Vinod Nayak 443 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) 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 Edited October 22, 2014 by Vinod Nayak 48 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmc251 73 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 indeed G2 is a lovely handset I've came across... AND... Waah... Great effort vinod ji... I would say this person is a gem always ready to help... THANK YOU SO MUCH... Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
digitalnirvana 646 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Brilliant stuff, well done Vinod 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hiteshkkk1 327 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 indeed G2 is a lovely handset I've came across... AND... Waah... Great effort vinod ji... I would say this person is a gem always ready to help... THANK YOU SO MUCH... Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk If you really like his work, LIKE the post... Sent from my LG-VS980 using Tapatalk 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
astrokidvaibhav 37 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 Indeed the LG G2 is a wonderful phone and yet doesn't burn a big hole in your pocket.. To write such a beautiful and detailed description+tutorial in one post.. I can imagine the time spent in making this happen.. Hats off to you Vinod ji.. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanagaDeepan 1,084 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 LG's G2 is one of the most under-rated super phone, which is much much better than S4 and ONE, even specs wise as good as Note3 (except s-Pen of course). Such a nice treatment for that phone is much needed and thanks a lot Vinod ji for your hard work... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drmadhu 87 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 Can g2 work with omh card Sent from my XT907 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dev997 62 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 Very informative and useful post Vinod Sir ! As always ready to help and give back to the community ! Thanks for this ! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
::Hitesh:: 1,763 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 Good write up! You should do a full unboxing and review for same phone ( most part u already covered here ) I have also suggested many to take g2 compare to s4 This is really nice phone in many aspect tapatalking..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genius 817 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nishsuxx 193 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) +1 for the post Vinod. Anyways my 2 paise for the phone: -You can use the TMobile rom on it [hunt XDA] and everything works [GSM and RUIM] except NFC. No wifi setting crash or need to put 0 before dialing numbers [Atleast this is what I have been told, havnt tried personally]. - Install TB and Block the UpdateDevice service and it will stop bugging you about OTA. You can also uncheck the Notification for GoogleServicesFramework. - When I did SPR to spr and other changes in build.prop, it was giving me error for "SprintExtensionProvider has stopped" working when phone was restarted. So blocked everything sprint related and now no error popups -Data does not work during calls . Very disappointing. EVDO speeds are good but not a good as EVO LTE, which has given me the highest EVDO speeds till date (All test parameters constant) -LG`s skin on this phone is quite a show off, with loads of bloat and animations. I reckon if you put some stable AOSP rom on this ... it will give 2 days+ of battery life with moderate use. Still with LG`s skin the battery life is awesome. Edited February 14, 2014 by nishsuxx 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmc251 73 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 Can g2 work with omh card Sent from my XT907 you need special moded reliance sim for that... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinod Nayak 443 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 Can g2 work with omh card Sent from my XT907 I personally have not tried it, but many have confirmed RUIM to work, some have claimed data does not work on Sprint. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmc251 73 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 Can g2 work with omh card Sent from my XT907 I personally have not tried it, but many have confirmed RUIM to work, some have claimed data does not work on Sprint. tried and tested works like a charm in nv mode... and for sim card need special moded sim for reliance... tested with the reliance modded sim also working perfectly as it should... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
astrokidvaibhav 37 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 I recently got one for sale.. Tata CDMA RUIM worked for me with Voice, SMS and Data.. Haven't tried RCDMA RUIM yet.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nishsuxx 193 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 you need special moded reliance sim for that... No you dont, on G2 every reliance OMH sim is "Special" Screenshot: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
astrokidvaibhav 37 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 you need special moded reliance sim for that... No you dont, on G2 every reliance OMH sim is "Special" Screenshot: Image1755760661.jpg Yup.. I too am using normal Tata omh sim card without any mods and it is working completely fine.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmc251 73 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 you need special moded reliance sim for that... No you dont, on G2 every reliance OMH sim is "Special" Screenshot: Image1755760661.jpg Yup.. I too am using normal Tata omh sim card without any mods and it is working completely fine.. i tried tata which worked for voice calls and sms... was not able to try data... but tried about 2-3 normal sims (RELIANCE) data didnt worked untill used moded sim... good people sharing all experiance... but wondering why such difference... only senior members can put a light on this... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
::Hitesh:: 1,763 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 Omh sim works on g2 Modded sim are not required Just make phone ruim only from dfs. Data also works tapatalking..... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bhav_47 5 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 Omh sim works on g2 Modded sim are not required Just make phone ruim only from dfs. Data also works tapatalking..... Please provide the method to make the phone ruim only from dfs. I am planning to use it with Tata cdma omh Sim. Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinod Nayak 443 Report post Posted February 15, 2014 PERMANENT UNLOCK ACHIEVED OP UPDATED. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
astrokidvaibhav 37 Report post Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) PERMANENT UNLOCK ACHIEVED OP UPDATED. You sir.. Have made my day.. Please update whether its working on RUIM after the unlock process.. Edited February 15, 2014 by astrokidvaibhav 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vahidmomin 66 Report post Posted February 15, 2014 Omh sim works on g2 Modded sim are not required Just make phone ruim only from dfs. Data also works tapatalking..... Please provide the method to make the phone ruim only from dfs. I am planning to use it with Tata cdma omh Sim. Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk The profess is very easy.Connect your phone to pc Open dfs connect com port as same in device management. Enter spc of your phone. And make ruim from nv. Sent from my SCH-I200 using Tapatalk 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
solarisx21 17 Report post Posted February 15, 2014 Can you please share how we can obtain this unlock ? Via you / contact ? Will the unlock be done remotely or will we have to send the phone ? Thanks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinod Nayak 443 Report post Posted February 15, 2014 Works from remote, 2k per unlock. Putting up requirements for unlock soon in this site. Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
