Referenced YouTube How Tos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPLwFGxLQA4
and a few steps from here
However this only worked when I added these directions to install the fastboot driver, if you get <waiting for devices> at fastboot step, then follow steps here to get fastboot driver! http://www.teamandroid.com/2012/07/30/how-to-set-up-adb-fastboot-with-android-sdk/3/
I had to do extra steps, especially as related to fastboot drivers, if u have a previous adb sdk or ever rooted b4 you may need to do 1 or a few of the extra steps I had to do:
V10 root summary
Setup
Get adb sdk :http://www.teamandroid.com/2012/07/30/how-to-set-up-adb-fastboot-with-android-sdk/
Get fastboot driver: http://www.teamandroid.com/2012/07/30/how-to-set-up-adb-fastboot-with-android-sdk/2/
SetUp fastboot driver: http://www.teamandroid.com/2012/07/30/how-to-set-up-adb-fastboot-with-andin oroid-sdk/3/
Get recovery image: https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-v10/development/recovery-unofficial-twrp-t3239740
Get SPU: https://download.chainfire.eu/696/supersu/
1) Enable USB Debugging, OEM, Unknown Sources,
2) Boot into fastboot restart (Volume Up / PlugIn or adb reboot bootloader from cmd window.)
3) try fastboot devices, if it DOESNT work, then usb drivers are messedup,
4) If USB Drivers are messedup:
Use http://www.teamandroid.com/2012/07/30/how-to-set-up-adb-fastboot-with-android-sdk/3/,
Browse to:
".\Misc\Android\sdk\extras\google\usb_driver\android_winusb.inf"
Check if it worked, by browse to then cmd window
C:\Work\Tools\Misc\Android\sdk\platform-tools>fastboot devices
97e0401a fastboot
5) If OK then
Commands:
fastboot devices
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot getvar unlocked
close command prompt
Open new command prompt
Supplemented from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtXlokk6JkQ&t=266s
cd to .\mfastboot-v2
fastboot devices
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.0-0-h901.img
fastboot boot twrp-3.0.0-0-h901.img
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b) Press and hold volume down + power button, as soon as phone lights up and shows LG logo release power button for just one second and press again untill you see a hardreset screen
c) on hard reset screen press vol - button on yes and press power button to select yes and do it again on next screen, it will lead you to TWRP Recovery
http://visualgdb.com/KB/usbdebug-manual/
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