LG Tribute 2 (boost) reference guide

[midnightwolf]

I don't think it's called that anymore, i couldn't find it so I'll give what i think it is.

 

[brad65807]

Thanks !!

 

[midnightwolf]

http://www.mediafire.com/download/dub1f44cdh79arx/Home_4.50.33.apk

 

[brad65807]

http://www.mediafire.com/download/dub1f44cdh79arx/Home_4.50.33.apk

thanks. thats what i needed.

 

[brad65807]

SO here is my problem. I have an LG Tribute 2 (boost), . i rooted with kingroot and all was fine. I installed Super-SUME to install supersu and remove kingoroot. rebooted as it told me to do, and it is stuck at the boost boot logo. you cant get into fastboot on this phone, only download mode and stock recovery. stock recovery wont let you flash .img files only sideload option.

Any help would be appreciated. i have the stock system.img

PS i tried this:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/guide-how-to-root-lgls770-5-1-1-t3184649



people say this works on LG phones. i did it, didnt work either

 

[sfbriancl]

Looks like I just repeated your mistake. If you find some way to unbrick, please share...

SO here is my problem. I have an LG Tribute 2 (boost), . i rooted with kingroot and all was fine. I installed Super-SUME to install supersu and remove kingoroot. rebooted as it told me to do, and it is stuck at the boost boot logo. you cant get into fastboot on this phone, only download mode and stock recovery. stock recovery wont let you flash .img files only sideload option.

Any help would be appreciated. i have the stock system.img

PS i tried this:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/guide-how-to-root-lgls770-5-1-1-t3184649



people say this works on LG phones. i did it, didnt work either

 

[brad65807]

You do the same.. I look many times a day....still nothing

Looks like I just repeated your mistake. If you find some way to unbrick, please share...

 

[midnightwolf]

I say get a new device, it'll take a long time until you find it, i got the moto e 2nd gen for 30 dollars at boost mobile.

 

[sfbriancl]

Yeah, I'll be getting a new device. I guess I'll keep my eye out for a Volt if another deal comes along...

 

[ELGee]

Has anyone tried these methods yet?

Unlock bootloader for LG Tribute 2: http://www.unlock-bootloadere.xyz/2015/11/lg-tribute-2-7442.html

CWM & TWRP (Also Includes Updating to MarshMallow 6.0)For LG Tribute 2: http://cwm-twrp-android.net/download/lg-tribute-2/

I just came across these on my pursuit to find a way to re-install stock apk's back to my Tribute 2. (My first root, and I didn't do my research as well as i should, deleted stock apps which cause the OTA's to fail) My search has not really yielded any results as of late, but if anyone can get the bootloader/custom recovery unlocked for this bad boy, its game on. I have tried these methods myself but have not been successful as of yet. I couldn't get all the files to download properly.(I could get one here or there.) The file host they use isn't the greatest. Also i notice in those links they quote saying they pulled these tutorials from XDA. I searched those forums and couldn't locate these particular tutorials.

It sucks there isn't much support out there yet for this phone. Would really like to see more eventually. If I see anything for the Lg Tribute 2 I will try to remember to post here, as this is the most active thread on the internet for this device. Hope to hear from anyone out there with any updates!

 

[Chas]

Will be following this thread as well, as I just got this phone for the second time, after bricking it earlier today

By the way, here's how I bricked it:
1) Rooted with KingRoot, no problems
2) Phone worked fine for a week
3) Downloaded F-Droid market, and the app Ad Away
4) Ran Ad Away
5) BRICK

So...don't run Ad Away!

Gonna do the smart thing and backup my ROM first this time. Which version of TWRP do I need?

EDIT: Went to the two websites linked in the post above mine, but it went to some BS survey, so I'm guessing it's all fake. All the user comments on those two sites are from people with generic white guy photos and English-looking names, who all make the same grammatical errors...the type of mistakes a native English speaker wouldn't make. @ELGee, did you actually USE the links you posted?

 

[midnightwolf]

Please guys don't use that website it is fake. @ELGee Don't post fake websites please.

 

[Chas]

^ That's what I thought. Anyway, I'd like to back up my ROM before I do anything else. TWRP and CWM don't have the Tribute 2 listed. How can I backup the ROM?

 

[midnightwolf]

Sry bro we don't have a twrp or cwm so if you do Get a backup you can't Flash it

 

[bcrichster]

^ That's what I thought. Anyway, I'd like to back up my ROM before I do anything else. TWRP and CWM don't have the Tribute 2 listed. How can I backup the ROM?

