Dead Moto Z! - Moto Z Questions & Answers

Last thing i remember is my phone restarting everytime after flashing the 540mb OTA. So i did some stupid ****. First i did a factory reset from the stock recovery, the flashed the nougat firmware. Then i noticed that there was no internal drive, so i ran this code "fastboot flash partition gpt.bin" and my phone was dead after that.
So i took it to the service centre, and they told me that they're going to replace the motherboard. My only concern is the unlocked bootloader. After they replace the mobo, are they gonna see the unlocked bootloader warning?? coz if they do.. it'll be a mess :crying:

Surely the new mobo will have a locked bootloader again, and a new IMEI. It'd be like a new phone

Replacing the motherboard usually means an entirely new phone internally.
Which means it also has a different bootloader from the one you originally had. Chances are that it'll be locked and you'll have to unlock it again.
It's also a good idea from this point on to have a factory image for the stock firmware lying around in your desktop just in case an update causes a softbrick.

supacrazyguy42 said:
Surely the new mobo will have a locked bootloader again, and a new IMEI. It'd be like a new phone
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Thank god
D13H4RD2L1V3 said:
It's also a good idea from this point on to have a factory image for the stock firmware lying around in your desktop just in case an update causes a softbrick.
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I do. I have both MM and Nougat firmwares on my pc. This time it was a hard brick. And i'm not going to unlock my phone this time. There's no way to relock the bootloader.

Just got a call from Motorola. They told me that my phone is rooted and it won't be covered under the warranty :'( And they're asking for 80% of the price of the phone to repair it. My only option is to get the motherboard from somewhere and repair it myself. Can someone please send me a link to buy the Mobo for Moto z?

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help my wizard dont turn on

hi
when i flash my wizard to pandoras box 3.0 with the shell tool my wizard reboots and dont turn on no bootmode no nothig can you help me
Hi,
Try using Wizard Love to get you back on. But, follow the instructions!!
Here is the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=310831
regards
Darren
If the phone doesn't turn on at all, first check the battery and make sure its charged and all that. check and see if u get 13 volts on it using a multimeter. If this is then you probably bricked your phone probably because you flashed a G3 rom on ur G4 device. I just did that and that y im saying it. I sent it back to cingular and they reflashed the bootloader for me with no charge as it was still under wanrranty according to the serial number on my phone. I bought the phone off of ebay and i thought i didnt have warranty but i got lucky. good luck with ur stuff.
I am now in the same situation.
I cannot get into bootloader mode to flash wizard love (I had a sucessfull flash of XM6 on a CID locked G4 with shelltool then it stoped working after a reset)
What can I do? bought the phone off ebay, it was said it was 11 months old...
If anyones got any ideas, would apreciate the help.
thx about all your posts but i need a mother board main board coz the boot loader is corrupted and there is no solution either the jtags in my case so i will get to the factory or buy an another device or get a bad condition wizard o a motherboard of wizard
Boards run somewhere around US$175 (This was what the person at the service center told me). I would highly recommend you to send the phone in and ask them to just reflash the bootloader part. You wont need to get a new board. It would be much cheaper.
For the other person who got his phone off of eBay, mine is off of eBay too. Cingular still covered my phone under the manufacturers warranty even though I am not a cingular customer. So again, my suggestion is to send it in to get it fixed and you may get lucky like me and not get charged anything. They even changed the outer housing of my phone at no charge. No idea why. When you flashed the rom on your phone, you probably flashed a G3 rom on your G4 device. It will flash successfully but once u restart the phone, it wont turn on, not even into the bootloader mode. This means your bootloader files are corrupted. Exact same thing happened to me by mistake and I flash 5 or 6 different roms on my phone pretty much every day. mistakes always happen, good to know that there are ways to fix it and not have to buy a whole new device.
Hope this info helps. Let me know if you need any other info or help. Good luck.
thx for the info friend but in mexico is more dificult send it to the htc to the boot loadder but well i will try it with movistar also i was looking for a device or a mo therboard
How do I check whether my phone is under warranty or not and what is Cingular number to call ?
Please help, thank you!
nitroproductions said:
Boards run somewhere around US$175 (This was what the person at the service center told me). I would highly recommend you to send the phone in and ask them to just reflash the bootloader part. You wont need to get a new board. It would be much cheaper.
For the other person who got his phone off of eBay, mine is off of eBay too. Cingular still covered my phone under the manufacturers warranty even though I am not a cingular customer. So again, my suggestion is to send it in to get it fixed and you may get lucky like me and not get charged anything. They even changed the outer housing of my phone at no charge. No idea why. When you flashed the rom on your phone, you probably flashed a G3 rom on your G4 device. It will flash successfully but once u restart the phone, it wont turn on, not even into the bootloader mode. This means your bootloader files are corrupted. Exact same thing happened to me by mistake and I flash 5 or 6 different roms on my phone pretty much every day. mistakes always happen, good to know that there are ways to fix it and not have to buy a whole new device.
Hope this info helps. Let me know if you need any other info or help. Good luck.
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Broken screen, need to return phone

