Install /e/OS on a LG - G7 ThinQ (G710ULM/VMX) g710ulm

This guide installs /e/OS on your g710ulm. Read it through once before you start, so you don’t hit surprises partway in. Downgrading from a newer OS version than the /e/OS build you’re about to install can cause instability or brick some devices — check your current OS version first. Flashing is done at your own risk: /e/OS builds are provided as best effort, without any guarantee, and the /e/OS project takes no responsibility for the consequences.

Requirements

Back up your important data to an external storage device — some of the steps below format the phone, wiping any backup left on it.
Charge your phone above 50%.
Enable adb and fastboot on your PC — setup instructions.
Download every file listed in the Downloads section below before you start.
Use a real data cable — some cables only charge and can’t transfer data.
Enable USB debugging on your device — instructions.
Confirm your exact model in the Device Selector: where shown, hover the device name for the supported model number, and check it matches yours exactly.
Boot the stock OS at least once and check everything works — SMS, calls, and both over WiFi and LTE if available (some devices need VoLTE/VoWiFi used once on stock to provision IMS). Whatever’s broken on stock stays broken on /e/OS.

Warning: Log out of any accounts (Google, Samsung, Mi Account, etc.) set on the stock ROM before proceeding. Most vendors enable Factory Reset Protection (FRP): after a factory reset, a device that's still signed in will ask for the credentials of that account before it can be used again. Also remove any screen locks.

Downloads for g710ulm

community /e/OS A15

Each of these pages also lists a separate /e/OS Recovery file where available — grab it from there when the install steps below ask for it.

Not sure which one to pick? See official vs. community builds.

Before following these instructions please ensure that the device is on the latest Android 9 firmware.
If your device is currently using a newer or older version than the required version, please upgrade or downgrade to the required version before proceeding with your /e/OS installation.
The required version is Android 9 , which may be lower than the /e/OS version you are about to install - this is not an error! If there are multiple updates of that version (e.g. security updates), make sure to use the latest!
If you need to upgrade or downgrade your device, please search online for guides. We are unable to provide specific instructions here and on our support platforms.

Rooting your device

Important: The device must be rooted before proceeding any further.

Flashing additional partitions

Warning: This platform requires additional partitions to be flashed for recovery to work properly, the process to do so is described below.

First unzip the /e/OS download file linked in the section marked Downloads for g710ulm .
The following files would show up in the location where you unzipped the contents of the zip file
- dtbo.img

Place the files on the root of /sdcard:

Using adb:

    adb -d push dtbo.img /sdcard/filename.img

You can use any method you are comfortable with. adb is universal across all devices, and works both in Android and recovery mode, provided USB debugging is enabled.
Now, open an adb -d shell from a command prompt (on Windows) or terminal (on Linux or macOS) window. In that shell, type the following commands:
```
su
dd if=/sdcard/dtbo.img of=dtbo_a
dd if=/sdcard/dtbo.img of=dtbo_b
```

Installing a custom recovery using `dd`

Warning: Installing a custom recovery will erase all data on your device! Before proceeding, ensure the data you would like to retain is backed up to your PC and/or a online drive.

Place the recovery image file on the root of /sdcard (USB debugging have to be enabled in developer options) :
```
adb push recoveryfilename.img /sdcard/recoveryfilename.img
```

Now, open an adb shell from a command prompt (on Windows) or terminal (on Linux or macOS) window. In that shell, type the following commands:

su
dd if=/sdcard/<recovery_filename>.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/boot_a
dd if=/sdcard/<recovery_filename>.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/boot_b

Manually reboot into recovery
- From the same shell, type the below command:
```
reboot recovery
```

Ensuring all firmware partitions are consistent

Tip: The steps below only need to be run once per device.

In some cases, the inactive slot can be unpopulated or contain much older firmware than the active slot, leading to various issues including a potential hard-brick. We can ensure none of that will happen by copying the contents of the active slot to the inactive slot.

To do this, sideload the copy-partitions-20220613-signed.zip package by doing the following:

Download the copy-partitions-20220613-signed.zip file from here. It should have a MD5 sum of 79f2f860830f023b7030c29bfbea7737 or a SHA-256 sum of 92f03b54dc029e9ca2d68858c14b649974838d73fdb006f9a07a503f2eddd2cd.
Sideload the copy-partitions-20220613-signed.zip package: * On the device, select Apply Update, then Apply from ADB to begin sideload. * On the host machine, sideload the package using: adb sideload copy-partitions-20220613-signed.zip
Now reboot to recovery by tapping Advanced, then Reboot to recovery.

Steps to install /e/OS from recovery

Use Volume to navigate and Power to select — to go back to the main screen, use Volume Up to choose the arrow at the top. If your PC can’t detect the device over adb, tap Advanced » Enable adb from the /e/OS recovery main screen.

Format the device

On /e/OS Recovery main screen:

Select Factory reset
Select Format data / Factory reset option
Next screen will display a warning that this action cannot be undone
Select Format data to proceed or Cancel if you want to go back
If you selected Format data, the format process will complete
You’ll see text in small font on the lower left side of the screen showing format progress, similar to this:
```
Wiping data
Formatting/data
Formatting/cache
Data wipe complete
```
Display will now return to the Factory Reset screen

Install /e/OS

In /e/OS recovery main screen:

Select Apply Update and in next screen Apply update from adb
In the next screen, the device is now in sideload mode
Note at this point the Cancel option is highlighted that does not mean you have canceled the action. The device is in adb sideload mode.
On your PC begin adb sideload. Type the below command in a console
```
adb sideload downloaded_file_name.zip
```
Replace downloaded_file_name.zip with the name of the /e/OS file you downloaded in the previous section
Press enter key on the keyboard to start the sideloading The screen will show the progress percentage…This might pause at 47%
Give it some time
The PC console will now display Total xfer: 1.00x
The phone screen will now display some text with a message similar to:
```
Script succeeded result was [1.000000]
```
This means that the install was successful.

Reboot the device