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2.2 update keeps losing baseband

Hey guys,
I followed and read so many threads but I dont know what to do anymore.
I flashed to the 315_12332_00 firmware on my Streak that I bought unlocked in the Netherlands.
Baseband now is GAUSB1A131500EU build 12332 and everything works!! (I did not write done the original 1.6 baseband number so I dont know what that was)
Butt......when I rebooted my Streak the GSM/3G services quit.
If I check the settings it now says baseband unknown!!!!! (?)
There is no way to get the GSM/3G functions back except for flashing the 315_12332_00 firmware again!
After first boot it's ok but after a reboot my baseband is gone again!
I tried a lot to downgrade but I can not get it to work :-(
I wanted to flash to the original state 1.6 and wait for my OTA update or flash to Streak_309_0_00 firmware.
How can I make this happen?
Although WiFi works the device really feels bricked right now, saved a long time to buy it :-(
Someone please, please help me
Kind regards Passie

Me also i have the same problems no wifi

you mentioned u reflashed, but did u try a factory reset yet? that fixed some stuff for me

Elusivo said:
you mentioned u reflashed, but did u try a factory reset yet? that fixed some stuff for me
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You mean like in the privacy setting page?
Yes, did that couple of times .

diab2010 said:
Me also i have the same problems no wifi
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Well, my problems are not WiFi but GSM related.
Mut may still be because we flashed wrong firmware....

i would try the 309 update and a factory reset after flashing it
you may also need to flash the 309 recovery image before

diab2010 said:
Me also i have the same problems no wifi
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Had the no wifi problem on 315 fw with my german streak.
Did the performance update and now I found wifi networks?
One of many strange Streak Froyo errors.
Greetings from germany
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Bricked my Streak
Well, did everything I thought I muust do but now its really bricked!
Cant come into recovery or flash mode.
When I press on button only the lights burn, not possible to use the volume or the camera modes....
Did I really bricked it now?
PLS help me....

passie42 said:
Hey guys,
I followed and read so many threads but I dont know what to do anymore.
I flashed to the 315_12332_00 firmware on my Streak that I bought unlocked in the Netherlands.
Baseband now is GAUSB1A131500EU build 12332 and everything works!! (I did not write done the original 1.6 baseband number so I dont know what that was)
Butt......when I rebooted my Streak the GSM/3G services quit.
If I check the settings it now says baseband unknown!!!!! (?)
There is no way to get the GSM/3G functions back except for flashing the 315_12332_00 firmware again!
After first boot it's ok but after a reboot my baseband is gone again!
I tried a lot to downgrade but I can not get it to work :-(
I wanted to flash to the original state 1.6 and wait for my OTA update or flash to Streak_309_0_00 firmware.
How can I make this happen?
Although WiFi works the device really feels bricked right now, saved a long time to buy it :-(
Someone please, please help me
Kind regards Passie
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We need a way to get back to 309 firmware...... Mine is the same, no 3G, but I have GSM.

I gave it to a forum member with more knowledge,,,
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Calls for Devs, Euroxoom?

Guys, Euroxooms are becoming expensive paperweights pretty quickly.
The boot image is what is bricking the devices as its not compatible when Root is being done.
Obviously we take the risks when we root, but im slightly PO with it Just kidding, i have faith in XDa and i hope to donate soon for such a worthy cause.
My question I pose to the devs is the following, Can someone source out a boot.img to recover back to Stock, for the Mz601 model? (3g / wifi Euro variant)
I see all the recovery and root for the Verizoom, but nothing for our Europe brothers here
Has there or is there, any work being done on recovering bricked devices?

