Does there exists a method by which we can change the status code to 0 again??
I am surprised that it cannot be found anywhere.
When everything thing can be done to the phone then why not this stupid status code?
Even the hackers can't reset it? Why?
I need to know that too
Once you unlock the bl, the efuse is blown, so you cannot change the status back.
Hypothetically, if you can replace the blown efuse on the board, the status will return to 0.
Tapatalk with RAZR HD
Anyone got their moto e repaired under warranty after relocking bootloader??
Trying to trick the manufacturer isn't right. If you unlock it and mess it up, deal with it. But if its an actual defect yea send it in for repair. Its people who try and trick them who started the locking of boot loaders in the first place. I never got motos warranty as my BL was unlocked out of the box.
Sent from my XT1023
It won't work either, the IMEI is flagged once you request the unlock key.
Tapatalk with RAZR HD
If it is an efuse then why it becomes 2 after every relocking and 3 after every unlocking. It keeps switching between 2 and 3. Means there is some counter!
I searched on Google and found that efuse is hypothetical means we are assuming it only!!
Has any developer or hacker ever tried to reset the status code or find the real thing??
First of all, efuse is NOT hypothetical. Its being used for years. Whatever you read is either incorrect or outdated.
As for status 2&3, imagine the BL has a double lock, hard lock and soft lock.
When you unlock it, obviously you unlocking both, which means efuse is blown, that is status 3.
Now, if you wish to relock it, you can only do so on the soft lock, that is status 2.
I assume you are new to Moto phones and confused by it.This has been the case with moto phones for long..
Tapatalk with RAZR HD
Related
Has anyone done a warranty exchange with an unlocked bootloader? For example:
Your headphone jack develops issues and you're pretty sure it's a hardware problem with the connector as noted in this thread. You have an unlocked bootloader so the text "UNLOCKED" is shown every time you boot, but otherwise stock 4.5.91. You are beyond your 30 day exchange period.
You send the phone in for a warranty exchange, and since it's a hardware issue Motorola does one of the following:
1. Says, "Everything is cool, we know you unlocked the bootloader but can see this is an obvious hardware issue and will give you an exchange."
2. Says, "You unlocked the bootloader and voided your warranty. You owe us $500."
3. Replaces the phone without noticing.
Would flashing the stock 4.5.91 SBF to remove the "UNLOCKED" notice change anything?
This is all purely hypothetical, of course.
I have no idea what checks Motorola goes through when they receive a device under warranty but, for me personally, I just accept that I forfeited my warranty when I unlocked my BL. I know it doesn't seem fair for the consumer to have this mentality but until they decide to offer us the unlocks officially we have to play by their rules.
stewartsoda said:
Has anyone done a warranty exchange with an unlocked bootloader? For example:
Your headphone jack develops issues and you're pretty sure it's a hardware problem with the connector as noted in this thread. You have an unlocked bootloader so the text "UNLOCKED" is shown every time you boot, but otherwise stock 4.5.91. You are beyond your 30 day exchange period.
You send the phone in for a warranty exchange, and since it's a hardware issue Motorola does one of the following:
1. Says, "Everything is cool, we know you unlocked the bootloader but can see this is an obvious hardware issue and will give you an exchange."
2. Says, "You unlocked the bootloader and voided your warranty. You owe us $500."
3. Replaces the phone without noticing.
Would flashing the stock 4.5.91 SBF to remove the "UNLOCKED" notice change anything?
This is all purely hypothetical, of course.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Let us know when you find out.
I voided my warranty and your mum.
stewartsoda said:
Has anyone done a warranty exchange with an unlocked bootloader? For example:
Your headphone jack develops issues and you're pretty sure it's a hardware problem with the connector as noted in this thread. You have an unlocked bootloader so the text "UNLOCKED" is shown every time you boot, but otherwise stock 4.5.91. You are beyond your 30 day exchange period.
