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Atrix network locked"phone is subsidy locked"or"network unlock request unsuccessful"
Hi, I have atrix, borught in last year and got reaplced with at&t in feb2012..It was under the at&t policy so got replaced with refub atrix in feb 2012.
I was travelling abroad in may2012 (india) so I asked the unlock code. they provided me the code.. But unforchunately I enter wrong code 10 to 20 times (i know I am stupid here)... So contacted to at&t cust care.. they said you have correct code... now it has not working with at&t sim also...
so could you guys please tell me the solution to unlock sim so I can use in India???
My atrix is 4.5.91 with baseband 1.77.36
I rooted, unlock bootloader, and factory reset few times already...
Even now it was asking "sim network" unlock code but it wasnt successfull...it give me message "phone is subsidy locked"or"network unlock request unsuccessful"
Is it possible to use custom rom or new update 4.5.141 or any international baseband to use in India or atlead accept unlock code so I can use it...
THanks
PS I am not expert in phone roots or customs etc..but I am above average (with instr I can format or updates roms)
all i can say is that i have read in the forum that if u change ur radio then even valid unlock code wont work. so my suggestion it to get back to stock every thing (as much as possible) and try the unlock code again.
try using fruitcake to get back to stock and best of luck with that
xateeq said:
all i can say is that i have read in the forum that if u change ur radio then even valid unlock code wont work. so my suggestion it to get back to stock every thing (as much as possible) and try the unlock code again.
try using fruitcake to get back to stock and best of luck with that
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Thanks for reply..
I will try to move back to stock..
Could put some light on it. (i am more or less newbie)
My current atrix status-- 4.5.91 rooted n unlock bootloader..
Could you tell me from where should I get fruitcakes n how to install it...which versions ??
THanks agian...
xateeq said:
all i can say is that i have read in the forum that if u change ur radio then even valid unlock code wont work. so my suggestion it to get back to stock every thing (as much as possible) and try the unlock code again.
try using fruitcake to get back to stock and best of luck with that
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I have changed my radio many times and unlocked without any issues a few weeks back after getting the code from AT&T. I fail to see how a change in radio will prevent SIM/network unlock when AT&T themselves update the radio through their OTA upgrades. Even after unlock you can still continue to OTA with AT&T, have your radio updated through the OTA, (with a stock phone and locked bootloader of course), and not have problems. Without researching what you say further, I can only assume that changing the radio from AT&T to an international variant might cause problems. Do you have a link to where you read this?
Also, when you have used all attempts to network unlock, (10 tries I believe), you are hard locked.
I attempted to move on stock 4.5.91 and tried to unlock but still not able to
"phone is subsidy locked contact your network provider"
Is there way out from here
Also, when you have used all attempts to network unlock, (10 tries I believe), you are hard locked.
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if its hard locked, what are my chances to unlock for other network.and how....
Now I can able to usee at&t but not other network...(cant use at&t due to roaming cost)
thanks
Guys - I have a HTC Titan ATT locked phone. I am trying to use it with TMobil - have the unlock code from ebay, but every time it boots, it asks for code that is a great nuisance. I have HSPL but stuck on radio 16. So none of the custom roms work for me that require radio 17.
Can anyone please point me to a ROM that is fully unlocked and uses Radio 16?
Thanks
lund123 said:
Guys - I have a HTC Titan ATT locked phone. I am trying to use it with TMobil - have the unlock code from ebay, but every time it boots, it asks for code that is a great nuisance. I have HSPL but stuck on radio 16. So none of the custom roms work for me that require radio 17.
Can anyone please point me to a ROM that is fully unlocked and uses Radio 16?
