Im getting this "error: cannot load 'Unlock_code.bin" when trying to fastboot flash the unlock code htc dev sent me.Is anyone else seeing this or know how to get around it. I do have my unlock code in my platform tools folder which is where I open the command prompt from. I have also tried 2 different browsers. Im pretty sure its not my adb setup as I have unlocked my wifes rezound, my gnex,and also my n7 with it. Im at a loss. Any ideas or thoughts in getting this thing done are appreciated !
wireman2161 said:
Im getting this "error: cannot load 'Unlock_code.bin" when trying to fastboot flash the unlock code htc dev sent me.Is anyone else seeing this or know how to get around it. I do have my unlock code in my platform tools folder which is where I open the command prompt from. I have also tried 2 different browsers. Im pretty sure its not my adb setup as I have unlocked my wifes rezound, my gnex,and also my n7 with it. Im at a loss. Any ideas or thoughts in getting this thing done are appreciated !
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I got it! Gave up last night and got up this mourning and went through the whole unlock process agian. this time the code they sent in the email worked
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Trying to unlock my Rezound through HTCDev. I have tried a dozen times following directions and rechecking directions and then rechecking them again. This is what I get:
Error Code: 173.
Error Reason: Check Rule Fail with exception
any idea what causes that error code? I tried to research it but the only mentions of it seem to be from today which makes me wonder if it could be a problem with the website.
doug260 said:
Trying to unlock my Rezound through HTCDev. I have tried a dozen times following directions and rechecking directions and then rechecking them again. This is what I get:
Error Code: 173.
Error Reason: Check Rule Fail with exception
any idea what causes that error code? I tried to research it but the only mentions of it seem to be from today which makes me wonder if it could be a problem with the website.
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Same issue here
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using Tapatalk
I'm having the same problem as well, also on a Rezound. I second the "problem with the web site" theory.
check my twitter. i am talking to them through there about it.
twitter.com/jmz_software
I'm currently getting this error too when trying to unlock an evo 3d. It must be a website issue.
update
https://twitter.com/#!/htcdev/status/164818807561523200
I'm also having the same problem while trying to unlock my Wildfire S. I hope is a website problem.
Same problem on a rezound
I've been experiencing the same problem for the last few hours. I've tried every troubleshooting step I can think of, Uninstalled, downloaded new, and reinstalled the Android SDK and HTC Drivers. Swapped my extended battery out for the standard battery and vice versa, just in case that was somehow affecting the token.
No improvement.
I did notice that each time I run
Code:
fastboot oem get_identifier_token
I get a unique Token in response. In over twenty tries it seemd to be different each time. Is that typical?
psolowes said:
I've been experiencing the same problem for the last few hours. I've tried every troubleshooting step I can think of, Uninstalled, downloaded new, and reinstalled the Android SDK and HTC Drivers. Swapped my extended battery out for the standard battery and vice versa, just in case that was somehow affecting the token.
No improvement.
I did notice that each time I run
Code:
fastboot oem get_identifier_token
I get a unique Token in response. In over twenty tries it seemd to be different each time. Is that typical?
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Yes, its a different token each time you run it.
Thanks for the confirmation!
I appreciate your confirmation that the Token is unique each time it is run. I didn't notice clear information about that on other forums.
Looks like the Tweets are active @HTCdev on the 173 issue. Hopefully we will see resolution soon, I'm excited to try an ICS ROM.
Thanks, I have the same issue...
Figures the day I finally decide to root my Rezound and install ICS something goes wrong...
Same thing here also, I called HTC but I didnt get anywhere. They said they would create a trouble ticket and somebody will contact me within 10 days.
So got this error on my buddies device because he did the update before I could tell him not to. (Whoops) anyways, I still have my unlock code from when I unlocked mine. Can I use that and be good? Thanks for any insight community.
Sent from my Re-ZiZzLe
dopediculous said:
So got this error on my buddies device because he did the update before I could tell him not to. (Whoops) anyways, I still have my unlock code from when I unlocked mine. Can I use that and be good? Thanks for any insight community.
Sent from my Re-ZiZzLe
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Should work fine
dopediculous said:
So got this error on my buddies device because he did the update before I could tell him not to. (Whoops) anyways, I still have my unlock code from when I unlocked mine. Can I use that and be good? Thanks for any insight community.
Sent from my Re-ZiZzLe
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The update has nothing to do with it, I just got a replacement phone today and it had hboot 2.10 on it, and it didnt work. I updated to hboot 2.11 and same thing.
I just got my Rezound in today.
I'm getting the same error from the site as well. I got mine from Costco in the mail because they were out of stock at the store.
