I wanted to see if anyone else that has upgraded to Jl5 through Kies had their phone relocked. I dialed in *#7465625# and network lock is back on for me.
If so, has anyone tried to unlock through the original process? I'm going to try when I get home, but I thought I'd ask.
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Hi Guys, hoping someone can help me here.
I know I have replied to another thread asking the same question, but I wanted to ask in my own post so I could detail exactly what I have done in the hope someone can point out to me what a complete idiot I have been and put me right.
I tried to upgrade my sons phone this week which was on MiniCM7-2.07. I followed all the instructions to unlock bootloader etc and all seemed to go well, I booted up into MiniCM7-2.15 successfully however there is no network coverage, and there hasnt been since. The phone was sim unlocked about a year ago but I cant remember if I got Orange to do it for me or I paid one of the various unlockers for the code. I know it was never hooked up to a separate machine (SETOOL?). I tried my original Orange SIM in it to see if that fixed it, but still no joy.
You are able to browse the various networks available as it searches for them and finds them, but when you choose a certain network it returns with an error that your SIM will not work with that network, or words to that effect.
If you take the SIM out you get a totally different error, so pretty sure the SIM carrier is working.
So, to rectify this I relocked the bootloader and used SEUS to go back to stock 2.1. This all worked fine apart from I still have no network. WIFI works fine, but no data or phone calls.
I have tried flashing other kernels, again with no joy, always the same problem.
What else can I try? I used to do mess around with linux so I know my way around console, is there a module in the kernel I could try swapping or changing? Surely there is something that is controlling that part of the phone that has been changed and isnt being changed back again? What does SEUS do, does it just restore the ROM or is it the kernel too?
Really hoping someone can help with this, as of this moment the x10mini is as good as a chocolate tea pot to me
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Did you find a decision of your problem? I have the same problem, with the only difference that I never changed the ROM. I just rooted the phone with the SuperOneClick tool, and then tried to unlock the bootloader, but with no luck there. After completing all the steps in the tutorial with no problems during the process, it remained locked.
And I just realized after that, that the phone has the sim card problem, just as yours.
So any suggestions?
guys first of all let's try a test if you have an unlocked bootloader go ahead and flash the latest nAa Kernel (nAa-10) then from that kernel install MiniCM7 2.1.8 and tell me your results if it was negative you should reflash all Without locking the bootloader from SEUS via the Repair option therefore after this it should work as the SEUS restore all the software kernel and ROM to its original state from the manufacturer Sony Ericsson.
let me know what will happen with you.
Any feedback on this?
Thanks!
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Any feedback on this?
Thanks!
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I have same problem but as someone tried to call me in the middle of the unlocking procedure the network went dead and I cant get it back.
Ok, so I rebooted my phone to just get a fresh boot, and when it booted back up, it displayed an error on the lock screen saying "PUK code is locked. Please contact customer care." I am running the leaked ICS RUU 3.11.605.22 with a locked bootloader.
Has anyone seen this before? Is this an error with the ROM? Or is it even an error with Verizon's 4G LTE? I have gotten an error about my SIM card on my XOOM and Thunderbolt before, but both are currently fine and working, as is my Rezound after another reboot. I am just curious to know what exactly had happened.
I attached a screenshot of the error message.
Thanks in advanced to anyone that has any information.
The SIM can't be unlocked. I'd first try powering down, remove/reinsert the SIM, and try again. If it comes up again, you'll need to contact VZW and get the PUK code for your SIM. If that doesn't work, you'll need a new SIM.
Of course, all that assumes that the "ROM" you're using isn't simply screwing things up.
Well, after this error did come up, I powered down and booted back up with no issues. But like I said, I am using the leaked ICS RUU which could very well be messing with something.
Looking for some help or suggestion as this problem came up out of no where.
using XWLPM Unbranded, Unlock Version. phone working with TELUS Canadian carrier. out of no where, all the sudden im getting the prompt of Enter Network Unlock Control Key. not getting any signal with the SIM card.
My SIM do not believe is locked and nor is the firmware. anyone have the same problem or know what the heck is going on as im running a unlock 4.0.4 XWLPM version and not sure how to get rid of that.
Thanks:crying:
shuweee said:
Looking for some help or suggestion as this problem came up out of no where.
using XWLPM Unbranded, Unlock Version. phone working with TELUS Canadian carrier. out of no where, all the sudden im getting the prompt of Enter Network Unlock Control Key. not getting any signal with the SIM card.
My SIM do not believe is locked and nor is the firmware. anyone have the same problem or know what the heck is going on as im running a unlock 4.0.4 XWLPM version and not sure how to get rid of that.
Thanks:crying:
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since ver 4.0.4 has some issues, would suggest u to rewert back to stock 4.0.3 and then see if the issue persists, if its not there then stay with v4.0.3 untill a stable v4.0.4 is released
ps- do not make any wipes in recovery, or backup ur phone with the same with v4.0.4 since the same can potentially brick ur phone
SIM is not dead. turn out to be a phone issue. not resolved yet but find it very strange how it can go from non-lock to locked with network control key prompt.
used GSII repair from the market, it resolved the issue but now the phone is unable to turn on any security pattern prompt for instance, and it has a weird box logo right on the home screen.
anyone had this problem before?