Thanks
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You need to insert the T-Mobile sim card into the phone; it will then ask for the subsidy unlock code, you punch it in and you will never have to punch that code in again; you're done! If your device is HSPL you are one lucky, lucky individual. I'm not sure what you're trying to do here, the next (logical) step is to flash a custom ROM; as you see below on my signature I use Eburon 2.1. If you opt to flash a custom ROM, it's cake! As you see below I use Eburon 2.1; the required radio is 17. I flashed the ROM first and restarted the phone once again in bootloader mode and flashed the radio; once you've done both...you're good to go. If you're dead set on radio 16 you're going to have to look around for a ROM that uses it; the Dynamic and Eburon are incompatible with radio 17 as you may already know. I don't know if there are radio 16 custom/stock ROMs available here. I do my level best to stay clear of official stock ROMs, I actually lost the HSPL on my phone and it took an act of God to get it back.
Not so straight with ATT Titan
You may know this already - HTC Titan devices are having trouble with the SPL / HSPL - it seems I have HSPL on my phone but it is not letting me use any custom rom that requires radio 17. I am stuck on radio 16.
Perhaps I need a fully unlocked rom that corresponds to radio 16.
Thanks
berrywr said:
You need to insert the T-Mobile sim card into the phone; it will then ask for the subsidy unlock code, you punch it in and you will never have to punch that code in again; you're done! If your device is HSPL you are one lucky, lucky individual. I'm not sure what you're trying to do here, the next (logical) step is to flash a custom ROM; as you see below on my signature I use Eburon 2.1. If you opt to flash a custom ROM, it's cake! As you see below I use Eburon 2.1; the required radio is 17. I flashed the ROM first and restarted the phone once again in bootloader mode and flashed the radio; once you've done both...you're good to go. If you're dead set on radio 16 you're going to have to look around for a ROM that uses it; the Dynamic and Eburon are incompatible with radio 17 as you may already know. I don't know if there are radio 16 custom/stock ROMs available here. I do my level best to stay clear of official stock ROMs, I actually lost the HSPL on my phone and it took an act of God to get it back.
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berrywr said:
You need to insert the T-Mobile sim card into the phone; it will then ask for the subsidy unlock code, you punch it in and you will never have to punch that code in again; you're done! If your device is HSPL you are one lucky, lucky individual. I'm not sure what you're trying to do here, the next (logical) step is to flash a custom ROM; as you see below on my signature I use Eburon 2.1. If you opt to flash a custom ROM, it's cake! As you see below I use Eburon 2.1; the required radio is 17. I flashed the ROM first and restarted the phone once again in bootloader mode and flashed the radio; once you've done both...you're good to go. If you're dead set on radio 16 you're going to have to look around for a ROM that uses it; the Dynamic and Eburon are incompatible with radio 17 as you may already know. I don't know if there are radio 16 custom/stock ROMs available here. I do my level best to stay clear of official stock ROMs, I actually lost the HSPL on my phone and it took an act of God to get it back.
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You're right. Yesterday I sent to lund123 my 7.8 (0409 only) rom based on 2.05 OEM and radio 16. He flashed it but his phone is carrier-locked. See this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141488
Not good that the guys here see no difference between custom fully unlocked rom flashing and carrier-locked devices.
bazul007 said:
Download htc titan 7.8 sianto edition al-xda developer
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SIM Lock has nothing common with sianto or anything else.
Carrier lock is placed (like IMEI) in the first 256 kb region of flash data. You can not flash anything that will make some magic work. SIM unlock code should be obtained from carrier or bought online (but it must be generated with unique IMEI number of the phone)
Just to keep things in perspective - I have the 3rd party unlock code, it unlocks the phone, but fogets about it on a reboot. So it is not that I do not have an unlock code, I do.
So now I have installed a full unlocked ROM with Radio 16 from andrew, and I still continue to remain locked to ATT - grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
AndrewSh said:
You're right. Yesterday I sent to lund123 my 7.8 (0409 only) rom based on 2.05 OEM and radio 16. He flashed it but his phone is carrier-locked. See this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141488
Not good that the guys here see no difference between custom fully unlocked rom flashing and carrier-locked devices.
SIM Lock has nothing common with sianto or anything else.
