LG G8 just got root yesterday

[neverremembermyusername]

Eh maybe. Is the kernel version the same? Also magisk is not built to be installed this way so it can't work 100%

Even if the exploit can be used only to temporarily have root, it should be possible to modify the devinfo partition and mark the bootloader as unlocked. Unless it's changed on newer models, all devinfo contains is a magic string of text ("ANDROID-BOOT!") and two boolean values that indicate if the bootloader is unlocked. It's generally possible to unlock just by modifying the two bools, AFAIK.

 

[antintin]

Even if the exploit can be used only to temporarily have root, it should be possible to modify the devinfo partition and mark the bootloader as unlocked. Unless it's changed on newer models, all devinfo contains is a magic string of text ("ANDROID-BOOT!") and two boolean values that indicate if the bootloader is unlocked. It's generally possible to unlock just by modifying the two bools, AFAIK.

Yeah and you could just replace the current recovery with twrp manually right? Then either someone just tries this or we need an app made more compatible with g8 by some dev. Just make sure to turn off auto update so it's not patched. This should also work for tmobile version if it does at all

 

[neverremembermyusername]

Yeah and you could just replace the current recovery with twrp manually right? Then either someone just tries this or we need an app made more compatible with g8 by some dev. Just make sure to turn off auto update so it's not patched. This should also work for tmobile version if it does at all

I think it should be possible assuming someone can get root in the first place.

If it's like the G7, though, there will be very little point in having TWRP with stock firmware (can't access the data partition, and, IIRC, stock refuses to boot if it detects TWRP). However, it would be possible, with an unlocked bootloader, to achieve root on stock by replacing the boot image with one patched by Magisk.

 

[antintin]

I think it should be possible assuming someone can get root in the first place.

If it's like the G7, though, there will be very little point in having TWRP with stock firmware (can't access the data partition, and, IIRC, stock refuses to boot if it detects TWRP). However, it would be possible, with an unlocked bootloader, to achieve root on stock by replacing the boot image with one patched by Magisk.

Ok can someone ask in the comments of that guys post if it would actually be possible to unlock bootloader and root like this on g8 since we haven't had October patches yet? I mean the guy who made qu1ckr00t

 

[antintin]

Ok can someone ask in the comments of that guys post if it would actually be possible to unlock bootloader and root like this on g8 since we haven't had October patches yet? I mean the guy who made qu1ckr00t

Ok sorry for another comment but apparently you need to extract some device specific things for this to work. Theoretically this shouldn't be that hard so anyone have any contacts to a Dev who could maybe help out with this? I really don't see why this shouldn't work so hopefully we might be to get root soon! For now everyone just disable auto updates

 

[sobertillnoon]

I'm sorry. But I can't be the only one who thinks this is absolute BS, right? Everything described seems sketchy AF at best or down right "not how any of this works" at worst. And faking a photo is the most trivial things to do these days. Can we get some moderators to shut down this scammer?

 

[antintin]

I'm sorry. But I can't be the only one who thinks this is absolute BS, right? Everything described seems sketchy AF at best or down right "not how any of this works" at worst. And faking a photo is the most trivial things to do these days. Can we get some moderators to shut down this scammer?

Shut down which scammer? Me? You have 0 idea what you're talking about

 

[KanBorges]

I'm sorry. But I can't be the only one who thinks this is absolute BS, right? Everything described seems sketchy AF at best or down right "not how any of this works" at worst. And faking a photo is the most trivial things to do these days. Can we get some moderators to shut down this scammer?

Please leave.

 

[sobertillnoon]

Shut down which scammer? Me? You have 0 idea what you're talking about

Are you the OP? The guy who started this is who I am talking about. This is an absolutely ludicrous idea. Send my phone to some guy in China with no proof? Even if he does root it who's to say it hasn't been modified in some malicious way? You say I have no idea what I'm talking about? This whole endeavour is sketchy as heck and you've done nothing to convince me otherwise.

 

[antintin]

Are you the OP? The guy who started this is who I am talking about. This is an absolutely ludicrous idea. Send my phone to some guy in China with no proof? Even if he does root it who's to say it hasn't been modified in some malicious way? You say I have no idea what I'm talking about? This whole endeavour is sketchy as heck and you've done nothing to convince me otherwise.

Dude none of us want to send our phone to some guy in China we are just discussing how he does it as it is most definitely real. The answer is he mods the soc to work with xiaomi firehose and nullifies laf. We've just been doing some research because we're keen on root, and you don't have to participate if you don't want to

 

[jazir]

https://mega.nz/file/k4p0VSxQ#ejn3vqW12ivdLhLuT8DjfWRLE4KiUc6AAPc7_QlMFt0

@antintin here is a link to the SDM 855 firehose file, i've reuploaded it from the pan.baidu.com link on this page: https://bbs.lge.fun/thread-110.htm

I hope this helps!

Edit: QPST file as well:

https://mega.nz/file/Uw5SwChQ#g7jz3ma2vxVDZQ_UcFN59vycFvukpOfq_dCFUiGYVR4

ABL and XBL files as well: https://mega.nz/file/plYglChY#-DRLO0...ANgYMheRk3BEHc


VOLTE files: https://mega.nz/file/BkxzELaD#kILReW8bPuYb17bSDn29TewQCa93YzNiQtK0au3S2Xg

 

[kevin_bouchard]

If there was ever a time to stop OTA updating, now is it!

For those not already following, check out:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v50-thinq/development/lg-v50-temp-root-exploit-via-cve-2020-t4098077

Basically they've figured out a way to get temp root on the Lg V50 which may lead to bootloader unlocking and permanent root.
One caveat, this exploit is likely patched in newer OTA updates of Android 10 (need March or older) and the exploit has to be changed for each firmware version. Not a big deal for those that have public KDZs but for Sprint devices hopefully the images are similar enough that the required addresses are the same across the variants. Here's hoping (I've got two Sprint devices).

Thanks to antintin as their rollback guide will become crucial for many:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g8/how-to/people-trying-beta-want-to-revert-t4011925