Hey,
Tonight, I updated my ROM to VillainROM 10.3 FINAL and installed the latest radio along with it. Now, when I boot the phone, it is asking for a SIM network unlock code, but I can access the phone if I change it to Airplane mode.
How can I fix this? I have found a guide called "How To Unlock HTC Hero (especially the Orange UK)".
Do I need to follow this guide? Also, on the unlock codes website, it says "Old HTC Hero ROMs from operator Orange UK contain a bug that prevents the unlock code from being accepted by certain phones. In order to unlock your phone it must be running the latest firmware ROM Version:2.73.61.66 for Orange which is an official firmware upgrade that fixes this bug. To check what version is installed on your phone, press Home > Menu > Settings > About phone > Build number.".
Does this mean I need to be running the original firmware again or will it be okay to do it with VillainROM 10.3 installed?
Please help ASAP. All help is appreciated.
Thanks
Jamie
*Sorry I couldnt link the other threads, it wouldnt let me.
ISSUE FIXED, PLEASE IGNORE. I simply flashed back to 63.18.55.06JU_6.35.09.26.
Thanks.
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Ok quick run down of what I done so far.
Received phone on Thursday at work. Phone was locked to Orange UK
I came here and found out how to get unlock code ([email protected]) :-D
So while I waited for the unlock code to come through I thought I would change the rom.
I flashed the phone with the rom from the following post.
[ROM][ENG] TG01/T01A Debranded UK + Manila Sense 2.5 v0.011 (14/04/2010) More RAM!!
Flash went fine.
I just got my unlock code so inserted my sim (02 UK).
My problem is I have no unlock request and the attenna icon constantly has 3 dots animating after it and when I click it, it says "searching..."
Any ideas?
Gaz25 said:
Ok quick run down of what I done so far.
Received phone on Thursday at work. Phone was locked to Orange UK
I came here and found out how to get unlock code ([email protected]) :-D
So while I waited for the unlock code to come through I thought I would change the rom.
I flashed the phone with the rom from the following post.
[ROM][ENG] TG01/T01A Debranded UK + Manila Sense 2.5 v0.011 (14/04/2010) More RAM!!
Flash went fine.
I just got my unlock code so inserted my sim (02 UK).
My problem is I have no unlock request and the attenna icon constantly has 3 dots animating after it and when I click it, it says "searching..."
Any ideas?
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Where did you buy it? I think you have the same problem as other guys. But lets check first. Try to put other sim cards and let see what hapening.
I got off someone on ebay. Came with all original box etc...
I will try with another sim.
Gaz25 said:
I got off someone on ebay. Came with all original box etc...
I will try with another sim.
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Tell me wen you tried an other sim card and whats happening and try to flash original ROM not modified one.
I been trying to find original rom but can't find one anywhere. Any pointers? :-D
Gaz25 said:
I been trying to find original rom but can't find one anywhere. Any pointers? :-D
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This will give you the original ROM (Orange branded (unless you use the Italian one!!)), but you'll need your IMEI to download.
Will it still work even though I have windows 6.5 installed?
Gaz25 said:
Will it still work even though I have windows 6.5 installed?
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http://www.toshiba-europe.com/mobil...te&WCE=&WCU=;LANG=1;PID=84;TYP=13;PNT=0;SEC=3
That is the official site and you can chose one of them. There are fr,en,it,sp and gr languages.
Just need your IMEI to download it.
Your work but have modified internal registers. So I am not sure if coming from there your problem or because the ex owner did something with the radio. I have
post that I say, you can put more than 3 times your unlocking code, but I don't know how many times you can put it. May be 10 or 100 or ~ times, now buddy know exactly. Personally I put it something like 15 times but I am not sure. If it is completely locked and the ex owner block the radio. Solution is to use orange sim card, turbo sim (I don't like it) or call orange and see what they say. Just need to try everything before.
But before that I told you lets try.
1 Put original ROM and see if then you have the unlocking msg with your card or other different than orange or than your original provider. If possible try 2/3 different sim card.
2 If 1 didn't work try to put sim from original provider and see if work.
3 If 1st not work and 2nd work then the problem is with the radio.
4 Need to call your provider to see if they have any solution.
5 If they haven't solution, try turbo sim or use sim from original provider until we find solution how to change the radio.
