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[GUIDE] How to fix "Failed image LNX 0x0002 / RSD mode 2

I'm sure theres a few of you out there who've bricked their Xoom in the same way I did:
Locking the boot loader after having custom rom and kernal running on it or something similar and come across an error upon boot that says
Failed image LNX 0x0002
RSD mode 2 initiated
or something to that respect
Then tried to do fastboot oem unlock, only to have the Xoom not be recognised.
The solution for me was to make a Motorola Factory cable as per guide here
For some reason, the Xoom would be instantly recognised by my computer and all fastboot commands would work, as well as RSD Lite (Did not do me any good as there is no Xoom Wifi SBF released)
That should fix the booting problem
If it still does not, follow one of the other guides on how to flash using fastboot, another rom now that you have fastboot working again!
Cheers!

mowassasin said:
I'm sure theres a few of you out there who've bricked their Xoom in the same way I did:
Locking the boot loader after having custom rom and kernal running on it or something similar and come across an error upon boot that says
Failed image LNX 0x0002
RSD mode 2 initiated
or something to that respect
Then tried to do fastboot oem unlock, only to have the Xoom not be recognised.
The solution for me was to make a Motorola Factory cable as per guide here
For some reason, the Xoom would be instantly recognised by my computer and all fastboot commands would work, as well as RSD Lite (Did not do me any good as there is no Xoom Wifi SBF released)
That should fix the booting problem
If it still does not, follow one of the other guides on how to flash using fastboot, another rom now that you have fastboot working again!
Cheers!
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So I went and bought the factory cable from the Black Hat guys, and luckily haven't had the need to use it. Any advice you'd like to give in case I need to at some point?

I guess the only advice I can give is: don't re-lock the boot loader when you have a custom rom loaded

You don't need the cable. I have recovered 4 times myself and walked many others through on irc. We all use the stock cable that came with the device.
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bwcorvus said:
You don't need the cable. I have recovered 4 times myself and walked many others through on irc. We all use the stock cable that came with the device.
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It wouldn't recognise any fastboot commands nor the RSD Lite program for me.
But if it does, then thats good.
Merely a heads up for those who were in the same situation I was

bwcorvus said:
You don't need the cable. I have recovered 4 times myself and walked many others through on irc. We all use the stock cable that came with the device.
Sent from my PG86100 using Tapatalk
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you won't care to share how you did it? You have no idea how frustrating it is to see someone say they know how to fix something and leave it it at that.

yaturner said:
you won't care to share how you did it? You have no idea how frustrating it is to see someone say they know how to fix something and leave it it at that.
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Over the course of a few hours I was able to fix this, so I am going to write this little walkthrough for you using a rom from bwcorvus's page (CLICK HERE) and then used the guide from dirtymindedx -(CLICK HERE)
The reason it took me this long (as well as doing other things) was because I used the wrong set up to unroot my tablet. I was using the Unofficial images that are on bwcorvus's link. Because I didn't read thoroughly enough in his breakdown, I made myself look like a fool...
What you want is NOT
UNOFFICIAL STOCK IMAGES
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because you will not be able to lock the bootloader (IF you want it to be that way, which I did, and so it gave me a 0x000004 Error, and yes i see that you are having a 0x000002 but somewhere i read this could help that.) I just wanted to get rid of Clockwork Recovery Manager cause it was not working on my 3.2 rooted tablet, and thought that because i messed up teh whole image with playing around and upgrading and seeing how i could break the image without overclocking, i thought i should actually try and make it back to stock too. With this... I needed to do these steps...
1. Upgrade the Motorola drivers while the XOOM was plugged in, so then I would be able to use the Fastboot Correctly.
2. Download the correct roms for my tablet, (Wi-Fi is mine, just grab the one that fits your version and just follow along.)
3. Upgrade my ADB from google because for soem odd reason my fastboot did not like the xoom till i did that...
4. Used the STOCK CABLE. I can Confirm that the STOCK CABLE that allows you to recharge the phones, WILL WORK for this...
5. Once the ADB was set up, I restarted it, aka Hit the red X and then loaded it back up and then closed it again, just to make sure the services were updated somewhat...
6. Opened Command prompt and navigated to the folder that help the zipfile for the fastboot flashing guide (aka dirtymindedx's guide at the top), be using CD (Drive Letter):/location/of/the/folder/that/is/unzipped
7. I then checked over the information in the folder by using dir /a and then proceeded to read through the guide
7-1. A note here... I did the fastboot erase userdata instead, because I wanted to see if it would brick it again... (sorry, I was in a fowl mood with the world last night so I was waiting for it to get bricked so i had a reason to use it as an ice scraper on my car... (not like i would really do it... just wanted a reason for justification haha)
8. ???
9. Profit
This is only to get rid of a "already slightly bricked" device... which I had done after relocking the Rom that was not official to Motorola and now, after a few updates, i now have Android 4.0.3 for the Xoom that was OTA'ed, looking to see how easy it will be to root to reload my rpg game saves that i got caught up in (hence my disappearance from the forums haha...) but I hopefully helped you out in a direction to heads towards... and as long as you don't lock the boot-loader (which someone posted about it before i did...) you should be fine with any changes to the rom after the updates... Also, you can skip steps on this too... you can just flash the image and not the recovery menu and so forth, allowing you to keep other settings that are not part associated to the rom image.
Also sorry for the insanity in my words... I have been up for a good 36 hours with a half hour nap somewhere in there...

Black screen, forced to remove battery to restart.

Hey guys this is my first post here on the forums so go easy on me
So I bought this phone a couple weeks ago off of eBay. The phone was already rooted when I bought it and it is my first experience with a rooted android. I've been doing my best to learn everything I can about all the different things I can do with a rooted phone and I've learned a lot so far.
One thing that's stumping me though is that my phone will randomly just not turn back on after I lock the screen. This happens very randomly and happened to me last night which meant that my alarm didn't go off and I was late to work.
I've tried searching the forum but I can't seem to find a cause or a fix for this problem. If there is any information that I neglected to include, I apologize and will be happy to include that in another post.
Anything that y'all could do to help me would be greatly appreciated!
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it's happen for me too. JB 4.1 stock rom

Maybe try another kernel. I use AIR and.have heard great things bout MATR1X and Marmite as far as stability.
I would back up your apps and do a wipe and reinstall your ROM. For back ups and system tweakage I.use Android Tuner.
I guess we should know your current set up to help you the best. Please tell us what ROM Kernel combo you ate running.and I will do my best to offer suggestions as I'm sure the test.of the community.here will.
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happen to me twice in the same day on stock unrooted JB. since then, nothing

Nexism said:
Maybe try another kernel. I use AIR and.have heard great things bout MATR1X and Marmite as far as stability.
I would back up your apps and do a wipe and reinstall your ROM. For back ups and system tweakage I.use Android Tuner.
I guess we should know your current set up to help you the best. Please tell us what ROM Kernel combo you ate running.and I will do my best to offer suggestions as I'm sure the test.of the community.here will.
Sent from my phone using my thumbs and a keyboard
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Ok I think that the screenshot I attached is what you are asking for. If it isn't please let me know what else you need to know. Like I said earlier, I bought the phone pre-rooted so I'm not very sure how use another kernel or flash a different ROM. The whole process seems a little intimidating to me but I would be willing to try it out. I just really don't want to brick my phone because I don't know what I'm doing haha.

