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How to unbrand your HTC Windows Phone 7 Device and Update To NODO

Has anyone tried this on an HD2 Windows Phone 7? Spoof Build 7008?
How to remove the operator and get your Windows Phone Updates (HTC ONLY)
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Howdy!
So NoDo was finally released this morning. Well, for the EU people anyway (don’t get me started).
Windows Phone 7, by default, stores your operator identifier in a sneaky registry key, which is checked by the Windows Update Client running on the phone. This identifier is then used to check if the updates have been approved for your operator. If they are slow, like Telstra here is in Australia, you’re going to be waiting a long time.
So, let’s tell you how you can “un-brand” (this won’t remove the boot splash screen) your phone so it appears to be a generic handset to the Update Servers.
Your device needs to be dev-unlocked for this to work. Sorry folks.
1.Download this zip file and deploy the 3 xap files onto your device.
2.Run the ChevronWP7.Ringtones.xap and wait till it displays “Ringtones added… and CustClear.provxml underneath”
3.Run the TouchXplorer app, navigate to My DocumentsMy Ringtones click on CustClear.provxml and select Copy from the Application Bar.
4.Navigate back inside TouchXplorer to the Windows folder.
5.Select paste from the Application Bar, this should scroll right to the bottom and put a copy of CustClear.provxml in the Windows folder.
6.Now run the Connection Setup application and click on the Ok button (it’s the one with the tick).
And now you’re done and free to re-connect to Zune and check for updates.
Again, this is ONLY for HTC devices.
Thanks to Rafael for his help.
Written by Chris
March 23rd, 2011 at 11:31 am
Posted in Windows Phone 7
Source: http://blog.walshie.me/2011/03/23/h...-and-get-your-windows-phone-updates-htc-only/

This is only working with native WP7 devices, I assume.

Native Devices
Maybe, One way to find out? What harm can the update do? We have HSPL and Magldr, both should protect the SPL & Bootloader............

Tried it and it still doesn't detect the nodo update, I'm in the UK by the way so I should have access to it.

I'm in the U.S all the roms that have 7.08 other than boypcc it zune does't say a update is needed. On the boypcc rom it offers the update put the phone is locked so you can't try this out.

Tried it with boypcc's rom and now detects the update but gets stuck at creating a backup in the update process. Guess we'll just have to wait until a proper release with the update is made.

it aint going to make any difference, when your device goes in to flash mode windows installs a driver for a "LEO" device
i just reinstalled windows and at no point was anything on the phone or on the computer pointing to it being a Leo, that i know of, so MS can detect something that isnt right on a reboot and wacks it, if i had a native device to hand it would be intresting to find out what driver its installing, rip it out, update the leo driver installed for our HD2 to the other (correct native) driver. and see what happens.....or of course it may well detect some reg entry as stated, but i doubt thats the real cause as drivers are usually installed by hardware IDs but who knows hey!

Thanks
Thank you all for your input.
Greatly Appreciated

[Q] cant connect with zune

after installing XBmod-Yuki back to the future rom am at 7004 and now am not able to connect with pc my phone is not detecting by zune software....what to do need help for further steps to proceed

nayush said:
after installing XBmod-Yuki back to the future rom am at 7004 and now am not able to connect with pc my phone is not detecting by zune software....what to do need help for further steps to proceed
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Did you download the latest Zune? (settings/software/general/about zune, should be 4.8.2345.0)

Robbie P said:
Did you download the latest Zune? (settings/software/general/about zune, should be 4.8.2345.0)
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yes i have got the latest zune its uptodate

nayush said:
yes i have got the latest zune its uptodate
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sorry, just to check, did you
-Enable 24MB extra memory in Magldr services
-Delete MBR of SDcard in Magldr services
-Flash the rom with DWI (as administrator)& Set a correct time & date.

