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Bootloader unlock page under maintenance

I was planning to unlock my bootloader today. When I tried to open the Sony ericsson page, its showing the page is under maintenance. Are you guys getting the same response from the sever? Or did Sony completely stop the bootloader unlocking?
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Same question here. I tried it since yesterday and that feature is under maintenance till now. I am planning to unlock R800i. Did Sony Ericsson stop the bootloader unlocking and if so, any alternative to unlock bootloader may I know? Thanks in advance.

Well, we will see. Hopefully its just a real maintenance, but maybe they are fixing the hole which the guys used to unlock cdma phones.
Let's hope it comes back to life soon!
Regards

I guess they're fixing CDMA keys hole. Looks like Verizon isn't happy about it.
But I don't understand why it takes so long to modify some small piece of code to disable MEID calculator.

Maybe you DDOSed them too much ?
Regards

Thanks guys.
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Bin4ry said:
Maybe you DDOSed them too much ?
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Lol..
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Bin4ry said:
Maybe you DDOSed them too much ?
Regards
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Heh, technically, I wasn't there when it crash happened, so I gave server the opportunity to recovery from requests and free up resources

Unlock bootloader is back, wish me luck all

jasmine106 said:
Unlock bootloader is back, wish me luck all
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how did it go?

Very smoothly. Now on stock with doomlord's kernel.
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3G & WiFi missing
solitarymonkey said:
how did it go?
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succeeded, but with a little problem. Could any1 pls help me?
i followed Bin4ry's guide [How-to] Root your Play.
On the first try of flashing system with play_modded, i got some error message like android.process.acore & android.process.media has stopped unexpectedly, so I soft reset it to factory setting and flash system again and succeeded, with no error message.
But the problem is after the root process, my phone can't detect 3G network. The service provider I am using has two options, 2G and 3G, and phone can only detect 2G network.
Another problem is that although I can find WiFi networks and connect, WiFi connection is not working anymore (no data send/receive through WiFi).
If any of you know how to fix that 3G network & WiFi missing issues, kindly let me know. Thanks in advance.
One more, my rooted play is now on 3.0.A.2.184 build and when I connect it to computer, PC Companion said found new software update and ask me whether want to update or not. Rooting process will be overwritten and I will need to root it again if I update software (base 3.1.A....something I think) I would like to know.
Thank you again.
Regards,
edit : sorry if this post should be under Q & A section, please let me know and I'll open a new thread

Im assuming you have a r800i? If so, my simple recommendation would be to flash 4. Firmware. Then enter fastboot and flash dooms kernel which will automatically root it for you. Hope this helps.
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solitarymonkey said:
Im assuming you have a r800i? If so, my simple recommendation would be to flash 4. Firmware. Then enter fastboot and flash dooms kernel which will automatically root it for you. Hope this helps.
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ႊThank you. Could you please elaborate more as I am new to android, or please let me know the location (in this forum?) where I could get detail instructions, like, where to/how to get flash4.firmware, flash dooms kernel?
Thank you again.
Sorry, I forgot to mention that I've updated to 4.0.A...(i followed the instructions found here, used X10Flash Tool and Xperia_Relock_bootloader.ftf to get bootloader locked, and use PC Companion to update s/w.

jasmine106 said:
ႊThank you. Could you please elaborate more as I am new to android, or please let me know the location (in this forum?) where I could get detail instructions, like, where to/how to get flash4.firmware, flash dooms kernel?
Thank you again.
Sorry, I forgot to mention that I've updated to 4.0.A...(i followed the instructions found here, used X10Flash Tool and Xperia_Relock_bootloader.ftf to get bootloader locked, and use PC Companion to update s/w.
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For starters unlock ur bootloader again, as you need it to flash the kernel (which in my opinion is worth keeping), then go over to the developers sub forum, download the UK generic 4.0.whatever the rest of the code is firmware, flash it with flashtool, the go to doomlords thread and download his kernel. All instructions you need are in the relevant threads, easy to follow. I would link them, but I'm away from my computer at the moment. And I cant link from my phone. Sorry. Hope all goes well!
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solitarymonkey said:
For starters unlock ur bootloader again, as you need it to flash the kernel (which in my opinion is worth keeping), then go over to the developers sub forum, download the UK generic 4.0.whatever the rest of the code is firmware, flash it with flashtool, the go to doomlords thread and download his kernel. All instructions you need are in the relevant threads, easy to follow. I would link them, but I'm away from my computer at the moment. And I cant link from my phone. Sorry. Hope all goes well!
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Thank you so much. It took me like 1 hr to figure all that out, but it worth
Now on 2.3.3, 4.0...368 built and 2.6.32.9-perf doomlord's Kernel.
And thanks a lot to the development team and everybody who's enlightened me on how to play with android.
It's time for [*ROOT required] application from droid market.

