I have a sprint mogul 6800 and I broke my screen and they sent me a new phone but I have to send my phone back. I had a custom rom installed and downgraded back to the htc rom but I forgot to do the relocker prior to downgrading. Now when I hold down the camera and power button and reset it say 2.47 still. is there a way i can bet it back to 2.07 and return the phone back?
BTW I can not get into the phone since the screen is broken I can to get mogul thru the align screen.
What are my options?
Are you saying they sent you another phone (free of charge) before requiring you to send the broken phone back?
If thats the case just send the broken phone back, I doubt they could mysteriously charge you when they find out the broken phone was flashed custom.. It is their fault for just sending you a new phone and going out on a limb..
But I could be wrong. If you can at least power the broken phone on (even though you cannot see anything) you can put it in bootloader mode and go through the steps to re-lock the bootloader (you dont have to see screen just have some know how). So yea you can put the original bootloader back on there but you have to know how. I believe it depends if it was GPS or not when you got the phone. Say you have a GPS radio on there now and a custom bootloader (which is meant for GPS roms), and the phone came originally without GPS then you would have to flash the stock bootloader on, and then you have to flash that carriers stock NON gps rom back on there. Then if you really wanted you could upgrade to a newer version of that carriers stock ROM with GPS radio. You dont have to worry about the SPC code because the stock ROM will create a new locked one.
Done
I actually just did this exact thing a few months ago... as of yet, nothing has come of it. I wouldn't worry.
I heard 12 volts to the terminals will render the phone useless. It won't turn on anymore so it won't matter what rom is in there!
Same thing happened to me. The phone's screen was broken, but it would still boot fine, so i just installed a program called MyMobile on it and I was able to control my phone through the PC and relock and what not. Give it a try
firefurby said:
Same thing happened to me. The phone's screen was broken, but it would still boot fine, so i just installed a program called MyMobile on it and I was able to control my phone through the PC and relock and what not. Give it a try
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I have mymobile but it mymobile does not let me align the screen, it has to be done thru the phone.
Any way I can put it in bootloader mode and put something in the card to flash?
Envycycles said:
I have mymobile but it mymobile does not let me align the screen, it has to be done thru the phone.
Any way I can put it in bootloader mode and put something in the card to flash?
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You can. Just drop a .nbh file (either from a rom, radio, SPL, or whatever) into the root directory of a FAT32-formatted SD card and reset.
Chipp said:
You can. Just drop a .nbh file (either from a rom, radio, SPL, or whatever) into the root directory of a FAT32-formatted SD card and reset.
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what do you mean by any .nbh file? This will relock the phone?
unlocked/locked phone returns
Has ANYONE ever had an issue by returning a phone that is unlocked or custom flashed?
Even IF they provider were to say something, you would just say "what?" I doubt most of the techs or store employees would even know what an SPL, or custom flashed rom is.
The only "customization" I would worry about is if the ESN on the sticker does not match the one in the rom (device) in the ##786 readings. (but even in this case, as long as the device's STICKER matches your providers information, you should be OK.
thundaar2000 said:
I heard 12 volts to the terminals will render the phone useless. It won't turn on anymore so it won't matter what rom is in there!
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Insurance fraud sucks....but if commiting insurance fraud, and telling lies, why not lie that it is lost?
I hope that everyone who is commiting insurance frauds gets caught, that is why my rates are $7.00 a month, and now a $100 deductible. That is why they make it difficult for a legitimate claim as well, I once had to fax or mail in a notarized form stating that my phone had been misplaced. (they were upset that I could not pinpoint where between Phoenix and Los Angeles it disappeared. (I last used it in Phoenix, as I loaded my car, which broke down somewhere in between, and was towed home to Los Angeles. I suspect it ended up on the side of the freeway somewhere.)
Sorry for the begging but I would like to send this pjone back as soon as possible before they charge me for it.
I need a relocker
Envycycles said:
Sorry for the begging but I would like to send this pjone back as soon as possible before they charge me for it.
