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Calling all HTC unlocking SUPERHEROS!!

I have been using the xda developers website for YEARS ( from after getting my first T-Mobile SDA ) and theres always been at least ONE superhero to develop a cool method or utility to unlock these phones...
...WELL! the HD2 is here and now I need a another champion to step forward and crack this thing because I own a T-mobile HD2 purchased off ebay and I cant unlock this thing no matter how hard I try. Every website I have used has FAILED and I cannot believe that these websites know something about this phone that the XDA developer gurus do not.
This website has NEVER let me down before....and I know that unlockers dont appear overnight, but it would just be reassuring to know at least one of these people is on the case.
If you are reading this and thinking "why dont you do it?" alas, I lack the sheer awesomeness necessary to develop such things.

I am reading this thinking "cant you read and/or use the search functionality?"

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okay, was that sarcasm or what? I have not seen any such unlocker mentioned in this forum or any other.
Please provide link to thread if you know of one.
Begging for such things is not a favourite pastime of mine so if you know, please show.

If there was a better tool to do it WITHOUT generating any codes, then people wouldn't have been discussing those sites in that topic, would they be?
You'll have to keep trying with unlock websites. You'll need that code.

BLAST3RR said:
If there was a better tool to do it WITHOUT generating any codes, then people wouldn't have been discussing those sites in that topic, would they be?
You'll have to keep trying with unlock websites. You'll need that code.
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This...
I read something positive about http://www.htcgate.com/. Perhaps that one helps/works.

What are you trying to do exactly?
Network-unlock the phone so you can use any provider with it?
Unlock the device so that you can use any ROM from any country on it?
Maybe if you were a bit clearer with your request you would have got a better answer from me. Just because you know what you are on about when you are typing a post doesn't mean anyone else does!

Okay, perhaps I wasnt clear. What I was after was a sim unlocking method/utility to aid myself and others in similar circumstances of having purchased a locked HD2 only to be suffering a nightmare unlocking it.
I started this thread in really light-hearted fashion and now it doesnt appear to be going that way. Anyways my personal nightmare has ended as I emailed the hell out of the guy that sold this to me and he emailed me the unlock code so job done.
I still think its worthwhile for someone to develop a method/tool for the job and wish any others suffering this hell the best of luck.
BTW: if your locked HD2 is one from T-Mobile save your money and avoid the following sites:
"unlock codes 2u" FAIL
"HTCGate" FAIL
"leo.unlock-now" FAIL
"Unlock now" FAIL
"Unlock-it-now" FAIL

I have the same problem with hd2 locked on o2, no one is able to remove simlock. At least o2 itself provides unlock codes if you ask them, but I'm still waiting for the code....

Australian GT-P1000T (Telstra Version)

Telstra appear to be telling people that the version of the Tab they are selling for $299 online is "unlocked" as far as the choice of telco goes, but that it has a locked bootloader and cannot be reflashed with better firmware.
Like most things that issue from Telstra's mouth, this is bull****, as the attached screen capture shows.

What's your point? And does this need its own thread in the DEVELOPMENT section?
It's common knowledge that the BL on Telstra devices is NOT locked.
I'm sure there's thousands of 'slag off telstra' threads you can contribute to

What does being Unlocked have to do with any Bootloader?
Oh yeah, Nothing except they both have the word 'lock' in them.
Two completely different things.

ipit said:
What's your point? And does this need its own thread in the DEVELOPMENT section?
It's common knowledge that the BL on Telstra devices is NOT locked.
I'm sure there's thousands of 'slag off telstra' threads you can contribute to
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No, it wasn't my intention to "slag off telstra" (even though I did !!), just that with the devices on sale here at this price they have been telling people that the BL *IS* locked, although the SIM from any provider will work.

kable said:
What does being Unlocked have to do with any Bootloader?
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Absolutely nothing - that's my point. This company has been telling purchasers that the BL is locked to their firmware, when it quite plainly isn't. Just wanted to show people the proof.

moldor said:
No, it wasn't my intention to "slag off telstra" (even though I did !!), just that with the devices on sale here at this price they have been telling people that the BL *IS* locked, although the SIM from any provider will work.
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Dude wtf are you talking about?
a) This is the DEVELOPMENT section, which is for devs to post dev projects/guides/info etc. If you want to post something like this it goes in the general section.
b) BL been locked has NOTHING to do with sim lock!

Telstra quite plainly will tell you that nothing can be done to their devices, I have on several occasions seen them tell people that their iPhone 4's can't be jailbroken as they are a different model to the rest of teh world that telstras special team worked with apple to produce so that people cant jailbreak them.

