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I have read around but found no answer..
Some say its impossible some say its possible can some one tell me for sure if its possible and if it is how would I do it?
And in the service menu it says "Bootloader unlock allowed: No"
used the GENERIC rom 042
Bootloader unlock allowed: YES
and use omnius
Lasy said:
used the GENERIC rom 042
Bootloader unlock allowed: YES
and use omnius
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And how do i do that..
To flash other ROM, you can try WotanServer or Flashtool, last one requires correct files, WotanServer needs, that you only pick, which version of firmware you want(and free account).
Someguyfromhell said:
To flash other ROM, you can try WotanServer or Flashtool, last one requires correct files, WotanServer needs, that you only pick, which version of firmware you want(and free account).
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And i can do all that on stock mini?
Halv said:
And i can do all that on stock mini?
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Yes you can do it in stock with Wotan server but take into account that this process only changes the firmware version you are on for a generic one from se maybe a newer one but nothing more after this you still won't be able to flash custom kernels or roms unless you unlock your bootloader and fast boot.
You can try the unofficial way for the bootloader and it might work I cannot warranty it but it will not be that good as most of the roms need they own kernels and you will need access to fastboot mode to do that, unfortunately you need to completely unlock your phone either with omnius or setool to gain access to fastboot and this will cost you some money.
How can flashing that 042rom allow bootloader unlocking??
Just for the hell of it, i flashed my mini pro with that rom and it has not let me unlock the bootloader at all so im a little confused here
Seansmit17 said:
How can flashing that 042rom allow bootloader unlocking??
Just for the hell of it, i flashed my mini pro with that rom and it has not let me unlock the bootloader at all so im a little confused here
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Man that is why I hate when people just write for the like of it!!! @ seansmit17 this is not with you I hope you know what I mean.
If you have the message unlock bootloader allowed: no; then it means your phone is sim locked this will lock the fastboot mode too so you will not be able to flash a custom kernel unless you unlock the sim and fastboot mode (connecting the phone turned off and holding the volume up key to the computer = blue notification led with turned off screen and phone), the only means that I know off to unlock is either omnius or setool, this is for the sim and fastboot and it is not free.
For the bootloader you can use the test point method found in the development section, of course I can't guarantee it will work and of course this will NOT UNLOCK YOUR SIM OR FASTBOOT MODE BUT ONLY YOUR BOOTLOADER.
When you install a generic firm with Wotan server it is like a seus upgrade and nothing else well it will allow you to get the last upgrades when they come out due to a change in product code but that's it. The same with flashtool but without the change in product code.
Hope it helps.
Just got an E10a off eBay and PC Companion would only update it to 2.0.1.A.0.47. I think I need 2.1.1 and a specific baseband to flash CM, but I can't use a E10i 2.1.1 FTF or I will lose the 3G connection.
I just wanted to verify, from my reading here, that if I wanted to flash miniCM10 I should flash chavito's E10a rom with the appropriate baseband (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1294579) then unlock the bootloader and flash after that?
trowakage said:
Just got an E10a off eBay and PC Companion would only update it to 2.0.1.A.0.47. I think I need 2.1.1 and a specific baseband to flash CM, but I can't use a E10i 2.1.1 FTF or I will lose the 3G connection.
I just wanted to verify, from my reading here, that if I wanted to flash miniCM10 I should flash chavito's E10a rom with the appropriate baseband (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1294579) then unlock the bootloader and flash after that?
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Yes, and make sure your phone isn't locked to a provider, the bootloader unlock may disable the entire radiochip (2G/3G). You can unlock the bootloader, boot into the ROM and see if you get signal, if you don't you have to lock the bootloader again.
(If you play with flashtool, DELETE the10blrelock.ftf from the flashtool/firmware folder, it will hardbrick your phone if flashed accidentally)
Thanks for the quick reply! Carrier unlocking is the other question I have. I've tried a couple of places to get the IMEI-based unlock code, but none of them can find it. So I'm thinking of getting a USB unlock from this place:
https://www.fastgsm.com/en/sonyericsson/xperia-x10-mini-e10i/unlock-network/flashing-debrand
It says that it will carrier unlock AND unlock the bootloader as well. So I should use that unlock service after I flash chavito's ROM but before I flash miniCM10?
trowakage said:
Thanks for the quick reply! Carrier unlocking is the other question I have. I've tried a couple of places to get the IMEI-based unlock code, but none of them can find it. So I'm thinking of getting a USB unlock from this place:
https://www.fastgsm.com/en/sonyericsson/xperia-x10-mini-e10i/unlock-network/flashing-debrand
It says that it will carrier unlock AND unlock the bootloader as well. So I should use that unlock service after I flash chavito's ROM but before I flash miniCM10?
