Guys, i have tried and tried!!! I can not get the S-off wire trick to work!!! I am officially stock ics ruu, Bootloader unlocked, custom recovery to flash su root. I've tripped a Ethernet cord, took off a wire and tripped that to stick in the little hole, and touch the SD card metal for GND... And my Amaze does nothing... I've also tried a wire that ties around the loaf of bread, still nothing... What am i doing wrong?? Someone please help!
USE HAIR PIN GET THE TIMING RIGHT TOOK ME LIKE 5 TRIES TO GET IT
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The 1.5 seconds is between touches. I think it helps to make sure that you have a good contact when you are touching the ground, leave the wire in contact for like a second then off for 1.5 second the on for a second.
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I always recommend a metronome. Set it to 34.
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Took me like 2+ hrs.. Must have done it 100+ times.. I changed to the plastic coated paperclip and got it after like 10 tries..
Also if your computer is older.. Kill off anything that may be slowing it down..
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What do you mean I can't say that??!!.. It's the fkin Internet!
so when i touch both wires... Do i touch them at the same time? or do i insert wire in hole to the left, then touch the ground... And if unsuccessful, do i remove both wires and retry? Or do i just remove the Ground and keep trying that?
Stevesteve64 said:
so when i touch both wires... Do i touch them at the same time? or do i insert wire in hole to the left, then touch the ground... And if unsuccessful, do i remove both wires and retry? Or do i just remove the Ground and keep trying that?
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just take a short thin wire and make sure your timing is right i got a radio signal thin wire for it..got lucky in the 2nd attempt
Stevesteve64 said:
so when i touch both wires... Do i touch them at the same time? or do i insert wire in hole to the left, then touch the ground... And if unsuccessful, do i remove both wires and retry? Or do i just remove the Ground and keep trying that?
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Get the wire ouching one of the contacts all the time, then with the other end touch the other contact when prompted (touch and release) count 1.5 sec (about one mississippi, 2 missis) and touch again.
Thanks again everyone, i finally got it after 3 hours!!! To anyone that may be discouraged, IT WORKS.. I got to the point, i was so frustrated that i began to tap both ends really fast! And then all of the sudden, I HEARD IT REBOOT!! I was like, WOW!... I kept going really fast, until i for the right position and right spot. Then i was able to hit it head on after about 3 tries!
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[Fix] I accidentally messed up my signal by pushing the little button on the lower right side of the battery. don't do this I could only achieve EDGE after, if that. so what I did is use a 4 inch copper wire and electrical tape. place one end of the copper wire in the little hole(it's a part of the antenna receiver group) and use a thin piece of electrical tape to tape it up the back side by the battery. now I have a better signal then before. I recommend not doing this if your signal is still working. Do not me if you mess it up, this should only be a fix if you need it.
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Very interesting. Didn't know that. Don't worry, I won't try it.
lol, thanks now we knoe that we don't have to mess with that little hole....
could u upload some pictures???
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Here are some pics. the red circle is the hole will the antenna receiver in it, in which i have inserted the copper wire. The orange line is an illustration of the copper wire and the green circle is the actual copper wire. you can see where i very shoddily taped it XD
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Dudeeeeeeeeeee! I got this very late. Last week my phone went off without notice at all, so, trying to make it come back I pressed this litle thing thinking it was a kind of hardware reset switch... Anyways, my cell came to live after 3 days, at least accepting my ON command and showing low battery (this is another issue) but now the signal reception is real poor (only 2 bars -105 dBm 4 asu) and yes...now I know that I have screwed it... Let me try your approach with the cooper wire.
Thanks
Guys be VERY CAREFULL as that to me looks like a port for an external aerial. if you short the iner pin with the outer sheild you could do some real damage to your phones transmiters/recevers
Also another thing to take into consideration is that aerial are a certain length to what freqs they work at
ie the FM areial in your car is shorter than the AM aerial, and the digital one is shorter again.
There is so much theory behind aerials that it is not funny! (im a comms tech by trade)
Just PLEASE be carefull guys!