Yes I've suddenly had this issue, but found the app 'Galaxy_S Unlock' on the market which quickly resolved my phone being locked.
But the problem persists as it randomly locks itself again, and I have to use this app again, bit of a pain as this is a work phone, but luckily it still unlocks with this app.
Looking for a permanent solution, anyone have any ideas what the real issue is here, and yes I'm using v4.o4 firmware on my phone.
My SII just got the OTA update to 4.04 this morning and is now doing the same thing, my carrier is pretty indifferent as its unlocked so I'm trying to get help out of Samsung. Mostly adding my 2c to give the topic a bump
Same trouble here after a flash to Resurrection v3.0.5, prompt of Enter Network Unlock Control Key.
Tried the unlock apps from the market and no go, tried flashing a few other Roms, restored a few nandroid backups, factory resets and still nothing. Put the SIM into my backup phone to test and no problems with that.
Strange when accessing the menu at *#7465625# the network locks were listed as off.
What did work for me was to flash back to the original stock Rom that came with the phone (KG2 Bell). After the reboot there was still no signal so I entered stock recovery and did a factory reset, cleared cache partition/dalvik cache, fix permisions and reboot.
After that all has been working good and was able to flash back to my nandroid backup.
I just packed it off to Samsung, they didn't admit fault but the phone is out of warranty but they are fixing it free of charge. Smells like victory..
Hi people, I have this GS3 that i tried to unlock with Voodoo sim unlock method. Problem is, i used Voodoo on the stock GS3 ClaroPR firmware. And i know ClaroPR firmwares are a pain in the arch to unlock sim with. Should have change to a non branded(carrier) firmware yeah i know. Thing is, When i flashed it to a non branded firmware the phone ask for the unlock code. Ive seen that before with other ClaroPR Galaxy phones but my question is, can i somehow fix this in order to unlock the phone? Or should i do that with a box?
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=voodoo+galaxy+s3+sim+unlock
Pretty cool, but that doesnt solve my problem. My problem is that i used Voodoo sim unlock while the phone was running on Stock(carrier brand) firmware. Those ClaroPR firmwares have some kind of security that i havent seen on any other firmwares. If you try to unlock them on those firmwares and then flash it with non branded stock the phone will have an unlock nv_data but still ask you for the pin. What i want is to get rid of that. Since the phone still shows locked network simcard.
enelyam said:
Pretty cool, but that doesnt solve my problem. My problem is that i used Voodoo sim unlock while the phone was running on Stock(carrier brand) firmware. Those ClaroPR firmwares have some kind of security that i havent seen on any other firmwares. If you try to unlock them on those firmwares and then flash it with non branded stock the phone will have an unlock nv_data but still ask you for the pin. What i want is to get rid of that. Since the phone still shows locked network simcard.
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ok here's what you need to do, use sim unlock for JB, with that app you'll be able to use another SIM, also I used JB now which makes everything easier and the sim is completely unlocked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846451
Thanks for your help, will give it a try then. Thanks a lot!
Ummmmm, nothing. Not even that app took the sim lock out. Even when it shows that is completely unlock it still ask for the sim unlock code and shows wrong sim card. I think its a mess that was created when i tried to unlock it when it was running the ClaroPR firmware. Samsung tool is not working on my box so im in deep trouble right now lol.... Well, if anyone have some other idea it will be good for me to try a different method before just paying for a code. Or waiting for the SGTool to do the job for me.
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Ummmmm, nothing. Not even that app took the sim lock out. Even when it shows that is completely unlock it still ask for the sim unlock code and shows wrong sim card. I think its a mess that was created when i tried to unlock it when it was running the ClaroPR firmware. Samsung tool is not working on my box so im in deep trouble right now lol.... Well, if anyone have some other idea it will be good for me to try a different method before just paying for a code. Or waiting for the SGTool to do the job for me.
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did you update to JB or any other unbranded fw??? cause I think you have the same problem as telcel's fw, they lock the radio so you can't use any sim even though the phone is unlocked
I had my S2 unlocked via software while I was abroad to use the local SIM card - the person who did it couldn't unlock it, first blaming the phone as rooted and then hardware as damaged. Instead they made it worse, the phone doesn't connect to any network, whatever SIM card I use. At the time I was using a rooted custom ROM (Rootbox) v4.2.
I found if I use a stock ROM, even if rooted, it connects to phone networks and is unlocked to any SIM card. As you may know, the S2 can only upgrade to v4.1.2 if stock.
I have been going around in circles trying different kernels and ROMs. I would rather use v4.2 than stick with v4.1.2... Rootbox v4.2 used to work fine before trying to unlock the phone.
I have used the 'GalaxSim Unlock' app, in case the unlock process was only partial. I also tried to find if I could relock the phone back to the original network, by removing the EFS folder.
Does anyone know why this is happening? Thank you in advance.
Phone was originally SIM locked to T-Mobile.
Does anyone have an idea why this is happening?
Or has had it happen to them in the past?
The IMEI number is still intact.