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[Completed] lg g2 vs98027a verizon 4.4.2 cant update binaries

Hello everyone i am new to the forums and i am asking a question regarding updating the su binaries on my phone. I got my g2 back in november because they were out of one m7s and this was the second best phone. So i went home and figured id root it. I didnt really want a rom i just like being able to record my screen and mess with the clocks. So none of the ways to root this phone worked so i tired this one in chinese. I succesfully rooted my phon. And it installed supersu. It said i needed to update the binaries so i hit ok. It said it failed. I tried updateing them by moving the .su directly to the folder, but sense i dont even have root permissions because i dint have a .su, it was unsuccessful. So what are my options? Im only 14 and kinda new at rooting, i have done it on two phones before, so please keep it simple. I dont care about keeping my data so i can i flash a stock rom? I. Tried it before but the method was for the 16 gig version which used a kdz file and sense i have a 32 gig version i needed a different file for some reason. In my phone settings it says im rooted and in recovery mode it o whatever pressing vol down and power with a usb connected do does, it says so to. I do NOT have access and i cant figure out how to update the .su and i could really use some help. Could you give me a link or something showing me how to flash a stock rom, or cyanogenmod? Or just getting a way to update the .su would be fine. Sorry for the long description i just want it to be easy for you to diagnose my problem.
Thanks,
Riley

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Hello everyone i am new to the forums and i am asking a question regarding updating the su binaries on my phone. I got my g2 back in november because they were out of one m7s and this was the second best phone. So i went home and figured id root it. I didnt really want a rom i just like being able to record my screen and mess with the clocks. So none of the ways to root this phone worked so i tired this one in chinese. I succesfully rooted my phon. And it installed supersu. It said i needed to update the binaries so i hit ok. It said it failed. I tried updateing them by moving the .su directly to the folder, but sense i dont even have root permissions because i dint have a .su, it was unsuccessful. So what are my options? Im only 14 and kinda new at rooting, i have done it on two phones before, so please keep it simple. I dont care about keeping my data so i can i flash a stock rom? I. Tried it before but the method was for the 16 gig version which used a kdz file and sense i have a 32 gig version i needed a different file for some reason. In my phone settings it says im rooted and in recovery mode it o whatever pressing vol down and power with a usb connected do does, it says so to. I do NOT have access and i cant figure out how to update the .su and i could really use some help. Could you give me a link or something showing me how to flash a stock rom, or cyanogenmod? Or just getting a way to update the .su would be fine. Sorry for the long description i just want it to be easy for you to diagnose my problem.
Thanks,
Riley
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You can check this thread about root on your device: [Root] Stump Root for LG Devices (2012 - 2014) Big update 1.2.0.
And here is the SuperSu app thread: [STABLE][2015.01.20] SuperSU v2.45.
In the first post there is also a zip file for flashing in custom recovery. If you use this, you won't need the binaries updating process like after updating via Play store.
For registered users, there is more help in the root Q&A thread for your device, and for the SuperSU app update in the SuperSU support thread.

Thread closed. Thank you.

Is being rooted going to be a problem when taking the OTA Lollipop update?

I'm asking for my girlfriend. I have the T-Mobile variant with a custom recovery and I know not to take an OTA because custom recoveries and OTAs don't mix. She, however, has an AT&T variant and she just told me she was prompted to update to Lollipop. She rooted long ago with whatever root for AT&T app was popular at the time.
Doesn't taking an OTA just make you lose root? Nothing else to worry about?

I would not recommend due to the chance it could boot loop. I would wait for a OTA zip and flash through TWRP.

If she is rooted it will break root, If she has a custom recovery (twrp) than it will cause a boot loop.
advice: if she wants lollipop she's gonna have to follow these steps.
http://www.androidrootz.com/2014/07/how-to-unroot-lg-g3-all-variants.html

Going to pass the link on to her now.
There is no custom recovery. She used Stump Root originally to get her phone route, if that makes any difference.

martinezma99 said:
I would not recommend due to the chance it could boot loop. I would wait for a OTA zip and flash through TWRP.
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Is there an ota zip available for the D850. I froze software updates in titanium backup so I won't loose root.