I need a relocker
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Did you look in the wiki? It has all of the tools to relock your phone there.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=TitanStockHome
Steps II and III on there are what you need. Hopefully you can get this done without the screen!
Good luck
Whats the difference between 2.07 and 1.06? I read that 2.07 is with the sd flash and 1.06 is with usb... can I return my phone with either one?
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hi
when i flash my wizard to pandoras box 3.0 with the shell tool my wizard reboots and dont turn on no bootmode no nothig can you help me
Hi,
Try using Wizard Love to get you back on. But, follow the instructions!!
Here is the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=310831
regards
Darren
If the phone doesn't turn on at all, first check the battery and make sure its charged and all that. check and see if u get 13 volts on it using a multimeter. If this is then you probably bricked your phone probably because you flashed a G3 rom on ur G4 device. I just did that and that y im saying it. I sent it back to cingular and they reflashed the bootloader for me with no charge as it was still under wanrranty according to the serial number on my phone. I bought the phone off of ebay and i thought i didnt have warranty but i got lucky. good luck with ur stuff.
I am now in the same situation.
I cannot get into bootloader mode to flash wizard love (I had a sucessfull flash of XM6 on a CID locked G4 with shelltool then it stoped working after a reset)
What can I do? bought the phone off ebay, it was said it was 11 months old...
If anyones got any ideas, would apreciate the help.
thx about all your posts but i need a mother board main board coz the boot loader is corrupted and there is no solution either the jtags in my case so i will get to the factory or buy an another device or get a bad condition wizard o a motherboard of wizard
Boards run somewhere around US$175 (This was what the person at the service center told me). I would highly recommend you to send the phone in and ask them to just reflash the bootloader part. You wont need to get a new board. It would be much cheaper.
For the other person who got his phone off of eBay, mine is off of eBay too. Cingular still covered my phone under the manufacturers warranty even though I am not a cingular customer. So again, my suggestion is to send it in to get it fixed and you may get lucky like me and not get charged anything. They even changed the outer housing of my phone at no charge. No idea why. When you flashed the rom on your phone, you probably flashed a G3 rom on your G4 device. It will flash successfully but once u restart the phone, it wont turn on, not even into the bootloader mode. This means your bootloader files are corrupted. Exact same thing happened to me by mistake and I flash 5 or 6 different roms on my phone pretty much every day. mistakes always happen, good to know that there are ways to fix it and not have to buy a whole new device.
Hope this info helps. Let me know if you need any other info or help. Good luck.
thx for the info friend but in mexico is more dificult send it to the htc to the boot loadder but well i will try it with movistar also i was looking for a device or a mo therboard
How do I check whether my phone is under warranty or not and what is Cingular number to call ?
Please help, thank you!
nitroproductions said:
Boards run somewhere around US$175 (This was what the person at the service center told me). I would highly recommend you to send the phone in and ask them to just reflash the bootloader part. You wont need to get a new board. It would be much cheaper.
For the other person who got his phone off of eBay, mine is off of eBay too. Cingular still covered my phone under the manufacturers warranty even though I am not a cingular customer. So again, my suggestion is to send it in to get it fixed and you may get lucky like me and not get charged anything. They even changed the outer housing of my phone at no charge. No idea why. When you flashed the rom on your phone, you probably flashed a G3 rom on your G4 device. It will flash successfully but once u restart the phone, it wont turn on, not even into the bootloader mode. This means your bootloader files are corrupted. Exact same thing happened to me by mistake and I flash 5 or 6 different roms on my phone pretty much every day. mistakes always happen, good to know that there are ways to fix it and not have to buy a whole new device.
Hope this info helps. Let me know if you need any other info or help. Good luck.
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can anyone please tell me howndo i delete the demo content that comes preloaded with the titan? when i plug in my tutan to the charger i get this windows 7.5 commercial running as a screensaver. can anyone tell me how to fix this?
You would need to install a retail/OEM ROM onto your device.
This would be rather difficult to do without HSPL on your device or without a properly signed ROM for you to flash onto your device.