6 Now we are in ROM test development so may be there we go to have new solution.
Who know ?
Well I downloaded the rom and started the update. Phone rebooted and I got the white screen saying it was downloading something something, can't remember the message but its part of the flashing process.
Anyway this only seem to take about 2mins???. When I did my first flash with the custom rom it took about 10minutes! So then the phone rebooted, back into the phone and nothing has changed! To me it still looks like the same custom rom I had before.
I'm going to try another sim now and will get back to you later.
Cheers for the help so far :-D
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Well I downloaded the rom and started the update. Phone rebooted and I got the white screen saying it was downloading something something, can't remember the message but its part of the flashing process.
Anyway this only seem to take about 2mins???. When I did my first flash with the custom rom it took about 10minutes! So then the phone rebooted, back into the phone and nothing has changed! To me it still looks like the same custom rom I had before.
I'm going to try another sim now and will get back to you later.
Cheers for the help so far :-D
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Wen you flash a custom ROM you can't see difference because is the same just missing some program and change some registers. 90% custom Roms you can see differences is inside the programs. Added or deleted programs. This change if is not good may cause a bugs (errors).For this I told you to change to original Rom. To try things how it come from shop and try find solution.
And wen you try other sim card post all msg you receive. And all steps you doing.
From my experience (my phone is locked to Docomo), If I flash UK original rom and put non-Docomo sim, the phone will show sim locked screen and allow me to enter unlock code while Debranded rom (from arag0n) doesn't.
I got this rom from mr.mike (only for T-01A) but I'm not sure that his original rom is the old 6.5 UK rom or new 6.5 UK rom (voice problem fixed).
sorry bojan6 I think there was some missunderstanding there so i will explain more.
-When i got the phone, it had original rom which had windows 6.1 installed.
-I installed a custom rom which had windows 6.5 and manila sense 2.5. this rom took about 10 minutes to install.
-As you requested I downloaded the rom from toshiba's website. I ran the install and it only seemed to take 2mins to install, alot quicker than the custom rom.
After installing the rom I expected manila to be gone and the 3 stripes menu thing to be back and all the Orange branding to be there but it wasn't it still looked like the custom rom and is debranded.
Any way I tried a t-mobile sim and still the same problem. Put in an orange sim and it worked fine.
ok I think the problem is the rom is not installing right.
I get the following error.
SD downloading failed
Invalid Variant!!!
I thing is the radio problem.How long do you left the sim card try to connect? Did you try before the change other sim card wen it was still with wm 6.1?
Did you try to enter in phone settings ? If in phone settings you receive msg insert Network PUK that mean you have problem with the radio.
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ok I think the problem is the rom is not installing right.
I get the following error.
SD downloading failed
Invalid Variant!!!
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This msg you have wen you try to install not original rom in phone. Just need to use tg01_sddl+.exe I uplaod it for you.
thanks bojan6 that worked. I can report the phone is now unlocked.
So it would seem that you must have an official rom to unlock the phone.
Gaz25 said:
thanks bojan6 that worked. I can report the phone is now unlocked.
So it would seem that you must have an official rom to unlock the phone.
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Great news. I am happy you have unlocked your phone.
So now you can change your Rom and play with it.
Any chance of repeating the procedure with another phone ?
Can u suggest the list of roms u've used?
had the same issue, this is what i done
i had the same problem, i flashed my phone with a cooked rom then tried to unlock it and it would not bring up the sim locked screen, i tried for hours and then i thought if i reflashed the phone with the original uk orange rom then this must work??? i flashed the rom and as soon as i put a none orange sim in the unlock request popped up, i then entered my unlock code and the phone unlocked straight away. i then reflashed with a cooked rom from here and all is well, phone unlocked and debranded YERRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!! anymore advice needed then just PM me, many thanks to this forum and the people who reply to threads...................
I have just bought a tg01 unlocked mobile phone. I was wondering if I should try some of the latest roms that are available on this forum. At the moment I believe the rom on the phone is a cooked version and the details I have found are below.
os version - 5.2.23563 (23563.5.5.0)
manilla version - 2.5.20121412.1
The phone at the moment is prone to the odd lockup for no obvious reason and I cannot connect the tg01 to my laptop that is running windows xp.