It's working great, really fast.
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If you can not fastboot oem unlock on 2.3.6...

Try to use sudo.
I successed.

Why wouldn't you be able to? I unlocked my 2.3.7 phone using fastboot oem unlock.
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zonesan said:
Try to use sudo.
I successed.
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I was able to root 3 phones on 2.3.6 with fastboot.

Braneless said:
Why wouldn't you be able to? I unlocked my 2.3.7 phone using fastboot oem unlock.
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Some linux distros are shipping udev rules that will allow adb to work properly without sudo, but not fastboot.

superm1 said:
Some linux distros are shipping udev rules that will allow adb to work properly without sudo, but not fastboot.
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Haha, Engrish please? Me no unnastand Linuxspeak.
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Works fine on OSX without sudo.

kenvan19 said:
I was able to root 3 phones on 2.3.6 with fastboot.
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I'm a bit of a noob, but I've been trying to find a tut on how to root a Nexus S on 2.3.6 for days now... could you point me in the right direction?

xparsons said:
I'm a bit of a noob, but I've been trying to find a tut on how to root a Nexus S on 2.3.6 for days now... could you point me in the right direction?
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=D in my Topic Thread Thru My Profile
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I'm a bit of a noob, but I've been trying to find a tut on how to root a Nexus S on 2.3.6 for days now... could you point me in the right direction?
There are lots of video tutorials on YouTube. I found this one particularly easy to use:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3BVGuKdWpk&feature=relmfu

Unlock bootloader for a 11w41

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
11w34 unlocked bootloader
Now with Cm9 nAa kernel

NIMBAH said:
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.

SpyderX said:
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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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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Root without unlocking bootloader

Hey guys I was wondering if there was a way to root the n10 without unlocking the bootloader first
I'm sharing my n10 with my parents who aren't very techy
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filthygoat223996 said:
Hey guys I was wondering if there was a way to root the n10 without unlocking the bootloader first
I'm sharing my n10 with my parents who aren't very techy
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yes there is a very easy way to do that you dont need to unlock your device for that. go to this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015467 , download the nexus 10 toolkit and install the drivers , enable debugging on your device, then select root unroot options , from there choose root + install busy box , then select superSU. and you are good to go , root without unlocking or any custom recovery.

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yes there is a very easy way to do that you dont need to unlock your device for that. go to this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015467 , download the nexus 10 toolkit and install the drivers , enable debugging on your device, then select root unroot options , from there choose root + install busy box , then select superSU. and you are good to go , root without unlocking or any custom recovery.
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Great and does it work for multiuser?
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filthygoat223996 said:
Great and does it work for multiuser?
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absolutely. i havent tried though , but in theory it surely will.

And if a new os comes out all I have to do is unroot right?
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From what I've read here, root only works for the primary user. I could be wrong, but you might want to do some more research on that subject.

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From what I've read here, root only works for the primary user. I could be wrong, but you might want to do some more research on that subject.
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That would be fine actually b/c I don't want to provide my technologically weak parents with super user powers lol
But I just don't want to go through the trouble of unlocking and losing my data
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Sorry harrisfayyaz, but are you sure?
I rooted my N10 some days ago with this tool and tried it without Unlocking. It did not work for me - app told me I have to unlock first before rooting. Just would like to know if I was just dumb or not ^^

Use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2003938. It works for 100%. I did it already twice (once on 4.2.1 and then again on 4.2.2). Nexus is rooted, but lock is still there. Run *.bat file without unlocking - it works.

I dont want to doubt what you are writing but the OP from the topic says:
Note: If you are using a retail device, you may need to unlock the bootloader first, using './fastboot-windows oem unlock' (or the appropriate version for your machine, included in this zip). Note that the OEM unlock sequence wipes your device, so consider doing an 'adb backup' beforehand if required!
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well i have already unlocked so... whatever

mieszk3 said:
Use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2003938. It works for 100%. I did it already twice (once on 4.2.1 and then again on 4.2.2). Nexus is rooted, but lock is still there. Run *.bat file without unlocking - it works.
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The op said if you were using a retail device you might have to unlock the boot loader first, did you get yours through the play store?
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No, through Amazon from US. So in my opinion you always can try. In worse case if it requires unlock it doesn't root your Nexus.
I also read first post but in next part of thread users noticed that unlock is unnecessary. I tried it twice and works every time
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I dont want to doubt what you are writing but the OP from the topic says:
well i have already unlocked so... whatever
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After root, lock your Nexus by NRT.

this method worked for me
however it was a pain to get drivers working, i had to get universal naked drivers
one question, will future otas work?

Should work as long as you don't change system files (OTA checks hash codes of them).
I also used universal naked drivers.

[Tutorial] Relock Xperia Z bootloader

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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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

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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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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