The real question is, why did you get a demo model phone? You should take it back to wherever you got it and get an actual retail/non-demo device.
i purchased it from a friend of mine who purchased it from someone else. well being fora demo device, will this phone face any problems? what are the differences? and i cant i flash one of those eternity ROMS?
thankyou so much helping though
Hi
i was in the same situataion as you are in, this is either a stolen phone from the store meant only for display and not for sale or the store guys gave your friend a pretty good deal on the phone. anyways
I flashed the eternity 1.09 ROM for europe.
Just start the phone in the bootloader mode and run the RUU.
Thats all i did and my phone was up and running a retail NON-Demo ROM. when i plugged it into Zune i received all the secessary updates.
Hope this works on your titan too and sloves the problem.
do a hard reset
when the device turns off and back on
take the battery out
turn on the device in bootloader mode
and install the oem rom
let it work till done
So I have the same problem, ended up with a demo phone from Amazon, and I've tried many times to get a retail OEM flashed on the phone. I followed this thread in particular, downloading the ROM that matches my Radio version, (16.23.03.17) but no matter which RUU tool l I use, I always end up with the same error: ERROR [294] Invalid Vender ID
The readme's troubleshooting section tells me to get a proper matching RUU for my phone, but unfortunately my internet scouring abilities turned up nothing.
plz hlp
Phone details:
PI39100
SPL-2.1.160015.3(133679)
Radio-16.23.03.17
Yeah, still stumped. From what I can tell, I have to wait for someone to make a custom rom and hope it doesn't have the same compatibility errors. Should I just take it into an AT&T store and see if they can install a new OEM on it?
they wont be able to help you at an at&t store, i work at one, and the only way is to flash a new custom rom. they will only have the capability of flashing the retail demo rom onto it.
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and if you take it into an at&t store they would probably realize that it was stolen from their floor display and confiscate it, another store here ran in to that once a while back
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in your situation aculem, id probably contact amazon and have them ship you a new phone. i actually ran in to the same thing when i got my titan from our store stock. the box was unmarked and looked just like any other titan box. but it had the demo content pre loaded on it. they probably just shipped you one thinking it was a retail device, not a demo, because the packaging is exactly the same
Unfortunately I have suffered the same situation with the Titan II. I bought this on ebay from this seller, and it was a demo. In the description of the lot that was not, and I realized it only after a day of use. Where are we now take the OEM firmware is not clear.
If you can send back for refund from either Amazon or ebay, do it. It is not worth your effort to try make it work. Unless you can flash OEM shipping firmware, you will be never able to get rid of the demo stuff and you will also not be able to upgrade to newer OS.
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If you can send back for refund from either Amazon or ebay, do it. It is not worth your effort to try make it work. Unless you can flash OEM shipping firmware, you will be never able to get rid of the demo stuff and you will also not be able to upgrade to newer OS.
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Seller not accept return but I will try to decide this problem.
In most cases, these demo units are stolen goods. Also, if seller didn't clearly label the phone as demo unit, you have a very good case to ask refund from ebay. Ebay will get your money back from the seller even if he doesn't accept returns.
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The seller has agreed to take the phone back and return money or return part of money if I am agree to reflash OEM firmware. Therefore I have important question - after reflashing OEM firmware the demo phone will be identical usual absolutely on all functions (it can be updated, etc.)?
Correct. But make sure Who is going to pay if your flashing bricked the phone?
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Correct. But make sure Who is going to pay if your flashing bricked the phone?
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Nobody, seller will not be responsible for the phone when return part of money back he said. Correct it does mean that after succesfull reflashing the phone will be identical of not demo ?
Joutes said:
Nobody, seller will not be responsible for the phone when return part of money back he said. Correct it does mean that after succesfull reflashing the phone will be identical of not demo ?
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If you can find the OEM firmware for that specific region of your phone, yes. I'd suggest you investigate the flashing procedure and whether or not you can find the firmware for your phone first.
