Hi,
I have bought a Samsung Vibrant from T-mobile. And I have read this thread about loading pit, pda for Samsung phone. Is there a pit/pda for Samsung vibrant which let me use a non t-mobile sim?
http: / / forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
Thank you.
SGS Unlocker from the market should work.
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Is there any option which is free?
Galaxy S Unlock in market is free but requires root-as they all do/will. There is also another thread in the Q&A about this very issue.
The easiest free way to do this is to call T-Mobile and ask for the SIM unlock code. If you have had it this long, they usually won't have an issue giving you the code.
Raistline said:
The easiest free way to do this is to call T-Mobile and ask for the SIM unlock code. If you have had it this long, they usually won't have an issue giving you the code.
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You need to have Tmobile account to do that
I know GUN. Wasn't this covered already. We actaully had a successful post this morning about it.
I remember back in October we didn't need root.
Illegal stuff is good.
will this work with ICS??
kchau15 said:
will this work with ICS??
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Indeed, it does.
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thanks i appreciate it I'm going to try it right now!
I don't think the SGS unlocker really works. I tried to use it in the past when my phone was new, and i believe it didn't worked for me.
Let me know if it works for you.
Didn't work
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I used a windows program that was uped here when the vibrant came out you had to be running 2.1. You just opened the program plugged in your phone and it would find the unlock code then you just had to insert a different sim card an type in the unlock code and your good to go well it worked for me. If you odin back to 2.1 and find the unlocking program on here im sure it will still work.
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Didn't work
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Did you run the Vibrant/Vibrant4G specific one? Worked fine for me when I had mine.
This is what you want.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761045
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Galaxy S Unlock by Helroz has worked for both of my Vibrants. Make sure to backup everything first.
ok so ihave unlocked at least 10 phones with this app thats called Galaxy_S Unlock by a developer called HELROZ
1.make sure your rooted before you try this usually superoneclick works fine
2.make sure you tell the program to install busybox with in the process it will ask you if you want to.
3.Once you do that then reboot the phone
4.download the app from the market it usually pops up when you search galaxy s unlock
5. open the app and follow the step beginning from 1-3
and BAM your unlocked
In personal experience this has worked for me every time
When you unlock with the program instead of the actual code, does Odin overwrite the nv_stats file, causing it to be locked again?
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When you unlock with the program instead of the actual code, does Odin overwrite the nv_stats file, causing it to be locked again?
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That is a good question. I just Odin'd last night coming off ICS to test another ROM and just checked mine and it still says it is unlocked.
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Can anyone give me a FOOL proof way to root my phone, without bricking it, thank you
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Superoneclick root. Google it
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gotgohan said:
Can anyone give me a FOOL proof way to root my phone, without bricking it, thank you
=)
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Don't root...
Edit: I'm not trying to be a smart ass... just mine sincere advice!
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Don't root...
Edit: I'm not trying to be a smart ass... just mine sincere advice!
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Agreed. Things are far more complex than they were in the early days. It would be a long road. Rooting is the easy part
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Agreed. Things are far more complex than they were in the early days. It would be a long road. Rooting is the easy part
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I disagree. It took an act of Congress to get root and install a new ROM just 8 months ago. ****'s cake now.
Well I went through a little time being nervous too but I read and read and just did it. Never asked 1 question. Still rarely do. I'm just saying if this is how the journey is starting it's gonna be long.
What phone do u have?
Hboot info?
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What kind of phone u got
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I used to be afraid too, now, can't live without it.
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What kind of phone u got
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Since the post is in the myTouch/Magic section, I think that would be the key. Just saying
So there aren't 2 different boards for these phones? 32a-32b?
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So there aren't 2 different boards for these phones? 32a-32b?
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Doesn't matter for achieving root. That doesn't come into play until your flashing recovery/ROM/kernel.
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Doesn't matter for achieving root. That doesn't come into play until your flashing recovery/ROM/kernel.