SGE_DEW said:
Is there an ota zip available for the D850. I froze software updates in titanium backup so I won't loose root.
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You would still lose root
2SHAYNEZ

Yep.. I went through the whole process of going completely back to stock and then rooted before updating to Lollipop hoping it would stay. It didn't and Stump Root says it's already rooted.

Thanks for this cool tool and method. The LGFlashtool gets up the 'Change to download mode' step adn then fails, with a '[16:10:26] can't change to download mode 00000064' error in the box. Any help would be appreciated. In the meantime I'll try another usb port. Also, when I first ran the Flashtool I had to select from three choices: the default checked off one had the word Korea in it, the second had Brazil and the third had the word Global. I left in on Korea--you think I should have gone with global?
Thanks again, Xamadiex.

Rayvin56 said:
Thanks for this cool tool and method. The LGFlashtool gets up the 'Change to download mode' step adn then fails, with a '[16:10:26] can't change to download mode 00000064' error in the box. Any help would be appreciated. In the meantime I'll try another usb port. Also, when I first ran the Flashtool I had to select from three choices: the default checked off one had the word Korea in it, the second had Brazil and the third had the word Global. I left in on Korea--you think I should have gone with global?
Thanks again, Xamadiex.
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I read somewhere the LG Flashtool had to be modified at installation to avoid what you are going through.

You're right, it's just a matter of overwriting the megalock.dll file after you install the tool. It was a step I didn't miss. But good news for me, I used another pc and when I installed the flashtool it again gave me the three choices (not sure, but the title bar of the window was something like 'DMB').
This time I chose the 'global' selection and ran the tool as before and it completed for me. I'm currently DL'ing the lollipop update right now. Thanks for the quick reply, netomel.

partylikeaninjastar said:
I'm asking for my girlfriend. I have the T-Mobile variant with a custom recovery and I know not to take an OTA because custom recoveries and OTAs don't mix. She, however, has an AT&T variant and she just told me she was prompted to update to Lollipop. She rooted long ago with whatever root for AT&T app was popular at the time.
Doesn't taking an OTA just make you lose root? Nothing else to worry about?
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I just received my G3 for AT&T yesterday. It had 4.4.2 firmware on it. I rooted and installed titanium backup and froze all of the AT&T bloatware. Got notification last night that I had a system update available so I went ahead and let it update thinking it would be 4.4.4 but I was wrong. End result, I wound up with a perfectly functional Lollipop with all bloatware removed, but did lose root in the process. I can live with that until someone figures root for lollipop out I think.

hitekredneck said:
I just received my G3 for AT&T yesterday. It had 4.4.2 firmware on it. I rooted and installed titanium backup and froze all of the AT&T bloatware. Got notification last night that I had a system update available so I went ahead and let it update thinking it would be 4.4.4 but I was wrong. End result, I wound up with a perfectly functional Lollipop with all bloatware removed, but did lose root in the process. I can live with that until someone figures root for lollipop out I think.
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So it installed on your rooted G3? It wouldn't on mine - kept saying rooted device detected or something like that and then refuse to update. That's just fine because i have to have root so I was planning to wait anyway...

p0k3y said:
So it installed on your rooted G3? It wouldn't on mine - kept saying rooted device detected or something like that and then refuse to update.
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p0k3y said:
So it installed on your rooted G3? It wouldn't on mine - kept saying rooted device detected or something like that and then refuse to update. That's just fine because i have to have root so I was planning to wait anyway...
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Yes, it installed with no problems at all. And I must say that I am loving it. So glad that I froze all of those at&t apps before I lost root. I am looking forward to root for lollipop so that I can freeze a few more. I must say that this is the best stock android rom that I have ever had the pleasure of using. I will probably stick with it for quite some time because of the speed and excellent battery life.