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If you can find the OEM firmware for that specific region of your phone, yes. I'd suggest you investigate the flashing procedure and whether or not you can find the firmware for your phone first.
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I was searching the firmware (USA) but not found. If somebody help me it will be great. Maybe it is possible to restore OEM state from backup of OEM firmware ?
Joutes said:
I was searching the firmware (USA) but not found. If somebody help me it will be great. Maybe it is possible to restore OEM state from backup of OEM firmware ?
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Nope. Backups are keyed to individual phones. Also, backups contain sensitive personal data. So it is no advisible to share the backup files.
I am also a victim, and I cant return the phone, anyone was able to do anything with it, please help. thanks in advance
Hey everybody,
I just got the x10 today and I've never hacked a Sony so I know nothing about it right now, so forgive my ignorance.
The phone was used and didn't come with a sim card. I've put 2 different sim cards in it that I know are good, but when I boot up it gives me a sim card error and only let's me make an emergency call.
I'm thinking that because his data is on it, it needs his sim card? I have always had cdma phones so sim cards are new to me also.
My question is... Is their a way to get into some kind of boot menu by a button combination at startup or something, where I can delete the phone data?
Any help is appreciated.
Edit... Phone is stock, not rooted, yet
Dude,it seems ur phone is sim locked and u can't use any sim card beside sim card ov network operator that locked ur phone.
Sent from my "z10i"
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Dude,it seems ur phone is sim locked and u can't use any sim card beside sim card ov network operator that locked ur phone.
Sent from my "z10i"
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How would that happen? The phone is legit, no outstanding bill on that account and its not stolen. Are you saying I need his sim card to unlock it so I can use another?
Just to give you more info, when the lockscreen comes up, it says "sim card is faulty" but if I hold power and select airplane mode, then turn off airplane mode, it let's me past the lockscreen and then I get a toast box that says "sim is not provisioned mm2"
The phone was on at&t when it was used. I don't have an at&t acct. For now I just want to learn about it and root/mod it. Maybe ill call at&t.
Might be another issue :
Some anti-theft antivirus programs are able to lock your phone for your sim-card only (to prevent using another sims when phone is stolen).
If its set as device-manager, it also cant be disabled (requires some password).
So, try to boot up your phone without SIM card ant check this first. If device-manager is not set, then your phone is surely simlocked.
Thanks for the reply, I've tried booting up without a sim card and it gives me an error that no sim is installed and will only let me make an emergency call.
I called at&t last night and the rep asked me to hold the menu + return buttons while pressing power and I should get an option to hard reset the phone. That didn't work so she patched me to Sony. They had me download Sony pc companion and sent me instructions to "repair" it.
He said it was 1 of 2 problems. It's a "software glitch" or a broken sim port.
If the repair won't fix it, ill have to send it in and for $185 they'll fix it (yeah right). When I get home ill try the pc companion. This phone is in mint condition and was fully working before the guy that gave it to me went to an iPhone.
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Thanks for the reply, I've tried booting up without a sim card and it gives me an error that no sim is installed and will only let me make an emergency call.
I called at&t last night and the rep asked me to hold the menu + return buttons while pressing power and I should get an option to hard reset the phone. That didn't work so she patched me to Sony. They had me download Sony pc companion and sent me instructions to "repair" it.
He said it was 1 of 2 problems. It's a "software glitch" or a broken sim port.
If the repair won't fix it, ill have to send it in and for $185 they'll fix it (yeah right). When I get home ill try the pc companion. This phone is in mint condition and was fully working before the guy that gave it to me went to an iPhone.
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Might be both - hardware malfunction or simple simlock. Personally expect simlock. My phone is not simlocked and when turned on it can run without sim card simply as PDA.
Try to flash your phone with generic WWE ROM and try again. Or before, check if phone doesnt have usb debugging on.
Afraid that no, but try to look with flashtool or adb (if yes, we can make full wipe within xrecovery)
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Might be both - hardware malfunction or simple simlock. Personally expect simlock. My phone is not simlocked and when turned on it can run without sim card simply as PDA.