Carrier lock is placed (like IMEI) in the first 256 kb region of flash data. You can not flash anything that will make some magic work. SIM unlock code should be obtained from carrier or bought online (but it must be generated with unique IMEI number of the phone)
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AndrewSh said:
You're right. Yesterday I sent to lund123 my 7.8 (0409 only) rom based on 2.05 OEM and radio 16. He flashed it but his phone is carrier-locked. See this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141488
Not good that the guys here see no difference between custom fully unlocked rom flashing and carrier-locked devices.
SIM Lock has nothing common with sianto or anything else.
Carrier lock is placed (like IMEI) in the first 256 kb region of flash data. You can not flash anything that will make some magic work. SIM unlock code should be obtained from carrier or bought online (but it must be generated with unique IMEI number of the phone)
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That would have been nice to know. Frankly, he's the first one I know who is HSPL but not subsidy (carrier) unlocked.
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lund123 said:
Just to keep things in perspective - I have the 3rd party unlock code, it unlocks the phone, but fogets about it on a reboot. So it is not that I do not have an unlock code, I do.
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What does 3rd party unlock mean? I'm not trying to be an ass about this but is your phone subsidy unlocked or not?
3rd Party = ebay provided unlock code, and not directly from the carrier (in my mind).
berrywr said:
That would have been nice to know. Frankly, he's the first one I know who is HSPL but not subsidy (carrier) unlocked.
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What does 3rd party unlock mean? I'm not trying to be an ass about this but is your phone subsidy unlocked or not?
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I have an x10a, and I have for a while. But, its getting old, and boring. I wanted to spice it up with a custom ROM, namely Cyanogenmod. But going through the steps, xflashtool doesn't seem to want to play ball, informing me that "Your phone bootloader cannot be officially unlocked".
I've flashed it before, but only back to stock. This time I want something new.
Now, I've googled around and I've found a few pieces of information about this, but nothing concrete, and certainly nothing very in-depth.
I need to know;
- Does this mean that my attempts at a custom ROM are just at a halt completely? Too bad for me, try a different phone?
- If not, can I force the bootloader to be unlocked, and will it remove my ability to use the radio capability in the phone? (as I have read in a few places now), because my phone isn't a lot of good without the ability to do phone things.
- If I can force it, how, and are there any downsides?
and bonus round;
- Why are there certain phones that just can't have the bootloader unlocked.
Cheers in advance guys, I'd really like to hear some good news about this, but anything is better than what I have at this point.
AzzaMan said:
I have an x10a, and I have for a while. But, its getting old, and boring. I wanted to spice it up with a custom ROM, namely Cyanogenmod. But going through the steps, xflashtool doesn't seem to want to play ball, informing me that "Your phone bootloader cannot be officially unlocked".
I've flashed it before, but only back to stock. This time I want something new.
Now, I've googled around and I've found a few pieces of information about this, but nothing concrete, and certainly nothing very in-depth.
I need to know;
- Does this mean that my attempts at a custom ROM are just at a halt completely? Too bad for me, try a different phone?
- If not, can I force the bootloader to be unlocked, and will it remove my ability to use the radio capability in the phone? (as I have read in a few places now), because my phone isn't a lot of good without the ability to do phone things.
- If I can force it, how, and are there any downsides?
and bonus round;
- Why are there certain phones that just can't have the bootloader unlocked.
Cheers in advance guys, I'd really like to hear some good news about this, but anything is better than what I have at this point.
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1st: you still can flash custom rom, look for the one that have stated (for locked bootloader)
2nd: yes you can, there is testpoint method (correct me If I'm wrong)
3rd: no afaik
Bonus: because there are carrier locked, or just plain damn unlucky
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TakuyaZ said:
1st: you still can flash custom rom, look for the one that have stated (for locked bootloader)
2nd: yes you can, there is testpoint method (correct me If I'm wrong)
3rd: no afaik
Bonus: because there are carrier locked, or just plain damn unlucky
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Champion. Cheers for the lightning fast reply, didn't expect to hear back for a day or two. I'm gonna begin my search for a copy of cyanogenmod for x10's that are for locked bootloaders. This should be fun
AzzaMan said:
Champion. Cheers for the lightning fast reply, didn't expect to hear back for a day or two. I'm gonna begin my search for a copy of cyanogenmod for x10's that are for locked bootloaders. This should be fun
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Cyanogen mod cant be installed in locked bootloader, due to cm require an custom kernel
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TakuyaZ said:
Cyanogen mod cant be installed in locked bootloader, due to cm require an custom kernel
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Damn it... Any suggestions for a good alternative? I'd like something either really fancy, or really low RAM and Battery usage.