I have a sprint mogul 6800 and I broke my screen and they sent me a new phone but I have to send my phone back. I had a custom rom installed and downgraded back to the htc rom but I forgot to do the relocker prior to downgrading. Now when I hold down the camera and power button and reset it say 2.47 still. is there a way i can bet it back to 2.07 and return the phone back?
BTW I can not get into the phone since the screen is broken I can to get mogul thru the align screen.
What are my options?
Are you saying they sent you another phone (free of charge) before requiring you to send the broken phone back?
If thats the case just send the broken phone back, I doubt they could mysteriously charge you when they find out the broken phone was flashed custom.. It is their fault for just sending you a new phone and going out on a limb..
But I could be wrong. If you can at least power the broken phone on (even though you cannot see anything) you can put it in bootloader mode and go through the steps to re-lock the bootloader (you dont have to see screen just have some know how). So yea you can put the original bootloader back on there but you have to know how. I believe it depends if it was GPS or not when you got the phone. Say you have a GPS radio on there now and a custom bootloader (which is meant for GPS roms), and the phone came originally without GPS then you would have to flash the stock bootloader on, and then you have to flash that carriers stock NON gps rom back on there. Then if you really wanted you could upgrade to a newer version of that carriers stock ROM with GPS radio. You dont have to worry about the SPC code because the stock ROM will create a new locked one.
Done
I actually just did this exact thing a few months ago... as of yet, nothing has come of it. I wouldn't worry.
I heard 12 volts to the terminals will render the phone useless. It won't turn on anymore so it won't matter what rom is in there!
Same thing happened to me. The phone's screen was broken, but it would still boot fine, so i just installed a program called MyMobile on it and I was able to control my phone through the PC and relock and what not. Give it a try
firefurby said:
Same thing happened to me. The phone's screen was broken, but it would still boot fine, so i just installed a program called MyMobile on it and I was able to control my phone through the PC and relock and what not. Give it a try
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I have mymobile but it mymobile does not let me align the screen, it has to be done thru the phone.
Any way I can put it in bootloader mode and put something in the card to flash?
Envycycles said:
I have mymobile but it mymobile does not let me align the screen, it has to be done thru the phone.
Any way I can put it in bootloader mode and put something in the card to flash?
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You can. Just drop a .nbh file (either from a rom, radio, SPL, or whatever) into the root directory of a FAT32-formatted SD card and reset.
Chipp said:
You can. Just drop a .nbh file (either from a rom, radio, SPL, or whatever) into the root directory of a FAT32-formatted SD card and reset.
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what do you mean by any .nbh file? This will relock the phone?
unlocked/locked phone returns
Has ANYONE ever had an issue by returning a phone that is unlocked or custom flashed?
Even IF they provider were to say something, you would just say "what?" I doubt most of the techs or store employees would even know what an SPL, or custom flashed rom is.
The only "customization" I would worry about is if the ESN on the sticker does not match the one in the rom (device) in the ##786 readings. (but even in this case, as long as the device's STICKER matches your providers information, you should be OK.
thundaar2000 said:
I heard 12 volts to the terminals will render the phone useless. It won't turn on anymore so it won't matter what rom is in there!
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Insurance fraud sucks....but if commiting insurance fraud, and telling lies, why not lie that it is lost?
I hope that everyone who is commiting insurance frauds gets caught, that is why my rates are $7.00 a month, and now a $100 deductible. That is why they make it difficult for a legitimate claim as well, I once had to fax or mail in a notarized form stating that my phone had been misplaced. (they were upset that I could not pinpoint where between Phoenix and Los Angeles it disappeared. (I last used it in Phoenix, as I loaded my car, which broke down somewhere in between, and was towed home to Los Angeles. I suspect it ended up on the side of the freeway somewhere.)
Sorry for the begging but I would like to send this pjone back as soon as possible before they charge me for it.
I need a relocker
Envycycles said:
Sorry for the begging but I would like to send this pjone back as soon as possible before they charge me for it.
I need a relocker
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Did you look in the wiki? It has all of the tools to relock your phone there.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=TitanStockHome
Steps II and III on there are what you need. Hopefully you can get this done without the screen!
Good luck
Whats the difference between 2.07 and 1.06? I read that 2.07 is with the sd flash and 1.06 is with usb... can I return my phone with either one?