Lolipop upgrade
Hi iam very new on this forum . I got LGg3 AT&t version D85010f and i cannot upgrade to LOLIPOP always i have com that i have latest soft and need to wait 48h to next check ......plz help me

hitekredneck said:
Yes, it installed with no problems at all. And I must say that I am loving it. So glad that I froze all of those at&t apps before I lost root. I am looking forward to root for lollipop so that I can freeze a few more. I must say that this is the best stock android rom that I have ever had the pleasure of using. I will probably stick with it for quite some time because of the speed and excellent battery life.
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I call bull****. Lolipop OTA will NOT install on a rooted device. Humor me, what root method did you use?

Vess69 said:
I call bull****. Lolipop OTA will NOT install on a rooted device. Humor me, what root method did you use?
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Call Bull**** all you want, I don't lie. To be honest, I can't even remember what method I used to root when on KitKat. Then I used TiBu to freeze a bunch of apps that I didn't want or need. Shortly thereafter the update hit me so I went ahead and let it do its thing. As stated, I did lose root afterwards but the apps I had frozen with TiBu remained frozen and everything still worked as it should. I waited patiently for a few weeks until the one click root script became available and used it to root lollipop, then installed TWRP and flashed Cloudy G3 stock ROM which is where I am happily at at this moment.
It could possibly have successfully updated due to the fact that I had not installed a custom recovery, that's the only thing I can think of that would have allowed it to happen on mine, yet not on others that were rooted.
EDIT: After reading back through this thread it jogged my memory. I used the Stump Root method to root while on KitKat.

You'd be the first person reported to be able to do this.
It would be a boon to the AT&T G3 community if you could remember the precise details of how you pulled this off as it would save loads of time and hassle for everyone else who has to restore to KK (which means a full wipe), then take the OTA to L, then root there.
Thanks in advance.
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I think you're L is version 20f, not the latest 21l, based on the date of your posts above.
Further, I'd suppose that what may have happened to you, is that the deivce had already downloaded the L update (from 10f to 20f) before you pulled off the root on KitKat. Then you simply acknowledged the install, which perhaps KK would allow to continue through.
Reports are the L will not allow this. So, going forward, someone rooted on L would not be allowed to complete the install even if the package is already downloaded on the device.
Still, it is, interesting.

Updated G3 root method?

Okay, so I may be beating a dead horse, but I have literally sat for hours trying to achieve root. I have tried the one click method, script method, and others; all of which have failed. I apologize in advance if I have over looked a recent and updated thread regarding the AT&T G3 root methods.
I am running:
Android 5.0.1
D85021r
Kernel Version 3.4.0
I just want root access so I can get rid of all this garbage software they force on the AT&T G3 users. Thanks in advance.

Hey there man. I searched high and low as well for a root method when I got my G3 a couple weeks ago. It was already on Lollipop, so Stump was a non-starter for me. There's 2 ways you can get root for your phone:
1) Follow the guide to downgrade it back to KitKat using the .tot file and LG Flash tool ( You will loose ALL data stored on the phone FYI). Then install Stump to root, and then install Flashify from the Play Store so you can installed a Bump'd version of TWRP for your custom recovery if you ever want to install something else other than the stock ROM.
OR......
2) Install KingRoot on your computer. Enable USB Debugging on your phone first though, and connect it. Open KingRoot and let it do its thing. It's in all Chinese (or Japanese), but just click the button. Give it a few minutes and you should be set. Keep in Mind that KingRoot is NOT SuperSU. However, they both provide root access.
-Dave

DKOMofo said:
Okay, so I may be beating a dead horse, but I have literally sat for hours trying to achieve root. I have tried the one click method, script method, and others; all of which have failed. I apologize in advance if I have over looked a recent and updated thread regarding the AT&T G3 root methods.
I am running:
Android 5.0.1
D85021r
Kernel Version 3.4.0
I just want root access so I can get rid of all this garbage software they force on the AT&T G3 users. Thanks in advance.
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TowelRoot worked perfectly fine for me on Lollipop. I rooted it that way, then installed AutoRec for Lollipop and installed TWRP custom recovery, right from the phone, within Android, no PC or rebooted into a special mode required. Took me all of about 5 minutes or less!!!