Pvy.
josedavidch said:
Dudeeeeeeeeeee! I got this very late. Last week my phone went off without notice at all, so, trying to make it come back I pressed this litle thing thinking it was a kind of hardware reset switch... Anyways, my cell came to live after 3 days, at least accepting my ON command and showing low battery (this is another issue) but now the signal reception is real poor (only 2 bars -105 dBm 4 asu) and yes...now I know that I have screwed it... Let me try your approach with the cooper wire.
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did this help?
thanks my friend!!!
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[Fix] I accidentally messed up my signal by pushing the little button on the lower right side of the battery. don't do this I could only achieve EDGE after, if that. so what I did is use a 4 inch copper wire and electrical tape. place one end of the copper wire in the little hole(it's a part of the antenna receiver group) and use a thin piece of electrical tape to tape it up the back side by the battery. now I have a better signal then before. I recommend not doing this if your signal is still working. Do not me if you mess it up, this should only be a fix if you need it.
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thanks friend!!!!!!!!! you save my life!!!!! and my ears from my wife lolololol
I'm try to turn external anntena in this litle hole and mess with signal.. so later the xperia only work with external antena..
so no I put this litle cooper and works great!
thanks for sharing friend!!!
gugaoforums said:
thanks friend!!!!!!!!! you save my life!!!!! and my ears from my wife lolololol
I'm try to turn external anntena in this litle hole and mess with signal.. so later the xperia only work with external antena..
so no I put this litle cooper and works great!
thanks for sharing friend!!!
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You're very welcome
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some pics
denenatse said:
You're very welcome
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some pics to all see that is working best!!!
I have data signal 2g in my farm! and later without mod dont have anything..
thanks dude!!!
Yippee, you're welcome
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I damaged the slot antenna,
antenna is not working
I had to eliminate slot,
and solder a jumper.
did it work?
bius88 said:
I damaged the slot antenna,
antenna is not working
I had to eliminate slot,
and solder a jumper.
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So did this help you or not? Screenshots?
Guys I am having the same problem of low signal at various locations. Pls do let me know if it is advisable for putting a jumper of copper wire as described.
Do I need to solder it with the hole ?
Will I loose my network permanently ?
Up to you
I would advise trying a different carrier or ask someone with the same phone/carrier how their signal is. I would only use these methods for emergencies like my situation, or like the other where he had next to no signal where he lived. As for soldering, i never thought of it, i revised my method, which i should post screen shots, by placing a larger wire in the hole and using a glue gun to hold it in place. I take no responsibility for antenna loss, because once you shove something in there, you won't have a signal unless something is in there. Good luck, i hope you figure out what's best for you and don't forget to post your results =D
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I would advise trying a different carrier or ask someone with the same phone/carrier how their signal is. I would only use these methods for emergencies like my situation, or like the other where he had next to no signal where he lived. As for soldering, i never thought of it, i revised my method, which i should post screen shots, by placing a larger wire in the hole and using a glue gun to hold it in place. I take no responsibility for antenna loss, because once you shove something in there, you won't have a signal unless something is in there. Good luck, i hope you figure out what's best for you and don't forget to post your results =D
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Thx.. but same situation as yours the signal keeps fluctuationg n sometimes no signal so its kind no-no use sometimes or bad signal.
So I was thinking of putting a copper wire as suggested and checking it out.
As you mentioned like in near future if the wire breaks or think of removing it, I wont be able to get any signal in furture ..
Do you suggest replacing the antena & what would be its cost ?
Rgds/
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Send it in, if it's under warranty . If it's just an old phone you have, and you still want to use it, by all means ty it out, i guarantee a better signal as long as you use a long enough wire. When i switched to a thicker one, i got a better signal, but the battery cover doesn't close all the way, but that doesn't matter since i use a case and i don't notice it.
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Send it in, if it's under warranty . If it's just an old phone you have, and you still want to use it, by all means ty it out, i guarantee a better signal as long as you use a long enough wire. When i switched to a thicker one, i got a better signal, but the battery cover doesn't close all the way, but that doesn't matter since i use a case and i don't notice it.