You're running a build based of the SDK.
Simply put. Get that crap off of your phone. Flash official stock , a custom ROM or whatever but that needs to go

albundy2010 said:
You're running a build based of the SDK.
Simply put. Get that crap off of your phone. Flash official stock , a custom ROM or whatever but that needs to go
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Oh, well that makes me feel great about my purchase
Would you mind telling me what the best way to do this is, or directing me to instructions how to do it? I'm really new to this and I would hate to ruin my phone because of my inexperience.
I really appreciate the help.

NikoStone said:
Ok I think that the screenshot I attached is what you are asking for. If it isn't please let me know what else you need to know. Like I said earlier, I bought the phone pre-rooted so I'm not very sure how use another kernel or flash a different ROM. The whole process seems a little intimidating to me but I would be willing to try it out. I just really don't want to brick my phone because I don't know what I'm doing haha.
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follow this thread to update to the official stock jellybean
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1736645

Cascabreu said:
follow this thread to update to the official stock jellybean
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1736645
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Ok, thanks. Is this the latest update? Please forgive me for the complete noob questions that follow:
1. I've downloaded the file, but how do I open it and perform the update?
2. Will updating it this way cause me to lose root?

Well first off you should be posting in the Q&A section.
Use fastboot to install factory images. You can download fastboot and the driver for it from the links in my signature.
1. Download the factory image for your device and extract all the image files in it, put them in the folder where fastboot.exe is located.
2. Hold shift + right click on the folder where fastboot.exe is located, choose "Open command window here" (if you're using Windows 7)
3. Boot the phone into bootloader/fastboot mode and connect it to the computer. (While the phone is off, hold VOL+ and POWER).
4. The computer should now ask for the driver, point it to the location of the drivers you downloaded.
5. Open up the file "flash-all.sh" that you extracted along with the factory images with a text editor, it will tell you the commands you'll need to type to install the images:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-crespo-i9020xxlc2.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio-crespo-i9020xxki1.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot -w update image-soju-jro03l.zip
I can't remember if this process will wipe your entire internal storage or not.
Now if you want to root, try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1479831, although there are other ways to root.
Or you can follow these instructions to install Clockworkmod and using it to flash root: http://dottech.org/25412/how-to-root-nexus-s/.

eksasol said:
Well first off you should be posting in the Q&A section.
Use fastboot to install factory images. You can download fastboot and the driver for it from the links in my signature.
1. Download the factory image for your device and extract all the image files in it, put them in the folder where fastboot.exe is located.
2. Hold shift + right click on the folder where fastboot.exe is located, choose "Open command window here" (if you're using Windows 7)
3. Boot the phone into bootloader/fastboot mode and connect it to the computer. (While the phone is off, hold VOL+ and POWER).
4. The computer should now ask for the driver, point it to the location of the drivers you downloaded.
5. Open up the file "flash-all.sh" that you extracted along with the factory images with a text editor, it will tell you the commands you'll need to type to install the images:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-crespo-i9020xxlc2.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio-crespo-i9020xxki1.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot -w update image-soju-jro03l.zip
I can't remember if this process will wipe your entire internal storage or not.
Now if you want to root, try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1479831, although there are other ways to root.
Or you can follow these instructions to install Clockworkmod and using it to flash root: http://dottech.org/25412/how-to-root-nexus-s/.
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I appreciate the extensive list of instructions you provided. I tried my best to follow them but I couldn't quite figure out what I was doing wrong. I decided to try to install a custom ROM instead and was able to install cm9 pretty easily. Will this be sufficient to remove the aforementioned problem I was having?

If your already rooted then you don't need to go through a lot of that even.though it was a good walkthrough. If you flashed a new ROM then.you have.some sort of recovery in place. As long as you do a full wipe to get the previous owners garbage off of there and then flash a new ROM like CM9 then you should be golden the new ROM will come with it's own kernel so you don't need to start learning about those until you want to.
If I may make a suggestion, give AOKP Build 4 a try the ROM you chose is good but is using old code (ICS) If you just got a new phone why not put the latest on it.
Keep me (us) posted as we the reason a lot of us belong to this forum is to offer any help we can....AOKP4 you won't regret it.
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That works too, you can flash the stock roms here (using CWM) or stay with the custom rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1843301

Nexism said:
If your already rooted then you don't need to go through a lot of that even.though it was a good walkthrough. If you flashed a new ROM then.you have.some sort of recovery in place. As long as you do a full wipe to get the previous owners garbage off of there and then flash a new ROM like CM9 then you should be golden the new ROM will come with it's own kernel so you don't need to start learning about those until you want to.
If I may make a suggestion, give AOKP Build 4 a try the ROM you chose is good but is using old code (ICS) If you just got a new phone why not put the latest on it.
Keep me (us) posted as we the reason a lot of us belong to this forum is to offer any help we can....AOKP4 you won't regret it.
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First I want to say thank you to everybody for all the help so far. :highfive: I'm still learning but I am slowly figuring all of this out.
Nexism, I would be interested in trying AOKP build 4 if you wouldn't mind explaining the easiest way to do it or point me somewhere that can explain it to me. I don't know what all goes into flashing a new ROM and I don't want to forget something that will mess up my data or my battery life.

