Rooting and installing Marshmallow on G4

[AC Question]

Is there anyone out here, I know there are some smart people, who can help me and list the steps to root My unlocked Verizon VS986 and put Marshmallow on it? I want to run AT&T service, which I have, but have a rooted G4 running Marshmallow. I'm great with PC's but turning my G4 into a paperweight has me hesitating to pull the trigger. Ther must be a few folks out here that have done this very same thing. HELP!

 

[Rukbat]

If not here, try XDA Forums. Your best bet is to stay on Verizon until they update it, then switch to AT&T. (But someone on XDA may have a full 6.0 ROM available. if they do, flashing an LG is about as simple as it gets - put the phone into download mode, run a program on your computer, come back when it's done.)

 

[Palmtreehugger]

I'm not running Verizon and plan to switch. I have a VS986 Verizon G4 that is factory unlocked but I am on AT&T. Because it's AT&T on a Verizon phone it's a tad buggy and has a ton of Verizon junk wear on it. I'd like to root it, then upgrade to Marshmallow. Just not sure which M uprade to use. Anyone done it?

 

[Rukbat]

Since it's the Verizon variant, you need the Verizon variant ROM. Always match the ROM to the branding on the phone. There might not be any differences between the AT&T and Verizon hardware, but there may be, and if there is, flashing the wrong one could brick the phone to the point that you can't flash a ROM. If you find custom ROMs for the Verizon variant, they'll almost always stripped of the Verizon bloatware.