This is the method known to work http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-method-lg-devices-t3129197
With the software level on your phone you need to go into McAfee and disable the Lock Down "feature" that prevents enabling USB debugging.
Just wanted to point out that if you install TWRP you will not be able to boot your phone due to a security error, for it to work you need a different kernel.

shawkes said:
This is the method known to work http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-method-lg-devices-t3129197
With the software level on your phone you need to go into McAfee and disable the Lock Down "feature" that prevents enabling USB debugging.
Just wanted to point out that if you install TWRP you will not be able to boot your phone due to a security error, for it to work you need a different kernel.
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I haven't been able to get it past pushing the files. Through the auto script it gets stuck on 15% pushing files.

GOT IT!!!
Okay, so it seems there may have been some interference between an app and the data push. I ended up putting the phone into safe mode, run the root.bat, and presto! I HAVE ROOT! THANK THE ANDROID GODS (and shawkes)! Now to remove all of this damn bloatware!

Congrats man. I couldn't get those scripts to work. I blame my Windows 10 machine and it's USB 3.0 ports.

SuperDave1685 said:
Congrats man. I couldn't get those scripts to work. I blame my Windows 10 machine and it's USB 3.0 ports.
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Windows 10 is a bastard within itself. Good luck to you!

The info for downgrading to kit kat does not work. It tells you to do something with com setting or something in devices or something but there is no such thing.

Anyone tried Kingroot?

Kingroot is one of those foreign one click root things, but it does have a thread here on XDA. I heard of it because it can root S4's on Lollipop without having to flash things in download mode. It's an option if you're desperate for root and don't care about flash counters, q-fuses, q-fuses, warranty bits, whatever. I don't know if there's any risk of bricking, but if it does work that would be nice to know, and once rooted we can replace Kinguser with any number of tutorials.
If this works, then it can certainly open up expiration for more exploits/workarounds/unlocks so it would be nice. As always, nothing is guaranteed and I know the pain of a locked bootloader life (my phone took an OTA while I was on an exploited firmware and I've been locked to Touchwiz ever since ) but hopefully we can at least get the spark going.

Didn't work with KingRoot, or Kingo ROOT. With KingRoot it told me right away it couldn't. Kingo ROOT restarted into download mode and nothing happened. Had to restart phone. Maybe if I installed all the drivers and tried again it might work.

This is definitely an option I'm gonna explore. I'm not sure how much longer can handle l the adds.
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Any update on this? Did it work?

I've installed all the drivers for lg phones on my pc. I have tried kingo root with no luck. It boots into software update mode and stays there at 0% and kingroot I've been checking every day since the release of the phone to try to root. I have used king root on previous androids I have owned and it works just fine on them. This h900 has to root yet that I am aware of and I have looked for hours.

Here's the forum where we are trying to get root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v10/general/praying-root-t3215643/page56
Basically right now it's just waiting on us getting a TOT file so jcase can restore his phone if his exploit goes fubar and bricks his phone.
He has stated he has a few exploits he thinks will work on all the carries, but isn't go to test them without being able to restore.

Also I think someone has already released a system pull.

Ripper00420 said:
Also I think someone has already released a system pull.
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You would be correct. Nothing really came it though. We need a tot before jcase is going to try his root exploits.

Absolutezero91 said:
You would be correct. Nothing really came it though. We need a tot before jcase is going to try his root exploits.
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Would this work?
http://guidebelajar.blogspot.com/2015/12/guide-to-flash-lg-v10-h900-h901-vs990.html?m=1

brentsalinas714 said:
Would this work?
http://guidebelajar.blogspot.com/2015/12/guide-to-flash-lg-v10-h900-h901-vs990.html?m=1
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The links to download the required files don't actually contain the files needed, unfortunately.