Here is the AOKP thread. Its located in the general section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1645400
As far as flashing goes...
Download the ROM from the above thread
Download a good app backup app (I use Android Tuner, it seems like everyone else uses Titanium Backup or ROMToolbox all have free versions only thing you'll miss is batch restore)
Back up your $hit
Boot I recovery (phone off, hold vol up while powering phone on) then scroll to recovery
(At this point opinions differ a bit) I go to mounts and storage and format the following data, cache, system, then boot then back out to the main menu and wipe all factory reset (I'm kind of a neat freak just.like to make sure I'm always starting with a clean slate)
Then install your.ROM and Gapps after a few min main recovery menu will come up
Select reboot
Go through the norm set up
Re-install backup app
Restore your apps
Then play around with all.the new features on your Nexus
Sorry if this is too basic of a walkthrough no offense if so. You can PM me if you need more detail. Good luck, happy flashing.
Sent from my phone using my thumbs and a keyboard

Nexism said:
Here is the AOKP thread. Its located in the general section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1645400
As far as flashing goes...
Download the ROM from the above thread
Download a good app backup app (I use Android Tuner, it seems like everyone else uses Titanium Backup or ROMToolbox all have free versions only thing you'll miss is batch restore)
Back up your $hit
Boot I recovery (phone off, hold vol up while powering phone on) then scroll to recovery
(At this point opinions differ a bit) I go to mounts and storage and format the following data, cache, system, then boot then back out to the main menu and wipe all factory reset (I'm kind of a neat freak just.like to make sure I'm always starting with a clean slate)
Then install your.ROM and Gapps after a few min main recovery menu will come up
Select reboot
Go through the norm set up
Re-install backup app
Restore your apps
Then play around with all.the new features on your Nexus
Sorry if this is too basic of a walkthrough no offense if so. You can PM me if you need more detail. Good luck, happy flashing.
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Awesome, thanks man.
It was exactly what I needed to know - not too basic. I flashed it and now I'm checking it out. Is there any reason I would need to use a custom kernel for anything?

No, only i u find it slow as it is now. If u want a custom kernel go for matr1x one
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Glad to here your Nexus is doing well.
Now that you have a good build make a backup (in recovery) so you will always have a working configuration to go back to then experiment all you want. I may get corrected on this but as long as I have a backup and access to recovery mode I know that the chances of me bricking my phone is slim to none. So I am a flash happy fool. I try everything new when it comes out.
Get comfortable with your new ROM and flashing in general and as you see a need try different stuff out.
I use a custom kernel because I use the on screen navbar and I like to turn off the hardware key backlight. You also have control over CPU min/max Frequency,governors, and I/o schedulers as well as some extra tweak options. If you're like me the more you learn the more you'll flash.
Check out NSTools it is one of the must have apps for our phones.
Again, I am available for anymore help I can.offer.
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[Q] My Asus TF300T is on stock Android 4.0.3, what to do next?

The darn thing just started nagging me with an update notice that comes back every ten minutes. I read somewhere that updating is going to stop me from doing certain advanced things, so I finally got the last push to go for either CM10 or CleanRom, depending on which one gives me the most advanced and pleasant experience.
But before doing so, it's recommended to get some kind of flash info file or something from it that doesn't come out when upgraded to the latest firmware but does on the old 4.0.3. What would be the best way to go from now on?
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Found something myself, thank me very much!
http://androidroot.mobi/t3_nvflash/
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do yourself a favor if you gonna go with a custom rom, Energy rom and TWRP recovery!

What are their advantages when compared to CM10 or Clean?
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This is really annoying... The guide I found really isn't n00b-proof. I have to figure everything out from scratch here. I hate this as much as I love it...
Other helpful stuff I found:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3ypzUaKxvo
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2034866
Going to edit this post along the way to help me remember what I did...
Edit:
Got the APX drivers installed, but now the device isn't getting the USB icon when I go into Fastboot... Wish me luck...
The Universal Naked stuff does not install ADB drivers for me...
Edit2:
So I tried the 'Have disk...' option, now I got to install ADB drivers. Used the Prime drivers, I hope these are the right drivers. The thread below got me to do this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1830108
Went and installed JDK and SDK as shown in that thread. Because (no **** sherlock) you need ADB stuff to use ADB stuff.
Edit3:
This is really pissing me off and I give up... It says I already have installed ADB, but ADB is nowhere to be found. I guess I'm an idiot and I can't figure this out on my own, time to go to bed. I hope someone with intelligence drops by here in the meantime. Thanks in advance...
Edit4:
I lay here wondering, is my bootloader unlocked? How can I check? Does this have to be unlocked before I go and try the link I posted in my first reply? Stupid questions of course, but I'm learning here...

Lex_Michdeandroid said:
This is really annoying... The guide I found really isn't n00b-proof. I have to figure everything out from scratch here. I hate this as much as I love it...
Other helpful stuff I found:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3ypzUaKxvo
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2034866
Going to edit this post along the way to help me remember what I did...
Edit:
Got the APX drivers installed, but now the device isn't getting the USB icon when I go into Fastboot... Wish me luck...
The Universal Naked stuff does not install ADB drivers for me...
Edit2:
So I tried the 'Have disk...' option, now I got to install ADB drivers. Used the Prime drivers, I hope these are the right drivers. The thread below got me to do this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1830108
Went and installed JDK and SDK as shown in that thread. Because (no **** sherlock) you need ADB stuff to use ADB stuff.
Edit3:
This is really pissing me off and I give up... It says I already have installed ADB, but ADB is nowhere to be found. I guess I'm an idiot and I can't figure this out on my own, time to go to bed. I hope someone with intelligence drops by here in the meantime. Thanks in advance...
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I lay here wondering, is my bootloader unlocked? How can I check? Does this have to be unlocked before I go and try the link I posted in my first reply? Stupid questions of course, but I'm learning here...
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Your tablet will say it is unlocked in the upper left part of the screen when The Asus logo appears at boot.
Sent from my Transformer Pad TF300T using Tapatalk HD

Hi, if your tablet is still on stock 4.0.3 (ICS bootloader), I recommend doing NVflash first
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894867
If you have already updated to JB bootloader it won't work.

