Made a complete ZVA dump

[TheMadScientist]

So after following some basic instructions that i still managed to mess up
i made a complete dump on zva. which means a debrick image can be made.
if we had the needed firehose.bin we could possibly fix hard-bricks in qfil in qpst.
I'm uploading said dump to my google drive but kinda reluctant to share it in fear if u used my dump then u might also get my iemi. so once i figure that one out i will make it available to all

 

[TheMadScientist]

So i was looking around in a few of the files in my hex editor and noticed. Id have to pull it up on i think bootloader backup. That user debug is set to 0. Wonder if its modifiable to set to 1 and enable a debug bootloader

 

[Hai Karate]

Any idea how to dump the PRL? QPST 2.7.460 crashes when I try to read the info from the phone. LGUP might be able to do it with the proper LS992 DLL, but I can't find one that works.

 

[TheMadScientist]

Any idea how to dump the PRL? QPST 2.7.460 crashes when I try to read the info from the phone. LGUP might be able to do it with the proper LS992 DLL, but I can't find one that works.

ive never had to dump a prl before every cdma phone i get i gsm unlock
ive read the prl on my g4 i use 2.7.402 and its never failed me

 

[thjubeck]

So after following some basic instructions that i still managed to mess up
i made a complete dump on zva. which means a debrick image can be made.
if we had the needed firehose.bin we could possibly fix hard-bricks in qfil in qpst.
I'm uploading said dump to my google drive but kinda reluctant to share it in fear if u used my dump then u might also get my iemi. so once i figure that one out i will make it available to all

Kinda a long shot but could we inject root into the system after boot using the sd card method of loading a dump?

 

[TheMadScientist]

Kinda a long shot but could we inject root into the system after boot using the sd card method of loading a dump?

I dont know rite now
my g5 is down

 

[bilgerryan]

Kinda a long shot but could we inject root into the system after boot using the sd card method of loading a dump?

Interesting idea, have a link or can you go more into detail about loading a dump via SD? This is my first LG and I'm still trying to figure some things out. My Samsungs were so easy to root, flash TWRP in Odin, flash SuperSU, done.

 

[TheMadScientist]

Interesting idea, have a link or can you go more into detail about loading a dump via SD? This is my first LG and I'm still trying to figure some things out. My Samsungs were so easy to root, flash TWRP in Odin, flash SuperSU, done.

Ive been doin lgs for some time now, It sounds like he is describing the rooted system injection like on sprint g4 with the dd commands.

 

[thjubeck]

Interesting idea, have a link or can you go more into detail about loading a dump via SD? This is my first LG and I'm still trying to figure some things out. My Samsungs were so easy to root, flash TWRP in Odin, flash SuperSU, done.

I originally had the root shell from December but it was useless and I ended up flashing a newer KDZ file and have not been able to downgrade yet so for me that method is out and was not working and I have been looking for other options.

So far have two options. https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/lg-g4-100-root-success-directives-root-t3180586

UPDATE: The send_command.exe does find the phone so testing to see what happens here
UPDATE 2: Que the haters LAF got me forgot about that guys sorry. So looks like LGUP may be the only option if we can figure out how to convince it to work.
UPDATE 3: Purposely bricking your phone gets you into LAF mode. You have to stop it at 10% on a KDZ update and it will allow you to use LAF mode again.

My other option is use the "expanded" version of LGUP and flash the system partition.I have tried extracting the system partition and flashing but having trouble getting LGUP to flash .img to the system. Seems to only let you choose where to put the partition if you are using a .dz or .kdz file.

As for the SD method, I read a post about using the SD card with a dump of the phone to recover from a hardbrick. Not completely sure of the details on that.

The G5 is not currently my daily driver so am able to experiment some with it.

P.S. Disclaimer to anyone who comes across this reply looking for root. I know some about what is possible with this phone but do not quote me as fact as I can and have been wrong before

 

[bilgerryan]

I originally had the root shell from December but it was useless and I ended up flashing a newer KDZ file and have not been able to downgrade yet so for me that method is out and was not working and I have been looking for other options.

So far have two options. https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/lg-g4-100-root-success-directives-root-t3180586

UPDATE: The send_command.exe does find the phone so testing to see what happens here
UPDATE 2: Que the haters LAF got me forgot about that guys sorry. So looks like LGUP may be the only option if we can figure out how to convince it to work.

