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New Arc S, 1 Problem though

Hi,
I have my new Arc S and damn this phone is sexy I love it
I have a problem though
I can not unlock bootloader it wont let me, it is locked to three network
The question though
Is there any kernel I can flash ?
How do I get recovery ? can i get recovery ? DONE
Please say I can get a MIUI rom ?
Reboot options in power menu ?
Been looking around for an hour cant find nothing, could anyone be so kind as to help ?
Model LT18i
2.3.4
4.0.2.C.0.5

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21237127
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chiefy009 said:
Hi,
I have my new Arc S and damn this phone is sexy I love it
I have a problem though
I can not unlock bootloader it wont let me, it is locked to three network
The question though
Is there any kernel I can flash ?
How do I get recovery ? can i get recovery ? DONE
Please say I can get a MIUI rom ?
Reboot options in power menu ?
Been looking around for an hour cant find nothing, could anyone be so kind as to help ?
Model LT18i
2.3.4
4.0.2.C.0.5
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The Kernel flashing are only for unlocked bootloader. You can look for paid method http://unlock-bootloader.com/
MIUI are only for unlocked bootloader
Reboot in Power button there are couple of Mods here check the link in my signature you'll find few of them here.

Use Search.
Post in the correct forum.

Mod please close and delete
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Official rom flashing

is flashing official rom from sammobile.com will brick my mobile???
or create IMEI problem.
As i rooted my current official firmware. i want to go back to stock. but i took backup of my efs folder but i haven't found any nv_data file on it.
Please advise is official rom will to create IMEI probem.

Depends on which phone and firmware u got
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Demented22 said:
Depends on which phone and firmware u got
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i bought my mobile from France so i download this rom
I9505XXUBMEA_I9505OXXBMF1_XEF MAIN
which i download from sammobile.com

Ohhh gotcha
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I was actually wondering... If I'm network locked and I flashed a new stock ROM, would it remove the network lock? I don't think it will, but just want to confirm and to know the rationale behind all of it. I was thinking of rooting my S4 to get it to downgrade and have the network lock removed, but don't know about all these things. A lot of threads mention rooting for custom firmwares but not rooting in order to remove network lock afterwards.
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ladyhaly said:
I was actually wondering... If I'm network locked and I flashed a new stock ROM, would it remove the network lock? I don't think it will, but just want to confirm and to know the rationale behind all of it. I was thinking of rooting my S4 to get it to downgrade and have the network lock removed, but don't know about all these things. A lot of threads mention rooting for custom firmwares but not rooting in order to remove network lock afterwards.
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Flashing any rom will not remove the network lock... but it can brick ur phone if u flashed a rom that is not intended for ur phone, if u want to get it unlocked ur best option for that is call ur current carrier to get the unlock code, it could cost u for the code but thats about the only way besides rooting and trying to unlock it that way after root.
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I've unlocked my phone using an unlock code with one of those websites. It's a success. No problems. The problems I encountered recently had to do with the defective battery that came with my S4. What I'm curious to know now is if I can flash a ROM from my country where I got my phone... Just to make it like an unbranded phone. This is because when I boot up my phone, I see my carrier's logo and one of the wallpapers they replaced with their carrier logo as well. It's pretty annoying... So I wonder if I can flash a non-carrier unbranded ROM from my country to my phone. And do ai need to root to do so?
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[Q] Galaxy S4 sgh-i337 Stuck at Samsung Galaxy S4 Logo

I was trying to install custom recovery on MF3 firmware, When I clear cache and all user data and hit restart from that time I am just stuck at galaxy S4 screen. Please help me guys.

You cannot flash a custom recovery on MF3. Your best bet to solve the problem is go to best buy and have them reflash MF3.
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same problem here bro , dont know what to do..actually iam in india and i dont know whether the samsung center can fix my phone , it has been a month since the phone has been bricked.,please if anyone finds a solution in india please do reply

deep12911 said:
same problem here bro , dont know what to do..actually iam in india and i dont know whether the samsung center can fix my phone , it has been a month since the phone has been bricked.,please if anyone finds a solution in india please do reply
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If you try to put a recovery on a phone with mf3 you'll Bork your recovery. The phone will only not into download mode. If you cancel download mode,vol down, some users have gotten the phone to boot. There currently is no fix for this, other than to get bestbuy or att to flash the mf3 firmware. The software they use is not currently available to the rest of us.
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[Q] how to lock bootloader

I have a ATT galaxy s4 and I was wondering how I could lock my bootloader, it keeps saying custom when I turn it on and I want that gone.

m0bstr said:
I have a ATT galaxy s4 and I was wondering how I could lock my bootloader, it keeps saying custom when I turn it on and I want that gone.
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That doesn't mean your bootloader is unlocked. This can happen when you root too.

Lol no way (yet) to unlock..
mf3 rooted

m0bstr said:
I have a ATT galaxy s4 and I was wondering how I could lock my bootloader, it keeps saying custom when I turn it on and I want that gone.
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Are you sure you know what you are talking about?

m0bstr said:
I have a ATT galaxy s4 and I was wondering how I could lock my bootloader, it keeps saying custom when I turn it on and I want that gone.
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Just like Whizzpopper said, if you are rooted that will cause the Custom screen to show when you boot. You have to unroot. I know Rom Toolbox has a feature that would allow you to change that screen to a custom picture/animation, but not sure if it is compatible with the S4.

Not neccessarily unlock for boot mine stayed the same till I ran wanam xposed last night, which I some what regret I think one of the changes I made (1 too many perhaps lol) messed me up I get fc for xda now when trying to give thanks reply or w.e..
Any1 kno how I can make a comma stay permanant on the stock keyboard?
mf3 rooted

m0bstr said:
I have a ATT galaxy s4 and I was wondering how I could lock my bootloader, it keeps saying custom when I turn it on and I want that gone.
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Try Triangle Away to get rid of the custom screen and rest the flash counter.

New lollypop feature

Hi iv added a picture of what I think is a new feature to lollypop if I downgrade will it get rid of this feature coz I'm stuck on the Samsung account screen. 3 days iv been trying lol really need help

Flash recovery image with Odin, download a rom, flash it with recovery.

First off, is it really your phone? No offence meant. Coz if it is, then you shouldn't be having trouble logging in with your samsung account.
Secondly, is it really necessary to creat 3 different thread for the same query/question?

This is not a new feature of lollipop but it is Samsung reactivation lock. So, it will lock the phone until u can key in the correct password
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Fixed now and yes it is my phone I got it sorted after a call from Samsung

So will you now stop starting multiple treads about the same thing?