You send the phone in for a warranty exchange, and since it's a hardware issue Motorola does one of the following:
1. Says, "Everything is cool, we know you unlocked the bootloader but can see this is an obvious hardware issue and will give you an exchange."
2. Says, "You unlocked the bootloader and voided your warranty. You owe us $500."
3. Replaces the phone without noticing.
Would flashing the stock 4.5.91 SBF to remove the "UNLOCKED" notice change anything?
This is all purely hypothetical, of course.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, here in canada with Bell, if you have a software problem you're in deep sh*t...
If it's a hardware problem, they fix it or they give you another atrix ^^
Your welcome
In Singapore, sent in an Atrix with a hardware problem, (Atrix will not start up)
They fixed it and returned it back to me with the bootloader still unlocked.
(They returned it to stock, but OEM fuse shows it is unlocked)
Really though, pray or go on your lucky day!
stewartsoda said:
Would flashing the stock 4.5.91 SBF to remove the "UNLOCKED" notice change anything?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Flashing to a FroYo SBF can either remove the text or brick your phone.
If you updated to Gingerbread officially (OTA) than it would brick your phone
Well I actually just got off the phone with AT&T and I'm getting a replacement phone because the vibrate motor (don't want to call it a vibrator ) in this one is broken or something. She said they only charge the big fee if there's water damage or severe cracks, etc. I mentioned that I had modified the phone in various Android-ish ways and she said it doesn't matter because they flash it to stock before they do anything with it...But AFAIK there's no way to relock the bootloader for us Atrix owners. Hopefully they can do something we don't know about, or I'm screwed. I imagine they have plenty of ways to get it back to stock. No where on AT&T's terms for warranty exchanges does it say anything about getting the fee for something other than water damage/extreme physical damage/etc.
EDIT: I got online with another ATT rep, because I was freaking out. I told him about the unlocked bootloader and he said "Yes, that will be a problem". When I read that, pants had been pooped. I was glad that I found out so I could perhaps cancel the exchange, but mad that I was basically stuck with this broken phone now...Then he said he talked to a supervisor, and he told him that google recently required manufacturer's to take any phone regardless of any modifications that had been made to it in spirit of open source. So I confirmed numerous times that the unlock won't be a problem. And as long as there's no water damage (circle on back is still white) or extreme physical damage, you should get the replacement without any fee.
At the very least, if anything were to arise, I feel I have reason to argue now that I've confirmed this in so many ways... Hope this helps you all!
guys, just use the SBF to flash to stock. it *should* remove the "unlocked" text on boot. I HIGHLY doubt they will go into that much trouble to try to see if your bootloader is unlocked or not.
andy2na said:
guys, just use the SBF to flash to stock. it *should* remove the "unlocked" text on boot. I HIGHLY doubt they will go into that much trouble to try to see if your bootloader is unlocked or not.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I also highly doubt that they would check but I'm not willing to risk $500 on that doubt.
I might have hypothetically fixed the headphone jack on my own anyway. But I still think that inquiring minds would want to know the answer to this: Can a software modification release Motorola from honoring warranty claims based on hardware issues?
stewartsoda said:
I also highly doubt that they would check but I'm not willing to risk $500 on that doubt.
I might have hypothetically fixed the headphone jack on my own anyway. But I still think that inquiring minds would want to know the answer to this: Can a software modification release Motorola from honoring warranty claims based on hardware issues?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Fastboot oem unlock.
Iphone > galaxy s 2.
@thebeardedchild - So did you actually replace the phone through ATT warranty and they didnt charge you any money.
I replaced mine through at&t not a single charge was given to me. Bootloader was unlocked and had stock gingerbread.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
defnow said:
I replaced mine through at&t not a single charge was given to me. Bootloader was unlocked and had stock gingerbread.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
And it said "unlocked" at the top left during boot and everything? Just trying to clarify whether you tried to hide it or not or left it as obvious as it normally would...