[Solved]Help me delete data

Hey everybody,
I just got the x10 today and I've never hacked a Sony so I know nothing about it right now, so forgive my ignorance.
The phone was used and didn't come with a sim card. I've put 2 different sim cards in it that I know are good, but when I boot up it gives me a sim card error and only let's me make an emergency call.
I'm thinking that because his data is on it, it needs his sim card? I have always had cdma phones so sim cards are new to me also.
My question is... Is their a way to get into some kind of boot menu by a button combination at startup or something, where I can delete the phone data?
Any help is appreciated.
Edit... Phone is stock, not rooted, yet
Dude,it seems ur phone is sim locked and u can't use any sim card beside sim card ov network operator that locked ur phone.
Sent from my "z10i"
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Dude,it seems ur phone is sim locked and u can't use any sim card beside sim card ov network operator that locked ur phone.
Sent from my "z10i"
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How would that happen? The phone is legit, no outstanding bill on that account and its not stolen. Are you saying I need his sim card to unlock it so I can use another?
Just to give you more info, when the lockscreen comes up, it says "sim card is faulty" but if I hold power and select airplane mode, then turn off airplane mode, it let's me past the lockscreen and then I get a toast box that says "sim is not provisioned mm2"
The phone was on at&t when it was used. I don't have an at&t acct. For now I just want to learn about it and root/mod it. Maybe ill call at&t.
Might be another issue :
Some anti-theft antivirus programs are able to lock your phone for your sim-card only (to prevent using another sims when phone is stolen).
If its set as device-manager, it also cant be disabled (requires some password).
So, try to boot up your phone without SIM card ant check this first. If device-manager is not set, then your phone is surely simlocked.
Thanks for the reply, I've tried booting up without a sim card and it gives me an error that no sim is installed and will only let me make an emergency call.
I called at&t last night and the rep asked me to hold the menu + return buttons while pressing power and I should get an option to hard reset the phone. That didn't work so she patched me to Sony. They had me download Sony pc companion and sent me instructions to "repair" it.
He said it was 1 of 2 problems. It's a "software glitch" or a broken sim port.
If the repair won't fix it, ill have to send it in and for $185 they'll fix it (yeah right). When I get home ill try the pc companion. This phone is in mint condition and was fully working before the guy that gave it to me went to an iPhone.
wikdNoob said:
Thanks for the reply, I've tried booting up without a sim card and it gives me an error that no sim is installed and will only let me make an emergency call.
I called at&t last night and the rep asked me to hold the menu + return buttons while pressing power and I should get an option to hard reset the phone. That didn't work so she patched me to Sony. They had me download Sony pc companion and sent me instructions to "repair" it.
He said it was 1 of 2 problems. It's a "software glitch" or a broken sim port.
If the repair won't fix it, ill have to send it in and for $185 they'll fix it (yeah right). When I get home ill try the pc companion. This phone is in mint condition and was fully working before the guy that gave it to me went to an iPhone.
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Might be both - hardware malfunction or simple simlock. Personally expect simlock. My phone is not simlocked and when turned on it can run without sim card simply as PDA.
Try to flash your phone with generic WWE ROM and try again. Or before, check if phone doesnt have usb debugging on.
Afraid that no, but try to look with flashtool or adb (if yes, we can make full wipe within xrecovery)
HeliumX10 said:
Might be both - hardware malfunction or simple simlock. Personally expect simlock. My phone is not simlocked and when turned on it can run without sim card simply as PDA.
Try to flash your phone with generic WWE ROM and try again. Or before, check if phone doesnt have usb debugging on.
Afraid that no, but try to look with flashtool or adb (if yes, we can make full wipe within xrecovery)
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If its sim locked then I'd think that I could use the previous owners sim to get into the system, right? Then how do I sim unlock?
I can't check for USB debugging because I can't get past the emergency call only screen.
