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Don't know if this would actually work but it's better trying than doing nothing.
ReTweet this or create your own tweet asking Asus to unlock their boot loader and give us better root access to their transformer:
Edited tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/stevegaron/status/76007197145960448
We may want to speak up on their facebook page too... http://www.facebook.com/ASUS?sk=wall
It worked for HTC...
Tenny said:
It worked for HTC...
(FYI: Easier not easyier)
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Damn! I think I made it obvious that english is not my first language... I changed the tweet...
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Damn! I think I made it obvious that english is not my first language... I changed the tweet...
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Wait so we aren't going to resort to kidnappings and firebombs....man, hate this place.
I'm confused.
I thought the bootloader was unlocked...
Or are you talking about APX mode being locked? If that's the case, then I'm with you on that one. Without a functioning APX mode, I am scared to do anything to my Eee Pad. I couldn't count how many times I've soft bricked my GTab and APX saved my bum!
and why should this thread be in the development section?
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and why should this thread be in the development section?
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Just because it would help make dev easier. So I thought it belong here.
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KnightCrusader said:
I thought the bootloader was unlocked...
Or are you talking about APX mode being locked? If that's the case, then I'm with you on that one. Without a functioning APX mode, I am scared to do anything to my Eee Pad. I couldn't count how many times I've soft bricked my GTab and APX saved my bum!
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Unless I misunderstood what lock bootloader are, I beleive its locked. It requires root to flash another recovery/rom and requires an exploit to get root. That pretty locked for me
I would be much more fun if you could just do a fasboot flash recovery like the Nexus phones ;-)
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Did my part on facebook....
I posted on their wall too
hope they follow like HTC did
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Unless I misunderstood what lock bootloader are, I beleive its locked. It requires root to flash another recovery/rom and requires an exploit to get root. That pretty locked for me
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Go to the Acer Iconia A500 forums, and then you'll find out what a "locked bootloader" really is.
What you should really be asking for is simply official root access, without having to find an exploit. Note that HTC have only said they are ending their policy of locking the bootloaders on their phones - as far as I'm aware they've said nothing about giving official root access.
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The never ending discussion about what a locked bootloader is, is useless because it depends on your definition on "locked". If "locked" means that it checks signatures before flashing or booting, then yes, the Eee Pad bootloader is unlocked. If however "locked" means that you have no way of recovering from a system/recovery fail, then the ASUS EeePad is very well locked down. The only way around this would be fastboot and/or nvflash access which we don't have.
So as opposed to the Xoom or other Tegra devices like the G2x etc, the ASUS bootloader is locked, and the only way of flashing boot/recovery is through a (admittedly simple) reverse engineering process. That is a shame, and also could be locked down anytime by ASUS if they were sigchecking those updates in the bootloader (though I think that's unlikely to happen).
So in my opinion ASUS shouldn't announce that the bootloader is open etc, when at the same time they do not provide a documented flashing method.
Equally though, I agree that there is no practical sense in complaining or doing further work on this, because all people care about is flashing boot/recovery (unless they are bricked of course...).
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The never ending discussion about what a locked bootloader is, is useless because it depends on your definition on "locked". If "locked" means that it checks signatures before flashing or booting, then yes, the Eee Pad bootloader is unlocked. If however "locked" means that you have no way of recovering from a system/recovery fail, then the ASUS EeePad is very well locked down. The only way around this would be fastboot and/or nvflash access which we don't have.
So as opposed to the Xoom or other Tegra devices like the G2x etc, the ASUS bootloader is locked, and the only way of flashing boot/recovery is through a (admittedly simple) reverse engineering process. That is a shame, and also could be locked down anytime by ASUS if they were sigchecking those updates in the bootloader (though I think that's unlikely to happen).
So in my opinion ASUS shouldn't announce that the bootloader is open etc, when at the same time they do not provide a documented flashing method.
Equally though, I agree that there is no practical sense in complaining or doing further work on this, because all people care about is flashing boot/recovery (unless they are bricked of course...).
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Well put. We need either fastboot or Nvflash access.. just eliminates any sort of risk we have while messing with our TFs
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Well put. We need either fastboot or Nvflash access.. just eliminates any sort of risk we have while messing with our TFs
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Then that's what should be asked of Asus, rather than "unlocked bootloader" which is open to interpretation!
