Thursday, January 25, 2018

Flashing LG G Pro 2 with Mokee

Next step is to root my newly-flashed KitKat LG G Pro 2. No more KingRoot for me. This time I went with DP Tools. (https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g-pro-2/development/tool-dp-tools-manage-lg-device-t3084979) As far as I can tell, it works as advertised. Naturally, for it to do its magic, you need to first enable USB debugging under Settings --> Developer Tools. If it's not there, go to About Phone --> Software Info and click on Build Number for seven times.

First time I did the one-click root, it reported Rooted. Yet, when I did Check Root, I didn't get a root prompt. Had to do the one-click root a second time before it eventually worked. Next up, copy over the TWRP APK to the phone and install. Again, "Install from unknown sources" have to be enabled first. Using DP Tools, I rebooted to recovery to make sure TWRP is indeed flashed properly. Full instructions here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g-pro-2/development/twrp-recovery-lg-g-pro-2-t3318686

You can also copy a newer version of TWRP (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ADfHyz8ii6w_QErKkzhrKexTQ4a6cAXp/view), and upgrade by flashing the zip file using TWRP itself. With a custom recovery installed, upgrading to a custom ROM is easy peasy.

  1. copy over "LP Baseband and kernel(bumped)+KK bootloader" file", custom ROM, pico Gapps, and Magisk (for root)
  2. reboot to TWRP recovery
  3. wipe Dalvik, cache, data, and system
  4. flash LL baseband, flash ROM, flash Gapps, flash Magisk
  5. reboot into system

Detailed instructions here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g-pro-2/development/rom-resurrection-remix-m-t3520021
You have a choice of Lineage, Resurection Remix, and Mokee. For me, I chose the latter.

First boot takes an awfully long time. You'll be temped to restart the phone, but don't.

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