A shot into the dark here .... have you attempted flashing the US system image?
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I rooted my UK Xoom without problems but when I tried one of the BigDX Xoom themes I got loads of Force Closures.
I had no option but to flash the boot.img and system.img files taken from the Canadian (MZ604)
At least this recovered my Xoom to a working version and now works fine now running a rooted Xoom with the latest Tiamat Xoom 1.4.0 kernel.
I have now made a Nandroid backup using ClockworkMod Recovery should I have problems in the future.
Hopefully, someone will pull the recovery.img, boot.img and system.imf files from the UK Xoom???
Cheers
Ody

WAIT
Guys be patient, I have a stock system and boot image for us, we just need to get a recovery, DO NOT ROOT using the methods here, I will post a rooted boot for euro as soon as I can get it tested.
I have asked the people posting the root instructions to mention that it should not be used on the euro xoom's but it seems to have fallen on deaf ears.

alias_neo said:
Guys be patient, I have a stock system and boot image for us, we just need to get a recovery, DO NOT ROOT using the methods here, I will post a rooted boot for euro as soon as I can get it tested.
I have asked the people posting the root instructions to mention that it should not be used on the euro xoom's but it seems to have fallen on deaf ears.
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Once you get it can you send me a link so I can add to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049485
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bwcorvus said:
Once you get it can you send me a link so I can add to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049485
Sent from my Xoom
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I have the stuff already, except for the recovery I just don't have anyone to test it yet and theres no way I'm releasing without testing. I got it to work on my device but I had to go through an unusual and painful process.

alias_neo said:
I have the stuff already, except for the recovery I just don't have anyone to test it yet and theres no way I'm releasing without testing. I got it to work on my device but I had to go through an unusual and painful process.
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Yea I know I was there
Sent from my Xoom

bwcorvus said:
Yea I know I was there
Sent from my Xoom
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I'm just re-iterating for everyone else who wasn't there

may i suggest that the Devs sticky this for the benefit of the European Xoom.
I bricked mine, bought in york, took to Portsmouth CPW and they replaced it there and then, you might not be so lucky, but i think we need to be careful with bricking it lol ,
On a lighter note, how do we dump our roms with boot, system image files, for the benefit of all those who want to unbrick their uk / euroxooms?

How did you brick your Xoom? You did'nt try and relock it? As I said no problems rooting my Xoom from PCWorld? PUP!!!!
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yep i did lock it and put a buggered boot.img on there

any update on the Euroxoomroot? xd
Id like to crack it open without having to worry about the bloody thing of bricking it again haha

fkofilee said:
yep i did lock it and put a buggered boot.img on there
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That'll explain it! I may be wrong but to re-lock it, you would need to flash UK image files (boot.img, recovery.img and system.img). I'll leave my UK Xoom unlocked and rooted until Motorola release a proper recovery flash file?
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haha, yeah might be a good idea, you have a DHD too? XD, what you running on it ?
im currently on CM 7.0.2 xd , nice phone :_),
How did you get your root on your tab? i am desperate to root it as TitBAckup is a necessity xd plus i want to experiment, do you think its worth waiting till the files for the Eurotab are released?
When i try to boot my tab after the one click root, it was at that point it was bricked, i didnt try to lock it until after ,
weirdly enough though, i could still use fastboot after to do one click root, etc, and lock and unlock and install CWM,

Yep DHD running HDMix Gingerbread! To be honest I don't think you bricked your xoom if you can still get Fastboot? I don't know why one click root didn't work for you but did for me? That said Titanium isn't working for me with the latest Tiamat 1.4.0 kernel.
Also just to say my UK Xoom is WiFi only (not 3g) might explain why I could root mine?
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yeah if you have a wifi only xxom, thatll explain why you have bee able to use the 604 canadian images.