Try online nandroid by h3r3tic, just need Root perms and will give you a cwm/TWRP backup of your choice..
..but YES, you still need the actual recovery to flash it back.

 

[Chas]

Unrelated, but I did a factory reset on my (new) phone, and got stuck in a loop on the activation menus. When I managed to get past it, my home screen was flashing black and grey. In my settings, there was no default Home screen, so I selected the one that was there, and that got me back to a normal home screen. But now the Home button doesn't work, and other random little things are freaking out. All of this happened while on the phone with Boost Mobile support, so they told me to go get another phone from a store.

I didn't even root this phone! I shoud've got a Moto E or something...

 

[jamoosh]

Thanks for the heads up.

Will be following this thread as well, as I just got this phone for the second time, after bricking it earlier today

By the way, here's how I bricked it:
1) Rooted with KingRoot, no problems
2) Phone worked fine for a week
3) Downloaded F-Droid market, and the app Ad Away
4) Ran Ad Away
5) BRICK

So...don't run Ad Away!

Gonna do the smart thing and backup my ROM first this time. Which version of TWRP do I need?

EDIT: Went to the two websites linked in the post above mine, but it went to some BS survey, so I'm guessing it's all fake. All the user comments on those two sites are from people with generic white guy photos and English-looking names, who all make the same grammatical errors...the type of mistakes a native English speaker wouldn't make. @ELGee, did you actually USE the links you posted?

 

[midnightwolf]

Unrelated, but I did a factory reset on my (new) phone, and got stuck in a loop on the activation menus. When I managed to get past it, my home screen was flashing black and grey. In my settings, there was no default Home screen, so I selected the one that was there, and that got me back to a normal home screen. But now the Home button doesn't work, and other random little things are freaking out. All of this happened while on the phone with Boost Mobile support, so they told me to go get another phone from a store.

I didn't even root this phone! I shoud've got a Moto E or something...

It is 30 bucks to switch to it(downgrade)

 

[coolbeans2015]

Will be following this thread as well, as I just got this phone for the second time, after bricking it earlier today

By the way, here's how I bricked it:
1) Rooted with KingRoot, no problems
2) Phone worked fine for a week
3) Downloaded F-Droid market, and the app Ad Away
4) Ran Ad Away
5) BRICK

So...don't run Ad Away!

Gonna do the smart thing and backup my ROM first this time. Which version of TWRP do I need?

EDIT: Went to the two websites linked in the post above mine, but it went to some BS survey, so I'm guessing it's all fake. All the user comments on those two sites are from people with generic white guy photos and English-looking names, who all make the same grammatical errors...the type of mistakes a native English speaker wouldn't make. @ELGee, did you actually USE the links you posted?

forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/guide-how-to-root-lgls770-5-1-1-t3184649 will get you unbricked & rooted @ the same time, know this is a late post. Found this, downloaded the system pull file the guy posted in beginning (1.06), since there is no kdz for boost variant. Trying to get an answer as to how or if this .zip he uploaded for his phone can be used to reload??? Since bootloaders locked, wondering before trying it if it is going to say something about not being signed?

 

[Chas]

I've seen that thread probably 500 times now

My phone showed up in the device manager, but no files would actually transfer when I typed the commands into the command prompt. It would just sit there doing nothing. After a couple failed attempts, I even switched the COM port to COM11 manually, so I could copy and paste the commands (in case I was typing them wrong).

Anyway, I eventually exchanged it for a new one, rooted it with KingRoot, and simply avoided messing with the hosts file this time. I won't be doing anything else until I can make a backup.

 

[DarthMorlock]

WARNING: DO NOT FLASH ANYTHING TO BOOT OR RECOVERY. IT WILL NOT WORK. BUMP WILL NOT WORK. NO EXPLOIT IS AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. TEMP ROOT IS THE BEST THING YOU HAVE.

Hello, everyone. Let this serve as a guide for the LS665 (boost mobile). This is about the only info out there as the device is a month old. I have put all of the findings I have gone through below. Smack the thanks button around if you find it helpful.