If you did hide it, what did you do? I've been confused as to whether you SBF flash or what. I'm scared of bricking this phone before I send it back haha.
@hjd17, I haven't sent it in yet, the replacement hasn't arrived. The poster I quoted has had success though, so that should answer your question!
Hi all,
But why don't you all put stock rom with rsd? If you do this the label "unlocked" Goes
away. Just download the stock rom from xda in the thread under the Android development and push it with rsd, no worries i've done it lot of times....
stewartsoda said:
...
I might have hypothetically fixed the headphone jack on my own anyway. But I still think that inquiring minds would want to know the answer to this: Can a software modification release Motorola from honoring warranty claims based on hardware issues?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
IF Moto was going to hold you to this, then I would expect them to win unless you could show the product was broken day one.
In reality, it is not worth it for companies to play this game. Easier just to fix and get on with life.
They could make it easy for all (and collect some cash) by adding a "un hard-bricking" fee.
Unlocked boot-loader and running a non-OEM ROM.
My device's LCD appeared to have burn-in, went to AT&T and he gave me grief because he noticed the launcher was not stock and the background was different (Really?) So I kindly returned the launcher to Blur and changed the background to something else.
They replaced my device on-site.
I have unlocked bootloader, and am trying to return it to stock. RSD lite won't show my device...
here is more info on my drama: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17571581#post17571581
any idea how to proceed with flashing the OEM .sbf when RSD lite will not recognize the device? thanks...
i.e. not sending in my serial number to asus to void my warranty. I know it's the risk I take, yadda yadda. I'm no stranger to rootage. I'm just wary about this one. Thoughts? Possibilities?
No.
10char
Unlocking bootloader is not root & vice versa....
anyway I've seen no way to bypass Asus yet to unlock your bootlader
I know they're separate I've already rooted it, but was wary about unlocking it to flash a custom rom is all.
Either balls up or don't. If you do, deal with the possible consequences. If not, keep your warranty.
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using Tapatalk
Even if you could unlock the bootloader without using their tool, it would still void your warranty. If you think that the only way to tell if you've unlocked is by it phoning home, then you're sorely mistaken.
If you screw with the bootloader and break your tablet by attempting to unlock it, you've broken your warranty regardless. If you then RMA your tablet and try to get it repaired, any technician worth their salt will be able to tell it was tampered with and will cancel your RMA anyways. Then to make it worse, they'll charge you to have it shipped back because it's not covered under warranty. Phoning home is just a step to keep that from happening. ASUS will not even bother opening an RMA unless you agree to pay them for out of warranty repairs, saving both you and them time and effort.
frozen-solid said:
Even if you could unlock the bootloader without using their tool, it would still void your warranty. If you think that the only way to tell if you've unlocked is by it phoning home, then you're sorely mistaken.
If you screw with the bootloader and break your tablet by attempting to unlock it, you've broken your warranty regardless. If you then RMA your tablet and try to get it repaired, any technician worth their salt will be able to tell it was tampered with and will cancel your RMA anyways. Then to make it worse, they'll charge you to have it shipped back because it's not covered under warranty. Phoning home is just a step to keep that from happening. ASUS will not even bother opening an RMA unless you agree to pay them for out of warranty repairs, saving both you and them time and effort.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Don't make it sound as if Asus is lily white in this. They void your ENTIRE hardware warranty for unlocking the software. It's a "get out of jail free" card for them.
And then to add insult to injury it's not even a full unlock of the bootloader. NVFlash is STILL disabled.
Furthermore, given the track record of their RMA center, they may very well NOT have even the first clue that you've unlocked your bootloader. They don't seem very bright there.
Col.Kernel said:
Don't make it sound as if Asus is lily white in this. They void your ENTIRE hardware warranty for unlocking the software. It's a "get out of jail free" card for them.