TakuyaZ said:
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Bonus: because there are carrier locked, or just plain damn unlucky
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My X10i is carrirer locked, and I could unlock the boot loader without any problems.
The problem with those who lose their radio capability, is, as I suspect it to be, because they tried SIM-unlock their devices with third party methods in a way that are not supposed to be done. (A "bad" hack method of some kind). Once they unlock the boot loader, they lose that poor third party hack, and the device reverts back to a SIM-locked state. Since most of the people who do SIM-unlock their devices, uses a different carrier, will also lose the radio because of the carrier/SIM lock.
One can safely unlock the boot loader if:
* The device remains SIM-locked and haven't been touched by poor, unknown SIM-lock hacks.
* The device isn't SIM-locked in the first place. (Device was delivered in an unlocked state)
* The device is SIM-unlocked with the proper method, where one get proper unlock codes from their original carrier matched with the IMEI code.
SysGhost said:
One can safely unlock the boot loader if:
* The device remains SIM-locked and haven't been touched by poor, unknown SIM-lock hacks.
* The device isn't SIM-locked in the first place. (Device was delivered in an unlocked state)
* The device is SIM-unlocked with the proper method, where one get proper unlock codes from their original carrier matched with the IMEI code.
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My phone was delivered locked to... Vodaphone? I think. I unlocked it a long time ago. But, I unlocked it by given them my IMEI, and getting the unlock code from them. So, as legit as it gets really. I am still not allowed to just unlock my bootloader. Based on what I've seen in this thread, and a couple of other places, if I force the bootloader to unlock by "less sturdy" means, I should be fine with my sim-unlock, or be able to just contact them again and get a new unlock code.
So, this Testpoint method that TakuyaZ mentioned, anyone able to point me in the right direction for that or an alternative? I can't seem to find a decent tutorial anywhere.
AzzaMan said:
My phone was delivered locked to... Vodaphone? I think. I unlocked it a long time ago. But, I unlocked it by given them my IMEI, and getting the unlock code from them. So, as legit as it gets really. I am still not allowed to just unlock my bootloader. Based on what I've seen in this thread, and a couple of other places, if I force the bootloader to unlock by "less sturdy" means, I should be fine with my sim-unlock, or be able to just contact them again and get a new unlock code.
So, this Testpoint method that TakuyaZ mentioned, anyone able to point me in the right direction for that or an alternative? I can't seem to find a decent tutorial anywhere.
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What method did you try to unlock the bootloader with? As far as I know your SIM-unlocked status shouldn't be affected at all, as it is properly unlocked, with the radio accepting all carriers. (Radio part of the device is semi-isolated from the rest of the system)
Try this method, and you should be fine: (But I cannot promise anything. If you do try it, you're on your own.)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1253277
It's the method I used on a few X10i devices. Works on SIM-locked devices (They'll remain SIM-locked after, as it should be), as well as unlocked devices that previosly has been SIM-locked, but unlocked with the proper codes from the carrier. They remained SIM-unlocked after unlocking the boot loader. Good news that is.
So if you really know that your device has been properly SIM-unlocked with codes delivered from the carrier that locked the device in the first place, you should be fine. A.f.a.i.k, the only ones that lost their radio on their devices, are the ones who used improper third party hacking methods to SIM-unlock their devices.
Warning: If you are not 100% sure about what method that has been used to SIM-unlock your device. Stop. And turn back.