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I don't know if your phone is locked to a provider, or which one if it is. The site you refer to says it can only do it for a limited number of countries and providers, but it don't list which ones up front, so be careful with that. If sim-cards from different providers work on your phone, just skip that and unlock the bootloader using flashtool. But yes, you should first flash that latest firmware before you unlock the bootloader.
Can Anybody help me ?
I have a rooted and unlocked Mate 10 Pro.
But with the new Update , i can't downgrade Play Service.... I need this for a Game.
Now i need to downgrade to a lower version.
Thanks for help.
P.s.: I search in the Forum , but the most is search for downgrade from EMUI 8 to 7 or 9 to 8.
The lowest version you can downgrade to is B146 (Assuming you are on BLA-L29C432B156), using firmware from androidhost.ru.
OR flash images manually through TWRP, this way you could downgrade to first build if you wanted to xD
Just don't flash XLOADER.img as you are on new xloader. Flashing one from B145 or earlier will brick your phone.
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The lowest version you can downgrade to is B146 (Assuming you are on BLA-L29C432B156), using firmware from androidhost.ru.
OR flash images manually through TWRP, this way you could downgrade to first build if you wanted to xD
Just don't flash XLOADER.img as you are on new xloader. Flashing one from B145 or earlier will brick your phone.
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For flash with TWRP you must need "BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED" and you know very wel that's service is Down from time.
So you guide NOT help for nothing.
vanito said:
For flash with TWRP you must need "BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED" and you know very wel that's service is Down from time.
So you guide NOT help for nothing.
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Did I state otherwise? OP has an unlocked bootloader.
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Did I state otherwise? OP has an unlocked bootloader.
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Ok sorry, haven't seen OP have unlocked bootloader.
Ok now i want do a question to you.
Sinche i've all professional tool for Extract and Flash also each single partition in Upgrade mode w/o unlocked bootloader, have one BLA-L09 C432 in B158.
If i flash the B143 C432 w/o Xloader partition, phone will not boot or boot having same B156 version?
My customer mistaked this device flashing Ram Disk, (Loader) + OEMINFO by TESTPOINT and have lost IMEI. So, i was searching a way for Downgrade and do Imei Repair, but there writed in all side that's impossible Downgrade from B156 or earlier...you have solution?
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Ok sorry, haven't seen OP have unlocked bootloader.
Ok now i want do a question to you.
Sinche i've all professional tool for Extract and Flash also each single partition in Upgrade mode w/o unlocked bootloader, have one BLA-L09 C432 in B158.
If i flash the B143 C432 w/o Xloader partition, phone will not boot or boot having same B156 version?
My customer mistaked this device flashing Ram Disk, (Loader) + OEMINFO by TESTPOINT and have lost IMEI. So, i was searching a way for Downgrade and do Imei Repair, but there writed in all side that's impossible Downgrade from B156 or earlier...you have solution?
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Easiest way, in my opinion, would be to just flash board firmware. Since he already has testpoint available?
Then you can repair imeis and that while on board using HCU. You can not get back original oeminfo though unless he has a backup of it.
But imeis that phone uses will be repaired, and you can still unlock using HCU's get unlock code button. Original code, if he got it through Huawei, will not be usable though.
Here's a guide for using HCU and steps to take, any deviation from these steps will result in no imei or no network.
1)Flash oeminfo (own backup) from fastboot
2)Backup modemnvm_system, modemnvm_factory and modemnvm_backup using adb pull from a command prompt (/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/modemnvm_system and so on)
3)Flash backed up modemnvm_system, modemnvm_factory and modemnvm_backup from fastboot
3)Modify and brand with HCU (check everything but those that erase/flash empty board) (remember to fill vendor and cust)
4)Unlock sim with HCU
5)Read Bootloader code if you ever used HCU to get code before
6)Download and flash service firmware from androidhost.ru using a OTG cable and a memory stick
For step 1 you should be able to just backup and flash the existing oeminfo in phone as it's already using someone elses (DC's oeminfo flash will just download an oeminfo from their server and flash it, so you get someone elses oeminfo).
