How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the LG G2 (T-Mobile)
So you have rooted your LG G2 on T-Mobile and wish to flash a custom recovery on it? No problem, this guide should help you do just that. Having a custom recovery on your device allows you to take full advantage of root, for example, you’ll be able to flash a custom ROM, make nandroid backups and so on. Here’s how you can flash a custom recovery on the LG G2 (T-Mobile):
I. Before You Begin:
1. You must have rooted your device before doing this procedure. Please head to our How to Root the LG G2 (T-Mobile) procedure first, finish it, then return to this procedure and continue.
2. Your device should have at least 60% of battery life left.
II. Downloading Required Files:
1. T-Mobile Recovery Image (Download link’s given in the first post)
2. Terminal Emulator — QR Code (Google Play Link)
III. Flashing a Custom Recovery on the LG G2 (T-Mobile):
1. Download and place the Recovery Image onto your Desktop.
2. Connect your device to your PC via USB cable.
3. Copy the Recovery Image over to the root of your SD card.
4. Once it’s been copied, disconnect your device from your PC.
5. Head over to the Google Play and download and install the Terminal Emulator app on your device.
6. Once the app’s been installed, open it from your App Drawer.
7. Type in following commands into the app. Make sure to replace recovery.img with the actual name of the Recovery Image you have downloaded:
su
cd /sdcard/
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
exit
8. It should flash the recovery on your device.
9. And you’re all set!
Awesome! Your device’s been successfully equipped with a custom recovery and you’re now all ready to enjoy a number of custom ROMs available for your device!
IV. Flash a Custom ROM (Optional):
1. If you are ready to flash custom ROMs on your device, head to the How To Flash a Custom ROM on the LG G2 (T-Mobile) to learn how to do that.
If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.
