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Do Not proceed if you don't know how to get your phone back to reliance via flashing PRL and DATA. Following below process may loose network connectivity on Moto G use it on your own RISK !! Hi, Motorola just released soak test for our Moto G XT1031 [boost], I am using this from almost a week now and found working perfectly fine. Now for us (reliance/TATA) users OTA is always an issue on MotoG, it wipes PRL and DATA. But this time one of AndoridForum user SuperR made zip which don;t update Modem/Baseband and bootloader. So you can enjoy lollipop on you 4.4.4 radio and bootloader. If you want to update radio/baseband to 5.0.2 you need to flash PRL and DATA again. To use this zip following are requirements. 1- Moto G should be bootloader unlocked 2- Custom recovery should be installed - I prefer TWRP 2.7.1.1 3- OTG pen drive of minimum 1GB. [or ADB skills to push files to phone] Both of above can be done using THIS post. And HERE is TWRP 2.7which I use. Before doing this, will suggest you to take full backup of your phone . 1- Contacts - Already on google server. 2- SMS - Use Go SMS or with equivalent tools (CM Backup also works fine) 3- if you want to same applications already installed, use APK backup or EX Explorer to copy all APK. 4- Photos & Other files - just copy to your PC using MTP mode of moto g So now you are ready to update your phone. Download below files 5.0.2 ROM - HERE SuperSU zip - HERE If you are into Xposed firmware get latest from XDA post - HERE Now after your backup, boot phone to recovery [TWRP] 1- Copy all zip to your OTG pen drive. 2- Wipe all partitions including DATA 3- Wipe DATA partition 2nd time for safer side. 4- then reboot your phone to TWRP with OTG connected. 5- From TWRP install option, and select FALCON_220.42.18.ZIP 6- installation will take about 2min. 7- then dont reboot the phone. 8- go back to main menu in TWRP. 9- again select SuperSU.zip 10- this time select wipe dalvik option 11- and reboot your phone . This reboot will take 5-10 minutes. dont panic. After booting it will go for HandsFree activation, wait another 5min and it will give option for NEXT. if you reached till this step then you have installed lollipop on you moto g. now if you want to use xposed firmware to mod you system. boot to recovery and flash Xposed install zip from XDA post. after installing xposed zip you need to select wipe dalvik option other wise phone will show out of space error. you can skip Xposed step if you like normal version of moto G. (i am heavy user of xposed so mention extra steps for others) now reboot your phone to system. after reboot you will again get HandsFree activation. wait for 5min and click next. now let android Setup Wizard run. Add your google accounts and other details. you will be on lollipop home screen. (which looks almost same as kitkat home screen ) now time to get rid of Handsfree activation and get back tether options. to do so follow these threads. HFA Tether While removing HandsFree activation, you will not find sprintOMADM2.APK in Priv-App folder there is SprintOMADM2 folder in Priv-app, inside this folder you will get SprintOMAD2.apk, rename this apk and you are done. Tether works as shown in above thread. Now as we are using kitkat radio/baseband & Bootloader, one small issue occurs. you will find small flicking on phone. this will go aways ones you turn your screen OFF and ON. to get rid of this issue, we need to update radio and bootloader to lollipop 5.0.2 version. But after updating radio and bootloader to lollipop, you need to load PRL and DATA again. So select what you want and enjoy lollipop on moto G. !! now you can either download all your apps from playstore or install it from your backup. restore your data & SMS as per your liking and you are good to go. I am on 5,0,2 with kitkat radio and bootloader. My phone is working fine with this combo. here is the proof.