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Ah I see. U think I would know that. Learn something new every day. I figured there would be different root procedures. Thanks for the info
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Ah I see. U think I would know that. Learn something new every day. I figured there would be different root procedures. Thanks for the info
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Well it's mainly because most of the root procedures include flashing a new recovery/ROM. The idea of rooting in itself isn't device specific. It's simply adding the su binaries to the ROM.
I don't know what Hboot is and i don't know if i have 32a or 32b. I have like 250 mb of memory I think, I read somewhere that 32b has 192? I dunno.
My baseband is 62.50SJ.20.17u_2.22.28.25
Kernel 2.6.32.9-g93b855e
build number 3.56.531.1.cl300801 release keys
How do I know if i have the correct USB drivers installed?:
You NEED to put your phone on USB Debugging mode
You NEED to install make sure the Android drivers for your phone are installed
Make sure you DO NOT mount your SD card.
If you still can't get something to run, try doing it in recovery mode.
I know I can mount my sd card when I use usb, but does that mean the usb drivers are installed?
Do u have sdk installed on your PC?
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I have SDK installed on my pc, but I don't know how to use it.
Well I used that oneclick root and it worked. niiice, although when I go to emulator and type SU nothing happens, but when the program did the root test, it said it was rooted. so I don'tk now
I am not sure on even how to get into any mode after phone is shut off. I want to try installing some roms, but obviously I need radio and spl to install. I don't know how to do that with the MT3G
When u open terminal u get
$
When u type su u should get a new line with
#
Does this happen?
Read the stickies at the top of this general section. U will find all the info u can handle on fastboot,adb,sdk and so on
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Yes i got SU I had to restart the phone to get it to engage.
If anyone is going or went to the T-Mo store to get the update today and had the leaked version and the new update worked let us know. I have a feeling it won't. If it did, did they check the phone or anything before doing it?
Thanks!
I would call ahead to the store and check if they have received the SD cards yet. The store I work at still has not received them yet.
Or apply update yourself, download it from the tmo forums or xda, rename the file PC10IMG reboot into bootloader, holding volume down and power until it boots, then it scans for the file and continue from there.. its so easy
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Or apply update yourself, download it from the tmo forums or xda, rename the file PC10IMG reboot into bootloader, holding volume down and power until it boots, then it scans for the file and continue from there.. its so easy
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Does that really work ? I thought the update.zip file is different than the PC10IMG.zip. Will it work with the leaked 2.3.3?
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Does that really work ? I thought the update.zip file is different than the PC10IMG.zip. Will it work with the leaked 2.3.3?
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They are different files. Renaming the OTA (update.zip) to PC10IMG.zip does not work. Someone will have to post the PC10IMG.zip from the T-Mobile SD card.
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They are different files. Renaming the OTA (update.zip) to PC10IMG.zip does not work. Someone will have to post the PC10IMG.zip from the T-Mobile SD card.
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Thanks for clarifying.
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Oh ok, think i skimmed through and saw it posted like that.. probably was the leak version.. but either way, its basically like that.. rename it to update, boot into recovery.. then click apply update
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I'm waiting for someone to post the PC10IMG.zip file myself. I'm running the leaked gingerbread but I don't feel like going through the trouble of downgrading to 2.2 so I can update to 2.3.4 when I can just load up the PC10IMG.zip file.
Eventually the files will get posted, I'm just waiting for the cards to show up at my store.
Just went to the tmo store by me. They haven't received them yet. But at least they seemed to know what I was talking about .
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Went to a tmobile store. No update yet. They also said they probably won't be doing them for whatever reason.
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Went to a tmobile store. No update yet. They also said they probably won't be doing them for whatever reason.
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Most cell stores don't have the smartest employees
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what are the odds the store update will work over the leaked version? I've tried everything to get my phone off the leak and it wont work. it keeps locking up at the debug step trying to temp root to do the downgrade.
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what are the odds the store update will work over the leaked version? I've tried everything to get my phone off the leak and it wont work. it keeps locking up at the debug step trying to temp root to do the downgrade.
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It would probably have to, seeing as the leaked version was sent out on replacement handsets.
