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The hd2 was locked on T-Mobile. I acquired a code to unlock the phone. Will it relock the phone if I load a custom winmo ROM??
no.
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samsamuel ( I wish I had a name like that ) is correct.
As I would be if I said yes to the question
"could I find this answer by doing a search"
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Well today i was trying to install a custom rom to my friend's phone, i rooted the phone, installed CWM, and i tried to install CM7, but it gave me error, so i rebooted the phone, and it turned on normally, so i researched a little more and i saw that i had to unlock bootloader and update other things, i didnt know this because i have a galaxy 5 and you just have to root, install CWM and you are ready, so i tried to unlock boorloader to the x8, i executed msm7227 and there were some errors but at the end it said that everything was done, so i pressed a button from the phone, but nothing happened, so i tried to turn it on, but nothing happened, i pull off the battery and pull it on again but nothing, i tried everything so i realized it was hardbricked, now my friend is going to claim his warranty.
I told him that i never was going to touch his phone again xd, but maybe someday he will want me to install a custom rom on his phone, so my question is if there is someway to unlock bootloader, to a new phone, he may recieve a new one, so obviously is going to have a newer date, is there someway?
you have to install roms for STOCK kernel, no need to unlock bootloader, but i think its too late now lol.
maxee23 said:
you have to install roms for STOCK kernel, no need to unlock bootloader, but i think its too late now lol.
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Yes xd, i just hope i dont have to pay him his phone xd
btw,there are good chance they will replace it with below 11w29 m/board.cause they will finished older s/part first.as i can remember,we have few member here just get lucky after put their phone on "death mode".
zmuhammx said:
btw,there are good chance they will replace it with below 11w29 m/board.cause they will finished older s/part first.as i can remember,we have few member here just get lucky after put their phone on "death mode".
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Is that? xD may be i shud ask d ones bearing later versions to hardbrick their phones as soon as possible..
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dUnstein said:
Is that? xD may be i shud ask d ones bearing later versions to hardbrick their phones as soon as possible..
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no,whats done is done.all this guy can do is claim their warranty.as i says somebody just get lucky...
Yeah that's the best your friend can do...get the guys to give you a motherboard earlier than 11w29
A friend of my get a hard brick too...and he brick it agian and agian by unlocking it but the point is he change the board for free every time and now after changing the board 5 times he finally unlock it hehe
White Sony Xperia X8
Cypress Screen with 3M protector
11w34 unlocked bootloader
Now with Cm9 nAa kernel
Uhh.. That's weird. They let him change the board five times? :O
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dUnstein said:
Uhh.. That's weird. They let him change the board five times? :O
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Yep its covered under warranty.
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NIMBAH said:
Yep its covered under warranty.
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yea~he just destory four boards XD
White Sony Xperia X8
Cypress Screen with 3M protector
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Now with Cm9 nAa kernel
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Yep its covered under warranty.
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But whould they, when they know that it happened cz of gatebreaking the phone?
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Trenico said:
Well today i was trying to install a custom rom to my friend's phone, i rooted the phone, installed CWM, and i tried to install CM7, but it gave me error, so i rebooted the phone, and it turned on normally, so i researched a little more and i saw that i had to unlock bootloader and update other things, i didnt know this because i have a galaxy 5 and you just have to root, install CWM and you are ready, so i tried to unlock boorloader to the x8, i executed msm7227 and there were some errors but at the end it said that everything was done, so i pressed a button from the phone, but nothing happened, so i tried to turn it on, but nothing happened, i pull off the battery and pull it on again but nothing, i tried everything so i realized it was hardbricked, now my friend is going to claim his warranty.
I told him that i never was going to touch his phone again xd, but maybe someday he will want me to install a custom rom on his phone, so my question is if there is someway to unlock bootloader, to a new phone, he may recieve a new one, so obviously is going to have a newer date, is there someway?
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Keep trying with PC Companion!! And why you people unlock bootloader with msm7227??? When I unlocked with it, I have a lot of problems with signal,SIM card and s*it like that, so I try with flashtool and yes,everythings is good!
2010matej said:
Keep trying with PC Companion!! And why you people unlock bootloader with msm7227??? When I unlocked with it, I have a lot of problems with signal,SIM card and s*it like that, so I try with flashtool and yes,everythings is good!
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Simple.
Flashtool = Safe but inflexible (in the name of safety they prevent you from unlocking BL with certain settings that sometimes really don't matter)
MSM7227_tool.exe is much more flexible, no restrictions, and IS AS SAFE as flashtool provided you read the guides properly and executed their instructions properly.