It doesn't say Unlocked, so I guess that's why I don't see the USB option when I try to get into Fastboot?
I'm also not able to get ADB commands recognized on my win7x64... Am I doing it wrong? What's the proper method/order of events here? Isn't there a really n00b-proof version of a guide here, or is it something I should write as soon as I get out of this mess and get it working?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

Have a look here for ICS bootloader unlock tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667596

pjc21 said:
Have a look here for ICS bootloader unlock tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667596
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Perhaps I'm not really looking in the right location, but the Asus website says I need to choose an operating system and gives me no option to choose. This way I'm not able to download the apk...
Edit:
Tried clicking the links with the tab and it started the download... Device now has an unlocked bootloader. On to the next one...
Edit2:
Ah, now I get it. Pay attention to where that Android SDK stuff is being installed. Mine got installed in the folder I unpacked the installation files! So somewhere 256 folders deep on the Desktop was the right 'adb.exe' file. Make sure the tf300_nvflashpack files are in the same directory and open the command prompt there. After that I got back to the http://androidroot.mobi/t3_nvflash/ website and entered the commands. One moment please, back in a flash!
Edit3:
Now I have 5 files in /mnt/sdcard/AndroidRoot and I uploaded them to my Dropbox. I'm guessing they are the right files...
blob.bin
blob.log
bootloader.ebt
create.bct
recovery.bct
To be sure I uploaded them all.
Copied these files into the SDK folder, along with the other zipped files for nvflash so the nvflash command works to get the other three backup files.
Edit4:
Went on following the guide and checked the video to see if I was really going the right way. Finally I have all files backed up. Goddamn what a journey, but it makes you grow a pair of balls. Now on to the next hurdle, getting a proper ROM, because stock is really getting on my nerves.
So CleanRom, CM10 or Energy ROM? Should I first upgrade to JB? Without or with the popup I'm constantly getting?

Lex,
You have alot of the same questions I do/did, and I have your original post open in another window to respond to all your questions. I'm working on writing a guide for all this stuff so this is rather helpful. If I respond to a question twice, please forgive me as I'm literally just going down the list and answering em as I read em.
In your first post, the file you're referring to is gathered via NVFlash. I haven't used NVFlash yet, but what I understand is that if you use this tool it basically backs up your ICS (4.0.3) bootloader information. The newest firmware change is to Android Jelly Bean (4.1.1) and that re-locks your bootloader. Once you go to JB, you cannot go back. So this servers as a backup (again, this is just how I interpret the information from their website. I don't know how correct my interpretations are, and have actually opened a thread to ask for clarification about this program).
For the drivers, all I did was download the android SDK and install the 'android tools' and "extra - google drivers' from the list. My laptop was just recently wiped-out so I have no prior drivers installed, nor have I connected my tablet to my computer yet (just got a replacement tablet last weekend). I didn't use the universal driver or any other add-ons. Just use the SDK, it will install drivers, and then it will detect your device. I verified this by typing "adb devices" in command prompt and it detected the serial # of my device.
Within that same post, you had some confusion about ADB. It's just an executable, and you have to use the command prompt window from whichever directory it is installed to. So once you unzip the Android SDK or wherever you installed ADB to, use the command line commands "cd directory/where/adb/is/installed" to navigate to it, or use shift + right click within that folder and it will have an option to "open command prompt here" with admin privileges. That makes life a bit easier. Other people also install their SDK to C:\android\SDK or something similar, so it's less to type.
In order to determine if your bootloader is unlocked, look at your tablet in the top left hand corner when it boots up. It will say "Device is unlocked" and list a bunch of numbers (which if I remember correctly would just be the firmware information). Your device will not be unlocked until you actually download the unlock tool from asus' website and push the file via adb to your tablet and install it. That is, you have to take a very specific, very advanced overt action to unlock it. Nothing else and no one else can do it for you nor can it be done accidentally.
Next post (#8 in the thread): You are correct that fastboot will not show unless you are unlocked. I just verified this on my not-unlocked, not-rooted new tablet, and cannot enter fastboot mode. Your ADB commands wont work if your drivers are not correctly installed.
Post #10: You have to select "Android" under the OS drop-down box to find the unlocker app. As for the location of the ADB.exe, mine was found in this subfolder within the android SDK: <whereveryouunzippedit>\Android SDK x86_64\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64\sdk\platform-tools
That folder contained the correct (and I think only) adb.exe I needed.
For your last part, I think you should try out a number of ROM's to see which you like best. I've tried all the major ones (CM9, CM10, CleanRom, Hydro, Blackbean, and some of the stock rooted/de-odexed) ROMs and used Blackbean for the longest time because of how slick it looks (all black) and how easy it is on my eyes.
Make sure you document the steps you took so you can remember them in the future. I'm working on writing a guide right now and documenting my steps to go from a stock, locked, and not-rooted tablet to a rooted unlocked and custom flash tablet.
I really hope I was able to clarify some things. I am by NO MEANS an expert but I've spent many hours experimenting and think that I wish I had someone to answer my questions when I was first learning, rather than learning by mistake.
Hopefully this helps,
Opethfan89

Hi, I use Energy rom which I find pretty good, you will need to update to JB first as Energy, CM10 & Clean rom are all JB bootloader compliant. My tab came with JB pre installed so not sure what the best way to update is but would assume since you still have stock recovery would be with OTA update (popup notice). Here is a guide to update to JB but I think this is if you have already installed a custom recovery as it looks like you flash back to stock recovery first, thats why I think if your getting update notice and still have stock recovery, go with that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1845377
Once you have updated to JB stock here is a guide to install custom recovery (CWM or TWRP), root & install custom roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2041627
Here is link to TWRP recovery (I had issues with CWM).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672108
Hope this helps.

opethfan89 said:
Lex,
You have alot of the same questions I do/did,
[..]
Hopefully this helps,
Opethfan89
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I can only click the thanks button once, but I clicked the f- out of it that one time. Although I already got to the point where my stuff is backed up, it is really good for my/our fellow adventure-seekers to have an answer to these FAQuestions. It's awesome you took the time and effort to type that much words to help out someone you don't even know. Thanks again!
pjc21 said:
Hi, I use Energy rom which I find pretty good,
[..]
Hope this helps.
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Same goes for you! Tomorrow I will be trying as much ROMS as I can to see which one suits me best. Also repeating this process is the best way to learn something and since I'm unbrickable, I am going to flash the hell out of it for a few days. I'll try to post my steps and findings here so I (and perhaps others with the same trouble) can benefit from it in the future.

