).


    * Steps :
    Step 1 : uninstall all the phone related drivers and restart PC.

    Step 2 : to successfully install drivers and software follow below guide -
    a. open commant prompt with admin rights run these commands so windows can allow to install driver properly.
    - bcdedit.exe -set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
    - bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING ON
    (these will disable driver signature enforcement and put windows into test mode)
    and restart
    c. install Qualcomm drivers
    d. install LG mobile drivers
    e. install QPST
    f. install LGUP lab version and place LGUP_Common.dll in C:\Program Files (x86)\LG Electronics\LGUP\model\common\LGUP_Common.dll and restart PC

    *** When you boot your phone in download mode and instead it goes into fastboot then you should first open LGUP and then connect phone in download mode because I as experienced this time somehow LGUP forces the phone to stay in download mode rather than switching to fastboot ***
    (    if thuis works proceed to step 9 else not then step 3)

    Step 3 : open LG firmware extract and click open in KDZ row and select downloaded firmware kdz and let it load then check G710xx something from list and click extract if there is any error in log then your kdz file is corrupted, if success then it will produce a DZ file and now in DZ row click open and select DZ file now tool will show you a long list, now select all the items and extract. This will produce so many files in LG firmware extractor folder.

    Step 4 : place your kdz file in KDZ tools folder and select OneKeyExtraction.bat type Y, it will produce a dz file and several img files in a folder named as your firmware KDZ's name. copy boot_a.img , abl_a.img , laf_a.img to adb folder for fastboot flashing.

    Step 5 : open QFIL from it's installation location and check build type to flat build and in programm file select prog_ufs_firehose_Sdm845_lge.elf file and in lower right corner select storage type to UFS.

    Step 6 : connect your device to PC and boot into EDL mode by
    a. if it is in any ON condition : POWER button + VOLUME DOWN and prepare to press VOLUME UP repeatedly as soon as phone switches off
    b. if it is in dead condition : connecting to PC automatically boot into EDL mode.
    if phone is connected in EDL mode now Device manager must show a device under ports tree somehting named as Qualcom HS-USB QLOADER 9008(Com_X)
    * if you have bricked your device then I assume you already know how to boot into EDL mode.

    Step 7 : now in QFIL select port and select your device, select Tools from QFIL toolbar and select Partition Manger, in warning window ckick OK if you've selected right 845's firehose elf file and after success it must show a list of many partions of your phone.
    flashing : it's time for flashing.

    *Note: select all the image files one by one in Lg firmware extract folder by typing name in file name control like as showed in screenshot Files_location.jpg.
    Files_location.jpg


    it will take patience because it's a manual one, order must be followed coz tha's the thing that matters...

    - find select and right click on "xbl_a" then manage partition data and select load then select "xbl.elf_6"
    - find select and right click on "xbl_config_a" then manage partition data and select load then select "xbl_config.ebl_902"
    - find select and right click on "xbl_b" then manage partition data and select load then select "xbl.elf_6"
    - find select and right click on "xbl_config_b" then manage partition data and select load then select "xbl_config.ebl_902"
    - find select and right click on "tz_a" then manage partition data and select load then select "tz.mbn_134"
    - find select and right click on "hyp_a" then manage partition data and select load then select "hyp.mbn_646"
    - find select and right click on "boot_a" then manage partition data and select load then select "boot.img_163830"
    - find select and right click on "cmnlib_a" then manage partition data and select load then select "cmnlib.mbn_81670"
    - find select and right click on "cmnlib64_a" then manage partition data and select load then select "cmnlib64.mbn_81798"
    - find select and right click on "boot_b" then manage partition data and select load then select "boot.img_163830"
    - find select and right click on "cmnlib_b" then manage partition data and select load then select "cmnlib.mbn_81670"
    - find select and right click on "cmnlib64_b" then manage partition data and select load then select "cmnlib64.mbn_81798"
    - find select and right click on "abl_a" then manage partition data and select load then select "V35abl.img"
    - find select and right click on "abl_b" then manage partition data and select load then select "V35abl.img"
    - find select and right click on "raw_Resources_a" then manage partition data and select load then select "raw_resources.img_194918"
    - find select and right click on "tz_b" then manage partition data and select load then select "tz.mbn_134"
    - find select and right click on "hyp_b" then manage partition data and select load then select "hyp.mbn_646"
    - find select and right click on "laf_a" then manage partition data and select load then select "laf.img_81990"
    - find select and right click on "laf_b" then manage partition data and select load then select "laf.img_81990"

    close partition manager and let it restart device into EDL again.

    Step 8 : boot your device in fasboot which is currently in EDL mode, to do so press Power + Volume down button and ready to leave Power as soon as phone restart while keep pressing Volume down
    a. open command prompt in adb folder and verify device connectivity by
    fastboot devices
    * it must show a device something like LMV35EAWx.
    b. perform these commands, order must be followed coz tha's the thing that matters:
    fastboot erase boot
    fastboot erase boot_a
    fastboot erase boot_b
    fastboot erase abl
    fastboot erase abl_a
    fastboot erase abl_b
    fastboot erase laf
    fastboot erase laf_a
    fastboot erase laf_b
    fastboot flash boot boot_a.img
    fastboot flash boot_b boot_a.img
    fastboot flash boot_a boot_a.img
    fastboot flash abl abl_a.img
    fastboot flash abl_b abl_a.img
    fastboot flash abl_a abl_a.img
    fastboot flash laf laf_a.img
    fastboot flash laf_b laf_a.img
    fastboot flash laf_a laf_a.img
    and let your device as it is in fastboot.
    we already flashed these partions in EDL mode and flashing in fastboot confirms that partitions do not get overwritten.