Try to flash your phone with generic WWE ROM and try again. Or before, check if phone doesnt have usb debugging on.
Afraid that no, but try to look with flashtool or adb (if yes, we can make full wipe within xrecovery)
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If its sim locked then I'd think that I could use the previous owners sim to get into the system, right? Then how do I sim unlock?
I can't check for USB debugging because I can't get past the emergency call only screen.
I've got the pc companion downloaded on my working phone, when I get home I a couple of hours I'm gonna xfer it to the comp and run it, hopefully that'll fix it. If not, ill wait till Monday and get the previous owners sim and try that. If that doesn't work.... I'm gonna get the night vision goggles back that I traded for this phone, lol.
Running this phone without a sim is exactly what I want, just as a pda. How'd you do it, or better yet, what it called, sim unlocking? I can look for a guide, but I don't even know what its called. I feel really dumb about this phone, sorry bout that, if you came to the evo3d forum I could give you all the help you needed.
wikdNoob said:
Running this phone without a sim is exactly what I want, just as a pda. How'd you do it, or better yet, what it called, sim unlocking? I can look for a guide, but I don't even know what its called.
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OK then If you want to use your phone as pda, without gsm or data connection, then the simpliest thing you can do is to flash stock generic ROM (you dont have to care about baseband and so on).
However you need to do a sim-unlock first because otherwise it will be still locked on the operator. Heart about many unlocking methods on websites, eg. this one (really expensive):
http://www.mobile-unlocker.com/sony-ericsson-xperia-x10/rs2wp9/
Never tried (always buying phone without sim-lock).
What operator is your phone locked?
YOu probably have to google about your exact operator locked version, hopefully you will find unlocking code or online service for it.
BAM! I got it, thanks for all your help. I used the pc companion and chose repair, I lost all data but that's ok, I was gonna erase data anyway. When I boot up it still gives me a notif that the sim is not provisioned but I can still get into the system.
Time to start hacking away at this thing, I've got a lot to learn I'm sure. I downloaded flashtool and it says it'll root so I'm gonna try that. I'm open to any more help you can give out, you probably think that some of the easy stuff is common knowledge but even the smallest stuff will help me get started. I'm gonna start reading in the sticky section, thanks again for the replies.
Also, after the repair, I have a different lockscreen, it looks like an iPhone lock kinda. Before, I had the lock that went up and right on a curve kinda, how do I get back to that one?
wikdNoob said:
Also, after the repair, I have a different lockscreen, it looks like an iPhone lock kinda. Before, I had the lock that went up and right on a curve kinda, how do I get back to that one?
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Now i understand why you wasnt able to get into system without sim You were on old android 1.6 which was default OS when X10i was released. But there were two big software updates - 2.1 and last year our beloved 2.3.3.
Thats why you have different lockscreen. In 1.6 it was shaped like half-circle, in 2.3 its just a simple horizontal slide... But there is not any solution how to get this lockcreen back as I know. BTW.: Also liked the old one lockcreen
Everytime you will need a help, post and we will surely help you !!
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Thats why you have different lockscreen. In 1.6 it was shaped like half-circle, in 2.3 its just a simple horizontal slide... But there is not any solution how to get this lockcreen back as I know. BTW.: Also liked the old one lockcreen
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Ok, I'm starting to get it now... My system info says
Firmware version 2.1-update1
Baseband 2.1.65
Kernel 2.6.29
So far I've rooted, installed xrecovery and unlocked the bl. All the roms I've looked at say I need a higher baseband to use that rom. Can I use the pc companion to update to 2.3.3, and is it gonna cause an issue since I have a custom recovery and unlocked bl? The reason I ask is because on an LG I had, it would brick if you did an official update with a custom recovery.
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My system info says
Firmware version 2.1-update1
Baseband 2.1.65
Kernel 2.6.29
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Ohh, branded phones are really loosers It seems that your version wasnt updated to 2.3.3, on which are based all roms for X10i and X10a.