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Thanks.. will be EDGE services work the same or will get distrupted ?
Rgds/
same
All your signals you had before, should work but better
I saw somewhere on here that you can use a paper clip and electrical tape to achieve S-OFF? Does this work and if so could someone please detail on how I do this, I'd greatly appreciate it. I don't have any wire laying around so this would be nice if it works. Also, I apologize if this has been posted before.
Thanks!
xXezmacXx said:
I saw somewhere on here that you can use a paper clip and electrical tape to achieve S-OFF? Does this work and if so could someone please detail on how I do this, I'd greatly appreciate it. I don't have any wire laying around so this would be nice if it works. Also, I apologize if this has been posted before.
Thanks!
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Take a look at this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612035
xXezmacXx said:
I saw somewhere on here that you can use a paper clip and electrical tape to achieve S-OFF? Does this work and if so could someone please detail on how I do this, I'd greatly appreciate it. I don't have any wire laying around so this would be nice if it works. Also, I apologize if this has been posted before.
Thanks!
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Read up here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612035
you can literally use anything metal that you want. Wire, paper clip, anything. Just make sure you insulate it in some way using tape or something non conductive just to be safe, if not you could potentially cause the static on your body to short something out.
This is what I used. I just wrapped up the paper clip with electrical tape.
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Andro X said:
This is what I used. I just wrapped up the paper clip with electrical tape.
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I'm guessing you didn't see the 5+ threads about S-Off
Big, gold paperclip wrapped in scotch tape. Got it on my first try.
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I like seeing these pics lol.
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New to Verizon and New to Paperclips???
This is what it has come to... Paperclips?!?
I've S=OFF'ed my HTC Mytouch Slide, & Sensation (thanks AlphaRev)
What is the difference between S=OFF and Permaroot? (Apparently what I did 5 minutes ago) Bought the phones less than 3 hours ago haha
I just want better battery life, a custom rom w/ tethering, and O/Cing
This is freaking crazy... ha ha
let me know
I used a paperclip myself. But I actually never used any insulation around it or anything. Just washed my hands real good, and went at it for about 10 mins. Timing is everything. Very easy to do but gettin the timing right is key.
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youngpettyboi said:
I used a paperclip myself. But I actually never used any insulation around it or anything. Just washed my hands real good, and went at it for about 10 mins. Timing is everything. Very easy to do but gettin the timing right is key.
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I guess you don't anything about ESD then? Washing your hands has nothing to do with static electricity. You could have fried your phone...
2Noob4U said:
This is what it has come to... Paperclips?!?
This is freaking crazy... ha ha
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Hey man, don't knock the paperclip. It, along with duct tape, can do some pretty marvelous things.
Let's say you have a late 80s / early 90s Toyota car. Before ODB was a requirement in the US. Toyota had their own set of engine codes, and these were supposed to be accessed in the fuse box with a diagnostic tool. Well, rather than drop $50 or whatever ridiculous number of dollars on the tool from an Toyota parts dealer, you could simply connect the two points with a paperclip, turn on Accessory power, and get engine codes. (Y)
those are some ghetto looking paperclips =P im far to paranoid about my phone exploding to use a rig like that. i just used cat-5, everyone and their mom has at least one of those laying around somewhere you can strip. took me three tries to get s-off though.
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Hey man, don't knock the paperclip. It, along with duct tape, can do some pretty marvelous things.
Let's say you have a late 80s / early 90s Toyota car. Before ODB was a requirement in the US. Toyota had their own set of engine codes, and these were supposed to be accessed in the fuse box with a diagnostic tool. Well, rather than drop $50 or whatever ridiculous number of dollars on the tool from an Toyota parts dealer, you could simply connect the two points with a paperclip, turn on Accessory power, and get engine codes. (Y)
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I ghettoed it up last night with my masking tape wrapped paper clip and did two rezounds... My wife's and mine.