    Step 9 : open LGUP and somehow proceed to flashing window, where you'll find device list option and many flashing options and a firmware list below, in flashing options select Refurbish and drop your KDZ file in firmware list and follow
    LGUP.jpg

    a. now from phone's fastboot menu select restart and hold Volume Up now phone will show download mode bar and in few seconds LGUP will recognise your device in list same as above screenshot.
    b. flash you KDZ and let your device boot into system.


    Now you have a fully working device.


    (ii). Recover from dead boot or no partitions list in QFIL partition manager.(hard brick)
    **if you have urgency you can donate money so I can focus on yours**

    I worked around G7's stock kdz and fortunately end up generating flashing file for a single partition but there are so many(100+) partitions and this single one took 1+ hour, which was hardly to arrange. You can imagine how much time 100+ partitions would take to be prepared.
    Problem is I have a time consuming job so I can not waste my time on this unless you donate some money and get your device guaranteed recovered ASAP.

    ** UPDATE **
    The guide I was working on, was more complex for noob to understand.
    be patience I am slowly working with python scripts and a easy guide which will help you to flash empty device.

    ***use rawprogram and patch at your risk because it will result in 0 IMEI problem that causes no network signal but your device will be fixed***
    And if anyone want to flash firmware through QFIL in that case I am also attaching G710EAW partition.xml , rawprograms.xml, patch.xml and flashable gpt_main & gpt_backup bin.

    24.9 KB file on MEGA

    mega.nz mega.nz


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    phamngoctan.vn said:
    Yes, i completed all previous steps. I try holding LGUP Model list window opened, but nothing change.

    My device's status is bootloop (sometimes and go off); download mode fail (pause on download mode icon appear, then turn off); fastboot fail on stock abl but success on v35abl.

    ps: on v35abl, go to download mode is error red case.

    Edit: I just saw a message on my screen after waiting bootloop (in my attach file)
    Click to expand...
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    did your device had a unlocked bootloader ?
    what is your device model ?

    and once more perform step 8 and 9 again as follow :

    in step 8 do this one also in addition to all others.
    -find select and right click on "persist" then manage partition data and select load then select "persist(_something)"

    in step 9 do this one also in addition to all others.
    fastboot erase xbl
    fastboot erase xbl_a
    fastboot erase xbl_b
    -------
    fastboot flash xbl xbl_a.img
    fastboot flash xbl_b xbl_a.img
    fastboot flash xbl_a xbl_a.img

    * boot into fastboot using V35abl. and all the images be flashed in fastboot must come from stock firmware kdz.

    both of these step will ensure your device has a complete and secure qualcomm boot sequence.
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    sourabh7625
    kyon007 said:
    can you give me your misc partition file
    I want to try some things
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    you can get misc image file from stock kdz of your device model using lg firmware extractor.
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    sourabh7625
    Unlocked3 said:
    I have followed the instructions and cannot boot past lg logo. I am lost because I have tried multiple .kdz files and they all failed to get back to android. I assume it's because I tried to flash ULM firmware instead of PM. I had to use ULM because there are no lg g710PMxx.kdz files as far as I can tell (because Sprint doesn't support FOTA updates, I guess). The .kdz files weren't corrupted because I had no failures extracting the .dz files.
    I have backups of the original abl and laf partitions but nothing else.

    I am talking to a seller on Ebay about getting an up-to-date lg g710PM backup sent to me but I have no clue what program to use, what needs to be sent, and if it will work in the first place.

    Could someone tell me if it's possible to make a Sprint .kdz file I could flash with Qfil or some other utility? Or would I be able to do something with the current firmware and sprinkle in Sprint partition backups? I just need to boot to android and reenable oem unlock to get the phone rooted and continue with my previous goal.

    Thank you and good luck to everyone in our lg issue boat!
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    okay , so your device can boot up(not having any bootloader problem) but can't get past LG logo to system. right ?

    will you confirm that your device can boot into LG download mode ??
    * switch off device then connect it to PC while holding VOL+ button, now it must shows a USB sign.
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    urover said:
    Please see my comment on this thread and if it helps: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/lg-g710eaw-partitions-corrupted.4457827/#post-87146685.

    I was in the same situation as you. You need to flash firmware via QFIL and then you can restore your partitions for IMEI etc. I was able to restore my LG G7 finally even though the OP of this thread is no longer responsive.
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse
    thanks but ive already fixed it with this guide.
    first i restored the partition table with LUN files provided in this thread, then i extracted all partitions from a korean V50 KDZ, and flashed all partitions 1 by 1 in qfil.
    after that i was able to boot into download mode and flashed a new stock kdz, so thats it!
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