Device Codename: LS665
Android Version: 5.1.1
Kernel Version: 3.10.49 (Source)
Baseband Version: MPSS.DPM.2.0.c11-00021-M8936FAAAANUZM-1
Build number: LMY47V
Software Version: LS665ZV3

Root is available on LS665ZV3
Root: King Root

Vulnerable To:

• CVE-2015-3828 (start stagefright)
• CVE-2015-1539
  
• CVE-2015-3824
  
• CVE-2015-3829
  
• CVE-2015-3827
  
• CVE-2015-1538 (end stagefright)
  
• CVE-2015-3636 (ping pong)

Partitions​

lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 DDR -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p23
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 aboot -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p5
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 abootbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p11
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 boot -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p18
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 cache -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p37
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 carrier -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p35
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 drm -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p31
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 eksst -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p26
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 encrypt -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p25
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 factory -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p29
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 fota -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p30
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 fsc -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p21
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 fsg -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 grow -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p39
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 hyp -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 hypbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p9
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 laf -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p17
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 metadata -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p14
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 misc -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 modem -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p33
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 modemst1 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p15
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 modemst2 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p16
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 mpt -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p32
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 pad -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p6
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 persist -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p13
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 persistent -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p34
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 rct -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p27
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 recovery -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p19
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 rpm -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p4
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 rpmbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 sbl1 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 sbl1bak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p7
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 sec -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p24
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 sns -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p28
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 ssd -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p22
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 system -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p36
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 tz -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 tzbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p8
lrwxrwxrwx root  root  1970-01-01 00:20 userdata -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p38

Partition dump backup:
DOWNLOAD IT HERE (System rooted, but can uninstall)

Getting into "Download Mode"

1. Power off
2. plug usb in
3. hold power and volume up at the same time

Getting into Recovery Mode

1. Power off
2. plug usb in
3. hold power and volume down at the same time

Boot / Kernel info

  page size  : 2048
  kernel size  : 7997632
  ramdisk size  : 2375543
  dtb size  : 182272
  base  : 0x80000000
  kernel offset  : 0x00008000
  ramdisk offset : 0x02000000
  tags offset  : 0x00000100
  dtb img  : dt.img
  cmd line  : console=ttyHSL0,115200,n8 androidboot.console=ttyHSL0 androidboot.hardware=c50 user_debug=31 msm_rtb.filter=0x3F ehci-hcd.park=3 androidboot.bootdevice=7824900.sdhci lpm_levels.sleep_disabled=1 vmalloc=504m

fstab

# Android fstab file.
# The filesystem that contains the filesystem checker binary (typically /system) cannot
# specify MF_CHECK, and must come before any filesystems that do specify MF_CHECK

#TODO: Add 'check' as fs_mgr_flags with data partition.
# Currently we dont have e2fsck compiled. So fs check would failed.

#<src>  <mnt_point>  <type> <mnt_flags and options>  <fs_mgr_flags>
/devices/soc.0/7864900.sdhci/mmc_host  /storage/external_SD  vfat  nosuid,nodev  wait,voldmanaged=external_SD:auto
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system  /system  ext4  ro,barrier=1,discard  wait,check
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/userdata  /data  ext4  nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,noauto_da_alloc,discard  wait,check,encryptable=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/encrypt
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/persist  /persist  ext4  nosuid,nodev,barrier=1  wait,check
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/cache  /cache  ext4  nosuid,nodev,barrier=1  wait,check
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/drm  /persist-lg  ext4  nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,noatime,noauto_da_alloc,errors=continue  wait,check
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/sns  /sns  ext4  nosuid,nodev,barrier=1,noatime,noauto_da_alloc,errors=continue  wait,check
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/boot  /boot  emmc  defaults  defaults
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/recovery  /recovery  emmc  defaults  defaults
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/misc  /misc  emmc  defaults  defaults

Battery Cover Pin Out
Did you know you dont need the battery cover on to manipulate power on, off, volume buttons.
Here is the pin out:
bottom right - common ground
bottom left - Volume -
top right - Power
top left - Volume +

To turn on power, youd get a paper clip and connect the bottom right with the top right. If you want power and volume down (recovery) youd connect the bottom left, bottom right, and top right pads together.

the partion dump backup file, can u use the restore function of the original recovery to update it?

 

[data2318]

It is possible to flash the European LG-Leon KDZ here: (LG-Leon and Tribute 2 has the same specs, same resolution, CPU, everything)
http://www.hanfei.name/kdz-download...0c-v10d-and-v10e-stock-lollipop-firmware.html

 

[data2318]

To compile TWRP touch recovery with LG OpenSource Code,
first download the LG OpenSource Code for LG Tribute 2 here:
http://opensource.lge.com/fileMgr/download/op/LGLS665/506896?

Then use this tutorial to compile your TWRP touch recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32965365#post32965365

 

[Chas]

There are literally 25 KDZ files on that page that all say LG Leon. Are they ALL compatible? I'd rather not guess which 2 or 3 will work, and which 22 will brick my phone.

 

[data2318]

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