I installed the Bell Gingerbread OTA update and not I have the Fastboot menu on the phone boot.
It does not say that the phone is unlocked.
Do I have an unlocked bootloader? Do I need to do something else to get it unlocked (IHOP?)? Is there a guide for it?
If there isn't unlocked on the startup, the bootloader doesn't unlocked.
Guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136261
The Gingerbread update only gives you "Gingerbread". You still need to manually use IHOP to unlock the Bootloader...
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my phone B/L is already unlocked. Will it be safe to flash this ROM via SD card?
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If I flash back to the stock firmware using the motorola sbf files, will my bootloader remain unlocked? I flashed back and flashed the unlocking sbf file. When my phone booted up it said unlocked, even though I didn't run the fastboot commands. I then ran the fastboot commands anyway and it said the bootloader was already unlocked. So will the unlocked bootloader always remain unlocked?
No. It's locked again
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it stays unlocked... despite what ^^^ said >.>
but it wont show until you just flash the pudding sbf like you did
P.S. no known way to re-lock as of yet
xepter said:
it stays unlocked... despite what ^^^ said >.>
but it wont show until you just flash the pudding sbf like you did
P.S. no known way to re-lock as of yet
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Ok, thanks. I wasn't planning on relocking, I was just curious. So next time I won't even have to flash the sbf? The sbf just makes the unlocking text show up when it boots up, but it should still allow me to do stuff like install the new CWM recovery without that, right?
Another thing, when I flashed that sbf, I didn't go into RSD mode. I was in a hurry and I forgot so I just ran the RSD program, and it detected my phone, so I clicked start. I realized later that I hadn't booted up into RSD mode...
Should I be worried? Was the RSD mode just an unnecessary precaution?
You can't relock..............it's a hardware unlock (fuse lock). When you unlock a fuse burns out, and that's end of story.
If you flash back to a different firmware the word "unlocked" will go away, but you are still unlocked. You can unlock again to make the word "unlocked" reappear on the boot screen.
EU sbf on AT&T possible?
I am going to use an unlocked AT&T Atrix in Europe.
I am on 1.83 firmware with root (made with gingerbreak to get rid of AT&T boot animation etc.).
If I go on with unlocking the bootloader, can I flash any european sbf/rom? Are there any simfree european tock sbf/rom-s out there, and which is best? What about the french 2.1.1 sbf?
I just need a stable stock firmware without the AT&T limitations, do not want changing roms all the time.
Also, do I get sw updates if I do this?
I am using a Motorola Atrix with 4.5.91 build. I rooted my Atrix without unlocking the bootloader which is why I am getting a (Failed to boot 2 Starting in RSD Mode) message when i try to use Rom Manager to back up my current Rom. Do I have to unroot my Atrix in order to unlock it and if so how do I unroot it.
You have to unlock your bootloader n root your phone. Search the topics
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My question was does it have to be done in that certain order. Unlock Bootloader then root.
Sousuke_Kira_Alexein said:
My question was does it have to be done in that certain order. Unlock Bootloader then root.
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No it doesn't matter...
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Sousuke_Kira_Alexein said:
I am using a Motorola Atrix with 4.5.91 build. I rooted my Atrix without unlocking the bootloader which is why I am getting a (Failed to boot 2 Starting in RSD Mode) message when i try to use Rom Manager to back up my current Rom. Do I have to unroot my Atrix in order to unlock it and if so how do I unroot it.
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try to follow the order and see if its worked. any particular reason why you need not to follow the order?
Sousuke_Kira_Alexein said:
My question was does it have to be done in that certain order. Unlock Bootloader then root.
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mramirezusa's auto scripts really help on this. Here's the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871
Is it was possible to go back to stock after unlocking the boot loader and rooting? I wanted to root/CWM and unlock my atrix using Automatic bootloader UNLOCK/ROOT for AT&T 1.26/1.57/1.83/4.5.91 [UPDATE 07/31/11] but first wanted to check in case Motorola comes out with their "unlocked" boot loader and OTA's would work again.
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LF4
LF4 said:
Is it was possible to go back to stock after unlocking the boot loader and rooting? I wanted to root/CWM and unlock my atrix using Automatic bootloader UNLOCK/ROOT for AT&T 1.26/1.57/1.83/4.5.91 [UPDATE 07/31/11] but first wanted to check in case Motorola comes out with their "unlocked" boot loader and OTA's would work again.
Thanks,
LF4
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This IS Motorola's unlocked bootloader mate, it's been out in certain parts of the world but not all. AFAIK, the SBF's are the bootloaders extracted from the updates which have the unlocked bootloader OTA so everyone can use it.
Interesting did not know that. Ok looks like I'll be doing that tonight. Thanks.
Quick question.. After rooting and unlocking the photon bootloader and flashing roms I sbfed back to stock ... Yesterday I decided to root and go back and try some flashing again.. I rooted and flashed the 1mb sbf and when my phone started to reboot it said it was unlocked. :what:
I thought when you flash the sbf back to stock unroot that it locks the bootloader and you have to flash the OEM unlock method again... Well anyway I'm rooted unlocked and running Miui 2.6.1 aroma rom without having to go through the flash OEM unlock process, just flashed the 1meg sbf.. Is this right
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Quick question.. After rooting and unlocking the photon bootloader and flashing roms I sbfed back to stock ... Yesterday I decided to root and go back and try some flashing again.. I rooted and flashed the 1mb sbf and when my phone started to reboot it said it was unlocked. :what:
I thought when you flash the sbf back to stock unroot that it locks the bootloader and you have to flash the OEM unlock method again... Well anyway I'm rooted unlocked and running Miui 2.6.1 aroma rom without having to go through the flash OEM unlock process, just flashed the 1meg sbf.. Is this right
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No you only OEM Unlock once. After that all you need to unlock is flash the pudding unlocker (the 1mb sbf).
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No you only OEM Unlock once. After that all you need to unlock is flash the pudding unlocker (the 1mb sbf).
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Thanks... I thought maybe something happend to the bootloader...
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I pudding unlocked my bootloader, but now due to some issues I want to relock it. I have no problem removing pudding (nopudding4u.sbf) and the "UNLOCKED" disappears from the start screen, but it's not actually locked like the way I got it.
To test, I 'relocked' with nopudding4u, then went through the process of unlocking again: derpunlock.sbf, fastboot oem unlock. Fastboot tells me "Phone is already unlocked" instead of "unlocking", meaning it's still unlocked.
How can I get the phone to be 100% back to the way it was when I purchased it?
After you flash the no pudding for you, you have to use rsd lite to flash the stock sbf file back onto the phone. Then you will be just like you purchased it.
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