And then to add insult to injury it's not even a full unlock of the bootloader. NVFlash is STILL disab
Furthermore, given the track record of their RMA center, they may very well NOT have even the first clue that you've unlocked your bootloader. They don't seem very bright there.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So do most manufacturers, even ones who's bootloader isn't locked. Replacing the factory firmware voids your warranty on almost every device. Yes, most don't actually call home, so a lot of repairs happen ANYWAYS regardless of the warranty status, but the point is the same. I only wanted to inform the OP that not phoning home doesn't change the voiding of the warranty.
NVFlash is a legitimate complaint, but has nothing to do with the question at hand: which is unlocking without voiding the warranty. Even if we had access to NVFlash, unlocking would still void your warranty. The only difference here is that it'd be easier to fix some bricks.
Lastly, I'm going to defend ASUS on this, because expecting them to handle hardware repairs on something you screwed with the bootloader and firmware on is a huge drain on RMA resources. If you return your tablet for a warranty repair, it's very easy for them to just send you a new/refurbished one off the shelf and fix the broken one on their own time. If you've flashed it and messed with the bootloader, it puts added strain on their repair teams to be able to restore bootloaders and firmwares to the factory defaults. Yes, it's not hard to flash the bootloader and relock it, but it's a 20-30 minute job they wouldn't otherwise have to do. Plus, if you're someone who overclocks and messes with driver settings to change how the hardware works, you could put added strain on hardware that a locked/unmodified tablet wouldn't have. You can't expect them to fix issues relating to overheating your tablet because you don't know what you're doing.
Guys I sincerely hope we are not going to start the warranty, boot unlocker, argument again. There are already 15 pages of it in one thread here
When using HTC dev to unlock your bootloader, does HTC keep track of the phones that have unlocked bootloaders? Reason I ask is because ASUS tracks the serial number of unlocked bootloaders for the Prime tablet using their online unlock utility and can thus know when a tablet is out of warranty for unlocked bootloaders. Because of this, you get no remaining warranty, nada, zilch.
I am just curious if HTC does the same thing.
I don't mean to be rude, but seriously, what do you think??
If it wasn't tracked, do you think they'd be asking for your phone's finger print hash. Do you think they'd be asking you to accept the EULA pertaining to the htcdev unlock...
[email protected]#
Not trying to be rude, but what I think was worded in my original post, that why it was asked. It was a question I didn't know the answer too because the last bootloader I unlocked with the Evo 4G when it came out, what 2 years ago. HTC dev didn't exist back then but they still said that it would void your warranty, but you of course we all knew there was no way to for them to track it.
So asking how HTC dev works (even though again they say it will void your warranty) I think is a valid question.
Yes. Using HTC Dev to unlock your boot loader will void your warranty. Yes, HTC will assume NO responsibility from any problems that result from unlocking your bootloader. I am not sure if it entirely voids the warranty (i.e. legitimately defective hardware), but anything that could go wrong by having the unlocked boot loader is no longer covered. It is just a risk you have to take to unlock your phones full potential. If that is important enough to, then unlock it. If not, just root it with one of the one-click methods and be happy with that.
xhaui said:
Yes. Using HTC Dev to unlock your boot loader will void your warranty. Yes, HTC will assume NO responsibility from any problems that result from unlocking your bootloader. I am not sure if it entirely voids the warranty (i.e. legitimately defective hardware), but anything that could go wrong by having the unlocked boot loader is no longer covered. It is just a risk you have to take to unlock your phones full potential. If that is important enough to, then unlock it. If not, just root it with one of the one-click methods and be happy with that.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks
Does anyone have any confirmed success SIM unlocking the Xperia Ray st18i ?