Quick question for you EU zone Xoom wifi owners... on the back of your device where the CE mark is, does it also list an FCC ID? If so what is it?

yes it does, erm, it would vary with the wifi model obviously, ill have alook abd get back to you

fkofilee said:
yes it does, erm, it would vary with the wifi model obviously, ill have alook abd get back to you
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I really should have asked if there was a TUV registration number and FCC ID. (CE mark is a certificate of self conformance).
What I was trying to determine is if the hardware between the euro spec wifi xoom and the us spec wifi xoom are the same. If they are then both units could share the same fcc id. In theory the wifi Xoom could hold both a TUV ID, and FCC ID since there is in theory no need to make engineering changes between the units to meet compliance regulations, and because of the costs involved most companies tend not to make engineering changes if they do not need to.
The 3G units will obviously have variations because of the different Rx/Tx frequencies for the various cellular carriers, but

My WiFi FCC ID Number is IHDT56MT1

Unlocked bootloader logo removed in JB

I WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PHONE CAUSED BY THE INFORMATION POSTED HERE. THIS IS NOT A TUTORIAL.
First of all , i know there is a thread about removing the Unlocked bootloader logo. This thread is started just to present some information based on my personal experience.
I owe a Motorola Razr I with unlocked bootloader :laugh:.......
A couple of weeks ago i decided to come back to ICS from the JB fastboot i was using(orange UK). Instead of using fastboot files made by mattlgroff I decided to fully flash the original ICS firmware for my phone using RSDlite. After the firmware was flashed i pushed the signed logo to the device.Of course the phone didn't finish booting and got stuck in bootloop. My phone became then a brick with a black screen and green led and i had to use the files from here to unbrick my phone. Big thanks to U1138 for finding the solution for unbricking.
When my phone phone finally booted i was so excited i didn't realize the ugly Bootloader unlocked logo is gone. I realized that yesterday while restarting the device and thought it's good to share it with everyone else and maybe will find a way for everyone to get rid of the ugly message on the boot screen.

free2live said:
I WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PHONE CAUSED BY THE INFORMATION POSTED HERE. THIS IS NOT A TUTORIAL.
First of all , i know there is a thread about removing the Unlocked bootloader logo. This thread is started just to present some information based on my personal experience.
I owe a Motorola Razr I with unlocked bootloader :laugh:.......
A couple of weeks ago i decided to come back to ICS from the JB fastboot i was using(orange UK). Instead of using fastboot files made by mattlgroff I decided to fully flash the original ICS firmware for my phone using RSDlite. After the firmware was flashed i pushed the signed logo to the device.Of course the phone didn't finish booting and got stuck in bootloop. My phone became then a brick with a black screen and green led and i had to use the files from here to unbrick my phone. Big thanks to U1138 for finding the solution for unbricking.
When my phone phone finally booted i was so excited i didn't realize the ugly Bootloader unlocked logo is gone. I realized that yesterday while restarting the device and thought it's good to share it with everyone else and maybe will find a way for everyone to get rid of the ugly message on the boot screen.
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Is it still working after several reboots?

free2live said:
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So you suggest going back to ICS, bricking your device, unbricking it and flashing JB again in order to get rid of the bootloader logo?

Orbbman said:
So you suggest going back to ICS, bricking your device, unbricking it and flashing JB again in order to get rid of the bootloader logo?
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I'm not suggesting anything. Only if you know what you are doing you can try it and even then take extra caution. It might be just a particular case.
Sent from my XT890 using xda premium

Thorstenk said:
Is it still working after several reboots?
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Yes mate. I have like this for more than 1 week and i do reboot my device quite often due to poor network signal at my work.
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here's a short video to proof the unlocked bootloader message is gone

I am not a hundred perent sure of that, but I think this worked on your device because you unlocked your bootloader while on ICS then, upgraded to JB using matt's fastboot.
For someone who upgraded to JB using the OTA and only then unlocked their bootloader, this won't work because the motoboot file version is already the highest (homemade fastboot does not flash motoboot, that's why you were able to flash after a downgrade)

JackyJack said:
I am not a hundred perent sure of that, but I think this worked on your device because you unlocked your bootloader while on ICS then, upgraded to JB using matt's fastboot.
For someone who upgraded to JB using the OTA and only then unlocked their bootloader, this won't work because the motoboot file version is already the highest (homemade fastboot does not flash motoboot, that's why you were able to flash after a downgrade)
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It maybe be possible. I did unlock bootloader while on ICS
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Anyone can confirm that intentionally bricking the phone by downgrading to ICS and reviving it deletes the unlocked sign?