I am having ongoing problems with Zune. It connects and synchronises only after the first run, right after the install. Any subsequent runs will show no phone connected and nothing will work. So I uninstall Zune, then run the set up again. Got my music collection synched, then gave up on anything else until something important needs to be done.

ISV Beta Cleanup update available on Zune for 7720

What to do?

Doesn't work for me, it just gives an error code and stops at "preparing to install" - step 5 out of 9.
Hopefully a solution will be found.

this update work for me, I can get my HD2 cleaned after installing this

Did you search at all before posting this new thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17933847#post17933847
In that thread is your answer.

Error 800B010A - You can try this
Heya,
I tried to update our beloved HD2 today...well I got the dammit 800B010A error all the time (approx. 15 times). I tried the USB update thingy but no success.
If there are still people out there who are struggling with the error:
After checking for USB drivers you can try to:
1. Take out your SIM card!
2. Increase the "reserved space/storage"! (I'm on german zune, so I don`t know the correct wording). You find this when you are in Zune (on Desktop PC) under Device - Settings.
At least the update directly worked for me after increasing the space from 5% to 15%.
Take care.
Ric

clenaup , update
i tried , take out SIM card, vut it is still not working for me
so my mean is as i have already 7720 RTM it is same as this celanup update, or not true ?

easy
It is very easy. You should disable the antivirus and firewall off windows. Try again and it works.
regards

I guess all apps, data and settings stay?

PedrooNL said:
I guess all apps, data and settings stay?
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YES, they do. It took me some 5 minutes to complete the whole process. I don't see any difference though.

Error 800B010A
Some touble here. All the time Error 800B010A.
Increased reserved space.
Took out SIM card.
USB driver is updated.
Somebody?
Edit: Just rebooting computer and phone did it in the end. Don't know why.

- Spent like 24 hours to install this update and finally got installed at 3am yesterday
- Noticed that Battery drain is fixed after installing ISV cleanup update for some reason (left phone running rest of the time while writing this and it seems 3ma while 2G enabled)
- Here are my steps (From scratch):
- Unlocked my sd card using cabs from xbox
- Removed the sd card and installed WM 6.5 and booted the phone completely
- Formatted sd card on windows 7 laptop using diskpart and SDFormatter utility (Sandisk Class 2 8GB)
- installed magldr 1.13 and enabled 24MB from the services menu
- installed native rom v2 from yuki & xbox
- installed updates from zune upto 7395
- Once 7395 installed, go to about and reset the phone
- When phone is booting in magldr screen, insert the sd card
- let it boot completely, go to about and make sure you got the correct storage size ie. 7.39 GB in my case
- installed deviceprovisioning.cab using WP7 Update Cab Sender from xbox/yuki
- installed 7403 from zune
- go to about and reset the phone once again
- now install 7720 from zune (it took 2 hours to install on my phone)
- it should now continue to install ISV beta cleanup without any problem
To confirm you have ISV Beta cleanup installed, reboot the phone and go to zune and check for the updates, it should no more prompt you for ISV Beta cleanup
enjoy the Mango
iD

PedrooNL said:
Some touble here. All the time Error 800B010A.
Increased reserved space.
Took out SIM card.
USB driver is updated.
Somebody?
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Same here..

PedrooNL said:
Some touble here. All the time Error 800B010A.
Increased reserved space.
Took out SIM card.
USB driver is updated.
Somebody?
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Just rebooting computer and phone did it in the end. Don't know why.

itaysk said:
Same here..
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Got it on the 4th time

itaysk said:
Got it on the 4th time
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lol, funny but I got it to work on the 4th time as well
I removed my sim card though...

I used ChevronWP7 to relock my HD2 and the update worked fine with me.
Try it.
Regards,

switching between all my computers did the trick for me..
went from a netbook (x64) to a notebook (x64) and my desktop (x86) finally did the update. took about 6 times..
I'm finally done updating, ready to try Mango on my HD2!