Alright, attempting the method posted above, I have hit a snag. I then proceeded to hit the same snag over and over again, trying minutely different methods.
My problem is with the qsd8250_semc tool.
The most I can get out of it is;
"
Process requires standard 2.x android firmware.
Press any key to continue...
Getting ROOT rights.
error: protocol fault (no status)
error: device not found
error: device not found.
Waiting...
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Any suggestions? At this point I've tried the methods listed on the sites below, but nothing is working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1253277
http://www.modaco.com/topic/346145-how-toguideunlock-x10-bootloader-permanently/
AzzaMan said:
Alright, attempting the method posted above, I have hit a snag. I then proceeded to hit the same snag over and over again, trying minutely different methods.
My problem is with the qsd8250_semc tool.
The most I can get out of it is;
"
Process requires standard 2.x android firmware.
Press any key to continue...
Getting ROOT rights.
error: protocol fault (no status)
error: device not found
error: device not found.
Waiting...
"
Any suggestions? At this point I've tried the methods listed on the sites below, but nothing is working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1253277
http://www.modaco.com/topic/346145-how-toguideunlock-x10-bootloader-permanently/
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Did you try with Flashtool? Don't use the newest version, you need 0.9.10 release. From http://androxyde.github.io/ There is a thread on here some where ill inbox you the link if I find it.
But it is easy as to do. By memory I think you click the padlock in flashtool to root phone then click on the plugins and you have the option to unlock boot loader with a click. Not sure if you have to add recovery first? Get the older version of flashtool though.
I'm sure someone will remember and help :good:
Found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254087
Hey mate this is the thread I used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1821750
doodownunda said:
Did you try with Flashtool? Don't use the newest version, you need 0.9.10 release. From http://androxyde.github.io/ There is a thread on here some where ill inbox you the link if I find it.
But it is easy as to do. By memory I think you click the padlock in flashtool to root phone then click on the plugins and you have the option to unlock boot loader with a click. Not sure if you have to add recovery first? Get the older version of flashtool though.
I'm sure someone will remember and help :good:
Found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254087
Hey mate this is the thread I used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1821750
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The only things needed on the X10 part is it to have original (Stock) firmware with Android 2.1 or 2.2, with the original 2.6.29 kernel.
Also one need to enable debugging over USB (Debug Bridge) in the developer settings. And lastly need the drivers installed if using Windows. (Which I assume is the case here)
Once that's done, it should all work.
I've written a Linux script if anyone needs it. Still need the other files from the original qsd8250.7z toolset from the_laser's thread. See attached files.
Place qsd8250_semc.bash in the same director as qsd8250_semc.cmd, then execute it.
One also need Linux-version of the adb command, and in the system PATH variable.
Trying to root and sim unlock my sprint htc evo design for use on tmobile, ive googled it and found a few articles saying that sprint phones use cdma and not gsm, however this phone has a slot for a sim card. is there any way to use this phone on t-mobile with one of their sims? if so how do i go about it. if this is in the wrong forum my apologies.
thanks in advance
i repeat... this sprint phone has a sim card slot
That sim card slot is for worldwide capabilities. There may be a way to unlock it but you need to look in the correct forum as stated above.
Hit the thanks button!
frunas80 said:
Trying to root and sim unlock my sprint htc evo design for use on tmobile, ive googled it and found a few articles saying that sprint phones use cdma and not gsm, however this phone has a slot for a sim card. is there any way to use this phone on t-mobile with one of their sims? if so how do i go about it. if this is in the wrong forum my apologies.
thanks in advance
i repeat... this sprint phone has a sim card slot
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Hey bud, I just finished creating a flash zip for supersu 1.69 and busybox 1.21.1. Just go to this link "click me - I'm a link" to get the download. Its in the HTC One Sv forum but my girl has the same phone as you because I was the one who gave it to her. Root works and I also provide source code so anyone can see what exactly it is doing before they even decide to use it. All you need to do is download a custom recovery for your phone then go into fastboot and boot the custom recovery using the command
Code:
fastboot boot customrecovery.img
The name of the image will be whatever you name it. I recommend customrecovery.img.
