Can't unlock my bootloader becouse my imei is unmatched. LGH850, what can i do? i wrote to the lg developers and they say my imei does not exist. I can use my phone but i can't unlock.
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Good day !
I have come across a situation of unknown bootloader of SK17 .
I found some shop in Hong Kong is selling some cheap SK17 (not sure if it is the same as SK17i) . I asked the shop keeper and they said that the bootloader is locked , but without SIM lock .
So , will someone confirm me if this situation is possible ? As I read some post in this form it indicate that locked bootloader is usually because it is branded , i.e. SIM locked . If it is SIM free version does it mean I can make the bootloader unlock ?
And , what if the system shows "Bootloader unlockable ? No" ? Is there any way to work around this issue to make the bootloader unlock ?
Thanks so much !
Rgds,
Kurz
Hi!
A simlock is something totally different to the bootloader´s lock.
No Simlock means that you can use any sim of any provider you like and who´s band is supported by phone´s hardware.
The bootloader ist locked by sony basically to prevent people from removing the sony Firmware even if it is not branded. A second issue is probably to prevent people from unlocking and playing with the firmware who do not know what they do.
Before the lock of the bootloader it was easy for everyone with one-click-tools or similar to root the phone. This could have led to many RMA procedures at Sony
But there must be a possibility to unlock it due to the terms of open source software.
So there is no need for you to unlock the bootloader as it takes any simcard anyway.
What the issue about sk17i sk17 and sk17a is, I do not know yet. But I´m curious about it
hi... how to know that your xperia mini pro unlock already in bootloader?
my rooting status is,
Bootloader unlock allowed: YES
is it already unlock in bootloader?? or not
It meens that it is be allowed to unlock your bootloader. It means not that your bootloader *is* unlocked.
Hi Poedel ,
Yes I understand SIM locked and Bootloader locked is different . But I wish to install 3rd party roms (CM7 rulez) , so I still wish to know how to unlock the bootloader .
So maybe I change a little bit about my question .
1) a sim unlocked device with locked bootloader (bootloader unlock allowed : no) cannot unlock due to the SIM lock . Then will it allow to unlock if the device change to SIM unlocked ?
2) Any method to work around the locked bootloader (bootloader unlock allowed : no)
3) Any way to unlock the bootloader if IMEI code cannot be used to extract the unlock code ? As I know some of the shop will use flash rom writer to wipe with another device firmware and IMEI will changes (it happens last time when I buy a X01HT) .
Thanks a lot !
Rgds,
Kurz
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mkmonkey said:
Hi Poedel ,
Yes I understand SIM locked and Bootloader locked is different . But I wish to install 3rd party roms (CM7 rulez) , so I still wish to know how to unlock the bootloader .
So maybe I change a little bit about my question .
1) a sim unlocked device with locked bootloader (bootloader unlock allowed : no) cannot unlock due to the SIM lock . Then will it allow to unlock if the device change to SIM unlocked ?
this is still confusing The simlock does not take care at all if there is a bootloader-lock or not. I never ask someone if I am allowed, definetly not mr. simlock
2) Any method to work around the locked bootloader (bootloader unlock allowed : no)
3) Any way to unlock the bootloader if IMEI code cannot be used to extract the unlock code ? As I know some of the shop will use flash rom writer to wipe with another device firmware and IMEI will changes (it happens last time when I buy a X01HT) .
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okay, usually you'll go to the sony's dev site bootloaderunlockl.sonyericsson.com (don't know the correct sub, could be correct) and authenticated by your IMEI and email you'll get the unlock code. Without IMEI you won't be able to unlock. But even if you IMEI changed you can try the current IMEI. What I think is that Sony just saves the Email and IMEI into a mySQL Database to cope with the situation if your device enters RMA à la "you unlocked, your fault". It would be rather not the way that they look if your current IMEI really belongs to the device there. I would simply try it. BUT!
There is a post where a method is shown to root your ph0ne without unlocking the bootloader.
So here are both links:
rooting without unlocking not tested by me (even not yet read *covering*)
default way like I did it
Dear Poedel ,
Thanks , that's exactly what I wish to know .
So in worst case if bootloader is not going to unlock in normal way , I should use the test point function to bypass it and flash another room and firmware into it , and unlock the bootloader again ?
Thanks very much !
Regards,
Kurz
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Hello to all! I have a Sony Live With Walkman that says, "unlock bootloader allow: No". Well the release by IMEI unlock code I have, and I'm released, the problem is that it still says "bootloader unlock allow: not 'there a way to unlock the bootloader?? The date of manufacture is 12w32
Excuse my English is not very good. Thank you very much!
IMEI unlock via code, dont unlock your bootloader, you need to unlock IMEI via test point method.
Rempty said:
IMEI unlock via code, dont unlock your bootloader, you need to unlock IMEI via test point method.
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Thanks, I already know, the phone is already unlocked with a code, just to do the test point to unlock the bootloader??
won't work cause it will still say allowed:no... sorry, same thing happened to me.
Hey guys, propably I'm not first with this problem, but I cant find soliution for it, so here is my problem:
1. I bought Samsung Galaxy S III from guy who told me it is unlocked and etc...
2. I have upgraded my firmware and figured out that my phone locked to UK Orange and I must unlock it in some ways...
3. I have unlocked it by changing IMEI in service, but after instaling CM I restored phone wirmware and it locked again...
4. I found way to unlock my phone by service mode, but it says Current command is 186
5. I'm stuck.
So please help me guys to fix that for once!!!
Changing IMEI is illegal, won't unlock your phone and discussion isn't allowed on xda.
Plenty of ways to unlock, best is to pay for an unlock code.
boomboomer said:
Changing IMEI is illegal, won't unlock your phone and discussion isn't allowed on xda.
Plenty of ways to unlock, best is to pay for an unlock code.
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This is the reason why I came here, I want unlock phone without changing IMEI
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This is the reason why I came here, I want unlock phone without changing IMEI
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I guess he refers to:
3. I have unlocked it by changing IMEI in service, but after instaling CM I restored phone wirmware and it locked again...
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hence did you restore your original IMEI? if not, as he mentioned changing IMEI is illegal and your question might not be answered here.
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While I originally changed your inappropriate thread title, I overlooked the IMEI comment. Changing your IMEI is illegal, won't unlock your phone and the discussion isn't allowed on xda.
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
Why does each of us have to pay to unlock their phone model from a network when only one of us could unlock and then help others ?
Thats why I think we need to understand how phone unlocking works. I've searched and could not find any tutorial. I suggest this to be general advice and not any specific device.
So questions:
When I insert the unlock code into an android device, what files or partitions are modified ? Then could we not clone that and share the image with other users ?
It doesn't work like that. Each IMEI gets its own code by the carriers. It's not even an Android thing as all software come to the carrier unlocked and the carrier then adds in its own stuff excluding then lock codes.
We all know that each phone has its own IMEI. But to be more clear in byte-code language, we need to understand, how does the phone itself know "am I a locked phone or an unlocked one ?" Or in other words, do those who own websites to unlock code break the algorithm themselves or do they buy it from producers ?
Actually some have discovered that it's mmcblk0p6 in their case that changes when applying the unlock code, and using tools such as "string -n 8" to read that partition. But we need to uncover more than that, we don't know the partition name that need to be changed in other cases.