Also I think when you update to JB your bootloader will be locked again (new bootloader), the above guide on root, customs roms also has info and links on unlocking JB bootloader. Glad I could help, have fun :good:

pjc21 said:
Also I think when you update to JB your bootloader will be locked again (new bootloader), the above guide on root, customs roms also has info and links on unlocking JB bootloader. Glad I could help, have fun :good:
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It's upgrading now. Of course I forgot I lost root with the last OTA update and I forgot to make sure I rooted the thing so it was able to use the rootkeeper after upgrading to JB. I hope there is some documentation on rooting JB, because at the time this all happened root was not possible yet. It's past 1 AM over here, so I guess it's best to save this quest for later when I had some sleep.
Edit:
Just for kicks I tried 'Root Checker' and it said 'no root'. Then I saw 'Rootkeeper' was installed. Opened it up, tapped the restore button... Device rooted! Guess my memory is really failing big time... One down, # to go.
Edit2:
Installed TWRP:
Just downloaded the .blob from their website and
put it in the platform-tools folder.
Then renamed it to TWRP.blob.
Turned off tablet,
plugged in USB cable in the tablet ONLY,
hold volumeDown button,
plug into laptop holding button,
waiting...
choose USB logo,
open cmd-line in the platform-tools folder,
run command: "fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery twrp.blob"
waiting...
Done. Let's see if it works...
Edit3:
At first I didn't understand how to get into TWRP (DOH!),
Hold volDown, power on, choose RCK.
Edit4:
Been having a fight with TWRP when I try to install CM10.1 (latest nightly: 20130121). Gives me an error status 7 or something...
Code:
Verifying update package...
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "tf300t" ||
getprop("ro.build.product") == "tf300t"
E:Error in /external_sdcard/CROMS/****.zip
(Status 7)
Error flashing zip ' /external_sdcard/CROMS/****.zip'
Of course, ****.zip is a long filename I didn't want to type completely here.
Will try to figure out whats wrong later today, first I'm going to try restoring the backup I made earlier, just to see how a complete backup works when the tablet is wiped back to factory settings.
Edit5:
The backup stuff is really cool! My tablet is back the way it was even though I wiped it completely!
Back to the ROM rumble... baked_tf300t_blackbean-6_jb-bl_b6.zip gives me the same error. Starting to get annoyed again... Let's try something different, CleanROM. Download is taking ages... I'm restoring again, so I can use the tablet for the rest of the day. As soon as I feel like it I will try again, for now I'm giving it 'the finger'.
Edit6:
Cleanrom is installing now. I guess CM (baked is CM based right?) was causing some trouble...
Done installing...
Wipe Cache/Dalvik...
Reboot...
Android is upgrading...
Might need to choose the small font, my screen is really clogged up with stuff. Didn't expect to keep my settings etc., thought it would be completely wiped. I'm going to restore and then reinstall with the highest DPI setting first, then I'll wander around the rom to check if I like it.
Edit7:
I think I'll stick with this one for a few days, runs fine if you ask me, maybe take the time to finally update my Galaxy Nexus to CM...

Motorola Xoom MZ640 Dev Edition?

Hello,
I am not new to android I've had two asus transformer pads currently have the one I am using with Tapatalk. My dad's friend had the same tablet I do and his screen stopped working so my dad's friend who's friend works for motorola gave him a motorola xoom to give to his friend with the tablet that wasn't working. Shortly after my bluetooth stopped on mine and he told me the other day that she has another xoom that is looking for a home asked if I'm interested.
So long story short I got a free Motorola Xoom. It's a MZ640. It's a 32 GB wi-fi only model but it's on 3.1 and can't upgrade. I checked online and the model I have should be able to upgrade to jellybean through system update. However the back of it says something like confidential motorola only and not for re-sell. Also the boot animation has a cool android wallpaper with the honeycomb boot. But when I do the Volume Up or Volume Down start up there is no recovery manager to go into it just freezes. So maybe this is a dev version of some kind of special (in a not good way) version and I am stuck unless I root. I took some pictures to try and explain it better. If anyone has seen this model before or not please let me know. If this works out and I can get jellybean on it (PC is dead..need recovery disk so can't use that) I might replace the tf300t with the xoom. The HD Sound dock looks killer. My dad's friend got it.
Also, strangely enough it came with a micro hdmi cable, car charger, and cable. There was no box..would have been interesting to see the box. If anyone needs any other number or info I have it. Just trying to figure out why I can't do jellybean update.
I have considered doing a factory reset but a little nervous if that might mess something up. Any advice is appreciated thanks guys and I hope to enjoy this Xoom.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using Tapatalk 2

maxvsmith said:
Hello,
I am not new to android I've had two asus transformer pads currently have the one I am using with Tapatalk. My dad's friend had the same tablet I do and his screen stopped working so my dad's friend who's friend works for motorola gave him a motorola xoom to give to his friend with the tablet that wasn't working. Shortly after my bluetooth stopped on mine and he told me the other day that she has another xoom that is looking for a home asked if I'm interested.
So long story short I got a free Motorola Xoom. It's a MZ640. It's a 32 GB wi-fi only model but it's on 3.1 and can't upgrade. I checked online and the model I have should be able to upgrade to jellybean through system update. However the back of it says something like confidential motorola only and not for re-sell. Also the boot animation has a cool android wallpaper with the honeycomb boot. But when I do the Volume Up or Volume Down start up there is no recovery manager to go into it just freezes. So maybe this is a dev version of some kind of special (in a not good way) version and I am stuck unless I root. I took some pictures to try and explain it better. If anyone has seen this model before or not please let me know. If this works out and I can get jellybean on it (PC is dead..need recovery disk so can't use that) I might replace the tf300t with the xoom. The HD Sound dock looks killer. My dad's friend got it.
Also, strangely enough it came with a micro hdmi cable, car charger, and cable. There was no box..would have been interesting to see the box. If anyone needs any other number or info I have it. Just trying to figure out why I can't do jellybean update.
I have considered doing a factory reset but a little nervous if that might mess something up. Any advice is appreciated thanks guys and I hope to enjoy this Xoom.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using Tapatalk 2
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Dude, I would have responded to this earlier had I seen it. Sorry about that.
First off, that's really cool. What you have is an MZ604 WiFi-only US Xoom that was used inside Motorola for engineering and testing. It's running an engineering build of Honeycomb 3.1, which is why you're not receiving the OTA updates. What we'll have to do is get stock production firmware onto the device. At that stage, you'll get your updates. Here's what you'll want to do:
1. Install fastboot and adb drivers on your PC. You can find instructions for that here: http://androidteen.com/setup-adb-and-fastboot-driver-with-android-sdk/
2. Reboot your Xoom into bootloader mode. To do that, turn your Xoom off. Then, power it back on. Once you see the Motorola logo, count to three at a reasonable speed and press volume down. At the upper left of the screen, you'll see some text. Press volume down until you see "fastboot mode" and press volume up.
3. Connect the Xoom to your PC via USB.
4. At a command prompt, type "fastboot devices". You should see your device listed. If you don't, then the drivers aren't installed correctly.
5. Type "fastboot oem unlock" and follow the on-screen instructions on your Xoom to unlock your bootloader. If the bootloader is already unlocked (since it's an engineering device), you will get a message in your command prompt window telling you as much. Unlocking your bootloader will wipe all data from the tablet so make sure you back up any photos, documents, music, etc. that you want before you do this!!
6. If the bootloader did need to be unlocked, it will reboot after the unlock is done. Once it reboots, perform step 2 again to get the bootloader back into fastboot mode.
7. Go to http://www.randomphantasmagoria.com/firmware/xoom/tervigon and click the link for "images" in the first row of the table (for Android 3.0.1, build HWI69). Download that file, then unzip them somewhere on your PC.
8. Go back to your command prompt and go into whatever directory you unzipped the files into.
9. Type the following commands, in order:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot erase cache
10. Optionally, if you want to re-lock the bootloader (unless you're going to run a custom ROM at some point, I recommend this for security purposes), type "fastboot oem lock". Follow the on-screen instructions to re-lock the bootloader. At the end of the lock process, the Xoom will reboot. Let it boot up.
11. If you choose to leave your bootloader unlocked, just type "fastboot reboot" and you'll boot up.
12. The Xoom will now boot into stock Android 3.0.1. At that point, you'll get eight separate over-the-air updates that will eventually get you all the way up to Android 4.1.2/Jelly Bean, build JZO54K.
13. Once you get the Xoom updated all the way to JZO54K, I'd do a factory reset again just to make sure everything is clear and you're starting anew.
At that point, you should be good to go. Let me know if you have any trouble.