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So far I've rooted, installed xrecovery and unlocked the bl. All the roms I've looked at say I need a higher baseband to use that rom. Can I use the pc companion to update to 2.3.3, and is it gonna cause an issue since I have a custom recovery and unlocked bl? The reason I ask is because on an LG I had, it would brick if you did an official update with a custom recovery.
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I recommend you to use Flashtool intead There are problems to get the ftf file with generic ROM, which also includes .71 baseband which is surely needed for any custom ROM. But I think this is simplier solution. If you want active link to FTF bundle I will post it (also with guide, already wrote it for another users).
You can also use PC Companion, and it surely dont affect your phone in any way. If you rooted it and installed xrecovery its surely not problem (I performed this once on my device). Dont know about unlocked bootloader (dont have it and dont want to have it ), but think thats also not problem.
You can brick X10i only if you flash kernel and something unexpected happens (cable unplug etc...).
Wow, 200th post - will celebrate my anniversary
HeliumX10 said:
Ohh, branded phones are really loosers It seems that your version wasnt updated to 2.3.3, on which are based all roms for X10i and X10a.
I recommend you to use Flashtool intead There are problems to get the ftf file with generic ROM, which also includes .71 baseband which is surely needed for any custom ROM. But I think this is simplier solution. If you want active link to FTF bundle I will post it (also with guide, already wrote it for another users).
You can also use PC Companion, and it surely dont affect your phone in any way. If you rooted it and installed xrecovery its surely not problem (I performed this once on my device). Dont know about unlocked bootloader (dont have it and dont want to have it ), but think thats also not problem.
You can brick X10i only if you flash kernel and something unexpected happens (cable unplug etc...).
Wow, 200th post - will celebrate my anniversary
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Got it, I installed DiXpreia 7 'avenger' using xrec for Rom and flashtool for the ftf file. wow, what a difference in graphics, this is cool.
I appreciate all the time you've spent on me. Congrats on the 200th, I'm helping you stack up some thanks' too
One last thing, what's the benifit of an unlocked bl? And would it benifit me to unbrand since I have a custom Rom?
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I appreciate all the time you've spent on me. Congrats on the 200th, I'm helping you stack up some thanks' too
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Haha, thanks bro !
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One last thing, what's the benifit of an unlocked bl? And would it benifit me to unbrand since I have a custom Rom?
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For unlocked bootloader there is only one main benefit. You can flash any custom kernel directly. On locked bootloader you can also use custom kernel, but it uses "bypass" method - once stock kernel is loaded, special init script gives the control to custom kernel and then custom kernel is loaded. This is 100% safe for noobs and also devs (I was doing some kernelt tweaks, thats why I am on locked - if I do unloadable kernel and flash it on unlocked device... It will be bricked ). But it takes about 2x time to load the system on reboot, because you need to load two kernels instead just one. If you unlock your bootloader, you can overwrite stock kernel with custom one. And when device it powered on, custom kernel is loaded directly and loads faster then by "bypass" method. Another "benefit" is that all of CyanogenMod ROMs requires unlocked bootloader
Unlocked bootloader doesnt affect your "brand", it wont remove it. As wrote before, you need some service which offers unlocking codes or I saw saome tutorials on youtube (give a search ).
But think this is a little nonsense if you want to use your phone as PDA. "Branding" affects only gsm network and 3G data, so you cant use these features without SIM.
Thanks for the info on the locked/unlocked bl.
Now for another question. Let's say I install a Rom and kernel combo that aren't compatible, you said it'll brick. Will that be a hard/permanent brick or could I just use the pc companion and repair it.
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Thanks for the info on the locked/unlocked bl.
Now for another question. Let's say I install a Rom and kernel combo that aren't compatible, you said it'll brick. Will that be a hard/permanent brick or could I just use the pc companion and repair it.
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On locked bl you can everytime use Flashtool or PC Companion to reapir your phone.