I've found a couple of sites that claim to be able to do it using a mixture of connecting pins with tweezers and paying for unlock software, but don't really want to pay unless I know it is 100% genuine
Or if anyone knows of a free way to SIM Unlock the st18i, that would be appreciated
Cheers
Have you are already asked your carrier to unlock? Some carriers unlock the phone for free
Sent from my Nexus 4 running Android 4.3
mihahn said:
Have you are already asked your carrier to unlock? Some carriers unlock the phone for free
Sent from my Nexus 4 running Android 4.3
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yea thanks, they gave an unlock code which didn't work, then eventually admitted they couldn't unlock it and refunded £20 credit as an apology
Unlock shops have been unable to unlock it too
Everything I have read says you need to connect 2 contacts near the battery before plugging in USB and using software to unlock it, which explains why the carriers code didn't work
Why can't u check bootloader unlock status because of it does allowed then you can flash custom kernel and Rom which then unlock SIM lock.
Here is the instruction to check
First, you should confirm that it is
possible to unlock the boot loader of
your device by checking the service
menu. In your device, open the dialler
and enter *#*#7378423#*#* to
access the service menu. If you have
a tablet, click here to learn how
access the service menu.
2. In your device, tap Service info >
Configuration > Rooting Status . If
Bootloader unlock allowed says Yes,
then you can continue with the next
step. If it says No , or if the status is
missing, your device cannot be
unlocked.
Sent from my Xperia Live with Walkman using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
junkarivu said:
Why can't u check bootloader unlock status because of it does allowed then you can flash custom kernel and Rom which then unlock SIM lock.
Here is the instruction to check
First, you should confirm that it is
possible to unlock the boot loader of
your device by checking the service
menu. In your device, open the dialler
and enter *#*#7378423#*#* to
access the service menu. If you have
a tablet, click here to learn how
access the service menu.
2. In your device, tap Service info >
Configuration > Rooting Status . If
Bootloader unlock allowed says Yes,
then you can continue with the next
step. If it says No , or if the status is
missing, your device cannot be
unlocked.
Sent from my Xperia Live with Walkman using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Are you sure a Custom ROM & Kernel will SIM Unlock ?
*Detection* said:
Are you sure a Custom ROM & Kernel will SIM Unlock ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No I guess that's not right. Sim lock and bootloader lock has nothing in common, only if the carrier locks the bootloader and makes it impossible to unlock. So I guess unlocking the bootloader won't unlock your Sim lock, but I'm not sure
Btw is your bootloader even unlockable?
Sent from my Nexus 4 running Android 4.3
mihahn said:
No I guess that's not right. Sim lock and bootloader lock has nothing in common, only if the carrier locks the bootloader and makes it impossible to unlock. So I guess unlocking the bootloader won't unlock your Sim lock, but I'm not sure
Btw is your bootloader even unlockable?
Sent from my Nexus 4 running Android 4.3
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Im not sure yet, I'm doing this over email with my family, the phone is going to be my Nephews birthday present if we can SIM unlock it, he's locked into a contract with a different provider and stuck with a crappy phone, so the plan was to unlock this one for him to swap over to while keeping the contract SIM
*Detection* said:
Im not sure yet, I'm doing this over email with my family, the phone is going to be my Nephews birthday present if we can SIM unlock it, he's locked into a contract with a different provider and stuck with a crappy phone, so the plan was to unlock this one for him to swap over to while keeping the contract SIM
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hmm but I guess you are stuck because if your carrier says it won't work and another unlock shop tells you the same I guess you can't do anything. But of course it could be I'm wrong
Sent from my Nexus 4 running Android 4.3
mihahn said:
Hmm but I guess you are stuck because if your carrier says it won't work and another unlock shop tells you the same I guess you can't do anything. But of course it could be I'm wrong
Sent from my Nexus 4 running Android 4.3
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yea maybe, I was hoping someone else had this model phone and knew if any of the online unlocking services that claim to be able to do it, were actually genuine or not
Don't fancy giving out any money for a fake unlocker
*Detection* said:
Yea maybe, I was hoping someone else had this model phone and knew if any of the online unlocking services that claim to be able to do it, were actually genuine or not
Don't fancy giving out any money for a fake unlocker
