Someone told me he got his sim slot fixed by Motorola after the sim slot was damaged using SIM adapter.
I have the same problem, and I started an RMA with Motorola, but I am concerned they will reject the service once they see boot loader is unlocked.
Should I attempt to re-lock the bootloader (I understand this may cause issues) or just take my chances and send it in?
Doesn't Motorola provide us with the token to unlock the bootloader?
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afaik unlocking the bootloader voids the warranty (except in Europe)
-FuFu- said:
afaik unlocking the bootloader voids the warranty (except in Europe)
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it's not true. When you unlock bootloader you have to confirm like 10 times that you know that this voids warranty so it doesn't matter where you live.
But... many small services doesn't check bootloader status because for them more repairs is more money. In my case with Sony phone I had ulocked bootloader and I've broken it trying to repartition device and still they changed my motherboard for free. So imo it's worth to try.
Just came back to confirm that Motorola sent me the phone back un-repaired with a note that they do not repair devices with unlocked bootloaders.
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Hi All
Though the title says it all... Here is the problem/question:
> I have a carrier unlocked Atrix working great in India
> I intend to unlock the bootloader.
> Will unlocking bootloader bring the phone back factory settings? Will I have to AGAIN carrier-unlock it?
I bought the phone from EBay and it was already carrier unlocked. I dont have the code with me so just wanted to be sure before proceeding with bootloader-unlock.
Hope someone helps!
Thanks!
NO.
I have SIM Unlocked my phone from 4.1.26, i unlocked my bootloader at 4.1.83 and nothing happened to the sim unlocking.
SIM Unlocked never can be gone.
Is there a fuse that gets blows when the SIM is unlocked?
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Is there a fuse that gets blows when the SIM is unlocked?
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No. The fuse gets "burnt" only when you unlock the bootloader.
My hand got burnt when I unlocked my SIM.
how can i unlock x10 mini(build number 2.1.1.c.0.0)bootloader?
plz help...
I don't think we can say that from your firmware version. You'd better have a look at the number on your sticker below the backcover of your phone, telling a date in the format
XXWYY
Where XX is the year and YY the Week, so for example
12W16 would be 2012 week 16
If this date is before 11W29, it's (except mentioned different) safe to unlock your bootloader.
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so if it's after that date and i unlock bootloader then what problem will occur?
it may dead???
mrezat said:
so if it's after that date and i unlock bootloader then what problem will occur?
it may dead???
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I think yep it will be hard briked(as i read in forums) and then you will have to send it in sony erriccson
that is my problem
i ve got 11w30 and i am not sure
but s1 tool tells me semc simlock certificate....does this means sth? (semc simlok certifiate)
( c button does not work in my pc )
so how can i unlock its bootloader?
there is no way to do this?
mrezat said:
so how can i unlock its bootloader?
there is no way to do this?
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As far as I'm aware, the manufacturing date doesn't really matter to 2010 devices, as far as i know that particular issue was only relevant to 2011 devices after a particular manufacturing date.
If you're successful in unlocking your bootloader on the X10-mini solely depends on your simlock-certificate. If you unlock your bootloader, reboot your system and make sure you can still connect to the network, if you can't relock it and hope it will come back to normal. In the last case you're limited to roms that use the stock kernel.
If unlocked with gsm/data still working you can try custom kernels with their respecitve roms
Hope I've helped
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As far as I'm aware, the manufacturing date doesn't really matter to 2010 devices, as far as i know that particular issue was only relevant to 2011 devices after a particular manufacturing date.
If you're successful in unlocking your bootloader on the X10-mini solely depends on your simlock-certificate. If you unlock your bootloader, reboot your system and make sure you can still connect to the network, if you can't relock it and hope it will come back to normal. In the last case you're limited to roms that use the stock kernel.
If unlocked with gsm/data still working you can try custom kernels with their respecitve roms
Hope I've helped
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sorry but what is simlock-certificate?
As far as i am aware it's the certificate that tells your sim it's locked to your provider, if you bought your phone simlock-free, you will have a standard Sony-Ericsson simlock-certificate, if not you will have one from your provider.
The hack used to bypass the bootloader on the x10mini doesn't work with custom certificates,
If you don't have the sony-ericsson (SEMC) simlock-certificate you need to unlock your phone using a emma/imei code from your provider or using an unlock tool like omnius.
If S1tool identifies your simlock-certificate as unknown, you have the chance that unlocking your bootloader will result in the loss of radio-capability (no GSM/3G), and you are stuck with a device that can't function as a phone anymore.
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As far as i am aware it's the certificate that tells your sim it's locked to your provider, if you bought your phone simlock-free, you will have a standard Sony-Ericsson simlock-certificate, if not you will have one from your provider.
The hack used to bypass the bootloader on the x10mini doesn't work with custom certificates,
If you don't have the sony-ericsson (SEMC) simlock-certificate you need to unlock your phone using a emma/imei code from your provider or using an unlock tool like omnius.
If S1tool identifies your simlock-certificate as unknown, you have the chance that unlocking your bootloader will result in the loss of radio-capability (no GSM/3G), and you are stuck with a device that can't function as a phone anymore.