Don't work with me

my logo returned to normal after restoring Pi-llama rom through cwm.

Could you be a bit more precise?
What do you mean with normal, no unlocked bootloader message left?
And what do you mean with restored?
Thanks!
densets said:
my logo returned to normal after restoring Pi-llama rom through cwm.
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Thorstenk said:
Could you be a bit more precise?
What do you mean with normal, no unlocked bootloader message left?
And what do you mean with restored?
Thanks!
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i unlocked my bootloader on ics telcel then went to 320002e.u. and did an update to 40002e.u.and my sing of unlocked bootloader disappear. but i hate is reading the warning message of unlocked bootloader in jelly bean how can i eraseed that.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2226504
Yes, its for unlocking the bootloaders for the Snapdragon Motorolas (Atrix HD, RAZR HD and RAZR M) but after unlocking their bootloaders the same message appears (the same that we have), @tucstwo has provided a file to remove the unlocked message for these phones, I don't know if that zip could be compatible with the RAZR i, but giving the fact that the zip file removes the unlocked message for these phones ALREADY RUNNING JELLY BEAN, maybe someone can give a try and see what happens...
Link of the zip file is on the 2nd post.

don't work...

LOL try some king of custom upgrade we known that we have some chance of brick our phone and we get this risk like a bet with more chance to win, but intencionally brick the phone that cost here in brazil more than $500 we have to be a great crazy.

Does this also work on ICS?

AGISCI said:
Does this also work on ICS?
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I can't tell you if it works or no. This is what happened to me not a tutorial.
Sent from Razr I using a bat ^o^

matheusgallo said:
Don't work with me
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Did anybody try this method?
http://androidforums.com/motorola-razr-i/700911-bootloader-unlocked-under-jb.html

piskr said:
Did anybody try this method?
http://androidforums.com/motorola-razr-i/700911-bootloader-unlocked-under-jb.html
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Yes! It dont work. Do not even try!

Cant unlock

Total noob, so any and all help very much appreciated. I had an issue with my phone not booting, so after lots of tricks and tips I was still stuck in a bootloop. I ended up finding an image and followed the instructions and voila my phone boots, all be it wiped and needing all apps and such installed. However I soon realized my phone is no longer unlocked. so now I cant use my Straight talk sim card. I need help ASAP if possible and more than willing to compensate anyone who can help me get my phone and txt messaging working again. Im pretty versed in PC stuff, as I work in IT, but I have never done any phone moding or flashing until now, so detailed explanations would be great, or if needed we can link up using a remote software program or FB. Thanks!