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was able to Bootloader and Sim Unlock Xperia Ray ST18a(i) but it cost me $10 to do it. The Carrier could not do it. I used FastGSM. I don't know exactly HOW this process works but it does work. It involved connecting Test points which I believe temporarily open a way to insert a SIM Unlock certificate which may not be genuine due to the fact that when your carrier buys the phone from Sony or another manufacturer, they are factory locked in other words, the network lock is inserted into a secure partition. I believe the test points open up this secure partition for inserting another Certificate through the s1tool. FastGSM uses a program which when you log in, checks to see if you have credits, and once that stage passes, it downloads and inserts this certificate into the secure partition. It also unlocks the bootloader in this process allowing you to get Fastboot mode. This is what I believe, not sure if it is actually the case. However, I wasn't just merely satisfied that my Bootloader and SIM are both Unlocked. I prefer a technical explanation of what this process does and HOW it works. Ofcourse, the unlocking source are not going to tell me how they did it. But I believe they got their hands on the certificate that gets inserted once the EEPROM is temporarily unsecured using test points. I firmly believe SIM Unlocking should be free and should be available to anyone who wants to go at it. I believe the Warranty and other excuses they give such as warnings about security etc are redundant and pointless. If you look around, just the process of Rooting is daunting enough for most 95 percent of the population, so I don't think people would go around unlocking their phones even if the information was made available. Most people wouldn't even know about it.
Next time, purchase a phone that can be easily unlocked, Do some research. Although the $10 I spent unlocking is not a big deal, I personally do not ever want to pay a single dime to network unlock a device that I already own. Here we have to pay $50 to the carrier to unlock it. I would rather help people by giving them information on how to do it for free. Then they can go void their warranty if they wish. People who care about warranties are not going to bother with any of this, which begs the question, why are SIM Unlocks such a tightly guarded secret, and what can we as a community do to thwart the efforts of these Carriers to keep us locked in such a way that the device we own is deemed useless if its not on their Air.
Hello everyone, unlocking bootloader removes our warranty, but is there any possibility of retrieve it? Does Lenovo seriously checks phones, when we make a complaint? (I found that, Lenovo has page with warranty status, and they will deny, if we unlock bootloader)
GitaraSiema said:
Hello everyone, unlocking bootloader removes our warranty, but is there any possibility of retrieve it? Does Lenovo seriously checks phones, when we make a complaint? (I found that, Lenovo has page with warranty status, and they will deny, if we unlock bootloader)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
they will even refuse to fix hardware issues if the bootloader status is or ever has been unlocked. Pretty sure this practice is illegal in the US, but in Canada, they refuse with reason "device unrepairable" .
gomisensei said:
they will even refuse to fix hardware issues if the bootloader status is or ever has been unlocked. Pretty sure this practice is illegal in the US, but in Canada, they refuse with reason "device unrepairable" .
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for your answer, I'm very glad how that phone works now, but no risk no fun. I probably install Lineage 15 or 16 one day Likely in Europe warranty is also refused by unlocking bootloader
Hardware issues have to be repaired in germany within the warranty. But dunno if they would repair something which might have damaged with software... e. g. overclocking/-volting.
I had my bootloader unlocked, after a couple of month my bluetooth stoped working. I just relocked my bootloader and sent my device to my carrier for repair. They changed mainboard and repaired my device and they never noticed it. If you have already unlocked it and have problem after ... just try it they might still repair it.
cilk said:
I had my bootloader unlocked, after a couple of month my bluetooth stoped working. I just relocked my bootloader and sent my device to my carrier for repair. They changed mainboard and repaired my device and they never noticed it. If you have already unlocked it and have problem after ... just try it they might still repair it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My Moto z was on aokp and then died from nowhere. I sent it in under warranty and they swapped the Motherboard.
Just have to try it, worst case is they will refuse it.
Btw, I have to send my device again .... they didn't glued back the screen properly. I will ask for a replacement I can't accept this for a phone I bought new of this value.