On unlocked mostly too. BUT, as told you. Only if you flash loader or kernel badly (bad cable, unexpected power shutdown etc.) you cant repair your phone with any software. Or, to be perfectionist You can unbrick it, using the "JTAG" connector with some "JIG" box. These hardware are hard to buy, its highly specialized devices and costs about 200€ or even more... With these tools you can unbrick any device everytime, even with damaged system ROM, or unloadable kernel. It will simply overwrite the whole NAND adress by adress, byte by byte with standart system image.
You can also use some high-level services which are equipped with this hw and could do it for you. But its also expensive.BTW. thats why I am thinking about to buy JIG box perosnally
I bought an atrix 4g mb860 with the lapdock locked to at&t.. latest android version 2.3.6..
I live in egypt..
first I called at&t asked for the unlock code, they gave it to me.
didnt work the unsuccessful
then i called again to make sure of the code but unfortunately they gave me the same code. they suggested i would call motorola
i called motorola they guided me to make a factory reset but did not solve the problem.
i unlocked the phone root
instal cwm
flashed diff radios
didnt help
flashed back 2.3.4
nothing yet
tried diff radios again
tried CM7.2
nothing worked
finaly i sent it to a repair shop
they said they were unable to unlock it.
now i do not know what to do????
i was thinking maybe doing advanced hacking to the software may help.
or eveeen changing the motherboard.. i thought of going to motorola asking them to replace the motherboard for me...
i want to know where does this ****en lock code is.. it is like a ghost i replaces software and boot loader where is that memory that hold the lock code and make it functionable on every software...
You're trying to sim unlock your phone, right? It's not a bootloader unlocking, i guess...
yes
Yeah, I'm not sure where the SIM lock code is either, but it is definitely not within the bootloader or boot or the ROM area. I think it might not be user-accessible at all. It's not like on Samsungs where you modify a file and that makes it unlocked.
ravilov said:
Yeah, I'm not sure where the SIM lock code is either, but it is definitely not within the bootloader or boot or the ROM area. I think it might not be user-accessible at all. It's not like on Samsungs where you modify a file and that makes it unlocked.
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I believe this is correct, I doubt it's in user accessible files. I'm no expert but if I had to guess it would be built into the firmware or a separate; small chip for storage that is inaccessible. It is only accessible via kernel probably, so it's very low level. Just a guess.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_lock#Unlocking_technology Here is a decent read if anyone is interested.
anyyy ideas for solving this problem... other than throwing the device in the recycling bin
Last thing i remember is my phone restarting everytime after flashing the 540mb OTA. So i did some stupid ****. First i did a factory reset from the stock recovery, the flashed the nougat firmware. Then i noticed that there was no internal drive, so i ran this code "fastboot flash partition gpt.bin" and my phone was dead after that.
So i took it to the service centre, and they told me that they're going to replace the motherboard. My only concern is the unlocked bootloader. After they replace the mobo, are they gonna see the unlocked bootloader warning?? coz if they do.. it'll be a mess :crying:
Surely the new mobo will have a locked bootloader again, and a new IMEI. It'd be like a new phone
Replacing the motherboard usually means an entirely new phone internally.
Which means it also has a different bootloader from the one you originally had. Chances are that it'll be locked and you'll have to unlock it again.
It's also a good idea from this point on to have a factory image for the stock firmware lying around in your desktop just in case an update causes a softbrick.
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Surely the new mobo will have a locked bootloader again, and a new IMEI. It'd be like a new phone
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Thank god
D13H4RD2L1V3 said:
It's also a good idea from this point on to have a factory image for the stock firmware lying around in your desktop just in case an update causes a softbrick.
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I do. I have both MM and Nougat firmwares on my pc. This time it was a hard brick. And i'm not going to unlock my phone this time. There's no way to relock the bootloader.
Just got a call from Motorola. They told me that my phone is rooted and it won't be covered under the warranty :'( And they're asking for 80% of the price of the phone to repair it. My only option is to get the motherboard from somewhere and repair it myself. Can someone please send me a link to buy the Mobo for Moto z?