tjsanders

All files in zip are officially from LG (DLL,BIN,LG FLASH Tools)


I have a new method how too flash your bricked phone back to factory stock. This flash is the LG Official firmware. This flash will wipe out everything and correctly flash prl,stock recovery,all partition. So let the get the ball rolling and lets hopefully get your phone back too fully working. Please follow all steps no short cutting, or altering files may cause issues with hardware and software too your phone. Please make sure you can get your phone in download mode before doing anything else.

Directions - Please read them carefully

1. Please make sure you have your LG Drivers installed before you start this process

2. Please download this file from this link provided
Sprint Users download this zip - http://d-h.st/xoL
Virgin Mobile Users download this zip - http://d-h.st/0kd
Sprint Only LS696ZVF download this zip - http://d-h.st/WWn
3. When the download is complete. Please open the zip folder and you will see a folder inside the zip called LG. take the LG folder and move it too C: drive

4. Please have at least 60 percent battery or more and put the phone in download mode. too get the phone in download mode. Please hold both volume buttons and plug in your usb cord into the phone
5. Now go too your device manager and look for your com ports and find your LGE Android USB Serial Port. Now double click it and look for advance and then click it. now we have too change the com port too 41. when you are done press ok and close it out.

6. Unplug your usb connection from phone and leave phone in download mode.

7. Now open your windows explorer go to C:\LG\LGFLASHTOOL and look for the filename LGFLASHTOOL and right click it and run as admin.

8. The program will open up. Now we need too program the LG Flashtool Software with Official LG DLL and Firmware and Comm Port

9. Go to port settings in the LG FlashTool program and select port 1 only. and please ok.

10. now we need too go too model settings in LG FlashTool and we need too select dll and bin files. I know it will show that we show the bin and dll already setup. But we too remove them and re add them. So do that now by choosing manual mode. and then select your dll and bin and then make sure your action mode is on upgrade DL and Connection Mode is on USB. once all that is correct. Press OK Box


11. Now we are ready too flash the phone.

12. too start the flash you will press the arrow on the top left side of LG FlashTool and begin the process when you press the arrow go ahead and plug in your device to the usb cable and the program will begin flashing the device . Please don't let your desktop or laptop cutoff during the process. Please do not remove phone from usb until the phone boots up for the first time. then unplug the phone and close out LG FlashTool. Now just do a factory data wipe in your settings and your good too go

13. Good Luck and hope this guide will help you and please show me so love and click the thanks button. I busted my hump too get these programs.

Notes- If your phone doesn't start the flash after pressing the arrow. just unplug the phone the download mode will stay on and replug in the usb port you used and within a few seconds it will begin.

Notes- Please use windows explorer too unzip the file so you can see LG folder too copy too c: drive of your pc. also once the phone reboots for the first time you can unplug the phone. also if you remember your msl number please do a ##786# enter your MSL so you will have a fresh voice and data.

Last edited by tjsanders; January 30th, 2013 at 09:31 PM. Reason: update links

tjsanders

OP is updated

Hashtag

Out of curiosity, what does this do that is different than LGNPST? Does it just flash it better or something?

tjsanders

Yes it is alot better and simple and its all official from LG. If you can get your phone in download mode this will unbrick it and repair partition , prl , put phone back too factory performance. and the thing i like about this method you don't have too register dll and all that long method and I have include the official dll that people couldn't get there hands on it.

Last edited by tjsanders; October 7th, 2012 at 12:54 PM.

james391

Hey, great guide, but can you post a link to the drivers because there are "USB DRIVER" and "LG MOBILE SUPPORT TOOL" and im not sure if I should get both, thanks!

sammyz

Let me guess. This uses the bin files right?
Are you sure the DLL will work? Not all of them work with LGFlashTool...

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tjsanders

Yes it will work the dll came from LG B2B mobile support server

Last edited by tjsanders; October 7th, 2012 at 05:01 PM.

james391

here it says "Please open the zip folder and you will see a folder inside the zip called LG. take the LG folder and move it too C: drive " but the folder does not have this folder in it

sammyz

Ok how the heck did you get that?
I make unbrick guides for almost every new LG phone now..but I first try to find ways to unbrick the phone if DLL isn't in the screwed cab file LG gives us..

tjsanders

my mistake sammyz . its a bin file not cab file the tool will not expect cab had too download the bin. uploading new files now

sammyz

Did you have trouble extracting bin files? It shouldn't have been too hard even when DLL is missing in cab.

tjsanders

yes i did. but i got it now. still uploading too dropbox. do you have plans too try my method

tjsanders

op is updated with correct files and modify directions too use the program

tjsanders

if anybody uses this method please let me know how it went for you

sammyz

I don't own the phone but I plan on using your files on monday to unbrick someone else's phone via team viewer. I'll tell you how it went.
Also the VM version has ZV5 and ZV4.....why does this feel like a repeat of the Optimus V and Optimus S??? Lol...