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TNX for ur guide...
can u give me s1tool link...
Good Morning guys,
I plan to unlock my bootloader in the next few days. But I don't want to type in my real imei number, because if I have to send the phone in they might check and regret warranty.
So: Is ist possible to type in bull**** in the form or is the unlock code generated via the imei and I risk hard bricking the phone? And is there a counter which says that it was once unlocked if it is locked atm?
Thanks In advance
No this will not work!
The unlock Code will be generated specially for your IMEI, so a Unlock Code for a bull**** IMEI will not work.
Also I know (mostly from other manufacturers) that the "void warranty" is mostly because the manufacturer does not want to repair phones which are bricked for free.
If you have a hardware-defect, the manufacturer will repair your phone. The only situation I know where a manufacturer did not repair a phone, was because the phone was overheated and defective, because someone overvolted the phone via modified kernel.
So ... normally it will not "really" void your warranty.
simply relock your bootloader and flash a stock rom before sending it in
Some people say that relocking bootloader can be recognised by LG service:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=67392251
What is your experience with repairing phone after relocking bootloader? Your answers can help to people to take a decision about unlocking bootloader. Thanks.
I'm also interested in the subject.
It depends on what is broken due to your fault or not. See http://www.howtogeek.com/240417/does-rooting-or-unlocking-void-your-android-phones-warranty/
TLDR: If you break your phone du to overclocking, which was achieved with unlocking your device && rooting it, you're out of luck. If you get random reboots, which is a software thing it could get tricky and the warrenty may not be there for you then.
But for everything else hardware related it's not the roms fault. The company will fix it anyway. I sent devices in from HTC, LG and Samsung which were all rooted and unlocked. No problems so far. I live in Germany, just sayin
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It depends on what is broken due to your fault or not. See http://www.howtogeek.com/240417/does-rooting-or-unlocking-void-your-android-phones-warranty/
TLDR: If you break your phone du to overclocking, which was achieved with unlocking your device && rooting it, you're out of luck. If you get random reboots, which is a software thing it could get tricky and the warrenty may not be there for you then.
But for everything else hardware related it's not the roms fault. The company will fix it anyway. I sent devices in from HTC, LG and Samsung which were all rooted and unlocked. No problems so far. I live in Germany, just sayin
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When i went with my previous phone (samsung S5+) in a Samsung Repairs they told me warranty is not void as long as phone is not rooted or bootloader unlocked (knox 0x1). Now if the motherboard is faulty and is to be replaced then they won't find out about root and knox fuse but if they replace other components and boot the phone and find the knox fuse 0x1... warranty is void. That is my understanding.
In the case of LG G5 one has to unlock the bootloader via LG de site and then that device will show up in their "unlocked devices" list with some sort of identification (of the device and user). If one sends his/her G5 to service it would be interesting to find out if LG actualy checks to see if that device has been unlocked or not.
I live in Romania and in my experience when warranty is involved the people at the repair centers do search if phone are rooted and bootloader unlocked and cancel warranty.
Getting unlock.bin doesn't mean that you used it.
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When i went with my previous phone (samsung S5+) in a Samsung Repairs they told me warranty is not void as long as phone is not rooted or bootloader unlocked (knox 0x1). Now if the motherboard is faulty and is to be replaced then they won't find out about root and knox fuse but if they replace other components and boot the phone and find the knox fuse 0x1... warranty is void. That is my understanding.
In the case of LG G5 one has to unlock the bootloader via LG de site and then that device will show up in their "unlocked devices" list with some sort of identification (of the device and user). If one sends his/her G5 to service it would be interesting to find out if LG actualy checks to see if that device has been unlocked or not.
I live in Romania and in my experience when warranty is involved the people at the repair centers do search if phone are rooted and bootloader unlocked and cancel warranty.
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Knox is a samsung thing just to be clear http://omegadroid.co/wanted-knox-void-warranty-0x1/
I have the Verizon Moto Z (Droid Edition) and am thinking I'll try my luck at getting the unlock code. Does simply getting the unlock code (from a CSR) automatically void the warranty, or do I actually have to unlock my bootloader to void it? If the latter and I need to send my phone in for service under (original) warranty - and I relock the bootloader - is there anything like Samsung's KNOX that will tell Motorola I've my bootloader was unlocked?
Clearly I'd rather do it unofficially, but I don't hold out much hope that a method will ever be developed for the VZW phones.
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I have the Verizon Moto Z (Droid Edition) and am thinking I'll try my luck at getting the unlock code. Does simply getting the unlock code (from a CSR) automatically void the warranty, or do I actually have to unlock my bootloader to void it? If the latter and I need to send my phone in for service under (original) warranty - and I relock the bootloader - is there anything like Samsung's KNOX that will tell Motorola I've my bootloader was unlocked?
Clearly I'd rather do it unofficially, but I don't hold out much hope that a method will ever be developed for the VZW phones.
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Yes they keep a record of all unlock codes sent out. Your warranty is void as soon as you receive the code