PedrooNL said:
Some touble here. All the time Error 800B010A.
Increased reserved space.
Took out SIM card.
USB driver is updated.
Somebody?
Edit: Just rebooting computer and phone did it in the end. Don't know why.
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It worked for me after may be three trials, I didn't do anything to let it go, Only tried again.

Hey guys
I update through cab to 7392.. Zune then found update to isv 7403 successfully updated
Zune then found isv beta (7720) but fails on step 8 error 80004005. ..tried all tricks
Is this the last update? Or shall i go to 7720 via cab?? Then hope zune will find this cleanup?

One simple i did is to run windows update and found a new windows phone driver after installing I able to run the clean up without even have to reboot my system

How unlock Mango 7720 on HD2

This procedure works on HD2 Mango and upgraded to terminal blocked, I tested it myself on my HD2 and it works!!!!
1. Download WP7 Update Cab Sender
2. Download DEV_UNLOCK.cab
3. Extract WP7 Update Cab Sender, goto “if needed install this tool”, install Setup-UpdateWP-x86 or Setup-UpdateWP-x64.
4. Copy DEV_UNLOCK.Cab into “WP7-Update-Cab-Sender” folder.
5. Launch WP7 Update Cab Sender.bat and choose S to send this package to device.
6. Let the HD2 reboot.
7. Your HD2 is now unlocked and you can sideload any apps in xap format into your HD2 Windows Phone 7.5 Mango.
8. Enjoy.

raziel79 said:
This procedure works on HD2 Mango and upgraded to terminal blocked, I tested it myself on my HD2 and it works!!!!
1. Download WP7 Update Cab Sender
2. Download DEV_UNLOCK.cab
3. Extract WP7 Update Cab Sender, goto “if needed install this tool”, install Setup-UpdateWP-x86 or Setup-UpdateWP-x64.
4. Copy DEV_UNLOCK.Cab into “WP7-Update-Cab-Sender” folder.
5. Launch WP7 Update Cab Sender.bat and choose S to send this package to device.
6. Let the HD2 reboot.
7. Your HD2 is now unlocked and you can sideload any apps in xap format into your HD2 Windows Phone 7.5 Mango.
8. Enjoy.
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What do you mean with "you can sideload any apps in xap format into your HD2 Windows Phone 7.5 Mango"? Suppose I have a xap, how could upload it to my phone and install it? Via Update cab sender method?
Thanks

Tyrion84 said:
What do you mean with "you can sideload any apps in xap format into your HD2 Windows Phone 7.5 Mango"? Suppose I have a xap, how could upload it to my phone and install it? Via Update cab sender method?
Thanks
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No, to install any xap, there are several ways I use the Phone application deployment in the Windows SDK 7.1, but in order to install any xap, you must first unlock the terminal, otherwise it will not allow you to install anything.
To unlock it you must follow the procedures that I described above and use the WP7 Cab sender.

I have some concerns about this.
The ROM should already be dev_unlocked.
Some people have experienced problems, especially with installing Xaps using Toms where the error comes up "either your phone is unlocked or zune isn't running", and because zune is running they assume they have become unlocked.
XBmod said that if the phone becomes locked, send dev_unlock_remove.cab, then send dev_unlock.cab. Which should work whether the phone is locked or not.
There are many reasons why Tom xap installer may not work, no Net framework 4, no SDK, zune still synching, not run as admin etc. and as you say, other xap installers are available.
I wonder how many people using this method to unlock will get the "no applicable package" error after sending the unlock.cab, meaning it is already unlocked.

I appreciate the input here, but isn't this already known?
This has been mentioned several times already in different topics.
Or am I missing something here?

