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Just got my X10a back from repair, and upon putting start up it prompts me for a SIM unlock code. Does this just mean I need to debrand it? And if so, will installing a custom rom negate the need to do this? It's Rogers, but my carrier is ATT.
Tried running a search, but for the past hour at least search seems to have been disabled. And I couldn't find anything in the sticky about debranding
If u need to unlock it. Tru unlocking it at www.fastgsm.com
I have unlocked phones there before
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thanks for the suggestion. But am I seriously going to have to pay 50 bucks to unlock the phone??! I've used it fine with no problems since release. Then, the phone breaks and I sent it into repair. I get it back after waiting for over a month, and I can't use the darn thing because I need to unlock SIM now? Very frustrating. I seriously don't want to have to shell out another 50 bucks just to use a phone I've been using with no problems for a year. Is there nothing else I can do?
I've rebranded, flashed to global generic. I'm hoping somehow that flashing to a custom rom will make the problem go away. I'm in the process of installing xrecovery now but having difficulties. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks for any help
No not 50 its should b 20. 50 is everything combined i believe. Like unlock debrand and stuff. It should b $20
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Chuteboxe39 said:
thanks for the suggestion. But am I seriously going to have to pay 50 bucks to unlock the phone??! I've used it fine with no problems since release. Then, the phone breaks and I sent it into repair. I get it back after waiting for over a month, and I can't use the darn thing because I need to unlock SIM now? Very frustrating. I seriously don't want to have to shell out another 50 bucks just to use a phone I've been using with no problems for a year. Is there nothing else I can do?
I've rebranded, flashed to global generic. I'm hoping somehow that flashing to a custom rom will make the problem go away. I'm in the process of installing xrecovery now but having difficulties. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks for any help
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Eh - begin here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=955703 has pretty much everything you need to know to get you well on your way
thanks guys, i've been following that guide so far. So far I've debranded, rooted, and am trying to install xrecovery to flash the wolfbreak rom. But, the xrecovery install didn't take so I'm sorting through that. Will flashing to a custom rom make the problem go away? the idea of having to pay extra for something I never needed to before aggravates me. Will if I have to, but only if there is no other option..
I use Cyanogenmod 6.1.1 Froyo - and have done for several weeks now.
Sometimes when I reboot my phone it locks down after entering my PIN-code.
Then I get a request for PIN-code to access the SIM-network.
I got two options, either enter the code (it's not my normal PIN) or "Permanent Lockdown" which sounds pretty horrible.
So I just remove the battery for a few seconds (you cant turn the phone off during this "SIM-lock") and it reboots just normally.
But I guess you already have tried that?
I hadn't tried that until now after you mentioned it. But, no dice. Doesn't work for me
well I managed to flash the wolfbreak rom, this still didn't solve the problem, unsurprisingly. But, it only lets me get so far into it before it reboots itself. It now says my phone is an x10i at the startup setup screen. I skip past that and get into android, don't get far before it just reboots. rinse and repeat. I tried reflashing as well, still same thing.
Nothing else seems to work, am I going to just have to bite the bullet and pay to unlock the SIM?
Hey, what's up. So, here's the problem.
1. I flashed Void, I didn't like.
2. I flashed the stock rom (froyo 2.2).
3. now airplane mode in "settings > wireless and network settings" won't turn off.
I've tried taking the battery out for 10 seconds and putting it back again to no avail.
Help please!!!! Now I can't make any calls or anything cuz I've got no connection anywhere!!
Reflash the stock ROM
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wipe all. try to flash devoid its 2.2 but a lot better.
How did you flash stock ROM? By creating a KDZip(stockrom.zip) and then flashing it? Anyway try to wipe dalvik-cache via Recovery.
1. I've flashed the stock twice
2. I don't wanna go for another ROM at this stage. Getting an error when restoring, and not being able to restore, a nandroid backup is what landed me in this mess, and I'm not sure what other misleading information about Romming I've been fed.
3. Nah, I flashed the stock .DZ.
4. Would my service provider be able to format and reinstall android, or will I be looking at getting a new phone?? Cuz that would suck.
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1. I've flashed the stock twice
2. I don't wanna go for another ROM at this stage. Getting an error when restoring, and not being able to restore, a nandroid backup is what landed me in this mess, and I'm not sure what other misleading information about Romming I've been fed.
3. Nah, I flashed the stock .DZ.
4. Would my service provider be able to format and reinstall android, or will I be looking at getting a new phone?? Cuz that would suck.
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Well, if you keep restoring messed-up/corrupt/broken settings etc., no wonder flashing does not help. Wipe everything and flash a stock ROM, do not restore any broken mess. That is what your provider would do anyway, so no need to waste money.