I've got the pc companion downloaded on my working phone, when I get home I a couple of hours I'm gonna xfer it to the comp and run it, hopefully that'll fix it. If not, ill wait till Monday and get the previous owners sim and try that. If that doesn't work.... I'm gonna get the night vision goggles back that I traded for this phone, lol.
Running this phone without a sim is exactly what I want, just as a pda. How'd you do it, or better yet, what it called, sim unlocking? I can look for a guide, but I don't even know what its called. I feel really dumb about this phone, sorry bout that, if you came to the evo3d forum I could give you all the help you needed.
wikdNoob said:
Running this phone without a sim is exactly what I want, just as a pda. How'd you do it, or better yet, what it called, sim unlocking? I can look for a guide, but I don't even know what its called.
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OK then If you want to use your phone as pda, without gsm or data connection, then the simpliest thing you can do is to flash stock generic ROM (you dont have to care about baseband and so on).
However you need to do a sim-unlock first because otherwise it will be still locked on the operator. Heart about many unlocking methods on websites, eg. this one (really expensive):
http://www.mobile-unlocker.com/sony-ericsson-xperia-x10/rs2wp9/
Never tried (always buying phone without sim-lock).
What operator is your phone locked?
YOu probably have to google about your exact operator locked version, hopefully you will find unlocking code or online service for it.
BAM! I got it, thanks for all your help. I used the pc companion and chose repair, I lost all data but that's ok, I was gonna erase data anyway. When I boot up it still gives me a notif that the sim is not provisioned but I can still get into the system.
Time to start hacking away at this thing, I've got a lot to learn I'm sure. I downloaded flashtool and it says it'll root so I'm gonna try that. I'm open to any more help you can give out, you probably think that some of the easy stuff is common knowledge but even the smallest stuff will help me get started. I'm gonna start reading in the sticky section, thanks again for the replies.
Also, after the repair, I have a different lockscreen, it looks like an iPhone lock kinda. Before, I had the lock that went up and right on a curve kinda, how do I get back to that one?
wikdNoob said:
Also, after the repair, I have a different lockscreen, it looks like an iPhone lock kinda. Before, I had the lock that went up and right on a curve kinda, how do I get back to that one?
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Now i understand why you wasnt able to get into system without sim You were on old android 1.6 which was default OS when X10i was released. But there were two big software updates - 2.1 and last year our beloved 2.3.3.
Thats why you have different lockscreen. In 1.6 it was shaped like half-circle, in 2.3 its just a simple horizontal slide... But there is not any solution how to get this lockcreen back as I know. BTW.: Also liked the old one lockcreen
Everytime you will need a help, post and we will surely help you !!
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Thats why you have different lockscreen. In 1.6 it was shaped like half-circle, in 2.3 its just a simple horizontal slide... But there is not any solution how to get this lockcreen back as I know. BTW.: Also liked the old one lockcreen
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Ok, I'm starting to get it now... My system info says
Firmware version 2.1-update1
Baseband 2.1.65
Kernel 2.6.29
So far I've rooted, installed xrecovery and unlocked the bl. All the roms I've looked at say I need a higher baseband to use that rom. Can I use the pc companion to update to 2.3.3, and is it gonna cause an issue since I have a custom recovery and unlocked bl? The reason I ask is because on an LG I had, it would brick if you did an official update with a custom recovery.
wikdNoob said:
My system info says
Firmware version 2.1-update1
Baseband 2.1.65
Kernel 2.6.29
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Ohh, branded phones are really loosers It seems that your version wasnt updated to 2.3.3, on which are based all roms for X10i and X10a.
wikdNoob said:
So far I've rooted, installed xrecovery and unlocked the bl. All the roms I've looked at say I need a higher baseband to use that rom. Can I use the pc companion to update to 2.3.3, and is it gonna cause an issue since I have a custom recovery and unlocked bl? The reason I ask is because on an LG I had, it would brick if you did an official update with a custom recovery.
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I recommend you to use Flashtool intead There are problems to get the ftf file with generic ROM, which also includes .71 baseband which is surely needed for any custom ROM. But I think this is simplier solution. If you want active link to FTF bundle I will post it (also with guide, already wrote it for another users).