Robbie P said:
I have some concerns about this.
The ROM should already be dev_unlocked.
Some people have experienced problems, especially with installing Xaps using Toms where the error comes up "either your phone is unlocked or zune isn't running", and because zune is running they assume they have become unlocked.
XBmod said that if the phone becomes locked, send dev_unlock_remove.cab, then send dev_unlock.cab. Which should work whether the phone is locked or not.
There are many reasons why Tom xap installer may not work, no Net framework 4, no SDK, zune still synching, not run as admin etc. and as you say, other xap installers are available.
I wonder how many people using this method to unlock will get the "no applicable package" error after sending the unlock.cab, meaning it is already unlocked.
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I installed using the official Zune Mango and then me and relock the terminal, with this simple method I managed to unlock it again.

raziel79 said:
I installed using the official Zune Mango and then me and relock the terminal, with this simple method I managed to unlock it again.
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You may well be right, and zune upgrading to mango does remove the dev_unlock cab. But how did you know it was locked? Did you hard reset after the upgrade to activate the unlock?

Robbie P said:
You may well be right, and zune upgrading to mango does remove the dev_unlock cab. But how did you know it was locked? Did you hard reset after the upgrade to activate the unlock?
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simple, I tried to run "touchExplorer" or "Registry Editor" and in both cases appeared to be a post where I was told that Microsoft had withdrawn the application .... also trying to deploiare xap I was told it was not possible.

Hard reset after upgrade?

Robbie P said:
Hard reset after upgrade?
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No, i did not hard reset after upgrade, why?

raziel79 said:
No, i did not hard reset after upgrade, why?
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because if you had of read the instructions you would have seen that it is required to hard reset the device after installing mango to activate the unlock...
your procedure above is not needed at all...
RTFM as they say

Error:
Update device xxxxxxxxx - xxxxxxxxx - xxxxxxxxx - xxxxxxxxx Complete with error code
: 800B010A, error message: A certificate chain could not be built to a trusted r
oot authority.
Why?

neevedr said:
Error:
Update device xxxxxxxxx - xxxxxxxxx - xxxxxxxxx - xxxxxxxxx Complete with error code
: 800B010A, error message: A certificate chain could not be built to a trusted r
oot authority.
Why?
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Do a hard reset and try again.

Sometimes I get also this message "either your phone is unlocked or zune isn't running" when I try to install xaps via Toms Xap Installer. But this doesnt mean your device is locked again. Just try it again or often the app has been installed but you get this error message. So you just have to ignore it.

cant $¥)&#%* unlock.....
I have tryed all solution .....fresh mango install, sent dev_unlock....nothing
Fresh install,sent dev_unlock, hard reset....nothing
Fresh install,sent dev_unlock_remove, hard reset, sent dev_unlock, hard reset, nothing....
Can anyone please help????
Oh, yes i tryed alot of xap deployer software....no luck!!!

after upgrade to Mango just do hard reset.... nothing else...

that was the first thing i did.......i read the guide....but that does not work for me......i dont know why???? Any other solution???? THANK YOU!!!