You want to boot it vice flashing so you can do a complete backup of your device. Afterwards, go ahead and flash the customrecovery:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery customrecovery.img
The initial backup will even backup and preserve your original stock recovery.img. You need the custom recovery in order to flash the zip from your sdcard.
Anyways, I am familiar with your phone so if you need help just pm me.
bigdaddy619 said:
Yes this is the wrong forum this is the Evo 4G LTE forum ask a mod to move it to the correct forum
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XDA has no forum for this device [to move it to].
Root won't help. One must unlock the sim. I did it w/ a hardware tool [riffbox]; probably other methods will work as well.
Rob
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SIM unlock riffbox
insink71 said:
XDA has no forum for this device [to move it to].
Root won't help. One must unlock the sim. I did it w/ a hardware tool [riffbox]; probably other methods will work as well.
Rob
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Rob!!! You have unlocked the SIM for HTC Evo Design to use on domestic-to-USA GSM? I would LOVE to know more about that. I've looked all over the place. There's another user name lechen that has also been trying to get it to work. Sprint tells me its unlocked but it won't work with domestic GSM. With freedomPop and Boost using this phone there must be a way to get the SIM to work in the USA.
US GSM
MaggiesStreak said:
Rob!!! You have unlocked the SIM for HTC Evo Design to use on domestic-to-USA GSM? I would LOVE to know more about that. I've looked all over the place. There's another user name lechen that has also been trying to get it to work. Sprint tells me its unlocked but it won't work with domestic GSM. With freedomPop and Boost using this phone there must be a way to get the SIM to work in the USA.
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Yep. fairly easily yet difficult if you don't have the right equipment. You have to unlock sim [if locked] as previously mentioned and set Carrier ID or CID to 11111111 from SPC___03 [or whatever it is]. With Sprint set as the Carrier ID, they control the provisioning and can restrict GSM to non US carriers; with super CID as it's sometimes called, you are the boss of your phone. Any carrier can provision. Problem lies in that this data [the CID flag] lies in mmcblk07 which is read only memory; so, you have to do some pretty drastic stuff [disassemble phone, short the test point, hook it up to your riffbox, and then write that data]. I unfortunately don't know a way around that. Hope that helps.
Regards,
Rob
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Yep. fairly easily yet difficult if you don't have the right equipment. You have to unlock sim [if locked] as previously mentioned and set Carrier ID or CID to 11111111 from SPC___03 [or whatever it is]. With Sprint set as the Carrier ID, they control the provisioning and can restrict GSM to non US carriers; with super CID as it's sometimes called, you are the boss of your phone. Any carrier can provision. Problem lies in that this data [the CID flag] lies in mmcblk07 which is read only memory; so, you have to do some pretty drastic stuff [disassemble phone, short the test point, hook it up to your riffbox, and then write that data]. I unfortunately don't know a way around that. Hope that helps.
Regards,
Rob
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QPST can unlock the read only memory "nvm" folder. So could these changes be made there, without requiring the hardware equipment you mentioned Rob? It took new radio software, and Olinex's sim unlock tool just 15 minutes to unlock my Verzion Global HTC touch pro 2 for US gsm use. So there has to be an easier way (or at least a software only way) to do it with this phone.
Can anyone else chime in with ideas?
other thing not attempted
supermaxkato said:
QPST can unlock the read only memory "nvm" folder. So could these changes be made there, without requiring the hardware equipment you mentioned Rob? It took new radio software, and Olinex's sim unlock tool just 15 minutes to unlock my Verzion Global HTC touch pro 2 for US gsm use. So there has to be an easier way (or at least a software only way) to do it with this phone.
Can anyone else chime in with ideas?
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without supercid, there are things you can try.. no guarantee if they will work or not.
There is a db file on htc roms that holds all the apn information.