You can also use PC Companion, and it surely dont affect your phone in any way. If you rooted it and installed xrecovery its surely not problem (I performed this once on my device). Dont know about unlocked bootloader (dont have it and dont want to have it ), but think thats also not problem.
You can brick X10i only if you flash kernel and something unexpected happens (cable unplug etc...).
Wow, 200th post - will celebrate my anniversary
HeliumX10 said:
Ohh, branded phones are really loosers It seems that your version wasnt updated to 2.3.3, on which are based all roms for X10i and X10a.
I recommend you to use Flashtool intead There are problems to get the ftf file with generic ROM, which also includes .71 baseband which is surely needed for any custom ROM. But I think this is simplier solution. If you want active link to FTF bundle I will post it (also with guide, already wrote it for another users).
You can also use PC Companion, and it surely dont affect your phone in any way. If you rooted it and installed xrecovery its surely not problem (I performed this once on my device). Dont know about unlocked bootloader (dont have it and dont want to have it ), but think thats also not problem.
You can brick X10i only if you flash kernel and something unexpected happens (cable unplug etc...).
Wow, 200th post - will celebrate my anniversary
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Got it, I installed DiXpreia 7 'avenger' using xrec for Rom and flashtool for the ftf file. wow, what a difference in graphics, this is cool.
I appreciate all the time you've spent on me. Congrats on the 200th, I'm helping you stack up some thanks' too
One last thing, what's the benifit of an unlocked bl? And would it benifit me to unbrand since I have a custom Rom?
wikdNoob said:
I appreciate all the time you've spent on me. Congrats on the 200th, I'm helping you stack up some thanks' too
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Haha, thanks bro !
wikdNoob said:
One last thing, what's the benifit of an unlocked bl? And would it benifit me to unbrand since I have a custom Rom?
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For unlocked bootloader there is only one main benefit. You can flash any custom kernel directly. On locked bootloader you can also use custom kernel, but it uses "bypass" method - once stock kernel is loaded, special init script gives the control to custom kernel and then custom kernel is loaded. This is 100% safe for noobs and also devs (I was doing some kernelt tweaks, thats why I am on locked - if I do unloadable kernel and flash it on unlocked device... It will be bricked ). But it takes about 2x time to load the system on reboot, because you need to load two kernels instead just one. If you unlock your bootloader, you can overwrite stock kernel with custom one. And when device it powered on, custom kernel is loaded directly and loads faster then by "bypass" method. Another "benefit" is that all of CyanogenMod ROMs requires unlocked bootloader
Unlocked bootloader doesnt affect your "brand", it wont remove it. As wrote before, you need some service which offers unlocking codes or I saw saome tutorials on youtube (give a search ).
But think this is a little nonsense if you want to use your phone as PDA. "Branding" affects only gsm network and 3G data, so you cant use these features without SIM.
Thanks for the info on the locked/unlocked bl.
Now for another question. Let's say I install a Rom and kernel combo that aren't compatible, you said it'll brick. Will that be a hard/permanent brick or could I just use the pc companion and repair it.
wikdNoob said:
Thanks for the info on the locked/unlocked bl.
Now for another question. Let's say I install a Rom and kernel combo that aren't compatible, you said it'll brick. Will that be a hard/permanent brick or could I just use the pc companion and repair it.
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On locked bl you can everytime use Flashtool or PC Companion to reapir your phone.
On unlocked mostly too. BUT, as told you. Only if you flash loader or kernel badly (bad cable, unexpected power shutdown etc.) you cant repair your phone with any software. Or, to be perfectionist You can unbrick it, using the "JTAG" connector with some "JIG" box. These hardware are hard to buy, its highly specialized devices and costs about 200€ or even more... With these tools you can unbrick any device everytime, even with damaged system ROM, or unloadable kernel. It will simply overwrite the whole NAND adress by adress, byte by byte with standart system image.
You can also use some high-level services which are equipped with this hw and could do it for you. But its also expensive.BTW. thats why I am thinking about to buy JIG box perosnally