42 views yet no replies? I sure hope someone out there can help me.
Wfisher74 said:
Total noob, so any and all help very much appreciated. I had an issue with my phone not booting, so after lots of tricks and tips I was still stuck in a bootloop. I ended up finding an image and followed the instructions and voila my phone boots, all be it wiped and needing all apps and such installed. However I soon realized my phone is no longer unlocked. so now I cant use my Straight talk sim card. I need help ASAP if possible and more than willing to compensate anyone who can help me get my phone and txt messaging working again. Im pretty versed in PC stuff, as I work in IT, but I have never done any phone moding or flashing until now, so detailed explanations would be great, or if needed we can link up using a remote software program or FB. Thanks!
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Correct me if I'm wrong your looking for a way to unlock from carrier not bootloader.... If that is the case look here (can't tell you if it works big red is the only one that seems to work where I spend most of my time)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=60690666
If your looking for bootloader unlock it make not be possible depending on software ver and kernel... If you want to look into it I would start here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43125188
I hope that points you in the right direction... The general portion for our phone has a lot of great information
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Meabrams, thanks for your reply but I am not sure what I need at this point. Not sure by what you mean by "big red", is that another site? I wish I could explain to somone over the phone what is going on, but have no resources to contact for this kind of help. I did to the process listed in the link: Tutorial] Unlock ALL bands on xt907 (moto_msm8960) with no success. I will check out the other post and see if I get any further. Any assistance or help you may know of is much appreciated. Im hoping to transfer my phone to temporary straight talk phone until this is fixed, just hope I dont have to send it off to someone.
Edit....Ok my device is rooted (dont know for sure but I have super user installed (full version of SU)) and I can play apps that are not Google approved. I tried the Motopocalypse and cant get any further. Does it matter what version of Android i have? currently this phone is on 4.4.2 BUT I dont really care if it stays on that version...Do I /Can I go back to the 4.1 version I had before? I believe it was the stock version of the phone's android system by not positive as i bought this phone unlocked. I would contact the seller but they have disappeared from ebay.
meabrams said:
Correct me if I'm wrong your looking for a way to unlock from carrier not bootloader.... If that is the case look here (can't tell you if it works big red is the only one that seems to work where I spend most of my time)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=60690666
If your looking for bootloader unlock it make not be possible depending on software ver and kernel... If you want to look into it I would start here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43125188
I hope that points you in the right direction... The general portion for our phone has a lot of great information
Sent from my moto_msm8960_jbbl using XDA Free mobile app
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More problems....arg
OK so my phone turns on, asks to run the setup again, as soon as I start the setup in android, after choosing my english language, it says "Please wait, this may take a few minutes." Well this has been doing it for 12 hours now......any help?? Im so frustrated at this point, I really need this phone to work. I have a temp phone to take calls on if anyone desires to be a superhero and help me fix this xt907. Thanks!
Wfisher74 said:
Meabrams, thanks for your reply but I am not sure what I need at this point. Not sure by what you mean by "big red", is that another site? I wish I could explain to somone over the phone what is going on, but have no resources to contact for this kind of help. I did to the process listed in the link: Tutorial] Unlock ALL bands on xt907 (moto_msm8960) with no success. I will check out the other post and see if I get any further. Any assistance or help you may know of is much appreciated. Im hoping to transfer my phone to temporary straight talk phone until this is fixed, just hope I dont have to send it off to someone.
Edit....Ok my device is rooted (dont know for sure but I have super user installed (full version of SU)) and I can play apps that are not Google approved. I tried the Motopocalypse and cant get any further. Does it matter what version of Android i have? currently this phone is on 4.4.2 BUT I dont really care if it stays on that version...Do I /Can I go back to the 4.1 version I had before? I believe it was the stock version of the phone's android system by not positive as i bought this phone unlocked. I would contact the seller but they have disappeared from ebay.
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Flashing Firmware via Fastboot
You mentioned you are stucked at the initial setup screen. This implies that you need to reflash the stock ROM. Please visit this link to read my post containing instructables to successfully flash stock ROM.
Q. Can I unlock bootloader?
No. As of KDA 20.62 15.1 update, the Trust Zone vulnerability has been fixed which allowed exploit to work.
Q. Can I root?
Yes! Head to this thread to root (install SU) on your RAZR.
Q. Can I downgrade?
Unfortunately no! You are stucked permanently with the Kitkat flavour.
US GSM Carrier Unlock
The method is fairly long but easy. Head to the thread here to unlock US GSM carriers which will allow you use Straight Talk.