Technically they are correct as any modification will void the warranty. They're just looking after their own business.
imo asking the question is somewhat pointless.
it's the same with optus/virgin etc. I've had them telling me that one sim wouldn't work with the others network even though it's common knowledge that it's the same network.
Moral of the story - Don't ask the providers. Just ask the user community (whirlpool/xda) for a better response.

lol to make this a meaningful post, can someone tell me how to Backup the P1000T ROM? I keep getting "update.zip" not found using ROM manager - help!

Try searching
Theres a "RotoBackup" that ive used.....

galaxy s2 2.3.6 I9100ZCKJ1

find this rom in a Chinese site , they clam its 2.3.6
its
I9100ZCKJ1
rom feel very smooth , camera very good
link to pic
http://guide.hiapk.com/news/11212011/232157905_1.shtml
link to rom
link : http://bbs.hiapk.com/thread-2759153-1-1.html
you need to use odin

hettab said:
find this rom in a Chinese site , they clam its 2.3.6 , i am flashing it right now , can others chek it
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Link? ROM? Any extra info at all helps here friend

hettab said:
find this rom in a Chinese site , they clam its 2.3.6 , i am flashing it right now , can others chek it
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Say goodbye to your phone because I bet you've got the wrong model fas it's probably the i9000G firmware as per the other thread(s) about it.
Why would you ask others to check it when;
a) You didn't give them a link
and
b) You're already flashing it?

There's 2.3.6 update for SII but AFAIK it's for at&t one..
but someone mentioned every SII got that..
update, found one.
http://vvcap.net/db/ztOJI1g_KaMbkhehJOCb.htp

Bwahahahaha! I'll wait for the "Omg! Halp meeeeeee! I brickeddddd mine fon!!!!" Thread.

Intratech said:
Bwahahahaha! I'll wait for the "Omg! Halp meeeeeee! I brickeddddd mine fon!!!!" Thread.
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There already is one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19792683

Intratech said:
Bwahahahaha! I'll wait for the "Omg! Halp meeeeeee! I brickeddddd mine fon!!!!" Thread.
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Thanks for the lolz.
I agree. Three.... two.... one.....

yes did it every thing look grate , every think works fine , except they replace the market by some Chinese warez

and no its for 9100 friend

What a fail. XXKI3 is Android 2.3.5 and has been out for ages.

yep but they some how incorporet the 2.3.6 up date , its realy fast very fast
cheek it by your self
there rom s are good i flashed a couple of them for the htc desire
the links are in the 1 st post , take a look

No thanks, I can do my own ROMs and tweaks thank you. Doubt I'll ever install anything found in a Chinese forum either as I prefer to be spyware, malware, rootkit and bot free. If it's not from a dev on here that I know it ain't going on my device.

take a look a that
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13622963#post13622963
its one of there rom for htc desire here on xda

i just wanted for the dev out here to check it out may be use some tweaks from it
its a free platform isn't it

I9100ZCKJ1 sorry

Intratech said:
No thanks, I can do my own ROMs and tweaks thank you. Doubt I'll ever install anything found in a Chinese forum either as I prefer to be spyware, malware, rootkit and bot free. If it's not from a dev on here that I know it ain't going on my device.
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Intratech,
Greetings.
I have been following your great topics and tips for a while. So I thank you.
But I am little disturbed by this comment. No, I am not pulling the race card because I think you are not a racist. While I can understand you may not be familiar with my culture and it is right that there are many garbage, copycats in many forums, you have discounted the good works like in here do exist in many Chinese forums. Moreover, xda also has got enough clueless posts too.
From my first hand experience, there are some smart guys just like you and others in xda would write up tutorials, guidelines, organize the releases/requests of features/workflow, customizing the ROMs for specific Chinese markets and users. Some even tag with a MD5 hash for authentication. There are also "just rooted" stock ROMs... I have been using those and never have a single bot, malware, rootkit, spyware detected.
I hope you and others would not label all Chinese enthusiasts and developers as bad apples. Peace.

bravoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

howipig said:
Intratech,
Greetings.
I have been following your great topics and tips for a while. So I thank you.
But I am little disturbed by this comment. No, I am not pulling the race card because I think you are not a racist. While I can understand you may not be familiar with my culture and it is right that there are many garbage, copycats in many forums, you have discounted the good works like in here do exist in many Chinese forums. Moreover, xda also has got enough clueless posts too.
From my first hand experience, there are some smart guys just like you and others in xda would write up tutorials, guidelines, organize the releases/requests of features/workflow, customizing the ROMs for specific Chinese markets and users. Some even tag with a MD5 hash for authentication. There are also "just rooted" stock ROMs... I have been using those and never have a single bot, malware, rootkit, spyware detected.
I hope you and others would not label all Chinese enthusiasts and developers as bad apples. Peace.
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Sorry, I didn't mean to brand all Chinese and Russians as being bad, I'm just talking about getting something from a forum I don't know about. Being as I work in IT who know a small amount the security aspect of it, it makes me inherently sceptical of software from people I don't know especially when it comes from China, Russia and Eastern Europe.
I'm sure there are lots of talented Chinese, Eastern European and Russian developers right here on XDA and once I know them I wouldn't have a problem using their work, if I haven't already, but I still wouldn't get anything from a Chinese or Eastern European forum.... forum not the race/people.
As for Racism, if anyone tries to accuse of it they will probably get laughed at by anyone who knows me. I'd have a hard time living in my family if I was racist as I'm pretty sure we have the whole racial spectrum covered.