I guess I am waiting this out to see what happens.
As a note, I have not activated the phone yet. Just left it in the charger for a bit, then tarted my unlock phase. Not sure if this is related, but, merely trying to provide some more info to the issue.
Update from @htcdev:
"@teletype3 @con247 @JMZ_software Hi all - we did find an issue and have escalated this to find the cause of the problem."
EDIT: It's working now!
"Token Submitted Successfully!
You've been sent an email with your unlock key as a file attachment. Please review this email for further instructions and a link to complete the Bootloader process."
And I did indeed get my Unlock_code.bin.
Possibly fixed
I was just able to to successfully submit a token and was sent a .bin file in response. I've just pushed the file to my phone..
Code:
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
..confirmed my choice to unlock, and am rebooting now.
I got the same error yesterday night and stayed up the whole night trying to resolve the problem, finally it turns out to be caused by the website itself, holy ****.
psolowes said:
I was just able to to successfully submit a token and was sent a .bin file in response. I've just pushed the file to my phone..
Code:
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
..confirmed my choice to unlock, and am rebooting now.
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I have a question. I recently had a hard drive crash and lost my Unlock_code. is there a way to get a copy of it? Can I repopulate a new one from HTCDev?
Thanks in advance!
Okay, so i have looked and searched all the forums and yet no answer..
First thing first: I have a Mac - so i found the thread for using the terminal and getting the unlock code from HTCdev - no prob it was easy
Now here is where I get stuck i save the Unlock_code.bin into my android folder but when I go into terminal I get this message and I have tried with diff. generated tokens and codes.
/android/fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
error: cannot load 'Unlock_code.bin'
Suggestions ??
Help!! and since I am a NOOB i can't post in the XDA developer forum where most likely there is an answer - no offense.
This might be a long shot, but when you copy and paste the code, is there something like INFO or bootloader in front of every line? I remember seeing somebody having that problem, and they were also on a mac. If there is, do the code without that and it should work.
I already did that received the email from HTCdev and the attachment saved it in my android folder and when I go to do the last step i get that error message.
You can't post in the dev forum because that is for releases only so you wouldn't be helped if you posted there. Have you tried flashing the token with windows? Does fastboot have the correct permissions to read and write to the folder?
huh
this is my 1st android phone... i have a macbook pro. So what do you mean flashing the token with windows?...permissions as far as? I'm on the verge of jus sayng f it.. not worth this much worth was easier to unlock my blackberry and my ipod than this smh...
Ok so Iv manged to finally get the screen to say "waiting for device" But thats when the phone is on..
If i restart with VOL DOWN and power into FAST BOOT USB AND I GO type in the cmd " fastboot oem get_identifier_token."
It says >>>>>> <Bootloader> [ERR] COMMAND ERROR wTF is the issue? I downloaded a ADB tool that installed in my CMD, I tried the SDK and it never would take always threw up error etc, so I ran across something else and its the Furthest iv gotton so far..
Only issue now is This ERROR when im in FASTBOOT USB.. Ive got a Virgin Mobil.. HBOOT 1.58.0000
Also on the HTC DEV site when i would go to DL the Zip for windows, At one point it kept saying ADB etc is missing.. So i found a program with the main tools that makes it do what it needs to without all the extra stuff SDK installs, Which again BTW would never fully extract and work..
So i go to the zip file i download for windows and now i go to run it, and it throws up the CMD window for half a sec and i can see allot is filled out but it goes rite away... So as i said this is the furthest ive gotton to unlocken it.. What could be causing this???
I can walk you through it, I don't know what is in the zip you down loaded
Cant view code sent in email from htc dev
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I can walk you through it, I don't know what is in the zip you down loaded
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So ive manage to get my Phn to work for me and the program i DL/// . I got my token from HTC DEV, But now my only issue is The email they sent me with the code in it, I cant view it??
Does it take some kinda special view? It says its a UDF code or something? like that.. IM SOO CLOSE to unlocking it but so far at same time..
I never could get sdk tools to DL i found a ADB program that managed to make everything work just fine. It went from Pulling up NOTHING IN CMD for my phone, then with that simple download of the ADB program, It was a program someone just put the main things needed together and left out all the XTRA BS that SDK tools come with, SDK tools never once downloaded or open rite..
But as i said Ive pasted the TOKEN!! GOT SENT THE EMAIL, But the code attachment sent is not viewable, I have never run across something like this.... Ive also posted in EVO 3D about this issue, But anyone have a idea what i need to view the code?