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It worked. A store I went to in South Tampa where I live had it. Now if I can figure out have to root it.
I hope someone posts that file soon , I'm going crazy just setting up adb.
Edit: Ive quit even trying to set up adb, for whatever reason I'm too retarded to
even set it up, let alone use it.
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I hope someone posts that file soon , I'm going crazy just setting up adb.
Edit: Ive quit even trying to set up adb, for whatever reason I'm too retarded to
even set it up, let alone use it.
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it was a major pain...i got adb setup but the programming instuctions I had to type I got stuck on one part, not sure why. But the stores version worked thank god.
I got the whole adb downgrade thing to work , until the very end, where it didnt try installing the update, instead a adb failed and said my drivers wouldnt work
After 4 hours and combining steps from 2 different downgrading guides, I got it to work. I didn't notice anything really different between the leaked and ota.
Anyway I have a feeling the 4 hours of frustration was less painful than going to the store.
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After 4 hours and combining steps from 2 different downgrading guides, I got it to work. I didn't notice anything really different between the leaked and ota.
Anyway I have a feeling the 4 hours of frustration was less painful than going to the store.
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Lmao probably was.
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Hello. I bought HTC HD2 that was locked to T-mobile. Then I installed android. Everything was perfect before i wanted to make calls from phone. I purchased the code and I dont know how to insert it in android system. So i decided to install Windows 6.5 and to insert code from there. Can some one help me pls?
THank you!!
If you mean you bought an unlock code, then just put a sim that is blocked into the phone then start the phone up, then it will ask you for the code
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If you mean you bought an unlock code, then just put a sim that is blocked into the phone then start the phone up, then it will ask you for the code
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It asked before but now it doesnt. I dont know, maybe because of version of ROM or i pressed something wrong and now this windows does not pop up (
I had to install the stock tmobile windows mobile 6.5 to get the unlock box to appear. Any other room didn't let the box show, so I couldn't enter the unlock code. There is a thread here (in the general forum) that gives a download of it.
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Did I make a mistake getting the xoom 32gb wifi only??? There's no android market place app!!!
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I have the same xoom and I have a market?
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How do I get it... I did a factory reset and still no market app
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Don't know how that's possible. Perhaps you can find an APK of the market through the web browser and it will install...
Yes it was a mistake.
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I knew it was a mistake
But I would like to keep it... it also won't download... I bought it used... do you guys think it was rooted once with an unlock bootloader?... would this happen if someone try to get it back stock to resell??? I don't know...
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Is it the stock rom? Check under the about tablet. If it has root then You might need to download the g apps zip from here then install that through CWM. If not you can just search for the APK and get it online somewhere.
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Install the apk.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1166152
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No mistake. It's a great tab. If used, read up and return it to stock condition. Or load a ROM from the dev section. You'll get the market back.
Thanks... that's what I was planning.. get a custom rom, I for sure know this will fix it... I'm confuse on how to set up my laptop with sdk.... I seen instructions that are pretty straight forward... but afraid I might mess up my laptop or the tablet
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I hardly think it's a mistake just because you have to do a little work. Just means you'll like it more later on.
I don't think the tab is rooted... there's no superuser... plus the recovery has these options only... reboot, update from USB, factory reset, clear cache... something like that... just confuse on my after factory reset in recovery I still don't have market... ill upload a picture of all the app that's preinstall after factory reset in recovery...
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http://db.tt/t46MAl12 I could upload pic so its in the link
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I think the first thing you should do is a factory reset. If that doesn't get your Market back then flash the stock images from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049485
After you get the stock images on there then you can think about rooting and custom ROMs if you want to but if stock does what you want then just stick there at the moment.
Thanks, I'm not familiar with sdk adb and all the command thing in second post in the link you provide burd... but give me 24hrs to figure this... I might need help later...
I am attempting to set up my computer... will post my update soon
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Here is a guide I used when I wanted to flash the US images on my UK Xoom. The guide will also get you to root but you don't have to go that far if you don't want to.
