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Root [International] Unbrick LG G2

Inferi

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Jan 22, 2015
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First, sorry for my English, I'm making this thread in my work, and I'm not good in English.

Hi, Thursday I bricked my phone.
How? By my error, I flashed the CloudyG2 V3.0, to F320L, but my phone is D802.
The phone didnt started, only appeared fastboot mode. And I made my second mistake!! I flashed by fasboot the wrong partition files.
Conclusion my phone was stuck on LG Logo and didn't had download mode, factory reset, recovery, nothing, only the LG Logo.
So I was looking for solutions. I tried 1000000000 solutions and nothing works and i found this forum and the @iowabowtech (the god of unbricks:D).
He gave me some hints and i get unbrick!!!

I'm not Responsible if you flash the wrong one!!!!
I'm not responsible if you brick your device. This is a guide. Flash at your own risk!
After that you will lose your warranty. This is your own risk!


Ok let's explain step by step:

1st step,
force qhsusb_bulk mode.
You can follow this topic on XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/general/lg-g2-unbrickable-fix-real-hard-brick-t2904404

2nd step, flash the partitions,
You can follow this topic if you feel at ease on Linux: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142
Or use this if you prefer Windows: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/general/unbrick-lg-g2-qhsusbbulkqualcomm-9006-t2939627
In my case i used the second and it was worked.

3rd step, download the tot file and the correct dll to your phone model
Use this link http://downloads.codefi.re/autoprime/LG/LG_G2
or these links if you have a Korean version
F320S -> http://www.fshare.vn/file/T3SZR52W6T
F320K -> http://www.fshare.vn/file/TZRVMVMPFT
F320L V11c --> http://www.fshare.vn/file/TVR9DPAC7T
You can also to try the dll shared by @tyrogrok https://www.dropbox.com/s/e03h9rq581hf7c7/LGUP_8974_tyrogrok.dll?dl=0

4rd step, hexa edit the .tot file
Because of my mistakes i have flagged the phone with the F320L version. In .tot file for your phone version you have the reference of the model.
For example: Your version is D802 but for mistake you flash F320L.
You need download the D802 tot file and edit it with one Hex Editor.
If you are in Linux Bless is the better! In windows you have a lot of offers. Hex Editor XVI32 and HxD the Editor are the better's.
Open the tot file with the editor and use replace tool to change the vLG-D802... to vLG-F320L..
Care with the dot at the end of D802, you need replace it to not to change the item size.
Look at this:
D802: 44 38 30 32
F320L: 46 33 32 30 4c, we have one more hex code here
In tot you have something like this:
D802 -> 44 38 30 32 00
and you will need to replace for F320L -> 46 33 32 30 4c (this is the most important step, if you increase or decrease the file size you will get error in flashtools)

Save the edited item, but make sure you have a backup.

5th step, flash the phone with the correct files
Use your tot file hex edited and correct dll and follow this topic
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2687768
And now you must have the phone from the dead.

6th step, update your rom (OPTIONAL)
I don't know why, but after this steps i have the phone in KOREAN with KOREAN rom and with KOREAN APPS.
Don't Worry! Pick the original KDZ file and follow this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476

Thanks for the all Guides and Tips.
Special thanks to @iowabowtech you are a awesome guy.
If you want to pay me a beer use that image


Give me some reports. I'm able to help if you want. Add me on Facebook to use chat or send me a PM on the forum.
 
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Yeah, but now im stuck again...
I cant install any rom...
And when i look at information it says i have 24mb of internal memory.
I think partitions got messed up somehow, and i cant find any guide that can help me.
I cant flash tot and kdz files because when i enter download mode and connect my phone to pc, nothing happens, not even a unknown device...

If someone could help me it would be amazing.
 
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your download mode is like this:
LG-G2-DownloadMode.jpg


or like this?
image2.png
 
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It was CloudyG2 3.0, but then i flashed those img files from that "no dowload" post, after doing that qbulk thing...

Im in ubuntu now, flashing those files again, maybe i messed up there something...

If you have recovery right now, I rather doubt you have bulk mode. Unless you shorted the capacitors on the motherboard to do that just now. You can use an adb shell root from recovery to dd write partitions which would do the same thing without the need to open the phone.
 
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