I guess don't knock it till ya try it
is the one i made below fine to use?
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4598810/IMAG0179.jpg
if so, now i just go ahead and follow the directions on the OP to get s-off? that simple? anything else i need to knew before i begin since im a complete noob.
xXezmacXx said:
is the one i made below fine to use?
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4598810/IMAG0179.jpg
if so, now i just go ahead and follow the directions on the OP to get s-off? that simple? anything else i need to knew before i begin since im a complete noob.
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That should work fine, looks like what I used a few hours ago to get s-off myself. Just make sure you've read the instructions and the FAQs a few times to make sure you understand what you're doing, and don't get frustrated if it takes you a bunch of times to get the timing of the wire trick right.
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That should work fine, looks like what I used a few hours ago to get s-off myself. Just make sure you've read the instructions and the FAQs a few times to make sure you understand what you're doing, and don't get frustrated if it takes you a bunch of times to get the timing of the wire trick right.
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I miss timed the wire trick the first time so on the second I just kept tapping until the program proceeded.
few quick questions before i try.
1. i just hold the power and volume button to get into the hboot screen. i do the wire trick here to get s-off?
2. currently my phone says "tampered" and "unlocked". once i get s-off i can ruu back to firmware that will restore my phone back to its factory state, right? in case i need to return it? that will remove the tampered from my phone?
So I'm trying to send my rezound in for warranty, going through s-off procedure.
Get to wire trick prompt touch the contacts, and nothing, it's unresponsive apparently. This was using cat-5 too boot.
Anyone come across this before?
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The timing is critical, and some find it very difficult to get it just right.
If counting out loud, 1 Mississippi 2 Mississippi, etc. It would be almost like tap the contact count 1 missi tap again.
I used cat 5 cable and it took me about 5 attempts before I got it just right.
I just tapped repeatedly until the prompt on the screen changed (pc screen) and went to the next step verifying if it worked.
I've s-offed 2 phones and both got it on the second try this way.
You'll notice that the message "do wire trick now" or whatever it says, happens at the correct delay. If you time your wire touches to match the appearance of the message, you'll get s-off right away.
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Last time even touching them at the wrong time would at least reset the phone, now nothing happens at all, and I have been jamming it in there to make sure I made contact
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ROB281 said:
Last time even touching them at the wrong time would at least reset the phone, now nothing happens at all, and I have been jamming it in there to make sure I made contact
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Lok inside the small hole you will see the tiny metal contact you need to have the wire touching, make sure the cat5 is right on it firmly but don't be too rough and also most people lose contact with that spot as they turn focus to the ground point over the sd card. All I'm saying is visually inspect that the wire is touching that point
Someone that works in a metal shop should really make a jig for this and sell it in the accessories forum... Hint hint
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I couldn't get it to work with cat5 because I couldn't get it to make reliable contact in the hole. I tried several times over the course of two days. Then I tried a piece of coax stripped to the core wire on each end and got it on the first try.
Can S-off procedure be performed on ICS firmware?
Also, does it wipe the phone?
sd card corrupted, ready to just say screw it, take my chances, and ship it back with a relocked bootloader
ROB281 said:
sd card corrupted, ready to just say screw it, take my chances, and ship it back with a relocked bootloader
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Did you try using a metronome for 1.75 second intervals? Also you were supposed to use a spare sd card just get a cheap $5 2gb one om pretty sure you can just format the corrupted sd card when your done.
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Squirrel1620 said:
Did you try using a metronome for 1.75 second intervals? Also you were supposed to use a spare sd card just get a cheap $5 2gb one om pretty sure you can just format the corrupted sd card when your done.
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I am using a spare, but control bear still wouldn't go forward when I swapped cards
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Did you try using a metronome for 1.75 second intervals? Also you were supposed to use a spare sd card just get a cheap $5 2gb one om pretty sure you can just format the corrupted sd card when your done.
This is where I messed up. If it's not 1.75 seconds apart, it will fail every time.