One could try editing this db file w/ a sqlite editor. It's at /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db . Now, before you go too crazy, backup that file. Then try adding your AT&T apn info into that db [US carriers have been left out intentionally]. If that keeps [is not rewritten each boot] you should be good to go w/ maybe a minor build.prop tweak. Otherwise, you'll have to get supercid; which, is the route I went. Basically the radio supports gsm & cdma; it's adding the gsm carriers you want [if you can get around Sprint's control] or controlling it yourself [supercid]. Hope that helps.
Regards,
Rob
holy cow! that is drastic
insink71 said:
Yep. fairly easily yet difficult if you don't have the right equipment. You have to unlock sim [if locked] as previously mentioned and set Carrier ID or CID to 11111111 from SPC___03 [or whatever it is]. With Sprint set as the Carrier ID, they control the provisioning and can restrict GSM to non US carriers; with super CID as it's sometimes called, you are the boss of your phone. Any carrier can provision. Problem lies in that this data [the CID flag] lies in mmcblk07 which is read only memory; so, you have to do some pretty drastic stuff [disassemble phone, short the test point, hook it up to your riffbox, and then write that data]. I unfortunately don't know a way around that. Hope that helps.
Regards,
Rob
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WOW!!! "[disassemble phone, short the test point, hook it up to your riffbox, and then write that data]"
That is beyond my skills. I might pay someone to do that since I have no RiffBox.
I see offerings online for a code they claim will unlock the SIM reader for about $20. So, either this is a blatant lie or there is a software way around it?
Anyone in NC or NY wanna do this stuff to my phone?
If someone wants to try this I'm willing to pay also. But I still think there has to be a software-only way to do this.
Rob, I did try editing the files you said, but with no luck. Could we use the old MTTY program to try and gain superCID?
I recently found a repository containing stock fastboot flashable firmware for pretty much every single Moto E variant out there (except Sprint XT1526, much to my dismay). I have a Sprint XT1526 which has its bootloader unlocked. I was reading about a US Cellular variant of the XT1526 and how it is network unlocked for domestic GSM/CDMA usage. Since the Sprint variant isn't unlocked domestically, and since both are the XT1526 model, I figured I'd try to flash US Cellular stock firmware through fastboot to see if it worked.
I tried both the 5.0.2 and 5.1 images from USC and both gave me the same results: everything flashed and booted fine, but the Baseband is still listed as being Sprint. The firmware packages include a modem for me to flash (called NON-HLOS.bin I believe), but even after flashing this US Cellular modem along with the rest of the files I just can't get the baseband to switch from Sprint to US Cellular.
Any help on how to get the Baseband switched from Sprint to US Cellular so I can use my T-Mobile SIM in this thing? There is a modem file in the stock firmware but there isn't a radio file. Is this the problem? I thought the modem was the same thing as the baseband, not the radio? But if I am missing a radio file is there any way I can get a US Cellular one?
P.S. I'm not sure if this is a bad sign like something broke after I tried to flash the wrong firmware or if it always did this, but now when I insert my T-Mobile SIM it isn't detected at all. It thinks I don't even have a SIM inserted when I actually do (yes, I checked to make sure it was inserted the right way)
EDIT: Did research on my own and it turns out I'm actually missing a radio file; just a modem isn't enough. Since there doesn't seem to be a place I can find a prepackaged radio, is there any way someone with a US Cellular variant could "extract" a radio image for me to flash?
EDIT2: Apparently the fsb and NON-HLOS images were all I needed all along, but flashing those like I did still didn't help. Looks like this just isn't going to work.
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I recently found a repository containing stock fastboot flashable firmware for pretty much every single Moto E variant out there (except Sprint XT1526, much to my dismay). I have a Sprint XT1526 which has its bootloader unlocked. I was reading about a US Cellular variant of the XT1526 and how it is network unlocked for domestic GSM/CDMA usage. Since the Sprint variant isn't unlocked domestically, and since both are the XT1526 model, I figured I'd try to flash US Cellular stock firmware through fastboot to see if it worked.