mfbcool said:
Flashing Firmware via Fastboot
You mentioned you are stucked at the initial setup screen. This implies that you need to reflash the stock ROM. Please visit this link to read my post containing instructables to successfully flash stock ROM.
Q. Can I unlock bootloader?
No. As of KDA 20.62 15.1 update, the Trust Zone vulnerability has been fixed which allowed exploit to work.
Q. Can I root?
Yes! Head to this thread to root (install SU) on your RAZR.
Q. Can I downgrade?
Unfortunately no! You are stucked permanently with the Kitkat flavour.
US GSM Carrier Unlock
The method is fairly long but easy. Head to the thread here to unlock US GSM carriers which will allow you use Straight Talk.
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For moto luge is international sim roaming on att or tmobile also considered in the domestic blocking ?
I have tmobile.pl sim which roams in my note4 but not on luge
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Z5 Premium E6853 (Bell Mobility Canada)

So I am wondering if I am the only Canadian user that managed to buy a device with a locked bootloader? I contacted Sony Dev world and they stated there is no OFFICIAL way of unlocking this once it has been set to "BOOTLOADER UNLOCKABLE" = "NO". This is a dam piss off as I was a eager to build AOSP for this device and acquired it for this purpose.
So much for that plan!

frankbonatelli said:
So I am wondering if I am the only Canadian user that managed to buy a device with a locked bootloader? I contacted Sony Dev world and they stated there is no OFFICIAL way of unlocking this once it has been set to "BOOTLOADER UNLOCKABLE" = "NO". This is a dam piss off as I was a eager to build AOSP for this device and acquired it for this purpose.
So much for that plan!
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I have not heard from the general public yet on this and so far I have yet to find a way to unlock this boot loader. How is it I'm the only Bell user that found a locked boot loader? I've currently rolled back to 5.1.1 and am still unable to find a solution.
Odd if I'm the only Bell user in this situation.

I got one and it says same thing. Guess I have to sell the device. Very dissapointed.

Have you tried flashing "Customized XX" file via Flashtool instead and then try unlocking it? Usually carrier locked firmware prevents the device from being unlocked.

Yes I've gone all the way back to firmware it comes with pre release, as it would be for promotion to retailers. I've tried everything listed in xda nothing has changed the boot unlock to yes. Mine is now on the" for sale" list as I bought it specifically because Sony is supposedly selling open and unlocked devices for developer friendly experience. This is not the case with a Bell Mobility device.
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frankbonatelli said:
Yes I've gone all the way back to firmware it comes with pre release, as it would be for promotion to retailers. I've tried everything listed in xda nothing has changed the boot unlock to yes. Mine is now on the" for sale" list as I bought it specifically because Sony is supposedly selling open and unlocked devices for developer friendly experience. This is not the case with a Bell Mobility device.
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Changing firmware will never change your bootloader status...if it's locked to start with it's going to stay locked...
Carriers do special deals with oem's to have exclusivity or to sell their products and ask them to lock down the bootloader...
Don't buy from carriers to remedy to that problem...
Sony on the other hand sells its devices unlocked...!

I have the same infuriating problem - further to that, since a security update pm hide no longer works via adb. I was all ready for 7.1 as well and everything has just been a huge letdown.

Sorry fellas, you got the same un-rootable pile of Bell exclusive BS that I've been stuck with since last year.
Zero way to get root on these devices. Period.
Only suggestion is to toss an international ROM on it via Flashtool/Xperifirm and go from there - you'll at least get faster software patches/updates.

pattmyn said:
Sorry fellas, you got the same un-rootable pile of Bell exclusive BS that I've been stuck with since last year.
Zero way to get root on these devices. Period.
Only suggestion is to toss an international ROM on it via Flashtool/Xperifirm and go from there - you'll at least get faster software patches/updates.
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Can we flash android 7 file which is available now straight?

i have this phone too.
this is my first and last Sony phone.
Also, the head phone Jack is weeeeeeeeak.