tjsanders

I did the virgin mobile file on purpose to ensure there was no issues. let me know how it goes with friend unbrick. I have the sprint version and tested and had no issues and I also viper 4g lte as well and had no issues. I just don't have the VM version of the elite.

sammyz

You flashed the VM version on Sprint Elite?
And viper is Verizon's version of elite right?

tjsanders

No I have the sprint Optimus elite phone and tested the sprint version and I also have the Sprint LG Viper 4g lte and tested it as well. I don't have VM optimus elite phone too test the unbrick method. I put the the first release bin file that VM release in the zip folder too use too unbrick as safe proof too unbrick the phone

sammyz

Ah ok. Now tell me where exactly did you find the DLL that work with the LG flash tool?

tjsanders

LG B2B Mobile Support tool. This program requires username and password for LG Mobile Phone Dealers and Cell Phone Companys use this software

sammyz

Ahhhhhh so I'm guessing you work at an authorized store then? You can probably help me with other phones unbicking with screwed up LG firmware.

tjsanders

If you will pm with the make model and esn of the phone you need help with I will be glad too help you out and tell me what you need for each phone.

sammyz

Sure thing man with my know how's and your resources, we shall unbrick any phone LG throws at us

tjsanders

Yep I am able too get the files and It also tell me which flashing software is required as well. So that help out as well. thats why I had too write the directions as noob so everyone would understand what has too be done too unbrick the phone. If the phone will go into download mode it can be unbricked.

sammyz

Cool..I wonder what the instructions are for VM elite.....

ktb83

And the procedure preserves nvram?

sammyz

Of course it does. The only procedure that doesn't is when using LGNPST to unbrick from download mode..
Edit: I'm going to sleep.

tjsanders

yes, this method put the phone back too factory out of box. it writes all the partitions,prl,stock recovery,stock rom, unroot

sammyz

And it doesn't erase programming NV values (highly important, otherwise you have to make 5 threads on how to reprogram the phone...)

tjsanders

Doesn't erase NV Items or values. also if have your msl number i would do a ##786# after unbricking too reset all voice and data connections.

Last edited by tjsanders; October 8th, 2012 at 12:10 AM.

james391

I tried this and im pretty sure it worked. It got to 99% then said Error WM_PROGRESS_MSG
We can't communicate with specific port
FAIL

But the phone works and is totally factory. So far everything is working

tjsanders

yes it worked woo hoo. i forgot too mention when you error msg at 99 percent the port msg is normal. got too give you a thanks for letting me know how it went

HaTrEd360

Update OP to include that so people don't freak out.

M0NSTER

thanks for the post im sure your helping lots of people and now if i brick my phone i know where to go.

cdavis357

My phone just bricked gonna give your method a try much easier hope it works as good as it sounds

tjsanders

Please let me know if your virgin mobile or sprint elite user

cdavis357

Sprint

cdavis357

awsome worked like a charm no issues new phone even have to reactivate

Last edited by cdavis357; October 9th, 2012 at 04:06 PM.

tjsanders

Glad I could help you out

tjsanders

Just want too say thank you too everyone who has unbricked there phone using my method and gave me very good news and feedback that your phone no longer paperweight. it was alot of hard work. but it paid off so far.

Cool29043

im stuck on step five the computer will not let me see my phones files

bubalashkka

my elite is really messed up but when i try to open up flash tool it says this?

"The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail."

when i run the command line it scans and detects nothing, any ideas? help apreciated lol

phenomx4

Try installing Visual C++ 2008 and 2010 redistributable to see if that fixes the problem.

(x86) 32-Bit:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5582
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555

(x64)

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=2092
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=14632

Last edited by phenomx4; October 14th, 2012 at 04:18 PM.

Cool29043

How can I install the drivers? whenever I try it ends up not installing. The only thing that always fails to install is the "LG AndroidNet USB Modem"
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

tjsanders

unplug the phone from computer use a different usb port. if that doesn't work then go too this link and download the driver and install and reboot pc
LG LS696 Support: Find Manuals & Warranty Info | LG USA

mcgraham89

This thread should be a sticky IMO. Came in Handy. Quick and Easy. Thanks Tjsanders.

SapientDust

Made some progress so I edited this; Sorry I don't have permission to remove it.

I'll be back with a more intelligent query tomorrow.

Last edited by SapientDust; October 19th, 2012 at 01:57 AM.

tjsanders

Sapientdust, don't understand your post. do you help with your device?

ruffdraft2010

Is this THE method to fix the "permanent download mode" problem on the vm696 (lg optimus elite)?

phenomx4

Yes It should fix that and restore everything like it was out of the box.