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Dave
I don't think that downgrading is a viable option for installing a custom Rom. Just because we can downgrade now, doesn't mean we will be able to in the future. Beside, having to rely on an exploit is also to me not a viable option. I'd rather have the exploits fixed! It's safer that way.
The fact that the boot loader is not signed, NAND locked or encrypted is a big plus and I congratulate Asus for this. It's a good design decision. But the missing ingredient for the completely unlock bootloader is the tool the allows us to flash anything from the bootloader...
If in the end Asus give us fastboot/nvflash access to the bootloader well to me its a win for all Transformer's owners. This is even a win for Asus because most devs would go for hardware that they can easily modify which would increase sales. (Not that sales are a problem right now.. )
How's this then?
Please @Asus give us a fastboot/nvflash and official root access - like the Google Nexus phones - for your amazing #eeepadtransformer!
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How's this then?
Please @Asus give us a fastboot/nvflash and official root access - like the Google Nexus phones - for your amazing #eeepadtransformer!
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Works for me... Tweet it!
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Works for me... Tweet it!
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http://twitter.com/#!/jerdog76/status/76296399330873346
done.
foxmeister said:
Then that's what should be asked of Asus, rather than "unlocked bootloader" which is open to interpretation!
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Yeah, thats what I asked them for when I posted a message on their Facebook wall.
I just posted on their FB page
Hello ASUS brothers and sisters,
I'm sorry to be invading your forums again , but we 300 Pad owners would appreciate if you would help us by signing a petition for unlocking our bootloader, just like you guys got for the Prime.
If you are interested in helping please visit the following link:
http://www.change.org/petitions/asu...oader-for-the-tf300-tablet-and-future-tablets
Please share this with everyone in the android community.
Thanks in advance
*The petition was made by user wideopn11*
Let's push for NVFLASH first.
This won't hurt to try. At least it'll let them know 300 owners are concerned with having unlocked bootloader also. But there is no proof the original petition worked for Prime. According to Asus, they had planned to unlock Prime well before petition or any talk of it was made. There's alot of legalities involved in unlocking bootloader. This is why it took a while for it to release. It isn't as simple as them just saying OK, then unlocking it for everyone. They have to cover themselves, legally, from any fraudulent warranty claims resulting from unlocking. There are alot of people who brick their device from trying out stuff and try to make warranty claims on it. Although Asus completely unlocking devices, by adding NV flash would let people who Brick their device, get it back working again. So once 300 unlocked bootloader tool does release, whenever it does, expect it to be on same conditions as prime as to where it voids your factory warranty. The tool will take your serial number and send it to Asus to put on a blacklist for people who unlocked and warranty voided now. There are also flags put onto your prime which, if prime is sent in, they will still be able to tell you unlocked, aside from serial number.
good luck. ill support the cause. ill check the link out sometime today.
Fixed the link, now you can go sign
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Mod moved it out of the Prime forums T_T, just ignore this post then.
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Fixed the link, now you can go sign
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Mod moved it out of the Prime forums T_T, just ignore this post then.
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Thanks for the thought. I knew that would happen which is why didn't post there and a lot of others places to begin with. Maybe the MOD can help get XDA to promote it. (wishful thinking)
They have released the unlock tool already
Hello friends,
Are you one of those guys who are pissed of that they can't unlock their bootloader because of the stupid manufacturing date?
Well be pissed of no more because that is solved!
I was scrolling around the internet and I came across this guy!
http://unlock-bootloader.com/
Alejandrissimo is what he would like be addressed as.
Basically this guy unlocks your bootloader for only 24 usd assured 100%. He has over countless pages of testimonials (there was even one person that unlocked 11w40) and i am a 12w user and I just unlocked mine and I am happy as hell!
Basically this guy expects you to download his files which is on the website and have a paper clip just incase.
There is NO EFFORT to it WHAT SO EVER even my grandma could do it and she doesn't even speak english!
What you will have to do is just be connecting your phone back and forth to the usb and having to click back button multiple times but in the end it all pays of =D
You will also need to revert back to stock firmware 2.1 and you basically I was on GDX 2.3.7 and I lost EVERYTHING but i'm actually happy cause I backed up my aps and I get to do this anew with no more mistakes
So? What are you waiting for? Those kernels aren't gonna install themselves =P
If you need any questions I'll answer them i've personally went through this so have fun!
I came across that guy aswell.. even contacted him once and he actually replied. But I bricked my phone few days before that one so he couldnt help me. The problem is the money :SS.. dont you think thats a little bit too much just to unlock the bootloader?