oldblue910 said:
Dude, I would have responded to this earlier had I seen it. Sorry about that.
First off, that's really cool. What you have is an MZ604 WiFi-only US Xoom that was used inside Motorola for engineering and testing. It's running an engineering build of Honeycomb 3.1, which is why you're not receiving the OTA updates. What we'll have to do is get stock production firmware onto the device. At that stage, you'll get your updates. Here's what you'll want to do
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Thank you for replying. Oh so that's why I could never update. It said verizon on it too that must explain the locked bootloader. I just recently learned about how verizon locks their bootloaders. I already did unlock the boot loader and installed recovery and tried a bunch of roms and I'm running CM 10.1 I was nervous of trying it at first but after realizing even if it's an engineering and testing tablet it's still the MZ604 and it should be similar to the others in terms of rooting and unlocking the bootloader. And fortunately I was right.
It actually came with really cool apps that I've never seen before too. I wish I backed those up before I factory reset. I tried factory resetting it initially but I lost a few of the apps and special things and it went to a Honeycomb 3.0 I believe. The one before the SD card support.
But I'm loving this xoom now that it's on CM 10.1 and using Jellybean 4.2. Even though it's tegra 2 and not as fast as my TF300T and other tablets out there the unique design, the placement for the ports and the accessories like the HD Dock make this a very unique tablet. It was never one I intended to buy so it was really cool getting it for free. My friend has one just like mine and he's not into hacking, rooting, and customization so I might be able to get the special apps and stuff that was on it from him. But even though I've never unlocked a boot loader once I figured out how to use command prompt it was really easy to do. Thank god for youtube.

maxvsmith said:
Thank you for replying. Oh so that's why I could never update. It said verizon on it too that must explain the locked bootloader. I just recently learned about how verizon locks their bootloaders.....
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The Verizon XOOM's (MZ600/MZ602) boot loader was not locked any differently than any other Xoom (example Wifi MZ604). It is/was unlockable out of the box, and Moto had the directions on their web site.
Funny, if it says Verizon on the front, I would not expect it to be a MZ604 model, unless the previous owner flashed the Wifi only Xoom (MZ604) firmware/software onto it. Does that bar code label on its back have a model or MEID on it?

LGV20 VS995 (Verizon only) (AIO Post 3-25-2019)