Noob friendly unlock and update to Mango unlocked how-to

Feb 2012: This guide is somewhat obsolete now, because of WindowsBreak project. A simpler unlock guide is in posted here and a complete unlock + Internet Sharing guide is here.
I did this guide as I didn't find a complete noob guide, up to date and with all links in one place.
Noob friendly unlock and update to Mango (keeping Chevron unlock) how-to
Prequisites and must read/understand before proceeding:
Zune 4.7 might be needed, I'm not sure 4.8 works. Uninstall 4.8 and install 4.7 if unsure (and don't update it).
Micro SD card: If you want to install a micro SD card, you have to do it before step 2 (recommended after flashing 7004 - step 1). Also recommended to format the card beforehand with FAT32 (32K or 64K clusters). Then hard reset the phone from Settings/About/"Reset your phone" or the 3 buttons combo (see Focus wiki). When a new micro SD card is added, the phone requests a hardware reset to recognize it and properly work.
Flashing: doesn't affect in any way phone's functioning as long as it's not interrupted in mid process or the phone doesn't have a hardware fault. Recommended to flash the phone on a laptop or a PC+UPS. You can backup your current firmware so you can restore if needed. Flashing, downgrading, upgrading firmware etc does not affect Network Unlock. Once your phone is unlocked to any network, it will remain so, regardless of flashing firmware.
Remember, if you hard reset (in Mango - or any WP7 OS version), you will lose Chevron unlock (ability to deploy XAPs) and to get it again you will have to re-do all the unlock process above.
You can use hard reset to revert to "factory" settings
Optional: To deploy XAPs, Windows Phone Developer Tools is no longer a requirement (about 3 GB). W.I.N.C.O.'s mini SDK WP7 is a smaller solution (4 mb instead of 3 GB - see point 3 below.)
0. (optional) Backup your current firmware, PC program and steps read here.
1. Flash AT&T or Rogers ROMs (7004) from this thread (note: 1st post links no longer valid, new links here)
Personally I recommend Rogers, as it's cleaner: doesn't have the AT&T apps & customization/logo etc. If you're unsure how to do ROM flashing, read my post here (I referenced AT&T "Cetus" ROM there, so replace "Cetus_ATT" with "Rogers").
1b. (optional) Add the micro SD card and do a hard reset (Settings/About, press "Reset your phone"). For compatibility, read this thread or the Focus wiki.
2. Unlock with Chevron, program, steps and video tutorial here
2b. Please note: the Chevron certificate has expired on 25 November 2011. To still be able to use it do this: mail the certificate to yourself. Open it on the mail in the phone, click on the certificate and when the "shield" appears, close it, don't install it. This just insures that the certificate has been downloaded to the phone, so you won't need internet connection to install it later. Now, disconnect the PC from internet, and set the date on PC prior to 25 Nov 2011. Then, set the same date on the phone and put the phone in Airplane mode. Then, install the Chevron certificate. After this, reconnect the PC to Internet and use Chevron to unlock.
3. To deploy (install) XAPs, download and install W.I.N.C.O.'s mini SDK WP7 and then wXapAssistant
3b. Optional/alternate method of 3): if you already installed Windows Phone SDK, you can use Phone7Market on PC from here to deploy XAPs. Once installed, in the folder you have "wp7-deploy.exe" which you can use to deploy/install XAPs, ie wp7-deploy.exe full_path_to_XAP\XAP.XAP, as in:
wp7-deploy.exe C:\WP7\New_SMS_Unlock.xap
4. Immediately after unlocking, install and run Samsung Tools from here, to prevent relock
Check all checkboxes and reset.
4b. (optional) In Dialer, dial ##634# , this should open Diagnosis v929 (just for checking)
5. Install WP7 Root Tools from here
6. Deploy New_SMS_Unlock.xap from here
7. Run WP7 Root Tools on the phone, and in Explorer tab, create a folder "provxml" in the root directory. Now go inside "Applications" subfolder, then inside "Install" subfolder and locate folder "D19A....". Inside, find the "unlock.xml" file. Tap and hold and press "Copy". Then navigate back to "provxml" folder you created, go inside and press "Paste", and see if you have the "unlock.xml" file in it.
Please note: you won't be able to see the "unlock" option in Diagnosis by typing *#9908# until Mango (Rogers) or NoDo/Mango (AT&T).
8. Connect the phone in Zune and update the phone all the way to Mango (7720/7740/later). Keep in mind that if you do this with Zune 4.7 you will have to update to Zune 4.8 now to be able to sync. That's ok.
9. In Mango, uninstall Diagnosis app (if you installed it).
10. Open Diagnosis again by typing ##634# in Dialer. When in Diagnosis type *#9908# . Select "unlock" (should be the last item) and press "Save". It should say "Loading GPRS..."and you can exit Diagnosis.
10.b (optional) If you want to be extra sure, you can re-do step 4 again for good measure.
Congratulations, you are now unlocked in Mango!
Important:
In case something happens and your phone gets re-locked, just run only step 10+10b and you will be unlocked again.
Optionally, you can do Interop unlock, read here. Alternatively, you can enable Internet Sharing+Interop unlock (2 in 1, in the file "DiagProvXMLv0.91_IS.xap") from here (run "DiagProvXMLv0.91_IS.xap", go to "iso store" tab, press and hold "Interop Unlock" then press and hold "Internet Sharing"). You will also need to deploy a fix for the 3G: "Samsung Repair 3G by Heathcliff74.xap" from here if you do Internet Sharing.
This has been tested to work on AT&T and Rogers Focus with hardware revision 1.3, might work in 1.4.
To check what hardware revision you have, either look under the battery or check my post/thread here.
Don't forget to press Thanks on the original tool/thread poster!