I impulsively unlocked the boot-loader on my Mate 20 Pro last night because Funky Huawei was selling the codes for $20. Today I can't really think of a good reason I actually need the bootloader unlocked since I have no interest in rooting my phone and there are update methods for manually flashing firmware that don't require an unlocked bootloader. In fact, the tool posted on XDA for updating firmware with an unlocked bootloader apparently requires that you be rooted to use it.
Is there a way to relock the bootloader?
The only mention I could find in these threads was someone who said you need to factory reset the phone and then go back into fast-boot. I don't think the person who wrote that even tried it and that he was just making a generalization.
Does anyone know if there are actual steps that relock the bootloader without bricking the phone--which the e-recovery restore method might do since it will try to install an older firmware than is currently on my phone.
I might just keep it unlocked anyway but I was curious if there was a known relock method that works on this phone.
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I impulsively unlocked the boot-loader on my Mate 20 Pro last night because Funky Huawei was selling the codes for $20. Today I can't really think of a good reason I actually need the bootloader unlocked since I have no interest in rooting my phone and there are update methods for manually flashing firmware that don't require an unlocked bootloader. In fact, the tool posted on XDA for updating firmware with an unlocked bootloader apparently requires that you be rooted to use it.
Is there a way to relock the bootloader?
The only mention I could find in these threads was someone who said you need to factory reset the phone and then go back into fast-boot. I don't think the person who wrote that even tried it and that he was just making a generalization.
Does anyone know if there are actual steps that relock the bootloader without bricking the phone--which the e-recovery restore method might do since it will try to install an older firmware than is currently on my phone.
I might just keep it unlocked anyway but I was curious if there was a known relock method that works on this phone.
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Have a look at my post in thread below .. have done this method a few times and works for me.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ma...ocking-bootloader-magisk-root-t3885422/page22
jhs39 said:
I impulsively unlocked the boot-loader on my Mate 20 Pro last night because Funky Huawei was selling the codes for $20. Today I can't really think of a good reason I actually need the bootloader unlocked since I have no interest in rooting my phone and there are update methods for manually flashing firmware that don't require an unlocked bootloader. In fact, the tool posted on XDA for updating firmware with an unlocked bootloader apparently requires that you be rooted to use it.
Is there a way to relock the bootloader?
The only mention I could find in these threads was someone who said you need to factory reset the phone and then go back into fast-boot. I don't think the person who wrote that even tried it and that he was just making a generalization.
Does anyone know if there are actual steps that relock the bootloader without bricking the phone--which the e-recovery restore method might do since it will try to install an older firmware than is currently on my phone.
I might just keep it unlocked anyway but I was curious if there was a known relock method that works on this phone.
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Use dload method, but pba that will erase everything like your 1st setting of your phone. Phone will be locked again, FRP will still unlocked.
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does dload method altso come with recovery_ramdisk fixed? for us that have modified it for root or twrp??
So that the device becomes out of the box like new?
Yes, recovery_ramdisk back to stock with dload method
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i can confirm dload method lock back the bootloader.
i had install an alternate fw but was not satisfied cause too much features were not working, i used first erecovery to download official fw but unlock bl was still present. then i try dload and phone was completly reset with bl locked.
dload method isn't working for me. I extracted the UPDATE.APP from the firmware version that is currently installed on my phone (using the update_full_base version), created a dload folder on my external card, copied the UPDATE.APP into that folder and then did the dial code and selected update from memory card. My phone reboots and then I get an error that says that the update failed.
Do I need to use the UPDATE.APP from a specific build to get this to work?
I installed firmware via the Funky Huawei method. It seems to have relocked the bootloader because the warning about the bootloader being unlocked doesn't come up when the phone boots but the data on my phone wasn't erased. Can the bootloader be relocked without erasing all the data on the phone? If so this is the first I've heard of it.
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I installed firmware via the Funky Huawei method. It seems to have relocked the bootloader because the warning about the bootloader being unlocked doesn't come up when the phone boots but the data on my phone wasn't erased. Can the bootloader be relocked without erasing all the data on the phone? If so this is the first I've heard of it.
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Go to fastboot mode and check if bootloader is locked again.
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ubersapian said:
Have a look at my post in thread below .. have done this method a few times and works for me.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ma...ocking-bootloader-magisk-root-t3885422/page22
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Will we able to reclaim warranty after relock? Anyway the service guys would be able to know that the bootloader was unlocked before?