I might want to point out that Flashtool's BL unlock came directly from the MSM7227 BL unlock tools.
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Simple.
Flashtool = Safe but inflexible (in the name of safety they prevent you from unlocking BL with certain settings that sometimes really don't matter)
MSM7227_tool.exe is much more flexible, no restrictions, and IS AS SAFE as flashtool provided you read the guides properly and executed their instructions properly.
I might want to point out that Flashtool's BL unlock came directly from the MSM7227 BL unlock tools.
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i didn't know that. hm.. so when i decide to try to unlock my bootloader, would you recommend using MSM7227_tool.exe over flashtool? i've only used flashtool for getting out of softbricks. is it more complicated than unlocking with flashtool?
btw i have 11w48 so im prbably getting 99% hardbrick. lol. i'm just saving for a new phone before i take that plunge into the abyss.
dUnstein said:
But whould they, when they know that it happened cz of gatebreaking the phone?
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Lol how would they know if it's harbricked
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cascabel said:
i didn't know that. hm.. so when i decide to try to unlock my bootloader, would you recommend using MSM7227_tool.exe over flashtool? i've only used flashtool for getting out of softbricks. is it more complicated than unlocking with flashtool?
btw i have 11w48 so im prbably getting 99% hardbrick. lol. i'm just saving for a new phone before i take that plunge into the abyss.
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Er... I recommend you don't unlock BL, but if you must, Flashtool is less complicated to understand how to use, MSM tool is more flexible (doesn't force you to stock 2.1 before it unlocks BL ).
Both are basically one-click anyway.
SpyderX said:
Er... I recommend you don't unlock BL, but if you must, Flashtool is less complicated to understand how to use, MSM tool is more flexible (doesn't force you to stock 2.1 before it unlocks BL ).
Both are basically one-click anyway.
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Hmm I used MSM to unlock my phone while I was on GingerXperia rom.
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NIMBAH said:
Hmm I used MSM to unlock my phone while I was on GingerXperia rom.
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Yeah, MSM will allow you to unlock regardless of os version, but Flashtool has some restrictions for safety's sake (though most are not needed).
SpyderX said:
Yeah, MSM will allow you to unlock regardless of os version, but Flashtool has some restrictions for safety's sake (though most are not needed).
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Ohh I see
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how to ROOT, UNLOCK BOOTLOADER, INSTALL ROM in my 2.3.2 r800i..
First, how to root?
2nd, how to unlockbootloader? and to know that i have unlockable bootloader?
3rd, How to install ROM? from 2.3.2
HELP ME PLEASE
i just unbricked my X.PLAY
Someone might help if you post in the q&a section
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I hope no one will respond, there are plenty of threads about this along the sticky, just need to search a little, if you can't even do that, don't unlock bootloader or do any other tweak, it is beyond your capabilities.
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If you just search all will be revealed. But the first step is easy search for doomlords zergrush, 2nd is type in *#*#7378424#*#* (it should spell service) go to service info and click configuration and if it says unlock bootloader status: no or nothing you have to pay and alejandrissimo is supposed to be the best. If it says yes your good to go. As for flashing Rom I haven't done one yet but you need flashtool and just search the development forums
i rooted my xperia play r800i with UNLOCK root u can go to the site and check if the build number of ur phone is there (note:each time u scroll down a new devices will appear so scroll down untill u find sony and if ur build number is there u can download the program and click root but click usb debugging ((i didnt write all the information u should check how to do it in the unlock root site but dont get out ur phone while the program is rooting ur device and if its bricked its not my problem im just telling u an information
This is a video tutorial for my guide that can be found here, i felt it was best to make a new thread to keep the thread clean.
Text Guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1662199
OK so i was looking around for a easy to use guide i could refer someone to and couldn't find one so i decided to create 1.
With this method you wont need to download the android SDK and instead can download a small package of files that i will upload. this saves around 1-2GB of bandwidth.
Firstly we should confirm your phone can be unlocked. To check if your phone can be rooted (most likely if it is not branded to 3, Vodafone etc then it can be)
Go to the phone dialer
Tap*#*#7378423#*#* then a service menu should pop up,
Tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. if it says boot loader unlock allowed then you are good to go.
if it says not allowed or no then you will need to pay to have the boot loader unlocked.
