[GUIDE] Upgrade H815 Locked-BootLoader to Official Android 7.0 v29A

ling751am

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Hi,

I'm thinking about upgrading my H815 to V29A Nougat. If I understand it correctly, i will lose Safety Net dependant apps like Pokemon Go and banking apps with this method. Is there any way i can upgrade to Nougat and not lose the ability to pass Safety Net? I'm considering bootloader unlock if it would do the trick. Can someone write me a guide if it's possible to do?

Thanks!
Sorry but I don't play PMGO, so if there's any solution, I'll reply you :D

sorry with this guide there is the root included in nougat?
Sorry for what? I'll punch your face!
READ "KNOWN ISSUES" BEFORE ASKING ANY STUPID QUESTION

Get one step further this time, but step 6 ended in bootloop. Hard resetted it - LGUP with Uppercut says "Unknown Model", Flash Tool says "Contact system administrator - system info can not be found" or something like that. Any ideas of what I can do to fix this?
Edit: Suddenly worked with FlashTool and the 10F kdz, not with any other kdz. Started over. It finally worked! Thank you!
yeah, you got it

Just wanted to say I've had this running on my H815T (Hong Kong) variant for the last week with no issues at all. It's amazing how smooth nougat is!
The only difference between the H815 and the h815T is one 4G band, so that's no longer working for me (band 40). Maybe check if that band is important for you before anyone tries the same thing (I take no responsibility etc etc).
you can use that band in hidden menu, but no CA for you
 

VirtualBit

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Do I need to use my country KDZ file? Or no matter from which country, all the files you gave should work?


Did you use something different from what specified in the opening post?

Thanks!
I used only the files from this thread
worked perfectly (phone is more responsive and snappier with Nougat)
 
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My phone had big core bootloop problem. I couldnt fix it with mm without root and locked bootloader(Singapore version) had to downgrade lollipop. Any way to stop 2 big cores with this v29a?
 

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Im stucked in 6th step. after typing those commands immediately there is a "#" in new line. after reboot i still have not a supersu. I can't attach a screenshot but in ports it saids \device\lgandnetmdm1 reg_sz com6 and \device\lgandnetdiag1 reg_sz com7. Ofcourse i unzipped root system to .img. What am i doing wrong?

//edit
okay now it works, i did same three times in row and it works lol. i will give info after install nougat

//edit2
works perfectly, thanks!
 
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slhsrc26

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In this thread - Update LG G4 H818P to android 7 by LG-H815 Official v29A.
@hochocnua upgrade H818P to v29A using the LG Poland Official v29A firmware zip which comes from here.

And this thread, I'll guide you upgrade your H815 Locked-Bootloader to the v29A.

oh.. okay, I almost forgot the important thing :)
Code:
#include <std_disclaimer.h>

/*
 * Your warranty is now void.
 *
 * We are not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
 * thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
 * do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
 * before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
 * you point the finger at us for messing up your device, we will laugh at you.
 *
 */
Important information:
Only tested on LG G4 H815-TWN ver.
I'm not responsible for other G4 variants (exclude H818P and H815)
Before flashing it to another variant G4, you must take upon oneself the consequences :)
AND WARNING! IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM, PLZ SEARCH IN THIS FORUM OR GOOGLE!!!

Notice: If you need a Traditional Chinese Guide (中文教學)? Go here or here

Prepare these:
1. A heart full of determination <- Go play Undertale
2. LG Mobile Driver for Windows
3. LGUP with 8994 DLL
4. LG ADB pack (which include Send_Command.exe)
5. FlashFire v6.0 (the lastest version on Play Store will fc in 5.1)
6. LG Poland Official H815 v29A firmware zip
7. LG Taiwan H815 v10F KDZ
8. a rooted system.img of H815 v10F

Unnecessary:

Backup data using LG Backup
Backup photo using Google Photos or save them to your pc
Backup other data to your external SD card, and remove it from your phone

