LGDownloader instructions:

  1. Double Click your My Computer Icon, right click the CD drive and choose explore
  2. Go to the hack folder and open the special.zip file. (do not close this folder)
  3. Extract the special.zip file to your desktop. It should create a lgdp 1.3.9.7 folder on your desktop.
  4. Also extract the "VX8500Dll_Ver_0_2_44_0.zip" file to your desktop.
  5. Open the LGDP 1.3.9.7 folder and double click the LGDP 1.3.9.7.exe file to install it.


When that finishes continue to next step.

  1. In the LGDP 1.3.9.7 folder there's a LGDownload Crack Folder… open that folder.
  2. Copy the lgdownload.exe file from this folder into the following folder: C:\LG Electronics\LGDownload
  3. When it asks you to overwrite the file say ok.
  4. On your desktop you extracted a file called "VX8500Dll_Ver_0_2_44_0.msi" - Double Click that file to install


In the LGDP 1.3.9.7 folder on your desktop, Open the keyno.txt file. There is a name and key there you'll need in the next step.

 

 

Next...

  1. Open LGDownload from your desktop, If will ask you for the name and code.

  2. On the left in the Download Shortcut bar, click on NV Edit, and then click on NV Edit Start. It will prompt you for a code, it is 000000.

  3. This now puts your phone into DM mode. While it is in this mode it will say "Service Required" or "No Service"...now open up BitPim browse the filesystem. You should now see the plus sign next to the "nvm" folder, and you can now view all its subdirectories and save the tree to your local harddrive to play with. You can now save or hexdump the brew/16452/lk/lc files locally. Leave this open and in the DM mode before you open bitpim. You must keep this open the entire time bitpim is open to work.

  4. You also can use Bitpim 100% when in this mode, I.E., Get phone data tab, send phone data tab, make ringtones, get and send phone book. Essentially, lets you use BITPIM like you have always used it before the Verizon firmware upgrade!!!

  5. When you're done exit BitPim and LGDownload, simply restart your phone to remove it from DM mode and it will come back up with normal service.