BTW THIS IS THE SITE I DL THE PROGRAM FROM THAT FINALLY got me to get my CMD prompt to work for my phone and eventually give mmmmme my token..... Take a look at it... It might be allot easier new way for newbies in the future.
http://dottech.org/21534/how-to-install-adb-and-fastboot-on-your-windows-computer-for-use-with-your-android-phone/
It's not viewable easily, you send file to phone using fastboot commands. The phone will bring up a screen asking you if you want to unlock
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It's not viewable easily, you send file to phone using fastboot commands. The phone will bring up a screen asking you if you want to unlock
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Im new to this whole thing, My issue also is I only have one smartphone, the one im unlocking and im just running it on wifi.. But Could i still send it to my phone somehow? Or is there another way to view the damn code>? I cant believe This one thing is holding me up..
it says this " VLC does not support the audio or video format "undf". Unfortunately there is no way for you to fix this.
Ive saved it to the Folder that Has FastBoot and adb (The code sent to my email).. Then i go past in cmd" fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin"
But it just says error Cannot open Unlock code bin.
When i saved the program with the fastboot etc in it, I just made a New Folder, How do i make it a spefic location.. ? Like for example
C:\ANDROID
OR C:\ADB tHAT way i can type it into the CMD prompt an it recognize it? Im thinking thats one of my main problems now as well...
At first i saved my new files to My documents.. Then i sent the ones with ADB &FASTBOOT to lOCAL DISK C:\
Where am i going wrong?
You need to be in the directory with the fastboot.exe and unlock.bin
Man it has been awhile for me to use Windows.
Maybe easier to make a folder in c:\
everything needs to be in same folder
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Use Linux it's easier
Forget about HTC DEV it won't work with hboot 1.5+. You'll want s-off to be truly rooted anyways, and HTCdev will only unlock you.
You'll need to downgrade the bootloader to 1.4 and ROM(main) version to 1.13. Then run Revolutionary S-OFF, then reupdate the hboot back to 1.58 and main version back to 2.95.
I only know the process for my sprint cdma. However, none of my carrier settings were altered during that process, so I can say with quite a bit of certainty that the same process / RUU files can all be used on your phone as well
I put together a pretty clear noob guide in the first post of the lnk below. Took me 3 or 4 days with the help of two other members here, so when I finally got S-OFF I put together a summary of the whole process include all the links to the tools / files needed.
You'l need
blank CD and burner, know how to boot from a CD
data USB cable
Micro-sd adapter so you can load files onto your phone's micro-sd from your PC
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2794935
Good luck
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As for the HTCdev unlock....I used ROOTEVO3DNEW instead of the fastboot binares that HTCdev gives you(C:\Android). Create a new folder in C:\ and name it rootevo3dnew. Unzip all rootevo3dnew.zip contents into that folder. This is the folder where you will do everything instead of C:\Android...place the unlock key .bin file directly in the main directory of rootevo3dnew . Type cd \rootevo3dnew in cmd to change the directory and repeat the process as you would with C:\Android
Chances are that will not work either, you will need to do the brick / downgrade
I've tried on 3 different computers today and I'm having a lot of problems with the htcdev site. Especially with logging in. But the main problem when I finally reset my password and login is once I get to the identifier token part I successful get mine in fastboot and I paste it. Then I submit and the site just hangs. I've tried like 5 times and I'm thinking it has to be their site. I've done this before but it was on my old phone desire 601, this is on the replacement I'm simply trying to unlock the boot loader shouldn't be this hard.
Please help. Now the site seems to be working but the damn thing is saying my unlock token is wrong as in too long. Bull crap it's exactly how they say set it up. Can anyone share their unlock bin with me damn it this is so annoying!!!
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Please help. Now the site seems to be working but the damn thing is saying my unlock token is wrong as in too long. Bull crap it's exactly how they say set it up. Can anyone share their unlock bin with me damn it this is so annoying!!![/QUOTE
HtC is more commited to GCHQ and NSA than to development so you must use the same computer to log into your email that you used to receive your token.
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Hello,
I'm new to using this website, just made this account like 20 minutes ago. I'm not sure where to put this exactly so I'll just do me, and somebody will give a hand.
Anyways, I was attempting to root my LG Tribute HD about all day today and just one thing has stopped me is that the OEM Unlock doesn't seem to work. I know what it's suppose to do but its just not rebooting to it when I type from command prompt: adb reboot bootloader. It simply just comes back to the everyday-screen I interact with. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, really but it seems like it doesn't have a bootloader when there is an OEM Unlock option. I haven't gotten pass the first step yet to rooting. I wanted to get TWRP as a recovery, but I just can't it seems. I'm also not sure if I am the only one with this problem. Would greatly appreciate some help with this.
- Sleeper Johns