Thank you very much. I was looking for exactly such post/article. I have Zune 4.8 already installed. Can I go ahead with it?

sandeepnk said:
Thank you very much. I was looking for exactly such post/article. I have Zune 4.8 already installed. Can I go ahead with it?
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Sure, please try. No worries, if it doesn't work, just uninstall it and install 4.7

I have reached till step 7. I have now copied "unlock.xml" to a new folder "provxml" in root folder.
Before proceeding further, I want to confirm one thing. I did *#9908# while still at 7004 in diagnostic app. I do not see unlock option. Is this normal? Is it only visible once I am at Mango?
If yes, then I can upgrade to Mango without any worry.

sandeepnk said:
I have reached till step 7. I have now copied "unlock.xml" to a new folder "provxml" in root folder.
Before proceeding further, I want to confirm one thing. I did *#9908# while still at 7004 in diagnostic app. I do not see unlock option. Is this normal? Is it only visible once I am at Mango?
If yes, then I can upgrade to Mango without any worry.
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Yes, it's normal. Diagnosis doesn't support the unlock until Mango. Will add this info to the guide too. Thanks for testing!

Thanks again. I will go ahead and let know the result for others. Hope it finishes without any issues

I am unable to unlock my phone, the chevronwp7.exe gives an error message stating "I'am having trouble communicating with the phone" Please help!!

killmastern3 said:
I am unable to unlock my phone, the chevronwp7.exe gives an error message stating "I'am having trouble communicating with the phone" Please help!!
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Chevron is quite an iffy program, please make sure you respect the steps there exactly and also check the video tutorial. Also, best way to achieve that is to close all programs running and re-try unlocking. Skype for example interferes with the unlock process.

EnderPsp said:
Chevron is quite an iffy program, please make sure you respect the steps there exactly and also check the video tutorial. Also, best way to achieve that is to close all programs running and re-try unlocking. Skype for example interferes with the unlock process.
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Have followed all the steps including changing the date and all.. I have done it before with success. Had to hard reset the phone, hence trying to unlock again. Will try rebooting the system and have a go at it again..

killmastern3 said:
Have followed all the steps including changing the date and all.. I have done it before with success. Had to hard reset the phone, hence trying to unlock again. Will try rebooting the system and have a go at it again..
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I also had a problem Saturday when I updated my SD from 16 GB to a 32 GB one. Initially Chevron didn't work, it worked after I connected the laptop to internet and restarted Zune. Also, make sure the date is prior to 25 November (try 1 Oct 2011, that worked for me) on both devices.

EnderPsp said:
I also had a problem Saturday when I updated my SD from 16 GB to a 32 GB one. Initially Chevron didn't work, it worked after I connected the laptop to internet and restarted Zune. Also, make sure the date is prior to 25 November (try 1 Oct 2011, that worked for me) on both devices.
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Got it... Need to be connected to the internet.. Thanks a lot for the help!!