Intratech,
Thank you for your prompt response that clarifies where you stand. Granted it is only fair for you or anyone not to just take whatever available online without further scruntizing. At least, in your context, I can now understand you are more about exercising a necessary precaution. Especially when you do not know what exactly you are dealing with. To be honest, I would have become a hypocrite if I just do the same with other ROMs specifically customized for other markets than mine.
I think that we can call it a matter of principle and personal preference when choosing the right combo for each of us.
Once again, I appreciate your reply.

All users on the latest i9100G are already using the 2.3.6 out of the box, so it is available for SGS2 except not for the i9100 yet. The G already has this but words is that the firmware running on the G has a capped of 1008mhz on the CPU.

The missing Ativ S

Hi guys. About a year and a half ago, this community did something amazing. I had an engineering version of the ativ S, and this community put together the money to buy me a new one, while i sent the one in my possession to a developer here to XDA. From that day, we never heard back. Do we have any news/breakthrough or any kind of report on the work heathcliff is doing?

I know Heathcliff74 has managed to fully root his phones (both Ativ and Lumia, I think), but I think he's still working on a way to install the hack on non-engineering phones / without using JTAG. I haven't asked for a progress report recently; we don't usually jostle each other that way when working on something.

GoodDayToDie,
The new Windows Insider app might be the key for non-JTAG hacking I've successfully injected some registry keys already, and am working on setting the interop caps to third party (maybe even ALL of them? Who knows...).

fonix232 said:
GoodDayToDie,
The new Windows Insider app might be the key for non-JTAG hacking I've successfully injected some registry keys already, and am working on setting the interop caps to third party (maybe even ALL of them? Who knows...).
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haha I did the same thing . Could you please let me know Silverlight apps Install Directory ?
I think my Internal memory is so full when i try to open C: access my PC will no longer detect my phone *Most of the times* but it can for example open C:\Windows so if it's please let me know where is the app install directory I want to try same trick we used on SD Supported Phones in our phones .

sireangelus said:
Hi guys. About a year and a half ago, this community did something amazing. I had an engineering version of the ativ S, and this community put together the money to buy me a new one, while i sent the one in my possession to a developer here to XDA. From that day, we never heard back. Do we have any news/breakthrough or any kind of report on the work heathcliff is doing?
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There is work being done behind the scenes all the time. Usually nothing is released uncomplete though.

I have been working very hard. And I have made progress. In fact, I've been working for almost two years on this. I cannot tell any details right now. I can only tell that I am working very hard on a release right now. Please don't ask for ETA's. You will know when it is ready.
Ciao,
Heathcliff74

Heathcliff74 said:
I have been working very hard. And I have made progress. In fact, I've been working for almost two years on this. I cannot tell any details right now. I can only tell that I am working very hard on a release right now. Please don't ask for ETA's. You will know when it is ready.
Ciao,
Heathcliff74
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I am not asking for ETA; but i dont understand the secrecy. Would not find it more helpful to share your findings as you make them so that you might use the mighty insight and peer-review of this community? also, at least say" hey i'm working on this thing which i think it's cool" would had been sufficed. Also soon all your finding are going to be meaningless, since w10 is going to be out there and a lot of your bug/entry point might be closed at that point; and the device does not update to a newer version, so it will mean 0 usefulness out of what we set to do 2 years ago.

sireangelus said:
I am not asking for ETA; but i dont understand the secrecy. Would not find it more helpful to share your findings as you make them so that you might use the mighty insight and peer-review of this community? also, at least say" hey i'm working on this thing which i think it's cool" would had been sufficed. Also soon all your finding are going to be meaningless, since w10 is going to be out there and a lot of your bug/entry point might be closed at that point; and the device does not update to a newer version, so it will mean 0 usefulness out of what we set to do 2 years ago.
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The problem is that MS would know instantly what is being done and how to patch stuff. Years of hacking could become useless if something gets patched just because something was written here. About WP10, we'll see and hope for the best (for us on this forum)