My other option is use the "expanded" version of LGUP and flash the system partition.I have tried extracting the system partition and flashing but having trouble getting LGUP to flash .img to the system. Seems to only let you choose where to put the partition if you are using a .dz or .kdz file.

As for the SD method, I read a post about using the SD card with a dump of the phone to recover from a hardbrick. Not completely sure of the details on that.

The G5 is not currently my daily driver so am able to experiment some with it.

P.S. Disclaimer to anyone who comes across this reply looking for root. I know some about what is possible with this phone but do not quote me as fact as I can and have been wrong before

I saw a post somewhere about making your own kdz, let me see if I can find it again. We were able to get a downgrade working as far back as ZV8.

 

[thjubeck]

I saw a post somewhere about making your own kdz, let me see if I can find it again. We were able to get a downgrade working as far back as ZV8.

Not getting anywhere on the custom kdz. Found some tools and have got the kdz extracted but recompiling seems to be the issue here.

 

[majedalanni]

This might help you for kdz

https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2215929

 

[Kevovaz]

Hello, I need urgent help, I tried an unlocking service for my G5 and the person using the remote server bricked my phone. It is not stuck on download mode, I cannot even get into recovery. I don't know how to reflash this phone, I think if I had the correct .dll for the LG flash tool it would help me greatly as I could at least try to flash it. Thank you for your consideration.

 

[bilgerryan]

Hello, I need urgent help, I tried an unlocking service for my G5 and the person using the remote server bricked my phone. It is not stuck on download mode, I cannot even get into recovery. I don't know how to reflash this phone, I think if I had the correct .dll for the LG flash tool it would help me greatly as I could at least try to flash it. Thank you for your consideration.

Already answered you in the unlocking thread.

 

[thjubeck]

This might help you for kdz

https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2215929

The first tool looks promising but since google code went to archive mode seems that it can't be found.

 

[thjubeck]

So after following some basic instructions that i still managed to mess up
i made a complete dump on zva. which means a debrick image can be made.
if we had the needed firehose.bin we could possibly fix hard-bricks in qfil in qpst.
I'm uploading said dump to my google drive but kinda reluctant to share it in fear if u used my dump then u might also get my iemi. so once i figure that one out i will make it available to all

Just wondering about this but is the reason the original tool posted by unmentionable names removed because it involves purposely bricking your phone? I found a forum post on the G4 about this and tried it with the G5 and I can get into LAF mode although limited on the newest bootloader version.

 

[TheMadScientist]

Just wondering about this but is the reason the original tool posted by unmentionable names removed because it involves purposely bricking your phone? I found a forum post on the G4 about this and tried it with the G5 and I can get into LAF mode although limited on the newest bootloader version.

Yea i bricked mine but a diffrent reason and no fix cause g5 uses .elf not firehose.bin

 

[thjubeck]

Yea i bricked mine but a diffrent reason and no fix cause g5 uses .elf not firehose.bin

Okay. I posted on another forum and asked one of developers of that tool if they'd be willing to let someone try it who doesn't really care about the fact that you could brick your phone so here's hoping they'll let someone else try to finish the tool and get something working. Didn't get anywhere with the kdz method so thought I'd try stirring up the hornets nest again by asking.

 

[TheMadScientist]

Okay. I posted on another forum and asked one of developers of that tool if they'd be willing to let someone try it who doesn't really care about the fact that you could brick your phone so here's hoping they'll let someone else try to finish the tool and get something working. Didn't get anywhere with the kdz method so thought I'd try stirring up the hornets nest again by asking.

Wheres that at i might poke at that nest too. I hate to think my g5 is truly dead.

 

[thjubeck]

Wheres that at i might poke at that nest too. I hate to think my g5 is truly dead.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g5/help/jcase-beaups-lg-tool-t3357312/page3

I replied to jcase at the end of this post on the tmobile forum. Thought about PMing him but its supposedly taboo to ask about the tool they posted so I figured I'd see if he would reply. Any other ideas let me know. I really want to know how they got root working and if it was full root or just user debug as the full root is helpful but userdebug was not as useful.

Really hate it that someone was stupid and released it early and got them ticked off about it.