I have tried both activesync and mass storage and the phone will not connect but it does get a charge from the usb cable when plugged into my laptop.
If a rom upgrade is a good idea then would my phone remain unlocked after the flash ? I have no actual unlock code because the phone was sold to me in an unlocked state.
Thanks
I bought a used HTC Hero (Telus) on Craigslist to use with T-Mobile and Rogers (yes I'm aware of the different 3G frequencies, I don't care if my data is slower in the USA)
I purchased an unlock code, and the instructions provided were to put the SIM in and it would ask me for the unlock code. This did not happen. Short version: I decided to try and update to cyanogen 6.1 in order to try again and hope that this version of the OS will ask me for an unlock code.. I am unable to install cyanogen, I get hung up on errors about signature verification after following the steps here:
wiki cyanogenmod dot com Full Update Guide - HTC Hero (GSM)
Ideally for now I'd be happy to stick with the Android 2.1-update1 if I can just get it unlocked.. can anyone help?
Discovered on google that the clockwork mod recovery doesn't work with telus android 2.1. Used the ra method installed by rom manager instead. Now I have cyanogen running, but still no option to unlock when I insert tmobile sim. It does however think it's roaming on Rogers which is consistent with tmobile, but call fails when I try to dial. Anyone know how to force the entry of an unlock code?
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Discovered on google that the clockwork mod recovery doesn't work with telus android 2.1. Used the ra method installed by rom manager instead. Now I have cyanogen running, but still no option to unlock when I insert tmobile sim. It does however think it's roaming on Rogers which is consistent with tmobile, but call fails when I try to dial. Anyone know how to force the entry of an unlock code?
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Maybe your SIM card is toast? Can you get another SIM from a friend to try out?
Turns out just cyanogen unlocked it... I must have been in a poor reception spot when the call failed. All is well now.
Hi!, I'm new here i'd like to say thank you in advance.
Here is the story. My Uncle just brought me a Samung Stratosphere G4 Verizon(I'm out of the States). It came with a T-mobile miniSim, but it has network lock.
First it had the lastest update FF1,
When followed some tutorials, here and at XDA, and manage to flash it: this is the current Info:
Hardware Version: I405.05
Model: SCH-I405
Firmware: 2.3.5
Base band: I405.05.V.FF1
SCH-I405.FF1
Kernel: 2.6.35.7.EI2
Compilation: SCH-I405.EI2
IMEI: 99XXXXXXXXXXXX (So its working)
The phone is rooted, when i got to the efs folder y didnt find any nv_data.bin, so i found an application nv_datarepair so now it appears, and with some tools it said it unlocked.
But it still doesn't reconize any Sim. but before i do anything with him (flash or sim unlock) if in the dialer i type: *#06# it doesnt show anything, not even if i press the call button(it show network not available) and no code work there. since I got the phone and even now.
Do you have any idea?, I'm about to flash it again to an FF1 version I found here, but even I get to do it right I need to get the simunlock.
I hope I explained myself enought.
Again, thank you in advance. take care.
Edit: I just installed FF1, but it says it need activation, and I can't... I used TESTMODE, to bypass but ask on every reboot, I noticed that even if I buy an unlock code i won't be able to use it since no hash number can be used...
Edit 2: I managed to bypass activation with Titanium and/or editing build.prop, but now i know that I need to change something to make the phone global capable.
Is there any way to flash baseband to get the phone global?
I have an SGH i777 Samsung S2 from AT&T and I have the unlock codes directly from them.
CASE: CM20150320_101115272
MOBILE: 6613804001
IMEI: 358055040069439
UNLOCK CODE: 79073737
We have reviewed your request and confirmed that the device may be unlocked.
Please allow 24 hours upon receipt of this notification to complete the unlock process.
To unlock your device, simply:
1. Power off the device, remove the battery, and insert a non-AT&T SIM card.
2. Re-insert the battery and power on the device with non-AT&T SIM.
3. The device displays” Enter the device unlock code.”
4. Enter the eight-digit unlock code once.
5. Press OK.
When I have tried to enter the Network unlock code it replies to me that it is unsuccessful. I have spoken to AT&T and to Samsung directly and neither are able to provide me with solutions. The phone has been working perfectly for the last 2 years and it only gave me this problem when I upgraded to a newer version and since then I can't use the phone application at all. It wiped all of the data on the phone but I can now access the other apps other than the phone. It should be noted that the SIM card is not from AT&T but from an international provider. I have also done a reset of the phone to the factory settings and that also didn't help.