sireangelus said:
I am not asking for ETA; but i dont understand the secrecy. Would not find it more helpful to share your findings as you make them so that you might use the mighty insight and peer-review of this community? also, at least say" hey i'm working on this thing which i think it's cool" would had been sufficed. Also soon all your finding are going to be meaningless, since w10 is going to be out there and a lot of your bug/entry point might be closed at that point; and the device does not update to a newer version, so it will mean 0 usefulness out of what we set to do 2 years ago.
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First of all, I'm not working alone. There are a bunch of people I exchange ideas with. But that is a bit more private than this forum. To make a fully working hack, we need a complete chain of hacks to get there. And if these hacks are discussed, the vulnerabilities would be fixed, before we can complete the chain and that would make the research meaningless.
In the WP7 era, I created a lot of hacks. At that time I was very active on XDA and twitter. Because I also wanted to give proper support on those hacks. Currently I have no release ready for WP8 (or WP10). So, why should I write about partial, possible hacks here? It would only give people the impression that I am here to collect "Thanks" and getting attention or ego-boost or something. And people would be asking when something is ready, which is impossible to predict. I have literally dozens of possible hacks that turned out to be dead-ends. That would only have resulted in disappointment and disbelieve. I have done a lot of research now. And it paid off. I'm working on an implementation now. But it is quite complex, so it will take a bit of time. Have patience.
Don't worry about Windows 10 for Phones. My work will still be valuable.
Ciao,
Heathcliff74

@sireangelus, please try to understand the reason for the secrecy. All that matters at this point is that work is in progress and every hack in progress doesn't need to be public knowledge due to the fact that it would be a big blow if they were patched. Heathcliff74 is right on this one.

I patiently await for the return of the winmo6.X wp7.8 hspl custom rom flashing hacking days
sent from my denim licious orange nokia 930

Heathcliff74 said:
Don't worry about Windows 10 for Phones. My work will still be valuable.
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Sounds very intriguing So even if you'll have working hack for WP8/WP10, the good idea to keep it in secret until WP10 handsets will hit the market.

DMCA new rules! Old-method bootloader unlock maybe now legal to release!

Hi all,
some time ago some people got their device (bootloader) unlocked but could not recreate this unlock because the original creator @jcase) could not release it for legal issues. The problem was that the DMCA would not permit the unlock of a tablet, now apparently the things have changed. The US Library of Congress has updated their Library adding wearable devices and TABLETS.
Now the problem is that these changes take 1 year to take effect. Can anyone confirm this?
Thanks
P.S.: @jcase were still looking at you...

aaronkatrini said:
Hi all,
some time ago some people got their device (bootloader) unlocked but could not recreate this unlock because the original creator @jcase) could not release it for legal issues. The problem was that the DMCA would not permit the unlock of a tablet, now apparently the things have changed. The US Library of Congress has updated their Library adding wearable devices and TABLETS.
Now the problem is that these changes take 1 year to take effect. Can anyone confirm this?
Thanks
P.S.: @jcase were still looking at you...
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its patched

jcase said:
its patched
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thanks for your fast reply, anyway many people here (me included) have blocked OTA and are on older versions, any chances ?

aaronkatrini said:
thanks for your fast reply, anyway many people here (me included) have blocked OTA and are on older versions, any chances ?
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I have no plans to release anything new, outside of htc and mayabe moto, for a while. Working on something bigger.

Most people are still on 3.2.8 and I'm guessing its patched in the newer versions. I guess that other developers in the forum can help if @jcase doesn't have time to release his unlock, but probably at least give some hints and maybe someone else could achieve it similar to you.

johim said:
Most people are still on 3.2.8 and I'm guessing its patched in the newer versions. I guess that other developers in the forum can help if @jcase doesn't have time to release his unlock, but probably at least give some hints and maybe someone else could achieve it similar to you.
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Please DO NOT contact me about this. I have other things going on, I won't be releasing it, nor assisting others.

I'm not sure what the point of this thread is...a bootloader unlock was already released.

EncryptedCurse said:
I'm not sure what the point of this thread is...a bootloader unlock was already released.
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jcase said:
Please DO NOT contact me about this. I have other things going on, I won't be releasing it, nor assisting others.
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Let's close this thread and give @jcase a break. Over the years he has been a tremendous resource to the community for which many of us owe a debt of gratitude. He has now moved on to other pursuits which is great. It was reasonable to ask; the answer came quick and was decisive.
The solutions provided by @ggow fill in most of the gaps. Sure, everyone would love an unlocked bootloader but pure Nexus/cm11 on a locked (and now discontinued) hdx is pretty sweet deal! A far cry from the balky Frankenkindles created by layering Google Services on FireOS.

Agreed
Unless you screwed up like me and now have a Saturn Device. That said, from the 5.0 beta Amazon sent out, it looks very close to the stock android skin. THAT I am personally fine with.
The main question is, what is jcase working on...