Need a little help/advice

[mrtinydave]

Hello all. I have been a member for a little while here and love the forums. I just recently upgraded from the Nexus 5 to the LG G3 on t-mobile. I am seriously loving this phone so far. My question is that coming from a Nexus which I had rooted and roms on I would like to do the same with my G3 but can't find anyway to root it and unlock the bootloader so I can run a rom on it. Anyone have any suggestions. Thanks to all in advance

 

[zhris]

Purple Drake or Towel should work for root, and I'm pretty sure the boot loader on TMO devices is already unlocked.

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[mrtinydave]

Towel root isn't supported I think. I haven't had a chance to try purpledrake

 

[belodion]

If xocomaox comes by, he will probably help. He is one of our G3 rooting experts and always ready to advise.

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[xocomaox]

Using the below spreadsheet it seems that your phone, D851 - 10C/M (USA T-Mobile), can be rooted using PurpleDrake. "Bumping" is not needed like the other variants ("bumping" roms and recovery mods was a way around actually unlocking the bootloader) due to the bootloader already being unlocked. Stump Root should also work for you.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hs0qlcGP80gl9wC0r9bs0AWMD-1D9iGgC9ulCG9roMs/edit#gid=0

You can find these tools and methods below. You'll love this phone even more once you start flashing some ROMS to it!

PurpleDrake Root

Stump Root

 

[SiBlackwell]

I've tried rooting today on an 8555 using Purple Drake and it wouldn't work despite being on the supported list. I got told my my phone was not running a compatible software version.

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[SiBlackwell]

Just realised you can't root lollipop. Have to downgrade to Kitkat first. All too much hassle, screw it!

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[mrtinydave]

I don't have lollipop on my g3

 

[xocomaox]

Just realised you can't root lollipop. Have to downgrade to Kitkat first. All too much hassle, screw it!

Yes, you'll need to downgrade it. Not a terribly complicated process, honestly.

 

[SiBlackwell]

So, just to soundboard my thinking :

1. Downgrade from Lollipop to Kitkat
2. Root
3. Take a Nandroid backup in Kitkat in case I need a safe factory restore point
4. Install my CM12 rom (or whichever rom I want)

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[Thierry Henry]

So, just to soundboard my thinking :

1. Downgrade from Lollipop to Kitkat
2. Root
3. Take a Nandroid backup in Kitkat in case I need a safe factory restore point
4. Install my CM12 rom (or whichever rom I want)

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Yes that is correct.

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[SiBlackwell]

Great, now I just need to find a bloody windows computer, as of course you can't do an OS downgrade on a Mac!!!

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[Thierry Henry]

Great, now I just need to find a bloody windows computer, as of course you can't do an OS downgrade on a Mac!!!

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Haha I feel your pain.