i just signed up to the forum and need some help. i have been searching posts and have not found the right answer just other ones close to it.
i recently purchased a used HTC magic (vodafone UK) and it has been modded. i'm looking to return it back to it's original form with the factory vodafone software/firmware that it came with or the most recent version that it is currently updated to.
another question i have is that the phone is currently unlocked... so if i return it to it's original vodafone condition will it lock the phone back to UK only or will i still have an unlocked phone ?
i know you are all going to say "why ?!!?!" it's so much better rooted and modded. but to be honest, i'm not into the modding scene and i know i will eventually sell this phone so would just rather have it factory.
if someone could email me the rom and point me to a step by step instruction that would be greatly appreciated.
thanks !
corrindave said:
i just signed up to the forum and need some help. i have been searching posts and have not found the right answer just other ones close to it.
i recently purchased a used HTC magic (vodafone UK) and it has been modded. i'm looking to return it back to it's original form with the factory vodafone software/firmware that it came with or the most recent version that it is currently updated to.
another question i have is that the phone is currently unlocked... so if i return it to it's original vodafone condition will it lock the phone back to UK only or will i still have an unlocked phone ?
i know you are all going to say "why ?!!?!" it's so much better rooted and modded. but to be honest, i'm not into the modding scene and i know i will eventually sell this phone so would just rather have it factory.
if someone could email me the rom and point me to a step by step instruction that would be greatly appreciated.
thanks !
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Are you sure you searched? Really?
http://tinyurl.com/2uwvo9a
If you unroot, you will still have a subsidy unlocked phone.
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Hey guys
im new to unlock phones
i got my new contract with orange today and i want to unlock my phone
i search lots of web site to find out the way to unlock
i found several way to do it but im not sure which one is the best
can anyone help me with easy way ?
and pls tell me completely if i need software where can i get it what version or if net cod where can i get it
thanks
no one can help me ?
Easiest way, and the way i did it...
Use an unlocking website and pay the tenner or whatever it is. Very quick and simple.
cymru said:
Easiest way, and the way i did it...
Use an unlocking website and pay the tenner or whatever it is. Very quick and simple.
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Depending on what version of software your Hero has, the unlock code may not be accepted using stock ROM.
You might need to flash with a custom ROM (Nandroid backup first of course), and then unlock when running Modaco Custom ROM (or another, although I know MCR works for this).
You can then either return to stock or keep the custom ROM (personally, I run the modaco ROM permanently it's so fast...
anon2122 said:
Depending on what version of software your Hero has, the unlock code may not be accepted using stock ROM.
You might need to flash with a custom ROM (Nandroid backup first of course), and then unlock when running Modaco Custom ROM (or another, although I know MCR works for this).
You can then either return to stock or keep the custom ROM (personally, I run the modaco ROM permanently it's so fast...
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how can it find out the software version ??
can u explain how i have to do flash and so on pls
thanks
pls give me any related link that i can unlock my phone
thanks
Software version check by going to Settings -->About (at the bottom)
How to flash --> Google, there are loads of video guides
An example of unlocking website which requires no work, just cash ---> http://www.mobileunlocked.com/HTC/Hero
Suggest you do a search in these forums
According to many posts the Orange Hero is very difficult to unlock. Just using an unlock code will often not work - patchy results at best, with many reporting failures.
It appears that you will need to reflash a custom ROM. This is something that could brick your phone if you get it wrong. I am told it is easy if you follow the instructions carefully and there are lots of people on this forum that have successfully done it. It will almost certainly void any warranty you have on the phone (if Orange ever find out about it).
So the choice is yours.
It's not too difficult to put a custom ROM on, so long as you are sensible about it, and read the instructions as you do it.
Personally, I reckon you'll end up keeping the custom ROM after doing this (if it's modaco especially) since they are much faster than the stock ones.
You are also able to re-flash to an orange ROM if you wanted to, meaning that if you return it back to original fully, orange can't tell that you've done anything.
I think 2 years is almost a record for resurrecting an old post.
The last post was in January 2010, when locking UK Orange Heros was difficult. There are now thousands of places to get a Hero unlocked in January 2012. And the cowboy website this latest post has linked to wants £49 to unlock a UK Orange phone in 2 to 4 days! Yes you read that right! That is £29 more than Orange themselves wanted to give me an unlock code.
A few months ago when I wanted my Hero unlocked (passing on to daughter) it cost me £4 on Ebay and I got the code within an hour on a Sunday.
So I would say steer well clear of this site.
EDIT - the post I was referring to has been removed!!!
peterc10 said:
I think 2 years is almost a record for resurrecting an old post.
The last post was in January 2010, when locking UK Orange Heros was difficult. There are now thousands of places to get a Hero unlocked in January 2012. And the cowboy website this latest post has linked to wants £49 to unlock a UK Orange phone in 2 to 4 days! Yes you read that right! That is £29 more than Orange themselves wanted to give me an unlock code.
A few months ago when I wanted my Hero unlocked (passing on to daughter) it cost me £4 on Ebay and I got the code within an hour on a Sunday.
So I would say steer well clear of this site.
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I bought a code from eBay yesterday (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NETWORK-UNLOCKING-CODE-HTC-DESIRE-G2-HERO-HD2-TOUCH-PRO-2?item=270929961249 from usman4947) for £2.95; it arrived within five minutes and it worked fine on my T-Mobile G2 Touch.
Hello,
I just got myself a new Desire HD from eBay to replace my HD2. Unfortunatly when I got it it was branded to t-mobile even though auction said it was new, sealde and unlocked.
I have managed to permroot it. What do I need to do now? I tried to run the HTC latest firmwas for this device and comes up with error131 wrong customer ID.