Now we need to get your IMEI to do this type in the dialer *#06# another window will appear with your IMEI number write this down somewhere as you will need it later.
OK so now that you know your phone BL can be unlocked we will need to download and extract these files
ADB and Fastboot Package - http://db.tt/B5vG1yn
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Once you downloaded the package linked above in the quote follow this video.
Any questions please reply below and "Click Thanks if i helped".
Whoever is going around rating my posts 1 star please stop or you will be found out and reported.
In what connectivity mode do I have to be ?
Denzof said:
In what connectivity mode do I have to be ?
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Fastboot mode, turn phone off and hold search
Via Tapatalk - - My Tutorials
fma965 said:
Fastboot mode, turn phone off and hold search
Via Tapatalk - - My Tutorials
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No the USB one MTP or MSC or doesn't matter
Denzof said:
No the USB one MTP or MSC or doesn't matter
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Why would it matter? its switched off
When i checked if it could be unlocked, nothing was there, and holding down search did nothing. Help?
senrai180 said:
When i checked if it could be unlocked, nothing was there, and holding down search did nothing. Help?
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not unlockable for free, http://unlock-bootloader.com
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senrai180 said:
When i checked if it could be unlocked, nothing was there, and holding down search did nothing. Help?
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If you have r800x it won't say anything because Verizon removed that from menu so people don't unlock but you can still unlock it with sonys website.
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rom: miui 5
kernel: Turbo v3.1
abdel12345 said:
If you have r800x it won't say anything because Verizon removed that from menu so people don't unlock but you can still unlock it with sonys website.
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rom: miui 5
kernel: Turbo v3.1
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no, as he couldn't get in to fastboot.
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fma965 said:
no, as he couldn't get in to fastboot.
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I thought you needed to unlock the boot loader to get into fastboot.
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rom: miui 5
kernel: Turbo v3.1
abdel12345 said:
I thought you needed to unlock the boot loader to get into fastboot.
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rom: miui 5
kernel: Turbo v3.1
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lol, you use fastboot to unlock it. hence why you need to download fastboot. unlocking it allows you to flash kernels and roms.
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fma965 said:
lol, you use fastboot to unlock it. hence why you need to download fastboot. unlocking it allows you to flash kernels and roms.
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Wow I've misunderstood all this time even though I've already unlocked mine lol.
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rom: miui 4
kernel: Turbo v3.1
xperia play unlock bootloader = no
can i unlock my xperia play r800i if it shows ＂unlock bootloader = no ＂
nightwolf420 said:
can i unlock my xperia play r800i if it shows ＂unlock bootloader = no ＂
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Yes i think via testpoint method. Search for it.
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Wouldn't it just be easier to use Flashtool? Well that's what I did anyway.
BL unlock: NO---But was emailed unlock key.....???
fma965 said:
This is a video tutorial for my guide that can be found here, i felt it was best to make a new thread to keep the thread clean.
Text Guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1662199
Once you downloaded the package linked above in the quote follow this video.
Any questions please reply below and "Click Thanks if i helped".
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Umm does sony email bl unlock codes for imei even if yours cannot be unlocked? they sent me an unlock code but i have no fastboot
kritikalmynd said:
Umm does sony email bl unlock codes for imei even if yours cannot be unlocked? they sent me an unlock code but i have no fastboot
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You have to install fastboot then: just download the ADT and install platform and platform-tools.
It will create a folder under C:\Programs\Android\AndroidSDK\platform-tools (don't remember id it's correct lol, it's been a while since I used fastboot lol).
There you'll find adb and fastboot (make sure you follow the instruction under Sony's development site to install drivers and unlock your bootloader).
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CriGiu said:
You have to install fastboot then: just download the ADT and install platform and platform-tools.
It will create a folder under C:\Programs\Android\AndroidSDK\platform-tools (don't remember id it's correct lol, it's been a while since I used fastboot lol).
There you'll find adb and fastboot (make sure you follow the instruction under Sony's development site to install drivers and unlock your bootloader).
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or simply use the supplied fastboot package lol
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CriGiu said:
You have to install fastboot then: just download the ADT and install platform and platform-tools.
It will create a folder under C:\Programs\Android\AndroidSDK\platform-tools (don't remember id it's correct lol, it's been a while since I used fastboot lol).
There you'll find adb and fastboot (make sure you follow the instruction under Sony's development site to install drivers and unlock your bootloader).
