Hi, i'm confused, i flashed my xperia x10i with x10_2.3.3_stock-with-xrecovery-v3.ftf, when i boot up,i get the custom logo as seen on youtube. When i dial the code in to get the system settings menu up, there is no sign of bootloader info,according to SE web site if this is'nt present then it can't be unlocked. Also, i can still use TrackID.
So, am i locked or unlocked ? ......Anyone ?......Please.
Problem solved,thanx to this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1636686
my phone had the small r,so that meant the bootloader was unlocked,
Thanx Guys
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I have been trying for two days now to unlock the bootloader on a friend's Live with Walkman (Wt19i) with little success.
The phone came with firmware 4.0.2.A.0.58 and is branded so in the *#*#7378423#*#* /Service info/Configuration menu, the rooting status is :
Bootloader unlock allowed: No
Rooting was easy, thanks DoomLord.
Next is unlock bootloader. I tried to do this via the s1tool method because the official Sony method was a no-go because of branding.
The s1tool method seemed like it would work but then I read that it also doesn't work on branded phones.
I attempted it anyway - the result was no change whatsoever in the phone's bootloader status.
Can I unlock the bootloader without having to pay someone to do it?
The s1tool method might work even if the phone is branded but if you want to unlock the boot loader to flash custom kernels and roms you will need to enter to fast boot mode which is disabled in all the branded phones that I know of, you can try to enter the phone in fastboot mode turning it of and connecting the USB cable to the PC and the phone holding down the volume up key, if the notification led turn on blue then you can flash custom kernels and rooms once the bootloader is unlocked if not then you will need to pay to unlock it if that is what you or your friend wants.
Hope it's helpful!!
Thanks for your reply, very helpful indeed.
I will see if I can boot into that mode when I get back home and at least then I'll know for sure.
It would be ever-so-nice if I could unlock this for her without having to pay money for it. (She won it in a competition that she only entered because her iPhone died recently - but the Live WT19i is locked to the wrong network)
Max-E-Moose said:
Thanks for your reply, very helpful indeed.
I will see if I can boot into that mode when I get back home and at least then I'll know for sure.
It would be ever-so-nice if I could unlock this for her without having to pay money for it. (She won it in a competition that she only entered because her iPhone died recently - but the Live WT19i is locked to the wrong network)
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Well actually for a sim unlock at this moment you will need to pay for, there's no way to unlock the sim for free. Unlocking the bootloader it's a different matter than the sim. I didn't mention it because you were asking about the boot loader sorry.
And I stupidly assumed unlocking the bootloader would allow me to unlock the SIM lock/branding.
Thanks again for the help, I'll just tell her she has to pony up the dough if she wants to use it on her network.
Hello,
im trying to get a cfw on my x10i ( which i bought second hand a while ago and dont know what already bin done whit it ). Which means i have to unlock my bootloader, ive tryed s1tool which wont work for me. ( gives me an error about not finding some path, did read somewhere that repairing phone firmware with seus should fix that.)
Also i did read somewhere ( unfortunatly i cant find it anymore, shame on me ) something about a small r and a big R within the bootversion, but im not sure anymore.. the small r meant it was unlocked? Or im i mistaking? My bootversion says:
s1 boot version: 1226-2253 r8AO33. ( found it within service menu --> software info. )
So does this mean my phone already got an unlocked bootloader and i can install a cf without myself going through the hassle of unlocking my bootloader, or does it mean something else?
Hoping some one could help me out on this,
Greeting mellowbug.
does it show sony ericson logo on booting????? if its unlocked..it shouldnt show usually....
At OP, yes your bootloader is unlocked. Happy flashing
@smithinsundar: Unlocking the bootloader does not imply that the SE boot logo would vanish. This is related to the boot logo which is in the kernel itself. So only by flashing a kernel for unlocked bootloaders would make the SE logo go away.
Oke great, thanks aR_ChRiS now i can start flashing and feeling i bit more secure. Yeah..
greetings. mellowbug.
I would like to know if anyone has succsefully unlocked bootloader or even entered fastboot mode on xperia go on o2 network uk as mine wont enter fastboot to unlock it i have done it a million times before with every other phone including xperia go on another network but this is a problem as most the roms out are for unlocked bootloader
Does it say bootloader unlockable in the service menu?
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it says its not and it cant get into fastboot?
same problem
My mates st27i is o2 network and I cant flash kernels fastboot or unlock boot so stuck with stock based roms I need a solution to debrand it I have contacted o2 several times and all I could get was unlock network code lol there gurus said its possible but they cant advise me on how because they have been paid to put certain apps in there o2 roms.
Hi,
In first, sorry for bad Eng! I have a Xperia from my friend. He wanted to install better ROM on his phone. As i read, bootloader in different mobile operators is permanently locked... That was on this phone from T-Mobile (im from Poland). But I took the directions on the website of Sony and took the unlock code. When I entered it, as they posted it in their site, I saw that BL is UNLOCKED.
And now I have a question: Can I brick phone if I will start to install ROM? Phone got root access, unlocked simlock (it was when I was unlocking bootloader), installed CWM...
Thanks a lot for any help!
F5
You simply have an unlocked device... What could happen? My friend also has Xperia P from t-Mobile and I checked, he has no simlock or other restrictions. I guess, if you follow advices in the topics about flashing etc. your device won't get hurt.
mine Too
i have a xperia p LT22i
with bootloader unlock NOT ALLOWED
And No sim-lock
I asked Sony's suppport team to do something to make my phone Unlockable
Right now you can't do anything because the fastboot mode is not working
you can't flash a custom kernel
you can't unlock the boot loader
because the fastboot is disabled
like my F** Xperia P
Hangs on the Sony logo. Flashed a rom thinking I was BL unlocked, rooted. Turns out not. I can still get into blue or green mode so my i think i need something to flash back to stock. I don't know which or where.
I was getting conflicting info from fastboot and flashtool+ EMMA. Went through the BL unlock code via Fastboot, it failed because already unlocked it says. Then I rooted. EMMA immediately flagged it as being locked. I ended up flashing a CM via flashtool.
X10 Mini ST15i - stock ICS - rooted
service menu: Bootloader Unlock Allowed: YES.
Sim/network values are all 0
X10 Mini ST15i - stock ICS - rooted
service menu: Bootloader Unlock Allowed: YES.
Sim/network values are all 0[/QUOTE]
Oh F me, i just found out. Do you see something out of place in the bold?
Here I was wondering why the phone is on stock ics and yet in development its 2.1 stock customed to ics. I had an Xperia Mini thinking it was an X10 Mini.