There is not a single thread which gives all the information regarding the LS980. also i was getting lot of pm's regarding the GSM unlock. so basically this thread will have all the information, if anything is left out please feel free so message me or in thread. Phone Config LG-G2-LS980 Phone Drivers LS980 Drivers My Experience Personally i was a Samsung fan until they came out with the Kn0x security. i had 2 choice the Note 3 and the LG G2, since the Note 3 had issues with data not working on CDMA mode and the G2 was and still is wallet friendly, so i decided to go with the G2 and till date i DO NOT regret it. LAG is something that is simply not in its dictionary, super smooth. Like the HTC One this phone is also sealed and comes in 2 variants 16 and 32 Gigs. Initially only 2 colors Black and White, now the actual(international) site has many different ones. This one is a LCD compared to the S4 with AMOLED, To be frank only if you have the two phones together you might see the difference. I found the G2 to be more vibrant and a lil brighter side compared to the S4. 1000 times more accurate smartstay display than the S4, Same with auto brightness. Feels much lighter than the S4 and the build quality is anyday better than S4, feels solid in hand. Many have debated about the volume and power keys being at the back, actually its something you have to try and then understand, now if i handle any other phone than my G2 i tend to Tap the display 2 times softly to get the screen going, like the home or power button, im so used to it now. Tap 2 times on display to lock the screen & same to to light the display back again. Initially when i first got the phone i used to tap hard thinking that was the right way and 7/10 times it used to work, did not know that one has to tap very lightly as possible. Soft tap 2 times gets it locked and vice-versa 10/10 times. Its actually easier to use volume rockers in the center position then one side like anyother phone. Theres more to this phone and i dont have the patience nor time to explain everything. Phone definitely requires a case to protect it from fall, i have the Spigen Slim Armour. Runs on 4.2.2JB and 2 updates have been released till date. LS980ZV7 (Initial Release) LS980ZV8 (Security Update) LS980ZVA (Sprint Spark and loki-killer) Not used in India so i have not taken it. LS980ZVC (KitKat 4.4.2 OS Update) Also if you are a custom ROM freak DO NOT INSTALL the ZVA update as it removes the ability to do that. People who have taken it do not worry as there is a work around. Custom ROM installation for people who have taken ZVA update. Only if you understand everything mentioned in the above link proceed else you just might end up with a hard brick. Sprint Dialer Codes Source 5689#*980# - LG Hidden Service Menu Thanks to EricDabbs ##RTN# - RTN Menu ##SCRTN# - Erases any info that has been OTA provisioned. Forces a reboot and re-activation. ##DIAG# - Enables diag mode. this menu blocked by MSL. Simply enter your MSL ##DATA# - Advanced data menu. ##DEBUG# - Debug Menu ##CLEAR# - Reset network settings ##UPDATE# - Forces Activation ##GPSCLRX# - Clear GPS ##GPSTESTPRL# - ?? ##WLAN# - WLAN info ##LOG# - syslog info ##MRU# - MRU Clear ##SSDRTN# - Reset SSD ##TEST - Data Test menu ##YOUROWNMSLHERE# - Service Programming menu ##443336772# Shows MSL code near the bottom of the screen thanks mojo4321 ##4433386368# - Developer menu ##4437736368# - Producer menu How to back up EFS Its already confirmed RUIM data only works if used before flashing anything to the phone, Out of the box phone can be used for RUIM with calls sms and data. so its very important to back up complete stock state EFS partition Two ways to backup EFS, below i have mentioned how to root, during the root process at one stage EFS partition is backed up auto. Or after root use FreeGee from Google Play (Requires root access) Install and backup EFS. How to get you MSL/SPC Easiest method to get SPC: Dial ##443336772# and your SPC/MSL will be displayed on the screen! Probably this will work for other LG phones also. [Credit goes to phonegeek] How to Gain Root Access Root FIle Works with All Baseband Updated ioroot.zip where did i get this ? SOURCE 1 After you have downloaded the file required for root, Put the phone in Debug mode, for this under settings go to Developer Options. If you do not have Developer Options under settings simple go to Settings/About Phone/Software Information under this tab on Build Number 10 times continuously and it will enable the Developer Options in your phone. 2 Under display settings set the screen timeout to 5 minutes(you can set it back to your liking later when you are done with root) 3 Connect your phone to PC/Laptop 4 Under pull down notification change the USB settings from MTP to Charge Only 5 Unzip the ioroot file and from the folder execute the run.bat file 6 The command prompt will ask you to press any key as show in pic below 7 You will be prompted to toggle USB connection shown marked in red, three ways you can toggle that, show in marked yellow, select the first one, remove usb connection from the phone and re-plug it back. the PRESS ENTER. 8 Your phone will show toggled notification and also it will ask you to allow USB Debugging with the computer showing the computers RSA key, Mark "Always allow from this computer" & select ok. The command prompt it will warn you again about loosing warranty and more warnings, this is the last point to decide to continue or press CTRL+C to cancel. PRESS ENTER. Your phone EFS will be backed up like shown in pic below and again it will ask you to press enter, PRESS ENTER. 9 Phone is rooted and phone will reboot. check if you have SuperSu or SU in your phone. How to Unroot Access Superuser app, go to settings of the app & look for Full unroot. Select it and wait for the phone to reboot. Recovery for KitKat 4.4.2 LS980ZVC SOURCE GSM Unlock For G2 LS980 This is a temporary GSM unlock & not a permanent or a solid one. Two known issues, you cant access Wi-Fi settings, as it crashes if you try to access, and you cant dial any number without adding 0 before it. Example: Sunny Leons phone number is 6969696969, to call her you gotta dial 06969696969. If you dial direct 6969696969 the phone app crashes and your phone switches to GSM mode if you are in CDMA mode. As far as i know these are only 2 known bugs this unlock has. hope we get a more stable unlock. Install ROM Toolbox Lite 1 Run Rom Toolbox Lite and select performance marked in red 2 Select build.prop editor marked in red 3 Select search using the magnifying glass icon below marked in red 4 In search field type "build.target" as shown in pic below 5 Select "ro.build,target_operator" as show in pic below 6 Change value from "SPR" to "spr" as show in pic below and press ok marked in yellow. 7 Reboot popup will come, select ok and reboot the phone. Your phone should be GSM unlocked now. Install HIAPN or Tweakker for APN settings of your service provider. Install Telinfo to switch between CDMA(CDMA Auto PRL) & GSM(GSM Auto PRL) Permanent Unlock for the LG-G2-LS980