People who want to risk please try to unlock bootloader with flashtool!"
Because I thikn people who get hard brick with 11W29+ use msm7227 tool!:silly:
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People who want to risk please try to unlock bootloader with flashtool!"
Because I thikn people who get hard brick with 11W29+ use msm7227 tool!:silly:
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You think wrong. Flashtool just automates the process and simplifies it, it still uses the original msm7227 files provided by the_laser. Both are as safe, but Flashtool is more noob-friendly and reduces the chance of human error.
Also, hard brick on 11W29+ devices is caused by revamped chipset that fixes the security hole that the original BL unlock uses. This means, the phone will effectively have no bootloader after BL unlock on fixed chipset devices and thus the phone is now a hard brick.
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I'll be unlocking my XPERIA™ Play with this soon!
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SpyderX said:
You think wrong. Flashtool just automates the process and simplifies it, it still uses the original msm7227 files provided by the_laser. Both are as safe, but Flashtool is more noob-friendly and reduces the chance of human error.
Also, hard brick on 11W29+ devices is caused by revamped chipset that fixes the security hole that the original BL unlock uses. This means, the phone will effectively have no bootloader after BL unlock on fixed chipset devices and thus the phone is now a hard brick.
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When I unlock bootloader with msm7227 i lost mobile signal,phone says that SIM card isn't inserted. Then I give up and relock bootloader after one month I discover that I can unlock bootloader with flashtool. Now I'm really happy with unlocked bootloader and working SIM card!
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IHawkeyI said:
I came across that guy aswell.. even contacted him once and he actually replied. But I bricked my phone few days before that one so he couldnt help me. The problem is the money :SS.. dont you think thats a little bit too much just to unlock the bootloader?
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How you bricked your phone if yoi have 10w51?
Need to pay for this unlock or it is free?
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When I unlock bootloader with msm7227 i lost mobile signal,phone says that SIM card isn't inserted. Then I give up and relock bootloader after one month I discover that I can unlock bootloader with flashtool. Now I'm really happy with unlocked bootloader and working SIM card!
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How you bricked your phone if yoi have 10w51?
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Lol don't blame the tool if human error led to you having sim card issues, sounds like you used the wrong file to me . As I said, flashtool reduces the occurrence of human error as it automates everything, but it is a little strict IMO.
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Need to pay for this unlock or it is free?
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It costs 24 US dollars as mentioned in first post.
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I bricked it before when I had the 11Wsomething . Then they changed my motherboard that was 10W51..
I unlock 2 times with msm7227 tool--> no signal and my 3 friends from SLOVENIA have the same problem. I relock and try with flashtool, all my friends and me are now happy with unlocked bootloader,great signal.
The succesa rate is 100%? And how do you pay him? Paypal? Tempting.
But I'l wait til at least few guys here in xda try it succeed.
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Where are the payment details and process? Only PayPal or..?
Actually, setool can unlock bootloader with any manufacturing date...be it 11w40 or 12w**...
So why do you have to pay for a guy when there is a tool to do it?
It has the same point, you pay for the guy or you buy setool credits..and setool is more reliable coz its created by the same person who made it possible to unlock our bootloader for 11w26 downwards..
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baiclark said:
Actually, setool can unlock bootloader with any manufacturing date...be it 11w40 or 12w**...
So why do you have to pay for a guy when there is a tool to do it?
It has the same point, you pay for the guy or you buy setool credits..and setool is more reliable coz its created by the same person who made it possible to unlock our bootloader for 11w26 downwards..
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setool? or s1tool?
Listen,
You guys can do whatever you want with your phone fine by me but I was assured NOT to unlock my bootloader if it was manufactured after the dates of 11w30+ so I wouldn't really risk trying out ANYTHING except for this guy.
He has numerous testominals and in my opinion if you want to keep going with your phone for people who can't unlock their bootloader this is what you need =D
So it's all up to you in the end. This guy is guaranteed 100% he just lacks to reply sometimes for queries but when you say your going to co operate with him he will reply to any query whilst doing it. So in my honest opinion the 24 bucks was worth it.
Have fun guys
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setool? or s1tool?
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Setool...and setool2 is even better...
It's a tool made by the_laser...the same person who made it possible to unlock our bootloader(11w26 downwards)..
Check it out on google mate..