NEXUSg4 said:
Can we flash android 7 file which is available now straight?
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Yes... I just did this myself to my Bell Z5 Premium

HappyDude69 said:
Yes... I just did this myself to my Bell Z5 Premium
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Which country version you used and did you use xperifirm, I mean which app to use on PC? Thanks

NEXUSg4 said:
Which country version you used and did you use xperifirm, I mean which app to use on PC? Thanks
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Used the one on the forums here..
https://forum.xda-developers.com/z5-premium/general/firmware-32-3-0-372-certified-android-7-t3537948
I used Sony Mobile Flasher by Androxyde v 0.9.23.2 (MUST be at least 0.9.23.x or you'll get an error)

HappyDude69 said:
Used the one on the forums here..
https://forum.xda-developers.com/z5-premium/general/firmware-32-3-0-372-certified-android-7-t3537948
I used Sony Mobile Flasher by Androxyde v 0.9.23.2 (MUST be at least 0.9.23.x or you'll get an error)
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Thanks brother. I will flash as soon as I get home

NEXUSg4 said:
Thanks brother. I will flash as soon as I get home
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Scratch that ... The firmware on that post is Russian even after selecting English on first boot. (there's still some stuff that shows in Russian)
https://depositfiles.com/files/yd5q2j22m <-- AU firmware posted on xperiafirmware.com
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862696598 <-- Sony Mobile Flasher by Androxyde v0.9.23.1 ... takes a long time to download
Install the flashtool
http://www.flashtool.net/torrents/patches/windows/x10flasher.jar <-- Copy file to flashtool install folder (c:\flashtool) to upgrade to v0.9.23.2 (this step is not needed, but recommended)
Backup your phone and turn it off and don't plug it in to your computer yet
Now move the downloaded firmware to your c:\users\{username}\.flashtool\firmwares folder
Run the flashtool (exe in c:\flashtool)
Click on the Lightning bolt
Keep Flashmode selected and click OK
Click on the arrows in the left pane to expand the list until you get to 32.3.A.0.372 and click on that
In the Wipe section, check everything (best to do a clean install)
Click the Flash button
No just wait until a popup comes up telling you to plug the phone in and press the down volume button at the same time.
WAIT .... now it's flashing and takes a while.
Once done, the first boot take a while longer then normal.
You'd think that if you can flash a stock rom this way that you'd be able to flash a rom with a stock rooted kernel and use the flashtool to install root with out needing to unlock the bootloader .... But I'm sure people have already thought of this and for some reason or another, it didn't work.
Like the others on here... I'm not happy with not being able to root... Never buying a phone from the provider again :|

HappyDude69 said:
Scratch that ... The firmware on that post is Russian even after selecting English on first boot. (there's still some stuff that shows in Russian)
https://depositfiles.com/files/yd5q2j22m <-- AU firmware posted on xperiafirmware.com
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862696598 <-- Sony Mobile Flasher by Androxyde v0.9.23.1 ... takes a long time to download
Install the flashtool
http://www.flashtool.net/torrents/patches/windows/x10flasher.jar <-- Copy file to flashtool install folder (c:\flashtool) to upgrade to v0.9.23.2 (this step is not needed, but recommended)
Backup your phone and turn it off and don't plug it in to your computer yet
Now move the downloaded firmware to your c:\users\{username}\.flashtool\firmwares folder
Run the flashtool (exe in c:\flashtool)
Click on the Lightning bolt
Keep Flashmode selected and click OK
Click on the arrows in the left pane to expand the list until you get to 32.3.A.0.372 and click on that
In the Wipe section, check everything (best to do a clean install)
Click the Flash button
No just wait until a popup comes up telling you to plug the phone in and press the down volume button at the same time.
WAIT .... now it's flashing and takes a while.
Once done, the first boot take a while longer then normal.
You'd think that if you can flash a stock rom this way that you'd be able to flash a rom with a stock rooted kernel and use the flashtool to install root with out needing to unlock the bootloader .... But I'm sure people have already thought of this and for some reason or another, it didn't work.
Like the others on here... I'm not happy with not being able to root... Never buying a phone from the provider again :|
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Thanks! Yeah, my contract is up in August. I will only buy pixel or one plus phones going ahead. Cheers!