If you bricked your phone, try to flash this thru LGUP
LG Taiwan H815 v20E KDZ


Installation:
We need to downgrade 6.0 to 5.1 before flash Nougat
1. Check Anti-rollback version in *#546368#*815# -> SVC Menu -> Version Info (Important!!!)
If the value is 0, fine, goto step 2
If the value is v1, v2, v3 or above, DON'T USE THIS GUIDE OR BRICK YOUR PHONE
2. Install LGUP and Driver, shutdown your phone, goto Download mode by press Vol-UP, connect to your pc
You should see Firmware Update shows up on your screen
3. Open LGUP, select REFURBISH, and choose BIN file "H81510F_00_0113.kdz", press Start button
4. When rebooted, do a simple set, and go to Setting -> Backup & reset -> Factory data reset
Reboot again, do a simple set, copy rootsystem20160214.img & eu.chainfire.flash.v6.apk & LG-H815_Official_v29A.zip to internal storage
5. Shutdown and goto Download mode again, open LG ADB pack, double ports.bat , you should see\Device\XXXXDIAG1 REG_SZ COM#
The # is a random number, remember it, we'll use that at next step
6. Open cmd and change to same folder, type
Code:
Send_Command.exe \\.\COM#
"#" is the number what we just seen in ports.bat
You should see Enter, Leave and a #, copy
Code:
dd if=/data/media/0/rootsystem20160214.img bs=8192 seek=55296 count=529920 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0
then press enter
Wait a while, another # will appear, pull out battert and reboot

We finally downgrade to 5.1 with root, and now we gonna flash Nougat :)
7. Now you should see SuperSU in your app drawer, install eu.chainfire.flash.v6.apk, then open FlashFire
8. In FlashFire, click "+", click Flash ZIP or OTA, choose LG-H815_Official_v29A.zip, and don't tick anything, go next step
9. Scroll to the bottom, click FLASH, click OK, wait till the phone reboot to FlashFire mode
10. When the phone reboot again, you should now see Android is Upgrading
11. Goto Setting -> Backup & reset -> Factory data reset, do a full factory reset
12. Wait the phone earse and reboot itself
13. Open LG Backup, mount your SD Card, select Restore, and enjoy your new nougat 7.0
....................................... 6. Open cmd and change to same folder ,,,,,,
i do not understand this part ... which folder
I open cmd Send_Command.exe \\.\COM5 enter later error.......
 

slhsrc26

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6.line help,,,,,,,,,,
I did not understand cmd. my port com5. open cmd..... .C:\Users\pro2000\Desktop>Send_Command.exe \\.\COM5 enter eror.........where am i doing wrong
 

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Hey, if I already have Android Lollipop, 5.1 (V10a-EUR-XX), can I just root it and continue from step 7? If so, is there anything else I should to for the process to work properly?
 

ling751am

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....................................... 6. Open cmd and change to same folder ,,,,,,
i do not understand this part ... which folder
I open cmd Send_Command.exe \\.\COM5 enter later error.......
The same folder where Send_Command.exe located
Google "CMD Change Directory"

6.line help,,,,,,,,,,
I did not understand cmd. my port com5. open cmd..... .C:\Users\pro2000\Desktop>Send_Command.exe \\.\COM5 enter eror.........where am i doing wrong
Google is your friend.

Hey, if I already have Android Lollipop, 5.1 (V10a-EUR-XX), can I just root it and continue from step 7? If so, is there anything else I should to for the process to work properly?
Woah! you have a European G4, just unlock bootloader and flash TWRP, then flash this zip, you're done!
 
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ling751am

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are you explaining in a little more detai....sample.....command.exe file in LGH815_ADB
if you stored those files at your desktop
open cmd
cd C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\Desktop\THEFOLDERNAME
and Send_Command.exe
Be honest, don't flash this phone, or you get brick, you don't understand about flash phone, go buy a new phone is the best way to get 7.0

When you open cmd, you need to type there the address of your command.exe . For example if your LG815_ADB main file is in your desktop first you have to get in this file then start the command.exe
thanks for reply to slhsrc26.
 
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Prerooted H815 SEA 10b system image or I can use H815 v10F KDZ ?

Hi everyone,

Can I use the KDZ file posted by the OP to downgrade to Lollipop? My phone's the international Variant (H815), bought mine in Singapore. I'm currently on marshmallow (Software version is V20i-SEA-XX). Or do I need to download a prerooted H815 SEA 10b system image? Tried searching for that prerooted system image but I can't find any. My laptop's kind of crappy so I can't do the root injection. Thanks guys!
 

ling751am

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Hi everyone,

Can I use the KDZ file posted by the OP to downgrade to Lollipop? My phone's the international Variant (H815), bought mine in Singapore. I'm currently on marshmallow (Software version is V20i-SEA-XX). Or do I need to download a prerooted H815 SEA 10b system image? Tried searching for that prerooted system image but I can't find any. My laptop's kind of crappy so I can't do the root injection. Thanks guys!
Hmm.. no, you can't
Download SEA 10B KDZ + prerooted system img and follow my steps, you'll get Nougat
Sorry, I can't injection root for you, ask someone : (
Or... If you can't find any prerooted system img, you can flash TWN KDZ + prerooted system img to your phone
And that would turn your phone to TWN based, some features won't work properly, do this on your own decision : )

Thank you for your interest.....
I solved the problem
I'm happy that you solved this : )

Succesfully flashed nougat! thanks OP \m/
You're welcome : )