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Well, if you keep restoring messed-up/corrupt/broken settings etc., no wonder flashing does not help. Wipe everything and flash a stock ROM, do not restore any broken mess. That is what your provider would do anyway, so no need to waste money.
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I did flash shiny ROMs located on this forum over here. I spoke to LG and I have to call them back in a couple. They're gonna get the same phone and we're gonna walk the problem together.
Like 20 minutes or something later..
Yeah, so they said they don't know and I should take it to an MTN outlet. They're not very helpful on Sundays I think.. Gonna take it in tomorrow then
Oh yeah, and i would still like to know..
..if my service provider would be able to restore original Froyo 2.2.0 or if I should consider forking out for a new phone?? .. Or if by any chance LG could restore Froyo bearing in mind that I've flashed 2.2.1 stock and the phone has been un-rooted, or if they'll say hard luck??
Well, as I already said. You still have lingering junk there. Flight mode is not some miracle, it is simply a profile with WiFi/BT/2G+3G turned off. (What can be turned on in flight mode is set in an sqlite DB, so it is even possible to override it).
So, no matter what you have flashed or not, you did that incorrectly. Being unable to switch flight mode on/off does not come out of nowhere.
There is absolutely no need to buy a new phone, your problem is a software one, not a faulty HW. (For questions what LG will or will not do, ask them, not here.)
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Well, as I already said. You still have lingering junk there. Flight mode is not some miracle, it is simply a profile with WiFi/BT/2G+3G turned off. (What can be turned on in flight mode is set in an sqlite DB, so it is even possible to override it).
So, no matter what you have flashed or not, you did that incorrectly. Being unable to switch flight mode on/off does not come out of nowhere.
There is absolutely no need to buy a new phone, your problem is a software one, not a faulty HW. (For questions what LG will or will not do, ask them, not here.)
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Thanks ^_^ You obviously know more about this than me, so how do you suggest I proceed if I wish to get back to stock Froyo like it was when I got the phone?? Should I take the phone in to service provider or something??
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how do you suggest I proceed if I wish to get back to stock Froyo like it was when I got the phone?? Should I take the phone in to service provider or something??
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Well, if you are unable to restore the original ROM properly, then take it somewhere where they can. Does not necessarily have to be your service provider, any authorized LG service can do that, plus lots of unauthorized shops can do it as well (warranty is a different issue here, though.)
Anyway, before you take the phone somewhere - if you flashed something from the thread you mentioned, you probably have 2.2.0 or 2.2.1. Have you tried using LG PC Suite to upgrade the phone to latest version (should be 2.2.2 pretty much regardless the operator/country). Might get you proper flash as well.
Also, CWM recovery has Wipe All option which wipes everything except for recovery.
Thanks so much ^_^ I got a 2.2.1 *.DZ. I don't have the energy to struggle with that anymore so I it took to my service provider and the guy there ordered me a new phone. Awesome of him hey!! At the end of the day, phones were actually made to call, TXT, and tweet with, so I'm through flashing. Time for me to throw in the towel and show it some love just the way it is!!
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Well, if you are unable to restore the original ROM properly, then take it somewhere where they can. Does not necessarily have to be your service provider, any authorized LG service can do that, plus lots of unauthorized shops can do it as well (warranty is a different issue here, though.)
Anyway, before you take the phone somewhere - if you flashed something from the thread you mentioned, you probably have 2.2.0 or 2.2.1. Have you tried using LG PC Suite to upgrade the phone to latest version (should be 2.2.2 pretty much regardless the operator/country). Might get you proper flash as well.
Also, CWM recovery has Wipe All option which wipes everything except for recovery.
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Oh yeah, and I tried upgrading to 2.2.2.. No luck, it said I had the latest version already at 2.2.1. Doesn't make any sense right. And that's from the official LG updater thinggy.. Hey, how do I mark this thread as SOLVED??
doktornotor said:
Well, if you are unable to restore the original ROM properly, then take it somewhere where they can. Does not necessarily have to be your service provider, any authorized LG service can do that, plus lots of unauthorized shops can do it as well (warranty is a different issue here, though.)
Anyway, before you take the phone somewhere - if you flashed something from the thread you mentioned, you probably have 2.2.0 or 2.2.1. Have you tried using LG PC Suite to upgrade the phone to latest version (should be 2.2.2 pretty much regardless the operator/country). Might get you proper flash as well.
Also, CWM recovery has Wipe All option which wipes everything except for recovery.