Soo what is the legit way to relock the bootloader and the FRP?
is the FRP from stock/defualt locked?
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Is it possible to reflash an unlocked OS onto my currently carrier locked phone?
Yes
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Yes
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Would doing this remove all the carrier restrictions such as the garbage apps installed by them, and prevent them from coming back in the future?
You could easily just use Adb app control to disable what you don't want. But yes flashing unlocked firmware will result in no carrier bloat
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You could easily just use Adb app control to disable what you don't want. But yes flashing unlocked firmware will result in no carrier bloat
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I have already used adb to remove bloat, but new apps are still somehow popping up, and I don't want old ones to come back after an update.
Where can I learn how to flash unlock firmware? Particularly on an s23U
From my thread. Just download unlocked firmware, extract it. You will have files BL..AP..CP..CSC..HONE_CSC. Download patched Odin to computer. On device activate developer options enable usb debugging. Put device in download mode. Open Odin on computer connect device. Odin will see device , it will show green top left if Odin. Pur BL file in BL spot..AP file in Ap spot. CP file in CP spot..Csc in Csc spot..click start.
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From my thread. Just download unlocked firmware, extract it. You will have files BL..AP..CP..CSC..HONE_CSC. Download patched Odin to computer. On device activate developer options enable usb debugging. Put device in download mode. Open Odin on computer connect device. Odin will see device , it will show green top left if Odin. Pur BL file in BL spot..AP file in Ap spot. CP file in CP spot..Csc in Csc spot..click start.
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I heard that you can no longer unlock samsung US carrier phones
You are talking about something totally different. Unlocked firmware is not bootloader unlocking or sim unlocking. All unlocked firmware means is its not carrier branded. You asked about unlocked firmware, not bootloader unlock
butchieboy said:
You are talking about something totally different. Unlocked firmware is not bootloader unlocking or sim unlocking. All unlocked firmware means is its not carrier branded. You asked about unlocked firmware, not bootloader unlock
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Oh. What's the difference?
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From my thread. Just download unlocked firmware, extract it. You will have files BL..AP..CP..CSC..HONE_CSC. Download patched Odin to computer. On device activate developer options enable usb debugging. Put device in download mode. Open Odin on computer connect device. Odin will see device , it will show green top left if Odin. Pur BL file in BL spot..AP file in Ap spot. CP file in CP spot..Csc in Csc spot..click start.
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Is this the unlocked firmware found here what I am supposed to be downloading?
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Most of us already know how to flash firmware with Odin. Here, anyone can post available firmware for everyone to use as well as general discussion. U firmware can be flashed on a U1 device and U1 firmware can be flashed on a U device using Odin...
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The difference is you need a token from Samsung to unlock the bootloader. Sim unlock is usually done after device is paid off and code is given by carrier. Your just talking about firmware. Firmware doesn't unlock the bootloader or sim unlock. If you want firmware without carrier bloat you are just wanting U1 firmware instead of U firmware. I don't know why so many people buy carrier locked devices then want unlocked firmware. Just buy unlocked device.
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The difference is you need a token from Samsung to unlock the bootloader. Sim unlock is usually done after device is paid off and code is given by carrier. Your just talking about firmware. Firmware doesn't unlock the bootloader or sim unlock. If you want firmware without carrier bloat you are just wanting U1 firmware instead of U firmware. I don't know why so many people buy carrier locked devices then want unlocked firmware. Just buy unlocked device.
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In some cases, domestic riding is limited to only devices sold by the carrier. As an example, I have T-Mobile USA. If I need to to on to US Cellular, I must have a device that was sold to me by T-Mobile or domestic roaming for US Cellular will not work. The issue specifically is with US Cellular not allowing the device to roam on to their network.
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You could easily just use Adb app control to disable what you don't want. But yes flashing unlocked firmware will result in no carrier bloat
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Is adb app control different from using adb to delete packages?
Adb app control is 1 click. You don't have to type in anything. It shows what's installed on device, you check box next to the app to disable or delete. Has restore function also
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Adb app control is 1 click. You don't have to type in anything. It shows what's installed on device, you check box next to the app to disable or delete. Has restore function also
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So it simplifies the process rather than provides new features? Is this the right source? https://adbappcontrol.com/en/
Yes