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live services activation (stupid noob question)

I have an activation key but do i need to do the whole chevron thing just to get live services or is that just to sideload non marketplace apps? Im trying to avoid having to install the developer kit because i dont have a spare 3gb!

Your best bet is to use a ROM with Chevron unlocked and then you don't need to install the developer kits or zune on your pc

Just flash a custom WP7 rom with chevron already cooked in, so you don't have to deal with chevron (alot of people report problems)
Then just open marketplace, it should ask for your live or hotmail account. Log in and a window will prompt you to input your activation key.
Voila!
You can also side load apps with Tom's XAP.

Thanks for the advice guys, much appreciated.

In order to see the marketplace you have to have your phone recognize it as a hd7,then use the code without the phone seeing itself as hd7 marketplace won't work, you won't be able to see it.

CrAzYiaN said:
In order to see the marketplace you have to have your phone recognize it as a hd7,then use the code without the phone seeing itself as hd7 marketplace won't work, you won't be able to see it.
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If I'm not mistaken, the custom/pre-unlocked WP7 ROMs that are out there already have the registry changes needed for the phone to identify itself as a HD7. Still, OP should check the release thread/post to make sure.

The new custom, Football and Moonlight roms have been giving me some problems, so i flashed the DFT ROM and everyhting is fine. Downloaded the Dev tools, install Chevron Cert, Run Chevron unlock, run TomXapInstaller, install the apps and copy/paste the file. Easy and no problems so far. No need for regedits if you have an Activation Key, which is easy to get in the UK. Follow this thread for easy use:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=938106.
Nice DFT and all other Devs who have created this.

[Q] Chevron unlock/Marketplace on "Back to Future" Mango ROM

Hi
I have update my HD2 with the XBmod-Yuki "Back to future" ROM.
I am trying to Sideload some apps, but it doesn't work.
I have ran the DEV_UNLOCK.cab and restartet the phone, but Toms XAP installer still fails.
I have read that it might fail, but still install, but there are no apps on my phone.
But what I want is to change the model of the phone to HD7 so I can get marketplace working, but can't seam to find any guide on how to devunlock the phone or get marketplace working on this rom, anyone who can help?
Regards Lars Mortensen

norphf said:
Hi
I have update my HD2 with the XBmod-Yuki "Back to future" ROM.
I am trying to Sideload some apps, but it doesn't work.
I have ran the DEV_UNLOCK.cab and restartet the phone, but Toms XAP installer still fails.
I have read that it might fail, but still install, but there are no apps on my phone.
But what I want is to change the model of the phone to HD7 so I can get marketplace working, but can't seam to find any guide on how to devunlock the phone or get marketplace working on this rom, anyone who can help?
Regards Lars Mortensen
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have you done hard reset after instaling? sideloading requiers it.. (settinsgs/about/reset)
Tom's XAP will report that it has failed, but it works. You have to have Zune running and you have to be on first or app screen. Not on lock screen.

Hi
Thank you for the quick help, it was the Hardreset I had missed.
[EDIT] Tom XAP Installer actually does not fail now with the 4 XAP files I have tried [/EDIT]
/Lars

Doh... I needed to hardreset trice before it worked, was close to ripping the (very little) hair I have left...
Thanks!

Market works fine with the phone recognised as HD2 for me... no need to change to HD7.

enigma1nz said:
Market works fine with the phone recognised as HD2 for me... no need to change to HD7.
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does this mean I have to get a new activation key (for hd2) when I install this rom? I got one with a DFT derived 7392 rom recognised as an hd7.

doniGforce said:
does this mean I have to get a new activation key (for hd2) when I install this rom? I got one with a DFT derived 7392 rom recognised as an hd7.
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Nope, you can use that one.

enigma1nz said:
Market works fine with the phone recognised as HD2 for me... no need to change to HD7.
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It may be worth changing it to HD7 as MS are possibly snooping.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17487313#post17487313

[Q] problems with xap and phone lock

I am on XBmod and Yuki's 7720 mango.
The day before yesterday all my sideloaded xaps would not open and returned the "revoked by microsoft, please uninstall" message.
I read around and it seems that the phone had become locked (possibly interop locked), so yesterday I tried to (b)ackup and send the DEV_UNLOCK.CAB which succeeded to install. However I still got the revoked message.
So I did a 1234 gogogo reset and set up activation etc. Interestingly, this did not affect my extrapartition as I assume a settings/about reset would. Also interestingly, I was able to (r)estore from cab sender, and all my apps reappeared (I did not check if SMS were restored doh!), but the revoked message reappeared too!
So I did another 1234 reset and set up phone and zune, and was able to sideload apps again. After a while of access to these apps, suddenly all of them wont open at all. On touching the app icon, it does a wiggle and thats all, no message.
So I tried to send DEV_UNLOCK.CAB but it didn't work because already unlocked.
Also, I have exceeded my 5 phone zune limit and can't sync apps until 23/10.
I have a feeling that we need to be full-unlocked as in DFT rom,
Also I might try WP7 root tools (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265321 interesting reading) after another reset.
Does anyone else have this problem with this ROM or any thoughts?
Edit; WP7 root tools unavailable for htc as yet
Edit 2; found to be advanced config tool 1.4/tweaks/prevent re-lock. Do not use this with this ROM it somehow interferes to ruin your xaps

Phone app wont work and tried reset/downgrade

I was exited and tried to use the cab sender batch program and I upgraded from 7720 to 7740 and then 8107 and now on 8107 when I press the phone icon I can't get it to open it will half open then close, anything I do wont work, and now I cant call anyone that isn't in my contacts. (can't access the dial pad)
What I have done:
1: Hard Reset the phone didnt work.
2: Try to use cab sender and downgrade to last working verison of 7740, but cab sender says " no applicable packages"
3: Battery pull
What else can I do?

evilp8ntballer7 said:
I was exited and tried to use the cab sender batch program and I upgraded from 7720 to 7740 and then 8107 and now on 8107 when I press the phone icon I can't get it to open it will half open then close, anything I do wont work, and now I cant call anyone that isn't in my contacts. (can't access the dial pad)
What I have done:
1: Hard Reset the phone didnt work.
2: Try to use cab sender and downgrade to last working verison of 7740, but cab sender says " no applicable packages"
3: Battery pull
What else can I do?
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Not familiar with cab sender hack. I assume this bypasses the need for zune. Zune does a backup that could be used to restore previous versions of the os. If you have done previous backups, you may want to consider the zune restore process, reverting to a previous is version. Then you can allow the normal update process to take place.
Good luck.

Actually that worked! Thanks, so if anyone else has this problem, what I did was restore with zune and then I just went from 7720 to 7740 with the cab sender because I knew that was the last working version.

DVP phone app error
can't seem to find a backup file before my 8107 update is there another way to roll back/ downgrade cab files or force update a different cab file?

[Q] HD2 WP 7.5 - Registry xap closes when I click on anything!?!?

Hi,
I have a Wp 7.5 7720 updated thru Zune (started with xbmob updatable rom) and every xap deployed works fine except the registry.
I tried three different registry xap's and none of them stay open. As soon as I click a folder it'll close on me. The others close as soon as I open them. Can anyone help with this? Thanks

This hasn't happened to anyone?
I'm trying to do the battery trick in the registry.
It opens fine but when any folder is clicked, it vibrates and closes...
anyone???