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Ok, so I have a rooted photon with cm 7.2 and sprint wasn't able to get it activated. ESN is fine and they inputed everything, but when I tried to do the ##yada yada thing nothing happens. It's supposed to let me put in a password. Does it need to be put back to stock then activated?
Yes you have to put it back to stock first.
Call me tomorrow after 9 am. I work for Sprint I may ne able to activate it for you. Pm me for my number.
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Joshhayes801 said:
Yes you have to put it back to stock first.
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PM Sent Miguel, thanks. I can get a stock rom from here right Josh? I guess that will unroot it too. I did do a nandroid backup, so I can just re-root it and run that. Darn, that's what I get for not reading enough. I just assumed it was no biggie to activate any phone.
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I forgot I already had rdslite and had to un root it before. I accidentally soft bricked it when I first got it so i'm returning it to stock then I'll call back. I'll give you a call Miguel if I can't get it working, but once stock it should be fine, thank you.
jeffrimerman said:
PM Sent Miguel, thanks. I can get a stock rom from here right Josh? I guess that will unroot it too. I did do a nandroid backup, so I can just re-root it and run that. Darn, that's what I get for not reading enough. I just assumed it was no biggie to activate any phone.
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I forgot I already had rdslite and had to un root it before. I accidentally soft bricked it when I first got it so i'm returning it to stock then I'll call back. I'll give you a call Miguel if I can't get it working, but once stock it should be fine, thank you.
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I don't have a photon so I wouldn't know but I am sure you can easily find a stock ROM. I just know I have tried to activate a few different phones that had custom ROMS and they would never activate until they were back to stock.
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Yes you have to put it back to stock first.
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OMG i'm stuck in a boot loop=(.. I ran RSD lite and put or attempted to put 198 on twice and still in boot loop. Any idea what I need to do now to get it out of boot loop?
Factory reset with hardware keys, Link Here. Then try to SBF, AKAIK your supposed to full wipe everything before trying to SBF. If thats a no go then try a different .SBF file of a different version, may have been a bad download or the such. And incase you didnt know, RSDLite is supposed to come back with a failure at the end, its normal. And FWIW, I think you could have gone back to a Nandroid of a stock rom to get it to activate. Dont quote me there but im pretty sure, know for a fact you can update prl and all that when unlocked and on stock rom so you should also be able to activate id assume.
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I don't have a photon so I wouldn't know but I am sure you can easily find a stock ROM. I just know I have tried to activate a few different phones that had custom ROMS and they would never activate until they were back to stock.
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I'm going to flash a stock rom, but can I leave it unlocked? I unlocked it and put CWM back on so I can flash a stock rom and I think I should be ok. I'll give that a try first.
Edit: wwhhheeeww, ok so I just wiped data and dalvik and rebooted and the sbf file I was rsd ing came up. So it's totally stock, but with unlocked bootloader and with CWM. Rom is stock so I should be able to activate it unless the unlocked bootloader is a problem.
The only sprint phone that im aware of being able to be activated with CM is the NS4G. This is because sprint pushes a carrier profile from the network to your phone, which is what tells the phone it's allowed to use the network, and CM cannot receive nor retrieve the profile, hence why it wont activate. The reason CM works on our phones is because we already have the profile on it prior to flashing CM, its activated so it doesn't need to receive a new profile. This process doesn't work in reverse (flash CM then activate phone).
With all that said, the short story is you need to be stock or stock based custom ROM prior to activating a sprint phone unless it's NS4G. After activating and the phone handshaking with the network, flash away.
thanks
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The only sprint phone that im aware of being able to be activated with CM is the NS4G. This is because sprint pushes a carrier profile from the network to your phone, which is what tells the phone it's allowed to use the network, and CM cannot receive nor retrieve the profile, hence why it wont activate. The reason CM works on our phones is because we already have the profile on it prior to flashing CM, its activated so it doesn't need to receive a new profile. This process doesn't work in reverse (flash CM then activate phone).
With all that said, the short story is you need to be stock or stock based custom ROM prior to activating a sprint phone unless it's NS4G. After activating and the phone handshaking with the network, flash away.
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Thank you for that great explanation
I should be able to load up my backup right? I did it with CWM just before I put it back to stock. I haven't done the root but since I have unlocked bootloader and CMW I should be good to go right?
KSmithInNY said:
The only sprint phone that im aware of being able to be activated with CM is the NS4G. This is because sprint pushes a carrier profile from the network to your phone, which is what tells the phone it's allowed to use the network, and CM cannot receive nor retrieve the profile, hence why it wont activate. The reason CM works on our phones is because we already have the profile on it prior to flashing CM, its activated so it doesn't need to receive a new profile. This process doesn't work in reverse (flash CM then activate phone).