SGP321 looses gsm signal

I bought this tablet 2 months ago in our local t-mobile. And everything was fine until 2 weeks ago when it suddenly started loosing gsm signal.
At first i thought it had something to do with me rooting it. So i tried repairing it 2 times but with no luck. After that i tried downgrading to 4.1.2 and that didn't work either.
So basically i can be online (surfing,downloading etc.) for few minutes before it drops gsm signal (no signal icon in statusbar) and after few minutes it comes back and then it drops again...
I'd like to know if it can be fixed without taking it to nearest sony repair service. Did anyone encounter similar problem and manage to fix it?
btw bootloader is locked (unlock allowed: no) so flashin another kernel/ROM is out of the question...
wh15tler said:
I bought this tablet 2 months ago in our local t-mobile. And everything was fine until 2 weeks ago when it suddenly started loosing gsm signal.
At first i thought it had something to do with me rooting it. So i tried repairing it 2 times but with no luck. After that i tried downgrading to 4.1.2 and that didn't work either.
So basically i can be online (surfing,downloading etc.) for few minutes before it drops gsm signal (no signal icon in statusbar) and after few minutes it comes back and then it drops again...
I'd like to know if it can be fixed without taking it to nearest sony repair service. Did anyone encounter similar problem and manage to fix it?
btw bootloader is locked (unlock allowed: no) so flashin another kernel/ROM is out of the question...
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Have you tried factory resting it ? Also you can unlock the boot loader just search xda im sure ive seen a guide somewhere ? i was going to say take it back to Sony as it might be a hardware problem but since you have rooted it your warranty has been voided...
N1NJATH3ORY said:
Have you tried factory resting it ? Also you can unlock the boot loader just search xda im sure ive seen a guide somewhere ? i was going to say take it back to Sony as it might be a hardware problem but since you have rooted it your warranty has been voided...
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Well firmware flashing via SUS repair option usually does that for me.. but yeah, i tried factory reset as well. And about bootloader unlocking i've been searching for a guide ever since i bought it. No such luck... Apparently if it's "bootloader unlock allowed: NO", it's meant to stay that way. At least until someone finds a way around it.
I've got a vague idea about how does rooting work and that tells me if i did a complete wipe and flashed my tablet, how can they detect it?
I mean.. it's a complete reinstall, how are they supposed to know that the tablet was rooted on previous firmware if it currently isn't?
wh15tler said:
Well firmware flashing via SUS repair option usually does that for me.. but yeah, i tried factory reset as well. And about bootloader unlocking i've been searching for a guide ever since i bought it. No such luck... Apparently if it's "bootloader unlock allowed: NO", it's meant to stay that way. At least until someone finds a way around it.
I've got a vague idea about how does rooting work and that tells me if i did a complete wipe and flashed my tablet, how can they detect it?
I mean.. it's a complete reinstall, how are they supposed to know that the tablet was rooted on previous firmware if it currently isn't?