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Ive already made a thread about unlocking bootloader for 11w26+..
There are alot of information there from experienced people like b.jay...if people only care to read the thread,they will really get a lot of inputs there, including unbricking hardbricks using testpoint and home made cable..
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how much i pay when i want to unlock x8 BL for 11w48?
24 usd to alejandrissimo then just organise a time with him or just grab his gmail (his gmail is same as his payment account) by going on unlock bloader.com contact website and then when u ad him ur gonna hav to b the one catching him on lol Gl
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I made excite? jajajja .... no, I have no way to unlock just open this topic to see if anyone knows how to unlock the devices that do not have developers edition
From what I understand you have an XT926 which can't be unlocked. Only the XT925 & XT926 dev edition can be unlocked through Motorola
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saloums7 said:
From what I understand you have an XT926 which can't be unlocked. Only the XT925 & XT926 dev edition can be unlocked through Motorola
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I have xt925 but i think is not the dev edition
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I have xt925 but i think is not the dev edition
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There is only 1 version of the XT925 and it can be unlocked through Moto the steps are detailed on the moto page
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saloums7 said:
There is only 1 version of the XT925 and it can be unlocked through Moto the steps are detailed on the moto page
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I put the fastboot code into moto page but they say that my device not support bootloader unlock
Is that the only restriction? If a code is it, you could just use a fake code, or hex exit in a new code to the unlocking program.
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juan272 said:
I put the fastboot code into moto page but they say that my device not support bootloader unlock
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Double check to make sure you entered the correct code its pretty big might be a typo in there
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Double check to make sure you entered the correct code its pretty big might be a typo in there
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I try about 20 times!!!!!!
If you have any apps frozen, unfreeze them and reboot and maybe that will work. If you've removed anything from withing /system, put it back and put the correct permissions and if you don't have those files (if there was anything deleted) then perhaps someone can provide them for upload, then give that a try.
Lastly, if you flashed a ROM that isn't from you carrier or your country, then perhaps using the appropriate tools (I haven't used them so can't point out what they are, other than to say they exist) to put the stock ROM back will allow you to unlock.
Last resort, you can try to get it replaced under warranty stating that you're a developer and need this feature, however if you're rooted I would guess that they'd would be a lot more inclined to check for that replacing a handset as rooting voids the warranty and unrooting, sadly, doesn't remove the info stored on the device that checks to see if the phone had been rooted in the past. You can unroot and if your countries laws are protective enough, though, you might be able to ask them to show how rooting the device caused the failure. In my case, the contract was signed with my carrier who has to be certified as a reseller and they never showed me any warranty documentation, so I was locked into the purchase of the handset over 24 months and am covered by the verbal details of the warranty, which were "everything but physical damage" since they unboxed it and handed it to me activated after I signed. It wouldn't be hard to cancel my contract and hand back the handset if I was refused a warranty repair on these grounds. That they opened the box without me asking is probably enough. That said, consumer protection is top notch in world here.
Short version of the last part though, you can always try a warranty replacement. You'd have to look into if there's a fee in the case that you weren't covered by the warranty. As long as the bootloader is unlocked (and you aren't rooted), you still have you're warranty since the code didn't activate, and I haven't read the page thoroughly enough, but if the page says receiving the code voids the warranty then you can still argue that it was defective prior to receiving it by citing that the code didn't work. If you can unroot, and you live somewhere that the issue of the evidence of your root, or whatever, can be easily turned over to a consumer protection body, then it might be worth the trouble.
Also, you can probably call and ask for a new code. Any way you go about doing any of the above though though, be persistently polite. It goes a long way over trying to be forceful.
I'm likely about to unlike my phone by the way, assuming I can find a ROM that looks appealing enough to try out. I'll try it with the multitude of frozen system apps and the handful of additional ones still in place, first, and see how it goes.
Would it be possible to root the droid razr maxx hd if it is not a the developers edition?? Please help.
brian_199 said:
Would it be possible to root the droid razr maxx hd if it is not a the developers edition?? Please help.
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If you're on JB then you need to downgrade to ICS using the appropriate ROM for your carrier, use a tool to root, download an app that will allow you to bakcup the root and unroot the device, then upgrade to ICS, then reinsert the root. The instructions are scattered because there's 2 differant models of the phone to deal with and there isn't any consolidated thread that involves all those steps. I haven't had to downgrade and have a differant model than what the maxx version is so that's really as much help as I can be, but the answer is supposedly "yes, you can do this" and its the prefered way for a lot of people from what I gather.