I tried both the 5.0.2 and 5.1 images from USC and both gave me the same results: everything flashed and booted fine, but the Baseband is still listed as being Sprint. The firmware packages include a modem for me to flash (called NON-HLOS.bin I believe), but even after flashing this US Cellular modem along with the rest of the files I just can't get the baseband to switch from Sprint to US Cellular.
Any help on how to get the Baseband switched from Sprint to US Cellular so I can use my T-Mobile SIM in this thing? There is a modem file in the stock firmware but there isn't a radio file. Is this the problem? I thought the modem was the same thing as the baseband, not the radio? But if I am missing a radio file is there any way I can get a US Cellular one?
P.S. I'm not sure if this is a bad sign like something broke after I tried to flash the wrong firmware or if it always did this, but now when I insert my T-Mobile SIM it isn't detected at all. It thinks I don't even have a SIM inserted when I actually do (yes, I checked to make sure it was inserted the right way)
EDIT: Did research on my own and it turns out I'm actually missing a radio file; just a modem isn't enough. Since there doesn't seem to be a place I can find a prepackaged radio, is there any way someone with a US Cellular variant could "extract" a radio image for me to flash?
EDIT2: Apparently the fsb and NON-HLOS images were all I needed all along, but flashing those like I did still didn't help. Looks like this just isn't going to work.
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This had been poked at quite a but in the past with no success...
Good luck
dandrumheller said:
This had been poked at quite a but in the past with no success...
Good luck
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I think I'm gonna throw in the towel now. I believe I know the problem: its not that I don't have the right files to change the radio/baseband, its that fastboot is still in secure mode (even though my bootloader is unlocked) which prevents me from flashing certain images like bootloaders, partition tables, and radios. If someone were to either leak an insecure bootloader firmware package or compile their own, then baseband switching would be as easy as flashing these files.
I now have an XT1526 with a dead SIM slot, but its not like I was using it anyway so I guess there's no loss
@jasonmerc your phone's SIM card slot isn't bricked... it's just still domestically locked, so it will show that error when trying to use a non-Sprint domestic sim...
PresidentMcCain said:
@jasonmerc your phone's SIM card slot isn't bricked... it's just still domestically locked, so it will show that error when trying to use a non-Sprint domestic sim...
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I guess each variant is different then. Back when I had my Verizon one (before I did the SIM unlock) if I put in my SIM it wouldn't say I was missing a SIM card, it just said the SIM was not recognized/not valid
@jasonmerc Did you ever try flashing to the USC bootloader before trying a modem flash? I was thinking maybe the bootloader is the key to all this... but it's the highest risk flash
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@jasonmerc Did you ever try flashing to the USC bootloader before trying a modem flash? I was thinking maybe the bootloader is the key to all this... but it's the highest risk flash
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Yeah I tried that but nothing happened. I was speaking with squid2 over PM about this, apparently on more modern phones a bootloader unlock doesn't guarantee you FULL access to every partition to change. The partition I'd need to alter to make it work, namely the ones that have to do with GPT, bootloader and modem, are part of this "restricted area" that you can't alter.
The only way we could alter the partitions needed to make this work is to obtain leaked engineering firmware for the XT1526, which when flashed gives you 100% full access to every partition. Leaked firmware is hard to come by, and I doubt Motorola would just hand it over if we asked them
EDIT: I notice in your signature you have something about a modified ROM intended for GSM usage on your Sprint Moto E. Does this ROM somehow enable GSM for domestic use or is that for non-USA GSM?
jasonmerc said:
EDIT: I notice in your signature you have something about a modified ROM intended for GSM usage on your Sprint Moto E. Does this ROM somehow enable GSM for domestic use or is that for non-USA GSM?
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I flashed an XT1527 6.0 stock system.img and boot.img directly on the Sprint XT1526, and made some modifications myself to make it work with Sprint (through build.prop mods) and have been using it that way since.
It will still only accept a Sprint SIM though...
That's too bad changing out the bootloader didn't help