Can I Flash my LG G5 LS992 Sprint (Demo) Phone? - Sprint LG G5 Questions & Answers

Hi:
I flashed a Samsung phone a few years ago so I am a little familiar on how to do this. I have had my LG G5 LS992 Sprint (DEMO) phone for about 2.5 year and just recently it started getting hot (sometimes) for some unknown reason... it is not the battery. I performed a factory reset and no change. So before I trash the phone for a hardware failure I thought it best to flash the OS and see if that fixes it.
I have tried every LG Flash utility I can find and they all fail. The LG Mobile Support Tool (LGMST) gives this error message:
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Is this truly why I cannot flash the phone using any flash tool? I`m not looking for an upgrade, just a re-load of the latest firmware that I have. During flash attempts the phone is in Firmware Update mode, developer options are enabled, Enable OEM unlock is enabled and USB debugging is on. USB communications is set to MTP. It is running Android 7.0 Kernel 3.18.31 Software version LS992ZVF. Again, this is a "DEMO" phone if that makes a difference.
IN the LGMST if I choose the option of "Upgrade Recovery" the LGMST actually downloads a firmware image but fails when it tries to load it to the phone. It seems the phone has a built in flash-block by any method other than OTA. The phone is not active with any carrier so the OTA Firmware load method is not an option.
If anyone has insights as to what is going on I would sure like to know what they are. If I have to trash the phone I will.
Thanks,
Tom

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Everything is connected, I've installed the drivers (Windows 8.1).. What can I do?
Anyone please?
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Exactly the same problem here I'm afraid and no clue how to fix.
I've got the 32GB model and currently running 5.0.....
Any help greatly appreciated.
EDIT - sometime I get this message instead - I've only used 6GB internal memory and none of my SD card.....
Hi , go here : http://lg-firmware-rom.com/ and enter your imei number and download the latest firmware for your phone.
then, follow this tutorial :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785089 how to flash a KDZ using LGFlashTool2014. Good luck!!!
Thanks twisted_twice, I'll give it a go and report back!
EDIT - after several crashes of the update tool - it worked! I seem to have gone from the European software version (V20a-EUR-XX) to the Taiwan version (V20h-TWN-XX) but I don't suppose that's an issue.
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LG G4 Problem with driver

Hello guys!
I am trying to update my LG G4 to Android Marshmallow but no success.
I am doing everything as is wrote in guide, I tried to search internet for help and nothing works
When I reboot into download mode, pc does not install drivers.
I have latest LG Drivers, LG Flash Tool 2014, KDZ file, Windows 7 64-bit
I am using original USB cable, different cable, different ports, latest drivers (tried also older ones)
I tried to restart PC couple of times as well as my phone
I have got this error:
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I am having the exact same problem and I have yet to find a fix.
I noticed that I could get ADB to temporarily work after switching to/from MTP/PTP mode multiple times randomly with unplugging/replugging. It would be interesting to see if anyone has found anything reliable.
Have you tried LGUP? That does everything automatically.

HTC Sync manager upgrade phone message

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I get this message, with the same version number, every time I open HTC sync manager (all 4 times, I just installed it for the first time a couple of hours ago)
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After it booted back up, the phone behaved sluggish as typical with a software update, but when I went to settings, there were no version changes of Android or of the firmware version. So far I can't find anything different, but there was a lengthy download and flashing process.
Also, I checked for updates via the phone settings yesterday and also today as soon as I saw the upgrade notification, and it reported no updates available.
(unfortunately, I didn't think to check appdata\local\temp until it was done, and there was nothing in there that would have been the size to match the lengthy download time at 5MB/s)
Anyone else seen this or have any thoughts?
My initial thinking is that the HTC Sync manager software is a p.o.s., but it's the only way I've been able to transfer files to/from the phone on either Windows 10 or Linux Mint 17. (Thanks HTC )
I have this same update. I tried once and got stuck on a HTC flash screen. Havent tried since as im trying to root the device. not download anymore of verizons security scams.

Is anyone try software update from firmware finder?

Hello guys,
I have an indian version of honor v20 PCT-AL10. I downloaded Huawei firmware finder and there i found this update 9.0.1.169 is anyone download this or tried firmware update from this app?
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It's never worked for me. The problem might be due to their DNS not working, so the update can't be requested. One other way would be to connect your phone to a power source and boot into recovery mode, there's an option for "download latest and recovery", which should install 9.0.1.169 on your device. Although this feature won't erase your device, it's wise to make a backup beforehand anyway.
NekoMichi said:
It's never worked for me. The problem might be due to their DNS not working, so the update can't be requested. One other way would be to connect your phone to a power source and boot into recovery mode, there's an option for "download latest and recovery", which should install 9.0.1.169 on your device. Although this feature won't erase your device, it's wise to make a backup beforehand anyway.
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I have downloaded 9.0.1.169 update zip in pc but don't get how to update phone with that zip file
NekoMichi said:
It's never worked for me. The problem might be due to their DNS not working, so the update can't be requested. One other way would be to connect your phone to a power source and boot into recovery mode, there's an option for "download latest and recovery", which should install 9.0.1.169 on your device. Although this feature won't erase your device, it's wise to make a backup beforehand anyway.
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"Cannot check the software version. Try again." - LG Bridge

I just want to update my G710ULM to pie... Why is this so difficult? I successfully backed up my data, connected via the Air Drive thing, but it won't let me update?
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Link with instructions <<Here>>
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