With all that said, the short story is you need to be stock or stock based custom ROM prior to activating a sprint phone unless it's NS4G. After activating and the phone handshaking with the network, flash away.
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i work for sprint and havent heard it put better. i have dealt with quite a few custs that wanted to activate on diff roms and always told em it couldnt be done but never could explain why... thanks for info there!
I picked up a DNA off of Craigslist but I think the bootloader is unlocked and perhaps a Kernel is flashed to it or something. I dont know much about this, so I thought Id ask the experts. I just wanna get it back to factory settings....I think the kernel is cubeddna or something like that. Any help is appreciated. Thx
Hey are you new to android? Flashing roms? If you are, I won't bore you with technical details. Settings»backup and reset. Done.
If the phone has been flashed restoring it through what was listed above won't do anything. You would need to ruu back to stock and to be factory settings. If nothing was flashed doing what was mentioned above should work fine.
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lots of variables here I mean is the phone unlocked, has it taken the OTA, does it have a custom recovery? Since we have no way of knowing this my suggestion would be to try downloading the attached and run it.. it is a fairly large file and will probably need it in the end anyway. Go to "Settings/about/software information" whats the software version?
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390188424645836809
Well, its says CODISv1.0.0.....so does that mean its rooted already? Isn't that a custom ROM? Thx
All of the normal steps to moving to Ting don't work. I was told by their customer service that I would need to do a factory reset and put the phone back to OEM status in order to activate the phone on their service.
Roommate's phone that he got from one of his friends who had given him the phone already rooted and possibly a custom rom...not sure. I found "Gummy Settings" in the system settings so I think it is a custom rom. The fact that he already had it rooted means he has no idea what was used to root it or anything like that.
Can someone help guide me on what I need to do to get it back to a state that it can be setup for Ting?
I am totally lost at this point and I'm not sure if a factory reset on a custom rom would cause any permanent damage or not.
MichaelTunnell said:
All of the normal steps to moving to Ting don't work. I was told by their customer service that I would need to do a factory reset and put the phone back to OEM status in order to activate the phone on their service.
Roommate's phone that he got from one of his friends who had given him the phone already rooted and possibly a custom rom...not sure. I found "Gummy Settings" in the system settings so I think it is a custom rom. The fact that he already had it rooted means he has no idea what was used to root it or anything like that.
Can someone help guide me on what I need to do to get it back to a state that it can be setup for Ting?
I am totally lost at this point and I'm not sure if a factory reset on a custom rom would cause any permanent damage or not.
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Rooted won't keep the phone from activating, a custom ROM might or might not depending on the ROM.
The "normal" way to activate a used Photon on Sprint or a Sprint MVNO like Ting is:
1. Set up an account with Ting and enter the MEID on the "Enter ESN" screen. Be sure that Ting accepts the MEID as valid and able to be used.
2. Do a factory reset. The reset will not harm the custom ROM if there is one. It will however delete all contacts, accounts, ringtones, saved messages, user installed apps, etc.
3. After you reset the phone it will restart and run hands free activation which will activate the phone on the network. Hands free sometimes fails but it will give you an option to retry. You may have to retry a few times especially if coverage is bad.
If handsfree fails, post the Android version, Baseband version and Build number from the Settings > About phone screen and some one here may be able to tell you what ROM you have and how to get it to activate.
Here is a screenshot
I have taken a screenshot of the "About Phone" portion of the Settings and attached it to this post. Hopefully this will help narrow down what needs to be done.
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I have taken a screenshot of the "About Phone" portion of the Settings and attached it to this post. Hopefully this will help narrow down what needs to be done.
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Definitely a custom ROM. Have you tried a factory reset yet?
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Definitely a custom ROM. Have you tried a factory reset yet?
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No I have not because I was told on a different site that doing the reset may mess up the phone depending on the ROM and since I have never heard of this ROM, I decided not to risk it without further information or someone who knows more than me (not hard to do) could guide me on the next best step.
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No I have not because I was told on a different site that doing the reset may mess up the phone depending on the ROM and since I have never heard of this ROM, I decided not to risk it without further information or someone who knows more than me (not hard to do) could guide me on the next best step.
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The ROM you're running is Gummy 1.2.2. I'm not familiar with that ROM but the ROM thread is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633931 I recommend reading the entire thread and if you still have concerns about factory resetting or activating, post your questions in that thread.
If you want to go back to stock see the last part ("Return to Stock/Relocking via FullSBF flash") of post 6 of Lokifish's excellent "!!!LOOK HERE FIRST!!! Motorola Photon Compendium a.k.a. all things MoPho 06/11/12" thread at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393519