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sorry I should have been more clear. what i meant to say is phone wont boot into fastboot. all i get is flashmode and thats only for a few seconds then it auto boots
now im thinking i may be bricked all i get is the sony erriccson screen. I have a nandroid made but cannot boot recovery. accidentally installed the wrong rom not paying attention. Had one for unlocked bootloaders on sd card just to be ready and wasnt paying attention
Good day my friends:laugh:
I will show you how to relock the bootloader of XZ
Flashtool version used: flashtool-0.9.10.2beta
Download the latest Flashtool ( found in OG android development forum)
Install the Flashtool drivers found in the drivers folder
Connect phone in Flash-mode (phone shut down, volume down + power)
Press the BLU button
Press the relock option
Put a stock .tft firmware in the Flashtool firmwares folder (this is required!!)
Flash the firmware (this is required!!)
Done
You will now have a locked stock xperia z
Extra info by Flashtool developer:
A litte explanation :about relocking / unlocking :
When relocking the device, I save the unlock code into custom\DEVICESERIAL\unlock.txt
If ever you relocked using another method than BLU from FT (with a custom ftf for example), then you must create this file by hand to be able to unlock the device again.
This file must contain the unlock code. One line only, no carriage return.
i am not responsible for bricked devices
can you link to the Flashtool version you are using just to save any confusion
is it no any problem after using this method to relock Xperia Z???
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2162907
The OP describes more about relocking and then unlocking again.
Would this be enough for a warranty repair/replace? Or would, say, Amazon have access to a list of unlocked device IMEIs?
Aerys said:
Good day my friends:laugh:
I will show you how to relock the bootloader of XZ
Download the latest Flashtool ( found in OG android development forum)
Install the Flashtool drivers found in the drivers folder
Connect phone in Flash-mode (phone shut down, volume down + power)
Press the BLU button
Press the relock option
Put a stock .tft firmware in the Flashtool firmwares folder (this is required!!)
Flash the firmware (this is required!!)
Done
You will now have a locked stock xperia z
Flashtool version used: flashtool-0.9.10.2beta
i am not responsible for bricked devices
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Just flashing stock firmware will not fix the "bootloader status: unknown"
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DooMLoRD said:
Just flashing stock firmware will not fix the "bootloader status: unknown"
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I think the point is that flash tool was updated today. In the (flashtool) op it now tells you how to relock/unlock
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Kallb123 said:
I think the point is that flash tool was updated today. In the (flashtool) op it now tells you how to relock/unlock
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Not really... There is no way currently available to RELOCK bootloader... What was updated was to fix the "bootloader unlocked: unknown" to "bootloader unlocked: yes"
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DooMLoRD said:
Not really... There is no way currently available to RELOCK bootloader... What was updated was to fix the "bootloader unlocked: unknown" to "bootloader unlocked: yes"
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Thanks for the heads up
DooMLoRD said:
Not really... There is no way currently available to RELOCK bootloader... What was updated was to fix the "bootloader unlocked: unknown" to "bootloader unlocked: yes"
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I was wondering too, thanks for your advice
DooMLoRD said:
Not really... There is no way currently available to RELOCK bootloader... What was updated was to fix the "bootloader unlocked: unknown" to "bootloader unlocked: yes"
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Ah ok, thanks for the correction
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I'll be the one that asks the obvious question here...
My guessed answer to this is no but... Will we get the so called DRM keys back? For instance the BE2?
Unfortunately the answer is no!
back up a ta file from a lockbootloader device using flashtool and flash it to a unlock device？
The 30 18 lock file use what mention make？
lzyllp said:
back up a ta file from a lockbootloader device using flashtool and flash it to a unlock device？
The 30 18 lock file use what mention make？
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hi lzyllp,
good to see u around
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hi lzyllp,
good to see u around
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good to see U here to,
wait for my Z,maybe next friday or sunday,
The xperia TX JB update make me angry,
It not release even later a month after T and V,The sony say follow next month but already 3.17
just to be clear- if i didnt backed up TA file before unlocking bootloader but would like to use stock SONY rom in future with Bravia engine working and what not, there's no way to get everything 100% back?
is some way to put DRM keys back to unlocked device? will that work if DRM keys are taken from another xperia z phone (TA partition) ?
torstorm said:
is some way to put DRM keys back to unlocked device? will that work if DRM keys are taken from another xperia z phone (TA partition) ?
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DO NOT flash another phones TA as it will brick your device.
DO NOT FLASH ANOTHER PHONES TA
OK. tnx
thanks it works on my C6602