Updates are pushed down under the method there is a new update as of 8-17-2018 so if you like please read, thanks
if anyone needs hep with their V20 and ran into an issue with my video/Post feel free to message me here or my facebook page at www.facebook.com/laser452
------------------------------Alpha ROM------------------------------
https://youtu.be/1U4XB8KGGZA
So I found a cool ROM you all should try, i made a small review and all for fun the video is not a tutorial, for those who don't know how to install the ROM i did show at the end how to do it
so as always thank the dev, the creators who made this ROM possable
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/rom-vs995-alpha-rom-v1-1-t3709727
---------------------------DeBloat VS995---------------------------
thermal MOD (phone less laggy)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/themes/mod-fix-cpu-throttling-charging-gaming-t3650705
link2SD
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD&hl=en
Es File Explorer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&hl=en
---------------------------(Downgrade 15A to 13A)---------------------------
16A and 17A will work for this method 18A is unknown
Upper CUt plus LGUP tool
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/development/uppercut-lgup-loader-g5-variants-t3511295
13A KDZ
https://www.mylgphones.com/veirzon-...tock-kdz-firmware-available-for-download.html
driver
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwHeBLVyhdWoUlg0d01ueWZfTzQ/view
i had a common file from my v10, i do not know if this is important if so i upload the file
---------------------------(root method)---------------------------​
I am back with a new Phone the LG V20, so lets get her rooted and ready to go with some awesome videos
this post will have other methods added to it so i dont have more then one post everywhere
(please note i am running on VS99512A downgraded from 13A. i do not know if this will work on 13A or 14B and have no plans to test this. please ask others, if i see it is possible to root 13A and 14B or later i would not mind to make videos. i make a downgrade from 13A to 12A for those who needs help, just install LGUP and uppercut and it should work fine from there
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/development/uppercut-lgup-loader-g5-variants-t3511295
enjoy)
method 1 (root method dirty Santa)
remember i DO NOT TAKE CREDIT for these methods, i make videos to help others understand these methods, please thank the devs
sites used in this video/post
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/ls997vs995h910-dirtysanta-bootloader-t3519410
http://highonandroid.com/android-root/how-to-root-lg-v20-attsprintverizonkorean/
so as always i always make long ass videos so i will post the steps here if you are one of those who loves to read then watch a video
Tip of the post XD
having issues with power button not locking your screen, i have found a way to get it unstuck, hold vol. up and power a few times it should work then. your welcome
(video)
Subscrib to my channel for more
https://www.youtube.com/user/lasertechcomputers
1. you need the files
- v20-root.zip
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767122821
- TWRP
https://build.nethunter.com/test-builds/twrp/lge/twrp-3.0.2-1-us996.img
- Terminal Emulator
use phone ------> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en
if you are lazy to sign into google -----> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwHeBLVyhdWoTHZ0N1BKTFdHc00
(note unknown sources must be checked)
- Newest SuperSU(SuperSU v2.78 SR5 or greater is needed)
-latest SU -----> https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu
-SU 2.78 ----> https://download.chainfire.eu/1014/SuperSU/SR5-SuperSU-v2.78-SR5-20161130091551.zip
-fastboot
http://download.highonandroid.com/file/Tools/fastboot.zip
-usb driver fastboot
http://download.highonandroid.com/file/Drivers/usb_driver.zip
-LG V20 VS995 drivers (verizon)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwHeBLVyhdWoUlg0d01ueWZfTzQ
-the guy who helped -please thank the guy who sent me the link to make it easy -
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/help/vs995-rooted-2-issues-t3617982/post72574087#post72574087
-kernel MAIN POST (thank the dev for making it)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/kernel-restock-stock-based-kernel-v20-t3556263
(UPDATE ON ROOT FILES) 3-25-2019
I have updated the root folder to root files (AIO).zip. this will have everything to root your phone, nothing dose not have to be move other then moving the folder to where you like it to be at. enjoy
IN CASE SOMETHING IS BROKEN HERE IS A BACKUP OF ALL FILES
I do not take credit of these files and have uploaded them to my g-Drive incase a link is broken,
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwHeBLVyhdWoMk5SOEtYd1YtY2s
2. since you have all files lets get to it
A. first extract the fastboot zip,
B. extract files in the v20-root zip to fastboot folder
C. extract TWRP to fast boot folder
D. install the v20 drivers
E. copy SU and Kernel to root of SD card (DO NOT USE INTERNAL)
F. install Terminal Emulator
G. G for good luck if you hit that thanks button to the devs and who all helped
3. once you have got everything set now go to settings/about phone/software/ hit build number
till you see a message saying you are now a dev.
4. back out to the main settings menu and you will see developer options
5. check USB De Bugging
6. plug in phone
A. in the fastboot folder hold shift and right click anywhere that is blank
B. click open command window here (you will need this)
7. Run RUNME.BAT (DO NOT CLOSE THIS WINDOW) then click step 1.bat
8. open Terminal Emulator. type in the info
id (press enter)
you get a message, look for untrusted_app (dirtysanta has an imamge on the post)
type
applypatch /system/bin/atd /storage/emulated/0/dirtysanta
9. once done look at the RUNME CMD window, once you see run step 2.bat double click it
10. your phone will boot into fast boot
A. SKIP to 11. if you did not see the message waiting for device
B. go to control panal/device maneger
C. look for the yellow triangle (should say android or ADB i dont remember)
D. right click on it and click Update driver software
E. browse my computer for driver software
F. Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer
G. Have disk
H. browse ad go to where you have the usb driver
I. click android_winusb then click open
J. hit ok then click android ADB interface then hit next
11. run step 3.bat. once phone reboot you need to hold the vol down till you are in fastboot again
12. once back on fast boot enter each of these codes (do not try to copy all codes and paste them.
please do one at a time
fastboot flash boot bootbackup.img
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-1-us996.img
fastboot flash boot bootbackup.img
fastboot reboot
13. after you type in fastboot reboot hold the vol down and power button down. once you see the LG logo, let go of the power button then hold it down again
14. you are now in TWRP, press cancel then swipe to modify
A. go to wipe
B. tap format data
C. type yes and hit enter
D. hit the home key then go to install
E. change storage to micro SD card and install SU
F. go back to install and install the kernel (verizon restock)
G. go to wipe. tap advanced wipe. check dlvik cache and then check cache. the swipe to wipe
H. reboot system
15. DO NOT TOUCH PHONE let it sit there till it loads into the welcome screen (takes about 5 or 10 min)
there you now have root, enjoy
---------------------------(UPDATE SECTION)---------------------------
---------------------------(Update 8-17-2018)---------------------------​
Sup everyone, sorry i was not on for months, i am back, there is a video in my YouTube channel explaining where i been. im sure you all missed me so here i am, i am back
my channel is not going to be for only Cellphones, i am doing alot more then that but i will be here to help you out when you need it. thank you all for the support
---------------------------(update 8-14-2017)---------------------------​
if anyone is wondering where is the debloat video, incase if you are not looking on my YT channel i have to pospone that video cause of major issues with this phone, i rather work on it and make sure it works for you guys then to get loads of HATE MAIL!!!! lol so i am sorry it is taking forever for a video to come out, i got someone helping me with some advice and working on it as we speak, plus this phone is kinda picky to what has been removed/frozen.
once all the BS is done and overwith you all will see an update here and on my YT channel and facebook page
i want to thank @bond32 for giving me advice and helping me with questions i have for this phone
lets give a big thanks to @me2151 for the root method and all the help he gave us, if it was not for him, this phone would just be a POS and no fun to us all. me2151 has posted a post that he is moving on and i shoot the link, make sure you all thank him for the awesome hard work that was done and to others that was into the root
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/how-to/fun-goodbye-v20-t3656059

Nice! I'm sure newcommers will appreciate this post a ton. Just a note, the exploit WILL work on 13a, but it WILL NOT work on 14b. If someone has the 14b firmware, they aren't screwed - simply use the KDZ restore to downgrade to either 13a or 12a. Note: when doing this, data WILL NOT be wiped - your phone will have a ton of force closes. I recommend in this case to try to get to the backup in settings and do a factory reset because the FC's will not let you get to terminal emulator to do the exploit. Factory reset to start fresh, then enable debugging, etc.

bond32 said:
Nice! I'm sure newcommers will appreciate this post a ton. Just a note, the exploit WILL work on 13a, but it WILL NOT work on 14b. If someone has the 14b firmware, they aren't screwed - simply use the KDZ restore to downgrade to either 13a or 12a. Note: when doing this, data WILL NOT be wiped - your phone will have a ton of force closes. I recommend in this case to try to get to the backup in settings and do a factory reset because the FC's will not let you get to terminal emulator to do the exploit. Factory reset to start fresh, then enable debugging, etc.
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Ive been looking all day to see if I can just kdz to 13a. I now have plans after work. Thank you!