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Good bye HTC Rezound, hello Galaxy S3!
yep going back with a relocked bootloader f*ck this ****
second try, and for the second time this morning I've gotten critical failure cannot find a seat
Just a tip that might help: Use a paperclip, but take a file to the ends to square them up (make them flat). You have a much better chance of making contact that way, and less chance of chewing the PC board all to shreds with the jagged ends of the paperclip. Bend the clip to reach both pads, and trim the legs to the same length (so it could touch both pads without having to bend or force it). Have one end already touching a pad before starting S-off script.
I'm a n00b, and doing this I got S-off on the second try.
Freedom First said:
Just a tip that might help: Use a paperclip, but take a file to the ends to square them up (make them flat). You have a much better chance of making contact that way, and less chance of chewing the PC board all to shreds with the jagged ends of the paperclip. Bend the clip to reach both pads, and trim the legs to the same length (so it could touch both pads without having to bend or force it). Have one end already touching a pad before starting S-off script.
I'm a n00b, and doing this I got S-off on the second try.
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It would be wise to wrap the paper clip with electrical tape because your fingers could discharge and fry your board
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ruu'd back to stock, then unlocked rooted for the third time this morning
control bear still refuses to even start with the same critical error
at this point I'm just going to get the ota RUU, flash that, and send it in
if they pop me they pop me, but I can't s-off at this point
My vote is they won't even check it or care
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I flashed the Hamronia ROm last night...Had some trouble with rooting but it was mainly because i didn't read properly.
I like the rom but i want to try and S-off(i am nervous...last night was my first time rooting) and this is will be my first time using s-off.
I want to turn my EVO V into a EVo 3D
1. How do I go back to the stock version of my phone(how it was out of the box)
2. Is there any other method to do besides that wire trick for S-off?
3. LOL if i don't have a wire is there anything else i can use
4. Any youtube videos out there showing how to do this method?
I'd really like to try this tonight if possible. How long does it take to S-off?
Have you seen this thread? It has links to root and S-OFF threads for the Evo V in the prerequisites.
ramjet73
Micah Luca said:
I flashed the Hamronia ROm last night...Had some trouble with rooting but it was mainly because i didn't read properly.
I like the rom but i want to try and S-off(i am nervous...last night was my first time rooting) and this is will be my first time using s-off.
I want to turn my EVO V into a EVo 3D
1. How do I go back to the stock version of my phone(how it was out of the box)
2. Is there any other method to do besides that wire trick for S-off?
3. LOL if i don't have a wire is there anything else i can use
4. Any youtube videos out there showing how to do this method?
I'd really like to try this tonight if possible. How long does it take to S-off?
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1. Run RUU
2. Yes, revolutionary, incredibly more complicated then the wire trick.
3. some piece of metal you´ve got laying around (insulated, you can use tape)
4. Yes, go to the juopunotbear site since everything you are asking is on there too.
Go have a look on the s-off thread, everything you want to know will be in there.
klect said:
1. Run RUU
2. Yes, revolutionary, incredibly more complicated then the wire trick.
3. some piece of metal you´ve got laying around (insulated, you can use tape)
4. Yes, go to the juopunotbear site since everything you are asking is on there too.
Go have a look on the s-off thread, everything you want to know will be in there.
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what is ruu?
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what is ruu?
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Fourth hit.
Sorry, but we are here to point you in the right direction, not walk you through every step.
ramjet73
Don't be afraid of the wire trick. Its super easy. Go find an old DC adaptor and cut it up.
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After you root, flash a recovery using command prompt. After that, backup your stock ROM using recovery. For the s-off I used a small paperclip wrapped in masking and scotch tape. Bend the paperclip to look like a staple, DO NOT TOUCH THE METAL CONTACTS WHILE PERFORMING THE S-OFF!!! also, be sure to tap the metal contact on the left, tapping the right will most likely short your phone. Make sure you backup your SD card as it might get erased. I was very skeptical about the wire trick at first and I failed about 20 times. What I found to be successful is to hold the paperclip in the hole while controlbear is running. When it says "do the wire trick now!" quickly tap the metal piece that is on top of the SD card and then hold it for about 1.5/2 seconds. It might take a few tries but its worth it. Two things to re-cap: do not touch the metal parts that aren't covered by tape while doing the wire trick, and do not touch the inside hole. Good luck.