Be sure to backup any data on your sdcard before you begin. I didn't lose any since mine was just keeping root on an OTA upgrade from ICS to JB, but I don't know if you lose it or now when you downgrade.
Hopefully someone else can be more helpful that what I was. There are threads where various carrier versions for both ICS and Jellybean are hosted, as well, so you'lle need to find your carrier's ICS. If it isn't available in the thread then search my posts and someone linked me off to a download for a Telstra ROM and further back in the URL revelealed hosting a heap of ROMS though I wouldn't know which one you would need specifically.
The only issue I ran into, though my experience is possibly only covering half of what's involved for you, was that after I reinserted root, only apps that had permission prior to the upgrade had root permission; I couldn't add any. Other people have had a problem with superuser being inserted with wrong file permissions. The thing I did was to update the binary, this didn't work, then installed SuperSu and updated the binary which also didn't work, then I did a cleanup for installing another su app from the market from withing SuperSU... can't remember from this point, either installed another root app or uninstalled and reinstalled SuperSu (which scared the hell out of me I'd lose root at the time so I think this is what I did), then updated the binary and things were fine. Note that I never uninstalled the regular SU app that the injection tool for ICS put on the phone during this process though. At the end of it, I ended up with SuperSU and no normal su, which the injection tool installs. There hasn't been a huge issue with this though it has happened to some others.
Is there any way to root my phone.
The system version is 183.46.15.
If your boot loader is locked, no.
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Nope. Sorry. Both bootloader and root are patched.
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If your boot loader is locked, no.
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Is there any guru working on the root? thinking about selling the phone if no hope
everseen said:
Is there any guru working on the root? thinking about selling the phone if no hope
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Not gonna come as far as I can see from now. Just go ahead and sell it. Plenty of alternatives on the market.
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There are some RAZR M that are unlocked on Swappa as well.
tianor said:
Is there any way to root my phone.
The system version is 183.46.15.
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Did u get unlocked, i am also stricken with it
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Did u get unlocked, i am also stricken with it
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No luck yet.
root and unlock 183.46.15
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No luck yet.
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Me too, me too!
Googleing this search daily " unlock 183.46.15 site:forum[.]xda-developers[.]com"
Checked ever corner of XDA, alas no solution on how to root and unlock 183.46.15
Devs @ XDA, come on champs gave us something, so can we also enjoy the privilege of CM12. Many are waiting for it fingers crossed
Mods/all, its only a humble request to Dev & not that if being annoyed.
Qualcomm patched the second layer (sbl2) of the second-stage bootloader, to take care of possible exploitation, effectively making it impenetrable. So for some individuals, we're pretty much out of luck. I wouldn't be sure of the possible exploits (the problem is, after that patch, it makes it even harder, although not impossible). Previous Kit Kat rooting exploitation relies on the permission requestion layer (futex) of the Linux kernel, as discovered by the former PS3 hacker, GeoHot, while it's patched by now. It's possible there is already a new rooting exploit by now, just don't hold the breath.
It's possible there is already a new rooting exploit by now, just don't hold the breath.
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Can you please be more concretely?
I may not be up to date, been out of town for a bit, and figuring out a way to unbrick a few RAZR Ms.
However, the reason I said not to hold the breath is because of Verizon demanding a hard fix for rooting so that way almost any root exploits simply fail on arrival. This phone company also WANTS locked BIOS so no one can install custom recovery and OS "just because it put customer services in jeopardy".
That's really bad, can't believe that there is no chance to root or bootunlock this device.
By the way, do you know any way to disable/delete/freeze modem fast dormancy service without rooting phone? Or to made some changes in build.prop file?
Simply force close Modem fastdormancy first then disable it in app manager, it will then quit. And, editing build.prop requires root (write protection).
Force close works but disable button is inactive.
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Ah, right.... I wonder why Verizon would disable some app manager features.
I'm outside of us, my carrier operates in gsm network and does not support fast dormancy, therefore phone reboots and can't wake up on power button when using h+. Thats why I need to edit build.prop and to dothis I need root access to file system.
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Makes sense. However, I may look for new exploit, but since Futex is removed, it is not so simple.
Dr. Mario, are you developer?
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Not officially, yet. But I know how the software works underneath the pretty UI, even down to the machine codes. I have been modding Android for 3 years.