Now, the commands will all be the same but the guide may be a bit out of date with image names and such as it's from February. Make sure you read everything and if you are planning to root/flash custom ROMs DO NOT relock your bootloader.
Edit: changed guide URL to newer one provided by okantomi
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1249798
burden010 said:
Here is a guide I used when I wanted to flash the US images on my UK Xoom. The guide will also get you to root but you don't have to go that far if you don't want to.
Now, the commands will all be the same but the guide may be a bit out of date with image names and such as it's from February. Make sure you read everything and if you are planning to root/flash custom ROMs DO NOT relock your bootloader.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14237506&postcount=7
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I would recommend using this guide, it's much newer:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1249798
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I would recommend using this guide, it's much newer:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1249798
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Even better
I don't think it's a mistake as long as you got a good deal on it.
$280.... got it off of Craigslist... they were old nice people that speak little english... he said he let his friend factory reset it... I bet my tablet was unlock and rooted once or he had someone with little knowledge to attempt the procedure to get it back stock so he can resell it... oh well its my problem now... I will fix it... I hope
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Good news for all of you R800x users. Sony Mobile has finally added MEID support for unlocking your phone through their website (this could apply to other phones that use MEID as well).
I just went through the instructions on the Sony's website for getting the unlock code and then followed Ridder's guide and the install ran without any trouble (I'm not entirely sure if his process will work with other roms, can someone confirm this?)
I'm now off Verizon's horrible rom and running CM9 .
Anyways I just wanted to let people know, enjoy
*If youre having trouble with flashtool, try doing it using using the methods discussed in the links I provided above (Sony Instructions and Ridder). Alsomake sure you have Sony's Fastboot drivers installed.
Awesome I guess, can anyone confirm this for Locked R800i models? Mine is a factory unlocked, I'm just curious if Sony decided to provide a free unlock for everyone since they abandoned us on Gingerbread.
TheCraig said:
Awesome I guess, can anyone confirm this for Locked R800i models? Mine is a factory unlocked, I'm just curious if Sony decided to provide a free unlock for everyone since they abandoned us on Gingerbread.
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Its worth a try. Follow the steps on the unlockbootloader link I gave above, it tells you how to check if you can unlock, and what else needs to be done.
Great news!
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Yea It worked finally on CM 9!
Although my phones bootloader was unlocked over a year ago via the unlock code (thank you ashergrey) I have embedded a screenshot of what I see if I follow the prompts to unlock my phones BL, even though it is....
I just went ahead and listed my phones MEID # in the sony website and 3 seconds later had this in my email inbox.
See attachment.
As I am already unlocked it appears that Sony really is now unlocking VZ Xplays. My contract ends in 2 months and I am thinking of just getting an AT&T XP and unlocking that, can anyone with a AT&T XP see if it will work for them? That would be fantastic news if it will unlock AT&Ts as well.
Yay!
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Its worth a try. Follow the steps on the unlockbootloader link I gave above, it tells you how to check if you can unlock, and what else needs to be done.
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I cannot as my phone is factory unlocked, and even if I did relock my bootloader it isn't network locked so I could have always unlocked it,
My Att play still has a locked bootloader and apparently my MEID is 1 number too long. Eh, it was worth a try.
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Fantastic news for R800x users everywhere that don't want to shell out $24!
Does this mean CDMA users will get some more Roms finally?
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cyrusalmighty said:
Does this mean CDMA users will get some more Roms finally?
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Probably not.... but I really do hope so.....
cyrusalmighty said:
Does this mean CDMA users will get some more Roms finally?
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Probably not.... but I really do hope so.....
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This just means R800x users will not have to pay for bootloader unlocks anymore, it doesn't effect cdma development because we have already been working with unlocked bootloaders for over a year
This is awesomeness I got.my unlick code a little bit ago they fo sccrpt meid on there
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Remove the last number of meid
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Didn't have to remove the last number but I'm having problrms using flash tool to unlock my phone tho I keep getting oem eerie
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try to use fastboot
in fastboot do: fastboot oem unlock 0xkey (replace key)
Cant get fastboot to run
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what's the problem?