Hi Guys , I am hell bent on making this cdma device work on reliance cdma sim. This is also same device called lucid 2 (vs870) but without crappy verizon firmware and its 4g lte divce on 700 mhz band. When cdma sim is inserted it detects the sim but does not connect to the network. When put in nv mode and prl enable with reliance prl uploaded to the device it will connect to 1x and evdo rev.A. This is not meid registered device so cannot activate directly on reliance therefore my only option is omh sim. So far have tried 3 sim old esn based sim, in this iccid was correctly showing but shows unknown in other sim. the recruc 06 cut to micro and recruc 05 micro sim. all relaince sim . have not tried any other carrier sim card as I dont have access to it. Note: In telephony manager viewer it shows sim operater as 311440 (its bluegrass cellular device) always but in old esn based sim it shows as 40510 (reliance Karnataka) I think that device does not read prl from ruim or cannot read neither does it read prl from nv when it is in RUIM mode. In RUIM mode prl version is shown 40000 or unknown. I did not find anything in qxdm which indicate where to read prl from ruim or nv. In qxdm log view it get disconnects from network as "not preferred exit" so again it points to prl and also to the question if it does not read prl from nv or ruim then what prl it is using ? Since this 4g phone I wonder does it require 4g sim or Usim initially. Those airtel guys were to not ready give 4g demo sim to test. otherwise I could have test how usim is read from phone whether anything works or not. Things I have tried. 1. Making it nv mode and installing reliance prl. yes does connect to reliance network 2. patch to enable gsm from XDA 3. Enable gsm and lte bands with qxdm and qpst again from XDA 4.Vs870 firmware in place of original as870 firmware same thing it cannot connect to network in ruim. 5. tried gsm sim after enabing bands and also applying patch. nothing work on this too. 6. Tried editing build.prop hundreds of times for various reasons. changing operators name in build allows to dial *228 in nv mode otherwise it will give msg that sim card has config our service blah blah. Things yet to try 1. USIM or 4g sim 2. tata or mts cdma sim 3. other series of reliance sim. Accidentally and Surprisingly got idea to dial 911 in ruim mode. it does connects to reliance network and says check the number you have dialed . It remains emergency mode for 5 mins and I can receive calls. Cant dial anything because it will come out of emergency mode and will not connect to network in normal mode. This too points out that some other prl is being used. I request any expert in this field to help me crack this who knows we might end up cracking many devices once you find out what stopping it from reading ruim prl or nv prl. In the end I got collection of all cdma sofwares I will keep adding points as I research and experiment more and more. If got it worked I will put up solution so that everyone can use cheap 2600 rupees cdma phone which has got all the features. Heartily Thanks for this wonderful forum and experts who give time to us to solve our problems. Sunny

Well Some How I have managed to have brick worth Rs.2600 well its not completely brick as it turns on and do all the stuff execpt phone. I did some changes in dfs nam setting something like nam 0 to 1 thats it restarted and problem started. dont know whether nv files are corrupt. Problem is phone does not connect to pc ( connect/disconnects continuously) so cannot restore .qcn files which I took as backup with qpst. basedband/imei/esn/prl/ect etc all shows unknown. tried reinstalling firmware with kdz. both firmware i have tried vs870 and as870. installation do not get complete. thought it complete with vs870 firmware but problem persist. cwm recovery tried restore and same problems persists baseband/all unknown. Need Help urgently. Cannot find way to restore qcn in download mode. or baseband. Well what sos is does is do away with the prl and catch whatever network is available because its emergency. Ruim mode I have observed in qxdm log that it tried to connect to network and then exit as "not preferred exit" again related to prl. what we have to do is tell phone to read prl from nv memory. this option was there in earlier hardware I think with nv item number as 885. Dont know if it is there now or coded into rom/software itself Update: Unbricked working like previously . ibnbazookaTried changing to system A only but no effect . any other trick in sleeves?

Mr sunny 1 I hope you check my message which i sent to you In nv mode you can write prl via dfs And order mdn by calling *22800 ota Or order mdn from you operter But in ruim mode the phone can't recognize ruim but only in sos mode emergency mode so you need reverse engineering to modify phon.apk telephony provider to 1-make ever number we call emergency number Disable emergency callback mode so you can goback freely after making call Orrrrrrrr the question is what does the sos emergency mode make to the phone to make the phone able to accept ruim How can we make the phone in sos mode for ever with out any trouble I hope we can find something. Thanx.

Remove this line from Modem of OS update binary scrip and Service PRL will not Reset ui_print("Erasing modemst1 ..."); assert(format("raw", "EMMC", "modemst1", "0", "/modemst1")); ui_print("Erasing modemst2 ..."); assert(format("raw", "EMMC", "modemst2", "0", "/modemst2")); You have to disable Signature Verizon-cation in TWRP

Do Not proceed if you don't know how to get your phone back to reliance via flashing PRL and DATA. Following below process may loose network connectivity on Moto G use it on your own RISK !! If you want to try 5.0.2 modem HERE is the link to flash this zip you need to be on 4.4.4 radio and bootloader. if you are on 4.3 radio and bootloader first flash THIS zip and then flash 5.0.2 modem zip. But after doing this you need to flash PRL and DATA again. On lollipop ##DIAG# works perfectly fine. also old method of PRL and DATA works. HERE is tutorial for same.