LG G3 Marshmallow and install Kingroot
I successfully rooted my LG G3 with Marshmallow build all from the phone. (Not Rooted)
After Downloading the Kingroot APK file I tried numerous Apps to try and run it and all failed.
Install Total Commander onto your LG G3 from the Google play store.
Install Astro onto your LG G3 from the Google play store.
Run total Commander and navigate to downloads.
Hold your Finger down on the on the Kingroot apk file and hit open with when the screen list pops up
Select the Astro app.(App Info)
Then Install the app at the bottom and follow the rest of the KingRoot instructions.
No Hassle and took 2 min
Other Threads http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/one-click-root-tool-android-2-x-5-0-t3107461

Parrfch said:
I successfully rooted my LG G3 with Marshmallow build all from the phone. (Not Rooted)
After Downloading the Kingroot APK file I tried numerous Apps to try and run it and all failed.
Install Total Commander onto your LG G3 from the Google play store.
Install Astro onto your LG G3 from the Google play store.
Run total Commander and navigate to downloads.
Hold your Finger down on the on the Kingroot apk file and hit open with when the screen list pops up
Select the Astro app.(App Info)
Then Install the app at the bottom and follow the rest of the KingRoot instructions.
No Hassle and took 2 min
Other Threads http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/one-click-root-tool-android-2-x-5-0-t3107461
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...But this is for the LG V10, not the G3. -.-

Boost Mobile LG Stylo 2? (LGLS775)

Has anyone found root for this device? I've used kingroot and it works to a certain extent but I was wondering if anyone achieved full working root. Also, has anyone unlocked the bootloader yet?

You can unlock the boot loader with the adb command "fastboot oem unlock" but first you have to enable oem under developer options

I foolishly updated to 6.0.1, if there is or soon will be root of it, I don't think i'll be getting it.
As much of an improvement this phone is over the last GSM model, it's honestly marginally so, and I feel it's googles fault.
The System takes up about 9gbs of storage, which wouldn't be a problem if any apps could be moved to the SD card, unlike in the previous version or in 6.0... no app can be moved to the SD card. Stylo's system took up 5-6gbs of the 8 given, there's a lot more space left over but I don't understand how LG managed to take up an additional 3 gbs of space between versions. There are some new features to the 2, but there's a lot of features missing from the 2... so why is the system more bnloated?

Lg Stylo 2 System Data
On my phone, there is only 5.88 GB taken up by the system as shown by 'storage' in settings. But Storage Space shows it as only 4.12 gb. I'm not sure why yours is so much more than mine but that could be because you are using Boost Mobile and I have Virgin Mobile and they have more bloatware or something? And I dumbly updated the system as well. I am not going to try and root it yet, but I probably will in the future once more people have this phone.
Attached is photos of my storage usage:

Ok I want to volunteer my Stylos 2 (Boost) for experimentation purposes. Where do I sign up? Lol

JOKERx2 said:
Ok I want to volunteer my Stylos 2 (Boost) for experimentation purposes. Where do I sign up? Lol
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maybe put a post up in the android software and hacking [delopers only] section here http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking im sure there has to be some developer out there that would like to get there hand on stylo 2 in exchange for developing for it. spread the word im willing to throw in $20 bucks for a root and $40 for a bootloader unlock and $20 for a custom recovery. im only able to get temp root with kingroot v.4.85 it works good i was able to remove all the bloatware put in busybox and can even soft reboot without losing root.I guess there is a tool that has already unlocked the sprint variants bootloader its called GcProKey but i looked it up this thing is like $150 though.

Slayer1822 Jr said:
I've used kingroot and it works to a certain extent but I was wondering if anyone achieved full working root.
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DirtyPISTOLA said:
im only able to get temp root with kingroot v.4.85 it works good i was able to remove all the bloatware put in busybox and can even soft reboot without losing root..
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To both, a common method on other phones with problems losing root on reboot is to
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rename or delete /system/recovery-from-boot.p
I'd recommend a simple rename to keep the file intact.
Of course to do this requires a file explorer with root, it also changes a system file, so do this at your own risk. I am curious to see if this solves the problems.