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After you root, flash a recovery using command prompt. After that, backup your stock ROM using recovery. For the s-off I used a small paperclip wrapped in masking and scotch tape. Bend the paperclip to look like a staple, DO NOT TOUCH THE METAL CONTACTS WHILE PERFORMING THE S-OFF!!! also, be sure to tap the metal contact on the left, tapping the right will most likely short your phone. Make sure you backup your SD card as it might get erased. I was very skeptical about the wire trick at first and I failed about 20 times. What I found to be successful is to hold the paperclip in the hole while controlbear is running. When it says "do the wire trick now!" quickly tap the metal piece that is on top of the SD card and then hold it for about 1.5/2 seconds. It might take a few tries but its worth it. Two things to re-cap: do not touch the metal parts that aren't covered by tape while doing the wire trick, and do not touch the inside hole. Good luck.
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Heh, don't touch the inside hole. that made me laugh. You'd have to have some seriously small fingers to touch her hole
And you seriously have small junk to make a joke like that. It just goes to show that you probably don't get much.
Hi, I tried to do juopnutbear wire trick s-off and nothing has done as I was doing in the program called ControlBear.exe in the end it gets me error and writes "still sober". What can that mean? I tried to do it like 20 times help me please I need to get my phone working really need an advice!!!n\
twingle said:
I tried to do it like 20 times help me please I need to get my phone working really need an advice!!!n\
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Go to the troubleshooting page for JuopunutBear on the unlimited.io website and follow the ROM/Data Recovery instructions.
ramjet73
wire trick
im a total noob and i have done wire trick on 2 phones with ease (2nd attempt). i would suggest along with following the instructions on the site, also have a you tube video walkthru handy. i think the key is the timing and the video is really helpful. funny how ur thread headline makes it look like the method is to blame when its clearly not.
Had the same problem many times. Had to use the wire trick 3 times and ran into the same problem you are having. The best advice I could give you that most of the people on her probably wouldn't agree with: when you first start the wire trick, place your wire in the outer hole and leave it there, when it says to "do the wire trick now", tap the other end of the wire on the SD metal piece for a good half of a second then tap again for a second. Worked just fine for me. Let me know if this works.
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I also had troubles with s-off. Im thinking the way i got it to work is restarting the computer and pulling the battery on my phone. load back into fastboot and run the juopnutbear exe again then try the wire trick again. and again. it took me about 15 tries to get it to work. i only restarted my computer once and when i got the wire trick to work i was holding the wire in place untill it said it worked and letting the phone settle. then i had to pull the battery again then boom s-off. after that my custom recovery was gone and my bootloader was also locked again so i had to go through the steps to unlock that again. it was a pain but well worth it.
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The best advice I could give you that most of the people on her probably wouldn't agree with: when you first start the wire trick, place your wire in the outer hole and leave it there, when it says to "do the wire trick now", tap the other end of the wire on the SD metal piece for a good half of a second then tap again for a second. Worked just fine for me. Let me know if this works.
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I fully agree with you.
It's a matter of luck to be honest.
Just keep trying, you'll eventually get it. It took me a few tries, but it worked perfectly.
Once you see s-off, you'll have a sigh of relief and realize your new freedom!
I agree, both phones I've done only worked by putting the uninsulated end of a copper wire in the pin hole first and then touching the ground on the SD card. I tried touching them at the same time for 20-30 times over two days and got nothing. Used a piece of copper wire from a light ballast and just stripped both ends. If it says still sober, exit an rerun the program. You don't have to touch it the first time it says to either. Let is scroll 4-5 times and be ready to touch the ground quickly several times when it says to. It's worth the effort to be able to run the Rom of your choice.