My knoledge is very basic about this so any help would be grateful.
Thanks
Robert
If the phone wasn't as described then return it. Was it sealed in its box?
Can you make & receive calls?
If your trying to flash a Stock HTC ROM over a T-Mobile branded/locked DHD you will get an error.
Hi thanks for reply.
Yeah the phone did not say in auction that it wasbranded just unlocked and sealed. When I got it I could see that it had been opened as the tape that was used to seal the box wasn't sticky anymore and it had been inserted the wrong way round. It has obviously been opened to unlock it.
As the phone is unlocked I thought I thought I would be able to flash any stock rom onto it that is avaliable. I really don't want t-mobile logos on startup and there apps when I have a vodaphone sim.
Thanks again.
If you want a generic HTC ROM you will need to root & S-OFF your DHD. Guides are available in the Dev section.
If you need any help just let us know. There are quite a few friendly people round here.
Hay thanks for the reply !!
I managed to do the permroot thing. I was reading up on anything I had to do else. Which guide would you recomend to do the S-Off? Can I just run the HTC.exe rom then to install it?
I was also reading up on something called supercid do I need to do this as well?
Thanks so much!! It saves me loads of hassle trying to return it. That and am phoneless without it at the moment lol
Robert
Hello
Would just like to say thanks I managed to get the stock HTC rom on the DHD thanks too the help on here.
Was just curious do I need to reactivate the S-OFF to go back to S-On i presume? If I did that would I still be able to install new stock roms when they come out now there is a stock rom on phone?
Thanks so much again. This phone is great Android is so much better supported that Windows Mobile!
Robert
00_Angelos_00 said:
Would just like to say thanks I managed to get the stock HTC rom on the DHD thanks too the help on here.
Robert
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No problem at all.
If you flashed the Stock HTC ROM from the RUU, then it will have Security On (S-ON) If you want to flash a custom ROM, then you will need to go through the whole procedure again, but flash a custom recovery (Clockwork Mod), to make the the whole process safer and easier.
Hey folks, novice user here.
Quick background: I've had the HTC Legend for over a year now, it's on the Bell network however I unlocked it the first day I had it with a $5 unlock code deal from RedFlagDeals so the phone is UNLOCKED. I've put SpeakOut! SIM cards into it, it's on a Bell one now, etc.
The thing is, I've never, ever updated the software on this thing, at all. It's on whatever basic firmware came in the HTC Legend box to begin with. About phone says: Firmware Version 2.1-update1, Kernel Version 2.6.29-9e497, Build & Software Number 2.02.666.3
So in a nutshell, can somebody help this novice user get the latest and greatest onto here? I also would like to wipe out all my contacts & account infos etc. and start from scratch
The links and acronyms are all very confusing for me since I'm just trying to learn this all at once, so any help would be greatly appreciated. I have subscribed to the thread so I will get replies instantly!
Thanks in advance all!
Check out this Thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954450
All instructions and downloads in one place.
rom 2.2
mike998 said:
Check out this Thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954450
All instructions and downloads in one place.
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do as he said then what you want to do is install this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=866849
basically becuase bell hasnt released an official 2.2 update you have to downgrade your legend (yes counter productive it seems) then root it(jailbreak it) so you can install custom ROMS which is basically android 2.2 plus lots of extra tweeks
Hey guys, my phone comes with the folleong firmware - LG-E900AT-00-V10b-505-02-OCT-07-2010
I live in a country not described in the following thread ( Fiji, yep, i live in fii, but i bought the phone from australia, but will use it in fiji)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=935578
So any suggestions to which one i should flash it to?
ok, so no one has any feedback? :C what about this, anyone here flashed a phone bought from Australia or New Zealand and flashed it to Europe Open?
hey guys one more question, the roms on this page
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=935578
if i was to flash to one of those, will i get mango applied with it or is that a separate procedure i have to do? i am so confused
flash with the one you feel more comfortable with, go for an open rom, it will work with any operator in any country of this world.
hey thanks for geting back to me, just the second question still lingers, does this upgrade my phone to mango as well or is this just a 'bios' upgrade?
if i was to use the australian optus firmware, will the phone become locked to that carrier?
i know these are basic questions, but i thought i would check before i flash cos i dont want to brick anything
took the dive and flashed to australian optus. worked awesome, thanks
just incase anyoneis interested in knowing, i dont have any battery issue with this mango upgrade and it didnt lock my phone to any carrier
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hi guys,
i just bought a xoom in the uk as an impulse buy. usually i do a lot of reading on things like this so i dont usually need help when it comes to rooting, unlocking bootloader etc.
This has probably been asked but i tried searching and i just got more confused. I would like to know if the uk xoom (wifi only) can be rooted and if i can unlock the bootloader. i would like to install a jellybean rom if that is possible but i couldnt really find i guide on this particular version.
If anyone can help i would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you
ropin1 said:
asked in q&a but no response
hi guys,
i just bought a xoom in the uk as an impulse buy. usually i do a lot of reading on things like this so i dont usually need help when it comes to rooting, unlocking bootloader etc.
This has probably been asked but i tried searching and i just got more confused. I would like to know if the uk xoom (wifi only) can be rooted and if i can unlock the bootloader. i would like to install a jellybean rom if that is possible but i couldnt really find i guide on this particular version.
If anyone can help i would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you
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I'm sure this has been covered, must search harder!! LOL
Anyhow
I flashed this Rom on to my uk xoom. Doesn't matter that it's for the US one , well I've not seen any ill effects It also turns your device into a google experience device so updates come direct from google. You're a bit late to the party on that one however as they've dropped support in 4.2.1
Bootloader is unlockable through fastboot oem unlock ( this will wipe your data ), no hacking required.
That should give you something to start wifi!