I have finished updating to Mango and I was able to unlock Focus. So I can confirm that all works even if Zune 4.8 is used for each step. Yahoo!!
I haven't done Interop-unlock yet, I will do it soon. But that also should work without any issues.
Edit: Does the limit remains unlimited for applications? And is there any additional step(s) required to keep it unlocked similar to the one which was done by running Samsung tools?

thank you for the thread EnderPsp...this is what i was looking for...
i think i dont need to do the 1st step as i am already on 7004 and just got the phone from ATT.
I installed zune 4.8, installed developer sdk from MS, installed the certificate in phone by changing the dates. Now when i connect the phone to pc, and run chevron in admin mode with the phone on home screen and zune running, it opens up, i check the 2 boxed and then it says problem communicating with the device - make sure you are connected via USB, etc etc...i guess this is a common problem but i am unable to find any solution...i tried many times but it shows the same error...
Your help highly appreciated..

shakeebkazia said:
thank you for the thread EnderPsp...this is what i was looking for...
i think i dont need to do the 1st step as i am already on 7004 and just got the phone from ATT.
I installed zune 4.8, installed developer sdk from MS, installed the certificate in phone by changing the dates. Now when i connect the phone to pc, and run chevron in admin mode with the phone on home screen and zune running, it opens up, i check the 2 boxed and then it says problem communicating with the device - make sure you are connected via USB, etc etc...i guess this is a common problem but i am unable to find any solution...i tried many times but it shows the same error...
Your help highly appreciated..
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Try this:
- install the Samsung drivers from here
- set the date to 1 Oct 2011 and disconnect the PC from internet
- set the same date on the phone and do a hard reset. Re-enter your live id and e-mail (to where you sent the Chevron certificate) and install the certificate, then set the phone to Airplane mode
- reboot and once windows loads don't open any program, and close the ones automatically started (YM, Skype etc)
- connect PC to internet, start Zune and try to unlock in Chevron
Let me know if that works for you. Keep in mind that on a 64 bit OS it might be harder to unlock.

EnderPsp said:
Try this:
- install the Samsung drivers from here
- set the date to 1 Oct 2011 and disconnect the PC from internet
- set the same date on the phone and do a hard reset. Re-enter your live id and e-mail (to where you sent the Chevron certificate) and install the certificate, then set the phone to Airplane mode
- reboot and once windows loads don't open any program, and close the ones automatically started (YM, Skype etc)
- connect PC to internet, start Zune and try to unlock in Chevron
Let me know if that works for you. Keep in mind that on a 64 bit OS it might be harder to unlock.
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Damn, i got frustrated yesterday and updated my phone...it says im on windows 7.5, OS version 7.10.7720.68...how should i go about unlocking it now ? btw i am on windows 7 64bit....
Thank you

shakeebkazia said:
Damn, i got frustrated yesterday and updated my phone...it says im on windows 7.5, OS version 7.10.7720.68...how should i go about unlocking it now ? btw i am on windows 7 64bit....
Thank you
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Either of these
- this method
- the developer unlock for $99 or whatever it is these days
- Chevron labs token for $9, but that's not always working (depending on the phone and revision...)
You can always backup first and try this. Worst case scenario you'll revert back.

EnderPsp said:
Either of these
- this method
- the developer unlock for $99 or whatever it is these days
- Chevron labs token for $9, but that's not always working (depending on the phone and revision...)
You can always backup first and try this. Worst case scenario you'll revert back.
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by '- this method' do you mean this guide will work on mango too ?
how do i backup ? from zune ? i come from android that is why i am confused....
Thank you

shakeebkazia said:
by '- this method' do you mean this guide will work on mango too ?
how do i backup ? from zune ? i come from android that is why i am confused....
Thank you
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This guide allows you to unlock, IF you flash. If you are in Mango you can't unlock using this guide unless you do the flash downgrade, but the other 2 methods should work.
You backup from the tool specified in the link and you restore using Zune, as the backup is created to be accessed and used by Zune.

currently flashing 7004 rom from the given link...will post with updates..

im done...now on mango and able to deploy xap's....is there any limit for the number of xap's i can install ?
Thank you