jac0708 said:
To both, a common method on other phones with problems losing root on reboot is to
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rename or delete /system/recovery-from-boot.p
I'd recommend a simple rename to keep the file intact.
Of course to do this requires a file explorer with root, it also changes a system file, so do this at your own risk. I am curious to see if this solves the problems.
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yes i did infact try that method i was able to access that file with root explorer on temp root still no luck with root on reboot, i actually had this phone for like a week and already bricked it i had to send it in to LG to get repaired i was messing around with **** and changed some permissions on system files not aware until afterwards that this could affect boot i could have fixed it if LG would be a little quicker posting there firmware for newer released devices but anyway learned my lesson i guess ill just leave the rooting to the pros. But i also read about another method i will try when i get my phone back since it already gives temp root i read that using a benchmark app such as AnTuTu running it until it gets to about 10% then opening up KingRoot and try rooting supposedly overloading the ram while trying to root has been shown to more likely root also it could take more tries then just one.

DirtyPISTOLA said:
I'd recommend a simple rename to keep the file intact.
Of course to do this requires a file explorer with root, it also changes a system file, so do this at your own risk. I am curious to see if this solves the problems.
yes i did infact try that method i was able to access that file with root explorer on temp root still no luck with root on reboot, i actually had this phone for like a week and already bricked it i had to send it in to LG to get repaired i was messing around with **** and changed some permissions on system files not aware until afterwards that this could affect boot i could have fixed it if LG would be a little quicker posting there firmware for newer released devices but anyway learned my lesson i guess ill just leave the rooting to the pros. But i also read about another method i will try when i get my phone back since it already gives temp root i read that using a benchmark app such as AnTuTu running it until it gets to about 10% then opening up KingRoot and try rooting supposedly overloading the ram while trying to root has been shown to more likely root also it could take more tries then just one.
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Im going to try this on the metro variant ill let you know i have my old Stylo to fall back on. Just give sometime to set up

LGMS550 Stylo 2
I'm going to attempt root today on the Metro variant. I can confirm the old LG B2C App reads this phone just fine so recovery should "NOT" be a problem, ALTHOUGH the phone is not listed on the app or on LG's website when I registered it, (LGMS550). I'm Just going to make a recovery (Backup) BEFORE I try this. I will let you know. If anyone knows if TWRP has or has plans for a recovery please let me know. DO NOT TRY THIS, My phone my money so it's on me.

Stylo 2 root
So far so good.
Backup is done.
For your info:
LG drivers for Windows (I'm using Windows 10 Pro. Should not matter if your using Home edition) are the same as Stylo 1 (v 4.0.4)
I have adb and fastboot installed system wide (ADB 15 second installer). Both adb and fastboot see the device with no problems. (adb devices, fastboot devices).
reboots into bootloader with no problems. (OEM unlock and debug mode are both enabled).
both the drivers and adb installer are easily found on this site. here goes nothing.

Any updates to this before I test my Metro variant?

Any luck I just got this phone love to get root I know of a good Dev to get some nice Roms done up

No luck yet. If there were some you would see it here. If you have Devs that will do nice roms for you, see if any of them can root or build TWRP for you.

i just received my lg stylo 2 back from LG after bricking it, I dont know what they did to it besides fix it because now i cant even get temp root anymore so i would just say if there is any firmware updates do not intall them just incase.At least with temp root i could get rid of the bloat but now im stuck with it.
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Waders1969 said:
So far so good.
Backup is done.
For your info:
LG drivers for Windows (I'm using Windows 10 Pro. Should not matter if your using Home edition) are the same as Stylo 1 (v 4.0.4)
I have adb and fastboot installed system wide (ADB 15 second installer). Both adb and fastboot see the device with no problems. (adb devices, fastboot devices).
reboots into bootloader with no problems. (OEM unlock and debug mode are both enabled).
both the drivers and adb installer are easily found on this site. here goes nothing.
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how did you make your backup?

the only thing different that i notice is I cant boot into the bootloader which was fastboot

I am getting my lg stylo 2(virgin mobile) next week. Will be watching this thread closely for root info.
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Does the stylo 2 have its own forum here? I couldn't find it, if so could someone share a link?

No respond about the link I see.
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Does no one have this phone yet or is it too early to have root
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