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Well im no pro, but don't they have some kind of binary counter witch tells the manufactures the devices has been rooted ? i know that's how Samsung goes about identifying if the devices has been rooted... But Sony im not too sure, Also your theory does hold ground, if you clean install from the ground up then Sony shouldn't be able to tell, if the device has been rooted, also you do know that Sony have a guide on there website on how to unlock the boot loader ? Here check it out http://developer.sonymobile.com/services/unlock-bootloader/
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Well im no pro, but don't they have some kind of binary counter witch tells the manufactures the devices has been rooted ? i know that's how Samsung goes about identifying if the devices has been rooted... But Sony im not too sure, Also your theory does hold ground, if you clean install from the ground up then Sony shouldn't be able to tell, if the device has been rooted, also you do know that Sony have a guide on there website on how to unlock the boot loader ? Here check it out...
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I know about that website. That's how i unlock every sony i come across that needs unlocking :laugh:
But it also says if the "Bootloader unlock allowed" is NO in service menu, then there is no hope for unlocking the bootloader. At least not officially.. until someone comes with a solution for that..
So i managed to get some extra details on that problem.
Apparently i can't get LTE signal anywhere. And when i get LTE, connection automatically drops.
Could it be that the LTE chip is faulty? Does that mean that i'll probably get another device... because somehow i doubt that theyll try to replace the motherboard

Any way to check when the phone was made

I recently got a hand-me-down P769 and I wanna unlock the bootloader, but I can't remember when the phone was bought or made. Is there any way to check?
Also, if I unlock the phone and/or flash a rom or kdz, do i have to reactivate?
There should be a date on the back of the battery, for most people, if the date is past July/August the odd's are the bootloader is encrypted. Although its not definite because I seem to be encrypted on an phone that was bought in April, and I've seen people unlock on a phone with later dates.
Try and find out. Also by reactivate I think you mean reactivate the sim which will not be needed. Good luck!
AlbinoCookie said:
There should be a date on the back of the battery, for most people, if the date is past July/August the odd's are the bootloader is encrypted. Although its not definite because I seem to be encrypted on an phone that was bought in April, and I've seen people unlock on a phone with later dates.
Try and find out. Also by reactivate I think you mean reactivate the sim which will not be needed. Good luck!
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The year on the battery reads 2012, so I guess I'm golden. I tried to unlock it before but no luck, probably because I didn't have a sim card and data yet.
epicfailol said:
The year on the battery reads 2012, so I guess I'm golden. I tried to unlock it before but no luck, probably because I didn't have a sim card and data yet.
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Yep, and sim is no doubt required.
AlbinoCookie said:
Yep, and sim is no doubt required.
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I flashed the 20b rom, but now I have no service, even though i had service with the 10g rom (using the noob guide)
edit: I got the service to work by flashing the radio.zip but now when i boot I just get told that my phone is being encrypted. I went into software mode to try and start over but now the lg software won't recognize the phone even though my computer recognizes it fine

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