Ruttedbeez said:
Ive been looking all day to see if I can just kdz to 13a. I now have plans after work. Thank you!
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Nice, glad to help. Don't forget, your phone will likely go cray with all the force closes so you may want to just factory reset after the KDZ completes. Also, if/when you do that, after it is back to the point where you set the phone up, just get past the initial setup as quickly as possible then put the phone in airplane mode - this will keep it from trying to load the 300 apps as well as prevent Verizon's bloat crap from downloading Candcrush, garbage, [insert unwanted app here], etc. Then just enable usb debugging, install terminal emulator, and you're good to proceed with the exploit.
Personally (and I DO NOT recommend this), I've gone back and forth so many times I've lost count between stock/unroot and root. I am actually able to restore a backup from right after installing TWRP and rebooting by jumping straight into TWRP after installing TWRP image and formatting data. It has worked a number of times now.
I really only need root access for adblocking and ViperAudio.
Thanks again OP!

bond32 said:
Nice, glad to help. Don't forget, your phone will likely go cray with all the force closes so you may want to just factory reset after the KDZ completes. Also, if/when you do that, after it is back to the point where you set the phone up, just get past the initial setup as quickly as possible then put the phone in airplane mode - this will keep it from trying to load the 300 apps as well as prevent Verizon's bloat crap from downloading Candcrush, garbage, [insert unwanted app here], etc. Then just enable usb debugging, install terminal emulator, and you're good to proceed with the exploit.
Personally (and I DO NOT recommend this), I've gone back and forth so many times I've lost count between stock/unroot and root. I am actually able to restore a backup from right after installing TWRP and rebooting by jumping straight into TWRP after installing TWRP image and formatting data. It has worked a number of times now.
I really only need root access for adblocking and ViperAudio.
Thanks again OP!
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I just got the phone 3 days ago so a factory reset isnt gonna bother me much. And good idea on the airplane mode wouldny have thought of that.

bond32 said:
Nice! I'm sure newcommers will appreciate this post a ton. Just a note, the exploit WILL work on 13a, but it WILL NOT work on 14b. If someone has the 14b firmware, they aren't screwed - simply use the KDZ restore to downgrade to either 13a or 12a. Note: when doing this, data WILL NOT be wiped - your phone will have a ton of force closes. I recommend in this case to try to get to the backup in settings and do a factory reset because the FC's will not let you get to terminal emulator to do the exploit. Factory reset to start fresh, then enable debugging, etc.
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thank you for that info i was not sure of 13A but i ake sure to add it to my video. glad this helped people i love to make videos and help others out in need, i deal with the hard work trying to understand how a method works and once i get it going i show all steps that are missing (i know they wont add it cause as you see my video is long hehehe) but i dont mind doing it, gives me somthing to do and its somthing i love doing
thank you for that info that is a big help there, i be making more videos and will be updating this post as a new video is uploaded, i will try to get one this week for debloating apps off the phone, i am still messing around with freeing apps cause here and there i seen a few screw ups and trying to study it before all is final on a video

Ruttedbeez said:
Ive been looking all day to see if I can just kdz to 13a. I now have plans after work. Thank you!
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hope you get it all working, if you want more videos adn want to keep up to date on this phone, feel free to subscribe to my chanel

I subscribed, good stuff! Thanks for putting all that together, I'm sure it will be helpful.
You should make a video or guide about debloating apps, there are plenty out there but sometimes people are really wanting to know about their specific phone model.

Subscribed. Thanks for this.
Sent from my VS995 using Tapatalk

bond32 said:
I subscribed, good stuff! Thanks for putting all that together, I'm sure it will be helpful.
You should make a video or guide about debloating apps, there are plenty out there but sometimes people are really wanting to know about their specific phone model.
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i do have plans to make a debloat video but i have a trip coming up. good news is when i debloated my phone i had no issues like i did before so that is one thing why i have not made a video. a debloat video will be up at the end of this month or next month. thanks for subscribing to my channel

moejoe88 said:
Subscribed. Thanks for this.
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thanks and you are welcome more videos be up later end of this month or next month

I think I could use some help. I got all the files flashed and rebooted the phone and now my screen is flickering and freaking out and the phone is constantly vibrating. everything went well through all the steps until I typed it fastboot reboot.
EDIT: Got back into fastboot and retyped typed the last few lines and I think I got that fixed. I think I'm still having a slight problem. Phone vibration wont turn off now while phone is running. ideas?
EDIT: Vibration turns off when I turn the screen off so I guess I got that semi fixed. Is that normal?

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Is this phone unlocked by default for international use?
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jmcnabb2 said:
I think I could use some help. I got all the files flashed and rebooted the phone and now my screen is flickering and freaking out and the phone is constantly vibrating. everything went well through all the steps until I typed it fastboot reboot.
EDIT: Got back into fastboot and retyped typed the last few lines and I think I got that fixed. I think I'm still having a slight problem. Phone vibration wont turn off now while phone is running. ideas?
EDIT: Vibration turns off when I turn the screen off so I guess I got that semi fixed. Is that normal?
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sorry i didnt reply in forever, i dont get a email or anything when people post on here unless i been quated, i hope your v20 is rooted, if not feel free to message my facebook page
www.facebook.com/laser452
just make sure your phone is a vs995 cause thats what phone i use and all i know as i dont own other v20s, if i did i be more of help

ankurcshah said:
Is this phone unlocked by default for international use?
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i went to the Netherlands with my vs995 and had no issues, i was using Verizon tho with there travel pass

@LASERWOLF452 Hi. I am using an HTC 10 on Verizon. I'm thinking about buying a refurbished LG V20, and would like to know if I can just swap my HTC 10 SIM card into a V20 and be good to go on Verizon? After that I would want to root the V20 following your guide here.

Zoandroid said:
@LASERWOLF452 Hi. I am using an HTC 10 on Verizon. I'm thinking about buying a refurbished LG V20, and would like to know if I can just swap my HTC 10 SIM card into a V20 and be good to go on Verizon? After that I would want to root the V20 following your guide here.
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Yes you can just put your Verizon Sim card from your HTC 10 in a Verizon or Unlocked V20 and all will work.

Zoandroid said:
@LASERWOLF452 Hi. I am using an HTC 10 on Verizon. I'm thinking about buying a refurbished LG V20, and would like to know if I can just swap my HTC 10 SIM card into a V20 and be good to go on Verizon? After that I would want to root the V20 following your guide here.
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Yes it will work

After unlocking the bootloader using the dirty santa tutorial, if I reinstall KDZ stock for my cell phone, I still have the bootloader unlocked so I can later install Custom and root?