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My stock unrooted wifi galaxy tab 10.1 just received an update OTA that seems to have done nothing except LOCK my unlocked bootloader. It was only 11.2mb and during the update process my tab went into download mode, then to a command line looking interface with commands related to encrypting bootloader. I no longer have the unlocked symbol upon boot up. Look out for update version UEKG4!
EDIT: Google videos app has been loaded as well, but not in the market, just the app.
Very odd. What region are you in? I just did an update check and there was no update available.
I am in the US. I cant find anything else that it may have updated. No extra apps, features, or apparent bug fixes. Just locked bootloader.
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wow, thanks for the warning.
Yes, thank you for the warning. As a heads up to anyone that has even an inkling of interest in rooting your tablet. DO NOT TAKE OTA's until they have been looked through by the devs. Just look at the evo 4g forums on here
I guess I am confused, my tab was/is locked but I have CW recovery and a custom rom. So what is the big deal?
Yeah, i was wondering the same thing.
Just because, i guess....
Ota update is online, just checked and is showing in the update section. I'm in Romania on a US retail tablet EKF3 ROM!
BTW how do you tell if your device is locked or unlocked?
bossei said:
BTW how do you tell if your device is locked or unlocked?
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If it is unlocked, there is a picture of a Lock during bootup and it shows as open.
If it is locked, then there is no picture at all.
(at least this is how my 2 different tabs showed up)
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My saftetock unrooted wifi galaxy tab 10.1 just received an update OTA that seems to have done nothing except LOCK my unlocked bootloader. It was only 11.2mb and during the update process my tab went into download mode, then to a command line looking interface with commands related to encrypting bootloader. I no longer have the unlocked symbol upon boot up. Look out for update version UEKG4!
EDIT: Google videos app has been loaded as well, but not in the market, just the app.
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After reading your post I went to settings /updates and there it was just like you said 11.2mb update, I'm afraid to update since mine is unlocked a well also it says to remove any pulses short cuts from the main page so Google video could get installed. Update or no to update?
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After reading your post I went to settings /updates and there it was just like you said 11.2mb update, I'm afraid to update since mine is unlocked a well also it says to remove any pulses short cuts from the main page so Google video could get installed. Update or no to update?
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Wait.let the devs look at it. No point in losing unlocked boot loader for google videos.
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droxid said:
Wait.let the devs look at it. No point in losing unlocked boot loader for google videos.
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I updated it now I'm locked and no new app was installed.
So why does it matter if you get a locked bootloader again? I because as far as i know... it doesn't!
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So why does it matter if you get a locked bootloader again? I because as far as i know... it doesn't!
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Locked bootloaders will limit what can be flashed to the Tablet, we can get custom roms that are based off samsung sources.
Locked bootloaders will not be able to flash TABUNTU unless poitee can find a way around it...
im not trying to be rude or anything guys. But you should really look into what a locked and unlocked bootloader really is. If you haven't noticed, we can flash cmw. That means we can flash roms, kernels, and root. There is no reason to be worried at all. It makes no difference to have a locked or unlocked bootloader unless you wanna flash something that needs a different bootloader. Which there isn't much right now except for tabuntu.
I'm in NJ and showing no update available.
Received the update. CWM and root were retained.
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Ansextra said:
I'm in NJ and showing no update avail
I'm at Pennsylvania and I was able to get it with no problems.
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In delaware nothing yet
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I was planning to unlock my bootloader today. When I tried to open the Sony ericsson page, its showing the page is under maintenance. Are you guys getting the same response from the sever? Or did Sony completely stop the bootloader unlocking?
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Same question here. I tried it since yesterday and that feature is under maintenance till now. I am planning to unlock R800i. Did Sony Ericsson stop the bootloader unlocking and if so, any alternative to unlock bootloader may I know? Thanks in advance.
Well, we will see. Hopefully its just a real maintenance, but maybe they are fixing the hole which the guys used to unlock cdma phones.
Let's hope it comes back to life soon!
Regards
I guess they're fixing CDMA keys hole. Looks like Verizon isn't happy about it.
But I don't understand why it takes so long to modify some small piece of code to disable MEID calculator.
Maybe you DDOSed them too much ?
Regards
Thanks guys.
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Bin4ry said:
Maybe you DDOSed them too much ?
Regards
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Lol..
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Maybe you DDOSed them too much ?
Regards
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Heh, technically, I wasn't there when it crash happened, so I gave server the opportunity to recovery from requests and free up resources
Unlock bootloader is back, wish me luck all
jasmine106 said:
Unlock bootloader is back, wish me luck all
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how did it go?
Very smoothly. Now on stock with doomlord's kernel.
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3G & WiFi missing
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how did it go?
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succeeded, but with a little problem. Could any1 pls help me?
i followed Bin4ry's guide [How-to] Root your Play.
On the first try of flashing system with play_modded, i got some error message like android.process.acore & android.process.media has stopped unexpectedly, so I soft reset it to factory setting and flash system again and succeeded, with no error message.
But the problem is after the root process, my phone can't detect 3G network. The service provider I am using has two options, 2G and 3G, and phone can only detect 2G network.
Another problem is that although I can find WiFi networks and connect, WiFi connection is not working anymore (no data send/receive through WiFi).
If any of you know how to fix that 3G network & WiFi missing issues, kindly let me know. Thanks in advance.
One more, my rooted play is now on 3.0.A.2.184 build and when I connect it to computer, PC Companion said found new software update and ask me whether want to update or not. Rooting process will be overwritten and I will need to root it again if I update software (base 3.1.A....something I think) I would like to know.
Thank you again.
Regards,
edit : sorry if this post should be under Q & A section, please let me know and I'll open a new thread
Im assuming you have a r800i? If so, my simple recommendation would be to flash 4. Firmware. Then enter fastboot and flash dooms kernel which will automatically root it for you. Hope this helps.
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Im assuming you have a r800i? If so, my simple recommendation would be to flash 4. Firmware. Then enter fastboot and flash dooms kernel which will automatically root it for you. Hope this helps.
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ႊThank you. Could you please elaborate more as I am new to android, or please let me know the location (in this forum?) where I could get detail instructions, like, where to/how to get flash4.firmware, flash dooms kernel?
Thank you again.
Sorry, I forgot to mention that I've updated to 4.0.A...(i followed the instructions found here, used X10Flash Tool and Xperia_Relock_bootloader.ftf to get bootloader locked, and use PC Companion to update s/w.
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ႊThank you. Could you please elaborate more as I am new to android, or please let me know the location (in this forum?) where I could get detail instructions, like, where to/how to get flash4.firmware, flash dooms kernel?
Thank you again.
Sorry, I forgot to mention that I've updated to 4.0.A...(i followed the instructions found here, used X10Flash Tool and Xperia_Relock_bootloader.ftf to get bootloader locked, and use PC Companion to update s/w.
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For starters unlock ur bootloader again, as you need it to flash the kernel (which in my opinion is worth keeping), then go over to the developers sub forum, download the UK generic 4.0.whatever the rest of the code is firmware, flash it with flashtool, the go to doomlords thread and download his kernel. All instructions you need are in the relevant threads, easy to follow. I would link them, but I'm away from my computer at the moment. And I cant link from my phone. Sorry. Hope all goes well!
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For starters unlock ur bootloader again, as you need it to flash the kernel (which in my opinion is worth keeping), then go over to the developers sub forum, download the UK generic 4.0.whatever the rest of the code is firmware, flash it with flashtool, the go to doomlords thread and download his kernel. All instructions you need are in the relevant threads, easy to follow. I would link them, but I'm away from my computer at the moment. And I cant link from my phone. Sorry. Hope all goes well!
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Thank you so much. It took me like 1 hr to figure all that out, but it worth
Now on 2.3.3, 4.0...368 built and 2.6.32.9-perf doomlord's Kernel.
And thanks a lot to the development team and everybody who's enlightened me on how to play with android.
It's time for [*ROOT required] application from droid market.
It's working great, really fast.
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This apk seems to have been removed from Google Play Store. Can someone share with me the apk file?
http://project-voodoo.org
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But why?
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Because...
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But why?
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"Voodoo #GalaxySIIISIMUnlock pulled from Google Play by me. Will return if an new unlocking method is found working with latest firmwares."
(That's from his twitter)
Can't say it better... Anyway, you can dowload the app from his server.
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"Voodoo #GalaxySIIISIMUnlock pulled from Google Play by me. Will return if an new unlocking method is found working with latest firmwares."
(That's from his twitter)
Can't say it better... Anyway, you can dowload the app from his server.
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just used it on my phone running XXBLG8 and its unlocked it fine
restart and see
You need to apply this patch
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29485215#post29485215
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just used it on my phone running XXBLG8 and its unlocked it fine
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Ive installed and use voodoo sim unlock but my device still locked and voodoo says "network inactive" which means my device should be unlock,but it is not, so i use this sim fix and flashed it, but still device network lock. What should i do please help,this is the main reason why i root my device,help please,im kinda desperate.
Sgs3
4.04
BLE6
Cry
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monarchs said:
Ive installed and use voodoo sim unlock but my device still locked and voodoo says "network inactive" which means my device should be unlock,but it is not, so i use this sim fix and flashed it, but still device network lock. What should i do please help,this is the main reason why i root my device,help please,im kinda desperate.
Sgs3
4.04
BLE6
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try to reboot your phone and then try, i installed it today and it works fine, i'm using omega kitchen rom
I have a stock rom,so maybe this will work only on custom roms...? I rebooted my phone but still nothing happens... is there a new version of the voodoo sim unlock,if it does please give me a link.. thank you..
thank God it works for me with omega v.11....
thank you so much!
I get invalid Mmi code. Help
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Do You think a new version will be online soon to unlock easyly the s3?
waiting 4 new unlocked software…
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IS THERE ANYONE KNOWS WHEN SIM UNLOCK WILL UPDATE?
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IS THERE ANYONE KNOWS WHEN SIM UNLOCK WILL UPDATE?
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supercurio will only update it when a good method is found for the newer firmwares.
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supercurio will only update it when a good method is found for the newer firmwares.
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If this is out of the equation for the time being is the only option to pay for an unlock code online? If so what are the recommended sites, as I have been ripped off before.
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If this is out of the equation for the time being is the only option to pay for an unlock code online? If so what are the recommended sites, as I have been ripped off before.
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It is very likely you could pay your operator to unlock it. About sites, I never used one so I won't recommend anything.
If you aren't in LG8 or LG6 firmwares you can still use Voodoo Unlock app from supercurio website: project-voodoo.org
I'm on xLite 1.4.0 XXLH1. I got my phone from Phones4U (UK) and I'm on Orange (UK) when I tried to sim unlock it gives me an error code when I try use x#XXXX# commands. Now when I swap it for my simcard with T-Mobile (UK) I can make calls etc but in my STATUS in ABOUT PHONE it doesn't display my phone number, it just displays 00000000000 and on the Orange it does display the number.
So really it is unlocked but not fully unlocked? I know you can't really get half and half but it seems like it in this case. I haven't tried the manual way of unlocking but I will at one point, just want advice.
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Edit: Just noticed that my firmware is higher than most. Will degrade and try app again but will still check back and follow advice from you all!
the soft Voodoo Galaxy S III SIM Unlock is here link free ...............
http://www.4shared.com/rar/qWX91Z2C/Voodoo_Galaxy_SIII_SimUnlock.html
is flashing official rom from sammobile.com will brick my mobile???
or create IMEI problem.
As i rooted my current official firmware. i want to go back to stock. but i took backup of my efs folder but i haven't found any nv_data file on it.
Please advise is official rom will to create IMEI probem.
Depends on which phone and firmware u got
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Depends on which phone and firmware u got
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i bought my mobile from France so i download this rom
I9505XXUBMEA_I9505OXXBMF1_XEF MAIN
which i download from sammobile.com
Ohhh gotcha
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I was actually wondering... If I'm network locked and I flashed a new stock ROM, would it remove the network lock? I don't think it will, but just want to confirm and to know the rationale behind all of it. I was thinking of rooting my S4 to get it to downgrade and have the network lock removed, but don't know about all these things. A lot of threads mention rooting for custom firmwares but not rooting in order to remove network lock afterwards.
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I was actually wondering... If I'm network locked and I flashed a new stock ROM, would it remove the network lock? I don't think it will, but just want to confirm and to know the rationale behind all of it. I was thinking of rooting my S4 to get it to downgrade and have the network lock removed, but don't know about all these things. A lot of threads mention rooting for custom firmwares but not rooting in order to remove network lock afterwards.
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Flashing any rom will not remove the network lock... but it can brick ur phone if u flashed a rom that is not intended for ur phone, if u want to get it unlocked ur best option for that is call ur current carrier to get the unlock code, it could cost u for the code but thats about the only way besides rooting and trying to unlock it that way after root.
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I've unlocked my phone using an unlock code with one of those websites. It's a success. No problems. The problems I encountered recently had to do with the defective battery that came with my S4. What I'm curious to know now is if I can flash a ROM from my country where I got my phone... Just to make it like an unbranded phone. This is because when I boot up my phone, I see my carrier's logo and one of the wallpapers they replaced with their carrier logo as well. It's pretty annoying... So I wonder if I can flash a non-carrier unbranded ROM from my country to my phone. And do ai need to root to do so?
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Hi all, i see there are methods to root the LG G2 - which is great! However, on the 3UK network i always had issues rooting previous devices, has anyone tried rooting the 3UK model, and if so, which method works best? Thanks all
What problems have u had u should be exactly the same as everyone else i was with 3uk when i had sony phones but not with lg g2 u should be fine tho
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What problems have u had u should be exactly the same as everyone else i was with 3uk when i had sony phones but not with lg g2 u should be fine tho
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Problems with 3UK model of the xperia arc s just would not be rooted - regardless of the method used. from what ive read (here and elsewhere), this was common when the os was updated to the latest version, which mine was. I wasnt interested in downgrading the rom to root, so i was stuck on that one.
Im not fully settled on rooting the g2 though, to be honest i havent had a need for it as yet, a lot of the common bloatware can be disabled so.....not sure, but maybe if theres no issues with the 3UK model i might try...
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Problems with 3UK model of the xperia arc s just would not be rooted - regardless of the method used. from what ive read (here and elsewhere), this was common when the os was updated to the latest version, which mine was. I wasnt interested in downgrading the rom to root, so i was stuck on that one.
Im not fully settled on rooting the g2 though, to be honest i havent had a need for it as yet, a lot of the common bloatware can be disabled so.....not sure, but maybe if theres no issues with the 3UK model i might try...
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Ha i had arc first one was a beast i never had problems with the arc except from boot loops constantly flashing all the time but firmware was a little different plus the people who used my teams roms didnt have problems and there was a fair few of them
I rooted my g2 instantly just because really its the xda way but the little time before i rooted it its still perfect glad i got the phobe so smooth
Not sure if you have looked but there is a few easy tools what root and install recovery piece of piss really
Let me know if ya do need help mate
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Ha i had arc first one was a beast i never had problems with the arc except from boot loops constantly flashing all the time but firmware was a little different plus the people who used my teams roms didnt have problems and there was a fair few of them
I rooted my g2 instantly just because really its the xda way but the little time before i rooted it its still perfect glad i got the phobe so smooth
Not sure if you have looked but there is a few easy tools what root and install recovery piece of piss really
Let me know if ya do need help mate
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many thanks, appreciate it i have used the kingo rooting app before on a tablet or 2 - and it worked amazing well - any chane it could work for the g2 also?
Im sure someone said kingo works but dont hold me to it
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Luminar2010 said:
Hi all, i see there are methods to root the LG G2 - which is great! However, on the 3UK network i always had issues rooting previous devices, has anyone tried rooting the 3UK model, and if so, which method works best? Thanks all
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I rooted mine no problem on Three UK.
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I rooted mine no problem on Three UK.
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thanks a lot, which method did you use?
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thanks a lot, which method did you use?
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This http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448887 and if you have any issues, just flash the Open firmware and root :good: