I'm a little confused on unlocking a carrier phone. My G2 is fully rooted,I;m running Cyanogen on it. But I'm not sure if I ever did the S-off stuff. Does that have anything to do with unlocked phones? Does having a rooted phone mean that its already unlocked? Or does unlocking a phone require more then just rooting.
And I would just check with someone else's sim card but I don't have any readily available.
Thanks!
Unlocking is different from rooting. Unlocking is hardware based that allows the use of other carriers with that phone. Unlocking is used with GSM phones. Rooting is software based that gives the user root access to the android os. Generally these two aren't linked, though for the G2 there is a tool AMT(correct me if I'm wrong) that performs rooting, s-off, an unlocking all in one. When you use tools to unlock a phone, not all radios are supported, and there is no guarantee that the tool will work. It's always easier to get an unlock code from the phone's carrier.
To check if a phone is unlocked, get a SIM card that is not normally used with the phone. (if the phone is att put a t-mo SIM card in it) if the phone is unlocked, you will gain service and will be able to place calls.
Hope this helped!
Actually, the OP said he doesn't have access to another SIM. Just go here to verify if you have unlocked and set SuperCID or not:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...ion#3._.28OPTIONAL.29_Verify_you_did_it_right
SuperDave81 said:
Actually, the OP said he doesn't have access to another SIM. Just go here to verify if you have unlocked and set SuperCID or not:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...ion#3._.28OPTIONAL.29_Verify_you_did_it_right
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Sorry, I read that and knew he didn't have another SIM card. That part I said about using another SIM was only for the explanation.
If you correctly used gfree to root, then you should be S-Off, SuperCID-ed, and unlocked all in one step.
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Stargazer418 said:
If you correctly used gfree to root, then you should be S-Off, SuperCID-ed, and unlocked all in one step.
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Yup, if you did gfree, you are SIM-unlocked.
The thing is I don't think I used Gfree. I did it with terminal and adb push.
Assuming its not unlocked what steps should I take to unlock it? Should I reroot with gfree?
dwang93 said:
The thing is I don't think I used Gfree. I did it with terminal and adb push.
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I think you used Gfree, as it uses the terminal and ADB push.
You must have used some exploit made by somebody else, such as gfree. You can't just get root and S-Off with ADB, unless you are some master hacker (in which case, you would not be asking these questions).
Yes, i did use another program, definitely not a master hacker. This was very early on, and I don't remember exactly what I did but it was more involved than gfree.
Anyways, I just checked using gfree verify and my phone is not unlocked, just rooted. So now the question is what to do next? I'm going to read over the wiki, but basically im just not sure how to just unlock the phone without the entire root process. Any help would be appreciated.
Check out zedomax's tutorial from g2hacks.com or YouTube. Or you can simply use Google magic
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So, I tried to read up on how to start rooting my mytouch.
I see these options:
1. TRUE PermaRoot and the ULTIMATE S=Off!!! Check this out even if you're rooted!!! (Posted By grankin01)
2. Guide to permaroot, s=off AND s=on!!!!! (Posted By grankin01)
3. VISIONary+ permaroots MT4G (Posted By allen099)
4. [GUIDE] How to s= off with "su" and how to flash rom---Noob's (Posted By topgun303)
I'm not understanding how or why there are 4 ways when clearly, from my reading, there are people who say "gfree" (whichever that is) is not the preferred method?
This is confusing, isn't it? I can't be the only one confused by this??
tinpanalley said:
So, I tried to read up on how to start rooting my mytouch.
I see these options:
1. TRUE PermaRoot and the ULTIMATE S=Off!!! Check this out even if you're rooted!!! (Posted By grankin01)
2. Guide to permaroot, s=off AND s=on!!!!! (Posted By grankin01)
3. VISIONary+ permaroots MT4G (Posted By allen099)
4. [GUIDE] How to s= off with "su" and how to flash rom---Noob's (Posted By topgun303)
I'm not understanding how or why there are 4 ways when clearly, from my reading, there are people who say "gfree" (whichever that is) is not the preferred method?
This is confusing, isn't it? I can't be the only one confused by this??
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There are only one method to root our phones. VISIONary.apk. That is the only rooting tool we have.
People feel they need to re-post what has already been posted several times. I know i am guilty of it as well, but here is the short and sweet of it.
Now there are two different ways that turn the Security Protocol off. One is the ./gfree method, which can be found here http://bit.ly/rm19ii. And the root.sh method, which can be found here http://bit.ly/nC4zmL.
now with that being said our phones have two eMMC chipsets in them. One is a known good one, and one is a known bad one. The root.sh method will only root phones with good eMMC chips. so if you try that one and it fails. Either one of two things are going on. 1) you are doing it wrong or 2) you have a bad eMMC. If you use the ./gfree method it will root the phone regardless of the eMMC chip. That is why they say the root.sh is the "preferred method". It will not mess up your phone. A rooted phone with a bad eMMC chip is bound to go bad, don't know when, nor do we know how it will go. But it's going to go.....
Wow, in just a few sentences you cleared up pages and pages and pages and posts of confusion. Thank you SO MUCH. Maybe I'm just an idiot but I wasn't understanding it at all.
Ok, my next questions are...
1. What is accomplished when you "turn the Security Protocol off"?
2. How do I know which eMMC chipset I have? I rooted my mytouch 4G months ago and can't remember the process I used. How can I tell which one I did? Although I don't think I did anything with security protocols?
tinpanalley said:
Wow, in just a few sentences you cleared up pages and pages and pages and posts of confusion. Thank you SO MUCH. Maybe I'm just an idiot but I wasn't understanding it at all.
Ok, my next questions are...
1. What is accomplished when you "turn the Security Protocol off"?
2. a) How do I know which eMMC chipset I have? I rooted my mytouch 4G months ago and can't remember the process I used. 2b) How can I tell which one I did? Although I don't think I did anything with security protocols?
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1) that is turning the s-on to s-off .
2a) http://bit.ly/nDEuuP That thread has alot of useful information in it.
2b) Given you haven't reformatted your card since you rooted your phone. If you used the ./gfree method you should have a file on your SDCard that looks unfamiliar. "Part7_something". If you have that, and have never reformatted your SDCard then you used ./gfree. If you don't have anything then chances are you've used the root.sh method. But i cannot answer your question honestly since it's nearly impossible for me to know how you rooted your phone
1. If I don't deal with security protocol, and ONLY worry about rooting my phone to get a ROM on there, can I address it after rooting?
2. Ok, I DO have that part7backup file on my sd card. Therefore, I must have done the gfree method and therefore I might have a bad eMMC but we can't be sure, correct? Ok, well in that case should I re-root (if that's even possible) my phone with the root.sh method?
3. The whole security protocol on or off controls the ability to unlock your phone for use with any SIM card correct? Anything else it does?
I was once confused as weel but i used gfree because it was the only way i could root because of the 86 bootloader. but the reason gfree is not preferred is because of the root.sh file
tinpanalley said:
So, I tried to read up on how to start rooting my mytouch.
I see these options:
1. TRUE PermaRoot and the ULTIMATE S=Off!!! Check this out even if you're rooted!!! (Posted By grankin01)
2. Guide to permaroot, s=off AND s=on!!!!! (Posted By grankin01)
3. VISIONary+ permaroots MT4G (Posted By allen099)
4. [GUIDE] How to s= off with "su" and how to flash rom---Noob's (Posted By topgun303)
I'm not understanding how or why there are 4 ways when clearly, from my reading, there are people who say "gfree" (whichever that is) is not the preferred method?
This is confusing, isn't it? I can't be the only one confused by this??
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tinpanalley said:
1. If I don't deal with security protocol, and ONLY worry about rooting my phone to get a ROM on there, can I address it after rooting?
If you did the ./gfree method you did infact truly root your phone. You have to turn that off prior to flashing anything.
2. Ok, I DO have that part7backup file on my sd card. Therefore, I must have done the gfree method and therefore I might have a bad eMMC but we can't be sure, correct? Ok, well in that case should I re-root (if that's even possible) my phone with the root.sh method?
1) unrooting and rerooting with root.sh will not change the fact that you might have bad eMMC chip. Those are bad regardless of the rooting method you used. And i posted a link to tell you how to verify if you have a bad chip. Or you can look for the "post your eMMC serial number" in the General Section
3. The whole security protocol on or off controls the ability to unlock your phone for use with any SIM card correct? Anything else it does?
The Security Protocol is the control that allow your phone to say in the rooted mode. It has nothing todo with the SIM lock on the phone.
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all of my answer and in blue and bold.
"unrooting and rerooting with root.sh will not change the fact that you might have bad eMMC chip."
Ok, I was under the mistaken impression that doing it the wrong way could somehow ruin the chip later on.
"It has nothing todo with the SIM lock on the phone."
I thought I had read in one of the instructions that this also unlocked the phone. So I guess SIM unlocking is a whole other process then?
tinpanalley said:
"unrooting and rerooting with root.sh will not change the fact that you might have bad eMMC chip."
Ok, I was under the mistaken impression that doing it the wrong way could somehow ruin the chip later on.
"It has nothing todo with the SIM lock on the phone."
I thought I had read in one of the instructions that this also unlocked the phone. So I guess SIM unlocking is a whole other process then?
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one of the fringe benefits of the ./gfree method is a CID unlock but it's not synonymous with rooting phones
i just sucesfully performed a visionary permanent root on a friends mytouch 4g...now how do i unlock it from here?
i have read on a method call gfree... can i use that method ontop of visionary root i just did or is there another way?
Can't root 2.3.4 but here is an alternative - xda-developers http://bit.ly/oO3CNf
no the device is at 2.2.1
xsessive said:
no the device is at 2.2.1
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Visionary is just a tool to gain SU access on the phone. Since these devices have a locked bootloader you must take extra steps to unlock that bootloader. That is what we refer to when you see s-on/s-off. ./gfree will turn that security protocol off (s-off). However these phones have a know problematic chipset and a known less bothersome chip set. I would read though the "post your eMMC serial number" to see which one you have/your buddy has. If it's a know "better one" then you can proceed with caution. If it's a known problematic one i would proceed with EXTREME caution almost to the point of not rooting the phone. Either chip has failed but it's happened less time with the good chip. Either way you can find a method to turn off security protocol in my signature.
I got the sdcard update but s-off still but visionary loads black screen but with. 2 .3.4 and s-off should it work
neidlinger said:
Visionary is just a tool to gain SU access on the phone. Since these devices have a locked bootloader you must take extra steps to unlock that bootloader. That is what we refer to when you see s-on/s-off. ./gfree will turn that security protocol off (s-off). However these phones have a know problematic chipset and a known less bothersome chip set. I would read though the "post your eMMC serial number" to see which one you have/your buddy has. If it's a know "better one" then you can proceed with caution. If it's a known problematic one i would proceed with EXTREME caution almost to the point of not rooting the phone. Either chip has failed but it's happened less time with the good chip. Either way you can find a method to turn off security protocol in my signature.
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I today got my MT4G replaced. It bricked because of that eMMC chip issue. I must carrier unlock it to use it. Now to that one of the options is to root and get the S-OFF.
But, I am worried about the same thing happening again. What will happen if it again becomes a paper weight? Should I use unlockyourphone.com or something?
Plus, it has 2.3.4 preinstalled. so is it possible to root it or do I need to downgrade?
Please check here to determine your eMMC chip type and only if you have the good chipset, will you be alright to root without fear of a brick.
Why pay for someone to unlock your phone when you can do it in 20 minutes even if u have to set-up ADB...?
You will have to downgrade first to Froyo, yes.
**********But first check the link to see what chipset you have***********
And even if you have the "bad" chipset - it'll still be better to root and unlock. Only a small percentage of "bad" chips are actually bad and prone to failure.
Ok. I have a bad chip even after the replacement. wat to do now?
sagarparmar said:
Ok. I have a bad chip even after the replacement. wat to do now?
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up to you. We cannot answer that. If you do everything correctly you shouldn't have a problem. but if you want to play it safe. get accustom to Espresso.
Don't worry too much about bad emmc chips. not all "bad" chips are bad. it simply means there is a higher chance of you getting a bad uhh phone. But most "bad" chips are able to flash perfectly fine.
Both good and bad chips have been known to brick, but the bad one is slightly more susceptible to bricking.
Mine is bad and I've been flashing non stop since Michael Jackson was still bad
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Haha
And one more thing, are there any cases where non-rooted phones also got bricked?
Let's say, I get PIN for unlocking and then it bricks. Is it safe to even own MT4G? I am more worried because I am using it outside the states. If I were a tmo customer, I could always get a replacement.
Bricking should be very rare for stock phones. The only way I can think to brick would be to pull the battery during an OTA update.
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I only want Sim unlock. I can do it via gfree. So here is what I am thinking.
First gain temp root with visionary and then push gfree (Follow 9 steps as per guide.) Any idea if ./gfree -f is required? Because I only want sim unlock(without root / s-off), I want to run ./gfree -S directly. Is this possible?
I am currently on 2.3.4 stock image. I will have to downgrade to 2.2 and follow the guide. But will I be able to again update to 2.3.4? Will lose the sim unlock?
THANKS IN ADV
sagarparmar said:
I only want Sim unlock. I can do it via gfree. So here is what I am thinking.
First gain temp root with visionary and then push gfree (Follow 9 steps as per guide.) Any idea if ./gfree -f is required? Because I only want sim unlock(without root / s-off), I want to run ./gfree -S directly. Is this possible?
I am currently on 2.3.4 stock image. I will have to downgrade to 2.2 and follow the guide. But will I be able to again update to 2.3.4? Will lose the sim unlock?
THANKS IN ADV
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I do believe that that is possible. When I first did got root I used the root.sh method not the gfree method. Afterward I wanted to be able to Sim Unlock too. So a few months ago I did the gfree -S and my phone was fine. Granted I already had root, but I don't think that should be an issue. Also, back up your sd card first. Not sure why, but when I did the gfree it borked my sd card. I wasn't able to restore to my previous backup. I had to start over and reformat my sd.
Lol! Just realized I thanked your post while my computer was being a slow PoS!
I thanked your post and my PC was working fine
I requested a sim unlock code from tmobile, and I received it. I entered it twice with a non-tmobile sim, and both times, the code was rejected by my my Mytouch 4G.
I'm since asked t-mobile to recheck the code (IMEI was correct). They said they would, but that they couldn't guarantee that they could send me an accurate code.
I understand after 3 attempts, it permanently locks. I have one left.
I understand I could use gfree method to sim unlock. It will take some effort to reflash back to older roms, etc.
If I try a 3rd time and cause my phone to lock out further attempts, will the gfree method still allow me to unlock?
I would rather simply deal with codes, but if I risk permanently blocking the ability to unlock my phone, then I'll give go the gfree route instead of trying again.
thanks
Just flash a stock rooted froyo rom, an run gfree, that's not hard to do.
Afaik gfree doesn't count as an attempt. it is different from receiving an unlock code
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sbmitschke said:
I requested a sim unlock code from tmobile, and I received it. I entered it twice with a non-tmobile sim, and both times, the code was rejected by my my Mytouch 4G.
I'm since asked t-mobile to recheck the code (IMEI was correct). They said they would, but that they couldn't guarantee that they could send me an accurate code.
I understand after 3 attempts, it permanently locks. I have one left.
I understand I could use gfree method to sim unlock. It will take some effort to reflash back to older roms, etc.
If I try a 3rd time and cause my phone to lock out further attempts, will the gfree method still allow me to unlock?
I would rather simply deal with codes, but if I risk permanently blocking the ability to unlock my phone, then I'll give go the gfree route instead of trying again.
thanks
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i can give you a link to buy official unlock code from an eBay seller (which i bought to unlock my MT4G),if i allow to post & if you not use gfree.
ok, figured it out. When the phone was booting up, it was initially asking for my pin on my sim card (i was using a vodafone websessions sim), not the network unlock. Once I entered that correct, I got the network unlock page, and that worked.
priyadharsini - your post reported, spamming by paid unlock sites, not for the first time. I hope this time you'll be banned.
I wonder why those sites are even needed? I will be damned if I would pay for something I can do myself!
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jjbadd385 said:
I wonder why those sites are even needed? I will be damned if I would pay for something I can do myself!
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Amen!
for some reason my OEM is grayed out so i cant unlock the bootloader so can someone tell me why that is?
kc02141994 said:
for some reason my OEM is grayed out so i cant unlock the bootloader so can someone tell me why that is?
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I had that problem before and I downgraded with MSM tool to an earlier stock ROM then it allowed me to use the switch. Do you have a T-Mobile phone or an international cuz it happened to me on a t-mobile version.
DaveIsHome said:
I had that problem before and I downgraded with MSM tool to an earlier stock ROM then it allowed me to use the switch. Do you have a T-Mobile phone or an international cuz it happened to me on a t-mobile version.
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T-Mobile
This means you have a T-Mobile version of the phone.
You can only unlock the bootloader on T-Mobile if
a) You have completely paid off the phone on T-Mobile's network (if you used financing) and have used it on the network for 40 days.
XDA has made an article to root on T-Mobile's network.
OR
b) You are on Android 9.0.11 or lower.
Follow this method to convert to an international ROM of OxygenOS, then root the phone like a normal OnePlus 6t
NOTE: BOTH METHODS WILL COMPLETELY WIPE YOUR PHONE!
Make a BACKUP with OnePlus Switch and save it to your computer before doing this if you don't want to loose data.
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This means you have a T-Mobile version of the phone.
You can only unlock the bootloader on T-Mobile if
a) You have completely paid off the phone on T-Mobile's network (if you used financing) and have used it on the network for 40 days.
XDA has made an article to root on T-Mobile's network.
OR
b) You are on Android 9.0.11 or lower.
Follow this method to convert to an international ROM of OxygenOS, then root the phone like a normal OnePlus 6t
NOTE: BOTH METHODS WILL COMPLETELY WIPE YOUR PHONE!
Make a BACKUP with OnePlus Switch and save it to your computer before doing this if you don't want to loose data.
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looks like ill have to pay off the phone first
I think this should solve your problem just scroll down til you dins sim lock
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6t/how-to/op6t-collection-unbrick-tools-t3914746
realnickpdx said:
This means you have a T-Mobile version of the phone.
You can only unlock the bootloader on T-Mobile if
a) You have completely paid off the phone on T-Mobile's network (if you used financing) and have used it on the network for 40 days.
XDA has made an article to root on T-Mobile's network.
OR
b) You are on Android 9.0.11 or lower.
Follow this method to convert to an international ROM of OxygenOS, then root the phone like a normal OnePlus 6t
NOTE: BOTH METHODS WILL COMPLETELY WIPE YOUR PHONE!
Make a BACKUP with OnePlus Switch and save it to your computer before doing this if you don't want to loose data.
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Actually, there is a guide in this forum to sim unlock, and unlock the bootloader without waiting for TMobile to unlock the sim, and you don't even have to get the unlock code for the bootloader.
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/to...5&share_fid=3793&share_type=t&link_source=app
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