I have also attached screenshots of the Kernel and phone version.
Does anyone have any solutions that they can offer with this?
Hi,
It looks like Carrier Lock .. AT&T is Carrier Locked Device hence when you enterted SIM of other Provider this issue may have popped . Please standby when we move your Thread to AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good Luck!
@Avinoam1, your question was already answered by @creepyncrawly in the thread you started, please go there.
Thank you for helping, @jackeagle.
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I have also attached screenshots of the Kernel and phone version.
Does anyone have any solutions that they can offer with this?
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I777UCLD4 is not an official release. It was a pre-release leak before the official I777UCLE5 version of 4.0.3 ICS. I would recommend that you install an official firmware, preferably the latest version available which is I777UCMD8, which is 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. You can download the firmware from the Download Repository. If you need additional assistance installing the latest stock firmware, just ask.
I'm not sure if the operating system version has anything to do with your inability to use the official unlock code, but you should be able to unlock the phone with the free version of GalaxSimUnlock which, as Steve said, I posted a link to before.
Hi all,
I have a UK GT - i 9300 locked to Orange and i have just been signed up to EE.
EE claim the phone is already unlocked.....it isn't. They failed to provide a SIM unlock code, so i went to a third party (computer shop) to get the code. They provided an unlock code, and an unfreeze code. They don't work. It just says "registration code unsuccessful" or something similar when i try to put it in upon booting up the device. The guy at the shop is now at a loose end and is happy to refund the unlock code fee, but says he cannot unlock the phone.
I have tried the codes that start with #1972.... to enter the hidden menus, i actually had to enter #0011# i think....regardless, that didn't work as under network options (or whatever it was called) i have no option to tell the phone to allow other sims.
I mention all of this because please believe me when i tell you there is not a simple solution to unlocking this phone....i have read pages and pages of forum advice and nothing works.
My very specific question is; can i root this network locked GT i9300 (UK version) which is currently running on 4.3....or not? It is the only possible solution i can see to save this phone from becoming a paperweight.
I can promise you that hours upon hours of research has not got me a sensible, definitive answer to this question.
Thanks guys. Much appreciated.
Paul
It doesn't matter if the phone is SIM-unlocked or not when you root it. If i can find a stock ROM for the i9300, or if it is 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 with the old bootloader, it is unlockable for free. http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help-i9305/guide-sim-unlock-i9305-t3267901 this is the thread, tell me if you want me to find a stock ROM and i will try to make it zip-flashable.
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It doesn't matter if the phone is SIM-unlocked or not when you root it. If i can find a stock ROM for the i9300, or if it is 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 with the old bootloader, it is unlockable for free. http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help-i9305/guide-sim-unlock-i9305-t3267901 this is the thread, tell me if you want me to find a stock ROM and i will try to make it zip-flashable.
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Thank you for your reply.
Unfortunately after nobody responded yesterday i decided to flash the phone back to an Orange UK version of 4.0.4 and see if the Galaxsim unlock program worked from there. It has now given my phone the generic IMEI number 004999010640000 and Galasim is just saying "UNABLE TO READ NV DATA"
I've tried the method of changing the nv data bin files, and it doesn't work.
I have no backup of my original efs folder.
The bottom line here is that i have been going round in circles with this pile of sh1t service from Orange and EE, and codes that don't work for over a month now. I mean no offence by asking this bluntly, but can someone just give me a simple yes or no answer as to whether i need to buy a new phone or not?
It seems everyone has a theory on how to unlock this phone, and none of those theories actually work.
Currently phone is sat on
Android version - 4.0.4,
Product code - GT-I9300RWDORA
Original Product Code - ORA
IMEI NUMBER - 004999010640000/01
Sim Operator - EE(23433)
Registered Operator - @[email protected]
OS version - 4.0.4 (15)
Baseband - i9300BVLE4
Bootloader - I9300XXUGNB5
Patform - exynos4
LOCKED TO ORANGE.
Some simple instructions on how to fix this, or an honest answer as to if it is even possible would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks